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Thanks
I give thanks
Not only for
What I have
But also for
What I will
Soon come
To find.

I give thanks
For trials
And tribulations
That have to
Be overcome.

I give thanks
For the test
That must
Be passed.

I give thanks
For happiness
And pain.
No matter the
Emotion - I
Give thanks
Just the same.

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Wednesday, August 05, 2009

i just happened to chance upon this website, www.zuji.com, apparently they are leading a petition to have one more public holiday in Singapore. now i think this is a great idea, not that the government is actually going to introduce another public holiday for Singapore, but rather, a great idea by the people at zuji.com to get the email contacts of more people in Singapore. it's a win-win situation for the company, because if the the petition really goes through and we're going to have another public holiday, zuji's business will boom because it just means more people are going to go on holiday. even if the new public holiday is not introduced, zuji will have more contacts, and hence expand its network and consequently, increase its business. genius. despite knowing that this was an obvious marketing ploy, i still went ahead and gave my email and signed the petition because, hey, why not try right?

anyway, in other news, former President Bill Clinton has left Pyongyang with two detained American journalists, Linda Ling and Euna Lee, who were convicted and sentenced to 12 years' hard labour for spying. so, to get these poor ladies home (because you can't possibly think they'd survive 12 years of hard North Korean labour), Bill Clinton was called in to save the day. now he really did seem like some super hero, swooping in town, and leaving with two lovely ladies the very next day. but good on him i guess, it was heartening to know that he'd succeeded, and the two journalists can now return home to a happy reunion with their families. all's well that ends well and Bill Clinton is now an American hero.

i also saw that Paula Abdul is leaving American Idol. well, this is quite sad, because she's been such a fixture on 8 seasons of the show. and she's always the 'nice' one, trying to find something good to say about the contestants, no matter how lousy they are. also, she seemed to always attempt to remind viewers about her dancing roots, always getting on her feet to dance to songs. so i guess she was quite an encouragement to the contestants. and she was quite entertaining as well, not because her comments were snarky or sarcastic, but because they didn't make any sense at all. her arguments with Simon were hilarious and sometimes they would do silly things like fight and draw mustaches on each other's faces. as an avowed fan of American Idol, i guess i will miss American Idol, but i'm not going to stop watching it just because Paula's gone.

speaking of departures, Xabi Alonso looks set to leave Liverpool. now this is really sad, though not unexpected. Alonso has always seemed like a really important, albeit underrated player for LFC. he is popular, though, judging from the response that he received when he travelled to Singapore recently. it's just regretful that he thought Real Madrid will be a better club for him. this Real where he will always play second fiddle to Kaka and Christiano Ronaldo, versus a Liverpool whose millions of rabid fans adore him and urged him to stay. do some thinking, Alonso. will the riches of Real beat the adoration at Anfield? now let's hope Benitez quickly uses the money to get a good replacement. the pre-season form has been worrying.

going back to camp soon. after 3 days' off in lieu. oh well, good times will always end. attending a wedding this saturday, national day on sunday, RJ gathering on monday. it's not all bad...looking forward to the weekend!

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