Life is a game of waiting.. Waiting for the right ride to take us off to the sunset

Monday, July 28, 2008

If you were given three options as below to spend your lovely Monday evening, what would you choose??

A) Working up a good sweat by playing badminton with friends. A game that was decided more than 1 week ago with you having to go through the hassle of booking the court well in advance due to the huge popularity of the game among fellow S'poreans.

B) Catching the Selecao (Five Time World Champions Brazil) live in National Stadium squaring off against your local team. Being mesmerized by Ronaldinho & company. Watching a world class soccer team that had never visited S'pore for the past ten years and most likely not visit our shores again for the next 10 years. (U will have to forfeit Option A if you choose this)

C) Jogging and having dinner alone.

Guess what I chose........

Don't want to dwell on events that had already happen. :) Looking at the bright side of events, it's not everyday that I jog 12 laps at Bedok Stadium. :)

Some things in life are bad
They can really make you mad
Other things just make you swear and curse.
When you're chewing on life's gristle
Don't grumble, give a whistle
And this'll help things turn out for the best...

And...always look on the bright side of life...
Always look on the light side of life...

If life seems jolly rotten
There's something you've forgotten
And that's to laugh and smile and dance and sing.
When you're feeling in the dumps
Don't be silly chumps
Just purse your lips and whistle - that's the thing.

And...always look on the bright side of life...
Always look on the light side of life...

For life is quite absurd
And death's the final word
You must always face the curtain with a bow.
Forget about your sin - give the audience a grin
Enjoy it - it's your last chance anyhow.

So always look on the bright side of death
Just before you draw your terminal breath

Life's a piece of shit
When you look at it
Life's a laugh and death's a joke, it's true.
You'll see it's all a show
Keep 'em laughing as you go
Just remember that the last laugh is on you.

And always look on the bright side of life...
Always look on the right side of life...
(Come on guys, cheer up!)
Always look on the bright side of life...
Always look on the bright side of life...
(Worse things happen at sea, you know.)
Always look on the bright side of life...
(I mean - what have you got to lose?)
(You know, you come from nothing - you're going back to nothing.
What have you lost? Nothing!)
Always look on the right side of life...

Labels: Happenings in life

You can take a picture of something you see. In the future where will I be?
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Sunday, July 27, 2008

I had been studying unusually hard recently. Weekends are dedicated to self study unless I got tasks on hand that I got to deal with. Currently taking Statistic 1 and Maths 1 with Maths 1 being a major killer for me. For someone who had never ever studies A Maths back in Secondary School and miraculously got a B3 for E Maths in O Levels. Maths 1 is like bundling A Level Maths and Poly Maths inside 3 short months. Yes. This might sound a bit far fetched but it is the truth.

To be frank, I had never been so hardworking back when I was a full time student. NEVER EVER. Even when I had 3 Supplementary Papers in one year during my Poly Days. Not sure if time had turn me into someone who is hardworking or one who is simply afraid of screwing up his own studies and dreams. Yes. Those older and higher up in the rank of life have more responsibilities hanging on to them. I am just glad that I had become one of them after a journey of 28 years.

Dreams. I had wrote a few posts on it. The need for someone to have dream and how it is the leading light for people who is shrouded in clouds of gloom and doom. I am beginning to make my first step towards it and to be honest, this painful path made me realize one more thing.

Dreams require lots of determination and discipline before one can reach the promised destination. The travel of a million miles begin with the first single step. To even begin with, one got to take that first single step. It think it is precisely the first single step that is hard to begin with. One can talk till the cow come home and yet unable to achieve anything as all he does is talk. Ah. The beauty of speech.

To me, actions speak louder than words. Always had been. The reason why I am talking about this is the fact that I am seeing friends who are waiting for their dreams to just drop onto their lap from the sky. They can paint beautiful picture of what they want to achieve in life. Their desires and dreams. Problem begin the moment I start to ask them how you plan to achieve it. Most of them will come unstuck.

The older I get, the more I find that planning in life is of utmost importance. Executing the plan after planning for it call for great courage, determination and discipline. Though it had been less than a months since I am a part time student and a full time employee, I am beginning to feel the weariness if it. Working hard during working hours and yet having to be alert after it for your lectures.

There is a saying in Chinese which goes like this. 先苦后甜. One have to go through the hardship in life before being able to enjoy the sweet fruits of one labour. To my friends who are still dreaming, ponder hard. Time flies by in a blink of the eye. I sincerely hope that all of us will be able to achieve our dreams. Nothing can take away good planning and hard work in life.

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You can take a picture of something you see. In the future where will I be?
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Saturday, July 19, 2008

Anger - A strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire

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You can take a picture of something you see. In the future where will I be?
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Sunday, July 13, 2008

I am 28!!! Yup.. Seems like yesterday that I was still serving my NS, being a brash and naive young boy. Ok. The naivety might still be there but it sure had improved over the long winding years.

Reasons for the lack of posting recently are down to a few. Having to accompany friends during their depression period is one. This is one of the tasks that I like. I am not being sadistic. One good things with true friends are that we might not see them as often as we want but the moment we had a fall, we sure know that they will be there to hold us back up again.

Come to think of it, I think I got to thank them for keeping me occupied. I don't really recall me having that much amount of alcohol since I left my previous job. Yes. I had been a relatively good boy for the past 2 years.

Another reason for not being able to post that often also lies with me having to attend classes twice a week. Yes. I had finally started the long self torturous route to getting a BSC in Economics and Finance from London School of Economics and Political Science. Man. I loved the full term of my degree. Ha. Just ask Padi. I am damn sure she knows what I mean.

I had also been to KL and back recently. Got to admit that though KL was not as fun as I thought that it will be, I got absolutely no complains with my companions. Pictures are up in my facebook account and I will try to post some over here if I am

A) Bored with a lot of free time
B) Frustrated with my Maths Tutorial
C) Combination of the Above

Special thanks go out to Hee, Wee and Padi for leading me back to the hotel when I was knocked out by the stupid LONG ISLAND TEA in KL Zouk. Yes. I get drunk easily by that so guys or gals who are remotely interested in taking advantage of me should know what to get me when you see me in a club. :P Especially to Padi. I know I am kinda on the heavy side and damn noisy when I am drunk. So be glad that you were able to sleep on that night. Ha.

Special thanks also go out to friends who had helped or criticize me in anyway over the past 28 years. Brickbats or roses. They all helped me to grow nonetheless. To be honest, I prefer the criticism more at times as they will only tend to spur me on.

To friends that I had not been seeing as often as we used to. Rest assured that all of you will always be in my mind. Read a post from Chin Hui on friends growing apart as he moves on in life. I think that is inevitable. Friends will come and go during the different phrases in life. I am glad that I was able to leave a footprint on others during a point in their life. I am also glad that they were able to do likewise to me.

The names I got to thank are indefinite. You guys know who you are. As I looked back on my past 28 years of existence on this planet we called earth, I was glad to have the companionship of you. I look forward to many great years ahead with you. My beloved friends.

Labels: Life

You can take a picture of something you see. In the future where will I be?
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