I know this is a very sensitive topic and might cause some arguments but I still have to discuss on this topic simply because...
Ryan is my friend
AND
I want to help him as a friend.
The million dollar question. Why do we dislike Ryan so much?
-Character issues. Ryan has a weird character if you ask me. If you treat him nicer, he will turn nasty and if you don't treat him nice, he will still be nasty. I do not know is going on in his mind but that is his character. Instead of despising it, what we can do is to accept it. Instead of isolating him be'cose of his character issues, as teammates and friends, what we can do is to help him deal with his character problem instead...
-Attitude. His attitude towards people is also very unusual. He often offend people due to his weird character issues, causing them to not like him so much. Due to this problem, his attitude towards people is geared more towards protecting himself from people's attacks and not towards making friends and being closer, fearing that he might be the one getting hurt in the end.
He have already became a target for easy suan-ing due to his size. Given the impression that small is easy to bully. His attitude is just a form of self-defence for himself, defense against comments and 'suans' from people. Thus, a don't-mess-with-me and I-will-whack-you-if-you-offend-me attitude is born.
-Way of expressing his feelings through the wrong way. More often than not, he will do the wrong thing at the wrong time, talk without thinking and least care about others feelings when he speaks.
He do what he thinks in right without considering other people's opinions or feelings and often hurt people in a way or another. He often do the wrong thing at the wrong time without knowing where is the limits or whether the person actually like it or not... This often cause him to hurt people indirectly or cause people to dislike him.
So how do we be nicer to Ryan?
- As I always say, instead of treating a person badly be'cose he treats you badly, we should treat a person nicely if he treats you badly. This will make him guilty and make him embarrassed instead. He will then treat you nicer. Cose
"Only by being happy, then will you be able to bring joy to others... "
Be nice to others, others will also be nicer to you. This applies for both Ryan and the others. Start treating each other better and forget about the past. Running away from the problem shouldn't help, avoiding and ignoring Ryan is not solving the problem.
Instead, what you can do is to deal with, find out the problem between you and Ryan and try to work towards solving it.
If Ryan did something wrong, then tell him in the face and hope that he takes it positively. Giving him attitude and ignorance will only worsen the relationship.
If you do not like him to do something or do not like the way he acts, tell him why you do not like it and ask him to stop it. I'm sure he will amend it, in exchange for having a great friend like you!
-Help him as a friend by correcting his behaviour and attitude towards people.
Although Ryan may seem unfriendly and irritating, have a weird temper at times, deep down under he is actually a very nice person. It is just that he doesn't know how to express his concern for you in the right way. He is actually trying to be very nice to us just that you all don't see it.
The way he communicate is wrong that's all. Try to understand why he do certain things, put yourself in his shoes. Maybe you will understand...
Deep down in my heart, I believe all of us should treat Ryan nicer instead of isolating him from us. Let him be part of us. The sad truth is that, due to his character issues, he doesn't have that much friends already and if we were to keep our distance from him, he will have very little friends left. Let us help him as friends or as teammates =)
" A good friend will forgive, and will never forget. Never forgetting his duty to help his fellow mates when they are in need..."
Monday, March 29, 2010
Time files....
Indeed. I believe that time files... In fact, too fast.
In an blink of an eye, we are now in April... 4 months have passed since the holidays were over.
It all seem so fast. So sudden.
The truth is that nobody can control the time nor recover lost time.
All we can do to cherish and make the best use of our time. Making sure we do not waste our time.
Trust me, time files. In no time, everything will be over. And all that is left will be regrets.
Let's not waste our time anymore.
Let us use our time to its fullest capacity.
Cose~ Time files...
In an blink of an eye, we are now in April... 4 months have passed since the holidays were over.
It all seem so fast. So sudden.
The truth is that nobody can control the time nor recover lost time.
All we can do to cherish and make the best use of our time. Making sure we do not waste our time.
Trust me, time files. In no time, everything will be over. And all that is left will be regrets.
Let's not waste our time anymore.
Let us use our time to its fullest capacity.
Cose~ Time files...
Temptations...
Temptations...
Each time before I reaches home, I will tell myself that I will study hard and clear all my homework. But every time I failed miserably. Temptations always manage to overcome my sense of determination to study. Computer and television always seem to be able to get the better of me.
Temptations are obstacles towards our success in life. They often provide the easier and more comfortable road as an alternative for us, compared to that of the road to success which is filled with hardship and effort.
They will stray the person off his road to success. But it all boils down to the person's determination to achieve success. If his will is strong enough, he will succeed. He have to keep his focus in mind, he have to constantly remind himself what his final goal is and not to be distracted by temptations along the way.
If all of us were to be able to have that kind of determination, we will definitely succeed. BUT, this determination will be driven from our craving desire to achieve success... But how much do we crave for this success? TO what extent will it be. Once again, it all boils down to the person himself. His willingness to sacrifice time and hardship for the success he longed for...
Success or failure? Will you have this everlasting sense of determination to succeed or WILL you crumble to temptations?
Nobody can tell but time will tell...
I'm confused...
Sometimes, I do get really confused over what I want in life.
Do I want fame and success?
Or do I want a fun and meaningful life?
Either way seem very tempting. Fame and success is what all people long for, that goes the same for me as well. Being able to be famous and well-known in my area of expertise, is definitely what I would wish for.
As I always say, "Life is short, live without regrets..."
If I were to work towards fame and wealth, my life might not be as enjoyable as I hope for. Stress and worries definitely will be a factor in my daily life.
Am I going to spend my short life working towards materialism and fame instead of having fun and doing meaningful things that will last in my memories till the day I die?
But isn't the sense of achievement in life that keeps people happy? This question have been bothering me for quite a while...
So the big question: FAME and WEALTH? or FUN and MEANINGFULNESS?
My answer: Working hard to achieve fame and wealth but only to an extent. Have fun in the process. At the same time, do meaningful stuff so that my life will be filled with wonderful memories...
Nites...
Do I want fame and success?
Or do I want a fun and meaningful life?
Either way seem very tempting. Fame and success is what all people long for, that goes the same for me as well. Being able to be famous and well-known in my area of expertise, is definitely what I would wish for.
As I always say, "Life is short, live without regrets..."
If I were to work towards fame and wealth, my life might not be as enjoyable as I hope for. Stress and worries definitely will be a factor in my daily life.
Am I going to spend my short life working towards materialism and fame instead of having fun and doing meaningful things that will last in my memories till the day I die?
But isn't the sense of achievement in life that keeps people happy? This question have been bothering me for quite a while...
So the big question: FAME and WEALTH? or FUN and MEANINGFULNESS?
My answer: Working hard to achieve fame and wealth but only to an extent. Have fun in the process. At the same time, do meaningful stuff so that my life will be filled with wonderful memories...
Nites...
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Philosophy...
Philosophy is plainly a matter of principles or concept.
Philosophy originated from the human brain, which itself is a very powerful device. In fact, the strongest device I have ever came across.
Th ability to think, the ability to analyse, the ability to learn from our mistakes and improvise. As many philosophers and scientist believe that the human race is created only after the last ice age. Within such a short period of time of only a few thousand years, we have improve and progress to what we are today.
It is believed that humans have been around since earth was created but then were constantly eliminated by disasters and thus set the human race back to the beginning over and over again.
That means few millions years ago, we may have been more advanced than what we are today. That means that there was actually computers and television few million years ago O.o
But then the Earth went through an ice age and the entire human species was eliminated, along with everything they have built. After a few hundred thousand of years later, the ice age was over and mankind was once again revived BUT starting from scratch again, starting as an ape but eventually growing to be what we are today. And the cycle repeats.
The ability to start from scratch to advanced technology like today, the ability of human beings is not to be underestimated. This also goes to show how capable humans can be.
From animals being alike to monkeys, we have evolved to what we are in only a few thousand years. That is what made humans the leading and smartest animal on earth.
If you have learnt, the human body is actually very fragile yet complicated. Every single part of our body is essential for our survival. Any missing part may endanger our life yet we are able to survive to a age of 80 years old thanks to technology and advancement in medical science.
The human brain is too amazing. Dun let your brain be a waste. Don't let what the past generations of hard work stop at our generation. Contribute whatever you can to the world. Be a useful person.
To me, the occupation which I respect most is scientists and philosophers. Scientists have brought about the growth of human being, the advancement of technology is all based on science.
The advancement in term of thinking, of how the human brain works, is all based on philosophy.
Only through learning what the past generations have invented or discovered, then can we make progress towards a brighter future.
Many scientists say the Earth is dying, but I believe that the Earth is only going through another revolution. The revolution of another ice age. By studying geography I released that global warming is actually a natural phenomena and not human made. Human activities only hasten the process of global warming.
The high temperature will cause many natural disasters, such as floods or droughts. These disasters will destroy many parts of the Earth, causing a great drop in population and eventually due to the lack of humans around the world; the world will not be able to function properly.
The need for land or development will stop as the population is having more than it will need.
Forests will regrow faster than man can destroy due to the lack of humans on earth. Carbon dioxide will eventually all turn into oxygen and the earth will be colder and colder as there will be no heat trapped on earth.
Soon, the ice age will come and the revolution begins. Now, we are at the process of disasters building up. These is what I believe, what my brain came up with.
Or maybe a super volcano will erupt and destroy 99% of human population? These will totally hasten the revolution. Scientist have confirmed that the super vocano is active and may erupt anytime. It might even erupt now! O this might be the sole reason for the start of an ice age. Too bad, nobody have live to tell the tale. Nobody knows.
And do you know every human only use up to 5% of the human brain? If a human were to be able to use the brain to the maximum, he might even be able to mentally control object to move, or read people's mind. Or even using psychic ability to destroy things or read the future. But no man have been able to do so yet.
Let's not be useless people and waste our life making money or having fun. Let us use our brains and our great fortune to live is this generation, and contribute to the world and our future.
Let us be people which the future generation will remember such as great scientists like Isaac Newton or Albert Einstein. Our future generation depends on us...
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Just scaring you @.@
Although what I just say may be true but i is irrelvant to us now anyway =) Had a good scare right? Did'nt know so much about the Earth's revolution right =)
Some of the famous phrases The great philosopher, Darrell Er, came up with when blogging...
"Life is great but reality is harsh." The famous quote.
"No sacrifice, no victory..."
"Letting go is not as easy as it looks."
"Letting go may be hard, but it is for the greater good..."
"You are born to be yourself, not a duplication of another person. "
"You do not have to change yourself to suit the people around you, but change the people around you to suit yourself. "
"Lying is not something good, everybody should face everything that is thrown in their way bravely, lying does not get you out of the whole thing but complicates it even more. "
"Not lying is very difficult sometimes but at least try your best not to lie, honesty simplifies things while lying complicates things. You have to use another lie to cover up for your 1st lie and so on... It is an endless cycle, don't start it! "
"Everyone should cherish every friend they have, cose we never know when they will leave us..."
"Things might not look like what it is if you look at it again. Sometimes it is always good to look at things from a different angle cause things might not be as complicated as it looks. "
"Life destined so make the best outta it! But we can change the way we view our life instead. "
"Life is like a girl’s skirt. Not point stressing over what’s under there, change your angle towards it, things might just seem easier=) "
"I have never felt so alone before. I have always been surrounded by all my friends, suddenly I was alone. I actually felt scared... I then realise how important friend were... "
"Spread kindness around you and kindness will return to you"
"It is you that people like, so be yourself!"
"Only by visualising our future, then can we progress towards it..."
"Life is short, live without regrets.."
"Lost time can not be recovered, so better make good use of it."
"Only by being happy, then will you be able to bring joy to others... "
"Take an extra step to know them better and they may know you better too."
Philosophy originated from the human brain, which itself is a very powerful device. In fact, the strongest device I have ever came across.
Th ability to think, the ability to analyse, the ability to learn from our mistakes and improvise. As many philosophers and scientist believe that the human race is created only after the last ice age. Within such a short period of time of only a few thousand years, we have improve and progress to what we are today.
It is believed that humans have been around since earth was created but then were constantly eliminated by disasters and thus set the human race back to the beginning over and over again.
That means few millions years ago, we may have been more advanced than what we are today. That means that there was actually computers and television few million years ago O.o
But then the Earth went through an ice age and the entire human species was eliminated, along with everything they have built. After a few hundred thousand of years later, the ice age was over and mankind was once again revived BUT starting from scratch again, starting as an ape but eventually growing to be what we are today. And the cycle repeats.
The ability to start from scratch to advanced technology like today, the ability of human beings is not to be underestimated. This also goes to show how capable humans can be.
From animals being alike to monkeys, we have evolved to what we are in only a few thousand years. That is what made humans the leading and smartest animal on earth.
If you have learnt, the human body is actually very fragile yet complicated. Every single part of our body is essential for our survival. Any missing part may endanger our life yet we are able to survive to a age of 80 years old thanks to technology and advancement in medical science.
The human brain is too amazing. Dun let your brain be a waste. Don't let what the past generations of hard work stop at our generation. Contribute whatever you can to the world. Be a useful person.
To me, the occupation which I respect most is scientists and philosophers. Scientists have brought about the growth of human being, the advancement of technology is all based on science.
The advancement in term of thinking, of how the human brain works, is all based on philosophy.
Only through learning what the past generations have invented or discovered, then can we make progress towards a brighter future.
Many scientists say the Earth is dying, but I believe that the Earth is only going through another revolution. The revolution of another ice age. By studying geography I released that global warming is actually a natural phenomena and not human made. Human activities only hasten the process of global warming.
The high temperature will cause many natural disasters, such as floods or droughts. These disasters will destroy many parts of the Earth, causing a great drop in population and eventually due to the lack of humans around the world; the world will not be able to function properly.
The need for land or development will stop as the population is having more than it will need.
Forests will regrow faster than man can destroy due to the lack of humans on earth. Carbon dioxide will eventually all turn into oxygen and the earth will be colder and colder as there will be no heat trapped on earth.
Soon, the ice age will come and the revolution begins. Now, we are at the process of disasters building up. These is what I believe, what my brain came up with.
Or maybe a super volcano will erupt and destroy 99% of human population? These will totally hasten the revolution. Scientist have confirmed that the super vocano is active and may erupt anytime. It might even erupt now! O this might be the sole reason for the start of an ice age. Too bad, nobody have live to tell the tale. Nobody knows.
And do you know every human only use up to 5% of the human brain? If a human were to be able to use the brain to the maximum, he might even be able to mentally control object to move, or read people's mind. Or even using psychic ability to destroy things or read the future. But no man have been able to do so yet.
Let's not be useless people and waste our life making money or having fun. Let us use our brains and our great fortune to live is this generation, and contribute to the world and our future.
Let us be people which the future generation will remember such as great scientists like Isaac Newton or Albert Einstein. Our future generation depends on us...
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.
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Just scaring you @.@
Although what I just say may be true but i is irrelvant to us now anyway =) Had a good scare right? Did'nt know so much about the Earth's revolution right =)
Some of the famous phrases The great philosopher, Darrell Er, came up with when blogging...
"Life is great but reality is harsh." The famous quote.
"No sacrifice, no victory..."
"Letting go is not as easy as it looks."
"Letting go may be hard, but it is for the greater good..."
"You are born to be yourself, not a duplication of another person. "
"You do not have to change yourself to suit the people around you, but change the people around you to suit yourself. "
"Lying is not something good, everybody should face everything that is thrown in their way bravely, lying does not get you out of the whole thing but complicates it even more. "
"Not lying is very difficult sometimes but at least try your best not to lie, honesty simplifies things while lying complicates things. You have to use another lie to cover up for your 1st lie and so on... It is an endless cycle, don't start it! "
"Everyone should cherish every friend they have, cose we never know when they will leave us..."
"Things might not look like what it is if you look at it again. Sometimes it is always good to look at things from a different angle cause things might not be as complicated as it looks. "
"Life destined so make the best outta it! But we can change the way we view our life instead. "
"Life is like a girl’s skirt. Not point stressing over what’s under there, change your angle towards it, things might just seem easier=) "
"I have never felt so alone before. I have always been surrounded by all my friends, suddenly I was alone. I actually felt scared... I then realise how important friend were... "
"Spread kindness around you and kindness will return to you"
"It is you that people like, so be yourself!"
"Only by visualising our future, then can we progress towards it..."
"Life is short, live without regrets.."
"Lost time can not be recovered, so better make good use of it."
"Only by being happy, then will you be able to bring joy to others... "
"Take an extra step to know them better and they may know you better too."
Friday, March 26, 2010
Liking yourself...
Imagine truly liking yourself.
What would that feel like?
For me, it is a feeling of self-cofidence. "Nobody in this world is perfect", we all have our flaws and weakness but what we can do is to accept these flaws and live with it. Instead, we should also recognise our strength too. Only by recognising our strength then will we be able to like ourselves.
I personally feel that I am quite handsome... Don't try to pull me down and call me thick-skinned. I seriously like myself. I feel that I'm good-looking, good at sports, pretty smart and have great friends. I do not need to worry about food, shelter or survival. I'm well-taken care of.
Actually, viewing yourself is all a matter of perspective. You are actually not ugly, just not as good-looking as some people (Quoted from Cren).
Everybody have their talents. Mine is sports but if you throw me any musical related stuff, I will definitely screw up. Trust me, if you can make it into the team, you are already counted as very good at sports.
Smart? If you are able to get into Cat High, you ARE smart. Maybe just not as smart as the smartier people.
Being able to eat and jump is already a blessing from god. Do you know how many people are seriously ill and can't even move and do you know how many people are starving everyday on earth? Count yourself as super lucky to be able to be brought up in this well-protected society. So do you think you can have any reasons to not like yourself? A healthy body and a stable life is something billions of people in the world long for, and you have it!
Ask yourself, why should you dislike yourself then?
Why did I choose to make a decision to simply like myself? Because I realized that no one can make me like myself but me. So what I did was ask this very simple question: What do I like about myself? Guess what happened? My focus changed. I was now focusing on what I liked about myself instead of wasting my time focusing on what I did not like.
What is so freeing about liking yourself just as you are is that you do not need anyone to like you for this to work for you. Liking yourself is independent from whether others like you or not. In other words, people can like or dislike you and you can keep on smiling while you like liking yourself. You do not have to care about what others say as long as you believe in what you think is true!
Something amazing will began to happen just like it did for me. People will be drawn to you. Why? If you had a choice to be attracted or drawn to someone who likes themselves or not, which one would you choose? It really depends on how a person views themselves and others.
Afterall, it is all down to a matter of perspective...
What would that feel like?
For me, it is a feeling of self-cofidence. "Nobody in this world is perfect", we all have our flaws and weakness but what we can do is to accept these flaws and live with it. Instead, we should also recognise our strength too. Only by recognising our strength then will we be able to like ourselves.
I personally feel that I am quite handsome... Don't try to pull me down and call me thick-skinned. I seriously like myself. I feel that I'm good-looking, good at sports, pretty smart and have great friends. I do not need to worry about food, shelter or survival. I'm well-taken care of.
Actually, viewing yourself is all a matter of perspective. You are actually not ugly, just not as good-looking as some people (Quoted from Cren).
Everybody have their talents. Mine is sports but if you throw me any musical related stuff, I will definitely screw up. Trust me, if you can make it into the team, you are already counted as very good at sports.
Smart? If you are able to get into Cat High, you ARE smart. Maybe just not as smart as the smartier people.
Being able to eat and jump is already a blessing from god. Do you know how many people are seriously ill and can't even move and do you know how many people are starving everyday on earth? Count yourself as super lucky to be able to be brought up in this well-protected society. So do you think you can have any reasons to not like yourself? A healthy body and a stable life is something billions of people in the world long for, and you have it!
Ask yourself, why should you dislike yourself then?
Why did I choose to make a decision to simply like myself? Because I realized that no one can make me like myself but me. So what I did was ask this very simple question: What do I like about myself? Guess what happened? My focus changed. I was now focusing on what I liked about myself instead of wasting my time focusing on what I did not like.
What is so freeing about liking yourself just as you are is that you do not need anyone to like you for this to work for you. Liking yourself is independent from whether others like you or not. In other words, people can like or dislike you and you can keep on smiling while you like liking yourself. You do not have to care about what others say as long as you believe in what you think is true!
Something amazing will began to happen just like it did for me. People will be drawn to you. Why? If you had a choice to be attracted or drawn to someone who likes themselves or not, which one would you choose? It really depends on how a person views themselves and others.
Afterall, it is all down to a matter of perspective...
The Seduction of Jessica :) ~ starring Jaebum (2PM) and Jessica (SNSD)
The Seduction of Jessica :) ~ starring Jaebum (2PM) and Jessica (SNSD)
Super hilarious!~
Super hilarious!~
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Friday, March 19, 2010
Update on ME!
Sunday -Lost to Young Flamingos 8-4? Scored 2 anyway. Still keeping up the record of scoring at least 1 for every league game =)
Monday to Wednesday - Went for Peiying P5 camp as instructor. Was super fun. The kids were so cute!!! All the other instructors are also super nice. Slept lesser than 6 hours for those 2 nights. Had lots of fun and 60 hours CIP!!! My house did "Sorry, Sorry" and "Nobody" for talent night. Came in Second~~~
Wednesday - Went Valhall with Cren, Min Hao, Joshua. Wasted time thr. Ty Joshua! Went fatpipe and exchanged my Raw 26 for a Japan Hole!!! Cren and Josh both got S Bow. Wanted to get but considering the fact that I spoil my stick so easily, I decided to but Japan hole in the end.
Thursday - Totally dead~ Too little sleep and too tired probably... Fell ill. Sore throat and fever. Slept for more than 12 hours @.@
Friday - Pon gym. Still recovering... Spam HW and working on a new blog.
Hope I can recover and go for training 2morow ba >.<
Byes~
Monday to Wednesday - Went for Peiying P5 camp as instructor. Was super fun. The kids were so cute!!! All the other instructors are also super nice. Slept lesser than 6 hours for those 2 nights. Had lots of fun and 60 hours CIP!!! My house did "Sorry, Sorry" and "Nobody" for talent night. Came in Second~~~
Wednesday - Went Valhall with Cren, Min Hao, Joshua. Wasted time thr. Ty Joshua! Went fatpipe and exchanged my Raw 26 for a Japan Hole!!! Cren and Josh both got S Bow. Wanted to get but considering the fact that I spoil my stick so easily, I decided to but Japan hole in the end.
Thursday - Totally dead~ Too little sleep and too tired probably... Fell ill. Sore throat and fever. Slept for more than 12 hours @.@
Friday - Pon gym. Still recovering... Spam HW and working on a new blog.
Hope I can recover and go for training 2morow ba >.<
Byes~
Friday, March 12, 2010
She and I...
She asked me out late at night...
I couldn't reject her and I went...
We met under her block...
She passed me something and I walked her home.
When I was about to leave after the lift came
she stopped me...
She said she was very troubled and stressed.
She did not want to go home yet.
She wanted me to do "it" with her...
Looking into her beautiful eyes, I succumbed to my temptations...
We made our way up the stairs...
It was the 6th floor when we sat down...
We started to talk for a while...
Then she touched me...
I couldn't take it anymore...
I did it even thou it was my 1st time...
After tat we went home seperately.
I will never forget what happened that night
Never...
I couldn't reject her and I went...
We met under her block...
She passed me something and I walked her home.
When I was about to leave after the lift came
she stopped me...
She said she was very troubled and stressed.
She did not want to go home yet.
She wanted me to do "it" with her...
Looking into her beautiful eyes, I succumbed to my temptations...
We made our way up the stairs...
It was the 6th floor when we sat down...
We started to talk for a while...
Then she touched me...
I couldn't take it anymore...
I did it even thou it was my 1st time...
After tat we went home seperately.
I will never forget what happened that night
Never...
Reality and Dreams...
“The gaps, between reality and your dreams, are meant to be filled in by yourself…”
Today, the usual few floorballers went to catch the ‘B’ div finals at republic poly. It was Bukit Merah against Victoria. I expected Bukit Merah to win but the results were totally unexpected...
10 – 1. It was a pure ownage by Bukit Merah.
They totally deserved to win this game. Their passing was close to perfection. There wasn’t even a chance which Victoria could get the ball in Bukit Merah’s half. Their technical skills were amazing; they could receive any passes in just one touch. This goes to show how much time and effort they have spent to train on this.
They had close to 70% possession, playing the ball around until they get a chance and then they will go in for the kill. Their great passing resulted in many wonderful play-up, creating many chances for the team as well.
Individually, they were all very good in term of their skills and fitness. They totally dominated the game. Bukit Merah had many individuals that were very good with the ball, while Victoria only had 2 of such individuals.
Probably this was why Victoria lost. A team will always need a few good players to step up and bring up the intensity of the game. Creating chances for the team, and for themselves.
So, are you gonna be one of the few individuals or the people who relies on the few individual to score or create chances for the team?
Other than having a good teamwork and good tactics, a team will need these few individuals to get in the goals.
We may not be a very experienced team with top-class teamwork or tactics, but I am sure we will be able to do much better job than we did this season.
If we all work towards our goals and cut down the gaps between reality and our dreams, I believe a top 4 is totally possible. We got talents, we got enough training time and enough exposure to competitions.
Bedok South, a team we beat last season, even manage to make it to top 4, why can’t we?
Maybe it is be’cose we are slacking too much, not putting our 100% in training.
Everybody need to put in the 100% effort, if 1 person starts to slack, everybody else will follow and this will eventually cause the purpose of training to be totally wasted.
We should cherish every single opportunity which we can train.
I promise myself to work hard but as a captain, I will not comment or force others to not slack during training. Why? I believe that no matter how hard I forced a person not to slack, he will still return to his original state after a few trainings. No matter how harshly I scold Eugene, he will smile at me, say a lame joke and continue slacking. There is nothing I can do right? He is my friend after all. I do not want the scolding to affect our relationship.
Even as a captain, I am still on the same level as my teammates, in no way should I be superior to them or should I abuse my power as a captain…
If deep down in his heart he wants to seek improvement and become better so that he can contribute to the team, he WILL work hard by himself. Just look at Jarryl, always putting in his best effort in court, gym or even circuit. Never slacking and see how far he got ahead.
I believe as long as I work hard and act as a role model to the rest, they will follow and together we will work hard towards our goal, towards top 4…
Nites…
Today, the usual few floorballers went to catch the ‘B’ div finals at republic poly. It was Bukit Merah against Victoria. I expected Bukit Merah to win but the results were totally unexpected...
10 – 1. It was a pure ownage by Bukit Merah.
They totally deserved to win this game. Their passing was close to perfection. There wasn’t even a chance which Victoria could get the ball in Bukit Merah’s half. Their technical skills were amazing; they could receive any passes in just one touch. This goes to show how much time and effort they have spent to train on this.
They had close to 70% possession, playing the ball around until they get a chance and then they will go in for the kill. Their great passing resulted in many wonderful play-up, creating many chances for the team as well.
Individually, they were all very good in term of their skills and fitness. They totally dominated the game. Bukit Merah had many individuals that were very good with the ball, while Victoria only had 2 of such individuals.
Probably this was why Victoria lost. A team will always need a few good players to step up and bring up the intensity of the game. Creating chances for the team, and for themselves.
So, are you gonna be one of the few individuals or the people who relies on the few individual to score or create chances for the team?
Other than having a good teamwork and good tactics, a team will need these few individuals to get in the goals.
We may not be a very experienced team with top-class teamwork or tactics, but I am sure we will be able to do much better job than we did this season.
If we all work towards our goals and cut down the gaps between reality and our dreams, I believe a top 4 is totally possible. We got talents, we got enough training time and enough exposure to competitions.
Bedok South, a team we beat last season, even manage to make it to top 4, why can’t we?
Maybe it is be’cose we are slacking too much, not putting our 100% in training.
Everybody need to put in the 100% effort, if 1 person starts to slack, everybody else will follow and this will eventually cause the purpose of training to be totally wasted.
We should cherish every single opportunity which we can train.
I promise myself to work hard but as a captain, I will not comment or force others to not slack during training. Why? I believe that no matter how hard I forced a person not to slack, he will still return to his original state after a few trainings. No matter how harshly I scold Eugene, he will smile at me, say a lame joke and continue slacking. There is nothing I can do right? He is my friend after all. I do not want the scolding to affect our relationship.
Even as a captain, I am still on the same level as my teammates, in no way should I be superior to them or should I abuse my power as a captain…
If deep down in his heart he wants to seek improvement and become better so that he can contribute to the team, he WILL work hard by himself. Just look at Jarryl, always putting in his best effort in court, gym or even circuit. Never slacking and see how far he got ahead.
I believe as long as I work hard and act as a role model to the rest, they will follow and together we will work hard towards our goal, towards top 4…
Nites…
Monday, March 8, 2010
Friendship...
"Friendship is the cooperative and supportive relationship between people. In this sense, the term connotes a relationship which involves mutual knowledge, esteem, affection, and respect along with a degree of rendering service to friends in times of need or crisis.
Friends will welcome each other's company and exhibit loyalty towards each other, often to the point of altruism. Their tastes will usually be similar and may converge, and they will share enjoyable activities. They will also engage in mutually helping behavior, such as the exchange of advice and the sharing of hardship. A friend is someone who may often demonstrate reciprocating and reflective behaviors. Yet for some, the practical execution of friendship is little more than the trust that someone will not harm them.
Value that is found in friendships is often the result of a friend demonstrating the following on a consistent basis:
- the tendency to desire what is best for the other
- sympathy and empathy
- honesty, perhaps in situations where it may be difficult for others to speak the truth, especially
- in terms of pointing out the perceived faults of one's counterpart
- mutual understanding "
Back with another long essay again >.< Friendship.
1) Who are your true friends? What do they do for you?
2) Choosing friends.
3) How to be a good friend.
*Who are your true friends?
Are they the one who you like to hang around with? Or are they the one who help you when you are in need? Or are they the one you trust most?
Trust me, your true and best friend will have all of the above. As long as he is a true friend, you will like to hang out with him, you will trust him, and he will help you, without any conditions, when you are in need.
If they lack any of the 3 conditions mentioned above, he will probably not be a very close friend of yours.
Some people say that friends are people which you can obtain benefit from. I TOTALLY disagree with these people. I think it is be'cose these people are too selfish and too self-centered. That is why they do not have true friends, that's why they do not understand what are true friends for...
True friends are selfless, they are willing to give his other friend the better stuff while he takes the lousier one. He is willing to do all the work by himself, take on all the responsibility as long as his friend stays happy. He will not help you and ask you to return him a favour in the future.
*What do they do for you?
Normally, what they do for you, are done unconsciously. They will normally do it out of care and concern, thus they usually aren't aware it. And they will not tell you that they did this and did that for you. They do it out of care and not for attention or approval from you.
These little actions are often ignored or done with little notice from the other party and sometime even the person himself.
They will usually do you a favour, to the best of their ability even thou they might not be able to complete it. They will not reject the favour be'cose it is very troublesome.
*Choosing friends
It is actually quite easy to judge a person whether he is truthful to you. All of his little acts will speak for himself. By now you should already know who are your friends and who aren't. Those who are not, they are the one you usually stay away from.
Choosing the Right Friends. At this age, it is very easy for us to get influenced by our peers. Peer pressure may come in 2 forms.
Positive influence and Negative influence.
You are under positive influence, you will probably follow your mugger friends, studying hard~
But once you are under negative peer pressure, you will easily be convinced to follow what they do, which might not be good or appropriate for you. You will then be easily stray off and neglect your studies. By then, you will not think what you are doing is wrong. Thus, from the start we should draw a line, we should always keep in mind how far we should follow them and when we should stop. It might be fun now but the future road ahead is even longer. Don't let a moment of impulse let you make a wrong decision which you might regret for your entire life. Your top priority now is your studies. All else comes second.
*How to be a good friend.
You should start being a good friend by following these few pointers:
1) Be nice and helpful.
2) Do not do things that might irritate them.
3) Do not be so direct, don't say things that might hurt them, consider their feelings. Think before you speak.
4) Respect them. Their decisions might not be the same as yours. You might not always be right.
When your are hanging out together, some jokes and 'suans' are go to start the conversation. When people laugh, they will feel a sense of belonging to the group. This way people will not get left out. And pls talk about topics that most people are familiar with or they might get left out. A topic where everybody can have a say in. Engage the more quiet ones, let them feel a sense of belonging to the group. Do NOT isolate any of the members, they will feel DAMN hurt, but they usually don't show it. When 'suaning' pls don't always target the same person. Ryan I'm sorry...
Know about each other background and character, then you will be able to come out with a different way to communicate with him. If he has a thick skin ( Don't look at me, I'm not okay~), some 'suan' be good to keep him from being over-confident. But if you know he takes things seriously and will emo over stuffs easily, don't hurt him. If he is the kind that bottle every thing up, try to talk more with him, let him pour out his feelings. If he like to talk ALOT, just listen if you might not like it as it helps him to relieve the pain of not being able to chat.
Help him as a friend if you know he needs help. Talk with him about it, give him some advices if you can. If he is not as rich as you do, if you have a little extra cash, you might just want to treat him a bubble tea which might just brighten up his day. Understand that not everybody is as rich as you, sometimes you have to consider their feelings on certain issues that concerns $.
Be nice,
Do not hurt your friends.
Consider their feelings when you do or say things.
Be selfless.
Help your friends in areas where you are better in.
Respect them and their decisions...
Nites...
Frens 4eva~~~!!!
Friends will welcome each other's company and exhibit loyalty towards each other, often to the point of altruism. Their tastes will usually be similar and may converge, and they will share enjoyable activities. They will also engage in mutually helping behavior, such as the exchange of advice and the sharing of hardship. A friend is someone who may often demonstrate reciprocating and reflective behaviors. Yet for some, the practical execution of friendship is little more than the trust that someone will not harm them.
Value that is found in friendships is often the result of a friend demonstrating the following on a consistent basis:
- the tendency to desire what is best for the other
- sympathy and empathy
- honesty, perhaps in situations where it may be difficult for others to speak the truth, especially
- in terms of pointing out the perceived faults of one's counterpart
- mutual understanding "
Back with another long essay again >.< Friendship.
1) Who are your true friends? What do they do for you?
2) Choosing friends.
3) How to be a good friend.
*Who are your true friends?
Are they the one who you like to hang around with? Or are they the one who help you when you are in need? Or are they the one you trust most?
Trust me, your true and best friend will have all of the above. As long as he is a true friend, you will like to hang out with him, you will trust him, and he will help you, without any conditions, when you are in need.
If they lack any of the 3 conditions mentioned above, he will probably not be a very close friend of yours.
Some people say that friends are people which you can obtain benefit from. I TOTALLY disagree with these people. I think it is be'cose these people are too selfish and too self-centered. That is why they do not have true friends, that's why they do not understand what are true friends for...
True friends are selfless, they are willing to give his other friend the better stuff while he takes the lousier one. He is willing to do all the work by himself, take on all the responsibility as long as his friend stays happy. He will not help you and ask you to return him a favour in the future.
*What do they do for you?
Normally, what they do for you, are done unconsciously. They will normally do it out of care and concern, thus they usually aren't aware it. And they will not tell you that they did this and did that for you. They do it out of care and not for attention or approval from you.
These little actions are often ignored or done with little notice from the other party and sometime even the person himself.
They will usually do you a favour, to the best of their ability even thou they might not be able to complete it. They will not reject the favour be'cose it is very troublesome.
*Choosing friends
It is actually quite easy to judge a person whether he is truthful to you. All of his little acts will speak for himself. By now you should already know who are your friends and who aren't. Those who are not, they are the one you usually stay away from.
Choosing the Right Friends. At this age, it is very easy for us to get influenced by our peers. Peer pressure may come in 2 forms.
Positive influence and Negative influence.
You are under positive influence, you will probably follow your mugger friends, studying hard~
But once you are under negative peer pressure, you will easily be convinced to follow what they do, which might not be good or appropriate for you. You will then be easily stray off and neglect your studies. By then, you will not think what you are doing is wrong. Thus, from the start we should draw a line, we should always keep in mind how far we should follow them and when we should stop. It might be fun now but the future road ahead is even longer. Don't let a moment of impulse let you make a wrong decision which you might regret for your entire life. Your top priority now is your studies. All else comes second.
*How to be a good friend.
You should start being a good friend by following these few pointers:
1) Be nice and helpful.
2) Do not do things that might irritate them.
3) Do not be so direct, don't say things that might hurt them, consider their feelings. Think before you speak.
4) Respect them. Their decisions might not be the same as yours. You might not always be right.
When your are hanging out together, some jokes and 'suans' are go to start the conversation. When people laugh, they will feel a sense of belonging to the group. This way people will not get left out. And pls talk about topics that most people are familiar with or they might get left out. A topic where everybody can have a say in. Engage the more quiet ones, let them feel a sense of belonging to the group. Do NOT isolate any of the members, they will feel DAMN hurt, but they usually don't show it. When 'suaning' pls don't always target the same person. Ryan I'm sorry...
Know about each other background and character, then you will be able to come out with a different way to communicate with him. If he has a thick skin ( Don't look at me, I'm not okay~), some 'suan' be good to keep him from being over-confident. But if you know he takes things seriously and will emo over stuffs easily, don't hurt him. If he is the kind that bottle every thing up, try to talk more with him, let him pour out his feelings. If he like to talk ALOT, just listen if you might not like it as it helps him to relieve the pain of not being able to chat.
Help him as a friend if you know he needs help. Talk with him about it, give him some advices if you can. If he is not as rich as you do, if you have a little extra cash, you might just want to treat him a bubble tea which might just brighten up his day. Understand that not everybody is as rich as you, sometimes you have to consider their feelings on certain issues that concerns $.
Be nice,
Do not hurt your friends.
Consider their feelings when you do or say things.
Be selfless.
Help your friends in areas where you are better in.
Respect them and their decisions...
Nites...
Frens 4eva~~~!!!
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Dedication to all my sticks...
"You were my very first, you were the one that accompanied me through all the hardship of building up on my basics. I will never forget how we dominant-ed the world last time. I will also never forget the moment when we scored our very first goal in an official match. Although I may not have witness your poor death(blame Eugene), or being able to keep you by my side, I will never forget you and the great times we had...."
-Dedicated to Excel.
" You seem so familiar, like the stick in my dreams. The looks alone, let me want to look at you again. You give me so much hope for the future. You give me the confidence and belief that I can do well. Together, we shall face the challenges ahead. We shall dominate the world together. I believe that as long as we are together, we shall be unbeatable. Allow me to unleash your hidden potential in you, we shall and we will score goals and create assists. The future seem so bright when you are around me..."
-Dedicated to Raw 26, my new companion.
-Dedicated to Excel.
" The first time I saw you, I immediately fell in love with you. I knew that you were destined to be mine. You accompanied me through thick and thin, you never once mind being injured be'cose of my reckless acts. I failed to protect you but you never once failed me. You were the one that got me my 1st hat trick against Bedok South. You were the one that got me 7 assists in the match against Canberra. You were the one that scored my 1st winning goal against East View. I will never forget you, NEVER ever..."
-Dedicated to EVO 2, AKA "Zebra".
" Every time I held you in my hand, I will feel a wave of confidence overwhelming myself. You gave me the belief that I can do well, and I did. You too, had my scars and slashes, and only realised that recently. If only I had paid more attention to you... You helped me score so many goals that I can hardly remember all of them. You too, scored me a winning goal against Weekend Warriors. You were the one that got me at least a goal for almost every match. You never failed me but, I failed you instead. I will not forget the great times we had, the time we spend together training with each other. I hope that you never had regretted being with me Cose I never had regretted having you..."
-Dedicated to Lash 34.
" You seem so familiar, like the stick in my dreams. The looks alone, let me want to look at you again. You give me so much hope for the future. You give me the confidence and belief that I can do well. Together, we shall face the challenges ahead. We shall dominate the world together. I believe that as long as we are together, we shall be unbeatable. Allow me to unleash your hidden potential in you, we shall and we will score goals and create assists. The future seem so bright when you are around me..."
-Dedicated to Raw 26, my new companion.
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Things will end up the way it should be...
Destiny... How many of you actually believe in this word?
This word alone can have different kinds of interpretations.
Fate?
Future?
Or is it all pre-destined?
Nobody knows the answer, nobody can predict their future. Nobody can see into their future...
Just follow your feelings, do what you believe is right. Cose deep down in your heart you know, god will always give you the best outcome.
You may think that you screw-ed up your studies and god is joking with you. Looking at it from a different perspective, you will think that god is giving you a warning, telling you to work harder...
It's all in the mind... Be positive "Cose no matter what the outcome may be, may it be the best outcome..."
Let us all wish Derek the best of luck in any decision he will be making, may it be good or bad, shall it be the best outcome of his decision... (There is no need to ask what it is!!!)
Nites...
Rmb to give your blessings to Derek!
*May be a bit confusing for some of you, just try to interpret whatever you understand...
This word alone can have different kinds of interpretations.
Fate?
Future?
Or is it all pre-destined?
Nobody knows the answer, nobody can predict their future. Nobody can see into their future...
Just follow your feelings, do what you believe is right. Cose deep down in your heart you know, god will always give you the best outcome.
You may think that you screw-ed up your studies and god is joking with you. Looking at it from a different perspective, you will think that god is giving you a warning, telling you to work harder...
It's all in the mind... Be positive "Cose no matter what the outcome may be, may it be the best outcome..."
Let us all wish Derek the best of luck in any decision he will be making, may it be good or bad, shall it be the best outcome of his decision... (There is no need to ask what it is!!!)
Nites...
Rmb to give your blessings to Derek!
*May be a bit confusing for some of you, just try to interpret whatever you understand...
Monday, March 1, 2010
CNY reflections... Part 2
On the 1st day of CNY, I went to visit relatives from my father’s side. I will only meet them once a year. I’m not really very close with them; I do not even know most of their names.
This time round, I paid more attention to their conversations instead of dreaming. Normally I will dream as there is nobody of my age, all the people that are supposed to be of my age group are mostly adults. My so called ‘nephew’ is only 2 years younger than me! Cool right?
After listening to their conversations between the adults I was dazed. Firstly, I found out that I had a cousin that was 20 years old! I did not learn of his existence till then! Wow. He did not know my existence as well >.<
Ok, back to the main point. My 20 year old cousin was a scholar in his JC, straight A’s. My other cousin is in NUS, in chemical engineering, the course which is on the same rank as doctors and lawyers. Yes, straights A’s are as well. 2 other of my cousins, both adults, are university-graduate, very successful in their career as well. The last and the oldest cousin is in his 30’s, work as a high ranked manger in Singapore’s Sports Association. Basically, he is the one who gave Mr Han his job.
So, every single one of them are very good in their studies and careers. Every one of them have the ability to excel in whatever they do, esp in their studies. It’s all in their blood; it is also in my blood. I can easily achieve good results. My PSLE has already shown that I can do well. It is whether I’m willing to put the effort in to achieve what I can achieve. Everybody has a hidden talent in us; it is already in our blood.
All it will take is for us to explore and find our hidden ability; put in the effort to achieve what we are capable of. It is already in us, all it takes is for us to put it to use and maximise our hidden potential.
Take Jarryl as an example. He is the latest person to join floorball and yet now he is the best. The ability to excel in sports is already in his blood. By putting in the extra effort to maximise his talent, he has became such a great player. Not only Jarryl, people like Joshua, Ryan, Crenshawn, Lander, Han Wei, Samuel, Isaac, Min Hao, Eugene and Derek, we all have the ability to excel. All it takes is for us to put in the effort to train, and then one day we can all be amazing players.
Talking about training, training is about improving ourselves. There is no point training: when SOME people drag shots still go over the goalpost after 2 years of training; when SOME people train impractical volleys, high balls and through balls that obviously does not work; when we can’t even shoot on target (ME).
Training is the process whereby we correct our mistakes and improve. Like Mr Han said ”We should only try to shoot hard only when we can shoot on target.” Training is about slowly improving our skills while correcting them at the same time. Joshua and I have to work harder on our shots I believe…
Next, training IMPRACTICAL STUFFS are useless. Stop wasting time and train stuffs that can actually benefit us. Ryan, nice volleys and through balls ah!
Other than training properly, we should also know how to adapt and apply what we been training in the game. If we have a wicked drag shot but we can’t pull it off the game, it is as good as nothing. We can better execute our moves if we have better balance and composure. Might wanna work on that.
Nites…
This time round, I paid more attention to their conversations instead of dreaming. Normally I will dream as there is nobody of my age, all the people that are supposed to be of my age group are mostly adults. My so called ‘nephew’ is only 2 years younger than me! Cool right?
After listening to their conversations between the adults I was dazed. Firstly, I found out that I had a cousin that was 20 years old! I did not learn of his existence till then! Wow. He did not know my existence as well >.<
Ok, back to the main point. My 20 year old cousin was a scholar in his JC, straight A’s. My other cousin is in NUS, in chemical engineering, the course which is on the same rank as doctors and lawyers. Yes, straights A’s are as well. 2 other of my cousins, both adults, are university-graduate, very successful in their career as well. The last and the oldest cousin is in his 30’s, work as a high ranked manger in Singapore’s Sports Association. Basically, he is the one who gave Mr Han his job.
So, every single one of them are very good in their studies and careers. Every one of them have the ability to excel in whatever they do, esp in their studies. It’s all in their blood; it is also in my blood. I can easily achieve good results. My PSLE has already shown that I can do well. It is whether I’m willing to put the effort in to achieve what I can achieve. Everybody has a hidden talent in us; it is already in our blood.
All it will take is for us to explore and find our hidden ability; put in the effort to achieve what we are capable of. It is already in us, all it takes is for us to put it to use and maximise our hidden potential.
Take Jarryl as an example. He is the latest person to join floorball and yet now he is the best. The ability to excel in sports is already in his blood. By putting in the extra effort to maximise his talent, he has became such a great player. Not only Jarryl, people like Joshua, Ryan, Crenshawn, Lander, Han Wei, Samuel, Isaac, Min Hao, Eugene and Derek, we all have the ability to excel. All it takes is for us to put in the effort to train, and then one day we can all be amazing players.
Talking about training, training is about improving ourselves. There is no point training: when SOME people drag shots still go over the goalpost after 2 years of training; when SOME people train impractical volleys, high balls and through balls that obviously does not work; when we can’t even shoot on target (ME).
Training is the process whereby we correct our mistakes and improve. Like Mr Han said ”We should only try to shoot hard only when we can shoot on target.” Training is about slowly improving our skills while correcting them at the same time. Joshua and I have to work harder on our shots I believe…
Next, training IMPRACTICAL STUFFS are useless. Stop wasting time and train stuffs that can actually benefit us. Ryan, nice volleys and through balls ah!
Other than training properly, we should also know how to adapt and apply what we been training in the game. If we have a wicked drag shot but we can’t pull it off the game, it is as good as nothing. We can better execute our moves if we have better balance and composure. Might wanna work on that.
Nites…
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