Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Monday, April 16, 2007
Dead beat
Went to the regional Shorinji Kempo training seminar yesterday. It's the first time it's been held in London. Venue was Wilson House, St. Mary Recreation Centre.
First of all, I was the only white belt there. Felt slightly out of place. Haha!
Second, got to see the super senior guys of UK Shorinji Kempo. There was the head of the UK Shorinji Kempo branch, Mizuno Sensei. A very friendly man. Almost couldn't believe that he's an 8th dan. Then there was a 7th dan sensei, I believe his name is Mahara Sensei. A very nice man as well. The other black belt instructors there were also very nice and helpful.
Learnt quite a bit. Enjoyed it quite a bit as well.
We were mainly doing some grabbing and release techniques. Getting our fundamentals right. Got to see the black belts do their stuff as well. Pretty impressive.
I was grabbing the other person's hand so much during the training that my forearms felt as if they had just gone through some super intensive workout program. As usual, got my hands twisted left right centre. But I was well compensated by twisting my opponent's hand left right centre as well. Haha!
By the time I got home, I was so tired that I can't move. I guess it's not totally because of the training that I am this tired. I think the soccer the previous day played a part as well. Nonetheless it's all good fun.
First of all, I was the only white belt there. Felt slightly out of place. Haha!
Second, got to see the super senior guys of UK Shorinji Kempo. There was the head of the UK Shorinji Kempo branch, Mizuno Sensei. A very friendly man. Almost couldn't believe that he's an 8th dan. Then there was a 7th dan sensei, I believe his name is Mahara Sensei. A very nice man as well. The other black belt instructors there were also very nice and helpful.
Learnt quite a bit. Enjoyed it quite a bit as well.
We were mainly doing some grabbing and release techniques. Getting our fundamentals right. Got to see the black belts do their stuff as well. Pretty impressive.
I was grabbing the other person's hand so much during the training that my forearms felt as if they had just gone through some super intensive workout program. As usual, got my hands twisted left right centre. But I was well compensated by twisting my opponent's hand left right centre as well. Haha!
By the time I got home, I was so tired that I can't move. I guess it's not totally because of the training that I am this tired. I think the soccer the previous day played a part as well. Nonetheless it's all good fun.
My drinking equipment
I kid you not. That's a Johnny Walker Green Label (15 y.o). Next to it are my shot glasses. My favourite one is the one I bought in Paris (extreme left).Sunday, April 15, 2007
Saturday, April 14, 2007
大道。小道。
人生的路到底是宽还是窄？每个人的路都一般宽吗？
我觉得问题不应该是路的宽窄。因为这没得选。
我觉得更重要的是自己怎样看待自己的路。
如果你把自己当成一切的中心，把自己看得很大，很重要，那你的路将会很窄。因为这一切都是相对的。
如果你把自己看得太渺小，那你的路将会无限宽。但是这样的话，你将永远看不到终点。人生将会很漫长。
如果你走在这条路的边缘，那你很容易就会失足。
我认为很多事情都是相对的。要如何衡量轻重，诠释自己生命中的角色就得看你是走在大道上还是小道上了。
我觉得问题不应该是路的宽窄。因为这没得选。
我觉得更重要的是自己怎样看待自己的路。
如果你把自己当成一切的中心，把自己看得很大，很重要，那你的路将会很窄。因为这一切都是相对的。
如果你把自己看得太渺小，那你的路将会无限宽。但是这样的话，你将永远看不到终点。人生将会很漫长。
如果你走在这条路的边缘，那你很容易就会失足。
我认为很多事情都是相对的。要如何衡量轻重，诠释自己生命中的角色就得看你是走在大道上还是小道上了。
Sleepless in Seattle
Watched Sleepless in Seattle. Classic film. Very captivating.
It's just a simple film. Not one of those films nowadays which keep u at the edge of your seat or something. But the idea is not simple at all.
Or rather should I say, the idea is so simple that people can't bring themselves to believe in it anymore. The idea is so fundamental people just don't remember that it is there anymore.
Love is not something to be attached with material considerations. The line is just not that clear anymore.
There is no opportunity cost to love. Because there is no next best alternative.
Complete your life with your own hands. Waiting is not an option.
Open your heart to what life has to offer. You never know. The person you are destined to be with may just be around the corner.
Well that's just a few things i thought the movie was trying to tell me.
Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks make a great duo.
Overall it's a very heart warming and gratifying movie. Go watch it.
It's just a simple film. Not one of those films nowadays which keep u at the edge of your seat or something. But the idea is not simple at all.
Or rather should I say, the idea is so simple that people can't bring themselves to believe in it anymore. The idea is so fundamental people just don't remember that it is there anymore.
Love is not something to be attached with material considerations. The line is just not that clear anymore.
There is no opportunity cost to love. Because there is no next best alternative.
Complete your life with your own hands. Waiting is not an option.
Open your heart to what life has to offer. You never know. The person you are destined to be with may just be around the corner.
Well that's just a few things i thought the movie was trying to tell me.
Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks make a great duo.
Overall it's a very heart warming and gratifying movie. Go watch it.
Thursday, April 12, 2007
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
《用尽一生的爱》
现在正在听张克帆的《用尽一生的爱》。感触良多。
还是以前的歌词比较有意义。
这首歌是诉说着一种放手一博，让人生不留下任何遗憾的精神。我很敬佩作词人豁达的胸襟。
“用尽一生的爱之为了换来释放后的自由。我爱过哭过痛过笑过这一生就以足够。”说得没错。人，只能活一次。有什么比无怨无悔，无憾无忧更重要？
但要真正做到又谈何容易。当面临抉择时，内心的挣扎排山倒海的压到，又有多少人能提起足够的勇气呢？我们往往都知道对的路该怎么走。但是我们不一定会朝那个方向走下去。因为实在是太难了。
当你的选择让你面对失去的可能时，你会怎么做呢？是勇敢去拼？用尽一生的爱去换来一段轰轰烈烈的回忆？还是告诉自己用理智来解决？告诉自己，既然没可能就不要去做？我想，这其中应该没有对或错吧。如果有的话，我肯定不知道答案。选择在于自己。到底要如何过这一辈子的权力操纵在自己手里。如果你愿意放手一博的话，你将会面对失去的可能。如果你选择被动的话，就得看你是怎样的一个人了。如果你能往好的方面想的话，你能对自己说：“幸亏我那时没这样做，否则结果会更糟." 如果你不能的话，你这一辈子将背着错失的遗憾。
我个人是会倾向放手一博的决定。而我也做出了我的抉择。问题是，我到底能不能继续走下去。我希望我可以。当然，我也不是一直以来都会选择冒险。以后也不是每件事都回去拼。中庸之道嘛。但我希望在重要的事情上，我能以积极的态度继续往前走。就这样。我想我是一个比较不能面对错失的可能的人吧。我也不清楚。
这首歌里面还有一段歌词在我心里引起了共鸣。“岁月的风抚平成长得痛”。它不禁让我想起一句话：“过去只是一种人生经历而并不是一种负担。”人生当中总得面对挫折。这是难免的。但人总是在痛苦中成长。毕竟经一事长一智。我想关键在于我们是否能相信时间能冲淡一切。我想我们必须相信时间能冲淡一切。人总不能不断的累积包袱。我认为时间是一个非常奇妙的东西。它能把不好的东西都冲走，把最精华，最美好的东西留下。
现在，有好歌听，有美酒。我想我在此时此刻也算是做到了无怨无悔，无憾无忧了。哈哈！
以下附上《用尽一生的爱》歌词。希望大家能读一读，细细品味一下词中意。
还是以前的歌词比较有意义。
这首歌是诉说着一种放手一博，让人生不留下任何遗憾的精神。我很敬佩作词人豁达的胸襟。
“用尽一生的爱之为了换来释放后的自由。我爱过哭过痛过笑过这一生就以足够。”说得没错。人，只能活一次。有什么比无怨无悔，无憾无忧更重要？
但要真正做到又谈何容易。当面临抉择时，内心的挣扎排山倒海的压到，又有多少人能提起足够的勇气呢？我们往往都知道对的路该怎么走。但是我们不一定会朝那个方向走下去。因为实在是太难了。
当你的选择让你面对失去的可能时，你会怎么做呢？是勇敢去拼？用尽一生的爱去换来一段轰轰烈烈的回忆？还是告诉自己用理智来解决？告诉自己，既然没可能就不要去做？我想，这其中应该没有对或错吧。如果有的话，我肯定不知道答案。选择在于自己。到底要如何过这一辈子的权力操纵在自己手里。如果你愿意放手一博的话，你将会面对失去的可能。如果你选择被动的话，就得看你是怎样的一个人了。如果你能往好的方面想的话，你能对自己说：“幸亏我那时没这样做，否则结果会更糟." 如果你不能的话，你这一辈子将背着错失的遗憾。
我个人是会倾向放手一博的决定。而我也做出了我的抉择。问题是，我到底能不能继续走下去。我希望我可以。当然，我也不是一直以来都会选择冒险。以后也不是每件事都回去拼。中庸之道嘛。但我希望在重要的事情上，我能以积极的态度继续往前走。就这样。我想我是一个比较不能面对错失的可能的人吧。我也不清楚。
这首歌里面还有一段歌词在我心里引起了共鸣。“岁月的风抚平成长得痛”。它不禁让我想起一句话：“过去只是一种人生经历而并不是一种负担。”人生当中总得面对挫折。这是难免的。但人总是在痛苦中成长。毕竟经一事长一智。我想关键在于我们是否能相信时间能冲淡一切。我想我们必须相信时间能冲淡一切。人总不能不断的累积包袱。我认为时间是一个非常奇妙的东西。它能把不好的东西都冲走，把最精华，最美好的东西留下。
现在，有好歌听，有美酒。我想我在此时此刻也算是做到了无怨无悔，无憾无忧了。哈哈！
以下附上《用尽一生的爱》歌词。希望大家能读一读，细细品味一下词中意。
岁月的风抚平成长的痛
经过几番悲欢离合之后
究竟有多少的人能够看透
有多少往事不堪回首
时间的钟敲醒不老的梦
人生一场喜怒哀乐交错
究竟有多少感动可以保留
有多少朋友陪到最后
这世界分分秒秒来去匆匆
从来不会为谁停留
一生中寻寻觅觅转眼成空
一旦错过不能从头
用尽一生的爱只为了换来释放后的自由
我爱过哭过痛过笑过这一生就已足够
用尽一生的爱不在乎是否能够天长地久
我无悔无怨无憾无尤这一生又有何求
Monday, April 09, 2007
Sunday, April 08, 2007
独占神话
《独占神话》这四个字让你想起什么？它们让我想起了Jolin 的歌。所以当我看到这四个字是我妹妹的blog的名字时，我有点像笑。我想说，“Come on! 来点有深度的好不好！”哈哈！后来才发现，肤浅的人是我。真是阴沟里翻船。
Its all Greek to me...
Went to Greece on the 26/03/2007 and came back on 03/04/2007. Went with Joanne and Zhonghan.
Hmm... What can I say about Greece? Lots and lots.
It's a beautiful country. Deep blue seas, quiet beaches, great food, spectacular natural sights and pretty good hostels.
We went to Athens first, then we went island hopping on Crete, Santorini and Naxos. Athens wasn't much. The islands were what made the trip. Absolutely wonderful.
We drove around on the islands. It was great fun. Drove on the RIGHT side of the road, literally. Changed gears with right hand. Keep right on left turn. Haha! Mind boggling at first, but we got over it. Only Zhonghan and I drove. Joanne is the "tai-tai" who got driven around. Haha! Driving really gave our trip alot of freedom. We just drove around and stopped as we like. Buses are few and far between due to the off-peak season. That's how we got so many spectacular shots of the seas and mountains. Driving around also allowed us to go to hard to reach beaches and enjoy the sun.
So many beautiful beautiful memories. We had so much fun. Spent so much time talking. I mean when you had to wait for 1 plus hour for your dinner, what else can you do but talk? Haha! We had so much fun taking funny photos/videos, doing stupid stuff and enjoying the sights and sounds Greece had to offer.
If you were to ask me which ruins in Greece I was most impressed with, it'd be the Acropolis. If you were to ask me which car rental company was the best, it'd be Apollon on Naxos. If you were to ask me which island I liked most, it'd be Naxos. If you ask me which hostel I enjoyed my stay in, it'd be Windmill Naxos. If you were to ask me which was the best day throughout the trip, it'd be the 1/4/2007 (our first day in Naxos). If you were to ask me which place has the best view, it'd be all over the place. If you were to ask me where's the best food, it'd be on Crete.
I remembered saying the last time that Paris was the best trip I've had. Well, Paris just lost to Greece. Now, Greece is the best vacation I've had so far. Let's hope things just keep getting better. I'm not saying that my decision to travel alone the last time was wrong. I never regretted doing that. It's just a different feeling. Besides travelling with companions need not be good. In fact it could be even worse than travelling alone.
Anyway, I just want to say that it is really fate that brought us together, 3 like-minded people who had the same aims of travelling. We didn't really have any conflicts in opinions, everything just flowed nicely. For this I am truly grateful. Thank you Joanne. Thank you Zhonghan. It was great. Beautiful people and a wonderful country. It could hardly get any better than that. (I hope that's not true though)
Even as I type this post, part of me still stays in Greece. Greece is beckoning to me to go back there one more time. And I will, most definitely. But it won't be able to replace this trip. This trip is unique. My future journeys would be new memories to add into my archives but never to replace that of previous trips.
At this juncture, I have to thank my parents without whom I would have never been able to study abroad and see all these wonderful things and meet all these beautiful people.
Lastly, I just want to say that everything about this Greece trip just seems so perfect to me. I wouldn't change a single thing about it even if I could. Not a single thing...
Hmm... What can I say about Greece? Lots and lots.
It's a beautiful country. Deep blue seas, quiet beaches, great food, spectacular natural sights and pretty good hostels.
We went to Athens first, then we went island hopping on Crete, Santorini and Naxos. Athens wasn't much. The islands were what made the trip. Absolutely wonderful.
We drove around on the islands. It was great fun. Drove on the RIGHT side of the road, literally. Changed gears with right hand. Keep right on left turn. Haha! Mind boggling at first, but we got over it. Only Zhonghan and I drove. Joanne is the "tai-tai" who got driven around. Haha! Driving really gave our trip alot of freedom. We just drove around and stopped as we like. Buses are few and far between due to the off-peak season. That's how we got so many spectacular shots of the seas and mountains. Driving around also allowed us to go to hard to reach beaches and enjoy the sun.
So many beautiful beautiful memories. We had so much fun. Spent so much time talking. I mean when you had to wait for 1 plus hour for your dinner, what else can you do but talk? Haha! We had so much fun taking funny photos/videos, doing stupid stuff and enjoying the sights and sounds Greece had to offer.
If you were to ask me which ruins in Greece I was most impressed with, it'd be the Acropolis. If you were to ask me which car rental company was the best, it'd be Apollon on Naxos. If you were to ask me which island I liked most, it'd be Naxos. If you ask me which hostel I enjoyed my stay in, it'd be Windmill Naxos. If you were to ask me which was the best day throughout the trip, it'd be the 1/4/2007 (our first day in Naxos). If you were to ask me which place has the best view, it'd be all over the place. If you were to ask me where's the best food, it'd be on Crete.
I remembered saying the last time that Paris was the best trip I've had. Well, Paris just lost to Greece. Now, Greece is the best vacation I've had so far. Let's hope things just keep getting better. I'm not saying that my decision to travel alone the last time was wrong. I never regretted doing that. It's just a different feeling. Besides travelling with companions need not be good. In fact it could be even worse than travelling alone.
Anyway, I just want to say that it is really fate that brought us together, 3 like-minded people who had the same aims of travelling. We didn't really have any conflicts in opinions, everything just flowed nicely. For this I am truly grateful. Thank you Joanne. Thank you Zhonghan. It was great. Beautiful people and a wonderful country. It could hardly get any better than that. (I hope that's not true though)
Even as I type this post, part of me still stays in Greece. Greece is beckoning to me to go back there one more time. And I will, most definitely. But it won't be able to replace this trip. This trip is unique. My future journeys would be new memories to add into my archives but never to replace that of previous trips.
At this juncture, I have to thank my parents without whom I would have never been able to study abroad and see all these wonderful things and meet all these beautiful people.
Lastly, I just want to say that everything about this Greece trip just seems so perfect to me. I wouldn't change a single thing about it even if I could. Not a single thing...
Saturday, April 07, 2007
Friday, April 06, 2007
Thursday, April 05, 2007
Random stuff
Feeling abit..... hmm... I don't know.... What is it I am feeling now?
For the first time in my life I'm feeling something like this.
The politically correct response is something like, "hmm... there must be something I can learn from it" or "it's part and parcel of life". Whatever.
My chest is a little tight. My heart feels a little cooped up. My brain feels like it doesn't want to work.
Just don't want to do anything.
Life is like a train that pulls you along behind it. You either move as fast as it goes or get dragged behind it. Now, it seems as if I am carrying a slab of concrete on my back.
If I just hold on longer, maybe the slab of concrete will just slide off and I can run along like I used to.
Just a little longer.
For the first time in my life I'm feeling something like this.
The politically correct response is something like, "hmm... there must be something I can learn from it" or "it's part and parcel of life". Whatever.
My chest is a little tight. My heart feels a little cooped up. My brain feels like it doesn't want to work.
Just don't want to do anything.
Life is like a train that pulls you along behind it. You either move as fast as it goes or get dragged behind it. Now, it seems as if I am carrying a slab of concrete on my back.
If I just hold on longer, maybe the slab of concrete will just slide off and I can run along like I used to.
Just a little longer.
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