2008

So the big year is finally coming to an end.

A-levels? check.
University applications? check.
Passport and VISA? check.

All I now have to do is wait for the damned results.

Anyway I'd be lying if said that this year hasn't been a great year just because of what happened in the past week. It was an awesome year. A lot of things that happened this year have helped me grow, hopefully into a better person. I got new friends, and old friends became better friends. There were several parts of this year I was seriously down and doubting myself, but many friends helped me through it all. And yes, you too Sarah Soh. :D haha. I know you're always annoyed I never mentioned you here. So this one is for you. Lol. Just kidding. You were a great help. XD

Anyway, it just sucked that this year ended on such a messed up note. But life's like that I guess. Maybe its time I said it here. I've been accepted into two out of the four Universities I applied for, namely University of Michigan and University of Illinois. I'm very happy to be honest, because there was a time after prelims I was wondering if I even had a chance to get in anywhere. So now its just a waiting game for me. Hopefully my results turn out fine, and everything gets better for me in 2009.

Oh and on this note, please do keep reading this blog. Sometime next year I'm going to try and embark on this round India roadtrip all alone. The basic rules I've set for myself are no cabs. Buses and Trains only. I think it'll be quite fun. I need to get the hang of some basic Hindi, but my mum can help me with that. I'll regularly update my experiences here when I'm there. I'm quite excited about the idea and also mainly because my parents thought its cool too!

So anyway, that's all for now I guess. Balaji comes back tomorrow and we've got the whole memorial/service for Sanstav to finalize and plan by tomorrow. Please do try to attend, all of you who read this blog. It will be in TJC. Maybe we can try to work out an arrangement for those of you who are not from this school.

Anyway, I'm out.

Cheers.









"One more song,
we can sing along
to our big break.
No more mistakes.
One more time,
we'll do what we have to
to get this off the ground.

No more should've been,
no more could've been,
There's no last thing now."

Closure

So now we have word that Sanstav Paul's body has been found. Funny how it seems that prayers never get answered eh?

Gone

Today evening I found out that Sanstav Paul, my senior is assumed dead after his plane crashed. He's in a pilot school. His body has still supposedly not been found, but the search has been going on for over 21 hours now.

I can't really explain how shocked I was when I got that phone call from Ashwin today. This hollow numbness, like every little bit of emotion was being sucked out of you, leaving just an empty shell. Comprehension was difficult. At first I was told that he was dead. Just plain vanilla dead. A guy who even this year I had played cricket with, laughed with, argued with, and most importantly spent time with was gone. Just like that. And later I was told that there is still this inkling, of a chance that he might be alive, considering that he still hasn't been found.

And all that did was give me a spark of hope. One that I never wish to see extinguished. Its bubbling amongst all of us. Its holding us together. And we all can only pray and hope. He was honestly a really good friend of mine, and my direct senior in Cricket.

If there's a God out there, you know what to do.

Cheers.

The fun ends here

My folks are coming back tomorrow morning, so I guess the fun ends tonight haha.

I guess its been a pretty fun week. I've learnt to do everything on my own, from cooking, to cleaning the dishes, to cleaning the house. And I'll be pretty happy to see my folks again. I'm going to catch them at the airport tomorrow early in the morning, so no late night mapling for me! hahaha.

Bernice popped over tonight to give me a pleasant surprise! haha. She was at Jawi's house, and she wanted to come over to see my FRIDGE? hahaha weird girl. Anyway, she tried to play Call of Duty and Viva Pinata haha. And we also played chess, where I tried not to win! haha. JUST KIDDING BURNIS. :D

I hope Folie a Duex has been released in Singapore already. I want to go get it tomorrow. Then all the music I need for a while would have been purchased! hahahahaha.

Oh well anyway, I've got to go clean up the place. :D

Cheers!

Stoned

Man do I feel hung over.

And the worst part is, I don't drink.

Yesterday Eugene and Gavin stayed over at my place. Basically we spent the whole night playing Call of Duty Modern Warfare and that means that me and Eugene were repeatedly PWNed by Gavin, who'd played this game before. But it was insane fun. What was even better was when the four of us, (Kenneth was here also at an earlier time) played VIVA PINATA party animals. Haha! It was so much insane fun. After that, Kenneth had to leave, and the remaining 3 of us kindda died, playing Maplestory for the rest of the time.

And today morning, I went to play CRICKET! hahaha. Been sooooo LONG. And boy did it feel good. Maybe cause I've been watching cricket on TV and trying to pick up some tips, but my batting has REALLY improved. And so has my bowling! And on this note, INDIA WON. Yea I'll be honest, I will always support NZL more than India. But winning this game felt different. It was an amazing feeling to watch a Mumbai born player win the game for us. After the shit that happened there, maybe people finally have something to celebrate about. It was quite obvious that this win was more than just a stupid cricket match. I had something to do with the morale of the whole nation. And besides, they were playing England, and I HATE the England cricket team. haha. So this made it more sweeter. :D

I just purchased the Road to Revolution CD, (LP's new live album!) and I have to say, I LOVE IT. Linkin Park is the FIRST rock band I ever properly followed, and I really enjoy their music. Don't flame me about this, I won't care. haha.

Oh well, still very dazed. Too little sleep + physical exertion = one woozy Raghav

Cheers peeps. XD

Airport, AGAIN

I should seriously look into whether it's possible for me to get some kind of award for the number of times I have been to the Airport for fun over the past 2 weeks. Yesterday, dad and sis left for India too. So now (Drumroll please) I'M ALL ALONE. XD. Well not for now, my cousin is over for the weekend. We spent the night yesterday playing 2 player co-op LEGO STAR WARS. HAHA. IT WAS SO HILARIOUS. When you kill people, they dont die, they fall to lego bits! haha.

The chalet with the guys was quite enjoyable. It started with Marcus pwning all of us at Cutthroat Caverns, (28 prestige? wtfh?) and then it progressively got more retarded. After the barbeque the guys were watching retarded Chinese dramas and playing cards simultaneously. OH, DURING THE BARBEQUE, WE WERE WATCHING DON'T FORGET THE LYRICS, AND SINGING ALONG SIMULTANEOUSLY. XD. Then LT, Jia He, Fidot and Han Wee left, so it was down to only the 4 of us (Gavin, Kenneth, Marcus and Me). We continued playing cards, talking (lots of talking) and we took this crazy night walk around the place. Back in the room, more talk, lots of Citadel, many many stupid talk shows on TV, Yogurt drinks out of the cartons, SEXY BUSINESS CRACK (inside joke :D), and finally abt an hr of sleep.

Awesome. XP

Got home and then I was totally blown away by the number of Xbox games my dad's friend had lent me indefinitely. (LEGO: Star Wars is one of them). So I guess my holidays are full. haha. Next week we might have Chalet part 2, where the guys now come over to my place and we have another round of fun, hopefully without burning my house down.

Now it's time to go shower and save the world from evil terrorists (did I mention Call of Duty 4 is AWESOME?).

Cheers.








"Cause nobody wants to be the last one there.
Cause everyone wants to feel like someone cares.
Someone to love with my life in their hands.
There's gotta be somebody for me like that.

Cause nobody wants to go it on their own.
And everyone wants to know they´re not alone.
Somebody else that feels the same somewhere.
There's gotta be somebody for me out there."

Star Wars

Here's the first light hearted post in a while. XD

I never really noticed until Eugene said it that day. The post Star Wars era has begun to set in. People now days don't know what race Chewbacca is from. People don't know that he's Han Solo's first mate. People don't know WHO HAN SOLO IS. For me, its really weird. Star Wars was the first saga that I ever really followed. Oh screw it and stop calling me a geek in your head already. haha. But I'm serious. The movies, the books, the games, I know them all. But kids these days (my sister's batch) hardly know anything. Some people on youtube (random video, I don't remember) called the Force as MAGIC, and queried if you need MANA to CAST it.

O.O

And only few people my age realize that the Star Wars stories are actually quite deep! haha. The whole Jedi vs. Sith thing is more than just a simple Good vs. Evil struggle. If you haven't understood that till now, then you just ain't getting it. XD

Oh and on this note, I'd like to say something else. For those who know what an Imperial Star Destroyer is, (too few darn it) I RAGHAV TOOK DOWN A WHOLE STAR DESTROYER BY PULLING IT DOWN USING THE FORCE. hahahahahahahaha. Awesome video, its in the game I'm playing, The Force Unleashed. Watching it go down was an awesome feeling. Even this simple GAME has quite a spectacular storyline, that links the 3rd movie (The Revenge of the Sith) to the 4th (A New Hope). If you're really bored, and you don't have anything to do, PLEASE watch all 6?

Okie, I'm out.

Cheers.







"Do or do not,
there is no try."

Still standing

Sometimes I think, that I overthink things.

Late night train rides make me feel very lonely. And there have been too many of them in the past week.

I went to watch a Tamil movie with some of the cricket guys. I'd have to say that it was a pretty nice sappy, mellow movie, but what it effectively did was put me in a very reflective mood. And that sucked. Couldn't sleep properly that night, and why? Cause I was busy talking to myself. About something I promised I won't talk about. Its that syndrome I was discussing with Gavin and Kenneth the other day. I must soon see a shrink about it. haha.

Thank God that I'm very good at hiding how I really feel.

Mum left last friday and till now things have been quite alright. Sunday was a seriously awesome day. All us guys went to meet Jonathan! He had booked out for Hari Raya, and thus, we all had this giant outing at downtown East with him. It was really awesome. Sitting around and talking cock, like the good old days. hahaha. I'm really going to miss those ASS CLOWNS (a new word taught to me by none other than Kenneth!). Oh and some of us guys are playing Maplestory again. hahaha. As one TA party. Haha.

This really doesn't make any sense.

Well that's all folks. Cheers.








"We'll be miles apart.
I'll keep you deep inside,
you're always in my heart.
A new life to start.
I may be leaving but,
you're always in my heart."

Airport

I've gone to the airport twice in two days. Maybe I can redeem my frequent flier miles. hahaha. Sorry, I'm in just one of those wonky moods.

I got over my Emo-ness of yesterday thanks to long talks with Lee Tat and Wendy. Those two really helped, and the latter cheered me up like crazy! haha, of course LT too lah, especially after Eugene got into the convo! XD

Really really bored these days, but my next two days are quite hectic. I'm looking forward to Gavin's supposed X'mas chalet. Love hanging with the guys. Its awesome fun. I never knew guys BITCH so much! HAHAHA.

OH! And here's another thing I'd like to say. THANK YOU LUCASARTS FOR STAR WARS: THE FORCE UNLEASHED. Its an swesome way to release stress when you're upset. Seriously. One Jedi + One Lightsaber + MANY Force Powers = FUNNNNN. I love lifting those stupid stormtroopers and tossing them right off the buildings. Damn FUN. hahahahahaha (And now you can guess that I'm this wonky, only cause I was playing until 5 minutes ago!!!!)

Righto. Anyway, cricket tomorrow, and for the first time in a long time, BOTH BALAS WILL BE THERE. WOOTS.

Anyway, thats all here folks. But before I go, here's a song my an awesome band called The Maine. Its called Everything I Ask For. Fuuny ass video. Enjoy.




Cheers.

I'm an idiot

I never realized how difficult it would be for me to say goodbye.

Sorry for looking like a total retard. I hate how inferior I felt. I hate that I was there like a fool. I hate that I couldn't say ANYTHING to you. I hate myself. Period.

Goddammit.







"Cos you bring out the best in me, like no-one else can do.
That's why I'm by your side, and that's why I love you ."

Big Bang

My head feels clear for the first time since yesterday afternoon.

Motor functions, check. Sensory functions, check. Thinking capacity, never really had it to begin with. Right, I guess I'm finally back to normal.

Reached home at like 9am this morning from Jon's stayover. We didn't sleep A WINK. It was playing cards and talking cock all the way till this morning. XD Awesome-ness. Im not going to really bother anymore about anything that happened during the party. As far as I care, it ain't my problem. Please talk to someone who cares anymore. Apart from that, the party was absolutely brilliant. The 4+ hours spent just sitting around and talking cock was amazing. I'm still feeling quite dazed right now, haha.

I'm really going to miss Jonathan. Its funny that even though we all call him the Confuser he's pretty much the first person I talk to when I need, um, advice that concerns the matters of the heart. (LMAO that sounded like a cheesy third grade romance novel.) And sometimes, ok that's being mean, many times he's given me pretty sound advice. Like after the Term 1 Incident, he was one of those people instrumental in me finding my feet again. Him and Chris Daughtry. HAHA. Ask me about the latter privately. And to me he really seems like a great guy, who'll go far in life just with his attitude! Stay in touch BIG brudder. hahahahaha (sorry couldn't resist)

Right, today's agenda: Recover from yesterday. XD

That's all folks. Cheers.








"It's our last time, to say goodnight.
Don't say goodbye cuz' in the morning we'll,
see you around, and we'll sing it again
same time tomorrow, yeah we'll all join in"

Best in me

Just to continue with what I used to do regularly, here is a B-E-A-U-tiful song by Blue. It doesn't matter how old they are. I love this band. HAHA.



Cheers!

The big one

Well I've finally decided to update properly.

Woots.

Anyway these days have been amazing. I've never felt this free. Period. Its like some huge-ass burden has been lifted, letting me run around like a chicken with its head cut off.

Ok, forget the last part.

But its been a blast. I've been playing cricket, Magic: The Gathering, Divine Blood, and CHESS. I've been raiding people's houses. XD. I've been watching stupid movies, and sitting in front of my TV watching cricket till my brain turns to mush, and I sound like Ian Botham commentating. And, I've also sorted out ALL MY PROM STUFF. Haha. It was actually quite fun. I'm looking forward to see everyone again. But hell yea, this feels good.

And I'm also extra happy about something else. I'll publicly proclaim it when I've gotten all the final details. XD

Anyway, I'm going to Jon's house later for some crazy stay over party. I intend to enjoy myself to the fullest.

But its kindda funny, when I realize that come next year, I won't be around anymore. And thats a really gut-wrenching feeling. I think I'll go into some kind of temporary depression when I first hit Uni. No Eugene or Varun to make fun off. No Jon to confuse me (HAHA). No ZT, Fidot, Marcus, JT, Oli, Bala, Cricket team, Shrey, Dim, Sarah, no nothing. Gah. Emo-ness. I don't think I'm in the best frame of mind while typing this. So bear with the bad English. I'm gonna miss EVERYONE here. Keep in touch PLEASE. HAHA. Ill put up my address, my phone number, my dorm number, my email, my second life account.... ok forget the last one again.

Bleagh. Can't write anything else. Apart from, SCREW YOU BASTARD TERRORIST WHO ATTACKED THE CITY I GREW UP IN. I HOPE THE MOSSAD HUNT YOU DOWN AND KEEEEELLLLL YOOUUUUUU.

Ok now I'm done.

Cheers.









"Tell me that you love me and it'll be alright.
Are you thinking of me?
Just come with me tonight.
You know I need you.
Just like you need me.
Can't stop, won't stop, I must be dreaming.
Can't stop, won't stop, I must be dreaming."

Its been a while

Long time no see eh?

Well im only posting because I did this interesting personality test I ripped of Olivia's blog. Ill post a longer post on Tuesday. Anyway, here're the results!

Tell me if its true! (seriously) I feel I answered all the questions as honestly as possible. I think its true, but some of the statistics are overly skewed. Like the Perceiving one. Don't know, up to you guys to decide!

Oh, btw, FOLIE A DEUX COMING OUT ON DECEMBER 16TH!!!!!!! YAYYYYY!!!

Cheers

The End is Now

Yes I am alive. 

Over the last 2 weeks I've faced, and learnt a few things about myself.

1) I'm a total loser.

2) I'm probably never going to achieve my goals and ambitions in life.

3) I've wasted 2 valuable years where I should have been studying regularly, trying to have "fun".

4) I'm surrounded by amazing people who I totally do not deserve.

5) I'm pretty sure that come next week my whole life will be decided for me.

Just to warn everyone here. If things do not turn out the way I hope, I'm pretty sure I'll become a pretty different person. It's true that I have no one else to blame but myself. But that realization does not help ANYTHING. I'll be a broken shell. So please. No sympathy, no "oh it'll be OK", and DEFINITELY no "don't worry". I'm pretty sure I should be worrying, and regretting about the things I could have and should have done. 

You see that point (4) up there? That's what I want to talk about now. Firstly, my amazing parents. They've stood by me during this prelims period, where bouts of insecurity and inferiority hit me. My mother especially has always been around with a comforting word. They've both helped me with my studies, especially my dad, who came home early from work a few days just to shore up my confidence more than anything else.

My sister. She didn't help much academics wise, but she was around when I needed to talk about anything other that P,C,M, or E. I've fought a lot with her, but I do love her.

Miss Kwan. Thank god that I've been blessed with a great teacher like Miss Kwan. Twice I smsed her unable to contain my anxiety about how badly my prelim grades will affect my uni applications. Twice she sent me comforting smses that, if not anything, ensured that I kept working hard. 

Mr Hsi. Another blessing in disguise. Those smses before both Math papers helped me greatly. Thank you sir. I've said the rest in the card. XD

Shreya. What can I say other than, THANK YOU for being around. 

Other friends. You guys might not realize it, but every time you made me smile, it took my mind off my screwed up future. 

God Bless All of You. It doesn't matter that all your efforts on this boy seem destined for failure. I'll never forget ALL of you. 

Cheers.

Its a Funny World

Hello all.

And yes, I'm not dead yet. Call me back in 2 weeks and check. I might be.

These prelims are seriously freaking me out. I know I HAVE to do well to stand a chance of achieving my goals in life. But the way the teachers talk about prelims being set to be difficult is scaring me. The A-level papers honestly do not seem difficult. Prelims are scaring me to hell. I sincerely believe my chemistry and mathematics might be fine. Physics too, considering that TJC physics papers aren't as bad as chem or maths. I'm FREAKED out about Economics. I've NEVER done well, and I thought last years promos was alright. Gah. Nothing to do but just study hard and pray I guess.

This is going to be random. Some people have questioned why I want to go into Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.Take a look at this. Some of you might remember this. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_submarine_Kursk_explosion.
In short, a Russian submarine got completely destroyed due to some poor maintenance and some human error. 118 men died. Can you imagine dying in a submarine? All alone? Underwater? Waiting for the air to slowly run out? These men were soldiers, but they didn't die on the battlefield. They died a horrible death, on the ocean floor. And what made is worse is the stupid ego that the country had. Russia didn't allow rescue teams from foreign countries to even try! This was the first transcript that Russia publicized. The first fax to press corps was, "the submarine had minor technical difficulties". PFFFFFFFT. You know what a minor technical difficulty is? A faulty school OHP. Have you a seen a faulty projector KILL PEOPLE? I want to be able to help these guys, whether its submarines, or ships, not something far better. Stranded in the open sea, waiting for sharks or fatigue is pretty scary too. I might not do much, but at least I'm willing to try make a difference.

Well time to get back to mugging. But here's something HILARIOUS. Its the new discovery channel ad called "Boom De Ah Dah!" HAHA. Watch and enjoy. Adam setting fire to Jamie is priceless. This is a little different from the one on TV.



Cheers all.











"I candy coat and cover everything that I'm still hiding underneath.
It's been a long time, it's been a long time.
A thousand faces looking up at me hands are pointing ceiling oh what a feeling.

I've got friends in highly low places
I'll stand up push it and push it up, can't afford to lose now.
I've got friends in highly low places
I'll go inside when I wanna party, grab a girl and dance (don't touch me)."

INJUSTICE

I'm blogging today because I am totally outraged about the way Liu Xiang the Chinese hurdler is being treated.

For those who do not know the story, Liu Xiang was China's poster boy for this Olympics, and possibly their only hope for winning a gold in the track and field competitions. But he injured his Achilles tendon (I think, don't flame me for getting the body part wrong) right before his heats and had to pull out. Now the Chinese public are both disappointed and angry, and it has been blown completely out of proportion with some people saying that he purposely pulled out because he was scared. He's been labelled a "Coward", "Traitor" and what not. BY BLOODY ARMCHAIR CRITICS. The Strait Times has a excerpt of a HOUSEWIFE, calling him a LOSER. WTF.

Even though I may not even come CLOSE to the level of sports that can be witnessed at the 2008 Olympics, I would like to consider myself a sportsman for the context of this argument. I AM COMPLETELY HONOURED to even play for my SCHOOL, and if I ever get a chance (FAT HOPE) to compete in the Olympics, I'd most probably die of shock. So its really unfair to say that Liu Xiang might have pulled out because he was scared. All those bloody critics deserve to be shot in the head and left to rot. Liu Xiang is an athlete through and through, and I'm sure he would have run if he was fine. STUPID people who don't understand the extent of his injury, ought to know that running with a swollen Achilles tendon can end his career forever. He's young and he surely has at least 2 more Olympics ahead of him. Giving it all up just for the sake of STUPID, UNGRATEFUL people (who I'd feel embarrassed to call MY PEOPLE) is dumb. Get stuffed you idiots.

That's enough of ranting. These Olympics have had amazing moments, like Michael Phelps becoming the first athlete to get 8 Golds in a single Games, and the sheer audacity with which Ussain Bolt won the 100m Men's final. But the Chinese people expect too much from mere humans who have done no wrong other than be good at what they do. If that continues, these athletes will lose the passion they have for their sport and might even consider early retirement to escape the public eye.

Cheers.

I AM NOT DEAD.

Like the title says, I LIVEEEEEE.

But not for long. Not after tomorrow morning, assembly. When me and Joey need to get on stage and talk about Singapore's Silver medal. WITHOUT KNOWING WHY IN GOD'S NAME WE GOT SELECTED. MISS KWAN IS EVILLLLLLLLLL. XD

So yes, this is just a post to reassure people that I'm still alive, so you guys can put those party decorations down, and tell those event management companies that the party's been cancelled. Although I really wouldn't mind people partying at my funeral. Lol. More fun than coming there and crying. Or pretending to cry.

Anyway back to the things that matter. Prelims is in EXACTLY three weeks from tomorrow, so stress is starting to take root quite deep. It will soon evolve into fright, then into paranoia, and finally FULL BLOWN INSANITY. Ok too much theatrics. People don't understand that the Prelims are funnily more important to me than the actual A-Levels. US applications people!!!

But anyway, here's the song of, um, two weeks??? You've probably heard this one OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN, but here's another go! This is Viva La Vida from Coldplay. I like the album name a lot! (It's Viva La Vida or Death and All his Friends)



Well I'm out, back to that dumbass script.

Cheers.









"You'll always be a part of me,
I'm a part of you indefinitely.
Girl don't you know you can't escape me,
ooh darling cause you'll always be my baby,
And we'll linger on,
time can't erase a feeling this strong.
No way you're never gonna shake me,
ooh darling cause you'll always be my baby."

We Run From the Storm

Another one of those quiet, uneventful, reflective weeks. After a lot of thinking, deciding, redeciding, confusing, I've decided that I'll be damned if I didn't, and I'm now officially going from Grad night. Its one of those things that has made me so reflective over the last 7 days, and the Economics remedial lession today in the old TA classroom didn't help.

I've met so many AMAZING people in the last 4yrs. I saw 4, because what happened before is a chapter I don't intend to go back to. It sucked bad, and I don't want to look back. But TA has changed everything. There are so many people I admire in TA, I don't know where to start. But starting will help. So I'm putting "Operation: Don't Forget" into action. Lol. If you don't ask, I won't have to lie. =)

Now for an early Song of the Week. This one is another old one. One of my ABSOLUTE favourites when I was younger. This is a beautiful song called Breathe Easy, by BLUE. For those who don't know yet, All Rise and One Love where the first 2 albums I EVER owned in my life. So here is an amazing song.



Today was also Cricket phototaking. I SWEAR I never imagined it will ever end. But today it has. With this photo, I'll now forever just be a memory in TJC Cricket. IT IS THE GREATEST THING THAT HAPPENED in this school. Period, no questions. I LOVE EVERY DUDE I've played with over the 4 years. And I'll MISS THEM LIKE HELL. I know I've said it OVER and OVER and OVER again over the past month or so. But I don't care. It means so much to me, and you might not understand, and I won't blame you.

Back to econs now.

Cheers.










"The remedy is the experience.
This is a dangerous liaison.
I say the comedy is that it's serious.
This is a strange enough new play on words.
I say the tragedy is how you're gonna spend.
The rest of your nights with the light on.
So shine the light on all of your friends,
when it all amounts to nothing in the end.

I won't worry my life away."

It Won't Be Soon Before Long

Song of the week time peeps. Sorry for the non-updates during the week. Was either too lazy or too busy to blog. Well here we go with the song. This one is a really old track by Blue, featuring Stevie Wonder and a few others. Here's Signed, Sealed Delivered! =) The video ain't great quality, but It'll do. The little random black kid is pretty funny too. haha. And I must say, THANK YOU ELSTAN, for the Maroon 5 album.



Long tiring week. Injured my back pretty bad by falling stupidly during my SBJ. Worsened it by doing the 2.4 run after. Hurts like hell. BUT PAIN MAKES YOU FEEL ALIVE. XD. Nanyang Concept Tests today morning were ok I guess. Hope to do decently.

I kinda missed the J1 boys over this one week. Don't ask me why. It's good that they'll be back after their stooopid e-learning week is over. Thats one policy thats just as bad as the Teach Less, Learn Nothing initiative. Lol.

Now for some cricket talk. India just got completely owned by Sri Lanka. All you Indian fans out there, SCREW YOU. Even New Zealand knows how to put up a better fight than that. Why put faith in a team that doesn't have faith in itself? On a lighter note, I've decided that I'm going to keep improving my pace bowling. Try to become a bit more of a hit-the-deck bowler. Haha.

Well I'm off, to infinity and BEYOND!!!!







"Go ahead tell me you'll leave again.
You'll just come back running.
Holding your scarred heart in hand,
it's all the same.

And I'll take you for who you are,
if you take me for everything.
Do it all over again.
It's all the same."


P.S. That song at the end is called All The Same, by Sick Puppies. Youtube it. I would have put it here, but the video is a little too depressing. Do check it out!

Where's Everybody Going?

Well this week it's a little different. There are TWO songs of the week. The First one is a really old song, one that I LOVED when I was younger (like primary school younger!). Here is When You're Looking Like That, by WESTLIFE!!!! XD



The second song is a peppy makes-me-want-to-get-up-and-dance song by Alyson and AJ Michalka, better known as Aly & AJ. This one is called Like Whoa. Enjoy. =)



So the 8-a-side tournament ended yesterday, and the J1s didnt get through. But its really alright boys, it doesn't matter. I know that whatever they did, they would have put their heart and soul into it. 5 wickets against ACS(I) is quite commendable! And I am quite annoyed that we didn't even get a SINGLE DSA from an application pool of 8, but its ok. I'm sure some of them will appeal in, and even if they don't TJC Cricket will still fight on. We aren't CLASSY player, or TECHNICALLY gifted players, but what we are, what we will be forever are FIGHTERS. More than any team in Singapore. And JTS on MONDAY!!! And Friday's sportsman appreciation will be the last time I can legally be with my boys.

I'm off!

Cheers.








"Life has moments hard to describe,
feeling great and feeling alive.
Never coming down from this,
mountain we're on.

Always knowing we're gonna be fine,
feeling great and feeling alive.
Never coming down from this,
mountain were on.

The feeling so clear,
and it's crazy up here,
Life is amazing with you on the ride."

The One

I HAVE FOUND THE GIRL OF MY DREAMS!!!

But unfortunately, she's in a tamil movie called Santosh Subramaniam, and really too good to be true. XP. damn. I fell for her watching her on tv on Saturday. Either ask me about her, or go WATCH THE MOVIE. Its amazing!!!!!

I love chemistry lectures in ELLL-TEEE 2 with the crazy Oliviaaaaa. haha. I end up spending it laughing my ass off for the whole 50 minutes. And amazingly I'm still able to finish my questions and do them correctly!!!! yay.

The cricket 8-a-side tournament is on this Friday for the J1s. I'm really praying hard that they'll do well. I'm immensely proud that the boys are not slacking about it just because the J2s are not playing and are really putting their heart and soul into it. Who knows what might happen? I'm praying hard that they do well. It won't matter to me that I'm not playing. I'll just be really proud in saying that I once played with these boys who might prove this Friday that determination and courage is all one needs to do great things. Good luck to you guys. Hopefully they never forget us J2s. XP

The last few days have been really lovely to me. Whether its playing around with my class guys or studying with the cricket dudeessss I've had a lot of fun, WHILE keeping to my time-table. Lovely. And tomorrow is Racial Harmony Day, and us INDIANNSSSS are wearing Veshti!!!! HAHA. Ill definitely put up pics of that when I get them. Its nice to have met so many amazing people in my life. I often wonder how life would have been if I hadn't come here and either gone to some other IP school, or stayed in VS. The people I might have missed, its just too much to think about. From retarded guys like Eugene and Varun, to the whacko wave-to-me-while-pinching-nose girl Bernice, I'll probably miss them all come next year. I've got a funny "dedication to one person per week" kind of thing in my head, but I've not yet decided about that. haha. You readers will see sometime.

Well back to Equilibriaaa... damn.

Cheers.








"How am I supposed to leave you now,
when you're looking like that.
I can't believe what i just gave away
now i can't take it back
I don't wanna get lost.
I don't wanna live my life without you.
How am i supposed to leave you now,
when you're looking like that."

Crazy Week

Song of the week time!!!

This songs been stuck in my head for a while. Here's Won't Go Home Without You, by Maroon 5. Its seriously been playing im my head for a few days now.



Well this has been a mixed bag week. Quite pleased with the work I've done for chemistry and mathematics. physics should be done by tomorrow. Its just economics. Bleaghhh...

Cricket on friday was amazing. I'm really proud of my batting now. I'm sorry, I might keep saying this, but the way I batted on Friday made me feel real good. If only me and Anantha could share such a partnership in a real game. We'd own. hahaha. SORRY BALAJI, FOR THAT MASSIVE SIX. I DIDN'T DO IT PURPOSELY!!! ITS JUST THE BAT!!! HAHAHAHAHA.

Finalized grades for JCTs look pathetic. hahaha. Ask me personally if you want to know. Well it can only get better I guess. hahahaha.

Right, back to Kinematics.

Cheers.

Postcards from a Plane Crash (Wish you were here)

So I've finally received all my stupid marks. DUMBBBB. Ask me personally if you want to know. I wonder where the "motivate me to study harder" part of these JCTs are. All they're doing for now is demoralizing me. Well, no time to "STAND and STARE", time only to MUGGGGG. Gah.

I came here only to say this. YOU are the most amazing person I've met. And that will never change. I'll wait. lol =)

And to the rest of you idiots trying to figure out who? STOP TRYING. You won't get it. :)

Cricket video taking this Friday. I can promise with people like Aditya directing it, it would be DAMN funny. hahaha. Can't wait. And JTS next Friday at ECP. Last time together officially with TJC Cricket. Damn. Typing this out makes me emo. :(

Just finished a study time-table. Actually it was done yesterday, but bah whatever. Looks bad. I'm sure you've read this on a MILLION and ONE blogs, but I'll say it too: I NEED TO PULL UP MY SOCKS AND WORK REALLY HARD. Haha. Btw, what idiot came up with that phrase? Pull up socks? WTH? haha. So random.

DOES ANYONE KNOW WHERE TO GET 20++ CUSTOMIZED SILICONE WRISTBANDS??? PLEASE TELL ME. Silicone Wristbands are like those yellow LiveStrong bands. Please and Thank you!

Cheers.









"Where is you boy tonight?
I hope he is a gentleman.
And maybe he wont find out what i know,
you were the last good thing
about this part of town."

Emo Week

Sorry I didn't post my song of the week yesterday, I was out due to nonsensical reasons the whole of yesterday. First the SMO second round which was DISASTROUS and DEMORALIZING, and then the RGS ICS night, which to me was an unnecessary waste of time. Well anyway, since this week has been really emo for me, I've been listening to some of the more hardcore rock songs that I used to listen to back in secondary two. Things like Smile in your Sleep by Silverstein, and Dear Everybody by JamisonParker have come out of the closet once again. But this shall be my song of the week. This is Anthem of our Dying Day, by Story of the Year. Quite a dark, depressing, moody song, so it was perfect for this rubbish week. So sue me.



I really don't have anything else to say this time. Lol. Its just been one of those weeks.

Cheers.








"Take this stupid heart,
I know it's all you ever want me for.
And I hope you keep it close,
so that everyone knows
that it's all because of you,
that im dead to the world."

The Beginning of the End

JCTs have been a complete failure. I need to buck up. Seriously. 9 weeks left, need to make good use of whatever's left. Damn. :S

Lets list all the screwed up things that have happened this year:
1) The Term 1 incident
2) MCTs
3) Cricket tourny
4) JCTs

Lets list the GOOD things that have happened this year:

1) The Term 1 incident (Yes, its both, it did feel good. So sue me.)
2) Violin

So the final ratio is 4:2. For every good thing, 2 things must screw up eh? Damn.

Anyway, yesterday was Cricket elections, and as good as handover. A lot of mixed feelings like Ms Kwan aptly put. I am relieved that I won't have to deal with any stupid admin and yada yada, but at the same time, its was also really saddening when I realized that my time with TJC Cricket is nearly over. Put me in a very nostalgic mood throughout yesterday evening. TJC cricket has been one of the best things that has happened to me ever since I set foot into this JC. I've loved it from the first day, and it was also heartening to see that every year I got a little better, from someone who absolutely couldnt bat, to a reliable top order batsman. I've seen so many different people, from great leaders like Rakesh, to jackasses like Tejas Rao and Aditya, to people who give it their all whether or not they're in the team, like Ponku and Nachiappan. Especially with this batch, I have become EXTREMELY close. And like I promised sometime before, I will be back to help these guys in any way that I can. This is a promise I intend to keep. Cricket gave me a lot through these long 4 years, and I intend to give as much as I can, back.

To Vinoth, Balaji and Aditya, good luck with everything. I'll always be around to help in any way possible. I know you three will do great. It made me so emotional yesterday evening that I sat down and wrote EVERYONE who's ever done ANYTHING for TJC cricket. Including, teachers, coaches, and former players, the list only came up to 48. In 4 years. A really small number. But I love them all the same.

Cheers.







"We'll be miles apart,
I'll keep you deep inside,
You're always in my heart.
A new life to start,
I may be leaving,
but you're always in my heart."

The Last Day of Freedom

Well, today can easily be said to be my last day of freedom for a long while. After this I'm pretty sure I need to start paying lots of attention in class and doing everything they tell us to do, if I want to do well and get anywhere in life. :S

Today marks the day I feel IMMENSELY proud to be a New Zealand Cricket supporter. Yesterday night, NZL thumped England in the final ODI, to take the series 3-1. This is after a CRUSHING defeat in the tests, two thumping defeats in the T20s and a 100+ run loss in the first ODI. NZL love being the underdogs, easily the most NONSENSICAL word to associate with them. Are underdogs in a competition supposed to be the most reliable semi-finalists in every competition? NZL came with that tag to the champions trophy a few years back, and WON it. They have a team with literally no depth, and minimal talent. But boy, do they have spirit. They play for each other EVERY game. They never give up fighting. Not even when one of their batsmen was hit by a vicious bouncer to a point where he lost 2 teeth (long story), did NZL stop fighting. Not even when Paul "I'm-a-bloody-cheating-bastard" Collingwood chose to uphold his appeal against Grant Elliot (longer story), did NZL give up. And they NEVER will. Its exactly what I LOVE that team for.

People ask me the most annoying questions sometimes. "Why don't you support India?", "Are you unpatriotic?", "NZL are such a bad team, why do you support them?".
SCREW ALL OF YOU. Why don't I support the Indian Cricket team? Simple. It don't see why I should. Sure they're talented, and really nice to watch when in full flow. But the politics involved in Indian cricket disgusts me. Even NOW, when Zimbabwe is in deep shit, and the ICC is ready to ban Zimbabwe from cricket until it sorts itself out, INDIA IS THE ONLY FREAKING COUNTRY TO "READILY STAND BEHIND ZIMBABWE CRICKET. wtf? For once stop thinking about the money and powerplay involved and think like humans idiots. All this translates to the team itself. Youngsters aren't given oppurtunities, players from Tamilnadu DONT even get a LOOK in. Disgusting and stupid. Just beacause I don't support the friggin cricket team doesnt mean im not a patriot morons. -.-

After the cricket on Friday my shoulder HURTS LIKE SHITTT. Haha. But pain is good. Pain means your alive. :] Shall make sure I enjoy this day like crazy. :]

Cheers.








"So I'll say why don't you and I get together,
and take on the world and be together forever.
Heads we will, tails we'll try again.
So I say why don't you and I hold each other,
and fly to the moon and straight on to heaven.
Cause without you they're never going to let me in."

Post JCT

Well, JCTs finished on Thursday, and Ive been having too much fun for my own good after it ended. Cricket on Thursday, Cricket on Friday, Movie on Friday night, and Jeff Dunham and Dave Chappelle all Saturday morning. Woo Hoo.

Cricket on Friday was really satisfying. I finally managed to hit my batting groove again and then I bowled with a really nice rhythm and line. There were a couple of yorkers I managed to bowl which were really good. So pleased with my bowling that has improved from a guy who couldnt even BOWL a ball in TA1, to a pretty decent part time medium pace option. And I really think that bowling pace is WAY more fun than screwing around with spin. "Run in, Bowl fast, Scare people." Well said Dale Steyn.

The tamil movie that I watched with the cricket guys, Dasavatharam wasn't really great. There's a reason we should not be trying to make hollywood like movies. No, it just wont work. We're only good at making unrealistic movies with skewed plots and too many song and dance sequences. And we're VERY good at that. So let's stick to that.

And today morning, I just finished watching both of Jeff Dunham's specials, Arguing with Myself and Spark of Insanity. I also watched Dave Chappelle's For What its Worth. All we're AMAZING. hahaha.

And here's something new that I'd like to start from this week on my blog. A song of the week thing. Ill change this every Saturday from today. For this week, its Savin' Me by Nickelback. I think this video is AMAZING.



Cheers.

If Everyone Cared

Here's a beautiful song I've been hooked to over the past few mugging weeks. Its funny that I started listening to Nickelback again after a hiatus only after I realized that I'd lost my All The Right Reasons album. If anyone who reads this has borrowed it, PLEASE RETURN. XD

Here's Nickelback, If Everyone Cared. The music video is a bonus. XP



From underneath the trees, we watch the sky
Confusing stars for satellites
I never dreamed that you'd be mine
But here we are, we're here tonight

Singing Amen, I, I'm alive
Singing Amen, I, I'm alive

[Chorus:]
If everyone cared and nobody cried
If everyone loved and nobody lied
If everyone shared and swallowed their pride
Then we'd see the day when nobody died

And I'm singing

Amen I, Amen I, I'm alive
Amen I, Amen I, Amen I, I'm alive

And in the air the fireflies
Our only light in paradise
We'll show the world they were wrong
And teach them all to sing along

Singing Amen, I, I'm alive
Singing Amen, I, I'm alive
(I'm alive)

[Chorus x2]

And as we lie beneath the stars
We realize how small we are
If they could love like you and me
Imagine what the world could be

If everyone cared and nobody cried
If everyone loved and nobody lied
If everyone shared and swallowed their pride
Then we'd see the day when nobody died
When nobody died...

[Chorus]

We'd see the day, we'd see the day
When nobody died
We'd see the day, we'd see the day
When nobody died
We'd see the day when nobody died



I FINALLY GOT THE TIME STAMP FIXED! HAHA

Music and Mugging

The only thing thats been my best friend over the past weeks while mugging is my music. And this is one of my real favourite songs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7amYNaPTRI&feature=related

Here's Carlos Santana featuring Chad Kroeger, Into the Night.

Like a gift from the heavens, it was easy to tell,
It was love from above, that could save me from hell.
She had fire in her soul; it was easy to see
How the devil himself could be pulled out of me.
There were drums in the air as she started to dance.
Every soul in the room keeping time with their hands,
And we sang…

Ay oh ay oh ay oh ay,
And the voices rang like the angels sing,
We’re singing…
Ay oh ay oh ay oh ay,
And we danced on into the night,
Ay oh ay oh,
Ay oh ay oh,
And we danced on into the night.

Like a piece to the puzzle that falls into place,
You could tell how we felt from the look on our faces.
We were spinning in circles with the moon in our eyes.
No room left to move in between you and I.
We forgot where we were, and we lost track of time,
And we sang to the wind as we danced through the night.
And we sang…

Ay oh ay oh ay oh ay,
And the voices rang like the angels sing,
We’re singing…
Ay oh ay oh ay oh ay,
And we danced on into the night,
Ay oh ay oh,
Ay oh ay oh,
And we danced on into the night,
Ay oh ay oh,
Ay oh ay oh,
And we danced on into the night,

Like a gift from the heavens, it was easy to tell,
It was love from above, that could save me from hell.
She had fire in her soul; it was easy to see
How the devil himself could be pulled out of me.
There were drums in the air as she started to dance.
Every soul in the room keeping time with their hands.
And we sang…

Ay oh ay oh ay oh ay,
And the voices rang like the angels sing,
We’re singing…
Ay oh ay oh ay oh ay,
And we danced on into the night,
Ay oh ay oh,
Ay oh ay oh,
And we danced on into the night,
(And the voices rang like the angels sing),
Ay oh ay oh,
Ay oh ay oh,
And we danced on into the night,
Ay oh ay oh ay oh ay,
(Ay oh ay oh),
Ay oh ay oh ay oh ay,
(Ay oh ay oh),
Singing ay oh ay oh ay oh ay,
(Ay oh ay oh),
And we danced on into the night…

Love this song. Nuff' said. I'll try to put it up on a video bar when I've got more time. For now just use the link? haha.

Cheers.

The End

And so my violin education at SIFAS ends. It actually ended on Sunday at about 2.30pm, but officially, its only over when that diploma reaches my hand. It was also nice that it ended with both, me and Nandita (the other 8th year violin student) getting the Vadhya Visharad awards. I was actually quite annoyed yesterday afternoon when it looked like my time at SIFAS might end in an unpleasant fashion, but I guess things worked out after all.

SIFAS has really been amazing, and like Nandita said, there might come a time where I'll really miss going for violin. Not just the classes with easily the most amazing violin teacher. But the whole feel of that old, building that's tucked away in a really secluded corner of rangoon road. I'll also definately miss all the amazing people I've met and befriended over there. Bharat, Shreya, Nandita, Sneha R, Srikanth, Sriram, Praveen, Varun, the list goes on. I'll miss all the orchestra sessions with the gang. I'll miss that stupid auditorium with the funny old sound room. I'll basically miss everything that SIFAS had to offer, and then some. I've been going there every Thursday since I was 7 or 8, and I guess saying goodbye isn't easy.

Enough with the melancholic talk. I've been watching a good bit of stand up comedy this holidays online. George Carlin, Dave Chappelle, Chris Rock, Russell Peters, Flight of the Conchords (their not exactly stand up comedy, but its FUNNY), Jeff Dunham, etc. I love them all. I think stand up comedy is the height of self confidence. The only difference between one of these guys and you're uncle (example) who says a joke over a dinner table, is that these guys have the guts to get onto stage and say it. They've also got the showmanship and the stage presence to hook the audience for the duration of that show. Its brilliant.

About one week for the JCTS, and I hope to god my preparation will suffice.

And I'll say something here that only other cricket enthusiasts will understand.

TEST CRICKET IS MUCH MORE FUN TO WATCH THAN T20. =)

Cheers.









"Cause we all just wanna be big rockstars,
Livin in top houses, drivin fifteen cars.
The girls come easy and the drugs come cheap,
We'll all stay skinny cause we just won't eat.
And we'll hang out in the coolest bars,
In the VIP with the movie stars.
Every good gold digger's gonna wind up there,
every Playboy Bunny with their bleach blond hair."

Fairytales

So the IPL is over, and fittingly, it finished with an amazing final game which Chennai lost of the last ball. Its sad, but when the dust settles, its clear that Rajastan DESERVED to win the IPL. NO big names, NO big money, just BIG guts and BIG determinations. Everyone in that team stood up and took responsibility. Whether it was Pathan and Watson smashing their way to a huge score, or Patel and Jadeja scampering a last ball win over Mumbai. The supposed "whipping boys" (they were dubbed that before the league even started, mainly because they were the cheapest franchise team in the league) came good in the end. Money can't buy everything eh?

fairytales do come true.

Another thing that I've only recently heard about is the Britain's Got Talent 2008 edition winner. For those who don't know, he's a 14yr old kid called George Sampson. This boy is a street dancer, and had to dance to play his fees, pay his mothers mortgage, and even pay to raise enough money to get into the show! Go youtube and check him out. He's simply amazing. The funny part is, he audtioned in 2007, but didn't make it through. But like Simon Cowell said, "he's the British version of Rocky." He never gave up.


fairytales do come true.

So now back to boring old me. Went for DSA trials on tuesday. I was really disappointed. There were a couple of decent players, but they were decent at best, scratchy at worst. I really hope they can improve by next year. Its funny, but I can never even think of considering myself as no longer in TJC cricket. Somehow I want to contribute even next year to this team. I haven't played in to 4yrs to leave without saying goodbye. =)

Let's hope there's one for everyone.

Cheers.





"Thats why I slipped out the back before you knew I was there,
I know you felt unprepared.
But every single time I was around I just bring you down,
and I could tell that it was time to be scared.

Thats why I slipped out the back before you knew I was there,
and I know the way I left wasn't fair.
I didn't want to be around just to bring you down,
I'm not a hero but don't think I didn't care."

ZzZzZzZz

Really bored.

I need to get out and do something fun. But I guess the only thing that I'm allowed to do is STUDY, MUG, STUDY, MUG, Sleep, and Eat. This sunday is the IPL final and I guess I'm going to hijack Balaji's house again to watch. And then there's my stupid violin exam next Sunday. I'm only looking forward to it because it means that I never need to do a damn violin exam again in my life. YESSSSSSS. =)

I just finished reading the Infinity Crisis novelization (it's a novelization of the whole DC Comic Infinity Crisis arc, comic book enthusiasts will know what I'm talking about) Its really good, and it shatters the illusion that comic books are all happy go lucky with righteous heroes. Superboy's death at the end was quite shocking. I didn't know any of the Super family can die!! Ok I must sound like a real geek by now. Haha.

I've also been watching Chris Rock's comedies. He really isn't that good. But the issues, and the way he deals with them is really cool.

Well I've got to go. HERE'S A NOTE TO ALL CRICKET GUYS. ANYONE WANT TO PLAY CRICKET DURING THE HOLS?? CONTACT ME!! Haha. Yes. I'm that bored.

Cheers.

The long wait

Well, the hols are finally here. If you can call it hols that is.

After this June, its a mad dash to the end. JCT, Prelims, A-Levels, Uni Appication, etc. Time really does fly when one's having "fun".

Mardi Gras was great. Really. Though I didnt get any costume or anything, the company I spent the night with made it real fun. First the class guys during Mr Varella's magic show (which was amazing) and then the cricket boys. The mood and atmosphere of the whole thing was really amazing.

Before I go on, I'd like to dedicate something to someone.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SARAH SOH! =)

There. Done. hahahahahahaha

My weekend's been really boring and slow. Nothing interesting has happened. I finally watched Azhagiya Tamil Magan (tamil movie) and like my cousin said, even by Tamil movie standards it insults ones intelligence. Really. Then there was this long chat with a person, who to me, will always be a Special Friend. Ask no questions, expect no answers everyone else.

NEW ZEALAND ARE KICKING ENGLAND BUTT. HAHA. Ross Taylor made an amazing century, and Vettori followed it up with a brilliant 5-for. (I have officially bored everyone who doesnt understand cricket.) It always nice to watch NZL stick it to England. England are a total bunch of whining, pathetic, over rated players. Nuff said.

Well I'm done.

Cheers.







" I was terrified and would you mind if I
sat next to you and watched you smile?"

Bloody portfolio

I, R.Raghavsrinivas

SINGLE HANDEDLY SHUT DOWN THE TJC LIBRARY TODAY.



Nah just kidding. I was doing some filmed interview, (with a really cool cameraman crew) for god knows what and the cameraman got pissed off that everyone in the LIBRARY was making a lot of NOISE (ironic isnt it) and then he just threw everyone out and closed the library for that one hour that I was filming. (dont flood my tagboard asking me what it was for, just ask me in person! =D)

This entire SGC first draft thing is really annoying me. Why in gods name can we not include TA1 & 2 stuff? Thats as good as saying that anything we did in those two years is worthless! Did we just waste 2 years of our freaking lives? Please rethink this to avoid a whole bunch of angry students TJC admin.

There's something I've always felt and never said. To all my friends who might be reading this or not: THANK YOU FOR BEING YOU. =) Each one of you makes time spent with you worthwhile in a different and sometimes quirky fashion (be it humping with the cricket boys or clowning around with the class). Don't ask me why I'm doing this. Something told me I should do this today and thus I did it. Haha.

First rehearsal tomorrow. I'm quite tense, but at the same time I know that I know my stuff. I just need to remain calm. To everyone out there who bothers, COME DOWN FOR MY SOLO CONCERT ON THE MORNING OF JUNE 8th. (exact time will be provided sometime after) SUPPORT WILL BE APPRECIATED. XD

Well thats all folks!

Cheers.






"So Hum Hallelujah,
Just of the key of reason.
I thought I loved you,
it was just how you looked in the light.
A teenage vow in the parking lot,
"Till tonight do us apart"
I sing the blues and swallow them too."

Fall For You

Thank you Gavin for introducing me to this song. I heard it before on the radio, but I never really knew what song it was.

Here's Fall For You by Secondhand Serenade.

The best thing about tonight's that we're not fighting
Could it be that we have been this way before
I know you don't think that I am trying
I know you're wearing thin down to the core

But hold your breathe
Because tonight will be the night that I will fall for you
Over again
Don't make me change my mind
Or I wont live to see another day
I swear it's true
Because a girl like you is impossible to find
Your impossible to find

This is not what I intended
I always swore to you i'd never fall apart
You always thought that I was stronger
I may of failed
But I have loved you from the start
Ohhhh

But hold your breathe
Because tonight will be the night that I will fall for you
Over again
Don't make me change my mind
Or I wont live to see another day
I swear it's true
Because a girl like you is impossible to find
It's impossible

So breathe in so deep
Breathe me in
I'm yours to keep
And hold onto your words
Cuz talk is cheap
And remember me tonight
When your asleep

Because tonight will be the night that I will fall for you
Over again
Don't make me change my mind
Or I wont live to see another day
I swear it's true
Because a girl like you is impossible to find
Tonight will be the night that I will fall for you
Over again
Don't make me change my mind
Or I wont live to see another day
I swear it's true
Because a girl like you is impossible to find

Cheers.

After a blood test and a rush of blood

Well I can finally say that after four long days of feeling darn unwell, I finally feel good. Yeaaa and it feels REAL GOOD.

Its good to see New Zealand hold of England in the first test. Daniel Vettori proved why he's the best left arm spinner (screw you monty panesar) in the world, with a brilliant 5 wicket haul. (YAY) But I am really grouchy that Brendon McCullum missed out on his century. He sure as hell deserved it more than that idiot Vaughan. McCullum should open. =)

Oh, and I think this whole "quota controversy" thats been happening for a really long while in South African cricket is really dumb. "A minimum of five players of colour were required in the 14-man squad"... What rubbish. You don't select players based on colour, you select them ONLY if they've proved their worth.

Oh, and I absolutely HAVE to say this here.

PORTSMOUTH HAVE WON THE FA CUP. WOOHOOOOOO. XD

For those who think I'm crazy, I officially stopped supporting any big four team at the start of the LAST season, and chose then to support Portsmouth. Harry Redknapp is a really amazing "wheeler-dealer" (as strait times puts it) manager.

Anyone interested in watching Hindi movies should pick up one called Taare Zameen Par (spelling might be a bit wrong). I'm one who doesn't really watch tamil and hindi movies, so I settled to watch this with some strong prejudice. But I was really touched by this story of a young dyslexic kid. Aamir Khan is a really really really good actor. I won't say anymore, JUST GO WATCH.

Well thats all, I really want to get back to school after a 5 day hiatus.

Cheers.

Hotter than thou

Yup, at 38.8 degrees, I'm pretty sure I'm the hottest kid on the block. Bleagh.

I hate falling sick. This is the second time I'm falling sick this year, and its really annoying. There's this feeling to just lie down and sleep all the time. And EVERYTHING hurts to touch. Its so stupid.

I guess I caught the My Heroes Ability craze too. Its really addictive. And I want to watch KUNG FU PANDA. HAHA. Its been a really long time since I watched a movie just to laugh. And as I say this, I'm watching Aladdin and the King of thieves on Disney Channel. Genie is really the BEST disney character in my opinion. Robin Williams is AMAZING.

Kolkata Knight Riders have finally discovered their winning ways again. =) Shoaib Akhtar just went crazy with 4 wickets in 3 new ball overs. The IPL is becoming really interesting now, with the teams that were supposed to do well langushing at the bottom of the table. I really want to watch the final! And the NZ vs England test series is finally starting. I really want to see NZ do well.

Well I'm going back to sleep. Ciao.

Cheers.

Cricket Withdrawal Syndrome

You know you have Cricket Withdrawal Syndrome when you,

1) Start randomly using household items as a cricket bat to perfect that cover drive. Things included are, an umbrella, a book, rolled up newspaper, and a random bamboo pole.

2) Play stickcricket and randomly run around the house screaming when your team scores the winning runs of the last ball. (yes I really did this)

3) Practice bowling action with all manners of things, like oranges, balloons, and small soft toys (a little rat in my case).

4) Watch cricket on a tiny mosaic screen on TV.

5) Randomly create "Best World XI", "Best T20 XI", and "Best test XI".

6) Randomly mimic cricket commentators when having sane conversations with family.

Well yes, I do have it, because I've done all of the above. Only one remedy is useful..... MORE CRICKET. =)

Stupid day at school. Maths in class assignment was ok, but the econs CSQ was really bad. LIKE REALLY BAD. Grr. On the bright side, me and Balaji now have our first Humpism follower! EUGENE LIM FANG JUN, WELCOME TO BROTHERHOOD OF THE HUMP. OUR COMMANDMENTS ARE ON BALAJI'S BLOG. FOLLOW THEM STRICTLY, AND THE GREAT CLOONEY WILL SHOW YOU THE WAY TO HUMPING PARADISE. =)

Ive got new shoes!!!! Yay. Love them. Puma Sneakers, and the yellow on brown looks pretty cool! And Eugene introduced me to this sweet piano My Chemical Romance tribute! ITS AMAZING. Shall get it off him.

Chem SPA tomorrow, and I'm now going back to mugging.

Cheers!

(P.S. After all this time, you still fill me up with that warm fuzzy feeling.)






'Cause its nine in the afternoon.
Your eyes are the size of the moon.
You could cause you can so you do.
We're feeling so good,
Just the way that we do,
When its nine in the afternoon."

Just Hump

Ive got lot of nonsensical thoughts in my head, so I've decided to throw them all out here for every one's viewing pleasure.

Random thought 1:

Here's something very interesting that came to me a long while back. Imagine that every time you make a certain decision in your life, for example choosing between going to lunch at a specific place, there is another alternate reality where the OTHER decision is made. Get it? Here's a more detailed example. Imagine if your friend asks you if you would like to go for a movie, and you say no for some reason. Now what I believe in, is that the minute you say no, another alternate reality has you in that same circumstance saying YES. So there might be a million Raghav's living completely different lives, in parallel times. An extension to this weird thought is that when you die, and go to heaven, paradise or whatever it is that you believe in, you get to meet all these other YOUS and see how your life would have panned out if you had made some different decision. Its not just for simple things like the example above. Sometimes when you want to say something, but you choose not to? There's another you SAYING it, somewhere else.

Cool eh?

Random thought 2:

So here's the more retarded thing that me and Balaji have recently come up with. Its called Just Humpism. Its the new governing philosophy for our lives. JUST HUMP. And as of Saturday, we have officially made it a religion. Followers are welcome. You can go to balaji05.blogspot.com to read the 5 COMMANDMENTS of Humpism soon after he puts it up. We've decided that our God shall be George Clooney, the guy who's 47, single, and JUST HUMPING. Haha.

Well that's it for the random thoughts. Spent yesterday night watching a testosterone loaded movie called DOOM. Easily the dumbest movie I've watched in a while, except for that whole FPS part of that movie that was quite creative. And I now also have Pull the Pin! The new Stereophonics album! YAY! =)

Cheers!





"Why don't you tell him that I'm leavin'
never lookin back again
You found somebody who does it better than he can
no more making you cry,
no more them gray skies
girl we flying on the G5 G5"

Hakuna Matata

Hilarious bus rides are the best. =)

Tomorrow promises to be a really boring day. *yawn* GP presentation, maths tutorial, chem tutorial, physics SPA. bleagh. BORRRIIINNNGGGGG. Until training tomorrow, which is most probably going to be completely retarded. Am looking forward to using my old bat after a long hiatus. Nothing beats the feeling you can get when you use a bat that you're damn used to.

SMO trainings are a real blow to the ego. I always sit there and do my BEST to understand, but inevitably I need to call for help, while all the others solve the questions with relative ease. Booo. And I swear the lighting system in classroom 420 hates me. haha.

I think it is amazing to watch underdogs triumph in any competition. Its why I support New Zealand in international cricket. Rajastan Royals are another team that are defying all odds and sitting prettily on top of the IPL table (cricket for those people going "huh?"). Shane Warne is really the most amazing captain Australia never had. But maybe he's only doing so well BECAUSE he's leading a team of relative unknowns against bigger, more reputed teams. Whatever it is, I really hope these guys do win the IPL. God knows they deserve it.

AND I REFUSE TO ADMIT THAT I BLOG LIKE A BIMBO. I DO NOT. SO "PFFFTT" TO YOU. XP

Cheers.

Here we go again

This has been a pretty sleepy weekend.

I got my SAT over and done with on Saturday. Hope I did better. Felt so relieved after it was done. Then went to watch Iron Man with Firdaus, Jonathan, Kenneth and Han Wee. It was in my opinion a brilliant movie. But then again I am a comic book fan, and Iron Man is one of the two superheroes I LOVE (the other being Gambit). I still remember the first time I picked the two of them to form my tag team when playing Marvel vs Capcom the first time. It was love at first, er "game over"? Although I got OWNED on my first go, I eventually kicked Apocalypse's ugly butt with the same two heroes (Yay!).

Back to the movie. Robert Downey Jr. played Tony Stark damn well, and the humour in the movie was not forced or unwarranted. Watching Iron Man get repeatedly doused by a fire extinguisher holding robot was funny as hell. Jeff Bridges also deserves a mention for the way he played Obadiah Stane. Likewise for Terrence Howard who played James Rupert Rhodes.

Cricket trainings slowing down from next week. It'll feel very different, without all the crazy trainings that end at about 7.30+ on three days of the week. I'll have to start catching up on the work that I've been missing due to the tournament and trainings.

Random question: Is it possible to get a Deja Vu about getting a Deja Vu? (It happened)

Well thats all I guess. I'm out.

To the batmobile!

Cheers.



"Next time, baby."

Sweet victory

So finally, TJC have the win they so duly deserved today.

A comprehensive pasting of VJC has never felt this good. Considering this is my last 11 a side game for TJC, and that we so desperately wanted our only win, it felt real good.

Sometimes I wonder if I'd ever enjoy myself more in life, than when I played for TJC Cricket. ESPECIALLY this year. The team is FULL of guys who have made every training, match, team outing etc enjoyable. In four years, I've gone from batting at number 11, to opening the batting against reputable teams like RJC. The memories I have from playing for this team are endless.

WHICH IS WHY, I've decided that I will stay in Singapore next year, and MAKE SURE I can go help the boys in every way I can, whether its just cheering or its training them. I owe it to the team. =)

SATs tomorrow, and I really pray my hard work pays off this time. The mediocre score I got the first time really belied the insane amount of work I put in. So I'm just praying really hard.

Watching the J1s talk about handing up PI today, and how bad PW is, yada yada I'm hit by a strange sense of Deja Vu. I still remember all the crazy things my group went through, including coming up with a retarded idea of an edible sundial (yes I just said EDIBLE SUNDIAL) over a spontaneous meeting. Despite all the rubbish we had to endure, and a non existant group mate it felt really good when the "A" came out this year for the group. Does prove that hard work doesn't go a waste.

Now I realize that I've been jumping topic like crazy through this post. Gah whatever. I'm on a high.

WE WON. XP

Cheers.

"Cause these are the days worth living,
These are the years we're given,
And these are the moments,
These are the times,
Let's make the best out of our lives"

The fat lady sings

Well there it ends.

With a loss to SAJC, TJC have officially crashed out of the 11-a-side tournament. Now the only thing to look forward to, is the 8-a-side. Hopefully that goes better. Guess it was a good game today but like Manbir said, the team that made less mistakes won today.

I just finished reading the novelization of Black Hawk Down (I actually think the novel came first, not too sure about that). People ask me constantly, as to why i find the movie and the book so amazing. Simply put, it's because everything that is portrayed in both the book and the film, really happened. Enough said. That on its own is pretty unbelievable (You won't get why, unless you actually read the book.)

I was actually going to talk about my experience in TJC Cricket over the 4 years but I've decided that it will take me more time for me to actually get my thoughts in order and actually reflect on the 4 long years. Ill also wait for the 8-a-side tournament to finish before I really speak out.

Right now, I've got SATs (THIS SATURDAY) to study for, Physics test to study for, Violin to practice (BLEAGH) and school work to catch up on.

Cheers.



"Sing with me now,
sing for the year,
sing for the laughter,
sing for the tear.

Sing with me now,
just for today.
Maybe tomorrow the Good Lord
will take you away."


(P.S I don't seem to be able to damn well get the time at the bottom of the posts right. Anyone knows how to?)

Random.

I feel really random.

Random question 1:
Doesnt it really annoy you when people blame you for something that wasn't your fault?

Random fact 1:
Gilchrist is crazy. 109 of 48 deliveries is just plain brutal. One minute of silence for the Mumbai bowlers. (Amen)

Random fact 2:
All it takes is a smile to light up your day. =)

Guess typing like this is annoying. haha.

So SAJC tomorrow. Hope it goes well. However gay or wrong it sounds, I love my boys. EVERYONE of them. Tomorrow, we aint playing for anything anymore. We're playing for each other. Screw mathematical chances, I dont care. I play for the game, and nothing more.

I was talking to Balaji recently, and we were talking about how cricket is such a lonely sport. You can't talk to anyone in this school about it elaborately, and expect them to really understand what the hell you're talking about. But like he said, it really doesn't matter. And now I know how true that is.

Random question 2:
What was that all about?



"Ive got your runaway smile in my piggybank baby,
gonna cash it right in for a new mercedes,
you were worth a hundred thousand miles,
but you couldn't stay a while."

Uno

Ive always wanted to get down to doing this, but I inevitably dont.

I can give a whole host of reasons, but simply put I'm one lazy bugger.

So why now? Guess this year hasn't been great. (read as "downright screwed up")

First there was the whole Term 1 incident. Then the fiasco of a cricket camp. The CAPTAIN crisis. And now the tournament. It may not seem like much to anyone else. In fact, I'm betting there are people who'd read this and go, "what a whiner". Well go ahead. =) I just need somewhere to let it out. And thus, this blog. =)

I shall do what I can to make this blog cheerful and happy. I promise. It shall not be all whining, and complaining and what not. But what this blog will be, is a true, ramrod straight reflection of my thoughts. I really don't care who I offend. There's the comments option for you to flame me. (what you want me to make it easy for you with a tagboard?)

But to those who really care, and even occasionally identify with what I write?

Welcome aboard.

Cheers.