Anybody can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose, and in the right way - that is not within everybody's power and is not easy. - Aristotle

Learn the art of being angry.


Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit. - Aristotle


Plato is dear to me, but dearer still is truth. - Aristotle

Within friends, trust that every word is truth is of utmost importance. is this what Aristotle is saying?? or is he saying that finding a true friend is really hard but to seek the truth is even more difficult. i dont get it.

Thank God for Aristotle.

I'm watching you DAD.

Close your eyes, give me your hand, darling

do you feel my heart beating, do you understand

do you feel the same, am I only dreaming

is this burning an eternal flame.

I believe it's meant to be, darling

I watch when you are sleeping, you belong to me

do you feel the same, am I only dreaming

or is this burning an eternal flame.

Say my name, sun shines through the rain

a whole life so lonely, and then you come and ease the pain

I don't want to lose this feeling.

Close your eyes, give me your hand

do you feel my heart beating, do you understand

do you feel the same, am I only dreaming

is this burning an eternal flame ...


-Eternal Flame by the Bangles.

i love this picture of me and my identical twin brother who retained 3 times in p1, p6 and s1.
isn't my little brother cute and perhaps pretty too. =]=]. we are looking more and more alike. hehe. one of the rare pics i get to take with my twin. =]=]. According to a reliable source, my little bro and i are similar in mannerisms, character, etiquette and speech. So therefore, since i love my brother. i love me. =]=]. okays... enough of me being ego. =]=]. anyways, reminds me of my mom and my uncle. they have the same eyes and same smile. just like max and me. =].

thank God for siblings. =]

YM camp is over. =].

Spirit of God came to visit.

I'm falling in love with the strings all over again.

I've been running, trying to be one who sees
I've been working, this salvation out on my knees
There is nothing better than knowing
We are redeemed
I'm believing, trusting in creative hands,
I am praying for our world to bow to your plan
And this one thought is unmistakable
To take up my cross and follow You Lord

When You stand, the tall tress and mountains bow
When You speak, the fiercest of oceans is still
And I see the sinner seek devotion
The lost become chosen, and I fall to my knees

I'm forgiven by a Savior who did not deserve death
He was blameless and I was lost in shamefulness
Undelivered, but it doesn't seem right
Unless I keep my eyes focues on the Savior who gave His life
In the middle of a world that denies it believes
It is breaking apart at the very seams
There is one thing to be alive for
And it's to take up my cross and follow You Lord

When You stand, the tall trees and mountains bow
When You speak, the fiercest of oceans is still
And I see the sinner seek devotion
The lost become chosen, and I fall to my knees

I will take up my cross and follow Lord where You lead me
And I will take up my cross and follow wherever you go

When You stand, the tall trees and mountains bow
When You speak, the fiercest of oceans are still
And I see the sinner seek devotion
The lost become chosen, and I fall to my knees

Fall to my knees

- Devotion

next prane home

Watch your thoughts, they become words.
Watch your words, they become actions.
Watch your actions, they become habits.
Watch your habits, they become destiny.
- Lao Tze

was playing some typing game. they made me type this. quite meaningful i guess. many a times that's how a destiny is forged i guess.

ten powerful phrases... saw this when i was waiting for huiling...

1. i'm wrong
2. i'm sorry
3. i believe in you
4. you can do it
5. i'm proud of you
6. thank you
7. i need you
8. i trust you
9. i respect you
10. i love you.

great. now do you feel powerful??

i learnt in church about testimonial sharing. hmmm... so here's my testimonial...
i was not born in a really christian family. so before i'm a christian, i was a little kid. i still remember at the age of 5/6, i made the conscious decision to go to church. the 1 reason i wanted to go to church was because i dont know what a church was and i thought church had snow. =]. so happily, i went to church. i turned to CHRIST because he talked to me and i loved bible stories. ( i was 7. stop laughing.) then i prayed the prayer... or is this the prayer my mum taught my cousin. Dear God, thank you God for saving me and for dying on the cross for my sins. i want to give my life to You. thank you for forgiving my sins. i want to accept You as my Lord and Saviour. please come into my life. Amen.

went to a concert today at esplanade's recital studio. quite nice. oboe/ piano, flute/ piano and piano/piano duets. =]=]. went with Huiling. the pianists looked so alike that i thought they were the same person wearing different wigs or sth. this is my 2nd classical concert i attended. =].

Thank God for music.

i found something interesting. quite hilarious too.
some reading profile that was done on me when i was a little kid. probably 3 or 4. i dont even remember doing this anyway here it is for your entertainment...

Name: Jiayi

Jiayi is a child who
- has very strong tactual preferences
- has fairly good visual and auditory sstrengths
- is more adult-motivated, fairly peer-motivated, not very self-motivated
- prefers adults choosing reading materials for her
- prefers to check her own work first before getting an adult to check her work
- enjoys reading, particularly with adults or with peers( I think she meant her sister)
- is not very persistent and fairly responsible, needing reminders to carry on with her reading
- prefers intake of food while reading
- shows no specific preference for either formal or informal design
- prefers to read in a quiet place with bright light
- prefers to have some freedom in deciding how to do her reading work, does not prefer to have an adult telling her exactly how to do her work
- works best in the evening

great. now stop laughing. life goes on.

for my sister.

i'm a runner. gonna be a mad runner soon. i'm running and running. and just running. i've been running so long. i'm envious of soccer training. their circuit training seems so fun. reminds me of badminton days. runners just run. shall start converting back to be a shuttler. huiling will say. how about studies... oh yeah. studies... hmph. shall start learning from the crazy runner -- allan. (hey whoever that thought i was crazy, i found a better crazy runner.) shuxian and i tried the wake up in the morning thing to run to meet up for breakfast kind of didnt quite work out.

My OP is over.

thank GOD for OP. =]

ps: jie how's examies??

it takes a minute to find a special person
an hour to appreciate them
a day to love them
but an entire lifetime to forget them.

The Script - The Man Who Can't Be Moved

Going back to the corner where I first saw you,
Gonna camp in my sleeping bag I'm not gonna move,
Got some words on cardboard got your picture in my hand,
Saying if you see this girl can you tell her where I am,
Some try to hand me money they don't understand,
I'm not...broke I'm just a broken hearted man,
I know it makes no sense, but what else can I do,
How can I move on when I'm still in love with you...

Cos if one day you wake up and find that you're missing me,
And your heart starts to wonder where on this earth I can be,
Thinking maybe you'll come back here to the place that we'd meet,
And you'd see me waiting for you on the corner of the street.

So I'm not moving...
I'm not moving.

Policeman says son you can't stay here,
I said there's someone I'm waiting for if it's a day, a month, a year,
Gotta stand my ground even if it rains or snows,
If she changes her mind this is the first place she will go.

Cos if one day you wake up and find that you're missing me,
And your heart starts to wonder where on this earth I can be,
Thinking maybe you'll come back here to the place that we'd meet,
And you'd see me waiting for you on the corner of the street.

So I'm not moving...
I'm not moving.

I'm not moving...
I'm not moving.

People talk about the guy
Who's waiting on a girl...
Oohoohwoo
There are no holes in his shoes
But a big hole in his world...
Hmmmm

and maybe I'll get famous as man who can't be moved,
And maybe you won't mean to but you'll see me on the news,
And you'll come running to the corner...
Cos you'll know it's just for you

I'm the man who can't be moved
I'm the man who can't be moved...

Cos if one day you wake up and find that you're missing me,
And your heart starts to wonder where on this earth I can be,
Thinking maybe you'll come back here to the place that we'd meet,
And you'd see me waiting for you on the corner of the street.
[Repeat in background]

So I'm not moving...
I'm not moving.

I'm not moving...
I'm not moving.

Going back to the corner where I first saw you,
Gonna camp in my sleeping bag not I'm not gonna move.

if winning me makes you happy, i'll let you win for just today.
if crying makes you happy, i'll lend you a shoulder.
if talking all day makes you happy, i'll be your listening ear.
if silence makes you happy, i'll stop singing my song.
if whacking me makes you happy, i'll start running away...

=] if it makes you happy, i'll just try my best to let things be.

By the fraud secretary of the INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION OF PROJECT WORK

**top secret**
**start of document**
MINUTES OF 25/9
Hui Ling finds it hard to sit like a girl.
Kanin needs to hurry up.
Anil loves taking picture.
Hui Ling is mad.
We need something to shut hui ling up
Kanin did so by giving hui ling a candy
Hui Ling is excited by the candy Kanin gave to her.

**end of document**

CONCLUSION : JIAYI AND JIASHENG ARE THE ONLY SANE ONES IN INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION OF PROJECT WORK.

that's all.

By the law of the INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION OF PROJECT WORK
COPYRIGHTED...

I'm forever yours - Planet Shakers

I give my all to you

Send me and i will go for you

To the ends of the earth

I'll follow after you

I want the world to know

Your love endures forever

Tell me and I'll obey

This is far greater than sacrifice

Trusting you and not myself

Will always lead to blessing

Lord have your way in me

Not my will, yours be done

Here i stand within your presence

Longing for your touch

A thousand days cannot compare

To one day in your courts

Hold me now

And never ever let me go

My Jesus, my precious Saviour

I'm forever yours

I will worship you forever

I will worship you

=]. i guess the song speaks for itself.

The Paradoxical Commandments

People are unreasonable, illogical and self-centered.
Love them anyway.
If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives.
Do good anyway.
If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies.
Succeed anyway.
The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow.
Do good anyway.
Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable.
Be honest and frank anyway.
The biggest people with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest people with the smallest minds.
Think big anyway.
People favour underdogs but follow only top dogs.
Fight for the underdogs anyway.
What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight.
Build anyway.
People really need help, but may attack you if you help them.
Help people anyway.
Give the world the best you've got and you'll get kicked in the teeth.
Give the world the best you've got anyway.

-written by Kent Keith in 1968 when he was 19, a sophomore at Harvard College.

I remember this was the first message I heard from Mrs Lee Bee Yan (if my memory does not fail me) when she spoke for the first time as SAJC's principal. I was wondering what she would say as she was now a principal of a Christian school. unlike crescent days where she was not free to share her faith. I cant quite remember the verse she shared but i remember clearly this part of her sharing.I guess it reminds you that you should hold your values strong and not be shaken by the reaction of people. Most of the time we are afraid of doing something either because we lack confidence in ourselves or because we lack the courage. I'm really envious of this guy btw. Such a wonderful mind. simple words but meaningful message.

anyway, i guess i remeber this sharing well because in sajc, they stand throughout assembly forces us to be awake to be alert and reflect on what is going on in the devotion. Unlike now, where we sit down and sometimes conveniently fall asleep once in a while.

how to dress like a girl?? formally... just realise i dont have a dress for formal stuff. and after recently taking out all the skirts that were too short or too small, my cupboard could just well be any random guy's closet. all shirts and jeans. how smart of me.(excluding the uniforms duh.) shuxian and i shall go shopping after promos. =]=]. need jessica.

PROMOS coming soon. kind of waiting for it anyway. i feel like some frontline soldier waiting to go for war. wondering once in the while if all my armour is on and counting down to the time when the enemies approach. =]... (sorry was being drama)

anyway, remembered something kc said during devotions. she said that according to some research, michael phelps swam 5000m every morning although his longest race is only 400. that means it is a ratio of 4 :50. meaning to say. if i want to be a michael phelps on land. i have to run a marathon every morning. since my longest race is 3.2 km. and that is crazy.

okay. just random.

what happens when my papa loves plants. he buys 3 pots of bamboo, wants to uprooted a bush to move it to one side, puts a palm tree in my room's balcony and my brother's room's balcony too and enjoys looking at the pink flowers that he bought... the palm is really pretty though. not that kind of fan palm... the pretty kind you see around the office buildings. that's my dad. =] i told my jie that her room has 10 potted plants and looks like a garden. (it isn't okay relax.)

matthew 7:12
"So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Laws and Prophets."

was researching today about the sms huiling received during the week. was wondering if it was true. i kind of think it is. so here's the NEWS. pray for paul thangaia in Banglore. RSS planned to kill him they burnt 20 churches yesterday night and plan to destroy 200 churches in orissa. BJP has planned to kill 200 hours in the next 24 h...
basically, paul thangaia is the pastor of the largest church if i'm not wrong. and RSS and BJP are some communities that are using protecting their religon rights as a reason to kill christians/ burn the house/ burn churches. they believe that churches have forced the indians of the lower caste aka the untouchables to convert to christianity. Some dude says that Indian is a hindu country and will remain as it is. then there's this video i saw. this pastor spoke so calmly if you didnt listen to words you wont realise that he is speaking about the things that are happening to the christians. but it is heartening to hear him say God is at work because God says these things will come. in such a situation, he still trust the Lord. it causes anti christian things that happen to be seem really trivial. (i think because it is). BASELINE: pray for our christian brothers and sisters in India. some are even forced to burn their bible. it is that real. there is just a really chaotic world out there and i guess in this country, we are better protected.

thank God for giving them strength.

The Banker and the Fisherman...
An investment banker was at the pier of a small coastal village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked.
Inside the small boat were several large yellow fin tuna. The banker complimented the fisherman on the quality of his fish
and asked how long it took to catch them.
The fisherman replied, "Only a little while."
The banker then asked, "Why didn't you stay out longer and catch more fish?"
The fisherman said, "With this I have more than enough to support my family's needs."
The banker then asked, "But what do you do with the rest of your time?"
The fisherman said, "I sleep late, fish a little, play with my children, go for walks with my wife, stroll into the village each
evening where I sip wine and play guitar with my friends. As you can see, I have a full and busy life."
The banker scoffed, "I am a Harvard MBA and could help you. You should spend more time fishing; and with the proceeds,
buy a bigger boat! With the proceeds from the bigger boat you could buy several boats. Eventually you would have a fleet of
fishing boats. Instead of selling your catch to a middleman you would sell directly to the processor, eventually opening your
own cannery. You would control the product, processing and distribution. You would need to leave this small coastal fishing
village and move to the capital city. After that, who knows, maybe you could take on the world!"
The fisherman asked, "But, how long will this all take?"
To which the banker replied, "I'd say about 15 to 20 years."
"But what then?" asked the fisherman.
The Banker laughed and said, "That's the best part! When the time is right, you would announce an IPO and sell your
company stock to the public and become very rich, you would make millions."
"Millions?...Then what?" the fisherman continued prodding.
The banker said, "Then you would retire. Move to a small coastal fishing village where you would sleep late, fish a little,
play with your kids, go for romantic walks with your wife, and in the evenings you could sip wine, play guitar and sing
songs with your friends!"
To which the fisherman mused, "Now isn't that strange? Isn't that what I'm doing now?"

Jon sent me this story long time ago. loved it. maybe Ongy's idea of being a farmer isnt so bad after all. =]

Que Sera Sera

When I was just a little girl
I asked my mother, what will I be
Will I be pretty, will I be rich
Here's what she said to me.

Que Sera, Sera,
Whatever will be, will be
The future's not ours, to see
Que Sera, Sera
What will be, will be.

When I was young, I fell in love
I asked my sweetheart what lies ahead
Will we have rainbows, day after day
Here's what my sweetheart said.

Que Sera, Sera,
Whatever will be, will be
The future's not ours, to see
Que Sera, Sera
What will be, will be.

Now I have children of my own
They ask their mother, what will I be
Will I be handsome, will I be rich
I tell them tenderly.

Que Sera, Sera,
Whatever will be, will be
The future's not ours, to see
Que Sera, Sera
What will be, will be.
(que means that in spanish and portuegese and german)

was just thinking about my childhood days.then there's this land before time series i used to watch. Little Foot's grandpa once said, "When they are young, they want to grow up. And when they are up, they wish they were young again."
during my childhood days, my parents would sometimes ask hey little one what do you want to be when you grow up. (then tries to tell me that the best route is to be a doctor) igniting the idea of future in my mind. guess that made me start thinking about the future. many a times people advise you to have goals in life. but sometimes, i feel that goals make you forget to enjoy the present moment. i guess when you reach your goal, you bask in a moment of euphoria, but then again i guess we forget that to reach that goal, we miss out the many other moments that we could have had. is having that moment of euphoria really that important? someone once told me that she regretted not enjoying her university days because she decided to take advantage of her youth and study really hard(working through the night, putting lots of stress on oneself) and complete university as soon as possible. reason, to start working as soon as possible by completing her studies. thus the advice given to me was to enjoy my study life. another friend once said, why start working now when you will be working for your entire life. i guess the outcome is just as important as the process. there's this chinese saying for wushu, xue hao san tian, nian hao san nian. basically saying to learn an art it can take mere 3 days but to master it, it would take 3 years. the idea of ns is somehow good, i guess although it wastes 2years of your time but it might build you up in someway... but then again i'm not going into army not quite in the position to say... anyway, i guess sometimes we rush through life and miss out the finer details. i guess that's why God looks at the heart. things of the world are not fit to be a basis of judgement.

thank God for looking at the heart.