张开你的嘴巴？

在孔子的论语中，有提到关于一个人的嘴巴到底几时应该张开而几时又应该闭起来。

子曰：可与言而不与之言，失人；不可与言而与之言，失言。智者不失人，亦不失言。

孔子的意思是说，当你遇到一个你能和他说话、讲道理的人而你却不这样做的话，那就是‘失人’。相反地，当你遇到一个根本就对你之言没兴趣的人，而你却偏去和他讲道理，那你话就说多了，对牛弹琴，浪费了你的生命能源。这就叫做‘失言’。对孔子来说，一个智者，他不但会在适当的时候坦然直言，当对方根本就不值得多谈的时候，他也会闭起嘴巴，免费唇舌。

所谓酒逢知己千杯少，话不投机半句多。




也许，唱歌的时候应该张大嘴巴。
也许，人家的唱功真的不到佳。
也许，你根本就没有批评的资格。

如果你在唱歌的时候曾有不开嘴巴的话，那请你闭嘴。
如果你唱功也只不过如此，那请你闭嘴。
如果你又没张嘴，又没唱功，那你真的应该闭嘴。


你可以有你自己的意见，但你的意见不一定是对的。


不要把话说成像我们欠你似地。台上的每一个人都尽力把他们最好地都呈献给观众。你听不懂我们的音乐，觉得无趣而打瞌睡，那是你领悟性不到佳，和我们无关。与其你整天陶醉在愚昧的流行音乐中，不如多听点古典音乐来提升自己的文化修养与知识。


你不参加合唱团，不是你的错。你已有段时间没接触古典音乐，不是你的错。那么是谁的错呢？不要为自己找借口，没用地。


导师安排独唱是为了让他们有机会体验独唱的滋味，并从中吸取经验，而不是让他们上台出丑，更不是为了让你出口伤人。人非圣贤，孰能无过。连导师都有犯错的时候，何况你？如果你歌声优美、技巧高超，也罢。但事实并非如此，那你又何必处处逼人，把别人贬得一文不值？即使如此，你也无法提高自己的地位。


也许我们真的需要张开我们的嘴巴，虽然歌声未必悠扬悦耳，但你也并非出口成章。所谓过犹不及，说话前最好先三思，经大脑绕上几圈，才开口。免得话说多了，与世结仇、自取其辱。

Me Myself My-EX And I?

There really isn't much to say actually.









It is just like when those of you asked.









But friends, do let me share with you about something and by 'friends', it is on a very subjective basis as to whether you qualify for that category because I don't abuse the word 'friend' or 'buddy'. Simply, if you are unsure, you don't belong to that category.

Well, I'm quite glad that though doctors cannot choose who they give treatment to, patients have the right to choose who they receive treatment from. So to save a doctor from the dilema of whether to save a patient, with so huge an ego 'one' can be drowned in, I will be the one to will my rejection of receiving treatment. In case the doctor, out of professionalism, has to abide by the hippocratic oath and save Mr Ego, I will save the doctor from the guilt by telling you now that I would rather die than receive treatment. Be it cardiac arrest or drowning due to excess ego, no thanks, doc.

Some of you have asked, why go to this extent? Can't seem to get over it? Self-induced hatred? Pride? Or really, ego?

Well I don't really have an answer for you guys but sometimes, you can be so dead sick and tired with all that bullshit that's going on that actually, you will wish that you were dead. When this world is filled with people of their like, rather than wasting time and energy wishing that the other party is better off dead, it becomes unimportant anymore because to you, just like you, they are as good as dead.

YES! ANOTHER CHRISTMAS CONCERT!!!

Yahoo! It's Christmas again and it's time for caroling.

Being Wild Empire, caroling is just too boring for us. Therefore, yes, we are having ANOTHER Christmas concert, you saw it correctly so you have no need to doubt your eyes.

It is indeed a joyous occasion and of course, we welcome everyone.

Ooops.....

Did I just mention EVERYONE?!?

Please pardon my mistake because not EVERYONE is welcome to come for our concert.


Well, why do I say so? I think I shall not say further, lest I be accused of being egoistic, arrogant, proud, hypocritical, self-centered, excessive nonsense-sprouting etc.......AGAIN. Those who know, you know what is happening and what I mean.


If you are, by some circumstance or mistake, invited, do not have the impression that we really welcome your presence. There are some people who we don't welcome, so if you belong to that category and are invited, don't give me the bullshit about "OH MY ANOTHER CHRISTMAS CONCERT?!?...Nah I don't wanna go because I don't wanna pay to hear an egoistic man singing", you can jolly well F**K OFF for all I care because that egoistic man whom you are referring to has not any interest nor intention in singing for you at all.


Spare me the bullshit about not wanting to come because you are not welcome even if you want to come. Since you have no interest in coming, the better, good riddance.


I don't know who made the mistake in inviting you but let me tell you once and for all that you are not the least welcome and that we are glad you are not coming. It is not so much about you choosing not to come to our concert now but we are the ones choosing who our audience is because you don't happen to be part of it.

天高地厚

天高地厚


天高


地厚


天。。。到底有多高？


地。。。到底有多厚？




虽然我吃的盐没有你吃的饭多


但至少也比你吃的盐多


我见识过的人也比你多、比你贱


你认为就凭你就能够对付得了我？


你太高估你自己了


你也太小看我了


想也不用想。。。


门儿都没有！






有时候，只有当你跌个头破血流，才会知道天到底有多高。。。地到底有多厚。。。

生命过客

在拥挤的街头


你在忙碌地追求什么


在孤寂的角落


你知道失去地也多


在拥有的角落


你是否曾经好好珍惜


在失去的时候


是否依然那么在意






一生要失败几回


才知道成功的意义


一生要爱过几回


才了解爱的真谛

Zion Says

This is Zion's blog, thus Zion says.




Unless Zion says, you have absolutely no say.




And that's the bottomline cos' Zion said so.






Not happy?.....That's none of my business


Not happy?.....Then don't read my blog


Not happy?.....What can you do?


Not happy?....................That.....makes me happy

哭笑不得

人家都说，做人要谦虚。


但是一个人到底能够谦虚到什么程度呢？


到底什么叫做谦虚？


那什么又叫做虚伪呢？


有些人谦虚到虚伪，批评别人不够谦虚、不够自量、不够成熟、不够像自己所说得那么好。




做人的确要谦虚，但是没有人喜欢虚伪的人。哪怕曾经是朋友，曾是情人也罢，都会对你“刮目相看”。认识你的人都知道你有本事，上天对你很好，赐给了你样貌与智慧。但是谦虚是一回事，虚伪而是另外一回事了。你认为我的争论缺乏内容、毫无思维、没有逻辑、根本没有说服力、甚至是幼稚透顶。但是我告诉你，我并非信口开河、没凭没据。如果你们认为我的言行处处逼人，那你们就错了，我还有更难听的话还没说出口。我是不想令你们难堪而不去把所有的事都说出来。你们若是识相的就不要自取其辱，免得最后不只是像现在这样连朋友都没得做，甚至是曾经认识过你的朋友都不想和你有任何的瓜葛。当然，你有站在你那边的朋友，我也有支持我的知己。


做人要谦虚，但是偶尔也要对自己公平。当别人给予你夸奖，你不但不领情，还否认别人对你的肯定而贬低自己的身份。那不是谦虚，那是虚伪。谦虚是当别人对你称赞，你坦诚地接受、承认你自己的本事但同时知道一山还有一山高，外面的世界还有比你更有本事的人。任何人都有保护自己的权利。当别人对我做出一些不合理的批评，我也不会迟疑为自己做出辩护，就像任何人都会做地。至于我的辩论对你来说是否有说服力，我根本就不放在心上。因为我打从一开始就没有要说服你的念头。


就如你们所说，你有你在网上日记写作的自由，同样地，我也当然有在我的日记里发言的权利。你可以觉得我非常地自大、骄傲，但是我毫不在乎。因为我根本就没有理由要说服你。你可以认为我处处针对你，但是我告诉你，你根本没有这种本事来让我这么做。我的写作不一定都是在针对你，我的世界不只是有你一个人而已，不要把自己想得那么伟大。你能够因为你的无知和对我的误解而认为我是在故意跟你过不去，我无话可说。我无办法阻止你们的想法与言行，同样地，我在我自己的日记里高谈阔论，你们又能奈我何？


我敢公开我的网上日记，我就不怕会惹来争议，哪怕是无理、无聊的批评。人们不明白的东西，往往就会说它没理由、没道理、没内容、没逻辑。你们认为我不够成熟、无理取闹？但是我说你们最好先自我检讨，特别是那些自以为很了不起、替姐姐说话、以为自己在“行侠仗义”、怂恿无知的朋友来对我做出诽谤、一而再，再而三地挑衅的无知少年。你们不要把事情说到好像我在纠缠你们什么的。我根本已经和你们没有任何的关系。荒谬，现在是你们在我的地盘撒野，你们最好给我搞清楚一点。你们要放肆就给我滚远远地，回到你们自己的地方尽管放肆，不要在这里丢人现眼。惹事的人不是我，是你。你最好还是收敛一点，免得惹祸上身，到时候不要后悔，没有人会同情你的。所谓井水不犯河水，你不犯我，我也懒得理你。但是你们选择做初一，我就做十五。




这条路是你们选的。。。

我能够置之不理，但是我选择奉陪到底。

你们就放马过来吧！

我。。。等着你。

Humility VS Hypocrisy

Zion : Zion...zion...why be so hard on yourself just because of these kids?

Zion : Be hard on myself?...No way...it's fun...I enjoy it...It makes me happy=)

Zion : Why bother? Blame it on their upbringing, everybody likes to say that...Just blame their parents for not teaching them well.

Zion : Blame their parents? Nah, I don't believe in that...They only have themselves to blame...




Why blame their parents for their sins?

Why blame their parents for their lousy attitude?

Why blame their parents for what they write on their blogs and other people's blogs?

Anyway I'm sure their parents would love to have a look at what wonderful and creative work their children can produce, if they even care at all, if not well just too bad for them to have parents who don't care.


Yes yes...be humble...be humble...that's what you preach...why not we see some humility from you first...well what more can I say...


All my wonderful friends out there, for those who are curious of what is exactly happening, I would be more than happy to fill you in. From all the 'oh we are so famous' to the maybe now, notorious. From all the 'spamming on this blog is a violation of applicable laws and shit' to all the...you know...I shall let you see it for yourself and the truth will speak for itself...

But hey, don't spam their blogs just because they did that to mine and out of revenge and concern, you degrade yourselves. We are far above that level...oh oh I'm sorry, I have forgotten that I'm supposed to be humble lest I'm not cut out to be in the industry..........whatever.....






To all my beloved friends, just grant me this one last time ok?=)

Anyway,

Sigh...I wonder...no offence to whomsoever but just how someone can tolerate a person, who spews vulgarities..criticises..insults..puts down..instigates spamming..puts up an act under my watchful eyes, living under the same roof when you cannot even agree with this person who has NO F**KING CONNECTION OR WHATSOEVER WITH YOU OR THAT FAMILY MEMBER OF YOURS. OH MY, ZION WHAT WERE YOU THINKING? THEY ARE FAMILY, OF COURSE THEY WILL SPEAK UP FOR EACH OTHER, ESPECIALLY WHEN THAT PERSON IS ALSO GUILTY OF A NUMBER OF THE MENTIONED. JUST TO WHAT EXTENT CAN A PERSON BE BLIND TO THE PLANK IN ONE'S EYE WHEN ONE CAN ONLY SEE THE DUST IN ANOTHER.


TAKE YOUR SISTER IN HAND BEFORE YOU EVEN THINK ABOUT LECTURING ME. I AM NOT YOUR SISTER. I AM WHO I AM. I HAVE NEITHER ANY F**KING CONNECTIONS NOR BUSINESS TO DO WITH YOU OR YOUR SISTER. I DON'T NEED ALL YOUR BIG TALK ABOUT HUMILITY WHEN ALL I CAN SEE IS NOTHING BUT HYPOCRISY. YOU ARE NOT THAT HUMBLE AND GREAT YOURSELF. THERE ARE WONDERFUL TALES THAT ARE NOT EVEN WORTH MY TIME MENTIONING. I DON'T NEED THE PUBLICITY ON YOUR PATHETIC BLOGS. DON'T GIVE ME THE INNOCENT ACT ON MY BLOG, IT LOOKS DISGUSTING AND OH MY DEAR BELOVED FRIENDS, DO REMEMBER THAT ACCORDING TO SOME PEOPLE, SPAMMING OF BLOGS VIOLATES THE LAW...'OOOOOOO AAAAAAAA...SO SCARY ISN'T IT?'...LOOKS LIKE IT'S ALWAYS WONDERFUL AND HANDY HAVING LAWYER FRIENDS=)


Don't F**king give me the F**king bullshit. You want a piece of me? Come and get it. YOU WANT SHIT? I'LL F**KING GIVE YOU F**KING SHIT! I'LL F**KING PLAY IT TO THE F**KING END WITH YOU! F**KING KIDS. JUST BRING IT ON!!!





Anyway, anonymous, the answer to your question is no, I don't care a damn about the past at all. People change and it was my choice to change. You have no idea how deep the iceberg goes. You might just yet find out more about it.

Just as pearls are to pigs, my words fall on deaf ears. Birds of a feather flock together. THEY WANNA F**K AROUND WITH ME, THEY'LL F**KING GET WHAT THEY WANT!

人都是泛贱的(续)

Economics is the study of making choices.


Whether you study Economics or not, you still make choices everyday for almost everything, if not all.


Recently, I was tested on making choices.


Picture this scenario...




You are a chorister doing a tenor solo in Victoria Concert Hall, Singapore.

Actually it's ok if you can't picture that, let's carry on.


After your performance, you come to know of critical comments about your solo.


Your solo is being described as 'nasal', maybe lacking fullness.


You decide to consult your choral conductor.


Your choral conductor then tells you that your solo was not nasal but on the contrary, your performance was commendable and you showed improvement.


She reassured the fact that you are a tenor and with that, telling you to keep practising that tone and it might yet be the first step to you being a wonderful chorister.


Say, you have an experience of about 7 years of choral singing and quite a couple of exposures to doing solo in various places from lecture hall, to Singapore Art Museum, to Victoria Concert Hall...with and without microphone.


The person who made that comment might not have as much choral singing experience as you, muchless your choral conductor.


Now, I don't know how much this will help but that person might have yet started on the journey to being a popstar by attending pop singing lessons and the likes.




With much being said, you are presented with a choice.


To sulk and feel lousy just because a popstar wanna-be made you feel less accomplished about your choral performance than you would and/or should by making critical comments...and maybe you then decide to go and take pop lessons yourself......right......

Or

You listen to your choral conductor, taking pride and defending with right.




I don't know about you but without more consideration than needed, I chose option 2.


It is very simple how I have come to arrive at that choice, however, I have neither the need nor wish to explain further.


If you are so good yourself, go and do a solo in VCH before commenting on me.


So I'm proud?...I deserve the pride.

So I'm immature?...Try looking back, at what you yourself wrote, when you have enough choral experience.








Oh yeah...

I am a tenor.....not a bass

人都是泛贱的

人都是泛贱的




不见魔鬼不怕黑


不见棺材不掉泪




我可以很随便

也可以让你很不方便

如果井水不犯河水

我也不会向你泼冷水

你们的意见

我很乐意接受

但是如果因为你的无知

而认为我应该接受你的无理批评

我真的吞不下去




做人要自量

要量力而为




人往高处爬

但是...

高处不胜寒




欺山莫欺水


欺水莫欺火


欺火莫欺我


欺我没有好结果

Where is the love (continued)

This post is a 're' to 're' and others who have been reading and felt the same way as 're'.


Firstly, 're', why do you keep changing your nick??..wahahaha



Anyway, a very very Big 'YES!' to me being, in fact, VERY against people who look out for their own interest, at the expense of others' interest...


Of course they fear getting hurt, even the blind, deaf, mute or stupid could tell from the way they ask those questions. They think that they are the only ones getting hurt. No other reason why those words are heard ever so loudly unspoken, seen ever so clearly unwritten, there ever so often uneeded.


I am against those people. In fact I am utterly upset at the slightest thought of them. Why is that so? Let me see...erm...why not we put it this way...say, like what you said, I am one of them who put my very own interest before others?


I seeeee...no wonder I am so upset when my interest is compromised...no wonder THEY are so upset too when they can't put their interest before others'...it definitely feels sucky to the core when others put their interest before you...and all along you think that only the so-called 'Love' existed.....BullShit...if 'Love' is to be defined as being selfless...


Now now, Zion, why are you soooo upset when you yourself are so selfish?




Who wouldn't??? Even when they can be the most selfish person in the world...


In case any of you missed my point, when the point has never been more well examplified, in the first place, by those of you who ask those questions...the point is that ANY of you have not even that little of a right to condemn or question my being upset when you yourself are as upset as me, if not more.


For those of you who don't ask those questions, good for you.


For those of you who are anal enough to ask those questions, you would have been as anal as me, if not more. So before you speak, think twice, thrice if you need...or even more...if not, may you forever hold your peace.




So what is love?


How do you define love?


Ask for the needed, not for the unnecessary, whatever else is a bonus.


Where is the love?


Just ask yourself=)


Go figure

Where is the love

Everybody wants to be loved.

What is love?

What is to be loved?





Some will list an endless list of 'qualities' of a potential 'loving' boyfriend or girlfriend.




Tall? Perhaps?

Gentlemanly? Or sweet and caring?

Myabe romantic?


Whatever




Some say it's better to have someone who loves you than to have someone whom you love. Seeing that, I must say that I really feel very pathetic for you and I hope you would wake up your F**king idea sooner...later...or never...whatever...


Well, to you, it's always about 'ME' isn't it? Is he/she the right one 'FOR ME'? Is he/she tall enough 'FOR ME'? Is he/she gentlemanly enough 'FOR ME'? Is he/she caring and sweet enough 'FOR ME'? Is he/she romantic enough 'FOR ME'?


Yada yada...


Don't waste my time...


'FOR ME' huh...so now you are so damn high up and so damn 'right' that nobody is 'right' and worthy enough FOR YOU?...


Wake Up




Where is the love?

Go ask yourself.

Just ask yourself.






Can you practice what you preach

And would you turn the other cheek


Father, Father, Father help us

Send some guidance from above

'Cause people got me, got me questionin'

Where is the love






Where is the love

木乃伊

不知从何时




心.....就好痛..........好痛..........




从此就沉睡着




沉睡已久的木乃伊终于苏醒了




无法抗拒的一阵呼唤




唤醒了木乃伊的心









木乃伊的心终于又开始在跳了.....

You Are Loved

Don't give up,

It's just the weight of the world.

When your heart's heavy,

I, I will lift it for you.

Don't give up,

Because you want to be heard.

If silence keeps you,

I, I will break it for you.

Don't give up,

It's just the hurt that you hide.

When you're lost inside,

I, I'll be there to find you.

Don't give up,

Because you want to burn bright.

If darkness blinds you,

I, I will shine to guide you.




Everybody wants to be understood,

Well I can hear you.

Everybody wants to be loved,

Don't give up.




Because you are loved.

I am who I am

People change.




Or do they?




Do you?




I have not changed,
you just didn't understand how life is like for me.


I have not changed,
you just didn't know me well enough.


I have not changed,
you just didn't try hard enough.


I have not changed,
you just didn't know how.




I have not changed,
for I am who I am.

Try Me

There is a choice to be made for everything, whether you know it or not..

Whether you like it or not.



I make choices everyday...for almost everything.



I was trained to be a bastard...not by choice.



But if you choose for me to be a bastard, I will gladly honour your choice.



I will show you what it means for me to be a bastard...by your choice.



So.....






Try Me

Fishies

Love me, don't let go,

That was what you told me so.


Loved you so, I loved you so,

And all I could do was to let you go.


Where you go, I don't know,

For it is somewhere I can't follow.


Fishies come, fishies go,

Which is the true fishie? Only God will know.

Wake Up

...




Can you please wake up your F**king idea...




...

Emotional Exile

Lonely

The path you have chosen

A restless road

No turning back

One day you will find your light again

Don't you know

Don't let go be strong




Someday I'll find you

Someday you'll find me too

And when I hold you close

I'll know that it's true




Follow your heart

Let your love lead through the darkness

Back to a place you once knew

I believe, I believe, I believe in you

Follow your dreams

Be yourself, an angel of kindness

There's nothing that you can not do

I believe, I believe, I believe in you.









This path that I have chosen, I will but walk alone...

Emotion

There is no emotion, there is peace.









For what the eyes can see,

Emotion blinds.



What the ears can hear,

Emotion deafens.



What the words can speak,

Emotion chokes.



What the heart can feel,

Emotion corrupts.

People are like that

Say Already Also Don't Listen


Listen Also Don't Understand


Don't Understand Also Don't Ask


Ask Already Also Don't Go And Do


Go And Do Also Do Wrong


Do Wrong Also Don't Admit


Admit Also Don't Correct


Go And Correct Also Not Happy


Not Happy Say I Never Say

Yesterday

Yesterday...


When my troubles seem so far away.....




This day...


Seems like trouble is going to stay.....




The next day...


Will all of my troubles go away?.....




One day...


I will be able to laugh and play.....