The Malaysia vs Japan Thomas Cup final is on right now, and I'm too kan cheong to watch. So I'm listening to the faint commentary from the TV in the living room from my bedroom, and maybe I'll go down every now and then to check the score. I don't deal with this kinda stress well haha, plus although I shouldn't think this, I feel my watching would jinx my favorite team.
***
I'm listening to cover versions of Japanese anime tunes by one particular YouTuber. For some reason, it feels appropriate haha! Am I subconsciously for the Japs? Not in the least. But the songs are calming, the dude's got a great voice.
Did you know that I have a Japanese name? It's 朝子 (Asako, lit. child of the morning, yes, a misnomer to the max haha but wait, I was born in the morning so it's kinda apt). My Jap teacher gave it to me back when I was 14 - everyone in class got one. I also remember there was this tall dude with the MOST PERFECT handwriting, be it his kanji, hiragana, katakana and even his roman alphabet. Don't remember his face or his name (mm Alex?) though.
But imagine that, once upon a time, I was able to string basic Japanese sentences. How about that! :)
***
I haven't read for months, and it sucks. I don't know where my reading mojo went, but I've hardly touched any books for so long I can't remember the last book I was reading. Sigh~ I'm so sorry booksies.
***
The score so far: Chong Wei bagged us the first point with a straight win over the Jap first single player. The doubles are playing, and they have won the first set, but trailing in the second. I can't take this!!
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Oh let me story you about the ah long (illegal creditors) nuisance that has been plaguing my brothers since last week. My bro got a nasty welcome home gift when he got back to JB from our baby bro's KL wedding, in form of two cans of red and yellow paint splashed onto the porch area. There was a 2-piece note with the targeted victim's IC photo and another of the electricity bill bearing the previous owner's name to show us that he got the right house. So my bros made a police report and put up notices on the gate to tell the ah long that they got the wrong person. My sil even texted the fella to let him know, but whaddya you, he won't believe it. And let typed a long string of curses upon the family wtf. Nak kan aku fly down to JB, look the fella up and wring his puny neck. Grrrr.. Okay I can't do anything but get riled up, and that's so frustrating! The latest news is that their new neighbor is also "in the business", and my bros have spoken to him and he said that the amount (RM3k) is too little for regular ah long to be bothered with paint job so ergh I don't know if he's gonna help. Please stay tuned for updates.
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So we lost the first doubles. The hubby thinks we're going to lose. NOOOOOO! I don't know what's going on at the match. I'll just wait for the final results to be out. *takes a deep breath*
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My boss wants to see me tmrw for me to update him on the department's activities and progress. While he's a great guy, we don't interact often, and that makes me gelabah gila. I think I'm pretty sensitive to comments, and I'm sure whatever that's going to be said will be replayed in head for a while.
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Annnd we lost the second single. But there's hope yet so don't give up, team!!
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Woot, 2-2! OH MY HEART. Could this be? Or.... Argh. SO KAN CHEONG. I don't have a good feeling about this, BUT one should hope! Brr..
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I brought myself to watch the final set. It was intense. It was nail biting. I thought my heart almost stopped. It was awesome. And it didn't hurt that Ueda is cute! :D
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My FB status says it all: So close, yet so far. Good game, everyone! Congrats Japan woot! A well-deserved win. Thanks for trying your best, Team Malaysia!
Good night, folks!
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Sunday, May 25, 2014
Wednesday, April 30, 2014
of a few boys.
Was discussing some work with my website servicing consultant this morning, when I found out he was down with some nasty cough and that he was going to leave for home soon after the conversation, and so when I saw that he was still online after about half an hour, I buzzed him.
He and one of his seniors are some of my most favorite people I've worked with. Ever polite, efficient and helpful, I find their bright eyed and bushy tailed attitude so refreshing and their youthful exuberance so infectious -- it's always such a joy to talk to them although it does make me wonder what cynical cow I'm turning into. :D
Anyway, on the opposite end of the mood spectrum, I find this sad sounding song rather soothing. Makes me think about stuff. Hat tip to A for the intro. :)
Oh I might as well put this here cos I lazy to start a new post about it. So I watched the Jersey Boys musical with my regular kaki WW. For some reasons I didn't think of checking out their songs prior, so the enjoyment level was less than optimum. Still enjoyed it though. Did you know that the Four Seasons were the biggest rock group there was before the Beatles? I didn't. And I found it strange that I only knew ONE of their songs (the evergreen Can't Take My Eyes Off You). Shame on me! :P The other songs didn't really stick, except for one called My Eyes Adored You. This musical is about the formative years of the group up until when they found fame and their subsequent unraveling. That bit was sad. I always have a soft spot for friendship-themed productions, so yeah, this left me a little bummed out especially knowing that it was based on real life events. Hmm life's sometimes like that.. you win some, you lose a lot. I saw on FB that there would be a new JB movie directed by Clint Eastwood coming out soon -- would love to catch it in the cinema!
Speaking of JB (are you still reading? lol), one of the most unlikeliest things happened yesterday morning. I listened to a sermon (which I rarely if ever do because I don't like listening to audio of people talking)(that's the main reason why I don't like radio, except for BFM89.9 on my morning drive to work, which is about the only time I catch up on business news lol)(ok, I wasn't really listening to the sermon, just whichever bit I managed to catch while doing other things, like actual work heh).. ANYWAY my point is that this sermon was linked from Twitter.. and the strange bit was that of all the 174 accounts I am currently following, it came from one Justin Bieber. Yes, good ol Biebs. Bizzle. (If you wonder what business have I got following him when his music is nowhere in the same universe as what I like, and his propensity for grating public antics and embarrassing gaffes is ridiculous.. I'm not excusing him in anyway, it's just that hmm, I think on some level I am a tiny bit concerned about him, it's not easy being a kid growing up in such spotlight. So this is like err, I don't know.)
Anyway, the sermon I Was Born For This (linked here) was by Ps Carl Lentz, a very hip looking Hillsong NYC pastor and father of three, I could totally see him chilling out with his kids in his V-neck tee lol. It was not a mind-blowing sermon, if anything I'm sure I've heard a few of its other incarnations, but he sounded like he has his heart in the right place, and I think for some people, especially the kids who were listening to this for the first time, it would definitely give them something to think about, and who knows what could happen from there.. so yeah, JB the social media evangelist, who would have thought right. Given that he's the most followers on Twitter for anyone ever, that's really something that he did. :)
Hey what are you still doing here!Srsly, how many people, especially guys, do you know who type in complete, properly punctuated and correctly capitalised sentences? I think I can count the total of everyone I know who's like that on one hand (A, C, M and A, there ya go). But even I don't chat like that, as I feels it looks too formal but I'm warming up to the practice (it looks weird when I don't, so when in Romeee..)
Finishing everything up at the moment. Since today we have quite a lot of urgent tasks at hand, I could only ever go back at 4 pm the earliest today. :(
Aiyo! :( But you're sick!
Yeah, but I'd much rather take it upon myself to stay here and get things done and sorted out first than to cause trouble for everyone here for leaving early. It really doesn't sit with me too well if that were to happen haha xD So no issue for me I guess, as long as I can stop myself from dropping dead suddenly from all this sneezing :P
Haha you're quite an awesome worker. Your attitude is really commendable. :D But please don't drop dead. It would be quite a hassle getting rid of your body. It's crunch time for your colleagues too so don't be inconsiderate. :P
Haha! Now that you mention it, perhaps I should really leave now. xD I truly believe that if you try your hardest for other people, they will return the favour in one way or another! X) Or even if they don't, at least you know you have done the right thing! :) Alright, time for me to get things sorted out as quick as possible before I really do drop dead, while I still can xD Thanks again and enjoy your day!
He and one of his seniors are some of my most favorite people I've worked with. Ever polite, efficient and helpful, I find their bright eyed and bushy tailed attitude so refreshing and their youthful exuberance so infectious -- it's always such a joy to talk to them although it does make me wonder what cynical cow I'm turning into. :D
Anyway, on the opposite end of the mood spectrum, I find this sad sounding song rather soothing. Makes me think about stuff. Hat tip to A for the intro. :)
Oh I might as well put this here cos I lazy to start a new post about it. So I watched the Jersey Boys musical with my regular kaki WW. For some reasons I didn't think of checking out their songs prior, so the enjoyment level was less than optimum. Still enjoyed it though. Did you know that the Four Seasons were the biggest rock group there was before the Beatles? I didn't. And I found it strange that I only knew ONE of their songs (the evergreen Can't Take My Eyes Off You). Shame on me! :P The other songs didn't really stick, except for one called My Eyes Adored You. This musical is about the formative years of the group up until when they found fame and their subsequent unraveling. That bit was sad. I always have a soft spot for friendship-themed productions, so yeah, this left me a little bummed out especially knowing that it was based on real life events. Hmm life's sometimes like that.. you win some, you lose a lot. I saw on FB that there would be a new JB movie directed by Clint Eastwood coming out soon -- would love to catch it in the cinema!
Speaking of JB (are you still reading? lol), one of the most unlikeliest things happened yesterday morning. I listened to a sermon (which I rarely if ever do because I don't like listening to audio of people talking)(that's the main reason why I don't like radio, except for BFM89.9 on my morning drive to work, which is about the only time I catch up on business news lol)(ok, I wasn't really listening to the sermon, just whichever bit I managed to catch while doing other things, like actual work heh).. ANYWAY my point is that this sermon was linked from Twitter.. and the strange bit was that of all the 174 accounts I am currently following, it came from one Justin Bieber. Yes, good ol Biebs. Bizzle. (If you wonder what business have I got following him when his music is nowhere in the same universe as what I like, and his propensity for grating public antics and embarrassing gaffes is ridiculous.. I'm not excusing him in anyway, it's just that hmm, I think on some level I am a tiny bit concerned about him, it's not easy being a kid growing up in such spotlight. So this is like err, I don't know.)
Anyway, the sermon I Was Born For This (linked here) was by Ps Carl Lentz, a very hip looking Hillsong NYC pastor and father of three, I could totally see him chilling out with his kids in his V-neck tee lol. It was not a mind-blowing sermon, if anything I'm sure I've heard a few of its other incarnations, but he sounded like he has his heart in the right place, and I think for some people, especially the kids who were listening to this for the first time, it would definitely give them something to think about, and who knows what could happen from there.. so yeah, JB the social media evangelist, who would have thought right. Given that he's the most followers on Twitter for anyone ever, that's really something that he did. :)
We were born for this http://t.co/LSPWjPD8rb
— Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) April 28, 2014
Sunday, July 21, 2013
this week's top six
- being away in Miri - super hectic week, but really enjoyed being away and being alone (whenever I had the time to).
- finished reading a book. reckoned i haven't done so in months so yay!
- sleeping in til noon on Saturday.
- reunion with ex-colleagues.
- this documentary about Calvin and Hobbes.
- this interview with Brendan Buckley.
Thursday, April 4, 2013
The Phantom of the opera is thereeee inside my headdddd
Thanks to the little birdie who is my sis ^_^, I got to know that The Phantom of the Opera is going to Singapore again this year. It's not on my bucket list, but still I'm keen to go. Ww gushes every time she talks about it, so I don't think I'd be disappointed. Also, I don't remember if I've posted this before, but Nicole Scherzinger's performance of that eponymous song from the musical together with four other actors who have previously played the role of Phantom just blew me away.
Anyway, I've been looping this for hours, a song I stumbled upon when stalking Brendan last evening (he's in this video too hehe). Here, hope you like it: Leonard Friend - Holograms, and here too, my favorite photo of the day to go with the song. Cheer! :)
Anyway, I've been looping this for hours, a song I stumbled upon when stalking Brendan last evening (he's in this video too hehe). Here, hope you like it: Leonard Friend - Holograms, and here too, my favorite photo of the day to go with the song. Cheer! :)
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Monday, January 28, 2013
- what is a gift? for me today it was waking up from a three-hour nap on a sunday evening, and then realising that the next day, a monday, is a public holiday. oh JOY!
- 2012 for me was also about chinese songs. i don't think i've ever heard that many chinese songs in the span of 9 months. granted, 90% of the time i was listening to one particular singer who doesn't need to be named but i shall, just because. hello, leehom :) along the way, i revisited david tao, and took some interest in the songs from mayday, sodagreen and khalil fong. i kinda realised that i would never be able to fully get the whole chinese pop music scene. not that i want to: the thought of another sappy ballad makes me bleh.
- i am aware that i've not set any goals for my spiritual life for 2013. it's not that i have not been thinking about it. perhaps i'm afraid of all the resos i could make, that i would not be able to keep these. i don't think it's any different from other resos, but not achieving the ones in this category is like breaking a promise to God, which i have done often enough. maybe it's all in my head. but perhaps it's to do with my not wanting to commit to this form of sp discipline.
- tentative travel plans for this year: Taiwan (yes, again :) and maybe Bali and hopefully Singapore w00t! i had hopes to visit Beijing, not now but one day when the air quality becomes better (right now it's off the charts bad!)... and maybe Wuhan next year and someday LA! :D and New York! and Lapland! and Tokyo and London! when oh when is money gonna pour down from my sky? hehehe
- i am halfway attempting to translate this song from Khalil Fong that i've been looping the entire evening, but i feel like i'm falling short. i think it's a simple but poetic piece, and my direct translation is just killing it. but because i'm halfway done, i'm pushing forward with it. forgive me, 大同! so here's 春風吹 Spring Wind..
你在路上總會安慰誰
吹醒了青蛙 吹來了燕子
我在城裡剛好缺了誰
你縱然帶來地下的玫瑰
能否收回地上的滋味 有人唱胡不歸
the wind blows and makes the peach blossom red and the willow tree green
who will you be comforting on this journey?
the wind blows and wakes up the frog, and brings the swallow
in the city, i just missed someone out
you brought with you roses from the undergrounds
could you take back the taste of the ground
someone's singing recklessly and not returning
春風一吹想起誰
有所謂 無所謂 只要不後悔
春風一吹忘了誰
我上一次流淚又幾歲
when the spring wind blows, who are you thinking of?
does it matter? it doesn't matter as long as there is no regrets
when the spring wind blows, who have you forgotten?
the last time i cried and how old was i?
你會退 我想追 會不會 對不對
也難怪我有點累
洞裡蛇 冬日睡 原上草 春風吹
到夏天我變了誰
you will retreat, and i want to follow after you
would i? am i right? no wonder i'm tired
the snake in the hole, hibernating in winter
grass in the meadow, the spring wind blows
when summer comes, i have become someone else
吹過玉門關 吹過南泥灣
你在北方註定拋棄誰
吹皺了河水 吹散了雲堆
我在世界不巧背著誰
你可以慫恿三月的悶雷
能否保證十年的約會 有人放生烏龜
the wind blows past the Jade Gate and past the Southern Muddy Bay
from where you are at the north, who have you decided to abandon?
the wind blows and creases the river and scatters the clouds
here on earth, i have had to carry the burdens for someone
could you instigate the melancholic thunders of March?
could you ensure our date on the tenth year
someone's releasing a turtle to its freedom
皺/皱 zhòu - to wrinkle / wrinkled / to crease
堆 duī - to pile up / to heap up / a mass / pile / heap
慫恿/怂恿 sǒngyǒng - to instigate / to incite / to egg sb on
春風吹
方大同
作曲：方大同
填詞：周耀輝
編曲：方大同
吹紅了桃花 吹綠了柳樹
你在路上總會安慰誰
吹醒了青蛙 吹來了燕子
我在城裡剛好缺了誰
你縱然帶來地下的玫瑰
能否收回地上的滋味 有人唱胡不歸
＊春風一吹想起誰
有所謂 無所謂 只要不後悔
春風一吹忘了誰
我上一次流淚又幾歲
你會退 我想追 會不會 對不對
也難怪我有點累
洞裡蛇 冬日睡 原上草 春風吹
到夏天我變了誰＊
吹過玉門關 吹過南泥灣
你在北方註定拋棄誰
吹皺了河水 吹散了雲堆
我在世界不巧背著誰
你可以慫恿三月的悶雷
能否保證十年的約會 有人放生烏龜
REPEAT＊
你可以慫恿三月的悶雷
能否保證十年的約會 有人放生烏龜
REPEAT＊
春風吹
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
- quote of the day:
In frustration, C.S. Lewis once asked Tolkien “What class of men would you expect to be most preoccupied with, and most hostile to, the idea of escape?” Tolkien answered: “Jailers.”
- ooh i made payment for Lee Hom's concert in Genting! as the prices of the tickets are reaaaally expensive, i'm only getting the second cheapest and that is already RM290 (it goes allllll the way up to RM1k. for that price, methinks the ticket holder should get to keep him! -_-) srsly, how do i not feel like i'm being fleeced! argh. but but but.... I am so excited! it's another four months away... i don't hope for it to come so soon. i don't want the first quarter of 2013 to end. but at least it would end with a bang! *fangirl squeals* [note: i made a pre-booking for the tix via the fan club, which gives me a better-than-nothing 5% discount on the tickets. *small cheer*]
- speaking of him, Lee Hom has a new song called 十二生肖 (lit. 12 Zodiac) out this Friday. he posted a 30-second teaser which can be heard here. my take on it? I kinda like it but it's too short to conclude. i'm happy it's not a ballad! hehehe.. it appears to be the theme song to Jackie Chan's 101st and purportedly last movie before he retires, Chinese Zodiac. here's the trailer for the movie which will be out on 12.12.12, a date as auspicious as it could get.
Monday, November 26, 2012
- i actually knocked off by 8pm last night. and i slept for 12 hours straight (i did wake up to pee once hehe). i could be wrong but i think this is the first time that has happened to me. am still tired though. gosh.
- and you would think that i'd be sleeping early again since i was so tired right? but here I am at 3:45 in the morning, still awake!! :( i hate it when my hours get jammed like this!! grrr..
- i got my phone back yest morning! I don't know how I did it but I survived the week. someday i'll write a book about my days in the phone-less wilderness. I am legend.
- had dinner at madam kwan's last night. thad's friend from China, one of his students, is here for holidays. he speaks english rather fluently and has been great help to thadd and other friends who went to Beijing so he's receiving royal welcome here. :) went out into the light drizzle to take pic with the iconic towers. it's such a gorgeous sight to behold, esp at night! :)
Sunday, November 25, 2012
just another quick one before i go off to bed, and it's only 7:35PM.
- today has been a long day. my church held a family day event which lasted a good 6 hours, by the end of which i am pooped through and through. i worked the redemption counter with two other girls. it was kinda quiet in the morning because no one had enough coupons to exchange for any of the gifts, but towards the later part of the day, it was madness! we managed to clear most of the stock. went for durian feast after clean-up. i haven't eaten so much durian in a while! it was good stuff, fleshy and sweet, the way i like it.
- i was supposed to be donating blood today, concurrent with the event. again i hyperventilated when the nurse took my blood sample, but i was preparing myself for the worse. then came the doctor interview. she thought that my breakfast was too simple (a small cupcake with a tiny cup of soy milk), and wasn't too keen that i had just about 5 hours of sleep the night before, but i thought i would be fine. however, the third strike came when she asked if i had consumed alcohol the night before, and argh, i did! i had a coupla glasses of red wine at my colleague's wedding, and... i was disqualified. mm i am still disappointed that i didn't get to do it. bleh.
- i haven't been running for about a month due to the daily rain we've been receiving.. but managed to squeeze in my usual 4 laps at the KLCC park on Wednesday. and did i struggle! i couldn't even run one lap without stopping. and that is bad. plus i kept hoping that it would rain as i ran, so that i'd have an excuse not to finish the jog.
- sorry if these entries are boring you, but i really have nothing interesting to say. good evening and good night!
just another short post tonight. another baby step to overcoming my lack of inspiration.
- i didn't wake up this morning. i woke up past noon. i didn't have my alarm clock and the husband was out and my biological clock seemed to think that i needed to sleep in. was supposed to meet K for lunch at about that time! wondered why husband was not back. called him from the house phone. turned out that K had to go back to the office to work. poor fella!
- went for ex-colleague's wedding dinner at Parkroyal Hotel tonight. the food was so-so and the ceremony ended late, but the bride was beautiful (this colleague resembles a Singaporean celebrity :)
- read a little of Life of Pi (half a chapter?) and it has mention of this fish called dorado, which is "distinguished by dazzling colors: golden on the sides, and bright blues and greens on the sides and back". and the protagonist of the book described killing the fish (by whacking it repeatedly with a blunt object) was like "killing a rainbow" because it would turn all sorts of colours before it breathes its last. and as sadistic as it might sound, i am kinda looking forward to watching this on the big screen. in 3D no less!
- also read a chapter of Steve Jobs, and i don't think he's ever going to redeem himself by the end of the book. he has few redeeming qualities to pass as a decent human being. i'm surprised that he allows this biography to go out without reading its draft. what does he have up his sleeves!
- the Big Bad Wolf sale is coming, in about 2 weeks. will be taking a day off to be there. i need more books around the house that i won't be reading *sheepish smile*
Saturday, November 24, 2012
- i just finished season 2 of Suits. i love the show! mostly for the dresses that the corporate ladies wear. DROOL! i just lurve the glamorous side of the corporate world, the killer heels and sharp dresses and pencil skirts and It bags, sleek modern offices with glass walls and gorgeous view of the city skyline, ruthless manipulative power players.. okay, strike the last one out. but yeah... :)
- caught up on the latest episodes of Modern Family, How I Met Your Mother and Elementary. thanks, unifi hahhahaha!
- i had to send my phone in for repair, and i have been living without a phone for close to a week now. i'm actually survived! okay, given that i had access to the internet at the office and at home, it wasn't really that bad. happily, i received a call from the service centre who said that my phone is on my way back to me, and that i should get it by Monday. whoopie!
- Life of Pi is opening next week. w00t! gonna be watching it as part of my birthday outing. w00t w00t! which reminds me, i need to finish the book. why is it taking me forever?
- have i mentioned that Lee Hom is coming back to Malaysia March next year? it would be at a smaller venue, up in Genting. was totally psych'ed about going until i got to know of the ticket prices. gosh, looks i have to starve myself for the next three months! grrr.. it's almost double the other performers okay. just who you think you are! T___T a top-notch superstar with crazy fangirls like you. yup.
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
- igloo is a funny word. tee hee. igloo igloo igloo igloo igloo igloo igloo igloo igloooooooooooooo... it was the last word in my mind last night as i completed a silly rhyme with it and drifted off to sleep.
- i am reeeeeallly looking forward to the Taiwan trip end of this year. like, really really, *squeals* really. will be travelling with an eclectic bunch comprising my parents, my MIL and SIL, J and her daddy ^_^, and the husband and i. this will be interesting!
- i hate running, but I can't wait to run every Wed.
- have you ever failed at a test so often you wonder if it's worth trying again? and despite asking for and be given one chance after another, winning remains elusive and each defeat adds to the frustration of the one before? and you wonder if you'd ever taste victory in this lifetime. you want to just give up and give in. just brand me a loser and leave me alone. but still, the desire to overcome is strong in you. it's the right thing to do. so you humbly ask for another go at it, and pray that no one is collateral damage if and when you flunk. again. my test is that of patience. and if you've seen me lost control, you know what i'm talking about.
- i'm nervous and somewhat stressed about the events that will unfold here in the office over the next few weeks.
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
of bee gees, baptism and butterflies
some notable/interesting happenings this couple of weeks (and one event 3 months down the road):
All The Things You Never Knew 你不知道的事 is one of the theme songs for his 2010 movie, Love in Disguise (which I didn't quite like at first, but enjoyed it more when i watched it a second time..) i've always been somewhat ambivalent about this song.. it doesn't say much nor is it very interesting.. yeah, i'm not super crazy about all his songs as you think i would. but i've read that even the blandest of his songs comes alive in a concert.. so yeah, i would really like to experience that!
蝴蝶眨幾次眼睛 才學會飛行
夜空灑滿了星星 但幾顆會落地
how many times does the butterfly blink before it learns to fly?
the night sky is resplendent with stars, but how many would fall off?
我飛行 但你墜落之際
很靠近 還聽見呼吸
對不起 我卻沒捉緊你
i was lifting off as you were landing
so close, i could still hear you breathing
i'm sorry i didn't hold on to you
你不知道我為什麼離開你
我堅持不能說放任你哭泣
你的淚滴像 傾盆大雨 碎了滿地
在心裡清晰
you did not know why i had to leave
i had to keep the reasons to myself, and leave you alone in tears
your tears fell like torrential rain
i know it only too well
你不知道我為什麼狠下心
盤旋在你看不見的高空裡
多的是 你不知道的事
you do not know why i was so ruthless
[but] hovering in the sky way above, out of your sight
are the many things that you are not privy to
today's list of new words
眨 zhǎ - blink
之際 zhī jì - during / at the time of
堅持 jiānchí - to persevere with / to persist in / to insist on
傾盆 qīngpén - downpour
清晰 qīngxī - clear
盤旋 pánxuán - to spiral / to circle / to go around / to hover / to orbit
你不知道的事
王力宏
蝴蝶眨幾次眼睛 才學會飛行
夜空灑滿了星星 但幾顆會落地
我飛行 但你墜落之際
很靠近 還聽見呼吸
對不起 我卻沒捉緊你
你不知道我為什麼離開你
我堅持不能說放任你哭泣
你的淚滴像 傾盆大雨 碎了滿地
在心裡清晰
你不知道我為什麼狠下心
盤旋在你看不見的高空裡
多的是 你不知道的事
蝴蝶眨幾次眼睛 才學會飛行
夜空灑滿了星星 但幾顆會落地
我飛行 但你墜落之際
很靠近 還聽見呼吸
對不起 我卻沒捉緊你
你不知道我為什麼離開你
我堅持不能說放任你哭泣
你的淚滴像 傾盆大雨 碎了滿地
在心裡清晰
你不知道我為什麼狠下心
盤旋在你看不見的高空裡
多的是 你不知道的事
我飛行 但你墜落之際
你不知道我為什麼離開你
我堅持不能說放任你哭泣
你的淚滴像 傾盆大雨 碎了滿地
在心裡清晰
你不知道我為什麼狠下心
盤旋在你看不見的高空裡
多的是 你不知道的事
- mark zuckerberg, to whom i owe a huge chunk of my online social life to, just got hitched! he married his gf of 9 years, (dr) priscilla chan, in a private ceremony at home, one day after FB's IPO. guests thought they were attending a party to celeb priscilla's recent graduation, and was pleasantly surprised to find themselves in a whole other kind of celeb. :) blessed union to the couple! :)
- incidentally, wlh is acquainted with priscilla, via a friend. she was in beijing recently and he invited her to his concert at the bird nest stadium. it was her first time attending a Chinese-language concert.
- robin gibbs, one-third of the band bee gees, has passed away. RIP, mr gibbs. imma go youtube some of your songs, most of which i have not heard in more than 20 years. :( ... as i click from one song to another, i just realised that there were so many songs that i once knew.
- my e-birthday card to leehom is now part of a video *here* :)
- jay chou is getting baptized! i am happy to know that he's embraced the Christian faith. welcome, welcome. i hope your journey will be an amazing one. :)
- wlh is holding a concert in singapore on Aug 8! am excited that he'd be within "reach" but i'm not inclined to go.. need to save $$ for the our holiday down south end of that month. :D
- chant with me: MIB3, MIB3, MIB3!! I can't believe it's been 10 years since we last saw Agents J and K on the big screen. oh how i miss them! welcome back guys! :)
All The Things You Never Knew 你不知道的事 is one of the theme songs for his 2010 movie, Love in Disguise (which I didn't quite like at first, but enjoyed it more when i watched it a second time..) i've always been somewhat ambivalent about this song.. it doesn't say much nor is it very interesting.. yeah, i'm not super crazy about all his songs as you think i would. but i've read that even the blandest of his songs comes alive in a concert.. so yeah, i would really like to experience that!
蝴蝶眨幾次眼睛 才學會飛行
夜空灑滿了星星 但幾顆會落地
how many times does the butterfly blink before it learns to fly?
the night sky is resplendent with stars, but how many would fall off?
我飛行 但你墜落之際
很靠近 還聽見呼吸
對不起 我卻沒捉緊你
i was lifting off as you were landing
so close, i could still hear you breathing
i'm sorry i didn't hold on to you
你不知道我為什麼離開你
我堅持不能說放任你哭泣
你的淚滴像 傾盆大雨 碎了滿地
在心裡清晰
you did not know why i had to leave
i had to keep the reasons to myself, and leave you alone in tears
your tears fell like torrential rain
i know it only too well
你不知道我為什麼狠下心
盤旋在你看不見的高空裡
多的是 你不知道的事
you do not know why i was so ruthless
[but] hovering in the sky way above, out of your sight
are the many things that you are not privy to
today's list of new words
眨 zhǎ - blink
之際 zhī jì - during / at the time of
堅持 jiānchí - to persevere with / to persist in / to insist on
傾盆 qīngpén - downpour
清晰 qīngxī - clear
盤旋 pánxuán - to spiral / to circle / to go around / to hover / to orbit
你不知道的事
王力宏
蝴蝶眨幾次眼睛 才學會飛行
夜空灑滿了星星 但幾顆會落地
我飛行 但你墜落之際
很靠近 還聽見呼吸
對不起 我卻沒捉緊你
你不知道我為什麼離開你
我堅持不能說放任你哭泣
你的淚滴像 傾盆大雨 碎了滿地
在心裡清晰
你不知道我為什麼狠下心
盤旋在你看不見的高空裡
多的是 你不知道的事
蝴蝶眨幾次眼睛 才學會飛行
夜空灑滿了星星 但幾顆會落地
我飛行 但你墜落之際
很靠近 還聽見呼吸
對不起 我卻沒捉緊你
你不知道我為什麼離開你
我堅持不能說放任你哭泣
你的淚滴像 傾盆大雨 碎了滿地
在心裡清晰
你不知道我為什麼狠下心
盤旋在你看不見的高空裡
多的是 你不知道的事
我飛行 但你墜落之際
你不知道我為什麼離開你
我堅持不能說放任你哭泣
你的淚滴像 傾盆大雨 碎了滿地
在心裡清晰
你不知道我為什麼狠下心
盤旋在你看不見的高空裡
多的是 你不知道的事
Friday, April 6, 2012
"that" phase
just as i mentioned in the previous post, i went through that phase where i dabbled in blog header design. not so much design than just matching the lyrics of some songs i like with pictures i nicked off the world wide web. i was experimenting with the combination and i stopped when i got the few ones that i really liked, one's here (above) and the other one at my other blog (i'm sure you know which one, dearly beloved :P) if only i have more blogs (oh but i do ;)
you might want to have a go at guessing which song these are from.. but i think they can be quite obscure (i'm never good at remembering words to a song). in any case, i'll hide the answer below each banner (just highlight the space beneath to see)..
you might want to have a go at guessing which song these are from.. but i think they can be quite obscure (i'm never good at remembering words to a song). in any case, i'll hide the answer below each banner (just highlight the space beneath to see)..
Anberlin - Hello Alone
David Tao 陶喆 - Lullaby 摇篮曲
David Tao 陶喆 - I Like It 我喜歡
Death Cab For Cutie - Passenger Seat
I'm From Barcelona - Headphones
John Mayer - No Such Thing
Mae - Awakening
Owl City - This Is The Future
Copeland - Coffee
David Crowder Band - You Are My Joy
The Temper Trap - Sweet Disposition
Monday, April 5, 2010
the post with not one, not two, not three, not five, not six, not seven, but FOUR youtube vids! whee!
on the easter weekend
i had a good friday. lol. sent out a chat meme asking what was everyone's thought about easter. got interesting answers ranging from "been busy - never really thought abt it" to some pretty lengthy discourses. mine? when i can get down to writing it, i'll post it up on the other blog k. ;)
was went to church for prayer meeting - enjoyed the sharing and praying together. it was a quiet, contemplative evening as i had expected, so i was glad!
Sat was a full day for me - was up by 545am - was invigilating an exam over at UM so i had to get to IBBM office by 7. when that --
-- was over, made my team pack in record time (without missing out on anything of course ;) so that we could hurry back to the office to deliver the exam material. barely had time to catch up with my ex-colls as i had to rush back to church for performance practice --
-- and music practice. it was combined service for easter, so i had to lead bilingually. but i can't. hahaha... thank God for singers who could! :) i really enjoyed practice - i think jive is quite an awesome drummer. hehe.. both the soo bros have very good work ethics. good job, auntie susin! :P
where was i. um. nvm. we'd a guest speaker - ps kevin gan - cos my pastor was not feeling well. for the life of me, i don't rber what he preached about. haha.. he was expounding on the story of the prodigal son, how the church is like the older brother. "all that i have is yours"
after service we'd lunch at church, mingled around a little bit. but still not enough. there was this guy whom i've not spoken to despite him having been in our church for what, 2 years? bee said she'd intro us, but i was suddenly reluctant. sigh. told her next time la. it's so weird kan. well, he's the rest of the YAs to talk to, so it was OK la.
after service, i was heading home when g_ww texted to ask if i wanna study. NO-I WANT TO SLEEP! but i did. haha.. we hung out at the lovely Societea, a cosy tea place, with her reading for CFA and me for my nite class exam. i was a little dizzy earlier but it soon developed into a splitting headache the size of the grand canyon. when i got home, i was so close to tears but i couldn't cry cos i was too tired. wah - srsly thought i would die from that. but i woke up this morn -- after an superb 12 hour sleep -- still on earth and headache gone. whee! ;)
bloooooo skyes
i love this new vid by owl city. i wouldn't be surprised if skies somewhere are actually like that. this is silly but i could cry if i stood under one of those. ;)
owl city :: vanilla twilight
copeland
they is coming to kayell. i wonder if i should go, since i will be missing out on West Side Story anyways on account of cost. :( booohooo.. it's definitely a cheaper form of entertainment plus i haven't been to a concert since '08.. but i only know a couple of their songs. tak syiok oso. see how la. :)
zune
i've asked a friend who went back to US to help me send my zune to the service centre and see if it was fixable. but my zune never made it louisiana - someone stole it from his luggage during an interstate flight. UNITED AIRLINES - you suck! but we know that already.
check out this is a vid made by a Canadian band who had a terrible experience flying united airlines - the airline workers broke their $3.5k guitar and the airline refused to compensate so they made this vid to get its attention - and it worked! (read the story here) maybe i should do the same.. konon-nya. :P
dave carroll band :: united breaks guitar
on being overtly opinionated
there are just some people who because they think they are right, also think that they MUST shove down their opinions down others' throats. everyone is entitled to their opinion fine, but why do you have to remove all doubts that you are an intelligent life form incapable of even the basic level of intra-species communication when you open your mouth? and when i mimic you, please, it wasn't meant to flatter. i just want to point out how ridiculously obnoxious you are. pfffbt!
mm i'm ranty today. wad's going on?
*BREATHES*
anyways, here' stg awesome to end the post. i don't care much for the song, but the 4-min rube goldberg contraption is just awesome. someone asked if OK Go are a bunch of geeks who happen to be rock stars or are they rock stars who moonlight as geeks. hehe.. 'tis just amayyyzing!
ok go :: this too shall pass
i had a good friday. lol. sent out a chat meme asking what was everyone's thought about easter. got interesting answers ranging from "been busy - never really thought abt it" to some pretty lengthy discourses. mine? when i can get down to writing it, i'll post it up on the other blog k. ;)
was went to church for prayer meeting - enjoyed the sharing and praying together. it was a quiet, contemplative evening as i had expected, so i was glad!
Sat was a full day for me - was up by 545am - was invigilating an exam over at UM so i had to get to IBBM office by 7. when that --
which included a crazy morning as candidates left the first session by the swarms and a misconduct case - sigh -- why does it always happen on my watch!
-- was over, made my team pack in record time (without missing out on anything of course ;) so that we could hurry back to the office to deliver the exam material. barely had time to catch up with my ex-colls as i had to rush back to church for performance practice --
did this song with boy weiwen and it was very well received! ^^ *pats selves on back* we had only 2 practice sessions prior due to our tight schedules, but because we are big RK fans, they went smooth ler. happyness! not that i was looking for approval ahem, but the many "well done! we love the song!" that we got aft the service made it very worthwhile. girl weiwern (see why the gender distinction has to be made? :) thought that we sounded very well together. this was the 2nd time i sang with him, after christmas' how many kings performance - works out to be a charm. i wish ppl are more like u, b_ww!
relient k :: getting into you
(yeah i've posted this before :)
-- and music practice. it was combined service for easter, so i had to lead bilingually. but i can't. hahaha... thank God for singers who could! :) i really enjoyed practice - i think jive is quite an awesome drummer. hehe.. both the soo bros have very good work ethics. good job, auntie susin! :P
where was i. um. nvm. we'd a guest speaker - ps kevin gan - cos my pastor was not feeling well. for the life of me, i don't rber what he preached about. haha.. he was expounding on the story of the prodigal son, how the church is like the older brother. "all that i have is yours"
after service we'd lunch at church, mingled around a little bit. but still not enough. there was this guy whom i've not spoken to despite him having been in our church for what, 2 years? bee said she'd intro us, but i was suddenly reluctant. sigh. told her next time la. it's so weird kan. well, he's the rest of the YAs to talk to, so it was OK la.
after service, i was heading home when g_ww texted to ask if i wanna study. NO-I WANT TO SLEEP! but i did. haha.. we hung out at the lovely Societea, a cosy tea place, with her reading for CFA and me for my nite class exam. i was a little dizzy earlier but it soon developed into a splitting headache the size of the grand canyon. when i got home, i was so close to tears but i couldn't cry cos i was too tired. wah - srsly thought i would die from that. but i woke up this morn -- after an superb 12 hour sleep -- still on earth and headache gone. whee! ;)
bloooooo skyes
i love this new vid by owl city. i wouldn't be surprised if skies somewhere are actually like that. this is silly but i could cry if i stood under one of those. ;)
owl city :: vanilla twilight
copeland
they is coming to kayell. i wonder if i should go, since i will be missing out on West Side Story anyways on account of cost. :( booohooo.. it's definitely a cheaper form of entertainment plus i haven't been to a concert since '08.. but i only know a couple of their songs. tak syiok oso. see how la. :)
zune
i've asked a friend who went back to US to help me send my zune to the service centre and see if it was fixable. but my zune never made it louisiana - someone stole it from his luggage during an interstate flight. UNITED AIRLINES - you suck! but we know that already.
check out this is a vid made by a Canadian band who had a terrible experience flying united airlines - the airline workers broke their $3.5k guitar and the airline refused to compensate so they made this vid to get its attention - and it worked! (read the story here) maybe i should do the same.. konon-nya. :P
dave carroll band :: united breaks guitar
on being overtly opinionated
there are just some people who because they think they are right, also think that they MUST shove down their opinions down others' throats. everyone is entitled to their opinion fine, but why do you have to remove all doubts that you are an intelligent life form incapable of even the basic level of intra-species communication when you open your mouth? and when i mimic you, please, it wasn't meant to flatter. i just want to point out how ridiculously obnoxious you are. pfffbt!
mm i'm ranty today. wad's going on?
*BREATHES*
anyways, here' stg awesome to end the post. i don't care much for the song, but the 4-min rube goldberg contraption is just awesome. someone asked if OK Go are a bunch of geeks who happen to be rock stars or are they rock stars who moonlight as geeks. hehe.. 'tis just amayyyzing!
ok go :: this too shall pass
Thursday, March 18, 2010
rambling alert. if you want to maintain the illusion that i'm an interesting person, pls skip this post & come back again on Sunday.
class is beginning to tire me out.. i really hate assignments and exams but would reluctantly concede that they are good for me. what was it that the bible say about discipline again? *grumbles* looking forward to a break next sem.. hehe.. i'm glad i could go for classes because i want to, instead of because i have to, or because it's a routine i've developed. and it's not so much of keeping the momentum, cos i'm not in a paper chase. it's just one of those things i really enjoy :).. til the routine gets overwhelming.. and because most good things aren't so good when you have too much of it (4th piece of KFC anyone?), this break would do me good. plus, i've checked the calendar - nothing interests me, so it's just nice! ^^
ok, this is gonna be a l-o-n-g post. so i finally get to use this nifty little tag to hide the bulk of it. i'd like to call it my muu-muu tag. haha.. do click it -- there's a nice song at the end that you could chk out, even if you dun wanna read the rest, which would be probably good for your health. ^^ live long and prosper. _\\// (does that look like the vulcan salute? hahaha..)
ok, this is gonna be a l-o-n-g post. so i finally get to use this nifty little tag to hide the bulk of it. i'd like to call it my muu-muu tag. haha.. do click it -- there's a nice song at the end that you could chk out, even if you dun wanna read the rest, which would be probably good for your health. ^^ live long and prosper. _\\// (does that look like the vulcan salute? hahaha..)
Monday, February 22, 2010
grrr...
i was pretty angsty this morn. been so for a good part of the week.. the month? i don't know. ranted on and on to bom bom as we shared about church and christians and everything in between. traded war stories on obnoxious members and half hearted pew warmers. i've actually a pretty lengthy nasty post typed out.. but i'll let that simmer for a while. shdn't post things so impulsively kan. i'm still in a pissy mood la..
burrp!
lunched at mandarin oriental today, courtesy of the company. the buffet spread was quite nice, but i wasn't adventurous.. went two rounds for the mains, and came back twice with almost the same stuff on my plate: sashimi, grilled prawns and lamb, arugula and romaine salad with smoked salmon.. mm that's about it. loved the greens.. my colon needed it after the meat fest that was CNY. hehe.. the dessert spread was quite nice. shared with sophia almost everything they had to offer. a special mention of the nian gao (a sticky chinese dessert[?] fried with a light batter) and ice cream (can't rber but the ones i tried had some pretty exquisite names).
post-CNY diet is SO ON. my pants won't talk to me til i drop some pounds. FINE.
whee!
i managed to gather a bunch of people to part with their hard earned money to go to the musical chongy is starring in (see poster below). quite proud of myself. *self pat* some of them do not know each other, except for me and/or chongy. gonna buy the tics tomorrow (for next Tue 2-Mar 8.30pm @KLPAC if anyone's interested! RM28 only. dai dou lan lahh ;), before these ppl change their minds.. haha.. i'm suddenly nervous that the tics would be sold out. :S
this reminded me of my Mount KK trip -- i somehow talked a group of strangers (to each other but me) into going on that grueling journey. admittedly it felt a little awkward but there were some cool ppl in the group who made things easier (i guess i was good at asking but poor at planning itinerary). anyways, if they liked me enough to agree to that, it just meant that they are great ppl la.. :) not saying that this would turn out to be like that, hahaha, but it sounds fun. meet new ppl mar.
kinda :( though thinking about the "fishes that got away" (friends who couldn't make it.. lol i dunno why i called you guys that). i sincerely wish you all could have made it. no, i don't get any commission because apparently, according to the cheeky thespian, our friendship *is* my commission. -__-"
oohh..
i can't divulge much here but i had a very interesting (fun, rather) conversation with J re a common acquaintance, who happens to know a certain friend of mine who's involved in the musical above. hahaha.. what can i say, it's a small world after all. and if a certain other arrangement work out, we'll all be.. happy. LOL!
sighh..
life. i've so much to say. going through a very cynical phase in my life if you don't know that already from what i've written. and the more i read, the more i listen, the more i know, the more discouraged i become. Ecclesiates Part Deux, i am thy scribe.
i'm barely hanging on by the threads of hope rooted in my faith.
i was pretty angsty this morn. been so for a good part of the week.. the month? i don't know. ranted on and on to bom bom as we shared about church and christians and everything in between. traded war stories on obnoxious members and half hearted pew warmers. i've actually a pretty lengthy nasty post typed out.. but i'll let that simmer for a while. shdn't post things so impulsively kan. i'm still in a pissy mood la..
burrp!
lunched at mandarin oriental today, courtesy of the company. the buffet spread was quite nice, but i wasn't adventurous.. went two rounds for the mains, and came back twice with almost the same stuff on my plate: sashimi, grilled prawns and lamb, arugula and romaine salad with smoked salmon.. mm that's about it. loved the greens.. my colon needed it after the meat fest that was CNY. hehe.. the dessert spread was quite nice. shared with sophia almost everything they had to offer. a special mention of the nian gao (a sticky chinese dessert[?] fried with a light batter) and ice cream (can't rber but the ones i tried had some pretty exquisite names).
post-CNY diet is SO ON. my pants won't talk to me til i drop some pounds. FINE.
whee!
i managed to gather a bunch of people to part with their hard earned money to go to the musical chongy is starring in (see poster below). quite proud of myself. *self pat* some of them do not know each other, except for me and/or chongy. gonna buy the tics tomorrow (for next Tue 2-Mar 8.30pm @KLPAC if anyone's interested! RM28 only. dai dou lan lahh ;), before these ppl change their minds.. haha.. i'm suddenly nervous that the tics would be sold out. :S
this reminded me of my Mount KK trip -- i somehow talked a group of strangers (to each other but me) into going on that grueling journey. admittedly it felt a little awkward but there were some cool ppl in the group who made things easier (i guess i was good at asking but poor at planning itinerary). anyways, if they liked me enough to agree to that, it just meant that they are great ppl la.. :) not saying that this would turn out to be like that, hahaha, but it sounds fun. meet new ppl mar.
kinda :( though thinking about the "fishes that got away" (friends who couldn't make it.. lol i dunno why i called you guys that). i sincerely wish you all could have made it. no, i don't get any commission because apparently, according to the cheeky thespian, our friendship *is* my commission. -__-"
oohh..
i can't divulge much here but i had a very interesting (fun, rather) conversation with J re a common acquaintance, who happens to know a certain friend of mine who's involved in the musical above. hahaha.. what can i say, it's a small world after all. and if a certain other arrangement work out, we'll all be.. happy. LOL!
sighh..
life. i've so much to say. going through a very cynical phase in my life if you don't know that already from what i've written. and the more i read, the more i listen, the more i know, the more discouraged i become. Ecclesiates Part Deux, i am thy scribe.
i'm barely hanging on by the threads of hope rooted in my faith.
When my heart was grieved
and my spirit embittered,
I was senseless and ignorant;
I was a brute beast before you.
Yet I am always with you;
you hold me by my right hand.
You guide me with your counsel,
and afterward you will take me into glory.
Whom have I in heaven but you?
And earth has nothing I desire besides you.
My flesh and my heart may fail,
but God is the strength of my heart
and my portion forever.
[psalm 73:21-26]
and my spirit embittered,
I was senseless and ignorant;
I was a brute beast before you.
Yet I am always with you;
you hold me by my right hand.
You guide me with your counsel,
and afterward you will take me into glory.
Whom have I in heaven but you?
And earth has nothing I desire besides you.
My flesh and my heart may fail,
but God is the strength of my heart
and my portion forever.
[psalm 73:21-26]
Sunday, February 7, 2010
mommy
my mom was admitted to the hosp on Thu on suspicion of dengue, as she's had fever for more than a week running now. thank God the blood test came back negative, but she's still being warded for observation. her temp's been oscillating between 38 & 39 degree celcius the past few days. doc said there will be another round of blood test tmr. :|
i pray that she wld be all right soon. it's her birthday on Sunday. she's turning 55. like, wow.
coffee, tea and me
i became a "tea person" sometime last year. i don't quite rber exact details surrounding the epiphany, but i was aware of the events leading up to it.. helping myself to a bunch of free tea bags from hilton when we had an event there, buying green tea teabags from the hypermarket, occasionally choosing tea over coffee to go with the cake at dessert.. it just happened.
one reason i like tea is that i could drink it without sugar. milk with tea is a definite No-no. my body plain rejects it. but coffee's all right. one of my fav tea place is societea, a fortuitous find for both chongy and i [can't wait til we get to hang out again, when her theatrical endeavor ends (expect another promo on this soon :)]. love the ambience and the selection of tea. :)
depending on mood, i usu get either mocha or americano -- weirdly these are both extremes, one very sweet, the other rather bitter -- from the ubiquitous starbuck joints. it's in the 'indulge' category right now, it's just too pricey for a poor office worker like me. boo hoo. anyways, i don't take latte/cappucino after seeing how it's prepared -- the amount of milk put in just puts me off. blergh.
i like the kopitiam variety too. the proliferation of kopitiams around KL in the past few years made getting a cuppa local joe almost effortless. i usu go to oldtown or hailam (not pappa rich cos they are so expensive. the rich in their name must have referred what we would make them). i also like cafe chawan in bangsar, which has like 15 various types (maybe more) of coffee from all over msia.. ipoh, kluang, tenom, kemaman, cap kapal api, cap tupai, you name it. the only thing i don't like abt that plc is that it's open air = smokers. urgh.
nevertheless, a nicely chilled H2O is still my fav bev. ;) think i'll go get a glass before i con't writing. :)
focus
i read/edited 28 pages of text in under 2 hours on Wed. mm, so i *can* focus if i *need* to, but not if i *want* to.
test
i crammed one month's worth of notes in a 45min revision, in the train on the way to class. the test paper creamed me. it was awful. sigh.
project 365/2010
life sucks. right now it does. which is all the more why i make myself count my blessings. looking back at the 31 items that i had in January does remind me that yeah, it wasn't that bad. another part of me might argue otherwise.. perspective, girl, perspective.
mm, this kinda remind me.. where's yours? :P
my mom was admitted to the hosp on Thu on suspicion of dengue, as she's had fever for more than a week running now. thank God the blood test came back negative, but she's still being warded for observation. her temp's been oscillating between 38 & 39 degree celcius the past few days. doc said there will be another round of blood test tmr. :|
i pray that she wld be all right soon. it's her birthday on Sunday. she's turning 55. like, wow.
coffee, tea and me
i became a "tea person" sometime last year. i don't quite rber exact details surrounding the epiphany, but i was aware of the events leading up to it.. helping myself to a bunch of free tea bags from hilton when we had an event there, buying green tea teabags from the hypermarket, occasionally choosing tea over coffee to go with the cake at dessert.. it just happened.
one reason i like tea is that i could drink it without sugar. milk with tea is a definite No-no. my body plain rejects it. but coffee's all right. one of my fav tea place is societea, a fortuitous find for both chongy and i [can't wait til we get to hang out again, when her theatrical endeavor ends (expect another promo on this soon :)]. love the ambience and the selection of tea. :)
depending on mood, i usu get either mocha or americano -- weirdly these are both extremes, one very sweet, the other rather bitter -- from the ubiquitous starbuck joints. it's in the 'indulge' category right now, it's just too pricey for a poor office worker like me. boo hoo. anyways, i don't take latte/cappucino after seeing how it's prepared -- the amount of milk put in just puts me off. blergh.
i like the kopitiam variety too. the proliferation of kopitiams around KL in the past few years made getting a cuppa local joe almost effortless. i usu go to oldtown or hailam (not pappa rich cos they are so expensive. the rich in their name must have referred what we would make them). i also like cafe chawan in bangsar, which has like 15 various types (maybe more) of coffee from all over msia.. ipoh, kluang, tenom, kemaman, cap kapal api, cap tupai, you name it. the only thing i don't like abt that plc is that it's open air = smokers. urgh.
nevertheless, a nicely chilled H2O is still my fav bev. ;) think i'll go get a glass before i con't writing. :)
focus
i read/edited 28 pages of text in under 2 hours on Wed. mm, so i *can* focus if i *need* to, but not if i *want* to.
test
i crammed one month's worth of notes in a 45min revision, in the train on the way to class. the test paper creamed me. it was awful. sigh.
project 365/2010
life sucks. right now it does. which is all the more why i make myself count my blessings. looking back at the 31 items that i had in January does remind me that yeah, it wasn't that bad. another part of me might argue otherwise.. perspective, girl, perspective.
mm, this kinda remind me.. where's yours? :P
Monday, January 18, 2010
on blogging
when every experience, seen heard touched tasted breathed, are somehow, deliberately or unintentionally, forcefully or effortlessly, turned into somewhat meaningful sentences once the brain registers it, one is an incurable blogger. such is my life. true story.
on goodbyes
i hate goodbyes, but the longer i live, the more of them i accumulate. i have said farewell to 2 people last week: one who left to an eternal home the other side of this life, and another to the land down under. realising that i won't be seeing their faces on sundays anymore is quite the bleh (wonderful adjective, this).
on immaturity
just because you are stomping your feet like a spoiled brat and that you are wailing louder than a menopausal banshee, you expect the entire history and culture of a whole group of people to cave in to your childish, selfish demand? if i had me a cane, somebody's gotta get hurt real bad. shameless fools.
on life
it took me 30 years to amass the level of cynicism that i now enjoy. what luxury! actually, i woke up one day in my 30th year to find my husband in bed with me-now, instead of me-then. mmhmm..
if this life is ALL that there is, i would have long thrown in the towel at the pointlessness of it all. i'm just glad the bigger picture is drawn by One who sees way beyond what our mortal eyes could.
sømething randøm
that diagonal slash in the 'O' is sø cøøl. my surname thenceforth shall be Løke.
when every experience, seen heard touched tasted breathed, are somehow, deliberately or unintentionally, forcefully or effortlessly, turned into somewhat meaningful sentences once the brain registers it, one is an incurable blogger. such is my life. true story.
on goodbyes
i hate goodbyes, but the longer i live, the more of them i accumulate. i have said farewell to 2 people last week: one who left to an eternal home the other side of this life, and another to the land down under. realising that i won't be seeing their faces on sundays anymore is quite the bleh (wonderful adjective, this).
on immaturity
just because you are stomping your feet like a spoiled brat and that you are wailing louder than a menopausal banshee, you expect the entire history and culture of a whole group of people to cave in to your childish, selfish demand? if i had me a cane, somebody's gotta get hurt real bad. shameless fools.
on life
the length of our days is 70 years
or 80, if we have the strength;
yet their span is but trouble and sorrow,
for they quickly pass, and we fly away.
[psalm 90:10]
or 80, if we have the strength;
yet their span is but trouble and sorrow,
for they quickly pass, and we fly away.
[psalm 90:10]
it took me 30 years to amass the level of cynicism that i now enjoy. what luxury! actually, i woke up one day in my 30th year to find my husband in bed with me-now, instead of me-then. mmhmm..
"In my twenties I had this feeling of being victorious, I could climb any mountain, I felt invincible – in my thirties, I don't feel that, seeing what's happening to people around you, life is taking its toll," says [Eirik Glambek] Bøe [of Kings of Convenience].hahaha, a sentiment i also hear echoing noisily in me, and through those glazed expressions, maybe you. such is life (that is to say: totally incomprehensible. sure we have nice phrases or well-crafted paragraphs for what we have thought it to be, but it is beyond our grasp. brownie points for effort though).
(via the independent)
if this life is ALL that there is, i would have long thrown in the towel at the pointlessness of it all. i'm just glad the bigger picture is drawn by One who sees way beyond what our mortal eyes could.
sømething randøm
that diagonal slash in the 'O' is sø cøøl. my surname thenceforth shall be Løke.
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
on the circus surrounding the use of "Allah" by a Catholic publication
srsly, wadever lah.
on the crawling internet connection, at home and at work
ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.
on readingsometimes i read too fast for my liking. i would make mental note to revisit certain portion, but by the time i finish the book, i am only left with an impression of it. i don't allow for time to ruminate, just wanting to finish it. it's good if i was reading some page turners, but it doesn't work for the kinda books i'm reading now.
i should stop shortchanging myself.
on current read
sebastian faulks is keeping me entertained on my train rides with engleby (the kan cheong part has yet to start), while david foster's celebration of discipline is current bedside reading. finding it to be a good book. hope to write about it some time soon. something that struck me from last nite's reading.
on something for the year
i was keen to hop on to project 365, where you take a pic a day of anything and anyone for the entire year of 2010, but alas, i don't have a camera phone. my very sturdy sony ericsson w800i has lasted me 4 years so far (on a single battery abused with long hours). amazing lil one that. i won't buy another one til it dies on me, but it leaves me without a camera and you know how much i love taking pics. ah well, can't have it all.
anyways, since i can't take a pic a day.. i've decided to do it a lil differently. check out the last box on the right column.. i'll wait.
yeah, being a generally ungrateful person with a long list of complaints at hand and suppressed anger, i thought a good counter to that would be to.. give thanks. for the little and big things. so that i don't take things for granted. remembering the positive things in life. so yeah.
on weight watch
*munching on carrot cake as i type*
the button on my black pants almost popped out yesterday. holiday pounds are a nightmare.
had a nice lunch at la bodega pavilion just now, courtesy of our designer. the mushroom soup was awesome - totally recommended. :) finished the brownie cos everyone else was too full, as if i wasn't.
on the pantry dictator
my tea lady, she scares me. and for some reason, she doesn't like me. not the first time, not now. is it my asymmetrical face? my estee lauder perfume? my often dazed look? i don't know.
i heard her shouting from the pantry just now.
"siapa buka plastik bag ni? buang sikit sampah mau buka plastik bag baru kah? !@#$%^"
the garbage bag in the pantry is only available when she is around. this means that you can't throw anything in the pantry if u washed your cups/plates etc after 5. which is weird and highly inconvenient.
"haiyer! siapa buat punya??"
dunno who she was complaining to la. i picked up the phone and called my boss.
"she's shouting in the pantry now, about the plastic bag la. i hope she won't find out it was me."
my heart is still beating faster than normal.
I am quite sure now that often, very often, in matters concerning religion and politics a man's reasoning powers are not above the monkey's.
:: Mark Twain
srsly, wadever lah.
on the crawling internet connection, at home and at work
ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.
on readingsometimes i read too fast for my liking. i would make mental note to revisit certain portion, but by the time i finish the book, i am only left with an impression of it. i don't allow for time to ruminate, just wanting to finish it. it's good if i was reading some page turners, but it doesn't work for the kinda books i'm reading now.
i should stop shortchanging myself.
on current read
sebastian faulks is keeping me entertained on my train rides with engleby (the kan cheong part has yet to start), while david foster's celebration of discipline is current bedside reading. finding it to be a good book. hope to write about it some time soon. something that struck me from last nite's reading.
You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks. The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in him, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in him. But I tell you that men will have to give account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.God only knows how reckless i've been in this lifetime.
matt 12:34b-36
on something for the year
i was keen to hop on to project 365, where you take a pic a day of anything and anyone for the entire year of 2010, but alas, i don't have a camera phone. my very sturdy sony ericsson w800i has lasted me 4 years so far (on a single battery abused with long hours). amazing lil one that. i won't buy another one til it dies on me, but it leaves me without a camera and you know how much i love taking pics. ah well, can't have it all.
anyways, since i can't take a pic a day.. i've decided to do it a lil differently. check out the last box on the right column.. i'll wait.
yeah, being a generally ungrateful person with a long list of complaints at hand and suppressed anger, i thought a good counter to that would be to.. give thanks. for the little and big things. so that i don't take things for granted. remembering the positive things in life. so yeah.
on weight watch
*munching on carrot cake as i type*
the button on my black pants almost popped out yesterday. holiday pounds are a nightmare.
had a nice lunch at la bodega pavilion just now, courtesy of our designer. the mushroom soup was awesome - totally recommended. :) finished the brownie cos everyone else was too full, as if i wasn't.
on the pantry dictator
my tea lady, she scares me. and for some reason, she doesn't like me. not the first time, not now. is it my asymmetrical face? my estee lauder perfume? my often dazed look? i don't know.
i heard her shouting from the pantry just now.
"siapa buka plastik bag ni? buang sikit sampah mau buka plastik bag baru kah? !@#$%^"
the garbage bag in the pantry is only available when she is around. this means that you can't throw anything in the pantry if u washed your cups/plates etc after 5. which is weird and highly inconvenient.
"haiyer! siapa buat punya??"
dunno who she was complaining to la. i picked up the phone and called my boss.
"she's shouting in the pantry now, about the plastic bag la. i hope she won't find out it was me."
my heart is still beating faster than normal.
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