Paintball was an interesting experience. It’s expensive for a few moments of play but people still feel the effects of it days later, whether it be bruises, minor scrapes or muscle aches.
We had about 3 new comers and a small handful of people that we’re trying to keep contact with.
The paintball itself served as an icebreaker for conversations, not to mention the guys wearing our army uniforms for that authentic battlefield look. (We’re wusses really, the uniform was for protection against the sting of a paintball.)
Last Sunday, we had a little party for Clarence and Grace.
Just a little something to ‘celebrate’ their upcoming nuptials.
We all met at Holland Village Burger King and got the couple to change in
to their costumes. After a round of question and answe
rs, we took to the streets for some good clean fun.
First stop was Starbucks where they were to purchase our morning coffees. The guys then went outside while the gals states at the upstairs balcony so that Clarence and Grace could play a game of catch.
Soon after, we got to couple to buy a couple of toys from a small stationary shop and act out a little sketch.
The fun carried on down most of Holland Village till lunch time.
Here’s to the happy couple on the 18th of October.
I’ve heard this song so many times in so many places, but today was the first time I actually listened to it. To really appreciate the lyrics.
It talks about letting go of failures, looking towards success. not letting the bad things in life pull you down but letting the each moment that goes by be a defining moment for you. Letting each moment be one that’s treasured.
Let it go
Let it roll right off your shoulder
Don’t you know
The hardest part is over
Let it in
Let your clarity define you
In the end You will only just remember how it feels
Our lives are made
In these small hours
These little wonders
These twists and turns of fate
Time falls away,
But these small hours
These small hours
Still remain
Let it slide
Let your troubles fall behind you
Let it shine,
Till you feel it all around you
And I don’t mind
If it’s me you need to turn to
We’ll get by
It’s the heart that really matters in the end
Our lives are made
In these small hours
These little wonders
These twists and turns of fate
Time falls away
But these small hours
These small hours
Still remain
All of my regret
Will wash away somehow
But I cannot forget
the way I feel right now
In these small hours
These little wonders
These twists and turns of fate
Yeah, these twisted turns of fate
Time falls away
Yeah, but these small hours,
These small hours
Still remain
Yeah, oh they still remain
These little wonders
All these twists and turns of fate
Time falls away
But these small hours
These little wonders
Still remain
Opposite my office is a bank and outside the bank they placed this sign.
So, if I can’t use the stairs, I need to go inside to get one of the staff to come outside for any transactions. Nevermind that to approach the staff I need to go inside the bank by climbing the stairs.
On Friday, we got 3 hamsters, saphire winter whites. I chose one because she was staring out at me. So we got these 3 little friends. Which we dubbed “the kids”. One was really small and has a white thin stripe across her back. We call her Baby. Another was slightly bigger, has darker fur and is very active. Her name is Sporty.
Zoey Hiding in The Shoe.
The last one was the biggest of the lot, she was the one that was looking at me. We call her Zoey.
Unfortunately over the next couple of days, Zoey started to exhibit a very domineering nature. Fy says she bullies the rest. It saddens me as I hate the idea of seperating the sisters.
But, alas, it had to be done. So Zoey has followed me home. And I need to get a new cage for her as Zach’s old cage has some rust on it. Zoey seems so sweet and active also running around. But she just can’t get along with Baby and Sporty.
It pained me to have to seperate them. But she seems so much tamer now, running around, then hiding in her little bottle.
We’ve just watched WALL•E. Don’t expect much in terms of verbal communication. Everything is really about how the characters interact with each other through their action.
The fluid like motion of the characters makes the live footage used in video sequences so believable, as though it is the opposite of our world where animation is what is on video.
EVE is the descendant of the iPod.
WALL•E is not just a story of a robot and his quest for the meaning of his existence, as early promotional material would have you believe. It’s a love story of two characters rising beyond their primary objective.
WALL•E and EVE slowly build their relationship over the firat act and you can see the bond that they share when they dance.
One of the scary things about the movie is the humans. They have become so reliant and comfortable with letting robots run everything, so much so, that they can’t use their limbs properly let alone tear themselves away from their screens to appreciate the beauty of the world around them.
The realization of having to work for what you want rather than taking the easy way out is perhaps the biggest moral lesson from this Pixar film. A bold move considering their track record for keeping friendships their main moral focus. Subtle, but effective I feel. Switching from the virtual utopia that they have on their ship to the rotting wasteland of Earth, shows us that home is home no matter what it is like, and we can’t leave the cleaning up to others.
Above all that, WALL•E is a love story of two beings willing to go to and beyond the ends of the Earth for each other.
Dancing in space.
The many Apple references are a HUGE plus point as well.
It’s been a while since I’ve last blogged. I’ve been super busy with work and various videos that I’ve been losing sleep. Anyway, I’ve decided to restart my blog once again. And now I’m able to update on the move too.
