..my battle stance..

i already have one. 'be like a good singaporean and always pay for my parking coupon'

Luv dis song! would have wanted to put up the clip but it is apparently too juicy =P Womanizer - Britney Spears If Britney could make such a comeback, well.. so could we! ;) Like her, we might have missed a dozen of opportunities, wasted our life away, made bad decisions and a big mess.. though may not be that close to being insane like her ^^ but knowing that we are still breathing, we can confidently say, 'it's not finished!' as we learn from Ratatouille, not everyone can make a loud comeback, but such a comeback could come from anyone. having followed the Arsenal for 12 years, i suppose this is the first time i have to admit that my team is in a mess. to put it bluntly, 'they are lousy'. but i wouldn't bet against them making a comeback. people close to me, some of them are in deep mess, as deep as being drug addict. and me.. i am not much better either. but if Britney could pull it off, so could we! so with God's grace, i am looking forward to an excitin...

I closed my 2007 with 'Wild at heart' in mind. Obviously my 2008 has not been 'wild' enough. And as if i am being given a reminder, my 2008 will close with 'Yes Man' in mind. Jim Carrey's latest movie is a purposeful movie that reminds us of the good ol message. 'ships are not made to decorate the harbour'. and men are not made to play safe. who is to decide that photos must not be blur? who is to decide that life must be lived in certain way? everytime we say no to a challenge, we keep away from danger and along with that, opportunity. and when we say yes, we expose ourselves to risks, and along with that, opportunity. But Yes Man's biggest lesson is not that we must learn to say Yes. The challenge is to be able to say what your heart believe, even if others say otherwise, even if your mind says otherwise. it's true that by being different, we risk losing our allies and supports. it's true that we risk making the wrong choice and being m...

hah, am watching CNA and out of sudden, an amusing latest news popped out: 173 People Trapped in Singapore Flyer. Heh.. I wonder how it feels.. I wonder if anyone is making his 'marry me' proposal inside. it must be memorable. but it has to happen at one time or another. in fact this was the 2nd or 3rd time for Singapore flyer to halt. and in a positive note.. it makes for a good image. it exudes 'unpredictability'.. something singapore is somewhat lacking. it gives you that extra expectation when you get inside the flyer, "woah.. i wonder if the flyer would go haywire and i woould get trapped" that's the beauty of life rite ;) just like how Arsenal would win a trophy this season heh

The God I Know - City Harvest Church One of the most wonderful songs I ever heard. Lyric: when the stage is bare tonite there's noone else just you and me when the curtains close behind there's no pretence i'm on my knees i'll lay down my life for this love sacrifice You gave to me its all because of You all because of You the God i know righteous and holy the God i know is faithful and true the God i know my tower of refuge Hearts are healed Christ revealed.. the God i know light of the city the God i know strengthens the weak the God i know Your heart beats within me As You are, so are we.. This is my cry my one desire more of You more of You the church He knows righteous and holy the church He knows faithful and true the church He knows a tower of refuge Hearts are healed Christ revealed.. the church He knows light of the city the church He knows strengthens the weak the church He knows is strong and mighty as He is, so are we..

When I have spare time, I read thru some silly debates that take place in one of the mailing lists I joined. The debates are not worth participating, but I am quite interested to express my thought on certain stuff. "Indon"- due to the origin of the word, 'indon' (short form of Indonesian) is deemed offensive. many Indonesians are unhappy being called indon and make noise. Well.. I am one of those who don't bother. Why? I grew up getting used to be YELLED AT, 'Oi Cina, Cina!'. Do you see us Indonesian Chinese getting mad and post our concern in all the forums? No.. we choose to focus on getting better. though originally 'indon' had that bad meaning, when Singaporean call us indon, they simply call us that because they assume that's the right word (and i believe it sounds more natural to them, compared to 'indo'). because the word 'indonesian' also ends with 'n'. but when our fellow Indonesian call us 'Cina'? it...

not reading news lately, but picked up on the madoff story: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Madoff heh we got the same bday. madoff is somewhat similar to kiyosaki. everyone thought he was a brilliant investor, turned out to be a brillian liar. the difference is.. kiyosaki did not break the law the way madoff did. kiyosaki also didn't 'steal', he only pretended to be rich when he wrote his famous book (of course he is really rich now). so how do these people trick everyone? well.. because the majority of us tend to believe that all those high-flying investment bankers & investors really know what they are doing. and because we all want to be rich and richer. there is a good article on sat paper that mentioned madoff. of course not that people will learn from this. proof: no matter how many time the pyramid scheme comes out, people will still rush for the scheme, and got cheated in the end.

the other day i went to our somerset home for cleaning. there was only one room occupied that day, a room occupied by an Indian family. a man, his wife, and his mum. i was surprised when i saw a bible-like book on the table. i flipped thru the book, and saw a dove picture, i thot, "a bible indeed". it was noon and the mum was the only one at home. we talked while i cleaned. and after a moment, she asked me what i ate for breakfast. i ate pasta.. devi's last cooking for me bfore she went to airport (and missed her plane =P ) then she asked me if i wanted to try south indian noodle. afraid of being served a strange meal, i turned down her offer politely. but mums being mums.. they always know how to make you say yes. so finally.. i agreed. indeed the noodle tasted weird =P thanks God i was taught not to be picky on food, so i could finish it ^^ at least i know now how the original south indian noodle tastes. and then she said something that touched my heart. "i cooked ...

at the corner of your casual smile is the inevitable farewell.. at the end of your gently spoken words is the unanswered question.. are you too fast to leave, am i too slow to let go? are you too fast to break a smile, or am i too slow to hide this tear? i could have sang a thousand songs, and could have played a hundred acts, only to realise that i am singing the same tune, and i never walked away from that stage. not because i can't see beyond the fence, only because.. you are my sky.

because it's Christmas (and in Christmas time you tell the truth) to me.. you are perfect and my wasted heart will love you.. still

Classic Kungfu Movie! Standard storyline but the fighting scenes are.. aaowwweeesomeeee... Makes me want to learn Wing Chun ^^

the challenge now.. is to be able to regain the gentleness of heart, while retaining the coldness and soundness of mind

"Being in politics is costly.. in order to do something good, you may need to stain your hands. But I.. I do not want to teach the children that there is 'necessary evil' in the society!" - Asakura Keita (Kimura Takuya). CHANGE- A politic dorama I am starting to watch. From the first 10 minutes I knew I would love this one. Hmm... politics... what is the chance of us, the children of the Almighty, stepping into politics and make a difference?

1. Free your heart from hatred 2. Free your mind from worry 3. Live simple. 4. Give more. 5. Expect less. and above all.. have Jesus in you.

From the first time I heard from Linda, I suppose at least three years had passed. Maybe more. And only tonight did I get to watch the movie.. I know it's only a movie, and 999 out of 1000 couples that I would know may not have come together in the most serendipitious way. but if only there are two persons who bet on the 1 in a thousand chance.

astaga... ampe ga inget klip aslinya lagu legendaris ini tuh ky gini..

because rainbow seldom appear in full circle, because moon is crescent for many nights, because falling in love isn't always a fairy tale, because we could have so naturally.. fallen for each other.

that's my theme of the day. there were many things that i see and i dun quite understand today. as we walked out of the church, we saw three persons, and i mumbled 'i dun understand'. dian laughed and asked me what i dun understand. obviously, for some reasons that i also dun understand, dian often seems to know what i am thinking. 'i dun understand' how this man was hanging around with that lady and her boyfriend. but maybe dian was right, there could just be some reasons to that. yeah i know you won't understand what i am saying either. we had our lunch at nana thai, and as we walked out, ah girl asked me, "so how is my friend, is she interesting?" her friend is the type of girl that, in my opinion, is not especially pretty but particularly interesting. there is another type of girl who is pretty but not attractive. i also dun understand why. but the biggest mystery of the day was the TWILIGHT! okay.. maybe the novel was suppose to be much better. i ...

Why is it alright to call someone fat, ugly, or stupid.. but it is not okay to speak of his race?

"in this very short time we are living in.. we have to find one thing. that is.. a dream that is worth fighting for" - W, the super hot coach. it struck me that I am 28 soon, meaning.. I have lived almost half as long as my dad does. in 2-3 years time, I will probably be stuck in the whole process of marriage and family. and in 20-30 years time, there is chance that I would sit down, wondering how I have wasted my life.

Sharing my umbrella with a sweet Myanmar girl- who speaks very good English, on my way to SMU. And playing 'ugly doll' with batch fivers at settlers cafe.. its fun guys ^^

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A beautiful song, recommended by vivy. Any singer who comes up with an album title like 'we sing, we dance, we steal things' must be special. Mraz is. And the last sentence spoken on the phone at the end of the song is interesting: "youre an island of reality and im an ocean of diarrhoea"

i have spoken of my dreams so many time but.. at the end of the day.. it is the result that counts. even if i stand in front of mirror everyday and claim to be the next warren buffet, i don't think it would happen this way. not without a dedicated strong mind, not without an undivided heart pumping with faith, not without the thirteen knights, time to silently arise and build.

for the last 20 minutes, i have been staring at the blank blog template, pondering from topic to topic. i realise i have nothing i really feel like saying. well i do have quite a number of stuff to criticise (i always do heh), but it's thanksgiving season, it's december.. it's not time to bring anyone down. and i have not been jealous or angry with anyone as well, i am disappointed with some people that i love but.. it's thanksgiving season, so thanks God that they are still around me. thanks God.. yeah I guess that's the only thing worth mentioning tonight. that God has been good. He has been insensibly, unreasonably, unconditionally, unfailingly good. thanks Jesus.