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The World on Fire (by Sarah McLachlan)

Hearts are worn in these dark ages
You're not alone in this story's pages
Night has fallen amongst the living and the dying
And I try to hold it in, yeah I try to hold it in

[Chorus]
The world's on fire and
It's more than I can handle
I dive into the water
(I try to pull my ship)
I try to bring more
More than I can handle
(Bring it to the table)
Bring what I am able

I watch the heavens and I find a calling
Something I can do to change this moment
Stay close to me while the sky is falling
Don't wanna be left alone, don't wanna be alone

[Chorus]

Hearts break, hearts mend
Love still hurts
Visions clash, planes crash
Still there's talk of
Saving souls, still the cold
Is closing in on us

We part the veil on Archille's sun
Stray from the straight line on this short run
The more we take, the less we become
A fortune of one that means less for some

End of Lyrics



A world that we live in today, plagued with problems.
Humanity is losing its faith. People are suffering,rich or poor.
You see people die and you see people cry. As if it's not
enough. Wars and terror attacks are fearsome and so is
global warming & ozone dpletion. As if it's not enough.
Disasters strike. Hurricane,tsunaami,droughts,floods &
seasonal abnormaility is overwhelming the globe as frequent
as it gets. The earth is dying, the world is crying.Though for
different reasons.

We live in a world of consquences. For what we or our
ancestors do will affect the future generation. What
little can we do to make this world a better place and for
 whats sake?For there will always be people destroying it.
Disrupting peace or causing suffering the world,
intentionally or unintentionally. Also, they'll always be
 unappreciative people. So for what sake and for who's sake.

The world is on fire,it is in dire, partly due to human desire.

The earth is slowly dying,and we hear people crying.

And here we see some people being saviours and yet we
also see people being the culprits.

Humanity has lost faith and just how strong is our power
to negate the negative energy?

We can but do only what we are capable of.Whatever it
is.That's about it.


The earth is "alive", and so are its inhabitants.So be a bit
more responsible as much as possible. That at least is
what an adult is supposed to do, and what children should
learn to do, from my point of view.


Ok,ppl.I dun really know how to upload videos on my blog
but maybe you can goto www.youtube.com and search for
the songs that posted up.If not visit http://www.worldonfire.ca/

And finally,thanks to Jeannie to put that up on MSN.I personally
was very inspired.Alternatively, you can aslo go watch the movie
"An Inconvenient Turth".


"Little by little, you can make a miracle" (Raymond Loh 2005)

To those having exams...and some graduating...

It's the time of the year again when people start getting anxious about exams and how they would cope with it.

With time winding down and work piling up throughout the semester,u start seeing ppl workin hard like little ants,burning midnite oil.It's a time when people stop having fun such as playin games etc(well maybe some of you still do).It's a time when people resort to caffeine.It's a time where u start seeing how each person is actually capable of performing regardless of what extent it is.It's a time when you see what it means to b a student and what uni life is all about.Play play play and squeeze 1 semesters worth of info into 1-2 weeks time.SWOT Vac either becomes ur saviour or ur enemy(true bcos if u hav finished studying u dun wan the time to torture u to study more or even just to wait anxiously cos exam is stressful afterall).

But for what its worth, it's worth all the while.You work hard u get paid back.U laze around u fail thats all.It's not like in high school.Uni means serious,u develop urself prefesionally n personally.Knowledge counts as one,but beign able to meet deadlines and handling stress is also essential when u start working.And for those doing things like med,what u know or not know will kill or save lives.Life is made difficult for us on purpose not just bcos the best things in life dun come free but bcos of the responsibility that is being carried,be it a doctor,an engineer,a pilot or even a teacher.It's a responsibility of an adult.

I hope this year has been a decent year for most people although some of my frens n myself hav been having ups and downs throughout this yer but is an opportunity for growth.We learn from our experience don't we?

One of my fren called me the "examless guy" so i'm not gona say much to provoke or annoy anyone.But being examless and relaxed doesnt mean i'm not doing other things.Currently, to be able to play basketball competitively/socially and properly learning/mastering japanese has become the core of my life while I'm not so busy with my research work yet.It'll be a different yet irrelevant experience but it will help me grow in another unique way.It's somethign that I ahvent felt since high school or primary school perhaps,like when u r taugh to leanr ABC again...lolz

Anyway,back to the topic,after exams,u know u'll b rewarded with the long awaited holidays,the time of ur life, to do watever u want,4 u know it, it'll b right in front of u in no time.I personally like to do countdowns.....so...how many days left towards the end of torture?

Lastly,just wana wish u guys who r gona hav exams soon.Good luck and all the best.So long as u know u've tried ur best,thats enough.

"All you need to decide is what to do with the time that is given to you"(Lord of the Rings,The Return of the King)

And for those graduating soon,may u b blessed with a wonderful career and future. Opportunities await u. May we meet again in the near or distant future or maybe never ever again.Take care and goodbye!

Welcome to the Real World-Part 2: Unhealthy diets....an epidimic

Decided to change the title after posting it,adding it to one of my serieses.

It's really hard to find the right time to write post these days since I joined the basketball club...apart from my twice weekly trainings, I do my own practice,long or short,but almost every single day...plus my internet has been freakin slow lately....

Today I was just too lazy to cook so i decided to goto the kebab shop juz to get more high protein meal as usual to build up muscles after hours long of practice.But havin said that,there's only one thing I don't like about the kebab shop, which is the oiliness of the food....so much oil that i hav to throw my pita bread away cos its all soaked with oil but there's juz so much meat that my mouth got too tired from just munching meat.

Ppl who know me well would realised that I'm a diet freak...one day I'll hav this no food after 9pm rule..no drinks/fluids after 10pm rule and many more crazy stuff that ppl juz cant comprehend.And lately, my high protein diet and low fat diet to help my muscle developments and grow taller if possible?Sounds impossible but I think I just grew 2mm in the last few weeks....sound pathetic heh!

Anyways, to cope with my diet I started cooking proper food again just to live a healthy lifestyle eating yoghurts etc....n I've been spening like 5 pounds per meal on average...which is ridiculous cos its more expensive than eating out.A McD set meal would cost 3 pound 20p.....a KFC fully loaded meal is 4 pounds....doner kebab...2.80...quite cheap n lotsa meat...n many more....the reason why I spent so much cos my fridge is always loaded with organic food...healthy lifestyle I suppose..or at least hope.

But what i wana say here is that there are so many choices of food outlet chains and stores which sell reasonaly cheap food(by Uk standard)but they r mostly unhealthy.Food these days emphasise on high carbo, high fat,high salt....ppl know its not good but ppl buy it cos its convenient...or rather its cheap,its tasty(salty)....n ppl wana save trouble from washin dishes,cleaning up or they r simply too busy etc etc....thats just how much our society has changed.

Where were the days when mummy cooks porridge?(btw thats hig carbo,thats why asians r shorter)...the days where ppl dine properly with family....where were the days when ppl walk from town to town(abut unrealistic these days)...do u actually c ppl goin to the gym?is there even a need to even go jogging?NO...ppl simply hav moved around enough...done enuf hard labour ....they dun need to pay 60 pounds a month to go to the gym.Our society has changed.

If there's a day when I getrich enough to start a business,I'd probably start a food chain store...similar to Mc'D...but actually more like Subway...but with different emphasis...better if possbile....and to educate the ppl about the health and the kind of food they should eat....a place that not only caters for ppl's convenience but also their health....and hopefully with mass production....ppl dun hav to pay 5 pounds like I used to(but living standard might go up anyways say 20 yers later,lolz)....a place where teenagers can find the diet to aid their growth and mayb to reduce acne prob, a place where the middle age can b rest assured to eat without fearing hypertension,heart disease or high choesterol....a place where the ppl can still lose weight but still get to eat decent fulfilling meals....a place that promotes a healthy atmosphere
at an affordable price...this is what I wish for if i ever have the ability and money to do it in the future!

It's really sad to see ppl taking pills just to lower their colesterol level(e.g. statins,fibrates) or blood pressure(B-blockers,ACE inhibitors etc)....or ppl with diabetes....still drinking litres of juice every day(wtf??) but thats just how the world is...ppl r ignorant unless u tell them that they need to do the right thing...n even having said that...its not easy to change ones habit so easily....the population is getting bigger....with more food shortage worldwide....more obesity epidemic in the developed countries,more starvation in the 3rd world...more sick ppl....more deaths but even more being born at the same time.

The world is changing...more than ever...for better or for worse...u know it urself...only time can tell and PROVE!

Walk...stop...or walk...

Walk...stop...or walk...

I once saw a title of a graduation book with a title similar to this...it made me think back then...but now...I think I am starting to understand it a bit more...

Dun worry...this time I'm not whining...I'm just expressing my opinions...

Life is a cycle...full of repetitions...over and over again...u hardly know whether u r doing the right thing or not...sometimes u r...n u continue with similar intensity...n one day u realise u r numb....u r used to it...that's when u realised that u havent been moving afterall...u were merely walking in circles... u stopped movin forward....life is sometimes like climbing a hill...if u think goin up pressing at the accelerator...say its 60km/h now...but the higher u go....the steeper it is...n sooner or later that speed is not enough for u to ascend that fast anymore....worst still...u start goin down hill...cos u ran out of fuel...all the way to this abysmal...u cant break ur car....ur car runs wild...u disappear....into darkness...into nothingness......

Sometimes, u start off doing the wrong things anyway... u screwed up...u continue to do things in a nagative way...cos its even harder for someone to escape from vicious cycles...just when u thought u can break loose from them...the past comes back and haunt u again...how cruel...its like once a train goes off track,its hardly possible to get it back on track yea...worst still...it may tumble over...everyone in there injured or dies....

So whats, with this walkin thing?
Well sometimes in life we continually walk...we take different paths...literally u can say....I went to UK...or someone remains local....someone goes to somewhere physically away...or u can say its a decision....that one makes or chooses....sometimes u r like a traveller...an explorer navigating into the seas of unknown...one mistake may b fatal...one misfortune or natural disaster may just get u killed,amputated or scarred for life!And like an adventurous(or perhaps not so adventurous) u try to find the best way or the fastest way or watever it is that u r aiming for u travel n u need to make decisions on which path to take as each path leads to different paths....paths which sometimes may not even meet ever again...anyone who has read the poem "the road not taken" should clearly understood what I meant there...n juz like that sometimes u juz stop by along the journey of ur life,lookin back,reflecting on the past...reminscing memories of the past..what could hav happened "IF....IF....blah blah"...ppl also feel nostalgic of the past...especially good old times....fun times...happy moments....photos r good examples...cos MOST ppl usually take photos of them in their happiest moment...at the times where they look the best/handsome/pretty or watever...ppl hardly wan to take a photo showing them crying,falling etc....cos its painful when u think back rite?so why even bother to remind urself of the torture?

And as we walk through our lives and get older...we get more regrets as we've experienced more things and made more decisions.We have also matured and realised alot of realities in life,which are harsh.And one would wish that how good would it be if they were a kid again?Though we clearly know its impossible.

We all make mistakes in life, it depends on how we react after it...every sensible human,even a kid would know that they need to learn from their mistakes.It's just instinctive to make changes if things are not going in the right way of if u r not movin at all....then u better do something about it!It's instinctive but doing it is another thing.

Do u think u can nail down 3 pointers like Reggie Miller in cluth time?Well yea if u practice 500 3-pointers everyday...doesnt sound much...until u try it urself...ur muscles ache...u feel pain...its rinin outside...so u quit practising....n eventuallu u rivert to ur old self...n u might never ever climb up again...nor ever get to sink a shot during an actual game...nor would u even play any games after that...well u can also say...Miller retired...n 10 yers later i doubt he'll b as good..20 yers later wat can he do etc etc

Life is a journey,not a destination,but with stops in between, there's no goal, no end until u die perhaps?

It's the journey that matters,the experience that matters,what we've been through,who we are and who we were meant to be and who w really wanna be and how we truly hope to live our life?

Sometimes things are in our hands,sometimes its destiny...but also remember that u affect other ppl's life too.So do the right thing,for urself of course,but as much as possible think of others as well,not just those who u can c but also those u cant, and the future generations.

We are adults now!

Whoever we are...if we are sane...we might just walk and stop/pause ocasionally...looking back....n continue walking again...this journey of a lifetime...this journey called LIFE.