Sunday, February 25, 2007

CF ddo.c tho*

U la` la`, bai` tho "Khong biet nua~" cua ba.n CF ddo.c cho nghe, minh` cung~ nho*' nghe thay bai` nay` o dau do hoi be' roi thi` fai.
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CF: Neu nham mat trong vuon long gio
CF: Se duoc nghe nhieu tieng chim hay
CF: Tieng lich rich chim sau trong la
CF: Con chia voi vua hot vua bay
CF: Neu nham mat nghe ba ke chuyen
CF: Se duoc nhin thay cac ba tien
CF: Thay chu be ddi ha`i 7 dam
CF: Qua? thi. tho*m co Tam rat hien
CF: Neu nham mat nghi ve cha me
CF: Dda~ nuoi em khon lon tung ngay
CF: Tay bong be som khuya vat va
CF: Mat nham roi lai mo ra ngay..

Mo* mang` tuoi 40

1 ngoi nha` toa`n vuon voi sa'ch, co' anh va` co' em.. co' ca? 1 con cu'n (hoac 1 con becgie khon^ khon^ cung duoc), 1 con me`o, va` 1 chiec Harley Davidson lau lau anh cho*? em di xuyen^ Viet. Yeahh :D

Mê xe Harley ba` thi'm. Hic.. -.@

Saturday, February 24, 2007

Nguye^~n Bi'nh

Loang wang nha` sach', lu.m duoc 3 cuon tho* cho ban gia`, nhung thoi minh`.. ddo.c truoc, ve^` ta(.ng sau, hehe. Thich Nguyen Bi'nh wa', thich hon ca Xuan Dieu va HMTu? nua -.@

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Vu Qui (1939)

Tha'ng cha.p cho cai? hoa vang`
Cho cam hoa ddo?, cho nang` vu qui
Nang` ve mai~ xu*' ben kia
Cam thoi^ mau` ddo?, buom che^ hoa vang`
Sang nay suong xuong dday^` lang`
Tuong? nhu khoi' phao' ddu*a nang` nam xua
Nang` ve^` ke? ddo'n nguoi ddu*a
Toi^ cho*` gi` nua~ ma` chua giang ho^`?
Song^ Thuong cach' may lan^` ddo`
Cho*. Hoa`ng ho.p mai~ bao gio cho tan!
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Truyen co tich (1938)

Em a.! Ngay xua vua nuoc Buom
Ke'n nha^n tai` mo? Ddiep^. lang khoa
Vua khong lay tra.ng, vua the^` the^'
Con buom vang` tuye^`n ddau^. Tha'm hoa.

Vua lien go.i ga? con gai' yeu
Nang` dde.p nhu em, cha? noi' ddieu^
Vua nuong^ hai vo*. cho^`ng pho` ma~
Cho nho*?n xem hoa som la.i chieu.

Mot hom hai vo chong quan Tha'm
Me^ mai? xem hoa la.c loi^' ve^`
Vo*. kho'c: "Minh` oi! Em hai~ lam!"
Troi chieu la.c loi^'to*'i vuon le^.

Vuon dday^` hoa trang nhu em ay
Bong mot ba` tien^ hien^? hien^. ra
Sao ma` dde.p the^'! Tien^ ma` la.i!
Nu~ chua' vuon le^ di tham( hoa.

Ba` thay vo chong con buom da.i
Su.t sui` ngoi^` khoc duoi hoa le^
Dden^' ben au yem ba` thuong ha.i:
"Y' ha(?n hai con lac. loi^' ve^`?"

"Dday ve nuoc Buom dduong thi` xa
Ve^` ta.m nha` ta ngu? voi ta
Co' ddu? chan theu^ cung` goi^' gam^'
Co' nhieu banh' ngo.t uop huong hoa...

Ddem^ ay chan em^ va goi^' em^
Vo chong an ba'nh voi ba` tien^
An xong thoa('t choc^' lien^` thay lot^'
Cho^`ng hoa' ra anh, vo*. ho'a em.
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Nang` ddi lay^' chong^`

Hom nay an hoi? tung bung
Ngay mai thi` cuoi, ddo^. chu*ng` ngay kia
Nang` cung` chong^` moi nang` ve
Roi cu`ng chong^` moi nang di theo chong^`
Toi ve^` da.m vo*. la` xong
Vo*. nguoi lang`, vo*. xo'm Ddo^ng que^ mua`
Vo*. toi khong ddo*.i, khong cho*`
Khong nhan sac lam, khong tho* mo^.ng
Lay^' toi boi? dda~ dden^' thi`
Lay^' toi khong phai boi vi` yeu^ toi^
Hom nay toi lay^' vo*. roi^`
Tu dday toi se~ la` nguoi bo? ddi
Pha'o oi, may` no^? lam` gi`?
Bien^' ra tat^' ca? phao' xi` cho tao!
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Vang^

La. qua'! Lam` sao toi cu*' buon?
Lam` sao toi cu*' kho^? luon^ luon^?
Lam` sao toi cu*' tuong tu* mai~,
Nguoi dda~ cung` toi^ phu. rat^' tro`n?

Thi` ra chi? co' the^' ma` thoi^?
Yeu^ dday^', khong^ yeu^ dday^', dde^? roi^`,
Mac(' han(? dduong to* sang cu*?i kha'c,
Det^. tu*`ng tam^' mong^. dde^? dang^ ai.

Khuye^n mai~ son cho chu~ "Ai' ti`nh"!
Mong^. long` trang ddiem^? mai~ cho xinh.
Co' nguoi, ddem^ ay, khoe chong^` mo*'i:
"Em chua? yeu^ ai, mo*'i co' minh`".

Co' nguoi trong gio' re't mua` ddong^
Cham chi? ddan cho tro.n ao' chong^`,
Con` bao?: "Dduong len ddan vu.ng qua'!
La^`n ddau^` ddan ao' kieu^? ddan` ong^".

Vang^, chi'nh la` co^ chua? yeu^ ai,
Lan^` ddau^` ddan ao' kieu^? con trai.
Toi^ ve^` thu ca? ba ddong^ la.i,
Ddot^' het^' cho co^ khoi? the.n lo*`i!

Wednesday, February 21, 2007

Ở tro. [tho*]

Con chim ở đậu cành tre,
Con cá ở trọ trong khe nước nguồn.
Tôi nay ở trọ trần gian,
Trăm năm về chốn xa xăm cuối trời.

Xưa kia ở đậu miền xa,
Cơn gió ở trọ bao la đất trời.
Nhân gian về trọ nhiều nơi,
Bâng khuâng vì những đôi môi rất hồng.

Mây kia ở đậu từng không,
Mưa nắng ở trọ bên trong mắt người
Tim em ở trọ là tôi,
Mai kia về chốn xa xôi cũng gần.

Môi xinh ở đậu người xinh,
Đi đứng ở trọ đôi chân Thúy Kiều.
Xin cho về trọ gần nhau,
Mai kia dù có ra sao cũng đành.

Trăm năm ở đậu ngàn năm,
Đêm tối ở trọ chung quanh nỗi buồn.
Ơ hay là một vòng xinh,
Tôi như người bỗng lênh đênh giữa đời.

Tuesday, February 20, 2007

Tiến thoái lưỡng nan

Tiến thoái lưỡng nan
đi về lận đận
Tình đôi ngập ngừng
tiến thoái lưỡng nan

Mây bay khắp xứ
Chân mờ cõi xa
Vàng phai nhè nhẹ
Chiều hôm cửa nhà

Tiến thoái lưỡng nan
đi về lận đận
Ngày xưa lận đận
tiến thoái lưỡng nan

Mây bay ... khắp xứ
Chân mờ cõi xa
Vàng phai nhè nhẹ
Chiều hôm ... cửa nhà

Tiến thoái lưỡng nan
đi về lận đận
Ngày xưa lận đận
không biết về đâu !

Về đâu cuối ngõ ?
Về đâu cuối trời ?
Xa xăm tôi ngồi
tôi tìm giấc mơ
Xa xăm tôi ngồi
tôi tìm lại tôi ...

Tiến thoái lưỡng nan
đi về lận đận
Ngày nay lận đận
Là ... giọt hư không !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-0gHDV_LJE

Monday, February 19, 2007

mmm

"Ba^`n tha^`n huong hue^. thom ddem^
Kho'i nhang ve~ neo? duong len^ niet ba`n
Chan^ nhang lam^' lap' tro tan`
Xam( xam( bong me. tra^`n gian thuo nao`"...
(tho* Nguyen Duy) - from "Kien truc va Doi song"
=|... mmm

Sunday, February 18, 2007

love of my life

2007
yei.. next school-year..
hope to wander around in Corbu's enigmatic Ronchamp, shout out loud on the magnificent Eiffel and meditate in the Patheon of Rome.
yei yei..... that's gonna be funnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
zZzzz...
P.S. reminder to myself: are our minds too rigid?

Saturday, February 17, 2007

Ngu? dday chieu mung` 1

Hibernate mot giac suong mat suong minh` (tinh' tu ddau hoc ki` den gio). He^n co' dc may cai' goi^' to ddung` chu ko nho? xiu nhu cai goi^' o phong F cua minh` ben do'. Ddaaa~!
Roi mo* 1 giac mo* quai ddan? voi "Nha Trang, bo me, bo.n ba.n way fa' wen thuoc, cau^` khi? va` em.. va` mot cu' ddien thoai, va` mot gio.ng noi'.." (duong nhien ko fai gio.ng CF hom wa roi). Tuong chung nhu that va` ko bao gio muon tinh? day luon -.@
Nhung roi tinh dzay, khat' kho^ ho.ng, chua kip voi tay lay binh` nuoc va` nho lai giac mo*, thi` nhan ra dien thoai cua mommy co' tin nhan. 1 bai` tho*! Do.c. Hay wa'. Canh? tuyet dde.p. Ko biet la` ai gui nua. Fai? ddoi^? sim wa dien thoai minh` dde goi thu? moi biet la` ai. Ma` ddoi sim thi` sms chac chan la` mat. Voi voi vang vang quo* cay^ but', mat nham mat mo nguyech ngoac chep lai bai tho va so dien thoai (xem chung cung~ wen wen)..
Doi sim dien thoai xong. O la` la, ai day, thi` ra la` ba.n gia` iu wi' cua tui. Ai da`, roi minh nhan tin cam on no', noi dam ba cau^ fai? trai' trong ddo'; nho cau cuoi noi la`" tui co ddem li` xi` ve cho ba` ddo'". Roi thi` no reply: "chi co' cau cuoi la` nghe duoc duoc" > Ddo^` da^n biz tham... wa`! b-(
Anyway, that vui va hanh phuc khi lai duoc ba.n gia` tang tho*. Quyet dinh, hom wa da~ post hinh` CF roi, hom nay post hinh` ba.n gia`. Nhung...

Me`n oi, wen mat la ko ddem o cung ve, ko co may hinh` dep dep cua ban gia` o day. Lu.c HDD o nha` chi kiem duoc moi cai hinh` ban gia` chup chung voi Viet Dao`, thoi thi` post ta.m vay =D (chac tui no' thay hinh nay` la` la.i chui minh` toi be^'n, nhung co sao dau, minh thay 2 dua deu dep va de thuong ma`, con` tinh` tu*' nua~ cho*'... kho*kho*kho*)
Et voila`... so proudly present to the world, two other great and close-friends of mine: Da`o Quoc Viet (Viet Dao) and Le^ Nguyet Tran^ (anatta).
...
Va` duong nhien, cung` bai tho cua LNT nua~:
"Xin mot sa'ng trong mua` xuan^
Tren co? em ta ngoi ha't
Hoa no*? ngat', oi^ than tien
Ta ngoi yen, mim? moi^ cuoi."

P.S. Cam on again, ba.n gia`. @Viet Dao: cam on may` vi` da~ la "partner cua tao trong hau het MO.I chuyen" hen (ko biet la hen^ hay xui day :]])

dde^m giao thua..

Ngoi xem ctrinh Tet cua VNC. Aircon ddua nao` mo? la.nh ba` thi'm!
Chuong trinh cung dc dc, nhung sao minh ko thay muon o lai ti nao. Ko co' cam giac thuoc ve noi nay`. Cung tu lau roi, co bao gio thay thuoc ve no' ddau.
Khong ro~ la` nho nha` hay ko? Ko, co le nho ba` ngoa.i thi` nhieu hon..
The nen, ngoi xem ma` hon^` thi cu*' bay di tan dau dau ay roi (chac bay ra Budget Terminal cua Changi Airport).
Cam thay trong trai wa'. Nhung chac ai o day cung vay, minh mai duoc bay ve^` la co`n may roi..
The roi nhan duoc dien thoai cua CF. Nghe gio.ng no'i ddo' dda~ bao nhieu lan, da wen thuoc tu hoi "nau chao dien thoai" hang tuan hoi lop 6, ma` sao luc do' van thay vui va hanh phuc khung khiep khi duoc nghe lai no'. Giong nhu ddang lop' ngop' giua~ bien day ca' map ma` duoc... nang tien ca' dden cuu vay :]] (e hem`... so sanh ki` cu.c wa') Haha... vui that. Cam on CF nhieu nhe'.
To ddinh giao thua moi goi, ko ngo cau goi truoc.
To de.p het moi chien buon buc, phuc tap wa 1 ben roi, 1 tuan ve nha` se~ refresh nha.
Yeahhhuuu... chuc mung nam moi!!!
mocphale.

P.S. Ko biet post hinh` gi` cho nam moi, thoi post hinh` minh` thich nhat cua ban CF len vay.
Yeah, so proud to introduce, one of my best and close-friends : Tran Thi. Ngo.c Thanh.

Friday, February 16, 2007

nam moi?



mot ngay moi.....

mot nhip song moi.....

mot niem vui moi.....

mot cam nhan moi.....

mot hanh phuc moi.....

mot hi vong moi.....

mot rung dong moi.....

mot suc song moi.....

mot khao khat moi.....

mot phat hien moi.....

mot tinh than moi.....

mot dien mao moi.....


Beer, beer, beer

Cuoi nam roi. Van chua duoc ve nha`. Sang som ngay kia ve da la nam moi mat tieu roi.
Ko duoc di uong beer tat nien voi QBi cuoi nam ;[[, cung khong duoc di cafe' muo^~i Ho Con Rua voi VietDao. Thoi thi`... dau nam di vay =]
O day chang con` ai de ru di uong bia Singha. (Tuy ko ra`nh bia bo.t, nhung cong nhan beer Singha ngon khong ke'm Saigon Xanh-Do?. Hay tai vua uong vua noi nang lam? nham? thi` thay ngon hi? -.@)
Heiz`... boring Singapore nights.. cannot be compared with Saigon nights -.@
My dears, I'm flying home.


Thursday, February 15, 2007

Binh yen

COMPOSER: Quoc Bao

ARTIST: Tran Thu Ha - Tran Hieu

TITLE: BINH YEN


Binh yen mot thoang cho tim mem,

Binh yen ta vao de^m.

Binh yen de doa hoa ra chao,

Binh yen de trang cao.

Binh yen de so’ng nang niu bo,

Binh yen khong ngo*`.

Long ta se se cau kinh binh yen


Binh yen de gio dua em ve,

Binh yen ta cho*` nghe.

Cho nghe ti`nh vo^~ len tim minh`,

Cho nghe ti`nh lung linh.

Binh yen de nang soi mo^i tho*m,

Binh yen ta mung,

Mung em da het dau thuong ve day, am cung.

Mung em da biet xot thuong tinh yeu.


Nhu tu bao lau ta ra doi mot kiep nua.

Nhu tu trong nhau lon len khon len cung nhau.

Nhu mot cau hat u*'a ra tu tim,

Tang nhau nhe tieng nghe hon nhien,

De quen het kho khan chia lia.


Binh yen mot thoang cho tim mem,

Binh yen ta vao de^m.

Binh yen de doa hoa ra chao,

Binh yen de trang cao.

Binh yen so'ng nang niu bo*`,

Binh yen khong ngo*`.

Lo`ng ta se se cau kinh binh yen.


Binh yen de gio’ dua em ve,

Binh yen ta cho nghe,

Cho nghe tinh vo^~ len tim minh,

Cho nghe tinh lung linh.

Binh yen de nang soi mo^i thom,

Binh yen ta mung,

Mung em da het dau thuong ve day, am cung..

Mung em da biet xot thuong tinh yeu.


Nhu tu bao lau ra doi mot kiep nua,

Nhu tu trong nhau lon len khon len cung nhau.

Nhu mot cau hat ua ra tu tim,

Tang nhau nhe tieng nghe hon nhien,

De quen het kho khan chia lia.


Binh yen mot thoang cho tim mem,

Binh yen ta vao de^m.

Binh yen de doa hoa ra chao,

Binh yen de trang cao.

Binh yen de song nang niu bo,

Binh yen khong ngo*`.

Mung em da het dau thuong ve day, am cung..

Mung em da biet xot thuong tinh yeu


Mung em ta hat’ dda^`y ho*n xua…

-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6zk9APuKRk

I am confused

I am confused.
You are definitely one of my "lost cfs". There's no doubt about that. To me, you are so much so alike my other two cfs back home, whom I always consider indispensable parts of my life.
But..
I can't help questioning these. I've got a feeling that I have been into an uneasy situation, no different than I myself pushing someone into some days ago.
Why is this world so sophisticated again? Or am I so? Or is it the feeling thatz deceiving me? Hmmz, I hope it is :[.
I hope I won't need to do it..
Anyway, I think there are things which never change, and I do believe true friends remain true friends.
TTD.
P.S. I think I need to learn from anatta and also CF again. I understand how strong and also how weak sometimes they are. But in all cases they always overcome their imbalance in the end.. I just really want two words for these last days of the years, "binh yen". I hope that we shall all have them. Happy new year, my beloved friends :].
P.S.P.S. I appear to talk too little to many good friends of mine here (guess that they all see me in "silent mode" all the time), but that doesn't mean I do not wanna talk or I'm arrogant or anything..
Anyway, an apology is necessary my dears. I'm sorry. Maybe all those moments, I were also confused :}

Tuesday, February 13, 2007

In my place - Coldplay

ARTIST: Coldplay
TITLE: In my place

In my place, in my place
Were lines that I couldn't change
I was lost, oh yeah

I was lost, I was lost
Crossed lines I shouldn't have crossed
I was lost, oh yeah

Yeah, how long must you wait for him?
Yeah, how long must you pay for him?
Yeah, how long must you wait for him?

I was scared, I was scared
Tired and underprepared
But I wait for you

If you go, if you go
Leaving me here on my own
Well I wait for you

Yeah, how long must you wait for him?
Yeah, how long must you pay for him?
Yeah, how long must you wait for him?

Please, please, please
Come on and sing to me
To me, me

Come on and sing it out, out, out
Come on and sing it now, now, now
Come on and sing it

In my place, in my place
Were lines that I couldn't change
I was lost, oh yeah
Oh yeah

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NItV8kxbOto

...passing by McDonald's

.

I could have chosen my second option to do differently, and not to cause u more trouble at this crazy time of the year. But anyway I did it, just as the way I felt [after all of my sleepless and uneasy nights]. Because we all know: time never returns.
I hope that things gonna be fine with u, and your own trouble will also be solved.
For me, I feel fine. Whatever it may turn out to be.
There're only 2 words I wanna wish u this time, my dear sis:
-
"binh yen"

Monday, February 12, 2007

ha`

ngay mai, everything's gonna be mixed up. but i won't care.
roi muon ra sao thi` ra.
:[.

Sunday, February 11, 2007

yeah

something unexpected, but might have been predicted, my dear ;].
nu pa ca chi.

Saturday, February 10, 2007

Va`i do`ng cho ba.n Trang Ca Map

Tu dung muon viet vai` do`ng cho ba.n Trang Ca Map. Ma` hom nay dduoi suc wa'. Nghi chac ko ddu suc viet gi` nhiu`.
Hic.
Yei, ma` bat dau sao nhi?
Ah`, nho roi. Bat dau tu cai' vu. karaoke' hom wa di. Haha, lau lam roi tu hoi dai hoc o nha`, gio moi lai duoc di la het' va` nhay? nho't toat mo hoi nhu vay. Nhung chua duoc da~ lam. Lan sau ddi tiep nha! Hehe!
Ah du'ng, cho dden dau nam nay D cu*' nghi minh se rat kho kiem duoc them duoc 1 nguoi ban cung` tuoi ma` than^ o NUS nay`. Nhung ko ngo gap va lam` viec chung voi ban Trang Ca Map lai cam thay rat than thuoc va vui ve, het nhu da wen tu rat lau roi vay.
Chac co' duyen^ wen biet oi`, ha`ha`! Ma` ko chi co Trang, wa Tr con duoc wen voi ca? gia dinh cua ban Tr ne`: X^, N~, carrot, a.V, roi nhoc Su Su - "em ho." Trang ne`.. (;[ hinh` nhu mai minh ko sua duoc tat hay tin nguoi)
... Noi chung... o ma` thoi noi rieng di...
Sao nhi? A`, hom no. dinh noi voi Tr cai nay` xem Tr co y kien nhu the nao`: dung' la` co' 1 cai' gi` do' D van dang di tim`. 1 cai chac chan o trong minh`. Tim` hoai ma` chua ra ban Trang a. CF - 1 nguoi ban rat than cua D o nha` noi, dai y' la` "trong moi nguoi co' 3 cai self cung` mot luc', va ko fai luc' nao` minh` cung biet duoc minh dang hanh dong theo cai self nao". Va` van de la` D thuong xuyen cam thay minh` hanh ddong voi it nhut la` 2 cai self khac' nhau. Thay minh "dang so wa'", so minh wa'! :[.
Yei, sao con nguoi phuc tap the nhi, thoi chac minh` ho.c ban Tr cach simplify things dzay.
(O*, hinh` nhu lam nham gi do lac. chu de chinh roi).
Thoi tum lai muon noi la` feeling very happy vi` da~ wen biet dc voi mot nguoi cung~... khung` ko khac' gi` minh` (ma` nhin` ben ngoai` thi` cung~ hien hien nhu ai), hehehe.
Gonna dance & rock more after Lunar New Year, won't we?! ;]
P.S. Hic, D dang tim cach re-vitalize la.i. D ko thuc su bo nhieu thoi gian cho Fairy Night, sao van cam thay bi... lazy sao ddo' sau cai' su kien nay`. Sao vay ha Tr? hic @@ Cuu voi!

papa, not again! @$#%^&;[

Who could understand better the uneasiness that an only-son like me has to undergo? Yeah, chac chi? co' may`, Viet a! Sau nay tuyet ddoi fai co' hon 1 dua con !#@%$^&*b-(

Wednesday, February 7, 2007

@@

Tu me manques.

Tuesday, February 6, 2007

Heaven

ARTIST: Bryan Adams
TITLE: Heaven

Oh - thinkin' about all our younger years
There was only you and me
We were young and wild and free
Now nothin' can take you away from me
We been down that road before
But that's over now
You keep me comin' back for more
Baby you're all that I want
When you're lyin' here in my arms
I'm findin' it hard to believe
We're in heaven
And love is all that I need
And I found it there in your heart
It isn't too hard to see
We're in heaven
Oh - once in your life you find someone
Who will turn your world around
Bring you up when you're feelin' down
Ya - nothin' could change what you mean to me
Oh there's lots that I could say
But just hold me now
Cause our love will light the way
N' baby you're all that I want
When you're lyin' here in my arms
I'm findin' it hard to believe
We're in heaven
And love is all that I need
And I found it there in your heart
It isn't too hard to see
We're in heaven
I've been waitin' for so long
For something to arrive
For love to come along
Now our dreams are comin' true
Through the good times and the bad
Ya - I'll be standin' there by you
-

Sunday, February 4, 2007

he`m, Fairy Night









Night before FN. Kudos for FN Logistics Team, and team leader: Meo` dden (hi`nh nhu chua lan nao mi`nh thay no' mac 1 cai' ao' ko fai mau` dden).
[stuff to be uploaded]
> FN, itz not juz about the final show itself, it is rather about our great effort in preparation.

Fairy Night

Fairy Night. I was involved subconsciously, as a designer for the event. It was fun, really, although I couldn't manage to spend more time on it. I wish I could have.
Full of experience and feelings. And smiles. And I got to understand more about friends that I had never "really known" before.
I love the qualifying round. The final one didn't really strike me as I wished. But I suppose we had done our best, with great effort and of course, with our super tiny budget of time.
Anyway, it was the moment before it that struck me. And once again, I am pushed by myself to the confluence.
Don't know what's gonna happen @@
I think I'm bad @!$#%^&*b-(.