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Happy New Year!

2012-01-25T02:06:00.004+08:00

Whoo dusty rusty blog. The first update of the year 2012!

Haven't been updating the blog because... I realized there are some unintended viewers and there aren't much readers anyway.

But.. Today i have decided to blog because... What i wanted to express is too long for a facebook status. HaHa.

Today is the 2nd day of the Lunar New Year, it was a pretty tiring day, visited a few places and the last one was my Mum's secondary schoolmates house. It was a happy gathering. Laughter rang throughout.

I thought it's pretty amazing for them to meet without fail every Chinese New Year albeit the number of people who showed up had slightly decreased over the years. But still it's quite an amazing feat to me. Guess this practice had been more than 10years old, if not as old as me. It's simply amazing. They are showing what's called 'friends forever'.

Ahhh relationships are such interesting thing.

Lucky much?

2011-08-01T02:50:00.005+08:00

So it's like i am on leave now. On a one month and counting leave. And it's paid! Haha. How blessed i am. =)) It's such an awesome company. They don't mind hiring you to go on a long leave first before starting work, and what's more, this is just a temp job. Thank you very much company XXXX! =DD

This job caused me to have something to think about and that's "what should i do today?" Everyday. Been visiting the library pretty often. Love the library at Pasir Ris. There's a corner, with a window facing a big patch of green field, and the sofa is comfy. =)
Reading a book on Warren Buffett quotes. Some of his quotes are really useful and inspiring on life.

Happened to discover a park while on the MRT to Pasir Ris one day. It's the Tampines Eco Green. It's like a little Sungei Bulogh in the middle of a town! COol much eh!

It's fill with birds! I could hear them chirping, but it takes a little luck to spot them. It's a pretty place. It was pretty empty when i went there. I saw fewer than 10 people there, i guess not much people knows about the place, and this is good in a way, as the living things there will be less disturbed.

I think this photo is awesomely taken! =)

It's a really nice place. =) A special thing about the park is, the path is made of carpet grass.

Ok, Just a little update, as i can't sleep. My sleeping time is pretty screwed now. I can't sleep until about 3+am. Ahh gotta change my lifestyle.

Happy day

2011-06-09T23:59:00.000+08:00

Felt happy today! =) Because i did things that made me happy, or things that i liked. Went to Amoy Street's hawker centre for lunch. I have been missing the food there, especially from the Good Day stall. Ordered the beef fried rice, and thought it was awesome as usual! Eating tasty food makes me happy. heh.

Walked over to Tanjong Pagar railway station after that to take photos, since it's closing and i haven't been there before. It's smaller than i imagined...

After that thought of going to the railway stop at Clementi, but while taking bus halfway, i passed by Alexandra Arch and decided to stop there, since i have my camera with me, and i haven't visited there before.

It's quite a fruitful trip! Managed to shoot some rare birds and a nice shot of a squirrel. haha.

Alexandra Arch

Walking the Tree top trail

Panda's favourite!

I think it's a sunbird

Nice view on top

Walked to the Henderson waves, took some photos, before travelling down to Clementi.

That's a woodpecker!

It was raining lightly, and i was on board bus 154, which i could take home, so i was thinking should i alight or not, since it's raining. And i decided to alight, in the end.

It was a good choice. I was in luck, a train was stopping there for some unknown reason, and there were passengers aboard! It is as though the train is there waiting for me to take photos of it before leaving. hahah. And the rain stopped too!

Graffiti

Track switches

What a lucky day! It was quite an impromptu trip with little planning, and i didn't check what bus to take to go to the places i wanted after visiting the railway station, so i thought i was quite lucky to be able to reach my destination, without getting lost and it's quite fruitful!

Satisfied~

Intelligence

2011-04-20T03:45:00.003+08:00

I was showering, when out of the blue i came up with this "quote": 'The belief that you are smarter than everyone else makes you stupid.'

Coincidentally, after that while reading some tweets, one led me to a blog (of a typical china chinese with screwed up values), which have this quote:

“But beauty, real beauty, ends where an intellectual expression begins. Intellect is in itself a mode of exaggeration, and destroys the harmony of any face.”
- Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

Kinda related to what i have thought... Freaky.

UK Revision Lectures

2011-04-08T23:59:00.001+08:00

Just attended the last revision lecture by the UK lecturers. Can see that most of the lecturers are really putting in effort to teach us and mark the scripts. I thought they would be like just coming here to show face, and the lectures would be substandard.

But no i was wrong, i thought some of the lecturers are even better that the local ones. In fact, all but one of them are better! For the programming revision, the UK lecturer is way much better than the local one, because the local one sucks to the core. hahah. And can see she really put in effort to mark the exam scripts, judging by the long comments given. =)

The sociology revisions' UK lecturers are good as well. Steve's lecture is pretty entertaining and the other lecturer is actually the Director of LSE International Programme, Rosemary Goseling. You can see her photo when you logged into the VLE. haha. I find that her lecture is actually quite boring. =p Or maybe it's because the subject itself is dry. Oh well... Her status makes up for it though. She claims that she had dinner with the Queen of British before!

The Intro to IS UK lecturer is good because i can see she really wants to help us to do well for the exam.

The worst UK lecturer IMHO, is the IBM lecturer! Her lessons were the most boring. And sometimes her body language suggested that she herself is bored of teaching, her voice sometimes trailing off as though she's sleep talking and she's always checking on the time, as if suggesting, "oh gosh the time passes so slowly".

The best UK lecturer got to be James Abdey! He whose lecture i have attended just now. It's on stats. The lesson was really lively because he's sort of like "self-high". HAHA. For the whole of the lecture, which lasted for 5hours, not including the 1 hour break in between, there was never a dull moment! I was able to concentrate on the whole of the lecture. He cracks jokes so funny that i think he could make a living as a comedian. He made me laughed very hard during the session, which i really haven't done so for quite some time already. His jokes were timely as i was feeling quite down recently.

I thought it was quite sad that we didn't give him a big round of applause at the end of the lecture so i sent him an email, to thank him personally. haha! Hope he sees it.

All these revision lectures make me feel that the school fees are money well spent. =)

Happy Birthday to me!

2011-03-10T23:23:00.002+08:00

Had a simple birthday celebration this year. Actually it had always been simple, until my 21st, my friends starts to celebrate with me. This year was special though, celebrated with another friend who have the same birthday as me. They treated me dinner at Kallang Airport and also bought 2 pieces of cake. They also gift me a pen. Pretty touched. haha. What thoughtful friends i have.

And when i reached home, realised my parents bought me a cake too... A pretty awesome looking one... I like the design. heh.

And today, 10march, another friend treated me lunch at a jap restaurant. He bought me a gift too!

I didn't expect it. I thought we are just meeting up for lunch, didn't expect him to treat, and even bought me a gift!

Feels quite blessed to have such good friends. =)

Prelims

2011-02-28T23:44:00.001+08:00

This blog is getting really rusty huh. I just realise this is only the 3rd and it's also the last post of this month. I think it's the least posts for the month this blog ever had!

Just had my first major exam after like yearssss... The sort of exam which require you to write a freaking whole lots of words. I was feeling so nervous! My hands were icy cold even when i was at home. Keep feeling like shitting too. lols.

Left my house at around 5pm, although the paper only starts at 7pm. i was thinking of having dinner in school, but the foodcourt was pretty pack, and it was already 6:30pm when i reached, i thought it would be pretty rush so i just bought a bao to eat.

The exam was conducted at the SIM Grand Hall. There were like 3 papers on going at the same time, same place, and i think i spotted my secondary school classmate. How coincidental. The paper duration is 3hours. And after the first hour, i see people start to leave the exam hall already. WTF man. So damn fast?! SO i thought the remaining 2hours would be more than enough.

I took my own sweet time to do the paper, and who knows, i couldn't complete it in time. AHhhhhhhhhhH. 30marks gone! Shit man. Bad bad time management. Spent too much time writing for 4 marks questions already. And the remaining 20marks questions i ignored it. How stupid i can be?! Luckily it's only prelims man~ It's a lesson learnt. I will be really happy if i could get 50marks. LoL.

Paper ended at 10pm, went to eat before coming home. It was already 1130pm when i reached home. And i just realised it's my first time in my life taking an exam at night. lol. Not much difference from taking in the day.

Tomorrow will be stats~~ And i haven't revise one bit. But i think it should be easy. =p

Gathering

2011-02-11T23:59:00.001+08:00

There was a gathering today at one of my sec sch friends' house. I have only been to his house once, and that was during sec 2. HAHA! It looks different, i think he renovated the house before.

He invited some of the girls classmates that i am not that close to and have never seen them since secondary school. lols. Had the chance to eat together with 2 of them and was actually pretty surprised by the way they act. They will take food for us and then help to clean up after we have eaten.

Somehow i have this thought that the girls nowadays are lazy and wouldn't do household chores, that's why i was so surprised. =p. It kinda makes me inferior man... They act so gracefully but i was like so shy. Sighhh..

The more i interact with others, the more flaws i see in myself. I guess this is better than not able to identify your flaws.

And i was surprised by the amount his parents put inside the angbao... $10! Feels so embarrassed. Go there empty handed and eat for free, and still got $10. Ahhh~

In the Digital Age

2011-02-09T01:05:00.003+08:00

I was shooting a scene in my new film, No Strings Attached, in which I say to Natalie Portman,

“If you miss me. you can’t text, you can’t email, you can’t post it on my Facebook wall. If you really miss me, you come and see me.”

I began to think of all of the billions of intimate exchanges sent daily via fingers and screens, bouncing between satellites and servers. With all this texting, emailing, and social networking, I started wondering, are we all becoming so in touch with one another that we are in danger of losing touch?

It used to be that boy met girl and they exchanged phone numbers. Anticipation built. They imagined the entire relationship before a call ever happened. The phone rang. Hearts pounded. “Hello?” Followed by a conversation that lasted two hours but felt like two minutes and would be examined with friends for two weeks. If all went well, a date was arranged. That was then.

Now we exchange numbers but text instead of calling because it mitigates the risks of early failure and eliminates those deafening moments of silence. Now anticipation builds. Bdoop. “It was NICE meeting u” Both sides overanalyze every word. We talk to a friend, an impromptu Cyrano: “He wrote nice in all caps. What does that mean? What do I write back?” Then we write a response and delete it 10 times before sending a message that will appear 2 care, but not 2 much. If all goes well, a date will be arranged.

Whether you like it or not, the digital age has produced a new format for modern romance, and natural selection may be favoring the quick-thumbed quip peddler over the confident, ice-breaking alpha male. Or maybe we are hiding behind the cloak of digital text and spell-check to present superior versions of ourselves while using these less intimate forms of communication to accelerate the courting process. So what’s it really good for?

There is some argument about who actually invented text messaging, but I think it’s safe to say it was a man. Multiple studies have shown that the average man uses about half as many words per day as women, thus text messaging. It eliminates hellos and goodbyes and cuts right to the chase. Now, if that’s not male behavior, I don’t know what is. It’s also great for passing notes. there is something fun about sharing secrets with your date while in the company of others. think of texting as a modern whisper in your lover’s car.

Sending sweet nothings on Twitter or Facebook is also fun. in some ways, it’s no different than sending flowers to the office: You are declaring your love for everyone to see. Who doesn’t like to be publicly adored. Just remember that what you post is out there and there’s some stuff you can’t un-see.

But the reality is that we communicate with every part of our being, and there are times when we must use it all. When someone needs us, he or she needs all of us. There’s no text that can replace a loving touch when someone we love is hurting.

We haven’t lost romance in the digital age, but we may be neglecting it. In doing so, antiquated art forms are taking on new importance. The power of a hand-written letter is greater than ever. It’s personal and deliberate means more than an email or text ever will. It has a unique scent. It requires deciphering. But, most important, it’s flawed There are errors in handwriting, punctuation, grammar, and spelling that show our vulnerability. And vulnerability is the essence of romance. It’s the art of being uncalculated, the willingness to look foolish, the courage to say, “This is me, and I’m interested in you enough to show you my flaws with the hope that you may embrace me for all that I am but, more importantly, all that I am not.”

- Ashton Kutcher

Source

Glimpse of a life of riches

2011-01-28T23:59:00.001+08:00

Had a bbq gathering of my sec school mates at a friend's house. There were about 11 of us. Haven't met a couple of them for quite a looong time, about a year plus? It's been 7 years since we have left the sec school. 7 years! Man.. How time had fly.

And it was interesting, when we all sat down to watch the news, as someone commented, "Can't believe we are all watching the news together, we are old already." lol.

It was a nice gathering. His parents were out, so it's kinda like we have the whole place to us, although his grandparents were in, they didn't really disturb us, except his grandmother, who is kinda like unhappy to see us, and shouted at us, and it's because of Alzheimer, so they say.

But i wonder why having Alzheimer, will make her become like that. I thought Alzheimer just makes you forgetful? Ahh... The problems that come with age... isn't it scary.

Thank god, my own grandma isn't like that. Was pretty impressed by how my friend treats his grandparents, even though his grandma shouts at us and etc, he wasn't a least bit angry with her. I think that's something worth learning. haha. Hmmm.... I guess it's because he understands why she will behave this way and that's why he doesn't blame her.

He's lucky that his 2 maids knows how to take care of her grandma. His maids are damn good, they serves us well too. Am thinking to myself, why would anyone be so willing to serve others and do housework. lol.

Stayed till pretty late, playing poker, and in the end decides to stay over at his house, since there's no more transport (except taxi of course) home. I won the most money in poker i think, but the amount wasn't big. Haha. Oh and i won soccer bet too! Finally broke the freaking long losing streak. The win is just enough to cover what i have lose i think. lol.

The friend treat us really good, let us bath and gave us clothes to change into, before going to sleep. 4 of us stayed over, and he have mattress, blanket, pillow, bolster, towel and clothings, for all of us! Impressive. lols. And i had the privilege to bathe inside the master bedroom's bathroom, which has a bathtub and a shower area. lol. It's better than hotel's bathroom huh.

The five of us chatted awhile before going to bed... Was nice. It's better than staying in a chalet. haha.

It was an enjoyable stay. First time in my life sleeping over in a bungalow! haha.

The Way of life

2011-01-24T18:07:00.000+08:00

Recently finished reading the book "Confucius From The Heart". I have always find his quotes interesting, especially in Chinese. For example, "知之为知之，不知为不知，是知也。" It sounds complicated but it's actually self explanatory, if you scrutinize it.

The book I have read is in English though. I am not used to reading Chinese. Hmmm... Maybe i should just try reading the chinese version of it. The book is pretty short, although i think Confucius has much more to offer than what's in the book.

Saw a TV program about chinese culture on CNA, and it talks about him, and i learned that there's a Confucius Institute here! I think it's in NTU. So cool, i have the thought of enrolling in. Lol.

So... What is the book about?

Quoting from the book...

Everybody hopes to live a happy life, but happiness is only a feeling, which has nothing to do with wealth or poverty, but with the inner heart. Confucius tells his students how to look for happiness in life.

A student once asked Confucius: "Poor without being obsequious, wealthy without being arrogant.' What do you think of this saying?" Imagine somebody who is very poor but doesn't grovel to the rich, or someone who is very rich and powerful but not haughty or arrogant. What do you think of that?

Confucius told him this is pretty good, but it is still not enough. There is another higher state: "poor yet delighting in the Way, wealthy yet observant of the rites"

The higher state requires that a person not only accept poverty peaceable, and not go crawling and begging for favours, but also possess a calm, clear inner happiness, the kind of happiness that cannot be taken away by life of poverty. Neither will power and riches make such a person haughty or self-indulgent: They will still be refined and courteous, with a cheerful, contented mind. Such a person can both avoid being led astray by a life wealth and plenty as well as keep their self-respect and inner happiness. Such a person can truly be called a junzi.

It also touches on Confucius' ideal 君子.

A disciple of Confucius asked him, "What sort of person can be called a junzi?"

Confucius replied, "The junzi is free from worries and fears."

This looks easy to achieve isn't it. But is it really? Are every single thing we have ever done able to stand up to scrutiny?

Coming up with elaborated excuses when you did something wrong, instead of admitting it, is certainly not what a junzi will do. When you are thinking of coming up with excuses, it simply implies that you are worried and fear of being reprimanded, so you think of excuses to hopefully shield you from that.

Quoting from the book...

How then do we achieve this sort of strong inner heart, which can help us live free from worry, indecision, and fear?

You must be indifferent to gains and losses, especially of the material kind. Confucius sometimes referred to people who care too much about gains and losses as "the small men".

When someone like this has failed to gain advantage, they complain about not being able to gain it; when they got what they want, they are afraid of losing it. Since they are afraid of losing, they will stop at nothing to protect what they have and to try to gain more.

A person who is obsessed with personal gains and losses can never have an open heart, or a a calm unperturbed mind, nor can they have true courage.

Confucius: "The junzi understands what is moral. The petty understands what is profitable"

And true courage is?

What the ancients called a man of outstanding courage and talent must have self-restraint that surpasses that of ordinary men. There are things that humans cannot endure. When the ordinary man has been shamed, he draws his sword and rushes up to fight; this is not sufficient to call bravery. There are those of great courage in the world, who when suddenly attacked are not afraid, when criticized without a reason do not become angry.

This is super hard to achieve...

Confucius have also said,

"The junzi cultivates himself and thereby achieves reverence."

What Confucius tells us to focus on first is not how to bring stability to the world, but how to be the best possible version of ourselves, To "cultivate one's moral character" is the first step toward taking responsibility for the nation, and for society.

Confucius: "Men of antiquity studied to improve themselves; men of today study to impress others"

Someone who has genuine respect for learning studies in order to improve his or her mind. (Just like me, picking up this book. =p)

The aim of studying is to complete the process of find your place and improving yourself.

The book also touch on relationships with others.

Confucius: "The junzi is conscious of his own superiority without being contentious, and comes together with other junzi without forming cliques"

In other words, a junzi is sociable and gets on well with others. But nothing can undermine their inner dignity; they are never competitive with those around them. Neither would a junzi ever form cliques or scheme for personal advantage.

Alright shan't quote anymore. This is just some parts of the book, there's more to learn from it, pick it up and absorb what it has to say, and be a happier and better person. =)

I just realised...

2011-01-13T01:42:00.003+08:00

Someone i know has exactly the same birthday as me! But his character is like totally different from me. He's super chatty/talkative.

Hmm... Guess his birth time is later than me. His moon must be sag.. And asc should be gemini. Too bad there's no way for me to verify because he doesn't know his birth time. ha ha.

Astro talk. :p

Haircut

2011-01-10T23:59:00.000+08:00

Decided to have a haircut today, since CNY is coming and i dun wanna cut too near to the date, to avoid the price hike.

Told the lady to cut high slope and short. That's all i said, and she went to cut it super short! So is this the standard for high slope? Ahhh i dunno how to tell them the style i want.

Or is there something wrong with the hairdresser? She was talking on the phone when i went in, i must have disrupted her conversation, and is angry with me, and so she cut so short? lol.

Been sooo loong since i have such short hair. It's really like my army hairstyle! Oh well... At least it ain't ugly. Just hope it will faster grow back. Maybe it will look just nice by CNY. hahah.

2010: Closing cycles

2011-01-10T23:01:00.002+08:00

Another good article by Paulo Coelho

One always has to know when a stage comes to an end. If we insist on staying longer than the necessary time, we lose the happiness and the meaning of the other stages we have to go through.
Closing cycles, shutting doors, ending chapters – whatever name we give it, what matters is to leave in the past the moments of life that have finished.

Did you lose your job? Has a loving relationship come to an end? Did you leave your parents’ house? Gone to live abroad? Has a long-lasting friendship ended all of a sudden? You can spend a long time wondering why this has happened.

You can tell yourself you won’t take another step until you find out why certain things that were so important and so solid in your life have turned into dust, just like that. But such an attitude will be awfully stressing for everyone involved: your parents, your husband or wife, your friends, your children, your sister.
Everyone is finishing chapters, turning over new leaves, getting on with life, and they will all feel bad seeing you at a standstill.

Things pass, and the best we can do is to let them really go away.

That is why it is so important (however painful it may be!) to destroy souvenirs, move, give lots of things away to orphanages, sell or donate the books you have at home.

Everything in this visible world is a manifestation of the invisible world, of what is going on in our hearts – and getting rid of certain memories also means making some room for other memories to take their place.
Let things go. Release them. Detach yourself from them.

Nobody plays this life with marked cards, so sometimes we win and sometimes we lose. Do not expect anything in return, do not expect your efforts to be appreciated, your genius to be discovered, your love to be understood.

Stop turning on your emotional television to watch the same program over and over again, the one that shows how much you suffered from a certain loss: that is only poisoning you, nothing else.

Nothing is more dangerous than not accepting love relationships that are broken off, work that is promised but there is no starting date, decisions that are always put off waiting for the “ideal moment.”

Before a new chapter is begun, the old one has to be finished: tell yourself that what has passed will never come back.
Remember that there was a time when you could live without that thing or that person – nothing is irreplaceable, a habit is not a need.
This may sound so obvious, it may even be difficult, but it is very important.

Closing cycles. Not because of pride, incapacity or arrogance, but simply because that no longer fits your life.

Shut the door, change the record, clean the house, shake off the dust.

Stop being who you were, and change into who you are.

Copied from Paulo Coelho's blog.

Newsweek subscription

2011-01-08T03:14:00.003+08:00

So... My Newsweek subscription is supposed to be expired in sept 2010, but i am still receiving them every week, even now.

Decided to contact them, using their website's form. This is what i wrote.

I've checked online my subscription expiration date
and it's 27/09/2010. Therefore, it should have been expired, but i am
still receiving the magazine. Is there some kind of lapse?

And less than a day later, they replied!

Thank you for contacting Newsweek.

Please let me put to rest your concerns about receiving Newsweek, even
after your subscription has expired in Sept 2010....

We have continued to send you copies due to a special exercise we are
doing. These copies are of course free of charge, please accept them
with my compliments. Delivery will stop within the next few weeks.

In the future, I would be more than happy to welcome you back as a
regular Newsweek reader. If, when the time is right, you decide you
would like to subscribe again, please drop me a line.

Thank you for your interest in Newsweek!

Yours truly,
Kristi Fung
Newsweek Customer Service

What a really good marketing strategy! It really tempted me to continue my subscription with them, but on 2nd thought, it would be a waste as i don't have time to read them. Okay, it's just an excuse. I am lazy to read. haha.

Really good service man. SO i had already received 16 copies of the magazines free of charge already! It would have cost around $8 each if you buy it at the news stand or bookshop.

Thumbs up for you, Newsweek!

Malaysia Trip

2011-01-06T01:09:00.027+08:00

Dec 31 - Jan 3

Though it was a short trip, i enjoyed myself! First time celebrating the New Year in Muar, and unexpectedly, they put off fireworks! Not much though, i think Singapore's was more.

But we get to watch it so near and unblocked, right in our hotel room!

I was showering mins to the 10s countdown. Lols. Rushed out just in time for those fireworks. =)

Breakfast the next day is sumptuous and delicious dim sum!

Ate until pretty bloated and it only cost us around s$4 per person. Where to eat so good and cheap in Singapore!? Dim sum is so expensive here, even those hawker centres.

After breakfast, went to walk around and do some shopping. Bought quite a few clothes and a pair of shoes there. Cheap and good. heh. The town... It looks like this. Really looks like the undeveloped version of Singapore, we see in dramas like the 豆腐街。Ha Ha.

I just realised the man in the car is looking at me. Lol!

Roadside stalls like this is common there

Looks like it's being built by the British.

Their wet market

Live Chickens!

Look! The junction doesn't have traffic lights.

View from our hotel. We were staying on the 8th floor and it seems like we are higher than all the buildings there.

Mouldy bread? Nah. It's charcoal bread

Saw a couple of antique cars in Muar...

Mr Bean's Car!

Mini

Vintage fiat

Checked out at around 1pm. Just when we wanted to check out, the safe failed on us and our passports stuck inside, had to call the hotel management to help us open. Luckily they are able to open!

Next destination, Genting!

Stopped for lunch at a resting point... After a 2hours journey.

Guess what is this fast food restaurant?

Familiar colours?

A & W~~

The restaurant is located at a bridge just above the highway

Spotted a rainbow on the way to Genting! Can you spot it? I adjusted the saturation to make the little rainbow more prominent.

WTF?

After a 2hours non-stop ride from the rest point, we finally reached KL! The Petronas Tower or KLCC. The tallest twin tower in the world!

Weather was bad. It rained heavily during a part of the trip. So bad that there was a slight flooding.

And another hour from KL, we finally reached Genting!

That's a Z4 yo!

Stopped at Gothong Jaya, to buy some vegetables, and beer for steamboat.

And we finally reached our resort at 630pm, according to the camera's time.

The hotel tower

The golf course

View from our resort

We have steamboat for dinner. We brought it from home! haha.

The resort feels like our 2nd home. haha
We heard fireworks while eating, but sadly, we can't see anything! =(

Just thought the light is nice

The next day, we had breakfast in the resort, prepared by mum, before going up to the themepark. Also bought the entry tickets to the thempark at the resort, which cost much cheaper than buying from the themepark itself! =D

Took the cable car...

The view up there is breathe taking!

can you spot the horses?

There are decorations made of recycled materials everywhere there.

Weather wasn't really good. It was foggy most of the time, and it even rained. But luckily the rain wasn't for long.

Had been to the theme park countless of times, and the rides are the same every year, i thought i will get sick of it, but i actually still enjoy them! I guess i had forgotten the feeling of taking those rides... That's why.

It's thrilling! The roller coaster rides feel so shiok~ hahah.

Foggy foggy~

At night, we went to the casino. I applied for their membership and got a free 20rm credits to play jackpot! haha. Spent like 3hours there, until 1am. Lol. But i didn't lose much! Lost only Rm10. It's a feat man... To stay so long in a casino but lose so little. heheh. Time flies when you are in the casino, because there isn't any clock.

Dad and lill bro went back to the resort at around 1130pm while mum, bro and me played jackpot until about 1am, before taking a shuttle bus back.

We checked out on Monday morning. Took some last artistic photos before leaving. haha. Taken from the balcony of our unit...

Look at the water droplets~ Looks like crystals eh.

Never have i taken such a close up photo of a housefly! I think this housefly got frozen or something, it doesn't move when i got close to it. lol. Click on it to see a bigger picture!

The way down was foggy! The weather was bad for the whole stay in genting, but luckily we still managed to play the outdoor themepark rides.

Went to KLCC to have our lunch and some shopping.

Their city monorail track

Taken in the car

Taken just outside the mall!

The mall's interior

Lunched at their food court, which sells food more expensive than their Macdonalds! Can you believe it! It's so funny! Most of the food there, if not all, are more expensive than their Macdonalds.

Left KLCC at around 330pm, and headed for Singapore.

Sun setting

Reached Kallang Airport hawker centre for dinner, at around 9pm. It was a looong journey! Sit until butt pain.

Having travelled from Muar to KL, it feels like 2 different countries.The former is so laid back and less prosperous. In Muar, you will hardly see people using smart phone, but in KL, which is just kinda like Singapore, it's easy to spot one.

That's all folks! Will upload more photos on facebook. Uploading photos here is a chore.

Happy New Year 2011

2011-01-01T00:00:00.003+08:00

01/01/11 What a nice date! Happy new year! At this post's date and time, i should be in Muar now... A peaceful little town. I wonder how would it be like then. Quiet and no celebration maybe? Who knows... i might just get a surprise. You guys will find out on Tuesday! haha.

How time flies. It's officially year 2011 already. Hope it will be a better year man. Hmmm... Will this be the year i found myself a girlfriend? Hope so.

So healthy!

2010-12-28T23:59:00.000+08:00

Went jogging yesterday and today went bowling and basketball. Ain't i healthy?! haha. Tired. Had been out of the house from early morning until around 9pm. Happening day today.

Went bowling in the morning at The Civil Service Club, the game is damn cheap. $1.50 a game! And the lane and ball condition ain't that bad. Big Thumbs Up for it! And i unexpectedly got a 4- in a row! =D Played 3 games... I thought i played quite good today. High score is 175. Heh.

Went to play basketball at Mountbatten CC after having lunch at Ishi Mura. Then at night had jap food again for dinner. Didn't know there's a jap food court at Liang Court. It's so cool. I thought eating there is better than eating at Mac donalds. haha. I like what i ate just now. It's not only tasty, it's looks good too! And the price is al-right. A pity i didn't take a photo of it.

What a Japanese food day too!~

Gathering

2010-12-27T03:33:00.002+08:00

So... December is a month for gatherings i guess? Spent so much money recently. Got out no in at all. Ahhh~ Met up with my SOL army friends just now at Somerset. Had coffee at Coffee Club. And i just realised TCC is not coffee club, it's The Coffee Connoisseur.

It was the usual 5 of us, it would have been 6, if one didn't went overseas for studies. Had fun catching up. Had dinner at the Ayam Penyet restaurant at Lucky Plaza. It was pretty normal but the price is ex. But we didn't have to pay a cent. It was a treat by one of my friends. SO nice of him. =D

After eating, we went to Paragon. It feels as though it's my first time stepping into the shopping centre. I have no memories of being there before. Went to buy monopoly card game and went to play at The Hereen's Spinelli. Haha what a way to spend our time together.

It's Christmas!

2010-12-25T02:21:00.002+08:00

And so it's Christmas once again. The last holiday of the year! Can you believe it? Time flies~ A few more days and we will be in a brand new year! Gosh. I should start studying for my exams now.

Anyway, it was a boring Christmas eve, but i did wrap a present! My first time wrapping a present. From the buying of present and the wrapping paper to wrapping it, it's so fun! Wrapped the present for my brother who's giving it to his friend. It sure felt "Christmasy".

Received 2 Christmas smses greetings. It's just a normal greeting in words, nothing fanciful. Really surprised. I wasn't expecting to receive any Christmas sms greetings. haha. How thoughtful of them. =)

One of them who smsed is like she just sent the first sms and probably the last sms for this year to me. haha. Thought it's kinda weird.. Hmmm..

Anyway....

Merry Christmas! =D

Ju Shin Jung Korean BBQ Buffet

2010-12-24T23:45:00.001+08:00

Had dinner at Ju Shin Jung Korean BBQ Buffet at the Katong Branch yesterday. We managed to book a VIP room free of charge. =D

Pretty Lantern

We had to sit on the floor, on a cushion, just like the traditional korean, japan way. Reminds me of my trip to Korea. 7 years ago on this day, i am still in Korea! =D

Really brought back memories. The food we had there was exactly like what was served in the restaurant. For every meal, except the breakfast, we will surely have Kimchi. lols. Didn't dare to eat it then, because of the colour.. Looks like some kinda food which i hate. Only when i came back to Singapore then i dared to try.

The kimchi

I thought the price is quite expensive as compared to Sakura Buffet, if you compare it in terms of the variety of food served. There wasn't much variety of food served at the korean restaurant, there were only 4 types of meat to choose from. And it's either chicken or pork. But the service is good.

And a plate of meat comes with a precious piece of mushroom. I love it! I wonder what mushroom is that. The other time i tasted good bbq mushrooms was at Melaka. I really wonder how they make it. Had bbq mushrooms during the recent bbq at my house too, but it just doesn't taste good. I stopped after eating one of it. haha.

The stove

The appetizers and sauces

Doesn't this looks like the burger king advertisement? hahah

Are you hungry yet? haha. The food looks good eh? But after eating and eating, i got sick of it. And for today's lunch, the thought of chicken meat, or pork meat makes me sick. So i ate fish instead. hahah.

Sad.

2010-12-19T01:02:00.002+08:00

I lost again!!! Gosh gosh gosh! omgosh! I should really stop already. That stupid feeling of wanting to win back what i have lost, ironically make me lost more! Gosh... AHH! Damn. =(

It's time to stop! Not going to visit Singapore pools for this whole year already! No no no! Damn it. The bad side of me say, you should try again and win back what you have lost.

Ok no. I should stop already!

BBQ

2010-12-18T23:59:00.002+08:00

The fire looks so surreal.

Had a mini BBQ gathering at my house today. It was less than 10 people, but well, it's still enjoyable... Quantity doesn't means quality. It's a birthday celebration for Ivan and a mini gathering for my secondary school mates. We had fun and laughters...

But a hard time starting the fire. All of us are inexperienced i supposed. We spent like 2 hours and the fire wasn't up yet. Finally up when my dad came and help us. Having said that, this is my first time trying to start a fire! Fire are supposed to burn and spread easily don't they? But why is it so hard in this case?

It's also my first time actually BBQing food. For most of the BBQs, if not all, that i have attended, i will be relying on people to cook the food. haha!

Trying hard to start the fire

The fire is finally up and we can start cooking!

Cake cutting time....
The birthday boy sprained his back and we have to carry him. It's super funny! Reminds me of some god possession. =x

The cake...

Ultimate D24
It's small, but the price is BIG. The durian is really authentic though. The piece of cake i had was so creamy with durian that it sticks the serviette. Man, talking about food, makes me feel hungry now. haha.

The best group photo of the day. Everyone is all smiles!

We stayed there till 11pm, was packing up when the lights went off, and we decided to play with the light sticks!

CCHB!

Drove the birthday boy and TH home after that. I feel like an adult already. haha.

It's a simple yet enjoyable bbq! =) And thanks heaven for not raining! It only rained when the bbq ended. Phew!

Other random photos taken...

A picture at the clubhouse...

A toad on the stairs.. It doesn't move even when i flashed it like countless times.

Reflection

2010-12-18T01:09:00.003+08:00

I wonder how did i manage to survive until now with only 5hours of sleep for the whole day. Slept at mins past 4am last night and woke up at around 6.45am. That's less that 3hours of sleep! Was rushing my assignment. Didn't expect me to take so long to finish it. I should have started earlier! But i am really glad that i managed to finish and submitted it today.

When i first got to know about this assignment, i had no idea how to go about doing it, and even when i got the idea, i got stuck halfway, thought of giving up. SO i was really glad that i finished and submitted it, at the last day of lesson for this year. And this means, for that module, I have completed 15%! Another 10% for another assignment and the remaining 75% would be my exam paper, which is some where in May.

So far I've been quite satisfied with the course. Even though it's a ICT course, I don't just study in that area, i studied about management and sociology too, which i thought is really interesting. Unlike my poly IT course, which is mainly on IT only. Hmm.. Actually i also had POA, marketing and even Bio lesson in poly. But those are just electives, unlike this degree course which are my core modules.

It's been about 4months since school started. And it's the last day of lesson for this year today. Pretty fast, and for one module, we are in the revision stage already.

The eagerness to do well seems to have waned, as compared to the first few days of school. Ahhh.. What happened man! Time to buck up again! I promise i am going to revise my work for this 2 weeks break! Yes i need to do it.

Alright i am going to sleep now. My eyes can't hold on any more. Intended to have a long nap in the afternoon today, but only managed 2hours. Was disturbed by remainders to pay up for the bbq pit. lol. Oh well~ After going down to pay, i couldn't get back to sleep any more until now.

睡觉去！ -_-zZZzZ

Saturday Evening

2010-12-11T23:59:00.000+08:00

Had a pretty enjoyable evening today. Went out to have dinner at 川一品(Chuan Yi Pin), which is someone near bugis junction, with my family. It's a steamboat restaurant, owned and run by China people i think.

We opted for the without bbq steamboat, because i don't wanna get sputtered by oil, in return we get to have a 鸳鸯 steamboat, which means we get to have 2 types of soup. One is their 四川spicy soup and the other one is chicken soup i think. The 四川 spicy soup was super spicy, undrinkable.

The place we sat was just outside the KTV and they were blasting songs away. I thought it was really noisy at first, but after awhile, they soften the volume and i thought it's good, we get to eat and have pop music to listen to at the same time. haha.

The thing that's good about the restaurant is, they serves really BIG crab! The crabs are fresh and meaty too. Crab lovers will love it but otherwise, i think people who don't like crabs wouldn't like this place.

I thought the service was pretty poor, they don't clear your plates and tables like those buffet restaurants, i went before. So at the end of the meal, the table was packed with crab shells and used tissue paper, so unsightly. Seriously, other than the crabs i don't find any plus points.

I ain't a fan of steamboat, especially bbq ones anyway. After eating, you will be reeking like those food you just cooked. Hate it. And you risk getting sputtered by oil, if you are eating bbq steamboat. I rather spend more money and eat at a nice buffet restaurant, where they will cook for you instead.

After eating, we went bowling at the Home Team Club House. Played 3 rounds, my first 2 rounds was good. But the last round sucks to the core, just passed the 100mark. Perhaps i was tired already. My 2nd game was the best, scored 146! =D
Haven't bowl for a long time already, my right hand feels so weak and tired now.

I like the atmosphere at the bowling centre. It's pretty cozy, with just 12 lanes and there wasn't much people left playing after we finished playing the first game, which was at around 11pm.
Besides, the owner of the centre is friendly, and he knows my dad. First time playing in such cozy centre. Nice~

Are u in the mood yet?

2010-12-11T02:24:00.002+08:00

Are you in the Christmas mood yet? I am! hahaha.
Nice skin?

Also changed my desktop wallpaper to a Christmas themed one. I am sooo in the mood now. =D

爱很难

2010-12-10T01:26:00.003+08:00

不知道为什么。。。 (我总爱说不知道。哈哈)

。。。总觉得，爱很难，要找到一个合适的对象就好像在海底捞针。真羡慕那些已经找到另外伴的人。他们可说是非常幸运哦！

我有个永远找不到另外一伴的感觉，我看不到我会有个女朋友、会成家立业。可能是我以心灰意冷了。

我想，这也许是一个恶性循环，当连我自己都看不到我的前途，又怎么会有女孩子可能把她的前途交给我呢？你说对不对？哈哈真可笑。

也可能是怕失恋的那种痛苦，而不敢再投入恋爱中。。。听起来我好像是一个怕失败的人，咳。。真懦弱。。。

不知为什么今天心血来潮，用华语blog了。第一次用中文打了这么多。。。哈哈

Monday fun!

2010-12-06T22:28:00.003+08:00

Feels so tired when i went to school today. Dunno is it the effect of the sunburn. Had a hard time trying to concentrate on the sociology lecture. Thought it might be because of the lack of water in my body, so i kept drinking water, and it helps a little. The topic today is pretty interesting, "Post-modernity". We are not living in a modern society anymore, we are living in a post modernity society now, at least it's the case for Singapore.

Lecture ended pretty early today, 15mins earlier, just nice for me, as i'm meeting my friends for a lunch buffet session at The Hereen. Took bus there, and i missed a stop, walked back. The distance between the 2 bus stops is so looong.

The restaurant name is Kiseki Japanese Buffet Restaurant. Hmmm... The variety of food there seems to be lesser than Sakura's. But it's good, if you are a fan of japanese food, because it only serves Japanese food.

Spent like 3hours there, this time i feel that i didn't overeat too much. Bloated but not to the extend of feeling uneasy. Perhaps, it's also because we sat there for quite awhile, and that some of the food have been digested.

Went to Kinokuniya at takashimaya with one of the friends who decided not the catch a movie with the group, before going home. Now i know where to get cool pencil holders. haha.

Sighh... Played for 3 days, and neglected my studies. I've got a test tomorrow, and i haven't study! Perhaps later. Luckily it's open book, but i doubt it will be of much help, because we only have 30mins to do the paper, an essay question. 30mins to write an essay? zzzz. And i'm stuck with an assignment that's due on thurs. Sooo screwed.

It sucks when your study schedule isn't the same as your friends. When they are all having break and you still have school, it would certainly distract you from studies.

Healthy day

2010-12-05T23:28:00.002+08:00

Went to have a swim this morning at Serangoon. I needed this tanning session! Haven't felt the warmth of the sun in cold water for a loooong time already. Got really badly burnt though, not really what i wanted, should have put on some sunblock! Wasn't expecting it to be sooo sunny since it rained like almost everyday for the past week. Kinda regretted not putting sunblock now. I don't want my skin to peel! It sucks when it does, people will thought you have some kinda skin disease.

Also visited Nex, the new shopping mall just beside Serangoon station, after our lunch. It's so packed and the walkway for most of the area is kinda narrow. I guess it's one of the better neighbourhood shopping mall, because it has 2 good anchor stores, Isetan and NTUC fairprice Xtra, and a cinema too. And even a library. The walkway is a big minus point though.

Went cycling at ECP at around 530pm, i thought it was fun. We cycled in a big group. There were 7 of us. We didn't cycle far though, but it was tiring enough. My legs were like wobbly after cycling, but it wasn't as bad as the last time.

So tired now, haven't been out for the whole day for some time already. It's back to school tomorrow, better sleep soon. What a short weekend~ Time flies this weekend. And time flies, because you were doing what you enjoyed. Yes i am happy! =D

Self-Esteem

2010-12-05T00:00:00.000+08:00

Since i was talking about self-esteem for the last post, i thought this is relevant.

Be careful not to act as though you are better than others, even if you are. True self confidence leads you down the path of modesty and respect for others. Your self-esteem is something that fills you up and helps light your way through life. Pomp, conceit, inability to compromise, and disrespect for the self-esteem of others are merely masks for inner insecurity and weakness. People who try to hide behind these aren't fooling anyone.

Are you doing something just to be better than somebody else? Are you doing something just so you can get lots of praise for it? If the answer is yes, you know you are not doing things for the right reasons.

Couldn't find the source of this, as it had been in my drafts for 2months, i think i got it from an article in wikihow, not sure of the exact source though.

Sec Sch Friends Gathering

2010-12-04T23:59:00.005+08:00

Watched movie with my secondary school friends at plaza singapura just now. It's been monthss since i last watched a movie! The last movie i watched was..... Kick ass! Which is during April. I wouldn't have remember if i didn't search through my blog posts. It was also monthss since i last met some of the friends, in fact it's even longer.

We had dinner at iciban jap restaurant before heading to the cinema. Had a salmon bowl, which apparently is fully covered with salmon! So my dinner was just salmon and rice. lols. I got a thing for salmon. =)

The movie we watched was "Confession". It's a japan movie, which of course was in the japan language. Had to read the subtitles throughout the movie. I thought it was a pretty interesting movie, it had my full attention, didn't missed reading a single word.

The story line is really interesting, somehow it sets me thinking. Although it didn't had much, if any at all, action scenes, i still find it really nice. It's kinda of an artsy thriller film.

It's about this guy, who's really obsessed with knowledge because of the influence of her mother, who later disowned him. He tried really hard to get his mother's attention, so much so that he is willing to kill to get famous, or infamous for that matter. He sees everyone as idiots, and even plotted to kill them.

And then there's this teacher who has her daughter indirectly killed by him, and she plotted for revenge. That's the basis of the story.

I felt that the whole movie is started by psychological problem, it all boils down to self-esteem for the 2 guys who killed the daughter of the teacher. Self-esteem is a basic need for every human, so the movie just clicks with everyone.

In conclusion, it's a really good movie, i will give it 4/5! =D
Movies, doesn't have to be action packed to be good. In fact, i feel that movies with just really good action, and effects, without a good storyline, makes you feel so empty after watching it. And after watching, you will just forget about it. But a movie, with a good storyline, will set you thinking and talking about it.

After movie, we went to have coffee at TCC and we bumped into another of our secondary school friend. It's so coincidental! =D Somehow, this gathering make me feels good. I was like so bored, sick and restless the whole day until meeting them. haha. Now i feel so energetic! =)

Haircut

2010-11-30T02:11:00.002+08:00

Went for a haircut today. The lady asked how i want to cut it. "Layer?" And i was thinking huh? wtf is that? And i said, "cut short".
And she asked, "Slope?"
i replied ok.

And now i thought my hairstyle looks weird. Should have asked for high slope.

I didn't know the difference between high slope and slope, until just now, when i went to google it. Lols. Hopefully the high slope is what i wanted it to be. Rightt.. The next time i go for a haircut, i must ask the lady to cut high slope!

Saloons should have something like a menu, with photos, for us to choose what kinda hairstyle we want eh, if not how we know what is what rite? And maybe all the saloons have their own definition of what is a high slope or slope or whatever terms there is. So.. It's better to have a menu!

badminton

2010-11-27T23:18:00.001+08:00

Dear Blogger

I played badminton this late afternoon at Geylang West CC. I executed the smash move, 4295 times. Now my right hand feels really powerful. Muscles have grown till like hulk's. I am as strong as hulk now! Hoo hah!

Surprise call

2010-11-25T10:48:00.002+08:00

Early in the morning, received a call from an unfamiliar number. I thought the caller might got the wrong number either that or it's some kind of marketing thingy. But the caller said out my name! And says she's calling from PUB.

I thought there must be a mistake. Why will PUB call me? Chasing me for utility bills? Or it must be a scammer. And as the lady continued on, i realised it's because of a resume i sent half a year ago! She asked if i am available to work. lols.

Wonder what took them so long to get back to me. Half a year!! Lol. Anyway, it was a pretty pleasant surprise. The lady was nice. Told her i am studying and if i could work half day. They want full day worker, so too bad.

She's a polite lady, she wished me good luck and all the best for my studies before hanging up. That brightens up my day! =)

Beware of hackers/wormers

2010-11-23T22:40:00.005+08:00

Nowadays, hackers or wormers are trying so hard to fool you into clicking on a link which might spread virus or trojan to your computer or record down your password. I just received an email which looks soooo much like an official email from Hotmail.

I would have believed it, and click on the link provided if i didn't take a second look.

Take note of the destination of the link at the bottom.

The message looks very convincing isn't it?

So peeps, please open your eyes wide and take note of the destination of the link before you click it.

I wanted to report this to Hotmail, but i dunno how. So i will just marked it as spam and hope it works.

Graduation dinner

2010-11-19T00:13:00.005+08:00

Accompanied mum to bro's sec school graduation dinner held at Suntec Gallery. I thought it was a total waste of time at first. And waste of money... Cost $75 per head. Super ex man. With $75 i can go eat a really good buffet! But guess what? The door gift is a birdnest! lols. Is that the reason for the high price?

And i thought i don't have a grad dinner even when i am in Poly. And they are just sec school! Doubt you will have grad dinner in uni too or is there one?

I wouldn't be attending the dinner if my dad is in Singapore. He just flew to Taiwan. Yet. Again. And this caused me to not be able to hand in my assignment on time, which is due tomorrow! Why am i still blogging here instead of doing the assignment you asked? Lols. Because i doubt i can finish it within an hour. I thought sleep is more precious and besides, i don't think the lecturer will mind if i hand in a week later. ;p AHhHH I am such a bad student lah.

The dinner was a formal one, so i have to wear long sleeves and all. Wore an all white combination again. :p Been sometime since i dress up. hahah. Hmmm... But i still felt uneasy, instead of confidence. Thought i look kinda weird.

I am just not used to attending this kinda social event, and the dinner was not buffet style, it's banquet style, so we sat with a bunch of strangers, all of them are parents, except me. I feel so extra there, feel so uneasy and weird. Didn't talk to them. Mum didn't too.

The dinner was so boring in the beginning, when every students went up on stage to get their certs, results. The whole of the sec 4 class! And there were classes from A to L... 12 classes! Super boring shit. But after that, things got interesting, there were performances from some of the classes, and they played short videos made by the classes, there were also games, which was meant more for the students.

Watching those short videos make me miss my secondary school time. AhHhH. Where there was so much fun! Doing stupid yet funny things. Those were the days~~~

The food served was pretty good. It was an 8 course meal, which includes sharkfin! But i think the dish i love the most is the dessert! It is a sago with a mix of fruitsss, from strawberry to pomelo! Love it man.

Alright time to sleep! It's a brand new happening day tomorrow! Have i told you? Been late for 30mins for my morning classes have been a norm already. hahah

Reflecting the day

2010-11-18T01:05:00.003+08:00

Another day passed. What have i done? Hmmmm... Read news from twitter... Endless news to read. Went jogging in the evening too, after stopping for 2 weeks because of my sickness. Decided to continue jogging regularly again. And other than these, the rest of the day is spent sleeping. Sigh...

I should use my time properly from tomorrow onwards! 8 hours for studying, extracting information, that includes reading news. Another 8 hours on entertainment - watching tv. And the rest of the 8 hours on sleep! Riightt.. I should follow this strictly. hahah.

Weird... Is the day really that long? I don't think i had spent so much time on entertainment... Before. I think 3 hours of entertainment is enough... Oh yeah 2 hours of travelling time and 2 hours of eating and bathing time. The other 3 more hours will add in to studying time! So that will give me 11hours of studying!? Wow.

How will it go? Free time will start at 2pm... And ends at 12am. That makes 10hours. Gosh.. This means that when i come back home i will have to study all the way?! Eh no.. Minus the 3hours in school. So i will have 3hours of entertainment time... 1hour spend on watching drama. Left 2hours to play. Ok~~~

Maybe i should draw out a timetable. Lols.

It takes a miracle

2010-11-18T00:02:00.002+08:00

Guess it takes a miracle to find true love. I am giving up! =D

I am better off alone.

Week-end

2010-11-14T04:12:00.000+08:00

This post has been so long overdue. Drafted it since Wednesday, and i thought i will finish it on Thursday, but it stayed as draft till now.

It's ~~the 2nd day~~ been a week of school since that one week break. I feel much more alive now. Realised there's endless bunch of things to read! Endless man! And sometimes i got so tired of reading it, and becomes lazy and demotivated.

Had dinner at Thai Express to celebrate my mum's birthday. Had their thai laksa, which is in green curry. It was madly hot! It includes one piece of crayfish, which i thought tasted like prawn. It's curry day for me. Had curry chicken in the afternoon too.

We ate at the CityLink Thai Express. I like that ambience there, pretty cozy and peaceful, unlike the one at VivoCity. Wanted to eat at marina square at first, but the queue was so long, so we walked over to CityLink. There are 3 Thai Express within walking distance in that area! The other one is Esplanade. Their business is good huh.

It's 4am now, just watched "Wong Fei Hong" movie on channel 8 which ended at 3am. I think this is the first time I watched it fully, although it have been shown for countless times. Somehow, the movie just interests me, so much so that i am willing to sacrifice my precious sleep to watch.

Hmmm it's been a long time since i have typed such a long entry. A long time since i have blog what have i been doing instead of what am i feeling. lols.

Rightt time to sleep~~

Back to school

2010-11-08T00:01:00.003+08:00

It's back to school tomorrow after a week break. I thought i totally wasted this one whole week. Didn't do much revision, spent most of the time sleeping. Haiz. Feels so unmotivated and lazy.

怎么办！？

How time flies! It's nov already. 1 more month to christmas and new year!

Sick

2010-11-06T02:08:00.006+08:00

And after awhile... They realised i am a boring guy, got sick of me, and the feeling fades and forgotten. Don't they?

And you realise they are just meaningless.

Suddenly feels so sick of life.... Bahh

Remember...

2010-10-30T12:35:00.000+08:00

LOVE

2010-10-29T14:52:00.004+08:00

As told by Adrian Tan, author of The Teenage Textbook (1988).

Got this from facebook.

This was part of his speech to the graduating class of 2008 at the NTU convocation ceremony. I thought it's pretty well written.

The other side of the coin is this: fall in love.

I didn’t say “be loved”. That requires too much compromise. If one changes one’s looks, personality and values, one can be loved by anyone.

Rather, I exhort you to love another human being. It may seem odd for me to tell you this. You may expect it to happen naturally, without deliberation. That is false. Modern society is anti-love. We’ve taken a microscope to everyone to bring out their flaws and shortcomings. It far easier to find a reason not to love someone, than otherwise. Rejection requires only one reason. Love requires complete acceptance. It is hard work – the only kind of work that I find palatable.

Loving someone has great benefits. There is admiration, learning, attraction and something which, for the want of a better word, we call happiness. In loving someone, we become inspired to better ourselves in every way. We learn the truth worthlessness of material things. We celebrate being human. Loving is good for the soul.

Loving someone is therefore very important, and it is also important to choose the right person. Despite popular culture, love doesn’t happen by chance, at first sight, across a crowded dance floor. It grows slowly, sinking roots first before branching and blossoming. It is not a silly weed, but a mighty tree that weathers every storm.
You will find, that when you have someone to love, that the face is less important than the brain, and the body is less important than the heart.

You will also find that it is no great tragedy if your love is not reciprocated. You are not doing it to be loved back. Its value is to inspire you.

Finally, you will find that there is no half-measure when it comes to loving someone. You either don’t, or you do with every cell in your body, completely and utterly, without reservation or apology. It consumes you, and you are reborn, all the better for it.

Hi!

2010-10-19T20:00:00.002+08:00

A single word, 2 letters and only 1 syllable, a simple word but sometimes it seems to be the hardest word to say... Perhaps it's just me.

2010-10-18T23:49:00.000+08:00

怎么搞的? 我怎么会变的这么狼狈呢? 嗨。。。

Laziness overwhelmed me

2010-10-17T23:14:00.000+08:00

Didn't study today, even though i thought to myself that i should read up on tomorrow's lesson and study IBM. :( Was just not in the mood to do it.

Tried reading the book and gave up halfway. Just not in the mood to read today.

Went to jog in the evening, in an attempt to shake off my laziness. It felt great! I thought i should go jog 3times a week on alternate days... Would i be able to? Hmmm...

Too fast too furious

2010-10-15T00:31:00.003+08:00

And she asks me a couple of weird questions, "what am i to her?" and "use 3 words to describe her". So weird... What a very direct girl... HMMMM.

And this is only the 5th time we met. Maybe it's the other way round... Did my body language misled her to think that i am interested in her? Hmm.

On one hand i feel that this is going nowhere. But on the other hand, i am enjoying the feeling and would be sad if she stops her feeling of attraction to me and gets attracted to someone else. :p

Oh well... Shan't think too much about this. When it comes it comes!

Time to reflect...

2010-10-12T00:18:00.003+08:00

Have so many things i want to do, but the computer is too distracting. I would end up playing games instead. Recently went to download some old games to play, and i am hooked to it now. AHH... Shall stop playing tomorrow and start doing my assignment, which is due on Friday!

Also went to borrowed a really thick book from the library. I happened to read a few pages of it at borders and thought it was pretty interesting, and decided to borrow it. It's titled "The snowball". It's about Warren Buffett. It's reaally thick, the thickest book i ever laid my hands on so far. lols. Not sure if i would be able to finish it. Ahhhhh ok.. Shall set myself a target to finish reading it within a month! I really should stop playing games already.

Do you feel that you tend to reminisces about the past recently? Or it's just me? Hmmm...

Weird...

2010-10-11T22:33:00.002+08:00

Why would someone fall for someone like me... A dumbass who doesn't know how to talk. Neither am i super good looking. Weird. Hmmm? Why like that? Really weird. Wonder what's so nice or special she sees about me.

There are others who are better than me... Eloquent and all...

Perhaps... I am just a tool, she's trying to make the other guy she likes jealous. LoL.

I ain't interested in her anyway.

Thank god it's tuesday tomorrow! :D

Yearning for...

2010-10-05T20:13:00.002+08:00

Someone to cuddle...
Someone to love...
Someone to care..
Someone to dote.
If she's someone like Mrs Lee. :\

='(

2010-10-03T01:14:00.005+08:00

After reading reports regarding the death of Mrs Lee, I felt deeply saddened. As the saying goes, "Behind every successful man is a woman". And in this case, it's a really wise yet humble woman. If not for her, i doubt MM Lee would be able to focus whole-heartedly on building Singapore.

As MM Lee said of his pillar of strength...

"If she weren't an influence, supposing I had married somebody else, I might have become a different person, not that I would be a different person, but the things that I would have been able to do, the kind of backdrop I would have had, family, support, would have been different"

I bet you don't know this... During the drafting of Singapore's agreement to separate from Malaysia in 1965, Mrs Lee was the one who who wrote up the bilateral contract concerning water supply. It was also she who had been proof-reading, even correcting, Mr Lee's speeches since 1950.

Source: TodayOnline

And we wouldn't have Pm Lee if not for her!

I wonder why did she leave at this time... When her husband was in the hospital. They were a really loving couple, with MM telling her about his day's work and reads her favourite poems, every night while she was bed ridden. MM must be really sad not being able to be by her side during her last breath. Her eldest son, PM Lee wasn't in Singapore too. This is sooo saddening. =(

Just about 2 weeks ago, MM Lee was saying in an interview,

One doctor told me, you may think that when she's gone you're relieved but you'll be sad when she's gone because there's still the human being here, there's still somebody you talk to and she knows what you're saying and you'll miss that.

Well, I don't know, I haven't come to that but I think I'll probably will because it's now two years, May, June, July, August, September, two years and four months.

Source

And it happens. =(

My deepest condolences to the Lee family and hope MM Lee's health won't be affected by this and may he recover soon.

=(

Foursquare

2010-09-28T22:28:00.003+08:00

Recently opened a foursquare account... Just for fun. Then a girl added me. I have never seen the name before. I thought it was a random girl who's attracted by me. LoL. Then after a few days, she put a photo, and i realised it's actually my cousin! -_-;

I was never that close to that cousin, felt kinda weird to have her as a virtual friend. lols......

As i was still new to Foursquare, I 'accidentally' added a friend! I just wanted to see if she's on Foursquare, and wanted to view her profile, but who knows, it just added, when i typed in the email address, without bringing me to the profile page. And i can't cancel that friend request! Omg~ This is so embarrassing.

And i didn't have much friends on it, in fact only one. What if she thought i want to stalk her? Ahhh... Lolss

My personalised notebook

2010-09-28T13:06:00.002+08:00

It's here!

Not cheap.. It cost $17.10. But i got it for free anyway. hehe. Hope it will inspire me to study hard everyday.

School

2010-09-23T23:51:00.000+08:00

I remember the first few days of primary school when i was scared of going to school. I would cry and become sick, even vomitted. And my dad will follow me into the school, to my classroom. That was primary 1... 10years ago. Despite that looong, i still remember it. That memory is really vivid in my mind.

10years later... I applied school myself, went to school myself without feeling scared and my parents never stepped into the school before. What a big difference.... I've grown~

The number of students in SIM is omg. You can see all of them packed at the bus stop when it's dismissal time. Perhaps, i haven't seen so many ~~teenagers~~ young adults (ahh.. i still think i am young. :p) gather together for quite a long time that's why i thought it's kinda wow!

There are sooo many eye candies there but kinda hard to... Make friends with them. But... There will always be a chance if i kept a lookout. At least there are no lack of targets now. hahah. The chance of finding a partner there is looking good! =p

First programming lesson

2010-09-22T23:37:00.002+08:00

Was slightly late for the morning class. I figured that i would never be early for the morning class. It would be great if i can be on time. =p

The programming lesson was boring MAX, although he is really qualified, the lecturer is a doctor. He spent 1hour plus in introducing the module. Wtf man. And he begins teaching with realllie basic shit. He assumes that everyone is a noob... He even asks if we know what a thumbdrive is. zzz. Bores me to death! Seriously wonder why they don't let us exempt this module. =(

After class, met up with friends and went to attend a workshop. It's so... Random. Didn't expect to attend it, didn't even sign up for it but 2 of the friends did, so i just followed them. Guess what's the workshop title? It's "Are you ready for love?". Yes. It's a love workshop! Omgness. Wonder why my friends sign up for it.

But it turns out to be quite interesting. Got the chance to stare in to a girl's eyes for 2min. Without talking. lols... That 2mins felt like 2hours... Felt so awkward. Sadly, that gal ain't that attractive, and she's not local. If not... I would have ask for number. =x

What an unexpected gain.

I thought it's pretty cool to be studying in the same campus with your long time close friend. haha

First Sociology lesson

2010-09-20T23:59:00.000+08:00

Had my first morning class at 830am today! I was late. But not that late... Surprisingly. haha. Gotta shock when i open the lecture room's door. It was freaking packed! It was a huge difference as compared to my IBM class.

Quickly found a seat and sit down, next to a girl.... Too mature sounding to me. =x The lecturer style is really different. He wants us to form a tutorial group, and the 2nd half of his class is about discussion of the activities in the lecture notes.

Formed a group with the row i was sitting in... Finally made friends in SIM after 4lessons. lol.

Thankfully the notes for this module wasn't as thick as IBM's and luckily, there isn't a day with 2lessons, if not i would have to carry tons of paper!

Last day of work!

2010-09-17T23:48:00.000+08:00

It's the last day of my temp job today! It had been 3months and 2weeks! This is the longest time i ever stayed in a job. hahah.

I thought it's the best temp job yet. Other than a pretty good pay, colleagues, superior and users, it also gives me a job satisfaction. The gratefulness expressed by the users i helped, gave me a sense of satisfaction. =) Heh. I also had the chance to interact with lots of different people, mostly good, this helped me gained a bit of a people skills.

I am kinda can't bear to leave... I will miss... Those cute cute users. =x

Today was kinda easy going. Spent a large part of the time trying to solve a new user's lotus notes problem. -_-; But i don't really mind... Time flies, and the colleague helping us is cute. ;p

All my bosses wasn't around today and had to ask another team lead in BCA to help me sign my timesheet... Kinda weird.

Left early today, since no bosses is around and it's my last day and it's TGIF! Nearly forgot to return the pass, luckily i suddenly remembered and quickly went back to put it in the drawer.

So it's the start of another phase... The studying phase! 3 years of it. Hope i can graduate successfully without any hiccups. Time to study hard hard!

On hind sight...

2010-09-13T23:39:00.002+08:00

Was that shyness or arrogance? Maybe it was arrogance to cover up the shyness. I should have accepted gracefully ain't it. It was just a drink. -_-; Because i am always thinking too much....

Time to change!~ Don't be shy! Be nice to everyone! Just say hello~ It won't hurt will it?

Laziness

2010-09-12T22:18:00.002+08:00

Used to be able to swim 20laps easily. But now... swimming 10laps is a great accomplishment already. Oh no!

Haven't been jogging for a long time too. So long that i forgot when was the last time i jogged. Always wanted to go... But in the end, i didn't. Just like just now. Sighh. And the excuse i gave myself was, it's too dark already. Lols. Oh well.... Hmmmm... Shall really go jog some time next week!

I am afraid i might have forgotten how to run/jog. I still remember the first time i took IPPT after a freaking long mc & pes E status, my legs couldn't coordinate when i was running the shuttle run, and i fall flat on the floor. =( But amazingly, the 2nd time i tried, the timing was just 9s+! No idea if i can still reach that timing again.

Swim swim

2010-09-11T22:50:00.003+08:00

Went for a dip at Geylang East swimming complex. The weather was brilliant today. Really sunny! Strangely, i didn't get sunburnt, even though i didn't apply sunblock. Hmmm.. Really weird. I seems to be immune to getting sunburnt. I didn't get burnt too after coming back from the Redang trip.

Suddenly i miss Redang alot man. The swimming pool reminds me of it. The sea there is just so beautiful! The water is as clear as a swimming pool. And it wasn't as packed as the swimming pool. It's awesomeness!~~ Am missing it now. It's a perfect place for a weekend getaway, if money isn't a problem... haha.

Had the famous, geylang claypot rice for dinner and i am hungry now again. It's just not filling enough. I think their side dishes is better than the claypot rice man. Next time shall go there just to eat the dishes with rice instead of claypot rice. haha.

No life!

2010-09-10T23:59:00.001+08:00

Bored. It's public holiday today! But i stayed at home the whole freaking day. I am oh so pathetic! =(

But was glad that i did some studying. =)

Sighhhh. There are some serious problem with me.

The fisherman and the businessman

2010-09-10T20:21:00.004+08:00

This is a story i thought it's worth thinking of... Taken from Paulo Coelho's blog

There was once a businessman who was sitting by the beach in a small Brazilian village.
As he sat, he saw a Brazilian fisherman rowing a small boat towards the shore having caught quite few big fish.
The businessman was impressed and asked the fisherman, “How long does it take you to catch so many fish?”
The fisherman replied, “Oh, just a short while.”
“Then why don’t you stay longer at sea and catch even more?” The businessman was astonished.
“This is enough to feed my whole family,” the fisherman said.
The businessman then asked, “So, what do you do for the rest of the day?”
The fisherman replied, “Well, I usually wake up early in the morning, go out to sea and catch a few fish, then go back and play with my kids. In the afternoon, I take a nap with my wife, and evening comes, I join my buddies in the village for a drink — we play guitar, sing and dance throughout the night.”

The businessman offered a suggestion to the fisherman.
“I am a PhD in business management. I could help you to become a more successful person. From now on, you should spend more time at sea and try to catch as many fish as possible. When you have saved enough money, you could buy a bigger boat and catch even more fish. Soon you will be able to afford to buy more boats, set up your own company, your own production plant for canned food and distribution network. By then, you will have moved out of this village and to Sao Paulo, where you can set up HQ to manage your other branches.”

The fisherman continues, “And after that?”
The businessman laughs heartily, “After that, you can live like a king in your own house, and when the time is right, you can go public and float your shares in the Stock Exchange, and you will be rich.”
The fisherman asks, “And after that?”
The businessman says, “After that, you can finally retire, you can move to a house by the fishing village, wake up early in the morning, catch a few fish, then return home to play with kids, have a nice afternoon nap with your wife, and when evening comes, you can join your buddies for a drink, play the guitar, sing and dance throughout the night!”
The fisherman was puzzled, “Isn’t that what I am doing now?”

Some of the comments are equally interesting... Here are some...

Looking too much after the future there will be no more time left for the present...

~Olta Ana

Rich Man is not one who has the most; but one who needs the least…
The fisherman’s life is a dream of everyone of us I guess. Success and fame are not the purpose of life… Inner peace and simple joys are more valuable.

~Jelena

the sense of inner content. the farmer was quick enough to know what life is at end when you are satisfied so started living the same every day… wouldn’t it be nice if everyone on this world leave with whatever is required for him for living. the dream for being rich is implanted in our culture. as a child when u are asked in a school, everyone laughs when u say u want to be a happy person, instead u have to say i will be a businessman, doctor, engineer and be the miserable person.

~Arwyn

Hmm... I thought this is something like: Why do we try so hard to live when we all die in the end.

Anyway, i guess everyone have their own definition of "happiness".

What's your desired happiness? I shall think about it...

The world is going upside down

2010-09-08T23:24:00.002+08:00

Seagate is making potato chips..!

And Walls is coming out with Thumbdrive! It's a 2gb some more. Not bad for a start!

Walk tlll drop

2010-09-05T23:58:00.002+08:00

Went to the Comex IT show in the afternoon today at Suntec. The crowd was scary! Haven't been to IT show for a few years, until i forgot about the god damn crowd. I was standing at the atrium for like 40mins, for whatever reasons, studying the crowds and weirdly, they seems to come in waves!

Anyway, it's really really really pack. Want to find the things you want to see also difficult. Not sure how much time we spent walking but all i know is, my legs feel tired, kinda wobbly even now. I wonder why. Is it because of the coffee i drank this morning, or from all those walking.

Bought an mini sd card there, for $13. I wonder if it's cheap. Lols. Seriously... I wonder why i visited the IT show. If i want anything, i could just asked my mum to buy from her office at a good price too, might be even better than the price at the IT show. Bah what was i thinking? Hmmm... Maybe i just wanted to meet up with friends and kill time...

The dinner we had was so damn expensive, at Vivo's food republic. I Spent $7, on normal hawker fare. I rather go Carls Jr to eat man.

AND..... I broke my own promise of studying during the weekends. =( Oh no! Time to start man!

While showering, i was thinking... Life was so much personal, when there was only msn and handphone. Was thinking when should i delete my facebook account. Maybe after i have a girlfriend! I guess all i need is her attention then and close friends can contact me via msn or handphone... Back to the good old days.

Coincidence

2010-09-02T22:24:00.004+08:00

Went to Pasir Panjang Centre for Animal Welfare and Control today to change laptops battery. Weird assignment. I don't really mind though as i left at 530pm, 30mins earlier than the normal dismissal time and i saw this really cute doc. =D

Saw this on one of the user's table....

It's something like what i posted yesterday! Such coincidence! The wording is abit blur, it says, Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you will land among the stars.

Took bus home, and i saw this....
A super nice Ferrari with the carplate 33! My fav number! =p

Shoot for the moon

2010-09-01T23:58:00.004+08:00

Spent some time doing this... I thought i am pretty talented! ;p

This would be my personalised notebook cover! :D

Last day of work....

2010-08-31T23:24:00.004+08:00

Not. My contract ends today, but my school schedule only starts to get busy on the 20th sept, so i asked for an extension till 17th! =D

Yesterday our boss treated us dinner at Vivocity's Kim Gary. I had beef cheese bake rice, it was tasty... But not that fantastic though, also had Almond Milk drink. Or was it Almond tea? Because it doesn't taste anything like tea. haha.

All in all, the meal was good... Might go there again to taste their other dishes.

And our boss bought each of us a Starbucks tumbler. It looks something like this... But different pattern. Lazy to take a photo of it, so i got it from the net. haha.

Then today lunch was free too... 油鸡面. Treated by my colleague. He wanted to treat our boss only but in the end, i wanted to pay him back, , to chip in to treat the boss, but he don't want it, saying i still got chance to treat him. lols. Oh well~

After lunch, i went for my 2nd lesson! Today the lecture theatre was more packed... Weirdly. But it's good, the chances of the lecturer asking me question is lesser. haha. And in fact, he didn't choose me today! =D

Emailed my school's helpdesk a few days back asking why didn't my Statistics Module show up in the time table, haven't got a reply yet, but i asked my friend and he said the module should only be starting in Dec, and the time timetable only shows till oct. Lols~ So i am paranoid... Ok.. Hopes it's really that way.

Oh and i just realised it's teacher's day today! I don't see any sign of it in SIM.

First day of school

2010-08-29T23:47:00.002+08:00

Had my first day of school on 24th August. It's just right after my impromptu yet lovely holiday! Didn't really expected it. Just found out only on the day i left for the trip.

Anyway, i worked half day and went to school from office at around 215pm. The journey took a shorter time than i thought. My lesson starts at 330pm, but when i reached there, it's only 3pm. Went to the library to chill, and realised they have wifi! Shiok shiok.

It had been a 2years plus hiatus since poly. But it's not really that long since i attended my last lecture, because during my army days, i attended lectures too.

My first lesson was "Intro to Business Management". Went to the lecture room, surprised that they actually provided us lecture notes! I thought all we are going to study is the guide they sent us. LoL. The lecture notes is super thick thick thick! So good man, last time in poly, we still have to go to the printing shop to buy the notes, but here, we get it for free!

Was quite surprised by the number of students attending the class. When i went in, it was quite empty, i thought i was early, but after settling down for 5mins, the lecturer started class and say this is a small class. Indeed really small. Not even half of the lecture theatre is filled!

I thought the lecturer is quite good... But attending his lesson kinda stress, he will ask you questions! Stress man. If can't answer so embarrassing.

Coincidentally, my army mate was in the lecture theatre as well! He called out to me, when i went toilet, i gotta shock. I didn't know he was attending the lesson too. And so coincidentally, he's taking the same course as me!

Most of the students in the lecture theatre are taking finance related course, i thought no one was in the same course as me, because the lecturer didn't even ask if anyone is from that course. omg~ I wonder what that means.

Went to buy stationary yesterday and today to get ready for school! Got a new pencil case, highlighters, mechanical pencil, eraser, Parker... Now all i lack is a personalised notebook. =D I am gonna design the cover myself. heheh. Will show it to you all when i got it. heh.

Ahhh... I promised to study hard... But i haven't start! Ahh ahh! When should i start? Hmmm... Okay. Next week, if i didn't extend my working contract, if not, the weekend MUST study!

So many things to do so little time!

The Redang trip

2010-08-24T21:46:00.001+08:00

It's an impromptu trip. We planned it so last min. It's like... We booked it during the week we want to go, and luckily there were still vacancy. But it's not school holiday now, so i suppose it is not surprising that we got it.

The bus set off at night, 930pm from golden mile. The whole bus only got 9people and it was the first time i check in using the passport automated check in. So convenient... So cool. haha.

The bus ride was long and bumpy we reached the jetty at 730am. So that's... 10hours of bus ride! Didn't really manage to get some sleep. Dunno is it because, i am too excited, or the ride too bumpy.

The ferry only sets off at 9am, so we went to have our breakfast at China Town, as introduced by a staff there. He drove us there, for a fee.

Terengganu Chinatown

The ferry ride took us another 2hours. We finally reached the island at about 11am!

Went to check in...

The resort we staying, redang beach resort

The block we staying...

The exterior looks nice.. But the interior, is just okay only and the worst thing is, there's no tv! Nothing to do inside the room, everytime go back we only play daidee. lols.

After settling down, we went to explore the island...

I thought the beach is the most beautiful i've ever been to! Blue skies, clear seas and white sand! It's heavenly man!

The water is so clear that we can see the fishes, without even having to go down the water!

This photo is taken from the bridge!

During the first day, the weather wasn't that good, it was pretty cloudy, the photos, didn't turn out that great. The photos posted here are taken on the 2nd day, where the sky was clear! =D

For the most of the trip, it's just snorkelling, eating and sleeping.

Went for 3 snorkelling trip... They were just awesome! It's better than my diving trip at Tioman man, i saw more fishes and corals!

Moray eel

That's a baby shark! Saw like 3 of them there. =D

The food provided by my resort wasn't that good, so we just ate at other places.

Our last dinner was at the Laguna Resort's restaurant... The best meal i have there. lols. Beef Burger... The beef is thick!

At night we went to drink beer...

and there's a performance... They are quite good. You can dedicate songs too.

We checked out on Monday early morning, about 530am! Damn early.

It was so dark... This shot is taken with shutter speed at 15s! But it's still so dark.

Reached Singapore at around 9pm. The bus home was better... It has in-house entertainment! And this time i managed to get some sleep... Perhaps i was too tired.

Overall i enjoyed this trip really much! Don't mind going there again man! It's just so beautiful! Perhaps i won't stay back the same resort, i would stay at Laguna. =)

For more photos check out my album on facebook! =D

One last thing... I love my sun kissed skin! =D Surprised that i didn't get sunburnt.

Dulan

2010-08-20T01:28:00.003+08:00

Rushed down to Hougang after work today from Sembawang to buy the waterproof camera casing. They closed at 6pm, but i negotiated with them, and they say they will open until 7pm.

Finished work at 6pm, rushed down, lost my way and finally reached there at around 650pm. But guess what? The seller is not there! And the "showroom" is actually a housing unit. It was totally different from what i imagined. Kinda creepy i thought.

Anyway, i just pressed the bell and someone attended to me, and tell me the seller is not around, ask me to come back another day... But since i wasted so much effort to be here, I asked what time will he come back, and she says 730pm. So, i waited and waited until 8pm, went back, he's still not there. Now i sms the person he also never reply. WTF man.

Wasted my time, effort, my bus fare and my sweat! !@#@#%$# He think i would die without him is it! Decided not to buy already... Pissed off! Bought a disposable one at Mustafa just now.

Sighh... Sometimes i wonder if i am too good to my so called "friends".

Strange

2010-08-19T00:53:00.000+08:00

Good friends online, stranger offline. Strange relationship.

Soo stuck in virtual reality. Time to change!

Last night...

2010-08-18T00:15:00.000+08:00

I pmed her. But she ignored me. Ahhh so embarassing! Look what have i done!

Alright i got it loud and clear. It's time to move on...!

I dunno how to interact with girls. :d

Inferiority complex?

2010-08-17T22:55:00.004+08:00

Sometimes, i have got this feeling of can't forgive myself for doing stupid things. I will feel soo... Inferior when i thought of those stupid things i did. Dunno why, i just can't forgive myself for them... Sometimes i felt that i am a joke.

Some of the things happened so long ago, but i still recalls it, felt bad for it and wonders why was i so stupid. Perhaps the more you expect of yourself, the more inferior you will get... It's something like, The greater the expectation, the bigger the disappointment.

I am so petty eh. Okay, i should learn to forgive myself and be less uptight about life.

Hates guessing games, tired of the game. I don't wanna care anymore. Sounds like i am talking about poker eh. LoL.

七夕节快乐!

2010-08-16T23:35:00.002+08:00

Yesterday's post about girls was timely. Because it's 七夕情人节 today! Didn't know it until at night when i check my facebook and twitter and saw people mentioning it. Haha. Oh well...

Did she appear today? Maybe one of the many girls i met on the street is one of them! Hahah.

Astro tips for today!...

Moon remains in Scorpio. Listen to
intuition. Perhaps the heart knows
something the mind isn't aware of yet.

Hmmm....

Deep in my heart....

I dunno which is telling me what. =d

Thought of pming this girl to wish her 七夕节快乐, but then again i thought it's kinda abrupt and akward? Ahh...

But i learned that to give up without trying is the biggest failure! It causes you to regret.

Randoms

2010-08-15T23:10:00.000+08:00

It had been sometime since i chatted with a girl on the phone, either through sms or voice call. I misses those time man. I wonder how i did it last time. Sighh...
It was like so easy to get to know a girl last time... But now, it seems so hard. Why? Did i changed? My skin become thinner? Hmmm...

Boring weekends... Stayed at home the whole day. Should have packed my cupboard and get ready for school, but i totally forgot that! =(

Time flies... Just figured out that this blog is 5 years old already, with 1858 posts. Hmm... Not that much as compared to my twitter... I've got 2339tweets when i started the account like just last year? Sucks, i can't check when i started it.

Cheer up!

2010-08-14T11:42:00.003+08:00

There's more to life
than sulking over a friendship gone wrong;
a relationship that never existed
or a fondness in the heart that was never reciprocated from the very beginning.

In life,
there are friends worth all the time and effort.
There are relationships that last a lifetime.
And someday, you'll find someone you'll give your entire heart to,
and you know very well,
that he will treasure it as if it were his own.

There's something in life that we call HOPE.

It's the thing that keeps us alive right now,
the drive that urges us to move forward, and not look back on all the the things that have happened in the past.

It comes in different forms:
a thing,
a stranger,
a friend.
It doesn't have to be something new.
It could have been there all along,
you were just too busy or preoccupied with something else
to have noticed its presence.
It allows us to appreciate what good life has to bring,
despite all the sad events.

As long as you see even just a little speck of hope in your life,
then I tell you,
you are one of the luckiest people in this world!

For my friends
who feel rejected,
lost
and alone;
for myself,
sad,
bitter,
troubled and confused.

This is in memory of the past
we can never forget
no matter how hard we try,
but we can definitely learn from,
as long as we believe in ourselves.

Remember,
it will heal. :)

Quoted from this blog, which i stumbled upon. It's the first thing i read today, quite unexpectedly. lols. It is written as though just meant for me!

Friday 13th

2010-08-13T23:02:00.000+08:00

It's Friday the 13th today! It's said to be an unlucky day, but it's the other way round for me! I got free Koi in the afternoon and free fish and co's fish and chips for dinner. =D Shiok shiok!

Finally tasted KOI today... But hmmm i still can't make out what's so nice about it man! Perhaps i seldom drink bubble tea, that's why i can't differentiate? Whatever~

After work, went to City Hall to meet my SOL army friends. We had our dinner at Fish and Co, and one of my friend treated all of us! Shiok shiok. But i ate the fish and chips until damn sick. The first few bites were good, but towards the end, i feel like vomiting already. It tastes too oily. Yewwww~ But i finished it off anyway.

After eating, we wanted to catch a movie, but couldn't find a good time slot. Ahhh so much good movies, i didn't watch.... Inception and toy story 3! Toy Story 3 is over~ Left inception i want to watch. Bah~ No partner to watch with.

We decided to catch the movie another time, and went to starbucks to drink and chit chat. I like the starbucks at Suntec. It's so quiet and cosy.. =) Not like orchard's freaking crowded and noisy. Perhaps it's a weekday today.

We had lots of laughters together... Enjoyed their company. Laughed until my jaws are sore. haha. Hmmm but it's kinda like not genuine. Watever~

The competition starts

2010-08-12T22:53:00.002+08:00

The competition starts now! Just received my text books all the way from London, this means that, it's time to study! It's the start of the loooong competition to be the top! Since it's just the beginning, i should start it right and hopefully the trend will continue until the end of the competition. 步步为营!

Every steps leading up to the end, have to be carefully taken. I shouldn't get lazy and give up studying. I have to study everyday!

This is a competition of not just Singapore students in SIM. It's the competition of all the students in this UOL international course!

Hooyah!

Pathetic

2010-08-10T23:22:00.002+08:00

Come to think of it my life is pathetic! None of the areas in my life makes me happy, family, love, finance, studies, health, friends... None! They all suck! Sighh.

Wonders why am i living. What am i living for? It's just meaningless......

You might be laughing at how stupid i am. Fine. I admit i am stupid. I am useless. I am a good for nothing! Laugh for all you want!

Moody day

2010-08-09T22:54:00.002+08:00

Was so close to hitting 1 million in poker when i lost it all again, leaving only 50k now. Pathetic.

Luck was playing with me... Folded good hands, got pocket Qs but lose to pocket 5s... I was sooo pissed off with the game that i lost my cool and anyhow dumped in money and that's why i am left with 50k from 900k. =(

Perhaps i am too into this game. Wonders why those worthless chips meant so much to me. Damn it's just a game! I shouldn't be addicted to gambling man. Read quite some time ago from some fortune telling thingy, that i should "脚踏实地". I was thinking to myself then, "Did i have a gambling problem?" Hmmm.. Now i think i have. Ahhh....

Pathetic life....... No money no honey. Shitz. I wonder how am i going to survive when my school starts and i have no income at all...

National day

2010-08-09T22:39:00.002+08:00

It's been a really boring national day for me. Stayed at home the whole freaking day. Didn't took any photos of the NDP this year. Pathetic ain't it. I think this is my most pathetic way of celebrating national day ever. =(

Haiiz. Should have went to esplanade the area there, even if it meant being alone. How would i be alone, i am sure there would be many people like me who wants to get a feel of the NDP. Damn. Should have done that.

At least my weekend weren't that boring. Went to play Mahjong on Saturday. Won like $10. Was in luck. Kept getting zhi muo. hahah. Then Sunday went to ECP to cycle, with just 2 of my friends. Somehow, i don't feel that it's fun. Was like cycling alone most of the time.

Cycled all the way to Changi beach. My legs were wobbly after that. Dunno why i feel so tired, not like i never cycled that long distance before. Must be the bicycle's fault. Now i am sunburnt!~

Late

2010-08-04T00:03:00.002+08:00

Haven't been going to work on time these few day. Always don't feel like waking up in the morning. Ok i think i am getting laizer and kinda tired of working already.

Yesterday while on the way to work, i received my superior sms, asking me if i am on the way to work. The time was about 5mins past the time i am supposed to report to work. I gotta shock. Wondered why he asked, i thought he will say something like 'do you know what time is it already? U r always late. U dun need to come already!'

But instead he replied, 'okie no problem, just to check.' When i tell him that i am reaching soon. Hmm wonders what is he checking.

Ok... Time to sleep. Am sick. =(

Praised

2010-07-30T20:53:00.004+08:00

This morning when i reached the office, my boss kept calling me, even before i settled down and put my bag. So i responded and walked over, and he keep saying, 你很厉害leh and keeps repeating. He logged in to his laptop, to show me something.

And my mind keeps guessing what is this all about. Something good or something bad? Or is it something i posted on facebook, since my superior also added me on facebook. He opened up lotus notes and showed me an email...

It turns out that somehow the user i served at sembawang yesterday was so happy that i solved her problem in 10mins, which the deployment team told her that it's some network point problem and need to fix the network point, that she decided to send an email to compliment me! LoL. =D

I am actually quite surprised that she actually took the initiative to send an email to compliment me, although she spelt my name wrongly. Told her i am low and she wrote loh. haha. Oh well. Okay.. so when the user asks for your name, it actually means something good! haha.

But that email doesn't change anything, my pay is still the same, also never got any reward. =(

I am sure my colleagues also made the users' day, just that they didn't send email to praise them. Email or not, it doesn't make a difference, as long as i see the user is grateful for my help, i am happy! =)

Work work

2010-07-29T23:16:00.000+08:00

Have been going to lim chu kang to work so frequently nowadays since last week! Last week Wednesday night, i was doing night shift there, and then the next day, thursday, i went back there again!

Then this week's Monday and yesterday, i went back there again. Have been going there so often that the people there recognizes us already. It's good.. They won't question who are we and why are we there. Haha.

I thought i dun have to visit LCK again after the initial deployment, and was so happy, but i was so wrong! Oh well, am kinda used to it already. The food at the canteen is still edible, i guess i have adapted to the food there already. haha.

Was supposed to do night shift on tuesday at pasir panjang, but when i reached there i didn't do anything at all and the thing ended already. -_-; Wasted my cab fare and time! Left there like 6pm.

Went to Sembawang in the afternoon, was kinda last min but we managed to solve all the 5cases! Boss dispatched 3 of us, haha it's quite fun. I think this is the most fun job i ever had. It's quite satisfying when you managed to solve the case and the user thank you profusely and sees you like their savior. xD

Pay day soon! =D

Night shift

2010-07-21T22:04:00.002+08:00

For the past 2 days, monday and tuesday, i was doing night shift. Started work at 3pm.

Monday was at Tanjong Pagar. Worked till 3am. Holyshitto. Luckily my colleague drove me home. He even treat us supper before sending us home. Supper was pig organ's soup. Super full lah. It could have been my dinner. Luckily he was treating us, because i didn't bring enough money with me! If not so paiseh lah.

3pm to 3am, that's 12hours! Luckily i wasn't working alone. Another colleague of mine was with me. At least we got companion. =) Work was quite relaxing, didn't do much except keying in password. Was surfing net and chatting most of the time.

Yesterday was at Lim Chu Kang. Went to MND to buy dinner and took cab down. This time only got 10coms so it was much faster. Worked till around 11pm and the deployment team drove me out to bukit panjang and from there i took bus home.

One of the guy in the team was interesting he offered me a book to read. The book titled "The secrets of the millionaire mind". It was really an interesting read. I might borrow it from the library. Another book that seems interesting i found while searching the library catalouge is "Secrets of the miracle inside".
Yay~ Found 2 books to borrow already. But i haven't finish the one i borrowed. In fact, i haven't touch it! ahhh.

Recently i feel that i keep encountering chances to.. inspire me to become rich. HAHA. One of my colleague keep telling me these few days on stuffs like, his friend's success story, and how he got a 10k cheque. etc. LoLs. Man~ He just told me a really easy way to make money. It's a little risky, but it's completely legal.... Hmmm quite tempting... But i am quite hesitant to try it. I think my health is more important than my wealth! haha.

I have a chance to go to the pig's abattoir tomorrow! Hope my superior will post me there man~! Go there see see shiok shiok. hehehe.

Polymates gathering

2010-07-18T23:59:00.002+08:00

Met up with my polymates in the evening.. Again! The gathering was at ZE's house. We had steamboat with some dishes cooked by 2 of my female polymates! haha. I think they were the ones who prepared all the food.

Feels so touched.... HAHA. And all i did was just eat. Am so appreciative of them! I always feels appreciative of having my peers to cook for me. But perhaps if that becomes a norm, i will take it for granted. =X Just kidding.

After the meal, we cleared up and went to play Wii. It's my first time touching that thing! hahaha. So mountain turtle eh. We had fun and some beers, which i brought from home and bought from amk hub ntuc with my friend.

Stayed there until 1130pm and reached home at 1230am. Thankfully there's still bus service to my house. I dun wanna cab~

Spending so much money for this week. AHH~ Going to exceed my budget again......

Big Moth

2010-07-14T22:59:00.003+08:00

A moth so big, that it looks like a small bird when it's flying!

And yes it's still there! Huge man.

According to wikipedia, it's a Acherontia styx, also known as a Death's-head Hawkmoth.

The skull pattern has helped these moths, particularly A. atropos, earn a negative reputation, such as associations with the supernatural and evil.[2] The moth has been prominently featured in art and movies such as Un Chien Andalou (by Buñuel and Dalí) and The Silence of the Lambs, and in the artwork of the Japanese metal band Sigh's Hail Horror Hail album. The moth is also mentioned in Chapter 21 of Bram Stoker's Dracula, where Dracula has been sending the moths for Renfield to consume.

The species names atropos, styx and lachesis are all related to death. The first refers to the member of the three Moirae who cuts the threads of life of all beings in Greek mythology; the second to the river of the dead, also in Greek mythology; and the last refers to the Moira who allots the correct amount of life to a being. In addition the genus name Acherontia is derived from Acheron, a river in Greece that was believed in Greek Mythology to be a branch of the river Styx.

Check it out on wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death%27s-head_hawkmoth
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acherontia_styx

First times

2010-07-13T21:57:00.008+08:00

Last Saturday was an enjoyable day. Went swimming at Sengkang swimming complex with the usual guys and Ken. My first time meeting him, even though we played dota for quite a few times before.

It was also my first time at Sengkang swimming complex. It's a cool complex... More like a fun place than a sporty place. There is jacuzzi, slides and "water falls". Not your neighbourhood swimming complex. We spent more time playing than actually swimming. The water at those shallow pool was icy cold. Brrrrr~

Went to have our lunch at a coffeeshop in Serangoon. Ken drove us there and left. My friends had botak jones while i have my normal hawker fare. Didn't wanted to spend too much on food because i would be having dinner at a restaurant.

After lunch went home, it was already 530pm, napped awhile until 6pm. And went out again to meet my poly mates. We have our dinner at Plaza Sing's Mahatten Fish Market.

First time eating. It's kinda similar with Fish and Co.

What i ordered....

Grilled salmon with rice. Doesn't look that impressive eh... lols...

Love this soup though. Really tasty!!

After eating, we decided to chill out at a pub in clark Quay. My first time going to a pub...

Crazy Elephant. There's a live band there. Quite cool, but too loud. Not an ideal place to chit chat. The place is filled with mostly foreigners.

We ordered one tower of beer and ZE treated us. haha. How nice of him!

Our group photo... =)

It was a fun day! We are having another gathering this Sunday. haha.

P.S Photos by courtesy of Zhiliang and Nasir from FB.

Inspiring Quotables

2010-07-13T21:39:00.003+08:00

Do What You Love

# You must follow your passion, if you’re doing it just for the money, it probably won’t last. Passion is what gives you the strength to overcome the obstacles associated with every dream. Passion is what keeps you going when everyone else is tired…money can't do that for you, only passion; passion is power.

Do the Impossible

Walt Disney said, “If you can dream it, you can do it.” Life is too short to spend it doing the possible. Learn to pursue the impossible, pursue what others say can’t be done, pursue what has never been done before, pursue your dreams, and turn them into a reality.

You must believe in the beauty of your dreams. Walt said, “When you believe in a thing, believe in it all the way, implicitly and unquestionable.” If you’re going to believe, you might as well believe all the way.

Action Always Trumps Inaction

I always say that “well done” is better than “well said,” so quit talking and start doing! Quit planning and start practicing; a plan is good, a good plan is even better, but if that plan doesn’t get put into action it’s as useless as a four fingered glove. Learn to get into action, start today, whatever you’ve been postponing …just do it. If you wait for the perfect time, you’ll never accomplish anything.

Get Better Daily

Everyday you should become a little better than you were the day before. If you can become one percent better daily, you can recreate your life every 100 days. Learn to get better daily; look for ways to improve, to be kinder, more intelligent, and more helpful.

“All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.”

Source: 7 life changing lesson learned from walt disney

That site is cool. I am going to bookmark it!

Play and work

2010-07-04T21:35:00.004+08:00

Haven't been paying much attention to this blog recently and one of the reason is the blog isn't getting enough attention too, visitor numbers are pathetic. I don't have an urge too write too, perhaps twitter killed it.

I find tweeting better than blogging because you will get reaction sometimes, from a larger audience. This blog is more of a private thing, not much people know of it and i don't publicise it.

Yesterday had a nice dinner at Sakae Sushi at Bugis. It's kinda a random thing. We actually wanted to watch a movie at Cathay but didn't have a time slot, anyway, i would rather spend money on good food than on a movie, that i am not keen on watching.

But I am really keen on watching Toy Story 3!!! Haha! I like this kinda animated film. My friends are not keen though. =(

So, we walked from Douby Gaut to Bugis. And on the way we passed by sim lim and we all decided to go in. This trip is just so random. TH bought a router and CH had his screen protector changed. I have a feeling he will tear it off soon? =x

On the way to Sim lim, we also went to Pomo, formerly called the Paradiz centre and that's also where the Singapore Pools HQ is. A friend bought a soccer bet there as we intend to watch the match later on.

Our plan was to go Bugis to have the Nando's chicken, but the queue was super long! So we changed our plan and have Sakae instead. Enjoyed my sakae meal. Had Salmon don and a really nice... Cheesey chicken. And for these it cost me $20. But i think it's worth it. The chicken is really nice. First time ate anything like that. But the weird thing is, that dish doesn't appear on the menu. We ordered it using the computer. Weird huh.

After our meal, we cabbed down to our friend's Brian, house to watch the world cup match, between argentina and germany. I betted 2-1 for germany and the result came out 4-0 for germany! Omg man! They actually thrashed Argentina. I wonder what happen to them.

During half time, we played poker! Lost like 4 dollars. Sad man. Lost so much money recently. Ahh.. I think i will become poor because of gambling. AH.

It's back to work tomorrow! Going to remote site, the uber ulu place, Lim Chu Kang again! Sianz.. Hmmmm... Thinking of driving there, but it's not worth it? Hmm..

Here are some photos i took while at work!

Bringing in items from malaysia?

A note pasted on a user's cubicle. It's really meaningful.

Went to Pasir Panjang Wholesale centre the other day, it was damn near to Haw Par Villa, my colleague joke that next time come here again, have to bring camera, after work go in take photos. haha. Since admission is free too.

Although i don't have a proper working place, i still love my work, because of the wonderful colleagues and superior i have. =D And because the work has no stress at all. LoL. It also kinda train my communication skills because, interacting with users is a norm.

Remote site

2010-06-30T23:23:00.003+08:00

Went down to remote site at Sembawang today. The place was damn near my camp. Nice place there. It has a big plot of field and it's kinda like a farm/orchard, in a not that ulu place. Kinda cool.

Was there for about 2 hours and left, went back to my camp to take my ORD plaque. Such coincidence, there was a plaque presentation in the morning. I didn't know it's today. But guess I wouldn't have went even if i know.

The CAC office seems to have changed alot. It's super packed now! Filled with people. So different as compared to when i was still in service. lols. Then someone whom i dunno who, presented me the plaque. Kinda lame. The nsf should have just passed to me, why still need to present. But oh well it's over!

Went back to office after that. It was lunch time when we were back. Time pass pretty fast for me today. And tomorrow will be 1 july! Hope i can get my pay by Monday man!

Huat ah!

2010-06-23T00:02:00.001+08:00

Today after work, went to Singapore pools to take my toto money and also betted on the soccer match. And guess what?! I strike the soccer match too! Going to take money from singapore pools tomorrow again. HAHAHA

Everyday go Singapore pools take money! Wednesday sure tio 4d. HAHAHAHA! =DD

Tiring day

2010-06-20T23:53:00.008+08:00

Woke up at 8am today, despite it being a sunday. We booked badminton court at 9am. Drove there even though the cc is walking distance, because we were late and i am lazy to walk under the clear sunny sky.

Invited 4 friends to play, but they were all late and one didn't even show up in the end.

Played with my bro first. We booked 2 hours but, i don't feel satisfied with the games... Hmmm... It's kinda like not intense enough. Haha.

Then in the afternoon, met up with my family and their friends at orchid country club. It's a freaking ulu place. From the nearest busstop, i have to walk 15mins inside there. By the time i reached, i was soaked with sweat. Then my bro tell me, got shuttle bus go in one. Zzzz.

First time playing at the club. Quite a nice place. I played 3games, first game suck totally. Didn't even pass 100. 2nd game was better, it was above my average score, got about 130. The last game was best. 165! The 2nd best score in the group of 11. Hehehe. Now the whole of my right arm feels so sore and weak. lol. Was using ball 12 instead of the usual 11, because i can't find 11.

After the game the whole bunch of us went to have dinner together at toa payoh. Someone treated us. Was a sumptuous dinner... Cost the uncle $140. hehe. How generous of him... But his money easy earn one.. Because he's a remisier. Everyday play stock only. lols.

Alright time to sleep. It's working day tml! One more day to slack, before we have to start using our eye power. Ironically, my working days are less tired than today. haha.

Fun but dissapointing day

2010-06-18T23:49:00.003+08:00

No work for today, we planned to go and watch movie during our 'lunch time' but the time slot doesn't suit us and we only found out when we reached bugis illuma. We just loiter around there, and have our lunch at the nearby hawker centre.

On days like this, 4hours of break is the norm. hahaha. 1hour in the morning, 2 hours in the afternoon, and 1 more hour before pang kang. xD

After 'work', went to meet up with friends at Kallang Airport for dinner. After eating, we went to watch worldcup at Mountbatten CC. There are 3 screens inside the aircon hall. Not bad man. The match was really disappointing though. I bet 3 1 for Germany and they freaking can't score in a penalty kick. Totally wtf!

AHhhhh i told myself not to bet worldcup again, but.. Another part of me is itching to bet, with the hope of winning. LoL.... AHHHHHHhhhhhhhhhh. Desperate for money man...

I think alot of people are also supporting Germany inside the hall. The atmosphere is good lah, with so many people watching together and shout together. hahaha.

After watching, we went to Grandlink to sing k! Shiok shiok but the room sucks totally. Freaking small, only 4 chairs, and they charge $10 per hour. Suck TTM. Dun think i am going there again man. Dunno why my friends like it so much, even as i intro him a better place. -_-;;

But yeah i had fun singing. Am disappointed with the freaking match~~ Until now! I can't believe they can be that weak lah.

BN cohesion

2010-06-17T23:30:00.001+08:00

Today was my battalion cohesion. Paid $80 for it, as i was part of the committee members but all in total it cost me $160! Because i took unpaid leave.

They had an 'amazing race' at pasir ris park. It was really amazing to see how they really tried their best to be the champions. You can see them all panting like mad. I am sure they had fun. Kinda sad that i wasn't part of the game... I was one of the marshaller, standing at the checkpoint... TO guide them to their clue. haha.

Actually i am quite surprise at how they can come up with such a good game. Thumbs up for them man.

Everyone got to ride a bicycle. It was a sight man~ To have so many people parking the bicycle at a place, or cycling together. It was fun.

We only gotta check in at 3pm. We had our lunch at the shelter, which was KFC and pizza. Ate until really bloated. HAd 1 piece of pizza and 2 pieces of chicken and a medium coleslaw. Ownage man. It must have cost a bomb!

I was expecting to be able to get back some money, but i don't think it's possible now. $160 wasted like that....

We booked the Aloha Loyang Chalet, it is huge! There were 4rooms man! Shiok shiok and it only cost $180!! Civil servant got discount. haha.... I want to be a civil servant too!... But not army personnel of course.

Didn't do much at the chalet, thought want to play mahjong, but before we wanted to start playing, the organizer ask us to go out to BBQ because the big heads are there bbqing already. lol. Didn't know my B2 is so fun loving... Really nice guy, but didn't get to know him well, or get close to him during my short 6months stay there.

The BBQ food was kinda dissapointing too... ONly got a few varieties, Satay, Stingray, Chicken wing, sausages and that's about it. Epic fail. And one of the member made sushi and claimed $80 for the ingredients. So wtf. I doubt they cost so much lah.

Then at night, they were playing drinking game. zzz Chivas, rum... So wtf. No wonder the cost so high. They spent the money on alcohol instead of food..

Didn't really enjoy the chalet... Kinda wasted my time and money! =(

A day at work

2010-06-16T22:48:00.004+08:00

It's been another nothing to do day. But time passes easily today. I have nice and entertaining colleagues. haha. =)

Was asked to go over to URA in the afternoon. It's quite a cool place~ The cool thing starts from the lift lobby.... You select which floor you want to go before you enter the lift...

The key pad at the lobby... After entering the floor, it will tell you which lift to take. The lifts are labelled A B C D E F and G

And this is what is inside the lift, just the open and close buttons. Cool shit rite.

And they have got a department solely for Marina Bay development! How cool. Some of the office itself is cool too. Some of the departments have alot of building models and then you can see some people drawing plans. It's really cool... Very different from your typical office, where people just sit in front of their computers and work.
It's an eye opener for me! =))

Applied for absence from work tomorrow. Going to my unit's cohesion! It better be worth my money and time.

Wasted sunday

2010-06-14T00:20:00.007+08:00

Wasted my sunday. Boring boring Sunday. I seriously need more closer friends... Pathetic me... Spent hours sleeping today and other than that, went to Mountbatten CC to book badminton court. I thought the lady overcharged me... Here's the fee they put online...

I booked 2hours and i was charged 1hour X 2 price! Which is $10.80. I really wonder how the 2hours work. I think i will send them an email and ask.

And i saw this pasted at the CC....

It's like they are showing all the matches!! Shiok shiok!! If i don't have to work, i might just camp there and watch man. lol.

Then i went to singapore pools to collect money! My first time going down personally to collect money from singapore pools. hehehe. So fun! My first time winning so much money also. haha.

Went jogging in the evening too. Was hoping that after the jog i will be less energetic in the night, but hmmm.. I still don't feel sleepy now, although it's 1230am. Ahhh...

Shiok shiok~

2010-06-13T00:46:00.004+08:00

Went swimming this afternoon with my friends. It was filled with people! It's a big difference as compared to when you go in the morning man. Haven't seen the pool filled with so much people for a long time already. lols.

After swimming went to buy soccer bet! First time betting on soccer man and guess what? I won!! =DD The odds is high too! 1:10!! =DD

What luck man! hehehehehe!!!!

Went to have dinner with family at Ashton Specialities, beach road branch. My first time eating at Aston. Had sirloin steak. It was pretty good. The steak is thick!! Awesomeness~ Sure will go back there to eat again. Nice and cheap man.

Fishery Port

2010-06-11T21:12:00.004+08:00

Went to Jurong fishery port for deployment on Friday. The moment i walked in to fishery port rd, i could smell the fishy fishy smell. And the worst thing is, the office i am going is just located upstairs of the Jurong Fishery Port fishy trading area!

When i went into the port, saw everyone queuing up to change their pass, but i didn't change. Just walk to the gate, the guard stopped me and say, "hello! You never change your pass and you want to go in!" Then i took out the AVA pass and she says "ohh sorry sorry." With a smile. lols.
Interesting to see how the tone changes so fast.

The place is like a wharf. And then there's a big big wet market for them to trade fishes. Didn't get to see them trading in action though because they usually trade early in the morning like 2am-5am. Here's some photos taken with my phone's camera.

The wharf...

Big fishing ship

The fish market...

It's quite a big area...

Went into the office, and the fishy smell is still there! I think those guys working there are so used to the fishy smell that, they can't smell anything. lols.

Heard a piece of news from them, someone died on one of the ship due to illness.... They say this kinda thing happen like once every year. lols. I must be really lucky to hear something like this then.

Was the first to reach the office. Waited for the user and the engineers to come. Alot of problems... Most serious problem i encountered. lol. Think we have to go down again.

The red shirt guy working there looks damn young. I thought is around my age, but he's actually 30! Omg! Even the taxi driver says so. He's really kind, he offered to give me a ride to the nearest mrt station. =)

Left in the afternoon at around 2pm. Luckily it's not a full day thingy, if not i don't know can go where eat sia. Went to IMM to have my lunch at MAC. Tried the quarter pounder, tastes like cheeseburger leh. But quite cheap... Around $5 only. Shiok shiok.

Lim Chu Kang

2010-06-10T23:02:00.002+08:00

Went to the AVA Lim Chu Kang Agri Bio park for deployment today. It's a damn ulu place lah. So countryside. The canteen is smaller than i thought. The people there are scarce too. I really wonder where do they go to eat.

Had the chance to go into their labs. hehe. Saw them mostly testing on food stuffs. Quite a few young ladies working there. Should be around my age, since they don't have to serve army, so should be out there working already. haha. Quite cool huh.. They get to play with food and chemicals everyday.

Going to Jurong Fishery Port tomorrow! Fishy fishy~