I don't know where to start, but I know one thing, for sure, i.e. I've lost respect for you. Not all, but a lot, I would say.
Why do you have to beat about the bush and walk one big round to get to Maybe we belittled you. No, 'belittled' is too strong a word because we treated you truthfully. We never ever saw you as any form of 'danger' lurking around so there's no way we could have ever belittled or underestimated you.
Just wished you had been more open. I mean since you feel no guilt and shame in doing what you are doing now, then what shame or discomfort would you feel if you were to be direct and give me the kind of 'in your face' treatment? Well, silly me huh? Why would you care about what I think. You are more concern with your own reputation and 'good' name and rightly so. Its all about tactics and scheming yeah, but you got your bow and arrowed pointing at the wrong person. Good riddance and stay where you are.
你敬我一尺，我敬你一丈。惹毛了我，休怪我无情！
Friday, January 29, 2010
Monday, January 18, 2010
The Past Week
School...
Aiyo, next time better 话不要说得太早。 >_< Said I can't wait for sch reopen. End up after 3 sch days can't wait for wkend to arrive. ^_^" Mon-Wed's lessons are all super early, therefore gotta leave home super early as well. Tue's the worse, cos 8 hrs of sch, 6 hrs of lesson and all are lectures, no tutorial that day. Halfway through the day very 'seh' (aka shag) already. Last Tue reached home 3/4 dead. Hope not the same case tml. Wed's the longest but since one of the module, which happens to be the last lesson for that day is more on wrapping up of last sem's project work, its not on every wk. Thank God!
Liverpool...
From a season of great expectation, after the 2nd place finish, Ronaldo's exit, Arsenal's lost of 2 key players, potential effect of African Cup of Nations to Chelsea's season due to the lost of players' services to one of increasing disappointment.
Alonso's exit. Johnson's arrival impact hugely minimised by his on-off injuries, Torres unavailability, Gerrard's dip in form, team's failure to handle defensive set piece situation, dodgy 20m signing of Aquilani, *that* beach ball in the Sunderland match that cost us a dear 1-0 defeat, Champions League exit thanks to late goals conceded in 2 of the grp matches. Torres, Gerrard, Benayoun now all out for a couple of wks at the same time. And the latest one, being the late equaliser conceded vs Stoke and Kuyt's strike against the post which could've gifted us a priceless win, seeing how Tottenham, Aston Villa, Man City all dropped points over the same wkend.
Should Rafa go? Well, no one were questioning him, his work and his abilities at the start of the season when many were predicting a successful title race for Liverpool. All the critics turn out in full force when things started getting wrong. If a guy is incapable, he's incapable. He doesn't turn from capable to being incapable, over the space of 6 mths. Simply put, ppl are just jumping on th band wagon. I don't see ppl commenting that he should leave at the start of the season. Why so now? 落井下石。见风使舵。乘你病，要你命。
I'm not blindly supporting him. 1stly, he has his flaws, he committed mistakes. That's undeniable. Alas, the manager doesn't play on the pitch. There is only so much that he can do. Players are not robots. They can't be programmed. Everyone has to shoulder part of the blame. Besides, one major issue is, there doesn't seem to be anyone more capable or of decent calibre to take over, should Rafa be sacked.
It is in times of adversity that shows you the making of a man. Afterall, doesn't ppl often say 'when the going gets tough, the tough gets going' and 'what doesn't kill you only makes you stronger'? We're ride out of this storm. Forget about top 4 for the moment. Forget about the Europa league now. Concentrate on the next game. Make gradual small steps forward. That's the most prudent and best way for us to bounce back.
Aiyo, next time better 话不要说得太早。 >_< Said I can't wait for sch reopen. End up after 3 sch days can't wait for wkend to arrive. ^_^" Mon-Wed's lessons are all super early, therefore gotta leave home super early as well. Tue's the worse, cos 8 hrs of sch, 6 hrs of lesson and all are lectures, no tutorial that day. Halfway through the day very 'seh' (aka shag) already. Last Tue reached home 3/4 dead. Hope not the same case tml. Wed's the longest but since one of the module, which happens to be the last lesson for that day is more on wrapping up of last sem's project work, its not on every wk. Thank God!
Liverpool...
From a season of great expectation, after the 2nd place finish, Ronaldo's exit, Arsenal's lost of 2 key players, potential effect of African Cup of Nations to Chelsea's season due to the lost of players' services to one of increasing disappointment.
Alonso's exit. Johnson's arrival impact hugely minimised by his on-off injuries, Torres unavailability, Gerrard's dip in form, team's failure to handle defensive set piece situation, dodgy 20m signing of Aquilani, *that* beach ball in the Sunderland match that cost us a dear 1-0 defeat, Champions League exit thanks to late goals conceded in 2 of the grp matches. Torres, Gerrard, Benayoun now all out for a couple of wks at the same time. And the latest one, being the late equaliser conceded vs Stoke and Kuyt's strike against the post which could've gifted us a priceless win, seeing how Tottenham, Aston Villa, Man City all dropped points over the same wkend.
Should Rafa go? Well, no one were questioning him, his work and his abilities at the start of the season when many were predicting a successful title race for Liverpool. All the critics turn out in full force when things started getting wrong. If a guy is incapable, he's incapable. He doesn't turn from capable to being incapable, over the space of 6 mths. Simply put, ppl are just jumping on th band wagon. I don't see ppl commenting that he should leave at the start of the season. Why so now? 落井下石。见风使舵。乘你病，要你命。
I'm not blindly supporting him. 1stly, he has his flaws, he committed mistakes. That's undeniable. Alas, the manager doesn't play on the pitch. There is only so much that he can do. Players are not robots. They can't be programmed. Everyone has to shoulder part of the blame. Besides, one major issue is, there doesn't seem to be anyone more capable or of decent calibre to take over, should Rafa be sacked.
It is in times of adversity that shows you the making of a man. Afterall, doesn't ppl often say 'when the going gets tough, the tough gets going' and 'what doesn't kill you only makes you stronger'? We're ride out of this storm. Forget about top 4 for the moment. Forget about the Europa league now. Concentrate on the next game. Make gradual small steps forward. That's the most prudent and best way for us to bounce back.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Can't Wait
'Found' my sec sch English teacher on FB about two weeks ago. I've never been one who like/prefer a specific teacher but some 'special' or 'outstanding' ones do stay in my mind. Note the open and close brackets. What I mean is when compared to other teachers, not necessary that they really go an extra mile or did something unusual etc. Ehm... I think to be able to leave a mark in someone's memory is pretty good already and honestly speaking, there are many other factors that 'allow' the teacher to show his/her 'specialty'/'uniqueness'. Its a fact of life. We're living in a realistic word. Chances are, between an 'alright', average student (who doesn't get into trouble and does basically what is expected of him/her) and a teacher, the teacher is unlikely to be able to do some 'extra'. The stories we hear about how noble the teacher is normally revolves around a certain circumstance.
Anyway, back to my earlier 'topic'. A couple of years after I graduated, I heard about her leaving Singapore for voluntary work but that was about it. Found out its accurate info after communicating with her and indeed she had been in Cambodia, teaching English at a centre her church set up. She was there for 3 years before moving to Perth for her Masters degree and will be back in SG this year. That's exactly the kind of thing I was dreaming of. However, admittedly, I'm not as noble. Haha.
While she actually did it when she's still at a pretty young age, my plan was more 'rigid' and 'less noble' as I was hoping to teach and work till late middle-age and then travel to a less privileged nation to set up some form of centre/sch for kids there. In her case, she 'sacrificed' her youth but I guess that's probably the diff between men and women, since guys have slightly heavier social responsibilities (not sexual discrimination, ok? :P). We have to secure our basic needs and necessity first whereas for the ladies, they probably can afford less worries on that.
Anyway, it's inspiring in a way cos things are usually easier said than done. Have heard of so many views/wishes but in the end, not many were really established. Its through real examples like hers that acts as constant reminder to me that its achievable and many a times, its the heart that's overruling the mind.
4 days to restart. Can't wait. Jul will be an interesting month of mix feelings. Next Jul will be even more so I guess. Ha!
Anyway, back to my earlier 'topic'. A couple of years after I graduated, I heard about her leaving Singapore for voluntary work but that was about it. Found out its accurate info after communicating with her and indeed she had been in Cambodia, teaching English at a centre her church set up. She was there for 3 years before moving to Perth for her Masters degree and will be back in SG this year. That's exactly the kind of thing I was dreaming of. However, admittedly, I'm not as noble. Haha.
While she actually did it when she's still at a pretty young age, my plan was more 'rigid' and 'less noble' as I was hoping to teach and work till late middle-age and then travel to a less privileged nation to set up some form of centre/sch for kids there. In her case, she 'sacrificed' her youth but I guess that's probably the diff between men and women, since guys have slightly heavier social responsibilities (not sexual discrimination, ok? :P). We have to secure our basic needs and necessity first whereas for the ladies, they probably can afford less worries on that.
Anyway, it's inspiring in a way cos things are usually easier said than done. Have heard of so many views/wishes but in the end, not many were really established. Its through real examples like hers that acts as constant reminder to me that its achievable and many a times, its the heart that's overruling the mind.
4 days to restart. Can't wait. Jul will be an interesting month of mix feelings. Next Jul will be even more so I guess. Ha!