Love in NewYork, Central Park

If I can freeze time, this will be it. Such a complete state of bliss. The unspoken bond. The unification of two hearts with one soul. Spring time in New York with the one whom I am madly in love with. I love being in love.

Motorola Super-Style Mix Awards 2007

The Great Spy Experiment has been nominated for 'The Most Popular Band' award. Shameless me is asking all of you out there to cast us your precious votes. Simply click on the link below, go to vote and click on 'The Great Spy Experiment' under the 'The Most Popular Band' award. Voting ends on this Saturday so you have approximately two days to do it. Vote for The Great Spy Experiment! =)

http://www.style-asia.com/motorolasuperstylemix2007/

New York, New York

Took a direct flight from Singapore to New York via Singapore Airlines. This was how we all looked like after 18 hours of flight. It was a pleasant flight for us and we were still able to sneak in pictures with celebrities like Hossan Leong and Kit Chan. Such camera sluts. Heh.

when your words hurt

My dad used to say, "Words can't hurt, girl. Ignore what people say." After so many experiences, trying my best to let hurtful words hurled at me slide, I finally realised it isn't true. Some old fart called me "stupid" today. I was in line to change some American dollars for the New York trip. He was right in front of me and he was tryng to change his American dollars to Singapore dollars. When he found out that I wanted to change for some American dollars, he snapped at the innocent me, "You should have asked me to change with you, STUPID! so this money changer wouldn't make two profits from you and from me. STUPID! But it is too late now." And he walked off.

But not every hurtful word will cause the same type of pain. Something said by a stranger definitely won't have nearly the effect as the same thing said by someone close. How can people be extremely pleasant one minute and bitingly vicious the next? Sometimes, people get so intent on winning a verbal battle at all costs, that they don’t realize how hurtful their words can be. So if you have ever speak without sparing a thought for others, do remember, words have started wars. Hurtful words spoken in haste can stop love from growing. Our words should be a joy to hear, and a comfort to others.

“A deceitful tongue crushes the spirit”

Random conversations with cab drivers

• The morning news on radio sparked off a conversation. Not much of a morning person, expecially when it is at 6plus in the morning. The cab guy said "Cannot go swim at Pasir Ris one. I almost got drowned when my friends and I swam there when we were young. There is quick sand so you never know how deep the sea is. Really!" -Thanks for the vital information. Will bear that in mind. Not too sure how much of my mind was working at that point of the conversation, at that time of the day.
• Heading home after a long day at work. Boarded the cab in front of the school. The cab guy said,"You are a teacher ar? You don't look like one. Children these days very hard to teach hor? But the young teachers these days are so different from the teachers during my time. The way they speak commands respect and you straight away know they are teachers but young teachers now speak so casually, just like anyone on the street." -Thanks uncle for that valuable lesson. Will bear that in mind when I speak in future. How about if I throw in a pair of thick glasses, a pair of Dr Scholl's sandals and a floral dress? Will that make me more of a teacher?
• Another cab guy said, "Why you join teaching? Do you have a degree or is it that you join teaching because you cannot find other jobs?" -Thanks uncle. Yes, I do have a degree and no, I did not join teaching because there were no other jobs for me. But I do frequently ask myself if I am in the right profession because the red tapes are killing my joy.

-----I am in a 'Whatever' mood----

SXSW 2007

Some of the acts that I caught at SXSW 2007, Austin, were just insane. In a span of 5 days, I managed to see Bloc Party, Razorlight, The Bravery, Mika, The Good, The Bad and The Queen, Mew and many others. I cried during Mew's set. It was definitely the best set I caught at the festival. I could not hold back my tears when I heard 'Comforting Sounds' live. That song means a great deal to me. It accompanied me when I was all alone in the chemotherapy room, almost exactly a year ago, fighting to get well. I cried tears of joy when I heard the song live. I so wanted to scream; I made it! Life's good! I'm glad I managed to pull through my illness and got to listen to the song played live. Thank you. Thank you whoever you are, rewarding me with that moment of bliss and contentment, after that long, dark, chaotic times. That moment will always be etched in my memory. Always.

San Antonio's Indie Fest

The picture of Mike and Khai looks like a page, right from an Indie Magazine, covering the coolest people in town. Absolutely heart this picture. Time really flies. Now we are all back in Singapore.