time passes very fast

the days have passed by so fast that it is more than 4 months since my last entry.
therefore i can only assume that one of these are true :
1) I have been studying very hard
2) I procrastinated too much
3) I facebook more than I blog
4) My internet is too slow
5) There is nothing interesting to write about
6) I have been playing too much on my guitar
7) I have been watching too much jap serials, anime
8) I have a girlfriend
9) I have been praying more than I blog
10) There are too many things to write about that I have no time to blog

my new partner

guess some of my friends would have known that I have got a new guitar... its a Yamaha LLX6DN.
reason for getting a new guitar especially an expensive one out of my first few was that, well... i wanna focus on playing music. I have always been a fan to music and I really want to play something for the Lord and the people around me. Music is meant to make people happy and I would like that for people around me.
The guitar that I got is an electric - acoustic signature model by one of the members (Dave Navarro) from the group, Red Hot Chilli Pepper. I wanted to get an acoustic guitar especially one with a pick up. Although I do not have an amplifier at the moment, I will be saving and if all goes well, I will be getting one in mid - 2009. Will research and learn more about the amplifier in the coming new year~*
The other feature that I like about the guitar is that its white and it has a great finish. Love its appearance and the sound. The action of the acoustic guitar is much that of an electric which makes it worth the appeal for the player. I actually wannted to get a cut-away acoustic but when i read that the sound that the dreadnought (the shape of my guitar) produces a slightly more volume and bass responses.
Back to learning the basics of music in depth... Learning to read scores, understand it theory and its been a great time thus far. Aiming to be a better player for the Lord and am glad for the talents that He has blessed me with. Praise be to God ! =)

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life been like this.

life is about setting goals~*

besides setting goals, we gotta achieve them. just read a short illustrated book on the chinese art of goal setting by Adam Sia and illustrated by Ah Liow.
This is a short summary of what the book depict about:
The book has three main headings or points, namely having achievable goals, reviewing of goals and the timed goals.
In the first point, it was brought up that goals set should be attainable through knowing of our own strengths and focusing on the goal. In the review of the goals set, we are to regulate ourselves to focus on the goals by being consistent, keeping distractions at bay and not falling the trap of complacency. The final point is about making timed goals. We as goal setters are to pace ourselves in achieving the goals that are set and to perserve on by siezing every opportunity that comes in our way. In conclusion, I believe that goals setting is an art that all of us have the potential in doing but as mentioned, it is an art.

poetry excerpt

Virginia Woolf in the introduction of her poetry novel, The Waves, states that 'poetry is not the expression of personality, but an escape from personality', and that 'the more perfect the artist, the more completely separate in him will be the man who suffers and the mind which creates'.

Reference:
1) Woolf, V. (1992) The Waves Penguin Books

free air ticket to taipei and back to sg...

okiez.. its not totally free... just checking out the rewards that a few credit cards are offering...
you gotta spend about $5/- to get 2 Krisflyer miles.
For destinations such as taipei / taiwan and back to singapore (2 way) it costs about 30, 000 miles. which is about an expenditure of SGD75, 000 just to get the free ticket and that is just for 1 pax. amazingly.. lolz. =P

oh well that is for people with high spending power.

data collected from
1. Redemption Calculator http://www.singaporeair.com/saa/en_UK/Account/KFRedemptionCalcIn.jsp
Date accessed: 7 July 2008
2. Clear Card Rewards http://citibank.com.sg/global_docs/microsite/clearcard/index.htm
Date accessed: 7 July 2008

of pasta and pizza~*

it has been a long time since we have gathered... honestly.. i am happy and glad to be with u all...
had a small celebration for jacqueline whose birthday falls on the 9 july. we were at modesto (vivo city) to have dinner and the pizza, pasta was delicious~* took quite a few photos also.. =)
there was a phrase that xuan mentioned that evening which was told by dennis,

" the older u get, the circle of friends you have get smaller"

simple yet true. Although we may age and the people we know increases, the circle of friends and those that we hold dear to decreases. Through it all, I am glad that 7 years since graduation in jurongville secondary school, I am still able to be able to laugh and dine together with you. Thank you.

hair for hope

will be shaving my head on the 6 July for charity... =D
like doing this kind of thing that does not cost much from me (except all the hairs on my head *ouch*) and I do not have to contribute a huge sum of money to support that event.

<<http://www.ccf.org.sg/hfh/>>

it is kinda with my company that I am in.. only about 5 or so colleagues out of the hundreds (including me are participating this event.) only comfort that I may have is that the day before I will be going out with 6 other beautiful ladies.. heeheez~* (actually quite honoured...)

oh well.. now in office having a rotation in job. back to a call center role from dispatching job.. more relax i guess. lolz...