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19 octobre 2007

the fisher king

故事要从王小的时候讲起,他因为要证明他的勇气,要一个人在森林过夜,那样在才能成为国王。他在独自站着的时候,看见一幅神圣的景象。圣杯从火焰中显现,这是神力的标志。 一个声音对他说 : “你应成为圣杯的保护者,让它医治人们的心灵。” 可是小孩没有看到的是,一个更强大的神迹,即一个充满着力量,光荣,和美丽 的生活。在异常的状态下,他在瞬间感到自己并不是一个小孩儿,而是象神一样,不可战胜。于是他把手伸进火里,去拿圣杯。可是圣杯消失了,只留下他的手在火里被严重烧伤。 随着他的年龄增长,伤口越来越深,直到有一天他的生活失去了意义。他不信任任何人,甚至他自己。他不会爱,或被爱。 他开始死亡了。 有一天一个笨蛋闲逛进了城堡。因为它是头脑简单的笨蛋,看见国王,却以为只是一个痛苦而孤独的普通人。 他问国王 : “你怎么了,朋友 ?” 国王回答说 : “我很渴,想喝水”。于是笨蛋从床边拿起一个杯子装满水,递给国王。当国王开始喝水他发现自己的伤口被治愈了。他看自己的手,那座他搜寻了一辈子的圣杯出现了。国王惊奇地问笨蛋 : “你是怎么找到这件连我都找不到的东西?”。笨蛋回答说 : “我不知道,我只知道你很渴”。

It begins with the King as a boy--having to spend a night alone in the forest to prove his courage so that he could become king. While he was standing there alone, he's visited by a sacred vision. Out of the fire appears the Holy Grail, the symbol of God's divine grace. And a voice said to the boy, "You shall be the keeper of the Grail, so that it may heal the hearts of men." But the boy was blinded by greater visions, of a life filled with power and glory and beauty. And in this state of radical amazement, he felt for a brief moment not like a boy, but invincible...like God. So he reached into the fire to take the Grail. And the Grail vanished, leaving him with his hand in the fire, to be terribly wounded.

Now, as this boy grew older, his wound grew deeper, until one day, life for him lost its reason. He had no faith in any man, not even himself. He couldn't love or feel loved. He was sick with experience. He began to die.

One day, a fool wandered into the castle and found the king alone. Being a fool, he was simpleminded, he didn't see a king, he saw a man alone and in pain. And he asked the king, "What ails you, friend?" The king replied, "I'm thirsty. I need a some water to cool my throat." So the fool took a cup from beside his bed, filled it with water, handed it to the king. As the king began to drink he realized that his wound was healed. He looked at his hands, and there was the Holy Grail that which he sought all of his life! And he turned to the fool and said in amazement, "How could you find that which what my brightest and bravest could not?" And the fool replied, "I don't know. I only knew that you were thirsty."

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18 septembre 2007

conehead

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Shyness. How can I rule over my shyness? Learn how to express what I want and get what I want, handle social situations, awkward conversations, rejection; accept myself. I am glad that I am not ruled over by my shyness, I am still in touch with other parts of myself, I am just utterly unable to communicate with people. Failure. I am pathetic, I am a loser, I have failed, I am panicked, I have sold out, I am worthless, and it is my weakness, my ultimate lack of conviction that makes me fail. I am self indulgent and narcissistic, but lack confidence. What is my question: “who am I”? “why am I here”? Once I know who I am and how to be myself, will I then attract what I want and need? Why am I pathologically unable to make things happen the way I want them to happen? Will I be happy if I change?  I want answers, not therapy, nor enlightenment. I know perfectly well that I won’t have an epiphany, won’t learn profound life lessons, grow and overcome great obstacles. I’ll struggle, be frustrated and nothing will be resolved. I’ll just be the same uncomfortable conversationless fool. I want new experiences, people who care about me. But why does attempting something new feel like jumping into the abyss? I am what I love, not what loves me, then what does it matter what others think of me? Am I some sort of emotional vampire? Born this way, feeding on people’s feelings? Don’t I feel that much alive when someone is attached to me? I would like others to think of me as much as I think of them.


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15 septembre 2007

Still Standin'

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08 septembre 2007

revoluciòn

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07 septembre 2007

b!*$% slapping

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04 septembre 2007

My teacher ate my homework

All My teachers here are extremely competent.
        First of all, I would like to present my chinese teacher: Dr Chin, Kwee Nyet. She presented the TV news in Mandarin on Channel 8 (MediaCorp News) for 18 years before joining NUS as a Senior Lecturer in May 2001. She now teaches students Newspaper Readings at the intermediate and advanced level.

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Secondly, the professor in charge of the thermal environmental engineering module : Prof. Christopher Yap
now :   Chrisphoto1    and back in the day : cyap
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Energy Systems Analysis : Prof. J C Ho
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Mecanics of Machines : Prof Chew Chye Heng

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Heat Transfer : Prof M N A Hawlader
hawlader   Hawlaphoto
 

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27 août 2007

My life just got flushed down the toilet

Which Disney Princess Are You?

You are Pocahontas. You defy convention and sometimes do what is considered taboo. Unfortunately, others do not always appreciate your differences, so it's good that you are so strong-willed. You are loyal and you believe in fate. Your true love will find you one day.
Find Your Character @ BrainFall.com

What Kind of Drink Are You?

You are a Fine Glass of Wine. You are sophisticated and refined, but also complicated and hard to deal with. Not everyone loves you, but those who do swear that you're the coolest thing since sliced bread. One of these days the people that matter will understand you. Until then, you will be sitting on your throne as the distinguished product that not everyone has the taste to appreciate.
Find Your Character @ BrainFall.com

Which Springfield Resident Are You?

You are part Ned Flanders. You see yourself as morally superior to most everyone else, and the absurdity of others can drive you nuts! Despite your kindness and honesty, though, your do-good attitude can reach an annoying degree.
You are part Krusty the Clown. Being the life of the party isn't always easy. Most people adore your vibrant and unique sense of humor, even though it's just a facade disguising your cynical outlook on life.
Find Your Character @ BrainFall.com

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25 août 2007

The Watcher

      "Oh funny shtory" as Morten would say. I checked out where my blog was being accessed from. And apparently, some perverts do so by searching "video sex" on canalblog.  Here, take a look :

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Then I tested the search, and my blog is ranked third amongst the "video sex" links ! not bad...

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18 août 2007

The MRT files

MRT in Singapore stands for "Mass Rapid transit". No one has a clue what that means though. In Taiwan it stands for "Mass Rail Transit", which a little more sense. God only knows why they couldn't call it a metro or underground just like everywhere else. It is illegal to eat, drink, transport durians, spit and smoke in the MRT, with fines ranging from 500 $ to 10000 $.  We use this means of transport all the time,  it  is slow and boring but sometimes when we're lucky enough we come accross a mighty weird person who'll entertain us and make our worthless trip worthwhile.
As an example, I bring you : The loud bangledeshis and the hardcore nose-picking auntie.

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13 août 2007

Short Message Service

The gang and I have been exercising our thumb muscles lately. So I thought I might let you imagine what these  last few days have been like through  extracts of  my sms inbox.

n7606038_31702086_4827                A clementi tu prend le 183 ou le 96 pui le a1 ou a2 ! A tte !

 Did u not have to take the exam today ? Andrew.

 I started taking lvl 4 but there were too many kanji I didn’t kno
so I took 3 which was pretty easy

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 Thomas? Jsuis pa sur ke c toi mé jte tien o couran!Tchu the incredibl

 Je sé pa en fét jsé mem pa skon fé mé la on va voir
notr famille dacueil !On doi rapelé lé gen apré ! El é 2venu la déesse2t pensé ???!

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 Still around Clarke Quay ?

Yup Wyatt comin w us

Hi, I just got a laptop and I just got back to our room.
So I think ill stay here. Have fun ! Morten.

100_5623                             On est sur le pont devant Clarke Quay

Zet ou ?

   Thomas, jai passé une aprem bien agréable et si jamais tu ne
 fais rien demain avant le night safari on pourrait ptet se retrouver en début d’aprem. Comme tu veux. Bonne nuit !

Well the night safari opens at 6 but getting to the zoo
is upposedly hard so ill take a taxi.
What time is good for you ?

Jviens de me réveiller g la voix cassé mé c lmatin oci dc… En fait jpe pas pr le safari ce soir on dine pr l’anniv de ma maman. Si tu doi travaillé c pa grav. Mé si ta ltem de me voir di moi é on sdonnera rv la où sa tarange. A bientôt.

I dont know if anyone else from pgp is coming but
how does the zoo front entrance at 630 sound ?

Peter and Wyatt already went on Monday. I’ll see if I can get some other ppl to go.

En fait appremment g été ia 10an au safari mè jme sui endormi…
Sa dur 15 min enfin c ptet plu lon now.
Bon jarete de tembeter ! A plus tard maybe. :)

n7606038_31710788_3555 Hi, can you do me a favor ?can you ask your roommate where did he buy his Singaporestret map ? Please ? Thanks

Jsuis pa o courant !

Bon courage pour le test de
chinois et si tu pouvais me dire pour
demain quand et où, ce serait gentil.
Bonne journée/soirée ! Tu diras aux autres
qu’on pouvait pas, dommage.
A demain, Thomas

U mean the night safari ? I dont know
yet where wer meetin. I don’t even
know what time we’r supposed to be there…
if you know something tell me.

                                          Departure: 4:30 pm downstairs

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Jvais ptetr en boite ac the dutch guy et dotr frenchies. Profite de ton momen ac Morten coz tomorrow I’ll be there!on se voit lmatin huh ? 

Pr linstant jgarde mon oeil sachant ke g pa internet.Oui lmatin si
sa te va de trainè ac une zombie.Jhésite ancor a i alé.Dor bien.

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Humm… je ne savais pas que je possédais ce pouvoir en moi… Spooky hihi. Jsuis motivated to se you early then we’ll spend a nice day… well I think so.

n7606038_31711154_9772   Fo ke jdonne rv a mon frerot pr Marina bay.
Genre a Dhoby Ghaut vers 17h sa va ?

Oui mé nous c 11h orchard ! Ok o cas où t’aurais pas compris pour nous…

Merci pr le « pfff… » ça me va droit au cœur et ct vraiment indispensable ! Bonne nuit Thomas et vas-y mollo ac tes « pfff » !

Hi, on est près de l’obélisk. Restez devan Suntec.

Where r u ? We’re at suntec. Next to the big color
light column where militars were hours ago!

R u still coming to Harrys?

n7605602_31681779_2907 Do you go clubbing tonight? We are still in
                           this bar, I have to show you one time!

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Oublie pas l’anniversaire de ta sœur ! Et j’espère que tu auras le temps de dormir un peu. Je t’embrasse.

                    2 aré é jariv !                  n7606038_31710761_4279

Yes we are at vivo city

Juste pour te faire “vibrer” une fois de plus… Aha. J’espere vous (te) rejoindre ce soir. A bientôt. Je dine encore. Je tappelle quand on a fini. J’ai mangé du crabe hummm….

 Thomas, vous y etes encore a Clarke Quay ? Parce quon vient en metro.
On vient. Attendez nous. Au fait faudra faire gaffe a mon frere.

 But we are in a cab with our mum’s friend. Wait we are almost there don’t move!

 Hi, I took Loic’s place, so iam goin to kuala Lumpur

right now. I’ll be coming back Sunday night. See you Monday ! Morten.

Non pas du tout en fait. Il me comprend. Il est génial. Donc on ne se voit pas ?

Mais c ou padang? C un arrét de mrt ? tu veux que je vienne ?

n7606038_31710772_4458      We r helpin them so we r goin et2.
The sho starts at 4. U wanna com wit us at 2?

Thomas, je pars bientot vers orchard road. VEUX-TU QUE JE TE REJOIGNE QUELQUE PART ????
tu serais bien aimable de répondre, merci.
Oui je pensais que je mettrais bcp plus lgtmps. Mais je suis arrivée à city hall. J’attends dedans ou je sors ?

n7606038_31711144_6168 Cant hear plz text

 Wher u guys going ?

97518720- clements number, cheers 

n7606038_31710786_159Sorry guys, I’m not joining you at the chicha bar.

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I’m still at downtown. See you at Cuba Libre between 9h30-10h

 I’ll be late with hisham, at least 15 min

Send me a text message

Outram park. Wat about u ?

n7606038_31710780_6939  We gonna join you for the salsa later.

Mon oncle nous amène a Clarke Quay.
Mais on est pas encore partis.

Kikoo ! vous fét koi ?! Moi jvien2finir le repas ac ma famille 

n7606038_31711168_4867       Where r u ?

Caribean place. First club on the right of Cuba Libre.

Wher are you ?

Are you still there ?

On est dehors avec Philippe.

Goodnight handsome young man…
I do care about you… a lot….

Envoi d texto ! Tu peux passer pr tes clés  n7606038_31711155_126

Yessir idk the specifics tho, i’ll get back to u. Andrew

Why, are you ?? I wouldnt mind. Devon

J’espère te voir demain. Bonne baignade.

n7606038_31711170_5598   Coming over the bridge to sentosa, u rat siloso ?

Il y a un groupe de rock chinois dans un
shopping mall sur orchard. C’est super.
Bonne fin de journée.

« Loic and I had a great laugh while Florence screamed her voice away » hahaha I love it. Didn’t have time to read the poem…


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C'est étrange. Il est maintenant 3h du matin.

La pluie a laissé une odeur de fèves de cacao brûlées après son passage.

 

 

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