because there is sadness, one will know happiness

because there is lonliness, one will know companionship

because there is betrayal, one will know integrity

because there is selfishness, one will know generosity

because there is anger, one will know calm

because there is rashness, one will know patience

because there is greed, one will know control

because there is recklessness, one will know prudence

because there is despair, one will know hope

to all friends that are having troubles in their lives, know that everything in life is a phase, and nothing is forever. because of hardship, there will be rewards. know that one day your turn of having a good phase will come. and never forget the bad times you go through, for it makes you treasure what you are currently enjoying. be strong, and time will erase the bad memories of this phase, and move to the next one.

haven't been blogging for 5 months... goes to show how ignorant i am about what's happening to me and around me. or maybe i just don't wanna express it. but every now and then, i guess it's good to just doodle something here just to know i'm still alive.

to be honest, i can't be really bothered to blog, at least, on a regular basis. i'm not the kind that will 'report' every single thing that happens daily.

"... i woke up in the morning, and poured myself a bowl of oatmeals, and i took the milk and poured it in and................................"

"................... Christ is GOD!!!"

okay, i took that joke from Mike Birbiglia. but i thought it seemed pretty funny to me in this instance.

it's always nice to look back and reflect sometimes. and sometimes it's really shitty cos you only remember the bad stuff.

i realised that i got lotsa 'friends' on FB and MSN... whom i don't really talk to. i guess it's not easy to just start a convo with anyone and anyhow. i'm not the most extrovert guy you would know anyways. insignificant... just rambling off a random thought.

i think it's also nice to update my blog once in a while, so i won't get rusty. think my command of english has been downward spiralling even though i'm still studying.

i'm moving house pretty soon. bishan came to be the kinda place i really hate and love at the same time. especially with the freaky weather nowadays. and not to forget, the pesky neighbours. but yet i lived here for 12 years. 12 long years. everything is so familiar. to the point that i could even know whether the new coffeeshop would survive. nope, they didn't. that strange unit always had the arse luck aura around it, that any store would ultimately close down after a while. or maybe it's just bishan. shrugs.

okay... at least i'm not so bored now. good night.

i hate my neighbours. i live on the 7th floor and they, directly above us. i haven't seen them before (if i did they probably would have got a good tongue lashing from me). from my observation through hearing the shitload of noise that they always create, i reckon it's an indonesian family with a few bastardly, naughty kids. sometimes i call them elephants. in fact, i think they really are elephants disguising as indonesians.

in the words of yoda, "much anger, you sense..." YOU'RE RIGHT I'M GODDAMNED PISSED OFF!

why?

1) they have no fucking sense of consideration - they drag their furnitures around, even late at night.

2) they have no fucking sense of fucking consideration - they let their kids (monsters, i'd call them) jump around, creating thumping sounds through the floor

3) they have fuckingly no fucking sense of fucking consideration - after several warnings from my dad, they still continue to do it

many a times, i'd stick my head out and shout. but i wonder do they even know i'm shouting at them.

if you think i'm discriminating indonesians, then you're fucking well wrong. i'm against people who have not a bit of consideration for others at all, and think that they can do whatever the fuck they want in their beautiful rented HDB flat.

yes, we have a dog that barks sometimes. but we sure as hell control our dog better than your fucked up kids.

neighbours... fucking hell.