e s o p h o r i a - it's all about how you perceive me.

Today's the last day of 2006 and my last post for the year. I should write something no matter how short it is. Anyway only about 4 things happened. Before I forget Vivian coming CJC for first 3 months. Can torture her.

First is Liyun Birthday chalet. Saw quite a few familiar faces. Stayed over night, played bowling and pool. Laura sleeps in the most weird positions. Was afraid of being kicked by her. Got picture to show but if I posted it here. She would kill me. The next day wake up went to watch sunset but too late then went to playground then had breakfast then Liyun auntie fetched Jew to Harbour Front to go Sentosa to work. Then since she fetching Liyun cousin to OLGC. It would pass by Laura and my house. Lucky.

Then next is Christmas. Normal day I guess except with all the guests. Busy. Get this do that. Sian. Anyway now I have to take down the Christmas tree. But I still have econs to do. I managed to start but I think I will be slogging till Tuesday. I also have to do the stuff to give out for CCA day. Irritating. Busy. Anyway Christmas loved the food. Got money basically from everyone. That's it. Next day used the leftover turkey and ham for porridge.

Next was on the 28 December. Went to PS to exchange presents with everyone. Then ate pasta mania. Me, Jew, Carol and her sister Monica went to watch Night at The Museum. Funny. To me was worth watching. After that they went back while I waited for my JC friends to watch death note. Ok lah. It was a good movie but disappointing to me. I wished it followed the manga more. Anyway after that went to eat and went home.

Next day me and Laura met Na at Heartland Mall. Ate KFC. Exchanged presents. Na left then me and Lola walked around. I bought 2 VCDs. Ice Age 2 and Nightmare before Christmas. Went home.

What I got for Christmas...

1. Laura-Eragon
2. Jewel-Addidas bottle
3.Carol-Necklace
4. Siok Hoon-Contact solution
5. Fiona-Green esprit shirt

Satisfied this year. Anyway my last set of lyrics for the year 2006. Managed to find the song from the nokia ad.

Digital Love by Daft Punk

Last night I had a dream about you
In this dream I’m dancing right beside you
And it looked like everyone was having fun
the kind of feeling I’ve waited so long

Don’t stop come a little closer
As we jam the rhythm gets stronger
There’s nothing wrong with just a little little fun
We were dancing all night long

The time is right to put my arms around you
You’re feeling right
You wrap your arms around too
But suddenly I feel the shining sun
Before I knew it this dream was all gone

Ooh I don’t know what to do
About this dream and you
I wish this dream comes true

Ooh I don’t know what to do
About this dream and you
We’ll make this dream come true

Why don’t you play the game ?
Why don’t you play the game ?

Anyway this collage is for CJC 2006.

This is for 2006. The stuff that made it special this year.

This is goodbye 2006 and hello 2007. My new year resolution would be to make more wonderful memories good or bad for this coming year with my friends and family. So Ja.

-Readers are plentiful, thinkers are rare-

grace
2:11 PM

I feel so lazy everyday. Need to do something productive. I'm wasting away. Feeling screwed. Haha. Oh whatever. I'm talking crap. Totally hooked on naruto manga. Exciting. Now I can't wait for the naruto anime fillers to end. Here's the 2 lyrics of the song from Suzumiya Haruhi. Dark blue is the Japanese lyrics. Light blue is the english translation.

God knows
by Aya Hirano

kawaita kokoro de kakenukeru
gomen ne nani mo dekinakute
itami wo wakachiau koto sae
anata wa yurushite kurenai

I run past others with a parched heart.
Sorry, I can't do anything.
You won't even let me
Share our pain together.

muku ni ikiru tame ni furimukazu
senaka mukete satteshimau
on the lonely rail

To live on without tarnish,
I face your back and head out without looking back
on the lonely rail

watashi tsuiteiku yo
donna tsurai sekai no yami no naka de sae
kitto anata wa kagayaite
koeru mirai no hate
yowasa yue ni tamashii kowasarenu you ni
my way kasanaru yoima futari ni
God bless...

I will follow you.
No matter how agonizing the world is,
You will shine even in its darkest corners.
Cross over the end of the future,
My weakness will not shatter my spirit.
my way is overlapping with yours.
For the two of us, God bless...

todokete atsuku naru omoi wa
genjitsu tokashite samayou
aitai kimochi ni riyuu wa nai
anata e afuredasu Lovin' you

This warming affection that reaches me,
It melts my reality and roams my heart.
I don't need a reason for wanting to meet you,
Just my overflowing feelings, Lovin' you

semete utsukushii yume dake wo
egakinagara oikakeyou
for your lonely heart

For now, let's paint a beautiful dream
And chase after
for your lonely heart

yamete uso wa anata rashikunai yo
me wo mite kore kara no koto wo hanasou
watashi kakugo shiteru
kurai mirai datte
tsuyoku natte unmei kaerareru kamo ne
my wish kanaetai noni
subete wa God knows...

Stop it, it's not like you to lie.
Look at my eyes and let's talk about our future.
I am prepared,
Even if the future is bleak,
I might be able to change destiny if I become stronger.
But for my wish to come true,
Everything is God knows...

anata ga ite watashi ga ite
hoka no hito wa kieteshimatta
awai yume no utsukushisa wo egakinagara
kizuato nazoru

You are here, I am here.
Everyone else has disappeared.
While we paint the beauty of this fleeting dream,
We trace out the lines of our scars.

dakara watashi tsuiteiku yo
donna tsurai sekai no yami no naka de sae
kitto anata wa kagayaite
koeru mirai no hate
yowasa yue ni tamashii kowasarenu you ni
my way kasanaru yo
ima futari ni God bless...

That's why I will follow you.
No matter how agonizing the world is,
You will shine even in its darkest corners.
Cross over the end of the future,
My weakness will not shatter my spirit.
my way is overlapping with yours.
For the two of us, God bless...

Lost My Music
by Aya Hirano

hoshizora miage watashi dake no hikari oshiete
anata wa ima doko de dare to iru no deshou?

Point out the light that belongs to me up in the starry sky.
Where are you now, who are you with?

tanoshiku shiteru koto omou to samishiku natte
issho ni mita CINEMA hitori kiri de nagasu

I feel lonely when I think of the fun we have,
I weep alone in the cinema we used to go to together.

daisuki na hito ga tooi
toosugite nakitaku naru no
ashita me ga sametara
hora kibou ga umareru kamo Good night!

The person I love is far away,
So far that I'm almost crying.
When I open my eyes and wake up tomorrow,
A new hope will perhaps be born, Good night!

I still I still I love you!
I'm waiting waiting forever
I still I still I love you!
tomoranai no yo Hi!!

I still I still I love you!
I'm waiting waiting forever
I still I still I love you!
I just can't stop! Hi!!

nemuri no fuchi de yume ga kureru omoide no One day
anata no kotoba niwa sukoshi uso ga atta

Deep in my sleep, my dream brings back memories of "One day".
There, I realized that your words contained a few lies.

hanasanai yo to kimi dake dato
dakishimeta noni
yakusoku fuwari to kurai yoru ni kieta

Though you said you wouldn't let go and that I was your one and only,
And though we embraced each other,
Those promises gently faded into the dark night.

daisuki na hito yo itsumo
tsumade mo sagashite shimau
kitto me ga sametemo
mada maboroshi wo kanjitai Morning

I will search for the person I love,
All the time until the end of time.
Even if I were to open my eyes and wake up,
I would keep longing for this illusion in the Morning.

I lost I lost I lost you!
You're making making my music
I lost I lost I lost you!
mou aenai no? No!

I lost I lost I lost you!
You're making making my music
I lost I lost I lost you!
We can't meet again? No!

daisuki na hito ga tooi
toosugite nakitaku naru no
ashita me ga sametara
hora kibou ga umareru kamo Good night!

The person I love is far away,
So far that I'm almost crying.
When I open my eyes and wake up tomorrow,
A new hope will perhaps be born, Good night!

daisuki na hito ga tooi
toosugite nakitaku naru no
kitto me ga sametemo
mada maboroshi wo kanjitai Morning

I will search for the person I love,
All the time until the end of time.
Even if I were to open my eyes and wake up,
I would keep longing for this illusion in the Morning.

I still I still I love you!
I'm waiting waiting forever
I still I still I love you!
tomoranai no yo
I still I still I love you!
I'm waiting waiting forever
I still I still I love you!
mata aeru yone? ne!!

I still I still I love you!
I'm waiting waiting forever
I still I still I love you!
I just can't stop! Hi!!
I still I still I love you!
I'm waiting waiting forever
I still I still I love you!
We will meet again, right? Right!!

Let's see Friday going off to Changi for chalet. Last last week was my class chalet. The place was bloddy small. To be expected. Anyway first day had BBQ. Due to my always not drinking enough water, my throat got worse. The aircon made it worse as well. In total 12 of us stayed over. 6 of us squeezed into one hut. I slept with Vic. That night everyone walked to the 7 eleven to get stuff, basically for me it was to get water. In total I drank finish 4 1.5L bottles during that stay. After they went to the area with all the floats. Everyone was curious. They went to play and they basically got all wet. Well I was the photographer for that time so I was as dry as a bone. Sort of. Anyway went to play dai di. Then went to bed. Next morning we were awoken by the knocking. Basically the guys in the other room woke up earlier than us and went to watch the sunrise. Everyone went to go Palawan Beach to play. Vic was feeling sick. Both of us were having running nose and sore throat. I was better than her since I brought my brother's nike jacket and I zipped all the way up so it sort of protected my neck. Anyway when she was feeling better we went to take the tram to the Palawan beach. We went to eat first then afterwards we went to go play but everyone wanted to like go so left 2 of us. We wanted to play the floats but when we stepped over the people said that we had to pay. Then we were like laughing because last night they all played for free. Anyway we played in the water then there were these barrier floats so we tried to get up and sit on them but we totally failed. Anyway we got totally burnt. When I came home my mom said I like lobster. I'm still dark but my skin starting to peel. Anyway we went back to take a bath. Then we sat around. Then we took a nap. When I woke up my voice was like totally screwed. Had to clear my throat damn loudly before I could breathe normally cause got a chunk of phlegm stuck there. Me and Vic went to the interchange the hawker centre to eat then went back. That's then end I guess.

BBQ FOOD!

On the way to palwan 7-11.

Photo on the bridge.

Playing on floats!

The guys in my class acting gay.

Got nothing much to say. Ja ne.

-Christmas gift suggestions:
To your enemy, forgiveness.
To an opponent, tolerance.
To a friend, your heart.
To a customer, service.
To all, charity.
To every child, a good example.
To yourself, respect.-

grace
9:55 PM

Now I love the song Canon In D. And no its not because I want to get married. Classical music is beautiful. I'm trying to find Chopin's Fantasia. Schubert's Ave Maria is soothing. I want to learn how to play the violin but there's no one to learn with me. How frustrating. Its cheaper to learn in groups. Who wants to learn how to play the violin tag me!

This interest in classical music was caused by watching this show La Corda D'Oro ~Primo Passo~ I love the ending song, Crescendo by Stella Quintet. But I can't find the lyrics. The opening song is nice too. Got 5 Bishounen in the show. One plays the piano, another the violin, another the trumpet, another plays the flute and the last one plays the cello.

Anyway I love these 2 other songs from The Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi. Its called God Knows and Lost My Music.

Music is a gift from God. He gave us a voice to sing with. Ears to listen and appreciate. Fingers to play instruments. Something that can't be seen and yet so magical. So inspiring.

Haven't got much to write about. Next post then I write about my class chalet. Friday also going for chalet to celebrate Liyun Birthday. Today went to find curtain. So tiring. Very stressful. Now my room has dark red curtains. To me its kind of awful but no choice have to live with it. Anyway have to pei fu the salesman. He damn patient lah.

-It is one of the severest tests of friendship to tell your friend his faults. So to love a man that you cannot bear to see a stain upon him, and to speak painful truth through loving words, that is friendship-

grace
6:58 PM

Now its like almost 2 in the morning. I have switched to blogger in beta and kind of pissed with it. Had to wait a few days for it to work. Only good I have discovered is the Uploading of photos better a bit lah. Below are my Sydney vacation. I finished uploading them in the afternoon. Not 300 plus photos but about 100 plus instead. Better a bit. Haha. Anyway hope it doesn't cock up your computer.

Now trying my best to finish up my homework. Got lots of stuff to do. Wrap presents. I can't believe I haven't put up the Christmas tree. But I can't do any of this until I finish my homework. Must finish before next Friday when go for Liyun party. I managed to finish Chemistry even though there are like loads of blanks. Tomorrow must finish Maths. Then Economics which is like the super irritating one to do. I Don't know why I can't sit down to do work in the morning or afternoon. I do work better at night. I tend to get distracted by the computer and the telly. The wonder of technology and yet is my no. 1 foe when concentrating.

Anyway its about 2 weeks after I came back from Australia. The plane food sucked but I managed to watch John Tucker Must Die, You, Me Dupree and My Super ex-girlfriend.

Traffic Jam on the way to airport.

View from airplane.

My uncle showing my mom the way.

The Chinese restaurant we ate at that first night. Yummy. Which reminds me. Customs there quite screwed up. Waited for almost 2 hours. 2 hours!

There are a lot of these bookstores. I'm not of legal age to go in.

This is Hyde Park and where a half drunk fellow asked me to take a photo with him.

Next day we go church. Outside got ice cream van. It says caution children and there's pikachu on the side too.

St. Mary's church. So beautiful. Love this pic. Its like God's Shining down on us. The sun was in the right position and so was I.

This is the tower which is suppose to be in the middle of Pitt Street Mall. Anyway you know it costs like almost 40 Aussie if I am not wrong just to go up there and for what. To see Sydney.

A more fuller picture of the church.

Look its a 'Shakespearean' place.

After church went to the Botanical Gardens and this is the big fountain.

The Sundial. Very acurate.

A tree.

Can anyone see the bats?

Pretty flowers.

Birdie.

More flowers.

Seafood haven well at least for me. Looking at this picture makes my mouth water.

Prawns, Octopus, Fish, Oysters...

Darling Harbour.

The Rocks. Found a horse carriage. Wonder how much it costs.

Famous Sydney Harbour Bridge.

Just opposite the Sydney Opera House.

A battleship I saw while on the ferry to Watson Bay.

Look a castle.

I would so love to live here.

That's me. The wind's bloody strong and my hair keeps gettomg messed up.

Watson Bay. Home to Doyle's fish and chips. Heavenly.

This is suppose to be the Pacific Ocean. Great view but strong winds again.

The opposite view.

Another angle.

Paddy Market. The food section.

Museum Train station. Built in 1926. The one nearest to the hotel/apartments.

A double decker train. You can also shift the seat to face front or back. Cool.

View when on Sydney Harbour Bridge from inside the train.

Chatswood. A place one must come to shop at when in Sydney.

Bondi beach.

Seagull.

Look at the amount of people!

Beautiful beaches of which Singapore is far from ever getting.

Passed by on the ferry to the casino.

The Maritime Museum that we passed by as well.

This is what a bus stop looks like. They give you the time the bus is suppose to arrive. Fantastic system. No complaints from me. Most of the time they are on time and maybe even early.

Our hotel/apartments.

The first stop on our tour. Featherdale Wildlife Park. So many cute animals.

I think its a kookabara.

Pretty polly.

Kangaroos.

A wombat on the opposite side. Sleeping.

Penguins!!!

A white peacock. Beautiful.

Dingo.

Emu.

Echidna. Kept running away.

The pit stop on the way to blue mountains to collect our food. The baguette was delish.

Opposite the place we went to collect the drinks was this lake. Its so calm and serene.

Reached blue mountains and the legend of the 3 sisters.

The 3 Sisters.

Wind's freaking strong.

Statue of the 3 sisters and the father.

Down the 52m downwards train. Was fun but too short.

The trail to the cable car.

The cable car.

Outside.

The tour group. The lady with the blue cap is our guide.

The winery. So calm.

So much wine!

Cute cash register.

Grapes.

The Orchard.

A nice skyline caused by bush fires.
Where Olympics held. Olympic Park.

Can anyone find Ian Thorpe's name?

Boat ride back to Darling Harbour. Sky's so beautiful too.

The ferry.

The beach somewhere around Watson Bay.

Nudist's beach.

Paddy market again.

This is our apartment.

Actually still got to talk but other stuff like class chalet but starting to feel sleepy now. So oyasumi.

-Love does not consist of gazing at each other, but in looking together in the same direction.-

grace
3:11 AM