Wednesday, 8 August 2007
time flies
YO pPLe!
Water is something that must flow.
This is the same for time and the feelings we have in our lifes. Water flows down from the mountains in streams, meeting other streams and converge into smalls rivers, then big rivers, deltas river mouths and the sea. throughout the whole process, water is being contaminated, polluted and diluted by the many others kinds of water it meets. one kind of water loses it's purity and it's personality. yet, through out the distance travelled by the water from highlands to lowlands, it gives part of itself to the air, evaporation. The vapour condenses and precipitates to form rain,filling the mountains with water.
Time flows, from the time you are born to this world, with the relations bind parents to child. then you age, moving up the age group, learning new things, knowing new people and exposed to different culture and religion. Slowly and unnoticeably you lose your own set of principles and infuse other types of 'styles' into your own. In return of the new principles you 'borrowed', you return something else to the other party. Friendship. or so you think is friendship. It slowly dissolves you down, and you do things you do not do in the past. These amount of of friendship will do you good, or do you bad. it depends on how things are. how you are willing to say no or say ok..
then you age and your life tones down into a 'peaceful and relaxing' life.. without a aim, only a destination and the destination and beyond.. death.
how amazing that there are a lot of different kind os saying of after life.. out of the many, davy jones's version is similar to the how life is associated with water. ferrying the souls to the other side..
ONg LAi
++++++++++++++
feels kinda of bad now.. secrets are leaked out and exposure must be watched..
why have this turned out like this?
dun wanna think abt it..
going out to keep things off my mind..
on a sidenote, $535.50 worth of GST?! f***!
Yu Jun
Water is something that must flow.
This is the same for time and the feelings we have in our lifes. Water flows down from the mountains in streams, meeting other streams and converge into smalls rivers, then big rivers, deltas river mouths and the sea. throughout the whole process, water is being contaminated, polluted and diluted by the many others kinds of water it meets. one kind of water loses it's purity and it's personality. yet, through out the distance travelled by the water from highlands to lowlands, it gives part of itself to the air, evaporation. The vapour condenses and precipitates to form rain,filling the mountains with water.
Time flows, from the time you are born to this world, with the relations bind parents to child. then you age, moving up the age group, learning new things, knowing new people and exposed to different culture and religion. Slowly and unnoticeably you lose your own set of principles and infuse other types of 'styles' into your own. In return of the new principles you 'borrowed', you return something else to the other party. Friendship. or so you think is friendship. It slowly dissolves you down, and you do things you do not do in the past. These amount of of friendship will do you good, or do you bad. it depends on how things are. how you are willing to say no or say ok..
then you age and your life tones down into a 'peaceful and relaxing' life.. without a aim, only a destination and the destination and beyond.. death.
how amazing that there are a lot of different kind os saying of after life.. out of the many, davy jones's version is similar to the how life is associated with water. ferrying the souls to the other side..
ONg LAi
++++++++++++++
feels kinda of bad now.. secrets are leaked out and exposure must be watched..
why have this turned out like this?
dun wanna think abt it..
going out to keep things off my mind..
on a sidenote, $535.50 worth of GST?! f***!
Yu Jun
Monday, 6 August 2007
time
hi,
dunno why, thoughts come to my mind every few times in a day..
but then it is not very defined nor vivid..
here to write it down..
time has it amazing powers..
it makes fun of you..
it makes me think of the past..
studying with pui yee at Starbucks is a very worthless attempt to study..
for the 2 hours, maybe because of the caffeine or the nostalgic times,
we crapped alot and it makes me feels different and time seems to have reversed..
and isn't it funny how fate and time makes fun of you?
ONg LAi
my thoughts are not down on this green white paper completely..
dunno why, thoughts come to my mind every few times in a day..
but then it is not very defined nor vivid..
here to write it down..
time has it amazing powers..
it makes fun of you..
it makes me think of the past..
studying with pui yee at Starbucks is a very worthless attempt to study..
for the 2 hours, maybe because of the caffeine or the nostalgic times,
we crapped alot and it makes me feels different and time seems to have reversed..
and isn't it funny how fate and time makes fun of you?
ONg LAi
my thoughts are not down on this green white paper completely..
Sunday, 5 August 2007
Wednesday, 1 August 2007
very sian.
hi there..
feeling down,dejected and very sian from yesterday..
well another gal with her name only an alphabet difference came to confront me with some issues of MY BGR..
well she has her point but then, it is like ok, you can go use glass to slit your arms or wat ever i care but then influencing others to be sad? wTF!
anyway, found out that i am absent in my stead's life for like most of the times, but then i can't really help it due to our difference in our schedules and work load..
i have my studies and homework and you have your o levels and preparation to do..
i study and more free on weekdays and often busy with drum and family business over the weekend..
you have school on weekdays and thus busy.. weekends is your free time but then i can be there..
i am like so dishearten over this lar..
1)your O level is approaching and i dun wanna distract you with dates..
2)meeting up during our overlying free times, which is evenings, limits wat we can do..
3)i have pressure from your friends and mum that we are not like a couple,then i was questioning myself.. it this our relation and theirs? you and i know that even we can't always be side by side,you know where i am and i am definitely not goofing around..
4) it is the scarcity of our time together that makes our dates ever so precious and we know we must cherish it IS IT NOT?
5) why must these issues pop up now..
feels like escaping thou now.. hope this sat de date will do us good and shut the mouths of others..
me,
dejected
escaping from life
dun wanna think abt it too much..
feeling down,dejected and very sian from yesterday..
well another gal with her name only an alphabet difference came to confront me with some issues of MY BGR..
well she has her point but then, it is like ok, you can go use glass to slit your arms or wat ever i care but then influencing others to be sad? wTF!
anyway, found out that i am absent in my stead's life for like most of the times, but then i can't really help it due to our difference in our schedules and work load..
i have my studies and homework and you have your o levels and preparation to do..
i study and more free on weekdays and often busy with drum and family business over the weekend..
you have school on weekdays and thus busy.. weekends is your free time but then i can be there..
i am like so dishearten over this lar..
1)your O level is approaching and i dun wanna distract you with dates..
2)meeting up during our overlying free times, which is evenings, limits wat we can do..
3)i have pressure from your friends and mum that we are not like a couple,then i was questioning myself.. it this our relation and theirs? you and i know that even we can't always be side by side,you know where i am and i am definitely not goofing around..
4) it is the scarcity of our time together that makes our dates ever so precious and we know we must cherish it IS IT NOT?
5) why must these issues pop up now..
feels like escaping thou now.. hope this sat de date will do us good and shut the mouths of others..
me,
dejected
escaping from life
dun wanna think abt it too much..
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Saturday, 28 July 2007
revolution part 2
yo PPLE!
borrowed the latest harry potter book from li bel, my schoolmate.. halfway thru.. after blogging, gg to continue..
i won't spoil it for those who haven read it, not like evil kai xin..
but i noticed that JK Rowling has changed her style a little..
i think she has been travellnig in Asia while writing the book or the english standards..
her dialogue seems to be more asian if not Singapore..with all the "Oi!" and some other slang which i forgotten at the monent..
ahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah
then the second part of my revolution, i guess i shall reveal it now.. lol..
did abit of camwhoring in SIM's toilet, well.. it is better than finding food and getting fatter than i am already..so these are the best 2..
mervin also, this morning at Clementi MRT.. and Vincent(cousin) at northpoint during lunch at Northpoint..
haha..
but for my galfriend pic,
i guess got to wait.. can't go out with her that often due to the differences of our timetables..
haiz...
so much then..
ONg,
off to read harry potter..

borrowed the latest harry potter book from li bel, my schoolmate.. halfway thru.. after blogging, gg to continue..
i won't spoil it for those who haven read it, not like evil kai xin..
but i noticed that JK Rowling has changed her style a little..
i think she has been travellnig in Asia while writing the book or the english standards..
her dialogue seems to be more asian if not Singapore..with all the "Oi!" and some other slang which i forgotten at the monent..
ahhaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah
then the second part of my revolution, i guess i shall reveal it now.. lol..
did abit of camwhoring in SIM's toilet, well.. it is better than finding food and getting fatter than i am already..so these are the best 2..
the plan view of the 'M'...
you might be asking, "mirror mirrosr on this blog, is this really ONg LAi or Yu Jun?"
yea, it's me alright.. just need a new hair cut and went along the uncle's suggestion.. can't take the back view thou.. can get the angle correct..
mervin also, this morning at Clementi MRT.. and Vincent(cousin) at northpoint during lunch at Northpoint..
haha..
but for my galfriend pic,
i guess got to wait.. can't go out with her that often due to the differences of our timetables..
haiz...
so much then..
ONg,
off to read harry potter..
coffee from starbucks cannot be compared with McCafe de.. the difference is too big..
starbucks kept me awake and made me feel pleasent, whereas, Mc, drink le still sleep in the day forgetting you have had coffee..
Thursday, 26 July 2007
revolution part 2
YO pPLe!
after viewing my pre-revolution(shaking off my nickname to those who are not cchy-ians at a time)
and my first revolution (galfriend)..
watch out for my second revolution!
hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
brewing my second revolution now..
keeping you in suspense..
then got a essay first draft to hand in tmr..
only started on the title..
haiz..
but still need ot go do project later 8pm at orchard.. so damn sian.
but for the group, i guess gotta go lar..
haha..
but here's one joke that i came across the web while looking for the laughter quotation..
Miracles of modern medicine
A beautiful, voluptuous woman goes to a gynecologist. The doctor takes one look at this woman and all his professionalism goes out the window.
Right away he tells her to undress. After she has disrobed he begins to stroke her thigh. As he does this he says to the woman, "Do you know what I'm doing?""Yes," she says, "you're checking for any abrasions or dermatological abnormalities.""That is right," says the doctor.
He then begins to fondle her breasts."Do you know what I'm doing now?" he says."Yes," says the woman, "you're checking for any lumps or breast cancer.""Correct," replies the doctor.
He then begins to have sexual intercourse with the woman. He says to her, "Do you know what I'm doing now?""Yes," she says. "You're possibly getting Aids"
after viewing my pre-revolution(shaking off my nickname to those who are not cchy-ians at a time)
and my first revolution (galfriend)..
watch out for my second revolution!
hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
brewing my second revolution now..
keeping you in suspense..
then got a essay first draft to hand in tmr..
only started on the title..
haiz..
but still need ot go do project later 8pm at orchard.. so damn sian.
but for the group, i guess gotta go lar..
haha..
but here's one joke that i came across the web while looking for the laughter quotation..
Miracles of modern medicine
A beautiful, voluptuous woman goes to a gynecologist. The doctor takes one look at this woman and all his professionalism goes out the window.
Right away he tells her to undress. After she has disrobed he begins to stroke her thigh. As he does this he says to the woman, "Do you know what I'm doing?""Yes," she says, "you're checking for any abrasions or dermatological abnormalities.""That is right," says the doctor.
He then begins to fondle her breasts."Do you know what I'm doing now?" he says."Yes," says the woman, "you're checking for any lumps or breast cancer.""Correct," replies the doctor.
He then begins to have sexual intercourse with the woman. He says to her, "Do you know what I'm doing now?""Yes," she says. "You're possibly getting Aids"
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dun view me in the wrong light.. just making some pple laughter cause it heals.. my essay topic..
ONg LAi (for CCHY-ians)
Yu Jun (for others)
Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious. - Edison
think abt this.. very meaningful..
Monday, 23 July 2007
jovial!
Yo PPLE!
yesterday was the performance for heritage fest,
then the performance was still ok, xiao jun wen came over to see us cause pliscilla was performing(-.-).. then 10 of us performed, some mistakes here and there.. AND MY ENDING POST DID NOT SUCCEED! (response was i looked like i was falling down which i really was..)
than had lunch at SIZZLER! the food and ice cream was nice, but the salad bar was better..then i seen some eating, sorry, change of words, goring themselves to the max and eating really without limits.. and janice likes the waiters in the restaurant..
then i left the group to hunt down the one who noticed my ending post.
the revolution started..
and it turned out to be a first date..
i didn't expect her to turn up for the performance..
but then since she's there, i brought her to see the others...
shi xiong was ok, and the others was ok as well, other than cracking some lame jokes abt the abrupt news they received.. tony and Dennis lar.. the two jokers..
then i felt very sorry that i got to send her off early cause there was this tension between my buddies and her.. sry sry sry sry sry sry sry.......
although the first date turned out bored and kinda short, i was jovial for the whole day.. even a small pool table and lousy project did not get into me.. haha...
hope she felt the same!
then today, i finished my music reviews but kinda got lost at the econs and essay 4...
AND ECONS NEEDS TO BE HANDLED IN TMR!
LOL
think i need to go school and seek help tmr..
right now,
the urge to see her again is strong.. but i shall wait til Wednesday..
Yu Jun,
REVOLUTION!
yesterday was the performance for heritage fest,
then the performance was still ok, xiao jun wen came over to see us cause pliscilla was performing(-.-).. then 10 of us performed, some mistakes here and there.. AND MY ENDING POST DID NOT SUCCEED! (response was i looked like i was falling down which i really was..)
than had lunch at SIZZLER! the food and ice cream was nice, but the salad bar was better..then i seen some eating, sorry, change of words, goring themselves to the max and eating really without limits.. and janice likes the waiters in the restaurant..
then i left the group to hunt down the one who noticed my ending post.
the revolution started..
and it turned out to be a first date..
i didn't expect her to turn up for the performance..
but then since she's there, i brought her to see the others...
shi xiong was ok, and the others was ok as well, other than cracking some lame jokes abt the abrupt news they received.. tony and Dennis lar.. the two jokers..
then i felt very sorry that i got to send her off early cause there was this tension between my buddies and her.. sry sry sry sry sry sry sry.......
although the first date turned out bored and kinda short, i was jovial for the whole day.. even a small pool table and lousy project did not get into me.. haha...
hope she felt the same!
then today, i finished my music reviews but kinda got lost at the econs and essay 4...
AND ECONS NEEDS TO BE HANDLED IN TMR!
LOL
think i need to go school and seek help tmr..
right now,
the urge to see her again is strong.. but i shall wait til Wednesday..
Yu Jun,
REVOLUTION!
Saturday, 21 July 2007
sian
feeling lazy now..
the majong sounds seems to disturbed my wavelengths of thoughts and the cigrattes poison has clouded my brain til i am like an retard now..
i got 1 music review to do and baban hasnat's economic which i got stucked in, both to be handled in on tuesday.. then still got essay 4 to write on, which i lost the question paper..
then i just dun feel like doing it..
haiz..
slacking at the moment..
maybe i will do the music later..
ONg LAi (to all those who know me before i am 16 of age)
Yu Jun (to those who knew me after 16)
IT'S TIME FOR REVOLUTION!
the majong sounds seems to disturbed my wavelengths of thoughts and the cigrattes poison has clouded my brain til i am like an retard now..
i got 1 music review to do and baban hasnat's economic which i got stucked in, both to be handled in on tuesday.. then still got essay 4 to write on, which i lost the question paper..
then i just dun feel like doing it..
haiz..
slacking at the moment..
maybe i will do the music later..
ONg LAi (to all those who know me before i am 16 of age)
Yu Jun (to those who knew me after 16)
IT'S TIME FOR REVOLUTION!
Thursday, 19 July 2007
YO pPLE!
the quiz fever is here again!
try some out and you will be able to be more intra!
haha..
| Your Seduction Style: Fantasy Lover |
You know that ideal love that each of us dreams of from childhood? That's you! Not because you posess all of the ideal characteristics, but because you are a savvy shape shifter. You have the uncanny ability to detect someone's particular fantasy... and make it you. You inspire each person to be an idealist and passionate, and you make each moment memorable Even a simple coffee date with you can be the most romantic moment of someone's life By giving your date exactly what he or she desires, you quickly become the ideal lover. Your abilities to make dreams come true is so strong, that you are often the love of many people's lives. Your ex's (and even people you have simply met or been friends with) long to be yours. No doubt you are the one others have dreamed of... your biggest challenge is finding *your* dream lover. |
You Are an Iced Coffee |
At your best, you are: hyper, modern, and athletic At your worst, you are: cheap and angsty You drink coffee when: you're out with friends Your caffeine addiction level: medium |
| You Are Emerald Green |
Inside, you are very emotional and moody - though you don't let it show. People usually have a strong reaction to you... profound love or deep hate. But you can even get those who hate you to come around. There's something naturally harmonious about you. |
What Color Green Are You?
How You Are In Love |
You take a while to fall in love with someone. Trust takes time. In relationships, you tend to be a bit selfish. You need your space and privacy. You don't like to be smothered. You're secretly hoping your partner will change for you. You stay in love for a long time, even if you aren't loved back. When you fall, you fall hard. |
HAHAHA
ONg LAi
Wednesday, 18 July 2007
HI THERE!
just went out with belson to bugis to get a jacket to keep myself warm within the chilly lecture theatres and the small rooms which makes the temperature dropping like mad..
the we chat quite abit..(he reads my blog!)
got to know of some things abt belson,
eg, he sleeps at 1 am and wakes up at 7..
xiao miko is not the gal he likes nor the xiao miko likes him..just something that tony and the others made up to play around..
then belson is haressed by the WSSS drummers and the drummers thinks that belson is fierce..wat abt me? should go down WSSS some time..
have not talked with him like this for a long time le.. maybe it is because i was not active to ask him out..
haha.. feels quite good.. should do it more..
then i got a blazer instead of a jacket which i intended... well, i like the blazer better and it was cheaper..
haha..
slacking for tonight..
ONg LAi
'to see the view on the summit,
you have to climb up onto the summit first,
be not afraid of the heights,
else, the view on the summit will never be seen..."-- from the TV series i just saw..
just went out with belson to bugis to get a jacket to keep myself warm within the chilly lecture theatres and the small rooms which makes the temperature dropping like mad..
the we chat quite abit..(he reads my blog!)
got to know of some things abt belson,
eg, he sleeps at 1 am and wakes up at 7..
xiao miko is not the gal he likes nor the xiao miko likes him..just something that tony and the others made up to play around..
then belson is haressed by the WSSS drummers and the drummers thinks that belson is fierce..wat abt me? should go down WSSS some time..
have not talked with him like this for a long time le.. maybe it is because i was not active to ask him out..
haha.. feels quite good.. should do it more..
then i got a blazer instead of a jacket which i intended... well, i like the blazer better and it was cheaper..
haha..
slacking for tonight..
ONg LAi
'to see the view on the summit,
you have to climb up onto the summit first,
be not afraid of the heights,
else, the view on the summit will never be seen..."-- from the TV series i just saw..
YO PPLe!
erm..
my life is getting on real well..
other than myself getting tired by the things happening about me..
haiz..
being criticised by someone that i ineed ot do something abt my appearance..
dunno why, this problem of being fat has pestered me for years and i feel the impact of it now, at a strong level..
but forget abt that..
5 things i need in my life, right now..
1) galfriend, to prevent pple form saying i gay.
2) a diet, to shut the mouth of the critic
3)a workout /exercise routine ,cause in SIM, you get fat easily..
4)hair cut, the summer has made thick volume of hair to hype up a lot of heat..but how should i cut it neh?
5) a CCA in SIM? thinking of bowling, dragon boat or the outdoor adventure club..
somethings that has been clouding my mind from these few days..
and the workload of homework seem to be getting more but easier to handle..
but i guess i will be square one after august ba.. after the next semester starts..
and just to anknowledge this, when i use "i guess" or "ok then" , it means that i am not really sure abt the arrangement or to an extend, not happy..
waiting for canteen to be cleared before gg to lunch..
doing my music reviews..
and prom-blog is still alive.. can you pple pls go see and try to liven it up.. thankz..
ONg LAi
'guys fact: when a guy is asking you why you are sad, he is trying to cheer you up.."
erm..
my life is getting on real well..
other than myself getting tired by the things happening about me..
haiz..
being criticised by someone that i ineed ot do something abt my appearance..
dunno why, this problem of being fat has pestered me for years and i feel the impact of it now, at a strong level..
but forget abt that..
5 things i need in my life, right now..
1) galfriend, to prevent pple form saying i gay.
2) a diet, to shut the mouth of the critic
3)a workout /exercise routine ,cause in SIM, you get fat easily..
4)hair cut, the summer has made thick volume of hair to hype up a lot of heat..but how should i cut it neh?
5) a CCA in SIM? thinking of bowling, dragon boat or the outdoor adventure club..
somethings that has been clouding my mind from these few days..
and the workload of homework seem to be getting more but easier to handle..
but i guess i will be square one after august ba.. after the next semester starts..
and just to anknowledge this, when i use "i guess" or "ok then" , it means that i am not really sure abt the arrangement or to an extend, not happy..
waiting for canteen to be cleared before gg to lunch..
doing my music reviews..
and prom-blog is still alive.. can you pple pls go see and try to liven it up.. thankz..
ONg LAi
'guys fact: when a guy is asking you why you are sad, he is trying to cheer you up.."
Saturday, 14 July 2007
Flu and rice wine
Yo pPLe!
i am sick again.. dunno why, i think i getting weaker,.. cause i every now and then will fall sick and dun heal as fast as i used to..
maybe that's growing old..
then though the running nose keeps me busy, even in class and quizzes(which i dun think will get good grades), I HAVE A PIECE OF GOOD NEWS..
well , at least for myself..
i dun need to re-do my essay #2 cause got a B.. haha.. kinda happy.. so my 4900 words immediately becomes 1900 words.. only left with essay #3 and the two music reviews to do.. but the essay #3 will need to be handed in on Monday.. so i got to crap out a 1500 words essay on social problems in a cause and effect template... but i only got now to sleeping time to do.. cause tmr will need to help my parents at work cause my cousin went into army le..
haiz.. da jun wen (today morning) and Aw (on black Friday) has also become botak like my cousin.. wonder if they will meet.. haha..
i am actually here to share a story ..
well, haven done that for some time le.. hope you enjoy..(helps me to get start my writing engine since i haven decided on which social problems to write on...)
In a very simple village that consist of farming families growing padi, lies a little something we can learn.
one harvest season, when harvest was one of the best in the past recent years, the head of the padi village decided to get the whole village involved in an harvest celebration.. due to the few resources they are able to get, their celebration was simple. the head of the village ordered each family to provide 2 items for the celebrations; rice flour for the rice cake they were going to make for part of the feast and one pail of rice wine brewed in their own homes..
after the announcement, families spent their days not only harvesting but also preparing the rice flour and the rice wine.. the males in the village took turns to go to the village head to grind their rice into flour wile the females worked on the rice wine with occasional help from the neighbours.. everything was going smoothly..
the day of the celebrations arrived, all the females villager took the rice flour to the village head's house and started making rice cakes.. by dusk, they finished making the rice cake and hurried home to change and soon headed for the celebrations ground with their families with the pail of rice wine.. the atmosphere was most happy..
the village head got ready with a big vat in the middle of the grounds near a fire.. the fire was to warm up the wine and the villagers as well as provide light..the sun went down and the stars came out.. by then all families had filled the vat with the rice wine as ordered by the village head.. the village head asked every adult in the village to get a cup of the wine from the vat and they toasted.. after the first sip, the happy expression on the villagers turned into disappointment..
some began to comment on the rice wine they had provided. the wine tasted very bland, as if mere water.. and fingers started pointing and arguments started.. the village head asked all to quiet down as he had words to say..
" everyone, listen.." he said,not surprised abt the wine that all the wine tasted bland, "pls, stop arguing.. the problem with the wine is not the person beside you but the person dressed in your clothes.. ask yourself of you really provided rice wine to this celebrations or water from the well.. i asked everyone to help in the celebration to remind ourselves of what we own today.. isn't it the teamwork and contributions all of us gave in wholeheartedly that we own to our harvest and village?" everyone silents down and only the sound of fire and insects far away could be heard.. the head continued," if you don't give your best contributions to this celebrations,what you get is a outcome that achieves nothing.. then this kind of spirit is not worthy of celebrating.. now , pour away the bland wine in the vat and return to your homes and take the rice wine to fill the vat.."
with those words, all the guilt-filled villagers went home and took not the rice wine they brewed this season but the best rice wine they had been keeping aside for the important occasions..
the vat was filled once again and all the adults have a cup of wine in their hands.. the smell of hot rice cakes and aromatic warm rice wine filled the air.. everyone tasted the wine and smiles was shown.. "with this sip of rice wine, contributed by all the villagers, let's start the celebration!" the village head said.. song and dance carried on the to the dawn, everyone was drunk on the celebrations ground, dreaming of the simple yet happy celebration they went thru.. constantly reminding themselves to give in their best of best to the village..
the harvest got better and better in the years after the simple celebrations..
i am sick again.. dunno why, i think i getting weaker,.. cause i every now and then will fall sick and dun heal as fast as i used to..
maybe that's growing old..
then though the running nose keeps me busy, even in class and quizzes(which i dun think will get good grades), I HAVE A PIECE OF GOOD NEWS..
well , at least for myself..
i dun need to re-do my essay #2 cause got a B.. haha.. kinda happy.. so my 4900 words immediately becomes 1900 words.. only left with essay #3 and the two music reviews to do.. but the essay #3 will need to be handed in on Monday.. so i got to crap out a 1500 words essay on social problems in a cause and effect template... but i only got now to sleeping time to do.. cause tmr will need to help my parents at work cause my cousin went into army le..
haiz.. da jun wen (today morning) and Aw (on black Friday) has also become botak like my cousin.. wonder if they will meet.. haha..
i am actually here to share a story ..
well, haven done that for some time le.. hope you enjoy..(helps me to get start my writing engine since i haven decided on which social problems to write on...)
THE VILLAGE'S CELEBRATION
In a very simple village that consist of farming families growing padi, lies a little something we can learn.
one harvest season, when harvest was one of the best in the past recent years, the head of the padi village decided to get the whole village involved in an harvest celebration.. due to the few resources they are able to get, their celebration was simple. the head of the village ordered each family to provide 2 items for the celebrations; rice flour for the rice cake they were going to make for part of the feast and one pail of rice wine brewed in their own homes..
after the announcement, families spent their days not only harvesting but also preparing the rice flour and the rice wine.. the males in the village took turns to go to the village head to grind their rice into flour wile the females worked on the rice wine with occasional help from the neighbours.. everything was going smoothly..
the day of the celebrations arrived, all the females villager took the rice flour to the village head's house and started making rice cakes.. by dusk, they finished making the rice cake and hurried home to change and soon headed for the celebrations ground with their families with the pail of rice wine.. the atmosphere was most happy..
the village head got ready with a big vat in the middle of the grounds near a fire.. the fire was to warm up the wine and the villagers as well as provide light..the sun went down and the stars came out.. by then all families had filled the vat with the rice wine as ordered by the village head.. the village head asked every adult in the village to get a cup of the wine from the vat and they toasted.. after the first sip, the happy expression on the villagers turned into disappointment..
some began to comment on the rice wine they had provided. the wine tasted very bland, as if mere water.. and fingers started pointing and arguments started.. the village head asked all to quiet down as he had words to say..
" everyone, listen.." he said,not surprised abt the wine that all the wine tasted bland, "pls, stop arguing.. the problem with the wine is not the person beside you but the person dressed in your clothes.. ask yourself of you really provided rice wine to this celebrations or water from the well.. i asked everyone to help in the celebration to remind ourselves of what we own today.. isn't it the teamwork and contributions all of us gave in wholeheartedly that we own to our harvest and village?" everyone silents down and only the sound of fire and insects far away could be heard.. the head continued," if you don't give your best contributions to this celebrations,what you get is a outcome that achieves nothing.. then this kind of spirit is not worthy of celebrating.. now , pour away the bland wine in the vat and return to your homes and take the rice wine to fill the vat.."
with those words, all the guilt-filled villagers went home and took not the rice wine they brewed this season but the best rice wine they had been keeping aside for the important occasions..
the vat was filled once again and all the adults have a cup of wine in their hands.. the smell of hot rice cakes and aromatic warm rice wine filled the air.. everyone tasted the wine and smiles was shown.. "with this sip of rice wine, contributed by all the villagers, let's start the celebration!" the village head said.. song and dance carried on the to the dawn, everyone was drunk on the celebrations ground, dreaming of the simple yet happy celebration they went thru.. constantly reminding themselves to give in their best of best to the village..
the harvest got better and better in the years after the simple celebrations..
THE END!
Ong LAi
"when you want to achieve something in life, you gotta give in your best..
or else, the rice wine will be bland.."
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