July 28, 2002
it doesn't matter if you
it doesn't matter if you can swim the deepest oceans
or climb the highest mountains.
because after you walk a thousand miles
to a person's home
only to find that no one lives there,
you'll just have to walk back
because you can't force your way in.
and perhaps the reason why it takes that much longer
to walk the journey home,
maybe it's because you just can't help thinking...
that you thought you had the right address.
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as if the fireworks couldn't get any better, imagine being right in front of the firing site watching missiles of light shoot into the air. and when the sparkles start falling right down onto you, that's when the magic starts.
stood by and saw a group of participants using sign language to talk to one another at the stadium. was thinking how special these people are and yet they seem so happy. smiles everywhere, espcially from their instructor, the care and concern pretty evident during his briefing, even when using sign language.
meanwhile, life's still pretty much the same, just waiting for section training to start. hopefully it'll just come and go like it did for sispec.
my grandfather's just been sent to get an x-ray done at a hospital after he complained of some pain in his hip. should be alright, shall call back home later on to see how everything is.
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hm... hip fracture...
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i can't, i just can't.
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July 21, 2002
one word : fireworks never
one word : fireworks
never knew staring into a night sky peppered with all that shines, glitters, and sparkles could be so magical. the entire sky was just filled with huge spheres of tiny speaks of coloured light that just hung in the air for that precious few seconds.
felt so enveloped by the expanding glode as it decended upon the stadium before it vanished, only to be replaced by another exploding sphere. felt as if i was looking into a universe, the millions of sparkles each a distant star.
felt as if that was the most beautiful thing i've ever seen all over again.
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oh yes, i forgot. you hated the tenor. whereas that's all i look forward to.
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July 14, 2002
just finished watching the music
just finished watching the music video for 'your song 2002' on mtv... WOAH!!!!!! it's so cool!!! let's not even get into the moulin rouge magic, just watching Alessandro Safina do the vocals... !!!!!!!! he makes it look so effortless, and yet the sound of his voice... pure enchantment...
moulin rouge opened right about a year ago. a series of happy coincidences started off the craze for me. seemingly perfect, just like a dream. guess in the end it was just a dream... =)
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It's a little bit funny this feeling inside
I'm not one of those who can easily hide
I don't have much money but boy if I did
I'd buy a big house where we both could live
If I was a sculptor, but then again, no
Or a man who makes potions in a travelling show
I know it's not much but it's the best I can do
My gift is my song and this one's for you
And you can tell everybody this is your song
It may be quite simple but now that it's done
I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind that I put down in words
How wonderful life is while you're in the world
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heh... am listening to the song now... and i can't seem to stop smiling... am i doing this out of memory's sake or not, i don't know, and i don't care. just want to live in this moment... feel so lifted by this song...
i think it's the pure simple stupidity of the scene where christian rattles off his poem to satine in the elephant room... looking back now at my own actions and the things i did... think its almost as funny as christian's.
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July 13, 2002
just came back from watching
just came back from watching the national day parade rehersal. being in the stadium and witnessing the mass performances still has its magic. the lights, the music and the sky littered with balloons floating away... you don't get to see that everyday.
plus of cos listening to the combined schools choir sing the very same songs we used to sing 6 years ago brought back so many memories! the costumes, the lyrics, the props (they're now using a blue chinese fan instead of a green one)... heh, can't believe it's been so long already, six years.
bumped into yiming and weiqin at the stadium! had a damn nice time chatting and catching up ever since we left BMT. man, really miss those days... people were much nicer and friendlier, ever willing to let you in to be a part of thier lives unconditionally.
you just can't beat the feeling when you can be totally relaxed with the person you're talking to, as if you've known him forever, and when he treats you in the same light. =)
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July 08, 2002
woah... 3 weeks have passed
woah... 3 weeks have passed by just like that. we're gonna be starting on the gunnery package for the course, and it's going to be a lot worse than the driving package... but it's still relatively slack compared to sispec =)
been trying to write down all the stuff i want to do with my homepage, like building a journal, creating more sites, but as of now they're still just ideas. don't really have the time and space to realise them. soon enough i hope.
heh, chek nam said i reminded him of nick, the way i speak and act. =P 'into the hands of fate...' well, really miss all of my friends, esp nick and bry... can't wait for the next time we get to go out together again!
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'things have changed from here on, be careful ya? always looking out for you... =)'
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things to do when i get out of the army : learn to write like jolene!!
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July 07, 2002
i'm so happy for you!!
i'm so happy for you!! =) hope you'll live and enjoy the greatest of all magic... and don't forget abt me! just shout out and i'll be there, as always. =P
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