What a week.
Sunday was a day of a heavy rain and strong winds. Not to mention lightning and thunder. Not really a day to associate fire and burning right? Wrong. It was a weekend day that was burned. The job was supposed to start at 9 sharp with the ship's officer stressing on the sharp 'point'. So Roscoe, Alan and I took the 0730 shuttle in and got to camp by 8. We had a nice breakfast of macaroni before going to the office. By now it was already starting to drizzle. Looking at the clouds, the 3 of us just shook our heads and hoped for the best. As they say, 'The Best Is Yet To Be'. But it was not. Not on this Sunday.
By 9, the light drizzle had built up into a full-scale storm. The view through the office windows revealed nothing but torrential rain beating down on the carpark and strong winds ripping through the leaves on the trees. A check with NOB, the ops branch, confirmed that the weather was of CAT 1 status. This refers to the lightning risk indicator which in turn affects whether we can be given the 'all-clear' to work. On a normal weekday, this weather was the most welcome. But on a Sunday, it would be better if the CAT decided to catch a few mice and stay away. So we waited.
Every half hour, 1 of us would pick up the phone and dail NOB's number only to hear the dreadded news that the CAT status would not be changing till after noon. Boredom soon set in as we could not log in to the computer due to some time restriction. Lunch was the next big event and we were looking dearly for it. Finally, noon came and we went to the cookhouse. A consolation at last. They were serving a western meal today and half spring chicken was on the menu. The cream of chicken soup was exceptionally good that day. Maybe it was becase of the low temperatures that we were experiencing.
Lunch came and went and so the wait continued. Finally at 1400, good news from NOB. The CAT status had changed to 2 and the crane could start its operation. We rushed to the jobsite and lifted all that we came to lift, finishing an hour later. I had originally wanted to go down to church and join the YAF for lunch. But that was on the assumption that the job finished at 11 as scheduled. So I went straight home instead. My dad came home that night and so I had a nice dinner at his old haunt, Singa Inn Restaurant located in East Coast Park.
Coincidentally, PM Lee was there too dining with, who i think was, his family. Yes, he was there at a small table in the mini-VIP area in the middle of the restaurant's boat-shaped dining area. Plain-clothes guards were stationed at almost every entrance and watched like hawks. Well, how often do you have the PM dining in the same restaurant as you?
The weekdays followed. One of the cranes was due for servicing so a commercial crane was hired to 'cover' it s duties. Having that crane around is a real blessing as we do not have to do much work when we go out with it. The uncle driving the thing is so experienced that he does not need anybody to signal him when he's lifting something. Slack for the next 3 weeks. Furthermore, the white dog was away on leave till the weekend.
Tuesday was the day when the shit hit the fan. By not informing the black dog that he was not going for the IPPT that day, Thomas caused a shit-storm which kept blowing harder and harder. I still do not think he was at fault as he was following an order from a lieutenant and disregarding a staff sergeant's order would be perfectly all right. But the black dog did not see it that way. He really screwed Thomas up that evening. But there was more to come.
My I/C Huang had escorted the crane operator into the base and had to escort him out so as to retrieve his 11B. So under the orders of Mr Ng, the acting STO supervisor, he changed to his civillian clothes and followed Mr Ng out of the base after getting his 11B back. Meanwhile, back at LTB, the black dog was giving a lecture when he realised that Huang was missing. We told him that he had gone out and secured (dismissed) under the orders of Mr Ng who carries the rank of a 2WO DXO. But the black dog insisted that he was supposed to report to him and at that point of time, told the STOs that we were not part of LTB and told us to leave. We were apprehensive at first but we soon left when we realised that the black dog was going to ignore us.
The rest of the week was full of him ignoring us, not telling us to muster in the morning and falling-out in the evening. We're confused by this. Who's orders should we follow? That of a ranking officer or that of a department head who holds the rank of staff sergeant? What does the directive say? I hope to find out soon so as not to get into any more of this trouble.
Today is Friday the 13th. So much crap has happened throughout the week that it will probably over-shadow and bad luck that the fabled day would bring. The white dog will be back next week. But there is something I'm looking forward to. Thursday, May 19th. Star Wars Ep III will be released and I had managed to buy 6 tickets for the STO guys, excluding the dog (no pets allowed), to go catch it on opening day.
Alright. Enough of kao peh. Your comments are appreciated so don't forget to leave a mark!
Friday, May 13, 2005
Thursday, May 05, 2005
this week's been passing pretty fast... maybe it's because of the monday holiday and the thursday half day... but hey, i'm not complaining... weekend's coming again... time to rest and recharge for the next week ahead...
pool beats chelsea... now that's one great piece of news that hit my ear this week... benitez's men sure taught the Roman army a thing or 2 about soccer and humility... though the goal was contreversial, a goal IS a goal... no use complaining there, jose... not champions leage cup for you this season... heh... guess it's revenge for kao pehing too much this season...
old memories were revisited for the upteenth time this week... i brought my college yearbook to camp for a 'yearbook exchange' thing... roscoe brought SRJC's while zhijie brought his JJC's yearCD-ROM... bleddy cheap-skates... anyway, flipping through my own book made me think about the past... people i knew... people i didn't know... people i barely knew... people i wished i got to know better... how i wish i had a 2nd chance... ok... tt's enough... time to move on...
caught some interesting documentary on nat geog the other day... talked about human instincts and one part dealt with a woman's instinct to be unfaithful to her husband... i think i posted this before but here goes again... some american guy was married with 3 sons and a daughter... his youngest son developed a heriditary disease when he was about 8 so the dad went to check if he was the one who passed the disease to his son... results turned out negative... his wife also did not have the diesase... so where did the son get the disease from? the dad then did a dna test for all his kids and the results were shocking... of his children, only the daughter was fathered by him... the 3 boys belonged to 3 different fathers... shockinhg right? there's more... a worldwide study conducted revealed that 1 out of every 10 children are not raised by their realy fathers... so, will u be going for a dna test soon?
11 1/2 more months... then outta here... time is slowly slipping by... and tt's what i want... to get out of NS... boss drove us crazy this week... nxt week, we just might add a little additives into his food... but maybe not... dunno lar... up to the others to decide...
half day today cos of RSN 38th anniversary... so ended at 12 and went straight home to rest... gotta catch up on sleep... javan's freedom is still sitting there half done... but i'll get it ready by next week so don't fret...
it's now 930... i'm tired... i will sleep...
finally, u appear...
pool beats chelsea... now that's one great piece of news that hit my ear this week... benitez's men sure taught the Roman army a thing or 2 about soccer and humility... though the goal was contreversial, a goal IS a goal... no use complaining there, jose... not champions leage cup for you this season... heh... guess it's revenge for kao pehing too much this season...
old memories were revisited for the upteenth time this week... i brought my college yearbook to camp for a 'yearbook exchange' thing... roscoe brought SRJC's while zhijie brought his JJC's yearCD-ROM... bleddy cheap-skates... anyway, flipping through my own book made me think about the past... people i knew... people i didn't know... people i barely knew... people i wished i got to know better... how i wish i had a 2nd chance... ok... tt's enough... time to move on...
caught some interesting documentary on nat geog the other day... talked about human instincts and one part dealt with a woman's instinct to be unfaithful to her husband... i think i posted this before but here goes again... some american guy was married with 3 sons and a daughter... his youngest son developed a heriditary disease when he was about 8 so the dad went to check if he was the one who passed the disease to his son... results turned out negative... his wife also did not have the diesase... so where did the son get the disease from? the dad then did a dna test for all his kids and the results were shocking... of his children, only the daughter was fathered by him... the 3 boys belonged to 3 different fathers... shockinhg right? there's more... a worldwide study conducted revealed that 1 out of every 10 children are not raised by their realy fathers... so, will u be going for a dna test soon?
11 1/2 more months... then outta here... time is slowly slipping by... and tt's what i want... to get out of NS... boss drove us crazy this week... nxt week, we just might add a little additives into his food... but maybe not... dunno lar... up to the others to decide...
half day today cos of RSN 38th anniversary... so ended at 12 and went straight home to rest... gotta catch up on sleep... javan's freedom is still sitting there half done... but i'll get it ready by next week so don't fret...
it's now 930... i'm tired... i will sleep...
finally, u appear...
Sunday, May 01, 2005
Today is a day when I Earthquaked.
was supposed to get up at 6 for band prac in church at 730... but heyhey... got up at 730... rushed like mad to get to get there in a cab... bleddy hell... dont know here all the cabs are on a asunday morning... i couldnt get even one... until this one turned out of the carpark... lucky for me... i had been waiting for like 10 mins already and was about to dail for one... haiz...
the days when i dream to get my driver's licence... the car's already here... all that's left is the photo-id-ed licence in my wallet... test coming soon... must be prepared... jane just failed hers... struck the kerb during the s-course... what a way to go... dead in the circuit... hope i wont be like john from camp... vocation : driver with at least 6,000 km travelled... result: failed before getting out of circuit... experience doesnt mean sure-pass... it's luck i tell u...
anys, prac at church was followed by worship at 9 and worship+bs at 1130.. ended early and went for lunch at sunshine with javan, julian, ju, bens, hunky, ry, dan, jane and yiying... cand and andre joined us later... after that, most of the ppl left... so bens, ry, andre, hunky, cand and i went to swensen's ps for ice-cream... the 6 of us shared a giant earthquake... that thing's so huge tt the last time i had it was for a meal for 4 people... yup, it's THAT huge... candice treated so we obliged... willingly of course... heh...
was comtemplating on whether to go down to the model shop but decided against it... instead, went home to do my own modelling at home... dug out all my stuff and started on 2 kits at the same time... the environment is definately different... no air-con, poor lighting and inadequate supplies... haiz... if only they didnt charge so much...
ok... enough blabbering... it's been hot hot hot... hope it doesnt get hotter... alright... night...
where are you?
was supposed to get up at 6 for band prac in church at 730... but heyhey... got up at 730... rushed like mad to get to get there in a cab... bleddy hell... dont know here all the cabs are on a asunday morning... i couldnt get even one... until this one turned out of the carpark... lucky for me... i had been waiting for like 10 mins already and was about to dail for one... haiz...
the days when i dream to get my driver's licence... the car's already here... all that's left is the photo-id-ed licence in my wallet... test coming soon... must be prepared... jane just failed hers... struck the kerb during the s-course... what a way to go... dead in the circuit... hope i wont be like john from camp... vocation : driver with at least 6,000 km travelled... result: failed before getting out of circuit... experience doesnt mean sure-pass... it's luck i tell u...
anys, prac at church was followed by worship at 9 and worship+bs at 1130.. ended early and went for lunch at sunshine with javan, julian, ju, bens, hunky, ry, dan, jane and yiying... cand and andre joined us later... after that, most of the ppl left... so bens, ry, andre, hunky, cand and i went to swensen's ps for ice-cream... the 6 of us shared a giant earthquake... that thing's so huge tt the last time i had it was for a meal for 4 people... yup, it's THAT huge... candice treated so we obliged... willingly of course... heh...
was comtemplating on whether to go down to the model shop but decided against it... instead, went home to do my own modelling at home... dug out all my stuff and started on 2 kits at the same time... the environment is definately different... no air-con, poor lighting and inadequate supplies... haiz... if only they didnt charge so much...
ok... enough blabbering... it's been hot hot hot... hope it doesnt get hotter... alright... night...
where are you?
Saturday, April 30, 2005
2 words to describe the past week... blistering hot...
with an average temperature of 34 deg in the afternoons, singapore was baking in the sun... the heat made working on the wharf pure torture... all of us STOs were trying to avoid work as much as possible... but we still had to work cos the navy doesn't not function on hot days... i had to change my coverall everyday cos of the weather... hoping that the next week would be better... monday's a holiday and friday is a half- day cos of rsn pride day...
ok... nothing much to update... leave a mark...
where are you?
with an average temperature of 34 deg in the afternoons, singapore was baking in the sun... the heat made working on the wharf pure torture... all of us STOs were trying to avoid work as much as possible... but we still had to work cos the navy doesn't not function on hot days... i had to change my coverall everyday cos of the weather... hoping that the next week would be better... monday's a holiday and friday is a half- day cos of rsn pride day...
ok... nothing much to update... leave a mark...
where are you?
Sunday, April 24, 2005
i hate sundays... keeps reminding me that there's work... bleah... i'm so tired... wonder how i'll survive the week ahead... i've gotta keep telling myself: keep a cool head... dont do stupid stunts and the week will pass quickly... one more week down, one more week closer to ord... gaah... need sleep badly... too much MGS over the weekend already...
i'm bringing my model building back to my place after i complete the flanker... paying 50 bucks per jet aint worth it... ok... gotta run... night...
where are you? just wanna talk to you...
i'm bringing my model building back to my place after i complete the flanker... paying 50 bucks per jet aint worth it... ok... gotta run... night...
where are you? just wanna talk to you...
Friday, April 22, 2005
what a week... i spent a total of only 15 hours sleeping in the past 4 days... reason's cos i just bought metal gear 3 and have been hooked to it ever since... argh... tired... but luckily the workload this week wasnt that heavy... the detail board was practically empty and cobwebs were literally growing on it... heh... spent most of the time in the office reading e-forum jokes and the janes encyclopedia of modern military technology... so slack it was... it passed kind of quick though... but what the heck... 1 week closer to ORD... i'm not complaining... hhaha... alright... i'm off...
Wednesday, April 13, 2005
fast post...
dad's back so that means less time on the com for me... but good news too... he bought the car back from my uncle... so now there's transportation when he's around... more good news... just got my FTT results today... passed... practical test, here i come! slacking at work today... no details... just some crappy in-case-nuclear-reactor-blows-up drill that took the whole morning... alright... gotta let the big man take the com for his spider solitare... night!
solitare... solitude...
dad's back so that means less time on the com for me... but good news too... he bought the car back from my uncle... so now there's transportation when he's around... more good news... just got my FTT results today... passed... practical test, here i come! slacking at work today... no details... just some crappy in-case-nuclear-reactor-blows-up drill that took the whole morning... alright... gotta let the big man take the com for his spider solitare... night!
solitare... solitude...
Sunday, April 10, 2005
what a boring weekend...
slacked away the whole morning yesterday... got bored playing with the com and with the ps2 as well... bleah... gotta find a way to get new games... gotta find my metal gear 2 back too... in the afternoon, i met ben s for movie... caught the wedding date at ps... strange thing was that i ran into his sister before he showed up... and boy was he late... 20 mins +... luckily the adverts were screened longer than usual... so we managed to get most of the beginning... the show was pretty nice... romantic comedy so yeah... can't beat hitch though...
anyway, had dinner with him too and then went home... spent another boring night doing absolutely nothing and went to sleep early... like 930 early...
went to church today as usual.. late for service (as usual)... so i spent my time doing BS on my own... was pretty cranky in the morning and did stupid things like challenge aud about the PC and laptop issue... bleah... shouldnt have done that... but still, i'll have a word with the pastor abt it... yaf worship started late cos tommy was MIA for 20 mins... the show got on the road though... barely... but it still rolled... i've got to get more organised... and i need more people!!! arghhh... made some announcements after the worship... but the best came from josh, the american-mexican dude... he's getting 70% off all oakley products! wow... cool... now i can finally own a pair of cool shades without burning a hole in my pocket... told shahin abt it too... heh... he's more excited than i am... heh...
anyway, yaf finished on time... i was supposed to join the yaffers but i joined candice instead... her parents had gone off before her and she didnt have anyone to dine with... so we had subway... it's good to hear that she's gotten over her RJ 'being small' thing... but i guess it was tough for her... talked abt the whole jason issue... don't really wanna go into details... no... dont want to talk abt it here at all... so yeah... uncle victor and auntie doris came by to pick her up a while later... so lonely me strolled to nakamoto's to pick up my brand new vf-0d kit from the shop... finally... a macross kit that i actually like... haha... took a cab home with my mum's and bro's lunch...
the whole afternoon was spent playing winning 11 on the ps2 while my mum did her thesis on the com... dinner at compasspoint and a small shopping trip round the mall to buy ink and paper followed in the evening...
an uneventful weekend ends here... gd night...
2,400 miles away and i'm still missing you... is there something wrong with me?
slacked away the whole morning yesterday... got bored playing with the com and with the ps2 as well... bleah... gotta find a way to get new games... gotta find my metal gear 2 back too... in the afternoon, i met ben s for movie... caught the wedding date at ps... strange thing was that i ran into his sister before he showed up... and boy was he late... 20 mins +... luckily the adverts were screened longer than usual... so we managed to get most of the beginning... the show was pretty nice... romantic comedy so yeah... can't beat hitch though...
anyway, had dinner with him too and then went home... spent another boring night doing absolutely nothing and went to sleep early... like 930 early...
went to church today as usual.. late for service (as usual)... so i spent my time doing BS on my own... was pretty cranky in the morning and did stupid things like challenge aud about the PC and laptop issue... bleah... shouldnt have done that... but still, i'll have a word with the pastor abt it... yaf worship started late cos tommy was MIA for 20 mins... the show got on the road though... barely... but it still rolled... i've got to get more organised... and i need more people!!! arghhh... made some announcements after the worship... but the best came from josh, the american-mexican dude... he's getting 70% off all oakley products! wow... cool... now i can finally own a pair of cool shades without burning a hole in my pocket... told shahin abt it too... heh... he's more excited than i am... heh...
anyway, yaf finished on time... i was supposed to join the yaffers but i joined candice instead... her parents had gone off before her and she didnt have anyone to dine with... so we had subway... it's good to hear that she's gotten over her RJ 'being small' thing... but i guess it was tough for her... talked abt the whole jason issue... don't really wanna go into details... no... dont want to talk abt it here at all... so yeah... uncle victor and auntie doris came by to pick her up a while later... so lonely me strolled to nakamoto's to pick up my brand new vf-0d kit from the shop... finally... a macross kit that i actually like... haha... took a cab home with my mum's and bro's lunch...
the whole afternoon was spent playing winning 11 on the ps2 while my mum did her thesis on the com... dinner at compasspoint and a small shopping trip round the mall to buy ink and paper followed in the evening...
an uneventful weekend ends here... gd night...
2,400 miles away and i'm still missing you... is there something wrong with me?
Thursday, April 07, 2005
was on leave today... spent the whole morning stoning and slacking in front of the com... bleah... all my games are boring me out already... gotta find a way to get new ones without breaking the bank... bleah...
took my finaly theory test in the afternoon... the dumb thing was that i had to go for some simulated theory test using a computer when the actual thing was done using a pen and paper...bloody hell... waste my time... then i was back at the wheel for my 9th lesson... woo hoo... 1 more lesson then it's test time... hopefully i'll get to test before june...
anyway, the lesson concluded at 6 and i went straight to orchard to meet bench, javan, zara, andrew and bens for seoul garden.. today is javan's last day of freedom as he'll swap his pink for green and his civvies for green too... yup, he's enlisting tomorrow... heh... National Service: Where boys become men... Men who get stupid by just being there... dinner was good... made fried noodles on the pan that were actually edible... we left... no... we got chased out at 1030 as the restaurant was closing... heh... value-for-money buffet... we stayed till the end... took the nel home with zara...
back to work tomorrow again... sian... luckily saturday is just round the corner... and a very close corner for that matter.. leave a mark!
in this world, everyone is equal... it's just that some are more equal than others... or so it seems...
took my finaly theory test in the afternoon... the dumb thing was that i had to go for some simulated theory test using a computer when the actual thing was done using a pen and paper...bloody hell... waste my time... then i was back at the wheel for my 9th lesson... woo hoo... 1 more lesson then it's test time... hopefully i'll get to test before june...
anyway, the lesson concluded at 6 and i went straight to orchard to meet bench, javan, zara, andrew and bens for seoul garden.. today is javan's last day of freedom as he'll swap his pink for green and his civvies for green too... yup, he's enlisting tomorrow... heh... National Service: Where boys become men... Men who get stupid by just being there... dinner was good... made fried noodles on the pan that were actually edible... we left... no... we got chased out at 1030 as the restaurant was closing... heh... value-for-money buffet... we stayed till the end... took the nel home with zara...
back to work tomorrow again... sian... luckily saturday is just round the corner... and a very close corner for that matter.. leave a mark!
in this world, everyone is equal... it's just that some are more equal than others... or so it seems...
Tuesday, April 05, 2005
Questions...
damn it... how do you make a choice between friendship and what's right?
when you know that your friend is being a real bastard, how do you choose? how do you try to change the situation? how do you make your friend understand that he/she is in the wrong? how do you persuade a person who doesn't want to be persuaded?
help me...
when you know that your friend is being a real bastard, how do you choose? how do you try to change the situation? how do you make your friend understand that he/she is in the wrong? how do you persuade a person who doesn't want to be persuaded?
help me...
Tuesday, March 29, 2005
it's been a really hectic weekend for me... been sleeping late and doing tiring work...
easter weekend... gd friday was spent going for friday service at raffle's city in the morning then having lunch with my family... then going home cos i had nothing to do... so ended playing hl2 till bedtime and then knocking out...
woke up at 430 on saturday... and while most people would still be sound asleep, i was getting ready to go to work... dailed for a cab at 5 and got to office at 545... more about this cab ride... i told the driver changi NAVAL base... but he brought me to changi AIR base instead... that took me on a 15 min detour all the way to loyang... bleah... but luckily my unit was paying for the cab fare... heh... anyway, got to work just in time for the op... we lifted some boats that acted as safety vessels for the singapore biathlon that was going on at east coast park... stayed in camp to recover the 2 boats till 1030... went home to clooect my su-27 model and went to the shop... i visited sim lim square before going to parklane... was walking down prinsep st when it suddenly started to pour... so i quickly found shelter in church cos the gate was open... but what i found in the end was more than just sheltter...
making my way to the 3rd floor, i heard the sounds of people coming from the lighthouse rooms... upon further exploration, i discovered that i had stumbled on the PLH easter retreat... i didnt exactly join in but i hung around till the rain stopped... what happened after that was well, sheer coincidence and good timing... nakamoto wasn't open for business so i returned to the church to hand around for a few more hours... i had intended to leave before their dinner but something just told me to stay... soon, night came and the night's activities were about to kick off when doc john informed me that one of the mentors wasn't coming and he needed me to take his place for the night activity... since i had nothing to do, i agreed and stayed on... he led worship later and yes, it's been a while since i attended such a convicting worship with the lighthouse... to those who know, just imagine hillsongs in concert at lvl 3... yup, he's good... if only worship could be like this every week for the yaf... sigh...
anyway, the activity started late... it was a kind of easter walk-thru thing with people going from station to station, 'experiencing' the things that jesus experienced during his final days on earth all the way to his ascension... i was in charge of the judas station... and so they came, one-by-one to experience the gosple... i planned to go home after this but a slight miscalculation caused it all to end at 330 am, 3 hours past the planed end-time... bleah... i quickly and quietly made my exit soon after... got to church at 11 later in the day to catch the service... but didnt go in in the end... but i did manage to make the announcement for the yaf worship thing... had coffee after that and went home... i was looking for much shut-eye but i got interrupted so many times i decided to give it up and played cs:s till late...
alright... that was just the weekend... dun really wanna talk abt the weekdays but just that they were really tiring and that i spent a ight in camp... been thinking of you all the time... wishing that you'll come home... hoping to call you whenever i'm bored and smsing you before bedtime... gd night...
easter weekend... gd friday was spent going for friday service at raffle's city in the morning then having lunch with my family... then going home cos i had nothing to do... so ended playing hl2 till bedtime and then knocking out...
woke up at 430 on saturday... and while most people would still be sound asleep, i was getting ready to go to work... dailed for a cab at 5 and got to office at 545... more about this cab ride... i told the driver changi NAVAL base... but he brought me to changi AIR base instead... that took me on a 15 min detour all the way to loyang... bleah... but luckily my unit was paying for the cab fare... heh... anyway, got to work just in time for the op... we lifted some boats that acted as safety vessels for the singapore biathlon that was going on at east coast park... stayed in camp to recover the 2 boats till 1030... went home to clooect my su-27 model and went to the shop... i visited sim lim square before going to parklane... was walking down prinsep st when it suddenly started to pour... so i quickly found shelter in church cos the gate was open... but what i found in the end was more than just sheltter...
making my way to the 3rd floor, i heard the sounds of people coming from the lighthouse rooms... upon further exploration, i discovered that i had stumbled on the PLH easter retreat... i didnt exactly join in but i hung around till the rain stopped... what happened after that was well, sheer coincidence and good timing... nakamoto wasn't open for business so i returned to the church to hand around for a few more hours... i had intended to leave before their dinner but something just told me to stay... soon, night came and the night's activities were about to kick off when doc john informed me that one of the mentors wasn't coming and he needed me to take his place for the night activity... since i had nothing to do, i agreed and stayed on... he led worship later and yes, it's been a while since i attended such a convicting worship with the lighthouse... to those who know, just imagine hillsongs in concert at lvl 3... yup, he's good... if only worship could be like this every week for the yaf... sigh...
anyway, the activity started late... it was a kind of easter walk-thru thing with people going from station to station, 'experiencing' the things that jesus experienced during his final days on earth all the way to his ascension... i was in charge of the judas station... and so they came, one-by-one to experience the gosple... i planned to go home after this but a slight miscalculation caused it all to end at 330 am, 3 hours past the planed end-time... bleah... i quickly and quietly made my exit soon after... got to church at 11 later in the day to catch the service... but didnt go in in the end... but i did manage to make the announcement for the yaf worship thing... had coffee after that and went home... i was looking for much shut-eye but i got interrupted so many times i decided to give it up and played cs:s till late...
alright... that was just the weekend... dun really wanna talk abt the weekdays but just that they were really tiring and that i spent a ight in camp... been thinking of you all the time... wishing that you'll come home... hoping to call you whenever i'm bored and smsing you before bedtime... gd night...
Tuesday, March 22, 2005
bleah... i hate ops sentinel... ok... a little explaination required here...
All RSN (Republic of Singapore Navy) missile-capable ships are out-fitted with dummy missiles on their racks durng peace-time... this, i suppose, is used to scare the enemy away cos a dummy missile canister looks exactly like a real one... however, there are times when the RSN decides to load 'live' missiles to 'test' them... and so we have ops sentinel, the codename for these dummy-'live' swaps for the Navy's Missile Gunboats... in order to prevent the enemy from knowing which boats are carrying the real missiles, the ops are carried out at night... and monday night was no different...
in darkness illuminated by a few spotlights, i had to do one of these loadings... we started at 9 and ended only at 2... now i'm extremely tired as the little sleep i got after that was not really peaceful... furthermore, the next day was just like a normal one with many other jobs to do...
ok... gg to bed now... nitez~!
All RSN (Republic of Singapore Navy) missile-capable ships are out-fitted with dummy missiles on their racks durng peace-time... this, i suppose, is used to scare the enemy away cos a dummy missile canister looks exactly like a real one... however, there are times when the RSN decides to load 'live' missiles to 'test' them... and so we have ops sentinel, the codename for these dummy-'live' swaps for the Navy's Missile Gunboats... in order to prevent the enemy from knowing which boats are carrying the real missiles, the ops are carried out at night... and monday night was no different...
in darkness illuminated by a few spotlights, i had to do one of these loadings... we started at 9 and ended only at 2... now i'm extremely tired as the little sleep i got after that was not really peaceful... furthermore, the next day was just like a normal one with many other jobs to do...
ok... gg to bed now... nitez~!
Saturday, March 19, 2005
Today is the day when i played soccer again...
jon keane invited us to play ball today... got up early in the morning to get to np... reached at 10+... shahin, jun yi, nasir, david and i responded to the call of the beautiful game... razif was on night duty so he didnt join us... anyway, the 5 of us s41 ppl started playing without keane... formed a 5 a side team and played with some of the local boys... beat them flat thanks to the superb footwork of david and jun yi... heh... we played one half but there was no sign of keane... so we kicked off the second half and just like the 1st, we kicked ass... at about 1230, keane finally showed up but we had already had enough and packed...
khail went to meet his girl in town while the rest of us went to the bukit timah market for lunch... then nasir and i packed into david's car to his place where we showered and prepared to go to the movies... caught 'hostage' at PS with jun yi and zif... the show wasn't that bad... but it wasnt that good either... had dinner at takat later that evening and went home after that...
hmm... i was supposed to go for the planet shakers concert tonight but chose to hang out with my S41 friends instead... it's all about opportunity costs i guess... going to the PS concert would mean not getting to see my friends from school and hang out with them... going out with my friends would mean not being able to listen to the cool PS music and hear the message of the evening... oh well, whatever my choice, i guess i would have a good time... bleah... should have been thinking of this earlier... haha...
ok... exhausted already... nitez~!
jon keane invited us to play ball today... got up early in the morning to get to np... reached at 10+... shahin, jun yi, nasir, david and i responded to the call of the beautiful game... razif was on night duty so he didnt join us... anyway, the 5 of us s41 ppl started playing without keane... formed a 5 a side team and played with some of the local boys... beat them flat thanks to the superb footwork of david and jun yi... heh... we played one half but there was no sign of keane... so we kicked off the second half and just like the 1st, we kicked ass... at about 1230, keane finally showed up but we had already had enough and packed...
khail went to meet his girl in town while the rest of us went to the bukit timah market for lunch... then nasir and i packed into david's car to his place where we showered and prepared to go to the movies... caught 'hostage' at PS with jun yi and zif... the show wasn't that bad... but it wasnt that good either... had dinner at takat later that evening and went home after that...
hmm... i was supposed to go for the planet shakers concert tonight but chose to hang out with my S41 friends instead... it's all about opportunity costs i guess... going to the PS concert would mean not getting to see my friends from school and hang out with them... going out with my friends would mean not being able to listen to the cool PS music and hear the message of the evening... oh well, whatever my choice, i guess i would have a good time... bleah... should have been thinking of this earlier... haha...
ok... exhausted already... nitez~!
Tuesday, March 15, 2005
the MRT (Mass Rapid Transit) really lives up to it's name... yes, passengers really do travel en masse and just like sardines are canned in the same fashion...
leaving work at 6, i managed to catch the west bound train just before the doors closed on me at tanah merah station... the train wasn't really packed at the time but i had to stand because the usual rush hour traffic... anyway, the train proceeded as usual... people continued to pack the train as it pulled into the various stations... then, we reached city hall... i expected most of the passengers to alight and transfer to the N-S line... they did just that... but an equal amount if not more of passengers boarded and the tight squeeze continued... at raffles place, more passengers boarded... the train was almost certainly at it's capacity and it seemed that the passengers would explode out of the cars should the doors open agian... i was going to alight at outram park station... i was standing relatively deep inside the car... finally the train pulled into outram park station and i started making my way out... pushing and shoving others around, i just managed to get out before the door closing announcement was played... others werent that lucky... a couple of people who wanted to get down couldnt as people were trying to file in the same time as they wanted to get out.. lose-lose situation... bleah...
dun think i'll take a train home for a long time... anyway, booked my FTT already... and i guess i'll have to extend my PDL... sheesh... thought i could clear this whole thing in the 6 mths i gave myself... bleah...
kkz... nitez~!
leaving work at 6, i managed to catch the west bound train just before the doors closed on me at tanah merah station... the train wasn't really packed at the time but i had to stand because the usual rush hour traffic... anyway, the train proceeded as usual... people continued to pack the train as it pulled into the various stations... then, we reached city hall... i expected most of the passengers to alight and transfer to the N-S line... they did just that... but an equal amount if not more of passengers boarded and the tight squeeze continued... at raffles place, more passengers boarded... the train was almost certainly at it's capacity and it seemed that the passengers would explode out of the cars should the doors open agian... i was going to alight at outram park station... i was standing relatively deep inside the car... finally the train pulled into outram park station and i started making my way out... pushing and shoving others around, i just managed to get out before the door closing announcement was played... others werent that lucky... a couple of people who wanted to get down couldnt as people were trying to file in the same time as they wanted to get out.. lose-lose situation... bleah...
dun think i'll take a train home for a long time... anyway, booked my FTT already... and i guess i'll have to extend my PDL... sheesh... thought i could clear this whole thing in the 6 mths i gave myself... bleah...
kkz... nitez~!
Tuesday, March 08, 2005
this is bad... been typing like crap recently... my f's are becoming d's and my b's are becomming n's... bleah... how to solve this? been typing crap to ppl on msn... arghh...
8 lessons down... 2 to go... then it's TP test and finally, licence!! giving myself another month or so...after that i'll be hoping my dad buys back his old car and leaves it here.. hah...
sian...
8 lessons down... 2 to go... then it's TP test and finally, licence!! giving myself another month or so...after that i'll be hoping my dad buys back his old car and leaves it here.. hah...
sian...
Friday, March 04, 2005
as far as movies go, closer isn't for most movie-goers... the plot is extremely deep and the storyline is just short of baffling... however, all of its short-comings are made up simply because of one person... natalie portman...
yes, it's queen amidala of naboo who saves the show from becoming an instant relic... if you say that the recent weather in singapore has been nothing short of blistering hot, then you have never watched this show... her performance was brilliant... but most guys would say that just beacuse of the strip-club scene that she did... probably sent shockwaves through most people... heh...
anyway, personally, the show wasn't really worth watching... sure it had a good cast... but come on... the plot was centralised about sex with this woman and that woman... and screwing someone's ex-lover just for revenge... and after all that, a guy asking how good his opponent's sex was compared to his own... i mean like bloody hell... too bad i can't use de-rivetting to describe the storyline... but it's true... so unless you're a film connoissuer, you will not enjoy this... go get hitched...
alright... markymark, over and out...
yes, it's queen amidala of naboo who saves the show from becoming an instant relic... if you say that the recent weather in singapore has been nothing short of blistering hot, then you have never watched this show... her performance was brilliant... but most guys would say that just beacuse of the strip-club scene that she did... probably sent shockwaves through most people... heh...
anyway, personally, the show wasn't really worth watching... sure it had a good cast... but come on... the plot was centralised about sex with this woman and that woman... and screwing someone's ex-lover just for revenge... and after all that, a guy asking how good his opponent's sex was compared to his own... i mean like bloody hell... too bad i can't use de-rivetting to describe the storyline... but it's true... so unless you're a film connoissuer, you will not enjoy this... go get hitched...
alright... markymark, over and out...
Wednesday, March 02, 2005
today was great... finished work and went straight down to plaza sing to meet bench, andre, javan and zara... basket... they didnt wait for me to get dinner so i settled for some food from carrefour... then it was time to go catch hitch...
hitch was probably the best show i've watched in like a long time... the plot is good and will smith makes the jokes just come alive... but the best part of the show was when he approached and talked to the girl in the pub... super slick... heh... if u haven't watched it yet, it's time u did... u won't regret it... haha...
the cure for the common man...
here's a statistic that shocked me today... but first the experiment... a guy gets divorced but has 3 boys and a girl before that... the kids are all grown up already... anyway, the guy asks for a DNA test to see if the kids are really his but find out that only the girl was the product of him and his ex-spouse and that the 3 boys had different fathers... and u only thought that guys cheated on their wives... ha...
but here's the statistic... experts concluded that 4o%-50% of people's parents aren't really their TRUE parents... well, it's only a statistic... but one to ponder upon and time to start questioning the folks at home... :P ... ok... dont take me seriously... cos my source aint exactly accurate...
ok... good night...
hitch was probably the best show i've watched in like a long time... the plot is good and will smith makes the jokes just come alive... but the best part of the show was when he approached and talked to the girl in the pub... super slick... heh... if u haven't watched it yet, it's time u did... u won't regret it... haha...
the cure for the common man...
here's a statistic that shocked me today... but first the experiment... a guy gets divorced but has 3 boys and a girl before that... the kids are all grown up already... anyway, the guy asks for a DNA test to see if the kids are really his but find out that only the girl was the product of him and his ex-spouse and that the 3 boys had different fathers... and u only thought that guys cheated on their wives... ha...
but here's the statistic... experts concluded that 4o%-50% of people's parents aren't really their TRUE parents... well, it's only a statistic... but one to ponder upon and time to start questioning the folks at home... :P ... ok... dont take me seriously... cos my source aint exactly accurate...
ok... good night...
Tuesday, March 01, 2005
it's been a while since i last blog... tt's cos i've been pretty busy recently... yeah... having late nighrs and all... bleah... the way pool lost the league cup was pathetic... and it backs my theory that chelsea can't win ithout fluke goals... i mean like there wouldn't have been extra time if not for gerrard's own goal... and the duff goal against man u some time ago was something you'd find in a book titled 'unsolved mysteries of the universe'... sheesh... freak goals... freaky manager... yeah...
tired again... baah... better start sleeping early again... the loss of a sleep-in on saturday has it's price... but the bloody stupid thing is that even though i did a weekend detail, my boss refuses to give those who came back OT off but gave it to himself instead... talk about being a bastard... bleah... alrighty... shall end here... gg to enjoy cable tv... nitez~!
tired again... baah... better start sleeping early again... the loss of a sleep-in on saturday has it's price... but the bloody stupid thing is that even though i did a weekend detail, my boss refuses to give those who came back OT off but gave it to himself instead... talk about being a bastard... bleah... alrighty... shall end here... gg to enjoy cable tv... nitez~!
Thursday, February 24, 2005
the SAF should start to think of giving us STOs hazard pay... today a colleague of mine fell while dismounting one of our vehicles and broke his arm... the SAF might be paying the medical bills, but who's going to pay for the risks we take?
gaah... did work yill after 5 today... then there was some buffet in camp... damn full now...
scv's a blast... and man u's a disappointment... mark, out...
gaah... did work yill after 5 today... then there was some buffet in camp... damn full now...
scv's a blast... and man u's a disappointment... mark, out...
Tuesday, February 22, 2005
Haze Daze
yes, it's back... bleah... stupid haze has been getting my nose all clogged up... baah... it's thwe weather too... causing all those bush-fires all over the island... and the constant burning of joss paper ain't doing much to help too... gaah... hope it ends soon... else i'm gonna report sick... heh...
ok... tt's enough... now playing Friends by Michael W Smith...
Friends
Michael W. Smith
Packing up the dreams God planted
In the fertile soil of you
Can't believe the hopes He's granted
Means a chapter in your life is through
But we'll keep you close as always
It won't even seem you've gone
'Cause our hearts in big and small ways
Will keep the love that keeps us strong
Chorus:
And friends are friends forever
If the Lord's the Lord of them
And a friend will not say "never"
'Cause the welcome will not end
Though it's hard to let you go
In the Father's hands we know
That a lifetime's not too long to live as friends.
With the faith and love God's given
Springing from the hope we know
We will pray the joy you'll live in
Is the strength that now you show
But we'll keep you close as always
It won't even seem you've gone
'Cause our hearts in big and small ways
Will keep the love that keeps us strong
And friends are friends forever
If the Lord's the Lord of them
And a friend will not say "never"
'Cause the welcome will not end
Though it's hard to let you go
In the Father's hands we know
That a lifetime's not too long to live as friends.
ok... tt's enough... now playing Friends by Michael W Smith...
Friends
Michael W. Smith
Packing up the dreams God planted
In the fertile soil of you
Can't believe the hopes He's granted
Means a chapter in your life is through
But we'll keep you close as always
It won't even seem you've gone
'Cause our hearts in big and small ways
Will keep the love that keeps us strong
Chorus:
And friends are friends forever
If the Lord's the Lord of them
And a friend will not say "never"
'Cause the welcome will not end
Though it's hard to let you go
In the Father's hands we know
That a lifetime's not too long to live as friends.
With the faith and love God's given
Springing from the hope we know
We will pray the joy you'll live in
Is the strength that now you show
But we'll keep you close as always
It won't even seem you've gone
'Cause our hearts in big and small ways
Will keep the love that keeps us strong
And friends are friends forever
If the Lord's the Lord of them
And a friend will not say "never"
'Cause the welcome will not end
Though it's hard to let you go
In the Father's hands we know
That a lifetime's not too long to live as friends.
Sunday, February 20, 2005
went to the sajc funfair yesterday... met up with andrew, victoria and marcus before going... heh... i hoped to find mr chan and say hi to him... but i guess he found me first... got intercepted in the hall while talking with khail and zif... he came up to us and tried selling tickets but i think he only managed to sell one and ironically to khail, the miser...
followed marcus around but in the end, we spent the most time in the SC cos the whole place was like a sauna... basket... defeated the whole purpose of going to the funfair... left at 3+ then went to PS where we had mos... the unagi burger was not bad.... but kushin-bo was better... =P... left the rest soon after and went to nakamoto's...
today it was to church... but somehow YAF didnt seem as exciting as before... missing people... missing you... had lunch with my cell group and coffee after that... then i slinked back to my boring private life and went to do my model... guss i'll be doing that more often nowadays... in the past, i used to call her when i had nothing to do... now, there's only a voicemail message on the end of the line...
come back soon...
followed marcus around but in the end, we spent the most time in the SC cos the whole place was like a sauna... basket... defeated the whole purpose of going to the funfair... left at 3+ then went to PS where we had mos... the unagi burger was not bad.... but kushin-bo was better... =P... left the rest soon after and went to nakamoto's...
today it was to church... but somehow YAF didnt seem as exciting as before... missing people... missing you... had lunch with my cell group and coffee after that... then i slinked back to my boring private life and went to do my model... guss i'll be doing that more often nowadays... in the past, i used to call her when i had nothing to do... now, there's only a voicemail message on the end of the line...
come back soon...
Friday, February 18, 2005
Today is the day when another 2 of my friends left for Australia.
First to go was Shelby. Her Singapore Airlines flight to Perth left at about 9 this morning. Pity I couldn't send her off cos I was at work. But we did have somewhat of a good conversation last night when she called me at 2am. Well, I guess it was worth it as that was the last time I was going to talk to her in a long time. She says that she'll be coming back in July. Looking forward to seeing her again.
Then in the evening, it was Jason's turn to say goodbye to this Fine country. His flight was at 9pm so I could go see him off. Burned the Endless Waltz CD for him before going to the airport earlier in the day. All he needs now are the codecs to view the show. As of now, his plane should be over-flying the islands of Indonesia at over 30,000ft. He'll reach Melbourne at approximately 7am tomorrow, Melbourne time.
First there was Rachael. Then Jason. Then Andrea. Then Shelby . Then Chau. I'm losing so many friends to Australia. Wonder when it'll be my turn. Wonder if I'll ever go. I'm having mixed feelings now. If my NTU application goes through, I'll stay. But I have this desire to go over to Melbourne. Sigh. To stay or to go? That is the question.
417 days to freedom. Counting down the days... The days to eternity...
First to go was Shelby. Her Singapore Airlines flight to Perth left at about 9 this morning. Pity I couldn't send her off cos I was at work. But we did have somewhat of a good conversation last night when she called me at 2am. Well, I guess it was worth it as that was the last time I was going to talk to her in a long time. She says that she'll be coming back in July. Looking forward to seeing her again.
Then in the evening, it was Jason's turn to say goodbye to this Fine country. His flight was at 9pm so I could go see him off. Burned the Endless Waltz CD for him before going to the airport earlier in the day. All he needs now are the codecs to view the show. As of now, his plane should be over-flying the islands of Indonesia at over 30,000ft. He'll reach Melbourne at approximately 7am tomorrow, Melbourne time.
First there was Rachael. Then Jason. Then Andrea. Then Shelby . Then Chau. I'm losing so many friends to Australia. Wonder when it'll be my turn. Wonder if I'll ever go. I'm having mixed feelings now. If my NTU application goes through, I'll stay. But I have this desire to go over to Melbourne. Sigh. To stay or to go? That is the question.
417 days to freedom. Counting down the days... The days to eternity...
Thursday, February 17, 2005
Today was the last day I got to see her before she left.
I went to work as usual this morning. Had a few details throughout the day but they were quite easy. I actually had fun on the last one, playing with the ground-control unit of the aerial platform and hence the people up there were at my mercy. So I took them for a ride, swinging the gondola here and there, up and down. Heh, as I said, fun.
We were dismissed early that day so I immdieately went to Tampines Mall to meet Shelby. I was supposd to call her but she did not pick up her phone. 5 missed calls were registered. I hung around the Toys 'r' Us there. That place brough back memories of childhood and the times when I used to pester my mum into bringing me to the Toys 'r' Us mega-store next to Parkway Parade. It was so huge that it took up a 2 storey building all by itself. I used to get lost in the endless corridors of toys. Happy moments. So I hung around, looking at the new generation of toys that children are able to get their hands on now. They're so much more advanced than those of yesteryear. Well, I left after about an hour there, hoping that I could find Shelby somewhere in the mall.
I rode down the escalator and was looking around when I spotted her. Talk about conicidence. If I did not go into Toys 'r' Us earlier and look around, I might not have seen her. Pretty cool stuff, this coincidence thing. Anyway, she was with her friend so I tagged along with them till Shelby had to go. I passed her the Best Ever Worship Songs CD just before I left. That was actually the main reason why I wanted to meet her today. I forgot to pass it to her first on Sunday and then later on Wednesday. She's leaving tomorrow and I just wanted to give her something to remember the people here by.
The good-bye was short and brief and without anything special. Too bad I can't go see her off tomorow morning. The only consolation is that there's a chance I'll see her flight as it departs Changi from CNB. Anyway, I just want to wish her all the best in her studies and that she'll be alright until she comes back in July.
Now, to the Alex issue. I really don't want to comment here but I guess this warrants one. I don't believe that by telling the PLHers not to go see Jason off tomorrow is part of the makings of a mentor. I don't see any reason for stopping them from going to send a friend overseas when they don't miss school as the flight is in the evening. Outrageous? Yes, definately. I shan't comment any further.
Good news in camp. The P4 computers have finally arrived. Migration is scheduled for tomorrow. And I've got half-day off too. Looking forward to it.
Good-bye... for now...
I went to work as usual this morning. Had a few details throughout the day but they were quite easy. I actually had fun on the last one, playing with the ground-control unit of the aerial platform and hence the people up there were at my mercy. So I took them for a ride, swinging the gondola here and there, up and down. Heh, as I said, fun.
We were dismissed early that day so I immdieately went to Tampines Mall to meet Shelby. I was supposd to call her but she did not pick up her phone. 5 missed calls were registered. I hung around the Toys 'r' Us there. That place brough back memories of childhood and the times when I used to pester my mum into bringing me to the Toys 'r' Us mega-store next to Parkway Parade. It was so huge that it took up a 2 storey building all by itself. I used to get lost in the endless corridors of toys. Happy moments. So I hung around, looking at the new generation of toys that children are able to get their hands on now. They're so much more advanced than those of yesteryear. Well, I left after about an hour there, hoping that I could find Shelby somewhere in the mall.
I rode down the escalator and was looking around when I spotted her. Talk about conicidence. If I did not go into Toys 'r' Us earlier and look around, I might not have seen her. Pretty cool stuff, this coincidence thing. Anyway, she was with her friend so I tagged along with them till Shelby had to go. I passed her the Best Ever Worship Songs CD just before I left. That was actually the main reason why I wanted to meet her today. I forgot to pass it to her first on Sunday and then later on Wednesday. She's leaving tomorrow and I just wanted to give her something to remember the people here by.
The good-bye was short and brief and without anything special. Too bad I can't go see her off tomorow morning. The only consolation is that there's a chance I'll see her flight as it departs Changi from CNB. Anyway, I just want to wish her all the best in her studies and that she'll be alright until she comes back in July.
Now, to the Alex issue. I really don't want to comment here but I guess this warrants one. I don't believe that by telling the PLHers not to go see Jason off tomorrow is part of the makings of a mentor. I don't see any reason for stopping them from going to send a friend overseas when they don't miss school as the flight is in the evening. Outrageous? Yes, definately. I shan't comment any further.
Good news in camp. The P4 computers have finally arrived. Migration is scheduled for tomorrow. And I've got half-day off too. Looking forward to it.
Good-bye... for now...
Wednesday, February 16, 2005
heh... was on leave today... took it specially so that i could join jase and shelby for farewell lunch...
met jase, shelby, javan, bench and jase's cousin, sam, and friend, zhiwei at cityhall... walked thru citylink mall to get to suntec... we were really early... cos all around us were shops that still had their shutters down and without staff around... bleah... early right? so we hung around in the few shops that were actually open and waited for the buffet place to open... at 1130, it did... kushin-bo, place of japanese buffet... most of the stuff was great though i regretted taking the green tea ice-cream and siew mai... had to get rid of these abominations before they charged us extra for food wastage... so i placed a siew mai in a bowl of soup remants and hid it under a clam shell... i got rid of the last one with the ice-cream... picked up the cold siew mai and 'accidentally' dropped it in the ice-cream in front of me... bleah... cannot eat already... =P... so i took the 'masterpiece' and chucked it into the bin... heh... it was pure genius i must say... =P... haha....
the unagi was super good... had a lot of it just like the rest... we downed at least 1 kg of sashimi, 3 bowls of soup, lots of ebi tempura, 3 plates of teppanyaki a whole lot of sushi and then some... 3 and a half hours after stepping in, we left the place with bloated stomachs and a really satisfied appetite... heh... went to the arcade after that to go kill time... played some new game called ghost squad.. not bad cos they give u a sub-machine gun to go deciminate enemies... and the fire-mode can be contolled too using a switch on the gun just like the real thing... cool sia... how games have evolved since the days of pac-man and space invaders... heh... played some flight sim game that ate my money too... crappy thing had a busted up joystick which sported a busted trigger... i frantically tried to launch missiles but the thing just wouldnt fire... crappy... =P... after that i joined the nmtb guys in attending the total defence photofest exhibition while my company headed to taka... spent a half hour looking around the exhibits and then went off to look for the gang again... got them at kino before going to nakamoto's to check new stock with javan and bench... javan was looking for a sazabi but he couldnt find it cos of the kit's age... we hopped over to model art gallery to look for it but to no avail... so hesettled for some astray gundam instead... heh...
then went to church for cell group thing... go wet and stuff but it was good in general... gaah... i'm tired... gotta work tml... hopefully i can get my friday half-day off... ok... shall end here... nitez~!
will be missing you...
met jase, shelby, javan, bench and jase's cousin, sam, and friend, zhiwei at cityhall... walked thru citylink mall to get to suntec... we were really early... cos all around us were shops that still had their shutters down and without staff around... bleah... early right? so we hung around in the few shops that were actually open and waited for the buffet place to open... at 1130, it did... kushin-bo, place of japanese buffet... most of the stuff was great though i regretted taking the green tea ice-cream and siew mai... had to get rid of these abominations before they charged us extra for food wastage... so i placed a siew mai in a bowl of soup remants and hid it under a clam shell... i got rid of the last one with the ice-cream... picked up the cold siew mai and 'accidentally' dropped it in the ice-cream in front of me... bleah... cannot eat already... =P... so i took the 'masterpiece' and chucked it into the bin... heh... it was pure genius i must say... =P... haha....
the unagi was super good... had a lot of it just like the rest... we downed at least 1 kg of sashimi, 3 bowls of soup, lots of ebi tempura, 3 plates of teppanyaki a whole lot of sushi and then some... 3 and a half hours after stepping in, we left the place with bloated stomachs and a really satisfied appetite... heh... went to the arcade after that to go kill time... played some new game called ghost squad.. not bad cos they give u a sub-machine gun to go deciminate enemies... and the fire-mode can be contolled too using a switch on the gun just like the real thing... cool sia... how games have evolved since the days of pac-man and space invaders... heh... played some flight sim game that ate my money too... crappy thing had a busted up joystick which sported a busted trigger... i frantically tried to launch missiles but the thing just wouldnt fire... crappy... =P... after that i joined the nmtb guys in attending the total defence photofest exhibition while my company headed to taka... spent a half hour looking around the exhibits and then went off to look for the gang again... got them at kino before going to nakamoto's to check new stock with javan and bench... javan was looking for a sazabi but he couldnt find it cos of the kit's age... we hopped over to model art gallery to look for it but to no avail... so hesettled for some astray gundam instead... heh...
then went to church for cell group thing... go wet and stuff but it was good in general... gaah... i'm tired... gotta work tml... hopefully i can get my friday half-day off... ok... shall end here... nitez~!
will be missing you...
Sunday, February 13, 2005
finally some time to blog... been coming home late the past few days... bleah...
friday was at bs and coffee after that... yesterday was at yip's place for cny and yip's b'day...
gaah... why didn't everton hold chelsea to a draw? supid beattie... sent off... bleah... hope man u win tonight...
how iam i going to take leave on wed? boss not in town... maybe ask mr ng... hopefully can so tt i can go lunch with jason and gang...
alright... shall end here...
friday was at bs and coffee after that... yesterday was at yip's place for cny and yip's b'day...
gaah... why didn't everton hold chelsea to a draw? supid beattie... sent off... bleah... hope man u win tonight...
how iam i going to take leave on wed? boss not in town... maybe ask mr ng... hopefully can so tt i can go lunch with jason and gang...
alright... shall end here...
Wednesday, February 09, 2005
frist and foremost, wishing all of u out there a happy and prosperous lunar new year... may the year of the rooster see the accomplishment of all your dreams...
new year's eve:
went to camp in the morning... did some gangway job that was supposed to take 30 mins but i spent 3 hrs there in the end... bleah... at least i got to go sailing... :P ok... so it was just 200m... but better than nothing right? so i left at 1230 and went home... at 3 we packed up the stuff and got to my aunt's place to cook the dinner... dad was cooking so we were looking forward to it... had prawns, wings, shark's fin and a whole host of other dishes that night... good meal... and we did the loh hey thing... yeah...
day one:
went to my mum's 2nd brother's place in the morning... it was in sengkang so we didn't have to travel much... his place is like huge cos it's a 5 room but their bedrooms were puny... still, it's big... bleah... got to meet my cousins again... quite glad to see them... we hardly see each other besides during CNY... sat there for 4 hrs before going to my mum's godfather's place in toa payoh... satyed there watching some chinese movie till 7 when we went to my grandma's for dinner...
my grandma's pretty ok with me going to melbourne to study... so i guess she'll be sponsoring me then... i really hope this can go through...
day 2 tml... hoping for a bumper haul... haha... HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
new year's eve:
went to camp in the morning... did some gangway job that was supposed to take 30 mins but i spent 3 hrs there in the end... bleah... at least i got to go sailing... :P ok... so it was just 200m... but better than nothing right? so i left at 1230 and went home... at 3 we packed up the stuff and got to my aunt's place to cook the dinner... dad was cooking so we were looking forward to it... had prawns, wings, shark's fin and a whole host of other dishes that night... good meal... and we did the loh hey thing... yeah...
day one:
went to my mum's 2nd brother's place in the morning... it was in sengkang so we didn't have to travel much... his place is like huge cos it's a 5 room but their bedrooms were puny... still, it's big... bleah... got to meet my cousins again... quite glad to see them... we hardly see each other besides during CNY... sat there for 4 hrs before going to my mum's godfather's place in toa payoh... satyed there watching some chinese movie till 7 when we went to my grandma's for dinner...
my grandma's pretty ok with me going to melbourne to study... so i guess she'll be sponsoring me then... i really hope this can go through...
day 2 tml... hoping for a bumper haul... haha... HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
Sunday, February 06, 2005
if you have ever taken public transport here in sing, you'd probably see ppl do a host of things to kill time... Some choose to read... Others choose to listen to their music... Then there's tv mobile... What i saw today takes the cake as the most bizzare way to kill time...
after boarding the lrt from my place to go to church, a weird looking guy boards a stop after me... Now, when i mean weird, i refer to his hair: armani, cemented in place using so much gel that it looked plastic... S41 ppl, think mr chu... Anyway, the moment he takes a seat, he whips out a deck of plastic playing cards and juggles the entire box with one hand, flipping it from his palm to the back of his hand and back with deftly flicks of his wrist... Guess he knows his cards like the back of his hand... Then he removes the deck from the box once again with one hand... Like someone out of the unbeatables, he fans the deck out and waves it around like a god of gamblers dance... Well, the dance ended here cos the train pulled into sengkang station and we both got off to transfer to the nel...
innovative ain't it? heh... i did up the above part of the entry while on the train down to church... now that's a way to kill time...
church was alright i guess... played for 9am and attended plh worship... then it was a super boring afternoon.. had macs lunch followed by some pool and then it was off to ps for cartel... treated some of the guys to drinks and snacks there... we couldnt decide what to do so in the end, alll of us just went home... boring huh? bleah...
after boarding the lrt from my place to go to church, a weird looking guy boards a stop after me... Now, when i mean weird, i refer to his hair: armani, cemented in place using so much gel that it looked plastic... S41 ppl, think mr chu... Anyway, the moment he takes a seat, he whips out a deck of plastic playing cards and juggles the entire box with one hand, flipping it from his palm to the back of his hand and back with deftly flicks of his wrist... Guess he knows his cards like the back of his hand... Then he removes the deck from the box once again with one hand... Like someone out of the unbeatables, he fans the deck out and waves it around like a god of gamblers dance... Well, the dance ended here cos the train pulled into sengkang station and we both got off to transfer to the nel...
innovative ain't it? heh... i did up the above part of the entry while on the train down to church... now that's a way to kill time...
church was alright i guess... played for 9am and attended plh worship... then it was a super boring afternoon.. had macs lunch followed by some pool and then it was off to ps for cartel... treated some of the guys to drinks and snacks there... we couldnt decide what to do so in the end, alll of us just went home... boring huh? bleah...
gaaah... com crashed on thursday morning before gg to work... corrupted files or something like that... got the repair-man today and all is well... but my hdd got re-formatted so all is literally lost... baah... photos, mp3s... the works... but never mind... at least my com is up to speed again and ie ain't crapping up...
spent yesterday night in camp cos i had early detail this morning... the safari bed was not bad... but the stupid mossies kept me awake for most of the night... bleah...did the detail and went home... got back at 8, showered and waited for the repairman...
my dad went out to buythe wings for the bbq later that night... 80 pcs... 4 per person... should be enough right? heh... i soon found out... at 430 i left for east coast to meet up with the guys... started the fire at 6... bleah... the BB boys somehow cannot make it... baah... 1st coy, 54th coy, 49th coy... gaah... heh... then we waited for the GOH... blardee hell... what surprise party??? got no surprise at all... baah... hahaa...
food was cooked and people were dunked... heh... needless to say that this was one great day... baah... gotta get to church tml at 730... playing for band... dun think i'm gg for yaf... plh worship... yeah... much better...
can't they make it better for us?
spent yesterday night in camp cos i had early detail this morning... the safari bed was not bad... but the stupid mossies kept me awake for most of the night... bleah...did the detail and went home... got back at 8, showered and waited for the repairman...
my dad went out to buythe wings for the bbq later that night... 80 pcs... 4 per person... should be enough right? heh... i soon found out... at 430 i left for east coast to meet up with the guys... started the fire at 6... bleah... the BB boys somehow cannot make it... baah... 1st coy, 54th coy, 49th coy... gaah... heh... then we waited for the GOH... blardee hell... what surprise party??? got no surprise at all... baah... hahaa...
food was cooked and people were dunked... heh... needless to say that this was one great day... baah... gotta get to church tml at 730... playing for band... dun think i'm gg for yaf... plh worship... yeah... much better...
can't they make it better for us?
Wednesday, February 02, 2005
there's only one word to describe my day at work... slack...
went to collect my licence from kaki bukit in the morning then went to work... stupid 930 bus didnt show up... luckily there was this other guy who was going in also so we both shared a cab in... wasnt that expensive... but hey, every little bit helps =P...
then at camp, my boss was on half-day leave... coupled with the lack of details after lunch, this left the whole afternoon free for the rest... heh... practically slept the whole day off...
arsenal 2 - 4 man utd
i have been waithing for this day for ages... the day when the devils got to highbury to silence the gunners once and for all... it cant get any sweeter than this for fergie and his boys... revenge is just so sweet... i still remember the time after arsenal's first defeat to man u earlier this season... wenger was telling the world that he could set another unbeaten streak again... but guess what? they just cant... bunch of crapsters... and divers... bloody French Diving Unit...
back to work tml... staying-in on friday... hopefully saturday will be better... nitez~!
went to collect my licence from kaki bukit in the morning then went to work... stupid 930 bus didnt show up... luckily there was this other guy who was going in also so we both shared a cab in... wasnt that expensive... but hey, every little bit helps =P...
then at camp, my boss was on half-day leave... coupled with the lack of details after lunch, this left the whole afternoon free for the rest... heh... practically slept the whole day off...
arsenal 2 - 4 man utd
i have been waithing for this day for ages... the day when the devils got to highbury to silence the gunners once and for all... it cant get any sweeter than this for fergie and his boys... revenge is just so sweet... i still remember the time after arsenal's first defeat to man u earlier this season... wenger was telling the world that he could set another unbeaten streak again... but guess what? they just cant... bunch of crapsters... and divers... bloody French Diving Unit...
back to work tml... staying-in on friday... hopefully saturday will be better... nitez~!
Monday, January 31, 2005
today is the first day i went back to changi in like 4 weeks... and guess what they gave me? a half-day off... hah... got let off at 1230 and went straight home... been sleeping ever since... just got up not too long ago... recuperation... that's what i need...
hungry... where's my mum with dinner??? baah...
gaah... pissed at IE... too many ads getting through my ad-blocking software... luckily there's netscape... the first time i viewed the internet was with netscape... that was donley years ago when i was still in p6... did some kind of pilot project with the scouts in my school... to me, it was a high feeling when i touched the macs they had... come on, that was the time when 486 and p1 were the fastest around and games like duke nukem were the best... stupid ie...
argh... sajc fun fair on 19th... dunno whether i wanna go... dunno where to get tickets... dunno anything lar...
i wanna go aus... monash of rmit... hopefully monash... but i've gotta do 1 yr foundation... so that means a total of 5 yrs spent down under... i'll be old by then... gaah... but i don't mind... at least i get to do what i like to do there... hah... melbourne... just dreaming of you...
the blues... that's what all the premiership teams are seeing... they're probably seeing their smoke only but hey... 10 pts clear of the next competition, arsenal, roman abramovic's blue army look unstoppable at the top... but i don't think their 4-title dreams will be achieved... the domestic cups won't be a problem but the champions league will certainly prove to be a challenge for them...
signing off now... hopefully bench did what he was suposed to...
hungry... where's my mum with dinner??? baah...
gaah... pissed at IE... too many ads getting through my ad-blocking software... luckily there's netscape... the first time i viewed the internet was with netscape... that was donley years ago when i was still in p6... did some kind of pilot project with the scouts in my school... to me, it was a high feeling when i touched the macs they had... come on, that was the time when 486 and p1 were the fastest around and games like duke nukem were the best... stupid ie...
argh... sajc fun fair on 19th... dunno whether i wanna go... dunno where to get tickets... dunno anything lar...
i wanna go aus... monash of rmit... hopefully monash... but i've gotta do 1 yr foundation... so that means a total of 5 yrs spent down under... i'll be old by then... gaah... but i don't mind... at least i get to do what i like to do there... hah... melbourne... just dreaming of you...
the blues... that's what all the premiership teams are seeing... they're probably seeing their smoke only but hey... 10 pts clear of the next competition, arsenal, roman abramovic's blue army look unstoppable at the top... but i don't think their 4-title dreams will be achieved... the domestic cups won't be a problem but the champions league will certainly prove to be a challenge for them...
signing off now... hopefully bench did what he was suposed to...
Sunday, January 30, 2005
I Dream - Taufik Batisah
In my mind
I can climb
All the mountains that surround me
My spirits there, where eagles dare to fly
In my heart
There's a spark
That can light the world around me
An open door, where I am sure dreams are
It doesn t matter if I win
Or the colour of my skin
Cause the race is all about
Believing in yourself
Chorus 1:
And I dream
I can run
Like the wind
And be strong
When my heart just wants to give in
I dream
I can be
The hero that's in me
When I dream, I dream
If there's a time
In your life
When the odds are so against you
There's no defeat, if all you keep is pride
First or last
Slow or fast
There s a dignity that makes you
Keep driving on, when worlds have come apart
It doesn't matter rich or poor
Or the things you've done before
Cause the race is all about
Believing in yourself
Chorus 2:
And I dream
I can run
Like the wind
And be strong
When my heart just wants to give in
I dream
I can be
The hero that's in me
When I dream, I dream
I dream
Of a moment
That forever will be golden
When the torch is passed
Only dreams will last
That are shared by everyone
And I dream
I can run
Like the wind
And be strong
When my heart just wants to give in
I dream
I can be
The hero that's in me
When I dream, I dream
placed here due to request by bench...
I can climb
All the mountains that surround me
My spirits there, where eagles dare to fly
In my heart
There's a spark
That can light the world around me
An open door, where I am sure dreams are
It doesn t matter if I win
Or the colour of my skin
Cause the race is all about
Believing in yourself
Chorus 1:
And I dream
I can run
Like the wind
And be strong
When my heart just wants to give in
I dream
I can be
The hero that's in me
When I dream, I dream
If there's a time
In your life
When the odds are so against you
There's no defeat, if all you keep is pride
First or last
Slow or fast
There s a dignity that makes you
Keep driving on, when worlds have come apart
It doesn't matter rich or poor
Or the things you've done before
Cause the race is all about
Believing in yourself
Chorus 2:
And I dream
I can run
Like the wind
And be strong
When my heart just wants to give in
I dream
I can be
The hero that's in me
When I dream, I dream
I dream
Of a moment
That forever will be golden
When the torch is passed
Only dreams will last
That are shared by everyone
And I dream
I can run
Like the wind
And be strong
When my heart just wants to give in
I dream
I can be
The hero that's in me
When I dream, I dream
placed here due to request by bench...
sunday again... so it was back to church as usual... was supposed to go for 9am service but the alarm clock on my phone failed to ring... baah... got up at 8 and got to church at 930... went straight to lighthouse room to find the band practicing for michael's worship... kinda got into the action by playing the bass guitar for the prac... then at 11, i went for YAF...
YAF was super boring today... had some sort of worship thing before having the bible forum... it was more like a talk kinda thing cos only one guy was talking... i thought forums involved people asking questions and a person answers them? the worst thing was that the topic covered was boring... at least that was what it seemed to me... bleah... 2 thumbs down to today's YAF...
somehow i managed to bring myself to join the YAF ppl for lunch... then it was back to church again to help the PLH ppl sort out and compile chords... personally i found it a chore cos of the way it was done... the worship ppl have like until the end of feb to do it but gwen was like rush, rush, rush... dunno what's wrong... then shaun shows up at only 3 and late... bleah... dunno what's gg on...
so at abt then jase, javan, gem and i let to go for claire's b'day party at suntec... at first we were hesitant cos the only ppl there at that time were girls from her school... for 3 guys to go it would be suicide, surrounded by squeal-prone girls... but it turned out to be ok in the end... the 4 of us quiclky whisked ourselves to a corner of the bar at NUSS the guild house in suntec upon our arrival... from our seats, we watched a korean movie called 'my bride' while chomping on chicken wings... initiall we thought the show would be some standard cheesy korean flick but it turned out alright... would't mind watching again some time in the future... by the end of the show, the 3 of had wolfed down almost 100 mid-joints and half a dozen jugs of drinks between us... wah... very filling... we had some games after that and caught the aus open tennis finals between hewitt and safin... baah... hewitt lost... but it was a good fight...
i found 2 girls at the party pretty ok... one was a dancer called valerie cher (pronounced as share)... the other was the tennis girl... kinda forgot her name... at least she wasn't shy to talk to us abt tennis... so not as dao as the rest... heh... the uncools... that was what we were...
left at 7 and took 106 with the rest to dhoby where i got a cab home...
u know, everybody wants us to progress in church... move from PLH to YAF... but i dont see much that would interest me... when tommy talked to me aby YAF before watchnight last year, he told me about the great things there and asked me if i wanted to know more abt the bible's secrets and stuff... from there he introed the bible forum... and from today's one, i'm having doubts if i can learn much from this bunch of ppl... liaoz... they tell me that the programme was catered to ppl in my age group... but i dun see them put much effort in getting us involved... there's no service ministry to help out in unlike PLH where we had the band, resource and stuff... maybe it's just me cos i dun feel comfortable when i'm not involved... bleah... and pls dun get anybody to come talk to me and give me counsilling cos that's not what i want of what i need... i need to serve... i want to serve... and serve i will...
aiyah... screw the no of days left... i cant be bothered to keep track anymore... bleah =P
YAF was super boring today... had some sort of worship thing before having the bible forum... it was more like a talk kinda thing cos only one guy was talking... i thought forums involved people asking questions and a person answers them? the worst thing was that the topic covered was boring... at least that was what it seemed to me... bleah... 2 thumbs down to today's YAF...
somehow i managed to bring myself to join the YAF ppl for lunch... then it was back to church again to help the PLH ppl sort out and compile chords... personally i found it a chore cos of the way it was done... the worship ppl have like until the end of feb to do it but gwen was like rush, rush, rush... dunno what's wrong... then shaun shows up at only 3 and late... bleah... dunno what's gg on...
so at abt then jase, javan, gem and i let to go for claire's b'day party at suntec... at first we were hesitant cos the only ppl there at that time were girls from her school... for 3 guys to go it would be suicide, surrounded by squeal-prone girls... but it turned out to be ok in the end... the 4 of us quiclky whisked ourselves to a corner of the bar at NUSS the guild house in suntec upon our arrival... from our seats, we watched a korean movie called 'my bride' while chomping on chicken wings... initiall we thought the show would be some standard cheesy korean flick but it turned out alright... would't mind watching again some time in the future... by the end of the show, the 3 of had wolfed down almost 100 mid-joints and half a dozen jugs of drinks between us... wah... very filling... we had some games after that and caught the aus open tennis finals between hewitt and safin... baah... hewitt lost... but it was a good fight...
i found 2 girls at the party pretty ok... one was a dancer called valerie cher (pronounced as share)... the other was the tennis girl... kinda forgot her name... at least she wasn't shy to talk to us abt tennis... so not as dao as the rest... heh... the uncools... that was what we were...
left at 7 and took 106 with the rest to dhoby where i got a cab home...
u know, everybody wants us to progress in church... move from PLH to YAF... but i dont see much that would interest me... when tommy talked to me aby YAF before watchnight last year, he told me about the great things there and asked me if i wanted to know more abt the bible's secrets and stuff... from there he introed the bible forum... and from today's one, i'm having doubts if i can learn much from this bunch of ppl... liaoz... they tell me that the programme was catered to ppl in my age group... but i dun see them put much effort in getting us involved... there's no service ministry to help out in unlike PLH where we had the band, resource and stuff... maybe it's just me cos i dun feel comfortable when i'm not involved... bleah... and pls dun get anybody to come talk to me and give me counsilling cos that's not what i want of what i need... i need to serve... i want to serve... and serve i will...
aiyah... screw the no of days left... i cant be bothered to keep track anymore... bleah =P
Saturday, January 29, 2005
Today is the day when I had my first sleep-in in 2 weeks.
Got up at 10 today and stoned till 1+ when i left toe house to go to Nakamoto's to get my new F-16B done up. I stayed there until 5 when Bench finally finished his task in church and joined me. We then headed to PS and Taka for some shopping. It was actually he who was shopping 'cos I didn't bring my shopping cash. He bought a pair of jeans and a shirt. After that, he went to his grandma's place for dinner while I went to Geylang Lor 9 to meet my mum for beef hor fun. Dinner was great and we went home after that. Been blogging since.
Over the past 2 days, I've met a couple of people on the streets which I haven't seen in quite a while. Here's a list:
- Shahin, at Orchard MRT station. JC classmate and soccer buddy.
- Wai Wai, at Orchard MRT station. JC classmate.
- Janetta, at Orchard MRT station. JC friend.
- Gazel, at Orchard MRT station. JC friend.
- Fiona, at Orchard MRT station. JC friend and GP group mate.
- Daryl and family, at Plaza Singapura. Ex-neighbour.
- Zhe Guang, at Plaza Singapura. JC friend.
- Lauren, at Wisma Atria. JC councillor.
Hope to see more tomorrow.
I was actually supposed to go book BBQ pits at East Coast today for my family gathering but that got cancelled. I think we're going for seafood or something next week. I guess I'll leave that to the adults.
20 more days to go. Just do it...
Got up at 10 today and stoned till 1+ when i left toe house to go to Nakamoto's to get my new F-16B done up. I stayed there until 5 when Bench finally finished his task in church and joined me. We then headed to PS and Taka for some shopping. It was actually he who was shopping 'cos I didn't bring my shopping cash. He bought a pair of jeans and a shirt. After that, he went to his grandma's place for dinner while I went to Geylang Lor 9 to meet my mum for beef hor fun. Dinner was great and we went home after that. Been blogging since.
Over the past 2 days, I've met a couple of people on the streets which I haven't seen in quite a while. Here's a list:
- Shahin, at Orchard MRT station. JC classmate and soccer buddy.
- Wai Wai, at Orchard MRT station. JC classmate.
- Janetta, at Orchard MRT station. JC friend.
- Gazel, at Orchard MRT station. JC friend.
- Fiona, at Orchard MRT station. JC friend and GP group mate.
- Daryl and family, at Plaza Singapura. Ex-neighbour.
- Zhe Guang, at Plaza Singapura. JC friend.
- Lauren, at Wisma Atria. JC councillor.
Hope to see more tomorrow.
I was actually supposed to go book BBQ pits at East Coast today for my family gathering but that got cancelled. I think we're going for seafood or something next week. I guess I'll leave that to the adults.
20 more days to go. Just do it...
Back-dated Blogging...
27 January 2005
Today was the day where I was extremely unlucky.
Due to alarm flailure, I got up late and so I had to rush to get myself ready to go to camp in record time. But I don't know what the SAF was thinking when they designed the No. 4(green cammo) uniform. It takes a hell lot of time to get on properly and the boots are hell to lace. It was then when I realised that one of the garters which I use to roll up my pant legs was missing. I must have dumped it somewhere the day before and forgot where I left it. But since I was in a rush, I didn't take the time to go search for the garter. Instead, I used a rubber band in its place.
So I left the house 5 minutes later than usual. But I still missed the usual LRT that I take everyday. That proved to be costly. By missing that one train, I missed the usual 965 from Sengkang and eventually missed 2 171s from Yishun. I was like, damn. So I got to camp at 7.20 which meant that there was no time for the usual breakfast and I had to rush for training.
Then it struck me. During my rush back at home, I forgot to dump in my T-shirt so I ended up doing all the training in my No. 4 which does not have climate control. I'm not saying that the T-shirt has this feature, but the No. 4 traps heat like a sweater. And perspire I did. And I did so for most of the afternoon when the sun was at its hottest.
Feeling all sticky and yucky, I took a cab home from Mandai.
22 more days... and counting...
28 January 2005
Today was the test day.
Reported to Mandai as usual. This time, I managed to get on the right buses at the right times to ensure that I arrived with ample time fro breakfast. Did some warm-up training in the morning before lunch.
Shortly after lunch, the tester came and we all were getting anxious. With a half-day off incentive, all of us were determined to pass. And the test began. One by one the trainees got into the forklift and showed their stuff. I was seventh in the nominal roll so I had to patiently wait my turn. We killed time by talking about luohan and dragon fish rearing. It's pretty interesting to hear about the amounts of money and time people actually put in to rear the fish. So we talked until it was my turn. I finished it in about 16 minutes which is just about average and passed the test.
I left at around 4.30 and sped home in a Mercedes taxi. Once home, I quickly showered and changed, leaving the house at 5.30 to go meet Jason and Andrea at Orchard MRT station. The 3 of us then proceeded down to NYDC Heeren for dinner. Had an excellent Romeo & Juliet baked rice like Jason while Andrea had some kind of baked pasta. The last ime I met Andrea was during my 'A' level prelims 2 years ago. I bumped into her on the overhead bridge at Harbourfront Centre while on my way home from maths consultation. She has been in Australia the whole of last year and returned home for a short visit. Come to think about it, among all my church friends, I've known her the longest. I still remember the times when we were the only 2 kids of the same age in the nursery group. She was the 'dao' one while I was the friendly one. But that was as long time ago. And things have changed. But some things just never change like her looks and her hair but especially her voice and the was she talks. Still the same as before without the hint of an Aussie accent. That's good for her 'cos i can't stand people with bizzare accents.
We went over the the MacDonald's at Centrepoint after dinner for some cheap ice-cream. After a short while, the Pink Orca finally arrived from work in Yio Chu Kang. So the 4 of us sat there enjoying ice-cream and talked about the things that were going on in our lives. Then from out of nowhere, Tommy, Jophia, Ben and Jane popped out and joined us. They had some meeting earlier but we did not expect to see them around. At around 10.40, the whole group of us left. The east-siders, namely Jane, Orca and myself, walked down to Lido to catch a 132 to Jane's place. On the way there, Orca started behaving rather strangly, singing for no reason and talking is some funny Indian accent. Jane and I looked at each other and agreed: Orca was in need of sleep. I have no clue why she pushes herself so hard to work. She starts at 9 in the morning and ends at 8.30 and she does not get a salary because she's working for her aunt. To me, it's pure stupidity but to her, it's something else.
So we tooke the 132 and went to Jane's where they stayed to wait for Orca's mum and I left, taking 62 home. Now I'm exhausted again and I'm still trying to figure out how I'm going to book the barbecue pits for next week. Maybe I'll do it tomorrow. Hope that I can get some one to follow me to East Coast.
21 more days... 3 weeks. is all that's left?
Today was the day where I was extremely unlucky.
Due to alarm flailure, I got up late and so I had to rush to get myself ready to go to camp in record time. But I don't know what the SAF was thinking when they designed the No. 4(green cammo) uniform. It takes a hell lot of time to get on properly and the boots are hell to lace. It was then when I realised that one of the garters which I use to roll up my pant legs was missing. I must have dumped it somewhere the day before and forgot where I left it. But since I was in a rush, I didn't take the time to go search for the garter. Instead, I used a rubber band in its place.
So I left the house 5 minutes later than usual. But I still missed the usual LRT that I take everyday. That proved to be costly. By missing that one train, I missed the usual 965 from Sengkang and eventually missed 2 171s from Yishun. I was like, damn. So I got to camp at 7.20 which meant that there was no time for the usual breakfast and I had to rush for training.
Then it struck me. During my rush back at home, I forgot to dump in my T-shirt so I ended up doing all the training in my No. 4 which does not have climate control. I'm not saying that the T-shirt has this feature, but the No. 4 traps heat like a sweater. And perspire I did. And I did so for most of the afternoon when the sun was at its hottest.
Feeling all sticky and yucky, I took a cab home from Mandai.
22 more days... and counting...
28 January 2005
Today was the test day.
Reported to Mandai as usual. This time, I managed to get on the right buses at the right times to ensure that I arrived with ample time fro breakfast. Did some warm-up training in the morning before lunch.
Shortly after lunch, the tester came and we all were getting anxious. With a half-day off incentive, all of us were determined to pass. And the test began. One by one the trainees got into the forklift and showed their stuff. I was seventh in the nominal roll so I had to patiently wait my turn. We killed time by talking about luohan and dragon fish rearing. It's pretty interesting to hear about the amounts of money and time people actually put in to rear the fish. So we talked until it was my turn. I finished it in about 16 minutes which is just about average and passed the test.
I left at around 4.30 and sped home in a Mercedes taxi. Once home, I quickly showered and changed, leaving the house at 5.30 to go meet Jason and Andrea at Orchard MRT station. The 3 of us then proceeded down to NYDC Heeren for dinner. Had an excellent Romeo & Juliet baked rice like Jason while Andrea had some kind of baked pasta. The last ime I met Andrea was during my 'A' level prelims 2 years ago. I bumped into her on the overhead bridge at Harbourfront Centre while on my way home from maths consultation. She has been in Australia the whole of last year and returned home for a short visit. Come to think about it, among all my church friends, I've known her the longest. I still remember the times when we were the only 2 kids of the same age in the nursery group. She was the 'dao' one while I was the friendly one. But that was as long time ago. And things have changed. But some things just never change like her looks and her hair but especially her voice and the was she talks. Still the same as before without the hint of an Aussie accent. That's good for her 'cos i can't stand people with bizzare accents.
We went over the the MacDonald's at Centrepoint after dinner for some cheap ice-cream. After a short while, the Pink Orca finally arrived from work in Yio Chu Kang. So the 4 of us sat there enjoying ice-cream and talked about the things that were going on in our lives. Then from out of nowhere, Tommy, Jophia, Ben and Jane popped out and joined us. They had some meeting earlier but we did not expect to see them around. At around 10.40, the whole group of us left. The east-siders, namely Jane, Orca and myself, walked down to Lido to catch a 132 to Jane's place. On the way there, Orca started behaving rather strangly, singing for no reason and talking is some funny Indian accent. Jane and I looked at each other and agreed: Orca was in need of sleep. I have no clue why she pushes herself so hard to work. She starts at 9 in the morning and ends at 8.30 and she does not get a salary because she's working for her aunt. To me, it's pure stupidity but to her, it's something else.
So we tooke the 132 and went to Jane's where they stayed to wait for Orca's mum and I left, taking 62 home. Now I'm exhausted again and I'm still trying to figure out how I'm going to book the barbecue pits for next week. Maybe I'll do it tomorrow. Hope that I can get some one to follow me to East Coast.
21 more days... 3 weeks. is all that's left?
Wednesday, January 26, 2005
Why women are evil...
since women take up time and money, therefore:
woman = money x time
and since time = money
woman = (money)²
and since money is the root of all evil => evil = √(money)²
therefore,
woman = evil
Note: This is not my work... I apologise for any in accuracies... but it was fun...
woman = money x time
and since time = money
woman = (money)²
and since money is the root of all evil => evil = √(money)²
therefore,
woman = evil
Note: This is not my work... I apologise for any in accuracies... but it was fun...
my internet explorer is getting screwy... pop-ups keep popping up even with the pop-up blocker on and its super slow... it lags while loading a page and eats a lot of memory... damn it lar... so now i'm switching to netscape till i can find a cure for this problem... bleah...
i need sleep... deprived... rest is for the weary... but who actually gives a damn... i'm weary and that's the bottom line...
arghhh...
23 more days... just wanna see you more...
i need sleep... deprived... rest is for the weary... but who actually gives a damn... i'm weary and that's the bottom line...
arghhh...
23 more days... just wanna see you more...
Monday, January 24, 2005
back-to-back courses... wah... havent gone back to office since the 3rd of this month... kinda missing the place aloready... BUT i don't miss the dogs... buggers all...
the forklift is super difficult to operate cos it works like a car driving in reverse... bleah... dunno how to pass the test on friday... well, at least i dun have to see the 2 dogs till next monday... bleah...
arghh... still tired... bleah....
25 more days... watch this space...
the forklift is super difficult to operate cos it works like a car driving in reverse... bleah... dunno how to pass the test on friday... well, at least i dun have to see the 2 dogs till next monday... bleah...
arghh... still tired... bleah....
25 more days... watch this space...
Sunday, January 23, 2005
another tiring day... this makes it the third in a row of tiring days...
went to church as per a usual sunday... service at 9 followed by yaf at 11... finished at 12 and had coffee with tommy, jophia and ben s at macs... then it was back to church to hook up with the other guys who were at a worship meet thing... finally left for np at 3...
got to np at ard 4+ and started right away... heh... played guard and tipped away many rebounds... kowz... cannot catch lar... how to catch wif one hand? :P... so with the sun beating down on us, we just played our hearts out till we gave up at abt 630... bleah... exhausted... in pain... help... luckily i had a lift from u justin... would've missed my stop if i had took public transport cos of tiredness...
super shiok weekend...
gaah... forgot to call chau today... sheesh... baah...
26 more days... just keep counting...
went to church as per a usual sunday... service at 9 followed by yaf at 11... finished at 12 and had coffee with tommy, jophia and ben s at macs... then it was back to church to hook up with the other guys who were at a worship meet thing... finally left for np at 3...
got to np at ard 4+ and started right away... heh... played guard and tipped away many rebounds... kowz... cannot catch lar... how to catch wif one hand? :P... so with the sun beating down on us, we just played our hearts out till we gave up at abt 630... bleah... exhausted... in pain... help... luckily i had a lift from u justin... would've missed my stop if i had took public transport cos of tiredness...
super shiok weekend...
gaah... forgot to call chau today... sheesh... baah...
26 more days... just keep counting...
Saturday, January 22, 2005
updated with 3 more pics...
tiring... that basically sums up all of today's activities...
went to NP open hse at 10 in the morning... bench, his friend and i jalan-jalan-ed in the campus picking up freebies and good deals... heh... i kinda faked a lecturer and told him that i was testing pre-u for 1st 3 mths and was thinking of gg to NP in the future... well, at least it shows that i ain't that old...
we hung around until zara ended her flyer-distribution shift and then went off to meet jason and javan at queensway for some shopping thing... spent the time walking the corridor of queensway shopping centre looking at clothes, bags and caps... in the end only zara and jason bought stuff... after that we headed to anchorpoint KFC for lunch... jason soon split from the rest of us, having "important business" to attend to... walked around the place till 330 before the rest split too...
at that point, i didnt feel like going home yet so i called the pink one and found out that she was in town... so i went to meet her at ck tangs... the tiger cup presentation ceremony at taka was on at that time so we strolled over there to check out what was going on... after some cool performances and songs by the in-house band, the players arrived... there was cheering but not as good as the kallang roar on sunday... but anyway, the PM received the trophy from skipper Aide Iskandar following a couple more performances and a speech by prof ho...
then the 2 of us had some drinks in the food court at taka before going to the singtel shop opposite mandarin... at first she wanted the N6170 but after seeing the mitsubishi phone-camera, she fell in love with it almost instantly... well, who wouldn't? 200k+ colour interior and exterior LCD, 2 megapix camera, cool layout... what's there more to ask?
she had to go to tampines for dinner at her grandma's so we took the MRT there... she was already very late for the dinner but still wanted to go check out more phones in TM and CS... basket... women and punctuality kinda don't mix huh? she finally went off at abt 730... that's 1 1/2 hr later than the time she was supposed to at her grandma's... bleah...
what a day... exhausted again...then, there's bball tml... how will i survive?
27 more days... let's get it right this time...
Friday, January 21, 2005
tired... thirsty... tanned(sort of lar)... that was today...
woke at 6+ and went to meet chau, zif, khail, dingo, tiger, kim seng and jon david(roy keane) in school for soccer... never played at the home ground since j2... heh... the place surely does bring back memories... at 915 the bell rang and we were all going, "eh... time for moral ed with kang..." then at 1000, "better go for econs lecture... mr chu hates late-comers..." heh... we even remembered the time-table... started playing at 930 and left at 1045 even though they were still playing...
reached harbourfront at 1110 and met up with the plh ppl... then, it was off to singapore's island resort, sentosa... jase, germ and jon rode their bikes while tommy, john, dan, jane, pink orca, ryan, bench, princess, david and i took the sentosa shuttle from the terminal... the bus was packed with beach-goers heading to siloso, palawan and tanjong beaches to enjoy the rays during the hari raya holiday... we went to tanjong beach even though it's far but it wasn't as crowded as the other beaches...
started with worship session followed by bs for the yaffers.. IMHO, this completely killed off the beach-going mood for most of us... thankfully tommy let those who didn't want the bs to go off and do their stuff... don't ask me why... but i'm thankful... we brought a basket-ball there but no soccer ball... bleah... wanted to play beach soccer... so we settled for captain's ball... but after a morning of soccer in school, i kinda died out early... if you play the CM/FM series of football manager games, i was severely LMP... at game's end, tommy and the pink orca left and the rest went to cool off in the water... wth? some ppl actually came without preparing for a beach outing eg. not bringing towel and extra change... bleah... waded around till dinner time when we all got back off the island to harbourfront centre for macs...
harbourfront centre... a place that brings back memories too... had to pass through it when i was going to school in the past and visited it when the class had "outings" and stuff... i still remember it 2 yrs ago but now much has changed... the new extention is open and busy with customers... the taxi stand shifted to the front from the side... haiz... the days of yesteryear... will be remembering them...
i should be going out with the guys again tomorrow... NP open house first then shopping... wonder how it'll go...
28 more days to go... just keep counting and hoping...
445 days to ORD... just keep waiting... the free-world is calling...
woke at 6+ and went to meet chau, zif, khail, dingo, tiger, kim seng and jon david(roy keane) in school for soccer... never played at the home ground since j2... heh... the place surely does bring back memories... at 915 the bell rang and we were all going, "eh... time for moral ed with kang..." then at 1000, "better go for econs lecture... mr chu hates late-comers..." heh... we even remembered the time-table... started playing at 930 and left at 1045 even though they were still playing...
reached harbourfront at 1110 and met up with the plh ppl... then, it was off to singapore's island resort, sentosa... jase, germ and jon rode their bikes while tommy, john, dan, jane, pink orca, ryan, bench, princess, david and i took the sentosa shuttle from the terminal... the bus was packed with beach-goers heading to siloso, palawan and tanjong beaches to enjoy the rays during the hari raya holiday... we went to tanjong beach even though it's far but it wasn't as crowded as the other beaches...
started with worship session followed by bs for the yaffers.. IMHO, this completely killed off the beach-going mood for most of us... thankfully tommy let those who didn't want the bs to go off and do their stuff... don't ask me why... but i'm thankful... we brought a basket-ball there but no soccer ball... bleah... wanted to play beach soccer... so we settled for captain's ball... but after a morning of soccer in school, i kinda died out early... if you play the CM/FM series of football manager games, i was severely LMP... at game's end, tommy and the pink orca left and the rest went to cool off in the water... wth? some ppl actually came without preparing for a beach outing eg. not bringing towel and extra change... bleah... waded around till dinner time when we all got back off the island to harbourfront centre for macs...
harbourfront centre... a place that brings back memories too... had to pass through it when i was going to school in the past and visited it when the class had "outings" and stuff... i still remember it 2 yrs ago but now much has changed... the new extention is open and busy with customers... the taxi stand shifted to the front from the side... haiz... the days of yesteryear... will be remembering them...
i should be going out with the guys again tomorrow... NP open house first then shopping... wonder how it'll go...
28 more days to go... just keep counting and hoping...
445 days to ORD... just keep waiting... the free-world is calling...
Thursday, January 20, 2005
Sunday, January 16, 2005
it's been one hell of a day... first to church in the morning... then spending the afternoon shopping for packet drinks and playing cards... but it was all good time spent... preparation for the tiger cup final in the evening...
so there we went, jason, bench, david and myself, to the singapore national stadium to catch the big match... reached at around 4+ but had to wait for the gates to open at around 5... after getting in, we hunted for the best seats we could find... managed to get the 1st row seats near the corner flag in the east gallery... from there, we were one of the closests to the action.... from then till the kick-off, we were busy "chope-ing" seats for the rest of the people coming... it was just so easy... just leave a bag of rubbish at the target seat and people will keep away from it... heh... a little dirt and people just flee... haha.... played cards too... luckily the police didn't bother us...
an hour from kick off, the singapore team arrived at the stadium to the cheers of the home fans... the indonesian team on the other hand, had the loudest 'boos' i've ever heard thrown at them from the 55,000-strong crowd... i could just see some of the indo players looking into the crowd to try to spot the one who was taunting them... but to no avail... the palyers returned to the dressing rooms shortly after...
at 720, the players once again took to the pitch... this time in their national coulors for the singing of the anthems and the kick-off... so at 735, the saudi arabian referee blew the whistle to start the match... from then until the break, this was all i heard... ... "AGU!!! GET THE BALL, AGU!!!..." "INDRA, SHOOT!!!! GOOOAALLLLL!!!!!" "OLE, OLE, OLE, OLE... OLE, OLE!!!" "WAH LAO!!! YOU CALL THAT FAIR PLAY???!!!" "BASKET. STOP ACTING LAR!!! GET UP YOU SISSY!!!" "YELLOW CARD? YEAH... YOU DESERVE IT MAN!!!" "REF!!! PENALTY!!! YEAH!!!!" "GO, AGU, GO!!!! GOOOOAAAAAALLLL!!!" "HALF-TIME!!!" ...
2 - 0... that was the score at half-time... one scorcher from indra shadan in the 5th minute and a penalty goal from Agu Casmir near the break... 15 mins later, the action started again...
"DICKY!!! TURN HIM INSIDE OUT!!! CROSS!!! GOOD TRY...." "EH... BENNETT CLEAR THE BALL!!!!" "WAH LAO!!! REFEREE KAYU!!!!" "WHAT THE HELL!!?? DIVING LAR!!! CARD HIM!!!" "INDO SCORED??? OEI..." "OEI, (SUBRA)MANI!!! YOU GOT MANI BACK GUARANTEE???!!!" "ALAMAK REF!!! YOU KAYU!!!" "REFEREE KAYU!!! REFEREE KAYU!!!" "THAT'S THE WAY, LIONEL!!!" "WOO-HOO!!! WE WIN!!!!"
and that was it... after almost 8 yellow cards and a red card, numerous shots-on-goal, a kayu referee and countless cheers and jeers, singapore had won... 2 - 1, 5 - 2 on aggregate.... after 7 years, the Tiger Cup was back with Singapore... along with the US$100,000 cash... lionel lewis took home the MVP trophy and deservingly so... he was superb throughout the whole tournament... during the prize persentation, the indo fans started evacuating the stadium to the song from the singapore fans: "NA-NA-NA-NA... NA-NA-NA-NA... HEY-HEY-EY... GOOD-BYE!!!" heh... i guess they deserve it... so much for the "Welcome to hell" banner they gave the lions at the Senayan stadium in Jakarta...
ah... the place brings back many memories... Kallang Wave... Kallang Roar... fooh... for once, united, pool, blues and gunners supporters all gathered to support a common team... and i guess the lions really appreciated it...
so there we went, jason, bench, david and myself, to the singapore national stadium to catch the big match... reached at around 4+ but had to wait for the gates to open at around 5... after getting in, we hunted for the best seats we could find... managed to get the 1st row seats near the corner flag in the east gallery... from there, we were one of the closests to the action.... from then till the kick-off, we were busy "chope-ing" seats for the rest of the people coming... it was just so easy... just leave a bag of rubbish at the target seat and people will keep away from it... heh... a little dirt and people just flee... haha.... played cards too... luckily the police didn't bother us...
an hour from kick off, the singapore team arrived at the stadium to the cheers of the home fans... the indonesian team on the other hand, had the loudest 'boos' i've ever heard thrown at them from the 55,000-strong crowd... i could just see some of the indo players looking into the crowd to try to spot the one who was taunting them... but to no avail... the palyers returned to the dressing rooms shortly after...
at 720, the players once again took to the pitch... this time in their national coulors for the singing of the anthems and the kick-off... so at 735, the saudi arabian referee blew the whistle to start the match... from then until the break, this was all i heard... ... "AGU!!! GET THE BALL, AGU!!!..." "INDRA, SHOOT!!!! GOOOAALLLLL!!!!!" "OLE, OLE, OLE, OLE... OLE, OLE!!!" "WAH LAO!!! YOU CALL THAT FAIR PLAY???!!!" "BASKET. STOP ACTING LAR!!! GET UP YOU SISSY!!!" "YELLOW CARD? YEAH... YOU DESERVE IT MAN!!!" "REF!!! PENALTY!!! YEAH!!!!" "GO, AGU, GO!!!! GOOOOAAAAAALLLL!!!" "HALF-TIME!!!" ...
2 - 0... that was the score at half-time... one scorcher from indra shadan in the 5th minute and a penalty goal from Agu Casmir near the break... 15 mins later, the action started again...
"DICKY!!! TURN HIM INSIDE OUT!!! CROSS!!! GOOD TRY...." "EH... BENNETT CLEAR THE BALL!!!!" "WAH LAO!!! REFEREE KAYU!!!!" "WHAT THE HELL!!?? DIVING LAR!!! CARD HIM!!!" "INDO SCORED??? OEI..." "OEI, (SUBRA)MANI!!! YOU GOT MANI BACK GUARANTEE???!!!" "ALAMAK REF!!! YOU KAYU!!!" "REFEREE KAYU!!! REFEREE KAYU!!!" "THAT'S THE WAY, LIONEL!!!" "WOO-HOO!!! WE WIN!!!!"
and that was it... after almost 8 yellow cards and a red card, numerous shots-on-goal, a kayu referee and countless cheers and jeers, singapore had won... 2 - 1, 5 - 2 on aggregate.... after 7 years, the Tiger Cup was back with Singapore... along with the US$100,000 cash... lionel lewis took home the MVP trophy and deservingly so... he was superb throughout the whole tournament... during the prize persentation, the indo fans started evacuating the stadium to the song from the singapore fans: "NA-NA-NA-NA... NA-NA-NA-NA... HEY-HEY-EY... GOOD-BYE!!!" heh... i guess they deserve it... so much for the "Welcome to hell" banner they gave the lions at the Senayan stadium in Jakarta...
ah... the place brings back many memories... Kallang Wave... Kallang Roar... fooh... for once, united, pool, blues and gunners supporters all gathered to support a common team... and i guess the lions really appreciated it...
Wednesday, January 05, 2005
Fockerised...
updating now... on course from 830 to 230 today... came home first to change then went out at 5 again... met andrew and shelby at ps for 'meet the fockers'...
finally, after 2 recalls, i watched the show... it was pretty farnie... heh... i'll probably take away a couple of jokes from there... ASS-HOLEEEEE!!! ahha... cool show... no wonder it's still up there on the the charts....
tired...
I'm missing you...
finally, after 2 recalls, i watched the show... it was pretty farnie... heh... i'll probably take away a couple of jokes from there... ASS-HOLEEEEE!!! ahha... cool show... no wonder it's still up there on the the charts....
tired...
I'm missing you...
Monday, January 03, 2005
this has been one of the worst weekends ever...
friday (new year's eve):
went to yishun safra for unit anniversary... played CS for my department and won... there was a lunch after that... then it hit... received a call from the dog telling me and 2 other ppl to return to camp for emergency loading of an LST which was rumoured to be heading for a disaster area... reported back to camp as instructed and carried out the op... was supposed to catch meet the fockers with jase and the gang... but that never happened... what was supposed to be a half day turned out to be a shitty full day with a siong detail... and i dont know if i'll get my half-day off...
saturday (new year's day):
was with church ppl the whole day during the worship retreat... not bad at all... spent the whole afternoon running all over orchard in the amazing (g)race... bad part was the 24-hr recall possibility stuck in my head...
sunday (yesterday):
in church for service and yaf... set lunch was fun but i really couldnt stomach my "bachang" popiah... haiz... played pool and went to pick up my f-15 from nakamoto's...
monday (today):
was on my day off... then tai wee called... RECALL!!! i was like," wtf???" but no choice... gotta go anyway... reached camp just in time for lunch... moved off to load rss persistence at 1230 cos it was going to india(rumoured)... loaded 30 oil drums and rhibs... the forklift team loaded food items and other stores into the ship... worst thing was that i was supposed to watch meet the fockers AGAIN today... instead, i spent my weekend off in camp doing loading... bleah...
BUT.... luckily i'm going off for crane course tomorrow so i dont need to stay in tonight in camp... haha... and no dog for 2 weeks... i hope... stupid boss wants me to call him when i reach the course location and when i leave... bleaddy hell...
ok... i gotta go get some sleep... nitez~!
friday (new year's eve):
went to yishun safra for unit anniversary... played CS for my department and won... there was a lunch after that... then it hit... received a call from the dog telling me and 2 other ppl to return to camp for emergency loading of an LST which was rumoured to be heading for a disaster area... reported back to camp as instructed and carried out the op... was supposed to catch meet the fockers with jase and the gang... but that never happened... what was supposed to be a half day turned out to be a shitty full day with a siong detail... and i dont know if i'll get my half-day off...
saturday (new year's day):
was with church ppl the whole day during the worship retreat... not bad at all... spent the whole afternoon running all over orchard in the amazing (g)race... bad part was the 24-hr recall possibility stuck in my head...
sunday (yesterday):
in church for service and yaf... set lunch was fun but i really couldnt stomach my "bachang" popiah... haiz... played pool and went to pick up my f-15 from nakamoto's...
monday (today):
was on my day off... then tai wee called... RECALL!!! i was like," wtf???" but no choice... gotta go anyway... reached camp just in time for lunch... moved off to load rss persistence at 1230 cos it was going to india(rumoured)... loaded 30 oil drums and rhibs... the forklift team loaded food items and other stores into the ship... worst thing was that i was supposed to watch meet the fockers AGAIN today... instead, i spent my weekend off in camp doing loading... bleah...
BUT.... luckily i'm going off for crane course tomorrow so i dont need to stay in tonight in camp... haha... and no dog for 2 weeks... i hope... stupid boss wants me to call him when i reach the course location and when i leave... bleaddy hell...
ok... i gotta go get some sleep... nitez~!
Saturday, January 01, 2005
haiz.... 2 parties at candice's 2 weeks in a row... first for xmas then for new year/worship retreat... heh... tiring week... sheesh... recalled back to camp on new year's eve... worked till 530 before going for watchnight... tired...
i just wanna jio u but i dun have the guts to... damn... i'm just afraid of the consequences if i do so... so how can we take our friendship to the next level? i really don't know... i'm just so scared to do anything... i regreted losing a few friends this way... so how can i put my message across without damage? how can i?
i just wanna jio u but i dun have the guts to... damn... i'm just afraid of the consequences if i do so... so how can we take our friendship to the next level? i really don't know... i'm just so scared to do anything... i regreted losing a few friends this way... so how can i put my message across without damage? how can i?
Sunday, December 26, 2004
Merry Christmas to One and All...
alright... christmas once again... so today started for me at 730 when i finally woke up after 3 alarm clock snoozes... i was planning to leave the house at 8 but i kinda got stuck to my computer after a while... it wasn't until 845 that i realised that i was gonna be pretty late... so off it was to church in a cab... cost me 10 bucks in the end cos of the holiday surcharge...
i arrived 15 mins past 9 and was whisked to the mph cos the sanctuary was full... the service was beamed "live" to the projector in the mph... overall it was not bad... but some parts were in need of touching up... service ended early at abt 10... so we all headed to the fellowship hall where we had christmas "snacks" and giving of presents among friends... so while we were stuck with nothing to do, a bunch of us went over to the wan ton mee place and sat there for drinks... spent an hour there while waiting for the 2nd service to finish... at 12, the group from the 2nd service hooked up with us and it was time to go LAN...
played CS at first but people kept complaining... so we switched to vietnam... but still people were complaining... MOHAA was the final option... we played a few rounds of omaha beach and then it was time to go... the rest went home while i stayed at parklane to do up my model... finished applying all the major decals so i guess it'll be finished by next week at the latest... then i can start on jason's gundam...
i pulled out of the place at 630 and took the NEL home to change due to a "lunch-time mishap"... then it was off again... but this time it was to candice's for christmas with cell... so many of the plhers were there and boy was it some party... hahah... sang carols and played this new game called "would you rather"...
followed u justin home and now it's getting really late... gotta go church tml again... so good night and have a Blessed Christmas... Joy to the World!
i arrived 15 mins past 9 and was whisked to the mph cos the sanctuary was full... the service was beamed "live" to the projector in the mph... overall it was not bad... but some parts were in need of touching up... service ended early at abt 10... so we all headed to the fellowship hall where we had christmas "snacks" and giving of presents among friends... so while we were stuck with nothing to do, a bunch of us went over to the wan ton mee place and sat there for drinks... spent an hour there while waiting for the 2nd service to finish... at 12, the group from the 2nd service hooked up with us and it was time to go LAN...
played CS at first but people kept complaining... so we switched to vietnam... but still people were complaining... MOHAA was the final option... we played a few rounds of omaha beach and then it was time to go... the rest went home while i stayed at parklane to do up my model... finished applying all the major decals so i guess it'll be finished by next week at the latest... then i can start on jason's gundam...
i pulled out of the place at 630 and took the NEL home to change due to a "lunch-time mishap"... then it was off again... but this time it was to candice's for christmas with cell... so many of the plhers were there and boy was it some party... hahah... sang carols and played this new game called "would you rather"...
followed u justin home and now it's getting really late... gotta go church tml again... so good night and have a Blessed Christmas... Joy to the World!
Sunday, December 19, 2004
weekend was a blast... yesterday it was off to church in da morning to crash band prac... heh... had a good time fiddling with julian's fender strat... haha... luckily i didn't spoil it cos i dun have the cash to get a replacement... haha...
after that it was off to lunch with the toh-sters and julian at the mee goreng place at parklane... that was followed by a 15 min walk to suntec to look for my dream model... the su-27 flanker-b from academy... wah... finally got it... quite ex tho... but it's worth it... so then i lugged the huge box to nakamoto's and continued working on my eagle... touched up on the exhausts and did the burn effect thing... looks cool now with the bluish-silver engine housing... fooh... sprayed the missiles till 11 when i went home...
today was like any other sunday... woke up in the morning to go to church... reached there at nearly 10 cos i couldn't get a cab for 30 mins... worship was a blast... the way shelby did it was just awesome... heh... the enter in song was superb... must get it on mp3... tt's if i can find it... :P ... the christmas story thing was ingenious... heh... i loved the delivery... haha...
we then had a sharing by the myanmar trip ppl... looking at the photos, it was clear that the people there are living in conditions much worse than anyone can imagine... the water they bathe in and drink from is all stagnant water that is filled with green algae and duck weed... but the people aren't complaining... in fact they happily welcomed the team with open arms... from the testimonials, we found out that joy was everywhere in the faces and lives of the people they visited... just imagine that... heh... a little water shortage here would cause the most of us to go start writing complaints to the PUB or something... but there, they learn to live with their conditions and even have the time and joy to worship 100%... now that's incredible...
finally, a new leafership has arisen in the resource team so now ben and i can finally go in peace... heh... hunky body and bench will head the next generation of soundmen and women and clickers into the future... and hopefully they will become so professional that they can take over the manning of the sound system during service and maybe for musicals... it's all up to u guys now... haha...
after church it was lunch with the entire gang at paradiz... from there, the people left one by one... so in the end several of us were left... LAN time! havent played in a long time but i guess my cs skills are still there... heh...got out at 4 to go back to nakamoto's...
did up the rest of the missiles there and sprayd the marking lines on the amraams... the masking took the most time(spent almost 2 hrs masking and 2 mins painting)... kowz... "it's only plastic", someone mused... heh... kowz...
at 745, i went for dinner and then proceeded to church(again) for the coffee-house friendship thing... liaoz... was expecting a couple of PLH ppl to be there but 2 of them pang seh-ed... liaoz... nearly wanted to leave but candice came and so i stayed... heh... believers did a good job singing and the waiters did a good job of waitering... haha... poor shawn and andrew... made them run up and down so many times :P... haha... had teh tarik and the prata place soon after and then took the NEL home...
now, let me talk about a certain subject that has been brought up soooo many times before... it's called PDA... not Personal Digital Assistant(i.e Palm, HP Journada etc...) but rather Public Display of Affection... while on he train, a couple so happened to sit directly in front of me... they were young and ... well, young... so the ride starts ok... then the guy leans on the girl's shoulder... then leans further and further till his nose was almost athe the girl's mammaries... after a while of whispering, the pair started kissing... not the usual mouth-to-mouth, sustained application of suction on each other but rather the exchange of tongues in each other's mouth... it was so darned obvious cos they did not bother to conceal it... it was like sloppy licking and tasting of each other's tasted organ done right in front of dozens of commuters and without shame... gosh... i was stunned... i mean like, if u wanna do it, go do it in some remote part of singapore... home would be appropriate but if that ain't pssible, go do it in some dark corner where u can't be seen lar... sheesh... for me, the beach on a nice quiet night would be ideal... no interruptions, (hopefully) no prying eyes and best of all, the privacy...
something so personal, so private like a display of one's feelings for another should be kept that way, personal and private... if it were me, i'd feel really awkward doing it before so many pairs of eyes... haiz... kids nowadays...
ok.... i'm organising a movie outing tomorrow for all PLHers... Ocean's 12 at plaza sing tml at 715... please meet earlier cos the show starts at 715... dun really want to miss the first part yeah? ok... so those going please msg me to confirm latest by 3 tomorrow.... so far i've got 12 confirmations... ok.. see ya then...
100 Years - Five for Fighting
I'm 15 for a moment
Caught in between 10 and 20
And I'm just dreaming
Counting the ways to where you are
I'm 22 for a moment
She feels better than ever
And we're on fire
Making our way back from Mars
15 there's still time for you
Time to buy and time to lose
15, there's never a wish better than this
When you only got 100 years to live
I'm 33 for a moment
Still the man, but you see I'm a they
A kid on the way
A family on my mind
I'm 45 for a moment
The sea is high
And I'm heading into a crisis
Chasing the years of my life
15 there's still time for you
Time to buy,
Time to lose yourself
Within a morning star
15 I'm all right with you
15, there's never a wish better than this
When you only got 100 years to live
Half time goes by
Suddenly you’re wise
Another blink of an eye
67 is gone
The sun is getting high
We're moving on...
I'm 99 for a moment
Dying for just another moment
And I'm just dreaming
Counting the ways to where you are
15 there's still time for you
22 I feel her too
33 you’re on your way
Every day's a new day...
15 there's still time for you
Time to buy and time to choose
Hey 15, there's never a wish better than this
When you only got 100 years to live
after that it was off to lunch with the toh-sters and julian at the mee goreng place at parklane... that was followed by a 15 min walk to suntec to look for my dream model... the su-27 flanker-b from academy... wah... finally got it... quite ex tho... but it's worth it... so then i lugged the huge box to nakamoto's and continued working on my eagle... touched up on the exhausts and did the burn effect thing... looks cool now with the bluish-silver engine housing... fooh... sprayed the missiles till 11 when i went home...
today was like any other sunday... woke up in the morning to go to church... reached there at nearly 10 cos i couldn't get a cab for 30 mins... worship was a blast... the way shelby did it was just awesome... heh... the enter in song was superb... must get it on mp3... tt's if i can find it... :P ... the christmas story thing was ingenious... heh... i loved the delivery... haha...
we then had a sharing by the myanmar trip ppl... looking at the photos, it was clear that the people there are living in conditions much worse than anyone can imagine... the water they bathe in and drink from is all stagnant water that is filled with green algae and duck weed... but the people aren't complaining... in fact they happily welcomed the team with open arms... from the testimonials, we found out that joy was everywhere in the faces and lives of the people they visited... just imagine that... heh... a little water shortage here would cause the most of us to go start writing complaints to the PUB or something... but there, they learn to live with their conditions and even have the time and joy to worship 100%... now that's incredible...
finally, a new leafership has arisen in the resource team so now ben and i can finally go in peace... heh... hunky body and bench will head the next generation of soundmen and women and clickers into the future... and hopefully they will become so professional that they can take over the manning of the sound system during service and maybe for musicals... it's all up to u guys now... haha...
after church it was lunch with the entire gang at paradiz... from there, the people left one by one... so in the end several of us were left... LAN time! havent played in a long time but i guess my cs skills are still there... heh...got out at 4 to go back to nakamoto's...
did up the rest of the missiles there and sprayd the marking lines on the amraams... the masking took the most time(spent almost 2 hrs masking and 2 mins painting)... kowz... "it's only plastic", someone mused... heh... kowz...
at 745, i went for dinner and then proceeded to church(again) for the coffee-house friendship thing... liaoz... was expecting a couple of PLH ppl to be there but 2 of them pang seh-ed... liaoz... nearly wanted to leave but candice came and so i stayed... heh... believers did a good job singing and the waiters did a good job of waitering... haha... poor shawn and andrew... made them run up and down so many times :P... haha... had teh tarik and the prata place soon after and then took the NEL home...
now, let me talk about a certain subject that has been brought up soooo many times before... it's called PDA... not Personal Digital Assistant(i.e Palm, HP Journada etc...) but rather Public Display of Affection... while on he train, a couple so happened to sit directly in front of me... they were young and ... well, young... so the ride starts ok... then the guy leans on the girl's shoulder... then leans further and further till his nose was almost athe the girl's mammaries... after a while of whispering, the pair started kissing... not the usual mouth-to-mouth, sustained application of suction on each other but rather the exchange of tongues in each other's mouth... it was so darned obvious cos they did not bother to conceal it... it was like sloppy licking and tasting of each other's tasted organ done right in front of dozens of commuters and without shame... gosh... i was stunned... i mean like, if u wanna do it, go do it in some remote part of singapore... home would be appropriate but if that ain't pssible, go do it in some dark corner where u can't be seen lar... sheesh... for me, the beach on a nice quiet night would be ideal... no interruptions, (hopefully) no prying eyes and best of all, the privacy...
something so personal, so private like a display of one's feelings for another should be kept that way, personal and private... if it were me, i'd feel really awkward doing it before so many pairs of eyes... haiz... kids nowadays...
ok.... i'm organising a movie outing tomorrow for all PLHers... Ocean's 12 at plaza sing tml at 715... please meet earlier cos the show starts at 715... dun really want to miss the first part yeah? ok... so those going please msg me to confirm latest by 3 tomorrow.... so far i've got 12 confirmations... ok.. see ya then...
100 Years - Five for Fighting
I'm 15 for a moment
Caught in between 10 and 20
And I'm just dreaming
Counting the ways to where you are
I'm 22 for a moment
She feels better than ever
And we're on fire
Making our way back from Mars
15 there's still time for you
Time to buy and time to lose
15, there's never a wish better than this
When you only got 100 years to live
I'm 33 for a moment
Still the man, but you see I'm a they
A kid on the way
A family on my mind
I'm 45 for a moment
The sea is high
And I'm heading into a crisis
Chasing the years of my life
15 there's still time for you
Time to buy,
Time to lose yourself
Within a morning star
15 I'm all right with you
15, there's never a wish better than this
When you only got 100 years to live
Half time goes by
Suddenly you’re wise
Another blink of an eye
67 is gone
The sun is getting high
We're moving on...
I'm 99 for a moment
Dying for just another moment
And I'm just dreaming
Counting the ways to where you are
15 there's still time for you
22 I feel her too
33 you’re on your way
Every day's a new day...
15 there's still time for you
Time to buy and time to choose
Hey 15, there's never a wish better than this
When you only got 100 years to live
Tuesday, December 14, 2004
Welcome To My Life
Do you ever feel like breaking down?
Do you ever feel out of place?
Like somehow you just don't belong
And no one understands you
Do you ever wanna runaway?
Do you lock yourself in your room?
With the radio on turned up so loud but no one hears you screaming
No you don't know what it's like
When nothing feels all right
You don't know what it's like
To be like me
To be hurt
To feel lost
To be left out in the dark
To be kicked when you're down
To feel like you've been pushed around
To be on the edge of breaking down
But no one's there to save you
No you don't know what it's like
Welcome to my life
Do you wanna be somebody else?
Are you sick of feeling so left out?
Are you desparate to find something more?
Before your life is over
Are you stuck inside a world you hate?
Are you sick of everyone around?
With their big fake smiles and their stupid lies
Well deep inside you're bleeding
No you don't know what it's like
When nothing feels all right
You don't know what it's like
To be like me
To be hurt
To feel lost
To be left out in the dark
To be kicked when you're down
To feel like you've been pushed around
To be on the edge of breaking down
But no one's there to save you
No you don't know what it's like
Welcome to my life
No one ever lied straight to your face
No one ever stabbed you in the back
You might think I'm happy but I'm not gonna be okay
Everybody always gave you what you wanted
Never had to work it was always there
You don't know what it's like what it's like
To be hurt
To feel lost
To be left out in the dark
To be kicked when you're down
To feel like you've been pushed around
To be on the edge of breaking down
But no one's there to save you
No you don't know what it's like
Welcome to my life
Do you ever feel out of place?
Like somehow you just don't belong
And no one understands you
Do you ever wanna runaway?
Do you lock yourself in your room?
With the radio on turned up so loud but no one hears you screaming
No you don't know what it's like
When nothing feels all right
You don't know what it's like
To be like me
To be hurt
To feel lost
To be left out in the dark
To be kicked when you're down
To feel like you've been pushed around
To be on the edge of breaking down
But no one's there to save you
No you don't know what it's like
Welcome to my life
Do you wanna be somebody else?
Are you sick of feeling so left out?
Are you desparate to find something more?
Before your life is over
Are you stuck inside a world you hate?
Are you sick of everyone around?
With their big fake smiles and their stupid lies
Well deep inside you're bleeding
No you don't know what it's like
When nothing feels all right
You don't know what it's like
To be like me
To be hurt
To feel lost
To be left out in the dark
To be kicked when you're down
To feel like you've been pushed around
To be on the edge of breaking down
But no one's there to save you
No you don't know what it's like
Welcome to my life
No one ever lied straight to your face
No one ever stabbed you in the back
You might think I'm happy but I'm not gonna be okay
Everybody always gave you what you wanted
Never had to work it was always there
You don't know what it's like what it's like
To be hurt
To feel lost
To be left out in the dark
To be kicked when you're down
To feel like you've been pushed around
To be on the edge of breaking down
But no one's there to save you
No you don't know what it's like
Welcome to my life
Monday, December 13, 2004
A World of Pain
it was late on saturday when i first felt the irritation in my throat... i swallowed harder to try to make it go away but to noa avail... damn... fishbone... stuck there right below my tonsil... at midnight i quickly got changed and took a cab to changi general hospital's A&E department... i was quickly attended to by a doctor who took an x-ray... apparently the x-ray showed nothing... so it was time for the scope... a half metre long fibre optic cable with a camera and light bulb on one end and an eyepiece on the other... the doctor first sprayed lubricant into my left nose and then some local anesthetic into my throat... then, it was time for the pain... he inserted the scope slowly into my nose and down my throat from there to look for the mystery bone... it wasn't really that painful... but it was really uncomfortable... after digging for some time, it was removed... the doctor said that the bone could not be found and so came to the conclusion that the scope had pushed the bone into my stomach... boy was i relieved... the appropriate paper-work was done and i was prescribed some medication plus a 2-day MC till tuesday... pain...
today was the first day of my MC and so i went to camp in the morning to endorse the MC... after that i came back home and did up jason's gundam till it looks like one minus the head... in the evening i went out to catch national treasure with the plh ppl... the show was quite good especially the storyline and the way the events and history were linked... a must-watch for american history buffs and people who generally like mystery/action movies...
and now for my thoughts... it hurt then and it still hurts now... whenever i look back at that day almost a year ago, i never fail to see it with a sense of sadness and disappointment... why did u do it? why did u spite me again? u said u were too busy, too many dreams ahead to let a relationship hold u back... but what did u do? u get someone else and bring him along as if u're showing him off... haiz... disappointment... that's all i can say...
today was the first day of my MC and so i went to camp in the morning to endorse the MC... after that i came back home and did up jason's gundam till it looks like one minus the head... in the evening i went out to catch national treasure with the plh ppl... the show was quite good especially the storyline and the way the events and history were linked... a must-watch for american history buffs and people who generally like mystery/action movies...
and now for my thoughts... it hurt then and it still hurts now... whenever i look back at that day almost a year ago, i never fail to see it with a sense of sadness and disappointment... why did u do it? why did u spite me again? u said u were too busy, too many dreams ahead to let a relationship hold u back... but what did u do? u get someone else and bring him along as if u're showing him off... haiz... disappointment... that's all i can say...
Monday, December 06, 2004
if u've been hanging around me for the past year or so, u'd have caught me saying that i want to go back to school at least once... well, now i've got my wish... i'm back at school... supply and transport training school that is... yup... i finally am on course... class 5 course... driving a 27 ton monster truck on the road... today was my first day and boy were the trucks scary on the road... they take up nearly the whole lane! one wrong move could send the truck up the kerb on the left or into another vehicle on the right! liaoz...
parking was not much easier either... we had to parallel park it... and the stupid power steering thingy was not that power at all... at the rate i'm going, it will mean bigger biceps at the end of the course... urgh... then i also had a cold and sore throat to contend with... not to mention the crappy weather... it kept raining non-stop throughout the day... bleah... it ends on friday IF i can pass the test... so let's just hope for the better shall we?
parking was not much easier either... we had to parallel park it... and the stupid power steering thingy was not that power at all... at the rate i'm going, it will mean bigger biceps at the end of the course... urgh... then i also had a cold and sore throat to contend with... not to mention the crappy weather... it kept raining non-stop throughout the day... bleah... it ends on friday IF i can pass the test... so let's just hope for the better shall we?
Tuesday, November 23, 2004
Not bad for a first phone call, he thought, not bad at all...
And so the nightly phone calls continued ever since that day. The two would chat about anything they could talk about under the sun and in their case, the moon. As time went on, the pair got closer and closer to each other.
By the end of the first week, they had gotten their "permanent" classes. Kelvin went to the science stream, taking Maths C, Physics and Economics. Li Ting went to the arts stream, taking History, Literature and Economics. This meant that their time-tables would be different and that they would only have common breaks during lunchtime and a few scattered periods across the week at different times. Even though they were not always together, the pair would spend as much of their available time with each other. Sometimes they would even skip lessons just to spend time together either having a munch in the cafeteria or studying in the school's study area.
By this time, both Kelvin and Li Ting were already falling in love with each other and so on the 10th day of the second month the year A.D. 2002, the couple "officailly" became an item.
On that starry night after a long day together, Kelvin and Li Ting took a stroll down East Coast Park.
"Nice weather eh?", quipped Kelvin.
"Yup. It's so breezy here. How I wish I could come here every day."
"Yeah. Me too. But you know what'll make it better?"
"What?", Li Ting asked.
"That I can come here everyday and spend my time with you."
"Well, guess what? We must be on the same frequency... 'cause that's what I thought too..."
And with that, the 2 locked lips, engaging in a semi-passionate kiss that lasted a minutes. Neither felt like letting go as the "power" of the kiss surged through their bodies. And so, on the 10th day of the second month the year A.D. 2002, Kelvin and Li Ting kissed for the first time and became an item...
And so the nightly phone calls continued ever since that day. The two would chat about anything they could talk about under the sun and in their case, the moon. As time went on, the pair got closer and closer to each other.
By the end of the first week, they had gotten their "permanent" classes. Kelvin went to the science stream, taking Maths C, Physics and Economics. Li Ting went to the arts stream, taking History, Literature and Economics. This meant that their time-tables would be different and that they would only have common breaks during lunchtime and a few scattered periods across the week at different times. Even though they were not always together, the pair would spend as much of their available time with each other. Sometimes they would even skip lessons just to spend time together either having a munch in the cafeteria or studying in the school's study area.
By this time, both Kelvin and Li Ting were already falling in love with each other and so on the 10th day of the second month the year A.D. 2002, the couple "officailly" became an item.
On that starry night after a long day together, Kelvin and Li Ting took a stroll down East Coast Park.
"Nice weather eh?", quipped Kelvin.
"Yup. It's so breezy here. How I wish I could come here every day."
"Yeah. Me too. But you know what'll make it better?"
"What?", Li Ting asked.
"That I can come here everyday and spend my time with you."
"Well, guess what? We must be on the same frequency... 'cause that's what I thought too..."
And with that, the 2 locked lips, engaging in a semi-passionate kiss that lasted a minutes. Neither felt like letting go as the "power" of the kiss surged through their bodies. And so, on the 10th day of the second month the year A.D. 2002, Kelvin and Li Ting kissed for the first time and became an item...
Monday, November 15, 2004
bleah... finally have some time to post... as i said before, my dad's been hogging the com for the past few days so i can't do much on it... anyway, this post will cover my long weekend starting from saturday...
saturday started out with me sleeping in and waking up late... fwah... and for 3 days in a row, that felt real good... heh... that morning, my dad had to visit the doctor so at 10, my mum, dad and i packed into a cab and headed down to dr tham's place near my old house... by 1230, he was done so i followed my mum in a cab to parklane... it was kinda early for my to go to the hobby shop so i spent some time at sim lim looking and oogling at new hardware which i can't afford... heh... dreams... just dreams... haha... ok... so it was nearly 2 and i went over to parklane to withdraw cash cos i didn't have any on me... but for the 2nd day in a row, i forgot to bring my ATM card... argh... i was supposed to give nakamoto the cash for the M1 kit plus the lesson fees... haiz... then i took a cab home to get the card... from there, i went back to the shop to start on my new M1 tank... ended at abt 6 cos there was an S41 gathering at david's place... that was for ruiying's and dingo's b'days... haha... had pizza for dinner and watched FD2... heh... not a bad gathering at all... we dispersed at around 1130 so wai wai, rui, shahin and i took a cab home... heh...i still owe shahin his change... :P... reached home at nearly 1 to find my da still playing spider solitare on the com... sain...
sunday morning was spent in church as usual... had a talk though... then it was off to tao's for lunch with jason, zara and bench... the food there was not too bad so i guess the 25 bucks were worth it... then we went to play LAN with ryan, gabriel and julian.. hahah... trashed them in CS... not bad for a person who hasnt played in ages... after gaming, it was back to the shop to continue with the tank... ended at 6 to join my family for dinner at compass point... at midnight, my dad got a little cranky and fixed fried chicken and lamb for supper... they were delicious i must say... he gave me the recipe so next time i'll cook them... haha....
today it was another day to sleep in... then at abt 945 i went over to jane's place to catch the ferry to JEC where we were meeting jason, ben s and zara... we were supposed to go ice-skating and bowling but the rink was packed and the bowling alley had closed down already... so we ended up going to K-Box... haha... wonderful time there... sang songs till my heart's content... haha... that was done by 230 so we headed to town after much deliberation... dropped at somerset and went to cine to bowl... but the place was closed... sheesh... bleah... closed on a public holiday... how awesome... then we went over to spinelli's for coffee but the place was bursting at its seams with customers... so it was a no go... we were trying to find a place to sit and drink so we ended up walking to wheelock and having drinks at olio dome... heh... they had one drink called a libido booster... hahah... what da heck!? strange name given to a milkshake don't you think... haha... we sat there till about 530 and by that time, jane and ben had to go... so we all left olio and the 2 departed... i followed zara and jason down to wisma and into taka... they were headed to dhoby which was where i was going to catch the NEL for dinner at serangoon... so on the way down, we stopped at heeren to take neo-print... haha... zara is just so damned good with these machines, turning plain digital photo's into works of 'art'... haha... then we took a bus down to dhoby where they all went to the arcade and i went to jumbo for dinner... haha... kkz... gotta work tml so nitez~!...
oh yah.. the lurve story will continue shortly... sorry... :P
saturday started out with me sleeping in and waking up late... fwah... and for 3 days in a row, that felt real good... heh... that morning, my dad had to visit the doctor so at 10, my mum, dad and i packed into a cab and headed down to dr tham's place near my old house... by 1230, he was done so i followed my mum in a cab to parklane... it was kinda early for my to go to the hobby shop so i spent some time at sim lim looking and oogling at new hardware which i can't afford... heh... dreams... just dreams... haha... ok... so it was nearly 2 and i went over to parklane to withdraw cash cos i didn't have any on me... but for the 2nd day in a row, i forgot to bring my ATM card... argh... i was supposed to give nakamoto the cash for the M1 kit plus the lesson fees... haiz... then i took a cab home to get the card... from there, i went back to the shop to start on my new M1 tank... ended at abt 6 cos there was an S41 gathering at david's place... that was for ruiying's and dingo's b'days... haha... had pizza for dinner and watched FD2... heh... not a bad gathering at all... we dispersed at around 1130 so wai wai, rui, shahin and i took a cab home... heh...i still owe shahin his change... :P... reached home at nearly 1 to find my da still playing spider solitare on the com... sain...
sunday morning was spent in church as usual... had a talk though... then it was off to tao's for lunch with jason, zara and bench... the food there was not too bad so i guess the 25 bucks were worth it... then we went to play LAN with ryan, gabriel and julian.. hahah... trashed them in CS... not bad for a person who hasnt played in ages... after gaming, it was back to the shop to continue with the tank... ended at 6 to join my family for dinner at compass point... at midnight, my dad got a little cranky and fixed fried chicken and lamb for supper... they were delicious i must say... he gave me the recipe so next time i'll cook them... haha....
today it was another day to sleep in... then at abt 945 i went over to jane's place to catch the ferry to JEC where we were meeting jason, ben s and zara... we were supposed to go ice-skating and bowling but the rink was packed and the bowling alley had closed down already... so we ended up going to K-Box... haha... wonderful time there... sang songs till my heart's content... haha... that was done by 230 so we headed to town after much deliberation... dropped at somerset and went to cine to bowl... but the place was closed... sheesh... bleah... closed on a public holiday... how awesome... then we went over to spinelli's for coffee but the place was bursting at its seams with customers... so it was a no go... we were trying to find a place to sit and drink so we ended up walking to wheelock and having drinks at olio dome... heh... they had one drink called a libido booster... hahah... what da heck!? strange name given to a milkshake don't you think... haha... we sat there till about 530 and by that time, jane and ben had to go... so we all left olio and the 2 departed... i followed zara and jason down to wisma and into taka... they were headed to dhoby which was where i was going to catch the NEL for dinner at serangoon... so on the way down, we stopped at heeren to take neo-print... haha... zara is just so damned good with these machines, turning plain digital photo's into works of 'art'... haha... then we took a bus down to dhoby where they all went to the arcade and i went to jumbo for dinner... haha... kkz... gotta work tml so nitez~!...
oh yah.. the lurve story will continue shortly... sorry... :P
Sunday, November 14, 2004
Wednesday, November 10, 2004
"Hi. I'm Li Ting from your OG remember? I just wanna know you a little better so here's my number. Call me yeah?" Before Kelvin could give an answer, the girl shoved a piece of paper into his pocket and darted away to catch the bus.
Upon reaching his home in Potong Pasir, Kelvin reached into his pocket and pulled out the note. Written on it was Li Ting's handphone number. At first Kelvin was hesitant to dail the number. But after a few moments, he gathered his thoughts and slowly keyed the number sequence into his cordless phone. After a few rings, a soft girl's voice answered, "Hello?"
"You must be Li Ting right?", asked Kelvin with a hint of shyness.
"Yeah. And you must be Kelvin from my OG. I was hoping you would call."
"Heh... Well, I did. So how are you finding the new school?"
"At first I thought that it would be the worst place to go to. But after I saw you, I think my stay will be much better."
"That's what I thought too!", chuckled Kelvin. "But that's for the first part only."
Li Ting let out a little sigh and said, "I hope I can make you change your mind about that last part. So, what subject combination are you planning on taking?..."
And so they chatted the night away. And by the end of the phone call, Kelvin found out that Li Ting was from Temasek Secondary School and that she was interested in pursuing an arts course in OI while he himself was from St Andrew's School and badly wanted to SAJC to complete his 'A' Levels because that's where all his good friends and classmates were. Not forgetting that he loved the Saints tradition.
Not bad for a first phone call, he thought. Not bad at all.
Upon reaching his home in Potong Pasir, Kelvin reached into his pocket and pulled out the note. Written on it was Li Ting's handphone number. At first Kelvin was hesitant to dail the number. But after a few moments, he gathered his thoughts and slowly keyed the number sequence into his cordless phone. After a few rings, a soft girl's voice answered, "Hello?"
"You must be Li Ting right?", asked Kelvin with a hint of shyness.
"Yeah. And you must be Kelvin from my OG. I was hoping you would call."
"Heh... Well, I did. So how are you finding the new school?"
"At first I thought that it would be the worst place to go to. But after I saw you, I think my stay will be much better."
"That's what I thought too!", chuckled Kelvin. "But that's for the first part only."
Li Ting let out a little sigh and said, "I hope I can make you change your mind about that last part. So, what subject combination are you planning on taking?..."
And so they chatted the night away. And by the end of the phone call, Kelvin found out that Li Ting was from Temasek Secondary School and that she was interested in pursuing an arts course in OI while he himself was from St Andrew's School and badly wanted to SAJC to complete his 'A' Levels because that's where all his good friends and classmates were. Not forgetting that he loved the Saints tradition.
Not bad for a first phone call, he thought. Not bad at all.
Tuesday, November 09, 2004
A Love Story...
The Provisional Admission Exercise (PAE) posting results were out. Kelvin checked the MOE website containing the posting results. What greeted him nearly made him spit on the floor with disgust. He was posted to Outram Institute (OI), the land of the undead... at least that's what Ryan called it.
Kelvin just hated himself for being posted there. The place only had 3 stalls in the canteen and the building was so old that a kick to a door could threathen to send the whole shebang down in a cloud of dust and debris. But he saw it coming. Under pressure from his parents, he wanted to go to a JC and take an 'A'-level course. But his prelims dictated that he would go to the CI instead. Should have worked harder for my prelims, he thought, then i wouldn't have to go to such a god-forsaken palce. I mean, what good can come out of it?
It was 2 January 2002, the first day of school for everybody. No exception for Kelvin who went to OI for his orientation. Luckily for him, Ryan, his old classmate and good friend, got posted there too. What made it even better was that Ryan was in Kelvin's OG so at least Kelvin had a friend to talk to and a person to share target observations (girls) with.
Kelvin was quite good looking, having blemish-free skin and the cute looks that most girls want a guy to have. So it was natural that he had many girls after him. He once had a girlfriend in Sec 2 but broke up with her a year later because Kelvin wanted to concentrate on his 'O'-levels. But now it was the first-3-month period of JC life and honeymoon time so there was no holding back.
Kelvin looked around the OG and spotted 2 girls who kept looking at him. That was fast, he thought. But he let them continue looking at him. Wherever the group went the 2 girls would both try to get closer to Kelvin. And so the day went on like that.
It was 5 already and the orientation programme for the day came to a close. Kelvin and Ryan were walking out of the gate talking and chatting happily about their day's experience when one of the girls came over. "Hi. I'm Li Ting from your OG remember? I just wanna know you a little better so here's my number. Call me yeah?"
Kelvin just hated himself for being posted there. The place only had 3 stalls in the canteen and the building was so old that a kick to a door could threathen to send the whole shebang down in a cloud of dust and debris. But he saw it coming. Under pressure from his parents, he wanted to go to a JC and take an 'A'-level course. But his prelims dictated that he would go to the CI instead. Should have worked harder for my prelims, he thought, then i wouldn't have to go to such a god-forsaken palce. I mean, what good can come out of it?
It was 2 January 2002, the first day of school for everybody. No exception for Kelvin who went to OI for his orientation. Luckily for him, Ryan, his old classmate and good friend, got posted there too. What made it even better was that Ryan was in Kelvin's OG so at least Kelvin had a friend to talk to and a person to share target observations (girls) with.
Kelvin was quite good looking, having blemish-free skin and the cute looks that most girls want a guy to have. So it was natural that he had many girls after him. He once had a girlfriend in Sec 2 but broke up with her a year later because Kelvin wanted to concentrate on his 'O'-levels. But now it was the first-3-month period of JC life and honeymoon time so there was no holding back.
Kelvin looked around the OG and spotted 2 girls who kept looking at him. That was fast, he thought. But he let them continue looking at him. Wherever the group went the 2 girls would both try to get closer to Kelvin. And so the day went on like that.
It was 5 already and the orientation programme for the day came to a close. Kelvin and Ryan were walking out of the gate talking and chatting happily about their day's experience when one of the girls came over. "Hi. I'm Li Ting from your OG remember? I just wanna know you a little better so here's my number. Call me yeah?"
Sunday, November 07, 2004
HELLO MARK.GUESS WHAT.i realised it only looked good on mozilla :) and it didn't turn up on ie,so i re-did it.can you believe that!i re-did it when i should have been packing/sleeping.heehee.anyway,it took be royally long but it's fine now.and i don't know the blogger tag for a title.do you know it?then i'll put it in.
Wednesday, November 03, 2004
ok... there's something new brewing on the streets now... it's called the JC attitude...
some of my camp buddies claim that this thing exists in all JC students... but personally , i dun feel a thing... maybe it's because i've been leading a JC life... but what exactly is it? i've asked the people who had personal encounters with it but nobody could describe it... they say that it's like an unexplainable aura that surrounds those who graduate from any one of the 16 JCs in Singapore... have u met this bizzare aura? or do u possess it? have u felt it's presence?
Well, if u do encounter this strange phenomenon, do drop me a hit and tell me what's it about... hmm... the tag-board's still down... so just mail me till it get's back online...
some of my camp buddies claim that this thing exists in all JC students... but personally , i dun feel a thing... maybe it's because i've been leading a JC life... but what exactly is it? i've asked the people who had personal encounters with it but nobody could describe it... they say that it's like an unexplainable aura that surrounds those who graduate from any one of the 16 JCs in Singapore... have u met this bizzare aura? or do u possess it? have u felt it's presence?
Well, if u do encounter this strange phenomenon, do drop me a hit and tell me what's it about... hmm... the tag-board's still down... so just mail me till it get's back online...
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