现在是什么样的心情
自己也说不上来
也许想太多
也许是一直对生活都太执著
常问自己
到底心里想著什么
又在执著什么
我也无法说出口
只觉得好累好累
对生活开始没有太多的冲动
我真的也不想想太多
好想出去好好的出走
让自己好好的放松
是生活的牵绊
还是自我的束缚
就因我一直都想太多
我真的不想想太多
只要好好的放轻松
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Saturday, August 11, 2007
八八么 (Papaya) - 摇啊摇 - 发啦!!!
Hmm...trying not to don my movie critic hat at this hour of the night, but I guess it does not harm just to give my cents or two of the movie...even though I know practically no one really read my blog...hahah...
First and foremost, I must say I really did enjoy the movie quite a bit and leaving the cinema red eyed and red nosed *blush* Too emotional I told myself but I'm always a sucker for those tear jerking moments and sitting at the last row of the theatre with no one else helps...hahaha
[Spoiler Alert]
Frankly the main cast especially the girl power namely from Yeo Yann Yann 杨雁雁 (simply love her even more since Singapore Dreaming), Mindee Ong 王欣 (has seen her mature since her debut in the early idol times in the then TCS - I must say she was very impressive in the show) and lastly Liu Ling Ling 刘玲玲 (outdo her performance in any J-Team movie, though she left an impression in I Not Stupid) really propelled the show to be as entertaining and touching as it can be. Though I must say the supernatural element (歌台娘娘), the laser shooting bra and the 如来神掌 like duel between the payayas and the durians are somewhat stupidify the movie but somehow hilariously funny.
But I must say, I was not overly impress by 715's performance. I guess there were so much rave comments and accolades about his performance in the papers recently that I expected more than those pair of talking eyes. Hahaha...at times I don't even know if he is smiling during sad moments or sad during happy moments in the show. And do we need really to cast May and Choy as the Durian Sisters? Yes...they are gaining lots of attention in the Singapore media scene but they were really a pain to see on screen especially when they spout those lines in their nearly non existence mandarin.
However, I guess it was quite an interesting hokkien musical movie to watch. Really like the songs , the many impressive 歌台 costumes and the way Royston Tan handles his shots and good editing. The narration by Royston Tan himself never fails to impress since I first watched <<15>>. His voice has a certain magnetism and is able to draw out the inner feelings in you to flow with his narration. 感性之音?
Well, who says hokkien songs are "orbit" and "obiang"? I would say great job to Royston Tan for making a great film to pay tribute to our heritage, our tradition, our culture. Frankly I believe this film is also a tribute not only to 陈金浪 but also to the unsung heroes and heroines of the 七月歌台.
摇啊摇 - 发啦!!!
First and foremost, I must say I really did enjoy the movie quite a bit and leaving the cinema red eyed and red nosed *blush* Too emotional I told myself but I'm always a sucker for those tear jerking moments and sitting at the last row of the theatre with no one else helps...hahaha
[Spoiler Alert]
Frankly the main cast especially the girl power namely from Yeo Yann Yann 杨雁雁 (simply love her even more since Singapore Dreaming), Mindee Ong 王欣 (has seen her mature since her debut in the early idol times in the then TCS - I must say she was very impressive in the show) and lastly Liu Ling Ling 刘玲玲 (outdo her performance in any J-Team movie, though she left an impression in I Not Stupid) really propelled the show to be as entertaining and touching as it can be. Though I must say the supernatural element (歌台娘娘), the laser shooting bra and the 如来神掌 like duel between the payayas and the durians are somewhat stupidify the movie but somehow hilariously funny.
But I must say, I was not overly impress by 715's performance. I guess there were so much rave comments and accolades about his performance in the papers recently that I expected more than those pair of talking eyes. Hahaha...at times I don't even know if he is smiling during sad moments or sad during happy moments in the show. And do we need really to cast May and Choy as the Durian Sisters? Yes...they are gaining lots of attention in the Singapore media scene but they were really a pain to see on screen especially when they spout those lines in their nearly non existence mandarin.
However, I guess it was quite an interesting hokkien musical movie to watch. Really like the songs , the many impressive 歌台 costumes and the way Royston Tan handles his shots and good editing. The narration by Royston Tan himself never fails to impress since I first watched <<15>>. His voice has a certain magnetism and is able to draw out the inner feelings in you to flow with his narration. 感性之音?
Well, who says hokkien songs are "orbit" and "obiang"? I would say great job to Royston Tan for making a great film to pay tribute to our heritage, our tradition, our culture. Frankly I believe this film is also a tribute not only to 陈金浪 but also to the unsung heroes and heroines of the 七月歌台.
摇啊摇 - 发啦!!!
Thursday, August 09, 2007
Sometimes a Bastard We Must Be
We have a vision for tomorrowWhile exiting from ECP, how many times do I feel like a stupid fool queuing up behind the car on the right most lane to filter out into the connecting lane just to be nudged by some rude drivers on the left lane nonchalantly cutting into my lane as if it was their right to cut into the queue I'm in?
Just believe, just believe
We have a goal for Singapore
We can achieve, we can achieve
While boarding the bus, how many times do I feel like a stupid fool, patiently queuing up behind the next boarding passenger just to be nudged by some rude passenger (mostly
aunties) cutting into my queue as if I have to respect the old and give way to them?
While boarding the MRT, how many times do I feel like a stupid fool, patiently queuing up the at the side of the door just to be nudged by some rude passenger who nonchalantly stand right smack in the centre of the opening door forcing their way into the train or best still cutting in front of you because he/she is "courteously" letting the passenger alight from the train? Same goes to alighting the train, where someone stares right back at you as if why am I blocking their way boarding the train?!
I've already lost counts. So many times...I feel like an idiot and cursing at myself for queuing up while others just get their way. Well, quite true isn't it? I guess we have to be a bastard in life sometimes. Like the saying goes, if you can't beat them join them.
You and me, we'll do our part
Stand together, heart to heart
We're going to show the world what Singapore can be
We can achieve, we can achieve
Yeah...I think we can sure to achieve if we just do our part to be an ungracious society. Sometimes a Bastard we must be to get be happy.
Well, Happy Birthday Singapore!!
Sunday, July 08, 2007
Moments
Dinner
"Come let's eat, thank you for working so hard for the family"
Was having dinner with my friends a week ago when I overheard this from the table next to ours. My head turned and found a family of six (mum, dad and their 4 kids) with their maid eating dinner. It brought a smile in me, to see the mum actually serving the maid the food on the table. It was already a heart warming moment to see a family treating their maid with dignity sharing the same food on the table. Then the kid (guess it was the eldest son) stood up and gave the maid a drumstick and mouthing a shy thank you to her. As Singaporeans get more and more effluent and coupled with the many cases of maid/foreign workers abuse, this really made an impression and definitely a moment for me to remember. The parents really showed the children that maids also need to be treated with pride and dignity.
"Come let's eat, thank you for working so hard for the family"
Was having dinner with my friends a week ago when I overheard this from the table next to ours. My head turned and found a family of six (mum, dad and their 4 kids) with their maid eating dinner. It brought a smile in me, to see the mum actually serving the maid the food on the table. It was already a heart warming moment to see a family treating their maid with dignity sharing the same food on the table. Then the kid (guess it was the eldest son) stood up and gave the maid a drumstick and mouthing a shy thank you to her. As Singaporeans get more and more effluent and coupled with the many cases of maid/foreign workers abuse, this really made an impression and definitely a moment for me to remember. The parents really showed the children that maids also need to be treated with pride and dignity.
Friday, June 29, 2007
Sunday, June 24, 2007
Mask
We wear a mask for so long
We no longer remember the person we are underneath
Beneath this mask there's more than flesh
Beneath this mask there's an idea
And ideas are bulletproof
- V for Vendatta
Monday, June 18, 2007
Life Lessons and Sand Castle
To many, building a sand castle was a kiddy thing but this evening I had a life lesson just seeing a demo at the Sand Castle Corner (yeah...didn't know we had such corner...haha) near the Lagoon Hawker Centre in East Coast Parkway.
Yeah...as most typical Singaporean I was drawn by the crowd crowding around the Sand Castle Corner and I saw this uncle teaching the kids, maids and parents how to build sand castles. First impression, sales talk trying to sell his sand castle building equipment...Second impression, some ex-army (his tone was like a RSM) guy trying to make a living. Third impression, a teacher of life lessons (only to find out later that he gives motivational talks and the creator and patenter of the "Ang Ku Kueh" Sand Castle Builder).
As I stood there listening to him, I was impressed...no doubt his constant taunting of the Singapore education system and how Singaporean kids are pampered and different with the Ang-Mo kids struck a string in me...the more I listen to him the more impressed I was of him pricking at the very fact of life.
"Ideas without action is worthless"
"I don't know, let's try it to see if it works"
"Getting your hands dirty and try it out is more important than standing there to look at what I'm doing"
Probably these are not his exact words but the gist of it. I was really quite impress how he can make sand castle building into a lesson of life especially to the crowd of kids.
Really never judge a book by its cover and you'll never know in some corner of this little red dot...who knows there is always a teacher hidden somewhere where one can learn a life lesson or two.
Yeah...as most typical Singaporean I was drawn by the crowd crowding around the Sand Castle Corner and I saw this uncle teaching the kids, maids and parents how to build sand castles. First impression, sales talk trying to sell his sand castle building equipment...Second impression, some ex-army (his tone was like a RSM) guy trying to make a living. Third impression, a teacher of life lessons (only to find out later that he gives motivational talks and the creator and patenter of the "Ang Ku Kueh" Sand Castle Builder).
As I stood there listening to him, I was impressed...no doubt his constant taunting of the Singapore education system and how Singaporean kids are pampered and different with the Ang-Mo kids struck a string in me...the more I listen to him the more impressed I was of him pricking at the very fact of life.
"Ideas without action is worthless"
"I don't know, let's try it to see if it works"
"Getting your hands dirty and try it out is more important than standing there to look at what I'm doing"
Probably these are not his exact words but the gist of it. I was really quite impress how he can make sand castle building into a lesson of life especially to the crowd of kids.
Really never judge a book by its cover and you'll never know in some corner of this little red dot...who knows there is always a teacher hidden somewhere where one can learn a life lesson or two.
Wednesday, June 06, 2007
Sunday, June 03, 2007
Sentiments Libéraux
Est-ce que je suis trop libéral avec mes sentiments?
J'espère pas
J'espère pas
Je ne peux pas attendre pour me réveiller demain
Et trouvez dehors cette promesse est vrai
Je ne devrais jamais aller de nouveau au jour avant vous
J'espère pas
J'espère pas
Je ne peux pas attendre pour me réveiller demain
Et trouvez dehors cette promesse est vrai
Je ne devrais jamais aller de nouveau au jour avant vous
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Numbing Rumblings 2007
So many times
Lingering in my thoughts
I want to know the reason behind it all
Demanding to make the pain and hurt go away
But each time the struggle gets harder and harder
Was it pride?
Fear?
Or was it resentment?
Let it be
Let it just whither and die
Not wanting to ruffle its feathers
But this time it took a longer time
Lie still
Blankly...Quietly...Peacefully
Waiting to be reanimated back into life...
Lingering in my thoughts
I want to know the reason behind it all
Demanding to make the pain and hurt go away
But each time the struggle gets harder and harder
Was it pride?
Fear?
Or was it resentment?
Let it be
Let it just whither and die
Not wanting to ruffle its feathers
But this time it took a longer time
Lie still
Blankly...Quietly...Peacefully
Waiting to be reanimated back into life...
Sunday, May 27, 2007
Saturday, May 26, 2007
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Sunday, May 20, 2007
爱．倦怠
我以为我已把手轻轻放开
让失落的心 慢慢的释怀
但我却还沉迷在那不再的未来
伤还未癒合 心碎的感觉 还那么的熟悉
牵你的手仍有余温 但已感觉到你渐渐退去的热情
是累了吗？还是已经没有了感觉？
还爱我吗？还是已经厌倦？
真的不想醒来 面对你对爱情的倦怠
让失落的心 慢慢的释怀
但我却还沉迷在那不再的未来
伤还未癒合 心碎的感觉 还那么的熟悉
牵你的手仍有余温 但已感觉到你渐渐退去的热情
是累了吗？还是已经没有了感觉？
还爱我吗？还是已经厌倦？
真的不想醒来 面对你对爱情的倦怠
Saturday, May 12, 2007
What Hurts the Most
[Never found a song so close to my heart....'cher...just want to share this with you...]
I can take the rain on the roof of this empty house
That don’t bother me
I can take a few tears now and then and just let them out
I’m not afraid to cry every once in a while
Even though going on with you gone still upsets me
There are days every now and again I pretend I’m ok
But that’s not what gets me
It’s hard to deal with the pain of losing you everywhere I go
But I’m doin’ It
It’s hard to force that smile when I see our old friends and I’m alone
Still Harder
Getting up, getting dressed, livin’ with this regret
What hurts the most
Is being so close
And having so much to say
And watching you walk away
And never knowing
What could have been
And not seeing that loving you
Is what I was trying to do
What hurts the most
Is being so close
And having so much to say
And watching you walk away
And never knowing
What could have been
And not seeing that loving you
Is what I was trying to do
Not seeing that loving you
That’s what I was trying to do
I can take the rain on the roof of this empty house
That don’t bother me
I can take a few tears now and then and just let them out
I’m not afraid to cry every once in a while
Even though going on with you gone still upsets me
There are days every now and again I pretend I’m ok
But that’s not what gets me
What hurts the most
Was being so close
And having so much to say
And watching you walk away
And never knowing
What could have been
And not seeing that loving you
Is what I was tryin’ to do
It’s hard to deal with the pain of losing you everywhere I go
But I’m doin’ It
It’s hard to force that smile when I see our old friends and I’m alone
Still Harder
Getting up, getting dressed, livin’ with this regret
But I know if I could do it over
I would trade give away all the words that I saved in my heart
That I left unspoken
What hurts the most
Is being so close
And having so much to say
And watching you walk away
And never knowing
What could have been
And not seeing that loving you
Is what I was trying to do
What hurts the most
Is being so close
And having so much to say
And watching you walk away
And never knowing
What could have been
And not seeing that loving you
Is what I was trying to do
Not seeing that loving you
That’s what I was trying to do
- by Rascal Flatts from Me and My Gang
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Sunday, May 06, 2007
Love Changes Everything
Found this old MV by Michael Ball.
'cher...Thanks for sharing this song with me.
Thanks for what we shared...though short...
I'm grateful though sad to let it go....
'cher...Thanks for sharing this song with me.
Thanks for what we shared...though short...
I'm grateful though sad to let it go....
- from Aspect of Love
Monday, March 26, 2007
Way Back Into Love
['cher - If you ever read my blog...hahaha...;-P]
I've been living with a shadow overhead
I've been sleeping with a cloud above my bed
I've been lonely for so long
Trapped in the past, I just can't seem to move on
I've been hiding all my hopes and dreams away
Just in case I ever need'em again someday
I've been setting aside time
To clear a little space in the corners of my mind
All I want to do is find a way back into love
I can't make it through without a way back into love
Oh oh oh
I've been watching but the stars refuse to shine
I've been searching but I just don't see the signs
I know that it's out there
There's got to be something for my soul somewhere
I've been looking for someone to shed some light
Not just somebody just to get me through the night
I could use some direction
And I'm open to your suggestions
There are moments when I don't know if it's real
Or if anybody feels the way I feel
I need inspiration
Not just another negotiation
I've been living with a shadow overhead
I've been sleeping with a cloud above my bed
I've been lonely for so long
Trapped in the past, I just can't seem to move on
I've been hiding all my hopes and dreams away
Just in case I ever need'em again someday
I've been setting aside time
To clear a little space in the corners of my mind
All I want to do is find a way back into love
I can't make it through without a way back into love
Oh oh oh
I've been watching but the stars refuse to shine
I've been searching but I just don't see the signs
I know that it's out there
There's got to be something for my soul somewhere
I've been looking for someone to shed some light
Not just somebody just to get me through the night
I could use some direction
And I'm open to your suggestions
All I want to do is find a way back into love
I can't make it through without a way back into love
And if I open my heart again
I guess I'm hoping you'll be there for me in the end
There are moments when I don't know if it's real
Or if anybody feels the way I feel
I need inspiration
Not just another negotiation
All I want to do is find a way back into love
I can't make it through without a way back into love
And if I open my heart to you
I'm hoping you'll show me what to do
And if you help me to start again
You know that I'll be there for you in the end
- from the Original Soundtrack of Music & Lyrics
Saturday, March 24, 2007
Reflections of 33
Took quite a long hiatus since my last entry. Yeah, as Britney Spears will say "Oops I did it again!" Haha...indeed she did it again with her 'bald' move...haha
Had been searching and trying to find new directions for the past 3 months.Getting on feet and releasing the grip of the past to look forward to a better 2007.
The year passed did not end with pomp and circumstance and in fact I got into quite a rut, a mess in the 33 years of my earthly existence. Taking a step back and looking at the months that had gone by...I was simply indulging myself in self-pity and emotional rollercoaster. I've lost friends, lost trusts, lost passions and lost my life (ok don't worry I'm not being suicidal...haha).
Quick reflections of the last months:
27 Jan
Finally decided to let go and move on...no point holding on to something that is no longer yours...
CNY (18 Feb - 20 Feb)
Getting out and start catching up with my friends whom I have neglected and isolated myself from. Thank you all for your concerns and encouragements. You all are really friends indeed.
01 Mar
Final showdown and decided to walk out of the rut. Tendered my resignation.
17 Mar
Was it fate or was it by chance that we finally met...
Had been searching and trying to find new directions for the past 3 months.Getting on feet and releasing the grip of the past to look forward to a better 2007.
The year passed did not end with pomp and circumstance and in fact I got into quite a rut, a mess in the 33 years of my earthly existence. Taking a step back and looking at the months that had gone by...I was simply indulging myself in self-pity and emotional rollercoaster. I've lost friends, lost trusts, lost passions and lost my life (ok don't worry I'm not being suicidal...haha).
Quick reflections of the last months:
27 Jan
Finally decided to let go and move on...no point holding on to something that is no longer yours...
CNY (18 Feb - 20 Feb)
Getting out and start catching up with my friends whom I have neglected and isolated myself from. Thank you all for your concerns and encouragements. You all are really friends indeed.
01 Mar
Final showdown and decided to walk out of the rut. Tendered my resignation.
17 Mar
Was it fate or was it by chance that we finally met...
Sunday, March 18, 2007
Happy Enlistment
15 years ago...I was enlisted into 2BTS Foxtrot Company...
夕阳西下，海风轻送晚霞
德光岛 我的家
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