my new favourite singer

hehe i never thought i'd ever say this nor that i'd have a favourite singer, but i'm really starting to like zhang xin zhe! been listening to his songs every night..be it his emotions-filled voice, skillful singing or melancholic songs & lyrics, i'm enthralled by almost all his songs..

in the past i used to think he was on the girly side..he is probably not the most manly guy you can find, but i went to watch some of his interviews on those entertainment shows (hehe! feel like such a bimbo now!) and realised he's really a simple, down-to-earth guy who takes his singing seriously..and to think his first album was released in 1989!! so many years of experience behind him..

before this i only knew very few of his songs..guo huo, kuan rong, yi yi bu she, xin yang, bu yao dui ta shuo...all of which are very nice! then i've been exploring his other songs on youtube and realised he has so many other gems!! like now i've really started to like yong qing, cong kai shi dao xian zai, wo shi zhen de, zuo ni de nan ren! and so many more!!

hehe but he really has a good voice..and somehow his songs all manage to evoke much emotions in me..all of you should go listen! hehe

my tranquil afternoons

one and a half more weeks before my internship starts..kinda looking forward to it..wanna learn new things and do some constructive work!

feel kinda guilty for being so slack now..really feel like the sloth i read about in 'life of pi'..but at the same time i'm constantly reminding myself to cherish this period of time..that i can afford to really do things at my own pace..my own desire..without anyone to rush me! hehe

went back to ntu today..to collect sth and accompany zk, sh & jk for their medical checkup..i really think we're too free or sth! their checkup ended by around 11..and i brought them to s4 to use the comps to plan for their backpacking trip till almost 2!! my stomach was growling la! and we were all pushing the blame to each other for spending too long on sth at some point in time haha..we finally got down to eating lunch at can B..and decided to go JP after that..omg i've never spent so much time in courts in my whole life before, just looking at the various videos being screened on their numerous TVs!! the guys wanted to watch soccer, while i was attracted to the videos on pretty travel places, theme parks, beaches etc..really goes to show how free we were..passing time like that! as my cca meeting was only at 630, we decided to simply slack around at kfc..zk actually fell asleep (!) while sh started transferring songs to his phone..felt rather touched that they were all willing to simply wait around like that, till i had to leave for my meeting..we were all rather tired and bored of JP..none of us are the shopping sort haha..but yet i didn't feel any pressure from them for causing them to wait..it was all in all a very you1 xian2 afternoon! :)

hehe feel like i haven't blogged like this in a long time..simply recounting my day..again, goes to show how free i am now! hehe..okie essentially still have quite a bit of cca stuff to settle, but i still think i'm free!! since its the hols!

when i reached cck, i saw sth which made me feel really touched..it was a scene of a teenaged boy pushing another on a wheelchair out of the mrt gentry..what struck me was that the teenage boy himself was physically disabled too..and walked in a somewhat jerky manner..i was moved by how on top of how he chose to overcome his own disability, he also went on to take care of his peer (who seemed less able)..i really admired his strength, courage and kindness..i guess there's always something good we can learn from everyone :)

steph came to my house 2 days ago..really enjoyed just talking to you dear..always feel like i can tell you everything, cos you'd understand :) and my liowliow is so pretty that every photo i take of her is nice! hehe..i particularly like this one..find it very sweet! hehe

emotions are transient
but the actions caused by our emotions can have lasting effects
on one's memories, mindset..

i'm guilty of saying or doing things at the spur of the moment..
things i don't really mean to or want to..
shows how i'm someone who's led by my emotions..
which i know isn't healthy..

and somehow, i do agree with this quote,
that "sorrow makes us human"
it's when i'm sad that i feel more in touch with my emotions, my thoughts, and who i am

haha this sounds like such an emo post now..
but i'm just in a reflective mood..

28 april marked the end of my 2nd year in uni..
felt a litttle lost after exams..
(hehe i'm a mugger after all! my life revolves around school work hahaha)
celebrated pohpoh's 79th birthday..
initially i was still thinking of what i should get her, but in the end i didn't, because i realised that the best present pohpoh would want is for all her children and grandchildren to be present..seeing the family together would make her happiest! i remember how she watched kimberly and i grow up..nagging at us, scolding us almost everyday..now that both of us have grown up, and have become preoccupied with our own lives, activities and friends, our frequency of seeing her has been reduced drastically..pohpoh no longer scolds us, but welcomes us enthusiastically each time we visit..and that puts a smile on my face..


celebrated binbin's birthday in the middle of exams too..this is really one group of friends i'm truly thankful for..friends who don't judge me at all, in front of whom i can totally be myself..friends who make me feel that nothing much has changed in our lives at all..binbin was so cute that day, she had a CONSTANTLY RADIANT SMILE on her face all day! i felt so heartened that spending her birthday with us could make her so happy :)

and for sinnie, i'll pray that your lifelong dream will come true..i'm sure it will :) a kind soul will be blessed with good things in life :)

been feeling emo these days..sometimes i really wish nothing changed..

i really hope this hols will be a fulfilling one..with proj id and PA..i'm gonna stop procrastinating and do my europe scrapbook too! and i'm gonna finish watching planet earth..probably one of the most beautiful documentaries ever made..and not forgetting, meeting up with friends who matter to me :)