It's You

There's always something in the way
There's always something getting through
but it's not me it's you
sometimes ignorance rings true
but hope is not in what i know
not in me it's in you

it's all i know
i find peace when i'm confused
i find hope when i'm let down
not in me but in you
i hope to lose myself for good
i hope to find it in the end
not in me in you
it's all i know

there's always something in the way
there's always something getting thorugh
but it's not me it's you

Switchfoot "You"

Nikki will be happy to read that a new study shows coffee to be good for health.

Stronger

Sometimes i wonder if i experience the physical effect of getting stronger after every climb.
so far, i haven't seen any progress... but the pain is annoying.
But someone once tld me (i forgot who) that pain is a sign of growth.

Think for me, i've learnt that pain is also a state of mind. not that i can choose whether i wanna feel it. but when i do the next climb with pain, it helps me to endure better, to press on. even if it was just to hold on for one more second.


has anyone seen my arm muscles???

hehehehe.

My lil' bro made a pillow for me, It was his design class i think. it's really lovely. with a BIG "M" on it. i'm so touched.... *tears*  

Cool Facts

Offered a new pen to write with, 97% of all people will write their own name.

Male mosquitoes are vegetarians. Only females bite.

The average person's field of vision encompasses a 200-degree wide angle.

To find out if a watermelon is ripe, knock it, and if it sounds hollow then it is ripe.

Canadians can send letters with personalized postage stamps showing their own photos on each stamp.

Babies' eyes do not produce tears until the baby is approximately six to eight weeks old.

It snowed in the Sahara Desert in February of 1979.

Plants watered with warm water grow larger and more quickly than plants watered with cold water.

Grapes explode when you put them in the microwave.

Those stars and colours you see when you rub your eyes are called phosphenes.

Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.

Everyone's tongue print is different, like fingerprints.

Contrary to popular belief, a swallowed chewing gum doesn't stay in the gut. It will pass through the system and be excreted.

At 40 Centigrade a person loses about 14.4 calories per hour by breathing.

There is a hotel in Sweden built entirely out of ice; it is rebuilt every year.


Cats, camels and giraffes are the only animals in the world that walk right foot-right foot, left foot-left foot, rather than right foot-left foot like humans.

The sound you hear when you crack your knuckles is actually the sound of nitrogen gas bubbles bursting.

Matthew Reilly

i walked into a class yesterday morning at 10am.
only to realise that actually my class was at 11am.
......
so silly.

Read Chel's review (or sort of review) on Hover Car Racer and u'll be inspired to read the book!
The first Matthew Reilly book i read was "The Temple"- and i have been an adoring fan of his works since then. His fast paced thrillers, plus his ability to bring his characters to live on the pages have really captured his readers. He has a large fan base. My brother and myself included. I've read every book he's written since, and i'm looking forward to his latest one- "Seven Ancient Wonders"- gonna be released in October.

Check out his official webpage.
In the books- Scarecrow, Ice station and Area 7- the main protagonist Marine reconaissance lieutanant Shane Schofield is Jon's fav character. he's a quick-thinker, great leader and is a fiercely loyal friend.

Contest is really a Sci-fi flick. It's currently being filmed and will probably open middle or late next year. It's a great galactic competition-- aliens and all. I think most would find that repelling, i thought i would too. But after reading the prologue i cldn't put the book down. It was a great read.

The Temple cld be considered my favourite book of all time. Instead of one action packed book, Reilly decided to write two stories in one. The twin threads of the story weave themselves together, all the while coming closer to the cataclysmic finale. One story follows the adventure of William Race and the team of US Army soldiers - the other leads us on a journey through 1535, the time of the Spanish Conquest of the Incas.

Key line in the book "SOme doors are meant to remain unopened"

Singapore Writers Festival

Interesting website...
hopefully one day i'll beable to publish the book i'm working on.
haha.... maybe in 10 years time. ; p
still an achievement tho... wow, publish a book. *dreams*

WELCOME TO AIR INDIA!

"Good morning, Ladies and Gentlemen. This is your captain PATEL (Boniface)Welcoming both seated and standing passengers on board of Air IndiaWe apologize for the four-day delay in taking off, it was due to bad weatherand some overtime I had to put in at the bakery.

This is flight 717 to Mumbai. Landing there is not guaranteed, but we willend up somewhere in India. And, if luck is in our favor, we may even belanding on your village!Air India has an excellent safety-record. In fact, our safety standards areso high, that even terrorists are afraid to fly with us!

It is with pleasure; I announce that, starting this year, over 30% of ourpassengers have reached their destination.If our engines are too noisy for you, on passenger request, we can arrangeto turn them off!

To make your free fall to earth pleasant and memorable, we servecomplimentary DHARU and Wada pavw.For our not-so-religious passengers, we are the only airline who can helpyou find out if there really is a God!

We regret to inform you, that today's in-flight movie will not be shown as we forgot to record it from the television. However, for our movie buffs, we will be flying right next to Emirates Airline, where their movie will bevisible from the right side of the cabin window.

There is no smoking allowed in this airplane. Any smoke you see in the cabin is only the early warning system on the engines telling us to slow down!In order to catch important landmarks, we try to fly as close as possible for the best view. If however, we go a little too close, do let us know. Our enthusiastic co-pilot sometimes flies right through the landmark!

Kindly be seated, keep your seat in an upright position for take-off and fasten your seat-belt. For those of you who can't find a seat-belt, kindly fasten your own belt to the arm of your seat. And, for those of you who can't find a seat, do not hesitate to get in touch with a stewardess who will explain how to fasten yourself to your suitcase."

ENJOY AIR INDIA
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just for laughs... pls don't be offended! haha.

*snip snip*

Your Grace is sufficient for me

Your strength is made perfect when i am weak

All that i Cling to... i lay at your feet

Your grace is sufficient for me

I'm no longer striving to merit your love

I rest in your promise to me

All of my sins have been Washed in Your blood

Your mercy is all that I need
You see me as righteous Because of the blood

That made the atonement for me

Your mercy has triumphed where I should be judged

So now by your grace I am free

its 4 degrees tonight.... ; (






cold.....

Marianne says she'll shoot anyone who says that scriptwriting is easy...

she said it...

not me....

altho i agree wholeheartedly.

can't believe we invented words for a song.... lalalla.
neither can i believe that we spent many hours... on writing just 2 scenes.

Tired.....

got up early (like i do, every weekday morning)... and after sending jon, had breakfast with nikki, josh n derell at barretts. cold n wet day... quite refreshing tho!
had a flat white and a raisin roll.

current read: Matthew Reilly's Hover Car Racer
Music: Michael Battersby "Satisfaction"
Foodie: Oven baked potatoes with sour cream and bacon bits

Anyways.. people!! decided on a climb for sunday afternoon...
Any takers?
i've got more den enough chalk to go arnd....

P.S anyone wanna donate to my advanced christmas prezzie?? i so badly want the boreal matrix rock shoes....... *crawls*

"Even Youths grow tired and weary

& young men stumble and fall

But those who hope in the Lord

will renew their strength

They will soar on wings like eagles

They will run and not grow weary

THey will walk and not grow faint."

Isaiah 40:30-31

I need to climb...
got withdrawal symptoms.
argh...

eat some chalk.

Prayer for the nation. 

Wonky Day

My fingers cautiously unwrapped the bar... my heart was beating like a thousand drums within.
as i pulled the shiny plastic from the chocolate... i thought i saw something glittery!
then tearing the wrapper down, my face drooped in disappointment.

NO GOLDEN TICKET!

sigh.

(just wanted to share my willy wonka's bar experience... hope you did better!)

i had a lecture on poetry, verse and poetic prose today...
There was this quote that i loved by Percy Byssbe Shelley:

"Poetry awakens and enlarges the mind itself by rendering it the receptacle of a thousand unapprehended combinations of thought. Poetry lifts the veil from the hidden beauty of the world, and makes familiar objects be as if they were not familiar... Poetry is not reason, a power to be exerted according to the determination of the will."

In a short kind of sense, poetry can't be forced... or set with a stringent type of form. It has to ebb and flow with your senses. but ironically, poetry as a genre is the most highly stylised and technical form of language there can ever be.

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Anyway, i found a poem i wrote in Nov 2002... entitled Fallen leaves:

Epigraph

"We are such stuff that dreams are made of"- Shakespeare, The Tempest

Fallen Leaves

Brown and crisp

Dried and weary

Ever once green with flair

Now but dull and bare

Falling just like leaves

Are memories and dreams

Like the tides that ebb and flow

so our lives will hold

Ambition, anticipation

Boldness, bereavement

Courage, commitment

Much is left behind

Much more lies ahead

Reminders of fraility

Possesses, plagues

Consumes us all

-Michelle Lau

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Enjoy!

altogether... it was... GOOD! *thumbs up* 

looking at cute waiters... haha 

pose with the hat.... for added style. 

wear a hat... to get a seat. ; ) 

act blur....  

really good pizza!! 

hahaha... he didn't drink! he underaged...  

jacinta's earrings.... ooo.... 

absolutely fantastic mudcake!! *licks lips* 

housemates pic!! @ little creatures 

a great *BURP* for Little Creatures in Freo!!

just made 2 half-boiled eggs for my breakfast this morning.

.... and noticed that i was chewing on something crispy.

think i dropped egg shell in.

... sigh.

got up this morning and felt that some very very good is going to happen today....


i waited.....
i still have that feeling in my tummy....
that excited feeling....

but nothing has happened yet.
so i'll just wait.

something good is going to happen!

that aside... i tripped up on myself about 5 times today.... for some reason, my right foot keeps clipping my left. argh.

i feel as though my body is sending signals to me that i'm aging.
not aging as in like.. whatever images u're thinking.
like, waking up in the mornings with aches... knee pains.... neck aches. etc etc.

plus the fact that i seem to be needing more sleep, eating less and talking slower.
doesn't that sound like i'm aging to u?

i should start a bridge club. a ladies one.

i was sick the past few days...

Thanks chels for cooking barley and porridge water for me and watching dvds with mee....
Thanks Ja for checking if i'm alright, warming my bed, coming in to chat....

Thanks dear, for cooking for me, bringing me to see the doc, making honey water and tea for me, watching dvds with this sick girl... and for all ur prayers... ;p

Thanks bro for being so understanding and making sure i'm alright, and taking the bus to the city back from school with no complaints. I think you've really grown and matured alot- that to me is worth more den good grades or achievements.

Thanks Jo, for the orange juice during plt.... ; )
Thanks Roy, for picking the UWA sfas drama people up....
Thanks Mari, for anchoring the sfas drama on tues night on late late notice ;)
Thanks mom n dad for keeping me in prayer.

If i've missed out anyone, that's cos i'm still recovering. haha. need some reminders.

And to all those who're sick....
Fact: You're sick- drink more water and rest plenty
Truth: Jesus has healed you! He is the source of your health! Claim that!

Sidenote: watching dvds in bed kinda help.

To all Singaporeans!

Happy National day!!

S.I.C.K

World Peace: Feasible?

Aren't u sick of American Uni-polarity?
i am for sure.....
Paradoxically, it is US "soft power", rather than its "hard power" that's most widely seen as a mortal danger. Apart from invasion (Iraq style), the loss of traditional norms and cultural identities due to pressures from the West is something many are apprehensive about.

But guess what? Multi-polarity is coming to stay.
The arrival of new great powers in the magic circle of those already extablished has historically tended to be a dangerous process, engendering hegemonial wars.
Obvious examples- Germany in the late 19th C and Japan in the early 20th C.
Both WW1 and WW2 were caused by the arrivals-- inflicting what i would call "collateral damage" to the society of states around the world.
The tensions of the Cold war period (based on a simpler bipolar balance) might be multiplied.

Balance vs Concert
The world over the next 20 yrs would arrange itself either in a balance of power or a concert of powers. The more advantageous to peace, security and progress would be the latter.
The UN Security council is in theory a concert of powers, but a self-limiting one, still embodying the power balance of 1945. The current proposals for UN reform include the addition of 6 newcomers, without veto powers of cos. This would transfrom the Security council into a more realistic concert of contemporary powers, but the veto power of the orirginal five oculd still block action.

So far, the original G7 became the G8 with the addition of Russia (mostly for political rather den economic reasons). In 2004, the group invited the already overdue China to join. It could become G14 any moment with the appropriate 5 next countries being India (for every reason), Brazil (rep Latin America), Nigeria (rep Africa), Indonesia (rep Islamic societies in general), and maybe even Egypt (becos the Arab world is the current centre for plenty of anxiety).

A concert of powers doesn't eliminate the chances of war, but it diminishes and limits it, even if tensions still run high. A new cold war, between the US and China, or between Japan and China, or India and China or a Russia-CHina coalition and the US, with whatever allies it could recruit in Asia and the Pacific, would be a true nightmare. And honestly, there are plenty of tensions in the area that could precipitate such disasters.

That's why i think a viable, workable concert of powers, including all major govts of the future company of giants, remain as important to the world's long-term welfare.

I don't think i want to go into the Nuclear arms issue.
Hand tired.... dun wanna type.

Myth-Buster

and so my housemate has decided to move out.... due to me stealing her non-existent oreos.
hehe, this is getting quite fun. does anyone have a room to let??

i think this face-value thing proves something... don't u think?

Anticipation.

Today's the 1st of August! gosh... time really flies...
think the nxt few months will fly by quickly as well...
i feel like eating ba chor mee....
hope spring and summer come soon!

in anticipation.... ;p

The Countdown begins.....

7 more weeks to SEARCH FOR A STAR!


*bites nails*