Times Like These

It's times like these you wonder what you could do if you had all the time in the world. When it's only a couple of days more to the real deal and everything else you've done so far is secondary and it all boils down to that few hours (and few pages) to sum it all up. Scary huh. But we all go through it and we survive (well most of us anyways).

So instead of doing what i should be doing i must confess that i've been daydreaming a little and thinking of the things i want to pick up after all this is done and settled. Even though i'm quite sure i won't get down to doing most of these things but hey can't someone just think about how things could be like? Like spending time going down streets less traveled and snapping different perspectives and churning out images that mean. Like sitting down in front of the laptop with a nice cup of tea and putting down on screen the thoughts and imaginations that drop by to say hi in a fleeting moment. Like experimenting with sounds that somehow start to sound creepily alike after a while. Where on earth do people find the time to do all these things?

These are the things you dream of right now and say to yourself that this is what i am going to do when it's finally all over. And when it finally does, you find yourself caught up will a million and one things that have nothing to do with what you've been dreaming of all these while.

And you wonder where people find the time to dream.

nineninenineninenineninenineninenine

Sexing Singapore

The recent ads for MCYS's Family campaign is really good. I'm sure you've seen the mad dancing girl one (i have it below). I love the short-film feel to it and i think its the next step in the right artistic direction for Singaporean advertising and it's good to see the govt leading it in the right way. There's another one that's quite good to- with the small boy walking into school with his dad and then turning around only to see that he's gone but really he's just hiding behind the pillar. It's and ad asking people to go for medicals i think. Anyways i heard these really cool commercials were done by this artist Yasmin i think. She's foreign talent but at least we can see the talent and that's good. (: She's done a couple of similar-themed ads for malaysia to. I've included them below. Enjoy.



i really like this one. it's really sad.



And this one's really funny. watch out for the smug old ladies' faces by the end of the short film. haha.

Lit Class

I had to work on this poem in Lit class by Philip Larkin called Sad Steps and guess what i found out that this guy is really quite cool. Just look at one of his works- This Be The Verse. He could totally pull off being a teenager today. (:

This Be The Verse by Philip Larkin

They fuck you up, your mum and dad.
 They may not mean to, but they do.
They fill you with the faults they had
 And add some extra, just for you.

But they were fucked up in their turn
 By fools in old-style hats and coats,
Who half the time were soppy-stern
 And half at one another's throats.

Man hands on misery to man.
 It deepens like a coastal shelf.
Get out as early as you can,
 And don't have any kids yourself.

Hissy Fit

To all those complaining about the rise in cost of living:

Do something about it.

There's really nothing substantial anybody can do to cushion this rice in prices (pun intended, although it's a bit late) because giving out more money is not going to do anything but worsen the situation. More money just means that we will carry on our extravagant air-conditioned lifestyles which will push prices even further and then we'll all start to cry inflation all over again.

The thing to do:

Save the environment.

And no i'm not talking about holding a massive global-scale rock concert to waste even more electricity and at the same time encouraging people to aid the helpless Earth.

The culprit is really our excessive use of fuels. We're squeezing the Earth dry of oil. And then they proudly say the future is in bio-fuels and we've got a happy ending. Or not. The real reason why food prices are escalating is precisely because of this happy ending.

It's simple. When you play with your food, you just get less food to eat.

And all those hurricanes don't help one bit. Guess who's responsible for these 'natural disasters'? Us. Mankind. All those things we release into the air that clog up our global air-conditioning system is what causes these tragedies. To think we blame the Earth for it.

I guess what they teach in Sunday School about how natural disasters are not caused by the wrath of God isn't true. That's how God made the world.

If you mess with the Earth, it'll mess the hell out of you back.
It's as simple as that.

Now go back to living in your pretty little air-conditioned rooms and driving your huge fanciful cars and continue squeezing your dear mother Earth dry.

Need

Some people need to blog.
Others dont.
I havent in a long time.

omg

this is so sad la please. found it on facebook.
(even though the language makes it damn hard to read.)

boy- i missed u at school 2day, y weren't u there?

girl- yeah, i had to go to the doctor.

boy- oh realy? y?

girl- oh nothin, annual shots, thats all.

boy- oh

girl- so wht did we do in math 2day?

boy- u didnt miss ne thing that great.......just lots of notes

girl- ok good

boy- yeah

girl- hey i have a question......

boy- ok, ask away

girl-........how much do u love me?

boy- u kno i love u more than anything

girl- yeah.....

boy- y did u ask?

girl-................>silence<..........

boy- is something wrong?

girl- no nothing at all

boy- good.

girl- ..............how much do u care about me?

boy- i would give u the world in a heartbeat if i could.

girl- u would?

boy- yeah.........of course i would >sounding worried< is there something wrong??

girl- no, everythings fine......

boy- are u sure?

girl- yeah.

boy- ok.......i hope so.

girl- ..............would u die for me?

boy- i would take a bullet for u anyday, hun

girl- realy?

boy- anyday. now seriously, is there something wrong???

girl- no im fine, ur fine, we're fine, everyones fine.

boy- ............ok

girl-......................well i have to go ill c u 2morrow at school.

boy- alright, bye. I LOVE YOU.

girl- yeah, i love u 2, bye.

THE NEXT DAY AT SCHOOL:

boy- hey, have u seen my g/f 2day?

friend- no

boy- oh.

friend- she wasnt here yesterday either.

boy- i know, she was acting all wierd on the phone last nite.

friend- well dude u kno how gurls are sumtimes

boy- yeah........but not her.

friend- idk wht else 2 say, man.

boy- k well i gotta get 2 english, ill c ya after school.

friend- yeah i gotta get to science, ttyl.

THAT NIGHT:

-ring-
-ring-
-ring-
-ring-
girl- hello?

boy- hey

girl- oh, hi.

boy- y weren't u at school 2day?

girl- uh.......i had another doctor appointment.

boy- are u sick?

girl- ..................um i have 2 go, my mom's callin on my other line.

boy- ill wait.

girl- it may take a while, ill call u later.

boy-........alright, i love u hun.

very long pause<


girl- (with tear in her eye) look, i think we should break up.

boy- what???

girl- its the best thing for us right now.

boy- y????

girl- i love u.
click<


THE GIRL DOESNT COME TO SCHOOL FOR 3 MORE WEEKS, AND DOESNT ANSWER HER PHONE.

boy- hey dude

friend- hey

boy- whats up

friend- nothin, hey have u talked 2 ur ex lately?

boy- no

friend- so u didnt hear?

boy- hear what?

friend- um idk if i should be the one to tell u......

boy- dude, wtf tell me

friend- uh....call this number....433-555-3468

boy- ok............

BOY CALLS NUMBER AFTER SCHOOL

-ring-
-ring-
-ring-
voice- hello, suppam county hospital, this is nurse beckam.

boy- uh.......i must have the wrong number, im looking for my friend.

voice- what is her name, sir?
(boy gives info)

voice- yes, this is the right number, she is one of our patients here.

boy- rele? y? what happened??? how is she???

voice- her room number is ..646, in building A, suite 3.

boy- WHT HAPPENED??!!!!

voice- plz come by sir and you can see her, goodbye.

boy- WAIT! NO!
*dial tone*

BOY GOES TO HOSPITAL, AND TO ROOM ..646, BUILDING A, SUITE 3. GIRL IS LYING IN THE HOSPITAL BED.

boy- omg are u ok??

girl- ..................

boy- sweetie!! talk to me!!

girl- i..........

boy- u what?? U WHAT???

girl- i have cancer and im on life support

boy- .....................>breaks into tears<......................

girl- they're taking me off 2night

boy- y??

girl- i wanted 2 tell u but i couldnt

boy- y didnt u tell me????

girl- i didnt want 2 hurt u.

boy- u could never hurt me

girl- i just wanted 2 c if u felt bout me as the same i felt bout u.

boy- ?

girl- i love u more than anything, i would give u the world in a heartbeat. i would die for you and take a bullet for you.

boy- ...........

girl- dont be sad, i love u n ill always be here w/u

boy- then y'd u break up w/me?

nurse- young man, visiting hours are over.

BOY LEAVES, GIRL IS TAKEN OFF LIFE SUPPORT, AND DIES.

but wht the boy didn't kno is that the girl only asked him those questions so she could hear him say it one last time, and she only broke up w/him because she knew she only had 3 more weeks to live, and thought it would cause him less pain and give him time to get over her before she died.

NEXT DAY

the boy is found dead with a gun in his hand..with a note in the other...
THE NOTE SAID:i told her i would take a bullet for her....just like she said she would die for me...

This is the Start of Something New

Today is the start of 2008.
It's the start of a new year.
The start of Year 2.
The start of mugging cos it's the start of my worrying for A Levels.
The start of something special too. (everything before that can be the prelude.)
The start of spending time with you.
The start of something new.

2007. It was totally screwed to the max please. Coming to VJ was, to be honest, quite underwhelming. I mean i expected it to be like OMG SUPER FUN. but i ended up like Been there, Done that. Oh but boyy was i wrong. The year was CRRRAZY. I told myself not to join choir but here i am in VJ Choir. Haha. But it's not that bad. In fact it's all good! :) But only now la. There were times when i was like omg shit what am/was i thinking but nevermind. VJ CHOIR IS FUN!

Then there was class. S53 was cute. Haha like really compared to A15 they are cute. Lol no comments. Everyone was nice and all. People are nice too in A15. Just that it's more like the real world in A15 if you get my drift. :) But it's okay i survived one year; i can survive another. especially when now i have you.:)

2007 was the year i really grew up. like really. im a totally different person. and i realised that fate is a freak. anything can happen. hearts were broken and tears were shed. But i guess that's how you grow up.

2008. It's gonna get better. there is so much in store already. Like A levels. haha. and O1! and Musicfest! and you. I hereby resolve to stop ponning lecs or/and tutorials. I resolve to be nice to people (as much as POSSIBLE.)

I resolve to stop ignoring the things i dont like and face those darn fears.

2008 will be a blast.


i will share the air i breathe
i'll give you my heart on a string
i just dont want to miss anything.

Love.