All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them…

Earth Hour 2009 happens to be a week away; 28 March, 8.30 p.m. to be exact. Last year, I managed to play a teeny part in preventing (or more realistically, prolonging) global warming with a candle light dinner in the middle of Fortitude Valley. Next week, I expect myself to be sitting in darkness, blogging perhaps?

On a side note, here are my two cents worth after reading a random YouTube comment on ‘how sad it is that the video above has only over 300,000 views’ and apparently, it is a reflection of how much people care. It’s a wonder how these people think! Caring is relative to YouTube hits? To be honest, Earth Hour would be of little use if nobody keeps it up for the remaining 364 days of the year.

Don’t get me wrong – I strongly believe that the head-fake of Earth Hour is to raise awareness by reminding society that a future with global warming would be calamitous to say the least, and that its’ yardstick of success wouldn’t be based on how many people turn off their lights (the aim for 2009: one billion people) but rather the number of people that would continue with their energy-saving efforts.

Have a good one people! And do remember to Vote Earth! Gosh, the humanitarian in me is finally emerging! Woohoo! :D

At. Long. Last. The league double over our hated rivals, the gloating rights til the next fixture, and the immense joy at the expense of their humiliation. Pride comes before a fall? Indeed…

Sure Man. United still remains at the top of the Premier League table. And yes, there’s that four point gap as well but let’s not focus on that for the moment. Instead, let us bask in their hanging heads and shattered egos before allowing reality to bite again. Either way, whatever happens come May, we will never ever forget today. Walk On! :D

The past week has been the highlight of my break so far – three weeks and counting…

I went for my Pre-Employment Medical Checkup last Thursday and as it turns out, I’m not as healthy as I expect myself to be – a urine test detected traces of blood cells in my pee, so I’ll need to go back for a repeat checkup sometime next week. Also, my right eye didn’t do very well in reading the Snellen chart, which is another bother. Hopefully, my cells will straighten themselves out by the next test.

Sectional Retreat was next. After Entelechy (an East District event), the few of us headed down to the Retreats’ venue for the night. The next morning, each cellgroup was briefed on the main agenda for the Retreat which was a well-organized Persevering Race – all three groups were made to visit four different locations along the North-East Line, completing as many tasks as possible within the given timeframe. After four to five gruelling hours in the 30 degree heat, our group ran a good few hundred metres before being informed that unfortunately, we were the last group to arrive. It wasn’t much of a concern really, the whole purpose of the race was to persevere and I thought that every single one of us managed to exhibit some form of perseverance. Oh and it turned out that we won the race (winners are determined by the number of points earned), which was a pleasant surprise in the end. (:

The last three days were spent in Batam (an Indonesian island south-east of Singapore). Given the fact that our reservations fell during the non-peak period, we were blessed with suites instead of the normal rooms. We managed to engage ourselves in somewhat unfamiliar activities. All in all, sunburns aside, it was a trip worth making – I am too lazy to include the details of the trip at the moment so if you really can’t wait, feel free to indulge yourselves in the specifics here!

Oh and Elaine! Lol! I am obliged to mention about beating battering Real Madrid on Tuesday night! Totally kick-ass performance! Let’s hope for another at Old Trafford Toilet as well! Wouldn’t miss it for the world! Haha.

Alright. Til the next update (hopefully, with pictures). Take care people! Peace out. (:

Came across this video. Credits to upendy, the cartoonist. Enjoy and God bless! (:

I stumbled upon familiar literature – Robert Frost’s The Road Not Taken, which in a way, epiphanizes this update…

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

In recent days, the greater part of my thought processes have been revolving around my future – for the record, I am at times, excited at what the future holds but it would be safer to say that for the most part, I am bothered.

Frost’s poem just about illustrates my indecision: I could be staring down both roads at present, weighing the costs and rewards of both options… Should I go left? It certainly looks more promising than the right one. But wait, what if this journey is an exception? What if this time, the destination is more important than the journey instead? What if… Oh wait! There’s a third road! It doesn’t seem as appealing as the other two but who’s to say? Ah! The torment!

It irks me when mind games wreak havoc and as a result, millions of brain cells are deprived of their needs to function normally. But then again, it hasn’t ruined my break. Yet…

Have an awesome week y’all! (: