ages ago there was this piece of writing:
Keeping Things Whole
In a fieldI am the absenceof field.This isalways the case.Wherever I amI am what is missing.
When I walkI part the airand alwaysthe air moves into fill the spaceswhere my body’s been.
We all have reasonsfor moving.I moveto keep things whole.
Mark Strand
I do not know if it is [...]
was at Bugis Street, shopping for a bag, had an odd feeling, of “Ah Beng” salespersons being very polite and attentive. there was one rather commendable shop attendant, i was rather surprised. he wasn’t that skillful at sweet-talking or recommending items, but the effort was laudable.i was rather put off by the noise-blasting shops and [...]
after weeks of hearing the NDP song “There’s No Place I’d Rather Be”, i finally caught on today to the pun of “I, Wannabe”. It’s in the lyrics. It fits, doesn’t it. This song, talking about all the top cities of planet earth, comparing them to singapore, trying to link us to them in one [...]
“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; wisdom and instruction fools despise. Hear, my son, your father’s instruction, and reject not your mother’s teaching. For the self-will of the simple kills them, the smugness of fools destroys them.” - Proverbs 1: 7,8,32
am i a fool, am i simple?
omg now they introduce this referral program. why only now!!? dahz. well whoever wants me to refer them, just tell me =]
http://forums.lotro.com/showthread.php?t=78285
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driving, to me, is like being trapped. being obliged to stay at the wheel, having to pay attention to the road, the traffic, the other cars, the traffic lights.
it’s like having to stay in the lane, having to follow the rules, having to watch out for other people, moving at the same speed (or slower) [...]
zero degrees celsius, is it?
Scenario:
A quantity of water, perhaps in a glass. It’s inside one of those imaginary environments, zero energy transfer with the outside world, isolated. The environment has an atmosphere, at exactly zero degrees celsius. [side question: is all the water in the air gone? condensed? just to check. but it's not important [...]
i think i would miss the lovely thunderstorms in singapore
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i guess Mr. Jacky Cheung really likes this theme. I recall there was another song along the same lines or title. someday when we are old enough we will understand
still don’t have the energy to think deep thoughts. haha.
it’s been a difficult and also a nice week. ah well, at least some things are over.
nice things:
wednesday. nice jap food dinner. i like the noodles at waraku. at least i actually had interesting things to choose between instead of standard boring “fast-food” jap outlets. it’s [...]
