Wednesday, October 28, 2009

A Letter To Jasper

Dear Jasper,

Firstly, Welcome To This World!

I am not sure whether you will be chinese or english educated, so I guess I would just use the international language since you are gonna live in Singapore at least for quite sometime and so it is impossible for you to dislike english, like me.

Ok, probably now I dont hate English, because now most of the time I had no choice but to use it. But last time when I was young, I really hate English. I always questioned why I had to learn 3 languages when people all around me just used 1 language plus a dialect. Because I am chinese-educated, i seldom got the chance to use english, and so I disliked it because by studying 1 more language means I got 1 less slot for play time. Therefore, my English sucks, and so next time when you grow up, I suggest you to use chinese when talking to me for better communication.

You would probably ask me, why you still learn it when you hate it? My answer would be, this is not like a survey questionaire where you can put a tick beside your favoured language. No box, all are under *required field. In other words, you got no freedom. But you are lucky because the place that you are living in, your *required field is only 2 languages. I dont think you would want to choose BM which is so damm useless in the country that you are staying in. Even for me, I regret for putting so much effort in BM when I was younger because it got no other use now unless for cursing.

No matter what, my advice to you is have a good command of English, because with it, you are 1 class higher. I dunno why, but the whole world think like this. And please do not hate chinese like some singaporean. Not because you will have a hard time talking to me, it is because no matter what, you are still a chinese. Your skin colour cant change to 'angmor' white. The person that I know of changing his skin colour is no longer living in this world but he is very influential and so you will sure find out who is him. 1 clue for you, he can be linked to Mr. Armstrong.

And if you can, please go and learn more languages. Japanese, Korean, French, Spanish, Italian...etc. You may say it's useless to learn so many languages but trust me, they will come in handy as you would never know who you gonna curse or court. Ok, maybe you can dont learn Italiano because Italian used hand signals most of the time. Not because they cant speak, I think because of their culture. You cant expect the GodFather to talk so much during gunfight rite?

But you do not need to worry about languages for now as you only can communicate using 1 language, which is to CRY. You cried to annouce that you have arrived to this world; you cried to tell your parents that you are hungry; you cried when you sense that there is danger in order for the adult to put you to safety.

I suddenly realised, there is no clue to show that life can be joyful. Laughter is useless after all. Human are easily depressed. 10 good things that happen in the day couldn't compensate a bad news received at night before you sleep. Even when 10 friends praised you, you would still feel sad after a stranger scolded you as stupid pig. Our happiness is not long-lasting, nor it is firm and solid. But, sad and misery were crucial for our living. Imagine if our ancestors living inside the cave are always so happy and joyful that they neglect the danger of the predators camping outside the cave, then I guess they could not live long gua. Therefore, joy and happinesses are nothing but just a trick that we played on ourselves. Well, if you want to argue about this, do it after you have seen any new born babies that come to this world along with laughter.

Jasper, as you grow up, you will find out that we like to create something that we hate it.

Example, 'Monday'. Monday is the indication of the end of vacation, the start of work and study.

We created Monday ourselves, and then we hate it. But if you ask me, since we hate it so much, why dont we let it come only once a month?

Well, Jasper, I think I could not answer this question.

We also created this thing called 'COMPETITION', which will make us unhappy. I know, there is a need for competition. Just like the gazelle being eaten up by the leopard because it runs slower, the shorter plant could not enough sunlight compared to the taller plant, etc. But these are just the basic law of the nature. It is not the same as human's competition. We are so insane that we will go to the extent of calculating who runs faster than who by 0.01 second and who scores higher than who by 0.1 mark. Then, different movies shown in the cinema are competing among themselves; different songs standing on the billboard are also competing among themselves; those rich people are also competing to get to the top position of a chart created by some stupid magazines; those pretty girls are also competing among themselves to be the Miss World or Miss Universe, like she is going to represent us to meet up with the aliens from outerspace.

This is like, Strawberry and Rose, which are more red? Cloud and Moon, which are fairer? Which idiot would be interested in these thing?

But ironically, a lot of people take these competitions seriously. And I am one of them. No question about it.

You will be the same too, Jasper.

As you get older, you will involuntarily enter into different types of competitions. And soon you will become competitive. And soon you will end up judging people by using 'success' and 'failure' as the only gauge.

Well, there is nothing wrong about it. But when you start to feel that this 'success' and 'failure' thingie make you feel sad and depressed, make you doubt about your existence in this world, or even make other people around you to feel uncomfortable; I guess that should serve as a warning alarm to you.

Then, when you get even older, you will realise, all those tears, sweats and efforts that you put in just to obtain the top 3 position in class or to emerge as champion in some nonsense competitions are all so laughable. LOL.

And then when you get old enough, some people who have nothing else better to do will start to ask you some stupid questions. An example of these question is, "What would you choose for, a good-looking appearance(handsome), or a good-functioning brain(smart)?"

If you ask for my answer, it would be, "Good-looking."

It is not because I looked ugly now. It is because, you will know whether you are good-looking or not as soon as you look into the mirror. But you probably will not know that you got a stupid brain until the rest of your life.

If really there were someone asking you this question, and you feel like entertaining them, I don't mind that you copy my answer since you are my nephew.

So, this is a basic and simple introduction of the world that you gonna live in for quite a long time. Well, things that I mentioned are mostly my interpretation after arriving here earlier than you for 20+ years. If it doesn't fit for your generation, it is my bad. Everything will change, isn't it?

Therefore, my words might not be true after all. Haha. Well, what do you expect? I am just 21 years older than you, not like I am some willy old wise man that gone through all the experience in life....

So, you will have my blessings upon your arrival to this world. Remember, cry and laugh when you feel you need to, even when you think you have to cry and laugh at the same time. It is not that you are insane, it is just some precious moment of your life experience in this world.

That's all for now. Take good care. Ok, I think my bro and sis-in-law will take good care of you. Till then, bye!


Yours sincerely,
Uncle Soon.

Sunday, August 2, 2009

August's Blue

I nearly forgot that I had a blog.

I am having a nearly 2-month holiday now, starting from 11 June to 17 August. That's when my result come out and I probably have to go for resit classes.

Thus, I guess I still dun need to go work at the moment.

This is the 1st time I am having such a long vacation, since my PMR days. Yeah, that's right. My longest holiday was only 1 month plus, which is after my O-Levels.

So the feeling is nice now, when you are typing more than you are writing.

If you ask me anything happen during my holiday, you should know there isn't any. Because I am a boring person. No, I think I am just lazy to go around. Not passionate is the word.

Went for a few job interviews. Not Big 5 though, just some small company that I dun even remember their names. No reply. Guess they know I am not gonna stay long gua. If not then I should be too suck.

Therefore, all the while, I am staying in my small room, online, youtube, and game. And should be doing my OBU. Haha. Not yet started of course.

Nothing much happen to me, but i guess a lot happen to Malaysia. You know, it's like watching a compilation of different movie. Got Infernal Affairs (无间道), House of Flying Dagger(十面埋伏), and all others you can think of.

Got Infection case, got Kena Pushed Down Case (some bigshot insisted it's a jump down case), got forever anyhow talk cock case (refering to those KOSMO ppl, and the famous dentist and the ex-PM), got gangsterism polictic case etc etc. No wonder politician is categorised as one of the high risk occupation. But High Risk, High Return. Case Reference-(Klang Palace and Dentist's Palace).

After 100 days, Najib started to distribute his candy. But all the 11 flavour also doesn't suit me at all. So I still din enjoy the benefit.

If it's candy you can dun take it if you dun like. But rattan(rotan) you sure must kena, eventhough you dun like. Public transport fee increased again. Taxi=36%, Bus Sekolah=30%, Long Journey Bus=31%. Walau wei! Public transport nowadays also not a very cheap alternative oredi. I just wonder whether their service quality will increase or not.

Teoh Beng Hock had left. It's sad to say this, but I guess this case again will go not far. The best outcome you can get is another person kena pushed out to be responsible for that. That is, if there is anyone willing to do it, like last time C4 case. 2 weeks gone. By looking at the progress, we still have to wait very long to learn the truth, and maybe that's the truth that's being made up.

Yasmin Ahmad, a true Malaysian had left too. I am ignorant, coz now only i noe those Petronas advertisements and other movies like sepet are her art piece. I love Tan Hong Ming and Umi Qazrina. That's the Malaysia that all of us long for. Her advertisement speaks louder that any slogan, any candy. She is more suitable than anyone else to speak about ONE MALAYSIA.

Politic aside.

This is the recent Drama Series I am watching.

K.O. 3anGuo--终极三国
This is the description: After getting kicked out from their 24th school for starting fights and couldn’t find another school that would accept them, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei thought it’s a God send that Liu Bei proposed to be their sworn brothers so they could enroll into the prestigious Dong Han Shu Yuan, a school exclusively for royalty, on the condition that they pay for his tuition. Though they enrolled, it didn’t mean they attended the class in peace because they must survive the school’s death traps and hostile invasion from warring schools.

Basically, it's modern world's Romance of 3 Kingdom. The funny and stupid version. LOL.



Paladin 3--仙剑奇侠传3


This drama series is based on a famous Chinese RPG game. If you have watched the 1st one, then you should continue to watch this. Vannak, if you read this, you should really watch this.

No matter how many years had passed, this game will always be remembered. All the characters will also live in my heart. Maybe that's why I don't like the ending of this drama.

And it's bothering me. It makes me feel, a little bit blue. I guess it's gonna carrying on for some time, at least for this month.


Below shots are from the last episod.

Credit to 情剑山河 http://blog.sina.com.cn/qjshanhe.

p/s: You are right, that's my voice. Ask me if you insist in wanting the orginal voice version. Easier if you go to the website above. Don't sue me for polluting your ears. Thank you very much.

Sunday, April 19, 2009

没有林紫菱的日子

第1640日。阴天。

请不要怪我取个这么俗的标题,呵呵。
其实若不是因为溏心风暴,我还真没想到用blog来写些东西给你。其他人如kennysia之流写了三四五年了,我却才刚开始。(你没看过溏心风暴吧?你走的时候都戏还没开拍呢!)

好久都没有给你写东西了,不过我还在学习如何做Biscotti,并没有搁下,虽然最近课程有点繁忙。

去了一趟咖啡屋,点了一杯曼特宁,但是喝下去感觉却不一样了。开始时我问侍应是不是拿错了,然后再去问店主是不是泡错了;得到的答案是100%曼特宁,外加一个“你到底有没有喝过mandheling”的眼神。

原来并不是所有的咖啡屋的曼特宁都是同一种味道的,虽然苦涩的味道大同小异,但就是好像少了什么似的。可能是咖啡豆放少了,水的温度不对了,我也说不出是什么原因。也有可能是心情不一样了。也有可能是因为我还没习惯喝曼特宁的时候没有你的笑声。

我发觉我把所有事情都想得太理所当然了,就好像现在mamak的roti telur并不是理所当然的像以前有大葱的,加大葱的附加费是20sen。

人与人,除了亲情,其他的感情也不是理所当然的,你说是吗?

我看着身边的人都在忙着facebook,friendster,msn 等等的网络通讯,爱情啊,友情啊什么的都靠这些虚拟的网络维持着。Comment来Comment回,基本上就只是几秒的时间,前提是如果大家都在网上的话。

可是,感情这东西有时像葡萄汁变成葡萄酒一样,需要时间的酝酿与发酵。

可惜网络上的facebook和msn太快了,少了时间的酝酿与发酵,因而累积的情感,来得快,去得也快。

或许,是我落伍了吧,在这个科技时代,谁还会再用笔写信交朋友啊。可是我就是喜欢写在纸上的字迹,比那些电脑荧幕上的虚拟字体多了份真心。

你也是吧?不然我们也不会因为传字条而开始。而你最后留给我的那封信我还留着,虽然到现在我还是非常讨厌信末的那五个对不起,也不再说对不起,顶多是用无关痛痒的sorry代替。

但是最近我却不得不用了那个字眼,为了一场误会,为了不成理由的理由,为了还人情;他们并不像我习惯了寂寞,他们需要朋友,尤其是女生;也亏得他们一起来向我“逼宫”,egoistic那种鬼话都说出来了,我才发觉那几个女生对他们的重要性,呵呵。都是男人啊,我都明白的,所以我也只好成全他们,免得断了他们的路,也算还了他们平时载送我这个无车阶级的情份,也算互不拖欠。

V刚刚凌晨才来找我哭诉了,乱七八糟的两三个小时,才让她的男友给带走。我那狗窝还真的是避难所啊,男啊女啊都有。J那条粉肠前几天来说与他的雌分了,硬是跟我劈了两打啤酒,丫的,害我想消一消我的啤酒肚都不行。总之有欢喜,有悲伤,有忧愁,有悲伤,甚至暧昧的,到单恋的到有。 他们的人生真是多姿多彩到台湾的偶像剧都可以来跟我取材了。

其实啊,我真的不知道人伤害人的理由到底是什么。而感情却是个双面刃,想伤害别人的永远都会伤到自己。七伤拳听过了吧,所以还是少碰为妙啊,你说是吗?

喂,问你个问题,我是个很不负责任的人吗?

我一向都觉得我不是一个胆怯的人。自从我八岁克服怕鬼的心理后,我觉得我并没有什么怕的,没有什么不敢做的。但竟然有人说我是个懦夫,说我不敢面对自己的感情,说我害怕感情,说我是一个不肯负责任的人,还有一些有的没的。我当时发神经大声地回了句说,不是我不肯负责任,而是我想负责任的机会没有了。

我想,我的语气是重了些。

五月天--你不是真正的快乐。

紫菱啊,可能假面戴得多了,我好像真的失去了感觉了。

唉,别说这些烦人又没结果的事。

你知道吗,记忆这东西虽然有时比想象中糟得多,但有时却好得出乎你想象。

我想,可能是因为我不能再见到你,所以很多关于你的记忆都非常的清晰。

就像视障人士因为看不见所以听觉比一般人敏锐,而听障人士因为听不见所以视觉比一般人敏锐的道理一样。

哎,我在语无伦次了。

不知曾几何时,我的脑海就一直在数着日子,我想并不是我刻意的去记得吧,acca那么多乱七八糟的东西都够我受了。

我的理由是,可能读会计的对数字比较敏感吧!

原来你已经离开1640天了啊!刚好四年半了。

天阴阴的,cybercafe里全都是玩L4D的咖。等下可能会下雨吧!

1640,不知道magnum4D 会开这个号码吗?呵呵。

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Summer April

This post comes a bit late because it supposed to be up like in the middle of March.
But before I knew it, it's already April.

Ya, today is 1 April 2009. 60 days more to ACCA Examination. Well this is just a reminder for myself in case i forget about it.

Things that happen during March for your info:

Projek Warga.
My 1st presentation project in 3 years ever since I join ACCA eventhough I am not doing the presentation on stage. Given an opportunity to deal with Bahasa Malaysia for the 1st time after like more than 6 years because the language used is BM.
It reminds me of my older days. It reminds me of my first public appearance on stage when I was 6; my 1st story-telling when I was 7; my 1st public speaking experience when I was 11. And also my 1st drama appearance when I was 14.
When I looked at my friends practising prior to the competition, it brought back a lot of my memories when I was still very young.
Well, I realised I was actually a very active boy last time. LOL.

Progress Test 2.
Normal routine of Sunway ACCA. Nothing special about it.

Sunway ACCA Nite.
Attend for the 1st time during my 3 years in Sunway. My last similar event was the Asean Dance. Everyone around me was, to some extent, quite high on that night. In the midst of the shouting and cheering, I realised I no longer feel excitement anymore.

激情过后,一切总归平淡。

Mr. Goh singled me out to tell me that all my good frens are not my true fren today. Haha. It seemed that my frens' prank din work out the way they wanted.

Major Arcana. The Hanged Man, XII.
This is the card that I picked long time ago. So long that I even forget that this is my fate.

Today is April's Fool day. So i think it's ok to be a fool today.

Happy April's Fool Day!

Thursday, February 19, 2009

February's Random

Today is 19 Feb 2009.

For more than 1 month I've not been updating. It's not because I am lazy, not because I'm busy;
It's because the place I stay now has no internet access.

I feel that I am myself when it's at night. It's when in the darkness I feel safe to take down my mask and get back the real me. Probably that's the time when I don't have any nonsense in my mind.

Tranquility.

ACCA results are out. It seems that I'll have chance to graduate by end of June.

If I passed the remaining 4 papers. LOL! Seems so impossible.

I used to talk about politic, and you know that. But I feel it's getting nowhere. After the "Jumper" incident that happen in Perak, I think that I overestimated myself. I always thought that I know the current situation well, but it turns out that actually I am very blur.

Nobody is your friend or your enemy forever. How true!

So, maybe I should talk about what I know next time. Accounting and Business maybe?

Sold rose during Valentine's day. 1st time experience in wrapping flower. Just hope that people that bought roses from me can bear with it.

I am still learning to do biscotti. Next time would be my 13th attempt.

So, do you plan to tell me what have you put inside last time besides vanilla extract? I can never make the biscotti taste like that.

Even if you don't tell me, I am confident that I am able to find out myself. Then I shall bring the biscotti to see you, along with your favourite mandheling.

That, will be, maybe after my 50th attempt.

Sunday, January 11, 2009

Bla Bla 2009

Haven't updated for 2 months. This blog is so unfamiliar to me that I almost forgot its existence. I am seriously thinking of applying streamyx for the house in my hometown. More than 1 month of no internet life made me feel like disconnected from the world.

December last year was wedding's peak period. Everyone around me seemed to be rushing to get married before 2008 ends. I wonder whether they feel 2009 might not be a good year ahead.

Well I am very hopeful towards 2009 because the previous year 2008 was so bad that it could not get worse.

Economic recession? Well it's the aftermath of 2008 and got nothing to do with 2009.

Toll price increase? That bunch of draculas are already there for a long time, even before I was born. And their presence are legal and protected by the law.

The war in Gaza? Come on, they have already been fighting since they exist. It's useless to wish that there will be peace as it will never come true. The prologue of WorldWar3 has already started, but in the form that we are not familiar with.

Barrack Obama said " Yes, We Can Change". But I dunno whether we have the ability to change and what can we change.

I watch The Matrix again on TV for like after 10 years. Then I realised that we need much more courage than this to change, to fight with our fate.

This entry is a bit in a mess, just like my mind now, and I think the world too.

And I am now sitting in the college foyer, typing all this mess for like 3 hours.

Nice and peaceful Sunday morning, eventhough there is no hot chicks in the foyer at this time.

Oh ya, Happy New Year to everyone, very late but better than never.