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28.7.06
~Cool~/ 6:47 PM Aiyooo, in just a matter of a few days, many many problems surfaced!! *Breathes in deeply, breathes out... Phew...* Its very messy, but still, we hafta keep our cool... ~cool~ The show so far has been good on the whole, in fact very good, lets give it a perfect ending, shall we? |
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25.7.06
It can be done/ 10:46 AM Went to rag site with the O Week o com yesterday to help out. Over there, there were raggers, o-weekers, mc members, freshies... Very touched when I saw all of them working together, carrying the main float, washing cans, singing, sitting there and nuah-ing like a bangla... That scene made me realised that our hardwork was paying off, and that we've proven some pessimists wrong... Someone once told me before that, "its impossible one"... I don't believe in it. Situations then were really such a scenario. However, if I had the chance to see and talk to him/ her personally yesterday, I will tell him, "impossible is nothing if we really believe in it"... sounds like addidas hor? :P Now, we hear terms like O- weekers, Raggers, Arts Campers... Hopefully in years to come, there will be only one term, "Arts Clubbers" :) |
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24.7.06
moving house.../ 5:32 AM Phew, spent the whole night shifting to another room... Sat in my old room, 5-115 for a while just now after moving everything to my new room. Can't imagine its been one year already. So much memories in this room. I cried alone in this room before... Mug madly here... Played mahjong with my friends here... Talked cock, had rowdy room sessions in this room before... Had small private talks with my roomie and hallmates here too... 1 year, so much had happened... Hmm, nostalgic bit again... Now, room 3A-107, wonder what exciting events will unfold here... hmm... Been wanting to say this to a lot of people for a long time but never get the chance, so I shall say it on my blog here: dun get blinded by your emotions and circumstances now, see with your heart and rational mind, look at the longer term, at the end of the day, we're all still friends, best of friends... |
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22.7.06
nothing-ness/ 5:53 AM When I was younger, I read up on the leadership styles of many Chinese emperors. One of them, Kangxi, was being highly rated as the emperor who aimed at 无为而治 (Governs by non-interference), or simply put, to rule without the impression of ruling/ use of power. It originated from Lao Zi's central idea of "nothing-ness". Initially, I thought to myself, talk cock ley, an emperor saying to rule with nothing! However, come to think of it now, it takes really very high level of wisdom, courage and faith in your men to practise such a leadership style. A leadership style that will earns you nothing, a leadership style that at the end of the day, your men claims the credit that "we did it ourselves", while you fade into the crowd. It hurts to see your comrades fighting for you, for your dreams and ideals yet you as their leader could not, and don't want to "chup" into into their work coz you want to maximise their potential. It really hurts... (Now I finally know why Liu Bei always cry le...) Someone once said before, leadership is about training leaders, management is about managing experts. I truly believe in it. And I'm still learning too... |
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16.7.06
Bad Day/ 12:02 PM (simply loves this song)... Where is the moment we needed the most You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost They tell me your blue skies fade to grey They tell me your passion's gone away And I don't need no carryin' on You stand in the line just to hit a new low You're faking a smile with the coffee to go You tell me your life's been way off line You're falling to pieces everytime And I don't need no carryin' on Chorus: Cause you had a bad day You're taking one down You sing a sad song just to turn it around You say you don't know You tell me don't lie You work at a smile and you go for a ride You had a bad day The camera don't lie You're coming back down and you really don't mind You had a bad day You had a bad day Well you need a blue sky holiday The point is they laugh at what you say And I don't need no carryin' Chorus (Oh.. Holiday..) Sometimes the system goes on the blink And the whole thing turns out wrong You might not make it back and you know That you could be well oh that strong And I'm not wrong So where is the passion when you need it the most Oh you and I You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost Had a bad day... ... Hahahaha... No matter what they say, no matter how they feel, everything will turn out just fine de! *Have faith* Like how the ego rabbit of the past used to boost his own morale: IT WILL, COZ IT'S BIT HERE!!! :) |
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14.7.06
More Stories.../ 6:39 AM I was recalling back on a few stories from chinese history.... One story goes like this: During the Warring States period, the old King of Wei had 2 sons. He wanted to pass the throne to the other son. However, this son, named Wuji, looking and analysing the situation in State of Wei and circumstances in China that time, turned down the offer, die die oso don't want to be king, and nominated his brother as the king, supported him all the way till his position is stable. This Prince came to be known as Duke of Xinling... one of the 4 famous princes during the Warring States, the Duke known to save both states of Zhao and Wei from destruction from Qin in later years... Another story from Bit's favourite book, ROTK: When Cao Cao led 1 million troops against Sun Quan and Liu Bei, Zhou Yu, the young advisor to Sun Quan, was faced with numerous and strong opposition from the scholars led by the lao jiao Zhang Zhao who were against war with Cao Cao and wanted to surrender, thinking that even if Sun and Liu were to ally, their forces were far too weak against that of Cao Cao. Zhou Yu had only the support of Lu Su and a few other lower ranking military officers. But, he stand tall and persevered on, because he knew that Cao Cao had to be stopped, no matter how strong he is, and that he cannot let those officers who wanted to protect the land that they loved, whom supported him, down. More importantly, he saw and wanted to create a state for Sun Quan, the state which later came to be known as Wu. Hmm, in ROTK, a few people caught my attention: Zhuge Liang, Zhou Yu, Lu Xun, Guo Jia, Xun Yu. They were all rare talents of their time, with capabilities and strategies that can enable them to carve out an empire for themselves. Yet, they offer their services to leaders like Liu Bei, Cao Cao, Sun Quan, helping them fulfill a greater cause. Why so? Think and you might know the answer... :P |
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Bit's family/ 6:04 AM Yeap, today bit wana blog about his family. He's really proud of his family. Haha... Hmm, Lao Bit is a quiet man. However, when he starts talking to you, you know that things are not simple anymore. Lao Bit has worked hard for the family, and now he's getting old. His only wish is that his children study hard and live well as a civilian. Bit's mum is well-known as Empress Dowager! Haha, yeap she really is!! She controlled (or thinks that she controls) everyone's life. She don't allow Bit to have his own set of house keys till he's 21 years old so that he'll know the true meaning of freedom and independence. She thinks that she had the most life experiences and thus Bit must listen to her. Many a time, you'll see her being the one giving orders and scolding people. She always thinks that she knows the most and thus everyone must listen to her. However, she does know her short-comings, but she just won't admit it in front of her kids, in simple words, "act tough". She wants her kids to have a stable life and do well in studies to help her 争一口气. But well, she does all the housework and struggled to raise up 2 girls and one very annoying son, so lets give it to her ya... Haha... Bit has 2 sisters. One is 14 years older than him, the other, 11yrs. This great age gap gave Bit some communication problems between him and his sisters. Sometimes, he really felt lonely... But, having older sisters helped Bit to have a more worldly view about many issues. Also, having 2 much older sisters somehow rather helped to cultivate Bit's character of being optimistic yet think alot. Bit's eldest sister's life experiences tells him that family is the most important asset a person can have. Bit's 2nd sister's constant complaints about housework made Bit's ears very tolerable to continuous nagging. Of coz, Empress Dowager did a great job in that too! Bit's sisters and his brother-in-law also find time to tell him about office politics and the working world, sometimes his sisters will even consult him on that! As a result, Bit cultivated the thinking that things were not as simple as it seems to be. Bit is the youngest and the only son. While his dad and mum wants him to focus on studies and just studies, the "kaypo" Bit just loves to get himself involved with many activities. To his parents and sisters, this is being extra and not focusing on the right stuff. However, Bit knows what he wants in life and don't want his teenager life to be monotonous. At the same time, he wants to gain as much life experiences as possible while he's young. Lucky for him, though he's been under a lot of restrictions since young, he's been quite free to make his own life choices. Bit's dad and mum constantly remind him:" boy ar, dun get involved in politics ar"... But, who knows? hahaha... Haha, sometimes I can't help to think that a family is like an organisation, with people of different characters and personalities and different aims working in the same place. However, let's all remember that at the end of the day, we're all bonded to the same family ya... :) |
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12.7.06
Taking time off to blog 2/ 11:05 PM I saw you, the look on your eyes is different. The feeling I got from you is different: the way you smiled, the way you waved. Everything has changed. Maybe it has to change. Perhaps to all of you, its me who had changed. But I know what I'm doing, I really do. Its tough, esp sometimes when you feel that no one understands you. ----------------------------------------------- Still, I believe that what needs to be changed has to be changed, and should be chagned when its still within our control and our time. Do it slowly, bit by bit, such that when we look back, we can pat on our chests and tell ourselves in a 问心无愧 manner that, "I've done my part during my time to change how things were"... ------------------------------------------------ Really hope that the best can turn out for everything. Praying that whatever I've been doing is right... Hmm, sometimes really felt helpless, lost and tired... But looking from the other point of view, this is the best way to learn... Learn while you do... :) *empowering myself* -level up- hahaha... ------------------------------------------------- Rag-Flag-OWeek. All 3 are linked, and all 3 will be a success. As I said before, personally I feel that the end of O Week is not on Finale Night, but on Rag day itself. In my point of view, O Week's success is measured by the number of turnout on Rag day, and to see Arts winning Rag and Flag! Let's all work hard for a common goal!!! |
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10.7.06
Taking time off to blog - Part I/ 4:18 PM Been working as usher for Commencement for OCR for the past few days... Wahhh, it was really tiring, esp when there is planning for O Week to be done, pre camp coming up, MOU to draft (which I haven't done so) , bazaar to think about (which I haven't done so), rag to do, and camps to crash on (last on priority list... haiz) Oh ya, met a girl who caught my eye while I was doing ushering job. Then I realised that there is always this particular type of girl that will catch my attention... Hahas... Hmm, was reading a few books to clear my mind of shit recently and these are a few quotes: "A man of a scarcity mindset sees a dark cave, while a man of abundance sees the light at the end of the tunnel" - From "You Can Fly" "Big people think vision; they leave legacies. Medium people think strategies; they leave fortunes. Small people talk about other people; they leave nothing" - Mohamed Ismail AG "When times are optimistic, think about what will go wrong; when times are bad, think of the positive measures. Great strategist think in this way" - Sun Tzu "Down with Nay Sayers!!" - Tan Chuan Bit :P Oh, there's smtg I wana say here! Been talking to a few people recently, thanks for all the support and concern! :) Aiyo, and to the rest ar, PLS DUN SPECULATE!! I'm NOT thinking about what you people thought I'm thinking... shageli... |
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7.7.06
Bit becomes "think pad"/ 3:00 AM Had a damn good KTV session on Tuesday! Acted till very shiok! Hahaha... Peiyong, Layz, Kelvin, Jing Heng had a good time watching lo~~ Oh btw, my IR brothers said something that day which really warmth my heart and gave me confidence. Shan't elaborate too much now, but anw, Thanks! :) I looked back and reflected on myself... Wooah, can't imagine I said those things out today... Right now, I'm thinking, thinking and thinking... :) |
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4.7.06
Da Bian/ 1:42 PM Admin shit Bureaucratic shit Log shit Bazaar shit Phew, luckily I don't have program shit... "Always look on the bright side of life..." *whistle* HAHA! -optimistic Bit |
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1.7.06
Arts camp 06/ 5:51 PM Arts Camp ended yesterday!! Was real tired and real touched yesterday. In fact, I was already on the brink of tears on thursday, (which explains why I was so quiet on thursday and having that "face", if the IR people still remembers). Many thoughts came to my mind: 1) Saw all my old friends, brothers, affiliates, new friends coming back and working as one big family for Arts Camp was gratifying enough. Some of them, like Ivan Kwan, Clement, were here year after year! Really, Arts Club and the 26th MC was indeed blessed to have affiliates like all of you, really... Sometimes, I can't help to think that with people like all of you, what is there that the Arts Club can't achieve? Muahaha!!! 2) Even more touched was to see how the IR team got bonded into a brotherhood. To think that I was the one who pulled most of them (like peiyong, jingheng, kel etc) into this sai-gung shit... I hate to agreee that the shitty-est job in the world bonds people the most. :D 3) Saw the freshies got bonded as one, suddenly, a sense of nostalgia hit me... This similar scene of freshie cheering, rara-ing, asking for spirits and oracles, doing nonsense things, didn't I do all these before? One year on in Arts Club MC, so much has changed, so much has happened, so much sacrifices... Given a choice, will I still do the same? Yes I will... 4) For me, Arts camp started off last year in tears for me (remember the "proposal incident"? :P) It ended off in tears too. The difference is that the feeling then and now are totally different. And yes, as I was typing this blog, I was crying, alone in my room. (as an egoist, I don't like to show my softer side in front of people) And now, O week, Rag, Flag, Bash, not forgetting matric... Looking forward to it, esp O week and Rag! Don't think I can do much rag anymore, the only present I can give to rag is to get the max numbers from O weekers down on Rag day to cheer and support. My brother, Jason said before that I'm an "organizational person", saying that once I'm in a particular organization, I'll find ways to feel for it, and commit myself totally in it... Yes, I'm such a person. ----------- Personally, I really yearn to go for Union Camp. Not only because alot of my friends are going, but also because it will aid me in making an important decision. Now, I've made the decision to withdraw from it. Coz I'm already halfway through the decison-making process. That's the problem with this pisces chuan bit, he always takes his own sweet time to make major personal decisions. But one good thing is that when he decides on a particular path, he'll go all the way for it. Which explains why he loves the song 无间道 so much. Like what the song suggests, 去不去得到终点，还是回到原点？ let time and event decide ba... :) |
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