hahah.... man u 6 - 2 fernabahce... rooney hat-trick... van the man, bellion and giggsy adding to the scoreline... haha... rooney rocks man (U)!!! go go... go man u go go go go!!!

stupid pool... lost 1 - 0 to olympiakos... damned idiots... "Liverpool lose to a Greek side for the first time in their history and deserved nothing more. A poor, scrappy game that Liverpool, despite enjoying periods of possession, never got a handle on. 1-0 the final score." - soccernet.com

bleah... even with a formiddable strike force which sees the likes of milan baros, djibril cisse and saliff diao(???) they still get it all wrong... heh... once title contenders... now just mid-tablers... time to shape up eh... same to man u... but they are picking up form and might just get back up to the top 3 by mid-season... so i'm just here waiting to see that happen... haha...

all hail rooney the wonder-kid who toppled Arsenal's 31 game unbeaten run in 2002... heh... too bad chelsea and newcastle didn't get to him first... too bad for them... good for united... hehe.... kkz... nitez~!

initially, i tot that the parade meant extra work and was just a pain in the ass (PITA)... but after 4 training sessions, it was starting to look better...

first, dun need to go back to changi and see that bloody dog... stoopid boss keeps giving all of us trouble... always finding fault in all we do and confiscating well-deserved offs... the reason why we all hate him is mainly because of this... but the reason why the seniors hate him is cos of something else... when a batch of the former STOs ORDed, the stoopid dog said something like this: "ok... u have served your purpose here and are no more useful to me anymore... you may all go..."... bloody dog... treats us like labourers... hehe... but just waiting for christmas eve when another batch of seniors ORD... just waiting for them to screw the dog upside down, left, right, centre... haha... back to the parade...

second, we get to dismiss earlier as compared to when we are at changi... the chief warrant officer of NALCOM always dismisses us at around 2+... a full 3 hours earlier than at changi... there is no stoopid pep talk given and no speeches made by ssg anand (the dog master)... however, the irritating thing is that whenever we fall out early at tuas, we have to call changi up and tell them... but somehow, people over there get jealous of our early dismissal and always ask questions like... ...are u sure they let u go??? who let u all go off??? then they give us instructions like these... ...call the dog and tell him first before u leave... tell the Base Sergeant Major to call staff... liaoz.... the audacity... telling a Warrant Officer to call a Staff Sergeant just beacuse of 4 men who are about to be released early... kowz... and the people who are jealous are those who pushed the few of us to go for parade... kowz... can't stand them anymore...

argh... it's gonna be all over soon... today was the last rehearsal for the supporting contingents so the next time i'm at tuas will be on the actual day on friday... hope by then we can all iron out our performance and give the outgoing commander a show he'll never forget... kkz.. nitez~!

KABOOM!!! i've been hit by yet another bomb... this time it's about me participating in the NALCOM change of command parade... origianally, it was supposed to be one of my fellow STOs who was to participate... but today he reported sick for some growth on his hand and went to CGH to operate on it before lunch... he received a 2 day MC and 2 week ATT B... liaoz... so i was next in line... so tml, i'll be at tuas instead of changi to attend one of the rehearsals... long time no march already... wonder if i'll be ready... haha...

i still remember my POP after BMT... haha... it rained... so 4 whole days of hard work was literally flushed down the drain... haha.... wonder if it'll happen again... heh... let's hope not... dun really want to see another 3 days of marching go to waste... well, i'll be off now... gotta move off earlier from home tml... nitez~!

i've had many bad weeks in my life... but this week takes the cake (if i survive it that is)... it all started with yesterday's duty at TNB... it wasn't that bad acutally but i had to stay-in and that was a super-negative point in itself... so i came back to CNB at 11 and guess what i found? on the detail board was a detail for wed that looked like this:

NDU <= Indenting unit: Naval Diving unit
30 TON <= Vehicle indented: Tadano 30-ton Crane
0515 <= Time of indent: 5.15 AM
LIFT 02x RHIBS <= Mission: Lift 2 Rubber-Hulled Inflatable BoatS
PIC: SSG IVAN ENG <= Person-in-charge
9xxxxxxx <= His contact
KENDRICK WHARF <= Operation location: LST Wharf

and next to this was my name written in red... liaoz... another stay-in tml... sheesh... 2 stay-ins within a period of 3 days and 3 times in as many weeks... it's like going on holiday except that my hotel is LTB... and i just did this same detail 3 weeks ago... damn... before i thought things could get no worse, further down in the sunday row was this:

NDU
30 TON
1700
LIFT 02x RHIBS
PIC: SSG IVAN ENG
9xxxxxxx
KENDRICK WHARF

it was a damned sunday detail... and once again, my name was in red next to it... damned suay... i'm on the stand-by list for both these days... arghh!!! there goes my tuesday night and my sunday evening... sheesh...

but things just got worse... at 3, my admin i/c comes into the room and announces that i've got IPPT tml... liaoz... i can't be that suay right??? shit man... the worst week is right here, right now... and it might just get worse... the week ain't over till its over...

but on the bright side, i'll get a day off for every detail that i do over-time... so there are benefits for losing sleep and time spent with friends... oh well... as the Dog always says: 'you are a conscript in a conscript armed forces... there is no such thing as compulsory off so don't take things for granted... and remember this... off is recall-able...' bloody hell... now that's the reason why this guy is so damn hated in the STO section... how i wish mr ng was with us...

bleah... enough complaining... leave a mark...

today i went down to the airport to go crash a studying session... sarah kinda leaked to me that she was going to the airport to study with candice, bench and rye... so i kinda decided to crash and maybe give the o-level newbies some tips and help...

i was supposed to meet sarah and tanah merah at 12 but managed to reach there 15 mins late... so yeah... i'm sorry... but it kinda feels good to have people wait on me... haha... ok.. so we took the train and met the rest ae the T2 BK... the place was packed with people and there were lots of students studying there too... my 3 hours there were spent teaching candice a bit of physics and catching up with my o-level stuff... haven't seen so many easy questions in quite a while... sheesh... i've lost touch with studying and books... time to pick up again soon... dun really wanna go to uni not knowing a thing abt differentiation and integration...

yeah... it's time to get back to the study pace again... my 9 mths in NS has taken it's toll on me in terms of my IQ and my knowledge-absorbtion... i think i've been hanging around with too many "stupid" people for too long and it ain't getting healthy... sheesh... ok... gotta go to tuas early tml... so leave a mark...

heh... just had a super farnie MSN session with shelby... haha... transcript below...

[23:50:48] candycoatedw: if youcould see my face
[23:50:53] candycoatedw: it would look like that
[23:50:57] candycoatedw: -_-
[23:51:00] [mÄ2kymÄ2K: haha...
[23:51:01] candycoatedw: okie la
[23:51:03] [mÄ2kymÄ2K: take pic leh...
[23:51:04] candycoatedw: i go zzz
[23:51:11] candycoatedw: i got no batt now
[23:51:15] [mÄ2kymÄ2K: kkz...
[23:51:16] candycoatedw: tml la
[23:51:19] candycoatedw: i go charge
[23:51:20] candycoatedw: sian
[23:51:21] candycoatedw: okie la
[23:51:21] [mÄ2kymÄ2K: go recharge urself..
[23:51:23] candycoatedw: pls la
[23:51:26] candycoatedw: i look the same
[23:51:34] [mÄ2kymÄ2K: oh really?
[23:51:35] candycoatedw: what else could possibly happen to me
[23:51:41] [mÄ2kymÄ2K: u never know...
[23:51:47] [mÄ2kymÄ2K: haha..
[23:51:50] [mÄ2kymÄ2K: kkz...
[23:51:54] candycoatedw: ah?
[23:52:02] [mÄ2kymÄ2K: u go plug urself in and have a great
weekend...
[23:52:11] candycoatedw: i dont get it!!!!!!!
[23:52:15] candycoatedw: tell me!!!!
[23:52:21] [mÄ2kymÄ2K: what??
[23:53:14] candycoatedw: [mÄ2kymÄ2K] : Some things just never change... says:
oh really?
[mÄ2kymÄ2K] : Some things just never change... says:
u never know...
[23:53:38] [mÄ2kymÄ2K: haha...
[23:53:49] candycoatedw: i got change meh since i came back
[23:53:49] [mÄ2kymÄ2K: i tot u going to change to the punk style..
[23:54:01] candycoatedw: fatter i know la
[23:54:02] [mÄ2kymÄ2K: pink spiky hair and stuff... :P
[23:54:10] candycoatedw: but i really couldnt be bothered bout that
[23:54:14] candycoatedw: siao
[23:54:29] candycoatedw: pink hair is for when im 60
[23:54:41] [mÄ2kymÄ2K: liaoz...
[23:54:43] [mÄ2kymÄ2K: siao...
[23:54:48] candycoatedw: so i can save money on the bleach cos my hair would be white[23:55:06] [mÄ2kymÄ2K: haha...
[23:55:07] [mÄ2kymÄ2K: true...
[23:55:20] [mÄ2kymÄ2K: but what makes u think u will have any hair to start with?[23:55:43] candycoatedw: .....
[23:55:48] candycoatedw: BYE!!!!!!!!!

haha... cant wait for her to come back.. then can attack in real time!!! ... haha!!!

time to talk abt my future... had a discussion with my aunt and my parents that day... we were talking abt me and what i'm going to do abt my life after NS... here are the options:

1. apply to NUS/NTU again next year and hope that the next batch of students are too stupid o qualify...

2. go to the polytechnic...

3. go overseas...

4. just bum around...

ok... so 4 sounds the best but it won't work... anyway, we kinda talked abt the going overseas thing... yeah... i wanna go take aeronautical engineering in uni... so the best would be going to australia to do it... i did some research and found that the best place to go to would be the royal melbourne institute of technology (RMIT)... so i told that to my family and they were kinda skeptical at first... then my aunt backed me and said that it was a good idea... fwahz... i actually might be going overseas... this got me thinking about australia...

i already asked jason and he said tt i could bunk with him at his place in melbourne... so that should save me some cash... and there's the prospect of getting my own car there too... so it'll be great if i do go over... so yeah... but it also set me thinking about what would happen if i left... what would happen to PLH? what would happen to my family? what would happen to the people i care about? so much to consider...

but in the end i still want to go so for now i'll sit tight and wait for things to fall in place and see where things go from there...

alrighty... today was kinda good esp since it is 9-11... hehe... went to go play ball jason and the guys at NP at 3... today, we took on player names and boy was it great... haha... jason: alan iverson... shaun: yao ming (it was his height)... julia: jason kidd... bench: kobe bryant(???) and myself: shaq... haha... great time man... yao and shaq really rock! haha... played till 6 then kidd had to leave... so i went with her... took a cab all da way home...

then, i met my mum for dinner near chinatown... she wanted to bring me to some place special for dinner cos it's me b'dae... so we ended up dining in some super classy fine dining restaurant along club street... i've never tried food this good before... super gorgeous... had mushroom appetiser, then super tender lamb for the main course... but the best was dessert... chocolate cake with a hot chocolatey filling served with vanilla ice-cream... bloody good i must say... yum... haha... the bill came up to $116 for 2 ppl... expensive... but hey, it was worth it... haha

so now i'm at home waiting for my dad to come home from his trip to malaysia... and oh yah... i passed my basic theory... so now can go for driving lessons liaoz... yeah... kkz... gtg slp liaoz... still got church tml... leave a mark...

happy holidays to those who have the luxury of having them... curses to the SAF for not giving servicemen "term break"... i think we really need it...

but i guess they compensated us by implementing the 5-day work week thingy.... haha... starting this week, i'm going to sleep in on saturdays! on top of that, my work hours won't be extended as previously stated... this came as a result of NALCOM figuring out that it wasn't worth it... haha... so too bad to all those air force and army pukes out there... note that this is targeted at 2 very special clerks in the respective services.... but the army one is probably too slack to get hit by this pun...

so anyway, kudos to the navy for finally waking up their idea and dishing out welfare... coming tml, a dictionary of most commonly used army terms for those who will never have the privillage to serve in the biggest non-profit organisation in our lion city... haha... till then leave me something to see on da tag-board...

this weekend was one of the best ever... lets start with friday evening...

after work at abt 530, went for BS in church.... tommy and jophia were leading so it was going to be interesting... sadly, only keenan, jane and myself were present to enjoy the fantastic BS that we had... the 2 mentors brought our little 'class' to fort cannng park... on the way there, we weren't allowed to talk but just take in all the sights and sounds as well as meditate on Psalm 114... so there we went, passing traffic, people and buildings... as we approached fort canning, all the sounds of the city started to fade and soon, all we could hear and see was nature... BS in the park was really good cos we were studying abt the environment and sitting amongst nature was pretty appropriate... i wont for get this study for some time... too bad jason and ben weren't there... they would have enjoyed it...

saturday morning was a blast... instead of going to camp as usual, i reported to the singapore zoological gardens instead... it was the NMTB family day and everyone was forced to attend... spent my time roaming the park for the entire duration of the event... since my last visit almost 10 years ago, the zoo hasn't changed much... the exhibits are still where they used to be... so finding my way around was pretty easy... the reptile exhibit was the most boring... being early in the morning, the cold-blooded creatures had not warmed up and were somewhat inanimate... so it was kinda boring in a sense but at least it was better than going back to that hell hole of LTB...

after the zoo, it was back home where i took a shower and an hour later i left to go meet shaun at serangoon mrt... there, we were joined by julian, zara, bernice and joyce... together our group went to PLMC for the music workshop conducted by the church (i think)... went for bass guitar lesson... and boy was it sian... at first it was still ok... but as the instructor progressed, it got more cheem until i just couldn't understand a thing he said and anything that he demo-ed... :P... sheesh... just wished i was more awake and that i had actually bothered to read up about and practice playing scales... my fingers are too short!!! by 530, i was shagged out cos of all the cheemness and the finger-stretching torture... :P...

then it was off to wai wai's place for BBQ with S41... havent seen them since the last outing to the movies 2 mths back... i think the drug-lord was feeling rich and treated us to the entire BBQ... we never forked out a single cent... was supposed to be there at 6 but i reached at 7+ with razif... *some things just never change*... when we got there, they were just starting the fire... a whole hour late... *some things just never change*... first on the heat were the sausages... the chef, colin made sure they were really cooked and burrt them till thel looked like d*cks with black leprosy on them... *some things just never change*... so i took over and made sure that the rest was appetising if not edible... *some things just never change*... i cooked quite a bit when i finally took a break and started eating... chatted with the rest of the ppl in the meantime, talking abt NS till the girls got bored... suddenly, ruiying started attacking edmund cos he "jee siao-ed" (made fun of) her... *some things just never change*... haha... pretty fun seeing those 2 in action... :P ... but what i enjoyed most was the time spent with the class... we don't see each other much these few days due to either NS or school... wish that we can meet often... *some things just never change*... just before we wrapped up, boss suddenly appeared and attempted to down the rest of the food in 15 mins... *some things just never change*... after the flames were put out, the class went off to orchard for coffee... well, i did not go cos i was super broke... *now, that's new*... so i took a cab home and managed to sleep by 1 surprisingly... haiz... *some things just never change*...

sunday was just like any other... in church at 9 after picking up zara at her place... then it was band prac... super last minute... and that brudder of mine can't speak properly... ARTICULATE man... couldn't hear a thing... then it was class study followed by lunch and MOHAA... bloody julian, andre and andrew spoilt the whole thing by quitting suddenly and playing gunbound... liaoz... supposed to play LAN... instead play internet game... sheesh... ben and i stopped at 5... by then i was already super, not tired but sian... i also dunno why... i kept thinking abt it on my way home but i just couldn't figure out why... i tried thinking of activities which interest me usually but nothing semed to jog my sian-ed mind... liaoz... "i hope, wish, pray that somebody could just give me a chance..." *some things just never change*...

my leg's busted... i was carrying rations back from the cookhouse to MT line when it happened... i crossed the pavement along blk 215 and was abt to cross the road when... CRRUNK!!! my right foot fell into a ditch at an awkward angle and i sprained my ankle pretty bad... i managed to hobble my way back to the office and got some help from the guys there... then staff kho told me to go to the medical centre and so i went in a pickup... at CNMC, the doctor performed some tests and soon, i was on my way to the sick-bay to rest and let the swelling in my ankle subside... i was putting a cold compress on and off the ankle every 2-3 mins... but soon, i fell asleep... the sick-bay was really a hospital ward with hospital-style beds and even a call-for-nurse(medic) button at every bed... so that's where the tax-payers' money went... at 1, i was awoken my a medic who came with my lunch... the MO thn came in to give me a final inspection and i was sent on my way... sgt pramjit was tasked to fetch me back to LTB... i got back and started preparing to leave CNB cos of the 2 day MC that the doc gave... and that's on top of a 10 day light duty status... looks like i'll be office-bound for a while... sheesh... so now i'm stuck at home in front of the com with boredom by my side... well, i guess it'll be sticking around with me for some time too... haiz... leave a mark...

to germ: how's the new background coming and stuff? any update?