Once Bonded
Usage of the word FUCK

was just surfing around youtube when i stumbled upon quite a couple of nice songs by 范曉萱..





especially liked e way the 2 mv above was shot, with quite a substantial amount of time showing her singing the songs.. i thought that the camera angles really managed to show her beauty and expression of the songs nicely..

tty was commenting on my lyrics 7 demo that the chorus seemed to end before it even started.. looking back, i feel that perhaps with a longer set of lyrics, it would aid in the build up of emotions that will climax in the chorus.. but then again, in the first youtube video above, 范曉萱's 自言自語, the lyrics are about the same length as mine but the feeling is very different.. i think e problem lies in that the melody for my first 2 verses is not too distinctly different from the chorus.. or wat they say in singing competitions.. 没有层次感..

other nice songs by mavis:
范曉萱 - 氧氣
范曉萱 - 雪人
范曉萱 - 哭了
范曉萱 - 你的甜蜜

Lyrics no. 7

苦冷咸咖啡

喝杯苦的咖啡
苦痛刺着我心田
没有你的甜美
只有苦痛的思念

喝杯冷的咖啡
冷风吹着我的脸
没有你在这陪
只有冷风的残念

喝着苦冷咸涩泪水加咖啡
尝着没你的滋味
心里无限的回味
原来这是分手的滋味
原来这是分手的滋味

喝杯咸的咖啡
咸涩洗着我的脸
没有你在这陪
只有咸涩的怀念

作词:小飞机
二零零九年七月十六日完成

In a nutshell: this song talks about the different feelings experienced after break up..

Comments: this song is THE 1st song tt i've actually composed.. one tt actually has a melody.. and e inspiration came from nowhere while i was humming away in my shower.. all was completed in 2 hours.. well, e lyrics weren't long anyway.. but i'm not recording e song tonite yet.. so pray hard tt i don't forget the tune tml.. lol.. one point to note is tt e melody for e chorus seemed somewhat familiar.. and i'm not sure if it's from another song..

coincidentally, i was looking at lyrics 6 for formatting purposes and i realised tt lyrics 6 also touched on break up.. and it was perhaps a little strange tt my last comment for lyrics 6 turned out to be somewhat true..

on a sidenote, i was working on another set of lyrics.. one which i feel is quite important and something which i wanted to get out soon.. but tt has been left on e shelf for a while now and maybe when inspiration strikes again, i'll finish tt piece and post it up..

found this link in fb.. very gruesome, uncensored stuff.. probably e most gruesome i have seen yet.. definitely not for e faint-hearted.. Basij shoots to death a young woman in Tehran's Saturday June 20th

Hello Song Yu sorry to hijack the blog.. haha But I need somewhere to put this reminder.

When when I come back in july we need to eat the following:

IKEA Swedish MEATBALLS!!!!! <--- must must must eat
Chicken Curry
Char kuay tiao
kuay chap
katong laksa
chicken rice <--- eat famous one
nasi lemak
kaly pok

BUFFET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

brandon and song yu please contribute to the list!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! this time must eat. everytime come back say want to eat end up never.

before i go on any further abt my grad trip, just like to add tt i won't be uploading e pics here on e blog.. discussions on e grad trip would be in reference to e photos tt i've uploaded on facebook..

Day 1
Time: 1413h
Place: On board flight EK433 to Dubai International Airport
Weather: Fine

currently slacking in my seat 41G, some 20 seats from cw and gang.. just finished watching slumdog millionaire.. anyway the flight info just popped up and we crossed the west coast of india and are now flying over open seas again.. back to the movie, it was ok.. what i'll like to call a honest and decent film.. on another note, my first Emirates flight thus far have been good.. from service standards to in-flight entertainment.. the latter is probably one of the best of its kind i've encountered thus far, and i would even say it's better than KrisWorld (think SIA).. some down sides however included the apparent lack of Straits Times newspaper and a similar lack in the number of chinese songs available.. anyway i think i'll stop here for now..

a very simple paragraph indeed.. and tt's e only post tt i wrote during my trip.. the following are the after thoughts for day 1..

perhaps before i forget, i'll just like to post e amount tt i've spent in all for this grad trip.. this costs include every cost imaginable (paid or payable, from pre-trip to post-trip).. SGD 4,209.05.. quite a reasonable sum.. and very within the pre-trip budget tt we came up with.. major expenses tt make it up include the following (all in SGD):

1.Tour package (and insurance) --> 2,487
2.Optional tour packages (a.Mount Titlis + Kleine Scheidegg round trip with lunch inclusive, b.Palace of Versailles) --> 360.50
3.Swatch watch and Swarovski necklace --> 383.08
4.Budget air ticket from Paris CDG to UK Luton --> 108.93
5.London Generator Hostel (2 nights) --> 107.54

a more detailed breakdown of e expenses is available upon request.. lol..

back to e topic for day 1, i had earlier left my house at 0720h for Changi Airport.. and not to forget, we had 4 crappy guys gathering around the free computer terminals at e airport to catch some mice on fb and look at someone's fb profile.. haha.. geez.. flight was at Gate C20, on a Boeing 777-300ER..

some 6,000km and 6h 44min later, we were at Dubai International Airport (DXB) Terminal 3, which seemed to us to be located in the middle of a desert tt is only sparsely dotted with low lying shrubs.. the weather was a freaking 35 degrees, but thank goodness we were in e air conditioned building.. as u can see from e photos, DXB T3 is generally made up of a clean and long hallway.. a Mac meal costs 22 AED (currency of dubai), which is ~40% more ex than e prices in SG.. e transit was a 3h process and luckily enough, nothing of e mess tt i read abt in my pre-trip research..

e 2nd leg of the flight to Zurich was on a Airbus A340-500, seat 24B, taken from gate 218.. flight number was EK0085..

so it has been like slightly more den a month since exams ended.. went to play sports with e kakis a couple of times.. watched angels and demons and also terminator salvation.. angels and demons was an ok movie.. pretty much action packed throughout, but otherwise perhaps sort of predictable and routine.. watched the da vinci code before, but i forgot wat it was like.. so i shall not comment on tt..

terminator salvation was quite disappointing i guess.. or maybe it could have been due to e cinema facilities (though i dun think so).. didn't like e fact tt light was shining in my eyes every so often.. and equally irritating was e overly loud booming stereo sound of e helicopters.. it felt as if my heart could also boom out any time.. plot wise, it was just ok..

i personally haven't been a fan of hollywood films of late.. and maybe it's time.. e usual mix of big explosion scenes, most-of-e-time meaningless sexual scenes and lame one-liners are just not getting to me.. instead, i've come to like watching those arty farty shows (read: oscar winning foreign laguage film, or e likes of it).. of course having said tt, i still quite like watching film series such as Harry Potter.. esp since i feel mythical stuff r always interesting.. not to mention, useful for experimental purposes in my dreams.. haha..

some other stuff tt i was occupied with during this time after e exams included finishing my reading of Ichigo 100%, planning for grad trip, editing my blog layout and completing e uploading of pics for e hokkaido trip last year..

1st up is ichigo 100%.. it's a manga tt i last read during my days in e army.. easily one which is labeled as an ecchi filled manga to e onlooker.. however, as i came close to finishing e manga, i thought tt e handling of e characters and storyline in e last 40+ chapters was quite good.. and i thought tt e illustrations were not bad too.. and just in case u were wondering, it's a teenage romance kind of manga.. i had actually thought tt, as with e other mangas i have read before, tt e manga would start degenerating into some ridiculous storyline tt shows a lack of idea on e mangaka's part as e manga series progresses.. but as it turned out, i liked e ending for ichigo 100%..

next up is grad trip.. going off this fri to germany, switzerland, paris and london.. 12 days in all.. 10 days of following e tour package and 2 days of self extension in london.. planning for e trip took place rather late and in e end, also because of differing views and money issues, sw and qq went on their own tent pitching marathon in europe.. haha.. most prob will be able to meet up with them over in london.. anyway, marc somehow managed to squeeze out time-off to join us on e trip..

although it's like only 2 days of free and easy in london, there was quite some bit of planning to do.. from e budget air tix from paris to london, to e hostel accomodation, to e london attractions and transport issues..

blog wise, i've modified e right column to make it more neat.. hopefully tt is.. although it's still a little headache cos e column is simply too long.. so i've been playing around with this text cloud thing and trying to get it to work.. just came up with an idea.. i think i would change e archives into a drop down box instead.. on another note, i've changed e label for lyrics to lyrics_main.. it's a new post tt i've created tt encompasses all e lyrics i've written so far..

talking abt lyrics, i'm afraid i have to disappoint some ppl in tt, once again, i won't be able to complete e filling in of lyrics for e music express competition in time.. figuring out e theme tt was most suitable for e melody has not been easy.. and given my lack of musical talent, it just makes things a little more complicated.. progress on e lyrics filling however, was better den e attempt for last year's competition, albeit still quite a miserable attempt.. and despite e fact tt i won't be able to finish e piece in time for e competition, i think i will do it as part of my own training.. i think after all, tt's wat e lyricist's job is all abt..

if u have noticed, there's this new category of links in e right column called google maps.. stumbled upon it one day and found it to be very useful.. clicking on e grad trip link would show u e places tt i'll be visiting for my grad trip.. spent a considerable amt of time trying to mark e locations for both e grad trip and japan maps.. esp so for e jap one.. quite frequently, e user created markings were not accurate and i had to scour e surrounding area for e correct landmark.. e jap map was particular challenging, since e user created markings were in jap.. markings for e hokkaido trip last year are completed, but markings for previous trips to japan have not been finished..

talking abt e hokkaido trip, i had only managed to find time to complete e uploading of pics.. and before i go on, u can find out more by clicking e may 2008 archive link.. once again, i had to spend some effort in trying to get e correct jap names of e attractions tt i went to and this took up some time..

exam results were out not too long ago.. and thankfully, i managed to pass my modules without much hiccups.. convocation is set on 27 july at 6pm.. kind of a werid timing if u think abt e usual photo taking tt follows along with convo.. e sky will be dark by 6pm and i wonder wat kind of pics we can take.. of course there is always this option of taking e pics b4 convo iteself.. but to get sweaty and all tt b4 e ceremony even starts? hmmm..

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1 CHF = 1.35100 SGD
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Uni Stuff - Accountancy

Minor in Psychology
AHSS - HC805
STS - MAS801

Important short term notices
1.Minor programmes
2.Minor programmes FAQ
3.Minor in Psychology
4.NBS online portal resume
5.AB311 CESIM game

Important Dates:
1.1 Jul - 30 Sep: ICPAS application

have been quite a while since i had a decent post.. anyway, i realised that dreams have not been appearing in my posts of late.. to be more precise, the last such post was half a year ago.. indeed.. it was only the appearance of a lucid dream some many days ago that reminded me of such a situation.. i think the lack of lucid dreams might have been due to the fact that i'm overly occupied with schoolwork (and other irrelevant stuff).. and maybe because i had been unduly stressed.. on this note, i personally did not really think that it was the case, but perhaps it could be a sign from my subconsciousness that i do have some sort of inner fear that is generating some kind of stress..

fear of what then? grades? maybe.. but i've put an end to any hope of getting an honors with the S/U-ing of one of my electives.. health? maybe.. haven't been feeling that great in the last couple of weeks..

anyway, what i did was some flying in the latest lucid dream.. i was trying to fly to the top of this tall building and halfway through, the 'gravity issue' reared its head.. kinda paradoxical.. i know that i'm in a lucid dream and yet i'm constrained by this thing called gravity.. so i started to latch on to the nearest parapet and in a half fly/half jump manner, reached the top most 50th floor.. quite a scary/exhilarating experience when i was up there, high up above the ground and facing the strong winds..

on another issue, i was rather surprised by the things that a half-told story could do.. i do think that telling other people about a story without knowing the entire truth can be quite misleading, especially if the other half of the story has some unexpected twists to it..

seemed like people are catching on to the Susan Boyle craze.. quite a cheekily done, but impressive cover of the song I Dreamed a Dream.. also went to watch this movie yesterday.. it's called 送り日と or 入殓师 or Departures.. haha ok.. i'm bored.. anyway, the movie won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in this year's Oscars.. i liked the way the director made use of the concept of symbols and how he expressed them..

have one more paper to go on friday.. and soon it'll be a long break before i start work in november.. suddenly having a writer's block again.. haiz..

went to download the song for Music Express 15 Category B.. seems like a rather cheery song.. wonder if i would be able to fill in the lyrics this time round.. considering that i would have plenty of time available..

oh ya.. my work got plagiarised not long ago.. kind of pissed off cos it was rather blantantly done so.. not to mention that the new context wasn't exactly appropriate..

HP202 lect 11 stuff
Understanding Parkinson's Disease
Understanding Alzheimer's Disease
Departures (Okuribito) Trailer

飞乐时空 15
Deadline: 15 June

刚才在YouTube游览时看到了《明天会更好》的录影。。 总觉得那是首非常激励人心的一首歌。。 随后我便到维基百科查了查，以了解这首曲子的来源。。 有趣的是，如同《手牵手》， 蔡琴也是《明天会更好》里的首位歌手。。 众多歌手云集，为了公益一举， 实在感人。。 本地的水草三重唱（黄元成、许环良、许南盛）也有参与此歌。。 只可惜的是凤飞飞与邓丽君并没出席此盛举。。

笑得自然 - 陈毓芸
默契 - 陈毓芸
Say you love me - 陈毓芸
擦干泪滴 - 陈毓芸
我的最爱 - 陈毓芸
全心全意 - 陈毓芸
爱慢慢靠近 - 陈毓芸
新年的祝福 - 陈毓芸
家事 - Kit Chan
Be With Me - Making + NG

HP202 lect 5 stuff
Enuresis aka Bedwetting
Fluid reasoning aka Fluid intelligence
Brain lateralization

真是的。。 刚才冲凉时竟然错误地把肥皂液与洗头液给混淆了。。 结果整身凉凉的。。 那洗头液的薄荷叶冰凉效果还不赖。。 嗨。。 有可能是因为今天一整天在外，弄到身体与精神都累了。。 今早难得有个武林大会，众多高手云集。。 结果打了个三小时的篮球战。。 真是太久没运动了。。 打了一会儿便不行了，自行告退，到旁歇会儿。。 过后吃了饱饭便到QQ家讨论我们的专题作业。。

之前所提到的苹果论得到了些许的回响。。 有一两人对文中所提到的苹果采集者有着一定的兴趣。。 对于是否应该公开苹果采集者的身份，我认为就让它顺其自然吧。。 有时无知也不一定是件不好的事。。 二月二十五日隔日之言： 无意中与一些朋友讨论了与苹果论相关的话题。。 结果间接透露了一位苹果采集者的身份。。 不出意料，他们对采集者的身份感到意外。。 可是当时并没有讲到前文说讨论的苹果故事。。 最后他们不多问，我也不多讲，就这样含含糊糊的带了过去。。

近日来正忙着做专题作业与准备毕业旅行的事项。。 就这样匆匆忙忙的度过了大半的半学期假期。。 说到毕业旅行，旅行的行程大部分已敲定了。。 我们会将去德国，瑞士与法国。。 六月五日出发，为期十天，并有望延长在法国逗留的时期，独自遨游巴黎与周边城市的景点。。 价钱两千三百十八，加上选择性的附加配套、小费与个人消费，总计应该有三千五。。

写着写着突然觉得字体在部落格上显得有些渺小。。 密密麻麻似的。。 今天下午在网上游览时发现有一名年轻的女歌手唱得不错，名叫卓依婷。。 听着她唱男生的歌，并且是张宇与伍佰类型的歌曲，别有一般风味。。 她翻唱邓丽君的歌也不错，能带出歌词与旋律中的柔情。。 有时间的话我推荐你去看她的音乐录像。。

hmmm.. was inspired by ju-zi's and emu's posts on apples and apple pickers.. so i thought i would just talk a little bit about my personal take on e apple theory.. not really going to talk abt apples per se or wat desirable qualities they should have.. but rather i'm gonna talk abt e apple pickers and e process of apple picking..

anyway, my personal take on e apple theory starts off with e apples and apple pickers growing up alongside each other in this enormously vast apple tree farm.. it is often not understood by e young apple picker tt apples r meant to be picked and consumed.. and majority of e time e young apple pickers would develop close relations with e apples tt they grew up alongside with.. so when it came to e time tt e young apple picker finally understood e apple theory, he would look beyond his part of e apple farm for tt 1 elusive apple with all e desirable attributes, as he would have known tt it isn't really rite to pick those apples which grew up together with him..

i know of this apple picker A who came across this apple picker B who was interested in this apple found in e area where apple picker A grew up in.. nothing wrong there.. just tt e apple wasn't exactly wat 1 would say is ripe for e picking.. which was y apple picker A wasn't really happy that apple picker B was picking on this immature apple growing in his area.. it also turned out tt apple picker B was one who liked playing around with his food (in this case e apple) before picking it.. tt made apple picker A quite pissed, because prior to this incident, he, just like e other apple pickers, thought tt apple picker B was a gentleman..

there is also this apple picker C and apple picker D tt i want to talk about.. both apple pickers were acquaintances.. one day, during a walk in the apple farm, apple picker C chanced upon this apple which he was really interested in.. he was about to set off to gather his equipment for e apple picking when apple picker D came along.. he casually asked apple picker C which apple he was interested in, to which apple picker C pointed towards e abovementioned apple.. e conversation goes on with apple picker D telling apple picker C tt he was interested in this apple on another tree somewhere else in e farm..

so off went apple picker C to get his equipment.. but alas! when he returned to pick his apple, he discovered tt apple picker D had already picked e apple for which apple picker C had set his eyes on.. apple picker C was very angry at apple picker D for such ungentlemanly and rather lowly behavior.. in a similar fashion to apple picker B, apple picker D was seen as a good guy in e eyes of other apple pickers..

having said so much about e stories on 4 different apple pickers, u might have noticed tt there is some kind of a information asymmetry in both scenarios.. apple pickers B and D were seen in a favorable light in e eyes of other apple pickers, but this certainly didn't apply to apple pickers A and C.. so should apple pickers A and C disclose e information they have about apple pickers B and D? would e other apple pickers believe e story?

50 optical illusions

HP202 lect 1 stuff
Genie the feral child
Anna O, patient with the transference phenomenon
"S" the guy who cannot forget
David Reimer, the guy who got sexually reassigned to be a female; David's psychologist John Money