merry christmas

ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS US - TRISTAN PRETTYMAN FT. JASON MRAZ

it's christmas eve!

Christmas resolution: I hope I'd find my soulmate soon, to share with the remaining christmas seasons

I am spending my Christmas eve by a poolside, with my mom and my two grannies. As I stare at the groups of youth scattered around the neighbourhood, playing games and having drinks, I am not one bit disappointed with my Christmas this year. Cause I know that He has a plan for me, hence, I will be patient. I will look forward to spend every Christmas with my friends and family; and hopefully one Christmas, I'll have that certain someone by my side too.

I tell myself all the time that I feel unwanted (the romance kind), and I am desperate for love. But on the flipside, the fact that I have yet to be in a relationship before, may make it easier for me to just spend the rest of my life without a soulmate :)

What a load of over-thinking! Minutes to Christmas...!

CHRISTMAS LIGHTS - COLDPLAY

bushidō; the way of the warrior

In 1701, the emperor Higashiyama sent imperial envoys from his seat at Kyoto to the shogun's court at Edo (Tokyo). A high shogunate official, Kira Yoshinaka, served as master of ceremonies for the visit. Two young daimyo (feudal lord), Asano Naganori of Ako and Kamei Sama of Tsumano, were in the capital performing their alternate attendance duties, so the shogunate gave them the task of looking after the emperor's envoys.

Kira was assigned to train the daimyo in court etiquette. Asano and Kamei offered gifts to Kira, but the official considered them totally inadequate and was furious. He began to treat the two daimyo with contempt.

Kamei was so angry about the humiliating treatment he wanted to kill Kira, but Asano preached patience. Fearful for their lord, Kamei's retainers secretly paid Kira a large sum of money, and the official began to treat Kamei better. He continued to torment Asano, however, until the young daimyo could not endure it.

When Kira called Asano a "country bumpkin without manners" in the main hall, Asano drew his sword and attacked the official. Kira suffered only a shallow wound to his head, but shogunate law strictly forbade anyone from drawing a sword within Edo castle. The 34-year old Asano was ordered to commit seppuku.

Ordinarily, samurai were expected to follow their master into death rather than facing the dishonor of being a masterless samurai. Forty-seven, 47 of Asano's 320 warriors, however, decided to remain alive and seek revenge. Led by Oishi Yoshio, the 47 Ronin swore a secret oath to kill Kira at any cost. They set out on a carefully planned road to revenge.

The ronin reassembled in the mansion's courtyard. All forty-six were alive. They had killed as many as forty of Kira's samurai, at the cost of only four walking wounded.

At daybreak, the ronin walked through town to the Sengakuji Temple, where their lord was buried. The story of their revenge spread through town quickly, and crowds gathered to cheer them along the way.

Oishi rinsed the blood from Kira's head, and presented it at Asano's grave. The forty-six ronin then sat and waited to be arrested.

RYUICHI SAKAMOTO - MERRY CHRISTMAS MR.LAWRENCE

your blade might be too sharp

I was very ill for the past two days, been vomiting bile since sunday morning and the day through. I visited an old doctor only during dinner and ate my medicines during the wee hours. Hence, it took me the whole of monday to fully recover. The transition from sunday to monday morning was torturous; my stomach felt like there was a war going on and I couldn't sleep well. Thankfully the vomiting stopped upon my visit to the doctor and the injection which he gave me. Thank God for the recovery.

Recently, I saw this quote posted on twitter. Found it very true and I hoped that one day, I will be able to find a man who treats me this way.

"The woman is a reflection of her man, if you love her to the point of madness, she will become it"
(Brad Pitt)

P.S, It still hasn't snowed in Singapore

KATY PERRY - UNCONDITIONALLY