Have You Ever Seen The Rain

Heard this amazing song several times... it was only till recently that I was watching the series "Dexter" that this song came back once again. Classic rock yet with a country feel, this song is a wonder. (:

Singer: Creedence Clearwater Revival
Title: Have You Ever Seen The Rain

Someone told me long ago, there's a calm before the storm,
I know, it's been coming for some time.
When it's over so they say, it'll rain a sunny day,
I know, shining down like water.

I want to know, have you ever seen the rain
I want to know, have you ever seen the rain
Coming down on a sunny day

Yesterday and days before, sun is cold and rain is hard,
I know, been that way for all my time.
Til forever on it goes, through the circle fast and slow,
I know, it cant stop I wonder.

I want to know, have you ever seen the rain
I want to know, have you ever seen the rain
Coming down on a sunny day

Yeah!

I want to know, have you ever seen the rain
I want to know, have you ever seen the rain
Coming down on a sunny day

My First Bike Lesson

If only time could go back, I would be blogging about the days where I first learn to cycle, but this posts is not a back post. Today was the first time I officially learn how to ride a motorcycle. Not the first time though as I tried it before in Malaysia where my uncle first taught me. That time was easier as the bike has no clutch.

Somehow it always seem easier to learn things when younger... as I grow up, fear seems to be getting the better of me too. I can still recall the slight panic I had before I went for the bike orientation... fear of falling, fear of balancing and the thought of banking at an angel was enough to drive me to skip the lesson, but there was another force that motivate me to seriously attend the lesson.

The whole 3 hours (inclusive of 1hr of orientation) was surprisingly fun and pretty easy... except for the slight coordination that I still need to get used to. The instructors are pretty friendly but at times harsh... but this enable me to remember the pointers more easily. Hee hee.

The first lesson was pretty basic... teaching us how to mount and dismount the bike... how to start off and stop... and to change the gears... All in all, it was really fun and thrilling. Yet to book my next lesson, will do it soon. (:

Iron Man

Finally a day of break from all the work in the past few weeks. Don't get me wrong, I truly enjoy my job scope and the work that has been assigned to me. It's just the frequent late nights that has taken the toil on me.

The day before we were at "The Arena" and at the end of the night, I was almost thrown into Singapore River by Didier. Can't really remembered what we did that night, but Arena definitely has a nice band... and best of all, the entrace was free for me and I still have a bottle of chivas there, waiting for my return.

I met up with Didier at 1445 hrs at Bugis as he wanted to shop for GPS for his bike. We walked several shops in Sim Lim and the price for the small gadget was really costly. The price ranges from $500 to $1000. I ended up bringing him around Sim Lim and introducing him to the area, though I warned him to avoid this place as the shops tend to hike up the prices for foreigners.

Befor 1600 hrs, we walked to The Cathay at Dhoby Ghaut to catch Iron Man. The movie was really good and the special effects was spectaculiar. The animation could even be better than Transformers... especially the part were Tony Stark was geared up with the suit, the graphics was truly amazing. All in all, the movie was really good. (:

Date: 1st May 2008

Time: 1615 hrs

Venue: The Cathay

Seats: Theatre 1, N20/N21

After the movie, we had beer at the pubs along Emerald Hill before we decided to have dinner at Chatterbox. A simple meal for the 2 of us costs me $99... but I personally think it was well spent. (: