Let me introduce some people that i've met this year and became really good friends of mine. It's kind of like a tribute to 2007 for giving me these great people to love and cherish hopefully all my life. This is in no particular order.
1. Alan and his family.
Alan is my cathecism class teacher but after discovering that he was my neighbor, he became much more than just that. He was like a good friend and mentor to my siblings and I, helping out whenever he could. His family is also a group of very nice people and I tutored the eldest daughter (pri 1) for a couple of months before her exams. Alan has helped make my confirmation camp something really really special and for that and everything else that he has done, thank you and God bless.
2. Holly Matthews.
My neighbor and good family friend. Holly is funny, nice and has a good taste of music. She's my sister's bestie and is my good friend. Though she is young, she is very mature and sensible. She is also a bit hot-tempered at times though I can stand it. Its all part of her as a person. Besides, I can stand any type of nonsense! =P If I were to form a band, she would be my first choice for say... keyboards or alternate vocals or something.
3. ALisa
She is my stepmums, good friend's daughter who lives overseas all the way in italy. She is a really sweet friend and if she were here now, she'd be my best friend. In terms of conversation, we ARE best friends. I look foward to talking to her on msn everyday and she knows of every song ive ever written. As in EVER. I would trust her with my life if I could though I dont think she would like the pressure. Being trusted someones life is huge responsibility haha. I really want to thank her for being there for me all this while. Thank you for helping me through everything.
4. Sophie
Sophie is a very sweet thoughtful girl that I met in march this year. She is very easy to get along with and is a very good friend, willing to open up to you if you oepn up to her first. That was how we got to be good friends anyway. I respect her alot because i know that shes got my back and ive got hers as well. 24/7. Just hope she knows it. She isnt afraid to be herself. Even I sometimes have problems with that. She is now one of m best friends i have and i hope she stays the way she is.
5. MC
MC is Alisa's best friend. The more outgoing one if you might. Very fun to be around and easy to talk to. She is honest and she is also quite innocent. I can trust her very well and she trusts me as well. She's really cool and funny/random sometimes. Thats what makes MC so enjoyable i suppose! I hope that she remains who she is and i just want to let her know that... she can have everything she wants cause thats what she said to me.
6. Yontangg Syusuke
AKA YunTing is my official non-bilogically related sister. We met in the zhongsan trip and she is really really nice. What i like about her is that once again, she isn't afraid to be herself and she has a unique flair about her that makes the world a little happier. She and I can talk alot though we do have quite a few differences which just makes it even better. I hope that she continues to be herself and that she will love herself more. =P
7. Catherine
I met catherine in the confirmation camp this year. She may seem very quiet but she is one of the coolest people ive met in a long time. Catherine is a real friend like the rest of those on this list. A friend who wants the best for you and wont be afraid to tell you what is best even if it wouldnt exactly be good news. I want to thank her for being herself, a real good friend.
8. Farhan
Farhan sits beside me in class at school. Besides being trustworthy, he is also very mature and disciplined. He is very knowledgable and easy to be with. A really good friend who travels the academic journey with me as we venture forth into unknown trigonometric functions and biological terms. =P He is a very nice and gentle person. Not common in guys our age. Hes that kind of friend you would want to keep for a very long time. Thanks man for everything.
9. Gabriel, Jacinta and Remus
These guys just have to be the coolest people. I really thank God for letting our paths cross because these people are really good-hearted and at the same time, great friends to have.
10. Steph, Joan and Cassandra.
The trio make good friends and respectable people later in life. Nothing much to say here just really happy that i met these people. They are fun to be around and do know how to stir up something uknowingly. Three very very interesting and fairly distinct personalities.
These people are some people i really really cherish and hope to keep them forever as friends though it may sound a bit selfish. Some people i have decided not to mention not bcause they arent worth mentioning but because if i did, the list wouldnt end. =P. So far it has been an enjoyable year with its fair share of sorrows and joys. Hope you too had a wonderful year and all the best for next year i suppose!
Cheers, Markyc
Friday, December 28, 2007
Tuesday, December 25, 2007
Late December train ride.
The second half of december was going to be more of an emotional roller coaster than anything I expected it to be. The past 2 weeks of my life could be compared to riding on a horse. Bumpy (sore bums and all) but enjoyable. Sometimes, i didnt know wether to smile or frown. To be sad or happy. So much so that I did feel sad and happy at the same time on a few occasions.
Before i go on, i would like to say... MERRY CHRISTMAS!
On the 20th of december, i met up with andy, my 2 new sisters (yunting and yunying), plus a few other zhongsan people for a christmas party. We had BiWen to be santa with jackets as his potbelly which was too tempting to resist rubbing =P. Met a couple more cool people there. On that day i remember being really happy and high. Played a few christmas carols on the guitar as well. We relived the zhongsan trip by singing "country road" again and i'm sure everyone enjoyed it. It was a lunch function by the way. I drew a horse for the gift exchange and it ended up in huiwen's hands. I think she liked it. =P I got a 50 piece puzzle which i have yet to fix and everyone else got other stuff. Popular choice of gift, chocolates. Cheap and nice.
The next day was a long and hectic day full of ups and downs. It was the day of the bbq. Gabriel, Catherine, Ryan and Alan came by in the late morning to help set up the stuff. Ryan came by with 60 chicken wings, Gabriel and I went to the bbq wholesale centre in siglap to get some bbq stuff, Catherine came by with potatoes and Alan came by because he was a neighbor and my cathecism teacher. =P Mum was out and the siblings were a their friends place, leaving me in charge of the house. Gabriel and Alan later went to get lunch and a few more bbq items such as tongs. Cat and I stayed back to wash highly unsuccessful potatoes. Most of the time we were just lazing about. When the guys came, it was already around 4 o'clock. Sent them out for a scavenger hunt. Cat and I had set up the scavenger hunt before the party so we were the supervisors. Got thrown in the pool, threatened for my life, posed in sexy photos etc. As usual, Steph was running about, the same way she was during the hunt in confirmation camp.
When it was time to bbq, the clouds above were indescisive. They came and went and so did the rain. In the end we had our bbq with alans gas stove. He brought it over to the foyer and then did the rain come down. Apparently, I didnt lock the house down before i went. Later in the day i would loose my wallet as well. This made mum really upset and almost prevented me from going to midnight mass on christmas eve. I think everyone enjoyed the party. Am really thankful to god for prompting me to make that descision to switch classes. It must have been one of my best descisions ever. I mean the people ive met in this class are really great people. So diverse in beautiful personalities.
Last night, the same group of people attended the midnight mass. It was a great mass. Not very beautiful like the one in confirmation camp but still a great mass. Probably because of the company i had. Cat was there, Jerome, Joel, Joan,Gable, Joan's other friend, Ryan and Christine, and Stephanie. All dressed formally (except for Ryan) ready to celebrate the lord's birthday. It was one of those nights where i just wanted to sit back and reflect before the mass. I have done so many things, heard so many conversations before, I needed time to reflect on myself. I hitched a ride back with Catherine along with Gable and Shao Meng. Dancing through catchy hymms and developing a lump in my throat a while before can be very taxing. When I got home, Mum and Nick were still awake. I opened a few of my presents as well...
I do not think that any of these presents could really fill me for now. It was all cool and really really great. I mean a pair of really good earphones, an xbox360(from mum to the family), A few good books and a few great shirts, A real diary book from holly and a few others. All this was really good but I think something wasn't quite there yet. I couldnt put my finger on it. Maybe I would'nt.
Already a Late December. Everything in full flow, everything going pretty much in the right direction. I wanted this christmas to be memorable and special. Maybe it was maybe it was'nt. Everything I have right now, is everything a late december should be like. Almost there. Imagine youself on a train. Looking out the window, trees and scenery move past you so quickly in blurred vision. The last few kiometers of the ride, you see familiar sights. Sights you have seen before. Sights you have never noticed to be so beautiful yet so normal. Come late december and you are packing your bags ready to leave the carriage. You look back through the window. All the people in your life wait outside awaiting your return from the journey you have taken this year, hoping that you are still the person you were a year ago. You hope that someone you met on the journey stays to accompany you in the future. In the years to come. And you come to love this person. To me, thats what a late december should be like. The end of a long train ride
Before i go on, i would like to say... MERRY CHRISTMAS!
On the 20th of december, i met up with andy, my 2 new sisters (yunting and yunying), plus a few other zhongsan people for a christmas party. We had BiWen to be santa with jackets as his potbelly which was too tempting to resist rubbing =P. Met a couple more cool people there. On that day i remember being really happy and high. Played a few christmas carols on the guitar as well. We relived the zhongsan trip by singing "country road" again and i'm sure everyone enjoyed it. It was a lunch function by the way. I drew a horse for the gift exchange and it ended up in huiwen's hands. I think she liked it. =P I got a 50 piece puzzle which i have yet to fix and everyone else got other stuff. Popular choice of gift, chocolates. Cheap and nice.
The next day was a long and hectic day full of ups and downs. It was the day of the bbq. Gabriel, Catherine, Ryan and Alan came by in the late morning to help set up the stuff. Ryan came by with 60 chicken wings, Gabriel and I went to the bbq wholesale centre in siglap to get some bbq stuff, Catherine came by with potatoes and Alan came by because he was a neighbor and my cathecism teacher. =P Mum was out and the siblings were a their friends place, leaving me in charge of the house. Gabriel and Alan later went to get lunch and a few more bbq items such as tongs. Cat and I stayed back to wash highly unsuccessful potatoes. Most of the time we were just lazing about. When the guys came, it was already around 4 o'clock. Sent them out for a scavenger hunt. Cat and I had set up the scavenger hunt before the party so we were the supervisors. Got thrown in the pool, threatened for my life, posed in sexy photos etc. As usual, Steph was running about, the same way she was during the hunt in confirmation camp.
When it was time to bbq, the clouds above were indescisive. They came and went and so did the rain. In the end we had our bbq with alans gas stove. He brought it over to the foyer and then did the rain come down. Apparently, I didnt lock the house down before i went. Later in the day i would loose my wallet as well. This made mum really upset and almost prevented me from going to midnight mass on christmas eve. I think everyone enjoyed the party. Am really thankful to god for prompting me to make that descision to switch classes. It must have been one of my best descisions ever. I mean the people ive met in this class are really great people. So diverse in beautiful personalities.
Last night, the same group of people attended the midnight mass. It was a great mass. Not very beautiful like the one in confirmation camp but still a great mass. Probably because of the company i had. Cat was there, Jerome, Joel, Joan,Gable, Joan's other friend, Ryan and Christine, and Stephanie. All dressed formally (except for Ryan) ready to celebrate the lord's birthday. It was one of those nights where i just wanted to sit back and reflect before the mass. I have done so many things, heard so many conversations before, I needed time to reflect on myself. I hitched a ride back with Catherine along with Gable and Shao Meng. Dancing through catchy hymms and developing a lump in my throat a while before can be very taxing. When I got home, Mum and Nick were still awake. I opened a few of my presents as well...
I do not think that any of these presents could really fill me for now. It was all cool and really really great. I mean a pair of really good earphones, an xbox360(from mum to the family), A few good books and a few great shirts, A real diary book from holly and a few others. All this was really good but I think something wasn't quite there yet. I couldnt put my finger on it. Maybe I would'nt.
Already a Late December. Everything in full flow, everything going pretty much in the right direction. I wanted this christmas to be memorable and special. Maybe it was maybe it was'nt. Everything I have right now, is everything a late december should be like. Almost there. Imagine youself on a train. Looking out the window, trees and scenery move past you so quickly in blurred vision. The last few kiometers of the ride, you see familiar sights. Sights you have seen before. Sights you have never noticed to be so beautiful yet so normal. Come late december and you are packing your bags ready to leave the carriage. You look back through the window. All the people in your life wait outside awaiting your return from the journey you have taken this year, hoping that you are still the person you were a year ago. You hope that someone you met on the journey stays to accompany you in the future. In the years to come. And you come to love this person. To me, thats what a late december should be like. The end of a long train ride
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Knot (china day 2)
I cannot remember much about what happened in day 2 of the zhong san trip. I do remember going the house of Sun Zhong San that day. We took the bus there and Tim the tour guide started talking again. I cant remember what we were doing i think we were talking at the back of the bus and not listening to tim for that trip so much so that the adults in the back were telling us to lower our volume. We reached the house and they apparently preserved the whole village. Of course there was a larger building that acts as a museum for everything. We took a tour of Sun Zhong San's house when he was in Zhong San itself. He's quite a complicated person really. Plus the chinese really like honolulu huh?
There was this statue of an old man, a young girl and a boy who was supposed to be the young ZhongSan. The girl was perched on the oldman's leg. At first it was alright. Then at one angle, ms chairwoman pointed out that it looked obscene. Everyone in the group was so shocked and suprised that she said it because it DID look obscene. I mean, if it was from Andy or something its excusable but from Aunty Jenny??? Whoa... She must really be young at heart huh?
We took a few photos before leaving the place. If I'm not mistaken, we went to another old place. It was pretty cool like something out of a chinese drama serial of princesses and concubines and princes the like. There was a magic show where i was asked to volunteer. The magician was very funny. This short, round chinese bloke which bounced to the background music. He also called me "shuai ge" or sumth like that. Made everyone think i had red underwear as well. =P Then there was this other guy who could change mask faster than you could say "Carrotop!". Another guy could pour tea like a pro. He had a really long spout and performed wushu-like moves all for the sake of pouring tea.
I cant remember if it was that day but i went shopping with marcus koufu. Bought a pair of converse shoes and S&K Jeans which were really nice. We were supposed to go to our old place place somewhere but i chose not to so after dinner, Yun Ting, Yun Ying, Xiao Du etc. and I went shopping and i got my very first BEANIE! Also got a pair of sunglasses and marcus koufu thought that I was trying to imitate "Rain" Haha.
After practicing one last time for the performance, we went back to our bunks and retired for the night. Relations with others are like knots. When we meet other people, our strings cross each other, waiting to be tied. Sometimes, the string doesnt get entangled at all and moves on but sometimes, we will knot on each other. Thus the first simple knot comes in place. Much like meeting other people. We get to know each other and at once, the first knot is tied. As the knot grows stronger, we get to know each other better and start to be with each other more. Sometimes time will test the knot. By fire and water or whatever. If the string is strong, it wont burn but melt into each other. Thats when the string is almost inseperable. Unless we cut it ourselves. Stay away from all sorts of communication. But when we cut it, we would have lost that bit of our string which was tied to the other person's one thus losing part of ourselves in the process. Maybe some strings wont cross at all until we take a turn in our life. Ready to tie the knot?
There was this statue of an old man, a young girl and a boy who was supposed to be the young ZhongSan. The girl was perched on the oldman's leg. At first it was alright. Then at one angle, ms chairwoman pointed out that it looked obscene. Everyone in the group was so shocked and suprised that she said it because it DID look obscene. I mean, if it was from Andy or something its excusable but from Aunty Jenny??? Whoa... She must really be young at heart huh?
We took a few photos before leaving the place. If I'm not mistaken, we went to another old place. It was pretty cool like something out of a chinese drama serial of princesses and concubines and princes the like. There was a magic show where i was asked to volunteer. The magician was very funny. This short, round chinese bloke which bounced to the background music. He also called me "shuai ge" or sumth like that. Made everyone think i had red underwear as well. =P Then there was this other guy who could change mask faster than you could say "Carrotop!". Another guy could pour tea like a pro. He had a really long spout and performed wushu-like moves all for the sake of pouring tea.
I cant remember if it was that day but i went shopping with marcus koufu. Bought a pair of converse shoes and S&K Jeans which were really nice. We were supposed to go to our old place place somewhere but i chose not to so after dinner, Yun Ting, Yun Ying, Xiao Du etc. and I went shopping and i got my very first BEANIE! Also got a pair of sunglasses and marcus koufu thought that I was trying to imitate "Rain" Haha.
After practicing one last time for the performance, we went back to our bunks and retired for the night. Relations with others are like knots. When we meet other people, our strings cross each other, waiting to be tied. Sometimes, the string doesnt get entangled at all and moves on but sometimes, we will knot on each other. Thus the first simple knot comes in place. Much like meeting other people. We get to know each other and at once, the first knot is tied. As the knot grows stronger, we get to know each other better and start to be with each other more. Sometimes time will test the knot. By fire and water or whatever. If the string is strong, it wont burn but melt into each other. Thats when the string is almost inseperable. Unless we cut it ourselves. Stay away from all sorts of communication. But when we cut it, we would have lost that bit of our string which was tied to the other person's one thus losing part of ourselves in the process. Maybe some strings wont cross at all until we take a turn in our life. Ready to tie the knot?
Sunday, December 16, 2007
China day 1 (no reflections)
I have just come back from China. It was a very very long and eventful trip that got more eventful and fun as the days in Zhong San passed. A bit of background on Zhong San. Zhong San lies to the south of GuangZhou and is about 2 hours bus ride from GuangZhou, HongKong or Macau. It was initially not known as ZhongSan until it was renamed in honour of Sun Zhong San who was a strong political figure that formed modern china. It is divided into 24 or so different townships and is well known (well not so much) for its chrysantemum flowers and all sorts of other things. It has a population of about 1.4 million, and 80,000 or something more overseas (including my family).
I woke up at around 430 on the day of the flight and reached the airport at around 6ish. Took a ride on the skytrain to T1 because mum parked at T2 =P. At the airport I met the ZhongSan people. My other youthful people such as Andy, Kenneth, Michelle were there as well to take the flight. It was on China Southern. Small plane, average entertainment system (one movie for all), basic ecnomy seats. Played Cards and watched the movie on the plane. It was a chinese movie about this woman who was poor and landed a job as a nurse to some really good policeman who is suffering from lung cancer. apparently the policeman wronged a person long before and that person was suffering a heart disease. The policeman arrested him still. So the story is about redemption and forgiveness, to be able to forgive yourself so that others can forgive you.
When we reached, we met up with YunYin and YunTing, aged 12 and 15. The 2 are sisters and by the end of the trip, they would be my "sisters" as well =P. Got our baggage and went out. China air in Guangzhou isnt AS bad as say... shanghai but the visual range is still around 6 miles. Beyond that is all grey. After a 10 corse meal, we went to the Chrysanthemum festival place. Apparently, it happens once every 7 years or so. I have never seen so many flower arangements in my whole life. There was this huge wall covered in flowers depicting 9 dragons. Then there was this pagoda on top of a hill far off in the distance. The streets were lined with food shops and small little crafting shops. Marcus Koufu and I waited at the sidewalk for about 30 minutes waiting for the others to finish buying their little carved keychains which costs 1 yuan each (20 cents!). It didnt appeal to me though.
The sun sets really early there. it was about 7 when it was totally dark. The sun always set in an orange tone due to the pollution in the air. We made our way for dinner at some steamboat place nearby. I never realised my chinese was THAT bad! I felt really bad about myself cos i had to ask YunTing what Tim (tourgide) was saying most of the time! I got better by the end though. Well I'm gonna put more effort into my chinese next year. Its much more useful than Amaths in my choice of career. At the seafood place, YunTing and I borrowed 500yuan each for shopping during the trip. It was all we ever needed =P. We talked with each other and got to know each other better. Michelle's mum said that Andy liked YunYing who looked like a korean actress when she put on her hairband and pink sweater top thing. Whatever you call it.
We got back to the hotel. FuHua Hotel. Got a room with Marcus Koufu where he gave me a shirt that said "iPood". =P. We then practiced our songs in Andy's room particuarly country road. All in all it was a good day. The Knots of friendship between the group strengthened and we got more comfortable with each other. Thus was the end of the 1st day.
I woke up at around 430 on the day of the flight and reached the airport at around 6ish. Took a ride on the skytrain to T1 because mum parked at T2 =P. At the airport I met the ZhongSan people. My other youthful people such as Andy, Kenneth, Michelle were there as well to take the flight. It was on China Southern. Small plane, average entertainment system (one movie for all), basic ecnomy seats. Played Cards and watched the movie on the plane. It was a chinese movie about this woman who was poor and landed a job as a nurse to some really good policeman who is suffering from lung cancer. apparently the policeman wronged a person long before and that person was suffering a heart disease. The policeman arrested him still. So the story is about redemption and forgiveness, to be able to forgive yourself so that others can forgive you.
When we reached, we met up with YunYin and YunTing, aged 12 and 15. The 2 are sisters and by the end of the trip, they would be my "sisters" as well =P. Got our baggage and went out. China air in Guangzhou isnt AS bad as say... shanghai but the visual range is still around 6 miles. Beyond that is all grey. After a 10 corse meal, we went to the Chrysanthemum festival place. Apparently, it happens once every 7 years or so. I have never seen so many flower arangements in my whole life. There was this huge wall covered in flowers depicting 9 dragons. Then there was this pagoda on top of a hill far off in the distance. The streets were lined with food shops and small little crafting shops. Marcus Koufu and I waited at the sidewalk for about 30 minutes waiting for the others to finish buying their little carved keychains which costs 1 yuan each (20 cents!). It didnt appeal to me though.
The sun sets really early there. it was about 7 when it was totally dark. The sun always set in an orange tone due to the pollution in the air. We made our way for dinner at some steamboat place nearby. I never realised my chinese was THAT bad! I felt really bad about myself cos i had to ask YunTing what Tim (tourgide) was saying most of the time! I got better by the end though. Well I'm gonna put more effort into my chinese next year. Its much more useful than Amaths in my choice of career. At the seafood place, YunTing and I borrowed 500yuan each for shopping during the trip. It was all we ever needed =P. We talked with each other and got to know each other better. Michelle's mum said that Andy liked YunYing who looked like a korean actress when she put on her hairband and pink sweater top thing. Whatever you call it.
We got back to the hotel. FuHua Hotel. Got a room with Marcus Koufu where he gave me a shirt that said "iPood". =P. We then practiced our songs in Andy's room particuarly country road. All in all it was a good day. The Knots of friendship between the group strengthened and we got more comfortable with each other. Thus was the end of the 1st day.
Saturday, December 8, 2007
Rockface
The past week was boring. Only towards the weekend did it get interesting. Days spent having tuition and finishing the Emaths syllabus, playing the guitar, xbox and computer. Burning the midnight oil (not really) doing stuff to the blog and talking to people on msn. Also practicing "country road" for the China trip. I think Uncle Marcus is a bit too serious about it. He came over the other day with my acoustic fixed but he looked a bit tired as well. I think he's just been tired recently so thats why he's been a bit grumpy and not like himself.
Steph left for China yesterday morning for a long holiday. Called her up to wish her off. Sophie also left for Egypt the day before. So many people leaving for overseas this week. I'll be in China the whole of next week though. Coming back on friday and I'm going to spend the day blogging about it! What's more I'm thinking of writing a song there.
Today I officially joined genesis youth ministry. Got my bike fixed at uncle teck's place before that, had a drink with my dad and some of his friends, went home, ate lunch at VariNice, got changed at rushed to church. Was slightly late but Genesis is really cool. Jaslyn and gabriel were there and are the "senior ministers" of Genesis. Filled out a short form, talked a bit and got to know the Genesis people who are really cool! This time it was only Joan, Gericho, Gable, Rachel, Elizabeth and I as the new batch. Steph, Jac, Catherine and a few others are also joining but were unable to attend the meeting. After that, we went for mass. Joan, Jaslyn and I. Jerome joined us some time later. The rest of the genesis people went to get some katong laksa.
After mass, i called home but they told me to make my own way home so I stayed back for a while. We talked in the cathecists room and i am NOT going to elaborate on it. Let's just say that I was crucified in there. I made my way home soon after. Catching the bus 28 going back to bedok resevoir.
Perhaps this lesson has been repeated loads and loads of times but... We cannot really tell wether anything is a bad thing or a good thing. Climbing a rockface may seem like tough work but that sense of achievement when we reach the top is monumental. We should not be afraid when faced with a problem. If we fear it, when will we ever learn? Every step up that rockface that we face everyday is tiring but it will only get us closer to our goal. The top. When we fall, we would "know how to pick ourselves up" as quoted from batman begins. Imagine if halfway up that rockface, we give up. Would'nt it be a real pity? So close to reaching the top and then, we fail to spur ourself on past the different steps. This reflection has been repeated many times so it shouldnt be anything new.
Markyc
Steph left for China yesterday morning for a long holiday. Called her up to wish her off. Sophie also left for Egypt the day before. So many people leaving for overseas this week. I'll be in China the whole of next week though. Coming back on friday and I'm going to spend the day blogging about it! What's more I'm thinking of writing a song there.
Today I officially joined genesis youth ministry. Got my bike fixed at uncle teck's place before that, had a drink with my dad and some of his friends, went home, ate lunch at VariNice, got changed at rushed to church. Was slightly late but Genesis is really cool. Jaslyn and gabriel were there and are the "senior ministers" of Genesis. Filled out a short form, talked a bit and got to know the Genesis people who are really cool! This time it was only Joan, Gericho, Gable, Rachel, Elizabeth and I as the new batch. Steph, Jac, Catherine and a few others are also joining but were unable to attend the meeting. After that, we went for mass. Joan, Jaslyn and I. Jerome joined us some time later. The rest of the genesis people went to get some katong laksa.
After mass, i called home but they told me to make my own way home so I stayed back for a while. We talked in the cathecists room and i am NOT going to elaborate on it. Let's just say that I was crucified in there. I made my way home soon after. Catching the bus 28 going back to bedok resevoir.
Perhaps this lesson has been repeated loads and loads of times but... We cannot really tell wether anything is a bad thing or a good thing. Climbing a rockface may seem like tough work but that sense of achievement when we reach the top is monumental. We should not be afraid when faced with a problem. If we fear it, when will we ever learn? Every step up that rockface that we face everyday is tiring but it will only get us closer to our goal. The top. When we fall, we would "know how to pick ourselves up" as quoted from batman begins. Imagine if halfway up that rockface, we give up. Would'nt it be a real pity? So close to reaching the top and then, we fail to spur ourself on past the different steps. This reflection has been repeated many times so it shouldnt be anything new.
Markyc
Sunday, December 2, 2007
Surreal Photography part 2
At Zhong San I met a couple of cool people i will be going to China with. Its a small group of like 6 but we are gonna be like VIPs. Greeted by the government etc. So much said, i still cannot pass my chinese. Hovering around 40ish. Still can speak tho everyone says its like Ang Moh learn Chinese kind of thing. ANYWAY on the 14th, in china, there will be this performance thing going on and ive got to get my acoustic guitar fixed. Its quite banged up now. Have to play "country road" =P then everyone will like sing or whatever. Its gonna feel really lame cos we are youth singing oldies and "chan mali chan". Then again thats what you get when you have a week to prepare for it and half the grp will be in hong kong from thursday onwards.
Every photograph we take stops time for that moment. To some it will be just smiles and poses. Beyond those teeth and happy eyes, is a moment frozen in paper. What we thought in that moment. What went through our mind, why were we smiling like that? Who is that girl in the brown shirt? Am I really hugging her? In that moment of flash and action, a whole story can be found. This is what makes it so unbelievable. In one moment, we are the subject. In another, we are looking at ourselves, recounting the minutes counting down to that flicker and flash. I suppose that's the magic of photography. Everything is captured. Thoughts, words, love, hope, emotion, time. Sometimes we will look back not at a piece of paper but at a window to the past. This happened at that exact time. No changing it. All our faces glued in still motion.
Try looking at a photograph. Try exploring it. Look out of the window of that piece of printed paper and find the story that resides outside.
Markyc
Every photograph we take stops time for that moment. To some it will be just smiles and poses. Beyond those teeth and happy eyes, is a moment frozen in paper. What we thought in that moment. What went through our mind, why were we smiling like that? Who is that girl in the brown shirt? Am I really hugging her? In that moment of flash and action, a whole story can be found. This is what makes it so unbelievable. In one moment, we are the subject. In another, we are looking at ourselves, recounting the minutes counting down to that flicker and flash. I suppose that's the magic of photography. Everything is captured. Thoughts, words, love, hope, emotion, time. Sometimes we will look back not at a piece of paper but at a window to the past. This happened at that exact time. No changing it. All our faces glued in still motion.
Try looking at a photograph. Try exploring it. Look out of the window of that piece of printed paper and find the story that resides outside.
Markyc
Surreal Photography part 1
This weekend was quite busy and full for me. Until now that is. Last night we had to do canteen duty. Before that was xmas gathering meeting. Since only Jacintha, Sarah and Alan were present at the meeting, we decided to go get some Chng Tng at bedok food court. Got to know Jac who's a really nice person. Then we went back to Alans place and watched Knocked Up before heading to church at 7 for canteen duty. Met Joan and Cassandra there who eerily laughed as I greeted them. Then Steph came, talking on the phone. I was busy carrying Jacs balloon octopus btw. It had a large blue head and red tentacles. =P
Its amazing how girls can talk for so long and non-stop. Sure some teachers say guys in school talk alot as well but as i stood there, with a blue and red octopus in my hand, Joan, Steph, and Cassandra chitted and chatted. And chitted again. Even Gabriel was a bit astonished. So we went into the kitchen. Quite a number of people were there including Remus and JP. We defrosted, washed and then marinated chickens. Actually the marinating part was done by Steph and all but i did a bit of the rest. Joan could make it in life as a cake designer or something seeing how she arranged the chickens so neatly that Gabs commented that they were ready for urban warfare. We also washed and peeled some vegetables, ate dinner, dirtied clothes, and talked before we were done. Then we had a meeting on what to do today. Ended up staying there till about 10ish b4 the 3 girls left. Steph went back to bedok res, Cass took a bus back to tampines and Joan and I took 24 back to Tanah Merah. We talked. Then at the bustop, it took 40 mins for bus 14 to come. Ended up reaching home at 1110.
Woke up at about 6 today. Got changed and made my way to church. Was super early. The aunty who was supposed to open up the place for us wasnt even there yet so Gabriel, Brandon, JP, Eman, and a few others hung out. When the aunty finally came, we went in and started setting up the stuff. I set up the kueh lopez and soon became the kueh lopez man. Steph and Cass came at arnd 8. Helped me out by selling siew mai and Fishballs. Made a calculation mistake that 3 siew mais costed 2.40 but it actually costs 1.80. Gabriel then gave Steph permission to pinch me the number of cents i went off by. Then i cant remember, but she got the chance to pinch me 30 times. It was really fun tho. Tried to oil Stephs face, bought chin chow, took a few phots, sold a few dozen kueh lopez's, and it was 930. Time for me to go meet PoPo at kembangan to go to ZHONG SAN WUI GUAN.
Its amazing how girls can talk for so long and non-stop. Sure some teachers say guys in school talk alot as well but as i stood there, with a blue and red octopus in my hand, Joan, Steph, and Cassandra chitted and chatted. And chitted again. Even Gabriel was a bit astonished. So we went into the kitchen. Quite a number of people were there including Remus and JP. We defrosted, washed and then marinated chickens. Actually the marinating part was done by Steph and all but i did a bit of the rest. Joan could make it in life as a cake designer or something seeing how she arranged the chickens so neatly that Gabs commented that they were ready for urban warfare. We also washed and peeled some vegetables, ate dinner, dirtied clothes, and talked before we were done. Then we had a meeting on what to do today. Ended up staying there till about 10ish b4 the 3 girls left. Steph went back to bedok res, Cass took a bus back to tampines and Joan and I took 24 back to Tanah Merah. We talked. Then at the bustop, it took 40 mins for bus 14 to come. Ended up reaching home at 1110.
Woke up at about 6 today. Got changed and made my way to church. Was super early. The aunty who was supposed to open up the place for us wasnt even there yet so Gabriel, Brandon, JP, Eman, and a few others hung out. When the aunty finally came, we went in and started setting up the stuff. I set up the kueh lopez and soon became the kueh lopez man. Steph and Cass came at arnd 8. Helped me out by selling siew mai and Fishballs. Made a calculation mistake that 3 siew mais costed 2.40 but it actually costs 1.80. Gabriel then gave Steph permission to pinch me the number of cents i went off by. Then i cant remember, but she got the chance to pinch me 30 times. It was really fun tho. Tried to oil Stephs face, bought chin chow, took a few phots, sold a few dozen kueh lopez's, and it was 930. Time for me to go meet PoPo at kembangan to go to ZHONG SAN WUI GUAN.
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