You just know it...

Sometimes you'll wonder about things that you did, and how stupid it is, but have you ever thought of the reason behind these actions? Sometimes you deny it, we deny it. You'll say things like "I dunno why I did that" to other people, but in actual fact you know exactly why you did that for... You just don't want to admit it.

It takes 2 hands to clap

I used to wait for people to ask me out, I'd always thought that if people wanted you to be their friend, they should make an effort to ask you out, but recent events makes me do the otherwise. As the boredom creeps in, the thought of leaving my house becomes adhesive. Why not just ask people out instead of sitting around waiting? You never know what wonderful things will happen if you don’t do so. I remembered once a teacher told me this "it takes two hands to clap", no matter whichever relationship you involved, it takes both side to make things work, isn't it?

Don't beat around the bush!

Sometimes people likes to boast about something they've achieved to someone that they seek acknowledgment of, but many people often do it in a way that mocks the other party. They would say something like "Hey! How's your exam results? Are you in the top honored few?". After some rounds of exchanging questions, it's so obvious that the coming words will be "I am in it". Some people just prefer the answer straight to their face rather than you going one round and mocking him or her. But it's human courtesy to show concerns to another party.. Well, it's kinda contradicting...

You had it...

Sometimes when we encountered a problem and you have a few solutions to that. You asked someone about it. Without knowing, our subconscious had actually decided on a solution. If you didn't get the same resolution from the someone, you'll ask another person or another, until you get what you wanted to hear...

This again?

It's been ages since my last post, if you are wondering what I was doing, well, I did nothing. First off, I got attached to a BIG company for my internship and guess what, I didn't do much or rather they didn't give me much to do and I didn't bother to ask for stuff to do. I kinda slept through the whole program.

Right after my internship, I've unofficially graduated from school. Next, university application. I had to submit a portfolio for the course that I'm applying. I spend 2 week putting together a portfolio. Here's a look at one of the pieces:



Fingers crossed... I really hope that they'll pick up my portfolio...

Partial solar eclipse

If you are a superstitious person, a solar eclipse on the first day of the Lunar New Year may seem like a bad omen, but for many people here, in Singapore, it's rare to see a solar eclipse. Many gathered at the Observatory Centre in the Science Centre, fascinations and enthusiasm fills the place as the personnel there explains the eclipse to the people looking through the telescope. It's not a total eclipse but it covers a good 80% of it and it was very clear until it went behind the clouds.

I remembered looking at one when I was younger, with the same fascination and enthusiasm, its kinda nostalgic...

Looking back 2008

A new year means a new beginning, having said that, there's no new beginning to begin with, it's only a bringing forward of what's left of the previous year. A look back at the year's happenings, things changed, people changed, and of cause there are certain things that will never change. You understand yourself better, communicate with others better, relate better to people and the things that happened around. All these will just add on to the chronicles of your life, it only gets thicker and deeper year after year...

It works in a flash

When we are facing a major problem, it may come to a point where a part of you brain will be triggered, fragments of your memories will flash across in a split second and form all the different scenarios of the decisions that you are considering. Just how amazing our brains are, and also how annoying they are, especially when they pull out the unhappy memories or even having a slightest bit of negative thought in it...

Gestures

You know certain gestures or actions that you do, it could just be a sign of friendliness or it means nothing, but to others it could mean otherwise...

Night sky...

Beijing Capital Airport, Break of dawn

The morning we were leaving Beijing, it was cold as hell! I didn't wear any gloves or sort, since it was the last day in Beijing, I wouldn't be that worry if I fall sick.

We were at the school's ground dragging our luggage to the bus. The moment I step out of the hostel I look up into the sky, there were a lot of stars, all shining brightly, the moon was round and crisp, it look as thought it was a computer generated image. That's one the most spectacular view that I've ever seen in my life!

Just a few days ago, after a midnight show, I was on my way back home at exactly the same time I left the hostel in Beijing, I look up the sky hoping to find resemblance. Well, I was disapointed, it's the same sky but it look dull over here, while having the air so clean as oppose to that of Beijing's...

Jump into the pool...

National Aquatic Centre, Beijing. Night view.

There are some things in this world that you really want to do it, but you got not enough courage to do so...

The world is round!

Temple of Heaven, Beijing

There's a saying "what comes around goes around", when you are having bad luck for a long time, good luck could be just around the corner...

Human impulses

CCTV future HQ, Beijing. One of the most prominent building in Beijing city.

When people are in a foreign land, they would want to try out things that they normally won't do in their own turf, and very often, these actions are impulsive, but you know, one good thing about impulsive actions are that you will never know the end results, whether it'll be good or not...

Criticism...

Shi Cha Hai, Beijing. Sunset

I've been telling some of my friends about this, people like to talk about people's bad point, but have you ever thought that if you are better than the person so to criticize him? This especially applies to a big group of people living together where gossips and stuffs are hard to avoid...

How near?

National Aquatic center, Beijing

When you lived in a very small country things there are often of the smaller scale and it's easy to get form one place to another. When someone say a place is near, in the context of Singapore, it's really NEAR, but when you are in a foreign land, their definition of near might be 4-5 times the distance of that in Singapore...

Winner?

We sure don't like losing, but in a game there's always a winner and a loser. The pathetic part is the loser actually thinks that he's a winner, giving you the very satisfied look...

798 art district, Beijing

Summer Palace, Beijing

Summer Palace, Beijing. Longest corridor in the world, span 720 meters.

Welcome? to Beijing...

Beijing International Airport, interior

Normally, when you are reaching a station on a train you'll hear broadcast messages like "please alight at the next stop", you'll seldom hear "Please get out of the train". That's the first thing you'll hear when you get off the gates at the Beijing international airport...

Over the other side?

Everyone is an actor over the phone... For my mum's case, she loves people calling her and complains about stuffs but one thing she dreads is one that goes on and on. If that happens she'll just come up excuses, sometimes a very ridiculous one. I overheard her on the phone telling her friend exactly what I am writing now. She said "well, you know it’s not good to use back the same excuse again." That's a side of my mom that I don’t know...