leaves on the seine.

Yesterday was hell fun.
A Moment to Remember was the ultimate tear-jerker.
Nothing new, it's a Korean movie using the same Nicholas Sparks' "A Walk To Remember" formula. Poor girl meets dashing construction worker. They fall in love, he makes it big as an architect +many many sweet moments and then she is diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease. Their remaining moments together are chronicled and this is where the superb acting makes it extraordinary. Very convincing acting, my heart just couldnt help but ache during one of the saddest moments. For those who can appreciate Love, this movie's for you.

Thereafter, we lunched at Yoshi then Ling² came over. Then we went over to Heeren and I met Yusof for an hour, catching up with him and all. Basically overjoyed to see him la, like after so long. I then went back up to meet up with the two and we took Neos. Wah hah I liked one of them. Mel came over after 30 mins and we took MORE neos. hoho.

Cabbed down to Clara's. In the long cab ride, I started quizzing them on all the stupid jokes. Peter's/Constantine's grandma, Mickey Mouse and my knee. But I must say, Mel's and Char's "9box" was outta this world, i swear. I was so close to getting it and then we had to go. Haha Mel still couldnt get grandma and when she died on the cab home. Ohwells, it was fun.
Thanks clara for the bbq.
Thank you CharLingMel.

love.

Hail to my Alma Mater,
Hail to my team.

Thank you Lord, for empowering us to a convincing win over Springfield.
It was a shiok match, our taem were a bundle of nerves before the match, having lost our first match against Unity. The pressure to nail this match was tremendous. But we came in and did our thing, now all is good. Meng scored his first every try for SJI. I followed up with the second, Kann scored a brace so did randall, the wingers put 2 past them too. Overall it was a good match but still very nervy. The forwards were damn shagged after 10 minutes in the first half. Roar i could've scored more.

Left for St Theresa's after recess. Nigel and I, are somehow always late for something whenever we're together. Likewise today, we had to cab down after realising it was too late to take a bus. Hah. The invest wasn't too fantastic but meeting all my friends there were. It was like a nostalgic homecoming, all the familiar faces everywhere. Char and clara came down too, after crashing CJ. whoosh. lingling and two other counsellors toured us around the school as well. It was fun. The only negative was the sweltering, stifling heat. I was drenched in perspiration laaaa.

Tmr's gonna be a good day too, hopefull. Movie with Sister Loanna and then Clara's function.

Love!

While others may look to external factors beyond our control to blame for the loss. I would very much prefer to look within the team and to decipher the problems and the cracks that were snaking across the whole team.
The loss, jst like it did to everybody else, took me by complete surprise.
However the warning signs were there, no doubt. I just had that sickening gut feeling that something wrong was going to happen. That feeling was epitomised perfectly when Alfred Nathan who was the only tchr i/c there tdy, told us as a form of motivation, how the Japanese who were on the war to invading Pearl Harbour was fired up, especially after the pilots saw the rising sun which resembled their own flag. It then began to rain heavily. As if the Gods themselves were sending down showers of rain in abhorrent dissent to what he jst said. To counter what Alfred said. Heh.
It continued to rain throughout the match. Every drop soaking into our pore, dampening our hopes as try after try was helplessly scored against us. It was depressing. The aftermath of the onslaught was pretty obvious. Faces at a loss, blank stares i got from everybody.

Nevertheless, let us put this game behind us. The season still can be salvaged guys. It's all up there in your mind, on whether you want it and how much you want it. Keep the Josephian fire in you ablaze, gentlemen. It'll all be good.

Zul.

And so it's here,
Police Cup 2005

I don't know, seriously.
I've yet to put real serious thought into it.
We're playing Unity tomorrow and I'm rather nervous.
Suffering the jitters cos it's our first match and also because they're rather good.
One of the better teams, i would assume.
Roar.
How?

We can do it.
Snap out of it Zul.
I'm just be ludicrously pessimistic.
Sheesh.

Hmm today was rather fun.
School was draggy.
We went to RI tdy.. thought there was gonna be a match.
But Andy sucks la, cos they wasnt.
But it was FUN. we hopped over to RJ, bought their badges and we bumped into everybody we should.
Sean Tseng, Jason Tan, Eddy, Jerry, Junghans.
And RJ is DAMN huge i swear.
And their weights room is not bad, air conditioned and all.
Next year, next year.

Otherwise Life's been tolerable albeit very routine.
But what's new?

Fire.
Finals.

Zul.

Happy Valentine's.

season's in two training's time.
havent even psyched myself up for it.
ohwells, here we go again.

roby hasnt been replying my msgs.
i hope she's fine.
sigh.

anyway.
lunched tdy at my dad's best friend's place at simei.
steamboat, jst like every other year.
it's getting better and better.
and the piano's getting better with age too.
it was such a joy playing david lanz's works on it.

aiyah i dn't know lah.
something, somewhere feels very wrong.
like a volcano bubbling on the brink of eruption.
sigh.

ohyes, and school's starting again tmr.
great.

It's scary.
I'm being brought back down to reality.
What appeared to be a very promising prospect was in fact, nothing more than a mere illusion, it seems.
At least not yet, not now.
I feel so foolish!
Such a moodless day, bored out of my wits i swear.

great.
JUST GREAT.
found out that my bill this month's $81.
wahhhh.
i cn't stand it.
tdy's been so intolerably boring.
and i jst had to log on Starhub to check my bill.
ROAR.
sheeeeeesh.

and perhaps, the final chapter's been written even before the title's even thought off.

Today's training was a total killer.
With the ache in the muscles that comes with every trng, the rock-hard field and the merciless sun bearing down on me, every step took considerable effort la. Was really in no mood to train and yeah, the mood was draaaagy and looooooooong.

Ohwells. I've found the serendipity dvd, got it packed nicely in a deep red wrapper. Lovely.
Eeyer but apparently i've gotta go for Aunty Doreen's lunch function this Sunday. How?
Sigh so many obstacles but it's fine, it'll all be good in the end.

Well well well.
Two more training sessions to Season.
I'm admittedly worried at the lack of urgency. The mood within the team fluctuates drastically.
At the Montfort match we were at a high, then were brought down to earth by CJ then the passive match against NTU. like blahhhh. what the hell is going on.
Where was the ripple of anticipation and excitement which slowly but surely built up into a wave of commitment and passion within the team? Like last year?
Oh yes, i forgot. We're not last year's batch.
Gay ah.

Aiyahhhh.
Sunday's been postponed.
Just great.

When I fall in love,

it will be forever,

or I'll never fall in love.

In a restless world like this,

is love is ended before its begun

and too many moonlight kisses seem to cool in the warmth of the sun.

When I give my heart,

it will be completely

or I'll never give my heart

And the moment I can feel that you feel that way too is when

I'll fall in love with you

When I fall in love,

it will be forever

or I'll never fall in love

in a restless world like this,

love is ended before its begun

and too many moonlight kisses seem to cool in the warmth of the sun

When I give my heart, it will be completely

or I'll never give my heart

and the moment I can feel that you feel that way too is when

I'll fall in love

when I'll fall in love

when I'll fall in love with you.

Today threatened to be one of those disastrous days where much fun is expected but everything ends up being so anti0-climatic.
But it wasn't, thanks to Sister Loanna.

For starts,
CNY performance in school was boring as expected. However i did try to enjoy and savour every moment, as it was gonna be the last CNY performance for me in SJI. As much as i dislike the fact that I'll be leaving at the end of this year, it's inevitable. Therefore every milestone event in SJI is gonna be extra special.

Anyway, back to the performance.
There was a guest performance from the St Nick's Chinese Orchestra, some individual Chinese flutist and a Bhangra dance performance by the Tamil Lang Society. The latter's produced the most entertaining performance i would say, the music was catchy and the choreographing wasn't bad, considering that Raj did most of it.

Most of the snrs came back, the sa people and cj too. Saw people like Ashley, Hafiz and Aaron Lee. The canteen was basically crowded lah so we decided to leave quickly to avoid the crowd at the bustop. heh.
About 50 people were there before us, unfortunately. We all squeezed into 190. Haha basically it was a damn funny bus ride. The pinnacle was when we were at the Far East bustop and the bus driver was telling Jon (who was squeezed against the busdoors) to move in front a little as he had to open the doors. And Jon replied with a resounding "Yuuuup" in his ever-so-gay manly voice. HAHA. Nigel and I had a good laugh abt it.

I dn't like recounting. It's so tedious. Anyway basically we lan-ed for an hr. Good to be in control on the keybrd and mouse, playing good ol' Vietname. But the computer was kinda laggy so it was a disappointment of sorts. Lunched at Yoshi after that, the twins joined us. Amelia's bf, Shaun too. Good jokes about Jon and stuff were made, very typical la. I saw Cheryl with her bestfriend, Tracy. She looked beautiful, the highlights in her hair did wonders. After that it was so boring, and unproductive and I was kinda frustrated. We jst lazed outside Cathay undecided on what to do. I never liked such situations of indecisiveness. Like, I expected much more from tdy being half-day and all. I thought we were gonna have some major fun. Anyway i think town's boring. Nothing fresh.


Met up with Char after that and after much thought, i suggested we go to Harbourfront. Dn't ask me why but there and then i was jst basically fed up with town and harbourfront seemed fresh and new, moreoever it was convenient for her too. So yup Harbourfront it was. But then somehow on the bus we decided on going to West Coast instead. So West Coast it was la. Haha the bus ride itself was fun. and funNY. she pressed the bell at the wrong stop and tried to act innocent.
There, we climbed the pyramid and enjoyed the breeze. It was nice. Peaceful and serene. We were up there for a good fifteen mins till our butts started to ache. Then blablablah then it's home.

Thank you mark nigel jon for today.
AND char too (:

Love.

p.s HAPPY LUNAR NEW YEAR.

in a room full of people, she stood out.
such divine, unparalleled beauty.
she took my breath away.

i am at an utter loss for words.
an evening with david lanz was jst.. magical.
it was a dream come true.
the hours i spent listening to his music, wishing that i could one day watch him live came true tonight.
he lived up to his name, his playing was flawless.
the piano was lovely too, a steinway i would assume.

cristofori's dream, leaves on the seine, return to the heart and many more.
david lanz ranks up there with the world's best.
he was very engaging with the audience too, conversing with us light-heartedly.
david lanz has a romantic voice, very deep yet smooth. woahh.

not once did my eyes leave his figure on stage, so immersed in his music.
he involves everyone in his playing, watching him live, it was as if you were playing as well.
that silvery-white mane of his was very visible from where i was and i was jst fascinated.
every single second of it.

there was an autograph session and i queued for around 20mins.
but it was worth the wait, i spoke with him for 5 mins, thanking him for inspiring me and hoping that he'll come back soon. he's very very nice in person. this is jst so, so surreal. (:
tonight wld have been perfect if i had a significant other with me, rather than the two friends who came along. especially when he played leaves on the seine, narrating his love story about his wife alicia and all. but ohwells. i love it all the same. i hope tdy sparks off a love affair with the esplanade concert halls. beautiful place.

an evening to remember,
indeed.



love.

roar.
what a lazy saturday.
been lazing in bed all day, somehow my body's jst feeling very sluggish.
booked the tickets for tonight alr, ah i cn't wait.
been listening to his songs all day to be familiar with what he's gonna play tonight.
i need major rest man, argh.
so tired.
and the whole cycle's gonna repeat itself again and again.
how long can i last?

whoosh.
finally the weekends are here.
two things to look forward to tmr,
prata and david lanz.
by the way, in all the excitement yesterday after discovering that david lanz is here, i overlooked the fact that his concert is in fact TOMORROW and not sunday. sistic described it using such superlatives, i was enthralled la. leaves on the seine, cristofori's dream, sitting in an english garden. like woww. okay i MUST go tmr.

ntu match was good, i felt the guys handled themselves very well. yup.
it was bruising, had a good kicking game. tackling wasnt too good. but ohwells.

OH MY GOD.

DAVID LANZ IS IN TOWN.
CONCERT @ ESPLANADE THIS SUNDAY.

thank you jieshi for telling me abt it.
goodness.
if not for you, i would've missed this once in a lifetime opportunity to hear and see him perform.
well, david lanz is a new age pianist and he's been the single most influential person in music to me. his style, a fusion of romanticism and spiritualism that translates into a sound that is heaven. basically. in fact, i'll be auditioning for Kindred Spirits this year with one of his songs. havent decided on which one yet, though.
perfect, this' jst perfect. i cn't wait.
havent booked the tickets though and i havent thought of who to ask along for company.

aaahhhh.
i've got an amath test tmr, and i havent started studying.
match against ntu too.
this time im playing for sji.
good exposure for the guys.
okay,
off i go.
oh thanks fanis for chicken rice jst now. true blue kampung style. ;)



LOVE!