Another number - That's the song playing on my media player now but i was thinking of what should be the title for this, and it certainly fits in.

Reservice is one hella good time, a good break from work, catching up with good frens though not all. But even a small no. still make me feel awesome. Even though its pretty time wasting (as usual from SAF lol but still just llst for these 2 weeks)

An

d a 2 weeks break from school is over, and it was both good and bad. Good being well a change of gear and the bad is the fatigue playing in

Anyway had a great chat ytd and it had a soothing effect on my mind but whatever... and now is the start of the topic!

As i am now having reservice, there's a void that is left in the office where someone have to move to fill up that void. Perhaps it is a good thing for me to have reservice at this juncture, as work still have to be done no matter what.

Let's take a look at reality, once someone is dead and he leaves a void in this world, the earth still rotates as it doesnt just revolves ard that dead person. Certainly emotions will kick in, playing a big part in the grieving of that dead person or denial of the void left. But would the earth stop rotating? Will other people give a damn? They would be "oh, how sad" and they would move on...

This void, can be filled up by any tom, dick or harry when the time is right, the opportunity is there and when someone grabs it.

I remb my lecturer once told us, or should i say many times, that there was this SIA deputy CEO, he didnt have the opportunity to act as the CEO until one day, the CEO met with an accident and there was this void to fill, and ta da he was appointed interim and then the CEO. He was just another number called to oversee the operations and well, that's life

So, no point brooding over a void where it will be voided when the void is being devoided.

Shoutout to my gay campmates: I MIGHT BE A CONFUSED MAN LOL

The saddest thing that could ever happen

Hello bitches!

Life have pretty much been the same for me. My life is like the sea, going up and down, sometimes calm, sometimes rough. U can see the white washes carassing the silhoutte of the beaches, beautifully moulding the curves, giving it a splendid view. Or the melancholoy of the dark water, flowing aimlessly in the horizon. Even the crazy badass waves, trying to engulf everything in the way lol.

This lead me to think of a chinese saying that goes, Ren Yi Shi Feng Ping Lang Jing, Tui Yi Bu Hai Kuo Tian Kong - "u can trade a bit of tolerance for peace and upon reflection do u see a broader view of the event" i dunno why, but it just come to my head like now

And damn, my Galaxy S had say goodbye~ already. It was an unfortunately event thus i rather not talk abt it but coming to the house will be its brother.

Damn my brain is not functioning well now i cant let the topics flow but hell i will put down whatever i can muster here.

Anyway i'm reading this novel called 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami now and how can i describe this? Its realling captivating, jumping between 2 characters each chapters, and their story starts to intertwine (AFAIK). And i'm thinking of a way to summarise this book in a few sentence or to say it in 5 mins for some reason xD

Anyway do u find it damn annoying when u are with ur fren, and its like u meet them in the train or wherever and u got loads to tell them, or to ask them abt what's going on and u dont really have that much time to catch up? Its like everyone have their own work, studies and stuff. No wonder they always say the older u get the lesser frens u have.

Damn and for myself the journey on the sea is still a long one, trying to navigate to get myself on the shore where i can live a 'normal' life. But there is no shortcut! I will have to complete my education before i can embark on the life that I should be living.

And that leads me to the topic for today which is the saddest thing that could happen in ur lifetime:-
I belive a lot of us had heard inspirational speeches, read motivational posters, phrases and shit but how many of us actually put it in use? I bet i'm one of the 99% who doesnt but that doesnt bother me too.

Having heard this dude talking abt dropping out of college, getting booted by the company he set up was the 'greatest thing that could ever happen in his life', i really thought that it was the greatest thing that could happen in his life.

Why? Think, abt urself, abt r dream job, girl, car, house, ur desire, the hottest se.... ok u got my point. Then think again what are the steps that u are taking to make it possible? What are some of things things u can do to make it even more achievable? Or one more thing are u even doing anything that can make u realise these things?

But if u dont know what u want, wouldnt it be damn sad? U are like a boat drifting in the mibble of the sea, ur ruddles have been torn off, u oars are weathered, u got no direction? and u are just living the life that life is pushing u to live. Damn sad

Having talked abt Mr Jobs, he certainly had some great things that happened in his life. But if it happen to Tom, Dick or Harry do u think they will say its the greatest thing in their lives? Nope, i would say for sure. What Mr Jobs have is the passion to live, the hunger for greater knowledge and the love for the gadgets.

23/04/12

cont-
i forgotten what i have written and freaking lazy to read through the whole text again. but sadly, what if u have something that u want to do, but due to fear u arent pursuing it? i'd say that it is the saddest thing that could ever happen to somebody. even if there are some things that are preventing u from achieving something that u are supposed to, out of fear, rejection, procrastination.... u know the answer

i believe everyone can be like steve, can be like bill, obama, mr lee just whether we can remove those things in between greatness and what we are now

heck i just wanna finish this note so:
If there are anything in life that you have an utmost passion, desire to make it happen, go for it with all your might, even if you've failed, you can tell yourself "well, at least I've tried", because when you get old, you reflect and it might turn out to be the saddest thing that have ever happened in your life....

2012

Hello everyone! Been awhile, but who cares coz i'm gonna pen my thoughts down.

If u have been following my life in some way or another, yes, i am still working as a pathetic accounts assistant. White shirt isnt a choice, it is the only uniform i can wear to work. But whatever, coz today the topic i am gonna talk abt is something that strike a note with everyone i hope.


Before i start off, why do i always write something? Perhaps u will think i like to stir, i dont deny that as the purpose of alot of my notes are for people to think, to reflect upon their life, stirring that tiny bit of emotion in ur brain and it might or might not spark a desired reaction. Its just like an equation, and the relation between one thing and another.

Heck, i'm gonna go into my first point for 2012, which is the agenda of today's note. And it is... the agenda itself

Ok agenda, agenda, agenda. We can call it the goal, the purpose, the motive, expectation and from dictionary.com:
Agenda is - a list, plan, outline, or the like, of things to be done, matters to be acted or voted upon, etc. Oh god my definition is off but let's just get over it lol.

So what's with the agenda?
Actually, i guess i have already talked abt this some time back but i would just like to reinforce this matter. And there it goes again. Imagine urself in a office, dead tired, half awake and suddenly ur boss calls for a meeting, u would be like what?! Meeting again? And u grab a strategic seat that is well shielded from ur boss. Later, ur boss steps (skip the preparations) and he starts off with the agenda of the meeting. Uh huh, by the time i write this, i hope none of u are half awake or dead tired.

Yes, even if its a weekly meeting, there would also be an agenda. Why not we put it into another scenario. Let's say it is a class outing, of course in this case, the agenda of the meet up would be to socialise with ur frens and to catch up etc. Its so simple! Isnt it

Wait a minute, how abt u hanging ard a pub with a bunch of friends and u see this sexy lady at the bar table, and oh my, look at her dangerous curves, her silky hair, long legs, the way she plays with her hair, her fingers twirling round and round and they cant seem to tangle! and the smokey, mysterious glance she throws at u (OMG!) Then u excuse urself from ur fren, tries some stupid pick up lines and ta da, a question from me. "is there an agenda to ur action?"

Ok for my frens who are married, i hope u dont have that urge to go up to talk to that lady and back to the point, yes is there an agenda? I certainly believe there is an agenda, probably something innocent like expanding ur social circle or something that is urm, i would say answering to ur biological's call hur hur :)

So does doing everything have a hidden agenda lurking in the minds? So take this time to think abt it.












Yes time's up. Ok for me, if i am the guy and i see this lady at the bar table and smiling at me, i think my horns will grow and yeah, that's meant (men) for u ahahahah. But on a serious note, and probably the final stride for this note, think abt it, think abt the few indviduals in ur life that have always been there for no matter what, they are always there for u, they scold u for ur own good, they worry abt u, they care for u, they make u angry sometimes but they love u and will always do. But do they have any hidden agendas for doing that?

So the agenda for this note is to, tell u guys that 50/50 is a nice movie, please give it a watch, definitely worth ur 2 hrs or so... hahaha no but seriously is to thank the people that have always been there for me, those who KP-ed me as i know u did it for the goodness of me, my gf who have been my punching bag :p i bet she will agree with me and lastly and finally and most imptly my family, my dad, my mon and sis, i dunno what to say but yes, i love u guys! I cant change the way u are but i just love it the way u are lol!

i just would like to call today an appreciation day

and happy CNY to all, more good years ahead! And higher tax and property prices ahead!

Chiong ah!

-Bao

Sucking the youth out of urself

Ok, i suddenly thought of this, and i'm only giving myself 5mins to write abt this.

And i'm writing as a capacity as myself, my arrogant alter ego joe is in hiding.

Alright let's go!

Depend. Depend itself has a lot of meaning, depending on something, depends, dependant. Actually all of it mean u have to rely on something, its related to something.

And putting this into the current context. Whether if i pass my law paper depend on the effort i have put in. The effort i put in depend on my interest in law.

Ok so how abt ur lunch tmr? What u will be having depends on what's available, what's ur flavour.

And whether ur portfolio will go up and down is dependant on the outlook of the economy tmr?

And so, i would like to draw a conclusion that for most things that happened, that is happening of will happen, they are dependant on something.

And a question i would like to raise. Would u rely everything that will happen to something? Like maybe i want a cup of coffee on the table and i rely on someone to make it for me?

Or will u make it urself? Thus removing the depending factor from the formula?

Let me quote one more example, and the last one. If u are a lady, and u depend on ur husband to provide for u, u become a yellow face woman and u lose ur value in the society. What if one day ur husband dies? Run away with another woman? Or u urself cant take his nonsense but cant get out of the fix coz u are dependant on him?

So ladies, pls do not depend on men to feed u, for we have nothing to lose except for time and money. For u, u are losing something much more, something called youth.

BC

When u think u are unfortunate, somebody out there might be worse than u

No, today i'm not going to write abt that. But having read this thread on hwz, it makes me feel i'm fortunate enough to not be in that plight.

Have u ever been in a situation that u've nv came across? Perhaps putting urself in a situation that u do not want to be?

Just turn back the time to a few yrs ago, when we were in the army, the BMT, where we would be pushing ourselves doing physical training which we wouldnt imagine doing

Ok, let's quote an example. U taking the taxi. I believe most of us, maybe not for all but i'm guilty to admit, do u really give a damn how the uncle will bring u to the destination? As long as he get u to the place, period? Or oh so this is the way hmmm and the next time u'd know how to get back

When u are looking for a job, do u look for something that u like, easy, but little chance of promotion or something that is real challenging, involves alot of routines that u dont enjoy, but giving some chance of promotion?

Here, i would liken u to the passenger in the taxi, sitting in the comfort zone, would u be actively participating in the way u get to ur destination, or sit back, relax and get to ur destination?

And yes, after beating 2 rounds of the bush, i'm coming to the point: comfort zone.

Take revision, sometimes, we revise and take a break, we go back and take a break again. And when we reach a point we will say ok, that's it for today.

Or maybe when we are jogging, we run for 15mins and u feel pain in ur legs. And u will say, ok, that's it for today.

So do u think in the future, ur boss tells u: i fucking want this and that to be done by today! Will u do and do till a point and tell urself, 'ok, that's it for today'?

Coming to this, i will make another comparison. I will say life is like the taxi journey, we can either get out of our comfort zone to reach our destination, probably ur degree if u are studying, a job if u are a graduate, a flat or baby if u are married or probably death for the rest of us.

Or u can be a couch potato, relax, take 5 and stare at ur phone reading ur frens' fb status ;)

And what i have to say; ok, that's it for today

-Joe

A belated reflection

A year plus since i have ord-ed, and almost a year being an accounts assistant. Being in the junior position, i realise that things arent suppose to be as they are. Doing things perfectly is one thing, accomplishing it is another.

Taking a bite off life, seeing children in the street, listening to parents talking abt their life experience, i certainly feel that the act of love a parent have to their child, is way too much, or in the wrong way. Parents are not spending enough time with their children, and when they do, they spend it extravagantly, like spending on an iPad, iPhone to make themselves feel better of neglecting their child. It this really love?

Imagine years ago, ur dad and mom would hit u with a stick, and they would say doing this is for ur own good. However, at this date, u dont see parents doing that i suppose, even corporal punishment like standing outside the class is disallowed. So what kind of parent will u be in the future? Take some time to ponder...

But that is life, and taking another bite off ur time, touching ur heart this time, close ur eyes, think of what u are doing; studies, work, etc. and repeat this in ur mind "is this what i really want for my life?"

If ur answer is no, then what do u really want. And if u know what u want, then why not do it?

And chipping off a bit of time to a small but significant team of individuals, being a leader isnt doing things perfectly with a team of greats, but being a good leader is doing things well with the limited resources u have. So, i'd first apologise to my team, for not being an able IC, if given a chance, i would still be the way i am. Coz there's no turning back time and i cant change the way i am with a few paragraphs of words. Even though i had limited manpower then, i did short of being a good leader.

Back to parenting, dont u have to agree for our generation, our parents did great? They didnt really spoil us, at the same time they dont force us to do what we dislike.

And lastly, taking one last bit of u before u sleep: Few people are doing the things they love, but if they do, they dont do it well, they do it perfectly well. So keep dreaming, try to live ur dream, if not, keep living!!!


Joe the Joker, 12.35am
10/09/11

we live, we are living and we have lived

do u ever find urself rushing for the train in the morning? literally sprinting for the finishing line at the speed equivalent to usain? i apologise to my frens whom i see in the morning but cant talk to u for an extra second.

and are u affected by the price hike due to the inflation? look at mbs at night, and the fireworks on national day, new year. gosh its us, the taxpayers money!! but dont worry guys, u can get 2 a la carte meals from macs for the price of one today... ISNT THAT SOOOOO AWESOME duh >_>

studying so hard, slogging ur lungs out, what are u achieving? a better future? or a home to share with ur wife? or simply just sex and booze?

oh gosh its so late alr -.- and i need to rush to slp.... uh huh rushing is another thing that i wanna talk abt. being in such a frantic pace society, we dont even have time to sit by the sideline. we are in the rat race, not that we want to, but are dragged into it.. maybe one day the fore-rushers will find their 2 legs in the coffin

so guys, gd nite, i'm rushing to slp and maybe u and i will find 1 leg into our coffin when we arise, or maybe 2 during our wake