I'm off to Vegas! And LA! And San Diego, if I haven't crashed my car in this silly left-hand-drive system by then!
Will be away for about a week, will try to blog from there! Back with pictures soon!
Showing posts with label Shout-out To Friends. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Shout-out To Friends. Show all posts
Friday, March 14, 2008
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
And A Good Evening To You Too
Your eyes. That look in your eyes.
I had wondered what would stare back at me, when I finally had the chance of looking you in the eyes again. I expected a look of haughtiness, of derision, of crystal confidence, as you sneer at me from the towers of your high castle.
After all, wasn't I the sullied one, the flawed one, the one fallen from grace? The one who had strayed from the path all honourable men take? The one not deserving of a second chance?
But I didn't see any of that. I only saw apprehension. The words of greeting you issued may have left your lips without a single stammer, but your eyes said it all.
Your eyes said, I can no longer bear the gauntlet of righteous anger. There is doubt.
The truth may never come to light. We may forever lack the necessary scales to weigh our relative culpability in this mad circus of events. But I look at what doubt there is that exists within you, and I chuckle at how this blight has afflicted us all.
No one is clean.
And it will do us all good to remember that, as we continue to endeavour for the restful sleep of the wilfully blind.
I had wondered what would stare back at me, when I finally had the chance of looking you in the eyes again. I expected a look of haughtiness, of derision, of crystal confidence, as you sneer at me from the towers of your high castle.
After all, wasn't I the sullied one, the flawed one, the one fallen from grace? The one who had strayed from the path all honourable men take? The one not deserving of a second chance?
But I didn't see any of that. I only saw apprehension. The words of greeting you issued may have left your lips without a single stammer, but your eyes said it all.
Your eyes said, I can no longer bear the gauntlet of righteous anger. There is doubt.
The truth may never come to light. We may forever lack the necessary scales to weigh our relative culpability in this mad circus of events. But I look at what doubt there is that exists within you, and I chuckle at how this blight has afflicted us all.
No one is clean.
And it will do us all good to remember that, as we continue to endeavour for the restful sleep of the wilfully blind.
Monday, June 04, 2007
Video On Design Process
This is a quick plug for one friend I've not had problems keeping in touch with over the years. =)
Dot's over at Stanford doing a course on Creating Infectious Action, Kindling Gregarious Behavior (which you can find more info about here), and her team has created a really interesting video on the design process.
Yes, the design process. The process by which elegant practicable solutions are found for the problems that crop up in everyday life.
So do take a look at it! I know I managed to gain some insight as to how one can logically identify problems and then develop counter-measures.
Dot's over at Stanford doing a course on Creating Infectious Action, Kindling Gregarious Behavior (which you can find more info about here), and her team has created a really interesting video on the design process.
Yes, the design process. The process by which elegant practicable solutions are found for the problems that crop up in everyday life.
So do take a look at it! I know I managed to gain some insight as to how one can logically identify problems and then develop counter-measures.
Saturday, April 28, 2007
A Little Note
Today marks the end of my exams for Year 2!
Today also marks the day I regained friends I thought I had lost. That is perhaps the most important thing to happen to me this entire Sem 2.
So thank you for being there today. It is nice that I shall have fond memories of today. =)
Today also marks the day I regained friends I thought I had lost. That is perhaps the most important thing to happen to me this entire Sem 2.
So thank you for being there today. It is nice that I shall have fond memories of today. =)
Sunday, April 22, 2007
Waiting
It's... about 12 hours from my first Paper, and somehow I'm not very stressed out.
For some reason, I find my mind wandering, thinking about today and all the little things I never really noticed.
Things like... the rain. I do like rain pretty much, as the title of this blog subtly hints. But today, after the first drops started coming down, there wasn't the usual plitter-platter I was used to, only this obscene chorus of angry drops upon my roof tiles.
Things like… chips. My parents kindly bought chips of all flavors to tide me through this exam period, but I’ve yet to open a single packet. I came across them today, lying dejectedly in a corner of the kitchen. When my eyes came to rest upon them they danced and cheered and begged me to please partake of them… but I turned away, and they softly sighed and crinkled in disappointment.
Things like… the park. It’s been there all along, but I’ve visited it more often in the past month than I have in the past 11 years I’ve lived here. It’s really a very nice park. It’s cool and shady and it has a swing, on which you can push off and feel weightless for a while.
It’s got to be this exams period. Time flows fast or slow, contrary to your desire at that, well, point in time. The days blend, like a banana-mango-pineapple slurpee, and you mark your progress through them with the stubble on your chin.
But one smiles, and awaits for the end of exams, when one regains a little more control over it all.
* Note: Never really did a rambling post before. It’s cathartic as anything, but also pretty pointless. Haha.
For some reason, I find my mind wandering, thinking about today and all the little things I never really noticed.
Things like... the rain. I do like rain pretty much, as the title of this blog subtly hints. But today, after the first drops started coming down, there wasn't the usual plitter-platter I was used to, only this obscene chorus of angry drops upon my roof tiles.
Things like… chips. My parents kindly bought chips of all flavors to tide me through this exam period, but I’ve yet to open a single packet. I came across them today, lying dejectedly in a corner of the kitchen. When my eyes came to rest upon them they danced and cheered and begged me to please partake of them… but I turned away, and they softly sighed and crinkled in disappointment.
Things like… the park. It’s been there all along, but I’ve visited it more often in the past month than I have in the past 11 years I’ve lived here. It’s really a very nice park. It’s cool and shady and it has a swing, on which you can push off and feel weightless for a while.
It’s got to be this exams period. Time flows fast or slow, contrary to your desire at that, well, point in time. The days blend, like a banana-mango-pineapple slurpee, and you mark your progress through them with the stubble on your chin.
But one smiles, and awaits for the end of exams, when one regains a little more control over it all.
* Note: Never really did a rambling post before. It’s cathartic as anything, but also pretty pointless. Haha.
Friday, September 23, 2005
Hush
Why cry, my long-time friend
Those tear-drops of misty sorrow
There is no hurt too deep to mend
No shoulder too unwelcoming to borrow
So sprinkle away like grains of sand
Your pent up sadness, and joy will surely follow
No wait, humour me and let me guess
The nature of the woe plaguing you
From what I see it's easy to assess
It's an affliction that hounds not one but two
That the one whose composure is likewise dispossessed
Is none other than your beau
How did I know? Why don't be silly
Few things would affect all people this way
That would make one abandon hope so freely
Or cast a gloom over the brightest day
If before you doubted how heartache could hurt so dearly
Well now I'm sure you have nothing to say
... Oh I see, so that's why you're so distraught
But be strong now you silly thing
His going away to study is no one's fault
It's only patience you'll be needing
Plus he'll return even faster than you thought
You'll be surprised at how time had passed a-flying
I know, it might be hard for you to believe
But truly you're among the fortunate few
Though your heart aches now with no reprieve
It surely means your love is true
For wouldn't it be worse if when he had to leave
No longing or pain on your part was due?
You're lucky, really I do think so -
How many have yet to find the love they long for
Though the sadness and longing that you now know
May conspire to drive you up the wall
But take strength in knowing that all your woes
Are petty next to all that your love with him stands for
So hush now.
Those tear-drops of misty sorrow
There is no hurt too deep to mend
No shoulder too unwelcoming to borrow
So sprinkle away like grains of sand
Your pent up sadness, and joy will surely follow
No wait, humour me and let me guess
The nature of the woe plaguing you
From what I see it's easy to assess
It's an affliction that hounds not one but two
That the one whose composure is likewise dispossessed
Is none other than your beau
How did I know? Why don't be silly
Few things would affect all people this way
That would make one abandon hope so freely
Or cast a gloom over the brightest day
If before you doubted how heartache could hurt so dearly
Well now I'm sure you have nothing to say
... Oh I see, so that's why you're so distraught
But be strong now you silly thing
His going away to study is no one's fault
It's only patience you'll be needing
Plus he'll return even faster than you thought
You'll be surprised at how time had passed a-flying
I know, it might be hard for you to believe
But truly you're among the fortunate few
Though your heart aches now with no reprieve
It surely means your love is true
For wouldn't it be worse if when he had to leave
No longing or pain on your part was due?
You're lucky, really I do think so -
How many have yet to find the love they long for
Though the sadness and longing that you now know
May conspire to drive you up the wall
But take strength in knowing that all your woes
Are petty next to all that your love with him stands for
So hush now.
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