Scattered

The action that I've started, sometime I'll have to face. My influence in motion, rebounding back through space. - George Harrison, Simply Shady

Hola. Before I go on, let me first announce that I have arrived safely.
Feels like I've zonked in to another timezone yet again....gone are the days of pouring over B.S notes or poker nights at my place. sigh.
Oooh oooh! Brother got me a book on poker which i'm reading at the moment. interesting stuff. Did you know that a 5th suit of cards, called 'Eagle' was introduced in 1937 but never caught on? The reason for it was to force the public to buy new decks of cards. And you thought getting a flush was tough with 4 suits....

Was just thinking. Life is a lot like a game of poker. You can make no mistakes and still lose. You have to constantly balance between logic and intuition. I'm sure there are a lot more correlations that make sense. But I just spent the past 3 minutes trying to think of something smart to type that involves bullshitting, flushing, hearts, queens & kings etc but it's all been said somewhere and my 3 a.m brain can't think of anything original enough at the moment. Bah.

Other updates... I am on holiday. From now on, my life will be revolving around exercise-lots of badminton, gym and perhaps a bit of squash or tennis here and there, work- tutoring etc, dogs, books, television, old friends, parents, hopefully a bit of fishing, photography, music and a lot of missing.

There's a constant contradiction between what feels good and what feels right. I am currently trying to come to terms with the two. Next year, I will be less befuddled!!!

Happy holidays to all. May funky shiny Christmas deco make you happy.... wherever you are at.

My 22 thank yous

Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right, here I am stuck in the middle with you. - Stealers Wheel, Stuck In The Middle With You

It is that time of the year when I feel like bloody Bette Midler, standing there singing "you are the wind beneath my wings" while looking down (literally) upon all my beautiful friends lined up in front of me. I do this every now and then, because I truly feel appreciative of many things that I have been blessed with and I am also making a conscious effort not to take anything for granted.... for I realize that as soon as I do, it usually comes back to smack me on the backside... *katoosh* and not in a good way. :)

Eeps. For the constant support & words that remind me that some things never change. (Sit Down, James)
Den,Sha,Al,Leanne. My CBK sisters!! For the laughs & the company & for adding to my exquisite 'people I love to hang out with' list. (anything by that Britney chick)
Hau Duen. Artos, Portos, Aramis... :) -1992 (All for One, Rod Steward & Co.)
Donks. For the comfort of the 'just a phone-call away'-ness that is so hard to nurture. But we've done it. Sydney misses u. (It's all coming back to me, Celine Dion)
Po Lin. For making me so very proud of you! (Amigos Para Siempre, Sara & Jose)
Ciaks. For the pure genuinity. (The Reason, Hoobastank)
Wombat. For dragging me down to earth. What would a pinky be without her brain. (Memory, Cats)
Sister. For that sisterly bond that no matter what, will always be rekindled by a cartoon or game of Mariokarts. (Blue Suede Shoes, Elvis)
Brother. For being the coolest brother everrrr who has helped drag me out of my little square box. Also for the music & poker. (Nowhere Man, The Beatles)
Tim. The encouragement & constant support. (Rhapsody in Blue, George Gerswin)
Joop. For showing me the bearnecessities... and being so much more than just a spellchecker. (Cocomo, Beach Boys)
Alex. You will probably never read this, but for the 4 years that has helped me mould my mind & soul. For the good & the bad. No regrets. & I will always be grateful. (Rainbow Connection, Kermit the Frog)
Steve. For the honesty & kinky talk~ (This is How you Remind Me, Nickelback)
Faz. For never judging & for being absolutely faztastic. (Remix to Ignition, R Kelly...so gimme that *beep beep*!)
Clara. For being there. (Sunrise, Sunset, Fiddler On the Roof)
....and all 3 for the endless fun & laughs.
Jay. For the Cooke book. Kidding. For being the only Foundation Yr friend (M too) I still bother about enough to hang out with. (Ah Niu, 'Dui Mian De Nu Hai Kan Guo Lai')
Martin. For being such a Martin. (Nobody Does it Better, Radiohead)
Erwin. For the bizarrely colourful psychedelic frog scarf that never ceases to provoke a grin everytime I look at it. (Celebration, Hans Fredrik Jackobson)
Vince. For restoring my faith in some of the most beautiful things in life. (Hunter, Dido)

Also to my parents....For the foundation. The effort. The dedication and the brilliant genes! *chortle*
Funnily enough, the cut-off was just about at 22....give or take.....
(If you've forgotten the significance of the song beside your name, give me a shout...)
dammit, i'm sure I've left someone out. To that someone, no offence, I'll put you in next year. harh.

People.... here's to many more years of funky times.... *clink*
....*glurg glurg glurg glurg glurg glurg glurg glurg glurg glurg....*

From ear to ear

To wake up with a smile without a doubt, to burst grin giggle bliss skip jump sing and shout. Let's get happy. - The Cure, Doing The Unstuck












Smile- a facial expression indicating pleasure or amusement with the corners of the mouth turned up.
Grin- to smile broadly, showing the teeth.

Realized how knowledge is often taken for granted. Such as simple things like 'is a tomato a vegetable or fruit?' (i still say fruit...*glare*)
I've been posing the question of "What is the main difference between a smile and a grin" to people for the past week or so... I mean, I just assumed that a grin was a bigger, flashier and teethy smile, but it's interesting taking in the different perceptions. A few think that it's the other way around and that a SMILE should be the one showing the teeth, whereas some think it's more of the meaning behind it- to smile=contentment, to grin=cheekiness.
It is rather subjective, isn't it....I mean, looking at the photos, Steve is therefore....grinning? And if from right-left (faz-me) the teeth-showing gets wider....does that mean me and clara are grinning, or smiling? Waitaminute...in that case, does that also mean I almost never smile coz I always show my teeth?

Innntresssting concept.....