Monday, 25 February 2008

The Enormity in Small Things.

Well, time for an update I think. Let's see, posted to JJ, check. Sat through the holy-moley boring admin days, check. Watched a movie I wanted to watch, check. Various other things I do not deign to remember.

Friday, skipped school cause it was more admin and I am bored shit-less of admin already. Wahaha. Stayed at home, then decided to catch a movie. Alone. Decided upon either There Will Be Blood or No Country For Old Men. Then, decided to call my sis along. Cause I decided that loner-ism is over-rated. I mean, it's fine really, I actually appreciate being alone most of the time. But there are thoughts that appear to one only when one is alone, and it becomes easy to wallow in self-pity. I think I should skip the self-pity thing? Yeah. So, my sis was late. By the time we reached the cinemas, tickets weren't on sale anymore. So I thought, hey, Juno is better than the trash out there like Fool's Gold man. I don't know why I have such disdain for money-making action thrillers like Fool's Gold. Hmm. Well, suffice to say that Juno has got to be one of the most intelligent comedies ever. The laughter comes not from comic exaggeration or the kind of stupid jock comments you'd expect in a movie about school kids. In fact, a believable plot and great delivery. Ye gods, Ellen Page is crazy good. I am so gonna have to check out her other movies man. She could probably carry the show on her own even if the script and the cast sucked. But nope, they were terrific. I'd give Juno a... 9.5/10

Alright, on a whim I have decided to list out the movies I have watched and think deserve watching, or movies I have yet to watch and think deserve watching. Lol. I'll try to do it alphabetically man.

Watched.
2046
Across The Universe
American History X
Chungking Express
Days Of Being Wild
The Diving Bell And The Butterfly
Donnie Brasco
Donnie Darko
Edward Scissorhands
Fight Club
Hero (Ying Xiong)
The Incredibles
Infernal Affairs Trilogy
In The Mood For Love
Juno
The Kite Runner
LOTR Trilogy
Memento
Mystic River
The Prestige
Pirates Of The Caribbean Trilogy (mostly the first one though.)
Se7en
Silence Of The Lambs
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
Zodiac
Sleepy Hollow
The Sixth Sense
V For Vendetta





To watch.
3:10 To Yuma
American Gangster
Apocalypse Now
The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford
Brazil
City Of God
A Clockwork Orange
Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind
Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas
Flag Of Our Fathers
The Godfather
Goodfellas
Leon
Letters From Iwo Jima
No Country For Old Men
Requiem For A Dream
Scarface
Sin City
Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street
There Will Be Blood
Twelve Monkeys
Unforgiven

Ahhh, ran out of thoughts. This list is by no means exhaustive. I think I shall have to find some other place to put it, for reference. Many shows I have yet to watch man, damn. Maybe I'll just keep updating this long damn list. Hmm.

Hohoho, I've not been running, or updating, or emo-ing much as of late. But I'll be running tomorrow morning man, my brudder has to wake up at 4.30, and it's up to me to make sure he does. So I'm gonna have like 1 and a half hours to run? Geez.

Ah. Terrible. Am I guilty of that terrible injustice, leading someone on? Well. I must say I am terribly insensitive to that phrase. It is a phrase that has been flung at me before. Suffice to say I was not amused. Well. Shawn said to me "Eh don't lah bro, don't risk it. This type of thing better don't try your luck. Girls this type of thing very sensitive one." That was after I told him I watched a movie with a girl alone. Hmm. I don't know man. I have to admit, I think he's right. And by Shawn too, like my big brother or something. Personally I think to lead people on is a bastard thing to do, lols. But am I guilty of it? Gee. I don't know man. Maybe she's sensible enough. Should I risk it though?

Some people, they foster dependence and they feed on it. Some people, they crave to feel wanted and loved. Some people? Most people, maybe. It's something basic, the need to be appreciated and wanted. Ahh, but these people. The weak attract them and they are the enemy. Am I of the enemy?

She steals my breath. She takes up my thoughts. She grants me happiness. She's got me mesmerized. She unknowingly tempts me. She compliments me innocently. She's making me regret and reminisce, She makes me dream. She lurks in my dreams! She knows not what she's done to me. She is not mine for the taking. She is beyond my reach. She is his.

And that's a fact. I would not wish for that fact to change for my selfish desires. I think she's happy. With him. So what is one to do? I can rue the fact but I can't change it. Should not want to change it. But I do. Of course I want to change it. But I should not even try, no can do. Ye gods, let's not think about changing anything. We'll leave her and her happiness alone, right?

Let's focus our attention instead on the matter of letting this errant heart stagnate again. Yeah? Temptations abound everywhere, but I shall not be bothered! Subtle hints everywhere, but they shall be ignored! "And we sing, sing without a reason. To never fall in love, to never fall in love again." Lostprophets, Last Train Home. Kicks ass.

Hot damn, got 2 and a half hours to sleep. Geez. I am so gonna sleep if JJ is gonna give us that admin crap again. Maybe I'll find some toilet to snuggle into and sleep the day away -.- LOL. Ye gods.

Well , good night.

Monday, 11 February 2008

The Human Impression on Fate.

Anyway, turns out I woke up late and didn't go to school after all. I woke at 7.30 and promptly plonked back to sleep. Slept till 11+ :D

Fate is not all that it is made out to be. With enough intelligence and knowledge, one can alter circumstance such that situations seem so coincidental as to seem fated. I'd know, I do that many times. After that, you attempt to forget the part that you yourself have played in arranging matters. Voila! All of a sudden you seem very lucky, very fortunate! The stars alignment is perfect, that you might cross paths with that someone! I could give twists of fate a run for their money. (:

Mad World

All around me are familiar faces
Worn out places, Worn out faces
Bright and early for the daily races
Going nowhere, Going nowhere
Their tears are filling up their glasses
No expression, No expression
Hide my head I want to drown my sorrows
No tomorrow, No tomorrow

And I find it kind of funny, I find it kind of sad
The dreams in which i'm dying, Are the best I've ever had
I find it hard to tell you, I find it hard to take
When people run in circles its a very very
Mad World, Mad World

Children waiting for the day they feel good
Happy Birthday, Happy Birthday
And they feel the way that every child should
Sit and listen, Sit and listen
Went to school and I was very nervous
No one knew me, No one knew me
Hello teacher tell me whats my lesson
Look right through me, Look right through me

And I find it kind of funny, I find it kind of sad
The dreams in which i'm dying, Are the best I've ever had
I find it hard to tell you, I find it hard to take
When people run in circles it's a very very
Mad World, Mad World

Enlargen your world

Mad World

I like this song. I'm going out now. On my quest to alter coincidence for this one day. Maybe I'll have another 24 hours of happiness after all. :D

(omg, fbt) sigh.

Today I went for a run. I was decked out in my teeny-weeny itsy-bitsy fbt. The one with a freaking curve cut and slits. (omg, fbt) That's cute, huh. Sigh. Oh well. Yeah, I ran about... 15 rounds of the park, probably less. Translates to maybe, 5-6km? Running is therapeutical. First 5 rounds I ran with my brudder, he goes soooooooo slowly. Apparantly he has some chest pains and knee pains and stitches. So oh well, I just tagged along behind him. And econ was closed, had to run to 7-11 to buy 100plus. After 5 rounds my bro headed home, to go to beach road for some stuff he has to do for his ncc. Next 10 rounds was by myself. I go clockwise, anti-clockwise until the park was so sian. So I decided to go home. Not exactly tired, the distance was spread out over an hour? Or slightly more than an hour, which is a slow pace.

Apparently there are fbts in many multiple plentiful colours. Like grey, purple, neon-green, red and blue! Holy moley man. Zomg. In fact I probably missed out some of the colours they're available in. Fbts are scary to normal people man. You reveal about.... 98% of your legs, what with the slit and the curve cut and the flimsy material and the short length. Wowzorz. You know, that stupid inter-school cross-country, had about..... 21309756102938 PEOPLE LOOKING AT MY LEGS MAN. The school had to be all budget and buy like, the shortest fbts for us guys. It was very embarassing. And the ridiculous singlet? With the gaping armholes and it being practically BARE-BACK! No wonder I couldn't perform well man, half the blood pumping through my body went to my face I was blushing so bad. Budget man. Yeah, inter-school cross-country. There are, so many things I could have done better. On so many different levels and issues, on the day and leading up to that day. Maybe I could have pushed myself harder? Maybe and maybe and perhaps? But no, we'll leave those un-taken options behind us in the recesses of our memories. Sigh. (omg, fbt)

I watched Donnie Darko online a few days back. Shiz it's good. It's mind-bending but crazy shiok. I didn't quite get it -.- I'll re-watch it a few times, and it's good enough for me to look forward to re-watching it. This song MAD WORLD is from the movie, I think it's great, wonder who does too. Oh yeah, the movie has quite an emo feel, if you know what I mean. It's dark but it doesn't go so far as suicidal, so I don't quite mind. Jake (Donnie) does a great job, better than in Zodiac. What a good thing Drew Barrymore financed the movie, shiok. Will watch it within the week. And maybe the Kite Runner too. The latter entirely depends on external matters. Like if it's still running.

Oh shiz. Stella is talking to me now, online. Righttttttttttttttttttttt. She pours out her issues to me like I'm the one dependable person in the world! And I'm just going - I see. Right. Oh. Hmm. Yeah. - VHUT DE?! Ohh, pour out your sorrows oh poor little lost soul. Zzz. Heh.

Oh god no, oh noes. Check this out.


stella says:
if i sms you will you dao?
De Yan [5884] - And all around me are familiar faces, worn out places, worn out faces. says:
depends
De Yan [5884] - And all around me are familiar faces, worn out places, worn out faces. says:
in lecture or not
De Yan [5884] - And all around me are familiar faces, worn out places, worn out faces. says:
in the mood or not?
stella says:
-.-
De Yan [5884] - And all around me are familiar faces, worn out places, worn out faces. says:
lol.
stella says:
haix.
stella says:
damn sad la.

Holy moley, I am stressed. I shall hone my dao-ing skills, sharpen my knife. :D Hot damn.

On to happier times (: CHINESE NEW YEAR DAY -1 (which is reunion dinner by the way) was really great. I was generally super happy, I don't know why -.- Actually I do know why, but I'm not telling you :D HAHAHA! I went home from bugis, walked home from cck. My goodness, I was grinning from ear to ear all the way sia. I could have easily broken out in song and laughter I think. Heh. My spirits were really high, up into the sky! I get happy just thinking about wednesday -.- THANKS SIS! Hoho. Sometimes it's enough just to.. well, just enjoy the moment. Without thinking too much about present cirumstance or unchangeable facts. Yeah? Which is what I did, and it left me happy for 24 hours. Might I hope for another 24 hours, and another and after that? No, one should neither be greedy nor indulge in wistful thinking. Some things, just won't change. And you should not hope it'd change either, that's just not right. Fundamentally, morally and ethically not right. Don't. Sooo, that was one happy day! Great.

Apparently, I was emo even in Primary school. Greenridge primary school, which was..... 7-8 years ago right? This information comes courtesy of stella. Hmm. I think I'm naturally just very uber ultimately cool lah. Hohoho. She said I never hang out with the guys, emo in front of the girls all. Whoa, I didn't know that man. And what you are when you are a kid, is what your true personality is. My opinion lah. Cause there's no pretence when you're young, no masks when you're immature. No wonder people tell me I act cool lah, not my fault. Probably my genes. Cause my sis professes not to be able to make friends much, and my brudder. Gee, he's worse than me. There's some graph I think, somewhere. Like the distribution of intelligence and social ineptitude.

GOOD - XUETING DE YAN DE REN - BAD. That's the social skills line.

NOT SO HIGH - XUETING DE YAN DE REN - VERY HIGH. The intelligence line.

My sis has oh kay social skills la, better than mine, and about tenfold of my brother's. I am cool and emo and don't know how to woo girl all, LOL. De Ren is freaking, reclusive and exclusive and cool and freaking retarded when it comes to social situations. Yeah. He stays at home all day facing Pudge and Nevermore. Zzz. Doesn't help he's in freaking ACS(I) - Land of snobs and NO GIRLS WHATSOEVER. Except for 17 and 18 year old ones. Oh dear.

This is where I say sorry to my sister. But it's the facts :/ My sis got a higher PSLE score than me, 238. Bah. But her O levels got like.. 2x points for R5? and 16 for R4? Heh. And I'm number 2 in the family. And I might be very yaya and action, and think I'm pretty dammmn smart. BUT. I truly believe my bro kicks my ass. Argh. He got into GEP which I didn't man, smartass. I failed at the second hurdle. He got through into ACS Gifted Education Program. So I never dispute the fact that he trumps me in brains. ): I hope he well and truly trashes me for the Os or my parents are going to.. I don't know. They have high expectations of him, they expect him to get about 7A1s. It's possible, he's a freaking genius! :D I'll help him in ENGLISH, hohoho. This egomaniac thinks his english is good! Two years to groom my brudder into the English spouting man that I am :D

Yeah, got some crazy family man. My cousins are just owning too. Which increases the weight of expectation on my back. Doctor, two physiologists, dentist, banker, ACS(I) IB. Oh yeah, the ACS dude is 1991 baby. And he whooped me in the PSLE, lol. Oh yeah, GOOD thing he isn't taking A levels man. WOooooooo. Burdened by expectation, De Yan trudges on along his JC life... LOL!

On the subject of family. I realized I have 2 handsome cousins on my mom's side. HAHA! One of them looks like me sia, I was shocked when I saw him -.- And he wore almost the same thing as I did that day. Oh yeah. Reunion dinner day. HEHEHEHE. They are quite cool man, I never knew! They actually speak english like it's natural, they're handsome and quite tall, they're sporty too! Incredible man. One just got his O level results this year too, but was from sec 5. That makes him..... 2 years older than me. The other is poly year 2, the one who looks like me. Slightly taller than me, I think we're very similar -.- Handsome English speaking cousins on my mom's side! What a revelation man. Most of the others are ah bengs and ah lians. My big aunt, all her kids dropped out. 5 kids leh, all drop-outs. Not handsome/pretty either. -.- Oh well, you win some and you lose some :D

Oh dear. It's 1:28 and there's school in the morning. Shall try not to pon, let's see if I can convince myself to attend school in the morning. Heh. Should sleep now, everyone else slept already. Like my dear sis. And even stella -.- phew. Ah oh well.

(omg, fbt)
"Your legs are nice what!"
What I'd give to be there again.

De Yan.

Saturday, 2 February 2008

Splat. All Is Full Of Love.

De Yan has, after 5 years, opened his heart once more. He lets a girl in. He finds out she is attached. He is sad. Is this what, after 5 years of abstinence, brings you? He has hope, he convinces himself that he truly likes her, for half a day. 12 hours later, the nugget of information drops upon him like a bomb. She is no longer available. Ouch. So De Yan now, shall embark upon a new period of his life. Abstinence Once More. He is unsure how long it will last this time, hopefully not another 5 years. That is far too long, he would not be human if he lasted all that time. At least, out of this 12 hours, De Yan re-discovers his humanity. He is capable of love after all.

Thursday. I decided not to go to school. Yew siang said he wasn't going track, so I was damn sian, like "I don't want to go alone man". So I decided to extend my sleep. I slept till 10+, then woke up. I decided I'd go for a run, as per Takeshi Kaneshiro (Cop 223). Heh. I ran 9-10 rounds of my nearby park, which amounts to about 4-4.5km worth of running. Wahaha, my maid got a shock when I went home, she was like, "What happened to you??" cause I was all sweaty and ruffled up. It's been a long time since I ran such a distance.

I decided to watch the movie I've been intending to watch alone. I thought that The Diving Bell And The Butterfly seemed pretty nice. I didn't feel like watching either Assasination or 3:10 at the time. So I went to plaza sing, which is only one of two cinemas screening the show. It's a french movie, about this guy who is paralyzed but for his left eye. It is pretty arty and depressive, it's a pretty damn sad movie. But it's very, very nice. It's a good thinking show for a mature mind, heh. I'd give it a 9.5/10. But I don't think it'll be everyone's cup of tea, the cinematography (sp) takes some time to get used to. Nice indie show, it's weirdly uplifting, what with it's surprising amount of humour and all. Mostly because you discover that what you're going through is pretty much nothing to get all depressed about.

After the show, sneaky boy that I am, I decide to go to panjang for dinner. I had a hunch she'd be there for dinner. Not exactly a hunch per se, but rather the combination of knowledge and intellect. Wahaha! Turns out she was there, but in Mcdonald's. I had decided upon eating in KFC. Bah. I found out that she had her dinner in Macs only after she had left. That was so saddening. Heh. I failed to catch even a glimpse of her, boooooo. After that, I went home. My next few hours were terrible.

I went home, and used the comp. I felt really cold, feverish. So I concluded that I was sick, and I was right. I was dressed up like some eskimo, heh. Long pants, windbreaker, and even a beanie! Wahaha, it was quite interesting. The beanie is my brother's, from his time in china, and is quite cute! Yeah. So fever, and my stomach was in turmoil. I kept going to the toilet to lao sai. LOL! That was the first sign of my stomach's impending disaster. I tried to sleep, but would wake up eery 30-45 minutes to visit the toilet. I woke at like, 8 something, and thought that some solid food would do me good. I ate 7 weetameal biscuits and drank a cup of ovaltine. I puked everything out 5 minutes later. It was bloody disgusting, my entire stomach was emptied. Bah. So I went to rest, and true enough, I got up every few minutes to go to the toilet. Then my maid offered me ovaltine again. Since I was feeling hungry, I felt that a bit of nutrition wouldn't do me much harm. I drank half a cup before I vomited everything out. Terrible. I was freaking hungry man, but my stomach was in a state of unrest. I did not trust myself to consume anything after that.

Then on one of my routine trips to the toilet, I was in great pain. There was this high-pitched ringing in my ears, and splotches in my eyes. I toppled off the seat and lay on the floor for 2 minutes. Then the pain subsided, and I did not feel so weak any longer. I got up, and made my way to my room. I was giddy and collided into a chair, the table and the dustbin. Just outside my room, right before entering the door, I collapsed. I suffered a total black-out for about 5 seconds, and found myself on the floor. My pa rushed over, and brought me into the room, where he asked me to rest. I was groggy, giddy and weak. But I would not fall asleep, I was just semi-conscious for an hour. My pa then said it was time we went to the doctor. The clinic is a mere 150-200 metres away. We cabbed there. I achieved only a few steps before feeling too weak to carry on. The metre was $2.80.

The doctor diagnosed me with stomach flu. It is quite embarassing, that I was so weak because of this stupid common little viral infection. Poot. Somehow, I felt strong enough to walk home after the visit to the clinic. I took my medicine and slept. And ate porridge for lunch. Slept for 5 hours, and ate mee sua for dinner. Took medicine again. And then I chatted with my sis for like, 3 or 4 hours before she chased me out of her room. And then before I know it, it's almost 4 o clock in the morning already. I probably should go to sleep, give myself some rest. Am hungry.

He dreams, of the possibilities.
He dreams, of her.
Good night.