The way I think has changed somewhat. From pessimism to optimism, from despair to hope. That fire in my belly -- it's going out, but I do not wish it to. All those sticks of negativity I put inside long ago are running out, and the sticks of optimism are still wet and cannot be put in just yet. Stuck without fuel for the fire, I'm lost and confused, but have no choice but to keep trying to light it, lest I die of cold, cold, apathy.
Long Letters
Long letters vs Short letters...
My Fastest 2.4
It's been almost two weeks since I took my IPPT test (a standard physical fitness test to gauge the basic physical fitness of an individual), my best one to date. The IPPT consists of four stations plus a 2.4km run, which I believe is the highlight of the test itself. On the day of my... Continue Reading →
Rushing to Wait
One of the things that my friends often complain about in SISPEC (my army camp) is that we are often rushed (to lessons, demonstrations etc.), only to have to wait while the instructors get themselves ready. "We rush to wait, and wait to rush". Then I came across a passage in the book The Sane... Continue Reading →
The Desire to Succeed
Thinking out of the box, replacing one attitude with another.
She’s So Fat
I think the worst things that one can hear are bad things said by people you like, about people you like.
She's So Fat
I think the worst things that one can hear are bad things said by people you like, about people you like.
Quotes for the Fortnight
Like jewels on a crown, certain passages peppered throughout books have a way of standing out, making the book that much more precious. I leave you with a fortnight's worth of quotes.
Want to know what I want
There is only one thing I want, and that is to know what I really want.
A Happy New Year?
An earthquake of magnitude 9.0 hit Indonesia (Sumatra). The subsequent tsunamis have killed more than a hundred thousand so far. Why don't we feel anger and hatred towards nature? We take it as if it's just another fact of life. But when a man kills another, why is it more than "just another fact of life"?
Donn, fragments 