不值得

歌曲：不值得
歌手：梦飞船

除了想你
除了爱你
hu ~我什么什么都愿意
翻开日记
整理心情
hu ~我真的真的想放弃
你始终没有爱过
你在敷衍我
一次一次忽略我的感受
我真的感到力不从心
无力继续

这感情
不值得我犹豫
不值得我考虑
不值得我爱过你
这种回忆
不值得我提起
不值得想起
不值得哭泣

这段感情
早就应该放弃
早就不该让我
浪费时间找奇迹
这样的你
不值得我恨你
不值得我为你而
坏了心情
我决定不为你而毁了心
放弃爱你

除了想你
除了爱你
hu ~我什么什么都愿意
翻开日记
打开心情
hu ~我真的真的想放弃
你始终没有爱过
你在敷衍我
一次一次
忽略我的感受
我真的感到力不从心
无力继续

这感情
不值得我犹豫
不值得我考虑
不值得我爱过你
这种回忆
不值得我提起
不值得想起
不值得哭泣

这段感情
早就应该放弃
早就不该让我
浪费时间找奇迹
这样的你
不值得我恨你
不值得我为你
而坏了心情

我决定不为你而毁了心
不为你而放弃爱情
不为你而毁了心
我决定不为你而毁了心

放弃爱你

Keep Doing ...

Keep doing new stuff.
Keep doing new stuff.
Keep doing new stuff.

Unknown

French Phase of the Day 29 Nov 07

C'est de l'hebreu pour moi.
(means: It is Hebrew to me!)

Jean Baptiste Poquelin Moliere,
L'Etourdi

Thoughts Become Things!

Thoughts become things... choose the good ones!

Unknown

All Can Be Justified

Of course, anger can always be justified.
But then, so can forgiveness.
Just depends on how much more you want from the adventure.

Unknown

One Degree's Difference!

At 99 degrees, water is hot.
At 100 degrees, it boils.
And with boiling water, comes steam.
And with steam, you can power a train.

One extra degree makes all the difference!

Moral of the story:
When you make me boil enough to produce stream, I will charge back like a bullet train!

伤追人

歌曲：伤追人
歌手：古巨基
专辑：大雄

本应打九九九可以求助
无奈你不是像持刀伤害我
我到底惊慌什么
为了分居只好请你留坐
谁料你竟胁持他当陪坐
如像一把掌掴我

知了计算机杂志旧信合照护照
尚有一个电炉欠你这么多
要他帮手也太绝吧
让我欣赏他怎羞辱我

我最多
把躯壳暂时
就当不属我
麻木去受你
最后重击一趟

怕什么
我坚拒为情敌驳火
原来伤懂追我
不必去躲

或者他好得必须要炫耀
无奈我的劫后余生都赔掉
宁愿以后不见了

给你大我辱我累我害我话我问我
一切事情已了结清楚
我只想祷告看命运
还能想得出怎亏待我

我最多
把躯壳暂时
就当不属我
麻木去受你
最后重击一趟

怕什么
我坚拒为情敌驳火
伤口早已忘我
分开得够清楚

Live with Impact

"A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives."

Jackie Robinson
1919-1972
Hall of Fame baseball player

The Final Countdown...

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Name: Elvis Presley aka the King
Earnings: US$49 million

Occupation: Musician

Died: Aug. 16, 1977

Age: 42

Cause: Heart attack
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Thirty years after his death, this handsome aka the King once again reigns supreme. Plans to overhaul the once-lethargic estate are paying off big-time for publicly traded CKX Entertainment, which owns the bulk of the empire. (Presley's daughter Lisa Marie retains a 15% interest.) Attendance and spending at Graceland are up thanks to a new ad campaign, renovations at the sprawling complex and a new premium VIP tour program. The Presley estate has also inked new licensing deals with Cirque du Soleil, American Greetings and Hershey's.

Countdown from 2

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Name: John Lennon
Earnings: US$44 million
Occupation: Musician
Died: Dec. 8, 1980
Age: 40
Cause: Murder
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Lennon's posthumous income was buoyed considerably over the past year thanks to resolutions of long-standing lawsuits. In February, the remaining Beatles and their heirs settled a trademark dispute with Apple Inc., reportedly for as much as $100 million. (The Beatles' commercial interests are overseen by a firm called Apple Corps.) Two months later, the band finally resolved a 30-year battle with record label EMI over alleged unpaid royalties. Both pacts clear the way for the Beatles to begin selling their iconic catalogue of hits online.

Countdown from 3

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Name: Charles M. Schulz
Earnings: US$35 million
Occupation: Cartoonist
Died: Feb. 12, 2000
Age: 77
Cause: Colon Cancer
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Peanuts might be the understatement of the century. Snoopy and his posse, featured on some 18,000 cartoon strips during Schulz's 50-year career, are the lynchpin of a massive merchandising empire that encompasses television and newspaper syndication, as well as hundreds of performances of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown each year. United Media, on behalf of Schulz's widow, oversees a portfolio of sterling deals, including a 20-year-long campaign with Metlife (Schulz coined the term "security blanket"). One out of every five Hallmark cards sold features a Peanuts character. And in October, Warner Home Video won exclusive rights to distribute Peanuts videos.

我应该

歌曲：我应该
歌手：张学友
专辑：有个人

你眼角脱了色彩
颈巾即将松脱下来
我再探听
谁像亲你入怀内
可是你心不会装载
而我只身受其害
仍然在说
都不必分开

应该早已没期待
应该心死
为何仍未放开
应该不要回来
由你伤害
恋什么爱
你精彩
我悲哀

盼你性格会更改
始终苦等一个未来
你讽刺我
人活于五十年代
不用再
等一个心爱

常痛哭至在门外
谁人共你
正在内
传来声声喝采

应该早已没期待...吔
应该心死
为何仍未放开
应该不要回来
由你伤害
恋什么爱
你精彩
我悲哀

啊....
应该早已没期待...吔
应该心死为何
仍未放开
应该不要回来
由你伤害
恋什么爱
你精彩
我悲哀

恋什么爱
你高山...我深海

Countdown from 4

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Name: George Harrison
Earnings: US$22 million

Occupation: Musician

Died: Nov. 29, 2001

Age: 58

Cause: Throat Cancer
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The "Quiet Beatle" enjoyed a substantial bump in his post-mortem income thanks to one-off settlements from Beatles lawsuits with Apple and EMI. Harrison's estate also gets royalties from the modest sales of his solo work, plus deals like Cirque De Soleil's Beatles-themed Las Vegas show. Harrison's heirs can look forward to more consistent and sizable royalties once the iconic Beatles catalog finally hits Apple's iTunes, likely sometime next year.

Winning A Game

"The hardest part of chess is winning a won game."

- Frank Marshall
1877-1944

Countdown from 5

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Name: Albert Einstein
Earnings: US$18 million

Occupation: Scientist

Died: April 18, 1955

Age: 76

Cause: Natural Causes
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The world's most famous celebrity scholar has become a leading trademark in child education thanks to the Disney-owned Baby Einstein brand of videos and toys. In recent years, the brand has targeted toddlers with the hit animated series Little Einsteins. All royalties from Einstein's name and image go to Jerusalem's Hebrew University, which was bequeathed the estate. Word is that Lionsgate is developing a film based on the personal life of the Nobel prize-winning genius.

Recreation vs Occupation

"Chess is only a recreation and not an occupation."

- Vladimir Lenin
1870-1924

Top 5 Dead Celebs' Earnings

Do you know: The thirteen celebrities on Forbes’ latest list earned US$232 million during the past 12 months – all from beyond the grave! Yeah, right, dead but still churning the earnings!!

Now, to qualify for a spot on the seventh annual Top-Earning Dead Celebrities list, the star’s estate had to earn at least US$3.5 million between October 2006 and October 2007.

With US$49 million, Elvis reclaims the top spot after being bumped to No. 2 last year by Kurt Cobain, who debuted on the list at No. 1 but didn’t make the cut this year. Here are the five biggest posthumous moneymakers...

1. Elvis Presley (died 1977) - US$49 million
2. John Lennon (died 1980) - US$44 million
3. Charles M. Schulz (died 2000) - US$35 million
4. George Harrison (died 2001) - US$22 million
5. Albert Einstein (died 1955) - US$18 million
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If you noticed, the top 1, 2 and 4th spots are taken by dead musicians/ singers. Now you know why I tried so hard to get into the NUSS Karaoke Competition, right? But then again, looking at the age and ways they died, I rather be the dead scientist.
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I will put up their individual profile over the next 5 days. Enjoy.

Chess Hides No Lies

"On the chessboard lies and hypocrisy do not survive long."

- Emanuel Lasker
1868-1941

Any Task for Individuality

"No task is so humble that it does not offer an outlet for individuality."

William Feather

Know How to Refute

"I often play a move I know how to refute."

- Bent Larsen
1935- Present

How to Become Rich?

Life begets life.
Energy creates energy.
It is by spending oneself that one becomes rich.

Sarah Bernhardt
1844-1923
French actress and writer

撕夜 by 阿杜

歌曲：撕夜
歌手：阿杜
专辑：天黑

我把梦撕了一页
不懂明天该怎么写
冷冷的街
冷冷的灯
照着谁
一场雨湿了一夜
你的温柔该怎么给
冷冷的风
冷冷的吹
不停歇

那个人在天桥下
留下等待工作
的电话号码
我想问他
多少人打给他
随手放开电话上
那本指引迷途
心灵的密码
我的未来
依然没有解答

旧电话撕了一页
我的朋友还剩下谁
冷冷的心
冷冷的梦
在哽咽

两个人撕了一夜
抱得再紧也不能睡
冷冷的你
冷冷的泪
湿了夜

SLDM

"Speak little, do much."

Benjamin Franklin
1706-1790
American statesman, writer & scientist

What Cure Headaches?

"Chess is a cure for headaches."

- John Maynard Keynes
1883-1946

Finally! Esprit de corps

Okay, I admit I am a little late, busy, boh-chup (means don't care), disorganized, confused ... but I finally got it done: Joined my Tuscani Club, today!

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So, what does it mean? What's the big deal?

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First, more friends.

Second, more advise.

Third, more events to go.

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Everybody needs a sense of belonging. If you own a Tuscani, shouldn't you join a group or club that share a same identity. Unity is never over-rated. In army, we call it Esprit de Corps.

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Definition: a sense of unity and of common interests and responsibilities, as developed among a group of persons closely associated in a task, cause, enterprise, etc.

.

Synonyms: camaraderie, solidarity, fellowship.

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Need I say more?

Chess Tests Will

"Chess is a test of wills."

- Paul Keres
1916-1975

Civility

"Civility costs nothing, andbuys everything."

Mary Wortley Montagu
1689 - 1762
English writer

NUSS Karaoke Competition: Final - 该不该

Wah piang! This song bring me bad luck hah!!! Even the song title is so misleading - 该不该 (means should and shouldn't). I think the judges, while listening to the song, must be thinking should they or shouldn't they kick me out of the competition...ha...ha...juz kidding!

Anyway, I didn't make it to the top 3 ... sob...sob... All the 3 guys were ousted. This year we have an all female showdown. Last year's champion got pushed to 3rd place this year, while this year's new champion was last year's runners up. And then there was this in-between 2nd place winner out of no where (though you wouldn't miss her - she is quite ... you know ... on the UPSIZE category).

Think again, somebody has to go home without the trophy sometimes. Not everyday is your winning day, even though you may have prepared for it. But I did learn a few lessons from my journey.

First, new friends. The Kent Ridge crowd is definitely a much friendlier group than the Suntec ones. Essentially, it's about meeting people and building friendship that counts.

Second, new methods & styles of singing karaoke. Singing in karaoke and singing karaoke in a competition is totally a different thing.

Third, I realised (again) that we learn more from our defeats than from our victories. It keeps me from being complacent and pushes me to higher grounds.

Lastly, I realised how significant friends' support are. The moral support I recieved from my friends boosted my morale, both on and off the stage. Thank you.

For me, the day after the defeat was the hardest. The effect sank in later. When you are alone, when you wake up and the surrounding is quiet (as compared to the noisy environment the night before), when nobody is there to congratulate or console you - that moment makes or breaks a man.

Who are you when no one is around? Who are you when no one is watching? Who are you when you are all alone out there? How we handle crisis, defeats and disappointment - that will define the man and his real character.

Anyway, I don't think I have chosen the wrong song. I chose this song because it speaks of the desire to be authentic, to be real, to be able to look into the mirror and find a true being, without covering or pretence. This is the song. And here it is:


曲名：该不该
歌手：张学友

谁羡幕我的世界
谁忌妒你的一切
其实我们
都无所谓
爱的人都在身边
这就是我的永远

另一个我
离你很远
这感觉
我都胆怯
当苦与乐
各自体会
各有各的每一天
只能轻描淡写
我的累

该不该
告诉你我不是不爱
该不该
心靠著心才能明白
我的爱
渴望填满
如果你能打开

我已经习惯
在最深的孤单
才能看清楚
所有自己的纠缠
不能分享
是因为我也说不上来
不是故意隐瞒
也从不想过离开

Looking forard to next year's NUSS Karaoke Competition 2008!

What Wears You Out?

It isn't the mountain ahead that wears you out--it's the grain of sand in your shoe.

Robert Service

Come to my House at 6:30, okay?

For the record, this question is uttered from my 3 1/2 year-old junior, not a girlfriend or mistress.
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Now, you will have to understand a few things before appreciating my reason for putting it here:

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First, this is the first time he dialled my handphone number from memory - nobody assisted him. And for your information, EagleBoy junor can recall his mommy's cell phone too!
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Second, his grasp of the concept of time is impressive. He specified what time he wanted to see me. It would be well if he said he wanted to see me tonight. But at 6:30, this boy knew when he wants what he wants.
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Third, he stated the location: My house. Often we are at the mercy of other's choice of location. The successful time manager will have others go to him instead of him going to others. Time is saved in this way.
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Now, what did EagleBoy (Dad) do in this situation?
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He yielded....He cancelled his 6:30 pm appointment, postponed his 7:30 pm appointment, and asked for grace to show up late for his last appointment at NUSS (that's at 8 pm). All this for a little boy's plea to ... show his dad his new toy car and a new set of train tracks.
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Now if you know me, I am not in the habit of changing my appointment or schedule; well, at least not by me. Most of the time, my clients will call and do the re-arrangement. But I felt compelled to oblige my little boy for 3 basic reasons:
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1. He can have my attention, any time, almost anywhere (except when I am out of town). I want him to know that Dad is a friend and my line is always open to him as far as he is concerned.
He has exclusivity (Just like his mom).
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2. Once I made a promise, I keep it. I need to demonstrate to him what a Promise Keeper is and do, and he needs to learn this from me. You see, not that I undermine the importance of meeting my clients. It's just a matter of setting my priorities from the beginning.
He has priority (Just like his mom).
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3. Loving someone cost - the greater the love, the higher the cost. There is no two ways about it. Love is non-negotiable. If you claim you love somebody, you will need to sacrifice something, sometime, down the road somewhere, somehow. If I can show it now, why wait. To a child, love is not spelled L-O-V-E, but T-I-M-E!!!
He has urgency (Just like his mom). And I need his mom to know that!
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Moments like these only come a few times in our lives. Some don't even have the opportunities or privileges. Don't squander them at the altar of wealth and the pursuit of money. Remember:
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People first (family),
then money (the management of it),
then things (the stewardship of it).
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So, love people, manage money, and enjoy things.
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So, are you coming to my house at 6:30 pm? Okay?

Better Return Halfway

Better return half way than lose yourself.

Dutch Proverb

Raise Voice?

My father used to say, "Don't raise your voice, improve your arguement".

Desmond Tutu

How Deep is Chess?

"Chess is a sea in which a gnat may drink and an elephant may bathe."

-An Indian Proverb

NUSS Karaoke Competition - Semi Finals: 爱你一万年

Last night's competition was a very tough one. When the judges handed the results to the MC, the lounge was in total silence. In no order of preference, 6 will be selected out of the 10 semi-finalists. This is it. The last huddle before the final! 4 will die tonight!

Truth is: I saw 9 other super competent singers, and one nervous one: ME!

When my name was announced, I literally walked out and ask: "Did you mention my name just now?" I really couldn't believe my ears! But I am thankful. Atlas, no rest for the wicked, and I will have to continue to prepare for the final now till this Saturday.

The winning song, this time, is : 爱你一万年 by Any How (I mean Andy Lau). Everybody thought I was going to do one of Jacky Cheung's number. They were wrong. I reserved my best for the last. Here we go!


歌曲：爱你一万年
歌手：刘德华
专辑：爱无知

地球自转一次是一天
那是代表多想你一天
真善美的爱恋
没有极限
也没有缺陷

地球公转一次是一年
那是代表多爱你一年
恒久的地平线
和我的心
永不改变

爱你一万年爱
你经得起考验
飞越了时间的局限
拉近了地域的平面
紧紧的相连

紧紧相连

有了你的出现
占据了一切
我的视线

我爱你一万年

Chess and A Scheming Mind

"Excellence at chess is one mark of a scheming mind."

- Sherlock Holmes

Life's Twists & Turns

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A familiar scene in life? I bet. Mine often is. Its sometimes assuring to know that it is normal, and if you stay on course, you too will get to the end point (whatever you may desire).

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Words like detour, backtrack, reverse, digress, slow-down, stuck, lost, deviate, wander-away, stray, off-course, swerve are all synonym to the picture above.

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Do you have a friend? A mentor? A buddy? A keeper? Someone to call upon when you sway, stray, or get betrayed by life's wicked hands?

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I have. And that's why I am still here, with my sanity.

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Hope you find a few travellers in life that will be a pillar of support and guide in the journey of life.

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But most of all, be one to others.

Chess and Intellectualism

"Chess is the touchstone of intellect."

- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Caution in Love?

Of all forms of caution, caution in love is the most fatal.

Anonymous

Habits are Easy to Form

Good habits are as easy to form as bad ones.

Tim McCarver

The Road to Happiness

"The road to happiness lies in two simple principles: find what it is that interests you and that you can do well, and when you find it put your whole soul into it - every bit of energy and ambition and natural ability you have."

John D. Rockefeller
1839-1937,
Industrialist and Philanthropist

Speak with Sincerity

"When you speak of someone or about someone, you should speak as though they were in the room with you. The ears that you speak to today are attached to the mouth that could relay the message tomorrow."

William 'Biddy' Allen
1903-2001,
Bus Driver and Loving father of 7 children

Never Believe ...

Never believe in anything until it has been officially denied.

Otto von Bismarck

NUS Karaoke Competition - Qtr Finals: 真情流露

Yes, I am in the semi-finals now. Woh...the heat is building up man...just the 10 of us left. And there were about 80 to begin with.

Here is the song I chose for the heat:

歌曲：真情流露
歌手：张学友
专辑：真情流露

仍难尽信
我是这样地
无穷好运
能遇上
精彩的你
我缺点胜别人
你竟费尽心神
把我留起

如仍未清楚地
说在目前和今后

仍难尽清楚地说在目前和今后

无论那一天都爱你
我这刻要直言
到沧海或桑田
最深爱的
亦只是你

我与你永不可别离
爱你爱到死
因只得你
方可使我
流露自己
你眼里那种种传奇
醉我醉到死
一生使我动情
是你

la la la la la ......