Merry X'mas.. LOL 

Waahh... spectacular 

OosH, how the hell she did that? 

The Three "pea" Cocks 

only Flamingo"es" in SG. This little pond is their boundary.  

Front Door of my House... Haha..  

Energetic 

Fruitful picture. 

Hmm, can I have the key???  

Oosh, ordinary yet beautiful. Go Analkshimi to enjoy it. =D 

Fireworks at Marina Bay on SG 2006 B-Dayy.. 

Now & Here

Car0lyn

Donald Trump fired Carolyn. Fired!? A beutiful looking lady, a capable executive, ... and after working for 11 years, she still got fired.

For whatever reasons Trump said to others, we can only accept it, so does Carolyn. It is a hard reality that when somebody like Carolyn has done sooo well, yet got fired. The truth is: only when you make your boss happy, you have done "right" things. The rights and wrongs are all the time subjected to the emotion or feeling of people, even to a so-called true professionals like Donald Trump.

Emotion swings. So, the decision of everybody also fluctuates. That's why the world is constantly "changing". Master your emotion and be-prepared for the changing world. =P

Speaking is an Art?

Till now, I do not really understand the above statement. I only can see the effect. When same content comes out in different ways from different persons, the effect to the audiences would be different. So, what is bout Speaking?

I am certainly not qualified to give an insightful answer to the question. I could only tell what I know while hopefully you can feedback upon my opinions.

> Clear and Fluent

When we are speaking, we must structure and present our points well. People are lazy and don’t like to think much while listening. Also, speak fluently. Too much pause will drift the most patient listener away.

> Humour

The most efficient way to attract audiences is by creating laughter. A sincere laugh livens up the atmosphere and makes the chatting more interesting. Humour is an important spice that adds taste to a chat. Without it, a chat is no more than a typical lecture in NTU.

and others…

So, what is the art about speaking? …..

Sports & Interaction between People

Sports is inter-action between people. Sports must involve people and people are an important element in sports. Fun people will make the sports more interesting and livelier. One of the factors that makes football the most welcoming sports through out the globe is the number of men involved in the game. People enjoy watching individual talents, people applause for good passes, people LOVE great team. The WOW factor always arises when the team plays like an individual, when the interaction between players is so subtle that it seems like no interaction has been made.

A good sportsman is always a person who can connect well with others, though some of them do not prefer verbal communication. With the love towards the sports, he shares the passion towards people as well. A sportsman never fails to be a good friend. He may not be the most popular person amongst his friends, yet he is can be a life-long friend.

I may have given too high credits to sports-person. Yet, this is the observation and feeling that captured me through my new attempts to play sports.

2am

What could happen in guys hostel at 2am!?

On my way to toilet, I just saw a guy, disguised in facial mask, rushing towards toilet. I was like -O-M-G- , here's a new generation guy who did facial by himself! Well... I must admit I am so OUTdated by NOT doing facial...

Then, without disturbing his face-off process, I went on with my own night-shower. When done, I just walked back to room as normal. Suddenly, I heard a human voice imitating gun firing "Zh Zhe, Zh Zhe, Boooom!". Reflectively, I turned back to check out. Here's another huge guy, holding an invisble gun and reload it - "Zh Zhe, Zh Zhe..." Luckily, he was engrossed with his "short gun" and not aiming at me. Hai... I must admit I am so OLD now by NOT having the fun of playing invisible gun.

OLD and OUTdated fella at 2am - me.

P/S: The type of gun (short-gun) is deduced from the sound and his action.

Body over Mind

For times, I could stay awake till very late, just to play game. Yet, for this very time, I hardly focus on my FYP persistently. Indeed, without much excitement enjoyed, I am not able to focus on a particular work. I am so much controlled by the outer factors, rather than my own mind. I am so weak in my determination to stay focus and to get things done. I am just not a good master of my own body.

Sense of sleepiness is crawling all over me whilst I have not achieved what I would have done. This is so much a difficult time for me as I really wish that I could stay on and finish it. Yeah! Find the motivation, the passion, and the excitement. I am supposed to finish it. I am going to finish it!

If I am not going to control my body, I am going to deceive my body. Hehe... (grinning)

Belief

"For some years I have been afflicted with the belief that flight is possible to man."
- Wilbur Wright, May 13, 1900

Fate Vs Life (2)

KaiZao Shi Fu slightly touched upon this topic in last week's talk. Being human, our heart tend to look outward. We tend to believe more upon what others say . However, for what we perceived, it all arises from how our heart perceives. In order not to worry over some "untruthful" perception, we should observe our heart well. To observe, how we perceive. To observe, how we think. To observe, how we breathe. To observe, how we live.

Erosion

Laziness has eroded me, wholly. I came across a phone dialogue where my friend spoke in such a speed that I hardly catch up what he saying. I sensed that inner stress built-up so immensely that I hardly control myself. Now, I have to admit that I have been slacking for too long till the mind and soul are not at form at all. The brain is doing its work so slowly. Also, it hardly focuses to get things done. The soul has been weakin sustaining any pressure. Laziness has caught me up in the comfort zone that is shrinking from days to days. In past few years, the brain has not been challenged in any thinking process. It wanes, in its ability and its strength. So does my soul. A self-established comfort zone has allowed the soul to get softer.

What shall I do?

Speed 

A380! 

LakeSide 

The ONLY "Untidy" 

Masuk Baris!! 

AirBus A380

It is in the sky. So gracious.
A huge building is in the sky. So powerful.
Dreams of mankind is in front of eyes. So warm.

The moment touches every man's hearts.

Protectivism, Anxiety, Tiredness

Sometimes, I realize that I encounter these symptoms: anxiety and tiredness, after trying to getting along with others. When I am into a conversation, I feel the high focus that I need, in order to get myself involved. One of the causes is my poor hearing, which I always miss out what others were talking, hence slow in responding or even lost in that conversation. I am also over-cautious of what I need to say for I do not wish to say the "wrong" thing and being perceived as someone not cliqued to the frequency of the dialogue. Besides, I am very cautious of the words that I use in order not to "hurt" the person. Yet, conversation is a mutual way which also eventually protects myself from being hurt by others. And, this is possibly the motive for me to be cautious.

For times, I am too tired. I want to liberate myself from bad experience with conversations. I wish to converse freely and responsively in my own manner. Yet, the response of others always take large weight in my thoughts, which eventually shapes my ways of conversing. Compelling myself to clique to certain dialogues provides nil enjoyment in conversing. Thus, I slowly distant myself away from possible conversations.

I have certainly mixed up between flexibility of conversing in different contents with following the frequency of dialogue. To further improve myself, I always look for greater flexibility with environment. Yet, I am afraid I am in the wrong path as I am suffering from what I did. My mind has jumbled up. I need advice from the wise. 神啊，救救我吧！

Fate Vs Life

I am not quite sure whether I have had enough wits or experience to write about this topic. Yet, it is a quick impulse that makes me start writing. It may be a sudden realization about the topic, Amitabha... :P

It began in last holiday when I was encountered with a book which contained the fate of every single person in this world. You may call it superstitious to believe that a person has a destined life, and it is recorded in a BOOK!? I would not want to argue about its trueness in terms of today's perceptions. However, I do know that it describes me quite well, in terms of my character, to certain extent. Then, I am trapped in the believe of "fate". If my fate, or rather my character is already been fixed, what could I still do to make a change in my life? If I am born to be a sweeper, could I still succeed as an investor? As days go by, I am doomed about this fate of life. I am also drifted away from my own aspirations.

The more I am occupied by the fate of life, the more I want to find a way to confront it. Then, I went online to search about it. (Googling proves to be a very convenient and quick way in providing certain answers.) I came across the content of 易经. Yes, life is fated. But, there are much changes that happen along. This is a conventional way of seeing it. I am not so convinced yet. After that, I also came across a forum. It talks about fate. It has 100% belief in fate. However, it keeps repeating a point, that enlightens me. If we know our fate is fixed, we would therefore let go all the fear, and fully experience life. We come to this world in a naked way, we can also stay in this world nakedly. I hope these sentences could remain in my spirit in days to come.

Up to this point of life (also this point in the essay), I realize I do not posses enough experiences and wits in talking about life. Yet, I am ready, and always set myself ready, to embrace it!