can't believe i forogt about this. thought i did update it some time ago. memory playing tricks again. another testament to my ageing process, eh...

CIP with the children was quite... fun. small little balls of energy. i seriously do not know how the people at the childcare centre manage to put up with it. gotta have some qualification or something, i suppose. bleh, i was having some trouble keeping up with their pace. plus we didn't get to eat lunch. hmmz
going to dance immediately after that wasn't very helpful to my legs either =X

to mark, hm, i guess different people have different tastes, after all. i can't stand banshee musics (the ones with a lot of wailing) but some people love it. i guess my stuff ain't suited to your tastes. but if you had the translated lyrics i hope you'd think differently.

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Mr leong's announcement last week was rather... entertaining. eh. i seriously don't know what to say la... quite a lot of theories about why relations are so abundant this year though. every year there are some, last year there were two in my class, but that's not the point. there seems to be an exceptionally high count this year. quite an interesting thing we were talking about during the arts alive competition too. why? because 40% of the drawings submitted had something to do with relationships, la...

i was trying to be nice and say "the innocence of youth" or something like that, the person beside me said it was "raging hormones" heh. i don't know. is it the ice block i've built up around, or have i passed that stage? because i sure as heck don't share the same sentiments as at least half the school, it seems.

interesting comments "maybe it's a period of testing and trials, to know what to expect" hm, yea right. all the best to those then. then there's "maybe they're confusing the increased heart rate due to stress and that." oh, right. like we didn't see that coming.

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if you want my take on it though, i highly doub i've much to say. i don't open up as much as most people would. opening up makes you more vulnerable. it's just like they say it's important to have close friends, who you can turn to for listening ears and yadda yadda. it's all fine and dandy when we need that kind of help, and it's nice to have someone to hear you out. but turn the situation around and you will also notice they have more ammunition to throw. a trade-off? maybe. but after what i think of people, i don't really think i wanna make that trade yet.

another point in the "mind your body" paper today. when to bring the sex ed to children? i dunno. i really don't. way too late at JC level, that's for sure. i mean... student development? no regrets? arrgh ><

P.S. youngest successful birth in Singapore : 9 years old. youngest successful birth in the world: 5 years 4 months.
can i say IMBA? or should i say skillded? i dunno. 5 years omg... i can't even imagine ><

the profound statement that saved a marriage

"XXX, you're a fair-weather friend! as long as i'm sweet, loving and caring you're here for me. but as soon as i'm not, you walk right out that door!"

the quote kind of remained in my head somewhere after reading that. which makes for some thinking... we often have fun with friends and share, and stuff. but it doesn't really factor into the equation. we can live life without fun (although it's boring). still though, importance comes when we're in pain. at that point in time, we have nothing to give, and everything to claim. how many will stand out during those times to lend a hand, knowing they would probably get nothing in return?

an age-old adage went by: In this world you have to help yourself, because if you don't, nobody else would help you. in fact there were times (and there are times) when helping someone puts you at a distinct disadvantage. a few years ago, a child actress lost a lead role because she was an hour late in arriving at the shooting scene. the reason for the tardiness? she helped an old grandmother find her way to her grandchild's house. it's rather oxymoronic that in this society, we keep lamenting about how values are downtrodden and all, but actions don't exactly justify the words. in this particular instance, she was berated for "wasting time and energy" and "serves you right for losign that role". the irony speaks for iteself. as i said before, it's laughably ridiculous when what people preach and what their actions are are in contrast.

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we try to prevent accidents in real-life, do we not? (well if anyone would like accidents to happen to them please raise hands >_>) but as much as we try to avoid them, sometimes they just happen. why else would we call them accidents? what would you do in the face of an accident? breeze thorugh and just try to smoke? take it head on?

life is rather short in iteself, and almost everyone dies with regrets. don't know why, it's just a human trait, i guess. the best answer i could find to that, would be that use the opportunity while you're on this world, to do what you love to do. time passes quickly, even at our age (since the oldies complain time passes quickly) and is rather elusive at times. personally, i'm not too into the argument of sacrificing the now for success or joy in the future. it's like that student of plato's... by the time he walks to the end of the field of flowers, he realized it's too late to pick any of them. same thing, by the time we keep anticipating joy and success in the future, it would be too late. there's nothing left to enjoy.

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one last thing... when you entrust someone to do something, do you still constantly hover and monitor the situation? do you try to improve it, make it a success by other means? because while i can see that a lot of people do that, unltimately it sends a signal that "i don't trust you to do a good job". it is like throwing a bucket of cold water, or hurling an insult at whoever you've chosen for the job. it undermines their capability. so in future, if you want to delegate a task, just expect it by the dateline and maybe send a reminder or two. otherwise, just take it on by yourself.

P.S. i hate to bring this up, but it seems i was right. no responses or replies for nearly a week. guess it's always easier to melt away into the backgrounds when you have that protection of annonymity over your head, eh? all posts removed.