2008-11-16
2008-10-27
2008-07-06
two things, there are two things that have set me thinking, again. and splendidly, these two things are both bringers of resolutions, to my life problems.
firstly, it's about discrimination, between two reasons to feel, that often perturbs guys. do you like/feel for things for what they appear to be, or what they really are? that has been a resounding thought, or rather question in my mind. i've gotta figure that out, and so should many gentlemen out there. think about it.
secondly, it's about something that i read, not so long ago. (well, just a couple of hours ago, from someone who probably doesnt wish to be identified at all) it tells me: dont worry always, some people never stop finding reasons to be sad, i should choose to be happy and always keep my head up. there's gotta be somewhere i'm gonna make a difference. stand up & speak up. thanks, i appreciate your words, if you read my blog at all. i, fully, get what you mean:D
nothing much about my life to blog about actually. it's been normal. friends, we can always talk so it's needless for me to update you on the little happenings of my humble life. (now this sets the contrast from the beginning)
good night!
2008-07-03
good night
treasure what you have and don't get hurt. when you do, you find it hard to come back.
2008-07-01
haha i touched football for the first time in about 5 months. it's a little rusty i guess. and i dont deny that i still carry this horrific baggage of the acl rupture and fear to do certain things. i'll gradually work things back, though i'm not even past my rehab period yet.
bye!
empty, for me, is like losing touch of what has happened and gaining nothing of what's going to happen, soon.
2008-06-28
Boys are not vastly different from men. But there often lies the necessary, yet covert, distinction between a boy and a man. In the physical aspect, a man is perhaps a homosepians who's after his puberty while a boy is one that has yet to experience or is experiencing it. And it is this physical tender, of a boy, that usually belies the maturity of thought and actions in them. Also, while certain actions such as beginning to drink, party etc can seemingly suggest the boy-man transition, it sometimes does not apply to all. Nevertheless, a combination of traits can be telling in differentiating a boy and a man.
It is fairly justifiable to note that boys do proceed into manhood, based on the fact that they have undergone the physical evolutions. The dictionary states that a man is: a mature adult male, while the definition of a boy is: an immature male. The words "mature" and "immature" here are assumed to suggest the state of physical maturity, none more than anything else. And we do realise that this has been an orthodox consideration for differentiation between boys and men, in our society today. In Biology classes, kids are taught the infant-boy-man cycle. That's just a tip of the massive iceberg. Others include personal identifications based on age differences, legal age cut for certain activities etc. Evidently, the very first distinction, lying between a man and a boy, is the physical inferiority of the latter to the former.
If people were to take only physical considerations in determining the status of an individual, it will be laughable. While nature ensures that a 10 year old is entirely different from a 20 year old in height, weight, muscular complexity and sexual capability, no one can predict the mental and cognitive aspect - which is something that is arguably the ultimate deciding factor between a man and a boy. (EXAMPLES)
A man leads a different life from a boy. But the lifestyle always the determinant for differentiation? Certainly not. For instance, it is trite to note that young lads begin the cosumption of alcohol as young as early adolescence. While boys' behaviour can be synonymous to that of a man, but litte do people realise that with the same actions, a man and a boy can bear different consequences. And this applies to almost every single aspect of life, especially in the legal aspect which requires no further elaboration. Also, a man, when married and has a family established, is provides for further distinguishing from a boy because of the responbilities they carry in their lives.
(CONCLUSION)
while i crapped the above, it sometimes makes me wonder to what extent i am already a man? have i been able to measure up to the expectations of one? i may have done what a man often does, but that isn't going to make me man. i reckon there's much more to learn before i've got a counterpart in my life and eventually a family. and that's going to happen if and only if, i deserve it when i one day becomes man.
*****
well, all that trash talking about man aside, my life's been rather fulfilling these couple of days. peope blog a lot about blocks, so i shan't blog about it any further.
he just loves blocks. (that's his study)
after blocks, i was at leonard(the CUTE boy)'s house for a super late-night mini party. below tells you why he's so CUTE haha:
now you know why? (but trust me, he has much that belies his amateur appearance)
yesterday, three men went on a mens' night. you would never have imagined how some of their lives are. not when you don't even know much of the world yet and i certainly mean it. but i know learnt, a fair bit, last night. they said: welcome to the world! i thought: well..you guys are truly far ahead of me. and yes, they really are.this is not the world. i just want to say that singapore is afterall a rather vibrant place.
that's about all. i'm exhausted typing. so goodbye people!
2008-06-24
i don't like it when time flies, life progresses, people change... if anything that i wish for would come true, i hope i can remain in my saccharine childhood and teens, with friends and certain people who mean a dear lot to me as companions.
okay that's just a little portion of what i have in mind, as earlier mentioned. bye!
something random: did you have a childhood sweetheart?
2008-06-22
i don't want to grow up because there're so many things to cherish now, before the calamitous eighteen falls upon us. jc life will be one of those - with all the love, friendships and ties. i talk about it another day because i've really a plenty to say.
good night and good luck
big guys don't cry
2008-06-21
anyways, i realised my blog update rates are getting lower. i'm going to buck up on that. well, it's one more day to the much-dreaded blocks. while i can jolly well wish everyone a hackneyed piece of "good wishes/luck", i hope that it'll be the hardwork and efforts that's going to take you through the blocks fine. so people, study hard and don't foolishly wait for free pies to fall from the sky.
recently, revisions in school have been rather interesting, esp due the ppl around. reading room is turning into a market. well you have got to be going to there to experience how ridiculous the supposedly conducive reading room have turned out to be.
anyways, attached are some random pictures taken with aran today:
the alien series returns
i need to wake up
he loves swearing:D
haha that's it. holland's up against the russians soon. i will blog during blocks. take good care of yourselves people!
all that you see is me
and all I truly believe
that I was born to try
i've learned to love
2008-06-19
2008-06-18
actually, i didnt stay up this late. i just woke up. somehow i dozed off after dinner at about 8pm and fatigue simply carried me through till now. i feel refreshed and enraptured. the latter's probably due to the imminent match that's coming up.
these couple of days' revision has been, i would say rather, efficient. i thought when it comes to revision, foundation mattered a lot and i think it's certainly benefitted me in certain ways(in no way implying i've got an absolutely solid foundation). this is perhaps why integrated programme hasnt failed that much. 4 years of preparation will culminate in a successful block test and eventually the advanced levels, hopefully:D
anyways, it was pretty distractive these days, due to many other things.
match's on now. catch up soon. bye!
when things are complex, don't think too much. just be who you are and do what you do.
2008-06-14
2008-06-10
something about today: yaze and i went to a*star to do PW survey. it was pretty yielding with 7 responses. by the way, my PW is on Transmission Electron Miscroscopy. some photos to follow(just to preempt, they're uninteresting):
that's it guys, till i have something pressing to share. take care:D
reciprocating isnt that hard, is it? no.
2008-06-09
for now, i havent got anything pressing to address. so till when i have, we'll take a break.
2008-06-08
okay last one looks the coolest.
well that's all. bye people!
waiting isnt such a torturous thing if you carry a normal & light heart.
2008-06-06
[picture of remember the titans; but url spoilt]
i caught up with high school friends today - yiming, jingx, ivanho. we had steamboat at bugis. it was heartwarming. more cool photos following yesterday's:
well yea that's it. i took a while to get this posted though. bye!
i'm cool about things as they are. let's see how it goes. time helps.
2008-06-05
i spoke to a mate a while before my dinner. we talked, or rather lamented about the general paper (gp). he's been flunking his gp, so have i. so what exactly is the problem? according to him, his tutor found his arguments unacceptable because they were too original and creative. well, i always thought a good essay is one that is idiosyncratic to oneself and well..new(word bank's draining)! paradoxically, this is what gp education, or generally eduction is not looking for. in gp, we are expected to write in a manner that is logical(i guess this isnt contentious), CONVENTIONAL and mundane. examples required are those from mindless news. in fact, we arent really arguing. we are just stating/regurgitating what the majority might potentially argue or have contended before. then, i've raised this to my tutor(just as an equiry because this isn't going to change overnight for people like you and i who're right under the roof top of education conformity), and i believe so might have some of those out there. the replies would have been: this is just how the system works or if you wanna your A, write in the GPish way. very well then, friend(the one mentioned above), i guess we've just gotta adapt and start getting our As back. that route begins with...passing gp.
i liked today. i was out with ivanho in the afternoon revising for block tests. for two guys, we talked a lot. frankly, i've truly enjoyed his companionship. some cool photos to share:
well guys, that's about all. oh i plan to change the way i blog. the way i've been blogging has been really casual. it's about time to the style, but it'll be a gradual process.
psychedelically yours(i'll just end off with my blog header if i havent got any discreet things to address)
well i just got up, probably because yesterday was hell of a day. before i kick off my revision, i've gotta get some food, even though it JUST started raining and i'm too beat to get up from my chair.
that's all for now, will catch up with more later tonight i guess. see you!
"...make sure you don't let whatever you don't have take over whatever you have." i suppose i still did and it's really complex now haha
hmm i dun really wish to comment on the design, header or whatsoever. purple is seemingly gay, i understand. however, i just thought this is an truly interesting piece of design and i name it psychedelically yours - kinda weird right? well i plan to customize the design though, in photoshop. nevertheless, i will retain the general style and feel of the current design - psychedelic, if you feel the same way.
if you are a blogger(one who owns a blog) and are reading my blog right now, i wouldnt mind if you leave your initials and blog add on the tag so that i can expand my "Friends" column. sorry, i'm a little lazy hopping around for addresses.
oh i went to school today to clean up council room. dude~~~, not cool! hahaha john
"it started out as a feeling, which then grew into a hope" the call by regina spektor is good.
i'm going to sleep soon, i guess. take care guys!