Heaven Knows

She's always on my mind..
From the time i wake up til i close my eyes..
She's everywhere i go, she's all i know..
Tho' she's so far away, it just keeps getting stronger everyday
And even now she's gone, i'm still holding on..
So tell me where do i start, cos its breaking my heart..
Why does it hurt me so?

Maybe my love will come back someday
Only heaven knows..
Maybe our hearts will find their way
But only heaven knows..
And all i can do is hope and pray..
Cos heaven knows.

My friends keep telling me
that if you really love her, you've gotta set her free.
And if she returns in kind, i'll know she's mine
So tell me where do i start, cos its breaking my heart
I don't wanna let her go..

Maybe my love will come back someday
Only heaven knows..
Maybe our hearts will find their way
But only heaven knows..
And all i can do is hope and pray..
Cos heaven knows.

Why i live in despair
Wide awake or dreaming now that she's never there
All the time i act so brave i'm shaking inside
Why does it hurt me so?

Maybe my love will come back someday
Only heaven knows..
Maybe our hearts will find their way
But only heaven knows..
And all i can do is hope and pray..
Cos heaven knows.

Heaven knows..

Sophie's Brave New World of 1984

Well!

Due to the recent deluge of work (AND dota), i've been too distracted to post for the past few days. But I must say that one of the perks of being in academia is that you are pretty much free to engage in whatever intellectual pursuits you wish. Which brings me to the title above. Between all the experiments and Nature articles, I actually managed to squeeze in enough time to read these 3 most excellent novels which ive always wanted to read but i couldnt find an excuse to. Heh. Anywayz, if i have anything to say about these books, its that its heck of a kick to chow on them one after the other. Sophie's world you gotta read it separately, but Orwell and Huxley can be taken together, which feels like a Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster, leaves you unconscious but wanting more.

Which brings me to the very sad state of affairs that aptly describes the mangling of Douglas Adam's most prolific work. (At least i like to think so =)). The movie was horrendous. Granted that yes, i got it for cheap at a most professional DVD shop across the causeway, but it was heart wrenching to watch a book i practically grew up with (and to) being reduced to the state of Suzhou Industrial Park. Sigh. If anyone wants to borrow my Guide, feel free to drop me a mail, you'll see wad i mean. Even Vogon poetry is better.

Yes, and i just realised that i can send photos to my computer using my phone. But i don't know how. If anyone can show me, I would be utmostly grateful.

When Hurt and Pain Collide

Total injuries: 6

Injury detail:

• Scraped knee X 1
• Bruised head X 1
• Aching shoulders X 2
• Back sprain X 1
• Stiff neck X 1

Man.. I think im getting old. Took part in the orientation yesterday and ended up not wanting to wake up today. And as a point of information, it is bloody difficult to perform experiments (what i do at work) with aching shoulders and a sprained back. The bruise i got on my head was the result of the dumbest thing i've done in my life. I was supposed to tumble out of a doorway as part of my ghost act, but i pulled my hood too low and thus i couldnt see shit. AND i charged HEADLONG INTO THE BLOODY DOOR! Not direct impact, in which case i would have ended up with a concussion and a night in A&E. Luckily it was a glancing header, well make that a diving glacing header to be exact.

Oh.. and as i promised.

An excerpt from "Howling, Wailing, Screaming and other associated arias"

When attempting your first wail (or scream or howl), remember to:

• Take a deep breath
• Picture in your mind'e eye how you would like your scream (or wail or howl) to turn out
• Open your epiglottis (flap of skin in throat to ensure maximum projection (its quite similar to the turbo system in cars)
• Scream (or howl or wail) as loud as you can

Once you have mastered the basics, refining the howl (or scream or wail) is the next step towards becoming an expert ghost. Tonal and facial control is the order of the day.

• A good scream (or wail or howl) is a single unbroken note (not like a yamseng, which is two notes)
• Empahsise the quality of the scream (or wail or howl) over quantity, meaning a good loud but not extended wail is preferred over an overextended one which would make you sound like an athsmatic ghost. An exception occurs if you have lungs like Celine Dion's, in which case please do go ahead.
• Your facial expression must reflect the essence of the scream (or wail or howl), meaning if you have any look other than that of a tortured soul, you are probably not trying hard enough.

And lastly, an effective scream (or wail or howl), won't be of much use if one is unable to mantain it for a suitably long period of time. It is recommended thus that one follows these tips:

• Drink sips of water after every 5 or so screams (or howls or wails)
• Do not drink TOO much water, as huanted houses are not known for their latrine facilities
• Pack a Mentos for effective throat relief

-end excerpt-

Decisions decisions

Heya all!

Been thinking about the theme of my blog. Should i make it a socio-politico-philosophico-historico-scientifico type of thingy, which would bore you, or should I simply describe my oh so uneventful life, which would REALLY bore you. Heh.. decisions decisions. Anyway i'm still trying to get the hang of things.. like HOW THE HELL DO U EDIT THE DAMN TEMPLATE!!?!?! I'm trying to get this html thingy. Managed to do a few simple things like adding links and traffic counter. Still learning..lolz! AND WHY DOESNT MY TAG BOARD WORK!?!? Bah humbug.

Yeah anyway.. i'll be popping by sentosa later. Hmm.. but by the time anyone reads this, i'd have popped by there already. Man.. Damn these space-time anomalies. Okie then.. suffice to say that that i would have popped by sentosa by the time the day is through. I'll be dressed in black robes and hiding behind doors waiting to scare the little freshies. Heh.. now that's fun! Apparently i was such an effective ghost the previous orientation that the camp com requested an encore performance. Lolz!

Alrighty then.. back to work now. watch this space for the following:

7 Habits of Highly Effective Ghosts
The Fear Factor
Howling, Screaming, Wailing and other associated arias

Blogtard Begins

Heya all!

Due to popular, or unpopular, demand (heh), I finally decided to start a normal blog like all you normal people out there who are complaining i'm abnormal coz i dun have a normal blog like all you normal people. So there, I'm offically normal. That's not to say i'm not normally normal, but normally i'm pretty non-normal by normal standards. Normally people think i'm not normal becoz normal people do normal things like wriing in normal blogs, and it is usually considered non-normal for a normal person not to have a normal blog like other normal people. However, I just decided to start a normal blog like the rest of you normal people, although it would be seen by you normal people that it would not be normal for me who would normally not be normal enough to start a normal blog.

Heh.. had enuff? Jokes aside yeah.. this is for you people who have been so curiously curious about the curiousest of things. Me.