Saturday, May 06, 2006
Friday, May 05, 2006
So many trips, so many camps, one Judo club, so many tuitions and only me.
Shall plan the itinery for Russia. Departing on the 22nd of this month. I only know Gideon from the group who are going.Moscow. Places to visit:Kremlin à enough said I think … (open 10am to 5pm , closed on Thursday. Admissions is US$8 à. students (ISIC) half price and another $10 to the armoury. Tours are available for US$20 including admissions to both Kremlin and armoury so I think it may be a better option.Red square – entered via Resurrection Gate. See chapel of the iverian virgin. lenin’s tomb (open to public from 10am to 1pm except Monday and Friday, free admission) St Basil’s Cathedral. State History Museum à history of Russian civilization (open to public 11am to 7pm except Tuesday admission US$1 according to lonely planet but US$5 according to rough guide). Kitay-gorod à financial district with many interesting buildings and architecture. KGB Museum à but requires joining of a group tour Patriarshy Dom. GUM and TsUM à big departmental stores à not really to buy things, but can see just like visiting harrod’s in London. I think the area around red square will take 2 or 3 days. Can take another day to walk round the rest of the city: Pushkinsky square à shows a section of the Boulevard ring which is a ring of open spaces and nice buildings surrounding the city centre. Skyscraper at Kudrinskaya ploshchad 1 à one of Stalin’s neo-Gothic buildings (called Seven Sisters). Moscow ’s White House à place where Yeltsin rallied the opposition to Gorbechev. Gorky Park .Tretyakov Gallery à 62 rooms of artwork. That was what pigeon came up with. WOnderful, shall try to look up more things.
Bangkok next month, on some weekend with my JC friends. I have been tasked with planning as well. Saikang warrior ! Long live the SK Warrior!. BUt i Must admit it would be fun having people you know so well( or at least you used to) with you. Then again, we can always make fun of how *********** ( most negative adjectives fit) Sayanee is.
When I get back, in the early weeks of June, I shall have to start planning for Combined Martial Arts Display and the ODAC camp.
Then it would be taiwan and hongkong. More or less those involved are cleared. so we are free to enjoy ourselves. An entitlement. I shall work on that tomorrow afternoon as well. BUt i shall miss the WORLD CUP!!! Hopefully they have the channels over in TAIWAN... I really pray.
Then it shall be ODAC camp, 4th of july for the dry run and 10th to 13th for the actual event. After which shall be MEdic camp, 17th July till school opens. So much planning before that.
Judo first meeting after I am elected would be next monday. It was something like a walkover, the elections, no opponents, no divided opinions and vehement dissent. I have been drafting out the agenda for the year, hope it would give the club a lift. A new look.
WHat about my tuition kids, 6 of them. I am glad exam is not around the corner for them, but since I will be away for 10 days each trip, I can still schedule them for tuitions on an alternate day. CT asked how do I have money for so many trips, I guess that by charging exorbitant rates for tuition, I somehow managed to survive. Value for money anyway.
Bangkok next month, on some weekend with my JC friends. I have been tasked with planning as well. Saikang warrior ! Long live the SK Warrior!. BUt i Must admit it would be fun having people you know so well( or at least you used to) with you. Then again, we can always make fun of how *********** ( most negative adjectives fit) Sayanee is.
When I get back, in the early weeks of June, I shall have to start planning for Combined Martial Arts Display and the ODAC camp.
Then it would be taiwan and hongkong. More or less those involved are cleared. so we are free to enjoy ourselves. An entitlement. I shall work on that tomorrow afternoon as well. BUt i shall miss the WORLD CUP!!! Hopefully they have the channels over in TAIWAN... I really pray.
Then it shall be ODAC camp, 4th of july for the dry run and 10th to 13th for the actual event. After which shall be MEdic camp, 17th July till school opens. So much planning before that.
Judo first meeting after I am elected would be next monday. It was something like a walkover, the elections, no opponents, no divided opinions and vehement dissent. I have been drafting out the agenda for the year, hope it would give the club a lift. A new look.
WHat about my tuition kids, 6 of them. I am glad exam is not around the corner for them, but since I will be away for 10 days each trip, I can still schedule them for tuitions on an alternate day. CT asked how do I have money for so many trips, I guess that by charging exorbitant rates for tuition, I somehow managed to survive. Value for money anyway.
Wednesday, May 03, 2006
Impermutable rules
People who are different are dangerous; they belong to another tribe, they want our lands and our women.
We must marry, have children, reproduce the species.
Love is only a small thing, enough for one person, and any suggestion that the heart might be larger than this is considered perverse.
When we marry, we are authorized to take possession of the other person, body and soul.
We must do jobs we detest because we are part of an 9orgainized society. And if everyone did what they wanted to do, the world would come to a standstill.
We must buy jewellery, it identifies us with our tribe, just as body-piercing identifies those of a different tribe.
We must be amusing at all times and sneer at those who express their real feelings; it is dangerous for a tribe to allow members to show their feelings.
We must at all costs avoid saying NO because people prefer those who always say YEs, and this allows us to survive in a hostile territory.
What other people think is more important than what we feel.
Never make a fuss, it might attract the attention of a enemy tribe.
If you behave differently, you will be expelled from the tribe. because you could infect others and destroy something that was extremely difficult to organize in the first place.
We must always consider thelook of our new cave and if we do not have a clear idea of our own, then we must call in a decorator who will do his best to show others that good taste we have.
We must eat three meals a day even if we are not hungry, and when we fail to fit the current ideal of beauty we must fast, even if we are starving.
We must marry, have children, reproduce the species.
Love is only a small thing, enough for one person, and any suggestion that the heart might be larger than this is considered perverse.
When we marry, we are authorized to take possession of the other person, body and soul.
We must do jobs we detest because we are part of an 9orgainized society. And if everyone did what they wanted to do, the world would come to a standstill.
We must buy jewellery, it identifies us with our tribe, just as body-piercing identifies those of a different tribe.
We must be amusing at all times and sneer at those who express their real feelings; it is dangerous for a tribe to allow members to show their feelings.
We must at all costs avoid saying NO because people prefer those who always say YEs, and this allows us to survive in a hostile territory.
What other people think is more important than what we feel.
Never make a fuss, it might attract the attention of a enemy tribe.
If you behave differently, you will be expelled from the tribe. because you could infect others and destroy something that was extremely difficult to organize in the first place.
We must always consider thelook of our new cave and if we do not have a clear idea of our own, then we must call in a decorator who will do his best to show others that good taste we have.
We must eat three meals a day even if we are not hungry, and when we fail to fit the current ideal of beauty we must fast, even if we are starving.
I have a dream.
I have a dream and that is to own all these watches. I do not wear accessories, I do not color match my clothes, I do not believe in any sophisticated beauty. A simple watch, the metallic lure, the rhythmic ticking of the dials. That is the most sexy decoration one can adorn. My collection right now is of little monetary value. But still the elegance and practicality brings me joy to no end. Who says man needs clothes? I say, bare it all save for that beauty of a beast on your wrist.
Tuesday, May 02, 2006
everyone knows
I love the sea, the sand and the wind. How better to appreciate all that than to be in the middle of the sea. To be in a small kayak, to close your eyes and feel yourself drifting among the waves. Did so in Bintan, did so again today.
Most people are finishing the last few days of agony. Survivors. Had this circle of trust meeting in the sea, kayaks side by side and we let our conversation carry our imagination and the waves carry our kayaks. Why are people so interested in tragedies or miracles? will the ripples of the improbable stir the curiosity to such a huge extent? Most likely.
Almost everyone is happy now. Both veron and lijuan have their boyfriends, though danny is still single but as mother to a squirrel, i would not expect him to have much time for relationships. I still remember it was not long ago the 3 of them set up some alliance of singles, vowing to snub any possible relationships because they are jaded and disillusioned. I always thought that would be a passing phase. People do grow up. I know quite alot of secrets here and there, I always have a keen nose for juicy news. In return I trade personal information, and is that not what everyone does while gossiping? I tell them who I like, who I am with, who confessed to me, who is guilty of an affair with another and so on. It is thrilling for them because a little knowledge is always exciting.
Nothing serious, just idle. Nothing important, just curious. I like to critisize others. Not a desirable trait. I should start making myself the target of these caustic observations. Maybe, just maybe. But meanwhile, why does some idiot write some daft email? Roll my eyes.
Someone asked me to go on radio, interview by some AJ alumni . of course it had been selly who will be having exams. I would not go, who wants to be interviewed by a male DJ? My experiences with Desmond koh has been enough. Jamie teo might be able to change my mind, but then again is she a DJ?
So many friends to meet and so little time. Is there 2 months or 3 months of holidays? aKAN datang
Most people are finishing the last few days of agony. Survivors. Had this circle of trust meeting in the sea, kayaks side by side and we let our conversation carry our imagination and the waves carry our kayaks. Why are people so interested in tragedies or miracles? will the ripples of the improbable stir the curiosity to such a huge extent? Most likely.
Almost everyone is happy now. Both veron and lijuan have their boyfriends, though danny is still single but as mother to a squirrel, i would not expect him to have much time for relationships. I still remember it was not long ago the 3 of them set up some alliance of singles, vowing to snub any possible relationships because they are jaded and disillusioned. I always thought that would be a passing phase. People do grow up. I know quite alot of secrets here and there, I always have a keen nose for juicy news. In return I trade personal information, and is that not what everyone does while gossiping? I tell them who I like, who I am with, who confessed to me, who is guilty of an affair with another and so on. It is thrilling for them because a little knowledge is always exciting.
Nothing serious, just idle. Nothing important, just curious. I like to critisize others. Not a desirable trait. I should start making myself the target of these caustic observations. Maybe, just maybe. But meanwhile, why does some idiot write some daft email? Roll my eyes.
Someone asked me to go on radio, interview by some AJ alumni . of course it had been selly who will be having exams. I would not go, who wants to be interviewed by a male DJ? My experiences with Desmond koh has been enough. Jamie teo might be able to change my mind, but then again is she a DJ?
So many friends to meet and so little time. Is there 2 months or 3 months of holidays? aKAN datang
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