Monday, February 28, 2005

a slow start?

amazingly, this would only be my third blog for the year and it's already going to be march soon. no matter how many times i say it or hear it from someone else, i still can't believe how fast time flies. feels like it's only the start of the year and before i know it, 3 months have flown past. this semester is especially hectic for me but i do not know the reason why. i've had so much planned for the year but now it seems that all my plans are gonna go down the drain. it would be amazing enough if i manage to stay in the robotic competition being held and also join in the project under a certain dr liew in uniten.
for the robotic competition, well it's kinda like a game of basketball and we've gotta come up with bots (auto and manual) to play the game. initially i thought it would be fun and challenging but now that i realized how little i know, i'm beginning to learn how tough it actually is. as for the project under dr. liew, ermm... i'm not so sure yet as to the objective of the research. all i know is the fact that i'm gonna be learning a hell lot more from him about aviation practically than i ever would learn in any other classes in uniten. whether i make it through or not, we'll just have to wait and see.
and something else... although everything is getting better (my life in uniten, studies etc) i somehow wanna get more in touch with my emotions. especially my negative emotions (depression, anger etc). i feel like it's the only thing that gives me the passion to keep on writing. although that would mean all my articles would be on the darker side, but at least i will be able to write. i haven't wrote for quite sometime now and i do miss writing a lot.
another thing that i really missed - FOOTBALL! it's tough getting enough people to play it and to make matters worse, half of my friends do not enjoy playing it. man, i've gotta get the right group of friends! however, i would have to say, even if i meet the right people, i still wouldn't be able to play at least for a couple of months. my right knee hurts like hell right now thanks to an old injury. i don't know how long it would take for it to heal but i hope it's soon. really miss slamming the ball into the back of the net. glorious feeling!
last but not least, an update on my relationship. actually, this would be a short msg to ly. our relationship has been going on for so long now (5 years) that everything felt routine. our phone calls, our dates... even our hugs and kisses lack passion... it's been a tough couple of weeks or was it months? and perhaps we both have changed. the way we see our future, the way we value certain things in life. you want it simple but i've got a complicated, weird way of thinking. i miss the times when we could just talk and laugh about everything. that feeling seems to have evaded us. i dun wanna live in the present, thinking of past memories. i want to live it. i need to.
however, for the past few days, things seemed to be getting better, albeit slowly. i know you do not want to rush things, and i, myself find it more comfortable maintaining our relationship like this, with minimum commitment. at least for the moment, just to steady the ship through the storm. i'll let you be the captain of the ship for now ok? we'll go at your speed. i know you are tired of arguing. so am i. it still hurts to hear you cry. as you've said before - let's take things slow. one day at a time. but my love for you will always remain true. i love you, no matter what.
hmm.. it's getting personal... guess i'd better stop here. actually it doesn't matter, no one reads my blog anyway... =)

Thursday, February 03, 2005

for the record

a friend of mine told me that my posts is so full of dissatisfaction and it seems that i have so much hatred towards life. well, i just wanna straighten out the facts for the record here. i know what my friend said is true. but it is not because i'm dissatisfied with life or whatsoever. in fact, i'm very grateful for the life i'm living right now. i'm thankful that god has blessed me with so many gifts and for me to be able to lead this lifestyle which many could not achieve.
so why the angry posts? why so much hatred? well, all those anger is directed at no one other than yours truly. it is my way of telling myself how much i need to improve. i'm disappointed with all the things that i couldn't achieve, all the things that's out of my reach. i know no one is perfect, but what's the harm in trying to be? why do you think my blog is titled unfinished_article? i am the unfinished article. we all are. we're not perfect and neither are we complete. life is all but a journey for us.
i know it's difficult to understand me. i confuse myself sometimes. well, i just like to think that i'm different.

Wednesday, February 02, 2005

2005 - a year of hope

"I pray you'll be our eyes, and watch us where we go.
And help us to be wise in times when we don't know
Let this be our prayer, when we lose our way
Lead us to the place, guide us with your grace
To a place where we'll be safe"
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- celine dion, the prayer
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*one minute silence*
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after a year of trouble and turbulence, let us start the year on a fresh note. the past shall remain in our memories; bitter or sweet. the future - times for us to look forward to. and we will live in the present to the fullest; relishing and savoring every moment.
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how's that for the opening of my first post for 2005? and how's the new outlook of my blog? new year, new look, new person? nah... i'm still the same guy as i always will be - good or bad... hahaha...
i haven't been attending to my blog as frequent as i wanted to and it's already been a month since my last entry which means there is a lot of catching up to do. so, what's new this year? nothing much really... still stuck with the normal routines. the only new event was the fact that i joined an engineering competition which basically humbled me and brought me crashing back to earth. but the experience was invaluable to us (at least that's what i'd like to think...) and there was a consolation. we won the best booth award... not really an engineering award huh? there'll be more details on the competition when i get the pics up...
other than that, i'm currently in the middle of my midterm papers - two down, two more to go. i don't really mind the papers though. what i do mind is the timing. my midterm break (next week) is sandwiched in between my papers! how am i gonna enjoy my break? and chinese new year too? damn... but there is a bright side to it though. i'll have more time to study and looking at the subjects i'm taking this sem, i'll need all the help i can get to score.
well, i guess that's all that happened for the past month... and what am i doing right now? waiting for man utd vs arsenal at 4 am. that'll be around 2 hours from now...
my prediction - man utd 3 arsenal 2
that's all i'm gonna say bout that match for now... =)
hmmm... i guess that's all. gotta get started with my stacked up assignments. and to end this post, here's some pics i took during the new year eve dinner at jason's place. not too many turned up but i had a good time anyway... =)
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me and ly
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me and jason
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cute guy ain't he?