Sunday, August 30, 2009
happiest, most high-tech funeral ever
i died, and they were happy, and saavy.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY HANTING!!! haha that must rank pretty high on my list of ridiculous things i've done. ok .. considering the stupid things i've done, maybe not that high, maybe moderately high on my list, but still!
da family was gathered at nainai's place for his birthday celebration, and what better way to cap it off than take a family picture with what looks like my head alone sitting on the dining table.
my other foreign-talent cousin frances, who's based in HK, showed how it's supposed to be done.
oh and man u won 2-1! i went to bed at half-time when it was 0-1 and qinghong said they won simply because i went to bed ..................... basket. anyway check soccernet closely next week, when man u will be announcing their latest signing, in-form striker abou diaby. haha. anyway honestly, it wasn't a very good performance from the red devils, and they were very very fortunate to even come out of the game with any points. the ball is round after all, and anything goes. no complaints from me.
paN!cker lost it at 8:56 pm
take me back
i went back to singapore today, and took pictures with my cousins and extended family! all from a laptop screen, roflcopter. skype does wonders for family ties doesn't it? Happy birthday Hanting! hopefully you're still in the singapore squad and rowing your way to great success. ;) proud of you cuzzie. yawwwwwwwwn, 2.15am and man u is playing now. the bed calls. hmmmmmmm. can't wait to check the photos out on fb seriously.
paN!cker lost it at 12:16 am
Saturday, August 29, 2009
focus on the blur
gooooood morning everyone. i'm up nice and early on a saturday morning, no not to head to band of brothers and bushwalking, but to prepare for a bout of robot soccer refereeing a bit later on.... yes that's right, robot soccer refereeing. what in the world is that? i don't know, but i'm the referee so, here's the red card; get off my pitch! i've got a quiz and my ethics proposal due on monday, the first of many ... many deadlines. DEADlines.
as i was lying in bed i realised my massively convex'ed and myopic eyeballs are so toight like a toiger, and that's why i can focus only on macro'ed objects while everything else is a blur, just like a camera with huge aperture. i've always thought it pretty cool (apart from not being able to see past 5cm clearly w/o me glasses) since i have a thing for macro shots. what's irritating though is that i can't look directly at the blurred bits because obviosuly my eyes are the focal point, so i'm limited to peripheral appreciation, hahah. that's what cameras do for me, taking snapshots of life, freeing me to well, focus on the blur. because it's only when you focus on the blur, that you appreciate the depth and proximity of what's in focus.
i took a picture with hossan leong last night! :) it was organised by some overseas singaporean unit, which obviously has decent funding, because the food at the hotel was fantabulous. although some jokes were carried over from his performance with dick lee, he managed to carry it through, so i guess .............. not funny for me but funny for you!
i'm off to read the rules of "robot soccer".
paN!cker lost it at 6:56 am
Thursday, August 27, 2009
first breath after coma
star light, star bright, they shineth on; good night.
paN!cker lost it at 10:46 pm
i post, because i can
and that's a sucka punch to all you who don't own blogs! you don't post, because you CAN'T! well not until you get your own FREE blog anyway. -__- i'm on a roll with these posts aren't i. tonight was ASEAN games soccer trial behind UQ centre. i thought i played pretty well, for someone who hasn't been playing soccer much and has instead been doing marathons without preparing for them (aka stupid). it's mindboggling representing singapore! my childhood dream comes true at last. what's next, manchester united ?!?! yes ..... it must be ....... i know it must. they'll prolly have scouts there looking for people to replace vidic and the ageing ferdinand, and i know that's my cue, my time to shine. i'm not delirious, i KNOW it's true.
who am i kidding :(
bleh. anyway after soccer, edwin and i headed to peiyin's (honorary and most hallowed malaysian of all time) house for dinner. they had some sort of yong tau foo soup and there was extra for edwin and i, so that was reallly nice. =) and then i'm home and blogging and i get SOME feedback that my blog is cheem, in a ... good way? for the aussies, cheem means complicated and hard to understand. but of course, who am i kidding yet again, none of my aussie homies are here, because i've yet to get to know them. geeez leweeez that is baddd!
so who do you write for then, yourself, or the rare reader? it's fun knowing that you've spilt the beans on something in a way where nobody else understands the heck you just said. so ... yes, that writing style must prevail, because it is authentic and untainted and mysterious! ...... ok maybe not. i'm pretty sure some blog titles have been re-used at least once; such are the limits of my imagination and creativity. i need to be saved from my own yoddling mess of staleness.
maybe .... tomorrow i shall ............. study, whatever that means in my context anyhow. my dream is to turn this excuse for a blog into a site where i post ridiculous pieces of information concerning my area of study, because that's what passionate people do. they talk passionately about their passion. by the way did i mention i so enjoy staring blankly into space?
paN!cker lost it at 12:44 am
Monday, August 24, 2009
allied health
i'm an allied health professional, no matter how alien that might feel to me at the moment. i'm qualified with a unique skill set, though many times i don't feel so. transforming theory into practice is an issue every industry has faced, is facing, and will continue to face, and i don't feel ready for the practice. it's the third year, and things are coming to a head. the future beckons, and the past is, well, past.
i jumped on this bandwagon because it meant plenty of inter-personal interaction, perhaps plenty of opportunity for His work, alongside a fulfilling career. and i see this is true, because it is. alas, i also see spurned opportunities thus far, and it is to my chagrin. still, i'm happy to be here, because i know i can make a difference, and there are areas i can contribute to, and want to do so. it ain't over till the fat lady sings. cherish, and treasure.
paN!cker lost it at 8:06 pm
Sunday, August 23, 2009
of marathons, and farewells
i ran the brisbane marathon with edwin today, and bid farewell to a buddy from cell. the marathon hurt a lot, and the farewell marks the end of a period of farewells. take care back in malaysia siu fai, and godspeed, till we meet again soon! :)
also back in their homelands are jon lam, evelyn choo AKA kakak, liwen, and juan alberto. all are precious in His sight, and precious in ours too. we love you guys to bits (:
hmmmmm ...... goodbyes will always be tough. ohhh, the perils of an international student's life. what we've got is here and now, so don't waste it, no not a second. cherish and treasure.
paN!cker lost it at 9:49 pm
Friday, August 14, 2009
love is how it's lost, not how it's found
so..... don't fool around? anyway, i need a haircut, if for nothing else but the professionalism owed my client (amongst ..... other things).
what was, and is, and is to come.
paN!cker lost it at 12:23 am
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