MarcoEcrazyhorse

I need to know

2009-11-02T23:29:00.000+08:00

我对你靠甚么赚钱维生没兴趣
但我倒想知道你内心的渴望你敢不敢梦想自己美梦成真的那一刻？
我对你的年纪没兴趣
但我想知道你敢不敢像个为爱疯狂的痴心汉那样勇敢为自己的梦想去冒险？
我对你的月亮星座在哪一宫豪无兴趣
但我想知道你是否曾经深入自己的悲伤生命中的各种背叛是否使你心胸更开阔
还是你因为害怕再受伤害而紧闭心扉？
我想知道你是否能和悲伤共处而不是一味地只是逃避它或忽视它？
我想知道你是否能够完全体会自己和他人的喜悦？你是否能够尽情狂舞心醉神迷地手舞足蹈
完全无视于旁人的眼光不再有任何矜持
我不再乎你是否对我说了真话我只想知道你是否为了诚实对待自己而欺骗他人
你是否能够忍受别人的背叛而不去背叛自己的灵魂？
我想知道你是否看见万物之美丽即使它们的样子并不讨喜？
我想知道你能否和挫败共处站在高处对着银色的满月大喊：我可以！
你要住在那里拥有多少的财富这些我都没有兴趣
但我想知道在历尽整夜的悲伤失望和疲惫之后你是否按时起床为你的孩子准备早餐？
你的经历是什么读过什么书我对这些没兴趣
但我想知道当其它人的垮下来时能够支撑你的是什么力量？
我想知道你能否自己独处即使在空虚的时刻你也能以独处为乐？

2009-09-03T03:31:00.000+08:00

No love, no glory
No hero in her skies

One Year Journey, No Destination In Sight

2009-08-13T15:06:00.007+08:00

It has been ONE YEAR, lots of places were visited, lots of activities carried out, lots of weight, experience and knowledge gained and understanding forged.

Places we visited together:
Rendang, Malaysia
Kota Tinggi, Malaysia
Tokyo, Japan
Kawakujiko, Japan
Batam, Indonesia

Places in Singapore that are memorable:
Changi Boardwalk (very happy to revisit the place)
Hort Park (bringing you back very soon)
Botanic Gardens (very nice lawn and the greenery soothes the heat in Singapore)
La Villa (very good atmosphere for hanging out)
Charcoal (our first meal together)
Tan Tock Seng Hospital (your workplace for almost a year)
Singapore Flyer (well worth the money because I went for it with you)
Upper Seletar Reservoir (nice scenic place)
East Coast Park (one of our favorite places to sit and chill)
The National Library (because you love books)
Marina Barrage (such a beautiful place, its lucky we went before the new Integrated resort was up)
The place with a pretty sail
Bottle Tree Restaurant in Sembawang
Palau Ubin (my first time to the part of the island which is not OBS)
Sentosa Beaches

Restaurants that was memorable (be it for the good food, arguments we had or love we shared):
Japanese Ramen Restuarants (the food is so good and this is where I gained my double chin - will lose it soon)
HK Cafe in Kovan ( we had a small squabble here, but make up real fast)
Charcoal (food was not good, but I heart the place because its the first place we dined at)
Crystal Jade Chinese Restaurant (where we queued up for dinner and the aftermath was very bad)

Experiences and Knowledge Gained:
Never had I run a marathon with such an ardent supporter - Tokyo Marathon 2009 (I can do it again)
The movies we shared together and the warmth I have in my arms.
Medical Knowledge
Learning to ride a bike, fly a kite and take a bus to Malaysia.
Understanding your character and taking time to convince you

This post is dedicated to Miss Ong Aili, girlfriend and fiancee of 1 year now.
Thank you for being such a wonderful, lovely, bubbly, beautiful and thoughtful girlfriend.

Weipeng

ps. the journey is estimated to go on for at least 60 years, WOOHOO

Honda Pulls our of F1, We are still going to Tokyo

2008-12-05T23:45:00.002+08:00

http://sg.news.yahoo.com/cna/20081204/tap-198-spore-12th-expensive-city-asia-231650b.html

Hong Kong was ranked 6th, while Tokyo took the top spot.

We were in HongKong For the Standard Chartered Marathon in 2007. It was breath-taking. Now we are heading to Tokyo. According to the report, it is the most expensive city in Asia. Hmmm, we are not pulling out just yet. Even when the Honda F1 team decided that 2008 is their last F1 season. The global economic crisis is taking a toll on EVERYONE.

Nope, we dream and we believe. We will live our dream. We are going to Japan come next march and we know YOU are helping.

Signed off,
Marco

Sponsorship for Tokyo Marathon on 22 March 2009

2008-12-01T23:37:00.008+08:00

Quest for Sponsorships for Tokyo Marathon 2009

Here goes,

I will use this blog as a media to reach out to people to sponsor coach and I for a trip to Tokyo, Japan in march 2009 for the Tokyo Marathon.

The Passionate Runners

Coach - Mang Tsz Kit, Jackie aka Cityrunner, 26
Myself - Ong Wei Peng, Marco aka Crazyhorse, 25

Achievements so far

Having 9 marathons between us in 4 years to date 1 Dec 2008. Will be completing 1 more marathon on 7 December.

I started in 2005 and had completed 4 marathons so far, Coach is one up, with a MILESTONE of 5 marathons.

Over the next few months running up to march next year, I will be constantly updating our training progress and this quest to find sponsors/ well-wishers for our trip.

Sponsorship proposal

Coach has this dream of letting people get involved in our training, without physically there. Of course, you can join us for trainings on Sundays at MacRitche Reservoir.

Sponsors could get their name and message on our running Tees. That is the one that we will be wearing for the event in Tokyo.

The sponsor with the highest amount credited will be able to choose to spread a message on both of our running attire.

T-shirt Design

No, we do not earn our keep as designers. But the design is really cute. Here. This will be how you can help two fellow Singaporean fulfill their dream.

We welcome kit sponsors too.

Goal of the Quest

We are looking to get enough to cover the expenses for about 8 days of accommodation and return tickets for Cityrunner and Crazyhorse.

Next Entry

Passion and why it sustains us to continue running.

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How To

Interested bidders/ fellow runners/ well-wishers can wire,do internet banking to the fellowing accounts.

POSB Savings – 109162469
OCBC Savings – 5383030227

Singapore Marathon 08 and Tokyo Marathon 09

2008-11-07T22:03:00.001+08:00

Won a place to take part in the Tokyo Marathon in March 09, though this is really expensive. 12,000 Yen, works out to be about USD120.

(1)Marathon
Marathon　（Entrants 30,000）
Quote Marathon wheel chair
Applicants 226,378 *48
Participants 30,000 *22

*include in total number

With 7.5 times more applicants my friends and I are really lucky to get a place. Woohoo, I'm heading to Japan again. Planning on a 5 day trip. Sushi, Ramen, Sashimi, Takoyaki, Here I COME..

Dealing with a YES/NO GF

2008-10-29T23:04:00.004+08:00

Well, looking at the set of pictures, any frustrations are all gone. It's all worth it.

Nonono. I was saying about what used to be. Now, the whole issue is off the racks. Just like melamine-stained milk.

Coral Triangle

2008-10-29T22:43:00.006+08:00

Spanning Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands and Timor-Leste, this extraordinary area holds the richest concentration of iridescent corals, fish, crustaceans, mollusks and marine plants in the world. Labyrinths of limestone reefs, extensive sea grass meadows and coastal mangrove forests attract sea turtles and giants of the sea such as humpback whales to feed, breed and rest in the rich and sheltered waters.

The problem is, the coral triangle is in a sorry condition now. It is polluted by sewage discharges, dynamite fishing and there is a strain on the marine resource as there is growing population living on the coastal lines.

6 countries in the coral triangle are trying to save the corals by setting more reef protected areas, giving them a breather from human activities.

Let's hope all plans go accordingly and the corals are saved. Friends, let's go diving soon. Even if the plans to save the fishes and the corals, I project to the see a vast difference in the waters. Hopefully, we are still seeing corals and not wasteland.

Come on, it is to our advantage that the coral triangle is so near to Singapore. We have to plan frequent trips man. Underwater, its a different world altogether.
God bless the waters.

Sources:
WWF

Nature Conservancy

Saving the Coral Triangle

Shontelle Layne _TSHIRT

2008-10-29T22:06:00.002+08:00

Song of the Moment

Keeps ringing on the radio waves, catchy and nice.

Oh. Spoiler. Its a happy ending!!

How Time Flies

2008-10-29T22:00:00.002+08:00

Haha, I could give a major excuse by saying there is no time to blog. There is so many things on my mind. So many topics I want to share with everyone. So many thoughts to download onto the blog.

The Coral Triangle of Asia, The McCain, Obama Presidential Race, F1 Race that is coming to end, the leaders of the pack in the English Premiership(Liverpool FC) currently. Everything is just getting so exciting.

Ah..Have to catch up on my blogging..

'Geek'y Friends

2008-09-09T22:23:00.002+08:00

Woo..

You know you have geeks as friends when, they will check with hungrygowhere.com before they dine.

Check it out..its the craze now, for the geeks and the busy working adult.

2008 Olympics Sportsmanship

2008-08-20T00:06:00.001+08:00

Strength of the mind

If the body tires, the brain pushes,. If the impossible is to be achieved, the mind must be convinced. If you start believing, you are a step closer to winning.

The star of the 2008 Olympics so far has got to be Micheal Phelps. 8 Gold medals, 8 World Records in swimming.

The dedication he gives to swimming: "Eat, Sleep, Swim". Kudos.

Quote of the day..

2008-08-15T14:54:00.002+08:00

The harder I train, the more fortunate I am.

Polariod Style ECP dawn to dusk

2008-08-11T23:30:00.005+08:00

A day at the beach

2008-08-11T23:11:00.003+08:00

A little bit of jam on the way to east coast park. Nowadays, driving a pleasure. Contemplating on changing my car into a sub-wedding car if I get an invite. Dawn to dusk again. Magical transition. Whole new meaning to relaxing in Singapore. You need a rabbit call Bui Kia that is the size of a 3 in 1 printer(Rabbit do not make a noise).

Polaroid to cease operations

2008-08-07T15:41:00.006+08:00

Polaroid has announced that they are ceasing operations of manufacturing the film and cameras. Ah, what an end to the iconic photography instrument. I have to lament that technology is really pushing some cool, vintage stuff to an end.

With that, I have edited a few pictures Polaroid style and is planning to lay my hands on one Polaroid camera. The camera is dirt-cheap but the film is expensive.

Check out this cool blog below.
http://www.postcardpolaroid.com/

Solar Eclipse from Western Siberia

2008-08-07T15:07:00.006+08:00

Images from the total solar eclipse of August 1st 2008 observed from Siberia. The sun was completed obscured for a few minutes and the solar eclipse was experienced in Canada, Greenland, central Russia, eastern Kazakhstan, western Mongolia and China. The next total solar eclipse only occurs in several years where the next one will be observed in Northern America in 2017, in Europe - in 2026 and in Russia in 2030.

Above text and pictures from "freshpics.blogspot.com"

Ha. How cool is that man. Let's make a date, for the next earliest solar eclipse in North America in 2017. Anyone game?

Song of the moment _IM Yours Jason Mraz

2008-07-31T22:27:00.002+08:00

Ahhh, this song have to be playing non-stop in my mind. Tune is catchy the chorus is ever repeating itself in my head. Ha. A talent. Above: Official Music video of the single.

Sunset In Singapore

2008-07-31T00:08:00.004+08:00

Changi Boardwalk, at the end of the road at Changi Village. 2.2km board walk, kelong.. The only I know that anyone could get SUNSET in Singapore. Riding away from busy Singapore. Time to smell the roses.

Thomas Jefferson

2008-07-07T15:42:00.000+08:00

“Our greatest happiness in life does not depend on the condition of life in which chance has placed us, but is always the result of good conscience, good health, occupation, and freedom in all just pursuits.” — Thomas Jefferson

90/10 Principle

2008-06-30T23:39:00.001+08:00

Discover the 90/10 Principle.

It will change your life (at least the way you react to situations). What is this principle?

10% of life is made up of what happens to you.

90% of life is decided by how you react. What does this mean?

We really have no control over 10% of what happens to us.

We cannot stop the car from breaking down. The plane will be late arriving, which throws our whole schedule off.
A driver may cut us off in traffic.
We have no control over this 10%. The other 90% is different. You determine the other 90%.

How?

By your reaction.

You cannot control a red light.

However, you can control your reaction. Do not let people fool you; YOU can control how you react.

Let us use an example:

You are eating breakfast with your family. Your daughter knocks over a cup of coffee onto your business shirt. You have no control over what just happened. What happens next will be determined by how you react. You curse. You harshly scold your daughter for knocking the cup over.

She breaks down in tears. After scolding her, you turn to your spouse and criticize her for placing the cup too close to the edge of the table. A short verbal battle follows. You storm upstairs and change your shirt. Back downstairs, you find your daughter has been too busy crying to finish breakfast and get ready for school. She misses the bus. Your spouse must leave immediately for work.

You rush to the car and drive your daughter to school. Because you are late, you drive 40 miles an hour in a 30 mph speed limit zone. After a 15-minute delay and throwing $60 traffic fine away, you arrive at school. Your daughter runs into the building without saying goodbye. After arriving at the office 20 minutes late, you find you forgot your briefcase. Your day has started terrible. As it continues, it seems to get worse and worse. You look forward to coming home, When you arrive home, you find small wedge in your relationship with your spouse and daughter.
Why? Because of how you reacted in the morning. Why did you have a bad day?

A. Did the coffee cause it?
B. Did your daughter cause it?
C. Did the policeman cause it?
D. Did you cause it?

The answer is “D”.

You had no control over what happened with the coffee. How you reacted in those 5 seconds is what caused your bad day. Here is what could have and should have happened.

Coffee splashes over you. Your daughter is about to cry. You gently say, “Its ok honey, you just need to be more careful next time”. Grabbing a towel, you rush upstairs. After grabbing a new shirt and your briefcase, you come back down in time to look through the window and see your child getting on the bus. She turns and waves. You arrive 5 minute s early and cheerfully greet the staff. Your boss comments on how good the day you are having.
Notice the difference?

Two different scenarios. Both started the same. Both ended different.

Why?

Because of how you REACTED.

You really do not have any control over 10% of what happens.

The other 90% was determined by your reaction.

Here are some ways to apply the 90/10 principle.

If someone says something negative about you, do not be a sponge. Let the attack roll off like water on glass. You do not have to let the negative comment affect you! React properly and it will not ruin your day. A wrong reaction could result in losing a friend, being fired,getting stressed out etc.

How do you react if someone cuts you off in traffic?
* Do you lose your temper?
* Pound on the steering wheel? A friend of mine had the steering wheel fall Off)
* Do you curse?
* Does your blood pressure skyrocket?
* Do yo u try to bump them?

WHO CARES if you arrive ten seconds later at work?

Why let the cars ruin your drive. Remember the 90/10 principle, and do not worry about it.
You are told you lost your job. Why lose sleep and get irritated? It will work out. Use your worrying energy and time into finding another job.
The plane is late; it is going to mangle your schedule for the day.Why take out your frustration on the flight attendant? She has no control over what is going on. Use your time to study, get to know the other passenger.

Why are stressed out? It will just make things worse. Now you know the 90-10 principle. Apply it and you will be amazed at the results.You will lose nothing if you try it.

The 90-10 principle is incredible. Very few know and apply this principle.

The result? Millions of people are suffering from undeserved stress, trials, problems and heartache.

We all must understand and apply the 9 0/10 principle.

It CAN change your life!

Always Bon Jovi Cats in the Cradle

2008-06-30T22:41:00.002+08:00

Got to post this entry and lock it in before July commences. June is a good month for me and this was taken by my Sony Ericsson K850i on 27 June 2008.

Location: IndoChine, Wisma Atria
Band: Cats in the Cradle.

Rich DiGirolamo

2008-06-23T17:10:00.000+08:00

The easiest success measurement tool is a simple question. What did you do
today to move forward? The easiest project plan on earth is also a simple
question. What will you do tomorrow to move forward? At the end of each day,
document your success and design your next move.

" Rich DiGirolamo

Lancy and Chelsea from Sim's COzy Guesthouse

2008-06-20T00:51:00.003+08:00

Children are the ultimatum, the pure innocence brings everyone closer. I miss them. We totally enjoyed our stay there, will be planning a trip to go to Tibet once the unrest is resolved.

I still WANT to go to Tibet.

Sign off,
Marco

P.S. The video was taken after the 512 sichuan earthquake. The kids did not know a thing but still there warned us about the minor quakes coming up when we played with them.

cheer chan 陳綺貞 - 旅行的意義 meaning of traveling

2008-06-20T00:44:00.001+08:00

Love this song. Will be my theme song for a few days. Love her style of singing.

The World Today

2008-06-19T01:11:00.002+08:00

Today, many countries in the world are plagued with natural disasters. People are seemingly helpless. But it seems like people around the world, all around the world, are flooding natural disaster-struck places with love. Donations and aid come pouring in. The government sector for almost every country are helping themselves out and humanitarian groups are striving to help out in these place.

If you think you are living in comfort, think again.

Our world rates wealth over courage and comfort over commitment. We think that nothing will ever disturb our loves. We are surprised when people get sick and die. We think that technology can fix everything. We take our safety for granted. We have more degrees but less sense. We have more medicine but less wellness. We've added years to life, not life to years. We build everything bigger, but not necesssarily better. We have more convenience but less time. We have more communication but less understanding. We make heroes out of actors but have no idea who the real heroes are.

From Ginza Apple Store, Tokyo

2008-05-30T16:45:00.001+08:00

The Mac store here is damn cool, selling a lifestyle here, don't people just love apple?

Haha, enjoying my travels..

Marco

Ｔｈｅ　Ｔｒａｖｅｌ　Ｃｈｒｏｎｉｃｌｅｓ

2008-05-25T23:33:00.002+08:00

Ｉ’ｍ　ｄｏｉｎｇ　ａ　１　ｏｎｅ　ｔｒａｖｅｌ　ａｒｏｕｎｄ　Ｃｈｉｎａ　ａｎｄ　Ｊａｐａｎ．

Ｆｏｒ　ｔｈｅ　ｔｉｍｅ　ｂｅｉｎｇ，　ｐｌｅａｓｅ　ｖｉｓｉｔ　

Ｈｔｔｐ：／／ｗｗｗ．ｔｈｅｔｒａｖｅｌｃｈｒｏｎｉｃｌｅｓ．ｂｌｏｇｓｐｏｔ．ｃｏｍ

Ｔｈａｎｋ　ｙｏｕ．
ˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍˍ
Ｔａｋｉｎｇ　ｔｉｍｅ　ｏｆｆ　ｔｏ　ｓｍｅｌｌ　ｔｈｅ　ｒｏｓｅｓ．

Chengdu Day 1

2008-05-10T00:12:00.005+08:00

Will do the same set of pictures, else it will be very empty for my own blog.

Im touched Aili came to fetch me off, Im touched. Haha. And my sister driving me off to Terminal 1.

After a hearty dinner at the authentic spicy hotpot restaurant, I'm blogging while the others are planning for the chengdu part of this trip. Way too tired now, and Jackie already went to sleep. Haha, going to do individual body maintenance.

Expenditures before China/Japan trip

2008-04-25T20:44:00.005+08:00

Background: Was intended as a Tibet/Japan trip. Had to make changes since Tibet is politically unstable and China has just started strict VISA regulations to travelers. Initially, it was essential to get a VISA to get into Tibet itself, and it is hard to get one. A pain to forgo such a beautiful place.

Flight to Chengdu, China : SGD436
Application of International Driving License: SGD20
A big backpack suitable for backpacking: SGD250 (its crazy i even get a 40% discount, i got it because its functional)
Ferry from Shanghai to Osaka, Japan: SGD300++ (cheapest class on tatami mat)

Of Endorphins and Serotonin

2008-04-25T20:10:00.003+08:00

What happens in a relationship and why does passion die off?

It could be because of the brain, the single most important sex organ:

Endorphins is a neurochemical that can be produced at the frequent presence of a loved one.
Endorphins are a group of chemicals produced by the hypothalamus and the pituitary gland in the brain. As they travel through the bloodstream, endorphins act as natural painkillers and create a sense of well-being.

Sense of Euphoria

A product of endorphins, this creates the 'high' that many people experience when they first fall in love.

Obsessive behavior

Love causes serotonin levels in the brain to drop, causing obsessive behavior, researchers at the University of London have found. It also increases production of cortisol, which can cause high blood pressure and loss of sleep.

Tribob Sprint Biathlon 19 apr 2008

2008-04-21T21:08:00.002+08:00

My first ever Biathlon event: Tribob Sprint Biathlon 2008

I completed the event in about 1 hour 10 minutes. I'm glad I completed it.

_________________________________________________________________________
Got the official timing: 1 hour 6 minutes and 12 seconds (recorded by the timing chip with a deposit of SGD50)

Transit

It was fun thinking of how to set up your own stuff at the transit area, how to place your shoes, socks, running singlet, a bottle of water to wash off the sand. A proper setup saves a lot of time. One participant even got a field chair set up.

Swim

The 750m swim was tough for me. Technique was not there and the sea water tastes horrible. I do not know what prompt me to go for it. My timing was bad and was among the last few to come in from the swim. Have to learn free-style next. I had some encouragement from my coach though. He said if I think the swim was bad, it's bad. He thought I did all right. Well, Tribob is an expensive event and I appreciate that he joined the event, accompanying me to let me have a taste of biathlon.

Run

It was a short 5km run, considering I try to do 10km every weekend. I realized training was not enough, after the swim, I could not push my body. I had to maintain jogging and was really delighted, somehow I feel its damn short at the finishing line. The swim killed me. My legs were heavy and I had to catch my breathing.

After the race

It was a delight having the event helpers to put on the finisher's medal for you. The finishing is a triumphant moment. I felt I worked hard it. There was this bag of isotonic drink, mineral water, banana and apple given to everyone. One thing about the event is, its a small event and its in Sentosa, there are not much people to cheer you on. Cheerleaders would helped a lot.

I would take time off to learn free-style and take on the full biathlon.

Tibet Preparations

2008-04-01T19:57:00.002+08:00

Been some time since I blogged, there will not be too much organization.

Tibet is in turmoil. We are here safe in Singapore but Tibet is under siege. I would not take sides but as a traveler, it is a pity that we have to make changes to accord to the situation. We bought tickets to Chengdu, China anyway and is flying in on 9 May, 2008.

-If the unrest settles down in Tibet on 9 May, we will set foot in it still, fly into Lhasa.
-If Tibet is still in turmoil, that is no way the Chinese government will let travelers access the place. So we will tour a few major China cities and make a fast exit.

Research by Benny-san has shown that past travelers to Tibet had to hide the fact that are traveling to Tibet. The Chinese immigration officers are not willing to let just anyone get into the scared land.

It is not until the 'Tibet turmoil' that I know that Tibet's spiritual leader is living in exile in India. Well, I hope the unrest and protest will stop and both sides will take a peaceful stand on this issue. I hope that the Beijing Olympics will go on smoothly too. Afterall, the stand to many countries is clear,

"Do not let political issues get into the way of a great Sports event."

Very comprehensive coverage on the 'Tibet Turmoil'

7 Marathons In 7 Days 7 continents

2008-03-14T23:36:00.002+08:00

Dave Heeley believes in himself.

Dave will be running seven marathons on seven continents in seven days.

Dave is blind and will be accompanied by his sighted running partner, Malcolm Carr.

7MM _ 7 Magnificent Marathons

This is so exciting and intriguing. This is an amazing idea, a tremendous effort, superhuman powers and teamwork. 7 April 2008 is the date. It has long been carefully planned but the results will be meteorically astonishing. Dave and partner, Carr will be worshiped. The message they want to bring across:
Guide Dogs wants a world in which all blind and partially sighted
people enjoy the same rights, opportunities and responsibilities
as everyone else.

All the way,
Marco

Disillusioned

2008-03-03T22:48:00.003+08:00

I was disillusioned over life, not for the fact that I had qualified and not go and participate for my first Biathlon race.

I was disillusioned over my job, over finding the dream job. Been doing nothing for 2 weeks now. Sending resumes, attending interviews, talking to people. Watching 3 seasons of Grey's Anatomy. Went for several leisure swim and run sessions.

I was disillusioned over a dream job, something to do, something like I like to be working on, day in, day out.

I found the answer. Follow my bliss. What I would like to do is simple. I had achieved it before but I was just put off by my "dream job". My BLISS is simply, training for marathons, registering for them and going for them. Now there are so many event overseas and it is not limited to Singapore. So, I decided to think out of the box again, overseas marathons.

Travel and do what i enjoy most. So the "dream job" would be something that could satisfy my desire for sports, for travel.

3 things to be Happy

2008-02-22T01:17:00.001+08:00

....

.marco. says:
driven? i feel like dying..literally this few days without a job..
Stuart says:
i think we got chemistry.

....

Stuart says:
Quoting Terry,
A man needs 3 things to be happy.
.marco. says:
yah...
Stuart says:
1. Someone to love.
2. Something to do.
3. Something to hope for.
I was blown away by this.
simple but so much truth in it.

........

Tag Heuer Monaco Diamond Black Python

2008-01-19T23:48:00.000+08:00

Following the law of the attraction, I am thankful that I'm owning the watch, ha, this watch will come, one way, I work hard to get, else, someone else sees this post and sends me to me. I love the square face and leather wristband. Plus, the design to die for. Woohoo

Tag Heuer Watch Collection

Anniversaries - What they mean

2008-01-19T23:27:00.000+08:00

Been a long time since I celebrate any anniversaries. Well what does each year stand for. Here is it.

first - paper
second - cotton
third - leather
forth - fruit and flowers
fifth - wood
sixth - sugar/iron
seventh - wool
eighth - bronze
ninth - copper/pottery
tenth - tin
eleventh - steel
twelfth - silk and linen
thirteenth - lace
fourteenth - ivory
fifteenth - crystal
twentieth - china
twenty-fifth - silver
thirtieth - pearl
thirty-fifth - coral
fortieth - ruby
forty-fifth - sapphire
fiftieth - gold
fifty-fifth - emerald
sixtieth - diamond

So, going by the above, when you are 25 years old, you are already in your silver years.

Stephen Chow's favourite piece of movie prop

2008-01-14T00:27:00.000+08:00

Trivia below, HAHA check out the pictures.

So will the piece of "chicken" bowl appear in his latest movie? I think all his fans may have waited long time for his new moview, the last one was 2004, Kung Fu Hustle.

CJ7 trailer, 長江七號, Stephen Chow

Baseball Culture in Taiwan

2008-01-11T00:36:00.000+08:00

I was digging out some old photos and I found this. Remember the Taiwan Variety Show showcasing about baseball and saying how their National Baseball player is in the America Baseball League.

Well, last October I was in Taipei to experience this, it was a night when their local league was having finals, and there was a crowd at their baseball "driving range", the crowd was watching the live telecast like we were watching our soccer finals. Good atmosphere.

I think the Japanese brought the baseball culture into Taiwan and see..They actually have their baseball team print on their 500NTD bank note. This should be known as the Little Maple Leaf Team.

I had a stint of my own baseball too.

Qualifying for Singapore Biathlon 2008

2008-01-08T21:30:00.000+08:00

It seems like I'm not a swimmer just yet. I registered for the Singapore Biathlon 2008 and was greeted by the fact that I need to go a swim trial within 2 weeks. It would be 30 laps in the Olympic Size swimming pool in 40 minutes. Never was I efficient in swimming.

Swimming practice

After some 2 sessions a week swims for a week plus now, I'm feeling more confident in the water. But I still cannot thread water properly. Well, failure is the mother of success and my coach says I will make it for the swim trial if I believe in myself and that I imagine the swimming strokes in my mind.

At the back of my mind, I'm actually telling myself that I could only participate in a Biathlon in 2009, but I'm going for the swim trial nevertheless. I say a miracle if I pass my swim trial.

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Grey's Anatomy: "The most important history is the history you are making today."

Home Screening of the Secret

2008-01-07T23:05:00.000+08:00

Ladies and Gentleman,

I had grabbed hold of the DVD of the Secret Movie. Not that Secret movie by Jay Chou, another one. Hmmm, anyone willing to let out their home theater system for the screening and unveil the secret?

Sign off,
Marco

P.S. more details to be disclosed.

http://thesecret.tv/

*The screening will be held on 13 January 2008 at Mr Jackie Mang's house, accompanied by the celebrity dog, BABY.

Blog Readability

2008-01-02T09:45:00.000+08:00

Keeping your New Year Resolution

2007-12-30T17:17:00.000+08:00

Have a new year resolution but cannot seem to keep it?

Try this..

For Guys

Men are motivated when they set a goal for themselves.

Say, when you need motivation to exercise, it would help to place a photograph of an appealing fitness model at a prominent place.

Focus on how much better life will be for you might also help.

For the Ladies

You could fulfill your new year resolution when you tell your friends and family. Ladies could succeed better when they are encouraged to persist in the face of setbacks.

The Notebook Movie

2007-12-17T21:37:00.000+08:00

Hmmm, never too late to review a movie.

The Notebook is a release in 2004 by New Line Cinemas adapted on the novel, The Notebook, by Nicholas Spark.

Movie Plot/ Synopsis

The movie starts by having an old gentleman reading to his companion from a old notebook. It depicts a beautiful tale of a set of teenagers, Allie and Noah, engaging in a lovely summer romance. They had to part because of differences and objections from Allie's upper-class mother.
Reading to Allie

Really touched when Noah wrote a letter to Allie everyday for a year without any reply.That is 365 letters but Allie never get them at once. After a year, Noah stopped writing letter.

Noah was recruited in to army and Allie pursued her studies. Noah went into World War II. Coming back from the War, Noah lost his father. Noah's father had left him his dream house. A dream house that Noah rebuilt to the exact specifications that Allie had wanted. It was really a torn down, old house with a lakeside view.

Just as when Allie was in a "perfect" relationship with a military officer of a good background. Allie saw the news of Noah and the dream house. Allie could not forget and went to seek Noah. Only at this time, then Allie realized that Noah had not give her up. Only then does Allie get back the HUGE bundle of letters from her mother, who has been keeping it from her.
Young Allie with her bundle of 365 Letters

As the old gentleman was reading to his companion, its becomes apparent that the old lady suffering from Alzheimer is awaken by the story and for a short moment remembers that the old gentlemen reading from the notebook is Noah.

Towards the end of the movie, it is clear that Allie finally chose Noah over the wealthy businessman that she was engaged to. They had 4 kids but she could not remember any.
Noah and Allie reunited after the World War, and Allie making a choice.

Quotes from the movie

Anne: She is out foolin' around with that boy until two o'clock in the morning and it has got to stop! I didn't spend seventeen years of my life raising a daughter and giving her EVERYTHING, so she could throw it away on a summer romance!
Young Allie: [Screaming] DADDY!
Anne: She will wind up with her heart broken or pregnant! Now he's a nice boy, but he's...
Young Allie: He's WHAT? He is what? Tell me!
Anne: He is trash! Trash! Trash! Not for you!

Young Allie: Now, say you're a bird.
Young Noah: If you're a bird, I'm a bird.

Why This Blog Entry

1. Because I see the story of a friend being forced to leave his girlfriend, someone whom he loves a lot because the mother rejects the whole relationship. (See quote 1 above)

2. Remember Titanic's , You jump, I jump? Ain't it so similar from quote 2?

3. Simply because the story is beautiful.

Price of Singapore Flyer observation wheel

2007-12-17T19:31:00.000+08:00

Each ride will last about 37 minutes.

The operator says tickets will be priced at S$29.50 for an adult; express and cocktail packages will also be available at between S$52 and S$69.

The Singapore Flyer aims to attract some 2.5 million visitors a year of which 60 percent will be tourists.

Wow, I'm really excited by the fact that this observation wheel will be in Singapore. It is the tallest and largest Observation Wheel in the world. The Singapore Flyer will be making lots of money man.

Details on its official website here
The wheel making Local News
Factfile on Observation Wheels around the World

And another attraction will be catching the Formula one race on top of the Singapore Flyer. Prices may escalate to as high as $200. All right, see, I do not need to go far to catch formula one. Cool.

Traveling Young

2007-12-12T00:11:00.000+08:00

So I supposed almost everyone had a dream destination to go to.

Some friends are currently in Korea now, one will be traveling to Japan with his girlfriend and another will be spending Christmas at year end.

Simply put, this December, my friends are everywhere but in Singapore.

How important is it to achieve and travel young?

1. Traveling young, Our Money runs out before our ENERGY.

2. Traveling when we are much older, with kids tying yo down back at home. This may be the time your ENERGY runs out before your money.

You decide how you want to make a LIFE for yourself. Yo lose some, you gain some.

Remember: Staying at home will make you fat.

Minutes from Tibet Meeting due May

2007-12-07T23:33:00.000+08:00

Stuart: The minutes for our meeting can be summarised as follows:

1. Our budget for China (Excluding airfare) will be $1500. From there, we will pool together a fund and divide by 30 days, so we have a good rough budget to adhere to daily.

2. That's all.

Benny: Minutes of last meeting (4/12/2007)

1. arrivial of members
2. chicken rice/duck rice meal
3. proceed to macdonalds
4. 3 milo big, 2 coke big
5. matters relating to national service days
6. matters relating to dragon boat
7. matters relating to marco's treatment to his men
8. matters relating to 5K or 8K
9. meeting concluded at approximately 10pm

Thats the minutes. ;p

Weipeng: Trust me, as good o' friends, the discussion never start till we were actually leaving for home.

Date of departure: 9 May 2008
Meeting point: Guangzhou, China Train Station

Christmas spirit

2007-12-07T01:25:00.000+08:00

Oh..back in October, I was in Taiwan, Taipei and come November, Wanlin was in Singapore. To catch on the Christmas Spirit. We were at Vivio City to celebrate Kit's Birthday. Really, this is the one half body length shot we had. Seems like the next time I see her again will be some years ahead.

Take care. Friend..

Pictures from the Singapore Marathon 2007

2007-12-07T00:43:00.000+08:00

Taken with Sony Ericsson K850i. With Poh Lee, my younger brother in his first marathon, WeiBin, myself, Johnson and Kit(from left to right).

The important thing is to run easy. Remember: Anyone with a willing mind can accomplish anything with passion.

Amazing what a little software could help in creating a big effect at the finishing line. The picture quality is really bad man.

Mt Fuji anybody?

2007-12-06T23:17:00.000+08:00

Now, if you’re a foreigner in Japan, your Japan experience is just not complete without the trip up the mountain. For those who have never done it before, it’s an amazing experience. For those of us who have done it before, well… we’re still tired.

Mt. Fuji is located about due west of Tokyo, just a couple hours drive. Amazingly enough, you can see it on a clear day even where I am in Chiba, east of Tokyo. It’s that big! Also, the Kanto plain is that flat.
Mt. Fuji is 3776 meters high at the top. In American feet, that’s more than 12,000. Yes, we’re talking about climbing up that baby. It’s an all day climb. If you just started hiking and didn’t stop to rest, which would be crazy, it would probably take under 5 hours. With breaks and all, you’re looking at 8 or so.
To the Japanese people, Mt. Fuji is a symbol of everything Japanese. Actually, most people have never climbed Mt. Fuji. For most people, seeing it is enough. There’s a saying I hear every time I mention climbing Mt. Fuji, “You’re a fool if you don’t climb Mt. Fuji once; You’re a real fool if you climb it twice.” I misquoted it, of course, because I don’t remember the exact words, but the point is that it’s something that you have to do once. Twice, and you must be insane.
The great thing about the climb is that you don’t have to do it all. There are stations as you go up, and you can stop at any one and head back. The fifth station is considered halfway, and lots of climbers call it quits there. I will say this: it’s a HARD climb. And, it’s not as pretty as you might think. You will be hiking through big plains of black volcanic rocks for the most part. But, it’s all worth it in the end.
Here are few tips and warnings…
- Bring sunscreen. Some of my friends have come back from their Mt. Fuji climb purple. This is what they told me, “Bring sunscreen.”
- Climb at night and get there for the sunrise. I know, that means walking up a mountain all night, and you may miss some pretty scenery. But, I’ve heard from lots of people that the night climb is worth it for the most spectacular sunrise you’ll ever see.
- It’s cold up there. I don’t care if you pick the hottest day in July, it’s only hot at the bottom. Definitely take jackets or you will freeze your butt off at the top.
- Bring food, water and some changes of clothes. I recommend a couple of shirts and pairs of socks. Wear something comfortable (not jeans). Definitely bring some basic first aid stuff at least.
- Check the weather before you go! There are some horror stories out there about rain and hail on the way to the top. If you have any adverse weather, you’re probably better off heading back down and trying it again next year.

-Post Courtesy of BENNY the KING.- Source unknown.

Review of Standard Chartered Marathon 2007

2007-12-04T00:10:00.000+08:00

To Thank list:

1. Mang, Running buddy who trained with me throughout for 4 consecutive marathons.
2. The bands from various schools playing for the runners in East coast park.
3. The volunteers for this event who furnish every runner with water, 100-plus, deep-heat, bananas, cheers and motivation. (You were part of the team, part of the reason we managed to finish the race.
4. To the cool weather on 2 December such that we could Run Easy.
5. To the countless number of supporters who came to support their friends and family. There was no difference. They cheered for everyone for even longer than some runners run.

To Remember list:

1. A runner who dedicated his marathon run to, "To Remember our fallen SPORTS comrades 2007."
2. To a couple who dedicated their marathon to each other.
3. To a runner who dedicated his run to, "My wife, who is still sleeping"

P.S. Number 1 on the to remember list really affected me much while I was near my exit at the East Coast park, it was 30km and I saw behind this runner. I was touched by him. I felt so much because my brother was an rower in his polytechnic days, even made captain! I also trained for a short stint when I was in polytechnic too.

To Note List:

1. It is not the timing that really matters when you are running. It is the people around you. The motivation you get to pull yourself back together. It is wonderful that meeting my running buddy again really made for a turn on the tables for me. From giving UP to giving MY BEST. Finishing hand in hand in a Triumphant spirit is all that counts.
2. I run because it teaches me patient.
3. There is really fun to be made cheering to Hydration salts and Isotonic Drinks.
4. With all the mental built-up in being motivated/motivating/thought of giving up/frustration, that is why crossing the finishing line is always SWEET.

December is the Merry Merry Month

2007-12-03T22:23:00.000+08:00

Merry Merry Christmas.

Intentions remain Intentions, unless

2007-11-24T00:38:00.000+08:00

Quote of the Day - Failure

Failure is not an option. It is a privilege reserved for those who try.

Author Unknown

Culture in Myanmar

2007-11-20T00:26:00.000+08:00

So, the Asean Summit is in Singapore now, from the 18 November to 22 November 2007. Which brings us to a little history lesson. Almost every country have been a colony of the bigger European countries back then. Singapore was a British Colony. Malaysia was part of British India and so was then-Burma, now Myanmar. Vietnam had a war with USA back then.

So there is this issue of Myanmar's monks. They were really held under distress by the military and forced to remain in silence. Held by violence. In September this year, there was bloodshed when the monks protest against the repressive military government.

Why did the monks take it in their own hands? They are supposed to be the peace-loving people. Staying out of politics. It all so happened when Burma under colonial rule. The monks also known as "pongyis" (meaning 'great glory') were highly regarded by its people and thus exercised great influence on the people. They played a pivotal role in the anti-colonial, nationalist struggle in the eighteen century.

The monks had a record, a tradition of opposing existing power and thus, here they are demonstrating against the military rule in Myanmar now. They are standing out against the mishandling of the country's economy. They are indeed true to their tradition playing a role in the political of their country.

Nicely done youtube video on the demonstration in September
Monks taking to the streets - Report
Blogger exposing the horrors of the military

Trip to Tibet rally point

2007-11-20T00:16:00.000+08:00

So there is a minor confusion going on. Mang will be in Hongkong attend his cousin's wedding in May 2008 and Stuart will be Guangzhou, China and Hongkong with his parents for the same period.

Which brings us to this. Four of us plus Benny may be meeting in Shenzhen Railway station or Guangzhou, MacDonald's. The idea is that we will be taking separated flights and meet in a foreign country. Hey, we are grown ups. So where should we meet next time? At Changi International Airport, nope. The further from our homeland the better.

Adidas Marathon 2007 site

2007-11-16T22:42:00.000+08:00

This site got a Runners' Story Page.

I play a part in this site and shared my story with the endurance sports community. Here is the link and this is my page.

The story is also to pay tribute to Mang for being such a wonderful buddy cum coach for all the running. Well, with regards to the 'naked photo'. It is taken after the HK marathon in March 2007.

Impossible is Nothing.

Quote Mang shared with me. "We run, not because we think it is doing us good, but because we enjoy it and cannot help ourselves." Woo...

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Woohoo... Mang is so excited that this story is online. And that we should actually publicized this. Oh well, I just say I'm proud that we are in this together. Common interests makes friends bond.

Out of Focus

2007-11-14T21:39:00.000+08:00

Ever since I got back from my trip from Taiwan, ROC. My life have been out of focus. Well, I need to set some immediate goals to get it back on track. Its miserable being out of focus, letting my body get the better of me, turning up late for work. I need to take charge again.

Right now, this song so speaks for me.

柯有綸_兩敗俱傷

Night Scenery In Taipei

2007-10-31T00:40:00.000+08:00

For Taipei, there are really 2 places you could go to for night scenery. The first night, I was at Taipei 101, and through the Tallest Building in Taiwan, I saw the Miramar Ferris Wheel. The following night, I was at the Miramar at Da Zhi, Taipei. Getting on the queue into the top storey of Taipei 101 cost NTD350. Compete with a receiver which speaks many languages depicting the construction of the building.

View Atop Taipei 101, spot the Ferris Wheel? and I like the simple reflections.

Having fun with the 101 Building

Going on a ride on the Miramar Ferris Wheel cost NTD200 and it is a 15 minutes ride. I can't wait for our own one in Singapore to be done. Ours should be huge, perhaps larger. The Miramar Ferris Wheel is build on top of the building which is a cineplex and NTD990 will get you 2 movie tickets, 2 Ferris Wheel tickets and a combo for the movie.

Thank you, Alyssa for playing host and going with me for sight seeing.

David Tao Concert in Taipei 26 Oct 07 Review

2007-10-30T20:59:00.000+08:00

Wonderful concert, completely different from the ones I went for earlier, this is one concert in Taipei and I realised the locals are really modest, in the way that they do not stand up and sing along. I was a bit high to his music but it seems awkward to be cheering for him alone, the girls beside me were so quiet. It seems like I had disturb them if I did stand up.

David Tao really impressed with his brand of "Soul" music. Ever since, he cut his first album in 1997. That's it, I grew up with his music. What could I do, his Love Can World Tour skipped Singapore somehow, Taipei is the destination. Since it is the nearest available one. He had planned Singapore/Malaysia this tour but the dates are unannounced yet.

THE MUSIC

Taipei Arena aka 小巨蛋. David Tao as dedicated to his music swears he had imported the audio systems from Shanghai and gotten a Team of Audio people from Hongkong to man the system. The very night after the concert, my ears were deafening. There seems to be a bee in my ears the whole night.

THE SHOW

The stage. Lots of laser, no fireworks.

He totally remaked and remixed songs like 今天你要嫁給我 and Susan Says 蘇三說 and this is the first concert he actually sing other artistes' songs. There is this segment in the concert which he sang 10：30的飛機場, he sang halfway and left, driving to the airport in a Volkswagen (a sponsor) and everyone was really thrilled when he actually drove the Volkswagen into the stage.

THE STORY

DT has a song called 孫子兵法. While he was singing this song, the screen was really showing all the events on the calender happening on September 11. He had really amassed many events of great misfortune. His purpose of showing this: Wishing that the world has more LOVE and lesser WARFARE, lesser TERRORISM.

This is one concert which David Tao touched many sitting audiences with his music. A Spectacle. I enjoyed myself. Thank you Wanlin for being there with me. I know you enjoyed the concert too.

Concert news
Nicely done Blog Entry

Changi International Airport

2007-10-25T12:01:00.000+08:00

Been some time since I come here to pick up fetch friends. Today, I got the journey here by SBS. What greeted me was the entrance to terminal 3.

So now, there are 4 terminals at our airport.
1. Terminal 1
2. Terminal 2
3. Budget Terminal
4. Terminal 3

Here I am using the complimentary internet access in Terminal 1 to blog and in the morning, TV news splashed the madien flight of the WORLD's first A380.

Ah, have to go for boarding soon and there is really a 15 minutes time limit for this complimentary internet service.

Stay Hungry ya.

Manifesting MONEY

2007-10-24T23:01:00.000+08:00

A week ago, I was telling my to get $20,000 in my current bank account in say the next 3 months. And as I will be embarking on Taiwan tomorrow. What I had wanted had came true. This is totally amazing.

I'm now holding $20,000 in cold hard cash. NTD. That is. So, the next time you set your mind on something, BE SPECIFIC. Think USD or even POUNDS.

But what happened really shocked me. It is working for you. It could happen for you.

www.thesecret.tv

Banging onto a Taxi

2007-10-18T23:46:00.000+08:00

Growing up is about sharing. My buddy have been sharing with me his experiences of reading a book about Triathlon Training. He is really inspired by the book.

Blogging is about sharing. So, I would like to share a short story here about me knocking onto a Taxi. It was a unfortunate weekday morning. I was reversing out of my car park lot and then "WHAM BANG". I bang into this SMART Taxi. The side of the boot was really dented. We got out of our own vehicles, exchanged particulars and left the scene. Shortly, both of us went to report to our respective insurance companies.

What happened after this is really shocking, I received my very FIRST lawyer's letter. And it is really good to share the details.

Besides the normal claims from the workshop, items claimed includes.
1. Taxi Rental for 5 days: works out to be around $400.
2. Taxi driver's income for 6 days: works out to be $120 per day.

Wow. Figured out I got my insurance really well worth the money. Talk about value for money.

And my next lawyer's letter would be a HUGE INHERITANCE from a distant uncle.

Radiating JOY

2007-10-16T21:55:00.000+08:00

Find the thing that you do that you find JOY in doing.

Continue to do the thing you find JOY in and believe in the magnificence it brings to you. This way, by enJOYing what you do, you radiate JOY. When you become the central of the JOY field and people will be drawn to you.

李玖哲 Nicky-- 想太多

2007-10-13T00:44:00.000+08:00

I enjoy MV that are mini stories on their on.. Saw this MV on Xiu's blog. Amazingly sad plot with a happy ending, I was moved more by the sad parts.

Learnt how to say sorry from this MV. "Be Ya Ne" That was what the female lead been sprouting man

李玖哲 - [解脱]

多少的爱说不出口就让时间帮我说话
我一个人拼命挣扎总比两个人一起难过
还好吧

Bukit Timah Reserve Running Route

2007-10-09T21:57:00.000+08:00

Was at Bukit Timah Nature Reserve to clock junk miles on the 7 October 2007 after a hard night's of partying.

It was my first time there but I really appreciate and like the running route I went through. All thanks to experienced runner Mr Mang. This running buddy of mine had been talking about this running route for the past 3 marathons. Over the last 3 marathons, we never went there together for training. He really picked up the nice running route during his army days.

I would like to share the running route with everyone. This circuit route must have been carefully planned out and it entails the runner utmost satisfaction and achievement. One of the best runs you could possibly have in Singapore.

Here it goes.
1. "Steep Slope" - Walk all the way up the steep slope before starting your run. (It is really enough a steep slope to warm you up. Take small steps up if you really need to run.)

2. Main Road - Follow the nice concrete main road all the way up to Bukit Timah Summit. (It is a nice winding gradual slope to the summit. While at the summit, enjoy the fresh air.)

3. Rock path - Run down the main road till you hit the rock path. Get into the rock path (Here, you are running in the terrain, though there are nice paths, you may need a little climbing at times.) Get round the rock path and out till you hit the main road again.

4. Rengas Path - From the main road, run up the gradual slope to give your thighs a good workout till you hit the Rengas Path. (Things start getting interesting when you are in the Rengas path. You could either go the long loop and finish off Dairy Farm Loop or hug and finish off the North View Path.)

5. North View Path - Within the Rengas Path, hit the North View Path. (We took the this shorter route as we wanted to familiarize the the surroundings.) From here, you could hit Seraya Loop. This is nice gradual slope for you to enjoy the run and cool weather the rainforest offers.

6. Seraya Loop - From Seraya Loop, seek out the Jungle Fall path. (Enjoy the run in the trail and you will occasionally meet some couples along the way)

7. Jungle Fall Path - Jungle Path path is really where the satisfaction comes in. Here, you will meet with the "Monsters". The route is gradual upslope till you hit the steps with the Jungle Path. The steps are high and they really slow you down.
Finish about 134 steps around 30cm in height and you are through to the main road.

8. Main road - This is the cool down and ending of the circuit where you really breeze through the down slope.

The achievement comes in when you have a gradual up slope all along and den "BANG", there is mighty upslope of steps you have to clear. Once out of the Jungle path, you are really thankful and appreciative.

The directions may not be clear so I attached a map with this entry. I will add in directions(as in Left, Right turns) once I can call Bukit Timah Nature Reserve my playground. Try it out for yourself.

National Parks Bukit Timah Website

David Tao Concert in Taipei

2007-10-09T21:27:00.000+08:00

Just as you would thought that the whole world given up on you. Fret not. Believe and you will LIVE your DREAM.

I always wanted to watch David Tao Live. Been a fan of his since I was introduced to his music in 1998. The only concerts that he is having now are all based in Mainland, China. Last year, David Tao "LOVE CAN" World Tour concert, he really skipped Singapore and only went to Malaysia. This year, 2007, DT is having in concert in Taiwan, Taipei on the 26,27 October.

Asked a few friends to come along with me to Taipei for his concert, but it is really crazy to go out of Singapore for a concert. Again, I want to say, THIS ain't any concert, ITS Hennessy ARTISTRY 軒尼詩陶吉吉1.2.3我們都是木頭人. Well, I really do not find any english name for the concert, but the name of the name seems commercial and edgy to me.

Really have to thank Wanlin for wanting to come to watch the concert with me. Well, she is residing in Taiwan, so she will play hostess this time round. And I'm damn bloody touched to have her say she will pick me up from the airport in Taipei. This friend is a keeper.

I will do a review of the DT Taipei Concert after the concert.

KTV session

2007-10-04T22:18:00.000+08:00

I called Taiwan but failed to find someone to go with me to David Tao Concert in Taipei, Taiwan on the 26/27 Oct. Of course, I could really go to Taiwan alone and I think I will enjoy the concert too. Its really part of me to want to see David Tao LIVE and share it with someone, because a lot of his songs are so special to me.

Now, 30 September was special, I meet up with Terry and his fiancee, Wenxin, managed to call long-lost friend Zyn out. She was really excited about congratulating the couple on their plans to have each other for the rest of their life.

We had dinner at Sun with Moon restaurant at wheelock place, this place, Terry claims that usually it takes 3 days advance booking to get table. Oh, the food is still good but not as popular as last time. They have a new branch at Central Mall too. Good food, considering it turn Zyn, someone who detest and never like sushi, to fall prey to peer pressure and actually LIKED the swordtail sashimi.
The grill oysters with bacon. Delicious.

After which, we went to 10 dollars KTV at chinatown for a hearty session of KTV. the crowd was small and comfortable. I had 2 great singers with me and I really enjoyed myself. Suddenly. 孫燕姿. I feel so much for the song. Zyn's rendition of the song was damn bloody good.

張惠妹- 人質 live
柯有伦 - (零）- Damn HIGH...healthy without any alcohol. Thank you, brudda Terry, always good to be singing with you around. No wonder, I think this must be one of the many reasons why Wenxin is so stuck to you. Kudos.
柯有綸 - 兩敗俱傷 - Wow, the female lead attractive man. Now, I say Alan Kuo's music is really underrated. I appeal for him. Support his music.

At the end of the day, I was really touched because it was a long time someone called and asked if I got home safely. Thank you. I appreciated it.

Why would there be more Marathon Enthusiasts in Singapore?

2007-10-04T21:45:00.000+08:00

After finishing the book _Freakonomics_, I ought to do a book review, ha, something I never do for N number of years. But the book is really good and as soon I finished reading the book, I passed the book to Terry.

It is really a good read, considering my last book Think and Grow Rich took me like 9 months to complete, I finished reading the book in like 2 weeks. Fast. Freakonomics sets me thinking and lets me ask more questions.

Why would there be only more participants for marathons in Singapore over the years?

Men

Singaporean guys go through national service, a conscript army, but the training has never been compromised, almost of the combat fit soldiers are introduced to long distance running in their 2 years of service. Having to do a 10km run in the first year and another 21km run in the second year of service for the ARMY HALF MARATHON held every year.

Like it or not, the soldiers have to bite their teeth and go through the run, be it some may walk, some strive to challenge themselves and go for the record, training real hard for the event. After their national service, the enthusiasts will continue to take part in events and hence more participants each year. The nation is really doing their part by attracting more people into the sports. For the men running, its really a manhood thing, going longer distances.

Women

Advertisers and merchants have been targeting the ladies with say Ladies Card, a credit card that is only targeted at ladies. Hence the slogans, The Men Don't Get it.
Now for the health "buff" ladies, there are the Shape Run and the Great Eastern Women 10k run. So as per the statement, there is a kid in all of us. The ladies will do progressive training and go on to take part in a full marathon one day. Hence, more men and women are taking part in marathons, trying out endurance sports and going for biathlons and triathlons.

What really intrigues me is that, I think I found a new location that the Standard Chartered Marathon is going to. Dubai. And no doubt, they market and termed their marathon as the Richest Marathon on earth. Why? There is a prize money of USD 1 million on the table and another bonus of USD 1 million for the record breaker.

Globalization

2007-10-03T13:26:00.000+08:00

Definition of globalisation
Question: What is the truest definition of Globalization?
Answer: Princess Diana's death.

WHY?
An English princess with an Egyptian boyfriend crashes in a French tunnel, driving a German car with a Dutch engine, driven by a Belgian who was drunk on Scottish whisky, (check the bottle before you change the spelling), followed closely by Italian Paparazzi, on Japanese motorcycles; treated by an American doctor, using Brazilian medicines.

This was originally sent to you by a Canadian, using Bill Gates's technology,
and you're probably reading this on your computer, that uses Taiwanese chips, and a Korean monitor, assembled by Bangladeshi workers in a Singapore plant, transported by Indian lorry-drivers, hijacked by Indonesians, unloaded by Sicilian longshoremen, and trucked to you by Chinese illegals.....

Birthday Bash

2007-09-27T22:51:00.001+08:00

Happy Birthday to the Virgos..

Yuanzheng and Moi Celebration at K-Garden

Thiambao Birthday Celebration at Barstop

Backpacking Trips

2007-09-27T21:18:00.000+08:00

These few days, I'm certainly sucked into the dynamics of traveling. I am really fortunate to have resourceful friends who is really turning into travel advisers. In Benny, he is able to fish out the good websites for information. In Stuart, the discussions they shared over email is simply enticing the pack of 4. We are screaming, we cant' wait to go. Let's go tomorrow, but we do have to wait for Benny to complete his studies, after all, we are planning a 2 months trip.

Things that I learn
1. Visa - I like to think that Singapore has done a good job in keeping good diplomatic ties with other countries. Singaporeans are granted 3 months stay in Japan. Bravo. Whereas flying into China will grant a 30 day visa while embarking onto China by LAND will give a 14 day visa.

2. While in the comfort zone of being born in Singapore, the longest journey within Singapore may just be the result of a traffic jam on weekends. A long wait of the MRT is really the result of the crowd during after office hours. Imagine taking a train for 49 hours to go from Guangzhou to Lahsa. Whilst, there may be other activities to do on the train, I seriously do not know how my body for react to the long ride, considering I only been through 14 hours bus journey from Singapore to Thailand, HatYai.

There should be more things to learn from this. I could really sign off by saying, EVERYONE IS IGNORANT, ONLY ON DIFFERENT SUBJECTS.

Taller in the morning

2007-09-26T00:26:00.000+08:00

Do you realized that you are actually taller in the morning. I was amused that my rear-view mirror was in a lower position when I was driving in the morning so I think I may actually be taller in the morning. Once I Googled, and I found out I was actually right. But it was too much scientific information to digest.

Layman's question
Medical Explanation

Of course, the explanation is really...There is a slight difference in height from the morning to evening but it may not be measurable. While the body is resting at night the discs take in water to replenish and nourish them.

Plan is out 4 TIBET

2007-09-25T23:52:00.000+08:00

Even when change is the only constant. We must and should have a plan. So what's the plan?

Tentative date of departure for China - April 2008 (Avoiding the crowd for Beijing Olympics 2008 in August)
Get to Guangzhou via AirAsia (estimated SGD 150)
Get to Lhasa via the railway (estimated SGD 180 for about 57 hours covering a distance of 4,980 kilometers)
Visa permits (estimated SGD 100 for entry into Tibet, may need to go for visa rush for China since we planning to stay in China for say 1 month.
Take rail or bus to Beijing to see the preparations for the Olympics and enjoy the culture (Got to tell people I been to Beijing during the Olympics year)
En route to Shanghai (Enjoy the food before taking ferry to Japan, Osaka if money permits.)
Visit places in Japan and come back to Singapore via JAL or ANA. (Make it a comfortable trip back to Singapore)

Railway information
Ferry to Japan, Osaka

So, the immediate plan is to save money and look forward for the date.

Rainie Yang with Jellyfish hairstyle 缺氧

2007-09-24T00:42:00.000+08:00

This song got very strong similarity to Fan Xiao Xuan's Oxygen (氧氣) They use similar techniques to sing the songs. Taking in deep breaths and letting the breathing be heard in the singing. Compare between the 2 MVs. One shot this year and another one way back in 1998. Well, both songs got something to do with oxygen.

David Copperfield in Singapore

2007-09-16T23:05:00.000+08:00

View the above video, it is entertaining but I really think it is a trick somewhere with the lightings and such. If he really could do it. I say, David Copperfield had sold his soul to the devil.

Btw, he will be in Singapore from the 2 and 3 of November for David Copperfield, World of Wonder performance. Anyone interested?

Books community

2007-09-16T00:05:00.000+08:00

I was really taken aback by the power of the "law of attraction". I was thinking of getting a new book to read after completing NAPOLEON HILL's Think of grow rich. It is really a interesting book but I'm just so much of a reader. I chanced upon borders and times bookshop and brought 3 titles home.

After a conversation with friends, I got a few more books back at home.

Titles in my hands now
1. Rich Dad Poor Dad (Robert T. Kiyosaki)
2. Cashflow Quadrant (Robert T. Kiyosaki)
3. Think and Grow Rich (Napoleon Hill)
4. The Secret (Rhonda Byrne) - Law Of Attraction
5. The Secret Revealed (James L. Garlow) - Look at the book above from a Christian's perspective
6. Freakonomics (Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Bubner)
7. Tuesday with Morrie (Mitch Albom) courtesy of Terry Peh
8. Men are from Mars, Women from Venus (John Gray) courtesy of Terry Peh
9.Crucial Conversation (Stephen R. Covey)

Listed above are the titles I have in my hands, any friends interested in any of the above, contact me. Or anyone has any books to recommend me to read, pass it to me some day.

Homecoming

2007-09-13T00:41:00.000+08:00

I had to make a trip to our Changi International Airport to fetch a business friend. After finding a car park lot in the especially crowded terminal 2, I made my way to Arrival Hall. What greet me was not my friend when I first step into Arrival Hall but this young lady.

There was this young lady with teary eyes, looking past me. The look was faint with the tears yet focused.Looking beyond me me was a Chinese man with his "supposed" mother. The old lady was on clutches but determined to come welcome the young lady. The young lady after brushing against me, dashed to the man and they had a big hug.

He who never leave home, never know the joy of returning.

I wondered how long she was away but she definitely missed her family her in Singapore.

Singapore Bay Run Pictures.

2007-09-09T23:22:00.000+08:00

(Btw, Army friends if you look carefully, Col Lowerence Chua is behind me)

Oh, the certificate and photo came in for the Singapore Bay Run. I look pretty shagged yeah? Haha.. it takes a few races to perfect the look and the victory gestures with both hands. Now that I got the victory sign with both my hands, its really time to perfect the look(shagged but satisfied look). It does not matter to me anymore that my eyes are not visible in photos, its really small and I know.

Well, the timing for this run is not exactly good, but the timing is a nice number 02:01:18:18(official chip timing)

Hope Torture

2007-09-09T22:19:00.000+08:00

The best thing one can do for someone who loves her is of course loving her, loving each other. right? To reciprocate and love each other.

But if she doesn't love him, she shouldn't leave any hopes for him because even the smallest hope can be a tremendous torture to him. Now this is HOPE TORTURE. Kill off any amount of hope no matter how small and the girl may be doing a credit to the guy.

Tribute to the 2 South korean whose were murdered in Afghanistan

2007-09-05T00:25:00.000+08:00

The Fray - How To Save A Life (from Grey's Anatomy)

Ex-hostages say they were given gift of life

2007-09-04T23:10:00.000+08:00

Yup, 19 South Korean Hostages were finally freed after 6 weeks in the hands of Guerrillas in southern Afghanistan.

Only after they were freed that they know 2 of their fellow men were killed in demand of release of Taliban prisoners. It is cruel ain't it, considering these South Korean were Christians(Doctors and medical staff) on a mission to help the misfortune in Afghanistan, with their kindness being returned with ruthlessness.

Now that the hostages are free, the Saem-Mul Presbyterian church at Bundang on the outskirts of Seoul has also come in for strong public criticism for organising what was seen as a reckless trip.

The group ignored foreign ministry warnings against travel to Afghanistan, where more than 1,000 South Korean Christians were deported en masse last year because of security concerns.

Let us hope that kindness will beget kindness, but well if kindness is not returned, continue to do good ANYWAY, cause it will eventually turn out good.

Story here...

Grey's Anatomy awakening

2007-08-29T23:53:00.001+08:00

Dr. Meredith Grey: At some point, you have to make a decision. Boundaries don't keep other people out. They fence you in. Life is messy. That's how we're made. So, you can waste your lives drawing lines. Or you can live your life crossing them. But there are some lines... that are way too dangerous to cross.

Dr. Meredith Grey: A couple of hundred years ago, Benjamin Franklin shared with the world the secret of his success. Never leave that till tomorrow, he said, which you can do today. This is the man who discovered electricity. You think more people would listen to what he had to say. I don't know why we put things off, but if I had to guess, I'd have to say it has a lot to do with fear. Fear of failure, fear of rejection, sometimes the fear is just of making a decision, because what if you're wrong? What if you're making a mistake you can't undo? The early bird catches the worm. A stitch in time saves nine. He who hesitates is lost. We can't pretend we hadn't been told. We've all heard the proverbs, heard the philosophers, heard our grandparents warning us about wasted time, heard the damn poets urging us to seize the day. Still sometimes we have to see for ourselves. We have to make our own mistakes. We have to learn our own lessons. We have to sweep today's possibility under tomorrow's rug until we can't anymore. Until we finally understand for ourselves what Benjamin Franklin really meant. That knowing is better than wondering, that waking is better than sleeping, and even the biggest failure, even the worst, beat the hell out of never trying.

Extracted from source

Wrap up for August 2007

2007-08-29T21:16:00.000+08:00

Hmmm, highlights for the month of August. Was ill for slightly more than a week early august after visiting the night safari on the 4th.

Had a blog entry which I believed touched a few hearts. Had a long awaited mini holiday to KL_Genting in Mid August.

I missed out a blog entry dedicated for this trip. But well, I think I made some people turn their heads for the ladies with this collage. I really like the KL Twin Towers. They are beautiful. I never liked the Taipei 101 building when I was there back in May.

Genting is really a place for relaxation and there's about it. The food is expensive and all of us don't seem to want to spend much in Malaysia. I sure did enjoyed my Wu Bai and China Blue concert over in Genting when Wu Bai executed his dancing moves.

Come to the closing of August, its my birthday, like usual, I got many many friends wishing me a Happy Birthday and I truly appreciate all your well-wishes. Never really celebrated my birthday, lest having my family sing a birthday song for me and my mum cook mee suan for me. Thank you mum.

The very next day, try as I want, I could not make it to the proposal site for Terry and Wenxin. A look at their videos here and it was really touching. You would find 2 videos with the links and there is really another one on youtube but it is supposed to be a private video.

Just today, I was made messenger for my friends. I had to inform B that A could not attend a function with B because A had to be working on Saturday. Complicated right, thinking that A is worried that B will be alone for the function but did not want to go. I got myself confused narrating this bit.

Facts about money

2007-08-28T22:54:00.000+08:00

1. More of our fantasies are about money... than sex.

2. If we could have any luxury in the world (and money didn't matter) more of us would choose to spend money on a butler and a maid than anything else.

3. 90% of Americans who own pets buy them Christmas gifts.

6. For $10,000,000 most of us would do almost ANYTHING! Including abandoning our family and friends and our church. A very high percentage of us would, for that same amount of money, change our race or sex. And, 1 in every 14, would even murder someone for ten million bucks.

What's really strange about this is, the statistics remain the same whether it's ten million dollars all the way down to three million. For three million bucks, most of us would do the same horrible things we would do for ten million. But, guess what? Few of us would do these things for a "measly" two million.

7. 92% of us would rather be rich than find the love of our lives.

11. Nearly half of the people who sell their houses with furniture included will take all the light bulbs out of all the lamps when they vacate the premises.

15. Do people care if their bills are crisp? Indeed, they do. Fresh, crisp, clean bills are considered much more valuable than those which are old, wrinkled and dirty.

I once sent a 'dollar bill thank you' letter to a guy who sent a sincere letter back to me bitching the free $1 bill I sent him was wrinkled instead of crisp as I had described in the letter.

16. Let's flip a coin and try to guess whether it will come up heads or tails. Three times as many people guess 'heads' than 'tails'.

30. Two-thirds of Americans say they wouldn't let their spouse spend the night and have sex with another person for a million dollars. Many of these people are liars. There's a big difference being asked if they would do it for a million dollars... as opposed to... handing them a paper sack containing the million fungolas and simply saying, "Here, you can have this if you'll let me sleep with your sweetie tonight."

41. Which would you rather do: Shop till you drop... or... have great sex?

For men, this is a no-brainer.

However, more women would actually rather have an unlimited shopping spree than spend a weekend with a fabulous lover. In fact, the #1 favorite fantasy of women is to have a blank check to shop at their favorite store.

The favorite fantasy of men (at least in my opinion) is what we would like to DO to the sales girl... rather than... what we would like to buy from here.
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These are the few that I really like and they are extracted from here. There are really 42 of them here. But well, it is the American version. Some, I don't agree with in our context.

Singapore Bay Run 2007 Review

2007-08-27T23:36:00.000+08:00

Went for the 21 km half marathon on Sunday 26 august 2007. It was a good run starting at an earlier time of 5.30am. Phew. It was early. It was really crowded and the crowd could never be overtaken. Ha ha, I was late for the whistle blow for flag off.

Was really blurry at 5.30am, playing with my digital watch and later realized that it was my "Timer" instead of skipping my "Stopwatch" function. Cock up 1.

The run was well-organized with lots of water-points till the end. The only big big complaint was there was a messed-up at the baggage deposit/collection point at the end of the run. The baggage was really tagged to the participants race bibs but it ended up the people at the collection got confused or something. It was chaotic. One of my friend ended up queuing and waited 2 hours for his bag. Cock up 2.

All and all, I did enjoyed the run was it was good training for the marathon at the end of the year.

To probably every participants' dismay, the Singapore Bay Run marked the fourth endurance race death in two years.
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One friend of mine admitted to resort to running to vent his frustrations. At least, it is healthier than other vices. Got to do longer distances then. Be happy.

Terry's Wedding Proposal

2007-08-26T19:44:00.000+08:00

Terry...Brother YOU did it and she say "Yes". A resounding yes. Power! But I have to complain la, you set the standard so high man, it would be hard to plan for another wedding proposal, ermmm, I mean our own ones. I reached Sentosa late, missing the proposal procedures and then the guys were asking me when I getting married. All seems to be very inspired by you. I brushed them off, hey, I'm single now.

Okay, to the pictures.

Proposing at the Underwater World in Sentosa.

Proposing with placards, I like this one the most. Its cliche but it is really touching to want to say this to anyone. This is not sweet-nothings, it is the thought of wanting to so with your loved one.

Skipping the you know question. And the answer is...

Aftermath, dinner at Tripizza along Siloso Beach.

Songs of the sea (what used to be Musical fountain) with fireworks and pyrotechnics.

Oh..the couple..Happy Beginning....

How happy are you?

2007-08-18T00:01:00.000+08:00

The wider and deeper your relationships, the happier you're likely to be.

- The findings of 2 American psychologists, who studied the happiness levels of hundreds of students and found that the happiest ones spend least time alone and most time socializing.

So spend more time with your friends and family. Drop them a SMS even if you are damn busy. Find time to have a meal with your family, they will appreciate.

Singapore Bay Run 2007

2007-08-17T23:23:00.000+08:00

Today is the expo cum collection of the race pack for the Singapore Bay Run. This is the National Day of Singapore month and this run marks our nations birthday by letting the runners end their run at the Marina Bay National Day Parade Floating Platform. Woohoo.

Collection of the race pack at SAFRA Toa Payoh was prompt and that was no crowd when I was there at 10 past 5. But I must say the hall for the collection was small and rundown. Perhaps, this is because maybe say 80% of the participants are from the ARMY and their race pack are deliver to their camp.

Well, good thing there was ample parking lots when I went.

P.S Sweet. If I leave it at that. This post will be the 9th post of august which is also our national day.

Khalil Fong - Traveling Quartet 四人遊

2007-08-16T23:33:00.000+08:00

This MV depicts that both the male and female lead are in a very sticky situation. Both of them are attached but it seems that they are still attracted to each other. The lyrics suggests that they will prowl on each other when one is out of their uneasy relationship with their respective boy/girl friends. Ohhhhh.....

Heart-wrenching..Lovers to Strangers..Or Friends to Lovers..

Seen the doctor

2007-08-15T23:04:00.000+08:00

So I had been sick for one week before I finally seen the doctor. So what was I given?

1. Dhasedyl - It's for cough and on the net, people are confessing that they take it as a sleeping aid. Does my family want me to sleep better? Been losing sleep because of this online game. The Desktop Tower Defense. Dun click. you will get hooked too. It's fun and addictive.

2. Cefalexin - is a first-generation cephalosporin antibiotic. See wikipedia. I don't understand the scientific terms.

3. Terbutaline - Now these are the ones that may cause palpitation or tremors. I really like this one because this is really effective in removing the phlegm from me. Hmmm, quick check and this is really to treat trouble breathing in asthmatic cases. Oops, childhood asthma coming back to haunt me.

4. Chlorpheniramine - These are my favorite, the little yellow pills one will take when he down with flu or the common cold. I will have leftovers from my last illness and I will pop one before I go to sleep and usually it will stop the running nose the next day.

21 Things To do with your Girlfriend

2007-08-12T00:36:00.000+08:00

1. Plan and share a holiday together. (Anticipation will really hype up the relationship.)
2. Donate a liver to your loved one and married her. Remember Pierre Png?
3. Go to Singtel and look for exact same numbers for subscription. Just having the last 4 digits switch around.
4. Buy her MacDonald's Hotcakes for breakfast and watch her wake up to it.
5. Cut a CD for her with your favorite tracks.
6. Bring her to a MERRY-Go-ROUND and spin each other in it.
7. Plan to bring friends and take her to a place she longed to go.
8. Take her to a movie she anticipated for a long time.
9. Let her enjoy being piggyback by you.
10. Declare each other love for each other on a blog, writing it into a love story.
11. Queue 7 hours for donuts factory donuts for your boyfriend.
12. Fly 16 hours from Singapore to Los Angeles, California just to meet up with your girlfriend (Ermm, the who ah, correct me if I'm wrong).
13. Going through a few car accidents together and surviving them.
14. Talk on the phone with each other till both fall asleep.
15. Get the swatch secret code ring for each other. Putting on a secret date.

16. Send her flowers and make her happy.
17. Run 10 kilometers just to say "HI" and ask for a glass of water.
18. Praise her whenever you could and really be generous on this.
19. Give sound advice on her problems and try to solve it together.
20. Ask her for a dance.
21. Having her to bake a birthday cake for you and showing you appreciate the act. And vice versa.

Toyota Ads in the USA

2007-08-10T00:39:00.000+08:00

With advertisements like this, no wonder Toyota has the top selling cars in the world. But how come Japan's unit trust are not making any money?

Vios Advertisement

Corolla Advertisement (With a hint of Lesbianism)

Explosive Baby Powder

2007-08-09T00:35:00.000+08:00

This is so funny, I watch it like 51 times.

Night Safari Collage

2007-08-08T21:33:00.001+08:00

This is the exact same one that Terryaki posted on his blog. He is a designer and a good friend. Hope I do not infringe any copyright laws. :-)

Night Safari Singapore 4 Aug 07

2007-08-06T01:11:00.000+08:00

Did anyone say night safari was romantic? Hmmm, it was a really dark place, and no FLASH photography is allowed in the premises as it will hurt the animals.
Grand Entrance
Queuing for the Tram (Hey, This is Singapore. We have to queue!)
Lovers in Night Safari
Friends in night safari
Wolf from "Creatures of the night". She had a hard time performing, tried very hard to wolf-whistle, must be tried seeing the crowd. Only photograph visible of the animals because I never use FLASH photography with my point n shoot camera.

NIGHT SAFARI - World's First in Singapore

Digital Lifestyle

2007-08-06T00:53:00.000+08:00

Does your digital lifestyle get the better of you? Here are 10 signs.

1. You can't sit through a movie without having at least one device on your body beep or buzz.
2. You sign off messages by putting ":-)" next to your name.
3. You wake up at 3 am to go to the toilet and check your email on the way back to bed.
4. You have never played solitaire with a real deck of cards.
5. Your dog has it own home page.
6. You try entering your password on the microwave.
7. You remember all your friends by their MSN nicknames.
8. Instead of calling you to come back for dinner, your mum sends you an email invitation.
9. You tell your friends you broke up with your girlfriend/boyfriend, because you upgraded to a new one.
10. When your teacher asks what sound a mouse makes, you answer, "click, ma'am!" instead of "squeak".

2nd Korean Killed in Afghanistan

2007-08-01T00:10:00.000+08:00

18 Korean Christians, including 15 women, kidnapped in Afghanistan on 19 July, 2007. A second Korean was killed yesterday. They were kidnapped by the Taliban and held hostages in exchange for 23 Taliban rebels captured by the Afghan government.

Whatever is happening is scary, these Korean went on a peace mission but were held hostages and 2 are killed. Is this terrorism? Terrorism is his name. Globalization may just be the cause of it. As the world becomes smaller, the good heart are not confined to spaces and they really want to get out and help the more unfortunate. They are in danger and the whole of South Korean mourns for them. It is making headlines around the world. Their family are the worse-off here, knowing that their loved ones are in tremendous danger but could not do a thing.

I plead for the Kidnapped Koreans here to be released. I hope my "voice", no matter how small, could be heard by someone out there.

Prayers for the Koreans.

Video Link

Pet peeves

2007-07-31T22:33:00.000+08:00

Know what a pet peeve is? A pet peeve (or pet hate) is a minor annoyance that can instill great frustration in an individual.

Read more from Wikipedia and all about the pet peeves from people around the world. My PetPeeves

Okay, so what's my own pet peeve?
1. I get really frustrated, extremely annoyed when I get into a car park and I see other cars behind parked very badly. See parking idiots I could just start to curse and swear. Beats me why.

Some of my close friends' pet peeves
Stuart: cannot stand nagging women (who can?)
Jackie: cannot stand nagging women too (I think he copied Stuart's)
Zyn: cannot stand any minty sweet aka SMITH(no smith, no kiss) because it smells like toothpaste (Morning is the only time you put mint in your mouth?)

So, what is your pet peeve? Do share with me.

Khalil Fong 方大同 - 愛愛愛

2007-07-29T23:07:00.000+08:00

If you have not notice him yet. This is it. His brand of music is SOUL and it is captivating.