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!!!!!