Don't Ever Give Up
Wednesday, July 29, 2009 @
Nothing much today. Went to gym with Yy, Wei Kiat and Seong Jing.
Haha, sounds wrong for me but hopefully i will keep training with them and build up my fitness.
Haven't had much exercise ever since the start of school so i better start now.

Space-planning went smoothly as we start to cut out parts of the furniture with only 3 members.
Most of the credit goes to Jun Sheng because he is doing most of the work and the other 2 of us just execute his instructions. Thanks man :]
And to Seong Jing for cutting out most of the boards too :]
Tomorrow Keith coming back.. so chiong arh! Don't wanna go back on Friday to finish up -.-

Just borrowed a camera from my neighbor and whoa it is damn good.
The pics are damn clear. BUT most importantly i don't lose it. Because it is freaking ex and i won't be able to pay my neighbor. Must hold on tight to it man.

那童年的希望是一台时光机
我可以一路开心到底都不换气
戴竹蜻蜓穿过那森林
打开了任意门找到你一起旅行
那童年的希望是一台时光机
你我翻滚过来的榻榻米味道熟悉
所有回忆在校当口袋里
一起荡秋千的默契
在风中持续着甜蜜

时光机 - 周杰伦


Nice song to listen to. Relaxing and chilling music. reminds people of the fun they had with their friends in their youth.


Okay. Ciao.

Tuesday, July 28, 2009 @ Lethargic.
Freaking tired and restless.

Classes now are like damn boring.. keep doing lectures and lectures.

The space planning lesson starts at 3 and ends at 6. I really really want to focus but i just can't. It's just way too late for me, by that time i'm already damn restless to do anything.
Freak..

Darn. What is wrong..?

One day hyper. Then next day restless and emo. What the fcuk is wrong with me..?

Haha... I am just not myself nowadays.

Not at all.

Monday, July 27, 2009 @ Howie.
Bad news. I lost 3 library books and is desperately finding them... well not really.
anyway, i extended the due dates so hopefully i can find them back somehow... SOMEHOW.

In any case, school was fun today but boring during the lectures.
I just couldn't really focus today. Had no idea why. Was playing around a lot.

The addition of a new classmate, Kosol just happened to make the whole class even more chaotic. He's the other new TV besides Syamim and Andrew. And he imitates MJ like damn funny but irritating la.

Other than that, we fooled around like mad when we were inside the design space. Played with wheelchair and then some of us piggy-back each other around the whole place as though that was our house. Haha damn crazy la today.
But somehow, everyone just grew closer lately. That's good.

But then again, it seems like the workload had increased.
Some more it's only the 1st day of a new block. What to do, nothing. Just tahan lor.


My books, please find your way back to me sia or i will have to pay fine T.T

Hmm nothing much. Bye.

罗文裕 - 原木吉他

走在人来人往的钢筋水泥墙
背着guitar吹口哨下线荒n~ye~
在城市幻想吉卜赛的流浪
想象赐给我一双大大的翅膀
天空的云有米老鼠的形状mm~~
沙发是头等舱
用音乐带我去翱翔wu~o~
弹着原木吉他唱歌有单纯的快乐
飞过黄金麦田绕过蜿蜒的小河
一段旋律一个节奏
做个白日梦哦也还不错
弹着原木吉他听着最自然的音色
感觉像草原轻轻吹过脸颊的风
烦恼忧愁当作是耳边风
小小的感动哦在心里慢慢降落

Once in a while. Just take a chill peeps.

Sunday, July 26, 2009 @
Just changed my song to September by Daughtry.
Finally they released the second album. Haha. Go support them, it's an awesome band.

Jamario Moon is going to Cavaliers! WHAT THE HECK. Damn. Sad sia.
Still, there are rumors going on saying that Miami Heat is close to getting Lamar Odom on the team. Not too bad, lose a SF and then get another back. Ain't too bad i guess.

Anyway went to play basketball just now. Deprove so much sia. I'm getting sian liao. Haiz.

Tomorrow need to head to school early to get the library books from class and then return them to the library. If not i will probably get fined - . -
Need to wake up like... 6+? darn. there goes my sleep!

Must be prepared for a busy month ahead with 2 modules now. Tsk tsk tsk.

Realized life's changed so much ever since graduation. So are people around me. Work and stress just changes people so much..

即使会让人生气 其实也能让人开心
即使会让人沮丧 其实也能让人微笑
即使会让人烦恼 其实也能让人快乐
即使会让人不舍 其实也能让人欣慰
即使会让人痛苦 其实也能让人成长

生气时就要懂得怎么让自己变得快乐
沮丧时就要懂得怎么让自己再度微笑
烦恼时就要懂得怎么放开一切, 让自己快乐
不舍时虽然会难受, 但是会渐渐感受到欣慰
痛苦是一定的, 但其实在痛苦中人也慢慢地在成长

不开心的人一定要记住, 它其实不断的在让我们成长
有问题时不能放弃, 因为要突破它们人才会成长
要懂得接受 懂得了解 懂得给予
这些... 也许才是它真正的意思吧.



Gah.. I'm having a headache now - . -
Quite tired too.
I may start posting nonsense soon. Kay better end it here. Ciao.

Saturday, July 25, 2009 @ Smile.
Slacked at home the whole day. Whoa. Not good.

Tomorrow must either go out play ball or jog at night.

Arghhhhhhh.

some random videos. Funny and cute.

KungFu Baby!!


the evil look... hehe


look at the freaked-out baby!


This is damn cute and funny. Drunk baby XD


Don't worry. Be Happy.
Don't think so much. Just smile.
Smiling is a privilege given to everyone :)

Wah kao... The stomache feeling returning again.... T.T

@ Stand up once again
Even though i've been so frustrated with my life recently... guess i should be more open about it :/

Life's full of set-backs so i should just move on la. i guess.

anyway, went back to TK to help out with the campcraft trials.
Means i will be helping them out as someone like an instructor.
Kind of nervous and kind of excited.
Been thinking... should i be fierce to them cause they seriously lack of the sense of urgency.
But again, kids nowadays... you go fierce on them the more they rebel you :/
The key is not to be fierce and force them to listen to you...
Instead how to make them feel like what they are doing are worth it... But...
How to achieve that? That's probably the hardest thing. Tsk.

Anyway, I saw Mr Foo in school and he talked to me about his brother.
Apparently he's an interior architecture and he earns alot too.
Somehow he's cool because he is that kind of person who only accept deals if people accept his design.
In a way, he does it for passion. Not money. that's something to learn from.
But again, it made me realized that to succeed in that industry, i need to be outstanding so that people will recognize my work.

Went to eat with my seniors, Jin Yi and Poh King. Haha, it was fun to talk crap and gossip. Hehe.

After that went off with Poh King and Jin Yi and also talked crap along the way.

Had a nice chat with Jin Yi too. Haha Thanks yaw! Come to think of it... she's a really good friend of mine la. We've been working together alot ever since we first met.
Same class, then work together as ICs, CC captains and now again, to train the next batch of cadets. Of course with a lot other instructors helping out.


Actually i'm posting now cause i can't sleep. I'm having a stomache... T.T




Okay. Time to set a new chapter in life!
I will just focus on Friends, studies, Campcraft and training my fitness.


Ciao.

Thursday, July 23, 2009 @
Woke up around 1 plus... with more problems surfacing.

Gah.. freaking annoying.

In any case. I may use vulgarities so pardon me. I'm damn angry with him already.

You will never read this cause u probably don't bother to anyway.
Since when did you start caring about the family? Ever since u started doing all those events or whatsoever, you've changed.
It may be cool but it can only be a hobby. Please, you are at your 20s already and you're still studying at tertiary standard?! Did some wires in your brain snapped or something?! COME ON, even if you feel that you can just ignore what others think, shouldn't you feel a tiny bit of shame on yourself?

Go freaking count the number of times you skip classes man. HELLO UNCLE. Did she pay for your school fees for you to freaking skip classes?! And some more for you to waste more money on fake MCs to escape from punishments?! Can you for once just start thinking how hard is it on her to take care of you and even worry for you?!

Find her naggy? Screw you. Seriously. If she doesn't even worry, then she's the one with problems already. Not you. Have you seen her tears before? I have. I bet you haven't. You have no idea how worried she is for you, YOU HAVE NO FCUKING IDEA.

Please. Seriously. Shouldn't you be thinking how you can make it through these final years of education first? isn't that more important than anything else?

You changed so much i no longer feel that you are part of the family.
Everytime you come home, you never greeted anyone. The first thing you will always say, to me somemore, is "I need to use (the com)."
HELLO! i don't fcuking give a shit if you want to use the computer. Is that all you will say? Your friends come over, i will act nice nice as though there's no issues at home. You yourself probably don't know either. Sad. Freaking sad.

Please. You are not old already. I never dare to say these things in your face because i'm the youngest in the family. Go think about yourself, your own actions and people who care about you...

Wednesday, July 22, 2009 @ Gahhhh.
How to say. I don't know. Things just aren't going well for me.

Dammit.

Since i failed the DSC interview already, it makes me wonder whether i should go for the GL interview when it's out... Probably get rejected again. Haiz. shan't think about that for now..

Apparently, i didn't do well for my final assignment too, only got a 75. Luckily my sketchbook saved me with 88 marks. Phew. So overall i guess i didn't do too badly...

After that, went to eat with the guys and then headed to the sports complex area to play soccer.
Haha, i bet they laughed their asses off when they realized i DARN NOOB at soccer. I can't even kick the ball properly la! But it was fun la, at least everyone enjoyed themselves and laughed at all the nonsense we did. Now, that's what i call fun.

Still, after that i went straight home. Darn, couldn't catch Kobe at the indoor stadium. What to do, i unlucky lor. Nevermind...

Seriously, things just come one after another. Effing hell i want my life to be normal again. So please please please i hope there's no more disappointments or rubbish for me for the time being. I am damn fcuking tired to think and settle them.

Pardon me for the vulgarities, i am just damn restless nowadays. No idea why.

Nothing else to say. Ciao.

Tuesday, July 21, 2009 @ Mind Bursting.
So many things on my mind all of a sudden.

Things around me just aren't going right.

School stuff.

Friends.

All sorts of crap.

But i'm just too restless to think about what i can do about these stupid problems.

Warh kao. Just wanna sleep my way till i die.

On the other hand. The Miami Heat family is like gonna tear apart anytime soon. Getting Carlos boozer or Odom is fine... but...
Jamario Moon might be going off to Cavaliers (No more Wade to Moon Alley-oops to see.)
To get Boozer, Haslem and Wright might be going off to Jazz (Haslem and Wright... they have been in Heat for so freaking long, it's tough to see them go to another team. What the hell man. What the hell.)

Nothing seems to going right. Nothing.. -.-"

Restless.. Standing up again just seems so tough.



* Editted 10.10pm *

didnt get into DSC. Sian, probably cause i have little leadership.. fine by me. understandable.

Then, realized Ying Yao going to watch Kobe also. AND I can't cause i one step slower. WTFish.

How eff-ing unlucky can i get?!

Nothing seems to be right now. Argh, screwed up life..

Sunday, July 19, 2009 @ Here and Now
Pretty surprised and annoyed today.
Need to work sooooo much harder.

Perhaps i should look at things the other way round.
All along i've been taking things for granted -.-
I can't complain. I have no reason to what.
Blame myself for being so lazy.
Need to train so much harder than before now. Must!

One can only get things you want when you try and work hard.
That's how life's always been.
Alamak. Now then i realize -.-"
One can be a failure in people's eyes.
One can look dumb no matter how hard one tries.
However, it's up to the person.. Because no matter how hard a person falls, no one can ever take away the chance for him to stand up again. No one.
Yeah, so bloody hell just ignore what others say and work hard man.
Yeah. that's the way! :)

End of my rubbish.
Tomorrow gotta add the details to my painting. Woohooo!
AND
Fendy you die also must leave that ticket alone. Don't use the chance to get a girl to go on a date with you using that ticket.
I want to goooooooo!
Apparently he got the tickets to watch Kobe Bryant at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.
Wait for me! I want to gooooooooo!

Okay peeps. Ciao!

In life, work hard no matter how foolish you look to others.
Because nobody can take away the chance for you to succeed in life.

@ Looking on the other side of the picture
Yo peeps.

Went back to sch earlier on paint my picture. I've finished the background of the picture already. Monday gonna start on the details with my teacher's help.

Tomorrow probably gonna play ball with my friends. Haha very long never play already.

Anyway nothing much. Just some songs, enjoy :)

刘明峰 - 依恋



That was the first time he sang the song. He wrote and composed it on his own. Damn cool because the lyrics like damn professional. Normally when u hear a first-timer compose a song, you definitely can tell that he is one. For his case, it's pretty hard. Haha zai sia.

麻痹了也无所谓
想我们当初谁都不理谁
无数个昼夜白天在这交叉点
无奈时间冻结了一切
你不在我的身边
仿佛又跌跌撞撞走回原点
想念在第一时间
找不到到不了你所谓的永远
对你的思念如千丝万线
想吻你的脸一转身又不见
试探我的心在心里蔓延
渴望这爱早已超越了极限
所以我选择离开你再抽离你的世界
在爱情里不算太遥远
多么奢望能够牵着你的指尖
时光一逝永不回在我们隔绝之间
在爱情里不算太遥远
在一刹那终于相信了永远不算太遥远

Kay. Need to go already. Ciao.

Quote of the day: If you wanna be happy, then just be. No one can stop you :)

Friday, July 17, 2009 @ Late Breaks.
Just finished pencil-ing the picture, gonna start painting tomorrow.

Fell asleep on the bus while on the way home just now.


Geez... bus rides are always the best. Ha.

Thursday, July 16, 2009 @ It's here. uhuh...
err... Hello.

Can't believe i've been posting so much recently.
Reason is because it's damn boring nowadays. Just keep working on paintings.
In any case, the final assignment is here already. I'm gonna be painting wolves.

张智成 - Just Once



打开抽屉常读的书本里
放着你的旧地址
记得那长长的楼梯
每天守在你家门等你
一切就这样开始
你的眼神总是那麽专注
填满我内心的孤独
只是爱情走到了半路
路太远所以看不清楚
一切就这样结束
just once 让我再拥着你
just once 一起回忆过去
如果生命中没有了你
我能找甚麽人来代替
世界上有没有挛生的另一个你

再遇见你教我停止呼吸
原来爱情还有温度
只是给我们再多时间
也不保证有效期限
一切再不像从前
不能自己
i can't help myself
失去了你
just no one else
你曾是我的唯一
我怎麽舍得把你忘记
just once just once
让我再拥着你


Quite surprised his voice not bad eh. haha!
I like the music of the song. Relaxing and cheerful.

Wednesday, July 15, 2009 @ Ahaha
On the way home watched the sky.
Too bad i can't upload images.
But still, evening sky is the best to watch.

the colors are just so darn nice and relaxing.

make me miss the secondary sch days when i always go home around evening :/

oh well. Ciao.

Tuesday, July 14, 2009 @ I'm gonna FLUNK!
Yo peeps.

I want to slap myself because i'm getting sian-ed of work.

I dunno la. I see the paintings i feel damn mesmerized. But i think that was pure acting. After lesson, immediately i forget everything :D.. sorry wrong face :X

Yeah. Because my teacher is damn good at painting but alamak.. I just totally suck at painting!!
I knew that since primary school. Or maybe whenever i paint, i just anyhow whack.

Haha, some trivial about me, in primary school I NEVER DID ANY ART WORK until primary 5 onwards. Seriously.
Since mid-term of P1, I started becoming lazy and during art lessons I will just pretend to walk around look at other people's work until lesson ends. Pro right. Nah. Lazy more like it.
During that period of time, i always had an F for art Ha! Thinking about that I just find it so dumb and funny.

Then, there was this time during P4, the art teacher did a pretty dumb thing. Sorry for scolding you -.-, but it was really dumb.
I still remember during that time, a lot of the students were punished and stood outside of class cause they didn't do their work. Luckily, for that case i did my work! Talk about being lucky :S
Anyway, she needed to type in the grades for our art, so she asked the class who handed up the previous assignment and for them to raise their hands.
Guess. yeah smart asses, I raised my hand! XD
I still remember my friend was like staring at me asking, "Eh, you handed up meh??"
I simply smiled and replied, "Yeah!"
And for that, i got an A for that Art! Yes, I'M A GENIUS!!
Sia lah... i cannot believed i started lying at such a young age. but it was funny la.

In any case, back to the topic, i think i will probably screw up my final assignment for this module... - - i still need to work on my watercolor painting later.
Tomorrow i will probably stay in class to work on my acrylic painting, thursday need to submit already. ARHHHH DIEEEEE!

Yes, YONG XI, don't go play and just remain in class to work on yr painting!

kay, i'm insane -.-"

Two songs to feature today. This is 周杰伦 - 晴天. one of my favourite songs. the guitar is smoothing and relaxing.



The next song is Ryan Cabrera - I will remember you (people say it's a good song for graduation. huh..)



Okay people, off to work on my water color painting. Ciao!

Monday, July 13, 2009 @ Wah sian arh.
Yo peeps.

Somehow, i'm starting to feel very sian of the module already.
It's just very boring to be doing the same thing everyday but i just can't help being in awe when i see Mr Ng's art pieces. ALAMAK DAMN GOD-LY can!!!! i cannot tahan!! it's insane!!!

some of his works.

just some of his work i could find online. wah i tell u, it's just so nice man. Looking at my own painting, it's... kanasai.

but still, i'm just not good at painting so obviously i cannot stand it la.. haiz. sorry teacher. i cant help it. but i dun mind sketching la XD

on the other hand, cause its just too bored at times so i just tried to find dramas to watch. As of now, i'm watching 18 禁不禁 (18 Censored or Not).

To tell you the truth, i didn't expect the show to be so freaking hilarious. Interesting at times yet still as hilarious. if you guys are free, just go watch it la. damn funny, got hot girls also wakakakaka XD

No worries man, no porn. just brief nudity but still DAMMMN funny!

2 more weeks to go. argh, must do well for the last assignment. CHIONG ARHHH!





Hmm... How do i start? I was actually shocked that you read my blog. I have no idea how you found it but it doesn't matter. You were the one who tagged right?
To say the truth, i read your blog at times too.
It's good to see that you have good results, i'm happy for you.
Well yeah if you happen to see this.. i want this to be the last time i'm writing this kind of thing already. I have to stop before it gets so annoying to people.
I figure out that it will be hard for us to talk face to face, not even for me to ask you to come out. It's hard. so let's just put it here.
Am i wrong to say that you have not let go of the feelings? That's what i felt from reading what you wrote and i can't deny that i felt happy about it at that moment in time. I thought probably i could give it another shot. Well of course if i am wrong about you not being able to let go, oh well. What can i say.. sorry for being so ego lor.
Haha!
But if so, please don't. Trying to forget about something you are unwilling to let go, is that worth it? Probably facing it is the best thing to do. Well at least that's how i feel..
It's the same for me. I thought that i have let go but i realized i haven't.
When i listen to certain songs, they just remind me of the feeling and times we enjoyed together.
When i see the time 11:11, i start to wonder what you are doing.
When i look at the my old messages, i actually can't bear to clear the messages u sent to me.
I still remember the time when i tried to do things to win you back.
I tried to fold paper hearts and i actually used up a whole notebook from my brother. Of course the hearts look ugly. I did them in a rush...
I wrote a letter for you as well.
Still, these things never reach you because i fell sick during that time. But i guess its good they never reached you, phewww.... They probably lack of sincerity :/
Thinking back, i think they were foolish.. but i'm just that sort of guy :X
I started to wonder am i foolish to wait because it appears to me so. At the same time, it doesn't. Because isn't it right to fight for what you love?
I will let go because you are doing well and it's not right to intrude into your life with my annoying messages anymore.
I can't let go because i can't bear to see that you are trying but somehow the feeling still stays.
Don't be so negative and keep thinking that you don't want me to get hurt again. I'm okay with it. I seriously am. If i'm afraid of getting hurt, why am i still so persistent?
It's just i still don't understand what you fear and i can no longer get to you like i used to. I know you are afraid that it will be over sooner or later because we are at 2 different places all the time. There are still many others who are together despite studying at 2 different places. It doesn't make sense to look at the bad examples instead of the good ones hur.
Instead of thinking how it might end, shouldn't people think of how it can last. That should be how it goes, isn't it?
Perhaps you could think how we could work things out. Neither of us wants this to happen. Its because we are afraid that one day it will come. Of course someday it might come. But we will step over and get rid of it. Fall down seven times, get up eight times. That's how it goes. Trying our best, and even doing that can make things alot better and closer for us. Think about it..
Alamak i so long-winded. !#%!@##$&^!#$%@# *smack myself! :S*

I will still do so as i said and just wait, because that's just how much i want it. that's how much i love you..
Whether you happen to read this or not, feel angry/ annoyed or even cry. I'm sorry and it doesn't matter anymore. Don't need to feel emo or sad about it or even tag or blog about it. Pretend you never see.

This is the last time i'm doing this. fullstop liaooooooo. arrhhh... i feel so much better releasing all these.. shiok shiok.
If we ever meet again, just don't forget to say hello lor. Cheers!

HOLY SMOKESSSS.






Saturday, July 11, 2009 @ Piak
nothing much today.
stayed at home in the morning till 4+ to take care of my ah ma.
fendy came around 2.45 and we used the com awhile then left the house to meet banjamin to play ball.
haha okay la. i still can play within my standard. phewww.

anyway. this is one of my favourite song.

羅志祥 - 几分



不管昨天你对我说过了什么
今天的我还是依然依然沉默
两个人生气着
看着谁先舍不得
何必这样来试探我们的缘份
不管昨天我对你说过了什么
今天的你还是依然依然自我
问这要到什么时候
才会觉得无法忍受
难道这样才证明爱得有多深
所以爱有几分
这是你不停的疑问
你的心里对我有多认真
何必执着在我的部分
所以爱有几分
这是你永远的疑问
只有最后一切才有定论
不管昨天我对你说过了什么
今天的你还是依然依然自我
问这要到什么时候
才会觉得无法忍受
难道这样才证明爱得有多深
所以爱有几分
这是你不停的疑问
你的心里对我有多认真
何必执着在我的部分
所以爱有几分
这是你永远的疑问
只有最后一切才有定论
没有值不值得当失去了有什么好争
就在转身之后
我的不舍有多么的真
所以爱有几分
这是你不停的疑问
你的心里对我有多认真
何必执着在我的部分
所以爱有几分
这是你永远的疑问
只有最后一切才有定论
只有最后一切才有定论



ciao people. enjoy the song.

I'm still waiting actually. until that time is up.

@ &^@$&@^@#*!@#$%!@
Hey peeps. Had to change blogskin again cause i kind of meddled with the previous one and i didn't know how to reverse whatever i did to it -.-

in any case. First of all.
please help do this can? pretty please?
http://orangeribbon,onepeople.sg/2009/
just leave a message. no worries its just regarding racial harmony. World peace man! just help and write something good can le. of course be truthful la.

in any case, earlier on went to Singapore Art Museum with the class to see Wu Guan Zhong's art work. Damn nice. He's very talented and also a humble person. Go take a look at his art pieces if you want to.


from far it looks simple and easy but when you close up on his work. WHOA. total opposite. ever detail and stroke. whoa. now that's a professional.

Since wednesday, my maid's gone back to Jarkarta at her son's house so my family have to split the responsiblity of taking care of my grandmother.
actually, most of it are done by my mom and i.
While my mom's home then i'm free.
While she's doing part time then i have to be the "Nanny"

Yeah some might think it sucks cause you have to be locked up at home. But somehow, i feel different. It's not the feeling of annoyed or boredom.
Or rather, i feel happy or proud about it.
I just feel that sense of responsiblity and well.. i can't describe but its a good feeling.
Although i don't really communicate with her and only attend to her when she needs to eat or other things like getting water for her, it still feels good.

In a way, how many of us kids, okay young adults, get the chance to take care of their grandparents like that. not many eh. Lucky me then :D

perhaps. or not so. perhaps..














You may not be able to read this. well you don't know i have a blog.
but. i don't know.
i appear to have forgotten but i guess deep inside me that tiny tiny bit of feeling still remains.
whenever i pass by familiar places, part of the memories we shared just pops up in my mind.
But even so i just told myself to forget. there's really nothing i can do.
still, even if it is still a tiny bit it matters alot.
im a stubborn person.
if all is not lost, i will want to keep trying, especially if it is something that i want so much.
yes. alot.

often i think about a second chance, but i doubt it will ever come.
But even so, i wouldn't want to intrude when you're doing well.
i'm happy enough you are doing well.
we had a great time together. those were good memories.



but if ever.. that chance were to come. will you accept it...?










Tuesday, July 7, 2009 @ Used to be.
On the way home from boarding a bus, I saw this channel u television program called "The Way We Live". Its somewhat like a reality tv show and this Singaporean guy, just a normal resident; not a celebrity, will go into other cultures and kind of experience their live and things like that.

Somehow, this guy had to visit various volcano sites in Indonesia and i managed to catch 1 of the sites. It is known as the Kawah Ijen volcano according to what i've searched on the net.

It sure looks beautiful doesn't it? But underneath this beautiful site is a sad story. Not really as in a story, but the unfortunate life of the Indonesian people.

Before i go onto that, let me roughly tell you what i saw over the show.
The host of the show apparently stopped by at a village called Sidoarjo and according to the people, it used to be a very lively village until somewhere around year 2006, some events led to a huge mud flow that eventually devoured the once-lively village.

Just look at that. According to the show, it is at least 30 feet of depth. Many fields, factories, houses etc. were all taken and buried underneath. It's not just that, the flood is still ongoing.

In a way, this turned into tourist attraction and you would have to pay 60 cents Singapore currency (after converted) as a form of donation to the victims.

From there, i started to wonder. What if, i was the victim and i have became a tour guide in order to survive from the tourists' money. It will feel horrible. Going around what was once known as my home and just looking at it, helplessly and not able to do anything. It really feel sad for the people.

The host said something like this, "It's very different from things in Singapore. In Singapore, people are spoon-fed. However, in here, it's every man for themselves."

You can go online to find out more about the incident as well.
In any case, moving on to the volcano known as the Kawah Ijen.

It is actually a mining site for the residents. Only the men of the families will do the mining and children and women are not allowed up because it's far too dangerous. Yes, the men have to travel up to mine sulphur.

Every single trip (Up and down the mountain) takes about 2-3 hours. And the people normally make about 2-3 trips a day. Adding onto that, the basket along with sulphur weighs around 80 kg. Imagine that.

This is exactly what happens at the summit of the volcano. You can see the red hot substances are actually the first form of sulphur somewhat in molten form as it had just came out from the volcano. It then turns yellow only after cooling.

You can tell that the people obviously have to endure the poisonous fumes and just get on with the job. Overtime and too much exposure to the fumes will be bad for the skin, eyes, and other parts of the body.

This is the injury on the worker's back. Day after day of doing the job, carrying 80 kg of sulphur up and down for 2-3 hours of walking. Sad to see right..

The host even had issues going up the hill (Not even reaching the summit yet) because it was too much, physically, on his body and legs. Upon reaching the summit, he also had issues going into the smoke and coming out with large pieces of red hot sulphur. The poisonous gas was just too much. But yet he saw the people just doing the job with ease, as though it was a very common of everyday-thing for them. Apparently... it is.

After seeing so much on the show, it kind of reminded me of my days in secondary school.

Wait. Not no link. There is a link... somehow.
Anyway, it just reminded me of the days when i used to had geography lessons and my teacher, Ms Yap, would show the class photos she had taken whenever she went overseas. Mostly are related to the natural environment.
Whenever i saw those pictures, i would envy her or whoever had the luxury of traveling to those places. The natural features just look so nice and peaceful. Things like the coral reefs, like the mountains and cliffs by the ocean. For so many times i wanted to have the chance of traveling overseas just to experience the nature myself. Well, too bad i can't.

Then, there was this period of time (When i was sec 4) that a group of sec 3s from a certain Project work topic will be able to travel to somewhere which i seriously cannot recall. But its a huge issue regarding the dispute of the laos and another country which is either Laos or Myanmar. The refugees of Laos were caught in the middle of it. On top of that, there were many children among the refugees.

Actually if i can recall, the Laos were trying to get rid of the refugees and the refugees thus fled. However, for whichever country the refugees were trying to hide in, that country could not afford to keep them for long and they will have to be sent back to Laos and be.. you know what.

It was just damn sad to hear that and so my buddy and i went to our teacher to ask if we could tag along with the sec 3s just to help out. Sadly we couldn't. we had truncated and we can't afford to miss the lessons cause if was an important year for us ):

After the school holidays and when they had returned from the trip, ms yap showed the class the photos they had taken. It was nice to see the pictures. The children were actually held up in a orphange specially set up for them. The sec 3s helped out of course, to do things for them and also gave the children lots of presents. it was good just to see the smiles on the kids' faces.

Saying so much, i really miss the old days. Geography was one of my favourite subjects cause i just love seeing the different kinds of landforms and formations. Damn nice and calm sia.

Life in poly is so much different. It just feels so different.

In any case, i really feel that we are fortunate people to not have to face crisis like volcanic eruptions, floods etc. Just look at the things occuring around us.
The mud flood? Hurricane Katrina? Tsunami? SiChuan earthquake?
Theses things, we hardly experience, not that we want but we are just very fortunate people.

Perhaps if i can i want to be able to do things like helping those people. I can't guarantee but thoughts like that just appear in my head whenever i see sad events such as those. Haiz, dammit.

Okay, long enough post already. Time to ciao.

Cya peeps!

Chung Yong Xi
13/05/1992
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