Wednesday, July 28, 2004

comin soon - the last entry before i go on an one month hiatus.

cheerio~

wen|ong @ 12:31 PM
Parting is such sweet sorrow,
That I shall say 'Good night' till it be morrow.

Sunday, July 18, 2004

:: out of place, out of time ::

by pure luck or dumb fate, i bumped into my BMT mate last week, we've lost contact since passing out late '99, subsequently, there've been some calls after that, but as time passes, we did not keep in touch. the way we actually bumped was quite amazing IMO really, it happened last sunday, after a morning soccer session, me, pat and yaohui arranged to go Clarke Quay after that, its a weekly fix for toy collectors, actually just me and pat, hui just tagged along to check out the hype. well, i met my shipmate, guoqiang there too, we were like went ALOT of rounds around the shops and went to peninsula to look at shoes, and more toyshops~ then after a late lunch @ bk, me and guoqiang was supposed to head to far east [yea, more shoes and toys] but he decided not to go at the last minute, so we took the train back~
after boarding one, just as the doors were closing, a few people rush into the cabin, i was standing by the door, so a girl and her bf bumped into me. i shifted inside and looked behind me, then i saw David, my long lost BMT fren, i was liked so damn surprised i tell ya, cos its like damn coincidental then we met again in these circumstances. turns out he was here for a few weeks on holidays to look up his gf, he's studyin in NYU and he'll be back in NY in another couple of weeks. the typical exchanges of phone numbers followed and we said to meet up soon for coffee or something.

more about david, he's not my bmt buddy, infact, me and my bmt buddy hates each other's guts, we're just don't click. david's from hk and he studied in a international school, just came to s'pore to do NS in order to retain citizenship. so he's like got this angmo accent, kinda like what they say, a banana?

enough of digressing, yea, we met up yesterday together with his gf and his other frens, i guess his gf is local ba, but then his two frens, i supposed, also from abroad? i gathered, from the angmo slang ba~ we went to the esplanade baybeats, which showcases of local and asian indie/ alternative bands. not really my cup of tea, im more of a fan of heavier and melodic stuff. hee. still, must support local music? nahz, im a fan of live performances, not much to say about the acts, caught only a couple of bands, maybe the last one deserves some mention, Whence He Came, a HK band comprises of international school students, least what david said. yea, there's quite a crowd, which went the band gets goin, were jumpin and bumpin madly, and even crowd surfing, pathetic attempts i correct, for they barely got up among the crowds then fall as soon as they did? *ouch* at least i didnt got involved. no, im not that frigid, i do get crazy, but one thing, its not my music, two, the crowd is like small kids and wannabes, duhz. definitely not my crowd.

after the thingy ended at around 11+, we went to Centro, not much of a party animal/goer, but went along cos its like so long we've met and no harm havin a couple of drinks. yea, together with his gf and fren. there, there were a couple of frens also. my, all with their accents and all, one even had a brit one. well, i did chatted to them, with that, my tongue involuntary curled and voila! i had my accent too! wahaha. aiyo, there were the customary introductions and tell you what, i forgotten all of their names after i left the place. well, lemme see, there was one or two from melbourne, another from boston, one thin guy who came late with his gf, i think also NY? well, there were some girls along, local i'd figured, and well, what'd ya know, all spoke in their best attempted newly acquired accents. haha~ i didnt got their names, didnt bother, i SBC them~ quite turned off you can say?

had a couple of drinks and a session of 5-10 drinkin games, in between, being the keen observer of people i am, i was scrutinizing the people there.. aiyo, think im getting old or what, its really not my place, i feel so out. i rather be at home lying snugly in my bed, reading a book or watchin dvds, with a hot drink by my side, compared to the unfamiliar head pounding beats of house, drum+bass, jungle, what have you disco muzak~ or maybe its the people im with, i can say david did tried to make me as comfortable as he can with his frens, i did like smile and make small talk, but then i feel so fake lorz... im a true blue, born and bred singaporean, i like my singlish and im proud of it~ and like that, i said my goodbyes, then left the place around 1230, hopped onto a cab and i immediately called binbin and rambled+grumbled to her about my predicament. i doubt you are reading this but anyways - thanx girl~

i left out a funny thing which happened last night also, we were like standing by the bar counter and one of his fren ordered a drink, the bartender then asked where did he came from cos of his angmo accent, the guy then said he's local and he can speak local too, with that the bartender suan siao him sayin s'porean s'porean lah, slang here slang there macam chao angmo like that.

wow, didnt realised i wrote so much. singaporeans sure can complain.

i gotta go, have to go uncurl my tongue already~

p.s: bought another pair of shoes recently...



nice?

wen|ong @ 11:45 PM
Parting is such sweet sorrow,
That I shall say 'Good night' till it be morrow.

Saturday, July 10, 2004

:: something out of nothing ::

did this while waiting for a friend on the steps of city hall mrt station a few days back, then i copied it down here as a draft when i got back home, just finished it;

Tears

Beneath
the darken skies
Underneath
my solemn eyes
Fighting tears
threatening to fall
as the rain gently
poured
the rose in my hand
sullen petals
a sadden stalk
peltered lightly
by the raindrops
soft as feathers -
Then
a blink of an eye
The struggle is lost
or maybe not
for the tears are hidden
as they slowly
befallen
together with the rain
across my cheek.

copyright © 2004 by november9th

funny how thoughts can just hit you like that when u least expected it, and then flow into something like this.

wen|ong @ 6:56 PM
Parting is such sweet sorrow,
That I shall say 'Good night' till it be morrow.

Friday, July 09, 2004

:: updates ::

- lost the basketball match, i didnt played also. didn't give much of a damn anyways~

- watched shrek 2 (finally!) last night at cineleisure, so happy to see that its screening and somemore the timing is just right too~ my two cents on it (although its pretty overdue, but i don't care) its freakin' hilarious~ anyone noted the modern references to Farbucks (Starbucks) in one scene which when the huge gingerbread man teared down the big cup on the roof then the customers ran to another branch across the street? haha, Barneys Old York (Barneys New York), Versarchery (Versace), and the Kingdom Of Far Far Away has a Hollywood thingy display on the hills? and the part after the credits, where Dragon flew to Donkey with they cute mutant babies!~ damn farnie~ gotta get the dvd when its out too~

- watched the big bet - the jack neo film with my mum, xiaomei, damei and her husband. been sOoo long since we went out to see a show, well, surprisingly, if u look past the hokkien, and erm, can i say cheap production? its a pretty good show, the actors/actresses did a good job~ oh how come Joanne Peh looks so.. auntie? hee, maybe the role ba~

- other that, my life is pretty mundane, ooh yea, i think i really need to curb my excessive spending now. and the fact i need to save up due to my impending ORD next Sept. hee, so scary i tell ya, i think i bought a around 10- 15 cds at around 30 bucks each, aiyo~ and a electric guitar at 600~ and some spawn figures.. arghhh.. need to lock my wallet up in a save somewhere.. haha~ at least payday is approaching, i need to pay up my credit card balances asap! citibank, standchart, dbs.. u bloodsuckers!

- visited my aunt's house recently and took some pics of nana! she's 2 now! oh, that's my mum in the background ya~



isn't she lovely? haha.. to some people, please no more jokes about her mum tellin me to wait 16 years for her again~ haha, firstly i will be so pathetic, and secondly, i think she will have lotsa suitors when she grows up!

wen|ong @ 2:33 PM
Parting is such sweet sorrow,
That I shall say 'Good night' till it be morrow.

Thursday, July 01, 2004

:: slippin' away ::

oops.. well, its been quite awhile since i've posted here i suppose. truth be said, nothing much has occured in my life these few weeks, hee~ just the normal work stuff. was sailing from tues-thurs last week, and after we reached harbour, the guys decided to go and have a drink and have a mini-celebration at a ORDed ex-colleague's pub, we went crazy there, haha, did enjoyed myself. think the pic says it all?



oh there's the recent inter-ship basketball tournament, we'll be playing the final on friday, wish me luck! and just that and i was down with food poisoning last weekend. one word : terrible! certainly glad the worse is over, although my stomach is recovering and can't really take strong foods. that is, if i can resist the temptation. besides that unfortunate incident, there u go, nothing. work, go home, sleep and therein the drab routine repeats itself all over again the next day. gosh, am i slippin mediocrity and just dwell in the states of the uninspired? hope not. i just have to move my lazy ass and try to do something about it. hee.

decided to post another set of lyrics by the same band again. the heartbroken or heartbroken before [surely u fall between the 2 categories? don't bluff!] can sure relate to this song i've chosen. cuts close to the heart ya? hope to post them up as mp3 so at least u know why i've currently so smitten about them. the singer sings and writes with his heart. really been listening to them quite alot these days. think i need to order more of them online soon. waste $$$ again.. least maybe after July 10th, payday~

Second Love
by Pain Of Salvation

Day after day
Nothing's changed you're far away
But I need you to know that I can't sleep anymore
By the nights
Night after night
The stars are shining so bright
Though our pain is larger than the universe tonight

I want you to know I can't sleep anymore
By the nights
By the nights
Day after day I want you to say
That you're mine
You are mine

Year after year
Tear after tear
I feel like my heart will break in two
You came like a wind I couldn't defend
You cut my heart so deeply
The scars won't mend

I'll never believe in love anymore
After this
After this
Can never change or rearrange
What we lost
What we lost

Time after time
I am wasting my time
Living in a past where I was strong
But now I am gone
I leave no shadow when I'm alone
I'll stay forever in my dreams where you are near

Want you to know I can't sleep anymore
By the nights
By the nights
Day after day I want you to say
That you're mine
You are mine

Music and lyrics by Daniel Gildenlow

wen|ong @ 3:12 AM
Parting is such sweet sorrow,
That I shall say 'Good night' till it be morrow.