Where has all the 猜心 & 半袖 Gone?

Chinese songs these days... do not have lyrics like these anymore... so sad...

Sung by an unpretentious and yet soulful 万芳, the images in the song just come to life...

猜心
作词：十一郎 作曲：张宇

四方屋里 什么都没有
只有被你关进来的落寞
你在墙角独坐 心情的起落 我无法猜透

握你的手 却被你推落
惊见你眼中翻飞的寂寞
问你心想什么 微扬的嘴角 有强颜的笑

这样的夜 热闹的街
问你想到了谁紧紧锁眉
我的喜悲 随你而飞
擦了又湿的泪与谁相对

这样的夜 热闹的街
问你想到了谁紧紧锁眉
我的喜悲 随你而飞
擦了又湿的泪与谁相对


半袖
作词：姚若龙　编曲：洪敬尧

我凝视你的侧脸　你漠然数着木棉
骑单车的少年　结伴呼啸追逐笑颜

在街角那家花店　我停在红玫瑰前
你迟疑的瞬间　回忆也走的好远

你爱穿宽松的衬衫　你抗拒任何被束缚的感觉
沈思的我　落在你身后　而你头也不回

风扬起你的衣袖
无声的翻飞　无声的挥别
撕落的玫瑰　像眼泪

赶上前和你并肩 发现你领口边缘
有一根我的发　斜斜在你胸前依偎

把我伸出的手轻收回　还是留它给你做纪念
代替我多陪你一会　送你穿过对街

风扬起你的衣袖
就像一双
白色羽翼
越飞越远
越飞越远

Finito...

Okie folks.. it's done...

Finally finished processing the Growth Camp photos...

My eyes are about to dry up looking at the screen, checking colours, contrast, exposure...

Full series of 155 photos is HERE

Self-Inflicted Panic...

Was feeling kind of frustrated over something this evening...

Decided to drive to Punggol Point to see what I could shoot...

Almost couldn't make it back home...

Reached the end of Punggol Road around 7.30pm...

I didn't know what got into me and I parked my car in the OBS carpark...

The carpark has a barrier and I saw a sign board stating the opening time of the carpark, and a warning message to drivers which says that once the barrier is lowered, drivers would have to collect their cars the next day...

And I thought I saw 5.30 am to 8.30 pm...

So happily I parked the car, and ventured to the beach to take the above few shots...

Didn't basically know what I wanted to shoot...

Eyes just weren't opened...

No vision of what I wanted at all...

Took some long exposure shots, and at the back of my mind, I reminded myself I had to return to my car before 8.30 pm...

And diligently, I went back just past 8 pm...

And to my horror, the barrier has been lowered!!!

I looked at the sign in the pitch dark carpark...

5.30 pm to 8.30 am... Carpark would be CLOSED!!!

I wondered why the heck was the carpark still open when I came in at 7.30 pm??!!??!!

Was quite angry at myself...

A few options quickly came to my mind...

- I tried to see if I could drive over the curbs...

- But my Red Swift Pod is too low...

- I figured I had to leave my car in that pitch dark carpark and walk all the way out to Punggol Central to take a public transport...

- I'll pick up my car some time tomorrow...

And then...

I saw a middle-aged uncle waving at me from about 50 m away, at the bus-stop near the jetty...

I ran towards him...

A miracle...

He said he could help me...

He said he's not from OBS... but he could help me...

He gave me the combination lock number to the lock that locked the barrier to the carpark...

***7...

He asked me to go try if it still worked...

I ran back and drove my car to the barrier, near enough for the headlamps to give me enough light to see where the lock was...

***7... the lock undid itself...

I was free...

I brought down the barrier again after I drove my car out...

Locked the barrier again...

I had to thank the middle-aged uncle...

I drove back to the bus-stop where he was still sitting...

He gave me a thumbs-up...

I thanked him profusely and offered to give him a lift...

He said a friend of his will give him a lift soon...

And I bade him farewell...

A miracle...

An angel...

Lessons learnt:
- Read the words of any sign boards, not just the numbers... a.m. and p.m. do differ!!!
- Just because it's stated that the barrier would be lowered at 5.30 pm doesn't necessarily mean that it should be down at 7.30 pm...
- Don't give up and succumb to panic when everything seems to be all hay-wired... U might just meet an angel to pull you out of agony...

Well... after this self-inflicted panic episode, at least I've learnt some lessons... and I now know the number lock sequence to that carpark... : )

It's a Bird...

Kinda miss the roaring sounds of the landing planes at Changi campsite... I think the kiddos miss it too... ;)

无间道

Okie... I've uploaded some Growth Camp photos to satisfy the appetite of those who inquired about it... Still have loads of them not done up... But if you want to see about one seventh of it, it's HERE

Chickadees

Another performance during Growth Camp... :)

It's been 21 months since I last changed my handphone... contract expired and was toying with which new model to change to...

My usage of handphone has always been making calls, sending sms, making simple reminders in the calendar, taking snapshots... never a power user of 3G capabilities...

So all I need is a simple phone... I must say that none of the fancy models in the market actuall quite make me want to make a change... Until the Nokia 6300 came along...

The number 1 reason why this model appealed to me straightaway was because it looks almost like the Apple's iPhone... well at least from the front view anyway... well, less the keypads...



Was telling myself to save up till the iPhone arrives onto Singapore shores next year... that'll be my ultimate gadget... Has always been obsessed with Apple's products... frm the iMac to the iPod to the iPhone...

But till it arrives, I got the 6300 for at least the next one year or so... : )

Mummy Mummy Come & See

I almost died laughing when I saw the kiddos did this... Don't ask me why... Had a great time at the Upper Sec Growth Camp's campfire... : )

Joy...

My Dragon batch Padawans who entered JCs received their long-awaited A-Level Results yesterday...

I sms WJ in the late afternoon, and she called back... She did really well!!! Despite her super active participation in school activities as a Student Councillor, she managed, what I felt, very very well indeed...

I was so happy... It was joy in fact... a kind of joy that's so pure and straight from within my heart...

And a wave of satisfaction came thereafter, after finding out also that several other whom I've taught previously, all qualified to enter universities... They'd be the first batch of students whom I've taught from Sec 1 to progress and reach universities... Hmmm, that's an amazing 6 years that's gone by...

I've always felt deep down that this batch of students would do well... SJ, CG, SK, NC, WM etc who entered JCs, and the numerous others, like BL, EL, CJ, and many others who entered Polys... They all had abilities and social skills which I lacked when I was their age... I lacked the kind of confidence and self-belief when I was their age...

All of them are still on a journey... a journey of discoveries and finding more about themselves, and giving what they have to others...

And it's great joy and satisfaction to know that I was privileged enough to be on a small part of their journeys of life...