Tuesday, January 25, 2005
Sunday, January 23, 2005
Hwa Chong Night 2005
It has ended. Finally, or unwillingly? The bunch of us have put in so much effort into the event, and in the process I have grown to know so many of everyone better. Indeed, it has been an experience which will need some taking before it could be removed from my memory.
I am so going to miss everyone. From the dancers, to my lame skit, or even Jerome's silly antics for that matter. I started out on this journey without thinking about rewards. I mean, no money could be earned from this. But hello Joseph, you are in your 3rd year already. Its time to sit down and rest!
No... I did get my reward at the end of yesterday's event, where I got my chance to simply look at the emptying ballroom and grin. Just grin. *Grin* You wouldn't be able to understand how I felt at that point of time unless you are one of the 11 guys and gals in my committee. I was grinning after the event, at BK as we were talking rot, after I came home. Like I told Hm, I was grinning at my computer, grinning at my cup, grinning at my fridge, grinning in my sleep.
And right, as she has predicted, *muscle cramp* But I dun care. *Grin* I am happy. And I am sure you are~
No... I did get my reward at the end of yesterday's event, where I got my chance to simply look at the emptying ballroom and grin. Just grin. *Grin* You wouldn't be able to understand how I felt at that point of time unless you are one of the 11 guys and gals in my committee. I was grinning after the event, at BK as we were talking rot, after I came home. Like I told Hm, I was grinning at my computer, grinning at my cup, grinning at my fridge, grinning in my sleep.
And right, as she has predicted, *muscle cramp* But I dun care. *Grin* I am happy. And I am sure you are~
Me and Hui Min after the event. I guess we looked a little messed up by then, because it was post-skit for me, post-dance for her, and post event for us.
And that's 3 generations worth of Hwachong-Imperial-Electrical Engineers. Hey Kaileng, Ronald, welcome to this selected group of family *grin*
Monday, January 17, 2005
Review of the last week
Woah... The last week has been so fulfiling. Perhaps its because of the fact that school started, or I finally rid myself of the holiday mood.
After the cycling expedition last Sunday, where I met Hm and she recommended me to drink camomile tea to help ease my sleeping problems, my sleep cycle finally reverted back to normal *grin* Joseph is no longer a nocturnal being, and I managed to drag my bag of bones off from my bed as early as 8 in the morning on occasions. *grin again*
The week passed rather uneventfully, with me dedicating most of my time to reading notes from last term and bugging people to go for Hwa Chong Night.
The main highlight of the week was the combined rehearsal on Saturday, where finally we got to see everyone participating in the performance for Hwa Chong Night practicing together. Emcees were fantastic, the gals danced well, Fengqian, Yang Wen and me managed to clique together as song ICs and mass dance was... 90% there I suppose haa.. In short, things are great! *grin* Come!
Sunday. Hey this is the only day where I woke up past 11. Met my ex-exco members for lunch at some Italian restaurant where the pasta was great but the clams look as if they are more in need of nutrition than I do. But it was good food nonetheless *grin* After that, birthday celebration.. for me haha... 16 days late, but I really reallly appreciate it! 51 people celebrated my birthday for me this year! Yay~ Haven't had such a big birthday gathering since Primary School days *grin*.
Another thing that spanned over the week that really got me happy was to try to help my friend, be happy! It is inevitable that there would be minorities who would make you downcast from time to time, but at the same time, there would always be those who would be there for you when you need them to be ;)
难得知心的朋友,和我分享快乐,也可以分摊我的寂寞
像你这么难的的朋友,在这一路上,谢谢你陪我走!
(我愿陪你走!)
Alright, I know this is just some brainless ramblings, but given all the great stuff that occured over the weekend, I believe I have enough clause to spread my joy with everyone.
After the cycling expedition last Sunday, where I met Hm and she recommended me to drink camomile tea to help ease my sleeping problems, my sleep cycle finally reverted back to normal *grin* Joseph is no longer a nocturnal being, and I managed to drag my bag of bones off from my bed as early as 8 in the morning on occasions. *grin again*
The week passed rather uneventfully, with me dedicating most of my time to reading notes from last term and bugging people to go for Hwa Chong Night.
The main highlight of the week was the combined rehearsal on Saturday, where finally we got to see everyone participating in the performance for Hwa Chong Night practicing together. Emcees were fantastic, the gals danced well, Fengqian, Yang Wen and me managed to clique together as song ICs and mass dance was... 90% there I suppose haa.. In short, things are great! *grin* Come!
Sunday. Hey this is the only day where I woke up past 11. Met my ex-exco members for lunch at some Italian restaurant where the pasta was great but the clams look as if they are more in need of nutrition than I do. But it was good food nonetheless *grin* After that, birthday celebration.. for me haha... 16 days late, but I really reallly appreciate it! 51 people celebrated my birthday for me this year! Yay~ Haven't had such a big birthday gathering since Primary School days *grin*.
Another thing that spanned over the week that really got me happy was to try to help my friend, be happy! It is inevitable that there would be minorities who would make you downcast from time to time, but at the same time, there would always be those who would be there for you when you need them to be ;)
难得知心的朋友,和我分享快乐,也可以分摊我的寂寞
像你这么难的的朋友,在这一路上,谢谢你陪我走!
(我愿陪你走!)
Alright, I know this is just some brainless ramblings, but given all the great stuff that occured over the weekend, I believe I have enough clause to spread my joy with everyone.
Friday, January 14, 2005
喜歡
喜歡你的頭發 喜歡你的臉頰
喜歡你微笑的時候眼里藏不住的光
喜歡你的害羞 喜歡你的瘋狂
想要一天二十四個小時守在你身旁
喜歡開你玩笑 喜歡叫你傻瓜
喜歡嚇你一跳的時候看你慌張的模樣
喜歡搭你肩膀 喜歡你會怕痒
喜歡趁你沒有防備偷襲你的手指甲
想要抱你一下 貼緊我的胸膛
想要告訴你這樣下去不是辦法
想要把你綁架 想要帶你回家
想要非常認真嚴肅的承諾地老天荒
想要非常認真嚴肅的承諾地老天荒
思念你令我驚慌 想到你令我膨脹
你的每個笑容都會令我幸福的快爆炸
見你的時候我總是說些傻呼呼的蠢話
令我隨時隨地瀕臨瘋狂
Tuesday, January 11, 2005
Sleep Deprivation
I decided at around 1 am to just scoot off to bed so that I will not let my mood affect anyone. However, at 4 am in the morning, I decided to stop turning on and off the lights in my room and hence, affecting Alv's sleep, and retreat to the safety of the common room.
I really hoped that I could just drift off to sleep, but somehow, it's impossible. Hm has told me to just give my thoughts a rest, do some pre-sleep exercises, but still, chances of sleeping early (not that I do not want to) seem bleak for me. That is of course, unless I physically exhaust myself in the day.
I really hoped that I could just drift off to sleep, but somehow, it's impossible. Hm has told me to just give my thoughts a rest, do some pre-sleep exercises, but still, chances of sleeping early (not that I do not want to) seem bleak for me. That is of course, unless I physically exhaust myself in the day.
Monday, January 10, 2005
Weekend!
Yup its the weekend! Not that I was particularly looking forward to it, because the week was marred only by one lesson on Friday.
Felt a little sickish and feverish and weak-ish on Saturday, so 70% of the time was spent on my bed.
Sunday was a day thats more productive. Woke up at 11... depite having slept badly the night before, and went to get Kailun's bike. This would be the first time I am going to cycle around London. Even though I have been warned of the reckless London driver, however I found them more careful of cyclists then we need to be of them. All in all, the ride to hm's place was quite enjoyable.
Spent the afternoon at Regent's park thereafter. Its slightly smaller than Hyde, have more fountains and less statues. But I am sure it would be a sight to behold in Spring when the flowers are in bloom.
Cycled back and returned the bike to Kailun way ahead of schedule, because Jerome told me to met Youwei at the airport to help him with the magazines. However, he didn't ask for the flight details nor the terminal where YW is going to land, hence I spent 6 quid for an hour and a half's ride on the underground. =P
Right, talking about the magazine, it more or less concluded all the preparations for Hwa Chong Night for this year. All I need would be you guys to attend, so EMAIL ME! =PpP
Felt a little sickish and feverish and weak-ish on Saturday, so 70% of the time was spent on my bed.
Sunday was a day thats more productive. Woke up at 11... depite having slept badly the night before, and went to get Kailun's bike. This would be the first time I am going to cycle around London. Even though I have been warned of the reckless London driver, however I found them more careful of cyclists then we need to be of them. All in all, the ride to hm's place was quite enjoyable.
Spent the afternoon at Regent's park thereafter. Its slightly smaller than Hyde, have more fountains and less statues. But I am sure it would be a sight to behold in Spring when the flowers are in bloom.
Cycled back and returned the bike to Kailun way ahead of schedule, because Jerome told me to met Youwei at the airport to help him with the magazines. However, he didn't ask for the flight details nor the terminal where YW is going to land, hence I spent 6 quid for an hour and a half's ride on the underground. =P
Right, talking about the magazine, it more or less concluded all the preparations for Hwa Chong Night for this year. All I need would be you guys to attend, so EMAIL ME! =PpP
Friday, January 07, 2005
Handwriting Analysis by Joseph
I am usually quite skeptical about asuch analysis's, but somehow, the accuracy of this particular one amazes me. I don't think you guys will be particularly interested in how my handwriting looks, but here's an analysis of my character as deemed by the website:
Joseph is secretive. He has secrets which he does not wish to share with others. He intentionally conceals things about himself. He has a private side that he intends to keep that way, especially concerning certain events in his past. (Hmm yes... I hate revealing my emotions, and talking about the past concerns that, hence me hiding a lot of stuff which affected me. Family and r'ships alike. Sometimes I dun care if people have the wrong impression of me. As long as I know what I did was worth my c)
Joseph has an unhealthy relationship to the past and has a fear of moving forward. (How true) The right side of the page represents the future and Joseph seems unwilling to face the fear of getting started living now and planning for the future. (Just for clarifications, I have started planning for the future, but that does not mean that I want to. As most of you know, I very reluctantly celebrated my 23rd birthday a week ago haa.)
Joseph seems to be clinging to past events and spending lots of time thinking about what happened. (Yup, sometimes I look lost. I am. But not in the present time, but rather, I am dwelling in the past.) It would be best to leave the past behind and move on. (Face the reality man, ouch!)
Joseph has a healthy imagination and displays a fair amount of trust. (Yeah, so dun betray that trust!) He lets new people into his circle of friends. (Yup... I love my friends... but if you really do betray my trust and dishonors your integrity, I seldom let such people back into my circle. Hmm... *counts*... 3 guys so far.) He uses his imagination to understand new ideas, things, and people.
Joseph is sarcastic. (Wahaha.. some of you know that by now, but sometimes its just instinct reactions. Cons of watching too much F.R.I.E.N.D.S.) This is a defense mechanism designed to protect his ego when he feels hurt. (I am not too sure about that though.) He pokes people harder than he gets poked. These sarcastic remarks can be very funny. They can also be harsh, bitter, and caustic at the same time. (I really hope I dun do that to you people when I am hurt, otherwise I am really really sorry!).
Joseph's true self-image is unreasonably low. (?) Someone once told Joseph that he wasn't a great and beautiful person, and he believed them. (Okie, no one told me that before, but at the same time, no one said that I am handsome before either haha.. maybe save for my mum heh.) Joseph also has a fear that he might fail if he takes large risks. Therefore he resists setting his goals too high, risking failure. He doesn't have the internal confidence that frees him to take risks and chance failure. (Ok, this is where it is partially true. True in the sense that I am really quite afraid of high risks and chance failure. I mean, a chance failure is just so unjustified. You might have put in 101% of effort and yet you fail. Where it goes wrong is that I do set my goals high. That's why it sometimes take me quite a while to recover from failures, but I do recover.)
Joseph is capable of accomplishing much more than he is presently achieving. All this relates to his self-esteem. Joseph's self-concept is artificially low. Joseph will stay in a bad situation much too long... why? Because he is afraid that if he makes a change, it might get worse. (I dun really understand the self concept thing, but yah... I will stay in a bad situation for quite a while.)
It is hard for Joseph to plan too far into the future. He kind of takes things on a day to day basis. He may tell you his dreams but he is living in today, with a fear of making a change. No matter how loud he speaks, look at his actions. This is perhaps the biggest single barrier to happiness people not believing in and loving themselves. Joseph is an example of someone living with a low self-image, because their innate self-confidence was broken. (Hmm.. no comments..)
Joseph is a cumulative and procedural thinker. He likes to have all the facts before making a decision. He thinks or creates much like a brick mason, stacking fact upon fact. His thought pattern or the conclusion will not be complete until the last fact is in place. (Yup, react by reason, not emotions. Thats the best way to keep out of trouble.)
Like that brick wall, Joseph learns faster through visual demonstration than through quick verbal instructions. Once he has learned new material, and understood it, he won't forget. (Right, show me the stuff, and quit the talk!) Joseph is a methodical thinker, therefore he is able to build things and come up with new ideas. These people often are very booksmart, but can be out-gunned in a rapid fire verbal debate. He may learn new ideas at a slower pace than other "less detailed" people, but once he gets it, he can handle repetition. (Ok, it goes wrong here, I learn things pretty fast, but I hate details!) Some people hate jobs with too much repetition, he can handle it better than most. (Ya, no-brainer work is the best)
Joseph uses judgment to make decisions. He is ruled by his head, not his heart. He is a cool, collected person who is usually unexpressive emotionally. (Ya! That's quite true.) Some may see him as unemotional. He does have emotions but has no need to express them. (Even truer.) He is withdrawn into himself and enjoys being alone.
The circumstances when Joseph does express emotions include: extreme anger, extreme passion, and tremendous stress. If someone gets him mad enough to tell him off, he will not be sorry about it later. He puts a mark in his mind when someone angers him. He keeps track of these marks and when he hits that last mark he will let them know they have gone too far. (At this point of time, I really think that the analysis is really very accurate! Thats the bottling up effect which I am guilty of having.)
He is ruled somewhat by self-interest. All his conclusions are made without outside emotional influence. He is very level-headed and will remain calm in an emergency situation. In a situation where other people might get hysterical, he has poise. Joseph will work more efficiently if given space and time to be alone. He would rather not be surrounded by people constantly. (No true. I adore company of friends.)
In a relationship, he will show his love by the things he does rather than by the things he says. Saying "I love you" is not a needed routine because he feels his mate should already know. The only exception to this is if he has logically concluded that it is best for his mate to hear him express his love verbally. (Kind of... I seriously dun think being possessive is healthy. A couple need constant communication, but being sticky is overdoing it.)
Joseph doesn't write too large or too small, indicating a balanced ability to be social and interact with others. (Ok, I am a social bunny, as well as a Duracell bunny too haha~)
This is quite a detailed analysis, and I think it is almost 90% accurate, so that's me in a few paragraphs ;)
Joseph is secretive. He has secrets which he does not wish to share with others. He intentionally conceals things about himself. He has a private side that he intends to keep that way, especially concerning certain events in his past. (Hmm yes... I hate revealing my emotions, and talking about the past concerns that, hence me hiding a lot of stuff which affected me. Family and r'ships alike. Sometimes I dun care if people have the wrong impression of me. As long as I know what I did was worth my c)
Joseph has an unhealthy relationship to the past and has a fear of moving forward. (How true) The right side of the page represents the future and Joseph seems unwilling to face the fear of getting started living now and planning for the future. (Just for clarifications, I have started planning for the future, but that does not mean that I want to. As most of you know, I very reluctantly celebrated my 23rd birthday a week ago haa.)
Joseph seems to be clinging to past events and spending lots of time thinking about what happened. (Yup, sometimes I look lost. I am. But not in the present time, but rather, I am dwelling in the past.) It would be best to leave the past behind and move on. (Face the reality man, ouch!)
Joseph has a healthy imagination and displays a fair amount of trust. (Yeah, so dun betray that trust!) He lets new people into his circle of friends. (Yup... I love my friends... but if you really do betray my trust and dishonors your integrity, I seldom let such people back into my circle. Hmm... *counts*... 3 guys so far.) He uses his imagination to understand new ideas, things, and people.
Joseph is sarcastic. (Wahaha.. some of you know that by now, but sometimes its just instinct reactions. Cons of watching too much F.R.I.E.N.D.S.) This is a defense mechanism designed to protect his ego when he feels hurt. (I am not too sure about that though.) He pokes people harder than he gets poked. These sarcastic remarks can be very funny. They can also be harsh, bitter, and caustic at the same time. (I really hope I dun do that to you people when I am hurt, otherwise I am really really sorry!).
Joseph's true self-image is unreasonably low. (?) Someone once told Joseph that he wasn't a great and beautiful person, and he believed them. (Okie, no one told me that before, but at the same time, no one said that I am handsome before either haha.. maybe save for my mum heh.) Joseph also has a fear that he might fail if he takes large risks. Therefore he resists setting his goals too high, risking failure. He doesn't have the internal confidence that frees him to take risks and chance failure. (Ok, this is where it is partially true. True in the sense that I am really quite afraid of high risks and chance failure. I mean, a chance failure is just so unjustified. You might have put in 101% of effort and yet you fail. Where it goes wrong is that I do set my goals high. That's why it sometimes take me quite a while to recover from failures, but I do recover.)
Joseph is capable of accomplishing much more than he is presently achieving. All this relates to his self-esteem. Joseph's self-concept is artificially low. Joseph will stay in a bad situation much too long... why? Because he is afraid that if he makes a change, it might get worse. (I dun really understand the self concept thing, but yah... I will stay in a bad situation for quite a while.)
It is hard for Joseph to plan too far into the future. He kind of takes things on a day to day basis. He may tell you his dreams but he is living in today, with a fear of making a change. No matter how loud he speaks, look at his actions. This is perhaps the biggest single barrier to happiness people not believing in and loving themselves. Joseph is an example of someone living with a low self-image, because their innate self-confidence was broken. (Hmm.. no comments..)
Joseph is a cumulative and procedural thinker. He likes to have all the facts before making a decision. He thinks or creates much like a brick mason, stacking fact upon fact. His thought pattern or the conclusion will not be complete until the last fact is in place. (Yup, react by reason, not emotions. Thats the best way to keep out of trouble.)
Like that brick wall, Joseph learns faster through visual demonstration than through quick verbal instructions. Once he has learned new material, and understood it, he won't forget. (Right, show me the stuff, and quit the talk!) Joseph is a methodical thinker, therefore he is able to build things and come up with new ideas. These people often are very booksmart, but can be out-gunned in a rapid fire verbal debate. He may learn new ideas at a slower pace than other "less detailed" people, but once he gets it, he can handle repetition. (Ok, it goes wrong here, I learn things pretty fast, but I hate details!) Some people hate jobs with too much repetition, he can handle it better than most. (Ya, no-brainer work is the best)
Joseph uses judgment to make decisions. He is ruled by his head, not his heart. He is a cool, collected person who is usually unexpressive emotionally. (Ya! That's quite true.) Some may see him as unemotional. He does have emotions but has no need to express them. (Even truer.) He is withdrawn into himself and enjoys being alone.
The circumstances when Joseph does express emotions include: extreme anger, extreme passion, and tremendous stress. If someone gets him mad enough to tell him off, he will not be sorry about it later. He puts a mark in his mind when someone angers him. He keeps track of these marks and when he hits that last mark he will let them know they have gone too far. (At this point of time, I really think that the analysis is really very accurate! Thats the bottling up effect which I am guilty of having.)
He is ruled somewhat by self-interest. All his conclusions are made without outside emotional influence. He is very level-headed and will remain calm in an emergency situation. In a situation where other people might get hysterical, he has poise. Joseph will work more efficiently if given space and time to be alone. He would rather not be surrounded by people constantly. (No true. I adore company of friends.)
In a relationship, he will show his love by the things he does rather than by the things he says. Saying "I love you" is not a needed routine because he feels his mate should already know. The only exception to this is if he has logically concluded that it is best for his mate to hear him express his love verbally. (Kind of... I seriously dun think being possessive is healthy. A couple need constant communication, but being sticky is overdoing it.)
Joseph doesn't write too large or too small, indicating a balanced ability to be social and interact with others. (Ok, I am a social bunny, as well as a Duracell bunny too haha~)
This is quite a detailed analysis, and I think it is almost 90% accurate, so that's me in a few paragraphs ;)
Tuesday, January 04, 2005
RE: Reconciling religion and catastrophe
I hope this will not turn into a theological discussion here, but just wanna share a passage from the bible:
Genesis 8:21
The LORD smelled the pleasing aroma and said in his heart: "Never again will I curse the ground because of man, even though every inclination of his heart is evil from childhood. And never again will I destroy all living creatures, as I have done.
To me, God knows that the Tsunami will happen, and lives would be lost, but this is definitely not an act of God, even though He already knows that it would be happening. He allowed it to happen because He deemed that it has to, and we are not God and thus will not seek to understand why He allowed this. What we can be sure would be that God would most definitely not send a disaster to destroy his children whom He died on the cross to save.
But, after a catastrophe allowed comes the salvation of God. As we mourn for those 145,000 brothers and sisters who perished, we also see the children of the world being touched and moved by symphathy for those who suffered, and are still suffering. It shows that there is Good still, in this world. Another flood flows into the disaster area, a flood of combined aid and assistance from all over the world, a huge wave of humane sympathy and genuine care and concern for the people from the stricken areas. And this is indeed heartening.
Genesis 8:21
The LORD smelled the pleasing aroma and said in his heart: "Never again will I curse the ground because of man, even though every inclination of his heart is evil from childhood. And never again will I destroy all living creatures, as I have done.
To me, God knows that the Tsunami will happen, and lives would be lost, but this is definitely not an act of God, even though He already knows that it would be happening. He allowed it to happen because He deemed that it has to, and we are not God and thus will not seek to understand why He allowed this. What we can be sure would be that God would most definitely not send a disaster to destroy his children whom He died on the cross to save.
But, after a catastrophe allowed comes the salvation of God. As we mourn for those 145,000 brothers and sisters who perished, we also see the children of the world being touched and moved by symphathy for those who suffered, and are still suffering. It shows that there is Good still, in this world. Another flood flows into the disaster area, a flood of combined aid and assistance from all over the world, a huge wave of humane sympathy and genuine care and concern for the people from the stricken areas. And this is indeed heartening.
胡斯乱想
凌晨四点钟, 虽然已经夜深人静, 但是我仍然无法入睡. 这已逐渐成为一个习惯, 一个很坏的习惯.
认识我已久的朋友应已知道, 当振梁以中文将感想感触写下时, 心情必定是很不愉快的.
卧 前, 稍微读了朋友的网上日记. 当我终于躺到床上的时候, 一摞摞的感想, 烦恼, 未解的问题, 等等就如潮水般的涌入脑海. 很奇怪的, 我们所经历的问题, 似乎一样. 读了他的网上日记后, 两个人走着的路有了联系, 应此而仿佛认识了他多一些, 对他的个性有了更深一程的了解.
至于我自己的烦恼, 其实也不知如何是好. 也许有时我是想得太多, 但是始终是有太多的决定去抉择. 也许是我担心受到伤害, 担心犯错, 想自我保护, 但往往始终难免会受挫.
四点三十分. 真得很夜了. 此时正播着小虎队的一首歌, 就点给回了美国的两个朋友和慧敏吧.
认识我已久的朋友应已知道, 当振梁以中文将感想感触写下时, 心情必定是很不愉快的.
卧 前, 稍微读了朋友的网上日记. 当我终于躺到床上的时候, 一摞摞的感想, 烦恼, 未解的问题, 等等就如潮水般的涌入脑海. 很奇怪的, 我们所经历的问题, 似乎一样. 读了他的网上日记后, 两个人走着的路有了联系, 应此而仿佛认识了他多一些, 对他的个性有了更深一程的了解.
至于我自己的烦恼, 其实也不知如何是好. 也许有时我是想得太多, 但是始终是有太多的决定去抉择. 也许是我担心受到伤害, 担心犯错, 想自我保护, 但往往始终难免会受挫.
四点三十分. 真得很夜了. 此时正播着小虎队的一首歌, 就点给回了美国的两个朋友和慧敏吧.
"難得知心的朋友 "
詞:潘協慶 曲:潘協慶
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每一次好不容易我們的心靠的那麼近
但是最後註定還是要分離
也不怕讓你看見我那哭紅的眼精
只希望你能記住我的心
這一路紛紛擾擾還好有你對我那麼好
就算再大的風雨也難不倒
雖然我不能分分秒秒守住你的心
但願在夢裡給你親親
輕輕回頭別再難過 分手總會有再見的時候
當我靜靜的看著你走 其實我還有好多話要說
難得知心的朋友 世上能有幾個 對我無話不說
難得知心的朋友 幾次分分合合 還能如此真心對我
難得知心的朋友 和我分享快樂 也能夠分擔我的寂寞
像你這麼難得的朋友 在這一路上謝謝你陪我走
Oxford Day Out~
Yah, I guess I forgot to mention in my blog, that Jiaying and David were around in London for the New Year =) It had been nice hosting you guys, getting to meet Jiaying again after sooo long, and getting to know your David as well! (nudge, eh colleague -to-be)
We spent the Sunday in Oxford, and sadly, because we don't know anyone who could bring us about the campus, there were many places in Oxford University whereby we could not get access to. But still it was a sunny and enjoyable day, trudging around the serene little town.
A really nice change from a city-styled London. The pace of life was considerably slower, just what I needed in fact.
We spent the Sunday in Oxford, and sadly, because we don't know anyone who could bring us about the campus, there were many places in Oxford University whereby we could not get access to. But still it was a sunny and enjoyable day, trudging around the serene little town.
A really nice change from a city-styled London. The pace of life was considerably slower, just what I needed in fact.
That's one of the university campus buildings in the background, with David, Jiaying and Huimin (left to right) right in front. I tried not to compare that with a dull and rectangulish Imperial building.
Huimin and me atop a bell tower there. The steps leading up to that tower really reminder my of the Sagrada hike in Spain. Long, spiral and narrow. Eeks! Thank god this tower ain't as tall as Sagrada, but it nevertheless brought us high enough to have a pretty scenic view of Oxford.
Evening shot. I am pretty sure Raym will have comments about this picture, but hey! No tripod. We bummed around at Starbucks after, having more or less explorered this little town inside out.
Sent Jiaying and David to the airport, and back to US this morning. As they were queueing for their turn to check it, my mind simply played back the senes of what happened the day before Jiaying first left for US. 2 years just flew past, but I am glad that our friendship holds strong nevertheless. If hosting you for these few days serves as a platform whereby I get to maintain that relationship with JY and David, I will gladly do it again! Name the time =)
Yup, like what I liked to say, Hold Fast!
Sent Jiaying and David to the airport, and back to US this morning. As they were queueing for their turn to check it, my mind simply played back the senes of what happened the day before Jiaying first left for US. 2 years just flew past, but I am glad that our friendship holds strong nevertheless. If hosting you for these few days serves as a platform whereby I get to maintain that relationship with JY and David, I will gladly do it again! Name the time =)
Yup, like what I liked to say, Hold Fast!
Sunday, January 02, 2005
Thanks and Thanks and Thanks!
Happy New Year!
Had nice surprises awaiting me over the last couple of days, which left me really touched.
The Evelyn people got me down to the halls before the countdown. To be frank, I didn't suspect anything until I told Sebas that I would not make it in time, and yet he insisted that I come down. Haha, but I am really, REALLY touched by you guys who were there:
Fidel, Marvin, Vivian, Raymond, Eunice: Hey fella Spanish explorers: Thanks a lot! I am hoping that my birthday gift was an idea of the guys and not the gals!
Chongwai, Sebastian: I believe you were the mastermind behind the planning, so heres my thanks to you guys!
Yongcong: How could I forget the one who saved me from the embarassment of not being able to blow out the candles? Fantastic to be able to share a birthday celebration with you =)
The rest of you who were there, Lianglong, Qihui, Bernard, Xiaoyun, Jiamin, Kailun, Zifeng, Kenneth and gf, Lester, Kelvin, Weilun, Justin, Melvin, I'm glad to be able to share this day with you guys!
Then the household people sprung the other 'surprise' on me today. Surprise? In a way lar, because the cake was brought out when I was sleeping on the couch.
Thank you: Alvin, Esther, Sinyee, Jacq, Bingrong, Jonathan, Qiuling, Eugene, Siangpeng, Wenbin, Peijuan, Desmond, CJ, Huiyuan, Zhenhao, Xinyi, Yuwei, Jeftor, Suanhui, Zhiyong, Jerome and Kenneth!
Esther, Sinyee, Alvin and Jacq: I love the shirt you guys gave me. Its a perfect combination with my jacket for HCNight. Thanks a lot!
Kenneth: Fantastic jumper! Right size and right colour. I wonder how you know these details. But anyway, thanks again!
Had nice surprises awaiting me over the last couple of days, which left me really touched.
The Evelyn people got me down to the halls before the countdown. To be frank, I didn't suspect anything until I told Sebas that I would not make it in time, and yet he insisted that I come down. Haha, but I am really, REALLY touched by you guys who were there:
Fidel, Marvin, Vivian, Raymond, Eunice: Hey fella Spanish explorers: Thanks a lot! I am hoping that my birthday gift was an idea of the guys and not the gals!
Chongwai, Sebastian: I believe you were the mastermind behind the planning, so heres my thanks to you guys!
Yongcong: How could I forget the one who saved me from the embarassment of not being able to blow out the candles? Fantastic to be able to share a birthday celebration with you =)
The rest of you who were there, Lianglong, Qihui, Bernard, Xiaoyun, Jiamin, Kailun, Zifeng, Kenneth and gf, Lester, Kelvin, Weilun, Justin, Melvin, I'm glad to be able to share this day with you guys!
Then the household people sprung the other 'surprise' on me today. Surprise? In a way lar, because the cake was brought out when I was sleeping on the couch.
Thank you: Alvin, Esther, Sinyee, Jacq, Bingrong, Jonathan, Qiuling, Eugene, Siangpeng, Wenbin, Peijuan, Desmond, CJ, Huiyuan, Zhenhao, Xinyi, Yuwei, Jeftor, Suanhui, Zhiyong, Jerome and Kenneth!
Esther, Sinyee, Alvin and Jacq: I love the shirt you guys gave me. Its a perfect combination with my jacket for HCNight. Thanks a lot!
Kenneth: Fantastic jumper! Right size and right colour. I wonder how you know these details. But anyway, thanks again!









