Tuesday, May 20, 2008

May 13 2008

I got to knew this appaling tragic news last saturday when my parents came to visit me.We stayed in our cousin's house.That night, astro were showing a special four-hour program called The Giving of Love (爱的奉献), hosted by regulars from the CCTV New Year's Gala and attended by a wide range of entertainment, literary, business and political figures from mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.They were collecting donations for Sichuan's earthquake on may 13.

The Chinese government warned that the death toll could reach 50,000.

10,000 are missing, approximately 14,000 of them buried, and eight provinces were affected.

The earthquake left about 4.8 million people homeless.

It was the deadliest and strongest earthquake to hit China since the 1976 Tangshang hearthquake, which killed over 240,000 people.

The predicted death toll that is up to 50,000 ,is a great tragedy, and they are not just mere numbers. They are lives, they are places that we have walked in, human being like us , air that we have breathed. . They are not just numbers . . .


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The Great Rescue in Beichuan Middle School The rescue groups were working in BeiChuan Middle School in the afternoon May 14th.








On May 13th, despite the risk of collapse and aftershocks, the rescuers overcame all difficulties to rescue the injured. The earthquake caused the collapse of almost 80% of the buildings in old towns and 60% of the buildings in new towns. Many people died.


The highway outside BeiChuan caved in and broke apart at several points on May 13. The traffic was interrupted .

Soldiers wearing protective suits and mask disinfect body bags of victims at the quake devastated town of BeiChuan, southwestern China's Sichuan.


A woman grieves for her lost mother in Beichuan, in China's southwest Sichuan .



Soldiers mourn on the debris of collapsed buildings while the Chinese national flag is flown at half-mast in the earthquake-hit Beichuan, Sichuan .




Parents whose children died during the earthquake mourn next to the site of their children's collapsed school in the town of Juyuan, Sichuan .





Rescue workers stand near earthquake victims in Beichuan.



A woman cries for her child who died during the earthquake near a collapsed school in Juyuan town of Dujiangyan, Sichuan .




People place flowers and light candles in memory of earthquake victims at the People's Square in Chengdu, Sichuan
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**I found this story in this website where the victims shared the true stories ,hoping that we can spread the story around ,& i think it's a huminatarian act to soothe other victim's heart.It was originally written in Chinese, and translated by volunteers.It brought tears to me =(
In the Sichuan earthquake, a friend was fortunate enough to survive, walking out of the ruins alive and with a story. It was a story that surfaces in every disaster, a story so common, yet it touches us all while we go about our lives.
When the rescuers found her, she was already dead, crushed by the collapsed building. They could see her through the debris, on her knees with hands flat on the ground, holding up her body. It was almost as if she was bowing ceremoniously, but her body was misshapen, crushed by the building. Rescuers reached a hand in to check that she was dead, shouting and using a stick to lightly knock on the bricks, waiting for a reply or some sign of life from her that never came. When the group turned their attention towards the next pile of debris, the team leader suddenly rushed back, shouting, "Over here, hurry!" He once again stopped in front of her body, trying his best to reach a hand in to feel the ground sheltered by her torso, shouting, "There's someone here, a child, still alive!"
The rescuers worked to move the debris carefully, finding her child sheltered beneath her torso. A baby, about four months old, wrapped in a red blanket with stitched with yellow flowers. Sheltered by his mother's body, he was unscathed. They carried him out from the debris, sound asleep, his sleeping face warming the hearts of everyone at the scene in the face of death.
A doctor rushed over, undoing the blanket to check for signs of injury on the baby. He found a handphone stuffed under the blanket, and instinctively glanced at the screen. There was a message on the screen, "My darling child, if you live through this, please remember that I love you." Despite having seen death countless times, tears rolled down the doctor's face. The handphone was passed around, evoking tears from everyone at the scene.
The young mother must have tried calling for help using the handphone, but in disasters of this scale, telecommunications often fail. She spent her last moments leaving a message for her beloved child.

I feel deep sorrow when I see the scenes of devasation and hear every news about loss of life.
I have come to know how fragile we humans are. . .
We are really blessed & lucky to be living.
The meaning of this tragedy has moved beyond just a tragedy.
We have learnt the beauty of life from the virtue of people in face of devastation.
Appreciate life , before it's too late.

Dear'all inti students , do donate money to contribute a lil in this tragedy. There's a booth near the bridge. :)


sincerely,
jingyun <3

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Untitled




- Love is , giving someone the power to break your heart but trusting them not to-




I never want to believe that,but that's the truth I witnessed, which proven to be sadly correct.

Guys can just tell you how madly they are in love with you today but a total stranger when you woke up the other morning.
And all the sweet moments that you had together ,
will be eventually forgotten and erased by them just like that.
They don't seem to care at all & that's no reasonable reason why they changed to be a total stranger in your life in just one night.
You weep.You got frustrated.You gone mad.
And they just pretend they don't see anything.
At the end of the day,
You'll just have to mourn yourself quietly ,
Silently accepting the fact that you were stupid enough to even trust the wrong person at the first place,
yet hoping that he'll somehow regret and appear at your doorway..







Dear B,


I know it's horrible to have your heartbroken.Very few of us get out of adolesence without a number of stabs to the heart .Cry your eyes out ,b.. crying helps you get through the worst of the pain and it moves you along the path toward healing. Allow yourself the time and space to get through that process at your own individual pace. In our life, at how the NEXT love has proven to be so much better than the one before. And then the NEXT one after that was so much better than that last one, etc., etc. And that doesn't seem to change - perhaps because we do learn at least something from each of these unsuccessful relationships. So, when you're ready, start looking ahead - to the next possibility! =D








16th may.
Hmph,most of my friends are heading back hometown..ohwell.and I'm in a confusion now.Only you knew who i exactly wanna celebrate it with, k =(









Tonight's song obsession:
Kingyo Hanbi-Otsuka Ai


Sunday, May 11, 2008

Girls just wanna have F U N =D






Okay, so the next day after we ended our classes ,we went subang by inti bus for continuous of ray's bday.=D.Mel slept late ,scared us..haha but she still make it to meet us in subang, so it's alright ,ha won't be so fun without her around ,you know.=p That night was supposed to be a ladies night, so we don't really care about boyfriends ,do we? and i was like :no handphones tonight ! hahaz .we took some candid shots in the clean&not so smelly toilet.=D






Ray:great job imitating!=p






Chops into coco banana :) we're not being notty , just wanna try something new since someone in our cliche is finally LEGAL.ha =D.There's always first time for everytime right?


I once thought ,with guys around we might have more Fun ,but surprisingly it turned out to be awesomely BLAST with my girls =D!


Random picz when s.pyramid was human-free.ha


WE're lovin it!




Illegal skating at odd hourss!haha thanks for the connection mel =p! it's so fuuunnn.


The few workers staying back for renovation was starring at us while 5 of us "SKATE".haha it's kinda awkward,but who cares?haha


The second day in pavilion's toilet =)




That's all the fun we had ,and that's the benefit of having a bunch of friends while celebrating birthday.!haha don't get jealous =)

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Saturday, May 10, 2008

Late post of ray's bigday!=)

It was 11.10pm when we pretendingly dragged ray out of her room for a so called 'small group celebrating bday partay' which consisted only me ,b , k ,mel ,and yl.haha ,then we headed to the tongsui shop , ordered some tongsui and chatted some really random conver.And when its finally 12 am , we practically just sang her a burfday song and presented no presents and cakes ,she's eventually making wishes with the tongsui bowl in front of her with a lil dissapointment in her face..aww..=P.hahaa



To stall time for her samclan friends to prepare for a surprise party over the basketball court,we started playing this stupid but fun dare game.We were laughing so hard while we played pranks on random people on the streets.It was so hilarious and people might thought we have some kind of mental problems.hah

It was almost time ,so k led her to the basketball court. It was a big surprise for her and the cream war,aka chasing- smashing cream game went crazy and out of hand in just a few minutes of time.




Na,here's our group photo =D Next post will be the continuous of ray's partay=)stay tuned...



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Tagged by Quan lol.so random =.=

Link to your tagger and post these rules.
List eight random facts about yourself.
Tag eight people at the end of your post and list their names.
Let them know that they have been tagged b
by leaving them a comment on their blogs

  1. I love eating sweet stuffs so so much but regretted after eating them Everytime.
  2. I smile when i got shy.
  3. I got emo when i listen to sad songs.
  4. Believe in love at first sight.
  5. I listen to mp3 everyday while walking to class.
  6. I ask really random questions sometimes.ha
  7. I wanna go on a trip so badly.
  8. Movies that are touching&meaningful can change my thoughts.

and i'm gonna spread the "FUN"....haha

eddy who , mel & k.You're tagged.

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Almost lover-a fine frenzy




This song really touches heart and sings out the words inside most 'almost lover's heart'.

Your fingertips across my skin
The palm trees swaying in the wind
Images
You sang me Spanish lullabies
The sweetest sadness in your eyes
Clever trick

Well, I never want to see you unhappy
I thought you'd want the same for me

Chorus]
Goodbye, my almost lover
Goodbye, my hopeless dream
I'm trying not to think about you
Can't you just let me be?
So long, my luckless romance
My back is turned on you
Should've known you'd bring me heartache
Almost lovers always do

We walked along a crowded street
You took my hand and danced with me
Images
And when you left, you kissed my lips
You told me you would never, never forget
These images

No

Well, I'd never want to see you unhappy
I thought you'd want the same for me

[Chorus]
Goodbye, my almost lover
Goodbye, my hopeless dream
I'm trying not to think about you
Can't you just let me be?
So long, my luckless romance
My back is turned on you
Should've known you'd bring me heartache
Almost lovers always do

I cannot go to the ocean
I cannot drive the streets at night
I cannot wake up in the morning
Without you on my mind
So you're gone and I'm haunted
And I bet you are just fine

Did I make it that
Easy to walk right in and out
Of my life?

[Chorus]
Goodbye, my almost lover
Goodbye, my hopeless dream
I'm trying not to think about you
Can't you just let me be?
So long, my luckless romance
My back is turned on you
Should have known you'd bring me heartache
Almost lovers always do

Sadness creeps in





Feeling down? Got the blues? You're not alone. Everyone gets sad. Yes, everyone you've ever met. Some people have sad feelings just once in a while, and others may have sad feelings pretty often

Sadness is the emotion people feel when they've lost something important, or when they have been disappointed about something, or when something sad has happened to them or to someone else. When they're lonely, people often feel sad.
When you're sad, the world may seem dark and unfriendly. You might feel like you have nothing to look forward to. The hurt deep inside may crush your usually good mood.





Sadness makes you feel like crying, and sometimes the tears are hard to stop. Crying often makes you feel better.

Sometimes when your mood is sad, you just feel like being alone for a little while. Or you might want someone to comfort you or just keep you company while you go through the sad feeling. Talking about what has made you sad usually helps the sad feeling melt away.



Feeling sad every once in a while is natural. Maybe you didn't get something you really wanted. Maybe you miss somebody. Maybe somebody you really like doesn't want to be friends, and you don't feel so great about yourself. Maybe an illness or condition gets in the way of doing some things you want to do or makes you different from your friends.






Dear k & b,
I know these few days were hard days for you guys,and i feel so useless seeing you guys cry and i can't do anything to help ease the pain.I know it's not easy to get through hard times ,but we'll try together alright?Do not be ashamed to cry,let the tears down.It's just human nature to cry when we just can't hold it anymore.Never hesitate to reach for me,be it midnight or the wee hours =)Promised to give you guys a big bear hug and a conetto treat in return or maybe a ramlee burger cut into 4?haha.=) Alrighty,till then,love you guyss=) xoxo.


Tonight's song obsession :Almost lover-A fine frenzy
-thanks to k for introducing -