aerobic

"1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8"
"2, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 "
"3, 2, 3, 4, 5 , 6,7, 8"

The voice of the aerobics instructor could be heard even before I peeked through the gymnasium's glass door. Inside, I could see lean and toned bodies moving to the beats of Britney Spears. The morning's engineering lessons just ended, barely 15min into lunch time, and these people are already sweating it out. The hour long aerobic session seems to be a good idea for girls who want to burn some calories and skip lunch at the same time. Mesmerized by their gracefulness and nimble movements, I continued to stand and stare outside the door.

I forgot how long I had stood there staring as time flew by. The music stopped abruptly, and the place was filled with silence. The instructor looked straight at me, a subtle cue for the whole class to divert their attention towards me. I gave an embarrassed smile and waited for them to respond.

"Jun Yong, you are late for class. I want you to stand in front of the class to show them in the next sequence of steps."

"artefact from george pompidu museum" - cj

how i love my aerobics class.

flaws

The seeds of discords were sowed. Nourished by the constant flow of bad blood, malicious vibes begin to sprout everywhere. One should learn how to keep his mouth shut when one is angry. Blatant display of anger is not a sign of strength; it is a last ditch attempt when reasoning fails. I am forced to notice the flaws in characters as I watch the drama unfolds.

"we are no longer young and naive" - cj

let's hope the upcoming holidays' spirit neutralizes everything with a heavy dose of goodwill.

random pics

clearly, zc is not taking any of my nonsense.

"4 for 199euros. nothing more."

-cj

winter

Branches were deliberately cut to prepare the trees for the coming winter. Temperature's dropping. The ground froze as temperature dipped to sub zero the night before. Undeterred, he woke up at 5am on a freezing morning to hunt for photos.

"some brutal acts stems from good intentions"
-cj

"blinded by the brutality, some people never understood my good intentions."

time

time, a concept ceated by man, which is so unrelenting that it never waits for us. an invention which we can never enjoy the luxuries of. an invention so good that we sometimes ironically wish for it to stop. good luck to those who are busy mugging for their exams. . time is never on our side.

flower clock in geneva. this thing actually works!

understanding its value is what makes the concept of time such a good invention.

supelec ddp

thanks for the steamboat feast! i hoped everyone ate like kings and queens!

merci beaucoup pour la fête :)

thanks

He walked out of the examination hall feeling disorientated and mentally wasted by the 3 hour paper. Ignoring all the ruckus created by the post exam conversations happening all around him, he had decided to leave the exam post-mortem till another day. There is only so much mental stress he can cope with in a day.

Tired but not disheartened, he decided to collect his mails, have a quick lunch and return to him room to pay back the interest accumulated by the sleep debt. For every 1hour of sleep missed, one has to make it up with three. Damn the body works like a loan shark with a 200% interest when it comes to sleeping hours. Lost in his own thoughts, his eyes caught a glimpse of something that interests him…

It was a surprise! He hesitated opening the box for a moment as a fleeting thought of mail bombs crossed his mind when he saw that the sender's name was Aaxxxxa Txn (the name had been crossed out to protect her idenitity). He opened the box and he liked what he saw inside - love.

p.s. henry, i have already decided what to with it already. to cue u in... think picture book. hj, u know just exactly what i needed. literally heart-warming ;-) YA, lol next time i get back lets play 24rounds. wb, it looks nice on my phone. aa. u know how i always associate mushrooms to people with big head and small bodies? the uncanny resemblance does reminds me of tt certain someone. And i really love stepping on the mushroom lol.

thks guys. from the bottom of my heart..

first day

20th marks the first day of the new sem... packing my bag.. welcoming the new semester with a heavy heart and a leg chained with an iron ball.. 7hrs of lessons today.. sigh.

the irony of short lived happiness in my life. as ironic as an iron ball.

last day

the 19th marks the last day of my exam. the scent of freedom. the act of liberation. the uninhibited primal scream of self expressionism. YEA!!

singlish

Do you know that "shiok!" is originally "shauk" in Punjabi? Do you know that Singlish, like Chinese and Japanese, is topic-prominent? Do you know that Singlish is an English-based creole language native to Singapore? Do you know that it is the first language of many younger Singaporeans, especially those whose parents do not share a native language or dialect, and that is the second language of nearly all the rest of the country's residents?

I bet you didn't know, but neither did I. According to the 'gahmen' my first language has always been English, but Wikipedia suggests otherwise. Before we delve deeper and learn the grammer and phonetics of Singlish. I suggest that we first find our what genre of Singlish do you speak. Ae you more likely to say : -

1) "Dis guy Singrish si beh powderful wan. Hoh seh liao lah! Damn steady wan la!"
2) "Dis guy Singlish damn powerful one leh."
3) "This person's Singlish is very good."

Well, for those who choose 1, you speak Basilect Singlish. If you have choosen 2 or 3 then you are speaking Mesolect and Acrolect Singlish respectively. If you want to learn more or brush up on your Singlish, you can pick up the finer points of the language (like past tense, negation and interrogative) through this Wikipedia's website - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singlish. For any unfamiliar vocabulary, you can check out the Wikipedia's online Singlish dictionary - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singlish_vocabulary. Start now and Speak Singlish as it is unbroken today!

i wonder if i'm ever going to use Wikipedia as my report/project/article reference again...

his-story

"wondering about his-stoy"
"wondering about their story"
-cj

华语 cool 2!

Answer 4)
this is one of the most complex chinese word. so complex that they even came up with a poem to make it easier to remember the strokes of the character. but i find memorising the character much easier than remember the poem(amazing it even rhyme =.=". )

一点上了天，黄河两道弯，
八字大张口，言字往进走，
你一扭我一扭，你一长我一长，
当中加个马大王，心字底月字旁，
挂个丁丁叫马杠，坐着车车逛咸阳。

Do u think you speak good acrolectal singlish or the layman's basilectal singlish?

find out more in the next Moment.

华语 cool!

Today, my friend came and asked how to write 'old' in chinese, cos he is having a chinese exam later in the evening. Grinning, I effortlessly accomplished the tasked with a few quick stroke of my pen. I was filled with a small sense of achievement like it had meant something. I was promptly put in place by zhang chi who gamely showed me how to write biáng which you would see in the next post is actually not that difficult but a mere 57 strokes...

so u studied in a SAP school? so u got A1 for Higher Chinese? so your mother is a chinese teacher? but do you think that your chinese is good? are you game enough to take up the cj's chinese challenge? For the love of chinese, go grab your papers and pens! WARNING: DO NOT SCROLL PAST CHALLENGE 4!!

For the Cj's Chinese Challenge.

Objective: to make you guys as motivated about learning chinese as me.

Challenge 1) Can you write out "zhé" which means verbose?
Challenge 2) Can you write out"Nàng" which means poor enunciation due to snuffle?
Challenge 3) Can you write out "Taito" which is the appearance of a dragon in flight
Challenge 4) Can you write out "Biáng" which is a kind of noodle

Answer 1)

simple right?

Answer 2)

just as simple, right?

Answer 3)

so repetitive. shouldn't be hard for you too..lol =)

Clue to Answer 4(which would be uploaded in the next post)

一点上了天，黄河两道弯，
八字大张口，言字往进走，
你一扭我一扭，你一长我一长，
当中加个马大王，心字底月字旁，
挂个丁丁叫马杠，坐着车车逛咸阳。

so did i managed to motivate you?

My binôme (study buddy) is learning chinese. hope he hasn't already seen these words already...

w-week 46

my mighty pen, trustier than a sword.

the first salvos of war had been heard, so finally it has begun...

mailbox

Thanks min. You just made my day. So you shall be crowned the mail box fairy for your ability to bring small surprises through the very common letter box. It doesn't sound like a very glamorous title but you can be sure that you are being taken in higher regard than Santa. He. He never fail to irresponsibly miss out on one good boy, the one that you didn't forget. =)

surprises comes when they are least expected. thks.

till then

probabilités

sorry guys, i have found a new best friend. one who is intellectual. one who is so unassuming that I can read her like a book (literally). one whom I would like to know inside out over the next few days. thus, i have decided to spend more time with her. i thought about the possibility of a future together and the probability of our relationship working out. I would say the odds are good. kudos to her. Mademoiselle Probabilité.

till then...

plateau

At some point of time in life, people would lose sight of their goals in life. It is at this point when they pause to look around trying to look for new directions, to ask for advices or to take a break. I had stood still for 4months already. Everything had come to a halt. I wondered ," had i deliberately opted for a directional change or had i gotten lost along my way." Either way, I had not been able to move on as fast as i used to as I am not sure if i had headed in the right direction. Having no motivations, pent-up frustration, a diminishing of social circle and a draining routine. The lack of meaningful soul searching conversations and silent comfortable companionship, I'm afraid I'm losing touch my human side. Is this the price of my pursuit? I tread with trepidation, hopefully without ever losing my optimism.

I missed those conversations we had over long dinners.

Le Désespoir(1861) by Jean-Joseph Perraud.

photo by cj

statistically speaking

the average person is mean.

repentance

.jun yong. says:
happy birthday!
Gxxxxxx: I tink im gone. says:
merci
.jun yong. says:
de nada
The essence of singapore speak to mix many languages together languages in a conversation. we just brought it to a whole new level.

Gxxxxxx: I tink im gone. says:
bday is a day for repentance
.jun yong. says:
a day is not enough for me.
cos i would have to gonna spend a long while figuring out what actually do good people repent about...

november

my fav time of the year.