Saturday, November 29, 2008


I was on yahoo (my only source of news these days), and I was reading about Lo Hwei Yan, the Singaporean lady who was taken hostage by the cursed terrorists and killed. She was 28, a lawyer, and newly married. One link led to another, and I actually came across her friendster profile and saw photos of her wedding, her husband, her friends, her life. A life that was precious to her, precious to her family, her husband and friends, but a life robbed away mercilessly nonetheless by the heartless (insert any expletive here) militants. I feel so much pain, and I can only begin to imagine the pain her family must be undergoing at this very moment. Seriously, curse all terrorists. A plague on all your sects and groups. Fuck, life is so freaking unfair. :(
if I'm gone
Hey there, its 5:18am, and I still can't sleep. So bored, I'm actually uploading random photos to facebook. Why do I even bother also I dunno. But well, I've started, so I might as well finish it la right. What? The uploading of photos lah. When you look at old photos though, it brings back a hell load of memories, the events that occured, the people you dealt with, the emotions involved, the effects of it, quite precious seriously. Hence, the saying a picture speaks a thousand words, I suppose. Just like scents. I was at Mustafa just now, and whilst sniffing out random perfumes, I came across this tester of an old perfume I used to use, Tommy Girl, and just one whiff, and memories of who gave it to me, those days in tkgs, and so much more came flooding back.. Its amazing really, how all ur senses really do work together to remind you of ur past.

My last paper will be on Monday, My SS paper, thats Singapore Studies btw.. the one about Singapore and India.. I will miss that class, for reasons I shall not say on a PUBLIC blog. Haha, and it was a good experience lah, nevermind all that drama from the fellow yindians. =)
Then tuesday, off to some meeting, wed will the hangout with the girls.. the rest of the week is pretty much settled. Tomorrow though I wanna runnnnnnnn, hope kai doesn't bail on me this time! Okay that's that. I should get some sleep. Take care peeps. OMG, I just realised not a single line in this post talked about what's happening ard the world today. the Mumbai attacks! The Bangkok airports' siege! Its history in teh making, a sad, dark period sadly..My goodness, and the recent news that a Singaporean lawyer aged 28 was killed in the Mumbai terror attacks. THAT sucks so much! My heart goes out to her husband, seriously. Sigh, this brings the whole issue about the prevalence of terrorism and how we need to limit its influence, but one can't help but ask if all of this may have been averted, if the 'war on terror' did not occur. then again, we're talking about terrorists- individuals who are fanatically irrational. I just hope that the future does not culminate into a series of darker days. You know, I just had the weirdest feeling that, I could be harmed in Vietnam and that this entry may be read by those who hear about my death. Freaky. And then there's the Mumbai Tata Internship that I've been all hyped up about. Scary part is, the interns are placed in the Taj Hotels lah! Yup, the very one that was attacked. Okay, I'll leave it to Allah, life is uncertain anyway, and like my grandpa said, "There's no difference between the lavatory and the cemetery, when you have to go, you have to go". :)

BUT, if I do go, (go as in really GO lah), whoever you are who's reading this post, I hope I've never hurt you in anyway, but if I did, intentionally or not, pls, out of the goodness of your heart, forgive me. Thanks. This is such a creepy entry. I SHOULD sleep. Goodnight, or rather morning! =)

Monday, November 24, 2008

Eventhough its been a year since you left this world, I know in my heart, you're still here with us, watching over us, and amongst us. Ya Allah, I beg you, keep him safe and have mercy on his soul, cos my grandpa, he was my hero. :(

This is for my grandpa...

Did you ever know that you're my hero,
And everything i would like to be?
I can fly higher than an eagle,
For you are the wind beneath my wings.

It might have appeared to go unnoticed,
But i've got it all here in my heart.
I want you to know i know the truth, of course i know it.
I would be nothing without you.

Did you ever know that you're my hero?
You're everything i wish i could be.
I could fly higher than an eagle,
For you are the wind beneath my wings.

Did i ever tell you you're my hero?
You're everything, everything i wish i could be.

Oh, and i,
i could fly higher than an eagle,
For you are the wind beneath my wings,
'cause you are the wind beneath my wings.
Oh, the wind beneath my wings.

Thank you, thank you,Thank god for you, the wind beneath my wings.

Al-fatihah~

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

perfectionist impractical me
Hello! Wow, I feel so relieved right now! Two major reports done! In a span of 2 days, but yeah knowing me, it was all last minute work. BUT, another ting you should know about me, is that I only give my best in whatever I do. Especially reports, I will go to great pains to ensure that everything is tip top be it the graphs, layout n content.. Which makes it hard at times cos there's this trade-off between the amount of effort you can put in given the short time u have left. But well, all done pronto! So yeay! I didn't sleep teh whole of yday till like 1plus this afternoon after completing my HRM report. Wee.
Anyway, Iraq has just signed a 23 year contract with CHina Petroleum and some other Chinese company which calls for the Chinese counterparts to increase the productivity of the IRaqi oil industry, and I applaud the move. If you can't do it well on your own, get the experts in. National pride and chauvinism isn't going to do anyone good. Which is another reason why I'm against the US Fed's call to bail out the 3 big auto giants. It is obvious that they have been inefficient in their production methods which calls for one thing, massive structural change, not short term financing. Sell them out to Toyota if need be. If there is any hope of achieving efficient production methods and boosting their profitability, Toyota I believe would be the best candidate. They are in a league of their own with their superior management style, highly lean Kaizen led production system and highly empowered workforce. Sure, there's the issue of 'national pride',but face it, national pride isn't going to be able to salvage you ten, twenty years down the road when you realise that you cannot match up to your competitors. This is the challenge of the globalised world, you either match up to your competitors and try to surpass them in terms of performance, but if you can't, you learn from them. If need be, mergers or buyouts should be allowed. So, good on Iraq for signing the service agreement with China. Let's hope the American Federal reserves makes a wise decision.

Monday, November 17, 2008

Its been so long, I had to try 4 different passwords before I got the right one. And then I lost inspiration to blog. I feel bored beyond belief. Stuck in this library thats not too cold yet cos I've got a hella thick jacket on and now I wish I had someone to talk to cos all these ppl in this quiet room on the third floor are so quiet its killing me. and I wanna d smtg fun like drink coffee but the canteen's too far away and my laptop may get stolen in the process and of cos I could lug the laptop to teh canteen but two hundred steps with a 2+kg laptop and then a cup of hot coffee on the return trip is just too much trouble. can u tell i'm rambling. I have got two essays due, one at 1159pm tonight and another at 12noon tmr and I wun be sleeping basically. I am BORED. Ok bye.
WOW, it looks short though, thought it must have been 2 long paras already. SOMEBODY bring in the entertainment! :(