William's Wishlist

Since Mike mentioned about the wishlist, I'm write a frank wishlist:
William is a very very very very greedy guy and thus he has a long wishlist that he wishes to achieve in life:
*the numbers do not necessarily represent the priority over one another*

1. Get a talented wife: How good it is to have a wife painting with you and/or plays piano or violin for you?

2. Get a house: I want to be able to afford a dwelling place on my own someday, let my parents stay with me, and with my future family.

3. Go tour around the world: I want to be able to visits lots of places: not only requires the money, but probably would have to spare some time from the adulthood to do this one. Places like: Japan, Korea, Vietnam, China, India, France, England, America, etc.etc. See interesting things and try different foods around the world!

4. At least have a son: I come from a traditional family and I'm a traditional kind of a guy. At least I'm the clan-ist kind of a guy so I would like to have decendant that can carry my Chinese surname: "Lei". I also want him to be successful guy.

5. I want to be able to have at least a building bearing my name on it. Just like how you know the Lee Kong Chian University Hall and National Library. Nope, in case you are wondering, the wish came long before Mochtar Riady School of Business.

6. I want to be able to watch an anime without subtitles. Japanese animes are good stuff, watch the good qualities one and be inspired.

7. I want to retire by the age of 40.. maybe latest 50. If it's impossible, probably I'll just have to work longer in my life.

8. Actually, I've always wanted to be like Jack Neo, funny yet inspiring. I want to be inspiring to people by acting, giving entertainment, and showing humor with inspiration to the rest.

9. The romance of my life after marriage: I want to love and be loved for a long time.

10.  I want to stay healthy even until I'm old.

11. I want to create a painting of my wife. Or of something else. I want to paint when I retire, or even I when I'm working later on. Or maybe I should rephrase to: I want to have time to paint, be capable to paint, and not to lose my cherished skill.

12. Someday, I want to publish my blog into a book or have an autobiography. But then, I don't really aim to be remembered even after I die. What a nonsense, it's just a wish though..

13. I want to die naturally and peacefully: not out of disease or accident.

14. I want to die after my children are independent and ahead from my family members, so that I don't have to feel sad having to them to leave before me.

15. I want to die after most of my wishes come true so I can die without regret.

I've always known that I'm a self centered kind of person. But I'm also kind of a guy that will look up to my family. If it's new to you.. Welcome man, this is William's Wishlist.

It's either I'm assuming too much things, or that on one of these days people are so obviously too easily attracted to someone.
How come everything's become so superficial?
What has happened to everyone?

People and their behavior are interesting topics to observe. More interestingly if they are your friends: You thought you knew them, but you'll be surprised how much you actually don't know them

CBLC YIH

The main points are:
-It's comfy
-Can use computer and access internet
-everytime you go there, surely there'll be someone that you know
-even if it's not everytime, everytime when you are going there, you'd hope to see the people you know.

Which why now, YIH CBLC is like R2 lounge in the campus

MAKIHARA NORIYUKI - ハトマメ 〜Say Hello To The World.〜

Here's The lyric of the very interesting song that my japanese teacher introduced to the tutorial class:
The tune is fun, I'll bet you like it: haha
I've done a self-interpretation and self-translation with some help of online dictionary:
It's a very rare song and has a very funny lyric and interesting, unlike the normal, poetic, flowery japanese pop songs.
ENJOY!!
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いろんな国から来た人で 浅草寺は今日もにぎやか
ironna kuni kara kita hito de sensouji ha kyou mo nigiyaka
People from various countries at the sensouji (a temple in kyoto), today, are as always, crowded and lively

仲見世通り抜ければ 晴れ空と香炉の煙
nakamise doori nukereba harezora to kouro no kemuri
passing the shopping district you can see the clear sky with the burning of incense

いつもの様に鳩豆を 買う僕の目に飛び込んできた
itsumono youni hatomame wo kau boku no me ni tobikonde kita
Me, who always buy hatomame(pigeon beans/peas) as usual, this thing came to my attention

鳩豆を自分で食べてる The tourist from somewhere
hatomame wo jibun de taberu The tourist from somewhere
The tourist from somewhere that ate the pigeon beans(peas) for himself

それは鳩の食べるもの そう教えてあげたいのに
sore wa(ha) hato no taberu mono, sou oshiete agetaino ni
"that is food for the pigeons", I want to tell him that

何も言えなかったあの日 僕は英語を習うと決めた
nani mo ienakatta ano hi boku wa(ha) eigo wo narau to kimeta
Me, who couldn't say anything, on that day I decided to learn English

Those are peas for the birds! But I couldn't say the words!!
 Those are peas for the birds! But I couldn't say the words!!

身振り手振りでがんばる僕を Those are peas for the birds!
miburi teburi de ganbaru boku wo Those are peas for the birds!
Me, who was trying hard with expressions and gestures, Those are peas for the birds!

But I couldn't say the words!! 楽しそうに見ながらまだ食べていた
But I couldn't say the words!! Tanoshisou ni minagara mada tabeteita
But I coulnd't say the words!! (The tourist) excitedly looking at me, was still eating

うちにホームステイしてる 学生が残した置き手紙
uchi ni homusutei-shiteru gakusei ga nokoshita okitegami
The student who had homestay in my home, left a note

「今日は奈良に友達と 遊びに行ってきます」
kyou wa(ha) nara ni tomodachi to asobi ni ittekimasu
"today I'm going to Nara with my friend to play"

おみやげですと照れながら くれた小さな紙の袋は
omiyage desu to merenagara kureta chiisana kami no fukuro wa(ha)
It's a souvenir that was given with a bit of awkwardness, small paper bag carrier

確かにうまそうに見える まるい鹿せんべい
tashikani umasou ni mieru marui shika senbei
looks pretty delicious indeed, the round deer crackers

嬉しいけど食べたくない ひょっとして食べちゃったの?
ureshii kedo tabetakunai hyottoshite tabechatta no?
I'm happy but I don't want to eat it, Is it possible that s/he's eaten it?

鹿の絵を描く手を止めて 僕は英語を習うと決めた
shika no e wo kaku te wo tomete, boku wa(ha) eigo wo narau to kimeta
My hand which was trying to draw a deer stopped, I decided to study English

Those are crackers for the deer! But I ate them with a tear.
Those are crackers for the deer! But I ate them with a tear.

だけど優しさがうれしくて Those are crackers for the deer!
dakedo yashashisa ga ureshikute Those are crakers for the deer!
Though it's of good intention and I was feeling glad, Those are crackers for the deer!

But I ate them with a tear. 食べたその味は人情の味がした
But I ate them with a tear. tabeta sono aji wa(ha) ninjou no aji ga shita
But I ate them with a tear. I ate them with the taste of kindnesss.

ごめんねと言いたい時 ありがとうと言いたい時
gomen ne to iitai toki.. arigatou to iitai toki
When I want to say "I'm sorry", and when I want to say "Thank you"

何も言えなかったあの日 僕は英語を習うと決めた Yeaeee
nani mo ienakatta ano hi, boku wa(ha) eigo wo narau to kimeta.. yeaaahhh..
The day when I couldn't say anything, I decided to study English

Those are peas for the birds! Now I can say the words!
Those are peas for the birds! Now I can say the words!

違う言葉で挨拶したら Say hello to the world!
chigau kotoba de aishatsushitara, Say hello to the world!
If one can do a greeting with other languages, Say hello to the world!

I can say it to the world! 世界中の想いが聞こえてきた
I can say it to the world! Sekaichu no omoi ga kikoete kita
I can say it to the world! I would be able to hear the thoughts around the world

CBLC admission this year

I don't feel that there's is a need to justify myself because I feel that I've put enough objectivity when I voiced my opinion that was probably influential on the decision of who would be the publicity cell members of NUSSU CBLC.

However, no matter what I say, it's bound that there would be someone out there who would find me biased, and I do not know whether it's really true or it's just my feeling.
Just in case that there is, I would like to give clarifications on the selection criteria:

1. You've gotta have a strong portfolio on publicity. Those who have a very impressive portfolio in terms of design, would have much more say to be in the publicity team, since publicity in CBLC in general is about designing skills.
I'm not saying that I'm not impressed on the portfolio that belongs to those who were unsuccessful in admission, but simply because the vacancy is limited and objectively I have to be stringent on the selection.

2. Nevermind the portfolio, show us what you've got else-what: Those who does not hold any portfolio or even designing skill, we'll look at other things like how a person can publicize a thing without having waste time on designs like campaigns, publicity actions that can give the delivery of the intended message to the public.
You can do stunts, weird and catchy actions? You can do props? You have more chance to be admitted.

3. Nevermind all those thing that I've mentioned: You don't have any design portfolio to begin with and when asked for any outstanding non-design related means of publicity that you could think of, you couldn't have any ring of bell in your mind? You just have to show passion: Very much of it. This is what mainly the interview is for: to judge whether you've got it (passion), whether you've got a value added thing: confidence, fun, etc.
I believe that some of you might not be accepted, not because you've got no passion: but you've not managed to have shown it to us. Even if you have managed to, others might have got the skill to show more.
After all, the point of the interview is that you've gotta be able to publicize yourself to us that you've got what it takes to strike an point of interest.
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CBLC would have be more fun with the existence of some of you: I truly believe in that; and with that you should know that I had a hard time on deciding who should be in the team.
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That's for publicity.

I'm a good senior & a bad one

I'm a good senior since I feel that I've managed to reach out to my juniors in terms of social interactions, it's doesn't feel like that when I was an underclassman.

I'm also a bad senior since I can't be a role model in terms of education, grades and whatever it is to my juniors.

just a post

NUANSA:

Partially, there's always this part of me who wants to help out and be one of whatever helper? committee member? performer (although impossible)? or yeah, just basically being one of the people who were up there after the curtain call; being mentioned of as one of the credits even if just as a group of people; and letting the crowd know that you were one of the organizers of that performance.

Very exciting isn't it? Especially when the curtains closed, separating you from the crowd, and you, who couldn't wait to burst into joy, you would just start to cheer out loud with your team when the gap of both ends of the cloth were united? Keep talking about it, for hours or even days before the thing started and after it ended? Getting to have a common thing, a shared goal with your friends, or even getting to know new people with great talents?
Isn't it a very exciting experience?

I wasn't part of it, by choice.

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But yeah,
I heard from a hearsay, this is a quote from one of those invited to give comments and feedback before the performance itself: "A performance is complex, it's easier for those who just watch to find mistakes of it, rather than the performers and the organizer; and rather than to see good things out of it. Therefore, a performance, to qualify as a performance needs to be perfect."
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Turned out, I was attending both session of this year's NUANSA, i didn't think that it was as bad, but I've heard of people not really giving a very pleasant comment.

But no matter what, the show was over, again, I wasn't part of it by choice: just look at how unprofessional some members are, in terms of organization in preparation, how much stress that was to be incurred if you were part of the team, having to do last minute preparation that caused imperfections (in fact too many of those), comrades having to talk against one another, complaining about each other. With all of my current burden, even if there's a tiny will of mine that pretty much desire to make a difference, I felt that the scale was to big and probably, I was better of putting out that fire of will and watch the whole drama (as in from preparation to the end) as a mere spectator.

I would at least commend that at least the show is now over and it was most of you who managed to bring it together; so be proud.
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