病从口入，祸从口出。
This is so very true.
Blessed with good brainpower
Yet I speak without thinking,
Act without considering
Write without questioning.

Green
A colour that is all around us.
It can be said to signify life.
After all, what is the world, without the green of plants.
Yet, humans choose this colour to represent envy, jealousy.
What an injustice.

I feel green.

Ok. Its time I speak up about the issue at hand.
I think things are getting really OUT OF HAND.

Firstly...
I mean, look at both of you...
For the better part of our Year 1,
the class views both of you as an entity
Thats how close you two were.
And that has got to mean something.

Secondly, even if u cannot remain best friends forever,
You're gonna be in the same class, like it or not.
No choice here...unless you change your course.
And if you are going to be in the same class...
Don't you think you are punishing your fellow friends
By making them choose between the two of you?
Yes yes...now u can't stand to talk to each other.
By drawing that line, are you trying to split those who are close to you as well?

I mean...YES ITS HARD. I KNOW.
Been there done that.
Got the free sarcasm and hurt and all the sleepless nights.
I REALLY don't want to see the same thing happen again.
Not when I managed to climb out of the pit all by myself.
And left all that buried away.

Now, at least you have all your caring friends around you.
Look at them in the eye.
And say sorry.
And mean it.

I know I am sounding REALLY REALLY harsh here.
But I mean well.
No need for kiss and make up.
Just say hello as you always do in the morning.
And work from there.

The invisible knife strikes again.
It slashes deep.
Just like it did...the other time.
It hurt, but only for a second.
Then this time...I yanked out the knife.
Instead of letting it stay in the wound and fester.
Along with it came a piece of me.
But at least, the pain will go away...

I've been trying to tell myself to get over it.
5 years is a long time to keep someone in your mind.
But...just as the memories start to fade
And life finally raises a leg to step forward
Somehow something will happen
And I will stumble backward instead.

Persistence.
Something which my friends know is not a quality I have.
In fact, I can spend an entire day doing nothing.
Yet, I never fail to surprise myself.

Now I understand why fans are so fanatic about their idols.
Why they can go to such lengths.
They know...they can never be together.
So they are contented to be a shadow. There at every step of the way.

The shadow. It follows you wherever you go.
You don't notice it when you are happy.
But, it is there with you when you are sad and alone.
And when you rise again, it follows behind silently.
Supporting your every step.

5 years later.
I see the parallels.
Will I make the same mistake?

5 years from now. What would I be doing?
Will I fall a third time?
Some people say, third time's the charm.
Others say...Once bitten, twice shy. Thrice? FOOL!

Build me a bridge.
I just need to
Get over it.
And so...this concludes yet another cryptic post.

The actor trudges his way to the dressing room.
Yet another performance.
Yet another show.
He wears the mask.
Enter stage right.

Routine performance.
Routine ovation.
Perfunctory bow.
Exit stage left.

The actor plods back to his dressing room.
Time to remove the mask.
And to wear another.

How many masks do I wear?
How many performances do I perform?
Where can I truly show myself?
Thou shalt wear thy mask as thy face, and thy face as thy mask.

The place has changed since I last entered.
The friendly looking counter and office
has been replaced by a cold and functional grey.
The thick, heavy tomes I used to lug,
are no longer there.
The photocopying room, once bustling, is now deserted.

Trudging down the stairs, the L-shaped table remains.
But that familiar figure no longer sits there waiting.
Clad in the most ridiculous shade of green...
A figure of concentration.
Urging me to study.
我怀念以前。Missing.

Reminiscence.
I was looking thru my old blog. Again.
Feeling very emo these days...

Laughing at the old me...
Looking back...I think I was damn childish...
Holding grudges...being an annoying person.
But I guess...JC was fun.
As I read...I went thru all those happy and sad moments again.
More sad than happy tho...
Cos like someone else, I blog when I am emo...

Valentines Day 2006:
There was only one brightly shining star in the night sky
I thought it looked lonely...
Then, away from the lights shining out of the office towers
I saw the numerous others faintly shining beside it...

(you can count on me
always count on me)

kimi ga waratta boku mo tsurarete waratta
utsushikagami mitai da kimi wa boku no tomodachi
kimi ga okotta boku mo makezu ni okotta
kodomo no kenka mitai da kimi wa boku no tomodachi

You laughed & I joined in the laughter too
Like reflections in the mirror, you're my friend
You were mad, I also got mad without giving up
It seems like a kids' fight, you're my friend

boku ga sabishii toki wa ato sukoshi tsukiatte
umaku hanashi wo kiite kurenai ka
kimi no koe dake ga kokoro wo karuku suru
tada aidzuchi wo utte kureru dake de

When I'm lonely, keep me company a little longer
Won't you listen closely to what I say?
Only your voice eases my soul
just by making sounds that you're listening

hanarete itemo zutto
(whenever you feel alone)
mune no naka ni iru yo

Even if we're apart, you'll always
be in my heart

kimi ga naiteta boku mo nakisou ni natta
dakedo koraete waratta genki dase yo to waratta

You were crying, I also seemed to be crying
But stifled my laughter; "Cheer up," I laughed

kimi ga sabishii toki wa itsu datte tondeku yo
umaku kotoba kamitsukaranai keredo
boku no koe ga kimi no kokoro wo iyasu nara
tada aidzuchi wo utsu dake demo ii kai?

When you're lonely, I'll go quickly to you at any time
I won't snap at your words, but
If my voice heals your heart,
Is it ok even if I just make sounds that indicate that I'm listening?

(that's what friends are for
always be your side)

sabishii toki wa ato sukoshi tsukiatte
umaku hanashi wo kiite kurenai ka
kimi no koe dake ga kokoro wo karuku suru
tada aidzuchi wo utte kureru dake de

When it's lonely, keep me company a little longer
Won't you listen closely to what I say?
Only your voice eases my soul
just by making sounds that you're listening

kimi ga inai to boku wa hontou ni komaru
tsumarisou iu koto da kimi wa boku no tomodachi

When you're not here, I'm really in a bind
It's something that I'm choked up to say: you're my friend

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人之贤不肖譬如鼠矣，在所自处耳 - 李斯
The above phrase struck me as pertinent to myself.
I shall attempt to explain it correctly.

A long time ago in a dynasty far, far away
There was a man named 李斯 who was in charge of the grain store.
One day he went to the toilet and saw small scrawny rats running away, escaping from humans.
After that, he went to inspect the grain store, and saw fat, well-fed rats scampering around, leading a comfortable lifestyle without fear.

The phrase roughly means: I do not reach other people's expectations of me, but it is all due to my circumstances. If the rat in the toilet was placed in the grain store, he would become just as well-fed and care-free. If the rat in the grain store was placed in the toilet, it would become just as scrawny and fearful.

Food for thought.