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2006-08-22T05:02:00.000-07:00

而林中没鸟，
麻雀为首。
无德而利者，
未必贤乐。

Shall expand into a full poem after promos.

2006-04-08T23:34:00.000-07:00

Yes, yes, I know its almost 4 months since I have blogged. Lol, I would have so many things to blog, but let me give you 3 riddles to solve.

Only those who know me really well may have some hope of deciphering my messages and what I am referring to behind ALL 3 riddles. Good luck.

1. "While some are still fervently looking for a brand of sweets..."

2. "Stop Dreaming. Munch on those leaves before its too late!"

3. "Such disparity, some wickedly wise and a bunch of fools!
Such sincerity, but alas, the wise's mere tools!"

Those who think you know the answer do talk to me. I await you. Hahaha...

2006-01-05T06:08:00.000-08:00

OG Group 14 ROCKS.

Despite our short time spent together, somehow we were in the same frequency and pretty much bonded together.

First, we COMPLETELY THRASED all other groups in ALL the games that we played today. Yes, winning isn't everything but we had fun while thrashing others :D

From 5 right up to 740pm, we had a school tour, ordered Canadian pizza, sat and ate in the canteen, and talked nonstop candidly.

Even Jierong was so impressed he shook his head and did a thumbs up sign as he went by our group at around 7 plus.

I am really touched and grateful to be in Grp 14. Initially, I thought our group was quite average at the start of icebreakers. I am glad that I am proven wrong.

I dare say this is the best OG ever.

I would like that acknowledge the members present during our OG dinner:

ANG YI-EN
CHAN YEE WAH EVA
CHEN ZIYOU DAVID
CHONG WEI-ZHEN AMANDA
GOH AIK LING
HENG JOO KUANG TERENCE
HUANG SHUQUN
KHON YU HAO
LAU SIOBHAN
LEONG SENG KEEN LEON
LIM HUI YING
LIM XIAO YUN GRACE
LIU XIN YI
LUO RUIYUAN
NG JIE RUI JEZREEL
SIEW JIA YUN
TAN EE SING LYNNETTE
TAN SIU HWEI JOANNE
TAY YI HANG
TOK YIFANG EUNICE
WON CHIAN LIM
YAP HERN PEI TIMOTHY

And of course, our "beloved" OGL, Weeleng..Lol, i saw her many times last year on bus 852 with Jierong, Da wei and some other Councillors. Did not expect her to be my OGL...anyway, you did a terrific job!

Though our meeting was brief and we would not be classmates, lets hope that we will meet such warm, enthusiastic, sincere and amiable classmates in our CTs tomorrow!

2005-12-23T01:04:00.000-08:00

I cannot believe this.

My blog account is finally in ENGLISH! I can finally click on the button "Publish Post" instead of “发表文章”! 　

2am to 4am, 11pm to 1 am=sleep time over selection camp from Monday to Wednesday.

Now, some highlights.

Night Hunt was the essence of sheer brillance of Greg, Yi Da and I that wiped out the juniors. I came out with the riddles (that tell you where to go), Yi Da the tricky questions on school history, and Greg pasted the questions. Yi Da's work was nicely done--seemingly simple, and look at the screwed scores! I have to take my hat of to Greg. The questions were pasted at places were you would never be able to envision. Had to request for time extension for them, if not ah, gone.

Jack Huang's alarm clock was of fine taste and simply exquisite--clean, classic and coated with a layer of gold.

Unfortunately, it failed to serve its basic function as an alarm clock, that is to RING at 4am to wake the juniors up. They were supposed to find themselves trapped and await the other team to aid them. In the end,
Erik had to wake them up and tell them what was happening. Well, they proceeded with the tough games till 645, and I spent some time sharing with the juniors on their performance and more importantly, on council matters...

Amazing Race: tagged along with the Flight as they went on their journey to complete the stations.

In order to accomplish the noble task of developing resilience and fortitude in Councillors, I had to take pains to employ a plethora of sinister, inhumane and torturous activities along the way. Due to the unhealthy and violent nature of these activities I shall not attempt to describe them here.

We were at this shopping complex before Heeren, opposite Somerset MRT, when I decided that before they proceeded to the next station, they had to either: 1. Find me a CO CD, or, 2. Tell me what epinephrine is.

"Is epinephrine related to Bio?" "I think its a chemical or something" Some juniors were saying.

Oh no.

In less than 10 minutes they were at a bookshop reading the definition out loud to me with such glee in their eyes.

I was pissed.

"Wah, so fast ah, not bad eh, now I want you to find me a CO CD as well"

In less than a minute they got me one.

Apparently, their 地理位置 was 得天独厚.

The CD shop was right beside the bookshop. And man, they actually appreciate CO music.　

"Liang Zhu leh, Liang zhu leh!"

...

But of course, 道高一尺，魔高一丈，eventually I got them to find the full name of the term "NADH", which heavily costed them an hour before I allowed them to call their Bio teachers.

Not before they did a Raffles cheer at Paragon.

Sad to say, after completing the station at PS, the next station was at Far East. Did I mention that no public transport was allowed?

Sat in the interview panel from 1am all the way to 6am, assessing all the candidates. Very, very interesting.

On the whole, I cannot concur more wuth Yi Da that this is a pyscho more than a physio camp. It is obvious that those who think too much, try to think ahead or fake things out will not have much peace in this camp. Come on, the team of Senior Councillors were smart and sharp to see through stuff. And like what we have said, it doesnt mean that if you are a councillor you will definitely get a place in, and it doesn't mean that if you aren't you won't. Your performance at the camp was important.

Well, the view and experience at the top of the clock tower is...really beyond words. Its a really nice conclusion to my four years at chinese high. I feel complete as a chinese high student. Went up 3 times, and each time was a totally refreshing and even historic experience...

And when you look up at the night sky at such hours of 3am, 4am in school, the melody of xingkong just plays in your mind...very touching. Yes, this is one of the levels of my interpretation of xingkong...

At the end of the camp, I met tangc on the way and went back to CO to see the turnout rate after camp. It was surprisingly good, and there were improvements! Enjoyed talking for quite some time to the juniors...havent done so for quite some time...haha

As I was walking from MPH to the carpark, looking at the concourse, proed room, passing by the sec 3 blocks which will be full of cheers next week, savouring on the chat i had at MPH...a tinge of sadness came back to me again, which I thought I had overcome.

A heartfelt thanks to Yi Da, Erik, Eric, Yuan Jun, Lu Jie, Kai Han, Bing Qian, Ruixiong, Gregory and Jack. Its the last time we as Councillors would have worked together. We might meet up again for tea next year, have outings, chalets, etc, but the feeling will never be the same again.

Its time for us to move on. We have our paths ahead, and things that we have to do.

To my dear juniors in CO and Council, take care. Keep the Hua Zhong Spirit blazing and alive always.

I have faith in you all.

2005-12-09T01:51:00.000-08:00

I feel accomplished.

That night while I was fervently practising at a room in NAFA, Zhan Lao Shi suddenly walked into my room and said: "你这个也真是的，笛子协会演出你一点也不出力退票!"

I was stunned.

"老师我...不是的...可以的...这，这好说..."

Previously I told him that I did not want to sell any tickets but would do a terrific job as a backstage manager on the day of the dizi concert. In other words, 出力不出钱。

But apparently not selling tickets to him meant not "exerting strength".

“你要几张?"

"我...我...这个...."

"十张你先拿去。就这样。"

"......."

I stood rooted, jaw dropped, and stared blankly, 10 tickets fresh in my hand, dizi in another, which was dripping profusely with amylase.

If I practice more often in MPH I am sure the starch left over from MAF 2003 would be rid of.

And that was how I ended up with 10 tickets for a dizi concert this Sunday. The concert consists of young aspiring dizi players, with 2 dizi masters from China plus Zhan Lao Shi. As I am not going to be a professional player, I am not performing.

But that is not all.

I was busy with other stuff these few days and did not actively, seriously, passionately promote these tickets.

And that is all.

Yesterday Zhan Lao Shi asked me after the masterclass on the progress of the tickets.

I was stunned.

"什么？还没卖完？！你这么这样的？卫老师说华初那没卖！我发现你好像不是很会卖票！"

"........"

“老师我还在卖！能卖的！”

"我这还有17张票，你给我拿去！"

"好的，好的...."

.......

I stood rooted, jaw dropped, and stared blankly, 17 tickets fresh in my hands, amylase dripping profusely from the side of my mouth.

And that was how I ended up with TWENTY-ＳＥＶＥＮ TICKETS.

I told ben ang to leave immediately after the masterclass. He insisted on talking to the dizi master on how we fared (both he and I soloed a piece for the masterclass) and how to make quantum leaps in our skills.

I ended up with quantum leaps in the number of tickets I have.

1 late step for me, a giant leap in the number of tickets I have.

No this is not moon.

I got pissed.

Nu Fa Chong Guan.

I asked Ben And whats the response from Raffles family and it was good. What about Hwa Chong? None! How can this be!

I devoted the whole of today to actively, seriously, passionately promote tickets to various groups of people. And please, dont ever think I appeal to sympathy to sell those tickets away. I don't. I use zhen cai shi liao. I tell you that this is really a good concert. No joke.

At last, I am left with 2 tickets, and waiting for more replies.

To those who supported and bought from me (oh yeah, I was rather surprised when Sua Yu actually bought a ticket! BSP must have made miracles!) , a very big thank you. I know you may not be interested totally in the concert but you still bought them...really, thanks.

To adapt from a quote I heard recently,

"你们是最好的买票人民，你们是最伟大的买票人民！“

No, this isn‘t the Taiwanese post elections.

2005-11-30T07:04:00.000-08:00

You scored as Doctor. YOUR A DOCTOR!

Lawyer

100%

Doctor

100%

Engineer

83%

Architect

83%

i-Banker

67%

What kinda job r u meant to be..?
created with QuizFarm.com

2005-11-24T02:50:00.000-08:00

If cellulose is digestible by salivary amylase, I swear my G diao Dizi would be glucose by now.

I am seriously wondering if the alveoli in my lungs are going to fly out soon. Or if I am going to get...what you call that? Ah yes, emphysema.

I am pissed. Perpetual Motion was never meant for dizi in the first place. You can go nuts with violin erhu liu qin. Make your hand convulse wildly for all you care. Let your fingers fly.

But never for dizi. Theres just a limit how fast your tongue can flick. And I suppose its not pleasant to stage it--the audience at the front rows would need umbrellas.

More importantly, you need to BREATHE simultaneously as you do double tongueing to ensure that the motion is perpetual.

That day Benjamin Ang asked me what speed I was at and said that he could do it at 132 but had at least one break in between. He was saying that 132 wasnt fast enough and sent me a MP3. The dizi player did double tongueing cum breathing at godspeed.

Well, zls mentioned last week to me that so long as you can play clearly,you do not have to go that fast. That was rather comforting.

I once said the hardest part is the relentless and zealous pursuit of the highest musical realm, which cannot be understood or reached through sheer hard work. It is abit of talent and gift, whether you can ling3 wu4. Skills are nothing, just practice and eventually anyone will be able to acquire it.

But now, I realized that there are some hardcore skills that simply requires more time (and yes, abit of talent) to master well. I am sure if given one year, I would be able to achieve more, but fact is, throughout the year I havent really been touching these hardcore songs seriously. Some time during the mid year when Benjamin was already "playing even faster than I (zls) am" to quite from zls, I still havent mastered the skill.

Now I am rushing through them...lol...screw the breathe out of me.

I shall continue to practice nevertheless. I am determined in the face of such adversity.

Till the day where it's amylase no longer.

But haemoglobin.

2005-11-21T04:30:00.000-08:00

There are 7 main reasons why I find HCCO practice very similiar to GECO:

1. There are less than 30 people who went to the practice.
2. The conductors spends quite some time talking.
3. Tanbo had 3 people.
4. Dizi tended to get singled out to play while the rest watch.
5. Daji section are a fun and talkative batch.
6. When the practice is coming to an end, there will be someone who will be informing you that they need to close the room soon. Yet no one cares and continues to play.
7. But when the CO plays, even if its the first time, even if there is very little people, the standard is very high. All members present are no substandard players. Just play a few times, and basically the feeling is there.

2005-11-18T08:07:00.000-08:00

You are a Spiritualist. Your magic flows from the
primal forces of the cosmos. You could be a
gentle Healer, a miraculous Prophet or a
spirit-summoning War-mage with the strong link
your soul provides to the realms beyond
reality. You have preternatural abilities,
intutively sensing the personality of people
you meet and discerning events yet to happen.
You enhance your aura with meditative pursuits.
You are a good judge of character but your
idealism or morality can confuse others.

Which Magical Order Are You In?
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2005-11-17T05:27:00.000-08:00

My Holiday Plans:

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2005-11-14T04:03:00.000-08:00

Freak and absolutely incomprehensible weather nowadays--a moments sunshine, then thunder. A gush of chilling wind, rain pelts--then the fiery, scorching fireball bakes the hell out of you. Environmentalist shriek: "Nincompoops! Its global warming!" Businessmen: "$$$!!!" For most of us, life goes on. Until...

It ended up being a discussion and sharing session. We contemplated, reflected, pondered and sighed occasionally. A plethora of issues were tabled ranging from IP, the structure of HSC, the people factor, 11 and 12 SLC, selection camp, analysis of Junior Councillors, just to name a few.
Council appraisal or discussion? The former to me would simply mean a matter of formalities. The latter, the latter...

If there is the quintessence of advice that I may offer to resolve the most challenging problem ahead, it is this: Use soft power. Mutual affirmation of power. The more you intend to rebel, bare hatred and question, the tighter the grip will be. Inevitable and perhaps painful, but this is the way. Build trust and understanding, then work within the parameters. And soon to your surprise you will find them broaden, trust me.

Some in CO may find this very familiar. Yes, the same concept and system needs to be applied to Council too.

2005-11-05T21:40:00.000-08:00

Qian Long Huang Chao

乾隆王朝

月朗朗乾坤高悬
吴重重宫阙万间
风萧萧十全武功
浩渺渺四海经典

看不清繁华万里
转瞬间落日残烟
图昌? 百年一梦
看兴哀弹指挥间

Yi Da seems to have the same interests as I do in Qian Loong. This show is available every Monday and Tuesday, 1030 to 1130pm, Wednesday at 1100pm. And soon you will ask me where to buy its DVD

? denotes a word that apparently I could not figure out by listening to the theme song.

2005-10-31T05:53:00.000-08:00

Once again, I am extremly inspired after listening to Mu Gui Ying Gua Shuai. My dad just bought a new car. Cosy and classy. An Epicurean I am indeed, lying down, listening to the symphonic orchestra...

Once again, fond memories of SLC, 4th SUST, Esplanade concert and all those events that happened from around March to May appeareed before my eyes. For me, some songs represent certain periods of my life: Feitian (Flying Apsaras)--Sec One CO days, Mo Li Hua(Flourish of the Jasmine Flower)--SLC period, Qiu Xu(Autumn's Sorrow) and Feng by Xu Jing Xing (Wind)--post SLC period, When you hold on forever--post MAF cum exam period, Chun (Spring)--start of the year, LYDIA--July period and of course, Xing Kong (Starry Night), SYF period...just to name a few. Whenever such songs are played, I experience the deep emotions I felt and relive those past moments...perhaps its the connections that I have established between music and life.

I once thought of simply listing out the songs that remind me of the various stages of my life, yes not just secondary school. For those who participated in primary school SYF in 2000 held in NYGH, I still remember how Bian Ye Chun Hua sounds. Yeah once a melody gets into my brain its very hard to get out. If only I could do the same for my Maths.

Very often, I find myself being torn between musical realms and reality. Through music, and dizi, I have traversed many lands, experienced a thousand emotions, appreciated thought and philosophy...words are simply limiting in expressing such artistic realms...beauty of suzhou, the fantasies invoked in xinjiang, the thick, unique style of local chinese operas, the vastness of inner mongolia...

...the pride and magnanimous Great Wall, the vibrant and dynamic city of Singapore...

...the peace and tranquility of a scholar, Li Bai's sentiments and sorrow for the fall of Tang dynasty, the desire of freedom of love in a repressed society, the stoic spirit shown by the lan2 hua1 in adverse and cruel surroundings...the lost and longing of a close friend...

...adagio of life and death...the human spirit alive...

Words are limiting, too limiting.

Yet I feel the rationale side of me taking over. I was once very effusive and sentimental. Yet the realities of life have repeatedly edged and jerked me out of my somber, to stare right into its bloody face. I have become increasingly less emotional over things. Much more logical, practical and real. Rationale. Objective.

Makes sense?

The straits times writer Ignatius sums it up all too well: "In the super-efficient, no-nonsense society of Singapore, there seems to be little worth in pondering over life's fluffier questions."

Shimmering chimeras of little worth vs harsh and plain simple reality.

Having said these, it is in my belief that there is a need of some form of higher attainment, some form of pursuit and self-actualisation, in the music and arts.

If you fail to appreciate the music and arts, merely indulging in everyday pleasures of the flesh, you are a pathetic little homo sapien.

Heard that HCICO is playing the butterfly lover's concerto again :) And they are getting Ms Kong Yan Yan to solo. Well, when I first entered CHSCO this concerto was played, on the 28th April 2003 at Singapore Conference Hall. Now as I leave, there they go playing again.

Tangc told me some time back...some time in term 3. We are invited to return to play, but by then I wonder if I have the time to commit...lol

Let's see how long it takes for a caterpillar to moult, sleep and grow into a butterfly. Typically a caterpillar will get picked by a birdy if they dont grow and fly high fast enough. (ie, niaoed)

I have faith in Zhi Guang. He has proven himself to be an oustanding, competent and absolutely charismatic leader.

Just like his predecessor.

Ego bullshit.

2005-10-25T05:04:00.000-07:00

A Love Poem. Another Poem by me again

星空下的悄悄话

那夜
那群星灿烂
那群星闪烁
之夜

繁星满天
烦心满怀

繁星满天
却是黑暗
尽是迷茫

天上的星星忽明忽暗
他们的思绪起伏晃动

他
柔情似水地触摸她的脸
望着脉脉含情的双眼

她
任意让爱包围着他
任意让热泪洒下

他说
生活如此绚丽
充满生机
就因为有你。

她说
你我信心相应
其实距离并不是局限
你永远永远不是孤独的。

他问
你我能否两地相思无远近？
你相信心有灵犀吗？
你在乎天长地久吗？

她应
能，相思无远近，万里若比邻！
相信，心有灵犀一点通！
你错了，我只在乎曾经拥有！

他们说
我俩千山万水隔离
两地相思梦牵系

他说
那么
一切清华校园再见吧！
记得我们的承诺
哪怕三年
哪怕五年
哪怕他十年二十年
我等你。

她说
那么，任你在天涯海角
我将为你祝福
请为我祈祷
我期待我们的约会

他说
星星的微笑
就是我的微笑

她说
在他乡，一定有星空
但愿你的学业展翅飞翔
希望你能实现心中理想！

她
痛，痛不欲生
悲，柔肠寸断
怒，怒苍天无情!

他
不解，不解造化弄人，天意玩弄
害怕，害怕再也不能牵她的小手...

他们
恨!恨入骨髓,
恨命运残酷无情！

她
沉默了。

他
无语了。

初吻，
象似流行
如此短暂，
却又是永恒的美丽...

那夜
那群星灿烂
那群星闪烁
之夜

最甜蜜
最贴心
最可爱

的悄悄话...

是心语。

纯纯情意, 真情流露

那是

听不见的

悄悄话...

Note: This is NOT my interpretation of the SYF set piece, xing kong.

2005-10-25T03:52:00.000-07:00

The Aftermath

Its a matter of perspectives.

Apart from Biology and Chemistry, I scored low A1s for the rest of the subjects.

And?

Highest in class for Chemistry: 93. Irvin Lee and Alvin Voon made merry.
Highest for Biology: 94, applause for Lu Jie.
Highest in class for Physics: 88, Yu Hao did it.
Highest in class for Maths: 95. Irvin Lee forever.
Highest in 4H for Maths: 96. Heard its done by Lionel.
Highest for Maths: 99.9. Chen Lu Jie.

Note that the majority of my class scored high A1s for Chemistry, Physics and Biology.

Crouching Tigers, Hidden Dragons.

All depends on integrated humanities. I performed for my Geopolitics, Gothic, Intertextualities and Cultural Studies tests. Which consists of an extremly significant portion of 25% overall grade. I screwed my MRP very badly. Which is nothing, a mere 50% only.

Well sometimes there's just no need to comment too much over what is fair and what isn't, what should have been done and what shoudn't and all those if onlys. What is, is.

In view of O Level Higher Chinese Exams, I won't be blogging from now till then.

Meditating on the Way of a Hwa Chong Mugger...

2005-10-23T07:53:00.000-07:00

You are a
Social Moderate
(50% permissive)

and an...
Economic Liberal
(35% permissive)

You are best described as a:

Centrist

Link: The Politics Test on Ok Cupid
Also: The OkCupid Dating Persona Test

2005-10-23T07:30:00.000-07:00

Your Seduction Style: Fantasy Lover

You know that ideal love that each of us dreams of from childhood? That's you!
Not because you posess all of the ideal characteristics, but because you are a savvy shape shifter.
You have the uncanny ability to detect someone's particular fantasy... and make it you.

You inspire each person to be an idealist and passionate, and you make each moment memorable
Even a simple coffee date with you can be the most romantic moment of someone's life
By giving your date exactly what he or she desires, you quickly become the ideal lover.

Your abilities to make dreams come true is so strong, that you are often the love of many people's lives.
Your ex's (and even people you have simply met or been friends with) long to be yours.
No doubt you are the one others have dreamed of... your biggest challenge is finding *your* dream lover.

What Kind of Seducer Are You?

2005-10-22T22:21:00.000-07:00

A Poem

幽兰逢春

天地苍茫
孤寂荒凉
寒风阵阵
凛冽无情

兰花却
傲立着
幽静地
幽思

天寒地冻
万里风雪

时空
已成了
无语的空白
任何美丽的憧憬
已成了
无限的迷茫

但
典雅，自爱的兰花
任由天意弄人
坎坷一生
也依然
盛开
我言心境谁知晓？
残花凋叶心明了

良久

逐渐地，缓缓地
春回大地！

回首......

那豪迈激情
却一点也不自傲
含蓄而不自弃
华丽而不浮躁

悲而不伤，哀而不怨
幽兰逢春
重放幽香。

This poem is inspired by the diploma grade dizi song titled "Spring Blossoms" written by the late dizi master Mr Zhao Song Ting. (My teacher's teacher) This song is one of my personal favourites and the artistic realm and thought behind it is really deep. I can send you the mp3 file on msn if you wish to listen to this masterpiece lol.

A big thank you to Eddie for helping me with publishing Chinese on blogs! Initially the poem appeared only as ??? but thanks to Eddie, the poem finally appeared!

2005-10-21T20:03:00.000-07:00

Non Stop. Can You Keep Up?

I could. The atmosphere was just different--much more vibrant and livelier. Somehow I just love Hwa Chong mass dances...they are so fun and cute! Its also really heartening to see many of our good old seniors again--I havent kept in touch with them for some time.

I went to the Chemistry Faculty display room. There was a mini activity there which displayed around 7 or 8 bottles of solutions of salts of transition metals which you are told to identify. Those basic manganate, dichromate and copper cations are easy, but there was just these two bottles of yellow solutions which no matter how you scrutinize you wont be able to tell the difference. The Chemistry teacher there did so. Makes you think thrice about QA next year. Just get a packet of Chrysanthemum tea, pour them into 2 beakers, there you go. By the way, Medicinal Chemistry is going to be offered as H3 for our IP batch. Cool. They are going to get professors from NUS to come down to teach students basic stuff about Medicine!

Apart from visiting those booths, I spent lots of time chatting with Wen Xi, Yong Liang and Alex about college life. Seems that I am wanting too much, which isn't a good thing. Nevertheless I left open house with a clearer sense of what I intend to do next year. Firstly, I would join canoeing and train hard. I am in need of some good sports. According to Yong Liang, they accept people who have a good attitude, no sports background needed. Secondly, I will join CO as well, but I would not be one of those regulars I guess...perhaps chipping in only when concert or SYF is near. CO is part of me, my roots, my interest and where I truly enjoy myself with the company of my CO mates. At the same time, I've got to be realistic, I won't be able to commit myself to 2 ccas simultaneously. Last but never the least, studies would be my top priority. Yes, here's an aspiring Hwa Chong mugger. BCMK, and hopefully 2 H3s. Yes, and that means I am not going to join Council.

I am still open and the above is subjected to changes as I find out more and give myself more time to think through.

Hmm... There is a difference between typing and writing, someone once mentioned that you cant write poetry on the computer. At least it has been so. In lieu of exams, my keyboard has been rather dusty and typing ability rusty. So I am somehow stuck and faced with some kind of irritating hindrance as I keyboard down my thoughts.

Thus, I shall go watch my 7 swords dvd now.

Welcome!

2005-10-20T07:36:00.000-07:00

Welcome!

Blogging was never meant to be easy.

If setting up a blog was an ardous enterprise in the first place.

When you went to livejournal, diary-x, diaryland and finally blogspot before finally settling down with a blog of your choice, you ought to feel proud. At least accomplished.

Sir, it's 4 accounts down.

You see, I initially thought of using blogspot for the designs they provide are totally awesome and cool. The problem--all the configurations, settings, edit buttons etc are ALL in Chinese. Yes I know I am a pro advocator of Chinese and probably is one of those cheenafied guys around, but trust me, i spent a great deal of time figuring out those chinese buttons. I tried changing my regional language settings, encodings and stuff, all to no avail. In the end, i was pissed off.

So I thought of using livejournal.

Which doesnt enable you to link to friends who dont support livejournal.

I waited for a few hours before a configuration mail was sent to my hotmail inbox that activates my diary-x account.

Unfortunately, its rather html based and those basic templates are just that, too basic.

Diaryland promised me to send the activation mail to my inbox.

But they never did.

Eventually, I decided to figure out those chinese buttons and use blogspot.

Dear friends, Welcome!

I created this blog to let you know more about me, as well as to keep in touch with my friends. However, it makes me wonder whether should I proceed with hubris or nemesis. It isnt exactly ideal to set up a blog at a time when Zheng You's latest blog post gives you some kind of premonition, when you see Sua Yu's blog being taken down, when O level Chinese is just in 11 days.

I shall proceed with great caution in my future endeavours of blogging. And I hope you will find your visit here a pleasing one.