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30.1.08
/ 5:27 PM  - FS4265: $75.00 FS4247: $95.00 i want... :/ |
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/ 12:56 AM  obama vs hillary: each represent one distinctive type of leadership, charisma, personality. in the past, i would think that hillary will make a better candidate. now, i prefer obama. times have changed -----  是非功过，尽归尘土。 i rmb when i was in jc, i did MBTI test before, that time, i was identified as ISTP. now, approx ONLY 6 years later, im a ENTJ. if my memory din fail me, i rmb that time, our teacher told us that a person's character will not really be fixed till you're around 25 years old. she said that those borderline characteristics, ie slightly introversion or slightly sensing, could change overtime with more life experiences. ahh, that gives me another a lil more than 1 years' time! 6 years ago, i was half introvert and half extravert, now im slightly extravert |
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29.1.08
/ 9:39 PM we all have reasons for moving i move to keep things whole ----- "I am writing My Life to laugh at myself, and I am succeeding." |
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/ 7:27 PM these days... im starting to read up on men's fashion and magazines like August im starting to read up on 新诗 and poems im reading up on the lives of napoleon, josephine, catherine, casanova, disraeli, kennedy etc im playing more with my tuition kid, teaching her how to make 'double star' with rubber band, and join her in 'stepping' shadows! -_-"' ----- four more days to end of internship... 21 more days to SEP... |
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/ 12:26 AM i found out more only to get myself more confused... |
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28.1.08
/ 12:55 AM haha 这招用得好! -----
wa piangs, a bad dream kept haunting me, both in the day and at night!! :( -----
what is job satisfaction? An incident that happened 2 weeks ago reassured what job satisfaction is to me. I kept thinking on how to write down this incident in the best way to describe how i feel. thus i delayed in posting in till now... to yong yun of psych society (if you happen to be reading my blog): many many thanks for the ride back to nus arts from kent vale. it was really nice talking to you on the shuttle bus and on your kia picanto. really many thanks for your compliments that day, it really brightened up my day. you've really flattered me when you said, "when we have problems, we know that we can always go to arts club or look for you". =) like i've said, i believe, that the doors of arts club should and will forever be opened to anyone who needs help. to be frank, due to various reasons, a lot of times, i could only provide solutions and help out as much as i can within my means. It has been my wish, when i took over as hon gen, and even now when ive stepped down from the 27th mc, to help the societies in adcc as much as possible. it really warmed my heart to see various adcc societies now growing together and forging closer bonds with the arts club. ---> this incident to me, is the kind of job satisfaction i've always been looking for... :) ----- seriously, i don't care what others say or view, but when i treat a person as a friend, that person is my friend, its as simple as that. and when you're my friend, i'll help you as much as i can. ------ was reading jeremy's blog post on arts camp. yea man, i totally agree with his viewpoints. ----- to all the "i-think-i-know"s and "事后孔明"s: personally, im quite pissed when people say things/ criticise without going through it themselves or without getting their facts right. and it gets me MORE pissed when what they say are those 'hearsays'. ie not the facts, and nothing near to the actual situaion. if it was things like "from what i see", i can understand and i can explain things to them, coz situations that we see on the surface are usually not the whole truth, and there are many other considerations. BUT, if it is those "i hear, they say" kinda statements in a "i-think-i'm-right-manner", it gets me REAL pissed! coz to me, it showed that they are plain ignorant, and do not have a mind of their own and are merely just splurting out what others told them. everyone has their own management style, this was and still is my style: circumstances keep changing, hence we hace to adopt policies and create/ adjust systems and structures according to the situation we have on hand, while keeping the goal we want to create in mind. though some basic principles don't change, other practices that worked in the past might not work now. what's more, in many instances, such practices don't work in the first place. ----- 谈钱伤感情: 你（们）相信也好，不信也罢， 我（们）一分钱也没多拿。 我到现在还在还债呢！ |
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27.1.08
/ 2:15 PM 孤单，是一个人的狂欢 狂欢，是一群人的孤单 ----- haha, good friends Samuel and our "filipino princess" Daphne came over to Singapore yesterday! so me, zishuang and gui deng get into our "mission" again - to welcome them over. had a great time chatting over food at alaa el machawi restaurant at jalan pinang, and drinks at BB's Bar beside Singapore River. and got to know new filipino and HK friends (AA, jackie, clarice and noma) as well! haha and AA works near Tanjong Pagar! can jio her for lunch next time! =) and we seem to envy one another: Daphne and Samuel were envious of our status as carefree uni students, while we were really looking forward to the kinda corporate life that they described in Bank of China, P&G and IBM etc.. then me and zishuang had another wonderful supper and toking cock session till 2am at amk mac! haha its great to know another amk-ian! more suppers soon! =p ----- oh, halfway through our gathering, i had a surprise phonecall from Shuyi. wah, must really thank her for all the info-sharing and advice for my SEP. =) and thanks for the compliment! =D ok! going out now! shall continue with this blogpost later!! stay tuned... |
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23.1.08
/ 1:17 AM  was flipping through this very "ATAS" magazine yesterday in office. Wah, damn inspiring, at least for me!By the age of 37, I'll reach their standard, I will be on the level as them. I WILL!! so, its time to start planning... ... ----- hmm, before its too late, i shall change abit of my new year resolution: |
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19.1.08
/ 7:48 PM meaningful lyrics! nice song! nice show! 主题曲歌名：路 主唱：迷路兵 作词：乐声 作/编曲：乐子 制作：乐如丽 我们都该 回头看看 来时路 就算起风 偶尔有雾 模糊不了幸福 我们都该 在心里数数 感动的次数 谁陪你疯 谁陪你笑 拍拍肩一起追逐 多少爱错过了才看清楚 多少事无法弥补才认输 多少次以为找到了幸福 却发现一开始就是个错误 每一段路都是一段领悟 珍珠再夺目 留不住心头热呼呼 真心的鼓舞 能温暖一生的旅途 每一段路 难免荆棘密布 把坚持牢牢握住 不怕艰难险阻 学会去爱 就不会迷路 |
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17.1.08
/ 1:39 AM -getting a bit emo and into thinking mode recently, perhaps a result of watching too much MARS and huang jin lu... as such, this blog post shall be mainly on the random thoughts that came to me ---> what is the future? it is where you'll be and what i'll create! ---> 不想滞留在回忆，所以不停的勇敢地创造未来。 这是逃避，还是勇敢? ---> 很奇怪，我常常会对电视剧和电影里的坏人产生同情。 我总觉得，每个人都知道什么叫"好人"。 世上有什么人不想做好人呢？所以，每个人说谎，做坏事都会有自己的原因和理由。这些理由也许不是世上的大多数人，即好人所能理解的，但它依旧是坏人变坏的理由。 话又说回来，世上又有谁敢说自己是100% 的"好人"? 既然你不能做到完完全全的好人，那你有什么资格说谁谁谁是坏人呢？既然每个人都曾做过坏事，那为什么不能对这些比你坏多一点的"坏人"多一分宽容的心，让他们有一个解释的机会，让他们改过呢？ 我这么说，是因为我有一分宽容的心？还是我在为自己的心魔找借口？ 当我是受害者的时候，我会这么想吗？ 大家都说《黄金路》的凯杰很坏，但有没有人真正去想过他为什么会越变越坏？ 我倒觉得整部戏里，凯杰最寂寞，内心最孤独。就凭这一点，他就已经值得被同情了。 ---> 一直想不通，凯杰对林菲做了这么多事，为什么她就是不心动？ 每一个看黄金路的人都会说，“因为她不喜欢他咯！所以他越努力，她就越不喜欢！” 这么简单的道理，我竟然到了最后第五集才了解！ 很 not fair hor? 我想凯杰也是这么想，所以他很不服气，就更恨金龙，更寂寞，心也越孤独。其实凯杰拥有很多了，可是他不满足。他把所有的精神和力气都放在林菲和保护自己，很自然的就漠视了自己身边的一切。 但凯杰会继续努力，哪怕只有1%的成功机率。因为就算只有1%，也还是希望。 这种人很 sad right? 所以我说凯杰坏得很好，因为他那么很坚持，却那么混蛋；那么令人讨厌，却也那么令人难忘。 --->戏如人生，人生如戏。 其实每个人都曾经在生命中扮演过林菲，凯杰，金龙，金凤，凯达， 只是自己不知道罢了。 什么角色都精彩，千万不要扮演凯琦，她的一生无惊无险，但却是整部戏的花瓶。 |
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14.1.08
/ 10:22 PM  - u know who he is right? ya lah! napoleon! the moment we see this picture, immediately we're reminded of the great conqueror and charismatic leader that swept through Europe, or things to that effect. now let's look at another picture... of course, in this picture, he looks younger, less aggressive, maybe more handsome, but few identify or feel for this picture. in comparison, people's thoughts and emotions are stirred when they saw the first picture of napoleon on horse. why? coz its more its "napoleon" for Napoleon be on horse leading the charge. it doesn't look "napoleon" anymore if you show me a pic of the same Napoleon at in a vineyard looking after grapes, though it might be the same Napoleon doing his favourite pastime in France, which is well known for its production of red wine. i believe, in this imaginery scenario of a change in napoleon's public image, it is of course possible for the 2nd pic to be the more widely accepted image of napoleon in the future. but it'll take really a lot of extra efforts from the french authorities to persuade the public, especially the french locals of the reason for the change, and even more time and effort to let the world accept it through years after years of extensive publicity. this is especially so when this picture had been passed down generations after generations as the image of "napoleon" personal thought #1: though the same napoleon, i still prefer the one on the horse, coz its more "napoleon" to me. he is one of my idols too, and i really identify that picture to him. get my bit-o-logy here? i don't think its too difficult to understand right? ----- personal thought #2: i'm not a very 'e-lit' person, but i've been thinking about this statement recently: "what is in a name?" you can call me cheena-pok, traditional or conservative, but Tan is my surname, Taoism is my religion, Chuan Seng and Quancheng is my given name. bit, rabbit, bit by bit are my nicks. these are my identification, these are what people came to known me as over the years. this identifications are things that i call "mine". you can say that changing "rabbit" to "hare" is still "chuan seng" at the core of it, but i just could'nt identify myself with the new nick. of course, after a long while, i'll get used to it, but it loses a sense of personal touch. and this loss will be forever. personal thought #3: you can call me lao-emo or what not, I just feel that too much had been changed. and old people, especially those who really care, can't take drastic changes, coz this was what they built up and built for over the years, with their blood and sweat given to it. that's one of the reasons why older generation of local chinese are so upset over the closure of Nan-Da and changing of its name to the current NTU, though many may say that it is a necessary measure. |
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11.1.08
/ 1:24 AM yay!! my broadband is finally up!! =) wah, i just read hock's blog, aiya he came before me to blog about obama! to be frank, im really quite a supporter of him. i think its time the 'great nation' of US need such unifying charismatic leaders to bring the country forward! yea, indeed, he din talk much about his plans in details, or at least i din get to hear much about it. however, he's like delivering a 'grand dream' to US every time he speaks and appear. isnt that what the people in great nations need most, esp now? belief, hope, confidence and dreams... ah! and ma ying jiu is another figure to watch too! he's just so '斯文' and carries the air of a '君子'.. just this quality itself is enough to overshadow all the other politicians in taiwan! was reading abit about mr khaw boon wan and his new health policies. hmm, he's really that kinda bureaucrat that i respect man! he's forever calm, relaxed and cool. i dono about how the rest view him, but to me, he really know various systems inside out, analyse it, pick out the pros and cons of every system, and come up with a new system! and the best thing about him is that he's got the 'sei', the kinda feeling that everything is under control when he's around, and you'll want to listen to him, and he really convinces you that he's 'the person that knows'. the best about him is that he constantly make bureaucracy less bureaucratic! =) and i think all this image was formed through his many years of experience in various public sector departments, and the study of zen too. diff leaders, different job, different country, but one thing in similar: to put it even simply, it is the "image", "attitude" and "air" that they've built up over the years and eventually carry with them |
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10.1.08
/ 5:49 PM =) Finally everything was resolved at 1.30am this morning! I don't know how to describe that feeling, but it was really very very very happy! ----- oh, i saw this on soccernet, and i think it sorta described my day: "it never rains, it pours!" why? coz i kena bird shit on my way back to office from lunch! and its a big splash of jiao sai!! heng i only kena 2 drops! >:( and so to commerate this moment, I went to buy 4D! hahahaa!! ----- and from 12.30 am this morning, i made a personal promise not to say my friends, esp guys, childish or immature (at least for this year)... |
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9.1.08
/ 5:44 PM some thoughts which I would like to share here before updating about my internship and recent events: - 不居其位,不谋其事 --> in short, be it in workplace or in any circumstances, if you're not in that particular position now or in that position before, don't talk as if you know what's happening. comments and evaluations are welcome, but not critics. - 凡事留条线,日后好相见 --> don't push things too far, know when to stop, everyone has a bottomline - if it's a gossip, it's not the truth - more doesn't necessarily mean better. --> sometimes just one major war victory may bring you more benefits (in terms of prestige, experience etc), than hundreds of battles fought to stalemate or even thousands of skirmishes won. that's why good strategists and generals think through it carefully, made all the necessary calculations and select the battleground carefully before engaging the enemy. if the timing is not right, they would rather wait. but of course, for others, esp those warriors, more combat experiences make them better generals. ----- - ah! my internship's ending in 2 days time! hmm but i've decided to extend it for another 2 more weeks! though i hate to squeeze mrt and wake up early, but i realised that it will be far more torturous if i have nothing to do and nua at home till mid february! - was doing research on leadership and customer service courses. omg! a one-day course costs 300 over dollars! wah, luckily i get to learn similar stuff with practical experience in school and arts club :) - oh Nita and her friend came to Singapore 2 days ago, so me and Gui Deng hosted them for dinner =) before she came, we had a small chat. wah, its really quite shocking and surprising that so much had happened to both of us since the trip! ---- - difference between intern life and nus life? in kent ridge, it's "BIT!"; in keppel towers, it's "chuan seng" |
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8.1.08
/ 5:40 PM oops! been thinking about things to do in the new year for a few days! these are some of it: - get silver for IPPT before i go SEP, den go for Gold when I'm back! - train up! yes, i mean running, gym etc etc! hahaha - read up more on (esp on confucianism, business management), and perhaps zen - most imptly, start to do my own job market research by October 2008! - go enjoy myself totally in SEP, make more friends internationally, and go visit suzhou, hangzhou, shanghai and beijing if possible! - get a cap score of 4.3 when im back for year 4 sem 1, just to let myself shiok abit! haha - draw a final full stop for some stuff - be a better man! hahaha - hopefully i can go for rag/ oweek for one last time too - see the formation of the 29th mc! ----- alrites, time to set off for the arts club chalet! enjoy myself before my presentation tml! :) |
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5.1.08
/ 11:19 AM had an enjoyable but tiring night of mahjong and supper with hwee guang, mich and remy, too bad no $ was involved. when i woke up, a random thought came to me: don't you think that sometimes relationship is like a game of mahjong? ok, i know its a weird analogy, but read on k you see ah, sometimes the tiles you got are so damn good, you thought that you can definitely 五台自摸, but u wait and wait for many turns, it just won't come. end up someone 臭平胡, den you lan lan suck thumb.. its like you're going after someone, the situation seems so bright and hopeful, then *bish*, everything disappears right before your eyes... or sometimes lagi worst, you work and gan chiong damn hard for a 十三幺, waiting for just one tile to win till you smile, but some idiot before you 抢胡 for a 一台! wah, knn right! work so hard end up someone cheap skate come before you! grrrr.... and then sometimes, you can that kind of 一，五，八 or "ga-long all the way" tiles. the tiles are so bad, but you just happen to get those filling tiles for the gaps, or the person before you kum-gong keep feeding you! wah, den *ding dong ding dong*! you win a 四台平胡! so that's why the saying goes: its not about how good your tiles are, but whether you can win anot.. and to me winning mahjong depends on 30% intelligence, 50% luck and 20% of perseverence to last through the night! so if you got no luck, then you just have to be smarter and work harder lor.. hehs ----- 人定胜天! |
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1.1.08
/ 1:56 AM been reading up on newspapers recently coz my internship research requires me to do so, and everyday its review articles after review articles, so lets now give a review on bit's 2007! hehs generally speaking, this year had been a damn damn fruitful year for me. achieved lots, gain lots, of coz, lost a lot too, but hey! no pain no gain right?! 也曾风起云涌，也曾功成名就。浮云随风飘，由他去。多少黯然神伤，多少喜上眉梢。种种情怀，长留心底。 稍作休息，明年再战江湖！这回的江湖会更广，更阔!! ----- BESTs and WORSTs of 2007: best reward for the year - NASA award! it saved me from my financial problems just in time! phew - Dragon 100 trip: good break from everything that came just in time! - internship at SBF! if not i really got nothing to do in the holidays! 'best' module taken - GEK1500! haha best statements heard in the year - bit 很重要 - 见好就收 - joshua's "your side profile look like andy lau" hahahah!! 'best' video -stupid cu-bit mtv (一举成名) =P most hurtful comment -"you've changed too fast too drastically into someone i no longer know" -probably you never understand me before... worst period of the year - july to august when my emotions are in a turmoil - jan- feb when i was most sick best period of the year - february before and after bike quest - feb to june for arts camp most memorable moment of the year: - last day of arts camp - AGM day! most neglected part of my personal life - pocket (no money!!)most improved part of my personal life - dress sense hehs most 'torn apart' period of 2007 - jan - early february when false accusations were made on me - mid july to mid august (eek, till now i still 心有余悸) best place in nus - central library rooftop best place in singapore - lower seletar dam best vehicle - guan's van! haha! - and that rented white "zhng-ed" honda civic 'best' ride experience - lionel's mitsubishi - caleb's nissan most missed places - VS (esp the old school compound at Kallang Bahru) - NYJC (really miss the council and LEP teachers there) - Hong Kong! (i wana go there again!!) most 'proud of myself' + 'happy from the bottom of my heart' moments - pushed through the constitution ammendments (wakaos, i spent one whole year trying to figure out what happened, think and think, discuss and discuss, go through countless bureaucracies before it can be past!) - arts camp admin run smoothly - bike quest 07 ended in success (with its legacy continues) - 27th mc stepping down happily with everyone more matured and experienced :) seriously, the most happy part in mc term is not about how many projects you've done, how many achievements etc etc, but how many lives you've transformed for the better =)) - helping ADCC in matric fair - and many many more... best movie (most thought provoking) watched - protege - 300 - warlords - red diamonds (i nearly cried watching it!) ----- shall blog about new year resolutions and wishes tml! ---- oh btw, before i end... was watching mediacorp's "戏剧情牵25" award-giving ceremony the other day. then a crazy thought came to my mind: if one of these days arts club was to have such a ceremony, what will each mc member and affiliate get? hahaha =P imagine one of these days, seniors and affiliates from 1st batch mc all the way to 28th mc attend such a function, den leave behind all our hand prints, and hang it on the walls of arts club! muahahaha!! then i was thinking again, if all of us were to come out according to 偶像派 and 实力派, 阿哥阿姐，常青树，猛男美女, which side will each of us be in? whose side are u on?! haha! ---- Happy new year folks! if you have no resolutions/ dreams for 2008, start to think of it now! how can you pass year after year without dreams and aims in life?! |
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