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?
Friday, August 27, 2004
There really ARE good military personnel out there...
There really ARE good military personnel out there...
ok... this happened on monday... it was 5.45pm and the boss released our pathetic little souls from the evil gates of Changi LTB... as the last bus left at 5.50, all of us were rushing to get changed and scoot out of the place to catch the last ride out... while everyone else scrambled to get their barang barang (stuff in malay... i think...) together and get out, i waited for my friend thomas to finish changing into his civvies (i had already changed)... he was trying to change at lightning speed... but it was not fast enough... just as we left the STO office, the bus pulled out of the bus stop outside and headed for tanah merah MRT station, transporting the slaves of CNB to the land of the free... this left thomas and i stranded in the unholy place for another 40 mins until the 6.30 bus came and picked up more helpless souls... however, thomas, being thick-skinned as he was, asked my boss for a lift in his car to the main gate hoping that there would be a bus to take us away... he surprisingly obliged and took us to the guardhouse... kind soul number 1...
so there we were waiting for a bus when we spotted the bus director, the person in charge of all the shuttle buses... we walked over and enquired about the time that the next bus would come... to our horror, he said that the next bus was the 6.30 one... both of us just couldn't imagine waiting that long for a bus to come... so this suddenly spurred thomas on to try to flag down a vehicle that was on its way out of the base and going towards tanah merah... he managed to flag down a car driven by a No. 4 clad CDS Master Sergeant... unfortunately, he was not going our way and we watched him depart... next came a silver mitsubishi lancer... thomas quickly flagged down the car and asked where the driver was going... i heard 'hougang'... JACKPOT!!!
i quiclkly boarded and we were on our way... it turned out that the driver was a Master Warrant Officer and was actually the CWO of the Fleet... this means he's a REALLY big big shot... won board he asked the usual questions... 'where do you stay?'... 'which unit are you from?'... 'vocation?' (surprisingly, he's never heard of us STOs)... 'regular or NSF?'... after that bout of questions, the topic finally shifted... we were now discussin about the new policies that our new PM, Lee Hsien Loong, put in place during his inaugural national day rally the previous night... the most important thing the warrant discussed with me was the the new education policy of 'teach less, learn more'... we were in agreement that children nowadays were being spoon-fed information and that most of what they learn isn't really learnt but rather, memorised without knowing how or why things work in a specific way... we talked about the american system where the kids are forced to present ideas in fornt of a class staring at a very young age... he compared this to singaporean kids who would hide behind mommy should they be asked to conduct a short speech in front of an audience of peers... i guess that's true so the new policy gets my utmost approval...
by this time, i was already at the main road outside my house... i was so thankful for him that i forgot how many times i said 'thank you'... but it was really nice of him to pick up a complete stranger who's way below him in rank and send him all the way home... kind soul number 2...
so my verdict is that there ARE really kind souls in the military... even NCOs are kind... however, i still stand by the fact that most of them are real b*stards at times and they can be a reay pain in the a*s... oh wells, it's past 12... better go to bed... nitez~!... oh yah... look out for a new style that my blog is going to adopt real soon... so stay tuned and leave a mark!
ok... this happened on monday... it was 5.45pm and the boss released our pathetic little souls from the evil gates of Changi LTB... as the last bus left at 5.50, all of us were rushing to get changed and scoot out of the place to catch the last ride out... while everyone else scrambled to get their barang barang (stuff in malay... i think...) together and get out, i waited for my friend thomas to finish changing into his civvies (i had already changed)... he was trying to change at lightning speed... but it was not fast enough... just as we left the STO office, the bus pulled out of the bus stop outside and headed for tanah merah MRT station, transporting the slaves of CNB to the land of the free... this left thomas and i stranded in the unholy place for another 40 mins until the 6.30 bus came and picked up more helpless souls... however, thomas, being thick-skinned as he was, asked my boss for a lift in his car to the main gate hoping that there would be a bus to take us away... he surprisingly obliged and took us to the guardhouse... kind soul number 1...
so there we were waiting for a bus when we spotted the bus director, the person in charge of all the shuttle buses... we walked over and enquired about the time that the next bus would come... to our horror, he said that the next bus was the 6.30 one... both of us just couldn't imagine waiting that long for a bus to come... so this suddenly spurred thomas on to try to flag down a vehicle that was on its way out of the base and going towards tanah merah... he managed to flag down a car driven by a No. 4 clad CDS Master Sergeant... unfortunately, he was not going our way and we watched him depart... next came a silver mitsubishi lancer... thomas quickly flagged down the car and asked where the driver was going... i heard 'hougang'... JACKPOT!!!
i quiclkly boarded and we were on our way... it turned out that the driver was a Master Warrant Officer and was actually the CWO of the Fleet... this means he's a REALLY big big shot... won board he asked the usual questions... 'where do you stay?'... 'which unit are you from?'... 'vocation?' (surprisingly, he's never heard of us STOs)... 'regular or NSF?'... after that bout of questions, the topic finally shifted... we were now discussin about the new policies that our new PM, Lee Hsien Loong, put in place during his inaugural national day rally the previous night... the most important thing the warrant discussed with me was the the new education policy of 'teach less, learn more'... we were in agreement that children nowadays were being spoon-fed information and that most of what they learn isn't really learnt but rather, memorised without knowing how or why things work in a specific way... we talked about the american system where the kids are forced to present ideas in fornt of a class staring at a very young age... he compared this to singaporean kids who would hide behind mommy should they be asked to conduct a short speech in front of an audience of peers... i guess that's true so the new policy gets my utmost approval...
by this time, i was already at the main road outside my house... i was so thankful for him that i forgot how many times i said 'thank you'... but it was really nice of him to pick up a complete stranger who's way below him in rank and send him all the way home... kind soul number 2...
so my verdict is that there ARE really kind souls in the military... even NCOs are kind... however, i still stand by the fact that most of them are real b*stards at times and they can be a reay pain in the a*s... oh wells, it's past 12... better go to bed... nitez~!... oh yah... look out for a new style that my blog is going to adopt real soon... so stay tuned and leave a mark!
Wednesday, August 18, 2004
Whoever wins, We lose...
Whoever wins, We lose...
ok... as u probably have guessed by now, i went to catch alien vs predator (AVP) today... finished work at 5 and went to meet jase, bench and shaun lee at cineleisure for the flick... jason somehow managed to get tix for the sneaks just a day before the official opening... and they weren't crappy front row seats like what i've been getting the past 3 times i was at a movie... the show started on time at 740 and the ride was on...
it starts when some rich guy's satellite picks up strange heat signatures from some remote part of anarctica... he discovers that there is some sort of pyramid-shaped, temple-like structure buried under the ice... so he sends a team down to investigate... at the entry site, they discover that a massive hole had already been 'dug' all the way to the temple's entrance 2,000m below the surface... they took this route in, not realising who 'dug' the hole... the team reaches the temple in one piece... but when they enter, things start getting hairy... the ppl outside get attacked by 3 predators and the alien queen mother starts giving birth... as u can guess, the aliens use a few of the humans to populate the temple... the survivors then find some sort of predator weapons in a sarcophagus... then, as the title suggests, all hell breaks loose when alien takes on predator... losses were incurred on all 3 sides but it creates a distraction to allow the humans time to regroup... one by one, the humans get picked off by predator and alien... but ultimately, the 2 were fighting each other... but the cool part comes when the heroine of the movie kills an alien which attacked predator... the predator spares her and uses spare parts of the dead alien to make a shield and spear for the girl... so now it's human and predator vs alien... the 2 find the nest and blew it up with the predator's nuclear weapon while making a very quick exit to the surface... unknowingly, the queen mother escapes too and attacks the duo... as to who wins the last battle, watch the show to find out yourself cos i dun wanna spoil everything...
but the coolest part of the show is the way the story writer took 2 alien species and connected them together... predator came to earth and met up with inca people... these people worshipped them as gods cos the predators taught them how to build and be prosperous... in return, the predators ask for humans to be sacrificed and made to produce aliens... these aliens were the predators prey in a game of the hunter vs the hunted... eventually, predator loses the settlement to aliens and destroy most of it using their wrist- nuclear bomb... they destroy almost everything except for this temple and use it as their giant laser-quest gallery once every 100 years...
the show ended at 945... and we went to the arcade to shoot time crisis and play the table hockey thingy... after we split, i hopped over to phoenix hotel to catch a cab home... one taxi pulled up into the driveway with passengers on board... so i waited for them to alight before boarding... the first guy looked pretty ok... as for the other 2, it was hard to tell if they were male or female... on was wearing a pink t-shirt and bell-bottom jeans and carried a leather handbag... the other was wearing a sleeveless blouse and a super short mini skirt... he/she too was carrying a handbag... sheesh... FAGGOT ALERT!!! i got on the cab and was on my way... the taxi driver also noticed this strange sight and he too was quite surprised... heh... FAGGOT ALERT!!!
ok... that was my day... just read it and leave a mark... thanks...
ok... as u probably have guessed by now, i went to catch alien vs predator (AVP) today... finished work at 5 and went to meet jase, bench and shaun lee at cineleisure for the flick... jason somehow managed to get tix for the sneaks just a day before the official opening... and they weren't crappy front row seats like what i've been getting the past 3 times i was at a movie... the show started on time at 740 and the ride was on...
it starts when some rich guy's satellite picks up strange heat signatures from some remote part of anarctica... he discovers that there is some sort of pyramid-shaped, temple-like structure buried under the ice... so he sends a team down to investigate... at the entry site, they discover that a massive hole had already been 'dug' all the way to the temple's entrance 2,000m below the surface... they took this route in, not realising who 'dug' the hole... the team reaches the temple in one piece... but when they enter, things start getting hairy... the ppl outside get attacked by 3 predators and the alien queen mother starts giving birth... as u can guess, the aliens use a few of the humans to populate the temple... the survivors then find some sort of predator weapons in a sarcophagus... then, as the title suggests, all hell breaks loose when alien takes on predator... losses were incurred on all 3 sides but it creates a distraction to allow the humans time to regroup... one by one, the humans get picked off by predator and alien... but ultimately, the 2 were fighting each other... but the cool part comes when the heroine of the movie kills an alien which attacked predator... the predator spares her and uses spare parts of the dead alien to make a shield and spear for the girl... so now it's human and predator vs alien... the 2 find the nest and blew it up with the predator's nuclear weapon while making a very quick exit to the surface... unknowingly, the queen mother escapes too and attacks the duo... as to who wins the last battle, watch the show to find out yourself cos i dun wanna spoil everything...
but the coolest part of the show is the way the story writer took 2 alien species and connected them together... predator came to earth and met up with inca people... these people worshipped them as gods cos the predators taught them how to build and be prosperous... in return, the predators ask for humans to be sacrificed and made to produce aliens... these aliens were the predators prey in a game of the hunter vs the hunted... eventually, predator loses the settlement to aliens and destroy most of it using their wrist- nuclear bomb... they destroy almost everything except for this temple and use it as their giant laser-quest gallery once every 100 years...
the show ended at 945... and we went to the arcade to shoot time crisis and play the table hockey thingy... after we split, i hopped over to phoenix hotel to catch a cab home... one taxi pulled up into the driveway with passengers on board... so i waited for them to alight before boarding... the first guy looked pretty ok... as for the other 2, it was hard to tell if they were male or female... on was wearing a pink t-shirt and bell-bottom jeans and carried a leather handbag... the other was wearing a sleeveless blouse and a super short mini skirt... he/she too was carrying a handbag... sheesh... FAGGOT ALERT!!! i got on the cab and was on my way... the taxi driver also noticed this strange sight and he too was quite surprised... heh... FAGGOT ALERT!!!
ok... that was my day... just read it and leave a mark... thanks...
Monday, August 09, 2004
HAPPY NATIONAL DAY!
HAPPY NATIONAL DAY!
over the weekend, it was pretty sporty for me once again... on saturday, we played ball in camp with the seniors cos there was absolutely no work... it was really 2 solid hours of balls kicking and it was a great work out... it was nearly as good as the good old days with S41 on the street soccer court in school... but it wasn't better....ahhh.... the good old days.... then on sunday after church, there was basketball at ngee ann... the sun was blistering hot so after just 1 hr, most of us were already punctured... it was fun tho... but i guess the previous day's intense soccer spree casued me to puncture early the next day... sheesh... then in the evening, went down to jason's place to catch the community shield match between aresnal and man u... both teams fielded "small fry" players so it was set to be interesting...
the first half saw man u pushing the ball numerous times into the aresnal box and aresnal counter-attacking at every opportunity... there were also many offsides given to the man u players as they made their runs too early... so it was even-steven at 45 mins... the second half saw all the action... in the 49th min, reyes dribbled past the last man u defender and beat howard to shoot... his shot however, could not beat the side netting... open goal... idiot... in the 50th min, reyes received a good pass in what seemed to be an offside position but the linesman's flag stayed down... by this time, 2 other aresnal players had beaten their markers and were charging at full steam towards the man u goal... without any defenders in sight, reyes calmly pushed the ball to gilberto who beat the hapless howard with ease... 1-0 to arsenal... 5 mins later, man u answered arsenal... with some briliant passing down the left flank, the ball suddenly found itself directly in front of alan smith who, with a cool volley, made his debut goal for man u spectacular, beating lehmann from just outside the box... in the 60th min, arsenal hit back once again during a defence confusion... it was reyes this time who claimed credit for the goal... then in the 78th min, another defence blunder saw ashley cole alone in the left side of the box... he tried to cross but his pass was deflected by silvestre... and the ball beat howard and landed into the united net... and so the final score stood at 3-1... but remember this fact... in the past 6 years, the winner of the community shield never lifted the premiership cup of that season...
over the weekend, it was pretty sporty for me once again... on saturday, we played ball in camp with the seniors cos there was absolutely no work... it was really 2 solid hours of balls kicking and it was a great work out... it was nearly as good as the good old days with S41 on the street soccer court in school... but it wasn't better....ahhh.... the good old days.... then on sunday after church, there was basketball at ngee ann... the sun was blistering hot so after just 1 hr, most of us were already punctured... it was fun tho... but i guess the previous day's intense soccer spree casued me to puncture early the next day... sheesh... then in the evening, went down to jason's place to catch the community shield match between aresnal and man u... both teams fielded "small fry" players so it was set to be interesting...
the first half saw man u pushing the ball numerous times into the aresnal box and aresnal counter-attacking at every opportunity... there were also many offsides given to the man u players as they made their runs too early... so it was even-steven at 45 mins... the second half saw all the action... in the 49th min, reyes dribbled past the last man u defender and beat howard to shoot... his shot however, could not beat the side netting... open goal... idiot... in the 50th min, reyes received a good pass in what seemed to be an offside position but the linesman's flag stayed down... by this time, 2 other aresnal players had beaten their markers and were charging at full steam towards the man u goal... without any defenders in sight, reyes calmly pushed the ball to gilberto who beat the hapless howard with ease... 1-0 to arsenal... 5 mins later, man u answered arsenal... with some briliant passing down the left flank, the ball suddenly found itself directly in front of alan smith who, with a cool volley, made his debut goal for man u spectacular, beating lehmann from just outside the box... in the 60th min, arsenal hit back once again during a defence confusion... it was reyes this time who claimed credit for the goal... then in the 78th min, another defence blunder saw ashley cole alone in the left side of the box... he tried to cross but his pass was deflected by silvestre... and the ball beat howard and landed into the united net... and so the final score stood at 3-1... but remember this fact... in the past 6 years, the winner of the community shield never lifted the premiership cup of that season...
Sunday, August 01, 2004
Sports Report from Telok Kurau
alright sports fans... today was day 2 of the EP sports fellowship at AG Home in Telok Kurau... PSPC sent a total of 5 teams taking part in several events: captain's ball (boys and girls), basketball (boys and girls) and soccer (boys)... today we had 2 victories and 3 losses... not bad i must say... the boys captain's ball team pulverised the team from Covenant Presbyterian with a 20+ point goal difference... compared to yesterday, this team was a walk-over... but i think it was because of the domineering persence of the tall players like shaun, tommy, ian and uncle justin that made short work of our opponents... they barely got a shot on target and even if they did, shaun or ian would be there to ensure that the ball would never reach their captain on the chair... by half-time, we had already 14 goals compared to their 1... so in the second half, we "gave them chance" and played the lesser-experienced players like gabriel and matthias... so the final score was something like 26-6... but the win was all that counted... if we only had today's team yesterday then we wouldn't have been the ones getting trashed... the other game we won in was the girls basketball... the team made up of julia, carena, shi hui, gwen and hannah also made short work of the AG home team... to these experienced basketballers, 3 of which play for the same school team, this competition looks almost sealed... well, let's hope they keep up the good performances... today's score was 23-8... yesterday's was 20-4... no worries here... we lost the rest of the games mostly because, according to the players, their opponents were pretty rough... the soccer opponents looked like middle-aged guys who meet regularly to play... and they were rough when things got down and dirty, pushing and shoving their way through our defence... the basketball guys also faced the same problem but with the teens they played... the number of fouls they comiitted was just phenomenonal... every now and then when i turned to look at the court, an opposing player would be lectured by the ref for pushing or holding on to our player... well, so much for fair play... then there was the girls captain's ball... we were doing well in the first half and the score was pretty much even with us in a slight lead... then, the opposing team sent in their secret weapon... it was an older lady... but she was extremely good... she was "all over the court"... from what i heard, she could be at one end of the court one moment and suddenly at the other in a moment... even candice was too slow for her... we suspected that she was some pro netballer or something... then there's the question abt the age limit but we didnt ask them... in injury news, germain heng today suffered a very badly sprained ankle during the basketball match... and a girl from another church suffered a suspected arm fracture while playing basketball... this clearly shows that even in a "safe" church environment, accidents may sometimes occur... so to those atheletes out there, always take care of yourself and remember that safety comes first... this is mark signing off...
and pls leave a mark...
alright sports fans... today was day 2 of the EP sports fellowship at AG Home in Telok Kurau... PSPC sent a total of 5 teams taking part in several events: captain's ball (boys and girls), basketball (boys and girls) and soccer (boys)... today we had 2 victories and 3 losses... not bad i must say... the boys captain's ball team pulverised the team from Covenant Presbyterian with a 20+ point goal difference... compared to yesterday, this team was a walk-over... but i think it was because of the domineering persence of the tall players like shaun, tommy, ian and uncle justin that made short work of our opponents... they barely got a shot on target and even if they did, shaun or ian would be there to ensure that the ball would never reach their captain on the chair... by half-time, we had already 14 goals compared to their 1... so in the second half, we "gave them chance" and played the lesser-experienced players like gabriel and matthias... so the final score was something like 26-6... but the win was all that counted... if we only had today's team yesterday then we wouldn't have been the ones getting trashed... the other game we won in was the girls basketball... the team made up of julia, carena, shi hui, gwen and hannah also made short work of the AG home team... to these experienced basketballers, 3 of which play for the same school team, this competition looks almost sealed... well, let's hope they keep up the good performances... today's score was 23-8... yesterday's was 20-4... no worries here... we lost the rest of the games mostly because, according to the players, their opponents were pretty rough... the soccer opponents looked like middle-aged guys who meet regularly to play... and they were rough when things got down and dirty, pushing and shoving their way through our defence... the basketball guys also faced the same problem but with the teens they played... the number of fouls they comiitted was just phenomenonal... every now and then when i turned to look at the court, an opposing player would be lectured by the ref for pushing or holding on to our player... well, so much for fair play... then there was the girls captain's ball... we were doing well in the first half and the score was pretty much even with us in a slight lead... then, the opposing team sent in their secret weapon... it was an older lady... but she was extremely good... she was "all over the court"... from what i heard, she could be at one end of the court one moment and suddenly at the other in a moment... even candice was too slow for her... we suspected that she was some pro netballer or something... then there's the question abt the age limit but we didnt ask them... in injury news, germain heng today suffered a very badly sprained ankle during the basketball match... and a girl from another church suffered a suspected arm fracture while playing basketball... this clearly shows that even in a "safe" church environment, accidents may sometimes occur... so to those atheletes out there, always take care of yourself and remember that safety comes first... this is mark signing off...
and pls leave a mark...
Saturday, July 31, 2004
A Sporty Day...
ok... today was the Life run for NALCOM at CNB... so went to camp early for the event... but not as a participant... i was tasked, along with all the other STO new ppl, to become a traffic marshal for the run... so we were deployed around the 2.4km route to serve as markings for turning points and to direct both human and road traffic... we ended at abt 10 and went to the stadium to watch soccer... it was quite exciting considering that the scoring started just 2 mins into the game... so yeah... it finished at abt 12 and we all got dismissed... i went down to bedok for lunch and to meet ben... then at abt 2, we went to eunos where we met the rest of the lighthouse crew and we went down to the AG home for the EP inter-church sports meet... played captains ball... we lost quite badly but the girls made up for it, trashing their opponents in both captains ball and basketball... after my match, i had a quick rest then i was back on the field... this time it was to just kick a soccer ball around with my bro and ryan... haven't really kicked a ball like that since a long time ago... i think it was when i was still in JC, kicking ball every week with chau and khail... well, now i'm dead beat... not enough stamina stay hyper after sports... there's chuch tml so i'll take an early night... so leave a mark yea?
ok... today was the Life run for NALCOM at CNB... so went to camp early for the event... but not as a participant... i was tasked, along with all the other STO new ppl, to become a traffic marshal for the run... so we were deployed around the 2.4km route to serve as markings for turning points and to direct both human and road traffic... we ended at abt 10 and went to the stadium to watch soccer... it was quite exciting considering that the scoring started just 2 mins into the game... so yeah... it finished at abt 12 and we all got dismissed... i went down to bedok for lunch and to meet ben... then at abt 2, we went to eunos where we met the rest of the lighthouse crew and we went down to the AG home for the EP inter-church sports meet... played captains ball... we lost quite badly but the girls made up for it, trashing their opponents in both captains ball and basketball... after my match, i had a quick rest then i was back on the field... this time it was to just kick a soccer ball around with my bro and ryan... haven't really kicked a ball like that since a long time ago... i think it was when i was still in JC, kicking ball every week with chau and khail... well, now i'm dead beat... not enough stamina stay hyper after sports... there's chuch tml so i'll take an early night... so leave a mark yea?
Wednesday, July 28, 2004
Monday, July 26, 2004
had a pretty interesting day today... interesting cos it wasn't the usual day at work and stuff... anyway, today i had a tea session with my Commanding Officer (CO) at tuas... so i reported to work as usual but instead of staying at changi to get my butt blown off by SSG dog, i took the 0915 ferry to tuas with a couple of the new STOs... reached at abt 1030 so we went to the canteen to sit around and have lunch... the session didn't start till 1300 but the wait was fine... had some last minute 'tuition' lessons by the chief clerk on basic NMTB stuff cos the CO would be asking questions and that if we couldnt answer, it would mean confinement... so i studied for the first time since A levels... CO finally came in at 1500 and he gave a little speech, asking questions along the way... thankfully, nobody was confined... and that was it... left tuas at 1700 but i didnt go straight home... instead i went to JEC with my fellow mates and 'chiong'-ed CS for an hour... damn i suck at it... crap... losing form liaoz... haiz... got home at 2000 and been wathcing Enemy of the State (i think... :P) ever since... liaoz... tml it's back to work and more slogging... but i recall correctly, there's not much work tml... so i guess that we'll be doing USMS or some stupid time-wasting activity that has ZERO productivity... bleah... okies.. this was just to please my dearest sister, SARAH... so LEAVE A MARK...
Saturday, July 24, 2004
alrighty then... week end's report coming out now... had a super tiring week cos of all the details we did plus my late, late nights... i was so beat that i couldnt attend the captain's ball practice at ngee ann... sheesh... sleepy liaoz... but i havent even had dinner!!! crap... okies... i think i'll go with my mum to eat punggol nasi lemak nearby... leave a mark...
Monday, July 19, 2004
Cool Pics...
here are some cool pics i managed to get off the web... enjoy the pics... by the way, my latest post is below this one... =P
course is finally over... so tml i'll be reporting back to the dreaded changi naval base... it's not that the place sucks... but it's the supervisor there... that SSG dog... always giving us trouble... there's never been a time when we can just sit in the office and relax for more than 1 hr... when he comes back from any job, he'll just enter and if somebody's not doing anything, he'll give some sarcastic remark and then force the guy to work... and it's not 'real' work he gives... it's stuff like reading the vehicle manuals and operating guides... but we have courses for that wad... stupid idiot... that's why i came to the conclusion that most NCOs are just a bunch of respect-demanding, lowly educated idiots who ought to be in charge of the toilet and not a sophisticated dept like the MT line... in contrast, i think that most comissioned officers earn respect instead of demanding it like SSGs and WOs... they actually don't mind ppl not greeting them and stuff... but those NCOs just want a display of 'respect' to show that they are bigger than PTEs and LCPs... argh... how i wish that one of these days, SSG dog will be posted out to the guardroom and some more sensible 2LT or LTA will come and take charge... just can't stand him...
well, my days at ayer rajah are over...
no more super good treatment...
now it's just doggy torment...
no more super-welfare SSG Tok...
now it's just that stupid SSG dog...
no more super crispy chicken wing...
now it's just suffering...
damn... starting to wish for my next course to start... and then can escape from the bark and bite again...
well, my days at ayer rajah are over...
no more super good treatment...
now it's just doggy torment...
no more super-welfare SSG Tok...
now it's just that stupid SSG dog...
no more super crispy chicken wing...
now it's just suffering...
damn... starting to wish for my next course to start... and then can escape from the bark and bite again...
Tuesday, July 13, 2004
okies... finally i've got time to post... been pretty busy the past week doing all the admin thingy for the STO section at changi... but now finally i have a break... i'm on course now at ayer rajah camp... so it's pretty much slack cos, as i said, it's a course... the army can't do nuts to us navy guys... they practically can't touch us... anyway, the past 2 days there have been quite good... i can actually get home earlier than when i'm at changi... that's cos the person in charge there isn't as "bastard-ish" as that dog SSG kho... it should be more like SSG Gou... sounds the same wad... so i'm gonna enjoy this week and next monday... ok... and another thing... i'm feeling much better than i felt last week... must have been the trip to alex's... haha... think we should do it again... bleah... hehe... okies... leave a mark yeah...
Saturday, July 10, 2004
*hollers* mark!i re-did your code,cos i couldn't stand it anymore.you probably don't see the difference on your side but it makes a lot of difference on mine.actually,i'm not quite sure how it's turning out on IE but it should be fine,since it's fine on Mozilla.just tell me if it's not fine.okay,i'm out. --germ.
Monday, July 05, 2004
Saturday, July 03, 2004
tonight was one cool night... ok... so maybe it wasnt as cool as most people would imagine it to be... anyway, here goes...
at 6, met zif, khail and chau at newton to chiong newton circus... had bbq clams, squid and stingray... that was followed by satay... 20 sticks... when we had our fill, we headed down to cuppage with the hope of playing pool... when we got there, we were put on the waiting list... but up to now, they STILL havent called to say, "we have a table for you."... crappy... but we spent our time playing LAN... CS and generals were our games... completely dominated the CS game... but got walloped in generals... damned angy mobs... -_-" ... we finished up at abt 1030 and went home... damned tired now... anyway, just eave a mark...
at 6, met zif, khail and chau at newton to chiong newton circus... had bbq clams, squid and stingray... that was followed by satay... 20 sticks... when we had our fill, we headed down to cuppage with the hope of playing pool... when we got there, we were put on the waiting list... but up to now, they STILL havent called to say, "we have a table for you."... crappy... but we spent our time playing LAN... CS and generals were our games... completely dominated the CS game... but got walloped in generals... damned angy mobs... -_-" ... we finished up at abt 1030 and went home... damned tired now... anyway, just eave a mark...
Friday, July 02, 2004
Spiderman... Spiderman...
Spiderman... Spiderman...
yoz... just came back from movie outing with the lighthouse ppl... and boy was it a good show... as u may have guessed already, it was the marvel comic hero's second movie, spiderman 2 starring tobey maguire and kirsten dunst...
as usual, spiderman saves the city of new york as well as his beloved mary-jane watson... this time, the baddie is dr ock or dr otto octavius... the doc is transformed into the 8-limbed creature u have seen in the trailer in an experiment gone wrong... as his lab is destroyed, he has to search for an alternate location to finish off his experiment... so he goes off and leads a life of crime in order to fund his dream... our friend, spidey, on the other hand, is struggling both as peter parker and as the masked hero... peter is fired from his pizza delivery job and then from the bugle... then, mary-jane gets a new guy in the form of jaimeson's kid, john... anyway, in a bid to avenge his father's death, harry osbourne hires ock to capture spidey so that harry can unmask him and kill him... so as usual, a couple of ppl who are close to spidey also get tangled up in this mess... ah well, it was a great show... 2 thumbs up from me... 2 more from jason, 2 more each from claire, lyd and amanda and 2 more from julia... that's a total of 12 out of 10... ok... so it was a super good show... go catch it k!... haha...
ok... end of post... dun forget to leave me ur comments and shout outs!... nitez~! ;>
yoz... just came back from movie outing with the lighthouse ppl... and boy was it a good show... as u may have guessed already, it was the marvel comic hero's second movie, spiderman 2 starring tobey maguire and kirsten dunst...
as usual, spiderman saves the city of new york as well as his beloved mary-jane watson... this time, the baddie is dr ock or dr otto octavius... the doc is transformed into the 8-limbed creature u have seen in the trailer in an experiment gone wrong... as his lab is destroyed, he has to search for an alternate location to finish off his experiment... so he goes off and leads a life of crime in order to fund his dream... our friend, spidey, on the other hand, is struggling both as peter parker and as the masked hero... peter is fired from his pizza delivery job and then from the bugle... then, mary-jane gets a new guy in the form of jaimeson's kid, john... anyway, in a bid to avenge his father's death, harry osbourne hires ock to capture spidey so that harry can unmask him and kill him... so as usual, a couple of ppl who are close to spidey also get tangled up in this mess... ah well, it was a great show... 2 thumbs up from me... 2 more from jason, 2 more each from claire, lyd and amanda and 2 more from julia... that's a total of 12 out of 10... ok... so it was a super good show... go catch it k!... haha...
ok... end of post... dun forget to leave me ur comments and shout outs!... nitez~! ;>
Monday, June 28, 2004
S41 totally rocks my world...
S41 totally rocks my world...
ok... havent blogged in some time... so i'll blog abt the super fun saturday i had... ok... maybe it wasnt "fun" in that sense... but it was more like a refreshing time that i had... and this was how it went...
the day started as usual with me going to work at 830... did nothing but slack in the office... no job, no work... ok... then we fell out at 12 and i went home... then at 5, i left home again and headed to orchard... i was going to meet the ppl from s41... it's been a really long time since we had a gathering with this kind of turn up... 18 of us went and the last time we had such an attendance was during our grad night... and boy was this night just as good... we first went for dinner at nooch... were supposed to go to nydc but it was full... anyway, it took us more than 10 mins to get settled cos of the s41 syndrome... i had una don which was superb... it was really worth the $15 i paid... after dinner, we went to lido to catch a movie... and as usual, our in-deciciveness caused us to just stand around the box-office area for more than 1/2 hr while we tried to decide on what to watch... so in the end, it was going to be "around the world in 80 days" starring jackie chan... the movie was just darn funny as jackie chan kicked and punched his was through europe, the middle east and asia to get around the world... guest appeareances by arnold schwarzenegger (i think i got that right... :P), owen wilson and rob schnider keep the comedy in check... in all, it was a great movie... so go catch it yeah... the movie finished at 1130 so i had to take a bus or cab home... but i figured the best way was to take a bus closer to home then take a cab from there... so i followed rui ying on 105... had a nice chat with her... found out that she was working at a pet shop while waiting for uni... dropped at her place in serangoon and took a cab from there home... on the way, shahin msged me that he was missing the times we had as a class... that prompted me to start thinking of the good old days too... damn i miss them too...
sheesh... the nostalgia just flows in and it is sometimes overwhelming... ok... i need my sleep... so good night and leave a mark...
ok... havent blogged in some time... so i'll blog abt the super fun saturday i had... ok... maybe it wasnt "fun" in that sense... but it was more like a refreshing time that i had... and this was how it went...
the day started as usual with me going to work at 830... did nothing but slack in the office... no job, no work... ok... then we fell out at 12 and i went home... then at 5, i left home again and headed to orchard... i was going to meet the ppl from s41... it's been a really long time since we had a gathering with this kind of turn up... 18 of us went and the last time we had such an attendance was during our grad night... and boy was this night just as good... we first went for dinner at nooch... were supposed to go to nydc but it was full... anyway, it took us more than 10 mins to get settled cos of the s41 syndrome... i had una don which was superb... it was really worth the $15 i paid... after dinner, we went to lido to catch a movie... and as usual, our in-deciciveness caused us to just stand around the box-office area for more than 1/2 hr while we tried to decide on what to watch... so in the end, it was going to be "around the world in 80 days" starring jackie chan... the movie was just darn funny as jackie chan kicked and punched his was through europe, the middle east and asia to get around the world... guest appeareances by arnold schwarzenegger (i think i got that right... :P), owen wilson and rob schnider keep the comedy in check... in all, it was a great movie... so go catch it yeah... the movie finished at 1130 so i had to take a bus or cab home... but i figured the best way was to take a bus closer to home then take a cab from there... so i followed rui ying on 105... had a nice chat with her... found out that she was working at a pet shop while waiting for uni... dropped at her place in serangoon and took a cab from there home... on the way, shahin msged me that he was missing the times we had as a class... that prompted me to start thinking of the good old days too... damn i miss them too...
sheesh... the nostalgia just flows in and it is sometimes overwhelming... ok... i need my sleep... so good night and leave a mark...
Wednesday, June 23, 2004
Eastside is the BEST!
Eastside is the BEST!
alright... my wish has been granted finally aftr 1 week of waiting... i've been posted to changi naval base which is much neared to my place than tuas... yeah... no need to wake up so early in the morning anymore... yippie!!!
so today was my first day there... met up with a couple of my friends before taking the shuttle bus to the camp... had my i/c exchanged for a pass and proceeded... we noticed a queue near the guardroom but couldnt be bothered about it... "The MT line must be somewhere near", i said... so we took a walk to find the elusive block 301 which houses the Motorised Transport Company Line... after walking for nearly 10 mins without seeing a single building, we finally resigned to the fact that we were somewhat lost... and i regretted not joining the queue... damn... this place is HUGE!!! the wharf is so big that walking from one end to the other takes about 20 mins... by some luck, we managed to encounter and speak to a LTC (2 crab) and asked him for directions... "...not too far away...", he said much to our relief... and he was right... so after 20 mins of non-stop walking, past the parade square and a dummy torpedo, past the canteen and a moored LST, we finally reached the MT line... but only to find it empty... it was only 8!!! and work doesnt begin till 0830... damn... so it was a short walk to the canteen for us where we spent 20 mins just sitting around...
by 0830 we were back... did a bit of admin stuff and then had interview with the person in charge, SSG Kho... after that it was slacking all the way till 330 when we were instructed on how to check various vehicles before going for any detail... so by 4 we were done and it was time to start area cleaning... i was the sway one who kena the toilet... luckily the guy who showed me the ropes did a good job of teaching me what to do and by the time we were done with the place, it looked brand new... at 5, we had our last parade and fell out... then i took the internal bus that the ppl were queueing for and headed to the gate... there, i changed my pass and boarded the shuttle bus back to tanah merah station... by the time i got home, it was 630, a difference of 30 mins worth of travelling as compared to when i was at tuas... coolz sia...
well, i think my life in changi's going to be a good one... The Navy... Be Somebody...
alright... my wish has been granted finally aftr 1 week of waiting... i've been posted to changi naval base which is much neared to my place than tuas... yeah... no need to wake up so early in the morning anymore... yippie!!!
so today was my first day there... met up with a couple of my friends before taking the shuttle bus to the camp... had my i/c exchanged for a pass and proceeded... we noticed a queue near the guardroom but couldnt be bothered about it... "The MT line must be somewhere near", i said... so we took a walk to find the elusive block 301 which houses the Motorised Transport Company Line... after walking for nearly 10 mins without seeing a single building, we finally resigned to the fact that we were somewhat lost... and i regretted not joining the queue... damn... this place is HUGE!!! the wharf is so big that walking from one end to the other takes about 20 mins... by some luck, we managed to encounter and speak to a LTC (2 crab) and asked him for directions... "...not too far away...", he said much to our relief... and he was right... so after 20 mins of non-stop walking, past the parade square and a dummy torpedo, past the canteen and a moored LST, we finally reached the MT line... but only to find it empty... it was only 8!!! and work doesnt begin till 0830... damn... so it was a short walk to the canteen for us where we spent 20 mins just sitting around...
by 0830 we were back... did a bit of admin stuff and then had interview with the person in charge, SSG Kho... after that it was slacking all the way till 330 when we were instructed on how to check various vehicles before going for any detail... so by 4 we were done and it was time to start area cleaning... i was the sway one who kena the toilet... luckily the guy who showed me the ropes did a good job of teaching me what to do and by the time we were done with the place, it looked brand new... at 5, we had our last parade and fell out... then i took the internal bus that the ppl were queueing for and headed to the gate... there, i changed my pass and boarded the shuttle bus back to tanah merah station... by the time i got home, it was 630, a difference of 30 mins worth of travelling as compared to when i was at tuas... coolz sia...
well, i think my life in changi's going to be a good one... The Navy... Be Somebody...
Monday, June 21, 2004
arghhh!!!! my comp's getting out of hand arghh!!!!
first it was the usb thingy... then the modem... and now the speakers.. what in the world is wrong!!!!
anyway, got the modem working as u can see... tml i'll know whether i'll stay at tuas or shift to changi... so now i'm keeping my fingers crossed and hoping for the best...
all the old hardware is failing... my printer aint working... and now i only have 2 usb ports to use... major bummer... damn...
arghh... crap... i think it's the usb hub that's screwed up... but never fear... my comp has 6 ports... and i have 6 devices... so i'm praying for the best...
crap... no mood to blog much more... ok... leave a mark...
first it was the usb thingy... then the modem... and now the speakers.. what in the world is wrong!!!!
anyway, got the modem working as u can see... tml i'll know whether i'll stay at tuas or shift to changi... so now i'm keeping my fingers crossed and hoping for the best...
all the old hardware is failing... my printer aint working... and now i only have 2 usb ports to use... major bummer... damn...
arghh... crap... i think it's the usb hub that's screwed up... but never fear... my comp has 6 ports... and i have 6 devices... so i'm praying for the best...
crap... no mood to blog much more... ok... leave a mark...
Wednesday, June 16, 2004
bleah... i'll never be able to get my licence after i ORD... just found out what my job was as an STO...
yesterday all of us were very curious as to what vocation an 'STO' was... but all was answered today when i booked in at tuas naval base... upon arrival, i made my way to NMTB, another of yesterday's mysteries... well, i found out that it stood for the naval material & transport base... yes, you heard right... I'M GOING OVER TO THE NAVY!!! goodbye no. 4 uniform... and hello navy whites!!! so we met the chief clerk and she introed us to the new system... we found out that we were actually Sea Transport Operators... in other words, we were the loading team for ships leaving the base... but we will be operating cranes and forklifts... hence NO MORE HOPE FOR MY CLASS 3 LICENCE!!! damn... really was loooking forward to it... sheesh... in the afternoon, we went for some dialogue session which ended up more like a monologue thingy cos nobody wanted to say anything... booked out at 515 and got home at 7... and my monthly tpt fee is gonna skyrocket to $150 per month if i continue to stay there... but there's hope cos the clerk said that some of us, probably the east-siders, will be transferred to changi... hope that happens...
ok... nuff of the small talk... i'm going to bed... leave a mark!!!
The Navy... Be Somebody...
yesterday all of us were very curious as to what vocation an 'STO' was... but all was answered today when i booked in at tuas naval base... upon arrival, i made my way to NMTB, another of yesterday's mysteries... well, i found out that it stood for the naval material & transport base... yes, you heard right... I'M GOING OVER TO THE NAVY!!! goodbye no. 4 uniform... and hello navy whites!!! so we met the chief clerk and she introed us to the new system... we found out that we were actually Sea Transport Operators... in other words, we were the loading team for ships leaving the base... but we will be operating cranes and forklifts... hence NO MORE HOPE FOR MY CLASS 3 LICENCE!!! damn... really was loooking forward to it... sheesh... in the afternoon, we went for some dialogue session which ended up more like a monologue thingy cos nobody wanted to say anything... booked out at 515 and got home at 7... and my monthly tpt fee is gonna skyrocket to $150 per month if i continue to stay there... but there's hope cos the clerk said that some of us, probably the east-siders, will be transferred to changi... hope that happens...
ok... nuff of the small talk... i'm going to bed... leave a mark!!!
The Navy... Be Somebody...
Tuesday, June 15, 2004
Off to another place...
Off to another place...
yo guys... today i just got posted to my permanent unit... and that is at Tuas Naval Base in Jurong... my initial reaction was "Die man... How to get there???"... well, that was just now... and it still is...
kowz... gotta get there by 8 tml and i dun even know what bus to take there and stuff... i bet taht i'll be late tml... so how? wake up at 5? leave home at 530??? dunno man... just gotta go tml and find out...
ooh... had dinner with jill, marcus and john this evening... was feeling kinda bored when i knocked off frm work today so i just made a few calls here and there and voila, a dinner with me close buds was arranged at nydc orchard... had lasagna... and boy was it good... that was accompanied with some shebert float of some sort which was also damned good...
been a while since i hung out with this ppl cos of work and stuff... so i really treasured this outing and i'm hoping to see u guys again soon... maybe this sat... go out and catch harry potter or something...
okies... gotta hit the sack... u know the usual drill...
yo guys... today i just got posted to my permanent unit... and that is at Tuas Naval Base in Jurong... my initial reaction was "Die man... How to get there???"... well, that was just now... and it still is...
kowz... gotta get there by 8 tml and i dun even know what bus to take there and stuff... i bet taht i'll be late tml... so how? wake up at 5? leave home at 530??? dunno man... just gotta go tml and find out...
ooh... had dinner with jill, marcus and john this evening... was feeling kinda bored when i knocked off frm work today so i just made a few calls here and there and voila, a dinner with me close buds was arranged at nydc orchard... had lasagna... and boy was it good... that was accompanied with some shebert float of some sort which was also damned good...
been a while since i hung out with this ppl cos of work and stuff... so i really treasured this outing and i'm hoping to see u guys again soon... maybe this sat... go out and catch harry potter or something...
okies... gotta hit the sack... u know the usual drill...
Sunday, June 13, 2004
Camp was fun fun fun! ! ! Siriusly......
Camp was fun fun fun! ! ! Siriusly......
yo peepz... i'm finally back from church camp in seremban... here's how it went...
Wed was day one... so i went down to church at 745 to catch the coach up to the resort... the ride up was spent with many of the lighthouse kids like julian, thers, zara, char, bern, shaun, gabriel and matthias... it was a 4 hr long journey so we spent the time playing cards telling lame jokes and singing at the back of the bus... let's hope the ppl in front didnt get pissed at us :P... we reached yong peng at around 10 for the standard stop for a leak... and that's what i did... by 1030, we were once again off for a 2 hr nonstop trip to the allson klana resort in seremban... got there at lunchtime and had lunch at the resort's lobby... then had a briefing and camp officially was declared open... we were divided into teams and mine was called Sirius, named after the brightest star visible in the night sky... Siriusly... then the activities began... first up, ice-breakers to get ourselves introed to the unfamiliar faces ie the BB boys and P6s... played wacko and captains ball... fun siaz... then we had dinner followed by worship and then a talk by moses lim... he's a great speaker that can turn practically any crowd on with his wit and great sense of humour... then there was discussion... we were finally released at 10 but only slept at 1 cos we were just too energetic and went round to other ppl's room in search of dai dee and bridge games...
Thu morning was the start of a brand new day... got up at 645 and went for QT at 715 near the poolside... that lasted till 8 when we went for breakfast which was the usual hotel buffet style... worship followed at 915 and by 10, we had gathered at the field and waited for the commencement of the team-building games... it started with rapelling, then some spiderweb thingy, then an obstacle course... at 12, we had lunch and by 130 we were back at the field and waited for part 2... that started with a flying fox followed by a low ropes course and then a jungle walk... the activities were just great... but the best was definately the flying fox... from 5 storeys high, riding a cable almost 100m to the ground... foof!!! the adrenelin was really pumping... and now we know that pigs CAN fly... cos bern actually rode the thingy!!! it was like a super charged roller coaster with less "protection"... coolz siaz... after all that, we were sticky all over so most of us went swimming... *splash*... the water felt soooo gooooood cos the weather that day was kinda killer... swam till it was nearly too late for dinner then went for worship and talk... that night, we all knocked off early cos we were all dead tired...
Before we knew it, it was already friday, the mid of camp... it started as usual with QT and breakfast and then had worship and talk... all this till lunch... then at 130 went to go help set up the things for the family games that afternoon... we cleared everything by 230 and then went for a short nap till 330 when the ggames started... i was the ammo boy in charge of the live ammo the participants used during the games, water baloons... heh... just looking at the people who played, i could just tell that the games were just soooo fun... so mission accomplished for the organisers... then there was water war using buckets, excess ballons and the hose... boy did we just get everyone soaked!!! so dripping wet, most of us headed for the pool for a refereshing dip and some water polo... kowz... we nearly missed dinner again luckily auntie ross extended time for us... so there was a talk again that evening and we konked off early once again due to exhaustion....
Sat was a day packed with free time and boy did we enjoy it... after lunch, had skit practice for a while and then we hit the pool once again... we played polo again... super fun man... too bad can only play during camp... :P ... at 430, some of us left to play bball and soccer with the BB guys... i stayed and suntanned with jane, daniel and ben... now i look darker than usual but this tan will be temporary... again, we were late for dinner... then it was time for the concert in which the different groups of the church pu up a series of tiny skits and were competing against each other... wew didnt win but hey, we gave our best shot... after the concert, there was a durian party held at the tennis courts... over 200 durians were consumed by the 150+ campers within an hour... should do this more often... then we adjourned to our rooms... after a quick shower all of us started moving to julian's and jason's rooms for a night of PS2 and Euro 2004... at one time, there were over 15 ppl squeezed into the tiny room... and once again , the sweet scent of our sandals and shoes filled the 2 adjoining rooms... luckily jason had them moved to the toilet before someone passed out... so there we were playing daidee, bridge, worms 3d, taboo and some bash bash game... most didnt last past 230... i lasted till 3 when i finally moved back to my room and knocked out almost instantly...
Today i woke early once again and went for QT and breakfast... then there was service and after a short debriefing, we headed back to our rooms and got ready to check out... at 12, there was lunch and buy 130, we had all boarded the coach and started for home... we went back to church 1st to drop off supplies and by 8, sean and i were already home... ok... i NEED my rest now... so till the next church camp, LEAVE A MARK!!!
yo peepz... i'm finally back from church camp in seremban... here's how it went...
Wed was day one... so i went down to church at 745 to catch the coach up to the resort... the ride up was spent with many of the lighthouse kids like julian, thers, zara, char, bern, shaun, gabriel and matthias... it was a 4 hr long journey so we spent the time playing cards telling lame jokes and singing at the back of the bus... let's hope the ppl in front didnt get pissed at us :P... we reached yong peng at around 10 for the standard stop for a leak... and that's what i did... by 1030, we were once again off for a 2 hr nonstop trip to the allson klana resort in seremban... got there at lunchtime and had lunch at the resort's lobby... then had a briefing and camp officially was declared open... we were divided into teams and mine was called Sirius, named after the brightest star visible in the night sky... Siriusly... then the activities began... first up, ice-breakers to get ourselves introed to the unfamiliar faces ie the BB boys and P6s... played wacko and captains ball... fun siaz... then we had dinner followed by worship and then a talk by moses lim... he's a great speaker that can turn practically any crowd on with his wit and great sense of humour... then there was discussion... we were finally released at 10 but only slept at 1 cos we were just too energetic and went round to other ppl's room in search of dai dee and bridge games...
Thu morning was the start of a brand new day... got up at 645 and went for QT at 715 near the poolside... that lasted till 8 when we went for breakfast which was the usual hotel buffet style... worship followed at 915 and by 10, we had gathered at the field and waited for the commencement of the team-building games... it started with rapelling, then some spiderweb thingy, then an obstacle course... at 12, we had lunch and by 130 we were back at the field and waited for part 2... that started with a flying fox followed by a low ropes course and then a jungle walk... the activities were just great... but the best was definately the flying fox... from 5 storeys high, riding a cable almost 100m to the ground... foof!!! the adrenelin was really pumping... and now we know that pigs CAN fly... cos bern actually rode the thingy!!! it was like a super charged roller coaster with less "protection"... coolz siaz... after all that, we were sticky all over so most of us went swimming... *splash*... the water felt soooo gooooood cos the weather that day was kinda killer... swam till it was nearly too late for dinner then went for worship and talk... that night, we all knocked off early cos we were all dead tired...
Before we knew it, it was already friday, the mid of camp... it started as usual with QT and breakfast and then had worship and talk... all this till lunch... then at 130 went to go help set up the things for the family games that afternoon... we cleared everything by 230 and then went for a short nap till 330 when the ggames started... i was the ammo boy in charge of the live ammo the participants used during the games, water baloons... heh... just looking at the people who played, i could just tell that the games were just soooo fun... so mission accomplished for the organisers... then there was water war using buckets, excess ballons and the hose... boy did we just get everyone soaked!!! so dripping wet, most of us headed for the pool for a refereshing dip and some water polo... kowz... we nearly missed dinner again luckily auntie ross extended time for us... so there was a talk again that evening and we konked off early once again due to exhaustion....
Sat was a day packed with free time and boy did we enjoy it... after lunch, had skit practice for a while and then we hit the pool once again... we played polo again... super fun man... too bad can only play during camp... :P ... at 430, some of us left to play bball and soccer with the BB guys... i stayed and suntanned with jane, daniel and ben... now i look darker than usual but this tan will be temporary... again, we were late for dinner... then it was time for the concert in which the different groups of the church pu up a series of tiny skits and were competing against each other... wew didnt win but hey, we gave our best shot... after the concert, there was a durian party held at the tennis courts... over 200 durians were consumed by the 150+ campers within an hour... should do this more often... then we adjourned to our rooms... after a quick shower all of us started moving to julian's and jason's rooms for a night of PS2 and Euro 2004... at one time, there were over 15 ppl squeezed into the tiny room... and once again , the sweet scent of our sandals and shoes filled the 2 adjoining rooms... luckily jason had them moved to the toilet before someone passed out... so there we were playing daidee, bridge, worms 3d, taboo and some bash bash game... most didnt last past 230... i lasted till 3 when i finally moved back to my room and knocked out almost instantly...
Today i woke early once again and went for QT and breakfast... then there was service and after a short debriefing, we headed back to our rooms and got ready to check out... at 12, there was lunch and buy 130, we had all boarded the coach and started for home... we went back to church 1st to drop off supplies and by 8, sean and i were already home... ok... i NEED my rest now... so till the next church camp, LEAVE A MARK!!!
Monday, June 07, 2004
My 2 Days Worth...
My 2 Days Worth...
ok... didnt blog yesterday cos i came back rather late and dead tired... so here's for yesterday and today...
Sunday...
my dad had borrowed the car from my aunt over the weekend so he drove and sent my brother to outram and my mum to work before letting me take over and drive to church... it was quite a change from driving the army vehicles but at least it was an experience... so i got to church just in time for band prac and worship commenced on time at 11... there was BS after that and that followed by lunch at sim lim square... then, a group of us went to play MOHAA at the $1 place... coincidentally, sunday marked the 60th anniversary of the allied invasion of france... watch out omaha beach!... finished at 4 and went home... then, i showered and changed and got ready to leave the house once again, this time for dinner... my dad drove and picked up my mum from harbourfront then we went to the newly renovated east coast lagoon for dinner... the food there was, like always, superb!... by the time we left, it was already 10 cos we just kept ordering and ordering... sheesh...
Monday...
once again, another slack day in camp... did absolutely nothing until near book out time when they asked for ppl to go help take down and transport exhibits from the supply and tpt exhibition in which the chief of army was the guest... ok... time to go slp already... leave a mark will ya?
ok... didnt blog yesterday cos i came back rather late and dead tired... so here's for yesterday and today...
Sunday...
my dad had borrowed the car from my aunt over the weekend so he drove and sent my brother to outram and my mum to work before letting me take over and drive to church... it was quite a change from driving the army vehicles but at least it was an experience... so i got to church just in time for band prac and worship commenced on time at 11... there was BS after that and that followed by lunch at sim lim square... then, a group of us went to play MOHAA at the $1 place... coincidentally, sunday marked the 60th anniversary of the allied invasion of france... watch out omaha beach!... finished at 4 and went home... then, i showered and changed and got ready to leave the house once again, this time for dinner... my dad drove and picked up my mum from harbourfront then we went to the newly renovated east coast lagoon for dinner... the food there was, like always, superb!... by the time we left, it was already 10 cos we just kept ordering and ordering... sheesh...
Monday...
once again, another slack day in camp... did absolutely nothing until near book out time when they asked for ppl to go help take down and transport exhibits from the supply and tpt exhibition in which the chief of army was the guest... ok... time to go slp already... leave a mark will ya?
Friday, June 04, 2004
Slacking? Who's slacking?
Slacking? Who's slacking?
okies... updating time... went to work early this morning and reported on time... today, was transferred from the driver training side back over to STTS so i joined plt 6, the platoon which is a holding place for drivers that just passed their driving test... so i reported there today... cant imagine how slack it is until i got there... my day started with an hour long canteen break... so at 930, got back to the place which we were supposed to touch up for area cleaning... but by the time i got there, the area was pretty much clean so we ajourned to the air-conditioned classroom to wait the rest of the day out... so began my 2 hour wait... i spent it sleeping on the floor cos nobody came to check... at 1115, we looked for our ic who gave us a half day off cos we're new and the platoon has this welfare benefits thingy for new ppl... by 1200, i left camp and headed home, and will only report to work on monday cos the ic once again gave welfare and ordered a long weekend... slack or what? then came home and went out again for lunch with my parents... had starbucks after the meal and hung around compasspoint for abt an hour... then we went home and i slept the rest of the afternoon away cos i was just so tired... went for band prac later that evening at 8... so it finished at 915 and now i'm back home waiting for my parents to come home with supper... what a slack-ish day man... how was yours? leave a mark!
okies... updating time... went to work early this morning and reported on time... today, was transferred from the driver training side back over to STTS so i joined plt 6, the platoon which is a holding place for drivers that just passed their driving test... so i reported there today... cant imagine how slack it is until i got there... my day started with an hour long canteen break... so at 930, got back to the place which we were supposed to touch up for area cleaning... but by the time i got there, the area was pretty much clean so we ajourned to the air-conditioned classroom to wait the rest of the day out... so began my 2 hour wait... i spent it sleeping on the floor cos nobody came to check... at 1115, we looked for our ic who gave us a half day off cos we're new and the platoon has this welfare benefits thingy for new ppl... by 1200, i left camp and headed home, and will only report to work on monday cos the ic once again gave welfare and ordered a long weekend... slack or what? then came home and went out again for lunch with my parents... had starbucks after the meal and hung around compasspoint for abt an hour... then we went home and i slept the rest of the afternoon away cos i was just so tired... went for band prac later that evening at 8... so it finished at 915 and now i'm back home waiting for my parents to come home with supper... what a slack-ish day man... how was yours? leave a mark!
Wednesday, June 02, 2004
Return to Ngee Ann...
Return to Ngee Ann...
fwahz... today was one great day spent... had basketball with the PLH ppl once again at Ngee Ann Poly... played from 9 till 1... then we finally dragged our nearly limp bodies to mcdonalds for lunch... we hung around there for 1 1/2 hours before trying to decide what to do after leaving... the consensus was clear: just go home for a refreshing shower and a good rest... well, at least that was what i did... so i got home at 4 and i've been slacking in front of the computer and tv ever since... okiez... gtg slp liaoz... leave a mark!
fwahz... today was one great day spent... had basketball with the PLH ppl once again at Ngee Ann Poly... played from 9 till 1... then we finally dragged our nearly limp bodies to mcdonalds for lunch... we hung around there for 1 1/2 hours before trying to decide what to do after leaving... the consensus was clear: just go home for a refreshing shower and a good rest... well, at least that was what i did... so i got home at 4 and i've been slacking in front of the computer and tv ever since... okiez... gtg slp liaoz... leave a mark!
Tuesday, June 01, 2004
June already?
June already?
fwahz... time really flies... 5 mths passed in 2004 in just a blink of an eye... quite amazing... esp since army life is just slow and mundane...
sorry didnt post last night... but i have my defence...read on to find out... ok... yesterday was my cross-country driving exercise... so from camp, we were driven to a forested area near the zoo for our training... the place was just swarming with mosquitoes and the only things that spoilt the all-so natural feel were us and the 3 radio antennas jutting out from bt timah hill which could be seen frm there... anyway, we were introduced to the basic operation tasks that are supposed to be carried out during any outfield deployment like camouflaging the vehicle, driving through knee-high water and bumping along tracks that are just littered with potholes... my instructor kept complaining at the end of the day that his butt just couldn't take any more of the punishment dealt by the bumping caused by the potholes... we finished promptly at 5 and headed back to camp... if u thought that was the end of the day, you're wrong... that night, we had training using the night vision goggles, made popular during the first gulf war... recall those green and blury images of bullets flying over kuwait shown on the news during early 1991... well, that's what we saw too... minus the bullets that is... focusing the darned things was itself a chore... and putting them on without them slipping off was just about impossible... so i let them hang and drove in "complete" darkness without them through the jungle track... it was really dark but i could manage without those cumbersome things... so yeah, i got home at 10 and was so tired that i went so sleep immdieately after showering...
today was another day which tested my driving skill and HWC profiency... i had islandwide driving today, taking first, a 5 tonner, and then a rover from sembawang camp all the way to changi naval base... and being a class 4 permit holder, i was authorised to drive on the expressway, the BKE, SLE and TPE to be exact... oh well, the journeys both lasted about 100 mins and took me 55km each closer to my 7,000km and free class 3 licence... on the way, i met up with some pretty heavy traffic in the morning but i managed to get past it and reached without a scratch... my buddy took the tonner back with me in the passenger seat and after lunch, i took the rover there and he took it back... quite cool driving without an instructor, without authority... the feeling was just great... i bet you'll get it too when u pass... got back to SBC early and had an early dismissal... so after a fast trip to compasspoint, i finally reached home... oh wellz, i had a great day, how bout u? tell me abt it... leave a mark!
fwahz... time really flies... 5 mths passed in 2004 in just a blink of an eye... quite amazing... esp since army life is just slow and mundane...
sorry didnt post last night... but i have my defence...read on to find out... ok... yesterday was my cross-country driving exercise... so from camp, we were driven to a forested area near the zoo for our training... the place was just swarming with mosquitoes and the only things that spoilt the all-so natural feel were us and the 3 radio antennas jutting out from bt timah hill which could be seen frm there... anyway, we were introduced to the basic operation tasks that are supposed to be carried out during any outfield deployment like camouflaging the vehicle, driving through knee-high water and bumping along tracks that are just littered with potholes... my instructor kept complaining at the end of the day that his butt just couldn't take any more of the punishment dealt by the bumping caused by the potholes... we finished promptly at 5 and headed back to camp... if u thought that was the end of the day, you're wrong... that night, we had training using the night vision goggles, made popular during the first gulf war... recall those green and blury images of bullets flying over kuwait shown on the news during early 1991... well, that's what we saw too... minus the bullets that is... focusing the darned things was itself a chore... and putting them on without them slipping off was just about impossible... so i let them hang and drove in "complete" darkness without them through the jungle track... it was really dark but i could manage without those cumbersome things... so yeah, i got home at 10 and was so tired that i went so sleep immdieately after showering...
today was another day which tested my driving skill and HWC profiency... i had islandwide driving today, taking first, a 5 tonner, and then a rover from sembawang camp all the way to changi naval base... and being a class 4 permit holder, i was authorised to drive on the expressway, the BKE, SLE and TPE to be exact... oh well, the journeys both lasted about 100 mins and took me 55km each closer to my 7,000km and free class 3 licence... on the way, i met up with some pretty heavy traffic in the morning but i managed to get past it and reached without a scratch... my buddy took the tonner back with me in the passenger seat and after lunch, i took the rover there and he took it back... quite cool driving without an instructor, without authority... the feeling was just great... i bet you'll get it too when u pass... got back to SBC early and had an early dismissal... so after a fast trip to compasspoint, i finally reached home... oh wellz, i had a great day, how bout u? tell me abt it... leave a mark!
Sunday, May 30, 2004
No title for today... Or is that a title already?
okies... lets start at the beginning... got to church at 845 and had b'fast there... wroship started at 11 exactly... it was kinda bizzare cos there was no projector used... instead char gave out songsheets... as ben put it, primitive, but effective... Bs by auntie yueh followed... it was quite interesting cos of the verse that we covered... extremely uplifting and triumphial in tone... after BS, followed germ, julia, julian, gabriel, jase and isaac for subway lunch... havent had that in a long time already... then played LAN with them... after that, we switched to pool... quite off form today, missing all the easy shots and screwing up the harder ones... finally left at 5 and headed home with julia in tow... on the train, i discovered that my phone's LCD was kinda screwing up so i went to the shop and had it checked out... luckily it wasnt something major that would require an operation... mum called just then so i met her at compasspoint for dinner... she wanted to go try the char kway teow at serangoon gardens so we took a cab there... i queued up upon reaching the place but could only eat 45mins later cos of the queue and the pace that the guy cooked... sheesh man... at that point of time i told myself that the food had better be good or else i would scream... luckily it was not mad... same goes for the sugar cane juice... finished dinner then took 136 home... so now here i am watching red planet and updating my blog... gtg slp soon cos i still gotta work tml... how i wish this was still like school with the hols now on... anyways, to the sec 4s taking MT tml, all the best...
ok... news flash... basketball on vesak day, 2 june, is ON at ngee ann poly... so yeah, this just serves as a reminder to those who have heard and an announcement to those who havent... cant wait to go play... also this week, FOP is on this friday and saturday... so for more details and to confirm tt u are going, call Sm|f3... ok... that does it for this post... leave a mark will ya? the tagboard's getting under-used...
okies... lets start at the beginning... got to church at 845 and had b'fast there... wroship started at 11 exactly... it was kinda bizzare cos there was no projector used... instead char gave out songsheets... as ben put it, primitive, but effective... Bs by auntie yueh followed... it was quite interesting cos of the verse that we covered... extremely uplifting and triumphial in tone... after BS, followed germ, julia, julian, gabriel, jase and isaac for subway lunch... havent had that in a long time already... then played LAN with them... after that, we switched to pool... quite off form today, missing all the easy shots and screwing up the harder ones... finally left at 5 and headed home with julia in tow... on the train, i discovered that my phone's LCD was kinda screwing up so i went to the shop and had it checked out... luckily it wasnt something major that would require an operation... mum called just then so i met her at compasspoint for dinner... she wanted to go try the char kway teow at serangoon gardens so we took a cab there... i queued up upon reaching the place but could only eat 45mins later cos of the queue and the pace that the guy cooked... sheesh man... at that point of time i told myself that the food had better be good or else i would scream... luckily it was not mad... same goes for the sugar cane juice... finished dinner then took 136 home... so now here i am watching red planet and updating my blog... gtg slp soon cos i still gotta work tml... how i wish this was still like school with the hols now on... anyways, to the sec 4s taking MT tml, all the best...
ok... news flash... basketball on vesak day, 2 june, is ON at ngee ann poly... so yeah, this just serves as a reminder to those who have heard and an announcement to those who havent... cant wait to go play... also this week, FOP is on this friday and saturday... so for more details and to confirm tt u are going, call Sm|f3... ok... that does it for this post... leave a mark will ya? the tagboard's getting under-used...
Saturday, May 29, 2004
Updating...
Updating...
sorry i didnt update that day after dinner... was completely shagged out... anyways, updating for today...
wellz, the day started as usual... reported to KBC for course at 0725... learnt how to drive the 5 ton truck... auto transmission, superb power steering... excellent vehicle to operate... not to mention the air-con... after work, went home and collected my repaired 6610 from the shop on the way... so good to have it back... when i got back i was feeling tired as usual... had a nap and woke at 5... went to grandma's for dinner... simple meal but it had the warmth of eating as a family, a once a week affair... left at 7 and went to get my haircut... meanwhile i duplicated the drawer keys so that ben would finally get off my back... reached home at 815 and been playing NFSU ever since... just love my Mazda Miata... *dreams* ... now i'm feeling kinda tired again... but there's a song that's just stuck in my head and i can't get it out... maybe it's cos i play it over and over again on my winamp... :P... Perfect by Simple Plan... enjoy...
Hey dad look at me
Think back and talk to me
Did I grow up according to plan?
Do you think I'm wasting my time doing things I wanna do?
'Cuz it hurst when you disapprove all doing
And now I try hard to make it
I just want to make you proud
I'm never gonna be good enough for you
I can't pretend that
I'm alright
And you can't change me
'Cuz we lost it all
Nothing lasts forever
I'm sorry
I can't be perfect
Now it's just too late and
We can't go back
I'm sorry
I can't be perfect
I try not to think
About the pain I feel inside
Did you know you used to be my hero?
All the days you spend with me
Now seem so far away
And it feels like you don't care anymore
And now I try hard to make it
I just want to make you proud
I'm never gonna be good enough for you
I can't stand another fight
And nothing's alright
Nothing's gonna change the things that you said
Nothing's gonna make this right again
Please don't turn your back
I can't believe it's hard
Just to talk to you
'Cuz you don't understand
'Cuz we lost it all
Nothing lasts forever
I'm sorry
I can't be perfect
Now it's just too late and
We can't go back
I'm sorry
I can't be perfect
okiez... gotta rise early for jiao tang tml... wan an... and ji de to leave a mark!
sorry i didnt update that day after dinner... was completely shagged out... anyways, updating for today...
wellz, the day started as usual... reported to KBC for course at 0725... learnt how to drive the 5 ton truck... auto transmission, superb power steering... excellent vehicle to operate... not to mention the air-con... after work, went home and collected my repaired 6610 from the shop on the way... so good to have it back... when i got back i was feeling tired as usual... had a nap and woke at 5... went to grandma's for dinner... simple meal but it had the warmth of eating as a family, a once a week affair... left at 7 and went to get my haircut... meanwhile i duplicated the drawer keys so that ben would finally get off my back... reached home at 815 and been playing NFSU ever since... just love my Mazda Miata... *dreams* ... now i'm feeling kinda tired again... but there's a song that's just stuck in my head and i can't get it out... maybe it's cos i play it over and over again on my winamp... :P... Perfect by Simple Plan... enjoy...
Hey dad look at me
Think back and talk to me
Did I grow up according to plan?
Do you think I'm wasting my time doing things I wanna do?
'Cuz it hurst when you disapprove all doing
And now I try hard to make it
I just want to make you proud
I'm never gonna be good enough for you
I can't pretend that
I'm alright
And you can't change me
'Cuz we lost it all
Nothing lasts forever
I'm sorry
I can't be perfect
Now it's just too late and
We can't go back
I'm sorry
I can't be perfect
I try not to think
About the pain I feel inside
Did you know you used to be my hero?
All the days you spend with me
Now seem so far away
And it feels like you don't care anymore
And now I try hard to make it
I just want to make you proud
I'm never gonna be good enough for you
I can't stand another fight
And nothing's alright
Nothing's gonna change the things that you said
Nothing's gonna make this right again
Please don't turn your back
I can't believe it's hard
Just to talk to you
'Cuz you don't understand
'Cuz we lost it all
Nothing lasts forever
I'm sorry
I can't be perfect
Now it's just too late and
We can't go back
I'm sorry
I can't be perfect
okiez... gotta rise early for jiao tang tml... wan an... and ji de to leave a mark!
Thursday, May 27, 2004
Driving Test...
Happiness is...
Finally, after 2 months, 1 Highway Code Test, 1 Highway Situational Problems Test, 1 Heights and Lashings test, 1 parking test and 1 attept at my driving test, I've passed... now i'm overjoyed!!! the feeling's just indescribable... i finally can drive!!! oh wellz, i guess the dinner at jumbo tonight has come quite appropriately... kkz... gtg for dinner... will update with more later tonight... till then, leave a mark!
Finally, after 2 months, 1 Highway Code Test, 1 Highway Situational Problems Test, 1 Heights and Lashings test, 1 parking test and 1 attept at my driving test, I've passed... now i'm overjoyed!!! the feeling's just indescribable... i finally can drive!!! oh wellz, i guess the dinner at jumbo tonight has come quite appropriately... kkz... gtg for dinner... will update with more later tonight... till then, leave a mark!
Sunday, May 23, 2004
Basketball never felt so good...
Basketball never felt so good...
sheesh... dead tired liaoz... just got back home from bball at ngee ann poly... well, lets start from the beginning...
the whole group of us, namely jason, julian, sean, wan ting, Sm|f3, ryan, andre, the cow, germ, and myself, left church after LH finished at abt 1330... the weather was sweltering hot so we played pool for an hour before going off to tanglin CC in search of a bball court... but when we reached there, there wasn't any space on the court cos the guys playing there suddenly wanted to play a full-court game when we reached... so inconsiderate lor... but cant blame them... they're singaporeans... so we left and headed down to CCAB to try our luck... but it kinda ran dry... we started shooting hoops on a volleball cum bball court but got chased away by a group of filippino ladies playing vball... there, we also met shaun and julia and Sm|f3 had to go home... then it was off to NP to try their courts... thankfully, they weren't occupied... so started out bball session... and that was at 5... we played 3 half-court matches... but the last one was the best... Singapore Swimmers vs Orange Milkshakes... the swimmers won but hey, it was just a friendly match... then we left for dinner at abt 7... went to the bt timah mkt... super a lot of food there man... the hokkien mee is great... and so was the satay and sugar cane... yum... will go there again if we play at NP in the near future... after that, took 77 to dhoby and took NEL home... now i'm super beat... gg to slp now... tml still have driving test... kkz... nitez~! and do leave a mark... :P
sheesh... dead tired liaoz... just got back home from bball at ngee ann poly... well, lets start from the beginning...
the whole group of us, namely jason, julian, sean, wan ting, Sm|f3, ryan, andre, the cow, germ, and myself, left church after LH finished at abt 1330... the weather was sweltering hot so we played pool for an hour before going off to tanglin CC in search of a bball court... but when we reached there, there wasn't any space on the court cos the guys playing there suddenly wanted to play a full-court game when we reached... so inconsiderate lor... but cant blame them... they're singaporeans... so we left and headed down to CCAB to try our luck... but it kinda ran dry... we started shooting hoops on a volleball cum bball court but got chased away by a group of filippino ladies playing vball... there, we also met shaun and julia and Sm|f3 had to go home... then it was off to NP to try their courts... thankfully, they weren't occupied... so started out bball session... and that was at 5... we played 3 half-court matches... but the last one was the best... Singapore Swimmers vs Orange Milkshakes... the swimmers won but hey, it was just a friendly match... then we left for dinner at abt 7... went to the bt timah mkt... super a lot of food there man... the hokkien mee is great... and so was the satay and sugar cane... yum... will go there again if we play at NP in the near future... after that, took 77 to dhoby and took NEL home... now i'm super beat... gg to slp now... tml still have driving test... kkz... nitez~! and do leave a mark... :P
Saturday, May 22, 2004
Announcement...
Announcement...
to all PLHers reading this, there is a basketball session immediately after church tml... the venue has yet to be confirmed although it will most likely be somewhere along the bukit timah road area... so if u wanna join us, pls remember to bring along your PE stuff and get ready to RUMBLE~!~!~! for more details, pls contact LCP Jason Fan on his hp at 97906210 or on his MSN at alwayz_the_one@hotmail.com... ok... thanks for your precious time... cya on the court tml...
to all PLHers reading this, there is a basketball session immediately after church tml... the venue has yet to be confirmed although it will most likely be somewhere along the bukit timah road area... so if u wanna join us, pls remember to bring along your PE stuff and get ready to RUMBLE~!~!~! for more details, pls contact LCP Jason Fan on his hp at 97906210 or on his MSN at alwayz_the_one@hotmail.com... ok... thanks for your precious time... cya on the court tml...
Happiness is...
Happiness is...
this is my defination of happiness today...
Happiness is learning that the phone i wanna buy, the sony ericsson T630, is only $388!!! that means a saving of more than $100... ok... gonna get it soon... :-D
this is my defination of happiness today...
Happiness is learning that the phone i wanna buy, the sony ericsson T630, is only $388!!! that means a saving of more than $100... ok... gonna get it soon... :-D
Friday, May 21, 2004
Wrap up of the week... unwrapped...
Wrap up of the week... unwrapped...
alrighty then... it's already friday and i think it's safe enough to wrap up the whole week's activities in this one post...
ok... lets start with driving in army... well, this week i passed my heights and lashing test pretty early in the week... that took off some burden cos i didnt really have a chance to practice and perfect the tying method... then there was the parking test yesterday... before i took the test, i was pretty calm and collected... maybe i was just confident... or was it over-confident as my trainer said... oh well, the test went on without a hitch and i passed... but that came with aother problem... now that i passed, i have practically nothing to do while waiting to drive... so i just sit around and slack... but without any air-con and with the super hot weather, it really sucks... then i get tired and try to sleep but i find myself unable to... so i start getting grumpy and criticise the parking of those who failed... sheesh... what a way to spend the rest of my days in driving school...
then on wednesday, the horrible happened... i cracked the LCD screen on my hp... and the only way to save it is to replace the screen completely... and that would cost $100+++... i'm in deep trouble... but luckily i managed to borrow my grandma's hp from her and my parents agreed to chip in half the cost of a new phone... i'm looking forward to getting the sony ericsson T630 phone... but with a price tag of almost $500, i'm still thinking twice... should i get this or the older T610 for $268??? somebody help me!
dbs today was really quite good... learnt about being a close-knit family and just doing things to praise God... thought the group was very small today, it actually proved to be quite beneficial cos there werent people just fighting for attention... uncle nick led it just perfectly i must say...
oh well, i'm getting sleepy from all that slacking at work today... so until the next post, leave a mark!
alrighty then... it's already friday and i think it's safe enough to wrap up the whole week's activities in this one post...
ok... lets start with driving in army... well, this week i passed my heights and lashing test pretty early in the week... that took off some burden cos i didnt really have a chance to practice and perfect the tying method... then there was the parking test yesterday... before i took the test, i was pretty calm and collected... maybe i was just confident... or was it over-confident as my trainer said... oh well, the test went on without a hitch and i passed... but that came with aother problem... now that i passed, i have practically nothing to do while waiting to drive... so i just sit around and slack... but without any air-con and with the super hot weather, it really sucks... then i get tired and try to sleep but i find myself unable to... so i start getting grumpy and criticise the parking of those who failed... sheesh... what a way to spend the rest of my days in driving school...
then on wednesday, the horrible happened... i cracked the LCD screen on my hp... and the only way to save it is to replace the screen completely... and that would cost $100+++... i'm in deep trouble... but luckily i managed to borrow my grandma's hp from her and my parents agreed to chip in half the cost of a new phone... i'm looking forward to getting the sony ericsson T630 phone... but with a price tag of almost $500, i'm still thinking twice... should i get this or the older T610 for $268??? somebody help me!
dbs today was really quite good... learnt about being a close-knit family and just doing things to praise God... thought the group was very small today, it actually proved to be quite beneficial cos there werent people just fighting for attention... uncle nick led it just perfectly i must say...
oh well, i'm getting sleepy from all that slacking at work today... so until the next post, leave a mark!
Tuesday, May 18, 2004
The blog.
The Blog.
I first discovered this nifty little thingy about a year ago when my friends in church started this craze about blogging and my best bud Chris Chau started keeping his online diary. Thinking it was a good idea and a great way to make my thoughts heard, I started keeping one too. Ever since, it has been a great help whenever I just want to voice out my opinion or just make a silent shout-out to the people reading my blog.
Therefore, as a blogger myself, I believe that most other bloggers hate it when their blog gets defaced through their tag boards. My good friend Jason just had his defaced today. So now, I'm going to make myself heard and this guy had better hear it...
Listen up you slimy, devious little prick, don't you EVER go around saying that people's blogs are just boring. If you're up to it, go show us YOUR blog if you have one and give us a glimmer of hope that your stinking little life ain't boring at all. People have the right as to what they want to write on their own blogs. And that's a fact you snivelling little weasel. So just go sit down and THINK about your life and quit going about the boring task of looking at people's blogs just so that you can criticise them!!! Devious little prick...
Ok... that about wraps it... Leave a Mark!
I first discovered this nifty little thingy about a year ago when my friends in church started this craze about blogging and my best bud Chris Chau started keeping his online diary. Thinking it was a good idea and a great way to make my thoughts heard, I started keeping one too. Ever since, it has been a great help whenever I just want to voice out my opinion or just make a silent shout-out to the people reading my blog.
Therefore, as a blogger myself, I believe that most other bloggers hate it when their blog gets defaced through their tag boards. My good friend Jason just had his defaced today. So now, I'm going to make myself heard and this guy had better hear it...
Listen up you slimy, devious little prick, don't you EVER go around saying that people's blogs are just boring. If you're up to it, go show us YOUR blog if you have one and give us a glimmer of hope that your stinking little life ain't boring at all. People have the right as to what they want to write on their own blogs. And that's a fact you snivelling little weasel. So just go sit down and THINK about your life and quit going about the boring task of looking at people's blogs just so that you can criticise them!!! Devious little prick...
Ok... that about wraps it... Leave a Mark!
Sunday, May 16, 2004
Sunday.... again...
Sunday.... again...
haiz... was forced to blog by jase... sheesh... so tired liaoz...
ok... today started wif church... reached at 8+ to do sound for zara's worship but started at abt 930 cos she was late (not surprising)... worship was not bad... sang Hark! the herald even though christmas is like 7+ mths away... but it kinda added spunk to the worship... so good job zara! there was bs after worship taken by the aunt... we did chapter 8 of romans and covered some really useful verses...
after church, sars, jase, bench, julian and i went for lunch then went to play pool at paradiz... pool was excellent... me with taiko queen sarah beat some stiff competition... well, at least that was until our taikoness ranout... :-P...ok... so we had a great time just hitting balls with stick... we left at around 4+... i hung around that area till abt 7 when i met my mum in a cab and went to serangoon to have dinner with my aunt and the family... wah... excellent chilli crab... shiok...
then now i'm watching the patriot and trying to stay awake at the same time... ok... will end here... but leave a mark k...
haiz... was forced to blog by jase... sheesh... so tired liaoz...
ok... today started wif church... reached at 8+ to do sound for zara's worship but started at abt 930 cos she was late (not surprising)... worship was not bad... sang Hark! the herald even though christmas is like 7+ mths away... but it kinda added spunk to the worship... so good job zara! there was bs after worship taken by the aunt... we did chapter 8 of romans and covered some really useful verses...
after church, sars, jase, bench, julian and i went for lunch then went to play pool at paradiz... pool was excellent... me with taiko queen sarah beat some stiff competition... well, at least that was until our taikoness ranout... :-P...ok... so we had a great time just hitting balls with stick... we left at around 4+... i hung around that area till abt 7 when i met my mum in a cab and went to serangoon to have dinner with my aunt and the family... wah... excellent chilli crab... shiok...
then now i'm watching the patriot and trying to stay awake at the same time... ok... will end here... but leave a mark k...
Saturday, May 15, 2004
NEW LAYOUT
Mark, I think you're gonna kill me if you see the state your code is in. It's ghastly.
Smife, if you still have the image, could you make the blogging space a little bit smaller so there's space for the tagboard? I think you flattened it when you sent it to me, so I can't edit it.
THIS IS TO ALL MOZILLA USERS WHO'S READING THIS. I'm so sorry!!!! I truly am. I know this looks absolutely horrible, but I really can't figure out how to do scrollbars on Mozilla. Sorry. Don't worry, it looks horrible on mine too.
--Germ.
Smife, if you still have the image, could you make the blogging space a little bit smaller so there's space for the tagboard? I think you flattened it when you sent it to me, so I can't edit it.
THIS IS TO ALL MOZILLA USERS WHO'S READING THIS. I'm so sorry!!!! I truly am. I know this looks absolutely horrible, but I really can't figure out how to do scrollbars on Mozilla. Sorry. Don't worry, it looks horrible on mine too.
--Germ.
Thursday, May 13, 2004
Planet Shakers shake the planet!!!
Planet Shakers shake the planet!!!
Planet Shakers rock... Not surprising that they SHAKE THE PLANET!!!
What You've Done for Me
Na Na Na Na Na Na Na
Na Na Na Na Na Na Na
Na Na Na Na Na Na Na
Na Na Na Na Na
(Repeat)
In the darkest night
You called my name
Beckoned me to come
Let me hear your voice
Day by day
Your the holy one
I will sing
Of your freedom
I will tell of all the wonderous things you've done
Let me run
In your presence
Let me dance gonna get a little crazy for you
Cant stop thinking about you Lord
Cant stop thinking about your love
Cant stop thinking about what you've done for me
Cant stop thinking about you Lord
Cant stop thinking about your love
Cant stop thinking about what you've done for me
Everything to Me
When i feel down i look to you
When i feel low your words ring true
Its not by might or in my strength
But its by your spirit moving in my life
Cos God you are my life
I will praise you
you're everything to me
I'll live for you
You're the reason that i sing
I won't go back to the way it used to be
Cos i've found you and your everything to me
At times when i look down and all i see is
Sinking sand
I'm thankful that it's you the solid rock on
Which i stand
I will praise you
you're everything to me
I'll live for you
You're the reason that i sing
I won't go back to the way it used to be
Cos i've found you and your everything to me
Open Up the Gates
We come into this Holy place
To bring a sacrifice of praise
Bow down before you and seek your face
We sing of the mighty things you've done
Cry out to you
"let your will be done"
Tell all the World you're the Holy One
Hear the shouts of praise
As they're rising up to you
Come and fill this place
As we bring glory to your name
Open up the gates and let the
King of glory in
Fill this house with praises as we
Lift our hands and worship you
Open up the doors and let your
Glory fill the earth
King of heaven we dance before your throne
King of heaven come and
Take your place
Dwell among us as we
Seek your face
Open up the gates and let the
King of glory in
Fill this house with praises as we
Lift our hands and worship you
Open up the doors and let your
Glory fill the earth
King of heaven we dance before your throne
Planet Shakers rock... Not surprising that they SHAKE THE PLANET!!!
What You've Done for Me
Na Na Na Na Na Na Na
Na Na Na Na Na Na Na
Na Na Na Na Na Na Na
Na Na Na Na Na
(Repeat)
In the darkest night
You called my name
Beckoned me to come
Let me hear your voice
Day by day
Your the holy one
I will sing
Of your freedom
I will tell of all the wonderous things you've done
Let me run
In your presence
Let me dance gonna get a little crazy for you
Cant stop thinking about you Lord
Cant stop thinking about your love
Cant stop thinking about what you've done for me
Cant stop thinking about you Lord
Cant stop thinking about your love
Cant stop thinking about what you've done for me
Everything to Me
When i feel down i look to you
When i feel low your words ring true
Its not by might or in my strength
But its by your spirit moving in my life
Cos God you are my life
I will praise you
you're everything to me
I'll live for you
You're the reason that i sing
I won't go back to the way it used to be
Cos i've found you and your everything to me
At times when i look down and all i see is
Sinking sand
I'm thankful that it's you the solid rock on
Which i stand
I will praise you
you're everything to me
I'll live for you
You're the reason that i sing
I won't go back to the way it used to be
Cos i've found you and your everything to me
Open Up the Gates
We come into this Holy place
To bring a sacrifice of praise
Bow down before you and seek your face
We sing of the mighty things you've done
Cry out to you
"let your will be done"
Tell all the World you're the Holy One
Hear the shouts of praise
As they're rising up to you
Come and fill this place
As we bring glory to your name
Open up the gates and let the
King of glory in
Fill this house with praises as we
Lift our hands and worship you
Open up the doors and let your
Glory fill the earth
King of heaven we dance before your throne
King of heaven come and
Take your place
Dwell among us as we
Seek your face
Open up the gates and let the
King of glory in
Fill this house with praises as we
Lift our hands and worship you
Open up the doors and let your
Glory fill the earth
King of heaven we dance before your throne
Tuesday, May 11, 2004
Van Helsing...
Van Helsing...
The movie is set in the late 19th century during a time when the super-villians of the past ruled much of Europe. These included Dracula, Frankenstein and the Wolfman.
Eastern Europe was under much seige by Count Dracula who sent vampires to kill people every now and then and at the same time conduct a little experiment which would cause much harm to the human race. The people of Transylvania cried out for someone to help kill Dracula and their cries were heard and answered by the Vatican City. They sent Van Helsing.
Weilding some pretty exotic weapons, he and his side-kick Carl journeyed into Romania to help Anna Valerious vanquish Dracula. If they failed, Anna and all of her ancestors will never be able to enter the gates of heaven.
The show is full of action scenes which see Van Helsing swinging around using a grappling hook and battling huge mionsters at the same time. Meanwhile, quirky come-back lines and funny, Jackie Chan fighting moves provide comic relief. The "suaveiness" of Van Helsing coupled with the cool weapons he carries make this seem like a 007 movie form the Dark Ages.
In conclusion, Van Helsing is a rather good movie to go catch not only because of Hugh Jackman and Kate Bekinsale but because of the extreme quality of the action. Well, what are you waiting for? Go catch it!
The movie is set in the late 19th century during a time when the super-villians of the past ruled much of Europe. These included Dracula, Frankenstein and the Wolfman.
Eastern Europe was under much seige by Count Dracula who sent vampires to kill people every now and then and at the same time conduct a little experiment which would cause much harm to the human race. The people of Transylvania cried out for someone to help kill Dracula and their cries were heard and answered by the Vatican City. They sent Van Helsing.
Weilding some pretty exotic weapons, he and his side-kick Carl journeyed into Romania to help Anna Valerious vanquish Dracula. If they failed, Anna and all of her ancestors will never be able to enter the gates of heaven.
The show is full of action scenes which see Van Helsing swinging around using a grappling hook and battling huge mionsters at the same time. Meanwhile, quirky come-back lines and funny, Jackie Chan fighting moves provide comic relief. The "suaveiness" of Van Helsing coupled with the cool weapons he carries make this seem like a 007 movie form the Dark Ages.
In conclusion, Van Helsing is a rather good movie to go catch not only because of Hugh Jackman and Kate Bekinsale but because of the extreme quality of the action. Well, what are you waiting for? Go catch it!
Monday, May 10, 2004
Sunday in Brief
Sunday in Brief...
Morning:
- Got up at 7 to go to church
- Reached at 0845
- Went for 9am service
- Ended up in PLH room in the middle of sermon
- Stayed there till 11
- Worship started
- Ended at 1130
- Invigourating prayer session led by Joel till 1240
Afternoon:
- Went to lunch at PS at 1 with Jase, Andrew, Zara, Bench and Jane
- Dined at Swensens after walking out from Pastamania
- Waiteresses stared at us as we left before ordering anything
- Did lunch till 1510
- Went to 7th floor to go arcade with Jase and Zara
- Ended up watching Van Helsing at 1540 while sitting in the 2nd row (ouch)
- Movie was good except for the ending when a certain somebody we expected to see live, died
- Finished at about 6
Evening:
- Walked around PS basement looking for Mother's Day present
- Couldn't find anything suitable or within budget
- Took MRT to Ngee Ann City
- Walked there for some time before entering Takashimaya
- Stopped at Madame Marmalade to wait for Jase to buy a shawl for his mum
- Headed to the place near the toys department which, according to Jase, had a Perlini's Silver
- Turns out it wasn't a Perlini's Silver but a Moshi x2
- Zara ended up buying a pair of cat earrings for her mum
- Bought a star-shaped pendant and necklace for my mum
- Walked bact to Orchard Station
- Said bye to Jase
- Boarded the train bound for Dhoby Ghaut with Zara
- Changed to NEL at Dhoby Ghaut
- Zara got off at Serangoon
- Got off at Sengkang
Night:
- Met my mum at Compasspoint for dinner
- Had KFC dinner
- Gave the present to mum at that time
- Finished dinner at about 2030
- Bought shampoo and some lozenges for my dying throat
- Took the LRT back home
- Showered
- Played NFSU for about 2 hours
- Now at 0020 typing this crap out
- Going to bed soon
- Now asks people to leave a mark and TAG!!!
(Full review of Van Helsing coming soon! Watch this space.)
Morning:
- Got up at 7 to go to church
- Reached at 0845
- Went for 9am service
- Ended up in PLH room in the middle of sermon
- Stayed there till 11
- Worship started
- Ended at 1130
- Invigourating prayer session led by Joel till 1240
Afternoon:
- Went to lunch at PS at 1 with Jase, Andrew, Zara, Bench and Jane
- Dined at Swensens after walking out from Pastamania
- Waiteresses stared at us as we left before ordering anything
- Did lunch till 1510
- Went to 7th floor to go arcade with Jase and Zara
- Ended up watching Van Helsing at 1540 while sitting in the 2nd row (ouch)
- Movie was good except for the ending when a certain somebody we expected to see live, died
- Finished at about 6
Evening:
- Walked around PS basement looking for Mother's Day present
- Couldn't find anything suitable or within budget
- Took MRT to Ngee Ann City
- Walked there for some time before entering Takashimaya
- Stopped at Madame Marmalade to wait for Jase to buy a shawl for his mum
- Headed to the place near the toys department which, according to Jase, had a Perlini's Silver
- Turns out it wasn't a Perlini's Silver but a Moshi x2
- Zara ended up buying a pair of cat earrings for her mum
- Bought a star-shaped pendant and necklace for my mum
- Walked bact to Orchard Station
- Said bye to Jase
- Boarded the train bound for Dhoby Ghaut with Zara
- Changed to NEL at Dhoby Ghaut
- Zara got off at Serangoon
- Got off at Sengkang
Night:
- Met my mum at Compasspoint for dinner
- Had KFC dinner
- Gave the present to mum at that time
- Finished dinner at about 2030
- Bought shampoo and some lozenges for my dying throat
- Took the LRT back home
- Showered
- Played NFSU for about 2 hours
- Now at 0020 typing this crap out
- Going to bed soon
- Now asks people to leave a mark and TAG!!!
(Full review of Van Helsing coming soon! Watch this space.)
Friday, May 07, 2004
Drifting
Drifting... to oblivion...
He now spends most of his time alone, wondering to himself why he lost all of his close friends... Was it what he did to them? Maybe it was because of his seemingly bad attitude... Or was it because he could not be around with them due to work commitments? Well, he sure as hell does not have a clue... Maybe if they just told me what is wrong and I change, he wondered to himself... Maybe I really need to apologise to some people... But who? he ponders...
The sadness could be seen in the way he behaved now... He was once talkative and friendly while around with his close friends... Now he's just like a nameless face in the crowd, a drifter with nowhere to go, nobody to turn to when the wind and rain set in... He could just die of hypothermia or just freeze to death and nobody, not even his best of friends, who now seem to be a thing of the past, would even give a damn...
He was once a prominent figure in the group of friends he used to be around with... Considered a leader when he took up a position in the "council" of the organization he belonged to... Now he's just left out from whatever management of all activities... Sometimes, he wonders if he had been appreciated in the past cracking his head while thinking of things to help feed more fun and life into the organization... He used to make music for a greater being with much joy and pride but now, he attempts to figure out why he's playing whenever he plays during the weekly praise-lifting sessions...
He's now starting to feel irritated and a little angry that though prople know that there's something amiss, they absolutely refuse t odo anything about it... In this situation, there's just no excuse... If there's something wrong with me, tell me... I'll do my best to change the situation... He really doesn't want to feel the way he does at the present moment... If it could all change, he'll be back to his old cheerful self again... But that's if the people around him decide to take some form of action and help him get out of this self-pitying state that he's trapped in now... What he needs is a good talking-to session... No shouting and screaming... Just plain and simple talk to straighten out the rough patches and make life better for everybody...
But for now, he'll just have to be content with the crappy attitude in which everybody is treating him now... Everything's a big secret; a secret which absolutely everybody knows but him... There's a really lousy feeling that comes with being kept in the dark especially when you know that the secret is about you and that it is spreading like wild-fire... How does he know this? When he approaches a certain group, they suddenly stop talking and only resume after he's out of earshot... But they never counted on the fact that he could roughly discern the words of the conversation just by looking at their lips and observing their behaviour... Saddened is he that he sometimes wants to cry... Disappointed is he that he sometimes just wants to walk away from buddies... Angry is he that he sometimes just wants to go shout at people... Forgiving are they that they treat him like he's come clean of all wrongs (he hopes and prays)...
Will they ever forgive him? Will life be changed for the better? Will he return to that "exclusive" group of friends he once held dear? I have no idea...
He now spends most of his time alone, wondering to himself why he lost all of his close friends... Was it what he did to them? Maybe it was because of his seemingly bad attitude... Or was it because he could not be around with them due to work commitments? Well, he sure as hell does not have a clue... Maybe if they just told me what is wrong and I change, he wondered to himself... Maybe I really need to apologise to some people... But who? he ponders...
The sadness could be seen in the way he behaved now... He was once talkative and friendly while around with his close friends... Now he's just like a nameless face in the crowd, a drifter with nowhere to go, nobody to turn to when the wind and rain set in... He could just die of hypothermia or just freeze to death and nobody, not even his best of friends, who now seem to be a thing of the past, would even give a damn...
He was once a prominent figure in the group of friends he used to be around with... Considered a leader when he took up a position in the "council" of the organization he belonged to... Now he's just left out from whatever management of all activities... Sometimes, he wonders if he had been appreciated in the past cracking his head while thinking of things to help feed more fun and life into the organization... He used to make music for a greater being with much joy and pride but now, he attempts to figure out why he's playing whenever he plays during the weekly praise-lifting sessions...
He's now starting to feel irritated and a little angry that though prople know that there's something amiss, they absolutely refuse t odo anything about it... In this situation, there's just no excuse... If there's something wrong with me, tell me... I'll do my best to change the situation... He really doesn't want to feel the way he does at the present moment... If it could all change, he'll be back to his old cheerful self again... But that's if the people around him decide to take some form of action and help him get out of this self-pitying state that he's trapped in now... What he needs is a good talking-to session... No shouting and screaming... Just plain and simple talk to straighten out the rough patches and make life better for everybody...
But for now, he'll just have to be content with the crappy attitude in which everybody is treating him now... Everything's a big secret; a secret which absolutely everybody knows but him... There's a really lousy feeling that comes with being kept in the dark especially when you know that the secret is about you and that it is spreading like wild-fire... How does he know this? When he approaches a certain group, they suddenly stop talking and only resume after he's out of earshot... But they never counted on the fact that he could roughly discern the words of the conversation just by looking at their lips and observing their behaviour... Saddened is he that he sometimes wants to cry... Disappointed is he that he sometimes just wants to walk away from buddies... Angry is he that he sometimes just wants to go shout at people... Forgiving are they that they treat him like he's come clean of all wrongs (he hopes and prays)...
Will they ever forgive him? Will life be changed for the better? Will he return to that "exclusive" group of friends he once held dear? I have no idea...
Saturday, May 01, 2004
S41 REUnited
S41 reUnited
when i recieved the SMS from razif on tuesday, i couldnt believe it... there was going to be a class outing and reunion gathering on labour day... it was going to be at east coast park and there was going to be night cycling too... i just couldnt resist saying no and accepted the invitation immediately...
so today started with me waking up at 9 in the morning and fooling around with the comp till abt 2 when dad finally decided to go for lunch... i had the meal with mum and dad at compass point and finished around 3... boy was the niang tou fu good... so then i left and proceeded to city hall to meet zif and shahin... but then i didnt know why i fell asleep at serangoon station and woke up at clarke quay... dhoby ghaut was my planned destination and clarke quay was 1 station too far... took a train back after i realized my error and proceeded on from there to city hall... we were supposed to meet at 430 but as usual, ppl were late and finally came at 445... went to the supermarket to get drinks and snacks and then we hitched a ride from a cab down to east coast macs... the meeting time that (Wai)^2 stated was 5 but we reached at 530 and somehow were the first ones there... guess the S41 "on-time-everytime" syndrome still sticks even after leaving school some 5 months perviously... the rest ((Wai)^2, nasir, lawrence and edmund) came staggered until about 7 when bernard and ruiying finally showed up... being dinner time, we popped into some turkish restaurant and consumed dinner... well, the food there's not as nice as NYDC... but at least it was affordable... wont go into details here... after dinner at abt 8+, we finally got into the idea of renting the bikes... most of the people there were going to stay overnight and cycle but lawrence, razif and myself couldnt stay the night and rented only for 2 hours... so began our little night riding escapade down towards the airport... we cycled past many of east coast's hot spots such as the costa sands chalets, the UDMC food place and the lagoon hawker centre which was finally open after a long period of upgrading... we reached bedok jetty at approximately 9 and got off our bikes and walked around, savouring the cooling night air.... there were many anglers around and we arrived just in time to see one pull up a sea snake from the depths... it was quite small but it struggled much after being hooked... we decided to take a group photo at this point and got some stunt-biker guy to do it for us... though the lighting was quite bad, the photo was taken and it looked alright... by that time, those who werent staying had to head back as the rental place closed at 10... as we went back, we passed the shop and headed to the observation point just beyond the driving range and took a photo there as well... hope i can get (Wai)^2's MSN contact so that i can get the photos from here... from there, we cycled back to the shop and returned the bikes... we then headed down to the 7-11 and bought drinks plus snacks for the night riders... at that point of time, the outing came to a close for lawrence, razif and me as we parted ways once again and headed home... this will probably be an outing i'll never forget for some time to come... maybe we can do it again during the coming vesak day holiday... oh well, until then i'll just have to be satisfied with seeing my army friends at work... ok... kinda late now... and there's worship sunday tml... so till the next post, leave a mark...
when i recieved the SMS from razif on tuesday, i couldnt believe it... there was going to be a class outing and reunion gathering on labour day... it was going to be at east coast park and there was going to be night cycling too... i just couldnt resist saying no and accepted the invitation immediately...
so today started with me waking up at 9 in the morning and fooling around with the comp till abt 2 when dad finally decided to go for lunch... i had the meal with mum and dad at compass point and finished around 3... boy was the niang tou fu good... so then i left and proceeded to city hall to meet zif and shahin... but then i didnt know why i fell asleep at serangoon station and woke up at clarke quay... dhoby ghaut was my planned destination and clarke quay was 1 station too far... took a train back after i realized my error and proceeded on from there to city hall... we were supposed to meet at 430 but as usual, ppl were late and finally came at 445... went to the supermarket to get drinks and snacks and then we hitched a ride from a cab down to east coast macs... the meeting time that (Wai)^2 stated was 5 but we reached at 530 and somehow were the first ones there... guess the S41 "on-time-everytime" syndrome still sticks even after leaving school some 5 months perviously... the rest ((Wai)^2, nasir, lawrence and edmund) came staggered until about 7 when bernard and ruiying finally showed up... being dinner time, we popped into some turkish restaurant and consumed dinner... well, the food there's not as nice as NYDC... but at least it was affordable... wont go into details here... after dinner at abt 8+, we finally got into the idea of renting the bikes... most of the people there were going to stay overnight and cycle but lawrence, razif and myself couldnt stay the night and rented only for 2 hours... so began our little night riding escapade down towards the airport... we cycled past many of east coast's hot spots such as the costa sands chalets, the UDMC food place and the lagoon hawker centre which was finally open after a long period of upgrading... we reached bedok jetty at approximately 9 and got off our bikes and walked around, savouring the cooling night air.... there were many anglers around and we arrived just in time to see one pull up a sea snake from the depths... it was quite small but it struggled much after being hooked... we decided to take a group photo at this point and got some stunt-biker guy to do it for us... though the lighting was quite bad, the photo was taken and it looked alright... by that time, those who werent staying had to head back as the rental place closed at 10... as we went back, we passed the shop and headed to the observation point just beyond the driving range and took a photo there as well... hope i can get (Wai)^2's MSN contact so that i can get the photos from here... from there, we cycled back to the shop and returned the bikes... we then headed down to the 7-11 and bought drinks plus snacks for the night riders... at that point of time, the outing came to a close for lawrence, razif and me as we parted ways once again and headed home... this will probably be an outing i'll never forget for some time to come... maybe we can do it again during the coming vesak day holiday... oh well, until then i'll just have to be satisfied with seeing my army friends at work... ok... kinda late now... and there's worship sunday tml... so till the next post, leave a mark...
Happy Labour Day!
Happy Labour Day!
Hey all... Being Labour Day today, I just wanna wish all of u a Happy Labour Day... Take this holiday as a break form all the stress accumiliated during the past week and let it all not bother you today!
Hey all... Being Labour Day today, I just wanna wish all of u a Happy Labour Day... Take this holiday as a break form all the stress accumiliated during the past week and let it all not bother you today!
Sunday, April 25, 2004
This strange feeling inside me...
Ever since going into NS last year, something strange has been happening... i dunno if any of u feel it but i think that something is really going wrong somewhere... i mean, take for example the times the PLH ppl used to go chiong pool or go play MOHAA... well, that feels like so long ago cos it hasnt been happening for so long... *sigh*... ppl now seem to be too busy and have no time for leisurely activities with friends anymore... i'm not saying that they do not go out and have fun at all... but its just that i feel that they dont have any more time for friends outside their closer circle of friends... i dont know why but its bothering me... maybe i'm the only one who's being shyed away from... maybe its cos that irritating side of me is showing again... well, if it is, i'm really sorry abt it... but pls, tell me if it has been showing and not just keep quiet... it'll probably be good if somebody spoke up... hurting as it may be, i'll take anything that comes... oh well... i think i'm just cracking up...or maybe it's just paranoia... anyway, leave a mark ....
Ever since going into NS last year, something strange has been happening... i dunno if any of u feel it but i think that something is really going wrong somewhere... i mean, take for example the times the PLH ppl used to go chiong pool or go play MOHAA... well, that feels like so long ago cos it hasnt been happening for so long... *sigh*... ppl now seem to be too busy and have no time for leisurely activities with friends anymore... i'm not saying that they do not go out and have fun at all... but its just that i feel that they dont have any more time for friends outside their closer circle of friends... i dont know why but its bothering me... maybe i'm the only one who's being shyed away from... maybe its cos that irritating side of me is showing again... well, if it is, i'm really sorry abt it... but pls, tell me if it has been showing and not just keep quiet... it'll probably be good if somebody spoke up... hurting as it may be, i'll take anything that comes... oh well... i think i'm just cracking up...or maybe it's just paranoia... anyway, leave a mark ....
Tuesday, April 20, 2004
The Last Supper...
The Last Supper...
Yesterday evening, Jane invited the bunch of PLH seniors out to enjoy our last moments with Ben before he enlists on Friday... We met at about 7 in the evening at Orchard MRT and then went over to NYDC for a great dinner... The baked pasta/rice there is excellent... Furthermore, it's at a resonable price... Must go again... While reclining at the table, we got into a rather deep discussion regarding Ben and a certain girl who's currently residing down under... Apparently there was something going on between them but certain people who were trying to act as catylists in the chemical reaction kinda spoilt everything... So now one half is studying in Auz and simply lovin' it that she doesnt want to come back while the other is sadly being conscripted into the Army on Friday... Looks like nothing's gonna work out... Though that was the conclusion, there were some things said that were rather interesting... Some of these things said are things you might not expect Ben to say to anybody... It was like a Truth or Dare session except that there was only one participant (Ben) and he could only tell truths... Very soon, the questions were flying... From simple Yes/No questions to the more structured ones... Most of them were hard but there were some that left Ben dazed... Oh well, I can't reveal much about what was said so if you want to know more, don't ask me... We left NYDC at 10 and went down to Borders to just look-look-see-see... Stayed there till 1030 and then went home all tired...
Today was the final day of my maintenance course at Sembawang Camp with the Indeco engineers... So as a grand finale, we had to do a 5,000km maintenance check on 2 operational 5-ton trucks... So for the first time during the whold course, I actually got my hands all greasy and dirty... Now that tells you quite a bit on how slack my course is right?... So anyway, tomorrow i will be starting my driving course at Kaki Bukit Camp... Quite nervous cos I'm kinda afraid that I will wreck something while driving... Oh well, I pray that my confidence and skill can build up fast during the course...
Before I end this entry, I would like to pose a question to all who are reading... What determines the maturity of a person? As in what are the things that a person must posses in order to be considered mature? And what should/shouldn't he do in order to display true maturity? Hope to hear from you soon so leave a mark...
Yesterday evening, Jane invited the bunch of PLH seniors out to enjoy our last moments with Ben before he enlists on Friday... We met at about 7 in the evening at Orchard MRT and then went over to NYDC for a great dinner... The baked pasta/rice there is excellent... Furthermore, it's at a resonable price... Must go again... While reclining at the table, we got into a rather deep discussion regarding Ben and a certain girl who's currently residing down under... Apparently there was something going on between them but certain people who were trying to act as catylists in the chemical reaction kinda spoilt everything... So now one half is studying in Auz and simply lovin' it that she doesnt want to come back while the other is sadly being conscripted into the Army on Friday... Looks like nothing's gonna work out... Though that was the conclusion, there were some things said that were rather interesting... Some of these things said are things you might not expect Ben to say to anybody... It was like a Truth or Dare session except that there was only one participant (Ben) and he could only tell truths... Very soon, the questions were flying... From simple Yes/No questions to the more structured ones... Most of them were hard but there were some that left Ben dazed... Oh well, I can't reveal much about what was said so if you want to know more, don't ask me... We left NYDC at 10 and went down to Borders to just look-look-see-see... Stayed there till 1030 and then went home all tired...
Today was the final day of my maintenance course at Sembawang Camp with the Indeco engineers... So as a grand finale, we had to do a 5,000km maintenance check on 2 operational 5-ton trucks... So for the first time during the whold course, I actually got my hands all greasy and dirty... Now that tells you quite a bit on how slack my course is right?... So anyway, tomorrow i will be starting my driving course at Kaki Bukit Camp... Quite nervous cos I'm kinda afraid that I will wreck something while driving... Oh well, I pray that my confidence and skill can build up fast during the course...
Before I end this entry, I would like to pose a question to all who are reading... What determines the maturity of a person? As in what are the things that a person must posses in order to be considered mature? And what should/shouldn't he do in order to display true maturity? Hope to hear from you soon so leave a mark...
Psoting
Posting
Alright folks... my blog's been sitting here idling for way too long alreay... now that i have a great 8-5 job, i will continously update it... so pls continue to come over here cos there's more to be said... and more time to type it in as well... by the way, i'm now a driver undergoing training with STTS as Sembawang camp... soon to go to kaki bukit camp for the real driving stuff... so from now till my next post, ciaoz... and please, i'm begging u, leave a mark...
Alright folks... my blog's been sitting here idling for way too long alreay... now that i have a great 8-5 job, i will continously update it... so pls continue to come over here cos there's more to be said... and more time to type it in as well... by the way, i'm now a driver undergoing training with STTS as Sembawang camp... soon to go to kaki bukit camp for the real driving stuff... so from now till my next post, ciaoz... and please, i'm begging u, leave a mark...
Monday, March 29, 2004
Out of BMT... On with a new hobby...
Out of BMT... On with a new hobby...
It's finally over. 16 weeks, 6 route marches covering a total of 70km, a grenade throw, an M16 live shoot, a hellish Battle Innoculation Course(BIC), an even worse Basic Assualt Course(BAC) numerous aqua-jogging lessons and brisk walks later, I have finally became the trained soldier that the SAF set out to mold a mere 4 months ago. Life in BMT was tough but i guess that they would be the best days in army. But the main thing is that it's over. But 4 months do seem to pass pretty quickly. I still remember the day I enlisted, walking around like a blur sotong, not knowing what to expect of BMT. Oh well, time flies when you're enjoying yourself. I passed out on 26/03 and by the next day, i managed to get down to Parklane despite my blisters and pick up the F-16 I had been working on since December. I did it in the colours of the Republic of Singapore Air Force. Well, the pics screwed up but anyway, it turned out pretty good I must say.
It's finally over. 16 weeks, 6 route marches covering a total of 70km, a grenade throw, an M16 live shoot, a hellish Battle Innoculation Course(BIC), an even worse Basic Assualt Course(BAC) numerous aqua-jogging lessons and brisk walks later, I have finally became the trained soldier that the SAF set out to mold a mere 4 months ago. Life in BMT was tough but i guess that they would be the best days in army. But the main thing is that it's over. But 4 months do seem to pass pretty quickly. I still remember the day I enlisted, walking around like a blur sotong, not knowing what to expect of BMT. Oh well, time flies when you're enjoying yourself. I passed out on 26/03 and by the next day, i managed to get down to Parklane despite my blisters and pick up the F-16 I had been working on since December. I did it in the colours of the Republic of Singapore Air Force. Well, the pics screwed up but anyway, it turned out pretty good I must say.
Monday, February 16, 2004
39 more days... POP loh!
39 more days... POP loh!
It's Monday... So why ain't I in camp? Reported sick yesterday to thew doc at Sengkang for the flu and he gave me a day's MC... And that's why I finally have the time to update this seriously outdated blog of mine... Let's start with VDay...
14 Feb 2004:
After a hard and long week full of running and jumping, marching and swimming, I finally checked out of Hotel Echo at around 10 o'clock in the morningmy feet touched non-SAF soil (aka Pasir Ris Interchange) at 1030 and soon, I was on my way home in a cab with 3SG Jensen and Haliff. As the cab passed the runway threshold of Paya Lebar AB, 4 F-15C Eagles just took off from the runway. The noise that their engines produced was just deafening as they screamed towards the heavens. Anyway, by 11 I was home. I hurriedly rushed to the toilet to get showered and changed so that I could quickly get to Mr Nakamoto's place ASAP. Grabbed a quick lunch of instant noodles at home before leaving at 12.
Reached the shop by 1 and was spraying away on my F-16 model soon after. I just touched up the under-belly of the jet and resprayed the AIM-9 missiles with the same shade of grey. After I was satisfied with the result of the painting, I got Sinseh to mix the colours for the upper surfaces and sprayed the top after masking the cockpit area. by the time I finished at 5, the plane looked almost complete.
At 5:45, I went down to Heeren to meet Sarah. But guess what? She was still at home! Aiyah, girls. :-P Finally at 6:30, she reached and I met up with her. Walked around Paragon for a while and just as we were leaving the place, a girl selling those VDay roses came up and asked if I wanted to buy one. But for $10!? That's insane! I said no and we continued walking to Somerset MRT. Took a train to Dhoby and transferred to NEL to get down to Outram Park. From there, we walked to the Third Place to attend the Parousia concert. It was quite fun as it was filled with games and because the other performers were quite good. Parousia took the stage finally and they too played well. At the end of it all, Sarah and I took the pledge of abstinence. I feel that in this modern society, youth nowadays really must stay away from pre-marital sex (PMS) as it basically ain't good. So now you know why PMS is bad? :-)
The gig finished at around 10. Sarah had some problems to talk about so we went down to Fort Canning to find a place to talk. Finding a bench was already difficult as almost every one in the park was taken by smooching couples. The only benches that were empty were those which had a lamp-post beside them so we took one of those. Sarah poured out her problems to me and I listened, giving advice along the way. Glad that I was able to help, Mei. Left at 11 and took 7 to her place and dropped her off. Flagged down a cab soon after and headed home. On the cab, I called Jill and asked her how her date was. Details of that found here. The cab reached my place at 1220 but I stayed downstairs till 1250 cos I was still on the phone with Jill. Oh Jill, you just forget about him yeah? He's already hurt you so many times so I don't see why you should bog yourself down with this issue. Anyway, do leave a mark. I'll check next week!
It's Monday... So why ain't I in camp? Reported sick yesterday to thew doc at Sengkang for the flu and he gave me a day's MC... And that's why I finally have the time to update this seriously outdated blog of mine... Let's start with VDay...
14 Feb 2004:
After a hard and long week full of running and jumping, marching and swimming, I finally checked out of Hotel Echo at around 10 o'clock in the morningmy feet touched non-SAF soil (aka Pasir Ris Interchange) at 1030 and soon, I was on my way home in a cab with 3SG Jensen and Haliff. As the cab passed the runway threshold of Paya Lebar AB, 4 F-15C Eagles just took off from the runway. The noise that their engines produced was just deafening as they screamed towards the heavens. Anyway, by 11 I was home. I hurriedly rushed to the toilet to get showered and changed so that I could quickly get to Mr Nakamoto's place ASAP. Grabbed a quick lunch of instant noodles at home before leaving at 12.
Reached the shop by 1 and was spraying away on my F-16 model soon after. I just touched up the under-belly of the jet and resprayed the AIM-9 missiles with the same shade of grey. After I was satisfied with the result of the painting, I got Sinseh to mix the colours for the upper surfaces and sprayed the top after masking the cockpit area. by the time I finished at 5, the plane looked almost complete.
At 5:45, I went down to Heeren to meet Sarah. But guess what? She was still at home! Aiyah, girls. :-P Finally at 6:30, she reached and I met up with her. Walked around Paragon for a while and just as we were leaving the place, a girl selling those VDay roses came up and asked if I wanted to buy one. But for $10!? That's insane! I said no and we continued walking to Somerset MRT. Took a train to Dhoby and transferred to NEL to get down to Outram Park. From there, we walked to the Third Place to attend the Parousia concert. It was quite fun as it was filled with games and because the other performers were quite good. Parousia took the stage finally and they too played well. At the end of it all, Sarah and I took the pledge of abstinence. I feel that in this modern society, youth nowadays really must stay away from pre-marital sex (PMS) as it basically ain't good. So now you know why PMS is bad? :-)
The gig finished at around 10. Sarah had some problems to talk about so we went down to Fort Canning to find a place to talk. Finding a bench was already difficult as almost every one in the park was taken by smooching couples. The only benches that were empty were those which had a lamp-post beside them so we took one of those. Sarah poured out her problems to me and I listened, giving advice along the way. Glad that I was able to help, Mei. Left at 11 and took 7 to her place and dropped her off. Flagged down a cab soon after and headed home. On the cab, I called Jill and asked her how her date was. Details of that found here. The cab reached my place at 1220 but I stayed downstairs till 1250 cos I was still on the phone with Jill. Oh Jill, you just forget about him yeah? He's already hurt you so many times so I don't see why you should bog yourself down with this issue. Anyway, do leave a mark. I'll check next week!
Sunday, January 18, 2004
News Flash: Army Week 5
News Flash: Army Week 5
yo guys...just got back from camp this morning then rushed off to the bank and then to meet jill and the gang so no time to blog this afternoon...anyway, back to army life...
The week that just passed was the 5th week spent on the inescapable rock of Pulau Tekong. The past month or so has, however, been quite interesting and I'm kinda liking it. So far, according to my Platoon Sergeant (PS), my platoon has been given the most welfare (treated more as humans than as dogs). This could be seen by the amount of Stand-By-Beds we've received as compared to that of other platoons; they've gotten at least 3 while we, 0. Oh well, guess that it's just plain luck that we've got sergeants that don't tekan their men for the smallest of things. Even if we get punished, I understand that it's their job to do it or else they'll get it from the CSM.
Training is quite fun cos we get to things that are relatively slack as compared to the PTP companies. While we do brisk walks, they go for IPPT training the whole day. I really pity those poor guys. They get 'tekan'ed for the most minor minor of mistakes. Anyway, while they spent their first 4 weeks sweating it out, my company spent out time developing out combat skills by going for marksmanship training at the IMT centre, learning how to strip and assemble the M16 rifle and going for outfield training. But of all the training we've had, my favourite was still the live range where we got to fire off real ammunition at targets 100m away. It seemed quite challenging at first but after going to IMT, it all became easier. Though I failed to be a marksman, I nonetheless felt a sense of achievement as i managed to pass the range test.
Just this week, the rest of the School 1 companies opened their doors to welcome new recruits. School 2 also did the same and all my classmates are there in Pegasus and Whiskey companies. Well, they're all confined for this weekend so I hope that they will adapt to army life soon and that they will enjoy their stat at BMTC just as I did. Good luck guys!
REC MARK CHEN
BASIC MILLITARY TRAINING CENTRE SCHOOL 1
ECHO COMPANY
PLATOON 1
SECTION 4
BED 48
yo guys...just got back from camp this morning then rushed off to the bank and then to meet jill and the gang so no time to blog this afternoon...anyway, back to army life...
The week that just passed was the 5th week spent on the inescapable rock of Pulau Tekong. The past month or so has, however, been quite interesting and I'm kinda liking it. So far, according to my Platoon Sergeant (PS), my platoon has been given the most welfare (treated more as humans than as dogs). This could be seen by the amount of Stand-By-Beds we've received as compared to that of other platoons; they've gotten at least 3 while we, 0. Oh well, guess that it's just plain luck that we've got sergeants that don't tekan their men for the smallest of things. Even if we get punished, I understand that it's their job to do it or else they'll get it from the CSM.
Training is quite fun cos we get to things that are relatively slack as compared to the PTP companies. While we do brisk walks, they go for IPPT training the whole day. I really pity those poor guys. They get 'tekan'ed for the most minor minor of mistakes. Anyway, while they spent their first 4 weeks sweating it out, my company spent out time developing out combat skills by going for marksmanship training at the IMT centre, learning how to strip and assemble the M16 rifle and going for outfield training. But of all the training we've had, my favourite was still the live range where we got to fire off real ammunition at targets 100m away. It seemed quite challenging at first but after going to IMT, it all became easier. Though I failed to be a marksman, I nonetheless felt a sense of achievement as i managed to pass the range test.
Just this week, the rest of the School 1 companies opened their doors to welcome new recruits. School 2 also did the same and all my classmates are there in Pegasus and Whiskey companies. Well, they're all confined for this weekend so I hope that they will adapt to army life soon and that they will enjoy their stat at BMTC just as I did. Good luck guys!
REC MARK CHEN
BASIC MILLITARY TRAINING CENTRE SCHOOL 1
ECHO COMPANY
PLATOON 1
SECTION 4
BED 48
Thursday, December 11, 2003
FUBAR
FUBAR
Yo guys...I'm headed into military service in approximately 10 hrs...Hope it'll be a good experience...And yes, this is really FUBAR...See ya...and do leave a mark...
Yo guys...I'm headed into military service in approximately 10 hrs...Hope it'll be a good experience...And yes, this is really FUBAR...See ya...and do leave a mark...
Saturday, November 22, 2003
A Trip Down Memory Lane Part 3: My Days in SAJC
A Trip Down Memory Lane Part 3: 02S41, The Funky Bunch...
I was just browsing through my class' webpage a while ago and while looking through the many photograps we took over the past 2 years, I was inspired to continue my trip down memory lane...
By week 2, the dust had settled and we were finally starting formal lessons in SAJC. The time-table was packed with lessons all the way till 5 on some days so I was in for a long week, every week. Lectures were conducted in 2 venues: Computing in the AVA, Maths, Physics and Econs in the Auditorium. I hated the Audi cos the seats had no tables so taking notes was quite a hassle and my notes were extremely untidy. Tutorials in the classrooms were quite fun cos some of the teachers could actually stand our nosense. Mr Chan was our Physics as well as civics tutor. He can be described as a rather tall teacher who we all thought was a slacker. There were days when he would not come down for assembly and sometimes he did not really know his work well. Lessons by him were als o considered quite slack cos he never went round to check work. People could talk about other things at the back of the class and he would not care at all. But sometimes we can really piss him off. There was once we were caught skipping lecture so he gave us a lecture of his own. Ms Seet was my Maths teacher. She was very dedicated in making sure that we all knew absolutely everthing about Maths but being S41, we really could not be bothered. Most of the time during tutorial we were all playing the fool and not listening. But that came with a price: my maths was screwed really badly for most of the tests and examinations of 2002. I just want to apologize to her for all the times we made her mad. In the 2 years at SA, I had a total of 4 econs tutors taking my class so I will not elaborate on them all. Our all time favourite teacher was Mr Ng who took us for PE. According to him, we were his favourite class but some people have heard otherwise.
My favourite part of being in S41 was all the class outings we had. I still remember the first one we had to Sentosa. I had lots of fun playing volleyball and beach soccer even though I was in long pants. But my favourite class outing was the 3 day 2 night chalet stay at Costa Sands Pasir Ris during the December holidays. Though it rained practically throughout the whole 2 days, we still had lots of fun playing soccer and doing the BBQ. During then, some of the S41 people from the 1st 3 months dropped by. They were pretty cool and some were quite disappointed that they were not in the class. Anyway, that was the first time the class tasted my baking. I brought a cheese cake for the class which i baked myself. Hope it was good and that nobody got stomach trouble after that :P.
Now to talk about the people in the class. I can't name all so don't get jealous.
Firstly, we have Shahin, that "tall Chinese guy with a weird name". He's a true blue Red Devils fan. If it wasn't for all the tests and exams we had, I think he'll probably watch all the Man U matches "live". Now, this guy here is actually half "mat" (that explains his bizzare name) but he dosen't really give a damn whether he eats "halal" or not. Explains why he goes around telling everybody that he's on the highway to hell. But who's to disagree?
Then, there's the Bukit Panjang Gang which consists of Tim, David, Guangrong and Siu Po, all who stay within a small radius in Bukit Panjang. Coming from Jurong Sec and Bt Panjang Govt High, they mainly converse in Chinese but i somehow miraculously managed to actually get what they say most of the time. They may look like slackers but they are actually one of the smartest guys in the class and if you've got any problems with your computer, just look for them and your woes will just disappear. Trust me.
Finally, there's Chau, one of the only few English conversing people in S41. What's there to say? He's a soccer fan. I'm a soccer fan. So he naturally became my best friend in the class. We can talk about soccer for a whole break and then continue during lecture. We even came up with this soccer game that we played during boring lectures. I went something like this: Starting with the letter A, we were supposed to give a name of a soccer player whose name began with that letter. The person who couldn't come out with a name loses and we go on to the next letter. It was kinda fun cos it was a good way to kill time and by the end of J1, we managed to complie a Soccer Dictionary.
As they always say, it's the people, not the classroom that makes a class. So it's us, the funky bunch that make 02S41 and not B26. Thanks for reading this ya. Watch out for Part 4 which will be about the prom. Till then, leave a mark!
I was just browsing through my class' webpage a while ago and while looking through the many photograps we took over the past 2 years, I was inspired to continue my trip down memory lane...
By week 2, the dust had settled and we were finally starting formal lessons in SAJC. The time-table was packed with lessons all the way till 5 on some days so I was in for a long week, every week. Lectures were conducted in 2 venues: Computing in the AVA, Maths, Physics and Econs in the Auditorium. I hated the Audi cos the seats had no tables so taking notes was quite a hassle and my notes were extremely untidy. Tutorials in the classrooms were quite fun cos some of the teachers could actually stand our nosense. Mr Chan was our Physics as well as civics tutor. He can be described as a rather tall teacher who we all thought was a slacker. There were days when he would not come down for assembly and sometimes he did not really know his work well. Lessons by him were als o considered quite slack cos he never went round to check work. People could talk about other things at the back of the class and he would not care at all. But sometimes we can really piss him off. There was once we were caught skipping lecture so he gave us a lecture of his own. Ms Seet was my Maths teacher. She was very dedicated in making sure that we all knew absolutely everthing about Maths but being S41, we really could not be bothered. Most of the time during tutorial we were all playing the fool and not listening. But that came with a price: my maths was screwed really badly for most of the tests and examinations of 2002. I just want to apologize to her for all the times we made her mad. In the 2 years at SA, I had a total of 4 econs tutors taking my class so I will not elaborate on them all. Our all time favourite teacher was Mr Ng who took us for PE. According to him, we were his favourite class but some people have heard otherwise.
My favourite part of being in S41 was all the class outings we had. I still remember the first one we had to Sentosa. I had lots of fun playing volleyball and beach soccer even though I was in long pants. But my favourite class outing was the 3 day 2 night chalet stay at Costa Sands Pasir Ris during the December holidays. Though it rained practically throughout the whole 2 days, we still had lots of fun playing soccer and doing the BBQ. During then, some of the S41 people from the 1st 3 months dropped by. They were pretty cool and some were quite disappointed that they were not in the class. Anyway, that was the first time the class tasted my baking. I brought a cheese cake for the class which i baked myself. Hope it was good and that nobody got stomach trouble after that :P.
Now to talk about the people in the class. I can't name all so don't get jealous.
Firstly, we have Shahin, that "tall Chinese guy with a weird name". He's a true blue Red Devils fan. If it wasn't for all the tests and exams we had, I think he'll probably watch all the Man U matches "live". Now, this guy here is actually half "mat" (that explains his bizzare name) but he dosen't really give a damn whether he eats "halal" or not. Explains why he goes around telling everybody that he's on the highway to hell. But who's to disagree?
Then, there's the Bukit Panjang Gang which consists of Tim, David, Guangrong and Siu Po, all who stay within a small radius in Bukit Panjang. Coming from Jurong Sec and Bt Panjang Govt High, they mainly converse in Chinese but i somehow miraculously managed to actually get what they say most of the time. They may look like slackers but they are actually one of the smartest guys in the class and if you've got any problems with your computer, just look for them and your woes will just disappear. Trust me.
Finally, there's Chau, one of the only few English conversing people in S41. What's there to say? He's a soccer fan. I'm a soccer fan. So he naturally became my best friend in the class. We can talk about soccer for a whole break and then continue during lecture. We even came up with this soccer game that we played during boring lectures. I went something like this: Starting with the letter A, we were supposed to give a name of a soccer player whose name began with that letter. The person who couldn't come out with a name loses and we go on to the next letter. It was kinda fun cos it was a good way to kill time and by the end of J1, we managed to complie a Soccer Dictionary.
As they always say, it's the people, not the classroom that makes a class. So it's us, the funky bunch that make 02S41 and not B26. Thanks for reading this ya. Watch out for Part 4 which will be about the prom. Till then, leave a mark!
Sunday, November 09, 2003
Somebody save me...
Somebody save me...
Well peepz...it's finally here...the A-levels is what I'm talking abt...so yeah...pls pray for me and the rest who are taking the A's cos it's extremely stressful and it's kinda easy to just break down...pls keep all of us in your minds these 3 weeks ya...i finish on 27 so whoever hasnt watched matrix revolutions pls tell me...haha...tag board's still up so pls leave a mark...
Well peepz...it's finally here...the A-levels is what I'm talking abt...so yeah...pls pray for me and the rest who are taking the A's cos it's extremely stressful and it's kinda easy to just break down...pls keep all of us in your minds these 3 weeks ya...i finish on 27 so whoever hasnt watched matrix revolutions pls tell me...haha...tag board's still up so pls leave a mark...
Sunday, October 26, 2003
A Trip Down Memory Lane Part 2: Orientation 2 in SAJC
After spending 3 wonderful months at SRJC, the time finally came for the O-level results to be released. That was one day I'll never forget. At about 9 in the morning, I received a phone call from my aunt. Due to her "connections" in the MOE, she managed to get a hold of my O-level results before they were officially released. From her, I found out that I got 12 points, 3 As and 2 Bs not including Chinese. I was so overjoyed that I treated some of my SAS friends to lunch later that day. At the official "ceremony", people were excited and the atmosphere was one of pure anxiety. After a short speech by the principal, announcing some of the "miracle" cases, the results were handed out by our respective form teachers. I wasn't too anxious cos I had already got my results. The result that shocked me the most was the A2 for English, a far cry from the C6 I got for my prelims. Even Mrs Chandran, my English teacher, was surprised. Anyway, after all the results were handed out and people started leaving, I noticed some of the Sec 5 people huddling together. Some one started crying cos he had nowhere to go and it was then I realised how fortunate I was to pass and have somewhere to go. When I got home, the first thing I did was to log-on and complete the JAE form, putting SAJC(Science) as first, confident that I would be admitted and when the JAE results came out a couple of weeks later, a new chapter of my life began...
25 March was my first day in SAJC, ending up in OG10 for the first day of Orientation 2. There, I met a few people but I can only remember Thash from Temasek Sec. My memory ain't that good. We selected our subject combinations that day and 2 days later, I started my first day with 02S41, a 4-subject class taking Computing, Maths 9233, Physics and Economics. Joanne, our Civics Group Leader, started the ice-breakers. From there, I managed to catch a few names: David, Bernard, Chris 1, Chris 2 and Just Chris. Couldn't really remember the rest of the names 'cept that could remember this really tall Chinese guy who had a bizzare name. Anyway, through the games and activities, I tried to get to know a few people through soccer talk. As 4 out of 5 of the class were guys, finding soccer-kakis wasn't going to be that tough. And true enough, I was soon talking to Christopher Chau, a Liverpool fan and from SJI, who soon introduced me to Shahin, the "really tall Chinese guy who had a bizzare name" also from SJI and a Devils supporter. We quickly delved into details of the upcoming weekend matches and talking about past matches, giving comments about players past and present. 28 March so happened to be Chau's birthday so we had a combined celebration with our senior class. There was much food and drink but we were saving for the O2 finale in the evening.
That evening was the O2 finale, a real "gala" event where each class had to come in their class identity costume or what not. Anyway, my class being a computing class decided to wear keyboards and mice coupled with CDs. We looked pretty bizzare but it was worth it. We won the Best and Most Unique Class Identity. According to Joanne, we were supposed to get a clean sweep of all the prizes but were only allowed to get one. But hey, nobody's complaining. The night that followed was on filled with song, music and dance. It had everything from hip-hop to ballads and the break dancers really showed their stuff, tearing up the stage.
O2 finally drew to a close at about 10 that night. But it's really a night I'll never forget ever...
After spending 3 wonderful months at SRJC, the time finally came for the O-level results to be released. That was one day I'll never forget. At about 9 in the morning, I received a phone call from my aunt. Due to her "connections" in the MOE, she managed to get a hold of my O-level results before they were officially released. From her, I found out that I got 12 points, 3 As and 2 Bs not including Chinese. I was so overjoyed that I treated some of my SAS friends to lunch later that day. At the official "ceremony", people were excited and the atmosphere was one of pure anxiety. After a short speech by the principal, announcing some of the "miracle" cases, the results were handed out by our respective form teachers. I wasn't too anxious cos I had already got my results. The result that shocked me the most was the A2 for English, a far cry from the C6 I got for my prelims. Even Mrs Chandran, my English teacher, was surprised. Anyway, after all the results were handed out and people started leaving, I noticed some of the Sec 5 people huddling together. Some one started crying cos he had nowhere to go and it was then I realised how fortunate I was to pass and have somewhere to go. When I got home, the first thing I did was to log-on and complete the JAE form, putting SAJC(Science) as first, confident that I would be admitted and when the JAE results came out a couple of weeks later, a new chapter of my life began...
25 March was my first day in SAJC, ending up in OG10 for the first day of Orientation 2. There, I met a few people but I can only remember Thash from Temasek Sec. My memory ain't that good. We selected our subject combinations that day and 2 days later, I started my first day with 02S41, a 4-subject class taking Computing, Maths 9233, Physics and Economics. Joanne, our Civics Group Leader, started the ice-breakers. From there, I managed to catch a few names: David, Bernard, Chris 1, Chris 2 and Just Chris. Couldn't really remember the rest of the names 'cept that could remember this really tall Chinese guy who had a bizzare name. Anyway, through the games and activities, I tried to get to know a few people through soccer talk. As 4 out of 5 of the class were guys, finding soccer-kakis wasn't going to be that tough. And true enough, I was soon talking to Christopher Chau, a Liverpool fan and from SJI, who soon introduced me to Shahin, the "really tall Chinese guy who had a bizzare name" also from SJI and a Devils supporter. We quickly delved into details of the upcoming weekend matches and talking about past matches, giving comments about players past and present. 28 March so happened to be Chau's birthday so we had a combined celebration with our senior class. There was much food and drink but we were saving for the O2 finale in the evening.
That evening was the O2 finale, a real "gala" event where each class had to come in their class identity costume or what not. Anyway, my class being a computing class decided to wear keyboards and mice coupled with CDs. We looked pretty bizzare but it was worth it. We won the Best and Most Unique Class Identity. According to Joanne, we were supposed to get a clean sweep of all the prizes but were only allowed to get one. But hey, nobody's complaining. The night that followed was on filled with song, music and dance. It had everything from hip-hop to ballads and the break dancers really showed their stuff, tearing up the stage.
O2 finally drew to a close at about 10 that night. But it's really a night I'll never forget ever...
Saturday, October 25, 2003
A Trip Down Memory Lane Part 1: 1st 3 Months in SRJC
Some time in November 2001, I was required to submit my choice of school which I would be attending till March based on my dismal O-level prelim results, 18 pts. Chosing the school for the PAE was kind of tough cos of the limited choice available for me. So I put SAJC first followed by SRJC due to it's close proximity to my home. The rest was nonsense. On 20 December, the results came out and I was posted to SRJC. I tried appealing to SAJC but was rejected. So I had no choice but to embark on my first 3 months of JC life in SRJC.
Day one started with orientation. I still remember going there and looking stunned and confused cos I didn't know anybody in my OG, Hydra 1, at all. Practically all the SAS guys were (deliberately) separated, probably cos of some team-spirit nonsense. There were only a few of us there: Zhi Yang, Roscoe, Alden and Lip Hang are those Ican remember. Anyway, the day began with the principal's speech followed by ice-breakers. From there, I managed to catch some names and met a few aquaintences. As I really wasn't hoping to stay in the school at that time, I wasn't that enthu(siastic) about any of the activities at all. But still, I managed to make friends with people like Fiona, Chui Jia and Jun Hao. Then came the subject talks and physical activities and not to mention the subject choosing session to fill the rest of the orientation programme. Finally, after 3 days, they managed to sort out the classes and I was posted to 1S13, a 3 subject class taking Physics, Maths and Econs. And boy, did I have a good time with them.
On the 4th day, we finally met as a class for the first time. It was quite awkward at first but slowly, people started talking among each other. I was introduced to the other "all-boys" school people, Ke Xian and David, from Marist Stella and Khairin from VS. I was introduced to Joseph and when he started talking about soccer, I knew I found a close friend. Finally, after about 1 hour of introductions, Mr Michael Low, my form tutor stepped in. He introduced himself and we did the same. After settling some admin work, he stood up and said,"I don't want to waste your time anymore, you all may leave." Fwah, direct to the point, no time for bullshit, what we all wanted. The next day was the day to choose the class committee. So happened that the previous day I was asked to photocopy the time-table for the class and that did it... I was sabohed to become class rep. Weiting was vice-class rep...
Lessons were OK except that some teachers were really crappy like that Cedric Tan, my GP teacher. He looks like an Ah Beng, dresses like an Ah Beng but talks with an English accent. Really couldn't stand him. Heard he's left the school... Good for the people there... Anyway, there was the ever-nagging Mrs Lim who taught maths. No maths tutorial would go by without her giving 15 mins of pep talk and the ever famous "I think ypu should go to poly(technic)." But my ultimate favourite teacher was Mr Chua, my econs tutor. Though he can't really speak English that well, he really good in the sense that he can really teach the economic concepts really well. Physics was taught by Mr Low whose "I don't want to waste your time anymore, you all may leave" line really worked with our class. My chinese tutor was.....shit......can't remember... aiyah...nevermind lar...
My days in SRJC bring back lot's of great memories but I can't write them all cos there's just too many. I'll always miss the school... But I still can't figure out why the conducted GP lectures...hmmm....
Some time in November 2001, I was required to submit my choice of school which I would be attending till March based on my dismal O-level prelim results, 18 pts. Chosing the school for the PAE was kind of tough cos of the limited choice available for me. So I put SAJC first followed by SRJC due to it's close proximity to my home. The rest was nonsense. On 20 December, the results came out and I was posted to SRJC. I tried appealing to SAJC but was rejected. So I had no choice but to embark on my first 3 months of JC life in SRJC.
Day one started with orientation. I still remember going there and looking stunned and confused cos I didn't know anybody in my OG, Hydra 1, at all. Practically all the SAS guys were (deliberately) separated, probably cos of some team-spirit nonsense. There were only a few of us there: Zhi Yang, Roscoe, Alden and Lip Hang are those Ican remember. Anyway, the day began with the principal's speech followed by ice-breakers. From there, I managed to catch some names and met a few aquaintences. As I really wasn't hoping to stay in the school at that time, I wasn't that enthu(siastic) about any of the activities at all. But still, I managed to make friends with people like Fiona, Chui Jia and Jun Hao. Then came the subject talks and physical activities and not to mention the subject choosing session to fill the rest of the orientation programme. Finally, after 3 days, they managed to sort out the classes and I was posted to 1S13, a 3 subject class taking Physics, Maths and Econs. And boy, did I have a good time with them.
On the 4th day, we finally met as a class for the first time. It was quite awkward at first but slowly, people started talking among each other. I was introduced to the other "all-boys" school people, Ke Xian and David, from Marist Stella and Khairin from VS. I was introduced to Joseph and when he started talking about soccer, I knew I found a close friend. Finally, after about 1 hour of introductions, Mr Michael Low, my form tutor stepped in. He introduced himself and we did the same. After settling some admin work, he stood up and said,"I don't want to waste your time anymore, you all may leave." Fwah, direct to the point, no time for bullshit, what we all wanted. The next day was the day to choose the class committee. So happened that the previous day I was asked to photocopy the time-table for the class and that did it... I was sabohed to become class rep. Weiting was vice-class rep...
Lessons were OK except that some teachers were really crappy like that Cedric Tan, my GP teacher. He looks like an Ah Beng, dresses like an Ah Beng but talks with an English accent. Really couldn't stand him. Heard he's left the school... Good for the people there... Anyway, there was the ever-nagging Mrs Lim who taught maths. No maths tutorial would go by without her giving 15 mins of pep talk and the ever famous "I think ypu should go to poly(technic)." But my ultimate favourite teacher was Mr Chua, my econs tutor. Though he can't really speak English that well, he really good in the sense that he can really teach the economic concepts really well. Physics was taught by Mr Low whose "I don't want to waste your time anymore, you all may leave" line really worked with our class. My chinese tutor was.....shit......can't remember... aiyah...nevermind lar...
My days in SRJC bring back lot's of great memories but I can't write them all cos there's just too many. I'll always miss the school... But I still can't figure out why the conducted GP lectures...hmmm....
Friday, October 24, 2003
Bored...
It's a hot friday afternoon and here i am at ben's place updating my blog... went to study wif chau in the morning at abt 1030 in holand v... got a party here tonite so tt's why i'm here... spent most of the day just stting around getting bored...somehow cant find the mood to study...sianz...and exams are just 2 weeks away...sian...hehe...anyway, i'm getting a headache now so i'd better stop writing and start doing something abt my head...so ciao..and do leave a mark...
Sunday, October 12, 2003
Everyday...
What to say? Lord, it's You who give me life and I
Can't explain just how much You mean to me now.
That You would save me, Lord, I give all that I am to You
That everyday I will be a light that shines Your name.
Everyday, Lord, I'll learn to stand upon your word
And i pray that I, that I will come to know You more,
That You would guide me in every single step I take and
Everyday I will be a light unto the world.
Everyday, It's You I live for,
Everyday, I'll follow after You.
Everyday, I'll walk with You my Lord.
It's You I live for everyday,
It's You I live for everyday,
It's You I live for everyday, My Lord...
Everyday, It's You I live for,
Everyday, I'll follow after You.
Everyday, I'll walk with You my Lord.
Can't explain just how much You mean to me now.
That You would save me, Lord, I give all that I am to You
That everyday I will be a light that shines Your name.
Everyday, Lord, I'll learn to stand upon your word
And i pray that I, that I will come to know You more,
That You would guide me in every single step I take and
Everyday I will be a light unto the world.
Everyday, It's You I live for,
Everyday, I'll follow after You.
Everyday, I'll walk with You my Lord.
It's You I live for everyday,
It's You I live for everyday,
It's You I live for everyday, My Lord...
Everyday, It's You I live for,
Everyday, I'll follow after You.
Everyday, I'll walk with You my Lord.
Quote of the Day...
"No matter whether you think you can or cannot, you are always right..." - A.Man(2003)
Saturday, October 11, 2003
Farewell to SAJC... and normal school life...
Yes...the title says it all...today was my last official day as a Saint in the 3 Saint Andrew's schools...i still remember fooling around the old woodsville campus next to the highway...catching spiders, picking saga seeds and playing country eraser were part and parcel of a day in school then...i remember the famous out-of-bounds area, the tower, which was said to be haunted...but never really gave me the spooks...there are just so many ghost stories but i really couldnt be bothered to believe them...in p5, the school shifted to the new(er) campus at potong pasir, directly across the river from the sec school...though i only spent 2 years there, it brings back fond memories cos it was the first time i experienced a change of campus...after my PSLE, the results weren't that good so i HAD to remain a Saint and went on to the secondary school...ppl say the the best years of education is in secondary school...and i can't agree more to that...4 years i spent there irritating teachers and messing up the D&T workshop...but somehow amidst the fooling around, i managed to get a good enough a grade to get to SAJC...pretty lucky though...wonder where i would have been without the affiliation pts...neway...joined 02s41 in 2002 and met lotsa cool ppl like chau, zif, khail and dave...hope tt u guys will remain as friends forever...the 2 years i spent there were the best ever...teachers were cool and helpful, schoolmates having the makings of true Saints and who can forget the student council with Wayne at the helm...haha...well, that chapter in my life has come to a close and now it is time to start mugging like hell and strive to be what i can and want to be...to all the Saints reading this, all the best for the coming A's...remember to study hard and play hard at the wame time... UP AND ON!...to all ye who arent Saints, pls leave a mark...thanks!!!
PS: photos of today's activities can be found on my class website at http:\\www.02s41.tk...
PS: photos of today's activities can be found on my class website at http:\\www.02s41.tk...
Thursday, October 02, 2003
Priceless...
Yesterday after sch, followed shahin, dingo and albert on a window shopping trip to look for prom clothes...first stop was zara...their men's wear was not bad and price as kinda reasonable...cos it was window shopping, we didnt buy anything...then we went to taka and looked around...armani, u2, bvlgari(kidding!)... then we stepped over to the renovated paragon...we entered ralph lauren and then we REALLY understood the true meaning of expensive...
Ralph Lauren Shirt (blue) : $155.00
Ralph Lauren Suit (Top) : $1899.00
Shahin's face when he saw the price of the suit : Priceless...
haha...kkz... gtg dinner at restaurant...cya...and leave a mark...!
Ralph Lauren Shirt (blue) : $155.00
Ralph Lauren Suit (Top) : $1899.00
Shahin's face when he saw the price of the suit : Priceless...
haha...kkz... gtg dinner at restaurant...cya...and leave a mark...!
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