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Monday, May 26, 2008
Advertising / Ranting
Embarking on this business plan.
Not as easy as I thought.
Day 3 and I've problems to solve.
Should we recruit a new team member. And the irony is that the new member should be like a programming god yet at the same time good with fashion.
Or do we rough it out ourselves.
I've a person in mind, but, dont know if the additional benefits the person bring will offset the smaller pot of profit obtained per person.
Tsk tsk, the complex world of adults.
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Not as easy as I thought.
Day 3 and I've problems to solve.
Should we recruit a new team member. And the irony is that the new member should be like a programming god yet at the same time good with fashion.
Or do we rough it out ourselves.
I've a person in mind, but, dont know if the additional benefits the person bring will offset the smaller pot of profit obtained per person.
Tsk tsk, the complex world of adults.
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Sunday, May 25, 2008
41st day of summer
As monday arrives, I can kick back and say this weekend was a complete turn around for me compared to the previous one.
I happened to chance upon a few interesting openings and events. So Saturday opened with a terrible terrible terrible hangover from Friday night. Where I was up till 4am. I got up, and the first thing that strikes my mind is: STARBUCKS COFFEE. And today was the perfect opportunity to grab a few cups of Starbucks goodness.
Shortly after lunch, I changed and head out for camp gathering. Thanks to some really pretty PUNCTUAL people, erm we wandered off as a group while waiting. So me Issac,QL,Tiffany and Rinnie went off first hanging out near the suntec area. AND GUESS WHO WE SAW AT 3PM. Okae, being the best of friends, I would not reveal the identity of the two culprits involved, but LOL MOST ALREADY KNOW SO WTH.
So yea, so after tons of walking around and talking cock and some attempt at winning some soft toy at the arcade, which we made Tiffany carry around as if she's a kid. Seriously, not cool to lug around a Carebear soft toy as tall as 50cm.
So we went for dinner at Brewerkz@ Indoor Stadium. I must say, I am really surprised that there's actaully such a nice place to dine at such an ulu place. To everyone who hates beer cuz of the bitter smell, and people who loves beer, you could ALL head there anyways. The beer they serve is basically Homebrewed, and to be honest it's so much more fragrant and not as bitter as like let say the conventional brands. The main courses, tsk tsk brilliant. I had fish and chips, which might be a really odinary dish but their beer battered fish makes all the difference. Probably Manhattan and the ones I eat at the Sydney Fish Market comes close to the standard. From what I know the rest of the group had great food as well. Everyone was kopping Bryan's Herbal Roasted Chicken. So, that was really the epitome of a relaxing weekend. A huge group of us, around a huge table, alcohol, good food, REALLY REALLY cooling sea breeze from the Kallang River, a good night view. What other way to reward yourself other than this. Okae, before people yell GAY, I shall stop describing how awesome the place was before it sounds like some descriptive essay I am writing.
I proceeded to meet ZX for supper. And it was just some good old fashioned hanging out. Talking cock at bnj cathay, walking to the skatepark to chill then proceeding to walk like ages from Dhoby to City Hall. And it so happened we chanced upon the idea of starting a business right now. Afterall, we've always wanted to do that ever since we were sec 3. This is what happen when 2 money and power hungry people come together. I am not gonna reveal the plans on a public blog, but when he made the proposition to me I was like "DAMN, THAT'S FRIGGING BRILLIANT. It's so frigging simple yet no one in SG has done it yet" Further dicussions followed at Starbucks@Cityhall where we set there from 11 all the way till 1am. And as time passed I realised, this thing has potential. Business aside, at 1am we realised we shall take the nightrider. Guess what, after waiting for 20mins for the nightrider to come, it arrived, and LEFT. WE WERE LIKE OMFGWTFBBQ WHY DIN WE HAIL IT. I WILL TELL YOU WHY. Cuz we were sitting down on the bench waiting for the bus. And, from our angle there was a HUGE HUGE MAXIM BILLBOARD BLOCKING OUR WAY. We've no idea when the bus arrived, and when it passed, we were like HOLYSHIT. And we did probably the dumbest yet at the same time most genius move ever. =) We chased after the frigging bus. LOL WE RAN for 3 BUS STOPS YELLING AND CHASING AFTER THE BUS. Can you imagine, it's 1am along city hall, it's really quiet, there's no one around, and there's these 2 guys RUNNING and YELLING.
Kinda meaningful if you ask me, been a while since we did something this crazy. Oh btw, before waiting for the night rider. We made a $1 bet on whether we will be able to get a hitch hike if we stuck our thumbs out for 10mins LOL.When we finally caught the bus, everyone on the bus was like O.O LOL.
Weekend life ftw.
I happened to chance upon a few interesting openings and events. So Saturday opened with a terrible terrible terrible hangover from Friday night. Where I was up till 4am. I got up, and the first thing that strikes my mind is: STARBUCKS COFFEE. And today was the perfect opportunity to grab a few cups of Starbucks goodness.
Shortly after lunch, I changed and head out for camp gathering. Thanks to some really pretty PUNCTUAL people, erm we wandered off as a group while waiting. So me Issac,QL,Tiffany and Rinnie went off first hanging out near the suntec area. AND GUESS WHO WE SAW AT 3PM. Okae, being the best of friends, I would not reveal the identity of the two culprits involved, but LOL MOST ALREADY KNOW SO WTH.
So yea, so after tons of walking around and talking cock and some attempt at winning some soft toy at the arcade, which we made Tiffany carry around as if she's a kid. Seriously, not cool to lug around a Carebear soft toy as tall as 50cm.
So we went for dinner at Brewerkz@ Indoor Stadium. I must say, I am really surprised that there's actaully such a nice place to dine at such an ulu place. To everyone who hates beer cuz of the bitter smell, and people who loves beer, you could ALL head there anyways. The beer they serve is basically Homebrewed, and to be honest it's so much more fragrant and not as bitter as like let say the conventional brands. The main courses, tsk tsk brilliant. I had fish and chips, which might be a really odinary dish but their beer battered fish makes all the difference. Probably Manhattan and the ones I eat at the Sydney Fish Market comes close to the standard. From what I know the rest of the group had great food as well. Everyone was kopping Bryan's Herbal Roasted Chicken. So, that was really the epitome of a relaxing weekend. A huge group of us, around a huge table, alcohol, good food, REALLY REALLY cooling sea breeze from the Kallang River, a good night view. What other way to reward yourself other than this. Okae, before people yell GAY, I shall stop describing how awesome the place was before it sounds like some descriptive essay I am writing.
I proceeded to meet ZX for supper. And it was just some good old fashioned hanging out. Talking cock at bnj cathay, walking to the skatepark to chill then proceeding to walk like ages from Dhoby to City Hall. And it so happened we chanced upon the idea of starting a business right now. Afterall, we've always wanted to do that ever since we were sec 3. This is what happen when 2 money and power hungry people come together. I am not gonna reveal the plans on a public blog, but when he made the proposition to me I was like "DAMN, THAT'S FRIGGING BRILLIANT. It's so frigging simple yet no one in SG has done it yet" Further dicussions followed at Starbucks@Cityhall where we set there from 11 all the way till 1am. And as time passed I realised, this thing has potential. Business aside, at 1am we realised we shall take the nightrider. Guess what, after waiting for 20mins for the nightrider to come, it arrived, and LEFT. WE WERE LIKE OMFGWTFBBQ WHY DIN WE HAIL IT. I WILL TELL YOU WHY. Cuz we were sitting down on the bench waiting for the bus. And, from our angle there was a HUGE HUGE MAXIM BILLBOARD BLOCKING OUR WAY. We've no idea when the bus arrived, and when it passed, we were like HOLYSHIT. And we did probably the dumbest yet at the same time most genius move ever. =) We chased after the frigging bus. LOL WE RAN for 3 BUS STOPS YELLING AND CHASING AFTER THE BUS. Can you imagine, it's 1am along city hall, it's really quiet, there's no one around, and there's these 2 guys RUNNING and YELLING.
Kinda meaningful if you ask me, been a while since we did something this crazy. Oh btw, before waiting for the night rider. We made a $1 bet on whether we will be able to get a hitch hike if we stuck our thumbs out for 10mins LOL.When we finally caught the bus, everyone on the bus was like O.O LOL.
Weekend life ftw.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
CHAMPIONS OF EUROPE.
How I wish I could convey all of my emotions now. I feel that words do no justice to the feelings that I am feeling right now. As I type this, tears of joy are forming in my eyes. I've no idea where to start. Oh god, it was such a magical night. 9 years. We've all waited for 9 years, for this moment. To reach the promise land. Since that night in Nou Camp. We've been through so many different lineups, so many heartaches. Going out to Benfica, I vividly remember Ronaldo playing so badly that game.
Fast forward to today. THE GOD DAMN KING OF EUROPE. And at this point, I've no idea how I am gonna make this post make sense. My emotions are pumped to such a high level, I really cannot think logically now. I am just so so proud of United. We've all done our fair share of flaming the team, especially in the past era of Alan Smith, Juan Sebestian Veron etc.
Oh god. When Van der Saar, saved that last penalty from Anelka, it felt so damn good. I did not give a flying fuck about how late it was in the morning, I yelled like a lunatic and ran around the house. OMFG. It was the exact same reaction I produced in 1999 when Sheringham equalised. It was Munich all over again. I guess the sensible thing to do here, will be to do a chronological order of the turn of events today.
As I woke up today, that old familiar feeling of aching muscles overcame me again. As the clock ticked down off to kick off, I took a quick shower, and at that moment, I was genuinely confident United would win the title. What reason they would not to? To all the sceptics, who saw United get outplayed at Stamford Bridge. Open your friggin eyes and see that United rested 3 key players for that game. No Rooney, no Ronaldo.
When the match kicked off it was a rather cagey opening, both sides being conservative and all. But after Ronaldo's header at the 30+ mins, I was dead sure, the title is ours. all the signs are there. How many times have we seen United hold on to a 1-0 lead for the full 90mins. Countless number of times. What better tune then for Ronaldo to score his 42nd goal, then in the CL finals. In the past many criticized him for not performing in Europe, I think tonight he proved everyone wrong.
When Chelsea equalised, I cannot believe my eyes. I uttered a string of expletives, and stared at the screen with my jaws hanging. i was like WTFFFF? It was such a sloppy goal. As the 2nd half started, Chelsea's play became stronger and stronger with every passing moment. Hitting the crossbar twice gave me the frigging shocks of my life. I am gonna skip lotsa analysis here, which I will leave for another day and went to the roller coaster emotional ride of the pentalty.
Have you ever felt so lost, dejected,that you collapsed to the ground. I was like that when Ronaldo scored. For all the hard work that we've put in this year, beating Barca at Old trafford, going to Nou Camp to put in a splendid performance, knocking out AS Roma. It could all go to waste at the oment. And the thought of that pains my heart. This, couldnt be happening. The fate of the title was in Chelsea's hands at that moment. John Terry stepped up to convert the penalty that will declare Chelsea the King of Europe. At that moment, a single thought ran through my mind “PLEASE SAVE IT PLEASE SAVE IT” He skyrocketed that shot. "YES" OH BLODDY SWEET SALVATION. It's as though I've been rescued from death, as though hope was restored again and a potential heartbreak will be averted. I got onto my feet again, egging Giggs on when he prepared his run up to the penalty. A silent punch of fist was my reaction when he converted. I knew he would score. He has to. He's a legend at United afterall. The whole stadium, fell to an all time silence. No one was cheering, only faint boos were head. Everyone had no strength to find their voices, as the tension in a penalty shoot out is so great. It's an unfair way of declaring the winner in such sudden death circumstances. I held my breath as Anelka took the shot. COME ON WIN IT.
I saw Van der Saar punch the ball away. OH MY GOD. I swung from being dejected right to the other extreme. The only moment where I've ever been so happy was that in 1999. I was so sleep deprived at that moment, but that sudden rush of endorphin made me yell and shriek as if I was a kid again. To see a club you've been sticking through thick and thin with since childhood win a title like this, is simply unbelievable;le. Especially after a 9 years wait. As glory glory man united rang out at the stadium, I smiled. The United team of 1999 would have been proud of their achievement.
Kings of Europe. Need I say more? Glory Glory Man United. We've kept the red flags flying high.
Fast forward to today. THE GOD DAMN KING OF EUROPE. And at this point, I've no idea how I am gonna make this post make sense. My emotions are pumped to such a high level, I really cannot think logically now. I am just so so proud of United. We've all done our fair share of flaming the team, especially in the past era of Alan Smith, Juan Sebestian Veron etc.
Oh god. When Van der Saar, saved that last penalty from Anelka, it felt so damn good. I did not give a flying fuck about how late it was in the morning, I yelled like a lunatic and ran around the house. OMFG. It was the exact same reaction I produced in 1999 when Sheringham equalised. It was Munich all over again. I guess the sensible thing to do here, will be to do a chronological order of the turn of events today.
As I woke up today, that old familiar feeling of aching muscles overcame me again. As the clock ticked down off to kick off, I took a quick shower, and at that moment, I was genuinely confident United would win the title. What reason they would not to? To all the sceptics, who saw United get outplayed at Stamford Bridge. Open your friggin eyes and see that United rested 3 key players for that game. No Rooney, no Ronaldo.
When the match kicked off it was a rather cagey opening, both sides being conservative and all. But after Ronaldo's header at the 30+ mins, I was dead sure, the title is ours. all the signs are there. How many times have we seen United hold on to a 1-0 lead for the full 90mins. Countless number of times. What better tune then for Ronaldo to score his 42nd goal, then in the CL finals. In the past many criticized him for not performing in Europe, I think tonight he proved everyone wrong.
When Chelsea equalised, I cannot believe my eyes. I uttered a string of expletives, and stared at the screen with my jaws hanging. i was like WTFFFF? It was such a sloppy goal. As the 2nd half started, Chelsea's play became stronger and stronger with every passing moment. Hitting the crossbar twice gave me the frigging shocks of my life. I am gonna skip lotsa analysis here, which I will leave for another day and went to the roller coaster emotional ride of the pentalty.
Have you ever felt so lost, dejected,that you collapsed to the ground. I was like that when Ronaldo scored. For all the hard work that we've put in this year, beating Barca at Old trafford, going to Nou Camp to put in a splendid performance, knocking out AS Roma. It could all go to waste at the oment. And the thought of that pains my heart. This, couldnt be happening. The fate of the title was in Chelsea's hands at that moment. John Terry stepped up to convert the penalty that will declare Chelsea the King of Europe. At that moment, a single thought ran through my mind “PLEASE SAVE IT PLEASE SAVE IT” He skyrocketed that shot. "YES" OH BLODDY SWEET SALVATION. It's as though I've been rescued from death, as though hope was restored again and a potential heartbreak will be averted. I got onto my feet again, egging Giggs on when he prepared his run up to the penalty. A silent punch of fist was my reaction when he converted. I knew he would score. He has to. He's a legend at United afterall. The whole stadium, fell to an all time silence. No one was cheering, only faint boos were head. Everyone had no strength to find their voices, as the tension in a penalty shoot out is so great. It's an unfair way of declaring the winner in such sudden death circumstances. I held my breath as Anelka took the shot. COME ON WIN IT.
I saw Van der Saar punch the ball away. OH MY GOD. I swung from being dejected right to the other extreme. The only moment where I've ever been so happy was that in 1999. I was so sleep deprived at that moment, but that sudden rush of endorphin made me yell and shriek as if I was a kid again. To see a club you've been sticking through thick and thin with since childhood win a title like this, is simply unbelievable;le. Especially after a 9 years wait. As glory glory man united rang out at the stadium, I smiled. The United team of 1999 would have been proud of their achievement.
Kings of Europe. Need I say more? Glory Glory Man United. We've kept the red flags flying high.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
The need for sleep
Just received an unforntunate and unfair piece of news which I think, that will ensure that this week will be the most sleep deprived week I will ever have ever since I left JC. I am seriously not looking foward to it.
So god damn in need of rest right now.
EDIT
after talking to my army mate about KFC, I HAVE THIS HUGE CRAVING FOR KFC NOWWWWW
So god damn in need of rest right now.
EDIT
after talking to my army mate about KFC, I HAVE THIS HUGE CRAVING FOR KFC NOWWWWW
Monday, May 19, 2008
YppaH
I love this part of the night, and hate it as well. I love the tranquility, it's always been like that, even when I was schooling, i would bathe at 2am+ and then sit down in front of the com, to listen to some music, or watch some comedy shows. I reckon I might actually be an introvert to a certain extent, contrary to popular belief. I especially enjoy moments, I have to myself. I always view it as a chance to remind yourself that deep down you are human after all. Many see being emo as a sign of weakness, I see being emo as a sign of humanity. As an outlet for one to embrace the full experience of being a human being. Only with sadness, then one knows what is happiness. If there were only happy incidents in this world, then the word "happy" is lost. There is no standard or benchmark for you to compare against to decide if you are truly happy.
Which is perhaps why people enjoy watching romance movies. I mean it's so counter-intuitive isn't it? Paying $8 to watch a sad movie, and make yourself cry. I liken the concept of crying then feeling much happier after that, to that of the support of the stock market. Feeling upset, crying etc, brings your emotion to a new low, and when you are at the bottom of the ladder, you can't go any lower. The only place to go, is up. That's perhaps where you pick up your emotions, lick your wounds, and start feeling happier. Wonderful, isn't it? Our brains are programmed to feel sad after a sad event in life, so that we can have closure and move on. Such things makes social psychology so so intriguing. We've never been given an instruction manual on "How to live as a human being" This kinda thing comes intuitively. I stumbled over this idea, while I was walking home yesterday night after missing the last train home. I walked about 3 MRTstops home, listening to some emoish songs. Then when I got home, I felt really happy and at peace, chilling out to some soft rock and catching up with friends.
"What exactly is happiness" One of my students once asked. And this really naive and innocent girl beside him replied "Something like a rainbow" I was intrigued so I pressed for an explanation. "Happiness is all around, but we often are unable to see it. Light is all around us, light is made of 7 colours. But the really sad thing is that we could only see a rainbow after a downpour"came the reply. At that moment I was taken aback, she was a 15 year old student and her take on life seems like that of a person who has seen all. On the bus home that day, which coincidentally was the last bus, I thought about her reply. Which makes even more sense, a downpour is a parallel of an unhappy event, the rainbow is the parallel of picking up your emotions after a sad event. Then I hit the "AHA!" moment. Happiness can be illustrated by glass. Happiness, is always there to be appreciated, but we could never see it because we often see right through it. That's because we remain at a stationary state. This state refers to our life experiences, the things we see in life and come across. If one grows with age without gain in life experiences, he will never fully appreciate how fortunate he or she is. Imagine, gaining life experience and being able to look at life from a another point of view, it's essentially looking at glass from a different point of view. When we tilt the angle of which we look at glass from, we will be able to see for the first time the presence of the glass and it's reflection. That's when we spot and appreciate happiness. And thats the prove that happiness can be likened to glass.
人要知足. Oh so so true. Actually, after coaching, I realised that the chase for happiness is endless. The rich wants more money, the poor wants to get rich. New pursuit brings new problems, Acquisition of a wanted object brings problems of it's own. The only time one can feel really happy, is when man learn to appreciate what he has at the current moment. Take pleasure in everything we do, enjoy yhe evening breeze, smile at cute dogs, kick back and relax with your favourite drink. I believe the expression here from Lynette Grabhorn's book is "Dance like nobody's watching; love like you've never been hurt. Sing like nobody's listening; live like it's heaven on earth."
I gonna give the best damn performance of my life, in this game of life.
Which is perhaps why people enjoy watching romance movies. I mean it's so counter-intuitive isn't it? Paying $8 to watch a sad movie, and make yourself cry. I liken the concept of crying then feeling much happier after that, to that of the support of the stock market. Feeling upset, crying etc, brings your emotion to a new low, and when you are at the bottom of the ladder, you can't go any lower. The only place to go, is up. That's perhaps where you pick up your emotions, lick your wounds, and start feeling happier. Wonderful, isn't it? Our brains are programmed to feel sad after a sad event in life, so that we can have closure and move on. Such things makes social psychology so so intriguing. We've never been given an instruction manual on "How to live as a human being" This kinda thing comes intuitively. I stumbled over this idea, while I was walking home yesterday night after missing the last train home. I walked about 3 MRTstops home, listening to some emoish songs. Then when I got home, I felt really happy and at peace, chilling out to some soft rock and catching up with friends.
"What exactly is happiness" One of my students once asked. And this really naive and innocent girl beside him replied "Something like a rainbow" I was intrigued so I pressed for an explanation. "Happiness is all around, but we often are unable to see it. Light is all around us, light is made of 7 colours. But the really sad thing is that we could only see a rainbow after a downpour"came the reply. At that moment I was taken aback, she was a 15 year old student and her take on life seems like that of a person who has seen all. On the bus home that day, which coincidentally was the last bus, I thought about her reply. Which makes even more sense, a downpour is a parallel of an unhappy event, the rainbow is the parallel of picking up your emotions after a sad event. Then I hit the "AHA!" moment. Happiness can be illustrated by glass. Happiness, is always there to be appreciated, but we could never see it because we often see right through it. That's because we remain at a stationary state. This state refers to our life experiences, the things we see in life and come across. If one grows with age without gain in life experiences, he will never fully appreciate how fortunate he or she is. Imagine, gaining life experience and being able to look at life from a another point of view, it's essentially looking at glass from a different point of view. When we tilt the angle of which we look at glass from, we will be able to see for the first time the presence of the glass and it's reflection. That's when we spot and appreciate happiness. And thats the prove that happiness can be likened to glass.
人要知足. Oh so so true. Actually, after coaching, I realised that the chase for happiness is endless. The rich wants more money, the poor wants to get rich. New pursuit brings new problems, Acquisition of a wanted object brings problems of it's own. The only time one can feel really happy, is when man learn to appreciate what he has at the current moment. Take pleasure in everything we do, enjoy yhe evening breeze, smile at cute dogs, kick back and relax with your favourite drink. I believe the expression here from Lynette Grabhorn's book is "Dance like nobody's watching; love like you've never been hurt. Sing like nobody's listening; live like it's heaven on earth."
I gonna give the best damn performance of my life, in this game of life.
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Paper Cranes
I gonna blitz this entry, because I've a ham sandwich waiting for me back in the kitchen to be finished making. I am really thankful that this weekend turned out so wonderfully, compared to last weekend. Which was by far the worst ever weekend.
I paticularly enjoyed the walk home at night. It was really late, and I missed the last train home and i was like DAMN, so i walked 3 mrt stops home from kallang haha. But thanks to that ordeal I stumbled over Jason Mraz's "I'm Yours" some new single from his album. check it out on youtube, it's a totally light hearted song, kinda gets the wind going as you walk in that night breeze home.
Kinda apprehensive about tomorrow though. Night duty on a public holiday. But to be fair, I guess I had my share of fun this weekend. Time to get back to reality, and pray that time dilation does not occur till the next Friday arrives!
I paticularly enjoyed the walk home at night. It was really late, and I missed the last train home and i was like DAMN, so i walked 3 mrt stops home from kallang haha. But thanks to that ordeal I stumbled over Jason Mraz's "I'm Yours" some new single from his album. check it out on youtube, it's a totally light hearted song, kinda gets the wind going as you walk in that night breeze home.
Kinda apprehensive about tomorrow though. Night duty on a public holiday. But to be fair, I guess I had my share of fun this weekend. Time to get back to reality, and pray that time dilation does not occur till the next Friday arrives!
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