from an email...

From an email…

Guy’s point of view

From a guy’s point of view:

We don’t care if you talk to other guys.

We don’t care if you’re friends with other guys.

But when you’re sitting next to us and some random guy walks into the room and you jump up and tackle him without even introducing us, yeah, it pisses us off.

It doesn’t help if you sit there and talk to him for ten minutes without even acknowledging the fact that we’re still there.

We don’t care if a guy calls you;

But at 2 in the morning we do get a little concerned.

Nothing is that important at 2am that can’t wait till the morning.

When we tell you that you’re pretty/beautiful/gorgeous/cute/stunning, we freaking mean it. Don’t tell us we’re wrong. We’ll stop trying to convince you.

The sexiest thing about a girl is confidence.

Yeah you can quote me.

Don’t be mad when we hold the door open. Take advantage of the mood I’m in.

Let us pay for you! Don’t ‘feel bad’. We enjoy doing it. It’s expected. Smile and say ‘THANK YOU’.

Kiss us when no one’s watching. If you kiss us when you know somebody’s looking, we’ll be more impressed.

You don’t have to get dressed up for us.

If we’re going out with you in the first place, you don’t have to feel the need to wear the shortest skirt you have or put on every kind of makeup you own.

We like you for who you are and not what you are.

Honestly, I think a girl looks more beautiful when she’s just in her pj’s.

Or my t-shirt and boxers, not all dolled up.

Don’t take everything we say seriously.

Sacarcsm is a beautiful thing.

See the beauty in it.

Don’t get angry easily.

Stop using magazines/media as your bible.

Don’t talk about how hot Morris Chesnutt, Brad Pitt, or Jess McCartney is in front of us.

It’s boring and we don’t care.

You have girlfriends for that.

Whatever happened to the word ‘handsome’/’beautiful’.

I’d be utterly stunned by a girl who greeted me with ‘hey handsome!’ instead of ‘hey baby/stud/cutie/sexy’ or whatever else you can think of.

On the other hand I’m not saying I wouldn’t like it either.

And so on and so forth………

The rest of the article is kinda not for display.

9.45pm....

You know, the more I work at where I’m working now, the more I don’t see myself as an engineer when I graduate. The guy from Careers Administration Office was right. The IA allows us to have a ‘feel’ of the industry and real world, and essentially enables us to see if we’re suitable for that particular industry. I’m only in to the 4^th week and I guess, the answers pretty clear.

Well, it ain’t exactly mundane: the Job does require quite a fair bit of critical thinking and a small dose of analytical skills.

It ain’t exactly tiring: many a times I find myself jogging after the Job and night class/DGH/dinners, and with plenty more energy to burn. (Well, maybe it’s the guilt of face-stuffing during the day that’s pushing me on.)

It ain’t exactly stressful: there are times when my mind drifts to places during the Job for long periods. I consider that a luxury.

It ain’t exactly bad-paying: I mean, it’s the lowest we can get as an intern… but hey, the proximity and the convenience. What more can I ask for? And I understand that some people from poly actually don’t get paid for their IAs. I’m thankful.

It ain’t exactly, well, bad.

But it’s just… I don’t know. Perhaps my MBTI test was right. ENTJ/ENFJ.

Organizers. Encouragers.

Traits: Driven to turn theories into plans, highly value knowledge, future-oriented, natural leaders, impatient with inefficiency and incompetence, want things structured and orderly, excellent verbal communication skills, self-confident, decisive, and read: DISLIKE routine & detail-oriented tasks.

Well, maybe that last bit about routine and detail explains my daily dread of machine operations…

Potential strengths: Can get things organized. Prolem solving at a systems level. Decisive. Analytical thinking. Long-range vision (oh, I’m 1000 degree myopic. BOO!)

Career Trends: management or leadership positions in BUSINESS or EDUCATION, where tough-minded analysis and a talent for organization are required. (Business and education huh? So not engineering.)

Most attractive Occupations: Consultant (Management Human Resources), Computer Professional, Physician (Family), Manager (Sales), Manager (Executive), Credit Investigator or Mortgage Broker, Marketing Professional, Administrator (Education), Administrator (Health), Entrepreneur, Lawyer (yeah right.), Judge (Hoon you reading this?!?), University Professors and Administrators.

Crap crap crap. Quarter-life crisis is back! Oh the unknown future! Haha. How different would everything be, should I discover my interest in physiotherapy 3 years back?

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“Please take from me my life, when I don’t have the strength, to give it away to you Jesus…”

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I want more time to read my books. I’ve got volumes of them sitting on the shelves calling out to me…

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YAAY! I won an umbrella from that mini basketball game at the Starhub roadshow @AMK Hub. The first time in my life that I’ve EVER won something like that.

Dude, you should have just given me that umbrella. Seriously. I couldn’t have missed. HA!

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Dreams oh dreams…

First was a blur. Perhaps a prelude to the other two.

Second was weird. And uncanny. Thought provoking.

Third was sweet. And the thoughts of the first two nights were settled.

Perhaps I could have the third one every night?

Or could I have it every day? hmmmm. I wonder.

What say you?

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Standard Chartered run. Anyone?

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Monday’s coming. Oh the blues are already waist high.

ERP?

I like the 3rd one.

random thoughts.

It has always been about making decisions, isn’t it? From the day we took our first breath, till the day we close our eyes and never have them opened again...

The choices… the decisions.

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If time is the quintessence of life,
Oh why do we let it slip by purposelessly?

If time is the yardstick of our existence,
Oh why do we dream of dreams that are meaningless?

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Friendships are a gift.

So please, cherish it.

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For eternity and eternity… from everlasting to everlasting.

Even though I’ve turned my back on you, you never left me.
Even when I disobeyed and did as I pleased, you said ‘it is okay, it is alright.’

For who am I to be deserving?
For who am I to be worthy?

we're idiots.

Pix

Pics

Group photo

Alv & Hoon

Alv & PE

Alv & Ber

Alv & Ling

I feel violated.

Violating oneself.

Happy bday bro.



Night Cycling

Cupping oneself.

Black and White

=)



Chillout with Cuzs

Knotted by the tongue.

Random. Totally.

lungs...

Still coughing my lungs out.

I think I’ve probably coughed out 3 dozens of lungs over the past week. Gross shyte. Contemplating taking a MC one of these days… ooooo the temptation.

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Been eating too much. This is bad. But hey, the food is cheap. 80cents for a bowl of mee rebus, 30cents for a cup of coffee. Heck it.

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Motivation. Not distraction. Heh.

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Rain drops keep falling on my head,

But that doesn’t mean my eyes would soon be turning red…

11.23pm

Zen’s serving me well. It was a good deal. Got it at a really good price! 329 for the 16GB player, the leather pouch, the armband and the portable charger. Thank God for the patience to wait it out.

LOTR’s SO clear on the screen and the sounds… WOO HOO.

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It started off with it being very stable. A pair of tweezers in my right hand. Then it started to tremble a little as I tried to set up the wire-bonding machine. An hour later, I could SEE my hand moving all over the place uncontrollably, and still, I couldn’t get the gold wire through the capillary.

But alas! It was done right on the dot at 5.30pm. Time to knock off from work. Heh. I DID IT!

It was painful for there were 4 places to thread, the work space was kinda small, the wire’s a new MICRO meter thick (that’s 10 to the power of NEGATIVE 6), and the tweezer is a pain in the arse. Oh… it’s 99.99% pure gold by the way.

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Coughing my lungs out.

before i sleep

It's driving me insane.

The speculation...

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Maybe... Just maybe...

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I have a constant need to know the other side of things... Which ain't good.

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What do YOU think? Have you been thinking too?
Now read between the lines.

I'm sleepy, yet I'm forming coherent sentences.

Or maybe I'm not.

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How's your side of things?

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Sheesh. Do what I do best? Pack it up, put it in the bag, and move along?

That's gonna be tough.

with every breath

“When the night seems so long…

throw your hands to the sky

You can sing a new song…

wipe the tears from your eyes

When you’re weak, He’s strong…

He can heal your wounded soul…

And calm the storm inside…

For all your times of laughter

And every hopeful prayer

When the world weighs on your shoulders

Through sorrow and your despair

With everything, with every breath, praise the Lord

Let everything, let every breath, praise the Lord

Let everything, that has breath praise the Lord

Let everything, that has breath praise the Lord….”

- Sixpence None the Richer & Jars of Clay

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May we all remember that He’s our rock; the foundation which we stand upon.

May we seek His peace and strength in the face of adversities; for He alone conquers all.

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Praying for sanity.

Cough..

*cough cough*

It’s not getting better, for crying out loud.

Well, maybe I shouldn’t.

Er, erms. Neh-mind. Don’t think anyone will get that.

Cranky.

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2 more hours to the 7^th of July. Not that it’s of any significance to many people out there… apart from the fact that it’s the much ‘coveted’ Youth Day, it marks the start of my IA. Wonder what beholds.

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Think I’m getting the first rhythm and definitely need more practice for the second. Maybe I should start using pails, plates, bowls and chopsticks to practice at home.

Now what kind of ruckus would THAT be?

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http://www.worldvision.org.sg/

http://www.worldvision.org/home.nsf/index.htm?Open

“He who oppresses the poor shows contempt to their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honours God” – Proverbs 14.31

Please, take a look. Saying “we’re so lucky” is an understatement…To many extents. The statistics is simply overwhelming.

Help, if it’s within your means.

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Cleared out much of the stuff from my hostel room.

I never thought I’ll ever say this… but I really AM going to miss the place and my bitch. SHYTS! Ooops.

‘All my bags are packed, I’m ready to go…’

No jet planes though. Just a Daihatsu.

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Happy birthday bro. 23^rd. Shall post the photos when I find time.

Thanks Hoon for the dessert.

And PE, you really can make yourself comfortable anywhere you go huh?

Ber, buy a banana next time if you’re craving for one. No need to get an entire banana split.

Ling! Nice photo you took with Alv! You’ll see soon enough! =)

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Praying that your headache goes away…

same

phlegm phelgm phgelm phlgem pheglm phglem pheglm phglem phglme phgeml phgelm phgmle phgmel phlemg........................

whatever. they're all making me really uncomfortable.

well in any case, the first one's the way to spell it. and it's certainly not spelled 'flam'.

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For you, my friends. For in Him, impossible ain’t what it is anymore.

“I took you from the ends of the earth, from its farthest corners I called you. I said, ‘you are my servant’; I have chosen you and have not rejected you. So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am you God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous hand.” - Isiah 41:9-10

“你是我从地级抓来的，

我从地的远方召你来，

对你说：“你是我的仆人，我拣选了你，并没有弃绝你。”

不要惧怕，因为我与你同在；

不要四处张望，因为我是你的神，

我必坚固你，我必帮助你；

我必用公义的右手扶持你。”

-- 义赛亚书41：9-10