Time to put a .
Changing Course
Its been steering into the darkest valley, seeking for the brightest light towards the end. But the further it cruises, the darker it seems. Maybe its time to end the journey, to turn back, and to re-plot its course. Its time to change course. At least, I'm sure it's brighter at the end where it all began. So Ahoy! Get on the deck, for we will roll up the anchor and turn back. Wish me luck my friends, for its gona be yet another harsh journey 
Time to start running, not away, but across. Catch me if you can.
Back to Backed.
A familiar stranger.
Yes peeps! I'm back after a 1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9-5 days in Shanghai! The stay was great!
You can just go on to Facebook to see those pictures that my wonderful "new but close" friends had tagged me in. I know that its a little too anti-climax here for me to not talk about my Shanghai Immersion, but well, since I've always emphasized that a picture meant a thousands words, I guess those pictures on Facebook will do fine. I'm too lazy to journal about it, nor even upload the pictures from own camera ever since writing journal was compulsory as part of my assessment there. But but but! If you still want to hear from me what exactly happened over the LONG period of time at somewhere so FAR away, you can always feel free to make an appointment with me. I'll tell you everything day by day word for word regarding what happened there, face to face. Of course, I only entertain appointment venues at places with ambiance not lousier than Coffee Bean or Starbucks (Since I got myself a Starbucks Tumbler not long ago)
Talking about stuff I bought, I also just got myself a new Ipod Touch 3g! Not from China of course, I proclaim it a "Made in China" Singaporean. AHAHAHs. I'm laughing at my own not funny joke. Perhaps I'm very affected by the "School Reopen Blues". So! Do recommend a noobie like me useful or fun apps to waste my time away!
Now, for the more complicated side of this post.
I think I've yet again lost some sense of direction as this new semester begins. I hate to follow the crowd, I like to find my own way. Yet, sometimes while venturing too far, its saddening to see others reaching their destination much faster than you. I've learnt to appreciate the extra sceneries that I get to enjoy more than those people who arrived at their destination faster. But sometimes, I still wonder whether its all worth it. It always felt like something is missing, missing from my life that is preventing me from seeking out further, unmanned areas. Somehow, I knew that its been lost for a very long time, yet, its significance is growing day by day as other motivations diminish. Yet, I'm ever so afraid to grab hold of it, or to even identify it for its just like, a familiar stranger to me.
Not matter what, you, Familiar Stranger, I know one day, just one day, not only will I identify you, but will also stand by you to seek out greater purposes. The problem is, who are you? where are you? when will you expose your true identity?
PS: It felt like I'm writing the prologue for an upcoming trailer.
Friends.
We are on our own paths, yet paths that are intertwined.
For my friends, this post is dedicated to you.
Recently, I've been thinking about many things. What else can my tiny brain do? It can't do sports, it can't play games, it can't woo, it can't draw, it can't sing, neither can it play any instruments. So, I've been out with some of my closest friends since my 10-day holidays started. They've been great company. Knowing that I'll be away for a rather long period, they never failed to turn me down whenever I ask them out. These are people who I know will be truly there.
I'm really not joking when I tell you guys I want you to be both my best-men in my wedding, and speak my eulogy in my funeral, in case I proceeded on earlier. That's how I appreciate you guys. Whenever I get myself into some deep shit, you guys will always be there to pull me up and sometimes, even help me clear those shit off my shoulders. Whenever I get lucky and just feel like sharing some joy, you people will always help amplify the happy spirits and add more joy into it, maybe thats how I learnt that Happiness is both a factor that multiplies and cumulates while Disappointment is a factor that divides and relinquishes.
Experiencing thick and thins with you guys really helped me grow. Issac Newton had a famous quote, "If I have been able to see further, it was only because I stood on the shoulders of giants.". And I'm proud to admit that you guys are real nice shoulders. I will always remember the times when you guys found out something about me, and scrambled around gathering information and literally leaving no stones unturned, turning the house upside down, just to help me seek an answer, and you guys never asked for anything in return. All these help, sometimes get me very guilty when I realized how often I forgets how blessed I am in times of crisis.
Now that we are entering a next phase of our life, I really hope that these friendships can continue and grow. Like a group of intertwined ships, we are captains of our own and have an unique course of our own to sail, yet, we shall brave the rough seas together and bask in the clear sun when the sky's clear. At times, each of us will stray off course, but I strongly believe another ship will be there to direct us back and eventually, we will conclude our journeys at the same port, and let down the anchors together.
Dedicating this kind of post's hard, especially for a guy. But with so little time left, I don't know how else to appreciate you guys, and this seems to be a very good media to translate my thoughts. Its no coincidence that out of so many people, that only the bunch of us remained that coherent through the times. Its intriguing to just think about how friends I make in different occasions and periods in my life can actually come together like as though we all knew each other a long long time ago. Like they say, Great minds think alike, but fools seldom differ. As for whether we are Great Minds or Fools? Its up to you to decide. HAHAS!
So, let us treasure the rest of the days and journey through time together. For time's relative, but experience's cumulative. I shall leave this blog alone for a few days, and lets end it with a phrase I always held close to my heart,
Carpe diem quam minime credula postero!
Ps: As a dear friend, I assume you are smart enough to figure out at least the first 2 words of that phrase. And see the trick to this post with the first letter of each paragraph.
Thank you,
pEyU!