Every Journey Begins With a Single Step

Hesitation...

2008-07-16T16:23:00.002+09:30

I dunno what title to put for this page

Unlike other days of the hols, i found myself thinking about my future n how shd i carry on

well things r not so clear now but will find a way.. somehow

3 or 4 years?

I'm hooked on D-Gray man at the moment haha

current update

2008-06-25T20:57:00.002+09:30

i hate my situation now...

This year has got to be the WORST year ever...

Wish I could graduate asap!

I enjoy the things i can do here

Just hate the __________ here. Most, anyway, especially __________________

Nostalgia..

2008-06-09T10:41:00.000+09:30

So strange,

Last Saturday was the opening match for Euro 2008. Switzerland VS Czech Republic. I was watching it alone. 4 Years just flew by like that...

Flashback to 2004:

Euro 2004. And we were ready to ORD. Ready to 'fuck' army and move on with our lives. I remember spending loads of time at Liang's old house at Eunos, Mangis Park. It was an old double-storey private apartment. The hall was big enough to play soccer in :)

I remember buying food (prata, murtabak, etc), bringing to Liang's hse and ate them while watching the match or waiting for the match to show on TV. Sometimes, Jun will also be there.. matches would generally start around 3-4am. Before that, we would go out for a late, unhealthy supper =)then watch various matches till 5-6, which then we would head off to bed

Haha I still remember Liang always complaining that I always tend to crowd him until he has no space.. we would then wake up at around 1-2pm, go for breakfast/lunch somewhere near his house and return to lazy ard or play PS till dinner time or just wait for the night routine to start over again.

That was an exciting time for us. Of course, to add to the excitement, we were betting on various matches to win some money...There were matches won and matches lost... but overall we did win.. and used the winnings to take a trip to Genting =)

I saw 1 World Cup (2002) and 1 European Cup (2004) in the time of my national service. Both were memorable but Euro 2004 remains in my memory.

4 Years have passed... now it's Euro 2008... Felt weird watching it alone.. and not in Sg too.. Exams r 2 weeks away so for now, i doubt i have the time to watch much..

Euro 2004 will always be in my memory...

New Beginning... Maybe???

2008-06-03T22:38:00.000+09:30

After so long of not writing something, i'm not sure if i would continue the habit of doing so - I was nvr an avid blogger to begin with (some ideological issues with posting feelings, personal stuff online for everyone to view etc etc)

But hey... let see how it goes ok...

no updates for the time being... Exams r just around the corner.. in about 3 weeks time i guess? =) My room has been in a perpetual mess with notes n sch stuff lying ard around like obstacles, making me navigate around my confined space like expedition like tt... haha

Anyway, this return post is dedicated to my one and only D, who took much effort to redesign this site, putting my 'handsome' pic on the front page, keep urging me to see n approve.. well.. cant turn the babe down, can I? :P

So, here's a big Thank You, D for doing so much, for encouraging me to press on, for calling me most of the time even though your mum & pops r complaining about the phone bill -)

Wish me Strength and Focus for the coming exams

21 Days to D-Day

2007-10-23T21:21:00.000+09:30

21 Days to the start of exams starting from today, 23rd October 2007

Mine begins on the 13th of November to 15th, then 19th and 20th

13th Nov - Human Physiology 2B
14th Nov - Basic Microbiology
15th Nov - Molecular Biology

19th Nov - Macroeconomics
20th Nov - Biochemistry of Human Diseases

At this moment, I am still rushing an assignment due 2 days from now (Physiology Assignment). I still have 2 or 3 more tests as well. Haven really start full revision yet, which is a bummer.

This has been my most stressful semester. I'm giving myself a lot of pressure to do well. But I'm getting tired man...

I just have to endure and Study Smart & Hard this 21 Days, tackle the exams bravely and look forward to coming home =)

Cant Wait To Fly Back Home

Missing HOME

2007-10-21T13:04:00.000+09:30

Sibei sianz ah...

sian sian sian sian sian

I miss HOMe ah....

MIss HOme Miss home Miss Home MIss HOme

Stressed ah....

Stressed stressed stressed stressed stressed

Cant Wait To Finish Exams and Go Home

Supernatural TV!

2007-10-16T15:22:00.000+09:30

Heh Supernatural Season 3 Episode 1 has shown yesterday!

Hate the damn advertisements on Channel-10 though

How about you guys in Spore? =)

3/4/6/8

2007-10-12T10:48:00.000+09:30

3 Weeks to end of school

4 Weeks to exams

6 Weeks to end of exams

8 Weeks to going Home =)

Cant Wait to Go Home, yet in a very self-reflective mood. Please God let me concentrate on my studies for this last 4 Weeks! Let distractions be a minimal. I want to do well!

In the GYM

2007-10-10T13:23:00.001+09:30

I see a lot of morons in the gym

Morons, idiots, retards, whatever u call them

They go to the gym, they totally dunno what to do, they don't have a workout plan, they bring their ego into the gym and waste time and energy

THINGS that disgust me in the gym:
1) Guys doing Bench-presses, bench-presses, and more bench-presses. My god, what's the fascination with the chest!??!?!? Another bodypart most targeted is the biceps. That's all I see morons doing. Where's the back exercises? Or the squats?

I see many retards with impressive upper body size and musculature but their legs are toothpick skinny!! This is unacceptable and downright UGLY!!! Don't they know that working out their legs give more anabolic effect overall?!??!?

2) Ego-maniacs. SOmebody please save them... For goodness sake, choose a weight that you can handle with the FULL RANGE OF MOTION. I see morons ALWAYS choosing heavy weights, esp for bench-press and bicep curls but cannot execute 1 PROPER rep!!! What the fuck is this!?!?!

I know it's difficult to leave out the lighter weights when you see idiots all around lugging the 20kg plates. I feel it too, esp for a guy who chooses the lightest weights and work from there up. But hey, using a too heavy weight risk injury, and also lead to cheating. I see morons using dumbbells that are obviously too heavy for them, and they heave and ho, they jerk and shake, and they cannot do proper reps for the entire range of motions and they drop the weights with a loud bang and stand up looking satisfied with themselves. 1 WORD. RETARD. I despise you.

3) Taking your own sweet time. I see morons doing 1 set of a bodypart, then rest for god knows how long. They walk around, see familiar faces, stop and chit-chat for what, 15 minutes!?!??! What the FUCK... IN that space of time, I finished at least 2 different exercises and is ready to leave the gym. Then they saunter back to their bench or whatever and do another set and the cycle continues... Oh my god...

RULES FOR WORKING OUT:
1) Have a specific workout plan. Please, whatever you do, plan your workouts. Plan what do you want to exercise for that day: which bodypart, what exercises, how many reps, sets. Don't just go in there and whack everything u see

2) Learn the proper mechanics of that particular exercise. Most machines are idiot proof and they do come with Instructions but take time to check the net or bodybuilding books to learn the know-hows. This will eliminate potentially unnecessary injuries, providing better mind to muscle connection, stress the targeted muscle more intensely and grow!

3) Use weights that you can handle with proper strict form and full range of motions. Go for the lightest weights whenever starting a new exercise. Learn and master the technique and whatever related to it. Then SLOWLY move up the weights ladder to achieve the planned reps and sets for that day. REMEMBER: Proper Form

4) Work the whole blardy body! Can people stop focusing on the bench-press and bicep curls only? Gosh... Work those toothpick legs!

Final Note: My gf can workout with better form than 70% of the retards in the gym. Think about that

Mid-Semester Break!!!

2007-09-16T22:00:00.000+09:30

Woohooo!!

The mid-semester break is here finally! Week 8 of school was kinda hellish for me. I had 1 online quiz, 1 tutorial quiz, 1 Assignment and 1 mid-semester exam to clear before hols start.

I'm just so relieved that the hols are here now... for a short 2 weeks =) It's already my 30th week here-another 10 more weeks to go!!

Things are a little unstable here now-I might have to step out of my comfort zone.

I miss home.

Cant Wait To Get Back

5th Sept 07

2007-09-05T11:39:00.000+09:30

This is Week 7 of school... next week is the last week of school before 2 weeks of holidays. Mid-sem break.

I'm getting tired of studying... studying day n night... worrying about not making the desired grades... worry about not meeting my expectations.. worry about letting my dad down...

Day in day out what's on my mind is to keep catching up with school work, lectures, notes, tutorials, presentations etc etc... I seem to have no life... I've ditched my personal life away in pursuit of grades... ditched hobbies, ditch whatever i like to do. I seemed to be even pushing the ppl around me away... always with the excuse of 'I need to study'

Honestly, I didn't expect my life to turn out to be like this. I feel so overwhelmed by everything. Especially school work. Really 没完没了. I feel I'm not in control anymore.

I just spent the last weekend nursing a sore throat and fever. Until now, I'm still coughing away. I spent the following weekend that just passed cleaning up the fucking house for inspection.

3 FUCKING DAYS OF CLEANING THE DAMN HOUSE. Every semester, every year.

I miss home. I miss my friends and family back in Singapore. Is it a form of escapism for me?

Am I giving myself too much pressure to excel?

Or is my time management sucky? I guess so for this...

This has got to be a low point for me...

The opportunity cost of studying overseas is so much more than I've expected...

I wonder had I stayed on in NUS, where would I be now...

Cant Wait To Go Back

14/9

2007-08-21T23:38:00.000+09:30

Sibei sianzz... i'm burning out... Looking forward to coming Home Sweet Home. Another 3 more months to go.... Hang in there!!!

21st July 2007...

2007-07-22T18:51:00.000+09:30

It's the 21st July 2007, I'm 1 and a 1/2 hour faster than Singapore time.Got my hands on the.... *drum roll*

"Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows"

I got the book from the bookstore Dymocks over here in Adelaide. Actually pre-ordered it on Tuesday for AUD29.95. When to collect it yesterday. Imagine my chagrin when Big W was selling it for $25.92 and Target, $27.95. Argghhh!!!!!

The front cover. I got the kids' version instead of the adult one. -_-

The Back View of the long awaited book! I remembered reading book 6: Half-Blood-Prince in 2005, two years ago. A two year wait for this last in the series! Unfortunately, I couldn't read it right away cos' someone else took it and wants to read it first!!! Haha... what to do... Hope u guys got it already in Singapore!!! =)

Incredible Homes

2007-07-12T23:50:00.000+09:30

Check this out:

It's a DOGHOUSE!!!

The Library. It's a 2-storey room!

The Movie Room...

The Recreational Room aka Bowling Room!!!

The Wine Cellar

The TOILET... OMG can you believe it!?!?

The Tree-House

LINK: http://images.businessweek.com/ss/07/01/0103_superhomes/source/1.htm

Billion dollar house.... sweet =) Love the Toilet!

my love

2007-06-22T12:52:00.000+09:30

Celebrity Look-alike

2007-05-15T02:18:00.001+09:30

Just for you

2007-05-09T13:07:00.001+09:30

In Limbo... frm then till now

2007-05-07T00:15:00.000+09:30

Hello =)

Nice to be back posting something. Well many things happened since my last post on the 27th of December till now.

To be honest, I was too busy blogging. Then, Blogger.com had to 'stunt' me by coming up with some Google Mail thing.. That put me off blogging for a while... Time flies.. I was back in Adelaide already then after CNY.

Life here is hellish. My life revolves around going for lectures, rushing assignments, preparing for tutorials, tests, exams, submissions. Not to mention the groceries, cooking, washing etc etc

I'm Consumed man....

Down but not OUT! dun worry!

Exams are a mere 6 weeks away... I'm panicking.. Lots of assignments to go... I need better time-management =(

Still contemplating whether to join Muay Thai anot.. Trying to whip myself into a decent shape. Have totally stopped training due to studies and more obviously, monetary reasons.

Oh, I bought Cashflow101 =) That's probably the high point last month. =)

Ah... have to stop for now. Ta

Updates till Dec 27th!!!

2006-12-28T13:58:00.000+10:30

Let's see what have I done these days...

Dec 20th - 21st
I went over to Weiliang's house to stay over. Played PS2, pool, watched drama etc... Slept late.
Next day went to collect the book I ordered online from L.S @ Marina Square. Thank God, I got the book @ 1/2 price!! Lucky for me, cos I really felt the book wasn't worth its original price...

Met my GF. Spent the whole day with her. Went Chomp Chomp for dinner! Had fried carrot cake, bbq chicken wings despite me coughing... tsk tsk... temptation =(
Took the bus in the wrong direction! Ended up in AMK interchange, had to wait very long for the right bus to take me home =(

Dec 22nd
Met my cousin Nicholas. We went to sign up for our BEC course!!! Went home, sleep. My knuckle still hurts so I did not go for karate training. My dad took me out for dinner. Fish head curry! Feels good to have a meal with your family. Nice, peaceful feeling. We had a long discussion on karate and taekwondo and tying of belts!

Dec 23rd
Met GF. Went Changi Airport to meet my sister. Got 'conned' into eating at Swensen.

Dec 24th
Christmas Eve! I was suffering from sore throat! Always come at the wrong time!!! =( Felt extremely shitty... My family cooked a lot of delicious food so I threw everything to the wind and ate like there was no tomorrow! Midnight Mass was good =) Went to GF hse for post Christmas celebration. I received a set of key holders, jacket and towel! =) SeL made me drink something for my sorethroat (work wonders)

Dec 25th
I stayed at home the whole day. Throat was better but not fully recovered. I expected a full blown sore throat but hey hey, the luo han guo my GF made me drink cured my sore throat I think -) Played mahjong with my aunties - was losing all the way in the 1st round =( 2nd round not too bad I won back my capital sum + a little.

Dec 26th
Rain rain rain the whole day... Spoiled our day =( Didn't do much. Went Ichiban Sushi with SeL. Spent about $60 for 2 ppl... dn tell anyone

Dec 27th
Met SeL @ Vivocity. Our 2nd time there =) Watched 'Night At the Museum'. Pretty funny. I bought the "Joe Weider's Book of bodybuilding" Nic!!! Hahaha... feel free to borrow from me!

That's about it! Almost a month back and I was spending time with GF, nursing myself back to health, and a couple of friends here and there. Haven met up with the majority of the blokes yet... should meet up soon cos no time liaoz... Esp my friends in NUS. Time is so limited - I have so much to do, so much to accomplish.. time is not on my side

Tues 19th Dec & Mon 18th Dec

2006-12-20T02:58:00.000+10:30

Monday 18th Dec:
Met Sel and her friend Serene @ Orchard. Shopping. Bought a lot of soft toys! Went for Penitential Mass @ Nativity. Waited very long. Super Heavy rain!!! Totally drenched!!!

Tuesday 19th Dec:
Stayed @ home the whole day. Finally bought the book I was deliberating for so long! Packed my cds and a bit of storeroom. Still got a lot to pack man...

Updates till Dec 17th!

2006-12-18T13:31:00.000+10:30

Wah... super uber long time never blog liaozz...

Let's see what have I done since my last entry.. Hmm...

I'm still having a slight cough... jialat rite? =( until now cough haven fully recovered.. cos I've been eating spicy food, fried food and junk food! Yay!!!! GO Singapore food! Hee =P

I've realized 1 of my life-long dream, which is to experience Jeet Kune Do (JKD), the martial art that Bruce Lee created. It was simple, yet effective. Everything has a scientific explanation to it as to why things are done this way, why must we stand this way etc etc. Although the lesson don't come cheap, but honestly I feel the $$$ was well spent.

I went back to train in my core base, Ashihara karate. The time spent was good, sweating all over with some blisters here and there. Nostalgic... HAd to wear my white belt cos so long never go back...

Under a lot of dilemma, personal struggle, torn between loyalty and personal liberation

Been wasting a lot of time on the internet, waiting for some replies from some retards over the U.S. Waiting for an answer whether can buy this book I looking all over Singapore for it and until now, I don't know whether the other party is argeeable or not, or haven even seen my email. Craps... Then if I buy in Singapore which will cost me ($45!!!), kinda feel my $$$ not well spent but the idiots over that side don't want to give me an answer leh... Getting frustrated over this...

Been going out with a few friends and GF =)

Finally removed everything from my luggage!!!

But the storeroom need me to pack as well =(

Arggh... hope can meet other friends soon!

Koff koff....

2006-12-03T16:44:00.000+10:30

Cough cough.... -_-

Coughing away man... so much phlegm =(

This cannot eat, that cannot eat =(

I miss local food!!! But all i cannot eat! =(

Everday eat fish soup nia =(

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試験が終わったんだ！

2006-11-15T12:52:00.000+10:30

Finally my exams are OVER!!!!!! Whoo Hoo!!!!! :P :P :P

Yet I have a mountain of tasks ahead of me

Packing my stuff, clean up the house, preparing to fly back home...

Mmmmm.... Home Sweet Home Singapore... =)

Erm.... tat's means I have to meet *D*'s parents! *Shocked!*

Die die die.... =( How ah??? *panics*

Hehehehe

Having my lunch now with *D*... What should I do later...... ???:O

Start packing my stuff or go play first? Hmm...

Anyway now my exams over confirm *D* ask me be her "slave" haiz.... -_-

WHAHHAHAHAHHAHHAAH EXAMS OVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

End of year Exams...

2006-11-13T00:43:00.000+10:30

Finally...

Here I am, the night b4 exams tmr

Dunno do enuff revision anot... but do so many exams questions until sianzz =(

Biology tmr, Chemistry on Wed

I'm DONE :D

Jiayou Jiayou!!!!

Tor...

2006-11-02T21:56:00.000+10:30

Tor... hokkien for 'vomit'

Woke up @ 2.30am feeling sick

Stomach something wrong... felt very bloated and nauseous =(

Took Mylanta to 'burp' out all the gas

Ended up vomitting everything I ate for dinner =(

Felt like shit after tat... buah tahan...

Exams are a week from NOW!!!!! -_-

Sian 1/2....

病気

2006-10-23T18:44:00.000+09:30

Haiz... sickzzz -_-

Sick since last friday

Sore throat

Didn't go for Chem lecture

Sat full blown sore throat

Spent the whole day in bed

Sun feverish whole body aching

Skipped Mass

Spent whole day sleeping as well

Haizz... NOt a good time to fall sick =(

Lucky got someONE to take care of me =)

3 more weeks to EXAMS!!!

1 Bio Pract (week12), 1 Chem Pract (week13), 1 Health Promo Assignment left!

Quick Quick Quick!!!! Clear all work!!! Prepare for exams!!!

Freaking weather & 5 Weeks

2006-10-16T17:00:00.000+09:30

Wierd weather over here in adelaide =(

One day hot, the next day cold

Dunno what to wear to prevent heatstroke or hypothemia

Unpredictable

4 Weeks to exams

End of Mid-sem break -_- ><

2006-10-03T15:35:00.000+09:30

End of hols! -(

5 more weeks of school! Then exams =(

Before that, lots of work and assignments and deadlines to meet..... -_-

Been playing the whole 2 weeks... Lazing around, relaxing. I must have watched more movies during this period than in my entire life! hehe :P

Need to psycho myself for the upcoming battle, the final year exams!

I want to achieve good grades for my 3 topics!

Start of mid-semester break!

2006-09-15T12:58:00.000+09:30

Wooh!!!!

Finally!!!

Start of mid-sem break!!!

2 Weeks!!!

HEHE.. shiok!!! Time to enjoy!

And I'm coming home soon!!!

=D

"Bastards & bitches"

2006-09-13T10:33:00.000+09:30

Bastards...

Bitches

I used to get very offended when people use the word 'bastard' on me. Cos i always felt that reflect badly on my mum.. implying that she slept around and I'm not my father's son. I still do - may the heavens help the unlucky person who mean to insult my parentage and my mum & dad

On the other hand, have you pondered why do you get angry when people scold u? It may not be as vulgar as 'you're a bastard', could be as mild as 'asshole'. Heck, even 'you bastard' can be taken as a joke, depending on who the person and the context, the tonality and other stuff.

Aha. Gotcha =D

The Great Truth is... how hurt you feel when someone scolds you or insults you depends on how much value you place on the opinion of the person, or how much standing the person has in your life

Put it in another way, it is YOU youself who determines HOW MUCH power you give to every individual in your life.

Suppose a stranger scolds you and your mother scolds you. Which will hurt more? Your mum rite? WHY? Because firstly, she has a high value in your life as your mum and secondly, you gave her the power, the control over you.

What I'm trying to say is, when someone scolds me or hurl some racist remarks or whatever shit that is offensive, I MYSELF, have the power and choice either to let the person and remark get to me personally and feel upset all over it and ponder why why why is that person so mean etc etc etc OR I could just brush off the remark and not even be bothered about it =)

Doesn't it sound amazing? :D You control everything, you have the power to decide who can hurt you and who can't? You make all the decisions. You are in control. NOBODY can hurt you unless YOU ALLOW THEM TO

This is called Empowerment girls and boys :D

Remember this profound truth and apply it in your life =)

Athelete's FOOT :D

2006-09-05T01:03:00.000+09:30

A funny conversation between my good friend and me =P I was laughing non-stop :P

Less than 100D says:

wat u doin/

Less than 100D says:

are u talking to jun?

William says:

my father nag at me

Less than 100D says:

what happen?

Less than 100D says:

y Alfred nag at u?

William says:

nothing much dont bother sianz

Less than 100D says:

eh u tink alfred got money to invest in stuff?

William says:

like waht

Less than 100D says:

Have u heard of Althelete's Foot?

William says:

yes

Less than 100D says:

izzit?

Less than 100D says:

spore have meh?

William says:

i dont know nut heard of it on tv

Less than 100D says:

i tot can open from franchise

Less than 100D says:

for

William says:

fuck u franchise of althic foot

William says:

fir what

William says:

i dont understand

Less than 100D says:

make money lah

William says:

what is this for

William says:

Althelete's Foot? is honkong foot is it

Less than 100D says:

fuck u lah

William says:

i thoug is hongkong foot

William says:

then wt is it

Less than 100D says:

Althetic Foot is a shoe shop company

William says:

oh i though is hongkong foot haha

Less than 100D says:

lol

Less than 100D says:

i really thought U know

William says:

franchies of hongkong foot

Less than 100D says:

damn funny

William says:

u should know my ingredient

Less than 100D says:

joker lah u

Try and get the joke, wouldn't U? see if it's funny to U =)

Winter's over!

2006-08-31T10:29:00.000+09:30

Yups, I think so. Winter's over =)

Today's the 1st day after 2 months of donning a jacket over a shirt everytime I leave for school, that I just wore a top and jeans, lugging my laptop to the Computer lab

Yeah!!!! Winter's over!!!!

But I shall not tempt the climate

I shall still wear a jacket at night =)

Sigh... rushing for assignment -_-

Life's Dilemma... =(

2006-08-30T22:40:00.000+09:30

If the chances we have in Life represents the cards in a poker game, then I might have been dealt cards that I dunno to cast or keep...

I lurve basketball and martial arts

But I can't perform to my fullest potential

I'm hindered in some way or another

I seem to play well for other sports that I don't really have a big passion for...

I dunno if I should give up...

& I'm not doing very well for school this sem... =(

Need to put in more effort!!!

Counting down to the day I'm coming back! =)

Week 5 & counting...

2006-08-23T15:42:00.000+09:30

Week 5 liaoz...

SOmehow, I'm still not in the rythmn yet

Still feeling insecure about my studies

Still feeling shitty about my progress

Especially when I just got over a big time argument -_-

*Silver lining in the clouds*
I bought myself a basketball!!! SPALDING TF-250 All Surface =D
Just to pamper myself and keep in shape
Hmm... not as nice as my SPALDING Tacksoft back home =(

Badminton racket on the way =)
Cant believe I joined the badminton club... hmm...

Still cant afford to eat well and traini like a freak
I'm coming back to TRAIN TRAIN TRAIN!!!!

Week 5

Counting down to Week 14

Counting down to exams

Counting down to December

Counting down to flying back to good ol' Singapore

Counting back to see you ppl soon =)

2nd Week of School....

2006-08-02T10:28:00.000+09:30

Sigh... it's wednesday, 2nd August 06' 10.24am

I am in the computer lab on campus writing this blog

Not good

Not good

not Good

2nd week is not good

I'm not in the mood yet

I'm not gearing up for school yet

Gotta do something about it soon... =(

Schools Starts

2006-07-25T12:23:00.000+09:30

haizz... barely enjoyed the hols and I have to get back to rushing for lectures, printing notes, assignments etc etc -_-

Semester 2 started yesterday, 24th July. Hope I revv up my engine soon by the end of the week and get things moving vrRRROOMMM =)

I'm taking 3 mods again - Chem, Bio and an elective

Timetable not 100% confirmed yet... still on waiting list for one of my pracs and supervised session

hmm.... attended HLPE1504 just now... dunno should I take another module... no exams, Literature Review 50%, Project 40%, Assignments 10% -_-

Tough luck

Not a good day

Bad Day

Offended ppl again

Tomorrow should be a better day =)

The Fridge

2006-07-20T18:06:00.000+09:30

Sianz... last night got crisis. Was supposed to defrost the fridge for the repairman to fix the door this morning -_-

Panic attack. Had to go around 'borrowing fridge space' from friends. Special wordof thanks to D & HX for their space =p

Had to clean the fridge early this morning. Just washed the removable parts just now...

One Man Army.... =(

No more of such shit please... guys... keep the fridge clean!!!

The Clumsy me... -_-

2006-07-19T14:44:00.000+09:30

Kan ni na... -_- !@#$%^&*()

Spilled water on my desk

Kena my lappy, my calculator, all my stuff on the table... my pens my eraser my keys

Had to unscrew the calculator with my Swiss Army knife to dry the insides

How careless can I get???

Last week spilled rice with tuna all over the floor

Had to clean up the MESS and vacuum the room

This week water... -_-

F**K

Betta dn eat or drink in the room

*munching on apples while typing this blog

P.S Dn worry lah... the plate is on the floor >D

$25

2006-07-19T00:14:00.000+09:30

I spent auzzie $25 on my haircut =(

Expensive expensive expensive =(

Hope it's my last haircut here... -_-

The Silly me... -_-

2006-07-14T13:03:00.000+09:30

hmm... seems like I've really upset someone liao.... =(

Well... not to go into details. Let's just say it's over a movie, miscommunication and STUPIDITY on my part =(

Baby, once again, I made you tear over me

Words said cannot be taken back, be it good or bad

It cuts deeper than any physical wound

It leaves a visible scar

Indeed, the tongue is sharper than any sword

I don't know what to say to make up for my mistakes

I know every tear you shed has my name in it

A thousand 'sorry' will not erase the hurt I cause you

Until now I have not learnt how to treasure and love you

How many times must I err to learn how much you feel for me

Yesterday's hurt is still fresh for me today

Tomorrow the pain might ease

But the lesson learnt shall be in my heart

I can only hope to learn not to err the same mistake again

I can only hope to love you more each day

I can only hope to treasure you more each day

A Letter of ThanksgivingTo God...

2006-07-09T23:02:00.000+09:30

In the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit

Father, my Dearest God and Lord
I thank You for her
Thank YOU for this wonderful girl, God
Thank YOU for putting her in my life, Lord
Thank YOU for allowing us to be together Father
Thank YOU for her unconditional love for me
Thank YOU for her loving and tender care
Thank YOU for her love and understanding whenever I am unreasonable

Father,
I am sorry for many things
I am sorry for not loving her as much as she loves me
I am sorry for demanding her to be the 'perfect' one I imagine her to be
I am sorry for my silly quarrels with her
I am sorry for being jealous
I am sorry for being insecure
I am sorry for being immature

I pray Lord,
That You would grant me the Grace
Grant me the Grace to love her as much as she loves me
Grant me the Grace to love her despite her imperfections
Grant me the Grace to always remember her love for me, especially when I am feeling angry with her
Grant me the Grace to always see her good points, and overlook her bad points
Grant me the Grace to grow into her
Grant me the Grace to mature into her pillar of comfort and strength
Grant me the Grace to overlook the past, and treasure the present.
Grant me the Grace to love her more each day
Grant me the Grace to remember her love for me whenever I feel jealous or insecure
Grant me the Grace to remember she is not perfect as so am I
Grant me the Grace not to be unreasonable
Grant me the Grace to love her without any conditions
Grant me the Grace to treasure her
Grant me the Grace to treasure every moment we have
Grant me the Grace to treasure every moment we are not together, so that I will look forward to shower her with love when we see each other
Grant me the Grace to think of her everyday
Grant me the Grace to love her unconditionally no matter what happens

I can never thank You enough for her...
My trespasses against You and her are infinite...
I know I am not perfect, far from being the 'Man of Christian Character' that you envision me to be...
ALL I ask for, is to love her the way you always wanted me to love her so
The unconditional love that you have loved me

"Give Thanks with a grateful heart, give Thanks to the Holy One"
"Give Thanks for He has given, Jesus Christ, His Son"....

Till Tuesday We Part... When Will I See You Again...

2006-07-02T13:05:00.000+09:30

Arghh!!! It's Sunday already! I got until Tuesday only... -_-

Time flies real quick. Esp during holidays and when you are with your loved ones...

I could almost wish Tuesday would never come

Yet I hope time will fly faster cos Alfred's Jr is coming to visit me!!!

Talk about being in a dilemma =(

These days, the song 'When Will I See You Again' keeps popping in my head

Exams

2006-06-26T17:47:00.000+09:30

Wah... uber long never blogzz liao... unbelievable...

Just ended my first semester in Flinders. My exams ended last Wednesday, 21st June 2006. Had my Biology paper. 2 days before was my Chemistry paper... Both weren't too bad... Bio was 90 MCQs in 3 hours while Chem was 88 MCQs and 4 Structured questions. 3 hours.

Let me crap a bit on the exam system. The timing for my papers were like, 1.15pm and 8.45am. We are to be sitted by that time, THEN we are given 15 mins of 'Reading Time' to look thru' the paper, can start doing the questions BUT just cannot write in the answer sheet. Only @ 1.30pm n 9am then the paper will 'really start'. And usually, foreign students are given another 1/2 hours grace of time @ the end of the paper - 10 minutes extra time per hour - for students whose 1st language of instruction back home is not English. NICE rite... hee

Of course most ppl leave very early lah... Usually within an hour U can see the Aussies leaving the exam hall. I dunno izzit they really so good that they can complete the paper in such a short time, or that they just give up and anyhow do... Terok sia.

Anyway I'm slacking away for now... enjoying life as it passes me by each day.

Till I have something interesting to blog about, good-bye for now ppl =)

HelpLESS

2006-06-04T13:01:00.000+09:30

I feel so helpless...

It seems like there is nothing I can do to ease your suffering
It hurts me so when I can only stand and watch you in pain
It frustrates me that I can do nothing for you

Let me be with you
Let me share your pain
Let me carry your burden
Let me suffer for you

I will be your everything
I will be your angel
I will be your protector
I will be your healer

If shedding tears can whitewash all your painful memories, I will cry the world for you
If carrying something heavy can ease your burden, I will carry the world for you
If taking a step means moving you away from the suffering, I will walk the world for you

YET... all I can do... is to be there for you... HelpLESS

My room: BEfore & AFter

2006-05-28T17:03:00.000+09:30

Since my previous post is about my hostel, I guess the next logical step is to open my room to the world :D Before and After pics will be provided - I snapped shots of my room on the second day I arrived in Adelaide. The 'After' pics are taken the next day after the Inspection.

Very simple lah... Left side -The Befores, stuff still strewn around, messy. Right side - The Afters, need and tidy stuff, new bedsheets, comforter, pillows :D

Yep yep... can see how dreadful my room was when I first settled in :P In fact, it was pretty much like this for the next few months... Unlike I tak boleh tahan and just decided to clean everything up.

Welcome to my world >P

TownHouse25 Inspection

2006-05-19T10:49:00.000+09:30

We were supposed to have a House Inspection yesterday, 18th May 2006. That's why, there was a frantic rush the night before to scrub and clean every nook and cranny. My housemates, Max and Chandru and I spent the evening from 8pm to 12am doing a uber spring cleaning of our apartment. AND.... I actually had my Chemistry mid-sem exams the next day, which was yesterday. Imagine how shacked I was after the cleaning... =( Couldn't really do much cramming - had to koonz and force myself to wake up early to pia... Thank God we PASSED the silly inspection and the mid term wasn't as hard as I expected it to be hehehe >D Thank God for everything =)

Since all along, I wanted to show u guys my apartment, I thought this would be a wonderful oppportunity to snap some shots and post them... drag too long and my house will revert back to the mess that 3 guys are soooo comfortable in >P

Starting with the toilet, my housemate Chandru really worked his way in the toilet. Look how spotless the area is. 1 damn thing is he forbid us to bathe and shit in it until the inspection was over.... T_T ... But I still manage to shower b4 I koonz -must bathe b4 sleep lah... if not very uncomfortable!

Passageway. This is what U will see after coming up the steps. Leads to our rooms. Nothing much, I just vacuumed the carpet.

This area. After coming in, turn to your left is the living room. Head up the stairs, are our bedrooms. This is the porch, right? I hope I'm using the correct term. Anyway, this area is definitely the dirtiest. Whenever the front door is opened, the wind brings in the breeze... and dirt as well. And we remove our shoes here. So it's really really dirty.

Don't be deceived by the neatness of our shoes. We 3 guys usually just step out of our shoes and head into the living room or upstairs. Usually, you will see shoes lying all over with hidden dirty socks. Remember... 3 guys living under one roof >D

The living room. I was in charge of this area. Just had to vacuum the carpet and pack everything neatly. Oh, that's a new 51cm Flat Screen TV. Chandru got it specially for the 2006 WORLD CUP. And I'll be watching it all alone... cos the 2 buggers are returning to Singapore after the exams... I want to go back too... T_T

The dining area and kitchen. Special mention is the kitchen, in charge by Max. I'm speechless at the cleanliness of the place after everything. Besides defrosting the damn fridge, (2nd time liao)<Thanks dear for the advice!) Max was busy scrubbing the sink and oven/griller. Special mention is the exhaust fan:

THIS IS A TOTAL BITCH IN CLEANING. Believe me... I've tried cleaning it. It's no joke at all man. Kudos to Max for the good job :)

Forgot about the ***STAR*** I got for uber cleanliness of my room =D

Okie.. that's it for today. It's 11.30am now and I JUST realized I have a 12pm Chemistry lecture -_- tata

'I'm happy as long as others are happy'

2006-05-11T00:28:00.000+09:30

'I'm happy as long as others are happy'

SOMEone said this to me. It's one of the few sentences that provoked my thinking to no end. I'm astonished, intrigued, repulsed - in short, I'm stirred by this sentence.

Now WHY would some people put others in front of them all the time? couple of reasons:
1 - They genuinely have the sincere belief to extend their helping hand to anyone in need
2 - They have some past experiences with caused them to sympathize with people in need
3 - They are trying to make amends for some mistakes done in the past

Helping people, is not wrong. In fact, it's something that we all should do. Like the elderly who needs a helping hand, or the pregnant woman who needs a seat on the MRT, or just donating some spare cash to the nearest beggar, there are many events, things happening around us that tug at our heartstrings, that prompt us to do something out of the ordinary for someone that we don't know personally. Just a simple act of kindness

ANYTHING in life, when taken to extreme, can be dangerous. Same goes for being nice. I believe that there is a limit to being nice and being available for people whenever they need you. Like the opening sentence, 'I'm happy when others are happy', such people really, really put others ahead of themselves, so much so that they forget about themselves. They FORGET that THEY, too possess a right to attain their own happiness. And I wonder, can someone put another being ahead of themselves all the time? Why don't they think for themselves first?

The other side of the coin. THERE ARE some people in this world that don't deserve help. I'm sorry to say this (goes against my Christian beliefs) but there are fuckers, bastards, scumbags that just don't deserve a helping hand. E.g. You see some beggar on the street. Feeling sorry for him, you decide to give him some money. Instead of thanking you, the beggar demands more from you and uses the money to get himself a pack of cigarettes. Now you tell me, is it worth the effort to be nice to such people? Remember this people - GOD helps those who help themselves. Repeat 3 times.

It's ok to fall in life. Nobody is infallible. That's just life. Ironically, we learn from our failures, not success. It's never a failure until you decide you can't learn anything out of it and give up. And it's ok to let others give you a helping hand to stand up, dust yourself and walk on bravely again. Tomorrow will be better.

There are some idiots in life who prefer to keep falling and whine for attention, asking bystanders to help them up. Then instead of walking on, they PURPOSELY fall down again. Such people, sad to say, has sub-consciously believed that help will come their way when they fall each time, thus seeking the emotional thrill of being attended to with tender loving care, showered with people showing concern for them, they deliberately fall every time and not learn to get up and face life. Like 'the boy who cried wolf' in the classic story, these people have wired their brain that it's better to fall and wait for people to come pick up the pieces for them. And they are actually very good in making others feel a sense of guilt and attempt to show more concern for them so that they won't throw themselves into despair. It's a vicious cycle. Ever heard of some stories where by some people enjoy falling ill so that others will take notice and shower them with care and concern. So they sort of connected being sick and getting concern together, convincing themselves that the only way people will pay attention to them is when they are sick.

FUCK these people I say. For me, I always have this intense belief in life itself - I have so many dreams and ambitions and goal to fulfill, I look at life with optimism. Probably that's why I wouldn't understand the mentality of such people. I just feel that life has so much to offer-Don't you have dreams or SOMETHING to attain? THEN why not try your best to reach for the stars instead of wallowing in despair? Is that going to make your standard of life any better?

Think about this. EVEN if you feel your parents, the beings who are the closest blood relations to you, don't give a shit about you, then God, who created you and give you Life, is it fair to Him that you waste precious time whining and making people around you worried while you secretly enjoy the process? How long on this Earth do we have anyway? 60 years? 70? What makes you think today won't be your last day on this planet? And if it is, would you want to do something productive or keep whining for attention.

Some people are just emotion parasites. Come to think about it, I deduce that such people really have very low self-esteem. I suspect they hate themselves, which in turn make them believe that nobody will like them at all, that they don't have any likable traits or some, magnetic personality or something. As a result, they try to seek attention by doing things out of the ordinary. When people give them attention because of the crazy things they do, they get an emotional high. By the way, such attention is not given freely, but coerced. And people will get tired of you playing this emotional draining game. When that time comes, you will really be left all alone, with no one to turn to cos' people just can't be bothered with you anymore. Of course, as usual there will be some kind souls out there who would allow you to tap on their kindness.... *shrugs*

Those people who always give in to such crazy people, don't think that you are not at fault at all. It's YOUR fault for being too nice all the time. Sometimes, people have to learn things the hard way - if not they will never learn their lesson. When thrown into the abyss of despair with no help from anyone, only 2 things can happen. Either you draw on your own strength to at least make an effort to survive, to improve on your lot or you just die. Help those who make the effort to help themselves first, and then wean them off your help. Some famous guy said 'Fish for them and you feed them for a day. Teach them how to fish and you feed them for a lifetime' Do you want to fish for them or teach them how to fish? Actually, it will make the world a better place if such people die off. At least their genes don't get passed on, improving the gene pool makeup. Hehehe.. I'm just saying from a evolutionary point of view.

TO those who intend to keep whining and lead a mess-up life with no intention to do something for the better, be my guest and carry on. JUST don't drag other people down the cesspit along with you. It doesn't mean other people don't have a life to lead, like you. AND stay the fuck away from me. I only help people who are geninuely willing to put in effort to help themselves.

Food for thought for this week

2006-04-23T10:41:00.000+09:30

Wow... 1 week has just passed me by... my last week of hols :'( My last blog was... last Saturday or Sunday. well done dude...

This week has been an emotional ride for me, hell of a roller-coaster feeling. I don't wish to elaborate too much. That's it. Ain't feeling too good bout it though.

Have you been in a dream, a dream where beautiful things happen to you, things that you pretty much never expect e.g someone gave you a million dollars - and everything seems perfect in the dream, too perfect actually. Then, just as you began to feel comfortable in your surreal environment, you wake up... in the real world. Reality sets in. Hard. You wake up with that emptyness in your gut, as if you lost something important. But you haven-cos you never own it in the first place. You know that... you certainly know... but it doesn't stop you from feeling something is kind of missing... your life's incomplete.

Can this stuff happen to us in the real world? You have to reflect and decide for yourself.

Another cell killing thought. How do YOU know THIS IS THE REAL WORLD, and not your dream world? How can you prove it?

Does it sound too 'Matrix'? Hahaha... blame it on the guy who lectured me for Philosophy. Crap... provoking crap though

A sad afternote...

2006-04-16T13:36:00.000+09:30

This Sunday morning, 16th April, @ 1oam, Chandru's mum left for the airport. She had to return to Singapore. Right to the minute that she left the house, she cleaned up the place for us. And we had mee rebus for breakfast done by her. She even prepared our lunch and dinner. There were couple of tearful goodbyes here and there. Becos' there wasn't enough space in the car, Max and I could not send her off to the airport.

We all will miss you auntie

God Bless her with good health

After Mass celebrations!!!

2006-04-16T11:21:00.000+09:30

Cutting of the cake specially ordered for us =)

Photo with Fr Bob Rice - From left: Max, me, Peter, Fr Bob, Brendan and Yabin

Presenting.... The Flinders' Gigglies Gang. Me and Max not included :P

Clowning around the Baptismal Fount!!!

Easter Vigil Mass @ St Mary

2006-04-16T01:47:00.000+09:30

Gosh it's 2.25am in the morning!!! What a wonderful night. No grandmother stories this time, just pictures for all of u =) Enjoy!!! And I'm probably off to bed now...
Being presented to Fr Bob for Baptism

Fr Bob submerging the Paschal Candle into the Baptismal Fount

Being annointed with the Oil of Baptism

Pouring of Holy Water over my head 3 times!

Holding onto our Baptismal Candles awaiting Confirmation

Fr Bob annointing me with Chrism Oil

Yabin and me with the Sacred Host and Wine

Off we go!

The candle is blocking the Blood of Jesus I'm holding out to Fr

Jane presenting me my Baptism Certificate

愈愈だな。。。

2006-04-15T17:07:00.000+09:30

Here I am, sitting in front of my lappy. I've just taken my shower, to 'cleanse' myself before Easter Vigil Mass later. It's 5.05pm now. 2 more hours to go.

Looking back on the last 11 months or so, it's pretty clear that Jesus is working in my life. Last year, around the end of May, out of no where, my uncle just signed me up for RCIA (Rites of Christian Initiation fir Adults) WITHOUT asking my permission. I tried giving him 1001 excuses-got school lah, no time, not ready etc etc but he just urged me to go for it.

To cut things short, I had to come to Adelaide for further studies so I knew I cannot complete the entire journey on time. So I was all too happy to announce my impending trip overseas. Here's the first rocker: My parish priest, after coming to know about my situation, offered to baptise me before I go. But, I hesitated. Deep inside, I KNEW getting baptised was THE RIGHT THING to do but I just took my own sweet time. By that time, I was too busy to give it serious thought. The mad rush to determine what to bring and what not to bring overcame me so I did not got baptised....

Second rocker: The week before lectures officially started, Max moved into the house. I can't remember how we got into a conversation but he dragged me to church as soon as he knew I was in the midst of my RCIA program. At this time, I still, wasn't too sure about myself. I was set on going through the program 3 years later, when I finished my studies. Then came the offer to continue the program from where I left off, and being able to get baptise over here in Adelaide. And Max offered to be my sponsor, to journey with me throughout this period until Easter. I did not give him a immediate reply. One fine day I was pondering and pondering when suddenly, the thought that God was giving me a second chance to get baptise in His Name. HE gave me a chance when I was about to leave Singapore but I didn't take that up. Now, HE's offering me another chance! How Great God Is!!! It was then that I realized that God is prodding me all the way, from my uncle signing me up in RCIA to being able to get Max, my housemate as my sponsor and getting baptise over here. All these moved me, and made me agree to finish the journey.

So here am I now, 8 weeks from the time I started RCIA over here. There are many, many wonderful people that God has sent to help me and Max along the way. I can't thank all of them enough. I still can't believe one year of journey in God is coming to a climax tonight. Seems so fast.... too fast. I don't know if I'm 100% ready but I'm prepared to take the leap of faith now =)

1 week of Happiness....

2006-04-12T19:33:00.000+09:30

My housemate's mum, flew in from Singapore on Monday to pay us a visit. Terribly wonderful woman... The minute she stepped into our house, she started cleaning up the entire place for us. THIS, is the result. See how clean the kitchen is...

This is Chandru's mum. She cooked chicken rice for us today!!! Note the TV in the background: Marvel VS Capcom 2. I had been playing my ass off that silly game everyday =P

The wonderful spread for lunch done by the magnificent cook from Singapore ^_^. Note I purposely gave this pic a larger resolution so as to make u ppl jealous!!!

Chandru's mum cooked nasi Lemak on Monday night. Really, really good-the chilli sambal, the coconut rice, fried chicken...

The guys playing Monopoly after the sumptuous meal of nasi lemak...

We had RISK this afternoon. Dunno why my luck damn bad today-kept throwing lousy numbers. As a result, I got eliminated pretty early in the game. See Chandru's mum whipping up something good for us in the kitchen... =)

OZ: Part 1

2006-04-09T20:34:00.000+09:30

Feels great to be back =) No, actually I'm lying >P Kinda forgot what's blogging and how to blog. Even as I type this now... I'm having content constipation - dunno what to write and how to express... Yep, I KNOW I haven been updating my blog since dunno I came here. Got couple of complains from friends about this... sorry guys!! busy lah... bo bian =(

Let's see... I'm in Adelaide for nearly 2 months already. I see some shocked faces: for those who dunno what's going on, I am studying in Australia now. Yours truly has already left the Lion City for further studies =P

Anyway where was I? Yep... in Adelaide. 2 months only... but feels like forever. I'm doing pretty fine. My first 2 days were horrible though. Terrible experience - got sick on the plane, sick in Adelaide, no water to drink... =( will relate some other time. Other than that, life's good over here =) 6 weeks of school had just passed by. Right now, I'm having 2 WEEKS of MID-SEMESTER BREAK!!! Take that, NUS ppl!!! Crazy system here...

Lessons officially started at the end of February. I'm taking 3 modules this semester: Chemistry, Biology and Interpersonal Skills to Health Care. Before you jump the gun and say "song bo!!!", I have to say I'm not having an easy time here. Chem n Bio each have 3, 1-hour lectures each week. Throw in tutorials, lab work, assignments, weekly tests... Then I have to do grocery shopping, cooking, cleaning up etc etc. There u have it... where got time to blog n blog. >P I was attending lectures, rushing assignments, trying to finish readings etc etc. Even lectures must also rush there early. Which bugger said that westerners are all very relac wan ah? Who said that ang mos stroll in leisurely into the lecture hall 10 mins after it has started? That's an overstatement man... 15 mins before lecture starts, the hall is already thronging with people liao lor... talk bout kiasuism.... -_- Perhaps people here are kiasu for education and relac for life in general. Vice versa for us back home, eh? =)

Imagine having to attend 3, 1 hour lecture each week for every module. And every lecture, the lecturer will be talking about totally new stuff. Welcome to my world :P This is what I face here. It's challenging stuff. Lucky I had some background knowledge in Chemistry so still not so bad but Biology is a total new ball-game to me. I've never studied Bio before and the lectures are going at a very fast pace. Therefore, I'm panicking. -_- Have to use the 2 weeks wisely to catch up on my studies.... =(

Labwork, until now in Chem n Bio is simple stuff. Test for CO2, O2, H2.. got 'pop' sound anot, does the lighted splint glow etc etc. But I throughly enjoyed the entire process. It's fun to do experiments and observe, what happens when you add this substance to that. Even though the experiments are what we've done in the labs during sec sch, the feeling of being back there is wonderful =)

1 thing I observe about australian students differing from s'porean students: When the lecturers talk, there will be TOTAL silence - nobody talks. So unlike back home when people can be chatting away the entire lecture, where lecturers have to stop talking and ask people to shut up. In addition, people here are more vocal, they really will stop the lecture and ask anything they don't understand, be it a simple question. How different from education back home!

Shall pause right here for the day. It's 10.30 pm, Sunday night and here am I, blogging on campus :) Can't think of anymore to write for now... Dun worry, couple of events coming up that deserves space on my blog. This coming Easter, 15th April 2006, will be a very important day. I won't say why now... just wait n hope... in anticipation :P

The Great Clean-Up

2006-02-08T00:55:00.000+10:30

I have 10 days to my departure... and I hardly begun packing... Sitting in the middle of my SUPER DUPER UBER messy room, in front of my pc, decked in a white collared shirt and berms, here am I, with the sudden inspiration to blog!!! somebody kick me in the ass and get me packing

Got so many thing- dunno where to start-how to start. Right now as I'm typing this, I'm removing the formal collared shirt and trying on another, see still can wear anot... aiyo.. so many clothes hidden in my cupboard. Must dig them all out and go thru' 1 by 1.... sianzzz. On a lighter note, my seems just as messy as before the impromptu pasar malam - reason being my brother is a S.L.O.B - He's always the ONE that messes up the room while I clean up his mess. He's Darth Vader while I'm Skywalker. Okie... I'm 1/2 a slob too, happy? got infected by this sloppiness eversince after army.... haha.. wierd rite...

Now I'm wearing a red, white collar shirt. Can't really remember where I got this. Found it chucked away high up a corner. Must have bought it on impluse. I realized I possess many clothes that I've worn once or twice only. Pretty wasteful huh =(

Okie think I betta get going... spending too much time on the computer and msn and all sorts of nonsense. I've barely touched 1/3 of my clothes

Leaving On A Jet Plane

2006-02-02T17:48:00.000+10:30

All my bags are packed I'm ready to go
I'm standing here outside your door
I hate to wake you up to say goodbye.
But the dawn is breaking it's early morning
The taxi is waiting, he is blowing his horn
Already I'm so lonesome, I could cry

So kiss me and smile for me
Tell me that you wait for me
Hold me like you never let me go

I'm leaving on a jetplane,I don't know when I'll be back again
Oh babe I hate to go

There is so many times I've let you down
So many times I've played around
I tell you now they don't mean a thing.
Every place I go I think of you
Every song I sing I sing for you.
When I come back I wear your wedding-ring


So kiss me and smile for me
Tell me that you wait for me
Hold me like you never let me go

I'm leaving on a jetplane,I don't know when I'll be back again
Oh babe I hate to go

Now the time has come to leave you
One more time let me kiss you
Close your eyes, and I'll be on my way
Dream about the days to comeI wont have to leave alone, and I
wont have to say:

So kiss me and smile for me
Tell me that you wait for me
Hold me like you never let me go

I'm leaving on a jetplane,I don't know when I'll be back again.
I'm leaving on a jetplane,I don't know when I'll be back again.
I'm leaving on a jetplane,I don't know when I'll be back again.

Oh babe I hate to go

You know you are eating too much when....

2006-02-01T03:58:00.000+10:30

1.30pm Lunch - big plate of rice, tofu, fried egg, fried chicken nuggets

************Basketball*****************

7.30pm Dinner @ KFC - Fried chicken breast X 2
- Popcorn chicken X many
- Chicken nuggets X many
- Whipped potato X 1
- Ice Lemon tea X 1

9.15pm Snack @ MacD - Ice-cream

**************Movie******************

11.30pm Supper @ Jalan Kayu - Cheese Prata X 1
- Prata kosong X 1
- Iced teh tarik X 1

*************Home********************

Die Die Die... this is an example of a VERY BAD DIET - Something that I should not have done. Honestly, I've never quite recover from my strict regime of dieting and training ever since I did part-time work to help my 姨丈 with his bookstore. After that was Christmas, then lull, then New Year, then lull, then Chinese New Year. Been snacking occasionally here and there =( e.g sometimes my old man buys char kuay teow or bbq chicken wings - how to resist??? a bite here, a mouthful there... boleh lah...

HEY! Where's the iron discipline that got me shrinking from a 32 inch waist to a 27 inch now???

Where's the motivation that gets me sleeping by 12am, waking up @ 7 in the morning, rain or shine to go for a gruelling 45 min run???

Great.... I better find back myself. This cannot go on.

Reunion Dinner...

2006-01-29T04:44:00.000+10:30

We had our 'Reunion Dinner' at 8pm. Steamboat. Pretty boring. There was no fish, the abalone was fake (as told by my sis)... Almost everything was tasteless to me. I had to dip every morsel of food with chicken rice chilli to make it platable...

worst of all, my 親父 wasn't dining with us =(

My old man was slogging his guts out while we had reunion dinner... Poor thing

Some kind of reunion dinner huh....

Tomorrow got steamboat again.... -_-

A Tribute To....

2006-01-29T01:44:00.000+10:30

My very first official blog... and I wanna make it a tribute to my friends at NUS

I took a myriad of modules in NUS - couple of introductory modules to various disciplines, wierd modules that not many will take (SC2211???) and all-time-favourite: 日本語 =)

Seriously, I made the most friends in LAJ1201 & LAJ2201; no names will be given but you guys know who you are - From the Kuishinbo buffet to the Marina bowling and korean bbq to the farewell outing with Furuki sensei to the uber grand wedding-like 21st birthday party... wow, simply amazes me. Must be the 3 tutorials EVERY WEEK that create this bond unlike other modules

Of course, there are friends from modules other than jap lang... my very first project group from Changing Landscapes of Singapore - We had people coming from UK, Taiwan, Hong Kong, pretty much like United Nations. The trips to Kent Ridge Park, Labrador Park, Sembawang Beach... :)

Also, EA1101. Totally bowled over by the spontaneity and enthusiasism and liveliness of this bunch. Dr June, our tutor, was hell of a great tutor. I nominated her for the Best Teacher Award dunno how come never get... -_-

I must say, everyone who crossed my path contributed to the puzzle called the 'NUS Experience'. Be it how big or small, positive or negative, you guys make up the total package. Sure, there are people whom I never utter a single word to during the entire course, people who are friends this sem, strangers next. You couldn't say NUS is liddat wan lah - Yours truly ain't Mr Popular himself but he could get nominated for Mr Keep-to-himself at times =P HAHAHA Ya lah.. it's me lah. I take TIME to warm up to people, abeit too slow at times. When I feel ready to accept that person into my social circle, damn! The course ended... WTF -_-

Couple of people deserve some special mention from me; They were there to give me a helping hand when I needed one. 大恩大德，在下感激不敬!!! Again... no names : )

Mr A****N L**: This bugger really made life in NUS a smooth-sailing one for me. From the orientation talks, to how to bid for modules and tutorials, to telling me which stall sucks in Arts Canteen, to our 'special' room to study, hehehe.. this guy knows everything. Dunno how he got time to dig out all the juicy bits of NUS but surely he is my Yoda in NUS =)

To that someone in Jap class TB7: At first thought she's some stuck-up, sibei dao ah-lian. But she's actually very friendly and approachable. Conspired and took the same TC for the following sem for Jap Lvl 2. Did me a big favour when I couldn't take Jap 3 the following semester... really really thankful for this person :) ありがとう!!!

okie...I've ran out of juice...

Last Words:

皆、いろいろな事は、忝い。　いつかまた会おう
'minna, iro iro na koto wa, katajikenai. itsu ka mata aou'
'Dear people, thanks for everything. Let's meet up soon whenever possible'