It's a damn cold night...

Forgiving is love's toughest work, and love's biggest risk. To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.
いつか失ってしまうのかな。薄れてゆく笑顔と君を守りたい。
-- D-technolife

If fate is a wheel, then we are the sand that is crushed between the cogs.

Don't judge a life by one difficult season.

独自并不代表孤单,在一群人中狂笑着有时更寂寞。
-- 吴庆康

At times it may not even seem rational, but the heart has a computing ability that is far more accurate and far more precise than anything within the limits of rational thought.
-- Deepak Chopra
于是我让孤独更孤独,有一种不是悲伤的悲伤,才是刻骨铭心的悲伤。
Grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console; to be understood as to understand; to be loved as to love.
-- St Francis.
People's actions are influenced by their expectations. People respond not just to what is happening now, but to what they anticipate will happen in the future.
-- Sloman
不管你会不会忘了我,我只想告诉你一个秘密。
--《不能说的·秘密》

Every action generates a force of energy that returns to us in like kind.
-- Deepak Chopra

The furthest distance in the world is not between life and death but when I stand in front of you yet you don't know that I love you.
-- Tagore
Do do not worry about tomorrow; it will have enough worries of its own. There is no need to add to the troubles each day brings.
-- Matt 6:34

まだ不器用に笑うね まだ悲しみが似合うから
キミに降る痛みを 拭ってあげたい すべて I for you
-- I For You

the optimistic pessimist

supposedly an adult, she thinks like an adult (too much, if you ask me). deep inside, she is nothing but a little girl, with her little lofty dreams and ideals. and oops, she is breaking them, one by one.
more often than not, she is just an angsty emo kid.

she is only but
a passer-by,

an onlooker,
a walking shadow.

and this girl can't stop writing.

she stalks

|| cyn bea bao zou mel ||
|| joan weepz wanxuan eunice ||
|| blockc weicheng yeanching lehia kexi zhenlin yeevoon horace mingzhe alvin dina sandra ||
|| becca adel ||
|| tzehee boonkian ||
|| cruzteng peifen dasmondkoh ||
|| xiaozhu xiaogui sunxiezhi ashin taozhe ||
|| derrick jinglun stefsun ||
|| natho joshua lawrencewong ||
|| dyt feliciachin joannepeh jeanetteaw ||
|| bryanwong quanyifong sharonaw ||
|| xiaohan hyr wujiahui chimkang mingde dannyyeo ||
|| xuyunling alvinology esther buguatv 8gg ||
|| iwrotethisforyou thingsweforget ||

After all, what is in the past but what we choose to remember? They can choose not to hide it, to take what's broken, to feel the pain and know that it will heal. They know where happiness lies, not in a cave or a country, but in love and the freedom to give and take what has been there all along.
-- The Bonesetter's Daughter

she watches on

Others desire to experience the blessedness of giving, but we often frustrate them by refusing their help.


“你有心事吗?”
“或许有一天,我会告诉你吧。”
--《不能说的·秘密》

she holds on

 Memories were also a way of looking in a mirror, but it was a jagged mirror of broken glass, one that cast imperfect reflections. Like shards, these memories drew blood.

February 2003 March 2003 April 2003 May 2003 June 2003 July 2003 September 2003 October 2003 November 2003 December 2003 January 2004 February 2004 March 2004 April 2004 May 2004 June 2004 July 2004 August 2004 September 2004 October 2004 November 2004 December 2004 January 2005 February 2005 March 2005 April 2005 May 2005 June 2005 July 2005 August 2005 September 2005 October 2005 November 2005 December 2005 January 2006 February 2006 March 2006 April 2006 May 2006 June 2006 July 2006 August 2006 September 2006 October 2006 November 2006 December 2006 January 2007 February 2007 March 2007 April 2007 May 2007 June 2007 July 2007 August 2007 September 2007 October 2007 November 2007 December 2007 January 2008 February 2008 March 2008 April 2008 May 2008 June 2008 July 2008 August 2008 September 2008 October 2008 November 2008 December 2008 January 2009 February 2009 March 2009 April 2009 May 2009 June 2009 July 2009 August 2009 September 2009 October 2009 November 2009 December 2009 January 2010 February 2010 March 2010 April 2010 May 2010 June 2010 July 2010 August 2010 September 2010 October 2010 November 2010 December 2010 January 2011 February 2011 March 2011 April 2011 May 2011 June 2011 July 2011 August 2011 September 2011 October 2011 November 2011 January 2012 February 2012

she never gets

永远不会交的功课 || 永远不会实现的愿望

|| you ||

Responsibility means not blaming anyone or anything for your situation, including yourself... Whatever relationships you have attracted in your life at this moment are precisely the ones you need in your life at this moment. There is a hidden meaning behind all events, and this hidden meaning is serving your own evolution.
-- Deepak Chopra

she thanks

Designer : Wei Jun
Brushes : Deviantart - Spy Glass

I don't know, I don't know. Sometimes I feel like I'm a pair of eyes and ears, and I'm just trying to stay safe and make sense of what's happening. I know what to avoid, what to worry about.I'm like those kids who live with gunfire going off around them. I don't want pain. I don't want to die. I don't want to see other people around me die. But I don't have anything left inside me to figure out where I fit in or what I want. If I want anything, it's to know what's possible to want.
-- The Bonesetter's Daughter

Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.
Hebrews 11:1

Monday, February 27, 2012
withers away @ 7:55 PM

说不出的祝福,只能在这里表达了。朋友,生日快乐。

It's something Mystical

Sunday, February 26, 2012
withers away @ 1:21 AM

一定要趁今晚记录下这份感动,因为过了就没有了。虽然我觉得,这种感觉应该会久久都散不去。五月天,我终于去了。
赶到现场,应该是错过了半首歌吧。找不到自己的位子,问了很多很多ushers,终于找到对的那行,也没管是否是正确的座位,一屁股坐在最外面的位子。刚开始时有点怪怪的,因为那一区属于restricted view,不是所有的位子都是满的,有一半的人竟然是坐在那里一动也不动地听歌。有别于杰伦的,因为当时我坐Cat 1,所以从头站到尾、唱到尾、喊到尾。这次我坐在大荧幕下面,只看得到五月天的侧面,旁边的人都不动我很难动耶,况且很怕站起来就挡着后面的人。还有,坐我旁边那一对,连跟节奏摇摆都没有。所以到头来我在位子上摆动。
但是,不久后那对跑掉了。我坐了一下发现他们应该不会回来,就移了进去。当我又在发现后面的人已经站起来了过后,就没有什么阻挡我享受演唱会了。其实坐在那里,距离很近很近,只是看不到大荧幕,看不到正面,音响也很大,甚至feedback很多,但是都无所谓,因为五月天唱歌的诚意爆满。他们是真的爱我们,想唱歌给我们听的。阿信很会说感性的话(所以才写得出那么好的歌词),其他团员也很会哈啦搞笑。
唱《倔强》的时候举的歌词牌;唱《突然好想你》的时候灯光一暗,只有阿信在台上,配着简单的键盘,只有他和我们的声音,一股涌上的热泪盈眶;唱《知足》的时候阿信要我们用手机营造星空;唱《离开地球表面》的时候的全场跳动,我觉得自己就快跌死还是要跳。一切的一切,都化成美好的回忆,记在心里。
唱《憨人》的时候,因为结尾是一连串的“啦”,我们跟着一起,当鼓声、贝斯、吉他都静下来,我们继续“啦”,阿信开始说话,我们的“啦”就成了背景音乐。他说,以前还在念书时来了个新加坡的交流生,他是第一个他见过的新加坡人,所以对他来说他像个外星人。但是到最后,他发现他们是同一种人。因为当他在用闽南语骂粗话的时候,他也听得懂!全场爆笑。然后他说,所以他们不怕在这里唱闽南语歌,因为我们都听得懂!说实话,我到近两年才听过他们的闽南语歌,有点迟,但是总好过没有!
Encore两次,如果不是已经到午夜十二点了,唱了四个小时了,相信我们还会来个第三次吧。第二次,阿信他们有点词穷了,他说,其实他们也没什么好说了,想唱的也唱完了,但是就是不想下去,不想离开,不想放我们回家。他不是在说场面话,他是真的很享受那个时候。因为我坐的位置看得到整个体育场,所以我开始了解那种歌手一直说的感动。摇滚区的人开始喊:“不回家!不回家!”,我当时也还真的是不想走。我很想对阿信说,我们就这样唱下去吧,唱到天亮吧。我好爱五月天的词,五月天的歌,五月天的这五个仍然对音乐的那种执着热爱。
可能有人会说,阿信的声音其实不很好了,高音破了之类的。但是,我觉得听演唱会是听一种气氛多过于声音的完美。还有,那更是在短短几个小时内,重新看见自己,看见不同阶段的自己,唱着不同的歌的情况。杰伦的歌是如此,五月天的也是如此,它们让我的眼前出现了不一样的画面,让我回忆起很多很多。记录故事、重温故事,可能才是演唱会真正的意义吧。
五月天带来的感动,五月天带来的热泪盈眶,我想,我希望,我愿意,下一起再来体会一回。

It's something Mystical

Wednesday, January 18, 2012
withers away @ 7:04 PM

another perk of the profession.
if and when i have time, i read up and research abt related info. some of this info is so interesting and fascinating, and it rocks to have a platform to share these info. off the book, off everywhere, but who cares. the sparkle in the eyes of the kids. priceless. and i'm happy to share that sparkle in my eyes too.

It's something Mystical

Tuesday, January 17, 2012
withers away @ 10:23 PM

yesterday...
kid: bio is so interesting... i wanna be a doctor in future.
me: wow that's great!
kid: that kind who does surgeries.
me: ohh a surgeon somemore. but it's not easy.
kid: yes i know...
me: u need to study 5 yrs in uni, become a houseman etc etc.
kid: yah, and got a lot of things to memorise...
me: yup, and u need to get straight As and do well in your interview.
kid: yah I KNOW... but bio is so interesting!! everything is so fascinating.
me: yup yup i agree.
kid: and i really respect doctors a lot. why didn't u become a doctor? i'll respect u a lot u know.
me: (jokingly) u mean u dun respect me now lah??
kid: no no no no no.
me: my grades aren't good enough to become a doctor.
kid: how would u feel if i came back to visit u as a doctor?
me: i'll be very very proud of you.
kid: really???
me: yes really.
kid: ok i'll come back.
me: i'll be waiting~

i've been with this kid for the 3rd year now. she's in the normal stream, has ADHD and she may never become a doctor. but she's one of my most inquisitive kid. and i was really proud of her because she is clear about what she wants and she dares to dream. 人因梦想而伟大, no?

reason why i love one-to-one sessions. knowledge can be taught, values and mindsets need to be slowly moulded through daily interactions. time to time, i'm reminded of why i chose this profession from the very beginning. despite of all the endless crap, i love my job. one good reason is enough to trump all.

It's something Mystical

Sunday, January 01, 2012
withers away @ 3:42 PM

i have to say i've been blessed with many things in 2011. learning and trying out new things at work and at play, colleagues who have my back and are willing to help as long as i ask, friends at work whom i can trust and talk to, old friends who still remember me and still care, old buddies who never fade, establishing more contact with the extended family. and to find that my heart is still beating and all is not lost. having gathered everything under my wing isn't easy, not to mention other awful things that happened, resulting in the loss of people. people is one thing i cannot get over, and never will. but we learn to look forward and move on.
come on now, 2012 :)

It's something Mystical

Wednesday, November 30, 2011
withers away @ 1:01 AM

以下都是偷小寒老师的。老师的词,加上她自己的词解,我还能说什么?

《唱错歌词》 - 杨宗纬



我識趣的將身體向右挪不再多說

這是親身體驗,
19歲那年我和一位男生做在樓梯間聊天,
他見到蠻公走過來,
心知我和蠻公有情愫在萌芽,
便將身子往右挪,
騰出個中間的空位給他坐。
然後我們原本的話題就停止了。
男生被擠到扶手那端,
生理和心理都很不舒服,
不久就起身走了。
這一幕,在我心裡很久。

火 火把煙蒂燒得 有 些 駝 像在畏縮

還有一幕,
就是樓梯間,
剛被丟棄的一根小小煙蒂,
灰還在,
呈半月型,
像在駝背,
像在畏縮。

像是替我說已成灰的不復活
不論誰犯的錯 何須費事再去道破

歌手的舉止在上面已經刻畫完畢,
現在是交代戀情的部份。
基本上,Ashes to Ashes的意思,
就是說一件事情已經走到尾端,
不能挽留,
也不能回返過去,
就算是對方主動犯的錯,
攤開,指名道姓了又怎樣?
能改變甚麼嗎?

再無寄託 只當他愛你比較多
你不必再哭泣著受折磨

這裡更為清楚,
女生選擇了別人,
藉口是那個人更愛她,
和他在一起很開心,
對方從來不會惹她哭。
歌手在這裡用女生背叛的話,
來催眠自己,
並且覺得說得有道理

淚是線索 淚是勒索
它要消弱 一切的辯駁

因為每一次心愛的人哭的時候,
自己就手足無措,
就當這是一個提示,
千萬不能讓她流淚。
此刻這種場合自己就算有多少被錯怪的事情想反駁,
卻想到萬一說錯甚麼,
會弄她哭,又捨不得。

我 有權利當一個惡魔
你信我 我真的想過

楊宗緯給人一種很乖,很努力的感覺,
但總覺得一個能把歌曲唱得如此黑暗的人,
心裡肯定有黑暗面,
很可能住著一個沈睡的惡魔。
(我們統統不也是嗎?不然惡魔的漢語拼音怎麼會是Emo呢?笑。)
在被冤枉,被錯怪,被拋棄的那一刻,
惡魔會醒過來,
控制人的身體做一些破壞的事情。
但是歌裡主角沒有。
這麼一來,
大家就看得出他有多愛那個女孩了。

選擇沉默 讓你適應新生活
靜待寂寞來攪和 陪伴我將孤獨探索

還不如閉嘴好了,讓女生有機會在毫無牽掛的狀態下,
可以去和新情人展開戀情。

現在只想說 心痛已這麼多
留點空間給我 你的抱歉就算認錯

在這個3人晚餐上,
女生不斷地望向男主角,
滿臉的抱歉,
欲言又止。
有時,有些話意會就好,
真的無須說出來,
於是他及時阻止了對方。

感謝對我誠實 等一下再說不遲
不急一時 就當仁慈 就這一次


因為他在此刻的情緒已經超載:
滿腹委屈、嫉妒、恨意,
卻得控制自己的身體和語言,
克制自己,表現出寬容、從容、大方..
一切都還在平衡著,
實在不需要最愛的人說甚麼,
否則一切崩潰,
一切變得醜陋。

我只是 怕唱錯歌詞
一個字 耽誤一世


因為楊宗緯是歌手,
相信最怕在臺上忘詞或唱錯歌詞,
因為我將“說錯話”寫成“唱錯歌詞”,
也是歌詞的整體概念。

字的力量是我們無法想像的大。
想像,
男主角此刻如果說:“聽我說,你要快樂。”
舊愛就會寬心地走了。
但,
男主角此刻如果說:“聽我說,你不快樂。”
就會大亂對方的心智,
開始懷疑自己的決定,
自己究竟是因為負氣而離開他,
還是因為已找到幸福才離開他?

既然分就分了不是爭奪才算愛得有價值

這句話的靈感來自於一位朋友。
當時他的女朋友向他提出分手,
他沒有異議,同意了。
不過幾天,
女生寫了一則簡訊給他:
“Breaking up was just a test.
But since you didn’t put up a fight at all, guess I didn’t mean much to you.”
朋友當下回了:
“If you are staying because I had to fight for it, then I guess didn’t mean much to you too.”
印象好深刻。

我的安靜 是懂事 是諷刺

延續害怕說錯話的主題,
說穿了,一個被遺棄的情人,
安靜究竟是識趣、懂事,
還是窩囊?
諷刺的是,說不定說一些話,
還有挽留對方的機會。
挽留對方,不就是自己最想要的嗎?
理智、慾望在抗衡著。

我選擇沉默 看你們的新生活
我自己會找暖和 一個人就一個人過

所以我說歌曲結構有點不同。
旋律並沒有回到主歌,
而是重回到Bridge,
因為整首歌詞的格局不大,
就繞著概念轉。
這句歌詞是在安慰舊愛,
”I’ll be okay, 小傷而已,沒甚麼大不了的。”

只是拜託 心酸已這麼多
留點尊嚴給我 你的抱歉就算認錯

但對方還是不斷地用同情、憐憫的眼神看著自己,
惹得自己有點火了,
才冒出這語氣有點煩躁,又痛心的一句:
男人失去一切之後唯有的就是尊嚴,
難道你不懂嗎?

我只是 怕唱錯歌詞
一個字 害你錯失

同樣的,字的力量是很大。
想像,
男主角此刻如果說:“他人很好,我祝福你。”
舊愛就會寬心地走了。
但,
男主角此刻如果說:““他人不好,我祝福你。”
反而像個詛咒。
一個字,足以讓對方徘徊,
足以讓對方躊躇不前,
到最後,
那個不錯的對象等不及了,
走了。
一個字,真的就害她錯失了可能的幸福。
於心何忍,
她可是自己最在乎的人呀。

既然傷就傷了不是祝福才走得有價值

可是自己始終說不出甚麼好聽的祝福話,
因為胸口的情緒滿了,
不說惡毒或挽留的話已經很了不起了。
我是凡人,好不好,沒那麼神聖。

我的安靜 就是愛 的表示

虛偽的祝福話我說不出,
我唯一能給的,
就是我止住我的舌頭,
不去挽留你。

It's something Mystical

Tuesday, November 22, 2011
withers away @ 12:50 AM

cheemology after a movie...

how many people stop, for fear of losing it all - and regret?
how many people go, and lose it all - and regret?

how few people go, and stop, and yet not lose it all?
but is it possible to not lose anything at all?
so... should you feel content? thankful? or regret?


不行啦,越听越想听,越听越揪心,揪心到要死翘翘了……

It's something Mystical