thoughtshowerings

There seems to be quite a number of shows that feature celebrities going overseas to help out in charity work. Be in being involved in building new facilities for schools or hospices, highlighting the plight of those in need. I feel that it is actually quite redundant, or rather, the good they bring is only short term. Why do I say so? 1) They are not directly involved in the charity work. That is to say that do not plan, they are not involved from the scratch, do not partake in decision making. They are just attached personnels, doing the same amount or even lesser work than an average volunteer. 2) You may say that the biggest benefit is raising the public's awareness, hence, more funds may pour into these charity organisation and the less fortunate benefits. And may I ask how many of those sitting in front of the television watching the programme actually feel so compelled that they make the effort to pledge money, time or both? 3) You cannot deny that only things that are enter...

i wonder, if the things that remind me of you, remind you of me... Read this off somewhere and felt compelled to pen it down

A friend and I were discussing about the term 'daylight saving' since he practises it when he studies abroad while enjoying ice cream. And I am thoroughly perplexed, like receiving a bad mental cramp that warps your brain. According to Wiki, " Daylight saving time ( DST ) – is the practice of temporarily advancing clocks so that afternoons have more daylight and mornings have less. Typically clocks are adjusted forward one hour near the start of spring and are adjusted backward in autumn" This is so because certain periods of the year experience a longer amount of sunlight and vice versa, and so people have thought of a way to make use of the more than usual abundance of sun rays to benefit economical activities that associate with sunlight. Alls good and well and pretty much comprehensible except when I think deeper about it. You cannot "save" time like how you save up money. Time is not a tangible good, although it can be represented/measured by units. Ti...

隔了近八天后，我总算是回到家了。。。 虽然玩得不亦乐乎，玩得快要发疯了，但对我来说，回家的感觉是最好不过了！ 我的亲爱的床，抱枕，我来了！

Strange how two strangers can chat freely, without any hesitation, talk almost about any topics that springs to mind. And yet that individual faces a sea of awkwardness with someone he has known for years. Vast stretches of silences that threaten to engulf you into its pitch dark stomach.

Ever since the day I knew that I was posted to my vocation together with the appointment, I have always thought about it. I have to get this off my chest. I am not a Commander in the army, I was posted to become an ordinary soldier, not going to command school (CS for easy typing) , no third passing out parades etc. Yes, I admit I was jealous, madly jealous. Like seeing the kid next door get something that I have always wanted even before I entered the army. Jealously is something very difficult to describe, something not "bad" intrinsically, but happens to everyone. I could not even fathom why I did not make it to CS, why others should be given the chance, why not me? Why others less deserving (my thinking that time) was given the opportunity, why were they given a bite of the apple? I worked hard during BMT, had I not? Always putting in effort during trainings, shown that I could be a team player, or when the situation calls for, an effective leader. Why others, whom someh...

What a bummer. Isnt NS life, nearing ORD supposed to be more laid back, relatively free from activities? Then explain why I still have at least 2 more FTXs and Saturdays/Sundays that are being burnt. Say Bye Bye to Rae's gathering, say Bye Bye to fishing trip. Oh and I suppose say Hello to #@%%&*& mosquitoes. Damn.