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SHAMROCK AND THE TURNING POINT (2005)
“Prior to the Stout and Rivera fights last year, I had given some serious consideration to quitting. I was going to go back to my job and teaching, and I wasn’t making bad money, but I wasn’t making great money, and I thought if I can make X number of dollars a year teaching and make the same amount of dollars fighting, it makes no sense to me if teaching is more of a secure environment. So with my degree and everything, I really thought about going back to teaching and just hanging the hat up here. But how quickly things turned around. I prayed about it, asked for some guidance, and God gave it to me.”
A RETURN TO TEACHING? (2005)
“Don’t get me wrong, I love teaching and I love working with the students but I can’t imagine, having experienced what I’ve experienced in life, going back to just a normal 9 to 5 job. But we’ll see. If you asked me five years ago what I thought I’d be doing now, I would not have had any of this in mind. So I don’t know what I’ll be doing five years from this point in my life either.”
THE MENTAL EDGE (2005)
“I train hard and come into the fights well prepared, but mentally, by fight day I’m ready to go. And if I do everything that I should have done up to that point – and I always do – I don’t feel like I can be beat. There’s no reason why I should lose the fight. Granted, something can happen and there’s always a puncher’s chance, but skill for skill, I feel that when I’m stepping into the ring, there’s nobody stepping into the ring who’s better than me. I’ve convinced myself of that, and because of that I’m capable of taking the fight where it needs to go so it’s favorable towards me.”
LIFE IN THE SPOTLIGHT (2005)
“At this point it’s not that tough. My true private life I can keep private. I don’t have paparazzi following me around and taking photos. I can walk out to my mailbox and get my mail without being concerned about what I’m wearing that day or whatever. I don’t live that kind of lifestyle. And I think at the level that I’m at, with the notoriety I have, so to speak, this level doesn’t bother me. And I’m here in Cincinnati, so I don’t get it a lot. My wife and I may go out to dinner for an evening and between dinner and a movie we might get stopped two or three times by people that recognize me and that’s not all that bad. It’s not like being in Vegas the week before a fight and everyone knows who you are. That’s a bit overwhelming, and if life was like that every day, then I would have to take some different measures to be able to cope with that. And I just can’t imagine life being like that yet, at this point.”
THE PERFECTIONIST (2006)
“I don’t like to use the word perfectionist. I can look at freeze frames of a fight or anything else and find slight little things – maybe my hand was down two inches lower or four inches lower than it should have been, or off of a break I didn’t react as quickly as I should have, I wasn’t explosive as I should have been – and even if it’s just minor details that most people wouldn’t even think about, I still pick up on.”
FIGHTING HURT (2006)
“Any time you have a major injury and you’re aware of it, you can feel it. But it’s not like the kind of feeling I would get if I were to break my hand in a car door and then had to sit there with it. I’m in the middle of a fight, so most of that pain is masked. But you know it’s there and it hurts a little bit. What else am I gonna do? Punching is a big part of my game, so the only option I have is to kick and keep throwing punches.”
THE ESSENCE OF RICH FRANKLIN (2006)
“I don’t know what it is, I just have this drive. I was a kid that didn’t have a whole lot growing up. I was from divorced parents, kinda poor, and we had to make do with what we had and fight for what we got. And I think the Lord kinda put me in that situation, so I grew up with that kind of mentality that you’re willing to do whatever it takes to get what you need. This is the path that I’ve chosen in life, God’s granted me with the talent to fight, so I’m willing to do whatever it takes to get what I need, and in Saturday’s case, that was a victory.”
FIGHTING FRIENDS (2006)
“You see the marketing that’s put into these fights, and especially in the boxing world you see two fighters shove each other at the weigh-in, and it really doesn’t make for a better fight. I don’t think you could have asked for a more exciting fight than Saturday’s fight (against David Loiseau), and that’s coming from two guys who like each other and consider themselves friends - as much as you can be friends in this business and in the same weight class - and yet we still put on a good show.”
THE FANS (2006)
“I love the fans out there and any fan that has met me could probably vouch for me and say that. I’m usually the last guy to leave and the first guy to show up to sign autographs and I always have to have somebody pushing me out the door saying ‘Rich, we’ve got to be here’ or ‘Rich, we’ve got to be there.’ And I love the fans in that sense. However, I don’t thrive on the fame or anything like that. I just understand that from a fan’s perspective, if somebody waits around to meet Rich Franklin, and they put a lot of time and effort into meeting me, then the least I can do is sign an autograph, be cordial, and make the most of that particular encounter.”
THE DIFFERENCE (2007)
“Most people in this country, they participate in team sports, and a lot of people don’t understand the difference between team sports and individual sports. For me, when I walk into the cage, it’s kinda like that feeling of having two seconds left on the clock and I’m at the free throw line and I have to make both my free throws to win the game. Or it’s the bottom of the ninth and I’m the last batter and we need a run driven in to win the World Series. You have that kind of feeling of pressure on you where you have to be the one to perform. You don’t have four other teammates on the court that you can blame it on when the game is lost. When the fight’s lost, it’s your fault. People look at you and want to know what you did wrong, what you did right, and how you’re going to fix things so that you can win next time.”
MONEY PLAYER (2007)
“I think that individual athletes and fighters like myself, these are the guys that would be the playmakers on teams. You’re the guy that wants the ball in a pressure situation. You’re the guy that can say, ‘You know what, I can make the difference between winning and losing in a game.’ I do believe it’s that mentality.”
DEFENDING THE GAME (2007)
“I get tired of the misconceptions. I honestly get tired of doing interviews that constantly use words like ‘barbaric’ and ‘bloody’, and just those kind of adjectives to describe what you do. In reality, I feel much safer doing what I do than I would riding a bull or driving NASCAR or doing flips on a motorcycle at a motocross event. That’s just my choice. I have a good referee in the ring at all times to keep watch on me and I have the ability, if I want to, to tap out of a fight. That keeps me safe and I know it. The misconceptions of just how brutal this sport is just gets irritating after a while, to constantly defend yourself.”
WINNING THE TITLE AGAIN (2007)
“There’s no quarterback in the NFL that ever won one Super bowl ring and didn’t want to win another one. One of my favorite posters that I had growing up was a poster of Joe Montana. He was holding a football and he had a Superbowl ring on four fingers. Just to see that picture and know that not only is he a good quarterback, but he was dominant. And I think every kid dreams of that. You don’t go into sports and say ‘well if I could win one Superbowl, that would be great.’ If you’re gonna play ten years, you’d want to win ten, and that’s the same way here. After I win my championship belt, I don’t want to lose it. If I fight ten more fights in my career, I want to defend my belt ten more times and that’s what I’m trying to get back to.”
GOING HOLLYWOOD? (2008)
“The movie work that I did, I had been talking to my business team about it, and it seemed like an opportunity for something that was just kinda fun to do. I don’t really have any acting experience and don’t necessarily think that I have a future in acting as a career. When I talked about doing a small part in a movie, I said something about having three or four lines and more or less like a cameo appearance. So here we are, we find ourselves in a smaller budget action film and it was a good opportunity. But never once did it cross my mind that ‘yeah, this is something I can do when I’m done fighting.’ I’m just not sure that I enjoy acting that much. It’s hard work, its long hours, and it’s a slower pace of work than I’m used to. Being in front of a camera when you’re acting is much different than when you’re doing an interview, commentating, or any of that stuff. Would I do another movie? Yeah, possibly. I had a good time doing it. Would I want to do it as a career? I’m not quite sure.”
FAR FROM FINISHED (2008)
“People in this world assume that once you’ve earned the title, been the main event, and been in the limelight and then lost it that now you’re done. I’m not done. I can still put on exciting fights, the fans love watching me fight, I love to compete still, and I can move to 205 and see what I can do there. I don’t mind not being the main event, I don’t mind not having to do 5,000 interviews – now I only have 4,999 because I’m not nearly important as I once was. (Laughs) To me, it’s all the same – I have fans who still love me and critics who hate me. It will be that way whether I’m a titleholder or not, so in between now and then, I’m just trying to put on good fights, entertain people, and enjoy doing what I do.”
HATERS (2008)
“Everybody has haters. I was watching (comedian) Katt Williams. He said Jesus only had 12 friends and he had a hater, and he (Jesus) was perfect. Judas threw him under the bus. So it doesn’t matter what you do in life, there are gonna be people who don’t like you.”
REINVENTING RICH (2009)
“It’s easy when you get to the top and you’re winning and to say to yourself – here’s the equation that got it done for me – I’m gonna stick with this. But once you lose and you’re not on the top anymore, a lot of guys are just comfortable saying I was there, I was world champ, and I’m happy with that, so let me just skate through here on my own coattails and make the money I can make throughout the rest of my career. And they invest all the time, work, and effort that they need to in getting to the top, and once they’re there, they’re sick of putting that work in and they don’t want to have to go back to the drawing board and say I need to change myself as a fighter. For me, I’m not satisfied being on the top and then beginning my downward descent into retirement. There are still things I’d like to accomplish in this sport.”
BURN OUT (2009)
“I’d be lying if I told you that I didn’t get burned out occasionally. There are days when I come in the gym and I ask myself why I do what I do. It happens all the time, but every fighter goes through that. Whether it’s gonna be physically difficult, where you don’t want to go through that hard workout, or it’s gonna be mentally difficult, where you’re constantly focusing on things but you don’t feel like putting the attention span in on something, you have those days from time to time and you just have to work through that stuff. I keep telling myself that in this profession, I have a short window. It’s not 30 years and then retire. I’ve got maybe 10 or 11 years in this and then I’m done. So even when I have days where I don’t feel like doing what I need to do, I’ve just got to suck it up, do my stuff, and remind myself that this is a short-lived amount of time.”
THE STORYBOOK ENDING (2010)
“It’s the classic Cinderella story – any athlete, or anybody in any kind of job in life, that’s what they want to do. I want to try my hand at going for the number one spot again and if I can make it there, that would be great to get back on top, and once I get there I’ll figure out where to go from there. So I would think that fights with some of the big names in the sport are what’s going to take me there, and obviously these fights with guys like Chuck Liddell are gonna put me in a position to start stepping me towards that.”
THE COMPETITOR (2010)
“I love competition and this is what I’m good at. At this point in my life, I can’t imagine doing anything besides this. If you were a doctor and you came to me and said ‘Rich, you could never fight again,’ I would sit here and wonder what I would do. There’s nothing I really enjoy doing like I enjoy fighting and training. I do what I love and I really need to thank God for the fact that I’m not stuck doing some job that I hate.”
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“Prior to the Stout and Rivera fights last year, I had given some serious consideration to quitting. I was going to go back to my job and teaching, and I wasn’t making bad money, but I wasn’t making great money, and I thought if I can make X number of dollars a year teaching and make the same amount of dollars fighting, it makes no sense to me if teaching is more of a secure environment. So with my degree and everything, I really thought about going back to teaching and just hanging the hat up here. But how quickly things turned around. I prayed about it, asked for some guidance, and God gave it to me.”
A RETURN TO TEACHING? (2005)
“Don’t get me wrong, I love teaching and I love working with the students but I can’t imagine, having experienced what I’ve experienced in life, going back to just a normal 9 to 5 job. But we’ll see. If you asked me five years ago what I thought I’d be doing now, I would not have had any of this in mind. So I don’t know what I’ll be doing five years from this point in my life either.”
THE MENTAL EDGE (2005)
“I train hard and come into the fights well prepared, but mentally, by fight day I’m ready to go. And if I do everything that I should have done up to that point – and I always do – I don’t feel like I can be beat. There’s no reason why I should lose the fight. Granted, something can happen and there’s always a puncher’s chance, but skill for skill, I feel that when I’m stepping into the ring, there’s nobody stepping into the ring who’s better than me. I’ve convinced myself of that, and because of that I’m capable of taking the fight where it needs to go so it’s favorable towards me.”
LIFE IN THE SPOTLIGHT (2005)
“At this point it’s not that tough. My true private life I can keep private. I don’t have paparazzi following me around and taking photos. I can walk out to my mailbox and get my mail without being concerned about what I’m wearing that day or whatever. I don’t live that kind of lifestyle. And I think at the level that I’m at, with the notoriety I have, so to speak, this level doesn’t bother me. And I’m here in Cincinnati, so I don’t get it a lot. My wife and I may go out to dinner for an evening and between dinner and a movie we might get stopped two or three times by people that recognize me and that’s not all that bad. It’s not like being in Vegas the week before a fight and everyone knows who you are. That’s a bit overwhelming, and if life was like that every day, then I would have to take some different measures to be able to cope with that. And I just can’t imagine life being like that yet, at this point.”
THE PERFECTIONIST (2006)
“I don’t like to use the word perfectionist. I can look at freeze frames of a fight or anything else and find slight little things – maybe my hand was down two inches lower or four inches lower than it should have been, or off of a break I didn’t react as quickly as I should have, I wasn’t explosive as I should have been – and even if it’s just minor details that most people wouldn’t even think about, I still pick up on.”
FIGHTING HURT (2006)
“Any time you have a major injury and you’re aware of it, you can feel it. But it’s not like the kind of feeling I would get if I were to break my hand in a car door and then had to sit there with it. I’m in the middle of a fight, so most of that pain is masked. But you know it’s there and it hurts a little bit. What else am I gonna do? Punching is a big part of my game, so the only option I have is to kick and keep throwing punches.”
THE ESSENCE OF RICH FRANKLIN (2006)
“I don’t know what it is, I just have this drive. I was a kid that didn’t have a whole lot growing up. I was from divorced parents, kinda poor, and we had to make do with what we had and fight for what we got. And I think the Lord kinda put me in that situation, so I grew up with that kind of mentality that you’re willing to do whatever it takes to get what you need. This is the path that I’ve chosen in life, God’s granted me with the talent to fight, so I’m willing to do whatever it takes to get what I need, and in Saturday’s case, that was a victory.”
FIGHTING FRIENDS (2006)
“You see the marketing that’s put into these fights, and especially in the boxing world you see two fighters shove each other at the weigh-in, and it really doesn’t make for a better fight. I don’t think you could have asked for a more exciting fight than Saturday’s fight (against David Loiseau), and that’s coming from two guys who like each other and consider themselves friends - as much as you can be friends in this business and in the same weight class - and yet we still put on a good show.”
THE FANS (2006)
“I love the fans out there and any fan that has met me could probably vouch for me and say that. I’m usually the last guy to leave and the first guy to show up to sign autographs and I always have to have somebody pushing me out the door saying ‘Rich, we’ve got to be here’ or ‘Rich, we’ve got to be there.’ And I love the fans in that sense. However, I don’t thrive on the fame or anything like that. I just understand that from a fan’s perspective, if somebody waits around to meet Rich Franklin, and they put a lot of time and effort into meeting me, then the least I can do is sign an autograph, be cordial, and make the most of that particular encounter.”
THE DIFFERENCE (2007)
“Most people in this country, they participate in team sports, and a lot of people don’t understand the difference between team sports and individual sports. For me, when I walk into the cage, it’s kinda like that feeling of having two seconds left on the clock and I’m at the free throw line and I have to make both my free throws to win the game. Or it’s the bottom of the ninth and I’m the last batter and we need a run driven in to win the World Series. You have that kind of feeling of pressure on you where you have to be the one to perform. You don’t have four other teammates on the court that you can blame it on when the game is lost. When the fight’s lost, it’s your fault. People look at you and want to know what you did wrong, what you did right, and how you’re going to fix things so that you can win next time.”
MONEY PLAYER (2007)
“I think that individual athletes and fighters like myself, these are the guys that would be the playmakers on teams. You’re the guy that wants the ball in a pressure situation. You’re the guy that can say, ‘You know what, I can make the difference between winning and losing in a game.’ I do believe it’s that mentality.”
DEFENDING THE GAME (2007)
“I get tired of the misconceptions. I honestly get tired of doing interviews that constantly use words like ‘barbaric’ and ‘bloody’, and just those kind of adjectives to describe what you do. In reality, I feel much safer doing what I do than I would riding a bull or driving NASCAR or doing flips on a motorcycle at a motocross event. That’s just my choice. I have a good referee in the ring at all times to keep watch on me and I have the ability, if I want to, to tap out of a fight. That keeps me safe and I know it. The misconceptions of just how brutal this sport is just gets irritating after a while, to constantly defend yourself.”
WINNING THE TITLE AGAIN (2007)
“There’s no quarterback in the NFL that ever won one Super bowl ring and didn’t want to win another one. One of my favorite posters that I had growing up was a poster of Joe Montana. He was holding a football and he had a Superbowl ring on four fingers. Just to see that picture and know that not only is he a good quarterback, but he was dominant. And I think every kid dreams of that. You don’t go into sports and say ‘well if I could win one Superbowl, that would be great.’ If you’re gonna play ten years, you’d want to win ten, and that’s the same way here. After I win my championship belt, I don’t want to lose it. If I fight ten more fights in my career, I want to defend my belt ten more times and that’s what I’m trying to get back to.”
GOING HOLLYWOOD? (2008)
“The movie work that I did, I had been talking to my business team about it, and it seemed like an opportunity for something that was just kinda fun to do. I don’t really have any acting experience and don’t necessarily think that I have a future in acting as a career. When I talked about doing a small part in a movie, I said something about having three or four lines and more or less like a cameo appearance. So here we are, we find ourselves in a smaller budget action film and it was a good opportunity. But never once did it cross my mind that ‘yeah, this is something I can do when I’m done fighting.’ I’m just not sure that I enjoy acting that much. It’s hard work, its long hours, and it’s a slower pace of work than I’m used to. Being in front of a camera when you’re acting is much different than when you’re doing an interview, commentating, or any of that stuff. Would I do another movie? Yeah, possibly. I had a good time doing it. Would I want to do it as a career? I’m not quite sure.”
FAR FROM FINISHED (2008)
“People in this world assume that once you’ve earned the title, been the main event, and been in the limelight and then lost it that now you’re done. I’m not done. I can still put on exciting fights, the fans love watching me fight, I love to compete still, and I can move to 205 and see what I can do there. I don’t mind not being the main event, I don’t mind not having to do 5,000 interviews – now I only have 4,999 because I’m not nearly important as I once was. (Laughs) To me, it’s all the same – I have fans who still love me and critics who hate me. It will be that way whether I’m a titleholder or not, so in between now and then, I’m just trying to put on good fights, entertain people, and enjoy doing what I do.”
HATERS (2008)
“Everybody has haters. I was watching (comedian) Katt Williams. He said Jesus only had 12 friends and he had a hater, and he (Jesus) was perfect. Judas threw him under the bus. So it doesn’t matter what you do in life, there are gonna be people who don’t like you.”
REINVENTING RICH (2009)
“It’s easy when you get to the top and you’re winning and to say to yourself – here’s the equation that got it done for me – I’m gonna stick with this. But once you lose and you’re not on the top anymore, a lot of guys are just comfortable saying I was there, I was world champ, and I’m happy with that, so let me just skate through here on my own coattails and make the money I can make throughout the rest of my career. And they invest all the time, work, and effort that they need to in getting to the top, and once they’re there, they’re sick of putting that work in and they don’t want to have to go back to the drawing board and say I need to change myself as a fighter. For me, I’m not satisfied being on the top and then beginning my downward descent into retirement. There are still things I’d like to accomplish in this sport.”
BURN OUT (2009)
“I’d be lying if I told you that I didn’t get burned out occasionally. There are days when I come in the gym and I ask myself why I do what I do. It happens all the time, but every fighter goes through that. Whether it’s gonna be physically difficult, where you don’t want to go through that hard workout, or it’s gonna be mentally difficult, where you’re constantly focusing on things but you don’t feel like putting the attention span in on something, you have those days from time to time and you just have to work through that stuff. I keep telling myself that in this profession, I have a short window. It’s not 30 years and then retire. I’ve got maybe 10 or 11 years in this and then I’m done. So even when I have days where I don’t feel like doing what I need to do, I’ve just got to suck it up, do my stuff, and remind myself that this is a short-lived amount of time.”
THE STORYBOOK ENDING (2010)
“It’s the classic Cinderella story – any athlete, or anybody in any kind of job in life, that’s what they want to do. I want to try my hand at going for the number one spot again and if I can make it there, that would be great to get back on top, and once I get there I’ll figure out where to go from there. So I would think that fights with some of the big names in the sport are what’s going to take me there, and obviously these fights with guys like Chuck Liddell are gonna put me in a position to start stepping me towards that.”
THE COMPETITOR (2010)
“I love competition and this is what I’m good at. At this point in my life, I can’t imagine doing anything besides this. If you were a doctor and you came to me and said ‘Rich, you could never fight again,’ I would sit here and wonder what I would do. There’s nothing I really enjoy doing like I enjoy fighting and training. I do what I love and I really need to thank God for the fact that I’m not stuck doing some job that I hate.”
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Yeah
It's my life
In my own words I guess
Have you ever loved someone so much, you'd give an arm for?
Not the expression, no, literally give an arm for?
When they know they're your heart
And you know you are their armor
And you will destroy anyone who would try to harm 'em
But what happens when karma, turns right around and bites you
And everything you stand for, turns on you, despite you?
What happens when you become the main source of a pain?
"Daddy look what I made," dad's gotta go catch a plane
"Daddy where's mommy? I can't find mommy, where is she?"
I don't know, go play Haile, baby, your daddy's busy
Daddy's writing this song, this song ain't gon' write itself
I'll give you one underdog, and you gotta swing by yourself
Then turn right around in that song and tell her you love her
And put hands on her mother, who's a spitting image of her
That's Slim Shady, yeah baby, Slim Shady's crazy
Shady made me, but tonight Shady's rocka-by-baby
And when I'm gone, just carry on, don't mourn
Rejoice every time you hear the sound of my voice
Just know that I'm looking down on you smiling
And I didn't feel a thing
So baby don't feel no pain
Just smile back
And when I'm gone, just carry on, don't mourn
Rejoice every time you hear the sound of my voice
Just know that I'm looking down on you smiling
And I didn't feel a thing
So baby don't feel no pain
Just smile back
I keep having this dream, I'm pushin' Haile on a swing
She keeps screaming, she don't want me to sing
"You're making mommy cry? Why? Why is mommy crying?
Baby, daddy ain't leaving no more, "Daddy you're lying?
"You always say that, you always say this is the last time
But you ain't leaving no more, daddy, you're mine"
She's piling boxes in front of the door, trying to block it
"Daddy please, daddy don't leave, daddy, no stop it!"
Goes in her pocket, pulls out a tiny necklace locket
It's got a picture, "This'll keep you safe daddy, take it witcha'"
I look up, it's just me standing in the mirror
These stinkin' walls must be talking, ?cuz man I can hear 'em
They're saying, "You got one more chance to do right
And it's tonight, now go out there
And show ?em that you love 'em ?fore it's too late?
And just as I go to walk out of my bedroom door
It's turns to a stage, they're gone, and this spotlight is on
And I'm singing
And when I'm gone, just carry on, don't mourn
Rejoice every time you hear the sound of my voice
Just know that I'm looking down on you smiling
And I didn't feel a thing
So baby don't feel no pain
Just smile back
And when I'm gone, just carry on, don't mourn
Rejoice every time you hear the sound of my voice
Just know that I'm looking down on you smiling
And I didn't feel a thing
So baby don't feel no pain
Just smile back
Sixty thousand people, all jumping out their seat
The curtain closes, they're throwing roses at my feet
I take a bow and thank you all for coming out
They're screaming so loud, I take one last look at the crowd
I glance down, I don't believe what I'm seeing
"Daddy it's me, help mommy, her ****** are bleeding"
But baby we're in Sweden, how did you get to Sweden?
"I followed you daddy, you told me that you weren't leavin'
You lied to me dad, and now you made mommy sad
And I bought you this coin, it says 'Number One Dad'?
"That's all I wanted, I just want to give you this coin
I get the point, fine, me and mommy are goin'"
But baby wait, "It's too late dad, you made your choice
Now go out there and show 'em that you love 'em more than us"
That's what they want, they want you Marshall
They keep screamin' your name
It's no wonder you can't go to sleep, just take another ****
Yeah, I bet you you will, you rap about it
Yeah, word, k-keep it real
I hear applause, all this time I couldn't see
How could it be, that the curtain is closing on me?
I turn around, find a *** on the ground, **** it
Put it to my brain, scream, "Die Shady" and *** it
The sky darkens, my life flashes
The plane that I was supposed to be on crashes and burns to ashes
That's when I wake up, alarm clock's ringin', there's birds singin'
It's spring and Haile's outside swinging
I walk right up to Kim and kiss her
Tell her I miss her, Haile just smiles
And winks at her little sister
Almost as if to say
And when I'm gone, just carry on, don't mourn
Rejoice every time you hear the sound of my voice
Just know that I'm looking down on you smiling
And I didn't feel a thing
So baby don't feel no pain
Just smile back
And when I'm gone, just carry on, don't mourn
Rejoice every time you hear the sound of my voice
Just know that I'm looking down on you smiling
And I didn't feel a thing
So baby don't feel no pain
Just smile back
It's my life
In my own words I guess
Have you ever loved someone so much, you'd give an arm for?
Not the expression, no, literally give an arm for?
When they know they're your heart
And you know you are their armor
And you will destroy anyone who would try to harm 'em
But what happens when karma, turns right around and bites you
And everything you stand for, turns on you, despite you?
What happens when you become the main source of a pain?
"Daddy look what I made," dad's gotta go catch a plane
"Daddy where's mommy? I can't find mommy, where is she?"
I don't know, go play Haile, baby, your daddy's busy
Daddy's writing this song, this song ain't gon' write itself
I'll give you one underdog, and you gotta swing by yourself
Then turn right around in that song and tell her you love her
And put hands on her mother, who's a spitting image of her
That's Slim Shady, yeah baby, Slim Shady's crazy
Shady made me, but tonight Shady's rocka-by-baby
And when I'm gone, just carry on, don't mourn
Rejoice every time you hear the sound of my voice
Just know that I'm looking down on you smiling
And I didn't feel a thing
So baby don't feel no pain
Just smile back
And when I'm gone, just carry on, don't mourn
Rejoice every time you hear the sound of my voice
Just know that I'm looking down on you smiling
And I didn't feel a thing
So baby don't feel no pain
Just smile back
I keep having this dream, I'm pushin' Haile on a swing
She keeps screaming, she don't want me to sing
"You're making mommy cry? Why? Why is mommy crying?
Baby, daddy ain't leaving no more, "Daddy you're lying?
"You always say that, you always say this is the last time
But you ain't leaving no more, daddy, you're mine"
She's piling boxes in front of the door, trying to block it
"Daddy please, daddy don't leave, daddy, no stop it!"
Goes in her pocket, pulls out a tiny necklace locket
It's got a picture, "This'll keep you safe daddy, take it witcha'"
I look up, it's just me standing in the mirror
These stinkin' walls must be talking, ?cuz man I can hear 'em
They're saying, "You got one more chance to do right
And it's tonight, now go out there
And show ?em that you love 'em ?fore it's too late?
And just as I go to walk out of my bedroom door
It's turns to a stage, they're gone, and this spotlight is on
And I'm singing
And when I'm gone, just carry on, don't mourn
Rejoice every time you hear the sound of my voice
Just know that I'm looking down on you smiling
And I didn't feel a thing
So baby don't feel no pain
Just smile back
And when I'm gone, just carry on, don't mourn
Rejoice every time you hear the sound of my voice
Just know that I'm looking down on you smiling
And I didn't feel a thing
So baby don't feel no pain
Just smile back
Sixty thousand people, all jumping out their seat
The curtain closes, they're throwing roses at my feet
I take a bow and thank you all for coming out
They're screaming so loud, I take one last look at the crowd
I glance down, I don't believe what I'm seeing
"Daddy it's me, help mommy, her ****** are bleeding"
But baby we're in Sweden, how did you get to Sweden?
"I followed you daddy, you told me that you weren't leavin'
You lied to me dad, and now you made mommy sad
And I bought you this coin, it says 'Number One Dad'?
"That's all I wanted, I just want to give you this coin
I get the point, fine, me and mommy are goin'"
But baby wait, "It's too late dad, you made your choice
Now go out there and show 'em that you love 'em more than us"
That's what they want, they want you Marshall
They keep screamin' your name
It's no wonder you can't go to sleep, just take another ****
Yeah, I bet you you will, you rap about it
Yeah, word, k-keep it real
I hear applause, all this time I couldn't see
How could it be, that the curtain is closing on me?
I turn around, find a *** on the ground, **** it
Put it to my brain, scream, "Die Shady" and *** it
The sky darkens, my life flashes
The plane that I was supposed to be on crashes and burns to ashes
That's when I wake up, alarm clock's ringin', there's birds singin'
It's spring and Haile's outside swinging
I walk right up to Kim and kiss her
Tell her I miss her, Haile just smiles
And winks at her little sister
Almost as if to say
And when I'm gone, just carry on, don't mourn
Rejoice every time you hear the sound of my voice
Just know that I'm looking down on you smiling
And I didn't feel a thing
So baby don't feel no pain
Just smile back
And when I'm gone, just carry on, don't mourn
Rejoice every time you hear the sound of my voice
Just know that I'm looking down on you smiling
And I didn't feel a thing
So baby don't feel no pain
Just smile back
Been there done that. I understand how brittle trust is, not doubt me
I'm doubting myself again. Did I really make the right choice?
"Studying expands knowledge, knowledge is power, power corrupts, corruption is a crime, crime doesn’t pay. Why study?
FIFA 2011.
Medal of Honor / Call of Duty: Black Ops.
NBA 2K11
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
F1 2010
that will cost 300 bucks. like xtra 300 bucks out of my tight wallet.
Medal of Honor / Call of Duty: Black Ops.
NBA 2K11
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
F1 2010
that will cost 300 bucks. like xtra 300 bucks out of my tight wallet.
I know that I have the ability to achieve my definite purpose in life:
therefore I demand of myself, persistent, continuous action towards
its attainment and I here and now promise to render such action.
I fully realize that no wealth or position will long endure
unless it is built upon truth and justice;
therefore I will engage in no transaction which does not benefit
all to whom it effects.
I am succeeding by attracting to myself the forces I wish to use
and the cooperation of other people.
I induce others to serve me because of my willingness to serve others.
I eliminate hatred, envy, jealousy, selfishness, cynicism, anger, and fear
by developing a true love for all humanity,
because I know that a negative attitude towards others
will never bring me success.
I cause others to believe in me because I believe in them
and believe in myself.
This is my creed, my quest.
To never stop striving for the top.
To always keep moving forward.
To always be the very best I can be.
I am the power. I am the magic. I can not be stopped. I am a winner.
I promise to always be true to myself
because I am the creator and master of my universe
and I am responsible for making a positive difference in the world
and to the quality of life in it.
I live in constant and never-ending improvement
therefore I demand of myself, persistent, continuous action towards
its attainment and I here and now promise to render such action.
I fully realize that no wealth or position will long endure
unless it is built upon truth and justice;
therefore I will engage in no transaction which does not benefit
all to whom it effects.
I am succeeding by attracting to myself the forces I wish to use
and the cooperation of other people.
I induce others to serve me because of my willingness to serve others.
I eliminate hatred, envy, jealousy, selfishness, cynicism, anger, and fear
by developing a true love for all humanity,
because I know that a negative attitude towards others
will never bring me success.
I cause others to believe in me because I believe in them
and believe in myself.
This is my creed, my quest.
To never stop striving for the top.
To always keep moving forward.
To always be the very best I can be.
I am the power. I am the magic. I can not be stopped. I am a winner.
I promise to always be true to myself
because I am the creator and master of my universe
and I am responsible for making a positive difference in the world
and to the quality of life in it.
I live in constant and never-ending improvement
Chords:
Capo 1st Fret
Em / C / G / D
Capo 1st Fret
Em / C / G / D
哎！你有没有看过电影！Arnold 说过："I'll be BACK!"
I wanted to post in Chinese, but i can't get the words organized properly. But i will post in Chinese by the end of the year.
The past weeks has been rather eventful for me, from YOG matches to the Closing Ceremony; from the YOG Mock Match to going to watch the SAS Match; the past 48 hours can been a roller coaster ride.
In my view, YOG has been successful in Singapore, a major sporting event, held in Singapore? I couldn't imagine it if it was 5 years back. But now, Singapore got it, she pulled it off with a Bang! I like the fact that people around me wanted to watch the match. I thought some would not want to go (the monday vb match), but I really appreciate it for doing something out of the familiar zone. I never imagined someone would accompany myself to sports stuffs! I even had to persuade my Sister to go Queensway once, And i did a trade to accompany her to shopping after that. YOG is the love!
A Division is been a mixed feeling for myself. Yea I like the Team dynamics, the Team is really strong, the competition is high. I like the heighten competition, but If i don't make a breakthrough in J2, I think i was be very disappointed... I think i understand that the max size of the team is just small and only 12 players are allowed. However I can't help to feel that whenever i'm not called up, its like being cut from the Team and back to training or even the drawing board. Work hard i guess. Oh and I like that my physique is improving.
MSG is great this term. 1.44. That even though my commitment increased since the start of the term. a more structured training programme, all the outings, and more work! But i guess as long as MSG is good, its good! But still, the 4th End Of Year is still the "Bomb", the Jackpot, the Bullseye, "the Holy grail". Work HARDER PEOPLE!
And the past 48 hours, well its cool. Settled some stuffs i needed to get it out to focus on the impeding exams and concentrating on training programmes. Shout out to a stranger here. Callie Kwong. Thanks for your help even though we don't know each other. Really ppreciate your help.
I wanted to post in Chinese, but i can't get the words organized properly. But i will post in Chinese by the end of the year.
The past weeks has been rather eventful for me, from YOG matches to the Closing Ceremony; from the YOG Mock Match to going to watch the SAS Match; the past 48 hours can been a roller coaster ride.
In my view, YOG has been successful in Singapore, a major sporting event, held in Singapore? I couldn't imagine it if it was 5 years back. But now, Singapore got it, she pulled it off with a Bang! I like the fact that people around me wanted to watch the match. I thought some would not want to go (the monday vb match), but I really appreciate it for doing something out of the familiar zone. I never imagined someone would accompany myself to sports stuffs! I even had to persuade my Sister to go Queensway once, And i did a trade to accompany her to shopping after that. YOG is the love!
A Division is been a mixed feeling for myself. Yea I like the Team dynamics, the Team is really strong, the competition is high. I like the heighten competition, but If i don't make a breakthrough in J2, I think i was be very disappointed... I think i understand that the max size of the team is just small and only 12 players are allowed. However I can't help to feel that whenever i'm not called up, its like being cut from the Team and back to training or even the drawing board. Work hard i guess. Oh and I like that my physique is improving.
MSG is great this term. 1.44. That even though my commitment increased since the start of the term. a more structured training programme, all the outings, and more work! But i guess as long as MSG is good, its good! But still, the 4th End Of Year is still the "Bomb", the Jackpot, the Bullseye, "the Holy grail". Work HARDER PEOPLE!
And the past 48 hours, well its cool. Settled some stuffs i needed to get it out to focus on the impeding exams and concentrating on training programmes. Shout out to a stranger here. Callie Kwong. Thanks for your help even though we don't know each other. Really ppreciate your help.
- Mood:
cheerful
Dear _____ ,
The past few weeks has been rather tough, all the late nights, all the information stuffing, all the good moments, all the splendid events.
And the coming weeks isn't going to be anyway easier, avg of 1 test per day, no doubt the late nights will still be there, but I know that these nights will not be as meaningless as before.
Oh and I regreted another splendid offer: the DSO project offer.
YOG has started yesterday and I feel so proud to be a Singaporean. I don't get why Singaporeans are complaining about YOG. Don't look at it as a downsized version of the Olympics, is the Youth Olympics Games and do your own part to embrace it in our Nation Singapore. Why critisize your country, like come on, its your country after all sacrifice some for the greater good of the nation.
I feel that I am missing a part of YOG involvemnt that I'm not a volunteer. I did torchbearing, I participated in the celebrations at HC and NY, I'm going to be a spectator, but i'm not a volunteer. Its something that I will live to regret sadly. But nevertheless, I want to enjoy the 12 days YOG is in Singapore and take part in everything i can!
the celebrations were amazing. HC had good performance by the gymnast and wushu people. Loved the wushu performance. While across the street they had a funfair, which was wow-ing to see students putting so much efforts to contribute to it. Saw old friends and new friends, and it was nice to see them after a long time, saying hi regardless if they had change or not. But I left with a pinch of frustration of my stupidity.
I'm feeling something weird again. Similar to the one I felt last year but much more intense. I'm not sure of the cause, whether is training or studies or other stuffs. But once again, I have to regroup myself and move on 1st, and not act rashly.
I haven't spoken to You for a while and I hope You will still be there with open arms to hear me out.
The past few weeks has been rather tough, all the late nights, all the information stuffing, all the good moments, all the splendid events.
And the coming weeks isn't going to be anyway easier, avg of 1 test per day, no doubt the late nights will still be there, but I know that these nights will not be as meaningless as before.
Oh and I regreted another splendid offer: the DSO project offer.
YOG has started yesterday and I feel so proud to be a Singaporean. I don't get why Singaporeans are complaining about YOG. Don't look at it as a downsized version of the Olympics, is the Youth Olympics Games and do your own part to embrace it in our Nation Singapore. Why critisize your country, like come on, its your country after all sacrifice some for the greater good of the nation.
I feel that I am missing a part of YOG involvemnt that I'm not a volunteer. I did torchbearing, I participated in the celebrations at HC and NY, I'm going to be a spectator, but i'm not a volunteer. Its something that I will live to regret sadly. But nevertheless, I want to enjoy the 12 days YOG is in Singapore and take part in everything i can!
the celebrations were amazing. HC had good performance by the gymnast and wushu people. Loved the wushu performance. While across the street they had a funfair, which was wow-ing to see students putting so much efforts to contribute to it. Saw old friends and new friends, and it was nice to see them after a long time, saying hi regardless if they had change or not. But I left with a pinch of frustration of my stupidity.
I'm feeling something weird again. Similar to the one I felt last year but much more intense. I'm not sure of the cause, whether is training or studies or other stuffs. But once again, I have to regroup myself and move on 1st, and not act rashly.
I haven't spoken to You for a while and I hope You will still be there with open arms to hear me out.
- Mood:
confused - Music:Hinder - Lips of an Angel
Below is from leibing's blog:
一番成功的事业？以下是一些先行者积累的10条有益的涉世忠告。好好地遵循、把握这些
1、买个闹钟，以便按时叫醒你。
自贪睡和不守时，都将成为你工作和事业上的绊脚石，任何时候都一样。不仅要学会准
2、如果你不喜欢现在的工作，要么辞职不干，要么就闭嘴不言。
初出茅庐，往往眼高手低，心高气傲，大事做不了，小事不愿做。不要养成挑三拣四的
3、每个人都有孤独的时候。
要学会忍受孤独，这样才会成熟起来。年轻人嘻嘻哈哈、打打闹闹惯了，到了一个陌生
4、走运时要做好倒霉的准备。
有一天，一只狐狸走到一个葡萄园外，看见里面水灵灵的葡萄垂涎欲滴。可是外面有栅
5、不要像玻璃那样脆弱。
有的人眼睛总盯着自己，所以长不高看不远；总是喜欢怨天尤人，也使别人无比厌烦。
6、管住自己的嘴巴。
不要谈论自己，更不要议论别人。谈论自己往往会自大虚伪，在名不副实中失去自己。
7、机会从不会“失掉”，你失掉了，自有别人会得到。
不要凡事在天，守株待兔，更不要寄希望于“机会”。机会只不过是相对于充分准备而
8、若电话老是不响，你该打出去。
很多时候，电话会给你带来意想不到的收获，它不是花瓶，仅仅成为一种摆设。交了新
9、千万不要因为自己已经到了结婚年龄而草率结婚。
想结婚，就要找一个能和你心心相印、相辅相携的伴侣。不要因为放纵和游戏而恋爱，
10、写出你一生要做的事情，把单子放在皮夹里，经常拿出来看。
人生要有目标，要有计划，要有提醒，要有紧迫感。一个又一个小目标串起来，就成了
一番成功的事业？以下是一些先行者积累的10条有益的涉世忠告。好好地遵循、把握这些
1、买个闹钟，以便按时叫醒你。
自贪睡和不守时，都将成为你工作和事业上的绊脚石，任何时候都一样。不仅要学会准
2、如果你不喜欢现在的工作，要么辞职不干，要么就闭嘴不言。
初出茅庐，往往眼高手低，心高气傲，大事做不了，小事不愿做。不要养成挑三拣四的
3、每个人都有孤独的时候。
要学会忍受孤独，这样才会成熟起来。年轻人嘻嘻哈哈、打打闹闹惯了，到了一个陌生
4、走运时要做好倒霉的准备。
有一天，一只狐狸走到一个葡萄园外，看见里面水灵灵的葡萄垂涎欲滴。可是外面有栅
5、不要像玻璃那样脆弱。
有的人眼睛总盯着自己，所以长不高看不远；总是喜欢怨天尤人，也使别人无比厌烦。
6、管住自己的嘴巴。
不要谈论自己，更不要议论别人。谈论自己往往会自大虚伪，在名不副实中失去自己。
7、机会从不会“失掉”，你失掉了，自有别人会得到。
不要凡事在天，守株待兔，更不要寄希望于“机会”。机会只不过是相对于充分准备而
8、若电话老是不响，你该打出去。
很多时候，电话会给你带来意想不到的收获，它不是花瓶，仅仅成为一种摆设。交了新
9、千万不要因为自己已经到了结婚年龄而草率结婚。
想结婚，就要找一个能和你心心相印、相辅相携的伴侣。不要因为放纵和游戏而恋爱，
10、写出你一生要做的事情，把单子放在皮夹里，经常拿出来看。
人生要有目标，要有计划，要有提醒，要有紧迫感。一个又一个小目标串起来，就成了
"People who sleep more or fewer than seven hours a day, including naps, are increasing their risk for cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death in the US, a study published today shows."
Sleep 7 hours guys, its justified.
As I attended assembly today, listening to the presentation on the JC subjects, the reality has struck me so hard that time is zooing by. Gone are my sec 1 days where I can still vividly remember playing soccer at the upper storey volleyball court.
And so are the sec 2 days where we spent having fun as a class in creation of the yeast bomb, sharing so much wonderful memories
Before i knew it Sec 3 is gone with my fantastic class of 3B1, who scared away all the teachers but WanDK which stayed on to teach us.
As we finished basketballing around 4pm today, I sat down with Ernest and Edwin talking about how fast its JC time for us. Its so unbelieving that we're gonna leave high school, and embarking on our A levels journey. We all know what we want, which is good, I know I want to take Trip H2 Science but I'm unsure if I have the calibre.
Theres something funny happening to me recently: I'm much more disciplined in studies and trainings. I actually mugged till 2 am for my IHC test which is quite weird.
Ah back to my point of time, my last IHC test is over, now its just exams.
I will miss the days of high school exams man, and I can't believe I just left just a handful before they are gone.
We live to keep moving forward, to pursue our needs and desires. Our brain is like this complex jigsaw puzzle. We move on in our lives trying to find the correct pieces to complete the picture. Some may take a much longer time than others, some may take a shorter time. As we complete section by section, The picture starts to become clearer. Eventually, with sufficient time, we will all get our life's picture. But sadly time isn't sufficient to all. And a simple force acting on the joints of the puzzle can easily break and destroy the picture.
We need a purpose, all of us them a purpose;
Find it, live by it and fulfil it.
I'm feeling scared about A Division now, I need to improve fast, I'm just not up there to compete with them.
"Don't cry, sweat it out in the court"
No used dwelling on the past, we find our forte and keep moving forward
Sleep 7 hours guys, its justified.
As I attended assembly today, listening to the presentation on the JC subjects, the reality has struck me so hard that time is zooing by. Gone are my sec 1 days where I can still vividly remember playing soccer at the upper storey volleyball court.
And so are the sec 2 days where we spent having fun as a class in creation of the yeast bomb, sharing so much wonderful memories
Before i knew it Sec 3 is gone with my fantastic class of 3B1, who scared away all the teachers but WanDK which stayed on to teach us.
As we finished basketballing around 4pm today, I sat down with Ernest and Edwin talking about how fast its JC time for us. Its so unbelieving that we're gonna leave high school, and embarking on our A levels journey. We all know what we want, which is good, I know I want to take Trip H2 Science but I'm unsure if I have the calibre.
Theres something funny happening to me recently: I'm much more disciplined in studies and trainings. I actually mugged till 2 am for my IHC test which is quite weird.
Ah back to my point of time, my last IHC test is over, now its just exams.
I will miss the days of high school exams man, and I can't believe I just left just a handful before they are gone.
We live to keep moving forward, to pursue our needs and desires. Our brain is like this complex jigsaw puzzle. We move on in our lives trying to find the correct pieces to complete the picture. Some may take a much longer time than others, some may take a shorter time. As we complete section by section, The picture starts to become clearer. Eventually, with sufficient time, we will all get our life's picture. But sadly time isn't sufficient to all. And a simple force acting on the joints of the puzzle can easily break and destroy the picture.
We need a purpose, all of us them a purpose;
Find it, live by it and fulfil it.
I'm feeling scared about A Division now, I need to improve fast, I'm just not up there to compete with them.
"Don't cry, sweat it out in the court"
No used dwelling on the past, we find our forte and keep moving forward
- Mood:
curious - Music:HE's my Brother - Hollies
I shall start to touch my guitar again.
3 songs to learn.
Heart will go on.
I Don't wanna miss a thing/ Leavin' on a jetplane
You say it best when you say nothing at all
3 songs to learn.
Heart will go on.
I Don't wanna miss a thing/ Leavin' on a jetplane
You say it best when you say nothing at all
"An idea is the most resilient parasite. A single idea from a human mind, can build cities. An idea can transform the world, rewrite all the rules"
This idea was implanted in my head on the 25th of June 2009 and no matter how hard I try to conquer it, it just keeps coming back. It appears in my dreams, it appears whwn I hear songs like Heart will Go On. Why can't it just fade away. I do my utmost to move on and leave this piece of my life behind but it runs after me, it chased me down.Its telling me to hold it on and give it another shot later in my years.
An interesting individual you are, and I would like to understand/know you better. It isn't stubborn-ness anymore, its faith, believing in something common sense tells you not to.
I indeed moved on but not as fast as the tempo of the society requires. Besides, I move and develop in my own way, slow it may be in certain aspects, it don't matter because its the Journey afterall.
I stuck with my promise because I want to, because I wish to, not because its an obligation.
i'm in a dream, my dream is my reality. but I will workhard in this dream untill i wake up. Parts of mytself awakens and they shall maximize my potential
I am the captain of my soul.
on a sidenote, dad and mom and the dude out there "i'm forever yours faithfully"
This idea was implanted in my head on the 25th of June 2009 and no matter how hard I try to conquer it, it just keeps coming back. It appears in my dreams, it appears whwn I hear songs like Heart will Go On. Why can't it just fade away. I do my utmost to move on and leave this piece of my life behind but it runs after me, it chased me down.Its telling me to hold it on and give it another shot later in my years.
An interesting individual you are, and I would like to understand/know you better. It isn't stubborn-ness anymore, its faith, believing in something common sense tells you not to.
I indeed moved on but not as fast as the tempo of the society requires. Besides, I move and develop in my own way, slow it may be in certain aspects, it don't matter because its the Journey afterall.
I stuck with my promise because I want to, because I wish to, not because its an obligation.
i'm in a dream, my dream is my reality. but I will workhard in this dream untill i wake up. Parts of mytself awakens and they shall maximize my potential
I am the captain of my soul.
on a sidenote, dad and mom and the dude out there "i'm forever yours faithfully"
- Music:Heart will go on - Kenny G
I'm Stubborn, I'm impulsive, I'm Hot Tempered, I'm Easily Irritated.
I can't digest that I should just reduce my weights training schedule and replace it with cardio training.
Being stubborn isn't getting me anywhere. And I need to understand that my body needs to rest. Although I want to improve quickly, doing weights so frequently may not be the way to go.
I need to reduce the intensity, let my body rest and work on my cardio.
Argh, but i will feel slack if I do so.
My improvements ain't fast, I get irritated. I'm frustrated that what I do isn't helping me improve.
Shit.
I can't digest that I should just reduce my weights training schedule and replace it with cardio training.
Being stubborn isn't getting me anywhere. And I need to understand that my body needs to rest. Although I want to improve quickly, doing weights so frequently may not be the way to go.
I need to reduce the intensity, let my body rest and work on my cardio.
Argh, but i will feel slack if I do so.
My improvements ain't fast, I get irritated. I'm frustrated that what I do isn't helping me improve.
Shit.
- Mood:
cold
Get Mad Once, and Get over it.
Don't follow your dreams, CHASE them.
No pain, no gain.
You want something, go get it. Don't consider the easy way out. You want to ace your test, mug more; you want to make the starting line up, work harder. Don't whine, cause that ain't gonna help.
Get mad at yourself, yes get really mad, because you can't live up to your expectation, you're a loser, a failure and motherf***er. And Get over it. Be not afraid to venture and work again. Frankly, if you are gonna just whine through your life, you suck, your life suck.
Get used to the consequences, open your damned eyes when your make a choice. Don't just click yes here and there just to realize oopsy I made a wrong choice and start to whine again. Whine, Whine, Whine, can't you do something better? Get a life.
You want to change stuffs? CHANGE YOURSELF 1st. You ain't gonna influence no shit if you don't get respect man. Respect is the key, and respect is only obtainable by others trust.
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I never thought 16 SLC could no much in my later months of sec 4. I went there for the portfolio i admit, but I didn't expect to get anything more.
I strengthen bonds with some of my buds, I seen some ugly sides of people, but I gain one friend thats been there for the past 6 weeks. Thanks a lot man larry, you're a fun dude to be with man. You're shy, kinda like me, but well I see you are open. Interacting with you is interesting man, like I doubt I would have thought I could have a good friendship with a junior. And this junior actually made me think bout my actions. my past actions, that maybe it isnt true, and all a farce.
Thanks man. Hope this will last for a long time.
This summarizes me.
Adventurous and energetic
Pioneering and courageous
Enthusiastic and confident
Dynamic and quick-witted
Selfish and quick-tempered
Impulsive and impatient
Foolhardy and daredevil
But does this summarizes you?
Imaginative and sensitive
Compassionate and kind
Selfless and unworldly
Intuitive and sympathetic
Don't follow your dreams, CHASE them.
No pain, no gain.
You want something, go get it. Don't consider the easy way out. You want to ace your test, mug more; you want to make the starting line up, work harder. Don't whine, cause that ain't gonna help.
Get mad at yourself, yes get really mad, because you can't live up to your expectation, you're a loser, a failure and motherf***er. And Get over it. Be not afraid to venture and work again. Frankly, if you are gonna just whine through your life, you suck, your life suck.
Get used to the consequences, open your damned eyes when your make a choice. Don't just click yes here and there just to realize oopsy I made a wrong choice and start to whine again. Whine, Whine, Whine, can't you do something better? Get a life.
You want to change stuffs? CHANGE YOURSELF 1st. You ain't gonna influence no shit if you don't get respect man. Respect is the key, and respect is only obtainable by others trust.
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I never thought 16 SLC could no much in my later months of sec 4. I went there for the portfolio i admit, but I didn't expect to get anything more.
I strengthen bonds with some of my buds, I seen some ugly sides of people, but I gain one friend thats been there for the past 6 weeks. Thanks a lot man larry, you're a fun dude to be with man. You're shy, kinda like me, but well I see you are open. Interacting with you is interesting man, like I doubt I would have thought I could have a good friendship with a junior. And this junior actually made me think bout my actions. my past actions, that maybe it isnt true, and all a farce.
Thanks man. Hope this will last for a long time.
This summarizes me.
Adventurous and energetic
Pioneering and courageous
Enthusiastic and confident
Dynamic and quick-witted
Selfish and quick-tempered
Impulsive and impatient
Foolhardy and daredevil
But does this summarizes you?
Imaginative and sensitive
Compassionate and kind
Selfless and unworldly
Intuitive and sympathetic
Escapist and idealistic
Secretive and vague
Weak-willed and easily led
- Mood:
crappy - Music:Love like Ice - DBSK
Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.
In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.
Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds and shall find me unafraid.
It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.
~sir william ernest henley
man created god in his own perfect image
What is Good? More importantly, What is Evil?
Who decides is one's action is for the greater good, or for evil motives.
God loves all, at least thats what the bible says.
How does God loves all when they are so many different types of people with various agendas.
A soldier kisses the cross that he hooked onto his dogtag, praying to God to tell him his actions are Good and to pray for his safety.
A militant clamps his hands together and shuts his eyes. Pray to God that he is doing his duty for God, and that he believes it is Good.
When they come into battle, who will God safe?
If either one dies, perhaps he can think of it that God is bringing him to a better place as his duty is fulfilled. And so how can God take away human lives and assign them with these duties.
Don't we as humans have the right to craft our future, to write them in our own way? That brings us to other question, what did God do to achieve his status. The bible tells us all his good doings and I acknowledge that.
But what happened before that?What did he do to be able to decide the ethical norms of the society. When its ethical for abortion.
That since God gave you a child to be raise, you should accept it. What if the parent knows she is unable to raise the child up properly.
Will she still be loved by God?
I can't say I have lived a live of troubles. I lived a life that I appreciate, that all the things around me I do cherish. But i can't help to wonder, what about the children in Africa, what about them?
Its interesting to discuss about ethical issues. Whether its fine to sacrifice millions of people for the greater Good.
I ask you, someone has to die: You or a person that has the ability to change the world. Make a choice, would you sacrifice yourself?
- Mood:
content
I saw my Primary School Table Tennis coach today during Training and said "Hi" to him.
He didn't have a great impression of me as I wasn't in the school team then, but seeing him brings back much memory of my childhood playing table tennis.
I see the "juniors" training table tennis, and I hope that they can make their mark.
However, the look of some of them, they seem to be sad, to be like a caged bird.
That they want to do something that is not table tennis.
Memories
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1 Week down and it doesn't feel that my engine for school work has started.
I've said that its the last semester I have as a High School Student and I'm going to enjoy it and do my best.
I ain't doing my best yet, Homeworks undone, Stuffs yet settled.
But at least through the past week, I'm warming up seeing that the work is piling up I have to start working on it.
This week is quite new to me, I've tried to think through my situation which I did in the last week of the holidays but it dragged till now.
Perhaps by posting I can settle some of my issues.
I've always wanted to create an image of myself that I am loyal. as Loyal as my zodiac sign.
But people change and can I still be loyal to them when they stance change?
Perhaps it some aspects of your life, you can't be loyal,
When it comes to influencing your life per se.
I've thought, I've prayed for enlightenment, and it helped seriously.
Its time for me to move on, it has been one year and no one should have the right t to doubt me.
People changed and well You changed I changed.
Life's too short to be wasted on holding on onto one aspect of your life that may not even happen.
I wasn't so depend on you anymore, my Buddies around me, they showed me true ffriendship, the brotherhood.
Yes, I'm still 16 and theres a long way to go and I have to focus on building the foundations of my life, my academics my values.
I can't just harbour over the thoughts and feelings developed through that period of time I need to learn and adapt and grow.
I think I got it out this time around, I wouldn't waste my life any longer and move on.
Life always choose to put us down, but it is us that choose to get back up.
Cherish the time as Youth fellow friends cause when the time comes for us to take on adult persona, I don't think i'll like it.
I didn't give up, the feelings has disappeared and I moved on.
I'm Growing
He didn't have a great impression of me as I wasn't in the school team then, but seeing him brings back much memory of my childhood playing table tennis.
I see the "juniors" training table tennis, and I hope that they can make their mark.
However, the look of some of them, they seem to be sad, to be like a caged bird.
That they want to do something that is not table tennis.
Memories
----------------------------------------
1 Week down and it doesn't feel that my engine for school work has started.
I've said that its the last semester I have as a High School Student and I'm going to enjoy it and do my best.
I ain't doing my best yet, Homeworks undone, Stuffs yet settled.
But at least through the past week, I'm warming up seeing that the work is piling up I have to start working on it.
This week is quite new to me, I've tried to think through my situation which I did in the last week of the holidays but it dragged till now.
Perhaps by posting I can settle some of my issues.
I've always wanted to create an image of myself that I am loyal. as Loyal as my zodiac sign.
But people change and can I still be loyal to them when they stance change?
Perhaps it some aspects of your life, you can't be loyal,
When it comes to influencing your life per se.
I've thought, I've prayed for enlightenment, and it helped seriously.
Its time for me to move on, it has been one year and no one should have the right t to doubt me.
People changed and well You changed I changed.
Life's too short to be wasted on holding on onto one aspect of your life that may not even happen.
I wasn't so depend on you anymore, my Buddies around me, they showed me true ffriendship, the brotherhood.
Yes, I'm still 16 and theres a long way to go and I have to focus on building the foundations of my life, my academics my values.
I can't just harbour over the thoughts and feelings developed through that period of time I need to learn and adapt and grow.
I think I got it out this time around, I wouldn't waste my life any longer and move on.
Life always choose to put us down, but it is us that choose to get back up.
Cherish the time as Youth fellow friends cause when the time comes for us to take on adult persona, I don't think i'll like it.
I didn't give up, the feelings has disappeared and I moved on.
I'm Growing
- Mood:
nostalgic - Music:That Girl David Choi
Guys, one week till the start of semester 2.
Work hard, cherish the time, play hard, forge new bonds.
Cause you know that time ain't gonna wait for you, I've read from a post "working hard doesn't guarantee you success, but I gives you no regrets."
Splashed some cash in new gear, and ready to roll out!
Work hard, cherish the time, play hard, forge new bonds.
Cause you know that time ain't gonna wait for you, I've read from a post "working hard doesn't guarantee you success, but I gives you no regrets."
Splashed some cash in new gear, and ready to roll out!
- Mood:
bouncy
1st week of holidays, AHHAHAHA SLCSLCSLCSLC.
we've been spending 4 weeks as slc facs and yes i have forged new friendship with people i do not know and that i am happy.
But yes, to a certain extent slc changes people, I see the ugly sides of people that i hope i wouldn't see, I see the conflict that we as senior-junior made. I cannot not admit that I have not changed through this period of time, I see people for have ulterior motives, that attention seekers are all around us. I've learnt that the people i can work with are the people who stand beside me, the people who just flock away when there is a better option ain't the true people i Should trust.
Perhaps I'm overly pessimistic, but I guess thats life. we can only depend on ourselves, the cavalry ain't coming.
My june holidays are rocking so far, SLC has been an experience, sticking to my core that I should't put facs above participants. I learnt a lot from YCJ, I learnt a lot from my facs, I learnt a lot from myself. We are who we believe we can be.I apologize to any facs out there, I've not put an effort to bond with you guys cause I don't really want to get too bonded and not bond with the participants.You facs are cool, but i always feel very weird when i'm with you guys, like sticking out like a sore thumb. Apologizes people.
Yo HCVB homies, the camp right after SLC came at the right time. You guys reminded me that the drive towards a division shouldn't be lost. Training 1st, always.we'll work hard towards our goal, training side by side competing for the spots to represent the school and don the school colours. I didn't want to bond with the facs too much cause i'm afraid that it will disturb my routine. The time i spent with you guys are memorable, talking together. Bonded by blood man.
And now the 1st week is over and kick start my gym training . Monday, Tuesday,Wednes, of weights training, I think Thursday gym training will be good. Pain is temporary, VICtory is forever. Remember that guys.
Guys i know some of you get scandals to get attention, listen, and just be truthful dudes. Theres no point living behind a damned mask, your life will get ****** up. Perhaps one day you will wonder you the heck you are. If you want attention, get in by respect, not jealously, not fear , just respect. OMG, its just a damned event, there isnt a need to change your personality altogether, I'm sick of seeing people's attitude and drive change because of an extra factor, You think thats friendship that what you do will preserve it? I tell you what choose 4 friends you appreciate and just nurture that friendship. a friendship of 20 people aint gonna last. Friends come and go, but true friends you want will always stay there for you.
RANTRANTRANT.
we've been spending 4 weeks as slc facs and yes i have forged new friendship with people i do not know and that i am happy.
But yes, to a certain extent slc changes people, I see the ugly sides of people that i hope i wouldn't see, I see the conflict that we as senior-junior made. I cannot not admit that I have not changed through this period of time, I see people for have ulterior motives, that attention seekers are all around us. I've learnt that the people i can work with are the people who stand beside me, the people who just flock away when there is a better option ain't the true people i Should trust.
Perhaps I'm overly pessimistic, but I guess thats life. we can only depend on ourselves, the cavalry ain't coming.
My june holidays are rocking so far, SLC has been an experience, sticking to my core that I should't put facs above participants. I learnt a lot from YCJ, I learnt a lot from my facs, I learnt a lot from myself. We are who we believe we can be.I apologize to any facs out there, I've not put an effort to bond with you guys cause I don't really want to get too bonded and not bond with the participants.You facs are cool, but i always feel very weird when i'm with you guys, like sticking out like a sore thumb. Apologizes people.
Yo HCVB homies, the camp right after SLC came at the right time. You guys reminded me that the drive towards a division shouldn't be lost. Training 1st, always.we'll work hard towards our goal, training side by side competing for the spots to represent the school and don the school colours. I didn't want to bond with the facs too much cause i'm afraid that it will disturb my routine. The time i spent with you guys are memorable, talking together. Bonded by blood man.
And now the 1st week is over and kick start my gym training . Monday, Tuesday,Wednes, of weights training, I think Thursday gym training will be good. Pain is temporary, VICtory is forever. Remember that guys.
Guys i know some of you get scandals to get attention, listen, and just be truthful dudes. Theres no point living behind a damned mask, your life will get ****** up. Perhaps one day you will wonder you the heck you are. If you want attention, get in by respect, not jealously, not fear , just respect. OMG, its just a damned event, there isnt a need to change your personality altogether, I'm sick of seeing people's attitude and drive change because of an extra factor, You think thats friendship that what you do will preserve it? I tell you what choose 4 friends you appreciate and just nurture that friendship. a friendship of 20 people aint gonna last. Friends come and go, but true friends you want will always stay there for you.
RANTRANTRANT.
- Music:I'm not afaid
We are better than them, so Act like it
25 May . 1 more week to get into shape. 8 more days till i decide if i stay .
Its Halfway Gone......
Couple more test before Semester 1 ends! and most are going fine!
lifehouse <3
Couple more test before Semester 1 ends! and most are going fine!
lifehouse <3
- Music:Halfway Gone
I wanted to learn handball, so i went to handball website to find.
I saw that they have free clinic on friday at braddell heights CC, so i went.
Apparently it should start at 7pm, I watched people play street soccer until 8pm.
and"在街边珠球场" lolol.
gonna try again next friday and head out to find the vb team on monday!
for the record.
IP MAN 2 >>>>>>>>> IRON MAN 2
but downey jr., mickey rourke and donnie yen were all very gd in the 2 movies.
I see my 200m run in the vid on facebook, see myself slowing down at the last point, sucks.
Could have done better and i live to regret that 2 secs of friday.
worse, DQ for shot put....
IP MAN 2 >>>>>>>>> IRON MAN 2
but downey jr., mickey rourke and donnie yen were all very gd in the 2 movies.
I see my 200m run in the vid on facebook, see myself slowing down at the last point, sucks.
Could have done better and i live to regret that 2 secs of friday.
worse, DQ for shot put....
子张问仁于孔子。孔子曰：「能行五者于天下为仁矣。」「请问之。」曰：「恭、宽(1)、信、敏、惠。恭则不侮，宽则得众，信则人任(2)焉，敏
cool.
I need to study MORE. MORE being the impt word,
though i've studied, the results ain't showing and i think my parents are starting to worrying, which shouldn't be the case.
MORE
- Music:MORE - USHER
A sweet and quiet 16, just the way i love it.
Thanks:Max, Rachael, Family, HCVB, Bernard, and all those who wished me "happy birthday" on facebook.
my 16th year is over and yesterday was the start of my 17th year. gotta have to buck up and make my life actually meaningful.
Thanks:Max, Rachael, Family, HCVB, Bernard, and all those who wished me "happy birthday" on facebook.
my 16th year is over and yesterday was the start of my 17th year. gotta have to buck up and make my life actually meaningful.
Today, I'm officially a Singaporean!!
Having lived in Singapore for practically my entire life, I guess it was the right choice to change my citizenship.
Being a Malaysian has its own perks, Maaysian has far more resources than Singapore and if they can get their goverment going in the correct manner they would be another rising economic powerhouse i suppose.
But we can't really see the multi-linguistic aspect of Singapore in M'sia, like i saw a lady reading a German book, a male reading Japanese book and a French dude on the same day on the train on wednesday!
And well our B'Div journey is over, we sure have our own regrets but the time has passed and we have to use these regrets to spurr us on to greater heights in our JC times, be it A div or A levels. As it comes to an end, many of us have reached a junction in our life whether to continue VB in JC, pick our subjects in JC and what we actually want to achieve after JC.Memories will never be erased, I left squash to look for a CCA that would train myself to a better person and HCVB accepted me. I found a great coach, I got a great team of seniors and juniors. Zheng Ting, Bingru, Zhengjie, Shaw, Max, Jingjie and Dong Ying(eventually joining!) treated me like a true teammate and we fought hard for our spots and i didn't get mine but dudes, i will be fighting for it again in one year's time.
Jose Mourinho is the best.
"One thing is to speak, one thing is to shout"
"Pressure? Pressure is when thousands of family don't have money to buy food for their child!"
"The decision was made, Chelsea move move, I move on. I win important things, they win.....some...thing, they won.....er...FA Cup."
- Mood: content
How long have i not posted?
For the past term, HCVB got 4th for zonals and now playing in nationals.
My MSG is about 4.5 which spells remedial nexxt term.
I haven't started a match in vb.
Went to watching "Alice in Wonderland" today in JUbilee without company (again).
and to my dismay, there is no discount on sundays, so i paid 10 bucks and 7.50 for food.
the movie is interesting, nice but not really a must watch.
and jubilee looks a lot better now.
The Hatter recited:"
'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.
"Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun
The frumious Bandersnatch!"
He took his vorpal sword in hand:
Long time the manxome foe he sought—
So rested he by the Tumtum tree,
And stood awhile in thought.
And as in uffish thought he stood,
The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame,
Came whiffling through the tulgey wood,
And burbled as it came!
One, two! One, two! and through and through
The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!
He left it dead, and with its head
He went galumphing back.
"And hast thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!"
He chortled in his joy.
'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe."
For the past term, HCVB got 4th for zonals and now playing in nationals.
My MSG is about 4.5 which spells remedial nexxt term.
I haven't started a match in vb.
Went to watching "Alice in Wonderland" today in JUbilee without company (again).
and to my dismay, there is no discount on sundays, so i paid 10 bucks and 7.50 for food.
the movie is interesting, nice but not really a must watch.
and jubilee looks a lot better now.
The Hatter recited:"
'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.
"Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun
The frumious Bandersnatch!"
He took his vorpal sword in hand:
Long time the manxome foe he sought—
So rested he by the Tumtum tree,
And stood awhile in thought.
And as in uffish thought he stood,
The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame,
Came whiffling through the tulgey wood,
And burbled as it came!
One, two! One, two! and through and through
The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!
He left it dead, and with its head
He went galumphing back.
"And hast thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!"
He chortled in his joy.
'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe."
- Music:alice -
