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...
Monday, December 27, 2004
Sunday, December 26, 2004
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...
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...
Monday, December 20, 2004
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?"
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?"
Sunday, December 19, 2004
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...
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...
Friday, December 17, 2004
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...
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...
Saturday, December 11, 2004
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!
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!
Wednesday, November 24, 2004
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...
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...
Friday, November 12, 2004
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!
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!
Thursday, November 11, 2004
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!
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!
Saturday, November 06, 2004
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!!!
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!!!
Tuesday, October 26, 2004
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... ???
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... ???
Friday, October 22, 2004
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)
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)
Friday, October 15, 2004
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?
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?
Thursday, October 14, 2004
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...
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...
Monday, October 04, 2004
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...
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