Thunder

ok, i know this picture just gives you the wrong ideas but i just keep laughing when i think about a cat playing around with their owner's lingerie XD
me too lazy to post the photos taken at the steamboat yesterday and the trip to the taipei zoo todayso i'll post it some other time....if i do remember =P

during the past few weeks i've been praying about something that has been bothering me for quite some time
on fri, i thought i heard His answer to me through a song
i've had my doubts
pardon me for asking only elyn, josh and jh about it cause they were the only ones online that day
even after asking them i still didnt know if it was just purely me or it came from Him
then it came again when i was watching a scene of an anime
its at times like this when the song lyrics and the video just suddenly came ringing at you
even though you heard and seen it many times
cause well...when the answer turns out to be exactly what you want,
i suppose one will keep wondering if it was just themselves thinking about it or did it really came from Him
i wont say i'm 100% sure now but i've a clearer picture of where i'm heading....i think *scratch head* =/


"i try to read between the lines, i try to look into your eyes and i want a simple explanation for what i'm feeling inside"

I'm Feeling You

Finally!!!! the weekend is here!
been crazily buried in work and staying in the lab for almost 11 hours everyday trying to get that ppt done
and THANK GOD he's satisfied this time
that old man's a hard dude to please
for that matter, i'm only just a poly student
not a uni student studying for his master's degree ya know
all that work load's gonna come back again on monday again
better enjoy this weekend to the max first!!!! :)



speaking of teachers....
joanna and i was given the task of improving our vietnamese friend, cong's (its pronounced as com, dont ask me why XD) english about a month ago
cong arrived at our lab just a few weeks after us to study for PhD in surface tension
puzzles me why he came all the way to a chinese speaking country to do that *scratches head* =/
we did ask him why but he always said, "i have friend in ntust, he say good"
he's married with a kid back in vietnam and plans to go back being a teacher after he graduates
which is er.....3 or 4 years from now
both of us had so much trouble communicating with him at first that we had to resort to hand signs and even drawings so that we each could just get the gist of what the other was saying XD
we teach him everyday by giving him newspaper articles to read and essays to write
then of course, comes that 'life-shortening' process of marking them the next day XD
he's improved quite a lot compared to when he first came
he still has trouble writing sentences with the tenses, grammar, vocab and all those stuff whatever that is
but at least we can communicate through speaking now XD
and well...lets just say teaching english hasnt been easy especially when one starts to lose patience from the lack of sleep (i meant both of us k =P)
although these teaching sessions still get funny at times :)
man...i've to say i'm impressed with the way our teachers taught us back in kindergarden and primary schools
it sure requires lots of patience and understanding to teach
to all the teachers and teachers-to-be out there; 佩服了!!
this photo was taken today in the lab when we were marking his essay...

look at miss joanna wang's peik ceik (its hokkien) face XD

hahahahahaha, she looks pissed alright
so sorry joanna, i just cannot help but keep laughing when i think about you explaining all that sentence structure thingy to him and he says "why like that? i dont understand" every time
after all this time, he has become quite close to us,
even brought coffee for us from vietnam few days back
wooohooo!!! :D



i've been feelin so excited about the asia conference
but cant see it online :(
can somebody please send the sermon notes that you have taken down?
argh...anybody buying the dvd? XD



oh yeah, the temperature here has also dropped quite a lot nowadays
probably what got me down with a cold and sore throat
the lowest it went was about 12 degrees on wed
everyday, its shivering like crazy when the cold wind blows into our faces
but mk and i still do walk around half naked (topless, dont think in the other direction XD) in our dorm at times
cant imagine when it comes winter time in january when the temperature's gonna drop to 8 degrees..sheesh



"gor...yong...san...ni...itch...GO!!"
initial d for the win!!
went back to watching it just a few days back
can never get enough of it
always drives the adrenaline through my veins whenever it comes to cars drifting
and the trance music just gets the mood back into eurobeat fever
well...i dont exactly watch the anime purely because of the cars...although they do play a big part *evil grin*
sometimes the characters are just plain silly and hilarious =P
and believe it or not, they do teach some valuable....lessons in life
i really really have to try this sport one day :D



speaking of music,
now i'm really fond of carlos santana's music
well...i only enjoy those that he collaborates with other artists
like chad kroeger, michelle branch (she's got really pretty eyes XD) and steven tyler
his electric guitar tunes just...stands out from the rest
havent got to the stage of appreciating his latin rock music though
in fact, he's my inspiration to mastering the electric guitar when i get back
i dunno, maybe its just me =/
jc was saying he prefers eric clapton's acoustic guitar playing style
not to mention those who like the other famous guitarists such as kid rock, buckethead, kirk hammett, herman li and who could ever forget, the one and only legendary slash
even so, i think its safe to say that we all agree on one thing;
each of them have their own unique style of playing the guitars
oh by the way...the mv rockstar by nickelback is good for laughs too XD


oh, i'm feelin the way you cross my mind :)

Reflections

heelllloo once again!!!
for those wondering about my previous post (which i removed)...well, dont worry about it
i've looked on the bright side of things
come whatever may but in Him i'll never lose my hope =)
work hard now i must!!! =P

oh yes, the pictures to 台中
not much diff from taipei but definitely lesser people squeezing around

walking along ntu (national taiwan uni, not nanyang technological uni XD) to the train

the 火車/高铁 (this is what they call the bullet train) station

the train in the background is 火車 and no, there are no smoking chimneys and coal XD
anyway, we still had to take a three hour bus ride via the highway to our destination
feels different traveling intrastate though
so we checked into a hotel first and found a pretty decent one

finally after two and a half long months, a proper and soft bed!!!!! =P

rather than all that sleeping on the mattress on the hard floor zzzzz
so after that....
shop and...
eat and...
eat and
eat and
eat!!!!

look at the stuff we ended up buying
most of us just bought a shoe (or in mk's case a bag)
but our good friend joanna shopped like there was no tomorrow!!
when it comes to shopping for women,tsk tsk =P
the ones on the table are the sun biscuits (pardon me, direct translation XD)



yesterday i felt a sudden guiltiness...
listening to nickelback's "if today was your last day" on repeat mode
really made me become more...like chris used to say, more reflective
i really felt bad for missing all the special events to my friends like elyn's wedding and chris's birthday
even the national holiday events, christmas and CNY...
i remember all the happy times and the sad times where we shared our shoulders for each other to cry on
i never got to tell you guys how much i appreciate each and every one of you
and thank God for all of you as well =/

tell all your friends and loved ones how much you love and appreciate them
give them a smile or a hug even
even small things like this will brighten up their days and make them feel appreciated =)

if today was your last day and tomorrow was too late, could you say goodbye to yesterday?

Hold On The Line

just got off the phone with good ol' josh
alamak, all of them W331 homies got drunk O.o
and earlier i was waiting for them to come online to webcam
sheesh...felt like a fool sitting in front of the com trying to kill time for 4 hours
its alright, i'm a guy with a big heart and they are all forgiven XD
i do regret not being able to see them one last time while i'm here in taiwan
but i'm done feeling upset and down
thanks to my good friend joanna for the comforting yesterday (sorry mk, dont whack me XD)
this was what she said;
" though you guys might go your separate ways, your friendships lasts forever and that is what really matters "
(not exactly those words, somewhere along those lines)
yeap, thank you joanna!!!
and thank you adrian (aka ah seow XD) for being so understanding
that reminds me, HAPPY 20th BIRTHDAY BRO!!!!
may all your wishes and dreams come true :)


To my W331 homies:
don't think you can escape me when i get back *evil laughter*
i'll pay each of you guys a visit at your homes even if it means walking there from my home =P
in the meantime like what my 大妹 said,
since i'm here in taiwan already, might as well enjoy myself here :)
(on the weekends only unless you consider researching and experimenting with bubbles enjoying XD)

having said that,
although its just a short time period of 7 months and 17 days when i first met you guys during easter 2008,
(not to worry josh, i'll never forget what you did and i'm FOREVER thankful for my big brother)
its has really been happy and wonderful journey for me with all you dudes and dudettes
nothing any of you all say or do will ever push me away from you i can promise you that
all of your smiles and laughter will always be kept locked deep in my heart :)
and we MUST continue to meet up k
let's continue to grow in Him and work for His kingdom!!!


amidst my homesickness blues a few days back,
i heard this song "hold the line" by toto on the movie called click (yes, i watched it for the 3rd time =P)
adam sandler never fails to make me laugh
anyway for some reason the song seemed to cheer me up :)
if you thinking who on earth is this toto,
wonder no more...its a band from the 70s XD
oh man...i love the way steve porcaro (the band's pianist) combined the piano with bobby kimball's vocals and steve lukather's playing of the electric guitar
it has a very catchy tune that gets me addicted XD
anyway if you're interested, the link's below;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsIQNUWK2LM

i'll be going to tai zhong tomorrow and will only be back on sun
leave an email if you guys need anything :)

Someday

homesickness...its a bad feeling to experience alright
i dunno why its gotten so bad when i was fine the past two months
its at times like this when i miss every tiny little thing from the familiar view of the army camp from my room window to all the familiar faces around me
on the bright side of things,
i've learned to treasure the friends around me
and i promise to treat my friends even better when i get back :)
not that i dont treat them well but....argh, you get the idea XD

thank God for you around
although it was just a simple chat on the phone about anything and everything,
it really made me feel at home,
like a shepherd who has found his lost sheep.
time just seemed to slow down and i never realised we had talked for so long
i enjoyed talking with you so much!!!!!! :)
i wished it could have been longer
but duty calls for you XD
thank you to my 大妹 for being so companionable
you got rid of that horrible feeling
and even created a smile on the inside :)

Forever And Always

blargh, i hate goodbyes...
6 months, 16 days and we have to part to our own separate ways
*sigh* sad news but for the greater good
to my W331 members:
each of you contributed in your own special way in making me feel like a family,
walked through this journey together with me
and i thank you all for that
for whatever mistakes i made,
i ask for your forgiveness
and all of you will always remain a special part of me
alright, alright enough of this emo-ing before i start "unloading the blues" again

wassup with school nowadays?
well...i've got a new project that involves making bubbles XD
i know you guys must be thinking,
"what in heck's name, you fly all the way to taiwan to make bubbles?"
lets just say the bubbles i'm supposed to make are a little bigger...about the size of an adult human
in fact, i need to encapsulate a person, who wants to be my model when i get back to Singapore? :P
if you dont get what i'm talking about,
this picture should do the trick...
something like that...
but more er...improvised
i'll not go into what its gotta do with surface tension,
would probably bore you guys to death XD

life in taiwan has gone through many and i mean MANY changes
here are four of em for starters...
1) the uni life here is very different from poly, you no longer get spoon-fed (sheesh, i would assume the unis in Singapore are also like that)

2)sleeping times getting later, about 3a.m. on weekdays and 6a.m. during the weekends sometimes even 8a.m. XD but at least the amount of time i sleep remains constant at 5-6 hrs a day :)

3)managed to get rid of my (some people would call it bad :P) coffee addiction. Most probably due to being lazy to walk out a distance to get hot water. i only drink like once a week now but i still cant say no to coffee XD

4)meal times. from 3 late meals a day to only 2 meals a day now. one in the morning and one er...whaddya call a meal in between lunch and dinner? lunner? :P anyway, you get the idea. funny thing is its not cause i'm hungry that i eat but its cause i get the feeling i'm on the verge i'm getting gastric so i eat to avoid that horrible feeling. speaking of meals, i'm so SICK of the food here and i miss the food back home in Singapore like carrot cake and laksa.

can't complain man, gonna be here another 98 days T-T

yesterday, a security guard came to my dorm..my friends and i call him the "uber friendly uncle"
cause...well, for starters..he's really friendly
and he was the one who introduced everything about the dorm to us when we first reached the school
so we kinda felt closer to him compared to the other guards
in any case, he said one of our neighbours snapped
well..he didnt exactly say snapped but he used his hand to tap the side of his head XD
he said this exact words when doing that motion,
"他頭腦有問題,不要跟他有來往."
this whole...thing seemed to be quite serious
two guards were patrolling the dorm corridor the whole night
even 小黑 (the guard's dog if you dunno who is it XD) was on standby at the near the dorm entrance
that neighbour guy's a fellow Singaporean from NUS Electrical Engineering
the rest of the guys and i did get to know him a few weeks back
we said hi when we saw each other in the dorm corridors
he was looking fine and all normal
the last time i heard, he came here for attachment and was planning to return during CNY
but he has to leave the school dorm today for....whatever he did
*sigh* sad case don't you think?
for what supposed to be an attachment turns out to ruin not only his academics but his whole life

i tell you some of my dorm mates were so paranoid hahahahaha (sorry for the sudden change in mood XD)
they were so afraid of going out to take a shower for fear he might attack 'em
li jiong even latched our room door
and this was his favourite phrase to me yesterday;
"this is very serious, sam...what if he came in and killed all of us?"
everytime i heard him say that,
i end up bursting out in laughter XD
honestly, i couldnt tell if he was joking or dead serious cause of that funny face of his he always puts on whenever he said that

anyway, a friend asked me yesterday what my blog post titles meant so in case you've been wondering too,
its just the names of the songs i felt...connected with when i'm typing the post
i need music around me for some reason, thats why you ALWAYS see me with my mp3 :P
i know its weird...
when i'm studying...or driving
even the expression of feelings, i prefer to use music to express 'em XD

yeap anyway, thats all for today...gotta get back to work :)

Country Roads, Take Me Hooooooooome....

I've been feeling so troubled since yesterday after i got the news that our cg is splitting
my jaw was literally hanging open
i just couldnt get it off my chest
i've never had trouble sleeping but i just couldnt seem to fall asleep in peace yesterday night
i would get up like every hour or two
and my mind would drift to all those happy times we spent together
before falling asleep again
the happy faces keep re-appearing in my mind
and i'm just on the edge of the cliff called crying
its the worst when you're just so faraway from them
and there's just no chance to say goodbye in person or give each of em a big hug
they are the reason i look forward to going back to sg
to see them every week and hear their laughter
and now...
it feels...feels like a part of me just died :(
all the happiness and laughter in there becoming nothing more than a void
they are all like family to me
W331 members...if you read this,
hope all of you got my email
dont forget to webcam with me one more last time on fri


Hearts Burst Into Fire
Bullet For My Valentine
Scream Aim Fire

I'm coming home!
I've been gone for far too long!
Do you remember me at all?

I'm leaving
Have I f***ed things up again?
I'm dreaming
Too much time without you spent!

[Pre-chorus:]
It hurts!
Wounds so sore!
Now I'm torn
Now I'm torn

[Chorus:]
I've been far away
When I see your face
My hearts burst into fire!
Hearts burst into fire!

You're not alone
I know I'm far from home!
Do you remember me at all?

I'm leaving
Do you wait for me again?
I'm screaming
No more days that I just spent

[Pre-chorus]
[Chorus]

[Interlude:]
My bed's so cold, so lonely
No arms, just sheets to hold me

Has this world stop turning?
Are we forever to be apart?
(Forever to be apart)

[Pre-chorus]
[Chorus]

I'm coming home
I've been gone for too long!
(I'm coming home)
Do you remember me at all?

Do you remember me at all?
I'm leaving
I'm screaming
I'm dreaming

HEARTS BURST IN TO FIRE