New house and intro

02:09.85 to get out
06:41.06 to get to the gate
09:01.35 to get in.

Finally moved to my new house. Address is:
36 Sturdee Road #04-13 Kerrisdale
Singapore 207855

The common feeling is... this house seems like the executive suite of some hotel, not home.
Homesick is a way to put it, oh the irony in that though. The buses passing through here are foreign to me. The buildings are reminiscent of that in a foreign land; Disquieting queer feeling i get just being in farrer park.

Jaywalking has upgraded 1 level from 2 lanes, to 3 lanes. The opposite direction of the roads are probably 200m from each other. It costs $2 to get to church.
Yet on hindsight, 10 minutes walk to farrer park station and from there, 15 minutes to orchard mrt, 15 minutes to harbourfront. Not bad at all in my opinion.

Yesterday(a few hours ago) was my last time in church for the next few weeks. Won't be able to spend that much time with God during NS. Perhaps could be spending more time in prayer during the waiting and in between stuff, but boy will i miss praise and fellowship for the next 2 weeks. Courage.


Frax sat there idly, rows of lights whizzed by as the train sped along the tunnel.
"Terrorism is a real threat," the vernacular voice projected from one of the countless speakers on board the train. "Stay vigilant and do your part against terrorism, please report any suspicious items you notice..."
He could not be bothered to listen to the rest of indoctrinating slur of words read out intermittently. He let his gaze wonder, only to see rows of... people mindlessly staring at images of terrorist attacks, wars, natural disasters and other calamities. Anxiety and fear were written all over the faces of these... people; The only sound heard were the screeching of the tracks and the resonating monotone of the speakers.
"There must be more than this," he thought to himself. "Is there no meaning to the things around me?"
Frax was heading for...

Growing old

*beep*
gone are the days of 45c bus journeys and mrt train rides.
12 days... make that 11 to NS.
Another year looms, and i'm more than grateful for the year that has passed.
A rather quiet year though there were A levels and stuff. Nothing big in my social life or spiritual walk in my opinion.
Word, Prayer, Praise.

New Year Resolutions:
Keep track of all my finances every month, with increased transport fees I need better management.
Grow closer to God
Stick to my principles though influences might change that otherwise.


Haywire.....

Corrections for paper 1

packing/throwing my room away. I'm moving house soon!
Anyways found this is my rooom...

Corrections for Paper 1
Cinderella: The True Story

Many of you think you know the real story of Cinderella, however, it is not the truth. This is how it really goes(went, bad grammer in sec 1) ...

Cinderella was an orphan living in the "Little Brats Orphanage". As She was the oldest, at the age of 16, she was forced by the evil Matron to do all the chores. Cinderella had the thought of taking her life away. But refrained from it as she did not want to upset her younger friends at the orphanage. Sadly, Cinderella could take no more and was prepared to slash her throat. Fortunately Mrs Jones adopted her straught away (I'm wondering how i wrote her into the story)

Cinderella moved to Mrs Jone's house the next day. She was mesmorized upon seeing the massive size of Mrs Jones' mansion and courtyard. Jones was a career-minded single woman and due to loniness, she loved Cinderella with all her heart. In Cinderella's eyes, Mrs Jones was the greatest adopted mom. ( you can adopt a mother?)

One day, while strolling by the mansion's pond. She saw a wonderfully handsome frog in the pond and kissed it due to her uneducated mind. She was immediately transported to a bed in an eerie castle in the middle of nowhere and since the frog's mouth was coated with sleeping juice(sleeping frog breed) , she fell asleep.

A hundred... minutes passed when a prince entered the castle and saw Cinderella, he decided to make love to her due to her uncomparable beauty(horny in sec 1 liao... haiz) Upon approaching, Cinderella woke up and slapped him, cursing him about his soon to be done action. Since she like him anyway, they got married and lived happily ever after... for twenty years since... well thats another story.

Red are my comments.... my gosh sec 1... Didn't know how terrible my english was. Quite fun to find old things... anyways, back to packing!

JC2

I think i've recapped about my j1 life before, so here's my j2 life.

In the beginning pace is lost,
Trudging through, my lost the cost.
Same class, different form
My situation seemed forlorn.
Tinkering, changing, transformation imminent,
Coping, struggling, challenges loomed.
Juniors few, sound changed, dispirited music.
Grades plummet, dilapidated downfall.
Mediocre showing, regrets abound,
No… no regret, it voids one’s soul.
A chapter closes in C minor,
A new challenge looms,
Can I cope? Oh I don’t know.
Relationships weaken, yet others strengthen,
Fickleness, convenience the law, loyalty is meek.
The hill passed, yet no triumph with mediocre passage.
The mountain loomed, menacing, sinister, yet unavoidable.
Gearing up, with friends present and past,
Reminiscent memories whirled of the climb before.
Spiritual, rumbling roll, a trek in light and dark.
The word to carry me through,
Faithful when I was faithless,
A comfort like no other, the journey continues.
Past the summit, results wait,
Once again… challenges recur,
Inexorable fate.

JC life is over

JC life is over!

Been 2 days since my last paper ended. Bio S.
Month of papers are over and well, its the time of year again. Holidays, real holidays!
Not sure what i'm gonna do after this week though.

Sat- cous's wedding dinner
Sun- prom!

Class chalet was pretty fun... but 1 day only, quite sad right? But the turn up was pretty good, only aravin didn't go. Ps2 is an anti-social device... but fun nonetheless. bridge, ratrace, too bad didn't play mahjong.
Should I get a job? do community service? go out like mad? start writing again? battlefield?
They say you lose direction after As, well hopefully it is temporary, can't even remember what i did after O's.
Anyways battlefield 2142 is fun, too bad i can't shoot for nuts, so the second best option is to spray like crazy. Gone Medic again... still wondering why i chose to go medic though.
I got nothing to write... i think my brain is being wasted. Decadant lifestyle...

Isiah 50:10

Isiah 50:10
Who among you fears the Lord and obeys the word of his servant? Let him who walks in the dark, who has no light, trust in the name of the Lord and rely on his God.

This verse is the beginning and the end of my time in NJ, pretty glad to find it after losing it for quite some time... found it again today.
Thank God I went for youthphoria, almost decided not to go and mug food chem...

Aim High
A14A2D
Pay Now, Play Later
byebye com...
Decide Now
shall not use the com unless for GP/Bio S
Let's Have a Party.
27th November

Something's wrong with your life, stop, do something about it.

Internet Censorship

Interesting video on something which happened 17 years ago...
video

Interesting views... far from objective though it does highlight some frightening issues on the Internet.
Viewer discretion is advised. Do not take the view put forth as the absolute truth.
Discern this source of information on your own. If I post any more than this, I could be jailed... intrigued aren't you?

Results 1 - 20 of about 13,500 for .
约有146项符合 的查询结果，以下是第1-18项。

Haze

I think the PSI has just gone pass the 100 mark. I can't see orchard from my house....

ironic paradox

The Haze in Singapore is back.


My niece haha eating some jelly... cute rite?


National Museum, architecture of a Victorian Era

I need to start studying again haha.... my results aren't exactly good. Bio was apalling to a certain degree. 2/10 marks for 2 structured questions. Completely mis-intepreted the questions. Cannot believe it. I can't seem to find the momentum. I have no idea why. Perhaps it's the refractory period of my study cycle.

Thinking about the past, only one prominent feeling comes, nostalgia. Somehow, someway, sometime ago, things were better. Yet how does one exactly judge one's quality of life using standards which are relative?

Closer to someone thousands of miles away, yet furthur away from people around you.
Ironic to say the least.

a joyful sunny beach,
a disconsolate winter landscape.
life before death, a life after death.
Intrinsic qualities, realised potential,
ubiquitous to some, rare to most.
comfort breeds negligence,
strife generates character.
the righteous are condemned,
sinful undercurrents escape.
a zero has no value,
yet it's inverse is infinite.
what harms taste good,
what is good, harms the taste.
east meets west, north is south.
opposites interwined in articulate complexity.

Revolving Doors of Vengeance

Revolving Doors of Vengeance.

Vengeance breeds a whole cycle of rampant discord and unforgiving destruction.
The geis of the whole show basically. My dad and I watch it every night and today was the last episode. Great plot, great acting, great show!

Psalms 31

Be merciful to me, O Lord, for I am in distress;
my eyes grow weak with sorrow,
my soul and my body with grief.
My life is consumed by anguish
and my years by groaning;
my strength fails because of my affliction,
and my bones grow weak.
Because of all my enemies,
I am the utter contempt of my neighbours;
I am a dread to my friends-
those who see me on the street flee from me.
I am forgotten by them as though I were dead;
I have become like broken pottery.
For I hear the slander of many;
there is terror on every side;
they conspire against me
and plot to take my life.
But I trust in you O Lord;
I say, "You are my God."
My times are in your hands;
deliver me from my enemies
and from those who pursue me.
Let your face shine on your servant;
save me from your unfailing love.
Let me not be put to shame, O Lord,
for I have cried out to you;
but let the wicked be put to shame
and lie silent in the grave.
Let their lying lips be silenced,
for with pride and contempt
they speak arrogantly against the
rightheous.
How great is your goodness,
which you have stored for those who fear you,
which you bestow in the sight of men
on those who take refuge in you.
In the shelter of your presence you hide them
from the intrigues of men;
in your dwelling you keep them safe from accusing tongues.
Praise be to the Lord,
for he showed his wonderful love to me
when I was in a besieged city.
In my alarm I said,
"I am cut off from your sight!"
Yet you heard my cry for mercy
when i called to you for help.
Love the Lord, all his saints!
The Lord preserves the faithful,
but the proud he pays back in full.
Be strong and take heart,
all you who hope in the Lord.

Psalms 31: 9 - 24

23rd sept

23 sept... day not to forget for various reasons.

Heard a very interesting quote today:
"(Modern) Art isn't meant to look realistic, if not, that would defeat the purpose of photos."

Warning: Parental Guidance

Bienale 2006. Believe. Some pretty cool stuff, some were plain gory though. The 1st exhibit was this dark room which lit up as one passed it. Saw a lamb to the slaughter... brutality at in its unadulterated raw form. The slash of the neck followed by the burst of blood from severed arteries and veins. Likened to that of slicing a water balloon in half. An artist with a self portrait of himself with a hole in his chest, a cigrette in his right hand and his heart in his left. There's a more gory one, but shalln't state it.
The documentary on the last meal was insightful, showing varying points of view.
The local art scene... a movement for decades, yet gaining momentum only recently, aesthetic beauty realised through contrasts, hues and tones.

"This exhibit isn't meant to be appreciated visually"

A wrong to right a wrong... vicious cycle.

Pictures

Here are some pictures from my hp, enjoy :)

Day b4 prelims

It is the day before the prelims.
Shall hand everything to God.
In him i trust.
My all in all.

To God be the Glory... haha the hymm i played for ac founder's day last year....

Ethics

UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
Article 3.
Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.

Article 5.
No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment

Article 12.
No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honour and reputation. Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks

Article 19.
Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.

Article 26.
(1) Everyone has the right to education. Education shall be free, at least in the elementary and fundamental stages. Elementary education shall be compulsory. Technical and professional education shall be made generally available and higher education shall be equally accessible to all on the basis of merit.

(2) Education shall be directed to the full development of the human personality and to the strengthening of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. It shall promote understanding, tolerance and friendship among all nations, racial or religious groups, and shall further the activities of the United Nations for the maintenance of peace.

(3) Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children.

A few articles from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, as written in 1948.
Amiable, yet sadly unacheivable in my opinion unless our World achieved a practically impossible Utopian scenario. With the current decadent state our world is in, perhaps human rights may soon no longer be a liberty for those who live in tumultuous regions such as the middle east. Even though Singapore has some limitations on article 17, you cannot deny the fact that it does its' best honour every human's right.
A certain superpower abuses these basic human rights through harsh laws meant to protect its security. It may be true that thier adversaries may be devoid of moral and ethical principles and thus have little or no regard on Human Rights. By compromising their values to hype up security, it may prove to be a better defense against these oppressors of Human Rights, yet this move could be what these oppressors want; the champions of freedom compromising the freedom of their citizens and generally Mankind. The Hadhita massacre, the Congo Conflict, The North Korean nuclear threat, the impending Iraqi civil war. Some call this the signs of armageddon, others, a recurring state of conflict common to man. The only thing certain though, is that in all conflicts and unjustifiable acts, that the only undeniable human right to live has been compromised.

The missing 50 and paper clips

A scene of enmity met my curious eyes, a tenacious throbbing at my common sense telling me something was peculiar about the room. The books were neatly stacked and the stationary neatly at the side; it was exceptionally neat. Was this a cover-up? Did somebody rummage through my things? Unanswerable questions and a multitude of assumptions flooded my mind...

Something was missing... the only assumption that was true beyond a doubt.

I edged towards the table, cautiously inspecting the table with intense scrutiny.
Alas, I noticed something which stood out impalpably, a lone paper clip beside the corner leg of the table. A horrific deduction came into my logical cognitive mind; my box of paperclips was stolen...

"Shit," I cursed and before I knew it, a shuffle of footsteps was followed by a thud. An acute pain raced across the back of my head before a sea of black engulfed my vision.

I regained my conciousness after what could have been hours, or even days. I looked around...

I'm sorry, I love you

I'm sorry, I love you

terribly touching... sadistically lovely.

Walk Status update 1

hurting people hurt people
how true...

Planet shakers really rocked last night! Haha somehow yea... i'm a Methodist!
As 'A's approach... still considering whether i should stop goin for youthphoria.
Youthphoria is really meaningful especially in the activities and message. Activities may get brainless at times but well, but messages are really applicable in a practical sense. Current theme is on friendship.

I'm not a rock, I'm not an island...
I can be hurt, but i'm not alone...

A Time

a time to play, a time to study,
a time to be free, a time to worry.
a time to play, a time to mug,
a time to give, a time to tug.
a time to laugh, a time to cry,
a time to rush, a time to let things go by.
a time to fall, a time to fly,
a time to live, a time to die.
A time to hide, a time to show,
a time to stop, a time to go
a time for everthing, no time for nothing...
stop slacking!

Friends in High Places

Will I was in need
I needed a friend
I was alone
I needed a hand
I was going down
But someone rescued me
My God cares too much to say
His mercies are new every day
I get down to pray
And then help is on it's way
I walk by faith
And not by sight
If things go wrong
It'll be alright
'Cause someone greater is watching over me
My God cares too much to say
His mercies are new every day
I get down to pray
And then help is on it's way
Now in faith I believe
That I've got everything I need
I walk by faith and not by what I see
I've got friends in high places
I've got someone I can call
I've got someone watching over me