Thursday, December 28, 2006

There is nothing to say

I google imaged it an found this.


Hur hur hur...

Tuesday, December 26, 2006

Journey

I go back to Penang tomorrow.

To those that i'll miss, be rest assured that i'm thinking of you

To those that i wont, i'll see you when i see you

To those that i never met up with, i'm sorry

To those i left with unfinished business, i didnt mean to

Its time for me to go.

Saturday, December 23, 2006

Away in a manger, no crib for a bed...

This Sunday there will be a preview of one song from the Christmas piece. Since its just a sneak peek, we agreed to just dress normal. I suggested we all wear jeans, then there'd be some kind of uniformity.

The idea was immediately kicked out, and one of the reasons was "we want the choir to look like a choir."

What the squat? The current outfit we are wearing is so off and not at all 'choir-like' in my opinion. You say that jeans are a no no, but flowery wrap around skirts (the kind worn on the beach) are okay? To me they're at the same level.

When the decision to wear the skirts was made, i didn't get involved and accepted it, so i've no right to complain. But i was told next time i should speak out and voice my opinion blah blah... So i did that, and i knew it was no point, cause straight away a no, even though at least half prefered jeans.

I dont mind my idea being rejected, but to say no outrightly and things like, "dont look like a choir" and shaking a disapproving head like i said something so wrong. That i do not like. I fail to understand why wearing jeans would be seen as disrespectful, or not proper. I dont like it when things are automatically turned down with the "holy answer" but no explanation. Who set the church dress code anyway? What if i dont have 'formal' wear for the preview and what if all i had were jeans. Extreme example but, what if?

Aanother thing that irked me. If i didn't have or couldnt find the outfit, i was told "Go and buy lah..!" Yup, money grows on trees. It never crosses anyone's mind that its not so easy for others to just spend money ya know...Taken for granted that ''sure, everyone can afford to buy wat.." And put in that way, no person that couldn't afford to, would dare say so.

Someone told me its supposed to be a consensus choir.

Righttttt.


ps: I apologize for the grumbles. Who cares anyway, after all- its just clothes.

Thursday, December 21, 2006

Less than 2cents

There is only so much that a person can take. But the only way to know where that limit is, is to be pushed beyond it.

How ironic.

I sometimes wish i was a simple person. I see simple people going through life, so. . . easily. Yes yes, dont judge a book by its cover, still waters run deep...blah blah... Shut up. It is what i think, my perspective, my point of view. There are simple people in this world. And its like, they dont have to think so much in life, life just goes on. Like the song.

I wonder myself if what i'm choosing is wise. Knowing the possible outcome. Its Hope again, that agonizingly precious thing that can both make and break. Hope is something that i cant ever shut out when i'm not wanting it the most. When i want to hope, i dont have it the same way as when i dont want to hope, and it comes in strong.

I've got to get my head on straight. See things clearly. But do i want to...

Do you know why i dislike getting older?

Because the decisions we have to make as we age become more and more significant ones. Things that effect life in the bigger picture.

I'm not trivializing the other stuff when i was younger and writing them off as nothing, for example choosing Arts or Science. Sounds 'small' to me [now]. I dont even recall putting much thought or effort or whatever into it. Quite easy to choose. I didn't feel troubled.

For some time now, i've been beyond the age where i can be excused from the bad choices i make, or where someone else can smooth things over for me. I cannot plead ignorance, for it is my fault if i am. I cannot run under the protection of parents or else i'll remain a kid forever.

Faced with having to decide, i have to think things through carefully. The kind where you feel burdened and mull over it long and hard. I am responsible for my own actions, and therefore i have to live with the outcomes of what i choose.

There are no answers given. Only after you choose the road will you know, "uh oh, that was way wrong" or "good choice". Obviously though, when you make a decision, at that moment you think its the best one to make.

From what i gather of Life though, i've realized i'll probably never be happy in the way i want. The perfect happiness is not induced but exists from within. The worst is one that requires effort, believing a lie, but knowing deep down its a shadow of the real deal.

No one can be blamed though, for believing a lie they never knew was not true.

Tuesday, December 19, 2006

Would you date this guy?
























A.
Yes
B. No
C. I'll think about it..

Friday, December 15, 2006

Ciaoz

Its 5 in the morning, and i'm off.

Back to Penang.












Not emo cause its only for a day, i'll be back tomorrow.
Reason being an uncle of mine from the UK coming for a short visit and choir practice.

Registration, here i come.

Wednesday, December 13, 2006

Casino Royale

We all know that the new Bond show came out, and my opinion of it is that its pretty good. Even though i initially thought the 'new' Bond would be... bleh, turns out he's alright. Grows on you.

But after watching, it lead to discussions about poker. Specifically, How to play Poker.















In the movie, it just looks so sophisticated and attractive, with the exception of the bleeding eye.

So the other night, 4 of us played.















Was the first time for Chris and I. We were fumbling through the inital rounds, but eventually got the hang of it.

I must say though, that our version was way more intense than what Bond went through. Instead of playing for money, we played to not have to eat the leftovers which was a whole load of :

















Basically, we all started with -10, and had to come up from that. The winner of the round minuses off what his winnings were, while the losers gotta count their loses and convert them to satay sticks.

Know the fancy chips Bond uses, and how they toss them into the middle of the table?

Well, we had ours,














We played till 5.30am, and the last round was the most kan cheeong of all. This was the scenario, Chris down by bout 100+, Sam down by a few, Jo up by 300+ and i was down by 40. I folded with my lau-yah cards and watched the action.

Its darn funny to see how it all went on, with the "poker faces" and we all suddenly have PhD's in Psychology, where we analyze every blink.


The last bet was the Big Kahuna, of 300...! What would you do if you had these cards below...
Is the guy on the left bluffing or does he have something...






















...turns out he did, and thus changing Jo's +300 to a -144...














Since we are people of our words, we ate.

The breakdown was,

Me - 8 sticks

Jo - 16 sticks

Chris - 51sticks

Tuesday, December 12, 2006

Heart Song

Chris is playing the piano behind me.

The tune is so sad sounding.

Whenever i listen to instrumentals, if i'm free and can focus, i'll try and think up a story to suit the music. Or rather, the music is telling me a story.

Right now, its a sad story. Like, of a young man that never approached the love of his life, and then spends the rest of his life in regret for that one moment when everything was perfect for him to let her knows how he felt, but let that moment slip by. And years later he's alone walking down the street during autumn, resigned to not having any partner in his life other than her, cause he knows she was the one.

Jiwang...

The tune has changed. Now its about a girl whose heart has been shattered into a million pieces and she's afraid because she's faced with a guy who is caring and looks into her heart and knows she's hurting. She's afraid to open up and risk the chance of the past repeating itself. He just smiles at her and for that moment they are both comfortable and secure, blissful.

The power of music.

Saturday, December 09, 2006

*Woof*

Considering once i go back to uni i'll be tv-less, i've been stocking up on the idiot box so i'll survive the next semester. Have always been meaning to catch this movie, sadly timing always tak ngam. Finally today i was in the right place at the right time for :




















And i enjoyed it very much...Yeah yeah, it's a romantic comedy but before saying "Ugh, they're all the same and fake..bla bla.." this one is the same but different, and since pretty much every movie is fake, who cares?

Besides, it has this plus point




*semi swoon*








Even knowing that i know i know how the endings will be, i'll still watch these kinda movies. And what i liked about Must Love Dogs was the interaction between the 2main characters, and the family scenes.

The dialogue is great, and there are several lines that were mini-bombs


Carol: Where are your boob shirts?
[holds up Sarah's sweaters]
Sarah: What?
Carol: Your *boob* shirts!
Christine: Don't worry, I brought some of mine!


Jake: i think your heart grows back bigger ya know, once you get the shit beat out of you. And the universe lets your heart expand that way, cause thats the function of all this pain and heartache that you go through and you gotta go through that to come out to a better place


Jake: It's a long story, something about the violation of expectations and a crushing loss of faith, and love, and life, and art.
Bill: So it's a girl?
Jake: Yes.
Bill: I've had a little bit of girl trouble myself lately. But it is better to have loved and lost, am I right?
Jake: She was a unique constellation of attributes; she was my Hallie's comet. But the universe is designed to break your heart, right?
Bill: A philosopher as well as an artist, yes, it is we who suffer most.
Jake: Yes, with the possible exception of the victims of violent crime



Wah. How come in reality i never hear guys coming up with those types of lines - She was a unique constellation of attributes; she was my Hallie's comet. *melt*

There was a nice part where the father recites a poem of William Butler Yeats called

Brown Penny
I whispered, 'I am too young,'
And then, 'I am old enough';
Wherefore I threw a penny
To find out if I might love.
'Go and love, go and love, young man,
If the lady be young and fair.'
Ah, penny, brown penny, brown penny,
I am looped in the loops of her hair.

O love is the crooked thing,
There is nobody wise enough
To find out all that is in it,
For he would be thinking of love
Till the stars had run away
And the shadows eaten the moon.
Ah, penny, brown penny, brown penny,
One cannot begin it too soon.



O, if only i could recite power poems that can suit the moment. Sure blow everyone away...

Or at least the 1/4 that understand la...

Thursday, December 07, 2006

Big Bro

When: a Wednesday About 2months ago
Where: Birdcage, USM
Who: Me, K- & W-
How: Pen, paper, a stamp and 3 creative brains
What: We read Youth Big Bro and decided to write in with our own fabricated problem.
Why: We were bored

Yesterday in The Star, it came out, and is the chosen one to be discussed on air, red 104.9 Sunday at noon.

I dunno how to put in links to the online Star one, but its entitled Torn Between Two Guys.

So was it a bad thing to do? My mom says i was robbing someone who actually has a problem the chance for help.

It was likened to prank calling Befrienders and telling them you want to comit suicide.

Sigh.

I can't see what's the big deal, and i can justify it in so many ways. But maybe that's the problem.

Tuesday, December 05, 2006

"Word of wisdom" on how to speak to a girl

Dont talk to her breasts. Always look into her eyes and keep eye contact. It shows that you're interested in what she's saying.Then let your eyes travel down to her lips, it means your listening to what she says, not just hearing.Finally take a quick glance down at her cleavage, to acknowledge that you appreciate her taking the trouble and care to dress up for you.
-J, my guy friend who believes what he read in a mens magazine-

What a load of nonsense.
But if anyone does try it, please let me know how it goes... =p


This is unrelated to the title. For some reason everytime i watch House,




<--Dr. Gregory House










he reminds me of





<--Weng Soon










*shrugs*

Sunday, December 03, 2006

I feel crappy

I'm sick and tired and sad.

Not the best of combinations.




















Just want it all to go away.

I tried to sleep, but it was the worst two hours of tossing and turning, getting like, 5seconds of sleep between each toss and turn. My brain was hyper awake and thoughts of the past few days kept playing in my head, wondering if i'm actually happy. Not only that, the choir songs also were being repeated mentally. Imagine "Glo- o -ria....." on Repeat x25. So bloody annoying. To the point of me wondering if it would be better to just get a sudden illness and die. Or get banged by a car.

Not that i'm suicidal, never have been. I'm just;

Sick and tired and sad.

Saturday, December 02, 2006

Birds of a feather

Usually people keep dogs, cats, fish...The normal stuff.

Jungle Lodge has a pair of really cool birds - geese.

Now, geese are very aggresive animals, and whenever anyone approached, they got all riled up, made loud 'honking' noises (which means, "back off!") and charged.

One male and one female.

















Like an old married couple, they waddle around the campsite together. I rarely saw one without the other. Only after someone pointed it out, i realized that when people went near, and they felt threatened, it was the male that would rush forward and attack, to protect his mate. He jaga her. And although some campers almost got pecked, it was so nice of him.

One night when i was outside the meeting hall alone, i saw the shadow of the two, waddling across the grassy field. As my eyes adjusted to the darkness, my gaze followed their steady pace. Left, right...left, right...left, right...Suddenly, one stopped and started pecking at the ground (i assume found a worm?) but the other didnt notice and kept going till a few paces later. When (s)he did realize, (s)he abruptly halted, didn't budge till the other was done, caught up and then they continued their walk together.

It was a grin moment for me.

Friday, December 01, 2006

Tracking the Monster

Today is World AIDS Day

What does this mean to me or you?

I can honestly say its not something that i've seriously thought about, worried about, or even associated myself with because i dont have it, nor do i know anyone personally who does.

AIDS has always been taught to be something primarily spread by having sex, which is true. So the 'simple' answer is dont have sex and you'll be spared. Yes, sounds like a simple answer, but it is not so simple when more and more people seem to be gettin it on, even in our 'conservative' Asian countries. I dont think rich college kids from middle class society ever worry about contracting AIDS when they make the decision to sleep with someone, they're more worried about pregnancy and thats why they wear a condom. Even so, having so called safe sex does not give 100% guarantees.

AIDS is one of those things that only pops up when we see stuff in the media, a song on the radio and we tell ourselves "It'll never happen to me." Like striking the lottery. We pity those that do suffer, and life goes on. It shouldn't be that way.

Watching documentaries, reading articles and being educated, puts things into perspective.

I'm not a saint, nor daring enough to say i'm gonna do something big or wow, but i must always remind myself to remember.

Remember to be thankful for the little things.
Remember those who go without.
Remember the people less fortunate than me.

We know all this.

We just tend to forget to remember.


If you can, watch a program on MTV called Tracking the Monster.

For more info:
http://www.worldaidsday.org/


-Every 6 seconds a person is infected with HIV-

Tuesday, November 28, 2006

One Small Child

Camp experience has to take the backseat to what happened yesterday. A dear friend of mine gave birth to a healthy baby boy!















I was so excited when i got the news, and couldn't believe it. I mean, yes i know eventually he had to come into the world, you can't hold a baby in forever. But knowing it will happen is so different from it actually happening, ya know?

So today i went to visit the day old mommy, daddy and baby.



Listening to a detailed description of giving birth is like:





*Arghhhhhhhhh!*










I shall not elaborate, but i urge whoever reading this to go ask your mom what she went through to bring you into the world. *shiver* Hopefully will make you appreciate her more than just on Mothers Day.


Makes me marvel at the strength women have, its really amazing. Really.


In a way though, i guess all the pain is worth it when you get your first glimpse of your own bundle of joy




Ang-goo-goo!











At the moment he's still a wrinkly little worm, totally wrapped up like a mummy and was asleep when we were there, so cant really tell what he looks like. However, before i left he did open his eyes a teeny, weeny bit and i did the girly squeal thing.. (so sue me)


To the parents - CONGRATULATIONS!


To the lil' one - Welcome to the World!


To doctors - Thank you for Epidural!!!

Monday, November 27, 2006

Much needed R & R

What a week... Today i finally had the luxury of waking up at 11am!!! I've been so busy Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday and Sunday. With what? PKA Family Camp, followed by PKA Exco Retreat and Planning. Wah!!! Advice to everyone - dont ever try it, its not plesant.

So anyway, now i'm recooperating and trying to fight off a bad cough i've had the whole week.

Half my photo's aren't with me cause my camera ran outa space, but here are some of the ones i liked




A helping hand (arms and back).















Our jungle trekking final destination.



























































Moody group leader, Kian Huat in his stylo-mylo wellington boots.

















Any guess at who's foot this is?
















Sink-row-nice swimming


















Posers - both still single and available















-To Be Cont'-

Friday, November 24, 2006

A toast to the time that passed

The time passed so much faster than i thought possible. It seems like just yesterday, i was different, and today i'm living a whole new age. I have been Moody the past few days, inside me not outwardly. Thinking of the end that was inevitable. God has been good to me, and tonight i go to sleep thanking him for all He's done in my past, my present and also whatever lies ahead.

I was depressed, and you made me happy.
I was dreading it, but it wasnt so bad.
I felt small, but you all made me feel big.


There's a lump in my throat and for some reason i'm blinking rapidly so i end here.


Thank you...

Monday, November 20, 2006

PKA Camp Begins!

Here are just 4 reasons why those who didn't sign up for camp are gonna regret it...

Number 4 -



The dorms are situated in a pretty cool spot. And the showers are even cool-er!










Number 3 -




There are lepak places around the campsite where you can just chill...









Number 2 -



Relaxing view of the river where you can squat and spend time reflecting.














And of course, the Number 1 reason why you'll regret not coming is.....................
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The people are all very nice and friendly.











It has finally time. PKA FAMILY CAMP 2006, Jungle Lodge, Gombak!

Ciao people, i'll be gone for 4 days and 3 nights. And busy pretty much the whole weekend. *muaks muaks*

Byeeeeee!

Friday, November 17, 2006

Torn

How can you feel the sorrow when surrounded by happiness
Fight off the anger while being faced with peace
Stem the bubbling urge to scream in harmonious surroundings
And let opportunity slip away inch by inch, as another builds up.

Tuesday, November 14, 2006

Skirts and time

For those that dunno, smack yourselves and read this brief summary of mine.

- Journalist wears skirt to Penang City Hall that has CCTV and camera zooms in on female thighs.
- Journalist spots thighs on CCTV screen and lodges a report.
- Journalist pulak kena accused for dressing sexily and purposely attracting this kinda unwanted attention.

What the heck ?



<---- You call this sexy dressing?


Aiyoh Melissa..why la you wear such a short skirt...? Kekeke...
=p








Penang Municipal Council president has just showed what an idiot he is.


-ooOOOoo- <--Why do exam papers always have this strange formation at the end?


Weeee...Been back only 4 days but it feels like a whole lot longer. Its the magic of crossing the Penang bridge. The other side suddenly *poof* disappears and i wonder if all i've left behind is still going on as usual. The activities. The people. The atmosphere. Odd. Hope everyone is still alive and well, not pining for me yet.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder or Out of sight, Out of mind. =p

I've been enjoying myself so far, flopping on my couch, playing with my dogs and especially getting to be with Jon and not just hear his voice over the phone. Except, i've got a sore throat which is my own fault for not drinking enough water. So, everyone- please remember to drink...H2o!

In church on Sunday, i was taken back by the young 'kids' who all look so grown up! The ones who were in lower secondary are now Form 5 and college. When did that happen? Jonathan Mah is now way taller than me and a handsome young, young man. How can that be? He's supposed to be shorter. Dinah the Monkey is sitting for her SPM edi. Gosh...Where did the time go.

Being away from home , even though its only been a year and a half, you do miss out on a lot of things. I feel kinda sad knowing i'm not part of these young'ens lives, not knowing what they're doing, how they're doing and who they've become. Its the same with everyone i guess, not only the kids but my peers. Those i hardly recognize, those who've changed. Its scary, for i never know if the change is in a way that i will be accepted by them as the same friend as i was before. Although i dont think i've changed much over the years, i guess i have in some ways. For the better i hope. =/

I just found out that Judging Amy has reached its final season... Shelby sad. Mathew, how la? No more Amy and Bruce and Maxine dan lain-lain. Sigh.

I end with an example of how maths and some people just dont work:

Queen Shelby: I dont care, it was all your fault!
Skinny Squat: Eh- Some of it was your fault o-kay...
Queen Shelby: Fine, it was at least 80% your fault.
Skinny Squat: Ah, but still you're 30% to blame!

Wah-lau...

Some were born for science, some were born for maths, some were born for engineering, some were born for economics and some special ones were born for English!

Saturday, November 11, 2006

She's a black magic woman, and she's trying to make a devil out of me

Gah! I cant find any stuff online about Alleycats.

They were at the Mass COm 35yr of Birth Dinner and they were the BOMB !

I cant believe i was clapping and singing along to a band from my dad's time....whoa.

Evergreen.

Now my lappie battie is dying- i so need a new one.

Home, see you in 15hours.

Friday, November 10, 2006

What i've been up to...

Top 5 things i've been doing since exams ended (in no particular order)



5.Packing - the inevitable at the end of each semester.










4. CHilling- lepaking with kaki lang on the island before heading back to civilization.













3. Eating like a pig - err, no comment.















2. Laptopping- dvd watching, music listning, solitaire playing and onlining at Istimewa.











1. Sleeping - O Sleep, how thou has made me happy...(on average 10hours...tsk tsk!)










Thank goodness i'm going back soon. Not that anything's wrong with lovely, wonderful Penang...but when you dont have your own transport to get around, its kinda- bleh. Whole reason i stayed back 4extra days is cause tomorrow i'm going for some 35th Mass Com Anniversary of Birth dinner, i think- or something like that.

What do you do when a friend sms's you saying "I'm drunk and i'm driving" and then tells you he's safely eating maggi goreng 5mins from home.
Idiot.

Gah! Its 5.30 in the morning...

*just watched Rascal Flatts music video for What Hurts the Most, and the ending made my skin get goose bumps...*

Wednesday, November 08, 2006

Swan

For those that remember me raving about it some time ago, Prison Break is an awesome series.













And its impacted some friends around me to even quote lines from the show *cough-andrew-cough*. But it is darn cool. Those who've watched will definitely know of the origami Swan that Michael Scofield folds.












But some *cough-chris-cough* just...

Try.

But

end

up

making







an Elephant. i think...

Monday, November 06, 2006

Hug her if you see her today !

Goosfraba

I'm peeved borderline pissed.
Trying my best not to think about it, and make a mountain outta a mole hill.
So the scenario's like this: I talk to a friend A, who reveals that someone said something about me. Eventually find out it B. Just asked B to find out why B said what B did, and discover, hey- it came from C. And B didnt wanna say who C was.

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Why am peeved borderline pissed is cause its about something that would then make me wonder about the source of it all anyway.

The only way for me to keep it as peeved and away from pissed is to not think about it.
And its hard cause i think.

I was telling someone how i didnt expect it, of all people them to be talking about me in that way, and then he said something that is true. We all do it.

Yeah, we all probably talk about our friends to a certain extent, but the thing is you are not supposed to be telling them what was talked about....Hello?!?!

Not only that, not everything i tell people is meant to be told to the other person, even though we're in the same circle of friends. I mean...I may not say specifically "This is a secret ya..." but dont pandai-pandai go and pass it on. Have some brains, please.

Ish.

Goosfraba. Goosfraba. Goosfraba.

I wish i could just say, Heck it lah!

But i'm not amused. NOt this time.

I've heard somewhere that drawing is theraputic :





Title: Peeved Borderline Pissed
By: Shelby Ng











Its a lie.

Saturday, November 04, 2006

Morning Madness


C'mon Kitty,
*Do the hustle ! *










"Dut dut dut dut dut dut dut dut dut, dut dut dut dut dut dut dut dut dut..."

Friday, November 03, 2006

Violent Visual

The following might be too much for some to take, so i advise those with weak hearts and stomaches not to scroll down.


Recently my dear friend had gotten involved in some unpleasant business, which he described as "something he would never wish upon anyone, ever."


Happened around 6ish somewhere in PJ New Town aka State and lasted several hours.


I should have realised when he didn't answer my calls that something was happening.


His eyes have been blackened out to protect his identity.






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*gasp!*

What did they do to my friend ?!?!?!





Apparently he's not the only victim.
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What is the world coming to...


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On a separate note, to those who're in PJ/KL:












Last performance will be this Sat 4 & Sun 5 November 2006, at The Life Chapel,9 Jalan 17/21E, Petaling Jaya. Both days at 8pm. For more details visit : http://www.footstoolplayers.com/

Go watch!