Took something perfect and painted it red.

Black Hawk Down.
I went down for lunch and the tv was tuned to HBO. Most of the times, when I switch to HBO, they really do have some very fantastic movies and this time round, no doubt, this was a great movie. It’s about war-killings, blood shed, lost of lives. To look at it superficially, that’s what we all see, but as I watch the movie, I could actually see more than that. It’s that kind of feeling that when I and you are on the battlefield, donning the same army uniform, we both know we are no longer strangers that just joined the army neither are we here out of obligation, but soldiers and buddies who will fight for our country and will protect each other at all costs. All of these for a simple reason: I and you, We stand as one.

That’s just how I feel and even if I’m not in the army and probably never would, this movie portrayed it so well that I felt as if I was once an army boy. I was never a great fan of such movies ’cause of all the violence and bloodshed but somehow, I realise that I’m exceptionally intrigued by all these war stories because they really do mean something more than just a war. Some snippets from the movie, might not be entirely accurate but it’s somewhere along those lines. By the way, it’s a true story. I searched on the net and the war fought was “The Battle of Mogadishu”.

Soldier 1: Will you do me a favour? When all is done, tell my parents, their boy fought hard today.
Soldier 2: You’ll live. You’ll live to tell them that yourself. You hear me?
When soldier 1 died due to a huge loss of blood, I teared when soldier 2 grabbed hold of his hand and also let down tears of courage and agony.

Captain: Whatever you do, wherever you are, do not leave any of our men out there alone, whether dead or alive.
Sergent: Yes, Sir. I won’t.

See that? That’s all about unity in strength and seeing everyone as your responsibility to protect them. Whether it’s war or not, as a human living on planet Earth, somewhere in life, we will definitely have this responsibility to care for people, be it our family members or our friends and I think, for me now, I’m learning how to do that, to really care for the people around me and like what they say, to put others before yourself. It’s something that’s so easily said, but something that can be quite hard to do. But nonetheless, this is one aspect which constitutes a fperson to be a friend, a family member, a companion and let’s say, also, a worthy person. Bottom line: Love others like how you love yourself(:

Oh, on a much much lighter note, here’s something I have to say!
We had duck and noodles for lunch and on this huge plate was the chopped roasted duck. My mum saw only 3 drumsticks and she went:

Mum: Eh? I thought the duck has 4 legs? How come there are only 2 drumsticks. Xuan, a duck has 4 legs right?
Bro: Yeah right, 4 legs. Have you ever seen a duck with 4 legs?-gives the WHAT?! look-
(My mum turned to my dad, with her puzzled face, still thinking and believing that a duck has 4 legs)
Dad: You know, there’s such things called wings? And the 2 other legs that you think the duck has, are actually wings!

HAHAHAHA, my mum’s so funnnnnny:D Okay, cannot play play already, I have music eoys tomorrow:0
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LIM YUMIN!

The day I died(:

The day I died-Just Jack
Drag myself from my bed
Around 20 past 6
Get my kids up make breakfast
1 egg 2 toast 3 weetabix

And as I sit down i look up
and your standing in the doorway sun at your back
in my old brown dressing gown
Well no one can love you more than I love you now, but I

Gotta go running for the bus
Coat flying and i try not to miss it this time
but the drivers waiting and thats strange
kids on the top deck quiet for a change
and theres no rain and no roadworks
in the bus lane and all my hurts run away
and Im smiling as Im punching in

the day I died was the best day of my life
the day I died was the best day of my life
tell my friends and my kids and my wife
everything will be alright
the day I died was the best day of my life

Now the secretaries they got a smile for me
and the intray on my desks almost empty
I get a memo from executive Joe
saying Rob the gob is getting kicked out
for embezzling funds from the company account
and Id be lying if I said I wasn’t chuffed
cos I always hated rob
and now they’ll probably offer me robs old job

And in the park at lunch
theres no whinos on my favorite bench
none of that drunk chatter none of that pissy stench
and the scrawny little pigeons with the gammy legs
decide to dive bomb from someone elses sandwich instead
and theres something about the city today
like all the colors conspire to overwhelm the grey
and this close to the fire I can feel no cold
but a rainbow halo around my soul

the day I died was the best day of my life
the day I died was the best day of my life
tell my friends and my kids and my wife
everything will be alright
the day I died was the best day of my life

so I leave work get to the high street and I miss my bus
should I wait for another no I cant be arsed
begin to walk
and rush hour crowd seem to part like the red sea
and Im stopping at the offy
20 cigarettes and a 6 pack to relax me
and as I cross back over the street
I guess I never saw that taxi
I guess I never saw that taxi

the day I died was the best day of my life
the day I died was the best day of my life
tell my friends and my kids and my wife
everything will be alright
the day I died was the best day of my life

Smile-Uncle Kracker
You’re better then the best
I’m lucky just to linger in your light
Cooler then the flip side of my pillow, that’s right
Completely unaware
Nothing can compare to where you send me,
Lets me know that it’s ok, yeah it’s ok
And the moments where my good times start to fade

You make me smile like the sun
Fall out of bed, sing like bird
Dizzy in my head, spin like a record
Crazy on a Sunday night
You make me dance like a fool
Forget how to breathe
Shine like gold, buzz like a bee
Just the thought of you can drive me wild
Ohh, you make me smile

Even when you’re gone
Somehow you come along
Just like a flower poking the sidewalk crack and just like that
You steal away the rain and just like that

You make me smile like the sun
Fall out of bed, sing like bird
Dizzy in my head, spin like a record
Crazy on a Sunday night
You make me dance like a fool
Forget how to breathe
Shine like gold, buzz like a bee
Just the thought of you can drive me wild
Ohh, you make me smile

Don’t know how I lived without you
Cuz everytime that I get around you
I see the best of me inside your eyes
You make me smile
You make me dance like a fool
Forget how to breathe
Shine like gold, buzz like a bee
Just the thought of you can drive me wild

You make me smile like the sun
Fall out of bed, sing like bird
Dizzy in my head, spin like a record
Crazy on a Sunday night
You make me dance like a fool
Forget how to breathe
Shine like gold, buzz like a bee
Just the thought of you can drive me wild
Ohh, you make me smile

Having my handy radio as company when making study notes, ain’t that bad!
Now, I’m in love with these and their lyrics(: And smile by Uncle Kracker sort of summed up my whole September holidays. Though most of the time I was with those much dreaded books, but I had my own share of fun and smiles(:
The day I died by Just Jack, reminded me of my grandpa. Sometimes, I wish I could go visit him, give him a hug, tell him how’s school for me, ask him how he is; just like in the past(: Tomorrow’s grandparent’s day, so Happy Grandparent’s Day, ah ma, ye ye, po po, gong gong!
Oh, got a new phone so all’s cool.

For your information(:

So my previous phone has ended its life when the screen went fuzzy and the internal connections were kind of messy. Dad and Mum got me a new, awesome, amazing, user-friendly phone on Sunday and most importantly, I likeee it. I spent such a nice time with that phone the whole Sunday and on Monday morning tragedy struck. The screen went blank when I was using the camera. I tried to switch it off and restart it a few times, but it remained the same. Can you believe it, I didn’t do a single thing to that beautiful phone and when it decides to blank the screen, it blanked! No matter how this stupid may sound, I’m still sad over the phone, like I thought I would have such beautiful days with this beautiful phone but oh well. Nehmind, we’ll be sending it for repair this weekend and since the warranty hasn’t expired, of course it hasn’t, it was just one day, I might get a replacement. Basically, the bottom line is, I’m sorry that I won’t be able to reply smses and pick up phone calls so if I don’t reply, it isn’t that I don’t want to but I don’t have the ability to do so now): Hah, I feel so pathetic, but it’s alright, I’ll try to live without the phone for, let’s say, a week? But if it has to be serviced then, 3 weeks? I mean, how bad can it be!:D

Okay, I’m going back to my ss(: