~ PerCusSo ~

Missed one of the XTOMIC practices to watch the STOMP concert. It was really entertaining! My cousin and I really enjoyed it very much!!
With my cousin’s camera, and through sheer luck and our playfulness, we managed to get shots of all STOMP-ers. Even, I got their autographs on my book!! I was very excited about it!!

While I was teaching percussion music to my students (of their NAO communication usage) at Canossian School, I realized that we lack the most important thing: Deaf Education in Singapore. From what I know, Deaf Education mostly covers on basic, applied research on Deaf individuals including cultural, developmental, lingustic and educational topics. And, I strongly believe that this education will instill self-identity, confidence and pride into the Deaf people. With this proper education, they will be able to live proudly in this united Deaf Community. And, they will be able to contribute to this better home of Deaf with great milestones.

However, I hate to say this: I’m quite ashamed that in future, one day, these kids may be not able to answer any expected questions on Deafness when they are asked by other hearing people. They will give wrong answers, which will lead to more misconceptions among the public. This will be even worse for now! So now, we have to do something quickly about this. We’re quite worried about this present situation where deaf kids are being sent and/or educated in mainstream schools, especially these two special schools.

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads onto way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence;
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I -
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

By Robert Frost [1916]

Glad to overcome my insomnia with my friend’s holy guidance.. He was just there to be my shoulder when I was searching for one to cry on. Even though he’s not here in Singapore, he’ll be always be there for me at any moment. Now, I’m happy to have him as my friend..

For now, I’ll practise talking to GOD so that I can be able to feel GOD and HIS friends are always with me. And, I’m now going into my reading corner, reading up on personal development, risk management, finanical management and other aspects that I need to learn or know.

“If I want to change my life, I have to change my thinking”

Since my father’s death, I began to develop this insomnia. I couldn’t sleep because I had so many things in my mind.. Now, I have to depend on sleeping pills. But it’s not good to have it. I may be too dependent on this.. I do not wanna do that!!

I do not know what to do with this insomnia. I really wanna overcome it.. Anyone out there who knows how to handle with this insomnia, do leave your email address in my tagboard. Or you can give me some of your enlightening advices in my tagboard.. Thanks!!

“Impossibly small : Take everything you love about iPod and shrink it – then shrink it again. Now meet iPod nano, the pencil-thin marvel featuring a color display, up to 14 hours of battery life and space for up to 1,000 skip-free songs, audiobooks and podcasts.”

This iPod nano is really COOL! I’m eager to buy this – 4GB (1,000 songs that can be stored)!! Black one!! But not now! I will save money for that!! I will work hard for that!!! *screams*

Today was really my bad hair day…!!

This early morning, I was accompanying my mummy, together with my 2 brothers to the CCK Cemetarium to pay respects to my beloved papa. Over there, when I was burning joss papers, most of my hair-ends was burnt!! I forgot to tie my long hair!!! That’s a price for having a very long hair! So therefore, I had my hair trim to get rid of those burnt, spoilt hair-ends..

Congratulations, Kelvin Tan Wei Lian for being the first Winner in Project SuperStar 2005. And, keep that momentum up..!