狂人日记

林青霞借叶德娴激励粉丝

2011-09-15T09:09:00.001+08:00

让我们一起来发掘上天赋予我们每一个人的天分，然后努力不懈，你会发现成功的美梦是会实现的。

《烈火焚身》中东的希腊悲剧

2011-08-20T12:11:00.000+08:00

（2011-08-19）
● 李亦筠

剧情

　　讲述一对双胞胎姐弟在母亲纳娃（鲁比娜·阿扎巴尔饰）过世后，为了完成母亲的遗愿，前往中东，要找出他们素未谋面的父亲以及从未听闻过的哥哥。他们在遥远又陌生的国度，开始一段始料未及的冒险际遇，并一步一步挖掘出母亲无尽苦痛的前半生，以及无奈残酷的惊人秘密。

《烈火焚身》(Incendies)(M18)

娱乐性／艺术指数:　★★★★/★★★★

　　内容包含两代移民，母系情谊和父姓疑团的《烈火焚身》是中东的希腊悲剧，它是泛政治的，但它也有非政治化的部分。纵观过去电影，不乏将个人命运悲剧与战争背景融合的题材，但处理得如《烈》般震撼与巨大张力，却是少之又少。能从个体微观的角度来声讨宏大的历史，并让观众走出戏院时，回首主人公饱受造化弄人，尤其是狱中遭奸受孕的残酷命运，观众无不陷入紧张、恐惧、悲痛和惊愕的情绪，堪称无言以对。

原剧作视觉魅力强大

战争中人性终极救赎

　　《烈》能在烽火不断的局势中，上演一出出高潮迭起的剧情，相信加拿大籍黎巴嫩裔全才剧作家瓦吉茂阿瓦德(Wajdi Mouawad)的原剧作，本身就有着强大的视觉魅力，有着罕见美丽影像构成的元素。

　　《烈》是战争中人性恐惧的终极救赎，高潮迭起的情节几近歌剧。现在的旅游业虽发达，但中东地方因特殊的历史背景，始终披着一层神秘的色彩。《烈》中不同宗教支派的复杂背景，跌宕的冒险过程，还有女主角的一对子女在寻知自己的生父的意外结局，全片充斥着思想性与冲突性。本片透过双胞胎姐弟到中东寻找父母的过去，巧妙地游走于两个不同时空，导演纯熟的交织着这不同时空，顺畅的在缠绕纠结的关系中，理出角色们的命运头绪。

沧凉悲苦的国仇家恨

宿命中摆荡不息的孤寂

　　另类摇滚天团“电台司令”(Radiohead)的多首歌曲配乐，增添影片浓厚诗意和惆怅气息：而加拿大重量级导演丹尼维勒纳夫 (Denis Villeneuve)沉淀9年后，功力倾注于中，沧凉悲苦的国仇家恨，宿命中摆荡不息的无奈与孤寂，如斯动人展现在大家眼前。

　　影片最大的痛楚莫过是骨肉分离，主人公在危急中生下第一胎时，只有机会瞧了儿子一眼，就被迫分离。若干年后，她在泳池认出儿子，但没上前相认，只是默默走开。导演不选择煽情处理，只是适度地让它写实，并保留了原剧作中自然的光与影。这个年头大家对欧美经济的不稳定，对生活的通膨充满怨言，自己的牢骚就有够多，实在没有必要再去看电影人的牢骚，幸而导演丹尼维勒纳夫也够成熟，《烈》片人物的情绪转折并没有无意义的宣泄，反而是让导演达到自我升华的效益。

　　比利时女星鲁比娜·阿扎巴尔(Lubna Azabal)在《立见天国》(Paradise Now)与《北非行路遥》(Exiles)已有不俗的演出，这回的《烈》更是炉火纯青。影片今年二月能入围奥斯卡最佳外语片，也在鹿特丹影展获观众票选最佳影片，以及在多伦多影展摘下最佳加拿大影片，母性尽露且巾帼不让须眉的鲁比娜·阿扎巴尔，功不可没。

给前往上海座谈会同学的"听写"＜3

2011-06-26T12:24:00.001+08:00

2010年11月

做人为快乐之本、纯正华语
重蹈覆辙、得寸进尺、豁出去
学以致用、察言观色、公民意识
反盗版、观察入微、意识形态
静观其变、既来之，则安之
打铁趁热、物以类聚、变种
同化、经济、萎缩、意识形态
永不言败、有志者，事尽成
千里之行，始于足下、
天下无难事，只怕有心人
人在江湖，身不由己、
家丑不可外扬、大刀阔斧
忘恩负义、多多益善、意犹未尽
甘甜

Picture Perfect Harmony

2011-06-26T12:16:00.000+08:00

ST Forum

I AM an American living in Indonesia and over the past 30 years, have made dozens of trips to Singapore.

The Prime News photograph yesterday (above) of Rabbi Mordechai Abergel, Buddhist monk the Venerable Fa Rong and Mufti Syed Isa Mohamed Semait nearly moved me to tears ('Tributes flow as mufti gets award').

I wish my native country as a whole could demonstrate the religious tolerance that Singapore has been able to cultivate.

Certainly there are good, tolerant people everywhere, and the United States has many who think like I do.

But in Singapore, it is the norm, and immediately observable everywhere you go. On a daily basis, I see Christian, Muslim and Hindu office workers sharing a meal at a kopitiam (coffee shop), exchanging smiles or pleasantries on the street or otherwise kindly extending help to one another.

In all my trips here, I have not once witnessed religion-fuelled hostility or prejudice.

My travels have taken me to all corners of the world, yet I have never found a country that comes even close to the religious and spiritual maturity that Singaporeans demonstrate towards one another.

Many letters complain about life in Singapore, but from an outsider's perspective, what a beautifully pluralistic and enviable society Singapore has.

In many ways, and especially in their tolerance for one another, Singaporeans are a beacon to the world.

Jack Blaylock

将进酒

2011-06-10T13:21:00.000+08:00

李白

　　君不见，黄河之水天上来，奔流到海不复回。
　　君不见，高堂明镜悲白发，朝如青丝暮成雪！
　　人生得意须尽欢，莫使金樽空对月。
　　天生我材必有用，千金散尽还复来。
　　烹羊宰牛且为乐，会须一饮三百杯。
　　岑夫子，丹丘生，将进酒，杯莫停。
　　与君歌一曲，请君为我侧耳听。
　　钟鼓馔玉不足贵，但愿长醉不复醒。
　　古来圣贤皆寂寞，惟有饮者留其名。
　　陈王昔时宴平乐，斗酒十千恣欢谑。
　　主人何为言少钱，径须沽取对君酌。
　　五花马、千金裘，
　　呼儿将出换美酒，与尔同销万古愁！

Leadership Stories

2011-02-21T23:54:00.002+08:00

28 Feb 2011 Time Magazine

'Hey, Chicago, Say Hello to Your Next F#@*ing Mayor'
On his best behaviour, Rahm Emanuel looks to trade running the White House for running a great U.S. city

Training for a Tough Job

Much credit surely goes to the candidate himself, a paragon of fitness and energy. On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays he starts at 5:45 a.m. by swimming a mile at the elite, perfect-for-networking East Bank Club. On Tuesdays and Thursdays he does 25 minutes on a stationary bike ("Level 14," he says), 15 minutes on an elliptical trainer, 100 sit-ups and weights. On Saturdays he hikes 20 miles (32 km) or runs 4 miles (6.5 km), and on Sundays he has private yoga instruction. Then it's off to daylong, mostly unpublicized, appearances, including meet and greets at 100 El stops so far and hours spent feeding his inner wonk by studying the intricacies of school policy, transit, community policing, planning, airports, homelessness, garbage collection, health care and public housing... A serial cell-phone user, he's constantly dialing donors, prospective hires and legislators, like Illinois senate president John Cullerton, who says Emanuel has been the only mayoral hopeful to call.

英保良"二老板＂ 30万元宴请老员工传佳话

2011-02-09T07:03:00.001+08:00

结业25年

我该习惯吗？

2010-07-12T09:19:00.001+08:00

又一次对学生的训话。
垃圾、穿着、对老师的反应，无一都是在自己可以接受的标准。
精益求精，每天校歌如此
但却多少人铭记于心？
蔚然成风的东西，一个人的坚持是否可以克服？

Sentence

2010-03-10T15:26:00.002+08:00

It really pains to write a death roll.

Whirl

2010-03-10T14:51:00.002+08:00

Many things going through in the mind, morality, professionalism and how to survive in the working world.

The problem of stress and the anxiety of students not wanting to motivate themselves and doing well. The knowledge of knowing what to do for something and yet knowing that certain things cannot be done, of knowing the right thing to do and yet not able to achieve.

Baffling, handling, coping, thinking.

Sometimes you just wish you know exactly what you have to do.

海星精神

2010-01-28T22:12:00.004+08:00

好久都没有动笔了。

今天早上却为了一种莫名的感动而再次写作。大家为同学投下的票，公众对我们的好评，早会的气氛，都让我深有感触。

就仿佛在就读中二的那一年…………当时我校篮球队对垒美华中学，虽然无法记起成绩若何，但那种万众一心的感染力至今仍旧停留内心深处。

何时我们能再重振雄风，想，现在就是关键。Go with the Marist Spirit!

好文共赏

2009-11-05T13:14:00.002+08:00

昨日看到一位旧同学刊登于报章的好作品，这里借机分享：

《灵感在雨天》
断了线的字句
轻击着窗
我展开一张白纸
挽留它的匆忙

感觉被时间串起
栓在摇曳的树上
我用笔尖挑下
化为纸上的绵绵诗行

一滴雨水竟穿透了窗
落在诗名的一个字上
悄悄地，晕开了
一双翅膀

若

2009-08-11T20:01:00.000+08:00

到底是理想还是现实？

阔别

2009-08-05T22:46:00.002+08:00

It has been 2 years since the class of 2007 graduated and tonight I am really happy that a particular ex-student messaged me on facebook for a chat!

Sometimes the greatest things in life cannot be expected or counted or measured.

My heart is once again warm and happy!

Thank you!

For once more I see the true meaning of my job again!

新加坡人

2009-07-31T00:55:00.003+08:00

和朋友聊天，突然觉得有些新加坡人如此没有礼貌可能是环境造成的。
试想一个拥挤的国家，怎能让人心情舒畅？再加上繁重的工作和无穷的压力，礼貌应该排在不重要的事项里吧？
我们是否太小却又想拥有太多了呢？

燃烧吧，烦恼！

2009-07-30T15:30:00.002+08:00

快疯掉了！
怎么一直没办法改作业？
没完没了的行政真是让人感到厌烦！
谁有土油和火把？

迷思

2009-07-30T08:15:00.002+08:00

Its unfathomable that some people just needs to be shouted at before they will do the right thing.

Why do the right thing? Guess this would be the thing going through in their heads.

Why should I?

Why bother?

So why am i bothering about this too?

Planning

2009-07-29T21:44:00.000+08:00

I think i am beginning to find the passion back again.

Perseverance

2009-07-27T21:33:00.002+08:00

What does one do when he puts in his all and yet do not see the results he desires?

I vaguely remember telling one student in 2005 about this.

Sometimes it's so much easier being the bystander.

As long as we have tried our best.

How resilient can one stay?

On Sri Lanka and Israel

2009-07-19T12:32:00.003+08:00

Quotes from World Updates:

"Are you going to punish [all the] citizens for that or the man who is responsible? Take me. Say that I violated all these human rights, killed people, right? Do you punish me, Mahinda Rajapaksa, or the innocent people of this country by sanctions, embargoes, travel advisories?"

Mahinda Rajapaksa, President of Sri Lanka, on winning the war against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. (LTTE)

"To the Arabs, Israeli settlements have sliced and diced up territory that once belonged to them, taking scarce resources like water and requiring special checkpoints that make ther daily lives a misery."

On the settling of Jewish populations in the occupied West Bank, Israel.

冰心散文

2009-06-07T17:49:00.004+08:00

半夜里听见繁杂的雨声，早起是浓阴的天，我觉得有些烦闷。从窗内往外看时，那一朵白莲已经谢了，白瓣儿小船般散飘在水面。梗上只留个小小的莲蓬，和几根淡黄色的花须，那一朵红莲，昨夜还是菡萏的，今晨却开满了，亭亭地在绿叶中间立着。

仍是不适意！---- 徘徊了一会子，窗外雷声作了，大雨接着就来，愈下愈大。那朵红莲，被那繁密的雨点，打得左右欹斜。在无遮蔽的天空之下，我不敢下阶去，也无法可想。

对屋里母亲唤着，我连忙走过去，坐在母亲旁边----一回头忽然看见红莲旁边的一个大荷叶，慢慢地倾侧了来，正覆盖在红莲上面••••••我不宁的心绪散尽了！

雨势并不减退，红莲却不摇动了。雨点不住地打着，只能在那勇敢慈怜的荷叶上面，聚了些流转无力的水珠。

我心中深深的受了感动----

母亲呵！你是荷叶，我是红莲。心中的雨点来了，除了你，谁是我在无遮拦天空下的荫蔽？

Woots

2009-06-06T01:30:00.002+08:00

Today's ICT course by Apple is really a storm!

But it also dawned on one that the road is a long and arduous one.

Though it can still be fun!

It's more than just work, or fun or anything.

One thing that Greg said really struck one's mind; big advocate for fun!

Now how many teachers can really make that claim?

Apple Professional Development Course from 4 to 5 Jun 2009

2009-06-04T23:39:00.002+08:00

Quite an interesting course and its good to know new knowledge and sharing experiences with the experts.

Haven't had so much fun in a while with courses already.

And it was not bad a lunch provided by Apple.

And of course a good dinner with pals from work. And the nice nice conversations, although they are too philosophical at times :p

Another day tomorrow and more things to rush!

And did i say that i am hungry again?

红

2009-05-01T22:04:00.001+08:00

莫等闲，白了少年头，空悲切！

嗓门

2009-04-22T21:31:00.002+08:00

今天讲：嗓门

嗓门是一个人的声量的大小。
示范－－－－

小声的：“2B 不要讲话“ （轻声细语）（没人理睬）（有人在闲聊）

大声的：“2B“ (好多同学吓了一跳)（有些人会意、忍俊不禁）

ok，解释应该很清楚了。

绚丽

2009-04-16T15:34:00.001+08:00

Beliefs

2009-04-13T23:26:00.003+08:00

There can always be the easy way out or the tough way out.

Which one will you undertake?

Excuses are easy, actions are not.

Which has more impact or meaning?

Taking up the challenge or be content staying in your comfort zone.

How different will your lives be?

泊

2009-04-13T22:09:00.002+08:00

原谅我的晕头转向。
我也只不过是一个在红尘漂浮的凡人。
容许我的欠缺
宽恕我的瑕疵
我何尝不也是在拼搏吗？
人生不就是如此吗？

邂逅

2009-03-26T22:13:00.003+08:00

入暮的山途独有我彳亍
落红铿然显凄清
低吟起那幽阴的歌
歌声抖出了萧索

歌韵隐隐飘荡入我波心
牵引我山游觅觅寻
邂逅你炯莹的星眸
颤动我翩翩入梦

恒古雋勇美丽的神话
莫非已降临此刹那
默望长空我深深祈祷
愿刹那化永恒典雅

工作与生活

2009-03-20T00:28:00.002+08:00

又到了假期，虽然感觉不到。
三日的学习之旅，一天的沉淀。茫然失措的感觉总是悄悄地就窃入心头。
改不完的功课，理不完的琐事，真想搭上飞机到一个幽静的小岛，远离城市的喧嚣。
人生有时便是如此，走不完的路，忙不完的工作。
真想快些理清思绪，调整目标，
那或许，忙碌之余，
我们也可以忙得快乐。

父母亲的爱

2009-03-09T10:53:00.001+08:00

于丹《论语》感悟：孝敬之道

有这样一个故事，说有一个小男孩，他从小就在一棵大树旁边玩儿。他特别喜欢这棵树。这是一棵大苹果树，长得很高，又漂亮，又有很多甜美的果子。

这孩子天天围着树，有时候爬到树上摘果子吃，有时候在树底下睡觉，有时候捡树叶，有时候他也拿着刀片、瓦片在树身上乱刻乱划。这大树特别爱这孩子，从来也不埋怨他，就天天陪他玩儿。

玩着玩着，孩子长大了。有一段时间他就不来了。大树很想他。过了很久，他再来的时候，已经是一个少年了。大树问孩子，你怎么不跟我玩儿了？这孩子有点不耐烦，他说，我已经长大了，不想跟你玩儿，我现在需要很多高级的玩具，我还要念书，还得要交学费呢。

大树说，真对不起，你看我也变不出玩具，这样吧，你可以把我所有的果子都摘去卖了，你就有玩具，有学上了。这孩子一听就高兴了，把果子都摘了，欢欢喜喜走了。

就这样，每年他就是在摘果子的时候匆匆忙忙来，平时都没有时间来玩儿。等到他读书以后，又有很长时间不来了。再过一些年，这孩子已经长成一个青年，他再来到树下的时候大树更老了。

大树说，哎呀，你这么长时间不来，你愿意在这儿玩会儿吗？孩子说，我现在要成家立业了，我哪儿有心思玩啊？我连安家的房子还没有呢，我也没有钱盖房子呀。

大树说，孩子，你千万不要不高兴，你把我所有的树枝都砍了就够你盖房子了。这孩子高兴起来了，把树枝都砍了，就去成家了。

这样又过了很多年，这孩子再来的时候，已经是中年人了，这大树已经没有果子也没有树枝了。孩子还是不高兴，一个人心事重重地徘徊在树下。

这孩子说，我现在成长了，念完书，也成家了，我得在世界上做大事。这世界上的海洋这么浩瀚，我要去远方，可我连只船都没有，我能去哪儿？

大树说，孩子，你别着急，你把我的树干砍了你就可以做船了。这孩子一听很高兴，砍了树干，做了一条大船出海去了。

又过了很多年，这个大树只剩下一个快要枯死的树根了。这时候，这个孩子回来了。他的年纪也大了。

他回到这棵树边的时候，大树跟他说，孩子啊，真对不起，你看我现在没有果子给你吃了，也没有树干给你爬了，你就更不愿意在这儿跟我玩了。

这孩子跟大树说，其实我现在也老了，有果子我也啃不动了，有树干我也不能爬了，我从外面回来了，我现在就是想找个树根守着歇一歇，我累了，我回来就是跟你玩的。

这个老树根很高兴，他又看见孩子小时候的样子了。

这个故事，其实说的就是我们的父母和我们自己的一生。

可是，真等到我们回到树根边的时候，心里就已经有太多的遗憾了，有很多能做的事情我们已经错过去了。然而，父母跟我们很少计较。

思

2009-02-20T00:09:00.001+08:00

想要帮忙却不知如何着手。

就只能徘徊。

憧憬。

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

2009-02-15T19:47:00.003+08:00

Benjamin Button, in a letter to his daughter:

"It's never too late or, in my case, too early to be whoever you want to be. There's no time limit, stop whenever you want. You can change or stay the same, there are no rules to this thing. We can make the best or the worst of it. I hope you make the best of it."

"And I hope you see things that startle you. I hope you feel things you never felt before. I hope you meet people with a different point of view. "

"I hope you live a life you're proud of. If you find that you're not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again."

旋涡

2009-01-29T23:43:00.003+08:00

All in a whirl.

Trouble brewing in the unit, teaching has been really slow, impatient with breakthroughs and anxiety in seeing results.

Sometimes teaching can be an overwhelming task.

And is it generation gap that people are starting to have totally different definitions on responsibilities and excellence?

Correction

2009-01-26T16:44:00.003+08:00

A nice picture i thought taken at the wedding of a very good secondary school friend, Sentosa. . . then i realised it was sunset. MS said that sunsets are what sad people likes best... thus begam the journey of self evaluation. Am I a sad person? :p

Then I had a quick look through the blog after seeing Rada's comment and I thought to myself, woah, what a emo blog.

But truth is, I am not so emo la, haha :p

To my higher chinese students

2009-01-21T21:51:00.002+08:00

Thank you all for talking to me.

I think it helped a lot.

I will persevere on!

:)

Week 03

2009-01-21T11:00:00.001+08:00

It's going to be a difficult year...

开学的生活……

2009-01-14T21:06:00.003+08:00

一个字可以形容：乱。

周边的同事好像都是一样的见解。

“最近有到牛车水去看看吗？“

“怎可能？每天都做到7－8点，有时间睡觉已经是三生有幸了！“

The Meaning of Learning

2008-11-21T14:26:00.003+08:00

假日看电视，凤凰卫视《中国江河水》有这样的演说：

人生三境
古今之成大学问大事业者，必经过三种境界，也就是——
昨夜西风凋碧树。独上高楼，望尽天涯路。（第一境）
衣带渐宽终不悔，为伊消得人憔悴。（第二境）
众里寻他千百度，蓦然回首，那人却在，灯火阑珊处。（第三境）
摘自——王国维《人间词话》

精神三变
让我告诉你们精神的三变——
精神如何变成骆驼，
骆驼如何化为狮子，
狮子怎样变为婴儿。
摘自——尼采《苏鲁支语录》

这其中阐述的是我们从开始的学习，到精纯到豁然开朗的过程。希望同学们可以参透其中的道理，为自己的学习找到推动力与目标，更上一层楼。

中四毕业典礼

2008-11-15T01:03:00.001+08:00

离别总是难免的，就如校长说的，希望你们展翅高飞，勇敢追逐自己的理想……

Still Remember This Poster?

2008-10-28T11:30:00.003+08:00

Was packing the table and rearranging everything when i found this.

Time flies and its almost a full year since you guys have graduated. Wonder if everything is going smoothly? Are you all happy with life and taking on challenges in your stride? Do hope that you still remember the parting words: remember to fly and fly high you must be.

Yet Another Busy Week

2008-10-28T00:02:00.007+08:00

And so yet another busy week even after the school term ends.

Monday to Wednesday was extra trainings and tests, getting ready for all kinds of forms, meeting up the teacher officers for promotion and badges updates, deciding for the future of the unit, everything just went past like airplanes taking off at changi airport.... busy busy busy!

And comes friday whereby we went off for the forest adventure, quite fun if not too short....

And then there were many obstacles to clear in the trail, its quite a shame that you know you have not been exercising enough after you get aches and pains all over. .. or perhaps maybe one is getting old after all. Afterall, its been quite many a year since i am in MSHSNPCC...

Just thought that maybe the instructors should have made this point clearer:"stay attached at all times!" "p

Ain't this a nice shelter! Think theres just this part in me that loves the nature. If I wasn't in teaching, I guess I'll be doing some job that will require me to be in the rainforest for months! :p

And then it was a belated bday celebration for Paul's birthday! Look at the fresh fresh lobster! (as claimed by MQ though i think maybe not so fresh :p)

And then there was Paul with his birthday "cake" and a cannot-extinguished candle! Haha as usual celebration was quite arranged last minute but there were 8 of us who turned up! Yaay~~

And then there was Air Pistol competition the next day! All of us damn on rite? haha...

Okie la update soon . . stay tuned! :p

唯有坚持

2008-10-16T17:27:00.002+08:00

母亲去世已久，但她却在我心中留下了深深的烙印。

纵然问题重重，依然阻碍不了争取的决心。

Sadness

2008-10-15T22:03:00.002+08:00

How does it feel when you are totally in charge of a group of pupils and subsequently being made to influence or fight for the well-being of 114 cadets?

How does it feel when you have no CIs to be where you want them to be?

What is the feeling like when you have played your part and are left behind to watch when you junior batches do not perform the same?

How can you be a teacher, a HO, a CI and NCO at the same time?

Why is the unit getting more and more draining when it is supposed to be otherwise?

Aren't officers supposed to be only taking attendance and ensuring the safety of the cadets as compared to other teachers?

Why am I doing all these?

无奈

2008-10-05T00:08:00.003+08:00

那天终于向中三的领袖说了：明年将会是一个艰巨难熬的一年。我们的中四学长并没有人愿意代表学校受训，所以明年我们必须自己面对挑战了。虽然他们没有义务，但难免还是是让人感到失望。可惜的是，他们并没有看见学弟脸上的彷徨失措，有或许，是我自己的胡思乱想吧。

一眼瞬间

2008-10-01T21:30:00.003+08:00

那是什么？不常见的大头蚂蚁！好可怕吧？哈哈

国大校后门的‘风景’……大家去吃了一趟椰浆饭，大家都说贵，只有笔者叫的三样菜不到 $3.50 !问之其由，我说，也许 auntie 对我有兴趣！lol 一眼瞬间，我们是否都老了？

运动、电影！

2008-09-20T01:55:00.004+08:00

哇……又是好久好久都没有更新博客了。总是忙忙碌碌，真是不健康的生活。今天朋友告诉我，忙到没有时间做运动，我讲你怎么可以这样！但其实自己也没什么运动。最后一次的长跑就是在 NIKE Human Race! Paul 和我一起去跑，看到了 Mr Paul Leong 还有 Shawn! (不知道是否有没有记错他的名字 :p) 然后呢赶着去吃饭，然后和另外一个朋友到戏院看了一场电影。《Murder of the Inugami Clan》朋友看了觉得闷得不得了，但本人觉得这类型的电影就是这样的吧？我反倒不觉得很闷，还看得津津有味呢！哈哈！

该睡了！再见！

Determined Realist (DR)

2008-09-07T14:22:00.000+08:00

Determined Realists like to bear responsibility and welcome challenges. They are stable, reliable persons. External contacts are very important to them; they mix well and are very active. They are excellent organisers and are very happy when things are done correctly and punctually; they can quickly react impatiently if others are not as conscientious, orderly and dutiful as they are. They prefer structured work which produces visible results quickly to abstract, long-drawn-out processes. Determined Realists have no problem with routine as long as it serves efficiency. However, they very much dislike unexpected and unpredictable occurrences which mess up their careful plans. Once they have committed themselves to a cause they do this with dedication and are willing to make considerable sacrifices for it.Determined Realist

Determined Realists do not avoid conflicts and criticism but face up to them and look for solutions. As they have a keen eye for the errors and shortcomings of others and are often quick at expressing criticism, they sometimes rub people up the wrong way especially when they lose their temper and jump to conclusions. Due to their marked sense of justice they are quickly willing to correct themselves and never take offence if someone speaks to them frankly. You do not have to seek hidden motives with them; you always know where you are. Determined Realists are often found in executive positions as they combine commitment, competence and the ability to assert themselves. In their spare time, they often also accept responsibility in clubs and other institutions.

Traditions rate highly with Determined Realists. They attend every family event and never forget a birthday or wedding anniversary. Family and friends are very important to them. With their open, communicative manner, they find it easy to get to know people and have a large circle of friends and acquaintances. They are never superficial, but reliable and loyal friends who are always there when they are needed. Determined Realists take their relationships very seriously - they dream of finding a partner for life. In a love relationship, they seek above all stability and loyalty and here, too, they are willing to invest a lot in a harmonious togetherness. Determined Realists master crises or difficult phases with composure; they would never think of breaking a promise given. As a partner, one can always rely on their support.

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Life and Life

2008-09-05T04:23:00.007+08:00

Met D, a secondary school friend for lunch. It's the 6th year that he is in the Army and he was wondering if he should carry on to continue his service. A severe pay cut is in the making and the economy is not doing so well outside now. He is thinking of joining the SIA and said that many regulars do that after a few years in the Army. However, interest and passion play big parts if one is to stay in a job.

So the question was asked: will I stay on in the service too? Or maybe a change of environment. We talked about bosses and we talk about the management. Cultures and competition, recognition and sustainability. How do you get a promotion, how can your ends be met. It's all a big balancing act.

And then we went to the Singapore Flyer for free! Teachers are supposed to enjoy free rides until 7 Sep but not many people know about this information! haha some photos to share the experience!

Teachers' Day

2008-09-03T12:24:00.002+08:00

原以为今年肯定没有教师节礼物了，但竟然还是收到了一些！
真是惊喜万分。
很有趣的是：
其中两份礼物竟然一模一样！
共同携手联袂去买的吗？
:p

Part 3!

2008-09-01T02:25:00.000+08:00

Part 2!

2008-09-01T02:23:00.000+08:00

最好的教师节礼物 2008！

2008-08-30T01:53:00.003+08:00

2007 年中四 G!

尽在不言中！

‘彩排’，不是‘彩牌’

2008-08-26T21:12:00.003+08:00

Teachers' Day celebrations!

Somehow that don't seem to be the case for the organizing teachers at all. Coordination to be worried about, prizes, decorations, rehearsals, participants, sound system, quality of performances. . all seem to twirl up as one as we try to list them out in a logical sequence.

These few days, perpetually feeling sleepy, just a little bit of rest time, one can just lie on the table and doze off to lala land.

Getting old or feeling sick?

Hopefully not on Teachers' Day!

Life!

2008-08-23T01:15:00.003+08:00

Wow it's been a long long while since the blog moved.

Suddenly i recalled what Kaiz said to me and thought i should share my life a bit.

Pity it's very much revolved around school.

As usual breakfast was very rushed this morning as I had to attend a lunar 7th month dinner with family. Not that i like such events but somehow a sense of responsibility hangs over the notion to say yes. So after a long day at work, i had to rush back in a cab, bathed and before i know it, i was at the very very long dinner.

My understanding of a 中秋晚宴：raise money for charity, fund-raising, social networking, show of spending power, family get-together, etc. . .

My observation of the opera singers at the side: determination, passion, need to earn extra money, be able to sustain interest even if nobody else supports, etc. . .

then i only got to sleep at 0130hrs!

That explains why I am so tired on friday! and then whole day of lessons, clear admin, write emails, meet O for consultation, check out on talentime rehearsals, bring the Xi'an teacher out for dinner, then went out for another dinner with fren and then a movie and now i am at home writing this blog!

super busy rite? :p

平常

2008-08-11T01:23:00.003+08:00

每次经过居家附近的饭店，都不怎么留意其中的周遭。
今天却在晚上时分看到一个特别的画面：同样的卖饭阿嫂正聚中会神地工作着。曾几次与她交汇，而感受到的是一种再也平常不过的平常。无论午间或晚时，不同的时段，那种平常依然维持着。
人能做到如此已经是很不错了。纵然有人认为这是一种束缚，是一种折磨，但其实它又何尝不是一种坚持呢？
所以，要是有一天，你在平凡中看到了奇迹，不要震惊，因为平常也可以是一种奇迹。

why

2008-08-10T00:00:00.003+08:00

why are kids nowadays so evil?

why do they do wrong things and stay silent even after they have figured that it was the wrong things to do?

or was it that they keep the hope that they will be spared? to leave things in the hands of fate? or opportunity?

why are they not courageous enough to pick up the call?

just where did morals go to?

What If We Die Tomorrow?

2008-07-28T21:15:00.004+08:00

Randy Pausch the CM University Professor has finally passed on as I read it from the news some days back. He had decided to leave something behind before his life came to an end and millions were affected and influenced by his work.

So what is life?

Getting to become a Professor, having lived some of your wildest dreams? (He experienced zero gravity, worked for Walt Disney's company, etc) How about having a happy family? (He had a loving wife and 2 kids) His work was recognized; immense recognition and people queue up overnights for his course fair.

But he had a short life.

Just when everything was working so fine, Prof Pausch was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.

It goes to wonder, what were he thinking after he accepted his illness? How can our lives be meaningful? Or how about that on the day we die, we have not figured it out still? Just how is your life?

life!

2008-07-23T22:45:00.002+08:00

really great to be hanging out with friends after a long day at work, share about work and life and talking about the things we enjoy.

A nice cosy place to sit in and that about completes the equation.

梦

2008-07-16T22:35:00.000+08:00

真是不够睡的一个礼拜！

别惹我

2008-07-15T22:05:00.003+08:00

有人说我脾气坏，而这会耽误我的前途。
我觉得我不能为了取悦他人而压迫自己。
方才又一位朋友告诉我，他要辞职了。
被问其原因，他说再也无法面对身边的恶魔了。
我说，你为什么不争取？
他说他好累。
我说我可没那么好欺负。
他说这是自寻死路的做法。
所以离开才是上策。
我问他，那么孩子们怎么办？
他说也管不了这么多了。
我说，希望自己不会落得如此的结局。
所以才想通了。
脾气坏或表现成恶人，难道就不是为了这样的目的吗？

Meaningful Parable

2008-07-15T11:35:00.000+08:00

Well I am not Christian but good things are beyond religion :)

On that day Jesus went out of the house, and sat by the seaside. Great multitudes gathered to him, so that he entered into a boat, and sat, and all the multitude stood on the beach. He spoke to them many things in parables, saying, "Behold, a farmer went out to sow. As he sowed, some seeds fell by the roadside, and the birds came and devoured them. Others fell on rocky ground, where they didn't have much soil, and immediately they sprang up, because they had no depth of earth. When the sun had risen, they were scorched. Because they had no root, they withered away. Others fell among thorns. The thorns grew up and choked them: and others fell on good soil, and yielded fruit: some one hundred times as much, some sixty, and some thirty. He who has ears to hear, let him hear."

Glad

2008-07-14T17:18:00.004+08:00

Sometimes as a teacher,
when you feel demoralized and down,
certain good things will always happen:

Happy that some of you made it to scholarships in JCs,
Some of you made it to top JCs
Some of you were happy to go where you wanted to go,
You were in control and enabled choices for yourselves.

Some we shared through pains and difficult times,
And some, the happy memories were short and fleeting.

Time passes,
people come and go,

But, remember all of you I'll do.

Best of luck for your future endeavours :)

欣慰

2008-07-14T17:02:00.005+08:00

Today I was casually looking through the school results excellence record and realised that 9 of our ex-cadets were scoring 4 or more distinctions in their A level examinations in the various JCs!

And I realised that 7 of my ex-form class students also scored 4 or more distinctions in their A levels! Pity they did not share with me the good news but rather that I found out by accident.

Or maybe they did not think that their secondary school teachers had a part to play for their successes? :p

But indeed I feel this should be what all teachers are looking out for, success stories! Even if we say it is very shallow just talking about results, it is actually more like overcoming obstacles that I see here. Likewise, I would be equally happy if they had exceeded themselves even in other arenas. It's not the results but rather the outcome of their hardwork that make the difference!

To all of you: push on and we will always be here behind you :)

看齐

2008-07-14T16:33:00.003+08:00

今天又问了自己同样的问题：为什么要教书？
悲观？
极端？
坏脾气？
不看世界？
不走流行？

我只想好好教我的书，行不行？

以为

2008-07-13T02:52:00.002+08:00

从聚会中得知，另一位同时最近为工作忙碌得有些晕头转向。
从前爽朗的她，整个人好像都变了一个样。
原以为职务再繁重，应该也难她不倒，但现在事情看来是我太主观了些。
我们是否对人往往都太早归类与定型？
今天的他是否也还是昨天的他？

思考

2008-07-10T23:05:00.001+08:00

朋友说与其自己说，不如等别人的答案。
真是有趣的意见。

感触

2008-07-10T08:37:00.001+08:00

有些班永远都无法做到要求的水准。
有些学生则明哲保身。
有些老师就此灰心沮丧。

看远

2008-07-09T22:35:00.002+08:00

今天朋友让我看吴庆康的篇章，不知道是不是在暗示我，说我太悲观？想像也许真的可能如此。
作者说凡是都要看得远，看开其实还是悲观的。
所以我们大家一起来努力看远吧！
:p

文化的流失

2008-07-07T00:58:00.003+08:00

今天突然心血来潮，
到夜间动物园走了一趟。
那边人好多，
旅客一批接着一批，
本地人都是一家大小，
但，
当我放眼看去，
最没有教养的好像都是本地人。

再次

2008-07-05T23:03:00.003+08:00

忙到没有时间下笔。
总觉得朋友们在这个年纪都好像为生活疲于奔命。
热情已悄悄匿迹，
以前大班人马一同外出的场景不复存在。
今天，
小猫三两。
明天又会如何？

他人

2008-06-30T12:28:00.002+08:00

So baffling that people can just dis-regard the person in front despite the fact that people are trying their best to do something important.

Just what are the values instilled in such an individual?

If it was really that insignificant? Will you be discovered in the 1st place?

What can't we be more socially conscious and aware?

Because the world owe us a living?

Miracles

2008-05-25T13:25:00.003+08:00

Had this hanging question in the mind when I was confronted by students about this notion some time ago:

"Why are we not doing this when the rest of the school/people doing it anyway?"

To which I replied:

"It does not mean that it is the right thing when a majority of the people are doing it! The problem is, you should be doing the right thing!"

But still it hangs in the mind.

Today an answer seems ready.

According to Professor Yu Dan, who made studies on the philosophy of Confucius, modern affluent people seems to be less happy once their general need for a physical life has already been met when the choices seemed to grow more and more.

At the end of the day, it seems that we have too many choices that we become confused and lost, and we no longer know what it is that we have to do that will make life more meaningful.

So what makes life happy?

If we manage our own definition of life without the restrictions of materialistic gains nor comparisons, life will definitely be happier. If we have conviction without influence from others, we will make miracles.

So the better answer to the question of why we should not be doing things when others are doing, it is because we want meaningful lives to ourselves, and we want to make miracles.

Haha I Think I Am Lying... LOL

2008-05-19T15:05:00.000+08:00

Your EQ is 173

Two possibilities - you've either out "Dr. Phil-ed" Dr. Phil... or you're a dirty liar.

Seriously though, your whole "Don't Worry, Be Happy" philosophy is really what defines emotional intelligence.

You're warm, open, and very optimistic. You know how to act appropriately, even if you don't feel like it.

You are a good communicator, and you have little difficulty with personal relationships - even when you're dealing with difficult people.

In general, you are successful, capable, together person. You get what you want out of life.

What's Your EQ (Emotional Intelligence Quotient)?

心雨

2008-05-08T08:16:00.003+08:00

不知道是不是自己能力不足还是时代变迁，但总觉得教学的道路非常难行。

在教育界历练越长，面对的挫折也就越多。是必须完成的工作越来越有挑战，还是已经懈怠了？

记得曾经说过，若热忱不再，我会道别。

但愿不会如此。

Canon Speedlite 430

2008-05-05T22:19:00.003+08:00

原来闪光灯可以解决照相时的种种技术问题！
害我吃了那么多个月的苦头，现在终于能够把那些恼人的黑影吃掉了！
哈哈！真过瘾！

星期六！

2008-05-04T01:37:00.002+08:00

今天睡了将近11小时……太可怕了！真像一头猪不是吧？
今天也没什么工作效率，一整天里面，也没改到多少考卷，反而看了一个下午的 Youtube。

Randy Pausch, Professor of Computer Science, Carnegie Melon University，你可知道他的故事？
他得了胰脏癌。（pancreatic cancer）
想知道他的故事吗？

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo

到以上网站看看，但他的讲话有一小时那么长哦！

然后晚间到滨海艺术中心看西安艺术学院的华乐表演。里头演奏的《梁祝》弹得极为精彩，让人听了颇为感动。

今天也是第一次到政府大厦（cityhall）的 jco donuts and coffee 吃夜宵，喝了杯咖啡，所以导致现在失眠！

:p

Faith

2008-05-02T14:49:00.003+08:00

After reading the newspaper report on the deceased teacher who had donated 200000 dollars to his teaching school, I was filled with much thoughts.

Imagine our current state of education whereby everyone is so packed and laden with work and the desire to excel, many a time will we miss what the most important things were in the 1st place.

Sometimes we become so ideological that we felt that all was lost if things do not proceed the way we want them to.

Mr Seow taught me something very important with his donation: no matter what we should persevere and never ever forget what the end in mind was. If we are lost, what can we do, if we are demoralized, what should be the long term goal?

Thank you Mr Seow, for what you have given is not just money to all of us.

历程

2008-04-08T22:17:00.005+08:00

终于结束了四个月的训练！

不知学生是否学习付出与牺牲的精神？

他们的心路历程是否坎坷，是否培养了珍贵的情感？

或许，答案永远都不会揭晓。

Disgustingly long day again...

2008-03-26T22:24:00.003+08:00

Today's like terrible man.. lessons all the way and only 1 period for a break and that break has to be spent on detention because a certain class has decided to play the are-you-going-to-make-me-clean-the-class-or-you-give-up game.

And of course I took up the challenge.

In the end, there were still people who ran away.

Running...

I used to ask this question: why is it so difficult to do the right thing?

Why do people litter the class?

Why are people ever so stubborn?

Oh well.. guess sometimes action speaks louder than words. Hmm .. come to think of it, were it be speaking through action? The dirtier the class, the louder the message?

Or if you were asked to single people out, they see you as someone who wants to sabotage them. But isn't singling out of the guilty a better way to do things than to punish the whole class when there are innocent people around?

How come people value loyalty over righteousness?

Or moral courage?

Or suppose i surrender?

What kind of a message would it give them?

I guess the action does really speaks louder than words.

..........

And then it was a short break, then meeting for the FMS, future Marist School thingy.. long long meeting.. then another short break, then unit activity, in between I met unresolved people, i met people who are not willing to face challengers and difficulties, i met people who do not know what are the right things to do...

seems like there are many such people nowadays, or sometimes i wonder if the world was always like that?

baffling huh.. .

And by the time i am done with the attendance, it was 7pm++ already.. how many of such days can i stand man?

hiaz...

Woah...

2008-03-25T23:13:00.002+08:00

Wow never thought that i would have finished so much marking over the long weekend.. but thinking back, it's a really kill-off from my private time.

And to think some people can really just take their minds off work once they knock off.

Don't be a loser! Some would say, who ask you to take up this job! haha.. whatever..

Gambate!

2008-03-23T23:01:00.002+08:00

And so it has finally come to a balanced point.

A lot of things going through lately, disappointments, gratitude and mixed feelings... hatred, disgust, dislike, achievement.. it's been all a big mix-up.

For those who are worrying about me, don't worry, I am still fighting fit!

As I told a colleague/friend, it is something that I have to go through if I were to conquer this phase in teaching.

Sometimes, it's not really about what we have done but what we have attempted to. Not to say that we are not trying to do the right things and making sure that they work, but I guess its rather about whether we have tried our best.

For that, as long as the conscience is clear, I am happy already :)

So let's all fight for what we believe, be it in big or small ways. As long as we have tried, the rest is up to providence!

战斗

2008-03-16T00:07:00.001+08:00

Is it me or some students are just too far away from adults in bids to find themselves? How can we reach them when they are so far away?

How much energy can a teacher spare?

How much regrets will we cultivate in a lifetime or teaching?

Is teaching a meaningful job or its a depressing one?

Life itself maybe is equally perplexing.

Be positive, as my colleague says, and we will be able to overcome all odds. Cause if we who have crossed the bridge and not turn back to help, how will they ever cross if they should fall?

变迁

2008-03-16T00:00:00.002+08:00

haha how come students of nowadays all don't seem to want you to talk to them like an adult or teacher?

Are they already learnt of the craft of life or they are too stressed to hear what is to come?

Or they want you to be a friend rather than a teacher?

Share their troubles instead of guiding them?

Has the world really changed that much?

End

2008-03-04T18:55:00.002+08:00

If all seems lost and overwhelming, all I need to do is to look at the things you say and I will feel all powered once more.

斟酌

2008-02-27T06:51:00.003+08:00

Beliefs are once again set to the test.

Time for a re-visit.

Why am I in teaching? Can I conquer the obstacles that are before me?

If there is no support and even pressure to conform to something that I cannot identify, how should I handle?

If there was ever the scenario that I have to be someone that I am not, maybe that will be the time to go.

Puzzle

2008-02-26T12:36:00.002+08:00

Let's place this often-said sentence under scrutiny:

Student who is young versus adult who is the teacher.

One is naive and ignorant, the other is learned and mature.

The teacher has to adjust himself to suit his student if the student cannot learn the right things even after it was spelt out.

So a student does something not acceptable under the ruling and the teacher has to adjust for him?

信念

2008-02-21T18:13:00.004+08:00

在办公桌批改本子之时，不经意看到了去年的全班照。也不知怎么的，画面回到了4G拿回考卷的那天。

记得有一位同学的父亲特别走到前面来向我道谢。他说没有想到儿子能够考获如此佳绩。坦白说那个时候，我没有什么感觉。现在却不知怎么的，突然觉得好感动；感动的不是那一刻的握手道谢————一个已经被认为无法考获好成绩的青年竟然能够超越自己，打碎旁人附加在身上的枷锁，那是一件多么令人深省的奇迹！

亲爱的同学，当所有人都看不起你的时候，千万不要放弃，因为，世界上是充满奇迹的！

念力

2008-02-20T21:43:00.001+08:00

Close your eyes and see only the good from your heart.

Ignore the bad see the good.. . perservere and goodness shall come

Stand

2008-02-19T17:15:00.002+08:00

Somehow it feels very very drained at the end of a long day in school.

You stand outside the Humanities room and sounds just came out from within, the good heart of the teacher to impart life skills and values to the lost student, and the rustlings of the banner against the wind at the courtyard.

Clouds fly past, the water stilled in the drains, the occasional walking through of a student .. you close your eyes and suddenly you feel so very old, somewhat like going past years a many.

不放弃！

2008-02-13T13:09:00.001+08:00

觉得很高兴的是，就算身处恶劣的环境里，总还是会有好学生的存在。

谢谢你们的用功和努力！老师一定会加油的！

The More Important Thing to Do

2008-02-11T21:52:00.000+08:00

Which is more important? Cultivating a habit or last minute revisions?

What is a better way? Threats or corrective actions?

If we are not united for what is good, there will be no happy endings.

Though I do hope all of us can see things from a broader perspective.

Keep in Contact

2008-02-08T12:37:00.000+08:00

Thank you 4G and 4C of 2007!

Really glad to see you guys come back, and of cos all the smses!

Work hard in the tertiary institutions!

:)

Army Days

2008-02-07T22:36:00.000+08:00

Really happy when i received one CNY sms from one of my army subordinates even after like 8 long years of non contact! Thinking back, i was really very strict with them, bringing them running every alternate day and doing area cleaning every single work day of their 1 year or more with the SAF. I must have not been very friendly to them, as they all addressed me by rank and surname and not as friends as with the other commanders. I have never went out with them to celebrate anything nor go play together after work or nights out... i do not know, maybe it does not feel very right when i have to be responsible for them, playing together or cultivating that bond as people would suggest.

Thinking back again, and even as now, I do not feel being friendly nor brotherly is something i can display. The weight of responsibility weighs heavily; you can even say that i want things to be as such.

If everything ends, it must be that i have done my best.

Regrets i do not have when i think back of those days.. we have achieved things nobody else did, imagine the entire section passing IPPT when nobody else did. Imagine no extra duties, no quarrels between peers, high quality of work...

Though how many treasure the things they learnt then?

Maybe one of them did :)

新年

2008-02-06T22:45:00.001+08:00

Its a good feeling when your old students are back to visit you during the Chinese New Year. But for reasons unknown, I am never able to stay in place and talk to them. There's always duties to do and one cannot afford to stay at one place too long.

But nevertheless it's still a good feeling to see those old familiar faces.

Do fly high high!

喊

2008-01-29T16:49:00.000+08:00

Shouting and shouting, that's what colleagues thought i have been doing lately. Though there isn't much i can do otherwise if i don't. Its damaging to yourself, it's not very good to be shouting, but it's the least i can do. If shouting raises some note of sympathy, i pretty much hope it will gather hope and action from the bigger population. There is only so much one can do, and some things are better left unsaid and done.

珍重

2008-01-25T22:27:00.000+08:00

若是教书有任何的意义，那就是当一位教师看到学生为学业努力拼搏。

坦白来讲，本人并不觉得教书是一件简单的事。有时我们看到老师似乎轻松上课的样子－－－那是一种假象。记得有一位前辈对我说，做一个教师容易，做一位好的教师可是难上加难。经过这几年的折腾，对这句话的体验可谓愈加深刻。

一两天的辛苦其实不算什么，但若是每天如此，这其中消耗的精力可是能把人累死了一般。试问多少位教师可以数十年如一日般地过呢？

可看到学生的辛勤却又是教师的一大鼓舞，亲爱的 4E 同学，非常感谢你们为老师这坎坷的路途带来许多的快乐。虽然我们将分道扬镳，但我想我们所曾经拥有的回忆一定能永久长存的。

狂语

2008-01-20T13:32:00.000+08:00

Frankly i was quite disgusted when a friend said that in a realistic society such as Singapore, it is those who are scheming and fiercely independent who will make it big outside.

Off with trying to educate young minds about the right things in life. You will end up destroying them, or subject them to become slaves for the masters.

You teach them well, you become guilty of limiting their success in the future.

So success is happiness?

How about becoming rich and ending up raising a son who snaps up your fortune? How about fighting hard for your whole life only to realise you have no real friends or family?

How about the real definition of happiness? Money? Fame?

Is success in life measured by the amount of dollars you have?

Is happiness a reflection of how big a house you are staying?

Or imagine if a teacher is the person who spouts such words. So what makes a good teacher? Someone who allows the child to be how he wants to behave? An adult who tells him the consequence of his actions and taking the role of a bystander when things go wrong?

Why do you want to be a teacher in the first place then if you are such a kind of person?

If being a bystander is what you preach, maybe you should be a university lecturer, in that way your students are adults, and you will be better off saying all those words.

Exclamation

2008-01-18T23:50:00.000+08:00

Today a close friend asked if i was okay; that he sensed that i was very bitter about a lot of things. Although i did not feel that it was so, it might be because i have failed to realize it earlier.

I do not understand about how the world works, nor do i understand why people are the way they are or for the fact that they should be allowed to be behaving in negative manners because they feel things are supposed to be as such in the realistic society.

What is the point of having morals and education if all are to feel this way? Go with the flow so you can have a wonderful and relaxed life?

Feel justified because everybody else is doing the same thing? Or feeling that there is no point changing because it is futile to fight a losing battle?

What ever happened to ideals and dreams?

What happened to making things possible because we wanted them to?

Please do not judge me if you are not those who do not fight for what you believe, please forgive my insolence if i proclaim my likes and dislikes, for it is a short but meaningful life i prefer instead of hiding at dark corners and proclaiming your preferences behind closed doors.

Though, sincerely I wish happiness for all of you out there.

做工

2008-01-07T20:27:00.000+08:00

开学好像无止尽的会议要参加。谈起时，叔叔说这就是所谓的分担责任；真是有些荒唐你说不是吗？叔叔也说，要我们身为下属的做就直接说了岂不更干脆些？哈哈，真是让人啼笑皆非。