Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Hmmm, let me designate this entry to him, my dear friend. My cat-stare limelight is now focused on *drum roll* AZHAR!!!
Mini-Intro. :
Despite being in the same Primary school for 6years and he held the position of a vice-head prefect then, I never knew who was my vice-head. Note to myself was, who cares about the vice-head when the head prefect is your friend and neighbour.
He knows my existence for the 8th year now and I know his for the 9th year. Why the extra year?
Thanks to my classmate then at P6, who told me, "I've a crush --- the vice-head."
To me, I was like, "Who's that?"
Never in my life would I forget how we introduced each other in Sec 1, being classmate and sitting beside each other.
"Which Primary school were you from?" He asked.
Giving my trademark cat-stare, "Same as you and ya I think I know who you are."
That was when he gave me my very first trademark --- my cat-stare.
Once again, my trademark cat-stare to you,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AZHAR
And I simply wanna say... ...
Thank you.
Thank you for being around, for being a friend.
Thank you for being an imaginary friend (as well).
Thank you for tolerating my nonsense (though i believe i tolerate more of yours).
Thank you for all the chats.
Thank you for giving me a chance to learn to be patient & tolerant.
Thank you for stivking around so i don't feel like a lonesome soul.
Thank you for being the MR Nice and MR Evil/Meanie.
Thank you for the comfort, for the encouragement.
Thank you for telling me, "You can do it!"
Thank you.
Monday, February 26, 2007
My weekend. @Ubin. Yes, ubin......
Was supposed to be there only to cycle, but well, I ended at the resort overnight.
See the swamp. Mangrove. Mudskippers. Crabs.
Our mode of transport.
Our room. 504. It's superb cool inside.
Check out their facilities. Cool.
This little darling attempted to be in the pool with his clothes on.Testing the water
The OBS-like activities are opened to public with trainers. Just pay $18per head.
It was evening.
Such pleasant scenery.
What a life.
Darling Xavier and his kampong-boy-wannabe weekend.
Our breakfast venue. There's a pool table in there. Huge sea creatures.
And well, what a tan i got.
Thursday, February 15, 2007
It Must Have Been Love
Lay a whisper on my pillow,
leave the winter on the ground.
I wake up lonely,
there's air of silence in the bedroom
and all around
Touch me now, I close my eyes and dream away.
It must have been love but it's over now.
It must have been love but I lost it somehow.
It must have been love but it's over now.
From the moment we touched, 'til the time had run out.
Make-believing we're together that I'm sheltered by your heart.
But in and outside I've turned to water like a teardrop in your palm.
And it's a hard winters day, I dream away.
It must have been love but it's over now.
It's all that I wanted, now I'm living without.
It must have been love but it's over now,
it's where the water flows, it's where the wind blows.
Sunday, February 11, 2007
Ok, actually I didn't wanted to blog anything. But something got my attention and I couldn't resist laughing out (really) loud and sharing to whoever reads this.
One of my friends' (let's call him ZQ) msn nick: "... ... HOUSE CLEANING .. I threw away CH 3 and 7 of IBM (100%) ... (by accident)."
That's so him lah. And as far as I know he has IBM paper to sit for tomorrow.
Friday, February 09, 2007
Yes. I do believe that those who read my blog has passed the obstacles of completing the then task --- "O" Level. I completed that in 2004.
Seeing the news broadcasting the results and the anxious looks on the students faces, I couldn't resist smiling. Of course, the news more often than not go to the "better" schools, featuring the top students, top schools, top results, hence, inevitably, most of us would see the anxious faces breaking into smiles upon the students seeing their result slips.
Vividly I remembered the day that I got to return to sec sch to collect my result slips. Before that I went lunch with some friends, chatting and guessing who'd be the top students (though at the back of our mind, we'd guessed as so). Was I one of those anxious kidos at that time? Perhaps a little. I simply wanted to get the slip and see how I fared though I knew I'd pass.
I remembered wondering if by any chance I'd pass my Biology, thinking that I only bought the ten-year-series 2days before the papers and giving it to my junior as good as new.
I remembered talking on the phone till the wee hour the night before the results. Reminiscing.
I remembered, of course, my first 3months at college, where I known people who I proudly declared as friends, even till now. The memories of the short period that we spent, sharing the funniest times, the sweet moments, the rebellious events and the assumed-suicidal by some of the students.
I have always been pleased with my results, let it be "O" or "A" Levels. Getting the result slips, ripping off the sides, fliping it open and then smile. No matter how fantastic other results may be, I've always been proud of my results and my buddies too.
Well, to my sis,
Congrats gal, you've done well.
Chill.
Thursday, February 08, 2007
"Scenery without solace is meaningless."
Friday, February 02, 2007
I got a bump, or rather a blue-black with a bump at my lower back. OUCH! I actually bumped into a table's edge at MY house. The place that I have been staying for more than a decade. ARGH! I'm so not familiar with my home.
I got such a yummy lunch treat. Thanks. I don't mind more of that.
What's the baby jackfruit again?
Thursday, February 01, 2007
Personally, I believe that Singaporeans are a pretty considerate and gracious lot. Be it on the bus or in the train, whenever someone needs a seat, meaning the pregnants, parents with troddlers, elderly, handicapped and people with heavy carriers, I would dare say that a general of 85% to 90% chance of them getting seats. The commutters offer their seats to these people. Be it human instinct or even if we are "educated" by the government to do so, we do offer what we can to them on public transports. However, witnessing an incident on the train yesterday makes me wonder.
This pair of mother (in her 50s, 60s) and daughter (late 20s, early 30s) boarded the train and the daughter just simply stare at this lady sitting closest to the exit while the mother was shifting to the centre of the cabin. There were a couple of commutters who were about to offer their seats when the daughter pulled the mother to stand in front of the lady she was staring. The lady then stood up and offered her seat. The mother took it and then the daughter just leaned against the panel next to the seat.
I know it was rather rude of me when I accidentally made a rather audible comment, "Wow, like that pressure people to give up seats."
First, it was the stare that obviously was indicating, "I want that seat."
Then, it was taking the offer for granted. Not a sign of gratitude. No smile. No "thank-you".
Third, this is just a personal conclusion. The daughter was a lazy one. She simply wanted to lean against the panel, hence not wanting her mother to move to the center of the cabin where people do want to offer their seats with a smile.
Something comforting.
At the other side of the cabin, seats were offered to two elderly with a smile on their faces and smiles and "thank you" are being returned.
I think it's very important that appreciation is shown, a smile, a nod or thank-you. Even if campaigns on graciousness go on and on, and people are just offering their help because they are "told" and "educated" to do so, the probability of the success for such campaigns will be very low. People can just pretend that they are in a rush or simply asleep.
Face it, this is a two-way communication. As long as one party does not want to respond, nothing can be done. I believe that graciousness is something that we can ought to practice, however, one should not take this for granted, for if this was to happen, graciousness does not exist.
