The Retrocession

Well this is the end of Week 13, the end of the instructional period in NUS. It was indeed very daring of me to leave Singapore during this week because I think everyone knows that this week is like the MOST CHIONG week in the semester. Essays, exam hints, etc. Well I really need a break off all these shit in the little red dot . Not that the little red dot is shit, but many people (and things they do) in the red dot is shit. 全部都带赛！ Anyway, I made a couple of so-called “brave decisions” in this trip. It isn’t really “brave” per se, but I guess you won’t make the same irrational choice as me if you were in my shoes: 1. Use AirBnB I know it is a bit DUH, but you know what, 凡是都有第一次的嘛…… 林北又不是没有钱，第一次送给它咯…… It’s pretty interesting anyway, I stayed with this old couple, who told me that they too were virgins in AirBnB and I was their first guest. They picked me up from the airport. And I left my laptop in the plane. So we went back to the airport again, and back home. And then f...

Had some awesome supper night and massive 兜风ing with friends in hall! :D I guess Recess Week is theonly time you can catch up with some breathers before work engulfs all of us again bah. Bought my new Jolin album. DARNED NICE! Her style keeps changing, and it's full of surprises. Since 72变 when I was P6, her transformation has been.... WHOA. 妈的，英文烂到已经不懂怎样describe了…… 就是 赞 啦。 Went to SGH yesterday. Passed by Bt Merah enroute. Tracking the paths my parents took when they first landed in Singapore: Singapore has a lot of interesting places to explore. Sometimes I really wonder whether it is a bliss or not that people neglect them. Why? 小坡 , was the name the elderly used to refer to Bugis area. Then where is 大坡 ? It's Chinatown, across the river.   Rochor Centre 梧槽中心 . Making way for the North-South Expressway soon. Train, no more. Did you know, that Queenstown was the earliest satellite town in Singapore? 桥南路 街景。 South Bri...

在冰冷的钢骨水泥中寻找人情味，其实还蛮困难的。 普世价值一直都在随着社会进步而改变，总有人抱着旧有观念继续生活着。 价值观不应分对错，但事实却往往相反。 看了 《老九》 后，我突然间觉得自己的理想，会不会跟社会会期待相悖呢？ 在社会寻求进步的时候，我们有没有办法挽留点什么个自己的后代？ 先人的筚路蓝缕 、 现代的日新月异 、 未来的无限憧憬 ，会 clash 的吗？ 今天早上在金文泰大牌442湿巴刹吃早餐，顺便走走。 Actually，巴刹的味道还蛮腥的，但至少我不觉得它臭。 而且，你不觉得巴刹的那股味道很有本地的feel，是一个属于 新加坡的味道 咩？ 猪肉uncle对我笑，我向他挥手致意。 Sîng-ì tsia̍h tsuí tinn. 誠意食水甜。 Inilah semangat bergotong-royong. 寻找迷失的人情味。

Went to Hebe's concert last night. It was a very unique experience. Her songs are very philosophical.  It strikes with whatever we're going through now, yet without the blast that rock bands like 五月天 would give us. Hebe的歌我只听过一首， 《寂寞寂寞就好》 ，还是当兵的时候在933上听的。 昨天之后，却爱上了几首歌，包括 《请你给我好一点的情敌》 、 《还是要幸福》 ，还有 《你太猖狂》 …… 还蛮好听的，歌词很有feel， 感觉当下，我们是在一片平行时空里，哈哈哈哈。 分手的理由千百种，只要其中有一方并不想分开，或没有被善待，任何原因都会被归纳为最烂的理由。例如：“我们个性不适合！” “我发觉自己配不上你！” “你会碰到更好的人！” “我的能力不够，无法给你幸福！” …… 以上听起来的确像是借口，但至少它不伤人，比起“我从来没有爱过你！”这个理由，要温和很多。 面对分手的残酷时刻，因为依依不舍而伤心难过的人，往往都忘了：当初开始相爱的时候，往往没有任何理由，就只是很单纯的喜欢而已。分手，其实也不需要任何理由，就只是很单纯的不爱了啊。 若执著于要求对方一定要给个更像样的理由，只不过是更加证明自己不甘心罢了 。 负心人提出的每个分手的理由，绝对都是史上最烂，但又何妨，愈烂就应该愈舍得潇洒地丢掉它，让自己重新出发。 from 《最烂的分手理由？》 by 吴若权 自己曾经是那不甘心的家伙， 还好平常多看书，悟性比较强，不至于陷落万丈深渊。 有时候看到诸男性同胞身陷囹圄，虽然能够感同身受，但是也帮不上多少忙。 Age doesn't imply maturity. Similarly, being through many events doesn't make you  mature either. It's what you've learnt through the events that make you ...

This song is called Chu Chu by moumoon, and it's damn cute. Just look at her luscious lips! Okay. This post isn't about a girl with cute pink lips. It's about taking trains. I always liked buses and trains since young. I can always remember which bus goes where and recall all the stations along a train line etc. Just a living street directory and bus guide. But I've never had a serious trip on the train proper, like 火车 instead of 地铁 or 捷運. I did travel from Xi'an to Beijing when I was 6. Or was it Guangzhou instead? See, I can't even remember. So I was in Taipei, and decided to go Tainan with my travel-pal Pak Chuen. First, you need to take the MRT to Taipei Main Station 台北車站. 台北車站 is unique because it is a three-in-one station: the High Speed Railway 高鐵, the MRT 捷運, and the Taiwan Railway 台鐵. 台鐵 had an exhibition on its heritage. Liu Ming-Chuan 劉銘傳 was great man who transformed Taiwan into a modernised society. He bu...