judgment besides. it was all meant to happen anyway.
soon enough. the time will come.
and i have to hurry. because before it does.
i have to prepare.
hopefully i can go buy 2 or 3 more books tomorrow. and all that should last me the year.
after all, i guess this month and the next is about all the time i have left. to prepare for, well.
whatever scarce leisure time i'll be getting through the days ahead.
tomorrow is the leap day.
happy birthday in advance leaplings.
for somehow, we are all formed from a loophole in this world.
(Wednesday, February 27, 2008/8:03 PM)
decisions and i'll be going to school tomorrow with something else.
Os iusti meditabitur sapientiam, The Mouth of Justice is meditating wisdom, Et lingua eius loquetur indicium. and his tongue is speaking of a sign.
Beatus vir qui suffert tentationem, Blessed is the man who endureth temptation, Quoniqum cum, For once he hath been proven, Probates fuerit accipient coronam vitae. He shall receive the crown of life.
Kyrie. Oh Lord. Ignis divine, Fire divine, Eleison. Have mercy.
O quam sancta. Oh how sacred. Quam serena. How serene. Quam benigma. How benign. Quam amoena How lovely. O castitatis lilium. Oh lily of purity.
... i don't usually include things that sound religious. on top of things that are completely nonreligious. but it is not.
and i must say the song fits it well. in a world where humanity is questioned.
we'll carry on.
(Monday, February 25, 2008/9:45 PM)
wind breeze. how refreshing.
i ended up buying the horohoro book instead. now it's time to either read it or die trying. *pulls out complex translation dictionary from unknown sources* here goes nothing.
aside from that, i wish the breeze be so cold. that everything freezes in its path. then i can have some time to work everything out.
because time that passes is always too fast.
and face to face comes a monstrosity, an unknown entity. it growls.
we fight.
(Sunday, February 24, 2008/6:55 PM)
moments before i prepare. eat and leave.
free mojo makes you go back for more. such is devil psychology.
and away i go.
(Saturday, February 23, 2008/4:56 PM)
presentation i have yet to change from imeem. so i guess it must be beared with.
I stood still on the hill that dusk dyed Alone, I gazed at the stretching shadows In this world fleeting enough to be heartless Wishes spill again
While I turned my eyes away From the liar in me Stubborn as I became What were the things that I would protect?
I’ve noticed, that even if my aching heart Blocked the light I mustn’t lose sight now Of the things that certainly exist here
Blown by the wind that started moving A pinwheel begins spinning The colors of our wings melt into one Because it’ll become the bond that connects us
Beaten upon by the cold rain, you stand still You laughed forlornly In my young hands, there’s a world that is too powerless I don’t want to lose it anymore
While I turned my eyes away From my true feelings I couldn’t completely protect Our precious place
I won’t be afraid, even if the infinite darkness Blocked my path Because I certainly know about The strength of our combined hearts
With our backs gently pushed by the wind We start walking Even while we’re lost, we progress I won’t ever leave you again
A voice remaining deep in my ears A memory keeping afar Ah, my wish to return won’t be fulfilled But let’s believe in the morning ahead of it…and go
I won’t forget, even if my aching heart Blocked everything You taught me That if I give up, nothing will change
Feeling the time that has started moving A pinwheel begins spinning Please, don’t let the wind stop Together here, we are looking up at the sky
Yuugure somaru oka ni tatazumi Hitori nobiru kage mitsumeta Mujou na hodo ni hakanai kono sekai Mata negai wa koboreteku
Usotsuki no jibun kara Me o somuketa mama de Iji ni natte Mamorou to shite ita mono wa nan na no?
Kizuita yo tatoe itamu kokoro ga Hikari saegitta to shite mo Miushinaccha ikenai ima ga Tashika ni koko ni aru koto
Ugokidashita kaze ni fukarete Mawarihajimeru kazaguruma Hane no iro ga hitotsu ni tokeru Futari tsunagu kizuna ni naru kara
Tsumetai ame ni utare tatazumu Kimi wa sabishige ni waratta Osanai te de wa muryoku sugita sekai Mou nakushitaku wa nai yo
Hontou no kimochi kara Me o somuketa mama de Daiji na basho Mamorikiru koto nado deki wa shinai ne
Kowakunai tatoe mugen no yami ga Yukute saegitta to shite mo Kasaneatta kokoro no tsuyosa Tashika ni shitte iru kara
Sotto senaka kaze ni osarete Arukihajimeru boku-tachi wa Mayoinagara sore de mo susumu Kimi o mou nido to hanasanai
Mimi no oku nokoru koe Toozakaru kioku Aa modoru koto wa kanawanai kedo Sono saki no asa shinjite…yukou
Wasurenai tatoe itamu kokoro ga Subete saegitta to shite mo Akirametara kawaranai yo to Kimi ga oshiete kureta ne
Ugokidashite toki o kanjite Mawarihajimeru kazaguruma Douka kaze ga yamanai you ni Futari koko de sora miagete iru
カザハネ 歌:霜月はるか 作詞:霜月はるか 作曲:藤田淳平 編曲:菊田大介
夕暮れ染まる丘に佇み ひとり 伸びる影見つめた 無情なほどに儚いこの世界 また 願いは零れてく
嘘つきの自分から 目を背けたままで 意地になって 守ろうとしていたモノは何なの?
気付いたよ たとえ痛む心が 光遮ったとしても 見失っちゃいけない今が 確かにここにある事
動き出した風に吹かれて まわり始める風車 羽の色がひとつに溶ける ふたり繋ぐ絆になるから
冷たい雨に打たれ佇む 君は寂しげに笑った 幼い手では無力すぎた世界 もう 失くしたくはないよ
本当の気持ちから 目を背けたままで 大事な場所 守りきることなど出来はしないね
怖くない たとえ無限の闇が 行く手遮ったとしても 重ねあった心の強さ 確かに知っているから
そっと背中風に押されて 歩き始める僕たちは 迷いながらそれでも進む 君をもう二度と離さない
耳の奥残る声 遠ざかる記憶 あぁ 戻ることはかなわないけど その先の朝信じて…行こう
忘れない たとえ痛む心が すべて遮ったとしても 諦めたら変わらないよと 君が教えてくれたね
動き出した時を感じて まわり始める風車 どうか風が止まないように ふたり此処で空見上げている
...
it started turning long ago. and so let's run along it.
running the everlasting circle. that is the pinwheel.
for we are all just tiny entities.
on this lovely imperfect sphere called earth.
(/11:11 AM)
inspiration i guess for this week i am going back to jap.
the song will probably be at the bottom of this. because i had some inspiration to write some technical things.
so let's begin.
...
this is me.
ME revision 5560 (23/02/2008) highlights this revision follows 4 major changes:
1)subject will move towards a more refined and quiet state. this is to facilitate the extra tasks and demands applied towards it. it will still appear relaxed, only in a more solemn state.
2)subject will become very subtle and mostly nonreactive to situations targeted at it. the subject will only respond when it is required and not take any initiative. this also means that the subject will not start to converse with entities around it, but instead, await for the entity to start. this is to prepare the subject's mind for deep thinking as well as considering which is further mentioned in point 3.
3)subject will commence heavy processing and hypothesizing. in the previous revision, it has been noted that the subject is, more often than not, the centre of the entities around it. the subject has adopted, somewhat, a sense of humour. therefore, the previous major revision has been a success and commencing of deep phase will begin to see if the entities around the subject will treat it as per normal. of course, there will be some change in reaction and treatment, but what is more important is the overall bond between the entity and the subject.
4)due to unforseen circumstances, the subject will have it's hair mostly shaved off. also, prediction reveals that a photo of the subject will be taken, coincidentally when it is in that state. this turn of events will further determine the reaction of entities around the subject.
core features as implemented so far as of revision 5560, the subject possesses the following psychological as well as physical traits:
Basic Traits - 1)normal and functioning male body. 2)capable of most human sounds (an exception would be whistling) 3)supposedly capable of all human emotions. some have not been tested yet.
Advanced Traits - 1)capability of understanding other human emotions and even comprehend to a great extent. 2)ability to interact with other humans in a positive sense. 3)laid-back mood. 4)ability to work on tasks with great intensity. 5)ability to show concern for entities around it. 6)ability to solve personal concerns and worries of other entities, usually at the delay of its own personal matters.
details and further explanation can be noted in the detail log of this report.
improvements in this revision 1)efficiency in work increased. 2)muscle mass and ability increased. 3)understanding of entities increased. 4)materialistic value increased slightly. 5)fixed a glitch whereby subject reacted too intensively to a point brought up by a certain entity. 6)fixed a glitch where the subject would start mentioning off-topic and provoking points. 7)lowered boasting rate. 8)fixed a glitch where the subject would get too intense at a task that it forgets basic necessities (e.g. water) 9)subject reacts with less violent words. 10)subject refrains from provoking and reacting to provocation.
known issues 1)currently it is projected that the subject will be deemed as anti-social and/or emo by the surrounding entities. while this is not a great concern, it could lead to intense reaction and thereby backfire improvements 5,9,and 10. 2)a long term problem is still in the process of being worked on by the subject itself. 3)subject is sometimes too relaxed and therefore procrastinates. this is another long-term issue being worked on. 4)subject sometimes thinks it is able to handle and interact with an entity properly. however, this has not been so in one or two cases. 5)subject eats too much chocolate truffle.
...
i wanted to write more actually. but i can't come up with things to write.
perhaps this 3rd person technical stuff is not really for me.
nevermind then. song after the break.
with each improvement, there are new glitches. the subject will never be perfect.
but he hopes that you will see him as such.
therefore, it is time to go into the day. and make a new revision.
(Friday, February 22, 2008/11:32 PM)
rocket last thoughts before the dreams hit me.
i think of myself as a different person. who even believes in a miracle. but a miracle exists. and it's only if you believe in it.
so just take some time to think. what is a miracle? and how many of them do we get to see?
final notes for a final goodbye. i bid the moon goodnight.
the scenic route is where i go. it's long but it will take me home.
eventually i will come to know. most of the circle as i go.
finally at a count of three. i emerge and i am free.
knowing that the road will lead me home.
it may be a road just beside yours. but only those who take it.
can see miracles. and make them happen.
(/8:49 PM)
flutter new catch. new reel. new line. new bait.
let's go.
this year is zooming by. i can feel it. pretty soon everything will fly past. like the moth that's currently on the table.
i have to shave for founder's. i guess it's okay. only thing is that picture taking is next tuesday. can we not cut for monday.
sigh.
i am lazy to practice. maybe tomorrow morning then. those days of taking it easy. are no longer here anymore.
in front of me lies the sea of stress. pressure and tension in waves circling around and around. i'll take the plunge in, hold my breath. and hopefully make it out with a gasp for breath.
i know somewhere you will be waiting. in your own discreet ways. but i promise you. somehow i'll make it through to you.
i'll swim. i'll struggle. i'll move through the thick blue water.
until i reach you.
(Thursday, February 21, 2008/5:18 PM)
if
i don't know what would be better to say. but i still have a long way to go so.
i'll keep my mouth shut for now.
today. normal. i realise i need to start studying. only realise.
i thought up of something on the road back home. but i forgot it now so. pardon me.
i'm just filling in space here.
i also learn that as time passes. some people don't change. and that is an incredible feat indeed. but soon they'll learn.
change is always supposedly. for the better.
maybe i should make a slight change too. like start studying about. now.
oh i haven't yet. so i have accomplished an incredible feat. hooray. well off i go.
for this world was meant to be as such. we'll go into each new day knowing that it's not over yet.
and here i am. so take my hand.
and we'll travel the circle of life together.
this must be precisely why i don't change my url.
(Wednesday, February 20, 2008/8:17 PM)
popper well. before i go off. to practise.
in all things we do, some things are better off not said.
the consequence is either there or not there. you wouldn't want to take a risk.
so just.
don't try.
lest you be fed to the lions that are biting at your toes.
(Tuesday, February 19, 2008/8:05 PM)
sky *EDIT* This just in at 11:00pm (my clock is set to tokyo time.) blu-ray prevails. the fight is finished.
i skip a song.
this morning. was a beautiful morning. the sky was filled with fragmented clouds. lined up so nicely.
tonight is tuesday maintainence. i haven't said that in awhile. maybe its just a bit of nostalgia. good one hopefully.
my schedule is pretty rush these days. well for me at least. after all i am known. for not doing anything.
amos saw my lucky star today. he went omg. and ask me if i wanted the anime. i mean. okay. fine.
if you insist.
meanwhile. i have to get my lazy self over to the piano about now. so if you would excuse me. i guess this is where we shall part.
and off i go. in search of.
the thing that i am searching for. hopefully, with some help.
i'll get there.
someday. someway...
(Monday, February 18, 2008/6:55 PM)
away and back we go.
303. lovely. a palindrome.
sola yesterday. i forgot. it ended like. back to life.
somehow if everyone could return to normal like that. i would be out of business.
but usually they can't. either way i win.
actually i don't. but i sigh. oh well.
it's been a long day.
now my clock is set 1 hour ahead. and my encoding set to jap. i have no choice i guess.
oh and i made a deal with my clt. book for anime. pretty good deal i guess.
and back to life i go.
i'll see you in abit.
and then before you know it, we'll take off.
together.
(Sunday, February 17, 2008/7:40 PM)
indeed was playing 1 round of dota with doong earlier on. to be honest. i think wow was abit more cooperative.
then again what can i say i can't even play this game properly.
oh well. enough for this week.
i still have homework to clear up. and the *ahem* is in a corner in my room. not really my room but. it's still in the plastic bag.
it must be lonely.
...
the rhythm of my footsteps crossing floodlands to your door, have been silenced, forevermore.
i remember writing that a long time ago. but oh well.
back to the desolace that is life. hand in hand, we'll head towards the utopia. that is in any random direction we shall walk.
that is, as long as we walk.
(Saturday, February 16, 2008/11:28 AM)
futility life is fragile. today i shall type out the lyrics myself. because i like this song. and. because it is not in japanese.
Marching Bands of Manhattan If I could open my arms, And span the length of the island Manhattan. I'd bring it to where you are, Making a lake of the east river in Hudson.
If I could open my mouth, Wide enough for a marching band to march out. They would your make your name sing, And bend through alleys and bounce off over buildings.
I wish we could open our eyes, To see in all directions at the same time Oh what a beautiful view, If you were never aware of what's around you.
And it is true what you say, That I live like a hermit in my own home. But when the sun shines again, I'll pull the curtains and the blinds to let the light in.
Sorrow drips into your heart, through a pinhole, Just like a faucet that leaks when there is comfort in the sound. But while you debate half empty or half full, It slowly rises, your love is gonna drown.
Sorrow drips into your heart, through a pinhole, Just like a faucet that leaks when there is comfort in the sound. But while you debate half empty or half full, It slowly rises, your love is gonna drown.
Sorrow drips into your heart, through a pinhole, Just like a faucet that leaks when there is comfort in the sound. But while you debate half empty or half full, It slowly rises, your love is gonna drown.
Sorrow drips into your heart, through a pinhole, Just like a faucet that leaks when there is comfort in the sound. But while you debate half empty or half full, It slowly rises, your love is gonna drown.
Your love is gonna drown.
Your love is gonna drown.
Your love is gonna drown.
Your love is gonna drown.
Your love is gonna...
...
the gala dinner. when you are reminding of yourself not to do things you don't normally do anyway. you end up wanting to do it more. it is like reverse psychology.
i admire persuasion skills. but i also pity what the product of it is. people value food more. than the values that they should be digesting first.
such is the life of the rich and famous. so human. so much greed. yet they put on airs like the world hasn't seen them enough. i would rather be human without airs.
it's easier that way. because i can make my mistakes.
byousoku. was. pretty strange for an ending. i guess it doesn't have an aim. to finish.
but life goes on.
and like the wind through the trees. i'll drown with you.
(Friday, February 15, 2008/11:40 PM)
siren this just in at 11:40. it's my 300th post. wow.
on a slightly different note. i have found out. that i am not comfortable with. how do you say.
the higher-up kinds of society?
even though no one is looking at you. it is as if one wrong move. and then. everyone will be looking at you.
oh well i guess. maybe the memories will sink in tomorrow. but for now i guess this is it.
maybe i wasn't meant to go after you. after all.
(Thursday, February 14, 2008/9:54 PM)
nocturne now it is night. night is when the fireflies shine. shine the brightest.
so i treasure each day. and knowing that somehow. we're all going to make it through.
secrets are meant to be told. today's school day was of the fantasy. how to describe something so intricately. that it could not be described anymore.
i am not here to talk about anything particular. i am not here to condemn. i am not here to praise. i am not here to talk about anything particular.
stevens road. it's pretty close to my place. i know two people who live there. they were a memory i thought i had long gotten rid of.
i wish. upon a fish. that somehow. in my words...
my blogger just gave me a large red banner on top with an "ERROR" message on it. what signs couldn't prompt me more?
i can say what i would like to say, for myself.
today i saw many people on the bus and the like. they were all holding on to a gift. a rose. something else. who knows.
life is fragile. i remember from my secondary 2 days. "the higher you climb, the harder you fall." i guess i didn't really get. that high as i thought.
i ripped up lyrics for the linkin park song. that ended up in my hands somehow. i joked with my friends on how. the person who lost this, actually wanted to buy crocs for his/her valentine, along with singing the song. only he/she lost the lyrics. i don't make assumptions.
people are lazy. they would rather not build downwards. downwards is a tough job. but yet below is where all the good things lie.
i also met my grandfather while boarding the bus. somehow he went out to buy TOTO. not bad timing either. it was the first time in 4 years.
maybe there is a place up there. and maybe there is a place down there. but utopia or rapture. i don't make assumptions. so i will leave it as the name says. it's a place.
yet it was all quite unexpected. i walked the slow way with my grandfather. who insisted i go ahead without him. but i insisted otherwise, anyway. he doesn't argue for more than one statement.
i don't make assumptions. and my belief is. we don't make the judgments either. so who are we to say. what will happen. do you think you are a god?
minami-ke ookawari. the disappointment of the season. still, slice of life are supposed to be like that. i just wish my slice of life would be like that.
the grown-ups always tell you. a joke is as far as you can go. i bet they were joking when they said that. because usually the serious stuff ends up more serious. than the jokes.
"5 centimeters per second." "huh?" "they say that is how fast the cherry blossoms fall in the spring." "you sure know your stuff very well don't you?" "i just hope we can get to see them again next year." "together."
as i gaze forth. the scene replays in my mind. it is a scene i have never witnessed with my own, innocent eyes. yet it flashes vigorously through my mind, as if it just happened a second ago.
he journeyed through the calm. where the snow started. with the letter in his pocket. the amount of white started to increase with each rotation of the wheel.
what is done has come to pass. what i wrote yesterday. was proved wrong. which was a rare stance. because people don't usually bother proving me wrong.
slowly. the entire locomotive once filled with commuting glory. was now covered in a thick sheet of white. and it didn't help the train keep warm.
and i guess that knowing i am wrong. is a good thing. so i shall try to work harder. until i can enter the building again.
the minutes of delay built up. every stop it got worse and worse. at the interchange he decided to buy something warm. only to see his letter fly away into the white storm.
yes. you can't change what has already past. it is quite frustrating to know. my hand couldn't reach far enough.
in deep frustration. but not anger. he boarded the train. only to have it stop again. in the middle of the barren, now white wilderness.
but yet deep in my heart. i know that throwing one starfish. makes the difference to that starfish. so i'll pick up the dead starfish. and throw it back too.
each minute was his eternity. every second he cringed in pain. as he set his watch on the metal tray. the seconds ticked on and on. into minutes and hours.
oh starfish. there are so many things i want to say to you. and i believe that you will still hear me. so hear me now.
and after 2 hours. 120 minutes. 7200 seconds. the locomotive creaked. and the wheels began to turn again.
what has past cannot be changed. so i hope you will somehow move on. with the life we have yet to experience. you have skipped to it so much faster than us.
as the snow continued pouring down. the train finally reached the station. he got out, expecting her to already have gone. but he knew her so well. she wouldn't do that.
you did what was best for yourself. everything we do is best for ourselves. because once we do it. we can only regret. we cannot do something better than it anymore.
and so they ate. and they drank. and he said it was the best he had ever tasted. she said he was just exaggerating.
i hope we all have no regrets. because regretting yields no results. the only way is forward. so why don't we go there? and then i threw the small starfish into the sea. to let it settle to the bottom.
then they walked to the big tree. it was big as she said. and then they slept in a shed. after talking for hours and hours.
and the next morning he took his leave. he did not say anything about the letter. and then and there he left. and while the locomotive pulled away. she gripped her letter in her hand.
and then we shall walk off. moving along the shore. while everything dries up. i will try to save you.
while i can.
...
i want to see them fall. standing alongside you. we shall do exactly that. just watch. as they fall.
5 centimeters a second.
now it is night. night is when the fireflies shine.
shine the brightest.
(Wednesday, February 13, 2008/7:06 PM)
used before i go off for dinner.
some things are best left as they are. soon enough everything will go so fast. and this year will pass so fast.
that i won't get the chance to write like this anymore.
so i treasure each day. and knowing that somehow. we're all going to make it through.
i bow humbly.
and off i go.
(Monday, February 11, 2008/8:37 PM)
half hearted.
i guess i better head out to practice.
slowly, surely. we'll get there somehow. step by step. mile by mile. i want to live to see the last stone with you.
if the world was so fair, why don't we get something for trying.
(Sunday, February 10, 2008/8:09 PM)
spring okay. i don't know what to say.
so let's just quieten down. the calm after the storm. take a deep breath.
well either way. i still have one compo to do. oh no. and i forgot to practice. so calm won't be for long.
but as long as they walked together. all the troubles, hardships, whatever. turned into dust. as they continued walking along this road.
on their beautiful journey.
(Saturday, February 09, 2008/8:41 PM)
square the vibes song has arrived. i bow humbly to present it to you. and away we go.
Tabi no Tochuu Vocals: Kiyoura Natsumi Lyrics: Komine Koko Composition: Kira Tomohiko Arrangement: Kira Tomohiko
Tada hitori Mayoikomu tabi no naka de Kokoro dake samayotte tachitsukushita Demo ima wa tooku made Arukidaseru Sou kimi to kono michi de Deatte kara
Tabibito-tachi ga utau Mishiranu uta mo Natsukashiku kikoete kuru yo Tada kimi to iru to
Yumemita sekai ga Dokoka ni aru nara Sagashi ni yukou ka Kaze no mukou e Itetsuku yoake no Kawaita mahiru no Furueru yamiyo no Hate o mi ni yukou
Sabishisa o shitte iru Kimi no hitomi Mabataite sono iro o Utsusu kara
Takaku sora made tonde Mikkazuki ni naru Hakka-iro no hoshi wa kitto Namida no kakera
Higashi no kuni no minato nishi no umibe Kurai mori de minami no machi kin no tou Kita no oka mizu ni yureteta onaji tsuki ga
Sashidasu sono te o Tsunaide ii nara Doko made yukou ka Kimi to futari de Doko e mo yukeru yo Mada minu sekai no Zawameki kaori o Dakishime ni yukou
En Route on the Journey Vocals: Kiyoura Natsumi Lyrics: Komine Koko Composition: Kira Tomohiko Arrangement: Kira Tomohiko
Within the journey Where I grew lost all alone Only my heart wandered and stood still But now I can Walk very far That’s right, after I met you On this road
An unfamiliar song That travelers sing- I hear it nostalgically If I’m just with you
If the world that I dreamed of Exists somewhere Then shall we go search for it? To the other side of the wind Let’s go see the end of the Freezing daybreaks Parched middays And shivering dark nights
Your eyes Know of loneliness Because they’re dazzling And reflect that color
I fly high to the sky And become the crescent moon The mint-colored stars are surely The fragments of tears
The harbor of the eastern country, the western seaside In the dark forest, the southern city, a golden tower The northern hill, the same moon that swayed in the water
If it’s okay for me to hold Your outstretched hand Then where shall we go? Together with you We can go anywhere Let’s go embrace The commotion and aroma Of the world still unseen
...
i even added album art. so sweet of me, no?
day by day. we travel together. all travelers in this. beautiful world.
i have my hopes that. one day on this road. i will meet you. and when that time comes.
kindly, you would give me your hand. and i would take it. and together, we'll walk the road of life.
together.
(/11:31 AM)
alligator *EDIT* well even if this is supposed to be at the end. i forgot so. gomenasai. Grand Total: 1429 please come again. and i'll upload a song later. i suppose. i also accept cookies.
tears are something i can afford no more. now.
my bro's being a wuss. he's just sitting in front of the comp. staring like an idiot. but i guess that's all part of growing up. but i grew up with him like that. all the time.
alright so let us sum up everything. like i did last year. only this year, less emoticons.
day 0 great so. not so good a day. i have tuition then piano. then have to rush for movie. everything was planned very perfectly and nicely, somewhat like this: 0900 - tuition. end early. my brother takes the leftover time plus his time. 0945 - go to piano teacher's house. 1000 - piano lesson. 1100 - leave for home. yes i know it's a circle but we all love circles, don't we? 1110 - arrive at balmoral to meet nick. 1140 or so - reach woodlands on time. eat lunch. 1225 - cloverfield. have a good time.
or so i thought.
tuition was okay. i left on time. reached piano teacher's house. found some man pointing at the grass patch outside or whatever. then after that i had to wait for her to cry for an hour. 6k water bill. then after that i was still insisted on playing piano for her for 30min. uh oh indeed.
upon departure i check my watch. not good. rush and rush and rush. curse in my mind at people who were walking so slowly. or taking the whole width of the escalator to do something scandalous. that's proper etiquette of me no?
so a huff and a puff. and i reached the cinema. it was 12.25. not half bad for someone like me. i think.
watched cloverfield. watched as i got to eat alot of things. watched as nick and i laughed at hud. watched as i ate more food. watched as i realised that melvin and xp and who knows whoever else was gone. watched as i watched. watched as the ending came into place. watched as i went out. watched as. no wait. we were out of the cinema by then. so i watched xp run to the toilet.
other than that it was pretty enjoyable. why wouldn't it be when you get to eat all your friend's popcorn. drink your friend's drink. eat more. this time your friend's nachos. and laugh at a cameraman talking about incinerating people in the subway.
anyway. bought bubble tea. headed to melvin's house. lazed around for a few hours. then before we knew it. it was 4. so we went.
parted ways. i was running late. again. or so i thought. again a recurring theme in cny.
turns out we made it to the restaurant in time. just nice. along with one of my uncles. just one. so we waited.
and we waited. and we waited. and we waited. and we waited.
one hour it took. before the rest started coming. and everyone else in the restaurant was on desert.
but still. we had a great dinner. and cloverfield gave me something to talk about. not to say the least.
after dinner. which we obviously finished last. we went for a walk around. passed a temple. had to go pray.
after that was done. i was explaining shazam. and blah blah blah. alot of crap talk. that's what it's useful for. cannot remember. but fun on the spot.
so to sum it up. it's complicated. and i had fun.
and as it descended further into night. we parted ways. once again.
day 1 lovely day. stalling day. i had a brilliant idea for the boring part of the day. i uploaded anime into my mother's phone. i never knew hers could play divx. but i know now.
so went over. it wasn't that boring. we had wii ps3 and xbox to play. so we played and we played. watched my cousins and uncles play. had a great laugh.
then we ate lunch. then we went back to playing. and then the dreadful time came. to watch all those nostalgic videos/pics. well whatever. they snatched the tv away. so i shrugged. backup time.
i spent 2 hours of boredom. no longer being bored. which was good i guess. just maybe crying abit when some relative handed me a hongbao. i doubt they'd notice anyway. but yeah i admit that's how wuss i am. i can't control that. i hope my brother can control his.
so then we broke to was up. then we went over to my 2nd uncle's house. dinner was great. slacked awhile. watched another episode. played some ps3.
then slowly but surely. we had to leave. which we did. talked abit here and there. with the years everything got a bit more serious. but it was fun all the same.
yes it was.
day 2 and so here concludes the usual. but i'm still here.
yesterday we got told again and again. to get up early and whatnot. okay fine. i am up. it is 7.30. where's the rest of you?
so anyway. watch spice and wolf. eat. get ready. i thought of uploading more. so i did.
so then we sort of rushed. because the rest of my family got up. late. again the recurring theme.
arrived there half an hour late. i think. but we weren't the latest. so i guess it was sort of alright. sort of.
so visit visit. great uncle i think. i remember the old days. where we were talking about merlin. playing in the small small room. it was fun. but now it's still fun.
eat eat. get offered more food. i declined. got offered champagne. i declined. got offered champagne. i declined. got offered champagne. i declined. got offered food. i accepted willingly. anything in my mouth but alcohol.
played around with my baby cousin. he's too too too hyper. ended up with back pain. after only 10 minutes. now i see why women are better at this.
so went to visit again. led my baby cousin around the house. back pain again. sigh.
this time it was pretty blur. i just played GTA on my cousin's psp. ate some lunch. then sat around and kick here punch there. lightly. of course. it goes without saying.
so then we leave the house. go temple. i remember the swing. it's no longer there. but everyone wishes it was anyway.
so go visit my father's side. only the grandparents. we sit and talk. time passes. and then we leave. my mother makes some comment on how they're a perfectionist/materialistic family. i guess she is sort of right. but i make no further comment.
reach home. wash up again. i decide to upload again. just in case.
then we go kbox. it was fun. even the break halfway for arcade was okay. i guess.
now all the stuff that follows is kind of crap. so i don't remember. i just remember alot of laughs. and alot of fun. and me trying to sing maroon 5 song and ending up choking. they still said i could sing. well not the high stuff. not the high stuff.
then with one last song. we all said goodbye and goodnight. and we sped off in our own directions.
...
okay now it's time for the real deal.
i am really happy that i have a family like this. i mean sure they can be crazy at times. sure i can see my aunt giving a slap to my cousin. now that is improper etiquette.
but still. i have a lot of fun. we all have a lot of fun. life is truly enjoyable then. because you toss all your troubles to one side.
and days like this are rare. where you can afford to be late. where you can afford to wait. where you have to bear with your family. a chance to spend 2 hours being bored over nostalgic stuff. is rare indeed.
so i guess i treasure them. and even though i might forget them. the chance of you forgetting something and not having any consequence. is rare too.
and that's what this blog is about anyway. so i wish. even though it's the 3rd day.
i wish that whether it is happy or sad. good or bad. bright or dim. love or conflict. whether it's any situation for you. it's a rare one. and i wish you will come to love this day. and the next. and the last. for whatever it might be.
because we are all together. through everything. going around this circle.
all over again.
(Friday, February 08, 2008/10:52 PM)
besides well i won't say much for today. i still need all the stuff to sink in.
so i guess i'll just leave the details. plus deep talk. for tomorrow.
well well. other than that. as i predicted, my mother's phone didn't go to too good use. today was far busier.
i didn't get to gamble. once again refrained from drinking. and i guess it's about the same as any other chinese new year i had.
only a lot more different.
oh and new song soon. i hope. it's been giving me vibes ever since i heard it.
and three cheers, and three cheers, and three cheers for kbox.
(Thursday, February 07, 2008/10:24 PM)
sortof well i'll just sum it up in 3 words. all was good.
i guess. but i can't be bothered to type in details yet. maybe after tomorrow. when the memories begin to sink in.
but yeah. all was good. and i hope it can continue.
this way.
(Wednesday, February 06, 2008/10:23 PM)
nothing to say. just that cloverfield has been proven to induce vomiting.
today is the eve. tomorrow everything will begin anew. i wonder why it must begin only tomorrow. because, we can all start whenever we want.
this world is cruel. i wonder why i must watch the cruelty unfold. in front of me.
but fall after fall. we must move along.
only then we can begin anew.
(Tuesday, February 05, 2008/7:07 PM)
wahoo *EDIT* 290th post. never imagined that i'd get this far. and also, but random circumstance and advice from melvin. i am now getting Doraemon the Movie. more cheers after the break. go figure.
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a hip. and a hip. and a hurray.
new songs. now i must wait for rumba to wear out.
wear out wear out wear out. wear out wear out wear out. post length doesn't affect how fast it wears out. oh well.
i guess this is my first hongbao. my mom's cramming in all the tuition and piano tmr so i just barely make it in time for movie tmr. i sense something.
i sense excitement coming near. and in anticipation of the day to come. i'll happily wait for it.
today is shrove tuesday. it is also super tuesday. it is also mardi gras. it is also chinese new year eve's eve.
and i didnt grab the score back. so can forget about practicing that. xD my exam is on the 12th. i thought i could skip school.
but then a realisation with something related. and bam. 12th is a school holiday.
i sense the excitement coming. slowly. but nevertheless. and in anticipation for it.
i shall wait with open arms.
(Monday, February 04, 2008/8:53 PM)
around just before i start work.
looks like everything's back to square one. i thought of reuploading a smaller size song. but then i saw how fast this one went so i was. okay. nevermind.
other than that today was back to uneventfulness. but i'm sure it'll start to get lively.
maybe in a good way. maybe in a bad way.
but soon it will.
definitely.
(Sunday, February 03, 2008/9:26 PM)
furthermore *EDIT* ohs noes. licensing brings much grief and pain. but through it all we learn the joy. the joy of ending the wait.
i shall add on to my gone song and my 1443 word prequel.
Samayou sugata wa sanagara runba (Yoromeku sugata mo mechakucha runba) Furatsukinagara mo ikite i-runba (Hata kara mirya dansu ni mie-runba) Yokereba issho ni odorimasen ka? (Ie ie anata ja odoremasen wa) Hitori de munashii odoro yo runba (Ototoi kiyagare hitori de runba)
Ore no nedan o dare ga kimeta? Tora ya hyou ga bokura no kokoro ni mo (Kemono-tachi ga hisomu koto shiranai kara yatsura) Yasui ne o tsukeyagatte Tokihanatsu ze!
Saa, nigemadoe sono suki ni Odoro yo boku-tachi wa runba Hohoemi karoyaka ni kimi to Sono hi wa kuru no ka Wakaranakute
Shinya no tsuuhan rekuchaa runba (Miru dake odoreru anata mo runba) O-takai deshou ne o-ikura runba? (Setto de uru nara o-nebiki runba) Sore nara bokura nado setto ni dou ja? (Ie ie anata to setto wa iya ja) Maketara kuyashii jinsei runba (Jidanda fume fume jinsei runba)
Ore no nedan o dare ga kimeta? Hoshi ya hana ga bokura no kokoro ni mo (Kagayaite iru koto o shiranai kara yatsura) Yasui ne o tsukeyagatte taka o kukutta na (Kiba ya tsume o togu koto o shiranai kara yatsura) Hakakune o tsukeyagatte Kuraitsuke!
Saa, nigemadoe sono suki ni Odoro yo hontou no runba Hohoemi karoyaka ni kimi to Sono hi ga kuru no o (Shinjite-runba)
Hito ni nedan ga aru no nara Sore wa dare ga kimeru no ka? Boku mo puraisu o kimeyou ka? Kimi no kachi sae mo Kimekanete Wakaranakute
Fantasy Rumba Vocals: Otsuki Kenji and the Despair Girls Lyrics: Otsuki Kenji Composition: NARASAKI Arrangement: NARASAKI
My wandering figure is a total rumba (Your staggering figure is also a senseless rumba) Even while I’m tottering, I’m living rumba (If I look at you from the side, it seems like a dance rumba) If you’d like, shall we dance together? (No, no, I can’t dance with you) Dance alone in vain, rumba (The day before yesterday, you came and did rumba alone)
Who decided my worth? Tigers and leopards are in our hearts, too (Because they don’t know that the beasts are lurking, they-) Stick a cheap price on me And let me go!
C’mon, run around trying to escape during that gap Dance, for we are a rumba To have a light smile with you- I don’t know When that day will come
A late-night mail order lecture rumba (You, who can dance just by watching, is also a rumba) Isn’t that expensive? How much is it, rumba? (If sold in a set, there’s a discount rumba) If so, how about having us in a set? (No, no, I don’t want to be in a set with you) If I lose, it’s a frustrating life rumba (A stamping and stomping on the ground life, rumba)
Who decided my worth? Stars and flowers are in our hearts, too (Because they don’t know that you’re shining, they-) Stuck a cheap price on me and underrated me (Because they don’t know that you whet your fangs and claws, they-) Stick a special price on me And bite away at me!
C’mon, run around trying tp escape during that gap Dance the real rumba To have a light smile with you- That day will come (I believe in it)
If there’s worth in people Then who decides that? Shall I decide on a price, too? I’m unable to even Decide your value I don’t know what it is
i don't what it is. and away we go.
(/4:56 PM)
exactly what i shall do.
do you like rain?
i don't know. i guess you could say i don't like rain. because the rain covers the wonderful sky. covers it like an obnoxious black sheet.
but only when its covered. covered with the black sheet we call storm. only then, will we get to see the beauty that is rain.
sometimes in this world, we go around, not knowing all the beauty that is, just beside us.
we only focus on what is said, what is said to be beautiful. all the concentration is only on what is said, what is said to be beautiful.
sadly almost all the world, is like that. sadly there aren't more people, who can be different, not like them.
but i guess it's all part of the plan, everything in every number, has it's purpose. and a very good one at that.
if everyone was the top of the class, there would be no one at the bottom. but there has to be someone at the bottom. if not then it will be out of balance.
it's not easy getting to the top. and it's not easy getting out of the bottom. but thanks to them, someone else gets to be tops.
if everyone were an executive, a rich man, who would serve the food? who would keep the streets clean?
it is no one. but because there are people at the bottom, there are people at the top. and that makes it all so beautiful.
everyone only looks at the top. because the top is where they want to get. as they scramble up the jagged stone walls, their hands get cut, some fall.
fall back down. but they are not alone.
for the real beauty, the real support, the real reason, why there are people at the top.
is because there are people at the bottom.
if there were no dark clouds, there wouldn't be bright clouds.
if there were no rain, there wouldn't be sunshine.
if there were no black sheet, there wouldn't be blue, crimson, white.
then the normal sunny skies wouldn't be so beautiful. not anymore. yet in spite of all the disregard. in spite of all the dislike.
the rain is there, the rainy sky is there. it's been there through all the times. ready to make way for the sun to shine.
just at the time hope looks dimmest.
before we see rain, we see the black sheet. it starts to engulf the blue sky. an obvious warning on what's coming up ahead.
trouble is brewing. and it's too late to turn back now.
but without trouble, there would be no peace. without learning suffering. we would not learn joy.
it's a contrast that is so large. and yet we will never understand. we will never grasp. until we've been there ourselves.
and i just want you to know.
that we don't need to walk through, the rain all alone. there is the umbrella. there is the raincoat.
but what's most important. is that there is each other. and because we learn suffering, we learn how to tide the pain. together.
because we have a desire, a passion. we learn to dream. and because we dream, we learn to believe in ourselves.
that someday we will reach the dream.
and there will come times, where we progress so rapidly towards it. we will run. and oh how lovely the skies would be.
and there will come times, where the obstacle will just hit us in the feet. we will fall. and the sky suddenly is covered by the black obnoxious sheet.
that is rain. that is pain. that is suffering.
and we will have to walk through it. some of us have our umbrellas in hand. some of us, don't.
but in the end, the umbrella is a shelter. maybe an important one yes. to protect us from the invisible daggers.
but in all it is just a shelter. hiding forever will not get you anywhere. waiting for the rain to stop is just, an act of cowardice.
whatever happened to the dream, the belief that you could make it through. you have left all of that back, in the days of the elegant blue skies.
the days that used to be there.
and now you are hiding away. waiting for the rain, the suffering. to go away. that you might go back to your lovely skies again.
but by the time it stops. all the hope, all the belief. all the desire.
has passed.
hope will become just an ordinary phenomenon. belief just a lie. and desire just temporary.
the passion is gone. the flame of the dream is put out. from this day and the next. never to be lighted again.
is this what you want? your flame put out so abruptly. and you cease all hope, all belief. you think the rain woke you up.
and yet you are, not even touched by the water that fell. under your protection. what you thought was protection. but it was just a bypass.
a bypass to learning suffering.
and as you go back to the now mundane life. the sky doesn't look as blue as it used to. the flowers don't look any brighter, and everything around looks just grey.
then you realise the bypass wasn't, so good after all.
so before we realise it's too late. let's take the other way. let us run through the rain. let every drop hit us.
take the pain, and leave it behind with the now diminished drizzle. take it and live with it. until the blue starts to emerge.
emerge from the black again.
because we believe we can. because we believe, the flame will not go out. the flame that is the dream.
and the hope, and the belief. will be an oil lamp. for the oil lamp never goes out.
oil and water don't mix. the oil sees the rain droplets approaching. and it prepares, it prepares for war.
and through all the thorns, through all the pricks, all the bruises, all the slashes.
we will fight on. with a blazing oil lamp to light our way, let's take this chance. we're going to walk.
we're going to run. no matter how slippery. no matter how many times we fall. we will run.
because when there is belief there is faith. and when there is belief there is love. this is our dream, we believe in it.
and the suffering, however powerful it might be, has no right to take it away.
we've arrived at the crossroads. and here we must choose. which path shall we take? this is my question to you.
we can run through the blue sky, we can run through the path where the grass is green, sure we can run through the road that is smooth, and the fields filled with flowers, ever blooming.
but can we walk through the rain alone, do we need something, to help us tide the hopes and faiths through? and this is where you decide.
the umbrella or the lamp.
and then suddenly, with a few last words. i'll be gone. and you'll be alone. ready to face what fate is in store for you. and what will those words be?
"with belief there is faith, and with belief there is love."
even if you take the umbrella, with the mundane world in destination. even if you take the lamp, ready to bear with all the pain.
you won't bear it alone.
the umbrella will be snatched away. it will hit the floor and in all it's supposed protection. it is now left there to bear the rain. what it was supposed to bear.
the lamp will be snatched away. it will hit the floor and it will continue burning. and together with the umbrella, tide the suffering that they both have found.
and then i will take your hand. the hand that is now free. of rage to fight the pain, or fear of contacting it.
and then i will take that hand. and together we will run.
run through the rain, run through the soaked flowers, run through the soft soil and grey grass. run through the black obnoxious sheet of sky.
hopes and faiths in hand, we shall keep moving forward. forward to only one thing. with only one thing in mind.
and towards our ever-approaching rainbow, you shall run.
and i shall run with you.
for with belief there is faith, and with belief there is love. and with everything there forms a dream.
a dream that can become our reality.
...
and away we go.
(Saturday, February 02, 2008/9:45 PM)
quotasadly.
this is what some of us are made of.
i finished the salmon book today. it was a rather unexpected ending. yet it came at you with so much. hm. obviousness. it's like you already knew.
we all already know. but we delude ourselves somehow. we may not be able to predict the future. but from whatever is happening, with some common sense we can tell. what will happen next.
but we don't. and that is what makes us human.
monique.
moving on, today was rather uneventful. i got yet another shirt somehow.
and that was it. somehow i feel my life is getting too normal.
or too eventful. i'll never know. because we'll either stay in the delusion or get out of it. and once you get out you believe.
believe in the belief that you are out of it.
seven apples on the witch's tree, with seven seeds to plant inside of me. in spring time i grew a magic song.
then skipping along,
i sang the song to everyone.
(Friday, February 01, 2008/9:05 PM)
chance anyway. while waiting for my clannad. seems like today's GOH was pretty "fun". "enjoyable" too.
other than that after it all we had last parade. going back that time decided to be random. and try out for armed escort.
so i did. there were 4 land and 2 air. and 1 by 1 they were eliminated. until i was the only land left. like. >.<
anyway. but some random scenario i managed to get in anyway. so it was either sheer luck or. i don't know. more luck. why am i lucky in the wrong kinds of things.
but for that i so-called saved my contingent's face. like i care. at least i get to wear a sash. and for all the upcoming rehearsals i'll be standing in a corner. this is the life.
mm and what else. maybe i should say i passed him the piece already. so if everything turns out alright. have to re-explain the situation to my teacher now though.
it suddenly dawned on me that i don't normally have such a smooth week. must be my lucky year. or something.
but i don't believe in luck. i don't completely believe in it. some day the tables will turn. as everything goes around in a spin.
i'll find my life won't be that smooth anymore. soon.