Return from Malacca/Port Dickson!

Wah, its been weeks since I came back from my bike trip. Didn't really have the chance to sit down and blog about it. I'm damn busy man now lah... hahaha!

I left behind my baby in SG to go on this trip, she was naturally concerned about me and we paid a visit to the famous "see-bay-loh" guanyin temple the day before. Appreciate her thoughtfulness but riding has become a hobby of mine, and it's almost near impossible to give it up. Both of us have to compromise on this, I guess.

The trip was incident free, save for one. The notorious malaysian traffic police and their less than honourable reputation for taking money from us poor singaporeans who are only out to have a little adventure ride in their country.

We settled it the usual way, and quickly brushed aside the unhappy incident and proceed to our destination and exploration of the quaint town of port dickson. Looks pretty run down to me, sea-sides aren't that fantastic either. We then headed south to Malacca on Tim's trusty GPS. It was almost evening time when we reached. And then we proceed to have the famous chicken rice balls. Nothing much to shout about either, and price was OK. Wish I could have stayed longer to hang around the night market, which seems to hold quite a fair bit of knick-knacks, and it only happens on friday and weekend nights. Oh well, there's always a next time!

For complete listing of photos, please visit here!

Malacca trip 3rd March 2007

Yippee! I'll be going on my 2nd trip to Malaysia on my trusty Super 4 Bold'Or this coming saturday. It will be more of a challenge compared to the trip to JB last year - which means fatigue will set in at some point given the long distance involved (592km, according to what my fellow biker had calculated using his GPS). Not to mention those aching fingers...

As usual, I will try to put up the pictures after I come back.

Awww... my baby's gonna miss me bad... hahaha! But I promise I'll make it up to you ok?

Like they always say, you can't put a good man (biker) down!

Here's looking at you, the eyes of a VFR800... *drools*

SOOOooooo tempting!!!!

Class 2 here I come!

Happy 26th birthday to me!

A year older, 26 to be exact.

No celebrations, except for the one with the guys earlier in the week. It was a combined dinner for Doong's birthday as well, but it was nice to see everyone gathered together for some serious steamboat buffet-fest! I got a Calvin Klein underwear and a Ashworth Polo T from the folks. Thanks guys!

This year, my birthday happens to fall on chinese new year eve. Can I see myself getting twice the no. of ang pows? Hehehe...

Everything's going good for me so far. I have no special request for my birthday wish except to wish my loved ones in the pink of health always and smooth sailing days ahead for all!

Reunion Dinner

There was no steamboat style reunion dinner this year. It was the first time (if I never remembered wrongly). My mum would always do the food preparation because she's the best cook in the extended family (and the reason why I'm so phat).This year was no different, except she had less things to prepare. Still, reunion dinner was good. At least something new.

I found out my cousin just got himself a bike license. He's riding a Piaggio X8 right now. KEWL. After the dinner, we hit the roads and made our way to Yishun dam where we chatted for quite a while on what happened in each other's life. Even though we're cousins, but this is the first time we actually had the chance to sit down quietly and talk, so its good for bonding relationships again.

Yeah, thats pretty much it. Will update again. =D

Valentine's Day

Love is in the air. =D

I'm a willing victim of the St. Valentine's merciless commercialization created by the money grubbing capitalists of today's society.

Having said that, today is just another ordinary day. I've always believed you've gotta be consistent in how you treat your other half, not just on V-day only.

Ladies, if you've been treated extra nicely, chances are your guy's done something wrong and this is his way of making things up to make himself feel better. Heh.

Tips on how to be desperate

Today I found out that the most popular way to get hold of a long-lost female contact no. was by saying:"Hey I misplaced my mobile phone, what was your no. again?"

Like real! My big fat kar chng ok! More like you don't stand a chance last time/she rejected you and you proceed to delete her no. from your mobile. Now you met her by chance, feel gian and decide to try your luck again right?

N-A-B-E-H

Some guys can be such desperados...

Sorry that was the green eyed monster himself. I wouldn't have talked in that manner.

Wedding bliss

The past 2 saturdays were the ROM and wedding dinner of 2 of my closest friends from SIM. Oh well, here are some pictures to feast your eyes on. Anyways, its been quite some time since I last put up any pictures on my blog, so there you go... To the 2 happy couples!

First was on Saturday, 20th Jan 2007. Jonathan and Jasmine's ROM date. It was also intentionally planned to fall on Jasmine's birthday as well. It was a simple but yet sweet solemnization ceremony that was followed by a 9 course lunch.

Happy people!

On the following saturday 27th Jan 2007, it was Zhiwei's turn to be the star of the show - The much awaited wedding dinner was held at Grandplaza parkroyal hotel and they played host to tens of tables from army friends to relatives. A big congrats to the married couple Zhiwei & Suet Lay!

Alex and GF Siqi weren't in the picture because they're late and also, because there were too many people, we couldn't grab hold of a picture with the married couple together. I only managed to catch hold of the nerdy boy himself. Don't see him outside guai guai, far from it loh! There's an inner beast waiting to be unleashed! For the very first time, I or rather we find Zhiwei quite dashing in that suit and funky hair do of his. HA! But I still think I is more yandaoz. =P

I suspect more people are starting to throw red bombs as the months and years gone by. Mid 20s seems to be the ripe age to get hitched, it appears to me. But for me, not in another 4 years before I'm financially stable. BUT! Never say never. Accidents do happen from time to time... NO don't think dirty! Accidents as in accidentally falling in love with your other half and deciding the spend the rest of your life with him/her! Accidents of love! Not bang bang bang, then 2 become 3. Geddit??! Hahaha...

ASEAN Cup 2007 finals

I was watching the Singapore-Thailand match on the tube just now. It was the finals first leg, played at the National Stadium for the last time before it was to be torn down to make way for the new. I had really wanted to catch this game, despite the fact I knew that Singapore soccer was still essentially the same old boring turd. Fcuk it man, why am I born a Singaporean, and not Italian? or French? or Brazilian? haha...

All right I must admit our boys look more like a decent soccer team nowadays under Raddy. But they still suck for being stick-in-the-muds. Like forever knocking the ball high up to Noh Alam Shah who's beginning to look like a bull on rampage/ or headless chicken running. Or say forever playing short corners even though your opponents have already figured out your intention. Sigh, some things never change, but as long as they get the results. Would anyone really care? Case in point: Bolton. Damn physical lah, like our Lions (damn scary).

Today's match was highlighted by a controversy late into the game. Noh Alam Shah was wrongly judged to have been brought down in the penalty box and was subsequently awarded a penalty when it wasn't supposed to be. Video replays confirmed this inevitable truth. But to err is human lah, the referee is not omnipotent lah. So the thais did what was seemingly an unthinkable and "childish" act to some - by walking off the pitch in unison. This got me into a heated debate with my fat ass friend, Doong, who called them crybabies.

I told him to show more respect to the Thais, whom I felt were dealt a grave injustice from the purist footballing point of view. Yes, to walk off the pitch in protest to the referee's decision is wrong. Law by law, we Singaporeans like to say, means die die accept whatever comes your way... just because it is simply... law. When you are in a finals like this, and late into the game, you are dealt with such a cruel blow, how else could you react? Football is a passionate game, and emotions rule the head more than anything else on the pitch. The Thais could not have found a better avenue to protest, had they rather swallow whatever is given to them by the rulebook. They chose to make themselves heard, and to get their point across to the officials, in the faintest hope they renounce the penalty claim. I believe they knew it was inevitable the penalty had to be given, but they have to do something to claim their innocence.

In the end, they reluctantly returned to the pitch and try to stage a comeback after being a goal down. What irked me was not how the Thais made a scene on the pitch, but rather how the Singaporean players celebrated after blasting the ball high into the net for the ill gotten penalty bonus. If I was the Singaporean player and knew that we shouldn't have been awarded it, I would have fcuking blasted it into row Z of the stadium or if I happened to score, celebrate it quietly, instead of punching the air in jubilation. Where has footballing justice gone to? Where is the chivalry of old? and code of ethics?

Where is the beautiful game???

Complimentary on the job!

On a business trip to KL last week, a customer mentioned to me that I looked more matured now as a salesman. It was the best compliment anyone can give to a young upstart like me. One year on, my mouth has become slicker, tone more assured, and definitely more confident in presenting myself in front of people. I could still work on my sales pitch tactics though. Every new people you meet calls for a different set of tactics, and it is always reassuring that you know you have a wide range of arsenal at your disposal - Now that is what I like about being in sales. Having the flexibility and authority to make your own decisions, and of course accepting whatever outcome that is a result of your own doing! You are in the driver's seat and you decide where you wanna go, and how you wanna go about doing it in order to get to your destination.

Now go forth and shine!

IPPT score - fresh from the oven!

Took my IPPT today. I swore I booked the 7:30am session at Bedok camp. But when I reached there, bloody hell bo lang eh!!! I had my colleague check up the details again online, and it says 5pm!!! WTF!!! Neh'mind LL, go back home have breakfast with my parents loh... its been a long time anyways. =D

So then I went back Bedok camp again, but the skies are not looking good. We were informed that if the rain were to come down on us at any point in time after completing the static stations, the IPPT would have to be call off and results forfeited! We were then given the option to carry on bearing in mind that, OR continue another day. Of cos' limpeh take annual leave specially to take IPPT of cos stay lah!

Anyways I'm happy lah, cos' I cleared my IPPT for this workyear before its due to end on my birthday, which is like coming real soon - and I had to pass!

Here are my results, I share share abit k? Hehe...

Sit Up: 41
Broad Jump: 212cm
Chin Up: 6
Shuttle run: 10.4 sec
2.4km run: 12.04min

Result: Pass + incentive $100

So long neh' do chin ups, still can manage 6. So long neh' run 2.4km, still can get near sub-12min. Buay pai liao leh... Fit is fit one some people. And hor, don't call me fat boy k? Fat boy cannot do 6 chin ups one hor, fat boy cannot run 12min for 2.4km one also hor... Hahaha... =P

Lazy friday

The rain just keeps pouring...

On this lazy friday (which I had taken leave before they get forfeited) , I wanted to head to the gym for a workout, in view of my IPPT on the 18th morning. But alas, it was not to be... Damn, I'm growing phaat.

The weekend's here already for me and damn! it does feel goooooddd!

Excuse me while I go take a nap. Such mighty fine weather's not to be wasted yeah?

First entry of 2007

Since today is the first day of 2007, I just had to type an entry. Heh.

I woke up at 3pm today, head still throbbing from last night's partying. No, actually I was awaken at about 8 in the morning when my fcukedup sister began to scream at my mother for not wanting to bring her to shopping today. I had seriously wanted to kick her in the teeth, and having slept less than 3 full hours, this was the last distraction I wanted to have while I was recuperating.

For some reason (lucky for her), I only dragged myself out of bed, went to close the door and went back to sleep. Somehow, I wanted to kick her in the teeth, but I figured I was too tired. This wasn't the first time this happened, and for Christ's sake, this fcukedup sister of mine doesn't know the meaning of being considerate. She can whine and shout without giving a damn as to whether you are sleeping or not. Like she's the only one fcuking living in this house. Be thankful I haven't lost it yet, or I think I will have to call in the ambulance for her. Just how long I can keep my sanity, its anyone's guess.

Anyways, my sister always like to ask... no, force my mum to go shopping with her because:

• She has no friends
• She likes to ask my mum to pay for her stuffs (and not like she's not fcuking earning any money right now loh!)
• She has no friends (Oh wait, did I mention that already?!)

Seriously, I think nobody likes her. She's sucha biatch and I can't understand how come some people can be so fcukedup - and that person had to be my own sister. She seriously have no friends one loh, and you know what the best part is? She likes to change mobile phones. HA! In all the time I spent at home, I have never heard her handphone rang for more than 5 times in a year. I seriously wonder why she likes to change handphone for, when she knows she's just wasting money. Oh wait wait wait, do you know why I can count the no. of times her phone can ring? Cos' she don't fcuking bring it along even when she goes out!!!

Ultimately it all boils down to: SHE HAS NO FRIENDS. Pathetic social life outside of work, not to mention her social ettiquette skills. Almost zero EQ. To think she was out on christmas eve, I asked mommy which poor soul's so desperate they had to ask my sis out for celebrations. I sniggled at that thought. Or maybe it was some nerdy IT geek who likes to hangout at Sim lim square or the national library that asked her out? I could hardly contain my laughter. I bowled over and almost died trying to suppress it.

If you think I'm such a bastard for bashing my sister on my blog and washing dirty linen in public, then let it be. I've really had it. Those who knew me well enough will know what I'm talking about. For someone to really piss me mr.nice guy off, it really really takes lotsa effort. Maybe I should look on the bright side of things and commend my sis on her effort. It ain't easy, ya know?

What a great entry to start 2007 with!

(p.s pictures of the NYE bash @ Zouk out soon!)

Happy new year!

Out with 2006, in with 2007!

While 2006 has been pretty good to me, I wish 2007 will be better!

As I'm typing this, I'm preparing to head out for the massive party later on with the guys at Zouk. This is our yearly pilgrimage to the holy land of clubbing, and I wouldn't miss it for the world! Hahaha!!! Time to see the guys and gals decked out in 70s retro gear as planned! It should add some spice for the clubbing session later! Woohoo! Time to bring out the inner party animal in us! Ciggies, booze and whatever you have, just bring it on!!! Oookkkkaaayyy!!!

Lastly... Happy new year, folks! I wish for a great year ahead to all!

Cold December

Decembers are always known to be nostalgic...

They tell you that the year's soon to come and go.

Painfully slow to some because they've had a bad year,
and they wish for a fresh start.

But regrettably fast for others because there is this disease called procrastination, and they always thought they have time... until December knocks on their door.

Decembers signal the end of the year gone by,
but they also signal the start of another.

It is always good to look on the bright side of life everytime,
amidst the gloomy skies and the incessant pouring outside your window.

Cos' you know you'll always be sheltered from the storms in this place you call home.

Have you found your home yet?

I like Decembers. With or without my home.

Merry X'Mas!!!

X'mas is just around the corner!

To all my friends, I wish you all peace, joy and laughter in this season of merry making!

And to the people I hate, please go and rot in hell!!! Hahaha!!! Nah, I ain't so nasty. Time to reflect on your attitude towards others, treat others how you want others to treat you. It's really simple, practice it!

I'm a fcukin' nice guy. Period.

Merry X'mas folks! *Fwah lalalalalalalala~*

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I feel insecure. In fact, I feel like shit right now. But should I be even worrying? I had saw it coming, sooner or later. I oughta have more confidence in her, and in myself too. I'm as good as it can get, I know it!!!