We could be Heros

Another nice MV featuring "Heros" by the Wallflowers for the soundtrack of Godzilla (yah, that was some time back).

Anyway, I just liked the fact that you, me, we could be heros, in our own right of course. We can't walk through walls, can't climb buildings at the speed of heros who could, can't stop time and dodge bullets, hell we can't even fly. But we can try.

I don't mean trying to do things that superheros can. We can try to help ourselves out of any plight we are in, and then try to help others who are in the same situation or even worse off. We can persevere, we can do well, we can climb up when we fail and those are the things that make you and I a hero. A hero may not necessarily be of much help to anyone; you could be a hero to yourself.

So help yourself. Help others too. Be a hero.

To Soothe the Monster Within

This is a funny clip off YouTube. Kinda reminds me of the Dharma Initiative tapes they produce in LOST, the drama series. Sounds absurd at first, but wait... the contents are quite true actually.

Study (is very) hard


Just bored. And a friendly reminder not to be like me.
Don't be distracted, although I am finding that humanly impossible. Study well and hard for the next week or so and everything will be fine.

At least I hope so.

Men who dance are sexy, huh?

Just watched "Step Up", the new dance movie with my girlfriend and I must say this, "Men who dance well are plain sexy." No bullshit here, but if you can dance like Channing Tatum (who plays Tyler in the show), you will probably get more asses than your hands can fill, that is if you decided to get your hands filled in the first place. It was a no-brainer type of movie, but just like in Tokyo Drift in which you watch for the cars and babes, in Step Up, you watch for the dance moves.

But not to worry, Mr Black is nice and kind enough to facilitate that if you don't wan to fork out that $6.50 (weekday prices apply) to watch it at Cathay Cineleisure ('cause GV charges $7.00 I think). Just click on the play button below and you will get to see all, and I mean ALL of the best dance scenes in the movie, minus the kisses and romance drama part.


I love the last dance in this clip. Fusion of hip hop and ballet or whatever you call that is taken to new heights.

Enjoy. And I must say that Jenna Dewan (who plays Nora in the show) looks really cute too. The name "Nora" sounds familiar though. Now where have I heard it before?

With Love and Purpose, You'll Live

I don't mean to sound morbid, but if today is the last day of your life, what would you do?

Would you
- spend the day as per normal, doing routine things and engaging in mundane conversations?
- spend the day with the love of your life, indulging in things that you had only fantasized?
- pack your bags and leave the country, far far away from everyone you ever know to live the remaining hours of your life in solitude?
- go bungee jumping, diving, racing and other crazy stuff you always wanted to do but never get the opportunity to?
- draw out all your money and give them to your family or donate them to charity?
- commit a crime, rob a bank just because you are going to die soon anyway?
- go on a shopping spree and spend all your money on material things that you always wanted to own?
- tell the whole world that you are going to die the next day and celebrate?
- travel to places you always wanted to go to and talk to strangers you never met?
- find all the people who have made significant contributions to your life and thank them personally?
- waste your life away drinking and eating?
- find the best doctors in the world and tell them about your condition (not that they can cure you anyway)?
- cry and sob, and complain about the unfairness of your own life?
- invite all your friends to a feast, without telling them why, and just hug every single one of them at the end?

As you can see, there are probably a lot of things you would want to do (and a lot you would not), but it all depends on your state of mind when you know the truth. Some people would want to try things that they never did before in their lives; some people would want to die peacefully in the presence of all their friends and family. Death is a touchy issue; it doesn't mean that it doesn't exist if you do not speak of it as vividly as love.

What is the morale of this post?

Mr Black wants to let you know that most people, including you and me, in the world is living each day without knowing when they would die. And if someone, a doctor maybe, suddenly breaks the news to them that they are dying in perhaps a week's time, they would panic and find all reasons for themselves to stay alive (e.g. I still have my children, I haven't loved anybody before in my life, I still have a lot to do before I die). In reverse, if you start thinking of things like, "What if today is my last day alive?" way before you die, chances are you will not panic so much and give yourself lame excuses to stay alive.

Live each day as if it is your last day. By this, I do not mean to say that you should be pessimistic. Just live as per normal, but show more care and concern for the people around you. Let the word "LOVE" hang by your lips; smile and be happy. After all, you might not see them again if it really is your last day alive.


So tell that someone that you love, just what you're thinking of, if tomorrow never comes.

Networking

I thought I should blog, even though this is a perfectly wrong timing (at 1 am in the morning, when my throat starts to itch - its that kind of itch that you know a sore throat is coming up -, waiting for my hair to dry before tucking in).

Ya, and its being 10 days since I left you guys with that Shakira song "Illegal". Yes, I still love that song; it is illegally good man.

I thought I should share a little of what I had done over the past week. Besides academic work (which I hate to mention), I have been involved in an event that just ended tonight, well, I mean a few hours ago. I was the DJ for that event, for rather the soundman or the music man, whatever you wanna call it. It wasn't a very successful roadshow due to some circumstances, but I was glad to meet some interesting characters over there. There was this duo from the events company that kept taking five (means taking 5 minutes off) to puff and this metrosexual guy (whose company is one of the sponsors) who needs to keep his hands to himself. Well he's not exactly very touchy towards me but I shalln't elaborate. ('cause I might still be working for him in the future. Maybe.). The important take home message for me is to be friendly to everyone out there, even if you meet some sort of 3-legged freak or bald-headed sumo wrestler while working. There is always a likely chance of that person being friendly to you if you start by being amicable towards them. And there brings to the point of networking.

Networking is always important. Have your namecards ready all the time. Who knows, but a casual exchange of contacts may lead to something you might never expect in your life, or even a career that somehow appear to you after 25 years of your life. The chemistry of reactions that occur between humans when they meet and communicate is intricate and delicate, and impossibly complex. But you don't have to understand that in order to communicate effectively with a person. Just be friendly. If possible, speak the language, their language. You will realize that the person that appear so vastly different to you may not be so when you communicate based on sincerity. Why is this important (so important that I am typing this at 1.30 am in the morning)? Simply because communication is the key to networking, which is the key to surviving in the cold, wide world.

It doesn't take a genius or a communications expert to teach you how to communicate effectively with others. Just be honest, be sincere and be friendly. If the person reciprocates, good for you. If he/she doesn't, just let it be. You will come to realize that some people are "late-warmers" - those that prefer not to get too casual with strangers initially - and that some people live in their own world, oblivious to the communications of the outside world. But do your part; don't wait for others to make the first move, action or smile. And when you learn to do that, you will find that mingling with people from all walks of life is actually not as tough as you imagined.

All friends start as strangers somewhere some time ago, isn't it?

"Illegal" - Shakira and Carlos Santana



My favourite song of the moment. Geez, Shakira's voice is so soulful and powerful that it makes a simple song like this sound so real. Not to mention the fact that she is a Columbian sex siren as well. Top it up with Santana (not in this video), one of the "gods" of guitar, and boy what a song you have.

Enjoy!

Mr Black is a current undergraduate who resides in Singapore. This blog is a non-whimsical reflection of his life and the society in which he lives in at large.

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