Nothing in life is certain
Didn't intend for this space to be a real journal, but shall indulge myself once in a while and type about my day. Anyway, just to update, been on internship since the beginning of the week and interestingly, I didn't feel out of place or uncomfortable, at least not as bad as all previous occasions..
Keagan Kang
Somehow, that meeting was thought provoking. The things he said, all felt so real. Could almost feel what he had felt. Somehow though, my gut feeling says Adrian wasn't super impressed by those emotions. But seriously, the things that Keegan said, in a way, indirectly, became really good advice...
Ann's leaving Income
Got a surprised when I saw Irene's sms today. I mean, Ann had been saying she wanted to break bond and was telling me that I should since long time ago. When she's still there after 2 years, it just didn't cross my mind that she would really carry that out. But she did. And legal has once again produced another bond breaker. Guess their eyes are now fixed on me, to see if I would join my predecessors in their shoes.
In a way, after working at various places, I still can't help but agree with Ann that Vincent is the best manager one could have. Perhaps that's one plus point about working in Income, that is, if I do get to join legal instead of claims..
Had lunch with MS1 people today, actually, it felt more like legal lunch, cause I basically ignored the secretarial people and mdm han. Don't think they really realised it anyway. But it was fun. In fact, I was really hoping that we'll be in City Hall area through lunch, so that I could pop by Income. Didn't pop by, but at least got to meet up with everyone, especially Ann whose last day is tomorrow.
Often we make so many plans, but in the end, the route we choose may not be the one that we've set our sights on..
Friday, April 30, 2004
Friday, April 23, 2004
the lessons I learnt from the Nicoll Highway incident
1. Forget about the things we learnt in Moral Science. Being nice and good DOESN'T pay. Being selfish does. This means that if there ever is any disaster, RUN. never bother to turn back to save others. You'll only get yourself killed, and your fellow countrymen will can't be bothered to look for your body. You'll even have some head of the country telling your family "Aww.. it's sad.. but you should be glad that few people died" How wonderful.
2. Before this, Singapore was MY country, MY home. Now, it's but a place that I live in, the place which provides for me at the moment. As linked to the previous point, please do NOT expect me to protect Singapore from invaders. I do not want to be imprisoned as a POW or get killed by enemies, and then have my leaders telling the country, we shall NOT save her, because it'll be to the disadvantage of our country. We should forget her existence. Yupz, this is what I predict will happen.
3. Finally, used to believe that all Singapore stuff were great.. our Home Team, our defence. Now, I don't. I just know, our Home Team is damn 'efficient'... I don't expect them to save me if I were to get into any problems.. It's just ME and MYSELF that I can depend on... How lovely..
Finally.. the whole saga taught me one thing, that from now on, I'll be as selfish as possible, and also as emotionless as possible. That's the best way to ensure my survival, even if it's at the expense of others. It doesn't pay to help others, especially in Singapore.
Sad to conclude, I'm ashamed of my country..
1. Forget about the things we learnt in Moral Science. Being nice and good DOESN'T pay. Being selfish does. This means that if there ever is any disaster, RUN. never bother to turn back to save others. You'll only get yourself killed, and your fellow countrymen will can't be bothered to look for your body. You'll even have some head of the country telling your family "Aww.. it's sad.. but you should be glad that few people died" How wonderful.
2. Before this, Singapore was MY country, MY home. Now, it's but a place that I live in, the place which provides for me at the moment. As linked to the previous point, please do NOT expect me to protect Singapore from invaders. I do not want to be imprisoned as a POW or get killed by enemies, and then have my leaders telling the country, we shall NOT save her, because it'll be to the disadvantage of our country. We should forget her existence. Yupz, this is what I predict will happen.
3. Finally, used to believe that all Singapore stuff were great.. our Home Team, our defence. Now, I don't. I just know, our Home Team is damn 'efficient'... I don't expect them to save me if I were to get into any problems.. It's just ME and MYSELF that I can depend on... How lovely..
Finally.. the whole saga taught me one thing, that from now on, I'll be as selfish as possible, and also as emotionless as possible. That's the best way to ensure my survival, even if it's at the expense of others. It doesn't pay to help others, especially in Singapore.
Sad to conclude, I'm ashamed of my country..
There is NO such thing as a class from hell
My apologies for such a strongly worded title... Still worked up over what an ex-classmate said yesterday..
HATE those people who go round saying they're worried about how to deal with their students, cause they HEARD that one of their classes is from hell, and then contradict themselves by insisting that they are not pre-biased against the students even before starting.. Of course, there are others eg. C. Ong who goes round telling anyone who is willing to listen how the students are just pieces of shit... Was soo tempted to tell her, if your students are shit, then perhaps you are too.. Cause only shit teachers like you will produce students that you would want to call shit...
Isn't it interesting how adults LOVE to condemn people? Like YCSS teachers saying that their students are not well behaved when we went for our first mentoring sessions.. HSS teachers made their students sound like an awful bunch of kids etc.. What's wrong with our current system? Perhaps we need to SACK these teachers cause what they want is merely their pay and not to mould the future.. If there's one reason why I don't want to send kids to Singapore school, it's not because of the supposed stress, but more importantly, the standard of our teachers have dropped drastically..
Suddenly thought of the CVSS people, cause of what YZ said that pissed me off.. Bet he would label most of the classes unpleasantly, considering how much headache/voiceless afternoons i had to endure. Still, frankly, I won't consider them as horrid.. The things they do.. though irritating, but sometimes, they are cute in their way.. Not all bad students are truly bad.. what they want is merely attention.
Remember Kok Sheng running to 'capture' Robin for bullying another of their classmates and then bringing Robin to me? The time when Kar Hao 'threw a tantrum' and refused to get out when i wanted to send him out of the music room? Or the usually serious Chin Ray, waving to me across the other block, just at the very moment when i was feeling blue? Or Xiao Qiang and Weiquan scampering about my class? The time when Wenzhao wanted to help me get the Malay boys quiet, but in the end incurred their wrath and I had to protect him instead? The noise-making lessons of 2B, 2C.. Yiyu climbing chairs and getting scolded by me... or Yeow Kiat's perfect behaviour in MY class.. Or simply, witnessing Chee Siong and Nicholas changing from mischievous ones to studious students.. Weiming and Meng Wee sportingly performing their Zhao Cai Mao...
No doubt they did give me loads of headache... in fact, I always feel like fainting after Monday and Wed lessons.. Yet, I looked forward to these days too.. In fact, I really do miss those days, even if I had to scold, shout day in day out... They were really adorable.. really.. all of them.. They are the ones who could chase away my blues.. just the sight of them..
There's really no one awful student.. Just a lack of understanding and ability to communicate with the students..
I won't mind re-living those times again..
PS: In case you happen to chance upon this, YZ, this is just an official warning that you will be officially IGNORED until further notice... This is just a blatant note, in case you fail to detect others ie. my.. displeasure..
My apologies for such a strongly worded title... Still worked up over what an ex-classmate said yesterday..
HATE those people who go round saying they're worried about how to deal with their students, cause they HEARD that one of their classes is from hell, and then contradict themselves by insisting that they are not pre-biased against the students even before starting.. Of course, there are others eg. C. Ong who goes round telling anyone who is willing to listen how the students are just pieces of shit... Was soo tempted to tell her, if your students are shit, then perhaps you are too.. Cause only shit teachers like you will produce students that you would want to call shit...
Isn't it interesting how adults LOVE to condemn people? Like YCSS teachers saying that their students are not well behaved when we went for our first mentoring sessions.. HSS teachers made their students sound like an awful bunch of kids etc.. What's wrong with our current system? Perhaps we need to SACK these teachers cause what they want is merely their pay and not to mould the future.. If there's one reason why I don't want to send kids to Singapore school, it's not because of the supposed stress, but more importantly, the standard of our teachers have dropped drastically..
Suddenly thought of the CVSS people, cause of what YZ said that pissed me off.. Bet he would label most of the classes unpleasantly, considering how much headache/voiceless afternoons i had to endure. Still, frankly, I won't consider them as horrid.. The things they do.. though irritating, but sometimes, they are cute in their way.. Not all bad students are truly bad.. what they want is merely attention.
Remember Kok Sheng running to 'capture' Robin for bullying another of their classmates and then bringing Robin to me? The time when Kar Hao 'threw a tantrum' and refused to get out when i wanted to send him out of the music room? Or the usually serious Chin Ray, waving to me across the other block, just at the very moment when i was feeling blue? Or Xiao Qiang and Weiquan scampering about my class? The time when Wenzhao wanted to help me get the Malay boys quiet, but in the end incurred their wrath and I had to protect him instead? The noise-making lessons of 2B, 2C.. Yiyu climbing chairs and getting scolded by me... or Yeow Kiat's perfect behaviour in MY class.. Or simply, witnessing Chee Siong and Nicholas changing from mischievous ones to studious students.. Weiming and Meng Wee sportingly performing their Zhao Cai Mao...
No doubt they did give me loads of headache... in fact, I always feel like fainting after Monday and Wed lessons.. Yet, I looked forward to these days too.. In fact, I really do miss those days, even if I had to scold, shout day in day out... They were really adorable.. really.. all of them.. They are the ones who could chase away my blues.. just the sight of them..
There's really no one awful student.. Just a lack of understanding and ability to communicate with the students..
I won't mind re-living those times again..
PS: In case you happen to chance upon this, YZ, this is just an official warning that you will be officially IGNORED until further notice... This is just a blatant note, in case you fail to detect others ie. my.. displeasure..
Sunday, April 18, 2004
Character Traits of Guys that one should steer clear from
1. Gamblers. That includes those who bet a small amount each time. You'll never know what incorrect stuff they teach younger ones. The more easily influenced kids may even take the wrong path!
2. Guys that make gals cry. (Like what I usually say, though politically wrong, once a bad guy always a bad guy)
3. Suspicious guys. Well, unless you LOVE being restricted in everything you do, and then end up with no friends...
4. Petty/ Stingy. That pretty much ties in with the 1st point. Gamblers are USUALLY petty/stingy.
5. MCP. If you are going to throw away your money, the least you could do is NOT complain/verbally abuse your spouse and children for their ability to EARN MONEY (believe me, no one LOVES going out to work and having to withstand other people's tempers) In case you are wondering, your spouse and children ARE capable of earning their own money, paying for travelling expenses including yours. So if you want to shout the whole flat down to let the whole world know how capable they are, so be it! And don't go round blaming your spouse for not being able to control your spending habits when in the first place, you'll cause another explosion IF your spouse tries to do that..
6. Guys who borrow money from their other half, and better still, dare to still scold/shout at the gal with regards to that sum. (That's why i couldn't be bothered anymore when you refused to listen to my advice, J. Believe me, it's a recipe for disaster)
7. Loudspeakers cum parrots. Remember, get a guy who has a softer voice than you... then your ear drums won't burst.. and your headache won't be aggravated.
8. Those who LOVE non-living things more than living things. Those who are plain selfish, doesn't care even if the rest of the world is unwell/unhappy etc. All they think of is ME.. Me.. ME!
9. Suspicious. ALL humans are entitled to mix with others, including you. Having good friends doesn't mean they like others more than you. Not BARKING the whole place down doesn't mean they are talking behind your back, well, unless you think you deserve it..
10. Guys with family history of madness and have a perchant for vulgarities (basically includes everyone, not only to guys, I guess. From my experience, madness/craziness IS hereditary..)
Yupz.. that's basically all... for now.. Till I think of more, tata~
Disclaimer.. I mean Claimer w/o the Dis: In case anyone wonders, quit wondering, YES, it does have something to do with what happened, but don't worry, I'm fine.. albeit from having a temperature fluctuating between 37.1 and 37.2... severe headache... and other cold symptoms...
1. Gamblers. That includes those who bet a small amount each time. You'll never know what incorrect stuff they teach younger ones. The more easily influenced kids may even take the wrong path!
2. Guys that make gals cry. (Like what I usually say, though politically wrong, once a bad guy always a bad guy)
3. Suspicious guys. Well, unless you LOVE being restricted in everything you do, and then end up with no friends...
4. Petty/ Stingy. That pretty much ties in with the 1st point. Gamblers are USUALLY petty/stingy.
5. MCP. If you are going to throw away your money, the least you could do is NOT complain/verbally abuse your spouse and children for their ability to EARN MONEY (believe me, no one LOVES going out to work and having to withstand other people's tempers) In case you are wondering, your spouse and children ARE capable of earning their own money, paying for travelling expenses including yours. So if you want to shout the whole flat down to let the whole world know how capable they are, so be it! And don't go round blaming your spouse for not being able to control your spending habits when in the first place, you'll cause another explosion IF your spouse tries to do that..
6. Guys who borrow money from their other half, and better still, dare to still scold/shout at the gal with regards to that sum. (That's why i couldn't be bothered anymore when you refused to listen to my advice, J. Believe me, it's a recipe for disaster)
7. Loudspeakers cum parrots. Remember, get a guy who has a softer voice than you... then your ear drums won't burst.. and your headache won't be aggravated.
8. Those who LOVE non-living things more than living things. Those who are plain selfish, doesn't care even if the rest of the world is unwell/unhappy etc. All they think of is ME.. Me.. ME!
9. Suspicious. ALL humans are entitled to mix with others, including you. Having good friends doesn't mean they like others more than you. Not BARKING the whole place down doesn't mean they are talking behind your back, well, unless you think you deserve it..
10. Guys with family history of madness and have a perchant for vulgarities (basically includes everyone, not only to guys, I guess. From my experience, madness/craziness IS hereditary..)
Yupz.. that's basically all... for now.. Till I think of more, tata~
Disclaimer.. I mean Claimer w/o the Dis: In case anyone wonders, quit wondering, YES, it does have something to do with what happened, but don't worry, I'm fine.. albeit from having a temperature fluctuating between 37.1 and 37.2... severe headache... and other cold symptoms...
Wednesday, April 14, 2004
2 down, 1 to go!!
yupz, just like what the title says, Aviation and Insurance papers are over, just one more Copyright paper to go!
While most people are happy that the sem is coming to an end soon, once again, I feel a tinge of yi1 yi1 bu4 she3.. imagine I was actually going to drop Aviation during the 'fishing' period.. Luckily I didn't... the module is now ranked as my FAVOURITE module, and so is the lecturer.. (okiez, which brings my favourite tutors in school to 3 now!) Somehow, the tutors actually play a part in making me actually ENJOY my revision.. Nevertheless, old habits die hard.. My apologies for turning in rather trashing assignments, with the exception of Insurance, this sem (Greatest apologies to Prof Wei esp.. Somehow, just knew that my Copyright assignment was atrocious, even w/o checking my grades.. ) Which reminds me that I am still NOT going to check my grades YET...
(ok, this part might sound arrogant, but believe me, it's not meant to be) Now that i've only a year left in school, realised that i should have actually added slightly more effort to study, and make friends.. the study part esp.. afterall, like what my mum says, i'm actually quite smart, just plain lazy.. i mean, if i can garner a B for my 8 credit copyright just by studying HARD one day before my paper when i skipped about 80% of the lectures, i could have done decently in my 3 years in law school.. unlike now, when i've to think of how i should react in interviews.. (that is, if they grant me interviews in the first place) Sadly though, even though i know i can do ok by making a bit more effort, it's so much xin1 you3 yu2 and li4 bu4 zu2...
of course, the BEST part was, i almost didn't go for my aviation paper on Tues!! Kept having the FALSE impression that 13th = Wednesday, so much so that i cancelled today's tuition, so that i could study for my insurance paper the next day.. Thankfully, i had a weird feeling at 1am on 13th, and decided to check the date on my handphone.. Imagine my SHOCK when i realised it was the 13th!!!!!! Phew, I've 95% finished my aviation, thankfully and my Warsaw, Montreal 1999 Conventions.. The only lacking was glancing through my Rome Convention (thanks to the 1929 authors who did such a 'good; job that most countries refused to ratify or have already denounced it and so it's rendered almost not important) and my Chicago Convention (but the 5 freedoms are already imprinted in my brain) and the Tokyo (no thanks to Sept 11, this question came out and I'm pretty sure my answer went out of point) and Cape Town Convention.. Still, I hope i did justice to my love for the module... since i'm only pretty sure I did very well for the 1st question, but not so for the 2nd.. *keep fingers crossed that Prof Tan will give more weightage to the 1st paper..*
Still, thanks Tim, for trying to calm me down through sms-es.. else my adrenaline level would be even higher, resulting in a greater extent of insomia... =)
Nevertheless (realised i kept using nevertheless, further, however in my essays today.... time to use a thesaurus...) the adrenaline level was still high yesterday, considering that all focus seemed to be on my pet module even though like what Weiling pointed out, insurance is my 8-credit module, unlike aviation which only counts for 4-credit... Of course, not forgetting, I better get some decent grades to send to NTUC Income, can you imagine a potential future legal officer with a awful grade in insurance? And I won't dare to face Vincent Yeo.. yah? But i managed to revise through thoroughly (okiez.. it's in my opinion.. so according to Economides case, all i need is honest opinion with some basis for that opinion.. doesn't matter whether it's reckless or not)...
Which reminds me, I'm getting dumber these days.. To think I heard Prof Tan wrongly (hee... the microphone to be blamed.. there's something wrong with it... it's almost inaudible...) and thought that we started earlier and our paper would end 15 minutes earlier than stipulated. 90% finished my 1st question at 1015, panicked cause I realised I had only 1 hour left and so starting speeding up.. then 20minutes before the actual end of my paper, when I was 85%, some niggling thought made me check the whiteboard. True enough, we started the paper 5 minutes later than stipulated, so it's supposed to end 5 minutes later.. How 'smart' of me.....
Nevertheless, the paper was GOOD.. for the 1st time in 3 years, I actually finished my paper to my own satisfaction.. couldn't say i was totally satisfied given that i could have churned out an even more thorough paper, but it was still good.. Wonder if Prof Yeo had something against bungee jumping.. Haha.. her hypothetical was soo long and just as I've guessed (actually, it was obvious, otherwise there wouldn't be any claims and she can't set much of a question) there was to be a horrific accident.. Prof Poh's essay was nice and short... and as he said, was more seminar-friendly style.. Now, let's hope that I gather something ok for this to show Income...
yupz, just like what the title says, Aviation and Insurance papers are over, just one more Copyright paper to go!
While most people are happy that the sem is coming to an end soon, once again, I feel a tinge of yi1 yi1 bu4 she3.. imagine I was actually going to drop Aviation during the 'fishing' period.. Luckily I didn't... the module is now ranked as my FAVOURITE module, and so is the lecturer.. (okiez, which brings my favourite tutors in school to 3 now!) Somehow, the tutors actually play a part in making me actually ENJOY my revision.. Nevertheless, old habits die hard.. My apologies for turning in rather trashing assignments, with the exception of Insurance, this sem (Greatest apologies to Prof Wei esp.. Somehow, just knew that my Copyright assignment was atrocious, even w/o checking my grades.. ) Which reminds me that I am still NOT going to check my grades YET...
(ok, this part might sound arrogant, but believe me, it's not meant to be) Now that i've only a year left in school, realised that i should have actually added slightly more effort to study, and make friends.. the study part esp.. afterall, like what my mum says, i'm actually quite smart, just plain lazy.. i mean, if i can garner a B for my 8 credit copyright just by studying HARD one day before my paper when i skipped about 80% of the lectures, i could have done decently in my 3 years in law school.. unlike now, when i've to think of how i should react in interviews.. (that is, if they grant me interviews in the first place) Sadly though, even though i know i can do ok by making a bit more effort, it's so much xin1 you3 yu2 and li4 bu4 zu2...
of course, the BEST part was, i almost didn't go for my aviation paper on Tues!! Kept having the FALSE impression that 13th = Wednesday, so much so that i cancelled today's tuition, so that i could study for my insurance paper the next day.. Thankfully, i had a weird feeling at 1am on 13th, and decided to check the date on my handphone.. Imagine my SHOCK when i realised it was the 13th!!!!!! Phew, I've 95% finished my aviation, thankfully and my Warsaw, Montreal 1999 Conventions.. The only lacking was glancing through my Rome Convention (thanks to the 1929 authors who did such a 'good; job that most countries refused to ratify or have already denounced it and so it's rendered almost not important) and my Chicago Convention (but the 5 freedoms are already imprinted in my brain) and the Tokyo (no thanks to Sept 11, this question came out and I'm pretty sure my answer went out of point) and Cape Town Convention.. Still, I hope i did justice to my love for the module... since i'm only pretty sure I did very well for the 1st question, but not so for the 2nd.. *keep fingers crossed that Prof Tan will give more weightage to the 1st paper..*
Still, thanks Tim, for trying to calm me down through sms-es.. else my adrenaline level would be even higher, resulting in a greater extent of insomia... =)
Nevertheless (realised i kept using nevertheless, further, however in my essays today.... time to use a thesaurus...) the adrenaline level was still high yesterday, considering that all focus seemed to be on my pet module even though like what Weiling pointed out, insurance is my 8-credit module, unlike aviation which only counts for 4-credit... Of course, not forgetting, I better get some decent grades to send to NTUC Income, can you imagine a potential future legal officer with a awful grade in insurance? And I won't dare to face Vincent Yeo.. yah? But i managed to revise through thoroughly (okiez.. it's in my opinion.. so according to Economides case, all i need is honest opinion with some basis for that opinion.. doesn't matter whether it's reckless or not)...
Which reminds me, I'm getting dumber these days.. To think I heard Prof Tan wrongly (hee... the microphone to be blamed.. there's something wrong with it... it's almost inaudible...) and thought that we started earlier and our paper would end 15 minutes earlier than stipulated. 90% finished my 1st question at 1015, panicked cause I realised I had only 1 hour left and so starting speeding up.. then 20minutes before the actual end of my paper, when I was 85%, some niggling thought made me check the whiteboard. True enough, we started the paper 5 minutes later than stipulated, so it's supposed to end 5 minutes later.. How 'smart' of me.....
Nevertheless, the paper was GOOD.. for the 1st time in 3 years, I actually finished my paper to my own satisfaction.. couldn't say i was totally satisfied given that i could have churned out an even more thorough paper, but it was still good.. Wonder if Prof Yeo had something against bungee jumping.. Haha.. her hypothetical was soo long and just as I've guessed (actually, it was obvious, otherwise there wouldn't be any claims and she can't set much of a question) there was to be a horrific accident.. Prof Poh's essay was nice and short... and as he said, was more seminar-friendly style.. Now, let's hope that I gather something ok for this to show Income...
Thursday, April 08, 2004
Exams!
Here's my exam timetable... Better remember it.. To think I thought the afternoon paper starts at 2pm..
LLA4024 - Aviation Law and Policy Moot Court Seat 32 13/04/2004 9:00 AM
LLB4069 - Insurance Law Eusoff Hall Function Room Seat 99 14/04/2004 9:00 AM
LLA4100 - Topics in Copyright and Design Moot Court Seat 56 21/04/2004 1:00 PM
Sigh.. Topics in Copyright Assignment should be out.... don't dare to check, so I'm not checking..
Aviation Assignment is out too... just read Alan Tan's email... don't dare to check either..
Beginning to think that I've no guts to check all my personally-feel-not-so-well-done assignments..
I'm really sorry, Mr Yeo, but I really am not as good as you all think... Don't dare to go back to face you all... yet at the same time, it'll be good to have a job...
Here's my exam timetable... Better remember it.. To think I thought the afternoon paper starts at 2pm..
LLA4024 - Aviation Law and Policy Moot Court Seat 32 13/04/2004 9:00 AM
LLB4069 - Insurance Law Eusoff Hall Function Room Seat 99 14/04/2004 9:00 AM
LLA4100 - Topics in Copyright and Design Moot Court Seat 56 21/04/2004 1:00 PM
Sigh.. Topics in Copyright Assignment should be out.... don't dare to check, so I'm not checking..
Aviation Assignment is out too... just read Alan Tan's email... don't dare to check either..
Beginning to think that I've no guts to check all my personally-feel-not-so-well-done assignments..
I'm really sorry, Mr Yeo, but I really am not as good as you all think... Don't dare to go back to face you all... yet at the same time, it'll be good to have a job...
Monday, April 05, 2004
Here's a song that I love... I mean the lyrics especially... So apt...
If only I could get my hands on the cd.. sigh..
青春的故事
曲：Iskandar Ismail | 词：郑华娟
家里到课堂 永远迟到慌张 成绩单要往哪里藏
不要批评我的智商 有太多期望 想带着玩具 到处流浪
年轻的心中 有太多事不懂 努力 和全世界沟通
或许 随时让你脸红 快乐 是彼此容忍的心胸
美丽的恋曲 发生在漫画里 熬夜K 书 梦不到你
虽然我正值青春期 却很讲道理
约会就说要去补习 成长的难处 我们一起克服
埋怨 只教人更孤独 不管 梦想如何离谱
关心 是鼓励唯一的路途
别以为我不在乎 面无表情叫做酷
如果你还愿意 听我倾诉 温柔地 做我心灵守护
困难一起克服 埋怨 只教人更孤独
不管 梦想如何离谱 关心 是鼓励唯一的路途
成长的道路 通往勇敢国度
If only I could get my hands on the cd.. sigh..
青春的故事
曲：Iskandar Ismail | 词：郑华娟
家里到课堂 永远迟到慌张 成绩单要往哪里藏
不要批评我的智商 有太多期望 想带着玩具 到处流浪
年轻的心中 有太多事不懂 努力 和全世界沟通
或许 随时让你脸红 快乐 是彼此容忍的心胸
美丽的恋曲 发生在漫画里 熬夜K 书 梦不到你
虽然我正值青春期 却很讲道理
约会就说要去补习 成长的难处 我们一起克服
埋怨 只教人更孤独 不管 梦想如何离谱
关心 是鼓励唯一的路途
别以为我不在乎 面无表情叫做酷
如果你还愿意 听我倾诉 温柔地 做我心灵守护
困难一起克服 埋怨 只教人更孤独
不管 梦想如何离谱 关心 是鼓励唯一的路途
成长的道路 通往勇敢国度
Friday, April 02, 2004
Time Changes Everything?
It's amazing how 10 years can cause a person to switch from one extreme to another..
This time 10 years ago, the Singapore soccer team was still playing in the Malaysia Premier League, and they had a fan in this girl who would following their matches fervently, yes, even more fervently than her schoolwork.
10 years later, the Singapore soccer team played against Japan. This time round, the girl had finally given up on the national team after being disappointed time and again over the 9 years. No longer did she jump for joy at seeing Indra scoring a goal against the stronger Japan team, or wince at the sight of the first goal scored by Takahara. Instead, things went in the reverse. Interestingly, the first 11 couldn't be considered to have changed greatly, considering that more than 10% (Nazri Nasir and Aide Iskandar)belonged to the team that she loved so much..
So why the change?
It is common for people to say that time heals wounds. Actually, time doesn't directly heal wounds. It's more of a change of perception, a change of angle at viewing a situation that makes people think that the wound has been healed.
10 years.. No doubt changes are bound to happen, yet some things never change.. a good match by the national team still continues to make the girl's day.. only that now, it no longer totally overrides her obligation to her schoolwork..
Unlike others who were surprised by the good performance of our national team and saw the glimmer of hope, I saw nothing surprising in their performance on Wednesday night. It is NORMAL for the Lions to outperform themselves when they're the underdogs, and 'out-disgrace' themselves when they're touted to win.
So until the national team proves that they are capable of unwavering grit and determination, the 1994 team will continue to live on as the girl's 'Dream Team'..
Disclaimer: This article is merely inspired by the Singapore-Japan match where Singapore was beaten 1-2. It does NOT reflect the author's mood in anyway. =)
It's amazing how 10 years can cause a person to switch from one extreme to another..
This time 10 years ago, the Singapore soccer team was still playing in the Malaysia Premier League, and they had a fan in this girl who would following their matches fervently, yes, even more fervently than her schoolwork.
10 years later, the Singapore soccer team played against Japan. This time round, the girl had finally given up on the national team after being disappointed time and again over the 9 years. No longer did she jump for joy at seeing Indra scoring a goal against the stronger Japan team, or wince at the sight of the first goal scored by Takahara. Instead, things went in the reverse. Interestingly, the first 11 couldn't be considered to have changed greatly, considering that more than 10% (Nazri Nasir and Aide Iskandar)belonged to the team that she loved so much..
So why the change?
It is common for people to say that time heals wounds. Actually, time doesn't directly heal wounds. It's more of a change of perception, a change of angle at viewing a situation that makes people think that the wound has been healed.
10 years.. No doubt changes are bound to happen, yet some things never change.. a good match by the national team still continues to make the girl's day.. only that now, it no longer totally overrides her obligation to her schoolwork..
Unlike others who were surprised by the good performance of our national team and saw the glimmer of hope, I saw nothing surprising in their performance on Wednesday night. It is NORMAL for the Lions to outperform themselves when they're the underdogs, and 'out-disgrace' themselves when they're touted to win.
So until the national team proves that they are capable of unwavering grit and determination, the 1994 team will continue to live on as the girl's 'Dream Team'..
Disclaimer: This article is merely inspired by the Singapore-Japan match where Singapore was beaten 1-2. It does NOT reflect the author's mood in anyway. =)
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