Snakes and Doves

We need to be as shrew as snakes and as innocent as doves.

Am I being that? To survive in a cruel world like this, one should be careful with his trust.
Environments change people, people change people, experiences change people.

Can you still be as innocent as doves?

老师说：“害人之心不可有，防人之心不可无。”
 

That Ring

My heart dropped a little when I saw it on you,

immediately I scanned through the hands of your friends.

Alas, there was none.

Do I matter as much as you do to me?

My heart dropped a little when I saw a ring on you.

© Joel Yap

Just the way you are

Why am I thinking about what songs to sing for my wedding dinner, now when I'm so single?!
Haha.. Anyway, have been thinking about marriage lately. Maybe it is because I just did a wedding photo shoot. Processing and organising so many pictures somehow make you think about your own wedding one day.
How will it be? Who will it be?
 

Facing failure

"Joel Yap is a consistent student..." wrote a lecturer on a piece of paper that I needed for something.
Joel Yap, is he?

A pharmacology test last week had shown me how laid back I was. The results reflected: one right answer away from obtaining a pass which was set at eighty per cent. Relating my score with the attitude and amount of preparation I brought into the examination hall, I might have even received more than I deserved.

I have a handful more of recent episodes of rejection and defeat that I wish I could share.
 

Rally vs Blood donation

Blood donation.

• It's too painful
• I'm scared of needles
• I will donate next time
• Maybe I'm underweight
• Got a lot of work to do, cannot afford to faint

Rallying.

• The government might take away my scholarship/placement in university
• Cannot risk getting arrested
• My family would be worried(not sure how true though)
•  I'll join the next time

Et cetra,  et cetra, et cetra.

The excuses reasons always seem quite valid for one who has not set his/her mind on going to participate in either of the above. I would not search the hearts of those who claim to be unable to go, because I may not like what I find. Maybe they give excuses out of fear of disappointing others? Maybe some are just too cowardly or apathetic to go, but too timid to admit it.
Of course, I am talking about rallying for a worthy cause. Not something that you disagree with.

If today you say you will go tomorrow, will you say the same thing you said today, when tomorrow comes?

Out of SG

For this and the next couple of weekends!

Week One of my final semester in school had just gone by with me feeling entirely overwhelmed by all that is in store in the next few months. And I came home already, during the first weekend. I came home to collect some Bersih T-shirts and pick up my camera; for the rally that is about to take place next Saturday.

Weekends of:

1. Week 1- Collect T-shirts and camera
2. Week 2- Bersih 3.0 Duduk Bantah
3. Week 3- Wedding in Kluang

Rally!
Still contemplating on which lenses to bring. Not sure if I want to carry so much on my back. What if it rains? What if water cannons are fired? What if I get arrested? Hahaha...

Wedding!
My secondary school teacher is getting married and I volunteered to take some photographs. No guts to take up the challenge as an official photographer though, that day will come in the future, I hope.
 

PTPTN?

You borrow money, you pay back lah.

Somebody comes around and says, "Abolish PTPTN!" Of course you happy lah, loans cancelled, no need to pay money.

Don't be so selfish.

You borrow money, you pay back. Period.