so many movies to watch...

caught Ray ytd.. not too bad lar.. but i thought it focused too much on his drug problem.. i couldn't really see how or why he's so talented.. but the music is good.. i bought his album "Genius Loves Company", fav track is "here we go again" (with Norah Jones).. =)

the movies i wanna watch:
a very long engagement
finding neverland
constantine
million dollar baby
closer
kingdom of heaven

anyone wanna date me? just give me a call or sms, yah? haha...

biathlon 2005

phew.. did my first biathlon today.. hmm ok it's not quite a full biathlon. it's only half the distance for both swim and run, intended for beginners. and i see quite a few school kids.. abt 1/3 were from JC, then some old pple. oh and a few kids half my height.. haha... luckily i did fairly ok, was in the middle pack most of the time.

my first biathlon experience.. hmm.. the water start was quite scary.. pple weren't really jostling around at the startline as i expected, but it was in the water that the action began. i couldn't stretch out to do my freestyle, and i was forced to the side where it was "safer".. haha.. it was after a while then i did freestyle and picked up pace. but i was tired halfway thru and had to do breaststroke.. haiz need to train more.. though i didn't lag behind those doing freestyle. in face it was around the same pace thankfully.. then the transition.. i did enough mental imagery to not forget anything. but i had to rest for a while to catch my breath b4 going for the run. was a short one and i overtook a few pple.. but i think my overall timing is quite bad.. hmm have to wait for them to snailmail me the cert with the timing and photo. =)

the organising was a bit poor though.. even my brother who didn't go said so.. over late dinner at fong seng. the registration queue was super long! took me abt an hour.. and i didn't get a goodie bag. cos i only handed in the form on the last day tues. didn't know that.. but i got a teeshirt and swimcap.. should be ok lar.. for me it was just for fun... wonder when i shall do this again.. hee...

Open Arms -- Journey

Lying beside you, here in the dark
Feeling your heart beat with mine
Softly you whisper, you're so sincere
How could our love be so blind

We sailed on together
We drifted apart
And here you are by my side

So now I come to you, with open arms
Nothing to hide, believe what I say
So here I am with open arms
Hoping you'll see what your love means to me
Open arms

Living without you, living alone
This empty house seems so cold
Wanting to hold you, wanting you near
How much I wanted you home

But now that you've come back
Turned night into day
I need you to stay

So now I come to you, with open arms
Nothing to hide, believe what I say
So here I am with open arms
Hoping you'll see what your love means to me
Open arms

The Golden Rule

"Hurt not others with that which pains yourself." -- Buddhism (Udanavarga, v.18)

"Treat others as you would like them to treat you." -- Christianity (Luke 6:31)

"Do not do to others what you would not want them to do to you." -- Confucianism (Analects, Book xii)

"Let not any man do unto another any act that he wisheth not done to himself by others, knowing it to be painful to himself." -- Hinduism (Mahabharata, Shanti Parva, cclx.21)

"No man is a true believer unless he desires for his brother that which he desires for himself." -- Islam (Hadith, Muslim, Imam 71-72)

"What is hateful to yourself do not do to your fellow man. That is the whole of the Torah." -- Judaism (Babylonian Talmud, Shabbath 31a)

my fren's bash

Date:11 Feburary 2005
Venue: Rouge Club
Prices are:
$18 Advance Tickets
$22 Door Tickets
(Inclusive of One Standard Housepour Drink)

Specials:Drinks: Free Flow of Island Vodka, Gin and Rum from 9pm till 11.00pm. One for One on all drinks from 12.00am till 1.00am
Music: Rouge 'LIVE' presents Electrico in concert from 10.00pm to 11.00pm, followed by Guerilla Collective Time: 8pm to Late
Freebies:Send us your name, NRIC contact to events@uberture.com. 10 exclusive tickets to be given away.

Uberture Presents Scarlet Fever on 11 Feb 05:Partying during the Lunar New Year reaches fever pitch at Uberture's first signature event of 2005! Mark down Friday, 11th Feb 2005, where you'll get to enjoy Free Flow of Island Vodka, Gin, Rum and smashing beats of Singapore's biggest rock outfit Electrico, 'LIVE' IN CONCERT. That's not all, to top it off the party will stretch into the wee hours with established local act - 'The Guerilla Collective'. Electrico
Great rock 'n' roll music starts from a universal truth - the desire to express yourself while also believing you should be famous. Electrico began as an outfit called Electric Company in 1996 With a rejuvenated lineup in 2004, David Tan (lead vocals, guitars), Desmond Goh (Bass), Daniel Sassoon (guitars), Amanda Ling (keyboards), and William Lim Jr (drums) reignite the sparks and a new beginning is marked with a new band name, Electrico. Electrico now shifts into overdrive. Radio stations have been plugging the infectious groovy power pop of the first single I Want You, its chorus a giant singalong among the audience at Electrico's incendiary live shows. Electrico returned home after a successful tour of Australia in October to launch their debut album at Rouge. Towards the end of a pulsating 120 minute session, which included the screening of their Making of video, Desmond stage-dived into the crowd, and was rapidly surfed towards the other end of the club, prompting David to plead for their bassist back!" The 600-strong crowd gamely returned the flow of the surf to put the bassist back on stage in time for the encore! Electrico returns to Rouge Live! for another session by demand on Friday, 11th February 2005. Followed by The Guerrilla Collective...The Guerrilla Collective The Guerillas march into their sixth year, rising in ranks, forging more ground, and they are undisputedly, one of the best DJ collectives in Singapore.

yum.. haven't eaten fried kway teow for a long time.. plus oyster omelette.. slurpz!! tongli came back to sch today, after SEP in germany. half a yr can really build a strong craving for local food.. haha...

got a really nice present. it's a mini lighthouse, and i think a candle is meant to be put inside, though my tealights can fit in nicely too.. =) wonderful addition to my room, shall try it tonight.. i like it so much.. a lighthouse means a guiding pt for me a navy officer.. the thing that we look out for first in navigation.. it's so nice of tongli to gave me that.. thanks a lot!!