XionG's R@ndom Thoughts...

>> Adiós to thisismyrandomthought

Victor — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:22:32 +0000

yep! its quite self-explanatory.

i’m done with with this space. it’s been quite a fruitful experience in writing those entries. but i couldnt find the commitment and time and drive in publishing my thoughts anymore.

but that doesnt mean i’m not going to express my thoughts. its just that i’m going to stick to just sharing it with you guys face to face.

>> I will let you have your walk-in wardrobe, can I have mine too?

Victor — Sun, 31 May 2009 14:09:58 +0000

Was just having a grueling session of mugging. Exams in ten days time! While taking a 5min break, I came across this… it’s really darn darn darn darn funny! *laughing real real real real loud*

Indeed, it’s the men’s dream come true!

Seriously, kudos to Heineken, they never fail to come up with great, creative and funny ads!

>> Come What Maye

Victor — Thu, 07 May 2009 03:33:44 +0000

How time flies. We are into our 3rd month already! I’m sorry, for not being able to be with you on this occasion. Though we are world apart and there’s an ocean between us, but our hearts are just a beat away from each other’s. For I know, each day passes, means that we are one day closer to each other’s arms again.

Thank you, honey. What more can I say to you, who opened your heart to me, allowing me to feel the warmth of your love across the great distance that separates us? Our strong belief, persistence in making this work will definitely pay off. This is the promise I give to you.

During these times, we have our fair share of emotions. Don’t you think it’s simply awesome? Especially when somebody really dear to you can let you experience different dimensions, types, degrees of emotions? be it happy, joyous, touching, sad and angry moments? But no matter what happens, there is this deep down belief in our hearts that tell us everything is going to be fine.

Thank you, honey, for all the sacrifices that you have made, for having to bear my bad habits and over-reaction at times. I love you.

I look forward to our future. The future that we build up together, through laughter and tears. I know that no matter what we may face in future, we know that we will never doubt our love. Our love will definitely carry us through.

You know something?

I always think that we are the unbeatables. Because we know that we are staying strong together in any circumstance and be each other’s rock. You are my lover, you are my best friend and you are the one whom I confide with. I will be loyal to you and protect you from any harm, I will not let anyone say things that is bad about you. Never.

Wait for me, honey. Wait for me to come back with good grades and get into honours. And then we will embark a new chapter of our love journey.

I love you so much.

Your always.

P.S. I really look forward to your trip to Perth come this friday, which is tomorrow! I cant wait to have you here, seriously. =)

>> Love Life

Victor — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:52:52 +0000

“If I fail, I try again, and again, and again…’

Nick Vujicic

I bumped onto Michael after my 318 lecture and we did some catching up while we were on our way home. We were talking about some random stuffs about Singapore (he is a local and he longs to go to Singapore!), and after that ended, he then told me about this man, Nick Vujicic and shared how he was so inspired by him.

And after watching his videos on youtube a moment ago, I must really say that I’m really really inspired by him. I felt challenged, challenged to live life even better, to treasure my loved ones around me even more. I mean…. not that I am negative in life, but you know, sometimes in life, we can be unhappy, whining about the smallest stuffs, grumpling about the slightest negativities that we experienced. Everytime, we can always say life still goes on, life still goes on. But think carefully, are we saying that sentence with positivity when we try to forget our unhappiness and move on? Or are saying that in a negative way, accepting our circumstances and carry on with life with the i-cant-do-anything-about-it attitude and be bitter?

Alright, enough said. Let’s watch the video….

Roll on… (finish the video, it wont disappoint)

Nick, you are truly amazing.

So how was that? Did that touched your heart. For me, it certainly did. Sometimes I feel, harsh circumstances are always in our way to build our character, not to destroy us.

Well, life is simple. It only requires you to make two simple choices.

Bitter or better ?

Come on, get back up!

>> Time after Time

Victor — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:30:06 +0000

This is for you

If you’re lost you can look, and you will find me

Time after time

If you fall I will catch you, I’ll be waiting

Time after time

When you fall behind, I will wait for you. When you are ahead, I will catch up with you.

>> Toast from my Buddy! @ 2am!

Victor — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 18:12:34 +0000

Hey peeps, look. Though we are miles away, but creativity will not limit us from toasting to each other at 2am through webcam!!! Cheers to our friendship and buddy-hood!

See you back in town! Meantime, let’s work towards our goal of great results in uni and big bucks!

>> Love yourself

Victor — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:52:26 +0000

“Love yourself first and everything falls into line.”

Lucille Ball quotes (American radio and motion-picture actress and comedy star, 1911-1989)

I believe that many of you would agree with me that the greatest love of all is to love yourself. Loving yourself, I reckon, is the most important thing that you ever experience in your lifetime. However, things are easier said than done. I mean, you self-sabotage youself big time, you screw yourself up. With that, you may be thinking right now, this is so hard to achieve! And I’m quite sure at certain point of time, we don’t even know how to start!

Peeps, what you have to do is simple. Make a conscious decision about loving yourself and act on it. Haha, acting on it, it’s not easy. Are you ready for it?

Well, we are unique. We are different (just like we all have unique thumbprints). Different people have different approaches to love themselves. But…. what remains the same is the intention and outcome that we want to achieve eventually. That is, to lead a happy and fulfilled life.

With that same intent and outcome, the principles of achieving that will be the same as well! Of course, as mentioned earlier, the way of doing it is different due to individual differences.

First, you need to love youself by eliminating all the self-criticism. Come on, don’t keep saying that you can’t make it, you are stupid and you won’t be able to do it. Have a little faith in yourself.

Secondly, love yourself by building your self-esteem. Make postive affirmations. You have to trust yourself by having confidence in the things that you do. Know what you are good at.

Thirdly, I believe we need to be truthful to ourselves. When we are happy, acknowledge the joy. If we are not, just say we are not. There is no need to lie to attempt to hide our negative emotions.

Lastly, be contented. Give thanks, express gratitudes. Appreciate.

Well, these are little thoughts from me. Hope it helps

To end this off, let me just share with you a song that motivated me to write this entry. From one of my favourite singer, Whitney Houston.

Presenting The Greatest Love Of All….

I believe the children are our are future
Teach them well and let them lead the way
Show them all the beauty they possess inside
Give them a sense of pride to make it easier
Let the children’s laughter remind us how we used to be
Everybody searching for a hero
People need someone to look up to
I never found anyone who fulfill my needs
A lonely place to be
So I learned to depend on me

Chorus:
I decided long ago, never to walk in anyone’s shadows
If I fail, if I succeed
At least I’ll live as I believe
No matter what they take from me
They can’t take away my dignity
Because the greatest love of all
Is happening to me
I found the greatest love of all
Inside of me
The greatest love of all
Is easy to achieve
Learning to love yourself
It is the greatest love of all

I believe the children are our future
Teach them well and let them lead the way
Show them all the beauty they possess inside
Give them a sense of pride to make it easier
Let the children’s laughter remind us how we used to be

Chorus

And if by chance, that special place
That you’ve been dreaming of
Leads you to a lonely place
Find your strength in love

Remember, love yourself before you can love others.

Do not hurt yourself, do not hurt others.

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>> Back!

Victor — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 07:40:02 +0000

Heya peeps! I’m sort of back to my randomness after missing for a good 3.5mths! Right, was too focused with work to even be random! =P

Oh well, back to perth, back to studies, back for my final semester, accompanied with high expectations, high tempo of uni work, high level of commitment.

Bring it on, 2009! First half dedicated to studies, second half dedicated to career!

Oh, gotta thank these 20 something peeps, seriously, thanks for being so persistent. Thanks for coming back to this space time and time again during this 3.5mths, when I have not blogged about anything AT ALL. Okie, 05 entries!

To make up for that, stay tune for this space… Ta!

>>For Auld Lang Syne, My Dear 2008

Victor — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 12:10:41 +0000

Should auld acquaintances be forgot,

And never brought to mind?

Should auld acquaintances be forgot,

And auld lang syne?

For Auld Lang Syne, my Dear

For Auld Lang Syne

We’ll take a cup of kindness yet

For Auld Lang Syne……

*********

For some, it is a celebration of the achievements for the past year

and an expection of continued success in the New Year.

For some, this year might be an awful year with an optismistic hope for a better year ahead.

No matter what, let’s kick ass and forget our old conflicts with the people around us, our old defeats that shattered our confidence and our old victories that we could only look back on. Bid farewell to 2008, welcome 2009 with open arms as we renew our relationships with our friends and family, pick ourselves up from the defeats that we had encountered, and hit new heights! Certainly, 2009 would be our best year yet!

To my family and friends, a Happy New Year for Auld Lang Syne.

>>Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon 08

Victor — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 08:38:01 +0000

Sometimes, I just couldn’t believe this. I managed to complete the 42KM marathon! Right, even though this race was my second time completing it, but for this time round, the victory was especially sweet.

2years ago, just before I embarked on my uni studies, I injured my knee and an awkward fall made it worse. I couldn’t even run more than 5KM at that point of time, and my doctor told me that I just have to give up all lower limbs activities and all I can do is just to rest rest and more rest. I managed to clear my fitness test with the Army with just a barely sliver timing (2.4KM in 11MIN32SECS) and that’s it, screwed.

Just last year, I was weighing freaking 87KG, all because of the lack in running, in fitness training. Demoralised.

The turning point was when I made up my mind to participate in the City to Surf 08 (A half-marathon in Perth). I’m really determined to get my fitness back to order and this would be the first step. I trained nearly everyday, clocking over 50KM per week, and I made sure I maintain the discipline to warm-up, stretch and cool down properly, just to ensure that my limbs are well protected and conditioned. Finally, that day came. I managed to came in at 1HR 55MIN!

I’m back with a shout, along with the confidence! Now, 42KM Singapore marathon at the end of the year.

I’m focus, I just want to complete the race. I want to and I need to regain my passion for running again. Off I go…

Pre-race preparation. Heaps of energy bars and power gel. And of course, DEEP HEAT.

The day came. Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon 08. First 26KM came as a breeze for me. Afterwhich, fatigue started setting in, cramps… the usual stuffs. Time to walk, stretch, apply deep heat and consume power gel. I decided to activate my last 15KM running plan, which was walking till 30KM mark, then start to run for 2KM and walk 1KM and running all the way till the finishing line from the 40KM mark. This plan worked well! I came in at around 5HR 30MIN!

Great job done! ))))

Trying to overtake the lady who doesn’t has a race tag. I was sprinting with all my might for the last 200m.

V is for Victor who crossed over the finishing line victoriously!

Last 2KM. Focused. Pain. Fatigue

Sprinting with all my might, with all my soul towards the finishing line! AHHHHHHHHHH!

Spot me if you can. [Hint: Orange colour top, running on the right hand side, pay attention from 11th secs onwards]

He is Raymond, my RSM. My running buddy. Victory smiles ))))

He is Brian, one of the CSM (Company Sergeant Major). He is also my competitive running buddy.

Lastly, my tired legs covered with deep heat.

Now, gold timing (<9min 44secs) for my 2.4KM fitness test run by 28 Feb 09.

>>Attitude determines altitude

Victor — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 11:29:41 +0000

Do you always have that ‘whatever/so what’ and ‘who cares/I don’t give a damn’ attitude? Are you the half-empty kind of person rather than the half-full person?

STOP THAT THINKING. IT WILL GET YOU NOWHERE!

I mean yes.. I do agree that sometimes in life, we do encounter low points in life. It is painful. And when we are in that circumstances, we tend to give up and we blame everything in the world. We decide to adopt that ‘who cares’ and ‘what’s the point, it’s not going to work’ kind of attitude to approach our problems.

But my friends, come on, things will only get worse when we use the ‘what’s the point attitude’ to approach circumstances, this negative attitude will always rob the discipline and the determination that we require to change things and to improve our conditions.

Only when we take full responsibility in our lives, and be grateful in everything, then we can turn things around. By taking full responsibility, it means that giving up on all our excuses, all our victim stories and blaming of external factors that screwed up of what we want to achieve. We have to take up the position, the position that has the power to make things different. Right now, your attitude is a matter of choice - the choice being 100% responsible for everything that happen to you. You take 100% responsibility of your own life. There is no room for excuses, no room for ‘I am a victim too’ stories and no room for external factors.

Being grateful in everything we do also mean that we are not taking things for granted. We have to cherish everything that is around us. Always be thankful of what you have got, and not grumble about what you do not have. Count your blessings.

There is this saying: ‘Your attitude, not your aptitude, determines your altitude!’ Your attitude affects everything in your life. It affects how you think, how you act, how you handle situations and of course, how you approach life. I truly believe that by developing a positive attitude towards life, we would definitely be happier and of course, the ability to handle circumstances more positively. Naturally, things will turn out fine!

My friends, the past is the past. It doesn’t matter! Stop brooding about the past, learn from mistakes AND MOVE ON! What’s more important is the choice you make, the attitude that you want to adopt to face the future.

Come on, let’s get going!

>>Simple is not easy

Victor — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:39:58 +0000

In life, you have visions and you set goals. With that, they are accompanied with principles that will take charge of your thoughts and actions, that guides your feelings. These principles are simple, but they may not be easy to implement. More often than not, they require dedicated discipline, the willingness to change, the courage to get out of your comfort zone and also your undivided situation awareness. Sometimes, you have to seek opinions and feedback from others, which I found it hard as some are hard to take because they are quite critical. However, feedback and opinions from your family, your colleagues, your friends, your boss are really valuable to your goal attaining process. You can ask them questions like ‘Am I doing the right thing? How can I do to improve my current approach? Is there anything that I should stop doing it? In what way have I done to limit myself from what I am going to achieve?’ I came to realise that there is nothing to be afraid of when you ask. Most people, including me, are afraid to ask for feedback of how we are doing because we are afraid of negative and critical feedbacks that may hit us quite a bit. Well, there is nothing to be afraid of, my friends. The truth is the truth and you cannot improve your life, you relationships or your performance without feedback! You will never improve and learn from mistakes!

So take some time, sit down and pay attention. Ask.

I have started to ask, prepared myself for negative and critical feedback. How about you?

Remember, the formula to success and greatness in life is simple, but it is always the working and the steps involved that require a lot of hard work and mental preparation.

Nobody is able to help you to achieve what you want to achieve. Only you can do it.

>>Work! From the role of a student back to a soldier

Victor — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:13:04 +0000

Finally, I’m back! Back at home!

Seriously, there’s quite a few things in Singapore that I really look forward to. First, it has got to be my family and yes, I really miss them. Secondly, I miss my friends too! Lastly, it’s my vacational attachment back in the unit! I just had my first day of work and I really got to say that I truly enjoyed it. I look forward to the rest of work days here for the coming three months and I believe I will be able to achieve quite a lot of things during my stay.

Well, I welcome this change, the change from the role of a student, back to the role of a military officer. From long hair to really short hair, from assignments & exams to projects & taskings, from a casual and fun-to-be-with outlook to a more professional and serious outlook (right, I am still fun to be with during off office hours!) and of course, the way that I present myself has got to change with this change in the role. Friends, the funny and crazy Victor will only be available after office hours!

To round up, I would just like to say that I am seriously proud of my job and I love what I am doing. I believe that loving your job is really important because you have to enjoy and have passion in something you do before you can really excel in it. Being a military officer has equipped me with the necessary skills and knowledge on how to be a person, the ability to communicate effectively with people, the ability to cope with situations and also handling well in uncertainties and hostilities. More importantly, I also believe that my job is able to give me the challenges I yearn and the job satisfaction I look forward to!

Right, thank God it’s friday! Enjoy your weekend and I will enjoy mine too! Ta!

>>Protect your dreams

Victor — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:53:03 +0000

Let’s not talk about exams! Just wanna take some time off my exams to do other things and I chose blogging

Right, I was just browsing through my movies folder and I came across this film named “The Pursuit of Happ’Y'ness”. I have to say this movie is one of my favourites because it’s written based on a true story… Yes! and I love biographies! I’m like so drawn to these stories not only because they are inspirational, but also the process of how they have managed to overcome adversities, poverty, disabilities, difficult childhoods to become really successful individuals.

Right… I am digressing away…. Come back come back!!

Okie… In the movie, I came across this sentence spoken by Will Smith in one of the scenes that’s really inspiring and it strikes me quite a bit. Here it goes…

“You got a dream, you gotta protect it. People can’t do something themselves, they wanna tell you that you can’t do it. You want something? Go get it. Period.”

Woah… seriously, this quote, to me, is really powerful. I managed to find this scene on youtube! Watch it!

Well, basically, that’s it! Just wanna dedicate this to all my family members and friends, any person who happens to read this blog entry.

To my psyc peeps, get through the exams, do well, be motivated with this quote, get into honours!

Right, it’s dinner time and a time of real hard mugging!

>>Ultimate measure of a man

Victor — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 02:34:52 +0000

“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and conveniene but where he stands in times of challenge and controversy.”

Martin Luther King, JR

I was just finding post-it for my exam preparation and I came across this handwritten quote by me in one of the post-it slips. Don’t ask me how it got there, perhaps at that point of time, I was just randomly finding some paper to pen this awesome quote down.

Great people with great visions.