Tuesday, June 29, 2004

Road paved on 1:15 PM |

STRESS!!!!!!

Or NOT!
Ok, ok, i admit that i am stress and that is the only reason that i'm blogging today. To get away from the notes and books for awhile and present my case of stress and boredom to my dear passengers(which happen to ignore my plea for you guys to take the vote)

So today would be my last post until I get at least 12 total votes!
This is your captain speaking, and I ain't flying this plane till i get those votes. Yer hear me?!!
Come on, how difficult is it to just click and vote? I have already 2 votes and I thank those 2 wonderful ppl for the votes. So till i get those 12 votes, relish this last post which would be just babbling cosed by dementia caused by CVS exams.

*losing control*
DAMN THE FREAKING EXAM!!! TO HELL WITH IT!!! WHY IN THE FUCKING WORLD DO WE NEED THESE EXAMS!!! WHY AM I EVEN STUDYING FOR IT???!!! SUCK IT MAN!! A CRAP LOAD OF SHIT, THIS EXAM IS!!! LIFE IS A FUCKED UP LIFE!!!! THE WORLD IS FUCKED UP!!! LET GOD RAIN HIS FIRE DOWN!! LET THE REVELATION TIME BEGIN!!! SHIT THE WORLD LA!!!
*regained control*
I feel much better now. Oh, where was I? Oh yes, bout my blog.
Actually, there's nothing much to blog about. My life sucks, my life is a fucked up life. Nothing interesting happens in my fucked up life. Just EXAMS! and MORE EXAMS! and MORE MORE MORE EXAMS!!! ARGH!!!

Let's see. To relieve that STRESS!!! i have taken to searching for excellent pieces of art, many which i don't know who, and some which my friends have contributed. Mind you, my preception of art is different, yet there are certain good art. Hmm... are you guys surprise that i have such a sentimental side?

I would like to introduce you guys to Thomas Arvid, a Detroit boy with no formal art training who never expected to make fine art a career.
Thomas Arvid has achieved spectacular success and national acclaim with his still-life compositions of wine and the rituals surrounding its consumption. The self-taught artist translates abstract composition and a talent for portraying light and color into sumptuous, super-realistic oil paintings of wine. Atlanta-based Thomas Arvid unites the aesthetics of art and the sensual complexity of fine wine in his large-scale paintings that leave collectors and critics begging for more.

The keyword here is super-realistic oil paintings. How super-realistic...judge for yourself.

Realistic enough? Check more of it out at his website. "Life without art is like dinner without wine. Why bother?" - Ladies and Gentlemen, Thomas Arvid.

And also 2 more artist that appeal to my senses of the wilderness of nature, and Her peaceful side. Check out James Coleman and Roy Tabora.

Roy Gonzalez Tabora, illustrating the world of Hawaiian shores. He paints from observation, from imagination and from his heart, making him a leading artist of Hawaii.
Tabora's art strikes a cord deep within, sending us to a mystical place where our imagination is free to wander amid our fondest memories. Ultimately we arrive at a moment of tranquility. To capture these moments and share them with his viewers--this is the artist's highest aim and this is the true essence of Roy Tabora's unforgettable seascapes.



You have to admit, he's pretty good. Coming from a whole lineage of artists... Roy Tabora. Check more of his art at his website.

And the other artist, James Coleman.



You won't recognise his name, nor his paintings, but you would recognise the animations he drew the background for. Bambi, Winnie the Pooh, The little mermaid, Beauty and the Beast?
James Coleman, a name synonymous with sweeping skies, tropical rain forests, rich deep woods and silent deserts. The images created by this talented man continue to delight all who view them. Coleman works in oil, watercolor, gouache and pastel. His work is impressionistic and luminous. His pieces intrigue the eye and touch the heart. His paintings are warm, inviting and unique.

Don't you just feel calm just looking at those pictures? James Coleman.

I think that's enough to pique your interest, or dull you senses, depending of which category you are in. If i get enough response for the vote, I'll blog about my other side of the spectrum, my delight in paintings of demons and angels, fairies and unicorns.
My current favourite:


And of course computer graphics!! How can i forget computer graphics!!!

For those who are interested in contemporary art, or just bored and nothing better to do, check out Shaffer Fine Art Gallery. Walfrido Gracia, his collections; William deShazo... they are quite good.
Or Garden Path Gallery. Thomas Kinkade is good too. He's a devout Christian. Most of his works are of serenity and he is always praising God in his painting. Like this:


Or this

where he adds a footnote: The Good Shepherd's Cottage is an allegory in paint, an image of the Lord returning to call in His faithful. His house is an utterly comfortable and secure cottage, radiant with light. The air is luminous with sunset; the sound of His voice thrilling as He calls His sheep into a verdant meadow.


So then, Richard has come to invite me for lunch at rooftop, and since i'm hungry, why not just go with him. So here, signing off till the votes come in...with this quote:

Be very careful when you stare into the flame...
For the flame will also stare back at you...

Thursday, June 24, 2004

Road paved on 5:03 PM |

Check out examples of M2/04 Variety Night IMCC...

I actually did not plan to blog, but after blogging in our dear M2/03 blog, I decided to just take you guys down the lane of the upcoming Variety Night. As you ppl in the orientation meeting would know, the theme of IMCC is like this. And as i was just browsing through, i came upon a site, so damn hilarious and so damn sick.

Dedicated to my Variety Night Committee that helped with the theme, Krazy, Xiao-Zhai...
This is to US.

This is Love Hina. Talk about the simplicity of it.
as in comparison to


Cosplay. A term that is made from 2 words, 'costume' & 'play'. This is a new hype among gamers and manga/anime fans. For those who do not know what it is, cosplay is basically where you dress up as your favourite character, may it be from games, or manga/anime. Cosplays are huge in Japan, and recently, it has flew over the pacific to touch western shores, and oh my bleeding shit!!! It was one of the worst things that can happen in this world!
Things went from bad to worse since then.
As in the ppl who plays the characters.
Oh my freaking shit, I just don’t know how to say this. You guys may think that I am some idiot who judge ppl through their physical, but seriously, no... It’s just that it is so degrading to the characters that I have come to enjoy thru my life. This seldom happens in the East as cosplayers are suited for their characters.

Take for example, from Final Fantasy IX, the babe-licious princess (the game’s words, not mine) Princess Garnet Til Alexandra:


A Japanese cosplay. Click to enlarge.
Tis is fine.

And this…

Serious SHIT!!! This is either hilarious or sick!!!

And you must have noticed that this only happens in the West, where there are morons like Bill Clinton and George Bush.

And it is a common tradition for girls to play female characters, and guys…well, they seldom indulge in this, but wen they do, they play male characters. Not some cross-dressing(ie IMCC or in the west). I won’t mind if they look good cross-dressing (eg Aravindra), but to be able to see facial hair, body hair and their penis? Excuse-moi, but no thanks!!!

You still think I'm judgemental, look at these: And compare them to their animes.

Card Captor Sakura - one of the cutest possible anime



Sailormoon:

Japanese Cosplay
And there is the western:



Rikku

Good Lord!

Faye Valentine



Unknown. Someone brief me on this?


Oh look, it's adrian's xena's twin!


So you see... tis not my fault to me judgemental. I know i'm not that pretty, but i don't have the urge to make a fool out of myself, nor desperation to act as Sailormoon. God FORBID! What is with ppl today, tis age?

For those who wants more, come here.
Or try out this site.
This is another cool site which contains at least so calibre ppl, but still it's hilarious.


MWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! *rolling on the floor as I sign off* BWAHAHAHA!!! With this quote from a game i played recently:

I'm Richard. I'm 29. And I'm here to protest beauty pageant sexism!

Friday, June 18, 2004

Road paved on 6:46 PM |

Last Road Trip for this Week.

The server is finally working, thus I figure it'll be fine to take you guys on another road trip before i post again (which would be at a very distant, distant future). CVS is coming, Lord pls help me. But as the good book said, the Bible, God only help those who help themselves. And I saw that coming with the results i had for Sum2.
It was bad... it was pathetic... it was what i deserved. But i truly did study, i truly did work hard for it... its just that what i studied did not come out. And the questions were just too deep for my understanding. And somehow my mind did not work on that day. I did not know what was congenital, i did not know what was manifestation. I was a failure that day. *head low, in deep thoughts* A truly fucked up life.

But then, how fucked up life is, i won't let that drag me down. No way. I've lived 19 years of fucked up life, i'm used to it. Ain't gonna start givin' up now, no? Life is life...tis what the good Man up there gave all of us. We bitch 'bout it, we cuss 'bout it, but we lived it, no? Y'all will never see the day I wilt get dragged down by the five face bitch we all call Life. And everyone say, AMEN!


So, going on to things that really cheered me up. The weekends coming, and there's time for joy and games.
Which now reminds me of a game I played over the weekend. There is just one conversation that striked me funny. You guys must have read the quotes I always leave at the end of my posts. These are quotes from games, profound yet there are some funny ones that I have not quote. This is one of the really funny one.
Move character to talk to a little boy standing by his mother. Press X.
Boy: Have you seen my father's resurrection? My mother said that she would leave him if he doesn't get one.
Press X again.
Boy: She keeps on talking about Biagra.

When I read that, I was like..."What the hell???" Then I was rolling on the floor laughing at how stupid it sounded, yet how innocently the boy talk about it. My brother was with me and he sees me rolling among the pillow like a big fat cow rolling in mud and asked me what went wrong? So i showed him again and he went like, "Huh?" I explained it to him, he laughed a few times and went off, grumbling that his sister had finally lost it.

The message i'm trying to get over to you guys is the fact that games are not just something dumb that many ppl presume it is. There are many types of games, and i agree that some games are dumb, but there are some that is really profound and really touches hearts.

Dumb games are games that many of the dumb guys out there like to play, cos both the games and the players are dumb. Dumb games are games like wrestling (which most of you guys got to agree is dumb!)
Everytime i see my brother play a wrestling game, i get really pissed off, for the waste of money and the waste of MY TIME. What is so fun in hitting on buttons, when you can be actually hitting real life ppl. I pity my controller. But to feel your knuckles against soft flesh and hearing bones break, it is so much better! And sports games, that the XBox is so famous for. Dumb, dumb, dumb!

The not so dumb games actually test your calculative skills and the control of your fingers. Yet you know it, the racing games, where perfect control of the buttons/analog stick is really needed. And how perfectly you have to press the buttons(the harder you press, the faster the car goes)
And then, there is the game that is played like reading a book. The RPG genre, the role playing genre. Many ppl find this genre boring, and the ppl who find this genre boring are either dumb(most guys are) and extremely boring ppl. No offense, but that is the gospel truth. Some ppl may argue that reading the book is better then. But then games can't be compared to books.

RPG is where you control a character and you lead the character around on an adventure. The story revolves around this character, and the story...boy, they can be pretty complex sometimes. The difference between RPG and reading is that you control the character. You make the character do things you want them to do. Some RPGs make you choose between two girls(if you are a guy), so make you choose whether to run across the floor naked, or crawl along the floor naked(Metal Gear Solid).
You get in touch with the main character more. You feel what the character is feeling. You are able to connect yourself with the character. You ARE in touch with the character.
And the RPG genre is not like so dumb game where you just hit ppl or just attack. It takes you on journeys... it is like reading a book. It can be equally profound when compared to a book. Look at all the quotes I quoted. They are from games, and they are as profound as quotes of famous ppl.
A good RPG touches hearts. My friend once cried when one of the main characters in a game died. It was a really touching scene. Many RPGs today put much effort in developing the battle system, the graphics and all. But there are certain good publishers and developers that concentrate on the stories, and this is what separates good RPGs from bad.
So don't go round saying that games are bad. Not all games are bad. Dumb games, played by dumb guys, they are the bad games.


Oh, got to go soon. Hungry, tired, moody... guess its time for me to go too. Tmr will be going to a workshop and then go shopping for Dad's Father Day present. And leaving you guys again with another profound game quote:

Insanity leads to chaos
Then to solitude

The fruitless effort of adding
Meaning to what is meaningless

A lone, crimson tear
Falls to the sea...

The echo of the remaining star
Cries out in the infinite vacuum

The least I can do
Is send my distant prayers
Over the wind of time,
Setting sale on dreams...

Thursday, June 17, 2004

Road paved on 7:54 PM |

For Sheena.

Since she posted a huge "UPDATE" on my suggestion box, i was thinking, what the hell, let's just please her, no? So since today only got Cocci's lecture, and i have bout an hour left before I go study, i ask myself, why not?
And the answer to the question is, i find no interesting thing to blog. Life is fucked up boring, and dumb too. But since ppl insist, i'll just blog something, anything that comes to mind.
........
........
Still ........
Someone give me sth to say.

Oh, I'll just blog about what i did since my last update. Lemme see, the most interesting that happened would be... gosh, i know there is something at least remotely exciting, but i don't think it had happened to me yet. As i sit here thinking hard on what to blog, i seem to be coming down with a bloody migrane, syncope coming on soon too, i think(hehehe).
Talking about syncope, today in CG, TJ(ya da man) 'shot' Richard. Richard was saying that he was going to faint with hunger.
Richard: Damn, i hungry lar. Going to faint with hunger. Going to have dyspnea soon.
TJ: That's not dyspnea, I tot dyspnea is breathlessness. Fainting is syncope lar.
So that is one point for TJ and none for Richard.

And talking about 'shot', I came over a website that shows the anatomy of a bullet wound. Bet you guys don't know how an actual bullet wound looks like. For those who plays CS, you would only see a splatter of blood and that's it. A head shot, the head explodes, and "Let's move on, there's a game to finish!" But since i've been reading Stephen King's Dark Tower series, i have come to have an interest in how a gun works. And i found this cool website which shows how what a bullet does on impact.
For example: a 7.62x39 PS Steel Core AK-47 round at 2340 feet per second would give a wound profile like below:

Deep penetration, but only works when given a headshot (duh, AK-47 is a sniper)

Or lagi impressive is the Winchester .30-06 150gr Softpoint at 2923 f/s.


Or maybe a 12ga. 27 pellet, which I find truly, truly amazing. The guy's dead at impact thats for sure.


You guys should check it out, no? It's quite interesting. As you guys would be doctors soon, right? Might be able to see such cases, maybe?

And that brings me to blog about the book I'm reading: Stephen King's The Dark Tower series which is by far, one of the coolest fantasy book i've read. I know that for many ppl, the name Stephen King will turn them off (remember IT the Clown?) or for some the word 'fantasy' is the one that pisses them off(elves with long, blond hair, magic, rings, good looking guys wielding swords...), but the Dark Tower is different.
Spanning over a volume of 7 books, it talks about a gunslinger's quest for the Dark Tower. He is in a world call the Mid-world, but he opens three doors to pull three ppl from the city of New York from different timeline. It is damn funny to see a young lady (a schizophrenia) talk about Frank Sinatra like he was a good friend of hers, young and handsom;, only to be rebuked by another young man(ex-drug addict) who said that Frank Sinatra is old enough to be his grand father, and a boy(dead in one world, alive in another) would say that Frank is dead and gone.
Pretty confusing no? But the Dark Tower is a good read which has an excellent blend of magic(really subtle) and of course guns. There is a cool hero who wields not a sword, but guns, really heavy guns with sandalwood grips. The guns are the coolest part.
I see not with my hand, for he who sees with his hands has forgotten his father's face.
I see with my eyes.
I aim not with my hand, for he who aims with his hands has forgotten his father's face.
I aim with my mind.
I kill not with my gun, for he who kills with his guns has forgotten his father's face.
I kill with my heart.

Is that cool or not? It makes me want to be a gunslinger too. Imagine me wielding two guns and just blowing the head off the lecturers so calmly and cooly. *scream with delight* That is so COOL!!!!

And the Dark Tower series don't end there. S.King wrote many other novels with the Dark Tower as it's foundation. For example the Talisman and its sequel the Black House, Insomnia, Hearts in Atlantis(Low Men in Yellow Coats). For those who have read those books would recognise things like "All things walk along the Beam" and "the Crimson King" and "Its ka", things like that which stems right from the Dark Tower series. And there is also books like The Stand which uses characters from the series. Some people may think that thi is stupid, but i say that it adds to the mystery of the world of Roland, no?

I think one of the highlight of this week was the M2/04 orientation meeting. We had like so many themes from the ppl of m2/03 but only some went unto the finallist board. I am not going to reveal which theme is the one we chose, but i am going to unveil the finallist that we(I) thought were pretty good and would have been an excellent theme for the JUNIORS, after we put in certain necessary modifications.
Novus Ordus Seclorum - this is a real cool one came up by Richard that meant New World Order. A new world where the Juniors will march to our drums and call, the Juniors will be bent to our will and be our slaves, a new order where Seniors reign high and powerful over the scums we call junior.Did i say scums? I meant friends.
Armaggedon - this is also cool, came up by Vasan. Tis totally true as one the juniors enter med school, their life is totally over. Say goodbye to clubbing, say goodbye to Playstation2. A destroyed life. And this orientation is the one where they get to say goodbye and cry farewell...
SNAFU - acronym for Situation Normal, All Fucked Up. Came up by Grace and I say that it would be an excellent theme as it describes us Seniors perfectly. Only trouble is that the other thinks that the authoritians wont agree, but I say, screw them. They don't have to know wat SNAFU means.
FUBR - acronym for Fucked Up Beyond Repair. I came up with this and I say its totally true, at least for me. It is my profile back in my secondary school where i was indeed Fucked Up Beyond Repair.
Master of Puppets - came up by TJ(ya da man) and this really creeps me out. it reminds me of Child Play, the movie where the doll start killing people. Brrr... Scary. But a good theme it is as we the Seniors are the Masters, and the Juniors *shrug* our puppets, their strings are for us to pull and cut at any moments.
Equalis et Unis - came up by Yen Shi which meant Equality and Unity in German. We modified it to INEqualis et Unis which we hopefully meant INEquality and Unity. We are all for the Unity and crap thingy, but we at least want to be higher than the Juniors, no? I mean, we are SENIORS!!!
When Fairy Tales Go Wrong - by Yean Koon(who as an obsession with fairy tales, me think). This one also creeps me out. When Fairy Tales Go Wrong... where teddy bears have sharp fangs and bleeding eyes, killer bunnies that carries knives and bloody and with claws... or a merry-go-round horse that will trample you to death at the sight of you... Silent Hill 3 anyone?
6 Days, 7 Knights - by KahYee, suggesting really medieval times. Kinda like Shrek or something. the 7 Knights were supposed to be the 7 IMCCs, but this is an idea that we can really play around with.
In Horan Viviere - it is by me which meant Live For The Moment. Really cliched and all, no? So we modified it to Live For The Moment, Die After That. Hahaha!! Let the Juniors live through the orientation. They die once they enter the real stuff.
But I still love the one that Sheena and Richard came up with at the mamak.
Junior: We are your people,
Senior: And I am your God.

It's from the Bible, a verse that i forgot from either the Book of Numbers or Deuteronomy. The actual verse goes something like this: You are My people, and I am your God.

As you guys would know (or may not know), I am in charge of Variety Night with Ken Rhee. We begged for helpers and... WOW, M2/03 is just so HELPFUL!!*pretend to be impress* We had only 3 volunteers, which is like pretty sad. Sob, Sob, no one likes me. *goes to a small corner, squat down and cries heart out, turn around, a cheerful grin on the face* Anyway, we asked for Variety Night themes too, and we have some really, really weird themes which i quite forgot. Will tell you guys soon. To my passengers, I *goes on knees* beg you to help out... please... *kiss the floor before your feet* please...

I think you guys would be pretty bored by now. Richard is giving me that look again. CVS just around the corner. Results come out tomorrow. All in all, its all damn pretty fucked up. Just hope don't fail. Anyway I'll just leave you guys at the busstop, with this quote:

Just as you touch the lives of every life form you meet,
so, too will their energy strengthen you.
Fail to live up to your potential
and you will never win...

Monday, June 14, 2004

Road paved on 11:21 AM |

Updates, updates Everywhere...

Whoa, its like so long since I last updated. My, my, my...must at least post sth today. *glance at the hp* Okay, one more hour to pbl (its 9.30 now) and there is still my pbl to do(today's pbl is pbl 2). Just got my trigger today. So gonna make this quick.

Ok, let's get down to business. Things to blog about... hmm...strange, can't think of any. Anyway, let's just go along and see what come out of this mind of mind.
Let's start with Thur, since i last updated on wed.

At CG on thur, we had a really funny 'game'. As you guys would OR wouldn't know, our CG always starts with a game and our game master of the day, Shi Ching wasn't there becos he has a rendevous with Tim Sung. *shiver* Now that's freaky. Anyways, coming back to the CG 'game', our mommy, dear old Ah Gong came up with a game that has each of us scratching our heads and going "...Huh?" The game goes like this. Each one of us is suppose to reveal a secret that no one knows. And I went "Excuse me? What is the point of calling it a secret if you tell everyone, no?" But i went along with it in the name of the spirit of brotherhood(or izzit sisterhood? Or maybe siblinghood as there are both males and females. Argh, wateva!) We started with Grace(donnit to wet your pants for that secret, aint gonna tell.) But i will tell Jody's secret which sparked a heated argument/discussion at the CG.
Below is a rough version of the conversation about it.
Jody: I do not wear underwear when I sleep.
All: Hmm...
Daniel: Hey, that's not a secret. It's normal what!"
Girls: Huh????
Daniel: Yeah, if you wear it stunts growth.
Girls: Really???
Daniel: Don't tell me girls wear your bra at night, meh?
Girls: Erm... uh... no?
Daniel: That's why. When i was in secondary school, my frens and I did a survey.
Girls: Huh?
Daniel: If the girl wear bra at night to sleep, she got small breast.
Girls: How the hell you do that!!
So Daniel launched into this experiment he did with his friends. They go up to the girl, and just ask whether if she wears bra to sleep or not. But they do not tell the reason why the ask the question. And while the girl answers the question, they study to breasts to see whether they are big or small.
Hmm... the thing that bothers me is...a guy comes up to you and ask such a personal and intimate question, wont you feel strange. I would be so tempted to just slap the guy and walk off.
So the next thing I do (wen it was my turn),
I just grin and said, "I too do not wear anything."
Someone went, "We know that dee."
And i answered, "And I mean I wear nothing at all!!!"
They went, "Ohhhhh"
And i laughed, "Just joking!"
Things we do at CG...sigh....

And thur night, went over to Sheena's place to get Victor who is taking photographs. Someone just poked his head in and wondered what photographs, or precisely whose photos. Ok, its not Sheena's naked photos or anything, k? It's just that Sheena likes the view of her apt, so asked Victor to take pictures of the view. So we went over to just look around and I did not know that it would take so damn bloody long just to get a perfect picture. I was bored, so I kidnapped (monkeynapped) Fernando, YeanKoon's monkey and played with it(him). And I did things with him like dressing him up in lingeries. They are hanging all over the place and I was tempted to just play. I first put Fernando into Sheena's singlet(was it a singlet?) And then wrapped him in sheena's skirt - you know the white with blue patches one? And just for fun, i used Sheena's bra to form a hammock for him. Tried to make him wear it, but it was too big for him. No, it's not D-cup or anything, its just that the monkey is small. Then I found out the perfect wear for him. A bishop's mitre. Pope Fernando. It was perfect.The bra cup forms the two thingy at the top. He actually looked good.
When you are bored, you'll do anything, including playing with your friend's bra. My...

Ok, sign off, but not out. Going PBL now. Will continue the post later.

Ok, i'm back for the next session of posting. Skipping a lecture so i can get tis thing done. Damn, I'm like so dedicated man. I know, i know, someone of you would be like..."what a waste of time" or "dedication channeled to the wrong area" and what not. But damn, the lecture is about the nature of family medicine. Hallo?

Anyway, where was I? Yup, things to update. And the biggest update of last week is...*drumroll*...the results of the Game Critics Award of E3 2004. Ok, you guys that are not interested can just skip over to the next section which is football which is just below. For the rest, read on to find out the best games of this year.

You guys would have read my post on the recent E3. If not, just check it out or you wont understand what is going on. For the rest who awaits eagerly for the results, come over here. I must say that it was as expected, but i AM PISSED with Halo2 getting the Best Console Game. But I am biased. I hate XBox and I hate first person shooter. Halo2 just sucks. Splinter Cell 3 sucks too. But I've only played the PS2 version of SC2. The best racing game is Burnout3!!! Like so expected man. Burnout is the game where you drive cars and gain points by crashing into other cars. More cars you destroy, the highed the point. Those who went to Malacca with us M2/03 would know. Chia Liang managed to get a damage point of $40 million!!! Can't wait for Burnout3. Will get it asap. The other winner is Bioware's latest Jade Empire which is pretty good, but in opinion not as good as Final Fantasy XII. But the biggest winner, The Best of the Show, my proudest champion, SONY PSP the coolest thing now. Can't wait to get my hands on it. I won RM20 for betting on this baby man! It sure rocks the house down.

Now unto the next thing that happened today. Euro2004, France vs England. And no surprise France won! *do a cartwheel, somersault thru the air, do a dance, a head stand, all the while screaming: England sucks, England sucks!* I betted on that game. Not much. France won by one ball, I win RM20. England first goal, I lost RM5. Zidane's two balls, RM5 each.Hmm...that sounded really wrong. Zidane's two balls? I mean Zidane scored 2 balls.
So I'm happy, everyone's happy. And everyone say: FRANCE IS THE BEST!!!. Amen.

Oh ya, cannot forget about the debate training we had just now. The motion of the day: This House will include INTERVIEWS in the admission process to critical courses in public universities. We had the choice of choosing This House protects Football Clubs, but we figure the interview thingy sounds much easier. Boy, were we wrong!
First of all the pairing: me-Sheena, Adeline-Vasan, YeePei-Richard, Grace-Rahman. Given the motion, we went off to prep, and there are only 2 SRC members in this debate, and they happen to be paired, so used the SRC room. Whoa, abuse of fascilities!!!!Hahaha!!
I am on the opening opposition and we say: Stick to the status quo. Is fine, no? Actually personally, I feel that the interview is a good idea, but after listening to us arguing it out, i feel that interview would be a waste of gov. money, tho it doesn't bother me yet, just later with all the increased tax and stuff. I mean, IMU too have interviews, but I still got in. The gov said that interviews will test the maturity level of applicants? Excuse me? I'm like the living proof of immaturity, and I am studying medicine, just in case they don't know. So all in all, I'm still wondering if interviewing is a good idea after all. Students lie, I lied too. Students fake to impress, me as a student can vouch for that. Wat the gov is trying to say is the the 15mins we have for interview is enuff to judge the applicants' cognitive skills, knowledge, earnesty...(there is 8, YeePei counted it), but they are wrong...I think...And lecturers being the interviewers...can't imagine Dhruba interviewing, or TinOng for that matter!
So leave a comment, should interview be included? But it doesn't concern me anymore, no? Since i'm already here studying medicine, hehehe.

I think that would be enough for one day no? My posts are like extremely long, no? Why not let you guys, the passengers choose - to have a long journey, or short trip? Leave some comments, or just leave sth on the suggestion box.
And so now I sign off with:

"Though this world may be wicked, life itself is precious!
Good and Evil, Love and Hate.
Each man contains the potential for both.
You would exterminate mankind for their sins?
I would fight the Gods themselves to save them!"

Wednesday, June 09, 2004

Road paved on 5:15 PM |

Interesting...

The clinical visit today was interesting. The way you define interesting maybe different from me. Interesting is a really versatile adjective(2nd to F**K). It is an adjective that can mean good or bad, depending on what you want to believe it is. It's like when you come to school with a new hairstyle and I tell you that it is "interesting", it may so good that I find it truly interesting, OR it may be SOOOOO BAD that I find it interesting too. Ahh... INTERESTING is a good evasive adjective.

So the clinical visit to day was interesting.We left IMU at 7.30 (I know, I know, its way early for a trip to a Klinik that is only 15 mins away). And it is a good thing we left early as we got lost. And we are not to blame. It is the sisters' fault at CSU. They drew us a map that is like so totally...interesting. For those guys who knows Cheras, you'll understand this better, for those not, just try to follow along.
The map asks us to go down at the ramp at the Cheras turn off, so we did, going off the highway. Then it says 12 o'clock turn at the roundabout and go straight. And that we did, going straight up unto the SAME highway again. Did we appear at somewhere new? And then at the next ramp, it says turn down again and turn a 3 o'clock. Then it says turn at a junction that is between a masjid and Petronas. We passed the masjid, no Petronas. And then there is the Petronas, so we turned, only to end up at an industrial area. But Caryn(our driver) said that someone has told her that it is an uphill road and the road we were on is uphill. So we tot it was correct so we followed the road and got lost. Then we decided to just drive down to that mosque, turning at the mosque and then we saw it... our DESTINATION. We surveyed the area and saw that it was not Petronas but a BP and on the the totally wrong side of the road. And the uphill... it was just a slight hump, with an angle no more than 0.3 degree. Sheesh... ppl in CSU have completely no sense of direction what so eva.
We reached at 8, just as the rest(who took the cab) arrived. So we decided to go breakfast and right in the middle of the busy road, I flipped a coin whether to walk right or left. But Fahzi rather trust her senses than God, so she asked someon who led us to a stall. Then it was into the klinik. 8 of us. Me, ShuJin, Caryn, Fahzi, Farah, Sarah, Hanisyam and Peter. We all crowd around, trying to look like doctors. We were told to gather at the pharmacy and we began to buat kecoh in there. Asking tons of question and stuff.Me find simple pleasure in just sitting in the storage room where there is aircon and just smell the lovely scent of cough syrup.
Then we were chased out and told to go to the treatment room where the sister briefed us. We hooked Peter up on the ECG.And those who knows how the ECG leads are put on, they are held on to the chest by suction leads and we tugged at it ignoring the suction. Poor peter was in pain. So damn funny. And time flew so fast. Other major events are like Sarah opening a Ubat Kilang in the pharmacy with me, Farah and Fahzi. We were putting cream into the small tong that you usually get from the clinics. And we just sat there and talk and gossiped. Then Shu Jin and Caryn came to swap and with them I realised sth. Medical students can't count. We were supposed to count 18 pills and put them in the packet. Caryn and Shuj did the counting, and somehow the pills in the packet numbers 16,17,19,20. Strange huh?
And of cos, any hospital/clinical visit can never be complete without seeing Hanisyam flirting with the nurses. He took medicine from the pharmacy(managed to charm the old lady), asked the nurses to bandage his hands and such. Real funny.
So that's all for the clinical visit which was interesting.

What other interesting event happened today?
Nothing much. Pontenged Galy's lecture to print PBL.And went back for Archiekin's lecture about anti-hypertensive drug. He talked something about SDL, or izzit SLD.Nope, its SDL, supposed to be Self-Dependant Learning. But i'm sure SDL fits better with Stupid, Dumb Lecturer *cower before Archiekin's fans and batchmates who condone insults to lecturers* But it's personal opinion!!!!
And then i was like dozing off with that Archiekin droning and repeating himself when Sheena gave me a sweet. You must be wondering why i would blog about a sweet, so I'll tell you know. The wrapper, I used it as a lastik bullet and shot it at Adeline. But she thinks that I just threw it at her. Hahaha!!! The sound when the bullet reverberated from hitting her, SMACK!! that was just so fulfilling, donno why. Somehow I found joy in doing that. HAHAHAHAHA!!!! *runs away from Adeline* I am a simple girl, I find simple joy in doing simple things!. MWAHAHAHA!!! And Adeline, just for your information, revenge is so sweet that I'll get diabetes if it gets any sweeter. But I don't care! I have a sweet tooth and I'll take the revenge anytime! MWAHAHAHA

Then the next highlight of the day!!! The election of the commitee for Orientation M2/04. Shall I just break the news here... or leave you guys in suspense(for those who haven't know about it). I think I shall just keep the secret as I have other passengers on this bus that are not from our Sem. Hmmm...But it was pretty exciting. Votes and arguments. Rassam and Calvin Jit is the best. Rassam is the Secretary and he just sits there during the meeting and Sheena asked him if he has taken down the minutes. He did not, got scolding from Sheena and demanded that Calvin take down the minutes. So there. A good example of good-using and ab-using the power given to oneself. Gosh, can't wait for Orientation. The Juniors are going DOWN!!!! Way...way...down. *grin sheepishly at Sheena* Oops, forgot that I have to be an example of being not so harsh on juniors.

Oh, and check out our M2/03 circle for Grace's darker side. She introduced the word SNAFU. To find out wat it means, just go over to our circle NOW!
And check out this cool blog of a girl who worked as a porn clerk ie the salesperson at the video shop incharge of the porn section. I couldn't find the one with the med student who worked as a porn clerk but i found that blog instead. It's cool. And check out the list of threads right at the bottom of the page. The donweasel thread is quite cool too.

Ok, now in library and Richard is giving me that look again that says "Come and study NOW!" Grr... got to go now. He said that heaven will fall if I start studying, so I'm going to make heaven fall. Going of to study and leaving you guys with:

It's pretty sad when you think of it.
The sun sets every day, and we know this.
But how often do we take time to ever see it -
and experience its beauty?


Oh, mistakes to correct. You know in my last post, the one with the HP&tPoA review. The new director is not French. He's Spanish. So he's no more FG=Faggot. He's Spanish Guy=SG=Stupid Geek.

Monday, June 07, 2004

Road paved on 7:04 PM |

HP, PBL, IVF, CVS, CSU - Abbreviations.

Ok, I was supposed to post it yest, but what the hell, will just post it today and add with today's blog. First of all, no updates since... since the last post, becos I am having throuble with my PC at home. So i can only update on Mon to Thur, Fri if i want to stay back to study in lib. Ewww... The word 'I' and 'STUDY' in the same sentence...*shiver*

Ok, quickly going into things. As the title suggested, my post today will talk on HP, PBL, IVF, CVS(yest's 2 lectures by DC) and CSU(just now)

First of all, HP&tPoA. I watched it right after Yee Pei did, so if you guys have read her blog you guys would know her review for it.
Major Spoilers here, guys. Those who haven't watch it, or planning to watch it, I suggest you guys to jump the next section and go on. For the rest, this is my review for the movie.

When i reached home that thurs, my dad asked me how was the movie. My reply was only 2 words: Major Disappointment. Some of you guys will protest or beg me to differ, maybe throw a tantrum (eg Premila) but I stand by my stand which is the Third Movie is a disappointment to me. Many ppl has come up to me and said that it is the best of all 3 movies... erm...I don't think so. Many has said that the new director is better...I beg to differ.
Ok, now to how I will show you that this movie sucks.
First, I will compare the 2 directors and their movies respectively.
Second, then the portrayal of the characters.
And third, major, major disappointment.
Ok, into my first point. Comparing the 2 directors, Chris Columbus(CC) and the French-whatisname-guy(French guy=FG=faggot..hehe, jus jking). CC has more interest in developing characters. He pays attention to minor minor details, show us how the characters grow with the storyline and stuff. But then CC forgets the big picture. FG, on the other hand, show more interest in the big picture... too big a picture if you ask me, forgetting totally on interesting facts and characters. He brings you round Hogwarts, shows you the grounds - a plus for the movie, but he lacks storyline developement. Jumping and rushing through major scenes, while slowing down and lagging through minor scenes.
And of cos the movie will reflect how these 2 directors think. The first 2 movies unfolds slowly and more understandable, but dreadfully lack of surroundings. It follows the book, just like how Rowling wanted it to be, making ppl understand what is clearly going on. (Even my dad could understand when he watched HP&tCoS on HBO). But the atmosphere is just not there, no magic, following the book too cloesly for its own cos. The 3rd movie has excellent cinematography(check out how the dementors loomed around, or when harry rode buckbeak on the lake) but rushes through all the scenes. FG puts in all the scenes that i think is not relevant, like taking harry for a flight down the lake, or a walk through the woods with Lupin, and leaving scenes that a impt like Crookshanks walking with Sirius or Sirius trying to attack Ron.
So it is safe to say that hopefully both CC and FG will be working together for the 4th movie. Let CC handle the storyline, and let FG handle the cinematography. That would be cool.

Me 2nd point: Characters protrayal.
The 3 main characters were excellent. No doubt about that. But then I see Draco and nearly wept with shame. That guy is a total embarassment to the whole movie. I never imagined him to be such a sissy and my fantasies were dashed to pieces at the sight of him whimpering. I like to imagine the scene where Buckbeak scratched him and he was 'crying' just to intimidate Hagrid, but the scene with Hermione, that was... no words can describe the shame. Good Lord!!! That was the only sucky point in this point. THe rest of the characters are cool, Buckbeak is cute as he should be, but I never imagined him to be so stupid. But then, I only imagine things that I like, so I'm biased. The new dumbledore looks like the old, so not much difference there.

Now the 3rd point: Major, major disappointments.
Scenes gone missing. One of my sole purpose of watching the movie is the quidditch match!!! And not any quidditch match but the quidditch finals between gryfindor and slytherin. To be able to see firebolt in action, sigh... disappointment!!! Not only did I not get to see Firebolt in action, that blardy broom only came in the end! Wahlaueh, damn a sucky right?
And Sirius Black is supposed to be a good looking guy, with sharp features and burning eyes. But what they give us? Gary Oldman, ugly, scruffy...ARGH. In PBL we were suggesting Johnny Depp to take his place. Wont it be better? With that Jack Sparrow swagger and style. But NO... Gary Oldman will have to do. The only consolation I find is that he came out really late in the movie, and I have to only see him for 2 more movies before he dies. HA!
The DADA classes, a bit longer classes will be fine. Things were going quite well with Lupin and the boggart and that funky music, but they have to cut it short. No transfiguration class, no charms, no potions... just 2 blardy classes. Sigh...
All in all, this movie is bad.

So what have I show you. 3 points that slayed open HP&tPoA and to prove my stand that this movie is a major disappointment for me. Well, about the movie being sucky, its just personal taste.


Ok, now the second post for the day. PBL which is yesterday. Has this new faci which came in as we were about to go out. Looks like a faggot(personal opinion) and graduated from IMC in 1993. Man, how old is he! Anyways, we were like ready to go with duties given out and suddenly he just appeared and start questioning us. Wow. No introduction and bam, start acting like the boss. But I will give no complains as I am a very nice girl that dont criticize ppl, no? So that's for PBL.

Then the IVF, which is Intra Varsity Friendly, and not In Vitro Fertilization like someone just said to me. I know it's supposed to be a big secret and all, but who the hell reads this blog anyway, other then you guys who are my batchmates and a few sem1s. Ppl that can be trusted. After all, you guys are my passengers and my frens, no?
Ok we were supposed to have debate training yest, but not enuff ppl(we needed 8 for BP style, we only had 7), so just sat around, read the papers and suddenly YeePei said why not have an IVF meeting right here and there. So the meeting we have. I volunteered to be treasurer as I now know that getting money out of Jody is so much easier than getting money out of YaoPeh(about to be ex-SRC treasurer). Jody don't ask so much questions, hehe. And ShuJin is *drumroll* NOT the food coordinator again. Instead, she does the logistic, which in my opinion is almost the same as being the food-girl. And the atrium was to be the finals venue, which brings us to sth that Richard said before the meeting adjourned.
Richard: Atrium is the venue, alternative venue is ventricle.
I don't know whether to laugh at the joke or cry at the lameness of it.

Now to CVS. Mainly Dhruba's lectures yesterday. I was so hyped up for the lecture(this happens like once every 2 thousand lectures, so be sure to see it.) I actually was eager to study and pay attention. Then I realised that I forgot to bring my specs, and whatever Chakra scribbled on the transperancy, me no can see. Damn sad right? So i just try to listen, and me being a very visual person, seeing nothing soon lulled me to sleep. Only to wake up at the part about atria septum formation. Suddenly only, like being struck by lightning or sth, I become damnit eager to start studying about that atria septum. Hah! Who said I can't study? I can WHEN i want to. Hrmph!
And do you guys realise that when Chakra talks, his hands got to move, and I noticed that he writes words about what his 'jokes' are about. And I also noticed that he's spelling is REALLY bad!Philosophy, Phylosophy?

And finally CSU. Just happened today. I was just telling KenJay and the female footballers yesterday that I will commit suicide if I get Tin Ong again for CSU. And since I'm here posting this and talking with you guys, you can see that I did not get Tin Ong. Hallelujah! Praise the Almighty Lord! God is GOOD! There IS a GOD!!! Instead I got Timothy Sung who was going to punish the latecomers by asking them to sing. He takes attendance and skipped over my name? Halo? He did not call out Jo En's name or Soon Liang's name, but that is ok since he knows them. But he don't know me, and I DON'T want to know him. He showed us how to do physical examination, and I asked how do you do palpation on a female patient. He said "To palpate, push the breast up. Use the paraseptum to count the ribs, don't do it over the breast." I guess it's true, but push the breast up? The heart is under the breast, no?
But the main event of CSU is what happened in the rooms. We got Archiekin, and TJ was the poor guy to get the blasting end. You should listen to the arguments, damn heated up. TJ is going to blog about it. So why not just skip over to his blog to check it out.

Ok, that is the final abbreviation of it. And is there anything else to blog about? Me no think so. And this post is pretty long already if you ask me. So I'm gonna just sign off with this quote:

In our world, every storm has an end. Every night, brings a new morning.
What's important is to trust those you love, and never give up. We must
all keep hope alive...

Thursday, June 03, 2004

Road paved on 3:12 PM |

Amnesia on Lame-O day.

Damn, I think I'm getting amnesia or something. Seemed to have short term memory and can't remember anything that happened like 5 minutes ago. Damn... I was just talking to Chu Kin of Sem 1 about sth interesting and wanted to blog about it, but now as I was to type, it's totally gone from my head. It was only 5 minutes ago.
Argh, watever la. Will post it when it enters back my head.

Ok, today is my Lame-O day and trust me, when I mean Lame, it's really lame. Dont believe me, ask my PBL mates. I was like super lame this morning. As you guys know, its the cardiac thingy for PBL so Grace's turn to speak about the cardiac cycle. I pointed out a mistake in her notes and made a big fuss to get credit for it. Or the other one:
Grace : And that is the cardiac cycle in a nutshell.
ME : Whoa, that's a BIG nut.

Man, how lame can I be?
Sarah: Are you high?
Me : No, I'm not high. I'm short, that why I'm low.

Even during my presentation, I did not prepare for it and went up there to just speak rubbish, yet I sounded so convincing. Hmm... debate training and practice do help alot - How to make rubbish sound like facts and truth. Thanks Sheena.

Today's CG was really profound...and really deep... and really thought-provoking. And its all from our CG mummys' (Adeline & Grace). Multiple questions start jumping out of nowhere that left us all thinking hard and still going nowhere *raise hand to defend against blows from Grace and Adeline* I did pay attention, but I'm still juggling answers. When we left the meeting room a group of sombre and solemn students, Sushi was left with Grace to say the Sinner's Prayer. Everyone say Hallelujah and open our arms to welcome our new brother into our midst, now a new man.
No more a Sushi, but evolved into a sashimi.

Going to watch Potter today. Talked with the 4 ppl that went for the premier... they said the movie is the best among the three, but langsung tak follow book. And it's only 2 hours + a little, so you can imagine the speed the movie goes at. If you haven't read the book or watched the first 2 movie, pls just spare yourself and not go watch it, k.

Today's blog is pretty short, but I know you guys would rather move along quickly, so I'll just deposit you guys near the links to the other blogs. And signing off with:

Things remembered when one is asleep...Things forgotten when one is awake...
Where the deepest layers of memories become the outmost layers of one's
dreams... Which are reality? Which are illusions? One cannot tell until one
awakes... Or perhaps they are, at the same time, both Truth and fiction...

Wednesday, June 02, 2004

Road paved on 11:12 PM |

2nd Blog for the Day

Oh, I tried to book tickets for Harry Potter at GSC just now, and all tickets for thur and fri has been fully booked. Talking about being an asshole! Argh!!

And found this on the net just now. Looks interesting, but this is only for Harry Potter fans. Try it. I know its kinda of lame, but I'm also a kinda lame person, no?
What Harry Potter character will you find under your bed? by kaitkaitkait
Name:
Age
WhoSirius Black
You say:"Ber-loody HELL!"
He says:"Grrrrr..."
He comes out, holding adust bunnie.
You react bysighing with lust.
And finally......you have the most fantastic sex imaginable, every night for the rest of your lives.
Created with the ORIGINAL MemeGen!


Oh, 2 blogs in one day? Surprising...
Another exciting nightmare is about to end...
What kind of love and dream await you around the next corner?
Have faith in tomorrow and live it your way...

Road paved on 9:57 PM |

It's a F**KED UP LIFE!!!

Today, we went thru gruelling lectures that sent my heart fluttering and my ECG jumping up and down with no sign of P, QRS, T or U. Just many mountains and valleys.
Argh!!!! This lecture is getting into me!!!

Today was a totally screwed up day.With f**ked up lecturers and the fact that I wan to watch HP... DAMN!

But it didnot start all that bad. Woke up quite late and spent some lovely time using the comp and just mixing around. Then tried to call GSC to book tickets and the stupid fucking thing refuses to work. GSC sucks, I tell. The eBooking is not working, the teleBooking is not working, the iSMS is not working, even the freaking easy access is not working.*throw tantrum before carefully slicking my hair back* You know what, screw GSC and just lets watch in TGV which has sucky popcorn and lousy sound surround, but hey, at least the customer service is good. So there!

Went for the debate meeting which was actually quite fun, except when Shin Hann suddenly said something about him quiting IMU soon. Shrug, dont know, dont care. There were talks about Sheena bedding Thaven of M1/04, but *shiver* on second tot, just leave it as tat.

Then it was lecture time, and that was wen everything just went to the dumps. First of all, it was Sue Chen. Fine, fall asleep in her lecture isnt such a bad thing as she sucks in explaining stuff. Things made easier in SEM1 is being made more difficult with her explanations. But the probelm with today's SC lecture is that I can't fall asleep as I have slept in the library. So I have to bear with it, and God, how can you guys tahan?!!! Then it was Timothy Sung with all his lame and lame sarcastic remarks. That guy is seriously a pain in the ass, and about explanation, he doesn't even explain. What is an axis for? No freaking idea!! The guy has serious issues problems. He was supposed to lecture us, but instead he lectured the Sem5 insteads. Wat the freaking hell!!
In Archiekin's lecture, do you guys notice how SLOW the freaking scrollbar moved?!!! Finally fell asleep, and woke up realising that his lecture is my PBL assignment and I totally screwed it again!!!! Damn the f**cked up life!


So after finishing this blog, it's back to do research on PBL and then realised that I can't print it out and there is NO WAY i can get the notes photostated in time. WAHLAUEH!!! Pretty f**ked up right?!!!! ARGH!!!

I think I should just sign off now before this temper leak out more.
In order to survive, all living things in this world fight desperately and
devour those they defeat... Must one kill other living things in order to
survive? Must one destroy another world in order to allow one's own world
to continue? The wounded in turn wound and torment those weaker than they
themselves are... There are only the killers and the killed... The sinners
who are judged, and the victims that do the judging. What meaning is there
to such a world?

Tuesday, June 01, 2004

Road paved on 2:57 PM |

Damn Tin Ong

Welcome back aboard...
Today I have CSU, which of cos sucks. But actually, poking needles into someone's butt can be quite fun. We took turns puncturing the butt, which ended with the poor butt having numerous tiny holes which is quite funny to look at. But we have Archiekin, so not tat bad.
But then it was to Tin Ong. Argh!!! Talk about irritating! That guy is impossible. He kept us in for an extra 45 min, talking about when he was still a young medical student and stuff like that. Never found some one as cheong hei as him. (Cheong hei means always repeating himself annoyingly. It's Hokkien) He kept on going on and on about how to handle that thingmajig that we were supposed to use to check our friends eyes. And about when he was a young medical student, he had to buy his own stuff to practise on. Talking about how bad his english was when he was still a young medical student. ARGH!!!
It just goes to show how fucked up life can be.

Went to MidValley yesterday to watch Shrek 2 again. Must watch. Damn cool. And HP tickets coming out only today. Which idiot told me that can get the tic yest. I was planning my speech as I lined up yest. It goes like this: "3 Shrek tickets for 9.30pm show, 6 tickets for Harry Potter of Thurs night, 21 tickets for Harry Potter Thurs afternoon. Paying by Visa." And when I reach the counter, Richard asked, Do you have HP tickets, and the man said tomorrow only on sale! Wahlaueh!!!Damn suck right!!! But watever la.
And guess what, someone nearly stole Siddharth's briefcase yesterday at MidValley. We were at the food court, talking and eating (Elena, Richard, Victor, Sid) and Sid placed his briefcase on the floor beside him. Suddenly out of nowhere, this foreigner guy sat down on the seat beside him, and a lady knelt in front of the guy. Sid looked down and saw the lady pulling his bag to him. Me saw it too and when the lady saw two curious faces looking at her, she released and smiled widely. Then she stood up and with the man walked away. Talk about unprofessionalism. Hrmph!

I want to thank Adeline Gong for talking about me in her blog. Yes, I am NOT a boy!! You can check if you want to. The breasts on my chest is as real as the sun that rises in the east and me studying in IMU. So there!

Oh, I'm planning to change my footer, any ideas?

Impt dates to remember:
3rd June - Harry Potter, duh!
8th June - E3 results
26th July - MY BIRTHDAY!!!

As you can see, this is getting boring already. But is there anything else to blab about? The day is still young, not even to blardy lecture yet, so can't really blog much. Haven't seen the papers to find interesting news, sigh... life sucks. Damnity of all Damn.

Donno why in so moody mood today. Must be that Tin Ong's fault and not to mention GSC's fault. Crap! I totally give up man.
Going to sign off now before this moodiness gets contagious.
Seeing you guys off with
What was the start of all this?
When did the cogs of fate begin to turn?

Perhaps it is impossible to grasp that answer now,
From deep within the flow of time...

But, for a certainty, back then,
We loved so many, yet hated so much,
We hurt others and were hurt ourselves...

Yet even then we ran like the wind
Whilst our laughter echoed,
Under cerulean skies...