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Charles at 12:33 AM

Sunday, February 27, 2005


if u think ur beaten, u are
if u think u dare not, u dont
if u like to win, but u think u cant
its almost certain u wont
if u think u'll lose, ur lost
for out of the world we find
success begins with a fellow's will
it's all in the state of mind
if u think ur outclassed, u are
u've got to think high to rise
u've got to be sure of urself before
u can ever win a prize
life's battles don't always go
to the stronger or faster man
but soon or late the one who wins
is the one who thinks he can!

Seems like it applies very much tonight especially.... All the best for all result-takers tomorrow!

Charles at 11:06 PM

Wednesday, January 19, 2005

Well, its been very long since I posted an entry here and I hadnt really planned to cos of long hours doing all sorts of stuff... but emotional events warrant at least some words... this is not about SA, or about ccas, or classes, or ogs, or SJI for that matter, it is just for a friend.

When I stepped home less than 2 hrs earlier after yet another long day in school, this one ok but not exactly great, winded after walking home from bkmrt, a message brought to mind my kopped new year resolution, to live each day without regrets (which i've already broken countless times), and its origins, the fraility and temporality of life. ok, i'll cut the crap..

I dunno what ur thinking or doing now, or what u wd be thinking or doing in the next 24 hrs, the next few days.. though i can infer, it probably wont be right. death brings with it a strange fear and fascination and when it touches someone, the emotional consequences ripple through social networks like ripples in a still pond when a bird swoops down to it to pick up a pondskater in its beaks from somewhere up in the sky. the ripples are felt by other insects in the pond, and all react in their own ways, be it to approach the source, or to flee from it, to look for shore, or to dive deeper into the pond. but the hunted pondskater is gone and only its memory remains, and those who knew its worth grieve and continue living for its memory. jacksnr in meetthefockers called this memory a legacy. (was it?) ok seriously, i'll cut the bull now...

Your situation now is one that only you would understand fully, i dont and nobody would claim that he does. I kno u dont need sympathy and condelences and sweet words, but it is known that even tho u dont ask for it, some things u do need, friends, listening ears and quiet time (perhaps some1 to cry to too?). You provided those for me before, and taught me something back then.

I wont preach about moving on in life and accepting and the grief cycle and all that crap, cos u already know abt them. just know that all the people u knew and know are standing beside and behind you...

this somehow reminds me of a turtle, at a certain place... (ok, that wassnt exactly appropriate)

PS. thankyou for the new template!


Charles at 9:53 PM

Monday, January 03, 2005

Experiment 1.1:

Objective: find the fastest way home from SAJC.

1) SA (bus)-> Harbourfront (mrt)-> BoonKeng -> walk home (3 jan) (~50min)
2) SA (bus)-> Harbourfront (mrt)-> FarrerPark -> walk home (as yet unknown)
3) SA (bus)-> Harbourfront busstop (switch bus 145/648) -> home (4 jan/6 jan) (~50min/~40min)
4) SA (bus 166)-> chinatown (switch 139/145) -> home (10jan)(~50-60min, bad)
5) SA (bus 166/97)-> nat lib (switch 124) -> home (as yet unknown)
6) SA (bus 166)-> Novena (bus/walk)-> home (as yet unknown)
7) SA (bus 61)-> Bugis (switch 145/139)-> home (as yet unknown)


Charles at 11:15 PM

Some people can be quite unreasonable. Didn't sleep very well last night cos of all the adrenaline... shdve stayed up... crap..

SAJC day 1, saintierra as they call it. orientation grp 24, quite un-enthu hhaha. with kentys junjie n javier frm sji. cant rmb the rest that well.. shall not be biased n name some grpmates but not others. day spent on admin n talks with some cheering n games thrown in. guess it was ok la. also saw some unexpected ppl like lu, liyuan n weijie. tot they went hwachong or nj or sth..


Charles at 7:15 PM

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