i figured i should post today since it's only once in every 4 years that we get to blog on a 29th of feb? haha ok i'm joking actually. i'm just posting because i felt like it xD
ok let's see, another month has passed by and march is here. not that i'm happy that my birthday is coming, simply because i'm gonna be stuck in camp on that day. it's kinda ironic. ironic because my birthday falls on good friday but it wont be good since i'll be under the hot sun doing push ups and sit ups.
yup 18 civilian days left. the siansation in me gets stronger and stronger day by day. (and also thanks to the delay in the release of A level results as well)
and i realise i need to rush my driving lessons abit. think have to go for lessons everyday until i enlist if not i might not finish the requirements by test day. the instructor today had a sense of humor i must say. he was asking me about my life and what i'm currently doing.
me : 现在在等进兵lor...
instructor : 哦... 进哪里知道吗?
me : NDU... sian...
instructor : 哇! NDU ar?! 哈哈! Good luck man! 他们每次叫自己“蛙人”(frogmen)
me : 哦,我懂...
instructor : 但是我每次叫他们“田鸡”*starts singing some wierd tune with “田鸡粥”as lyrics*
aaron | 8:32 PM
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
no income results in a bad outcome
that's probably what i'm going through now.
i managed to book a weekend slot for my practical (driving) test (woohoo~). thanks to whoever who cancelled that haha. lady luck has been rather kind to me for that. fortunately that weekend is after my BMT so i should have a higher chance of coming out? if not i'll just chao geng and take mc la. for now i'll just have to pray that i'll be out that weekend, or that i don't commit any stupid acts which will result in confinement. and pass NDU's ridiculous standards for ippt so i won't get any form of remedial training (like getting under 9:14 for 2.4km? wth man). i want to get my QDL asap!
that aside, i've finally managed to get my router fixed (or rather, changed) after a zillion years (since A levels period) and i've finally managed to log in to windows live messenger again. to those people that have been putting up with my frequent disconnections: sorry i took so long to get it fixed =P finally now i can talk online properly again without the fear of getting disconnected anytime. HAHA.
2wire's routers sucks, 2wire's routers that comes free of charge are the worst. lol.
anyway, that's one load off my shoulders. one out of a few rather enormous ones.
my civilian days are numbered...
aaron | 9:37 AM
Sunday, February 24, 2008
the last few days have been rather fulfilling i suppose. friday was my last day as a relief teacher (most likely). had a good game of tennis with the pe teachers at the court and a round of soccer with the juniors after that. managed to give my body a good workout before i bade farewell to the campus at malan road. with that i guess it's time to fully kickstart my intensive training for NDU.
anyway i managed to watch L: Change The World with cheryl, wen hao and hui juin (and huijuin's bf) on saturday. somehow i didn't really like that movie. ok the storyline was so-so, but the movie somehow changed the image L had back in Death Note. besides the fact that he eats ridiculously sweet stuff, the impression i had of L was someone unique, extremely intelligent but physically not so active (all the sugar he consumes goes to his brain). somehow i didnt think these traits of his were well portrayed in the show (especially the intelligence part). ah well, i shall retain my impression of L from Death Note and not let the movie alter that.
anw, there're a lot of movies i can't wait to catch and a lot of food i yearn for (before i enlist) but i'm short of cash! oh man~~~~ why does money have to be so important? maybe we should use something else to trade instead of money. ok i'm talking nonsense.
had dinner with part of 06S14 after that at fish and co. (the salmon was pretty good =D) it was a gathering and sort of a farewell party for miss vet-to-be. it's great to see that we're all still doing well and still havent changed a bit from back then haha. oh well i'm defintely going miss (or already am missing) that bunch of people.
as for today, most of the time was spent lazing had home. went down to the driving centre after that to top up my account and book for my practical test, only to realise all the weekends (up till june) have been fully booked. how wonderful. so i just booked one on a friday evening while waiting for someone to cancel their weekend lesson (hopefully).
and swimming today felt good! haha intensive training! (btw i'm not much of a swimmer just in case you're wondering)
aaron | 9:10 PM
Thursday, February 21, 2008
ok for those who've read my previous post, i've somehow managed to remove that barrier in my mind already. yup, it's true, no point worrying about it anyway. whatever it is i still have to go through it, and i will make it through NDU. for now all i can to is to train and prepare myself.
bring on the challenge.
ok my spirits are kind of high today due to a few good news which came one after another. the first one i'm sure all you readers should have heard of it by now. yup, singapore has won the bid to host the inaugural youth olympics, which means we'll get the chance to catch the live action of the events. and the thing is that by 2010, i would have ORD-ed already haha so i would have time to catch roger federer junior in action.
anw heard that many of the trackers managed to appeal through. so did yenfang, and my cousin also managed to get in haha. congrats to them =)
and finally, i passed my final theory test today after waiting ridiculously long for the test date (!@#$%^&*). can finally book my practical test but there's one problem - i'm broke. how nice.
ok i just got a call to relief another teacher tmr. looks like i havent "retire" yet haha.
aaron | 9:51 PM
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
i just caught a glimpse of life as a diver in NDU, a preview to what i would be facing in the months to come (thanks to one of my colleagues for showing me the video)
trackers if you're reading this, i can only say one thing: track training is seriously nothing, and i really mean NOTHING AT ALL, compared to training in the diving unit.
often when faced with challenges, instead of feeling afraid, i felt excited, eager to take on the challenge. however as the images and video footages of life in sembawang camp flashed across the laptop monitor, the feeling that gripped my heart then was beyond description.
then came the scenes of what actually went on in the infamous "hell week", the week which everyone's been telling me about.
if a picture speaks a thousand words, then that video spoked a million to me. as i saw the pain and torture the divers had to go through, my heart seriously ached for them (and myself). they were carrying the boats, lifting them again and again and flipping them over in the water. climbing up the ropes, push ups and sit ups for the entire week were considered the easier chores. they slept for hardly a few hours (for that week), were forced to crawl ridiculously on the ground for hours, and they were dumped into ice water at 3am in the morning. the pain in their faces, the tears that flowed said it all. that week probably felt like eternity.
at the end the video showed the divers receiving their paddles as a sign of having gone through and passed hell week. they were no doubt very much relieved, but more than that, they we ecstatic, and 100% thankful that everything was over. even i, as an audience, felt it for them.
my heart has been overwhelmed by fear, and i'm not shy to admit that. no doubt i'm afraid, very afraid.
1 month left, i have to work at it. remove that mental barrier and get my damn fitness back. oh no sorry, not just get my fitness back, i'll have to be stronger than i was last year, much much stronger and fitter. 9:14 for 2.4km has been something that has been way beyond my reach, but this time i'll have to try and hit it no matter what.
just whack, like there's no tomorrow.
aaron | 12:12 PM
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
lmao this is hilarious
scroll down and check out the picture (njcians, do the people look familiar? haha. the picture was taken during nationals schools x-country last year) and more importantly the caption.
a few days left till the announcement of the hosting rights for the inaugural youth olympics. well, we can only hope for the best =)
aaron | 2:22 PM
Sunday, February 17, 2008
still in the midst of updating my playlist so the recent posts have been and probably will be about songs i come across.
i guess have been listening to 西界 for too long that i forgot to listen to the other songs on 林俊杰's album. 杀手 was ok, but not to my liking. only came across 不流泪的机场 recently and i kinda liked it - simple yet touching.
“从以前到现在,好音乐都没有变过。同样的好音乐都可以很简单。最重要的,就是可以感动到你”
(nothing spectacular abt the mv, just listen to the song =P)
aaron | 6:52 PM
Saturday, February 16, 2008
i think this song is pretty cool. life won't wait and i guess it's yup to me. not gonna waste anymore time, gonna break free from what's holding me back.
leave the past in the past and find the future
simple plan seems to have something against this world, because all their songs are like that, haha. nevertheless i must say the mv is really cool.
Simple Plan - When I'm Gone
I look around me But all I seem to see Is people going nowhere Expecting sympathy It’s like we’re going through the motions Of the scripted destiny Tell me where’s our inspiration If life wont wait I guess it’s up to me
Whoahh No we’re not gonna waste another moment in this town Whoahh We wont come back, the world its calling out Whoahh Leave the past in the past gonna find the future And misery loves company Well so long You’ll miss me when I’m gone You’re gonna miss me when I’m gone
Procrastination running circles in my head While you sit there contemplating you’ll wind up left for dead (left for dead) Life is what happens While you’re busy making your excuses Another day, another casualty But that won’t happen to me
(Let’s go…!) Won’t look back When I say goodbye We’re gonna leave this world behind me Gonna take what’s mine tonight ‘cause every wasted day Becomes a wasted chance You’re gonna wake up feeling sorry ‘cause life won’t wait I guess it’s up to you
aaron | 7:16 PM
Thursday, February 14, 2008
My insides all turn to ash, So slow And blew away as I collapse, So cold A black wind took them away, From sight And held the darkness over day, that night
And the clouds above move closer looking so dissatisfied but the heartless wind kept blowing, blowing
I used to be my own protection, But not now Cause my path has lost direction, Somehow A black wind took you away, From sight And held the darkness over day, That night
And the clouds above more closer looking so dissatisfied and the ground below grew colder as they put you down inside but the heartless wind kept blowing, blowing
So now you're gone And I was wrong I never knew what it was like To be alone
On a Valentine's Day
sung by linkin park. nice song, and i like the lyrics (not that it applies to me though)
aaron | 9:57 AM
Sunday, February 10, 2008
there's still much in life for me to learn. most of the lessons in life you'll never fully understand them (no matter how much you say you understand) unless you experience them yourself.
and one thing i have to realise is that things don't happen if you just sit there and wait for anything to happen. you have to make it happen.
ah whatever, am i even making sense? bleh. random...
i feel like going back to competitive sports again (not ns). been lazing around all day long for way too long already. everyone's commenting that i've gotten skinnier. it's not that i've not been eating, it's just probably all that muscle i've took pain and effort to build during track season have said goodbye to me. seriously. i glanced at the photos of the 2007 track season and it kind of amazed me how there was this stark difference between me now and me then.
ok but that's not the main point haha. the main reason is because i miss the feeling of competing with others for a certain goal, miss the feeling of adrenaline rushing through my entire body, miss the feeling of pushing my mind and body beyond its limits. more importantly i miss that pure elation felt whenever i improve or achieve a certain goal.
i feel like doing a 200m run now. haha. hello spikes, long time no see x)
aaron | 10:56 AM
Thursday, February 7, 2008
"Please light only one at a time"
That was the warning label written on the box(es) of sparkles but since when had we ever paid attention to them?
had a hell of a time making "shooting stars" and lighting hundreds (yea i mean hundreds) of sparkles at once. and the smoke was enough to send a smoke signal which can be seen miles away. for a moment we were worried that the smoke that engulfed the expressway would somehow cause an accident but thank goodness that didn't happen.
yea we do this every year xD
happy CNY folks!
aaron | 9:48 PM
Monday, February 4, 2008
the thing about being a teacher is that you really have to expect unexpected questions at any time.
i was teaching about silicon being a macromolecular compound and how it can be used as semiconductor when i get crap such as:
"'cher! how come silicon is used in enlarging (a certain female body part) when you say that it is a hard solid?"
and
"oh, does it mean the enlarged (body part) can conduct electricity at high temperature?"
i can only say "i dunno, why don't you find out and tell me"
aaron | 10:00 PM
Sunday, February 3, 2008
i was just glancing through this magazine while i was bored and i came across this page which talks about how people were excited to get their first paycheck and how they talked about spending it meaningfully, whether it is saving them or getting something special for their loved ones. i looked at myself and could only sigh. my first paycheck was spent on the lessons at the driving school, how nice.
*cough cough*
there will be no TGIF this week, which is a good thing because i only have (unofficially) 2 working days this week!
which is definitely a good thing because i'm in need of a long break and somehow the weekend wasn't enough for me. oh well. need to recover asap.
aaron | 7:31 PM
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