My Green Les Paul

What do you got?

2010-10-14T22:17:00.003+08:00

What do you got, if you ain’t got love
Whatever you got, it just ain’t enough
You’re walkin’ the road, but you’re goin’ nowhere
You’re tryin’ to find your way home, but there’s no one there
Who do you hold, in the dark of night
You wanna give up, but it’s worth the fight
You have all the things, that you’ve been dreamin’ of

- What do you got by Bon Jovi

sigh, sunday was a fricking shit day. am shift, with both brunch and a high tea to do. was busy trying to help the indian chef set up his side when one of the other chef grabs me and throws me to the carving section. so my hope for a lunch break went out the window. then i heard the buffet supposed to end at 3 (which is my clock out timing) so thought i would just tahan and then go off after packing. in the end my supervisor wanted me to go set up some stuff for mon's breakfast. but i couldnt cause the stewards hadnt removed some of the bulky stuff. so had to wait...

finally at 4 they finish and im allowed to go set up the stuff. only managed to leave work at 440 like that. so first thing i do is to get a big gulp and have a seat on a bench by the road side. all the while form 3 trying my best not to break... so to distract myself i take out my phone and turn on the radio. and this was one of the songs that came on.

and it started to get me thinking about whats important to me now. and more so, why they are important. i would say at that point i absolutely HATED work and everyone there. but i started to wonder who was i 'afraid to lose' and i realized that work was me 'walkin’ the road, but you’re goin’ nowhere, You’re tryin’ to find your way home, but there’s no one there' and it struck me 'Who do you hold, in the dark of night, You wanna give up, but it’s worth the fight, You have all the things, that you’ve been dreamin’ of' and 'If you ain’t got love, it’s all just keeping score
If you ain’t got love, what the hell we doing it for'

i remembered my reasons for wanting to be a chef, and i am working towards that, so the people im surrounded by at work dont matter, cause they arent the people i love. what i love is spinning and taekwando. not just cause of what they mean to me, but because of the people who are there beside me while im doing it.

i know who really cares about me and i can see who just says that they do. so, thats what i got.

Ode to ..........

2010-09-09T23:48:00.003+08:00

ever tried to fix a problem and just have it blow in your face? isnt that just a lovely feeling? i apologized, i tried to still be your friend, i even went to the extent of trying straight out to reconcile. But it seems i was wasting my time.

Guess i was wasting my time all along. your just like everyone else, why did i bother so much when none of it was real? if anything you just caused me to go mess up a perfectly good friendship i had. he was right. grow up.

hate me for all you want. at least im human, your more plastic then barbie, and when you've gone and chased away anyone they actually gave a shit about you, you'll only have yourself to blame.

Serenity

2010-07-08T00:38:00.001+08:00

God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.

Living one day at a time;
Enjoying one moment at a time;
Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;
Taking, as He did, this sinful world
as it is, not as I would have it;
Trusting that He will make all things right
if I surrender to His Will;
That I may be reasonably happy in this life
and supremely happy with Him
Forever in the next.
Amen.

--Reinhold Niebuhr

Taken from: http://www.cptryon.org/prayer/special/serenity.html

$35 - Part 1

2010-04-22T00:53:00.002+08:00

*takes deep breath*

*blows hard*

*cough* *cough* *cough*

yeah, sorry guys for not blogging for ages, life's been either too mundane or too "hush hush", so dont want to blog bout the first one and cant blog bout the second one! haha.

so here is a lil peak into my day!

the usual struggle between me and my blanket (speaking of!! my mom brought back my suade, least i think it was suade, quilt! hehe!!) the blanket had me pinned down from 6am. finally at 640 i broke free of its sleeper hold (pun fully intended) did my usual 20min ritual, and 5min of fb (quick sound of the horn, been stuck in the damn dojo for a month now trying to rack up tokens, about half way there...)

*skips mundane commute to work*

since we were having some SMU function (86+1 paxs) so didnt think would have to do the normal stuff, but xiang said just do, then later when chef came he said its all in the way, so put one side first...

service was crazy, had to learn how to do everything banquet style (and you know the saying of "too many chef spoil the batter" yeah, cant work when 3 people want to do your job, cause they think it will be faster, when really they just crowd your table and mess up your rhythm)

first was the soups, thought would be just me and xiang pouring, then suddenly one of the other guys steps in, and since he was blocking my way to the rest of the soup jugs, all i could do was stand there, then like after the first tray goes out, the damn potage (soup guy) decides to be proud of his soup and pour himself, so i have NO bloody space to do anything and just end up blocking the way, then when i go to try and fill the rest of the trays, the bugger has the guts to scold me...sigh,

second up was the mains, first mabel wanted to put the parsley on the chicken, which i really didnt bother about at the time and was only worried that she might block me, cause of the awkward position of the table (it only allowed for one person to hand off the plates, and that was me. at first was a bit rocky, cause had to focus on putting parsley and wiping the plates, then once i found my groove of "left hand take plate, right put parsley, right wipe rim" every thing was fine (except my back, since the damn table is shorter than my hip) then came the annoyance of half the plates coming with sauce and the other half without, was sorted out by adam helping me put sauce so i could flow. then my 'hero' joseph steps in, and due to the small space almost pushes me away from the table so it made its damn hard for me to work or concentrate...

NVM, every plate was out, and it was only 1pm, chef told me to settle everything the dismiss the guys, so since we needed to do some prep for tmr, i thought it would be better if we did the prep then threw out the garbage since the prep would cause some pile up, and we all wanted to eat the leftover mains. so dilly dally and all that, in the end only got changed at 220. then xiang tells us to meet at 430 at harbourfront for the job at sentosa later that night.

so to kill time we all just went to harbourfront first, since 2hrs isnt that much time.

*end of part 1*

Reasons not to get up in the morning

2010-03-18T00:33:00.004+08:00

#1: Thought class was at 8am, in the end was at 845
#2: Felt faint the whole morning (probably due to the fever)
#3: Forgot my whisk(s)
#4: Messed up the filleting
#5: Over roasted the potatoes
#6: Over dried the tomatoes
#7: Over whipped the Meringue
#8: Skin stuck to the pan
#9: Burned the butter and onions
#10: Didn't cook the asparagus properly
#11: Fish ended up being naked
#12: Took me 10 min to plate
#13: Over seasoned potatoes
#14: Sour tasting tomatoes
#15: Connsume looked like chicken broth
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Reasons to get up in the morning:
#1: Because you believe in us.

Thank you chef daisy for all you guidance and support over the past 2 terms, you really have been a mother figure to us, always scolding and nagging at us, we will miss you a lot. =)

A fever you cant sweat out

2010-03-15T00:20:00.002+08:00

lol, haven't had the time to do this recently, haha.

well, its finally time; sick again. wont go into the horrible details, but will say its damn weird.

was ok till friday. we had to run our buffet and dont know how or why i ended up upstairs to serve, was just going to play a supportive role, but jacob looked like he was having trouble with the salad so helped him, then as it was almost time o pack up, he said he wanted to go rest, so i told him i could manage and both me and haikel told him to go back downstairs.

when it was time to pack up, taufik tells me that he had gone home. so after class that day i messaged him to see if he was ok, turns out he had a slight fever but rested and felt better, so jsut went home to prepare for session in the evening. FUNNY thing! when i got home i felt kinda feverish too, so just took some pills and drank some water. thought would be fine, since i felt feverish, but didnt have a temperature.

by the time i got home, really felt damn bad. was a scary 38.1, so just went straight to bed. was better when i woke up, was a bit dizzy, but other than that was ok. sat went well, went for class, lan and a movie, came back and drank 2 bottles of wine with the guys (and listened to their crazy plans)(bloody bad idea)

was ok today till i got home, felt damn bad, had to take a short nap just to function...have to finish the assignment, gonna skip morning classes, cant be bothered, my health is more important. haha!

Angst

2010-02-19T03:19:00.006+08:00

i may just be over thinking things, but why are you always so angsty or cold towards me, have things changed that much over such a short time? is it cause of that stuff that happened? why? really, whats going on?
___________________________________________________

i dont know anymore. haha, not sure if im happy about that or not. no probably not, everything just became a pile of stuff waiting for the opportune moment to spring up and make a mess of things, haha, no such luck for any clean breaks.

Domo Arigato, Imouto.

2010-02-07T22:47:00.003+08:00

haha, for a while now been deciding to join the sea bass compt, finally decided against it. haha. took me 2 trials and a lot of thinking to remind me why i started cooking in the first place. haha, and realized that competitions technically goes against my own principles for cooking. also since sat been wondering my current priorities, was kinda obvious today (thanks to phine) haha. hope i can survive school with this new resolve. haha!!

darn! speaking of which! i still need to cut my hair! die. haha!

PS: Boku wa imouto ni aijou o suru! (apologize for what i assume to be bad grammar)

Personal Problems Aside

2010-01-29T23:52:00.003+08:00

hmm, been contemplating to set-up another blog for a long while. haha, but cant be bothered! haha! so guess i'll stick to this one!

and enough of the emo stuff, lets see if i can still blog like i used to...

typical friday, IS in the morning (french onion soup, clam chowder and a salad. which all became lunch) got my usual scolding from XL for drinking soft drinks, but really couldn't stay awake...FHH was ok cause of the usual non sense in class, couldn't understand a thing in cost control (though i did burst chef niwaz's bubble when he talked bout ion....speaking of which, val still owes me a jalan jalan session!) fell asleep during demo again, lucky chef daisy gives us the ingredients first now a days, more or less can figure out the order. either way, tmr should be fast.

kinda getting lazy about alot of things (or maybe its sian of somethings, haha, cant tell the diff) still not even sure if i want to enter the sea bass competition, i kinda already have my plan all out, but form the looks of it, chef isnt very supportive of it. haiz, dont know what to do...about alot of things, haha!

least im still keeping my head above water!

"Why cant we be ourselves like we were yesterday"

2010-01-21T21:43:00.003+08:00

To: You

its so random, haha. why would i suddenly think of you after so long. went looking for your blog again (no such luck) though if i remember its been a while since you updated anyway. Didnt wish you happy birthday last year. was kinda caught up in stuff. wonder how you've been. saw the poster for the netball championships thing, reminded me of you. haha! not as if you'll ever read this. damn weird that im thinking of you. haha. again, sorry.

Jem.

its so weird, to suddenly miss someone you havent talked to in years. but guess if you could control your emotions, things wouldnt be as interesting right? listening to Bizarre Love Triangle again, after so long. not sure if i remember that song cause of the above person or vice-versa. "oh wells" eh. haha. so much on my plate (school, church, 2 bands) why am i worrying about this? haha!

The Big Question

2009-12-20T00:38:00.002+08:00

Someone very wise asked me today "If God wants us to learn something from everything, what could he want us to learn form this."

What do you do when the place you once sought refuge in has been tarnished and contaminated with filth? when everything that goes on around you just makes you want to drop all these time bombs your juggling and run as far away as possible? and worse of all, what is that feeling that makes you want to stand firm and fight through each and everyone of those time bombs?

honestly, can these things come one at at time? or is it just the way i am to deal with everything in one shot?

"Once more into the fray my friends!"

Im Sorry

2009-10-02T01:36:00.002+08:00

I know its not fair. We all talked about not doing it again, but the cycle keeps repeating itself. And i know saying im sorry wont change much, or help much. Just know that i tried not to repeat the sins of our fathers, and this is not the future we wanted for you. we love you, im sure you know that. we would like nothing more than for things to be like they were forever.

But...times do change, we know this sucks and its tearing us apart, but the facts cannot be denied, no matter how we try, everything is different now. we have done all we can. but we know it was too late. its our fault and we accept it if you blame us.

I would tell you not to repeat our mistakes, to be more proactive, to see the changes as they happen and correct the problems when they start. Talk, talk alot. we never did. that was one of our biggest mistakes. But dont only talk, also listen to one another.

We all must grow up sometime...

Bassist

2009-09-08T01:42:00.002+08:00

picked up a book on playing bass the other day from yamaha. on the first page is a list of jokes. here is one (ant i think you'll like it):

A father bought his 15 year old son a bass and coupons for 4 bass lessons for his birthday. The boy goes for his first lesson and when he comes back his father asks him what he had learned. 'The first 5 notes on the 1st (E) string' says the boy. The next day the boy goes for his second lesson and when he gets home the father asks him what he has learned. 'The first 5 notes on the 2nd (A) string'. Then next day, the boy come home very late and smelling of alcohol and cigarette smoke. The father once again asks him what he had learned during the lesson. To which the boy replied:

"I didnt go for the lesson today. I had a gig."

Still Here

2009-09-07T13:56:00.002+08:00

yes! im still here, dont worry, just catching up on a back log of work. Getting minutes out, wedding stuff, ect.

Posts to come:
North District Youth Rally
Novena Procession

THANK YOU MANY MANY!!

2009-08-31T23:33:00.000+08:00

Thank You to the following:
Freda for doing deco & music
Eddy & Timmy for music
Jo thanks for running around so much
JUSTIN! THANK YOU FOR RUNNING THROUGH THE RAIN FOR EGGS, OIL, ECT!
Chris; Thanks for organizing and pushing mobile sales, think we would be sitting on 2 or 3 boxes of chocs if not for you.
Julia, thanks for cooking the french toast and not letting the bread go to waste; you got down and dirty even though you were nicely dressed.
Rach, Joyce, Jared & everyone else; thanks for helping AND taking over with the fried rice (that went in like 10 mins)
Terence, thanks for running out to the shop at the back with the order for the shop auntie
Fr. Kenny; thanks for not screaming and killing me!
EVERYONE ELSE: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR GIVING UP YOUR SUNDAY MORNING. i know there was probably a few other things you could be doing, but thank you so much for your dedication to the youth movement!
to our suppliers: THANK YOU SO MUCH! for giving whole heatedly to a bunch of kids, needless to say we could not have done anything without your contributions.
and most importantly: Thank You God, for being with us this whole weekend and providing for us this funding for our up coming events.

We are filled just to be emptied again

2009-08-31T23:01:00.003+08:00

(right now i have quite a few other things to do; pack my bag, look for an army towel for eddy and type out minutes from the last council meeting. but instead im here blogging. that just show how important you all are to me =D)

This has been an all out weekend. First was Sat's youth mass. the musicians were late, spiritual prep was late, the mass was late. BUT it all turned out ok, so yeah, honestly someone was working that day. after we closed up (with random help from the amplify guys that hung around, and a lot of foot work from the musicians n singers) went to give vic his tele (honestly dude, buy you prez so troublesome leh! haha) and in the cab home i dropped off lenny and he asked me a very interesting question, about stuff that i've been thinking of recently (3 more). but lets not spoil the surprise =)

then sunday morning had canteen! argh! got up at 5 (ok snoozed till 530) to fry eggs and help mom a bit with the sambal bee hoon(THANK YOU MOMMY! LOVE YOU). then just as i was going to shower jude calls me to say no one was there (when most had told me they will be a bit late) so rushed down (THANK YOU DADDY! LOVE YOU!) to find freda and some of the eXcess guys setting up the deco (THANK YOU SO MUCH, ALL OF YOU. AND THANKS FREDA FOR PUTTING UP WITH ME). then slowly everyone came in and we had things in order (well we only really had kway and some bee hoon for the first mass crowd) and eventually everyone got it goin and by 11 we were almost out of food. so to try and do something for the 1130 mass people, i quickly went to buy AND make fried rice (2.5kg of fried rice in 1 and a half hours!) and in the process got my left thumb and index finger burned (feels alot better now, just really hurt on the day)

AND after that i still had to rush off to work at 230 till 10pm and i wasnt completely wasted after that! still had the energy to come home and talk to becky on the phone till like 12, and then we were both kinda tired, and i knocked out after hanging up the phone! haha.

"When you are down to nothing, God is up to something"

Wake up call

2009-08-28T11:47:00.002+08:00

woke up this morning to find my uncle and aunt over for breakfast with 2 priests visiting from India. Fr. Christu and Fr. Sebastian. So just sat down and listened in on the conversation, and they were talking about couples counseling since my parents were on the ME board a while back, and are still involved. So it just got me thinking about a few things(Ant you should know what lah, haha)

Then my uncle announces to Fr. Christu that im in a youth ministry, so i go on to talk about ywm and that we organize youth masses. Lo and behold, Fr. Christu was also a musician and he is heading a youth group in india called Christ Band. he showed me a testimony from a drummer and a keyboardist, and asked me if i could do one too. so i did. and...er...he kinda invited ywm to play in india...

My Green Apron

2009-08-26T23:50:00.002+08:00

yay! passed the bar test today! as of 1744 hours(or there about) my training is over! tmr the training wheels come off, think im with joseph tmr, so shouldn't be too bad.

camp planning seems to be going smoothly. AND SHIT! was supposed to go to skp today! argh! oh wells, guess can go on friday? late morning? haha. if not think sunday die! need to get my head in the game!

what ever will be right? haha.

Short List:
Iris
Wonderful Tonight
Save Tonight
This Boy
Dancing in the Moonlight?(haha, fun what)

A Breath of Fresh Air

2009-08-25T00:54:00.002+08:00

ok people! if you haven't noticed, i've given the old blog a face lift (centered around the green Les Paul)(and no i dont own the one in the photo, but will change the photo IF and WHEN i get my own, hopefully after the 7th of Sept)

Guitars aside, yes i've decided to blog (yet) again (yes its partially due to cheryl). SO out with the red and in with the Green! haha. (im too lazy to edit my previous posts to match so will just blog them out of existence)

Things To Do

2009-08-11T11:23:00.001+08:00

As at Tuesday 11th August 2009

Church:
1. Canteen on 30 August 2009
~Theme
> Cafe
~Committee
> Council
~Menu
> Eddy - Kim Pak (20 Servings)
> Joyce - Spaghetti Cabonara (50 Servings)
> Mark - Chicken Wings (200 needed)
> Joel - Fishballs (100 sticks, 3 balls per stick)
> Teresa - Porridge (100 Servings)
> Ec/Jem - burgers
> Jem - Fries
> Call Aunty Kath about Kuay
> Coffee Uncle said he will confirm closer to the day.
> Bryan, Rachel Leo - Canned Drinks (240 Cans, Fr will take the remainder at cost price)
- coke
- lemon tea
- chrysanthemum tea
- green tea
- Anything else they feel like
~ Decorations
> Glass Bottles (painted)
> Flowers in the bottles (probably daisies)
> A4 'Strip' along back wall to display prices and menu items
~ Dresscode
> Aprons! haha
~ Band
> Acoustic (Open Mike?)
~ Sound System
> Play music through the speakers (back-up)

2. Youth Mass on 29th August
~ Book Chapel
~ Bulletin Announcement
~ Music
> Lenny to take charge
> Sean Chew(mpm) volunteered for guitarist
> wait for Poon to say 'no'
~Wardens
> throw to nic
> Leo wants to find wardens...
~ Theme
> Settle on sat 1st aug
~Celebrant
> Leo to do
~P&W
> Eddy will settle
> Ask Eddy who is leading.
~Log
> Leo to do slides
~Lectors
> Ask Ruth, again.
> Justin?
> CC3s? or is it too early?
> Leo wants to settle...

3. Youth Camp
~ Theme
> A Communion of Communities
> Circles
~ Program meeting on Wednesday 26th of Aug, 730pm.
> Need to book room

4. Presentation to CC3s
~ Attachment Dates
> 20th, 27th Sept. 4th Oct.

5. North District Youth Rally
~Spiritual Prep on the 22nd
~Participants under YWM
> Lenny
> Beatriz
> Pam

Work:
1. Buy newspaper
2. Try Starbucks

School:
1. Accepted.
2. Wait for acceptance package.

Music:
1. Bass lessons with Eddy.
2. Practice finger styling
3. Guitar browsing with ant 15th Aug.
4. Les Paul? I WANT THAT TOKAI!! ARGH! WHY AM I SO BROKE!!

Exercise:
1. Find iPod!
2. RUN!
3. Weights.

Dinners
1. Liquid kitchen
> Marie & Chris
> waiting for marie to give date
2. Clapton night
> waiting for Ant n Vic to confrim
> bacon cheese burger pizza again? haha.

Clean Room (somehow, sometime)

Things To Do

2009-07-30T23:00:00.003+08:00

As at Friday 31st July 2009

Church:
1. Canteen on 30 August 2009
~Theme
> Cafe
~Committee
> Council
~Menu
> Eddy - Kim Pak (20 Servings)
> Joyce - Spaghetti Cabonara (50 Servings)
> Mark - Chicken Wings (200 needed)
> Joel - Fishballs (100 sticks, 3 balls per stick)
> Teresa - Porridge (100 Servings)
> Ec/Jem - burgers
> Jem - Fries
> Call Aunty Kath about Kuay
> Talk to the coffee uncle on Sunday
> Bryan, Rachel Leo - Canned Drinks (240 Cans, Fr will take the remainder at cost price)
- coke
- lemon tea
- chrysanthemum tea
- green tea
- Anything else they feel like
~ Decorations
> Freda! (kena!)
~ Dresscode
> Aprons! haha.
~ Band
> Acoustic (Open Mike?)
~ Sound System
> See how TOG does dance night
> Play music through the speakers (back-up)

2. Youth Mass on 29th August
~ Music
> Lenny to take charge
> Decide songs after doing readings
> Wait for Ant's reply
~Wardens
> throw to nic
> Leo wants to find wardens...
~ Theme
> Settle on sat 1st aug
~Celebrant
> Leo to do
~P&W
> Eddy will settle
~Log
> Leo & Bea to do slides
~Lectors
> Ask Ruth, again.
> Justin?
> CC3s? or is it too early?
> Leo wants to settle...

3. Youth Camp
~ Theme
> A Communion of Communities
~ Program meeting on Wednesday 5th of Aug, 730pm.

4. Presentation to CC3s
~ 8th Aug. 9am-1pm (clash with retreat, see how on Sat)
~ Attachment Dates
> 20th, 27th Sept. 4th Oct.

Work:
1. Buy newspaper
2. Try Starbucks

School:
1. Wait for reply. 10th August 2009

Music:
1. Get a bass to practice on
2. Bass lessons with Eddy.
3. Practice finger styling
4. Guitar browsing with ant 15th Aug.
5. Les Paul?

Exercise:
1. Find iPod!
2. RUN!
3. Weights.

Dinners
1. Liquid kitchen
> Marie & Chris
> waiting for marie to give date
2. Clapton night
> waiting for Ant n Vic to confrim
> bacon cheese burger pizza again? haha.

Clean Room (somehow, sometime)

Things To Do

2009-07-30T09:42:00.001+08:00

As at Tuesday 28th July 2009

Church:
1. Canteen on 30 August 2009
~Theme
> Cafe
~Committee
> Chris!!
~Menu(Run on theme)
> Eddy - Something Korean
> Brian - Laksa
> Rachel - Curry Chicken
> Joyce - Western (waiting for chef to come back)
> Mike - Sandwiches
> Mark - Chicken Wings (waiting for reply)
> Joel - Fishballs & Nuggets
> (ask) Teresa - Porridge
> Ec - burgers
> Fries
> Yong Tau Fu?
> Get Kuay from Lorong Ah Soo
> Talk to the coffee uncle on sunday
> Canned Drinks
- coke
- lemon tea
- chrysanthemum tea
- green tea
- orange?
~ Decorations
> ??
~ Dresscode
> Aprons! haha.

2. Youth Mass on 29th August
~ Music
> Lenny to take charge
> Decide songs after doing readings
> Wait for Ant's reply
~Wardens
> throw to nic
> Leo wants to find wardens...
~ Theme
> Settle on sat 1st aug
~Celebrant
> Leo to do
~P&W
> Thrown to eXcess, ask Eddy for updates during bass lesson (multi-tasking)
~Log
> Leo & Bea to do slides
~Lectors
> Ask Ruth, again.
> Justin?
> CC3s? or is it too early?
> Leo wants to settle...

3. Youth Camp
~ Meeting on Thursday 30th July 7pm

4. Presentation to CC3s
~ 8th Aug. 9am-1pm (clash with retreat, see how on Sat)
~ Attachment Dates
> 20th, 27th Sept. 4th Oct.

Work:
1. Buy newspaper
2. Try Starbucks

School:
1. Wait for reply. 10th August 2009

Music:
1. Get a bass to practice on
2. Bass lessons with Eddy.
3. Practice finger styling
4. Guitar browsing with ant 15th Aug.
5. Les Paul?

Exercise:
1. Find iPod!
2. RUN!
3. Weights.

Dinners
1. Liquid kitchen
> Marie & Chris
> waiting for marie to give date
2. Clapton night
> waiting for Ant n Vic to confrim
> bacon cheese burger pizza again? haha.

Clean Room (somehow, sometime)

Things To Do

2009-07-28T09:54:00.004+08:00

As at Tuesday 28th July 2009

Church:
1. Canteen on 30 August 2009
~Theme
>The International?
> International "Buffet"?
~Committee
> Chris!!
~Menu(Run on theme)
> Eddy - Something Korean
> Brian - Laksa
> Rachel - Curry Chicken
> Joyce - Western (waiting for chef to come back)
> Mike - Sandwiches
> Mark - Chicken Wings (waiting for reply)
> Joel - Fishballs & Nuggets
> Leo - Porridge
> eXcess - Hotdogs + Mobile sales (waiting to get sabo)
> Ask chris about the kuay and coffee/tea the last time.

2. Youth Mass on 29th August
~ Music
> Lenny to take charge
> Decide songs after doing readings
> Wait for Ant's reply
~Wardens
> throw to nic
> Leo wants to find wardens...
~ Theme
> Settle on sat 1st aug
~Celebrant
> Leo to do
~P&W
> Thrown to eXcess, ask Eddy for updates during bass lesson (multi-tasking)
~Log
> Leo & Bea to do slides
~Lectors
> Ask Ruth, again.
> Justin?
> CC3s? or is it too early?
> Leo wants to settle...

3. Youth Camp
~ Meeting on Thursday 30th July 7pm

4. Presentation to CC3s
~ 8th Aug. 9am-1pm (clash with retreat, see how on Sat)
~ Attachment Dates
> 20th, 27th Sept. 4th Oct.

School:
1. Wait for reply. 10th August 2009

Music:
1. Bass lessons with Eddy.
2. Practice finger styling

Exercise:
1. Find iPod!
2. RUN!
3. Weights.

Dinners
1. Liquid kitchen
> Marie & Chris
> waiting for marie to give date
2. Clapton night
> waiting for Ant n Vic to confrim
> bacon cheese burger pizza again? haha.

Clean Room (somehow, sometime)

Things To Do

2009-07-27T15:28:00.002+08:00

As at Monday 27th July 2009

Church:
1. Canteen on 30 August 2009
~Theme
>The International?
> International "Buffet"?
~Committee
> Chris!!
~Menu(Run on theme)

2. Youth Mass on 29th August
~ Music
> Lenny to take charge
> Decide songs after doing readings
~Wardens
> throw to nic
~ Theme
Settle on sat 1st aug
~Celebrant
> Leo to do
~P&W
> Thrown to eXcess, ask Eddy for updates during bass lesson (multi-tasking)
~Log
> Leo & Bea to do slides
~Lectors
> Ask Ruth, again.
> Justin?
> CC3s? or is it too early?

School:
1. Wait for reply. 10th August 2009

Music:
1. Acoustic jam with Ant on Monday 27th July
2. Tuesday and Friday
3. Bass lessons with Eddy.

Exercise:
1. Make 15 min play list to run to.
2. RUN!
3. Weights.

Random Oddities

2009-01-26T19:37:00.002+08:00

ok i know its random, but was listening to Sober by Pink on my phone and half way through the song i just felt like seeing(or is it hearing?) whats on radio. turns out was Sober, by Pink, and it picked up from exactly where i stopped!!!

P.S: yes cheryl im working on your narcissistic post.

Its ending all too soon, you'll see.

2008-12-22T23:56:00.007+08:00

saw you today. wanted to say hi, but didnt know what you would say. by the time i was about to, you went away. its been too long.

Find your mirror go and look inside
and see the talent you always hide
don't go kidd yourself well not today
satisfaction's not too far away

Hold on now your exits here
it's waiting jsut for you
don't pause too long
it's fading now
its's ending all too soon you'll see
-Pete Murray. Opportunity

Keep Walking

2008-11-07T19:08:00.002+08:00

for the past couple of days those jonny walker ads have been playing in my head(the one where the guy gets fired from his job so that he can become a film maker, and the one where he cant get a grant so his buddies throw everything in for him)

is it wrong to base your future on a message in a commercial? probably not...
for once i wish i had longer in ns(and no way am i extending).

i still have to decide, july or feb? i would like a last july here. well, still a while away, lets just see what surprise december holds....

P.S: sorry, random thoughts of a confused mind...

Brainstorm.

2008-10-31T18:29:00.003+08:00

Do you ever stop to count all the invitations
At the end of the day when it comes down to one decision
Of dead beat girls and freaks at a peoples convention,
All these sugars with no vitamin sensation.

Do you ever stop to look over old relations,
Or look to the belly of another one's emotions,
Someone young in the winds of a revolution
Trying to save his face in the evolution.

Asleep at the wheel,
No windshield,
But you know that the streets
Here don't change.

He's kept alive in the chain of mental starvation,
Bone rail skinny, only feeding off frustration.
Unlike you who seem bred from corruption
Feeding off the plates of an ununited nation.

Asleep at the wheel,
No windshield,
But you know that the streets
Here don't change.

With a lover in the street whose waiting to make a connection
To be the mother to the soul of your next abortion,
She'll steal your money with the eyes of a baby's complexion
Then she'll laugh at you and your sexual invention.

Smelling like a rose, in the flowers of devotion,
Devoted the heat of a spotlight in motion,
With a face full of mud even though you were only joking
As if you really understood the value of isolation.

Asleep at the wheel,
No windshield,
But you know that the streets
Here don't change.

Your tongue so fast like a freight train coming on rollin'
Every smile you give's just to keep your mouth from closing
Every engine burns as a sign of the explosion
Locked in neutral your engines are broken.

Like candle wax that sun melts into the ocean,
Like the moon that lights the tracks of the old train station,
You can color in the lines of mother earth's addictions,
And not hold a gun in the face of the Earth's abduction

Asleep at the wheel,
No windshield,
But you know that the streets
Here don't change.

Where you least expect(edited)

2008-10-29T23:40:00.003+08:00

you know how they say you usually find what you are looking for in the last place you would look? dont you just HATE it when that happens!

was running late for dinner at pam's place, since i woke up like 20 min late(luckily pam and her mom offered to pick me up) and since i was late and they would be at my place in 5 min i frantically grabbed my essentials(phone, wallet and keys) but....my keys were no where in sight. now my usual habit its to put it somewhere on my table(just on a pile of stuff) or on the table downstairs. it was in neither and i was already really late. so i said screw it and went out the back door.

when i got home i continued my search. i began by sweeping the first floor(including the bin and washing machine just in case) after deducing it was not there i began the search in my room. since the standard state of my room is a mess i have become quite efficient at going through the piles and piles of stuff. basically just transfer the whole pile, item by item, to another part of my room. same applies to my desk(i also went through my cupboards and toilet). now after a good hour i thought i would give the first floor another go before calling it quits for the night.

obviously unfruitful i locked up and went upstairs to sleep. and then as it struck me. i hadnt searched my bed yet. and as soon as i removed my blanket there were my keys sitting and starting at me.

P.S: i think i need a new key chain(half the gems in mine have fallen off)
P.P.S: better now?

Long and Overdue

2008-10-12T02:28:00.003+08:00

i know i've been silent for a long while. first was just too tired with work to do anything. then wanted to pic blog n blog bout my trip in perth. but didnt take that many photos. have some of these stunt drivers in their Hilux and some of fireworks, think may have a couple more. havent even transferred them to my com. still trying to catch up with heroes and supernatural(not going into gossip girl cause havent even completed season 1).

and now after going to perth, im kinda in a dilemma. well technically i've always been in this dilemma but going to perth kinda threw it to the top of my priorities list(which is kinda long! haha)

3 options, 3 paths, 3 different expirences. honestly i would have to say that this is the biggest dicision of my life, and im just so lost. I want to go, but there are things holding me here. I want to stay but there are things drawing me there. I could go then stay, but would it be the same? would i still have the same reasons for staying. I always thought it would be an easy choice, like as if i would deffinatly do option 3. but much has changed in that short time. the world has turned and left me here. will it do it again?

everything will change soon; i've never been one for change. no matter how i always found my own way through the simplest of problems, always being so sure of my direction, taking a leap of faith and running with it. most of the time i came out on top, but there were those bad days that things kinda fell apart. but i still had fun; i always fought till the end, even when i knew things wouldnt work out.

work is crushing my soul. in my time here, i've seen the best of people and the worst of the low-lives. the strenght of selflessness, the extent of selfishness. the most honest and the outrageously hypothetical. and just when i think i can breath again, more nonsense comes up. its really sickening...

I love my job. I hate my work.

PS: im really glad. i didnt know if we could pick up where we left off. apparently we can, tonight was like old times again. welcome back.

The Proper Way to Eat a Xia Long Pao

2008-09-25T22:09:00.003+08:00

The Six Steps To Properly Eat a Xia Long Pao.

Step One: Pour Vinegar Into the Ginger.
Step Two: Dip The Xia Long Pao In The Ginger.
Step Three: Place Xia Long Pao On The Spoon.
Step Four: Nibble At The Xia Long Pao and Drink The Juice.
Step Five: Pour Vinegar/Ginger Mixture On The Xia Long Pao.Step Six: Enjoy =)

BYE! See you all in 10 days!! And if you wanted anything, you have till 830am to ask me! if not you get what your given! haha! bye!!

General Notice

2008-08-22T21:03:00.002+08:00

this is just a friendly announcement to everyone who is ever going to be eating my cooking. DONT LET ME PLAY MY PSP WHILE IM COOKING!!!

i had left the frozen chicken in a pot of shallow water and went up do check my phone, then since i thought the rice would take a while to be done i picked up my psp and thought i could finish a round before i had to go back down. luckily dad came to pass me a kelly swet cd, if not id never notice the burning chicken!! and if your wondering, no it not as bad as that time i went to someone's place for a steamboat and said person cracked the glass cover(thought that very well could have happened)

and yes i know i said id blog more, but my left finger tips hurt(when i type) from playing my new acoustic. and im not interested in trying to type with one hand! so you all will just have to wait for some funny thing to happen to me or for my left finger tips to go numb

PS: play psp only need thumbs
PPS: becky please dont tell mom i almost burnt down the house, again. ironically i just cleaned the kitchen before i started cooking, so you can tell her the kitchen is clean now(though filled with smoke)still looks ok right??? wasnt that badly burnt just the bottom so i just cut around it.

jaw drops

2008-08-17T06:28:00.002+08:00

i'll just make this a quick one, rushing off to work...

this is seriously scary! watch and be in awe.

Kicker: he is 10.

Surprise all around

2008-07-11T23:23:00.003+08:00

cheryl i think you'll love this one, haha!

ok about 4 or 5 in the afternoon i get a message from leo saying 'Hey nick, what's the plan for jeremy tonight?' so naturally i figured that something was up, initially i assumed that nic was planning something over at amplify cause i asked him if he was going(thus implying i was going) in the end i went for amanda's drama thing. so i just thought 'haha, nice try guys. next time you want to do a surprise make sure the recipient is with you at all times'

then later at ijtp, it felt odd that only marcus, terence, ryan, emmanuel and freda were there, so naturally i asked chris why he wasnt there, and he replied sayin he was busy, so i began to have subtle suspicions. but after a while i was 'nah' and true enough we ran into chris and ben chia at j8 after the play. and then i show chris leo's message and chris tells me the whole story, bout how he messaged everyone, even calling up my mom and asking her if we could use the house.

as soon as he said that i pictured my mom having cooked a huge meal and there being food everywhere(since now the living and dining are void of furniture save a computer[dining] table, the sofa, and a bar[yes becky, mich's bar])

and lo and behold i come home to find a stack of prata, two pots of curry and a tray of chicken wings. and apparently my mom had gone and invited my aunts over as part of the surprise(but by the time i got home they had left) so guess 'surprise' on them, haha!(a surprise party where the guests are surprised, that the recipient doesnt come) but if any there is any saving point for chris' surprise party its that when i got home aunty caroline(my aunt from canberra) was here.

i want to ORD!

2008-07-07T17:20:00.002+08:00

i really hate work. i hate RT. its so stupid. just a waste of my time. im already so tired from duties and you are forcing me to go for RT every mon, wed n fri. IM TIRED as it is and YOU YOURSELF said you dont think i can pass by the time i ORD. SO, really what is the bloody point?! just so you can show the big shots you are TRYING? do you thing I care about what they think of you? im just here to do my time and go off. and now even on my LEAVE you want to ka chow me?! bloody hell.

sorry, been busy

2008-06-18T00:25:00.002+08:00

firstly to amanda leo; miss you too! haha and we'll find you a new pool boy soon(and replacements for the other two) hint hint - we will get one you can go slipper shopping with! haha

ok couple of song lyrics for now(not originals, not yet haha, yes feel like writing again)

Livin on a Prayer(in dedication to YWM)

We've got to hold on to what we've got
'Cause it doesn't make a difference if we make it or not.
We've got each other and that's a lot for love -
We'll give it a shot.
We're half way there - Livin' on a prayer

Long story....

IM BACK!!!

2008-06-08T22:24:00.005+08:00

ok time to pump some life back into this black, red and white page! havent blogged in over a month!(quickly dusts off cobwebs)

well for starters here are the pics and vids from josephine's bday.
your usual group shot(to prove that everyone was there at the same time)the birthday girl with her cake(just after the flames were put out) and the mastermind(thanking god the church didnt burn down) with 14 other random church people(i had time to count how many but not enough to ask for their names)

and here is the video we took in case the church did burn down, you know just as evidence that it was completely unintentional and a complete accident. plus we thought it would be cool to see the sparks over and over again(if your wondering where vic n leo went; they went up the hill to fetch a pail of water. no one came tumbling down or broke their crowns or came tumbling after. they didnt even get the water, not sure if they even made it up the hill. and if your wondering why this tag has turned into a rant; its casue the vid it taking longer that i thought it would to up load so im just typing so i dont fall asleep while waiting)

Random Stuff

2008-04-21T19:00:00.002+08:00

here i am, again.

2008-04-21T14:24:00.003+08:00

was going through some old photos and just thinking of a lot of stuff that happened in the past that was, in a way, left unresolved. and just started to tear. happen to be listening to casting crowns at the time and these were the lines that just happen to be sung.

"Walls are falling down, storms are closing in
Tears have filled my eyes, here I am again"

" Curse this morning sun, drags me in to one more day
Of reaping what I've sown, of living with my shame
Welcome to my world, and the life that I have made
Where one day you're a prince, the next day your a slave"

-Casting Crowns; Prodigal.

I shouldn't do something just for the sake of it.
(No its not what you think)

as time drags on it looks like my greatest fear is drawing closer. as of now im not ready to face it. im not sure if i'll ever be ready. and the worst part is that its not just coming at me once, its lining itself up to come over and over again and from every angle possible. there is a small thing i can cling onto to not be consumed by it, but thats just running from it right?

i can see.

2008-04-10T16:02:00.002+08:00

haha, cheryl this is for you.

I can see clearly now, the fringe is gone,
I can see all obstacles in my way
Gone are the dark strands that had me blind
It’s gonna be a bright (bright), bright (bright)
Sun-Shiny day.

pictures of you, pictures of me

2008-04-09T00:03:00.002+08:00

saw a stack of old photos on the table when i got home today. so naturally picked it up. was pictures of OLPS before the renovation and there were so many people, so naturally assumed someone's wedding. and as i went though them i noticed dad standing at the side of the alter with aunty mare and uncle al. then did i notice it was pictures from my baptism.

when you dont listen

2008-04-06T14:20:00.002+08:00

during today's homily Fr peter was talking about the importance of the sanctity of mass and how you shouldn't use phones, or talk during mass. and lo and be hold, the people in front of us were talking just as he said it, and they kept on talking. the kids to my left were messaging and over by the wall some girl fell asleep.

i was reminded of the time Fr Robert was giving a homily about love and there was a family and the father and daughter were fighting.

food for thought.

one year gone

2008-04-06T10:23:00.004+08:00

why i so like that? cause of you fren lah! haha

cant believe its been over a year since i set up my blog(yes i know, most of you reading this have had blogs for years)

*and someone's one year anniversary would have been coming up, haha sorry man*

just have to get through another year and it should all be ok, dont know what to do yet. i want to go to learn but think it'll be harder to leave this time. last time was easy cause of what happened between me & ___ but will the same thing happen again? will i be ok with it happening with them? guess time will tell, que sera sera? never know, may decide on a different path by the time this is all over.

ZzZzZzZz

2008-03-30T00:02:00.000+08:00

im getting to lazy to blog(as if you couldnt already tell haha) =)

its been a while

2008-03-21T21:33:00.003+08:00

"It's been a while
Since I've gone and ____ed things up just like i always do
It's been a while
But all that shit seems to disappear when i'm with you"
~ Stained - Its Been a While

as it is, being in army has made me cherish those closest to me. one month in what is affectionately known as the 'pit of the shit-hole' has thrown to light the fact that i cannot go too long with out them around. just missing one week of their presence(plus all the crap im getting at work) and im just about ready to lose it.

but just a few short(cherished) hours with you(or the mere plan to meet up with you, which fell through due to unforeseen circumstances) and it all melts away. all the stress, the pain, the fatigue, the hours suffering in silence, bitting my tongue and faking a smile(or trying to)

i miss every moment, sessions, coffee shop talks, bus rides home, 'never mind __' moments, hanging out till late where ever we can, random moments, bitching on the phone till we both realise we should sleep and just sitting next to you.

"Took awhile to see all the love that's around me
Through the highs and lows there's a truth that I know
And it's You"
~ Thousand Foot Krutch - Breathe You In

Thank You, Again.

sing, sing, sing.

2008-03-10T15:22:00.008+08:00

haha, just read through the lyrics for wonderwall, so here is something aimed at KGP+other and YAP(cheryl will understand)

Wonderwall - Oasis

Today is gonna be the day
That they're gonna throw it back to you
(YLM session the week before youth mass)
By now you should've somehow
Realized what you gotta do
(you have to leave)
I don't believe that anybody
Feels the way I do about you now
(how much we hate you)

Backbeat the word was on the street
(everyone knows)
That the fire in your heart is out
(your not here to help us)
I'm sure you've heard it all before
(to get lost from church)
But you never really had a doubt
(you dont care so you dont doubt what your doing)
I don't believe that anybody feels
The way I do about you now

And all the roads we have to walk along are winding
(dont know where you are trying to lead us)
And all the lights that lead us there are blinding
(blinding us with your secrecy)
There are many things that I would
Like to say to you
(get out of my church, you dont beling here, this is not YOUR movement...)
I don't know how

Because maybe
You're gonna be the one who saves me ?
(Mr. S)
And after all
You're my wonderwall
(our wonderwall against YAP)

Indo-india

2008-03-09T10:14:00.004+08:00

had ed's birthday party on sat, and thanks to cheryl n van it was bollywood themed. we had a prata cake, a bollywood scene and a dancing elephant(haha)

after session we were at the coffeshop, for once without our usual question of 'where do we go now?' cause this time it was to arab street or marine parade? marine parade won out, due to the fact that is arab street and it was a sat night(crowded with....)

and at dinner everyone(except cheryl) ordered the fried chicken(she had the grilled chicken). and me and my wingman(aaron chua) were the only ones to order the beef. haha.

after dinner, along the way to marina square(i think its marina square) to use the toilets, we found a bubble tea shop that did ribena ice blended(ok i know its not such a big deal, but was good, not too icy and it melted in your mouth very fast)

and at marina square we couldnt help but wonder into borders where i cheryl n daisy spent a good 20 min just going through their 'cute stuff' section. and after that i randomly got the idea to get ed a book(since i didnt have the time to get him anything) and asked daisy if she wanted to 'tompang' haha, was quite random and fun.

then van n cheryl wanted to hang out more but the others all wanted to go home so the 3 of use went to amk central macs and sat down at a table for 15 minutes before we realised we were all too tired. so just went home
it speaks for itself
me n my soda gembira(carbonated bundong)
cheryl n her lime juice cause milk will mess her up
before(this i actually round 2, was too hungry to get a shot of round 1)
after(went through 3 of those cup thingys of chilly)just the 3 of us, as always.

work!

2008-03-09T09:09:00.002+08:00

got back to work on friday morning for my second solo 24hr duty. only to find out that i kena back stabbed by the guy(ko) who was doing the 24hr duty before me. just cause i never close the books properly! and when did he bring it up? while mr lim was commenting that i didnt do a very good job at cleaning(which in my defense i DID and anyway no matter how well you clean/ do anything he will always say its not good enough!) so that idiot just HAD to rub salt into the wound. but since the old man didnt bring anything up(only found out bout it while kenneth was bitching bout ko) either he forgot about it or he likes me too much to care about it(he doesnt like ko either)

then while on duty i felt like the old man's pa. kept running errands for him and all, then on sat morning when i wanted to fall out, i was still running around, was supposed to hand over at 8am but only handed over at 930! dont know how i had so many things to do!

hmmm, will blog bout sat in a different entry.

over-zealous

2008-02-25T06:12:00.003+08:00

again im very sorry to both of you. believe me when i say it was never my intention for things to turn this way.

but what would you have done in my situation? i felt i was caught in the middle and so i thought i could use that to smooth things over. cause honestly both of you have very strong personalities, and i do really want things to go back the way they were.

"im sorry if i felt there were somethings both of you needed to hear one another say. guess i should have know that you both needed the other to say it, not me."

im sorry i betrayed the trust between us by going to tell the other the things you have said. im sorry for speaking when i should have been listening. im sorry that i said things maybe i shouldnt have and being hypocritical. im sorry im too concerned about this. and im sorry that seeing the both of you like this breaks my heart. can you honestly expect me to feel any differently?

i leave this matter up to the two of you now. since you both dont want me to interfere. if you want tell me anything i'll listen, this time i promise i'll keep it all to myself. i should have know i cant force things to go back the way they were. but like i said my only intention was to smooth things over between the both of you. and again im truly sorry if in the process i have abused the trust between us.

ive lost too many friends before. i dont want to lose anymore.

replenish-ing

2008-02-24T21:48:00.003+08:00

spent the whole day today at home. going between the computer(heavy research) and the kitchen. and suddenly i have a....craving?.....to listen to Praise and Worship songs, but my collection isnt that large(mostly just random stuff i managed to get off some people here and there)

then mom and dad were going to thompson plaza after mass to do some grocery shopping and dinner and i needed to go to yamaha cause one of my stings UN-wound and another one is starting to give me problems. thus needed a new set(got 2 this time, since thompson is near by but very lei chey to go there by bus) then while waiting for mom and dad(who stopped by aunty cat's n uncle raymond's new place for a bit) i wondered over to sembawang music to see if i was fortunate enough that they would be selling shirlyn tan's album(no such luck) but did stumble across the christian music section and that....inspired me to buy a couple of cds, but not from sembawang(went to daily gifts, its across from the hardware store, near the florist) cause daily gifts has a wider range(speciality shop, haha)

ok here is the key for the next paragraph: "what i said", 'what she said', [what i thought]

then i kena ambush by this mina sales girl about this cream thing. she pointed at my hand and said "this one can remove" then grabbed my hand and smeared this white cream over it and dragged me to the booth(all while i was trying to figure out what was on my hand) then she said 'this one sun burn right? can remove' and i was thinking to myself [cant you bloody tell the difference between a sun tan and sun burn!] then she picked up this mirror and pointed to my scar from the iron and said 'this one can remove' then i said "its a scar" 'can remove' [what if i dont want to remove it?] then she went on to demo the cream, and my left hand did turn lighter, but the cream had removed a few layers of my skin so it felt more sensitive then usual, plus SHE BLOODY AGGRAVATED ALL 10(yes 10!!) of the bug bites i had on that had.

SIDE NOTE: just remembered i wanted to buy a nail clipper

rebels with a cause

2008-02-24T13:43:00.004+08:00

went for mass with van, cheryl n nic after session and we were all looking forward to the free food downstairs(the entrance hymn said we were 'all invited' haha, only surprised the offertory wasnt table of plenty) but nic had his own dinner plans(family) so was only the 3 of us waiting eagerly to assault the food(well there were quite a number of other youths around, mostly mpm). but when the adults were let at the food, we all kinda agreed it wasnt really worth it so went over to j8 for yoshi(and divided mpm in the process, half went to amk the other to bishan)

then kena detour near ite casue of the chinggay parade, so the bus went around street 13 to get to the interchange. the we kena potong jalan by some chinese family at yoshi for a seat, but luckily found a nice little corner. funny thing was that van ordered beef, cheryl ordered chicken and i ordered both, haha. n we just sat there for at least an hour just taking bout what we always do.

then ant came to join us and we changed topic to PAC(a.k.a THEM) and then we called up our chauffeur and indented one times aeroplane(haha) and the supervising driver(ed) was en route. then went to dempsey road for ben and jerry's(and to just randomly walk around)

and since after dessert ed and ant had to go, the rest of us(van cheryl me n nic) went back to my place for supper and after some....over excitement....i and van wanted to play mah jong but our kaki didnt, so i had to carry her to the table 3 times(not to mention countless pokes) and once we started she didnt want to stop. haha so much for not liking it! some more won 18+ bucks

Pictures: the ben n jerry's was packed so we entertained ourselves while waiting for seats....
i dont know what nic was doing....i only look spastic casue i kept closing my eye every time ed took the picture(i dont like flash!)i want a VW bus! its so cool...can drive down to sentosa! hahacheryl fence sitting(or getting a lift from the cow, which ever way you want to look at it)ant and ed fighting cause they got lostit would have been a nice picture without the flash(i dont like flash!)the main attraction!(and no thats not a spotlight, though its cool. van took a picture from the other side....ok flash not so bad....)cheryl being cherylagain, cheryl being cheryllast minute protest to mah jong

SIDE NOTE: a little bit of conversation that took place yesterday
Person X to Person Y: what if you dont like your boss?
Person Y to Person X(with a big smile on his face) : Ah! what if you dont like your....
Person Z to Person Y(cut in half way): but your not our boss!
Person Y keeps quite and looks away. HAHA!

black jack

2008-02-24T13:16:00.002+08:00

ok, played black jack twice this year and both times aaron chua was sitting next to me. and the first night we noticed that we often got the same cards or at least added up to the same amount. so on the second night after a while we thought we would try to video record how freaky(yet cool) it was. so this is a video dedicated to my wingman.

why?!

2008-02-18T00:04:00.000+08:00

i've taken the ring off.

And the clouds above move closer

2008-02-15T00:14:00.005+08:00

quick upload from valentine's day(no mom, no valentine for me)(and for everyone else: no one in mind either)

dismounted(after a long list of treatments for ruby; old bitch) hope to get benny, just cause he looks cool(german shepherd but instead of yellow hes white.

work aside:

how does someone with no valentine spend valentine's day?
Bake! haha. and have a wonderful friend to organise a valentine's day gathering for a bunch of her unattached friends(thank you!)
my heart-shaped valentine's day cake
ant resuming his modeling role
cheryl having a random moment with the cam.

and kena scolding from angela for not baking brownies, so pushed blame to pam, who pushed blame back to me, haha!

SIDE NOTE: pam gave us all decks of cards. and cheryl said pam was trying to get us all to gamble. cheryl for your information my godparents(that is my baptisim godma and confirmation godparents taught me to play poker)

got new kaki!

2008-02-11T03:43:00.000+08:00

27/01/2008 (23:15:52)
[cheryl] sleep compensation and energy replacement says:
hahha im not interested at all. i hate majhong. i dun even think i can read the words on the tiles.

haha now looks who is addicted to mahjhong. playing for at least 8 hours in one day haha. we really should make that list of things you havent done/eaten before soon....that way saturday evenings will be easier to plan haha.

on a happier note!

2008-02-05T18:48:00.000+08:00

ok i know pam is gonna be just a little irritated at this but its still a non-emo post ok!

went to ARMY market with wen hui to get stuff. he needed L-torches, i wanted to get knee-guards(high-kneeling on asphalt isnt that comfortable, why do it? cause my legs go numb if i sit cross leg too long) and we both needed zip-locks casue the old man wants us to prep our field packs(dont know why, we arnt even army anymore!)

funny story bout the zip-locks, just happened to walk past this shop and this guy asks the lady how much were the medium size zip-locks and she says they were $1 for 5. i thought that was a pretty good deal. the guy just says ok and walks off(in a relatively rude manner) so naturally the sales lady is quite ticked off and says to me and her other customer:

Lady: wah, some people dont even want $1 FOR 5. so cheap still want to go look for cheaper. this is army market not a shopping center
Arrogant man: HEY! dont talk to your customers like that!

and he walks off. and i, the other customer and the lady all exchange 'what the hell?' looks. must be an officer(too young to be srg major and specs arnt usually that cocky)

that aside, we ate chicken rice accompanied by laksa gravy for lunch n gulped down (relatively) good sugar cane juice(before shopping). after shopping we were supposed to go get glutinous rice balls but the shop was closed so we skipped ahead to desserts. wen hui had almond soup thing n the belgian waffles caught my eye. they even had european biscuit ice cream(tasted like digestives) and they cut up the waffle n let you dip it in their chocolate sauce(hi mom, im getting a lecture as soon as you see this right? love you!)

and we both HAD to have goreng pisang. and interestingly the store had batter fried mushrooms(those long white ones with small 'helmets') was too full to have the goreng pisang so gave it to dad for tea(ironically he was making a pot of tea when i got home)

and yes mom, i got the oranges. =) think aunty is out so will wait for her to come home to give the hamper.

Dragons! Dare us!!

2008-02-05T18:37:00.000+08:00

im tired. i should sleep. but if i do it will only make the day end faster. i dont want today to end. but i know it has to, sometime. better now i guess.

getting that feeling of deja vu. it all feels like im 15 again. i WONT repeat those 3 mistakes again. guess im kinda repeating 'P' or 'A'(though it feels more like half of 'P' and on the verge of 'A'). i see 'E' and dont know what to do. and well i guess i dont have to worry bout 'P2', right? dont foresee anything like that happening again.

(please just ignore that paragraph, i dont talk to those people anymore so i doubt anyone reading this would know who they are)

crap, feeling so emo-ish now a days. i dont like it. i know holding on will just make it worse, but there is that mentality that it could all turn around. think my chance was gone(if it ever existed) long ago.

the storm maybe too big to smile at

2008-01-28T22:58:00.000+08:00

ARGH! i'm not going to bother typing it out because i've already repeated it 5 times today.

i trust you too much lah! but it feels good to fully trust someone again. to laugh at the oddest things, to look into my past on the chapters i closed never wanting to re-open. thank you for putting up with all my crap, and for everything you've done. will keep smiling just because your my best friend.(sorry, you know what for. in my defense you started it, haha)

i'm sorry, i know we haven't hung out much lately, but looks like its my turn to get really busy. i promise i'll still be around if you ever need me. but well, i know i'm not the first person you'd run to. but i'm still glad i'm somewhere on that list. and despite the most inappropriate things you say, i still cherish every moment spent with you.

SIDE NOTE: like the punctuations?
SIDE NOTE: and i'm really sorry if i cant make it on the 14th. it's not because i don't want to, i really do and i'll try my hardest but if i kena means i kena, not much i can say or do.
SIDE NOTE: i don't like my job as much as i thought i would.

Mary Jane

2008-01-27T14:49:00.000+08:00

been listening to the click five for the past few days and i found this song quite accurate bout how i feel towards someone who i now see as a waste of time to talk to. was any of it real? 4 years ago? 10 months ago? 4 months? ever?

Mary Jane
by The Click Five

I didn't cry the day you moved away
Didn't think that I would feel this pain
Until I saw the stranger that was you

Whatever happened to our innocence
And that something that you said about being friends
Tell me how
Help me say the words out loud

Could it be
That nothing's gonna change
Cuz time has got a way of taking back
Everything you thought you had
Can you see?
The girl you used to be
The one I lost when I let go of you
Or whatever happened to...
Mary Jane

I need to wake up from this state of mind
The situation is a staying kind
I gotta get your memory out of my head

Would you catch me if I had to fall
Would you even find the time without it all
Tell me how
Help me say the words out loud

Could it be
That nothing's gonna change
Cuz time has got a way of taking back
Everything you thought you had
Can you see?
The girl you used to be
The one I lost when I let go of you
Or whatever happened to...
Mary Jane

Cuz time is taking back
Everything I thought we had
Tell me how
(Mary Jane...)
Help me say the words out loud

Could it be
That nothing's gonna change
Cuz time has got a way of taking back
Everything you thought you had
Can you see?
The girl you used to be
The one I lost when I let go of you
Or whatever happened to...
Mary Jane

fate?

2008-01-27T00:12:00.000+08:00

i know i said id blog more often, but yeah, havent really much. lost my rhythm for a bit, but got it back now. and more than ever i can smile in the face of any storm.

todays been odd to say the least, was talking with van on the bus to bishan from thompson bout how cheryl, pam and chris(k) know becky then bout the coincidence bout pam being my aunt. plus found out that val's fav bible verse is same as mine(1 corinthians : 13) and that she might be doing hosp too. just random coincidences.

well few more hours to the last time i get to see bobo. will miss the guy, would really love a dog of my own. but think will have to wait till after ns(hi mom, bet your sayin 'NO' right now)

One day at a time? Take things as they come? Smile at the sun.

SIDE NOTE: did i mention i was only functioning on an hour of sleep casue mom woke me up to close the gate then i just kinda well....forgot...to sleep...

this is war!

2008-01-20T04:43:00.000+08:00

who are you to barge in and tell us things we already know. who are you to tell us how we should go about doing things when we have already planned out how we are goin to do them. why should we just hop to you tune because YOU think we arent doing things fast enough. we are adults too. just casue you have donkey years of experience of how to prance around a stage n pretend to be someone your not doesnt mean you can tell us how to do our job.

we are trying, you said so yourself. cant you at least be supportive? i thought you would be. i put so much faith and trust in you. i really thought you would be someone i could count on, yet you betrayed us, more so you betrayed me. how can i look at you the same again.

i agree, a chain is only as strong as its weakest link. but have you stopped to think that maybe YOU are the weakest link? i refuse to let you do this. i will fight and not care the repercussions. this is something i firmly believe in. and as the rock i will stand firm against all you throw at me and by His grace i will survive.

SIDE NOTE: im sorry i couldnt protect you. i wanted to but i didnt know what to say. you know where i stand. i will speak up. he will hear my voice!

shit day

2008-01-19T02:52:00.000+08:00

my plan for tmr:
Morning- scoop shit
Afternoon - deal with shit
Evening - listen to shit

yes, its gonna be fun!

*sigh* did i mention how much i HATE 2008. every time it gets to a point im happy, something comes around and messes everything up. not to the point of complete disorder or the like, just enough that i feel damn.....sian....(not angry, just sian, dont know how im gonna deal with it but i will try)

i love Bobo, gonna miss the guy when i have to leave. hes so cute! granted quite lazy but hes such a darling, so obedient and lovey.

got T2, T3, No 4

2008-01-13T22:29:00.000+08:00

not enough rest. couldnt concentrate in mass. not really tired, just...'gah'. gonna try n improve my guitar playin, since someone prompted me to. guess its gonna be a very 'lets see how it goes from here' year.

went to taka after mass to meet mom n becky to get my watch(the one with the metal strap) readjusted(its too loose now) then had lunch at the food village. becky got her hor fun which shes been dying for n i had omelet rice with jap curry(nicer than it sounds)

then went back to church to meet pam, cheryl n van to go see chris kwok off at the airport. well we actually went to eat popeye's(his treat, after some coaxing) and he just happen to be there. haha
well, pictures!(insert caption here)waving bye to chrischeryl isnt happy and van doenst carewe are happythe roof of T3everyone was taking picturestesting the seats for quality controlhanging out with daisysee told you!playing on the travalator. we found out if you hold the side and touch someone else you will kena static. and pam wanted to ride it again just to zap all of us.kids in a candy store.Cadbury's Angels just to see if we could fit everyone in
cheryl looks scary when she wants to go home

SIDE NOTE: haha, cheryl i wont miss ***** but i'll miss w**** and w**** haha.

woof woof

2008-01-09T01:41:00.000+08:00

firstly, i realised some repercussions of having a public blog. not going into details but those involved probably know what i mean. and im just not gonna care bout what damage has been done. because it wansnt my intention and it wasnt meant for everyone, even though everyone could see it.

now, onwards! the days been long, and interesting. was told i've been selected for further training(k9). on one hand its a great job cause i get a bestfriend for the remainder of my tour of service, down side i'll have less time for my other bestfriends, my sisters, ministry and friends. dont know my hours yet, but will soon enough.

cant really complain since part of my duties is what i wanted in the first place. wish somethings would have gone differently, but no point mulling over them now. like i said, damage done.

SIDE NOTE: damn it, i learned those 3 hard lessons for a bloody reason. why are people screwing around with my problems!
SIDE NOTE: sorry. think this year will be harder than last. i wont forget you. i promise.

Nikki & May

2008-01-09T01:04:00.000+08:00

this is a simple story of a young girl and a prophecy of unending love.

the young girl was searching for love for a very long time. and all her friends thought she had her eyes set on the local carriage driver. all the gossip through the town was that she was trying to get his notice, but to no avail.

so one day the young girl went to visit a sooth sayer in hopes of a prophecy related to the carriage driver. but the prophecy(as with all prophecies was very vague) and read as such: ' before the re-setting of the sun cycle, you will find the man to take you to the life you always dreamed of'

now, a ten-day, before the re-setting of the sun cycle there was to be a day of great feast in honor of a legendary hero, and in his honor the village painter threw a party and invited all the village. and the young girl was so sure the prophecy would be fulfilled at the party, and to her delight the carriage driver was there.

now, all the village knew that the young lady had her eye on the carriage driver, so in human nature they made a great laugh at it. and the young lady mistook these jokes as signs(as we all do when looking too deeply into something that is usually nothing) as such she blamed the painter for misleading her.

fortunately for the young lady, the carriage driver changed his mind after the re-setting of the sun cycle. and began proclaiming to the painter and the baker his love for her. and defended her honor when the two of them were making fun of her. he told them she was his hero, but he blamed the cupid for shooting him with the arrow of love(calling him an eggplant), and still had some fear of the young lady, and refused her invitation for tea, and quickly blamed it on uncontrollable words, in fear they may hurt his true love.

i need more sleep

2008-01-03T23:20:00.000+08:00

i really havent been getting enough. guess there are just somethings that are more important(not just for now, period) gonna run tmr(not by choice) think i may collapse half-way. hope not, prac tmr is supposed to be fun.

paying for your own transport isnt fun. im tryin just to survive till next thurs. think i've just about balanced my life. things i have to do V.S. things i want to do. i really hope i dont crash. if and when i do think its gonna be quite bad. SO! if i go MIA for a while, like stop replying people, not answer calls, think i'd stil go for mass, ect. you know why! okie! =)

SIDE NOTE: really dont think it would go far. it would be nice, but dont think its that one.(cheryl and pam should know what im talking about)

bad day

2008-01-03T00:00:00.000+08:00

Good Things:
Early release from work
Learned you can put ps1 games on a psp
Got my passport size pic done
Chicken wings from toa payoh
Extra 5 nuggets for dinner

Bad Things:
Car didnt want to start
I really cant find jeans
Couldnt find a brown polo from giordano
The pizza thingy was closed at sketches by the time we got there
couldnt slack at tcc casue the guy came in 15 min instead of an hour
no time to watch my anime
cant go airport on the 10th, and probably not on the 24th

its only the second day of the new year. i want my 2007 back

chicken soup for the monther & sons soul

2008-01-01T14:41:00.001+08:00

thats the gift i got my mother for mother's day 07. why bring this up now? because my aunts are downstairs in the kitchen learning to make bun susi from my mom and its reminding me of me teaching my friends to cook, my mom's better at it, but yeah, same notion.

IM BECOMING MY MOTHER!
Is that so bad?

not the perfect day i expected

2008-01-01T07:19:00.000+08:00

damn it, thought it would be so cool! my first meal of 2008! and it felt like such a let down, i bloody hate mac now!(not really, just mildly annoyed) but still! i could have had my hotcakes! *sob*.....chunky monkey helps....

oh yeah and there was really heady beer, so to quote mr. smith 'nothing went the way it was supposed to' oddly i woke up in time to watch that particular scene(the one where hes in hes apologising to her in the kitchen). and then marie couldnt make it in the end. hmmm, there is something else but im not telling you.my last meal of 07! great quiche juliawe were playing indian poker, no its not a stagged photo, just good labeling the saddest thing a guy can ever see.least the quiche went well. apparently she wanted to make sago gula melake too(my fav asian dessert by the way) but there was no sago at chris' place.
its still not hotcakes.

SIDE NOTE: i just got a message to cancel plans(not angry). i want my 2007 back. i dont like this year. lets just all hope the rest of it isnt gonna be like this. that would really suck. bright side i have no hang over. or there is still alcohol in my brain numbing the pain....

goodbye 2007

2007-12-31T19:48:00.000+08:00

twins just left. felt so good to hang out with them again. missed them alot since goin into army. just cooking, talking, watchin tv, movie(hehe talking about will smith! haha, last year was orlando VS johnny) so happy, we goin to have regular lunches now.

My two favorite 'students'

in retro spec

2007-12-31T08:44:00.000+08:00

had the ritualistic norfor games night(sat night-sun morn) and was great as usual. i dont know why but when i play games with my family i rely on luck and random strategy and somehow come out quite well(most of the time)

then crashed and was woken up at 1050 or the like, so just enough time to take a shower and cab down for the Pslam(currently contemplating a hidden message in the 2nd reading and gospel, but might just be over thinking it. time will tell)

and for lunch was fish n chips at toa payoh! with pam n cheryl and some amplify people. very summarific(hope you get it cause i dont know how to explain it) of my whole year. good food, good friends, good life. then went handphone (window) shopping cause pam's phone has been giving her some problems(yes cheryl, mine has problems too)

we felt quite cheap sitting in long john's(plaza sing) sharing a cup of lemon tea. pam was staring at a shop across long john's n went over cause the blouses were catching her eye. she ended up getting a nice red top for chinese new year, and i ended up doing the same thing i did with cheryl's earrings.(pam said i dont have to get her a bday prez now, but im sure she will forget by then, haha) and since we went by toa payoh(on the way home, for her) we just HAD to get chicken wings!

then was off to holland v to meet julia and marie n chris to tag along shopping(though they were almost done by the time i got there) we tried to go to the costume shop but was closed so just slacked at starbucks n everyone said they didnt want anything but in the end the girls got drinks and a quiche, chris got a mocha frappe(which he found too bitter which i find funny from someone who drinks teh aliah) and i got my vanilla latte(which didnt have that much vanilla in it, i like coffee bean's better) then chris started to play with the straws and my hands got itchy so i made a crane out of the receipt(i dont know why im making cranes now) and did the cheryl/pam thing on julia with a piano wallet, which we all thought was very her.

dinner was hor fun at some place that i forgot the name of. but was really good so i dont mind goin back(i know where it is so its goo enough!) then was to nic's for caroling(how the heck they fit us and 21 carolers in that house we dont know) then was to my place to chill and dessert, which was me n the girls eating ben & jerry's. mich is happy there are leftovers.

i just won. im orange by the way. and yes im serious.i swear these two were made for each other. even eddy agrees!
Roasted Sweet Pork hor fun. basically hor fun with sui juk in char siew gravyi got distracted while typing this post(dont worry cherly there are 26)like i said, bored.

just as i thought

2007-12-29T03:28:00.000+08:00

first prac lesson today, was pretty fun, though rather tiering. got thrown around by 3 different guys.

ended up goin for the youth camp party thingy(and seemed rather ignored, haha, no not really anyone's fault) and just as i expected i just hung out with cheryl. between just chatting bout everything(including a couple of things from last year that most people didnt know about; though she may have already forgotten) and running away from everyone else and walking the long way around just to spy on them, sneaking up on daphne and whispering quite loudly(haha)

3 out of 10.

no time :(

2007-12-27T22:56:00.000+08:00

Oh where, oh where has all my time gone
Oh where, oh where can it be
With this and that going from here to there
Oh where, oh where can it be?

just caught i am legend, wasnt the best movie ive seen will smith in but was still really cool. but sad thing is that the converse shop was closed by the time the movie was over so couldnt try and get a new pair of shoes(that ive been tryin to get for months!) still cant really make up my mind between a second pair of adidas or converse.

and to further drive home the fact that i have no time, my guitar is still missing 2 strings and only NOW do i realise the strings i hurriedly got are acoustic strings. least becky is nice enough to go help me get them changed, might ask her to help me string n tune it too. she might be happy since she was complaining bout being stuck at home today.

2 out of 10. im gonna get through this.

SIDE NOTE: some big changes round the house. dont really have the time to sit n deal with my feelings about them. the first was sorta a long time coming, and in a way it is a good thing. hes not suffering anymore. the second im really really not sure how i feel about it. Thank you to my 2 best friends. your words(that ive hung off my tv set) mean alot to me. and thats kinda why i keep smiling. You =)

Merry Chrismas 07

2007-12-25T23:12:00.000+08:00

one thing i discovered this year; im a better cam whore than my sister. haha.

every time she tried to take one of us she kept getting cut off
steve n lumin
dessert! choc cake n brown brothers....mmmm....
WERYL!!!
Co-facils!Co-chef! haha been too long since we last cooked together.Daphne.
i just realised this is a very yin-yang shot. obviously there is the whole balance of skin color, then im wearing black n benji is wearing white and nic is wearing both.

see told ya id put them up!

daphne managed to talk angel into going for the eXcess party after mass and angel asked me to accompany her since we were both goin to cheryl's. and as soon as i got to eddy's place(after a stream of bad 'jeremy' jokes; since i happen to be talking to rizario and chua was behind me) they pointed me to the kitchen n to the pasta. cant say i didnt enjoy it.

SIDE NOTE: thanks to everyone who gave me chocolates n random sweets for xmas. they are gonna keep me awake during lectures since i have yet to recover from this year's xmas parties.
SIDE NOTE: and thank you for the heart felt cards....

xmas 07

2007-12-23T18:06:00.000+08:00

ok, only pictures. too long to explain.

the start of cheryl's nightmare....pour....
drink, and repeat. haha
bottoms up?
add a touch of lipstick....
and its all her fault! haha!a daisy, a bluebell and a rose.

Gai Gai

2007-12-20T20:06:00.000+08:00

went shopping at far east with cheryl and esper. originally wanted to look for xmas gifts but in the mornin kinda changed my mind and decided i wanted jeans. my target was 2 pairs, in the end only got one. but still like it alot. my fashion consultants picked out a top to match too. haha.

random funny moment: cheryl told me n esper we were part of a lucky few getting personalized xmas cards this year and we both looked at each other n said 'yay!' in the exact same tone. haha.

then went to the cartel at j8 with cherly casue she was being affected by the crowds in town(dont know why suddenly after 3 everywhere was packed). haha was my first time at cartel so had to try something(helped i was hungry but not starving) so got some cheddar fries n we snatched some bread. really should go there more often, nice place to chill. haha.they didnt have doughnuts, so we made our own! cheryl's magnetic personality! and then, both of us were.....falling asleep while waiting for adrian who didnt come
to my two lovely fashion consultants who picked out a new outfit for me.

onion in eye! onion in eye!!

2007-12-19T21:10:00.000+08:00

just made fish curry cause i thought my lovely parents had gone off and forgotten bout me. turns out i forgot steve n lumin are back n were taking mom out. no matter, i love working 8-5 casue i get to have dinner at home or with friends. and get to cook when im not too tired, which since im not really doin anything at work im kinda full of energy! haha!

Just be me

2007-12-18T21:22:00.000+08:00

after work went to j8 to 'eat dinner with' cheryl(i ate, she didnt) then we went down to the foyer to have a look at stuffed toys and played with a couple of bears, then started going up and down. she was looking out for stuffed toys, clothes, shoes, earings. i was looking for silver rings.

and finally found a nice one at bits & pieces and got it engraved on the inside. and cheryl got really kaypo when i told the guy i wanted it engraved; one side says 'for those i love' and on the other 'PCED' and it took her from when we left the shop till i picked it up to figure out what pced stood for(and the rest of you can just go guess!)

and she learned that when i said i'll randomly get xmas presents i ment it, haha.
i tried.
when i went to pick it up i was just gonna take the ring, the guy kinda pushed the box so this is dedicated to bits & pieces guy.and thats where i put it so i dont lose it, on the most unused keys on the entire keyboard. the back lights were cause i thought it would be cooler.

SIDE NOTE: cheryl: the engraving is too small for my cam to shoot properly, maybe you can try yours.

Exhaused but Energetic

2007-12-17T20:03:00.000+08:00

back from youth camp and dead tired, but really emotionally and spiritually high. Really love my group; Shadow of the Day(Kevin, Mindi, Ryan, Sylvia) they were so cute! and really made my first time facilitating(first time at youth camp for that matter) a really memorable one. Thanks Andrea for taking the lead when i couldn't find the words to say, still new to this.

And of course the mattress gang!!! haha, swapping beds, talking random things, camo paint! haha. thank you all for making it so much fun.The Mattress Gang v2.0

POP LOH!

2007-12-13T01:34:00.000+08:00

went clothes shopping after pop, found a nice black long sleeve shirt, not as fancy as id like but still nice. i finally used my og card, ironically it was on giodarno stuff....

and i have started buying xmas gifts for others, and decided its gonna be random. already got the first one, still not sure how many im gonna get(so if you dont get one i probably didnt see anything nice that reminded me of you)

P.O.P

2007-12-08T22:57:00.000+08:00

yes its finally here, just 3 more parade states to write before i close the book for the 27th eagle batch.

on a less regimented note, went for session today. surprised how comfortable i feel with the group, thought it would be weird with out cheryl around but was ok. then after i and ed wanted to go play cs, but our kaki all got problem; first one didnt answer her phone, second one answered but was too lazy to leave the house, the 3rd one answered but had to go work in a bit.

then called tine to see if she wanted to just hang out(no need for cs) n turns out she n ther were watching a movie at home so called them down, only prob being they would only leave the house at 6. so to kill time we helped van n mel set up the booth for youth camp(its the least a facil can do right?)

then at 6is we went to jubilee(around there) and were early so went to check out the cash converters on a random whim, and i saw a really nice looking acoustic going for 110. still weighing the pros & cons of buying it(FYI it looks in good condition). then when we were bored of that decided to just start without them n had a game of jedi academy(casue i mentioned that hellgate = jedi academy + diablo + resident evil(has the feel of) + x-men legends(the quest thingy)

and we discovered that BOTH the wong twins have SCARY para skills. i got head shot by tine(her first time playing as she usually boycotts lan shops mind you!!) 5 times in a ROW! from across the map!(iceworld/pool day).

n got back just in time to see aunty mare off.

SIDE NOTE: i dont like continental cars. they arnt as easy to reverse park. either that or im out of practice. still prefer the camry though. lucky i want a celica n not a commodore(and that is about as much as anyone will ever hear me talking about cars).

a new begining, an ancient call

2007-12-02T16:11:00.000+08:00

as one season comes to a close,
so too must a new journey unfold.
but a brief moment to remember all those,
those who made you more bold.

gave you courage to step up,
push through the fear in your heart.
even if their lessons were abrupt,
as long as you remember some part.

we move on and grow strong,
live for today and hope for tomorrow.
let go of all that have wronged,
and shed the burden of sorrow.

cough cough

2007-12-01T08:52:00.001+08:00

damn! i got a lot of junk, and thats just on my computer. was transferring some files and then suddenly a window pops out sayin im out of hard disk space! all 320GB! lol so had to go do some spring cleaning n have cleared 42GB.

on another note im addicted to Hellgate:London...and even though its like diablo, to me its the kinda game you play once all the way thru so not gonna make an online account...having way too much fun with my blademaster in single player!

=D

Reason 387: For those i love

2007-11-30T21:15:00.000+08:00

i dont believe it! just had IPPT(NAPFA) and:

Sit-ups: 40(5 points)
Pull-ups: 1(0 points), almost 2!
Shuttle Run: 10.7s(2 points)
Standing Broad Jump: 180cm(0 points)
2.4km Run: 15.57(0 points)

ok i know those scores arnt impressive compared to most other people, but its the first time i've ever done so well, and the first time i actually ran(not walk or slow jog or whatever) plus the first time i passed shuttle run. and my first official pull up! cause thats been sorta inconsistent, like i can do it today but not tmr kinda thing.

and now just have 10kg left to hit my target weight. gonna be a lil tougher if i dont go to a combat unit(since will very likely slack a lot more) so guess need to run everyday now...

but not so soon with the daily running thing, just got a massive cramp in my right leg, think will wait till i recover n finish my 24km march before any personal training.

Counting down the days

2007-11-24T22:57:00.000+08:00

yes!! final stretch! 17 more days to POP. cant believe i've been in army for almost 6 months and that training is almost over. and i just watched 2 movies in a row with a couple of my platoon mates, 26 bucks well spent haha!

on to less army related matters...i've been reflecting on a decision i had to make while i was in camp(spent like 3 nights thinking about it) and i've decided, im goin to do it, now i just need to figure out the execution...this will be fun...

sigh, rumors are out, report on the17th, damn, hope i get 22nd off.

SIDE NOTE: i need a new long sleeve shirt, one that looks nice and fits nice(dropped about a size btw, and very proud of it) so shopping anyone? someone with taste preferred...becky? mich?
That how WE do it.Just cause we can

Eagle warriors goin down town, YA!

2007-11-17T05:51:00.000+08:00

in order to make full use of the shortest book-out we have gotten
(last coy to book out, probably first to book in) most of us gathered at 11pm to go hang out at some cafe along adam road(near north bridge road)

and after our bellies were full and we were just stoning along different curbs we started debating which would be better to do, cs or pool. pool won out. so went to golden mile (plaza or shopping center or hotel) and hung out at the pool place till 510, most of us dozed off outside at 410.
Waiting for the conducting and safety officers to arrive(1hr late!)
Our supervising officer CQMS(soon to be) Firdaus
Oreo milkshakes all around!
and wedges too! we ate wedges till we go sick of them, then rode bikes up and down adam road
my half eaten beef wrap(was expecting a kebab kinda thing but was still nice)Biker BoyzWhat ever it takes.....to get a group photoRI!!! Regimental Indians!Me trying to take an artsy pic during pool.and again.falling asleep....fallen asleep.somehow we managed to fit 13 big guys into a tiny lift! try and beat that!

Deepavali

2007-11-08T09:51:00.000+08:00

and how do we celebrate it? late night prata with as many indian friends as we can muster. haha! so yeah, obviously i was at prata house with excess and was quite happy that most of them i asked came down(all except our dear daisy who when she was close by decided she was too lazy to go!)

oh and jo said something to one of the prata house guys and he said 'yes aunty'! and was at a point that the place happened to be quite enough for everyone to hear and he said it quite loud, and we all just burst out laughing! haha, sorry jo...

and since i got out early enough i had dinner with pam. haha, been craving kfc for so damn long, and some one i really damn impatient loh! and then there was the mystery of the missing old chang kee chicken wing. and bitching bout people at the bus stop.and watched her cash her cheque and complain bout only gettin it on monday, while i in turn complained bout my allowance only coming in a few days time so cant spend it till 16th(im hoping 15th to compensate the weekend burn)

and as we were lining up to get some bubble tea we started talking bout that mini ball ice cream thing. then i started on how its more ice then cream and that ice cream is supposed to be creamy and what not. and she turned to me and asked 'are you whining?' 'yes'

haha!

SIDE NOTE: was in the train with daisy on the way to sim lim on sunday and she brought up an interesting point. the 3 people im closest to in church are all in YLM. and she said maybe im being prompted to move over. que sera sera.eddy couldnt believe he missed the 'aunty' thing
just look at nic's eyes. yeah, there is definitely a connection. haha!to marie: i forsee a 3 way soon, haha!

wires crossed: GAH!

2007-11-04T01:31:00.000+08:00

yes thats the only word i can figure to explain this:

army is really screwing with my head....just burnt my last weekend due to field camp and they intend to burn next weekend with situation test. so yeah really just wanna go lie down and die. and the feeling has sorta been there since i fell out form field camp(fever) and just pretty much gave up on alot of things(mostly combat related)

but on the other hand a WO came up to the status people during a BCCT lesson and started asking us why we were on status and such and went on to tell us how bad it was in 'his day', which other than the fact he was from commandos was probably better than army in dad's days. long story short he told us to focus on getting better and getting back into the training and to make our 2 years mean something. and this was reinforced by CO's express interest talk the day after. so almost the whole week in camp has been people randomly nudging me in the direction of leadership.

so on one hand i cant be bothered and on the other i want to make my 2 years meaningful. GAH!

hmm....could it be? should i care(that way)? i know what could happen, i told myself so many times what i must do if it happens. why did my line have to become a triangle?!?! i hate this, life is complicated enough as it is without it!

SIDE NOTE: since obviously im not coming out next weekend, i really wanna thank everyone at the Halloween party. it was the most fun i had in a long while(n probably for a long while more), n was glad that all of us made it, since its probably the last time we'll all hang till like dec. so again thanks all of you =)
SIDE NOTE: sorry about friday. i promise i'll visit one day soon, i know its been a year, and i've been saying that for a while but i promise someday soon. i'll make you proud.
SIDE NOTE: sweets; sorry i couldnt have been of more help, really i wanted to. but yeah. sorry. we'll hang out again soon ok? love.

The Dumb Test

2007-10-21T09:56:00.000+08:00

For every "yes" give yourself a point!

[x] Has gum fallen out of your mouth when you were talking?
[ ] Has gum fallen out of your mouth when you were NOT talking?
[x] Have you have run into a glass/screen door?
[ ] Have you jumped/fallen out of a moving vehicle?
[x] Did you think of something funny and laughed, and then had people give you weird looks?

[] Have you run into a tree/bush?
[x] Do you think it is possible to lick your elbow?
[x] Did you just try to lick your elbow?
[] You did not know that the Alphabet and Twinkle Twinkle Little Star have the same rhythm?

[] Did you just sing them?

[x] Have you tripped on your own shoelace and fallen?
[x] Have you have choked on your own spit?
[x] Have you seen the Matrix and still don't get it?
[x] Have you never seen the Matrix?
[x] Do you type only with two fingers?

[x] Have you accidentally caught something on fire?
[ ] Have you tried to drink out of a straw, but it came out of your nose or eyes?
[x] Have you caught yourself drooling?
[x] Have you fallen asleep in class?
[ ] If someone says "fart", "penis" or "vagina" you laugh?

[x] Have you ever just stopped thinking?
[ ] Have you told a story and forgot what you were talking about?
[ ] Do people often shake their heads and walk away from you?
[ ] Are you often told to use your "inside voice"?
[x] Do you use your fingers to do simple math?

[x] Have you have eaten a bug?
[x] Are you taking this test when you should be doing something more important? E.g. assignments
[x] Have you put your clothes on backwards or inside out, and didn’t realise it?
[x] Have you looked all over for something and realized it was in your hand or on your head?
[x] Do you break a lot of things?

[x] Do your friends know not to use big words around you?
[ ] Do you tilt your head when you're confused?
[x] Have you fallen out off your chair before?
[x]When you're laying in bed, do you try to find pictures in the texture of the ceiling?
[x] Do you use the word "umm" many times a day?

Total = 24
The Verdict:- 18 And Above = Stoopid
- 18 And Below = Not Stoopid

Final result: umm, duh!

another birthday

2007-10-21T02:29:00.000+08:00

just realized, i've only cooked for someone's bday 3 times. haha. and twice involved lasagne. there are other coincidences but mostly quite lame so shall not go further, haha.
happy birthday marie. sorry if the deco wasnt that great, was my first time doin cake deco. glad you like the food =)

sweets with sweets

2007-10-20T14:13:00.000+08:00

protesting, in vain, against taking photos
the half massacred Pavlova(air and strawberries)
dont know why someone was so camera shy today....

wait and see

2007-10-18T16:24:00.000+08:00

when you fall, pick yourself up.
when it comes crumbling down, start over.
when you go left but the world goes right, carry on.

mistakes are ment to be made and learned from.
why am i such a perfectionist today?
Could it be? Lets just wait and see what happens.

bugis

2007-10-17T18:47:00.000+08:00

:D went for lunch with wammy, weryl and ved(kept having a bad feeling, but really lucky it didnt come true)

since wammy, weryl and me got there earlier we started talking bout a certain princess and then it kinda reached a point where we were all sorta grossed out...

then after a fairly enjoyable lunch, weryl was cold but wammy was lazy, so we had to leave macs, but had to go some where to relax. so we went to tcc(and we moved 3 tables, since the first one didnt have a couch and the 3rd one had a nicer couch that the 2nd table)

we spent a good 2 hours just talkin bout random stuff and bitching about people at the other tables(as we always do :D)

and we have decided to go into business. haha selling baked goods. already have my department heads: accounting director(pam), general administrations and logistics manager(cheryl), advertising(ant), banglah worker(haha, do i really need to say who?), public relations(daisy, im crossing my fingers she wont be confused) and chief research and development engineer(ME!) haha, cheap thrills.

tax collectors are scary

2007-10-17T18:18:00.000+08:00

what does a tax collector say when you owe them money?
: 'So you NEED to GIVE me back more money'
(in a very, OR ELSE tone)

haha!

ns aint so bad

2007-10-16T09:45:00.000+08:00

dolce vita says:
i wana be in NS too ( i cant believe i'm sayin this !)

BLOCK LEAVE!

2007-10-16T06:59:00.000+08:00

yay! finally get a break from 'school' haha.

sunday was interesting casue i didnt have to book in so could hang out at jo's place while she hopped around the kitchen tryin to feed us everything in her fridge haha. we had to keep asking her to sit down.

think i caught up on most of the sleep army has deprived me of, haha. spent the whole day at home and have started re-watching supernatural(yes from season one, fell asleep during hookman)(i realized something, in ep 1 kid dean has blond-brunette hair now he just has brunette.

got a lil bit of work to do later for the polo tee(for army) then meeting sweets for dinner and goin for h20, haha, first in a long while. tmr sees me meeting pam and our cannot make it kaki(who finally can make it, granted one can barely make it, haha)

mom n dad just left so wont see them for a good long while and when i do i'll probably be more interested in sleep first haha(tough training ahead, better enjoy n rest while i can)

oh chris n nic; i'll never let you two forget this....asking pam(k) to ask me for money on your behalf?? too paiseh ah? haha

carry on my wayward son

2007-10-07T07:31:00.000+08:00

finally got my new locker pictures printed. was quite suay while doing them. when i got to the shop there was only one of those terminal things so had to wait for the guy before me(who was printing bloody 28 pictures when i only had 6 to print). so after hes done imputing the file and what not i go up and start mine. and then when i was finished with imputing my data i still had to wait for his order to process before they could start to print mine. then suay again while printing. kena paper jam!

other then that i've been spending hours on facebook. killed some people, poked some others, spend a good hour going through supernatural trivia(and now gonna go through another hour) built an army and have nothing to do with them. and added so many things that i forgot half of them haha.

Fragile.

GAH!

2007-09-30T16:59:00.000+08:00

just burnt like an hour changing the stickam playlist, sigh, 'oh wells'. i guess. well cant say i didnt try to get a lvl 30 druid in 1 week end(only got to 24). but guess i didnt really play that much. and either way got my beloved maul(not a super duper one but a pretty good one) and i know that half the people who are reading this probably either dont understand what im typing or dont really care, well if u have read this much then guess u have to care a little...

Whatever, i had a good run. and not like booking in is the end of the world. there is always next weekend, and the one after that. There is still time....

SIDE NOTE: i didnt realise there was a button to change the order of your playlist on stickam, bright side i have learnt how to manually change the order =)

songs i would like to dedicate becasue:

2007-09-29T10:12:00.000+08:00

i did this list thingy cause i was bored of my book and was listening to my iPod. its a list of songs i happened to be listening to(and some i went to hunt down) and just thought id like to dedicate to people in my life. for added fun, no names will be used, only the reason or something vague.

1) Someone who got over a bad relationship. Over You by Daughtry
2) Someone who got hurt and loves enough to forgive. When Your Gone by Avril Lavigne
3) Someone who cares enough to force me to face my past. This Boy by James Morrison
4) A bitter reminder to keep somethings to myself. Famous Last Words by My Chemical Romance
5) Someone who might be avoiding me(either way i shouldn't care). Disconnected by The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
6) Someone whose hand i want to hold. Far Away by Nickelback
7) Someone whose hand i once held, and will gladly hold again. Keep Holding On by Avril Lavigne
8) Someone whose fate is intertwined with mine. Until The Day I Die by Story Of The Year
9) Someone i can talk too much crap to. Cant Repeat by The Offspring
10) People who need to be free more often. Save Tonight by Eagle Eye Cherry

Haha, told you i was bored.

SIDE NOTE: a lil heads up, this will be my new playlist for my Stickam as soon as i find the time and patience to change it.(was supposed to change last week but couldnt be bothered)

stories of marriage

2007-09-22T22:59:00.000+08:00

Story 1:

There is a married couple and the wife is constantly nagging at the husband for something or rather. and each time she does, the husband will take out the marriage certificate and look closely at it, the front the back, all over. even taking a magnifying glass to closely examine it. so one day , being quite fed up with him, the wife asked him why he constantly did this.

"I'm looking for the expiry date on it"

Story 2:

Similar situation as story 1, but this time its the husband who is the pain. he is always 'correcting' his wife. and each time he does this she would always go to the toilet. eventually the husband got quite irritated and asked her why she always did it.

Wife: clean toilet
Husband: why do you always clean the toilet when i correct you?
Wife: i use your toothbrush

Enjoy.

My Green Les Paul

What do you got?

Ode to ..........

Serenity

$35 - Part 1

Reasons not to get up in the morning

A fever you cant sweat out

Angst

Domo Arigato, Imouto.

Personal Problems Aside

"Why cant we be ourselves like we were yesterday"

The Big Question

Im Sorry

Bassist

Still Here

THANK YOU MANY MANY!!

We are filled just to be emptied again

Wake up call

My Green Apron

A Breath of Fresh Air

Things To Do

Things To Do

Things To Do

Things To Do

Things To Do

Random Oddities

Its ending all too soon, you'll see.

Keep Walking

Brainstorm.

Where you least expect(edited)

Long and Overdue

The Proper Way to Eat a Xia Long Pao

General Notice

*jaw drops*

Surprise all around

i want to ORD!

sorry, been busy

IM BACK!!!

Random Stuff

here i am, again.

i can see.

pictures of you, pictures of me

when you dont listen

one year gone

ZzZzZzZz

its been a while

sing, sing, sing.

Indo-india

work!

over-zealous

replenish-ing

rebels with a cause

black jack

why?!

And the clouds above move closer

got new kaki!

on a happier note!

Dragons! Dare us!!

the storm maybe too big to smile at

Mary Jane

fate?

this is war!

shit day

got T2, T3, No 4

woof woof

Nikki & May

i need more sleep

bad day

chicken soup for the monther & sons soul

not the perfect day i expected

goodbye 2007

in retro spec

just as i thought

no time :(

Merry Chrismas 07

xmas 07

Gai Gai

onion in eye! onion in eye!!

Just be me

Exhaused but Energetic

jaw drops

cough cough