Tennis

Yo...its finally the weekend so i am able to post...

Something interesting happened this friday, i first touched a tennis racket and first walked onto a tennis court...and of course...first played tennis...

Rather fun...and much more difficult than it looks like on tv...the court is a whole lot bigger than you think and it takes much more strength and control to play it...

JJ and me borrowed the rackets and balls from the pe dept. (so convinient), and had some fun for about half an hour...

Ok tennis is cool..and i'm picking up some basics...not that i'm going full into that but it is just an alternative sport and form of exercise other than the conventionals, sometimes too much bball is too much...lols...and soccer can be quite wearing sometimes...so why not try something not conventional at all? something which quite some ppl had never thought of trying?

Of course...we all know tennis is ..erm... more suitably played by the more suitably wealthy..eh...but its free to borrow rackets and balls from the pe room...so whats the big deal? heh...all we need is some time and hopefully a court to ourselves...and of course...time is important and jj and me are rather tight in the schedules...so with everything ...there is a price to pay eh?

Learning the basics is quite simple, there's a good range of tutorial videos on the basic yet important fundamentals on youtube...look for MrKronte in the search area and he has a whole range of instructive and comprehensive training vids on the basic serve, forehand, backhand, shot selection, court positioning, tactics and strategy and various types of shots like topspin and slice very clearly explained in detail but yet simple enough to practice with any similar racket at home in the small space of even my room!... so its useful and highly informative for basics...(like i said, having a bit of skill makes every game much more fun, especially if you do not spend more than half the time going to pick the balls which are rather badly played by your opponent and hopefully but not surely you..lols...) more challenge makes every game more fun...remember that now..

So play it or not its your choice, i'm just opening up another choice of sport for leisure and if you live in a condo or such its simple to book a court, but for me i have to rely on the school...(sometimes i really feel school is more leisurely and more fun than home((prison)))...

Of course, there are many other sports available for choice at the school and for free, basketball, soccer, badminton, volleyball, netball, tennis are just as much as those sports we play and can be offered to us...(with the exception of running) lols!

Tennis is fun, go try it, and from my sources it is likely we would be learning some basic tennis in the upper secondary levels...so it would not hurt to have some basics now and opening up another world of possibilities of an alternative leisure sport...haha...jj and me would be trying to find time to stay back and play if possible...so if you want a simple alternative other than your conventional sport, try tennis, whole new and fun! (look for MrKronte on youtube to find those good vids)

Service Ace

He looked at his opponent with murder in his eyes,
He checked his legs positioned just right,
With a smirk he tossed the ball high up against the sun,
He drove himself at the ball with all his might.

With a snap of his wrist from 7 to 1,
The explosion was just precise,
The ball was doing what it should have done,
Spinning towards the opponent with speed and concise.

The other had expected a flat one, but he was wrong,
The sudden drop of the topspin but him in a daze,
He tried to get it but it was too late,
He had given him a service ace.

"Let's not stick to conventions and you may just find another world."

"Only with basics and fundamentals, then you can proceed with complications."

"With challenge comes fun."

"Pros don't just become pros, they have to start from a noob."

"Don't challenge those who are weaker than you, but those who are stronger."

"If you know you are weak, you will improve, but if you know you are strong, you will improve more."

"The world of sports is open to anyone, any age, any race, any wealth, just as well as anything."

New Skin II

Evening, first things first! I know it's kinda late, but happy birthday ant! xiao di bigger than me? lols =.=...even though my "present" was just a drink, i still owe you a real decent treat, that jolly shandy 0.5% alcohol "beer"...haha...i rmb justin nearly got drunk after drinking that on monday ~ nearly went to sleep..lols...

Of course, not many of us are used to stuff like that, not if you had downed half a bottle of 12% alcohol red wine, (like me) and lived to tell the tale! ah excellent brew, i rmb last year...excellent..first time i drank so much and didnt feel a thing!

of course, by now you should have noticed i changed the skin..lols...please tag and comment thanks!

Today i won't be posting long as time restricts, so i am going on to the final points of the post.

Today continued The Island, from 2 weeks ago, excellent movie with a little gore, much violence, and some coarse language...excellent, with f**k, son of a b***h, sh*t and some others...violence include futuristic vehicles being crushed, amazing dumbbell power and crazy luck off a 70 storey building, of course, can't forget some nuditiy scenes(sadly some, not a lot) lols..and jiajian kept getting excited about that and kept saying "make out! make out!!" lols...

There's this angel mortal lame stupid thing...which gets many unhappy, worked up, impatient, violent and apparently, suspense...of getting those they do not want, or awaiting coincidence of getting those they want, of course, to that person you shall present a present(lols)...ah...can't get you one of the teeny items on your wishlist now mortal...i am sorry but i shall try...to get those HOUSE KEYS! and get outta my cell..

Previous mortals - sw, justin sim

Previous angels - kim siang, yan wen

Not bads...but kept re drawing..haiz...time wasters...and sorry yan wen for taking the candy..haha...thanks a lot anyways...=D

Alright...time's up, i'm off...

"Sometimes you have to leave something behind, maybe something important and dear to you, something you may not live without, just to live a few more minutes, as you are forced to."

"Not always that you are given a choice to decide what you want."

Reunion? 2008

Good evening , and happy CNY...in about 3 hours time..and i just had the reunion dinner...it was a good steamboat...and they invited some pals along too...and an improvement this year...it's really a reunion dinner...my dad's here, my mom's here...yeah...last year and the year before my dad was not present for the "reunion" dinner...but amazingly he made it this year.. ~ even though its not a "full" reunion dinner ... if it is, all of the people in my family would have to come here, from across the world, USA, HK, Taiwan, China, Canada and much more...yeah they are scattered across the world like the people in our class are scattered across singapore.. ~

I do look forward to a good money haul this year...but of course, nobody should get their hopes too high in case it does not fulfill what they desire...that includes you...who is used to plenty of loads of tons of money...but not me ~ the best moment is only when i feel the money between my fingers and the red material...then it is prompty ripped from the hands and stuffed into the bag...ah...such a quick yet beautiful moment.. ~ the feel of sweet cash beneath my fingers.. ~

Its an average of about $150 to $200 per haul i guess?...nothing compared to you of course...and i try not to relieve my memory last year...the unpleasant memory...but i have to share it to show how different CNY is to me than to you..

Exact Date Unknown, Chinese New Year, Day 1, 2007

He woke up in the usual morning, and went through all the usual routines like an automated robot, breakfast, morning clean up, as if following silent orders already planted deep inside his mind. It was Chinese New Year, and it was time to get all those red packets. But unlike other kids, this one was different.

His mother called him into the room after breakfast, and presented to him a red packet. Of course, he was delighted as this could only happen once a year, but he didn't know a nasty surprise lay waiting for him under the red paper, a surprise unlike other kids would ever receive.

He eagerly ripped the cover open, to reveal a single, green, five-dollar note. He froze, he had expected about 10 times that amount, due to a miserable $10 the year before, it could not have gotten worse, but now there was only half that amount.

He looked up at his smiling mother, and forced one himself, and turned to walk away, but before he could exit the room, the question burst out of him before he could control it. But this question is not what you expect.

"Where is Dad's?" he asked.
"Oh, it's already included in that $5." his mother hastily made up.

He nodded in grim disappointment and left the room.

After that, his dad returned home from work, quite unlike others, his dad still had to work regardless of holiday. He mustered all his courage and shot his dad a question.

"Erm, where is my red packet?" he feigned curiosity and innocence.

"Oh, erm..." he stuttered.

At this moment, his mother swiftly stepped into the scene and said, " It's included in the $5 i gave you, didn't you listen?"

"Oh, alright." he nodded.

As he added his pathetic $5 to his miserable collection of a few red packets under his pillow, by tradition, he felt, that he was more different from the others than he had ever thought, but still very same.


Relieved memory on 6th February 2008

Dreaming about this...
I have said it, and there is no more need to explain.
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On to other topics then...

Generally my lack of goodies and red packets is due to the lack of visitors and visiting, there's barely any people here for us to visit and receive except for some colleagues of them...but still, every cent is treasured like a hundred, but probably not in your case...

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Alright...enough of all this "damn long and boring posts" WHICH INCLUDE EVERYTHING I HAVE TO SAY BUT NOT APPRECIATED OR EVEN CONSIDERED AT LEAST OR EVEN READ !

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Shall i seize this chance to present another recent work of mine?

Wander, Wonder
Version I

I wander within the bounderies of my mind,
And yet I wonder if I am in your's.
I wander in and out of your sight,
And wonder when would you ever pick up my call.

I'm here, wandering in your street,
Wondering which of the hundreds of homes you are in.
I wander aimlessly with none to meet,
Wondering if not I was seen.

I wander across the void deck below your block,
Wondering if this was right,
Wandering around around the clock,
Wondering when you would come out, day or night.

I wander along your corridor,
Wondering if that's your door,
I wander across the moonlit floor,
Wondering if I should shout and call.

I wander through the shops alone,
Wondering which of the candy you would like,
Wandering amidst expenses that shone,
Wondering which that i could ever buy.

Wandering through the desserted school,
Wondering where to catch a glimpse of you,
Wandering past the silent pool,
Wondering what else i should do.

I wander along your hidden footsteps,
Wondering where you had gone,
Wandering in rounds of many laps,
Wondering when just you would come.

I wander amidst the shadows of night,
Wondering if this was right,
Wandering in and out of your sight,
Wondering if you had taken flight.

I wander about in my aimless mind,
Wondering if i am in your's,
I wander forever, day and night,
Wondering,
Wandering,
Wondering,
What more could happen if you just picked up my call.

(C) Copyright JazzTech Co. Ltd. 2007 All Rights Reserved

Also, today i celebrate 2 years into the maple world, level 65, and still going =D
Many may ask or criticise that i am slow, well, two years is not really 2 years...2 years minus 2006 june holidays 1 month, PSLE isolation quarantine period 3 months, dec holidays 1 month, 2007 june holidays 3 weeks, exam isolation period 1 and half month, and the most painful of them all, weekday quarantine and weekends only, so divide the remaining value after subtracting all the months from 2 years, divide it by 7, and multiply it by 3, and thats the amount of days i play, and divide it further by 24, and multiply it by 3, so thats about it...about it la...

Thank you all who have supported me through my maple life.

Finally i would like to wish all a happy chinese new year, with the hope of the removal of ERP gantries to stop excessive rage and anger while driving, the removal of gst and slow down of economic progress to reduce price uprisings to ease everyone as its gong xi fa cai in the new year, and wan shi ru yi...

Wish you all the best in the new year of the rat, with much happiness and wealth and love...

Haha...

Goodnight.. ~

"Let's face the new year with a smile, if possible."

There's something to post about tonight...I

There's Something to Blog About Tonight

Finally, a night when i can finally post something not involving expelling of inner disgust and frustration, hyperventilation, rebellion propoganda, emo poems and quotes, and much of things which you are too happy to understand and feel.

Tonight, its gonna be different...

Yesterday, a rainy day, we played plenty of sports, soccer and bball and got pe also, like i said, day 5 is the best day on the timetable, and of course, they don't know i end at 1.45, so i have about 2 and a half hours free time to pursue leisure activity of choice, in my case, basketball, and a new find of fun, soccer.

We played soccer during recess and after school for a change, but the familiar sounds of basketballs echoing in the dark gym is still enticing, so i could not resist, played a couple of games with the team.

Soccer was more fun than i thought, even though i am not good at it, missed 6 goal chances..lol..but shing chun complains i am not good at all, but is he ? ah nvms...this is payback for what too much i did to him, so i accept it, i accept it...haha..vengeance is a must in this wretched world...

But the real fun didn't come until after our sports, and when rain became too much to endure, so we took refudge at the corridor where the others are decorating the wall for CNY...we hung out there for quite a while, whiling the time away challenging each other to high jumps to reach the ceiling decos and playing music, after while, at about 3, we returned to class, and i had the excellent excuse of torrential rain and being unable to fight through the gale, so i could stay...and i did, until 4.30...excellent eh?

This excellent idea occured to me, as i slid into the classroom though the double doors, and justinn was playing music through the speakers, with dim lighting and tables and chairs, this idea presented to me a classic bar, with music, entertainment and things included...only thing missing was air-con, which many of you are used to and crave it even if you have it so commonly at home...makes and excellent buisness...

Finally, a post with photos...and with full colour too..not black and white..

The Hydrus Jazz

by JazzTech

Excellent furnishings with selective ambience...

36 seats with maximum privacy enhances vindictive atmosphere.. ~(lol)

Excellent stereo music systems with state of the art

sound quality...

Excellent world acclaimed music players...

Funky dj's and wide range of music choice enhances personal unique experience...

State of the art technology keeps the pub going with smooth functioning...

What's for dinner tonight? Our wide range of quick simple yet excellent snacks and drinks will fulfill every taste bud...

Excellent movies on show every night...from the meanest os cheap pirated movies i watch to the bestest of most expensive only freedom-get-to-watch movies you ppl do, this state of the art movie player gurantees maximum enjoyment...

Not movies? not drinking and talking and music? no problem, take a seat at our chess corner and have a mind boggling experience.

Looking for a different kind of entertainment and pleasure?...heheh...our special services are aroused and excited to serve you? excellent prices for maximum quality. ~

Round it off with an excellent scenery of outside...

Extra cash and fun is always available at the customer's

demmand.

Our entertainers are always there to add a little humour to your vodka.

So visit The Hydrus Jazz @ 53 Mount Sinai Road,276880, Classroom block near field, 2nd floor, 3rd room from staircase exiting study area and toilet near LT2 and 3, if unsure, ask for directions, our door guards will be pleased to help.

Do visit us and call 96382518 for more details or tag at broken-hourglass.blogspot.com or email to see_u_small@hotmail.com

have fun ~

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Nice eh?lol buisness opportunities are always out there, all you need to do is grab them..

"Chances don't walk to you, you have to walk to them."

"Many people is willing to have a glass of top-shelf vodka with you, but that's not what you want. What you want is someone who sill have a glass of plain water with you when you run out of vodka."

*Edited from last year's handbook.

"Buisness is cruel, merchants are evil, salesman are deadly, but thats the world."

"Buisness is the intricate art of turning a dollar into a hundred."

"Buisness is the process of taking one's money to make more."

"Buisness was never risk-free and fail-safe."

"Money is the very thing which gets in the way of everything."

Alright enough of the quotes...now let's snap back to life.

Continue...

Yesterday, after we left school in a light drizzle, we struggled on, that is me and jj as the other happy people are too slow and would not be scolded and tortured for being so, but me and jj will be, so we hurried, but that was a wrong move...hastiness caused ant's soccer ball to roll down the slope to the canal entrance at the MRT station leh...WA SEH...A SHEER DROP AND STEEP SLOPE...AND ITS JJ'S FAULT...HE DIDNT STOP THE BALL FROM ROLLING DOWN EVEN THOUGH HE WAS JUST A STEP AWAY FROM IT!?!?!? LOL...

justinn the brave man and jj the accused staggered down the slope to retrieve it, drawing much attention of passer-bys and unfortunately a damn teacher...who reprimanded us...lol...dammit...

The full video of the rescue mission if with anthony , and to be viewed when liked, ask him for it.

IF, the ball had not miraculously stopped at a small ledge and had bounced down into the rapid current canal as it was raining, the $60 ball could be gone and jj's gotta pay for it, but who cares? he got a damn billiard table in his 3 story semi-d ! but still i won't mind it there as long as i can have a few rounds on it haha...8-ball ~

Yesterday was also my sis's b'day, and she's 6 le...excellent...got cake ~ wo0ts ~ and a meal at a RESTAURANT leh ! shuang rite?

On to today...today went out for lunch and i managed to get a book!.. HALO:Contact Harvest...it's been more than a year since i brought my last book, not counting harry potter VII ...but finally the time has come ! the book is nice lor..devised from the game itself...excellent...$25 leh...painful...painful... ~but it is a long and excellent read...so its kinda worth it..but of course...its still money... T.T

Of course, for everything there is a price to pay...and today its about books...

I prefer science fiction books and nice violent stories...but i am not lucky enough to get out and lay my hands on your books like those whatever fantasy stories and teen stories...i like those stories about violence, war, fighting and stuff...but i am not yet exposed to the wide range of genres unlike you fortunate ppl...so my range is very limited...

My parents want to force me to read non-fiction books...and CHINESE books...i can still except chinese fantasies and some nice historical stories like the romance of the three kingdoms and the shui hu zhuan or something like that...and comics in chinese are also preffered...but they want me to read chinese novels...and non fiction ones about how the successful people of our time got so successful...and in their sense is that they make a whole load of cash...and that is the only thing my parents and grandparents are concerned about...and don't care about what i think and how i feel...so dammit...dammit...its the direct opposite of what i like to read...

"People do not like being forced to do what they don't like."

"But people means all of us, so why must I be the exception?"

I told my parents the above sentences but they said nothing in reply or acknowldgement...just told me to proceed as planned...life stories of successful people...secrets to success...inspire in life success...all dammit de lah...sian...must read that kind...walao eh...

so...all you happy people out there...appreciate that Artemis Fowl book and other above $10 dollar book you have ..and even added those below that amount...as you still paid for it...ah...you don't even blink an eye when you just let go of 20 dollars for that book...haiz...happiness..but that $25 for the halo book was once half a year...so its acceptable...but not for you...its far too little...

haiz...why must the original happy exciting picture post become emo at the end????? WHY???

Sometimes I wish I'd rather not know you, my friends, as your happiness bring me down for some reason.

I'm sorry.

Daunted?...you wish...

Hey yo...just finish kena scolding by mom...for forgetting my pe shirt left in the class to dry...dammit...how can she find out even the smallest fines details of my faults?...fuck...

There won't be no censored words now...cuz i wish to express the true anger behind those simple words...words alone can't say much now..

Oh yeah...keep suppressing me...keeping me away from the others all right...and don't give me a chance to speak up for myself...no fighting chance...daunted you think i am?...you wish you damn bastards...

Watch it...the clock is ticking...my nerve is failing...slowly but surely...something will be done about this damn thing...

"You may walk that leisurely pace and not feel a thing as you walk into your cell, but I can't stroll like that, I would die."

"There's one damn thing about you assholes, you do not care about us, the assholes to you."

"One wrong move, one life lost."

"A few minutes could make all the difference between a happy day and what may possibly be the day of your suicide."

"If you exaggerate, expect the same in return."

"Sometimes it's not your fault if you don't get what you want."

"Being neglected, misunderstood, misintepreted, wrongly accused and many other setbacks are just a part of life, though nevertheless the darker part."

"Having just one friend, may it be anyone, to listen to you and share your troubles, it's better than having many "friends", who go about their own happiness and leave you in the dark."

"Many occasions, occasions are not really occasions, be it your fault or others."

"Materialism do not represent love, gratitude, or any other feeling."

"The sweetest things are not when others share your happiness, but when others share your bitterness."

"Physical pain is nothing compared to mental pain, as brandishing a cane is nothing compared to a shouting match of powerful words."

"They say love is free, but not for all."

"Love is like a pet bird, if you let it out, it will return its gratitude, but if you don't, it would die within the bars of restriction."

"Too much of a good thing is never a good thing."

"There are too many generalizations in this damn world, for example, if you say sleeping at 11 pm is very common and nobody would not be assailed for it, thats for you, and/or many other happier and luckier ones, but not for me, no."

"Many fail to see how much different their closest friends are to them, but they merely assume they are of the same "kind".

"Sometimes what you see of a person is not really him, but merely external influences upon his true person."

"Life changes a person, but a person is not his life, nor vice versa."

"What one thinks can never be changed, but what one does is easily modified by his life experiences."

"The definition of "friend" cannot be truly explained, and varies from person to person, but nobody ever got it right."

"There is an increasing amount of failures in noticing who is truly your friend."

"The end may be a start of something new."