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Pronounced as "goon-tow-bu" (noun).
Etymology: Vulgar Hokkien, usually used by some wako kia (people belonging to the lame bloodline)
1 : hand clenched with the fingers doubled into the palm and the thumb doubled inward across the fingers - fist
Usage:
1. His guntaobu was so hard it smashed the enemy's skull
2. Want to eat my guntaobu anot? (Used by typical cannot-make-it singaporean ah bengs, meaning daring a fight)

guntaobu song of the month (Jun) - 张韶涵-重来



[ti:重来]
[ar:张韶涵]
[al:ang 5.0]
[by:李泽昊]
张韶涵-重来
www.feiyes.net ▓李泽昊
飞叶在线带你心飞

照亮这城市的阳光
在地平线远方
让夜不再漫长
受伤它是什么形状
被埋藏在何方
让痛化为了想象

爱如果一切重来
爱如果失去了伤害

再重来
会有什么精彩
还有什么值得期待
已过去的未来
再重来
难道不会失败
若失去跌倒的痛快
前进的方向还存不存在

照亮这城市的阳光
在地平线远方
让夜不再漫长
受伤它是什么形状
被埋藏在何方
让痛化为了想象

爱如果一切重来
爱如果失去了伤害

再重来
会有什么精彩
还有什么值得期待
已过去的未来
再重来
难道不会失败
若失去跌倒的痛快
前进的方向还存不存在

再重来
会有什么精彩
还有什么值得期待
已过去的未来
再重来
难道不会失败
若失去跌倒的痛快
前进的方向还存不存在

Guys, sorry long time never blog. no, no, i'm not sick of blogging.. it's just that I wanna remind silent for a while, at least for the victims of the recent disasters. It's just that it felt a bit out of place to be seeing different people from different areas struggling, and here I wasthinking of what kind of ice-cream to eat to curb the afternoon heat. Well, the only deed we could sow over here is call the infamous 1900-number. Hope everything will be back im place.

These days when I go to work, I will see an man in his 50s, with his hands gripping hold of his wife's tight. The wife seemed to be mentally unstable. Last time when we took the lift together, she would look disturbed and would hid behind his husband. The husband would sometimes reassured her to calm her down.

I often see him bringing her down for strolls, and he always would hold her hand, and talked to her patiently. And indeed she appeared healthier nowadays and could even talk to the husband, although I could only hear muttering. Then I was thinking to myself, some people just amaze me. I could see in his eyes, he only wished to take care of her for life. Really he wouldn't mind, coz you could usually notice the impatience in someone when help is rendered unwillingly.

Suddenly, I have a thought. If we know that our partner would have some problems and would need to take care of her/him this way, maybe not now but in the future, would we step into it in the first place? It's easy to say yes, but it's difficult not to have that bit of grumbliing later on, or rather regrets. But I definitely do not see it in him.

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Thomas Cup - Lee Yong Bae

No, I wasn't hooked to the badminton cup held by Indonesia because of the suave Korean youngster Lee Yong Dae, but the 19 year old showed his experience in beating China in the doubles and got my adrenalin rush flowing.
At first, I tuned in to Sopcast with the hope of watching Roma make a final push for the Italian Seria A title, but when I saw the match up of the Koreans against Chinese, I decided to stay at the channel and watch. Gosh, the reflexes by the players were fantastic.
The chinese were strong and tall, and were heading for the victory in the first set when the shorter Koreans kept their hopes alive by going into deuces. And imagine the match was kept "deucing" until the score was 25-25. And all these while the advantage in the deuces went to China. They just could not break the Koreans down with the vital point. Tides turned to the Korean side and the moment they had the advantage, they went on to defeat the China side in the first set. And the 2nd set, it was Korean all the way.
Wow.. long time never play badminton, and as much as I know competitive badminton can be boring (if it's one-sided, and usually it is), I think it's never so when you have met your match in an opponent.


Lee yong Dae with a fan
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吳克群 越爱越难过 MV - guntaobu song of the month (apr)



作词:吴克群 作曲:吴克群

说 说你为什麼
为什麼要走 说你为何要分手
别拖 求你别软弱
求你说出口 分手的理由
但你却 拖 拖 拖 拖到什麼时候
如果要走却又为何停留
请你别 拖 拖 拖 大声的说出口
请你要痛就痛给我个快活
如果说你要走 我不会留
我不去管以后
然后我们说清楚 一句话就够
如果说你要走 我不会留
我不去管以后
多麼痛 多麼的难过
别越爱越难过
然后连话都不说 继续沉默
连朋友都没的作 为了什麼
然后跟别人说你其实还是爱我
就算了吧坏人我来作

They always say songwriters cum singers will never run out of fans. How very true, sometimes I think that if not for the songs market, every singer should write his/her own songs for the album. But of coz, some songwriters can't really sing. Personally, I would love combinations like a songwriter cum singer writing for another songwriter cum singer.

shit.. feel sucky watching barcelona players in their "take their dog to the garden stroll" speed against Man United. And now Liverpool fans are telling me they prefer Chelsea to win, so that Man United will have the slightest chance of losing the final.

Nevertheless, just sit back and enjoy the Champions League final the boring style - EPL teams trying to see who can hit their ball highest because they just love to pomp ball.
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The Book for People Who Do Too Much




Came across this book by Trevor Greive in the library and borrowed it. Very meaningful to me, but it might not mean anything to others. There are some quotes which really brings me back to life, telling me that life is not just accepting everything that people around want you to do. People like us usually will oblige to help, but deep in our heart sometimes we do not understand the word "Obligation". This book tells us that "Saying no can sound selfish, but by protecting our time and energy to fully enjoy our lives and pursue our true passions, we'll ultimately have a lot more of ourselves to share with those who are most precious to us."

Enough of drinking red bulls just to slog through that damn project deadline?

Enough of trying to climb up the career ladder with so many competitors trying to put a knife on your back?

Enough of running errands/driving for your loved ones just to make their life easier?

Enough of trying to get into everyone's good books to be liked for who we truly are?
Do sometimes take a break and have a book. The bottom line is that people who do too much end up doing too little of what really matters. They spend their life buzzing from one tiring and trivial task to another, instead of living their dreams.
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Internal Motivation

Imagine a welfare society wants to build a clinic in a poor neighbourhood and is seeking donations. A really rich guy gives a million dollars. The thought in this person's mind when he donated the money is,"When the clinic is completed, there will be a plaque with my name in the foyer. Other people will know that I'm the chief benefactor of the clinic." That is his motivation. Another person who doesn't much money gives ten dollars. But her motivation is, "It's fantastic that there will be a clinic here. May everyone who comes to this clinic be instantly cured of all their diseases and ailments. May all their injuries heal quickly. May they abide in happiness."
In this scenario, there is one person giving a million dollars with one motivation and another person giving ten dollars with a different motivation. In general society, who do we say is the generous person? The one who gives a million dollars. That person gets so much credit and everyone goes, "Look at him. He is so generous and kind." Others make a big deal out of him and completely ignore the person who gives ten dollars.
But when we examine the motivations of the donors, who is the generous one? It is the one who gave ten dollars. Was the person who gave a millions dollars generous? From the point of view of his motivation, was there any generosity? No, he was doing it for the benefit of his own ego. He did it to gain status in community. He came out looking good in people's eyes, and others thought he was generous. But in terms of the karma he created, it was not a generous action. Meanwhile, the person who did not receive others' acclaim is the generous person.

~Dealing with Life's Issues~
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HCMC

Been ages since I have been that far. Last week, I went to Ho Chi Minh City, and I have been hoping to go to this country all along. Why Vietnam? I'm also not sure. And before I went, I was still having those hesitation whether going to developing countries would be fun. However, I never regreted going for this wonderful place, simple but captivating in it's own way.

Here's the itinerary for the 4 days:
Day 1:
Free & Easy!~

Day 2:
My Tho City (Vinh Trang Pagoda)
Mekong River (Mekong Delta)
Ben Thanh Market
Thien Hau Temple

Day3:
Cu Chi Tunnel
Lacquerware shop
War Museum
HCMC Post Office
Notre Dame Cathedral

Day 4:
Free & Easy !~


On the first day, we were already greeted by the notorious traffic in HCMC. Motorbikes were everywhere. The air pollution was rather bad, and I couldn't imagine how my nose and lungs could stand all these for 4 days. Crossing the road proved to be one of the most challenging tasks, but the surprising thing was, once you stepped on the road, these vehicles will steer away automatically. If it was in Singapore, someone would horn real loud before you or jam his break at the last minute to make you jump.
We seemed to indulge in intense bargaining at Ben Thanh Market for quite some time. Some Vietnamese girls at the market would grab you by the arm and ask you to buy their stuff, making it seem as it their business was that bad. I ended up being "choked" in buying a shirt and pants, which later I realised the price could be slashed to a lot lesser. But of coz I managed to convince myself this was part and parcel for a tourist.
2nd day was a rather hot day, and we took a boat across Mekong River to one of the poorest islands which produces honey, coconut sweets and many other food. The folks there entertained us with their folk songs combined with Chinese songs (subject to changes if you are from another race). It was nice sitting in a sampan enjoying the nature trail of Mekong Delta. Hmm Ben Thanh Market again?! We shopped again and I have started to become dizzy of all the mazy shops around.
That night, zongwei and I ventured into somewhere like Chinatown by a cab. Wow, those places sell things many times cheaper! Imagine a pair of adidas slippers (pirated) for 80 cents. And realised a lot of people there are like Taiwan; youngsters got around in their motorbikes and shops sold clothes similar to Bugis Street.
3rd day was interesting in the Cu Chi Tunnel. We got to tunnel through some hideouts when decades ago, Vietnamese were using these tunnels to hide themselves from the Ang Mohs. A lot of history of these wars were also illustrated in the war museum. Some were rather gross.
I was starting to love this place, but it was time to head back to our hectic "clean" and "green" city. But seriously, it was greener in Vietnam. You can definitely find food if you are a cow as in the rural areas, green fields were spread around like mattresses for cows.
It really got me a bit of time to get used to Singapore rather than Vietnam. Hahaah.. Hmmm where to for the next stop?

Some more videos can be found at: http://youtube.com/user/guntaobu

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Name Quiz

I have rated how true the quiz of my name is: highlighted orange = true, green = ok lah, red = true meh?



What Zheng Jian Fen Means



You are incredibly wise and perceptive. You have a lot of life experience.

You are a natural peacemaker, and you are especially good at helping others get along.

But keeping the peace in your own life is not easy. You see things very differently, and it's hard to get you to budge.

You are truly an original person. You have amazing ideas, and the power to carry them out.

Success comes rather easily for you... especially in business and academia.

Some people find you to be selfish and a bit overbearing. You're a strong person.

You are friendly, charming, and warm. You get along with almost everyone.

You work hard not to rock the boat. Your easy going attitude brings people together.

At times, you can be a little flaky and
irresponsible. But for the important things, you pull it together.

You are very intuitive and wise. You understand the world better than most people.

You also have a very active imagination. You often get carried away with your thoughts.

You are prone to a little paranoia and jealousy. You sometimes go overboard in interpreting signals.

You are deeply philosophical and thoughtful. You tend to analyze every aspect of your life.

You are intuitive, brilliant, and quite introverted. You value your time alone.

Often times, you are grumpy with other people. You don't appreciate them trying to interfere in your affairs.

You are fair, honest, and logical.
You are a natural leader, and people respect you.

You never give up, and you will succeed... even if it takes you a hundred tries.

You are rational enough to see every part of a problem. You are great at giving other people advice.

You tend to be pretty tightly wound. It's easy to get you excited... which can be a good or bad thing.

You have a lot of enthusiasm, but it fades rather quickly. You don't stick with any one thing for very long.

You have the drive to accomplish a lot in a short amount of time. Your biggest problem is making sure you finish the projects you start.

You are usually the best at everything ... you strive for perfection.

You are confident, authoritative, and aggressive.

You have the classic "Type A" personality.

You are loving, compassionate, and ruled by your feelings.

You are able to be a foundation for other people... but you still know how to have fun.

Sometimes your emotions weigh you down, but you generally feel free from them.

What's Your Name's Hidden Meaning?
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