Sunday, March 30, 2008

Man is like a bottle. You can keep your emotions in. But if you refuse to let any of them out, pressure will build in from within. Sooner or later, there'll come a time when you can't contain it any longer, and you'll just burst. It's always better to let your emotions out little by little, rather than to keeping it to yourself. In this case, friends are just like a bucket. They let you pour your feelings out, but they cannot get it out from you by force. You'll have to do it voluntarily, but they'll always be there.

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It's raining like crap now, so I got no mood to mug xD

Thursday, March 27, 2008

Figuring out the "truth" from the most unexpected places o.O

At the blink of the eye, it's already Thursday. 2nd week of Term 2 is almost over. Somehow, time just passes by quickly nowadays =\

Nothing to blog, so shall have a poem koped from no-idea-which book =P And no, it doesn't represents my current feelings -.-

I shall never be forgiven all my faults, by man

nor god nor

any

good

thing.

But this I know: I am not here for grace,

nor pardon,

not to give them.

My way is through the shadow,

blackness on the path, and in my

heart,

in my eyes,

and in my soul.

My fate . . .

unknown.

My destiny . . .

my own.

Saturday, March 22, 2008

Woah! a sudden realisation the moment I woke up ^^

Somehow, somewhere, some time ago, I've lost myself again. Even though I kept reminding myself not to, but it still happened anyway. By focusing on one thing, I've neglected everything else. It's time to stop, take a breath, and just be myself =)

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

I believe in needing two hands to clap. But that shan't be my topic for today =X

Slept my all-time high of 8 hours during a school week yesterday xD Well, actually I fell asleep unknowingly, with my lights and computer still switched on =\ Woke up at 2am to switch them off. Need to conserve electricity what =D

Today, our Wushu instructor spoke to us about meaningful thoughts again. It's always refreshing hearing from someone else, even if I have that same line of thoughts before.

"What kind of human is the happiest?"- After hearing him talk about health for some time, the general answer is "the healthy one". But that's only half the answer, along with "helping those in need". It is actually "the kind-hearted one". Well, how health comes into play will be explained later ^^

"Helping those in need" is controversial, because it depends on your purpose for doing so. One extremely good example will be Service-learning projects. Of those who take up these projects, how many actually truly wanted to serve these people? The most despicable ones (I'm being harsh, but it's true) are those who do it because "it'll look good on their portfolio". And once Project's Competition is over, how many actually continue to help out? Do these people actually take pride in giving a helping hand? I doubt so. So "helping those in need" is only true when you truly want to help them, deep down in your heart. Special mention goes to Quek's group, who is still continuing their project despite the results =D

Hence, it's the "kind-hearted people" who benefits the most, because they feel happy when they help others. Also, when they see people who are doing better than them in other ways, such as academic, they do not purposely pick faults, because they know that they deserved to be where they stand now. The envious/ jealous ones will hardly ever be happy, because they are cynical about stuff, trying to point out faults in other to make themselves feel better, and supposedly somewhat more superior.

However, even if you're kind-hearted and wants to help those in need, it's pointless if you're not healthy enough to do so. If you cannot take care of yourself, how do you expect yourself to be able to help others? In the end, you need to be healthy to be able to do such stuff. And it doesn't limit to just helping others. If don't sleep enough, you body cannot recover fully, and you'll find yourself unable to concentrate fully in everything else, like academically, in sports or even in your social life. Hence, health is the most important thing in your life.

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Another sub point he made is about the purpose of doing things. If you are not aware of the purpose of you doing something particular, then you'll only be wandering around aimlessly, and end up accomplishing nothing. As long as you have a purpose, you'll be able concentrate and drive towards your goal. But most of the time, it takes a strong purpose to have strong determination to continue. However, you need not necessarily be clear of your purpose from the start. Sometimes, you may just find the answer along the way, when you least expect it.

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One of my longest posts, if not the longest >.> I tried to shorten it, but ended up being too lazy to read through =X

Sunday, March 16, 2008

It's 12 midnight and I'm officially 17 years old and 4.5 hrs old =D

Thanks to those who wished me happy birthday in one way or/and another (no particular order) - Jonthan Tay, Josephine, Judy, Silu, Jun Lin, Eldwin, Jonathan Quek, Xiang Jing, Mei Ling, Shu Yang, Jun Jie, Wai Min, Nicholas, Shaun, Aaron, Kai Hui, Clement, Hu Yuan, Louis, Hong Liang, Yi Kai, Hakuna Matata (I still dunno who), Felix, Xinyi, Li Rui, Ashleen, Jonathan Tan and Kai Jun ^^

Special Mentions -
Wai Min for sending me through snail mail - 1st ever xD
Judy and Silu who wished me at 00:00 AM
Judy who supposedly wished me at 23:59 PM
Judy for organising the dinner ^^
jtay who mistook yesterday as 15 March =P
Jun Jie who supposedly wished me in 5 different ways ._.
Those who went for the dinner - Aaron, Louis, Judy, Jun Jie, Si Lu, Hu Yuan, Shu Yang

Once again, my birthday ended in a way beyond my expectations ^^

Friday, March 14, 2008

My legs are officially dead after today's training. But with only 1 year to train for 2 competitions before handing over, I'll put in all my effort into making this work. Still, my legs are lifeless liao >.>

No idea what to blog

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Not being there for your friend when they need you the most is probably the worst thing you can do to him/her. Well, Woon Yang, you can go screw off.

Today was quite a pitiful class gathering for 4F =\ Only 13 people came, and I'd have barbeque over Shokudo anytime. But I'm kinda glad that we had this gathering anyway, even though our class was never bonded.

So there was this debate about whether a guy should be discreet when woo-ing a girl. But then again, how discreet is discreet? If we're talking about talking on the phone and just chatting, then I'd still consider it as "friends" zone, but some other people might not. So let's just put the definition of discreet as "the girl does not notice that the guy likes her in that way". If a guy is direct, and the girl gets scared off, then it's most likely game over for the guy, so much of it depends on the initial impression the girl has of the guy. If she's somewhat attracted, then all the better for the guy.

But if the guy is discreet about his feelings, how long is he gonna be discreet for? There's always the mindset that the guy doesn't want to spoil the quite-good relationship he has with her already in case he screws up. But if he continues to be discreet, then she'll always be just a crush, hence it's either you confess or you let your own feelings die out. And if you confess, there's the chance that the girl only sees you as a friend, and you'll eventually strain or lose the friendship too =\ Or if you wait for the girl to show signs that she likes you before you confess, what if the girl is attracted, but is too shy to show? Then in the end, both parties are at a stalemate >.<

So which is the better choice? I think it's really up to the individual's personality. If he's the kind who's satisfied with just being close, then he'll be more likely to be the discreet type. But this whole thing is ambiguous, since we cannot be 100% sure of what goes on in an individual's head =\

Coming down with cold and sore throat soon. Hopefully won't get too bad =X

Friday, March 7, 2008

They say that if your conscience is clear, you shouldn't be afraid of people talking behind your back. If you believe your actions, then rumours shouldn't affect you. That's easy to say, but I'm sick of being concerned about what people may think of me in some aspects. I'm sick of being protective of my "reputation". Every time I stop myself from doing something I want to do, I get disgusted with myself. From now on, I shall do what I want to do.

I remember thinking about my lack of goals in my life. Without a direction in my life, each day passes like a dream, and nothing seems to be achieved. Everyone wants to achieve something in their lives, but the feeling of not knowing what we want to attain lingers around, causing us to think about what is the purpose of our lives.

However, if we already know the purpose of our lives, then will there be any meaning to continue living? By knowing what we have to do, it shows that our lives are already predetermined, and there are some things that you just can't do. Instead, I believe that the purpose of living our lives, is to find the one thing we want to achieve. Everyone set materialistic goals, but not know the things which makes our lives fulfilling. Sometimes, it can be the smallest of things, like having meals with the family, or just being together with your loved ones. But the main point is that we should not think our lives are meaningless just because we don't know what we want. Life is the process in which we figure out what we want, hence it's not meaningless.

Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Happy Belated Birthday to Kai Jun, Happy Birthday to Jon Tay, Happy BeEarly Birthday to Jun Long

And of course, Happy Birthday to my Sis =P Classic cheese is delicious as usual, but I can only finish 1 piece at a go >.>

Tuesday, March 4, 2008

In pokemon, you have this situation

Haunter uses confusion!
Pikachu is now confused!
Haunter uses confuse ray!
It has no effect on Pikachu!


However, reality has shown that as more work piles up, your stress level increases (maybe not for me=X ). Likewise, every confusing event just serves to complicate things further. If only this is pokeworld, then the subsequent events will no longer have an effect on me.

Emo emo emo...

Okay, time to get back to editting my ILP script =\ I really shouldn't be distracting myself >.>

Monday, March 3, 2008

Knowledge can be a scary thing. The more you know, the more you wished you hadn't. Curiousity may not kill the cat, but it certainly can harm the human mind. It's like quicksand, a territory you shouldn't step into - once you enter, it's difficult to come out. You can only stay still, as the knowledge swallows you up little by little. But what's worse is to want to know something that you know you shouldn't. And when you finally finds out, you realise it would have been better not to know. Or worse still, to know that something through the wrong means, which may potentially harm the things/people you value. But pretending not to know will be equivalent to denying the truth, and that's not always the best thing to do. The harder path may not be easy to go through, but the easy path may not be all that it seems. What's at the end of the route, may lead to more lies, and more denial. If it's easy, then it's not worth it.

Of course, this stuff does not apply to everything, but only to whatever I'm feeling now. The difficult path will not be easy to trod, yet it may be the only right path.

Sunday, March 2, 2008

Had JTS at SuanThai just now. For some reason I don't feel like blogging about it. Just visit my class blog and wait for someone to update =P Still uploading the pictures...

How do you know if you like someone? Common answers such as butterflies in your stomach or you just know are somewhat unsatisfactory. Even if there's no distinct trait, how can you tell whether you like the person as a sister, or somethings more? For someone who has mixed this up before, can he ever be sure of not committing the same mistake again?

Saturday, March 1, 2008

Went swimming today. I'm surprised that I can actually finish my 1st lap in one go after not swimming for god-knows-how-many-months (swimming noob here btw) And I've actually went shopping which happens in once in 2 blue moons? Realised that Bedok has a lot of poser clothes (not my type) but the clothes there are quite cheap anyway ^^

Went back to Secret Recipe today to return my uniform and collect my cheque. In the end, it was my cheque for January, not return of clothes =X All the colleagues I've worked with during the holidays have resigned already, leaving my manager with a new set of staff. Somehow, I kinda pity her, but I wonder whether she's used to it.

Going back there brought back quite a lot of memories. I remembered my colleague asking me whether I was looking forward to the start of school back in December in which I replied a straightforward NO. Thinking back, I might have been too narrow-minded then. All the school-related things I was thinking then were tutorials, lectures, projects and all those mugging. But that's just one aspect of school right? There are friends to joke around with, lame around with, stone around with and laugh around with. And so far, I think that's what making school life so enjoyable right now (even though there WAS a period of emo-ing ). In a flash, it's already the last week of school. Then you start asking yourself, "What have I done during this 2 months?" - Making a lot of friends and just plain having fun. But are we treasuring this period of joy? Rather, I think we're taking this time for granted, thinking it'll last forever. It won't, so I guess we should, or rather must, treasure the time we have now.

Oh yeah, I ordered Classic Cheese whole cake to be collected on 5th March. Too bad, not for you, JTay =P Gawd, can't wait for it to arrive xD

Friday, February 29, 2008

Life is may be stranger than fiction, but sometimes life can be just a like a play. Somehow, this time I can't put my feelings into words, no matter the number of times I've tried to edit. Sometimes, when a friend has problems, you can only sit and watch, because it is not something you can interfere with. It got me really thoughtful, but for once I cannot write it down here, since it involves too many people. But I guess the overall line of though would be "Can you be contented with just having a platonic relationship, or are you willing to risk it, for hope of something better to happen?"

Interestingly, it doesn't apply to just one particular person, but perhaps some others may relate to it as well. Sometimes I wonder if confession is just a game of probability, even though I disagree all the time. We are talking about the feelings of real life people here, and it feels like an insult to others if you think you can predict their feelings, based on mathematical calculation.

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

M.A.D and Guitar Ensemble auditions are back, but not going to try for them anymore. If I've decide on something, I shouldn't look back right? Anyway today was a really tiring day. POP sapped all my energy reserved for today. It's not like there's much of a difference, since I'm pretty much stoning during lessons anyway ^^

No idea why I'm blogging, not like anything particularly interesting happened. Just felt like blogging, even though I'm still feelings stoned ._.

Monday, February 25, 2008

People might think that I'm crazy for blogging almost right after I've reached home but it's best to blog when the feeling is still fresh within me.

O2 wasn't VERY fun. Going through 1 orientation is great. Going through 2? No thanks =\ There were supposed to be 2 girls and 3 guys joining us, but became 1 girl 4 guys, the same ratio as those that left. Mei ling, Lin Yi, Samuel and Yunfeng. Can tell that some of them were simply dao, but quite expected lah. I felt the same way during 1st Orientation.

POP (Post Orientation Party) was just as Lin Chen described - Dance, dance and more dance. Okay, there's songs and cheers too ^^ Ares won the best faculty dance, but I believed most, if not all, of us had fun in one way or another. It definitely ended a lot better for me this time than Campfire night 'cos I was all moody >.>

Think I just dao tomorrow lah, can't be bothered to think about schoolwork right now. This is what party is supposed to be about - to forget all your worries and just get high xD

Just one question - Why do girls have it around the same time even though their birthdays are quite far apart? Hmm...

Saturday, February 23, 2008

Singapore Airshow 2008 is hot. Well, literally too. Went with Janus and the other HC people. The morning talks were plain boring, but the afternoon exhibition was quite cool. Um I mean hot >.> The worst part of the exhibition is getting in and coming out liao.

People who hasn't got in when the airshow started

The queue for bus to Pasir Ris ._.
Look like paper aeroplanes..
Beyond first-class
Unfortunately, we couldn't enter the A380. Reached home at around 5pm. A wonder how I survived until then, since I didn't have breakfast and lunch at all =\

Anyway last night's dramafest was crappy. I'm not saying the plays, but the live feed seriously sucks. It spoiled the atmosphere totally. It's hard to concentrate with the poor video and sound quality, so can't enjoy it as much as I would have wanted. Nevertheless, I think everyone who participated deserve to be praise for the hard work they have put in, even if Athena didn't win anything. Not the first time I'm quoting this, but Mr Tok used to say: "If you have put in your best effort, then you have succeeded. Winning a trophy or title is only a bonus."



Thursday, February 21, 2008

The very mention of it sends chills down to every guy's spine. For 2 months, every birthday boy cowers in fear, silently hoping that It Which Must Not Be Named will not reach them. They run, and they hide. Some managed to escape to safety, but others could only struggle helplessly as its minions carry them towards their doom. As onlookers watched their fellow comrades being sent to hell on Earth, they are reminded of the fact that their own peaceful days are numbered.

BUT. One man came and saved them all. He gained control of the territory, and announced its banishment from the land for eternity. To aid those who underwent the traumatic experience in their recovery, all evidence of It Which Must Not Be Named must be destroyed. The very mentioning of its existence is considered a treason, and He Who Saved Them All dispatched his Internal Security team to seek out those who wish to cause disruption, and bring them to justice. Therefore, you have been warned. Do not trust anyone, for it may be you who will be banished next.

Seriously, there is something wrong with the school management. "You have two choices: CS session or to be my spy." Firstly, what right do you have to mete out punishment for something we have no idea is wrong? So, you have decided that flag-poling (I'm no Harry Potter, but I dare say it) is banned. But who has mentioned that posting online about it is against the school rules? In the end, we have not done anything wrong. It is YOU who are threatening us even though you have nothing to base it upon. Is this how a teacher with ranking in this prestigious school should behave? YOU are the one who has tarnished our school's reputation.

"Visitors who see this happening will be thinking, 'Is this how Hwachong-ians are like?' " Yes, this is how we behave. Yes, this is how naughty we are. Yes, this is what we Hwachongians are like. Why are you so afraid of visitors having a bad impression of us? If these visitors are given an impression of what we are not, then isn't that equivalent to lying to them? If this is part of being an adult, then I'd rather not grow up.

And Mr Discipline Master, if you have any qualms about me posting this in my personal blog, I'm Chua Woon Yang of 08S6A.
blah midnight and I've just given up on maths tutorial. At least I did try complete some questions >.> Now gottta pia my long overdue kinematics tutorial. Luckily, there's a 1-hour break tomorrow which will be more than enough to cross-reference (taken from Mr How) xD

Listening to The Great Spy Experiment album now. They're really good, just a pity that Singaporeans generally have low interest and exposure towards local bands =(

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Thinking back, the wushu trainings I've been to for 9 years (almost a decade) may have been pointless, as I did not understand the purpose of it. I was hasty and only seek to learn new routines, hence losing interest as I was becoming stagnant. "Strengthening of the body" is the true purpose, but I didn't know about it then. I started learning because of interest, continued striving because of interest, and stopped because of interest. If I had known about it earlier, would I have continued?

Wushu, track, piano and many other stuff. Well, mainly those 3 which I've put in years of effort only to stop for a reason such as "loss of interest". Because of this excuse, I wonder how many people I've disappointed. I cannot face my 武术师父, and I cannot face any of my track coaches. How many more will I disappoint in the future? It's a no wonder why I cannot accomplish a single thing now.



Once bitten, twice shy - something I really need to understand. Too bad, I've deleted my old blog, else I can read through all the emo stuff and remind myself not to let history repeat again.



Is a simple greeting too much to hope for?