Thursday, May 29, 2008

GIP

Hi people,

If you are one of those who googled 'China GIP blog' and is looking for information on the Global Immersion Programme by NTU, you are free to add me on Facebook. I'll talk to you there. :)

Lotsa love
QueenPig

P.S. As mentioned before, search Ai Ling or something. You'll recognise me from the profile picture. ^^

P.P.S. If I'm free, I'll write a little about GIP. Tell me what you want to know by leaving a comment, yea?

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The Royalties!

Okay, my loyal subjects. The news have been pretty depressing, and the throes of endless words is making Piggidom a very dry place!

So here's a picture of the Royalties! ^^

Picture was taken when Prof. Er came to China, Shanghai to visit the GIP students here! More pictures ('cos I didn't bring my camera) can be found on Facebook. Do add me; make a simple search of "Ai Ling" and you'll see me there. :D

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Sunday, May 25, 2008

70 000 homes 'damaged'

If you think the 7.8 Sichuan earthquake damaged everything there is, you're wrong.

There's futher damage by the 5.8 (or some say 6.4) aftershock at Sichuan today.

Goodness grace, when will this stop? >.<

On a different note, the 3-day torch relay orginally planned in Tibet will be shortened to 1. Deliberate or convenient sacrificial?

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In the year 2525

As mentioned by my mortal Jin...

In the year 2525
If man is still alive
If woman can survive
They may find

In the year 3535
Ain't gonna need to tell the truth, tell no lies
Everything you think, do, or say
Is in the pill you took today

In the year 4545
Ain't gonna need your teeth, won't need your eyes
You won't find a thing to do
Nobody's gonna look at you

In the year 5555
Your arms are hanging limp at your sides
Your legs not nothing to do
Some machine is doing that for you

In the year 6565
Ain't gonna need no husband, won't need no wife
You'll pick your son, pick your daughter too
From the bottom of a long black tube

In the year 7510
If God's a-comin' he ought to make it by then
Maybe he'll look around himself and say
Guess it's time for the Judgement day

In the year 8510
God's gonna shake his mighty head
He'll either say I'm pleased where man has been
Or tear it down and start again

In the year 9595
I'm kinda wondering if man's gonna be alive
He's taken everything this old earth can give
And he ain't put back nothing

Now it's been 10,000 years
Man has cried a billion tears
For what he never knew
Now man's reign is through
But through the eternal night
The twinkling of starlight
So very far away
Maybe it's only yesterday

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Saturday, May 24, 2008

Shanghai Olympic Torch Relay

As I mentioned earlier, I went to catch the Olympic torch relay when it was in Shanghai, Nanjing East Road! It was in Shanghai on two days, 23rd and 24th May, 2008.

Let's let the pictures do the talking now!


We were greeted by throes and throes of people when we reach. There were people in tour-like groups...

People who look like walking advertisements...


And people who simply gather to show their patriotism for their country!


See what I mean? Count the number of flags and stars! Note that the red thingy on their tops are sticker China flags.

Of the most agressive advertising organisation around, I think ThinkPad really had a good fight against the China flag. We have people waving them all over, and I was like: "What has this got to do with Olympic?!"
Days before the Olympic torch arrive at the cosmopolitan city of Shanghai, preparations were made to put up the Beijing Olympic 2008 decorations. The roadside stalls were all cleared, making Shanghai 'sanitised' totally.

So people, the Shanghai you saw during the Olympic torch relay is not the real Shanghai okay?

The streets were cordoned off for the relay. Rows of security officials lined the streets.

They really remind me of council camp, when we as elects are not supposed to move and expected to look straight ahead.

The green have to stand still. Only the blue can move. ^^

The marker for the torch bearers.

Here's a green! :P

China military police? They can't move - I wonder what they will do when something really happen!

Continue standing still? Or protect the people? Manage the crisis? :/

Weird that the torch relay became a 'school excursion'.
Even the Ah Ma come to wait early in the morning loh! They are the ultimate pros, along with the aunties, okay! They are the PROs in squeezing and worming their way to the front!

Flags are all over! Even poked some on their heads! >.<

Maybe it's the heat, maybe it's the crowd, maybe it's the tension, the two ladies in the foreground (especially the one on the right) quarrelled with the policeman. I think it was over something about not letting them stand closer? >.< Peace girls! So agressive for what?!

Human markers. I'm glad I'm not them; I'll definitely feel extra!

I'm not pervert okay. I just wanna take a photo of this not-so-authentic tee which says "I heart China"!

Even then, China being China, they have imitations of that too! The hearts on the tees of this couple do not bear the stars of the China flag!

You know, during National Day Parades (NDP) in Singapore, we have temporary tattooes? The Chinese are even better! They simply stick the stickers on their face, arms, hands, clothes, anywhere and everywhere!

Here's the lady before us. She looks kinda sweet actually.

Telecast! It's funny to notice the power of the camera. Once the video camera is facing an area, the people in that area either hide behind the flags or look totally radiant.

The school kids, for one, were led into cheers of "中国，加油！奥运，加油！" by the camera guy.

Patriot! ^^ We will never be able to find Singaporeans who are like him, I think.

She's pretty!!! Right, right, right?!

Anyway, she's really GOOD. She walked across the road through the only allowed opening with her handy camera, kneeled in front of everyone, and stayed there. So smart. This is how Ang Mohs cut queue!

Another shot of the pretty girl! She looks like a doll!

Another camera man, who somehow managed to find a place to stand up/out above the crowd.

Even the chef is 'eating snake' (actually no, the shops are all closed for the Olympic torch relay)!

And finally, the torch bearer finally ARRIVE! In a BUS!

Someone at the back suddenly shout "Oh my god, he's so 帅!" and I noticed that he IS really cute!

See!!! He's looking at me! *gush*

The photos doesn't do him justice, 'cos he looks sooooooo much better in real life!

A man on a bike came over, presumely to tell him what to do. This 窃窃私语 picture will definitely make the girls wish that they are the biker!

抢镜头！>.<

He's so 亲民 lah! Waving and 'oosh-ing' at everyone!

So boyish, so kawaii! My friend says he's Tibetan or something!

I love this picture! A cheering man is a happy man!

And when the previous torch bearer came to light the cutie's torch, of all times, I have to take a blur picture.

And you know why? It's all because the AUNTIE in front was frantically waving the THINKPAD flag! And that affected my focus, cos it was

1. in action, and
2. near.

*Roars* But you guys can see sacred fire right? ^^

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Innocent Question 84

DLL: "An Ah Beng opened a garage. But for months, he didn't receive even a single business deal. Why?"
QueenPig: "'Cos he never flip the sign and it shows 'Closed'?"
DLL: "No. 'Cos his garage is on the second floor."

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Friday, May 23, 2008

Are you looking for me?

Confess, you mere mortal!

Who searched 'gip blog ailing'?! >.<

Tsk... I feel stalked. Whoever who knows me will probably be on my MSN and will see my blog link. Or find me through my friends. This is scary.

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On a different note, Her Majesty went for the Olympic torch relay at Shanghai, 南京东路 (East Nanjing Road)! Pictures laters!! ^^

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Thursday, May 22, 2008

Sometimes when we touch

I am currently in love with this song.


Dan Hill version



Duet version byMichael Ball & Tammy Wynette




Olivia Ong version... She's Singaporean, by the way. :)

You ask me if I love you
And I choke on my reply
I'd rather hurt you honestly
Than mislead you with a lie
And who am I to judge you
On what you say or do?
I'm only just beginning to see the real you

And sometimes when we touch
The honesty's too much
And I have to close my eyes and hide
I wanna hold you til I die
Til we both break down and cry
I wanna hold you till the fear in me subsides

Romance and all its strategy
Leaves me battling with my pride
But through the insecurity
Some tenderness survives
I'm just another writer
Still trapped within my truth
A hesitant prize fighter
Still trapped within my youth

And sometimes when we touch
The honesty's too much
And I have to close my eyes and hide
I wanna hold you til I die
Til we both break down and cry
I wanna hold you till the fear in me subsides

At times I'd like to break you
And drive you to your knees
At times I'd like to break through
And hold you endlessly

At times I understand you
And I know how hard you've tried
I've watched while love commands you
And I've watched love pass you by

At times I think we're drifters
Still searching for a friend
A brother or a sister
But then the passion flares again

And sometimes when we touch
The honesty's too much
And I have to close my eyes and hide
I wanna hold you til I die
Til we both break down and cry
I wanna hold you till the fear in me subsides

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How small are you?

CNN reports that the explosive death of a star was caught on film.


Apparently, all stars will die someday. It suddenly dawned upon me that the Sun, too, will die. Maybe in a few hundreds or thousands million years later.


A long time, yes. But death is eventual.


What will become of Earth then?


This explosive death reminds me of something. Things may just happen. It's nature. It's a cycle, and in a cycle, there's no start or end.


And it applies for Earth too, I think.


According to Buddhism, it is of little value to debate over how the world started. It's all part of Samsara.


But it does make a difference when you realise we are, but one small insignificant speck in the vast universe. And we haven't even talk about other universes.




And what a chaotic speck we are. Often clashing, often fighting, often at conflicts.


Where is the peace that all of us seek?


We say, we have weapons to protect ourselves. But if none of us have weapons, we can't hurt each other and there'll be no need for weapons.

We say, we fight for truth and justice. But the real truth needs no fighting and is always self-standing.

We say, we execute to have peace. But peace is when we let go of anger and hatred and any ill-feelings - only then can we have peace.


The difference between a dog fight and a war or between two groups of people is only in its organisation.



All these fights... there are all within our minds, right? Second guessing, precaution, attacking as defending... it's all in the mind.

We say, scientific development. But where is the development when all we 'develop' is weapons of mass destruction that aims to kill more faster?


It's time.

To realise how small we are.
To realise that we need to stop.
To realise that what the world is doing is not helping.

Before it's too late.
Before WW3 really start.
Before the Earth is gone before the Sun goes poof.

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Wednesday, May 21, 2008

The Earth is breaking apart

Here's another major earthquake, this time at Sumatra, Indonesia. It showed 6.1 on the Ritcher scale.

Luckily, there's no reported damage or casualities.

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Myanmar too had their share of 3-days of mourning. But contrast that with the mourning in China, we can already guess how much resentment there are among the Burmese.

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Meanwhile, it seems that Chinese has a amazing will to live. More than a week after the terrible earthquake at Sichuan, there are still survivors being found, albeit tapering off. Here's an account of one survivor. The death toll now tops at 40 000.

As China struggles to house her homeless quake victims, all of us looking at this webpage are probably seated in a comfy chair, with a solid roof over our heads, as well as knowledge that food and water is within reach.

With more calls for help, shouldn't we all do something?

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It is extremely depressing to read the news. While we have unavoidable natural disasters taking thousands of lives away, we have people fighting each other and have no idea how precious life is.

Although I personally do not believe the John Titor story fully, but it seems highly probably that if we continue to live the way we are living now, doomsday is not far from us.

The Earth is breaking apart without our help. We have done enough to destroy it, but when we start to learn to clear our own shit?

To end off, here's a verse for thought:

If you observe the tree or the grass,
Without knowing it, they exhibit different types and kinds.
There are many different species.

Then observe beetles and moths or small insects like ants;
They exhibit different types and kinds.
There are many different species.

And in the four-footed creatures, both great and small,
They exhibit different types and kinds.
There are many different species.

Observe creatures that crawl on their bellies, snakes and reptiles,
They exhibit different types and kinds.
There are many different species.

Observe fish and those that have the water as their home;
They exhibit different types and kinds.
There are many different species.

Observe birds on the wings, those that travel through the sky.
They too exhibit different types and kinds.
There are many different species.

In these creatures types and kinds can be seen;
In humans no such types or kinds can be seen.

Not in hair or head, not in ears or eyes,
Not in mouth or nose, lips or eyebrows
Is there any great difference.

Not in neck or shoulder, not in abdomen or chest,
Not in genitals is there any great difference.

Not in hands or feet, not in fingers or nails,
Not in calves, thighs or complexion
Are there different types or kinds as there are with other creatures.

Human types do not differ greatly as other species do.
The differences between humans are only differences of convention.

Sn.601-611

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Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Innocent Question 83

When you type "haha" or put a laughing emoticon in your chat windows, do you actually laugh or smile at the computer screen?

I do. ^^

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A rainbow from you, a school for them

Hi all,

Please put a rainbow in your MSN nick! $0.20 RMB will be donated (I have no idea why it's RMB)! The money will go towards the building of a school called 彩虹学校 for the little children in Sichuan. They lost their school, their teacher and many of their schoolmates.

They need a future.

And the future lies in your nick! ^^

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Major earthquake part 2?

CNA: Survivors evacuating onto open areas after warnings of major aftershock of 6 to 7!

CNN: Major after-shock 'likely'

Oh no... to those planning to go Sichuan, please avoid! >.< Singaporeans felt Sumatra earthquake!

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Monday, May 19, 2008

3 minutes of silence

As the death toll crept to a deadly (pun unintended) number, China is officially mourning for the Sichuan earthquake victims for three days.

And at 1428, exactly a week after the powerful quake hit Sichuan, all in China observed three minutes of silence.

Staying in Shanghai for the past months has made me more Singaporean than ever, but at the same time, I grew to like the bustling city and developing country, flaws, problems and all.

And so we mourned. We observed silence.


In the minutes before 1428, my office had someone counting down. Chattering can be heard throughout, the atmosphere somewhat awkwardly light. But the moment the siren went off, the office was dead silent.

Spare for the air siren in the distance.

We stood by the window at 7th storey, some looking down while others looking far and beyond. The cars on the highway slowed, snailed and stopped. The policeman standing at the chevron markings took off his cap and lowered his head. Everything came to a standstill. Knowing that somewhere, trading has stopped, the Olympic torch relay suspended and someone just closed his eyes for the last time under the rubbles...

I felt like crying.

The 3 minutes flew past. But for those trapped under the rubbles at Sichuan, even 1 mintue make a difference between life and death. Our 3 minutes of silence extended beyond, just like how we hope the many lives and survivors at Sichuan can hang on and be strong.

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On a sidenote, China has called off entertainment programmes on TV, as well as ceased operations of entertainment businesses in Shanghai.

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Update: More bad news, by CNN. Mud flow buried about 200 relief workers. *sigh*

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Olympic torch relay suspended

China will begin mourning today, 1428, exactly one week after the devastating earthquake at Sichuan, China.

The mourning will take place over three days. The Olympic torch relay will be suspended. The torch is due to be in the eastern cities of Ningbo and Jiaxing in Zhejiang Province on Monday, then in Shanghai on Tuesday and Wednesday.

China doesn't have Vesak Day holiday like Singapore, and neither have the Chinese heard of the important day. But coincidentally, they decided to start mourning on Vesak Day.

Bear in mind and pray for the suffering.

The fire stops burning
The people lose their smiles
But the warmth of unity
Like the white lotus' purity
Brings cheers and relief to all

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Happy Vesak 2008!

On this important day, I will be reminded of the Great B who attained enlightenment and entered the final journey into Nirvana.

On this important day, I welcome Buddhism with double the open hearts and contentment.

On this important day, I pray for all who are suffering, for them to be relieved from the cycle of suffering.

On this important day, as well as every other day, I strive to praise the Great B in my action, speech and thought.

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Interestingly, I found this while surfing around Wikipedia. It's about the physical characteristics of the Buddha, specifically, 32 signs of the Great B.

<3

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Sunday, May 18, 2008

Olympic flame put out at Wenzhou, China

The Straits Times

May 18, 2008

Olympic flame put out on China relay: report

BEIJING - THE Olympic torch, which had been passing through China with little trouble after protests at several relay stops abroad, had to be put out due to an over-enthusiastic crowd, state press said on Sunday.

In the eastern city of Wenzhou on Saturday, crowds broke through security cordons on both sides of the street during the torch relay and crammed into the middle of the road, the Beijing Youth Daily said.

The flame was temporarily extinguished and the torchbearer stopped due to safety considerations, shortening the relay, the newspaper reported.

Few such incidents reported on the torch relay route in China, which has been closely controlled to avoid a repeat of protests that marred the international leg of the torch's journey to Beijing.

Pro-Tibet demonstrators disrupted the relay in London, Paris and San Francisco to protest against China's crackdown on unrest in the Himalayan region, which broke out in mid-March and spread to neighbouring regions.

The torch was put out several times in the chaotic relay through Paris. It was also extinguished once briefly in the southern Chinese boomtown of Shenzhen, reports said.

The state-run Beijing Youth Daily was quick to reprimand the unruly crowd in Wenzhou, in a clear order to people in other cities and provinces to stay calm when welcoming the torch.

'We hope that crowds along the relay route will be able to respect public order and uphold the smooth running of the relay when they enthusiastically come to watch the flame. More disappointments must not happen,' the paper said.

China has hoped that the Olympics would symbolise the country's rise on the global stage and the protests overseas led to an anti-Western backlash. -- AFP

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The 'golden hours' for rescue at Sichuan is over, but there are still survivors being discovered and rescued. ^^ All hope is not lost!

On a different note, the news has moved to report 'touching stories' on specific indivdual rescues. QueenPig shall now provide updates on the earthquake only when there are more 'hard news', which I hope there won't, 'cos that will probably mean something bad happened. Again.

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Bad mouth me. *sigh*

CNN: Strong aftershock early today at 1 a.m., news of damaged dam means many were evacuated.

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Saturday, May 17, 2008

Post-quake news (IV)

1. CNA: Singapore, Japan, Korean and Russia join in the rescue

2. CNA: Strong aftershock of 5.9 increase difficulty of rescues

3. CNA: Singapore aids arrive in China

4. CNN: China earthquake maps

5. CNN: Appreciating and cherishing

6. The Straits Times: 1-child policy made is worse

7. The Straits Times: Pick and choose?

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Thursday, May 15, 2008

Psychic, time-travel or mere gibberish?

Remember my previous post on the 'predictions' made by a woman in future?

Apparently, it's a guy named John Titor, not a woman. He's from 2036, not 2030. And he said U.S. will be divided into 5 parts, with much internal strife.

Read more! Here're some links:

John Titor's Official Website
In the forums
Wikipedia knows everything!

And once again, peace! ^^

With sun rays on my shoulders,
And morning breeze in my hair.
With little raindrops on my palms,
And birds singing for my ears.
With sand between my toes,
And rainbows within reach.
With all these I want to keep,
And so I pray for world peace.

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Post-quake news (III)

1. CNA: China and Japan - 谁说她们水火不容？

2. CNA: Singaporeans in Sichuan are okay!

3. CNA: Food from 'heavens'

4. CNN: 吃苦

5. CNN: Time for 'touching' stories - so soon

6. CNN: Summarised

7. The Straits Times: Corruption?

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Wednesday, May 14, 2008

It's the end (?)

For one, Wikipedia is super efficient. Take a look at the article on the recent earthquake in China Sichuan.

That said, the televisions and newspapers here are flooded with news and pictures/visuals of the disaster.

It is totally heart-wrenching when you see parents wailing over the bodies of their children.

It tears you apart when you see bodies of teachers over the young kids.

It breaks you down when you see blood and debris all over a once bustling town.

But disasters happen. Every single day, every single hour, every single minute.

Let's observe a moment of silence for the casualties and pray for world peace (please do, you'll see why later in the post).

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My colleagues and I were having lunch and talking about the earthquake. A few of them are from Sichuan province. One described how her dad reacted to the earthquake.

"My dad felt the sofa shaking, but he thought it was due to some heavy construction going on. He continued watching TV as if nothing's wrong. But when the biscuit tin above the water dispenser vibrated so violently that it fell to the floor, he sensed that something was wrong. Without putting on his shoes, he quickly evacuated the 5th floor apartment.

"On his way down at the third floor, he realised that he forgot to close the doors! He ran up again to close the doors and dashed back down. However, at this time, the building was swaying left and right. It was difficult to hold his footing. He thought to himself, 'I'm doomed.' But he continued running down. Right at the ground floor, he stopped again. To run out into the open, he needs to go through a long long stretch of corridor and he didn't think he can make it. Somehow, survival instincts still made him sprint out.

"And out in the open, he found many others already there. All they could do was stand and sway together with the buildings."

Her dad aside, her daughter (I think, if I'm not wrong) was very sensible.

"My daughter was having lessons when she started seeing her teacher sway. She grabbed her table and said to her friend, 'It's an earthquake!' Her friend said it's impossible. Her teacher then instructed them to evacuate in an orderly manner. In the mad rush, many of her classmates were crying and they lost their teacher. She even consoled them and said 'Don't worry. Earthquake wouldn't kill anyone.' One teacher shouted over the din for all to assembly at the field. My daughter quickly grabbed her friend and dashed to the field."

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There's a mad frenzy of things going on in the news (more orderly, mostly about how the leaders are helping the victims) and the internet. We have newscaster who weaved a fib and narrated false stories, live. We also have stories on how people called to ask if there'll be an earthquake days before the disaster (they noticed nature's warning, such as migration of toads and frogs, sinking of groundwater with loud rumbling sound etc).

There're also stories on psychics who predicted these disasters years ago.

According to another of my colleague, there was a woman who claimed she was from the year 2030 (or is it 2035?) and is on a 'mission' to retrieve an Intel computer chip. That was in year 1998.

On her website, she talked about how the 2004 Olympics at Athens will be the last. She correctly predicted many disasters and historical events, including the Iraq war and the Indian Ocean tsunami. In her predictions, the recent 7.8 earthquake at China Sichuan was also mentioned.

Above these 'accurate predictions', she said China Beijing will experience an earthquake on September 13th, 2008. This will happen during the Olympics! (Coincidentally, or not, another group also mentioned that Beijing will face either earthquake, stock market crash, water disaster or air disaster, this September. I have no idea what group it is.) My guess is that the disaster was so great that Olympics was called off every since. Only in 2030 will there be plans to reinstate Olympics.

On top of that, she mentioned that World War III will happen in 2011/2012. More than two-thirds of the world population will be dead, U.S. will be divided and there'll be nuclear bombings.

I hope what she said will not come true. I sincerely pray for world peace.

May wisdom befall on those who are ignorant.
May loving kindness befall on those who bears hate and burdens.
May mindfulness befall on those who are forgetful of history's cruel lessons.
I'm scared. >.< Not of death, but by what we humans beings do to each other on top of all these natural disasters.

The doves will soar
The spirits will fly
The mind will flutter
But the peace should stay

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Latest: Singapore offered help.

P.S. Sorry for the wordy post. :)

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Creative Marriage Proposal

Check this out at Kenny Sia's blog!

What do you guys think of this method? ^^

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Post-quake news (II)

1. AP at yahoo.com: Trapped students have little time to escape

2. Time.com: China's Premier Wen at Sichuan (This article is on how open and transparent the media has been thus far.)

3. Times Online: Quake conspiracies or something more?

4. CNA: Summarised and concise

5. CNA: Have your country helped yet?

6. CNN: The pandas survived, but humans didn't

7. The Straits Times: Singapore as pragmatic as always

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Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Post-quake news (I)

1. CNA: No reports of Singaporeans injured in the China Sichuan quake yesterday, 12th May, 2008. (NTU professor from the College of Engineering was interviewed too.)

2. CNA: Pictures of the quake

3. CNA: Workers were evacuated at Beijing and Shanghai

4. CNN: U.S. offers aid to China

5. CNN: News with video links (The last major earthquake in the region was on August 25, 1933.)

6. The Straits Times: Confusion at Beijing regarding warnings of quakes

7. The Straits Times: Olympic Games venues undamaged by the quake

8. The Straits Times: EU and Japan offer aid

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Monday, May 12, 2008

EARTHQUAKE!

Hi all,

Tremours are being felt at Shanghai, China right now. Apparently, according to CNN, an earthquake of 7.8 on the Ritcher Scale just striked China's eastern Sichuan province.

Details will be up later, if I'm still alive.

In case I don't survive, please remember I love you.

Lotsa love,
Ai Ling

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*Update: There were two other earthquakes in the same hour. Damage is unknown yet. Look out for the news at CNN or ShanghaiDaily if you are interested.

Anyway, my company decided to evacuate in the end. My team and I went to McDonalds to have brainstorming session. Ha!

Many people evacuated the towers. This are the people gathering at Plaza 66 along 南京西路.


Before we know it was an earthquake, all of us were wondering if we are feeling faint. Then someone shouted that the building is swaying. Another colleague stepped out of the small conference room from a conference call with Beijing colleagues, and proclaimed that Beijing is a mess and the line got cut.

Me? I heard the ceiling creaked.

As the tremours died down, the corridor was bustling with activities. Many people from the other offices were already evacuating the building. Weirdly, they took the lift. >.<>


“什么嘛！高架都还没塌！”


Another said:



“快跑去厕所躲啊！最安全了！”


Yet another said:




“不是地震啦！我估计是有炸弹掉下捣乱奥运！”

I have funny colleagues in office! ^^

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**Update: They say there'll be another quake at 1800! Oh no... >.< ***Update: No after-tremours for now. But reports say there might be more coming tomorrow. *sigh*

Life returns to normal at night. Picture taken at 长乐路陕西南路.



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Sunday, May 11, 2008

Life's simple hilarity

You know, the engineering and business students on GIP Work and Study with me now are busy rushing their IA and PA reports respectively.

A few of my housemates emerged out of their rooms and sat at the dining table with me. Motivation, they say.

It's quite a sight, to see us seated at the dining table, headphones on, MSN on and all.

Oh, and I forgot to mention, we break out singing every few minutes, each singing our own song. Hahaha!

This is love. ^^

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Innocent Question 82

What's the difference between thinking and missing someone?

By www.dictionary.com,
miss:
5. to notice the absence or loss of: When did you first miss your wallet?
6. to regret the absence or loss of: I miss you all dreadfully.

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Thursday, May 08, 2008

Mummy is a girl's best friend

亲爱的妈咪！

生日快乐！愿你的心愿通通都会实现！

祝你天天开心，青春永驻！

妈咪，你是我生命最重要的人！没有你，就不会有我！当然，也要有爹蒂！^^

我爱你！你是我最最最爱的好朋友！


送你的寿面，祝你身体健康，长命百岁！

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Wednesday, May 07, 2008

Blood and nose

I was clearing my nose of mucus (what? QueenPig needs to clear her nose like you too!) yesterday when I notice there's little 'clots' of blood.

Is this normal?
I suspect it's related to the knock given by dearie Pey Lun last Saturday. Shall see if I notice them again.
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On a totally different note, some of you told me that there're weird 'notices', banners and forbidden areas on my blog. Where are they? Do they change place? What's on them?

Someone teach me how to remove them~ >.<

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Tuesday, May 06, 2008

Mid-afternoon toilet break

I just went to the toilet.

Nothing wrong, right?

What's wrong is that I waited for more than 10 minutes for just 1 out of 3 cubicles to be free. Why?

Because, I suspect, all 3 ladies in the cubicles were shitting.

Afternoons in China. *sigh*

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Be a well-fed NTU student!

What are diets in the face of good food? You know you can't resist those desserts and yummies! Or hop down to the mindcafe for a roaring good time with your mates!

Simply flash your Matriculation Card (ooh, it has never looked this good) and enjoy the discounts.

A fatter you with a fatter wallet! ^^

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