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sailing; qualities i admire; friendship
had a really great 2-hour long chat this evening following a nice dinner consisting of pizza and ice cream on waffle. (yeah sinful though it may be). Covered many issues:
1. sailingNow i realise, when i've stopped sailing for quite a while, how significant a role sailing actually plays in my life, particularly these 2 years. some of the most ( Read more... ) -
confessions of a girl
need to lose fat, and weight..(47kg and 157.5 cm. that's not heavy for an average girl, considering i have quite a bit of muscle mass but compared to fit and more muscular guys of similar height that IS heavy) >.< but i enjoy eating (good) food too much -- the conflict. just had (half) a slice of Cedele choc cheesecake (double the sin!) today and ( Read more... ) -
Garden Paths
There's still the smell of the rain ( Read more... ) -
swimathon and thoughts on teachers /education
swimathons, triathlons, biathlons, marathons. they hold much appeal for me. to me they represent endurance, tolerance, determination, and the triumph of mind and spirit over body -- all positive qualities of the human spirit. dramatic overtone aside, i went for a very MINI swimathon today with kao, aiming to do 100 laps without stopping in slightly ( Read more... ) -
wonderful date :-)
today was a great day overall. chem class (or rather, the 30min break in class before chem) was rather amusing for me. after school, i went on a wonderful date. had lunch in one of my favourite restaurant at Marina Square, then walked to Bugis to watch Harry Potter. The movie was ok -- first part is not really nice to watch, and i hate it when ( Read more... ) -
thoughts on Chinese Dance
what is dance (supposed to be like)? it's as subjective a question as asking what is art (supposed to look like). there was a video of Chi Dance society performing a Mongolian dance. i guess to quite a few people the dance appears awkward and not all that aesthetically pleasing, judging from all the comments and laughter i heard. but that's not ( Read more... ) -
thoughts and a poem on life
played tennis for abt 2 hours today, was quite fun, just that the sun was so scorchingly hot that my skin's sunburnt and stinging. thereafter went out on a date with xinying to eat nice ice-cream :) chatted for 3 hours. supermarket shopping together is really fun, if i happen to still live in Singapore in the future, i will go supermarket shopping ( Read more... ) -
an emotional catharsis
haven't gone for a morning walk for such a long time. one-hour passed by so fast, lost in songs and thoughts. haven't felt so serene and quietly happy in a long time. i've almost forgotten what a pleasure such morning walks give me ( Read more... ) -
first post in a long long time
as yet i still do not know if this is merely a temporary revival of my blog. It's just an impulse to write down all that's troubling me ( Read more... ) -
"The Art of Loving"
A book that I read, with fresh and insightful ideas regarding the issue of Love. Some thought-provoking parts of it, plus my comments:
On giving:"Giving is the highest expression of potency. In the very act of giving, I experience my strength, my wealth, my power. This experience of heightened vitality and potency fills me with joy. I experience ( Read more... )