I am like a baby in some sense now.

Learning things all over again. And I am glad I pick them up pretty fast.


In life, the roads all not always straight, like a railway.




Sometimes you don't even see what is ahead of you. Then do you stay put or move ahead nonetheless? Exploring the undiscovered.





And sometimes in life, you land in some shit situations. I mean basically you just stepped on shit! How bad can that be?




You might even feel gloomy at times, looking blankly at the space right in front of you and not knowing what is going happen.




And when you are at a perilous situation, you still need to put on a brave front. Aren't you sick of it?



But there are always friends around.




You are not alone.




Memories.

So how is your Christmas so far?


I did not do much either.

Went for a musical drama by CHC, thanks to weiya. It was quite a nice one I must say. A bit of hilarious, touching and inspiring moments here and there. Was great.

I realised that I have not posted any photos in my blog for quite some time. Well, let me just upload a few taken by weiya.

Me and Guanqi.



The three of us. I think it was beautiful when the entire hall was lighted by candles in the darkness.



Weiya and me.










Went to anna's house for a gathering too. Those present includes baoling, yanyi, haiyin, cheng hao and daniel's friends.

I dunnoe what's up with baoling. Either she has taken the wrong medicine that day or her wire up there is loose, worse than mine. She is just kao bei all the night, but credit must be given to her for brightening the day.

It was fun there, playing games and just listening to them bickering around. Go to their blogs for more. I think they did quite a nice job writing about it.

Ok Merry Christmas to all.

All right, I have changed my blog skin as you can see. Hopefully it is not too bad.

It took me one hour to get the main stuffs up. After which I had to go out for a while. When I am back, I continued for another two more hours trying to perfect all the tiny little imperfections. I have increased the font size as requested, so that you do not have to strain your eyes while reading. The most problematic part was to include the counter. Due to my inefficiency in java, I have to spend quite some time trying to find out where exactly to paste the code. This new skin's code is a little different from my usual ones. Although there are lots of comments in the code, the indentation is quite bad. But finally manage to paste it in between the div and /div. I know, it is my fault for not knowing how the code works, but I am happy I solved it in the end.

Looking for the Christmas song "12 Days of Christmas". Anyone?

Tong Dee send me this email which I thought is quite meaningful:

The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider Freeways , but narrower viewpoints.

We spend more, but have less, we buy more, but enjoy less. We have bigger houses and smaller families, more conveniences, but less time.

We have more degrees but less sense, more knowledge, but less judgment, more experts, yet more problems, more medicine, but less wellness. We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get too angry, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little, watch TV too much, and ray too seldom.

We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values. We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often.

We've learned how to make a living, but not a life. We've added years to life not life to years.

We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet a new neighbor. We conquered outer space but not inner space. We've done larger things, but not better things. We've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul. We've conquered the atom, but not our prejudice.

We write more, but learn less. We plan more, but accomplish less. We've learned to rush, but not to wait. We build more computers to hold more information, to produce more copies than ever, but we communicate less and less.

These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion, big men and small character, steep profits and shallow relationships. These are the days of two incomes but more divorce, fancier houses, but broken homes. These are days of quick trips, disposable diapers, throwaway morality, one night stands, overweight bodies, and pills that do everything from cheer, to quiet, to kill.

It is a time when there is much in the showroom window and nothing in the stockroom. A time when technology can bring this letter to you, and a time when you can choose either to share this insight, or to just hit delete...

Remember, spend some time with your loved ones, because they are not going to be around forever.Remember, say a kind word to someone who looks up to you in awe, because that little person soon will grow up and leave your side. Remember, to give a warm hug to the one next to you, because that is the only treasure you can give with your heart and it doesn't cost a cent.Remember, to say, 'I love you' to your partner and your loved ones, but most of all mean it. A kiss and an embrace will mend hurt when it comes from dep inside of you. Remember to hold hands and cherish the moment for someday that person will not be there again.

Give time to love, give time to speak! And give time ! to share the precious thoughts in your mind.

AND ALWAYS REMEMBER: Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.

George Carlin

Well, it seems like not many of my friends are blogging lately. Maybe it is the festive mood, they are too busy going out and enjoying themselves. Indeed, today is Hari Raya and Tuesday is Christmas. Most would take leave to link all these together so that they can have a super long holiday.

I am not doing much these days. Staying home to play my xbox and watch the movies Dave lent me seems to be about all. I play warbook now and then though.

This is the first time I feel so lost during the holiday. Usually, I will have some plans, but this time round, I dunnoe. I am just waiting for time to pass I guess. The rain didn't help also. It feels so good to stay at home to sleep and slack I suppose. Indulgence is fine I reckon.

Maybe Santa will bring me some surprises this Christmas?

Friday is usually a family day for us, because that is when my dad will have his off day. Today is a little bit more exciting. Went to town to take the Hippo Bus for free thanks to zy because he is the tour guide. Had a relaxing ride and I think my parents enjoyed it too, less the rain which pelted down at the end.

Met up with my brothers and we did some shopping around suntec. Me and my brother each bought a shirt for my eldest bro's ROM which will be held at GoodWood Park Hotel.

I dug out my Xbox today because I wanted to find something to do. In the end, I discovered that I have no games in my house. I bought one when I was in suntec. Going to try out tml. I need some racing ones, anyone?

Christmas is coming. Ho ho ho.

I went to see the MO on Wednesday.

He recommended a permanent downgrade to Pes E for me.

For those who do not know what is Pes and the letter after it, think of it as the opposite to a woman's measurement. For a woman, the bigger the letter, the better it is. For guys it is the opposite. I am Pes A now. But it might not be soon.

A fighter no more.
Disappointed, yet relieved.
Honour and Glory.
Forever in my heart.

I wonder if you watched the TV yesterday night. There was this award ceremony celebrating 25 years of TV drama. Well, it was definitely heart warming to see so many old classic dramas and hear the songs which some were my favourites. I can still recall seeing some of the old dramas back when I was only a few years old.

Time flies and I don't really watch TV now. Somehow I feel that acting skills by the new generation are not as good as their older counterparts. However, I cannot deny the fact that the new generation are better looking than before. Eye candy.

All right, an update of my condition, so that you don't have to keep asking me. I get friends who will ask me how I am and blah blah. Not that I am annoyed but I have to repeat myself many times, and I soon find my replies getting insincere. I would just say: ok lo, better le. Thx. Don't worry etc.

I don't want to just give you a reply just to entertain you.

Now, I have started to go out with friends and family to town. I can somewhat manage by myself. I did play a game of mahjong, though I lost money but it was quite enjoyable to catch up with friends and do a bit of hand exercise. I can't do my favourite sports yet, but I have been doing some light weights and static exercises. Hopefully, I can gain back my strength and shape soon.

I hope that by Christmas, I would get back my mood to spend the festival. That would be a nice present.

Now I have been wanting to write about two topics for a long time. One of which I am going to talk about today and the other on my next post hopefully.

I would like to talk about religion, specifically with regards to a relationship. Does religion actually matters in a relationship?

Well, ideally I would think it should not be a factor when you are considering whether or not to accept the other person. I mean if you love the person, you should really love the person for who she or he is. Different beliefs in religion should not hinder the relationship. It is like when you love someone, it encompasses the person's character, habits, background, status etc. So when you love the person, you should accept the person's religion even if it is different from yours.

Realistically, this is not the case. Often, people will take religion as just one of the many factors mention above. Before getting to know the person well enough, one would usually stereotype or place a certain value on the person based on his or her religion. This is human nature. People like to be with people of similar traits, and often when determining whether to go into a relationship, they take having different religions as an important criteria.

Many also argued that religion is a kind of belief. If two people are not having the same beliefs, it will spoil problems in the future. Hence, these people prefer to be with someone of the same religion.

I have lots of friends in this kind of situation. I should not mention names because this is an sensitive issue. If you think you are, leave a tag behind will you?

Anyway, for my stand, personally I am a Buddhist though not a very devoted one. I believe in the teachings. Although I do not go to the temples regularly enough, I live by what is being taught.

I believe in supreme being/s. Take a very simple example of water. When liquid water is cooled, it contracts like one would expect until a temperature of approximately 4 degrees Celsius is reached. After that, it expands slightly until it reaches the freezing point, and then when it freezes it expands by approximately 9%.

Scientifically, you can go and check it out here.

The important thing is that because of this unique characteristic of water which is an essential element for life, ice floats on water, giving a new lease of life to many aqua creatures. Amazing? It is up to you to believe why it is so.

Coming back to the topic on religion in a relationship, I really won't mind being with someone of a different religion. By the time I fall in love, all these would have already been taken care of. What is difficult to do is not to judge a person too early by his or her religion. Like I said, it should not be a factor, but it is usually easier to say than do.

What make it worse is the ever changing world. Society norms. Social perception. Peer pressure. All these really makes love a complicated thing, although it is already a very "hard to understand" matter.

Now, can you love in peace?

I doubt so.

I took a walk in the park near my house today. Since I cannot exercise too much still, I though it would be good to sweat a bit by walking.

I saw this pebble trail where people walk on it to exercise their feet. They say a person's feet are link directly to his or her's health. My right sole feels funny when I took a walk along the trail. It is kind of painful yet itchy. Not so painful till you will scream and not so itchy till you want to scratch it. It is just a funny feeling. Is it a representation of my health?

Anyway, have been going out with the Jc guys for supper lately. Thanks for all the rides and company.