You want some honkie noodle?

2006-10-02T07:00:00.000-07:00

After about a year and a bit I've decided to close this blog. Partly because it's deserted haha but yea mostly because I want to write more things that are edifying to others instead of just mundane events in my life.
If you want to catch up please go to my "quiet time" blog

http://the-string.blogspot.com/

2006-09-18T06:16:00.000-07:00

Test Test

Categories: Test

2006-09-18T03:26:00.000-07:00

I can feel the wind now
It’s so clear what I see up here
No chains to hold me down now
No past sins haunting me
Fly away on wings of your making
To be on the way to heaven

2006-09-12T06:57:00.000-07:00

Some will struggle to escape, while some will struggle to stay.

On Saturday when I left my mobile phone at home and had quite a hard time getting through my day I began to realise my dependence on my things just to function. Looking at my desk I can see there are some things that I don't think I can imagine my daily life without. My phone, my keys, my wallet, my ipod... these are my communication, my security, my measure of value and my inspiration.
I wonder if this is what life is supposed to be like, reliance on appliances.
Are we meant to live for so much more?

Doggy faceoff

2006-09-03T08:06:00.000-07:00

CIMG0044
Originally uploaded by m3g4mix.

Happy Father's Day from sydney!!
We went to a leash free park after church today and came across these 2 labradors who had a bit of a mexican standoff between a stick. The photo may not be clear but the one on the right is baiting the one on the left with a nice stick and you could feel the tension as they sized each other up.
(The two dogs then spent the next half an hour wrestling each other for the stick, ignoring the dozen other toys and balls lying around)

2006-08-29T08:05:00.000-07:00

One of the things I've had to struggle with at uni lately is a course called professional practice which basically deconstructs everything I have learnt in the last 4 years with the lecturer saying:
"To become good at our profession, you have to take the romance out of architecture."
To me, it just sounds a bit off, kind of like to become good at something, you have to take away everything you love about it.

2006-08-23T07:54:00.000-07:00

Wilco at Alderney Landing

One of my favourite bands ever, here I am after about 20 hours of working on a report, listening to Wilco just calms me down like sleep... Which reminds I should be sleeping
nite

Scary mum

2006-08-22T19:17:00.000-07:00

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Originally uploaded by m3g4mix.

My mum has never looked so scary as when she is bathed in eerie blue light .... ooo is that chocolate cake?

Sydney Life

2006-08-21T06:15:00.000-07:00

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Originally uploaded by m3g4mix.

Well, it's been quite an eventful few weeks. Flew to Singapore for a wedding, which sounds lame but was actually a lot of fun.
Really like to give thanks for my satellite family there both my relatives and my friends. I was gone for 5 months but we just picked up where we left off. Good times...
Back home, the work is piling on but still manageable, one thing I'm really enjoying is my photography class. I recently purchased a Holga and to my amusement, my friends all found it fascinating. Amidst the technology of modern cameras, it was almost uplifting ot see the humble film camera gather such attention.
I've just finished and developed my first dozen photos, half of which turned out to be disastrous but here's one that turned out quite well. The angsty, angry looking kids walking towards me are actually my sunday school class.

2006-07-27T05:37:00.000-07:00

So here I am after my 2nd day of uni after what seems like forever away from studying. I keep sharing the same impressions with everyone who ask me how my return to tertiary education has been. It feels like the first day of school all over again. Was joking with a friend at work how my worries included "What if the kids don't like me?", "will I have to eat lunch by myself?".
But since the first day there has been interesting reunions and familiar faces spotted on my way to replant myself on campus. An alarming fact was that in my 5th year, some people still didn't know I was studying architecture, come on people, don't the eyebags, caffeine-induced, sleep-depraved psychotic episodes give it away? Maybe I'm just mellowing out...
Some things coming up, 2 weddings of close friends, will be testing seeing as they are smack in the middle of my school term but I'll just have to make do. One of my resolutions for this year was actually not to prioritise my school work ahead of everything else and actually take a stab at living a more balanced life. I suppose giving up a few nights of sleep so I can attend my friends' wedding is as good a start as any...
Back to work I go

2006-07-19T04:39:00.000-07:00

death cab for cutie

2006-07-19T04:38:00.000-07:00

singalong indie goodness

Hey guys haven't blogged in a while, it's been a quite busy few weeks. My dad came to sydney for a week which was good, chilling with a complete family is always better.
My sister got baptised, which was really encouraging as I thought back to when I got baptised myself. Seems like everyone is growing up somewhat...

Caught 2 bands played on the weekend, both were excellent in different ways. Gyroscope put on one the most energetic yet tight performances I've seen in a rock band in ages. Funnily enough, they got me thinking about how Surreal would sound like if everyone was 15 years (ok 20 years)younger....
Death Cab can really only be described as a treat for fans and newcomers to the genre alike. 1 hour of hits and new material, all with a fair share of sing alongs (my favourite was I'll follow you into the dark). Nothing ground breaking but then again worth every cent.

2006-07-05T06:54:00.000-07:00

Am having a busy but productive month, feeling really blessed to have time after work each day to play bass and guitar, draw, read and even write and plan for ministry. As I was walking with Simone from the library on my day off, I realise that as soon as semester starts, I'll probably won't have the time for such leisure.

Liza from Florence Italy, one of the nice staff ladies at David Jones, had her last day today and I decided to treat her and her boyfriend breakfast. Later that day she dropped by with a bottle of wine and wished me luck... all the best to you too!

Looking forward to Gyroscope on the 14th and Death Cab for Cutie on the 15th...warghh.... indie rock overload...

old man designs copy

2006-06-28T09:52:00.000-07:00

old man designs copy
Originally uploaded by m3g4mix.

an old man was at the door, short and regal. When he spoke, his words as dignified as his attire,
"Are you Jersey?" he said, "I am here on a delivery, one guardian."
"Did my parents send you? Do you know where they are?"
"That is not for me to answer, I am merely here to deliver"

hungry dark side

2006-06-26T04:41:00.000-07:00

hungry dark side
Originally uploaded by m3g4mix.

After a relatively productive day of searching for tshirt suppliers around my area, I reached home to take a brief nap on my comfy couch, only to wake and discover a package left on my stomach. Containing a Sonic Edge Tshirt with stickers...
Thanks for the thoughtful gift guys!!
Am missing my Yum Cha buddies, my Halo buddies, my teleband buddies, my chinese punk rock buddies, my import beer appreciation club buddies, the entire sonic sisterhood ...dang can't wait see y'all in august
PO!
(Scrubian for peace out)

girl

2006-06-23T08:11:00.000-07:00

Scan10001 copy
Originally uploaded by m3g4mix.

seeing eye dog

2006-06-07T03:58:00.000-07:00

seeing eye dog
Originally uploaded by m3g4mix.

I wonder what would be a good name for a giant mythical seeing-eye dog?

6/6/6?

2006-06-06T06:31:00.000-07:00

post its 2
Originally uploaded by m3g4mix.

so who actually gave this day any significance?
starting to get some ideas for short illustrated story...

monday blues

2006-06-05T04:38:00.000-07:00

orang utan angel and dr fly
Originally uploaded by m3g4mix.

The change from autumn to winter always gives me a certain sense of irritability and just plain and unexplainable boredom in everything I do. Looking at my hands as I type this entry, I see tired hands, dried and blistered from washing too many spoons and coffee cups.

But maybe it's just signifying a season of fallow, the difficulty in rising every morning a reminder of the organic side of being human. Whilst the bear in the forest readies itself for hibernation, I jump into the shower desparately trying to wake up for work, well maybe next time I should just continue to dream...

2006-06-05T03:44:00.000-07:00

broken social scene sydney 1

2006-06-04T07:08:00.000-07:00

sigur ros sydney 3

2006-06-04T07:07:00.000-07:00

sigur ros sydney 2

Took me a while but here're the videos i took of recent gigs i've been to

Xmen 3

2006-06-02T00:29:00.000-07:00

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Originally uploaded by m3g4mix.

Just came back from xmen3, kind of getting mixed impressions. On the one hand, it genuinely sucked as movie, storyline was sparse and unfocused but I think that has to be taken as an inherent problem with adapting a universe as expansive as Xmen's. I think the main issue with dealing with such a big task is for so many characters to develop in a satisfactory way. Obviously the focus were on Wolverine and the "main Xmen" but the casual treatment of the rest of the characters was something I found distracting considering each one of the major villains and characters do deserve their own movie.

I guess the movie's not really for the fans or newcomers to the genre but awkwardly stuck in between.

But in the end quite entertaining in a offhand kind of way, especially the Juggernaut's cultishly famous quote.

Out of misery

2006-05-27T05:59:00.000-07:00

Scan10001
Originally uploaded by m3g4mix.

pages from my diary

2006-05-27T05:56:00.000-07:00

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Originally uploaded by m3g4mix.

cant wait to see Xmen3!!

2006-05-25T06:47:00.000-07:00

Had a cool night watching the state of orgin football game last night with THE BOYS last night despite the fact 3 out of 4 of us have no idea what's going on. Admittedly we probably turned up just to blow some steam, drink some beer and eat potato chips.
Turned out to be a pretty good night, one thing about working boys is you stop hanging out on weekday nights so it was a welcomed changed.
The game itself was a mixture of exciting moments and moments when we just tuned off and discussed the Xmen mythology and advantages of long term investments in the stock market.
Now that i think about it we are such geeks, geeks growing up and starting our own little investment portfolios but geeks nonetheless.

Decided to spoil myself by putting down a deposit for my very first bass effects pedal after trying out a sobbat bass drive breaker. It's going to cost quite a bit but when the boost and fuzz were so clean and it was a clinch when I played zero by smashing pumpkins and the sound was like i didn't need a the guitar there... haha

2006-05-23T06:22:00.000-07:00

Now that i've pretty much nailed the whole cafe job thing and may well be able to do everything with my eyes closed, I've been slowing down a bit to get to know everyone around me. It's amazing how a single department store can house so many different types of people. It's almost criminal not to describe some of them i think.
The tired looking butchers who somehow knew my name long before i could be bothered knowing theirs, these guys are so cool... when i bought a kg of rump steak from them they gave me 1.5
The various girls working cosmetics and women fashion who despite selling mostly the same things, range from the worldly slightly bitter women who demand service and hide beneath masks of makeup and scent to the incredibly nice and cheerful girls who always make up for my lack of words in a converstaion.
The security and service staff who despite their rules and shortcomings are a whole lot of caring and family. From being more awake than me at 9am to giving me first aid when my hand was bleeding and covered in shattered glass.
anyway guess this is another family i'm in for now...

2006-05-21T04:55:00.000-07:00

This weekend's theme was family as I tried to spend some extra time with Mum, Simone and Vince. An intereting encounter happened when we bumped into a girl who was wearing the exact same outfit as her. I could swear there was tension sparkling in the air as they sized each other out... who's outfit fits better, who's cuter, who's prettier... haha maybe it was just my imagination but when i said "Simone, I think you lost.."
She snapped back "Why? What makes you think that?"

2006-05-17T08:17:00.000-07:00

Been struggling to think of anything remotely interesting to write about in my life. Sometimes it feels like a clot has formed and all my drive and focus is gone. Especially since it's like I'm back at square 1 with my pursuits. No band, no support, no movement and just struggling to stay afloat above tedium. Funny how life sometimes feels so still and stale and yet I know there's a deeper force guiding me along... telling me to slow down and smell the wet dirt that is this moment.

2006-05-15T08:36:00.000-07:00

When your life feels like thrombosis
It chokes you
that you can't even bleed
but you're alive

2006-05-08T04:03:00.000-07:00

hot damn
got death cab for cutie tickets going to to watch them in july sometime
work is going well very tiring though working 5,6 days a week and around 10 hours a day
cant wait to have a holiday ...

2006-04-30T08:55:00.000-07:00

So here I am, 2am and I just woke up from a long...long nap after getting back from a weekend away at church camp. The last camp I went to was in January in the now faroff Sentosa Island in Singapore and as I was pondering that I suddenly realise that in some respects I have regressed as a person. Maybe it was the different environment I have returned to or maybe it's returning to family and friends and all it's dysfunctional glory.
The camp itself was a collection of mixed experiences, my first attempt at organising music turned out ok though it did reveal my weakness as an organiser. And though it was good to hang out with my boys like in the "old school" church camps, I now realise that some things will never change unless you give them up.
Anyway 230 and I'm all out of rant
goodnight

2006-04-24T17:51:00.000-07:00

2006-04-16T01:54:00.000-07:00

Happy Easter Everyone!
It's been quite a cool week, Esmond and Jean are in town been hanging with both.
Saw Sigur Ros perform on good friday at the Great Escape Festival, I don't think I can even describe them as a normal band playing a gig. The whole experience was like watching an epic story being played out in motion and sound. The music acted both as the storyteller and the characters. Jonsi's voice was unbelievable, almost inhumanly high and clear.
Anyway took some videos and pics will post them on soon

2006-04-09T07:12:00.000-07:00

I'll try and recount this week crazy as it has been, in the last two weeks I've been to 2 weddings and a funeral. Seems like a bad joke to me as I find out on Monday one of my oldest friends from church passed away from a long term illness. The shock of the news made me think of the unfairness of the situation and I forced myself to shut my thoughts and feelings off as I organise things for his funeral. But I find myself breaking down in tears when his mother shared his last moments.
"He raised his arms and shouted Thank You!"
He suffered from dyslexia and had an expected lifespan of 16 years, but God gave him 23 years in the world which he made use of faithfully.

Good bye dear friend

what lesson do I learn from this?
when tears and words just fail me?
when you looked so empty on your bed
I thought it was just a mistake
Or did He mean to take you back with Him
Now you're back with Him

2006-04-02T01:17:00.000-08:00

Weekends are interesting when you travel from one mood to the opposite in the space of 2 days. For one thing my sister suddenly decide in the car on friday that she wanted to become "emo". Which was quite a shock to me and I nearly veered the car across 2 lanes, I then spent the next 20 minutes trying to understand how a teenager these days can pick up identities so easily. I found out that she didn't even know what emo or emo music really is, just that it's really popular right now... -__-

Went to Chris bucks at Spurs steak ranch on saturday, I think I've made it a once-a-year commitment to gorge on meat with my brothers in Christ... worthy is the Lamb... or the steak and ribs combo in this case.

Today after church had a nice nap then went to a nearby field to let the dogs out for a run. As I watched mum, sis and vince chase frantically after fluffy and tigger while I'm holding my cup of green tea, I gave thanks for days and times like these.

2006-03-27T23:44:00.000-08:00

Yesterday's post with vision:

2006-03-27T04:42:00.000-08:00

And this is how you know your mum is Asian:

It's 7am and I'm just about to hop into an awakening hot shower when the door knocks:
"Yea?" (me)
"Open up..." (mum)
"Wait, I'm taking a shower in here you know?" (me)
"Yea... Just open up!" (mum)

I hastily put on a towel and open the bathroom door.

"Here, drink this soup... Hurry up! While it's still hot!" (mum)

"...." (me)

God bless all the Asian Mums out there...
Life just hands you a joke sometimes

(I was originally going to post this blog in comic form but photobucket is acting up, will try again later)

2006-03-25T22:46:00.000-08:00

After a nap and some vanila tea, I closed my eyes and gave thanks.

This morning I chaired my first youth service at church. It was a nerve racking affair, having planned a few words and demonstrations that convey change which is due, I was uncertain of how my theatrics would be received despite encouraging comments from some good friends. I guess I was nervous mainly because I knew that more likely that not people are afraid of change.
But i feel like a catalyst this year. Change will somehow be my mission.

In the end, I guess you could say the service was a success, what happened afterward was a blur, morning tea, lunch...until I arrived home and crashed onto my bed.

2006-03-24T06:07:00.000-08:00

We need to cultivate a new culture of caring.
We have chosen knowledge over relevance, eloquence over passion. Do we look at the silvered screen all day, blind to our brother's tears and our sister's struggles? Have we adopted Marthaism? Moneyism? Careerism? What is the most important thing in our life? Do we stop to ask ourselves that daily, or are we afraid of what the answer may be?
Will we live this only life at the pace set by worldly expectations, tradition only to regret not stopping to see the sunrise?
Some say the sunrise over tokyo is beautiful and with 12 million waking up every morning, how many of those people can say they have seen one?

Yes I am frustrated

Maybe in the end you surrender to death or to life

2006-03-23T20:48:00.000-08:00

I'm yearning to be overthrown
But i've only learned to stay afloat
To drown is to win in this
To lose control

2006-03-14T20:45:00.000-08:00

Had a day off today and jus decided to laze around the house, doing some sketching, reading and check out any good gigs coming to Sydney.
Turns out there's some kind of underground rock explosion happening at the moment with acts like Taking Back Sunday, Motion City Soundtrack, Coheed and Cambria and Death of Fashion playing the next few months. Must admit I caught a bit caught up with the amount of potential gigs I wanted to go to then realise I shouldn't be spending money so freely on concerts... =S.
Anyway might just go check out Motion City Soundtrack and be content until November, when U2 will return to Sydney (much love goes out to the band, I agree with them, family comes first and no love is lost).
Going for dinner later today with my uni chums who I havent really been in touch with for the last 6 months with everyone's business and all, I wonder if they're still the same...

Have a good day!

2006-03-14T04:22:00.000-08:00

Just thought I'd post some pics from the last few months of life, after a friend complained about my irrelevant writings at lunch yesterday, which was a surprise because I thought no one read this blog anyway. Anyway, it's been quite fun, crappy as I am at taking photos at appropriate times...

2006-03-13T04:14:00.000-08:00

You created life
Life that was given freely to us
You have forgiven us
You gave your own life to us
In the form of Jesus
And now we give back to you
New life that you bought us
With Your son’s most precious blood

Life is now running toward the light
It’s calling out for the lost around You
Its greatest victory
Is giving it all up forYou

Life is now rising with You in the morning
It’s not moving from this narrow path
Its greatest victory
Is giving it all up for You

Life is now selfless

2006-03-12T06:47:00.000-08:00

Everything You are is everything we have

2006-03-10T04:52:00.000-08:00

all the time i wish i had more time...
it's in the silence that i see that everyone is moving so fast and everywhere
it's all for something (i hope)
that will lead somewhere worthy

in the car on the way back home after picking up my sis from youth group had a rare discussion about her bible study that night about how to tell if a christian is mature. it kind of derived from her study from john about Jesus the vine and us the branches. i felt a bit embarrased when i told her that from a mature christian reflects God's character and bears fruit... then realising i was speeding.
yes there are certain times when my impatience borders on criminal especially when i'm driving. when it comes to defensive driving my philosophy includes "the best defense is a good offense" and "speed limits are just guidelines" for new drivers... i guess it's not much of a godly reflection huh...

and is it just me or do all younger sisters out there think their older brothers are still kids??

2006-03-08T05:19:00.000-08:00

Been thinking a lot lately about my own little group and how to really turn things around for a tired, burnt-out group. Personally, I'm willing to spend most of my free time on it but i know that it's God who's going to give me the way. Lately also been feeling like I'm still in Singapore in some respect, still working on sonic fest, sonic edge band CD. Hopefully people will take charge soon and be able to stand on their own feet with things.
This is going to be a testing year...it's like reading some kind of werid horoscope of my life and it reads:
"Look out ahead, work will be steady, your education on hold until certain things align. Your relationships will also be tested. New things will come your way but these may not be expected and will certainly require some adjustments..."
I guess lucky for me I like Hebrews 12, a year of discipline indeed... but I'm still looking forward to my 2 week break in April.
U2 IS COMING....

2006-03-06T00:37:00.000-08:00

We are all string
We cannot be pushed
On the floor where we all live
We stay deadly still

We can only be pulled
Where is your hand in this?
Bring me back into the light
To the hills again

2006-03-05T04:18:00.000-08:00

Very exhausted from a long day of church then St Jerome's Laneway Festival, tired but satisfied, my ears are still ringing.
The festival started out quite average, a few things I noticed were most of the early bands like Gersy and Wolf and Cub play a lot of same sounding songs and there are a LOT of "OC kids" (you can tell them apart because they dressed in straight out of magazine clothes and the girls wear clothes that would most likely fall off if there was any moshing).
The festival started getting interesting when the Poisies played, they were quite energetic and a tight band in all accounts. Things got quite uncomfortably interesting when the lead guitarist took off his pants and wished the crowd a "good aftermoon" at the last song.
The last 3 bands that I watched were all great. Decoder Ring is a band more people should check out, very simple but emotive electronica with some nice riffs reminiscent of the Edge, one of the songs sounded like "where the streets have no name" with drum and bass parts. Oh did I mention the singer is an awfully cute girl and the drummer is awesome?
Broken Social Scene was one of the main reasons I went to the festival and they delivered a mindblowing set. I don't think I'll ever see another 7++ piece band who'll play with such energy and still produce such a tight sound. Even though they played all the favourites (including KC Accidental!!), it had a completely different feeling from the album. Just watching them changing and even swapping instruments in and between each song was inspiring. All in all the best band of the day for making music so much fun to watch and listen to.
The night ended with the Avalanches, a DJ duo who had some nice mixes but in the end I left early.

2006-03-02T04:41:00.000-08:00

Gaining momentum here at home in terms of settling back in to life. I'm glad that I had the week off before starting a 6 day work week next week, even if it's just to take a few naps and to catch up on some reading.

Last night had a strange encounter with an old friend who I ended up having coffee with, the conversations we ended having also were strange and quite beyond my expectations in a good way. I guess I can only really praise God for that.

Mum is trying her hand out with the child care industry, and just finished a 3 day trial today. I ended giving one of her collegues a ride home, who both mum and I agree had a strange resemblance to Suelynn. But apparently my mum did very well at the trial and all the staff there want her back.. haha I guess raising me and my sis has something to do with that....

2006-02-28T03:20:00.000-08:00

Found a job as a barrista in a small cafe in Bondi Junction while next week I'll hopefully be going for an interview at an architecture firm. Really seeing that God's plan for me here is slowly unfolding. So in a few months time I'll probably be a coffee making, self-sustaining architecture student!
Well considering that we are learning SE band songs, I think i've started a Sonic Edge Band: Sydney.... haha will try and write some originals in the next few months so I can change the band name to something else...

2006-02-26T05:44:00.000-08:00

So it's been 6 days since I have returned home to Sydney. Some things have changed, at times I feel sad at where my friends are now but mostly I'm happy to see everyone. Missing people in Singapore, can't really stop saying how blessed I was to find a bunch of friends I'm comfortable with that I can chill with. Seems the only entertainment around here is still clubbing and drinking on a friday night but I went jamming with Nathan and Terry instead.
Going to see Broken Social Scene on next sunday! Quite excited about watching them and also the Poisies, though a bit disappointed Youth Group pulled out.
Caught an interview with U2 on 60 Minutes tonight, I really really cannot wait 'til April 1st!

2006-01-31T10:52:00.000-08:00

had a pretty normal chinese new year week with the usual ang baos, family fights and an awesome time playing chinese chess with my grandpa and mahjong with my grandma. when i really count, i really haven't had many proper chinese new years, having spent most of my life in australia so the idea of a week off so close after christmas and new years takes some getting used to but i think i can cope with the extra slacking time.
my mum and sis came over, seeing them again kind of gave me mixed feelings. on one hand , they're family and i do love them so but on the other hand i forgot how frustrating it is sometimes to live with them.

i truly realised the phenomenon of blogging when i was chatting to a teacher friend of mine, who has recently started a blog with the sole purpose of revising his geography lessons with his students. he was sharing how awkward it is for students to learn off a medium usually used to express an individual's dislike of this messed up world. what really had me smiling was how his students would still write on the tagboard but their messages would be the likes of "sir, i cannot believe i'm tagging on a school blog..." or "sir, this feels wrong ..."
maybe part of educating the next generation would or should include proactive communication channels such as blogs and instant chat programs. imagine how studious kids will become once you include subliminal forms of learning in games and social programs. an idea that springs up are bonus stats or items for correct grammar used in world of warcraft (maybe a grammar +1 bonus)

2006-01-26T09:40:00.000-08:00

Sometimes i wonder why we all build our towers and altars when in the end the world will pass.
A story is told about the richest man who lives in a world where the sun is hidden by clouds of smoke from industry, industry that the man built up. In his prime the man decided build his greatest tower, a tower that would pierce the clouds of smoke and reach the sunlight. Assigning his greatest machines and builders he constructed a mighty foundation that covered the area of an entire city, from there he used the strongest stones from his finest quarries to build the tower that would eventually reach the sky.
After fifteen years, the tower was still being built, the man realised that his entire workforce, the largest in the world might not be able to complete the tower in this lifetime. Digging deep into his fortunes, he hired thousands of additional builders and stone cutters and doubled the speed at which the tower is built up.
After thirty years, the tower was still being built, the man realised that he must devote himself entirely on its construction so he will able to see above the clouds in this lifetime. Leaving his empire to his son, the man poured all his time and money onto the tower, inventing new machines to speed up its construction. Day by day he would be at the top of the unfinished tower, supervising and watching each stone being laid. Sometimes his grandson would climb up and play among the birds that would sometimes settle on the stones.
After 50 years, the clouds were getting whiter and thinner as was the man. Having almost spent his entire fortune, the man couldn't afford all his workers and machines anymore and spent his days laying stones himself, though his grandson would often help.
60 years after the man started building his greatest tower, the last stone was laid. By this stage, the man was bedridden and his grandson carried him to the uppermost point of the tower, where the top of the cloud is just pierced and the light poured through. Several plants started growing in the cracks between the stones. On a bed the grandson built out of the last remaining stones, the man spent the rest of his days in the warmth of the sunlight.

2006-01-24T09:58:00.000-08:00

2006-01-24T09:41:00.000-08:00

My goals for this year:
- Pray more
- Read and write more
- Focus more on the "why" than the "how" and "what"
- Compassion
- Find a balance
- Persevere and have patience

2006-01-12T08:49:00.000-08:00

Life is committed to being overthrown

2006-01-08T20:01:00.000-08:00

Just found out that Further Seems Forever, one of my favourite bands just broke up. Much respect to these guys who have gone over more obstacles than most "bands" out there and have still made some awesome music. Really shows that passion for your art and your beliefs can carry you through the rough times.
All the best to them...

2005-12-29T11:40:00.000-08:00

Been obsessing over the new Google Earth program but if its capabilies are bordering on frightening for a freely available program in its early stages. If you haven't tried it out give it a go, it's like becoming Big Brother, or you can just use it to find your house...
Have a great new year everyone !

2005-12-22T08:07:00.000-08:00

One of the worst things about being the "new" friend in a group is that no matter how well you click with the rest, you can never be part of an exclusive club called nostalgia, a secret land where you communicate solely with words like "good times" and "remember the days".
While I immensely enjoy the occasional trip down memory lane in the company of old chums, I know that unless someone is present the time that girl was totally checking you out from afar until you did something that was only funny if you were there along with people that have long since gone their separate ways, it gets quite frustrating for the others.
So if you're in the presence of a group of people who have known each other for close to a decade and 90% of the conversation is of fond memories, I think it's quite fair to write the night off as crappy.

2005-12-12T04:44:00.000-08:00

Been a tornado of a week, things happening everywhere that have frankly left me wondering what's in store for the new year.
The coming of the new year is also a time for me to reflect what has been, so we're halfway through the first decade of this millennia. While we are busy making plans and building our contructs are we getting wiser with age? Or do we crumble and start again unaware we're stuck on the ground? Personally this new year I just want to entrust things to God and go for the ride...

2005-12-01T06:47:00.000-08:00

2005-11-30T08:06:00.000-08:00

2005-11-25T07:42:00.000-08:00

Haven't really blogged in a while, i think for me getting words down is harder than just posting endless doodles. Had a good time at lil india with kevin and chris, consuming dosai masalas and listening to some good indie pop courtesy of Furniture. Lately i've been feeling like everyone is very caught up in doing things, running little races and chasing a lot of different things. As a very chill type of dude I kind of get overwhelmed at such fast paces, need to slow down and enjoy life a bit.

Some people I miss just hanging out with, joking and laughing instead of worrying about what other people think.
Some people I miss hanging out with, not having to hear the little details that make me sad, not having to think they are too consumed by something that will work out in the end anyway
Some people I miss hanging out with, actually as friends, not having to plan and strategise, I care but it's tiring...
Some people I just miss hanging out with...

2005-11-23T07:46:00.000-08:00

Started a sketch and doodle blog with a friend from sydney, kinda to motivate ourselves to draw more and slack less.. ;)
There's nothing there now but check back next week or so!

click here to go to choogs'n'noodle's doodle blog

2005-11-21T06:26:00.000-08:00

2005-11-20T05:24:00.000-08:00

I'm sketching out character ideas for a short story... it's about a frog samurai and an old man ninja
haha guess i wanted to try out drawing comics again...... see how it goes

2005-11-19T09:19:00.000-08:00

More doodling... think i'm getting back to just having fun with my drawing

2005-11-17T06:27:00.000-08:00

What having nothing to do in office results in...

2005-11-12T08:19:00.000-08:00

2005-11-10T07:23:00.000-08:00

I think a lot of Singaporeans' blogs will be littered with photos of limited toys, tshirts and other collectibles from the IDN05 design conference but I and a lot of other serious designers can only bew disappointed at their obviously commercial biased choice of presenters and what can only be described as selfish use of international brand names.
This is my first design conference and after hearing of last year's IDN conference's success and the diversity of designers I was quite excited about coming to a place to be inspired. But all i got was a couple of dudes who have no idea how to present their ideas or philosophy playing a couple of videos and slideshows to some bad trip hop music...
Another sad thing beside the emptiness of the conference was seeing what i think is the worst part of the design scene all in one place. Basically all those assholes who attend events like IDN to buy limited ed. tshirts and merchandise. These "design scenesters" will definitely be busy tonight loading up photos of the latest toys on their blogs tonight. Well screw you guys, I'm going back to my drawing board...

2005-11-07T06:09:00.000-08:00

DISCOVERY OF NOSTALGIC CHILDHOOD FAST FOOD RESTAURANT IN FOREIGN CITY + CHEAPER PRICES + A GENERAL SENSE OF WHATEVER = ....

been having a case of drawing and writing block for the past week, wanting to just work on inspiration rather than need...

2005-10-29T08:29:00.000-07:00

Played ball for the first time in a month but was felt quite defeated by the sun just beating me down on my pale skin, guess that's the consequence of working in a windowless box of a office. But going to start try and get fit again but very hard to find motivation to do anything at home but go out or sleep haha

Went to John Hems place for his housewarming, his new place is an ideal place to chill out with enough nooks and crannies to have an awesome bbq, played big screen Halo2 and watch bad canto rock vcds. Maybe next time we can film our own little episode of Sonic Edge Cribs hahaha

2005-10-23T08:02:00.000-07:00

Haha a bit lazy to write but had a tiring but fun weekend. Worship seminar, preparations for Jodee's party and Jodee's birthday party!

Haha seriously she is a little star in the making, everytime she smiles the whole room melts to her cuteness
Anyway some pics

a very rushed banner we did... wished we had more time..

an awesome birthday cake.... all edible !

I want this wrapping paper!

Spongebobs for everyone!

"All this for me? yay..."

"Who you're gonna call?"

"it's my birthday, we're gonna party like it's my birthday.."

"Hey dad.. need some help with the candle yo"

And the rest....

Crystal, the other birthday girl for the day.... is not happy apparantly and shows it

Sonic Edge Cell aka workaholics-R-us (actually we were looking at guitar pics)

"So.... pretty happening party huh?"

"Peace man!..."

2005-10-20T12:59:00.000-07:00

So it's 4am and I'm up working on stencils for Jodee's 1st birthday party. No I'm not pulling an all nighter, had a nap from 9pm that extended until 3am because my phone alarm was on silent -__-;; Anyway good that I finally caught on some sleep, I don't think I've had 8 hours straight since I started working in August.

Had lunch with John Chiong and Esmond today, at first when John asked to have lunch I kinda went on alert mode wondering what I did wrong this time haha ...... but it turned out to be just hanging out... guess I need to learn relax and chill sometimes.

This saturday is gone for me from 630am til late, with meetings and work sessions... hopefully will get some time to rest on Sunday.

Will be going up to Malaysia on the 2nd to the 6th for a quick holiday... should be fun

2005-10-17T08:25:00.000-07:00

Finally caught Corpse Bride today after a lot of delays but was quite severely disappointed. I know that it would be quite unfair to compare it with Nightmare Before Christmas but I think Tim Burton is either hating his fans or has thought of a genius way to sell more Nightmare reissue DVDs. The whole movie was basically NBC without the magic that sparked my imagination. People will come out of the movie praising Johnny Depp and how cute Scraps the dead dog is but very few will find Corpse Bride memorable.

On the other hand I'm listening to my 2005 album of the year, Vheissu by Thrice. This is a very funny CD because most people will dismiss it the first time they hear it, the signature metal core sound is not interlaced with soft bell samples, ambient strings and surprisingly delicate falsetto vocal parts. I listened through it the first time and got a funny feeling in my gut. On the third playback, I realised it was the same feeling I got when I listen to U2 The Joshua Tree, I am by no means a trained ear but I have never heard such a huge leap in maturity in a band before. This album is amazing in that it is those few ones that you grow to like not because it is music with a message but because it is a message delievered through music. I found myself rewinding to catch lines in the lyrics rather than a riff or a drum fill. This is one cd that will be relevant and memorable to me for years.

2005-10-16T08:57:00.000-07:00

Was glad to have a day off today, after a short SF meeting went to Queenstown library to catch up on some... erm reading. The couches there are impossibly comfortable and I was soon napping to Jimmy Eat World's Clarity in my ears and Dilbert: "Save the Whales" in my hands...

2005-10-14T17:08:00.000-07:00

Was a bit lazy to post photos from the birthday dinner last night so here they are

Actually thought that it's quite funny how when we see a guy and a girl together we assume that they are a couple or at least dating.
After the birthday dinner went to hang out with Suelynn to catch up and connected with Shawna and Rachel who happened to be in town. But on the way to Spenilli's Suelynn and I bumped into one of her dance collective friends (who is Miss Singapore, India representative....whatever that means) and her guy friend. The exchange was something like this;

Suelynn: Oh hi !
Dance friend: Suelynn! How's it going?
Immediately her friend shot a funny look at my direction and I could hear the alarms ringing:
Dance friend thought (probably)OH MY GOSH WHAT IS MY 32 YEAR OLD FRIEND A PASTOR'S WIFE DOING OUT ON FRIDAY NIGHT ALONE WITH ANOTHER GUY???
I think at this point I glanced at Suelynn and grinned, she grinned back and I just grinned and stared at Dance friend and her guy friend, almost daring them to verbalise what they were thinking.
Suelynn (nodding at Guy friend): Your date ah?
Dance friend: what? ... Oh no no, just meeting up some other friends...
More looks at my direction. It was almost a Mexican standoff for the first one to ask or reveal who I was
Suelynn: oh this is my cousin Shawn
Dance friend: (almost instantaneously pointing to her guy friend); And this is my friend
Introductions made, handshakes and see you laters. I couldn't stop laughing while we walking from Meridian to Heirin....

2005-10-14T09:33:00.000-07:00

A big happy birthday to my grandma who turned 80 yesterday haha
I chipped in for a hangbag for her with Suelynn and Glenn, in the car she tried to give us the bag saying "I already have a lot of bags" in Madarin. While Suelynn was trying to coax her to keep it, I just commented that "haha women are supposed to have a lot of handbags". My grandma then laughed and was contented. Despite the fact that I don't really know her very well, my grandma is always the one who has herbal tea or soup ready for me whenever I visit so yea... much respect and love.

2005-10-08T19:45:00.000-07:00

I went for a jog this morning after realising I have in my hands for the first time in about 2 months a completely free sunday morning. And after waiting for the rain to stop , ran for about 20 minutes before the rain started again.
I think when I'm moving alone I can start to process a lot of the things that are on my mind, maybe that's why I seem to space out a lot.
Had a good time at ACM last night just hanging out with people and listening to acoustic gigs, I think that's what everyone needs sometime, playing our tunes and poetry to friends without the pressure of "show".

Autumn Shower is such a happy folky song, i found myself smiling and singing along.

The sermon at youth service was about resurrecting dreams that God has given us
"do not be afraid
I am your shield
your very great reward" Genesis 15

Sometimes I wonder I am still relevant to the people in my past anymore.

Back to
the pace I go

2005-10-03T09:00:00.000-07:00

Before You Lord
all I can say
I am not worthy

When You pick me up
all I can do
is to follow You

I surrender to Your matchless love
I go under Your mighty wings

Your love has won me over

2005-09-27T10:17:00.000-07:00

Funny how things "work", the things I wasn't able to complete for my team suddenly got cancelled but can't help but feeling a bit useless in the office but guess i needed to be humbled.
It's a steep learning curve

Attempted to counteract my recent bout of unproductivity after work and decided to give my blog an overhaul. Hahaha now if only I can learn how to make some real changes instead of just swapping images.

My DesignEdge 05 Conference arrived in the mail today

Quite excited about some of the names that are going to be presented, but I read in a book called "50 good habits for good designers" that "good designers never go to design conferences".... I guess I'll see haha
There's a free party for DesignEdge this thursday at the Gallery Hotel, I'll probably drop by to check it out, anyone else wants to have a look?

2005-09-26T10:43:00.000-07:00

Came back from work at 130am today feeling extremely frustrated and annoyed at myself
I've been complacent with my skills and training as an architect is all i can say

i think my team leader was being nice and sent me home but on the taxi ride home i was blinded by the rage of me not being able to deliever.

ugh i need to chill n sleep, tomorrow is another day i guess and i think i need to be less competitive......

2005-09-23T03:03:00.000-07:00

Yay once again it's the weekend, although I will most likely be playing mahjong and sending off my grandparents but looking forward to sleeping in...
Was looking through some of my old photos and found this one

hang in there teddy bear !

Have a good saturday and sunday everyone

2005-09-21T07:28:00.000-07:00

One of these arrived at my place today.
Out of curiosity I opened it up, it's some kind of designer Furby thing that you "feed" music to through your music player and it will develop a personality. Appararently it will turn into happy, sad, excited, lonely, bored or estactic depending on the music you feed it.
Just for kicks i've been feeding the dog all my sad music all my Dashboard, Further seems forever, gloria record, jimmy eat world... I wonder if it will disppear one day to the roof and start strumming a guitar.
Maybe then i'll reset it and feed it hardcore and metal, then maybe all my ambient stuff.... Hmmm maybe ill make a iDog U2 edition and feed it all my U2 albums...
I wonder if this what they mean when they say you are what you listen to.

2005-09-19T07:44:00.000-07:00

Felt very lethargic after quite a sleepless saturday and sunday. Had fun at power jam, didn't make it to semi's but i think we did a pretty good set going in with one practice, no lyrics for our original song and for some reason the bassist sang...

Anyway it was my first appearance on stage since my high school graduation but back then things were different and I was into hip-hop and R'n'b (no i will not discuss what I performed...).

I guess today I became aware of how nice my collegues and boss is when they let me work at home so I can spend more time with my grandparents who are in town for the week from HongKong. The downside of this arrangement is that I am basically going to playing a lot of mahjong this week but I loves my grandparents so it's all ok haha...

2005-09-16T10:28:00.000-07:00

Had a crazy day at work today working from 9am to 9pm non stop (I even managed to lose track of time and 20 minutes ofmy lunch break) But one good thing about having to wait for photoshop load times is that I spent a lot of minutes shopping for a new bass guitar and managed to narrow my options to 2 finalists and the final 2 of the once in a long time Shawn Li choice of bass guitar is:

Fender 51 re issue P bass

and

Fender Aerodyne Jazz Bass

now to plan my finances......

Oh also watched cinderella man, the reviews said it sucks but I've got a soft spot for characters who beat all odds just to survive in a shitty world. I guess critics these days cannot relate to that anymore. The boxing scenes were tight, the characters real and inspirational and the humour was vintage. Not a bad way to start off the weekend at all

2005-09-15T10:31:00.000-07:00

After about 13 months my 5 string yamaha bass, my very first bass guitar has had it. During our first proper practice for power jam, i plugged it in, only to have it choke out noise that was similar to water boiling in a kettle. At first I thought it was just a problematic amp but when I brought it home and plugged it into my practice amp, i knew that it was over. I think that the pickups are dead.

Im not going to start moping about how a part of me died blah blah, but i have to admit i'm a bit frustrated since this could not have come at a worse time considering my part in a band competition in 3 days. I now have to a) borrow a bass guitar that i can play comfortably, b) replace my pickups and possibly my whole electronics or c) go shop for a new bass. I think in the end i would have to do all 3 anyway ugh i think i need to stop writing and jus go to sleep.....

If anyone out there reading this can recommend
a)a good pickup/electronic system for a yamaha bbg5a bass guitar
b)a good fast and cheap repairman or
c)where i can get a cheap fender telecaster bass
please msg me

I think after this incident I am completely turned off by active basses and any modern musical technology... GO ANALOG!

2005-09-10T09:25:00.000-07:00

Had a pretty relaxing day today after playing some lethargic basketball. After youth service we went down to plaza singapura and had a very funny but quite disturbing conversation about how many of us consider musical instruments as more tangible objects of desire compared to girls.
Some of the observations include:
- While "normal" guys would gather around a copy of FHM and comment "wow she's got such a HOT body!", "look at the curves on her!" or "I bet I can make her scream all night!". We would most likely say the same things, but replace the girls' names with fender and gibson
- When an attractive girl who happens to be more undressed than dressed walks past a group of "normal" guys, some headturning, whistling or cat-calling may occur, but we are more likely to ignore the girl and stare at the gretsch white falcon her boyfriend is carrying
- Most of us will probably (and some of us already have) hug, stroke, kiss or even attempt to spoon an Orange Amp
- "Normal" guys visit porn sites, we visit www.guitargeeks.com

yes i realise we all need to get help

2005-09-07T17:05:00.000-07:00

Note to self to listen to more radio and brush up on writing pop lyrics
Had a heck of a hectic day yesterday at office and out
Power jam original is .... well off the ground at least. Now have to do the admin stuff and write lyrics for our song.
Who is coming over for SE BBQ on Sunday? Pls let me know by Friday

Living with our uncertainties
We all are scream and shout sometimes
I wonder why this is all happening (to me)
Can we all just listen sometimes

The world is round but it’s lopsided
There’s no more meaning to the word crime
Searching for some hidden purpose
Are we all faulty by design?

The things that go wrong around me
But I see the fuel for this fire inside
The soothing touch I seek seems to be
Hidden from plain view
But running water runs deep to reveal
Another and better point of view

Ruled by numbers and the things that fade away
Our thoughts become the same
If I had a chance I wasted it
Chasing after the shortcomings of romance

So make the best of the scraps we have
My collection of cds sits next to
My collection of broken dreams
But at least I touched the ceiling while reaching for the sky

The things that go wrong around me
But I see the fuel for this fire inside
The soothing touch I seek seems to be
Hidden from plain view
But running water runs deep to reveal
Another and better point of view

2005-09-06T04:34:00.000-07:00

I went to ICA today to collect my letter of renounciation, so as of today I am Singaporean no more. Honestly I don't really know how to feel or think, the whole process was simpler than I thought, i was half expecting deportation or being retained and sent to NS but I walked in and out in about 15 minutes, 10 of which I spent waiting for an elevator. The letter itself was plain white paper with 2 sentences on it, indicating I no longer I have ceased being a Singaporean today.
There were a lot of conflicts as I struggled through the rest of my day at work, someone told me recently that whatever I choose I shouldn't feel I've let anyone down, but somehow it feels exactly like that. I couldn't help wondering if there was another way, if I could have fought to keep both my citizenships, cos it's like I've given up part of my identity. But now that I think about it I might as well let Him determine my path, I know that I have things to do here yet and I guess which country I belong doesnt really matter in the end.

2005-09-04T10:15:00.000-07:00

Following the tradition of the Notorius MSG comes

RED TROUSERs: the life of a Honkie Stuntman

2005-09-04T07:39:00.000-07:00

I've recently discovered that the French have a way of making charming little movies that are very refreshing from the usual hollywood junk that somehow slips past common sense and good taste. Just finished watching Yamakasi, basically a movie about 7 nice guys who are good at climbing and jumping off buildings but somehow is has a very cool sense of humour and some cool action (made me started doing push ups and checking out the side of the building next to mine...)
The triplet of bellevue is an animation where the characters are all drawn in cariacature and there is no dialogue but i found myself amazed at the depth of storytelling, plus the deliberately misdrawn perspectives and proportion of buildings and objects just had me ogling the screen.

Anyway a bunch of us entering a band comp called Power Jam in 2 weeks time haha should be a bit of fun.

The band lineup is (in order of age haha):

Jon Chung: Guitar(?) Drums (?)
Symon: Vox
Marcus: Guitar (?) Drums (?)
Me: Bass
Kevin: Guitar

First prize is $2000 cash and a chance to produce an EP. Methinks we takes the cash and disband the band hahah
see everyone in a few weeks hopefully with a new bass guitar

2005-09-01T07:22:00.000-07:00

Have to find a way to balance myself for the next few months, I just realised this week I have a lot on my plate between work and a good night's sleep.
I just pray that those good ideas that normally bail me out of my proscratination will not elude me, but will have to buy a proper schedule diary, diligently plan my life out for 3 weeks or so then abandon it for the chaos.

Forsight and visions
Like waves beautiful to look at but will shatter at the rocks
By the shore I walk with my eyes close my sense
Of hearing is my guide

2005-08-28T08:51:00.000-07:00

Decided to post something on my now neglected blog, maybe it's just another phase of life I'm going through, one that doesn't have the energy to stop and reflect anymore. Anyway decided to just put something so i can't accused of being too busy and also to let anyone reading i'm still alive (which is actually nobody so yea...)
the last month and a half has just gone past in a flurry of activity and actually when i do sit back now, after spending the day jamming, hanging out with friends and filled with a very nice beef kwey teow and coffee, i do feel quite content at where i am. I'm not sure if it's just the post chill out feeling but when I do compare it to about 2 years ago i just feel a bit better about myself, a bit more clear about what comes next in life and maybe where my passion and gifts are. This comes as quite a bit irony since i have no idea when i'll return to school again, what i'll do when i graduate and even which country i want to be in but yea peace of God huh..

2005-06-26T21:41:00.000-07:00

5 lead guitarists + 2 bassists + 2 drummers + 5 fresh artists + assorted uncles and aunties + a lot of good friends + awesome cheap venue + ipod with itrip + good food =
1 amazing 21st bash, thanks for everything guys and gals !!

anyone with pics please send me cheers all!!

2005-06-17T01:40:00.000-07:00

there are a lot of reasons why i liked Batman Begins and why you should see it:
- Unlike the other Batman movies after Batman returns this one doesnt suck
- The story for this one is tight, the dialogue is meaningful and actually reveals a lot about the philosophy and character of Batman, someone email George Lucas, he needs to watch this and learn how to write a good story about good vs evil
- The guy playing Batman (Christian Bale) did an awesome job i think in portraying Bruce Wayne, NOT a wise cracking Dr Gadget with a cape (aka George Clooney) but a man who struggles to become that which he fears.
- The costumes in this movie do not have nipples on them
- The characters in this movie does not include Robin
- The Batmobile, though silly looking is probably one of the coolest movie props i've seen in a long time
- Liam Neeson proves once again that he is a true Jedi on the screen
- Gotham City is actually a believable setting as a city that has declined into a "hell on Earth" and you can actually believe that it is a city worth saving rather than looking at it and wondering what the designer was smoking. No seriously, the details in this movie are quite amazing and contributes a lot to the story
- Finally, while we were walking out of the cinema, one of my friends commented that he didnt really like it, a old guy approached us, we thought he was trying to pick a fight because he sounded offended at hearing us say the movie wasnt good, we then spent the next 10 minutes talking about how good the movie was.

Honestly, i walked in the theatre with low expectations, but Batman Begins is one of the best superhero movies because it doesn't betray a fan's imagination but delivers a vision of the thankless hero that doesn't pretend he can save the world but devotes his time to bringing justice from the darkness

2005-06-11T06:30:00.000-07:00

there comes a time in a man's life when he has to pass the rites of passage to brotherhood, 11 male individuals, bravened by the impending wedding of one of the party decided to share in the fellowship of eating 1 kg of meat each at the local Ribs'n'Rumps resturant. After an hour of chit chat and bonding the solid wooden platters arrived, each bearing meat of animals equivalent to half a human's ribcage and a liver, we were to ingest these morsels of flesh and it was an unwritten law that nothing will be left. The owner of the establishment,wise in his years has opted to limit greens of each dish to a single sprig of parsley, which we all quickly discarded to tackle the now formidible dish.
the night from that point was a bit blurred, it felt wrong, eating enough meat to perhaps displace another organ in my body but then again, it's something that has to be done once in a while. by the way i will probably be incapaciitated for a few days, detoxing with lots of tea and salad maybe, just maybe i might be able to brave once more, the challenge of eating a big fraction of my body weight in beef.

2005-06-06T18:38:00.000-07:00

the blog will mess you up
a page where people go to post their secrets and confessions
some are funny most are very sad....

2005-05-30T19:32:00.000-07:00

Mae Suspension

Lately I'm alright, and lately I'm not scared
I figured out that what you do to me feels like i'm floating on air
I don't need to know right now
All I know is I believe
The very thing that got us here
and now I can't leave

Say anything
But say what you mean
Cause I'm caught in suspension

Now, I'm wanting this for sure
And I'll beg for nothing more
I'll plan all day and drive all night
And love what's in store
Can't seem to stop this now
Even if it's not so clear
And I'll take what I can get
If you want me here

Say anything
But say what you mean
When you whisper you want this
Your eyes tell the same
We are gaining speed
I can barely breathe
Cause I'm caught in suspension

It's enough for me to get excited
It's enough for me to feel whoaaaa ah ah ah oh

Say anything
But say what you mean
When you whisper you want this
Your eyes tell the same
Say anything (suspension)
But say what you mean (oh please don't let me down)
I'm caught in suspension
I'm caught in suspension
We are gaining speed (suspension)
I can barely breathe (oh I can feel you now)
I'm caught in suspension
I'm caught in suspension
Say anything (suspension)
Say what you mean (your eyes tell anything)
I'm caught in suspension