like the aurora borealis, the Northern Lights, filling the sky with wondrous dancing hues: colourful, ever-changing, fascinating, and awe-inspiring - a true wonder of nature.

...but in the words of Scripture, the time has come to set aside childish things. The time has come to reaffirm our enduring spirit; to choose our better history; to carry forward that precious gift, that noble idea, passed on from generation to generation: the God-given promise that all are equal, all are free, and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness.

Our challenges may be new. The instruments with which we meet them may be new. But those values upon which our success depends -- hard work and honesty, courage and fair play, tolerance and curiosity, loyalty and patriotism -- these things are old. These things are true. They have been the quiet force of progress throughout our history. What is demanded then is a return to these truths.

i love databases. i love to advance search, boolean it, and find exactly what i want. i'm a reader of wikis, not a contributor. i like to take the information, never a giver. imbibe, not share.

so it's crazy, now, to be part of something, that has no databases, no files, no advance search, don't even think about The Boolean! There is nothing there. A clean slate. Only hope is to recall history from those we hope recall. Connect the dots and fill the gaps. Make that clean slate into an account that will preserve experience and lessons. i think i might have to use my mind again.

The emotion it was, electric
And the stars, they all aligned
I knew I had to make my, decision
But I never made the time
No, I never made the time

In the dark, for a while now
I can't stay, so far
I can't stay, much longer
Riding my decision home

Exoneration lost his, eraser
But my forgiver found the sun
And there are twisted days that I take comfort
Cause I'm not the only one
No, I'm not the only one

In the dark, for a while now
I can't stay, very far
I can't stay, much longer
Riding my decision home

The contest is a lion fight.
So chin up,
put your shoulders back,
walk proud,
strut a little.
Don't lick your wounds.
Celebrate.
The scars you bear are the sign of a competitor.
You're in a lion's fight.
Just because you didn't win
doesn't mean you don't know how to roar.

the past two weekends were probably the best two weekends in a long time -
i don't have enough photos to do em justice but here's just some.
this new year, i was so stocked i got to tea and breakfast with glo, joy, yans, chek; the family altogether for dinner, gift exchange, and amachi's favorite things; hang out with val and celebrate his new home and 24th year with the ac folks; spend the night with sayangs saya (? haha.) at wcp, sipping frappes by the dock, playing seth in candlelight, celebrate sharhan, bid farewell to azmi, drive down the highway at 2 am and have the 2 bikes form a little motorcade; and.... 30 rock marathon - i think it went up to 15 episodes.

soundtrack for the days:
Have I found you
Flightless bird, jealous, weeping or lost you, american mouth
Big pill looming

so i chanced upon a song that shares my namesake!
and it goes something like that -

But I don't feel bad,
'cuz they don't know what we had!
Doesn't matter anyway, cuz I've got a brand new friend, okay
Me and her, we'll kick your ass,
we'll wait with knives after class!

We don't like Becky anymore!
We don't like Becky anymore!
We don't like Becky anymore!
We don't like Becky anymore!

o-kay. not nice.