Picture taken over the Easter Weekend on the Banff Gondola.
Overlooking the town of Banff in the Canadian Rockies.

Sunday, June 27, 2004

one week of total helplessness

hai.. well, todays the day before the start of my first jc commom tests.. cant believe im putting so much work into this.. its as if im studying for my O levels all over again.. and i tot i could slack.. well wad to do.. wanna go to j2 next year rite? haha.. well dun tink i'll have time to update thruout this week.. maybe once i guess.. i'll either be ok or sad.. hope i'll be fine.. will be fine.. faith man.. haha.. trusting god all the way..

anyway just wanna wish all those who are going thru their CAs all the best!! god bless cos we're all gonna need it.. so cheers to everyone and pls pray for me..

haha.. yup so off now.. tink gonna read some stuff before sleeping.. have been sleeping super late becos of euro, outings and people.. sleep is impy ya? haha.. yup so wanna wish you all happy new year.. and good nite!!!
cheers!!

Saturday, June 26, 2004

comprehend

I'm not a perfect person
As many things I wish I didn't do
But I continue learning
I never meant to do those things to you
And so I have to say before I go
That I just want you to know

I've found a reason for me
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new
and the reason is you

I'm sorry that I hurt you
It's something I must live with everyday
And all the pain I put you through
I wish that I could take it all away
And be the one who catches all your tears
Thats why i need you to hear

I've found a resaon for me
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new
and the reason is You [x4]

I'm not a perfect person
I never meant to do those things to you
And so I have to say before I go
That I just want you to know

I've found a reason for me
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new
and the reason is you

I've found a reason to show
A side of me you didn't know
A reason for all that I do
And the reason is you


for you.. late but its arrived..

Thursday, June 24, 2004

yelllowcard.. a yellow card? no, yellowcard.. wad yellowcard.. YELLOWCARD

There's a place off Ocean Avenue
Where I used to sit and talk with you
We were both 16 and it felt so right
Sleeping all day, staying up all night
Staying up all night

There's a place on the corner of Cherry Street
We would walk on the beach in our bare feet
We were both 18 and it felt so right
Sleeping all day, staying up all night
Staying up all night

If I could find you now things would get better
We could leave this town and run forever
Let your waves crash down on me and take me away

There's a piece of you that's here with me
It's everywhere I go, it's everything I see
When I sleep, I dream and it gets me by
I can make believe that you're here tonight
That you're here tonight

If I could find you now things would get better
We could leave this town and run forever
I know somewhere, somehow we'll be together
Let your waves crash down on me and take me away

I remember the look in your eyes
When I told you that this was goodbye
You were begging me not tonight
Not here, not now
We're looking up at the same night sky
And keep pretending the sun will not rise
Be together for one more night
Somewhere, somehow

If I could find you now things would get better
We could leave this town and run forever
I know somewhere, somehow we'll be together
Let your waves crash down on me and take me away

but still tink the hoobastank song is nicer.. haha.. england will WIN!!! yea!!!
cheers.. study hard!!

ho ho stands for holland!!

oh yea!! my predictions were spot on.. holland go on into the knock-out stages while germany pack and go home.. wad can i say ya? tonight is gonna be a super big match man.. england and portugal.. tmr will be france and greece.. as i have always said, england will win and france will lose.. so yes.. i believe.. and hope it will come to pass.. haha..

anyway yes these two days have been ok.. studied for the most part.. hai.. cant believe im using my holidays to study man.. well wad can i do.. anyway think my math is doomed.. havent even started for goodness sake!! sharks!! nvm, will study a little of it today i hope.. (hope qian hua can do a miracle)haha.. anyway yup will be going to the dreamcars thingy tmr!!! yes!!! haha.. but dun tink it'll be that great la.. i prefer continentals but since my ticket is being paid for, why not rite? haha.. anyway gonna have sushi for dinner.. haha.. dun really like it tho.. heard of all the stories in which my friends had to shit alot aft eating tons of jap food.. imagine the sight.. *imagining* its gross..

yup so off now.. wanna wish ya all the best for everything.. poly students have fun and quickly make friends ya? haha.. jc students should know wad they should do.. its like duh.........
yup so god bless!!!
cheers!!

Tuesday, June 22, 2004

hohoho ho

well wad can i say.. england won.. more like trash actually.. 4-2 aint a bad score-line.. hai.. but not really that happy.. stupid swiss.. dunno how to defend properly.. all they had to do was injure the stupid henry who cant look down becos his lips block his view.. haha.. and becos they failed to do so, FRANCE WON!!! ah!!!! sigh they were drawing until the end.. sigh.. well soccer is like that.. like wad i ALWAYS SAY, the ball is round.. (the rights to use this phrase has been given to MR Matthew Lim Zi Jian. ALl those who are found in breach will be prosecuted by THE MAN himself.)

but must be happy cos england won.. so all those who followed my prediction, good on ya!! you won half your life savings back.. haha.. anyway france will lose to greece if you wanna know.. insider knowledge..*winks.. haha.. anyway i have received some feedback about my predictions.. hai nothing to say to that particular person.. other dan the fact that i owe him/she a meal.. i was CLOSE!! so yes.. am happy today.. haha..

today was good.. went to millenia walk to study.. not bad a place.. quiet, cool(cold actually) place.. got alot of FOOD!!!! haha.. ya so kinda did hist which seems to never end.. hai.. hope you guys out there are sutdying hard too!! dun be like me k? study a bit than stone.. dan wake up and study and then stone.. haha.. add coffee and i stone totally..(dun ask me why but it happens) yup so am off now.. me dad needs to use the com..

so remember, betting is wrong.. if you wanna know why, ask your mother.. she'll tell ya why.. so all the best and god bless!!
cheers!!

ps: france will not win the euro.. they will lose to greece and england will win portugal.. will get back to update more.. haha..

*matthew lim zi jian is hereby not liable to any debts and repercussions of any unlawful, underaged betting. ALL information listed must only be used at your own discretion and liablity. It is hereby stated that there will be NO compenstation for any event in which funds were lost due to information stated above.
This has been drafted by Attorney Lim.. for any further clarification on the above stated, pls call 62353535.

Monday, June 21, 2004

put your own title here

hai.. my predictions were off man!! way off actually.. to the extent that ppl told me i was way off.. that is pai sey if you didnt know.. shall keep me mouth shut.. anw, like wad I (i stress the word 'I') always say, the ball is round.. you know how round balls like to bounce.. you know like all over the place so soccer is like that.. you never know wads gonna happen.. thats why i dun bet.. most imptly its becos my religion renounces it.. secondly, i'll lose a lot of cash.. alot.. so ya.. btw, best bet is nice.. other dan the sound track which they always played on the mrt platform that is.. Man that was BAD!! haha.. ya so betting is bad.. so wad have you learnt from reading my blog? DUN BET!! you're just giving money to those who dun need it at all.. the govt.. (hope their not reading this) ya anw, tink england will win and france will lose.. dan you'll see a very happy matthew lim zi jian of tpjc who lives in changi, simei and tanah merah tmr.. wouldnt that be nice.. so thats my prediction for tonight.. haha.. go bet your life's savings on my prediction k? haha
yup so today has been ok.. went to sch, fell asleep in class BUT woke up.. played a little soccer aft that (my knee hurts super bad man! its been like 3 days already.. ah!!) and dan went to airport to study and also fetch parents from their mission trip and dan went home to wash ALL the cars and dan was rewarded with nice dinner.. i have made a promise to myself to never have more dan two cars at a time if i dun have a maid to wash them.. really no joke man, trust me.. hai.. anw not sure of my plans tmr.. obviously studying.. if you had to know..
well this is all for today.. gonna watch Friends!! hoho.. anw pls enjoy urself and dun bet.. study hard for those in jc!!!
god bless to all in wadever you do!!!
cheers!!!


*matthew lim zi jian is hereby not liable to any debts and repercussions of any unlawful, underaged betting. ALL information listed must only be used at your own discretion and liablity. It is hereby stated that there will be NO compenstation for any event in which funds were lost due to information stated above.
This has been drafted by Attorney Lim.. for any further clarification on the above stated, pls call 62353535.

Saturday, June 19, 2004

titleless

haha.. am in quite alot of trouble.. havent even stared on my econs yet!!! and math, lets not talk about it.. ah!! one week is so little time.. too little time as a matter of fact.. stupid euro 2004.. haha.. well anws, the guys are coming over ltr to watch the games of both holland and germany.. i tink both will win in their respective matches la.. haha.. dan have soccer tmr morning.. dun even know whether i can wake up to play. got home at 6 this morning aft nite cycling to changi village to watch soccer..(ironic how i was there on the 18th!) haha.. well, likewise it was really fun man.. its a scary place aft dark tho.. trust me on that if you get wad i mean.. haha.. its like some of them really really really look like the real thing.. dan you hear their voices, you feel like puking.. its disgusting..

anw, hope to study tmr afternoon.. gonna meet my classmates at the airport to study.. hopefully i can stay awake.. that i do not know at this point of time.. i have made a pledge to study faithfully the whole of next week.. i need to..
hope you guys study hard and do well.. dun let the sims or other stuff take too much of your time ya? most imptly, we need to trust god.. pray that he'll give us the strength to go thru these two years.. and i mean only two years and no more.. haha..

so gotta go now.. guys are reaching already.. so god bless and take care!!
cheers!!

Friday, June 18, 2004

its a happpy day

england finally won!! at last!! haha..
well was wathching until half time and like just went to sleep cos i knew that england would win..*yea rite haha.. yup they did and by three goals man.. and the best thing is, france only drawed!! oh yea!! so now im just hopin that france would lose to switz and england win the croatians and there you have it.. england tops the group.. haha.. hopefully..

yup so kinda happy today!! its funny how one match can set the tone for the whole day.. haha.. anyway may be going to the airport ltr to study.. either wit hp or yi xuan.. well need to start on my math anyhow.. ah!!! well, hope i can get stuff done today.. next week must be all about study man!! haha

okok.. goin off now.. wish you guys the best!!
god bless!!
cheers!!

Tuesday, June 15, 2004

assiduous

hey ppl.. yup yup this past few days have been busy like wad the title suggests.. haha.. the main word to describe? well lets just say, an assortment of stuff.. haha.. anyway kinda sad la this two days.. england lost to france!!! ah!! so close.. yet so far.. well the ball is round as i always say and patience is a virtue.. but mine not that kind of 'virtuous' as those is class would tink ya? haha.. anyway just wanna thank all those who helped in the survey.. and to those who have not, just wanna let you know that even joyce, gordan and howard have helped ya? and pls spare me the wrath of ah ben.. ya i thank you in advance.. yup so tonight is the nite where holland meets the germans.. think holland will win.. have the same feeling that told me that greece would win.. well guess we'll have to see.. the guys are coming over ltr to watch the match so it'll be fun man!! haha..

so me is off now.. think i should start on the gp essay ya? hahahaha.. er pls dun let her know that i havent done it.. shes in france.. hope she forgets abt it.. hahaha..
okok so all the best to you guys and enjoy urselves in ur studies.. *chokes
cheers!!!

Monday, June 14, 2004

assiduous

hey all..
wow this past few days have been tiring boy!! last week had soccer on almost every morning.. played until my legs started to shake.. haha.. dan over the weekend had a match where we were one man down and everyone had to run their socks off.. that is by far, one of the most tiring matches ive played so far! dan had another match this morning again against jet wins.. well, we won and we played some good football.. especially the build-up play which led to hp's goal.. haha.. magnificant!! anyway have started studying already.. but finding it very difficult to start for long periods of time.. cant seem to get going.. sigh.. just gonna pray and believe that god will make a way.. well hope you folks out there are enjoying urselves especially those in the poly orientations.. haha.. heard of the stories already.. haha..

oookkk.. me is going now.. gonna watch friends.. havent watched it for quite awhile becos ive been totally hooked on the CSI dvds my sister bought.. that show is power man!! haha..

so see you all sooon!!! take care! God bless!!!
cheers!! :0)

Monday, June 07, 2004

since ive got time

Well from the title you can tell, that ive got time.. actually i dont.. havent even started revising yet.. Gosh!! Anyway yup got a new line yesterday and as effect today till end of this month, i'll be using a new phone.. which technically, isnt mind.. haha.. Well since my mom allowed, why not.. yup i tink sunday was one of the best days of this year yet.. wont go into the details cos, their confidential.. haha.. ya but had a great time with someone really close to my heart.. haha.. yup so just wanna wish all who read this, all the best in your studies be it jc, or poly.. and by god, isnt it time for a sec class gathering? well lets just wait.. hope someone will organise something.. haha.. yup me have to go now.. guitar string broke!! sharks.. so gotta fix it.. (wah the msg from the chai chee pork porridge is strong boy.. feeling the effects now..)
yup so off now!! bye!!!
God Bless!! :0)

Sunday, June 06, 2004

empyrean

Hello guys.. Wow this whole week has been so packed.. haha.. had emerge and then outings with my friends.. well i hope to use today as a rest day.. need loads of it actually.. anyway this post goes out to ah ben.. Benita.. hey really sorry i couldnt fulfill my duties ya? anyway i hope to make it up thru the interviews and stuff.. yup.. to all who know wad im actually talking about, dun laugh.. to the rest, er dun ask.. haha..
yup how well one goes thru life is most likely directly related to how well he managers his time.. Time is never on your side.. Sitting there on the couch and stoning is a waste of time.. You can use the time to study or do ur pw stuff.. haha..
time has a potential, its up to you to use it.. you know ive met friends who are in jc.. they have to potential to excel but they choose not to.. they had other interests at heart and they are literally not fulfilling their main responsibilty in life at our age.. That is to get a solid education.. Yes it may be tough and no one is perfect but that doesn't give you the excuse to say that 'oh, im gonna stay back this year. its not bad la.. can study more.' Wad is that? think of it.. Its just a sad fact i see in some people who can actually achieve beyond wad they can tink they can do.. To all those described above, just tink of one thing before really not studying hard, the opportunity cost of staying back one year.. most of you should know this and there isnt a need to explain it i hope..
well this is just my thought for today.. see you guys around. Cheers and study hard. 3 weeks left!!!
God bless!!

Thursday, June 03, 2004

Rise Up

Well this week has really been extraordinary.. The emerge conference has been SOOO great.. haha.. you could really sense god in the place in every session.. Well tonight's gonna be the last session for the year and stuff so trust me man, will be super prepared.. Well other than the conference, just wanna let the rest of you guys know, if you haven't known that hillsongs will be here this weekend for FOP.. Soo pls be advised that you MUST go.. haha..
thinking about it, I cant wait for friday.. haha.. which is tmr.. hope everything works our fine and stuff.. need a break aft sch and stuff.. haha.. cant wait for the end of the year to come too!! haha.. for those who know, Keep quiet and for those who dont, er... as i was saying, hope you guys have an enjoyable june.. haha.. better study and not slack all the time ya?
we may go thru times of difficulty and stuff, but i believe and believe that what we ask in prayer, we shall receive.. SO to all christians out there, trust in him.. May your faith in God never wane..
so too all, GOd bless!! :0)