Monday, January 09, 2006

Had gym session with See Chong, WeiShen and Tianyong today. Joshua was sick so yea, couldn't join us. It was indeed a wonderful workout. Haha.

Allow me to share some deep thoughts alright? =)

As the foghorns sound, the sky starts to fade. The steamship starts to move out, into the ocean, into the blue. Nobody knows where the ship's going, or where it's heading to. The ship, carrying the hopes of each and every passenger. The burden on it's "shoulders" is unknown to all. It's deepest secret is unknown. It remains to be an enigma. A Knight in Shining armour, some call it. A beautiful ship, some know it as. Different names and different views. The ship. What is its name? Nobody knows. What is its real face like? Nobody knows. Only the captain does. Does he?

Ah, the captain. That very man, who watched the ship grew. He watched it sailed the sea, the oceans. He was there, on the maiden voyage. He was there, when the ship crashed. He was there, to witness its bad state. But most importantly, he was there, to guide the ship. The ship would be nothing but scrape metal if it wasn't for the captain.

The ship met with countless of accidents. It was hurt, not only on the outside but more importantly and significantly, on the inside as well. Water gushed into the ship, threatening to sink it. Metal chains was around it, hurling it from side to side. Nobody at that time felt that the ship will ever be the same. And rightfully so. The ship was never the same. It became better. 16 years of being only pretty. It finally became the "Kaiser of the Sea". It's majestic frame, huge and awesome. But yet, deep down, it felt lost. The captain didn't abandon it. He decided to stay on, treated it well even though it wasn't the same ship. The "Kaiser" was never really a Kaiser. It felt inferior, compared to other ships. The other ships were running more smoothly and at a faster pace as well. It was nothing. "Kaiser" was only just a name. It wanted so badly to become like the other ships. It yearned for the same attention. It tried to run like the other ships. It failed. It failed badly.

One cold night at the harbour, the captain walked beside the ship. He started to tear. The ship was no longer the ship he once knew. The conviction and confidence was gone. The ship was down. It lost. It was no longer the Kaiser.

The Kaiser woke up. It dawned upon it that it must start to move on. It cannot dwell on past glories or past accidents. Move forward, thrust forward. The Kaiser made a vow. The Kaiser blew it's horn. It signalled the start of a new journey. The Kaiser moved on. Left behind are the painful memories of accidents and failures. But one very painful memory still remains to haunt it. Will the Kaiser be able to fully move on? The captain doesn't know. Only it knows.

So yea. That's my story of the day. Anyway, I'm supposedly the Kaiser. And the captain's my parents. So yea. Not that I'm arrogant or something to call myself the Kaiser. But just that I kinda like the word Kaiser. So, haha. =)

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