inspirations.. simply

Neil Leifer - Sports Illustrated

"Muhammad Ali: 70 Iconic Images for 70 Years"
(http://lightbox.time.com/2012/01/17/happy-birthday-muhammad-ali-70-iconic-images-for-70-years/#1)

Volker Hinz - AP

Ken Regan - Camera 5

"gotta make a change... gotta make a change...
let's change the world.. let's change the world

we look at the signs and we think it's ok
you've got death, i've got trouble,
you've got grief, i've got pain
and the world is in vain only thinking of
gaining the things that eventually put us to shame

it's like the whole wide world, is at war ...

it's your world, don't forget your world
don't you turn your back on the things that you do
it's your world, don't forget your world
don't you realize when it's too late
don't forget the world is yours

the people run dry with the games that we play
in contempt of the trauma, you achieve all the fame
thru' the lies, thru' the shame, you will cease to remain
for what's left is the product of the greed from your reign
it's like the whole wide world, is at war ... "



khalil fong - youtube

another itch scratched...

rejoice for the new year!!

i'd just realized that i havent got myself a new calendar yet to replace the 2011's in my room.
in the blink of an eye .. literally, the new year is upon us.
in fact, it's now nearing the end of the 2nd day of the brand new year already!
any new or refreshed resolutions mates?!?

tomorrow is another working day. it's a tuesday, that would feel like a monday.
bless us all as we all know that the lunar new year holidays are just around the corner (in about 3 weeks just!!) Yay!!

in a way, tomorrow, although a brand new working day in a brand new year, is in fact just a continuation of all things that had been these 2 months.
the year-end/new-year mode had kicked in beginning in november ... the festivities (and holidays) had been so packed we all know it doesnt end just on new year's day.
resolutions had already been pegged back in year-end ... i guess what's left now is just some finetuning to it.

and so dear mates, let's rejoice now for the pure fact that we're all still around for the brand new year, all bad and good of it... while at the same time, anticipate another lovely month of january 2012..
i know i'm not about to let the new working week dampen my festive mood!!
:]



another itch scratched...

how ..

how do you explain it?
that excitement, some kind of yearning, a source like it's oozing out of you
that smirk on that face, that kind of glee from within.. like you just cant Wait!
that certain moment, often too short to relish..
what does it take for you to have that rush? yes, rush..
u know?.. how it catches you off guard suddenly and throws you into a spasm!
graphically, i guess you could imagine how a strong wave bashes the shore.. how it slams right in, receding just in time for you to catch the tailend .. too short! it's too short..!

if so happen say, you're fortunate enough to find that moment in the form of a song, a certain current favorite, or from a certain episode of a drama, or a certain act from a movie, you could, of course, prolong the experience, with the Replay button.
just like how after catching the tailend of the first wave, there'd be, i bet it's safe enough to say, always a second wave coming ...

but alas, like all things in life, (it's bound to happen!) .. after repeated plays, as with the continuous waves, the rush eventually trickles into a stream.. waveless, calm, even characterless ... and that, would be: The.Worst.Part.

we are all whetted through our senses .. visually, auditory, and of course, touch, smell, & taste.
often, these defining moments, are fleeting ..
Life, is.. fleeting. Capture it the best you can.




another itch scratched...

feliz navidad

how have you been? trust all is Well in this season of merriment and laziness ..
the final 2 months of the year before we all strut off to another exciting & challenging year (mm..hmm...)

so have you been enjoying your yearend?
been treating yourselves to good food and lively banters with friends?
and of course the one too many nights when your mouth's carved wide with a glass in hand?

there's quite a lot happening in one packed month i'd say..
there is of course, the Christmas and New Year mood primarily.. no i dont really celebrate xmas genuinely .. but i do, like all others partake in the revelry and ho-ho-ho moments with perhaps a gift exchange party here and there.. party packs are best reserved for the new year countdown, which is practically like, just a few doors down the road now..

then there's my b-day too .. the one where i get confused the most among all my past 30 ones... O.o
and it makes you wonder why??
t'was a funny, kinda weird-ish type of feeling i'd had going through that weekend.
birthdays have always been something purely annual to me ... this year's though, had something else attached to it.. i still can't describe it yet - maybe i'd just rather not probe .. but yeah, i should just see it as, something purely annual.. :]

and now it's Boxing Day already ... which reminds me it's been a non-stop spending spree this month. and who says you need to step out of the house to spend on boxing day? there's always the internet and the credit card. now is that a plus or is that a hazard? i still cant decide...

until the next itch, Cheers~!! to Good Health, to Good Wealth !!!







another itch scratched...

the list 。。。

it's always dreadful when I have an actual "to-do list" on the weekends.
I'd prefer to have zero agenda Saturdays any day, hands down!

by the time this Saturday hits, I'd already had more than a couple of virtual post-it-notes stuck to my phone...
well it's a lil' past 3 in the noon now, and I'm actually feeling a little 'phew!!' for I've cleared some of those annoying yellow ones :) *beaming.. with a mug of Nescafé in front of me**

but oh wait .. there's still the floors, .. and the direly needed car wash. palani, the guard at our office had actually threatened to not let mine in the next time he sees it 。 。 。

oh well, life's not always perfect!

year-end.. again :)

yearend.. yearend.. it's that time of the year again.. =)
can't help feeling pleased about it
year-end is the time when you feel that you can get away with just about anything and everything
after slaving away for close to a full year now, I'm sure we are all deserving what we deserve now.
good, or bad, it all boiled down to what it is now since the beginning of the year.
so are you currently now at where you want things to be?
are the results now satisfying? anything close to what you wanted to achieve since you last resolved to?
it's that joyous, capping months of another year now, and then some... it's time again to figure out what's in for next year. hmm.. what do I want now for next year?
this should be nice ... ;)

from zero again。。。

is there such a term as leg-ache?..

after more than 3 months, finally, a long overdue trip to FRIM again ..
starting from zero again, am suffering the consequences of laziness today ..