Fireflies

You would not believe your eyes
If ten million fireflies
Lit up the world as I fell asleep

'Cause they'd fill the open air
And leave teardrops everywhere
You'd think me rude
But I would just stand and stare

I'd like to make myself believe
That planet Earth turns slowly
It's hard to say that I'd rather stay
Awake when I'm asleep
'Cause everything is never as it seems

'Cause I'd get a thousand hugs
From ten thousand lightning bugs
As they tried to teach me how to dance

A fox trot above my head
A sock hop beneath my bed
A disco ball is just hanging by a thread

I'd like to make myself believe
That planet earth turns slowly
It's hard to say that I'd rather stay
Awake when I'm asleep
'Cause everything is never as it seems
When I fall asleep

Leave my door open just a crack
(Please take me away from here)
'Cause I feel like such an insomniac
(Please take me away from here)
Why do I tire of counting sheep
(Please take me away from here)
When I'm far too tired to fall asleep

To ten million fireflies
I'm weird 'cause I hate goodbyes
I got misty eyes as they said farewell

But I'll know where several are
If my dreams get real bizarre
'Cause I saved a few and I keep them in a jar

I'd like to make myself believe
That planet Earth turns slowly
It's hard to say that I'd rather stay
Awake when I'm asleep
'Cause everything is never as it seems
When I fall asleep

I'd like to make myself believe
That planet Earth turns slowly
It's hard to say that I'd rather stay
Awake when I'm asleep
'Cause everything is never as it seems
When I fall asleep

I'd like to make myself believe
That planet earth turns slowly
It's hard to say that I'd rather stay
Awake when I'm asleep
Because my dreams are bursting at the seams

Light of Hope

Carpe Diem - the famous apparition of the frustrated souls haunted me for years. I refused to succumb because I know for a fact that contentment doesn't sit well on everybody's heart. I had this thought that there is only one thing that we ought to accomplish. Something that is long-term and not attained on a daily basis.

And so I went on, watched the days go by on their own. I grew complacent, satisfied with status quo, unwittingly wasted my time treading water. For years I lived my life that way, caught in the conspiracy of the ideals that my own mind had plotted against me, with a twisted reasoning presented as a new kind of light, which I wholeheartedly embraced. But it left me empty. The precious lessons from my mentors were taken away from my memory. I walked the course of a fool with accomplishments far in comparison to what I should have had achieved.

It's never too late. I can see the light of hope that is enough to cast away all that had torn me down. I have resolved to welcome Carpe Diem back into my life. I am moving on.

-nightdriver09
-08September2009, 0525SGT

Random Thoughts

It's a sure win; just have to finish the race to get the reward.

Why want more money when it is only humans who determine its value? Is there anything out there that's inherently desirable?

It may not be exactly what I wanted, but it definitely had the same effect...

I don't know if it's gonna be a good news or a bad news. All I know is that His plans for me are always good and would never be harmful.

He allows troubles to come to us to make us realize the strength of our faith in Him

How does one measure his progress in life?

Individuality is a concept conceived by a human brain; a brain that can't even hold a lot of phone numbers long term.

it was that easy

I just want to talk about the first online transaction that I made with a credit card.
For so many years with my credit card, I havent tried even once to input any information on it to any online store, because I was, and somehow still am, skeptical about it being secure.
But when I woke up one Saturday afternoon (afternoon, yes. Typical bachelor's life... you know what I mean), I felt too lazy to go out and get some breakfast so I decided to give it a try.
I sat in front of the computer and surfed for online menus. So many choices! I hated that, so I went for the simplest meal.
First I registered as a new user. That was easy as the instructions were pretty straight forward so much designed for a noob. Then came the credit card info. I just woke up, still laid back and didnt want to think about security. Verisign? I didn't care. I couldn't even remember if I saw that on the site.
All I needed to do was input the card number, cvv, and the expiration date and that was all it. I got a confirmation for the order and the eta of my food. It was 60 minutes. Too long compared to just crossing the street and buying it my self. But what could I do, I was too lazy.
My phone rang after about 30 minutes. It was an unregistered number and so I ignored it. I don't answer calls from aliens. But then I thought it might be related to the order that I made. I went out to check, and there was the delivery boy (well he was old and fat to be called a boy) at the door and ha, I got my order:)
I wasn't fond of what I ordered but I had to eat it anyway...

So it was that easy. Normally, easy things are inviting and I will not be surprised if I find my self ordering online again.

Btw, while writing the this...
"How to Tame a Rat to Be Friendly and Social" - found this somewhere at the far north of the web. Errr, just what kind of nonsense is this?

-nightdriver09
-23April2009, 01:10SGT

Coffee

A new friend is a cup of coffee.

A metaphor hit me as I took a sip of black coffee. Isn't it that when you meet a new friend, you get excited to know about your commonness and differences? Excitement makes your heart beat fast and your mind active. Once you've had a clear picture of the union of your set of thoughts, the excitement gradually fades away.

I drink coffee occasionally because it has a despisable effect on me - palpitation. My heart beats so fast and sometimes it loses its cadence. The aftermath is a sudden decrease of energy level.

Hmmn, so does that mean that a friend has bad effects on me? Ok, I won't argue. The metaphor has encountered a glitch with that question, I concur.

The experience of meeting a new friend is a cup of coffee. Good enough?

Oh well, I must go back to work. My coffee break has taken too long.

-nightdriver09
-24March2009, 0522SGT