Missing Ballet :)

It's been so long since i last watched ballet or listened to a german song. Love this clip! :) I got to do both at one time!

Herbert Groenemeyer Lyrics - Demo (Letzter Tag)

Weiß man, wie oft ein Herz brechen kann?
Wie viel Sinne hat der Wahn?
Lohnen sich Gefühle?

Wie viele Tränen passen in einen Kanal?
Leben wir noch mal?
Warum wacht man auf?
Was heilt die Zeit?

Ich bin dein 7. Sinn,
Dein doppelter Boden,
Dein zweites Gesicht.
Du bist eine kluge Prognose,
das Prinzip Hoffnung,
ein Leuchtstreifen aus der Nacht.
Irgendwann find und lieb ich dich ...

Ich bin eine deiner Farben,
kannst mich wählen, kannst sie tragen,
Kannst sie bleichen.
Verrat dir alle Geheimzahlen,
Werd dir die kühnsten Träume ausmalen,
Werd dir erklären, wovon ich nichts versteh.

Ich bin dein 7. Sinn,
Dein doppelter Boden,
Dein zweites Gesicht.
Du bist eine sichere Prognose,
das Prinzip Hoffnung,
ein Leuchtstreifen aus der Nacht.
Irgendwann find und lieb ich dich ...

Das Leben fließt rot in unseren Venen,
Ich servier dir's auf einem goldenen Tablett.
Du holst mich aus dem grauen Tal der Tränen,
Lässt alle Wunder auf einmal geschehen,
Dass mir Hören und Sehen vergeht.

Ich bin dein 7. Sinn,
Dein doppelter Boden,
Dein zweites Gesicht.
Eine Lieblingsfarbe,
Dein sportlichster Wagen,
Dein tiefster Tauchgang,
Dein Segelflug.

Du bist eine gute Prognose,
Das Prinzip Hoffnung,
Ein Leuchtstreifen aus der Nacht.
Ich find dich und lieb dich mehr als mich.
Ich lieb dich mehr als mich.
Irgendwann find ich dich.
Ich find dich oder nicht.
Ich lieb dich mehr als mich und ich finde dich.
Ich find dich oder nicht.

EDIT: The video no longer exist on the web. I've just replaced it with screenshots of the MTV. [25/6/06]

so thankful!

Cant imagine tiding thru this period without you! Thanks for everything... the advice, encouragement, faith and warmth

And all thanks to Lord for the countless blessings too :)

I'm telling myself, I CAN DO IT!

Healthy Bacon

|Bacon Foccacia|A group of researchers in the US announced that they have created 5 cloned pigs that make their own omega-3 fatty acids, potentially leading to "heart-healthy" bacon and pork chops. Omega-3s have been linked to reduced incidence of heart disease and are primarily found in fish, which contains mercury. No one knows whether the omega-3s would have the same effect in pork, because saturated fat might cancel any benefits

sooner than i thought

in 1 wk time...

kaoshis & food therapy

|Yoghurt Makes me Happy| It's real disgusting how i've been feeling perpetually hungry and all i do all day is to sit and revise my work. Kaoshi in a wk+ time and after that i'll be able do all the things i want, like running.
Though eating all day and not going for training now makes food sound all the more sinful, my first Yoghurt since a long time made my day today! Thanks to my wonderful dad :)
Actually, besides yoghurt, loads of other goodies have been keeping me going and constantly remind me that hey! life's actually been a little more interesting than Anatomy[-.-], Physio [-yay-] and Biochem [-.-]. Sausages. They are just unhealthily nice, though u dont really want to know what they're made of :) and Dumplings! from anywhere, business canteen, home, science canteen are my all time faves. Thanks to perfect company, all these taste especially gd too.
I always believe that anything that makes u happy is gd for u. If chocolates make u happy, then they're gd for you. There's 2 things in question here.. [1] Happiness dont come by that easily for some pple, if something as simple as food can bring it on, that something is gd for you. [2] Chcolates are actually gd for you, for it contains, believe it or not, antioxidants, bacterialstatic properties that prevents toothdecay and even produces similar effects to endorphins. Perhaps its the sugar and the other additives that give chocolate such a bad name. Hmm, for a day, just c-o-n-c-e-n-t-r-a-t-e on the good of chocolates :)
Choclates aside, i read abt sausages a while back. According to the book,"Sausage casings comes traditionally from intestines of pigs, sheeps or cows, any spare animal pars or edible material may be recruited to serve the simple function of holding and filling together in a neat package. Some alternative animal based casings can include ..." It's better you dont know what's in the "..." BUT, if sausages makes me happy, they're good for the time being:)
Moderate the intake and everything will be fine :)

Chinatown Austrian Sausage

Met up with Leeting over the weekend who came back from Germany! I was so glad to see her after 76327764321 years! It's just been a super long time since we had German class together. And this girl.. has let the language brought her all the way to Germany! Can you imagine how difficult it is to keep up with political science lectures in german? Sometimes we complain tt our lecturers here are hard to follow. Just imagine how many thousand-fold more challenging it is for her!
Anyway, Chinatown trip was fruitful for us both. I'm really grateful that Ting made me feel like a tourist in my own country. Chinatown seems a lot more attractive and interesting that way!
Above, the sausage stand that sells pretty good sausages. Leeting recommended the curried sausage which she loves back in Germany. I thought i was real nice when i could watch Ting converse so fluently with the Austrian selling the sausage. It reminded me of how much i wanted to do that myself when i first saw the stall back in CNY when i squeezed through the nightmarket :)

Inside your Heaven

Hmm.. i know all these lyrics over the past few days should go to my lyrics page but i've grown so used to blogspot tt it's faster to post the song up here.

Enjoy!

Carrrie Underwood - Inside your Heaven
I've been down
now I'm blessed
I felt a revelation coming around
I guess its right, it's so amazing
everytime I see you I'm alive
you're all I've got
you lift me up
The sun and the moonlight
all my dreams are in your eyes

I wanna be inside your heaven
take me to the place you cry from
where the storm blows your way
I wanna be earth that holds you
Every bit of air you're breathin' in
A soothin' wind
I wanna be inside your heaven

When we touch
When we love
The stars line up
The wrong become undone
Naturally
My soul surrenders
The sun and moonlight
All my dreams are in your eyes

When minutes turn to days and years
When mountains fall, I'll still be here
holdin you until the day I die
and I wanna be inside your heaven
Take me to the place you cry from
Where the storm blows your way

a blessing in disguise

Just when we're all too quick to judge a mishap is indeed unfortunate,
sometimes a blessing lies beyond what meets the eye.

To find out about sth equivalent to the universe, it's priceless.

drops of jupiter*

To chang: great performance there ;) Have u considered leaving ur hair long for tt 艺术家形象?
To kendrick: you must be curious abt this song u nv knew i like. Below's the lyrics :)

Now that she’s back in the atmosphere
With drops of jupiter in her hair, hey, hey
She acts like summer and walks like rain
Reminds me that there’s time to change, hey, hey
Since the return from her stay on the moon
She listens like spring and she talks like june, hey, hey

Tell me did you sail across the sun
Did you make it to the milky way to see the lights all faded
And that heaven is overrated

Tell me, did you fall for a shooting star
One without a permanent scar
And did you miss me while you were looking for yourself out there

Now that she’s back from that soul vacation
Tracing her way through the constellation, hey, hey
She checks out mozart while she does tae-bo
Reminds me that there’s time to grow, hey, hey

Now that she’s back in the atmosphere
I’m afraid that she might think of me as plain ol’ jane
Told a story about a man who is too afraid to fly so he never did land

Tell me did the wind sweep you off your feet
Did you finally get the chance to dance along the light of day
And head back to the milky way
And tell me, did venus blow your mind
Was it everything you wanted to find
And did you miss me while you were looking for yourself out there

Can you imagine no love, pride, deep-fried chicken
Your best friend always sticking up for you even when I know you’re wrong
Can you imagine no first dance, freeze dried romance five-hour phone
Conversation
The best soy latte that you ever had . . . and me

Tell me did the wind sweep you off your feet
Did you finally get the chance to dance along the light of day
And head back toward the milky way

要告诉自己...

把悲伤及失望化成极大的力量和鼓励
我能做到的!:)

AnyWay

From a book my tchr gave me :)

People are often unreasonable,
illogical and self-centered;
Forgive them anyway.

If you are kind,
people may accuse you of selfish ulterior motives; Be kind anyway.

If you are successful,
you will win some false friends and true enemies; Succeed anyway.

If you are honest and frank,
people may cheat you;
Be honest anyway.

What you spend years building,
someone could destroy overnight;
Build anyway.

If you find serenity and happiness,
they may be jealous;
Be happy anyway.

The good you do today,
people will often forget tomorrow;
Do good anyway.

Give the world the best you have,
and it may never be enough;
Give the world the best you've got anyway.

You see, in the final analysis,
it is between you and God;
It was never between you and them anyway.

孙燕姿 - 我不难过

A sad, but nevertheless nice song :)

又站在你家的门口
我们重复沉默
这样子单方面的守候
还能多久
终于你开口向我诉说她有多温柔
虽然你还握着我的手
但我已不在你心中
我真的懂
你不是喜新厌旧
是我没有
陪在你身边
当你寂寞时候
别再看着我
说着你爱过
别太伤痛
我不难过
这不算什么
只是为什么眼泪会流
我也不懂
就让我走
让我开始享受自由
回忆很多
你的影子也会充满我生活
我并不懦弱
你比谁都懂
虽然寂寞
这会是我
最后的宽容
抱紧我
再抱紧我
这一份感动
请你让我留在胸口
别再说是你的错
爱到了尽头
是非对错
就让它随风
忘了所有
过得比你快活
不要再说
或许这是最好的结果
现在分手
总好过你不爱我一拖再拖
松开你的手
离开你左右
我向前走
这会是我
真正的解脱

Kiss Goodbye

I am more than pleased with my short break. Before i kiss it goodbye, let's hope i will be able to start my revision proper tmr :) These 5 days reminded me so much of the importance of keeping in touch with friends both near and far. I was filled with guilt when the list of friends i have lost contact with seems endless. Come april, i will try to get in touch with them. Amongst them all, i think i ought to write my german host a letter!!

A coincidence.. My new favourite song by li hom - Kiss Goodbye

Baby不要再哭泣
这一幕多么熟悉
紧握着你的手彼此都舍不得分离
每一次想开口但不如保持安静
给我一分钟专心
好好欣赏你的美
幸福搭配悲伤
痛是在我心交叉
挫折的眼泪不能测试爱的重量
付出的爱收不回
还欠你的我不能给
别把我心也带走
去跟随
每一次和你分开
深深的被你打败
每一次放弃你的温柔
痛苦难以释怀
每一次 kiss you goodbye
爱情的滋味此刻我终于最明白
但欠你的我不能给
我才明白爱最真实的滋味
我终于明白

on a happier note

Watching 特写 on Channel 8 made me want to become a teacher. Sometimes i really wonder what it'll be like if i have accepted the teaching scholarship. On one hand, i'm not sure if i will regret cos i'm really happy to be where i am now, especially when i truly enjoy what i'm learning all the time, and on the other, i also see the teacher's responsibility to nurture young souls to be truly noble.
特写 just now was on teachers and prinipal of pathlight school for children with autism. Watching them give them exra attention to help "normalise" these children to encourage them to join the mainstream education schools made me wonder if i could fill their shoes. Teaching those children there requires extra patience and unique teaching styles to engage their attention. The school gave me an excellent impression from their small class size, teaching styles and cirriculum. I can just imagine myself feeling like the mom of the class if i teach there! :) I also thought it was really apt that they incorportated the teaching of daily life skills into cirriculum. Watching them learn how to cook made me miss home economics myself :)

I've been thinking a lot abt relationships lately. Thinking abt such things is a kind of luxury which will only happen again after my finals are over. Been thinking abt friendships too. I'm really happy that in my short-lived break, i contacted a lot of pple and caught up more or less with most of them. Hopefully my effort to send some e cards would make a difference to their day when they receive them too!
Got lotsa plans to send out snail mails, but i'm just not sure if i have the time in btwn my revision. Worse come to worse i'll have to wait till finals are over too.
Meeting Ting and Matt this wkend. A perfect way to start a wk with a perfect ending tt awaits :)

人是现实的

|People being 现实| Y'know.. it saddens me stimes when pple are only nice to you when they need sth from you. It upsets me even more when u discover that it's only going to get worse especially when u step into the working world. But why? Why should it be the case?
Ystdy, wei and i both agreed that somehow, for most of us, our capacity to make new genuine friends decline as we age. Some random guy we meet now who remains as an acquaintance could have become a bossom friend if we had met earlier. Is it cos of the little time we have or we are already comfortable with our current circle of friends?

post exams

|@ Cartel. I love their free-flow bread!|Post exam relac-one-corner-like kinda fun, just like everything in life (see the "one more day!" post), sadly will be over before i know it too. Time to turn on engine to chiong for pros. It's scary how JJ's [considering how pro he is] msn nick has to spell it out. Pros coming soon
Anyway, post exams' been quite fun. Watching final destination reminded me how much i like appreciating a movie for its plot, especially how it challenges my ability to predict what happens next. Most pple will think i have this liking for gore, especially after i tell them how i find Saw and fd not bad. There's really a lot beyond the gore. i think the plot for saw is triple thumbs-up and u have to watch it urself to understand [watch 1 then 2 pls] and as for fd, i think it takes a lot to encourage viewers to watch their sequels despite knowing what the story is going to be abt. I thought their effort this time to incorporate the photos as a clue was not bad, though not original cos i think it's from The Omen I enjoyed it nevertheless considering how much effort the pple put into designing how death comes back to haunt those who escaped death. Wonder if there'll be fd4.
|Banana leaf| We treated our anatomy tutor prof KK tan to lunch at little india which is like a stone throw distance from his office. The fish head curry is very nicee! The whole experience at banana leaf was just wonderful and we almost ate with our bare hands which would have made the whole experience all the more more indian:) Being taught by this very dedicated prof taught me sth. Sometimes i feel that medical students should see beyond medical school. Clinical tutors like this prof brings out the clinical relevance to what we learn and it's going to be very helpful in future. Though he might not be as exams orientated as some other profs, i really appreciate him for the effort he puts into preparing presentations for our tutorials despite his busy schedule! Now, how many equivalents of him are out teaching because it's his passion?
Of all the things i've done for the past few days, the most rewarding has to be catching up with friends and loved ones. I havent seen my granny and i miss her cooking! really looking fwd to tmr's dinner :)
Pple i'm glad i talked to are: wei, christabelle (jiayou for german!), colin, weeping, nicholas (happy commisioning!), angel, yijing, wenyang etc. Just one night made up a lot for my huge hiatus.
gosh i started typing this at 9+ and it's almost 1. says a lot abt how long i've been on msn.

Sunny side Up

|Good Breakfast| It’s been such a long time since I last sat down for a good breakfast proper. It feels real good to be able to slowly enjoy what's on ur plate than to have breakfast on the go. Guess sleep has been more precious and i'd rather wake up a few mins later and have a quick breakfast. Not that i'm regretting not allocating myself with quality breakfast time for the past few mths, but it's nice to do so occasionally.
I was just thinking, sometimes too much of the same thing isnt gd. Perhaps if i have the opportunity to enjoy my breakfast slowly everyday, i may one day actually like to have a quick and chop chop breakfast.
Anyway, besides the amount of time i could spend on breakfast catching up with friends today, breakfast was also extra special with EGG! I love eggs!
I'm looking forward to my next breakfast :)

One More Day!

It's amazing how things u dread seem to hurry to see u and they seem to be over before u know it too! Just one more day, one day of anatomy, and i'll be free! Even though the liberation wont last too long, cos my first professionals are just 3 weeks away, it still helps to think that it'll just be like CAs..they'll all be over before i know it!
I'm looking forward to the europe, the one year and every other thing that comes with my 3 mth break -YAY!-
Anyway, i heard this song playing on my way back. And i got reminded of my lyrics page. I clicked on the link to search for the lyrics and to my surprise, i only found out today how long exactly it's been that i've been neglecting it. Last post was in 2004? Gosh that's even before my A's! Time really flies.. My juniors just got their A'levels result!
I mended the broken link to one of my favourite photos too. Click here to see!
Hmm.. will update the lyrics page some time later.. no time now...
Back to books, just for one more day :)


Piano
白键是那一年海的沙滩　浪花的缱绻　黑键是和你多日不见
弹指间　海岸线　你的泪　我的眼　模糊天边

每个人心中都有架钢琴　尘封在回忆　任凭我只是你的插曲
时间偶尔提起　钢琴偶尔哭泣　那些凌乱片段

如果爱还能再重来　我期待澎湃永远在
每次琴盖打开　便有歌来自大海
如果爱我已不存在　我希望有一段精采　让回忆有所感慨

白键是现在我爱到昨天成全你改变　黑键是原谅我的原谅
好想再弹一遍　手指却只听见　你的抱歉

edit: visiting the page also reminded me of some songs i used to like. It's real nice listening to old songs :)

Some sun is gd for u

|Sun is my mom’s enemy| Some of my friends and relatives say all young pple want their skin to be kissed by the sun to get the bronze, sporty look but as these pple age, they will start to reach for whitening products to keep themselves fair. Ha.. my mom is one of them. Not sure if she ever liked the sun, but since i knew her, a weebit of Sun will never fail to trigger a huge response.
I love the sun. Sun helps us make vitamin D and the presence of Sun always puts a cheery note to the day. Those of you who have been to london will know how grey their weather can be and weather can just inevitable affect your mood.
However, stimes i really dislike the heat that comes with the sun. Guess i'll appreciate the sun more if the surrounding temperature was lower :)

sometimes we shouldnt complain

|New Shoes| A friend of mine i set me a series of pictures which contrasted our lives with those who live in poverty and hunger. While all the pics created quite an impact, i thought this was a little different from the usual photos we see.
Now, when did you just say,"I want to buy new shoe?" Is it really time to change shoes?


Contrastingly, this is yet another pretty car i saw at the NUH carpark.


|Cable Car| I want to be in one of them some day! :)

worthwhile investment

|Nice Car| Sorry for the bad picture, but it was at night and i had to take this photo with night mode using my phone. Y'know, living at KE7 made me realise sth. Assuming that the nice cars parked at the hospital car parks belong to doctors, it makes me wonder how much time these doctors get to enjoy their car. Most of these cars are there when i walk to sch at 7+ and some of them are still ard when i go back to hall late. Do doctors really not have a life?
Sometimes it really makes me wonder what we should really invest in. We spend so much on houses and cars, but how much time do we spend w them? Interestingly, i got reminded on king koil matteress radio advert i heard when i was young. It reminded us that we should all invest on a gd matteress cos at the end of the day, we're supposedly suppose to spend a third of our day sleeping :)

Think about it.