Talhah's Blog

Lately, I've been up to 3 things: Library, Waking up Tired, Brain Drain.

For the past 2 days, instead of going home straight, I've stayed in the National Library at Bugis til closing time. I've been an avid reader since Pri 3 and naturally I find almost any Library a playground for me. A quiet, peaceful sanctuary for the reader in me.

Although admittedly, I read comic books there. So far.

I guess the library for me is.. a reminder of my secondary school life. Somehow, I believe those were some of my best years yet. Active like $h!t, hanging out with a large pool of friends, learning many of life's lesson.. Only thing I don't really miss is the studying. OK, maybe not most of the studying but somehow I enjoyed preparing for O Levels.

I guess you could say I found my identity in Sec School. Things went quite smoothly for me. I found I like literature, took up Literature for O levels, scored A2 for Literature. Yay-ness for me. One of my biggest pride. Yet look at me now. Struggling to find my inspiration.

The first time I lead Ganda team for competition.. it was to show my abilities and to show Shaidah. Who could have foreseen that it was the first step to our downward spiral and eventual separation.

It was quite a while before I bothered with Ganda again. I can't really remember what motivated me to coach again. I am still unsatisfied with the meagre results I've achieved, but it's okay. One would say that as an average coach, starting young will allow me to gather more experience and slowly develop myself. Hmm, I wonder if I can find 'One'; he is so philosophical.

Oh ya, I recently bought 2 CDs - Yellowcard's Lights and Sounds and 3 Doors Down's The Better Life. Yellowcard's start was awesome. Instrumental with piano and violin (that's the instruments I heard, should be more though) then Lights and Sounds. Good song. However, it sorta changed and stuck to slow rock or whatever rock you call it. Lights and Sounds was the only song I heard that was Punk or Heavy enough for me. I'm not saying the other songs are bad. I would listen to them and enjoy the album, but it wasn't what I expected.

The Better Life. The Album that converted me into a 3DD fan. It broke my heart when I found my CD broken. I promised myself that one day I'll buy another original Better Life and now I have delivered my promise!

I SHED A TEAR LISTENING TO THE SONGS! OMG the song brings back soooo many memories. You see, there was this one time during Sec Sch, I went to Marine Parade Library, read some books, borrowed some books, read a book walking to the bus stop and home, while listening to this album all the way. Later I realised that whenever I listen to the songs again, I will be very nostaligic and images, senses, feelings of that one event will stream out of my memory banks. I still remember what book it was. An Animorph book. I can't remember what the title is but if I see it I'll know it. It's the one where the Good God-like Alien recalls his background. It starts with him conversing with a dying Rachel and ends with Rachel drawing her last breathe. Something like that.

Ok time for me to get back to work. Sigh.. life is so cool lately. Too bad my work ethics sucks.