..my battle stance..

Finished watching Kurosagi, following Liar Game. That's two J-dorama in a row. And I guess it marks my return to J-world. The two leads are Yama-P and Cuy2's fave, Horikita Maki, who were both in Nobuta wo Produce. The story is revolving around the world of swindlers. A young boy Kurosaki(Yama-P), is the main character with revenge mission. His family was victim of a swindler and he intends to bring down every swindler in the world. His nickname is Kurosagi (black swindler). Horikita Maki plays Tsurara (what a kawaii name) who happens to be a law student and Kurosaki's love interest. She is constantly torn between her ideal of justice and Kurosaki's version of justice. Yama-P is too pretty to be a mysterious black swindler and Horikita Maki is too cute to be a prosecutor wannabe. Kurosagi, dubbed the legendary swindler in the opening scene, is nowhere as impressive as Shinichi Akiyama (Liar Game). But Kurosagi is superior in terms of its character development, love stor...

that I caught on YES933.. Romantic Princess' OST- nice song, too bad Angela Zhang looks more and more superficial to me nowadays. Show's new song I loveeee this lil fish lady ^^

Your sweet presence is all that I need, for I find home in Your dwelling place, and I find comfort beneath Your steady wings. Even as I find myself surrounded, I know Your might hands will deliver me. Neither sin nor death, neither wealth nor sickness, neither fame nor failure, could ever separate me from Your throne of mercy. Through high and low, peace and storm, laughter and tear, David's soul will sing you love songs, and his heart delights with praises.

---- *don't read if you refuse to be offended by someone who is simply practicing his critical mind by taking the devil advocate role, against anyone who thinks that hady doesn't deserve his title. i am supporting Mike, that's for sure. I am supporting Mike's big heart in congratulating hady. I am proud of that ^^ ----- "To see beyond the glory is the hardest thing.. for a hero's strength is measured by his heart"- Hercules OST Sometimes I wonder whether it's better to be... A winner who is condemned unworthy by all spectators.. or a loser who is deemed worthy of winning by all spectators. Hady, though returning to Singapore in glory, is under strong criticism by spectators from other countries. Presumably we Indonesians are among his strongest critics as everyone thought Mike clearly deserved the title. But we have learned from that food critic guy in Ratatouille, it's always easy and costless to be critic. But no matter how good your arguments n ...

the ultimate battle stance =)

Woah.. this song is nice.. can we sing this in YRC, WLs? ^^

Present suffering may pass Lord Your mercy will last As You open my eyes to the work of Your hand And my heart will find praise I'll delight in Your way As You open my eyes to the work of Your hand In my life.. Your will be done!

I will run the race, and I will fight a good fight not by might, not by power, but by the Spirit of God.. - a sparrow's faith -

Probably on the same train all along, But now is not the time for us.. To see, to touch, and to fall in love With one another. Not yet..

Morning at the office - this guy (prop agent) was talking with someone on the phone. He was saying, "No.. property agent 'bu xing' de (cannot). I am an agent myself and I can tell you, agents are not honest. He can't be honest to both side of clients. He has to pick one side coz if he tries to be honest to everyone, he won't close any deal." Maybe the person on the other side was goign to ask her child to become or to marry a property agent =) It has been an intense battle every day. And I am constantly finding myself, torn and tempted. But it's something I do with fire in my belly. I have NO intention to be prop agent forever. And that's why I need to learn and complete this mission fast! Ganbarre!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Late afternoon- stupidly leading Rancu, her mum and Nisa's mum to cross a street while the pedestrian sign is 'red'. So this police officer with 'kayu' face called us over and wrote down our particulars. Co...

Liar Game is not great because of its tricks (which are good), or its plot (which is sort of average, even cliche). It's great because I think it really throws you a question that Nao Kanzaki asks, "Being stupidly honest, ikemasen ka?" I find Nao Kanzaki, the innocent main character, extraordinarily frustating and infuriating. But that only shows that I.. have given in to the notion that given chance and situation, anyone will be able to betray you. I have come to believe that in this world.. there are simply too many wicked people. So I couldn't stand her innocence, the way she was tricked over and over again. Eventhough she is really cute ^^ And having dealt with so many property agents in the last few months.. my belief has grown even stronger. People can be shockingly cruel and selfish. But lately I have also begun to understand a very powerful part of the famous Sermon on the Mount. "Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy!" If you show me...

She's inexplicably sweet, 'doncha know'

Batch 5's 8th reunion yesterday. And only eight of us attended. Record low! Well.. it's expected. Eight years down the road, probably only a handful of us who still consider this reunion as important as it was. Not many would admit that, but facts speak for itself. So.. gotta thank Vivy for her consistent effort in making sure that we have a reunion every year. Vivy is.. another person whose commitment, words and promises you could safely bet on. I think I have repeated myself too often but really.. I dun care if you are super nice or whatever, what matters most to me is to know that if you say 10 words, at least I can safely trust that you really mean 9 of them.

if you think i have lost myself, i am sorry. but rest assured, i haven't. i simply need to catch up with lost times, and keep going strong, because... i won't let you down.

is born today!!!! Heh heh.. May God bless the first born, and use it for His glory. Beyond imagination and boundary of dream. Welcome to my world, "Red & White House".

When I finally make my trip to Israel, I thought I would like to make a trip to Jordan River and by chance, I would probably be walking down the path that David took as he collected his little stones prior to the legendary battle. I wonder if I could feel what the little boy felt that day. Was he calm? Was he shaking in excitement? Or was he trembling with anger? What about fear? Was it there? How could he not fear the giant? And doubt? How could he be so sure he would defeat the mighty Goliath? I have seen warriors preparing for battle. Some would drink liquor to boost their courage. Some would meditate to calm their mind. What was he thinking that day? I am a very normal human. I would either be wondering if I would lose this crazy battle (or why was I being such a busybody to challenge that big pile of muscle), or be thinking of the glory that I would get when I defeat Goliath. How could this little boy think of nothing but to punish someone who humiliate his mighty God? No fear, no...

This song often plays inside my head, yet I never knew what song it is. Come across this song incidentally in yutub =)

but they only know how to judge us, while they haven't been to our battlefield, let alone fight alongside us. not even once. yet all is well, all is well.. for i shall feast before my enemies, and i shall reign over their mockery surely mercy and goodness will follow me, all the days of my life. and i shall dwell in Your house forever more.

A fairy tale, fated encounter, or serendipity... A princess , fair lady, or damsel in distress. If they don't carry your smile, then it's none of the above.

My ex-boss, affectionately known as 'bos ayam', has this habit of asking this in her job interview, "What is the difference between Efficient and Effective?" Anyone in our Corp Development Dept must know how to answer that question, unless you are interested to attend her one hour lecture. So.. it was kinda nostalgic when I read today's Strait Times and saw this Time Mgt article which, I believe, is inspired by many books my ex-boss also use to teach us. Rite.. what's the difference? *taken from Strait Times* Efficiency means doing things right. Working efficiently is doing things with the least amount of wasted effort. Effectiveness means doing the right things, doing things that yield results. So.. which is more important? Which one should I work on first? Answer is.. 'Effectiveness'. Focus on effectiveness means you are focusing on the result, rather than being occupied by the process. Simple example: If a salesperson is focusing on his efficiency, ...