Saturday, April 29, 2006

What would you do if today was your last day on earth?

I was disappointed today. Coz I didn't know why.
Perhaps it is because I didn't ask. I didn't.
But I was truly disappointed this time.
I tried my best. I gave it my best shot. The best I know.
I would be offended if someone came up to me and said I didn't do my best today. Coz I know I did.

You always know how you do. You can feel it in your bones.
At least I can. And that's how I know.

LOST was alright. Shannon dies? Sad. *shrugs* Perhaps not.
And then If Only came on, on Cable Ch58.
A beautiful movie that moved me.
Live everyday like it's your last. Perhaps then life would always be good. =)

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Today, today I bet my life
You have no idea
What I feel inside
Don't, be afraid to let it show
For you'll never know
If you let it hide

I love you
You love me
Take this gift and don't ask why
Cause if you will let me
I'll take what scares you
Hold it deep inside
And if you ask me why I'm with you
And why I'll never
Leave
Love will show you everything

One day
When youth is just a memory
I know you'll be standing right next to me

I love you
You love me
Take this gift and don't ask why
Cause if you will let me
I'll take what scares you
Hold it deep inside
And if you ask me why I'm with you
And why I'll never
Leave
My love will show you everything

Posted by PhyQuirks. at 8:54 pm 1 comments

Friday, April 28, 2006

Good stuff.

Wow, it's been a week since my last post.
Been swamped with a couple of things lately.
(hahaha, "swamped")

This week should end with a bang! Or at least, I hope it does.
Things are happening! Yeah, I'm being elusive!

My kids drive me crazy sometimes. I think I've been a tad too nice.
They're sweet though.
They know when I'm hopping mad & they'll say sweet things like "I'm sorry, Miss Hwam" & give you their sorry look or biggest brightest smile. Then it's difficult to stay angry at them for long.
Ah well, kids.

I found out today that many teachers (lower primary ones) "bribe" their kids into doing work for them! Hahaha! It's hilarious but it works wonders!
Chocolates, biscuits, anything small. And they'll gladly do more and more work for you!
Ah well, kids again.

Students aside, I get to vote! I think I get to vote. Whoopie!

It's the Labour Day weekend! Whoopie! *jumps for joy*
And 10 May 2006 has been declared a holiday for MGS!!! Double Whoopie! *jumps for joy again*
and 12 May 2006 is Vesak Day weekend! Triple Whoopie! *jumps for joy a 4rd time*
Congratulate me. =)

Posted by PhyQuirks. at 3:29 pm 1 comments

Sunday, April 23, 2006

What's in your name?

I just found out my name, Phylicia, is of Greek origin.
And that it means, Happy.

I didn't quite react for a couple of seconds as I stared blankly at the screen.
Most people would agree that my name fits me.

Some wouldn't.

*shrugs*

Posted by PhyQuirks. at 1:29 am 2 comments

Saturday, April 22, 2006

Shut Down

How far would I go
If I had to forget all I know
How long would I ride
If I got tired of hiding how I feel

How deep would I climb
To bury the truth I find
How small I've become
In this burned out blazing sun
I'm broke and blue

Ohh well I shut down
Ohh well I shut down

Relax, rewind
Or movies weren't all in my mind
How hard would I fight
If I had to rewrite the old reviews

Ohh well I shut down
Ohh well I shut down

I tried so hard to wash away the obvious
Shut down
And it's hard to watch the windows bleed
For several reasons I've concevied
And all the while the air I breathe
Is polluted by a psyhcic dream

Ohh well I shut down
Ohh well I shut down

I tried so hard to wash away the obvious
Shut down
And it's hard to watch the windows bleed
For several reasons I've concevied
And all the while the air I breathe
Is polluted by a psyhcic dream
It's all compressed so easily
We're all depressed so easily

I shut down

Posted by PhyQuirks. at 12:14 am 0 comments

Monday, April 17, 2006

World? What world? Who? Where?

Got too much to say once again. But "never mind".
I've been saying that alot these days.

Song of the moment: Crying in the Rain

I'll never let you see
The way my broken heart is hurting me
I've got my pride and I know how to hide
All the sorrow and pain
I'll do my crying in the rain


If I wait for cloudy skies
You won't know the rain from the tears in my eyes
You'll never know that I still love you
So though the heartaches remain
I'll do my crying in the rain


Raindrops falling from heaven
Will never wash away my misery
But since we're not together
I'll wait for stormy weather
To hide these tears I hope you'll never see


Someday when my crying's done
I'm gonna wear a smile and walk in the sun
I may be a fool
But till then, darling, you'll never see me complain
I'll do my crying in the rain
I'll do my crying in the rain
I'll do my crying in the rain
I'll do my crying in the rain

Posted by PhyQuirks. at 7:15 pm 4 comments

Saturday, April 15, 2006

My Double Choc Chip Cookies!

Whoopie! I don't think my cookies have ever looked like this.
They look good albeit not too uniform in size, no? Oh com'on!

Now, I wonder if they taste as delicious as they look. Hmmz...
Guinea Pig(s), here I come!!

Posted by PhyQuirks. at 3:33 pm 0 comments

Never quite liked cats but ...

... isn't she beautiful?
She looks like a tiger.
Don't ask me how my brain works, but I associate tiger with lions and lions with Leos, and Leos with myself.

I've never quite liked cats, especially after Monkey, the kitten I watched grow bigger each day & painstakingly fed premium cat food, decided to scoot off without a goodbye. Some of you would remember her. =)

I'm not as afraid of this cat as Monkey. Coz she doesn't nibble at my fingers or toes! I don't have to hide my fingers from her =)

Marmalade's her name - I didn't name her =)
Would have named her Tiggy.

Posted by PhyQuirks. at 3:17 pm 1 comments

Friday, April 14, 2006

Some record... and it's inconsequential

I think I might have broken yet another record in my books.
The "haven't clubbed for almost 2 months" record.
Hahaha =)
But that's really inconsequential & no big a deal, no?

I've got more decisions to make now.
Ones that will affect my life story.
How does YOUR Life Story go?
How do you want it to go?

I'm not sure which direction I want my Life Story headed.
But now that I'm presented with Path A, I know I will not be able to take that chance with Path B. Not ever.
Not much time left.

Posted by PhyQuirks. at 11:04 am 1 comments

Thursday, April 13, 2006

The World of Children

Where no evil exists.
Except perhaps, of the purest form.
The evil we cannot get upset at.
Coz they do not know better.
"Ignorance is bliss."

My Primary 2 girls.
They are lovable.
Their flaws, they don't seem like flaws.
Coz they don't know better.
They're young - Seven plus eight.
They don't mean any harm, no hurt.
Unlike those who do know better.

Posted by PhyQuirks. at 12:34 pm 1 comments

Wednesday, April 12, 2006

Thought you got to the wrong site?

Bet you thought you were at the wrong url! =)
It is quite a change from what it used to look like.

Kind of like the design.
However, there's some glitches here and there.
Got to fix 'em!

Posted by PhyQuirks. at 11:54 pm 0 comments

It's mid-week & my last day of work for the week!

*jumps for joy*

Yes! Yay! Yay! Yay!
Can you picture me with a big grin on my face?
I bet those who know me personally would have already pictured me in their heads, jumping for joy and grinning, before I even asked that question!

Hahaha!
The joys of relief teaching.
The joys of not having a 9 to 5 job!
Whooopie!

Never regretted quitting my job at the bank.
Haven't looked back since.
There are too many opportunities out there to grab. It's only a matter of choice, whether or not you want to see/grab them!

And no, I'm not just relief teaching.
Sssshhh... it's a secret, for now. =)

Posted by PhyQuirks. at 7:39 pm 0 comments

Sunday, April 09, 2006

Song lyrics of the moment

Instead of song of the moment, I would say this is song lyrics for the moment.
It's my song now. More for me than anyone else.

Think I've broken some record here. 3 posts in half hour? Too much to say. Too many thoughts. This is just the gist of it.
Quite a mess in the 12 o'clock of Phy.

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Hope dangles on a string
Like slow spinning redemption
Winding in and winding out
The shine of it has caught my eye
And roped me in
So, mesmerizing and so hypnotizing,
I am captivated, I am

Vindicated
I am selfish
I am wrong
I am right
I swear I'm right
Swear I knew it all along
And I am flawed, but I am cleaning up so well
I am seeing in me now the things you swore you saw yourself

So clear
Like the diamond in your ring
Cut to mirror your intention
Oversized and overwhelmed
The shine of which has caught my eye
And rendered me
So isolated,and so motivated
I am certain now that I am

So turn
up the corners of your lips
Part them and feel my finger tips
Trace the moment, fall forever

Defense is paper thin
Just one touch and I'll be in
Too deep now to ever swim against the current
So let me slip away
So let me slip away
So let me slip away
So let me slip against the current
So let me slip away
So let me slip away
So let me slip away
So let me slip away

Slight hope
dangles on a string
Like slow spinning redemption...

Posted by PhyQuirks. at 11:47 pm 0 comments

One more thing...

Have you ever said Hello to your SBS/TIBS bus-driver?

Eversince I got back from Perth, I've made it a point to say Hello.
Lo and behold, they do smile back! =)
They can look grumpy and all, but when you greet them with a smile & a hello!, they'll at least smile and nod in return.

It's nice to make someone else's day. To give them a moment in which they feel appreciated for their work. To thank them for the dull bus route they drive along every other day.

I still have my reservations, like every other singaporean brought up here in Singland. I feel that fear of being ignored. But no more the embarrassment & shyness.
So I put on a brave smile each time I board the bus, say a Hello that is loud enough for the bus-driver to hear & before alighting, give the bus-driver a wave or thank him for the ride if I get down through the front door.
And I'm happy. Coz I know I made at least 1 person smile that day.

Posted by PhyQuirks. at 11:22 pm 0 comments

Mushroom Soup

I made mushroom soup the other day. Actually, it was last saturday.
With my new Braun multiquick!

And before you even pass a comment on my culinary skills, the mushroom soup WAS edible!
Edible is the word to use. =)

It was no doubt tasty.
In fact, it was too tasty.
Hahahaha! I put too much butter.
I am a butter freak. But the mushrooms looked like they were too dry while I was frying it. So I added butter till the mushrooms were sort of SOAKED in it!
I added less than half the slab! Errmmm... that would be about 125g?!
*chuckle*

I'm not much of a cook, though I do get adventurous from time to time!
Less butter & we are good to go! =)

The mushroom soup is good ok! Like the one in Marche, or so they say.

Didn't have much time to muck around with my multiquick this weekend. Perhaps next weekend! There's brownie & double choc chip cookie mix waiting for me in the cupboard! Weee!!! Can't wait to get my hands on those!

My dear guinea pigs: Get ready for a "feast"! *strains her ear to listen out for the groans!*

Posted by PhyQuirks. at 11:08 pm 1 comments

Saturday, April 08, 2006

Letting go...

How do you know you've let go?
Sometimes you never know.

Yet another LT relationship down the longkang.
Sigh.
Why oh why?
And it's all part of growing up.
Take heart. Coz you aren't the only one.
There are many others out there who've experienced the same thing.
But then again, you'll ask, So what?
Either way, I'm still alone now.
Sad but true. It'll always be you against the world.

Idealists believe it can be 2 against the world.
I'm half an idealist.
I believe it can be 2 against the world. But there'll always be moments when it'll inevitably be you against the world. And no one else can help you there.

It's a lonely world out there.

Posted by PhyQuirks. at 6:48 pm 2 comments

Wednesday, April 05, 2006

It's my song now, no more yours.

Somebody - Depeche Mode

I want somebody to share
Share the rest of my life
Share my innermost thoughts
Know my intimate details
Someone who’ll stand by my side
And give me support
And in return
She’ll get my support
She will listen to me
When I want to speak
About the world we live in
And life in general
Though my views may be wrong
They may even be perverted
She’ll hear me out
And won’t easily be converted
To my way of thinking
In fact she’ll often disagree
But at the end of it all
She will understand me
Aaaahhhhh....

I want somebody who cares
For me passionately
With every thought and
With every breath
Someone who’ll help me see things
In a different light
All the things I detest
I will almost like
I don’t want to be tied
To anyone’s strings
I’m carefully trying to steer clear of
Those things
But when I’m asleep
I want somebody
Who will put their arms around me
And kiss me tenderly
Though things like this
Make me sick
In a case like this
I’ll get away with it
Aaaahhhhh....

Posted by PhyQuirks. at 10:10 pm 4 comments

Saturday, April 01, 2006

Too busy?

Are you willing to sacrifice that promotion at work to be able to spend more time with your loved ones?
We all have different priorities in our life. For me, I learnt an important life lesson: Work can never replace love, in every sense of the word.

"It's not worth it. It's not worth it slogging your life away in that little square cubicle of yours."
"Never take your work home." - in EVERY sense of the word.

How often have we gone to work, had a bad day, and gone back home, ranting and venting your frustrations on your loved ones?
I'm guilty of it. I still am.
I never knew better a couple of months back. But I do now.
In fact, a couple of minutes ago, I found my answers.
Too many of 'em. Information overload in my brain =).
And I don't know where to begin. But I've got someone I've got to tell all this to.

Posted by PhyQuirks. at 10:51 pm 0 comments