THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW

Days have passed since disaster first struck. Damning figures have reported more than 80,000 casualties from the resulting tsunami waves thus far and is showing no sign of slowing. This is not helped by the fact that rotting corpses and poor sanitation have contributed to the emergence of an epidemic waiting to happen and wreck havoc on an already worsening situation.

The term 'living hell' is an understatement, as far as what I make of the images seen on tv. There was this account of a mother who had to let go of either one of her sons because she couldn't hold on to both of them and there was another man who lost his wife but was reunited with his son. What consolation would that be? if any? Should one take heart in that precious lives were saved at the expense of the other? I believe it was a difficult time for many victims.

Life is but a fleeting moment. Cherish whatever you have right now and pluck up the courage to pursue the things you want in life. Cos' nobody would want to live a life full of regrets, thinking about the 'what ifs' and the 'what nots'. Meanwhile, you can do something good by contributing to the relief efforts towards helping the disaster victims. Details are as follow.

CLOSE SHAVE(S)

You must be thinking: a close brush with death? no lah... far from it... actually it's because I barely escaped the long arms of law twice today... The first was when I parked my bike in the carpark just in front of somerset mrt. I went to jalan jalan abit and then proceed to buy my sarah mclachlan cds (2 of her previous albums for $18.95!!!) at gramaphone specialist. When I walked back, somehow my 6th sense asked me to walk faster because something is about to happen... True enough, I spotted the parking attendant just about to check on my bike!!! Waaahh!!! I sprinted back and said sorry to her, to which she just gave me a bochup look and walked away nonchalantly. *phew* that would have cost me $8 !!!

The second incident was when I was riding back on the CTE back home... Fed up with the long line of traffic merging into PIE, I decide to ride on the road shoulder until I could find a clear path on the main road to travel on. Soon after I had successfully merged back into the main flow of traffic, Mr. TP was riding past me from behind on the road shoulder! omg! die liao this time... but luckily for me again, he didn't stop me... maybe he was coming round the bend, thats why he couldn't see me... heng ahh... I seriously dunno what would have happened cos' I never kenna stop by TP on expressway before. hahaha.. don't wanna try either...

Watching myanmar v singapore now live on tv... singapore 1-0 up to 1-2 down in just 2 minutes flat... how can you fathom that??! they call themselves a bunch of professional footballers... I say to them don't insult the word professional man... utter disgrace... just where is the passion?! where is the semangat??! And to think that I intend to watch them play at the national stadium on 2 jan, I am seriously having second thoughts now... For the money I'm paying, I would rather have an extra value meal at mcdonald's than watch these jokers... and to prove my point, singapore just conceded another dumb goal right smack in extra time... they can't even defend a 2 goal cushion to save their lives... F***!!!! very pissed off now!!!! aaarrgghh!!!!

EXCLUSIVE NEVER BEEN BEFORE PICTURES!!!

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For those dying to see the man in the flesh, this is as close as you can get to the real thing.

My picture gallery is up for you guys to see the things I did over in Australia and well as, a few other stuffs which I'm gonna upload also... Do anything you want, just don't impose my face on a porn star's body or stick pins into the photo and put a curse on me...

A LITTLE CHANGE WILL DO YOU GOOD

If you had noticed, the links on my blog are somewhat different now. Fret not, they're still essentially the same link, just that I've renamed them to make it look nicer? and to appease certain people like adrian who keeps bugging me over the link to his blog... hahaha... So you happy now? No more ' confessions of a drug addict ' but changed to the original ' cubicle of the mindless ' now... hmm... what was the difference anyway? hahaha... And also, there's a new segment in the house and its called SONG OF THE WEEK. Yes, the music guru is finally in the house to spin some muzak and to recommend hits from today as well as years gone by... It can't get any better than this eh? muahaha...

Hmmm... It's a hot monday afternoon, should I ride down to school to pay my school fees today? Arrghh, I think I would rather stay at home, take a nap or read the papers instead... ZZzzzz...

MERRY CHRISTMAS FOLKS!

And so the festive season passed by just like that. Yes, a blink of an eye... Christmas eve was spent with jizheng *cry* along with a few of my ex secondary school classmates whom I haven't seen for a long long while. I was half expecting it to be kinda awkward because frankly speaking, I do not really know them quite well but the evening turned out not as bad as I thought. Everyone kinda got along pretty well and there were seldom times where people just turn quiet and stare at each other or at their feet in total uneasiness. Don't you just hate that? Anyway, I have to thank yehyun again for inviting us 2 poor single souls *haha* for dinner and movie. That's so thoughtful of you... If not, most probably I'll force jizheng to wear a spaghetti top and frilly skirt, then he can hop on my phantom and we'll ride to some secluded spot in east coast to spend the night there. Wahaha... wicked aiight...

After dinner and movie, the group split up and me and jz decided to head back to his place to nua... yes, there comes a time where people just don't feel like doing anything except... nua... So that means no brushing against smelly and sweaty people along human-infested orchard road or going anywhere near places with tonnes and tonnes of people. We just want to find somewhere nice and quiet and sit down. As I've said before, its in the company of the person that matters and jz was my only solace on an otherwise lonely silent night. *sob*

Christmas day itself was not too bad. Me and jz had lunch at adam road hawker centre and the nasi lemak was soo freakin' good I swept up every single grain and crumb from the deliciously fried chicken wing. It was the first time in months coming back from australia that I had nasi lemak and it never tasted better. Heavenly I say... And then we went to do a bit of shopping in town before angeline called to ask us out for dinner as well as saying she needs to get her dress from town in time for her cousin's wedding. Jizheng has got a x'mas party to attend so, being the 'good' friend I was, I offered her a ride on my bike. Hahaha... and being the spunky girl she always is, she took up my offer without much hesitation. *thumps chest* Respect...

Anyways, orchard road that day was atrocious and I totally forgot all about it! I was quite stressed snaking in between the vehicles and kudos to angeline for keeping her nerve through the while... respect again... hahaha... must have faith in my riding abilities mah... once you or anyone for that matter, sits onto my bike, I have a responsibility to ride safely and finish the journey with the person still in one piece... And also, I'm not some reckless young punks on souped up kawasaki kips or honda sp, which coincidentally was my dream bike... haha, so I will never fool around with my pillion's life and put them in jeopardy. For the record, we made it through unscathed so are you guys convinced now? hehehe...

Oh yeah, merry christmas once again and happy holidays guys...

SINGAPORE IS SO DARN BORING!!!!!!!!

Went out with jo, lam, yang and kwang today. As I was walking amidst the sea of people at tampines mall, I found myself not getting used to seeing so many asian people around me. Hahaha... definitely still suffering a hangover from the aussie trip. After dinner at ajisen ramen (yah, I specifically banned them from eating any form of fast food), we sat for quite a while pondering on what to do next. Fifteen minutes later, we were still there, still thinking of where to go and what to do. Then we left to walk aimlessly around the shopping mall before deciding to play pool... what's new? hahaha...

But before you jump to any conclusion, let me just say this: I don't have a problem with these people, in fact if you ask me, I'm more than happy to sit down at somewhere nice and quiet and enjoy their company. For me, more than anything else, is to be able to strike a rapport or chemistry with the people you hang out with. Anything else that we do is secondary. That is why I especially like hanging out with my closely knitted group of buddies whom wasted no time in asking me out for supper just now, and who can pretty much engage in any form of banter till the cow comes home anytime, anywhere. And yeah, pippin' hot pratas washed down with teh tarik helps too... hehe...

Umm... I think I've gone off topic for a while there. As I was saying, the social life of the typical singaporean has grown (or always is?) so predictable that you can practically read them off from a book. Everytime I go out with people, its always the same scenario happening. "Eh, what to do next huh?" rolls out of our tongue as if it was from a memorized script. Not that it irritates me because it's the usual singaporean way of life and we can't do anything about it (can we?), but there is definitely something wrong here. Why can't things be a little bit more exciting?

My trip to australia has given me a whole new perspective on how people spend their weekends. People actively engage in sports from rock climbing (on real mountains) and hiking to wakeboarding, compared to Singaporeans who count window shopping and movies as their favourite pastime (which I don't oppose violently to... haha... ). For example, if you live in Sydney, you can explore the vast blue mountains and could even embark on hikes and camping trips. Granted that Singapore doesn't have any natural settings to the scale of the blue mountains ( you might say: "Bukit timah not mountain meh??!" I knock your bloody head, it's a goddamn MOUND! not even considered a hill! ) but there are little pockets of untamed wilderness as well as plenty of unexplored places out there where people can go to. Its just that people do not want to make the effort to go out of their shell and do things that bring a fresh new change from their routinised lives. I admit, I'm guilty of it too, but too bad there's no someone to do it with me... *shrugs shoulder* So, there you go...

My idea of doing something different would be to go to every corner of singapore to explore almost about anything, preferably with someone lah... *wink wink* you get my drift... haha... As much as I crave freedom to do as I please, I believe there should be somebody to share your joy with because ultimately, that someone is meant for that somebody. Err... makes sense? Yes? No? nevermind... hehe...

Now, I'm not suggesting that you do those physically demanding stuffs I've mentioned above, but it will be good to add more spice in your life by trying out new stuffs. For me, maybe sunday after every soccer session we can go hang out on sunset bay (we tried that before, by the way) or roller blade at east coast park? I don't know if I'll like it, but I can try, can I?

It's 6am now and the sun will be rising pretty soon. Maybe I'll go for a early morning jog around the reservoir? hahaha... kee siao you might say? Possibly... ...

I shall leave you with this:

"When was the last time you did something for the first time?"

Ahh... plenty of photos to upload but not yet done. Don't blame me cos' I've got almost 2 gb worth of stuff to sieve through... Quality control and I need to think of creative comments... plus you need to rearrange them also... Tough work man... Anyway, here's one which is currently on my desktop wallpaper...


The peeps whom I lived with together under the same roof during the stay in Melbourne.
From left: Zhiwei, Magdelene, Jasmine, Alex, ME, and James.

I kinda liked this pic which was taken at the bottom of the Loch Ard Gorge, partly because the wind wasn't that strong at the time it was taken and my hair not that messy... hahaha...

More choice pictures to come... keep yer eyes peeled for this space...

HELP ME! I'M SWEATING BUCKETS!!!

Aiight, respect this people... Me the man just got back from what was a fruitful trip to Oz land. The moment I step out of the airport, the hot air just rushed right into yer face and me didn't enjoy it very much cos' the weather at melbourne is so much cooler at 15 degrees celsius. Of cos' the man jumped straight into the brudda-in-law's air conditioned nissan sunny and headed back home for a nice shower.

And yeah, did i forget to mention... the day didn't start out exactly well for me though. You see, the night before we had to sleep over at Brisbane International airport because we can't sleep at the domestic terminal. Our domestic flight was not scheduled to leave until 0620 and the connecting train didn't operate until 0600. Brilliant. So that leaves us only 2 options, take cab for 10 over dollars or walk the stretch to get to the domestic terminal. Obviously being budget tight and with the fierce backpacker spirit burning in our hearts (okay I made the last bit up), truth is, we got time to burn but what we didn't realise was how massive of a strain the overweight backpacks began to take a toll on our weary bodies. But in the end, we still got through, so respect that, it aint easy man.

More shock was to follow when we finally checked in with Jetstar airlines. 10 minutes later the public speaker system announced our names and asked us to report to service desk immediately and I was like "What the hell??!" Imagine the look on our faces when the Jetstar frontline personnel told us our flight had been cancelled because in her words, "the airplane broke down" Wah, got such things one ah... ahahaha... I dun know whether to laugh or cry then. Anyway, that will be the first and last time I'm ever gonna take a flight from Jetstar again. Come to think of it, their planes look really dodgy too... And also, which person in the right frame of mind would go and tell customers that?! Unless you hate the company so much and wanted it to collapse right that very moment... In any case, we were placed on the fully serviced flight with quantas. Yes, free breakfast for us... hahaha...

And just when you thought things are gonna get better? NO! As we board the bus that takes us out to the airport for the flight home to Singapore, we encountered a bloody loong jam on the highway. That's it for us, we thought, as we had taken the latest possible bus out of melbourne city and could not afford any hold ups. And this had to happen of all times. But luckily, the bus driver pulled off some stunts by driving on the road shoulder to get us to the airport on time. Or so we thought. We approached the British Airways Check in counter only to be told by the duty personnel that the gate for our flight had just closed. Ultimate shocker, horror of all horrors, don't tell me we're gonna miss our flight back home?! NOooooo... This one really takes the cake man... My, was I panicking and trembling with fear then... The moment of relief finally came when they reopened the gate again for us to board, though not before they threw our luggage and my mangoes forcefully down the conveyor belt, which I think is because we delayed their knocking off hours by a few minutes of that inconvenience. Slack man! Singapore where got people knock off at 5 sharp one!! haha...

And so we ran for our dear lives towards the immigration counter and finally heave a sigh of relief when we see people still queuing up at the gate. Wah liew... super close shave man... So, lesson learnt. When taking international flights, please be at the check-in counter an hour and a half before departure or else you'll suffer the same fate as me... hahaha...

GREETINGS FROM GOLD COAST, SURFER'S PARADISE

I can't believe it, I've spent more than a month outside of home and I'm not shy to admit I really miss home. Not that I'm being whiny and all but I really miss my parents, my friends and all things familiar to Singapore. Its fun here at surfer's paradise, being a beach bum and going shopping at factory outlets with my friends and not buying a single thing. Yeah, the worst part is having to pay $10 taxi fare just to get there, and I had nothing to show for! Haha... but really not worth it man, most of the stuffs are either oversized for us asians, outdated in design or really just expensive if you were to convert back to singapore dollars. So, unlike some of friends who engage in foolhardy acts and impulse buying, I made the right choice in not buying anything, though the taxi fare I paid for still struck a sour note with me, hehe...

Anyway, I feel kinda funny right now, don't know how to explain... somehow I don't seem to enjoy the trip as much as I want to. Even though I'm at gold coast right now, my heart seems to be somewhere else *sigh*

To my dear friends who are still reading my blog, I'm still alive loh... just that now my tummy's grown smaller (no bluff you ok!), fitter from the weekly jogs, tanner and I think I look a bit like gu tian le now... wahaha... No worries peeps, plenty of souvenirs for you... not the cheap cheap koala clip ons and australian made keychains loh, its stuffs you can't find in singapore one leh... I think so... I wonder why everyone who visits australia sure must buy macadamia nuts and nougats... boring man... I shall try to be different... hahaha... anyway, my time at the internet cafe is almost running out... I'll see you guys in singapore soon on the 16th dec... ciao!

THE SUN RISES EARLY IN MELBOURNE

Sunrise really occurs around 5 am every day during spring in melbourne, and most of the shops don't open for business until 10 at least... but they close for the day at 6pm latest from mondays to thursday! What the...?? Luckily for me, the convenience store opens 24/7 and I could grab a snack late at night if I happen to have the craving for it. But there's a price to pay lah, pun intended here... cos' most of the amenities sell much pricier than supermarkets, which is about the only place in Melbourne you can get stuffs cheaper elsewhere.

To be honest, there's nothing much that lives up to the tag the city earns as the most liveable place in the world today, except for the weather. It has been a cooling 20 degrees celsius average in the day time so you can walk all around the city for hours and not even break into a single drop of sweat. Neat eh? Not like Singapore... you try walking down to the mama shop downstairs and you will most probably get drenched... wahaha... Here in melbourne, I can go jogging for miles and not sweat as much as you would in Singapore. Even then, the sweat will most probably be dried up in minutes.

Anyway, jogging in melbourne rocks, but the climate needs some adjustment to because the air is really cold here in the mornings. Speaking of which, I nearly coughed my lungs out that day I went jogging alone to the outskirts of the city. It was a nice experience to run in a foreign land and knowing you could just cast everything aside and run to your heart's content... No time constraint and nothing to worry about... Just breath the air, enjoy the run and bask in the sights melbourne has to offer. It really lifts up your spirit amidst the dourness of city life.

And how could I miss the chance to play soccer in this wonderful weather and on top of it, a great hockey turf pitch at the university of melbourne? And just you all might wanna know, the sun doesn't set until 0830pm!! The bunch of us played straight after class ended at 0430pm and didn't leave till the sky turned a soothing lavender and soon after which the sun finally setting down on us. It was awesome man... I can't wait to go back there again playing soccer in my long sleeve nike t-shirt... I think I looked like I was playing in the english premier league... hehe... Imagine the look I got from some of my newly acquainted classmates on the streets who, 15 minutes ago, saw me still in my windbreaker and jeans... was really funny aiight to see another side of me...

Oh yeah, I'm still organizing the pictures from my trips in this photo hosting website. When I'm done with it, I will post the url link on my blog for you guys to see... But, it most probably won't be anytime soon cos' there are tonnes of pictures to be posted. Rest assured though, you will have more than what you bargained for, so... there you go, I believe that just like the good things in life, it IS always worth the wait...

THE DAY THE WEATHER FROZE MY BUTT OFF

Call it unpreparedness and an over reliance on misguided information. Whoever told me summer in Melbourne is hot should be kicked in the butt, no questions asked. The day I touched down at the Tullamarine airport, and stepped outside for the first time, it was so freakin' cold I nearly wanted to run back inside and cover myself with all the airline blankets I could lay my hands on... wahahaha... Okay abit "kwa zhang" but it was really cold loh... I could see my own breath man, you know, the white vapour thing that comes out of your mouth with every breath you take? Yeah... I thought it was pretty cool, uh huh...

And so I arrived at Spencer St station after taking the A$13 (WTF??!) skybus from the airport to the city. Wow, and to think a ride on our own SBS or TransIsland never cost anything near... cut throat man... And hoping to save some cash then, we took a looonng walk all the way from the western end of the city to the eastern side where our apartment was located, all the while carrying our backpacks... yes, don't laugh sarcastic brudders of mine, I REALLY did carry a backpack, damn bloody backpack all the way to my place of residence... outdoor hunk ok!!! wahaha... ok lah thats about it anyway, doesn't really qualify as backpacking if its anything according to malau's strict definition.

Feeling sleepy... still jet lagged man... going off now but look out for this space!

MY MUM CAN'T KICK START MY PHANTOM

Wah so fast 11th Nov already... hours later and I'll be flying off to Aussie land. Bought my stuffs already but have yet to sort them into my humongous backpack cos' I don't even know where to start to begin with!

Me and the brudders went out for dinner at marina south yesterday for my 'farewell' dinner and they really thought I'll be gone for good when they asked me to draw up my will... So there you go, since my only valuable possession is my beloved phantom... the tyres, handle bar, head light, engine, fuel tank is up for grabs... you guys take whatever you want lah... but pay finish my instalment first... still got 1.7 k... wahahaha...

Earlier, I brought my mum downstairs to teach her how to start up my bike for the warming up process... I tell her: "First you insert the key, m'kay? Turn it to your right, m'kay? Then you pull up the choke m'kay? and finally you kick the bike, Nonono I mean kick start the bike m'kay? Simple? Now you do it..." Alright every's okay so far until the kicking part, she no strength to kick lah... and she had the cheeks to tell me she kick before during her younger days! ahaha... maybe old liao so can't blame her... In any case, few people can actually get it right at the first attempt... haha...

Okok, that's it for the last update from my home sweet home in Singapore... Till then!

LEAVING ON A JET PLANE... SOON

Finally, exams are done and over with, and with only less than a week left, I'll soon be boarding a plane to melbourne for my on campus study trip to "Lé Royalé Melbourne Instituté of Technolozee" *phoney french accent* or RMIT as some would know.

My mum wanted to send me off at the airport, to which I retorted sarcastically: "Chey... It's not as if I'm not coming back..." She gave me a furious glare that meant to say (in cantonese): "Chooii!!! Lei cheh sei zai bao!!! Tai kar lai see!!! Suoy zai ah!!!" , and which I promptly brush aside with a nonchalant look. Typical of me, hahaha... Not that I'm devoid of any emotions and do not appreciate their intentions, but I seriously think its too much of a hassle for them.

36 days spent down under might not seem a long time to many people but for me, it is... Cos' this is the first time I'll be out of the country for more than 2 weeks at one shot. Not that I'm being whiny and wussy here, but I think I will miss a lot of things back home, especially not being able to play soccer for ONE WHOLE MONTH!!! NOOO000oooo... *faints and foams at the mouth*

How well am I able to adapt to living on my own? No previous experience to begin with, unless you count NS life as one. But its not a big deal ya' know? Cos' my brudders know I can rough it out in any kind of environment, no matter how harsh it can get... right? hahaha... As for living under the same roof with the rest of the peeps? I'm easy to get along with as long as they don't DEPRIVE ME of my routine daily morning shit time (a copy of the straits times sent over to me while I'm shitting would be purrrfect). So there you go, no problemo at all.

Looking ahead of the trip, I say its gonna be exciting times ahead... visiting new places, doing different things and viewing the world around you through a different perspective. My one month whirlwind tour of australia will take me to melbourne, sydney, brisbane and gold coast. And you think its gonna cost me a bomb right? Far from that peeps, cos' we're doing everything on a shoestring budget and I have my friend James (No, not you, malau...) to thank for finding FREE accomodation during our stay at melbourne! wicked aiighhtt... Cos' you see, accomodation is the most costly item on any expense list, so that effectively shaved more than a quarter of our costs in Australia. Plus, we won't be going to tourists attractions like Dreamworld or Warner Bros Studio which costs a bomb and I think we'll be eating bread loaves for breakfast, lunch and dinner... hahahaha... Instead of all the luxuries a tourist enjoys, me and James (2 guys... *cry*) will live the life of a backpacker *my brudders you know who you are, please don't laugh, I really mean backpack... OK LAH, mini-backpack can??!* hahaha...

Come to think of it, sad lah... my ultimate dream is to travel the world with the girl of my dreams... now got this opportunity, but is with a guy... no offence man James... bo pian leh, tsk... wahahaha... Too bad some of my friends can't join me for some reason or the other, or else it'll be more fun in a bigger group, but anyway, travelling with just one companion gives you more time off for yourself to think about issues in life, so its not that bad after all.

Yah, back to yesterday... after soccer at nus I headed to work for this childcare centre in yishun doing miscellaneous stuffs. 50 bucks for slightly more than 3 hours of easy work... tidy sum of money eh? thanks to my jogging kaki kwang aphaiwong for that... hahaha... that arsehole wanted to 'exploit' me cos' I've got a bike and could give him a ride all the way to yishun... But if I were him I would also do the same thing anyway, so I rest my case... hehehe... However in the end, we took the train cos' the weather didn't look any good to me.

Upon reaching the place, I was asked to board the coach that will bring us to this grassroots club where the little tots of angel childcare centre are performing for their graduation ceremony. Wah, kids these days have it good man... it was quite an elaborate affair if you compare to the kids during our generation... I didn't recall doing anything more than wearing the robe and the mortar board(is that what it's called?) and posing for silly pictures with a scroll that is crumpled A4 size paper tied up with a piece of red ribbon. Anyway, as I board the bus my ears were immediately bombarded by a ear piercing racket which sounded like from a battlefield. The noisy kiddos were literally everywhere!!! Aaahhh... I'm about to go nutters then. Only my calm composure kept me from losing my sanity there. Not that I hate kids or anything but the noise is too much for me to stomach all at once. I told myself to grin and bear with it, and then proceed to be all chummy with the little devils beside from where I was standing. So after a few exchanges with the not-very-shy kiddos, I asked them to decide between the 2 of us who is more yandao. After some gibberish, one of the girl finally said kwang aphaiwong is the more handsome one, to which I shockingly pursue to ask: "WHY???!" She replied: "Because your face is round..." (-_-"") Wah liew, shatter my heart like that... My face really very round meh??! I don't think so loh... It USED to be round, now its NOT!!! why do you think I jog so much for what??! I so wanted to pinch the nasty little kiddo's chubby cheeks and say: "YOUR FACE MORE ROUNDER THAN ME LEH!!!" wahahaha... damn funny...

More funny scenes to follow when I was at backstage overlooking at their performance... This kiddo's elephant shaped cap fell off while he was dancing, and when he put it back on, it was the other way round... so you can imagine the elephant trunk that was supposed to be in the front is now facing the back... and he doesn't even know it!!! Kids are soo blur and that is what makes them so cute at the same time cos' in almost all the performances, there are bound to be quite a few sotongs that tried to be funny by doing the exact reverse direction from the rest of the group or just pretending to be... well, moving along with the song... hahaha... kids really do the darnest thing...

Wah damn long leh this thesis, I think I shall stop here... my luggage haven't even packed yet... shiitt!!!

DUDE, WHERE'S MY BIKE??!


I glanced out of the window and for the first time I didn't see a single bike around at my carpark!!! Bah, what's the big hoo ha you might say? Precisely.. I'm making a big hoo ha outta nothing cos' I'm bored to the core studying for the exams...

Yeah, my house the carpark looks very dirrrty... but I've paid my conservancy bills leh... ???

FLESH 'N' SPLASH


my little angelitos...

I admit... sitting in front of the tv on weekday nights was never my cup of tea. But ever since channel 8 started showing the teen idol drama "The champion" or "任我遨游" which features lolitas ala Jeanette Aw, Felicia Chin, Fiona Xie *nose bleed...* and the hot china girl, Xiao Qiao *shiitt, someone get the tissue quick!!!* I've been glued to my sofa ever since. Not even revisions for exams can stop me from getting my 60mins kick out of watching them spew corny lines and the oh-so-predictable plot of how usual teen idol dramas would go... hahaha... C'mon! as the saying goes "酒翁之意不在於酒" you should know where the focus of the show will be at right? *hurhurhur* I must say the eye candy is more than enough to cover the paper thin plot, who cares about the plot anyway??! Just imagine Fiona Xie and the China hottie running down orchard road in bikinis... wooo!!! power lah brudda...

(PS: I'm not a 怪伯伯... muahahaha... )
(PSX2: I think my title rocks... flesh and splash... geddit???! wahahaha)

ENTER THE SANDMAN...

My arty farty friend just sent me this and I'm dumbstruck with awe, you guys just have to see THIS for yourself... freakin' shit, just how the hell did he do that?

Aiight, aiight its the time of the year again, what else could it be? exams lah... how boorrringg... nothing bores me more than studying man... but to console myself a lil' bit, this will be the 2nd last time I am EVER gonna sit for an exam in my entire life time (I hope) ... *yeahhh?* unless I intend to pursue my masters or Phds lah, and how much of a possibility do you think the chances of me EVER studying again are?! Wahaha... your guess is as good as mine...

After the last project was being dunked into the submission box last friday, I declared (as usual) for myself a well deserved holiday that stretched till yesterday before I finally started on my revision. And to think exams is only 2 weeks away... *Shiitt... PANIC!!!* eh wait... panic?? since when did the word even exists in my dictionary? Every time without fail, I would lapse into feeling that my 'hidden' intellect or 小聰明 would carry me through the trials and tribulations... To a certain extent it did, but for a large part it failed me terribly... I've come to learn (actually I knew that long ago) that no matter how smart a person is, if you never put in effort, then most probably you won't go far... And that's why I'm gonna stop right now, cos' its time to study again...

Discipline and Dilligence my friend... muahaha... find it hard to swallow that its coming from me? You better believe... As Sheryl Crow would sing, "A little change... change... would do you(me) good..." Gaahh... that was some corny shit... hehehe...

For those of you all who still don't believe that I actually completed the 21KM army half marathon, *hears yawning in the background* Click on the marathon website and download the Men's Open excel document. From there, scroll down to position 690 and *tada!* there you have it, KHOO KAH KIAT finishing in a time of 2:30:23 !!! awesome, fantastique, wunderbar!!!Hahaha... sorry lah, I'm too bored in school... nothing to write... maybe if I have the time later I'll post the picture of my medal for you all to see... hehehe...

Don't pray pray ok? I didn't DIE at the 21km Army Half Marathon, contrary to what some people out there might think... wahahaha... I completed in a respectable time of 2 hr 30 mins, taking into consideration I started late about 10 mins because I went to relieve myself and that my legs cramped up at the final 2 km... I could have finished in about 2 hours flat... and that will be my goal in next year's competition.

Such is the power of the human mind... if you somehow managed to force it into believing it is all possible, then most likely you're gonna achieve it (with plenty of grit and determination of cos'). Hey, ain't no easy feat man... run from esplanade to east coast, then back again via kallang en route to padang... come, who wanna try next year can jio me... *proud look* I see it as a personal achievement so that explains why I feel so proud of myself right now... hehehe...

Anyway, although the run was strenous, it was filled with funny sights along the way... i'm talking about the various water points set up by the various formations in the SAF... Let me see ah, we've got one smily idiot dressed up in a claymore mine(?!) suit, characters from Little Mermaid (think: Crab, prawns and turtles), as well as *gulp* pom pom boys in ridiculous oufits... wahahahaha... and ah, if you would have guessed by now, these people are the chao keng kias in the SAF... PES C, D, E, F... people who would do anything, I mean ANYTHING to get out of situations that requires them to move their fat and lazy asses... and that speaks volume about their mental strength as well... These are also the very people that you find familiar on that visit of yours to the CMPB when you had your medical checkup a few years back... same pattern one I tell you!!!

So whats the price to pay for all the efforts I've put in? Stiff joints, muscle aches everywhere... walking is difficult man... not to mention climbing stairs... but lucky i can still ride my phantom... pehhhpeeehhhpeeehhhhhh.... hehehe...

This is the shit I'll be getting myself into tomorrow morning... *gulp* I'm starting to regret signing up... wahaha... just click on the 21km route and see the marker move from esplanade to east coast park, then to national stadium and past kallang before finally hitting the end point at the padang... shucks, this is frightening man...

Working in at a bar has its perks... hot chicks, good music, live band, free food and drinks... man... what more could you ask for? Nothing like a ice cold beer to calm the frayed tempers from working under incompetent fools in the service industry... I'm sure bob and malau who were there with me last night could relate to... One of the managers is a dead ringer for Singapore Idol's Mr. "Careless Whisper"... I didn't notice until bob pointed it out to me... wahahaha... yeah simulate that hands to headphones pose like him... uh huh... yeah...

Anyway, mr careless whisper is such a complete idiot... I remember him coming to me with one of the order slip clearly labelled a table for (2) which I took, and the following conversation goes like this:


Mr careless whisper (CW): Who is Kenny?

Me: ahh... me...

CW: You took this order is it?

Me: Yah?

CW: Come, show me what is this?

Me: Uhh... an order slip?

CW: Why you write like this??

Me: You mean...?

CW: Why did you write an order for 21 dory fish?

Me (What the f***?!): No, I wrote 01 dory fish...

CW: Who teach you to write like this?

Me: No one... I wrote 01, NOT 21 dory fish...
(I wanted to say "Use your blaarddee brains!!! 2 people eat 21 dory fish??! You wanna show me or not???!")

CW (exasperated look): Next time don't write like this, just write 1 dory fish...

Me (shocked): Humm... okaayy??!

Ahh, you see... he mistaken the 0 I wrote as 2...but that's not the point... Common sense tells you that a table of 2 how can order 21 dory fish??? Wah piang oei... really bloody no brains one these people... tsk tsk... hahaha my colleagues who were standing near me just shook their heads and told me that he's like that one lah... Yah man, I thought... eternal PMS mode... but hell, thats the service industry for you... live with it or get outta it...

So, the 3 of us went for supper at geylang after that, you should've seen bob... he's such a slut... he was so wasted drinking free booze like there's no tomorrow and also talking crudely *looks behind shoulder* like nobody's business when we're eating at the kopitiam... wahahaha... mabo already sia...

NOOO!!!!! I JUST LEFT MY BIKE ON THE PAVEMENT IN FRONT OF CENTURY SQUARE FOR ONLY HALF AN HOUR AND I F***ING GOT A TICKET!?!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooo!!!!! And did I mention that it burnt me a $70 hole in my pocket!?!?! wah piang eh... if you park (legally) without putting in the parking coupons, it only costs $8 leh... why so harsh... dun like that leh officer... pwease?? huh huh huh??

1 week to the army half marathon... dis' the first time i'm running a 21km competitive event... i don't aim to clock a fast timing... just as long as i survive by finishing within the stipulated time of 3 hours... that would be an achievement in itself... i didn't really had the time to run last week cos' of deadlines to meet and tests to study... really hectic week it has been... i slept only 3 to 4 hours for the past few days and had to wake up early next morning to school for more project meetings... darn exhausted i was but i still had the energy to play soccer this morning after working as a part time waiter till 2 the previous night... nothing like a game of footie with your buddies man... i was a klutz this morning cos' i bloody ram my foot into the concrete ground while attempting to hit the ball low... while it was not that serious as i thought to be, it still hurts man... wonder if i can run next week... i'm scared of my foot giving way while attempting to scale my own mountain everest in the marathon... that being said, i'm going for yet another visit to the chinese sinseh at bedok reservoir for more foot therapy... darn i really don't know how much beating can my seasoned legs take anymore...

My name's Kenny... Kenny Khoo Kah Kiat... hahaha... No i didn't changed my name... It was the first day on the job as a part time waiter, and to make it easier for people there to pronounce my name, I told them to just call me Kenny... instead of kar kate, ka keet or ka kiak... blah blah... they will just come up with many other strange pronounciations if i still go by my original name. No particular reason why i chose this name, it just came straight out of my mouth... maybe besides the fact that the name kenny happens to be from a character in southpark... Actually i should call myself the bastardly Cartman instead because i resembles him more... hahaha...

All dogs go to heaven, at least that's where I believe bobby is right now... poor bobby never got the chance to come inside the house cos' my dad don't like dogs... and he was sometimes at the receiving end of my dad's outbursts because of the incessant barking... not exactly the pampered pooch you see in paris hilton's chihuahua... he really led a dog's life... however gloomy the days might appear to bobby, there's always the few bright sparks in his life... namely me and my elder sister who has since married and NOT the evil younger biatch sister of mine... God knows what the color of her heart is... I believed the cuddles and walks around the neighbourhood meant a lot to bobby who was chained up most of the time... you could almost hear he was yelping in joy whenever we brought him out... And as with all living things, there comes a time when he has got to go where he needs to go... for a loong rest... bobby deserves nothing less... he had survived an operation where vets gave him a slim chance of pulling through and later when he had to go through another operation to stem the rot on his skin, we decided enough was enough... we couldn't bear to watch bobby suffer in pain anymore... he was put to sleep much to the heartbreak of me and my elder sister especially... perhaps I was still quite ignorant at that time but it dealt my sister a heavy blow who singlehandledly cared for bobby's everyday needs...

Come to think of it, it has been around 10 years since his demise, but I still look back with fondness the days with bobby around and some of my buddies who have been to my house can attest to, like how I had to swing out the metal grill for malau to climb and then swing in from the outside... hilarious cos' they had to get past the ferocious bobby who was guarding the front door...

So, everytime you visit my blog, take some time to play with the virtual dog whom I have affectionally named 'bobby' as a way of remembrance... Plus, the dog's so cute... All together now... "Awww..." Move your cursor around him, feed him, hear him bark all you want... Every dog needs a little tender loving care...

Ma' funky new shoes... my hush puppies have served me well thus far but I dun wanna spoil the leather from kicking my motorbike clutch too often, so I'm reserving the shoes for more formal occasions... That's why I bought this pair... Wait... damnit!!! it's leather also!!! wtf?! NOOooo... its only the 3rd day and there's already a scratch!!!!

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This is absurd... an egg prata or plaster costs 20 to 30 cents more now just because the prices of eggs have increased by a few cents... bloody hell, this is a total cut throat man... you can slap me senseless with all the pratas but I won't budge an inch on it...

No... I'm kidding of cos'... why would I ever wanna deprive myself of such deliciously sinful treats?! What is supper without pratas you tell me?! Ask me don't eat pratas? You siao ah??!

Anyway, I'm listening to brit pop's latest offering... KEANE... smashin' stuff I say... their album rocks, whether they can continue their success and be placed among the ranks of bands such as oasis and blur, it remains to be seen... but I'm optimistic...

WOMAD 2004 SINGAPORE, Fort Canning
Sat 28th August 2004


Striking a pose in front of the stage after the crowd has dispersed...

The saturday afternoon was spent doing assignments in school... boorrinng... but things got more interesting come evening, where I'm headed to Fort Canning for the WOMAD festival 2004 with my budds, Jz, bob and his gf... I parked my beloved phantom at Jz's house and took his car to town cos' it just don't make any sense not to sit in an air conditioned car while negotiating down the busy roads in the city area... especially with all the fumes coming out of the exhausts... and stinking your clothes!!!!

We got down to carrefour and bought much shit to share while sitting down to enjoy the music... So there we were sprawled out on the green on an army ground sheet and having a picnic of sorts... This was the first time I attended a 'live' performance proper and I must say the atmosphere and the energy of the whole place was stirring... music was ok, to be frank, maybe I came on a wrong day... just not my type lah, save for Zap Mama, this singing african trio from brussels... they really work the crowd up consisting mainly of ang moh expatriates and their ahem! fast maturing and well endowed 'kids'... hahaha... awesommee...

I also met Zhaoru, Jamie, Charlene and Kennie - my school mates from SIM working as barmaids at the WOMAD festival... Me thinks theirs a pretty cool way to kill the weekends, earn some money and at the same time, enjoy the music!!! wicked, aiighht...

I had a greeatt time there and it certainly won't be the last time for me...

WOMAD 2005 here i come!!!

Sometimes, taking a bus again brings memories of my pre-riding days back... Hey! what am I talking about here? It was only last friday when I first sat my fat ass on the phantom... hahaha... Taking public transport has its perks too, I miss playing visual hide-and-seek with chica bonitas and occasionally glancing at the pretty girl through the corner of my eye... cheap thrills eh? hahaha... But now? No more... What i got in exchange was extra sleep time and the freedom to go anywhere (yes, ANYWHERE) and everywhere i please... that is IF I get my directions right...

Meanwhile, my bike sits in the workshop for more finetuning as I don't want my bike to die on me on the expressway... it won't look pretty i think... heh... Just yesterday, my engine stalled while I was waiting to turn at a traffic junction. All thanks to my clutch and its weak biting point... always seem to flutter and tutter whenever I'm moving off... hope to see it corrected when I get back my bike tomorrow...

And there's this thing about kick start bikes, they won't start straight away when you kick again... not like electric starter bikes... Before you know it, bloody impatient and irritated singaporean drivers are already honking the shit outta you, confirm kancheong one I tell you... cos' I've already experienced myself... (-_-")

Something to share with you peeps... this clip my friend sent me...
Guys, I think you'll be friggin' amused... Ladies, advance at your own peril... hahahaha...

WARNING!!!
PARENTAL GUIDANCE ADVISED...
http://forum.asianbookie.com/viewmessages.cfm?Forum=30&Topic=434778
(for maximum effect, crank up your volume now)

I find it very irritating when people whip out their handphones and begin sms-ing right under the lecturer's nose... bloody no respect for people... if die die must message, at least do it under the table or what lah... what of all places in front of the lecturer somemore... these people either got no bloody brains or don't give a shit to what's happening around them... they need social etiquette lessons, i repeat, they need social etiquette lessons...

I have a responsibility towards my parents and my dearest friends around me. I pledge myself to be a safe rider, to obey all traffic rules and not be a reckless rider. I treasure the freedom that comes with riding but i treasure my life and the people around me even more...

Here it is, my very first bike... the Phantom TA150...

Woke up extra early at 5 plus in the morning cos' i need to get down to SIM management house for the National Management Competition Qualifying round at 0730 hr... didn't hear about the competition before, much less intend to join it, but it was my camp mate and now fellow classmate, zhengyi who asked me to join his team of, i must say, very proactive and vocal people who left me with more than impressed at the end of the event... here you have people who throws up ideas ever so enthusiastically and left me wondering what the hell was i doing there in the first place at all. I kinda felt like a free rider... most of the time i would be listening to what they have to say instead of contributing to the discussion, and whatever i said were mere logic... i don't feel good about myself at all... especially in discussions where i spoke too little for the likes of myself, somehow i feel i need to do something to affirm my existence, lest i find myself becoming a leech... which i deeply detest people of such... Blame it on the numbers and the orgy of information on those cursed balance sheets... just not my cup of tea, and the reason why i chose marketing as my major... blame it too on my attitude towards the whole thing as just another simulation game... Or then again, there can never be too many indian chiefs in a team... i don't know, maybe it's just a lame excuse for my incapacity... Kinda felt let down by my performance and towards zhengyi... he must have seen something in me that justifies his choice in asking me to join his team, then i was so bloody quiet throughout the whole competition... but then again i might be wrong about his reason for doing so... hahahaha... whatever it might be, i recognise his eye for talented people (ahem...) and appreciate his efforts greatly... and i look forward to the next time we could work together again...

The peeps who attended my buddy jz's OCS commissioning parade last sunday... Congrats to him for finally enduring through those tough times and let the good (read:slack) times roll man... hahaha... must respect da man lah, he wanted out initially but now came through in one piece... I want to go through the shit also cannot man, my country don't want me leh... looking at the no.1 he's wearing, i can't help but feel envious... heh... So there you have it, an officer finally... among the ranks of specialists in CQ, NCC instructor, admin and me the often ridiculed RP corporal (for the last time, i'm a bloody infantryman)... Yeah yeah laugh your asses off, you know who you are... hahaha...

Muahahaha... Channel i's Durian King is damn funny man. Imagine Adrian Pang speaking Queen's english to the rest of the motley crew of cast whose shady stereotyped characters they play could be found hanging around in geylang... Then, the joker himself can be seen messing around with a nunchaku and he ends up bruising his arms instead, kinda like my idol 星哥's slapstick comedies... wahahaha... In the episode i've just seen, benjamin heng from the low profile local movie "Eating Air" takes 關二哥's 青龍刀 and swings it like a deranged idiot at traffic junctions near lavender and food courts at bugis village... HAHAHAHA... Kym Ng also add to the "kee-siao"ness of the whole show by singing offkey whenever she opened her mouth, complete with 2 equally chao ah lian-nish side kicks... Man, what more could you ask for in a comedy??! Go watch lah, guarantee laugh like siao... 包吃啦... pao jiak... bo ho jiak heng ler lui... hehehe... Yah, neber tell u all de time... every friday channel i at 9:30pm... must watch hor...

4,000 hits and counting... I never expected so many people to visit my blog... I also never intended it for so many people to know either... I only told my close friends about it... Somehow, it just spread and spread... 覆水難收... i don't crave the limelight, i didn't choose to be in it... it just happen to find me in this little space i call my blog...

The most successful platoon outing ever... almost half the platoon turned up for a simple get together over dinner at suntec and after that chillin' out at starbucks millenia walk... We've had much to catch up on since the last time we saw one another, and our NS life at PLAB was vividly brought back to life when we shared the endless stories we've heard and experiences we've encountered there... yeah, it was nice to see these guys again... and i'm proud to have serve the country with them... salut!!! hehe...
 
Standing Back row (Left - Right):
Honghui, Shaowei, Andrew, ME!, Derek, Tien yee, Huanyue, Ah Chan, Zhenyao.
 
Half Squatting Front row (Left - Right):
Paul, Tianfa, Jianlong, Ah Leong, Huaqiang, Weiqiang.
 

                           BROTHERＨＯＯＤ　兄弟 

 
Taegukgi is a war movie which speaks of brotherhood in a light you would've never imagined... Of the blood that were spilled in the war holds valuable lessons in life we could learn from... the idea of brotherhood goes beyond what chao ah bengs profess to uphold when their brudders are kenna 'hood' by other street hoodlums... No, it does not involve chasing rival gangs with parang knives or machetes either... Brotherhood here is defined by the ultimate act of selflessness to ensure your brother lives to see the sun rise another day while more often than not, ending your life...
 
I'm not telling you guys to lay down your lives for your blood brother or 'brudders' this very minute but wouldn't it be better to give than to take in the little things we do everyday? I don't know about you guys, but nothing makes my day more than to see the people around me happy, even if it inconveniences me greatly... For that, i've always been an easy going guy who goes along with the majority, not that i don't have an opinion of my own, but i'd rather forsake my own interests to go with the rest... So, the next time your brother asks to use this computer of yours while you're busy playing gunbound... let him... unless of cause you have a sister like mine... don't need to ask any questions, slap her first then talk... hahaha... joking lah...
 
Anyway, i feel like giving more endorsement to the movie... i don't think i have done enough justice to its realistic protrayal of the Korean War fought between the same race of people backed by 2 very different ideologies. The movie explores brotherhood on various fronts… that of the blood brothers, the next of soldiers-in-arms on a battlefield, and lastly between that of your fellow countrymen… If there is anything that we already know, war only brings pain and grief to people. The Korean War is different from the World Wars because in the latter, it was justified in order to liberate the oppressed from the tyrants. But the Korean War was nothing of that sort… the conflict arise because of ideological differences between their OWN people… Imagine going to war with Malaysia where many of us still maintain regular ties with relatives over there, would you kill just because your country tells you to? This is the dilemma Koreans are facing even up till today… absurd ain’t it?
 
The movie’s final scene made me shed a tear or two… this brother grieving over the remains of his elder brother and chiding him for not fulfilling his promise to make it back home alive… my utmost respect to people like him… they died so that others may live… How many people can actually do that? I dare say I would gladly do it for the people close to me in my life… self sacrifice in times of war is not hard a decision for me to make, the only question is: What are you dying for?    

Here's another one... abstract art... abstract art.... hmmm... don't really understand leh... maybe that's the whole friggin' point? each individual has his/her own way of perceiving the physical world around us, so it's not surprising folks like us don't know no shit about their works of art... after all, abstract art's all about self expression, right?

And yeah, my friend and i would greatly appreciate it if you could post your comments here... come on, don't be shy... comments please!!! and please dun write negative things about my friend's work... he very fragile one... don't shatter his confidence so early... save the 'best' for the last yeah? hahahaha... joking man... relac lah... any comments would be welcomed... honesty pays peeps...

Ahh... my blog is being exploited here... some aspiring nude photographer friend of mine wants to put his pics up for you appreciative peeps to see... abstract art to him... dunno-what-the-hell-is-abstract-art-is to me.... hahaha... one thing i can say though... my blog is very popular... district 10 property man... respect!!!

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Muahahaha... yeah right, "FRY" like an F16... fry my 'gao3 lat4' lah... hahaha... damn funny... i think hor, joanne chan is a chao ah lian who speaks broken english aka singlish... "ehh asscuse me, who you calling chao ah lian huh?? tiao simi tiao???! ler chuay see siboh???" eh? nevermind... ahahaha...

Respect this!!!! Oh yeah, its true, ITS true... i've finally passed my TP... HAHAHA... don't blame me for going nutters... i'm so excited i could hardly sleep. The dream is soon becoming a reality... oh yes it is... Today's test could hardly count as smooth sailing... Imagine, while i was going on my warm up round, my bike stalls suddenly and i have to push the bloody bike back to the starting point. Then, my achilles heel was badly exposed yet again when i fell off the bloody plank... tell you, damn kan cheong... this time confirm die... i thought to myself... Then thats not all, i queue up to try again for the warm up round, then when i tried to steer my bike through the bloody plank again, i fell off one more time... "wah lan, this time who i offend..." i said to myself... bad enough for a start huh... all my confidence shattered man... But lucky lah, i managed to compose myself for the actual test... inside the circuit everything do swee swee, outside on the road ah, very zai... but still leh i still scared, dunno why also... scared all the little mistakes accumulate then scarly fail again... wah liew, unthinkable man... Then ah, as all the testees gathered inside the room to wait for results, the atmosphere damn tense as the testers come in and call the number tags of people who failed... suddenly, i hear "seventy... FIFTH" wah cau i tell you, my heart nearly dropped, close shave, cos my number tag was 76... sweeaatt like hell... even more stressed than getting my 'A' levels results... hahaha... Finally, the moment of relief came when the tester announced that the people remaining in the room all passed... Wahhh, machiam like euro 2004, score goal like that... i also muttered a silent "YES!" under my breath lah combined with a clenched fist, friggin' happy... my grin has not disappeared from my face yet... 6 hours already... and right now, i find it quite difficult to drink the kiam chye soup my mum's boiled for dinner...

My first ICT is almost coming to an end, on the 30th June to be exact... My bank account's fatter by $314.43, not too bad for 16 days of work, if you could count slacking and reading FHM as work, hahaha... Still, for the occasionally feel-like-signing-on mad me, it took some time adjusting back to the military regime, like carrying my rifle (oohh it feels so damn heavy, almost feels like holding a gpmg), doing fire movements (they make me prone and now my uniform's dirty!!! and they make me run up the f**king hill!!!) and waking up at ungodly hours to do duty... muahaha... i mean, ask me to do all these back during my active NSF days, i swear i can get high... hahaha... no lah, i mean i won't curse and swear lah... but now i'm so accustomed to civilian life, which i am pretty darn sure almost everyone i know is, that if u ask me to sign on straight after i graduate, i would have serious reservations about it... its not that i feel any significance has been lost in it, but rather the feeling of giving up everything the outside world has to offer... its just too tempting... Well, to be fair, as with any job, it takes time to adapt to a whole new environment... So, the idea's not entirely lost on me... yet. Interesting though, is how yandao i look in my reservist security pass. I was waaayyy fatter during my NSF days... lazy to scan my old pass lah, but then again there's no need to revisit the past when the present and future is so much brighter... hahaha... the discipline and dedication shown in frequent nightly ahem! 8km runs to keep fit has definitely paid off... B.I.G time baby... WOO!!!

This is how my latest IPPT score reads:

Standing broad jump: 207 cm
Sit ups: 40
Shuttle Run: 10.45sec
Pull-ups: 3

2.4km Run: 11:35 to 12:00mins

Result: FAIL

Cheese pratas and plasters washed down with teh tarik is VERY sinful!!!

Say "NO" to vanilla coke, say "NO" to snacking right after dinner, say "NO" to gaining calories faster than you lose them by eating junk food RIGHT AFTER a 8km run and finally, say "NO" again to late night suppers!!!

1st day of ICT... damnnit not a single soul i know of. Most of the people are at least a good 5 years older than me, which makes me very young by comparison... hahaha... just when i resigned myself to training with these 'uncles', a familiar face from my batch came in, well not exactly, cos' this guy's from another platoon but we knew each other lah, so it was not too bad... plus i'm so approachable... hahaha...

Anyway, reservist training was definetely more relaxed than active nsf.. the reservist flight i'm in is certainly full of interesting characters... i think... especially when you have a hokkien peng warrant for your training officer who gave lectures in halting english peppered with hokkien words here and there... so imagine the ruckus he caused when a supposed proper lesson on section fire movement was vividly brought to life when he suddenly referred to the beheading of an american civilian by muslim extremists inserted with words like 'kannina'... damn funny i tell you... it seems to me that if you don't understand hokkien, you wouldn't be expected to mingle well with the people over there, at least for the older generation of soldiers i think... It was also thanks to this encik that got my precious hair sniped... idiot... forced me to pay 4 bucks for a minute's work which got my layered hair cut into slope and the sides trimmed... oh my gawd... i think i look like shiitt now... don't ask me to go out until my hair grows back... hahaha...

Shucks, gotta log off now... have to sleep early cos' i've got IPPT early tomorrow morning... 2nd day ONLY!!!! wah liew... shouldn't have pushed myself too hard in training last week... now don't even have time to recover... gone case tomorrow... neh neh...

My hands were trembling when i clicked the results button today... after all, i had failed one of my major assignments for one of my modules... But the fear was unfounded, i had passed that particular module and did better than expected overall. I was a nervous wreck the past week, even though i didn't show it cos' it costs more than 1k for retaking a module... there's looking forward to the next semester and the upcoming on-campus visit to RMIT at the end of the year, oh yeah... wouldn't that be some trip... imagine living together with your friends and finding out their worst behaviour... hahaha... And i can finally clear up my desk of the stacks of lecture notes knowing that i won't be needing them next semester... i never felt more relieved...

Extreme makeover for my personal space on cyberspace, hahaha... was initially dumbfounded by the massive texts of html codes in the new template, but it didn't take the genius in me long before i figured out every single damn thing i need to know... thought the color combination would be easy on the eye, so... there it is... what's the verdict peeps?

Yeah yeah photo whore...

Mr Narcissist... No lah... you think i'm so 'hiao' meh?? I need to put up this picture in order for me to html to my profile picture lah...

Just when i thought the week couldn't get any worse, another series of events hit me like a ton of bricks... First was the passing of my ever hospitable auntie from KL, who always welcome our family with open arms when we decided to head north for a nice holiday getaway... though i didnt really talk much to her since young, partly due to the geographical distance between us, i made an effort to get to know more about her and my other relatives in malaysia as i began to mature in age in recent years... Sadly, her sudden demise came as a shock even though she was regularly receiving treatment despite her ailments and had appeared in the pink of health when i last visited her over a year ago... And of all times did it happened just when my mum and sis were up at genting holidaying and they had planned to visit her on the way back. What had been a nice enjoyable trip had gone horribly wrong... i can't imagine how my mum is feeling right now at the loss of her dear sister, and i wanted to be there to comfort her at least, and pay my last respects to my aunt, but i was told there was no need to as the funeral's only last a few days and she is being laid to rest tomorrow... somehow, there were no tears but i guess the pain will go away as with what time has done to all...

The second thing was that i failed my TP... 36 pts (yes...) culminated as a result of minor bike handling mistakes aside, i got one immediate failure... thanks to some bloody f***ing idiot driver who drove like he/she rushing to get reincarnated. Just as i finished turning right and wanted to filter left to the next lane, this dickhead actually wanted to speed past me on the left... of cos' i had checked clear on my left before filtering but as i had just finished turning, the car was out of my area of sight and it was safe to filter... who was to know this car which was behind me sped up as he/she turned out and had drove so close to me as if on purpose... in the first place, there was no need to be such an asshole knowing people like me are taking their test right? F***... i really felt like swearing my head off now... this is the f***ing problem with singaporean drivers and i'd tell you their attitude stinks like hell... this is not the first time i've encountered such people and i don't think it won't be the last time either... f***ing arseholes... Can't people just learn to be a little bit more gracious? Hell... i'm beginning to fear for my life now even though i've yet to get my license...

And i'll tell you, the darkest period in my life will be completed when, come 7th June, results are being announced, and i've flunked any of my modules... i certainly won't want to see that happen... holy mother of jesus christ virgin mary, save me...

The Day After Tomorrow... Where would you be?

Err... me ah? i'll be at comfort driving centre taking my bike TP!!! hehehe...

Anyway the past few days was shiittyy... my heart sank when i found out the results of one of my assignments... NN (fail)...Great... just when i was enjoying a night out with my friends... what a mood dampener... thats it, my holiday mood along with some of my project mates'... totally spoilt... somemore, its a whooping 40% too... oh my god... i feel like the world is really coming to an end... totally unjustified... considering the effort we put in... but after a consultation with our local lecturer today, well... we err... more or less deserved it... but at least they could give us a pass for effort... sighh... welcome to the real world amigo... =( All hope is not lost yet... considering i did well enough for my first assignment which carries 30%... so, meanwhile lets keep my fingers crossed...

Lost and found... my primary school buddy fasihuddin... It was really nice to hear from him again... it was him who contacted me after a gap of dunno how many goddamn years... and the most amazing thing is: he still remembers my house telephone by heart!!! Wah lau... make me feel so guilty...He used to be one of my best budds around... played sega together... do silly projects... always called to ask me what to bring to school for tomorrow... hahaha... those were the things we used to do back in primary school... i always called him "haooooolian fasihuddin" because matter of fact... he IS haolian and forever boasting about how good he was in this and that... some things never changed... hahaha... maybe thats why my first meeting with him for a loong time turned out well... its was all-talk non stop for a few hours... and didnt turn into an awkward situation for either of us... it was as if we were still best budds back in primary sch... anyway, fasi, if you're reading this... i would like to apologise for the horsekicks i almost (or did i?) land on your face... ahahaha... *snaps finger* wickkkeeddd...

Had a filling meal at an indon restaurant for malau's birthday yesterday... actually his birthday was on the 8th, and originally planned the treat to be on the 7th (if i didn't get it wrong) but i told him i couldn't make it cos' i die die had to rush a project for that stretch of the week, and instead asked him to go ahead with the rest of the guys... but he didn't lah... he made sure his friend of 13 yrs (and counting) had his fair share of the food... hahaha... For that, i am truly touched... serious... a tear almost flowed out from the corner of my eye... hahaha... Come to think of it, after all the diabolical things i did to him in the past, he still regards me as a friend, this is making me feel so guilty... but i guess this will go away in a day or two, after which i will be back to my wallop-him-as-i-please self again... muahahaha... no lah seriously, now i never whack him as much as i used to do, we are all young adults at the age of 23 already, how can still act like 15 yr olds? hehehe...

Santa Claus??! hohoho... nahh... thats my lecturer from RMIT, Dr Mark Rose... along with the rest of my project group mates who've shed blood and tears for this project (except one...) Salut!!!

Couldn't have felt more relieved, finally got over and done with my presentation today... i must say waking up at 5am friggin' sucks cos i had to make it to school at 7am this morning to rehearse... dressed in nice clothes of cos... hahaha... have to be appropriate lah... the module's called developing professional practices what... don't tell me wear my uniform burms and nike t-shirt to school meh... lucky for me, the shirt and pants still fit from way back my jc prom night days... what do i mean still fit?! It HAS to fit... i was not the fat bastard i was back then and as i stood in front of the mirror, i saw a chao yandao staring back at me... hahahaha... honestly, whole lot of difference... back then, floppy aaron kwok hairdo... now, trendy khookahkiat-attitude hairdo... hahaha... some more... back then, fighting to be fit jc student... now, fit as a fiddle undergrad... you get my point... hahaha... In the meantime, check out the photos in my blog as much as you want, or you'll never have the chance anymore... cos they're gonna close my snapfish account if i do not purchase any products from them within the next week... sucks big time... any one has free photo hosting websites to recommend?

Exams are finally over... but bloody hell... still got project to pia for the next 10 days... before it ends with a presentation on the 13th... dua zhong leh... mai siao siao... australian lecturer come down to see leh... *shivers* hahaha.... anyway, the first thing i did today after the last paper was to go for a nice slow jog around the reservoir and back... all right goddamnit... i can already hear people (esp. bob) saying: " wah lau... kiat bullshit again... so fat how to run reservoir... everytime talk cock... full of shit..." hahahaha... never mind... i let people say what they want... this kind of thing... tsk... not a big issue... hahaha... next time i play soccer and take off my shirt... i make sure they eat back their words... wahhaha... what the f*** am i saying?! aiyah i'm still talking cock lah... nothing's changed... much... the blubber's still there... but its getting smaller (i can 'feel' it...) ahahaha... and my hair's getting funkier... yeah... *snaps finger* Rrrespect...

Muahahaha... this shows that blind loyalty does pay off afterall... in a BIG way... yeah baby... after all those donations i've so graciously made to singapore pools over the last few tries, i have gotten most of it back... hahaha... i swear i wasn't thinking right when i trooped happily to the betting outlet after yet another boring day of studies at the community centre, fished out 20 bucks and betted on my favourite team Liverpool against of all teams, Manchester United!!! *HORROR* To make me look even more of an idiot, this is THE team, yes... my favourite team that played so inconsistently and lost almost everytime i betted on them... they haven't won in 3 matches and certainly there wouldn't be any reverse in their luck against the mighty man u at old trafford... BUT, as its always been known, football is indeed a funny game... proof? its in the results... 1-0 to liverpool... and of cos' my betting slip which i've snapped down to show you guys i'm not bullshitting... hahaha... SHOW ME DA MONEY!!!!!

Here's something nice... always wanted to go into the creative advertising line... my dream job actually... but in this rat race society that is singapore, sometimes doing what you want to do isn't always feasible... you may have more than one mouth to feed, responsibilities beyond that of yourself and the omnipresent pressure from society to hold a stable and well paying job by slogging in the office... which goes to ask: "What's the whole f***ing point really?"

Just saw FHM's bikini heaven on TV... asked to give a reason why they should be voted the contest's winner, the Taiwanese contestant said in horrendous and broken english:"Woote for mee cos' i never spoken... soo mach engrish in ma whole life..." Now now... how much do you think that would score with the panel of judges?! (shaggy the 'humsap lou' again...) But then again, she deserves my utmost admiration for being so original in her appeal... *thumps chest* "respect..."

Breezed through my road evaluation test on my first attempt... am i good or what? was elated when the instructor told us we could book for TP... which of course was the first thing i did after the debrief... so the stage's been set... 27th May 2004... I can hardly wait... the reality of riding my very own bike into the sunset is nearing... hahaha... until then... i've got to overcome exams coming up in another 2 weeks... and that's not all... will be another 10 days after i finished my exams which i have to work on a presentation cum report... what a killjoy... you are supposed to play till you drop after exams!!! not slog through another project!!! wtf...

2 stunning nights of Uefa Champions league football action... First, Monaco shocked the Battlestar Galacticos Real Madrid 3-1 to overturn a 4-2 deficit to progress into the semis, Chelsea broke Arsenal's unbeaten run against them in a match when it mattered most by winning 2-1... Second, the most unlikely of comebacks came from Deportivo against current champ AC Milan... trailing 4-1 from the first leg, Depor played like men possessed to win a stunning 4-0 scoreline at the Riazor... Football is really a funny game... just when everyone thought the favourites are supposed to steamroll over their lesser opponents... they finish with rotten eggs on their faces... it kinda reminds me of sunday soccer playing against a bunch of scrawny chao ah bengs (and one 'tianpeng yuanshuai' lookalike)... that one from Journey to the West who later transformed to Piggy because he was too horny... yes... him... hahaha... we actually lost to them?! even with ME, the complete midfielder in the team??! Believe it? you better... this is what endears me to the game... so unpredictable... so... so... strange... can't describe the feeling...

Pet peeves when you take the MRT to school every morning:

1) People seem to forget that you are supposed to hold on to the pole, NOT lean against it...

2) People with itchy hands grab two hand grips at one go...

3) Sleepy heads 'orbiting' in dream land who keep leaning towards you, forcing you to inch away at every available space you can find without having to sit on another stranger's lap...

4) People with huge asses taking up two seats without giving a damn to other people

5) Arrogant and snobbish looking aunties with their noses pointed so high up in the air that they can collect rainwater...

6) Having to put up with people who emit body odour...

7) Staring straight at the armpit of a stranger and having to smell it...

Wahahaha... damn sian... now in school doing (what else?) project... so it was very much a crappy posting... especially when i've just had my lunch and needed to write something to get into the mood of writing for my assignment... hehehe...

Wait... if i were to create the MasterCard advertisement based on the above, it would go like this...

Bus ride to Eunos Interchange: $0.63
Ticket ride to Dover MRT: $1.13
Having to put up with the odour coming out of the stranger's armpit standing next to you in the train: PRICELESS
For everything else, there's the motorcycle you can buy to ride to school everyday...

Hmmm... i am so darn impressed with myself... hahaha... i ROCK...

Wah piang... cannot take it anymore... everyday go school meet for project... can dieee one leh... somemore transport plus lunch and dinner very expensive leh... money is flying out of my wallet faster than i can sing "i can see clearly now the (money)'s gone..." hahaha...

Saturdays have almost become like a routine for me... wake up in the morning... drag my fat ass to lecture only at break time... (of all days they put a lecture on a saturday morning) wah liew... sian... then after a quick lunch, its off to tuition at tampines where i get paid peanuts (according to some of my friends who gave tuition) to teach a primary school kid who makes my blood pressure burst like a gas pipe as easy as ABC... a guaranteed 2 hours of chest thumping at how kids nowadays don't give a damn to what their tutors have to say... ehhh, wait a second... i'm also like that during peng's army days leh... muahaha... okok, cannot blame them... now i know how peng felt back then... hehehe...

Today for a change, James drove us to coronation plaza for lunch because he wanted to show off his newly acquired licence and driving skills(got meh?) I also saw the bad side of singaporean drivers (not the first time anyway) and how they bully P-plate drivers... James was changing lane when this f***er sped up and refused to give way... there was quite a distance between the 2 when this f***er drove so near to our vehicle and honked like nobody's business... bloody hell... we werent in the slightest of fault yet he behaved as if we just robbed him of a million bucks... then at the traffic light junction, he was slightly behind us on our left and jasmine saw him giving us the dirty looks... i didnt notice at first until she told me but by then we had moved off... then he passed by us again... this time i had noticed him... there he was flailing his arms and i think, making (obscene) gestures... what the f***... i swear if i had a baseball bat, i would have pulled him out by his hair and clobbered his head bloody... what is it with these people anyway??!

During discussion at today's marketing class, James suddenly turned to one of the girls in our group and said this to her:" I wanna see your grapes..." What the f***... hahaha... did he really know what he was saying or not??! damn funny man... me and jasmine looked at each other in shock for a while, but blurted out laughing soon after... But i don't think he meant it one lah... must be too stressed out from the marketing report he volunteered to do on his own the night before... hehehe...

Uhh... yes... i'm still listening to fishy leong's song... havent grown stale yet... =P

Right now, i'm totally hooked on the song "Bu Xiang Shui"(loosely translated as "Don't feel like sleeping") by Fish Leong. Oddly enough, the song caught my attention only when the class 95fm frequency i was on got cut into by another station playing this particular song. It was a love-at-first-sight kind of thing really... hehe... Since then, i've been humming the tune from the chorus part to almost everyone i've met, asking them whether have they heard the song or not... cos' thats the only thing i remembered out of that song... and it has a really haunting and surreal sad touch to it... which explains my penchant for these types of songs, especially those by my fav Sarah McLachlan, Dido... to name a few... Rarely has anything good come out of chinese music for a long loonnngg time... people who know me well enough knows i seldom listen to chinese songs nowadays, cos' really its plain fcuked up... so why force myself to listen to them make noise (mind you, they're not singing leh...)? Believe me, I would rather pay a few bucks to go into the local zoo to hear ah meng fart (does she??!). It sounds stupid but you know my point...

Anyway, thanks to my brudder jizheng that i finally found this song after days of agony... gracias dude... its kinda like playing non stop for the past 3 hours already and i aint sick of it yet... probably won't fall out of taste with me, it's going to be in my all-time favourites list... my ratings? i thought i said already? hahaha... DON'T WAIT ANYMORE... GO BEG/STEAL/BORROW/BUY/DOWNLOAD... whatever it takes... 4.5 out of 5 stars!!!

Was doing the powerpoint slides for my marketing presentation when someone from my group suggested putting in our baby photos, cos' it kinda fits in with the case study of a childcare centre which we're doing on... so, there you go... it's a first... count yourself very the lucky that you've managed to see this elusive photo which i had to dig from all the dusty and yellow piles of photo albums... muahaha...


" Grrrr.... touch my balls and you DIE... "

Just to haolian a bit... all my group members say i looked the cutest among them... i have to agree with them... hahaha... no doubt about it... even my female lecturer say so... damnnit... i AM cute... but then again, look at how i've become the hideous monster (take it in any way you guys want to see it) i am today, i can only bask in the cuteness of yester years... awww...

Finally... me passed my circuit evaluation test... me bloody happy... me is one step closer to the reality of having me own bike... Next up, to the roads me come... muahahaha...

Le Asian Aerospace Show 2004... what ziou peepearls arre zeeing zhere iz zee Dassault Rafale omni role fightzer planez... one of zee thweez war planz zee RSAFz iz zlooking atz to replacez itz orld A-4 skyhawkz... imprezzive huh? the babes manning zee boothz werez evenz morez imprezzive... heh... too badz i can't takez a shotz of em outrightz...



Definitely one of my favourite... the F-15E Strike Eagle... the air display didn't disappoint... the aerodynamics of the plane was just awesome... don't know how to describe also... have to see to believe... but on another note, the Indian airforce suryakiran acrobatic team didn't live up to the hype... it was plain boring i nearly fell asleep even under the hot sun... hehehe... but then again its the first time they're performing outside of their own country... so.... no... NO EXCUSES... it was a shitty performance really... they should be banned lah...

Just came back from a friend's mum's wake... it was kinda sudden to receive an sms this morning to learn that his mum had just passed away. It kind of hit on you that life is just so unpredictable... you can be perfectly fine one moment but slump dead the next... and that is exactly what happened to his mum... you just can't tell what THE man above is thinking, don't you? Like pawns in this game of chess called life, it seems that everything on earth depends on how he wants to make his move... this is the life as we all know, yet we must live with it...

So, having said all that, it isn't too late to tell your parents how much you love and cherish them... though i know i'll most probably never do that... i might not show it openly but its in the little things i do... there are other ways to show that you still care about them... Don't hesitate, be upfront about it... In the words of William Hung, " I have no regrets at all... i already gave my best..."

And do take my advice seriously: people who devote more time to their religion than to their own parents... this is a bloody wake up call long overdue. Get your priorities right in life, the whole world does not revolve around religion alone, there IS more to life than religion... I myself have met people who cannot tell the difference between the perfect world and the REAL world, to that extent when it comes down to a discussion on an research topic in my business course, this fella interprets a theoretical example given in the book as something that would actually happen in the real world... in other words, they kinda see things the way they WANT TO see... they cannot seem to comprehend the fact that reality does appear to be VERY DIFFERENT from what they view it to be from the books... their definition of the word 'reality' is somewhat blurred here... and that really appalls me when he insisted on him being right about it when the others all round thought otherwise. If there is anything that he has succeeded in achieving, that is only to make us more confused... i'm starting to see some parallels here... hehehe...

The champion team, as opposed to a team of champions... hahaha... all thanks to the chao yandao guy in black singlet squatting down in particular... he's the team's star player... without him, the team wouldnt even get to smell the trophy... Yes yes... make no mistake... must be him... if not then why would he be in the centre of the picture?