Saturday, March 31, 2007
Thursday
Went to catch Mr Bean's Holiday. In the end, the theater had some technical problems, sigh. Why do unexpected events always happen to me. Haha. Man, you could really see the true faces of people from that incident. There was this disgruntled patron. I dont know whether he's trying to show off to his girlfriend or wat, but he acted like whoa, u owe me something man. And Im not happy! Crap, I hate this kind of people!! So show off~ Who
does he think he is man! You should be glad that the management already decided to allow you to change the tickets to watch the show again. ^^ Thats why i say, people never really truly understand the meaning of self content. Sigh..
Friday
Haha, Went out with dear dear to X-Zone at Jurong East Entertainment Center. Guess what, we played our favourite game again!! It was House of the Dead 4!! Hehe. As expected la, we only managed to last till stage 3, and that was after we continued the game once. I guess my gaming skills are starting to wear off, and I haven't been practising for quite some time as well. After that, we went back to her place for dinner~~. Had a wonderful meal with them!! ^^ Next up, we watched Supernatural. It was about this two brothers who had the ability to see spirits, and that they used this ability to help others around them. Yea, it was interesting but I had to run off half way, cos' my DADDY started to nag again. Haha, always nagging at me .... Sometimes i just can't stand his nagging. I mean, AFTERALL, I'm gonna reach 21 SOON.... Why can't he just treat me like an adult. He's always forbidding me to make friends, go out with friends, etc. That made me a LONER during my primary school and secondary school days. And it really caused me alot of damage, not just physically but emotionally too! But I'm starting to change, I guess...
Enough said, I wan to sleep now, and get my zakum helm this weekend :) Nitez!
Went to catch Mr Bean's Holiday. In the end, the theater had some technical problems, sigh. Why do unexpected events always happen to me. Haha. Man, you could really see the true faces of people from that incident. There was this disgruntled patron. I dont know whether he's trying to show off to his girlfriend or wat, but he acted like whoa, u owe me something man. And Im not happy! Crap, I hate this kind of people!! So show off~ Who
does he think he is man! You should be glad that the management already decided to allow you to change the tickets to watch the show again. ^^ Thats why i say, people never really truly understand the meaning of self content. Sigh..
Friday
Haha, Went out with dear dear to X-Zone at Jurong East Entertainment Center. Guess what, we played our favourite game again!! It was House of the Dead 4!! Hehe. As expected la, we only managed to last till stage 3, and that was after we continued the game once. I guess my gaming skills are starting to wear off, and I haven't been practising for quite some time as well. After that, we went back to her place for dinner~~. Had a wonderful meal with them!! ^^ Next up, we watched Supernatural. It was about this two brothers who had the ability to see spirits, and that they used this ability to help others around them. Yea, it was interesting but I had to run off half way, cos' my DADDY started to nag again. Haha, always nagging at me .... Sometimes i just can't stand his nagging. I mean, AFTERALL, I'm gonna reach 21 SOON.... Why can't he just treat me like an adult. He's always forbidding me to make friends, go out with friends, etc. That made me a LONER during my primary school and secondary school days. And it really caused me alot of damage, not just physically but emotionally too! But I'm starting to change, I guess...
Enough said, I wan to sleep now, and get my zakum helm this weekend :) Nitez!
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7:24 AM
Tuesday, March 27, 20077:24 AM
Today was a boring day as usual.. But i've kinda accepted the way things were meant to be. How lively can it get in the office right? ^^ Anyway, I had a 2 hour lunch break today. Wahahah, cos' i was talking to my boss in the pantry. :P I think I should do that more often. Heh.. Anyway, it's raining today, so i can't go down to exercise. T_T
But my dad said, we'll be going down to exercise tomorrow. Haha. But its kinda irritating when your folks wake u up at 5.30am in the morning! Hope it doesn't rain tomorrow as well.
Was watching the TV just now, and i caught a glimpse of the GRASSHOPPERS. Omg! Chao Meng is actually making a come back! Wahaha, its so LAME. I mean, they were in the generation of our parents. Feel like laughing already. :) Anyway, I'll be going down to catch Mr. Beans Holiday tomorrow evening at suntec after my work. Hehe, got free tickets again. :P
Got to go for dinner already, so I'll stop blogging here for now.
But my dad said, we'll be going down to exercise tomorrow. Haha. But its kinda irritating when your folks wake u up at 5.30am in the morning! Hope it doesn't rain tomorrow as well.
Was watching the TV just now, and i caught a glimpse of the GRASSHOPPERS. Omg! Chao Meng is actually making a come back! Wahaha, its so LAME. I mean, they were in the generation of our parents. Feel like laughing already. :) Anyway, I'll be going down to catch Mr. Beans Holiday tomorrow evening at suntec after my work. Hehe, got free tickets again. :P
Got to go for dinner already, so I'll stop blogging here for now.
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7:33 PM
Sunday, March 25, 20077:33 PM
Decided to go down to exercise cos' i really have nothing better to do at home. :P
Lets see, I ran for 2 Km and did some static exercises. All in all, it took me a whooping 45 mins T_T. It's actually quite fun to start exercising again, reminds me of the time when i was serving my ns. We had to wake up at 5.15 every morning and report downstairs for morning pt. Life was tough back then yeah. ^^
Recently, my mum has been talking about going overseas in March. She's intending to go to Hokkaido. Made me go O_O. Haha, cos' it isn't cheap to go to Japan for holidays. Both of my uncles have been to Hokkaido, and both gave 2 thumbs up, especially the food!!!
Stuff that they recommended:
Kobe Beef
Flower Crab
I won't know for sure whether my mummy is really going ahead with it or not. But I'm keeping my fingers crossed at the moment. Tonight was a disappointing performance. Haiz, I wasted 500 ramen and 100 power elixers. In the end, I didnt manage to help my friend get the Zakum Helmet. So sad now... (Note: Fyi, I'm talking about MapleStory)
My day was just ruined. T_T O Well, tomorrow is MONDAY! Goodness gracious MONDAY! @_@
And I have to go back to work already. Hope tomorrow no Monday blues. Haha. Good nitez.
Lets see, I ran for 2 Km and did some static exercises. All in all, it took me a whooping 45 mins T_T. It's actually quite fun to start exercising again, reminds me of the time when i was serving my ns. We had to wake up at 5.15 every morning and report downstairs for morning pt. Life was tough back then yeah. ^^
Recently, my mum has been talking about going overseas in March. She's intending to go to Hokkaido. Made me go O_O. Haha, cos' it isn't cheap to go to Japan for holidays. Both of my uncles have been to Hokkaido, and both gave 2 thumbs up, especially the food!!!
Stuff that they recommended:
Kobe Beef
Flower Crab
I won't know for sure whether my mummy is really going ahead with it or not. But I'm keeping my fingers crossed at the moment. Tonight was a disappointing performance. Haiz, I wasted 500 ramen and 100 power elixers. In the end, I didnt manage to help my friend get the Zakum Helmet. So sad now... (Note: Fyi, I'm talking about MapleStory)
My day was just ruined. T_T O Well, tomorrow is MONDAY! Goodness gracious MONDAY! @_@
And I have to go back to work already. Hope tomorrow no Monday blues. Haha. Good nitez.
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11:10 PM
11:10 PM
Decided to go down to exercise cos' i really have nothing better to do at home. :P
Lets see, I ran for 2 Km and did some static exercises. All in all, it took me a whooping 45 mins T_T. It's actually quite fun to start exercising again, reminds me of the time when i was serving my ns. We had to wake up at 5.15 every morning and report downstairs for morning pt. Life was tough back then yeah. ^^
Recently, my mum has been talking about going overseas in March. She's intending to go to Hokkaido. Made me go O_O. Haha, cos' it isnt cheap to go to Japan for holidays. Both of my uncles have been to Hokkaido, and both gave 2 thumbs up, especially the food!!!
Stuff that they reccomended:
Kobe Beef
Flower Crab
I won't know for sure whether my mummy is really going ahead with it or not. But I'm keeping my fingers crossed at the moment. Tonight was a disappointing performance. Haiz, I wasted 500 ramen and 100 power elixers. In the end, I didnt manage to help my fren get the Zakum Helmet. So sad now... (Note: Fyi, I'm talking about MapleStory)
My day was just ruined. T_T O Well, tomorrow is MONDAY! Goodness gracious MONDAY! @_@
And I have to go back to work already. Hope tomorrow no monday blues. Haha. Good nitez.
Lets see, I ran for 2 Km and did some static exercises. All in all, it took me a whooping 45 mins T_T. It's actually quite fun to start exercising again, reminds me of the time when i was serving my ns. We had to wake up at 5.15 every morning and report downstairs for morning pt. Life was tough back then yeah. ^^
Recently, my mum has been talking about going overseas in March. She's intending to go to Hokkaido. Made me go O_O. Haha, cos' it isnt cheap to go to Japan for holidays. Both of my uncles have been to Hokkaido, and both gave 2 thumbs up, especially the food!!!
Stuff that they reccomended:
Kobe Beef
Flower Crab
I won't know for sure whether my mummy is really going ahead with it or not. But I'm keeping my fingers crossed at the moment. Tonight was a disappointing performance. Haiz, I wasted 500 ramen and 100 power elixers. In the end, I didnt manage to help my fren get the Zakum Helmet. So sad now... (Note: Fyi, I'm talking about MapleStory)
My day was just ruined. T_T O Well, tomorrow is MONDAY! Goodness gracious MONDAY! @_@
And I have to go back to work already. Hope tomorrow no monday blues. Haha. Good nitez.
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11:10 PM
11:10 PM
Ok, Here goes nothing ^^:
The Issue of Ageing By Daisaku Ikeda
'JAPANESE society stands on the cusp of change. From this year, large numbers of the post-war baby-boom generation will reach retirement age. The country's over-65 population already stands at 25.6 million, more than 20 per cent of the total, and his percentage will continue to rise.
But the heart of this issue is not in the numbers. The problems of ageing present an opportunity to rethink our social and personal lives in order to ensure the dignity and welfare of each individual.
Recognizing and treasuring the contributions of older people is essential to the long flourishing of any society. As a country undergoing this demographic shift with exceptional speed, Japan has the opportunity to show a positive example of creatively responding to this challenge.
In a recent survey of members of the baby-boom generation, two-thirds of respondents expressed anxiety about the future. Besides economic issues such as the adequacy of pensions and the cost of living, they voiced concern about their health, their ability to care for parents, etc. There is a clear responsibility to respond to these voices wit sensitive and effective public-policy measures.
The same survey, however, also points to positive attitudes. Although only 15 percent of the baby-boom generation are now engaged in volunteer activities, six in 10 said they hoped to do so in the future. And almost eight in 10 looked forward to developing deeper relations with their neighbours and community.
I believe such attitudes - the desire to work for the benefit of others and to strengthen the bonds of community - can ensure the vitality of an ageing society. Individuals who feel needed and strive on behalf of others can keep their youth and energy.
There is and Eastern maxim that when we hold up a lantern for others, our own way forward is lit. Sincere efforts to brighten our surroundings return to illuminate our final years with dignity. A genuinely happy person is one who has rendered others happy.
I believe youth can last a lifetime. Inner youthfulness is not a matter of physical age. Rather, it is determined by the passion with which we live, the enthusiasm with which we learn, the energy with which we advance towards our chosen goal in life.
Some 30 years agao, I exchanged a series of letters with the well-loved novelist Yashushi Inoue (1907-91). In one unforgettable passage, inspired by the sight of children setting off to fly kites during the New Year holiday, he wrote: "I feel the need to send something aloft - a kite perhaps - to raise it high into the sky, to let it dance madly in the buffeting winds."
In another letter, Inoue wrote that with age he found himself increasingly drawn to the fierce mid-summer sun. The image of striding through such heat, he wrote, seemed to symbolize the urgent determination to accomplish something - which is actually the ony proof that we are alive.
Inoue was suffering from cancer and had undergone major surgery when he began writing his final novel, Confucius. For the next two years he continued to work on this novel, which sheds light on the humanity of the Chinese philosopher and his disciples. I recall him sharing with me these words: " There is no greater joy than to write one's best work in one's final years, when you are coming to fruitation as a person."
Do we view old age as a period of decline ending in death? Or as an ascent towards the attainment of our goals, towards bringing life to a rewarding and satisfying conclusion? A subtle difference in our inner attitude can completely change our experience of these years.
No one can avoid death. It is only when we become clearly conscious of our finitude that we earnestly consider the question of how best to live, how to make something truly valuable of our lives.
The ideal old age might be likened to a magnificent sunset. Just as the deep red of the setting sun holds the promise of a beautiful tomorrow, a life well lived conveys the gift hope to future generations.
But all of us have something we can leave behind. this is the unique and indelible record of our lives, the mark left by our soul on the world. The degree to which we are satisfied with our lives is something only we can judge and be responsible for.
The challenges of an ageing society are not limited to questions of policy. They are a chance to reconsider the very intimate question of how we choose to live our lives.'
Wahahah, Such a long passage. I'm sure everyone would be bored after reading this :P
The Issue of Ageing By Daisaku Ikeda
'JAPANESE society stands on the cusp of change. From this year, large numbers of the post-war baby-boom generation will reach retirement age. The country's over-65 population already stands at 25.6 million, more than 20 per cent of the total, and his percentage will continue to rise.
But the heart of this issue is not in the numbers. The problems of ageing present an opportunity to rethink our social and personal lives in order to ensure the dignity and welfare of each individual.
Recognizing and treasuring the contributions of older people is essential to the long flourishing of any society. As a country undergoing this demographic shift with exceptional speed, Japan has the opportunity to show a positive example of creatively responding to this challenge.
In a recent survey of members of the baby-boom generation, two-thirds of respondents expressed anxiety about the future. Besides economic issues such as the adequacy of pensions and the cost of living, they voiced concern about their health, their ability to care for parents, etc. There is a clear responsibility to respond to these voices wit sensitive and effective public-policy measures.
The same survey, however, also points to positive attitudes. Although only 15 percent of the baby-boom generation are now engaged in volunteer activities, six in 10 said they hoped to do so in the future. And almost eight in 10 looked forward to developing deeper relations with their neighbours and community.
I believe such attitudes - the desire to work for the benefit of others and to strengthen the bonds of community - can ensure the vitality of an ageing society. Individuals who feel needed and strive on behalf of others can keep their youth and energy.
There is and Eastern maxim that when we hold up a lantern for others, our own way forward is lit. Sincere efforts to brighten our surroundings return to illuminate our final years with dignity. A genuinely happy person is one who has rendered others happy.
I believe youth can last a lifetime. Inner youthfulness is not a matter of physical age. Rather, it is determined by the passion with which we live, the enthusiasm with which we learn, the energy with which we advance towards our chosen goal in life.
Some 30 years agao, I exchanged a series of letters with the well-loved novelist Yashushi Inoue (1907-91). In one unforgettable passage, inspired by the sight of children setting off to fly kites during the New Year holiday, he wrote: "I feel the need to send something aloft - a kite perhaps - to raise it high into the sky, to let it dance madly in the buffeting winds."
In another letter, Inoue wrote that with age he found himself increasingly drawn to the fierce mid-summer sun. The image of striding through such heat, he wrote, seemed to symbolize the urgent determination to accomplish something - which is actually the ony proof that we are alive.
Inoue was suffering from cancer and had undergone major surgery when he began writing his final novel, Confucius. For the next two years he continued to work on this novel, which sheds light on the humanity of the Chinese philosopher and his disciples. I recall him sharing with me these words: " There is no greater joy than to write one's best work in one's final years, when you are coming to fruitation as a person."
Do we view old age as a period of decline ending in death? Or as an ascent towards the attainment of our goals, towards bringing life to a rewarding and satisfying conclusion? A subtle difference in our inner attitude can completely change our experience of these years.
No one can avoid death. It is only when we become clearly conscious of our finitude that we earnestly consider the question of how best to live, how to make something truly valuable of our lives.
The ideal old age might be likened to a magnificent sunset. Just as the deep red of the setting sun holds the promise of a beautiful tomorrow, a life well lived conveys the gift hope to future generations.
But all of us have something we can leave behind. this is the unique and indelible record of our lives, the mark left by our soul on the world. The degree to which we are satisfied with our lives is something only we can judge and be responsible for.
The challenges of an ageing society are not limited to questions of policy. They are a chance to reconsider the very intimate question of how we choose to live our lives.'
Wahahah, Such a long passage. I'm sure everyone would be bored after reading this :P
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1:03 PM
1:03 PM
Looks like i haven't really been posting since 2005. Man, time really flies when you're in the army. Life hasn't really been easy for me too. ^^ Anyway, i should really stop talking about the army. =D
I think I'm going to start blogging again. Don't ask me what for?! Just feel like writing down my thoughts that's all.
Ok, Today was an enriching experience down at Senja Soka Centre. We started off with our morning gongyo and ended off with a 15 mins vigorous diamouku. Anyway, as usual, Mr Michael Yap , our vice general director of SSA, started reading to us the daily guidance from Our General Director and it was about the mind and body.
Quote: "The Mind and Body are two but not two"
Sounds quite chim for some, but he goes on to explain. ^^
Basically, this means that the mind affects our body and vice versa! I shan't go into what he said later, but this is the gist of today's topic.
O yes, I just found an article written by Daisaku Ikeda, the president of Soka Gakkai International, on the Straits Times, published on the 19th of March 2007. So what i'm going to do now is basically type this lenghty passage out!! :P Hope you guys will enjoy it!
I think I'm going to start blogging again. Don't ask me what for?! Just feel like writing down my thoughts that's all.
Ok, Today was an enriching experience down at Senja Soka Centre. We started off with our morning gongyo and ended off with a 15 mins vigorous diamouku. Anyway, as usual, Mr Michael Yap , our vice general director of SSA, started reading to us the daily guidance from Our General Director and it was about the mind and body.
Quote: "The Mind and Body are two but not two"
Sounds quite chim for some, but he goes on to explain. ^^
Basically, this means that the mind affects our body and vice versa! I shan't go into what he said later, but this is the gist of today's topic.
O yes, I just found an article written by Daisaku Ikeda, the president of Soka Gakkai International, on the Straits Times, published on the 19th of March 2007. So what i'm going to do now is basically type this lenghty passage out!! :P Hope you guys will enjoy it!
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12:46 PM
12:46 PM