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i was about to go to bed, in fact i was already lying on my bed (not telling lies on my bed) preparing myself for work the next day but, i just can't wait to do this.

i just came back from a talk with some friends and this talk made me learn a lot. cliche but true. i have a newfound respect for insurance agents. i didn't think being insurance agents is anything but a last resort for people who can't stand office environment. not anymore. the art of convincing is no easy task but then again, it's not that difficult. all you have to do is to learn the art. i have even more respect for my friend whom at this point in time is inconvenient for me to name.

i don't know much about dale carnegie's "how to win friends and influence people" but i have a new perspective in success books. learning to be more tolerant. learning that blowing up is not the way to solve things. learning that sometimes it is necessary to take a step back. learning many other things. above all, learning to "be" inferior and learning that the biggest loser answers all questions.

sounds illogical? yet true.

body languages play important part in daily life. we all know that. we all seem to know that somewhere in the back of our head. sometimes we know how to do certain things but we just can't pinpoint it or express it in words. when someone says it out explicitly, it is when we start to use it more often and notice that it is not really all arbitrary common sense.

it's the same when dealing with autistic children or even normal children. i've learnt this through media though, that when you approach a child, autistic or not, if you lower yourself to his height or at least close to his height and talk to him, he will feel more comfortable with you and less intimidated. but if you stand near to him looking down, he will feel overpowered and inferior.

to end this, mum has a great analogy to tell.

getting to your goal is like climbing the stairs to the roof top. you have to take it one step at a time. even if you want to go faster, the most you can take is 4 steps at a time and having to pull yourself up with every big step. it's not possible to climb one flight in every stride. but if you and i have a race and you take 4 steps at a time while i take 1, by the time you reach the 5th floor, you would've been very tired while i still have the energy to go on because i have been conserving my energy from the start to prepare for the long journey ahead.


i just came back from the da vinci code movie. it was duh...

ok, to be fair, it wasn't that bad but when you compare it with the book, despite the visual and audio effects, the movie version kinda loses out. for one, the seats at lido suck. the cryptex sure looks impressive but certain details seem to be lost when it turns up on the big screen.

and one thing i'd not recommend is, don't watch the movie when you already know the story especially if it's 2.5 hours long. because you won't feel the suspense, no surprises, no excitement. all you are doing is waiting for things to happen and wondering how the descriptions look like. that was what guang and i felt when we were watching. it was pretty much a drag for us if not for the attractive audrey tautou. that's it.

if god had a name, what would it be and would you call it to his face?


i've not caught american idol in a long time. since ruben studdard won season 2, i only caught some episodes of season 3 and even lesser of the 4th. not to mention, for the just-ended season, i've only caught the final 3 and this delayed result that is being shown now. katharine mcphee is on now doing a shania twain number and just a few moments ago, i heard carrie underwood sing for the first time. man! she sure sounds like shania twain. do country vocals have to sound like this? but i love it. to make things better, the gorgeous mcphee did "man i feel like a woman" pretty well. now i understand why people love american idol so much. and for the first time, i understood why people find toni braxton sexy.

then clay aiken comes on to do a duet with his impersonation and i'm getting more and more impressed with the kind of people they have on american idol. it's not the first time i hear him sing but it sure reminds me of how good he is and how his appearance has changed.

if you read the previous entry, you'd probably have felt that i was really unlucky on tuesday. but then again, it's really a blessing in disguise. since that day, i've kinda made myself work out everyday after work. for the first time i see hope in becoming "un-thin".

wish me luck.


i was surprised at myself today. before i knew it, i was standing in front of the history section at times bookstore in plaza sing. then something came to me. i thought i hated history. i didn't get any books but, i read selective historical books, not one that the school throws at me and say, "you will be tested in 3 months time!" and definitely not another book about singapore history. i've had enough of raffles and gang.

i reached home at 1330 hrs sharp. work was supposed to start at 1200 hrs today. so i reached lau pa sat at 1140, had my lunch and saw hasni, grizzie and faridah. then hasni told me the shocking truth! ok, that was too exaggerated but she told me that work has been cancelled and i should've been informed at 1100 hrs. still, hasni suggested i go up to the office and see what the others say. when i reached, yusma hit her forehead with the phone receiver and told susy she forgot to call me. so i left the office at 1200 hrs. as i took the lift down, julianne moore came to my mind. the forgotten. i had become the forgotten.

i thought this day was planned for me to get my guitar string which snapped yesterday and for me to have a workout at home. so i made my way to yamaha, bought a .008 ghs string and headed home after the "historical visit".

had a workout and following that, when i was stringing my guitar, i got so focused with tightening the coil at the top that i didn't notice how tight the string already was. then when it came to my mind to test the sound, i plucked the string with my index finger and "snap" it went, again. that's why i am here now. if not, i'll be making a hell of a noise for my neighbours. looks like the "books of life" didn't plan for me to practice today.

note: all occurences, thoughts, documents, artefacts and secret rituals (if any) mentioned in this entry are accurate.


i'm not one who would go to the church. i'm definitely neither christian nor catholic and i was cynical about christianity. but by today, i realised the only reason i was cynical was because of the relentless preaching and insult upon my belief which does not happen so much now.

i've never been one who encourages people to visit the church. i was even one who frown at non-christian friends visiting churches. but today, i've learnt that somewhere in me, there's a deep believe in christianity. of course, i still have faith in my own religion and i'm not going to convert to christianity but what made me realise all these is when someone dear is suffering that much and i really do hope he would visit the church. somewhere in me, i believe that the church can help.

i believe this all started from the da vinci code. to think that the churches actually condemn the da vinci code when it was because of this book that made me curious about the religion and made me find out more about it just for pure interest, like the one i read on the orion's belt and ancient egypt.

i've never thought that such a day would come.

never say 'never',











i didn't realise kevin kern is holding a recital at the esplanade tomorrow night until now. it's kinda late to be asking someone to buy me a ticket to his imagination's light tour by now even though i'm only looking at the $30 ticket. the smart ones would be buying the $30 one as much as i've read about the workings of sound. not only because it is the cheapest but also the seat where the sound of the piano is at its best. this does not just apply to solo pianists, it applies to almost every form of music performances because chances are, the stage will be higher than the seats right at the front and the sound will be at its most raw form where the sound of every instrument is pretty much standalone as it travels upwards. it is only at the high back end of the arena that the sounds manage to converge and reverb at its best and most beautiful form. but no matter how much i say, i guess i'll be missing his performance.

i believe you are looking for a free coldplay concert ticket but that's not what i have to offer here. in fact, i am looking for someone to buy me a ticket to coldplay's twisted logic concert at the indoor stadium this july. seriously, i don't mind the $68 seat.

oh ya! of course, if you're buying for me, buy one for yourself too. let's watch it together. =)


i've rated scary movie 3 too low and this time, it's going up. but if scary movie 3 is worth 50 cents, bewitching attraction should pay me money to watch their movie. it sucks to the max. it's like when you see a good japanese horror movie, you'll be expecting the next one to be as good, if not better. if you had caught sex is zero, you'd have expected nothing less than a good humour and storyline from bewitching attraction. but it didn't happen. there goes the reputation of korean sex comedies. it had zero humour, zero storyline and worst of all, zero organisation. it's like watching cut-scenes off mtv, except with worse editting. almost none of the scenes seem connected nor logical. at least 3 people walked out the theatre before the show ended and one fell asleep in front of me. he even snored. yes, it was that bad. i've said it before and i'll say it again, i despise plotless movies with relentless sex scenes. though there wasn't really a lot of sex scenes, the worst thing that can ever happen to a movie is zero storyline. i even wonder who actually brought such a sucky show in. i'm beginning to think spiceworld the movie is nicer and suicide club? top notch. trust me, even during the intro, before the title of the show appeared, my cousin and i were pretty sure it's going to be dead boring and we were right.

anyway my cousin was feeling pretty down so he asked me out as a listening ear, companion, that was why we decided on a comedy to make him feel better. in the end, it turns out to be a lousy show. hope he'll feel better though. i may not be good at giving advice but i'm a good listener. =)

i haven't been online for quite some time. partly due to my work. it doesn't end very late but usually by the time i get home, shower, have dinner, i'll be damn tired, so i'll be off to bed before 1030pm. sometimes, i k.o. at 9+. needless to say, i'll be out during weekends and be back quite late as well so this is one very much sought time to do this entry.

well if anyone did miss me, it's only a call or an sms away (*sounds familiar* i seem to have read this line somewhere before).


i was on my way to may's wedding dinner at around 545pm when i saw these two sisters on the bus. the elder sis looks around 14-15 year old and the younger one probably around 5. they were both dead tired and fell deeply asleep. then the elder sister's head gradually lowered and rested on her sis' shoulder. that was a really sweet scene. if i had a camera with me, i would've taken that scene and posted it here. then both woke up at one stop when the elder sis sat up straight to let her sis rest on her shoulder instead. i was thinking of a video this time round. it was really a wonderful scene to look at.

voting was yesterday and now i'm still watching the results on tv. they say voting is secret. but when you see people waving political party flags or celebrating when the results are announced, how secret is that? i'm still waiting for the results of my region since the wp candidates are said to be the most competent in history. then osim capitalizes on the voting hype by suggesting a pap candidate using their product called isqueeze in their commercial. white pants, going to coffee shops with a few people following and shaking hands with the public who stood up for the handshake, what else can the commercial be suggesting?

the results are still being announced but a few minutes ago, pap has already been voted into parliament with more than 50% of the seats. so far, sda retained potong pasir and wp retained hougang but these are single seat and so far, the opposition holds only 2 seats. pm lee hsien loong is on tv now for an interview. he's a gracious man. the channel 8 microphone had a bit of problem and we couldn't hear what he was saying then he offered to repeat the question and answer with the reporter again. no airs.

some time last month, blogs had to be registered to discuss politics though many didn't. well, i'm not really discussing politics here. i'm just reporting facts so i should be free from registering. though there are many votes that were rejected, the winning margins are so much that they don't really make a difference even if credited to the trailing party. that's as of now. 12:33am on my computer.

it was nice meeting guangwei and gang today. samantha was as interesting as usual and i've finally witnessed sandra's legend. she really tears easily. she can laugh so hard that tears just keep flowing out her eyes. saw a abe natsumi lookalike and she siman lookalike today.

my region's result is being reported now...
well, pap won by less than a 20% margin killing off wp's hopes of securing a grc.

i better stop reporting now or i might risk having to register this.


it's been some days since i last sat in front of the pc. no. that's a lie. i've been facing the pc so much at work that i'd kill for a break. that was just an expression. lots of things have been going on recently. lots more thoughts. but as usual, they usually hide somewhere in my bigger-than-homo-erectus' brain by the time i get to sit in front of the pc and log on to this.

it has been a looong time - can i emphasize that word any further? - since i last had that feeling. i had thought going back to school with nus would bring back that kind of fun i had in secondary school. i was wrong but i hope i'll be proven right within the next few semesters. it's back to vacation now and to make sure i get to go taiwan end of this year, i'll have to work this vacation.

work. dull. they always seem to equate. that was what i had expected until i began work and 3 days into working, i get to reminisce the feeling of being back at school. oxymoronic. paradoxical. whatever you call it, it doesn't matter. i had great fun at work. more so after the boardroom meeting. even more so when i hear of the 19th may outing to sentosa with my department. i cannot deny that i am one of the pathetically lucky guys in my department but that aside, my colleagues are really wonderful people. it felt like i am back to school all over again. i have no infatuation with sentosa but i hope to get to know my colleagues better. they are the kind of friends i've not had in a looong time - another emphasis.

yvonne told me at the boardroom meeting today, 'you are going to love us'. she's wrong. i already do. suddenly i don't hope for this vacation to end. it's kinda weird. i prayed for holiday since this semester began. one reason was due to the history module i was taking. another reason? i've said it again and again, it didn't feel like school. it was like we were strictly there for a degree. in a sense, yes but to be honest, i am there to have fun.

i think the person who spiced up the whole meeting the most was kell. she was magnificently energetic. and loud but in an interesting way. i had thought hajar was hyperactive until today. everyone's so hyped up everyday just like back in (fill in the blank) .

still wondering what a pathetically lucky guy mean? it's put there to confuse you. =)


had a dream this morning. well, mum dragged me to hougang mall for breakfast and ntuc shopping at 7am so when i reached home past 9am, i headed straight back to my bed. i dreamt that my teeth kept coming off and a lot of it. despite the seemingly dozens of teeth that came off, i still had a significant number left in my mouth. sis said that it seems to signify something. but she has no idea what. probably a good omen. anyone knows?

may's wedding dinner is coming this saturday. so my schedule for that day is to go down to paya lebar methodist girls' primary for voting in the afternoon, then head down to furama riverfront hotel for the dinner. i checked with may if anyone i know is going since she said she's gonna keep it a small affair, inviting only closer friends and relatives. we aren't that close but i appreciate that she invited me. anyway, i was hoping to see someone i know so that we can maybe share one red packet. apparently, the people i know aren't going to share with me. samantha's gonna be one of may's 'sisters' so she wouldn't need the red packet. the ultimate twins rebecca and patricia are sharing one. the last 2 people i know are guangwei and sandra. obviously this couple is gonna share one. looks like that's one-seventh of my progress package gone. but i guess this is all worth it. afterall, this is my first time attending a friend's wedding. looks like there's more to come in the coming years.

more progress package please.