As a tattoo symbol, Pegasus represents much of what a Horse does, loyalty, stamina, endurance and speed, but with the added dimensions normally associated with Wings  and Birds -freedom, and a soaring spirit, mind and heart.  Pegasus speaks to the poet in us, of the magical and mystical and the divine world of Gods among the clouds and Mount Olympus.  Pegasus will carry us to new heights of imagination, inspiration and aspiration.

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Cherry blossom tattoos are some of the most popular tattoo designs for women currently. The beauty and delicate nature of a cherry blossom can’t be denied. In both Japanese and Chinese cultures the cherry blossom is full of symbolic meaning and significance. Before deciding to get a cherry blossom tattoo design it makes sense to understand the symbolism and deep cultural connections and meaning that this tattoo might hold. After all the best tattoo designs are ones that hold a great deal of symbolic significance. Typically the tattoo that is universally regretted is the one that was gotten while out with a bunch of friends just because they were getting one. So don’t fall into the trap and regret your tattoo later in life. Instead if you are planning on getting a tattoo at least take the time to research the symbolism and meaning behind it and see if it speaks to you and if the ideas are significant in your life.

While many people tend to blend and confuse the Japanese and Chinese culture together from lack of knowledge the two are very different in many ways. Therefore the meaning and symbolism that the cherry blossom holds is different in each culture.

Chinese Cherry Blossom

For the Chinese the cherry blossom is a very significant symbol of power. Typically it represent a feminine beauty and sexuality and often holds an idea of power or feminine dominance. Within the language of herbs and herbal lore of the Chinese the cherry blossom is often the symbol of love.

Japanese Cherry Blossom

For the Japanese the cherry blossom holds very different meaning. The cherry blossom is a very delicate flower that blooms for a very short time. For the Japanese this represents the transience of life. This concept ties in very deeply with the fundamental teachings of Buddhism that state all life is suffering and transitory. The Japanese have long held strong to the Buddhist belief of the transitory nature of life and it is very noble to not get too attached to a particular outcome or not become emotional because it will all pass in time.

The fallen cherry blossom is not taken lightly in Japanese symbolism either. It often represents the beauty of snow and there are many connections made in Japanese literature or poetry to a fallen cherry blossom and snow. This also has been extended to the life of a warrior whose life was ended early in battle.

As you can see in both cultures the symbolism and meaning behind the cherry blossom is very significant and powerful at the same time. It is important to think about these symbols and connect this with what your personally believe the cherry blossom represents. If you still want to get a cherry blossom tattoo and the above meaning from the Japanese culture or the Chinese culture do not speak to you or you’re somehow view the cherry blossom in a very different way then it is okay to still get a cherry blossom tattoo.

I think I had decided.

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Me: Without doing a swap, how do you know who has H1N1 and who hasn't?
Doctor: Well, I wouldn't know.
Me: -_-" Like that, there must be lots of H1N1 patients walking around without knowing? Which is like me.
Doctor: If you scare then you go TTSH lor.
Me: No la. I just ask for knowledge purpose.

A few days ago, Prime Minister Mori was given some Basic English conversation training before he visits Washington and meets president Barack Obama…
The instructor told Mori Prime Minister, when you shake hand with President Obama, please say "how r u".  Then Mr. Obama should say, "I am fine, and you?" Now, you should say "me too".  Afterwards we, translators, will do the work for you."
It looks quite simple, but the truth is…
When Mori met Obama , he mistakenly said "who r u?" (Instead of "How r u?".)
Mr. Obama was a bit shocked but still managed to react with humor:
"Well, I'm Michelle's husband, ha-ha…"
Then Mori replied "me too, ha-ha.. .".

SINGAPORE: Singapore has confirmed 30 new cases of H1N1 flu, bringing the total to 629 so far.

These latest cases mean locally acquired ones now make up 54 per cent of all confirmed H1N1 cases in Singapore.

@_@ The spreading in SG is getting way too fast!

Time to "quarantine" myself from work too?

Jay Chou and Jolin Tsai denied to have reconciled their relationship.

Chou said at a meet-the-fans session in Guangzhou, "I was prepared to clarify this. I love magic and had planned to open shops according to the initials order of poker cards - Jack, Queen then King - sequence. Some time back, I opened a restaurant named Mr. J. But Miss Tsai messed up my plans when she sang "Mr. Q" so I changed the name to Qute (pronounced as Cute). I have made plans for the shops way back and have expected that it will be linked up with her. I'm used to it."

Chow also expressed that he is already planning for a third shop, Mr. K, a Chinese cuisine restaurant. "Tsai and I are definitely just friends."

On a celebratory party for her album Butterfly in Beijing, Tsai said in a media interview, "I have no plans to open a restaurant. That is purely rumour."
She also said that she has always been friends with Chou.

Having stopped dancing to recuperate from her waist injury, Tsai said that she is feeling better now after two weeks rest. At the party, the management of Warner Music gave her a blank air ticket, representing the break she was given for September. Tsai is free to fill up the air ticket with any destination.

She said, "I hope to have some fun while revitalizing, and want to travel to a country or city that I've never been." The songstress is known to have written "Greece" and "Mediterranean" on the "air ticket".

On the other hand, Chou who has been heavily involved in movie and music production, and is currently busy filming movie Panda Man. His new album recording will commence around July.

When asked if he will start picking up English to break into the international market, Chou said it was not necessary.

"The Asia market is massive by itself. I don't think it is necessary to enter the Western market. It's good to have more opportunities, but it doesn't matter if I have less. Anyway, I don't really look forward to the international market."

DAMN!

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Unicorn Tattoo Designs - The Unicorn was a popular tattoo in the late sixties and through the seventies, no doubt in part to its symbolic representation of a utopian world of peace, magic and spiritual mysticism, where all things are possible. Other popular 'magical' tattoos of that period were dragons, winged horses such as Pegasus and a wide assortment of Wizards, Sorcerers and other Magicians, conjuring up the wide popularity of Tolkien's Lord of the Rings Trilogy. The unicorn is a popular creature of our fantasy that symbolizes beauty, mystery, nobility, strength, and a fierce temperament tameable only by pure and chaste maidens.

Beasts of myths and legends usually arise out of human fear, but not the Unicorn. This horsy, one-horned creature (sometimes seen sporting the Billy goat beard) has always been a benign being, if a little fierce, sometimes. The Unicorn came to be associated with sweet maidens, chaste behaviour, and the Virgin Mary. The story goes that upon seeing the Virgin Mary, the Unicorn laid its head in her lap. But the Unicorn had previously appeared in the Bible as a wild and untameable beast.

Beasts of myths and legends usually arise out of human fear, but not the Unicorn. This horsy, one-horned creature (sometimes seen sporting the Billy goat beard) has always been a benign being, if a little fierce, sometimes. The Unicorn came to be associated with sweet maidens, chaste behaviour, and the Virgin Mary. The story goes that upon seeing the Virgin Mary, the Unicorn laid its head in her lap. But the Unicorn had previously appeared in the Bible as a wild and untameable beast. 

"My horn shall be exalted like the horn of the Unicorn."
The Book of Psalms

"He hath as it were the strength of a unicorn"
The Book of Numbers

"Will the Unicorn be willing to serve thee?"
Job

According to the book of Genesis, God gave Adam the task of naming everything he saw. In some translations of the Bible, the Unicorn was the first animal named; thereby, elevating it above all other beasts in the universe. When Adam and Eve left paradise, the Unicorn went with them and came to represent purity and chastity. Thus, the Unicorn's purity in the Western legends stems from its Biblical beginnings.

Thinking…..

Cherry Blossom or Unicorn.

Both?

Race to Witch Mountain is a re-imagining of the 1975 film Escape to Witch Mountain. Both versions of the film are based on the 1968 novel Escape to Witch Mountain by author Alexander Key. The film is directed by Andy Fickman and stars Dwayne Johnson, AnnaSophia Robb, Alexander Ludwig, and Carla Gugino.

Filming began in Los Angeles in March 2008. Race to Witch Mountain was released on March 13, 2009.

Jack Bruno (Dwayne Johnson) is a cab driver in Las Vegas, One of his passengers is Dr. Alex Friedman (Carla Gugino), a failed scientist who is giving speeches about legitimate scientific theories of UFOs and outer space.

The next day, Bruno notices two children, Sara (AnnaSophia Robb) and Seth (Alexander Ludwig) sitting in the back seat of his cab. They tell him they need to go to a certain destination and are willing to pay all they have ($15,000) to get there. They lead him to a house in the middle of nowhere. Meanwhile, Major Henry Burke (Ciaran Hinds) is searching for information on the two aliens that landed some days earlier.

When they arrive at the house, Bruno follows them out of concern and curiosity . There the kids retrieve their objective, a device contained within alien flora.

When leaving they are attacked by a "Siphon", a creature built to destroy a certain target. The Siphon pursues them until its spaceship crashes into a train, and the creature is wounded. The trio eventually find themselves in a small town, The children explain to Bruno that they are aliens from a distant planet, who are sent to Earth by their parents because the government of their dying planet intends to attack and invade Earth so that their kind may live on there. They also explain that the object they obtained at the house contains the results of an experiment which their parents set up. The research from this experiment will save their planet without having to attack and invade Earth. However their planet's military prefer the idea of invading Earth and sent the Siphon assassin to stop them. They are next pursued by government agencies trying to retrieve the children for experiments.

They are joined by Dr. Friedman at the UFO Expo. With help of one of Dr. Friedman's friends, the kids discover that their crashed spaceship has been relocated to a government base at Witch Mountain. The group, now including Dr. Friedman, after evading the pursuing government agents eventually arrive at Witch Mountain. At first the children are captured along with Bruno and Friedman. Nevertheless the two humans escape and come to rescue the kids. The Siphon causes a distraction by attacking the base. They manage to free the children and reach their ship. The kids drop Jack and Alex off and after a tearful goodbye, they head back to their ship, but give Bruno and Alex a device that will allow the kids to always find them. And Sara gives Jack the power to use his brain to the mind reading ability. The movie ends with the spaceship taking off and returning to their planet.

During the end credits, Bruno and Dr. Friedman (now a couple) are speaking at a UFO convention about their new successful book called "Race to Witch Mountain". As they are about to leave, the device the kids gave Bruno activates, indicating that they may be returning.

Recommendation: 4/5 Caught this on the flight back to SG. Awesome! Great Family Movie.