The exams are halfway through. Tomorrow i have Geography and Chinese exams, Tuesday i have Physics and on wednesday it is biology and Amaths. I still dont know if I want to drop bio just like that. I took the re-exam and i failed miserably =P as the chinese proverb goes "luo hua liu shui" which practically means to loose really REALLY badly. In fact, it was so bad, I was last in class for that test! But the flaw is my answering technique for Bio. In Bio, one has to be VERY specific and one has to remember many names and what those names represent. Both of which im not very good at. It's not that I don't study but i lack all the "keywords" and am very bad in remembering all these strange names like thrombokinase or Meiosis 2. I can remember the different processes and what happens im just not sure on what actually does what and how to put it. I dont really like bio anyway. It felt very restricting compared to say physics or chemistry where we can find out things instead of having it thrown at us. But I dunno. I'm gonna talk to my bio teacher tomorrow see what she says. I've got the green light from mum and thomas already anyway. =P
Today, to celebrate my bro's birthday (which is on tuesday, 26th, btw) we played soccer at the field. I could have scored loads but i always SOMEHOW missed by a little bit. Post, Wide, saved. I managed to get one in though. We were playing with Nick, Holly's dad, My sis, My bro, my Mum, Cohen, Dan, Sam and the lot. It was fun but not my best. My toenail cliped and now i have a small portion of my nail about to break off really soon. "BAH! a flesh wound!" as AC(phlegm)HMED(phlegm) would say!
A few days before on my birthday, we had a small bbq with some of the best meat you can have in a super long time! I got a shirt which said "I AM THE STIG" from mum which was really cool. And to "Top the gear", Nick gave a Jeremy Clarkson DVD on the best and worst cars in the world. =P should be fun! Holly and family gave a german contraption thing. Its really really cool but I dunno how to explain it. I didnt care much for presents but having already recieved a few sweets from a great friend of mine the other day, I didnt expect her to give something else.
Since it was hers a few days back, i decided to get her some marshmallows. Wrapped it up nicely and painted a little small card. I felt quite bad when she gave a great CD (melee)! Thanks to her anyway. The music is great! She's really nice actually =) All my other good friends gave me something perhaps no one (cept my family) could give, which was to be there for me and basically just being with me. I really love all of them! =D
I believe that we should keep moving in life. We all have a wonderful life to live and we shouldnt stagnate but instead go out and live that life to the fullest. I dont mean go through it like it is but enjoy it to the max in whatever way you can. Make it worth living for, change the world. Do you remember the last time we told ourselves we would do something great and different? Maybe it's been a long time since so go do something for yourself or for others! All these obstacles in life are there to help us but don't stay there and daunt at the task to accomplish! Go tackle the thing and move on! We are like lifelines. We all have to move on no matter what happens to us or we will never be who we really can be. We will be a flat line. The sign of a fish out of water AKA a dead fish! We have to stand up and be strong, not to dwell on all these things. Sure it is good to feel sad for things but don't feel sad for too long. God is there for you so move on. Get your pulse back to normal or if ur adventurous, faster!
This was edited to protect anonyminity.
~markyc
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
The last chorus.
Well today, the 19th of february 2008 will be the last day as a 15 year old for me. Tommorow onwards i will be a 16 year old roaming the world and studying for his O levels. This post will be dedicated at the past year and all the great things that happened. Since I already talked abt the great ppl i met in a post sometime last year i wont talk about it. I'll just summarise the whole year in 3 paragraphs or something.
The last year was a great one with many ups and downs. Like part of a song. Verse one: March holidays. Peer Support Convention happened and it was where I met some really great people. I learnt alot of useful lessons there as well. Now I'm only in contact with Sophie which is sad i suppose cos we don't talk to the rest now. I remember alot from the early part of the year. Getting involved in this and that, making good friends in school and outside. It was so great when it first started. So fresh as it came.
1st Chorus : June holidays. Went to Bali. I remember the songs i wrote in that period of time from April to June. It was all pretty novice writing though sometimes I do think about the songs and what it meant to me back then. I remember one particular song. The first one i wrote. It was called sweet. Met Nick's parents as well as they went with us to Bali. Everything was going well and in full flow. I was actually happy with what was really going on I suppose.
2nd Verse : around september, the pace for the exams started to pick up. Before i knew it, I had to work extra hard than what i usually do for the end-of-years. Things were still moving pretty much like clockwork. You could say that my eyes opened this period. Realised many important things going on. High time too. I wrote a few lines here and there in this period. None of them actually happened.
the last chorus : October through January. Times so turbulent, I could puke. Well its hard to say. You could tell in my past posts. Can you remember the time I wrote the last post of the year? Late december train ride. Yea that was a rough spot towards the end. Not sure why just felt very emotional that the year had come to a close and all that. There were let downs perhaps too many to count but to balance I had lots of high points as well. Meeting many new great people to be exact. That and the great Con3 camp. It was hard to stay focused when you've been through so much in so little time.
NOW : The last day as a 15 year old and here I am posting on blogger at 11pm. Today was an interesting day. Mum and many others wished me a happy advanced birthday, I studied, I ate lots of chocolates and sweets, I drank wine, I tried to complete a song, I read, I cried on the inside but then realised that i shouldnt and decided to move on with life the way I always had. To keep dreaming and believing in those dreams. On top of that, I also went to school and all that other normal stuff one would usually do in their teenage life.
The final notes of the song are played and for those last few seconds, you think back and say to yourself "damn that was a great song". The next thought is "I hope the next song is even better".
~cheers, markyc
The last year was a great one with many ups and downs. Like part of a song. Verse one: March holidays. Peer Support Convention happened and it was where I met some really great people. I learnt alot of useful lessons there as well. Now I'm only in contact with Sophie which is sad i suppose cos we don't talk to the rest now. I remember alot from the early part of the year. Getting involved in this and that, making good friends in school and outside. It was so great when it first started. So fresh as it came.
1st Chorus : June holidays. Went to Bali. I remember the songs i wrote in that period of time from April to June. It was all pretty novice writing though sometimes I do think about the songs and what it meant to me back then. I remember one particular song. The first one i wrote. It was called sweet. Met Nick's parents as well as they went with us to Bali. Everything was going well and in full flow. I was actually happy with what was really going on I suppose.
2nd Verse : around september, the pace for the exams started to pick up. Before i knew it, I had to work extra hard than what i usually do for the end-of-years. Things were still moving pretty much like clockwork. You could say that my eyes opened this period. Realised many important things going on. High time too. I wrote a few lines here and there in this period. None of them actually happened.
the last chorus : October through January. Times so turbulent, I could puke. Well its hard to say. You could tell in my past posts. Can you remember the time I wrote the last post of the year? Late december train ride. Yea that was a rough spot towards the end. Not sure why just felt very emotional that the year had come to a close and all that. There were let downs perhaps too many to count but to balance I had lots of high points as well. Meeting many new great people to be exact. That and the great Con3 camp. It was hard to stay focused when you've been through so much in so little time.
NOW : The last day as a 15 year old and here I am posting on blogger at 11pm. Today was an interesting day. Mum and many others wished me a happy advanced birthday, I studied, I ate lots of chocolates and sweets, I drank wine, I tried to complete a song, I read, I cried on the inside but then realised that i shouldnt and decided to move on with life the way I always had. To keep dreaming and believing in those dreams. On top of that, I also went to school and all that other normal stuff one would usually do in their teenage life.
The final notes of the song are played and for those last few seconds, you think back and say to yourself "damn that was a great song". The next thought is "I hope the next song is even better".
~cheers, markyc
Monday, February 11, 2008
Constellation Figurine
This is a song I wrote a while ago in January. It came when I was in my room one day and I found a great chord progression and started singing. There's quite alot of impossibilities in it and yet it happens, stressing how much the protagonist really feels. The first verse represents the eye openers of the protagonist's behaviour, how he always dreams and finding ways out of the bright side, like an action of paranoia. Then he realises why he has always been waiting on the world to come.
The protagonist promises someone special to him that he will be there for her as long as it takes for her to join the dots in the milky way and create the picture, the constellation figurine. The protagonist wants to come clean with her and see her in the light so that he can be free. He tells her that the the clouds burn in her eyes, showing how deeply he feels as clouds dont burn but they do in HER eyes.
The second verse shows how he counts his blessings of her even though her stars are outshone by others. He can still find her stars which hang high and probably cannot be seen. He thinks about her everytime and that the thought is mild and harmless, like moonlight. She is timeless to him.
CONSTELLATION FIGURINE.
verse 1
sleeping on the sea
dreaming on the clouds,
I'm staring at the sun.
I've found a reason why
On these tears I fly
Waiting on the world to come.
pre-C
It feels like I have known you for so many years.
Join the dots in the milky way,
I'll be here beside you
through smiles and fears.
Chorus
I want to see you in the light, so I am free
You are a constellation figurine
The clouds are burining in you eyes, and I want to scream
I hope I see you tonight.
Verse 2
The Sunlight illuminates the sky
Yet here I am, numbering your stars
hanging so high
Your moonlight lies upon my life
It lies with me everytime,
Its all alright
Bridge
Timeless it seems
Clocks stop ignoring me
Youre Timeless it seems
Will the stars stop ignoring you and me
The protagonist promises someone special to him that he will be there for her as long as it takes for her to join the dots in the milky way and create the picture, the constellation figurine. The protagonist wants to come clean with her and see her in the light so that he can be free. He tells her that the the clouds burn in her eyes, showing how deeply he feels as clouds dont burn but they do in HER eyes.
The second verse shows how he counts his blessings of her even though her stars are outshone by others. He can still find her stars which hang high and probably cannot be seen. He thinks about her everytime and that the thought is mild and harmless, like moonlight. She is timeless to him.
CONSTELLATION FIGURINE.
verse 1
sleeping on the sea
dreaming on the clouds,
I'm staring at the sun.
I've found a reason why
On these tears I fly
Waiting on the world to come.
pre-C
It feels like I have known you for so many years.
Join the dots in the milky way,
I'll be here beside you
through smiles and fears.
Chorus
I want to see you in the light, so I am free
You are a constellation figurine
The clouds are burining in you eyes, and I want to scream
I hope I see you tonight.
Verse 2
The Sunlight illuminates the sky
Yet here I am, numbering your stars
hanging so high
Your moonlight lies upon my life
It lies with me everytime,
Its all alright
Bridge
Timeless it seems
Clocks stop ignoring me
Youre Timeless it seems
Will the stars stop ignoring you and me
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Expectations.
Chinese new year just happened. This year was Dad's year and instead of going up to Malaysia, our relatives came down. On the eve, we met up with Granny and all at Roland's Restaurant. You know that one with the signboard near Parkway? On top of the carpark? Granny's doing quite well. She seems much happier than before. A bit funny actually cos she kept smiling and prefered to stay quiet. She's quite old already. On the first day, nothing much actually really happened. Just had lunch here and dinner there. Oh we went to A.Mei's parents' place. Everyone from my step-family was there. On the second day James and Joanna came down with A.Rosemary and U.Yap. It was quite nice being able to see my cousins again and to know that I'm taller than Joanna now =P. They stayed over and James and I played starcraft until I retired at 2 am. The next morning, we said our goodbyes when Mum came to bring us back home.
Everyone was at home. Everyone but my mother's brothers. Mainly the older generation here to gamble as a custom to every chinese new year. My mum's cousins also came and hang out. I won a dollar playing tai tee as well! It was a real comeback match as i was loosing quite a bit until i had a really good deck and won hands down. It was 4 when i got ready to meet up Catherine and Gable in church. At that exact moment, all the cabs nearby were hailed down because when i got out, there were no free cabs at all. Had to wait a whole 15 minutes before one came. Luckily I wasnt too late for mass. We then met up with our host, Joel and went to his house for an evening of fun and fellowship. Steph, Joan, Jerome and the usual gang were there. We played Blackjack in which I lost miserably. This was after chicken rice and wine dinner btw. Everyone thought that I was drunk cos I kept laughing at random. But really, I wasnt. I was completely sane. Its just how I am all the time when i get too happy. =P
I got home at around 10.45. Mum went for 27 dresses with Holly, Megan and Elsie so they weren't home yet. So passed sunday and now I am here.
It's quite funny how things don't turn out as people expect it to be. It's happened many times before, the unexpected. Man Utd losing to West Ham, Getting the 2 of Spades but not winning in Tai Tee, The different assumptions we make each day turning out to be wrong, how the answers on the maths assesment book can be wrong, all sorts of things. The past few days really surprised me more than a couple of times and half the time, it was good stuff. When people say, expect the unexpected, what if the unexpected was what you would want? What if it so happens to be what you need to carry on? Maybe we are so used to failing that it no longer becomes the "unexpected". Ironic huh? I think I have had many unexpected events that somehow, are good. So I learnt to go by that phrase of expecting the unexpected with the knowledge that the unexpected could be something good.
Cheers,
Markyc
Everyone was at home. Everyone but my mother's brothers. Mainly the older generation here to gamble as a custom to every chinese new year. My mum's cousins also came and hang out. I won a dollar playing tai tee as well! It was a real comeback match as i was loosing quite a bit until i had a really good deck and won hands down. It was 4 when i got ready to meet up Catherine and Gable in church. At that exact moment, all the cabs nearby were hailed down because when i got out, there were no free cabs at all. Had to wait a whole 15 minutes before one came. Luckily I wasnt too late for mass. We then met up with our host, Joel and went to his house for an evening of fun and fellowship. Steph, Joan, Jerome and the usual gang were there. We played Blackjack in which I lost miserably. This was after chicken rice and wine dinner btw. Everyone thought that I was drunk cos I kept laughing at random. But really, I wasnt. I was completely sane. Its just how I am all the time when i get too happy. =P
I got home at around 10.45. Mum went for 27 dresses with Holly, Megan and Elsie so they weren't home yet. So passed sunday and now I am here.
It's quite funny how things don't turn out as people expect it to be. It's happened many times before, the unexpected. Man Utd losing to West Ham, Getting the 2 of Spades but not winning in Tai Tee, The different assumptions we make each day turning out to be wrong, how the answers on the maths assesment book can be wrong, all sorts of things. The past few days really surprised me more than a couple of times and half the time, it was good stuff. When people say, expect the unexpected, what if the unexpected was what you would want? What if it so happens to be what you need to carry on? Maybe we are so used to failing that it no longer becomes the "unexpected". Ironic huh? I think I have had many unexpected events that somehow, are good. So I learnt to go by that phrase of expecting the unexpected with the knowledge that the unexpected could be something good.
Cheers,
Markyc
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