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Cycling and then some.

2010-04-08T20:12:00.002+08:00

Went out with Darren, Perry, Gabriel, Howard, Chris and his girlfriend today. The plan was to cycle the usual route from East Coast to Changi Village, have lunch, cycle back and head home from there. For the greater part it was pretty normal. The seats sucked because they were as soft as a couch, the bikes were as much as you could expect from rentals, but I think the best part is just the company. I mean I haven't seen the guys in a pretty long time, I'm guessing somewhere in the range of 2 months... since well, the shit happened. And I need not explain. It was fun because Howard finally went on a trip with us. New faces on the route are always welcomed, and if you can keep up you'll have no problems with us.

We rushed the first leg of the trip, hitting about 27 plus km/h before slowing down to a more leisurely 20. After about an hour and a half, we arrived at Changi Village. Chris and his new girlfriend were already there eating something in the shade. We just parked up next to their tandem and went to find a seat. Down went 2 packets of sugarcane juice (3 for Howard) and then we had lunch. At about 1 something we set off back to East Coast.

The trip back was a lot easier because I was chatting Darren all the way back while Howard, Perry and Gab were talking amongst themselves. The pace that we were at was really really slow. It took us about 45 mins just to get back to East coast. But it was worth the slowness.

Returned our bikes at around 3.30pm. We actually thought the time limit was 3.40, but the uncle actually wrote our return time at 4pm. So that bought us more time to take it slow.

And then a sudden decision happened. After cycling for about 40km, we decided to go ahead and play an hour of futsal. Indoor football on a fake pitch with 5v5 teams, for those who don't know. Originally it was just going to be us fooling around for an hour, but then a group of malay kids asked if they could join us for that hour, and split the cost with us. Why not? half the cost and some competition would be fun. So we let them in, and started out with a standard 5 team line up. Darren was the keeper, Gabriel and I were the strikers, Perry was the defender and Howard played mid/striking. We had a good mind that we were going to lose from the start, seeing that they were Malay, which meant that they would be naturally good at football. So we played with almost no confidence. But after the first 4 goals put in by both Gab and I, we were riding on a major high. So the relentless attacking continued, but after 40km of cycling our bodies started giving up. One by one we fell out due to cramps, till the point that the other team subbed one of their own for our players. The final score was somewhere in the range of 8-3 I think. But it was fun in the spirit of good football.

Cabbed home with Howard, Perry and Darren after. The ride costs $20.80 of which I owe Howard $5 plus. We discussed about Darren's driving license all the way to his bus stop.

All in all, after the super sunburns, the ultra-tiring cycle and the intense futsal, I had a really great time with the guys. Guess I just needed time alone to get myself back to normal again. :)

Yes, a tablet is a good thing.

2010-04-05T15:17:00.003+08:00

So I've had a lot of free time over the holidays, and since the exams have been over for a while, I decided to get to drawing some stuff on the tablet pad sitting around my study room. Plus the inspiration from Jac's drawings on Facebook really spurred me on. So using as much inspiration I could gather, and some photos I pulled off the internet, I got some stuff sketched and coloured.

Hope you guys like it :)

Graffiti: "Wings"

Inspired: "Street Corner"

Photos: "Dodge Challenger SRT"

Photos: "Lamborghini Murcielago LP670-4 SV"

I hope to draw more stuff soon, like people for one, and possibly some scenic backgrounds. Yeah that's about it for this post I guess, just wanted to put up some pics so this blog doesn't die.

Footnote: As for the ongoing F1 season, my predictions for Shanghai are - Red bull gets the podium for qualifying unless the car fails them, again. Followed by Mclaren and then Mercedes GP. Why no Ferrari? Their cars have not been any good so far, and even though Alonso is shining a lot better in them than compared to Massa, the constructor's championship always comes down to both the cars and not the drivers. So we could see Alonso sandwiched between the Mclarens and Mercedes cars, whereas Massa might be at a disappointing lower half of the grid.

Ode To London.

2010-03-28T23:38:00.002+08:00

Upon either side of the blue serpent,

Victorian structures stand mighty against glass and metal wonders.

Of very different eras did they arise,

But of similar men do they hold to ponder.

Wet and dreary thus be the weather,

for with it London is a city like no other.

Holding court amongst it's people,

their warmth and grace fills the hearts of the able and feeble.

Strings dug into the grounds,

only to unite with the people commuting around.

Art, History and Literature,

Proliferate among the minds of the mature.

The rich, the poor and the average,

live side by side with remarkable parsimony.

For only with their strong cohesion,

Has London stood against many a century.

Nostalgia Tour.

2010-03-11T18:35:00.004+08:00

Since it's the holidays, I figured I'd go for a ride back to my old neighbourhood just for old time's sake. And since most of you already know where I live now (which is quite scary), why not know where I USED to live. I'd have to say that a lot has changed since I've cycled there 4 years ago and all my friends would've probably moved out already. But hey, a hood's a hood and you can't forget your roots.

It was deep inside Parry estate. Or was it called Rosyth? It's just somewhere near Simon Road.

Inside the road was a walk. And avenues and streets.

Parry Primary's field. And it's big. The old Rosyth school was on the far right.

This was the back end of it. Gone are the times of sleeping really late and still being early for class.

I used to wait at the drain for my schoolbus after Rosyth school shifted. sometimes in the drain. haha.

And further down the road was a Japanese cemetery. I kid you not.

I guess that's one good reason to have a bike, to head back and visit places of memories you hold dear. It's quite a feeling to see a road or grass patch and remember all the fun times you had there as a kid. All your friends and the games you played with them, the injuries, the camaraderie, the no holds barred fun.

It's hard to say anything else at this point, I really loved that old neighbourhood and house and just to see it was an indescribable experience.

I'll be back with more posts since I'm so damn free now. Aside from my trip and facil things and work (of which I am still looking for), I'll try to keep the blog updated. :)

So happy holidays (for people in poly and some in jc), talk to you guys soon!

OCBC Cycle Singapore 2010

2010-03-09T14:47:00.006+08:00

It was cold, windy and dark. Amidst the crowd of some 9100 cyclists, there was an obvious air of excitement that lingered throughout the pre-dawn preparation. The sound of bikes' gears and chains rotating, people having general conversation and above all the voice of Rod Monteiro on the PA system. I met up with Joe, Justin Gan and Joel at the bike rental area after my dad dropped me off. Darren said that he was going to be late, but that proved otherwise when the flag off time arrived.

I wouldn't say that we were going to take the lead at the flag off, since we had gathered somewhere in the middle of the entire sea of people. And the flag off wasn't going to be a fast start cos Dr. Balakrishnan had to lead the way for a while. But after about 5 corners Darren and I left Joe, Joel and Justin behind because they were going at a more leisurely pace. And apparently Joel and Justin then left Joe behind because he was going at an even more leisurely pace.

The route was long, but majority of it was flat, and about half of it was in east coast park. So it pretty much looked like this:

It sure seemed a lot longer in ECP that it appears.... strange.

Anyway, there were 3 rest stops that were set up along the way at 10km intervals. Our plan was to draft as much as we could till rest stop 3 where we then could drink up on cold 100plus and set off for the last 10km. but somehow or rather, after we set off from rest stop 3, Darren disappeared from my view, I think it was somewhere along the bridge at nicoll highway passing the golden mile building. I slowed down to check my rear to try and get a visual on him but honestly, in the sea of jerseys its pretty hard, plus I still had to keep an eye on the road. So I pressed on, drafting more people (I targeted the bigger sized ones, cos they blocked more wind). Averaging about 33 to 35 km/h, I crossed the finish line in about 81 mins (minus 3 mins for standing still at the start line). And Darren came in just under 2 mins later. He wasn't that far away after all...

Joel and Justin then arrived, but Joe was no where to be found until he staggered in half an hour after us. I swear it was the funniest thing ever.

All in all I had a great time, and I hope they do hold this event again next year, cos by then I could try to assemble a team to take part. A team that, Ten years ago, was sent to prison for a crime they didn't commit. These men promptly escaped from a maximum-security stockade to the Los Angeles underground. Today, still wanted by the government, they survive as soldiers of fortune. If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them, maybe you can hire... The A-Team.

Exams are over.

2010-03-03T12:16:00.002+08:00

So the year end papers are over and I guess most of you poly people would be celebrating your asses off, I would too, but I guess the happiness that comes with the end of the exams hasn't hit me yet... weird.

Spawning out complex literature shouldn't be the main thing to do when my papers are over, yet I find myself doing that at night more often than not... Contemplating the future and what I can do to make this holiday more productive than the last, really stirs the mind and a good night's sleep gets hard to come by. I would guess that it's because of the exams stress that's been bringing me down... sigh.

A click, feet firmly on the pedal.

Grip tightening around the bars, without a sound and you're off.

Scenery flies by, purport less, pointless.

Breath after breath, fatigue begins so descend.

Surrealism, Transcendence.

An unearthly feeling till you finally stop.

Everything makes sense now.

An Update, Finally!

2010-02-27T01:24:00.004+08:00

Hey hey. Guess who's back with a brand new track? Me. A new lease on life, a freedom I've not seen in months and happiness on the ownership of my new bike!!!!!!!!!!

This baby set me back $1305. Not rupiah or Ringitt, Sing dollars. Topped up 50 bucks for a tire change, got the super thin 125's. Almost road bikes spec. Comes with full deore with an XT upgrade in the rear. Brakes by shimano, swapped from the previous Hayes ones that Darren has, Rock Shox fork and pedals that are still yet to be changed. So in total this whole bike will set me back close to 2000 bucks, but I really got what I paid for. It's freaking awesome.

But enough about my bike, next week's the last week of the exams!!

Monday - Econs

Tuesday - Stats, Freedom. Pussy Jackson.

Wednesday - Class cycling.

Sunday - OCBC cycle Singapore!

Hyped up about it, cos after that week the next event will be the facils bonding thing then LONDON!!! Man this coming holiday just doesn't stop getting better!!

So adios amigos, it's 2 am, gotta go sleep, continue econs tmr!

Bike!! (Intending to buy)

2010-02-13T13:16:00.003+08:00

New Bike, got a feeling I'm going to get one very soon, like just after the exams... Budget has been set (classified), and I've been researching abit. Yes I know I ought to be studying... but hell, it's CNY! haha. I've got one contender already, and the shop that Darren yys recommended sells them at a real low price (according to him), and to top it off, they deliver it too! :)

Kona Blast

Comes with a mix of parts... especially the front and rear derailleur, which are a combo of Shimano Acera and Deore. Mainly Acera because its durable and doesn't break easily unless you go hardcore on the rocky terrain...Probably why the RD is deore, just to cope with the abuse. Anyways I'll have to talk to the aunty at the shop and see whether she'll give me a good offer.

Guess I'll end here.... Happy Chinese New Year!! Kung Hei Fatt Choy!

Life in the Next Few Weeks…

2010-02-04T19:03:00.001+08:00

Let's see what's coming up soon…..

GEMS Role Play tomorrow, going to play a totally hung-over boss who has to interview someone. Haha.

MOB finals up next week, gotta revise the rest of the 4 chapters so they can test all nine.

Braces tightening…. CNY…… More of my finals….. then finally after one and half months, the 6 week break!!!!!!

Probably having another chalet… of which I have been in place of booking. 0.o

Starting year 2 of poly after that. Banking and Finance – Financial Trading Option. WOOHOOO!!! Strange how I get so worked up over school, but yes, I am genuinely enthusiastic about it.

Keep your dog on a leash. It's a crime for them to go around attacking people for no good reason. This has been a public service announcement, Thank You.

Life is good, I'll keep things the way they are. v(^.^)v

Gather Round and I Shall Tell a Tale

2010-01-25T21:41:00.002+08:00

Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, lived a princess whose name was Serenity. She was the king's most beautiful daughter, and had stolen the hearts of many of the kingdom's men. Every day she would receive gifts and treasures of many, who left them at her feet only to be taken away by her guards. Serenity had everything she wanted, yet she always felt empty inside. So in a quest to find her true happiness, she left the castle and headed into the woods, hoping to find what she's been looking for.

She ran and she ran passing town after town, settlement after settlement, and once her money ran out, she was forced to live out on the street. Many months passed, and her state deteriorated, only to leave her feeling neglected and regretful. So in complete hopelessness she hid, in a small corner in a dark alleyway, away from the world, praying that one day someone would come and save her.

Then, one fine day a young prince was riding his trusty steed in the town, his name was Mathias. Now Mathias was a fine looking lad, born into royalty, he always had a fascination and concern for the people in the kingdom and so took often rides through the town. But on this day, he passed the alleyway, when a soft sobbing tickled his ear. He paused, and approached the sound with great caution, only to find Princess Serenity weeping away. Her dress was tattered and torn, with dirt covering her entire body. He swiftly picked her up and before she knew it she was in the castle of Nottinghamshire.

That night, after washing up and cleaning herself, Serenity was invited to a grand ball held in the castle, where many aristocrats would be present. Just as she was about to go looking for her saviour, Prince Mathias walked into the door, and in one fell swoop she was swept off her feet by him. The usual graces of greeting and meeting occurred, followed by an invitation from Mathias to the ball. Serenity couldn't ask for more.

The ball was one of great grandeur, where gowns flowed and people drank their merry. However, Serenity felt out of place there and decided to take a break on the balcony. Mathias too, was growing bored and decided to observe the town of which he loves so much. They found each other on the balcony, and a small conversation started, soon they were talking as if they had known each other forever. Love at first sight, no doubt. But to keep it children friendly, I shall say that they kissed and in that moment, Serenity felt a connection so strong she knew he was the one. As did Mathias.

Their love for each other was magnificent, day upon glorious day would Mathias constantly outdo himself in showing his affection for her. Roses, Horses, Grand outings, quiet outings, you name it, he'd done it.

But alas, the villain in this tale would be Mathias's own brother, Thaddeus. Thaddeus had developed feelings of his own for Serenity after a casual horseback ride through the countryside. Despite just wanting friendship, Serenity couldn't help it but be charmed by Thaddeus's ways. His sweet disposition made him come across as someone who cared more for her than Mathias ever could, by not using material things to win her over; he secured her fondness and was adamant on having her for himself. So quietly they met, behind Mathias's back, in the night for a walk in the maze, or on the seaside where no one would find them.

Upon confronting Thaddeus, Mathias learned and understood the gravity of the situation. He sent for Thaddeus to be locked up in the dungeon, only to be confronted by Serenity. Being a man of honour, Mathias questioned Serenity's faithfulness to him which led to a heated argument with Mathias leaving and vowing never to return unless Serenity thought about whom her heart belonged to…

I shall end my tale here. The rest of it can be left up to your imagination to ponder. Let's just say that yes, there is a happy ending and everyone lived happily ever after, but it not be what you think.

Sleep tight kiddos!

Just For you.

2010-01-23T00:00:00.001+08:00

I hope this post gets you through the pain…

What is it that this heart yearns for? Is it love, is it trust, is it something completely different? Maybe it's longing for a purpose, something to fill that emptiness inside. I never knew what love was till the day I met you, all the torrential flood of emotions and feelings that are indescribably strong and subtly powerful. You've had such an impact on my life, one which I doubt I will ever forget. You've changed me inside, ripped out my heart and then put it back in with kindness and integrity. For that I thank you. For days on end I wonder, "What do I have to do to make you love me more?" It sounds so cliché yet it's true, just to have you by my side are a joy on in its own right, but I really want it to last forever. And of course we've seen our share of ups and downs, with problems and such. But deep down I always knew we would emerge stronger, that you are worth fighting for. I apologise for the times that I've hurt you, mainly because I feel so strongly about you I don't want anything bad to happen. Ironic, isn't it? So in all honesty, once again I say thank you Sharlene, thank you for everything you've done for me, all the sacrifices you made and putting up with the emotional pain that I caused. You truly are a trooper, one who is independent, intelligent and nonetheless outstanding. It's so wonderful being together, and even if I don't say it to you so often, I hope you know that I love you Sharlene Lee, honestly I do.

Hope you get better soon!

The Work.

2010-01-19T20:28:00.002+08:00

Yes, the full force of school has arrived. Work has begun; projects have started to pile with deadlines all in the same week. Reason I'm going to list it all out of my work is mainly because I was on Shar's blog and I thought it might be interesting to do it as well.

So here goes:

IDEAS – final term project for ca3… have to come up with a unique product or service and do a presentation on it. Teacher is no help at all...

CRS – Discussion café… have to present about euthanasia and why it SHOULD be legalized.

GEM – have to do a role play/skit about a job interview. Have to wear office wear (can't stress enough that it's not formal).

ITAB – final ca presentation on F&B. Have to use java and web expression. Shit, java.

And pretty much on top of all that is the usual load of tutorials, lectures and stuff. So I guess when the exams draw nearer I'll reduce the number of posts for obvious reasons and probably continue once the exams are over… Can't wait till then!!

Here's something to watch to drive away those blues... Pants on the ground.

How is it so every time I think of you my heart beats faster, till I actually see your face does it transpose into a feeling that's indescribable. A hug leaves our hearts intertwined, only to be bonded again by such a powerful catalyst of feelings that thrusts us into a world of our own. I can't do without it. And moreover, I can't do without you...

CCA Maze 2010

2010-01-16T23:04:00.001+08:00

Forgive me for the lack of pics this post… I forgot to bring my camera today. Haha….

Ok I'll make this a short one because I know most of you won't really be interested in the wordiness…

Met Darren (yys) at Serangoon MRT, headed off to Maris Stella. Had Breakfast (da bao) at primary school canteen. Talked for a while then went back to secondary side to talk to NP people (Yeh Xiang and Jason Mar). Bumped into some teachers too, koh yew kiat and Mr. low. Also saw people like Mr. Kwok and Thodey (who doesn't even remember me, haha).

Went to Darren's house after that for water and hamsters (to play, not to eat). Followed by lunch then home.

Yup. Short. Anyway I'd like to put in a note that it's a weird nostalgic feeling going back to Maris Stella again after so many months. To quote Mr. Low, "It all looks the same, yet there's something different about it that you can't quite put your finger on".

Well Said, well said.

Another day.... and art class.

2010-01-14T17:20:00.004+08:00

8am. CRS Test. Had to wake up really early today, like 6am so I could get to school on time. Got there only to realise that the classroom had been changed, so I rushed with Sean (who I bumped into on the way to the wrong classroom) to the correct one.

Wrote a 3 page essay on Euthanasia and went for econs after... sorry I'm typing like that, I'm really tired today, even fell asleep on the train, haha.

So here goes the pics...

Beautiful day...

Deyun explaining stuff.

Justin was cold so he took Sean's jacket...

Jinghan likes..

But Justin Gets Offended...

then Jac gets a little too friendly with the chair.

Yea. The kind of stuff that goes on in my class is not for the faint hearted. haha. So all you new year ones beware, cos some of them are facils for FOP...

Moving on, after class I went to crash Shar's art class. Cos I can, and the fact that I don't care anymore~.

Sony vaio.... waaaa....

me acting all serious...

Ok so that's pretty much it for my Thursday... tomorrow sees GEMs role play, PACC and Econs. Finally, I can sleep till 9!!!

3 hours in ITAB...

2010-01-13T19:17:00.005+08:00

9 am classes.... no one really likes them, yet we all have to go through it somewhere in our week. So here's what dbf/1b/01 (or some of us) do when we have the 9 to 12 lesson of ITAB...

Look at peculiar things under the table...

Converse with strangers...

Reconsider our sexuality...

Get engrossed with stuff on the internet...

Defend our Barley...

Check out each other's names...

Look at mac accessories...

Try out fellatio...

Stare blankly at our screens...

Check out Ipods...

Poke each other...

Look in to pencil cases...

Poke some more...

Copy Homework...

Consider our future...

Checking random junk...

Until some one gets angry with the photographer... hmmm

And then it's over.

So that's pretty much how we spend our Wednesday mornings... Don't ask me why everything's underlined, I have no idea. Why the sudden influx of pictures? Cos I brought my Canon IXUS to school to day so I went a bit over the top on the photo taking. Especially because all of them were taken during lesson time. haha.

Anyway, I'll leave it here cos I got some CRS researching to do on euthanasia. Ciao!

New Pond.

2010-01-12T19:20:00.004+08:00

So it's week 2 of school, and I've been getting back more results of last term's MST. That's mid-semester test to people who do not know... wouldn't say I did too well, but I'll let the grades speak for themselves.

PACC (accounting) - A

ITAB - A

Stats - A

MOB - C

Econs - ?

Yea it's all aces till stupid MOB had to rear its ugly head. Econs is still a mystery, but I might see it this Thursday... fingers crossed!

So moving on to other stuff that's happened....

I got a new pond :) In replacement of the wooden flooring and smaller pond, I now have a raised pond with some weird sculpting on the front. Yup. Looks really nice though...

Ok I shall leave it here for this post, and get it on with my dinner. So till next time, Ciao!

Cheer up, for if life gets you down, I hope that I'll be the one who can pull you up from the depths of sorrow and put you on solid ground. Ready to fight again. You mean the world to me...

1st week of school

2010-01-09T18:47:00.002+08:00

So the first week of school has ended - The first week of the last term of the second semester of the first academic year in poly.

Yes, it's been really nice to see my classmates again after so long, and we did a lot of catching up I would say. haha. Asked about was usual stuff, i.e. how's your holidays? Did you travel out of country? Excited about being 18? (for those who were 18 this year of course).

But the first week of school also brought about the flood of work again. Projects, Tutorials, last terms exam results, the lot. No surprise really, as it is the last term of school, where almost 40% of our grades rests on that one single week after Chinese new year, the final year exam.... dum dum DUM... haha. And then comes the 7 week break we all so deserve. (gotta go up to JB!! Provided the racial tension subsides....hmmm)

So here goes the last 6 weeks of solid studying, minus that one study week, and good luck to everyone in poly, especially to those who choose Finance option later this year!

Happy New Year 2010!!

2010-01-01T00:25:00.001+08:00

Happy new year everyone! 2010 is finally here!! Woohoo!

Why am I so excited you ask? Because this year I'm finally 18! Which equals: driving license, legal boozing, and legal porn (although that's not really what I watch), M18 films, and so much room to mature.

Yes and aside from looking toward the future, there's also time to reflect on the past and learn from what I've done wrong in 2009 to be a much better person in 2010.

So here's my New Year resolution:

Get into the Dip-plus for psychology – GPA 3.9
Show more responsibility over my actions.
Be a better boyfriend towards Sharlene.

It's not a lot but these aren't easy tasks either, so I'll be trying as hard as I can to achieve them! 2010 is gonna be an awesome year, I just know it.

So I'll leave it here for my New Year post! Happy 2010 everyone!! Ciao!

Christmas Presents

2009-12-30T14:45:00.003+08:00

Alright, it's the eve of New Year's eve so I'll do a post about the stuff I got for Christmas. Yup, no logic to it but I"ll do it anyway. So here it goes..

Sharlene got me a box. It was wrapped with 4 layers of wrapping paper so I kept unwrapping and unwrapping whilst walking with her... Really nice design (although it was the wrong brand for some reason)

But inside the box was a really cool wallet from Tropicana Life. Costs about RM 35 to 40. Which is somewhere between $15 and $17.

Really nice stitching on the inside. Has a ton of slots and a coin pouch. Thanks Dear!! <3

This pair of aviators was from my aunt. I chose it and she just reimbursed me for the cost. Sorta the better way to buy presents me thinks. HAHA. Cost $15.30.

Some watch I bought for myself. Cost was $17.50.

A Fedora from my other aunt. Of which I chose too... Cost $15.30

You might be wondering why the sudden torrent of pics on the blog. Well its because my mum bought a new camera. A Canon Digital Ixus 120IS. 12.1 megapixels. mmmm 12.1... and it's really fun to use cos its so light therefore I can take really clear photos on the go. Plus its a lot easier to download pics to my com instead of the Iphone. So very soon there might be more photos up here. woohoo!

Alright, I'm gonna go do some other stuff now so till the next post, Au Revoir!

Oh my God! My Pond!

2009-12-29T23:04:00.002+08:00

So I'm back from Taiwan, and its been about 4 days already since I've been in Sg. I'm not going to post any pics here because I just don't have the patience to upload all 500 plus photos (after sorting) to Blogger. So if you do want to see them, just go to this link. The albums are all there for you to see. :)

Ok about this post, my parents recently bought a new pond for the front garden. And the workers came to install it today. But I had no idea that they started work so early in the morning, so when I came downstairs I was greeted with this...

The fish were in another tank (for obvious reasons)

The concrete once had wooden panelling on top. And the previous pond was where the mound of dirt is...

And yes, that is the wooden panelling across the street. wow.

Yeah they're gonna finish it by the end of this week and maybe I'll post pics soon.... It looks really nice from the showroom piece.

So I'll sign off here and till the next post, ciao!

Merry Christmas!

2009-12-25T22:23:00.001+08:00

Ok I know I'm late for this post but I just got back from a holiday today. So here are my sincerest apologies and Christmas wishes.

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas from the bottom of my heart, may this year see many festive gifts and joyful moments spent with loved ones!

And to you Sharlene – may this Christmas be an exceptionally joyful one, for it is so for me. Having known you for quite a while now, my life has really been nothing short of interesting, you really make it worth it. Being away for so long really does make the heart grow fonder, and not being able to see you for 2 weeks really took a toll on me… I can't even bring myself to explain what kind of feelings run through me when you're not here, it's just a lot of wanting and yearning that it hurts to no end, that only the sight of you in person again can relieve. So while we're apart, I wish you a very merry Christmas, may this year's be full of festive cheer and here's to many, many more in the future!

Won’t be contactable over the next few days.

2009-12-20T20:35:00.001+08:00

Right. I'm departing for Taiwan tomorrow morning, flights at 8.30am. So if you do the math that equals to me waking up at 5am. Yup. Just gotta let you all know about it so there's no need to call me or text me till the evening of Christmas day. Rest assured I'll try my very best to be on facebook if I can. But with the allure of the nightlife there, I can't any make promises that I'll be online every night. So here's an apology in advance to anyone who thought I would be… Sorry.

Other men said they have seen angels,
But I have seen thee
And thou art enough.
~ by G. Moore ~

Something Interesting.

2009-12-19T14:34:00.003+08:00

So I had some time and I went to Google my name. To say the least you'd be really surprised with the results that can appear. I sure was...

Its cool because he's a canadian white dude who has the surname ching. Maybe I should give him a call or something... haha.

Sorry about the lack of pictures recently. Haven't found the time to post them up.
just to say that this blog isn't dead!

peace out.

Poker night and Badminton.

2009-12-15T19:59:00.001+08:00

Right so I'm pretty late on these 2 posts and I apologise. Been pretty lazy but I've finally found some time to type it out.

Poker Night

So I arranged a small get together of the guys after the night at billy bombers for abit of poker. Food, drinks and fun I guess. It was supposed to be a late night thing with money involved and the chance of people getting drunk. Although the last part didn't really happen…

Chris and Darren arrived first, followed by ah ming, then Gabriel then perry then homo and sharlene and much later were Darren yys and Howard. My parents had ordered some food but most of it was already gone by the time Howard arrived so he was pretty much stuck with the leftovers. Sad. Anyway by then the poker game was in full swing with chris' laptop used to keep track of our bets.

We played, took a break, camwhored, drank, played some more and by then it was already 11 plus. So everyone went home, tired and sleepy, and I sent them off at the train station.

It was really fun I have to say, just to say that anything done with friends is always fun. So till the next time we play poker, at darren's for a bbq right? I hope not to lose as much as I did that night.

Badminton

Monday, 1030am. I met the guys at the usual court near yang's house. Was with Sharlene at outram first before we headed over to the court. There were only a few people around that day, namely Gabriel, Darren, perry, and yang. Chris was in phuket and beaver was in NZ. So including the happy couple it was a total of 6. The 4 of them were already in a heated doubles match so shar and I played by ourselves first. It pretty much stuck that way until they took a break and came over to play with us a doubles game. Darren and I vs. yang and shar. Haha… we played till about 1230 when the guys had to leave for home to get their stuff for the trip up to jb later that day. The plan was to meet up at kranji train station, where they would take a bus up to jb.

Their reason for going was to attend a pre Christmas party at the CoffeeTrap™. I too was invited but my parents didn't let me. I'm thinking the only way I'll get to go is a GPA of 4. Ugh…

Anyway I digress. So I followed shar to lunch after that and we headed to dover to had something up to her teacher and collect her things. That took an amazingly long hour due to a bunch of screw ups made by yours truly. Haha. We then sat off for kranji where we met the rest of the guys who had been exercising extreme patience because we were late for more than an hour. The bus, arrived, they boarded, said our farewells and I just helplessly watched them get on, wishing I could be in one of those seats. I thought my first trip to jb years ago was going to be my last, but for her I'm willing to give it another chance, to redeem itself in my mind.

So to the guys in jb, hope you have fun, make hearty and play your balls off. And to my dear, the next 3 weeks are going to be really tough, but I'm sure I'll make it a good time to reflect upon myself some more. Must we be apart to be closer to each other? All I know is that I really miss you. Baby come back….

Post Exam Dinner!

2009-12-12T00:04:00.001+08:00

So today mark's the last day of the exams!!

Plan's were to hang out with Shar until her paper started at 3.30pm, then go home, change, and head out again to meet up for dinner.

Well as you guessed I did just that. I met Sharlene after my paper and we had lunch with Darren and Perry, before going to some deserted study area where I watched vids of forza 3 drifting and she crammed for her math exam.

Time was about 3.30 when she went in, so I left and headed home to change. Decided to dress up a little since we were going to cathay at dhoby for dinner. Ate at billy bombers with the rest of the guys before we headed back home. They were gonna have a GO at wilson's but since I had to prepare shit for tomorrow's poker day/night, I couldn't join. Not that my parents would allow me to anyway…

Today was pretty fun, but I wished that we could have more alone time together. Makes more sense doesn't it? Anyway, I'll try to keep things lively for us I promise. The next date's gonna be so awesome!

MSTs in 2 days.

2009-12-05T17:11:00.001+08:00

So exams rear their ugly head again and I guess we've all undergone stress lately (well maybe not the business people since out topics are simple as hell), but for those of you who have been under stress, maybe this could help you… "Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm" - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Good luck again to everyone!

To see you everyday just makes my life all that more worthwhile. To be in your presence and loved by you is a privilege in its own right. To know that I was special to you couldn't have brought me any more joy. To be yours is something I'll always cherish in my heart. SL <3

MSTs

2009-12-03T16:59:00.001+08:00

Its gonna be a busy week next week. With the thought of msts lingering on everyone's minds, stress is bound to set in. so to those of you who think you have a lot of tests next week, here's my timetable and see how better off you are.

Monday – Econs

Tuesday – MOB

Wednesday – Stats

Thursday – ITAB

Friday – Accounting

So don't whine saying that you got no motivation huh? We don't wanna hear it. Cos right now all of that won't do shit for us and we're better off studying like hell. Good luck to you guys, and to all JC people, we still have it better. Haha. Study hard and we'll enjoy later!

Au' revois!

Passing time.

2009-12-02T23:15:00.001+08:00

It's the middle of the night. I wander the streets alone, hands shoved into my jacket's pockets. The bars and clubs are all too a familiar memory, filled with both shame and misery. A breeze blows against my face, and somehow I can feel it blowing right through my soul… I duck my head down and trudge along, heels dragging on the ground and kicking the melted snow on the sidewalk.

The sounds soon leave me behind and I find myself at the junction of a suburban street. My watch reads midnight. I look at the sign and decide to walk down it, knowing very well that this is not the way home. It feels slightly warmer in this part of town, where families have a safe haven from the chaos and confusion that is midtown. I glance at every house I pass, and through the frosted windows are silhouettes of people celebrating and making merry. With carolers wandering the streets, singing out the songs we all know so well and love, my heart doesn't feel as heavy as before… maybe this will be a good Christmas after all…

Could I say that she's the best present that I could've ever given myself? I really hope so. But lately things haven't been going the way I expected and its giving me second thoughts…

I halt under a lone, snow covered street lamp. Looking from the sidewalk, the door number reads "22". A breath of cold winter air fills my lungs and I breathe out as much of the pain as I can. I make my way over to the door, all the while thoughts of a better future race through my mind. With one raised fist, I knock the door, but stop before my knuckles touch the wood… Finally, hesitation overcomes me and I can only turn away and give a sigh. Just as I start my stroll home, the door opens and I turn around.

Under the porch light, with the cold wind blowing against her face, she stands. Looking out at me. From where I stood I could see tears welling up in her eyes and likewise for myself. I rush forward and hug her so tightly it's as though either one of us was going to explode. And in that moment, on that snow covered step porch under those lights, my Christmas miracle came true. What I thought wouldn't happen did, and to say the least it was the best feeling in the world.

I hope that this story helped whoever reads this feel better, because it sure did for me, writing this. So for all of you whose MSTs are coming up soon, don't falter now, because we will reap the rewards once they are over, and have a great holiday.

Best of luck. SL<3

A Poem.

2009-11-30T21:46:00.001+08:00

I've reached a fork in my life,

I could go left, or I could go right.

To have made mistakes in the past,

It's a feeling that I hoped wouldn't last.

Maybe I'm right to be bitter,

But to carry on wouldn't be any sweeter.

For the fact that she's in my life,

I've reassured myself that I've done it right.

So to all who thought I was emo,

After this post I'd doubt you'd think so.

For I couldn't be any happier,

because I've found someone that's always here.

Call this number!

2009-11-29T19:41:00.004+08:00

Want free sex? call this number: 9**37368

Name: Dac Kien Hoang
Age: 21 ( perfectly legal!)
Gender: M/F

Movie Review.

2009-11-25T21:14:00.004+08:00

A Christmas Carol: Yes, Disney has once again done a remake of Charles Dickens' classic, a Christmas carol. This time with funny man Jim Carrey playing the stingy old man Ebenezer Scrooge. We all should know the story by now... unless you've been locked up in a box since the day you were born. But for those who don't know it (god forbid), I'll do a brief summary. Scrooge is very stingy and heartless, until one night he is visited by his friends ghost saying that he'll be visited by 3 spirits. Ghost of Christmas past, present and future. As such, he is brought on a journey through time, showing a very grim image of his wrong-doings and how they affect him. Obviously he learnt his lesson and began spreading Christmas cheer the next day, Christmas day itself. He was a changed man and made everybody's lives around him a joyful one indeed. Just a heart warming Christmas tale that's been told for centuries. But since Disney has done it before, I was really hoping they could top themselves again. Aside from the fantabulous, yes I made a word just for it, Animations and effects, I felt that the storyline was too dry and had no special Disney twist to it. So that sort of demolished a chances of a good rating.

All in all, i say the plot had alot to be desired. But in a animation sense, i think this could very well be the future of animation, however cartoon-ish characters are still welcomed.

Rating: 4.5/10

The Hangout Place.

2009-11-23T16:38:00.001+08:00

Its midday, class ended early and I'm sitting here alone. She has lessons, the guys have lectures. You might think that I'm being a loner by isolating myself, but I've grown used to this feeling. Being alone in this world with no one to trust and no one you see fit to help you in times of need. Yes it's a horrible feeling, but it's one that I'll have to get used to. It doesn't hurt as much as before, to think about it would be like driving daggers into my chest. But I've tried to suppress it as much as I can and I know that there's still a long way to go before I get over it.

Listening to some music, Michael Jackson to be exact, trying to drown myself in work to rid my mind of these thoughts. I know that I have sinned and probably casted a truckload of curses, for that I don't mind going to hell. I mean if I didn't then I guess I would be sort of emotion-less. But if a hurt like that could come pouring down so quickly, I would be more than happy to cut ties and get on with life.

I guess this has really taught me a lesson, friends, can be kept for we all need them. But just be aware that you should never let your guard down or let them into your world for that matter. Keep them at arm's length and life will be smooth sailing. Don't trust anyone, or trust yourself the most. For if you even let someone behind that barrier, I swear they will step over your head and kill you without thinking twice. I've learnt that the hard way.

But its bitter-sweet I would say, for if this didn't happen, who would've known when it would? A backstab could have happened much later in my life and cause dire consequences. So I'm glad it happened now, at least it gave me a slice of reality and knocked some sense into my head. But don't take it the wrong way, I'm not thanking anyone but fate itself for giving some street smarts. So to whoever caused me this grief, thanks, and I guess I'll see you in hell.

Trust.

2009-11-22T21:26:00.001+08:00

It's one of the hardest things to earn and the easiest thing to lose. I'm sure that most of you have lost trust from people and discarded trust from people, but let me say that in life, YOU CAN'T TRUST ANYONE. I'm not kidding. No one, only yourself and to a certain extent your significant other. Trust me, I've learnt that the hard way and it seriously sucks. So I apologize if I've not been like myself lately. You will never see that Graeme again, for that guy just wasn't cut out for this cruel, cruel world.

I guess change is inevitable, it's just when it happens, you'd better be ready for it. So why not make the change yourself? Yes it might take some effort but believe me, if you don't do it soon, people are going to find that weakness and step over your head.

Guess that's the hard fact of life. But it's not to say that we all shouldn't have friends, sure a few close ones are fine, you just got to know who's to keep and who's to just leave behind. And yes, you are going to leave behind a lot of them. Yup, lonely, cold, desolate. Probably just you and her/him in this world. Fighting it out together.

The wind blows through my window, and straight through my soul.

I lie awake in bed, thoughts of the past slowly creep into my head.

If I could turn back time, would I be able to make everything fine?

Probably so, but the inevitable would have still happened.

Jazz.

2009-11-20T22:13:00.001+08:00

What is it about that jazz that fascinates me? Maybe it's the rhythmic notes or soothing tones that are so powerful they ease to my soul to no end. After a hard day's work or studying, it's really nice to unwind to some jazz. Be it piano or smooth, it has this hold on me that can just smoothen out every bump, every hiccup, every imperfection from my soul. And it's easy to say that I've been listening to a lot of it lately. Calming my mind and relaxing anger. Yes there is anger rampant inside me, and I won't say because of what and who, all I know is that there's been a surge in the amount of white hairs on my head. Haha.

Anyway, MSTs are drawing ever so nearer, and so far I could say that not everything I've done has been showing the results expected. It's pretty demoralizing really. But I'll press on, get my work straightened out and get that freaking 3.9. For both my sake and her sake. Ok maybe more for my sake but I'll take any motivation I can get, especially the most powerful one sitting in front of me.

That's it for this post, gotta get back to my work. Left econs and stats now.. haha. Pacc's done!

Something to entertain you

2009-11-17T21:25:00.001+08:00

So Darren and Perry have come up with this online radio station, as Perry is in mass-com and Darren wants to kill time. Go figure.

Been listening to it for awhile. Not bad I would say on music selection, more of alternative rock and turn of the century pop.

But you shouldn't take my word for it, go ahead and check it out for yourself here.

Cheers.

Sitting here…

2009-11-17T16:16:00.001+08:00

So its stats lesson now… been a while since I've done an intellectual post… haha. Guess those are a better read than my boring life. So here's one to rattle your mind.

Topic: Individualism

Read this article just a few days ago. The author had a very interesting view of individualism and somehow I support his stand. In today's society, where big MNCs and huge retail outlets run the fashion line of the world, it is pretty apparent that we are all losing grip on our very own hold on individualism…

Back in the 60's and 70's, it seemed like individualism took center stage, and its epitome was Woodstock. People from all different backgrounds and races celebrated their common belief to break free from the vice grip of the big powerhouses that were intending to monopolize the market. And it almost worked, for there was a strong belief that circulated around, until the authorities clamped down on it. The valiant effort by the hippies did end and soon the conglomerates had it all for themselves. Brands such as GAP and LEVIS boomed and took over the market with one fell swoop.

What is it about society that wants us to conform to it? Is it safe to say that what we wear and how we act is considered normal? Based on what do we define normalcy?

Yes. If anyone can answer me these questions, you'll find it contradicting again and again and again. Truth is, it's a never ending loop that won't let itself go and probably never will.

Why? Society is the main cause of this problem. Every time someone tries to be different or unique, society finds a way to silence it and push it into oblivion. It's just human nature to resist change, always wanting to keep the present and suppressing any other outside influences. It might be a shocker to some of you, but that is the sad truth. And for society to progress forward will see the need to change this mentality and keep it that way. It might not happen now or in the next decade, but sooner or later there WILL be people who will wise up and take the lead to bring us onward to a better future.

I hope this post helped open some of your eyes about our society. Maybe you're the one to lead us into the future, but for now we'll all have to conform to the rigidity of it and muddle along in our lives…

So here's to having a great time while we still can, cheers.

Outing! Minus the guys…

2009-11-16T22:28:00.001+08:00

So I went out with Sharlene<3 today for dinner… it's sort of a weekly thing that we have. Assign one day in a week to go out for a meal together. Just keeps the bond strong you know…

Anyway I intended to go to New Harbour restaurant and bar for dinner cos the steak there was awesome. But when I found out that my auntie was going there too I changed to Marche at vivo city. Haha. Just didn't want her to see me in a private moment…

Had steak ( Wagyu beef in rum marinade to be exact ) and she had Sirloin. Finished off with a root beer, shared of course. She keeps my money in check now by giving me a budget for every meal. Really, you couldn't find a girl better than that.

We were at the top of vivo so there was some wind chill and being cold today, it really made her very, very cold to say the least. Headed over to the amphitheatre where we sat down and she 'made me be a man' by means I shall not discuss…

Then we left and I sent her home…

That's pretty much it for our outing, to those who read this, it might not sound like much, but I can safely say that when I'm with her, I swear to god its THE BEST TIME OF MY LIFE!! You get to know so much about a person just by spending alone time with them… it just feels great after that.

So till the next post, this is a very happy Graeme saying see ya!

Woah. It’s something new!

2009-11-15T17:37:00.001+08:00

Guess you guys can't tell it but I'm actually typing this post from MS Word!!

Thanks to Darren for introducing me to this function on Word… but the only problem is that I can't upload any photos. But it's so much better than blogger's own URL.

I mean, the auto-caps, the grammatical error fixes are all such a relief. Less pressing of the shift key from now on….

I really, really like it a lot.

Now for the pictures issue….have half a mind to switch to wordpress…

Guess I'll be mulling over that issue..

Life.

2009-11-15T15:34:00.002+08:00

Unexpected, interesting, full of adventure. If we had life the way we wanted it to be, it's easy to say that the world would be a very boring place to live. The highs, the lows and the occasional hiccups, all bundled together and slopped onto your plate.

Simply put, life's a bitch.

But on the hand, if life wasn't full of drama and emotions, then won't the world be lacking something? Personally, I feel that whilst drama can be avoided, it's still necessary. For the reason that life wouldn't be worth living if not for it. The irony is tremendous, often making you question yourself over and over again.

I can't say that this will apply to everyone, but I have a feeling that most of you do feel this way. It's tough, but life is never a bed of roses. Sacrifices must sometimes be made just to hold on to what you want and uphold your principles. It hurts people along the way, I admit, but then again success is never easy to gain. Examples proliferate the globe already and if you want to be happy then I guess you have to be strong on your 2 feet and learn the ropes.

If not the world will eat you up.

So it had to come to this.

2009-11-13T21:43:00.002+08:00

It's been a rough day for me. Emotionally torturing, tons of stuff that you could throw into any drama, and make it look good. But fact of the matter is, I've found out that you really can't trust anyone in this world.

Even if you've shared thick and thin, been through over 2 years of friendship, apparently they can still backstab you... I won't say what the matter is and over what, but suffice to say that I finally understood what kind of person you are.

Simply put, it's disgusting. If there was a raging river next to you, I hope you feel compelled to jump in and drown. Cos I'll be smiling on the river bank watching you die.

Sorry bout the rant readers, I just needed to bitch it out. Feel free to go to other more interesting sites...

So from this day forth, it'll be like I've never met you back in sec 3, never gone cycling, F1 or any other outings with you. You've been erased from my life, but for all the good times we had, Thanks. I've learnt alot from you, but alas it has to end, although this was never the way I wanted it to.

You take care, for maybe in the future our paths will cross again and maybe by then it wouldn't be so hard to face you. But really, I suppose time won't really heal this wound...

Wish you all the best for you future endeavours, stranger.

Writing from the soul.

2009-11-10T22:28:00.003+08:00

Life is all about balance. Whatever we set out to do, we must always achieve a balance on both sides, compromise and you shall be rewarded. I guess what I'm trying to say is that in anything you try to do, just have in mind the pros and cons, dos and don'ts.. I guess most of you know by now that I'm in a relationship, and possibly I could offer one piece of advice to you..

Control.

You always have to be in control of wherever both of you are, be it with or without your other half.. it may just apply to me, but I guess this post could help you. You've got to always keep things transparent between the both of you, if there's anything that needs to be said, just say it. And hopefully you both can work it out as a team. It won't hurt anyone deeply to speak your mind, and if they can't take it then, you know what kind of person they are.
Communication is really vital for a relationship to work and if neither of you can do it, you're better off alone. I know I might be jumping the gun by saying all this, but you really do learn alot about yourself when you're in a relationship. What others perceive of you and what are your flaws.. Just take everything with a pinch of salt and move on, learned from your experiences.

Goodnight.

Michael Jackson's This Is It.

2009-11-08T20:20:00.002+08:00

I would say that this movie was pretty good, or maybe I'm just a michael fan..haha. Ok to sum it up, it was about 2 hours of rehearsals from his upcoming concert which never happened..sadly. Now the music was all of the classic chart toppers, plus the fantastic dance moves seen by millions all over the world already, but what I found or thought was the most inspired addition was the various videos that were going to be incorporated into the concert. Such as the newer 3D thriller video with the ghouls and ghosts jumping out of the screen. It's a very simple, sort of home video movie pieced together by Kenny Ortega and then put onto the big screen. However, it won't be something that I would want to watch in the theaters again. I'd rather have it on a dvd where its easier to watch, cos 2 hours in freezing cold cinema isn't exactly worth it for that movie, sorry to say.. But for all your trouble of putting it together, Kenny, its been a privilege of watching it and getting a proper glimpse of the real Michael Jackson. Thank you.

Rating: 6.5/10

Being the Metrosexual.

2009-11-07T15:36:00.003+08:00

Yea thanks dear for your photography skills!

Ok the reason why I wore smart casual was because it was class colour co-ordination day. It's totally Sean's idea, that every Friday we wear a certain colour and everyone has to do it. So this coming friday would be purple, gay pride day much..

Homework's still sitting there. Finished the PACC already, just the Stats and Econs left for the rest of this week... better get to it then. I love the fact that I see her everyday, makes school that much more worth it... <3<3

The work begins..

2009-11-06T23:56:00.002+08:00

So it's friday once again. Amazing how time flies huh. Another week gone, and soon it will be yet another one gone. Works starting to pile up.. but somehow I'll clear it all by the end of this week. As I've been doing for the past 2 weeks already..

So tomorrow I have...um...
1) PACC
2) Stats
3) Econs
4) ITAB CA

I think that's it for tomorrow's work load. Gotta clear it all, by hook or by crook....

Yea it's late so I'm gonna go sleep. It's been a long day for me... Night.
<3 dear!

HAHA.

2009-11-01T20:58:00.002+08:00

So something really funny happened today... It all started with Sharlene posting a link to the mr/ms photogenic for SP.

So as a prank I decided to nominate Wilson for it since Darren was already nominated. Thanks to Sharlene. Haha. But apparently Wilson thought that i was going to nominate Yeow Dong, so when I said "hey I'm gonna nominate ok?" , he said "go! go! do it!" , and Darren and Sharlene were all "NO! Really don't encourage him!"

But he was persistent.

"Quickly Nominate!! I dare you go do it!!"

So you can only guess what happened....

Click here and scroll all the way down...you'll get a good laugh.

So that's probably one of the funnies things that's happened today.. gotta do my econs homework now. So till the next post, ciao!

What Else Have I been Doing These Past Few Days.

2009-10-28T21:47:00.000+08:00

Homework!

What I have been Doing these past few days.

2009-10-28T21:22:00.000+08:00

Studying.

Braces boy.

2009-10-23T23:10:00.001+08:00

So today I got my braces installed.. after 3 weeks of doing multiple stuff to my mouth, like losing 4 teeth, getting rubber rings shoved between my teeth and metal anchors assembled, they're finally done!

But it's sort of bitter sweet...ok more bitter than sweet..actually very bitter. It hurts like hell now, cos essentially its pulling all my teeth backward and spreading them out to fill the gaps left over from the extractions..ugh.

But it should be fine in a week or so, then it'll be sweet...looks pretty cool i think.

2 years I'll have to wear them, so by the time they're off it'll be about time to graduate! And on the bright side, the pain will keep me from sleeping in lectures now!

My last proper meal..

Last pic of me braces free...you'll get to see it again in 2 years.

Yup, metal mouth!

And to my special girl, happy 1 month anniversary!!

Guess that's it for this post, I'll check back in soon, but not often cos school's started and I'm busy with projects and stuff.

Ciao!

So school starts in 1 day. You Ready?

2009-10-17T17:04:00.000+08:00

Hmmmmm...so its going to start again. All the study , the homework, the long days, the lectures, the tutorials...

But like Darren said. Its mixed emotions for me. Part of me doesn't want the Holidays to end, but then again school would be refreshing, with the lessons. At least I won't have to be at home....yea. And it gives me the excuse to stay out longer..haha. Just to see my special friend!

Can't say that I've done alot over the holidays anyway..at most spent time with her, which might have been by far the most productive thing. haha. Other than that, my parents still don't let me stayover at Wilson's, for what reason I have no damn idea about. But apparently class chalets are fine. Whatever la. Just pissed that I never get the chance to experience even one sleepover which grinds my gears. ugh.

Sorry to be bitching again, hope whoever reads this has another great semester in SP, or TP or whatever P you're in (insert gay punn). GPA 4? I'll try my best. If Darren can do it I don't see why I can't.

Cheers!

Haircut.

2009-10-14T20:15:00.000+08:00

Cut my hair today. Quite short now so I guess I can let it grow for a couple months..yea.

Yea that's the highlight of my day. Anyway, going golf on the course tomorrow! Can't wait!!

JCC to The Guys.

2009-10-13T20:20:00.000+08:00

Since it was the last day that I could go out, I might as well make it worth my while. Extremely worth my while.

So I went out for a super extended, super long outing. From 10 am all the way 9pm. That might not sound like long, cos you guys weren't awake from 8am. Yea...but i woke up early for a greater cause..haha.

Went to Clarke Quay to meet the JCC people. I seriously didn't expect Billy to be there, but at least there wasn't any drama. Whew. And at least Ah ming did make the effort to talk to me during lunch, so all's not lost.

Headed over to Dhoby Ghaut, made it there just in time before it started to rain. Took a few shots of a Gallardo up close. Saw an R8, Phantom and Continental GT along the way. If only Yang was there, so many photo ops.

I'm way to tired to finish this post. but i'll make it short.

Plaza Sing>Arcade>Cathay>Crazy Old Lady>Park Mall>Fish & Co.>Orchard Central>Home.

It's a beauty.

Good times spent with pals. When school starts this will be quite hard to come by again.

Ciao.

Out with the guys.

2009-10-08T19:59:00.000+08:00

Alright, its been quite a long time since I had an outing with the guys...like really really long. So its nice to see them after a while.

Met Darren at City hall mrt at around 4.30pm...I was there early but he was already there long before me. Cos he went to the toilet near New York New York.

Talked to him for a while, along with Sharlene who turned up just after him. We sat on the steps next to the escalator, waiting for Yang, Beaver, Perry and Gab to arrive.

After about half an hour of waiting, everyone was ready to leave for Suntec. Yea, we were intending to have dinner at Aston's, but somehow or rather, we ended up eating at Kenny Rogers. Remembered this thing Darren said

"so you all wanna go eat Kenny?" and laughter all round.

Before dinner we went to toys r 'us to fool around with whatever fun junk they have there. And carrefour where Perry and Beaver found this advertisement that kept saying "which one of the monkey's gay?". haha. Also visited the arcade where I played max tune while everyone watched. And Yang constantly put his head and arms in my view cos he was high on the aggressive techno music from the game. Yup.

We also saw a huge group of foreign workers pile into the Rock! church for some event. Was super funny, well for them, cos they kept saying, "hey graeme, u just wanna rush in there with them right?"..haha..no.

Back at Kenny Rogers, I had a half chicken meal, or Kenny's favourites as the menu said. The portions are really small now, cos last time I couldn't even finish a quarter chicken, but now even half a chicken still leaves me hungry. Weird, but its true.

So after dinner Darren suggested that we all grab a drink, but some of us wanted to go to the playground upstairs, and since there were vending machines there, it seemed better than the other option of going to StarBucks, which cost damn alot for drinks that wouldn't let me sleep till the next day. We talked for some time, about everything and anything...until I had to leave cos of my curfew..damn it, so help me next year I'm gonna get it removed. Yang followed me cos the next day was his SYFC training and he had to rest for the test. hmmm that rhymed.

Yea.... I'll leave you with some pics from yesterday.

Perry's discussing stuff with Beaver

Yang thought that my food would take awhile to arrive.

Sharlene's meal. see how small the chicken is?

That's mine!

Gab's ashamed....

Done with my chicken. ton of bones.

What I did today..

2009-10-04T21:02:00.000+08:00

So what did i do today? Well, lets start from the time I left my house. I was going to cash converter today to sell away my ps2 and a bike rack cos I didn't use them anymore.

I was expecting alot in return, like in the range of over a hundred bucks. But they only gave us back 70. Which ended up going to the dinners cost.

Yea its sorta boring. And my dad collected his suits which cost like 700 bucks too.

Yup, a day in the life of graeme.

By the way, I'm only updating cos yang made me do it.

Braces Impending

2009-10-01T19:03:00.000+08:00

Went to the dentist this morning to get a proper cleaning. It's been about 6 months so i guess its time.

Anyway I also wanted to ask the dentist about the idea of getting braces, cos my two front teeth are sticking out like sore thumbs.

When I asked some people about it, their reactions were like "no don't get it la, it costs too much and your teeth are fine" or "no your teeth make your smile unique".

But seriously, no. I AM getting them. So don't try to talk me out of it by flattery, if you'd said it, thanks. But it won't change my decision. The teeth have been annoying for too long, ruining all my photos. So you'll for once and for all be put in your place. HAHAHAHA.

F1 2009 - Singapore

2009-09-28T18:26:00.000+08:00

Alright, haven't been posting lately because I've had alot on my mind. More than most of you can handle, so don't judge me.

These last 3 days have been awesome, and its all thanks to F1 being in town.

Yup, fast cars, glamour, all the stuff you would commonly associate with motor racing. I was there, in all the thick of the action and stuff.

Of course I was rooting for the scarlet ferraris, but after the qualifying session, I had a feeling that neither Kimi nor Fisi was gonna be up on the podium, so for the mclarens it was.

Wasn't really caring for Hamilton cos his race was just perfect. No slip ups or pit problems, it wouldn't take an idiot to see that he was gonna win. But there were many battles that were interesting to watch.

However nothing could've matched the first lap mayhem that happened, especially at my corner of the track.

Some Pics:Nakajima's Williams

Button's Brawn GP

I made the wiser decision this year of taking more vids than pics, cos my camera wasn't very good, so I couldn't do many panning shots. Anyway, the vids are in the link, F1 09 Videos.

I had lots of fun this year, and the good news is that next year my dad might be considering the Paddock Club! Holy Shit!!

So till the next post, see ya.

Strange, but in a good way

2009-09-24T21:01:00.000+08:00

We all used to say that it won't happen to us...

But then again, what if it did.

I'm happy that it did

Chalet Day 3

2009-09-21T20:14:00.000+08:00

The last 2 posts have been pretty long, and I'm surprised there are some of you who actually read it. Thanks anyway.

So for your reading sake, I'll be brief for the last day of my chalet.

We got on the bus at around midnight, went back to the chalet. 6 of us left, the others left cos they couldn't find things to do. Yea...don't do that again. Pang seh-ers..

Anyway, played a drinking game for about 4 hours. Elaine and Dinah only drank water. lol. By the time we used up all the alcohol, i could say that all the guys were high. And Malcolm's head was spinning. Julian was as red as a lobster, and so was I.

The girls went to sleep..and the guys went back to our bunks to talk. Talked till about 6 am then dozed off. We were wanting to sober up so we tried to stay awake.

Got woken up by Dinah at 9am, then we washed up and waited to check-out.

Checked out at 10 plus then walked out to the bus stop opposite Ehub. Took a taxi home after that.

So that's it, Class chalet. Booze, cycling and sports. The others did miss out on alot in my book.
haha...

Results coming out on Wed, strangely enough i'm not even scared bout it, unlike most of the people i know. I think you only fear it cos you felt that you didn't do well enough. It's the blatant truth.

Ciao.

Class Chalet Day 2

2009-09-17T22:12:00.000+08:00

Where we left off, it's just past midnight, so I'll put it in under day 2. We just finished cycling the long 7km stretch, and the lead group was still going strong.

We intended to meet the rest at a pit stop, or toilet where I always stop first on my own cycling trips. But before we had to cross this small road, with a proper traffic light and all, but with the added twist of wild dogs running loose all around. Jac went ahead first, and soon got chased by one of the dogs, really, it's probably the one time where I was actually scared during the trip. Maybe cos shortly after I got chased by one.

Anyway, we followed the path through the tall grass and ended up waiting for the rest just before the Sea Sports club. It was a good 15 to 20 mins, so some of us started playing music. MingWei kept using my phone cos it was in the basket where all of our stuff was. Yea we had a basket bike.

Cycled past NSRCC safra, and made our way to the toilet. Time was about 12.45am when we started again on our journey. I was intending to take the direct Tampines route through the underground pass and on to Pasir Ris, using the bedok park connector, but when we passed it somehow it was blocked up, so Malcolm and I had a drag race. Yes, don't ask me how those two things make sense with each other.

Anyway, I knew another way back to Tampines but that was the Siglap PCN, a good 2 or 3 km more than what was expected. So we cycled and cycled, past the kembangan MRT, VJC, and over a couple bike-friendly over-head bridges. The highways were really empty, totally void of cars whatsoever. Really an awesome sight.

By now we were all complaining of pains and I was no exception. The seat had really gnawed my ass, and my thighs were thrashed. But we pressed on to Tampines and landed up at the bus interchange mac. Time was 3.20am. Yup, 40 mins and we could have mac breakfast! But we didn't. I did have half a mind to stay there longer, but we couldn't, cos we all wanted to head back and rest.

So after another hour or so of cycling, we ended up at Ehub, and by then it was so early in the morning that there were no cars on the road, so we cycled all over the road and i actually got a chance to draft behind Malcolm all the way to the gate of Aloha Loyang. Simply put he wasn't all to happy about it. But I was, haha.

I took a shower at the poolside changing room, before heading to the chalet to sleep. Cos I was second to arrive, I did have some rest, so I could shower first and sleep first. Yes, those things don't make sense with each other too.

Slept till about 1pm, when the others wanted to catch the shuttle bus to white sands. But the guys sleeping in my room ( including myself ) were too wasted to bother, so we left later only to find out that the others had missed the bus and were having lunch at some restaurant called JustAcia. It wasn't fantastic food, but we were just hungry so whatever was fine. They did have free flow of drinks and ice-cream so that made up for the rest of the meal.

After the lunch the rest went to watch The Proposal. I didn't cos it was a chick flick, so the ending was definitely predictable. They were gonna get married one way or the other. totally predictable.

The rest of the guys went to play arcade for a while, had some fun with outrun 2 and we spent around 4 bucks each.

Then we went back to the chalet to laze around, watched a bit of Top Gear, before we followed the people who were leaving to the gate of the chalet. I didn't go to the gate with them cos I wanted to play football. Sorry guys. But I did have one of the best football games ever. Even though it was against a bunch of ah bengs.

After a while more we were essentially wasted. So at around 7.30pm we went for a swim at the pool. Played water monkey till the pool closed at 9. Did the jacuzzi too.

Then we wasted about an hour waiting for everyone to take a shower. Mingwei had invited had his friend James to stay over with us, his "smoking buddy". Anyway James had to leave at 6am the next morning to go back to the army.

So we walked over to Downtown East for dinner. Everything was closed so we ate at BK. It sucked. Then we headed over to White Sands 7-11 to buy some vodka for our drinking game later that night.

We waited till midnight for the bus. An ambulance came by and the paramedics were looking for a fake person i guess, cos they got off and couldn't find anybody to treat. so lol at them. Since it's past midnight, I'll finish the rest of the chalet in the final part of this post.

Class Chalet Day 1

2009-09-17T15:10:00.000+08:00

I'm gonna do a series of posts for my class chalet. Cos there's quite alot to talk about, or I think there is...

K so I met my class at around 2.30pm at Pasir Ris MRT, after waiting for about half an hour. Dilly Dally-ed for another few minutes before heading off to take the shuttle bus that brought us to Aloha Loyang.

Sean and some of the guys went to Check-in when we arrived. The others just waited around like drones..

Then we went to the Chalet, it wasn't poolside cos those were expensive and we didn't want to spend. So 300 bucks for 2 nights got us a garden terrace one with a view of the carpark, 1 toilet, 1 shower, and 2 rooms ( one with 2 single beds and one with 2 double-bunks ) Fun huh? NO.

We spent the rest of the day lazing about, some played mahjong, some watched the basic cable tv, and others played cards in the room that we turned the aircon on. Yea, they measure the aircon, only allowing 50 units or else they'll charge you. Justin, Sean, Malcolm and Myself went to recce the place. We found the bike store and the kind aunty said that she can give us a $2 discount on our bikes cos we have more than 10 people renting. So we paid $18 each for our bikes for the overnight cycling thing.

Obviously, we had alot of time to spare, so the guys went to the football court to play for a while. I played until DeYun's foot skin tore off, then I accompanied him back to the chalet. Took a shower
then waited for the rest to comeback so we could head over to rent the bikes.

By the time that happened, it was around 7.30pm. We went to the bike rental shop next to the pool to rent the bikes. About one and a half hour was wasted getting the bikes, 2 tandems and maybe 9 singles. We cycled to downtown east, chained up the bikes and went for a late dinner at the foodcourt. Time was about 9.15pm or somewhere there.

When we were done, we walked for awhile before starting the journey proper. The route was Pasir Ris - Changi Village - East Coast - Bedok - Tampines - Pasir Ris.

The beginning of the trip was pretty easy for me, cos I've done this route many times. But I knew the rest hadn't, so the lead group went slightly slower. When we arrived at Changi, Julian and Mingwei were complaining like there's no tomorrow, about ass pains from sitting too long. So we stopped and went to buy drinks. I bought ice mountain for 40c, 40c! What a steal!

When everyone was feeling better, we headed down the coastal route to East Coast, the challenging 7km stretch. We did stop a couple times for people to rest, and a class photo or two. Of course there were many planes taking off and landing as we were next to the runway. And we saw the police escort plane parts down the road, pull a car over for waiting at the side of the airport.

By the time we finished the stretch, it was close to midnight. maybe 11.50 or thereabouts. So there's day 1 gone, wait for the post on the second day cos there's nothing much different. just more activities with less people!

Class Chalet

2009-09-10T20:59:00.000+08:00

It's not happened yet. But it's real soon, this Monday at Aloha Loyang.

Don't worry I'll tell you all about it when I get back.

This is just an update so you don't think my blog's dead. hehe

The last 2....finally you're 17.

2009-09-03T20:23:00.000+08:00

Since we're celebrating your birthdays tomorrow, I'll do a post for you guys.

Where do I start? 2 years back i guess,when I met you both in sec 3. Didn't really know you back them, since it was a new class and all..but somehow you guys formed a clique and we started hanging out. Especially Yang, when I first went to your house, it was one of the funniest days I could say. With Gunawan tagging along, we went there after school to play Halo 3. I sorta still remember it...even now with the almost nightly gaming of Rfactor, it's easy to say that yes, you are the master of the steering wheel.

And Gab, with your random jokes which soon turned out gay, always made us laugh during recess, where we stood in a circle eating bad food. From then we all became really good friends, and until now we still are, although some of the others fell out of our clique ( gunawan, apparently ).

I know this post can't really do justice to you guys, but what I can say after knowing you for 2 over years is that, if I didn't know you both, I'm sure my life would have turned out quite differently. Most possibly a direct opposite of today. And no, I'm not exaggerating, you've really had an influence on me, and I hope that the "brotherhood" can last long into the future.

Reminisce...

2009-08-31T21:25:00.000+08:00

Went back to Maris Stella today, cos it was the eve of teacher's day, so the guys and I wanted to see our ex-teachers and maybe some classmates..

Met up with Perry and Beaver at the prata shop across the street from Wilson's house for breakfast. Beaver was doing his homework cos he had exams coming up..haha. While waiting for Gab, Yang and Darren, I played with Beaver's graphical calculator, with strange consequences.

When they arrived we ordered breakfast, I had an egg prata and Teh Bing. Quite ex though, counting the fact that it cost me $2.60..

After that we headed to MSHS. We were hoping to see some teachers there, but the others were actually there to see Boss, their cca teacher. I, however didn't really have anyone in mind, just wanted to see the changes made to the school. There were quite a few, with the new cafe, refurbished toilets, it wasn't that bad compared to when we left it. And I did see a few teachers, like Kim Hong, Koh Yew Kiat, Tan-Chin, Mr. Low..and of course bookshop auntie ( although she's not a teacher ). We also went back to our old class room, and sat in our old seats..it was quite interesting, cos it sorta brings back the memories of how we all got along in class. Nostalgic, you could say..

That was it I guess, for my visit back to MSHS, you see some changes, but not all of them are what you might call "important". Maybe it's because I'm too used to the life in poly that I forget about MSHS sometimes. But it's easy to say that not much made an impression to me, just maybe a sound "thanks" that helped me get to where I am.

K, on to whatever was next. Went to Darren's house to borrow a singlet from him cos we were going to play bball at the court with the rest of the guys. ( cept' Wilson cos we left him to gay with his 4I classmates ) We played for maybe an hour or so, then Gab, yang and I went to Darren's house to cool down. Literally, he had the air-con on in his "jamming studio". Anyway, we sat there for another hour listening to them play stuff before we grew bored and decided to head home. Yang went to the other bus stop and I went the Minimart one.

That's pretty much it today, and I went in to detail too, so I hope you had a better read.
Ciao

H.O.L.I.D.A.Y.S!!!

2009-08-29T13:22:00.000+08:00

After cramming my brain with junk and studying multiple hours a day, the exams are finally over. and not just any exams, mid-semestral exams :)!! I wish you JC people knew how much fun it is to be in Poly, you might have truly reconsidered, with your project works, short holidays and uniformity, life would've have been much, much simpler for you..

Anyway, I'm not gonna work or find a job this holiday, cos I have nothing to save up for, so it's easy to say that fun is in full swing for 7 weeks ( cept' for yang who has only 6). Chalets, Sleepovers, Sports, Whatever that can fill the time is totally fine with me.

So cheers to the holidays, have fun and don't get yourself killed :)

Happy Belated birthday Yang!!!

They're finally here!

2009-08-22T15:42:00.000+08:00

Finally collected the F1 tickets, or rather my dad collected them. Really looking forward to this year's race, cos I'll be going for all 3 days, grandstand seat. Which means I'll get a damn good view of the action and there will be no need to squeeze and camp out at the trackside like Yang. Although he'll get better shots. But the upside is that I'm sitting at the corner where Suntec City is, and that's where all the action happened last year. It pretty much goes without saying that I'll bring my small cam along to take as many photos as I can, Videos too, and post them up here as soon as I can.

Here's a pic of the tickets...

Cost : $800+ ( talk about burning your wallet )

K i'm gonna go back to studying now..Till the next post, Ciao

Living on a high, only to fall

2009-08-20T11:30:00.000+08:00

High: ITAB exam yesterday, thought that it was a dead giveaway, if you'd pay attention to the lesson, intead of DOTA-ing all the way, there was a pretty good chance that it was an A. Went for golf after that, I really improved since the last time, the ball was airborne for 99% of the time, but not really straight, so I'll have to work on that. I was really confident about EC presentation today, cos I felt that my group had covered all the requirements, and although not quite prepared, we had a video to up the marks. Or so I though..

Low: After EC presentation. Diana gave us our marks, I wasn't expecting it to be very low, or very high for that matter. Maybe 75++, but I was truly shocked when she said I only got 67 - 69. Not shocked like the normal "no way la..", but like the "WTF?!?!" way. Even until now I'm still wondering how I got so low. Clearly she didn't grade us on presentation skills. Cos' Sean got less than me. So you could say that its pretty unfair, when some people that , I'll be blunt, 'didn't present up to the same standard' scored higher than some of us who get quite high marks. So you be the judge ( people from my class ), do you think that there was a mistake? Or did I just suck.

Hope these pics can help calm my nerves..( these were taken around my neighbourhood btw.)

park.

road that leads to my house.

other people's houses..

Sick of studying, Sick from studying

2009-08-18T15:42:00.001+08:00

With MSTs round the corner i can only assume that everyone must be studying their asses off, I can only say "good luck to you guys" and mug myself ( although I'm not one who usually does this).

Came down with a cold today, but then again studying still has to continue, with ITAB only tomorrow, and the real papers starting next week, whose got a choice to slack? Guess the only thing to do is to keep my fingers crossed and hope that i get better by the end of today..

Hell yeah. *cough*

Talentime '09.

2009-08-13T20:31:00.000+08:00

I know that I'm 2 days late on this post. But I have a life, so don't expect me to post so often. I went to SB Talentime with Sean, Vivi, Justin, Jing Han, Jac and Ken. It was elaine's idea, cos she was part SB club, and so asked us to attend talentime not for cca points, but for free "dinner". I know she meant well, but the dinner was just sandwiches and samosas..with fruit punch. Sad.

Anyway, on to the main event. There were two categories: English soloists and Chinese soloists. I only paid attention to the English singers cos chinese songs needed me to think to understand them, so I didn't bother. The winner for the English side was some malay girl who had the lungs of beyonce. Just right that she sang 'listen' from DreamGirls. The rest were sub-standard. So were the chinese singers. I won't elaborate more on this as those who were there already knew why I was angry. So that was pretty much the night in brief. The rest of it was boring, with Jac winning five free frozen yoghurt coupons. I'm gonna sign off now cos I'm wasted already..

Goody Bag

Auditorium

Movie Review.

2009-08-10T22:10:00.000+08:00

Yes, it's once again time for another review. So here it goes..

G.I. JOE : The rise of Cobra
Let me first say that I expected alot from this movie, maybe because of the hype created from the adverts, but I was gravely disappointed when the first fight took place 10 mins into the film. All I could do was just sit there and go "oh no, its another mindless action movie with a bad plot and unreal physics". Although I'm not one to usually criticise a movie so badly, I had to make an exception this time, cos I know that alot of you will watch this show and this is just to prepare you for the impending disappointment. Firstly, the scenes in the show, especially the action ones, did not coordinate well with each other ( cos of physics errors, of which there were a ton ). An example would be the black Hummer that the baddies drove. In the movie, it could hit cars, flip them over, smash buses, and not get even a single dent. However, when it cam to crossing the light rail, or tram, a small hit suddenly turned it into a friggin fireball. And flew like 50 feet up. Big error there cos I could see very clearly the explosive charged detonated to make it flip. Second science error. There's a scene where the black dude chases an intercontinental missile, all fine by me, but he's doing aerial acrobatics while going at 6G. 6G! If you can turn on a dime at that speed please join the air force straightaway, they really could use a guy like you. If you don't kill yourself or destroy their planes first. The entire show was just full of these problems. Like how detonating ice can make it sink and stuff like that.
But suffice to say all wasn't lost. There was a fair share of eye-candy from Sienna Miller and Rachel Nichols. Maybe that was the best part of the show... haha. CG wasn't bad, but it was inconsistent, most parts seemed sort of real, then fantasy takes over and suddenly stuff pops out that look as fake as pamela anderson's boobs. Seriously. The characters had bad lines, where most of their punchlines went unheeded by the audience, and made them lame. Small scenes injected into the film seemed to try and make them 3D, but it wasn't enough for me to understand them well enough. And some characters were just plain 2D, with minimal or no background at all.
So with such a thorough review like that, I hope that this will be informative enough for you guys before you go watch the movie. Now I'm not stopping you, but if you want to watch it, please do. It's all for the action movie junkie that likes explosions, hot women and stupid villains ( sounds like a typical redneck to me). But please be warned that the advertisements did make too much of a hype and you might walk out after the movie is over and realise " This movie isn't fantastic, but its sad that it's going to make millions and have a sequel" and then proceed to shoot yourself in the foot ( don't take it literally ).

My rating : 4.5/10

Hilarious Commercial

2009-08-07T22:32:00.000+08:00

Found this hilarious commercial showcased on Top Gear the other day. It was a challenge for James and Jeremy to come up with commercials for the new VW Sirocco TDi. As regular Top Gear viewers can expect, it turned out to be a laugh riot to say the least, but of course the advertisers for VW "loathed everything they did" quoted by clarkson. Anyway, not to keep you guys waiting, so I'll post the link cos I can't be bothered to torrent the vid....duh..

Sirocco TDi Commercial

Bowling!

2009-08-06T20:53:00.000+08:00

Went bowling today after class. It's been a long time since I've been back to SPGG, with all the projects and assignments on. So you could say that it's sort of fun to go bowling every now and then.

So, on to the scores. the first round sucked, so I'm not gonna mention it. But the other two were better, I ended with a 70 something and 80. Although those scores really suck. But I'm contended with them, so yay!! And there was this thing we made up called "doing an Alex" which only happened when you hit only 1 pin at either end of the set of pins. There were alot of those going around, with Jac even showing us how it's done. The video is JingHan's so you can see it on his profile.

I did hope that more people could come, but there were some who wanted to go home for various reasons, and some went to read manga or draw it or whatever. Please, JOIN US next time!!

After all that, Dinah and Xiang Feng decided to have a race since they were track people and had the need to run. Go figure. Then we headed through FC5 where I saw MingWoon and JQ and the JCC people. Said "hi", then left.

Thats' pretty much it for today, the anti-climatic life that I lead. Till the next post, Ciao!

Birthday Celebration

2009-08-02T17:23:00.000+08:00

Yea i know this post is a bit late. But I just want to thank you guys who turned up for the Dinner at Carl's Jr. For all those who didn't and were invited, you can go touch yourself, LITERALLY.

Anyway, met Yang at Dover mrt before heading off to Dhoby Ghaut to meet with Wilson, Perry, Ryan, Beaver and Darren. Had some very lousy wine at yang's house, like 2008, sour, bitter and dry. Then we rushed down to dhoby cos we were already late but that didn't stop yang and wilson from going present hunting to get perry and i gifts. To say the least, Perry was starving, and after a bit of talking, we went to buy dinner without waiting for the rest to come back. Darren joined shortly. But feeling bad because we started early, we just nibbled on beef chili cheese fries. The talking continued, jokes and all, and maybe after another 15 mins, they finally came back.

then beaver arrived, and started cracking lame jokes. Till darren almost punched him. yes, that's the consequence for wasting people's time with lame jokes. Punches. So we chowed down until about 830, when they handed us our gifts. I got an expandable BOY tOY, and a condom ( tradition...). Perry got a "mr. b" which was some kama sutra thing.. haha. Then we went home, seeing the fact that Wilson had to got to M'sia the next day and Perry and I both had FOM presentations. so that's it. 17 years old..

Next Year's gonna be a party so hell Yeah!!!

Final FOM presentation

2009-07-31T21:17:00.000+08:00

Today we had the last FOM presentation. Didn't do too bad, 20.5/25, but it was because I overshot on the timing. If not it might have been even higher than my previous, 21.5. Oh well, no point making a fuss over a presentation, cos there are less important projects on the horizon, like ONOW. Undoubtedly THE most useless subject on the planet. So much that I can't stress the word "useless" enough. Damn why did they even come up with it?? Shit. ugh...

Anyway, this is just an update cos nothing interesting has been happening over the last week. So yea.

Till the next post. Bye

Musical Review!

2009-07-25T14:26:00.001+08:00

Something a little different this time. Musicals! Like I said, not only will I review movies, but also musicals, plays and stuff like that. So here goes, my first musical review.

Sing Dollar! : A delightfully hilarious comedy about the typical greed of us Singaporeans. Set in the heart of bustling Geylang, it showcases how a sudden windfall can turn good friends into selfish beasts. It being a musical, you can expect lots of local music, riddled with tons of gags and punchlines. Furthermore, certain parts of the script do contain many underlying jokes ( of which I won't say here cos I can get arrested for "Defamation" siol ). Anyway, in the two and a half hour show, I could say for one that what was portrayed by the actors was really as true to the Singaporean culture as it can get, although some jokes seemed too overdone. So to sum it all up, its easy to say that money can fall from anywhere, but just don't let anyone else found out that you have it!

My rating : 7.5/10

Ho Seh Liao La!

Fridays...

2009-07-22T20:17:00.000+08:00

A real dilemma has just sat itself on my lap, and not in the good too. Big problem.

Why?

The story's pretty simple. Every Friday I end my lessons at 6pm. However, I have golf training that starts at 5. The logical thing to do would be to have the teacher-in-charge write me a leave of absence and I can leave.

But no.

The president of the golf club ( of which I have asked for the letter of absence from class ) has put me right back into the problem I started with. Not only is there no friggin' Teacher-in-charge, he says that I still need to go for my trainings and somehow not neglect my studies.

Now if I were you reading this, I'd be going "Just Ponn luh.." or some shit like that. Problem, again, is that I have projects and I have to sit in tutorial from 3 onwards. Plus my teacher said that I have to produce some form of excuse or I will not be allowed to leave early ( mind you, this applies for Sean as well ). So I can see that the only best route to take is to get 1 Leave of absence form, put down the date as every Friday, find the Director of SB and pray to god that he approves it.

Just typing it out already makes me dubious. As far as I can see, the dilemma still isn't finished with its lapdance.

Stuff that happened.

2009-07-19T21:01:00.001+08:00

K so here's a short recap of all the stuff that's happened the past few days and today.

Thursday, got back all of my results. So here they are.
Econs - B
Stats - A
PACC - A
ITAB - F.

yup, F. but its only the first term so i'll try to erase to this out of my head. I could say that my class did ALOT better than the other classes, even though we had a few low-scoring people, myself included. So here's a though for next term. Don't set your expectations too high, and I'm sure there are people who learned that the hard way. Good luck for term 2!

Today. There was a drift carnival at the disused bud interchange opposite my house, some sort of exhibition where the MP was the guest-of-honour. But I couldn't be bothered, not with all of the drifting action happening. So I tried to hang around and get some vids before the main event began, and upload them here. Hope you like it.

FOM Project. Sort of..

2009-07-15T20:08:00.000+08:00

I wanted to write this yesterday, but somehow Blogger couldn't upload photos. So I'll do it today.

Went to Tampines 1 to do "research" for my FOM project. We were supposed to do surveying on our various parts to make our slides and type our reports respectively. I was expecting half an hour or so, but just after 15 minutes and a bit of photo taking ( yes, they didn't find out ), we left and did some shopping. Wandered about for an hour, Jac bought a laptop cooler, I bought a shirt. Got home and rushed to finish my POA only to find out that my teacher couldn't make it to class today. ugh..

Some pics:UNIQLO

Somewhat gay clothes.

Layers of them.

Anyway, Econs results tomorrow!!

Cosfest VIII

2009-07-11T21:56:00.000+08:00

Gonna make this a short one 'cos there really isn't much to talk about. And sorry for the lack of pics, I forgot to bring my camera to take photos of the cosplayers. But you can go to Gnin's blog for the photos.

Anyway, synchro-trained with Yang to Hougang and took a bus to Downtown East. We met up with the SPJCC people and Clinton, in the midst of their construction for their box Gundam Armada. Basically it was just a couple of them wearing cardboard boxes with the word 'Gundam' on the front. When they were done we went in side and they really got a huge amount of attention. Just goes to show that the photographers there will take anything no matter how shitty the costumes. It was really hilarious cos they were posing and there's quite a large gathering around them all taking pics of box people, while the other better costumes were being ignored. So we just walked around, looking at people and then we left. We as in yang, andrew, beaver and I. Jq was going to Eric's house to stayover.

That's pretty much it for my Cosfest VIII, most probably next year I'll go with JQ and Ming en as some visual kei rock band. But that's next year, so I'll leave it till then.

Sayonara!

Just feel Like posting..

2009-07-06T19:01:00.001+08:00

Before I start talking about the things that have happened over the weekend, I'd like to say Thank You! to all who wished me happy birthday. Yes, 17 isn't really a milestone, but in one more year, yes, ONE more year, I'd be able to buy booze and get my driver's license!!

Anyway, there's a really busy week ahead, with project deadlines and homework beginning to pour in.

Had a very humble birthday 'cos it was the last day of my exams. Just went home and had a cake at night. It was from Awfully Chocolate, and really, it was awfully chocolatey, like really rich and creamy chocolate inside the cake. I shan't talk about it anymore, if not there'll be too many inuendos for people to handle.

I wanted to get a new wallet on Sunday, but the opening of ION orchard and Orchard Central created a congestion the size of monumental proportions. Yup, its so predictable that Singaporeans always swarm to places that are new. It's not like they have to, but because they have nothing else to do, even if the entire mall consisted of branded junk. Giant signs of Prada, Gucci, Dolce&Gabbana all lined the facade, yet in this recession, there are still hoards of people outside prada queing to buy stuff. Recession my ass. Anyway for obvious reasons I didn't get it, but there's still time left till the 26th of july, before the GSS is over, so I should be able to get one by then.

Yea that's all I wanted to get off my chest.
Peace out

It's Finally Over!!

2009-07-03T13:36:00.000+08:00

MST is finally over, and after 4 days of both disappointment and joy, I guess its safe to say that I'll pull through this exam.

Anyway, to all of you who've finished your term test, MST or whatever your school calls it, have fun over the weekend, 'cos the routine starts all over again on Tuesday. (Monday's youth day) And we all have to hunker down and study again.

And a big THANKS! to all who wished me Happy Birthday. 1 more year to driver's license bitch!!!

MST

2009-06-29T20:30:00.000+08:00

MSTs start tomorrow for me, and I guess I'm quite confident. It's only Econs, how hard can it be? But the last minute revision better help, even though I did study last week.

Maybe I'll go early tomorrow to read up just one last time.

Good luck to those taking the Econs paper tomorrow, and the other stuff too.

Top Gear!

2009-06-29T14:56:00.000+08:00

For all you Top Gear fans out there, here's the link

Top Gear Season 13 Episode 2

Hell Yeah!

Movie Review!

2009-06-28T17:42:00.000+08:00

Transformers: Revenge of The Fallen - Very, very epic way to start the blockbuster season I'd say. And kudos to the CG team and special effects crew for this film. The story this time sees the revenge of 'the fallen', quite literally, as Sam Witwicky( Shia Lebeouf ) teams up again with Autobot leader Optimus Prime to take down the Megatron and his band of Decepticons. This Movie also sheds some light into Optimus's past, the history of the primes and how they came to Earth, how 'the fallen' came about and basically why the Transformers came to Earth in the first place. Much more robot on robot fight action, with a hell lot of detail put into the fight sequences, especially in the forest battle and the desert battle. More Autobots and Decpticons join in on the fight, but some scenes will leave you wondering why there are sometimes 2 of each Decepticon present. Plus, the repeat of certain bits also seem abit pointless.

But overall I would say that although it is just under 2 hours long, it somewhat makes the movie worthwhile to watch, not only to help you understand the characters better, but also because you guys demand so much violence from robots.

My Rating: 9/10

The Passing of a Legend

2009-06-26T14:16:00.000+08:00

It is sad to lose such a great influence on pop culture so suddenly, and I am sure that it has hurt many out there who are fans of the great Michael Jackson. All I can say that we were very lucky to have him in our presence all these years, and his legacy will live on for many, many years to come.

Responsible for such great hits as "Beat It", "Billie Jean", "Don't stop 'Till you Get Enough" and many others, the King of Pop has surely made himself a solid fanbase over the years. And as fans I say that we remember him as the great musician and artist that he is, and not for the controversy that has happened to him.

So may you Rest in Peace, and may your music continue to echo throughout the world.

Thank you, Michael Jackson.

Are schools closing for another week?

2009-06-22T18:25:00.000+08:00

Yes, with the latest news of today's poll on whether to shut down the schools or not, I have a gut feeling that they won't be. Even if they have given us students the liberty to "vote", I can safely say that the government, like many times before, is doing this to extinguish the flames of anger of many students on the subject.

My personal stand point would be that they should not impose the closure, unless the need really, REALLY arises. And even though many of you reading this would be cursing or shouting vulgarities into your com ( like that's gonna work, moron ), don't get your panties in a tizzie. There's a perfectly rational reason why they shouldn't impose closures.

We have holidays, for POLY people, 3 weeks, the others, 4 weeks. We've all been happy the way it is, doing our homework, going out with friends and generally enjoying our holidays. So even if there was 1 more week extra, I can safely say that a large bunch of you will probably waste it away unproductively. Movies, Eating out, Stayovers, Sports, etc. Knowing most people whose exams are already over, they won't study for nuts. So that one week wouldn't even have made a friggin difference.

And all those who complain on the thread, I welcome feedback on the tagbox, feel free to vent your frustration. Cos we all know that in the end, one simple word sums up the mentality of those who want longer holidays. Laziness.

We all have the same number of days in our holidays, we all can have fun and juggle studies at the same time, we all could get by on the time we had. So even if they gave us 2 weeks or 3 weeks, the results would more or less be very similar. And to the people who vote 'Yes', I really, really hope that you'd thought your decision through before making it.

Up yours.

Top Gear!

2009-06-22T16:23:00.000+08:00

After 6 months, Top Gear season 13 is finally out. Back with the shenanigans and nonsense only Clarkson, Hammond and May can produce.

And I know many of you are dying to watch it, but can't find a link. So I've taken the liberty to find one.

Top Gear Season 13 Episode 1

Somehow it's not the full one hour show, but it has the funniest bits.

Hell yeah!

Painting My Gun

2009-06-20T16:35:00.000+08:00

Painting my nerf gun,
I guess its quite fun,
but under the intensely hot sun,
You could say that's pretty damn dumb.

But it's not like I'm not studying,
just that the subjects are boggling,
and with the exams impending,
we all hope for our own happy endings.

So enough with this chatter,
or large gayness platter,
for MST draws nearer,
and Dong's getting Kinkier.

Movie Reviews.

2009-06-16T20:34:00.000+08:00

The Taking of Pelham 123: A modern day remake of the 60's classic, I think. The storyline is pretty complex, as Ryder ( John Travolta ), hijacks a train and uses it for ransom, however, he's not in it for the money from the heist, but rather from the stock market as he used to be a former wall street guy. But in his heist, the man on the other end of the mic, Walter Garber ( Denzel Washington ) would some how become the 'very last friend he makes', as Walter tries to negotiate with him throughout the show. Full of action, suspense and thrills, this show very much reflects how the recession might push someone over the edge to commit such acts. Although the possibilities of this happening are slim, you could say that the film does provide lots of emotions and that the charcters are very 3D.

Terminator Salvation: Yes, it is another sequel to the famous Terminator Trilogy. But this time John Connor ( Christian Bale ) is a very self centered, pompous a-hole. Ok ,I'll take you through the plot. The year is 2018, and the machines have taken over the world since its after judgement day. John Connor has to find his Kyle Reese, his dad, to recruit the rebellion, but since he came back from the future, Kyle is only a teenager and he hasn't even been born yet. Anyway, Skynet has taken over LA, and they want to destroy it, because they were starting to create T-800s, or the Arnold schwarzenegger robots. With this, and the help of Marcus Right ( Sam Worthington ), the first prototype of skynet, they infiltrate Skynet and basically blow it up. If you think of it, this movie fits in maybe between Terminator 1 and 2. And the story line gets more and more complicated when you try to link them all up. So don't even bother trying. Trust me, I got a headache trying to..

Ciao

Crash Test Dummies

2009-06-15T17:37:00.001+08:00

The holidays are here, and aside from studying, nothing interesting has happened. Really, the most exciting thing would either be shovelling manure or playing com. And I vote for the latter. So this would pretty much be an advertising for my favourite game, Rfactor.

For all you aspiring racers that are all too young to drive, here's a really good alternative, its as real as it gets, without stepping into a real car, and getting busted by the police.

The graphics would be damn good if I had a better com. But I don't, so maybe better quality pics would come from Gnin's blog. If he ever gets round to posting it.

Anyway, here are some shots..

And not only F1 cars, they have Gallardos too..

Awesome crashes all round, So if anyone wants this game, go torrent it urself and play till your balls fall off.

Peace Out.

Day at the museum

2009-06-14T21:40:00.000+08:00

Yup. Everyone needs to learn about their own country's history sometime, and I guess I learned all about Singapore at the National Museum on Friday. I spent a good part of the day walking around exhibits, observing Portraits and peering into the depths of Singapore's short and somewhat dramatic history.

Of course, Singapore's history isn't as interesting or as tragic as countries like China or America, but nonetheless, it still has its fair share of violence, deceit and all that good stuff action film directors look for. Anyway, to avoid sounding more and more patriotic, I will say that for the record, Singapore has really taken a truckload of shit over the past 100 years or so.

And yeah, we're all just contributing to that I would say..

Some pics from the museum...Outside the museum..fantastic weather

The bitter irony, Tanks of Love

The renovated interior of the museum

Old school Camera.

Old school Video Cam recorder

Gramophone..yes, the name leaves alot of room for jokes.

Some old Wayang costume.

Wayang scenery, with my cousins and mum..

The architecture of the museum is really cool.

Colonial against modern Singapore

Now I'm not saying that everyone should visit the museum, but if you have the urge to learn some history ( and I know most of you won't want to ) just drop by and put some info in that big empty space up top. You might never need it, but what the hell?

The holidays.

2009-06-10T23:07:00.000+08:00

Yes the holidays are here, and I'm very inclined to say that I'm not going to enjoy them very much. It's not because of the large mound of projects or the MST week on the horizon, but more on the fact that I'll have to waste my time at home doing possibly useless stuff. And while I'm in this semi-tired, semi-emo mood, I guess I have some time to reflect on myself and the things I did in the past. Things that I'm not proud of and things that I am proud of.

I guess the holidays are somewhat the best times to be spent with your friends, but out of all the plans that we make, or all the outings we organise, it's sad to see much of it go to waste, due to whatever circumstances. Anyway, the one thing that I hope this "break" will be filled with should be nothing less than exciting, stuff that friends can, and will, remember for a long long time.

Au' revoir.

JCC!!

2009-06-09T18:16:00.000+08:00

Yes I know I'm a day late in my post. But who really cares??

Anyway..JCC ( japanese culture club ) FO ( freshman orientation ) camp was really fun. I can say that it's way more interesting than any stupid NPCC camp that I've been too.

I guess that for pretty obvious reasons, the Japanese culture club is more interesting. I mean, aside from the talent-time and amazing race, it was pretty fun. Other stuff that happened were team-bonding games, chadou, origami, the anime movie ( byosokyu 5cm ) and the massive amount of shenanigans. Like kangaroo-ing around the school of business and scaring other groups during the nightwalk. Yet through all this, we all still remained "high" till the end of the camp, although it was obvious everyone was more or less wasted. That's a very very brief conclusion of the camp. And what's more fun was that most of my friends came along. And hare hare yukai. Here's hoping for a better one next year!

Some pics....View from T22 level 6

The row of urinals. Really wanted to take one home..

Keith and Darren buying stuff. It's 2am at dover MRT.

The bridge to SP from the MRT.

The MRTs closed. like I said, 2am.

Sunrise the next morning, on top T21. We were all wasted, especially Darren, totaly slogging

Colloquial Malay. All the material we ever need.

21.5

2009-06-05T22:54:00.000+08:00

Yup, 21.5 out of 25. I shan't brag about it any more, for it might get me blocked. haha. Anyway that's the mark I got for my FOM presentation, for those who aren't updated yet..

Tomorrow's the JCC camp. So I'll make this post short, cos I still have more junk to pack. No new posts for the next 3 days, but I'll tell you guys all about it when I get back. So yeah, 1 less website to screen-suck for 3 days, saves time and electricity. good for you..

Ciao, off to JCC tomorrow!!

Recap. Once again...

2009-05-31T20:32:00.000+08:00

I do apologize to all you screen suckers out there, for the lack of posts recently. Haven't really found the time to post something interesting. Until people started nagging at me to post on the stuff that happened recently. Even now its a bit tough to recall everything that has happened over the past week. But I'll try...

First of all, many of you have been wanting a review of Tuesday's movie, so here it is.
Night at Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian : Storyline was somewhat predictable, built upon the success of the first movie. It featured the original cast, Ben Stiller, Robin Williams, etc. , with plenty more addons, who I can't remember their names.. Anyway, the story goes that the entire museum at the MNH ( museum of natural history ) got moved to the Smithsonian, so he goes there to try and get them back, but runs into trouble in the museum. Then the rest of the movie is just Ben Stiller trying to get himself out of trouble, with the help of chracters such as Amelia Earhart and Abraham Lincoln. All goes well in the end and the MNH is returned to its original location, with all its exhibits in place. There were quite a few gags used in the movie, of which some were quite funny. Owen Wilson's character got even lamer than before, with more stupid cowboy junk. Other than that, its an ok movie...but I wouldn't recommend it unless you're going with your family.

Wednesday: JCC meeting, japanese culture club. Met JQ, Billu, Ming En, Rat, Ming Woon and the new Darren. Had a brief meeting, like half an hour, then it was over. Spent the rest of the afternoon playing JQ's NERF gun, getting lots of wierd stares around campus. Then met chris at the KTV room in Moberly, only to get roped in by his friends. Highlight of my day.. That's pretty much it for Wednesday.

Thursday: Nothing, really. So I'm not gonna bother.

Firday: Went for golf training with sean and JQ. The timing was really, really poor, cos it was supposed to start at 5pm, but we only arrived at Keppel club at 6.30. So there was only half an hour left, but we still played and somewhat taught the scratch golfers how to play. Actually JQ was the only one teaching, and I was slacking.. There were some really pro people there, even more pro than JQ. Like so pro they hit a golf ball of the mat with a driver, no tee, and it flew straight like a Tomahawk missile, before falling 200+ metres away. Totally crazy, like logic defying crazy. Went home and that was Friday.

Now i have 3 simultaneous projects at the moment, so I'm pretty busy..please bear with the lack of posts. I'll try to blog whenever I'm free.

Random photo for this post:
Wilson. eeeeewwwwww....thanks to darren ong for this pic. Way to relive our stupid secondary school days.

Upchuck, anyone?

2009-05-24T15:14:00.000+08:00

Went kayaking yesterday, not as much fun as the week before cos I got sea-sick. And quite sick of the sea as well. I really didn't expect it because I had kayaked many times before, but this time the motion of rocking about really got to me. Wierd but its true.. guess I haven't got my sea legs on yet. haha. In fact I casn still feel the bobbing motion in my head. Like one of those ferry rides from Singapore to Bintan, and your stomach doesn't feel entirely well after getting off the ship.

I got to the marina really really early, cos my dad had to go to work at 830 and dropped me there first. I was looking like the emo kid, sitting in one corner, staring at his handphone. Thank god for their Wi-fi service, if not I would have died of bordem, or at least fallen asleep. Caught up on some episodes of Blackadder Goes Forth, before more people started arriving. Must've been a wierd sight for them, seeing some guy sitting by himself laughing at his phone. haha.

After the lesson I went to have lunch at Buona Vista with my dad. Also surprised JQ when I called him outside his house. Then he took his Vulcan and shot squishy darts at me..which isn't the slightest bit scary, for the fact that you can actually hit them away. lol. And I thought NERF was really dangerous.

I took some photos on my phone before my dad picked me up, I know that they're not as good as Gnin's, but hey, mine's only a phone camera. What can you expect?

One of the houses that were newly built along Pasir Panjang road, or West Coast H'way

A Container crane, its really really really big, the picture just doesn't do justice to it.

The road that I sat next to..its quite deserted, cos there's nothing interesting there.

The same road, from curb view. One of my attempted arty shots that should inly be done with SLR's

Random Quote for this post: "Smoking kills. If you're killed, you've lost a very important part of your life." I guess, since you're pretty much....DEAD!

Teenage Wasteland.

2009-05-21T21:52:00.000+08:00

The title has nothing to do with what I'm going to type, but then again what I'm going to type has nothing to do with what's on my mind, so.....yea, go figure.

That's a crystal by the way...not a diamond. Cost: $10300. And no, I'm not getting one. Like what the hell?!

Random Thing for This Post: Bilu. lolololololololol

CCAs starting soon

2009-05-20T08:48:00.000+08:00

Got to school early today, as in really really early. Might as well blog now before POA starts.

Anyway, I got a couple of e mails about the various CCAs I'm joining. And come to think of it, I have a gut feeling that I can't juggle the CCAs and homework at the same time, so i might just do 2 CCAs instead of 3. Maybe Golf and JCC, if I can't find the time to attend Paintball. Yes, this is quite a shocker, but I find that it is not as important. But I haven't decided yet, so I might still stick to 3 CCAs.

Yea....totally ran out of stuff to say so I'm going to stop here.

Random thing for this post: China PRC people. Need i say more?

It's like swallowing sand paper.

2009-05-18T12:24:00.000+08:00

Reason being that I have a sore throat. Yup. Sore throat. It just came out of no where and now I'm sitting at home when I could be enjoying the free air-con and elcetricity that SP so willingly provides.It's not that i don't like to be at home, its just that I feel that I could be doing more productive stuff, like talking to my friends instead of webcamming to them.

Since I have so much time at home, I decided to visit Gab's blog. The last paragraph was quite interesting, and thinking about it, we've all come a long way since meeting up and hanging out those 2 or 3 years ago. From the times of short pants and lame/sick jokes, we've grown a little older, and a little wiser. Well, most of us anyway. But more importantly, we've all been there for each other when called upon, and I guess that's what true friends do. Even if we had stupid names like 'boy wonder', 'mini wang', 'dong', 'beaver', 'tofu', 'gay boy', its still awesome to see that deep inside people never change.

So on that note, I wish that all my friends never change, and that we stay friends for many more years to come.

Random thing for this post: Wood. kill all the trees!!

Kayaking. Or Canoeing.

2009-05-17T20:09:00.000+08:00

Went Kayaking yesterday. Didn't blog about it cos my forearms were totally shagged. Ex- marists insert sick joke here. Anyway, i woke up at 7, on a Saturday morning. Headed over to Clementi, which is all the way across Singapore and met Jing Han there. The instructors were already there, so all we did was laze around until they felt that enough people were there to head off to the Poly Marina. Yes, SP has its own marina.

Got there after a bus trip and a long walk. Wasn't as big as I expected, but its still better than borrowing someone else's marina. There were already a few people who were qualified, but because of the scratch kayakers, we had to take the doubles. Its not that they're no fun, its just that they're not as agile as the singles and its sometimes hard to co-ordinate with the other person. So I'm hoping next week will be the singles. We paddled around for about 2 hours, but it was enough to get me burned. insert another sick joke.

Then we went to meet my dad at jurong point 2 for lunch and headed home.

Oh yeah, since the Poly marina was next to SYC, singapore yacht club, I saw this on my way out.

Pretty sweet huh? A real Aston Martin DB9.

Random Thing for this post: Sockets. Where would we be without them?

Formal Attire please.

2009-05-15T20:12:00.000+08:00

Formal attire for the presentation that is.. We had to do a SWOT analysis today, and present it to the class and Victor nelson joe. SWOT analysis means strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats, for all you non-business people. Anyway, we had to wear formal or semi-formal attire for our presentation. So most of us turned up today in business shirts and pants for guys, and skirts and blouse for girls.

Quite fun because it gave us a small slice of what our future will hold. Like all the presentations and meetings and whatnot. My group's presentation went well, sort of. We had some minor technical issues at the start, and had to transfer the slides to the other com. Turns out the transferred slides were the old ones and had alot of wierd points. But we made do with what we had and did a pretty good job. Yup. Over exaggeration there.

I got a 19.5 out of 25, and yes, that is good. haha. Better go pack my bag for kayaking tomorrow, so yea....bye.

Random thing for this post: Suede. Its soft......

Happy Birthday Wils and Beaver.

2009-05-13T20:27:00.000+08:00

Really. Happy birthday, and please do make use of our eccentric gifts. I can only wonder what I'll get when its my turn. Haha. Pics are on Gnin's blog cos I'm not going to pollute my blog with gay crap.

Anyway, today was pretty uneventful. As in really, really boring. Had POA in the morning, then lunch, then ITAB. Maybe the most exciting ( note that I'm being really generous on the compliments ) thing was afer class at foodcourt 3. And that only involved eating the waffle hot dog and talking with my friends. Bumped into JQ and Bilu, and the first thing they said was " Eh, Gay-Rammer!" and the others were all dumbfounded. Haha. But I guess that's normal cos they weren't from Maris Stella and won't know the jokes that we tell. Which are all R-rated by the way..

Headed home and played Rfactor with Gnin and JQ, and I was all excited about the TV styles addon I finally got :). ( I didn't write =D for multiple reasons that can get my tagboard gay-ed up again..). Its really fun because now I have to juggle 2 opponents instead of one, so its like adding on another level of difficulty to my driving. And with strategies coupled with intense over-taking, wow.

Marketing presentation coming up on Friday, so I guess I'd better do the final touch-up on the slides. Ciao!

Random thing for this post: Twits. If you are one, I swear to god I will punch you.