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Lumière: April 2015
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Light me from within. Variations on the Same Theme. Sunday, 26 April 2015. As I fumbled around trying to put on my robe and mortar board "the right way" an hour before the ceremonies began, I almost regretted my decision to attend convocation. I would still get the certificate without going through the. Of course I understand that certain behaviours are expected of me, but still. Hounding me for every last detail, and for what? What will I think, a few years down the road? JAN: Like I'm Gonna Lose You.
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Lumière: November 2014
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Light me from within. Friday, 28 November 2014. Friday, 21 November 2014. Why walk, rather than take a shuttle bus back to where I parked? Well, since my class ended around six in the afternoon, taking the bus was out of the question because the rush hour traffic congestion would stretch a 10-minute bus ride to a more ridiculous duration. Walking would be a better option. That was what a senior advised me during my orientation, what, two? For the past 11 months, I've been taking photos of the places surr...
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Lumière: October 2014
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Light me from within. Monday, 20 October 2014. Just as quickly as it came, it was lost in the next spell of rain. Thursday, 9 October 2014. 仔细一想，她频频开口献议，无非是想搏出位。 我相信上天，相信因果，相信时间会证明一切。 朋友说我变了，变得“活泼”、变“坏”、变得毒舌云云。 人是会变的，要不然可以拿去博物馆当标本，而且不用防腐呢！ 别人再无赖都好，我还是让他们有台阶下，山水有相逢嘛。 毕竟，人际关系如斯复杂，牵一发而动全身。 有时候有些人说话过分，我还嘴，并非毒舌。 有时候有些人喜欢吹水，我奉陪，只是玩玩罢了。 Monday, 6 October 2014. Or good/bad people are always good/bad. It's OK, It's Love. Who could've known that a housekeeper would turn a boy's life around? This romantic-comedy/dr...
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Lumière: April 2014
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Light me from within. Tuesday, 22 April 2014. 12298;冰雪奇缘》的主題曲《Let It Go》由网友“棉裡”改编成文言文版，并取名为《如釋冰》。 刚刚我听过，觉得改得太好了，而且不失原味，所以在此分享歌词。 曲： Robert Lopez. 词： Kristen Anderson-Lopez. The snow glows white on the mountain tonight. Not a footprint to be seen. A kingdom of isolation. And it looks like I'm the queen. The wind is howling like this swirling storm inside. 风掣千刃，寒啸千载，慰我心安。 Couldn't keep it in, heaven knows I've tried. Don't let them in, don't let them see. Be the good girl you always have to be. Let the sto...
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Lumière: March 2015
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Light me from within. In Memoriam Lee Kuan Yew. Sunday, 29 March 2015. He wept for a nation 50 years ago. 50 years later the nation weeps for him. Curious, I researched about and read up on Mr Lee, ending up writing a piece on him myself. I hesitated between posting it today (the day he'll be laid to rest) and leaving it in the drafts folder to ferment. On the one hand, it captured some angles missed by other columnists and pseudo-experts. On the other hand, I thought, why bother? Come, it's time to go.
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Lumière: February 2015
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Light me from within. Saturday, 28 February 2015. 出殡之前，我们丧家众多儿孙、媳妇、女婿. 在跪拜外婆时，我突然想起《甜蜜蜜》的歌词、. 上香前，我的脸被泪水打湿，却不敢用手去抹，. 到了坟山，我们先拜大伯公、卸下腰间的孝带、. 时辰到了，我们家属徒步到外公、外婆的双人坟前。 鞠躬、上香、抓土抛在棺木上、说声“婆婆，安息”、. 手抹在裤子上、转身、头也不准回地走下山。 Abrupt, mechanically。 做个仪式“旺一旺”自己，. 再跨火、洗手、领个钱币、换上刚才的鲜色上衣。 回到家，我们再一次跨火，然后轮流洗澡。 所以我早就准备好多几套衣服，以防万一我“逾留”。 她为这起丧事忙碌、累透了，这几天的记忆力没有平时的好。 陪她也好，看着她也罢，我实在放不下心才多住几天。 就这样被几位长辈说我“太静”、“不懂得『掺』人”。 再者，外婆刚刚仙逝，我只是尊重场合，. 做人真难：静也不能、吵也不行、胖是过错、瘦是罪过。 这次我直接还击：“其实我也不是时时都这样静……”. 8220;……看是对谁而已。”. Friday, 27 February 2015.
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Lumière: May 2014
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Light me from within. Calm on the Surface. Monday, 26 May 2014. Right I just decided to start from scratch using a new concept that I found serendipitously. Within yesterday itself I was already able to see a few gaps in research and have a rough idea of the research design. Right now I'm racing against time to put the whole thing together. When you feel like giving up, remember why you held on for so long in the first place.". Sunday, 4 May 2014. Saturday, 3 May 2014. My semester did take a darker turn.
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Lumière: February 2014
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Light me from within. Tuesday, 18 February 2014. 這也難怪，老師這次出的題目對他是難了點。於是冬森挨了過去，耐心地解釋給他聽。 記得年中假期過後回來的第一天，他爸爸媽媽帶著他來到班上。老師說是轉學生時，同學群中像突然發生的海浪那樣響起了好奇的竊竊私語，畢竟所有一年級生童稚的眼裡只看到爸爸媽媽兩位大人站在眼前，哪來的轉學生？ 還是爸爸轉身，硬把躲在身後的他給拽了出來，他這才帶著一直想要鑽回爸爸背後的羞澀神情向大家點頭。 8220;嘖，他跟我們是不一樣的。”坐在冬森右邊的陳忠明嘟囔得有點大聲。 冬森聽了覺得有點不舒服，覺得愛欺負人的陳忠明才是跟大家不一樣的。新的轉學生、冬森還有班上其他同學都是一邊的，只有陳忠明在高牆的另一邊，連聲音都像是半夜鄰居的狗吠聲，讓人討厭。 過後他也漸漸明白了轉學生給安排在他鄰座的原因。老師開始教課後，轉學生的神情開始困惑，老師給練習題後一直盯著作業簿發呆。班上第一名的冬森忍不住湊了過去，一題一題地開始解釋了起來。 就在一年級臨近結束的時候，華文老師給了幾道造句的問題，冬森耐心地一個一個解釋那些題目給轉學生...First day o...
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Lumière: July 2014
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Light me from within. In Memoriam Pn Rossidah. Sunday, 27 July 2014. The semester started with us students, lecturers and departmental staff mourning the loss of our head of department. During the first week, before each class commenced, we would stand for a moment of silence to remember him. What have we learned from him/her? Were there any happy moments that we shared with him/her? If yes, how were they like? She was a diehard fan of Malay singer Siti Nurhaliza, often praising the loveliness of her son...
