Eagle Eye...

Picked her up at about 2pm, Sunday, 5th of October. She looked so stunning!

Decided to bring her to my home via the 'make shift runway' road.

At home, we discussed about the 2 trips that i have planned for her. Nothing much happened other than that, we then left.

She did mention that she'd like to go to Daiso to buy somethings. Actually, i was thinking quite hard about where to take her to before Daiso. Museums crossed my mind,  and voila! She loves museums! Awesome!

Along the way, i started sharing with her about my dreams for my future family, how i wish i could bring my children up in the kinda environment that i feel would be most perfect! Feels really nice to share such things with the one you have feelings for.

First museum that crossed my mind, 'Memories at Ford Factory.' However, it was closed! I didn't know they closed on Sundays. I then asked her which museum she'd like to visit. 

"Art Museum!" She said. Yup, she loves art, but she's not good at it. She was also telling me how she used to to collages of images cut from magazines, and keep them for posterity. I thought that was really sweet!

"Now i have one more reason to visit your home when i am in Japan!" i said.

The embarrassing thing was that, i wasn't able to locate the SAM! In the end, we went to ACM, Asian Civilisations Museum.

After which, we proceeded to 'Shinjuku Restaurant.' I have never seen her so so so happy before! She was really excited about going to that authentic Japanese restaurant. She asked if the chef was Japanese, as she feels that non-Japanese chefs produces 'non-Japanese shashimi.'

"I'll only give you the best!" was my reply to her question.

At the restaurant, i told her to order anything she felt like eating. Her eyes just lit up when she saw the menu!

"It feels just like i'm in Japan!" she exclaimed!

"Err...actually, we're not in Singapore. I'm in Japan now visiting you right now!" I replied.

"Haha...ya, true...my house is just nearby here!" she said with much excitement.

The food that she ordered was awesome! I really enjoyed it! Again, she looked so happy, and that really warmed my heart.

We then proceeded on to the Daiso @ Vivocity. Never been 'supermarket shopping' with a girl that i like before! She was just so cute! We took a basket trolley. I offered to push the trolley while she was infront guiding me...awww...i just found that so sweet!

Since we had like 1.5 hours before the movie starts, we went to Starbucks for some coffee. She said she needed a hot drink to keep warm. I also bought her a Starbucks teddy bear! Wanted it to be a surprise. I just suck at giving surprises!

We also had our first Japanese lesson there. Ah...times really flies. I promised her i'd write her a song. Gotta get started soon!

The show was about to start, we went to watch 'Eagle Eye.' A surprisingly awesome movie! Alittle bit related to the book i'm reading now. 

Sent her back to hall after that. Watch her enter her room. A super good outing.

Next up, Genting Highlands!

The Black Swindler...

Monday, the 29th of September, 2008.

As promised, we met again. The plan was to have dinner at Miharu, where they served authentic Hokkaido ramen.

Picked her up from her hall at about 3.15 pm. We wore the same colour top! Navy blue! What a coincidence! Hmm...is it fate?

Anyway, I had to meet a client to collect some samples, so i brought her along. I like traveling in the car with her actually. 

At Ubi TechPark where my client was located, i passed her a booklet of my CDs and told her to wait at the basement car-park for awhile. 

Once i was done, i hurried down to the car-park, and along the way, bought a cake for her. She was listening to music while sleeping. My little princess was resting.

I knocked on my car door, "Ohaiyo!" i said.

She was listening to music from one of my CDs that apparently, her boyfriend likes too. I tried to act cool with that, even though deep in my heart, i felt shattered. Mid-way through our journey, she said she felt sleepy, and so i told her to take a nap, and that i would wake her up when we have arrived. 

At Mohd Sultan Road, Miharu doesn't open for dinner until 6pm. I knew that she adores reading, and so i decided to bring her to Bongout, a Japanese book cafe for some drinks. She was absolutely ecstatic when she saw the place! She loves places like these, where the ambience is relaxing. 

"Wonderful!" I thought, "I could bring her here again!"

I ordered a beer, while she ordered English tea, and before you knew it, my little princess scurried of to look at the display of books that were available. In the meantime, i was just sitting there, sipping my beer, and savouring the moment.

"Nana!" she exclaimed! "It's the only manga i read! My friends 'forced' me to read this manga. I need to keep up with it if not i won't have anything to say!" she continued.

"I'm glad you could find this manga here!" i said, truly feeling happy for her.

While she was reading her manga, i took a copy of that day's Straits Times and started reading as well.

6.15pm, and i asked if she wanted to proceed on to Miharu.

"A few more minutes please, i would love to finish reading this manga." she replied.

"Sure my little sister," i said. "Take your time."

Nothing much happened at Miharu. Oh! She was really happy to eat the ramen, and she ate really quickly because it was sooooo delicious!

"Let's go for a movie?" i asked. "I feel like watching Kurosagi!"

"OK!" was her joyful and unique reply.

I initially brought her to Cathay, but Kurosagi was not screened there. We ended up back at Cineleisure, the place where i first brought her to watch a movie at, and also the first place in Singapore where she watched a movie.

Kurosagi was to be screened at 9.30pm, initially she felt it was too late, as she needed to study for an exam. She later changed her mind, and decided to watch it, much to my delight! The decision was made at about 8pm.

"Wanna head on to Takashimaya?" I asked her.

"Good idea!" She said, and off we went.

We shopped around Ngee Ann City. I explained to her about the architecture of Ngee Ann City, and before you knew it, we had to go back to Cineleisure. I brought her to the basement of Takashimaya first, and we saw this Japanese ice-cream shop. I straightaway asked if she'd like some ice-cream. Her eyes lit up, "i want green tea flavour!" she exclaimed excitedly.

We walked back to Cineleisure while eating our ice creams, some really good ice cream i must say! She really loves everything green! Too bad our 'Green Princess' had to leave on the 8th of October for Kelantan, if not we could have another date with her.

Once we entered Cineleisure, we saw a Famous Amos store. She loves chocolate, and wanted to try some of the chocolate products at the store. I bought her a chocolate muffin. We then proceeded to the 4th floor.

"Woah! The pop-corn que is so long!" i said to my dismay.

"It's ok, let's just forget about the pop-corn," she urged me.

Then i saw this tid bit store. We went there and bought some sweets instead.

Nice show! 'Kurosagi' is about a swindler who swindles swindlers, and for that, he is known as the 'Black Swindler.' Got it? Awesome!

"I wanna study in Yuko University!" I said to her while we were walking to the car-park. What i meant was that i wanted to learn Japanese from her.

"Sure! Haha, but it's gonna be tough!" she answered with a big smile.

I drove her back to hall, and along the way, i also brought her to take in some sights and sounds.

We arrived at her hall at about 12am. As usual, i walked her up to her room.

Next up, Shinjuku for shiyokara. Wishing her all the best for her exam!

Living my dream.

Life truly is full of surprises. I have the Gohonzon, and now i have found the inspiration to chant abundant Daimoku.

My prayers have been answered almost instantaneously. 

I brought her out on Thursday evening. We went over to my place in Mt Austin, JB. First time i had ever gone out with a girl that i'm crazy over, and even though she's already attached, it didn't matter, as i truly planned to enjoy the company. For the next few hours, we did many things that i could only dream about before!

From Mt Austin, we headed straight to Kota Tinggi. We chatted in the car on the way there. Talked about her problems and discussed the solutions. I offered some advice too. When we talked about chanting, i mentioned that recently i've been chanting a lot for a particular someone. Yup, i was chanting for her, but i didn't want to tell it to her.

Having arrived at KT, we had an awesome seafood dinner at 'Restoran Public.' I ordered food that she loves, prawn, squid, vegetables and a fish. She totally enjoyed the food. Her reaction to it was just so pure and cute! It warmed my heart tremendously seeing how happy she was. Did i mentioned that she reminded me a lot of one of my first cousins? That's right! Even the way they laughed was so similar!

Firefly viewing was next. It was just after a rain, and the night sky over KT was cloudless. We waited for the boat to take us along Sungai Johor. Once we set off from the river jetty, it was pitch dark. We looked up, wow! The sky was full of stars, and she was really overwhelmed by that beautiful sight! Right there and then, everything felt so right to me, and i realised that i was no longer in a dream, i living it out! When the boat took us further down the river, the sight of the fireflies that greeted us was totally unexpected. Even i had never seen fireflies in such a brilliant display before!

"You are a very lucky girl today," i said to her. "I feel very happy for you!."

The boatman then shook one of the firefly trees so that we could catch a firefly or two. Well, one of them did stick on to her alright. It was as if the firefly was trying to woo her!

"This is my new found pet!" she exclaimed.

"Yeah, you've found a new friend!" I replied.

It truly was a magical night, a treasure that i will forever keep in my heart.

Back in Mt Austin. We wanted to watch a movie at Aeon Tebrau City. We went there and voila, the cinema was closed! I knew how much she love movies, and when we found out that the cinema wasn't opened, i was so embarrassed.

"Don't worry," she said. "Maybe it's best that you go retire to bed, since you require 8 to 10 hours of sleep before our flight tomorrow."

Those words just melted me, and from there we proceeded back to the carpark, but before that, we did some late night shopping at Jusco supermarket since it was still opened! 

"Oh no! This carpark exit is closed!" I said in disbelief. "I think we need to walk quite a big round to our particular carpark now, is it ok for you?" i asked. 

"Of course!" She replied.

"Thank you! If you are too tired to walk, let me know, and i'll carry you!" i said.

"Haha, ok then!" She said as she pretended to hop on my back!

This small little action of hers impacted me a great deal. It may not be much, but once again, it made my heart melt. I felt even more closer to her. Am i being too sensitive? Ah well, whatever it was, like i said, i just wanted to enjoy living out my dream.

While walking that one big round, more bonding took place, and i learnt a whole lot more about her.

Back at my home, we chatted at the 'Family Corner,' over Pepsi Cola, i also showed her my childhood pictures. We then proceeded to do evening Gongyo together. It was just so surreal. I've always wanted to do Gongyo alone with the girl of my dreams, and it actually happened! I then retired to bed after Gongyo, while she proceeded to use my laptop. That night, somehow, i couldn't really sleep. I kept dreaming about her.

7.30am the next morning, a Friday, we both awoke to stormy skies. Bad news for me, as it meant that we might not be able to fly! We did morning Gongyo and Daimoku together before setting off. The weather seemed a little bit better at the airport, but the sky was still not 'piper warrior friendly.' We proceeded on to the hanger anyhow and I ran through the external aircraft checks together with her. We then waited at the hanger for the skies to clear up. Waited, waited and waited until we decided to go for some breakfast.

We went to the main airport terminal for some pastry. It took my mind off the weather for awhile because we couldn't see what's going on outside. Was really pleased that she enjoyed the breakfast. 

After that, we headed straight back to the cargo apron. The weather turned for the better, and our 'Green Princess' awaited us. It was as if this aircraft was meant for her! She loves the colour green! It was my last flight with the 'Green Princess,' and she was here to share the moment with me. Nice!

"Yeah! It's good to go!" i said as we hopped on board the aircraft.

We flew to the west of the airfield, before we headed for South of Gunung Pulai. I showed her the reservoir where Singapore buys water from. I also handed controls of the aircraft to her most of the time. It was her first time operating an aircraft.

I did a touch and go later on, and after that, we landed the 'Green Princess' together. My hand on top of hers controlling the throttle. I just find that so sweet!

Lunch was after the flight, brought her to Austin Hills Country Club for some makan. And then, we went back to my JB home. I took a nap while she utilised my laptop. She then decided to also take a nap while i headed to my factory to do some things.

Damn, traveling to the factory alone, i kinda felt sad. Started to miss her. Started to like her even more. It's a feeling, well, not a very good feeling i must say, that is really hard to describe.

Back home, while she was still asleep, i kept thinking about her still, and i also still couldn't really believe that she's so 'close to me yet still so far,' if you know what i mean.

As the Gohonzon was just beside the room she was sleeping in, i decided to chant. Nevermind that she couldn't be mine, i just wanted to relish the moment that she is physically near me with the Gohonzon. While chanting, thoughts again were running through my mind. I started to chant for her to wake up from her rest and chant beside me Lo and behold, she suddenly appeared from the room, knelt beside me and chanted!

We did a good 15 minutes of Daimoku and Gongyo. After which, I then showed her my scenes in Singapore Dreaming and also let her listen to an episode of 'The Buddhist Podcast,' where i sent a shout-out for her and other Soka Unversity school mates. She was pleasantly surprised i must say. Too bad Jason, the podcaster, said her name wrongly. However, i assured her that he will correct his mistake on the next episode.

"Please tell me when the next episode is out!" she said in an excited manner!

"You bet!" I responded.

Out of the blue, i just suddenly asked her a question.

"Have you watched the Kansai Bunkasai before?" i asked.

"No," she replied.

"Really? Wow! There are so many firsts when you come out with me!" I exclaimed. "Let's watch it together!" i continued. 

Watching the culture festival DVD with her was also what i was hoping for, and again, dream came true!

After that, we headed back to Singapore, on the way out, i suddenly asked her if she had a pen, as i forgot to bring mine out, and i needed to write something. 

"Yup, i do, i brought 2 pens out today, one for you and one for me." she replied.

"That's really very thoughtful of you!" I said, " I'm honestly truly very touched by your thoughtfulness!" i continued from the bottom of my heart. That was just one of her attributes that i really felt attracted to. She really is an awesome young lady!

Back in Singapore, we went to Causeway Point to watch "Mama Mia." Another surprise, for me at least, awaited us there. My mum, sister and brother were also there watching the same movie by coincidence! Which meant that i also got to introduce her to my siblings, something that i found really heart warming! Felt like i was introducing a girlfriend to them. Actually, for now, all i can do is treat her like my younger sister, and hope that my parents would adopt her as their god daughter! 

All good things must come to an end though. I had to send her back to her halls residence. I sent her up to her doorstep, bade her farewell, and promised to take her out for some delicious authentic Japanese ramen on Monday.

Another date for another day.

NDP 2008

My tenth year participating in Singapore's National Day Parade.

Feel the Air, ride the Wave....the Airwave, Ah Lim's ultimate machine.

Political Landscaping..

Congratulations Datuk Seri Anwar! You are definately an inspiration to me!

I have been following your campaigns and ceramahs very closely and there was no doubt in my mind that you and your partners would achieve victory. Thank you for ushering a new dawn in the political landscape of Malaysia! 

Yes! The opposition in Malaysia has denied the ruling coalition a 2/3 majority. Kudos also to DAP, PKR and PAS for this wonderful accomplishment!

Now is the time for Singaporeans to follow in our neighbour's footsteps. We are given a voice, use it! And to the opposition forces in Singapore, get your act together, like how your counterparts in Malaysia have done! 

More 'debates' and less 'presentations' in parliament please!

Thriller 25

Ok...i know it's been a very long time since i last wrote...i think it's been about close to 0.5 years?

Anyways, i'm really excited about the release of 'Thriller 25.' Michael's just awsome, he never fails to inspire me. I wanna meet him some day!

Today is also the 'chu liu,' the 6th day of the new lunar calender.

I'm in 'Singapore Dreaming!'

ferring Listening to Teresa Teng's songs right now....reminiscing about stuff...hai....

Ahem...er...anyways...well...i bought the 'Singapore Dreaming' DVD yesterday....oh ya...before i continue, here is today's quote from http://ikedaquotes.org

"Ultimately, our battle is with ourselves. Whether in our activities in society, or whether in historical, political or economic developments, everything essentially boils down to a struggle between positive and negative forces."

As i was saying...yeah...bought the 'Singapore Dreaming' DVD yesterday, and guess what? I'm in it, albeit for a short while! As mentioned in my previous entry, i was supposed to portray a nerd who confesses to the lead actress. Two scenes were shot, but they weren't used in the end. However, i still appeared in 'Singapore Dreaming' as an office boy! How cool is that? Thank you Colin and Joycelin!

I strongly urge all of you to get a copy of the DVD. It's a really awesome movie...really! Very compelling, realistic and entertaining!

Some people ever said to the directors of the movie that they have achieved the 5Cs, and yet they still feel unhappy, why is that so?

In the Soka Gakkai, that is exactly what we are trying to deal with, the happiness of each individual, and not just relative happiness, we are more concerned about absolute happiness.

"As long as we are alive we will experience sufferings. But that does not mean we have to be unhappy. Unhappiness comes from allowing ourselves to be controlled by life's ups and downs—from feeling defeated, from losing hope, losing courage, losing the will to advance."

That is another quote from http://ikedaquotes.org

Indeed, alot of us are controlled by the ups and downs of life, by the comparisons that we make, and by our own weaknesses. I am also guilty of that, but to change is never easy.

Theatrically, 'Singapore Dreaming' is truly wonderful. The feeling of nostalgia that i personally can feel from the movie is at times overwhelming. This was definitely a movie for me to learn from.

Got to go sleep now. Tired. Good night!

New Post!

&t Well, now that NDP is over, i gotta put my focus back on growing the business and the local 'organisation.'

Oh, and another thing! I just discovered that Courtney Love is a SGI member!

Ahem...now, to start the entry off properly, my sister was telling me today that once, out of pure boredom, she ran a search on my name 'Lim Weixian' on Google, and she was pleasantly suprised at the results that came out! 

Of course, there are like tonnes of 'Lim Weixians' in Singapore hence, most of the results were not related to me at all. However, out of the many unrelated links, two of them were actually directly related to me. Here are the links:

http://www.sgi.org/do/education/edu2007/edu070616.html

and

http://www.singaporedreaming.com/fullcredits.htm

Let me talk alittle bit about the latter link.

I got to know Colin Goh and Woo Yen Yen (Colin's wife), way back in 2001, during the days of

'TalkingCock The Movie,' and i must say they are truly awesome, humble and sincere folks! 

I was a minor actor in the film, playing the role of an 'Ah Beng' student 

studying in an 'Ah Beng' university called 'Hoot U.'

In 2005, i received a call from Colin, saying that he needed me to play the role of a nerd, who has a crush

on a girl in the office, for his upcoming movie, 'Singapore Dreaming.' Not one to miss out on an opportunity like that, 

i immediately agreed.

I was serving my NS at that time and i remembered that a few days after the call, 

i met up with him and his wife at some landed property near Bishan MRT.

He then briefed me on my role (a non-speaking role by the way), and the rehearsal and actual filming schedules. 

It was very nice meeting, short and sweet, and certainly very nostalgic.

In the credits, my name appears in the 'Irene's Office Colleagues,' row. Basically, what i had to do was to portray

a guy who walks like Napolean in 'Napolean Dynamite,' who later confesses to Irene that he likes her, but

is then rejected by her, as she is about to get married. I was scheduled to appear in 2 scenes.

The scene was rehearsed on set at a flat in Braddell road, and was shot at an office near the Singapore Expo.

However, sadly, my scene was not used as the directors felt that somehow, my character didn't fit into the storyline,

but nonetheless, it was an awesome experience!

I really appreciate it that Colin and his wife remembered me, and sincerely thank them for giving me the

chance to act in their lastest movie, which was a success! I'd also like to thank them for including my name in the credits,

even though i did not appear in the movie!

My foray into movie making started way back in 1997. Back then, i was part of a specially selected team made up of

students from various secondary schools across the island. We were part of a 2 week course conducted by a NTU mass comm masters' student

where we had to learn about video production, how to operate a studio, AG455 cameras, etc etc etc. In this 2 weeks as well, we had to

come up with a program for the local 'Eureka learning Channel.' It was in this course that i first learnt about pre production, production

and post production.

The program that we made 'Hype: A hip program by teens for teens,' was a variety program that focused on teenage issues. 

I was assigned the role of production co-ordinator, and although the program wasn't aired subsequently, we all felt that the course really

opened up our eyes to the world of TV production.

After 'TalkingCock The Movie,' came Roystan's '15 The Movie,' in 2002. I came on board as a production assistant halfway through production.

I didn't know who Roystan Tan was back then, but as time progressed, i got to know him, and his team, alittle better. I'm totally impressed

by their professionalism. The thing about Roystan too is that there are not airs about him. Often times, i would ask him for some advice on movie

making, and he would always gladly offer me tips.

During this period also, i learnt alot about the management aspect of movie making, like handling the payroll of 'extras' in the film. I worked

more closely with the producer, Fong Cheng, who is a really kind and sweet lady! She never once lost her temper, even though i've made silly

mistakes.

After that, i was involved in some film projects done by FSV students from Ngee Ann Polytechnic. One praticular project that stood out most

was 'Hikikomori,' a film done by Spnish exchange students from the University of Catalonia. I was initially given the role of production assistant,

however, i was later 'upgraded' to the role of talent-cum-producer.

Honestly, i was at my blurest and most unprofessional during that period of time. But well, it was one heck of a production!

So many things happened during filming, the main actor decided to quit, so did the make up artiste, constant quarelling with

the director, yada yada. Notwithstanding, this particular production really thought me about the importance of perseverance and creativity.

It's been a long time now since i've last been involved in such projects. My cherished dream of making my own block buster movie

still remains strong, but right now though, i've gotta build up this company.

In conclusion, all i wanna say is, please...do watch out for my up and coming movie!!!

* Thank you for reading this post. I still have not gotten the hang of writting a blog yet, so

if the post looks outwardly weird, please forgive me :^D *

NDP 07 actual day...

Okay! Today is August the 9th, the actual day of NDP 07!

http://www.ndp.org.sg

Please check out the live webcast!

Excited, but kinda sad at the same time. All the memories....sigh....

My mentor, my life, my future....

'The important thing is to have the stand alone spirit, the determination to overcome all difficulties within one's current circumstances. When one regards something as impossible, the wall of difficulty appears higher and stronger, and one loses the courage to observe reality as it is, eventually losing the ability to summon forth the power needed to confront it. After making a half hearted effort and failing, one draws the cowardly conclusion that it was impossible, just as one expected.

On the other hand, when one makes up one's mind "to win without fail," the imaginary wall of difficulty begins to crumble. In one's heart, the lion-king spirit awakens, and one tackles one's challenges head-on, roaring out to them confidently, "Come on!"'

-Translated excerpts from "Thoughts on The New Human Revolution," By my mentor, Daisaku Ikeda.

For what purpose did i start to do this Central Label business? There're so many things out there that i wanna do. I wanna be in show biz, become a pilot and make a movie!

But hey, you know what? I think i have found a motivation, even though it's not firmly rooted in my life yet. I wanna do this for my future wife and children. I wanna lay a super solid foundation now so that i can give them the best things in life. If i can succeed, my wife and kids, and me, would be sacked for life!

You can call me very traditional, but actually, i wouldn't want my wife to be working. I'd really like her to be a housewife. I would like her to spend quality time with our kids, at least until they have turned 12 or something. I would really love to purchase a colonial mansion that sits on a big plot of land with an old giant tree for me to build a tree house on. I want my young children to have as much space to run around, to climb trees and to fall down. I wanna climb the tree house with my kids. It'll be awesome because we can do so many things with them in there! We can share stories, play games or just tickle each other to 'death!' It would be an awesome way for them to get close to nature in their own backyard.

In other words, i want to become wealthy enough to provide my family with a good life, and when everything is accomplished, i'd probably sell all my businesses and travel the world for one whole year together with my family!

Haha, but first, sigh....i've gotta find my life companion, or someone who is willing to have my child.

Ok, having said that, that doesn't mean i'm gonna give up on my other dreams, the dream of flying, movie making and becoming a celebrity of sorts.

Right now though, i've gotta focus on the situation at hand. It's kinda like taking bitter medicine now, know what i mean?

I've got an awesome mentor in my life! To not learn from him would be such a waste. It really pains me that not many people know about him. He is one person who walks the talk, and i'm striving to put his guidances into practice. I strongly urge you, my faithful reader, to do the same! You can never find a person like him ever again, not even in another million years. He is old now, and he won't last very long, so better grab every chance you can to seek him out!

I'm thinking of doing some video recordings to upload them on YouTube, and i'm also thinking of starting my own podcast, probably modeling it after "PlanetJapan." "Pore-Planet-Singa" perhaps? Doug! Would you be my "podcast" mentor?

NDP 07 is fast approaching! Yippee!

Working from home...the last few days before NDP 07

Working from home is pretty tough actually. Honestly, until now, i'm still clueless as to which direction i should take. I have alot of dreams and ideas, but somehow i can't take that second step, and if i don't take that second step, nothing will materialise. 

My job as a volunteer reporter for the SSA is interesting no doubt, but kinda time consuming too. Anyway, i believe that if i wanna volunteer to do something, it means that i wanna do my best without getting a cent from it, so, i shouldn't be complaining! I should aspire to write the best articles for the organisation, and create a "journalistic revolution" within the organisation!

Today's "quote of the day" from http://ikedaquotes.org is as follows:

"People who come to your aid in a time of personal crisis are people of genuine compassion and courage. More often than not, people will try to act as though nothing is wrong. Others are either afraid or refuse to get involved, and quietly drift away."

Yet a couple more people from my NDP group got hospitalised. Like what my trainer said, we are a strong group, and hence, the "devilish functions" will hit us even harder. We have to be vigilent, and continue chanting lots of daimoku. Last monday, i was down with high fever, which lasted until tuesday. Good thing it wasn't dengue! Scared the hell outta me man.

Well, looks like my PPL has officially lapsed. Gotta find time to go for my class II medical checkup again. Really miss taking to the skies though...ahhh... :-(

An Update...

Ok...gonna move my office back home. Not an easy thing. I'm still so blur about doing business! 

I've got a registered address now, yippee! But how do i set up my own system? Hmm...well...Johor factory has already set up a system for our communication. But my own system...how ah????

I gotta go full steam ahead. No looking back now. Expand Central Label to include other businesses. Oh shoot! My Business Plan is still not up yet! Arghhh!!!

After that, develop my aviation business.

Dreams...i have too many dreams!

Hi again...

Ok...i have not posted anything here for the longest time!

Right...let's see...umm...

1. I still love watching 'Bleach' the anime.
2. Love listening to 'PlanetJapan' podcast.
3. Am involved in Singapore's National Day Parade.
4. Still struggling with my busi-ness/personal life.

Umm...today is the 11th of June, 2007, a Monday.

Things are going on pretty smoothly so far, apart from the minor car accident i had yesterday (which was kinda stupid i must say)

Improve! Improve!

Just another entry...

Heard of Def Tech before? They are by far one of the most phenomenal musical duos in Japan. Their rise to fame is exponential! Literally from zero to hero!

I was introduced to thier music by some Japanese friends of mine, and i must say that i was totally blown away! Their brand of music is know as "Jawaiian." From what i gather, "Jawaiian" incorporates Jamaican & Hawaiian raggae music, Japanese J-pop, as well as Hip Hop/R&B. It's a smooth blend of musical styles, to me at least. But what really impressed me was the things that they sing about. They're not just a bunch of boyband wannabes who sing only about love, relationships and sex (although I don't think that's a very bad thing either), rather, they sing about issues like discrimination, women's rights friendship etc.

One of the Def Tech members, Micro, happens to be a very active SGI member as well, which probably explains lyrics.

I love the SGI!

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Book review...

What can i say about "The Buddha, Geoff and Me?" It's an awesome book! Buddhism equals daily life is being incorporated into this book perfectly. It is a Buddhist book written in a non-Buddhist fashion; it totally defies the stereotype about Buddhism that most people might have. The author is Edward Canfor-Dumas, a very active SGI-UK member. A significant point to note about the book's publication day, Thursday, July 7th, 2005, is that it coincided not only with the terrorist attacks in London but also with the opening of the "Gandhi, King & Ikeda Peacebuilders" exhibition in The Harlequin shopping centre.

Below is the summary of the story written at the back of the book:

'Ed is having a hard time at work, in his love life and, well, generally. Then he meets an unlikely Buddhist who drinks and smokes and talks his kind of language. Bit by bit, things begin to change... Ed doesn’t always take Geoff’s advice. Or, when he does he lapses at the crucial moment. His path to understanding is not a straight one, especially as life keeps throwing more and more ‘stuff’ at him. Often he fails like most of us, in fact. But sometimes he manages to get it right. And when he does, surprising things begin to happen...'

To give a brief description, the novel is set in London during the summer of 2000 and follows protagonist Ed, whose life is falling apart. While looking for solace in a pub during lunchtime, he gets roped in to help Geoff, who has taken it upon himself to flush out the blocked tank in the gents' toilet, in completing his task. Opening the cover of a blocked sewage tank and plunging an arm into the vile contents to clear a blockage might sound like unusual behaviour for a spiritual teacher, but that is exactly what the friendly Buddhist Geoff does in the opening scene. It's not a pleasant job but, as Geoff explains, it needed doing and he wasn't prepared to ignore it, as the stench was affecting everyone in the pub.

At first Ed's problems seem to get worse, but he receives unexpected advice from Geoff who explains some of the principles of Nichiren Buddhism to him. As Ed struggles to deal with his problems, Geoff's wisdom starts to make sense, in spite of Ed's cynical attitude towards religion. Geoff is not a monk or a priest, he is but an ordinary working man living in the real world. Although they aren't old friends, Ed would somehow always look for Geoff and pour his problems out.

Through Geoff, Ed also got to meet a Buddhist recruitment consultant who encourages him to become a best-selling writer by following Buddhist principles.

I shall not divulge too much of the story. However, to me, one of the factors that made me so attracted to this book was the way Buddhist principles were being explained. For example, does any one of you have any idea what WCC is? No? Well, go find out for yourself! :-)

Oh, and by the way, i'll let you in on a little secret embedded in this book. The opening letters, the ones that are in bold capital letters, of each chapter (there are 16 chapters by the way), form a really wonderful word. I strongly urge all of you to get a copy of this book! Please don't just read it, enjoy and learn from it to the maximum!

awesome book!

Just finished reading 'The Buddha, Geoff and Me.'

Will share more!

airing words....

Running a business is not an easy thing. Especially for a guy like me, who's got less than average drive, pityful character and lots of fear. To change these unglamorous qualities of mine won't be easy, then again, what in the real world is easy? Life is not a bed of roses, but roses has thorns, and if that's the case, wouldn't lying on a bed of roses be painful? Well, not unless i've removed it's thorns, or better still, it's stalk! Then again, once i have done all of those, shouldn't the whole sentence be 'life is not a bed of rose petals?'

Was at my friend's pub last night together with my Japanese friends. We bumped into two of thier friends, both of whom are Chinese Nationales. After some chit chatting, they decided to join us at the pub, a karaoke pub. Now i 'm developing a liking towards one of them. Why? Why do i get 'affected' so easily? I've clearly not been through alot.

My outlook of life is one of naivity. Indeed, my mind is that of a child. I'm an 'immature adult.' Push the boundaries of my limited self, i must. Expand, ever expand my mind, heart and soul.

Truth, value and gain. Truth is the fact. If that is a horse, it is a hores. But being able to ride on the horse is value, and ploughing the field using the horse is gain.

Sing a song of hope, always inspiring. Renewing my determination everyday. Telling myself, 'nevermind, try again!' But at the same time, no excuses must be made. Worse still, never let renewing my determination everyday be an excuse in itself!

Perhaps being able to run my own business is the best way to build my character, creativity and patience. I should get thrown in the deep end of the pool, no, ocean, and learn how to float, to swim and to survive. Even when i've managed to find the shore and stop swimming, i should walk until i've found new territories.

Open up new, rock solid paths for my future generations.

To stagnate is to regress. There's no in between. It's either win or lose. I want to win.

Look at my problems from the sky. Take off and fly. Higher. Somemore! More!

Would having that special someone right beside me really push me? Maybe. If i've established my own family, that is definately fuel for my combustion, my 'forced motivation.' I need lots of inspiration and motivation. I need to fall in serious love.

Love of life. Love of challenges, Love of problems.

Mish mash, mix and match. Life. Life. Live it. Build it.

Don't just sigh, worse still, don't ever cry!

The force is always with me. Yes!

Never be afraid.

A poem....

“See that road ahead?
Do I seem afraid?

Not unless I’ve faith,
And yes I must be brave.

Reading words of Wisdom,
Unlocks me from that prison.

Practice makes Perfect,
Be patient and self reflect.

Miracles do happen,
But I must not slacken!

Human Revolution,
Is not about conclusion.

I must make a firm stand,
Before I go to Japan!

Now I make this vow,
I never must be down!”

Poem composed on the 31st of July, 2006.

Salute to the late 'nictor.blogger.com'

Ok...now...i used to have a blog...but i have since deleted it... i really wanna start anew!!!!

A new beginning

Used to maintain a blog. Now, i'm starting anew.....