The Eternal Ramblings of a Conflicting Mind

相知十六個月圓。分開八十個周末。 當初還想，或許還會許久都放不下。原來事實挺嚇人的 ― 原來我對她的思念已經不再了。 人總會對戀愛有幻想。我雖然思維怪誕，卻仍是凡人一個。戀愛，不是因該刻骨銘心的嗎？ 是什麽時候，對戀愛這玩意兒產生恐懼吧？！ 那天整理東西的時候，翻出了當時寫下的東西。自己看了都覺得挺感人的。 仔細再念一遍，倒覺有點偷窺似的，仿佛是在竊看別人的隱私。 怎麽會這樣呢？ 感情依舊，人、情已變。 我還是愛著我那時愛上的人。但是那人只能存活在記憶裏。 那個人：一樣的姓名，一樣的容貌，一樣的身體。 卻已經是另一個人……

I have always thought that driving a car would be relatively safe and sound as long as you play by the rules (even if the others do not think or act the same way). Looking at the events of the past few days, I cannot help but agree with the common gripe about Singapore motorists -- that they are the most obnoxious, rude, and unethical b**tards around. I say this at the expense of putting yours-truly under the same uncouth category of human beings, but it is a necessary calculated risk to do so. Singapore drivers suck. How else can one explain the incompetent arse of a person, who, while others travel in speeds of less than 25 kpm along a congested but well-lighted road, swerve indiscriminately into the lane of a decent human, produce a scratch of significant size on the said human being's vehicle, and then sped off without a hint of remorse or guilt, leaving the poor victim in utter and total bewilderment. For this, I have only one simple thing to say to you -- driver of SFR9025D ...

If one could feel again, After the pain How would the memory remain? If a heart would hear the rain, Could we also know the strain Of the hardest stress on the vein? How should one cross the plain, Knowing how life could be in vain? With song, with scent of flowers, and sometimes bubbly champagne... (27 March 2010, 4.31 am)

一顿可爱的晚餐, 一种自我的享受. 一场可怜的工作, 换取優游的樂趣. 一杯美麗的紅酒, 喝出別种心情. 我今天 一個人... [21 Nov 2009, Ho Chi Minh (Saigon)]

...this is too good not to share. This will only makes sense if you know Jack Nicholson’s speech from the movie “A Few Good Men”. If you don’t know the movie then it will be meaningless. For those who live and breathe “sales”, this is for you … Sales: "You want answers?" Finance: "I think we are entitled to them!" Sales: "You want answers?!" Finance: "I want the truth!" Sales: "You can't handle the truth!!!" Sales (continuing): "Son, we live in a world that requires revenue. And that revenue must b e brought in by people with elite skills. Who's going to find it? You? You, Mr. Operations? We have a greater responsibility than you can possibly fathom. You scoff at sales division and you curse our lucrative incentives. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what we know: that while the cost of business results are excessive, it drives in revenue. And my very existence, while grotesque and incomprehe...

無意中發現了《伶歌》這張唱片，一聼之下，竟叫我無比驚嘆。只能說，“好！” 京劇的唱腔，傳統配樂，加上現代科技錄音、製作。真的讓人無法控制地跟著哼起來。 與有心人一起分享其中最棒的一曲： 《將進酒》 (click here to listen) （這是是我在李白衆多詩詞之中，最喜歡的。喜歡其豪、爽、利、勁。） 君不见黄河之水天上来，奔流到海不复回。 君 不见高堂明镜悲白发，朝如青丝暮成雪。 人生得意须尽欢，莫使金樽空对月。 天生我材必有用，千金散尽还复来。 烹羊宰牛且为乐，会须一饮三百杯。 岑夫子、丹丘 生：将进酒，杯莫停。 与君歌一曲，请君为我倾耳听。 钟鼓馔玉何足贵，但愿长醉不复醒。 古来圣贤皆寂寞，惟有饮者留其名。 陈王昔时宴平乐，斗酒十千恣欢谑。 主人何为言少钱，径须沽取对君酌。 五花马，千金裘，呼儿将出换美酒，与尔同销万古愁。

It was in my plan to catch the exhibition all along. But there were always things going on and I had pushed it back several times. Yesterday, I managed to see it, finally. I planned to do a one-hour tour. It would have been just right, if not for the fact that I was confronted with a horde of noisy students as I entered the hall. Just my luck. It took a full 15 minutes before the teenagers shipped out. The general feel I gathered of the whole set up was not excellent, but it was alright. Although I strove hard to see a coherent theme or structure for the various 'rooms', it was hard to understand the curator's motivations and objectives. I do not claim to be knowledgeable in modern art, but the least I can do is to have a general feel and appreciation of certain types of installation and sculpture. There is one piece of work which provoked an unexpected reaction on my part. It was the installation piece "Flanders Field" by Berlinde de Bruyckere. The anti-war them...