恋爱达人 - 小S & 罗志祥

今天，我原本不知道要放什么歌，但是昨天在听Yes 933电台的时候，我听到了这首歌，所以想在这和你们读者分享。

现在，我要介绍的歌曲是小S和罗志祥所合唱的恋爱达人。请大家欣赏！

Memories of A Team '06 - Part 4

... continued from the previous post in this series ...

After the whole band comp episode, I have came to learn several things.

#0. The Band Experience
Really, this is the time when you will really feel like you are indeed part of the band. After going through so much in practice, of course you will get to know the band better. After the gruelling 4 months, the initial hate for band has turned into love.

#1. The Power of Teamwork
This is obvious. For the A-Team to perform flawlessly, the 18 of us has to have perfect teamwork. Anything less than perfect is obvious to the spectators, the judges, our schoolmates. Hence, the power of teamwork is fundamental: No teamwork, nothing good would happen.

#2. The Essence of Discipline
There is no way the 18 of us cannot perform flawlessly, if we do not practise diligently. We have to have the discipline to carry out the practice, if only to better our performance, our display. 'nuff said.

#3. The Friendships Forged
Throughout the gruelling practises, we got to know one another better. These friends I've made during these 4 months, I'll always remember them. Even if my memories fade, somebody jog my memory of them!

These pointers are basically the few (out of so many) pointers I took from band comp. training. There are so many important life lessons to be learnt from band, some of which I also apply in my daily life now. Here's all 18 of us, in order from front to back:

1. Qiu Wen
2. Brendon
3. Cheow Lin
4. Aylward
5. Dexter
6. Gora
7. Jing Fang
8. Yan Ying
   
9. Syakilah
10. Jessie
11. Xin Yi
12. Yi Xin
13. Jie Ni
14. Sandy
15. Eldora
16. Swee Yee
17. Si Ying
18. Ting Hui

There we have it. If the A-Team of '06 happens to read this, take note: in the future, if you happen to do business with me, mention you're from the A-Team '06, and we'll have a happy working business relations. ;)

Oh, and I do hope we'll go out for McDonald's or something similar soon, just like last year.

Wow, that's a whole chunk of memories from my brain. (Actually there's more.) Now, to take a well-deserved break ...

Memories of A Team '06 - Part 3

... continued from the previous post in this series ...

Ok, so with ample preparation, we headed out to practise. Each and every time. Closer to band comp we worked harder. And then, finally it came.

Today happens to be the 3rd anniversary of Band Comp. '06! On this day, the A-Team gave our very best. And for that, we received a Gold! Upon hearing that good news, the happiness in me is unimaginable! I felt glad that all our hard work has paid off, to say the least.

Follow the link below for the band's performance on that day, 22 April 2006:
(I'm sorry I can't embed it here. My apologies.)

(Continued next time ...)

爱的初体验 - 张震岳

你们这些读我博克的读者日子过的还好吧？考试即将来临，我想今天，我来一个轻松愉快的歌曲，让大家享受一下吧。

这个歌曲就是是张震岳的爱的初体验：

Memories of A Team '06 - Part 2

... continued from the previous post in this series ...

OK, so where were we? Oh yes, this:
1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 7 n 8 n 1 n

This was my position among the rest of the A Team. The "1 n 2 n ..." must have been repeated countless times, because I remember them with crystal clarity.

Continuing on, I thought for today, I shall blog about our A Team instructor, Anthony. Here's what I remember:

"Run to that tree there, touch the tree, and run back ... Run to that gate, touch it, and run back, Run to that fence there, touch it, and run back ..." He made this a staple for us A Team members. (As a punishment or for fun, I don't know.) Tired, yes, but this was also a memorable part of the band comp. training.

He is a nice guy, off the field that is. On the field he is one strict fellow. I remember once the A Team had to hold up our flashcards for like what, 10 million years? (Just exaggerating here) My hands were aching like hell after that! But it was also a lesson learnt.

In this way, we built resilience, teamwork, and a whole lot of other positive qualities. Here's my kudos to you, Anthony!

(Continued next time ...)

A Random Post

To complement my public speaking speech, of which the topic was "random", here I am going to post some random stuff here.

First, look at the advertisements below:

From the first ad, we can get:
Your mind = The ultimate weapon

Substitute this into the second ad:
"Put your mind to the ultimate test" becomes
Put the ultimate weapon to the ultimate test

Wow, by joining the SPF, we can put atomic bombs to the most crazy of tests!

Ok, next. The commercial may be in Chinese, but there is an English variant. It goes like "Good News Singapore! Miracles can happen on yourself.". OK, so what? Singaporeans will all get a million dollars in the next few days? LOL. Anyway, enjoy the advertisement!

伯乐 - 林宥嘉

Oh, crap. Since I'm introducing Chinese songs, I might as well use Chinese to intro them.

(Non-Chinese readers please use translation tools if you want to somehow understand the following text. One such site I recommend is Yahoo! Babelfish.)

看得懂吧！今天，我要介绍的歌曲是林宥嘉的伯乐：


Lyrics to 伯乐 [林宥嘉]
爱你的那一个 伤你的那一个
谁才是你爱情中的伯乐
放弃了这一个 然后等待著下一个
最后哪一个最让你舍不得

感谢不能让别人来说
你给过我的　他们是做不到的
那时候的幸福是真的　虽然过去了
我们也都经历了

释怀教育著仇恨　和平劝著天下人
故事发生了便住下了　不管好的坏的
你让我成长了　就算是痛得值得

爱你的那一个　伤你的那一个
谁才是你爱情中的伯乐
放弃了这一个　然后等待著下一个
一个个过客过得快不快乐

爱你的那一个　伤你的那一个
谁才是你爱情中的伯乐
放弃了这一个　然后等待著下一个
别太多过客祝你早日快乐

离开时别忘了　看看眼前的人
流泪记住了　还是微笑祝福著

Birthday Special!

Today may be E-Learning Day, but it's also my birthday today! Yes, the 9th of April!

One nice point about today's date. Today's date, if you write it out, goes like 09/04/09, or simply 9/4/9, a very nice (and neat) palindrome! Cool! Something that only happens once-in-a-lifetime (or rather, my lifetime (do I get to live that long?) ?) !

And yay, I can finally watch some NC16 movies! Woot!

Now, lets go on. Readers, if you may want to wish me Happy Birthday, there are many avenues for you to do so:

1. FedEx/mail me your presents
   
2. Email me your answers for the E-Learning assignments
   
3. Call me to wish me "Happy Birthday" personally
4. SMS me your well-wishes
5. Convey your greetings through MSN
   
6. Tag here (or comment) on this blog
7. Write your "Happy Birthday"s on my Facebook wall

Next, I found a funny "Happy Birthday" song on Youtube, so I'm putting it up here. Enjoy the song (and sing along if you like!) !


Lyrics to Funny Happy Birthday Song [Adam Sandler]
Once a year we celebrate with stupid hats and plastic plates
the fact that you were able to make another trip around the Sun
*Gasp*
And the whole plan gathers round' gifts and laughter do will bound
we let out a joyful sound and sing that stupid song

Happy Birthday, now you're one year older
Happy Birthday, your life still isn't over
Happy Birthday, you did not accomplish much
But you didn't die this year I guess that's good enough

So let's drink to your fading health, and hope you don't remind yourself
your chance of finding fame and wealth decrease with every year
*Gasp*
Dose it feel like you're doing laps, and eating food and taking naps
and hoping that some day, perhaps, your life will hold some cheer

Happy Birthday, what have you done that matters?
Happy Birthday, you're starting to get fatter
Happy Birthday, it's downhill from now on
Try not to remind yourself your best years are all gone

If cryogenics were all free then you could live like Walt Disney
and live for all eternity inside a block of ice
*Gasp*
But instead your time is set this is the only life you get
and though it hasn't ended yet some times you wish it might!

Happy Birthday, you wish you had more money
Happy Birthday, your life's so sad it's funny
Happy Birthday, how much more can you take?
But your friends are hungry so just cut the stupid cake

Happy Birthday, Happy Birthday, Happy Birthday ...

记得爱 - 阿沁 & 李玖哲

For the month of April, why not a change in taste? So for the month of April, I am putting up some of my favourite Chinese songs for you Chinese readers.

For today, the song is 记得爱, by 阿沁 & 李玖哲. Enjoy the MV (with the lyrics) !

Memories of A Team '06 - Part 1

Just recently, I was reminded of the A Team of '06; I saw some NCC cadets moving in synchronised patterns (BTW, their movements are sui) . When I saw them in a straight line saluting in a synchronised manner, I can't help but think about the same way the A Team also did so (with the flashcards) . Right there and there, memories of the A Team in 2006 came flooding back to me. Over the course of April, I shall share with you readers some of these memories. For today, let's rewind all the way back ...

I remember my first few practices in the Military Band. In one of them (a Friday) , the Sec 1's (includes me!) were given a crash course on marching (SYF '06 was near) . Then, some of us were selected to take part in the show; the rest (including me) were put on reserve. The word I heard was that those selected had to come for Saturday practice - apparently, few came. So anyway, the rest of us reserves came for the next Saturday practice, and we were split up into two auxiliary teams - the Flag group and Flashcard group. The instructor (Sir) simply called the flashcard group the flashcards or the A Team. That Saturday, the A Team of '06 (with 18 of us) , was formed!

Since we were the flashcards, in the show we synchronise our flashcard movements so that we can create nice rippling effects. Until later when we got our flashcards, we trained with minimature strawboards. And then we would train like crazy under the hot sun (and occassionally under the shade of big trees at the side of the field) . We sweated a lot, we "suntanned" a lot, we drank a lot (of water) , we ran about a lot, we moved our arms a lot (and of course we rested a lot) .

A last titbit for today: who knows what this is?
1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n 5 n 6 n 7 n 8 n 1 n

(Continued next time ...)

Prelude to Birthday Special!

My birthday is coming soon! For the interested, my birthday falls on E-Learning Day! And another clue for the unsure, the day is a perfect square. (A third clue so you can't say you don't know my birthday: the date is a palindrome.) So don't say I didn't give advance notice!

And back to my agenda, I want presents! And material (read: real) presents! Here's what I would like:

1. Something Orange
2. Something Sincere
   
3. Something Useful
4. Something Interesting
5. Something Fun
   

Conditions 1 and 2 should be fulfilled by your gift. (It's all right - you don't have to kill yourself - if your gift doesn't meet conditions 3 or 4 or 5.) Anyway, watch this blog for a special post on my Birthday!

PS: And prepare those presents quick!