i have friends telling me that they dislike the latest jay chou's album, while some told me it's nice (it's always like that, people telling me opinions that belong to either end of the spectrum). but i thought the album was ok, neither bad nor excellent. a bit sad i guess, i can never come up with a firm answer sometimes. haha.
anyway the above mentioned song is probably my favourite one from the album. it's a sad song, but sadly this speaks of what this world is like. nothing lasts forever, so don't make promises you can't keep. and the song somehow portrayed it out in a simple, straightforward manner.
ok that's just the pessimist in me speaking, haha.
为什么幸福时忍心离去?
aaron | 5:19 PM
Saturday, October 25, 2008
it was only at match point, when i had my back against the wall then i realise, that there's no way i can give up that esaily. no f***ing way. i had to fight back no matter what.
so i held on, and with sheer willpower, fought off that match point, and another, and another...
they say it isn't the result but the process that matters. how true.
i was somewhat surprise by the fact that i still had that bit of resolve and fighting spirit left. i thought after all this while being stagnant in the office had turned me into someone who can only excel (use ms excel) (ok lame).
but yea i guess it's 'that' thought that kept me going
i've said this before and i will say it again:
i miss competitive sports
"we love sports because we are born to love sports"
aaron | 11:15 AM
Thursday, October 23, 2008
does it really matter a lot to you what people say about you? in front or behind your back? gossips or not, true or false?
if it really affects you a lot or in some cases, pisses you off it could only mean:
1) you're at fault because you gave others the wrong impression of yourself
2) your belief in yourself is weak, you are weak
man, i think people should find fault in themselves more often, instead of shooting at each other. and yes even when the situation deems that the other party is at fault. can't one just back down? as long as you believe you are right or maybe 0.001% at fault, that'll be fine. what do you get from winning an argument? especially if it is a freaking pointless/childish/stupid one. at the end of the day you'll either realised you've wasted your energy to simply try and get the feeling of "yay i am right after all" or just look back and think what on earth was the argument about.
what's wrong with losing when the outcome can be better than winning?
there are times when we need to learn to cast away this stupid pride of ours.
aaron | 8:20 PM
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
i find the below conversation somewhat hilarious.
X: 喂,那个____你快点做啦,我今天要。
Y: 我已经做好了。
X: 还没有!
Y: confirm 做好了,你再去 check 一下
X: confirm 还没有,我今天早上刚 check 而已。
Y: *thinks* 哎呀,一定是有人跟我 system restore 掉。我现在再做给你。
X: 哇,那个人一定是很厉害 lor,只 system restore 那个 part 而已 hor。
another week gone, another week closer to ORD. time seems to be crawling really slowly. but i must say i'm really fortunate to be in a office full of NSFs, that can really mean a lot of difference since we understand each other. imagine working in the office with you being the only NSFs while the rest are DXOs and officers, that'll really suck..
anyway the weekend was good except i'm still sore about the fact that i cancelled my saturday tennis game with kx for soccer only to find out later that my friends want to play on sunday instead. argh!!! wth. took me quite a while to decide to go for soccer over tennis since i haven't touched the soccer ball since i-don't-know-when.
luckily 3SG yap weiquan rescued me on saturday by asking me out for a movie with OCT thomas law and forever-on-mc chua shengyu. or else i'll be stoning at home that day. but the movie we caught is another talking point.
wanted to watch 'connected' but the tickets were sold out, and since we were insistent on watching at GV ('cos got safra card discount LOL), we ended up settling for this korean movie called 'guard post'
and initially i didnt have a clue on what the movie is about, thought it was some war movie according to thomas but ya it turned out to be some horror show haha. not suitable for those who have to do guard duty at night at some ulu camp.
aaron | 11:18 PM
Thursday, October 16, 2008
a game can never be complete without background music which captivates the players senses. this is one of the reasons why final fantasy will always be one of the best games in the history of role playing games.
and these are only 2 out of the zillions of excellent pieces of theme songs for the series. nobuo uematsu sure did a great job composing them.
aaron | 11:25 PM
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
if you're a diablo fan you'd probably have watched it already. but heck i still want to post this video here anyway.
the demon returns, i'm eagerly anticipating for this sequel to be out.
and while we're at that, another game from blizzard entertainment. looking forward to this one too.
aaron | 6:21 PM
Monday, October 13, 2008
seriously, what's the big deal with 'A' level students? what's so big about having 4 'A' level passes or As or whatever?
in the workplace, i don't see how we are any better than those holding diploma or ITE certificates.
i don't see why is it that we deserve to be treated better than the others.
i'm just like everyone else, so just treat me like everyone else.
aaron | 9:21 PM
Saturday, October 11, 2008
since now i'm doing 8-5 clerk work, i actually had the intention to start giving private tuition in order to earn some extra bucks. don't ask me why, i'm not short on cash so i don't know why either, just feel like earning more to save.
but then again i realise it's the exam period so it's kind of a bad time to start giving tuition. even if there are people who want tuition after their exams i don't think i would want to tutor them because i personally feel that this is the time when students should be enjoying themselves regardless of circumstances. i don't believe in forcing kids to go for extra classes at the time of the year when they are suppose to be taking their much deserved break from schoolwork.
so how's a teacher suppose to teach well when he's going against he's own ideals?
i don't believe in working just for the sake of working (note that ns is a different case)
oh well, just have to wait till next year then, and hope that i can extend my pes status to permanent.
anyway speaking of ns, i do hear complains from girls that the topics guys in ns talk about always seem to revolve only around ns. today's tennis game with certain friends of mine made me reconsider if that statement still holds true, and at the same time come up with a few other questions:
1) do girls in uni only talk about uni stuff? 2) when we were in jc, didn't we talk about jc stuff most of the time? (not just schoolwork, but also about guys and girls and teachers and principal etc.)
aaron | 11:07 PM
Friday, October 10, 2008
doubles beauty
Just in case you've been wondering what I've been doing in the office recently, I can only say I haven't exactly been doing a lot. They haven't really put me in any department yet so ya, basically i just go to the office and... erm... do my thing haha (i do help out from time to time of course). anyway here's a little something i did while i was bored.
Voice of The NSF Clerk
Going to work is such a bore We'd rather be playing basketball But sometimes we don't really have a choice So bo bian, just have to listen to our boss' voice
Fixing our sight on the monitor Making our eyes go very blur Staring at the countless work we have to do Only to realise that we don't have a clue
More work to do, more mails to read Slowly we began dragging our feet Everyday we just want to cry foul Having to listen to our stomachs growl.
Lunchtime is the time to look forward to Time for chicken rice, or maybe Niang Dou Fu But maybe you'd like a bowl of Xiao Wan Mian To take away your stress and make you less sian
Back to the office, back to our seat To accomplish yet another amazing feat As the clock ticks and the sparrow speaks We anxiously await our freedom's peak
The bell rings, the workers sing Back to our home, to be our own king Another day has ended as time flows Another day closer to “ORD LOH!”
aaron | 9:35 AM
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
i thought this was mega funny:
FOR FEMALES IN SINGAPORE - HOW TO GET RICH HUSBAND
I’m going to be honest of what I’m going to say here. I’m 25 this year. I’m very pretty, have style and good taste. I wish to marry a guy with $500k annual salary or above. You might say that I’m greedy, but an annual salary of $1M is considered only as middle class in New York . My requirement is not high. Is there anyone in this forum who has an income of $500k annual salary? Are you all married? I wanted to ask: what should I do to marry rich persons like you? Among those I’ve dated, the richest is $250k annual income, and it seems that this is my upper limit. If someone is going to move into high cost residential area on the west of New York City Garden ( ? ) , $250k annual income is not enough.
I’m here humbly to ask a few questions: 1) Where do most rich bachelors hang out? (Please list down the n ame s and addresses of bars, restaurant, gym) 2) Which age group should I target? 3) Why most wives of the riches is only average-looking? I’ve met a few girls who doesn’t have looks and are not interesting, but they are able to marry rich guys 4) How do you decide who can be your wife, and who can only be your girlfriend? (my target now is to get married)
Ms. Pretty
Here’s a reply from a Wall Street Financial guy:
Dear Ms. Pretty,
I have read your post with great interest. Guess there are lots of girls out there who have similar questions like yours. Please allow me to analyze your situation as a professional investor. My annual income is more than $500k, which meets your requirement, so I hope everyone believes that I’m not wasting time here.
From the standpoint of a business person, it is a bad decision to marry you. The answer is very simple, so let me explain. Put the details aside, what you’re trying to do is an exchange of “beauty” and “money”: Person A provides beauty, and Person B pays for it, fair and square. However, there’s a deadly problem here, your beauty will fade, but my money will not be gone without any good reason. The fact is, my income might increase from year to year, but you can’t be prettier year after year.
Hence from the viewpoint of economics, I am an appreciation asset, and you are a depreciation asset. It’s not just normal depreciation, but exponential depreciation. If that is your only asset, your value will be much worried 10 years later By the terms we use in Wall Street, every trading has a position, dating with you is also a “trading position”. If the trade value dropped we will sell it and it is not a good idea to keep it for long term – same goes with the marriage that you wanted. It might be cruel to say this, but in order to make a wiser decision any assets with great depreciation value will be sold or “leased”. Anyone with over $500k annual income is not a fool; we would only date you, but will not marry you. I would advice that you forget looking for any clues to marry a rich guy. And by the way, you could make yourself to become a rich person with $500k annual income. This has better chance than finding a rich fool.
Hope this reply helps.
Signed, J.P. Morgan
source: http://sgfrag.net
aaron | 8:25 PM
Monday, October 6, 2008
"i don't want the flag. I just want my son back"
-parent of the deceased PTE Foo Wei Rong Joe
one simple line, but it struck home. the feelings of the friends and family members of that nsf could be felt when i was reading the article last week.
the recent strings of death cases in saf has been doing much harm to their 'reputation', one of an elite defence force. so what if 3G saf boast combat capabilites far beyond our predecessors? what's a combat force if it can't even protect it's own soldiers (who are forced to serve in the first place) from such calamity?
i'm not saying we should not be forced to serve. it is indeed unfortunate that we face a lack of manpower in the defence if our country. but the least saf can do is to assure the people, friends and families of the servicemen that their friends and children will be 100% safe. and no, not with an insurance policy.
the flag probably meant nothing to pte foo's parents. well, it doesn't mean much to me either. like i've mentioned before, the only reason most people fight is to protect people they love. as the chinese saying goes "there can be no home without a country." we 'love' the country, mainly because we love the people that live there.
think i shall say no more. i hope i hadn't turned my blog into a political blog =X
aaron | 1:19 PM
Sunday, October 5, 2008
"some people are just like slinkies. they're good for nothing. but they never fail to put a smile on your face when you push them down the stairs"
-anon
aaron | 10:16 PM
Saturday, October 4, 2008
ok i've been wanting to post this song on my blog for quite a while but don't know why i never did. since ningxin reminded me then i shall. i posted a lot of japanese rock songs on my blog but this one here is my favourite one yet. from my favourite jrock band - UVERworld.
never if you don't understand the lyrics (i dont understand most of it either).
just turn up your speaker volume, and listen to the intro. it's my favourite part of the song and it's one of the best intros, ever.
oh and on a sidenote, i just realised that they're selling fried mars bar at lot1 now.
aaron | 9:15 PM
Friday, October 3, 2008
been feeling out of breath easily over the past few weeks. must be due to the tonnes of phelgm that has been accumulating over the past weeks. and i guess the fact that i've not been exercising plays a part in it too.
so yesterday was my last day in ndu. it took me a while before i realised that i'll never be stepping into that place again after i handed my camp pass over to the mp. a bit sad (since it's one of the slackest places in saf) but oh well. at least i've learnt quite a bit in my short stay in there.
1) basic military training 2) 6m underwater knot tying 3) drown proof-ed (partially) 4) sidestroke and turtle back 5) and a whole load of important lifeskills like the 101 ways to chao geng whenever possible (or impossible)
a pity though, i missed out on the gist of the course, which is diving. but oh well.
and today was my first time driving my dad's car (no i don't like that car) and it feels really different. oh well, i'll just have to get used to it. apparently my parents still don't allow me to drive without them monitoring me yet -.-
not like i have a car to drive anyway. haha.
PS: and the boys like girls cd i got last year to put in my parent's car has finally fulfilled its purpose, haha.
aaron | 10:02 AM
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