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Nite Owl

2008-01-13T17:05:00.000+08:00

Celebrated Alvin's bdae at tampines. Not much change since i last saw Alvin, still as talkative as ever. Ate at fish & co, seafood platter (gd! esp the mussels and squid and herbed dory), swordfish collar (gd) and the portugese chilli crab (lousy - small mud crab, difficult to eat). Walked and talked (hehe) after that, ending up in a japanese place for dessert. Black night dream - vanilla ice cream with pinkish red blackcurrant ice (not a single black thing on the dessert?!), Green Tea ice cream with red bean (again no obvious sign of red beans), which was nicer.
Left for clarke quay with Aud, to meet cher, seng wai and jason. Walked from city hall to clarke quay, then to the clubbing area near riverside point. First time clubbing, and it was a so-so experience at the arena. Drinks were mostly watered, could hardly taste any alcohol. Music was average, and the layout was just plain cramped. But still, it was an enjoyable experience. By the time we left, it was nearing 3 am, thank god for nightriders (a first time taking the bus - slow in coming but damn fast on the road and convenient), reached home at 4 to knockout in bed.
Looking forward to the next meet-up at settelers... (contract signing anyone?... hehe)

Good Start To A Good Year =D

2008-01-06T20:47:00.000+08:00

Christmas
-Seoul Garden wuth Aud, Ben, XP and Yancheng. Finally seeing Ben, XP and Yancheng in a long long while. Sat there chatting and eating (5 to 8+?) till the irritated manager tried in subtle ways to chase us out - "can i turn off the fire?", "may we clear your plates?", and looks the staff kept throwing at us. Went looking for a little booze and a slow walk after dinner. Fun, cahcing up on things.

New Year's Eve
>Dinner at the Airport at Breeks with Aud and Jason. Food was a little weird - the dessicated mash potato garlic cake thing. A surprise welcome home gathering for Cher, with more booze (before she touched down) and liquer filled chocolates. Countdown at 2355, followed by walnuts from china.

Saturday - Sentosa!
~Chiong-ed home at 8 after COS duty, and was late (935 insyead of 9) for the first gathering of the new year, lol. Sun, sea and sand, heeding the warning of my parents (thunderstorm in the afternoon", we (me, Aud, Jason, Cher, Seng Wai) packed up and left at about 2. After which we barely made it to the monorail before it started raining in earnest. Vivo, Settelers cafe (3 hours of Fun!! - wanna play Citadels again lol), then more booze (For Fun!). Got some cute mini doughnuts home (nice but a tad oily), then caught up on my sleep - 3+ hours in the last 2 days.

Hope the year brings more fun and more gatherings, and Happy New Year to all! Damn right its happy - ORD SoOn!!!

Woo Hoo?

2007-12-19T19:55:00.000+08:00

Day 1 of block leave, and already i'm bored. Bleaurgh. This just shows how humans can never be satisfied =P
Wonder if my family is having fun in hong kong? ZzzZzzz...

"Kachoufuugetsu" / "Beauty of nature"

2007-12-09T17:05:00.000+08:00

Beautiful indeed...

2007-12-02T17:10:00.000+08:00

PSP! To get or not to get...
!344!344!344!344!344!344!

Soon...

2007-11-24T13:11:00.000+08:00

2007-11-18T19:12:00.000+08:00

2007-11-04T13:59:00.000+08:00

Theme song from Stardust, "Rule The World". Enjoy!

The Simpsons!

2007-07-29T19:01:00.000+08:00

Stupidest movie i have ever seen. Funniest movie i have ever seen. lmao (2 thumbs up)

A series of unfortunate events...

2007-07-22T14:57:00.000+08:00

Crackdown raid on our bunks. Surrender all your food NOW! Anyone caught in posession of food will be charged and sent to detention barracks. Ridiculous! Can't feed the body then feed the mind. Devoured 5 books in 5 days...

PSP banned. So much for my idea of getting one. Some despos have turned to magic and pokemon cards for entertainment. For crying out loud!

A so called "charity drive". Bring 20kg of newspapers to be sold at 10 cents a kilo. Not allowed to bring a $2 note instead. So much for sophistication.

Saw another familiar face, that of officer cadet ee hong! lol...

Watch Time Flow By...

2007-07-14T18:25:00.000+08:00

GAWD! Half a year in the army already, as of 2 days ago. 1yr 4 months to go. Test after test after tests... The system is stupid... What happens if you fail a test? Retake! Again and again till you pass. What's the point? O well. 8 weeks of course to go! Hope you're having fun in SISPEC guys! ha ha

Coincidences...

2007-07-07T14:25:00.000+08:00

Lol! Saw jaryl tok and shui qi in camp this week. Apparently, the're in the same operator platoon, freshly comissioned privates from bmt. Wonder if they'll let me pull rank on them =P Nice to see familiar faces around, when its least expected.

Its been 5 weeks into the course already, and the a*sholes are showing their true colours. Sad to say, the 2 main ones with a well known attitude problems come from MJ. Slacking when others are working; purposely giving the platoon a bad name; fu*ked up discipline and behaviour. What a way for the school to be known...

9 more weeks of course. 16 months to ord. 24 months to uni =D

Temptations @.@

2007-07-06T22:16:00.000+08:00

Argh! Its everywhere... The sleek smooth curves, a glimmer of light, a seductive blend of aesthetics and functionality. PSPs all around the bunk. Having oodles of free time does not help at all. Hard to read with 80% of the people around me fiddling with their consoles... games, music, videos... soooo tempted to buy. The standared outfit seems to come with a game and a 4 gb card. Is it worth the cost? Self earned cash is so hard to spend =( To buy or not to buy...

Reincarnation!!!

2007-06-29T21:59:00.000+08:00

After a long while, this blog shall be revived. Not much stuff to blog on lately. Camp food SuX to the core. Not just some meals, but almost every one! Barely palapable... soggy limp greens (yellow in colour), fried stuff with a mushy coating (soggy batter), unidentifiable pieces of strange meat... and the list goes on... Just looking at the food is enough to "sate" one's appetite. Hope they take action soon before i starve in there. HAHA. Why am i complaining anyway? Its probably the only reason i havent put on weight despite the muggerish lifestyle and little physical activity. Many events coming up in the month of july; thankfully with the 6 newly arrived operator platoons, no guard duty scheduled for the whole month! A little crowded in the small camp. Seeing all the small fries (well, at least smaller than us...heh heh) instills a heady sense of power in all of us. Already anticipating what taking command would be like, haha.
IPPT silver, a hundered bucks richer! Incentive for performance... wonder what i shall spend it on. WOOT! Out on a friday. Kinda easy to get used to a 5 day week :D
P.S : How's SISPEC guys? The first week may seem slack, but just wait till you get to the middle of the course... wahahahaha. The food there is great, so enjoy yourselves!

Boredom is the mother of experimentation...

2007-06-17T14:29:00.000+08:00

A super fun site indeed.
http://www.becomeanmm.com/

Surprises all round...

2007-06-04T13:35:00.000+08:00

Reported to signals today, all the way at chua chu kang. Ages away from home, a full 2 hours by train then bus... NO MORE SOC at least for the duration of the 12 week course. A further promotion upon completion to the rank of 3rd sgt. How much better can it get? 3 hours to settle some admin stuff, play a sorry excuse for an icebreaker game, then BOOKOUT AT 1130!!! Pls report bact to camp on thursday morning at 730. Wadderhell. Wasting my time travelling up and down, up and down. Bookout on friday evening! Woo Hoo!

2 platoons, infocomm 1 and 2. 1 goes to chiongsua, carrying signal sets and coils upon coils of commsline. The other learns to prep the signal vehicles, and gets driven around. The distinguishing feature? Height! The vertically challenged get to set up vehicles, those big sized buggers can go and run after our trucks laying out their comms line haha. Rarely does it pay to be short, but there are its good times.

NDP coming up. Some of us will be chosen to attend the training for the parade. Book in Saturday mornings till 10 pm. To make things worse, these unlucky few are just stand-ins for the rehersals, till the regulars come back. No chance of getting to participate even if your weekends are burned. Sacrifice your time for honour and glory T_T wtf. Hopefully the criteria for selection remains the same heh heh...

Dreams shattered all around...

2007-06-03T19:57:00.000+08:00

Damn. So much for my dreams of getting into med spec. Got posted to signals, of all places x_x The one computerized test that i failed (ie<75%). What on earth is the SAF thinking!? So much for all the "expressed interest" forms that the army made us fill. Signals was on the bottom of my list (0% interest) haha. Envy from all my bunk mates, posted to Engineers, the 1 vocation i put 100% interest in... lol. mybe they give you what you want the least... Every cloud has a silver lining. Mayhap i'll get to learn driving in the near future, same as jason =D The signals camp is also supposedly quite slack. Hope i don't grow fat in there *_*

Doh. No reply from NUS. I guess that means byebye USP. Can't they even have the grace to reply? Leaving me in the dark till now. Perhaps should'nt have said I'd be willing to take artsy modules only if they were science related like geography. HAHA. How dumb can i get?

PS : About last week...hmmm. Dunno wad to say. Didn't mean to cause U so much mental turmoil. One event triggering such an avalanche of thoughts. Its alright. Don't take that night too badly. Its not Ur fault. The things I do for U are cuz we're good good friends... neither more nor less. Hope this clears Ur doubts, and things stay the same between us once the air is cleared =)
PPS : Cher said that there was some footage after the credits were done after pirates. Pity we missed it, since leaving early or a bit later would still mean missing the last bus =P

Mind Over Matter

2007-05-31T20:06:00.000+08:00

The arduous ordeal is over. The culmination of the course, a 28 km graduation route march with all the usual equipment. To make things more challenging, they HAD to schedule it from 10 pm to 6 am.
Tramping along the roads in the darkness of the night, when all is dark and silent… The pace was set at 4 km per 40 – 45 mins, a little challenging for the “vertically challenged”… heh heh. At least there was a little 10-15 min break every 4 km. Walked from the campsite all the way to NTU, about 8 km. A light mist shrouded the campus, everything highlighted in an eerie orange glow from the streetlamps. Trudged along the perimeter of NTU, an irritating up and down slope. Saw some hardcore muggers studying late at night, even as we clomped our way past the hostel at 1-2 am in the morn. Felt rather irked that there they were in the comfort of their own rooms while we were made to wander around in the middle of the night…haha…but no pain, no gain. Fought to keep from sleeping at every rest point, push back the pain and exhaustion of overworked muscles… Reached the rest point at one end of NTU, then it was all the way back to camp, then a second circuit there and back. Agony =(
Having survived the grueling challenge, there was an overwhelming sense of achievement. NO BLISTERS HAHAHA.
Got posted to signals. Mayhap there be a chance to learn driving =)

Seeing the beauty in all around me...

2007-05-14T08:19:00.000+08:00

Yay yay yay, still out of camp on monday!
3rd week (and thank god last week) of field camp is finally over. 2 more weeks to a new posting... To think I've been living in oblivion, not knowing the value of the simple things around me. Having light at the touch of a switch, water at the twist of a tap. Heck, even being able to walk on a clear road without having to bash through thick tangled and sometimes thorny vegetation is good enough. Walking in the pouring rain with no shelter, soaked, boots filled with water, squelching at every step, with no spaer pair of boots for the next 3 days. Appreciating the beauty of civilisation...
Loved the flora and fauna there though, except for the mosquitoes and blood-suckers. Praying mantis(es)/mantids?, spiders as big as apples (including leg span), wild boar, and even more incredible - a Pangolin or Scaly ant-eater. Wish I had a camera with me...

Endure...

2007-05-05T23:58:00.000+08:00

A gazillion buzzing things. A trillion mozzies. A million bites.
What the (insert appropriate vulgarity).
And the 2nd week of hell (mozzie's heaven) is OVER. 1 more week of field camp to endure, then its no more sitting some ulu forested area, swatting at irritating mosquitoes that fly in yr face and ears.
Ironically, its back to tekong again.Wonder if i will see familiar faces...

No pain No Gain...

2007-04-15T14:58:00.000+08:00

At last! A grueling week is OVER!!! Almost died (well, felt like dying) this week. The sheer amount of physical activity was overwhelming... Think I ran/jogged more ground than I covered in the whole of the past 2 years of my JC life (in total at least 29km) Needless to say, ended the week both exhausted and exhilarated. After all that training running a measly 2.4km seems a measly task haha.

Had dinner with Aud and Cher. With more of the gang disappearing into the clutches of NS, its getting harder and harder to meet up regularly. Don't think there was ever a time the whole gang managed to meet up together so lets do it soon k? Looking forward to the long weekend this coming labour day...

Not So Holey After All

2007-04-06T22:02:00.000+08:00

Oh well. there went my plans of digging trenches in the beach. FORGOT TO BRING MY DIGGING EQUIPMENT!!! Damn. Spent an relaxing day at the beach at Sentosa, my first visit since secondary school orientation! Rented a Kayak but spent half the time in the water where it was so much cooler. Still got mildly sunburned though. Dug some holes with nuffink but my hands, but it was considerably more difficult. Aaarrrrrrgggghhhhhh! Should've brought my spade and changkolt. Dun think the supervisors would have thought highly of me digging trenches (big enough to bury people in =P ) all along their pristine coast, haha.

Saw M&Ms DARK today at the supermarket today. Took them long enough to catch up. Wonder when they'll get an official M&Ms LIGHT/WHITE, not just the pirates version... just waiting for M&Ms HAZELNUT to come out, if it ever does. Maybe I should get a job in the M&M factory, like we always joked about in JC...what a thought haha.

The way it is...

2007-04-01T17:25:00.000+08:00

Didn't make it to OCS, but maybe its for the better. Dun think i could stand the 3 week confinement haha, or the 9 months of training rumored to be super xiong...
SISPEC...hmmmm.... better food than BMT. Bravo company has lights out at 2130 for some reason... maybe only the 1st week. Pretty nice complex, excellent location (closest to the gates of freedom!!! haha) with good commanders (maybe only good for the "honeymoon" week period =P). Rumor has it that they may let us out in the evenings for some fun... has yet to happen though. Canteen breaks during free time, food and snacks allowed, and of course most importantly Book-out almost every weekend =D (my favourite!) but no mp3 players or psp allowed though. there's still the radio, but entertainment is a small price to pay for regular booking out :) Late book-in timing of 1030pm haha. Funny hairstyle, all of us going around looking like walking pieces of turf on our heads... Oh well, at least there's SOME hair...

Went out with Aud, Ade and Ben yesterday. Window and shoe shopping... tempted to buy so many things, but money is hard to spend especially if its your own...ha ha. Oh well. If all goes well and I don't kanna Guard duty on friday it'll be a nice long weekend (hopefully with many fun stuff planned), booking out on thursday night all the way till sunday night. BLISS...

As far as ever...

2007-03-25T21:56:00.000+08:00

Finally fully recovered from the bout of vicious flu, which ate up practically the whole of my block leave... Thinking back, it all kinda started on thursday, the day after POP.
Lunch on that day was thai food at some restaurant at the expo. Delicious but spicy. Later on was more spicy food at the Vietai kitchen during Avlin's farewell dinner. Wonder how he's doing in my old company. Went to bed with a ticklish throat. No signs on friday. Saturday dawned, and the nose began running. Still well enough to go out though =D
Sunday... sunday was when all hell broke loose. Began with a fever, 38 degrees. This quickly rose to 39, peaking at 39.6 degrees. Spent monday and tuesday sleeping the whole day away, with no abate in temperature. Finally saw a doctor on wednsday at CGH. Hospitals are so inefficient. Waited 2 hours just to see the doctor, after which a blood sample was taken and another hour required to collect the results - thankfully clear of dengue. Then they realised that they forgot to run the malarial screen, so it was another hour while they ran the required tests. The whole time was drifting from counter to counter, waiting, waiting, always waiting. Even collecting the medication was ridiculous. there the lobby was, full of waiting patients and there was only a single nurse who had to collect the medicine, give instructions, collect payment and package everything. A funny thing that kinda stuck in my mind was when the doctor asked if i was considering medcine. I said not really, and he, a doctor said - "don't become a doctor. Its a waste of time." Lol... Rest and recovery for whats left of my block leave...

Got posted to SISPEC. Located in Jurong. Boon Lay MRT. Now, instead of taking the damned boat to and fro from tekong, its the MRT, all the way from Tanah Merah to Boon Lay... a 1 to 2 hour journey all the same... Maybe tekong was closer anyhow, but nope! The prospect of just being on mainland makes home seem all that nearer.

And so another phase begins...

The heat is on...

2007-03-18T19:13:00.000+08:00

39 deegrees, and i still feel cold. Went about all bundled up in a long sleeve shirt, my jacket, jeans and socks without even breaking a sweat...haha. Wonder what the people who saw me think, all dressed up in early winter gear. Back to sleep again... spending more than 3/4 of to day sleeping...zzzzZZZzZzzzzZZZzZZZZ

why why why...

2007-03-18T08:32:00.000+08:00

Woke up today feeling like I've been rolled over by a car several times, sunburned, and pounded by a stick... Aching joints, woozy head, 38.1 degree fever [ funny how i never managed to get that sort of temperature and an attend c in camp :( ], headache, hypersensitive skin... WASTING MY BLOCK LEAVE ARRRGHHHH!!!

Highlights of the week…

2007-03-10T23:32:00.000+08:00

4 MORE DAYS TO POP!!!
24 km graduation route march cleared!!!
SOC cleared in 3:26!!!

The dreaded 24 km march is OVER!!! 24 km. 12 rounds around the BMTC school compound. 60 rounds the track. 24000 m. 72000 steps. 6 hours of tramping through all types of terrain…

Weather sucked even before the march. Blazing sun one moment, cloudy skies and a few teasing drops of rain the next. This alternated in 5 minute intervals for about 20 minutes, finally settling on a moderately hot sun. 40 minutes into the march, and we reached the first 4 km checkpoint. Spirits were low, knowing that there was a long long long way more to go, anudder 20 km more… To make things worse, it started raining in the middle of our 10 minute break. It RAINED! Hard enough to soak our equipment. But not hard enough to warrant a cancellation of the march. Sigh. What else was there to do but put on soggy equipment and carry on trudging through the mud, with the occasional splashing through a puddle. We walked, we walked…

12 km checkpoint reached!!! Halfway there. Spirits were higher, but there was a long long way more to go. Signs of "wear and tear" started appearing… We really perked up when dinner was distributed. To go with the usual fare was A BAR OF KIT-KAT and A CAN OF 100 PLUS! We must be so deprived to get such a kick out of small things in life… We trudged, we trudged…

Proceeded through the next 8 km in the deepening gloom. By the first km, it was hard to see the guy in front of you. After the next 2 km, it was pitch black. Just go on and on, following the vague silhouette of the guy in front… hope it’s a person and not something else… We endured, we endured…

Last 4 km. Oh god the pain. Aching muscles. Blistered feet. Abrasions where they hurt… Hobbled back into camp in high spirits, drunk on endorphins, singing (yelling?) at the top of our lungs. Tekong had many new "penguins" waddling around the next few days. We hobbled, we hobbled…

If there's a will, there's a way...

2007-03-03T17:18:00.000+08:00

To push beyond the limits - to strive to improve...
IPPT - Woo Hoo silver (a minimum of C for all). No $100 bonus though =( New records of 12 pull-ups and 2.4 timing of 11min 15 sec. Gonna aim for 15/10+ next, mayhap gold though it will be tough fight (2.4 in 9:44 or less - sick right?).
16 km Route march - an arduous journey, ending with blistered feet. Feeling high and happy after the march even so. Must be an overload of endorphins haha. 24 km next week, the last of the hurdles...
'A' levels - DAMN HAPPY. 4 'A's and a B3 for GP (oh well, its a B but don't look gifthorses in the mouth). Merit for my 'S' paper chem. Oh yea! PSP here I come!!! Happy for my friends too, who did just as well. Congrats guys! Guess the dividends from all that group mugging was well worth the effort =D

The Fruits of Labour are Sweet Indeed...

2007-03-03T16:41:00.000+08:00

Went back to school for the first time in soooo long! Many happy memories, remembering all the times spent mugging – the 2nd floor of the library, the various study benches (especially the one behind the LT), rushed consultations…
Finally time to see if all that hard work paid off. Felt mildly queasy entering the hall. Anxiety, as the names of people with 3 distinctions were displayed on the screen. Stress, as people I knew were called up to take their cert. Fear, as my name was not shown. Spent the next few minutes imagining all the worst case scenarios that could have happened – did I really do that badly for my maths (a subject which I handled with distaste, and went through with nothing more than F's and AO's in the course of my WHOLE JC life) and physics (a paper I thought I screwed up badly)? There were 2 possible scenarios – I really messed up the 2 papers, or a slim chance – that by some "divine intervention", I had somehow managed to score distinctions for those 2 subjects… When only 33 students were mentioned scoring 4 "A"s, my hopes plummeted further. How could I be one of them? The heat was on, the pressure mounting, as one by one, my classmates were called up. Then – jubilation! My name was shown! A break in the clouds, the sun shone through. A bubble burst inside, and I walked up in a daze with the uncontrollable urge to laugh to run to dance with joy… Never did expect it. Never thought I could do it. Never in my wildest dreams had I thought of doing this well. Weeks of hard work had finally paid off, and UNDYING GRATITUDE to those who were with me all those days, those who motivated me, to those who brought me through the darkness and into the light… To you guys who gave me strength, to u guys who fortified my will. THANK YOU!

_do.Ob_r Life so far

2007-02-25T17:37:00.000+08:00

Major events next week....
1)"A" level results - has hard work paid off?
2)IPPT evaluation - duh
3)16 km route march - xiiaaannnnzzzzz
4)OC night - woo hoo party time!

Hurdles cleared
1)4 km route march - a walk in the park
2)6 km route march - good exercise
3)8 km route march - tiring
4)12 km route march - exhausting
5)swim test - fun!
6)live range - marksman! funner! bang bang bang
7)hand grenade throw - funnest! kaBOOM
8)situational test - nice to play, but HATE the mosquitoes there. wonder where i'll be posted.
9)field camp - smelly, literally. 6 days no baths

So many cleared, many many more to go...

And so life goes...

2007-02-16T13:39:00.000+08:00

Breakfast, break;
torture, break;
lecture, break;
torture, break;
dinner, slack, sleep....

sizzling in the sun...

2007-02-11T16:56:00.000+08:00

PT in the scorching sun. Went swimming with XP and YC (small one) today. Skin is turning redder and redder... Spent most of the time coughing and toking cok, rather than swimming. Darn cough. Never seems to go away... Mebbe its becos I indulge too much on chocolates and fried food when I come out. Nice meeting up with u guys, but now in a dilemma. XP is not free on the 19th (mon), and ben is only free on the 19th. How how how........

the changing of rhythms

2007-02-11T10:49:00.000+08:00

Went to sleep at 1am. Woke up at 730. Whatever happened to my 8 hours of sleep a day... o_@ Wanna sleep also cannot sleep. Suviving on only 6 1/2 to 7 hrs of sleep a day only!? On the bright side... more time to play! more time to do all the things I wanted to do...

nEw perCepTIonS....

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

Some things people in the army have said to me...

"Eh boy, got lie about your age anot? 14 years old onli right?"

"Say F@#!. Never hear you say F$#% before leh. Got use vulgarities anot?"

"You look like my younger brother leh!"

"Taking 'O' levels this year ah?"

Sigh. Looking kiddy has its ups and downs =P

and sO it BeGins...

2007-02-10T23:52:00.000+08:00

Thursday!!! 2 MOREDAYS TO BOOK OUT DAY! BUT, there was 2 days of PT first...2 days of PHYSICAL TORTURE. Morning - countless numbrs of push-ups, sit-ups, crunches, jumping jacks, and other funny exercises... arms ache back ache ow ow ow. Afternoon - More PT!!! This time it was all the sprinting (6 X 360 m, 1 min break btwn) followed by the usual push-ups and jumping jacks... helluva climb up to the 5th floor... collapsed in bed.

Friday!!! BOOK OUT TOMORROW! Endured the Ability Broup Run - 15 minof non-stop jogging, think we covered 7 or 8 rounds the track. Intro to SOC the 'playground'. NO FUN DE. Only let us do the wall, paralll bars and jump. No monkey bar, rope, bridge, steps or balancing beam... lower half felt paralysed, all of us couldn't walk properly haha. Limping about carefully...

BOOKUOT BOOKUOT DAY! BOOKOUT BOOKOUT DAY! Had to endure the superboring NE trail at the science center by some ex military officer. Not many (none?) of us could pay attention, everybody's minds were on oing home. Even the sergeant wanted to go home and HECK the tour. O wells. The thing we endure...

Got home and it was SPLURGE, BINGE and STUFF. for dinner, I had French onion soup with cheese croutons for starters, followed by lamb chops, srtawberry milkshake as a side, and BOTH pandan cake and banana split for dessert. blOated @_@

dum dee da da dum...

2007-02-10T23:03:00.000+08:00

Sit test (situational test) was a fun experience, especially the missions... Started off monday morning with a 12 km route march wiv the usual turtle shell etc. First 4 km was xian. Din feel like walking. Next 4 was more bearable, as we ventured into new terrain, some uphills and downhill, pebbles, sand grit. The last 4 was the most fun, venturing onto the reclaimed land. Lush vegetation (of the savannah type, man-high grass -good for ambushes, heh heh) all around, the occasional tree and snake track along the path, trudging under the blazing sun and a long, seemingly never ending dusty road. Set up camp, thankfully in a sheltered glade. Go assigned to carry the LAW (Light Anti-tank Weapon) Recoil-less, smoke-less, flash-less and very quiet, but the stupid thing was 850mm long and weighed 6.3kg. Shoot once then throw away - cannot reload. What a waste of resources. Had to lug the thing around all through sit test and evn guard it at night,on top of my rifle. Luckily none of my weapons were stolen so far, so no guard dty =D Was hell when night arrived. Actual CLOUDS of mosquitoes swarmed about harassing us, all with the cursed ability to pirce through uniforms. However, apparently there are people with blood sweeter than mine, heh heh. just sand next to them and presto! not as bites (okay, I know it was bad, but how else to avoid the dam little buggers?) Discovered a SECRET. Leave a pack of mnms in the sun, and you get a crisp outershell with a little piece of melted heaven on the inside... (M&Ms plain not peanut) mmmmmmmmmm

Tuesday was spent carrying out the "missions", mostly along the lines of navigating obstacles within a time limit, e.g.building a structure to cross a 3 meter gulf (only a 3.5m pole and 4 X 1 m poles provided) in 20 min, climbing a 3 meter high cliff with a singlp 3.2 m pole etc... physically and mentally challenging stuffs that left us all exhausted... went back to my tent only to see what looked like a snake slither under my groundsheet. The cute little thing was onlythe length of my index finger, no thicker than a pencil. More likely a species of legless lizard than a snake. It evade capture and managed to escape... no pet =(

Wendsday was pretty much the same, missions, then back to sweet blessed camp! Bed and rest (or so i thought............)

wOO hOO ^^v

2007-02-03T20:01:00.000+08:00

Back home back home BACK HOME. First things first - a good hot satisfying meal... Ooomph.
Then a PROPER bath. Chargrined to see the scrubbing towel I used turn GREY after my bath.
Atfer that was guzzle guzzle guzzle while I did the stupid homework in front of the comm - 2 thousand word essays on my experiences so far. Doh, even NS has homework...

Saturday spent splurging on food, and shopping for my mp3 player.So hard to find one that runs on aaa batteries. all the advanced models come with in-built (or removable) rechargable batteries, useless to a NS guy like me as no chargers ar allowed in camp and extra batteries cost an arm and a leg. Drawbacks of advanced technology perhaps? Finally settled on a 2GB model from creative (the only brand that I could find with some mp3 players that run on aaa batteries), the MuVo V100, at $149 bucks... about 70% of my first pay of $220 for slacing around in camp for 2 weeks, and torturing for 1 week. Quite a good buy I thought. Wonder what I'll be doing tomorrow...

@_@ pUrgAtORy haS beGuN @_@

2007-02-03T18:22:00.000+08:00

Went back to NS, happy happy, thinking of the slacky life there. Boy was I ever wrong. 'Gentlemen, your 2 weeks of honeymoon has ended. Let the pain begin...'
First thing when I booked in... "BAG INSPECION". Oh sheet. The 15 or so packs of mnm (fun size) in my bag. Somehow managed to stuff it under some clothes, where it escaped notice. Phew. Next time, shall find better hiding places for my food...heh heh.

Day 1 of field camp
Started off the day bright and early at 5am (as usual). think I'm somehow getting accustomed to 6-7 hours of sleep a day only. On the bright side, yay, more time to do stuff. After a hearty breakfast, it was time to sett off for the campsite. With a LOAD of stuff. Helmet - some 2kgs, LBV - with water bottle 1L and 3L waterbag, M16 - 2.85kg, and last but definetly not the least, the turtle shell, packed full as it was and heavier than ever =( Staggered around a bit during the loading, then somehow managed to lug the dam things over the 8 km to the rubber plantation, our campsite. Awesome flora an fauna - spiders as big as 50 cent coins, grasshoppers abound from 1cm to 7 cm, ants allover the place and 15 cm long centipedes. Wish I was there to collect specimens and not do some stupid field camp stuff. First time eating combat rations. Quite okay when hot but (some dishes) really disgusting when cold. Loved the acessory packs with their biscuits, powder drinks and sweets. Unfourtunately, the strangeness of the combat rations led to a little 'incident'. Woke up at 2am in the morning with stomach cramps, and had to trudge the 100 or so meters in the dark for a visit to the laterine. No torchlights allowed...

Day 2 of field camp
Trained in the basic field skills of a soldier today, like the range card, and the various types of crawls and reaction to enemy fire. The range card - a little bit of plastic to doodle on and make your own map of what you can see. The crawls - painful on the elbows and knees. Reaction to enemy fire - drop down on one hand and lower yourself down, akin to one handed pushups... There was also a camouflage test, in which we were given 3 minutes to hide in an area before the commanders came to find us. So fun. Tunneled under some bushes and that was that. Could'nt find me despite being only 3-4 meters away from them haha. Got to cook our first and sadly last hot meal of the camp - I got tomato noodle with chicken! Not half bad, and the milk tea was shoik.

Day 3
Practiced group battle formations in the morning. Learnt the value of good teamwork and cooperation under the “care” of our platoon commander who oversaw our training, as we were made to repeat the drills again and again and again if we did not do it correctly and up to(his high) standard. Packed up the tents and equipment and moved tactically (ie sneaky sneaky while keeping a lookout for enemies that didi not exist) from the rubber to the oil palm plantation, some 2-3 km, thank god this time without the field pack. My poor aching feet with their compound blisters >.< Cold snap at 4-5 am in the morning, where I woke up freezing, despite long pants and sleeves... Colder than my air-con at home.

Day 4
Group battle formations test in the morning, followed by FRESH RATIONS FOR LUNCH AND DINNER!!! Real food never tasted so good, which made me realise how very little I thought of and appreciated civillian food all these years. Sigh. Dug the shellscrape trench in the evening. The results of my hard labour - a hole some 2 m long, 0.5 m wide and 0.5 m deep. Back-breaking work, but fufilling in its own way (I dug the nicest and largest trench, hee hee).

Day 5
Touch up the trench they say, straighten the walls they say, inspect the trench they will, they say. After a cursory glance at our 'graves', they said only one thing - fill it in. OH GAWD. After all that hard work, its not even a half a day before they want us to erase all trace of our efforts, the pain of blood and sweat... o well. Insane they are, they are. Moved on to SISPEC, another 2 km away. Got one of the best sleeping spots near the commanders, within the 'dead zone' and range of their mosquito coils... heh heh.

Day 6
BIC - one word - OUCH. crawling on your elbows and knees for some 50 m, sand in your clothes, rub rub rub = abrasions. Not even this could dampen our high spirits when we heard that we were to book out that very night. Civilisation, here I come......

a sHorT noTe...

2007-01-26T23:50:00.000+08:00

Was a fun 2 weeks in NS. Yes, fun. Never heard of so many ways to use "opening adresses" and "closing adresses", according to the commander. Quite slack so far (the most exercise we did was 2o crunches, 10 push-ups, 10 jumping jacks, some others), but the 1st 2 weeks is supposed to be the "honeymoon week" where no torturing takes place...yet. Its hard getting used to going bed at 1030, waking up at 5 am >.In B(ronco) company platoon 4 section 3 bed 8... the most 'enthu' section of the platoon. 1st to fall in, 1st to fill the bathroom when it comes to bathing time, heh heh. Located on the 5th floor of the building. Top level wih the freshest air... but hell of a climb every time, especially in full gear.
Let's see... quite a nonsense but fun platoon. Other people singing army marching songs during road march and there we are lustily singing chinese songs and golden oldies like 'stand by me', 'lao shu ai da mi', 'tong nian', 'fool again', 'right here waiting', 'qing tian' etc.... u get the picture. wahahaha... funny but FUN =D
The moment I booked out was off to dinnerat the airport with some old 4/1 ppl. Only 4 of us, me, Alvin, Yin Ning and Aud. Alvin still the same as ever, yak yak yak... heh heh. Got his hair braided when we were bored (go see Aud's blog).
O wells. Its off to see Da Gang tomorrow. Supposed to go see museum, but have to book in by 620... Sad...less than 28 hrs out then its back to Tekong, where hopefully hell does not begin. Sunday is 8km route march, followed by a 6 day field camp. 6 days with no baths, digging holes, sneaking around in the dark and crawling in the mud. FUN!? o.O we'll see.
Time to catch up on my sleep... may post mre tmrw...

EmBArkAtiOn oN a nEw jOurNey...

2007-01-11T21:58:00.000+08:00

This'll be the last post for some 2 weeks. Tomorrow is the day of "conscription" into the army...

Was quite a fun day, though a bit short. Met up for dinner with Da Gang at Suntec Kenny Rogers, though Ben took sick suddenly and was not able to make it. Wonder where he got the fever and flu bugs from... heh heh. Anyway, saw xp in his working uniform, and whaddoyaknow, it was a bright, vivid orange, as orange as those T-shirts he is so fond of wearing. Spent the time chatting on all sorts during dinner (pepper wings, macaroni an cheese, coleslaw anna muffin), including work experiences etc. Love the yellow tee XP, thanks =).

Aaannnnndddddd... the list of all the things I'll miss in camp
1) Friends (esp. Ade, Aud, Ben, Cher an XP [Da gang])
2) The Computer
3) My Music
4) My bed, Quilt, PillowS, Bolster
5) The Fridge, just an armspan away
6) Slacking and Stoning in front of the comm
7) Waking up at 7.30
8) Air-Con
9) Going out whenever I feel like it

Sad... I can only think of these 9 things I'll miss. On the other hand, NO MORE BOREDOM, although I dunno if it will be replaced by good or bad... at least Iwon't be atrophying or vegetating or rotting or decomposing or putrefying at home. Keep in touch guys (ps. Alvin. Meet up soon k?). Dun leave me all alone for the next 2 weeks. Feel free to disturb (via sms), though I donno if I'll be able to respond... See U guys soon =P

reVerIEs oF a LuGuBRioUs sOul

2007-01-08T19:55:00.000+08:00

In the land of dreary where vapid minds lie.
One word to tell them all, one word describes them,
One word to say it all and instantly define them.
In the land of dreary where vapid minds lie...

What exactly is the word?...........BOREDOM.

Yup. Sadly, that IS the word that pretty much sums up my activities at home over the last three days. When not listening to music while reading, I'm either playing the comm or playing the PS2...what a life. Computer games have lost their appeal, and the PS2 games just don't cut it anymore. Can't believe I said that, but well... it's the TRUTH. Find myself deviating more and more towards good books and outdoor activities...

Done more biking these last few days than in my ENTIRE secondary and Junior College life combined. And for some obscure reason, it always rains when I go biking. Its always bright and sunny when I depart. BUT. It rained (thunderstorm!!!) when I biked to siglap 2 weeks ago. It rained (downpour!!!) when I biked to Pasir Ris last thursday. It rained (drizzle!!!) when I biked with Aud today. Rain rain rain. Is there a thundercloud following me around?!

Ohya. Finally finished the cover of our book, entitled "The Dreams Of A Tortoise". Paperback copies on sale soon!....Just kidding guys. Will pass you all copies of the book asap, as soon as we find the time to bind and touchup the final edition =)

Why wHy whY...

2007-01-04T19:52:00.000+08:00

Doh. Rainy season is SUPPOSED to be over. But somehow, I keep getting caught inna rain...

>>>The Way There<<<
Went cycling today, with the aim of getting onto the spiderweb (spacenet) at Pasiris Park. Left the house; t'was bright and sunny at 4.15. Disaster struck at 4.30. The sky turned dark and bbbbbrrrrrrrrrrrmmmmmmmmmmmm. It started raining cats and dogs. Lots of earsplitting thunderclaps and dazzling lightning flashes. Took shelter at Tampines Safra, and spent the next half hour of so playing wiv my hp. Could'nt wait, so went off cycling in the light drizzle... Got to Pasir Ris, seeing funny things along the way (e.g.someone tied a NTUC plastic bag on their head in such a way that it resembled a pirate's tricorne hat), and laid eyes on my target: THE WEB!!! Then calamity befell me. It started raining AGAIN. While I was at one end of the park. xiannnnnn. Just as I got there, I had to beat a hasty retreat and take shelter at Downtown east, managing to get there only half soaked... Waited for the rain to stop... AGAIN, den decided to cycle in the drizzle back home.

<<>>
Things went without a hitch, till I reached Tampines Safra. There, the stoopid bike chain disconnected and got stuck. wadderhelllll. Luckily managed to repair it, reconnecting and realigning the chain, first dislodging it with a stray piece of wood (lucky it was lying there onna wet grass) then it was a smooth ride all the way home. Sopping wet tho =P

~_~ hAtE mOsqUitoEs ~_~

2007-01-01T22:56:00.000+08:00

Rainy season is over!!! Gonna miss cycling inna rain tho.

New Year's Day was spent with Da Gang, a night of many first times. The compilation of my first book (a joint effort), 1st time attending a countdown party, 1st time sitting at the Esplanade for 6 hrs doing nothing much but self entertaining e.g. playing "Poke the "angry" Benjamin", 1st time chionging thru the crowds to get to the MRT... a happy fugue...

Its only been 3 days since the end of the rains and there are already 18 bites. Stopped cycling for 15 seconds only to see a cloud (ok, maybe only 15 or so of the little bloodsuckers) of mosquitoes decend onto my legs, resulting in 4 new bites. Wonder wad its gonna be like in the jungles of NS, 11 more days... will i be sucked dry by mosquitoes? Can excessive blood loss be a result of many many many many many mosquito bites? Well, gonna find out soon... =X

AAAaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!

2006-12-13T18:14:00.000+08:00

Ann eets anudder boreing dae spant et hom. Wunder howe manee wyrds kan bee spalt rongly... kontraree too porpular beleef, riting dis entree iz muj hudder dan eye tot. Spant da hole dae watcheeng tee vee, an tinkin orve waze dat er tordisez kan dye, heh heh. Kant stan stayeeng ad hom, dere'z nudding too doo. O wel, ad leas der garnboun eevent iz starding shoon.

>>>Bored bOred boRed borEd boreD<<<

A New Purpose!!!

2006-12-12T15:57:00.000+08:00

Finally got an aim in life! Goanna write a book...but not tellin ya wads the title. Completion date... Boxing Day!!! wheeeheehee... not so bored now...

HaHAhAhAha...

2006-12-11T15:51:00.000+08:00

Went to see the Chinese sin-seh this morning about my ingrown toenail. Just by feeling my pulse, he could tell that i had been eating a lot of fried fish lately =p. So pro. Realigned my 4th and 5th vertebrae by twisting my neck till CRACK, which felt quite more relaxed after the treatment.

About the toe however, the treatment he suggested was hilarious, simply hilaroius. Accordind to him, I was supposed to buy a pig's gall bladder (eewww) and affix it around my toe, like a sock! hahahahahahahahaaaaa... no doubt the bile may be effective in detoxifying the area, but to walk around with a pig's gall bladder around my toe? The idea sent me into paroxyms of laughter. Settled for the more likely herbal concoctions........

Gggghhhhhhaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2006-12-11T08:11:00.000+08:00

This post shall be devoted to the absolute BOREDEM of the past 2 days. Thought it would be days of non-stop fun and outings after the 'A' levels are over, but apparently parents have limits, so I'm spending my time moping about the house thinking of W H A T T O D O T O E N T E R T A I N M Y S E L F . . . (ade an xp, dun even THINK if giving funny suggestions, or u die!). There must be more to life than playing comm games, watching tv and reading books rite? But I just can't seem to find stuff to do widdout da gang... horror of horrors! - even GB is becoming a bit xian, but what else is there to do? Bored bOred boRed borEd boreD!

Some intersting things to note that happened the past few days....

-On the 4th, just a day b4 prom and a day after Hong Kong, a stray cat made itself at home in my backyard, under the gas cylinders. There, it birthed a litter of 2 kittens, then subsequently abandoned them on thursday (evil rite? whadeva happened to maternal instincts?). Now I'm stuck with the 2 little hairballs whose eyes haven't even opened yet, mewling all day long...

-Lost my goggles in Wild Wild Wet. Haha... now got excuse to buy nu ones!

-Gorra new phone! (nah, its just a camera-less one for use in ns)

-Got a new Bike! (Dad cycled all the way home from Carrefour cos he didn't wanna pay $8 delivery charges

I must be super bored to be blogging...bored bored bored bored bored...

BuRnEd AnD bRoWnEd...

2006-12-08T22:02:00.000+08:00

It was the usual GBing with aud and xp this morning. Tho last night's WINNING STREAK didn't continue, it was quite satisfying as we won most of the matches.

Ate with XP, Yan Cheng, Zhen Yee and Ade at white sands for lunch (duh, the Saba sux, dun EVER order it), before heading over to Wild Wild Wet where we met up with Aud. It was a fun filled day trying out all the rides. I especially liked the Samsung one (which involved suicidal plunges down a STEEP gradient), the 6 seater one (Whee whee wheeeee all the way down...) and the River with its current (not to mention flipping people over when they were on their floats, heh heh). The Tsunami pool was cool, but I can still vaguely feel myself bobbing up and down, like the artificial waves ~~~~~~~ Especially liked the giant yakult that would periodically dump its huge load of water (when the bell starts ringing ... choing arrr) onto the willing victims... Thought the dual arial bike ride would be fun, but the moment me and aud started gaining momentum (for an inelastic collision with Xp and Yc =P), it would be "peeeeeeeeep", and we would have to slow down. O wells... perhaps some other plan next time.

Ended off the day with dinner at Bk, with nicely reddening skin.... Despite the rides not being of that much variety, it was still a thoroughly satisfying day spent (better than stoning in front of the comm), tho its not the same with 2 members of Da Gang missing, Benjamin and Cherlyn. Hope u guys can join in next time, and it'll be funner than ever....

PROM NIGHT!!!

2006-12-08T19:51:00.000+08:00

Pre-Prom
Started off the evening waiting for the girls to get ready. Typically, Aud, Ade, Cher took AGES to be ready =P. Was at the lobby at 5 pm, me xp and ben. We were joined by
Desmond's gang a while later (David, Jun Jie, Jaryl, Kwee Haan). Spent the time listening to them toking cok (Jaryl kept saying he was goinna get nosebleeds from looking at the waitresses), telling dirty jokes and catching up . . .

We were finally let into the hotel room after what seemed an eternity . . . . First time seeing the girls all made up, in dresses, make-up, and high heels (only time u'll be taller than me Aud =P ). Wonder how much hair-spray it took to get their hair into that shape tho =X.

Prom
Descended to the pacific ballroom for the dinner (love the exterior bubble lifts). Standard 8 course stuff, like cold dish (see who eat more octopus and rubber bands (jelly fish). . .munch much munch), then shark's fin (rather gluey, the broth), prawns (had to peel for the girls), roast chicken, steamed sea bass (yuck got bone and scales), mushroom and spinach (eeeww), Ee-fu noodles, then some funny chestnut dessert. The entertainment was ok, but didn't like the band music (a bit noisy and discordant for my taste), and the techno/upbeat music wasn't suitable for the dancing we learned . . .

Post-Prom
Next was after dinner photos, where we lost several people several times in the jam packed reception area. By the time we retired to the room (real fun taking photos in the bubble lift as it ascended), it was 1 + am liao. Plans of midnight movies were abandoned (couldn't find any shows), and we spent the night/morning? tramping through the city areas, from Pan Pacific, to marna square, the Esplanade, and the Fullerton, taking various pictures along the scenic route. Must've been agony for the girls in heels. . .Learned to use a digicam and its various night functions for the first time. My first time seeing the sights in the early morning (2-3am). Really enjoyed strolling along the quiet backlit roads, and the lighted buildings. Strangely enough, I was still feeling high and ecstatic despite the late hour (even without coffee and chocolates). When it comes to staying awake, it's the company that matters.

By the time we retired to the hotel room to bath and change, it was already 4 in the morning. Took out the chocolate snowman to eat, where Ade, with her typical violent tendency ripped its poor chocolaty head off . . . haha. While some of them slept (xp, yinsy, zhen yee, david, jaryl) the rest of us (charged up on coffee and chocolate) got embroiled in a pillow fight. The cause? Abduction of Candyfloss, Aud's bear, by Ade and Cher. Bopping each other over the head with pillows suddenly embroiled into a taupoking session the moment I lay down to rest. Despite their (Aud, Ade, Cher, Yan Cheng) best efforts, their combined weight was not enough to hold me down, nya nya =P. The victims were alternated in quick succession, for some reason me being the main target (haha, can't taupok . . . OOoofff. . . me . . . ), with some resting periods between poks. When we were too exhausted to pok each other anymore (the room being a total mess =P ) We settled down for a session of truth or dare. For some reason, Yan Cheng is obsessed with dares involving kissing . . . (btw, u still owe us a dare). After which, the others went home except for Xp, me, Aud, Ade, Cher and Qiu Hui.

We rested for awhile before going swimming ( . . . maybe can't call it swimming - there wasn't much actual swimming involved) at 7 plus in the morning, at the hotel pool. The water was exceptionally cold, but it was not that bad if we were playing vigorous games, like tag, and doing "stunts" like flips (back and forth), pyramids etc. Got out of the pool when we started having sneezing and shivering fits, for a nice hot blessed bath . . .
Got termed "Bathroom Service" ( in lieu of room service ) when I helped the girls Aud, Ade and Cher run their bath. Got revenge by squirting cold water on them, though I made up for it by eventually set up a "Water Fountain" out of some plastic bottles and the sink (genius right?)

Lazed and slacked around the hotel room while waiting for the others to bathe and change, during which I dozed off . . . . . . only to wake with Ade and Cher's feet at my back, almost pushing me off the bed. O well, it was time to migrate, upon which a "territorial conflict" ensued when the natives ( Aud ) refused to share their land. After much pushing, shoving and burrowing ( yes, I know it sounds weird, but there was burrowing ), a compromise was reached, and peace reigned . . . at least for awhile, before another brief pillow-fight and taupoking session erupted when Aud stole my pillow. It was then a quizzing session, where Aud the"Master" displayed her knowledge of nursery rhymes . . . haha, followed by an impromptu K-box session, with Aud and xp being the main participants. By the time Cherlyn's mom came, we were all packed and ready, though we had to tidy up the room a bit before we left (it looked like a war zone) ate at Carl's Jr for lunch, where I shared a meal with Aud. Dunno how XP and Ade can put it it all in . . . We didn't even finish our drink, while they managed to drink 2 full cups each. Wonder what's the capacity of their stomachs . . .

On the train back home . . . still not sleepy. The exhaustion hit at around 8, where I conked out until 8 the next day. 12 whole hours of sleep . . .

Feeling sick and woozy....

2006-12-03T19:25:00.000+08:00

It was a fun 4 days in Hong Kong, what with all expenses covered by my grandad's friend (heh heh). Ate many gastronomical obscienities, like kobe beef (s$180 per 250 grams), matsuzaka beef (s$240 per 250 grams), whole abalone (s$256 per piece), shark's fin, sea urchin (funny yellow goop that didn't taste that bad) etc. @_@!.... Wonder how much we spent on food alone?

Got stricken with FOOD POISONING saturday night. >.<>.<, still feelin a bit lightheaded today, hope I can recover by TUESDAY...

LiFe iS GudD!!!

2006-11-29T07:24:00.000+08:00

Since the 'A' levels, my life has just been one long blur of fUn, Fun, fuN! Has it only been 6 days since the end?

Just realised how out of shape I'm in, with the recent slew of physical activities. Friday was walkin the day away at Vivo city, with the usual gang - Aud, Xp, Ade, Ben, Cher. Ate at Carl's Junior for lunch, and was so full that I didn't needa eat dinner. Walked till I almost dropped, haha. Saturday morning was Tennis, Squash and Table Tennis with Aud, after which ...GUNBOUND!!! for the rest of the day. Ran 3.2 km on Sunday in 20 plus minutes, then couldn't walk straight until monday. Ice skating on monday, from 10 to 3.30. It was the funnest activity by far, but my legs felt wobbly after that. Collected a nice pair of brusies too on my knees (btw Aud, how's ur knees? Mine are ripening to a deep dark purple...) Yesterday went to play Tennis an Squash an Table Tennis with Aud, XP and Cher again. Got another bruise on my left knee....ow ow ow....

Leaving for Hong Kong this morning, be back on Sunday evening. Dun plan anything too fun without me k? Unless u all are willing to do it again...heh heh.

2006-11-26T16:57:00.000+08:00

THINGS WE SAID WE'D DO AFTER 'A's ARE OVER...

-Read finish all the comics in the library(done! Calvin and Hobbes, Foxtrot, Bunny Suicide etc)-Go ice skating(done! cann we do it again, even though I can't walk straight after that?)-Learn how to dance(dun think can le... no time and no means to do it)- Set up guild for gunbound (done! MnMinisM)-Play more gunbound(everyday is play day...haha)- Go Vivo city(did that, but must go again in slippers so can play the wading pool)-Prank Tng(duh, i think skip this one lar. not worth my time.)- Sit in MRT the whole day-XP to date HY-Ben to date Ade-Watch all the dvd's inna school library-Go Ben's house watch '宫'-Kayak-Rollerblade-Bike across singapore-Swim-Squash-Tennis,Table Tennis(numerous times liao. more....)-Badminton-Read-Cable ski/board-Chocolate Buffet-Bowling-Pool-Arcade-Beach Volleyball-Set up Tortoise Land-Shave XP's hair-Science center-Discovery center-Zoo-Celebrate Christmas and trade presents-Speak chinese for 1 day-Horror Movie marathon-K box-

2006-10-29T09:07:00.000+08:00

Aaaarrrgghhhhh!!!!!!!!!

Becoming a mugger...sad anot? Been mugging non-stop the past few weeks, no time to blog. Every day is bright an earli in sch at 7.30, mugmugmug until 6-6.30, with the highly anticpated LUNCH (12.00), TEA (4.00), and home.....

Yesterday was mugging as usual, with Aud, XP and Kwee Haan. Went to White Sands fr lunch, they painted the building blue. Watched in horrified facination as Aud chowed down the 'thunder tea rice set' which (no offensive intent meant) looked like a MARSHY GREEN SWAMP, complete with (1)murky green water - the soup, (2)strange dark green vegetation - bits of masticated looking vege and (3)dark (brown) stuff lurking in the shallows - ikan bilis i think. Couldnt help laughing at XP's exaggerated reations to the soup, the grimaces of 'pain' and his lame jokes/comments? that were funny in a lame sort of way....

Funnily enough, my mum told me i have been mugging too hard - must ease up or come the exams, i will be too tired......!?!? decided to do some light mugging and some heavy slacking/playing today...........................

2006-09-20T19:29:00.000+08:00

Today is the unofficial END of prelims..........
bio p1 and chem s don't count......

.............time to slack and time to play.........
......not that i haven't been doing that lately during the last few days.......
.....(fat?) hope that I can still do reasonably well for prelims...

2006-08-30T18:32:00.000+08:00

Sigh.....plan Failed.

Tried to deliver a letter to Adeline's house, but somehow it didnt get there, and Adeline was oblivious to our efforts... Much time and effort had been taken in the composing of the letters, so please keep them as a memento of the recently deceased plan... our fault or the postman's fault?

Bet U can't see this line clearly and have to highlight it to read it (haha U so kay-po)...

Been mugging (XIAN, but necessary) in school recently. Hopefully, this means less time wasted on trivialities and distractions like watching tv, reading books and the ever seductive COMPUTER GAMES. Wonder if this time round I'll be able to pass all my subjects...

My 1st Posting

2006-08-26T16:41:00.000+08:00

This is the first blog entry in my life. HAHA.
Intresting Things we did 2day.....

train journey to Jurong, composed a letter in CRAYON
train journey back, planned some stuff...heh heh...plan D...
took a bus from Tanah Merah, past Temasek Sec....
found SOMEBODY's house (strangely not anywhere near Kembangan MRT)
PERSONALLY delivered a letter right to the house

Plan D 63% pass

DUH.... Ade didnt even seemed that surprised...looked rather sleepy, den chase us off. No fun one.

Things that went wrong......

took a bit long to fing the house, though better than last week where we walked right past
CANNOT FIND THE DOORBELL...(p.s. Ade, where exactly is your doorbell?)
started drizzling while we were waiting....luckily didnt rain outright...

Oh well. Maybe we'll have better luck for the next prank, no telling when it'll occur and who's the target....heh heh..............................