I'm Back!

Hey peeps! Sorry for the long hiatus. Now that I will have time in Perth, nothing to do, nobody to see that leaves plenty of time to blog! lol.

Just came back from arguebly the best week of my life. Torquay 09. I will do a post that does justice to this week incl pics once the net is up.

Leeching friends net atm. must be quick.

So the year is finally truly over. Congrats to everyone for finishing year 12 and recieving your Enter. Here's hoping you get into the course you desire.

Been embarking on a quest to find where I stand in terms my faith, ethics and what I want to achieve in life with whatever course at uni I want to do. Epic fail so far. Couldn't even summon the strength to wake up in time for church, temple, open days and what not. Still trying.

I will elaborate at some later date.

Anyway, I got to go catch my flight. Hopefully I will see you guys later.

Enjoy this vid of Nav and me covering The Fray for fun. I will dedicate it to Tienyi for her heartfelt attempt at abstract writing just to prove me wrong (stick with your own style that is uniquely you!) . It took us 1 hour to learn and record so please dont expect to much. ps. gotta love nav's spaz attacks when he gets into it.

Fragility of life

It's amazing how something so beautiful can be lost so quickly. We are not invincible anymore nor are we immortal. 

Do you still remember the time when we thought that we could live forever? Well we don't. I think this simple fact of life has finally hit home for many of us.  

I remember seeing countless photos of and articles teens dieing or getting seriously injured in crashes or brawls year after year to the point I became desensitized. It could never happen to me or anyone I know I thought. However, when it actually happens to one of us it is like the world has turned its eye on us, waiting for us to react. It is as if all the human emotions of love, hate, anger, confusion and fear are blended into one potent cocktail and downed in one gulp. 

18 years of joy, pain, memories, hopes and dreams can be instantly wiped into oblivion by a car accident or random act of violence. It is truly tragic beyond comprehension. 

Seriously buddy, I will be praying for you to make a full and speedy recovery. I remember being in awe when spotting for you while you benched 80kg, but now it is the time for you to show us how strong you really are. It never should have happened but all we can do now is hope for the best. 

Take care of yourselves everyone, treasure everything that is truly important and good luck for the exams! 

p.s Lol at Avila ;)

童话

Hey people. Yesterday I was adamant that I was going to study for the economics and chemistry sacs and subsequently ace them. However, I laid eyes on my guitar and against my will started playing it. Before long I learnt this cute Asian song that people sang at kbox in the holidays. lol. Hope you will enjoy it. 

Sometimes we need to believe in fairy tales...

P.S I'm not turning soft, I think I have always been a bit of a sensi (scrubs is the best show ever!) but have been too afraid to show it. 

:) 

secret

你 说  把  爱  渐  渐 放  下  会  走  更  远, 

You tell me to gradually let go so we can move on, 

又何必去改变已错过的时间, 

Why bother changing the past?

想像你在身边在完全失去之前,

I imagine you by my side before I lose you forever,

飘落后我才发现 这幸福的碎片 

It is only after the fragments of my happiness have fallen do I realise,

 
要我怎麽捡 

How do I pick them up?

-Jay Chou "不能说的秘密"

Happyness

A missionary came up to me yesterday on the train in the city. He was an Asian American from California, probably in his late twenties. At first I was annoyed when he tried converting me to Christianity. lol. After a while he kinda gave up and we just chatted about life. 

He told me before "finding god" he only pursued momentary happiness such as  nightclubs, drinking, fast cars, gaming etc. However, after the adrenalin quickly wore off and an empty void followed. As if something was missing. In consequence he has voluntarily "sacrificed" 2 years of his life to come to Melbourne to do missionary work. This means no distractions (music, fun) whatsoever for two years. Daily as he tried to preach the word of god he would receive abuse, violence ,judgmental glares and even be spit upon from the people he crosses paths with on the street. Rather than become depressed, god has given him the strength to hold his head high and walk on. 

Although i did not agree with everything he said, to be able to go against all of society to follow something that he truly believed in, he won my respect and admiration. 

And in some ways I could relate. Many times I have drooled over material goods only to go "meh" after laying my grubby hands it. Many times I have reached a goal then thought "now what?". 

Has capitalist society really become a place where we are all willing to step on others on our way to the top of the ladder? Do individuals have inherent moral virtue or are our actions determined solely by greed and fear of condemnation or god? 

Most importantly of all, can we find true happiness and fulfillment on our own accord or do we have to believe in what some would call an illusion? 

p.s sorry for the mass rhetorical questions. i promise to start answering instead of asking soon

:)

 

Theme of Love

For the times I couldn't tell you how I feel, because music speaks louder than words...

On a completely different note: Thanks Ken for organizing Karaoke! Finally let my inner Asian diva free. woot. 

Hope

"Remember Red, hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies."

Your friend.

(The Shawshank Redemption)