How To Save A Life

Step one you say we need to talk
He walks you say sit down it's just a talk
He smiles politely back at you
You stare politely right on through
Some sort of window to your right
As he goes left and you stay right
Between the lines of fear and blame
You begin to wonder why you came

CHORUS:
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life

Let him know that you know best
Cause after all you do know best
Try to slip past his defense
Without granting innocence
Lay down a list of what is wrong
The things you've told him all along
And pray to God he hears you
And pray to God he hears you

CHORUS:
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life

As he begins to raise his voice
You lower yours and grant him one last choice
Drive until you lose the road
Or break with the ones you've followed
He will do one of two things
He will admit to everything
Or he'll say he's just not the same
And you'll begin to wonder why you came

CHORUS:
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life

CHORUS:
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life
How to save a life
How to save a life

CHORUS:
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life

CHORUS:
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life
How to save a life

~ The Fray

You Belong With Me

You're on the phone with your girlfriend, She's upset
She's going off about something that you said
She doesnt get your humour like I do

I'm in the room, its a typical Tuesday night
I'm listening to the kind of music she doesnt like
And she'll never know your story like I do

But she wears short skirts, I wear t-shirts
She's cheer captain and I'm on the bleachers
Dreaming bout the day when you'll wake up and find
That what you're lookin for has been here the whole time

If you could see that I'm the one who understands you
Been here all along so why can't you see?
You belong with me
You belong with me

Walkin the streets with you in your worn out jeans
I cant help thinking this is how it ought to be
Laughing on the park bench thinkin to myself
Hey isnt this easy?

And you've got a smile that could light up this whole town
I havent seen it in awhile, since she brought you down
You say you find I know you better than that
Hey, Whatcha doing with a girl like that?

She wears high heels, I wear sneakers
She's cheer captain and I'm on the bleachers
Dreaming bout the day when you'll wake up and find
That what you're looking for has been here the whole time

If you could see that I'm the one who understands you
Been here all along so why can't you see?
You belong with me

Standin by, waiting at your back door
All this time how could you not know that?
You belong with me
You belong with me

Oh I remember you driving to my house in the middle of the night
I'm the one who makes you laugh when you know you're about to cry
I know your favorite songs and you tell me about your dreams
I think I know where you belong. I think I know it's with me.

Can't you see that I'm the one who understand you?
Been here all along so why can't you see?
You belong with me

Standing by or waiting at your back door
All this time how could you not know that
You belong with me
You belong with me

Have you ever thought just maybe
You belong with me
You belong with me

~ Taylor Swift

Sometimes

You tell me you're in love with me
Like you can't take your pretty eyes away from me
It's not that I don't want to stay

But every time you come too close I move away
I wanna believe in everything that you say
'Cause it sounds so good
But if you really want me, move slow
There's things about me you just have to know

Sometimes I run(sometimes)
Sometimes I hide
Sometimes I'm scared of you
But all I really want is to hold you tight
Treat you right, be with you day and night
Baby all I need is time

I don't wanna be so shy (uh i)
Every time that I'm alone I wonder why
Hope that you will wait for me
You'll see that you're the only one for me

I wanna believe in everything that you say
'Cause it sounds so good
But if you really want me, move slow
There's things about me you just have to know

Repeat CHORUS
Come just hang around and you'll see
There's nowhere I'd rather be
If you love me, trust in me
the way that I.... trust in you

Repeat CHORUS
all I really want is to hold you tight

~Britney Spear

懒惰虫的先师

惰性，人人皆有之。


无可否认，每个人都会偷懒。无论是白人、黑人或是我们较熟悉的黄种人，绝对曾想过或做过“偷闲”的举动。 偷偷闲，谁不会啊！？成人不就是个很好的例子了吗？更何况是小孩子！


烦闷枯燥的工作迫使人们压抑着自己的生命过活。同样的东西，日复一日地做不停，谁不闷呐？？所以，偷懒似乎变成了合理的借口让人类喘几口凉气，以避免自己的生命值持续下降。这。。。多多少少也该会让自己恢复些体力，好在这尔虞我诈的社会中继续奋斗下去。


接下来，我有个故事想和大家分享。我相信，那些有修读中国文学的朋友们肯定知道谁是差不多先生吧！！他可是个很出名的懒惰虫哟！！！好吧，让我们来重温他的事迹吧！！


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你知道中国最有名的人是谁？

提起此人，人人皆晓，处处闻名。他姓差，名不多，是各省各县各村人氏。
你一定见过他，一定听过别人谈起他。差不多先生的名字天天挂在大家的口头，
因为他是中国全国人的代表。
差不多先生的相貌和你和我都差不多。
他有一双眼睛，但看的不很清楚；有两只耳朵，但听的不很分明；
有鼻子和嘴，但他对于气味和口味都不很讲究。
他的脑子也不小，但他的记性却不很精明，他的思想也不很细密。

他常常说：“凡事只要差不多，就好了。何必太精明呢？”
他小的时候，他妈叫他去买红糖，他买了白糖回来。
他妈骂他，他摇摇头说：“红糖白糖不是差不多吗？”

他在学堂的时候，先生问他：“直隶省的西边是哪一省？”
他说是陕西。先生说，“错了。是山西，不是陕西。”
他说：“陕西同山西，不是差不多吗？”

后来他在一个钱铺里做伙计；他也会写，也会算，只是总不会精细。
十字常常写成千字，千字常常写成十字。
掌柜的生气了，常常骂他。
他只是笑嘻嘻地赔小心道：“千字比十 字只多一小撇，不是差不多吗？”

有一天，他为了一件要紧的事，要搭火车到上海去。
他从从容容地走到火车站，迟了两分钟，火车已开走了。
他白瞪着眼，望着远远的火车上的煤烟，
摇摇头道：“只好明天再走了，今天走同明天走，也还差不多。可是火车公司未免太认真了。
八点三十分开，同八点三十二分开，不是差不多吗？”
他一面说，一面慢慢地走回家，心里总不明白为什么火车不肯等他两分钟。

有一天，他忽然得了急病，赶快叫家人去请东街的汪医生。
那家人急急忙忙地跑去，一时寻不着东街的汪大夫，却把西街牛医王大夫请来了。
差不多先生病在床上，知道寻错了人；但病急了，身上痛苦，心里焦急，等不得了，
心里想道：“好在王大夫同汪大夫也差不多，让他试试看罢。”
于是这位牛医王大夫走近床前，用医牛的法子给差不多先生治病。
不上一点钟，差不多先生就一命呜呼了。

差不多先生差不多要死的时候，一口气断断续续地说道：
“活人同死人也差……差……差不多，……凡事只要……差……差……不多……就……好了，
……何……何……必……太……太认真呢？“他说完了这句话，方才绝气了。
他死后，大家都很称赞差不多先生样样事情看得破，想得通；
大家都说他一生不肯认真，不肯算帐，不肯计较，真是一位有德行的人。
于是大家给他取个死后的法号，叫他做圆通大师。
他的名誉越传越远，越久越大。无数无数的人都学他的榜样。
于是人人都成了一个差不多先生。——然而中国从此就成为一个懒人国了。 

(^__________^)

怎么样？
看完这故事后，你有什么感想呢？？
你觉得我们该向差不多先生学习呢，还是该避开这种习性呢？？
真的欢迎你留些感想，让我知道全世界华人堆中长大的龙的传人，想法又会有什么不同呢？
真期待！！！

（^0_______0^）

反对无效，懒惰虫！！！=P

IELTS Week

Well, this time!! I am going to talk about my feeling on what had happened to me throughout the week of "IELTS"(02112009-07112009).

As soon as all my Group 4, 5, and 6 friends finished their IELTS test last week, stress had changed its direction and aimed itself towards me. Unwittingly, I became the next victim of it. It was such a torment when I tardily came to a realization that IELTS had spread its claws and held me tight in its palm. Tonnes of pressure was exerted on me and I was so out of breath.

On Monday itself, I knew my Speaking test would be held on Wednesday. Anxiety and stress kept on intruding my heart, and it made me discouraged, and it was really annoying. So, what I had done was I spent most of the time asking my friends questions and telling them to ask me back some questions which could make my "crapping system" failed. Yes! They had succeeded in the task I had given to them. I stuttered when they asked me about genetic relationship between family members. I could hardly answer well for the questions as my knowledge on that kind of topic was relatively scarce. I answered badly at that time. It really demoralized my confidence on crapping which I had once proud of it.

I went through my Tuesday classes unintentionally. Surprisingly, I talked in ENGLISH for whole day long!! I talked to my classmates, my housemates, my "casa"mates, and my best friends, I talked to them non-stop!!And finally, I ended up getting a mild sore throat at that particular night!My friends asked me to take a rest, but I insisted to keep on talking until my voice worsen, and my BIG SISTER scolded me, I rested.

~WEDNESDAY~

I had my speaking on that day.Well to say, my sore throat got well and the woman who interviewed me was a very nice and gentle woman. She liked to smile, indeed. No matter what I had said, she would nodded her head and smiled.Her expression made me felt relax, but my brain went blank when it came to part 2 where she wanted me to give her a newspaper or magazine article that I still remembered. Ooh gosh, who cares for articles?? I seldom read those articles in newspapers or magazines and even if I read, I'd never carved it in my mind. So..when it came to this question, I was stunted!!!!Totally stunted!!!! With a time of only one minute, it was indeed impossible for me to think about a real article that I still remembered at that time. So, I decided to create one fake article on my own. Whatever!!! As long as I could answer the question, who knows it was fake? Huh??

So, the questions she had asked me are listed below:

PART 1
PLACE I LIVE IN
1. Tell me about the town or city you live in now.
2. Do tourists visit your city? Why or why not?
3. How is the transport system in your city?
4. Will you stay in this city for long-term?

FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
1. Do you eat fruits or vegetables everyday?
2. Does it easy to get fresh fruits and vegetables in the place you live in now?
3. How do you get fresh fruits and vegetables in this city?
4. Did you eat fruits and vegetables when you were a child? Why?

PART 2
Describe a newspapers or magazines article that you are still remembered.
You should say:
1. What the title is
2. When do you read it
3. Where do you find it
4. What the content is

Explain why you are still remembered about the article.

5. Do you recommend the article to your friends?
6. Do your friends give you any opinions about the article?

PART 3
Lets talk about newspapers and magazines.
1. Between TV news and newspapers, which would be the preference of the people in your country? Why or why not?
2. Why people want to read newspapers?
3. Do you think young people will choose to read online news rather than written news? Why or why not?
4. What kinds of magazine do people read at different stages of their lives?
5. What are the positive and negative effects of magazines that will impose on the young today?

Phew... You should feel very glad as I'm still managed to call out all the questions she had asked me long time ago, as all my friends used to forget about it once they went out from the interview room. Haha..(actually, I had jotted down the questions on my Math books after that interview.=P)

One thing that I want to share is on that particular day, just like what other candidates would do, I swiftly peeked into the three interview rooms and I saw different things in those rooms. All the interviewers were Chinese women, the Australian Caucasian was in Hall A. Sad to say, I didn't have a chance to be the candidate of his. Anyhow, back to the first room, the interviewer was a normal Chinese woman who was "expression-less".

(Imagine the woman in the picture is older and expresion-less.The first interviewer was just like her,but older.)
No matter what the candidates said, she didn't give any expression or response, even a blink of her eyes was also a suspicion for me. I wondered whether she got blink her eyes or not. She is so cold!! The interviewer in the second room was a Chinese women as well..hmm..i guess, because I was not sure about her race. Nevertheless, she was so scary!! She looked so stern and unfriendly at all!!! Her look was so amusing and eerie for me, but for those who were going to be interviewed by her, her look was like The Green Hulk--scary, stern, and terrific!!

(I show you a sample picture of her expression,but please imagine that she was older and fatter. Indeed, she was!)
I saw one Malay guy who sat beside me at the waiting room took a deep breath when he saw her face. He was like knowing himself were going to be decapitated in the next minute, he frowned. I wished him luck and prayed for my luck as I was not going to be interviewed by her. THANKS GOD!!! Well, the lady in the third room was pretty nice and gentle as I had said just now. She liked to smile and she looked motherly!!!I liked her because she eased my tension well.=)

Thursday, Friday, and now Saturday..my IELTS listening, reading and writing tests.

I reached IDP at around 7.30am as I and Jen took Chloe's car rather than bus, because I didn't know what time the bus would come. So, when it came to 8.00am, we registered, we took our seats in our room and we waited for another 15 minutes before the invigilator started the "introduction" of the test at 8.30am. So, my comrades who were there with me include Chloe, Shang Qi, Mei Yee, Sze Ching, Siew King, Zu Bin, and Ahmad. Our seats were around the middle and the very end of the room. I was sitting in the middle of the room with one speaker at the very front of me which was 5 tables ahead and another speaker was beside me which was in a distance less than 1 metre! So, when the invigilator tested the speaker, the sound produced boomed my ears straight away!!It was so loud!!!!!!!And Chloe asked for the volume to be tuned to a higher pitch some more!!!Oh gosh~~~my poor ears!!!!!Luckily, the sound didn't distract me as I was still able to catch the words in the conversations.Phew...lucky!!

Next, we moved on to the reading test!!The test was very HARD!!!!For each passage, I couldn't catch the answers for at least 2 questions!!The answers were hidden and sometimes the questions were twisted. What I mean is the questions weren't straight forward and somehow the questions were like playing trick with us. Well...even though it was hard, but I was still managed to capture most of it, excluded some questions that were really intricate!!Okay, for reading test, what I can say for time is the time flew!!It flew extremely fast!!!!!!!!!!!As for the writing test, the questions were easy and straight forward. But i doubted we wouldn't be able to get a good band easily as the questions were easy in some way that was weird for me.

Well to say... sitting for almost three hours and doing tests in a continuous mode was indeed very exhausting!! However, I felt very relax and happy when I finished the tests!!!It was so COOL!!!!!!!I could feel the load that suppressed on my shoulders disappeared!!

HAPPY!!!!!

(^____________^)

S.C.H.O.L.A.R.S

No matter who we are, the poor or the rich, the retarded or the normal, as long as we are scholars, we can hardly avoid ourselves from being tagged by people as the most intelligent and all-rounded students who, they think, only need less effort from teachers and our superiors to raise us up in our potential abilities. But who knows the dilemma we had behind this fantastic and superficial kudos we portrait in front of people? Who knows that we, scholars suffered from various kind of pressure and harassment from the surrounding? Who knows what we feel and think about this?

Being a scholar is just like a lottery winner who gains a good ticket for him or her to get a bumper prize. The very first moment when we knew we could gain a scholarship from any bodies we applied to, the people around us surely would first, congrats us upon our honor; second, pieces of so-called "advice" would flooded our ears. (Poor us have to endure all the mantra from different people~)

Advices like:

"You are very lucky!!The government had given you a chance to achieve your goals in your life. The authority seldom open the opportunities to yellow skin people."
"You are brilliant!!!"
"You should appreciate this opportunity."
"Don't waste your talent, accept the offer!!"
"This is GREAT!!!"
"I'm so envy of you!! You are fantastic!!!"
"Hey, don't act stupidly. Grab this chance and move your feet to the stage....."
"Cheer up!!The government aren't so good that they will give you a second chance!! Accept it!!"

Sad to say, these are what the people will say once we get this "luck". I can't deny that some of the advices are true. The government seldom opens great chances for certain ethnic groups to have opportunities to pursue their dream especially students who are just finished their secondary education and those who are hoping for a chance to get a school. When these kind of thought run though our mind, we are indirectly being influenced by the opinion and ideas given by our elders, teachers, friends and the people when we are appraised by them. This is what I called as "Synchronized Ideas-Influenced Syndrome".

We are infected!!!!!!!!


For scholars like us, we are actually very lucky to have the opportunity to embark on our tertiary studies especially for those who are from poor family background. We will force to think in this way which, i think, is contradicting with our concepts and principles, and gradually, just like what the people think about us, we accept the "fact" that we are really brilliant and superb to have the chance to fly away and strike for the best.

It is very common for people to think that we are very brilliant and lucky to gain such a great chance to be a scholar, though, they do not really know what are the repercussions that follow up the acceptance of these kinds of scholarship on scholars themselves. Who really understand what we want from the status as a scholar? And who has good ears to be the listeners of us? The voice of resentment keep on accumulating in the mind of scholars, and who can appease the wave of indignation?

Scholars, scholars, scholars!!!!!!!!!

Stop treating us in such an arbitrary way, please!!!!

PLEASE!!!!!!!!!

Just like you, We are also HUMAN.
We are NOT super genius who have IQ score of 200;
We are NOT as brilliant as you think we are;
We are NOT problem settlers who you think we can solve every single task you give to us;
We are NOT the kind of person you think we are;
We are NOTHING but HUMAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We are just as normal as you are.
For mercy, please give us a short while to breathe, treat us normally, raise us up slowly.Please...


We are just a group of innocent victims...of this modern world.

(T______________T)

Excess Alacrity

Dang! Dang! Dang! Dang!

Welcome back to Flying Fish de Story..
2009.11.01 (A Lovely Sunday)

First of November with my first theme for the month "Excess Alacrity".

Actually, I should not update my blog today because I had too many stuff to do, YET, I was reluctant to move myself to solve and to pick up those piles of homework and focus my sight on those plain and dull papers. Lol...applause and roses please, as I am willing to tell you the truth that I was lazy and too energetic till I couldn't concentrate on what I supposed to concentrate on. Come,come, clap,clap,clap...

Thank you!! Thank you!!!Thanks a lot!!!

Okay, what I am going to announce is...

"OH MY GOSH, Buddies!!NOVEMBER had came to the front of our door!!!!!Argh.....IELTS and Final Exam are coming SOON!!! Very soon!!!!Aaaaaaahhhhhh"

"What to do?? What to do??? What to do????"

"So how?? So how??? So how???"

Oh my gosh, I am going to be mad!!!(Pretending myself express in such a hysterical way.lol...)

(@__________@)

Hmm...do I need to explain why I was too vivid today??? Hmm...contemplating....
Okay, I think I shall tell you. The answer is...very simple...because...I also don't know!!Hahaha~~

Okay, serious now!! Today, I woke up very early in the morning owing to my two BEST friends chitchatted with a high pitch and volume in the living room, heehaa laughed out loud like mad in the morning, and my ear sensed their noise, so I instinctively woke up even though I felt reluctant to leave my bed alone at a corner of my room. WuuuWuuu

(T___________T)

Hahahaha~~~~

Well~~well~~at least updating my blog enables me to release some of my energy and to squeeze some of my..hmm..should be only a little bit of my brain juice to produce such a very GOOD essay..hohohoho..(For sure, English teacher will faint with their mouth bubbling out some white puke once they see this. Blek=P)

p/s: I am a GOOD and SUBMISSIVE girl especially to those who seem older than me..weeehaha..I won't torture my lovely "tea_char". Wakaka~~