安静

只剩下钢琴陪我谈了一天
睡着的大提琴安静的旧旧的

我想你已表现的非常明白
我懂我也知道你没有舍不得

你说你也会难过我不相信
牵着你陪着我也只是曾经
希望他是真的比我还要爱你
我才会逼自己离开

你要我说多难堪我根本不想分开
为什么还要我用微笑来带过
我没有这种天份包容你也接受他
不用担心的太多我会一直好好过
你已经远远离开我也会慢慢走开
为什么我连分开都迁就着你
我真的没有天份安静的没这么快
我会学着放弃你是因为我太爱你

Man walks free after sheep refuses to testify

A man who was accused of having sex with a sheep has walked free after the animal was unable to testify.

The man, from Haaksbergen, near Utrecht, the Netherlands, was reported to police after a farmer caught him having sex with a sheep.

But the case was thrown out of court as the sheep couldn't take to the stand to testify it didn't want to have sex and had suffered emotional stress.

Under Dutch law, bestiality is not a crime unless it can be proved the animal didn't want to have sex.

'Short of putting the sheep in the dock, at the moment these perverts cannot be prosecuted,' said animal rights campaigner Jos van Huisen.

Minister of Justice Ernst Hirsch Ballin has said he plans to change the law to make bestiality a criminal offence.

via www.metro.co.uk/weird

2nd part of amsteram pics

2nd part of my amsterdam trip. not really in chronological order. lazy to rearrange.

Rijksmuseum - At Museumplein, took tram 14 there if i recalled correctly. houses 17th and 18th century art, most famous of all is perhaps Rembrandt's greatest painting: The Night Watch. Other impressive buildings are the Milkmaid and The Windmill at Wijk. However the museum is actually under renovation, so only a small section is opened.

Van Gogh Museum also at Museumplein. Came here first before Rijksmuseum. Said to be the "most comprehensive collection in the world of Van Gogh's work". Actually preferred Rijks to here. perhaps dun really like modern art. Some of the more famous paintings housed includes the Sunflowers, The Potato Eaters, The Bridge in the Rain, and Vincent's Bedroom in Arles. Both museums are free entry with the I Amsterdam card.



Concertgebouw. said to be "one of the world's great concert halls", it was built in 1888. pretty old shit but not the oldest buidling around in amsterdam. quite nice looking building but didnt venture there much.


The Anne Frank's statue outside Westerkerk church. Read the Diary of A Young Girl 2 days before i went to amsterdam. basically a story of a jew girl hiding in this secret office annexe in amsterdam during WWII to escape from the Germans. The museum was formed out of the actual hiding place, with the bookcase that hides the entrance and the rooms and etc. Didnt take photos for all such museums though, since photography not allowed. Quite a moving experience, and a must go in amsterdam, unless you are just there for the sex and the drugs.


View of the Westerkerk Tower, Amsterdam's tallest tower apparently. Offers a good vantage point to see Amsterdam city. The climb up the narrow steps of the tower can be pretty scary though. Cant rem how much it costs though.

The long queues to Anne Frank Huis can be seen below. Better to go there first thing in the morning, especially during summer months. opens at 9am, and entrance fee is 7.50 euro.

Unit 263 Prinsengracht - address of the place where the family of Anne Frank hid during WWII


My lucky day, several naked ladies decided to stand magically in air to allow me to take this picture.

View of the Damrak leading to Dam Square. cool place with trams, people and bicycles moving around all the time but yet still so peaceful and scenic.


Multistorey Bicycle Carpark. Goes to show the pple in amsterdam cycle to work and everywhere.


View taken from the Canal Boat Ride


Museum Amstelkring. Actually just a house. listed as one of the top 10 sights, like the ones above. What's so special about this 17th century house is that it has a hidden church (Our Dear Lord in The Attic) in the upper floors. It's a catholic church. Entrance is free with I Amsterdam card.
The church.

This is no doubt the best church i've seen.The Oude Kerk (Old Church), situated near the Red Light District. Huge and grand and old. The oldest monument around amsterdam apparently. rebuilt in the 14th century as a small stone hall church after fire destroyed the original 13th century wooden chapel. Over the years it expanded. The picture above is the Great Organ. A wonderful sight with its eight pairs of bellows, carvings in marbles. Was built in 1724.

Stunning stained glass. Just one of the 6-8 there.

Good place to enjoy a quiet moment. entrance is free with the I Amsterdam card.



KFC - of course i have to try it. Around the World in KFC is completed in stops in Australia (Perth, Brisbane), China (Hangzhou), The Netherlands (Amsterdam), Malaysia (JB, Genting). Cant remember if i had it in Taiwan Taipei. Well, KFC in Australia still the best so far.


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Well, i supposed i should say something here. I initially started this blog to update my friends and family on how i was doing when i was training in perth. The tendency to update died together with my end of training in australia, till the recent spat of incidents i guess. Never imagined some of my friends still visit here, and for the nice comments and encouragement they have dropped here, Thank you. I probably will not say this to u in person, cos it's really gay.

2nd run

Did my second run cum climb today. Was supposed to be done on sunday but my muscles were still not fully recovered after the thurs run/climb. pathetic man. Anyway i tried looking around the house for a digital watch, n only then i realised i don't have a SINGLE digital watch in the house, not even those cheapo basar malam kinds. no choice had to carry my handphone in my shorts' back pocket then.

Took the same route as per last time, starting off at blk 13 bus stop @ teck whye ave this time. ran to the interjunction of choa chu kang drive and choa chu kang north ave 5, which was my half way point. reached there in 14.5 min, with 2 stops due traffic light. ran back the same route in 15 min. Overall think the distance was 3.5km roughly, and fared slightly better than last time. at least didnt walk dat's the most important thing.

took a 7 min break, to stretch my calf muscles and catch my breath. the same old block, the same number of steps, but this time i decided to start off slow with a climbing pace for the 1st 10 storeys to warm up my thigh muscles (although they were probably warmed up from the run). following the advice of my fren where he did 3 x 12 storeys last week. the next 10 storeys was running pace, although i felt tiredness in my thighs even from normal climbing pace at the 10th storey alreadt. so the running pace this time was noticeably slower than the running pace in the first climb. as usual and as expected, last 5 storeys was a tedious walking pace up, though i did managed to squeeze in a bit of run. Timed myself this time, finishing in 2:53min.

i want to boldly say here i am aiming to finish the vertical marathon in under 10 min. I know dat's a practically impossible target for me to achieve, but if i aim for the stars and dun reach it, at least i will still reach the top of a 73 storey building. just hope nothing cocks up and i can go for the marathon. next run fri/sat hopefully.

On a side note, i'm not angry but i believed that if you are meeting someone at a time u set, and u are not able to make it at that time, then it would be basic courtesy to let the person u r meeting know u'll b late. it's just a sms. i know i will do that.

《爱很简单》
(I Love You)
作词：娃娃　作曲：陶吉吉
忘了是怎么开始　也许就是对你　有一种感觉
忽然间发现自己　已深深爱上你　真的很简单
爱的地暗天黑都已无所谓　是是非非无法抉择　喔~~
没有后悔为爱日夜去跟随　那个疯狂的人是我　喔~~
I LOVE U 无法不爱你 BABY 说你也爱我
I LOVE U 永远不愿意 BABY 失去你
不可能更快乐　只要能在一起　做什么都可以
虽然　世界变个不停　用最真诚的心　让爱变的简单
I LOVE U 一直在这里　BABY　一直在爱你 Oh ya~
I LOVE U　(yes I do)　永远都不放弃　这爱你的权利
如果你还有一些困惑 Oh No 请贴著我的心倾听
听我说著　爱你 (yes I do) 我爱你

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张学友, why didn't you sing this on Sunday...

i feel perky

My legs feel like jelly, my deltoids still hurt from wednesday, my heart is weary, my brain is almost fried from the information overload and i've been sleeping not earlier than 3am these few nights. No big surprise i was just told that i looked sick? hmmmm. more multi-vit pills time. n less snacks.

on the way to the top

Just did a run at 10pm around teck whye. I was not surprised i only managed to do 3 km at a pace of maybe 9 or 10, based on the scale of the treadmills. the last time i ran was almost 2 weeks ago. plus i seriously think i have no ligaments in my right knee. Pain always creeps in towards the last few minutes of the run. May need to tell myself mind over matter, especially since the sheares bridge run is looking likely (although we are only doing the 6km fun run). i think it will probably be one of my longest run, at least officially timed.

After the run, decided to challenge myself further by climbing blk 13 of teck whye avenue.Blk 13 is a 25 storey HDB flat and has been right in front of my block since i was born. The last time i did climb up ( or took the lift up) was probably almost 20 yrs ago. I'm doing it this time as a training for this, on the 18th of nov. I figure i wud haf to climb blk 13 continuosly 3 times to feel what it's like doing the real thing. For today, i will only aim to climb it once. I better keep track of my progress here.

1st - 10th storey: strategy: 2 steps at a time, running up the flight of stairs. seems to be working smoothly. no panting yet. met no one on the stairs, which is good


11th - felt first sign of acid burning in thighs. breathing rate increases noticeably

13 - 14th - pace starts slowing down to almost just climbing pace, insisting on 2 steps at a time

16th - left hand started reaching for the railing for support while climbing up. Breathing must be around 140 beats by now. I'm almost forcing my legs up the flight of steps now.

20th - perspiring profusely and heart beating like 160 beats range i guess. Pace: felt like a chao turtle walking

21 - 24th - dying, thighs screaming in pain, almost dizzy like sensation, almost like the feeling at the last 100m of a 400m dash. almost cant catch my breath.

25th - reached the top! feeling: almost better than sex. climb took less than 5 min, with no stops in between. Must improve on the pace, and aim to at least keep the initial momentum going. This time felt fatigue at the 11th floor onwards. Next time aim at the 14th floor. Hmm mabbe i should consider getting a Polar watch n heartbeat monitor. Andrew has lobang.

Warm down time, tricky part walking down the stairs with wobbly legs. need to climb this at least 3 times to feel the equivalent of 73 storeys. Long way to go! next session aim to do it on sunday night

Maybe it's good after all. a closure. a new beginning. at least this time i know what i have to do. drinking session with the guys did help yesterday.

I've been moody these past few days, and friends' little imperfections have left me pissed. even my parents' have not been spared my sharp retorts. n i feel bad about it.

arghhhhhhhh. i wish i can forget everything.

Amsterdam in 2 days

Took SQ324 to Amsterdam out of Changi on the 10th of July at 2345 hrs. Airfare was a cheap $97, all taxes. Brother was kind enough to send me there. Definitely wasnt expecting anyone to send me off, since i'll be back on the 14th.

The flight out wasnt crowded, and i did an internet check-in for a seat along the aisle. Didnt even bother opening up the headset package, was still busy reading Anne Frank's Diary of a Young Girl as well as Eyewitness Travel Top 10 Amsterdam Travel guide, and slept quite well, especially with the eye shades i requested for Mel.


Amsterdam Airport is called Schiphol. Pronounced "she - pole"? It was quite a big airport and initially i was slightly lost, as to where to get the train tickets to take to Amsterdam city centre. Train ride was $3.50 euro plus another $0.50 for tax for a 2nd class seat, which was very comfortable. Ride took 15-20 minutes to reach Centraal Station. So far so good, no big hiccups. Cigarettes (Malboro Menthol Light) was cheap at $3.90 euro, though lighter was at $1.50 euro. Well, better this than taking weed in the many coffeeshops littered around here.



Mel wud only arrive one hour after, so decided to go to the tourist office to get the I Amsterdam card, basically a tourist card that covers free entrance to many museums such as Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh museum, Museum Amstelkring, Amsterdam Historisch Museum, and also unlimited free public transport rides as well as one free canal boat tour ride. Got the 48 hour pass for $43 euro.

After that, i decided to check out the location of the hotel i booked since there was still time and it was only about 300 metres away from Centraal station. After walking around for almost 10 minutes, i realised i had missed it so decided to navigated again, this time closely with the map given in the guide book i had, and it turned out it was really closer than expected, like just 2-3 min walk from the station and 1 min walk from the Damrak, the stretch of road leading to the Dam Square.

The hotel is a 3 star hotel, and for 2 nights, it costs $176 euro. Not a bad deal for its location and price. Since i couldnt check in till 12 noon, i left my luggage in the hotel's storeroom n met mel first. Took a walk around Dam square before moving on...

De Bijenkorf - Amsterdam's best known department store

The National Monument - To commemorate the Dutch killed in WWII

Apparently one of the better hotels in the Dam square

Koninklijk Palace - a 17th Century building built as a town hall initially, now a Royal Palace

Nieuwe Kerk (New Church) - the setting for the coronation of every Dutch Monarch since the 19th century

Madame Tussaud

Jacky Cheung's Concert

Attended Jacky Cheung's concert last Sunday, and this was my first ever paid concert i attended. J.P came along, while Loon and elaine was seated just 6 seats besides us. The 3 1/2 hr concert was packed with powerful vocals from his ballads, energetic dancing (didn't expect so much of that), and half an hour of 舞台剧.

Some of the songs i could recall were his classics like, 祝福， 吻别， 一千个伤心的理由 , 心如刀割, 她来听我的演唱会, 我真的受伤了, some Cantonese songs such as 讲你知. I don't understand Cantonese but luckily some songs had lyrics flashed on the giant screens. He also sang songs from other artists such as Sun Yanzi's 天黑黑, Emil chau's 明天我要嫁給你 and Jeff Chang's 爱如潮水.

The encore was expected, with 13 songs, and one 她来听我的演唱会 which wasnt in the song lists in the previous 2 concerts. Guess he was happy that it was finally over. Reports in the papers had said he was crazy shreking and throwing the mike stand but i wudnt believe half of the things being said in those trashy evening papers. He did say that "why not scream? Scream when i feel like it right? After screaming any sadness will be gone and you'll feel better". Naturally i did screamed a lot that night.

Overall it was a very good concert, and definitely worth the $170 i spent.