Okok i know its been quite a while since I updated. Not like I've been busy or anything, more so cos I'm lazy and all. =P
Was chatting with a friend recently, and somehow the conversation drifted to blogging. He just couldn't understand the fascination of blogging, or more specifically, why the heck do pple read other strangers' blogs in the first place? That got me wondering; and I simply came up with a few (albeit obvious) reasons.

1. We're kaypoh la.
Come on, if someone's written diary was somehow in ur possession, would you not be tempted at all to sneak a peek? Its this inate curiousity that exists in all of us. If you claim not to feel a single tinge of temptation to read someone's diary if given the opportunity to, you're a bloody liar.
Blogs are thus this way to lend insight to a person's life, his/her feelings, thinkings, activities blah blah. You get the picture. Of cos a lot of very much depends on how well that particular person expresses himself/herself. But definitely kaypoh-ness plays a MAJOR factor. Don't deny hor.

2. That person is HOT.
Okok its not simply because that person is hot and so thats why his/her blog is popular. But umm... definitely it helps la. Especially for really pretty/cute girls who post many pics of themselves up on the blog. Its an attraction factor duh. I'm not saying that these girls post the pictures simply just to attract more readers, but regardless, the pictures do achieve that desired effect.

3. That person is super funny/interesting.
Now these are the pple who really attain their reputation by keeping blogs with witty and interesting entries. It is the content of these entries which really draw pple to their blogs. Now this is not a mutually exclusive event from point 2, of cos interesting/witty blogs can be written by extremely hot pple as well. In that case, you can expect that blog to be doubly popular la. An example of this would be Xiaxue.

More and more pple are being drawn into the world of blogging... and its actually really interesting to see. Everyone has their own writing style, their unique sense of humor, the way they express themselves. An example would be my friend Cindy who wrote an entire entry describing her shit. -shrug- Its downright amazing.

Till next time. =)

Hahaha Mr Kenny Sia from Malaysia came up with a translator to make life easier for those ah bengs and ah lians out there. =P Its damn funny la! Take a look at how my blog would be like if I were a chao ah beng! Lolz.

Saw these puzzles on another blog. Kinda reminded me of the times I was actually really into these sort of word riddles. =P Have fun guys! Leave your answers in the comments. =)

1. There is a man who lives on the top floor of a very tall building. Everyday he gets the elevator down to the ground floor to leave the building to go to work. Upon returning from work though, he can only travel half way up in the lift and has to walk the rest of the way unless it's raining! Why?

2. A man and his son are in a car accident. The father dies on the scene, but the child is rushed to the hospital. When he arrives the surgeon says, "I can't operate on this boy, he is my son!" How can this be?

3. A man is wearing black. Black shoes, socks, trousers, lumper, gloves and balaclava. He is walking down a black street with all the street lamps off. A black car is coming! towards him with its light off but somehow manages to stop in time. How did the driver see the man?

4. A man walks into a bar and asks the barman for a glass of water. The barman pulls out a gun and points it at the man. The man says 'Thank you' and walks out. Why is this so?

Sometimes even though we try our best to get something, things just don't really turn out the way you wish them to. I mean its not a matter of lack of effort; perhaps its just fate that dictates how everything seems to work against you.
How hard it is at times to ask for just a chance! Yet some things are just difficult like that... and it is something that we have to put aside no matter how hard it is. Everything doesn't become normal in that instant... time supposedly heals all wounds, but how much time would it take for me?

I wish I could just have another chance.

Woke up today feeling extraordinarily tired; no idea why. Couldn't say that it was a bad sleep either, it was just like any other sleep i've had on any other night. Close eyes, next thing i know its morning liao. But normally even though I suffer from that getting-out-of-bed-reluctance, this time was worse... felt almost like a hungover. Which technically is impossible unless a glass of port could have gotten me drunk. -bleah-

Anyway the lethargy carried on through my work, which is not really good considering that I was performing experiments through the better part of the morning. And, as other researchers can probably emphathise with me, experiments require precise, step-by-step execution for success. Doesn't take a genius to guess how my experiments turned out. =(

After that met up with Yui for lunch. Lunch with her has become rather common on Mondays, and I must say she does provide interesting company. Never really had meals with her 1-on-1 prior to this period; somehow the opportunity never arose I guess. Our timings coincided these days (esp on Mon) so it has become more of a routine even. Yui is funny... she has this weird way of putting things... and adds it with her quirky laughter, which somehow automatically makes everything seem humorous. Heh. Lunch with her is never a dull affair, although she almost never has an opinion of where to eat. Grrr. Her reply to 'Where do you wanna eat?' would always be 'Anything..' Sigh.

Rest of the day passed uneventfully... cooked and ate dinner at home with leonard followed by another blockbuster video. Its weird... I know there are many movies that I've not yet seen, but somehow whenever I go to blockbuster to select movies... its so hard to find one. Issit to do with blockbuster's selection? Or just me being picky? Hmm anyway if anyone has any suggestions tell me and I'll look for them the next time.

Till my next entry.

For me, the jury is still out on playing golf as a sport. I used to scoff at golfing, thinking that it was an 'old mans' game. I mean come on, can any sport get more relaxing? Sit in the cart, hit the ball. Sit in the cart, hit the ball. You get the idea. I would throw in the Robin Williams joke about golf here but its so much better when he performs it than me just typing the whole joke out word for word.

Eventually I overcame my own prejudice and started to play the game a little recently. Actually a couple of reasons why I started, both of them related to my dad heh. For one, I actually resented the fact that my dad could hit a golf ball so much further and effortlessly than moi. Haha yes I know stupid reason... but I couldn't understand how I could be left panting and cursing while my balls simply refused to sail the desired distance. Meanwhile my dad is easily whacking the balls out there without breaking into much of a sweat... and outdistancing me each time. So... take it as a competitive sort of thing I guess. =P

Second reason, I have always desired a closer relationship with my dad. He's a really great guy; smart and responsible and I really look up to him and all. My dad however is kind of the stern sort... I never really dared interact with him when I was much younger. I recall times when my dad and I would sit in the car and it would be completely quiet, no conversation between us. Its just how things were... and something that I wished was different I suppose. Thats why I hoped that maybe with golf, my dad and I would be able to share something common, do together, and eventually improve our relationship. So far I doubt if my golf game is up to his standard, but I'm glad that we're closer; perhaps cos I'm older now and he treats me more as an adult rather than just his son?

But I digress. What essentially inspired this article was a golf game this morning with Bren, Leo and XJ. Ever since Leo and I discovered this short 9 golf course (9 holes, all par 3), we've been going there on consecutive weeks (its been 3 weeks so far). Bren I think has gotten hooked as well while XJ... I think she had fun today too. =) Which is true, it IS fun. It is a really amateurish course... short distances to green, almost no golf etiquette watsoever, greens with some patches of grass missing... the list goes on. Not to say that our play is of a standard which demands a better course. Heh. Part of the fun we have I think is derived from how badly we play in the first place. The stupid shots, the time where Bren bounced his ball of a tree, how XJ patiently stroked her ball to the hole, how Leo would hit a perfect tee shot only to 6 putt to finish, how my shots just refused to get in the air. Sigh. Then there were the moments of brilliance as well. Bren's chip shot straight into the hole, XJ's long putt down a notoriously difficult green. =)

I must commend XJ on her efforts though. Her experience with golf was limited mostly to Golfland so I think her results on the course today were admirable. She did take quite a few swipes at the ball before it actually moved. =P Haha but all in all, good job la.

Fun as the whole golfing experience was, I'm irritated by my inability to hit any good shots. I mean dang it, I USED to be able to get the ball up in the air no problem! Now I'm just hitting balls which roll on the ground (although by some devine intervention they sometimes do end up at surprisingly good positions). Who would have imagined that using a stick to hit a ball would be that difficult? Sigh.

As yet another week draws to a close, recent incidents have led me to reflect upon this question: do we really behave differently when in a relationship?

To me the answer is undoubtedly yes, although the amount of change would vary from person to person. Some guys might claim that its jsut the girls who transform to bitches but umm, sorry guys. I think we can become quite bastards as well.

So why is this so then? Pple change as a result of feelings... just like we would sometimes change ourselves to better fit the 'ideal' image desired by a loved one. Unfortunately feelings sometime would change us to unreasonable S.O.Bs as well... or at least more unreasonable than we normally are. Feelings are like that though; irrational, unpredictable and uncontrollable.

A true indication that a couple has got things figured out alrite? Its not so much so how much they admire/like certain points abt each other, but how much they understand each other and are comfortable/accepting of the other party's weaknesses and certain obsessions.

On that note, I wish my heartiest congratulations to my dear cuz Nat who's just gotten engaged. =) Nat and Jason are that sort of couple; quietly accepting of each other's faults and always supportive of one another. I still recall when I visited her in Australia, both Nat and I were waiting for Jason to come meet us for dinner. Jason was running quite late (many girls I know would flare up by now) and I could tell that Nat wasn't all that happy, but she merely just said that 'oh he always has to have a drink with his workmates after work, thats probably why'. Sure enough, Jason turned up and immediately apologized profusely for being late because he had to have that drink. And they exchanged this look which I think spoke volumes about their relationship. Jason's look was 'I'm sorry' while Nat's look was simply 'I know'.

Now if that isn't perfect, tell me what is. =)