Friday, October 8, 2010
Envy
He was the first always:
Fortune Shone bright in his face.
I fought for years; with no effort
He conquered the place:
We ran; my feet were all beeding,
But he won the race.
Spite of his many successes,
Men loved him the same;
My one pale ray of good fortune
Met scoffing and blame.
When we erred, they gave him pity,
But me -- only shame.
My home was still in the shadow,
His lay in the sun:
I longed in vain: what he asked for
It straightway was done.
Once I staked all my heart's treasure,
We played -- and he won.
Yes, and just now I have seen him,
Cold, smiling, and blest,
Laid in his coffin.
God help me!
While he is at rest,
I am cursed still to live: -- even
Death loved him the best.
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Saturday, March 13, 2010
PB
Wow, it's been quite a while people...
I don't even know if anyones still looks at this blog.
Anyways,
1st term has been kinda screwy.
Won TJs, lost NCS in the finals, lost to HCI in JGs but won TJ academy, screwed up chinese, A-Math, physics and combined humanities.
And just today,
Chang Jing called me to ask me to run for PB exco.
Maybe I'm just there to fill up the numbers, maybe they just want me to give a good speech to impress Mr Lee and Mrs Tay (who will be sitting in for the elections). But there's a one in a million chance that they really think that I am exco material, and I hope that's the only reason why I was called up.
I can think of some half-baked ideas that I can possibly implement in PB, nothing fantastic. But then agian I never really put in much effort. But now, as I stand on the brink, I will give it my best shot. If my school needs me, I'll be there. I'll be there to do my duty. God save the Queen.
Wish me luck.
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Sunday, January 3, 2010
New School Year
Hello people.
Just wanted to wish you guys good luck for your new school year.
Hope you make many new good buddies, but not too many that you forget me ;)
Good luck tomorrow mates, and all the best in your studies and social life this year!
No more old Sheldy to watch your back :(
Gonna miss you all! Bye!
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Thursday, December 24, 2009
Christmas Eve Is Upon Us
As promised, another Christmasy poem.
Bear with the peom, it's a little long, but it's a traditional classic.
THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS
by Henry Livingston
'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there;
The children were nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads;
And mamma in her 'kerchief, and I in my cap,
Had just settled down for a long winter's nap,
When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter.
Away to the window I flew like a flash,
Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash.
The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow
Gave the lustre of mid-day to objects below,
When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,
But a miniature sleigh, and eight tiny reindeer,
With a little old driver, so lively and quick,
I knew in a moment it must be St. Nick.
More rapid than eagles his coursers they came,
And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name;
"Now, Dasher! now, Dancer! now, Prancer and Vixen!
On, Comet! on Cupid! on, Donder and Blitzen!
To the top of the porch! to the top of the wall!
Now dash away! dash away! dash away all!"
As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly,
When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky,
So up to the house-top the coursers they flew,
With the sleigh full of toys, and St. Nicholas too.
And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof
The prancing and pawing of each little hoof.
As I drew in my head, and was turning around,
Down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a bound.
He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot,
And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot;
A bundle of toys he had flung on his back,
And he looked like a peddler just opening his pack.
His eyes -- how they twinkled! his dimples how merry!
His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!
His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow,
And the beard of his chin was as white as the snow;
The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth,
And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath;
He had a broad face and a little round belly,
That shook, when he laughed like a bowlful of jelly.
He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf,
And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself;
A wink of his eye and a twist of his head,
Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread;
He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,
And filled all the stockings; then turned with a jerk,
And laying his finger aside of his nose,
And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose;
He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle,
And away they all flew like the down of a thistle.
But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight,
"Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good-night."
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Wednesday, December 23, 2009
From now till Christmas, I'll be putting up a few poems each day, just for fun.
Twas the night before Christmas
He sat near the street
With his dog in a blanket
Warming his feet
The sidewalk was cold
His windbreaker thin
He longed for a scarf
To cover his chin
He wished that his pants
Were free of the holes
And dreamed of new shoes
Without paper soles
He played his violin
With a melancholy ring
Like the sound of an angel
Which made the heart sing
Where once he had played
To whomever he choose
His life took a turn
When he fell for the booze
The snowflakes fell softly
And peppered his hair
As he faintly heard carols
In the soft evening air
He counted his money
And wrapped up the dog
Shouldered his knapsack
And walked through the fog
Tomorrow was Christmas
To him one more day
To walk in the streets
With his violin to play
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Monday, December 21, 2009
5 Minute Lesson…
Hello people!
Learnt a lesson today!
About the importance of loyalty to the organization.
I plan to use it too.
To improve debate.
Bloody school is shortchanging my cca… Starving it of not only funds, but talent as well…
When school reopens I’m going to do my best to improve debate as a cca.
I have a few ideas, but I’m going to need the help of all debate club members and a special ally.
This situation reminds me of the Isreali-Singapore defence pact…
Anyway, moving back to the topic of loyalty.
I find myself in the peculiar position where I can so clearly see the difference in my attitude towards debate and ______. This has become especially evident after the debate camp.
I think that the debate camp this year was splendid, perhaps due in part to the fact that the coaches didn’t stay over so we could devote more time to team bonding… I really got the chance to bond with my teammates, especially some of the sec 1s. I see the potential in some of them that I did not before.
The other camp paled in comparison, utterly and completely… A disappointment of the greatest proportion, no wait, it wasn’t that disappointing because my expectations weren’t that high in the first place…
There was no bonding, no loyalty nothing….
Now I have been asked to volunteer to help out.
At first I wanted an exco position. Now? I really can’t be bothered… I don’t feel or care enough about it to even put in any effort…
I don't even feel like a part of the organisation, I feel a little excluded and disheartened...
Maybe it's just me but I just feel that I owe it no dues, that I have no obligation to it and that scares me…
Because now I know how Chee Kiang feels…
And I don’t want anyone in debate to feel that way… Not Chee Kiang, not the sec 1s…
I may just yet go and help out in ____ because I still want that exco position. But I won’t like it and my heart won’t be in it...
Oh, btw, I’m at chapter 21 for <
> for vocab.
I cheated a lot…
Most chapters I filled in about 4-6 words instead of 10…
Lol, wish me a happy screwing when school starts…
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Sunday, December 20, 2009
Season’s Greetings
Hello people.
I know few people read my blog; my blog now is more for my own private ranting than for any pitiful audience that I still have left.
Christmas is around the corner.
Normally, just a couple of years back, I would be eagerly awaiting the arrival of Christmas.
1) The presents,
2) The Christmas Turkey (nah I had chicken, I’m not a rich monkey…),
3) The Christmas shows on TV,
4) The Christmas carols and the list goes on.
I tried to catch Santa Claus by hiding in the toilet all night (I gave up after 5 minutes).
I woke up at 6 in the morning, dragged my presents to my room and opened them as fast as I could.
Now? I just don’t adore Christmas like I used to.
The more cynical and realistic me realizes the absurdity of this festival.
I just can’t stomach how Christmas has been made so commercialized…
The good old feeling of universal brotherhood, generosity, and Christian charity is gone for me. In the past I could at least sleep soundly in the knowledge that the 25th of December was a one day, at least, where the goodness of Man, was on display for all to see. This one day, for me at least, was enough to justify the other 364 wretched days in a year.
Maybe all that was just a manifestation of the optimism and innocence of childhood…
Now Christmas is a fine occasion that calls for me for blow a hole in my wallet.
It’s an occasion that signifies school is starting, and reminds you of your undone homework.
Christmas is a time when people go to church to pray for an hour, and then go get drunk till kingdom comes in the name of “celebrating this sacred festival”.
It’s at times like this that the temptation to shout “bah humbug” just screams to me…
Ebenezer Scrooge wasn’t entirely unjustified in detesting Christmas…
I feel like an old man… Pessimistic and disparaging.
Do you know that more people commit suicide around Christmas than on any other day of the year?
There was even a song about suicide at Christmas on the David Letterman Show.
I’ll give you some room to take that all in.
Merry Christmas people. Merry Christmas indeed.
Humbug.
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