Monday, September 29, 2003
p.s. ironic is that i actually still have time to blog. -goes into peals of laughter- this's my escape, my illusionary admist the cold, harsh reality. oh, a poetic foreground against the backdrop of painful truth. heh. heh.
please, i still want to maintain my sanity!
Sunday, September 28, 2003
Hey dad look at me
Think back and talk to me
Did I grow up according to plan?
Do you think I'm wasting my time doing things I wanna do?
'Cuz it hurts when you disapprove all along
And now I try hard to make it
I just want to make you proud
I'm never gonna be good enough for you
I can't pretend that
I'm alright
And you can't change me
'Cuz we lost it all
Nothing lasts forever
I'm sorry
I can't be perfect
Now it's just too late and
We can't go back
I'm sorry
I can't be perfect
I try not to think
About the pain I feel inside
Did you know you used to be my hero?
All the days you spend with me
Now seem so far away
And it feels like you don't care anymore
And now I try hard to make it
I just want to make you proud
I'm never gonna be good enough for you
I can't stand another fight
And nothing's alright
Nothing's gonna change the things that you said
Nothing's gonna make this right again
Please don't turn your back
I can't believe it's hard
Just to talk to you
'Cuz you don't understand

You're Most Like The Season Spring ...
Fresh faced, with a young outlook on life - you
smile at the world and expect it to smile back
at you. You're mostly a bubbly, fun - innocent
person. Described as cute possibly. However,
you're a little naive about things and tend to
be a little too trustworthy.
As the first season, It Makes you the youngest -
and so most immature - but people are inclined
to look out for and protect you.
Well done... You're the most fun of the seasons :)
?? Which Season Are You ??
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Ferrero Rocher: Your life may appear to others as
golden, but that is because you hide your
problems to them. You know that there are many
obstacles in the way, and this may make you
pessimistic, but are you have to do is simply
just to take the challenges in stride, for at
the end of it all, lies a deep satisfaction
that will let you know that it was worth it,
and it'll make your life truly sweet after
that.
Life is like a box of chocolates...which one are you?
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Saturday, September 27, 2003
Thursday, September 25, 2003
`the forlorness of the night makes beauty more certain.
- finding-solace-in-rain -
Wednesday, September 24, 2003
I know you think that I shouldn't still love you
I'll tell you that
But if I didn't say it
Well, I'd still have felt it
Where's the sense in that?
I promise I'm not trying to make your life harder
Or return to where we were
Well I will go down with this ship
And I won't put my hands up and surrender
There will be no white flag above my door
I'm in love and always will be
I know I left too much mess
And destruction to come back again
And I caused but nothing but trouble
I understand if you can't talk to me again
And if you live by the rules of "It's over"
Then I'm sure that that makes sense
Well I will go down with this ship
And I won't put my hands up and surrender
There will be no white flag above my door
I'm in love and always will be
And when we meet
As I'm sure we will
All that was then
Will be there still
I'll let it pass
And hold my tongue
And you will think
That I've moved on
Well I will go down with this ship
And I won't put my hands up and surrender
There will be no white flag above my door
I'm in love and always will be
Well I will go down with this ship
And I won't put my hands up and surrender
There will be no white flag above my door
I'm in love and always will be
I will go down with this ship
And I won't put my hands up and surrender
There will be no white flag above my door
I'm in love and always will be
I don't need a lot of things
I can get by with nothing
Of all the blessings life can bring
I've always needed something
But I've got all I want
When it comes to loving you
You're my only reason
You're my only truth
I need you like water
Like breath, like rain
I need you like mercy
From heaven's gate
There's a freedom in your arms
That carries me through
I need you
You're the hope that moves me
To courage again
You're the love that rescues me
When the cold winds, rage
And it's so amazing
'Cause that's just how you are
And I can't turn back now
'Cause you've brought me too far
I need you like water
Like breath, like rain
I need you like mercy
From heaven's gate
There's a freedom in your arms
That carries me through
I need you
Oh yes I do
I need you like water
Like breath, like rain
I need you like mercy
From heaven's gate
There's a freedom in your arms
That carries me through
I need you
Oh yes I do
I need you
I need you
*causes of mass movements
1. exceptional precipitation
= heavy or persistent rain can saturate regolith or make it unstable
- important in causing landslides as they are very sensitive to water content
- increase in water content causes pressure within pores and joints
- weakens coherence between soil/rock particles
2. shocks
= e.g. earthquakes
= well-jointed and well-bedded mudstones and fine sandstones are very vulnerable to such movements (i.e. earthquakes)
[ 1982, major e'quake in south island, new zealand ]
3. slope modification by humans
= occurs when roads are cut into regolith
= unstable rock leads to slope steepening
= forms tip heaps (i.e. mines)
= dam-building
= removal of agriculture (e.g. deforestation)
4. undercutting
= undercutting of a stream can lead to a riverbank collapse
= waves may also undercut a coastal cliff, causing mass movements
don't know why i typed these notes out. maybe it's the influence of fellow bloggers, maybe it's boredom. limits. the limit's breaking. I'M SO TIRED.
Tuesday, September 23, 2003
Monday, September 22, 2003
A hundred days had made me older
since the last time that I saw your pretty face
A thousand lights had made me colder
and I don’t think I can look at this the same
But all the miles had separate
They disappeared now when I’m dreaming of your face
I’m here without you baby
but your still on my lonely mind
I think about you baby
and I dream about you all the time
I’m here without you baby
but your still with me in my dreams
And tonight it’s only you and me
The miles just keep rolling
as the people either way to say hello
I hear this life is overrated
but I hope it gets better as we go
I’m here without you baby
but your still on my lonely mind
I think about you baby
and I dream about you all the time
I’m here without you baby
but your still with me in my dreams
And tonight girl it’s only you and me
Everything I know, and anywhere I go
it gets hard but it won’t take away my love
And when the last one falls, when it’s all said and done
it get hard but it won’t take away my love
I’m here without you baby
but your still on my lonely mind
I think about you baby
and I dream about you all the time
I’m here without you baby
but your still with me in my dreams
And tonight girl it’s only you and me
Sunday, September 21, 2003

Solitude
Your lyrics
How many times have you told me you love her?
As many times as I wanted to tell you the truth.
How long have I stood here beside you?
I lived through you, you looked through me.
Ooo, Solitude
Still with me is only you
Ooo, Solitude
I can't stay away from you
How many times have I done this to myself?
How long will it take before I see?
When will this hole in my heart be mended?
Who now is left alone but me?
Ooo, Solitude
Forever me and forever you
Ooo, Solitude
Only you, Only true
Everyone leaves me stranded,
forgotten, abandoned
left behind.
I can't stay her another night
Your secret admirer, who could it be?
Can't you you see all along it was me?
How can you be so blind as to see right through me?
Solitude
Still with me is only you
Ooo, solitude
I can't stay away from you
Solitude
Forever me and forever you
Ooo, Solitude
Only you, Only true
What Evanescence song are you?
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Saturday, September 20, 2003

My inner child is six years old!
Look what I can do! I can walk, I can run, I can
read! I like to do stuff, and there's a whole
big world out there to do it in. Just so long
as I can take my blankie and my Mommy and my
three best friends with me, of course.
How Old is Your Inner Child?
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Thursday, September 18, 2003
so choked by suppressed freedom.
Monday, September 15, 2003
-why-does-she-still-smile-despite-the-tears-in-her-eyes-
Sunday, September 14, 2003
Saturday, September 13, 2003
seeking solace in the gloom and despair
here's the veil that she'll wear
the shadows are just a delusionary shroud
that engulfs her in illusions
never can she ever bare that dispirited soul
she's been too brave and cold
chronology helps her none
it's her life that's been beguiling her of truth
Friday, September 12, 2003
what's left is all hollow inside.
don't ask her to cheer up,
don't ask her to smile,
she already knows life on stage.
carrying off this display so well,
nobody ever notices the stains of tears.
running away behind the curtains,
only to see pragmatism in the far end.
that'll justify all endings, all pretenses,
that'll make her remain an actress all the same.

Victims are tied into you and stretched inch by agonizing inch, until they are either rent limb from limb or they confess. Or hey, maybe both. Not as bad as some people, someone tells you what you want to hear you'll feel better.
What torture would you be?
to mask the emotions on the surface
uncertainty is beautiful
accompanied by angst and untruth
harbouring the thoughts in my heart
never knowing how to part
always wanted someone to care
but too often even this was rare
vague are the memories left to share
perhaps going on means continuing the pretense
anyway reality's become nothing but an illusion
-soeverdistractedbyirrelevance
because the road was built just for me to walk on.
this road of mine is poorly lit, just the way i like it.
it goes on forever and ever.
i sing a song which nobody knows
except for you, who come along.
you do not sing with me;
i sing to you.
i change the words to make them rhyme
and then you sing along.
i forget the chorus,
so you make one up
and we keep on walking with your hand in mine.
Thursday, September 11, 2003
xue, remember how we got at the stupid prefect mistress? i bet after that 'talk' she never wanted to talk to me ever again. haha. i miss the times we used to hang out behind the express blocks during breaks and lunches. that's OUR secret spot. =) just for a mere 20 minutes, we never drifted from each other. everybody marvelled at how we kept our bonds without even meeting up or being in the same class! remember the times you or i were absent? even then, we'll still sit alone behind the blocks, it was as good as having each other by our sides. the diary-writing days are gone, you used to complain how i'll write everything about myself and not bothering to reply your rants. haha. i miss your silly pig-jokes, i miss your cookies, i miss you.
senns, remember the times how we used to sing at the back of the class like no one's business? yong qi and love, me were our all-time faves! the 2 crackpots, laughing queens of the entire sec 4 population? insanity of all insanities. no one could get as mad as us! as easily as laughter came to us, the tears were no exception. haha. ms nora used to go ''lynnette and shimin!'' all the time for the noise we made. remember how she said our class couldn't be compared to the next one, we almost cried on the spot. gees. silly crybabies.
the times outside the classrooms, outside the washrooms, on the stairs and everywhere! remember how we played games on the stairs to see who reached the top first? silly ideas we had! you were my partner for 4 years straight in a row! i'm glad you were! i still wish you are, though. but guess things change as we grow, there's no hiding, there's no waiting. one thing - we'll never forget how we had this huge 'confrontation' with the e3 girls. haha. that woman pulled my blouse and wx was like stopping her. i felt like i was in this dreamy scene of 'hero saves damsel in distress' (ying xiong jiu mei) kind of thing. haha. only the both of us were so upfront about it, guess we didn't earn the name of bitches for nothing. =) but on thinking back, we were all pretty childish back then. maybe that's what makes us grow, after all. we had our first attempt at bball with the bball guys all thanks to huishan eh? it was a disaster, sort of? haha. had fun, though, our shoes went all red with the lousy paint on the court. i've got endless to say but we've all got to stop someday, somewhere. sometimes i wished we hadn't left school. - between now and then till i see you again, i'll be loving you. love, me. -
angeline and sennes!!! will not forget how we did for that teachers' day celebration, hehe. the memories just flow back so naturally, like it was only yesterday when we started rehearsing and everything. did everything pay off? gees. graduation friends forever was the all-year-long lyrics on the n'board. haha. i know the times outside the fire extinguisher, the times on the railings outside class. how we drew and drew and cut and colour for our sec 4 classroom n'board. the meteor garden - all-time craze! that teachers' day i felt so nostalgic just walking around school, reminiscing the times we spent together. the s.l.a in class eh? =) remember how we did up our class tee? no guts, no glory! minx, how the 4 of us had fun travelling all the way to p'lebar to collect them. weixin and choontong the stick-figures of our class. keke. we had this letter-writing craze back in lower sec, where we'll all write as long as 30 pages of content to each person! come to think of it, weren't we just silly little girls, gossiping at the top of our voices at the study benches in the morning before assembly? min and i were the most vicious of all, not letting any girl walk past without their fair share of our slutty remarks! i must admit, -bitch- were our middle names. (it still is, i guess) miss the times where we used to skip our math lessons to slack on the steps and start our melancholic moods on rainy days. silly dreamers.
hwan..! this's what i'll write. i miss my np days. alot. remember how we wanted to quit np and we eventually gave in to that lifesaver xavier tang? he was the pillar of strength for batch 6. i loved the times we drilled in the rain, had our drills in the carpark, our camps and course outings. it was the time of my life. the wci during the sana course was so pissed with my attitude but i guessed i really put her down with my sana scores. haha. i swore i could have shoved my paper into her face, if not for our squad's reputation (we already had a bad one). haha. dang ni gu dan ni hui xiang qi shui and peng you never fails to bring back the bittersweet memories. how xave never turned up for the performance meant for him, how hard we trained for him nevertheless. the pop was the worst, the finishing line. all of us just couldn't help the tears even in the squad, we just kept crying like there's no tomorrow. the hand-shaking session for guowei's batch was terrible. were we water-taps back then? haha. they were our fave ncos ever. the 2002 camp was the best proposal we had ever. remember how junhao got uneasy when he saw us all teary-eyed and eveything? that 2nd night we were so stressed we just broke down and cried, right in the middle of the pathway. cried and hugged each other like nuts! preparing the treasure hunt was the most fun of all, how yujun, junhao ran up and down to slot pieces of clue in all the weirdest places! so cool! i remembered how junhao gave the last whistle ever! haha, only he'll be capable of such things! i lost my whistle, the significant and holy object of every c.c. i'm still upset. but what to do? what will be will be, i guess. if it weren't for the long-awaited fancy drill, we'd never have seen jiahong blow his top. it was the first and the last time he ever threw his temper. all of us were so shocked at his outburst. haha. he's good, no doubt the b.u.c! if not for you and i struggling to get that all-purpose banner done, haha, where will they even have a banner for o'day! i can't forget how we swept, scrubbed and mopped np room like there was no tomorrow. everyone was so surprised. i never even cleaned my own room! haha. never regretted my np life, just wish i can just put on that blue uniform, my pair of boots once again. we used to grumble about having to polish this and that, and now, how much we miss the smell of kiwi. =) '...bear true faith and allegiance..'
those were the days. i miss the times in school. i wished i hadn't left. i wish, i wish.
Wednesday, September 10, 2003
falling far behind
i feel there is just no way out
is there anyone there? where am I?
insanity and loneliness
tear my painful heart
broken heart keeps on going to beat
but it never stops bleeding
i've been waiting for love to come
someone who wants to touch me inside
memories of my yesterdays
careless words and deeds
masquerade of love
gotta find my way outta here
i was blinded be dark desire
over time I've been through it all
i'm crying my share of tears
what can I do
will I make it through
i must be true to myself
Voiceless screaming
calling to me inside of my heart
voiceless screaming
now is the time I got to speak out
voice of faith, I'm starting to realize
now my eyes can see
i have gone so far
i'm feeling breath of life
and I'm looking for love to reach
someone I want to touch deep inside
light shines on my sight of doubt
don't be afraid
move forward one step
willing mind is what I have found at last
they both thought
that a sudden feeling had united them
this certainty is beautiful,
even more beautiful than uncertainty.
they thought they didn't know each other,
nothing had ever happened between them,
these streets, these stairs, this corridors,
where they could have met so long ago?
i would like to ask them,
if they can remember -
perhaps in a revolving door
face to face one day?
a "sorry" in the crowd?
"wrong number" on the 'phone?
- but I know the answer.
no, they don't remember.
how surprised they would be
for such a long time already
fate has been playing with them.
not quite yet ready
to change into destiny,
which brings them nearer and yet further,
cutting their path
and stifling a laugh,
escaping ever further;
there were sings, indications,
undecipherable, what does in matter.
three years ago, perhaps
or even last tuesday,
this leaf flying
from one shoulder to another?
something lost and gathered.
who knows, perhaps a ball already
in the bushes, in childhood?
there were handles, door bells,
where, on the trace of a hand,
another hand was placed;
suitcases next to one another in the
left luggage.
and maybe one night the same dream
forgotten on walking;
but every beginning is only a continuation and
the book of fate is always open in the middle.
Monday, September 08, 2003
Sunday, September 07, 2003
Girl I know I've been such a fool
Giving in to temptation
When I should’ve played it cool
The situation got out of hand
I hope you understand
It can happen to..
Anyone of us, anyone you think of
Anyone can fall
Anyone can hurt someone they love
Hearts will break
'Cause I made a stupid mistake
It can happen to..
Anyone of us, say you will forgive me
Anyone can fail
Say you will believe me
I can’t take my heart will break
'Cause I made a stupid mistake
A stupid mistake
She was kind of exciting
A little crazy I should’ve known
She must have altered my senses
'Cause I offered to walk her home
The situation got out of hand
I hope you understand
A stupid mistake
she means nothing to me
I swear every word is true
don’t wanna lose you
'a blurry image will always remain the most beautiful, because one would rather leave things at their happiest moments - a clear view may mean the most hurtful pictures.
Friday, September 05, 2003
Wednesday, September 03, 2003
Monday, September 01, 2003
For so many years we were friends
And yes I always knew what we could do
But so many tears in the rain
Felt the night you said
That love had come to you
I thought you were not my kind
I thought that I could never feel for you
The passion and love you were feeling
And so you left
For someone new
And now that you're far and away
I'm sending a letter today
From Sarah with love
She'd got the lover she is dreaming of
She never found the words to say
But I know that today
She's gonna send her letter to you
From Sarah with love
She took your picture to the stars above
And they told her it is true
She could dare to fall in love with you
So don't make her blue when she writes to you
From Sarah with love
So maybe the chance for romance
Is like a train to catch before it's gone
And I'll keep on waiting and dreaming
You're strong enough
To understand
As long as you're so far away
I'm sending a letter each day
From Sarah with love
She'd got the lover she is dreaming of
She never found the words to say
But I know that today
She's gonna send her letter to you
From Sarah with love
She's gotta know what you are thinking of
'Cause every little now and then
And again and again
I know her heart cries out for you
From Sarah with love
She'd got the lover she is dreaming of
Never found the words to say, ahh
But today, but today...
From Sarah with love
She took your picture to the stars above
And they told her it is true
She could dare to fall in love with you
So don't make her blue when she writes to you
From Sarah with love
So don't make me blue when I write to you
From Sarah with love
was doing my geog essay when i heard this song on 95. just had to download it straight away, heard it on radio quite a number of times but never really bothered to get the song. it's so nice, the crescendo is so powerful. everyone should listen! =)