and some bullying on the sides...>_<
Friday, 6 October 2006
Thursday, 28 September 2006
Stardust
Neil Gaiman has enchanted me again.
I was sooo caught up with his book I was able to finish it in less than a week's time.
Hehe, quite slower than the average reader but if you'd seen me with a book, you would agree with me that this time, im fast.
It was like i myself am under a spell, with the way he wrought his fairy tale. Just a warning though. Albeit the book wasn't graphic, I was near belching my stomach out on some scenes,hehe
But it-is-a-good-book. =)
"It will happen; if you just believe. You might just be the first star who have fallen who made it back to the sky".
I was sooo caught up with his book I was able to finish it in less than a week's time.
Hehe, quite slower than the average reader but if you'd seen me with a book, you would agree with me that this time, im fast.
It was like i myself am under a spell, with the way he wrought his fairy tale. Just a warning though. Albeit the book wasn't graphic, I was near belching my stomach out on some scenes,hehe
But it-is-a-good-book. =)
"It will happen; if you just believe. You might just be the first star who have fallen who made it back to the sky".
Friday, 22 September 2006
Chopsuey con Afritada..hehe
...our experiment for the night..=D
it tastes like chopsuey really. just that the shrimp juice made it somewhat orangy; making it look like afritada..hehehe...
in fairness, the veggies were cooked just about right. =)
it tastes like chopsuey really. just that the shrimp juice made it somewhat orangy; making it look like afritada..hehehe...
in fairness, the veggies were cooked just about right. =)
Friday, 15 September 2006
The First Time
Weeeeeeeee!!!!
Class 95 has just played Robin Beck's "The First Time"...
Aaaahhhhhhh! After more than 2 years (those oh-so-good-ol' days), I heard it again. I've almost forgotten how passssssionate Robin Beck interpreted this song. It feels like she has just had her first kiss herself and was oh-so ecstatic with it you could almost imagine she was singing the song on the clouds and not just on Cloud 9.
Perhaps, that was the missing element with my SI. I am yet to have my first time so i wasn't passionate enough, wehehehehe..
Class 95 has just played Robin Beck's "The First Time"...
Aaaahhhhhhh! After more than 2 years (those oh-so-good-ol' days), I heard it again. I've almost forgotten how passssssionate Robin Beck interpreted this song. It feels like she has just had her first kiss herself and was oh-so ecstatic with it you could almost imagine she was singing the song on the clouds and not just on Cloud 9.
Perhaps, that was the missing element with my SI. I am yet to have my first time so i wasn't passionate enough, wehehehehe..
Looking Young
It felt like a compliment way back then, when people comment on how young I look. But frankly, it is a bother for me now...
On my first few days at Site, those "adults" either call me young lady or girl. It was all I could do to stop myself from wailing with indignance. For sure no one there considers me a "grown-up woman" (categorizing myself as a woman is another issue though, hehe).
Come HAZOP for FRCCS, it was worse. On our first day (we were having the afternoon snacks then...just ample time for people to gage one another and have their first impressions of one another), a colleague thought I was a student trainee attached to their company for a time. Another one uttered that famous Jap "Ehhh??!!" when he knew I've already been working a number of years and that he should call me his sempai. He said by my looks he thought I was younger than him (he was by the way, 2 years younger than me).
Then yesterday, we had our LPG changed (boy, how we waited for that "coming!" and "on their way already" for us to cook our marinated porkchop. Good thing there was Wheel of Time and Initial D). The delivery guy chitchatted with us a bit. He assumed we were students here. And he was talking to me.
Surely im not that naive-looking. Am I?
On my first few days at Site, those "adults" either call me young lady or girl. It was all I could do to stop myself from wailing with indignance. For sure no one there considers me a "grown-up woman" (categorizing myself as a woman is another issue though, hehe).
Come HAZOP for FRCCS, it was worse. On our first day (we were having the afternoon snacks then...just ample time for people to gage one another and have their first impressions of one another), a colleague thought I was a student trainee attached to their company for a time. Another one uttered that famous Jap "Ehhh??!!" when he knew I've already been working a number of years and that he should call me his sempai. He said by my looks he thought I was younger than him (he was by the way, 2 years younger than me).
Then yesterday, we had our LPG changed (boy, how we waited for that "coming!" and "on their way already" for us to cook our marinated porkchop. Good thing there was Wheel of Time and Initial D). The delivery guy chitchatted with us a bit. He assumed we were students here. And he was talking to me.
Surely im not that naive-looking. Am I?
Wednesday, 13 September 2006
Pinakbet....minus the bagoong..
tsadan! Our masterpiece for the night..=D
we sure could use some bagoong for a tastier pinakbet though...hehe..Anyways, i posted the pictures using Picasa. It's soooo much easier than what ive previously been doing! thanks Flounder for sharing this..=)
Friday, 8 September 2006
Both Sides Now
I was again reminded of how nice this song is when I heard it over the radio in the bus on my way to work yesterday. Feeling like humming the song myself, I searched for the lyrics this evening. I came upon this site which gave the lyrics of the song with some comments from enthusiasts. This post from Aseem Kaul just hit the right spots...
"...But most of all, this is a song that even read aloud has a voice all its own. It's the voice of a generation that grew up too quickly, the voice of cynicism, the voice of tiredness. But it is also the voice of hope - of the spirit's struggle to reclaim lost wonder, of an acceptance of one's own limitations that is both humility and joy. It is at once the voice of our defeat and the voice of our renewal."
Both Sides Now
Rows and flows of angel's hair
And ice cream castles in the air
And feathered canyons everywhere
I've looked at clouds that way
But now they only block the sun
They rain and they snow on everyone
So many things I would have done
But clouds got in my way.
I've looked at clouds from both sides now
From up and down, but still somehow
It's cloud illusions I recall
I really don't know clouds at all.
Moon and Junes and Ferris wheels
That dizzy dancing way you feel
As every fairy tale comes real
I've looked at love that way.
But now it's just another show
You leave them laughing when you go
And if you care, don't let them know
Don't give yourself away.
I've looked at love from both sides now
From give and take, but still somehow
It's love's illusions I recall
I really don't know love at all.
Tears and fears and feeling proud
To say "I love you" right out loud
Dreams and schemes and circus crowds
I've looked at life that way
But now old friends are acting strange
They shake their heads, they say I've changed
Well something's lost, but something's gained
In living every day.
I've looked at life from both sides now
From win and lose, but still somehow
It's life's illusions I recall
I really don't know life at all.
-- Joni Mitchell
"...But most of all, this is a song that even read aloud has a voice all its own. It's the voice of a generation that grew up too quickly, the voice of cynicism, the voice of tiredness. But it is also the voice of hope - of the spirit's struggle to reclaim lost wonder, of an acceptance of one's own limitations that is both humility and joy. It is at once the voice of our defeat and the voice of our renewal."
Both Sides Now
Rows and flows of angel's hair
And ice cream castles in the air
And feathered canyons everywhere
I've looked at clouds that way
But now they only block the sun
They rain and they snow on everyone
So many things I would have done
But clouds got in my way.
I've looked at clouds from both sides now
From up and down, but still somehow
It's cloud illusions I recall
I really don't know clouds at all.
Moon and Junes and Ferris wheels
That dizzy dancing way you feel
As every fairy tale comes real
I've looked at love that way.
But now it's just another show
You leave them laughing when you go
And if you care, don't let them know
Don't give yourself away.
I've looked at love from both sides now
From give and take, but still somehow
It's love's illusions I recall
I really don't know love at all.
Tears and fears and feeling proud
To say "I love you" right out loud
Dreams and schemes and circus crowds
I've looked at life that way
But now old friends are acting strange
They shake their heads, they say I've changed
Well something's lost, but something's gained
In living every day.
I've looked at life from both sides now
From win and lose, but still somehow
It's life's illusions I recall
I really don't know life at all.
-- Joni Mitchell
Wednesday, 9 August 2006
Even the Nights are Better ( i know it's jologs)
Heard this song again...
A couple of months ago, i thought of this as a harbinger of better things to come when i chanced upon it on the radio. But now, I can only wish it'd be my theme song soon...^_^
EVEN THE NIGHTS ARE BETTER
I, I was the lonely one
Wondering what went wrong
Why love had gone
And left me lonely
I, I was so confused
Feeling like Id just been used
Then you came to me
And my loneliness left me
I use to think I was tied to a heartache
That was the heartbreak
But now that Ive found you
(chorus)
Even the nights are better
Now that were here together
Even the nights are better
Since I found you
Even the days are brighter
When someone you loves beside you
Even the nights are better
Since I found you
You, you knew just what to do
Cause you had been lonely too
And you showed me how
To ease the pain
And you did more
Than mend a broken heart
Cause now youve made a fire start
And i, I can see that you feel
The same way
I used to think I was tied to a heartache
That was the heartbreak
But now that Ive found you
(repeat chorus)
A couple of months ago, i thought of this as a harbinger of better things to come when i chanced upon it on the radio. But now, I can only wish it'd be my theme song soon...^_^
EVEN THE NIGHTS ARE BETTER
I, I was the lonely one
Wondering what went wrong
Why love had gone
And left me lonely
I, I was so confused
Feeling like Id just been used
Then you came to me
And my loneliness left me
I use to think I was tied to a heartache
That was the heartbreak
But now that Ive found you
(chorus)
Even the nights are better
Now that were here together
Even the nights are better
Since I found you
Even the days are brighter
When someone you loves beside you
Even the nights are better
Since I found you
You, you knew just what to do
Cause you had been lonely too
And you showed me how
To ease the pain
And you did more
Than mend a broken heart
Cause now youve made a fire start
And i, I can see that you feel
The same way
I used to think I was tied to a heartache
That was the heartbreak
But now that Ive found you
(repeat chorus)
Friday, 4 August 2006
Assumptions
The Wheel of Time was no match with the songs played in Coffee Bean.
From reading Perrin's first Trolloc "battle" as Two River's leader, the romantic songs enticed and made me introspective yet again. Sipping on my Tea Latte and staring at a distance, thoughts in turmoil, I saw past a guy standing another girl idling with a magazine as she sipped on her own mug. The sight brought a small smile on my face as I thought, "there, there is an ally"...alone and emoting with a little help of the coffee shop's ambiance.
The small smile I had was still on when the guy blocking the view moved away, revealing a guy sitting beside the girl I was looking at earlier.
A guy happily taking pictures of the girl even though the girl wasn't paying him any attention. A guy so taken with his girl that he was staring at her lovingly when he's not taking her snapshots.
Head shaking and with a bigger smile on my face, I got back to reading how Faile got the better of Perrin.
No ally, after all.
Alone again, naturally.
From reading Perrin's first Trolloc "battle" as Two River's leader, the romantic songs enticed and made me introspective yet again. Sipping on my Tea Latte and staring at a distance, thoughts in turmoil, I saw past a guy standing another girl idling with a magazine as she sipped on her own mug. The sight brought a small smile on my face as I thought, "there, there is an ally"...alone and emoting with a little help of the coffee shop's ambiance.
The small smile I had was still on when the guy blocking the view moved away, revealing a guy sitting beside the girl I was looking at earlier.
A guy happily taking pictures of the girl even though the girl wasn't paying him any attention. A guy so taken with his girl that he was staring at her lovingly when he's not taking her snapshots.
Head shaking and with a bigger smile on my face, I got back to reading how Faile got the better of Perrin.
No ally, after all.
Alone again, naturally.
Monday, 12 June 2006
Tsukasa over Lei
Three years back, when the Meteor Garden fever was on and I myself (with flounder) spent a whole sleepless night watching the series, I was rooting for Lei to win Xian Tsai's heart. Though from the script, I know that Lei wouldnt be the leading man, my heart went out to him and I thought then that IF I'd be in Xian Tsai's position (a big laughing matter eh?hehehe), i'd definitely choose Lei...
Now though, as I watch Hana Yori Dango, I think that any woman deserves a love as passionate as Tsukasa has for Tsukushi and that Rui's (Lei's) love (if he really has something for Tsukushi) is such a mediocre one compared to his friend. Now, I know better whom to choose (though it's three years hence, the thought that i'd be in a dilemma is still a laughing matter..hahaha!)...
Now though, as I watch Hana Yori Dango, I think that any woman deserves a love as passionate as Tsukasa has for Tsukushi and that Rui's (Lei's) love (if he really has something for Tsukushi) is such a mediocre one compared to his friend. Now, I know better whom to choose (though it's three years hence, the thought that i'd be in a dilemma is still a laughing matter..hahaha!)...
Friday, 26 May 2006
American Idol
And tonight, we've seen the last of American Idol Season 5. It has been a fun watch, since february; hurrying to come home from the office just to come home in time for the show.
siiiighhh....I wonder if I'd ever get to see Chris Daughtry again..much less Gideon!hahaha!
Mandisa and Paris has such raw talent and such performers they are that I can't help but envy them; making me wish I am as well a performer as they are..hehehe...
Though my "manok" didnt get it to the final two, I still am happy this evening 'cause I got to see Chris again and, and...Taylor and Katharine sang "Time of my Life"...one of my all-time favorite since I was a kid.
siiiighhh...I wish there'd come a time I'd get to sing that song with "The One"... (erm..term borrowed from Sakura..hehe)
siiiighhh....I wonder if I'd ever get to see Chris Daughtry again..much less Gideon!hahaha!
Mandisa and Paris has such raw talent and such performers they are that I can't help but envy them; making me wish I am as well a performer as they are..hehehe...
Though my "manok" didnt get it to the final two, I still am happy this evening 'cause I got to see Chris again and, and...Taylor and Katharine sang "Time of my Life"...one of my all-time favorite since I was a kid.
siiiighhh...I wish there'd come a time I'd get to sing that song with "The One"... (erm..term borrowed from Sakura..hehe)
Wednesday, 24 May 2006
ZZzzz...
It was such a ho-hum afternoon.
So boring I could almost hear a fly buzzing around.
Yeah, it feels like one of those la-zy vacation afternoons back home when you lay sprawled on a chair staring out at the intense heat, looking up at a clear blue sky and feeling the breeze as it likewise caress the flora in our frontyard.The fresh breeze around a place so serene and peaceful, lolling me to sleep....
Only, the smell around here is no way near fresh and instead of the soft murmur of the wind, you could hear hardworking colleagues (how do they do that?) intent on their discussions, telephone conversations and hard coughs every now and then.
Despite and inspite all these though, they are as potent as that breeze that lolls me to sleep...
So boring I could almost hear a fly buzzing around.
Yeah, it feels like one of those la-zy vacation afternoons back home when you lay sprawled on a chair staring out at the intense heat, looking up at a clear blue sky and feeling the breeze as it likewise caress the flora in our frontyard.The fresh breeze around a place so serene and peaceful, lolling me to sleep....
Only, the smell around here is no way near fresh and instead of the soft murmur of the wind, you could hear hardworking colleagues (how do they do that?) intent on their discussions, telephone conversations and hard coughs every now and then.
Despite and inspite all these though, they are as potent as that breeze that lolls me to sleep...
Tuesday, 16 May 2006
As I have Done For You
God really knows how to reach you when you need Him the most.
Didache readings the past few days seemed like they were meant and written for me.
Earlier, as I sat on the pew, it was as if Someone was prodding me to just go and pick up the Hymnal book in front of me. Opening it in random, I gently laid my hand on the hymnal. As I dont know the song, I just read Dan Schutte's As I have Done For You, goose bumps making my skin rough. Again, it was one of those moments that you feel like He has talked to you...
I did feel refreshed after that.
Didache readings the past few days seemed like they were meant and written for me.
Earlier, as I sat on the pew, it was as if Someone was prodding me to just go and pick up the Hymnal book in front of me. Opening it in random, I gently laid my hand on the hymnal. As I dont know the song, I just read Dan Schutte's As I have Done For You, goose bumps making my skin rough. Again, it was one of those moments that you feel like He has talked to you...
I did feel refreshed after that.
Sunday, 14 May 2006
Getting On...
Still groping for my long-lost appetite, I forced myself to eat lunch. Ordered chef's tuna at Coffee Bean, which was malansa by the way, and enjoyed a white-chocolate latte (which made me felt like gagging) for almost two hours while reading my latest craze - A Wheel of Time book.
Thinking that I may be a bit overstaying already, I headed out to the mall's library and started going about with my mission. I planned to go library hopping and search for WoT's Book 3 as im halfway finished with Book 2 already. While riding to and fro in the train, I was so glued to the book that more than once, I found myself gasping when I realize i've already arrived on the station i've been meaning to go or when I realize, I was already two stations away from my intended stop. Haha, talk about presence of mind. ;)
And Oooohhhh, I just loooove the libraries here in Singapore. In almost every station here, a library can be easily seen; with community libraries situated right within malls or the regional libraries set apart in another building, often than not, several storeys high. Oh, think about the books those buildings hold...Looking at the collection, I always think of these libraries as a cornucopia. Some library buildings are so sossy, they have fountains inside, a Cafe (most often than not, Cafe Galilee) and a music lounge where you can get to privately enjoy a selection of music through a panel of buttons right beside your oh-so-comfy chair while enjoying a good book.
On my second library stop, which was a regional one, there was an exhibit on the ground floor. There, I oohhhed and ahhhed with the little kids guided by their parents; I care not if i'm a bit too old for the crowd..hehe.. There was this "Seeing Colors" panel where three discs were mounted on the wall. On the discs were just patterns of black and white but then when you get the discs to rotating by pushing the start button, you get see red, brown, green and blue on the discs. I giggled as I identified the colors on the discs...Hehe, yeah, so easy to please, am I? But then again, it's rare to have the Little Marj with me again.. My favorite though was the "Frozen shadow" exhibit wherein you put your hand on a phosphorescent surface inside a triangular niche. Facing you, is a digital counter and at the count of 5, a camera-like flash goes and lifting your hand, you can see an imprint of your hand on the phosphorescent surface that looks like your shadow. Weee!! I got so ecstatic with it, I tried it several times; never minding the little ones trying to peep around me and waiting for their turn..hehehe..
So, from one library to another I hopped on...but..sniff..I couldnt find my Book 3 as it was out...Well, I can actually see from the On-line catalogue if my book was out on loan , but I just kind of liked the idea of library-hopping.hehehe..
Not intending to go home empty-handed, I bought instead two of my favorite stuffs before I hopped myself back home...
Thinking that I may be a bit overstaying already, I headed out to the mall's library and started going about with my mission. I planned to go library hopping and search for WoT's Book 3 as im halfway finished with Book 2 already. While riding to and fro in the train, I was so glued to the book that more than once, I found myself gasping when I realize i've already arrived on the station i've been meaning to go or when I realize, I was already two stations away from my intended stop. Haha, talk about presence of mind. ;)
And Oooohhhh, I just loooove the libraries here in Singapore. In almost every station here, a library can be easily seen; with community libraries situated right within malls or the regional libraries set apart in another building, often than not, several storeys high. Oh, think about the books those buildings hold...Looking at the collection, I always think of these libraries as a cornucopia. Some library buildings are so sossy, they have fountains inside, a Cafe (most often than not, Cafe Galilee) and a music lounge where you can get to privately enjoy a selection of music through a panel of buttons right beside your oh-so-comfy chair while enjoying a good book.
On my second library stop, which was a regional one, there was an exhibit on the ground floor. There, I oohhhed and ahhhed with the little kids guided by their parents; I care not if i'm a bit too old for the crowd..hehe.. There was this "Seeing Colors" panel where three discs were mounted on the wall. On the discs were just patterns of black and white but then when you get the discs to rotating by pushing the start button, you get see red, brown, green and blue on the discs. I giggled as I identified the colors on the discs...Hehe, yeah, so easy to please, am I? But then again, it's rare to have the Little Marj with me again.. My favorite though was the "Frozen shadow" exhibit wherein you put your hand on a phosphorescent surface inside a triangular niche. Facing you, is a digital counter and at the count of 5, a camera-like flash goes and lifting your hand, you can see an imprint of your hand on the phosphorescent surface that looks like your shadow. Weee!! I got so ecstatic with it, I tried it several times; never minding the little ones trying to peep around me and waiting for their turn..hehehe..
So, from one library to another I hopped on...but..sniff..I couldnt find my Book 3 as it was out...Well, I can actually see from the On-line catalogue if my book was out on loan , but I just kind of liked the idea of library-hopping.hehehe..
Not intending to go home empty-handed, I bought instead two of my favorite stuffs before I hopped myself back home...
Thursday, 4 May 2006
Can Somebody Sing This for Me?...
Rainbow
Fallin' out, fallin' in
Nothings sure in this world, no no
Breaking down, breaking in
Never knowing what lies ahead
We can really never tell it all, no no
Say goodbye, say hello
To a lover or friend
Sometimes we could never understand
Why some things begin with just love
We can never have it all
No no no ohh
But oh, can't you see
That no matter what happens
Life goes on and on
And so baby just smile
Cause I'm always around you
And I'll make you see
How beautiful life is
For you and me
Take a little time baby
See the butterfly's colors
Listen to the birds
That were sent to sing
For me and you
Can you feel me?
This is such a wonderful place to me
Even if there is pain now
Everything will be alright
For as long as the world still turns
There will be night and day
Can you hear me?
There's a rainbow always
After the rain
Hittin' high, hittin' low
Win or lose, you should go Yeah yeah
Getting warm, getting cold
Weather can be so good or bad
But baby, this is life so don't get mad No no no
Cause ohhh
Can't you see
That no matter what happens
Life goes on and on
And so, baby, please smile
Cause I'm always around you
And I'll make you see
How beautiful life is
For you and me
Take a little time, baby
See the butterfly's colors
Listen to the birds
That were sent to sing
For me and you
Can you feel me?
This is such a wonderful place to me
Even if there is pain now
Everything will be alright
For as long as the world still turns
There will be night and day
Can you hear me ?
There's a rainbow always
After the rain
Life's full of challenges
Not all the time
We get what we want
But don't despair, my dear
You'll take it each trial
And you'll make it through the storm
Cause youre strong
My faith in you is clear
So I say once again
This world's beautiful
Let us celebrate life
That is so beautiful
So beautiful...
Take a little time, baby
See the butterfly's colors
Listen to the birds that were sent
To sing for me and you
Can you feel me?
This is such a wonderful place to me
Even if there is pain now
Everything will be alright
For as long as the world still turns
There will be night and day
Can you hear me?
There's a rainbow always
After the rain
Fallin' out, fallin' in
Nothings sure in this world, no no
Breaking down, breaking in
Never knowing what lies ahead
We can really never tell it all, no no
Say goodbye, say hello
To a lover or friend
Sometimes we could never understand
Why some things begin with just love
We can never have it all
No no no ohh
But oh, can't you see
That no matter what happens
Life goes on and on
And so baby just smile
Cause I'm always around you
And I'll make you see
How beautiful life is
For you and me
Take a little time baby
See the butterfly's colors
Listen to the birds
That were sent to sing
For me and you
Can you feel me?
This is such a wonderful place to me
Even if there is pain now
Everything will be alright
For as long as the world still turns
There will be night and day
Can you hear me?
There's a rainbow always
After the rain
Hittin' high, hittin' low
Win or lose, you should go Yeah yeah
Getting warm, getting cold
Weather can be so good or bad
But baby, this is life so don't get mad No no no
Cause ohhh
Can't you see
That no matter what happens
Life goes on and on
And so, baby, please smile
Cause I'm always around you
And I'll make you see
How beautiful life is
For you and me
Take a little time, baby
See the butterfly's colors
Listen to the birds
That were sent to sing
For me and you
Can you feel me?
This is such a wonderful place to me
Even if there is pain now
Everything will be alright
For as long as the world still turns
There will be night and day
Can you hear me ?
There's a rainbow always
After the rain
Life's full of challenges
Not all the time
We get what we want
But don't despair, my dear
You'll take it each trial
And you'll make it through the storm
Cause youre strong
My faith in you is clear
So I say once again
This world's beautiful
Let us celebrate life
That is so beautiful
So beautiful...
Take a little time, baby
See the butterfly's colors
Listen to the birds that were sent
To sing for me and you
Can you feel me?
This is such a wonderful place to me
Even if there is pain now
Everything will be alright
For as long as the world still turns
There will be night and day
Can you hear me?
There's a rainbow always
After the rain
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