Me, Myself and My Mind: September 2005

Rascal

Though the song name may sugggest that it could be a song full with vulgarity by LMF or a hip-hop number by Edison Chen, it is not.

It's by Ronald Cheng, in his latest Cantonese album "Before After".
The lyric (in Chinese) is very meaningful. Trying my very best to translate it literally and yet maintaining the meaning.
Below is the paraphrase version in English:

i frequently get drunk, craving for freedom
always doing wrong and love to lie, but will still feel guilt
met a wrong group of friends, learnt to be "kacang lupakan kulit"
and am indebted to a lot of women

fear of marriage because will only be a 3-minute vow,
once said will stop smoking but just for the sake of saying,
dreams and ambitions has long been neglected, feeling bored at work
not knowing how to plan since young

but still you love me this useless man
wrong-doing you will still tolerate
it's long been known that we're not meant to be together,
but still you waited willingly

why would you still love me, this kind of rascal like me
to say you are stupid or only kind-hearted
everyone around condemning, with all the bad saying
but you will never seem to mind

why would you want to be with me, this kind of rascal
i have been a failure for the greater half of my life
but you never change your heart and work on with me happily
i could not bring myself to misbehave anymore

rootless flowers floating aimlessly
only you will treasure me and be willing to do anything
our love story written over a lengthy cloth, marking it down at this very moment
would like to spend forever with you.

For those who are into Chinese pop like me, it's a hit especially in karaoke. You should download this song or I can mail it to you.

Care-A-Van

Two weeks ago, I volunteered for community service with my company's community project called Care-A-Van.
Went to Banting on the 4th Sept and to the "orang asli" settlement in Seremban on the 10th.

That was the first time I join Care-A-Van after 2 1/2 years with the company. But it's never too late.

The most interesting of the two was the "orang asli" settlement in Seremban. We reached there about 10.30am and greeted by Tok Patin, something like Ketua Kampung to them lar.
I volunteered to do the blood sugar test and cholesterol test. The overall result of the "orang asli" cholesterol level was really good, could be due to their diet.

But the highlights of my trip this time was that I needed to help this young 18 years old lady with a baby (in hand) to do her blood sugar test. Only being alarmed by one of the volunteer that she is a HIV positive patient.
Initially, my feeling was "indescribable", not that I'm afraid of anything or discriminate her, but it was the first time I met with someone who is HIV positive.
Anyway, nothing big deal happen.

Learnt that she has monthly routine follow-up from Seremban GH. It's such a pity at the age of 18.

Drawing first blood (courtesy of Kelvin Wee).

Sister Kwee Lan teaching me how to do the Blood Sugar and Cholesterol test.

Supervised by Sister Kwee Lan.

The Bio-Hazard bin.

The boy and the Vitamin C in hand.

She is very shy.

EURO Trip

I took me so many months to get the pictures up the net and to choose few of my favourites to put it into my blog. Not that I am lazy or anything, I would have done that earlier if the connection speed in my house is as fast whenever I'm "leeching".

Great trip. Seeing with my own eyes the Estadio Santiago Bernebau, hearing about the legendary Don Quixote, tasting the sangria, going for the gypsies Flamenco dance.

In Amsterdam, trying the "space cake", day-trip to the famous Keukenhof and the infamous Red Light District and finding out the price for a full package service for them. Really eye opening.

Anyway, some of my favourite pictures during my trip to Spain and Amsterdam. Enjoy...