Shinobi rule no.25

she's back

2010-06-09T20:18:00.001+08:00

"This whole BP issue is a big joke. Before this happened next to no one in the US gave a fig about clean energy, fast forward a year and no one will again. For now though, suddenly everyone is captain planet."

-anon

well said hahaha

she's coming back

2010-06-05T08:52:00.003+08:00

(sing along to the tune of ke$ha's tik tok intro (is there a tune to begin with?!))

wake up in the morning feeling still so sleepy
got my racquets i'm out the door i'm gonna play some tennis
but before i leave, check the skies, and the thunder cracks
so i sign-ed, curse my luck, i had to go back...

ok that basically summed up my saturday morning.

on a more serious note, i think there's smth wrong with my right first metatarsal ever since i slipped and knock against the edge of the swimming pool wall the other day when i was about to kick off. it hasn't been bothering me much, just once in a while. but the blue black that appear now and then (ya really comes and goes, comes and goes) is causing a bit of worry. worse case scenario is that of a hairline crack but i hope it can go away asap.

anw here's a song i've been addicted to recently. not a new song but because i've only begun realising its goodness recently. the lyrics are definitely well written (i like the chorus), something i think the band really had a knack for. and also the song is available in band heroes! (which my bro borrowed recently for the ps3)

Song: Hands Down
Artist: Dashboard Confessionals

Breathe in for luck,
Breathe in so deep,
This air is blessed,
You share with me.
This night is wild,
So calm and dull,
These hearts they race,
From self control.
Your legs are smooth,
As they graze mine,
We're doing fine,
We're doing nothing at all.

My hopes are so high,
That your kiss might kill me.
So won't you kill me,
So I die happy.
My heart is yours to fill or burst,
To break or bury,
Or wear as jewelery,
Which ever you prefer.

The words are hushed lets not get busted;
Just lay entwined here, undiscovered.
Safe in here from all the stupid questions.
"Hey did you get some?"
Man, that is so dumb.
Stay quiet, stay near, stay close they can't hear...
So we can get some.

Hands down this is the best day I can ever remember,
I'll always remember the sound of the stereo,
The dim of the soft lights,
The scent of your hair that you twirled in your fingers
And the time on the clock when we realized it's so late
This moment we share together
And the streets were wet
And the gate was locked so I jumped it,
And I let you in.
And you stood at your door with your hands on my waist
And you kissed me like you meant it.
And I knew that you meant it,
That you meant it,
That you meant it,
And I knew,
That you meant it,
That you meant it.

racquet

2010-06-02T10:55:00.003+08:00

there has been a sudden urge to play lots of racquet sports recently. squash session last saturday was exhilarating, and probably has kept me asking for more. tennis is one that i've always been playing, but i can never seemed to get enough of. and the last time i played badminton was back in NPD before i ord-ed and somehow my hands are still itching to smash again.

so if anyone is playing squash/tennis/badminton please jio me out!

on a sidenote, robin soderling managed a sweet revenge against federer by knocking him out of roland garros quarter finals. it's wierd because before i woke up, i actually dreamt of federer losing, somehow. and true enough when i checked the live scores this morning, it read 3-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4, soderling. i'm very much looking forward to a (little less than) titanic clash between him and rafa in the finals, it would definitely be another interesting tussle, only that this time, the king of clay would be going in as a challenger and avenger.

anyway i've signed up for standard chartered marathon (full marathon) so finally i'll be accomplishing marathon number 4 this december. took me a while to decide, partly because the finisher's tee last year was ugly to the extent that i've never wore it since the day i completed the marathon. i was actually comtemplating on half that distance this year but ever since i learned that the apparel sponsor this year has been switched to asics, i had a change of perception and decided to give them a shot. after all, asics has been one of the brands i trust most, though mostly that trust is in their running shoes not apparel. but who cares just try.

home

2010-05-26T22:05:00.002+08:00

when we do business, profits has always been the ultimate incentive that keeps us going it's a fact that we can never deny. but even when it comes to scrimping and saving, we have business ethics and social morals to follow. there's always a clear line between the orthodox and the unorthodox.

if one gets too caught up in his money making sense, he'll tend to lose sight of what he should of should not have done.

the past few days hasnt exactly been a pleasant experience for the backstage crew of west spring sec's learning journey. if i were to bitch about it, i could write a book.

seriously, some people's attitude towards life reveals how distorted this world actually is

vietnam

2010-05-26T00:39:00.002+08:00

i have witness some bizarre incidents from my (very) short time helping out thomas with his work over here in vietnam, which is, in case you don't know, the organisation of a overseas learning journey for a particular secondary school

i've witnessed how 'businessmen' go to the extend of exploiting their workers in the 'name' of earning more profits

i've witnessed how they throw all the works down to their underlings, they themselves not doing anything at all

i've witnessed how they promised the schools what they will get, yet not doing anything to fulfill their promises (and we have do it for them)

and there's a lot more from where that came from. too much to be said here in fact.

day 4

2010-05-20T22:34:00.004+08:00

being jobless isn't exactly a great feeling, i'm already starting to miss teaching in rv. i guess i can say that because a relief teacher's jobscope is on a much lighter scale as compared to a full time teacher.

woke up early yesterday because i wanted to crash rv's yog carnival. the light rain in the morning sort of dampened my mood a little but fortunately the carnival events wasn't greatly disrupted as the rain clouds parted soon after i reached the school. went around visiting the different sports event that was occurring all over the school and watched my classes compete in ultimate frisbee and the relay run. somehow 3C and 3G both tied for the "excellence" award (excellence being one of the YOG values and the award given to the best peforming class) and i must say i'm really proud of them. i was with 3c most of the time and i really thought they displayed a strong bond between the classmates. impressive.

and of course i managed (though little) to play what i went for - water soccer. yep, they actually got the fico guys to go down to set up the pitch (cost a few k for both bossaball and the water soccer pitches) so i wanted to go try it out. not an easy feat, but definitely fun. it's totally unlike soccer to the extent that i think even cristiano ronaldo or lionel messi would play at the same standard as us in that water filled pitch. it's definitely a good carnival game that can be enjoyed by everyone. only problem is the overwhelming cost =/

well i guess i learnt quite a bit from being a teacher, definitely a better and a more complete experience compared to 2 years ago. and at the same time, it allowed me to affirm my feelings: i miss going to school.

to my students reading this: i am jealous of you all. really.

day 2

2010-05-18T23:40:00.002+08:00

facebook seem to be slow today so i thought i'll update this place before i turn in.

had a good game of tennis w shaun, though as usual i was totally outclassed by him. 6-2, 6-1, 6-3. the last set was pretty close though, for a moment i thought that could be the first time i can take a set from him. but alas, i guess i need more training. hope i can increase the frequency of my tennis games so at least i can compete in ifg or ihg in nus.

and i didnt know there's a udders outlet at bukit timah area >.< went for a round of ice cream today after dinner w the usual nj peeps. had tiramisu and earl grey (i know someone is jealous) and i seriously think that it's not safe to drive after eating their tiramisu ice cream. i felt relieved that i had 2 scoops and my 2nd scoop was earl grey which helped neutralise the alcoholic taste. i mean, drinking is one thing, but having a scoop of ice cream with high alcohol content feels totally different. it quickly reaches a point where the taste becomes unbearable? maybe the selling point of udder's ice cream is their alcohol content. it's like what aaron (tan) said, 'their alcohol pour like free one'

but i still think daily scoop wins. bailey's choc chip ftw!

cambodia...

2010-05-17T20:24:00.004+08:00

and so her plane took off 30mins ago. as i put down the phone once we've had our last exchange of smses, it felt as though something stabbed through my heart.

it's funny how her flight, which was supposedly scheduled to be in the wee hours of the morning got delayed, and how coincidentally i was told i need not relief for the week. it's almost like there was some mastermind behind all that set up, such that we can meet up for lunch again, and send her off properly.

maybe somewhere deep down, i'd rather be in slumber land, or in rv carrying out my relief duties, so that i can be spared the heartache, or rather, keep it to a minimum. but i guess, the bulk of me was glad that we could actually meet up again, because it made me realise so many things.

the next few weeks will be a bit hard to pull through, but i guess it'll be ok. the best way is always to get actively involved in whatever activities there are, and pray that there'd be few quiet moments.

till then, i'll keep this place actively updated

and maybe i'll decide to change the picture for my skin tmr. it's been a while since i last drew something anyway. i hope inspiration strikes...

last week physics

2010-05-12T11:03:00.003+08:00

i'm here to inject some life again, not just into this space but also into my writing.

last week before i complete my short stint as a physics relief teacher. they say that marking is always the bane of a teacher's life. i couldn't agree more. just finished marking 2 classes' practicals and i have another 2 more to go because the NIE trainees have left and honestly, i am not enjoying it at all. it's somehow more energy consuming than running around the track, yet it doesn't any burn any calories. and double negative doesn't really make a positive in this case. the only positive thing is i'm making money out of this. and of course i've to make sure my students get their books back in time so they can study for their test.

anw i had kuishinbo buffet at suntec last night for this first time so i thought i might as well do a mini review on it here. well, as much as i think that the food is of slightly higher quality and of (much) greater variety as compared to the other sushi buffets, i thnk that it's rather over-priced. basically there were all sorts of japanese cuisine to choose from, from sushi to crabs, from sashimi to all sorts of tempura. the star of the spread though, is their dessert counter, which has a chocolate fondue and several mouth water-ing cakes/tarts. overall i feel that it's worth going for but not worth going back unless there is a overwhelming craving for authentic japanese cuisine. my vote still goes to marutama ramen for the most authentic and satisfying jap food in singapore.

death

2010-04-15T11:43:00.002+08:00

death

i guess it's a thing that comes naturally with age, except that this time, we're still too young for that. they say that our age group roughly determines which section of the newspaper we'll read. but now, we're still way to young to be flipping to the obituaries. 21 years of my life, considering the fact that i have not witness my grandparents passing away (one left before i was even born), this is only my second occasion seeing someone related to me passing away.

thinking back, not long ago, he was in the exact same situation as me, in the same canteen, library, LT, hastily rushing through stacks of notes in preparations for the 'A' levels exam, sweating it out during trainings to fight for our CCAs, our team mates, putting on that heavy and smelly helmet in the name of protecting our country, and finally receiving that sorely missed pink ic on the day all NSFs looked forward to.

and we still have so much to look forward to in life.

i do hope you're in a better place right now.

where we belong

2010-04-08T09:22:00.004+08:00

"it is only in the face of adversity will the human spirit triumph"

"welcome back, newcastle united"

friday!!

2010-03-26T13:32:00.001+08:00

3rd day sitting the art room and like yesterday, it’s gonna be another 3-hour non-stop boredom sitting at the back of the class. Well, at least there’s the consolation that today is the last day of the work week and I have something to look forward to tonight – soccer at fico.

And there’s cage with NPD peeps next week!

So for now I’ll probably keep myself occupied as much as possible updating my com so that it can read Microsoft office 07 files

(a few students just ran past the outside and they managed to look in from the window and saw me wondering around people’s blogs HAHA. There goes my attempt to appear hardworking)

(ok and now there’re 2 students sitting right beside me so it’s going to be a lot harder to navigate around so I guess I’ll just have to stick to ms word for a while)

I was just watching a few kids chatting about how they know of this ‘underground relationship’ between which guy and which girl, and how they acted violently when some of their classmate tried to spill their secrets (in a friendly manner of course). It sort of (okay I’m going to sound old here but heck) brought me back to my secondary school days where everyone was still so innocent, naïve, and almost without a care in the world. It’s a pity that back then we were too young to realize that the ‘worries’ and ‘frustrations’ and whatever we’re faced with then can actually be laughed off easily. At least now when I look back, I see myself back then, that I was just like them, worried about the little things and going crazy over various small issues. Now, those are probably what we consider cheap thrills. I guess inflation comes with the passing of time as well.

(as I am typing the previous paragraph, a student just painted a picture of a turtle with his brush and pasted it on the back of his classmate sitting next to him.)

another art lesson

2010-03-26T11:32:00.001+08:00

(this entry was supposed to be posted yesterday)

At the art room once again, sitting in for 3K’s Chinese calligraphy lesson (my junior junior junior junior junior class), lol. A few of the students were giving me that confused look which says “aren’t you a PE teacher?”

I guess I’m kind of used to it by now.

Anyway their lesson today is on scenery painting, which I find more captivating as compared to flowers and birds for the previous lesson. I’ve tried to draw a comparison to my scenery sketch I did a while back on paper (with a pencil of course) and I can really tell that calligraphy painting is on an entirely different level. Though the drawings are generally similar, the techniques involved in calligraphy are in an entirely different league.

I guess it’s probably because we’re all trained to use a pencil since we were young, not a brush.

It’s the fourth day of the week, and relief teaching in RV on Thursdays is always something to look forward to, simply because there’ll always be a game of soccer waiting for me in the afternoon. Honestly I have a slight fear of standing on the weighing scale now due to obvious reasons (if not obvious enough, it’s the sheer lack of exercise). Discipline isn’t exactly a friendly person because he always seems to avoid me. So if I don’t find him back soon I seriously would have to bid farewell to my $400 for IPPT gold.

And the clock is ticking….

So it is for Newcastle United. The recent off field controversy has been both a distraction to the team and a irritation for the fans, especially since they’re in the last lap of their race now. A soccer player, or rather, any sportsman will never qualify to be a role model if he or she doesn’t learn how to curb his or her behavior off the field. The recent string of incidents in the football world has been giving the sport a bad name for itself, and the governing body seriously needs to consider having a firmer grip to ensure that those who practice the game stick to its beauty, not tarnish it.

It is not always about the number of goals you score that determines your contribution for the team.

arty farty

2010-03-23T10:47:00.002+08:00

At the art room now connected to rvhs WLAN on my laptop. Don’t ask me why I’m not teaching because apparently, I too am surprised (pleasantly) when I was told that there was no need for me to do any teaching. the other aesthetics teacher (they don’t call it art here for some reason, I guess it was to make it sound profound) had swapped with me all her sec3 classes with my sec1s. the sec3s are doing Chinese calligraphy for their art lesson and an external vendor comes in to conduct the lessons. so my chore is basically just to make sure that the students are well behaved and all accounted for during lessons. In order words, I’m a relief babysitter. The other art teacher was like, ‘you can bring your laptop there, there’s wireless connection available. Otherwise you’ll be very bored.'

Also, I’m typing this blog entry on Microsoft Word and I’ll copy it over to blogger later. The reason is pretty obvious I guess, I won’t want my student to see that I’m actually slacking off while they had to bear with the Einstein lookalike calligraphy teacher. It’s the same logic as trying to ‘chao keng’ in the office actually. Seems like skills I’ve learned in NPD are pretty applicable after all.

But don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying that Chinese calligraphy is boring or uninteresting in any way. In fact, I find his lessons pretty intriguing, and I’m very much impressed by the way the teacher is able to produce such a masterpiece in the few minutes he spent demonstrating to the class. I managed to take a few pointers away to apply for drawing while I was listening in to his lessons yesterday. But the reason I’m not paying attention now is because I’ve been listening to the same lessons a number of times already and will be sitting in for a few more lessons for the rest of the week.

But I’m glad to have taken up this 2 week art relief really. There isn’t any vacancy now at the PE or science departments so sitting around at home ain’t exactly the ideal thing to do especially since I’ve already rested for a week during the march school break. Rest is essential, but resting for too long will only cause my system to gradually shut down.

The same should be said about my physical training. Just checked my IPPT information and found out that the last day I can book my IPPT is on June 30th, the deadline in which I have to pass my IPPT is 20th March 2011. Though I’m not really worried about the passing deadline at the moment, I’m pretty worried about the booking deadline since it ain’t exactly so far away. The static stations should be pretty much of a breeze for me. The only hurdle standing in between me and that $400 is the 2.4km run. I’m very certain that I’m not able to hit the 9:45 timing now so consistent training is really quite essential.

The eventful month of March is pretty much coming to an end soon. There have been many highs, but also a couple of down times (as much as I would like to forget them, I couldn’t). I hope the few mishaps that occurred would only serve to make me a stronger person, make me realize (or should I say, re-realize) that at the end of the day, you have only yourself to rely on.

As the rain pelt down on the art room window panes, I can only hope that the lesson can end soon so I can return to the staffroom and Facebook as much as I like

QET

2010-03-16T11:23:00.002+08:00

just found out that the much dreaded QET will be on 15th July. somehow i've been living in constant fear of failure, and the thought of having to take an extra module during a already (or what has been described to me as) hectic academic year seems to put me off. and that is why i'm back to writing again (after so many agains). sometimes all you need is a little motivation, or in this case, threat, to pick up something. the hardest part though, is to keep it going. this has been prominent if i look back at how many times i've attempted to revive this one heck of a dead space but to little or no avail.

anyway a little on to my life these days. it's almost 2 months after ORD (only?) and i've been relief teaching in rv to kill time and earn some extra cash. it finally feels like i'm earning money now compared to my measely coporal pay (without combat allowance) back in the saf. somehow life has seem to be normal, without the thought of ORD-ing constantly threatening to make my head explode. on the flipside, life without a goal has always been meaningless to me. though i might say life in NPD has always been goaless as well, but it's at least i had the 'ultimate finishing line' to look forward to. now, i just can't wait for university life to begin.

which makes me glad to know that bit by bit, the registration process for AY2010/2011 has begun already, for RNSmen at least. just booked my medical appointment at the UHC along with thomas, tuck and justin. and not long ago we had a matriculation briefing for the electrical engineering people, and it was then that i was hit with a sudden realisation that singaporeans are a minority in my course. seriously. literally. really.

well i'll get used to it somehow. life is really about getting used to your environment and enjoying it anyway.

HAHAHAHA

2010-02-17T21:45:00.001+08:00

rah rah day

2010-02-10T20:22:00.002+08:00

life is always fair - if you have too much of a good thing, be sure to expect some banana skin at the next corner. It's almost as if someone's jealous of the delights you have been basking in and just wants to see you fall.

But then again, to but it in a positive light, it isn't so bad to be constantly reminded that life is not just about the good stuff. Unfortunately there'll always be low points in life. It's just a matter of when it'll happen

Losing My Way Around

2010-01-25T19:50:00.002+08:00

So after a bit of searching here and there, i somehow manage to get a week of relief in rv because a number of their teachers are going for OBS. well, i guess i wouldn't consider that successful job hunting because a week of work doesn't really fulfill my need for a stable income till august. maybe i should try mass emailing to other schools.

and on second thoughts, adhoc relief ain't so bad after all. i can use my free time to help out my dad while going to teach once in a while. furthermore, a week of relief is almost equivalent to a month of my CPL pay back in NS! so i guess i should be able to survive somehow.

and seriously relief teaching is really one of my favourite jobs. you go to work in formal attire, go home in PE attire haha. no prizes for guessing why. of course pe relief is much better la.

for now, if anyone has any job lobangs feel free to contact me. or rather, please contact me.

ORD LOH

2010-01-19T16:47:00.003+08:00

before i even begin, just to share with you guys (if any) a movie i caught with lynette recently. a pleasant, light hearted film about a love story with a deaf girl. the movie's in chinese, with a bit of hokkien here and there and a lot of sign languages (with subtitles of course). i managed to pick up a few by the end of the show.

anyway, back to life. first things first:

ORD LOH!!!!

enough said. i realised how kiddish i look on my pink ic after not seeing it for almost two years. and despite not feeling that mega-overwhelming-overflowing-super-duper-bursting sense of pure joy and delight that i had expected to, it is still pleasing to know that i'm no longer binded (or less) by any military regulations. no more cutting of hair every month, no more reporting to work at 8am in the morning, no more "should i take mc?", but at the same time, no more free mc.

well, not that it matters now anyway. the pressing issue at hand now is having to find a job asap now that i no longer have any source of income (and neither am i interested in sucking money from my parents). the realisation of slacking a day away being equivalent to losing $65 (in relief teaching rate) is pretty scary when you're earning your own pocket money. i kind of regretted no trying harder to find a job a few weeks before my ORD but i guess it's a bit too late now isn't it? Fortunately i still have my tuition income to keep my balance of payment deficit to a minimum. as i have always said: no income results in a bad outcome.

i shall be nice to end off with a thank you note for my ORDeal in the SAF:

thank you NDU, for giving my the although short, but proabably the best experience i will have in my life. sorry for not being able to complete CDC, something which i still regret up to this day. 29th batch, happy ord guys. after which, working in NPD definitely taught me a lot about office work, be it skills with data, or 'skills' in dodging your bosses and how to sleep in the office w/o getting caught. also, office politics, something that i've come to realise that it is impossible for office to exist without office politics, like how there will always been weeds in your crop. but then again, it is up to the workers to keep all these weeds to a bare minimum, and learn that only by clearing them will the harvest propser. with that, i'm grateful to have grown and learned stuff in this phase of a singaporean male's life. like all other's, i'm glad to have finally crossed the finishing line. 3 cheers for ord.

the end one thing only signals the start of a new beginning. like how it always has been, i'm looking forward to it. this is my life, and i'm living it.

hohoho

2009-12-25T21:18:00.003+08:00

well i guess before the day comes to an end, i shall make use of this tiny space to wish everyone a merry christmas. hope you've had a merry day indeed =)

well it had been a great december thanks to my accumualed (or rather not used) leaves. taking all 14 days at one shot sure is a splendid idea. and that little wisdom tooth surgery at the start of the month was quite worth it since not a single penny was forked out from my own wallet. well, you can either call this 'reaping the benefits of an SAF soldier' or 'making sure that the taxes i paid were put to good use'. although it came with a night of pain and the loss of more blood than i had expected, it's much better than only realising the need to pluck it when i get that excrutiating pain sometime in the future. and there's also that the pain in the pocket to complement it as well, since the bill of that minor surgery was by no means minor.

well, there's only a week left before 2009 comes to a close. maybe i shall dedicate the next entry to it before this year becomes yesteryear. i'm almost near the finishing line of a certain phase of a singaporean man's life. 19th Mar 2008 - 18th Jan 2010. from diver to clerk to ORD, from boat PT to vlookup to pink ic, from pes A to C to B, it has been one hell of a roller coaster ride.

some of my ORD-ed colleagues who have gone ahead with their studies in their respective unis have mentioned that they do miss the life in the office, referring to the goaless, mindless, just following orders and photocopying papers (aka sk) life, as contrasted to their current uni situation. that makes me dread uni life too, but just a little. a little. i'm still looking forward it because i choose to believe it will be much more colourful than the pixelated no.4.

till then, i'll just have to enjoy life, come what may

QET

2009-12-23T00:12:00.002+08:00

was talking (or rather just listening in) to lynette's hall mates about uni life and suddenly it reminded me (sadly) of the agonising fact that i've to take QET (or whatever that acronym stands for) basically it is the english (entrance?) test for those who didnt exactly do well for their A levels GP paper, and i happen to be one of them.

and the sudden realisation that i've not been in touch with writing essays, doing AQs ("what is AQ?" is the reply i got from khoo when i told him about it) and the fact that i havent been speaking in english as much recently made me realise the dire need to sort of revitalise my language proficiency before i *touch wood* flunk the paper.

which i totally won't want to

that's why i've decide to blog again, so that at least, somehow, i get to write.

but since i've decided to blog frequently, i'll try not to include so much content in each entry, if not soon enough i'll find myself facing a lack of inspiration, lack of ideas, having nothing to pen down at all. i kinda agree with shaun's theory that when there's nothing much in life for us to whine and nag and whine and complain about, and/or if we're pretty much happy and satisfied with life, there isn't really the mood to blog. more often then not, our blogs seem to be the place for us to let off steam, vent our frustrations and bitch about people, rather then serving as the avenue for us to record down of joyous moments. i wonder if it's because these happy moments are better off kept in our private memories instead since they're more pleasing to our human brain.

stand chart

2009-12-05T18:38:00.003+08:00

hoho havent touched this place for quite a while. shall attempt to revive it.

anyway i've just extracted my wisdom tooth on tuesday and will be attempting standard chartered's full marathon tomorrow (ok i know that there issn't really any link but aiya wtheck).

and i've decided to try running with an mp3 player for the first time, so i sort of came up with a 'motivational' playlist for the run.

total: 55 songs
(note: not meant to last the whole run since i take longer lol)
(note: not all songs are motivational, some are just there for the high tempo)
(note: others are just there for fun)

3 Doors Down - When I'm Gone
3 Doors Down - Kryptonite
AAR - Move Along
AAR - It Ends Tonight
Aqua Timez - Alones
Avril Lavigne - Keep Holding On
BLG - The Great Escape
BLG - On Top of the World
The Brilliant Green - Ash Like Snow
Chris Daughtry - It's Not Over
David Cook - Time of My Life
F.I.R - 我要飞
Fort Minor - Remember the Name
Good Charlotte - Hold On
Jimmy Eat World - In The Middle
Linkin Park - Points of Authority
Linkin Park - In The End
Linkin Park - Easier To Run
Linkin Park - Runaway
Lostprophets - Rooftops
MCR - Welcome to the Black Parade
MCR - Helena
Naturi Naughton - Fame
Nickelback - Gotta Be Somebody
Olivia Lurfkin - A Little Pain
Otsuka Ai - Cherish
Paramore - Crush Crush Crush
Rascal Flatts - Stand
Remy Zero - Save Me (lol...)
Savage Garden - Animal Song
Simple Plan - When I'm Gone
Simple Plan - What If
Smashmouth - All Star
Stephanie - Friends
Switchfoot - Dare You To Move
Switchfoot - Meant to Live
Third Eye Blind - Semi Charmed Life
Tokio Hotel - Ready, Set, Go!
Tokio Hotel - Monsoon
Tommy Heavenly6 - Unlimited Sky
Uverworld - Chance!
Uverworld - DTechnolife
Uverworld - Gekidou
Wada Kouji - Butter-fly
Wada Kouji - FIRE!!
We The Kings - Check Yes Juliet (run baby run!!!~~~~)
The Wonders - That Thing You Do
Yellowcard - Ocean Avenue
Yellowcard - Sure Thing Falling
Yellowcard - Fighting
Yellowcard - Five Becomes Four
YUI - Rolling Star
五月天 - 孙悟空
五月天 - 倔强
孙燕姿 - 逆光

March is the month

2009-11-14T11:30:00.004+08:00

OMG!!

this is so going to boost the game market for the PS3 console. but not that it matters as much as the fact that IT IS GOING TO BE OUT SOON!!

DON'T BUY THIS FOR MY BIRTHDAY BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE ALREADY GOTTEN IT BY THEN!!!

ok lame, but i am so so so so anticipating it =D

"when did we lose ourselves?"

2009-11-07T10:37:00.004+08:00

when did we lose ourselves?

just a quote from the recent chapter of naruto, but that's besides the point. sometimes, this complicated world we live in can really be a pain. i remember doing a gp essay titled "is sports always linked to money?" (or something along those lines since i never had the knack for remembering stuff (or i never bothered to)). every single day i pick up the newspaper and somewhere in the sports section, there would be an article that would make a perfect example to support my stand.

unfortunately, soccer is no longer just about soccer, at the professional level that is.

chelsea and man city's transfer spree over the past few seasons have done nothing but turn me off, seriously. instead of "challenging the big four with the team i have", it had become "challenging the big four with the money i have". and seriously, if there is any pride i can see in that, it's the pride in the money they have, and that is the kind of so called 'pride' that can be flushed down the toilet bowl into the sewage - unwanted and unnecessary.

and those money making scums who knows nothing about soccer, yet wants to use it as avenue for their (huge enough already) income by owning a club should seriously set themselves on fire before the fans do it for them. apologise for the tone but time and again, the owner of the club i have supported for more than have my lifetime turns out to be piece of trash who had done nothing but bring the club down from top flight to the not so pleasing state they're in today. and renaming their home stadium which has been there since 1892, which is so full of history, just for the sake of generating extra income and sponsorship. there're some things which can't be taken away, and there're some people who just doesn't understand what the word "identity" really" means. he really deserves a pat on the back, with a sledgehammer that is.

fortunately, money hasn't been a bane for professional tennis (yet). though i won't say it is completely clean either, looking at andre agassi's recent shocking confession to the world.

why can't it be simply love for the game itself? do you remember how it feels like, when you first held the racquet in your hand? when you scored your first goal in a match?

do you still remember how you would play for hours till the sun goes down? how you play during your break times in school and forget about eating?

do you remember how you fell in love with the game?

when did we lose ourselves?

ffxiii ps3!

2009-10-30T10:13:00.007+08:00

i want nobody, nobody but you...

dislike?

2009-10-26T18:31:00.003+08:00

there's this facebook group (probably created recently) called:

"Facebook will install a DISLIKE button, if 1 million members join!!"

saw it yesterday, and what's cool about it is that there's like 20-30 new members ever second, so it's like everytime you click the refresh button (or CTRL + R or whatever), you can see a jump in the number of members, or a stark increase if you refresh every 5 minutes. when i saw it yesterday, the number was already at 500k. i dunno when it broke the million mark but it was already well over it when i went back again today

it's quite humorous actually, somehow, to know that we live in a world where people like to openly dislike or bitch about others. humorous if it's doesn't cross a certain line and that dislike doesnt really turn into disdain.

string it back to life

2009-09-30T21:06:00.001+08:00

thanks to shaun for the intro. i find this song particularly nice as the string instruments really brought out the "creepy" feeling at the start. damn cool. search for their other songs too. their rendition of iris is pretty good. anw they're called the vitamin string quartet

change parade

2009-09-21T22:13:00.001+08:00

for those who take hours to wash up and dress up in the morning, and for those who can never make it on time when sergeants call for change parade, the following video is for you.

conversations

2009-09-21T15:33:00.004+08:00

it's really funny how conversations can turn out sometimes, in different ways depending on the group of people you're with.

with a bunch of final fantasy fanatics:

(a certain linkin park song was playing in the background)

A: is that rough divide? (squall's limit break move)

B: i think it's called 'new divide'

with a bunch of army guys:

(a certain baby was making a lot of noise at a fast food restaurant)

A: what would you do if next time your baby also so noisy?

B: black tape

no way

2009-09-16T23:13:00.000+08:00

yellow ribbon run

2009-09-06T20:37:00.000+08:00

i think i was the only idiot who, after completing a 10km run, ran across the finishing line, continued running at the same speed (or not faster than the run itself) for a good 200m towards the toilet.

it totally sucked when nature decided to give you a call in the middle of a 10km run and there are hardly any toilets around for you to answer that call. but the feeling after everything is over and after everything has been let out (literally) is heavenly. (ok i know this sounds a bit disgusting but it's true haha)

well at least i had a fruitful run today and the timing was beyond my expectations given the intensity we went at.

and it was my first time seeing the interior or changi prison. quite an experience i must say.

happy teacher's day

2009-09-02T11:59:00.003+08:00

when my tutee said to me

"happy teacher's day"

my initial reaction was

"oh ya i'm a teacher"

then after that was a mixture of

"that's nice"

and

"oh man i feel old"

and maybe a bit of

"feels wierd..."

but i thanked her anyway

always (back) online

2009-09-01T16:39:00.002+08:00

finally, have my internet connection back. it was down for a few days so we had to get the singnet guy to come over to get it fixed. turns out there was a short circuit in one of the mains outside my house, probably due to the frequent heavy downpour over the pass few weeks.

anyway US opsn has kicked off last night, last major of the year and this time, i'll be rooting for roddick to go all the all. his wimbledon final against fed should give him reason enough to trounce anyone who stands in his way, including the great roger.

and it's kind of pleasant to know that newcastle united have topped the championship table the win over leicester city. hope they can go all the way too, and we'll see them back in the premiership in no time.

and today we welcome september with open arms. almost time to wake up! and i can finally remove my p plate at the end of the month.

fml

2009-08-23T18:32:00.001+08:00

today i was teaching my tutee about fleming's left hand rule. i wanted to shortcut and say "force, magnetic field, current (father, mother, child)" in their acronyms (FMC), but what came out of my mouth instead was "FML". FML.

19.19

2009-08-22T13:33:00.000+08:00

200m - 19.19s

the lightning bolt strikes yet again! (after many yet agains)

happy belated birthday to the world's greatest sprinter.

possbile to break the 19s barrier for 200m? doesn't seem so far away now...

anw on a random note, ff9 is a great game alright. vivi is as cute as ever (more than eiko)

9.58

2009-08-17T18:46:00.002+08:00

he did it again

usain bolt (lane 4) - 9.58s

he's starts have definitely improved compared to beijing olympics.

rally? tennis?

2009-08-16T22:02:00.001+08:00

i was listening to the PM talk about the issue on healthcare during the rally just a few minutes ago, and one thing that went through my head was: why would i want to live so long for? firstly, i would have probably lived and enjoyed what i had wanted to by then, played more than enough tennis i had wanted, read all the mangas that i want to, enjoyed every single moment with my wife, probably held my grandchildren's hand, see them off to school, played enough chess at some void deck and breathed enough of the air on earth. and secondly, i don't want to be a burden to society so maybe the 6th PM can talk about something else in the 2074 rally.

(forgive me if the numbers are wrong because there was no calculation involved. they were totally random figures)

and on a totally random note, i was registering for standard chartered singapore marathon (which i totally want to stab myself for missing the early bird period due to the most powerful disease we call 'procrastination') when i realise there were only 2 choices for colour of our identity cards - pink or blue. so i was wondering: "what happened to green?"

singapore idle

2009-08-12T19:20:00.002+08:00

idol fevaaaaaa is in town!

more here

2009-08-09T11:13:00.000+08:00

you know you should avoid too much junk and fried (heaty) food when you wake up with:

1) 2 ulcers in your mouth

2) spitting out red blood phlegm that is thicker than the colour of the ignis house tee you're wearing.

3) doing number 2 for 10 mins

fuck it

2009-08-08T22:25:00.001+08:00

life is a funny thing. in a day, it can give you many great things to lift you and your spirits high, and leave you feeling satisfied, contented, happy. then in the next split second, it can send your mood crashing back down like a meteor slamming onto the earth's surface.

just like that.

break

2009-07-30T22:21:00.001+08:00

"tennis is actually a very violent sport"

"it's the only sport where you have to 'break' your opponent"

as it goes on...

2009-07-24T21:06:00.002+08:00

a little more than 5 months left before this 2 year stint is over. really ironic for me to be in charge of handling admin matters for the NDU peeps after dropping out from there. looking at those from the batches after mine who thread on the path similar to what i took, i couldn't help but reflect on how life would have been if it had happened otherwise almost a year back. july 11th to be exact, was the day the MO declared me unfit for hellweek, and ended everything. the twist of fate then landed me in HQ RSN, and i turned out to be the one keying my own course report into the system, and for the subsequent batches.

seeing my own batch boys in the total defence segment and marching for the RSN gaurd of honor contingent in the NDP rehersals somehow makes me proud of them. but what overwhelms that pride is still that thought of regret, which i have been unable to shake off all these while.

whatever.

cage again tomorrow, hope it'll be as good as the last one.

stand chart FTW

2009-07-23T22:59:00.001+08:00

alright, shall go for marathon number 3 this december, muahahaha.

i dunno why is it that i like to torture my body so much =p

Lelouch of Rebellion

2009-07-16T20:13:00.002+08:00

i chose code geass - lelouch of rebellion as the series to kickstart the "rebirth" of my anime watching habit again and my, it was surely a good choice.

seriously, the last few episodes especially, really invoked a lot of emotions in me. though it wasn't a very pleasant twist in the story, but it was definitely a good one.

formula monday

2009-07-13T18:30:00.009+08:00

formula for monday blues (ver. 0.1):

(x^2)(y^2) - z + (k-a) + (K-b) + c

where:

x is the amount of fun one had over the weekend
y is the amount of work/phone calls one gets on monday morning
z is the amount of entertainment/gossips in the workplace
k and K are a constants
a is the amount of offs/leaves/(planned)MCs for the week
b is the amount of sleep on sunday night
c is a constant >0 if boss is in office and <0 if otherwise

formula for monday blues (NSF ver. 0.1)

[(x^2)(y^2) - z + (k-a) + (K-b) + c](O)(R)(D)

where:

x,y,z,k,K,a,b and c are same as above
O is the number of weeks to ORD
R is the number of minutes to ORD
D is the number of seconds to ORD

note: formula may differ depending on individuals =)

2009-07-06T21:29:00.000+08:00

haven't been able to find the mood to pen down my toughts/reflections lately, which explains the lack of posts in the recent week. not that my life has been dull though. on the contrary, it had been fufilling.

finally back on track for tuition again after stopping briefly for the school holidays, and finally i'm going back to a steady income already. seriously, what's keeping me alive now is my tuition pay. simply because i've been spending more that my NS allowance, partly because i don't get cookhouse food like many other NSFs does. whatever, i'm thankful for being able to teach (and earn money of course =p)

friday night was class dinner with 06S14 peeps. simple dinner, but managed to catch up with each other nonetheless. most of the guys are gonna ORD soon, less than 4 months left in fact, for them. i still have 6. but it's ok, it'll come soon =)

last night was wimbledon 09 finals. federer won. on the surface, it seems like a expected result. it is, except for the fact that federer was made to work really hard for it. 5-7, 7-6, 7-6, 3-6, 16-14. i thought last year's nadal vs. federer finals was exciting though, this one turned out to be even better. federer was definitely having a hard time containing roddick's attack. and roddick was serving superbly well for that match. but alas, the king did what he did best - he kept his cool and went at roddick even harder, conjouring 50 aces and taking that all important set to take the record 15th grand slam, and at the same time, reclaimed his number 1 spot.

now nadal is number 2 again. i can cheer for him more since i prefer cheering for underdogs xD

2009-06-20T18:31:00.003+08:00

you're already a star, people know who you are, they idolise you. yet you never forgot where you started from, from the simplest performances in the most common streets, touching the lives of everyone, not just those who are able to afford your concert tickets

i like this =)

2009-06-19T10:18:00.002+08:00

you look at your watch. it's almost time to knock off. in your heart you're already thinking about what to do after you've stepped out of this... place... especially so if you've asked your friend(s) or whoever out. As the moment draws closer and closer, the anticipation and excitment in your heart becomes increasingly overwhelming. You check your emails again, making sure you've done what you need to accomplish for the day, making sure nothing new comes in. You close microsoft outlook, shut down the computer and picks up your bag...

then your boss taps your shoulder from behind and gives you the biggest arrow of your life.

2009-06-14T20:33:00.004+08:00

ok so this week has finally came to an end. finally.

fortunately it has been quite easy to pass by with the activities taking place over the week.

thursday was HQ RSN inter-dept badminton tournament and i sort of took part just to fill up the slots for my department. nevertheless, i still played. lost once, won once and had a walkover, so overall winning percentage is 66.66666666% xD not too bad, considering the fact that i'm not much of a badminton player. it's really much easy to slice a tennis ball compared to a shuttlecock, or at least i think so.

went swimming today in the afternoon and i was halfway through my laps when i had this really bizzare encounter. i was swimming diagonally behind this lady *cough*whale*cough*. i was doing breaststroke and she was swimming freestyle (or front crawl as some people call it). but it was really 'free'style she was doing. her strokes were so vigorous that it was as if she wanted to create a tsunami 10 feet high. but anyway that's not the point. i swore i was a good 10 metres or so behind her (diagonally!), but when my head came out of the water for air at one point, what went into my mouth wasn't air but (you know the rest...)

not a very nice encounter, really.

anyway after the swim, headed down to westmall with thomas and weiquan to watch "drag me to hell". quite scary at some point, but really ridculous at others. quote thomas "i think i laughed more than i was scared la". not that i'm a fan of scary movies but i really think this one isn't good compared to a few others i've watched (i hope they dont drag me to hell for what i post here)

alright, half of june is gone, and most of my senior batch colleagues have ORD-ed already. I'm NEXT!!!

can you smeelllllllllllllll, the pink IC!

alright alright, as for now it's part 2 of the movie: "drag me to office"

serving the planet

2009-06-08T22:40:00.003+08:00

this is one of the few commercials that really left an impression on me. just the right amount of humour, and it really delivered well. well done =)

have a good laugh, for those who havent seen it before.

federer

2009-06-07T23:38:00.003+08:00

i'm elated, strangely, because federer has just won his very first french open title at roland garros.

all this while, his nemesis aka rafael nadal, had always stood in his way of a career grand slam. if nadal hadn't existed, federer would have long broken pete sampras record of 14 grand slam titles. but yet time and again nadal prevented that by conquering the french open for 4 consecutive years.

tonight, he beat the man that knocked the king of clay out in the 4th round, and by doing so he attained both milestone which he had searched so long for - equalling pete sampras record and filling up the gap in the cabinet which is meant for the french open trophy.

now he has all four - australian open, french open, wimbledon and US open.

next up - wimbledon, 22nd June 2009. last year, he was dethroned (by who i don't think i need to elaborate on). will this year be his year?

play day

2009-06-06T23:50:00.005+08:00

i'm dead tired but i thought i should at least blog this before i turn in, before i lost the much needed inspiration (or is it?)

today was definitely a day well spent with the quadruplets. back to working out again after recovering from a gruelling 42.195km last weekend. even the scorching weather (somehow) fail to deter me from taking my babolat racquet (aka angel) and hitting some shots at the courts. though i'm ashamed to say that my skills seem to have fallen a notch. or rather 10 notches. but table tennis before that was great. though unlike tennis, my lazy legs always seem to refuse to budge when standing at the table. but nevertheless it's a great way to hone my reflexes so maybe i can volley better at the net for tennis xD

after that was wii and ps3 at eT's house (see eT? i give you face follow your trademark and type small e and big T). wii games are, as usual, crazily stupid and fun and lastly but not least, freaking hilarious. the only thing that was missing was guitar heros and the drumset. but yea it was still enough to send us laughing everytime the mario kart (controlled by certain players) sink into the sea. anw ps3 games are really pale in comparision to wii games when it comes to entertaining your guests (though i still think little big planet is a great game for that). wii games are more "everyone friendly" while most ps3 games are somehow made for those who are genuinely interested and willing to spend time and much effort seeing that the game plays out well. but of course there are always exceptions like LBP (and sack boy is still as cute as ever)

anw, that kinda sums up my afternoon. kinda looking forward to the next quadruplet gathering where we'll probably be playing table tennis again =D

sun went down

2009-06-01T18:10:00.003+08:00

like how children believed in santa claus, as a typical singaporean kid back then, i've always thought that NS would somehow turn me into some super fit, masculine and garang person. well, i guess it would have been true if i had not ended up in the situation i am in right now..

yesterday's sundown marathon can't really be compared to the first one i did back in 2007. and i guess the only thing i can find fault in is my lack of training.

but ya, what matter's most is still the fact that i completed it =D

42.195km, second one (and counting?)

now i ended up with two very painful legs. i think it's gonna take me quite some time to recover.

anyway, i'm thankful to my running partner because i know the importance of having someone beside you to push you ahead. even if both were to keep quiet, the feeling of knowing that the person is by your side, knowing that you don't want to be left behind and at the same time, not wanting to leave your buddy behind (ironic?) someonw pulls the two (or more) together and gives them strength to carry on.

pretty in pink

2009-05-26T11:52:00.005+08:00

was thoroughly disappointed at how the way newcastle united went down into the abyss. as much as i'm a fan of the club (which i have probably been supporting for almost half my life), i thought they really derserved to be relegated this time.

relegation, the work somehow just wreck a nerve in me whenever i hear it. as some of my friends has said, it serves as a wake up call to other clubs that having a rich history and long standing in the top flight does not guarantees anything.

it's really hard for the fans, and hard for the temporary manager, who was the star back when newcastle united was basking in premiership glory.

well, until we fight our way back again, i won't have any clubs to support for a while.

anw interesting outfit by nadal during his first round: pink and yellow!

roland garros oh nine

2009-05-24T18:34:00.006+08:00

french open has started! yes yes yes!

alright i'll not be supporting nadal as much because i prefer underdogs. i preferred him as world no. 2. but still, he's my second choice. first choice will be..

fernando verdasco!

note: no i do not have any favouritism for spanish leftys

anw third will be murray. i kinda of like players who have been having a surge in their form recently.

horseeyyyy

2009-05-20T18:56:00.003+08:00

i guess the only reason why i'm still updating is because i'm in the office for duty (for the 2nd consecutive day) and i have totally nth to do since youtube isn't really loading.

shall recap a bit on sunday, though it seems a tad too late but at least i can still recall what went on at the SIA International Cup at Kranji Turf Club. Yup, went to watch the first live horse racing in my life, because we had free box seat tickets. it was quite an experience nevertheless, seeing how the horses bolt down the turf, and at some point, running away from the wrong side of the starting line without the jockey on it. and also all the rich foreigners (which yujia admitted on her blog that she can't stop staring at), and everyone looking glam and all in the luxurious environment but shouting like some kopitiam ah pek during the race, regardless of whether the horses they've placed their bets on is well in the lead or cast aside at the back.

it wasnt all that exciting as the day wore on but needless to say, it was still an experience.

and now i'm back in my office again, doing duty and eating cup noodles and watching my restaurant run on facebook.

star trek

2009-05-17T12:00:00.002+08:00

definitely a great show to catch. definitely.

viva la love story

2009-05-08T18:10:00.004+08:00

reality sucks

i was watching how the referee robbed chelsea of a at least 5 very deserving penalties in their championship league clash with barcelona, in turn causing the team to lose out their spot in the finals. and i really understood how drogba and ballack felt.

i'm no chelsea fan but i really did feel like punching the referee after watching the video xD

and great video for you guys to enjoy. thanks yichun!

back~!

2009-05-07T18:39:00.005+08:00

ok more than a week of no blogging and tada! i'm back again.

just got inspiration for a new picture for my blog. hope i can get down to work soon.

donated blood today for the second time and this time it didnt go that smoothly. maybe because i was tired and had a migraine ytd? i dunno. but i was almost finished with the donation (like the packet of blood was 7/8 filled) when my eyes started blurring a bit and the nurse just stopped the donation process and took out the needle. i sincerely hope that that not-so-filled packet of blood still can be used though

other than that i'm feeling fine now haha. but that incident just confirms my suspicion that i have lesser blood that others, just not to the extend that i can be classified medically as having low blood.

alright just a joke to share:

Q: What do you call a pig that has taken the plane yesterday?

A: Swine Flew

love and truth

2009-04-27T23:04:00.003+08:00

the below was koped from CPL Shaun Ho's blog, smth he showed me at work today and i thought i ought to share it with whoever reads this blog too.

One day, Plato asked his teacher, "What is love? How can i find it?" His teacher answered, "There is a vast wheat field in front. Walk forward without turning back, and pick only one stalk. If you find the most magnificent stalk, then you have found love."

Plato walked forward and before long, he returned with empty hands, having picked nothing.

His teacher asked, "Why did you not pick any stalk?"

Plato answered, "Because I could only pick once and yet I could not turn back. I did find the most magnificent stalk, but did not know if there were any better ones ahead, so I did not pick it. As I walked further, the stalks that I saw were not as good as the earlier one, so I did not pick any in the end."

His teacher then said "And that is love."

On another day, Plato asked his teacher, "What is marriage? How can I find it?"

His teacher answered, "There is a thriving forest in front. Walk forward without turning back, and chop down only one tree. If you find the tallest one, then you have found marriage."

Plato walked forward, and before long, he returned with a tree. The tree was not thriving, and it was not tall either. It was only an ordinary tree.

His teacher asked, "Why did you chop down such an ordinary tree?"

Plato answered, "Because of my previous experience. I had walked through the field, but returned only with empty hands. This time, I saw this tree, and I felt that it was not bad. So I chopped it down and brought it back. I did not want to miss this opportunity."

His teacher then said, "And that is marriage. You see, son, love is the most beautiful thing to happen to a person; it's an opportunity but you don't realise its worth when you have it, but only when its gone, like the field of stalks.

Marriage is like the tree you chopped -- it's a compromise."

office rules for dummies

2009-04-25T08:12:00.005+08:00

a while ago, probably just a few months back, i was still having that thought that i want to be able to please everyone around me. i won't know if that is what you call being naive, because part of me still doesn't think so. but it's just that after working in an office environment for half a year (note that my ns life now is similar to what an normal office job out in the civilian world is like), time and again i've been turned off by office politics, so much so to the extent that i don't even want to bother about them anymore.

what people tell you about others, more often than not, is true to a certain extent. but how you want to go about treating others is a completely different matter altogether. your very own judgement, how you deal with issues, how you interact with the others all plays an important role. if you don't get what i mean, i actually mean just be yourself, simplest job in the world (yet many find it hard to fufill and they don't realise it). if they're out to make your life misearble, they're f***-ed up so just ignore them. if they just want to claim credit for themselves, go ahead, as long as it doesn't degrade you in any way. if they really out to get you, just do your work and your boss will know what his employees are up to.

no matter how we work together, how people help each other out at work, how colleagues rely on each other, there'll just be this bulletproof glass wall existing in between people. because ultimately, we work for ourselves to survive. like from an economists point of view, everything we do, there'll definitely be an incentive behind it. money, fame, or simply just the satisfaction behind it. and of course, it's how much the individuals want them as well.

i don't know about others (note that i can't really be bothered by the people around me (currently) anymore), but when i step out into the cooperate world in the future, i doubt i'll be giving my complete trust to anyone at all, or at least it'll be very hard to do so. partly because i don't really bother. so i guess it's important to really search for the people whom you trust from the bottom of your heart right now. the younger we are, the less we know, the less f***-ed up people around you are, in general. the friends we've made in school will probably be the ones we can trust more than the colleagues or other people we meet in the future. it'll be quite screwed if there are already major politics going on in classrooms.(however, do note that it's just general fact. nothing is absolute and there're always exceptions).

how i wish office politics is an object i can put at the end of a shooting range, so i can just pummel it with live rounds from a M16 switched to automatic mode.

anyway, i had a fun yesterday. enough said =)

it ends acoustically tonight

2009-04-21T19:55:00.004+08:00

a refreshing touch =)

and i think this is sooo much better than lady gaga's original

need to take a break seriously, after a day of hard work skimming through piles and piles of ______ files which makes my eyes hurt. and of course the computer screen as usal.

do you want to meet?

2009-04-15T12:09:00.002+08:00

temp pes again

2009-04-02T12:37:00.003+08:00

it's quite funny when you find out what your fellow medic friends are actually doing in the medical centre everyday. shall not mention here it lest some MO reads it xD

and it's quite wierd to finally meet the people whom you've been emailing everyday about work.

routine

2009-03-30T18:17:00.005+08:00

havent really had much to blogged about in the recent week. or rather inspiration always seem to fail me whenever i wanted to write about stuff. oh well.

last wednesday was cross nationals, which i took at day off to go down and watch. raman surprised me (totally) with her 2nd place finish, just behind hanyu from rj. and i thought the girls team from nj did pretty well. and the sph relays over the weekend at gombak was quite an eye opener too. the nj guys are able to form a pretty decent team this year worthy of competing in the nationals schools track finals (and yes that surprised me as well). only sad case is that the girls have a lack of sprinters this year as compared to previous years.

saturday had class outing with the 4kers. shoyu ramen at the waraku, black sesame ice cream from azabu sabo and beer (not that i like it) from pump room for the night, and mcspicy meal from bpp macdonalds for supper at 3am -.- anyway it was great hanging out with them once again, and gossiping about school life just like every other class gatherings, and bitching about how our life sucks now as compared to the good old times. it's probably my first time staying out at clarke quay until this late but i guess it was worth it.

and today, it was back to work again and it felt as though someone released sleeping gas in my office because i totally felt like sleeping the entire day. and squinting my eyes at the eyes-terrifying excel sheets seem to catalyst the falling-into-lala-land reaction.

well, at least monday is over. hooya.

and a quarter of 2009 is over. hooya.

edited: i just dl-ed the new version of windows live messenger a few weeks back. in the older version, the statuses were "online, busy, away, be right back etc." now, "online" is "available" and when i saw that one of my female friend's "status" is "available" i was like "this is so wrong"

broken

2009-03-27T23:28:00.002+08:00

i guess it's true that they say when you earn more, you spend more

i'm broke haha

happied birthday

2009-03-22T14:24:00.004+08:00

logged in to facebook twice yesterday and once this morning. and all three times when i see the number of birthday well wishes i got on my wall, i admit that the first thing that came to my mind was a mixture of joy, surprise, and a tad of "what the hell i have to reply to so many people" kind of feeling

but i really appreciate all the smses, wall postings, msn wishes, face-to-face wishes, face-to-not-my-face etc (if i missed out any form of greeting, please feel free to tag and add in). from the 5 star chicken rice cum pool outing with the "consecutive birthday rv clique" on friday night to the gathering on saturday night with a whole bunch of people whom i didnt expect to turn up, i thoroughly enjoyed every single moment. though there were a few hiccups here and there like how someone got a black card but doesn't have a silver marker, how they wanted to eat at fish and co. for dinner when i already had fish and co. for lunch, how the cake (aka g spot) that came when i'm only halfway through my roasted chicked at the big O, and nobody knowing the cake had came cos the waiter just placed it beside me quietly (which i find quite dumb).

but nevertheless, it was great because i appreciated everyone's effort for doing (or at least trying to) watever they've done for me. even a simple "happy birthday" on my facebook wall (or a lakerol sweet from you know who you are), i believe, takes some effort and it's that thought that counts. that's what we always say but only recently have i really thought about what it meant. so really, to those who've made a difference to my day in one way or another, and more importantly, to those who've made a difference to any point on my 20 years on planet Earth, i thank you guys from the bottom of my heart.

shall not make any special mention here lest i miss out some people =p (everyone says i'm getting old anyway). but you guys know who you are.

yes you

it is you la

don't doubt yourself can?

("20 already, but still as lame as ever" is probably going through your mind right now)

happy birthday

2009-03-21T00:47:00.004+08:00

no longer a teenager.

but still brimming with energy, wanting to do so much more.

not satisfied with my current position, my deskbound "job"

like a beast trapped in a cage, needing that much desired freedom.

waiting to unleash that energy, when the time is right

will save all my excitement for next year

誕生日おめでとう =)

lynette

2009-03-15T10:59:00.004+08:00

it's always hard to practise what you preach

but we still have to

顺其自然吧

与其担心那无可预测的未来，不如把握此刻的美丽

相信船到桥头自然直吧 =)

gives you hell

2009-03-14T09:02:00.006+08:00

if you think that mario (or rather any game that you play) is way too easy and has began to bore you, try this game below. my colleague showed it to us and we were laughing like hyenas when we were watching this video. can really imagine the frustration of the player going through the ordeal of trying to get past that stage, which is only the first stage. try searching for "japanese mario" on google and attempt playing it without watching the entire video. the game is really made to annoy you to the extent that you'll start pulling your hair out (i wanted to say stab yourself but in light of the recent incidents i decided to watch my use of language)

but nevertheless, really have to give it to the game designer for coming up with this. he must have been some irritating basket in his school days hahahaha.

dealth with you

2009-03-13T23:14:00.003+08:00

whoever said that typo errors are bad.

here is an example of a typo error that actually produce a better effect the the word spelt correctly. this was an extract from a certain order. i forgot the exact words but it goes like this:

"....those who fail to comply will be disciplinarily (no such word btw) dealth with."

it was meant to be "dealt with" but the addition of the letter "h" strikes fear into the hearts and make ppl comply with whatever order that was stated above.

hatake kakashi

2009-03-10T21:09:00.002+08:00

wasn't exactly pleased with this picture because i thought it was too simple, as in there should be more details. but i can't really blame myself because i did it while i was sick.

anyway i decided to draw something based on naruto's famous (or maybe not so famous) rule no.25 which states that shinobis aren't allowed to show their emotions or something along those lines. which is something i realise many people have come to be able to do it well. not that they appear expressionless (is there such a word?), but the fact that you can never know how exactly they're feeling because they're just so good at masking it up with a different face. sometimes i really think these people are scarier than the really emo ones.

i chose to draw young kakashi because i thought he really brought that out quite well. and the ANBU mask he's holding further amplifies this. and also partly because of the dagger/short sword he carries with him behind his back, which is supposed to be a gift from his deceased father, showing that one can never fully discard his emotions no matter how hard he tries to lock himself up from outside influence.

pen IS mightier than the sword

2009-03-09T19:13:00.003+08:00

i told me colleauges that

"the pen is mightier than the sword"

and one of them misheard it, combining "pen" and "is" together and repeated that sentence out loud

results, soccer and carl's jr.

2009-03-08T18:07:00.003+08:00

been a week since i last blogged. i guess the urge to blog gradually dies down with time. or rather it fluctuates over vast extremes. who knows...

actually did another drawing for my blog during my 2 days MC since i had nothing to do at home, or rather i can't really do anything because the amount of phelgm i had was really breathtaking (literally). now i'm having second thoughts about uploading it cos i'm not entirely satisfied with it. oh well.

went back to NJ on friday to crash the release of 'a' lvl results. took that day off only to realised that my colleauges had a pizza party back in the office (i was told that it was supposed to be on monday!! wth) it was nice seeing some people either doing well or doing very well. haha. but actually i thought NJ's overall performance this year was about the same as last year. not that i'm trying to defend my batch but i really think so =p

and soccer after that with naraen and the soccer guys (which is my other aim of going back to NJ) kind of killed my mood since i was expecting to sweat it out, but only to be faced with the lack of playing ground because the other CCAs were all taking up the usual soccer spots.

ORD come to me soon...

gave us hell

2009-03-01T17:20:00.004+08:00

hello flu, long time no see. must be because of the weather. (or i can be thick skinned and say: "someone must be really missing me alot")

thankfully it came after my tennis game ytd because i thought i managed to find back my strokes (except my serves). somehow i decided to change the way i hit and it worked pretty well. now if i can only get my serves in... and i thought i could test my improvements by playing with mr. teo and ms loo today but along came the nose who decided that it should go for a run. and here i am stuck in my house, with the unbeautiful afternoon weather

and i think unbeautiful is a great song.

let's rewind a bit. friday was hq rsn cohesion day (hq means headquarters, rsn means republic of singapore navy). wasn't too boring, neither was it any bit exciting. left for orchard after that to play left for dead. i think the number of times i've played lan with my friends have finally hit the 2 digit mark. i'm not a crazy gamer and neither do i enjoy first person shooters. but ya it's always the company that matters.

after that headed down to zouk with eT and his poly mates to catch AAR (aaron without the ON, not that they turn me off beause they definitely don't) live. this is the second time in a while i've caught one of my favourite band's performance live for free, am i cheapo or what. they started with 'swing swing', and followed through with 'dirty little secrets', 'move along', 'mona lisa', 'i wanna' and ended with 'gives you hell'. it was great nonetheless, just that i thought BLG's performance was better (sorry AAR =p). and i was thoroughly disppointed that they didn't play 'it ends tonight' because that was my second favourite from all 3 of their album. and there wasn't any encore nor was there any effort at calling for one (ok there was a bit, a lousy one).

and after the performance i went into zouk for the first time in my life, for free! (cheapoism strikes again). i didn't do anything inside but just walked a few rounds and came out after that for the lucky draw. oh btw i forgot to mention that there was some nokia phone launch event that day. anyway it would be so unlike me to party at zouk so i decided not to bother and go home after that.

the next best alternative

2009-02-26T23:20:00.004+08:00

they always tell us to realise out dreams,
but how many people actually managed to fufill them?

they always tell us to get a job we enjoy doing,
but how many of us actually manage to find such a job?

they always tell us that one day we'll find true love,
but then again, how many of us actually found the right one?

they always say "be optimistic"
but how will we ever know, if optimism will always just be an illusion?

most of the people who live in this world probably have similar dreams and goals in life - a good life, high paying job, loving spouse etc. yet there aren't enough of such luxuries to accomodate to all out wants. the minority gets them - those who stand above others, those who manage to fight their way up and a handful by a stroke of sheer luck. the others (the majority), can only settle for the whatever they can get. we're living in a world where people settle for the next best alternatives. there will never be a perfect life for anyone. even if u have one, you're just depriving many others of such a life.

that's why i always think that it's better not to expect too much, and instead be contented with what you have.

kim gary

2009-02-22T22:12:00.006+08:00

ok for those who thought my last post was emo, i do apologise because i had no intention of it being an emo post. in fact i was in rather high spirits when i wrote that. because the realisation of the fact that how my friends are precious to me woke me up (before i even smelt september). losing a friend really sucks, but more than that, it's stupid. plain stupid.

anw, i've spent quite a lot this week, and that is not a good thing i suppose. but nevertheless, these are the money that're well spent. been going out quite a bit, meeting up with old pals, sending a good friend off, work, movie, tennis, farewell lunch etc.

great moments, just what we all need to carry ourselves out of the bottomless abyss we call "stress"

it's back to work tomorrow but somehow i feel less bothered by that fact. maybe becuase i know there're people around me i can rely on when things go wrong, not just myself.

smile!

hold on

2009-02-18T23:02:00.005+08:00

if there's anything i've learnt over the past few months, it is the fact that i will not let go of anyone that had been there for me at any point in my life.

never again...

maple at midnight

2009-02-15T21:58:00.002+08:00

beach volleyball episode

2009-02-14T22:24:00.004+08:00

yesterday was great, and at the same time, extremely tiring. whoever said friday the 13th is an unlucky day? because basically everything that happened to me and my friends yesterday didn't seem at all ominous. everything was as clear as the weather was (just that the temperature was indeed a little on the high side)

in the day we had HQ RSN (beach) volleyball compeition at siloso beach. and it was one heck of a game. my department compromised of a team of average-ly skilled players but we somehow managed to play our way to the finals with sheer fighting spirit coupled with a stroke of luck. of course not forgetting the many supporters that sacrificed their much needed work hours (erhem) to come down and support us.

the finals was definitely the highlight of the day, as our team was up against one with 2 regular beach volleyball players. we lost the first set 21-8 (owned), but barely managed took back the 2nd set 22-20 when they filed their weaker players. when the 2 pros came back in for the third set, we also had one extra member on our side - lady luck. unknowingly (and i really mean UNKNOWINGLY), we were suddenly leading them 9-1. i was just standing at the net with no clue what the heck was going on becuase we're supposed to get whacked. it was then the other team started to panic and played better, but our side really blocked every of their attacks with every ounce of our willpower. they finally leveled at 15-15 all for a deuce. but we showed no sign of giving up

and we went on to win 17-15.

in sports, these are the moments, when you know that u've accomplished what has been deemed impossible at the beginning, that really brings that sweet taste of victory into that very taste bud of yours. defying the odds with your guts and coming from behind to snatch that last laugh away from it's "rightful" owner. that is really the best moment to saviour.

alright that was ytd. today's valentine's day and no i don't have a date. but i was down at bedok resevoir to watch the wings x-country raced (only to remember a while later that there's also 2nd allcomers meet at gombak today too). anyway i think wings athletics club seriously have some affinity with valentine's day because if i recall correctly, this is definitely not the first time they held their x country championship on vday itself. maybe there're a lot of couples in the association, who knows? =p

anyway the RV girls team is freaking strong man. must be steven quek's magic xD

alright, happy valentine's day people!

mona lisa

2009-02-12T23:57:00.001+08:00

The All-American Rejects - Mona Lisa

here's another pity
there's another chance
you tried to learn a lesson
but you can't

if we could burn a city
and the future's ending fast
without a change our lives will never last
we're going fast

you can sit beside me when the world comes down
if it doesn't matter than just turn around
we don't need our bags
and we can just leave town
you can sit beside me when the world comes down

what can we do better?
when will we know how?
a man says from the sidewalk to the crowd

if you can change the weather
if you wanted to yourself
well if you can't
i guess we all need help
cause i need help

we say,
we do,
the lies, the truth
and all i need is next to me

we're going fast

the fantasy awaits

2009-02-11T13:44:00.003+08:00

ok i admit this drawing didn't really turn out the way i had wanted it to because i was trying to rush through it to finish it before valentine's day haha. and resizing the image too much seemed to have a detrimental effect on it. just in case you're wondering, no i'm not drawing this picture for anyone. if i am it'll be quite dumb to put it up here haha.

anyway my colleague feedback to me that my drawing style are like those "comics that girls read". ok... i have to agree somehow. think because of the emo factor? hahaha.

another of my colleague (note that's it's all my colleagues because i did this in the office =X) asked me why i didn't draw them sitting closer. well, i'm really sure myself either. think it's because i was thinking of them as a shy couple haha.

and i was listening to the all american rejects' "mona lisa (when the world comes down)" when i drew this one. the way they used "can" in "you can sit beside me when the world comes down" sort of made that line seem... umm... cute? haha hence the picture. and no don't expect me to draw the world coming down so i made it up with twin shooting stars hahaha.

well i think i'll draw a new one soon cos i didn't really think this one turned out well argh. failed valentine's day theme -.-

ANYWAY!!!

6E, once again

2009-02-08T00:34:00.005+08:00

haven't blogged for the past few days, (given the fact that i've been quite a frequent blogger before that). well i guess it's probably due to the lack of excitement in my life? CNY has just gone by, Australia Open has come to an end and all i'm faced with for the last week are just work, my boss, and my colleagues. i'm in desperate need of something, anything to spice up this mundane life of mine.

and no don't talk to me about valentine's day because of the obvious. but i am curious about how my attached friends and colleagues are going to spend theirs. just curious. sometimes when i see how vexed my colleagues are over planning for the event, i do wonder next time when i get attached, maybe i shld tell my gf to plan the valentine's day events from time to time.

just a random thought of mine. spare me if it's not right.

anyway had this primary school gathering today. i must say the turnout rate was really quite unexpected, in a good way. even tingyang (i know you are reading this) who pangseh-ed the S14 bbq turned up. when cunzhi (aka the hot rj soccer captain) asked me who do i think has changed the most, it kind of struck me that all of us haven't change much at all. not that we haven't matured since then (we definitely have), but that fact that when we take a good look at ourselves, we still see the same old 6E of qifa primary back in 2001. even mrs lim and mrs khoo looked exactly the way they were since we left.

it was quite a successful gathering today, though we didn't really do much but try to dig out every single scandal we had back in the primary school days and recall the stupid things we did (bottlecap soccer behind the canteen etc.).

well i guess amidst the fast moving currents of life that have been dragging us along, these are the moments that really remind us the need to slow down and look back for a bit. and at the same time bring some warmth into this weary heart of ours

can i be moved?

2009-02-02T18:45:00.010+08:00

inspired by the song mentioned below.

haha i have no idea what to draw on the piece of cardboard. according to the song lyrics it's "some words" saying "if you see this girl can you tell her where i am". but since i'm really bad at drawing "words", i just stuck to something simple. that part is inspired from another song, also sang by the script called "breakeven".

"'cos when a heart breaks, no it don't break even"

disclaimer: in NO way am i emo or anything when i drew this pic. just feel like drawing it after listening to the song.

vamos rafa

2009-02-01T21:42:00.004+08:00

i lost (or rather someone took) my simple plan cd from my mum's car and it's nowhere to be found! i am pissed! >.<

ok anyway rafa just won his first australian open title at rod laver arena moments ago. it's a pity for federer really, all his shots - from his extremely well placed serves to his drop shots were gallantly excuted. it's a pity his opponent on the other side of the net happens to be a bull who really goes for every single ball and hits them back with sheer power (and a vast amount of top spin to go along). fedex delivered, but rafael nadal's defence was simply impenatratable.

both players played damn well i must say.

and tennis is really a game where mental strength speaks a lot. it's not an exaggeration to say that a single fault or double fault can turn the entire game around. really 佩服 those players who never seem to be intimidated by the big stage.

2009-01-30T11:58:00.002+08:00

天涯何处无芳草，

何必单恋一朵花？

colours of the wind

2009-01-28T20:49:00.006+08:00

finally fought of the laziness in me to finish drawing, scan and upload the picture. though the effect of the colours didnt turn out as i had expected to (i know you can barely see the colours) due to the fact that i havent used a colour pencil since what... secondary 2? and also this is my first time trying this haha.

think i'll try to darken the colours and scan and upload the picture again some other time but i don't think it'll happen anytime soon cos i'm plain lazy hahaha.

anyway just in case you're wondering where or what anime this guy is from, no he's not from any anime. just some random picture i came up with.

scccrrraaaatttccchhed

2009-01-27T20:56:00.004+08:00

never ever get too confident with your driving no matter how long you've driven -.- cos today i just happen to screw up

i scratched my dad's car,

and if that doesnt sound that bad, the next part does.

i scratched it against my mum's car.

lol wtheck

shall add that to my list of reasons why i don't want to stay in landed property next time when i grow up

random

2009-01-26T00:42:00.004+08:00

this is random but i suddenly feel like listening to chinese songs =X

i swear this has nothing to do with CNY, just some random fluctuations in my mood xD

______________________________

楊丞琳 - 帶我走

每次我總一個人走
交叉路口自己生活

這次你卻說帶我走某個角落就你和我
像土壤抓緊花的迷惑像天空纏綿雨的洶湧

在你的身後計算的步伐每個背影每個場景都有發過的夢

帶我走到遙遠的以後
帶走我一個人自轉的寂寞
帶我走就算我的愛你的自由都將成為泡沫
我不怕帶我走

每次我總獨自遠走
保持沉默不皺眉頭
這次你卻說一起走
如此溫柔從此以後

像土壤抓緊花的迷惑像天空纏綿雨的洶湧
在你的身後計算的步伐每個背影每個場景
都有發過的夢

白茫留過漆黑盡頭
潮汐襲來浪花顫動
停在海岸結成了沫

成爲朝向草原其中
又在傳來一滴彩虹
刻在心中拍打著脈搏

straightjacket feeling

2009-01-23T23:05:00.002+08:00

Back me down from backing up
Hold your breath now it's stacking up
Etched with marks, but I can deal
And you're the problem and you can't feel
Try this on, straightjacket feeling
so maybe I won't be alone
Take back now, my life you're stealing

Yesterday was hell
But Today I'm fine without you
Runaway this time without you
And all I ever thought you would be,
That face is tearing holes in me again

Trust you is just one defense
Off a list of others, you don't make sense
Beg me time and time again
to take you back now, but you can't win
Take back now, my life you're stealing

And when that memory slips away
There will be a better view from here
And only lonesome you remains
and just the thought of you I fear
grip falls away

straightjacket feeling by the all american rejects. not exactly a new song (it's from their move along album in fact) but i only got to listen to it recently.

when is the last time you did smth for the first time?

2009-01-22T23:00:00.002+08:00

kaka and nadal

2009-01-22T11:28:00.010+08:00

Football 1 Money 0

that's how i see it, despite the fact that people have argued against this saying which is used to describe kaka's rejection of joining manchester city (for a record breaking amount equivalent to some countries' GDP). i'm probably not in the position to comment but i really respect kaka for his decision to stay at AC Milan. probably because i've been getting turned off by the rich's non stop buying of players just because they have the cash. despite the few upsetting incidents that occurred, the star player stood by his decision firmly, wanting to grow old at his club. football isn't about money, to me at least. probably because i'm still stubbornly refusing to accept certain facts in life.

sports, to me, is primarily about passion. we play for the thrill, for the adrenaline. we play to get better, alongside (or sometimes against) the people we want to be with, who share a common believe and interest. and along the way we meet people, pit against each other and hone our skills. we play for our love (not love for money mind you)

well done kaka

back to australian open. nadal still going on strong. but the real battles begin tomorrow.

new style - no more sleeveless and three quarters

what's really admirable about the new world number 1 is his persistence on court, even going for balls which are deemed as winners, hitting them back as if trying to tell his opponent "is that all you've got?"

all the time

that is probably why i'm still supporting him up till today (and because he's a lefty like me of course haha)

drive around

2009-01-20T22:48:00.003+08:00

i should hang out more and do more engaging activities so i could really keep my mind occupied. less it wanders off somewhere where it's not suppose to go to again.

i think it really sucks to lose a friend (and it's rather dumb). but oh what the heck. my friends are important to me, every single one of them. yes you too. and you. and you. i'm not alone and i don't want to be alone anymore.

nvm

2nd day of australian open! nadal in hot form. was a bit worried about his knee injury initially but that 6-0 6-2 6-2 demolishing of his opponent today seem to speak otherwise. and match of the day was between hewitt and gonzalez! was a bit hoping for hewitt to win but the 5 set dramatic battle ended with gonzalez having the last laugh (yes even looking at the live scores jump from my office is also an exciting affair)

2nd round starts tmr. btw is who's house have sports channel to watch australian open? i want to watch the finals!

no letter = up pes?

2009-01-19T21:28:00.004+08:00

i feel so damn bloody screwed.

it's funny because it's something i should feel relieved over.

but no, because i do foresee a lot of problems arising. it is what i wanted (somehow) but unfortunately i'm not someone who ignores my responsibilities and leave them in the lurch (although i'm not supposed to give a hoot about it).

forget it, we'll see how it goes before i even go on saying more. i pray this will turn out fine.

that aside...

australian open starts todaye!! ain't it great mate?

it's gonna be an exciting tournament this time round. in 2008, most of the finals we saw were epic battles between the 2 kings of tennis. this time it could be anyone who could snatch the throne from djoker-vic. murray, federer, nadal and defending champ djokovic himself are likely contenders, so there is no clear finalist yet. and i really think the odds are higher for the rest of the competitors as well, compared to previous years. roddick, del porto, tsonga etc.

this is going to be exciting =)

what does it take to find lost love?

2009-01-17T22:20:00.004+08:00

mish recommended me this movie and i thought it was great.

pun the bad mood away

2009-01-16T00:27:00.005+08:00

sincerely apologise to those who've been affected by my recent teeny bit of moodiness recently (most of them who are my nsf colleagues who probably won't be reading this)

i guess it doesn't take a rocket scientist to tell that i haven't been in the best of moods lately, neither does it take one to bring me back down earth (pun intended).

not bad eh?

anw, some office humor:

random code

2009-01-14T18:26:00.005+08:00

random attack:

1) i am unfair! there has been some people commenting on how i've became darker recently. must've been because of the long hours of tennis out in the open although it didn't seem like the sun was out strong on those days. apparently the sun is a silent killer too =X and swimming today just made it worse

2) still. i've been wanting to draw more pictures i so i could frequently change the background pic on my blog, just to invite some form of variety into this dull looking web space of mine, and maybe change the mood from time to time. I've had the ideas in my (rusty) head already but never got down to work, mainly due to plain laziness or... laziness. ha. maybe my duty days will be my drawing days.

3) miss loo and mr teo are improving quite a lot in their game! i need to play more! shaun! when you free to tango on the tennis court with me?!

4) you are eating ur bak kwa already, but i'm not the slightest bit into the festive mood although CNY is just around the corner. though i'm really looking forward to the long break like last year. and somehow i realised i never spent a single CNY with a botak head as i had expected myself to some very long time ago. ha.

end of randomness. hoho.

it's quite easy actually

random fact

2009-01-13T22:28:00.004+08:00

fact:

(friend) says:
COME ON MAn

(friend) says:
you've survived 4years in rv

(friend) says:
what can be worse than that

aaron says:
2 years in ns

(friend) says:
hahahahah!

i'm currently glancing through my 'o' lvl chem and phy tys and there were a few scares here and there when i have no clue how to go about doing the question (until a while later when i went "cheyyy, liddat ar"). ns is really making my 15 schooling years seem like they have never occurred before. scary.

sometimes i wonder if it really pays being "too nice", as mentioned by some people. it was rather hilarious when i was talking to leon and he was saying that i was too nice already for not being the angry at him for being an hour late. and how "even a shirt can bully (me)" because i was saying i'm ok with most of the shirt i buy.

*shrugs*

back to work.

double joy

2009-01-11T19:46:00.003+08:00

what a day it has been today. especially tennis with mr teo and ms loo + someone from ms loo's condo. nerve wrecking and dramatic haha. so glad i actually rushed down after cny shopping with thomas, leon and naraen (ok i know this is a bit wierd) and gang to join them. totally tired out now because their shots are always so stable (unlike mine) and make me run about all the time.

anyway, just a tip for you guys when buying mcflurry from mac next time (learnt from thomas): next time when you order mcflurry, ask to add in hot fudge (before stirring of course). it'll cost 50cents more but it's really worth the money. especially if you're someone who's into the chocolatey taste of ice cream.

correction

2009-01-09T17:37:00.004+08:00

ok the last entry was a mistake on my part. apparently it's the track side that's closing down, not the cross side. but still...

watever.

today on my way downhill from mindef i:

1) saw a spider the size of my palm (i'm serious and not exaggeratiing by any means) and it's quite colourful, suggesting it's potency in poisoning ppl

2) stepped on a snail. (sorry mr. snail!!) i'll pray for it tonight and turn vegetarian for 2 weeks or smth.