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Boo! To the world... Hahaz...

2008-11-23T22:57:00.002+08:00

Hello! Everyone out there! It has been such a long time... Today i speak to all of you when i am in M'sia... Yesterday i had already reached M'sia already... Went to my father's house in Kuala Lumpur and helped him clean up the house... Great start for my relaxation period after A levels right? Hahaz... Crazy start... The house is damn bloody dirty sia.. I cleaned the kitchen.. The worst of the lot... Don't even know how long was it since its last wash... Finally when it is done... We went to a new shopping mall in KL... Not sure what name is it... But even though it was a nice shopping center.. But All we could do was window shopping... Rather bored... Until dinner!

Dinner time we had a great one.. It was Japanese food... Ooh! Loved it.. it was great.. i even had miso soup.. Which i usually do not... Tempura Don and Gindara was great.. Even with these great delicacies... The tea was the most outstanding... It is called Momo... Peach greent tea... Very very fragrant... Filled with the scent of peaches.. Light and sweet.. Fabulous...

Later... We wen down to eat in a cafe called MOF... Which stands for Ministry Of Food... This MOF specializes in Japanese desserts and Coffee... However... It was a tiny weeny bit too sweet... But what the hack... it was LOW FAT... Hope to find a similar shop in Singapore... I think there is one in The Central... Gotta Check It Out!

Ok.. Today the cleaning continues... Cleaned the toilet for a change... Hahaz.. Guess what? My specialty sia.. Don't Pray Pray hor... It wasn't as bad as the kitchen... I haven't breakfast yet sia... Then we went to Mid-Valley.. A gigantic shopping mall... We went to eat at Crystal Jade restaurant... Had Dim sum... It was rather good.. the variety seems greater than in comparison to Singapore's...

Then we went around shopping for a few stuff... I bought a shirt from "Fat Face".. Nice wear... Will wear it soon.. see if you can catch it... Hahaz... Then we went to eat Penang food.. At a place called "A Little Penang Place" I think...

Anyway... Now home le... and heard from a friend of mine... So glad to hear from her... Hahaz...
Okie... Now got to go le.. Nights... will update as much as possible.. Btw going in on 3rd Dec... Guess where...

Lordb aka DBG

We are one...

2008-07-20T12:18:00.016+08:00

A few weeks Back...

The Inefficient Policeman That Did Not Uphold
JUSTICE!

A weeks days back when i went home with my friend L, she told her story. It began like this...

L was on her way home when she found out that she lost her wallet. Her wallet was bought from Japan and in there were cash and other important cards like, her debit card, EZ-link card, NRIC and etc. She was worried, and in addition, all these amounted to more than 500 dollars. She did not make a police report at first, and wanted to check all the places in which she may have placed her wallet. Then ONE DAY, she received a letter A mini-package to be exact. In it, she had her NRIC and EZ-link and little stuff were sent back to her, which was supposed to be in the wallet, and did i mention, in that package, there was no wallet in that package. IRONY!

Anyway, only then when she got her stuff that she went to the police post and wanted to make a police report. The point about her wanting to make a police report, it is to track down the person who sent these items and want to hear how he/she got these items. So fine, she was at the police post and went to the registration counter and registered. She was asked to wait, so she and her parents sat down and waited. There was one or two more people before them. When they were seated, they saw a group of policemen and women walked out. So she guessed that they were changing shifts. Then they waited for half an hour, then one hour. During the course, she when and ask when will someone start attending to them, as no one did. This went on for 5 - 6 times. Finally, she grew fed up and said:

"When will your next shift come in?!"

The officer looked at her and replied,
"Just sit and wait."

"Do you even know when your next shift will come in?"

He looked stunned at he question and continued to ask her to sit down. BLOODY fed up she was, but what could she when people who up hold justice do not do anything, right?

But it did end there. An senior officer saw this and said that he would attend to her matters personally. But first he had to attend those who came here first. So fine, she waited again for 15mins.

Later, it was her turn, and she started to narrate her situation, and told the officer what she would like to be done. Then guess what the officer replied. He said:

"Can't you treat it as a good will?"

OMG! My dear friend lost more than 500 Sing Dollars worth of things and that was his reply to her when she turned to our, supposedly "helpful", "kind" and "efficient" civil servants. Which feeds upon our dear independences' income tax. WE! I repeat WE paid them to do their JOBS! Is it too much to ask to track them down. And efficiency is not equals to waiting for 1 and a half hours to get someone to handle a case right? I really do not feel that what happened was right, AT ALL!

A few weeks back...

Huang Tai Hou's 19th Birthday!
Long Live Huang Tai Hou... Hahaha...

A few weeks back, me went to celebrate me friend's birthday. First went down to CANELE to him 2 pieces of wonderful cakes (DIE DIE MUST TRY!). Then Ya Tou and I went to Marina Centre to catch up with the others. We went to the movies! It has been quite sometime since i have been to the movies. Now a days so busy with work and stuff. Real happy to see a movie theatre again! hahaha... Anyway, we watched BATMAN (The Dark Knight). It was really enjoyable, the joker outdone himself, but too bad he is DEAD! Haiz.. LIFE! Full of unexpected stuff. After that we had dinner at the SPAGEDIE'S. so so lah the food. My picky mouth and picky taste buds say so. Then went home. Other then the cake, Tai Hou also got a Make A Bear called Dr Poodle, proudly named by YH. There are more than these two presents of cause, just naming those that i am part of. Hahaz... Overall, it was rather last minute i gotta say. But enjoyable. Hm.. I'd say.. Tai Hou seems worried bout something. His face shows it. But what i can't decipher. Hope that we could talk bout it soon. OK?

A few weeks back...

Mini-Commentary on The Batman Movie

(An attempt)

Batman (The Dark Knight). This movie mainly running upon the theme of human nature. There were many tests in the movie being conducted by Joker. Some fell to the corruption,while others stood firm on their stand. The joker outdone with his insanity in the show. Heath Ledger was really into his character. "Why so serious!" was his catch phrase. From what i see from this phrase, i believe that there are 2 meanings. The first intention of this phrase i s more literal. Running along with his character as a joker, he does not "believe" in seriousness, wants to take everything as a joke. The second intention really reflects upon us. In the current nature of the world, everyone is taking everything too seriously. There is no more, or hardly anyone smiling beside you anymore. Everything we look at becomes a problem to us sooner or later. We have difficulty relaxing and calming down. Jus like the economy, which soon ends up with the problem of inflation. But in our case, insanity, depression, illnesses related to the heart. So "why so serious" in the first place?

I find that after watching The Dark Knight, i feel disappointed by two face. Seriously disappointed. After knowing how he turn "two-face", about his origin, i just feel that he is a Bozo.

Better not type liaoz.. Tired i am.. See you next time i shall...

Tata! Ciao! Bye bye!

Lordb aka DBG

Madman or Clever man?

2008-07-06T13:27:00.003+08:00

Come forth thou messengers, and hear what I have to say...

Note: This is a story adapted from the book "The sayings of LAO ZI (The taoist who rides the wind)". I did not write this story. Not of that capability yet. Haha..

Duanmu Shu of Wei was a rich descendant of Zi Gong(Confucius's disciple). He did not bother with issues of his time, but followed his impulse and did as he pleased.

He indulged in food, wine, women and gambling.

Even rare things from distant lands he would send for without fail.

He lived in sumptuous palaces and feasted on all kinds of delicacies.

He had innumerable concubines to wait on him and satisfy his desires.

When he travelled he always went whenever he pleased, however long and perilous the journey.

Every day the guests in his court were counted in hundreds.

Down in his kitchen the fire never went out.

The leftovers of his extravagance he distributed far and wide, first in his own clan, next in the town and villages around, and finally all over the world.

When he reached the age of sixty, and his vitality and health were beginning to wane, he let go of his family affairs and gave away all the precious things in his storehouse.

He gave away all his concubines and valuables. Within a year, he had given away everything, leaving nothing for his own children and grandchildren.

His son asked him for his inheritance, Duanmu Shu replied. "Inheritance? I have nothing to give you!"

When he fell ill, he had no medicine in store.

When he died, he did not leave any money for his burial. The people throughout the whole country who had enjoyed his bounty made a collection among themselves to bury him, and restored the property of his children and grandchildren.

When Qin Guli (a Taoist) heard of it, he said: "Duanmu Shu was a madman. He disgraced the disciple of Confucius who was his ancestor."

Whereas, when Duangan Sheng heard of it, he said: "Duanmu Shu's qualities surpassed his ancestor's. All his actions astonished common people, but truly reason approves them.

Lao Zi says: "Zhuang Zhi advocated understanding one's inner state, whereas Yang Zhu advocated enjoying the world's limit. So what is the purpose of living?"

Lordb aka DBG

I'm ALIVE! AHHH!

2008-06-28T11:28:00.003+08:00

Come forth thou messengers and, and hear what i have to say...

Dead! Dead! Dead! I have left this place to be similar to the aftermath of the Hiroshima Bombing, during World War II. Not a single life left. Haha... That is my fault of course, for NOT updating my bloody blog. First things first, my blog is not equals to a daily journal where i have to, by crook or by hook update it. In my case, i decided to create it to voice out whenever i feel like it. Hope that you do understand. Yuppz...

Today, i received n email, it is reply from the CAREER survey in which i took like months back. And I am encouraged to be the following:

Health Promotion Executive
Child Care Centre Supervisors
Kindergarten Principal
Counseling Psychologist
Counsellor
Medical Social Worker
Psychologist
Full Time School Counsellor (FTSC)
Producer-Presenter
Social Worker
Arts Teacher
Commerce Teacher
Design and Technology Teacher
Education Officer

Most of these results came to me as no surprise of course. However, i do not think that i can depend on these results that are given to me. THERE ARE ALWAYS OTHER CHOICES. This is what i believe in, even though to some i may not act like wise. Everything comes with a price, what the inputs are, is what you will get as an output. Although there are surprises along the way, but those surprises are just the aftermath/effects of what others have done. Believe it or not? "There are no coincidences in this world, there is just fate and destiny", this is studiously quoted by me from the comic XXX Holic (Note: not a porno comic, it is about ghosts and supernatural). For one who is exposed to the, or reality in which, after time we perceive it to be, it would be difficult for him r her to decipher. Debates have been going on about these similar topics. However, there seem to be no conclusive results, neither is there concrete evidences for such debates. One could only believe in what he/she chooses to. So which do you believe in? What happens as supposed "miracles", a coincidence or fate?

Recently, my life have been "infected" by a disease called STUDY. Have no choice though, 'A' levels are on their way here, and i have to welcome it no matter what. NO CHOICE! So what the hac, study hard for the next few months, in the hope that it will be glorious grades that would be achieved. Yuppz...

Ending off here for today...

Lordb aka DBG

Friends..

2008-05-09T15:12:00.004+08:00

Come forth thou messengers, and hear what i have to say...

Hello! Surprise! Surprise! I am adding a post so quickly... OMG! Hahaz...
Anyway, today while i am sick and at home, i went through some old songs and found this song titled "That's What Friends Are For". To me,this song carries a lot of meaning. (believe or not)

Friends! What does it mean to me? What are the differences between acquaintances and friends? This song is sung by Dion Warick, Stevie Wonder, Elton John and Glady's Knight. Four of them are supposedly Great friends.

The Video

The Lyrics of the song is:

And I, never thought I'd feel this way,
and as far as I'm concern, I'm glad i got the chance to say,
That I do believe I love you.
And if, I should ever go away,
well then close your and try, To feel the we do today,
And then if you can remember.

Keep smiling, keep shining,
Knowing you can count always on me, for sure.
That's what friends are for...
For good times, and bad times,
I'll be on your side forever more...
That's what friends are for...

...
Mmm.. well you came and open me,
and now there's so much more I see,
and so by the way I thank you.

Oh and then, for the times when we're apart,
well then close your eyes and know, the words are coming from my heart,
and then if you can remember... Oh...

Keep smiling, keep shining,
Knowing you can count always on me, for sure.
That's what friends are for...
For good times, and bad times,
I'll be on your side forever more...
Oh... That's what friends are for...

Oh... Keep smiling, keep shining,
Knowing you can count always on me, for sure.
That's what friends are for...
For good times, and bad times,
I'll be on your side forever more...
That's what friends are for...

Keep smiling, keep shining,
Knowing you can count always on me, Oh... for sure.
That's what friends are for...
For good times, and for bad times,
I'll be on your side forever more...
That's what friends are for...

This post is not meant for me to say anything about Friends.
I would prefer if you could play the song, listen and sing, and have your own views about it. Have you the same concept about friends as them? Have you done your part a a friend?And most importantly who are your friends?

Lordb aka DBG

And So I'm Back.. From Outer-space... Re-edited

2008-05-01T11:21:00.006+08:00

Come forth thou messengers, and hear what i have to say...

My dear friends out there, I am truly sorry for my absences from maintaining this dairy of mine. The last post i really had was like last year, at my work place in science center. haha. It is indeed a long long long long long time ago. Today is Labour day, a day in which i can finally REST. Hooray for me. This year i am taking my 'A' levels, so i hope that u guys would understand my absences, during the course.

Now, what have i been up to lately? I have taken up (continuing) my diploma course in Business Admin. Now i am studying the module on Organisational Behaviour, it is very interesting. In this course, i have learnt and am still learning, how people in an organisation decide what they want for themselves. Also, i am learning how managers, in particular, could motivate, encourage and improve their workers' attitudes and abilities in doing their tasks, and move towards the organisational's goals. In the course, there is also the cliche study of an individual's character. This is done through the method "D.I.S.C.", which is an acronym for each characteristic. I believe that those who have attended leadership courses would know about it. I am classified as "D" & "I" now. haha... Other then this, there is of course the 'A' level academics to juggle about. Haiz.. have not really began on it yet, but will do so soon.

Recently, I have just celebrated my BD!!! haha... It was the busiest BD i had ever celebrated. Not busy in terms of celebrating it. But busy in terms of other things, which i will touch on later. On my birthday itself, it was not really wasted as my fellow guitar members, celebrated it for. Very touched, i am. I had little gifts, but what the hack, i am not counting. It is thought that counts. On the following day of my BD, i went out to have my intensive diploma lesson, how tiring it was (considering that in the morning i went back to school to do some studying). At night i went out with my 2 besties, Huang Tai Hou and Ya Tou. hahaz... We had out dinner in Sakae in WM, what scrumptious meal it was. Even though the food there has been droping in both Quality and Quantity. Then i brought them to Sunset way. There we had a wonderful dinner at Peaberry and something (forgot the name at this point of time) and we ordered a kurobuko? pork chop (if i never remember the name wrongly), from "Grill Out". It was marvelous, we ate till our hearts and stomaches content. However, we sat at the Peaberry side, which we found out that we could not cross-order main-courses, except for desserts. But i find that absurd! Both shops are just next to each other, "Grill Out" DOES NOT MIND PEOPLE to cross-order, so Peaberry should be open-minded and allow it too. At least for the first time which i went there they allowed. haiz. But rules are rules, next time must be aware of it that is all. One suggestion, both should co-orporate with each other, it will be very very good. For both the customers and their business as well.

Ok! moving on with life.. Yuppz.. Earlier on i mentioned that my birthday was the busiest i ever had, it is because of the concert preparation of my CCA (Guitar Ensemble Melodies aka G.E.M.s), which is combined with the Chinese Orchestra, and now combined with the Chinese Culturals Society's Drama of "Madam White Snake". Ok... On behalf of G.E.Ms, i think i that there should be some kind of apology to those that are involved in the preparation of concert. The embers of G.E.M.s truely "will not cry until the coffin is presented to them". The other post be fore editing may seem to be written as in G.E.M.s is not a fault in a way, I apologize for saying that, as recent events has opened my eyes to what has happened. In the view of ur first sound test, we have showed that we are truely not ready and that involved the addition for the drama. I hope that this would be a lesson for those players who do not work hard enough for the concert. Apologize to Ms O's sufferings. And to G.E.M.s members, i have done my part in terms of helping you guys drag the time and so on so forth, it has caused plenty of trouble for my other 2 emcees, unlike me, have no substantial experiences. Even so, I still have to say that, what is the point of just having "Guest of Honor" for the Closing of the program and not the Opening? This has twisted the meaning of having the ARTS FUSION. Now, what is done has been done, there is nothing we can do about it, except stress ourselves out.

G.E.M.s has a part in taking responsibility of the changes and how the school view us. G.E.M.s has not been performing up to standards, until the very very last minute when the concert is just one week a way. However, i would like to qualify their abilities in doing things last minute. They were able to complete a song in only TWO DAYS. Which it takes, the best player of my batch, at least TWO WEEKS. It goes the same for my fellow J1s as well. I applaud for their miraculous hardwork put in at the very last minute. However, would hope that this is a lesson they would learn and not repeat the same mistakes again.

Oh Yah! is anyone free to go watch my concert? "Amor Infinitus" Please help me pass the message around also. The concert is at my college's Auditorium, which is Yishun Junior College, if some of you still do not know. The date is at 10th May, 7pm. It is a 3 in one concert, really worth the cash. The tickets are going at $10 each. I will be emceeing and doing some other interesting things in the concert as well. So i do hope to see you at my concert, you can contact me at 82888859, or if i do not reply you, try 81923663.

Thank you! Thank you!

Note: I do not know when i may be free to write again. Thank you for your understanding.

LB aka DBG

Day @ Science Center...

2007-12-28T14:25:00.000+08:00

Come forth thou messengers, and hear what i have to say...

This 2 weeks i have been working @ Science Center Singapore. Been rather fun and enjoyable. (Slack as well, at times) Collecting surveys on how visitors feel about one of the latest exhibits, "Living With Viruses". Come and visit if you have time ok? Hahaz...

Also yesterday, i went for a haircut. It is the best cut i have ever had. Whenever i go and cut hair, the baber/stylist will ask me, " How do you want to cut your hair?". Then, i would reply, "Nothing of preference. You can cut it anyhow, but i am still schooling currently." By so far, this salon which i went to in Teban Garden area (near Jurong East), did the best job. I would think that i will be one of their regular customer whenever possible.

Sorry for taking so long for a post, but really have been busy. The Work attachment Part 2.1 will be up ASAP.

Thanks for reading...

LB aka DBG

Night out with R&C

2007-12-16T17:47:00.000+08:00

Come forth thou messengers, and here what i have to say...

Went out with 2 old friends of mine and had dinner with them. They are CZB and RBN. Had not meet them for quite a long time. We went to one of my favourite restaurants. It is at Suntec basement, called 'Bie Fu' or Beppu Ramen. They have a selection of Ramen there. Must try those that are spicy, which you can choose from 1 chilli to a maximum of 8 chillies. hahaz.. highest i have tried is 4, but that night, we only had 2. hahaz.. They were so scared.

Anyway, hope to meet you guys soon, then this time we buy Royce chocolates as well. They are sooooooo sinful. hahaz..

Here are some of our photos:

Presenting... le Chicken Hotpot...

Here are the Teriyaki Chicken Ramen (2 chilli) & Chawanmushi...

Forced to take this pic..

I was forced to take this pic as well... hahaz..

Poor CZB cannot eat in peace...

Once again...

Shots of our surroundings...

Quote of the Day...

2007-12-16T17:29:00.000+08:00

Come forth thou messengers, and hear what i have to say...

Learn to Listen.
Opportunity sometimes knocks very softly.

-- Adapted from Life's Little Instruction Book
-- Posted by Benjamin

A night with the Warlords...

2007-12-16T11:03:00.000+08:00

Come forth thou messengers, and hear what i have to say...

Last night, i and my parents went to watch the Warlords. This movie is filmed by Peter Chan, he too filmed the show, Perhaps Love, a musical which is similar to Moulin Rouge. In Peter Chan's records, he has never filmed a war film before. However, his reputation for the was not ruined. Very well he did for this movie. A must watch it is.

Here is a prelude to the show.

This show is about 3 Blood Brothers (投名状). First, we have the Big Brother, Pang Qing Yun, acted by Jet Li. Jet Li is famous for his martial arts skills. However, in this movie he does not use much of his martial arts. Instead, he is really acting, revealing his emotions through his facial expressions and powerful actions. He starts of as a general of the Qing. His troops lost the war as the Kui army refused to aid them in battle. He only survived because he hid and pretended to be dead.

Pang Qing Yun (Jet Li)

The Second Brother, Zhao Erhu, acted by Andy Lau. Erhu is a character which has righteousness placed right beside heart. He is the leader of the Bandits village, and is married to a woman named Mi Lan, acted by Xu Jinglei. As always, good guys are being blinded by certain truths. (Which i will not reveal) Erhu is also a man who have the same goals as Qing Yun. However, their different views of life opposes their way of working, leading to conflicts in the movie. Even so, his loyalty to his oath and to his brother nullifies his opposing view against his brother.

Zhao Erhu (Andy Lau)

Mi Lan (Xu Jinglei)

Finally, the Third Brother, Jiang Wu Yang, acted by Takeshi kaneshiro, he does what any other little brother would do. Being innocent at heart and always following his Big Brother's wishes. He is the mediator between his brothers, always trying to bring peace and do what is right.

Jiang Wu Yang (Takeshi Kaneshiro)

The moral of the story, in my view is that, however one tries to be a good guy, in Politics, bad guys still win.

The Blood Brothers' Oath:

Zhao Er Hu, Pang Qing Yun, Jiang Wu Yang

Today, we three are bound by the sacred pledge of brotherhood

Our blood shall be of one vein

Through joy and adversity

Anyone who harms our brothers

Must be punished by death…

Any brother who betrays our own

Must be punished by death…

LB aka DBG

Work attchment Program -- Part 1

2007-12-15T11:20:00.000+08:00

Come forth thou messengers, and hear what i have to say...

On 26th November 2007 (Monday), Jurene and i began our journey to discover what Nanyang Technological University's (NTU) Center of Educational Development (CED) is about. CED is a support department for the entire NTU. It is the central development of E-learning for the NTU. At CED, lecturers of NTU will be trained to use the E-learning facilities ad they are also able to ask them to aid them in certain support areas. For example, AV tech, printing of notes, CDs, DVDs and many more.

On that first day, we were assigned to administrative jobs which are related to the ascilite Conference 2007. Here are some photos to of us working really hard. hahaz...

This is me working at my desk. hahaz...

This Jurene working at her desk. hahaz...
(but later on she transfered to a cubical, whereas i stayed on at my desk. haiz...)

The first thing i learned there was 'Mail Merge' (MM), which till the end of the attachment, i was unable to teach Jurene. Sorry. Anyway, MM is a very useful tool, especially if you want to make labels, post cards and stuff like that. You just need a database of names or particulars, which you want to add in, and just let 'Microsoft Word' guide you through most of the process. It is quick, simple and really easy to use.

I used this application to make the transport tickets for the delegates that are attending the conference. Without the help of MM i would have taken the entire week to do this, instead of completing the job in an hour or two.

For this precious skill, i would like to thank June for teaching me.

Anyway, the rest of the week was just mainly more admin work. Only the following week would be more interesting to mention. Before i forget, Jurene and i use a type-writer for one of our assignments. hahaz.. Surprising it was for us to see a type-writer there. The assignment was to get packages ready for distribution to the different schools in NTU. Hoping that they would be interested as well to join in the Conference.

Packages of post cards for the different school in NTU
(Little slips of paper on the top left hand corner were typed using the type-writer.)

The little slips of papers were put there by MY mistake. hahaz.. it should have been placed inside the envelopes.

That is all for the first week of my work attachment. That week ended on the 30th November 2007, and to be continued on the 1st of December.

LB aka DBG

Quote of the Day..

2007-12-14T20:45:00.000+08:00

Come forth thou messengers, and hear what i have to say...

When one prays to God for Confidence,
does he give you Confidence?
Or does he give you an opportunity for Confidence?

-- Adapted from "Evan Almighty"
-- Posted by Benjamin

Quote of the Day...

2007-12-12T21:06:00.000+08:00

Come forth thou messengers, and hear what i have to say...

If one do not save the other during a crisis,
and one lends up unable to sleep in the night.
That is called "conscious guilt".

-- by Benjamin
--Posted by Benjamin

Quote of the Day...

2007-12-12T20:01:00.000+08:00

Come forth thou messenger, and hear what i have to say...

Every Child is born a genius.

-- by Richard Buckminister Fuller
-- Posted by Benjamin

Quote of the Day...

2007-12-11T17:44:00.000+08:00

Come forth thou messengers, and hear what i have to say...

The Sun always rises in the East.
Therefore, Tomorrow is always to the East and Yesterday is to the West.
Between the Two horizons is 'Now'.
Before us lie Expectations, Hopes and Opportunities.
Behind us are Memories and Mistakes.
So,
if you ever forget something,
just walk backward in a Westwardly diection
until you remember it.

-- Adapted from "Bad Habits" A Duplex Collection
by Glenn McCoy
-- Posted by Benjamin

Broken into pieces...

2007-12-10T18:02:00.000+08:00

Come forth thou messengers, and hear what i have to say...

In year 2007, I entered the class Civics Tutorial Group (CTG) 128, lead by our Civics Tutor (CT) Ms Tan Kheng Hwee. She and i were part of the same Co-Curricular Activity (CCA), GuitaR Ensemble YJC (G.R.E.Y JC). However, early before school ended, most of us in G.R.E.Y found out that she cannot carry on on being our CCA's teacher-in-charge. She will be taking over the post of Head of Project Work, as Mrs Liao would be going off for further studies. In conclusion, she will not be able to take our class in the following year.Haiz...

As if that wasn't enough!

Today i just officially found out the CTG 128 will be SPLIT up!

OK. I know that my class started of as a small class of 17, which became 18 with an addition of a foreign student from Malaysia. Which eventually became 16 because one of our classmates left for a different route of studies. Then became 13, as another 3 of our classmates retained. (Sympathies for them... they were great classmates... enjoyed their company for this entire year... Best of lucks next year... You all can do it.. Like ME! hahaz...)
The school's minimum criteria for keeping a class is 15. Even so, they never take into account of the relationship of the class. We may have just been together for one year or shorter, but we have bonded rather tightly together and would hate it if we are separated.

Haiz... But fate ain't that kinder to us. We all have been separated in some way or another. I alone will be moving into the Computing class due to my most unique subject combination. Those taking H2 Econs will be together, which equates to 2 people only. Those taking Lit but without Bio another. Finally, those taking Lit and Geo but with Bio.

A total of 4 different classes!

What to do? Not much of a choice. Next time when we meet each other, it would be during breaks or something. Hope our friendship would still remain and not break into pieces. Yuppz.

Best of lucks to all!
Jia you!
We all wanna get out of the school right?

LB aka DBG

Quote of the Day...

2007-12-10T14:42:00.000+08:00

Come forth thou messengers, and hear what i have to say...

The Secret of getting well ahead is getting Started.

--posted by Benjamin

Quote of the Day...

2007-12-09T20:30:00.000+08:00

Come forth thou messengers, and hear what i have to say...

Do not become paralyzed and enchained 
by the set patterns which have been woven of old. 
No!
Build from your own youthful feeling, 
your own groping thought 
and your own flowering perception.
Help to further that beauty which has grown 
from the roots of tradition.

-- by Lotte Lehman
-- posted by Benjamin

Quote of the Day...

2007-12-04T16:58:00.000+08:00

Come forth thou messengers, hear what i have to say...

Traditions are the guideposts driven deep into our subconscious minds.

The most powerful ones are those we can't even describe,

aren't even aware of.

-- by Ellen Goodman

-- posted by Benjamin

Quote of the Day...

2007-12-03T21:38:00.000+08:00

Come forth thou messengers, hear what i have to say...
Mistakes happen all the time. Every time you make a mistake and learn from it, you build strength and character.
-- by Harvey Mackay
-- posted by Benjamin

Quote of the Day...

2007-12-02T18:01:00.000+08:00

Come forth thou messenger, hear what i have to say...

Nothing is boring. Nothing.

Everything has its interesting part.
BUT we are blinded by it tt is all...

-- by Benjamin
-- inspiration from Qabir

(This is posted when i am in NTU, ascilite Conference 2007... Hahaz...)

Quote of the Day...

2007-12-02T10:20:00.000+08:00

Come forth thou messengers, hear what i have to say...

Tradition, the old beauty that is kept alive
and used for the discovery of new beauty.

-- Adapted from Gilbert Murray
-- Edited by Benjamin

After Journeying to the EAST...

2007-12-01T19:22:00.000+08:00

Come forth thou messengers, here what i have to say...

Had a busy day i did, as i went to a place called "Journey East" it is. "Advertised" through the show named "Home Décor Survivor 3" it had been. Working there with the 2 bosses, Anita and Vivian, and also a new guy called Eiffel (hope i spelled his name correctly i do), fun it truly is. Eventhough working there on the second day today has been. A pay of $5/hr there also is, to add to the happiness it did.

A short post today it shall be...

As dinner time it is...

LB aka DBG

Thou's first words

2007-11-29T19:28:00.000+08:00

Come forth thou messengers, hear what i have to say...

Sitting in my office i am. Friday it is if could not forget. Busy with work i was. But not forgetting to blog i did. Miracle truly it was, for blogging i did. Never thought this day would come i did.

Anyway...

5th day of work it was. Enjoyable it truly is. Met people like June, Li Ching, Alan, Vivian, Sheryl, Sharon, Florance, Rennie and Chris i did. Team-players they truly are. Aiding one another they did. Aided newbies like us (Jurene and i) they truly did, without doubt, without disgust. Truly felt like one of them i did. In this work attachment, i learned things i have never seen, heard but not seen. Mainly things and tools with excel and word it was.

Hm...

Enough it is for thou's first words.
Stop here i shall.
As, soon lunch it will be.

Hahaz.

LB aka DBG