Saturday, March 5, 2011
You Don't Know... I Don't Know either...
--- by Milow
Sometimes everything seems awkward and large
Imagine a Wednesday evening in march
Future and past at the same time
I make use of the night start drinking a lot
Although not ideal for now it's all that I've got
It's nice to know your name
You don't know you don't know
You don't know anything about me
An ocean a lake I need a place to drown
Let's freeze the moment because we're going down
Tomorrow you'll be gone
You're laughing too hard this all seems surreal
I feel peculiar now what do you feel
Do you think there's a chance that we can fall
You don't know you don't know
You don't know anything about me
What do I know I know your name
You don't know you don't know
You don't know anything about me anymore
I gave up dreaming for a while
I gave up dreaming for a while
I've noticed these are mysterious days
I look at it and like a jigsaw puzzle and gaze
With wide open mouth and burning eyes
If only I could start to care
My dreams and my Wednesdays ain't going nowhere
Baby baby baby you don't know
You don't know you don't know
You don't know anything about me
What do I know I know your name
You don't know you don't know
You don't know anything about me
* Turn Left? Turn Right? Stay still.... Move forward? Sigh....
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Something More...
by Secondhand Serenade
I lie awake again, my bodies feeling paralysed
I can’t remember when
I didn’t live through this disguise
The words you said to me
They couldn’t set me free
Im stuck here in this life i didn’t ask for
There must be something more,
Do we know what we’re fighting for?
Breathe in breathe out
And all these masks we wore
We never knew what we had in store
Breathe in breathe out
The storm is rolling in
The thunders loud it hurts my ears
Im paying for my sins
And its gonna rain for years and years
I fooled everyone and now what will i become?
I have to start this over
I have to start this over
There must be something more,
Do we know what we’re fighting for?
Breathe in breathe out
And all these masks we wore
We never knew what we had in store
Breathe in breathe out
I fooled everyone and now what will i become?
I have to start this over
I have to start this over
There must be something more,
Do we know what we’re fighting for?
Breathe in breathe out
And all these masks we wore
We never knew what we had in store
Breathe in breathe out
There must be something more
Breathe in breathe out
There must be something more
* Does nightmares mean anything in particular or it is just something formed from too much thinking... or all the crazy unwanted images corrupted in the mind?!?
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Hiking at Bukit Timah
MooMoo had an enjoyable 2 hours hike at Bukit Timah Nature Reserve with 4 of her gym mates. It's been 2 years since she last been there. This time round the hike seems to be much easier compared to last time. Maybe thanks to her gym routine.
We almost got attacked by the monkeys when we ate our breakfast on the way to the entrance of the park. We quickly put away our buns. Hahaha...
Didn't really manage to take much pictures coz didn't bring the camera along. Just took few snapshots with the handphone along the way....
We walked along the path... across the jungle trails... up and down the stairs... up and down the hilly slopes.... bit slippery due to the rain the day before...MooMoo supposed to train for her Mt. KK climb, which is only about 10 days away... but don't think one little hike will help much... hahaha.... Hope her knees will survive the climb.
Wish her all the very best of luck!!! ^=^
1st Trip in Year 2011
This year, early Jan 2011 MooMoo's travelling to Japan had been exceptional coz one of MooMoo’s buddy had the urge to go Japan and visit her so called ‘heng-tais’ and it just had to be Winter in order to see them bathing in onsen while snowing. So, MooMoo decided just to tag along and have fun. MooMoo managed to drag Ms. Mo along to join in the fun.
Have fun now and suffer later coz towards the 2nd half of the year, no more leaves. Boo Hoo Hoo!!! Anyway, MooMoo had GREAT fun and experiences LOTS of drama while traveling in Japan with her 2 buddies, Tapir and Ms. Mo.
Just a brief summary of my Japan Itinerary….
Day 1--Touch down at Osaka-Itami Airport at night, transfer to Kyoto
Day 3--Kyoto: Kinkakuji, Nishiki Market and Gion
Day 4--Kyoto: Fushimi Inari Shrine, transfer to Hiroshima in the afternoon
Day 5--Hiroshima: Peace Memorial Park and A-Dome, Itsukushima Shrine at Miyajima, Head to Osaka and sleep over at Namba.
Day 6-- Transfer to Takayama: walk around town towards evening
Day 7 --Takayama: Miyagawa Market and Jinya-mae Market, transfer to Shirakawa-Go; Reached Shirakawa-Go towards evening, walk around town
Day 8-- Shirakawa-Go: Shiroyama Viewpoint, Outdoor Museum, transfer to Kanazawa
Day 9-- Transfer to Yudanaka morning, reached late evening
Day 10-- Yudanaka: Snow Monkey Park, Shibu Onsen Town, transfer to Tokyo
Day 11-- Tokyo: Day trip to Lake Kawaguchiko-Mt Fuji View
Day 12-- Tokyo Disneyland-chasing cartoons
Day 13-- Tokyo: Ghibli Museum, Shibuya
Day 14-- Tokyo: Asakusa, Akihabara, Harajuku
No One Understands
---Bayside
I've always played the fool around here
I'm starting to worry that
I rush through life forgetting to breathe
We all need some time to adapt
No one understands
No one understands what it's like
I had high hopes of silver and gold
I thought things could change for the best
My mom always said I was made for a saint
But I never felt I was blessed
No one understands
No one understands
No one understands what its like
I got your cure right here
Is that what you wanna hear?
I played the fool too many times
I've been catching up for all my life
And it seemsIt gets harder to believe
It gets harder but be honest
If the sun don't shine tomorrow,
We'll survive
I turn this up as loud as it goes
And it ain't doin' much for the pain
It's up to me and the heart on my sleeve
That hasn't quite been the same
No one understands
No one understands
No one understands what it's like
I got your cure right here
Is that what you wanna hear?
I played the fool too many times
I've been catching up for all my life
And it seems
It gets harder to believe
It gets harder but be honest
If the sun don't shine tomorrow,
We'll survive
I'm in a field of land mines
A cruise ship to hell oh
But I dont think about that
It's so hard to find help these days
When everyone's counting on me
But I'm burnt already
I got your cure right here
Is that what you wanna hear?
I played the fool too many times
I've been catching up for all my life
And it seems
It gets harder to believe
It gets harder but be honest
If the sun don't shine tomorrow,
If the sun don't shine tomorrow,
If the sun don't shine tomorrow,
Then we'll survive
Coffee or Cup?!?
All about the "COFFEE" and NOT The CUP!
Life is like a cup of COFFEE....
A group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. Conversations soon turn into complaints about stress in work and life. Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and an assortment of cups - porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal - some plain looking, some expensive, some exquisite.
He told his guests to help themselves to the coffee. After everyone had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said...
"If you have noticed, all the nice looking, expensive cups have been taken up, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of all your problems and stress. Be assured that the cups add no quality to the coffee. In most cases, it is just more expensive, and in some cases, even hides what we drink.
What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup. But you consciously went for the best cups... and then you begin eyeing each other's cups to see who had the best one. Now consider this... Life is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain life. And the type of cup we have does not define, nor change the quality of life we live. Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee.
Savor the coffee, not the cups! The happiest people don't have the best of everything.
They just make the best of everything."
....Live Simply (u mean stop shopping and stop drinking bubble tea?!? haha...)
....Speak Kindly (this reminds me of the sentence I read in my colleagues' email footer... *)
....Care Deeply (just so not MooMoo... hahah...)
....Love Generously (trying hard... difficult to practise unconditional 'LOVE'... ^=^)
This is not the 1st time reading this article but I still like it a lot.... Will try to focus on the COFFEE... actually I don't really mind the cups, I use disposable cups. kekeke....
* My colleagues' email footer read...
"Don't say anything if you got nothing nice to say"...
Then, my another colleague asked... Is that why nobody talk to her?!?.... err...
-- I tried practising this and people think MooMoo is angry wor when she's quiet... hahaha....
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Happy Chap Goh Mei! ^=^
Anyway, today MooMoo celebrated her Chap Goh Mei with a good, nice stretch at Balance class with her favourite instructor. Long time no go for Balance class, body become stiff and not so flexbile. Really must go to stretching classes diligently to upkeep the flexibility.

The coming months are gonna be tough for MooMoo with the extra load of work and responsibilities this year. Hope she can survive the hail storm.... ^=^
* 2 more weeks to go... MooMoo's 1st mountain climbing adventure... hope can reach the TOP!!!
Why?!?
Why people do things that they know it is wrong…
Why people don’t do things that they know it is right…
Why people say things that they do not mean it…
Why people bother to say it if they know others won’t listen…
Why people made promises but never kept them…
Why people bother to promise when they know they can’t do it..
Why people put limits to themselves when they have the ability to go further…
Why people are obsessed with things that are not so important after all…
Why people just cannot be friendlier with each other…
Why people just cannot forget about what’s past and move on…
I think this list will never end… Haha…
Sometimes MooMoo also wonder…
Maybe the person doing whatever he/she is doing does not even know what he/she is doing and WHY he/she is doing it….
MooMoo guess she will not have answers to all the WHYs… But it just keeps her wondering… Human MINDS are pretty interesting, ain’t it?!?
* In times, MooMoo wonders on her own words, actions and reactions too... ^=^
Murphy's Law Repealed!
Well, MooMoo read the book and she finds it quite interesting though some may not seem that practical to her as she is not a very Optimistic person by nature. Anyway, it gave her some great insights on certain things.
The 1st Incident: At the train station…
It’s really nothing new here. MooMoo feels nausea keep talking about the train ride experience during peak hours over and over again.
Inconsiderate people taking the trains just can NEVER…
…. Move in to let other people get on the train. e.g. 10 people come out from the train and only 2-3 people can get back in the train.
…. Get out of the train and let people inside get out 1st. e.g. People have to squeeze themselves out of the train like squeezing ketchup from the bottle that is finishing soon. And most of the people standing at the doors are only getting out after more than 5 stations away.
…. Wait and let people get out of the train before they get on the train. e.g. Everyone just try to squeeze their way IN and OUT at the SAME time. They are so scared and kiasu that once get out, they can never get in anymore.
…. Get up and let the elderly or disabled or pregnant people sit down. e.g. They can just close their eyes and pretend not to see anything. Maybe they are really disabled.. “BLIND”.
…. Stop reading the newspapers/books or playing with games. There’s already limited space but still wanna poke their sharp book ends at your back as if our back is made of steel.
Usually, MooMoo would have wait for less people before jumping in the train BUT after waiting for the 2nd train… she decided to just squeeze in.
If it’s not because she is in a hurry… she would not have squeezed herself in the train of sardines. Actually there’s LOTS of space in the middle of the train but people just stay at the door. Arrghhh!!!
Damn irritating…. Some more MooMoo got the “F-word” from this angmoh guy when she squeezed herself in and get stuck at the door. Anyway, she don’t blame him coz it’s kinda her fault. If it’s a couple of years back, MooMoo would get real angry and scold back but she have learnt to control her temper these years. We got a choice to react.… MooMoo said sorry instead…and it works. His angry face changed and he did not continue his “F-word”. Well, this thing almost spoil MooMoo's day but luckily she did not let it happen.
The 2nd Incident: At the Coffeeshop…
Beehoon vs Mee… MooMoo went to buy her breakkie. In her mind she thought of mee but when she made her order, she actually asked for Kueh tiaw mixed with BeeHoon (in Mandarin). Blur blur dy… Then, when she saw the lady picking up the beehoon, she stopped the lady and asked, Eh, why beehoon? Then, the lady frown and looked at MooMoo. The lady was not very happy and told MooMoo, “ Correct! It’s BeeHoon”. Hahaha… OK, it’s MooMoo's fault again. Instead of getting angry at her own fault, she said sorry to the lady and told her that beehoon would be OK as well… told the lady it was a mistake…wanted mee but said bee hoon instead. Hmm…suddenly, the lady became so friendly to MooMoo and told MooMoo not to worry… it’s just a small thing. The lady took out the Beehoon from MooMoo's plate and replaced it with Mee instead. When the lady passed MooMoo the plate, she gave me a nice smile some more. It kinda took MooMoo by surprise.
Well, to certain extent MooMoo do believe that “Everything turns out Right… When you let it” but she greatly thinks that it all depends on oneself as well. It really very much depends on what is the expectations and perspectives on things. The most important thing within us is “ATTITUDE” and we really got a CHOICE on our reactions to things.
MooMoo like this quote by “Lao Tzu”, which he says, “Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power”. ^=^
* I need to start blogging on my Japan trip… lots of backlog here and there… hahaha..





