May the past be cherished forever.

Thank you for visiting! Merry X'mas and happy holidays to everyone..

Blessed and be blessed!

Let's have a gothic christmas - Within Temptation

Went for a quick retreat after not doing so for many months. I set sail for a couple of days trying to get away from all the ever going hectic schedules.

It doesn't really sound like a fun holiday trip, but being on the ship itself was simply amazing. Gazing the panoramic view of the sea, was a priceless moment. Somehow it has made me realised how much we all need to slow down in life and have our very own private moments alone.

 My stateroom & the balcony.

Looking out from my stateroom balcony, I could never imagine how beautiful & captivating the view was. The morning sunrise...

The morning breeze...

Before the storm... The dark clouds... The little island... Close to nature... The sunset... Drifting away... The moonlight...

And oh yes, a beautiful melodious song to go with the pictures too. :)

Oh how I wish to go down with the sun
Sleeping - Weeping - With you

Obama elected America's president, networks projected
Posted: 05 November 2008

WASHINGTON - Americans elected Democrat Barack Obama as their president Tuesday, in a transformational election which will reshape US politics and reposition the United States on the world stage.

Obama, 47, will be inaugurated the 44th US president on January 20, 2009, and inherit an economy mired in the worst financial crisis since the 1930s, two wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and a nuclear showdown with Iran.

Television networks projected his victory over Republican John McCain after Senator Obama solidified traditional Democratic states and cut deep into the Republican territory which his rival needed to control to win the White House.

Obama's historic inauguration will complete a stunning ascent to the pinnacle of US and global politics from national obscurity just four years ago and close an eight year era of turbulence under President George W. Bush.

He will take office with Democrats holding a monopoly in power in Washington, after an epochal election which sparked a rare generational and political realignment and finally snuffed out an era of Republican control.

Obama is promising to renew bruised ties with US allies, and to engage some of the most fierce US foes like Iran and North Korea.

He has vowed to pass tackle climate change and provide health care to all Americans.

His presidency also marks a stunning cultural shift, with Obama, the son of Kenyan father and white mother from Kansas, the first African American president of a nation still riven by racial divides.

When he launched his campaign on a chilly day in Illinois in February 2007, Obama forged a mantra of change which powered him throughout the longest, most costly US presidential campaign in history.

With a stunning grassroots political movement, powered by massive multi-million dollar fundraising, Obama first beat Hillary Clinton, and the Democratic Party's then preeminent political machine.

Obama strode towards victory on Tuesday by capturing the states of Pennsylvania, the key battleground which McCain needed to win to keep his long-shot hopes of victory alive.

In a sweet moment for Democrats, he also seized the midwestern battleground of Ohio and captured New Mexico and Iowa, two states won by Bush in 2004 to close out McCain's possible route towards the White House.

Obama had led national and battleground polls and had capitalized on the fear of Americans pitched into the deep financial crisis, especially as he appeared to be presidential in a string of debates.

McCain had argued that Obama was too inexperienced to be US commander in chief and would pursue "socialist" redistribution policies that would leave the economy mired in recession.

McCain, 72, an Arizona senator, would have been the oldest man ever inaugurated for a first term in the White House. - AFP/vm

source : http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world/view/387752/1/.html

Can Obama really change the world? Will there be a better tomorrow?


What if McCain wins? Will he be another warmonger?

ps: America, the world is counting on you!

I'm waiting to be spooked!

*Knock*Knock* - Oh Gosh! There's someone at the door! Enjoy this video while I'm gone!

The world's first F1 night race has just ended in less than 2 hours after it started, with the least favourite, Fernando Alonso snatching away the winning trohpy.

The superb 309.087 km street race competition which was held in Singapore's finance hub and shopping district , proves to be one of the most exciting sporting event ever held in Asia.

Acute turnings, narrow street circuit, unpredictable weather, hot humid temperature and powerful glaring spotlights, made this racing event more challenging for the drivers.

However, it was a disastrous night for Team Ferrari when Felipe Massa, who started first in the line-up and was tipped to win this race, ended up in the 13th place. The pit crew made a complete blunder at the pit stop, when they failed to get the fuelling hose off the car as Massa speeds away. The hardest hit for Team Ferrari when Kimi Raikkonen crashed into the concrete barrier with only 4 laps to go.

All time favourite, UK's Lewis Hamilton, was the most consistant in performance throughout the race. Started 2nd in the GP pole, he maintained his focus to finally finished in the 3rd spot after the 61 laps, securing 84 points behind Felipe Massa with 77 points and currently the championship leader.

Earlier in the race, Alonso's team partner, Nelson Piquet of Renault, also suffered disappointment when he crashed his machine into the barriers just after a few laps.

Next Grand Prix racing will be held in Nakahinata, Japan on 12 October 2008.

2008 SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX (Final Result) 28 Sep, SUNDAY Race    Position | Driver  (Time)   1. Fernando Alonso (1:57:16.304) 2. Nico Rosberg (+2.957) 3. Lewis Hamilton (+5.917) 4. Timo Glock (+8.155) 5. Sebastian Vettel (+10.268) 6. Nick Heidfeld (+11.101) 7. David Coulthard (+16.387) 8. Kazuki Nakajima (+18.489) 9. Jenson Button (+19.885) 10. Heikki Kovalainen (+26.902)  

Come September 28, Singapore will play host for the world's first F1 night race.

The country island is upbeat for the fiesta and all preparations are revving up to welcome the world for this historic moment.

If you are wondering how the world's first F1 night race in Singapore will be like, see the video for yourself...magnificiently stunning!!

So, Gentlemen...Start your engine!

Received this beautiful scripts written by a comedian, George Carlin. Sometimes, little things in life that would make great difference to others.

A Message by George Carlin:

The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider Freeways , but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but have less, we buy more, but enjoy less. We have bigger houses and smaller families, more conveniences, but less time. We have more degrees but less sense, more knowledge, but less judgment, more experts, yet more problems, more medicine, but less wellness.

We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get too angry, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom.

We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values. We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often.

We've learned how to make a living, but not a life. We've added years to life not life to years. We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet a new neighbor. We conquered outer space but not inner space. We've done larger things, but not better things.

We've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul. We've conquered the atom, but not our prejudice. We write more, but learn less. We plan more, but accomplish less. We've learned to rush, but not to wait. We build more computers to hold more information, to produce more copies than ever, but we communicate less and less.

These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion, big men and small character, steep profits and shallow relationships. These are the days of two incomes but more divorce, fancier houses, but broken homes. These are days of quick trips, disposable diapers, throwaway morality, one night stands, overweight bodies, and pills that do everything from cheer, to quiet, to kill. It is a time when there is much in the showroom window and nothing in the stockroom. A time when technology can bring this letter to you, and a time when you can choose either to share this insight, or to just hit delete...

Remember, spend some time with your loved ones, because they are not going to be around forever.

Remember, say a kind word to someone who looks up to you in awe, because that little person soon will grow up and leave your side.

Remember, to give a warm hug to the one next to you, because that is the only treasure you can give with your heart and it doesn't cost a cent.

Remember, to say, 'I love you' to your partner and your loved ones, but most of all mean it. A kiss and an embrace will mend hurt when it comes from deep inside of you.

Remember to hold hands and cherish the moment for someday that person will not be there again.

Give time to love, give time to speak! And give time to share the precious thoughts in your mind.

AND ALWAYS REMEMBER:

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.

The above was written by a comedian, George Carlin, who has passed on recently. He wrote something so very eloquent...and so very appropriate.

Ok got this joke from a friend.

Good girls go to heaven, Bad girls go everywhere...

A train hits a bus filled with Catholic school girls and they all perish. They are in heaven trying to enter the pearly gates when St. Peter asks the first girl, "Tiffany, have you ever had any contact with a male organ?"

She giggles and shyly replies, "Well, I once touched the head of one with the tip of my finger." Peter says, "Okay, dip the tip of your finger in the Holy Water and pass through the gate."

St. Peter asks the next girl the same question, Jennifer, have you ever had any contact with a male organ? The girl is a little reluctant but replies, "Well, once I fondled and stroked one." St. Peter says, "Okay, dip your whole hand in the Holy Water and pass through the gate. All of a sudden, there is a lot of commotion in the line of girls.

One girl is pushing her way to the front of the line. When she reaches the front, St. Peter says, "Reeva, What seems to be the rush?" The girl replies, "If I I’m going to have to gargle that Holy Water, I want to do it before Jessica sticks her ass in it."