Money can buy you love?

Why is it when everytime people talk about my pay, she must compare me with other people?

Am I not earning a decent salary, albeit lower than others?

Am I not actively searching for a new job, albeit giving up what I do well to start all over again, just because I want to settle down with her faster?

Am I not doing all this for her? If not, who else?

How do you judge whether a person is always on a road to self progression?

How do you judge whether how successful a person is?

And finally, how do you judge love?

By how much you earn.

Yes ladies & gentlemen, the cold hard truth is out.

Die-hard romantics do not have a place in today's society.

At times like this, I just wanna take my bike on a loonnngg ride to nowhere. Just me & my trusty honda-kun.

So there you go, it's a materialistic world out there & if J.Lo is saying love don't cost a thing... she can suck my chocolate salty balls man!!! It costs everything!!!

IPPT results 2007/2008

Wah piang! This Corporal Khoo K K is damn unfit now, he just took his IPPT today at the bedok FCC... just look at his fcuked up results...

Sit Up: 39
Broad Jump: 189cm
Chin Up: 3
Shuttle Run: 10.6 secs
2.4km Run: 13:17 min

This is definitely one of the worst IPPT results since ORD days. Things have really taken a tumble since I started to "pak tor". So that means love & fitness cannot exist together for me issit? NO! I'm determined to prove that wrong! I'm sooo gonna work my ass off to clear the stupid RTs (remedial training), maybe try to "siam" them at first, so that when I go for my first IPPT during RT phase, I can pass it without breaking into a sweat!

WOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooo!!!!

Anyway, don't worry about it too much. Let's tuck in for dinner first. My mouth watering roasted chicken is waiting for me. And also not to mention the no. of gatherings & dinners coming up this & next week. Hehehehe....

Oh shitty virus!

Wah damn shitty man, it started last sunday. What was then a itchy nose escalated into a fever and aching joints, plus a very runny nose!!! I must have killed many trees when I reach out for the tissue box in office. Today I woke up at 7am as usual, though I'm on MC today. Your body sort of tune by itself already. Amazing. Even though I'm feeling feverish, I'm don't feel as shitty as the other time round where I couldn't even crawl out of bed. Seems like I'm getting sick too easily nowadays. And to make things worse, IPPT is this thursday! And I have until 17th Feb to clear it! Wah siao liao...

Anyways, OneRepublic's "Dreaming out loud" album is nice! I just bought the CD last weekend so everyone should go grab it! Hehehe... Hmmm... if I feel well enough later, may go collect my oakley frames & do up my windshield at nearby motorworld. Time for a nap, feeling sleepy already!

I'll leave you with a MV of OneRepublic's "Apologize"...

Good start to 2008!

Hola peeps, haven't been updating for quite some time already.

Just to let y'all know everything's been great.

So far, its been a good start to the new year.
Last week, I finally got my class 2 motorbike license. Now every make/cc of bike I can ride also!!! Much as I'm dying to upgrade to a higher cc bike, I don't think will be changing anytime soon. Different priorities in life now. Hehe.

Also, the new year has seen me negotiate for a better pay (and gotten it... partially... but still shitty though). Doesn't hurt to look around right?

Chinese New year is just round the corner, can you feel it? The smell of bak kwa, of new clothes, of seeing your pesky relatives all over again. Damn exciting man. Or not.

SBF signature!

Wah... my new SBF profile signature. Chio bo? =P

Merry X'mas 2007 to all!!!

Hohoho!!!

Today's Christmas eve. I hope everyone's in the festive mood!
I wanna take this opportunity to thank all the people who took that effort, no matter how small they may seem, to wish me merry x'mas. I would prefer to think: small on action but big on significance - Its the thought that counts afterall!

To all my wonderful friends whom I've made in my 26 years of earthly existence, and still keeping regular contact & strong bonds, may the friendship continue to grow by leaps & bounds! You guys made me the person I am today, and I hope my antics will continue to keep you entertained for years to come (at the expense of my dignity). HAHA.

Crap, why am I even writing all these sappy stuffs? Damn gay lah!!!

On a side note, got my gf a LV namecard holder for this x'mas. I must say I simply cannot comprehend how f***ing expensive this shit is, and why all girls go gaga-goo-ga over it. Give me my Nike or Adidas anytime loh! When I took out my card to pay for it, I think I felt a tear rolled down my cheek. Guess I had to eat grass for the next few months. HAHA.

And then when I handed it over to her, I said something to the extent of "Okay now you got the LV, don't care you must marry me now". Something hard hit me (I think it was her Coach bag) on my head, and I forgot everything I said. Yeah right.

Conclusion? I don't think my gf is so stupid afterall! OOPPSSS! :P

Malaysia BOLEH!!!!

Read the ST and couldn't help but chuckle at how the Malaysian legal team contesting for the right to claim back Pedra Branca from Singapore actually made a fool out of themselves. They had to resort to absolutely laughable trickeries like enlarging the mountain at the backdrop of the island to subtly convince the judge into believing it is really at the backyard of Malaysia. Somemore, they take from a doubtful random source also. Waahh champion lah, how to win the case like that? Even local malaysian bloggers also smacked their forehead in disgust at how amateur their legal team is, and how they can commit such a glaring error.

Malaysia BOLEH!!! But I still love Malaysia nonetheless. =P

Wearing my no.4 again!

If you guys have not already know, I'm currently back in camp for my ICT. Actually it already started since 5th Nov, and it will end tomorrow on the 23rd Nov. And then, it is back to the drudgery of work. Ahhh... how I wish it won't end so soon. Life's dammnn good man. Hehehe. On a sidenote, I took my IPPT yesterday, and man! it was damn siong lah!

But, just to share my results with you guys... hehe

Situps: 38
SBJ: 207
Pull-ups: 4
Shuttlerun: 10.4 secs
2.4km run: 12:48mins

Yah lah, I failed (again) running by a miserly 8 secs. Not bad for someone who piled on 7kgs since last year liao hor! I can still run faster than some people lor... *hint hint*

Looking on the bright side of things, failing IPPT means I just have to train more regularly before my window closes next year on my birthday. Which means no excuse not to jog to keep fit, as opposed to if I were to pass my IPPT this time round!

On the first year of couplehood

Yeah, happy first year anniversary! hope there are many more anniversaries to come!

Looking back, of cos there are ups & downs in this relationship.

It's all part of growing up, entering a new phase in your life.

I'm still learning... learning how to accept another person in my life after being single for so long.

I've also learnt never to change someone, you accept her for who she is.

Likewise, she must accept me for who I am.

Because by changing that person, it makes him/her less of the person whom you have fallen in love with from the start.

So, there is only compromise in a relationship, nothing else.

But, will I be practising what I preach?

Hmmm.... Good question.

On couplehood...

Happy 10th month anniversary!

And what a way to spend it...

Cameron Highlands pics UP!

Heh heh heh. Finally the Cameron pics are up. You can find them all in my flickr account here. Or see the link on your right.

I had took a 1-day leave to make it a super long weekend last week. That enabled me to make the ass-numbing ride 640km up north to Cameron highlands. And back. Total: ~1,280km. *faints*

Just to document my historic moment (furthest I've ever rode up north), here are the milestones:

9th Aug 2007 (Thursday):
05:30 Set off from home
06:30 Arrive Gelang Patah ESSO (meetup with James)
07:30 Finally set off after quick briefing
09:30 Ayer Keroh R&R (breakfast-nasi goreng)
11:00 Sungei Buloh R&R (Lunch-Dunkin' donuts)
13:00 Tapah R&R (Rest+Refuel)
15:30 Reach Brinchang town, Cameron highlands.
16:30 Settled into Chua Gin hotel
18:00 Steamboat dinner at OK TUCK restaurant
Evening: Retired for early night.

10th Aug 2007 (Friday):
08:30 Push motorbike out from hotel
09:00 Breakfast at Tanah Ratta town (Indian naan & curry)
10:00 Bharat tea plantation
11:00 "BOH" tea plantation
13:30 Healthy Strawberry Farm (strawberries & popsicles)
14:30 Rose Valley
16:00 Tea-break at Raju restaurant (Tea & Scones)
16:30 Walking & eating junk food at entrance of Rose Valley
17:00 Ascent Gunung Brinchang, highest summit in Cameron highlands
19:30 Descent back to Brinchang town
21:00 Pasar Malam (dinner/supper)
23:00 Retire for the day

11th Aug 2007 (Saturday):
08:30 Push motorbike out of hotel
09:00 Breakfast at local kopithiam (curry chicken noodles + roti canai)
11:00 Set off back to Singapore from Brinchang
11:30 Parted ways with James at Simpang pulai exit
12:30 Tapah R&R (refuel)
14:30 Sungei Buloh R&R (refuel)
16:30 Ayer Keroh R&R (refuel)
17:30 JB causeway Caltex (refuel)
17:45 U-turn for not registering with BIKES at customs (fcuk!)
18:30 Woodlands checkpoint
19:00 HOME! finally! (just in time for dad's birthday dinner!)

Enjoyed myself plenty during this trip, especially with all the corners and nice winding roads of Cameron highlands! Also had a few scares, especially during the ascent up Gunung Brinchang. But it was all worth it once you see the view up there...















It was fcukin' awesome.

But I'm not gonna go back there again until somebody does something about the treacherous roads up there.

Touring long distance on my bike gives me a different feeling one cannot get just by driving in a car. True, it has its inherent risks but I would say there are just as much risk in driving a car. In the words of Burt Munro: "...You live more in 5 minutes on a bike like this going flat out than some people live in a lifetime"

Respect da' man.

Thailand next, anyone? =P

Fireworks into Singaporean's asses

Damn fed-up just now. When I was driving back to office after dinner, there was like a super huge jam leading into church street (near raffles place). And so after reaching collyer quay road, the jam cumulated into one big fucking orgy of cars. Yes, I finally realised what the fuck was going on.

Fireworks display at Marina bay area.

And yes, the fucking jam is caused by fucking inconsiderate Stinkaporeans who bloody cheebye selfishly park their shiny 4 wheelers (some with entire family in tow) along 2 lanes of the 4 laned road! and poor folks like us who have no fucking interest in some lameass display of fireworks had to wait fucking 45min just to clear the 200m stretch of road leading into my office!!!

The more I wait, the more dulan I felt. And questions flooded my mind.

Are we Stinkaporeans that fucking no-life? That just a display of fireworks and you have to drive all the way from Jurong just to join in the fucking madness and to catch that 15min display of pop- pop-poop-whatever?! Also bring your ah gong and ah ma in their pyjamas and pillows??!

No shit.

It's like gypsy style caravan. Next thing you know, you see them cooking instant noodles on their car bonnet. Total idiocracy. I cannot fucking understand. If you want to see the fireworks, go park properly, and walk to get a nice view! and for fuck's sake, don't ever step out in your pjs. PUHLEASE! You'll save yourself plenty of embarassment in the eyes of the ang moh from abroad.

Actually it all boils down to the fact Singaporeans are a bloody inconsiderate lot. Only care for themselves... at the expense of others. Still can wow wow wee wee with a fucking great wall of cars behind you waiting to go back home to rest. Smelly cheebye! Fuck! I cannot stop swearing!

Ok I feel much better now.

Shall post the cameron pictures soon! =D

A dream so close, yet so far...

As the title suggests, it's a dream that seems so close, but yet so far away.

This baby is just dying for me to ride her! Pictures were taken at Honda Boon Siew showroom when I was there servicing my bike.
I bought a RS Taichi Drybuster raincoat at S$110 (waah... you can really feel the difference lor!) & a Komine armoured mesh jacket for S$170. All these in preparation for my upcoming trip to Cameron highlands! Damn, I'm excited! =P

Justice, my foot!

I have to attend court for the very first time in my life.

No, its not because I stole a lollipop from the local convenience store or stabbed that young punk blasting loud music from his mobile on the bus.
It was more for something rather trivial, and I was bemused by the fact that the judicial system here in sillypore made things a wee bit complicated for my liking.

I had parked my precious bike under my void deck back in Jan 2007. And I got fined by the town council for that, to the amount of S$100. Tried to reply to them it was because I wanted to shelter my bike from the rain, and so I wrote a letter to them and managed to convinced them to waive off the fine. But still, I need to pay "administrative" fee of S$15.75. I was like "WTF?!" You wrote me a letter and you're telling me it friggin' costs $15 bucks??!

Fighting the urge to write another complaint letter, I decided to back off and pay the sum. But I had dragged this until the final reminder letter was sent to me and I finally made payment on 20/June 2007. Fair enough right? I still manage to beat the deadline stipulated on the letter by more than a week.

To my horror, a lawyer's letter was sent to me on 3/July 2007 asking me to attend court for the said offence. I was like :"OMGWTFBBQ?!". But I had the receipt of payment with me as proof. So I called and then made the trip down to subordinate courts to ask them for an explanation. They said it was standard protocol to come down and be "prosecuted". Nabeh limpeh already pay liao still wanna prosecute me, might as well terminator me lah. I grumbled to myself as I left the building.

Resigned to my fate, I made my way down to the subordinate courts again for the court session. Huddled together with so many other people, I had the opportunity to see for myself how a court session operates. Interesting, but only for that few minutes. After that, it was an agonising 30min wait for my turn to be called and charged guilty as stated.

When my name was finally called, I took the stand before the lawyer dude asked me whether have I made the payment or not. I replied with a convincing "YES" and waved the receipt in his face. Then, he turned to the judge and said that I "claimed" that payment was already made. BUT! still have to come back to court again. I dunno wtf happened then, limpeh tio stunned second time. I said I pay already right? and I got the proof in my hands! Why ask me to come again?? for FCUK seriously??? The lawyer dismissed my claim and told me literally to bugger off, with many others in the queue.

Now this is something which I seriously don't understand, or maybe sillypore's laws just work that way. Bo dai bo ji come back song song, even though things are clear for all to see. Just so they can earn more money? and waste limpeh's time?

TELL ME PLEASE!

I is really D-U-L-A-N by all these.

JB Durian hunting trip!

The JB durian hunting trip was fun! Can you imagine the shiok feeling of eating durians without having to pay for it?! Compare it with paying exorbitant money to eat in Singapore, hell! I would pop by across the causeway anytime man! Plus, you just can't beat the thrill of riding through the wind along the highways to get your treasures.

The company of a few like-minded enthusiasts, coupled with good & cheap food and on a durian hunting mission makes for a great way to spend saturdays (next to being with my gf of cos... hehe).














Durians, durians and more durians!!! And since there's no one around, we helped ourselves to the feast!!!















Oishii!!! 3 very satisfied customers. Errm... who do I pay to huh? Mother nature! I give you back the durian seeds! Go forth and multiply! I shall come back here every year!!! hehehe...














We also went to the Pulai waterfalls nearby for some hiking. Damn, I nearly died. It was more like intermediate level rock climbing at certain points. I didn't climb all the way to the top, but my friend did. He's a siao kia. Period.

Finally, dinner at Lam's seafood (again). This time round, only 4 of us. Not the entire whole jing gang. Below's a picture of the place at sunset, which we didn't managed to take the previous round.















Right, that's all folks!!!