Some explanation needed about the blog's layout. Pensieve, my context here refers to the magical storage device used to store memories in Harry Potter. And by swirling them with the tip of the wand, the wand user "experiences" the memory again from a third party's point of view. My intent of using "Pensieve" as the title is to highlight the irony by which we see other people's thoughts with lucidity but are blinded when reading our own thoughts, hence the need for a pensieve to view our own thoughts from a thrid person's perspective..

Notice me, take my hand
Why are we strangers when
Our love is strong
Why carry on without me

Everytime I try to fly, I fall
Without my wings, I feel so small
I guess I need you, baby
And everytime I see you in my dreams
I see your face, it's haunting me
I guess I need you, baby

I make believe that you are here
It's the only way I see clear
What have I done
You seem to move on easy

And everytime I try to fly, I fall
Without my wings, I feel so small
I guess I need you, baby
And everytime I see you in my dreams
I see your face, you're haunting me
I guess I need you, baby

I may have made it rain
Please forgive me
My weakness caused you pain
And this song's my sorry

At night I pray
That soon your face will fade away

And everytime I try to fly, I fall
Without my wings, I feel so small
I guess I need you, baby
And everytime I see you in my dreams
I see your face, you're haunting me
I guess I need you, baby

[Everytime - Britney Spears]

i'm dedicating this song to you

I may have made it rain
Please forgive me
My weakness caused you pain
And this song's my sorry

but the funny thing is... i dun even know if u bother reading here anymore....

A camp facilitator's pay is hard-earned.... But it is a pretty fufilling job i guess... cos

1. we get to meet ppl from all walks of life. My mirror brought this point up, saying the instructors and students were from everywhere, ITE, JC, poly, express, NA, NT, whatever you can think of lar... so, basically u get the chance to interact with ppl u never would b4...

2. we learn a lot as instructors, be it soft skills or hard skills, like how to read group dynamics within a few minutes of interaction. How to assert yourself without coming across as hostile. When to use persuasion and when to be firm and so on. Not to mention that i went kayaking after like 6 years (the last time was obs in sec 3 o_0)

3. we have lots of fun cos we go crazy during camps.. literally.... nuff said... hahaz...

So thank you CHA for the everything!

Life's not measured by the number of breath we take, but by the moments that take our breath away...

In line with Valentines' Day........

The best thing about tonight's that we're not fighting
Could it be that we have been this way before?
I know you don't think that I am trying
I know you're wearing thin down to the core

But hold your breath
Because tonight will be the night
That I will fall for you over again
Don't make me change my mind

Or I won't live to see another day
I swear it's true
Because a girl like you is impossible to find
You're impossible to find

This is not what I intended
I always swore to you I'd never fall apart
You always thought that I was stronger
I may have failed, but I have loved you from the start

Ohh, but hold your breath
Because tonight will be the night
That I will fall for you over again
Don't make me change my mind

Or I won't live to see another day
I swear it's true
Because a girl like you is impossible to find
It's impossible

So breathe in so deep
Breathe me in, I'm yours to keep
And hold on to your words 'cause talk is cheap
And remember me tonight when you're asleep

Because tonight will be the night
That I will fall for you over again
Don't make me change my mind

Or I won't live to see another day
I swear it's true
Because a girl like you is impossible to find

Tonight will be the night
That I will fall for you over again
Don't make me change my mind

Or I won't live to see another day
I swear it's true
Because a girl like you is impossible to find
You're impossible to find

[Secondhand Serenade - Fall For You]
Because a girl like you is impossible to find.... You're impossible to find...

The song my kids in camp sang for their campfire item 1 day b4 vday.... Pretty apt, we wanted to choose Bad Day at first cos it was fri 13... lolz...

"It's not about how well you play, it's about how you feel about what you play"
Taken from The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
That's the spirit all musicians should have.

In Rant, the author wonders why we feel so safe driving on a two-way street just because of the white line in the middle and the lane markings. At first it seems so laughable but come to think of it, I think he has a valid point.

"That it is doesn't meant that it should be" This line keeps haunting me nowadays....

Out for camp till fri...... till then...

wow... it's 4 feb already... was thinking about deleting this place but well, in the end decided against it, played around with the "new" formatting of blogger and came up with this.... Thanks to any/everyone who was ever concerned about the state of this place....

"In Africa, people don't believe in the Tooth Fairy. Instead, they have the Tooth Mouse. In Spain: Ratoncito Perez. In France: La Bonne Petite Souris. A tiny, magical rodent that steals teeth and replaces them with spare change. In some cultures, the lost tooth must be hidden in a snake or rat burrow to prevent a witch from finding and using the tooth. In other cultures, children throw the tooth into a roaring fire, then, later, dig for coins in the cold ashes.


By first believing in Santa Claus, then the Easter Bunny, then the Tooth Fairy, Rant Casey was recognising that those myths are more than pretty stories and traditions to delight children. Or to modify behavior. Each of those three traditions asks a child to believe in the impossible in exchange for a reward. These are stepped-up tests to build a child's faith and imagination. The first test is to belive in a magical person, with toys as the reward. The second test is to trust in a magical animal, with candy as the reward. The last test is the most difficult, with the most abstract reward: To beilieve, trust in a flying fairy that will leave money.


From a man to an animal to a fairy.


From toys to candy to money. Thus, Interestingly enough, transferrring the magic of faith and trust from sparkling fairydom down to clumsy, tarnished coins. From gossamer wings to nickels ... dimes... and quarters.


In this way, a child is stepped to the greater feats of imagination and faith as he or she matures. Beginning with Santa in infancy, and ending with the Tooth Fairy as the child acquires adult teeth. Or plainly put, beginning with all the possiblity of childhood , and ending with an absolute trust in the national currency."
Taken from Rant by Chuck Palahniuk



2009 for me started in Taiwan at the taipei 101 countdown, not very impressive fireworks, but well, i did managed to get a few good shots. And also, my first live mayday performance! Fantastic atmosphere!

On movies... Australia was quite good, i like the epic feel of the movie and the one-liners Baz Luhrmann is so fond of in his movies. In moulin rouge, it was "the greatest thing you'll ever learn is to love and be loved in return." In Austalia, it was " that it is doesn't mean that it should be"
Ponyo! Didn't think much of the movie when i first watched the trailer but turned out quite good :) Soundtrack composer's Joe Hisaishi! The plot was a little stretched i must say but i like the way it broached a mature adult-like view of love with children characters without it becoming too cheesy or cliched :)


Endless rain from eternal melody 1 in the background. I think it's important that one revists his or her initial influences from time to time and see whether that initial inspiration has turned out the way you imagined it to be at that moment.

A perfect performance by bon jovi... vocals, drums, guitar, keyboard were all perfect. It's like max star power + perfect on rock band... lolz... Anyone has the audio version pls send me!