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Blogger

2009-09-14T15:20:00.001+08:00

I've been putting up with your shitty broken pages for a month now. No changes have been done so I'm ditching you. Goodbye, blogger. Till later.

For those who still read this space, I'm available here.

Finally, I'm going back to camp.

2009-08-31T18:46:00.000+08:00

It's been almost two weeks now and I'm totally not used to the feeling of having to book in. I'm not excited at all but at least I've uploaded a lot of movies and drama series to keep me company. I think my infection's starting to go down. At least food doesn't taste that sour anymore.

Gosh, 4 days in camp. I wonder if I'd go nuts but at least there's nights off tomorrow (I hope).

So, goodbye world. It's time for me to return to Planet Seletar.

Because my friend is not retarded at all.

2009-08-31T17:49:00.001+08:00

sam
how to get rid of my current notebook?

wm
sell lor
or keep
use it as an external hard drive

sam
HAHAHAHAHA

wm
or thumb drive
unique

sam
$1.3k ext thumbdrive
very handy

wm
eh
whose thumb drive can surf net one

BMW 7 series for you?

2009-08-28T00:45:00.001+08:00

Is this even possible?

2009-08-26T21:38:00.001+08:00

Anger fail.

2009-08-25T02:36:00.000+08:00

Freak hand.

2009-08-23T14:53:00.002+08:00

I wonder what my female friends will do with a high-speed robotic hand with three fingers.

So what if?

2009-08-21T12:09:00.001+08:00

As much as I'd want you to tell me the truth, I don't think I can handle it. Priya says I don't deserve the truth. Yeah, I don't. I just hate how I deciphered it so easily.

If only one of us had the guts tonight.
But this is my deathbed, lie here alone.
If I close my eyes tonight,
I know I'd be home.

04:12

2009-08-21T04:11:00.004+08:00

Here I am, at 4:12AM, not feeling too good. I've been tossing around in bed for quite some time now but I just can't seem to knock myself out. Perhaps it's the irregular hours that I've spent sleeping the past two days. The drugs drowsed away the morning and by afternoon, sleep concurs me. And then I have trouble falling asleep at times when I should be.

I wonder how I'd cope when I'm back in camp?

On even more terrible news... My computer is unkind. Ever since the episode where I tried to partition my hard drive and fucked the operating system, the notebook's been giving me problems. I can't connect to the wireless though I just got a spanking new (not to mention ridiculously over-priced) Wireless N modem/router. Sites like Blogger.com and Facebook doesn't load properly most of the time be it on Safari, IE or Firefox.

I have half the mind to reformat this piece of crap you call a notebook and sell it off to a willing buyer to fund a MacBook. I'm so sick of Microsoft so, yeah...

Sharp knife.

2009-08-19T21:53:00.000+08:00

Someone I swore I’d never be
Who trades his dreams for security
Walks this city blindly
Lately it’s a little hard for me to see
Lately it’s a little hard for me to believe

And it’s all disappearing
And it all falls apart
And it seems like the ending
Is a lot like the start

Well nature has its own rules
Like gravity crushing me
And lies, I'm of the memory
Lately it’s a little hard for me to believe
At least you left a mark on me

And I think there’s a reason
At least there’s a sign
And all that we call chaos
I will say it’s by design
But I’m just lying

Surgery blues.

2009-08-19T13:49:00.002+08:00

What's the point of making an appointment when you have to wait at the clinic for more than an hour? I was at the clinic at 910 and had to sit at the clinic all fidgety till 1020 before I was sent into the surgery room. And then even more waiting entailed. I was so tired of waiting I fell asleep on the operating table. Yes, like asleep. My dentist was nice and apologetic about the wait and all but still, I'm not delighted.

So here I am, back from Alexandra after a grueling 4 hours. The actual extraction took only 20 minutes for all your information.

Finally, another extraction

2009-08-18T22:58:00.000+08:00

Tomorrow is my second and final wisdom tooth extraction. I've been postponing this for coming to two months now. At last, I can get it out of my mouth. It's my second time at the dental clinic so I'm not exactly very worried but you know... I am getting a little jittery? Such a wussy, I know.

I'm not in the best of moods today. I can't think well, I slur when I speak, I don't make good jokes, it took so much persuasion for me to teach a campmate how to swim. What is this I'm feeling?

Can you hear me?

2009-08-15T13:36:00.002+08:00

Complicated situations are the makings of
All that's wrong
And I've been standin' in the river of deliverance
Just way too long
There's gotta be a better way for me to say
What's on my heart without leaving scars
So can you hear me
When I call your name

And when you fall apart
Am I the reason for your endless sorrow
There's so much to be said
And with a broken heart
Your walls can only go down but so low
Can you hear me
When I call your name

Love your feet, buy new shoes.

2009-08-12T22:28:00.001+08:00

Boy, am I tired! I combed the entire Orchard Road with CL the entire afternoon because we all need shoes. So I showed him the pair of Zara grey suede that I wanted for myself; which I did not buy because I have a new pair of tigers and another black suede/patent sneakers. Personally, I think it's simple, but an interesting colour. CL got it.

We were not done. The target to meet for today was two pairs of shoes. So we hunted longer. CL wants black shoes but none was an eyeful at Star Three Sixty. Finally, after an hour or so of walking around in my new shoes (which were hurting like fuck), we stumbled upon a pair of black leather lace-up sneakers from Fred Perry. Fred Fucking Perry CL bought. Great!

I see that CL has moved up the metrosexual ladder from the Adidas basketball shoe wearing boy to the navy fabric boat shoe, zara suede and fred perry young adult.

I did not buy anything today. How proud am I of myself? Stay tuned to the next episode of boys gone shopping. Coming to you next pay day.

Some people's got a lot of nerve.

2009-08-12T13:17:00.010+08:00

Dinner at Crystal Jade last night was not fantastic. I swear they were topping up our steamboat pot with plain water. The stuff they had were quite limited and the soup is rather plain. In short, I didn't like it but I had loads of fun with my camp mates as usual.

The highlight of last night was when I asked one of the waitresses if she could replenish the toilet paper supply that ran out. She said, "测纸完了就完了." (which translates to if we ran out means we ran out). I was so pissed I said I wanted to see her manager and she says their manager is off. So I grabbed someone in a coat over and then she says she was kidding. Such a filthy lie.

I'm not your toy.

2009-08-12T12:47:00.001+08:00

Love, love hides in a smoky light
And I can never find the truth
Girl, your touches leave me mystified
And I wish I could believe in you

Yes it's all false love and affection
You don't want me
You just like the attention
Yes it's all false love and affection
You don't like me
You just want the attention

Post NDP

2009-08-10T12:37:00.000+08:00

It's not easy staying awake from 2am till 12am the next day with hardly any sleep the previous day. Yes, that was how tough NDP was. I'm so thankful I'm gone come December and don't have to do any of this again. It was a great experience and we got to see fireworks at a pretty good angle, but, but.. I stupidly left my camera in the car and didn't managed to snap anything. In fact, I didn't even take any substantial pictures worth posting the entire day(s).

Shitty, yes.
Tired, yes.
Needs some social life today, yes.

Weird dream

2009-08-04T11:18:00.002+08:00

I had a weird dream last night. My friends, namely Priya, Mavis and Adeline were going to Vietnam for a holiday and I actually sent them all the way from Singapore to the fishing village they were visiting. Then I flew back to Singapore and joined them again hours later. I know it's very lame!

And for the record, I had outrageously coloured hair. I think I was finally platinum blonde.

Movies

2009-08-03T21:07:00.000+08:00

I need to watch more movies. I think it's been a month since I last watched any. I don't want to have to add more titles to the list of movies which I missed screening and have to wait for DVD releases. Recently added to the list are I Love You, Man, Duplicity, Harry Potter and many many more. I need to catch Bruno, The Hangover, Fighting and GI Joe!

I got growin' up to do.

2009-08-02T12:19:00.003+08:00

Alcohol brings out the worse in me.

Let me try to recall what happened last night.
I had a wonderful dinner and an amazing french chocolate cake.
Then I had a beer with Luisa and Kenneth.
Then I had peach bellini with Betty, Pam and Greg.
Then I had a jug of vodka.
Then I mingled with some friends.
Then I had another jug of vodka.
Then I remember some champagne.
Everything hereafter, I can't recall.
According to Shawn, I had a waterfall? WTF?
Shitty things happened. I think I drunk dialed a friend.
My liver should be 1/4 the size it was before I started alcohol overindulgence.
I need a break.
I can't even type coherently so we all know it's bad.
I'm going into exile so Weiming, you need to find yourself another clubbing buddy.
And yes, I'm gonna keep to this birthday resolution.
This lifestyle is too tiring.
And at this rate, I should be dead in 5 years.
My family tells me I need to grow up and be more mature.

i'm only a boy in a story

2009-08-01T11:04:00.003+08:00

Last Saturday was spent with Priya, Ade, WM and Jac. We had hell a lot of drink and I was so sloshed by the end of the night but that's not the important part. Ade brought her film camera out for snaps and I especially like this shot because the side looks somehow torn off. I seldom take a liking for imperfection but with so much of not much going on, imperfection works fine for me, for now.

I cannot wait to call you
And tell you that I landed somewhere
And hand you a square of the airport
And walk you through the maze of the map
That I'm gazing at
Gracefully unnamed and feeling guilty for the luck
And the look that you gave me

Pop trash dissected

2009-07-23T16:20:00.004+08:00

Pop trash is not pop trash if they don't sing about sex. Let's take a look at 10 random pop songs and see if they make status of trash. It's more of my futile attempt to humour.

Britney Spears - Get Naked [I Got A Plan] - Need I say more?

Lady Gaga - Disco Stick - I bet her daddy's stick is what she's singing about.

Katy Perry - I kissed a girl - And she likes it. Lesbian frolicking much?

Ida Corr - Ride my tempo - Sure, I like tempo missionary too.

Kat Deluna - Whine up - It's about her whining? I don't like whiners in bed.

Madonna - Give it to me - Not suggestive at all. Really.

Cascada - Fever - She's in heat.

Christina Aguilera - Dirrty - Filthy..

Nelly Furtado - Maneater - Yeah, eat that meat! Rare for you Ms Furtado?

Rihanna - Umbrella - Unexpected? No, she sings "cum into me" remember?

Technology

2009-07-23T02:04:00.003+08:00

We all associate cashless transactions to electronic payments like credit or debit card. Now, we are entering an age where we have biometric payment systems where you pay using your fingertips. Cool stuff huh?

Emergency Contraception Blues

2009-07-22T12:07:00.002+08:00

Facebook is a great social networking site. It updates your friends about your going-ons and vice versa. You find friends whom you've lost contact with over the years as you've graduated from high school, polytechnic and moved on to the other phases of life. It's great but somehow quite abrasive when you realise your friends don't invite you to gatherings anymore.

High school was fun, polytechnic was bearable given a few individuals and the swim team. I mean I've made a lot of friends but I have an issue keeping them. I've realised that spreading your attention so thin on all your friends just doesn't make them feel special like they should. So I focused my attention on very few. This is great judging from the relationships with those close to me now but I feel there are many people whom I should have kept closer. Maybe my formula was wrong.

You know, it'd be nice to stop procrastinating and push all my commitments away for one good gathering. Who's up?

AudioSelects

2009-07-22T00:31:00.004+08:00

I just got my hands on Daughtry's new album. It's great. You know how you sample albums and delete off iTunes whatever you found distasteful to the palate? I only deleted one song off the my iTunes.

And Bombay Bicycle Club is slamming on my speakers now.

Florence + The Machine

2009-07-20T19:03:00.005+08:00

You might think this is a very bizarre song but that's the kind of music I like. This video, though, is fucking hilarious because it's so terribly done. Have a good laugh but enjoy the music.

Dinner today is of sweet potato leaves fried in sambal and sunny side ups. It's been so long since I had any good home cooked food becaues I've been eating out so much.

Monday

2009-07-20T10:39:00.002+08:00

Feels great to wake up from my own bed on a Monday. I think the quilt really makes the bed very comfortable. The ruffling sound it makes when I roll about (very minimally since it's only a single bed) is very soothing.

Over the weekend, I learnt of this site Playlist.com. And not to mention Engadget and Listverse. Very cool websites.

Going back to camp tonight but I'm off on Wednesday. That means I'd be home for Tuesday night. Can't wait.

The past week

2009-07-19T22:55:00.006+08:00

The past week in camp isn't at all plesant. Firstly, being in camp for a full week is shitty. I had range on Friday and that stretched till very late. Meaning to say I only booked out on Saturday morning. We are not compensated in any ways for it eating into our weekend. What I hate about the range is that it's always a full day event. That literally translates to a lot of sweat, some individuals smelling pungent, and no showers for those who enjoy them.

Spent the evening with Pree as usual. I got another tarot reading. I really won't divulge the details here but it's quite an insightful reading. The weekend has passed in a flash as usual. I can't wait to get out of the army.

My birthday is coming but it being so near national day, I have a lot of duties and it's impossible to get away from army and celebrate some me time. I've always spent my birthdays quietly except last year when I tried to throw a party since everyone said I should for my twenty first. What I've concluded from last year's celebration is that I'm not a good party planner. I'm sticking to celebrating it silently this year.

Life has gotten so rotten ever since I enlisted.

Colorless Color..

2009-07-12T21:47:00.003+08:00

The yellowed page of the books and books I'd forgotten that I had
These paperbacks they know their age they smell of weight and time that's resting warm
The opened box beside the endless box parade that haunts my house
Is fit to split with photographs that tell the wanderlust of years smashed on to years

When all this actual life played out
Where the hell on Earth was I?
I rack my brains but it won't come

Through water damaged bloodshot eyes
The fleeting triumphs, brazen lies
All seem to mingle into one

I read your name under words in your elegant hand you probably don't mean now
I fold the letter and think of a million and one things that I could have done different

Please just take these photos from my hands

and so i'm frozen in this town

2009-07-06T23:31:00.000+08:00

Another long summer's come and gone
I don't know why it always ends this way
The boardwalk's quiet and the carnival rides
are as empty as my broken heart tonight

But I close my eyes and one more time
I'm spinnin' around and you're holding on tightly
The words came out, I kissed your mouth
No 4th of July has ever burned so brightly

And for the tiniest moment it's all not true

2009-07-06T18:07:00.001+08:00

You could be happy and I won't know
But you weren't happy the day I watched you go

And all the things that I wished I had not said
Are played in loops 'till it's madness in my head

Is it too late to remind you how we were
But not our last days of silence, screaming, blur

Most of what I remember makes me sure
I should have stopped you from walking out the door

You could be happy, I hope you are
You made me happier than I'd been by far

Somehow everything I own smells of you
And for the tiniest moment it's all not true

Do the things that you always wanted to
Without me there to hold you back, don't think, just do

More than anything I want to see you
Take a glorious bite out of the whole world

Backdated pictures

2009-07-04T00:12:00.006+08:00

Of the platoon cohesion that happened at Choop's very big place in Thomson.

The usual suspects. What fun is there without us?

Strict adherence to the theme please. Alma mater.

And what's a BBQ without fresh fruit prepared with a lot of effort!

Lu + Jac '09

2009-06-20T15:32:00.004+08:00

The food at the potluck last week at my dear big sister's. I made the munchies with egg mayo and tuna mayo wasabi toppings. There was definitely too much food.

Someone made muffins but no one will steal the show from the passion fruit meringue that Jason and Sami got. All time favourites, both the muffins and the cake. The muffins are a little wetter and not flaky enough for me but I still enjoyed them.

Well, nothing beats the warmth of friends whom you love for the entire evening. Two thumbs up.

Potluck

2009-06-14T13:05:00.003+08:00

I've been looking forward to today ever since Jac started planning for the celebration last week. Because tonight, we're celebrating Luisa and Jac's birthdays with potluck. I'm excited about Priya's grandma's curry, passionfruit meringue, mac 'n cheese, duck, some other stuff and chapagne. Whee!

Photos of Nihon

2009-06-14T10:23:00.007+08:00

The view from our room in Tokyo. In the morning, students can be spotted playing tennis and other sports on the really huge playing court.

And this' how the lobby/reception area looks like

Our first day there after touching down and having lunch with another certain Mr. Tan, we spent two hours walking out of the neighbourhood to Roppongi Hills and Tokyo Midtown.

And on the second day, we took a scenic tour by foot from Harajuku to Meiji shrine. The morning air was so refreshing and the place, so beautiful.

And we were so lucky to see three marrying couples that day!

And after that morning walk, it was shopping, shopping shopping all the way!

Day 7 was spent sight-seeing. We had sushi breakfast at Tsukiji fish market for starters and visited Senso-ji temple where we made some prayers for ourselves and family. The pictures for day 7 isn't post-worthy as it was a rainy morning and all there is on film is canvas, unbrella and covered stalls.

I must say these photos taken with the Vivitar are really cool. I like how all of them turned out so retro with that natural soft surround effect. The only pity, it isn't armed with flash so in poor light conditions, you're only wasting film.

Nihon!

2009-06-01T15:26:00.003+08:00

Hi guys, I've touched down safe in Singapore from Tokyo and almost 24 hours have passed and I have not developed any symptoms of H1N1; that is to say I have no fever or flu. My throat feels funny though, probably from the weather difference here. In Japan, the average temperature is 22deg. I did not break out a drop of sweat while shopping and that has to be the highlight of the entire trip apart from the amount of money spent! I know some of you are excited to see photos from my trip but my computer is screwing with me and I can't seem to run ActiveX on IE nor JavaScript on FF. Sucks to be me right now. I'm leaving the massive uploading for this weekend (or when my computer is in a better mood).

I do not want to list the things that I bought or ate cos I don't know where to start. The list is too exhaustive. I just know that I had to fill my bagpack and tote bag with clothes so that my check in luggage wouldn't be overweight (like I am). Managed to barely go under 25KG with my fingers crossed. Heaved a sigh of relief and reluctance to leave Tokyo but here I am back to reality.

BBQ + Japan

2009-05-22T10:34:00.006+08:00

The cohesion on Tuesday went really well. Though Junhao and I had really slight disagreements on how we should do certain things, the turn out was eventually great. The whole process of preparing the foods with the entire gang was damn fun! 10 people wrapping this that in aluminium foil, washing seafood and cutting in the two kitchens. There were prawns, mussels, bacon, mushrooms, corn, sweet potato, chicken chop, dory fish, squid, sausages, crab sticks, and like so many other stuff I lost track. Thankfully Choops has a fucking huge house with two kitchens!

The ORDed Raymond, ORD-ing Cai and reallocated LTA Wu says they really appreciated our effort and well wishes. My PC and PS is very satisfied and thanked us personally for the effort. I had a lot of fun and I know everybody else did as well, though the BBQ took a while to kick off. The dedicated photographer says pictures by Monday. Oh, and I think everyone is very kind, there weren't any negative comments on the farewell video I did. Phew!

Anyway, the cohesion was a huge success and I was so tired from the organising and everything that I had to rest a few days to blog about it. Also, I was busy packing for my Japan trip. My first time to Japan and thanks to the H1N1 virus, my friend and I spent a bomb on precautionary actions. Like N95 masks, sanitizers, etc. Anyway my flight is at 22:40. Can't wait! Be back end of the month!

Good day

2009-05-14T23:30:00.002+08:00

Samuel and Junhao are the trusted men to plan cohesion. That is tested and proven. Though it's damn fucking tiring planning and putting the entire plan into action and sourcing for stuff, it is worth it if everybody enjoys themselves at the end of the day.

Finally, you open up to me. It's great to know that you're sharing with me what's going on at work. I'm glad I can be that listening ear...

Ocean Wide

2009-05-11T15:28:00.000+08:00

Things were said
Words that we try to forget
Its so hard I admit
I know we make mistakes
I see through all the tears
And thats what got us here

Days like this
I wish the sun wouldn't set
I don't wanna forget
What made us feel this way
You see through all my fears
And thats what got us here

Brothers and Sisters

2009-05-08T12:51:00.004+08:00

I'm finally catching up on Brothers and Sisters where I left off when I first enlisted. I'm now at season 3 and it's so so amazing. I mean you might think that it's nothing but just some family drama bull but I think that it's meaningful how love is present in so many instances and how it can deliver the family through some of the nastiest situations. I mean at season three there are no repetitive storyline nor boring, as compared to Gossip Girl which is starting to piss me off and Greys Anatomy which I've given up at season 3.

If you haven't heard or watched any of Brothers and Sisters, time to start now!

Still...

2009-05-07T11:58:00.001+08:00

I remember honey lips and words so true
I remember nonstop earthquake dreams of you
You're coming on fast like good dreams do
All night long

Still can feel you kiss me love
Still can see your brown skin shine, shine
Still can feel you kiss me love
Come on and drive me wild

I remember hearts that beat,yeah
I remember you and me
Tangled in soft warm sheets (for hours)

Still can feel you kiss me love
Still can see your brown skin shine, shine
Still can feel you kiss me love
Come on and drive me wild

Stomach Flu

2009-05-05T21:39:00.003+08:00

I didn't manage to get my wisdom teeth on the right upper lower molar taken out today because I was deemed unfit for surgery. I was running a fever of 38.6 deg Celsius, low BP, diarrhea, dizzy spells, vomiting and nauseated. I had to reschedule my surgery to June considering that all other available dates were too close to my Tokyo trip.

I'm still feeling a little light-headed from the low BP and joints are aching but glad that it's way better than on Monday night when I could hardly walk out of camp to grab a cab. I'm on MC until the rest of the week. In case you're about to say, "Lucky you!", let me just say you wouldn't want to go through what I am going through.

No oily, spicy food. No milk. No alcohol. It sucks that I like all of the before-mentioned! Oh well more macaroni soup and much-detested porridge.

Angles and devils

2009-04-27T18:28:00.002+08:00

To protect the identity of the under mentioned friend, all names are fictitious

RR says:
oh ya
angles/devils looks nice!
i meant the upcoming movie
or was it shown already?

s.csb // wolfgang amadeus says:
ANGLES and devils?

RR says:
yeh

s.csb // wolfgang amadeus says:
ANGLES?

RR says:
NOONO!!

s.csb // wolfgang amadeus says:
angles and devils will be science fiction horror
lol

RR says:
hahahahaha

s.csb // wolfgang amadeus says:
angels and devil? not angels and demon?

RR says:
-____-
-.-
okay.. SKIN ME

Come what May

2009-04-27T13:20:00.003+08:00

It's been a while since I last read my own space and it's certainly due to the lack of content! April is coming to an end and this Friday would mark the begining of another month and the end draws near. A delighted end, that is, ORD. Well, it's still 7-8months away so let's just chuck that thought aside and not get all too excited for now.

My wisdom tooth wound is healing very well except that food gets trapped in it after meals. I can feel it slowly closing up though. I'm praying for another speedy recovery after my other surgery on the fifth and this time, no prawns after extraction. I was stupid enough to neglect the fact that I need to shun away from seafood with an open wound the last time.

What excites me about May, is definitely not surgery, not the green light to start clearing off days but a Tokyo trip! My long-awaited holiday! The initial plans were to go to Bali for a beach getaway and some sun/spa but got deviated because of Garuda Airline's incompetency. Seems like I'm going to visit another city after all. It might not be all relaxing; instead a lot of walking, sight-seeing and hustle/bustle involved but heck, IT'S JAPAN! I'M GONNA LOVE IT! I'm taking off twenty-second night and coming back on the thirty-first evening. I foresee May passing by in a flash.

Well I stand at the crossroads
Of highroads and lowroads
And I got a feeling it's right
If it's real what I'm feeling
There's no makebelieving
The sound of the wings of the flight of a dove
Take it away
Don't look down the mountain
If the world isn't turning
Your heart won't return anyone anything anyhow...
So take me don't leave me
Love will come through it's just waiting for you

THANK YOU DEAR PC

2009-04-18T13:55:00.002+08:00

Jingkang says:
hahah i had tt tot
after etep
redcon 1 we go open table or sth
den whole pl go
s.csb // anybody has FRIENDS DVD to loan? says:
yah then you treat
Jingkang says:
1 bottle can
s.csb // anybody has FRIENDS DVD to loan? says:
im totally logging this
Jingkang says:
den we all chap in
plz include the redcon 1 part
whole pl u tink who will go?
s.csb // anybody has FRIENDS DVD to loan? says:
hmmm not much
a lot of ppl don't drink
Jingkang says:
haha
so after etep lah
like pl cohesion
s.csb // anybody has FRIENDS DVD to loan? says:
so thanks for the treat in advance
Jingkang says:
lol
np

Poison!

2009-04-16T20:51:00.003+08:00

The pain has gone down and I can slightly chew on minced pork. Just one dumb thing I did though. To include minced prawns into my mian xian just now. I'm supposed to avoid seafood because of the open wound. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

No doubt having nothing to do is boring, I'm enjoying the whole idea of not being in camp. This rocks!

PAIN!!

2009-04-15T23:02:00.003+08:00

I just finished swallowing some porridge and this certainly feels like shit. I hope that this liquid diet can take a few centimetres off my waist. That aside, I'm in fucking a lot of pain! It feels as if the painkillers are useless? I've decided to ditch them and take Panadol Extra instead. So, I'm on MC till Monday. A lot of time to kill.

Anybody has the F.R.I.E.N.D.S DVD that I can borrow? I wanna rewatch from Season 1.

Only you

2009-04-13T20:26:00.000+08:00

Well, I know there’s a reason
And I know there’s a rhyme
We were meant to be together
That’s why
We can roll with the punches
We can stroll hand in hand
And when I say it’s forever
You understand

That you’re always in my heart
You’re always on my mind
And when it all becomes too much
You’re never far behind
And there’s no one that comes close to you
Could ever take your place
‘Cause only you can love me this way

Computer

2009-04-11T22:55:00.003+08:00

Oh did I yak to you about my new computer? My mom rocks! She bought me a new laptop supposedly for this year's birthday but the present came early because she wanted to cheer me up a little sooner. We all know army sucks and is depressing..

So, I have a 14.1" notebook, 2.4GHz Intel Centrino 2 processor, 4GB of RAM, a not so fantastic Intel graphics accelerator but works fine since I don't game (yet), 320GB hardrive, 1.3megapixel inbuilt camera, in-built Altec Lansing speakers, Super DVD RW drive with LightScribe, runs on Vista Home Premium. In terms of looks it's not a head turner but performance wise, she's getting the job done and double quicktime and doesn't lag when I run multiple memory intensive applications. I LOVE MOM, and the new notebook. Did I mention it's half the weight of my previous notebook?

Long weekend

2009-04-11T09:21:00.002+08:00

Long weekend with no duty. Best time to catch up with everybody!

Japanese dinner on Thursday evening at The Cathay. My second time there and I'm still impressed. Dinner was good but nothing beats the company. Two thumbs up.

Thursday night drinking and a ltitle clubbing with Jac and Jake. I realised I havent seen Jac for the past three months and Jake, only twice within the same time period. It's great to see your close friends. Thumbs up.

Friday afternoon was spent at Funan Digitall Mall and 20minutes in my cousin's shop getting my laptop. My mom bought me a little gift. Two thumbs up.

Simple dinner in the evening at Tiong Bahru Plaza. Food wasn't fantastic. Company's still good. Two thumbs up.

Movie with Luisa, Kenneth and some of his friends. Fast & Furious 4. Fast cars, money, drugs, booze. Managed to convince Ben that it's alright to watch this instalment without having to watch 1,2 and 3. It's been equally long since I last saw Luisa as well since her exams are around the corner. Anyway it's her last bout of exams and she's done with her degree. TWO THUMBS UP.

Saturday 1130am, haircut. Really need one as my hair is getting out of hands. Unkempt, untidy and too thick. Thumbs up.

No plans for the rest of the weekend. Not so thumbs up.

Are the lines down?

2009-04-02T22:25:00.000+08:00

I had a nightmare
I lived in a little town
Where little dreams were broken
And words were seldom spoken
I tried to reach you
But all the lines were down
And soon the rain began to fall
On this little town...

The little people had very little left to say
Their words had all been shortened
It didn't really seem important
And I had a feeling that you were very far away
But then a little voice inside me say
You'll never get away from here...

Embrace Braces

2009-03-31T17:48:00.004+08:00

I have a braces consult on Monday. Though I'm quite against the idea of sticking metal into my mouth and stretching my mouth more than it should be, my family and I agree that it's only good for me. I either spend the money now on braces or spend the money later due to complications. Yes, you've probably never noticed that I have crooked teeth? I have my thick bottom lip to thank for that! It hides my bottom row of teeth very neatly but lately, after consults from three different dentists, one private, one from the polyclinic and the last from Alexandra Hospital, I'm convinced there's a need to embrace braces.

I'm also told that the teeth needed to be extracted prior to putting on my braces can be done together with my wisdom tooth, to save time and trouble. So that's why my dentist was so eager to fix an appointment with the orthodontist for a consultation. For the vocabulary-challenged (like me before my dental earlier), Orthodontics = branch of dentistry for correction of irregular teeth (by braces).

Please please please, do not laugh at me if you see me with braces the next time. It's not that funny when the joke is on me, alright?

Globetrotter?

2009-03-21T16:45:00.002+08:00

Revisited my thoughts of completing my degree part-time while working here and then pack up and leave to work overseas. Where would be good? London?

New Music

2009-03-21T12:03:00.001+08:00

In order left to right, White Lies (To Lose My Life), Chromeo (Fancy Footwork), Bishop Allen (Grr), Neko Case (Middle Cyclone)

Cohesion

2009-03-20T12:29:00.005+08:00

Once again, Junhao and I have been put in charge to plan the cohesion. After much research, we finally found a place that's cheap, air-conditioned and offers a buffet spread. Located at 22 Boon Keng Rd, Ban Heng restaurant charges merely $20 for their ala-carte buffet. Personally, I like their appetizers and that's about it. Can't really expect much with that price tag as well, can we?

And the crazy bunch that tormented the waiters/waitresses and other patrons. We had so much playing with cameras and doing stupid things. We actually did our own cover of the Visa Ad but I will not post it here. It's funny, but it's not the sorta video you post on your blog that's open to public. That said, here are some shots. More on facebook.

I'm your hostage of love

2009-03-19T16:52:00.000+08:00

Now like a madman
I give my laurels to you
And like a hero
Forsake my trophies for you
Though a disciple of this devil
That is in our blood
Am I not also
Your hostage of love?

Camp again.

2009-03-15T19:46:00.002+08:00

This marks the end of another weekend and I'm bound for Seletar once again. The heart is heavy but at least it's a short one. Having cohesion dinner at Rice Table @ International Building this Thursday. No range, no IPPT so I'm hoping that it'd be a slacker week for all of us.

It was a good weekend though I wish it could be a better one. I'm just so damn tired and drained.

Saturday

2009-03-15T11:10:00.004+08:00

Late lunch at Aston's and dessert at TCC. Grilled fish with herb was pretty good though I have to say that mine was drenched in too much sauce. Personally, I like the pasta salad and BBQ beans. Two mains with 4 sides downed with a jug of root beer costs barely set us back by 22bucks! I like cheap and good food! But the queue is always so long. I was pretty lucky as there was no throng of hungry people outside the eatery.

After that was dinner to celebrate my grandma and mom's birthday at King's Hotel at Tien Court Restaurant. My uncle managed to get a private room and we had a 12-course seafood dinner. No photos of food as I thought it'd be rather rude to be snapping pictures away. It's quite the formal dinner with waitress portioning and serving.. But, I have pictures of my little cousin Christie, who's already so pretty at age 7!

Curry Flavour, Stamford House & Ikea, Queensway

2009-03-08T18:50:00.005+08:00

Weekends!

2009-03-06T22:39:00.001+08:00

The week has passed rather quickly. With an exercising coming up, we've stepped up our training. I'm burnt out, by the sun and from all the training. I'm a little reddish and I know I shouldn't be awake at this hour but hell, it's the WEEKENDS! Just a short update on what has been going on.

Deep fried stuff at Foo Kee Famous Deepfried. I'm not entirely sure if it's famous but definitely mouth-watering. Stuffed tau pok with fish paste and beansprouts is a must-try; crispy and juicy within. Accompanying these sinful deep fried whatnots was char kuay teow (which I devoured before any snaps could have been accomplished). All these great food conquered at Zion Rd Hawker Centre. Which is a great place to have dinner after a movie.

Which is what I did! Caught He's just not that into you, a feel-good chick-flick. Nothing beats a good movie after being caught up in camp for so long. Makes me want to watch Love Actually again. If you have no clue, I'm a sucker for romance/comedies and if you'd care to know, I hate horror and gore. Which explains why the only movie of that particular genre I watched in 2008 was Saw V. I'm pinning for none this year. That was last weekend and to mark the beginning of another great weekend, I present, EXOTIC chocolates from Chocolate Research Facility.

I only tried the Longan Skin with Pumpkin Seed and Sichuan Pepper. I liked the Longan but not the pepper. Honestly, I couldn't taste the pepper at all. Cocoa, sugar and milk is too over-powering for pepper. Fruity and alcoholic chocolate is definitely a go.

That much said, I'm hitting the pool on Sunday to even out the uneven tanlines that I've gotten from all that training under the sun. Oh, and since Tuesday, today is the first day we don't see any rain after a scorching morning/afternoon. I hope that will be the case as well on Sunday for the sun-deprived individual.

Obsession Kills

2009-02-25T09:47:00.001+08:00

Thanks to some assholes who're obsessed with their PSPs and other media device, we've all our PSP and MP4 devices confiscated till Friday. These assholes refused to sleep after lights out timing and got caught by several officers while playing PSP. Seriously, we all know if we don't sleep when we ought to, we'll get our nuts kicked! Dumb dipshits. I think someone injected mercury or magnesium into their brains while they were sleeping. That said, I'm thankful for bringing my iPod nano instead of video in. Or else, it'd be gone like the intelligence of these dimwits.

Saturday

2009-02-21T21:50:00.006+08:00

I had a good day hanging out with Priya and then Hongzheng after which. It was a good day and all but it could really be better. I'm out of camp after so long and it feels damn good to sleep on my own bed once again.

Sheesh, I'm feeling really needy right now so I'm gonna just end here. Good Saturday evening to you guys.

On the sidenote, I really like this bag!

Link:
http://www.fredperry.com/index.asp >> Men's >> Accessories >> Page 3

Ashes to ashes?

2009-02-16T06:28:00.000+08:00

Being quite disconnected from current affairs and wordly news, it took me really long to learn about the Australian bush fires that's causing the haze and heat wave. The idea of swimming, tanning and training under the sun is like piercing yourself with satay sticks and then setting your body on the charcoal stoves, slowly roasting yourself to halal goodness. To serve with ketupats, sliced cucumber and onions. That, is too nice an image. I think the heatwave is too much to bear. If you're fantasizing about waking up to fresh morning air, I'm sorry, fresh air was so last season. I'm kinda pissed how everybody else has it good when it comes to destroying the environment.

Fucked up weather aside, the week is finally over and I cleared another two of my extra duties. I have three more to go. I feel like I've been really philanthropic donating myself to duties to free the others. I swear that's all the extra duties I'm gonna incur for the rest of the year. I'm ten months away from that prized pink identity card and as much as it's impossible, I'd like to enjoy what's left of my service.

Last weekend, I finally visited the Carnivore at VivoCity and I thought it was a little disappointing. They jacked up the price by five dollars just cos it was Valentine's day! But that's not the the worst of my Saturday. Getting a table at Serenity took ten minutes. Ordering a beer because they were understaffed took another ten. Fifteen minutes elapsed, I saw no beer, and couldn't manage to order my meal proper even. Enraged, we stomped out of Serenity without canceling our beer order. Twenty-five minutes of the lack of Serenity!

The bitter end

2009-02-12T07:41:00.000+08:00

Deeply, I feel terrible about my drunkard stupor on two occasions and the mess that it entails. The consequences still haunt me and I feel like a fun-spoiler. And because of that, I'm swearing off excessive alcohol for a while. Likely a really long while. My liver needs a break. I need a hold on my temper. And I really need to get out of the SAF quick. This place drives me nuts and sometimes I get swallowed whole by my overworked mind. I do agree that I worry about some of the most unnecessary stuff but I don't know how to clear my head. I really need my sleep back. I need a comforting hug. And I need some redeeming.

Nacissism Co.

2009-02-07T21:49:00.003+08:00

Finally finally, found some time to make an appointment with Dave for my haircut. Priya got a trim as well. Finally I can see the shape of my head again. My hair was literally a Bush and since Obama has officially taken over business. I'd like to rip off Veet's ad, GOODBYE BUSH!

Tossed fish salad!

2009-02-01T19:11:00.003+08:00

Today happens to be the 7th day of the lunar new year, which means its 人日, which translates to everybody's birthday! We had tossed fish salad chinese style and it's quite special because my family never had this tradition. I was the one who suggested to have it as it signifies unity and together-ness in the family. Something every family ought to have.

Apart from the really yummy tossed fish, I find today really really special. No point telling you as it probably doesn't mean anything to you. I know this sounds a little too mysterious and all but hell, I like to keep it this way!

On other news, Aqualung and Bird And The Bee's new albums are not fantastic. Didn't really like it. I just got my hands on Tina Dico's Count To Ten. It's a really good album to be playing in the evening. More music updates on Wednesday night when I book out! I'm on leave Thursday and Friday! WHOOOPIE!

Electric Hearts!

2009-01-30T22:35:00.003+08:00

Electric Hearts - Cash Cash

Throw your hands to the sky like your flying
Throw your hands in the air cause we'll shake it up tonight
Hot hot like a fire
When electric hearts, collide

Acceptance

2009-01-30T21:48:00.001+08:00

So the first few days of the Lunar New Year has passed. It was an alright new year just that I think my brother has really taken a huge step to come over to my place for visiting. I think the lesson to be learnt for this new year is acceptance.

Mraz in Rotterdam

2009-01-27T14:13:00.003+08:00

Damn, I should be so lucky
Even only 24 hours under your touch
You know I need you so much
I cannot wait to call you
And tell you that I landed somewhere
And hand you a square of the airport
And walk you through the maze of the map
That I'm gazing at
Gracefully unnamed and feeling guilty for the luck
And the look that you gave me
You make me somebody

Emo songs aside, my camera is fixed but my E51 is dead. Yes, I have a problem with violence. 4 years since the last time I threw my phone so hard it broke. I do have issues.

Indian Food @ Lil India

2009-01-27T12:41:00.003+08:00

Prawn and crab thick soup for starters

The main course of rice, side vegetables and CURRAY

Sambal Fish

Mysore Mutton

Some Chicken in gravy. DAMN SHIOK!

And because it was a special Indian festival that day (I can't remember what it's called), they had dessert on the house! Yummay!

Dumbfuck

2009-01-26T13:29:00.001+08:00

Samuel seriously takes the cake for being a dumb fuck. He fell down a flight of stairs that consists of only five steps. What a wonderful Lunar New Year?

Self-love it shall be.

Come back to the bitter end

2009-01-26T12:34:00.000+08:00

if ever you should die I know I'd shave my head
its not a morbid thought, I mean it out of love
if ever the sea claims the cities on the coast
before the last bridge blows I know I will propose
the soil on the spade will be my love in her
the cellphone satellites will hurl to the earth
to the earth
but in the moon
there is half of our shadow on
from in the womb
there are strange sounds on the water front
and it takes a month
to lose it all

A little laugh maybe?

2009-01-23T12:36:00.003+08:00

While working at a pizza parlour I observed a man ordering a small pizza to go. He appeared to be alone and the cook asked him if he would like it cut into 4 pieces or 6. He thought about it for some time before responding. 'Just cut it into 4 pieces; I don't think I'm hungry enough to eat 6 pieces.

Chinese Blues

2009-01-21T20:00:00.002+08:00

Samuel is feeling utterly sorry for himself. His unit is having Chinese New Year celebration at a seafood restaurant at Japanese Garden and he's on duty, again. He's also missing the reunion dinner with his group because of duty. It's no wonder he's feeling out of sorts and refuse to talk to anyone.

Nostalgia

2009-01-20T14:19:00.000+08:00

After using WordPress for one weekend and exploring some of its features, I still think Blogger is a tad better. At least I can blog on the go via Email without logging on to the website. That translates to money saved.

The picture uploading interface on WordPress isn't user-friendly as well. It's hard to arrange the pictures and I prefer the preset image sizes on Blogger.

I can't say that WordPress is all bad though. The themes are really well-written and the interface looks nice. But at the end of the day, aesthetics or function? That said, I'm dumping WordPress and reconciling my relationship with Blogger.

Migration

2009-01-16T14:30:00.001+08:00

Let's just say that winter is finally over and the birds are migrating. So have I.

Spring cleaning

2009-01-16T13:09:00.004+08:00

I never thought I'd get myself to spring clean so soon. I half-expected myself to procrastinate till say, few hours before reunion dinner. I think I was possessed by the spirit of a Indonesian domestic helper who passed on while drowning in a pail of water meant for mopping. The room is spotless, dust-free (100%) and finally, some sort of order.

You must be thinking how can such a lazy ass be capable of cleanliness and organization. I'd take a picture of my room right now but... My camera is at God knows where Nikon sent it! IT TAKES MOTHER FUCKING 7 WORKING DAYS TO FIX A LAZY EYE (that's what the camera looks like since its lens cover only closes halfway, heh)?

So that aside, I'm going to Zouk tonight. It's been so long since I partied! I'm looking forward to alcohol and great company.

Who needs Photoshop with Holga?

2009-01-15T20:12:00.004+08:00

Out of curiosity I was googling around for Holga cameras and this really caught my eye. The red-holga. I think it's fucking gorgeous. With Holga, we can finally uninstall Photoshop!

Saturday's dinner at Cathay Restaurant

2009-01-15T11:54:00.005+08:00

The Holiday

2009-01-10T15:47:00.009+08:00

I planned to re-watch The Holiday during Christmas but because it was such a mad rush I only managed to finish this beautiful movie today. Now I know why I love the movie so much. Such beautiful lines and great plot about life journey and heart-warming self-love.

"I realise that I come with a packaged deal, three for the price of one. And my package perhaps in the life of day isn't all that wonderful but I finally know what I want and that in itself is a miracle. What I want, is you."

And for public service, Priya downloaded Miley Cyrus' See You Again and it's been on repeat. So much that she was singing it during dim sum brunch, of which I have only two decent pictures of. The food was too good and I was too hungry. The pictures will have to wait. Got to run for now!

WEEKEND

2009-01-10T09:30:00.002+08:00

The week passed by painfully. The days were slow, tonnes of things to do, to make things just a little "better", I'm on standby duty tomorrow. I'm not enjoying this at all. Today is pay day and already more than half of it is gone after paying bills. Guess this Chinese New Year will be another time to wreck my brains to reinvent my wardrobe by mixing and matching.

That aside, I still don't think Brewerks is fantastic. I'd prefer Erdinger at The Harbour Cafe anytime. I had a great time though. It's been a long long time since the cynical me had such a great time laughing away.

Close your eyes...

2009-01-04T18:01:00.005+08:00

My block leave has officially come to an end. I'm booking in later tonight after dinner. I'd say that this break from camp is great and I spent it really meaningfully with my dear friends eating, drinking till late night, playing games while scaring the shit out of myself, eating, watching comedies, talking the night away on Sentosa island and eating.

It's going to take a little adjusting when I'm back in camp but I think I'd do fine. The only thing I can't get used to is not having friends, family and you around. Pfft!

Anyway, gloomy aside, it's great to (be forced to) exercise and lose those flabs!

Oooh, and don't you think this LG Cookie looks great? I'm thinking of getting it.

Over-sized sweaters

2009-01-02T15:52:00.009+08:00

I was clicking around Graniph's site and I saw this

An over-sized red sweater. Don't question me about my obsession with all things red. Oh, and check these babies out!

I'd like to have one of those but they're only available in Japan!

Warm my shoulders and relieve my pain

2009-01-02T10:01:00.002+08:00

Bored

2009-01-01T21:10:00.003+08:00

The day turned out to be more uneventful that I thought it can ever get. The only two things I got done is stumbling upon Being Five comic strips and making egg mayo sandwiches with ham. I forgot to take any pictures of the process or products. (I'll try to remember the next time when I put my hands to work in the kitchen.)

And the following will be the reason why I love Priya so much...

babydoll says:
hahahahah damn smart lah
take cab lah
s.tjw // because i curse too much and such and such says:
YES GOOD IDAE
i know i have no brains
babydoll says:
YES IM FULL OF GOOD IDAES
s.tjw // because i curse too much and such and such says:
YOU ASSHOE
babydoll says:
hahahahahhahahah im not in the ass-hoe in our rltnsp love

28butts and an ashtray

2009-01-01T10:44:00.005+08:00

Last night's plans were foiled due to unforeseen circumstances so I ended up playing bridge with WM and Jules till late. Anyway I'm typing with a hangover right now. All that I regretted was not taking a picture of Priya with snow spray in her mouth! FUCKING PRICELESS! Other then that, I had a great time.

(I didn't have any weird or funny dreams last night, pfft)

NYE

2008-12-31T13:04:00.004+08:00

I'm spending my NYE at Luisa's as I did not have enough of her at the (really fabulous) Christmas party at Monica's. I know you're gonna sneer at me and ask, "What a way to spend NYE?!" but who cares? I want to be in the company of loved ones. Small get-together with a lot of alcohol, board games and BRIDGE! The quartet consists of Lu, Ken, Pya and I. I'm not saying that my other friends, namely Jac, Jason, Gary, Sami, Jake (and many many others) are not worthy of my NYE company. THEY'RE IN FUCKING BANGKOK!

You see they've been planning for this trip in the longest time. When I first heard about it I was so damn excited as it's been a year since I last traveled with them but I declined as I was unsure of my leave thanks to company planned block leave. Turn out, I'm on leave until 4th night, longer than any of them!

So, back to my very homely NYE, we foresee a lot of beer (I don't really care anymore, I can run more after my block leave), wine, Vodka, Bailey's (YUM!) and a lot of snacks. It's been a really belt-wrenching holiday season but I'm all about the fun for now. I shall regret about the miles around the waist come 2009.

I was clicking around the blogosphere earlier on and find it hard not to notice that every year around this time, (pretty much) everyone is doing that end-of-the-year retrospective post that includes new year resolutions.

1. I know it'd be immense pleasure to verbally crucify your friend next year when he/she doesn't keep to their resolutions but I'm not giving you a chance, and...
2. I'm never good at being retrospective, or at least putting it into words. I have tried a few times and I always end up having a string of incoherence and give up slightly after.

With that said, all that you're getting out of me this New Year's Eve is

HAPPY NEW YEAR (in advance) !!

Plastic People

2008-12-29T16:49:00.008+08:00

I'm not exactly a fan of electronic, diu diu music but this album really hits me!

I've been posting so much about music lately I think this space could have easily been mistaken for a music blog. So, on other news, I went to Vienna today with the boys of Seletar (aka camp mates) for buffet lunch. It costs $36 with taxes thrown in and let it be made clear, it's not worth any single cent. I hope that if you've made (or intending to make) plans for Vienna, DITCH IT.

It was definitely fun to meet up with camp mates when you're on a two-week leave though. Yaozong just bought a new Canon Ixus. Real nifty and puts my Nikon to shame. That would make him the dedicated photographer hereon. For our next meal, we really need to make an informed choice and stop ending up at places that are inferior. Our first consideration will be Rice Table at Suntec City. That said, I'm looking forward to a better dinner that costs lesser.

Back to music, Nickelback's gotten frisky in his new album Dark Horse. I couldn't help but be amused by the song I'd Come For You. Chad Kroeger sings,

"I'd come for you
No one but you
Yes, I'd come for you
But only if you want me to"

Not sexual at all, I know.

I Hate This Part

2008-12-29T09:16:00.005+08:00

Nothing beats a video of hot women singing and dancing to a really great tune. Nothing.

The world slows down
but my heart beats fast right now...

(Nicole, told you to stop doing drugs right?)

Spotlight...

2008-12-27T17:44:00.008+08:00

A great album to be playing in the evening as I am right now. I don't really have a lot to say about this album. It's mellow American folk, what can you say about it?

Radin writes really good lyrics and really good lyrics. Light crisp voice, simple music arrangement but his execution is great. It's not an "Album of the Year" production but it's been on repeat on my iTunes so be sure to check this out.

I wrote a very terrible short paragraph about Fitzsimmons perviously but I decided to take it back after reading his biography. He was born the youngest child of two blind parents in Pittsburgh and because of the inability to communicate using visual means, the house is filled with a myriad of sounds. I guess that's pretty much what led him to releasing such an emo album. Great album to listen to if you recently got ditched.

Cary Brothers' album titled "Who You Are" isn't fantastic but this song deserves mention! If feelings could be put into words, this'd be it. Well-penned lyrics like The Glass Parade will only fulfil itself when sung by someone with such a strong hue of bleakness.

Ave Maria...

2008-12-26T22:45:00.008+08:00

What's a Christmas party without great food? We had an Awfully Chocolate Christmas logcake, crackers with three cheese (which kindda repulsed Priya a little), A HUGE LEG OF TURKEY HAM and loads of other dishes. There was shepherd's pie, macaroni & cheese (with prawns and a chicken option for those who don't fancy seafood), baked potatoes with bacon bits and Monica's fantastic roasted chicken drumsticks! We helped ourselves to so much good food we felt like rolly-pollies after dinner and desert.

Here are some pictures of the loved ones that I have around me as always! It hasn't been a great year but knowing that I have these constants throughout change is heart-warming enough to get my through the next year!

(don't bother clicking on the pictures for better resolution, the files are so huge and IE refuses to resize them to fit-screen)

Bad Day

2008-12-16T06:35:00.000+08:00

I managed to maintain a clean scoresheet for the first year of my service but on the very first day of my second year,I've been awarded extra duties for losing my camppass. Serving it next year in January. I know, that sucks. I'd just take it as the SAF's way of helping me save money. No booking out = no Planet Earth = no temptation of spending. There, positive thinking dished out with sides of salad and cherry tomatoes.

Cohesion

2008-12-12T15:19:00.004+08:00

I organised steamboat dinner for the platoon at Chong Qing Ma La Huo Guo. The place where I usually go with my good friends because it's always a good deal there. The dinner was great. We were so stuffed we could hardly get out of our seats!

And here's the sick trio with some pussy lickin'.

And here's what 31 tickets to The Day The Earth Stoof Still looks like. It's almost as tall as me! The movie isn't as fantastic as I'd expect it to be. Then again, it's Keanu Reeves, what do we expect?

Of technies

2008-12-08T19:18:00.002+08:00

Nokia Care called and my phone was ready for collection. Coolios! That means I still get to surf the net and use MSN in camp on my E51. That's not the only good news. While searching the house for a M2 adapter, I found an old memory card that's 1GB. Not bad. That means I can ditch the 512MB that came with the E51. Great.

I just wanna feel something today!

2008-12-07T21:51:00.007+08:00

Be OK - Ingrid Michaelson
Ingrid Michaelson with "Be OK". Clean voice, warm brown eyes and talent makes it hard to say no to being OK.

Nokia A&E

2008-12-07T11:08:00.004+08:00

Yesterday, I sent my E51 to the A&E because its battery life is screwy. It takes about 5 hours to charge fully but runs out in barely 2hours. And that's just standby, OK. I didn't use 3G, music player or even talk on the phone. It's gonna take 3 to 5 working days so that means no E51 until next week. Currently, I'm using a really primitive phone that's really scratched. That's not the point. The highlight is that while transferring contacts from the E51 to Primitive Article No.1, some of them were lost. I have no idea why this always happens to me. This is probably the third time. My last entry is Stewart. So, if your name happens to come alphabetically after STE, I don't have your number anymore!

Be a kind soul, SMS me with your name so I can save it again. And those of you with really common names (some of your names are not as special as you think they are), do leave a little travia about you that would help me identify you in a snap!

Rolly Polly sat on my head

2008-12-06T20:39:00.007+08:00

Priya went for a HJ today. No boys, it's not a handjob. It's a hairjob. So I demanded that she had her hair blown up and all puffy!

That's her with the rollers IN her hair.

And me with rollers ON my hair! Hilarious, I know.

Well, on another space, a few gay men starts dancing to Beyonce's "Single Ladies". FUCKING HILARIOUS!!

Rihanna VS Britney

2008-12-06T19:24:00.007+08:00

After much anticipation, I finally got my hands on Britney's new album "Circus". After my first time listening to Womanizer, I have looked forward to this album so much and maybe in the process, I've raised my expectations. I mean, Womanizer is such a great song and the video was so so hot (not to mention her great live performance at the Bambi awards)! BUT after listening to the album for about 3 times, I barely liked 1/3 of the songs she managed to dish out on the Lazy Susie.

Then, few days after the slight let-down, I discovered this torrent file very dubiously named "Hotness CD Rihanna 2008". So I went around googling it and can't seem to find any press release of this so called new album. Neither has any of the music gurus I've chatted with heard of this album. The only thing I gathered from some music websites - Rarities and B-sides. Without knowledge of this "album", I took a deep breath, squinted hard and clicked on download. An hour later, I opened the folder and VOILA! Rihanna grooving on iTtunes! I think it's so much better than Britney!

My favourite from the album so far will be "Livin' A Lie" [Ft. The Dream]. You can have a first listen here but don't bother about the video. It's very poorly done with horrendously cropped pictures and very bad editing.

Mt Faber Morning

2008-12-05T21:26:00.004+08:00

This is the view from the meeting point, at the top of Mt. Faber Hill. Nothing fantastic but the breeze is pretty damn good. Hiking instead of running is pretty refreshing. Although the hike/walk amounted to 9KM, we did have a lot of fun, stopping at various locations to snap pictures. Lunch at VivoCity afterwhich was pretty delicious as well! Finally, a breather after so many weekends burnt!

Looking down from the Henderson Waves!

That's me and my buddies, the one crouching, that's our Sgt Cai!

My lunch of tomato based Chicken Chop Baked Rice.

Friday Hike

2008-12-02T06:31:00.001+08:00

So we finally received confirmation on this Friday's hike. We're going to Mount Faber for unit hike. Not at all exciting but considering that we get to book out on Thursday evening and enjoy a halfday on Friday, good enough. At long last, a decent weekend after the very dreadful two weeks! I'm just looking forward to spending more time with my bed at home.