Reminisce

Thought of the day?

2009-12-11T23:50:00.000-08:00

Hm.

I had this whole idea of what i was gonna post right here, but I think it kinda faded away.

Lemme try and remember now..

Something about me having the ability to seeing two sides of things. (Okay, now that I've got the ball rolling.. ) I tend to see pros and cons to things. Like, if there's two choices, I'd see the good and the bad for both. I think that's what makes me an indecisive person sometimes. I see both paths, both viewpoints, both things as worthwhile no matter what choice I make. There's always something that will come out of either one, something I could learn, something I can see in it. My optimism may be my strength, but it could be my weakness as well. It could leave me neutral, without a strong sense of opinion, sitting on the fence as I consider two sides.

I surprised myself the other day. I made a decision. Okay, we make decisions everyday, but.. Well, this involved a degree course. I decided to take it. I chose to. After hovering and pondering for about less than a week, I just.. I just knew. (Credits to God for guidance and my family for advice. And the counsellor too!)

It's weird. I was literally struck by FEAR when I suddenly realized that I had that option, besides the one I was already considering. Now I'm choosing the one that I was afraid of doing. Ha..

Yeah, that's about it I think. My string of thought for the day :)

My heart is torn between two,
Oh no, what do I do?

Hopefully

2009-12-07T21:42:00.000-08:00

I look forward to:

Unexpectedly hearing neighbours singing Christmas carols when I'm outside my house

Talking to my long-time-never-talked-to-or-hung-out-with friends (which reminds me, I have a phone call to make)

Driving all by myself (I only did so once, so far)

Christmas (Jesus' brithday! =) )

YouTube-ing

Sleeping in/Waking up late (same thing, right?)

Movies!! (I haven't watched New Moon. Then there's Jump, Storm Warriors.. what else ar?)

Watching TV without feeling pangs of guilt afterward

Um.. holidays? Oh yeah holidays! That would give me ample time(hopefully) to achieve all of the above (and more maybe?).

Right.

For now...

Study time. =P

Pomplamoose

2009-11-09T08:15:00.000-08:00

rule the world

2009-06-14T07:40:00.000-07:00

heard this song while out eating dinner.

(piano!! yay hehe)

had to listen hard to the lyrics, then search for the song on Google. it's what i usually do when i hear a new song that i like. turns out its 'Rule the World' by Take That. =D i put it in on my playlist edi, so u can hear it, see what it's like.

ok, movie review!

My Neighbour Totoro

It's really sweet!! You have to hear it - oops, watch it I mean - in it's original Japanese audio, 'cause one of the reasons i liked it was the laughing and screaming(as in screaming in delight lol.. maybe "squealing" is a better word) of Mei's little sister.and the innocence and all.. you have to watch it to know what i mean.

it's about Mei and her sister who move to a new home with their dad. their mum's in hospital in a nearby town recovering from a sickness. they meet Totoro, who has magical powers and takes care of the land and stuff, and whose home happens to be somewhere at the bottom of their garden(their new home's at the countryside, so lots of trees and fields and everything. very calm and peaceful setting). it's really cute ;)

the movie made me feel light-hearted and happy and smiley after watching. the two girls la, so optimistic and cheerful and cheeky. hahah.. movies from studio ghibli usually nice artwork and animation and all(and original stories too). including this movie.

that's all for this post =)

have to watch/read!

2009-11-01T07:45:00.000-08:00

Some movies I've watched and recommend to watch:

Departures (Japanese movie) - Won Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. It's about a guy who was a cellist, at least until his orchestra disbanded. Then he moved back hometown with his wife to find another job and he finds an advertisement for a job titled "Departures". He thought it was a travel agency, but it's actually a casketing/encoffinment agency. He has to help preprare people who has "departed". Touching movie because he meets different people who come to pay their last respects and learns the art of casketing, which is considered a "dirty" job by some people.

Our School's E.T. (Korean movie) - Korea Film Festival is on at Midvalley's GSC. It's free! The tickets I mean. Go watch go watch! The other Korean movies are probably good too. ;) This one is about a gym teacher who could lose his job because the school has to cut down on gym class time to make way for English and other subjects. Since he loves the students and teaching, he takes up the challenge of becoming an English teacher. He becomes known as the school's E.T.

Both movies are super touching and have a great story to tell! There's funny parts too. Gosh I hope I get to find more movies like these. =)

Oh! I found a beautiful graphic book. It's called 'The Arrival' by Shaun Tan. It's all drawings and pictures and no words, but you can "read" the story just by looking at the pictures. Awesome... xD

My Steps for Stepping out of It

2009-10-09T20:53:00.000-07:00

POEM: My Steps for Stepping Out of It

by me, Wei Lyn. :D

I wonder, if I try
To find a remedy
To zap the things that make me cry
and heal, finally.

I wonder, would it work?
No harm trying, right?
Or would I go berserk
And let the hurt bite?

First of all I'd play
An instrument I own
My fingers would dance as I lay
My hands, my heart, on the piano.

When I'm done with step one
And my heart still hurts,
Then I'd share it with someone
My story told in spurts.

If I'm still unhappy,
I'd try a Happy Meal.
If it is sunny,
I'd jog up and down the hill.

I could take a nap
To try to unwind
Have a dream or two, so that
I can clear my mind.

Or I could take a pencil
And sketch something from scratch
Maybe if I scribble
My heart would then be patched.

If everything I try,
Comes to no avail,
I might just start to cry
It makes me better, a little.

When desperation calls,
I'd turn to Jesus Christ
I'd pray that, since He knows it all
I'll let Him be my eyes
To understand what's going on
The pain that is inside
I'd give it to the Son
The pain, disappointment and pride.

Lovingly He listens, as
Silently, I pray
Then I hope for the best-
Tomorrow becomes today.

Does any of it work?
I guess it just depends
Maybe you could try it first
And see the outcome in the end.

:)

[Inspired by a poem *hintAveenahint* and a question. =P]

touching

2009-07-13T02:34:00.000-07:00

the show

2009-08-10T08:23:00.000-07:00

I wanted to post a video of Lenka's The Show, but can't sign in to YouTube at the moment. =( Listen if you can:

With lyrics: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_-qbbCsAeM
Music video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EC76b0VZQog

Lyrics supposed to have a deeper meaning to it. I think. xD

Video games! LOL.

(sorry, being random. =P)

deceived (almost!)

2009-10-08T08:49:00.000-07:00

8.40pm --> Computer's clock

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The correct time --> 10 minutes to midnight

=.=" For a moment, I seriously thought it was 8-something. Hahah. xD

Aveena's poem so cool. I wanna write a poem too! *inspired*

Which reminds me.. Lately, I've been watching a lot of videos on YouTube.. or you could say I was YouTubing a lot. Same thing hahah.

I try to look for original songs. Some are really cool, some are okay. =) ..but it's always nice to see other people's work and see what they come up with and all.

OH, I look out for animation videos too!

Thought I'd share some. Here is juliapot's My First Crush. =)

in a dream

2009-09-28T08:26:00.000-07:00

Mermaid. Last time, I used to swim underwater pretending that I was a mermaid in the middle of the ocean. =P I felt like that again swimming in Kuantan. Forgot how fun swimming can be.

watched:

I'm a Cyborg, but That's OK

Cute and weird and nicely-filmed Korean movie with Rain acting. No wonder he looked familiar. Cool special effects. I like the soundtrack. Gah I like the movie,it's so unique xD

Perhaps Love

Chinese romantic movie musical. Artistic filming. Musical mah. =P

Project Runway Finals

..the one with Christian as the winner.

recently played:

Final Fantasy X

Riight, I think that's all. xD

lost and gonna be found

2009-09-13T04:56:00.000-07:00

You know the feeling you get when you're groping about in the dark? Imagine you're in a big, HUGE place, completely pitch-black darkness and you reach out and try to feel something, anything, trying to grab onto anything but there's nothing.

Or the feeling you get when you try to catch air in your hands? [This one must be on land la, in water you can trap bubbles in the palm of your hand, palms facing downward. I tried. =P]

I feel like that when it comes to my left ear. [It's hearing-impaired, but I can't really hear much so it's kinda almost a deaf ear la] It's something I can't grasp with my hands, this hearing.. thingy. I can't CATCH 'hearing' and put it back in place. This thing is out of my hands. I didn't choose to have this hearing-impairedness.

I sometimes use it[hearing thingy] as an excuse for myself [which is a bad thing heheh]. Like when I don't know how to join in a conversation without being too random, or outta-the-blue. Or when I dunno how to say that I can't really make out what the person's saying without being annoying/rudely interrupting/making it seem like I wasn't really listening in the first place. =/

But it's all good. 'cause I know there's something behind this. There's a biiig plan, that something tiny like my hearing problem will be useful. =) I just don't know what it is yet. Or maybe the plan is already in motion..? I guess.. maybe I'll know what it is later. Heheh. xD

holiday

2009-09-01T02:02:00.000-07:00

Why do I have the feeling that things will not be easy after this? It's like a warning telling me to get ready for something big, or difficult. It's making me wanna just.. I dunno, like work harder while it's not so bad or something. =/

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Comic books! I see them everywhere in my room. xD Just the way I like it heh.

Oh Bookfest@Malaysia just finished yesterday! All the books and stuff.. =)

My idea of a shopping spree. LOL. Kinda la.

Watched 'Up' with lifegroup from church. Movie's niice =P The funny parts are reaally funny, you have to see it to laugh at it. Sad parts are sad too. Graphics! xD Nice day with nice people. =)

grave of the fireflies and watchmen

2009-08-26T11:45:00.000-07:00

Watched 'Grave of the Fireflies'. It's happy and sad and disturbing and touching all at once. It's about war la, so it shouldn't be surprising to see bodies here and there, mutated or not. But still. x(

It's about a young boy and his baby sister who try to survive the war together, with each other only.

When they're happy you feel happy, and when they're sad you'll feel sad, too. It's that kinda movie. Gah I cried. ='( It's kinda sad so if you don't like sad movies don't watch, but the happy parts of the movie are just so... happy! Makes you treasure the good times.

And 'Watchmen'!! I wanna watch again. Nice, complicated story, got twist near end. In the end hard to say who's right and who's wrong. =/ which is good! makes us think LOL.. maybe I'll try and find the comic book, see if it's as nice. Hopefully not expensive. =P but then, usually, good ones are expensive. =X

the comic book

the movie

new look

2009-08-15T08:09:00.000-07:00

Revamped my blog. =)

Got another layout from PYZAM, edited the music playlist and changed my profile a bit.

(Looks at blog. Feels satisfied.)

Will probably stick to this look for some time (..unless I see another layout I like I guess).

'kay, gonna go get a book to read or something. Can snack while reading. =P

the island

2009-08-14T08:33:00.000-07:00

gakk I finally found the movie's name! It's called "The Island".

I watched the beginning part on TV. I remember feeling very depressed watching (there was this bloody scene and all, so yeah heheh). It's about this guy in this closed facility supposedly protecting everyone from some deadly virus and they randomly get chosen to get sent to some paradise called "The Island", but turns out that (SPOILER lol..) ..that they're all clones "bred" so that they can harvest organs, give birth to babies and so on for the people who need or want them I think. I watched until the part where the guy sneaked out of the facility to see what's really going on and he was at this hospital place.. hence the bloody and disturbing scenes =.=" From what I found on imdb.com, he and another girl character try to escape, find their "donors" and stop the whole thing.

Wonder what's the ending. =/ Maybe I'll try watching again next time. Heheh.

of headers and heights

2009-07-07T05:47:00.000-07:00

It's weird how some of the best things in life seem to happen by accident.

Like my blog header! =P I didn't exactly intend to take the photo that way, but it turned out to make what I think is a nice blog header. Haha..

Oh ya, that photo was taken in a camp I went last weekend. =D So fun and exciting!! xD Nomad Earth Camp activities are cool! Like caving, pinnacle high ropes(which is inclusive of Flying Fox) and white water rafting[which we didn't get to do because of the dangerous water level as a result of rain =(]. You should try it if you have the chance. Learn to conquer your fears.. =P

Right, need to get back to my research paper. It's due soon. REAL SOON. o.0

other than death

2009-07-01T07:29:00.000-07:00

I looked at my dog. She's got that white colour fur near her mouth and nose. A sign she's old already. =/ (something I learnt from Marley and Me heheh.) She's a black dog, by the way.

=.=" Wanted to type something about death and how it comes to everyone sooner or later and stuff, but dunno how to put it in words. You just get that feeling when you think about it.

Never mind. Anyway, yup, I did watch the movie Marley and Me. I was kinda crying at the end.. the ending's sad, especially if you like dogs. Marley.. ='(

AND...

I watched Transformers! (the new one: Revenge of The Fallen)

So cool wei! 2-hours-and-a-half long movie and fun all the way! =D For me, la.

Will post a blog post again soon.

hi.

2009-06-18T05:45:00.000-07:00

Mid-terms just around the corner.

Got some studying to do. =)

Destiny

2009-06-06T08:09:00.000-07:00

By W. Wei Lyn

No matter what happens
Though chatter's still a weapon
I don't pay attention
To the tension
That's running through my head

No way that I'll say
I'll delay my pay
While the day may be gray
I can pay You the praise
The price for praise so small, not like
The Price You paid for us all

We're so small
You're just too tall
All just dust
Trust me,
We've lots of dust and dirt on earth

So all to You my Friend
Since I am a fan
All I am I hand to You
Future in Your hand, that's true
In You I trust, I know it's true
That You are truly true to me
Now I owe You all of me
It's due now, so I'll hurry
Don't worry, You have me
And my faith in destiny

Hmm.

2009-06-10T04:18:00.000-07:00

Funny.

My passion for writing has emerged again. I'm suddenly writing poems and all. I've even become one of the writers for the college newsletter.

Funny.

Maybe it's a phase. I think I had totally stopped writing for fun for some time, except for English Lit class work last time and English essays (yes, they can be fun too! Especially the story ones.. right, Aveena? =P) and the occasional(with this, I mean, once in a rare while) poem. Okay okay, I guess I hadn't stopped writing totally.

Anyway, it's gotten me thinking. Who knows if I could be writing(or typing for that matter) for a living in the future?

I still wanna be an artist, though.

Guess we shall have to wait and see where this path takes me. =)

poem

2009-05-13T04:19:00.000-07:00

It's now the second semester of college for me.

Feels like a new year of school. It's probably because of the new subjects we're taking this sem.

For the sake of updating my blog, I've typed out a poem for fun. Enjoy!

POEM: Should I or shouldn't I?
by Wei Lyn

Should I cry on your shoulder?
I carry a boulder
Will you make me bolder
As we grow older?

Should I or shouldn't I?

Should I take the chance?
I'm now in a stance
Before I dance
I give one last glance.

Should I or shouldn't I?

Should I let go?
Oh no, I feel low
For I long to tow
Bow and arrow - like so
It was long ago.

Should I or shouldn't I?

movie mania

2009-05-31T06:19:00.000-07:00

Okaay, it's just weird. The way I update the "Recently.." column in my blog more often that I post new posts, I mean. So I thought, why not post about movies, or music or even books? That way my blog won't be so outdated.

I Not Stupid Too

This is one of my favourite movies! It's about three kids, (two are brothers and the other's a friend) who have problems communicating with their parents/getting them to listen, who in turn don't understand/listen their kids. One set of parents are workaholics, who have twos sons. The oldest teen son (pic, left) never seems to be able to live up to their expectation no matter what he does, and the youngest (pic, centre), who's also the narrator of the movie, just wants them to take some time off to watch him play the lead role in his school concert. The other parent is a single dad who doesn't know how to show his only teenage-rebel son (pic,right) that he loves him, but tries, in his sometimes rough ways.

The all-too-familiar things we go through in secondary school (surprise spot checks, bad grades, disciplinary problems..) are included in the movie. The generation gap can be seen, too, with the parents struggling to keep up with the latest lingo ( like "lame" and "whatever") that young people use nowadays.

I laughed and cried watching this, even though it's my second time. =)

pandan leaves

2009-04-03T02:24:00.000-07:00

I'm sitting here trying to remember how many pandan leaves I need to make jelly.

Seriously, I can't remember if it's 4, or 6, or 10. It should be an even number, because I remember the last time we made jelly we put in two knotted... how to say this, pieces? Groups? Never mind, it could very well be an odd number, too.

Sigh.

Was listening to George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue. I like the piano parts! Now listening to Jai Ho from the movie Slumdog Millionaire.

Just some random stuff.

One fine morning

2009-04-15T21:34:00.000-07:00

I tasted something salty.

Realizing it was my sweat, at first I thought, Hey, I really exercised today! Perspire=Exercise.
Then, the thoughts of air pollution, construction work, car exhaust fumes came..

Ptooi!

Ha.

I saw monkeys at the park! A whole family! There was the watchful mother(or father), and the playful little baby monkeys.. they were so cute! There was a pile of thin young branches with leaves, and they were tumbling about in it, or maybe they were looking for food, but they looked cute doing whatever they were doing. Haha.. There was one swinging on the tree! I watched them from far la, wouldn't want to anger or agitate the mommy monkey. When I first jogged past them, they gave me a shock (I didn't see them at first) - they looked like those statues at a temple, sitting on the wall. Too bad I didn't bring my camera. It was a lovely day!

2008-07-11T05:09:00.000-07:00

Just a few random things. =)

The song 'Feels Like Tonight' by Daughtry was playing in my head during the English Literature exam.

Music is cool! It can speak volumes.

I think that Maksim is really talented!

I like Krystal Meyers' songs! Namely Beauty of Grace and Hallelujah. ..and songs by Fireflight too. Think Unbreakable and You Decide. I think they're pretty cool!

I want to make an impact. I want to make people go 'Wow!', 'Awesome!', 'That's good stuff!' and maybe even 'It has changed my life for the better!' .

Music is definitely a good way to connect with people, to spread messages and awareness as well as to entertain others for the love of it. Art, too!

That reminds me, I still have my Pen. Seni Paper 1 exam to sit for next week. Ehehehe.

Smile.