Uniquely Andrew

Behind The Black Bar III

2010-10-10T13:36:00.007+08:00

My ex-buddy, Reginald, asked me, 'Will you be sad when I leave Charlie Wing?'

That was the start of February, when end of service term was still 2 months away. During the end of service term, cadets will be stream into different vocations, and in our case, artillery and infantry. Regi signed on to artillery and we all know that separation is a matter of time only.

I answered, 'Haha, still a long way to go...'

Before I came into senses, it was Social Night, the last OCS gathering of the new artillery and the remaining infantry cadets. The previous few days after our 24km route march were emotional. Azli cried in the cookhouse when we talked about the shocking news of Seng Hong crossing over, and Joel and Josias emo chat in their bunk. The whole Charlie wing was gloomy and we fought hard to hold our tears back. 'Yes.' is the answer I want to say to my buddy. But I am afraid I will break into tears too. We had been through the toughest phase in OCS together, 10 days section field camp, stay up whole night to dig trenches and command post together, turnouts, tekans, saikangs, and now this is what we get - separation.

As we leave the Officer Cadets' Mess, we hugged each other tightly, and gave our best wishes to each other. We told each other that we will still see each other in Joint Term, the last 3 weeks of OCS, and walk off as if another normal day has ended...

Our first book-in in Professional Term was weird. Our corridor had lost its laughter and shrieks of madness. The usual scene of Regi casualty evacuating random people, kenneth matthew having his gym session in the platoon common area, seng hong showing us his cute cousin through facebook, josias creating dropbox account, arthur cleaning toilet, yixian practising his dance moves in front of the corridor mirror, congming pinching random people's nipple, Julian in the kitchenette etc was no longer there. As we sat down in the platoon common area and listen to LTA Tay's briefing, we can feel the emptiness in the wing.

It takes quite some time for us to recover...

'Best wishes :)'

Behind The Black Bar II

2010-10-10T05:04:00.004+08:00

'7 minutes change to FBO now!'.

Turn out was a norm in Service Term. So much that we became 'mind-f**ked'. Many nights we slept in long 4, just to be ready for turnout anytime, and woke up early in the morning to prepare our 10 pack items with a fresh, labelled, and clear ziplock bags. There were also many outfield trainings as well as lengthy lessons that were impossible to stay awake throughout. Our instructors never fail to find fault with us during our RO, and we will always be back in bunk, sticky and sweaty. 7 hours of uninterrupted REST is very misleading. As long as you are not doing anything strenuous, it's consider resting. Sometimes, I would sit at the corner of my bed in my very limited free time and ponder, why do I have to suffer this way? Am I not training to be an officer? Am I not suppose to receive much better treatment than all these shit? Before my mind can process these questions and answer them, I'm out for training.

It was my platoonmates, friends and my dad that kept me going. Mervin and Timothy has been through these and survived! Hardy said that even some JC nerds can endure through, why can't I? My BMT mates believe that I will make it through. My dad is proud that I am in OCS. Scuter and cell group mates kept me in their prayers. All these encouraging advices, testimonies and prayers supplement my drive to outlast tough times.

I want to overcome the adversities I faced so that I can tell the tale to my friends and families!

In the end, we survived! Different people gained different things from these 9 months of ordeal. Other than being a humble officer, good and effective leader, strong-willed thinker etc. Personally, through the hardships we had, I became more appreciative of my loved ones more, and realised how important they are in my life. It's all worthwhile that they are the ones that I am fighting for!

Thanks :)

Behind The Black Bar I

2010-10-09T10:21:00.003+08:00

Almost 3 weeks since I have tossed my peak cap in the air and commissioned as an officer of SAF, 18/9/2010 commissioning parade was still fresh and vivid in my mind.

I've made it through this 9 months!

The first day when I reported to Warrior's Hall, SAFTI MI, I felt very honoured and happy but also, uncertain of my next 9 months. Stories of people out-of-course due to injury from OCS trainings were told to me before the reporting day itself. The fact of me reporting to OCS was absurd too. I never thought that with my low profile performance in Falcon could land me in this world-class institute. As I was in my deep thoughts, the senior cadet gave me a tape. That was when my fate with Charlie Platoon 2 was sealed.

As we marched off to SAFTI parade square, before presentation of our 1st white stripe, I saw familiar faces like Zipei, Zhenshun, Raj, Jackson, Congming and MARVIN!? Isn't he the joker of my sec3-4 class? Haha, after asking him 'what the hell is he doing here?', some senior cadets fall us in in the parade square and we saw our wing commander, wing sergeant major and PCs for the first time. Indeed, everyone was of officer-to-be quality, no one (dare to) frigid, no one talks in the file. The 9 months of intense regimentation has started. Afterall, we are made up of the top 10% of the cohort. Fall-in in this manner is going to be tiring in the next 9 months I thought.

My first morning 5BX jog was still dreamy to me. I never expected myself to jog with OCS singlet and jog past OCS building. The camp is scenic and beautiful, at the same time solemn and majestic. Our bunks are equipped with computers, military precis, cupboards and drawers! Unlike BMTC when we only have 1 metal locker. Everything is great about SAFTI except the poorly ventilated corridor, when we perspire profusely when in attention for stand-by area. Oh yes, how can I missed out my first encounter with my buddies?

My first buddy was a big guy - Reginald(CLM -- Service Term). He is into dramas and plays and always talked to me about his girlfriend, and why I do not have one. Whenever there is turnout, we will help each other and help others who are slower. His unselfishness is contagious! I had learnt a lot from him. Who knows, the one who slept in the same room as me in the first 3 months ended up to be the parade commander of our commissioning parade?

My second buddy was a crazy guy - Rajidin(Professional Term -- Commissioned) . Perhaps before we were buddies, I was too quick to judge him. People warned me about him and wished me 'good luck' when the new buddy list was out. However, he is one dependable buddy that I can rely on when I am damn shag. Like the previous buddy, he also talked to me about his girlfriend, and why I do not have one. Other than him being really irritating at times, he is a good buddy. I had seen him change into a better and more amiable person, and I believe the rest of the platoon can see it too!

Occasionally when we were having our meals in the dining hall area, I could not help, but praise in awe of this beautiful structure. Where else in Singapore can a cookhouse be so 'up'?

To end off this chapter, I am proud to be the lowest life form of the SAF hierarchy aka Officer Cadet.

Survival Through Skills

2010-06-14T18:27:00.002+08:00

Though we managed to pull through the 9 days of survival training and navigation exercise together, nevertheless, the gruelling experience and hardships we faced, as well as the mental struggle and character awareness of oneself were enduring.

It was as though the terrain was angry with us, throwing tantrums of thunderstorms every night, rockfalls, wasps attack, lightning strikes, leeches, insects etc. Our stomachs were also put into test when we were only given 1.5 days ration. During the last days of Forager, when quails were 'bestowed' upon us, without hesitation, we killed it and ate it. No remorse, no guilt, just hunger.

As a 'camel', carrying a signal set and its equipment on top of own fieldpack items, water bottles, and bundles of rattans were no easy feat. Back in Singapore, when the terrain is flat and consistent, navigation is more or less like a route march. In Brunei, steep ridges and ravines of more than 50m in height are extremely common, bringing the difficulty to a whole new level. Because of this, at some point, my mental endurance snapped. I began to doubt my navigators, my strength, our capabilities... Thankfully, by the end of the day, we would come together and talk things out. Conflicts were resolved and confidence was restored. Teamwork really plays an extremely essential role in this course.

Tears of joy welled up our eyes as we reached cynthia gate. We held each other as we walked through the gate. JCC is not very tough, yet its not very easy either. However, going through this course with a group of close friends, that go through thick and thin, fights and reconcilements with you, really value added this course.

It was only after walking through cynthia gate, been through the whole course then I realise, JCC is more than just a badge.

No Life?

2010-03-27T12:33:00.002+08:00

It's important to have a purpose in whatever you do, and take pride in whatever you are doing.

2010-01-01T18:59:00.003+08:00

Training to be soldier, to fight for our land.
Once in our lives, 2 years of our time.
Have you ever wondered, why must we serve?
Because we love our land, and we want it to be free, to be free.

Stand up,
Be on your guard.
Come on everybody,
Do your part.

Come on every soldiers,
With soul and heart,
Do it for our nation, Do it for our Singapore.

Looking all around us, people everywhere.
Children having fun, while we are holding guns.
Have you ever wondered, why must we serve?
Because we love our land, and we want it to be free, to be free.

To Emerge Undaunted

2010-01-01T14:34:00.002+08:00

Someone once said,
'Humans are like teabags, they never realize their strength until they are put in hot water.'

Hmm... tekan sessions, field camps, assessments, tests...
Something to look forward to :)

To Lead, To Excel, To Overcome

2009-12-19T18:00:00.000+08:00

I should be updating my blog 9 months later ba...

Basic Military Training

2009-12-18T16:29:00.003+08:00

So within a blinkxzxz of an eye, BMT is over. Though 2 months is a pretty short duration, but many fond memories were etched in our minds.

I was quite blessed to be in a platoon with no delinquents to deal with. Making friends with any of them is easy because they are very friendly bunch of people. Tekong was a nice place too. The bunks are nice and clean, toilets are well kept with a window facing the sea, food is delicious - it's like a mini offshore chalet. F coy is not haunted, or if there is any, not scarier than our PS and 2IC.

1st few days in tekong took a toll on me because of everyday's leg exercises and staircase. Comparing canoeing training with army training, canoeing training is tougher BUT at least we get to rest for the next day or we will be training another different group of muscles. Army training is different, lactic acid kept pouring into our calves, hamstrings, quadriceps, gluteals and only until bookout day, then we can drain these lactate away. That's the price to pay for working and not exercising for 1/2 a year.

At least hardwork pays off when final IPPT and SOC comes. During BMT, we got to shoot our homemade assault rifle, the SAR21. It's so much easier to handle and shoot compare to M16! With the scope and laser aiming device, there is no doubt of 'securing a swift and decisive force should deterrence fail'. Throwing of hand grenade was also a great experience!

If you happen to encounter a bunch of botak chao recruits sitting together, you will CONFIRM hear them talk about field camp... sittest... because these are the key events that made us feel like a 'mighty warrior of our land'. Field camp is definitely a huge culture shock for most chao recruits. First, there is no toilet, you have to shit in a hole called shithole, which was dug nicely by our sergeants. Second, there are wild boars around, threatening to attack our field pack (where we kept our food). We were told that we should not, or rather we cannot do anything when wild boars loot our food. Third, we must be in high kneel position from point to point. The rationale behind this is to minimise individual's body exposure to enemy's sight. Sometimes in the expense of weakening your delicate knee cap when the place is full of sharp rocks. Fourth, rifles must be with us at all times. Even in sleep, we must already had a strategy to prevent our rifles from being 'stunned' by our sergeants. Fifth, we dug holes called shellscrape, and slept in it. When turnout in the wee hours, it looks like zombies just rose up from their graves. Sixth.. ARGH many many more... Well for sittest, is like a 2 day field camp. But its more fun because we have missions to do, like.. *military secrets*.. basically its like IQ tests.

Most memorable route march in BMT is definitely the last 24km route march. The final march before 'POP lo'. We marched through rocky hills camp, then to our urban operations area. After that, we are like marching down memory lanes, where we marched past field camp sites, field camp 5bx site, tactical fast march route etc... As we sing army songs and pop songs during our route march, as our morale reached its peak, a little sour feeling starts to grow in me... We are moving on with army life and we will be separated into different vocations, units, camps...

This is inevitable. But still, fond memories are created :).

Special thanks to:
Everyone in falcon platoon 4 for being nice and friendly!
Everyone in falcon platoon 4 section 2 for the late night stories!
My buddy for tolerating my nonsense!
Every commanders in platoon 4 for the discipline instilled in us and for being serious in training!
Every officers and csm in falcon coy for the effort they put in for every well planned events!
Everyone in drill squad for the effort and time even though we didnt win!
Everyone in tug of war for the effort and time even though we GG 1st round!
Everyone in NE team for the wonderful performance and video even though we didnt win either!

FALCON WILL FIGHT! FALCON WILL KILL! FALCON WILL .... YOU .... YOU .... YOU .... YOU!!

TRAINING TO BE SOLDIERS TO FIGHT FOR OUR LAND!

2009-10-07T13:31:00.000+08:00

Metamorphosis

2009-10-07T03:49:00.003+08:00

1 more day and that marks the end of my teenage life. As the day is pressing near, my excitement for NS grows exponentially. Not that I'm afraid of the training, or worry about anything, but its a new phase of life!

Since young, I've got a 'format' of my life - if nothing goes wrong:
Baby > Schooling > NS > Working > Marriage > Make Babies :D > Retirement > Deathbed.

Finally, I'm reaching the 3rd phase of my life. Many changes must be made. As Bible says, 'When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me.' 1 Cor 13:11.

Oh yes, before I go in, I must thank all my wonderful friends for making these days the best days of my life. From our usual supper team, to genting team, to colleagues, to cell group and to ncc buddies, 'THANK YOU YOU' for all the wonderful memories! I will store them in a corner of my hippocampus!

I will enjoy army life :)

Shit Happens

2009-09-12T13:20:00.002+08:00

NARUTO ROCKS.

In this long, long holiday, it's inevitable to daydream about the past and future.

Every moment we are consumed by time, digested as history, defecated out as lessons from the past. Whether you want to model yourself after your parents to your children in the future, or whether you want to be rich in the future, you harness the 'waste' you got from time and smeared it on your future.

But future is a series of events yet to happen. You may be the best father/mother in the world, but if your spouse do not commit, it's still a flawed family. You may want to be rich, but sometime in the future, your close friends or family need your money urgently, will you not help?

Your future may be a big fecal matter after all.

Diary of Tears

2009-09-11T02:16:00.002+08:00

1 litre of tears? How cheesy can this title get? Attempting to squeeze my tears out by just looking at this title?

I know I'm a little out of date, but recently I started watching this japanese series. I did not really achieve 1 litre of tears by the end of the whole series, but just a few packets of tissue paper. Nevertheless, I will cry more than a litre, if I'm suffering the similar disease.

Can you imagine your future being robbed away? Can you imagine that you are losing control of your body to the disease as each second passes by? Can you believe that such cruel disease is real and had tortured many people already?

The story is adapted from a victim's diary, Aya Kito, about her emotional struggles with spinocerebellar degeneration disease. Though I don't think the tv series reflected exactly what the diary is about, but it do tugged my heartstrings and dehydrated my lacrimal gland. In this tv series, you will see how Aya Ikeuchi falters with this incurable curse - from a lively schoolgirl/basketballer with a bright future, to a bedridden patient.

According to Hardy(2009), his bunkmates were also moved and had shed tears for the series. Thus, it is concluded that I am not a sissy. :D

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Tuesdays' and Thursdays' land trainings are back to my life! I will work towards 'easy life' in BMT!

Past Tense

2009-08-30T08:10:00.002+08:00

Is will become was. But was will never become is.

2009-08-22T01:19:00.000+08:00

Oh Lord... Let your will be done...

Pigs Flew?

2009-07-19T17:13:00.005+08:00

It sucks to stay at home for your once a week off. It sucks even more when my nose is blocked with thick, sticky mucus... Feeling feverish and aches all over... and I've been to butter factory... ARGH!

Loss

2009-07-11T01:41:00.004+08:00

I miss sprinting.

Tribute to Michael Jackson:

Sorry for downloading your songs illegally. Sorry for degrading your dance moves with my lack of talent. Though you are being accused of many charges, cosmetic surgeries, bleaching etc. , but I'm proud of myself for being able to witness and enjoy your music during your time. I don't know elvis, I don't know lennon. I only know michael jackson - AWW!

King of Pop of all time.

No Money No Honey

2009-07-02T23:07:00.002+08:00

Now I got my card, but it valids to 31/12/2009. Funny joke.

Even though I'm single and even though I'm not enlisted yet, I felt the importance of saving money. In my workplace, my colleagues discussed about wedding plans and stuffs. Minimum sum of $10,000 to hold a decent wedding banquet. You need more $$$ if you have kids, more $$$ if you are renting an apartment, more $$$ for furnitures, more $$$ for bills and loans, more $$$ for car, more $$$ for retirement plans, more $$$ for kids' education, more $$$ for setting up a small business. These financial burden may take some years to come, but upcoming ones like $$$ for dating, $$$ for own education etc. can be quite taxing. Instalment plans or banking loans can 'solve' all these problems, but that will also put me into monetary bondage.

After some calculations, I analysed that I must stay single and unmarried for the next 5-7 years if I want my financial situation to stabilise.

Or maybe I should be like apostle Paul?

Value-add

2009-07-01T02:00:00.002+08:00

Recently things aren't going smoothly at work. I'm clumsy, blur and forgetful. But thank god I'm blessed with wonderful colleagues/friends. They are very forgiving and understanding :D!

Sometimes, I wonder having a diploma in optometry alone is sufficient or not. Feels helpless whenever I met cases beyond my scope. In the near future(>15 years), I'm pretty sure the survival of optometrists in this trade lies in their qualifications. This process will accelerate with the boom of successful optometric clinics, the increasing demand of clinical optometrists, the higher standard of healthcare and living of people. But if these aren't taking place, optometric progress in Singapore will be stagnant. As much as I hate competitions, I want optometrists to be value-added too. An optometrist who is marginally more valuable than an optician because of the contact-lens practitoner act and binocular vision exercises that are infrequently practiced with customers going to an optical shop is not enough.

Er.. OOB still owes me my $250 license card. I suppose to have it for 365 days before renewing it again with another $250. :@

Oh yea, fasting starts NOW.

Cliche

2009-06-05T01:04:00.001+08:00

We build foundation in school. We start learning when we are on our own.

Culinary Talent

2009-05-29T01:15:00.002+08:00

My first and second sunny side up eggs!

Graduand

2009-05-27T00:17:00.002+08:00

Finally, it's going to be our turn to graduate officially! I never felt this excited before! My dad actually going for the ceremony!!! WEee!

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Due to the odd nature of my cornea surface and eye size, I had mixed astigmatism. Combination of high plus(hyperopia) and high minus(astigmatism) contact lenses are very costly. Fortunately, I got a pair of monthly trial lenses from Coopervision for free! Managed to get a bottle of multi-purpose solution for free too :D.

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Did eyecheck on an ex-actress. Signs of aging revealed when I detected dry eyes and presbyopia... Then later that day, on the late afternoon, an actor came and bought reading glasses. Time is merciless, it don't spare anyone...

Vantage Point

2009-05-21T02:10:00.004+08:00

Yeah, it's a competitive sport. But didn't we joined because its suppose to be fun and enjoyable? Suppose to paint our teenage life beautifully?

Then why question your self confidence and ability because of it?

Flaw

2009-05-20T00:43:00.000+08:00

Pride is my greatest sin.

Class A

2009-05-11T01:58:00.001+08:00

Get well soon, mentor/cell groupmates/friend/scuter! Pray hard while you fast~

Labour Day

2009-05-03T01:59:00.002+08:00

Happy birthday qinghui aka siao zha bor!!!!

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After these 2 days of working experience in Frames and Lenses, a quote from my friend came flashing in my mind:

'Great power comes great responsibilities.'

As much as I'm power hungry,
I'm extremely fearful to make any mistake. I'm tanking the legal responsibility! As a result, I'm more ethical and responsible with my practice. I think that's the whole point.

Thankfully, this stress hides away with good colleagues and friendly atmosphere. 11 hours of work flies!

Oh yea. Currently we are having promotion. Do come down to get your eyes checked and get a beautiful pair of glasses/contact lenses with a reasonable price(negotiable).

Tekong!

2009-04-24T16:30:00.002+08:00

Good afternoon Mr ANDREW TAN HONG CHI.Your enlistment date is on 08-Oct-2009.

Your reporting unit is TRAINING LIST BASIC MILITARY TRAINING CENTRE SCHOOL 1

5+ more months sia!

Paddles Up!

2009-04-19T23:19:00.002+08:00

The last time I paddled was a month ago - leisurely.

Since then, I've gained 5 kg.

Tomorrow Never Dies

2009-04-14T12:49:00.004+08:00

Dear Procrastinator,

Hesitating to act what you thought you should do? Well, choosing procrastination as your problem-solver isn't a bad choice!

Let me explain. Many times, you procrastinate because, serious problems that you are facing will result in fearful consequences even if you solved it perfectly; mild problems that you are facing are usually, not important at all! Procrastination created a placebo effect in relieving your stress, when deadline of your problem is approaching.

Some may argue, "hey! that's not going to help?", in response, my answer is, "hell yeah. it does." Let me explain with the support of scientific resources. Stress, both acute and chronic, can impair brain-cell communication in the synapses. In the brain process, corticotropin releasing hormones (CRH) are activated and released into the hippocampus (a part of the brain that involves learning and memory). As a result, dendritic spines were rapidly disintegrated. This ultimately limits the ability of synapses to collect and store memories. In retrospect, relieving stress can aid you in your problem at the very last day of your deadline!

For perfectionists, procrastination is the best tool for you. Wait for the best opportunity to strike your problem, brilliant!

Please do not mischaracterised procrastination as laziness or lacking of willpower. You are still solving your problems, by finding the best solution in an extended time, by having hopes that when the day comes, your problem will cease without effort. You are not giving up, you are just delaying.

Yours truly,
Satan

SFX?

2009-04-14T01:50:00.002+08:00

Should I add music to my 'dehydrated' blog?

Providence

2009-04-14T00:34:00.004+08:00

Today had an 'interview' with the person-in-charge of Frames and Lenses in Bugis. Thanks to laochen, for notifying us of this lobang, and because of the good geographical location of my humble abode(nearer to bugis than any of my other competitive competitors!), I managed to clinch a full time job! It's really great because most optical shops are allergic to boys who are waiting for enlistment. However, sacrifices have to be made for big bucks to roll in - no gym(considering the fact that gym is my only physical training once a week), no l4d, no hibernation.

After a celebration in BB (Billy Bombers not Bamen and Bi..) with kamen, lim and jianxiong, which effectively bombed my pocket, I headed down to City Hall to meet Scuter. Scuter is a mentor of mine, who assists me in my growth in christianity. Monday with Scuter always provide me with food for thoughts, as well as appeasing my insatiable hunger of questions in life. Of course, today was another fruitful day for me with him again, with an addition of Crystal, my new friend. Oh yea, when I said she's 21 years old, I meant her mental age only, really.

After ending off with a rather intensive conclusion, I went for dinner with my mum. Thank God, there was no religious argument today.

Oh yes! Dear volunteers, there is another round of vision screening! This time is to refract and dispense glasses for the poor and needy in Tangkat, Malaysia! It falls on the 6th-7th June. The trip is fully sponsored :). Interested optometrists/optometrists-to-be, please inform Arion.

My day ended off with MERVIN again. It was pretty cool to share some 'paradoxes' in life and giving personal opinions on it.

I had checked my letterbox again. Apparently, I don't think I was accepted for commandos. Perhaps I am too honest in my stress management test. BYE to good pay and parachute :(. Sigh. On the brighter side, at least I can save a few bones!

Room For Thoughts

2009-03-31T01:29:00.004+08:00

When we wish to fly,
we have planes!

When we wish to fly for FREE
we have elevators!

It's a ridiculous idea for humans to fly. But how did this ridiculous idea came true?

How did human brain evolved so rapidly? Why did such knowledge explosion and technological advancement occur only in the last couple of thousand years?

In most scientific reports, brain size of homo sapiens has not changed in the past 200,000 years.

Love

2009-03-30T00:24:00.001+08:00

If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing.

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

Love never fails.... And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.

(1 Corinthians 13:1-8a and 13)

Break

2009-03-29T00:07:00.001+08:00

GET WELL SOON

2009-03-21T22:00:00.003+08:00

I will pray hard for you nigel! For courage in operation and speedy recovery!

Dear friends and readers, please pray for my friend cum junior!

Hallelujah!

2009-03-16T15:11:00.002+08:00

Praise the Lord for all my answered prayers!!!

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Well done juniors for the race. Hope everyone of you leveled up :D. And hope your passion grew and spur you on for the upcoming races...!

Infected!

2009-03-14T01:58:00.001+08:00

Can somebody help me? My monitor lost its blue colour component, now is red-ish tint in everything I see. Cannot draw and photoshop pictures :(... Please help me... I will muack you as a reward :D.

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L4D is fun! I can't stop laughing when spectating jackson. His hunter is like a blind frog! I also almost hyperventilate when we found out hanlong's boomer is hiding in a not-so-big corner, revealing part of its belly for us to shoot. MORE L4D TRIPS PLEASE! HAHA!

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Coming Soon is a good movie. So good that I lost my balls in the cinema. I don't want to take them back, because this horror movie's setting is set in cinema :O... This movie uses a very merciless approach to strike fear in you. Before I could cover my face with my bag, before I could squint my eyes, before I could look elsewhere, I was 'attacked' by the ghost 3-4 times in a row. It makes me realise how vulnerable I am...

Warning: Not suitable for viewers with heart problems.

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Now, Book of Judges. Old Testament is reeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaalllllllllllllllyyyyyyyyyyyyyy challenging!

Enrichment

2009-03-10T23:07:00.003+08:00

Spending my whole holiday just by working, sleeping and training does not benefit me much. So after being addicted to Canon in D major by Johann Pachelbel, finally, I have decided to learn piano from the legendary, world-renowned, prodigy cum pianist, Wolfgang Amadeus Mochen. Other than keep boasting his piano skills and attempting to molest me, he is quite a good teacher. The latter opinion is based on one-hour lesson's experience...

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Miracle happens! Junyu came for training today.

It has been so long since the last time I can insult someone without guilt in training. His comeback certainly brought fun back to our monotonous gym sessions!

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Now, Book of Joshua.

Rock n' Row

2009-03-09T00:17:00.003+08:00

Trespassed to Soong sister's house to 'explore' yesterday. It was supposed to be 'stone throw away' from Ngee Ann City according to SPI webby. However, we had underestimated the strength of the stone thrower. Out of 3, only managed to explore 2 houses, then got driven out by a bangla worker. Apparently, bangla workers from the nearby construction site live at one of the better house, despite the Soong sister's house is one of the haunted site in Singapore. Like the pictures in SPI webby, there was a burnt, dilapidated house, and a nice looking building. There's a pentagram on the walkway between the burnt house and the nice house, many vandalisms on the wall and green tinted windows that made the rooms glow in green in the nice house. The nice house's front door and side doors were sealed, and the backdoor(s) were heavily guarded by bangla workers. The burnt house consists of 3 storey, where we only explored the top and the bottom, as the middle floor had collapsed. Mervin took photos there, while fuyong fed mosquitoes there. I watched mervin took photos and joined fuyong fed mosquitoes.

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Today had canoe paddling and dragonboat rowing. Paddling felt good because I finally paddled straight 10km without resting since I self-declared myself as alumni. All the best to juniors who are taking part in national junior champs!

Dragonboat rowing felt good too because the training plan today was much organised with mx and michael. Really thank them for coaching us after their long training. We got a more systematic way to tackle 500m, and a better stroke technique for rowing. Everyone did well for dragonboat today! Good shouting, better technique, better team effort! Of course, all these wouldn't be possible without junhui being persistent to row dragonboat. So persistence can be useful sometimes :D. After training, we went suntec for dinner.

After hiding nearby to protect my cousin, and mervin spotted hian in a car, we went arcade to play... crane game. Those doll-catching game... Aww...

Humming...

2009-03-06T00:23:00.002+08:00

The part where your lacrimal glands got stimulated... Enjoy.

Untitled

2009-03-05T02:37:00.002+08:00

I swear I heard the bomb blast of WW2 aerial bomb! It's like thunder with no echo! and no dark clouds! and no lightning! and no rain! and still must run fartlek!!!! :@

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I wondered why Slumdog Millionaire won so many awards and critically acclaimed... BECAUSE IT'S REALLY GOOD! MUST MUST MUST MUST WATCH!

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Now, Deuteronomy.

Weird

2009-03-03T14:58:00.000+08:00

Feels weird and uneasy.

The Dawn Is Breaking

2009-02-28T22:43:00.003+08:00

Had our farewell dinner in Mint Museum Of Toys organised by CIBA Vision. We had our fill on tasty food, playing treasurehunt-like games together, building straw towers, and untying human 'knots'. Very fun! A really nice dinner experience with the rest of my course mates.

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Probably our last chalet before tekong chalet. Though it fell short from being a 'farewell' chalet for the year3s, it's more like a get-together session for us; especially between me and junhui and tami, when we have different commitments now.

Because I'm not a fan of poker or any card games (I can't sit still for long period of time), I was either cycling with mervin, fuyong, qizhi and junhui, or singing along with tami's guitar. I even barbecued a few chicken wings, which was quite rare since I'm super lazy barbecuing, and reading bible to kill time. Surprisingly, I was quite 'entertained' with the quiet session with mervin and junhui behind No Signboard Seafood Restaurant.

Admiring the ships glittering between the navy blue sky and black sea like a giant gold bracelet in the horizon,
observing aeroplanes following a fixed air route to land in Singapore, and finding out where is our east for viewing sunrise - that's how we spent our last half an hour before twilight.

It was all quiet and peaceful until I start to sing. Sunrise was blocked by some buildings in the east also, so we made our way back to chalet. That's all for our last chalet together.

INSANE!

2009-02-27T14:50:00.004+08:00

I know this is a meaningless post. BUT THIS IS GOING TO BE FREAKING EXCITING!

Image taken from onemanga.com

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Into A Grey Sky Morning

2009-02-27T06:43:00.003+08:00

Those days...

100th Post

2009-02-26T00:37:00.003+08:00

Courtesy to shuhui for helping me to take this picture perfectly with her height.

Genesis 9:11 "I establish my covenant with you: Never again will all life be cut off by the waters of a flood; never again will there be a flood to destroy the earth."

According to Holy Bible, the rainbow is the sign of the covenant, to ensure all life that the Great Flood (Noah's Ark story) will never happen again.

To other people, the rainbow is a sign of hope, after bad times.

To many who witnessed this magnificent rainbow of today, let the beautiful rainbow be a reminder; To remind you in your gloomiest days of your life that, under this rainbow, under this blue sky, there's always someone you can turn to, someone you can admire this beautiful artwork of nature with!

Onward Gessians

2009-02-24T00:37:00.003+08:00

Those were the sec school days!
If you enjoyed your sec school years, you'll do it.
If you have nothing else to do, you'll do it.
If you're here to read the questions/answers and pretend to hate to do it, deep down you'll still do it.

Bio Data

1) Which school did you go to? Gan Eng Seng School
2) What classes were you in? 1E 2E 3D 4D
3) What was/were your favourite lesson(s)? Biology, Chinese, PE
4) If you could remember, what time was your recess? 10am ar?
5) List down your favourite food/snacks. Muslim food, Chap chai peng, fruits.

Style
1) Did you have a nickname way back in high school? drew, tripod, dandy long legs, freak, andrew gao.
2) How did you wear your socks? pull up high, 2 fingers away from knee. It's long pants anyway.
3) Have you been suspended due to the way you put on your uniform? I don't wear coloured bra.
4) Were you given plenty of reminders about your appearance? Hair spike too high...
5) Who did you look up to when you were in high school? My form teachers

Punishment
1) Name one memorable scene where you were punished in front of the whole class. Ducttaped my hand except my middle finger because I point it in photo taking.
2) How many times did you skip class? What were you doing? 3-4 times. Drinking milo outside school, to avoid standing in front of everyone (a stupid practice), and to make sure all disciplinary teachers were cleared
3) Give one scene where you escaped from being caught/punished. I climbed in from backgate when I was late, before the cameras were installed.
4) Did you vandalize any school property? Ya, I love to draw. I like to throw wet toilet papers up the ceiling also.
5) Did you ever make any teacher cry? No.. my class make 2 teachers cry.

Teachers
1) Who was your favourite teacher? Zhuang lao shi
2) Describe your DM. Very strict but merciful.
3) Who was the funniest/weirdest/loudest teacher? Mdm Foo

Social Circle
1) Were you popular back then? normal, because of my height.
2) Were you in a big group of boys/girls or small ones? Boys, because of ncc.
3) Who were your best friends? hardy and chester
4) Did you and your friends have nicknames? I've said mine already, hardy is cake eater, chester is chestnut.
5) What were your favourite memories of you and your friends? Go tiongbahru mcd until late. Spar after school in CCA block/classroom.

Co-curricular Activities
1) What type of CCA were you in? National cadet corps
2) What did you have to bring to your CCA? PT kit, kiwi and brush, water bottle, writing materials, half-U
3) What did your CCA required you to do? Footdrills, PT, Sing songs
4) Got injured? Yah. Sore throat and blisters on palms (do push ups in the afternoon on parade square)

Crushes/Lovers
1) Who was your first crush? my first in primary school leh
2) Are you in good terms with your last crush? no
3) Did you ever had a relationship with anyone in your sec school? no
4) Have you ever made out in school? no

Closing Ceremony
1) How did high school changed you? made me a very positive man
2) Sing one verse of your school song. In 1885, our founder gan eng seng, conceived a noble aim, for a new breed of man.
3) What was your favourite question? Where's our air-coned hall???
4) Who/what will you remember from your high school? my friends and ncc
5) Any memories you will not forget. Staring incident in TBP, sec 1 annual camp's tekan night.

Spirituality

2009-02-23T02:44:00.005+08:00

After finished reading 'The Appeal' by John Grisham, I'm going to start on a new book - Holy Bible (New International Version).

'The Appeal' is another fictional story of John Grisham that talks about how a billionaire bought his own Supreme Court Justice, and installed him in the Supreme Court in order to safeguard himself. His company, Krane Chemicals, had screwed up lives of a small country by contaminating their drinking water through improper disposal of radioactive, chemical waste. Just like 'The King of Torts', and 'The Innocent Man', John Grisham uses his whimsical way of presenting his story again, in order to keep the readers awake from all the legal jargons. Though I was disappointed that the ending was not what I had expected, nevertheless this is a book that entertained me through my FYP days. How nostalgic.. :X

Thanks to michelle, I got to read a REAL bible, instead of through fragments of it in wikipedia, where reliability is questionable. Like most people, I started from the Old Testament. So far, Book of Genesis and the first 15 chapters of Book of Exodus are quite interesting. It appeared that wikipedia helped me covered almost 1/3 of Genesis. In Exodus, I read the chapters with the aid of YouTube, where I watched Prince of Egypt again. Though there were slight difference between the movie and bible, but more or less, the power of God is emphasised, just as He wanted (through the repetitive hardening of Pharoah's heart).

Haha, I regretted being too ambitious in front of Scuter in msn when I said I'm going to touch on Book of Leviticus by this thursday. BUT, who knows what miracles you can achieve, when you believe?

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During one of the alpha sessions, we talked about the existence of God. In the midst of discussion, we digressed to the topic of human instinct. Why is there so many religions with different sets of beliefs in this world? Is it a human instinct to worship something(a higher level of being), for the better of our lives? Why animals did not do this, not even our 'distant' cousin, orang utans?

In the ancient times of Chinese, they worshipped almost everything around them. Rocks, mountains, rivers etc have a deity entitled to them. They also claimed that Pan Gu or Nu Wa created the world. Then comes to the Greeks and the Egyptians, where they got their gods like the Zeus, Hercules, and Anubi, Ra etc... Like them, as a fellow human being, this instinct we possessed drives me to find the true creator of this world. Once a buddhist because of my mother, and a free thinker when I gained control of my own life, I am very fascinated with all the values and teachings of each religion. One lazy afternoon, I discussed with Mr Danny Sim about religions in clinic when he caught me slacking. What he said made much more sense to me, rather than those Christians that urged my mother to burn and destroy the 'idols' (Buddha statues). He said that many religions provide valuable teachings in life. One should not wipe them out because there is a clash of interest. However, we both agree that there is only ONE god.

In my early years of life, I was raised by my mother in a very buddhist way of thinking. Before spelling/dictation, or when I forgot to bring exercise books, I will chant amitabha in heart. Somehow, it soothed my tense emotions. Also I believed strongly in Cause and Effect/Yin Guo Bao Ying. This teaching, was also reflected in bible, under Galatians 6:7, where 'A man reaps what he sows'. Whenever I did something mischievous, I will get something bad in return. Whereas when I did something good, I will gain something good in return! This always works for me, and somehow made me think before I act. However, it also weakens me because I became less defensive for myself, for there is this natural 'phenomenon' that protects me. Having said that, the existence of Buddhas, bodhisattva, gods, demi-gods, deities, asuras was too unconvincing for me to believe. But, their myths and stories are very interesting to read. For more information, visit Wikipedia.

In my secondary school days, I stopped amithabha-ing, but instead, motivates myself quietly in my heart - This was very useful to numb myself from push up sessions in NCC, and when facing teachers because of undone homework. However, perhaps the human instinct is working on me, and all the science textbooks raised my inquisitive nature, I continued to pursue the ultimate being that created everything. Old chen once say that many scientists worked so hard to find out things in their micro level, and the bible scholars worked so hard to find out things in their macro level. The difference between them is what is it made of and what made it. However, can the God of Israel, be the God of all mankind, creations, universe etc? Is Jesus of Nazareth the true Son of God, and does the Holy Trinity exists? I'm not convinced. So I will continue to 'mug' on bible and shoot questions to my friends who placed their faith in Christ (isn't it more 'safe' to believe in his Holy Father, Jehova Himself?). Who creates the Creator, why did the Creator creates? ARGH!

Ok. I have my own way of thinking of how this world is ACTUALLY like. It's somehow like the Matrix Trilogy though, with a little Horton Hears A Who concept. You die in this world, then you wake up in another world because your sleep is over, then you die. Then you wake up in another world again because your sleep is over, then you die. This goes on and on like a wheel goes round and round..

But who created this system of life? ARGH NOOOOOOOooooooooooooo! yuiegjwerijgriwbnihrtgeirhgioehqrguhqergneklqvnioerjvgrioemvremqgerjiojnoperjophtrjpor(goes berserk)

Information provided is for entertainment purposes only. This blog provides no representations as to accuracy, validity and completeness and will not be liable for any errors and omissions in this blog post. Information is based on blogger's own opinion only.

廖問 (leow-mun)

2009-02-18T02:34:00.007+08:00

二零零九年，中國武術之都的SP，武風頂盛，各門各派為廣納門徒，經常集體比鬥以顯實力。廖問(廖江平飾)習得一身武藝但為人低調，故未有設館授徒，只待在家中與友人閉門切磋、鑽研武術。以肥石(郭伟杰飾)爲首的相扑选手，為了在SP揚名立萬，遂狠狠挫下各派館主。肥石為搏得SP同学的認同，決意挑戰不問世事的廖問，且不惜一切逼廖問出手。以熟練的詠春拳大勝肥石后， SP掀起了熾盛的詠春熱潮。好景不常，中日戰爭爆發，SP淪陷，廖家大宅被日軍強佔，廖問被迫帶著妻兒移居廢屋。廖問一家生活艱苦，但廖問仍積極面對，一改闊少的態度，到煤炭廠當苦力，自力更生。眾中國人默默耕耘之際，一批日軍卻前來生事，陪伴著日軍主任佐騰旁邊的翻譯官，竟是昔日的DOPT3A21 班长(陈蒙恩飾)！日本將軍三蒲(陈弘志飾)是一名武痴，故以白米作獎賞，邀請中國人到打鬥場與日軍切磋，藉以觀摩中國武術。廖問的好友蜘蛛侠(林秉翰飾)於打鬥場內侮辱三蒲，被活生生擊斃！廖問為尋找蜘蛛侠，到打鬥場目睹蜘蛛侠被三蒲擊斃！廖問遂把心中悲憤於打鬥場上發洩出來，以一敵十，痛擊日本人！三蒲對廖問的身手大為欣賞，並表示期待與廖問一戰。三蒲帶兵至后港捉拿廖問，要求廖問向日軍傳授中國武術。廖問不甘作漢奸，且欲替中國人挽回尊嚴，遂公然挑戰三蒲，要以雙拳喚起中國人的團結心。三蒲自視甚高，為保名聲毅然應戰。肥石已在旁准备偷袭三蒲，然而三蒲未知已身陷危機。以廖問的詠春和肥石的相扑角力戰三蒲的空手道，三人在擂台上展開激烈生死決戰．．．．

(English Translation)

In 2009, SP thrives as the hub of Chinese martial arts, with various courses actively recruiting disciples and competing against each other to prove their strengths. Well known throughout SP for his martial arts skills is Leow Man(Eddie Leow), who is an expert in Wing Chun. While Leow Man is an accomplished martial artist, he is unassuming and keeps a low profile. At the same time he doesn't run any martial arts school, nor accept students. He only stays at home, quietly sparring with his compatriots in friendly competitions, swapping pointers with each other.

The next day, a martial artist from out of town named Fat Rock(Kamen Kwok) starts going around challenging various martial arts schools in SP and beating them all in the process. Fat Rock eventually makes his way to Leow Man's residence and arrogantly challenges Leow Man. Leow Man dispenses Fat Rock with ease, causing Fat Rock to leave in shame. From this incident, the people of SP’s respect and admiration for Leow Man increase.

Following the Japanese invasion, everyone's life is adversely affected. Leow Man's property is confiscated and his family is forced to live in a decrepit house. He found a work as a coolie at a coal mine to sustain his family, which turns out to be the workplace for several former martial arts practitioners and masters. At the mine, he reunites with his blood brother-like good friend, Spidey(Lim Ping Han). Later, General Miura(Andrew Tan) arrives with his troops. As a fanatical practitioner in martial arts himself, he sets up an arena for the Chinese martial artists to fight against Japanese karate military trainees, offering rice as a reward. Sato, another high-ranking Japanese officer, together with Li Zhao(Jonathan Chen) who is now an interpreter for the Japanese, goes around recruiting people to fight in the arena. Eagerly taking up the challenge, Spidey makes use of the opportunity to demean the Japanese. This time at the arena however, Miura himself decides to fight, facing three men at once including Spidey. The two other men declared defeat, but Spidey continues fighting and is brutally beaten to death.

Leow Man witnesses the death of his best friend, Spidey, when he arrived. Enraged, Leow Man demands to be faced by 10 fighters, which he dispatches swiftly, much to the interest of General Miura who told Leow Man to come back another day and fight again.

After some time, General Miura starts getting impatient when he notices that Leow Man has not returned to the arena. He then calls for a search for Leow Man and the Japanese soldiers found Leow Man and raid Hougang. Leow Man appears and turns himself in to protect the workers. General Miura tells Leow Man that his life will be spared if he teaches martial arts to the Japanese Army. Leow Man refuses and instead, challenges Miura to a duel, which the general gladly accepts. Little did he know that, Fat Rock was preparing to ambush him in the duel of him with Leow Man. With Leow's Wing Chun and Fat Rock's Sumo Wrestling versus Miura's karate, the three of them fight for survival and glory in this 2 to 1 handicap match.

Information taken directly from ipman-movie.com and wikipedia and edited solely for entertainment purpose only.

Kryptonite

2009-02-17T23:04:00.003+08:00

'A Man Who Was Superman' is a 2008 korean movie that talks about a man, who claimed to be Superman, went around the city to help people and to raise awareness in. When asked by a reality tv producer why can't he fly or display any superhuman powers, he told her that he got a kryptonite stucked in his head. By helping people, he can one day get rid of the kryptonite by popping it out of his mouth, and prevent the 'baldie villain' from erasing his memory of his identity. Of course, that producer thought he was not in his right mind, which was true......

I'm damn lazy to carry on the whole story, but it's a very touching movie.

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Today went for SPCT gym training. It has been almost a month (apart from the less strenous gym sessions of my own with classmates). Running outside school don't seem like a warm up to me anymore. My calves cramped, and my breathing was messy. Pull-up session of 10 x 10 is a challenge for me now. While doing dumbbells chestpress in gym, I dropped a 20kg dumbbell on my chest because my left arm lost its strength from the previous triceps exercise. All my weights for all stations reduced as compared to before. Sit up was hell when I was doing the last 10 for my 3rd set. Worse of all, I've lost motivation to train, and I believe this is the kryptonite for training.

I feel weak...

Once Upon A Time In SP

2009-02-17T01:55:00.003+08:00

After FYP presentation, we had finally come to the end of our 3 years diploma course in optometry. I must say I never regretted joining this course.

Optometry was my first choice.

Before olevel, I had already did 'research' on this course and was very fond of it. However, was comtemplating that if I can get that C.O.P(was L1R4 9 points in 2006), I might as well go to JC instead? This issue continue to trouble me when most of my secondary school classmates were very determined to join JC and my teachers always biased towards the JC side.

Nevertheless, I never forget my childhood dream of being a doctor. I like to role play as doctor in kindergarten, I like to read on our body system in simple, illustrated, baby-ish books. To be realistic, I don't like to see blood oozing out of wounds, I don't like to cut people up, I don't like to have such a heavy responsibility of a patient's entire life dependent on me, but yet I want to contribute to their well-being. Then, I realised, AR! maybe I'm towards health sciences? Hmm, dental therapy of NYP and optometry of SP looks interesting to me.

And given my attitude towards studies, I won't score for a subject I really hate. JC combinations seem like a higher level of nightmare of secondary education. Thus, since I don't like JC, I won't score well to get into medical courses I want in university! Therefore, I gave up the thought of JC.

I got my olevel result in the midst of my part-time job in delifrance and was delighted that I can go to optometry. I'm even happier when my granny, dad, mum, relatives were happy for me too!
After enrolling into SP, someone called up and told me to come down for a briefing in LT1AA. Back then, I was a fresh newbie in SP. I only knew that there's a Mcdonald's in SP, Dover MRT near SP, and maze and tunnels in SP that can never be explored in a human lifespan. Somehow, by luck, I managed to reach the lecture hall, late.

A fierce looking man, who addressed himself as Dr Wilfred Tang, gave a briefing on the course itself. He used powerful languages to forewarn those who were not interested to get out of this course because there were still keen candidates knocking on the door. He raised the importance of all-roundedness for every students in the course (which is 1 of the factor why I took up CCA in SP). He made sure by the end of the day, we knew the course we joined is not childplay, but got to do with public's well-being (eyes). After briefing on flag day, we proceeded on to tea-break before leaving SP. As soon as I got home, I flipped through my biology textbook to the chapter on eyes.

This enthusiasm in hitting textbooks and notes relating to optometry, of course, diminished as the years passed. Between the first semester and the second, significant declination of enthusiasm was displayed on my abrupt change in GPA. However, I enjoyed every learning processes and enjoyed every practical sessions we went through although in exams and tests, I sucked badly.

What makes me even more proud of my decision in choosing optometry back then was the friends I had made. They are all very crazy bunch of people, which complement with me totally! We can crap almost anything, without anyone rolling eyes and insult you for being lame, retarded, brainless etc. Haha!

We ended our journey in Timbre @ art house after manymanymanymanymanymanymanymanymany pictures taken.

See you alumnis on thursday.

Last Clinic in Vivo

2009-02-15T23:27:00.002+08:00

This picture is stolen from qinghui the siaokia's blog

Tainted

2009-02-14T03:31:00.003+08:00

Bad memories stain your life.

What's Left?

2009-02-14T00:06:00.002+08:00

What's left after last day of school?

1) Final Year Project presentation (cheesepie)
2) Everlasting friendship (i hope)

Good luck to my buddies and friends who are taking their exams next week! :)

Class of 1A02/1B02/2A02/2B02/3B21/3A21

2009-02-13T01:23:00.003+08:00

Don't blame kamen for blocking the O. It's the best solution for not blocking anyone already :X.

19/19 + Ms Dawn Tan, Ms Lek, Dr Tang, and Ms Tan Lili.

How interesting to see the girls + 1 tom cruise as our supervisors next time after we ORD from NS. Haha! Must duo duo guan zhao k!

Under the Same Roof

2009-02-12T23:28:00.006+08:00

Hidamari no Uta(Wishes) by Le Couple

Enjoy...

Naruto Spoiler Alert!

2009-02-12T01:57:00.005+08:00

Ok. Nobody wants kakashi to die. So he shall live, and be useful in this ongoing battle :)

Cont from Naruto 434...
KAKASHI IS VERY ANGRY WITH PAIN CAPTURING NARUTO! HE FINALLY UNVEIL HIS MASK AND USES HIS FORBIDDEN TECHNIQUE, LIGHTNING ELEMENT:KAKASHI's FLYING WHITE FANG ON THE ALMIGHTY GOD-REALM PAIN! CAN HE SAVE HIS STUDENT? WILL HE DIE AGAIN? WILL EVERYONE GO MAD BECAUSE OF HIS DEATH AGAIN? FIND OUT IN THE NEXT EPISODE!

Sorry. I'm bored. 4 assignments leh! :(

嵐

2009-02-07T02:18:00.002+08:00

Haha! Hana Yori Dango Season 2 re-ignite my 'idolatry' for ARASHI!

Complacency Test

2009-02-07T01:49:00.002+08:00

Thank you my friends for the luck~ I failed everyone of you because I'm complacent. Haha.. but no problem, I still can graduate. I just make it sound "serious" to force myself to study, which was in vain :D...

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Had ubin cycling yesterday. Somehow, we cycled to wrong destinations. Even though there were many wrong turns, those 'wrong turns' bring back memories. We cycled to OBS campsites, where in the past, some of us (ncc) got sandflies bites from the overnight stay, after paddling less than half of ubin. Back then, paddling that distance was crazy...

Then we cycled passed a shelter with many barrels and pipes for making 'raft'. There were kids with sunburnt and twisted expressions, reluctantly dragging the pipes to the quarry. I truly understand how they felt... To add on, eddie almost cycled over a green snake, we cycled into ubin's cemetery and ubin's coconut water is superb!!!!!!

Today, there were lessons in the morning, which I 'accidentally' skipped again. Now I believe in astral projection, where your soul left your body to roam around; which explains why I couldn't hear my alarm clockS. Argh.. I haven't attend a single lesson on 'phone conversation'!

Oh yeah! Happy birthday to huiling and huimin! Hope you girls(guys) had enjoyed your bdays! Next year bday must still remember us ar!

Competency Test

2009-02-02T22:07:00.003+08:00

It's competency test tomorrow, a make it or break it test.

Diploma or not, graduate or not, competent or not, optometrist or not, lie with this test. All the sai we went through these 3 years doesn't count. It's this test, alone, that determine your fate. As quote from gabbone, "What to do? If only life was fair?"

Good luck to my fellow coursemates for this competency test! And thanks huimin for the pentorch! I will not lost it like how I lost lilin's xD.

And happy birthday shirlynn! Hope you enjoy ur 18th b'day, planned painstakingly by the girls :)

F4

2009-02-02T00:12:00.005+08:00

Thanks to chanel and sheryl, now I'm a little crazy over a korean drama called, 'Boys before flowers'. Like the taiwanese drama, 'Meteor garden', and the japanese drama, 'Hana yori dango', this is the third version of the same japanese manga, 'Hana yori dango'.

According to my all-time trusted resource, wikipedia, it was said that this manga initially targets at high-school girls. I do agree to this statement when I watched meteor garden years ago. It's quite boring, thus, MUST be for lovelorn teenage girls.

However, this korean version is different! Either it had turned me into a teenage girl, or this drama is good. Their pretty cast of actors and actresses and storyline glued me to my seat and made me spent long hours watching it.

Fortunately, mysoju.com only has 8 episodes of it. If not, my butt may start growing roots.

3 More Weeks

2009-01-30T22:59:00.003+08:00

Finally, we completed our FYP report! Comparing with the very first, amateur draft of our report, our current one certainly look much more professional. Haha! I felt like a father witnessing his child's birth when we saw our effort sliding out from the printer. Nevertheless, the whole printing, photocopy, and binding process burnt our pockets.

Today was the last slot of the January Napfa. It's my 6th section of the month, thus more money! Got to manage my finance properly so as to endure until enlistment. Can't wait to get enlisted!!!

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3 more weeks left. If any graduating students I know of reading my blog, here's a few words of advice:

1) Enjoy your remaining days in SP
2) Forgive and befriend your enemies (classmates/lecturers) in school
3) Be less mean to people who deserves it
4) Minimise the chance of conflict if any
5) Get at least a pass for your remaining assignments/tests/exams
6) Lastly, make sure everyone remembers you forever, positively.

For Your Pleasure

2009-01-28T22:53:00.003+08:00

And thou hath brought death to our report and advised on changes. Disappointed we shall not. For convincing thee with our utmost, is what we hath to do! - Andrew Shakespeare

Kome Klean With Us!

2009-01-27T21:59:00.004+08:00

BIG NEWS!

According to a reliable source, who chose to be anonymous, discovered that someone in our class has been cheating on us about her true identity and background all these while. According to fatauntie, this 'someone', actually hid herself in a fat suit, planted hair on her legs, and altered her voice box to be as deep as male's (though she overdid all alterations mentioned), with an ultimate aim of obtaining a diploma in optometry, but avoiding the media and commotions at the same time.

Don't ask me who provide me with the information, it's not huiling.

Ok, it's hard to believe right? Well, let's consider these:
1) He has a simple signature - KK: Not that fake name mind you.
2) He don't have a flat chest: enough said?
3) He likes to smell me: Er.. *shy*

Seriously, I wouldn't be so angry with her if I knew that she's so sexy behind the fat suit we always carress. And, I wouldn't be so emotional if she didn't make fun of my hair-less legs when she, herself, has no armpit hair!

Damn, I got mixed up with the he she her him...

After 72 hours of investigation, we've found this picture in the archives of national secret. The name there had stated very clearly. Unless you need a high minus/plus lens.

Kamen, it's over. Show yourself.

Ocular Microbiology

2009-01-26T14:27:00.004+08:00

Brazilian model who lost hands and feet dies

By BRADLEY BROOKS,Associated Press Writer AP - Sunday, January 25
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil -

One month ago, 20-year-old beauty queen Mariana Bridi was living the dream of many young Brazilian women, trading her striking good looks for a modeling career that promised to lift her family out of poverty.

Then she contracted a seemingly ordinary urinary tract infection. The bacteria spread quickly and inexorably through her body, proving to be extremely drug resistant. In a desperate bid to save her life, doctors amputated her hands and feet. But by Saturday she was dead.

"God is comforting our hearts because he wanted her to be with him now," her father Agnaldo Costa told reporters outside the hospital where his daughter died. "I can't accept that my daughter left us so soon."

Bridi's Web site says she began modeling at age 14 with the hope of giving "a dignified life to her parents."

Her father is a taxi driver and her mother a house cleaner.

By the age of 18, she was well on her way: In 2007 and 2008, she was a finalist in the Brazilian stage of the Miss World pageant.

Her Web site said next month she was to participate in the second stage of a modeling competition held in Sao Paulo by Dilson Stein, the Brazilian model scout who discovered supermodel Gisele Bundchen.

Last year, she took fourth in the Face of the Universe competition in South Africa and she had won bikini competitions across the globe.

The Miss World Brazil organization said she was an example of someone "who knew how to intensely live her life."

Half a dozen memorial groups on Facebook had already sprung up just hours after her death. On Bridi's own page on Orkut _ the most popular Web social networking site in Brazil _ dozens of memorial messages were left.

The course of her illness was swift.

In late December, she fell ill and doctors in her native state of Espirito Santo _ northeast of Rio de Janeiro _ initially diagnosed as having kidney stones.

She returned to a hospital on Jan. 3 in septic shock _ life-threatening low blood pressure _ from the infection that would force doctors to amputate first her feet, then her hands. Doctors said there was little they could do but pump drugs into her and hope for the best.

It was a nightmare scenario for anyone with an infection: Her body did not react to the latest and most potent drugs while the bacteria in her veins spread from head to toe.

In Bridi's case, the culprit was the bacteria Pseudomonas aeruginosa, which is known to be drug resistant.

According to the January 2008 book "Pseudomonas: Genomics and Molecular Biology," edited by Pierre Cornelis, a researcher at the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology in Brussels, the bacteria has the "worrisome characteristic" of "low antibiotic susceptibility." It also easily mutates to develop resistance to new drugs.

Death from infections caused by the bacteria are relatively rare, but not unheard of: In late 2006, an outbreak of the bacteria at White Memorial Medical Center in Los Angeles sickened five infants _ leading to the deaths of two of them.

The bacteria causes about 10 percent of the roughly two million hospital-acquired infections each year in the U.S., according to health officials.

A short statement from the Espirito Santo State Health Secretariat announced her death on Saturday "despite all the commitment of the hospital team."

Her aunt said the hundreds of messages left on her Web site had lifted Bridi's spirit in the past weeks.

"I believe that the serenity on her face came from this spiritual comfort," Oriendina Pereira Wasen said outside the hospital.

Bridi's funeral was planned for Saturday afternoon in the town of Marechal Floriano.

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa can be found almost everywhere; from soil, to water, and other man-made environments throughout the world. Eye infections caused by this bacteria are also widely known. Risk factors like wearing of soft extended-wear contact lenses, using of topical steroidal eye medications and trauma of the eye can increase the chances of such infection.

It may, firstly, cause corneal ulcers, and eventually lead to blindness. Some common problems like bacterial keratitis (corneal infection by bacteria), endophthalmitis (inflammation within the eyeball), and ophthalmia neonatorum (conjunctival infection in newborn) are caused by this microorganism. Eye infection in newborn caused by this microorganism may be rare, but it may ultimately lead to death.

Treatment for Pseudomonas Aeruginosa is antibiotics and some luck.

Lost Tradition

2009-01-25T12:52:00.007+08:00

2008's Reunion-less dinner (Spin plates with christopher lee)

2001's Reunion dinner(Granny, cousins, brother and me.)

1998's Reunion dinner(Granny, cousins, brother and me)

1995's Reunion dinner(Granny, brother, and me)

Reunion dinner is not as tasty as before anymore.

Countdown To The End

2009-01-24T02:33:00.003+08:00

I love sp, but I love to get out of sp more!
It's 1 more month! if competency test passed :(

雀聖

2009-01-23T13:26:00.002+08:00

"MAHJONG! HAHA WHAT LOUSY HANDS YOU GOT MERVIN!"

Mahjong season is back! This year, without timothy and sherman, mahjong season may not be as fun. But with merv's gambling den (his bedroom) and my grassjelly tiles, we gonna bring the sexy back!

Together with hardo-Y, merbitch, ponyong and andrewdaman, we going to embark you onto an exciting adventure of mahjong odyssey!!!!!

Be An Optimist Today!

2009-01-22T00:25:00.003+08:00

This kogepan video was introduced by yoshi. Cute? Haha...

It's true that burnt buns/human beings tend to think of the "if onlys", and don't really appreciate what's around them...

But, all the good things you experienced will not happen if "if only" really happens!

Don't be greedy! Be contented, be contented to have ME in your life!

Emokidz: but there's no gd thing in my life, my life sucks, hurts, lonely, cold, pain, blablablabla.... *SHUT THE HELL UP*

Bill Please!

2009-01-20T11:44:00.004+08:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JERELD!!! HAPPY 19 years old! HOPE YOUR BUTT PROVES TO BE 19 YEARS STRONG TOO! HAHA...

Went XingWang Hong Kong Cafe again with mervin alone. Not gay, but just need some caffeine. Instead of project and me reading my storybook, we ended up playing facebook game for 2 hours(some word challenge thing...). After that, we walked out of the cafe, walked separate ways, and headed home. I reached home, bathed, used computer a while more, then sleep.

I woke up in the morning, bathed, inserting wallet in my pocket... then realised.. EH!? WHY THERE'S STILL MONEY INSIDE?

Apparently, we missed out the payment part yesterday.

Personality Test (cont..)

2009-01-19T23:55:00.003+08:00

Strange things happen everyday. Like why eddie don't want to sit with us in class, like why kamen drew a spiderman's mask with an incredibly doubtful word on the body of the cartoon, like why at times, jonathan's voice change drastically, and like why I got accused when I'm the most innocent...

However, something so coincidental happened today, which is, more personality tests for me! Somehow we happened to discuss about personality tests with Mr Sim during clinic, where huiling introduced oneishy.com, and somehow Ms Lek make us do the fruits personality test...

Sanguine-Phlegmatic
- OneIshy.com

GRAPES
Natural abilities include:
-Being reflective
-Being sensible
-Being flexible
-Being creative
-Preference for working in groups

Grapes learn best when they:
-Can work and share with others
-Balance work with play
-Can communicate
-Are noncompetitive

Grapes may have trouble:
-Giving exact answers
-Focusing on one thing at a time
-Organising

To expand their style, Grapes need to:
-Pays more attention to details
-Not rush into things
-Be less emotions when making some decisions

-adapted from It's All in Your Mind by Kathleen Butler

Personality Test

2009-01-19T00:14:00.005+08:00

Idealists, as a temperament, are passionately concerned with personal growth and development. Idealists strive to discover who they are and how they can become their best possible self -- always this quest for self-knowledge and self-improvement drives their imagination. And they want to help others make the journey. Idealists are naturally drawn to working with people, and whether in education or counseling, in social services or personnel work, in journalism or the ministry, they are gifted at helping others find their way in life, often inspiring them to grow as individuals and to fulfill their potentials.

Idealists are sure that friendly cooperation is the best way for people to achieve their goals. Conflict and confrontation upset them because they seem to put up angry barriers between people. Idealists dream of creating harmonious, even caring personal relations, and they have a unique talent for helping people get along with each other and work together for the good of all. Such interpersonal harmony might be a romantic ideal, but then Idealists are incurable romantics who prefer to focus on what might be, rather than what is. The real, practical world is only a starting place for Idealists; they believe that life is filled with possibilities waiting to be realized, rich with meanings calling out to be understood. This idea of a mystical or spiritual dimension to life, the "not visible" or the "not yet" that can only be known through intuition or by a leap of faith, is far more important to Idealists than the world of material things.
Highly ethical in their actions, Idealists hold themselves to a strict standard of personal integrity. They must be true to themselves and to others, and they can be quite hard on themselves when they are dishonest, or when they are false or insincere. More often, however, Idealists are the very soul of kindness. Particularly in their personal relationships, Idealists are without question filled with love and good will. They believe in giving of themselves to help others; they cherish a few warm, sensitive friendships; they strive for a special rapport with their children; and in marriage they wish to find a "soulmate," someone with whom they can bond emotionally and spiritually, sharing their deepest feelings and their complex inner worlds.
Idealists are relatively rare, making up no more than 15 to 20 percent of the population. But their ability to inspire people with their enthusiasm and their idealism has given them influence far beyond their numbers.

Idealists at Work
Idealists, as a temperament, are passionately concerned with personal growth and development. They are naturally drawn to working with people and are gifted with helping others find their way in life, often inspiring them to grow as individuals and to fulfill their potential both on, and off, the job.
Because you live in anticipation of an exciting future, in your ideal job you will be asked to stretch your imagination on a continual basis. Existing ideas, individuals and groups of people, products, services, and the relationships between these things can trigger flashes of insight about how "what is" might unfold into "what might be." You feel rewarded where you feel free to share your insights with people who encourage your creativity and who support the unpredictable process by which you narrow down the stream of ideas into innovations that are meaningful within the scheme of your personal values. You are likely to be comfortable taking on a leadership role, so long as it doesn’t place you in an arbitrary hierarchy.

Idealist type: Healer (INFP)

Healers present a calm and serene face to the world, and can seem shy, even distant around others. But inside they're anything but serene, having a capacity for personal caring rarely found in the other types. Healers care deeply about the inner life of a few special persons, or about a favorite cause in the world at large. And their great passion is to heal the conflicts that trouble individuals, or that divide groups, and thus to bring wholeness, or health, to themselves, their loved ones, and their community.

Healers have a profound sense of idealism that comes from a strong personal sense of right and wrong. They conceive of the world as an ethical, honorable place, full of wondrous possibilities and potential goods. In fact, to understand Healers, we must understand that their deep commitment to the positive and the good is almost boundless and selfless, inspiring them to make extraordinary sacrifices for someone or something they believe in. Set off from the rest of humanity by their privacy and scarcity (around one percent of the population), Healers can feel even more isolated in the purity of their idealism.

Also, Healers might well feel a sense of separation because of their often misunderstood childhood. Healers live a fantasy-filled childhood-they are the prince or princess of fairy tales-an attitude which, sadly, is frowned upon, or even punished, by many parents. With parents who want them to get their head out of the clouds, Healers begin to believe they are bad to be so fanciful, so dreamy, and can come to see themselves as ugly ducklings. In truth, they are quite OK just as they are, only different from most others-swans reared in a family of ducks.

At work, Healers are adaptable, welcome new ideas and new information, are patient with complicated situations, but impatient with routine details. Healers are keenly aware of people and their feelings, and relate well with most others. Because of their deep-seated reserve, however, they can work quite happily alone. When making decisions, Healers follow their heart not their head, which means they can make errors of fact, but seldom of feeling. They have a natural interest in scholarly activities and demonstrate, like the other Idealists, a remarkable facility with language. They have a gift for interpreting stories, as well as for creating them, and thus often write in lyric, poetic fashion. Frequently they hear a call to go forth into the world and help others, a call they seem ready to answer, even if they must sacrifice their own comfort.

-The Keirsey Temperament Sorter

Week Zero

2009-01-18T21:28:00.003+08:00

Remember the 'goal setting' portfolio for character development before school starts?

Have any of you met your goals?

Well, I did not.
Back then, I was a passionate cadet lieutenant and a freshman that expects good academic results in my poly life...
Now? A canoeist and an undergraduate that enjoys every learning process...

Though this goal setting thing failed badly for me, but I do realised 1 thing, life is full of surprises! And I didn't regret my new path! :)

Rose Out Of The Thorns

2009-01-18T01:13:00.003+08:00

Today had a mini celebration of PingHan's birthday, thanks to Huiling's reminder. How sweet :D. Sorry Pete, have to trick you for your EZ link card to see your birthdate. Oh yah, sorry lilin too, for mistaking your cousin for being "so daring" HAHA!

Not to forget, I read the latest chapter of Naruto manga! RASENGAN~ WEE~ The sweet ending of my week-long torment!

There's paddling later too! WEE~

There's resistance! WEE~

I haven't sleep yet! WEE~

To Be Or Not To Be

2009-01-18T00:50:00.002+08:00

Managed to scrape through this week, though every battle ended off bloodily...

My dad passed this letter to me when I was in my zombie-state rushing my fyp report at 5.30am. It was from NS.

Hmm... Report to the Guard Room at Hendon Camp...?

Recollections of night cycling with friends... to Old Changi Hospital... to Changi Village came flashing my mind...

Though the letter never indicate what vocational assessment is it for (hopefully is a test held in that camp but for other vocation :/), but likely is commando. ARGH, failure to comply with this Notice shall be guilty of an offence under the Enlistment Act (Chapter 93) and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term no exceeding 3 years or to both such fine and imprisonment.

So... I consulted my friends, for commando (fuyong), or no commando (hardy).

Fuyong:
-Good pay
-Just Chiong

Hardy:
-Injuries
-Hell

How I wish I can have good pay and parachuting without going through commando's sheet...

Request for CL Delivery

2009-01-15T22:48:00.001+08:00

I want my Boston bitoric lens!

Simple Wish

2009-01-15T02:04:00.002+08:00

I don't ask for more, just give me subbed Naruto manga after all these sheet.

Tough days don't last. Tough people do.

2009-01-08T03:16:00.007+08:00

Week2:
Slept at 4.30am yesterday for CSW.
Still awake at 3.20am doing retail presentation.(slack and update blog with this cheesepie :D)

It has been 2nd week of 7 academic weeks, of Term 4. The last term of my last semester of my last year, if nothing goes wrong.

Week3:
FYP draft submission on Monday
Case Presentaion on Thursday
Contact Lens Clinical Presentation on Friday
CSW test on Friday

Week4:
Clinical Problem-based Learning Presentation submission on Friday

Week5:
FYP final report submission on Friday

Week6:
Competency test on Feb 3, Tuesday

Week7:
Retail Operation Report on Feb 9, Monday
Spectacle Dispensing Test on Feb 11, Wednesday
PBL test on Feb 11, Wednesday
Last clinic on Feb 14, Saturday

Week8 (Exam week):
No exams :)
FYP presentation on Feb 16/17 Mon/Tues

Week9 (Exam week):
Life is short, enjoy :)!

Then...
VACATIONS~~~~~

Ok. Snap back to reality. ENDURE AND PERSEVERE, MY COMRADES!

Say Yes To Life

2009-01-04T23:59:00.000+08:00

Watched Yes Man(pronounced as eehs-mhen) with june after winning hands down in pool. Other than salty popcorns, the movie was good. It's somehow inspiring, at least to me? Maybe it's time to say yes and embrace new things in life!

After the movie, we emo-ed along the balcony of vivocity facing the sea. It's really quite depressing to stare at pitch-black sea with the smell of cigarettes from nearby smokers. And I worsened the mood by talking about our family matters. Is it a curse? Fortunately, we have a nice cup of starbucks to sweeten what's sour inside us.

This cousin of mine, was not the playmate me and my younger brother used to bully when we were young. She's more mature in thinking and she's very optimistic now! She even "tsk" me when I lame her. ARGH! So its true that average male's mentality is 13 years younger than his actual age :(. Anyway, good luck in Olevel!(If you are reading this!), and whatever you do in life! Be happy and make it contagious!

To everyone, Be happy and make it contagious too!

New Year's Resolution

2009-01-04T00:17:00.000+08:00

Tips for new year's resolution!

1. Be realistic
2. Be realistic
3. Be realistic
4. Be realistic
5. Be realistic

Self-Mutilation

2009-01-01T22:32:00.003+08:00

FIRST POST OF 2009!

Say "hi" to my bruised sexy thighs.

After Little Nyonya-ing in darren's house, we headed to UE square with party hats for countdown :/

Went countdown with merv, fuyou, darren, alexis, wenxian, sherman and his girlfriend in Udders. Udders is a cosy little ice cream shop selling fantastic ice cream! I bought a baileys flavoured scoop and a rum and raisins flavoured scoop, SUPER NICE LA DEY! They are very generous with the alcohol content too! Merv's dark chocolate with orange and fuyou's earl grey flavoured ice cream also tasted great! I love the texture, and of course, the size of each ball of ice cream!!!

5 minutes after 12am, the shop owner(I supposed?) gave out party poppers to everyone and we started the new year countdown. It was fun as I'm not the only one shouting countdown :D. The shop owner then distributed everyone with a nice small cup of champagne. My first experience with champagne; it tasted like the soft drink, china apple juice, but with a weird alcohol after taste. My alcohol tolerance is damn weak, so I started to turn red after 2 cups. This process of vasodilation further complicated to give rise to giddiness and affected my balance while walking after 2 more cups of champagne. Got better after gulping 2 cups of water. It's not that I'm a bad drinker, but simply because, I'm a good boy, I DON'T DRINK! I don't want to overwork my one and only liver too.

Then we started playing games like slap hand game(?), big small fish, and concentration. Though I'm drowsy, but my reaction was not as bad as wenxian! HAHA! In the midst of our game, jereld and co., and junior girls met us there! The group got larger, but wenxian still the slowest in reaction, though we expected willy to be the one... After the short get-together session, some of them leave and missed the tiny bit of fun later. It was concentration game! After the crazy game, darren sent everyone home, so noble!

Perhaps due to alcohol, perhaps I lost control of my strength, perhaps I was too high, I hammered my thighs while playing concentration and got the "ink blob" bruises!

Together We Make A Difference!

2008-12-31T00:15:00.005+08:00

New year eve!

It's a new dawn, it's a new day, it's a new life in 2009!
What's left undone should be done! If not, TOO BAD! JUST MOVE ON!
I strongly thinks that new year eve should be a day to reflect, repent, and forgive! It's a day to become a better person for those who can't find any special reasons to do so!

REFLECT: Reflect on your past mistakes, never do it ever again!
REPENT: For all the sins you've done, repent, and CHANGE!
FORGIVE: Forgive everyone who makes you sad and angry. They need a second chance, and you deserve a second chance to have them as friends again :D... Just like how I forgive hian for crapping in my tagboard!

However, don't forgive those who don't repent and reflect.

Change

2008-12-30T00:37:00.004+08:00

人生海海

作词：阿信　作曲：阿信　编曲：五月天

有一天　我在想　我到底　算是个什么东西还是我　
会不会　根本就不算东西

天天都漫无目的　偏偏又想要证明　真理
别人从屁股放屁　我却每天每天的说要革命

就算是这个世界　把我抛弃　而至少快乐伤心我自己决定
所以我说　就让它去　我知道潮落之后一定有潮起　有什么了不起

常常我　豁出去　拼了命　走过却没有痕迹
可是我　从不怕　挖出我火热的心

手上有一个硬币　反面就决定放弃　嗝屁
但是啊在我心底　却完完全全不想放弃转载来自

就算是这个世界　把我抛弃　而至少快乐伤心我自己决定
所以我说　就让它去　我知道潮落之后一定有潮起　有什么了不起

常常我　闭上眼睛　听到了海的呼吸　是你
温柔的蓝色潮汐　告诉我没有关系

就算真的这个世界　把我抛弃　而至少快乐伤心我自己决定
所以我说　就让它去　我知道潮落之后一定有潮起　我不能忘记

无论是我的明天　要去哪里　而至少快乐伤心我自己决定
所以我说　就让他去　我知道潮落之后一定有潮起有什么了不起有什么了不起

...

Got addicted to this chinese song again when fuyong "begged" me to send him. Deleted this song by accident during one of my "spring cleaning" for my computer.

The title simply means life's like an ocean; no definite flow or direction, tides change, and many unseen variables.

"The only constant is change" - Heraclitus

Charred Cheesepie

2008-12-28T22:23:00.002+08:00

School reopening tomorrow...

End of my last school holiday :(

Wake Up Call

2008-12-26T22:55:00.007+08:00

5 days to 2009.

Whatever is left undone, should be done!!!

Christmas Carols

2008-12-26T22:17:00.004+08:00

The First Noel

The First Noel, the Angels did say
Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay
In fields where they lay keeping their sheep
On a cold winter's night that was so deep.

Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel
Born is the King of Israel!

They looked up and saw a star
Shining in the East beyond them far
And to the earth it gave great light
And so it continued both day and night.

Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel
Born is the King of Israel!

And by the light of that same star
Three Wise men came from country far
To seek for a King was their intent
And to follow the star wherever it went.

Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel
Born is the King of Israel!

This star drew nigh to the northwest
O'er Bethlehem it took its rest
And there it did both Pause and stay
Right o'er the place where Jesus lay.

Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel
Born is the King of Israel!

Then entered in those Wise men three
Full reverently upon their knee
And offered there in His presence
Their gold and myrrh and frankincense.

Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel
Born is the King of Israel!

Then let us all with one accord
Sing praises to our heavenly Lord
That hath made Heaven and earth of nought
And with his blood mankind has bought.

Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel
Born is the King of Israel!

Silent Night

Silent night, holy night
All is calm, all is bright
Round yon Virgin Mother and Child
Holy Infant so tender and mild
Sleep in heavenly peace
Sleep in heavenly peace

Silent night, holy night
Shepherds quake at the sight
Glories stream from heaven afar
Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia!
Christ, the Saviour is born
Christ, the Saviour is born

Silent night, holy night
Son of God, love's pure light
Radiant beams from Thy holy face
With the dawn of redeeming grace
Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth
Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth

Joy To The World

Joy to the world! The Lord is come
Let earth receive her King.
Let ev'ry heart prepare Him room,
And heaven and nature sing,
And heaven and nature sing,
And heaven and heaven and nature sing.

He rules the world with truth and grace,
And makes the nations prove
The glories of His righteousness
And wonders of His love,
And wonders of His love,
And wonders, wonders of His love.

What Child Is This

What child is this, who, laid to rest
On Mary's lap, is sleeping?
Whom angels greet with anthems sweet,
While shepherds watch are keeping?

This, this is Christ the King,
Whom shepherds guard and angels sing
Haste, haste to bring him laud,
The Babe, the Son of Mary!

So bring Him incense, gold, and myrrh,
Come peasant king to own Him,
The King of kings, salvation brings,
Let loving hearts enthrone Him.

Raise, raise the song on high,
The Virgin sings her lullaby
Joy, joy, for Christ is born,
The Babe, the Son of Mary!

Angels We Have Heard On High

Angels we have heard on high, Singing sweetly through the night,
And the mountains in reply Echoing their brave delight.

Gloria in excelsis Deo.
Gloria in excelsis Deo.

Shepherds, why this jubilee? Why these songs of happy cheer?
What great brightness did you see? What glad tiding did you hear?

Gloria in excelsis Deo.
Gloria in excelsis Deo.

Come to Bethlehem and see Him whose birth the angels sing;
Come, adore on bended knee Christ, the Lord, the new-born King.

Gloria in excelsis Deo.
Gloria in excelsis Deo.

See him in a manger laid Whom the angels praise above;
Mary, Joseph, lend your aid, While we raise our hearts in love.

Gloria in excelsis Deo.
Gloria in excelsis Deo.

Feliz Navidad

Feliz Navidad
Feliz Navidad
Feliz Navidad
Prospero Ano y Felicidad.

Feliz Navidad
Feliz Navidad
Feliz Navidad
Prospero Ano y Felicidad.

I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas
I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas
I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas
From the bottom of my heart.

I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas
I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas
I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas
From the bottom of my heart.

Six Pence None The Richer - Kiss Me

2008-12-23T00:10:00.001+08:00

"Oh, kiss me beneath the milky twilight..."

No Expiry Date

2008-12-21T21:15:00.008+08:00

Watched Ip Man (pronounced as eep-mun, not I.P man) yesterday with chester. Supposingly with dennis too, but after he suffered many defeats from our one-to-one pool match, he escaped to work. HAHA kidding.

So, left with 2 of us, we had a gay session in tbp gv cinema. Seriously, I wonder why critics gave this movie 2 stars rating. After the movie I just can't stop myself from practising wing-chun fists on chester. I almost took on 4 drunkards in the bus ride home too!!!It's just damn nice la!

After the action-packed nationalistic movie, we had a heart-to-heart session. This time, there's nothing got to do with homosexuality, it's like going back to the past, where we used to be bestest friends of each other, confided with each other, cried together... We used to think that after we left gess, will we still meet up and chat about anything under the sun? YEA, we did it, and til 12am++ somemore!!

...

2 days ago was Ubin trip with our tour guide cum bike repairman riduan, followed by khair, sulaiman, erwin, mervin and me. I had been ubin before many years back with my mum and relatives. We walked half the island to witness Ma Zu temple's closing ceremony. The path to there was tiring, and had carved a super bad impression in me for the island. However, this time, my impression changed.

After jumping off the bumboat and left the jetty, we rented bicycles with suspension for a full day rate of 7 dollar each. We had visited the boardwalk of Chek Jawa, the "watch tower", the old ubin chalet, the abandoned quarry, the npcc campsite, treacherous downslopes and wicked upslopes, mini farm, bicycle obstacle park and many more! There were still sites left unexplored and we plan to come back again for our part 2 ubin challenge!!! In the expense of all the fun we had, riduan and mervin were injured and me and sulaiman's bicycles got busted. Thanks erwin for helping me to carry the wrecked bicycle when I was tired and the rest for pedaling slowly to wait for me...

I believed we are very fortunate to have people consistently organising gessncc outings through these years. Despite only 6/31 turned up for this trip, and many other outings where only a handful turned up, these efforts are really important to keep the intake together. It's through these outings that all past grudges can be resolved and a stronger bond can be fostered. It's also through these outings that intake'02 can withstand the test of time, and outlived the supposingly 4 years of lifespan.

Oh ya, how did riduan became the ubin bike repairman? It goes like this... When sulaiman's bike chain got stucked, everyone tried brute strength, it doesn't work! We even combined strength, but to no avail. Then riduan stepped in, screamed "Cheesepie", and kicked the chain. Done!

Credits to those in the credits!(why background music so emo...)

Taylor Swift - Love Story

2008-12-21T21:02:00.002+08:00

"It's a love story, baby just say yes."

What are your thoughts?

2008-12-14T13:01:00.003+08:00

Happy Hours

2008-12-14T02:30:00.003+08:00

After years of canoe sprinting, it has been a long long time since I played my last canoe polo game. The last time I played was around the end of year 1, when many of us were still amateurs.
Today, we got ourselves back in the pool. Still amateurs, but our fellow batch-mates who took up polo had improved leaps and bounds, so as the year 2s! Really appreciate their patience in teaching us boat skills and giving us useful advices. During the game, we got KO-ed as our welcome gift by winston, shawn and junior guys. Despite that, we really enjoyed and had great fun in the game! To survive in 3on3, gotta polish up on our passing and reaction!

After training, we went ECP to cycle! After pumping lactic acid to our thighs, we went for supper! Wow.. happy hours man... got home 2am..!!! That's a real holiday for a human man!

German Gas

2008-12-11T00:22:00.003+08:00

I need a rooster to replace my alarm clock...

Through observations of my own sleeping pattern for the past few days, I've come to a conclusion that self-discipline is not the reason for oversleeping. Certain forms of sleeping disorder might be the reason for my tendency of waking up beyond the intended waking time. Substantial evidences and research were not done to justify my hypothesis though.

My next paddling session will be Monday due to SEA games(Canoeing) held in Macritchie Reservoir... 5 days without paddling! ARGH... Anyway, Best of luck to Singapore team!

Had NS pre-Enlistee medical check up today, together with Hafiz and Scott. Got a PES B due to my medical record of fractured right arm. Thankfully, I was able to prove it with my big sexy scar on my forearm. Having second thoughts, what is the difference between PES A training and PES B training? From the information I gathered from friends and relatives, there seems to be no difference! Damn, no easy life for me... After the battery of tests, it's a few hours of mind-boggling vocational questionaire! I should have done my ten years series of maths yesterday!!!!

After the check-up and work, the day ended off with jerald, willy, wenxian, fuyong and mervin PLUS QIZHI, with a nice cup of Irish Nut Creme and MAN's talk. I never felt so "open and transparent" to share my personal stuff with my friends before. It's just like farting. Doing it openly is so embarrassing, and it smells terrible too. However, it's a great relief to let it out!

Reunion

2008-12-08T23:37:00.002+08:00

I love to draw crap when I'm bored.

Morning had an issue with self-discipline again. This time there's an additional factor, COOL WEATHER~ Cool gentle breeze and therapeutic sounds of raindrop, accompanied by soft, comfy pillow with a smell of its own.... Zzzzz~

Evening met my mum and sis. It had been long long time since I last ate homecooked food! Oishi! After that, I flipped through my mum's photo albums and found a lot of "ancient relics". From my dad and her wedding photos to my cousins baby photos to my baby photos to my brother baby photos to my sister baby photos. It's really cool to have your photos kept in photo albums instead of your harddrive. It's more lasting, and more "value"...

Ok I've done blogging. bye.

*Due to the postponing of AGM, my draft, "Last Step", will be published after AGM. Stay Tune.

Self-discipline

2008-12-07T00:07:00.003+08:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY RUIYI!!!

Hope you enjoyed your 18th birthday with giant hello kitty balloon, friends, family, and "dlareJ"! May this day be one of your fondest memories of your life~

Training tomorrow. It's very tempting to let my body control myself rather than alarm clock waking myself up for training. My discipline and drive for training is draining away from me... NOoo~ It's draining too fast! I'm suppose to maintain my fitness until enlistment!

3 on 3 is coming. I shall let it be a motivation for me to train up my fitness again. I will try to master all the basic boat skills within these 3 weeks of holiday! START FROM SCRATCH!

Grrr... Pumpin' up!

Drifting

2008-12-05T23:17:00.003+08:00

My virgin experience in driving! With the guidance of david and yuxuan...

I know no fear, I know no danger, I know nothing of driving! I chiong up humps, control car like maximum tune, turn wheel like initial d, zam brake like daytona. But it's fun ar... might consider booking basic theory...

to mervin: I drove up to SAA carpark, without RAMMING the pole :D

Santa, I've been a good boy this year...

2008-12-04T20:28:00.006+08:00

MST OVER!!!

Left with FYP, presentations, competency tests then graduation! Yea peepo.. I didn't mention exams :D..

21 more days to christmas... How should I spend my last christmas before I spent my next in camp? With cute girl? With spct buddies? With family? With classmates? Or like every other years; with my desktop :(.

Queen of My Heart

2008-12-04T00:30:00.005+08:00

SO SO SO SO SO SO HAPPY!!! ANOTHER TEARS OF JOY!!!!!

HI PEOPLE! ONG LI XUAN IS MY CUTE LIL BABY SISTER!!! AND SHE'S CHATTING WITH ME ONLINE!!!! IM NOT DREAMING! AM I!? HAHA!!!

"2 years back after my CLT course"

Haha... after 2 years, I've finally talked to my mum and my baby sister... The strong loud voice of my mum... and the giggle from my sister... all misunderstandings resolved! All bits and pieces are together as one again!!!

I heard that my sister is VERY TALL(same traits xD) now... Still remember playing with her when she's still crawling around... play monster to scare her etc... NOW she's so clever to search my blog through google too!!! She even had face to face talk with Minister of Education!!!!! She has blogs with pictures and music!!! BETTER THAN MINE!!!! She's primary 5 only!!!!

Ok I'm too high! Today went to visit my cousin's new born baby girl after noon's paddling session with fuyou. Another gorgeous babe! So cute, just like my cousin ;)!!! Sleep so soundly :)!

HEY I'M GOING TO ADD A TAGBOARD! my sis is teaching me how to add!

Last Paper!

2008-12-03T00:16:00.002+08:00

1 more paper to go! AFTER THAT IS 3 WEEKS OF SOLID STEADY POM PEE PEE HOLIDAYS!!!!!!

LETS DANCE!!!!!

"ok joanne, stop that please."

Debrief

2008-12-01T22:26:00.004+08:00

Today had MST. Seems quite easy yet difficult. I even drew for one question because I can't explain in words, but I think its quite common sense... HAHA.

Still hyped up from saturday's race.

After race, and after packing up, I was so exhausted that I was too lazy to move my mouth, therefore I didn't say anything for the debrief. In fact, I have a whole lot of speech for everyone! Here it goes...

"Hello everyone! I'm very very happy to see everyone here... To all the participants.. congratulations! We did it! All the running, gymming, water training, morning paddling, sun-baking and other problems we faced and endured through during training had produced superb result for us! ALL of us made significant improvement in our timing and paddling too! Besides the participants today, a GIGANTIC THANK YOU for all juniors, canoe polo buddies, alumnis, families, dragonboaters and one ss for coming down to support and help us to carry boats! Thanks for helping us to keep track of the race, schedule and register number tags for us too! Thanks for encouraging us, boosting our morale, and cheering on the top of your lungs for us! Thanks for buying lunch for us! This is what a TEAM is. EVERY SINGLE ONE plays a part!

To my batch, WE'VE DID IT and maintained the MEN's CHAMPION title again! We did it with no "strong back-up" this time! Not to forget, the tears we shed just now was the tears of extreme joy and accomplishment!

To the year 2 batch. Quality, not quantity. Though there were only 3 of you, but each of you all possessed great potential to be an outstanding paddler! Hang on, and write another beautiful chapter for SPCT next year! Do impart every skills and knowledge you have to the junior batch, and made them as good as you all or better! It's very rewarding to see them grow under you!

To the year 1s. Even before national junior championship, you all had proved to us your potential and capability. Some may be "late boomer", but I've seen effort and hardwork put in during training. Continue and reach for your goals! Very high possibility that you all can bring SPCT to a greater heights! Though some may not be training with us anymore, but remember the team spirit and experience! Let it burn forever!

To lloyd and weicheng, haha... just ownage!

To MX and michael, through these months of morning paddling, I feel like you guys were part of us already! From balancing of T-boats to now, you all really put in a lot of determination, effort and time! Thank you buddies!

To everyone again! From the day we joined this club, we all got infected with the passion and love of SPCT. It shall run in our blood til we die!

Love is a potential energy. Pass it on to your future junior batch and on and on and on!... !!!"

*ends speech, walks away suavely.*

That's the reason why I'm lazy to move my mouth. It's damn long right!?

Career Ended

2008-11-30T01:37:00.002+08:00

I don't know what to blog. But I am damn happy with our last race of canoe sprinting. Satisfied :D.