Words of a Slacker

End

2008-04-29T14:35:00.002+08:00

At last, the end is here. Took the last exam paper. Coincidentally, this was started during the start of my first year in hall. Now it is apt to end it on my last paper. It's becoming lazy to maintain isn't it? Unless you have lots of happening stuff every now and then. Or you have lots of interesting pictures or photos (*cough*chiobus*cough*). Everyone else seems to abandon it. And nobody is reading this anyway! Now, I just wanna go enjoy my last moments before I plunge into the endless rat race~~

Grandparents

2008-04-06T21:20:00.003+08:00

Today went to pay respects to my grandparents. Discovered that my grandfather lived to a ripe age of 91! But my grandmother left us when I was two years old, no wonder I have no memories of her, only my bed-ridden grandfather. Will I have the strength to blow out my birthday candles?!

We are...

2008-03-18T00:43:00.003+08:00

... just a couple of misfits. One's room does not have enough light to do work, and the other one has no proper table to do work either.

Wet Tuesday

2008-03-11T20:31:00.002+08:00

Claypot laksa, oyster omelette and durian milkshake for lunch on this wet Tuesday. So sinful. So shiok. Just the start of the battle ahead

" Stop and stare~~~

2008-03-07T17:56:00.002+08:00

........ I think I'm moving but I go nowhere
Yeah I know that everyone gets scared
But I've become what I can't be, oh
Stop and stare
You start to wonder why you're 'here' not there
And you'd give anything to get what's fair
But fair ain't what you really need
Oh, can u see what I see..................... "

No time to stop and stare, quiz and CAs and reports hunting me. And the buzzing of job interviews among the people around me, making me really scared, haha.

Terrorist

2008-02-27T23:46:00.003+08:00

In the wake of the escaped JI wanted man, I found an amusing clip on a dead terrorist named Achmed.

Terrifying terrorist~~~~ Hahahahaha

25th Anniversary...

2008-02-14T20:55:00.006+08:00

... for Michael Jackson's Thriller!! And people are doing the dance everywhere. Damn cool!! We need one here for STOMP, haha.. rob! wat u waiting for?!

Rubik

2008-02-14T03:18:00.006+08:00

Today I just saw a maybe 14, 15 year old boy playing with the cube while waiting at the bus stop. Yes, it is a Rubik's cube.

After a number of twisting and turning with his deft fingers and quick observations, the cube transformed back into a perfect normal one.

So. Damn. Cool. Maybe I will become crazy if I try doing it.

" AARRGGHHHHHHHHH~~~~~~~ !!!!!!!"

Lunar New Year Eve

2008-02-06T16:14:00.000+08:00

恭喜发财 everyone !!! Bless all and have a good time collecting ang baos !!!

Time to go feast on reunion dinner !!!

PS: I did a good thing today. I returned a thumbdrive I found at LWN library in the morning. Good karma for new year, i hope.

周杰伦 - 彩虹

2008-01-27T13:18:00.000+08:00

哪里有彩虹告诉我
能不能把我的愿望还给我
为什么天这么安静
所有的云都跑到我这里

有没有口罩一个给我
释怀说了太多就成真不了
也许时间是一种解药
也是我现在正服下的毒药

看不见你的笑我怎么睡得着
你的声音这么近我却抱不到
没有地球太阳还是会绕
没有理由我也能自己走

你要离开我知道很简单
你说依赖是我们的阻碍
就算放开但能不能别没收我的爱
当作我最后才明白

Special day

2008-01-23T12:13:00.000+08:00

Retail therapy is good. And sneaking out on a weekday lights up the week.

周杰伦 - 最长的电影

2008-01-21T21:23:00.000+08:00

我们的开始　是很长的电影
放映了三年　我票都还留着
冰上的芭蕾　脑海中还在旋转
望着你　慢慢忘记你
朦胧的时间　我们溜了多远
冰刀划过去　圈起了谁改变
如果再重来　会不会稍嫌狼狈
爱是不是不开口才珍贵

再给我两分钟　让我把记忆结成冰
别融化了眼泪　你妆都花了要我怎么记得
记得你要我忘了吧　记得你叫我忘了吧
你说你会哭　不是因为在乎

Individuals

2008-01-15T23:20:00.000+08:00

Just cleared my IPPT (Individual Physical Proficiency Test) today. Regret didn't take it during my last ICT, so troublesome to make the trip down. The huge thunderstorm prior to the test threatens to void my attendance by flooding the running track. Nevertheless, we the participants wait for the rainwater to be drained off, with the help of those PTIs of course. Wet ground means wet socks for me, since my soccer shoe already has a sizeable hole. Then the incentive will have to settle on that instead of a new PC..

On my way back home on the bus which coincides with the usual knock off timing of many workng personnel, I notice the silent and dead air atmosphere among the commuters. Perhaps they are just tired, like me. Or they just want to get home as soon as possible. They just appear as dazed individuals who don't seem to care about anything around them. Will join them soon, i guess, immune to surroundings and void of emotions. Haha, the dread of working society.

Modified Mario Game

2008-01-05T13:23:00.000+08:00

Funniest. Game. Ever.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIXRgppi04M

(Thanks Marcus)

Waiting

2008-01-05T12:57:00.000+08:00

Waiting and waiting and waiting...

2008

2008-01-01T03:29:00.000+08:00

Happy new year !!! May all your wishes come true !!! Hope you have a great 2008 ahead !!! Cos 2007 is not a good one. The end.

Merry Xmas

2007-12-25T11:50:00.000+08:00

Merry christmas everyone!!! Thought of clubbing.. Thought of retro songs.. And this song describe my feelings!!

All in One

2007-12-17T11:19:00.000+08:00

After enduring the turtle printing speed with the old bubble jet printer for as long as I can remember, it is finally time for it to retire and make way for the new member - Canon MX318!! However, i still have doubts on how to use the fax capability. It has a phone and wall line sockets to connect to the telephone and analog line respectively. Does it really need to connect to the telephone? Cos it already has a number pad on the machine itself to dial (duh) and the telephone line is connected to my modem. But the most important thing is, I need to find a person to test the fax!! Haha, what a noob I am

Up up and away

2007-12-12T16:44:00.000+08:00

Tax rise. Price hike. More holes on the wallet. Taxis have joined in the fray too.

But i seldom take cab, haha.

=(

2007-12-10T01:02:00.000+08:00

Saddest day of my life

Flabbergasted

2007-11-30T11:11:00.000+08:00

Apparently when I tried to install the Orange Box, the initial Steam update from the server simply dies out around 30%. Specially seems to occur to dial-ups. Went to forums and found
dozens of people experiencing the same thing~~

Updated - The problem has occurred for other people since november, but kudos to the people from VALVE, who have successfully solve the problem and upload the client file to rescue hundreds of frustated gamers yesterday. Hope I can play TF2 too, since it will replace my ETQW for the time being!

Over

2007-11-30T00:12:00.000+08:00

The ordeal is over !! At least for now. Part of me is relieved, but part of me is saddened because I believe I can do much better in those papers which are very cui-ed. Well, it's over anyway, and life has to move on. Next semester will have the fewest modules ever, i think! A bit regretful not to plan properly the modules this semester, because some modules planning to take next semester may not be available. Just a couple of electives, no big deal.

Straight after last paper, I have to go lab to do fyp stuff for my prof. What a loser, haha. Since Bioshock and ET:QW are out of the question, I decided to go for the next alternative.

Time to save up for an upgrade!! So how do you celebrate?

Need

2007-11-15T16:35:00.000+08:00

This is before.

This is after. You need a maid like me.

Now, I just need Mr Bao Zhong to bless me.. Stay and fight!!!

Loot

2007-11-12T18:50:00.000+08:00

Thanks dear dear for her loot from Bangkok, 1 singlet, polo tee, t-shirt each and 2 ties.. Love them! So cute! She brought back more than what she purchased there, including a new found penchant for beer (which reminds me of dottie-dot) and a new perspective of life. Enjoy life is what she says, and I totally agree. It just coincides with my motto - Life's short, so enjoy, slack and gave fun!

Have to work harder. Put in more effort. Don't be stagnant. And be consistent.

Needful things

2007-10-24T22:06:00.000+08:00

Finally finished my long awaited Stephen King novel. It's been sitting on the shelf for ages with the pages turning yellow. It has accompanied my journey home from school for this semester. Great book. Typical horror story that builds up slowly from the start and accelerates to an explosive unstoppable finale. Whenever I finish a novel, I would always wonder how it is like to have a movie remake of the novel. There is a 1993 version, except that it was not as detailed as the novel. I believe it will take at least 3 hours to fully convey the whole plot of the novel on the big screen.

Buy now. Pay later.

Now, what novel shall I buy next?

Drowned...

2007-10-16T19:39:00.000+08:00

... in a pool of assignments, presentations and projects...

Heard a song on radio, "How to save a life" by The Fray and got hooked. Later know that it comes from the American medical drama Grey's Anatomy. And the show reminds me of Jyen as she always watches the show in hall.

Save me bah.. Haha

Weird people

2007-09-25T21:47:00.000+08:00

Everyone just loves an weird and colourful character. An example is the Ah-Long from the law 4 student musical production Kopi Shop Rock.

Quoted Ah Long, "..... I may not have tune, but I have Mi-lo-dy..!!"

But he is a weird guy in real life. Heard from my law friend, haha.

This is familiar to NTU students. LWN library, computer terminals upstairs. Irritating overstretched legs. If I wear high heels, I will definitely make good use of my knowledge of Pressure = Force / Area.

Join the war

2007-09-16T00:54:00.000+08:00

Enemy Territory Quake Wars demo is out!! Amazed that it can actually run on my PC although my computer specifications (Processor and graphics card) do not match up with the required ones. As a result, the words are blurry and the gameplay is laggy. Nevertheless, I am blown away by the gameplay and how diverse each character plays in terms of their capabilities and styles. Reminds me of the good old days of ET. Now, I hope I can strike 4D or pray that money will drop from the sky. I really need to upgrade my computer~~!!

Wishing...

2007-09-14T00:28:00.000+08:00

... that you have interesting tutors? Think again..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2hQGOOR5g0

Deadlines

2007-09-11T17:27:00.000+08:00

Assignments and deadlines are driving me crazy recently. Headaches. Not enough sleep. Anyway mobilisation is coming, have you packed your field packs?? That is another deadline for me. A big HI to yeshye too!! *waves frantically*

An interesting thing happened today. I boarded the mrt at boon lay around 4.05pm and when it was about to set off, there will be an announcement of the next destination. To my astonishment, the voice went, ".... Next stop, Paya Lebar.." I believed only a few of the passengers knew about it from their sniggering. It happened again for the next two stops, which became Eunos and Kembangan instead of Chinese Garden and Jurong East. I was curious to know what will happen after Pasir Ris was announced, but my anticipation was cut short because the voice "recovered" at the next stop which is Clementi. Even mistakes have a deadline.

Work work

2007-09-07T00:36:00.000+08:00

More work? FYP FYP FYP...

Seriously, is there anyone out there who is reading my blog? Tell me so that I know I'm not talking to the wall..

Superstar anyone?

2007-08-26T18:51:00.000+08:00

Happen to watch the evening news and hear the results of the latest Campus SuperStar winner. 13-year-old Shawn Tok is the overall champion, even though he scores much lower than his male counterpart Benjamin, and later beat the female champion Keely by 1 point. It all boils down to his overwhelming popularity and due to the fact that public votes count for 70% of the total score. Popular? Read here for more.

My dad is sickened and disgusted by the fact that he won, maybe he pities one of the female contestants who is from the same religion association as he is and he comments that it is very "黑暗" and Shawn's mother is "rich" and "votes a lot" for his son. Firstly, I am shocked that my dad reacts to such stuff and wonders if he actually watches the final. Secondly, how he knows Shawn's parents are wealthy?!

I truly apologise for all the rude comments to all Shawn's family and fans. If my son is in the final, i will definitely vote a lot for him too. Come to think of it, if my son wants to venture onto the music route, i will surely groom him. Just look at past winners of Campus Superstar, Project Superstar, Singapore Idol.. I rest my case.

Unique

2007-08-25T23:50:00.000+08:00

She : Should I buy the bag?

He : Quite nice wat, buy loh

She : But I'm afraid many people will have the bag leh

He : You want to have an unique bag ah?

She : Ya..

He : Ehh... Now having sale leh, thousands of females walk into the shop everyday, so you will not be the only one to buy it...

Unique items only remind me of Diablo, haha.. My graphics card is outdated, need to upgrade soon if I were to achieve my dream of playing Quake Wars... Meanwhile maybe I shall start some new characters which I have never tried before...

Happy National Day!!

2007-08-09T23:00:00.000+08:00

Happy birthday Singapore!!! And I spent only $42 on a new spectacle frame with lens!
Courtesy of singaporesights.com. Hope to go watch ndp "live". Tickets are so difficult to get.

Last week

2007-07-31T01:46:00.000+08:00

Enjoying the last week before school starts. Caught Simpsons movie. Like an extended episode on tv. We actually paid to watch the movie = suckers. Haha. Spider-pig~ spider-pig~~ Does whatever spider-pig does~~~

And still no hostel room = no freshman orientation camp. Comment to the hall system,

( Not referring to the slipping of the straps, please )

Back!!

2007-07-21T00:15:00.000+08:00

Yup, back from high-key in-camp. Familiar faces, hokkien conversation, vulgarities spewing, such nostalgia.. This time, our reunion was shattered by the news of an accident that involved one of our platoon mates. During one of the nights-off, he met with an motorbike accident which he crashed into a lamppost and did not survive. This had happened before during my active days too. One should really treasure his people around him, there is only a thin line between life and death.

Suffered a sore throat on the second week. Flu came for second helping. Cough joined in the fun too. Result is I didn't take my IPPT. Now have to get better before training somemore to take IPPT. And I wish my dear sw a speedy recovery for her extraction of her wisdom tooth.

GST - Guiltless Shopping Trip

2007-07-01T00:49:00.000+08:00

Did you, like the rest of the people, rush down to shopping malls for the past few days just to get your hands on your long desired buys? Just to be in conjunction with Great Singapore Sale and before the GST hike?

One t-shirt, one shorts and one belt are all I can muster. Some kind of excuse to shop?

Grad loh! Ya right..

2007-06-12T03:12:00.000+08:00

Congratulations to dear SW on getting her honours!! Her results are Bs all the way, yet she can only get second lower, I wonder what will happen to me with my average results. Bs and Cs again for me, and with a few Ds, how to achieve second upper? And my IA result is disappointing and damn du lan - do so much shit and face an attitude IA prof. I would rather repeat another year than choose him for my FYP tutor, haha.. Perhaps an A for FYP may help me achieve my target. Haha, as if it is that easy to get. How now? Go library everyday ah? What to do, since I'm not that smart like my peers, haha..

Pet, anyone?

2007-06-09T02:46:00.000+08:00

Saw this when I was seeing SW home one late night.

To my surprise(but to SW's horror!!), it was a white fur rat with red eyes, sitting on the ledge of someone's window. Wild rat? Or someone's escaped pet?

Lobang?

2007-06-07T00:00:00.000+08:00

Went to Bugis area to collect my repaired camera and to sew reservist badges on my uniforms. Yes, finally the camera is responding well with newly replaced lens. Reservist is coming again in July, and I have to get ready to work up my fitness for IPPT, haha. Really slackkkkkkiiinnngggg at home, want to get part-time but just too lazy. Lobang anyone?

Arranged my room furniture too, but more needs to be done on my book shelf and my mum tells me to ~~throw~~ sell her big sewing machine which occupies one corner of my room. How big is big? 1m by 0.5m by 0.8m. And it's quite heavy too. I think only tailors or sewers (not the waste-carrying underground pipes lah) know such things. Whose mother or auntie or antique collector interested? Lobang anyone?

Singapore Kindness Week

2007-05-20T15:20:00.000+08:00

Who would have known that there is such a campaign and it is going into its 10th anniversary!! Today my father has decided to give away my old PC to a poor family whom he knows through religion. The father of the family is said to be a compulsive gambler and it is up to the mother to raise two daughters. One of the ten year old daughter has been complaining about owning a PC as she needs to do her project using PC or other kids in school are typing faster than her during class. Now PCs are commonly used in schools to arouse interest in children to promote learning and fun at the same time. I don't even own one during primary school loh!

I still remember that when I was young, I was hoping that a new spanking PC would arrive at the doorstep whenever my dad returned from work. Haha. When we carry the PC to the poor family living in Sengkang, the daughters are not in. Surprise for them! Lucky kids. Singapore Kindness Week, have you done a kind thing today?

Guess who's back

2007-05-18T03:03:00.000+08:00

Back from a fun and fantastic trip from everything-also-keep-right-even-driving-Taiwan, but the only flaw comes from our camera which is a bit spoilt. I didn't quite enjoy Jetstar due to their leather seats and the lack of leg space, haha.

Well, two main things always bother me during the trip at Taiwan. First one is, I have trouble finding rubbish bins. Maybe there are just too many things and people around which cause me to miss them. Maybe they are just located at certain places where only the rubbish cleaners can access to them. So you can jolly well finish your snacks and drinks and practically hold on to them until you find your next rubbish bin way point. Maybe I'm just too well-behaved to litter :p

Another frustrating thing is that Taiwan is crazy over baseball and basketball, but not soccer. Yes, not soccer!! I could not even fulfil my hope to purchase any soccer boots in any of the sports shops. Nil. Nada. Nought. Even the ESPN and Starsports channels in the hotel rooms broadcast baseball and wrestling matches. GG. Taiwan entertainment and variety shows rock though, so many shows, so little time.

Mayday is over! No more distress!

2007-05-04T23:16:00.000+08:00

Finally it's over!!! Time to relax!!! And first stop is to holiday in Taiwan!!! After all that, perhaps need a part time to cover back the expenses.. Or just go around asking for change like those homeless people in Season 11 episode 7 of South Park. "Change, anyone... Change~~~??"

Can't believe it's the repeat of the 2005 Champions league final. Guess home advantage plays a crucial part too. Well, it will be interesting to see tactician vs skill in Athens. One hell of a match I hope. Bring on the goals!!

Final year when school starts. Without the final year people this semester, I wonder how life will change next semester. Maybe I will fall into the final year mentality and be more "on". Haha..

2007-04-22T22:23:00.000+08:00

Only two papers down, but i'm already starting to slack off! Haha, i'm not called the slacker for nothing. Being not smart or clever, i'm so guilty of myself not putting in enough work to get better grades. Guess i influence sw too, as she only steps hard on the accelerator at the last minute. The initital rush of studying and mugging has somehow diminished and i need to get it back quickly. Given my stupidity, i need to draw some inspiration from Rock Lee for some discipline training!

Gambatte!!

Compatible

2007-04-09T15:40:00.000+08:00

Smart and well-to-do people are compatible for each other. Just be contented with yourself. Pointless to compete because I have nothing worthy to compare. The most precious thing I possess has to be my Missy. Nuff said.

Hear that?

2007-03-24T23:21:00.000+08:00

It's the bloody footsteps of the coming examinations but there are still numerous assignments/reports/project at the back of my head. Never know that year 3 can be so different, which I guess is to prepare ourselves for the dreaded FYP next year. Been so lagging, so in deep shit, dwelling in a rollercoaster of mixed emotions, feeling like a small ant. Not as smart, not as friendly, not as skillful, always trying to balance on the fence. What's worse at present is that soccer is cancelled due to some basketball tournament. Perhaps should have gone NUS.

On the brighter side of things, the trip to taiwan is on! Hell, it's not even my graduation trip, so i reckon that I will hold the responsibility of being the cameraman, haha. Hope that I can have my own graduating trip too next year with the rest of the guys. Perhaps time to earn some money.

Stress and society

2007-03-11T00:27:00.000+08:00

Sw found 6 strands of white hair today. Stress. Too stressed. And the exams aren't here yet. And i'm not even graduated or start working in this fast-paced society yet. Graduate with my embarrassed results? Read this article to find out more. Found the following on some chinese newspaper reflecting on the society nowadays. Humorous but true.

身体越来越胖，心胸越来越小；
娱乐越来越多，快乐越来越少；
发言越来越多，真话越来越少；
活动越来越多，运动越来越少；
钞票越来越多，亲情越来越少；
权势越来越高，威望越来越小！

Happy CNY !!

2007-02-25T22:20:00.000+08:00

On the front page of a particular chinese newspaper recently showed a slimmed-down but fragile looking Lydia Sum, and that reminds of an auntie when I went house hopping during the first day of lunar new year. She is a friend of my father and she lives in a three room flat with her husband and maid. She used to be a bit plump but ever since her stomach or liver operation, she became skinny and lethargic, trying at best to entertain and chat with us. I wish her a speedy recovery and all the best for her health.

Ang bao money has been decreasing, one interesting fact is that most of my cousins are female and they are not at home when I visit my uncle or aunt! Great. Nevertheless, one good thing after CNY is the one week school break! Woohoo!

Shame

2007-02-11T00:13:00.000+08:00

Heard that GST will rise soon to 7%. Wait for the budget speak on 15 Feb. Please, stop sleeping or doing your tutorials/assignments/projects/reports (haha, just kidding) on this weekend, instead head out to town and rub shoulders or squeeze yourself silly with last minute shoppers. Go on a spending spree and splurge on something that you desire. It's indeed a real shame if you don't spend before the GST really rises.

2 late 2 say

2007-02-03T22:57:00.000+08:00

2 days ago I went 2 town. I met 2 people, friends actually. One is working, another one is with a partner. I don't know why I didn't go up 2 say hi. Today I went 2 town again. I met another 2 friends. This time each walked past me, either failed 2 recognize me or didn't bothered 2 say hi. I also don't know why I can't greet them first. Either I am very unpopular or there is something wrong with me. I need 2 change. Please correct my mistakes in future 2 make me a better person.

Welcome the new year, in me as well

2007-01-31T03:06:00.000+08:00

It's been a long time since I wrote on this space, shows how slack I am, haha. Shall start the new year with pics from celebrations from the last day of 2006. Sumptuous dinner at Jack's place and onward to the sardine-packed expressway near Esplanade for the annual fireworks. There was this mini fountain-spraying type firework display on top of the NTUC building too, which is kinda funny.

Half a month later, I went for my relative's daughter wedding at Shang-ri La Hotel. Their family was quite well-off and most of the guests were business associates and partners. Besides endless red wine, dinner was served individually and entertainment included renowned singers such as Taiwanese senior artiste Yu Tai Yen and dance performance by the bride and her dancing instructor. She has taken part in dancing competitions and came out tops. There was even a couple of dancing sessions where the guests were allowed to parade their social dancing skills at the dance floor. It was surprising to see so many couples, old and young dancing their way to the music. I wonder if they were students from some dancing school or dancing class from some neighbourhood community club.

The couple looked lovely, don't they?

Merry Xmas!!

2006-12-28T21:38:00.000+08:00

It has been a flurry of events for these past two weeks. Celebrating our anniversary proved to be unique and tiring, although the ending result wasn't kind for me due to food poisoning. Guess I have to be careful, in all aspects. Christmas wasn't spectacular, the day spent shopping around immersing in the xmas spirit and celebrate the midnight in the cinema watching Death Note (no less than cheers and pop-crackers). As sw was booked for every evening for her outings, I spend my own nights playing mahjong or reading comics. Good to spend some time away from hall, enjoy home cooked food, watching CSI. What is there to do with such wet weather but to laze at home, haha. Not been exercising lately, the weekend soccer sometimes thwarted by rain, and I miss opportunities to play in inter-block or inter-hall games. Perhaps I wasn't enthusiastic enough, maybe I feel that I wasn't good or skilled enough, but I really hope I can taste a bit of that competition feeling to make my hall life complete. Merry Xmas everyone!!!

"Holan"

2006-12-15T23:01:00.000+08:00

For the benefit for those who do not go through army, the word "holan" (literally) is commonly heard during army times as getting lost, such as losing one's way in the jungle or driving a vehicle into unknown territory. Speaking of army, i found myself lost in the world of civilisation, and landed up in the arms of my first reservist in-camp training. Though back to infantry training in sweaty green uniforms, we were treated like adults, as they said, with more respect and more explaining instead of ordering. It paid to be fit too, as a pass in IPPT ensured early release. Overall, it was a pleasant experience reuniting with section mates and platoon mates, completed with hokkien exchanges and name-calling.

Learnt a interesting trivia when in the cab returning to home sweet home. The cab uncle related his experience and incidents during his active years in army, and mentioned that there are a lot of tattooed ah bengs in the past became sergeants in army to escape crimes that they commit outside army, so that the police would not catch them since they are "government people". Some even escape to Holland or England and throw away their passports, thus living there without citizenship. This is how the word "holan" came about. Moreover, police in the Holland are unarmed. Yes, unarmed. No weapon, no pistol, at the most one baton. This is what i gathered from the veteran soldier/taxi uncle and that really sums up my one week ICT. Heard the upcoming one is in July. *Faints*

Finally can see sw. And my games. Haha.

Wondering

2006-11-26T02:16:00.000+08:00

I wonder what will happen to my IA company if I leave at the end of my attachment. Already shortage of staff, most of the small tasks are usually handled by me - packing staff, generating reports, testing equipment, trying out new testing methods, helping out with chores, my impact of leaving will surely be felt. Not that I want to boast my abilities, I am in fact glad that I am treated like a "bangala" (sorry for the usage), allowing me to experience the lowest level of the hierarchy ~~(except for the company's cleaner lady)~~ As a matter of fact, I hate the jobs that kept me late after working hours, hate the daily 6.30am wake up calls from my alarm clock and hate the Office of Professional Attachments for posting me to the wrong location different from my initial IA application.

I wonder how do I cope with my first ICT in-camp, with the new rank of sergeant just given to me before ORD. How do i endure waking up even earlier than my attachment period, plus all the physical and literature training all rolled into one? Better take one step at a time. Train up first. Then dig out my army stuff. Ha. Hope it is not full of worms or what shit.

I wonder what will be included for the new 7 wonders of the world. That's right, new 7 wonders. And can be voted by you and everyone else! http://www.new7wonders.com/index.php And don't forget the deadline!

Day XX.. who cares? It's over!!

2006-11-17T15:34:00.000+08:00

Yup. It's over. Not officially over, but once you hand in your sacred report, you can say "GG". Soon to go on overseas holiday in december, my professor has requested me to hand in the final report earlier than usual, which is today. That's the main reason why I went MIA for the past few days (as if anyone cares). Even my colleagues say I already on my ORD mood even though there are three more weeks to go. Speaking of ORD, my 1st reservist in camp will commence two days after my last day on attachment, how timely is that?

Time to go for more running. I need some training schedule to train for IPPT, like long distance runs and timing, endurance training, sprinting exercise, short runs, something like that. Help? Robin? (anyway the deal of doing FYP with sports council sounds promising, maybe your future lies there, haha, forever sportsman)

We're going to the zoo, zoo, zoo...

2006-10-23T15:07:00.000+08:00

Outing to the zoo comes at a right time during this super long weekend, except that I have to forgo my sunday soccer, damn sad. The zoo isn't that ulu as I thought, it still attracts healthy crowds especially families and foreign visitors.

Interesting road signs of animal heads pointing directions to their homes.

Suave and handsome white tigers capture most of the visitors' attention as their cameras clicked furiously at their every move.

Time for an entertaining animal show

The weather makes a turn for the worse and we took shelter at the huge elephants arena, watching them suck out food from the suspended container high up the tree with their trunk. SW is indeed on the zebra crossing.

Animals, animals and more animals

Went for another farm animal show. SW is absolutely delighted with them.

Why are the black bears called Malayan Sunbears? Cos they sun burnt till chao ta?

Shagged after hours of walking. What's better to end the day with 3-scoop ice cream deesert. And the photograph of the day has to be the one below.

WTF?!

Mid Autumn Festival

2006-10-10T21:52:00.000+08:00

The grey haze didn't refrain us from joining in the fun at Chinese Garden, although the moon appears dark and orange at night.

Impressive China handmade art pieces produced on the spot, that includes some Playdoh-clay-like figurines, animals formed by some hardened malt-honey, sketches-that-look-so-real-life etc etc..

The theme was some sort of tourist travel wonders of the world, as we ambled past these lanterns-lighted structures such as Effiel Tower, Taj Mahal, Leaning Tower of Pisa, Maya Temple, Great Wall of China, Giza Pyramids.. The last picture showed a twin tower pagoda which was packed with people climbing up and down the stairs. Maybe they thought they could see the moon more clearly.

The lanterns were so bright that I did not see a need to switch on the camera flash light. Yellow lanterns always fascinated her.

That brown lion fell to us when we won a prize from some wheel-of-fortune game at the game carnival. We even met Confucius, a really huge statue dedicated for this great philosopher and educator. He inspired me to do something ~~bo liao~~ meaningful and ~~senseless~~ rewarding before I leave.

So I played Pepsi Cola 1-2-3 with this stone soldier. I won.

Happy Mooncake Festival

Day 88

2006-10-05T22:05:00.000+08:00

It has been a whirlwind of events this week. An auditing trip to a customer's company results in a sleepless night rushing to finish that fateful report which is to be sent to the customer the following morning. Will that become my future? Working overtime, rushing unfinished reports, meeting deadlines, am I working as an accountant or banker or what? No offense, I do not have a single idea what their job scope is anyway, but that basically sums up my impression of them, maybe that is due to too much TV, haha..

My sister is going for a job interview coming Monday, at Mediacorp radio according to her. This is not her part time job anymore, but her first real work interview after her graduation. One side note, what she studies may not be related to this job, but that is what she firmly believes - regardless of what you learn in school, you still have to start afresh and learn from first step when you go for a job out in the real world. Is this true? Well, at least it speaks the truth for my attachment now, which I need to master a different field of study called electrostatics in order to understand my job scope. Well, there is a Chinese saying - "live till old, learn till old"

Day 76

2006-09-24T01:18:00.000+08:00

Few days ago at the big coffeeshop near my workplace in Tuas, I met a unexpected friend who was from my secondary school. Apparently she works in Tuas after graduating, but I would never thought of bumping into her like that, haha. However, when I talked to Sherry Chia, I suddenly thought of Robin.. Haha, no offense there, bro..

Next week is school term break, which means everyone will be either enjoying or do some catching upon school work. Whereas I continue to wake up at day break, work my ass off and be alone in hall. Now my body clock is as if set to 12am, my eyelids tend to head south during that time. And i have ploughed through half of the semester blindly, trying to reach the weekends of every week, looking forward to the comfort of my hostel room. Welcome to the working life.

Day 55

2006-09-02T22:49:00.000+08:00

Damn suay. At the aircon canteen of the company which i worked for the past few days, my purchase of a small packet of Camel brand peanuts turned out to be the first suay event of the day. The bloody packet was hanging 45 degrees from the rack lah!!

And after work, my only relaxation that came from TV Mobile on the bus was abruptly shattered when this tall gentleman sits right in front of the TV screen. The bus is not crowded, even that lady with the blue bandana purposely sat on the left side of the bus just to watch the TV. Guess they all want to go smack that gentleman's head too!!

Damn suay.

Pics from Hall Ball !!

2006-08-31T23:41:00.000+08:00

Although the whole event was not perfect, but i'm glad and relieved that it was over. Once again, kudos to all the comm members, who managed to piece the chaos together and end the night smoothly.. Enough said, on with the pictures..

Mi and SW !!!

The handsome guys !!

The gorgeous ladies !!

Presenting Hall King and Queen above, and Prince and Princess below. They all have their own talents and characteristics, next hall pageant will be exciting!!

Aftermath !! Chris was sabo-ed, downed with endless shots of Absolute Vodka.. Even the freshies were having a whale of the time, shown by their drunken poses and silly smiles.. guess it's a blessing to just let ourselves loose and have fun drinking sessions, best accompanied with buddies and close friends; and of course with EPL live matches as well, muhaha!!

Day 49

2006-08-27T15:25:00.000+08:00

Finally the hell week is over.. For almost the whole of last week, i was working mainly on improving on the powerpoint presentations that was due on last friday. It was fairly important because i would have to follow my supervisor and the sales people to train personnel from another company in Changi industrial area and give them a quiz as well. Haven't been updating lately due to that reason and also the fact that sw's com was down and she needs one for her hectic work schedule and increased work load.

And of course, the Hall Ball night itself was finally over and done with, and i really have to express my appreciation to our committee members who have stayed with us and contributed their part for everything. To stay in hall, one must be actively involved in hall activities. But since the point system is abolished, any participation associated with hall stands a chance to keep your ticket for a room in hall. And so, even i am now on attachment, i am still contemplating whether join any hall activities, even main committees. Actually i am hoping to more off-days from my attachment, haha..

Day 31

2006-08-09T12:03:00.000+08:00

It's Singapore's 41st birthday, happy birthday Singapore!! Actually I rejoice more due to the fact that it is a public holiday, so I can wake up late and blog now!! These past few days have been stressful, my workdesk brimming with piles of work, and my company mailbox with ever-increasing emails. Does that happen only to me or what? On a side note, I am assigned to accompany my colleagues this coming Friday to travel to Johor for a what we like to called -- business trip. Haha, lucky it is a one day event, because our company has working relations with many neighbour countries and my supervisor is a frequent commuter who can stay up to 4 to 6 days at there!! This trip may look like a relax getaway for me, but it only hinders my progess of preparing a training presentation for our staff and the damn manual is 253 pages long.. God bless me..

Day 16

2006-07-25T18:33:00.000+08:00

Work is definitely coming as I have to take over the tasks from the previous IA student, a German overseas attachment student, who is leaving in a week or so. And I have to help the sales people to improve presentation slides or to carry out tests on new products that come in. And of course, I'm the part time driver as well, fetching the employee to Ang Mo Kio industrial estate for servicing.

Today I get to be the driver again. However, the day was marred by a vehicle mishap, which was caused by me, haha.. I bumped the left side rear of the van into a pillar during reversing. My first accident since I started driving, damn sian. The rear signal lights were not broken due to the protection rubber of the pillar but there was a dent on the rear door. The dent was not obvious, but the door could not be closed properly. We pushed and pulled and huffed and puffed to force the door closed. Expecting an uproar for the next person who opened that faulty door and I would surely kena, no doubt.

Maybe it's because that I heard from other colleagues that today is the first day of the so called Ghost Festival, the 7th month of the Chinese lunar calender. That explains why there are offerings of joss papers, incense, food and fruits outside the main entrance gates of the factories around the area. I think I need to buy some offerings to appease the "good brothers". Or maybe I should stop playing Need for Speed Most Wanted in hall.. (as if! :p)

Day 1

2006-07-10T23:19:00.000+08:00

That's it. Today marks the beginning of my 22-week industrial attachment and I had a kick out of today's events. Compulsory orientation and introduction to the company and the staff is necessary, and I was quickly overwhelmed by the overloading of the information cranked into my brain. My first job, since I do not know anything, was to drive an employee to Panasonic building at Ang Mo Kio for him to do his servicing there. Lucky for me, he knew his way there from Tuas and saved me, the road idiot. He was from China, can drive and ride, but in his 2 years of working in the company, he didn't think it was worth it to get local license. I haven't been driving for Gods knows how long and I was bit freaked out to be driving the Renault Kangoo out, in Tuas somemore! Anyway the place was damn near the Tuas second link, so imagine.

When we reached there, we had to wear a grey shirt and pants over ourselves as this was their standard uniform. And if you play the game "Hitman" before, you definitely will get a kick out of it. In Hitman, you play a third-person view of an assassin who has to assassinate a couple targets, whether through the loud way using blaring guns or the silent way of upclose killing using poison needles or pushing them over ledges or railings. Imagine the way I feel when I put on their similar uniform, eat with them at their canteen, prowl around freely in the interiors of the building (actually is following the employee doing servicing at various machines) and the urge to sneak behind some non-suspecting personnel and strangle him with a metal fiber wire. Haha, you will think this much if you just walk and stand around for 5 hours waiting for the employee for his servicing.. The director of my attached company even went down and tackle problematic machines. How often do your boss/director works in front of you? He was a kind and nice guy, even ask me to consider working in Panasonic in future.. actually he looks abit like Anthony Wong! ! In the end, I work OT for one hour when I drove back to company, wonder if I will get paid.. How's your first day?!

Work, work!

2006-07-07T11:56:00.000+08:00

Like the peon or rather the worker unit in the game Warcraft 3 whose main job is to construct buildings and repair damaged ones, he likes to go "Work, work!" or "Ready to work!" or "More work?" It's actually quite humourous listening to these comments, thinking of the fact that I myself am going to work for my attachment soon. To add on to my misery, I have to work half day on saturday!! I thought the five day week is standard throughout Singapore? And I am going to watch the France vs Italy final on Monday morning which the the day of reporting itself!! Hope I do not fall asleep during work..

Uncertainties

2006-06-26T22:47:00.000+08:00

Went to Borders to educate myself on computer knowledge while waiting for dear sw to knock off. There was this article on one of the computer magazines that mentioned "The computer age advanced so fast that newer hardware keeps popping out.. the real joy and pleasure is the anticipation or desire to own the latest one, but not actually buying the thing itself.." It's pretty true because if I buy for an example, graphics card, I'm unsure how long it's gonna last before a newer and upgraded version replaces it. So the thing now is to enjoy the thought of buying a new graphics card, while trying to save up, which is the most important thing now.

Next semester is my attachment semester. My original attachment location was supposed to be at Tuas, so that I will not waste my hostel room. But alas, the human resource manager relocated me to Kallang Bahru without even telling me. Now I even asked the school attachment officer for approval to change my location back to Tuas, to the expense of changing to another company. It's barely 2 weeks to first day of attachment and I have yet received any news of the approval. Moreover, I am even unsure of a guaranteed hostel room.

Life has so many uncertainties. Decisions have been made, but not all can be controlled. All that can be done is wait. As in "wait death" in chinese.

Ugly

2006-06-22T04:24:00.000+08:00

Prices can be sensitive issues. Just look at all the shops and promotion lists in sim lim square. Products-tied-in, slashed prices, future discounts, additional freebies, u name it. Due to these ugly competition, many shops are forced to close down. I have been falling behind on hardware knowledge, newer games require better graphics cards and RAM, which I seriously need to play the latest tantalising games, haha.. PCI express motherboard and graphics card plus 1GB RAM is what i need to zhng my com. So here enters the comparing-of-prices-and-bargains tactics, sorry for those shops, it's a dog-eat-dog world.

This ugly scene not only applies to men, but to women as well. 3 words can easily sum up an example of this situation -- "Mango.Sale.50%". You would not want to witness it.

Just the beginning

2006-06-14T03:38:00.000+08:00

We thought it will be the end of things after the long, torturous yet enjoyable EID, but boy, am i wrong.. soon, it's back for more meetings, canvassing, senior camp, and last but not least - industrial attachment.. what's infuriating is that my attachment place turns out to be at kallang bahru instead of tuas, which will defeat the purpose of my hostel room.. argh.. i should begin my training now for my ippt, to replace back my first catch in this Great Singapore Sale -- beetle bug shoes with promotion price somemore.. haha, i just love promotion stuff..

I met wan 'er in junction 8, and i almost cannot recognise her in her black plastic thick-rimmed specs.. haha, always show the best side of you online.. next time i see her, i will post her dress-down look, muahahaha.. she was kinda surprised to see me there, because she said that junction 8 was her "homeground" and she seldom bumped into me, before hopping away with Ray into the music store.. I strongly believe that she is the daughter of a tycoon who owns junction 8.. hope she can give me some shopping vouchers..

Results

2006-06-06T10:36:00.000+08:00

The news shuddered everyone when it was announced that our exam results will be released on 6th of june 06 - it was the same day as the release of the movie "The Omen".. *gasps*

But i think that is the reason why the school has decided to release the exam results yesterday, so as to prevent students to come back and "haunt" (read:appeal) the school admin staff.. haha.. nothing amazing on the results, same old letters thoughout the years.. i thought i would do better this sem, since we studied together most of the time, finishing tutorials, going for quizzes, late night revision, and i'm glad nobody has to "da bao" anything.. (read:YFK need to join us)

Just when my mind was revolving about results, i received news on how our fellow final year hall people fared for this last leg of the race.. the question after hearing so many comments remains - what determines your honours? your FYP grade? your results throughout the years? with different percentage weightage? or has it got to do with the whole cohort considering the so-called bell curve situation?

Anyway, i lose two meals to my dear sw based on our results.. next time i must beat her!! (read:not physically)

Mishap

2006-06-04T15:52:00.000+08:00

What should be a relaxing and supposedly "no-kick" night cycling had to be abandoned due to an "falling off bike" accident.. and my dear sw has to endure multiple scratches and wounds.. i hope she has a speedy recovery.. wish i was the one who fall off the bike instead..

P.S. special thanks to xw, ll, bq and wj for escorting two extra bikes back to east coast.. see u around in the next cycling trip.. (if there is one)

Life's a beach

2006-05-29T23:28:00.000+08:00

This month was celebrated at the beach.. luckily there wasn't any bad weather to interupt my picnic plans..

Had an art fest contest by the beach, top 2 were drawn by dear sw, bottom were mine, please show your score cards..

Had a change of drawing view and perspective, as to compare easier..

We exercise our lazy limbs by cycling our way to the end where the many good food stalls are located.. surprisely, the huge man-made lake was for a water-ski park! so cool it is to be pulled by ropes instead of motor boats, round and round the lake.. gets kinda boring after sometime, ya? And the little slopes just add a bit of fun to it..

So is this same as wakeboarding? bloody christo bo jio.. but i rather go learn in-line skating instead.. but i'm having attachment next sem..

Random conversation

2006-05-20T06:47:00.000+08:00

I have some knowledge on computer hardware, I even bought blue luminous fans to install at the front part of my computer CPU where the air ventilation holes are.. this is to give a feeling that i 'zhng' my com, just like what people do to their cars.. few nights ago sw and I saw some Malay guys riding bicycles on the road..

Me : wah, see, they 'zhng' their bikes with blinking lights on their wheel spokes leh

SW: ya loh, u oso wat.. know how to 'zhng' your com.. when u gonna 'zhng' me??

Me : ....................

Long weekend

2006-05-15T21:13:00.000+08:00

This post is dedicated to dear sw for her belated birthday and her first long weekend, haha.. since friday was vesak day, i decided to take her out to dinner, with xw and ll as my backup surprise..

We want to go out the next day, but the horrible weather thwarted my plan.. and so, we end up rebonding sw's hair, haha.. it's been her desire for a long time..

Sitting helplessly and cream on her hair and heaters surrounding her..

Tired after spending 3 hours on that chair

2 hairdressers doing her hair at the same time, making her look like some superstar

Night supper was butter and condensed cream toast from Xin Wang Hong Kong cafe at Kovan Mall

The next day's plans were also ruined by the rain and dear sw suddenly got the urge to cook and so we had an early dinner of Bolognese spaghetti with mushrooms and Campbell's alphabet soup.. don't ask me about the soup, she chose it

P.S. I didn't upload her final hairdo, because she threatened me that she will kill me if I do.. so if you want to know, go ask her yourself..

Post-exams

2006-05-06T00:49:00.000+08:00

First of all, i would like to shout "Finish exams loh!!!" Had a super packed week of exams, right after the celebration of dear dear's birthday.. and i thought my utimate present would reach all her hopes and expectations, but i was so so wrong, sigh.. guess i have to work harder to cover ALL small but necessary details!! but what a special and unique celebration that was -- spontaneous, instinctive or should i say, unplanned.. :( should try and accompany her more often, since she will be going for attachment.. sounds good to meet her for meals in orchard too, haha..

One more news -- Blackburn has finally beat all odds to get a run in UEFA competition, haha!! hope they can sign quality players, doesn't matter whether they are big names, as long they are hardworking, like Craig Bellamy, Morten Gamst Pedersen, Steven Reid, David Bentley, Robbie Savage etc.. can't wait to get my phone too.. and i just got $100 voucher off from my subscriber, haha.. they just want to take advantage of our progress package money, but i'm willing to give them.. :p

Progre$$, anyone?

2006-04-28T22:28:00.000+08:00

For a nation to progress, we need capable and accomplished leaders.. but unlike in soccer where the search for the new England manager is still on-going, we have the chance now to choose and select our future leaders in our country.. yes, if you happen to peep your head out of your mugging turtle shell, the hottest issue in town has to go the election fever which has created quite a buzz.. no more auto-win mode for PAP, so we, or rather I can get my first chance to put a cross in the famous little box at the voting station, haha..

Amid all the rallies, campaigning, upgrading promises, I have my own comfort for receiving the progress package reward.. woohoo! that means i can get my new phone earlier than expected, haha.. heard there's a shopping spree in the whole Singapore because of this, don't know whether it's true.. so how you intend to spend your progess reward??
<== 6280 or 3250 ==>

Midweek

2006-04-22T12:12:00.000+08:00

3 papers have gone in a whiff and right now i'm in midweek, which is a week of more mugging before the final 3 papers next week.. 3 papers in 4 days, is that crazy or what?! why couldn't they just spread the papers out to a few days for each paper, instead of cramping everything together? Just like blackburn, who has 3 more games to secure that vital UEFA Cup spot.. haha, so it's make-or-break time..

Good Friday

2006-04-14T16:27:00.000+08:00

Today is Good Friday, a day celebrated by Christians on the Friday before Easter and to commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus, something like that.. Since it is a public holiday (isn't?), we did not proceed with our early morning routine to the library.. Others went home for lunch and dinner with families, while I returned home to fix my com.. As you can see, i'm writing this at home, finally upgraded my motherboard and got my internet up and running..

On my way home, the gloomy sky and its heavily saturated dark clouds threatened to hinder my journey.. strangely, during those special religious days such as Qingming Festival (Tomb sweeping day) or Hari Raya Haji, it will always rain cats-and-dogs.. Nevertheless, i think i will go buy internal fans for my com, hope can 'zhng' my com by getting those luminous ones, haha..

Here's something i came across on the chinese newspaper (use Encoding Unicode UTF-8):
跟女朋友作对，就是“找死”
跟老婆作对，就是“早死”

Jingle bells...

2006-03-29T23:20:00.000+08:00

I know christmas is still a long way, but "tis the season to start studying", can you feel it coming?

Jingle bells,
What the hell,
Study all the way...
No more fun, it is to hide,
In your one-stop hostel room...

I'm going crazy.. time to read Da Vinci Code..

Officer

2006-03-15T23:47:00.000+08:00

Overheard during one of the tutorial classes --

Singaporean student (SS): (after some conversation)..... wah, you look quite fair skinned, surely haven't been to army right?

Malaysian student (MS): yes, but if i go into army, i want to become officer..

SS: wah, so garang ah? i thought you very lazy?

MS: quite slack mah, everyday do paperwork or pick up calls only mah..

SS: officer need to go outfield, "chiong" in forest leh!!

MS: is it?! "wen yuan (文员)" need to go fight meh? (clerk = 书记员/文员)

SS: oh! you mean you want to be clerk ah?

MS: not officer meh? work in office mah!

SS: ^_^'''

Bloody funny

2006-03-10T22:17:00.000+08:00

There was a blood donation drive few days ago, located at School of Bio-Science, beside the Cafe by the Quad.. We went to the cafe for lunch, and happen to see some of our hall freshies there to donate blood.. all the elbows of the people who donated blood were wrapped with a colourful bandage, guess that makes it "hip" and to encourage more teenagers to join the blood donation drive.. but it was when we were leaving the place when we chuckled upon hearing Sheryl Crow's song singing above our heads -- ".. The first cut is the deepest, baby i know.. The first cut is the deepest.."

Night Cycling

2006-03-04T19:44:00.000+08:00

Flagging off at around 10pm last night, we embark on our night cycling journey with the rest of the hall one residents.. but this time, we started off from hall to east coast park, while stopping at some makan places as pit stops.. tiring but fun, with the pain in our thighs and butt.. quite a bit of mishaps along the way, bikes flipped forward, ran into pit holes, burst tires but we still persevere our way to the finishing point.. but one thing i want to complain is the design of the singlet, it is just too childish, haha.. even one of the ex-hall resident cum teacher peishi's primary school students can draw better.. hope can do it again next year..

V-day

2006-02-19T03:05:00.000+08:00

I realised that we often spend time hunting for food and trying out new eateries, and Valentine's Day is no exception.. we went to this Japanese cafe and restaurant named Sun with Moon located at wheelock place which sw has been craving for everytime we passed by..

Happy Valentine's Day!!

Happy Birthday

2006-02-18T03:49:00.000+08:00

It's been so long since the previous blog.. guess i've really become a photo-blogger, but then again, it's always interesting to look at pictures.. my birthday was celebrated at manhattan fish market at plaza singapura.. haha, if you do not understand, the Manhattan Fish Market™ is a clone of Fish and Co.™, and it is where we ate fried mushrooms for appetiser and seafood platter for two..

Later my birthday cake turned out to be a mud-pie with a candle at the middle, haha.. and the best thing was, my present was a Razor Copperhead™ mouse!! thanks dear! in the past when i was into gaming during NS days, i was dying to have this mouse.. think i need to get some FPS games to fully utilise it.. haha..

Chinese new year

2006-01-28T15:59:00.000+08:00

The time to receive ang baos is here again, the chance to savour "bah kwa", or barbecued pork has arrived, and not to forget the excuses to purchase more clothes.. even before the first day of chinese lunar new year, one activity most people will be involved is to squeeze ourselves dry at chinatown, whether it is last minute shopping or just want to immerse in the festive atmosphere..

At chinatown, we even met two "God of Fortune", or should it be "Gods of Fortune"? haha.. there was a wide variety of goodies at affordable prices, there was even once that i heard a seller shouted "...Come ah, come ah! Owner not here ah, anyhow sell anyhow sell ah! Cheap until siao ah..!!"

There was this round circular thing said to be selling ice cream, with all the colourful tapings on different groups of holes.. i nearly wanted to order either a durian or red bean one, when i discovered the bottles of soft drinks beside the circular thing.. it was actually popsicles made of soft drinks, which we ate the whites one made of Sprite.. i wonder if they sold Milo popsicle..

Happy lunar new year everyone!!! Gong xi fa cai!!!

Opening

2006-01-19T01:35:00.000+08:00

It's already been like 3 weeks since school reopened since i post something here, i think the blog has gone stale!! shall i be a photo-blogger and let my pictures do the talking? i mean, y waste the opportunity to post pictures here since i possess my new camera? otherwise, it would be plain boring just reading words and sentences.. moreover, my english sucks and i'm unable to churn out good quality essays.. but i enjoy reading other people's "chim chim" blogs, never fail to be impressed on how they express their thoughts and feelings in their words..

Went to see cheerleading competition at SRC for the Hall Opening.. this time was different for me, as i watched as a spectator's view, unlike last year.. it was much much easier to just laugh along and comment on the competitors' mistakes and formation instead of going out there and doing the real thing.. i've been through both, i must say it takes real courage to perform on the stage, which i'm gladful last year's performance went smoothly for me.. sadly, we didn't even make it into top 3 last year, and this year our hall did not qualify due to last minute accidents and injuries.. nevertheless, they still went ahead with the performance which i think has better stunts and formations than my year.. hall 7 won the crowd with their unique and unexpected brand of music which was totally refreshing and convincing.. guess the key still lies on crowd entertainment..

Sw has been coughing lately, maybe due to her braces.. have to always to remind her to take medicine.. even have a bottle of Strepsils Cough syrup for her and she always say lazy to drink because have to wash spoon.. but when i take out the bottle, there was a small translucent plastic cup like those japanese sake cup covering on top of the metal cap of the bottle -- the cup has the markings of "one teaspoon /// two teaspoon"..

Welcome 2006 !!!

2006-01-01T15:16:00.000+08:00

If you happen to poke your nose around other people's blogs, you will discover that most of them have written an entry on 31st dec to sort of like end off 2005, reflect their deeds and achievements on the past year or post their resolutions for the coming year.. i couldn't do so because i decided to join hundreds or even thousands of mindless human beings at Esplande, squeezing and squashing through my way along the jam-packed river side, all waiting for the clock to strike 12am, the fireworks to explode and 2006 to arrive.. there wasn't any prelude, just some strong spotlights waving around and the fireworks just suddenly filled up the cloudy night sky..

i just suck at taking fireworks photos, the rest were like bright speckles of blurred lights, only this is the decent one..

as soon as the show ended with a finale of one massive display of fireworks, the crowd applaused, congratulated each other with "happy-new-year!!" greetings and started to disperse as abruptly as the fireworks show.. imagine the chaos and the sheer number of people marching towards the road and city hall mrt, you can never see this amount of people altogether in one night..

we had supper at this hong kong cafe.. no, i have no money to fly to hong kong, but certainly had the mrt fare to kovan along north east line..

yup, you didn't see wrongly.. it's the FHM playing cards, comes along with the issue of FHM with Dawn Yeo at the cover.. strangely the cards don't have her, not even Fiona Xie.. but some Aces and Queens are not bad!!

2005 was a special year for me, as i spend my first year with sw.. had arguments and conflicts, but i'm glad we are still together.. hall stuff took up most of the time too, soccer, dota, meetings and of course studies.. results the same as last sem --> ka na sai!!! robin had the lead this time round, but i hope we can maintain this kind of standard, healthy competition always drive the best out of us, so i must buck up liao.. wish you all a happy 2006!!

Merry Christmas !!

2005-12-25T07:44:00.000+08:00

I still remember that during last christmas eve, i was working on an one-night part time job as waiter at a nightclub at marina south with my classmates.. it was not a fun way of welcoming santa claus -- mixing around with middle-aged old ah bengs and aunties, enduring cigarette smoke and the tiredness of not being able to rest and sit down.. but this year, i have decided to go for sw's classmate step's xmas eve party.. it was held at her two-storey (or three-storey?) mansion with numerous cars parked in front of the front yard.. had good food, play cards, watch tv, mixing with new friends, the perfect recipe for a good xmas party..

it was until later when the icing was finally added to the cake.. where it should be santa claus dropping down through chimneys, a mermaid, or rather a "mei ren yu" arrived into the living room..

not convinced? look again..

i think i just heard u shout -- "OH MY GOD!!!"

2005-12-24T00:59:00.001+08:00

Tuck in !!!

2005-12-24T00:59:00.000+08:00

On our way to the Jewel Box

Happy 1st year !!

2005-12-24T00:08:00.000+08:00

Haven't been blogging, much due to slacking and gaming.. was brewing plans for the magical night too, haha.. eventually it went through without a hitch, much to my relief.. her gift for me was very personally made, very sweet and loving -- a photo album, completed with a cute story.. love it so much!!

She requested dinner with a view, naturally the idea of "sky dining" won hands-down.. the service was great, food was okay and the experience was fantastic.. as they say, a picture speaks a thousand words, i'm just glad i got the perfect gem for sw..

i guess more pictures will be more interesting, ya? ok, enough talking, let the pictures roll!

Busy or slack?

2005-12-04T12:41:00.000+08:00

Yeah, sw's back from china.. bought mi a jacket too, but a little too big for me and i look a little bulky in it.. well, maybe i will wear it in the future when i'm bigger... i hope! thanks my dear!

Wanting to get a job, but the upcoming canvassing (random timing somemore!) and meetings may jeopardise my intent.. holidays are meant for gatherings anyway, maybe we should just concentrate on the get-togethers with classmates and friends whom we don't see each other.. how bout christmas dinner anyone? pre-christmas dinner sounds nice too! how bout pre-pre-christmas?! my point is, we haf ~~enjoyed~~ slogged ourselves through the whole studying semester and we deserve this short holiday period to relax.. but i still hope there will be one-day or two-days jobs to earn a few more dollars to reach my sony ericcson W550i on my list..

Jobs, anyone? Gatherings?

Boorreeddd

2005-11-28T19:55:00.000+08:00

Sw has gone to shanghai this week, which means i can haf the whole week to myself, haha.. so right now, i can't believe i'm reading mediacorp tv programme guide online, just to fish out any entertainment worth watching.. went sitex on the day b4 sw fly off to try cameras, so far only canon and casio came out promising stuff.. haha, heng my sis going jb next fri, which means MORE GAMES~~!!! talk bout right timing..

I just tried a game demo - Need for Speed Most Wanted... it was simply breathtaking and exciting, being chased by numerous police cars, how u evade them, make objects fall to block their way, outrun them to hide in specific spots.. oohhh.. u got to try it to believe.. i played a Quake 4 demo too, and the single player gameplay looked suspiciously like Doom 3, except tat action were constantly around u with teammates accompanying to take down enemies.. i look forward to the multiplayer mode too, and this reminds mi of those fragging sessions wif Jack, Alvan and Zhiwei..

Anyway, please call me out for outings, whether sports or entertainment.. and call me along too if got work lobangs~~!!

Post-exams

2005-11-27T00:59:00.000+08:00

Exams are officially over!! so weird, i'm feeling out of sorts these few days, because i will not be doing the same old daily routine of study, eat, study, eat, sleep, etc etc.. haha, need to turn back to my usual slacking ways again.. even during exam period, sw and i haf came up wif the to-do list, which mostly sums up the things we discuss and hope to do after exams.. so far, the only thing crossed off is watching heli-copter.. wait a minute, y would we wanna go watch aircraft? hahaha, actually it's harry potter & the goblet of fire!! so funny, when i first heard from Siqiang, that i keep saying it..

I dun read harry potter books, so i'm always confused bout who and wat the movie is depicting.. and the last movie is like damn long ago, that i barely remembered the details.. eh, if u ask mi, i think GOF is not bad lah, at least the story plot is clear to mi and the graphics is breathtaking.. but many people who read the book say that the movie cut away lotsa details.. i always been telling myself to go read the books, even from 1st book onwards, otherwise i will be like blur cock trying to figure out who is who..

In the mean time, back to gaming!!!

Level 24 & 25

2005-11-25T23:14:00.000+08:00

Finally, ending of the battles.. also leading to end to end battles, where the whole army of enemy heroes combine forces to lay siege on our base, and when their creeps fall, the opportunity falls to us to retaliate... possessing powerful items become essential to survive.. making use of my avatar, i unleash my utimate skill which manages to kill few more heroes, thus buying us time to attack.. next off my list are Book-of-open-tech-com, which opens up reports of the enemies' weakness and prone to which skill and Open-text-of-mental-health, which cast depression to heroes and cause them to miss.. with all my 6 items full, we go for one last push to their base..

Eventually, we succeed in destroying all their barracks and towers.. and our creeps surround their throne and end it all off.. GODLIKE!!! end of war, start of party!! WOOT!!

Level 21

2005-11-22T00:13:00.000+08:00

This is it.. the crucial time, the turning point of the battle.. if u get hold of real powerful items by this time, this will be one way road to victory.. the enemies of course are already invading our base bit by bit, whereas i'm defending like mad.. luckily my allied heroes help mi out and i manage to scrape through and purchase my next item -- Thermo Basher.. it's time to fight back... with the extra damage from its fire splash attack and stun, can you feel my "heat"?? Just a bit more to go...

Level 15

2005-11-15T22:12:00.000+08:00

With the enemies getting a little more powerful, the tug of war has begun.. the crucial point is of cos the river stretching across the diagonal of the map -- attack until the tower, fall back when allied creeps are down, attack again when own tower takes down their creeps, and the cycle repeats.. there are a couple of external help along the river, in the form of temporary powers such as regeneration or speed.. this is also where enemies tend to ambush.. i am killed several times by such ambushes when i try to reach the Open Book of Regeneration when low on life.. it is depressing and despair sets in.. i wanted to go for more damaging items, but i always suffer their hero skills, so when i got enough gold, i switched to another item instead -- Black Kinematics Bar.. this item allows me to be invulnerable to spells, disrupting their momentum and thus forces them to change tactics.. hope i can survive for the rest of this cruel game..

Level 11

2005-11-11T23:11:00.000+08:00

After a disastrous start, my confidence was greatly affected.. outnumbered, i stayed behind towers when the enemy heroes attacked and waited for an opportunity to hit back.. when our towers began to attack, i quickly sneaked up for ambush, and using my MOM to its maximum effect.. this tactic worked well, and soon i gathered enough money to buy the next item -- Treads of Mathematics.. the tactic is not complex, with the increased movement and attack speed, i was able to chase down enemy heroes, coupled with my MOM of cos.. soon, i was able to steal kills with the help of allied heroes.. finally, a little morale booster..

Signs of exam stress

2005-11-08T12:11:00.000+08:00

Sw and I were walking up the stairs when we chanced upon a small puddle of water -- strangely with a small white feather floating on it -- at the second floor near the staircase..

Me : hmm, last night rain so heavy, heng i haven't wash clothes
Sw : wah, look, a bird drowned here leh!
Me : .....

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Sw wanted to keep herself awake to study, and requested for coffee, so i began to make her one with her "high class" Grandeur coffee sachets.. As i was taking it out from the box, she noticed the expiry date printed boldly at the side of the box..

Sw : aiya, expired liao, 1st of november..
Me : where got? it says " 01 Nov 2006"
Sw : erm, i thought this year is 2006? not meh?
Me : .....

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I really hope the exams can finish as soon as possible, so that i will not go crazy...

Meanwhile, the farming continues..

Level 4

2005-11-04T23:30:00.000+08:00

My attack damage is low and i am already stressed about stealing kills from my allied creeps.. to add to my misery, my patience is strained due to harassment of enemy heroes and them combining forces to put me down.. it is demoralising, i have to rely on neutral creeps to farm.. when i had raised enough gold, i proceed to buy my 1st item on the list -- MOM (mechanics of materials).. haha, the item allows me to know how my weapon works and i can attack faster!! at least the 1st item is struck off the list, now back to the battlefield, trying to regain my confidence..

P.S. jay chow's new album is out.. who wanna watch DOOM?? makes mi wanna replay Doom 3 all over again.. :p