Here I Am

2010-09-08T04:20:00.000-07:00

Worship is a state of the mind and heart that leads to certain effects on the soul.
[My pod just ran out of batt zz]

In Blue like Jazz, Don says that he thinks that there is no better worship than wonder.
He wrote, "I think there are all sorts of things our hearts believe that don't make any sense to our heads. Love, for instance; we believe in love. Beauty. Jesus as God."

Worship to me, is a state that we must always be in. Such that everything you do and say glorifies God.
And with that, people see that your life is a constant testimony and sacrifice. Of course we are flawed, but I believe that as long as I put in effort to achieve it and not make excuses, it counts for something.

So here, this is my first step in stepping up to my calling. To lead people into worship. Be that tunnel of which worshippers will be able to glimpse the light at the end. The beauty and glory of God. That would be so lovely!

I guess I agree with Don to some measure. That worship encompasses wonder. Because it is through wonder that we can only dare to imagine the greatness of God. The sunsets, the dawns, something like music that touches the very depth of our soul. How we are receptive to the emotions of people around us. How we are so complex.

And I think that by stepping up to be a worship leader, I will eventually be able to understand God in a different light. One that does not just revolve around me. But seeing the wider picture, one that involves all His sheep. And I can't wait.

2010-09-08T04:12:00.000-07:00

Type of worship leader I wannabe:

1. One that lives a life which influences the people around her. Such that people can look and say, wow, she deserves respect.

2. One who is able to balance the technical and spiritual side of worship. Such that the worship band can worship and also at the same time play skillfully. With a standard that would not 'turn people off'.

3. Shepard the congregation. Know them. Serve them.

2010-09-08T04:09:00.000-07:00

HELLO OLD BLOG OF MINE!
I shall breathe life into you again like how what I'm gonna write about is gonna breathe even more life into me.

Today is the 8september2010
And you shall now serve as my journal.
A worship leader one.
This is for me.

And I pray that...this would mark the beginning of a beautiful mystery of a new life.

2007-09-13T04:22:00.000-07:00

I'm walking away
I can't take much
No matter how narrow
Nor how dirty the path I take
I'm going to go
Still.

Nothing can stop me

2007-09-13T04:19:00.000-07:00

I Felt The Ground and Looked Up High and Called Your name

2007-07-23T06:07:00.001-07:00

ITS JUST LIKE THAT

2007-07-01T04:26:00.002-07:00

ONE MORE TIME, JUST ONE

2007-07-01T04:26:00.001-07:00

What happens to the dream when the dreamer's gone away....

2007-06-26T07:17:00.000-07:00

Stuck. In. The. Middle. Of. No. Where.

2007-05-08T22:01:00.000-07:00

We remember the good things.

Which will in turn trigger the bad things too.

There.

Our body's defence system.

2007-04-13T22:49:00.000-07:00

PHANTOM OF THE OPERA

It rocks my world hahaha
Its was simply the best!
Esplanade is WORTH all the tax singapore has paid

The next show I'm going to watch is
A Midsummer Night's Dream
At Fort Canning
It's gonna be great!
Especially since i'm going with my lovely friends!

I LOVE YOU GUYS
hahaha
They gave me an extra special birthday this year
Now, who would I trade them for?
Maybe....for that $$$$$thousand dollar violin but then again...
I WOULDN'T TRADE THEM FOR THE WORLD!
Unless they come with it?
Then I'll get them back PLUS a world (:

2007-04-03T06:35:00.000-07:00

Bloody crap

Is it your business?
Is it your friggin business what I do?
And if you found out what I did, do you have to freaking tell the world?

What exactly is your problem?
Me giving way to you doesn't mean you can trample over me.
I was just being nice.
I can be nasty.
But I don't want to make you hate me do I?
I'm your friend.

I think.
But after EVERYTHING you did I don't know whether i can tolerate this much longer...

It is so annoying.
You changed.
Yes, in a BAD way.

2007-03-17T03:45:00.000-07:00

I don't understand how you always manage to sweep me off my feet and then just go like that.

2007-03-16T06:01:00.000-07:00

Here are some of my tickle tests results!
I love doing these.
It's for the fun.
Trust me.

Zara, Sweet Gestures tickle you pink

Hand-written love letters stuffed into your purse. Giving up a seat on the bus to a pregnant woman. You love the little things in life — and you know that they can make all the difference. Whether you're giving, receiving, or just watching from afar, nothing brightens up your day like a token of affection or seeing people treat each other with kindness.Thoughtful and caring, you often put the needs of others above your own. That's why friends and family trust you, your goals, and advice — they know that you always have the best of intentions at heart. It's simple really, making other people happy makes you happy. What could be better than that?

2007-03-15T04:43:00.000-07:00

It cant be.

Just cant be.

How this episode works.

It's amazingly astounding.

It's feverishly scary.

But its worth it.

2007-02-23T04:12:00.000-08:00

It's the heart, afraid of breaking

That never learns to dance

It's the dream, afraid of waking

That never takes the chance

And the song, afraid of dying

That never learns to live

2007-02-21T04:45:00.000-08:00

I didn't go to school today?

Yeah, needed a break.
Even though its right after the long weekend.
But hey, everyone needs their own 'quality-time' instead of being frogs and jumping from house to house.

I'm so tired.
Just tired.
Tired.

Even though I did absolutely nothing.
The whole day.

The thought of going back to school makes me feel good and bad at the same time.
Wrecking isn't it?
Its my life story...

I don't mind going back to school.
My lovely friends are there.
I don't mind going back to school.
Geography is tomorrow.
I mind going back to school.
The thought of seeing my english teacher makes my stomach churn.
I mind going back to school.
Two tests tomorrow, geog&bio.
Simple enough.

I missed KEN&JOEL's gig.
I'm still bummed out...

Yay!
There's no violin or theory classes for the whole week.
Chinese New Year has its other good points besides the long weekend and extra pocket money.
Grade seven for violin is no game.
Exams are in JULY.
Dammit.

I hate theory.
Absolutely detest it.
Maybe cause I'm bad at it?
But hey, can't blame me for being bias.
We hate things we aren't good at.
NATURALLY.

There's netball training this sunday(:
Just thinking of it makes me bubble with joy *hahah*

Friday, there's a stay over in school.
Band is gonna bring us to the night safari!!
Whoopie!
I know, childish much...
But hey, we all have that tinsy-winsy spark that is just dying to glow.

[Note: I keep saying 'But hey'. Its a passing fad. Cheers(:]

I love this week.

Though there's so many bad things.
More good things overlap it!

LOVEs

2007-02-19T20:55:00.000-08:00

Hello! I'm at Tomio-san's house BLOGGGINNNNNGGG. and I love ALL MY BESTESTEST friends esp. JIAQI. She's the LOVE man. hell yeaahhh. <3

2007-01-09T04:10:00.000-08:00

FREAK

2006-12-10T20:58:00.000-08:00

We had a captain's ball match against the sec3s in church yesterday.
BOY, WAS IT FUN(:
First we had class of course.
Yong and Gab drove to Dover from ACJC...
They could have walked, save the gas and help the environment.
They bought prata and buns and lots of 100plus and water.
I didn't eat of course.
I had my breakfast in the morning already.

The girl's match was first.
The game was every ten mintues would be a half.
We played a twenty-mintues game with a three-minute break.
The sec2s trashed them 10-5.

The boy's match was second.
Same method with the time.
The sec3 won 7-6.
Too close for comfort.

The mix team was last.
The sec2s won 8-7.
The last two shots from the sec2s were scored in the last two mintues.
It was way way too close for comfort.
When we scored the last goal, exactly when meihuan caught the ball the time was up.
We were like SCREAMING for joy cause we played so hard it was kinda disappointing if we lost.

Overall, it was a good game.
I'm not just saying that cause we won.
I love playing captain's ball though i prefer shooting.
So i am very sure that even if we lost i'd still have enjoyed it cause at least there was a challenge.

Next week is our match against the sec1s.
Easy game for the girls.
A little difficult for the guys.
Quite hard for the leader's match.
Girls'll be playing captain's ball.
Guys'll be playing street soccer.
Leaders'll be captains ball.
I have FAITH in GOfish(:

2006-12-09T04:02:00.000-08:00

LAMAs are my friends.
Tisha is my friend.
I guess anyone else who is not an animal is not.
Loyalty.
Faithfulness.
No one has those true pure quailties.
Only the innocence of a baby can beat that.
Too bad we all grow up.
But then again growing up isn't all bad.
I guess there may be more downs then ups...
Sigh

2006-12-08T06:52:00.000-08:00

I'm missing them...
I really really missing them.
Are they thinking about us?
Missing us too?
This is al i have to remember them by and all the photos.

2006-11-29T06:39:00.001-08:00

THIS IS MY VIOLIN
A sketch I did Myself

TA-DA

2006-11-29T04:58:00.000-08:00

Here's A New Song
Its Really Nice
Try to check it out

HELD

Two months is too little,
They let him go, they had no sudden healing
To think that providence would take a child
From his mother while she prays, is appalling

Who told us we'd be rescued, what has changed
And why should we be saved from nightmares?
We're asking why this happens to us who have died to live, its unfair

This is what it means to be held
How it feels, when the sacred is torn from your life and you survive
This is what it is to be loved and to know
That the promise was when everything fell we'd be held

This hand is bitterness, we want to taste it
And let the hatred numb our sorrows
The wise hand opens slowly to the lilies of the vally and tomorrow

If hope is born of suffering, if this only the beginning
Can we not wait, for one hour watching for our Saviour?

This is what it means to be held
How it feels, when the sacred is torn from your life and you survive
This is what it is to be loved and to know
That the promise was when everything fell we'd be held

2006-11-29T01:20:00.000-08:00

FAT

FAT

It seems everyone is getting skinnier...

2006-11-27T02:31:00.000-08:00

I'm going to cambodia this friday.
The time on my blog seems terribly wrong.
Its alright.
It doesn't matter anyway.

Todays band was super funny.
The gong was put back up with clothe hangers.
AHAH
Kenneth was his usual vulgar self along with Mark.
They set a whole new level to the frequent use of colourful language.
They decided during lunch that they wanted to try for chapel.
Once.
Hahah
How lovely.
I'm glad they are so enthu about it.
Suprised maybe?

I GOT ART!
I GOT ART!
Mr G gave me art!
YAY.
I am overjoyed(:

Bubbling with gladness.
HAHAH

2006-11-27T02:24:00.000-08:00

It's so difficult to type.
When there are so many eyes feasting on the words.

Its hard to be truthful.
People start asking.

You think that once you tell the truth people'll stop disturbing your peace, get out of your space and leave you alone.
But no.
More questions fill their minds and they need to quench their query.

2006-11-14T00:48:00.000-08:00

2006-11-06T21:50:00.000-08:00

Turnaround
Every now and then I get a little bit lonely and you're never coming around
Every now and then I get a little bit tired of listening to the sound of my tears
Every now and then I get a little bit nervous that the best of all the years have gone by
Every now and then I get a little bit terrified and then I see the look in your eyes
Every now and then I fall apart
Turnaround
Every now and then I get a little bit restless and I dream of something wild
Every now and then I get a little bit helpless and I'm lying like a child in your arms
Every now and then I get a little bit angry and I know I've got to get out and cry
Every now and then I get a little bit terrified but then I see the look in your eyes
Every now and then I fall apart

And I need you now tonight
And I need you more than ever
And if you'll only hold me tight
We'll be holding on forever
And we'll only be making it right
Cause we'll never be wrong together
We can take it to the end of the line
Your love is like a shadow on me all of the time
I don't know what to do and I'm always in the dark
We're living in a powder keg and giving off sparks
I really need you tonight
Forever's gonna start tonight

Once upon a time
I was falling in love
But now I'm only falling apart
There's nothing I can do
A total eclipse of the heart

Once upon a time there was light in my life
But now there's only love in the dark
Nothing I can say
A total eclipse of the heart

Turnaround
Every now and then I know you'll never be the boy you always you wanted to be
Every now and then I know you'll always be the only boy who wanted me the way that I am
Every now and then I know there's no one in the universe as magical and wonderous as you
Every now and then I know there's nothing any better and there's nothing I just wouldn't do
Every now and then I fall apart

And I need you now tonight
And I need you more than ever
And if you'll only hold me tight
We'll be holding on forever
And we'll only be making it right
Cause we'll never be wrong together
We can take it to the end of the line
Your love is like a shadow on me all of the time
I don't know what to do and I'm always in the dark
We're living in a powder keg and giving off sparks
I really need you tonight
Forever's gonna start tonight

Once upon a time
I was falling in love
But now I'm only falling apart
There's nothing I can do
A total eclipse of the heart

Once upon a time there was light in my life
But now there's only love in the dark
Nothing I can say
A total eclipse of the heart

2006-11-05T04:37:00.000-08:00

It's SUNDAY!

Today, the guys had a soccer match against the Sec3s.
Gabriel scored our first goal.
Abiel scored the second.
But we lost though.
Not exactly 'we', the guys played not the girls, but we're still one GOfish!
Hey, but its alright!
I know the guys played their best.
They must have been tired too since we had our chalet the day before.
We're all having our own individual 'jet lag'.
While coming home from my violin practice, the thought of spending more time with my lovely class kicked me to the edge of smsing Andrea to tell her that I want us to meet more then once a week. Not only Sunday but one other day in the week. Not for Bible study, but to play, train, and have fun playing sports and TRAINING!!
I think most probably we'll meet during the afternoon on Thursday for some rockin' fun time playing
NETBALL STYLE!
Play Highest POINT!!!
That is fun fun FUN.

Care For A Story?

2006-10-29T01:53:00.000-08:00

"'Did you ever hear the one about the angel of the Lord coming to earth on the night the baby Jesus was born?' he says, and we both nod. I'm a bit disappointed though. We had enough Bible stories at the workhouse.

'Well, what they don't tell you is that some of the angels who came down that night took a good look around and liked the place. So instead of clearing off with the rest of the holy host, they decided to stay. Well, the angel of the Lord didn't think much of that. He said, "You have to come back with me; there's no place for you here." He had a deep shining voice, like a bell. But still the others hung back, and already were losing that glow around them that angels have, and becoming more like men and women. Because when you look at an angel,' Travis says, 'you can't tell one from the other.'

We're listening now, hard. We can see a hill in winter, same as these hills, with a big group of shining angels hovering above it, and the blinded shepards lying on the earth, and a few darker figures, still glowing, standing on the hillside.

' "You must come back," said the angel of the Lord. "You have never been mortal, you have never known free will." But one of the figures was already becoming a woman, tall and craggy, with wild white hair and she could feel the earth through her feet. "We have chosen," she said, and the angel of the Lord didn't know what to say to that, because choosing was not something he knew. Just by choosing, these creatures - whatever they were - were no longer angels. So he beat his wings fast and hard and lifted his finger and spoke with many voices.

' "Your choice is on you, and choice will take you where it will. But you have no place here, so all you can do is follow that star. Men will despise you and turn you away, and only the star and the memory of that star will drive you on, each in his or her own way, until your story ends." And with that, he and his company of angels rose into the night, and the beating of their wings was like a fiery storm. But the others stayed on that hillside, feeling their feet grow solid and strong, like the earth, and they looked at one another without words, then turned and went their seperate ways. And they became the wanderers - gypsies in some countries, tramps in others - spurned and outcast. Yet to this day, when one true wanderer meets another, they recognize each other by a light in the eyes that comes from the original star.'

Travis pauses there, but we're still listening.

'I suppose that makes you an angel then?' I say, a bit scornfully, but Annie says, 'What did they do?'

'They told their stories,' says Travis. 'True angels have no stories because they can't choose. But if you travel any road long enough it'll tell you its stories, and they soon learned how to tell them. Every road's got stories of its own. And that's why,' he says, 'it's good fortune to feed a traveller.'"

STORY I

The Whispering Road

Livi Michael

2006-10-29T01:20:00.000-08:00

Untitled

Stop it!

It came for me.
The tide pierced through my sanity.

Stop it!

It touched me.
The turmoil gashed my conscience.

Stop it!

It drowned me.
The detriment of my existence.

2006-10-25T06:04:00.000-07:00

Today
I went out
It was fun
It's been a long time since I laughed so much with them...

I remember the last time we met was on Monday.
We had our thanksgiving service.
I didn't even talk to them.
Only when I said "Excuse me" in class cause one of them were blocking my way.
And when another one asked me to eat.
He didn't talk.
He just did an action and I shook my head.

We caught the movie "The Prestige".
Its cool.
Real nice.
Good plot I guess.
Would have rated it 3-4stars
$4.50
$6.50
$7.00

Well, we went to some funny place to eat after that.
It was pretty nice.
$12.80

It started raining.
We tried to run as far as possible to Paragon
But we only made it halfway.
And got stuck at starbucks.
$6.40

We went to Paragon after spending like, a long time at Starbucks.
And we walked the whole place.

Then we went home.
This may be the once and only time I relay my entire outing on the blog like this.
Waste of my effort.
Its not like its for anyone to read and remember anyway.

TA.

2006-10-23T05:51:00.000-07:00

She broke my promise
Not my promise
Her promise

She bloody broke it...

2006-10-18T04:00:00.001-07:00

THE WAY I SEE YOU

I thought I had my freedom
You didn't even ask
It hit me like a shotgun
Like a cannon blast
And you are so elusive
Why you gotta be so detached?
From the corner of your eye
I thought I saw you look my way
Did you see me looking back?

Oh I just want to know

Baby, Do you see me
The way I see you the way I see you?
Baby, Do you see me
The way I see you the way I see you?

Why do you give me
So little of you I'm out here on thin ice
Hoping I don't break through
You can say you are naive
But I think you know the truth
You made a prisoner of me
But I'm hanging onto the belief
That my time is almost through

Baby, Do you see me
The way I see you the way I see you?
Baby, Do you see me
The way I see you the way I see you?

2006-10-18T03:49:00.000-07:00

That was my Poem that I posted about a few months ago.
Well i only completed it a few days ago and yes there was a vast edit in it.

2006-10-18T03:46:00.000-07:00

Twisted

The monstrosity, it struck me,

When I realised what it was.

It's torn me, twisted me from the inside to out.

To trust, never will it cross my mind.

Forsaken, I thought it was love.

It was what I bathed in.

But deep down, in his soul,

It was the devil's scheme.

Enslaved between two fires.

Planning to never let me go.

He saw in mine, the fear and the strife.

While in his, it was a maniacal crave.

A silent cry.

The pain, as if it wasnt there.

The glass slipped as blood flowed.

It was my only chance.

The fall, never leaving my ears.

The residue on my hands.

Visions of bullets, penetrating his heart.

It broke me.

2006-10-15T22:37:00.000-07:00

Today, My mom left for Bangkok.
She'll be gone until this Saturday.
Long break for me.

I wonder what to do.
Its alignment day today.
So there isn't any school.

Its Opposite Day today did you know?

Isn't that just cool...
If I were feeling opposite of what I'm feeling today
I'd be jumping around being so cheery everybody would ask me to shut up and sit down...
Now wouldn't that be lovely...

2006-10-09T02:37:00.000-07:00

Exams are almost over.

I just had Science and English Paper 2 today

I think the english was fairly easy.
I finished it one hour before end time.
I dunno if thats a good sign or not.

Science was alright i guess.
I still don't like chem alot.
I hope i get to like it soon though.
Or else next year i'll suffer.

Ahhh

SOMEONE SAVE ME

2006-10-07T02:59:00.002-07:00

HAHAHAHA HERE'S A LAUGH(:

The Science of Flirting
There are certain things you can do that might help your date go with a bang - and turn into something more serious.
Ditch the chat up lines
It can take between 90 seconds and 4 minutes to decide if we fancy someone. But this has little to do with your smooth-talking. As far as attraction goes, here's how we get the message:
55% is through body language
38% is the tone and speed of our voice
Only 7% is through what we say

Stare into each others' eyes
New York psychologist, Professor Arthur Arun, has been studying the dynamics of what happens when people fall in love. He has shown that the simple act of staring into each other's eyes has a powerful impact.
He asked two complete strangers to reveal to each other intimate details about their lives. This carried on for an hour and a half. The two strangers were then made to stare into each others eyes without talking for four minutes. Afterwards many of his couples confessed to feeling deeply attracted to their opposite number and two of his subjects even married afterwards.
When we are aroused and interested in what we are looking at our pupils dilate. In medieval Italy, women put belladonna into their eyes to make them look bigger. In fact, bella donna means 'beautiful lady'. However, this is not recommended, as belladonna is a kind of poison!
Match their moves
When people are attracted to each other, they tend to sit or stand in the same way and copy each other's physical gestures. This is known as 'mirroring'. When someone does this, it marks good communication and shows us that our interest is reciprocated. Mirroring also happens when talking to close friends as well as potential lovers, so be careful as you may misread signs of friendship as signs of love.
Don't play hard to get
Research suggest that playing hard to get doesn't usually work. However, there is a theory that we tend to fancy people who are hard to get for everyone else, but easy for us to get.
Scientists tested this 'selective difficulty' theory by using a computer dating experiment. One woman was keen to meet any of the dates that the computer selected for her. Another played hard to get and wasn't enthusiastic towards any of her computer matches. A third was selective and only showed interest in one of the candidates. Out of all three women, the choosy woman was the most preferred by all the male participants.
Understanding lonely hearts adsIf you wrote a lonely hearts ad, what would it say about you? Does the opposite sex find you more attractive if you describe yourself as sexy or successful, or wealthy or reliable?

Be dangerous
Another experiment showed that if people experience fear on a date they often misinterpret that feeling as love. So dates at a theme park are likely to be successful. A bungee jump might seal your relationship for life!
In fact, people who both like the same level of thrills and excitement are more likely to be compatible.

Ain't it funny? Here's more(:

What Makes You Fancy Someone?
Appearance could be another indicator of the quality of a person's genes. Research suggests that there are certain things we all look for - even if we don't know it.
Perfect symmetry
It is thought that asymmetrical features are a sign of underlying genetic problems. Numerous studies in humans have shown that men in particular go for women with symmetrical faces. The preference in women for symmetry is not quite so pronounced. Women are also looking for a man's ability to offer food and protection. This might not be indicated in their genes, but in their rank and status, for example.
The hour-glass figure
Studies have shown that men prefer women with a waist to hip ratio of 0.7. You can calculate your own using this formula:waist measurement ÷ hip measurement = ratio.
This seems to apply whatever the woman's overall weight. A group of researchers even compared this ratio with the average ratio of Miss America winners over the years. It was exactly the same. This ratio would seem to make sense as an indicator of a woman's reproductive health. When women age their waist tends to become less pronounced as they put on fat around the stomach. This coincides with them becoming less fertile.
Learn to love yourself
Have you noticed how many married couples look quite similar? Studies have shown that more than anything we prefer somebody who looks just like we do. From a batch of individual photographs people can spot who are the couples with unnerving reliability.

Research has uncovered that there is a correlation in couples between their:
Lung volumes
Middle finger lengths
Ear lobe lengths
Overall ear size
Neck and wrist circumferences
Metabolic rates
Mummy's boys and Daddy's girls?
The latest studies indicate that what people really, really want is a mate that looks like their parents. Women are after a man who is like their father and men want to be able to see their own mother in the woman of their dreams.
At the University of St Andrews in Scotland, cognitive psychologist David Perrett studies what makes faces attractive. He has developed a computerised morphing system that can endlessly adjust faces to suit his needs.
Students in his experiments are left to decide which face they fancy the most. Perrett has taken images of students' own faces and morphed them into the opposite sex. Of all the faces on offer, this seems to be the face that subject will always prefer. They can't recognize it as their own, they just know they like it.
Perrett suggests that we find our own faces attractive because they remind us of the faces we looked at constantly in our early childhood years - Mum and Dad. Even the pheromone studies are now showing a preference for our parents' characteristics.
Examine your ability to read faces and to find your perfect mate by taking our face perception test, developed by Professor David Perrett.
Will it last?Unfortunately there's no way of telling for certain if a relationship will last. But there might be some clues in your partner's family!
In studies of behavioral genetics it has been shown that a person's tendency to divorce is written in their genes. When scientists studied identical twins, they found that whatever their degree of marriage success was, they shared it with their sibling. Men who went through multiple marriages were highly likely to have a twin brother who did the same.

HAHA okay I'm done here. Ta.

2006-10-07T02:59:00.001-07:00

Daredevil
Matt Murdoch was the son of a boxer, ‘Battling Jack’ Murdoch, who grew up in New York. When Matt saved a blind man from being hit by a truck, some of the radioactive waste inside the truck spilled into Matt’s eyes, blinding him permanently.
Matt’s other senses became much more acute, and he developed a radar sense that allowed him to see the world around him. He also found that he could hear another person’s heartbeat, smell the faintest odour or even ‘read’ a newspaper just by touching the print.
After training as a lawyer at Columbia University, Matthew set up practice in New York. But after facing many injustices in the courtroom, Matt took on the identity of Daredevil and fought the criminals that he couldn’t bring to justice by legal means.

A.K.A.
Matthew Murdock
History
Blinded by radioactive burst
Superpowers
* Special sonar sensor* Heightened sense of hearing, smell & touch* Intuitive sense for danger* Phenomenal athlete
Equipment
Special cane that turns into fighting baton or grappling hook
Arch enemy
Kingpin
Weakness
Cannot see
Love interests
Elektra, Karen Page

Seeing with sound
Daredevil’s acute hearing allows him to tell when suspects are lying, just by listening to their heartbeat (see Wonder Woman for more about lie detection). But his most amazing ability is the ‘radar sense’, which allows him to see the world in great detail, even though he is blind.
Animals like dolphins and bats use sonar to construct an image of their surroundings, a skill called ‘echolocation’. They send out a high-pitched sound, and listen for the echo as it bounces off an object.

From the echo they can gather an incredible about of information:
the longer it takes for the echo to return, the further away the object
if the sound is muffled, this reveals what the object is made of
if the sound returns at a different pitch, this shows how fast the object is moving
Pitch-shifting
This change in pitch is called a 'Doppler shift'. You can hear this effect every time a police siren goes past. As the car approaches, the sound waves get pushed together before they reach your ears, making them sound higher in pitch. When the car goes past you, the sound waves get pulled apart as the siren recedes, giving the sound a lower pitch.
Radar - air traffic control
Radar versus sonar
Radar works in exactly the same way as sonar, but uses radio waves instead of sound waves. Sound can only travel over short distances before it becomes extremely faint, and so echoes are often difficult to detect.
But radio waves can travel over great distances, and faint signals are easy to amplify, making detection easier. They are reflected best by metal objects, such as aeroplanes, but also work on large buildings. This is why they are used in airtraffic control.
Can our senses change?After becoming blind, Daredevil's other senses became stronger. But could this happen in real life?
The human brain can actually adapt itself to be as efficient as possible. Scientists have found that if the part of the brain responsible for seeing, called the visual cortex, is not being used very much, it can take on other tasks.
In blind people, the area takes over processing information from the other senses, particularly hearing. This may be one reason why blind people are good at telling where objects or people are in a room just by listening to their breathing, or the echoes produced by a voice.
Some research has suggested that the specific functions of parts of our brains are only determined as those brain cells begin to be used. So the visual cortex may in fact start out as a general ‘sensory information processing centre’, which can then be adapted to sight, hearing, touch, smell or taste.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/hottopics/superheroes/daredevil.shtml

2006-10-07T02:59:00.000-07:00

Spider-Man
It began when Peter Parker was attending a high-school demonstration of radiation technology. A spider crept into the beam of radiation and bit Peter's hand. This gave him superhuman spider-like abilities.
In the original comic book, Peter's new talents inspired him to invent his trusty webslingers, small jets attached to his wrists that fire a special polymer that hardens on contact with air. (In the first Spider-Man film with Tobey Maguire, Parker grows natural webslingers).
Peter Parker lives with his Aunt May and works as a photographer for the Daily Bugle. But as Spider-Man, he fights evil in the dangerous, crime-ridden streets of New York.

A.K.A
Peter Parker
History
Bitten by a radioactive spider
Superpowers
* Superhuman strength and reflexes* Can stick to most surfaces* Intuitive sense for danger* Able to shoot and spin webs
Equipment
Trusty webslingers
Arch enemies
The Green Goblin and Doctor Octopus
Weakness
Vunerable to conventional weapons
Love interest
Mary-Jane Watson
Catchprase
"Whoops ... Spidey senses tingling!"

Why can spiders walk up walls?Spider-Man can stick to almost any surface. Many spiders do this by secreting a little bit of sticky silk onto their feet as they move across the surface, anchoring their feet in place.
Others have millions of specially shaped, microscopic hairs on their legs that slip into all the nooks and crannies of a ceiling or window. This helps them to stay secure, like a climber using the tiny cracks in a rock face to reach the top of a mountain.
Hairy climber
This also explains why you find spiders in the bath - they can't get a grip on the smooth surface to climb out.
Stronger than steel
Anyone who has ever walked into a spider's web knows that the silk is deceptively strong, despite its gossamer appearance. Dragline silk, which spiders use to crawl down from ceiling to floor, is the strongest of all. Weight for weight it is actually stronger than steel, holding over 280,000,000kg per square metre (400,000 pounds per square inch) without breaking.
Unfortunately, it's very difficult to farm spiders for their silk because they tend to eat each other. So scientists have tried a variety of different methods to produce the silk without arachnid help. One of the more successful relies on stealing the spider's silk gene and putting it into something more friendly – like a goat.
Spider-Goats
In an unlikely coupling, genetic engineers have now bred goats that have spider silk genes inside them. By doing this, they can harvest the silk proteins from the goat's milk (silky milk, anyone?). The silk gene was just one of 70,000 that make up the DNA blueprint for building a normal goat.
Goat's silky milk
In adult female goats, the silk gene is activated only while the animal is producing milk. One goat can produce about 7g of silk per day.
Spiders in space and surgery
Called 'biosteel', the silk is lighter, yet tougher than Kevlar, and nearly as elastic as nylon. It could be used in medical supplies, space equipment and bullet-proof vests.
So there's a new superhero in town. Swinging from skyscraper to skyscraper, fighting crime as it shoots jets of silk from its udders, it's … Spider-Goat!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/hottopics/superheroes/spiderman.shtml

2006-10-07T02:58:00.001-07:00

Good day!
Well i decided to just redo a little something that I had a project on in school near the middle of the year. It was a science project. REAL cool one! I chose the topic for my presentation. Its about CHOCOLATE! Isn't that way cool? Except the fact that I don't really like a lot of chocolate. I hardly eat it. Only occasionally. Anyway, here it goes!

CHOCOLATES

Chocolate Chemistry
First things first, Chocolates make you fell PLEASURED and WELL-BEING.
Ain't that why we all like it so much?

Point ONE
Sweetness aside, there are various chemical elements in chocolates that stimulate cravings.

In fact, chocolate contains over 300 chemicals and all is not known how all of these affect people.

Point TWO

Central nervous stimulants such as caffeine are also present but in small amounts. This has a mild effect on alertness as we know from drinking COFFEE.

Another mild stimulant present in chocolate is THEOBROMINE. This serves to relax the smooth muscles in the lining of the lungs.

IS IT A LOVE DRUG?

YES!!

CHOCOLATE CONTAINS A NATURAL 'LOVE DRUG'.

In chocolates, there is a chemical called TRYPTOPHAN. The brain uses this to produce SEROTONIN.

High levels SEROTONIN can produce feelings of ELATION, even ECSTACY.

Hence that is how the designer drug ECSTACY works, by increasing SEROTONIN levels.

LUST DRUG?

YES AGAIN!!

Chocolate contains another chemical called PHENYLETHYLAMINE!

High levels of this neurotransmitter helps to promote feelings of ATTRACTION, GIDDINESS, EXCITMENT and APPREHENSION.

This neurotransmitter works by stimulating the brain’s pleasure centers and reaches peak levels during orgasm.

CHOCOHOLISM

This is definitely a possible scenario. The physical dependency on chocolate. Studies on psychoactive drugs show that addiction is associated with your BRAIN and its NEUROTRANSMITTER.

So it’s possible that with every bite of the chocolate, your brain is being gradually ‘rewired’ in order to make you LOVE chocolate even MORE!!

Learn more at http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/hottopics/chocolate/index.shtml#keypoints

I think this website is really cool and good.

I'm promoting it!!

Hope you enjoy filling your mind with wild, out-of-this-world knowledge(:

Ta.
ZMW

2006-10-07T02:58:00.000-07:00

Another mild stimulant present in chocolate is THEOBROMINE. This serves to relax the smooth muscles in the lining of the lungs.

IS IT A LOVE DRUG?

YES!!

CHOCOLATE CONTAINS A NATURAL 'LOVE DRUG'.

In chocolates, there is a chemical called TRYPTOPHAN. The brain uses this to produce SEROTONIN.

High levels SEROTONIN can produce feelings of ELATION, even ECSTACY.

Hence that is how the designer drug ECSTACY works, by increasing SEROTONIN levels.

LUST DRUG?

YES AGAIN!!

Chocolate contains another chemical called PHENYLETHYLAMINE!

High levels of this neurotransmitter helps to promote feelings of ATTRACTION, GIDDINESS, EXCITMENT and APPREHENSION.

This neurotransmitter works by stimulating the brain’s pleasure centers and reaches peak levels during orgasm.

CHOCOHOLISM

This is definitely a possible scenario. The physical dependency on chocolate. Studies on psychoactive drugs show that addiction is associated with your BRAIN and its NEUROTRANSMITTER.

So it’s possible that with every bite of the chocolate, your brain is being gradually ‘rewired’ in order to make you LOVE chocolate even MORE!!

Learn more at http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/hottopics/chocolate/index.shtml#keypoints

I think this website is really cool and good.

I'm promoting it!!

Hope you enjoy filling your mind with wild, out-of-this-world knowledge(:

Ta.
ZMW

2006-10-07T02:57:00.000-07:00

This is part of one of the compo and poem that i have been working on. But i find it quite hard to complete. Plus i didnt have the time to yet. Its placed respectively.

"Quick! Get into the closet! No questions! Hurry!" Hissed Drake suddenly when the doorbell rang.
"Don’t be absurd! And it's not a closet, it's a walk…" But before I could finish my comeback he shoved me into the 'closet'.
I was crouched down in the corner near the back of my walk-in. "It's getting rather stuffy in the closet, what is he up to out there?" I thought to myself while fiddling with a forgotten Armani blouse that was falling off a heap of clothing.
The walk-in had clothes hanging from every available place. Belonging to both Drake and I. But mostly mine. Shoes, ties, handbags and many other accessories were lying all about the floor. I picked up a Prada handbag I got from my parents for my twenty-third birthday, it was the latest birthday I had and haven't seen my parents since. I just realized that I have not even looked at the bag twice since I got it. A pang of guilt swipped over me as I remembered them, they were loving and doting parents.

"Arghhhh!" I woke up from my thoughts. My mind adjusting to reality. What was that? It sounded muffled, it sounded like it came from the living room, and it sounded like Drake! I rushed, struggling to get out with all the clothes lying around obstructing my way. I ran out of the room.
At that moment, I felt all the blood drained from my face. My hands were frozen numb. I felt my heart stop beating. The sound of my husband falling to the carpet leaking a pool of blood. Slowly, bit-by-bit, it swallowed my entire stability of mind.

"I just want him back," I wearily replied an officer at the station. They found me, soaked in his blood about half an hour after he was murdered. The neighbours had called the police when they heard shouts. The sirens and ambulance came crashing into the scene. They had to practically tear me away from his body.

Just remember that this is incomplete.

The horror, it struck me,
When I realized what it was.
It's torn me and twisted me, inside out,
I'll never trust again.

Betrayed, I thought it was love.
He showered me with it.
But deep inside his soul,
It was the devil playing around.

It hurt, he tied me up.
Planning to never let me go.
He saw in mine, the fear and strife.
While in his I saw his cravings.

This one is incomplete too.
Don't think that i'm phyco or anything alright?
It's just an expression of myself..
I think.

2006-10-07T02:56:00.001-07:00

ESETAAAAA DAWNNN!

MAEEVAAA HOPPPEEE!

Why'd You Have To Go Back SOOOOOO Soon HUH?!

MISSING YOUUUUU BABES!

2006-10-07T02:56:00.000-07:00

Yesterday
9th August
Singapore's national day

I went out with my four buddies
We went to catch the 3.20pm movie Click
Its one of the best movies i'd ever watched
Really, its one of the few that has real good plots
PLUS it has a real good moral to the entire show
It was so good i even cried at the really sad parts
And i'm not those type who cries easily

The government in Singapore should be worried
Yesterday, all the people you saw in Orchard Road
Were either young people or foreign people
All the folks were at home probably catching the NDP
You know what this says?
It says that we, the next generation, in Singapore
Couldn't care less about National Day anymore
Perhaps one day we will
WHEN WE'RE OLD FOGGIES
But i'm sure there are still some real patriotic citizens out there
Yay them.

2006-10-07T02:54:00.000-07:00

This is my NEW blog!
whee!
I'm trying to keep the address a SECRET.

So it can be my personal undisturbed place of SECRETS.
SHHHhhhhhh...

2006-10-07T02:49:00.000-07:00

AHHHHHHHHH!