06.12.09 (12th December 2009)

Replay by IYAZ Lyrics

Shawty's like a melody in my head
That I can't keep out
Got me singin' like
Na na na na everyday
It's like my iPod stuck on replay, replay-ay-ay-ay (2x)

Remember the first time we met
You was at the mall wit yo friend
I was scared to approach ya
But then you came closer
Hopin' you would give me a chance

Who would have ever knew
That we would ever be more than friends
We're real worldwide, breakin all the rules
She like a song played again and again

That girl, like somethin off a poster
That girl, is a dime they say
That girl, is a gun to my holster
She's runnin through my mind all day, ay

Shawty's like a melody in my head
That I can't keep out
Got me singin' like
Na na na na everyday
It's like my iPod stuck on replay, replay-ay-ay-ay (2x)

See you been all around the globe
Not once did you leave my mind
We talk on the phone, from night til the morn
Girl you really change my life
Doin things I never do
I'm in the kitchin cookin things she likes

We're real worldwide, breakin all the rules
Someday I wanna make you my wife
That girl, like somethin off a poster
That girl, is a dime they say
That girl, is the gun to my holster
She's runnin through my mind all day, ay

Shawty's like a melody in my head
That I can't keep out
Got me singin' like
Na na na na everyday
It's like my iPod stuck on replay, replay-ay-ay-ay (2x)

I can be your melody
A girl that could write you a symphony
The one that could fill your fantasies
So come baby girl let's sing with me
Ay, I can be your melody
A girl that could write you a symphony
The one that could fill your fantasies
So come baby girl let's sing with me

Ay, na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na
Shawty got me singin
Na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na
Now she got me singin

Shawty's like a melody in my head
That I can't keep out
Got me singin' like
Na na na na everyday
It's like my iPod stuck on replay, replay-ay-ay-ay (2x)

Was at Bukit Timah playing pool with Roy, Shaun (TAY) and Zheng Yang yesterday. They had to pay $2 membership fee; lucky for me I'm already a member and brought my membership card along. If we had known we would have went to Bukit Timah Plaza to play instead.

Then after that Shaun accompanied me to Bugis Street to settle some things. After I'm done, we went to ILUMA. Wow! The place is awesome! The LAN Gaming Centre and Arcade are wonderful! Good quality stuffs man! And they are hiring! So I'm thinking if possible, I'm gonna work there after I have returned from my China trip. I am quite certain the pay would be good, you see. So I'm not gonna let such a wonderful chance slip by.

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Gonna fly in like 8 hours! I'm already starting to feel home sick. Can't bear to leave this place. Awww~ Especially after what happened last night. The situation right now isn't exactly fantastic either. It doesn't feel like the right time to fly at all. Let's just try out Sharon's way of doing things, "Some times leaving things as it is may not be the best solution, but it's for the better."

I know you peeps out there would miss me! I'll miss you all too! The whole packing that's going right now in my house is making rather messy. So many things to pack. That doubles my reluctance to fly.

It is the first time I'm flying to somewhere with 4 seasons and it just so happens that I might experience true winter during my vacation in China. There's gonna be snow! Or rather hopefully - and possibly - there might be snow. Either way, I can't wait to play in the snow and have snow fights! It would be like a dream come true! I have always seen such scenes on TV, this time it's gonna be for real! Can't help but feel anxiety! There are butterflies in my stomach after saying so much!

And so I am stuck between homesick and my adventurous spirit!

Then again, this could be a good time to escape from all my worries, and when I'm back, I might just have better ideas on how to resolve everything. Wait for me! Stay strong and keep yourselves safe!

I will be back on 17.12.09 peeps. So till then! Sayonara! Remember to miss me!

P.S: Hope that HoeXian/Sharon can get the Chrismas Party rolling soon before I return! By the time I return, all I'd need to say is "I'm going!"

P.S.S: Can't wait to find work after my trip to China too!

The words we attach to our experience become our experience - Tony Robbins

TRIO!

I cannot choose what I can't control, but I know what I can: work hard and believe that one day, the sun will shine on us.

I SEEM TO BE REMEMBERING MY DREAMS MORE OFTEN LATELY...

I had a dream last last night (well, it was actually in the morning as I woke up and went back to Lala-land in the early morning) and in that dream I received a SMS from [her] asking about me, being concerned that I have not been talking to her for quite awhile now. But I knew it couldn't be for real, coz she would never do so... It wouldn't bother her, my absence, not at all. Possibly not even a single pang of guilt struck her, not for a moment. No doubt. All those times and lies, I believed that maybe there would be some friendship still. But I guess I was wrong. Awfully wrong.

Then last night, I had another dream ...

In this dream I was visited by a group of close friends and other friends. It caught me by surprise as I had not expected a visit apparently, well, that's how I felt in that dream. Then a certain some one walked up to me and handed me a letter. That really caught me by surprise. A letter coming from that friend; I had to be dreaming.

The contents of the letter? I remembered it like an hour ago, and as it was a dream, I had forgotten about it already... Well, I do remember the rough idea of the contents, but like how it had been for the other dream ... if pigs could fly, then maybe it would come true.


P/S: I don't like your Personal Message (PM) one bit. Not at all. In fact, I am very put off by it... Sorry.

I AM EXHAUSTED! MY LEGS ARE TIRED!
Alright, I totally love today's mini outing with the rest of the TRIO - Clara and Sharon. I personally enjoyed it really much. The best part of the outing was DINNER!

Let's start from the TOP!

I left home at around 1030 to school - in home clothes - to pay a visit to the choir. I was kinda worried I would be denied access into the school campus as it was the very first time I am passing through the school gates in home clothes without any permission. As I was strolling to school, I saw Mr Chun! I wasn't very sure that it was him initially but gave a call anyway. Indeed, it turns out to be him. So we walked to school and chatted a bit along the way. He saw that I had some books in my hand and asked why isn't there a Physics TYS or Physics TB. He did ask indirectly via his MSN personal message for those two items from us graduates but I had not expect to see him in school today, and thus the reason why I didn't bring either of them along.

I had brought a SS Sec 4 TB, English 4A TB and WB to give away only cause I plan to call the juniors up my house to get the books themselves before I dispose of them. So the 3 books ended up in Jordon's hands.

They are singing some interesting songs, the choir. I can't wait to join them at the concert! Many seniors (like myself) are coming back to perform, I am very sure that it would be very exciting and fun and great!

Yi Jun had brought a large pile of books today to give away. Some books were left at the collection area set up by Fairprice in school, while most of the books were given out to the juniors in choir. I and Clara had to go down to help her bring the books up initially from her cab. She had really brought quite a lot of books.

Ms Seah also gave out the SYF'09 photos to us, that we previously ordered. Clara ordered the smallest size can. So cheapo. Hahas.

*SKIPPING SOME UNFATEFUL CONTENTS*

Then after practice, I and Clara went to have lunch at the hawker centre in the neighbourhood and we rushed down to Tanglin Shopping Centre to meet up with Sharon by bus from the bus interchange.

The journey to Orchard Road was surprisingly short. Both Clara and I thought it was going to be a very long journey, but I guess between bus and train, taking the bus made great difference to the time needed to reach our destination. It only took like 20-30 minutes to reach there from Bukit Batok area, as compared to a rough estimation of 40-50 minutes if we were to have took the train.

Having been there once, I led and we located Sharon's workplace in no time. She was waiting for her in-charge to reach the shop so that she can leave, and so I and Clara stayed around and waited too. Clara took interest in the terracotta soldier that is sold in Sharon's shop and plans to make purchase of it for her father's birthday. As she did not have enough cash with her, Clara made a verbal reservation instead.


Sharon was told that there would be nice and cheap food to eat at Orchard Central and we started our search to Orchard Central. It couldn't be located on the locality map that we could find in the area and this made us kinda puzzled. I tried to ask for directions and it kinda gave us a rough idea of which way to go. We practically walked from one end of Orchard Road to the other end before we could locate Orchard Central. We couldn't find the entrace to it and initially mistook 313 as it, and as 313 had no been completed, we were almost disheartened to find Orchard Central and were ready to dismiss it as a myth. By chance, we found that we had walked slightly off course and managed to find our way to Orchard Central in the end.

We went all the way to the rooftop garden of Orchard Central and realised that there wasn't any nice sceneries to see. Singapore is indeed a concrete jungle. Then we walked around Orchard Central hoping to find something affordable to settle on dinner but to no avail. There were plenty of decent Japanese restaurants here but nothing affordable. So we went across the road to Centrepoint after much effort.

It was a great decision to go to Centrepoint to settle on our dinner. However, we had a problem: we didn't know which fastfood restaurant to go! It was either Long John Silvers, Macdonalds or Subway. We sat down at Long John Silvers (which was very empty in comparison with the other two) and were unwilling to make purchase of anything there. The girls couldn't decide on what to get, you see. So we ended up at Subway. Clara initially also suggested that we eat at Kopitiam but was denied flatly by Sharon, while I had no opinion.

The girls were on to the idea of having the $7.80 meal at New York New York, but I was their barrier. I hadn't had enough cash to afford that. They had originally thought maybe they could fill up the gaps for me, but it was just too big a gap after we enquired on the cost of the meal per pax after service charge and GST. So we skipped the thought and went back to Subway. We were very lucky as the restaurant was rather pack at that moment and we were glad that we would be able to get seats for all of us. Phew.

We talked as we ate and talked for quite a while even after eating. We had a great time and chatting and that was why it was the main highlight, personally, for the day. I enjoyed myself very much today. TRIO FTW~ =p

We had some trouble following the signs to the restrooms which was kinda comical. We found the gents but there wasn't the ladies beside it. Sharon kept on saying "... gents and ladies together..." Clara and I were like "Gosh. 'Beside' is the word, not 'together'. That sounds so wrong." Then we brought up the fact that our school staff toilets are unisex too.

Yeap, the above is rather much everything that happened today. A day to remember and hopeful that greater, better and more of such days to come; days to enjoy with the rest of the TRIO. =DDD

LIFE IS HARD...
especially when you have tons of problems, worries, concerns running through your mind, practically every moment in time.

"Life's a masquerade; we wear masks to work, to school, any time, any where."
- quoted by Clarence Liu

I some how find it difficult to get a breather these days. Life's been pretty hectic even though, at the same time, I might be doing some thing I like and enjoy. Been thinking and thinking, so many worries. I may sound confident when talking about how my O level results are going to turn out to be, yet I do feel worried about it. It is definitely gonna be a hellish experience. One that I would give everything to not let it happen again. Yet, in life, I still have a number of major examinations to go through before I reach my goal - to be a Physicist.

There was a time before I return to post that I had this idea of how hypocritical everyone is in the society today. Masks, everyone wear masks. Anywhere. Anytime. You can probably consider that as a sudden realisation, an enlightenment.

I made a major decision lately and I don't know how long can hold onto it. It would most definitely make a difference to my life, just like how the previous decision affected me. I was prepared for the worst, but to my surprise, everything has been a breeze so far. The plan is running smoothly and there doesn't seem to be any obstacles ahead. Yet I can't help to feel that A is just so much of a dissapointment. It disgust me to a certain extent, truth to be told. I am thankful for the advice that the girls - Sharon and Clara - provided that night during Choir Camp, most thankful. It is had to hold on to something that is surreal and not yours. I did realise that it was probably just a final resistance put up by Obstination.

All that is left is Memory. - quoted by Clarence Liu

This is post 666.

TANGLING MALL???
Jingwen came over to my house yesterday afternoon to get some books that he needs. Supposedly Yu Sheng is coming over tomorrow, but because I would be leaving for Malaysia tomorrow morning, he wouldn't be able to come and get the books he needs. Jingwen then stayed around and accompanied me for lunch at the hawker centre nearby. Then we walked down to Lot 1 Shoppers' Mall where we went on separate paths, him heading for Popular to get some things while I headed for the MRT Station.

I had decided to give Sharon a surprise at work yesterday, which didn't turn out to be much of a surprise in the end. I had trouble finding my way to Tanglin Mall, where she supposedly work at, from Orchard MRT Station. I had to ask for directions from a man, and before that I even called up my father. My father had to be exaggerating when he said Tanglin Mall is near Orchard ION, because it was a long path down the road to get to Sharon's workplace. I spent like an hour trying to find my way to her workplace and finally reached Tanglin Mall after much sweat and effort.

I thought my misery was about to end and before I set off to locate her shop at Tanglin Mall, I went to the restroom to wash up as I was very sweaty - I was in black and the weather was very hot. I walked around Tanglin Mall, checked the directory and at the end of my wits I asked the service counter for directions to "Asian Legends" - the shop that Sharon works at - but failed. There is no such shop at Tanglin Mall. I was frustrated. Sharon had to be pulling my leg or making a joke out of it, I thought. Then I had the idea that I might had I heard it wrongly, maybe it was Tanglin Shopping Centre or Tanglin Plaza or something like that. The road down is Tanglin Road and there were plenty of shops I could see, and so I strolled down the street hoping to find the shop "Asian Legends" - my only lead to where Sharon works at.

So I was walking pass Tanglin Shopping Centre, nearing the end of the Tanglin Road and at the end of my wits when something caught the corner of my eye. I saw a shop called "Asian Legends". I heaved a sigh of relief for I believe my journey had finally ended. And it turns out that she was tending to the shop after all, I had finally found my way here. Sharon had turned off her handphone and I couldn't contact Fiona who had introduced Sharon the work so there was no way for me to confirmed Sharon's shop location at all. It was purely out of luck, I suppose, that I would be able find my way to Sharon's workplace at the end.

The surprise was no longer a surprise as I had totally lost all mood of giving her a surprise. And so I stayed around to give her company till she ended work. The shop really does sell quite a wide variety of gifts and clothings. I took interest in this shirt that the shop sells that had the wordings "Singapore is a FINE City", and at the back it had the printings of all the fines that Singapore implemented. Thought it was rather cynical but interesting, still. Let's just say she is lucky to have a GOOD friend like me who had nothing better to do then to go all the way to town to keep her company at her boring workplace.

Lucky I didn't had Jingwen with me, if not he would have to run all the way round and round with me. Not forgetting that he has skin problems - he can't sweat too much or he would get rashes.


After work, we took a short walk in Orchard ION. Sharon wanted to show me the steam burger store that is owned by a local celebrity, but she couldn't find the place. Oh well.

I am planning to go down to Plaza Singapura maybe on the 1st or 2nd of December to take a walk and see the piano stores in the building. If the Peninsula is the hub of guitar in Singapore, then Plaza Singapura would be the hub of piano in Singapore. I bet it is going to be a great experience too!

P/S: I would be leaving for Malaysia tomorrow morning and would only be back on Sunday afternoon.

Ja-na~!

Life's been boring...
Life at home rotates about playing DotA and not doing anything else. Even listening to music can be a bore somehow. Luckily for me, I always have a way!

I am planning to invest on music development and I went down to the Peninsula this afternoon with Andrew to get new Classical Guitar Strings. Andrew agreed to teach me how to play the guitar at a cost of $10 per session, and per session meant regardless of the hours spent. It is rather tempting but then I have yet to find a job. So I asked that he gives me free lessons temporarily? Then when I found a job get my money coming in, I'll pay him for teaching me guitar.

The trip down to the Peninsula was an eye-opener. I saw many guitars, big and small, and of different brands and colours. Bass, Classical, Acoustic, Electric, you name it the Peninsula have it. I had always known that the Peninsula has many stores that sells shoes, but only today did I found out that they have quite a number of guitar stores. I have never seen so many guitars in my life. The most expensive guitar I saw cost 3k! It is a electric acoustic guitar if I am not mistaken.

We entered this Maestro store and saw plenty Maestro guitars. Maestro guitars are locally made and they are excellent guitars. I saw this very small guitar then I asked Andrew what's the difference between that and the other guitars. He said smaller size softer sound. The lady at the store kinda turned sharped and commented that it is a Alto guitar and it is meant to be that small. The volume is just as loud as any other bigger size guitar too. I was like embarrassed!

I could tell that she was not exactly happy some how. Perhaps because Andrew walked in and sat down at some- I don't know what thing, and that we were just around to LOOK and not make purchase of anything. She most probably had a bad day, maybe the business was not good. They have gotta work on their customer service though if they want more businesses.

My target is to raise up like $200+ and get a new acoustic guitar. If I can't meet the $200+ target and left by half, I could make do with another guitar that is $105. Andrew said it is quite good. Well, practically anything is better than my red classical guitar (that was using acoustic guitar strings) now. I am still using the present guitar because I haven't got the cash to change my guitar yet. Hopeful that I would find a job and raise the money in time. Need at least $200-300 cause I'd need to get a capo and a proper tuner.

How bad is my present red classical guitar you ask? It goes out of tune in minutes! Andrew said that the tuning keys are loose and thus the strings gets loose in no time too. So that explains why issit so difficult to tune my guitar. I also learnt from him how to restring today as we sat at flight of stairs at the Peninsula to restring my guitar. It was tough job that required a lot of paitence.

That's all folks!
Ja-na~

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