I like this singer.. http://www.myspace.com/shanemackmusic

A bit like jason mraz.. folk rock.

Lie of why you're leavin' early
Deny that you’re in any hurry
Cry and tell me not to worry
‘Cause what I don’t know, is never gonna hurt me

Breathe, now baby don’t feel guilty
Deceive me then just walk away
Leave me, the truth will only kill me
It’s gotta be, it’s gotta be this way
One more bad excuseBefore you turn me lose
Give me something to remember you by
Couldn’t you offer me
A little dishonesty
Promise me you’ll try
You’ll lie to me

Go, your plane is not gonna stay
Slow, so I can take it in
And so you say you’ll see me later
When you know you won’t see me again

Please before you let go of me
Take me one more time
Appease me, tell me that you love me
That you haven’t gone and change your mind

One more bad excuse
Before you turn me lose
Give me something to remember you by
Couldn’t you offer me
A little dishonesty
Promise me you’ll try
You’ll lie to me

Lie of why you're leavin' early
Deny that you’re in any hurry
Cry and tell me not to worry
‘Cause what I don’t know, is never gonna hurt me
One more bad excuse
Before you turn me lose
Give me something to remember you by
Couldn’t you offer me
A little dishonesty
Promise me you’ll try
You’ll lie to me

Magenta Finances
Magentas are members of the Physical (environmental) Family; therefore, they always seem to have a handle on how the world of physical reality operates. They know what they have to do to make money, spend it creatively, and still meet their financial obligations.
Most important, they are able to play with money. Food and shelter are the necessary stage props. But in all else, Magentas need and want to be creative. To a Magenta, those products and ideas that are creative, thought-provoking, or imaginative are the true necessities of life. Magentas are apt to think that a trip to the neighborhood thrift shop is more important than buying salad makings-unless, of course, they are planning a Mexican fiesta and need lettuce for tacos.
Money for a Magenta is the ticket to new experiences, new ideas, and new ways of doing things. Magentas love to travel, to explore other countries, to mix with the people and live among them. They can be seen folk dancing in the town square and learning to speak the local language from children. Magentas are the free spirits of the spectrum and travel with the protection provided charmed individuals.
Magentas can also he practical and down to earth about money. They know the value of a dollar; they just don't want to be tied down by that value system. In their finances, as in all other aspects of their lives, Magentas know the value and meaning of living each moment as it comes. They are not much interested in deferRed gratification, but they have a healthy respect for the here and now.
Magenta Careers
Magentas do well in occupations that have a great deal of flexibility, creativity, and potential for innovative ideas and inventions. They need jobs and careers that require little supervision (such as art therapy with disturbed children) or, conversely, a great deal of supervision (such as acting under a strong director).
The ideal careers for Magentas are those wherein they can make a great deal of money during a short period of concentrated effort. This gives them the financial flexibility to take time off to explore different aspects of themselves and their environment. Any career in the performing arts would serve them nicely. They do especially well in all forms of comedy improvisational, stand-up, and comic acting.
Because they are so ingenious, they can work independently as artists, inventors, or writers. They can take advantage of short, intense periods of creative, fertile solitude. They do not necessarily need the inspiration or motivation that comes from being with others. However, they do need a representative or agent to supervise their work from drawing board to production. They are not interested in the details, but are strongly aware of bottom lines and financial outcomes.
Magentas do well in any career or occupation on the leading edge. Such jobs appeal to their fascination with the bright, the young, and the new. For example, they would be good as art directors, photographers, or designers for slick new magazines. The Magenta would love to investigate, photograph, or sell whatever product or idea is the latest and hottest in clothes, music, people, entertainment, and travel.
Magentas make excellent salespeople, especially when they are selling toys-makeup, clothes, antiques, or concepts. They entice the customer into the fantasy and then make the sales pitch. Because of this ability to live in their fantasy, Magentas also make good entrepreneurs. They are capable of dynamically visualizing success, and then making the imagined goal a reality.

Magenta Social Interactions
Magentas love people. They are the madcaps of the spectrum-full of fun, willing to be outrageous, daring to do the things the rest of us wish we had the courage to do. They entertain with laughter, fin, skits, and foolishness. When you are invited to a Magenta's home, you never know what you will be in for. When they allow their imaginations free rein, a luau on the fire escape of a New York walk-up would not be an impossibility.
The only way to enjoy a Magenta's party, social life, or friendship is to get into the swing of things. Magentas are unpRedictable, nonconforming, and relatively oblivious to rigid social customs. Magentas are without malice; they are not angry, nor are they antisocial. They simply have a different view of life. Often, when the pressure to conform becomes too great, they create their own hilarious backlash. Even when confronted with painful, restrictive childhoods, Magentas intuitively know that laughter is the best medicine. They enjoy the absurdities of life. Only a Magenta would have a pink plastic flamingo as a living room centerpiece.
Magentas find unusual things to see and do wherever they are. The more outrageous the event or activity, the more fun. They love mixing up their realities. When Magentas need a lift, they invite all their friends to attend a silent film and make up a story to go along with the action on the screen.
Magentas make friends wherever they go. Every encounter is an opportunity for them to get to know how others think and feel. Magentas collect a wide spectrum of friends who are as eclectic as their agglomeration of home decorating items. They take comfort in listening to the ways other people break away from their own bonds of conformity. The unifying factor among the friendships and relationships formed by a Magenta is that there is no unifying factor. They collect people with unusual occupations and interests the way some of us collect stamps, appreciating them for their beauty, their art, and their individuality.
Because most of their friends are as footloose as they are, they do not establish the tight bonds of catering that are often taken for granted by other Personality Spectrums colors. That is not to say that Magentas are not considerate or caring. They prefer to be relieved from the pressure (and fear) of confining or stultifying responsibility of caring for another person. Occasionally their feelings get hurt when they think they have been ignored, but hurt feelings are a small price to pay in exchange for being relieved of the burden of responsibility.
Magentas tend to marry often, not out of fickleness or an inability to maintain long-term relationships, but because they feel that when they have learned all the life lessons they can from a given relationship, it is time to move on. They also marry because they know that commitment enhances a couple's opportunity to learn from the experience of being together. Magentas also love to be the guest of honor at a party and what more appropriate party than their own wedding?
Magentas also have a facility for departing from relationships in such a way as to leave the other person emotionally, physically, and spiritually intact. Magentas are not destroyers. They are learners and experimenters; they are the participant observer within a culture of their own creation. They remain friends with their former mates, often regarding them as part of an extended family, so to speak.
Individuals who marry frequently or who have had many serial relationships are not necessarily Magentas. Magentas are distinctive in that they choose their partners carefully for the life lessons a relationship with them offers. In addition, the Magenta's partners are usually aware that the relationship, even though they have gone through a marriage ceremony, is not necessarily permanent.

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Magenta Emotional Approach to Life
The greatest problem for Magentas is loneliness. Few people can tolerate the skewed perspective so natural for a Magenta. When they attempt to conform, Magentas lose touch with what makes life worth living for them, and this often plunges them into deep despair. Female Magentas are often programmed by society to believe that the fastest road to happiness lies in being like a Blue-the natural caretaker of the spectrum. However, for Magenta women this is the fastest road to madness. Magentas are basically loners. They don't mean to be and they are not always pleased that they have difficulty finding compatible mates and partners. However, their work habits, living arrangements, and restless energy make it difficult for them to create and foster long-term loving relationships. Their lives are often filled with happy chances or disastrous snafus and miscommunications. They neither want nor need to be organized, and this trait keeps some potential mates away. A Magenta needs to ask this question when beginning a relationship: How much confusion and disorganization is too much? Until a Magenta can answer that question, a relationship will last only as long as the other individual's ability to tolerate ambiguity. Their quicksilver vibrancy, eclectic ideas, and outrageous solutions to simple problems make Magentas attractive and fun to be with. However, living all of life on the brink can be tiring for most of the other Personality Spectrums colors. When one is courting, coleslaw for dinner at 3:00 A.M. is the stuff of memories. But for a Magenta, that's life. The question they ask is: Doesn't everyone eat dinner at 3:OOam? Emotionally, Magentas are reacting to the confinement of their parents' expectations: get good grades, clean your room, make a few good friends, and participate in school, church, or neighborhood activities. To the Magenta, these requirements seem like life sentences, as crippling to their personality as the Chinese foot-binding custom would be to their feet. These children need to explore their environment and interact dynamically with it. These are the children who want to try something just because it is there. Magentas may conform temporarily in order to please their parents. When they go out on their own, however, they will explore the limits of their tangible reality. One of the first things they do is to choose extreme hairstyles in hairdo and clothing. But their extremes are zany rather than ugly or bizarre. They love authentic innovation, and are especially good at showing fads for what they are-mindless. Magentas will take various fad garments and combine them in such a way as to make a new statement. Their fashion sense is one of fun, not anger. Magentas can swing between high and low moods. The highs are expressions of freedom, sense of self, acceptance, and creativity. The lows result from trying to please others, loss of sense of self, and finding no way out of a mundane or humdrum existence. They can lessen the severity of these mood swings by choosing careers or occupations that allow or even encourage them to develop their own style. Artistic pursuits-sign painting, staging of rock bands, performing as a mime or a clown - offer opportunities to build a bridge between the inner reality of the self and the outer reality of society. They can also choose to live in those parts of the country or world where they are less conspicuous in their uniqueness. A Magenta in a small town will have more difficulty than a Magenta in San Francisco or New York City.

Magenta Spiritual Approach to Life
As the nonconformists of the spectrum, Magentas are unwilling to be bound by any convention, set of rules, or code of laws regulating behavior, attitudes, or beliefs. Magentas will only stay involved with a system or organization as long as they are free to come and go as they please, taking what they need and returning when they need replenishment or renewal.
]Magentas, as one of the Physical (environmental) Personality Spectrums colors, have a strong connection to the earth. Religious practices that are too mental or emotional do not appeal to Magentas. They need to be grounded in their spirituality; they prefer outdoor services or activities that put them in direct communion with nature.
Magentas have a close connection with nature because plants and animals make no demands on them other than that they be allowed to coexist. Magentas find solace in nature, an acceptance of who they are at the core. Walks in the woods or the park and planting, tending, or harvesting crops are ways in which Magentas express their spirituality. Any retreat facility would do well to have a Magenta on staff-to tend to the ecology and to educate guests and participants in the relationship between nature, humanity, and spirituality.
Magentas are reluctant to join any church or organization. They are unwilling to commit themselves for fear of being tied down. They resent demands being made on them that they cannot be sure of fulfilling. Like the other Physical (environment) colors, Magentas can be depended upon once they give their word-but they do not often give their word. They prefer to keep all their options open, to be able to come and go within a group or an organization as they feel the need to learn and grow. They prefer loosely knit organizations to those that are more rigidly structured because they like to feel that the door is open for them.
For Magentas, religious services and rituals need to be more practical and utilitarian than those offered by most religions. For all their zaniness, Magentas can be very down-to-earth. They see the value in the cycle of the seasons, with the attendant duties and responsibilities within each season. Through the enactment of ritual, they can attune their lives to the seasons. By being able to concentrate on metaphysical as well as physical concerns, Magentas can maintain balance and emotional stability in their lives. This sense of balance in turn gives them a centeredness, a sense of who they are and what their purpose in life is.

Magenta Leadership
The Magentas' personal power lies in their willingness to set their own rules no matter the ramifications, since conforming to social norms and expectations is so physically painful for them. Their solution is to move to places, usually large cities, where their uniqueness can be absorbed in the milieu and where they can blend into the cityscape. They choose friends who appreciate their alternative view of life, and they avoid people who insist on doing things the way they have always been done. Magentas don't care how things have always been done. In fact, that is no recommendation at all to the Magentas. Their response is Why?" For them, change is the essence of being; change allows them to feel safe and in control of their environment. Whereas most colors need a sense of familiarity in their lives, to Magentas sameness is death, not safety.
Magentas are not leaders in the accepted sense of the word. They are not organized, nor do they have the dynamic personal power and charisma we associate with good leaders. Instead, Magentas lead by showing us the stagnation in our lives. By painting larger-than-life cans of tomato soup, Andy Warhol asked us to reconsider what we regard as important. Magentas lead by understanding what they experience on the inner planes of their psyches. They then have the courage to act on that information, making portions of their environment conform to their view of their inner space. Magentas are not rebellious, nor is their creative expression especially angry. They simply see reality differently than most people do, and they attempt to somehow bring their environment into harmony and balance with their internal perspective.

Magentas are jesters. They are zany, spontaneous, offbeat, outrageous, physical, innovative, in the here-and-now, inventors, attention-seekers. Sometimes they're loners.
The key to understanding the Magenta Personality Spectrum’s color is their unwillingness to conform to the expectations and norms set by society. These individuals seek to express their individuality by using, with creativity and flair, the belongings and raw materials at their disposal. Because they look at life through a Magenta filter, they tend to be viewed as the nonconformists of the spectrum.
The single most difficult thing for a Magenta is to understand the difference between commitment and entrapment. For a Magenta to be locked into a nine-to-five job, to be married and have children, and to run a household, would be a form of insanity. They need to learn to create for themselves a lifestyle that works for them and does not impinge on the sensibilities of others. Magentas revitalize our concept of creativity by offering a new perspective, opening new vistas and exploring new points of departure.

Magenta Physical Approach to Life
Reds want to subdue reality, and Oranges want to conquer it; Magentas want to push physical reality to the leaky margins - that locale where fantasy and reality become a blur. Magentas consider life worth living only if they can listen to their own inner drummer. They live on the edge, creating three-dimensional physical environment in their mind's eye that is very different from the one we experience in our day-to-day existence.
Magentas create in the physical environment in ways that are similar to those of their sister Personality Spectrums colors, Red and Orange. They prefer products to abstractions. Magentas work with the tangible but creative material aspects of the world. They find their greatest satisfaction when manipulating, working with, changing, or building something real and specific. So much the better if it is outrageous, off-the-wall and controversial.
Their innovative, creative, fertile minds lead them to explore the unusual, bizarre, arty, or trendy. Their nonconformity allows them to skew their perspective on the world, making them unique. Out of this new, fresh perspective comes the gift of this color, creating experiences that allow the rest of us to see the world from an alternative point of view. It is as if the Magentas ask us to put on three-D glasses, turning our flat two-dimensional world into one with depth and perspective. Everyday life looks quite different.
Magentas are outrageous, and they prefer it that way. They take pride in their refusal to adapt to any of society's mechanisms of lockstep thinking or behavior. By creating a totally original point of view, Magentas give us an opportunity to laugh at ourselves. They encourage us to find ways to express our own divergent individuality by expressing their own.

Magenta Mental Approach to Life
Magentas have bright, agile minds-fleet as quicksilver. However, they are unwilling to master acres of boring details. They become experts in the field that interests them, or in which they might choose to make a living. But if they do not see much need for information, they refuse to clutter their minds with inessential details. Like the other Physical (environmental) colors, the Magentas are strong-willed and determined about the things they regard as important. They are eclectic in their learning. They can be excellent students when the subject interests them or they see a need to learn about it. Otherwise a Magenta will move heaven and earth to create a diversion-preferably one that entertains the entire class. School subjects that appeal to inquiring minds, taught by teachers who are flexible and creative, are ideally suited to a Magenta. Magentas do well in drama, English, debate, forensics, the arts, science, if allowed to "play" in the tabs), physical education, and crafts such as woodworking and welding.
Magentas need to develop the ability to stay with a project until it is completed. Each new project is like a silver lure, sparkling and twisting through the water, distracting the attention of the Magentas from what they are supposed to be doing. Learning to finish a job is one of the most difficult challenges for a Magenta. Short projects that are easy to bring to conclusion build confidence and pride in the Magenta. Once the Magenta experiences the satisfaction of accomplishment. it becomes easier for him or her to stay focused for longer and longer periods of time. This is one of the major skills necessary to the Magentas' happiness and well-being-it allows them a wider range of career choices and a greater chance of success.
Their mental process appears to be haphazard when, in fact, most Magentas have a very clear idea of what they want to create, say, or do. Because their nature is to stretch the limits of everything they encounter-products, social customs, mores, relationships, and standards by which most of us judge and evaluate our reality-Magentas are constantly searching for new and different ways to use everyday items. Many Magentas are inventors of those handy gadgets that the rest of us couldn't get along without. They are continually fascinated by what is in the marketplace.

Of all the things I believe in
I just want to get it over with
tears from behind my eyes but I do not cry
Counting the days that past me by

I've been searching deep down in my soul
Words that I'm hearing are starting to get old
Looks like I'm starting all over again
The last three years were just pretend and I say

Goodbye to you
Goodbye to everything I thought I knew
You were the one I love
The one thing that I tried to hold on to

I still get lost in your eyes
And it seems like I can't live a day without you
Closing my eyes till you chase my thoughts away
To a place where I am blinded by the light but it's not right

Goodbye to you
Goodbye to everything I thought I knew
You were the one I loved
The one thing that I tried to hold on to

Ohhh yeah
It hurts to want everything & nothing at the same time
I want whats yours and I want whats mine
I want you but I'm not giving in this time

Goodbye to you
Goodbye to everything I thought I knew
You were the one I loved
The one thing that I tried to hold on to
The one thing that I tried to hold on to

Goodbye to you
Goodbye to everything I thought I knew
You were the one I loved
The one thing that I tried to hold on to

We the stars fall and I lie awake
Your my shooting star

I dunno why i try so hard to get certain things that don't really mean much to me. I dun even know what really should matter. Does anything matter? Why does anything matter when we're all going to die anyway. why do we do the things we do, choose the things we choose, even if it hurts?

Hi people! I'm back! Feeling somewhat UNSTRESSED! Can you believe it? I'm not stressed. Yes I have lots of work to do.. But I'm not freaked out about it. Maybe it's the HOLIDAYS that are coming. ahahaha..

Today, I'm gonna talk about IDENTITY. Identity is not easy to understand. I mean, I don't really know what MY identity is. Is it an image I create and try to follow? Or maybe it's the environment or genes?

So I guess I'm constantly searching, seeking my true identity[is there such a thing?]

So far, I'd like to think myself as someone who is capable of great things. I'm optimistic and will do what it takes to get what I want.

I love to spend a lot.. sometimes on impulse. But it's not the items that I buy but the power to spend and to get a target [I guess I have that hunter instinct like guys]

I love to buy pens, pencils, pencil cases and all sorts of stationery! I think they are really cool for collection and use? Yea, I'm a penaholic. haha. I love pencil cases.. they come in all different forms and shapes and colours. And tells a lot about the owner.

I'm interested in wicca.. it's really a peaceful, environmental-loving religion =]

Here are some stuff I bought today..

Food above all! Yummy double chocolate stuff from chewy junior at bugis junction!

Plastic-feeling shoes from bugis street. Looks quite simple and sweet [Like the new owner =D]

V light weight shoes also from the same shop. Nice and comfy. Retro feeling. 10 bucks per pair!

Cheap watch. 5 bucks. But I like the mix of roman and numerical.. it's kinda showing there's a change in way of representation. Also the feel of the metallic strap is different from the norm.

In short, I love changes for the sake of changes. It gives me a new idea, a new way of looking at things. And im curious about how things can be. =]

So.. Bye bye shoes.. bye bye nike watch...

haha.. i watched wall-E this week..it's so sweet and funny! go catch guys!


Here's a short clip

Yup.. was just reading about some friendship stuff.. I think it's nice to have guy friends? But seriously, my best gal friend still understands me better. Ha.. is it really a gender thing?

They say the best relationships develop when two people start out as friends first. After all, if you have a platonic relationship with someone, you get to know them on a much more meaningful level, one that isn’t based on sex. Friendships do have the possibility of developing into something more, but there are a few things to consider before you decide to kick it up a notch.
Determine Where the Feelings Are Coming From
It’s important to understand why feelings for your friend have deepened. Have you just come out of another relationship and are now feeling lonely? Are you having problems in your current relationship? Is your friend in a new relationship that has you feeling a bit jealous for their time? Be honest about the origin of your feelings. You may suddenly think you are in love with your friend, only to fall out of that feeling when your life begins to settle down. Don’t announce the way you feel to your friend until you’re sure your feelings are for real.
Talk to Your Friend
If you both begin having feelings for each other, talking about them becomes much easier. If you don’t know how your friend feels, however, you may be embarrassed to bring the subject up, for fear of rejection. But the longer you hold in your true feelings, the more awkward things will be in the long run. Approach your friend honestly, but be cautious. Your friend may not share your feelings, and if that’s the case, it might be a bit embarrassing. But if your friend is really your friend, you both will get through it and talk about whether moving your relationship up to the next level is the right decision.
Forgive Your Friend If They Don’t Feel the Same Way
You have to remember that you have had time to process the feelings you have, but when you first bring it up to your friend, it may come as quite a surprise. Your friend may laugh or even freak out a bit. Let them deal with the information in their own way. Don’t pressure them or make them feel bad if they don’t share your feelings. They may, of course, have unrealized feelings for you too but have never wanted to really think about it. Give your friend space to consider the feelings you have for them. It may take some time.
The Friendship Will Change, and Might Even End
Many pals are hesitant about changing their relationship because they don’t want to lose the companionship they both share. This is a very real fear, because emotions combined with sexual intimacy will change the bond you have. There’s no question about it. However, when one of you begins having feelings for the other, the relationship has already changed. You can’t alter how you feel, but you can’t ignore it either. Like any relationship, good communication is the key to keeping you both on good terms. By talking things through you’ll be able to weather this latest development, and regardless of the outcome, maintain your strong bond.

haha.. can finally take a breather..

Thanks to sha, jan and ben [and others along the way] for the encouraging me all the time.. I survived a month in archi!!!
haha... yea.. hope you guys will continue to be by my side..

thanks for being such nice and good friends. Can't carry on happily without you guys. *hugs

jas

lt's been awhile since I last slept on my bed.. miss my bolster and pillow. Stayed up till7am to complete a totally handmade book. It's not the best but it's fun. Crashed on sofa when I got home at 6.. Got up at 3 today. Ha.. ok gotta start work! =) *hugs I miss going out witu friends..

You think it's quite easy? Lol.. it took me nearly 2 hours I think.. I drew all 20 circles with equilateral triangles in them.. man.. it's the first time I'm such a super neat freak. It looks rather pretty. This is the simplest 'dome' inspired by Buckminster Fuller. Yea, he's the guy who made bucky balls? lol.. This is a one frequency dome as far as I know.. but it looks like some kinda lantern thing you see during Chinese New Year? =D

going for lecture..