Wednesday, July 29, 2009
June 10 Astrology - True for me?
June 10 Birthday Astrologyhttp://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/gemini.htm
Geminis born June 10 are on an endless roller coaster of highs and lows, which can amaze those who know them well. They are acutely aware of the expectations of others and may often go to great lengths to live up to them. Being at ease with who they are is a trait that they need to cultivate.
Gemini Information
for June 10
You should embrace: Joy of living, moderation, quiet times
You should avoid: Excesses, unwise love affairs, depression
Friends and Lovers
Because they are vulnerable and kind, these individuals often choose friends who are having trouble in their lives. They are somewhat successful in romance, though they are wildly romantic and a bit idealistic. Despite this, they make loyal and loving mates.
Children and Family
Whether from a big or a small family, June 10 people love all the traditions. They are involved, caring parents. They are conscious of the psychological needs of their youngsters and will work hard to meet those needs, creating an atmosphere of trust and friendship.
Health
These people are amazingly vital and active. They have a high energy level and never seem to run down. But only a part of their energy is physical; the rest is emotional -- they are high on life. They can eat almost anything and usually do, but their diet, fortunately, is varied enough to keep them healthy.
Career and Finances
June 10 individuals love to "perform," so they often gravitate to careers that put them in the spotlight. They have good math skills and may become successful accountants or engineers. Yet they are not as good at managing their own finances and usually look to their mate to handle the family's money.
Dreams and Goals
Although they seem secure with their self-image, June 10 people actually need to have their ego carefully nurtured. They have a great many goals and plans yet may not always feel as if they have what it takes to bring them about.
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SpilLeD by b|uE at 2:17:00 am
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Girl Power
I love meeting unreasonable people.Their presence serves well as a reminder to me that reasonable people exist for a reason.
I love meeting unreasonable people.
Their presence provides a platform for impromptu yoga breathing exercises, revision of anger management tactics, and a chance to practise PR skills that I've learnt for some years now.
I love meeting unreasonable people. Their assumptions, while making as ass out of themselves, remind me of the reasons of miscommunication. Their assumptions gave me an opportunity to practise whatever necessary to prevent an argument and prioritise matters.
Today's driving lesson was more than fruitful. With this driving instructor from Ubi Comfort Delgro Driving Centre, don't ask me for the name. Although my fingers are itching to type them out, I know this is not a platform for me to tarnish people; I definitely learnt more than skills of driving a car. I have learnt, also how not to drive myself crazy. I bit my tongue against 'suggesting a comment', even though he ought to know that assumptions and prejudices seldom get you anywhere. I remembered to tune back to my positive attitude of learning and enquired politely, about my errors in driving. THIS, was what he is paid to do.
I have consciously remembered to maintain a smile on my face and pleasant tone in my voice. However, I regretted not having better control of my arm muscle when I closed the door a little too loudly than necessary.
I only wished, really, really wish that I am made of better calibre to show these people what girl power is!
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SpilLeD by b|uE at 10:01:00 pm
CLA gathering on 18th July 2009
The long awaited gathering of the chinese elites in MJC '04 (or so i presume). A picture speaks a thousand words. I hope this collage would at least convey the message 'friends forever'.I had a good time. Did you?
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SpilLeD by b|uE at 2:59:00 am
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Lost love letter reunites couple after 16 years
How fate can sometimes be so cruel to people who are fated to be, or maybe there's a reason for such arrangement?Lost love letter reunites couple after 16 years
LONDON (AFP) - - A British man and his Spanish former sweetheart have finally married 16 years after they drifted apart, reunited by a love letter lost behind a fireplace for over a decade, reports said on Monday.
Steve Smith and Carmen Ruiz-Perez, both now 42, fell in love 17 years ago when she was a foreign exchange student in Brixham, southwest England, and got engaged after only a year together.
But their relationship ended after she moved France to run a shop in Paris.
A few years later, in a bid to rekindle their love, Smith sent a letter to her mother's home in Spain. It was placed on the mantelpiece, but slipped down behind the fireplace and was lost for over a decade.
The missing missive was only found when builders removed the fireplace during renovation work.
"When I got the letter I didn't phone Steve right away because I was so nervous," Ruiz-Perez told the Herald Express local newspaper.
"I nearly didn't phone him at all. I kept picking up the phone then putting it down again.
"But I knew I had to make the call."
When they were reunited, it was as if time had stood still, said Smith, a factory supervisor.
"When we met again it was like a film. We ran across the airport into each other's arms. We met up and fell in love all over again. Within 30 seconds of setting eyes on each other we were kissing.
"I'm just glad the letter did eventually end up where it was supposed to be," he said, after the couple married last Friday.
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SpilLeD by b|uE at 11:44:00 am
Sunday, July 19, 2009
CLA Gathering
I really ought to sleep. There’s my first yoga lesson later. I can’t afford to be tired. It will affect my session. I keep telling myself that as I try to complete the Sudoku on my G900. It has become a habit since I started rotting this holiday.
The images of today’s gathering kept popping into my mind at will. I might as well write about it right? The 11 of us belonged to a unique class in MJC. We are the ‘brave’ ones as some might think, to take up the challenge of learning Chinese in depth. Chinese is the subject that many feared, or even hated in an elite school of ours.
That was five years ago. Today, after National Service for the guys, and graduation for some girls, the group of us met up again, to bond, to reminisce, to catch-up and simply, to spend time together. The five years had seen us through highs and lows physically, emotionally, academically and mentally.
We still ‘lamed’ around and cracked cold jokes; we still poke fun of each other, but the innocence that we once had were clearly gone. Maturity and wisdom are all over our faces. Replacing the baby fats (or whatever was left then), are more defined features, muscles, and even the excess substance prior to developing those.
Changes. The one who changed the most would be Charles I think. Aside from his toned built and improved dress-sense, his trademark ‘xiaowei math test 拿几分?’ competitiveness and bookishness is replaced by thoughtfulness and good-nature. Had I not known him earlier, I might even say that he is charming.
I think Sharon changed quite a bit as well. She used to give me the impression of being self-centred, too straight-forward for her own good (no offense really); but now, she is more mature, considerate, friendly, cheerful, and the list goes on. And she’s definitely prettier.
Wenqi – She has always been well-knowledged about news on the streets, always friendly and always ready to share. From my perspective, she changed most since last Christmas. Perhaps overseas volunteering was a meaningful and inspiring experience for her. Personality-wise, she seemed more focused and clear-headed.
Wan Ling - Although always quietly listening to others, her intelligence and observance can never be undermined. If given the opportunity, she will definitely shine. Private diploma and degree education might not be the best choice for her, but it seemed to me that she is as always, determined to do her best, and will ensure that she is the best. Different from how she was five years ago, she seemed to be coping with stress a lot better now, seeing a right avenue in the Korean stars to relief her stress. The strong career woman in her is silently, but surely emerging.
Rebec - On the surface, she really didn't change much. But over these years, she has developed keen sense of reasoning and an in-depth way of looking at issues which might gain her an upperhand should she give herself the opportunity to show it. From what I can see, she has also developed great knowledge about herself, so great that she knows what works for her best without sacrificing her time for tvb dramas and movies. Self-knowledge is indeed one of the most powerful knowledge that one could obtain, no?
Xiaowei - Her change is obvious. Aside from her acute change in her religious beliefs, her self-confidence among other qualities are slowly but steadily developing. Her dreams of opening a pet shop, has the potential to succeed under her hands, I can tell.
Yong Ann - He might be hiding under his old self, but it is clear that this guy here has changed a lot since ns.
Haur Shen - Seemed to be as per normal. Man of few words as usual. Always want to talk to him more, cos I know so little about him. (Does he have a gf?!)But everytime I try, there just seemed to be nothing to talk to him about. not even laming -_-|| Well, hope he's having a good life.
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SpilLeD by b|uE at 3:25:00 am
Monday, July 13, 2009
Night Festival 2009
This festival is organised by the National Museum. Stretching from SMU Campus Green to the grounds of National Musuem, the festival was an outdoor extravaganza of theatrical performances accompanied by live music and dance. The highlight of the festival and what CY and I went there for was the Loop of Fortune performance by some German performance group.Despite the current influenza, the performance still attracted a crowd to the space. Not managing to grab the front space, I was vertically challenged to watch the performance, not to mention positioning myself comfortably to get good pictures. Luckily CY there could fulfil the task! Even though I could not grasp the full plot, the lightings, sounds and fireworks display was enough to keep my senses busy! I especially liked the special effects they projected onto the entire front of the National Museum that depicted weeds slowly grew onto the building and ultimately covered the entire neo-classical architecture.
Thinking back, the govt has been promoting our heritage and culture among citizens as well as to attract tourism. From what I can see, the turnout for this event comprised largely of foreigners. Shouldn't we as Singaporeans also play our role well and put in the effort in understanding the country better? As our country age, her heritage and cultural footprints increases. Shouldn't we start tracing these footsteps to deepen our roots, before we lose our footings and trip over our self-centredness?
Heritagefest coming up, anyone interested?
Quick info about Heritagefest:
An annual event organised by the National Heritage Board, this festival aims to educate the citizens on the rich and diversified cultures of Singapore through heritage tours and exhibitions. This year's theme is on knowing more about the cultures of neighbouring countries such as Myammar, Philippines and Korea.
One of the events Expedition H is a heritage trail to bring us to various communities living in Singapore, but the registration for it has already closed. However, we can still visit the Festival hub at Suntec and make a trip down to Vivocity Amphitheatre on various dates to catch the Sound Stories - a (free admission) live concert by local musical talents such as Jack & Rai and EIC to reminisce songs of the yesteryears.
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SpilLeD by b|uE at 3:05:00 am
Monday, July 06, 2009
Da Vinci Exhibition
Although nature commences with reason and ends in experience it is necessary for us to do the opposite, that is to commence with experience and from this to proceed to investigate the reason.- Leonardo da Vinci
After hiding in my hermit shell for so long, I was finally up and about and getting in touch with activities in Singapore.
My second visit to the Science Centre this year (and for the past decade or so) was to the Da Vinci Exhibition. I was attracted to this exhibition not by my prior knowledge of his marvellous achievements, but merely by the great name of Leonardo Da Vinci and his close association with Dan Brown's novels. My agenda of going for the exhibition was only to take a good look at the (photographed) paintings featured in novels and movie.
Despite so, I learnt a lot more about this great 'inventor, artist, scientist, engineer, sculptor, anatomist, biologist, musician, architect, philosopher'; indeed a genius. Even more unbelievable was that he achieved all that without any formal education!!
Some of the works that I was intrigued in were the true colours of Mona Lisa and the Last Supper; his version of parachute, helicopter and other flying devices (bearing in mind that the idea of flying was foreign and unrealistic at that time). For SY, it would definitely be the musical instruments that he invented such as the portable piano that can produce 8 octaves and the mobile drum that produces multiple tones.
All in all, this exhibition which showcased all his works with copies of his transcript, models constructed to scale, videos to proof that some of his inventions actually do work and a biography of his entire life; was not only an eye-opener, but very inspirational as well.
Yet, both SY and I agreed that the existance of such all-rounded genius is, in fact, quite unbelievable. :)
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SpilLeD by b|uE at 1:58:00 am
Saturday, July 04, 2009
ktv with qlx
Never really liked RnB until I heard Ne-Yo... His songs accompanied me through many dark nights. Wished I had sang this song at ktv with qlx. It was a wonderful session nonetheless. (^^,)
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