comfortably dumb

.korean.

2008-04-07T08:00:00.000-07:00

ehh i'm back from my vacation.
managed to come back with quite a bundle.
pretty satisfied (:

previous weeks.
my sister was hooked on this korean drama.. full house
featuring Rain and korean girls.
all i know from there is this song.
hooked on it now. haha

and... 3 days to NS.
how sweeeet (:

7th April 2008

.where the heart mellows.

2008-04-02T08:48:00.000-07:00

y'know, as time passes, the mind and soul mellows with it.
i used to love bing bang music. now it's still the love.
but im standing on the other extreme side too.
i love listening to love songs with Yaz on class 95.
haha. call it mellowing of the heart.
i kinda like this song..
it's by the band 'simply red'...

So Not Over You

Don’t know why I still slept on my side of the bed

The emptiness when you were gone kept ringing in my head

Told myself I really had to move along now

Stop regretting all the things I left unsaid, yeah yeah

So I tore up your letters

Took your picture off my wall

I deleted your number, it was too hard not to call

Felt a little better, told myself I’d be fine

Got to live for the good times up ahead, yeah yeah

‘Cos everywhere I go

There’s a love song that reminds me of you

And even though I knew I had to be strong

I was still not over you

‘Cos I still believe and I could see how there’s nothing left of you and me

That time is over

‘Cos I’m so not over you

All my friends try to tell me better find somebody new

Why waste time being lonely when there’s nothing left to lose?

Anything to get you out of my mind

I’m a fool if I thought I could forget

And I could not forget

‘Cos everywhere I go

There’s a love song that reminds me of you

And even though I knew I had to be strong

I was still not over you

‘Cos I still believe and I could see there was nothing left of you and me

That time is over

‘Cos I’m so not over you

Now I found a way to keep you there beside me

To where my love won’t be denied

I can only hope to keep you there and guide me

There’s no more need to hide from all this pain inside

‘Cos everywhere I go

There’s a love song that reminds me of you

And even though I knew I had to be strong

I was still not over you

‘Cos I still believe and I could see how there’s nothing left of you and me

That time is over

‘Cos I’m so not over you

So not over you

That time is over baby

‘Cos I’m so not over you

and definitely, not ken lee (:

anyway, i'll be off on a vacation. so won't be around.
will keep in touch peole. ciao!

2nd April, 2008

.dreams.

2008-04-01T20:13:00.000-07:00

we all have big dreams eh.
i've got my dreams too.
big ones, small ones.
it changes with time.

as a child then...

i dreamt of being an astronaut
i dreamt of being a power ranger
i dreamt of being a school bus driver
i dreamt of being an infinity-aire
i dreamt of being a pilot, soldier, police
i dreamt of having many toys
i dreamt of having that $100 robot
i dreamt of having that remote controlled car
i dreamt of having everything this world has to give
i dreamt of having many girlfriends. haha
i dreamt of love
i dreamt of friends
i dreamt of peace
i dreamt of family
i dreamt of earth
i dreamt of nature
i dreamt of serenity and tranquility.

and now, the young man's dreams

i dream of being a doctor
i dream of having my own clinic
i dream of driving a Peugeot 907
i dream of having my own garage
i dream of staying in a posh residence
i dream of having my own butler
i dream of travelling round the world
i dream to meeting different people
i dream of having my own private jet
i dream of flying as my main mode of transport

and the young man's dreams. was almost seemed so plain.
funny how as we mature. everything goes radically.
with the dreams, there's always a dream come true.
my mentor once said this to me...

pity those who don't have dreams.. they've only got nightmares.

1st April, 2008

.rendezvous.

2008-03-31T11:38:00.000-07:00

ehh. alright alright, i know of my countless countless disappearances and i sincerely apologize many times again for it yea. so smile and make merry!

mmmm, it's the pretty long or very long hols.
so i'm gonna update you on what's happening.

yes. i'm a relief teacher. oh yes relief teacher.
school is classified. ask me yourself.
and i got to know some really crazy people. and i mean CRAZY.
in no order of merit
lets begin... Showtime!

i hate it, but i've gotta start with her. my childhood friend since pri 1. HAHA

Amelia Ong aka A'MONG -say ahhh-mongg.. she's always the butt of my jokes. but outstanding personality. very tolerant (:

Juli - Her name is long. I cut it short. Minnie Mouse. Don't judge a book by it's cover, chili padi.

Gina - Her class is a wreck at times. Turtle Academy. Ajoo and Andre.

Fook Hong - He is powerful. He has the power to integrate your mind and then differentiate it. Make you look like vectors and then turn equations. And lull you to sleep. MATHS MAN.

Dayang - Seeing his name reminds me of Dawn Yang. Anyway he's the local candy empire. yes free chocolates and candies.

Edmund - Really tanned. Black. Funny man.

Zhi Hao - BFF. Haha. we always share a table. why. cos the spares are always taken away. almost instantly.

alright dudes and dudettes. that's the party.

counting down the days to ns. 10days and running down.
the thing is i don't know of any people who are enlisting on the same day as me.
that makes me just one dude.
10th Apr is flying by so closely.
BMTC SCH 1.

just received a sms from CMPB (Central Manpower Base)
it goes like this...

S88******, Your enlistment date is on 10/04/08. Your reporting unit is TRAINING LIST BASIC MILITARY TRAINING CENTRE SCHOOL 1. Msg from CMPB.

how cool. i've got people reminding me of my national service. haha.

anyway, i've received an email on tips on how to survive ns. here goes..
ehh. i just realised it's friggin long. ask me. i'll send you. haha.

alright, it's dan the man signing off. smell ya later.

It's the perfect time of year
Somewhere far away from here
I feel fine enough, I guess
Considering everything's a mess.
There's a restaurant down the street
Where hungry people like to eat
I could walk, but I'll just drive
It's colder than it looks outside...

31st March, 2008

.trouble sleeping.

2007-08-23T09:00:00.000-07:00

maybe just one song?
just one song to say it all.
i'll give you one stanza.

It's late and I'm feeling so tired
Having trouble sleeping.
This constant compromise
Between thinking and breathing.

time's running out.
i'm like a walking time-bomb (:

23rd August 2007.

.high above me.

2007-08-21T07:13:00.000-07:00

time's running out.
really jittery.
thanks to my really good friends. they've kept me on the ball.
apart from my wonderful classmates, of course there's eme, ade, sher, yp, migoh... and a whole load more.

i think my maths teacher is really cute.
not that i'm gay.
but that he cracks the world's lousiest jokes. trust me.
just received some 4 different emails from him titled..

1. Hi! Everybody!
2. Hi Everybody Again!
3. Hi Everybody Once Again!
4. Hi Everybody Once Again!

So when you hear this autumn song.
Clear your heads and get ready to run.

21st August 2007.

.trials.

2007-08-20T07:13:00.000-07:00

and i thank you lord, for the trials that come my way.

jc life passes really quickly. was glancing thru some little notes my classmates wrote for me and i felt so touched. we've been through the highs and lows. and soon we'll be through.

on the way back home.
maw and i experienced the attack of the 'giam he' (salted fish in hokkien) once again.
disgusting stench that penetrates your nasal passage.

anyway, it's BAY no more i guess.
it's been too long. too long to believe.

How gentle is the rain
That falls softly on the meadow

20th August 2007.

.saturday monday blues.

2007-08-19T07:13:00.000-07:00

it's a friggin sunday.

i'm already feeling the monday blues.
always the case. darn.

anyway, just heard mr prime minister deliver his national day rally.
tho i do not agree on some terms. but i guess it's for the best of the overall society.
one thing for sure. i wouldn't want my dear parents to work their ass off till age 65?

saturday was a crazy day.
i see people filing up and down millenia walk, citilink mall and esplanade in the evening.
and i remembered it was some fireworks festival.
but alas.

sudenly i feel so artsy. haha.
thanks to adeline.

Come away with me on a bus.
Come away where they can't tempt us.
With their lies.

19th August 2007.

.i'm just flying high.

2007-08-17T07:13:00.000-07:00

woah. it's been quite a week.

i would like to congratulate my good old friends who just survived hellweek in the naval diving unit. you guys are just power-packs!

anyway, one week passes again in just a flash.
i would never forget the times back when i was still a koochi-rat.
how i wished then i would grow up soon.
but now, how i wish i was still a koochi-rat.

was talking to emeline earlier on. haha. trying to build that dream future.
10 butlers and 100 bedrooms?
and she said we'll all age graciously. and join beauty pageants.
but we won't wanna know the places on our bodies which will be saggy!

mmm, oh today. it was the making of the class frenzy.
it goes somewhere along this line...

daniel took huiren's bag.
she then took his and ran a hundred miles.
daniel grabbed his broom and huiren's bag and ran after her.
huiren decides to hide inside the female toilet.
daniel trys to lure her out.
he gives up and barges into the toilet.
huiren nearly threw his wallet into the sanitary bin.
maw plays the drums alone.

and we have a video on that. ask me. i'll show you!

yesterday marian made a diagnosis of daniel.

1. Daniel has split personality. An angel and 2 devils.
2. Daniel speaks to electrical items.

okay. here's some electrical jokes for the amusement of alicia peter and kass.

i wanted to get an electric hair dryer.. but i don't have electric hair!
i wanted an electric orange juicer.. but i can't find any electric oranges!
i wanted an electric pencil sharpener.. but i don't have an electric pencil!
i wanted an electric coffee maker.. but i can't find any electric coffee!
i wanted to buy an electric can opener.. but i dont have any electric cans!

ahhh. there you go. enjoy!

I want to walk with you
On a cloudy day
In fields where the yellow grass grows knee-high
So won't you try to come?

17th August 2007.

.just so you know.

2007-08-16T07:13:00.000-07:00

well, i'm still a small kid deep within me.
children songs and nursery rhymes never fail to amuse me.
not to mention reading those little thin books, with pictures more than words.
the memories just flow by.
and somehow i wished my childhood days will never end.

earlier on, i was glancing through some nursery rhymes, listening to the familiar tunes.
a reminisce with my childhood days.
and i chanced upon this particular nursery rhyme.
i performed it way back when i was still in kindergartden.
it brought me first prize (:

http://www.nurseryrhymes4u.com/NURSERY_RHYMES/Page_141.html

it's already been 2 days.
and there's no update.
i'll still hang in there.
cos the only thing your eyes haven't told me.
is your name.

Just so you know.
This feeling's taking control of me.

16th August 2007.

.been waiting here.

2007-08-15T08:33:00.000-07:00

here's the relation.

DOG is a MAN's best friend.
DOG is attracted to BABY DINOSAUR.
MAN is attracted to JAPANESE DINOSAUR.
Both DINOSAURS are not related.

ayee. that's just some thing between the league of dogs.
ask us if you want to know more.

by the way, for that breakthrough in school today. thanks maw!

was on the bus home today.
this old dude with a huge and i mean huge pot belly boarded the bus.
he was so stunningly attractive.
he forgotten to zip up. his bright blue undies popped out to say hi.
not just a flash. i mean POP OUT.
urgh.

guys. check ur flies yeah.
not that full of pride to display ur flags.

All i can taste is champagne.
When it hits the brain like cocaine.

15th August 2007.

.people dancing.

2007-08-14T09:11:00.000-07:00

alright. i purposely waited till it's about 12am now before putting up my post.

it's marian wong wong wong's birthday today.
happy birthday to you. and please act like 18 k? (:

feeling very abstract today.

was in the toilet in school earlier today.
they were like promoting some kinda poem thingy.
and this was what i saw...

i mean. you can go read and figure out the original stanzas by yourself. (:

People dancing, people laughing.
A man selling ice-cream.

14th August 2007. (11.59pm)

.charms like a good story.

2007-08-13T09:00:00.000-07:00

yet another day where the story and life of a student unfolds.
a constant chapter that keeps ringing.
impromptu tests, piling workload, reality checks...

but as i looked back.
i'm glad i've progressed thus far.
no compromises on my future.

a'levels?... passport to heaven or hell.

alas i'm glad that i'm trying to salvage the wreck i'm in now.
with fingers crossed, prayers to be answered and crazy mugging.
please bring me to where i wanna go.

ahhh. and did i mention that samantha made her own mashed potato salad today?brought it during maths tuition today for ben and i to try.i would say pretty good attempt. bacon was good.mmm... haha.

my dear laptop is slowly crashing in on me.
it's giving me the chance to pre-empt its crash.

this tune has been humming in my head all day long.

It was back in '99
Watchin' movies all the time
(Beautiful Girls - Sean Kingston)

13th August 2007.

.inverse relationship with singapore pools.

2007-08-12T08:30:00.000-07:00

mum said: heyy dan, mind helping me buy 4D?
dan said: sure mum. ( cos he himself wants to buy some numbers)
mum said: here's the money, run along.

at singapore pools..

dan shades all the numbers that mummy wants him to buy.
dan's turn to shade some numbers.
dan contemplates and hesitates.
dan remembered what maw said to him. it's e start. just buy.
dan shades and spent bloody eight bucks on 2 sets of numbers.

@ home with teletext on..

dan flips on pg 884 on teletext.
money down the drain.
dan turns to 4D WED & SAT.
he missed by a digit each for the numbers he bought.
TA MA DE.

i smile at their motto everyday.

thats why i say, most of us have an inverse relationship with singapore pools. the more we feed them money, the more it won't come back to us. that's it. i'm just gonna try sleeping and see if any number floods by.

and it's the final countdown.. music plays on.

2 weeks to prelims.
2 months and 2 weeks to A'levels.

REALITY CHECK DUDE.

You'll be done with school
And I'll be making history like I do

12th August 2007

.alas.

2007-08-11T08:30:00.000-07:00

alas i've once again got this blog up and moving again.
a thousand apologies for the aplenty aplenty of promises to update, broken.
my posts are kinda erratic at this moment but i'll try to make it back in shape again.

i've got loads to say suddenly, but i don't know where to begin. but i will anyway.

canoeing nationals ended with a sore. you guessed it right. i didn't manage to win anything but it was the moments that really made me all emotional. dating back to the times where all of us went through shit together. and i tell you, it was really shit. as time went by, the moaning and groaning soon got to pass. the team was beginning to make its mark. the tremendous effort that everyone put in through every gruelling training was highly commendable.

sometimes, we come to a point where we just really want to breakdown and give everything up. that's when the team comes in. all those words of encouragement, cheers, support till today, they're still ringing in my ears. cj canoeing team 2006-2007 was my pillar of strength and support then, now and always. the sweat, blood, tears that came of us showed the strength and unity of the team.

i wish i could address everyone here but let me do it in general. and to my k2 partner as well.

team, you all have been my greatest pride and joy. to me, nothing in this world can replace the bonds that we fostered. the evening i lost, yes i felt devastated but one thing for sure, i haven't lost you guys. CJ-CANOEING WHOOSH.

nathaniel, you've been the best partner that i could ever asked for. you knew my expectations just like i know of yours. these 2 years of fighting side by side with you has really shown me what true companionship was. we gave our best. the competition seriously don't matter much to me. the training that we endured and pushing and screaming are the moments that i want to remember you for. i'll see you back in the water after our A'levels. promise. lucks with say say say!

ok, now to the recent.

8th august 2007.
our gp teacher left for switzerland. a few of us were down at the airport to see her off, kinda saddened to see her go, but alas it's for the better of her future. so in someway we're glad.
was debating with maw about whether the both of us will tear. the answer was yes. what strong boys huh. haha.
i think the most hilarious thing about that day was that maw and i were so worried that she can't celebrate the moon cake festival. so we bought her 4 mooncakes to eat on the plane. HAH.

11th august 2007.
today's sharlene's birthday!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!
18 finally.
we'll go drinking soon someday!

and there's just this few verses i would like to leave you with.
it's strength for me.

Some dreams live on in time forever
Those dreams, you want with all your heart
And I'll do whatever it takes
Follow through with the promise I made
Put it all on the line
What I hoped for at last would be mine

11th August 2007

.what can i say.

2007-03-25T06:27:00.000-07:00

well, what can i say.
life is searching for you.
gee, wonder why things sets in so fast.

the weekends came and go within a flash.
i'm still lost within my tracks.
though the music brings out the mellow.
i miss eating marshmallows. HAHA.

but then again, this is what it contains.
it's the last stretch.
don't screw it up.

class 95 is playing pretty sweet mellow music. love em.
and i found another jazz lover.
jazz music's like chicken soup for the music person.

25th March 2007

.triple delight.

2007-03-22T06:58:00.001-07:00

alright. i'm just outta the kitchen.
had to make jelly to sell for CJC's Alfresco Night tomorrow.
and marian wong wong wong, i made my 2 tubs so stop nagging.

and tomorrow's a triple birthday bash.
alicia peter, maw cherng, my sister.
happy birthday! smile (:

i realised that following a set syllabus proper makes the students very rigid.
there is no more thinking out of the box. just follow what you have.
taking chemistry for example.
just a simple molecular formula as seen below..

simply just meant by-products as carbon dioxide, CO2 and water, H2O
or it could simply be carbonic acid, H2CO3.

however, some would beg to differ.
looking for parent chains and subsequent side-chains.
coming up with names like methoxy, hydroxy, methone?

well, perhaps it's not the syllabus.
it's just that we need to view things from different angles.
chemistry showed me the light. damn.

But girl you gotta understand the modern man must hustle!

22nd March 2007.

.spirit.

2007-03-21T06:44:00.000-07:00

right now, i'm feeling really drained.
sheeesh. i say that almost everyday.

sometimes when life puts you down.
hang in there.

sometimes i cry so hard from pleading.
so sick and tired of all the needless beating.
but baby when they knock you.
down and out.
it's where you outta stay!

all i wanna do now is to get my two disciplines right.
A'Levels and A'Div Nationals

there's no way am i gonna compromise on either one.
it's starting to get fierce. really fierce.
i'm not giving in.

21st march 2007.

.it's gonna get better.

2007-03-19T06:20:00.000-07:00

alright alright to all you sweet people there. i'm back at blogging again.

kinda having a headache at the moment so i shall keep things short and sweet.
so i'll update you on what i have in mind now.

8 months ain't gonna hang in there long.
that's as much time as we have to the a'levels.
i'm worried. i'm a year behind time for my subjects. at least i think.
gee. i'll catch up.
i've got what i want in mind. remind me.

it's 4 o'clock in the morning and it's starting to get light.
now i'm right where i wanna be,
losing track of time.
but i wish that it was still last night.

my classmates call me the emo-kid. and now i know the reason why.
HAHA.

it's gotten late and now i want to be alone
all of our friends were here, they all have gone home
and here i sit on the front porch watching the drunks stumble forth into the night.

19th March 2007

.seeking solace in my saviour.

2006-09-25T20:19:00.000-07:00

He was better to me than all my hopes;
He was better than all my fears;
He made a bridge of my broken works,
And a rainbow of my tears.
The stormy waves that marked my ocean path,
Did carry my Lord on their crest;
When I dwell on the days of my wilderness march
I can lean on His love for the rest.

He emptied my hands of my treasured store,
and his covenant love revealed,
There was not a wound in my aching heart,
The balm of his breath has not healed.
Oh, tender and true was His discipline sore,
In wisdom, that taught and tried,
Till the soul that He sought was trusting in Him,
And nothing on earth beside.

He guided my paths that I could not see,
By ways that I have not known;
The crooked was straight, and the rough was plain
As I followed the Lord alone.
I praise him still for the pleasant palms,
And the desert streams by the way,
For the glowing pillar of flame by night,
And the sheltering cloud by day.

Never a time on the dreariest day,
But some promise of love endears;
I read from the the past, that my future will be
Far better than all my fears.

Like the golden har, of the wilderness bread,
Stored up with the blossoming rod,
All safe in the ark, with the law of the Lord,
Is the covenant care of my God.

-Streams in the Desert-

Sometimes, we fear for the worst, we shun the uncoming. But those who have fears in their hearts like me, for once He closes a window, He'll open the door.

26th September 2006.

.trouble sleeping.

2006-09-17T04:14:00.000-07:00

I'm having sleepless nights. All the worrying and caffeine.

It's late and I'm feeling so tired
Having trouble sleeping
This constant compromise
Between thinking and breathing

Some kind of therapy
Is all I need
Please believe me
Some instant remedy
That can cure me completely

Could it be I'm suffering
Because I'll never give in

17th September 2006.

.put your records on.

2006-09-15T21:52:00.000-07:00

Three little birds, sat on my window.
And they told me I don't need to worry.
Summer came like cinnamon
So sweet,
Little girls double-dutch on the concrete.

Maybe sometimes, we got it wrong, but it's alright
The more things seem to change, the more they stay the same
Oh, don't you hesitate.

Girl, put your records on, tell me your favourite song
You go ahead, let your hair down
Sapphire and faded jeans, I hope you get your dreams,
Just go ahead, let your hair down.

You're gonna find yourself somewhere, somehow.

Blue as the sky, sombre and lonely,
Sipping tea in the bar by the road side,
(just relax, just relax)
Don't you let those other boys fool you,
Gotta love that afro hairdo.

Maybe sometimes, we feel afraid, but it's alright
The more you stay the same, the more they seem to change.
Don't you think it's strange?

Just more than I could take, pity for pity's sake
Some nights kept me awake, I thought that I was stronger
When you gonna realise, that you don't even have to try any longer.
Do what you want to.

16th September 2006.

.omg.

2006-09-14T22:12:00.000-07:00

Had tuition early this morning.
Was going through my Inequalities notes and i came upon what Huiren and Samantha wrote during lecture.
It goes like this...

"Dear God, If you can't make me hot, make my friends ugly!"

I'm mugging. People and Books.

15th September 2006.

.breathe.

2006-09-12T07:24:00.000-07:00

I'm rushing through my topics now.
See my haggard face, it's worn out.
I really need to get pass my promos. Pray for me.
I'm worn out already, I'm beat.

12th September 2006.

.squares.

2006-09-06T08:15:00.000-07:00

Remember there is nothing wrong with being a square.
There is nothing wrong with thinking inside the box.
A square can contain your inner thoughts and dearest words.
A box can keep your closest friends near you for years to come.

6th September 2006

.loyal to the game.

2006-09-05T03:08:00.000-07:00

Heyy, I'm back for another rendition of Daniel's Journal. Didn't really revamped it much, but added an archive so you could browse through the past entries. The stinking thing about blog is that you lose the thrill after some time. This time, I'll try to keep it going. Notice the word is 'try' dammit.

Some of Life Lines that we could consider. Especially you people my beloved canoeists.

Anger is an Energy: Ranting can be postitive, but the more often you blow up, the less effective it becomes. As a team member, the threat of action can be more effective than the action itself. I still put my foot through dressing room doors occasionally. Old habits die hard.

The Weakest Link: You're only as strong as your weakest lik. Get the most out of that person by finding out what they respond to best.

A Good Boss Makes You feel Invincible: Bobby Robson knew how to manipulate players for the good. We'd have run through brick walls for him.

Find Your Own Motivation: Before big games, Stuart Pearce used to listen to the Sex Pistols. I'd listen to self help or autogenic tapes. We're all different. The tapes taught me that my strength and talents was a big tank with my fingers and toes acting as taps to drain away tension. Another tap in my stomach controlled my adrenalin. I'd row out to the race course feeling a champion.

Never Think You've Made It: Never stop striving to better yourself.

Hard Work Wins Games: The team that wants it more will normally come out on top. There are exceptions, but without drive you'll win nothing.

Hit the Mountain: You can escape into your own world and push yourself as hard as you want. Plus I find I can take my anger out on the waters and hills and they never complain.

5th September 2006.

.mezzo forte.

2006-06-30T09:46:00.000-07:00

And like what Justin said.

When the exams are finished,
I'll be just as finished as it.

I'm gonna pick up that damn phone and head straight for the army.

30th June 2006.

.night of consent.

2006-06-27T09:46:00.000-07:00

It's gotten late and now i want to be alone. All of our friends were here, they all have gone home. And here i sit on the front porch watching the drunks stumble forth into the night. "You gave me a heart attack; i did not see you there. I thought you had disappeared so early away from here." And this is the chance I never got to make a move. But we just talk about the people we've met in the last 5 years. And will remember them in ten more? I let you bum a smoke, you quit this winter past. I've tried twice before but like this, it just will not last.

It's bloody late into the night and I begin to feel tensions arising between me and my thick stack of notes. Maximising my messenger, I start to count the number of mad muggers accompanying me through the night. And i realised something, majority of them are watching the world cup. WORLD CUP is nowhere near ±b÷a(x-h)+k. Unless that spells world cup to you, I'll make you thine. By the way, to those trying to figure out this equation, it's to find the asymptotes in a hyperbola. If you hate maths, don't bother looking.

And for the sake of dudes who come and say when is my blog updated. I'll write the date for you.

28th June 2006.

.god loves the ugly.

2006-06-20T07:16:00.000-07:00

ahhh, and jun chyi asked me..

"What's a man's best friend?"

i simply replied..

"WOMAN"

.limelight.

2006-05-23T23:28:00.000-07:00

as i always say, when the limelight finally shines, you better be ready to dance like a frantic monkey or they will just point that bad boy at someone who has done their homework in a more timely and conscientious manner. so i would like to take this opportunity to point myself out. pointing yourself out is the quickest and most efficient way to up the wattage of limelights. if you wait for other people to point you out, you may find that you are generally unpointable and may very well be a no one in particular, and most no one in particulars end up bemoaning their fates to other no on one in particulars, in less than desirable gathering places like coin laundromats and church basements. i, however, am well versed on the subject of me and can speak at length about it with many words and much confidence. unlike a lot of people who talk at length about themselves, i am a very interesting topic. if people think i am full of myself, it's only because i can't bear to throw any of me away. it's taken a long time to gather it all up, and i have no outside of me luggage space, unless you count that collapsable vinyl shoe storage unit my grandma bought for me but i have no idea where it is. i hope you enjoy me, for i know i do at times. i may sound selfish but remember... the only difference between selfish and selfless is several letters.

.i see northern lights.

2006-05-08T08:24:00.000-07:00

kill me won't ya.

it's 11.22pm on a monday night and i'm slogging away doing my GP esasy.

music maketh my soul.
therapeutical charms.
chill out paris.
northern lights.
budha lounge bar.

morning run tmr @ 6.45am.
i'm getting very worn out.

i'll be fine.
worry not.
the only easy day was yesterday.

-daniel

.and the young man's dreams.

2006-03-05T06:26:00.000-08:00

and i'm feeling quite emotional at the moment.
well, as justin, kenneth and i agreed on the word, it should be bittersweet.

it seems like just yesterday when we were getting all ready for our dragon boating trip. and i remembered the first time i spoke to justin was when he offered me a mentos sweet. and then came along my retard bestie kenneth. both of them made these 2 months the best-est days of my life. thanks my men! then all the orientation came to an end with finale night. remember doing the mass dance? kenneth was well in luck! and that was how we formed the well renowned -men's talk- exclusive club membership.

lesson's began. and during breaks i'll always remember that we the three retards will always sit at least 2 tables away from the class. well 1T01, it's not that we hate the class or something, in fact we love all you sweet people! It's just that we're into this 'solitude', artsy people you may call it. (: the skipping of lectures with justin and kenneth at the grand stand, disturbing bobby (gregory), going home with steffie, the rendezvous issue, MEN'S TALK (when the members began increasing) .. etc are all memories that are deeply etched in my heart.

and who says that big guys don't cry. the day when we were viewing the class video, my tears were welling up. i felt this scrunching of my heart inside, i really can't bear to leave you guys.

And if I should ever go away
Well then close your eyes and try
to feel the way we do today
and than if you can't remember.....

Keep smilin'
Keep shinin'
Knowin' you can always count on me for sure
that's what friends are for
In good times
And bad times
I'll be on your side forever more
That's what friends are for.

well in this edition of my blog, i wanna make a shoutout to certain people who made my life so beautiful. filling it up with colours of the horizon. making it so fresh and new.

justin - it was you. you brought this special element in my life called 'companionship'. the many things we've done is just a portion of what's to happen. you gave my life a special touch. miss you my man.
kenneth - you're my role model. mr gentleman is all yours to keep. you're always there encapsulating my life with all your funny prophesies. bringing out the 'oomph' in us is what you do best. i'll miss you dude.
steff - the person who got a place in my life. the scent of magic, the beauty that's been. you know what's going within me, you know what i'm going through. you're special to me and always will be. you're being missed.
gillian - my very best 'man' friend. the one girl i admire so much for having being so brave. the many things we shared, i'll remember them. i'll pray for you, worry not. i still think ronald is better.
corina - she's my 'ang moh' bestie. not because she's caucasian but because of her golden blond hair. the times you ask me to sit next to you in the front row when gill and ali's not there. how you nudge me when i'm falling asleep.
alicia - she's "ali" to me. well another person whom i get to dwell with. she's like my monger, filling up the juicy news in our diaries. i'll always remember that laughter of yours.
kass - my personal baker. always asking for chewy chocolate cookies from her. she gives good massages for our aching backs. someone i got to know on the last few days school, a treasured friendship it will be.
douglas - he was the first guy i talked to in 1To1. we were strolling through far east on the first day we met with bobby. and i remember how we tried matchmaking bobby with the girls in school. dougie, remember your 3 dream girls?
gregory - ok, from now on it's - no suan "bobby" day - a religious guy, a illogical guy but a very nice one to be with. i'll always remembered that he said "if you rob the bank and hear the alarm go off, put on your ear plugs so you hear nothing" and "we should all have a life vest at home cos south pole's melting and we'll all drown" his sermons i guess.
dinah, shalini, turaiya - these 3 ladies seats right in front of us. gorgeous they may be, cool people i say.
aud tsen - i don't see you in class often but you're a really great person to work with. our econs project won't be a hit if you didn't provide such good information. thanks lady.
shiyi, aud tan, aud lim - another group of 3. always laughing around in their own world. but that's good. at least the chilly air is warmed up and we have a nice happy environment.
theodora - quiet she may seem but she's one power mama. play soccer with her and you'll know why. she's fierce with the ball.
serena - 'wahhhh' taiwan sausages! alright, i'll promise not to disturb you anymore! (:
kerryn - the singer in class. remember when i misread a french title and it went like this "caress me" . darn it was soooo way out of the song.
michelle - you leave a deep impression on me. i remember how you said that with my strong arms, it was so vigorous. RA it may seem but michelle that's sooo HOT. (:

these are the beautiful people in my life. i want to end it with this verse. "don't take too long to say i love you to, the ones you love cos time has the habit of slipping away" yes time has slipped away so fast, all i want to say is that i remember all you people. i love you guys till the end of my days.

and now, the young man's dreams was almost seem so plain.

. love letters from kenneth.

2006-03-03T07:14:00.000-08:00

you know, daniel's THE MAN.
he's a hunk , all girls out there watch it.
though he likes to INSULT + IRRITATE by coming up with nicknames for me =D

i never thought i would become friends with you when i first got into 1t01.
realllly haha
but look where we are now , the THREE retarded musketeers.
1.daniel- the HUNKY idiot -.-
2.kenneth- the permanently charred one
3.justin- the big neh neh small guai lan t -shirt boy

haha sorry bobby and douglas , i missed you out -.-

anyway,i never thought my name could be morphed into variations !
till daniel came along ,
and up came
1. FING PIAK
2.FANG FING FONG
3.MR. S
4. er , enlighten me daniel cause you seem to have too many names for me =)

i'll remember southern fried chicken with you guys,
i'll remember nasty foods with you guys,
i'll remember the four beauties with you guys HAHA ,
i'll remember stoning at the grandstand with you guys,
i'll remember fighting with you guys,
i'll remember carrying you guys,
i'll remember our toilet trips ,
i'll remember being in 1t01 with you both

kenneth, fing piak