Sunday, April 30, 2006

hmmm



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Saturday, April 29, 2006

COSI! and the village










so happy

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Friday, April 28, 2006

Cambodia: the trip, company, people and history














i really like this shot



Pause for a moment. I wonder about the severity of visiting and appreciating these places under the name of culture. i really love the historical nature of these places but one thing still remains. they are essentially idols arent they? and remember how severely the old testament records idol worship in israel's neighbours? hmmm..i cant quite figure out my take on them. never quite thought about it that way before.






Places visited:
COSI!
royal palace
genocide museum,killing fields
mekong river cruise
many markets and a strange bridge
Les Artisan D'angkor Center
Tunle Sa Lake (floating village below)
elephant terrace,terrace of leper king,
phimeanakas, Ba Puon temple,
ta prom temple,
ankor wat temples
bakheng hill
cultural dance place

I think tonight will be short considering its already 2.50am and my right hand is very much aching from all the clicking..plus..as madam, or merv would say 'once i start i cant stop.' Theres just so much about cambodia to talk about that i think i should save it for a day where im fully conscious and will do it justice. im not quite done reflecting on the trip either. So much just happened over the 6 days..oh well..here are some photos which i really like. kinda botched up half of the 300 odd with overexposure and all the other techy stuff which i shall not go into..just starting to learn...but here are the few hopefully nice ones, that have been salvaged. i have a feeling my blogs going to lag up.

its a disturbing sign when the song 'i'm your china girl' cannot leave ones mind.

i'm waking up at 11 tomorrow morning.

it was an experience

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Friday, April 14, 2006

when im 25. humor me




a severe lack of discipline. hans grins.
he subscribes to a dry form of pop culture.
and lives in new york.
travels back to Singapore.
frequently.
because he knows,
its not quite wise,
to lose the roots
of family.
when u're young.
when u're young.

when i'm 25.
humor me








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Monday, April 03, 2006

its nice to remember

as the happy tunes of keith urban play in the back ground.
Its nice to know that you're loved.
Its nice to know ling and family remember.

i know my uncle gets sullen.
thats his way of remembering.
not much of a help to me.
but he needs it too.
for missing his sister.
his own time,
his own comforting.

i wonder what the rest are thinking.
do they remember?

yesterday.
tomorrows moms anniversary right?
dad replies. yes. it stops there.

today.
dad speaks ' seven years, very long time'
a quiet yes. it stops.
this is the first time in a long time hes been around for it.
sometimes away.
or im at my cousin's place.
to remember.

but i wonder. what will happen 20 years from now.
will we still remember.
will we still hold on.
would he have moved on with life?
id hate it if its because of her.
and does that mean forgetting.
i dont want to forget.

its hard to recall memories.
for they seem so distant.
and u only recall certain ones.
the ones that you want to remember.
for whatever reasons.
waking up with the lego set on my birthday.
new york. the service apartments.
the pro yo and expensive bumble bee at toysr'us.
the x-wing, and drawn tie fighter. i still have that
lim ah woo road.
and greenwood with the orange roof.
and back to lim ah woo road again.
and maple woods.
and now here.
to the back room.
to mount e.
i dont like mount e.
i hate mount e.
i hate the corridor.
i hate the room.
i hate the car ride.
the look on their faces.
the car.
the chair.
the bed.
and the crushed pda.
its still in the drawer i opened.
that happened before that day.
i wasnt there when it happened.
6 plus in the morning.
i hated it.
rubbish.
rubbish.
i hated it.
hated it.
why do i write this.
to remember.
because we continue.
with conviction and purpose. for life's joys.
for the One who has set out the cause before us.
though questions of His sovereignty are ever present.
we continue and still rejoice
because times of gladness, are ever present.
always remembering
through the sadness.

love you lots.

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Saturday, April 01, 2006

5 things to look forward to in the next 3 months

in chronological order:
1. Centre Stage (which was rather entertaining)
2. tomorrow night's play
3. tempest by ACJC
4. 22-28th April..oep to cambodia! i cannot wait..looking forward to a great time of bonding, sharing and taking in the sights! ah..working with the home, sunset cruise on the mekong river, angkor wat..beat that man. its going to be so fun =)
5. 28th may-16 june..trip to New York, cape cod, and niagra falls! great time to relax...cape cods a quiet place by the beach with small fishing boats.and we may get a small cottage coz theres 7 of us...and tham my art teacher is jealous..lol..fantastic.

=)

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