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| I do not love you as if you were salt-rose, or topaz,
or the arrow of carnations the fire shoots off.
I love you as certain dark things are to be loved,
in secret, between the shadow and the soul.
I love you as the plant that never blooms
but carries in itself the light of hidden flowers;
thanks to your love a certain solid fragrance,
risen from the earth, lives darkly in my body.
I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where.
I love you straightforwardly, without complexities or pride;
so I love you because I know no other way
than this: where I does not exist, nor you,
so close that your hand on my chest is my hand,
so close that your eyes close as I fall asleep.
Pablo Neruda
It's really beautiful, right? Apparently it's even more perfect in Spanish because the English language doesn't have the words to translate it perfectly, especially the last stanza, which is the most lovely. I would have loved to do an unseen on this poem. We didn't ever get good stuff like this.
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| tears and a nosebleed
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The other day Gus asked me, "What is Super Junior's english name ah"
TEEHEE 
And he called Great World, Golden City. Wth hahaha
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| DRIVING IS DAMN FUN today I had my second lesson, and it was more boring than the last, but still fun nonetheless. I've driven from Tampines to Ubi and it feels damn exciting being on the road with all the other seasoned users, but I'm always afraid someone's gonna get pissed with me. Today I went a bit too fast and my instructor freaked out, "TOO FAST! TOO FAST!!! OMG TOO FAST!!!" It's so cute because he is a delightful old man haha. But anyway I feel like I'm not as incompetent at driving as I thought I'd be. Granted it's just auto because I'm lazy and afraid of failing my PT but I am really not that bad! Snaps for self-esteem booster yay! Hahaha but I'll admit I'm damn noob when it comes to roads, highways, etc and recognising them. I went on the kaki-bukit flyover and I told Gus I got to go onto PIE
Otherwise, last night I played L4D2 with Gus and his friends. I've never really played it before. It was quite fun. I feel like I wouldn't mind playing it again. I'm damn lag I know people were playing L4D damn long ago, but at least I'm catching up right? Haha but I quite suck as the Infected. Actually as survivors also la. I keep forgetting which monster does what. Like I don't remember between smoker, hunter and jockey, who does what. The obvious ones, like spitter and charger I remember, but until now I don't know what the hell Boomer does besides explode. And who or what is the tank? I dunno I don't get it. Have to play more I guess
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| I'm really psyched I ahve a PDL now. I know it's like no big and everyone and anyone can pass BTT and get your PDL, but stupid Gus really freaked me out I really thought I was going to fail. Because we failed the first e-trialtest ): IT WAS HORRIBLE my heart really sank. But then I passed! Yay! And Gus did too, and we quickly went to get our PDLs then book our FTT. FTT must wait damn long la it's like in April :\ BUT ANYWAY, I was really psyched, and now I feel like I'm actually doing something with my life YAY. First lesson is tomorrow! Damn fast but I need to do it quick because I feel like I am just a naturally incompetent driver so I need more time
Plus I finally got some tuition assignments = $$$$ YAY hahaha but I'm screwed I can't do math without using algebra! I really can't, and the last time I did any science was two+ years ago, or primary school! Sitting at Lilian Chua Tuition Centre with Grace and Athena falling asleep HAHA but it should be fine. I hope. Haha. Have many things to do now that everything's coming at once. Plus will still try for more tuition because I've realised that tuition earns you big bucks. My math tuition teacher is insanely rich. She tours Europe on her own and watches like 5 EPL games at one trip
Everythign feels very messy now I'm off to sort things out
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| #1 Roger Federer won Australian Open. Again. Pfft. I really wanted Murray to win! I was so upset, especially after how Murray completely put in his last ounce of strength to stretch for Federer's championship point dropshot, and flicked it over the net and it was just in. I thought MAYBE there's a chance. There's something very uplifting and hopeful about Murray, a kind of glimmer amidst the overpowering darkness that is Federer. But I guess Federer is just too powerful, too practiced. He's really an all-round player and so sophisticated, so classy. Though I would not deny that Murray gave him a good run. Sigh, but there's something so endearing about Murray haha. Or maybe it's just the underdog factor. Haha before the match, the commentator said "... it's been so many years since there's been a British champion. The Berlin wall went up, went down and we entered the digital age" hahahaha. But it was a good match to watch. I think the worst part is sometimes Federer is obnoxiously proud, but no one can really say he doesn't have the right to be so.
#2 Justine Henin-Hardenne lost to Serena Williams. Sigh. Same thing, I just wanted Justine to win. It's amazing though! She reached final after being absent for damn long. Insane. She's real petite, I think, but so nimble and quick.
#3 J.D Salinger died wth. He was 91. Damn sad please. Catcher In The Rye was like one of the classic must-reads and you have to admit it's so blatantly different from anything else you've ever read. The only other similar book I think is The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, like the Catcher In The Rye of our generation. BUT STILL sigh Catcher is one unforgettable book. And now he's DEAD
#4 I just heard on the radio that some American dudes were caught trying to traffic Haitian kids, and they're from a church, they say they're just trying to bring them across to the Dominican republic and the orphanages there since the Haitian orphanages have completely disappeared since the quake. And they were caught on counts of "kidnapping" cos they didn't have the paperwork. It's just so uncertain for everyone, thousands of orphans and they still can't just give them to families who want them because they're scared of child traffickers, pedophiles and so on. Sigh. They'll always talk about the immediate relief, which is important, but the sustenance of this relief? It's a bigger picture and a bigger problem I think.
#5 Noah Cyrus (Miley Cyrus' 9 year old sister) launches lingerie line for children
WHAT IS THE WORLD COMING TO?!
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Happy: Man U 3-1 win over Arsenal. Haha really good match! Was so shagged after that, but glad I stayed up for it. Nani, Rooney and Park (: Commentators were saying that Nani can emerge out of Ronaldo's shadow now that he's gone, but he'll never be able to do what Ronaldo does la. He's better now though! I used to hate him, but he's alright now. And Rooney was amazing as usual, stoppage time he's still sprinting the full field going for goal. Arsenal's defending was completely awry and everywhere, but Arshavin did get a few chances. He's so cute ah! Haha his distressed expressions are damn funny.
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