Exodus

I just finished listening to Utada Hikaru's latest english debut album -- Exodus. At first i scan thru all the 14 songs to get a 'taste' of wat tis new album has to offer. I find tat this album has a very different approach from her previous albums. This time she has chosen a whole new genre, unique but weird in comparison with contemporary music. While listening, i referred to the lyrics and i could feel the futuristic vibes in her songs. Listening to it prompted me to imagine an over-populated city which never sleeps with a high speed railway above the streets channeling and stretching thru the city.

Immediately two songs (Exodus '04 and Hotel Lobby) caught my attention and i've played them again cos they're so nice to listen to. I can jus indulge in the mood of both songs n follow the streaming music into her world.

Exodus

1. Opening

2. Devil Inside

3. Exodus '04

4. The Workout

5. Easy Breezy

6. Tippy Toe

7. Hotel Lobby

8. Animato

9. Crossover Interlude

10. Kremlin Dusk

11. You Make Me Want To Be A Man

12. Wonder 'bout

13. Let Me Give You My Love

14. About Me

On My Mind

alot of things had happened lately. ill jus write anything tat i can think of for the moment.

we had our first ever wushu test yesterday. i didn't practise much but stil can manage to finish the whole routine (of course with sum mistakes). the seniors, intermediates and us, juniors took the test and most of the juniors were nervous (me too~!). this test made its debut yesterday cos it was never tested before in this club. afte everyone finished their respective tests, master gave us sum comments. i knew i was not so good... well, for now keep up the spirit, concentrate, learn frm the mistakes, think more and train harder ;)

urgh... there's 3 assignments at hand now. i've started sum but pretty lazy to get it finished. can everything be settled properly within the time limit? :p

oh... this thing worries me much~~ pms~ um... i mean the subject wit the code pms1020 -- malaysian studies :p eek~ i remembered our lecturer mentioned: "skip twice n u better drop tis subject" eeks~~ i've skipped too many times to even remember, how la? i duno my status yet... pls pls pls dun bar me :( sheesh... regrettin now...

Scrambled thoughts

zappy zap~ how fast time flies~! n now im in cyber once again. rejoicing for the problems i saved myself frm. a new sem has begin wit new n existin challenges. sumtimes i think my thoughts n decisions are pretty screwed up... i hope now it wud all be sorted out n wun be tat screwed... (erghh... hopes are stil hopes if i dun work on em!!)

tis hols was the most meaningful one ive experienced. learnt alot of stuff. the one most proud of wud b formattin a pc ALL by myself!! ^_^ muahahha...

yiaaaa, n im stil thinkin why the hell im stuckin myself in engine (o_0 )(0_0)( 0_o) when sumone asked me yday wats my favourite subjects im totally dumbfounded... i was searchin round n round my brain for an answer and all i can come out wit is english =_=" oro~~ tat means wat im studyin now doesnt interest me? so good for a wholesome course... erghhh....

yare yare~ not bad at all, im learnin drawin n music now. i got strong inspirations these few days, so i better channel it to the real stuff i like~

Old School Gatherin

A simple saturday evening.
Yet not quite as it seemed.
22 people from all walks of life.
After more than 6 years.
Second massive gatherin.
The class of '97.

We (li wan, ming lee, yiing wen n me) were the first to reach san fran cafe at 4pm. There was no sign of anyone expected except for us. As time passed by, we got alot of surprises. First it was zi jian, migod, ming lee told me earlier she saw someone lik him in mmu, n now he's realli in mmu!! :)) wat a coincidence! Second was the whole bunch of guys, our class monitor, 家进, i mistaken him for 国俊 :P n chee weng mistaken ming lee for 丽莹, hahahaha... got us rotfl! Third n most surprisin is phuay fhern! she has changed alot from physical to her attitude n is stunningly beautiful! It's gettin more interestin anticipatin frens tat wud turn up. Our usual gang all turned up, li wan, ming lee, yiing wen, phuay fhern, shuh yee n me ^_^

San fran is not enuff to accomodate all of us, so we changed to dome. woa... i bet we hav the longest table in there n the noisiest! we chattered lik we've neva chat before :P its so busy to keep up wit everyone, its jus so excitin n wonderful lik u've found many long lost frens!

may peng (the one who's behind tis ;) ) arrived late but not as jun yew, who is the main character and one of the reason why we gathered. as he'll leave for taiwan tmr to pursue his studies in sports, today's gatherin oso served as a farewell party.

at last, i saw wei teng! my closest fren in primary, she looks cool but her attitude, way of talkin is stil as old :) all of us got 2 pictures from the last gatherin, 义卖会 in chin woo. i din attend tat gatherin :(

we lingered til around 7 n moved out to have dinner. we took several 大合照 before goin to jalan alor for steamboat =P~ we had 2 tables to our own n begin our meal. wisps of smoke, clangings of spoons, exchanging of laughters intermittently... the atmosphere is so heart-warming n light.

天下无不散之宴席. we bid farewell to each other n 祝福 jun yew on his journey.

looks like it doesnt end here cos we might be having a gatherin again (or farewell) for kah ming who's goin germany nex month. til then, all the best to my frens~!~!

4.09.2004

Wicked Ideas

Hehehe, a normal session wit the van merah team again. and the ever-never-run-out-of-idea punya penolong thought up of a few wicked plans since both parties are in simultaneous hols, muahahahaha... tis tuesday we'll hit the lagoon if nothing happens. and then another year end wicked vacation is up on mind, but dun do like the genting or langkawi or melaka or watever trip we came up last time, which went washed away :( eeeee, hav to wait for approval first... till then, evil rules!! hahahaha...

31.08.2004

Saturday Quest

The old pc in my hse needs to be upgraded. With a pentium III processor n 128mb ram, it is not sufficient enough to survive in this source-suckin-applications age. Moreover it has a history of over 3 years, old huh? Thus we embarked on a journey to search for the pieces needed to complete tis quest along wit bee, my cousin (who in the same time needed a new pc) and wai kit (the pc expert :P) We met another 2 cousins of mine later n together we scout thru low yat. Without much idea we stopped at the shop where i bought pc last time. Haha, the way they inquired n bargained realli amused wk n me, wat an eye-opener :P After much hassle we settled everything but my quest failed, i did not buy anything but onli brought bac a map of pc specs... (oh... i forgot, i bought 3 ps2 games -- HP:PoA, Spidey 2 n Silent Hill 4 :D)

Wk left aftewards n bee suggested tat i walk wit em, have tea n go to their hse for dinner which was predetermined. Cool, i got the 'consent letter'. We walked around sg wang cos ching wana buy new phone. Haha, wat an amusing trading again :P Later on we had tea at Dome. Yummy~~ I love the ice cappuccino and the chicken mushroom pie~~ =P~ Thanks ching for ur treat! ;)

Since we're in lot 10, i thought of visitin py at page one. We went into a shop where ching wanted to buy bag, we looked around for quite long, saw sumthing in the wagon which irks our interest :P we tried on several skirts, pants n exchanged em each othr. hehe, at last i bought a sand coloured skirt which is quite pretty and its only 30!! ^_^ wow, really happy!! I reached page one but its too late, the girl at the counter said py has gone home :( so we left by mrail, reach peng's car n drove bac to my uncle's hse to hav dinner wit my parents n my relatives.

wat a happy happy saturday quest! ;)

29.08.2004

My New Blog?

Stickin to this blog? I am ;) Blog title and sitename remains the same.

Cassini-Huygen | Field of Dreams

Whole day studyin in library was depressing ::sigh:: luckily a few issues of Time (old and new) saved my depression and granted me a deeper insight into something which i've discovered today. first is about the article on cassini-huygen space probe tat has been travellin in space to explore saturn. it was named after italian jean-dominique cassini and dutch christiaan huygens (hehe, i remember him, weve came across huygen's principle wert :P) wat captivates me most is the black and white pictures of saturn and its beautiful rings. made of water ice, the rings surround its planet like a disc with faint lines. space exploration is truly magnificent and interestin, sumthing unimaginable by the minds of human nowadays might be discovered in times yet to come. for full report, try this Cassini-Huygens Home, Spaceflight Now Cassini .

another wonderful thing is bout this travel journal ive read of. it was written by jan morris, a renowned travel writer. it was in this double issue of Asian Journey-The Road To Paradise which revolves around the theme in search for paradise. when i read her account of her magical journey through the realms of himalaya, i knew i have found it. her way of writing came through me as sumthing which ive been searchin for so long. i was overwhelmed when i read the whole thing n was overjoyed of this piece of jewel. here is an excerpt from the article entitled Field of Dreams:

"If paradise is the stuff of the conventional promise, all sweetmeats and complaisant houris, then I certainly have never experienced it. But a nirvana of a different kind I did transiently enter half a century ago, when I was on my way back to Kathmandu from Mount Everest, where I had been writing for the Times of London about the first climbers ever to make it to the top." - Jan Morris, Field of Dreams.

for advance reading, you can visit this link >> TIMEasia Magazine: Field of Dreams and read up the rest of the article (recommended! ^_^)

Song of the Moment

Song of the moment - Escaflowne: Yakusoku wa Iranai (No Need to Promise)

Listenin to the soundtracks of Escaflowne since yesterday. This song was now playin, performed by Sakamoto Maaya. Memories of yesteryear surfaced. The lending of this anime. Watching it and indulged in its own-kind-of-way story. Subsequent events after watching this anime. Happenings that were by pieces related to this. Etched on little by little in my mind it came back.

This OST is excellent, too bad I dun have the complete tracks and the compete anime too~ (I'm tryin hard to collect the rest now~) Here's my playlist:

1. Angel
2. Battle Theme
3. Flying Dragon
4. Gloria
5. Yakusoku wa Iranai
6. Romance
7. Yubiwa
8. Aoi Hitomi
9. Mystic Eyes
10. No Need to Promise

And here's the lyrics for Yaaku wa Iranai and its translation:

Nee, aishitara
Dare mo ga konna kodoku ni naru no?
Nee, kurayami yori mo
Fukai kurushini dakishimeteru no?
Nani mo kamo ga futari kagayaku tame
Kitto

Kimi wo kimi wo aishiteru
Kokoro de mitsumeteiru
Kimi wo kimi wo shinjiteru
Samui yoru mo

Nee, koishite mo dare ni mo itsuka
Owari ga kuru no?
Nee, aozora yori mo sunda
Tokimeki suteteshimau no?
Kisetsu kawari no kaze
Michi o hashiru zutto

Kimi wo kimi wo aishiteru
Kokoro de mitsumeteiru
Kimi wo kimi wo shinjiteru
Samui yoru mo

Tatoe ashita nakushite mo
Anata o ushinatte mo
Dekiru kagiri no egao de kagayakitai

Namida de ima yobikakeru
Yakusoku nado iranai
Kimi ga kurete taisetsu na tsuyosa da kara

Hitomi de ima yobikakeru
Yakusoku nado iranai
Hitomi de ima te o nobasu
Samui yoru mo

Translated:

So is everybody this lonely
When they're in love?
They'll hold onto a pain
Deeper than the shadows?
It's all to make us shine
I just know it. . .

I love you, I love you
I gaze at you with my heart
I believe in you, I believe in you
Even in the cold night

So, when in love, will the end
Eventually come to everyone?
So, would you abandon a heartbeat
Even clearer than the blue sky?
I run along the path of the season-changing-wind
The whole way

I love you, I love you
I gaze at you with my heart
I believe in you, I believe in you
Even in the cold night

Even if I lose tomorow
And you lose as well
I want to shine with all of my heart

I call out to you in tears
but I don't need any promises
That's the precious strength you've given me

Now I call out to you with my eyes
But I don't need any promises
Now I reach out for you with my eyes
Even in the cold night

Homecoming

I've opened a new blog once again! ;) This is the 3rd time I'm doin it (uh oh, am I beginnin to make it a habit??) I've stopped bloggin for a very long time, ooo... feel bad bout abandonin my blog-city site~! Perhaps of the absence in makin entries, I've lost my flair of writing. Everytime when I tried to pen down my thoughts, the words jus wudn't come out. T_T I feel tat I've abandoned the previous blog for a long time that I've lost "connection" wit it. No... I'm wun giv up my old stuff over new ones but blogs are different in this case (for me :P) I itch to start anew. Returnin myself to the embrace of blogger. Revive the enthusiasm of bloggin in me again. Oh... it's so unfair, I think I've made an unjustified opening entry for this blog. My previous blog's first entry was far better I guess (o_o)