Tuesday, April 27, 2010
That's the location and time for me tml, the start of my NS journey.
But I've already settled my mind. Its a journey all guys in Singapore has to take, and I am no different. So I am just going to go in there and take on whatever comes. No point worrying, its coming either way.
Throught this last day at home, I hvnt been thinking much bout going in. Could be because I've settled my mind, or I've done all the things that I wish to do b4 enlisting already. Let's hope 2nite I can get a good nite's sleep then.
Tekong here I come! :)
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Sunday, April 25, 2010
Had our "remaining of the guys farewell" outing last sat. I know the turnout wasn't large, but it was the thought that counts .Thanks to sushan for planning it for us despite your busy schedule :), and appreciate it u try to look pretty by wearing dress (although I know cos you are attending yr best friend's bday after haha!).
So we met up at dhoby ghaut mrt at 11am to lan. We were initially tinking of going for a trekking trup, cos we seriously cant tink of anything else to do, but in the end cos there was a significant number of people, we were able to play VS match :) so we went down to paradise again. But somehow, the server there was whacky. First problem, we had to spend lik 30mins waiting for the l4d2 to update itself, but all's not gone for who needs the game when u hv the company. Second problem, the server was laggy, resulting in many disconnections. Maybe it was cos we were playing too early ba haha. The teams were more evenly distributed this time, with both sides having opportunities to win. So it was a good 2hr game, of much screaming, shouting, cheering and laughter :) the best.
After that sharon had work so she left us, leaving sushan as the onli girl (mich was down with flu). As planned, we proceeded down to raffles place mrt to begin our hunt for Zhou's Kitchen. What could go wrong, there's 4 guys there, we dun get lost, we jus take the longer route XD but for the record, we really din get lost. Now about the food. The food was gooooooooddddd. High tea buffet for $20 was abit pricey, but I must say it was worth it. The food quality was good, up to standard in my opinion. Very nice. And of course since it was buffet, we jus chionged, or tried. In the end onli me n ryan were left eating haha! Wat's not to like, good food, quantity-less and nice atmosphere. Oh and there was a wedding solemnization session held there too :) I wun mind going there again sometime, when I have saved up more haha.
After that we jus took photos outside Far East Square to commemorate that we still hv hair. Then sushan left for her friend's bday, while us guys went on to play one more session of lan. We jus wanted to try the new campaign la, The Passing. But it wasn't up to expectation. I expected more out of it, but it was all too simple and short. Onli thing really fun was the last part, where AI controlled l4d2 characters were there to protect you as you collect fuel cans to fill in a generator. I was basically freely running around, almost 100% safe cos the AI were sooooooooo efficient.
Thats basically the farewell for us remaining us before we enlist. Nothing spectacular planned, just good friends, good company, good conversations which results in a VERY GOOD TIME :)
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Friday, April 23, 2010
In less than a week's time, I am going to tekong island to learn how to be a man. Having been in a boys school for 10 years of my life and with friends who have POPed, its only natural that I am hearing alot of stuffs about NS, both good and bad. So like an absorbant sponge, I have taken in everything and with NS at the back of my mind until now, I have come to some conclusions.
Physically wise I am not that much afraid. I dun mean I am very fit enough that I can pass through everything physical exercise NS throws at me, I just have settled my mind such that I know I can go through it. I did get silver for napfa afterall, so at least I met their minimum limits for the BMT lo. And I have friends, whom I know to be not exactly what u call fit material, passing thru BMT fine. I dunnoe how hard it was for him to get through it, but he did. So ya, BMT just have ways to make u get through it, whether you can anot. And physical aspects involve mental capability to a large extent too. Its all in the mind, you just have to tell yourself you can do it, and you can. So I am not very worried about it, just gonna take the physical activities as they come, do the best I can. The pain's gonna be temporary anyway. Just suck it up, and then come out of BMT with better stamina and muscles then.
Hygiene wise ah, I tink I should be fine with it. With stories like going to camp and then not being able to bath, wearing the same pair of underwear dunnoe how many times, getting all muddy and all, to some it may sound gross la. But i guess i'm a guy la. Gross then gross lo. When I was on my 10 day trip to blue mountains australia, there were days when we couldn't bath too, and I'm fine :) Although seeing some of the wounds that ryan got is a bit disgusting but oh well.
One thing I'm looking forward to is to use things like the SAR21 and to learn to throw grenades. Those are not things you get to do anywhere outside, so its definitely going to be an experience. And moreover since NS is like a compulsory for all guys, there's definitely a part of me that is jus looking forward to it.
The only one thing I am afriad of is just part of my mentality. Like above, part of my mind is already set and ready for NS. But after reading ryan's blog, there's this part of me that is worying too. I've always been the worrywart kind of person, thinking wat happens if I dun do thise correctly, should I do this should I do tat. Example is like if say for cleaning rifle, I would start to worry bout whether I have cleaned it properly or anything...then scared kena punish then start to panic lo. So i am alittle scared thats gonna kill me la. But to counter that, I am mentally prepared to have punishment as if i need it to live la. I never had a problem with dealing with such 'punishements'. Sarg say do, I do, no point questioning la, also cant be undone. So ya lets see which prevails then.
Saving the worst for last. The thing I am most afraid of is that I will drift away from my friends :( Its an avoidable situation, which makes it all the more worrying. NS means only being able to step onto mainland during weekends (if we're lucky), and that short 2 days have to be shared between my family and friends. Naturally I would hv to spend time with my family, so I am not sure whether I can meet up with my friends as often. So I am very afraid that we would drift apart. I know we can keep in contact using sms, but to me, using sms is never the same as meeting the person. With people like mich migrating, it onli serves to make things harder. And I am the kind of person that really needs my outings with friends, so this is one of the things that I am most afraid of. The onli light at the end of this tunnel is tat so far I've almost been able to meet ryan fortnitely, so lets hope this carries on.
There you have it, these are my feeling before enlisting to NS now. Its 6 days and counting now...
One thing's for sure, my blog frequency's gonna take a head-down dive.
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Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Thanks to the idea of a very close friend of mine, I got the chance to go and explore Mount Faber. And for once I did bring my camera along :) nice photos to commemorate the wonderful day we spent together before I enter NS.
Met up at bishan for Swensens lunch. I totally luv the 1 for 1 treat deal, it seriously makes eating at swensens so much more appealing a choice now. I ate the Spicy Grilled Chicken Burger, 2nd time I tried it since I ate it with Ryan sometime ago. I still must say, the chicken isn't in the least spicy...I dun taste any hint of spiciness at all. But still I tink it was super worth it, the burger came with 2 pieces of juicy grilled chicken, meaning I get to save one for savour after the burger :) and all in all, its costs me $7.50!!! (thats simply abit more than a normal mac meal). Luv it.
Our lunch, grilled chicken burger and baked rice.
After tat, its a 20+min train ride all the way to harbourfront. Out from Exit D, and tadah, Marang Trail is right infront of you. So it starts stairs all the way up, through the forests and all. I say forest, but know that actually, office buildings are always within sight no matter where you turn, not exactly a very 'nature' walk, but hearing the crickets cry is simply sufficient to bring in the atmosphere. And you walk with the road beside you...why walk when u can drive? Haha.
Wat did I say...
A lizard I almost stepped on.
We are that close to the city. Thats the raffles city tower in the distance.
Shuai rite...
They have such arrows on like a hilltop, in a circle.
I jus found this very funny :) (no disrespect to the country itself, they should hv cleared the bushes)
Henderson Waves. *blames the wind for my hair*
We came out from there.
Nice curves.
Lying down on the panels relaxing.
2 water bottles paktor-ing haha!...so sweet
We walked from one place to another, taking photos, taking in whatever sights there is (with buildings all around in the background) and talking along the way. Talk, joke, laugh, relax, who cares what's going on outside of this forest, its the moment i'm luving. I strongly recomend the place to those who wan to spend quality time with anybody. We walked from harbourfront mrt to alexander road, I estimate bout 3+km walk? 2+ hours of pure talking time.
Forest walk
Does it look like a roller coaster ride?
Old pose, still effectively fun.
Still shuai.
Then we bus to vivocity again, changed into something more appropriate for the place as well as to get rid of our "sweaty" shirts. Went to vivomart for a drink, was hoping to get snacks with my $2 change, but in the end din noe wat to get, so we jus settled for dinner at the foodcourt there. Still hungry, we went to chomp chomp for dessert/supper. Got to try a new creation, egg tau huey. As the name says, its made up of egg rather than the normal soy bean. The texture's like tau huey, but I cant identify the taste, it tastes like something i've tried b4, but i jus cant remember. Oh well I ate my "Or lua aka Oyster Omellette", must eat whenever I am there :)
Egg tau huey
Chomp Chomp (no i wasnt tired)
Oyster Omellette and the stall owner behind. Nice angle :)
So thats pretty much how the totally awesome day went by. Nothing like looking forward to an outing, and then you come out of it feeling totally happy.
pmd
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For those of you who do not know, thats the name of the new shopping mall thats current;y being built in the huge huge once-empty fields between serangoon bus interchange and braddel height cc.
There was an advertisment of it in the straits times today, and I must say I am impressed. Serangoon isnt exactly what you would call a hip place, with the lack of shopping malls or even cafe outlets. Its a comfy household residential area I would say. So when news of the shopping mall was coming up i wasn't expecting much. Expecting to see lots of pri/sech kids, and even NYJCians frequenting the place. But from the list of already rented out units to in the advert, I am like wow. Its gonna be 5 storeys if i'm not wrong (4 floors and 1 rooftop garden). And the shops that have already listed are wow. Nex is definitely gonna be my new hangout.
Apart from the usual macs n kfc n such, there's swensens (no more bishan), dian xiao er, carl's (i tink) and many other food places. And oh starbucks...so I can chill at a place thats near me now :) Popular for books, challenger for electronics, comics connection for my gundam fix (woohoo!), virtual land (yay no need take train to play jubeat liao) and a shaw cinema. Woohoo!!! Seems like a great place to me, for now. Now GOF can have an alternative for outings, and i can walk home finally!!!(but its set to open in end of 2010 la).
Still I have high hopes for it, next time may all my outings be there HAHA :)
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Tuesday, April 13, 2010
If only I could hold your hands forever in my life...
True friends are those among the crowd,
that walk beside you.
Whom you can dress up with,
and be in a solitude world.
Whatever enters the mouth,
tastes as heavenly as the first time.
Embarrassing yourself,
is simply for all to laugh at.
Joke about matters,
likes no others would.
Bare your true self,
only to be appreciated.
Walking distances others dare not,
to spend more time together.
While it could be the last or not,
it always seems like the first.
:)
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Sunday, April 11, 2010
Sometimes things just dun go your way and the feeling of sianess comes into a head-on collision with you, leaving you dazed.
Then before you know it, another thing goes wrong again. Yet weirdly, somehow you feel numb to it. Might be the daze earlier on.
I lay on the sofa,
hands covering my eyes.
I opened my eyes,
peeking at a blur of white.
I tot it was my tears,
but my sweat drenched the sofa.
:(
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Saturday, April 10, 2010
Hearing the splash of the pool, followed by screams of laughter from the 7th storey.
The reason I blog, is so that I can someday look back on the life I've led. Fresh out from JC, and the fact that my blog started in 2008, means that it comprises alot of memories of GOF for me. I was sitting alone in the computer room, scrolling through my archives out of utter boredom, and found myself smiling to myself like a madman reading bout the things we GOF do.
Sometimes its a wonder how we actually got together. Comprising of people whom I am closer to in class, although there are those whom I am especially close to :), I dare say we are all very different individuals. On the surface, its possible to see how we manage to click together, yet on the inside, no 2 of us are similar, much less say exactly identical. So its these stark differences in each of us that makes me wonder what brought us together? Was it as simple as Ryan someday saying lets call ourselves GOF WAAC (ryan and his acronyms...)?
But such trust in the bond we share is what allows us to stay together. We trust each other enough to sit under the stars in Istana park n have dinner, to take care of one another whenever we go for outings, as well as to suan each other scandalous (and even self suan) and know that no one will be seriously offended. This trust is what puts us into the world of our own, to ignore the outside influences, knowing that we have GOF to fall back on.
With 2 weeks left, I really hope to be able to meet up more with you all.
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Friday, April 9, 2010
Just a random post.
Was out that day, when a particular friend of mine sent me this msg. "By the way, is steamed egg called 滚蛋?" I tell u ah i saw that msg i almost laughed out loud, lucky i managed to control myself cos i was in public. by the way jus in case for kantangs who dunnoe and for that particular person again, its supposed to be 蒸蛋. HAHA!!!
And also here's a quote i got from watching the channel 8 7pm show.
Doctor: Girl why must you do plastic surgery, natural is beauty.
Girl: Pigs are natural, do you think they are pretty?
HAHA!!!
Just for note, I do not agree with plastic surgery, just found that quote funny so sharing with u all :)
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Yay got to accomplish another of my PET PROJECT today, that is to sit down at a coffee place, and read a book, like what ang mohs always do.
So I met up with sharon at 12, and then went down to macs at city hall for lunch first. Got to try the chilli shaker fries for the 2nd time today, tastes not bad. But i felt the chilli taste wasn't sufficient enough for me, so ppl who dun really take spicy shd enjoy it. Up till now, I still find it weird that ppl in long sleeve n pants actually go down to macs for their lunch, i always tot they were more suited for high class western cuisine.
Went down to NLB to borrow books to read. Was searching for Halo books, but for some reason, it either does not hv or is loaned out...wwwhhhyyy of all places central library must lik tat! Bo pian lo, have to slowly scan the science fiction section to see which book interests me. In the end got Star Wars Republic Commando: Hard Contact and Battlestar Galactica (a dam long ago show, which i use to watch), but i was more interested in the former. Oh one funny thing happened. When i was trying to borrow book ah, somehow the machine say cant. So i went to the counter to check...
Me: I tried to self borrow jus nw, but the machine said the item cant be borrowed.
Librarian: Oh can i have yr IC pls, let me help you check.
*hands over IC*
Waits...waits....
Librarian: Ah its nothing.
Me: Eh?
Librarian: Its been a long time since u last borrowed a book rite? Thats why u got tis msg, we jus wanted to update yr particulrs.
Me (thinking in my heart): Its not a very long time, its never before...HAHA!!!
So we proceed to J.Co, grabbed seats in one corner jus beside the counter, lucky there was a partition to seperate us from the cashier. I got Cappucino chip, which tastes not bad, and complimentary donut.
Its really nice to just sit down there n read. No cares about people walking past you, no need worry the store personal come n chase u away, and can slowly sip my coffee at my own leisurely pace. Woo shiok ah (and for your info i was no reader to begin with, jus wanted to experience the atmosphere). 2hours passed dam fast, shows how fast the world just revolves without u sia. So ya its good, if any of u interested in such sessions, next time jio me along.
And also, with me n sharon, u would expect a jubeat session la. As expected, after almost one month of hiatus, I have sorely deproved. Sianz...but oh well, still it was fun. Might be able to squeeze in a couple of sessions more b4 i enter NS. But sharon, she is pro de lor. I see her play jaw drop ah...ppl everday work place there hv access to it...she now is invisible hands sia...omg
So yupz, tats how the day went la. A short but joyous reading session, simply to enjoy the simplicity of life :)
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Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Like the scenery that goes blur at 70km/h, my life now is also...
These few days i can only say i've been living my days aimlessly. There isn't any agenda, any thing to look forward to, and spark in my life. Somehow the days just zoom past, and I hvnt really done much. I would wake up ard 10+, eat a laid back breakfast till 11ish, then go for driving. By the time i reach home its 4, so its time for exercise routine. Another hour gone lik tat. Rest, bath, dinner n then its com till watever time i feel lik sleeping (which mainly constitutes of lack of ppl to talk to on msn).
Viola, my day has just gone past like tat. Have i achieved much, well i dun tink so, unless u wan to count tat little bit i am improving by in my exercise routine daily, which i dun tink is really tat great. So ya, life's slack nowadays, but ain't great. And tats the reason why i dun hv much to blog about, and i hope for more outings to happen plssssssss...
With 3 weeks++ left till i enter NS (omg i am sounding like ryan b4), there really is not time left, especially seeing how hard it is for ryan to meet up with us. Therefore i hereby begin my PET PROJECTS, which are basically a series of things i wan/wish to do b4 i enter NS and hv no time for it, outings and to certainly meet up with ppl whom i certainly want to meet up with.
Actually finished 2 of such projcts liao, of which one of it is clearing my gundam backlog :) Its surprising how many gundams i hv stacked up uncompleted, how did i even allow myself to do tat sia? So yup i completed every one of those gundams, and are all now nicely placed in my cupboard. And I must also announce that now of my gundam is marked with GOF liao, finally got to use the marker they gave me...dam happy with it thks guys :) And i must say, "Dam!" my cupboard is filling up...gonna run out of space soon liao. Now i know why i must dedicate one room in my future house to be for my gundam, woohoo! Speaking of which, my next PET PROJECT is to clean the cupboard...its getting kinda dusty, and I dun wan to see a layer of dust on my gundams sia, will cause the color to fade one.
So hopefully u, my readers, will get to hear more about me scoring on my PET PROJECTS. I shd be able to publicly say most of the things, except fopr a few which is for me onli thks :) till then.
Readers...if your there...plssssss tag
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Saturday, April 3, 2010
Just a filler post, with nothing on my mind currently to blog about. I basically copied the template from ryan's blog here. So here are my answers :)
if you a guy- post this as my kind of girl..
if your a girl- post it as my kind of boy..
1. Do you need him/her to be good looking?
Well if I like her, of course she's good looking la, and good looking is a very subjective term too.
2. Smart?
Erm no preference actually. But not too stupid or too smart? If not there might be problems in communication.
3. Preferred age?
Either same or of younger age than me. I like the thought of dating someone older than me.
4. Preferred height?
Shorter than me, such that when she wears high heels would be around my height ba? If not abit awkward ah...and then how to kiss? haha (I expect the 1% to be sulking haha)
5. How about sense of humor?
Hopefully, then we can laugh together and she can laugh when I try to be funny :)
6. How about piercings?
Nope.
7. Accepts you for who you are?
If not why would I even ask her to be my gf?
8. Pink hair?
Hoho she tink she lacus clyne ah? Well I ain't no kira so no, pink too extreme for me. I dun mind colored hair, but not too extreme la.
9. Mushy or no?
Once in a while would be good, although as a guy the one doing the mushy stuff shd be me ah.
10. Thin or fat?
Preferably thin but not anorexic. And once again thin is also a subjective term.
11. Black, Brown or White (skin color)?
Asian
12. Long hair or short hair?
Hmmm...( i expect a few ppl to be staring down at the screen when they read this...trying to find clues haha). But I hv no preference la, just not too extreme like bald or hair that is waist length.
13. Plastic or metal?
Preferably human thank you very much.
14. Smells good?
She will smell the way she smells :)
15. Smoker?
I never liked people tat smokes.
16. Drinker?
Well I don't drink, but I won't force her to not drink. And I hope she won't be a heavy drinker, maybe just a little red wine would be good.
17. Girl/Boy-next-door type?
Hmmm wat are the other choices? This sounds good thou.
18. Muscular?
Enuff to carry the baby and not me :)
19. Plays piano?
If tat means she will hv that certain air of class, not necessary but appreciable.
20. Plays bass and/or acoustic guitar?
If she is able to, it means she will be musically inclined and we can listen to good songs together, preferably jap songs. And she can even teach me :)
21. Plays violin?
Same as piano.
22. Sings very good?
Singing japanese songs or chinese songs in the car together would be excellent :)
23. Vain?
Tries to look pretty yes, but not too over. I like her for who she is.
24. With glasses?
With or without.
25. With braces?
I dun tink there are such things as permament braces rite?
26. Shy type?
Erm a little would be good, but not such that I hv to do all the talking when we're together.
27. Rebel or good boy/girl?
Good girl.
28. Active or passive?
Depending on which area.
29. Tight or bomb?
I do not the see the link between the two and how they apply on a girl.
30. Singer or dancer?
No preference.
31. stunner?
I was definitely stunned by her before.
32. Hiphop?
She can hop into my arms :)
33. Earrings?
Not too many ear holes i hope.
34. Mr/Ms. count-my-ex-girlfriends-until-you-drop?
It only shows how long I've waited for her, but no thanks :)
35. Dimples?
No preference.
36. Bookworm?
I dun read, but it does not mean she cant.
37. Mr/Ms. love letter?
Hmm I not a very word person, but she can write to me while i show my love through my actions.
38. Playful?
We can play together. Life's hard enuff, having fun together will be the best.
39. Flirt?
If she's my gf, is there a need for her to flirt with me still?
40. Poem writer?
Can, if she explains her poems to me, for poems are most of the time a place where one expresses him/herself.
41. Serious?
When needed.
42. Campus crush?
No need to be, but good.
43. Painter?
Hope not, cos I am not a arty person.
44. Religious?
Not gonna limit her.
45. Someone who likes to tease people?
Tease but know when to stop.
46. Computer games geek? Or internet freak?
We can enjoy computer games together, but hope she wun get stuck to it.
47. Speaks 20 languages?
Well's there no need to, I can speak english and chinese, thou not perfect but good enuff to balance.
48. Loyal or faithful?
Both.
49. good kisser
I'll tell you when I have tried so...ok maybe i'm not gonna tell u.
50. loves children??
As much as she loves our family :)
Tadah done. These are my answers to the questions now, even though it might change in future, but for now tis is it.
Ok found this in my friend's blog. http://www.ekostreet.blogspot.com
And I tink that its very appropriately put. Credits to Long Yuan.
you can't study about love
if that worked, our libraries would have an entire floor dedicated to that
plus you'll prolly see people carrying love guides while on a date
and you can't learn purely by listening to experiences
it's one of those stuff where you got to do it to know it
cause no two love are the same
you're talking about the coming together of 2 separate personalities
and no 2 person in this world has an exact same character
so if you were to work out the maths, that's infinity
but then again, there's this middle line that you can use to feel your way through
you just need to change tiny bits here and there
test it out to see if the settings work for your love
and if it works out, good for you
but if it doesn't, then it's a question of should you bother to experiment it further or move on
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