Wednesday, January 28, 2009

job security | 12:17 AM

Midst of crisis
Midst of unease
Midst of insecurity
for a job I yearn to be in

Job security,what it is.
income
prestige
for a job I yearn to be in

It might seem good to have just a job
But I want a job that I like and dream of
to me,that's job security.

My prayer has changed
no longer I want just a job
but a job I like
Abba father, show me your way.

PS: ah...I want to watch all the 3 oscar nominated films badly...
Slumdog millionaire
The curious case of benjamin button
Changeling
movie marathon!!!

Monday, January 26, 2009

another wedding...different | 1:26 AM

It's the festive season with many hongbaos and goodies.
And on the eve of the eve
I attended mingcong's wedding at holiday Inn.
all the wedding shots were very stylish, even the decor was elegant instead of traditonal.

Wedding photos should be taken to bring out the personality of the couple, not about posing and smiling with some nice background scenery.
And mingcong's wedding photo certainly brought out his personality of what I knew him since army man!
Instead of the usual black suit white shirt that you will probably see in most of the groom, my dear fellow army specialist was in full white, less his hair colour and skin tone.
Decor wise was superb with all the elegant glass lightings with rose petals, instead of those typical settings you probably expect to see in a chinese wedding.
Not to mention the person that edited and directed the love video, very well done!I feel like I am watching a documentary of his love story!
After all, its at holiday Inn and this is a union of 2 design students.

I feel like getting married .ha!
And if I do, I will make sure it will be done in the unconventional
and definitely, spectacular!
Marriage is once in a lifetime isn't it?
it should be significant and special to me , and to her.

Congratulations, MC and XY!

Friday, January 23, 2009

Amazing grace | 10:54 AM

John 3:16
"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life."

Unending love, amazing grace :)

Saturday, January 17, 2009

| 12:53 AM

It's the beginning of the school term.
As usual, there are always projects and tutorial to be done
and the many EARLY lectures to go to.
The thought of the LONG and dreadful 179 queue
The thought of the "sardine-ation" on the LRT
The thought of sniffing stinking armpit on the MRT.....
That's the life of a NTU student.

Went to hotpot culture for a feast to celebrate cha's bdae
Nothing fantastic about their food
the only perk is probably the free flow ice-cream ,desserts
Other than that, I guess it will be somewhere that one time will be enough

This semester is so going to be tied down by FYP
and the 311 game + project
But even in the midst of busy schedule,
there is always time for this

Now you see it,

now you don't..haha..

Today just ended the Shell interview.

this is one of the interviews that requires me to think strategically

Tough it is, but so far I am happy with what I said.

But its always unexpected what will the interviewer feels

So just have to pray for the best

It's about getting the right fit.

And Thanks to alvin, now I know the reason behind 三个臭皮匠, 胜过一个诸葛亮.

Click the link below

http://www.hk007.com/redirect.php?tid=249810&goto=lastpost

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

万事具备只欠东风 | 9:59 PM

Red cliff 2, what a brilliant show.

The 1st installment which I watched it with alvin and yuhao kept me questioning about the plot, characters and the many "how come liddat" and "who is that". Shame to say, partly because I didnt really watch the novel or the drama. All I remembered was the 三国演义 and 三国志 game that I have played when I was young.

Now, with the 1st installment explaining what about and who is what, red cliff 2 brought more action , strategy , depth, twist and battle of the wits / guts in the movie. And after watching the show, probably one will get a better idea the idioms 万事具备只欠东风.
How about the term 左青龙右白虎 and apparently, 周瑜（tony leung) is the 青龙 and 诸葛亮 (Takashi Kaneshiro) is the 白虎.
As you all know this term as well, 36 计，走为上计 , out of these 36 tactics, probably you might see some of it in the show.
美人计，离间计，苦肉计，连环计，火攻计......
Though I can't help not to wonder who are the 臭皮囊 , to better help me to comprehend the meaning of 3个臭皮囊，胜过一个诸葛亮. It seems that in the show , 诸葛亮 is always winning in terms of his role as an advisor.

at the end of the 2 1/2 hours, I just wish it can be longer because I am just enjoying the war and brutal scenes...haha, saddist I am. But what's impressive is to see the director John Woo being able to put together all the whole production for such a brilliant show. Look at the amount of calefare(s) as the soldiers , horses , ships, explosives........though some part is a bit "computer-graphical" , it's still commendable to be able to pull out such an awesome delivery.

I just wish for a 赤壁3. Then we can see how 诸葛亮 fight against 周瑜.
要喝茶吗？

Monday, January 12, 2009

All men died, but not many lived | 12:32 AM

Adam ate the forbidden fruit in the garden of Eden.
Eve gave it to her.
The serpent instigated eve to do so.

If God knew that Eve was going to tempt Adam to eat the fruit
Why didn't he warn Adam about the temptation of Eve, but only warned Adam about the consequences of eating the forbidden fruit?
Would things had changed for Adam, or even mankind if Adam was aware about the temptation that was to come?

God knew and believed in Adam. Yet Adam turned back on the trust and unfortunately, mankind degraded.

So where was Adam when the serpent was tempting Eve? Was adam right beside Eve watching how the serpent had instigated eve? If he was beside her, why didn't Adam stop her? Why did Adam conform? Why didn't Adam risk to save Eve from the serpent?

Adam gave in to paralysis. He was paralysed by fear. No Longer was he willing to risk , to fight or save the Eve of his life.
Every man repeats the sin of Adam, everyday. We won't risk, We won't fight and we won't rescue the Eve of our life.
We are caught up in our schedules, work and conformity to do things the safest way
We are not concerned with the adventure, seeking the thrill but only cared about the outcome
We are overstretched, passive and forsaken to pursue the one and only Eve , or the many "Eve(s)" in our life.

All men died, but not many lived.
Live your life
You have only once.

Disclaimer: This is not an entry to encourage you to have 三妻四妾.haha!

Saturday, January 10, 2009

frustrated! | 10:21 AM

There's a limit to my capacity.
There's a limit to how much I can give all of you
There's a limit to how many time I will say yes

So all of you stop asking. I'm just a student with limited income :(

Monday, January 5, 2009

MayDay concert | 11:50 PM

后青春期的诗

I enjoy good music and this latest album by mayday to me, is good music.

Usually an album will only have 1 or 2 nice songs, which happen to be those that you will hear from radio , people ringtone or "KTV-goer" like me , whom will choose these songs to sing. Unfortunately, after you have bought those albums, you will realise that the rest of the songs are not that fantastic after all. But since you paid for it, i guess you have to tell yourself it is a nice album after all.

As for 后青春期的诗, it's through the recommendation of my friend and after hearing it online, they have a number of nice and decent songs that caught my ears. Most importantly, I thought that the album was produced with much sincerity from reading their lyrics,and as if all the songs sound like their 主打歌. Afterall, it's Mayday right, they do deliver standard in their music.

And yesterday, all thanks to Peirong (My 师父back in CS) and Karen (neighbour back in CS), I was blessed with a free ticket for Mayday 新歌飘唱会. What make me feel even blessed was that I was spared from the long queue and yet get a very good spot to indulge in the performance. Judging from my photos below, you should be able to tell how "close" I am....

The audience were hyped up by the spectacular performance by the band and the atmosphere was set HIGH with a combination of their vocal, instrumental performance, cheering and gimmicks to engage the audience. Though I can't help to laugh at ah xin squeaky sound when thanking the sponsors in english, his vocal is powerful man. When everyone in the audience seems "ga-ga" over the band, i think i am one of the few people that seem rather composed in watching the performance. haha....

After that we went for supper at this place called "xin hai shan". According to peirong, mayday will be there for supper and indeed ,they went after the concert. Suddenly i feel like I am a paparazzi for a day. They are just sitting 2 tables away from our table and suddenly this experience seems so surreal. But when you are hungry, who really care about the celebrity right...haha....just makan lah!

When I took a glance over to their table, most of them from the band to the crews are indulging in beer or wine. But for ah xin, he only consumed lime juice or is it lemon honey (something yellow). According to Peirong, ahxin dont drink and smoke. So probably if you want a voice like his, abstain from alcohol and drink MORe lime-juice or lemon honey (something yellow!!!), especially after your singing session.

Mayday coming for concert in August. The price is deterring me to go. but for the sake of their superb performance, its worth being there the 2nd time.

Come 16 Jan. It's driver Chia on the road. Now you can legitimately exclaim : "Kua CHIA"

Thursday, January 1, 2009

It's a new year | 1:15 PM

It's a brand new year.
I'm taking in fresh air of liberation
I'm anticipating the excitement of 2009.

2009, I have much plans and goals.
Guitar, tennis ,baking ,Jap Language and keeping FIT
2009, I have much dreams
Acting , Banking & Trading, Overseas venture
2009, I have much expectations
Breakthrough, graduate with my Honours and the right one

this year is a huge transition to next stage of my life
and this makes it even more exciting , yet daunting
I glad that I have the many ones by my side to accompany me on this journey
and the big ONE to guide my steps.

Rejoice :)