Sunday, September 21, 2008

Friend. Friend! Friend? Friend...

Meaning of "Friend" from dictionary.com

Friend –noun
1.a person attached to another by feelings of affection or personal regard.
2.a person who gives assistance; patron; supporter: friends of the Boston Symphony.
3.a person who is on good terms with another; a person who is not hostile: Who goes there? Friend or foe?
4.a member of the same nation, party, etc.
5.(initial capital letter) a member of the Religious Society of Friends; a Quaker.

How the word came about:
A friend is a lover, literally. The relationship between Latin amīcus "friend" and amō "I love" is clear, as is the relationship between Greek philos "friend" and phileō "I love." In English, though, we have to go back a millennium before we see the verb related to friend. At that time, frēond, the Old English word for "friend," was simply the present participle of the verb frēon, "to love." The Germanic root behind this verb is *frī-, which meant "to like, love, be friendly to." Closely linked to these concepts is that of "peace," and in fact Germanic made a noun from this root, *frithu-, meaning exactly that. Ultimately descended from this noun are the personal names Frederick, "peaceful ruler," and Siegfried, "victory peace." The root also shows up in the name of the Germanic deity Frigg, the goddess of love, who lives on today in the word Friday, "day of Frigg," from an ancient translation of Latin Veneris diēs, "day of Venus."
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I was browsing through the list of people I added in my Friendster.com account, these people were either people I once worked with, once in the same class as me or once in the same project group as me. But I realised one thing I don't know most of them very well. I only know them by their names. I only know where I met them. I only remembered what I did with them. But I don't know their birthdays, their habits, their likes and hates, their dos and don'ts.

From my list, I can clearly see the number of people I actually made very close connections and can be considered as my friends...

Who are my buddies? I don't know... Who are my best friends? I don't know... Who are my close friends? I guess I know the answers...

I guess it's about time I should start calling all the numbers in my contact list and start refreshing the list... Start to meet up with them and start making "Friend Connections".

Chinese Garden & KTV!

Hey ya! I'm back with another update haha!

Last Saturday evening went to Chinese Garden with Ber Ber, Jane, Sally and Franklin, because the Garden is having a Chinese Lantern Festival theme: Hello Kitty & Friends

Initially, this trip was cancelled because of my feet injury... Luckily, my feet recovered in time ha ha!

We met up at Chinese Garden MRT Station around 6:15pm, then we had our dinner at a nearby food court.

There were really really really a lot a lot of people! But when you got into the garden, it didn't seem THAT crowded...

If my memory served me right, this was only the second time I visited Chinese Garden. For this event, the garden was highly decorated and very very pretty ha! ha!











This beautiful evening at Chinese Garden was finished off with a spinning ride, one wonderful fireworks, clear & beautiful sky and a bunch of friends enjoying this whole trip...

16 Sept 08

IT'S KTV TIME AGAIN! HA! HA!

This time with Ber Ber's friend, Annabelle. Ok! I will leave it to the photos...







Songs after songs, laughs after laughs... That's what KTV is all about =)

Sunday, September 14, 2008

Always be my Baby - David Cook (America Idol 7)

Recently, I fell in love with this song



"Live" in Blue Spring



We were as one babe
For a moment in time
And it seemed everlasting
That you would always be mine

Now you want to be free
So I'm letting you fly
Cause I know in my heart babe
Our love will never die
No!

You'll always be a part of me
I'm a part of you indefinitely
Girl don't you know you can't escape me
Ooh darling cause you'll always be my baby
And we'll linger on
Time can't erase a feeling this strong
No way you're never gonna shake me
Ooh darling cause you'll always be my baby

I ain't gonna cry no
And I won't beg you to stay
If you're determined to leave girl
I will not stand in your way
But inevitably you'll be back again
Cause ya know in your heart babe
Our love will never end no

You'll always be a part of me
I'm part of you indefinitely
Girl don't you know you can't escape me
Ooh darling cause you'll always be my baby
And we'll linger on
Time can't erase a feeling this strong
No way you're never gonna shake me
Ooh darling cause you'll always be my baby

I know that you'll be back girl
When your days and your nights get a little bit colder oooohhh
I know that, you'll be right back, babe
Ooooh! baby believe me it's only a matter of time

You'll always be a part of me
I'm part of you indefinitely
Girl don't you know you can't escape me
Ooh darling cause you'll always be my baby
And we'll linger on
Time can't erase a feeling this strong
No way you're never gonna shake me
Ooh darling cause you'll always be my my baby....

You'll always be a part of me (you will always be)
I'm part of you indefinitely
Girl don't you know you can't escape me
Ooh darling cause you'll always be my baby
And we'll linger on (we will linger on....)
Time can't erase a feeling this strong
No way you're never gonna shake me
Ooh darling cause you'll always be my baby

Mega Update....

Sorry guys... Always update so late... Been very busy company my Ber Ber after work... ha ha!

Last Sunday, 7 Sept, me and Ber Ber met up with Jane at her Anut's fashion shop in Far East.

Because Ber Ber went to celebrate her mum's birthday. (HAPPY BIRTHDAY AUNTIE!!!!), so i went over to Jane's Aunt shop first.

Jane Aunt's shop is exactly what i wanna open. A fashion boutique shop selling smart guy's wear and the crowd is always flowing into the shop. And I always have the chance to make sure every guy is dressed smartly and nicely... ... ...

To my surprise, while waiting for Ber Ber to arrive, Jane's Aunt asked me for my advice on the latest clothes they have imported, and seeing it as a chance for me to practice, I gave my most earnest advices and how to mix-and-match the various jeans, and other accessories they have in their store. It was a very good experience for me and I totally enjoyed it!

Finally Ber Ber arrived, and we went to this small dessert cafe just next to Lido for dinner. Previously, me and Ber Ber bought a Double Chocolate there and fell in love with it haha!!

OK! I will stop the talk and let the photos do the talking:


Location: Between Lido and Mango store (Orchard)



(Left) Egg omelet with Smoked Salmon. (Right) Triple Chocolate Cheese Delight & Strawberry Shortcake


Baked rice with Cheese and Mushroom


Seafood pasta


2008 09 10, Wednesday

Went to East Coast with Ber Ber to catch toys. Oh! Forgot to tell you all one thing. Both of us recently picked up this new hobby. Toy catching machine. haha! And both of us are getting better and better at it haahah!



And here was our result on that night...