伯乐-林宥嘉

latest music to be recommended

Jordins Sparks....one step at a time
Miley Cyrus....7 things
Clay Aiken...on my way here
The Click 5...empty
Chris Daughtry...what about now

the lesser of 2 evils?

Have you ever faced the situation where you are left with 2 rotten options to solving your problems?

Lets take the US presidential elections as an example of how we should choose the less evil between the 2 candidates. Mr. Obama is over hyped and inexperienced, Mr. Mccain is an extension of the Bush administration. If you are the voter, who would you choose?
My vote would go to Obama for the obvious reason that he will bring no political baggage into his administration should he be elected to the office. Mccain on the other hand will only serve to continue Bush's unpopular policies and bring upon more wrath on the USA in a whole.

On the local front, we have a party which had grown fond of fanning racial sentiments among our multiracial community and another with a not so trustable leader at the helm of the party. The recent events had clearly shown that we disapprove the overzealous fanning of racial sentiments. We are willing to take the risk of supporting a not so reputable man which had his fair share of bad doings in the past. A classic example of choosing the lesser of 2 evils I would say.

On a side note, we should only swear our allegiance to the country but not any party. Happy 51st Merdeka!

far away there lies someone to be missed...

Don't ask me who that person is because I ain't got no idea myself either. But at the bottom of my heart lies a person who I believe I will meet one day...be it tomorrow, next week, next month, next year or maybe 10 years later. At this moment I am missing the above mentioned person. Call me an idiot or dreamer, but the quest will be harder if I don"t begin somewhere. So to that girl far away...I miss you...

PS: ain't all this normal at 22?

23rd august...how it unfolded?

I would say just another peaceful day...the only good news to note is that the weather was kind to me that day and it rained. To top it off, the government announced the fuel reduction on that day...haha, such honour...I'm really chuffed! Its refreshing to note that while I might be older but not necessarily wiser because I am still craving for cakes especially those rich in chocolates. Happy birthday to me...it's that time of my life every year isn't it?

PS: thx for all the wishes...it will be hard to squeeze a tear outta me...hehe, an eyemo will do the trick (trying to show that I'm touched)

signing off...

sports and politics

To put it bluntly, sports in malaysia had never escaped from the hands of politicians who used it as a tool for their own benefits. The moment lee chong wei returned home, he was quickly trust into the midst of a tug of war between politicians from both sides. Only those uninterested in politics will not know the motive behind his quick conferment of a datukship. Yes I would say he fully deserve his awards despite putting up a tame fight in the finals but the way things had unfolded after his heroics in beijing had taken away the gloss off his silver medal feat. As a mere commoner, I am of course in no condition to comment about how sports should be run, but 1 thing I'm sure will help is please leave politics out of sports!

Its a long passage...but I wanna share it with my friends

One day, when I was a freshman in high school, I saw a kid from my class was walking home from school. His name was Kyle. It looked like he was carrying all of his books. I thought to myself, 'Why would anyone bring home all his books on a Friday? He must really be a nerd.' I had quite a weekend planned (parties and a football game with my friends tomorrow afternoon), so I shrugged my shoulders and went on. As I was walking, I saw a bunch of kids running toward him. They ran at him, knocking all his books out of his arms and tripping him so he landed in the dirt. His glasses went flying, and I saw them land in the grass about ten feet from him. He looked up and I saw this terrible sadness in his eyes. My heart went out to him. So, I jogged over to him as he crawled around looking for his glasses, and I saw a tear in his eye. As I handed him his glasses, I said, 'Those guys are jerks.' They really should get lives.' He looked at me and said, 'Hey thanks!' There was a big smile on his face. It was one of those smiles that showed real gratitude. I helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived. As it turned out, he lived near me, so I asked him why I had never seen him before. He said he had gone to private school before now. I would have never hung out with a private school kid before. We talked all the way home, and I carried some of his books. He turned out to be a pretty cool kid. I asked him if he wanted to play a little football with my friends. He said yes.
We hung out all weekend and the more I got to know Kyle, the more I liked him, and my friends thought the same of him. Monday morning came, and there was Kyle with the huge stack of books again. I stopped him and said, 'Boy, you are gonna really build some serious muscles with this pile of books everyday!' He just laughed and handed me half the books.

Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends.When we were seniors we began to think about college. Kyle decided on Georgetown and I was going to Duke. I knew that we would always be friends, that the miles would never be a problem. He was going to be a doctor and I was going for business on a football scholarship. Kyle was valedictorian of our class. I teased him all the time about being a nerd. He had to prepare a speech for graduation. I was so glad it wasn't me having to get up there and speak on Graduation day, I saw Kyle. He looked great. He was one of those guys that really found himself during high school. He filled out and actually looked good in glasses. He had more dates than I had and all the girls loved him. Boy, sometimes I was jealous!

Today was one of those days.I could see that he was nervous about his speech. So, I smacked him on the back and said, 'Hey, big guy, you'll be great!' He looked at me with one of those looks (the really grateful one) and smiled. ' Thanks,' he said.
As he started his speech, he cleared his throat, and began 'Graduation is a time to thank those who helped you make it through those tough years. Your parents, your teachers, your siblings, maybe a coach...but mostly your friends... I am here to tell all of you that being a friend to someone is the best gift you can give them.
I am going to tell you a story.' I just looked at my friend with disbelief as he told the story of the first day we met. He had planned to kill himself over the weekend.
He talked of how he had cleaned out his locker so his Mom wouldn't have to do it later and was carrying his stuff home. He looked hard at me and gave me a little smile. 'Thankfully, I was saved. My friend saved me from doing the unspeakable.'
I heard the gasp go through the crowd as this handsome, popular boy told us all about his weakest moment. I saw his Mom and dad looking at me and smiling that same grateful smile. Not until that moment did I realize it's depth. Never underestimate the power of your actions. With one small gesture you can change a person's life.

For better or for worse.

PS: To Shu Wen, Jon, or Nick, maybe a little check on my room once a while?(small gesture, haha)