It's all about badminton these days for me in Singapore. Just like the good old days in Kuen Cheng Primary Skul. well after going thru a 12 years cycle I am slowly discovering my badminton passion and form again.
Today I had a 1 hour game and it was a sudden plan to have badminton. I was kinda lucky to be able to book a court last minute though only 1 hour slot left. And it was such a rush as we finish lecture at 3.20pm and only have bout 40 minutes to get home, get my rackets and accessories, and rush to the court. Was late by about 10 minutes but since we're playing singles today so it's not a big deal to lose 10 minutes as we old folks will get tired in no time.
Being there first, I was stretching, and waiting for my friend to arrive. A group of youngsters, in their secondary skul level, wanted to play with me as they spotted a golden opportunity to play despite not having a court. Well initially it was me playing with 2 fellas while the 3rd guy just sat on the bench. When my friend arrive, we played doubles and we won one match lost one. After that it was purely singles and the bencher came in to play.
I stroke with him first, and then we play match. Wow, i discovered that I am way amateur compare to him. The game lasted only around 20 mins and I lost 21-4 21-8. Kena tapao!. Haha, only soon to learn that he represented Singapore before in youth tournaments. I was like woosh!!! No wonder. And he's freaking damn humble! Good kid and he ask for a next game sometime next week. Woosh, cool. this time I am not gonna get beaten with that score.
Of course the scoreline doesn't need to be this way though the outcome will still be the same. I will definitely lose to him but i lost badly because i was in serious fatigue today and still feeling pain on my left knee, not to mention my broken toe nail i got from last few weeks that hasn't fully recovered. Yes, it is an excuse, but i am proud to be a loser as I've lost to someone more talented and energetic.
Badminton Rox!
I guess its impossible to escape from this topic, which is why in the title i put a number 1 there as it will have more on this.
Most of my classmates be it in Germany or in Singapore thinks that i have the money to spend just because I'm abroad. Let me tell u what, those who know me well will know that I'm not rich neither is my family. Both my parents are teachers, which are government servant, which as all of u know in our country the pay is very low. Yes I stayed in a condo, not because my parents want a luxurious life, but due to a series of house break-in and nearly cause the life of my dad, they decided to get a low-cost condominium. But low-cost condominium is not so low cost actually, as have to pay maintainence every month which is not cheap at all. Yes, it doesn't guarantee a better safety, but at least through statistics it is safer than terrace house.
As for the studying aboard part, most of them think my parents have the money since both my bro and I studied abroad. But u must know, my parents sacrifice all their income for our education. As they are teachers and they way they were brought up, the primary priority is education. The dumped all the money in our education, which is why i am still capable of studying in Singapore now. My bro is slightly better as he is smart and hard working, able to reduce the burden by getting scholarship. I am not so capable, and not so hard working but still doing well in my studies to ensure that my parents money are not wasted.
Thats us, so please people change your perspective on me! I am not RICH at all. I do have a couple of "expensive" gadgets such as my earphone and that is because i save up by having less outings and food. I am given a fixed pocket money per month to spend, and i dont spend all as i will save up for all these once in a bluemoon.
Some people don't have the money, but they want to spend on all these. They take from parents, which they over estimated the parent's saving and income. Of course, parents love their kids nowadays that they are just willing to squeeze all their money to buy iphone for their kids. Nothing wrong with loving your kids. But the thing is, by spending on all these luxurious goodies, it will soon develop a habit among the kids. One day, they will have to be independent and then they will start spending in debts.
Car is another issue. I don't blame Malaysians for having the mind set that they need to get a car as soon as they work, and get foreign made car as we know what kinda quality it is to have a local made. Second hand car is even worse. But sometimes, what you need doesn't mean you can have. This is where u have to start thinking of your capabilities. Who wouldn't like to have a conviniency? But the world is like that, like it or not. If you can't afford it why force the way out???
I am not critisizing anyone in particular or what. These are all collection of experience with people around me and their story, from all different ages and different background. Money is always gonna be an issue no matter how rich u are coz u will spend even more when ur rich until u reach ur limit. But just be careful where you spend on. Be aware what you're capable of. I don't think you need an iphone to survive in this world.
Most of my classmates be it in Germany or in Singapore thinks that i have the money to spend just because I'm abroad. Let me tell u what, those who know me well will know that I'm not rich neither is my family. Both my parents are teachers, which are government servant, which as all of u know in our country the pay is very low. Yes I stayed in a condo, not because my parents want a luxurious life, but due to a series of house break-in and nearly cause the life of my dad, they decided to get a low-cost condominium. But low-cost condominium is not so low cost actually, as have to pay maintainence every month which is not cheap at all. Yes, it doesn't guarantee a better safety, but at least through statistics it is safer than terrace house.
As for the studying aboard part, most of them think my parents have the money since both my bro and I studied abroad. But u must know, my parents sacrifice all their income for our education. As they are teachers and they way they were brought up, the primary priority is education. The dumped all the money in our education, which is why i am still capable of studying in Singapore now. My bro is slightly better as he is smart and hard working, able to reduce the burden by getting scholarship. I am not so capable, and not so hard working but still doing well in my studies to ensure that my parents money are not wasted.
Thats us, so please people change your perspective on me! I am not RICH at all. I do have a couple of "expensive" gadgets such as my earphone and that is because i save up by having less outings and food. I am given a fixed pocket money per month to spend, and i dont spend all as i will save up for all these once in a bluemoon.
Some people don't have the money, but they want to spend on all these. They take from parents, which they over estimated the parent's saving and income. Of course, parents love their kids nowadays that they are just willing to squeeze all their money to buy iphone for their kids. Nothing wrong with loving your kids. But the thing is, by spending on all these luxurious goodies, it will soon develop a habit among the kids. One day, they will have to be independent and then they will start spending in debts.
Car is another issue. I don't blame Malaysians for having the mind set that they need to get a car as soon as they work, and get foreign made car as we know what kinda quality it is to have a local made. Second hand car is even worse. But sometimes, what you need doesn't mean you can have. This is where u have to start thinking of your capabilities. Who wouldn't like to have a conviniency? But the world is like that, like it or not. If you can't afford it why force the way out???
I am not critisizing anyone in particular or what. These are all collection of experience with people around me and their story, from all different ages and different background. Money is always gonna be an issue no matter how rich u are coz u will spend even more when ur rich until u reach ur limit. But just be careful where you spend on. Be aware what you're capable of. I don't think you need an iphone to survive in this world.
Muahahahaha, I spend so much time reviving this blog with the new layout and stuff, but i didn't update much lolx...
hahaha and i see spammers are getting more and more these days, well i thank them for spending their time spamming blogs eventhough i noe most of them come from adware and viruses.
anyway this post won't be long either as i just wanna tell u guys that i'm still pretty much alive and living life to the fullest....but of coz now its more like 90% studies and 10% slacking....so nothing much to live life max....
I'll be Back!
hahaha and i see spammers are getting more and more these days, well i thank them for spending their time spamming blogs eventhough i noe most of them come from adware and viruses.
anyway this post won't be long either as i just wanna tell u guys that i'm still pretty much alive and living life to the fullest....but of coz now its more like 90% studies and 10% slacking....so nothing much to live life max....
I'll be Back!
Just came back from a tiring but great badminton game with uncle. Sigh, I am too old for these shit. Now feel pain everywhere. That's sports btw, no pain no gain.
Just b4 i need to head back to the "Gym" to workout my brain, i decided to spend some time uploading my music player. Well initially i'm not so keen, but i guess it's a good way to express my feelings via music. Don't have any song yet, just one. it's the one where i pasted the lyrics. lol
will update as soon as i finish my exams...
Just b4 i need to head back to the "Gym" to workout my brain, i decided to spend some time uploading my music player. Well initially i'm not so keen, but i guess it's a good way to express my feelings via music. Don't have any song yet, just one. it's the one where i pasted the lyrics. lol
will update as soon as i finish my exams...
Well, after the surrogate post, I decided to unveil some of mine in recent weeks. Things ain't going too well for me for the past few weeks. First it's my Analog Design lab assignment. it has been up and down. Lesson learn from this lab, is that you can't get perfect design. My advice as an IC Designer to all of you electronics out there, please don't put your life all on electronics, as they're never perfect though they're pretty advance now. Look at how toyota fall, good example.
Then my internship is kinda still hanging too. I had 2 interview, one which i really hope to get, failed to get and the other one no news yet. But I'm not worried bout it yet as I have still time to apply for one, and many other options throughout the world. Worst case is that i do my internship for free. So not to worry bout that.
As for my relationship, it has been in da downstream since after our pre-valentine celebration. We have been fighting for over small matters and it exploded. Almost killed our relationship. Now have left a big gap in between us. At least it had been settled and now we're in a recovery stage. Hopefully things will get better and nothing goes wrong again. Nevertheless, whatever happen to us or no matter how we curse each other, She's still the sweetest thing on earth. She's still the best thing that ever happen to me.
I was browsing our old pics, and I decided to post this up just to remind both of us that we've came a long long way back, and it would be a waste to throw everything away. More or less 8 years on and off we've been together, man.....thats long. the journey ahead is even longer, so don't give up baby.....
btw, this pic was a collage of our outing during my 2 months return to malaysia during summer 2006. She gets prettier as time goes by....
I always love to reflect movies with our own life. Of course alot of movie are inspired from our daily life, and some of them are based on true story. Naturally, to attract viewers, movies tend to exaggerate until a certain extend it is just too fake. Nontheless, you can still get some moral from movies.
I bet most of you have watched Surrogates. If you don't, i won't tell you the story as it will be like spoilers. It's a sci-fi and the summary is that people in the future can have their own surrogate, which is like an AI which looks exactly like human, and you sorta control it to do your daily routine. No supernatural power, just human. Of coz the advantage is that you won't get hurt since it's not ur real body.
The settings of surrogate might seem to be somewhere in the future, but i can tell you it's around us already. In fact everyone you see is a surrogate. Nobody is real nowadays. It's no longer a question of whether a person is wearing mask from his/her true identity or not, it's now the matter of how many layers.
Well, from my point of view, this "surrogates" has its bright side too. At least you can use it to camouflage your weaknesses in this cunning and cruel society, where only the strong one survives. As i believe everyone has their weak spot. A strong person is those who are good in hiding their weakness.
But i felt, the ugly truth of coz, is that surrogates has more ugly side than bright side. All those fake smiles, fake promises, fake compliment, it's just ugly and disgusting.
I bet most of you have watched Surrogates. If you don't, i won't tell you the story as it will be like spoilers. It's a sci-fi and the summary is that people in the future can have their own surrogate, which is like an AI which looks exactly like human, and you sorta control it to do your daily routine. No supernatural power, just human. Of coz the advantage is that you won't get hurt since it's not ur real body.
The settings of surrogate might seem to be somewhere in the future, but i can tell you it's around us already. In fact everyone you see is a surrogate. Nobody is real nowadays. It's no longer a question of whether a person is wearing mask from his/her true identity or not, it's now the matter of how many layers.
Well, from my point of view, this "surrogates" has its bright side too. At least you can use it to camouflage your weaknesses in this cunning and cruel society, where only the strong one survives. As i believe everyone has their weak spot. A strong person is those who are good in hiding their weakness.
But i felt, the ugly truth of coz, is that surrogates has more ugly side than bright side. All those fake smiles, fake promises, fake compliment, it's just ugly and disgusting.
星星閃 天空掛 它肯跟你回家
金光閃 心中掛 它可使你成家
山邊的鮮花 多姿多彩你愛嘛
它肯跟你回家 你怕硬幣很腥嘛
偏卻需要它
何時才挨完寒酸的身世 (你 如何換季)
冇冷氣要靠爛破風扇代替 (nononono……)
情在兩百呎空間發揮 但願別逼到下世
要兩老安居需要實際 (請你忍耐到底)
我有野心升職再上位 找生計
誰能避免講錢錢啊錢缺錢不可以 (才能活到寫意)
我需要新生活為孩子 (一世也有開支)
還天天洗腦聽了豪宅廣告千次
money 能鼓舞大志 money 會一世相依
勤勞賣力照顧老闆 故意加班放棄了玩
金睛火眼關注金價只要未盲
橫財利大那裡算貪 到處兼職放棄午
休息不計多與少財路多多可當老闆
講錢錢啊錢難道可天賜 看指數飆升百病能醫 (錢會照顧身子)
誰清高不說錢啊錢可搬到公廁
money 誰都說願意 money 名譽靠你去開始
貪多一點炒多一點追多一點渣多一點沽多一點搶多半個仙
爭多一點威多一點奸多一點險多一點賭多一點將分秒變錢
搏殺哪管得太多 (從前未好過) 現在誰斗膽去管我
建立王國無盡擴展大突破
很多人都讚我 (都怕我) 也附和 (要附和)
討教我 (討厭我) 要道賀 (要道賀)
務必要想要將要即要多到比那首富更加多……
講錢因有錢我更加得志 (誰助你去展翅)
我早已愛上數字
(You're such a fool such a such a fool)
財產多多到失去唯一的你 my dear money 回不到上次
lalalalalala…… 停下會掛念 那一天
背著面 你遂件 將衫褲晾遍 難遇見
你說我已變到不可一世 更說你吻我亦會感到忌畏
然後我 吃不到你手藝 望著大屋過份美麗
更怕我公司出了問題
我有我孤單焦慮到底 留下我獻世
誰能避免講錢錢啊錢缺錢不可以 (原為了更寫意)
我心重千斤卻為銀紙 (如像愛 未能買到天意)
誰都知這照妖鏡照出虛構真摯
money 難收買睡意
money 難收買情意
money ……… 會迷惑宗旨
you can't find any better song that describe the world now. Sadly, though i am quite good in enduring the ugly side of life, this issue is one thing i can't really get it.
Btw, if you wanna know my opinion on money, i'll expose it.
Money, to me it's important. One of the top in my priority list, but definitely won't shape the way i live my life.
I prefer to live happily even if I have to sacrifice lots of money. I felt it's a good trade off.
金光閃 心中掛 它可使你成家
山邊的鮮花 多姿多彩你愛嘛
它肯跟你回家 你怕硬幣很腥嘛
偏卻需要它
何時才挨完寒酸的身世 (你 如何換季)
冇冷氣要靠爛破風扇代替 (nononono……)
情在兩百呎空間發揮 但願別逼到下世
要兩老安居需要實際 (請你忍耐到底)
我有野心升職再上位 找生計
誰能避免講錢錢啊錢缺錢不可以 (才能活到寫意)
我需要新生活為孩子 (一世也有開支)
還天天洗腦聽了豪宅廣告千次
money 能鼓舞大志 money 會一世相依
勤勞賣力照顧老闆 故意加班放棄了玩
金睛火眼關注金價只要未盲
橫財利大那裡算貪 到處兼職放棄午
休息不計多與少財路多多可當老闆
講錢錢啊錢難道可天賜 看指數飆升百病能醫 (錢會照顧身子)
誰清高不說錢啊錢可搬到公廁
money 誰都說願意 money 名譽靠你去開始
貪多一點炒多一點追多一點渣多一點沽多一點搶多半個仙
爭多一點威多一點奸多一點險多一點賭多一點將分秒變錢
搏殺哪管得太多 (從前未好過) 現在誰斗膽去管我
建立王國無盡擴展大突破
很多人都讚我 (都怕我) 也附和 (要附和)
討教我 (討厭我) 要道賀 (要道賀)
務必要想要將要即要多到比那首富更加多……
講錢因有錢我更加得志 (誰助你去展翅)
我早已愛上數字
(You're such a fool such a such a fool)
財產多多到失去唯一的你 my dear money 回不到上次
lalalalalala…… 停下會掛念 那一天
背著面 你遂件 將衫褲晾遍 難遇見
你說我已變到不可一世 更說你吻我亦會感到忌畏
然後我 吃不到你手藝 望著大屋過份美麗
更怕我公司出了問題
我有我孤單焦慮到底 留下我獻世
誰能避免講錢錢啊錢缺錢不可以 (原為了更寫意)
我心重千斤卻為銀紙 (如像愛 未能買到天意)
誰都知這照妖鏡照出虛構真摯
money 難收買睡意
money 難收買情意
money ……… 會迷惑宗旨
you can't find any better song that describe the world now. Sadly, though i am quite good in enduring the ugly side of life, this issue is one thing i can't really get it.
Btw, if you wanna know my opinion on money, i'll expose it.
Money, to me it's important. One of the top in my priority list, but definitely won't shape the way i live my life.
I prefer to live happily even if I have to sacrifice lots of money. I felt it's a good trade off.
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