I read the latest issue of Time magazine today and chanced upon an article which is an excerpt of a book entitled 'Audacity to Win' by Obama's close ally David Plouffe during his campaign. It is very fascinating to read such an account of a protagonist from a close associate's perspective. You do not always see what is going through the protagonist ( Read more... )

As I boarded the train today, a gentleman smiled at me. I gave him a glance and looked away shortly. Curious as usual, I took notice of him again. It wasn't hard to tell that he was actually smiling at everyone, or rather at whichever direction he looked. The man had a beautiful smile; a warm, sincere smile that seemed to say "how are you feeling ( Read more... )

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Why is it that when we take pictures, we have to smile? Well, it kind of defies the essence of a photograph, which i suppose, is about capturing the most natural moment, without reservation or exaggeration. Many a time we pose for the camera, we look into the lens and we smile. It sounds like a nonsensical question but when i looked through my ( Read more... )

The thought of running the full marathon in 3 mths time has haunted me time and again.
Hence i desperately need a long-dist-running training program. It doesn't seem too hard to just take a piece of paper and write the date and mileage for the 3 mths but in actual fact

1) Running continuously for more than an hour is extremely boring
2) On a good day ( Read more... )

Why is it that Erhu and Violin simply cannot harmonise?

I like this rendition nonetheless.

Nope, not me, its wenqi and andrea ( Read more... )

Once in a while, i'll dream of myself in the near future.
The dreams are always full of hope, and I like it that way.
Because when i wake up, it just feels as though.... nothing is really impossible...

In hc, only the J1s are required to turn up for the teachers day celebration. The j2s are busy preparing their As so they are pretty much excused from the whole event. So, taking into account that at this time last year, i was in ocs, the last time i showed my gratitude to my tutors happened 3 years ago... It's amazing how time really flies but im ( Read more... )

When i was in JC i always felt that it is not very relevant or practical to 'plan ahead'-- not in the planning-for-revision-timetable way but planning-the-path-you-want-to-take way. Ironically, like the way mugging for a levels struck me at the beginning of J2, i realise that i am at, very possibly, one of the biggest crossroads in my life. Before ( Read more... )