Merry Christmas!!!

its the festive holidays yet again!! every year during this time, there is a special aura of peace in the air. i always feel especially light-hearted when its nearing Christmas. loaded lots of Christmas songs onto my mp3 to get me into the mood! haha.. my fav is still hanson's silent night medley thou.

i noe to many ppl, this is jus another holiday, another day to party the night away with booze and fags. but Christmas is something else altogether for me. Jesus came down to earth on this very day 2005 years ago to save our butts. for me, it's the season of peace, the season to celebrate His grace and the season of hope.

we can also spend the up-coming holidays reflecting on the happenings and the things that we have done this past year, set goals and plan for the year ahead. i know i will be doing exactly that, minus maybe the setting goals part. i have never really believed in setting goals during the new year.

anyway, it's gonna be a pretty hectic wkend for me. lots of gatherings to attend so i prob wont be able to update this blog till after Christmas or so. in the meantime here's wishing everyone a blessed Christmas!

Enjoy the holidays! =)

the Shepherd

maybe its the christmas season around the corner.. these past few days i've been missing my Shepherd. i look back and give thanks for everything that He has provided for my entire family.

He recently pulled out a song from my memory.. i'm always touched when i hear the song..

Jars of Clay - Love Song For A Saviour

in open fields of wild flowers
she breathes the air and flies away
she thanks her Jesus for the daises and the roses
in no simple language
someday she'll understand the meaning of it all

he's more than the laughter or the stars in the heavens
as close a heartbeat or a song on her lips
someday she'll trust him and learn how to see him
someday he'll call her and she will come running
and fall in his arms and the tears will fall down and she'll pray

i want to fall in love with you

sitting silent wearing sunday best
the sermon echoes through the walls
a great salvation through it calls to the people
who stare into nowhere, and can't feel the chains on their souls

he's more than the laughter or the stars in the heavens
as close a heartbeat or a song on our lips
someday we'll trust him and learn how to see him
someday he'll call us and we will come running
and fall in his arms and the tears will fall down and we'll pray

i want to fall in love with you

it seems too easy to call you "Saviour"
not close enough to call you "God"
so as i sit and think of words i can mention
to show my devotion

i want to fall in love with you

my heart beats for you

jonny

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this is jon.

he's in brunei rite now.

we all miss him..

ubin trip_5

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jus in case you were wondering, no im not part of this gay parade..

ubin trip_4

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ubin trip_3

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ubin trip_2

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batman & robin

Ubin Trip_1

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been quite awhile since i posted pics here..

all pictures courtesy of tham.. i lifted them directly off him haa. thanks dude!

lemon tea sprite

dun u jus absolutely hate it when u receive a call like a minute before ur alarm rings? its bad enough to have to wake up to the sound of the alarm in the morning, let alone a call telling me i might be on duty. the duty personnel couldnt make it today and since im one of the reserves this month, i might be called up. only thing is.. i got driving lesson later at nite. lets do some maths shall we? lemme see.. (1) driving lesson $70 plus cab fare to work since i would be late $15. (2) a day's pay at work $25.. not much calculation to do aint it. it's jus not worth reporting for work today.. and so im on urgent leave. =)

subway recently usurped the no 1 spot on my fast food list. althought its expensive (it costs ard $8.50 a meal), the food there is delicious, it's healthy (compared to mcdonalds, etc) and its rite next to my house! my choice sub would be the cheese steak (sweet onion and mayo) and i always eat it in a meal which includes 2 double choc chip cookies and (the highlight of it all) my lemon tea sprite drink! yum yum drool drool.. ... .. more yum and more drool.. ... ...

delazy

"watever la"

this phrase seems to always be my reply to questions and/or conversations nowadays. cant seem to be bothered abt anything these days.. i wonder why.. wat has gotten me into this depressed state of mind. or is it simply jus laziness slipping in? i seem to have regulated my life into a cycle.. living thru the same schedule every wk. this bores me. i'd much prefer a life of so-called "uncertainty". where everyday brings abt new events and happenings. i find that kind of lifestyle more exciting. of course one can always argue that there are two sides to a coin. i'm definately not gonna argue wid that. everyone can certainly have their own opinions and preferences on how their lives should be.

on another note, i recently found the pool very therapeutical at nite. especially so now that the christmas decors are up. lying in the water gazing at the stars in the sky, the sound of water splashing and the lights on the trees. it's a beautiful sight and it gives a soothing feeling.. allows me to enjoy the nature and calmness around me. u guys should try it out. it's addictive i tell ya. ;)

caged up..?

i used to be a bird soaring free and high in the great big sky.. my wings have since been tied.

i dun want my feet to be chained to the ground as well.. .. ..

reality tv.. not!

the world of business is a ruthless world. a single story can be told on so many levels and these stories are often interwoven until you dun noe wat is real anymore. its hard to tell wat is black and wat is white when there are so many grey areas all around.

something happened last friday which reminded me of my childhood past. the thought chilled and scared me. i dun wan history to repeat itself. i dun wan to see people close to me having to go through so much pain and suffering all over again because we let it happen.. because we didnt stop it althought we saw it coming.

i was young then but im not now. my eyes are more open to the world and althought im not empowered to do much, i'll try my very best to protect the ones who are closest to me. it never easy to fight an enemy from within, especially when you dun even noe whether the enemy is the enemy or the ally. i'll have to keep a strict lookout for the signs dat are appearing everywhere. and actually do something this time round..

ps. anybody can tell me if its possible to check a company director's particulars thru the registry of companies' website? or if the info is made public even at all..?

*rubs tummy* again! again!

another saturday, another nite at wala. the crowd was better tis wk.. lots of singing-along and shouting and toasts, especially during the third set. the unxpected are performing this mon and tues at the esplanade. tink i can only catch the tues show cos i gotta stay back late on mon.. again.

been a super busy wk for me.. actually it's been super busy since nscsc course started. the ns students are really demanding compared to the regulars. can u believe they even asked me to vacuum their floor for them.. wat the hell do i look like? the cleaning lady ah.. bloody hell go clean up the room urself la. its ur own damn mess. also been staying back alot (and i mean ALOT) for the course. they plunged into exercise period within like a wk into the course and exercise periods means staying back for my department. damn sianz jus sit in the control rm waiting for things to happen.. well at least i managed to watch batman begins on dvd thanks to staff larry. the amt of fags dat i've consumed within these few wks is really no joke. need to place another order liao..

so saturday. the relaxing day. the day which you're free to party the nite away. i started the day with wen. we woke up, i had breakfast while she washed up. then it was off to final theory lessons for me. we took a cab cos it was already too late by the time we left the hse. i dropped off at bbdc and wen continued on her way back to jb. spent nearly 4 hrs in bbdc with the veins in my head bursting. already damn tired during the wk still must tahan the super boring lessons. had to use all my mental strength to stay awake. not as easy as it seems. went back home after dat to settle down my stuff and freshen up. left the hse again at 1745 to meet ju, pei, long and leo. leo's birthday is tmr. we met up in town and decided to head to holland v instead. waste my bus trip all the way down.. *%$#. had dinner at crystal jade and leo was generous enough to treat us to the meal. was wala for us after dat where we caught shirlyn and her three musketeers in action. laughs music laughs music.. twas fun.

tmr got duty and for some reason the internet in saf cant access blogger. actually lots of sites are blocked by saf. wonder why they even bother to have internet connection with all the restrictions. gonna have to stay back again on mon for wargaming exercise. hope i dun collapse from overexhaustion.. actually also good la can get mc and relax at home. hee.. 2 more wks to go before lull period again. not dat we'll be as free.. got loads of packing and stuff to do.

i remember you

saturday nites are wala-wala are almost becoming a regular for me. i love the times i spend there. good drinks, good music, good crowd and, most importantly, good company. i've picked up many good songs since i first went there. one song stands out in particular.. it strikes a chord with me. i guess you can say the song speaks to me in a special way.

Skid Row - I Remember You

Woke up to the sound of pouring rain
The wind would whisper and I'd think of you
And all the tears you cried, that called my name
And when you needed me I came through

I paint a picture of the days gone by
When love went blind and you would make me see
I'd stare a lifetime into your eyes
So that I knew that you were there for me
Time after time you were there for me

Remember yesterday, walking hand in hand?
Love letters in the sand - I remember you
Through the sleepless nights, through every endless day
I wanna hear you say I remember you

We spent the summer with the top rolled down
Wished ever after would it be like this
You said I love you babe, without a sound
I said I'd give up my life for just one kiss
I'd live for your smile and die for your kiss

Remember yesterday, walking hand in hand?
Love letters in the sand - I remember you
Through the sleepless nights, through every endless day
I wanna hear you say I remember you

We've had our share of hard times
But that's the price we paid
And through it all we kept the promise that we made
I swear you'll never be lonely

Woke up to the sound of pouring rain
Washed away a dream of you
But nothing else could ever take you away
'Cause you'll always be my dream come true
Oh my darling, I love you

Remember yesterday, walking hand in hand?
Love letters in the sand - I remember you
Through the sleepless nights, through every endless day
I wanna hear you say I remember you

Remember yesterday, walking hand in hand?
Love letters in the sand - I remember you
Through the sleepless nights, through every endless day
I wanna hear you say, I remember - I remember you

give the song a listen. then go down and hear the unxpected play the song.

feel good inc... sort of

another long day in camp.. its 12am and i jus got home. gonna wake up again at 6 and head back. wonder what i came home for in the first place eh.

i was sitting around in the office wid the gorillaz's feel good inc playing in my head. then i tot "why not come up with my own lyrics?" so i did. and now im stuck.. any of u guys wanna lend a hand and finish up the song for me?

The wind is now beneath my knees
Like the people trapped behind the sheets
I feel you are all I feel
It's not right and it's not real
Dunno to give up or yield..

the song is abt a guy who cant stop tinking abt a girl. but he doesnt wan to be tinking abt her. dun ask me abt the first sentence cos i also dunno wat it means. the second sentence's saying dat he's blinded to wat's in front of him. i noe the last sentence means the same thing but i intended it dat way. he doesnt wan to be tinking abt her remember..

so any takers?

it feels good...

... to catch up wid old frens, enjoy a drink and listen to good ol' rock n' roll.

such a long time since the 3 of us came out together. we relieved distant days. shared our hopes, fears and dreams once again. brought back memories of innocence.

i gotta be careful about dwelling too much in the past but i jus cant help but look back wid nostalgia.

ang mo

super slack 2 days for me.. didnt noe dat a course in saf could be soooo enjoyable! haha imagine ending work at 11am for 2 days straight! woohoo!! and its back to scsc again. tis time not really lookin forward to it thou. cos (1) nscsc course starting liao = many many arrows and sai kang to do (2) jon is leaving the place. gonna be one less kaki in the gang next wk. tmr is gonna be officially his last day in scsc cos he'll be spending next wk on leave preparing for his year-long posting to brunei. wonder how tco is gonna survive w/o him ard. gonna be difficult.

went for my first theory lesson at bbdc today since i got half day off and i stopped by subway at the science park on the way back for dinner. the table beside mine had a local and a foreigner eating. after the ang mo finished his meal, he got up and picked up his tray along. the local looked puzzled and asked him to jus leave the tray on the table. now i dun noe if the rest of u guys noe this, but in western countries ppl are supposed to return their trays after their done eating. actually tis also applies to spore but most of us simply cant be bothered la. it got me thinking.. if a sporean left his tray on the table in a western country, wat would ppl tink of him? i mean we're so used to jus leaving the tray on the table cos it's our culture here but would the ppl in foreign countries noe?

also, i noe tis is a no-brainer, but i noticed that the ang mo understood every single word that the local said although the local spoke with a different accent. i tot abt music and realised it's the same thing. a single note can produce different sounds depending on the way the instrument is tuned and played. it's still the same note but it sounds different. then it got me tinking even further.. how radio stations like to edit songs and remove the solo bits. i always have the concept that solos are the other band members singing. jus like how the lead singer uses his vocals, the drummer, guitarist, bassist, keyboardist, etc would sing by playing a solo. the voice is but jus another musical instrument. i dun blame them thou.. they have to cater to the general audience.

why

it's always like dat.. jus when i tot things are going well and smooth, something must happen to fuck it all up.

dunno where im standing.. lookin for a direction to follow.. maybe all this was caused by myself.

why must it always end up in ppl getting hurt... fighting with our inner self.. fighting to let it go..

bummer

woke up early this morning to sent wen off. actually she woke me up instead. apparently my alarm clock rang but i switched it off and went straight back to sleep. luckily she heard the alarm and woke up. otherwise she would have missed her flight and bad things happen when ppl miss flights. felt sad when i went back home without her.. suddenly missed her alot and wished she didnt have to go. well consolation is it's only gonna be for 3 days. short trip. she'll be back on tues and im looking forward to picking her up at the airport.

slept until 2 in the afternoon.. i needed the rest. been rushing and stressing myself for the whole wk and couldnt get a proper sleep until today. went out to catch night watch during the evening. it's an interesting show.. nice concept. sort of like star wars and constantine lumped together. jus dat this time, the little boy chooses to join the dark instead of the light. the show ends there but night watch is jus the first part in a 3-part series. wonder wat the next 2 parts are gonna be abt.. probably focusing on the young kid or sth.

song playing in my head: oasis - stand by me

a long time coming

woah seems like forever since i last updated this thing.

im finally done wid my int spec course as of this fri!! got a truly deserved (and appreciated) 1/2 day off on fri. spent the afternoon salvaging whatever brain cells i could. felt like my head got fried this past 2 wks.. everyday was requirements after requirements after requirements. never a dull moment at smi.

all being said and done, im gonna miss the guys there. gonna miss all the early mornings rush to camp, meeting at the canteen at 0715, rush to eat then rush to smoke then wait at the training shed for roll call. our lecture and exercise marathons and late nite utopia/blog/email/msn updates at the common room.

but well everything comes to an end and an end is but a new beginning. lookin forward to heading back to scsc. now its gonna be rush to camp, rush to change, wait for first parade. some things jus never change in the saf. corporate culture la wat to do.

tired...

been overloaded with work lately.. late nites at plc.. coupled with nearly a whole wk not getting enough sleep. boy, the third stripe sure is hard to earn.. but for the 200 bucks increment, i must tahan.. tahan.. tahan..

funny thing is, its always when im busy that i tink of all the things i wana do.. like getting my driver's license and taking sats. when i was in scsc i never really treasured all the free time i got. i notice the trend is always like dat with me. maybe this course was meant to be a reminder for me to get off my ass and do something useful when im in ns.

tmr is the start of another wk.. gonna be a siong wk with 2 exercises coming up. im expecting to be staying in quite a bit.

2 more wks to go.. and counting down!

amanda ling!!

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finally its up ladies and gentlemen!!

wine company

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was after the electrico concert, we went wid ernest's fren to a place called the wine company to chill.

nice place, very deserted, not much ppl noe but enough ppl there..

milf

this is a shout-out to all you milf-lovers out there!

Fountains of Wayne - Stacy's Mom

Stacy's mom, has got it going on
Stacy's mom, has got it going on
Stacy's mom, has got it going on
Stacy's mom, has got it going on

Stacy can I come over
After school (after school)
We can hang around by the pool (hang by the pool)
Did your mom get backfrom her business trip (business trip)
Is she there?
Or is she tryin to give me the slip (give me the slip)

You know I'm not the little boy
That I used to be
I'm all grown up
Now baby can't you see!?

Stacy's mom, has got it going on
She's all I want, and I've waited for so long
Stacy can't ya see? You're just not the girl for me
I know it might be wrong but,
I'm in love with Stacy's mom

Stacy's mom, has got it going on
Stacy's mom, has got it going on

Stacy do you remember
When I mowed your lawn (mowed your lawn)
Your mom came out
With just a towel on (towel on)
I could tell she liked me
From the way she stared (way she stared)
And the way she said
"You missed a spot over there" (spot over there)

And I know that you think its just a fantasy
But since your dad walked out
Your mom could use a guy like me

Stacy's mom, has got it going on
She's all I want and I've waited for so long
Stacy can't ya see?
You're just not the girl for me
I know it may be wrong but,
I'm in love with Stacy's mom

Stacy's mom has got it going on (shes got it going on)
She's all I want and I've waited for so long
Stacy can't ya see,
You're just not the girl for me
I know it might be wrong, I'm in love with-

Stacy's mom, ah-oh-ah-oh
I'm in love with-
Stacy's mom, ah-oh-ah-oh
Wait a minute
Stacy can't ya see?
You're just not the girl for me
I know it might be wrong but,
I'm in love with Stacy's mom

girls, looks like your mom's your new competition!

busy busy

sorry for the long time its taking to update.. been really really busy lately with the course and all so not much time to update.

stayed back last thurs to complete the presentation and finish up my maps.. worked all the way until 1.30am before we headed to bed. well at least we managed to book out early on fri. and by early, i mean at ard 6++ pm. went to shauna's birthday chalet after dat. spent the whole nite there playing pictionary! haha dat was fun and a first for me. went back on sat afternoon to complete the presentation we did half-way.

sianz.. tmr we got the presentation and air photo test. compare this with the life in scsc and see which one is better.

3 wks more and counting down!!

wtf

damn photoshop guy developed the film instead of putting it to cd.. wat an IDIOT!!! somemore claim he told us already and film cannot transfer to cd, blah blah blah.. lame excuses. the outdated old man should go for a course to upgrade himself or something. somemore got the cheek to charge us $60++ for it... and dun provide photo album!! wat a complete ripoff.. now must go another shop to get it done. crapz..

in other news, i've officially ended my 2nd day at smi attending the intel spec course. bacially nothing but lectures these past 2 days.. but now's jus the easy part. starting next wk, the exercises will come and we might have to stay back late more often. still getting used to the new ppl and new system over there. cant wait to get back to scsc.. i only realised how luxurious that place really is after coming here. cant believe im back to eating cookhouse food again. i want my bread and teh peng...

4 wks remaining and counting down...

sound therapy

friday the 26th of august 2005.. ive been waiting for tis day for a pretty long time. why? cos electrico's performing at the esplanade! and wats more its the first time we had to pay to watch them. previous performances were mainly outdoors or in clubs.

i met up wid matthew, ernest and andrew to have dinner before the performace. then we headed to the recital studio at the esplanade to get the best seats. turns out they dun admit ppl until 2110 hrs. so we went to some shop selling movie collectibles and stuff to look ard. by the time we got back at 2111, a long queue had form. i cursed my bad luck tinking i should have waited instead of going off to see crap. but it was not so bad, we managed to get seats directly in front of the very pretty keyboardist. by that time, ernest's fren had joined us inside the studio.

the show started off wid amanda and william appearing. william proceeded to the drums to toggle some stuff on his mac while amanda picked up the mic and went into a beautiful rendition of her self-composed song. she sang in french. i didnt noe she could speak french. the rest of the band came out after the song and stared the acoustic set. the ambience was great.. lights flooded the stage changing from red to blue to orange depending on the mood of the song. plus the recital studio was considered quite small so there was a more personal feel towards the show. the acoustic set lasted about half an hour and then electrico switced to electric mode. daniel rocked the house down wid his silky guitar skills, william pounded on the drums, desmond was lookin oh-so-slick on the bass, amanda impressed with her skills... and beauty and david supplied the audience with vocals and laughs in between. familiar songs were heard and new ones were previewed. the songs for the 2nd album sounds exciting. absolutely cant wait for the album launch. the band came back wid an oasis cover during the encore before ending the show.

i went to chat wid amanda during the post-show session and asked her about the song she sang. she told me the song used sequences and would be on the 2nd album as well. took a photo wid her to cap the nite which will be posted on this blog as soon as i finish up the film. we went to a place called the wine company after dat to drink and chill.

oh yeah on the the way out of the esplanade, we saw roon's car. i tink she still has no idea who dat stalker guy is.. hahaha..

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we all miss u simon.. ...

lobo

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one very bored afternoon in scsc... tham, again, is the photographer.

destination or journey?

a few years back, i was asked by a very good fren of mine this question "which is more important to u - the journey or the destination?" i immediately answered the destination cos my tinking was dat it doesnt matter how u get there. wat matters is the fact that u got there. so i asked him the same question and he replied that the journey is more important to him. i asked why.. wat could be more important than the fact that u managed to achieve wat u were aiming for?

he told me the journey is more important because it leads to the destination. that in a way the journey defines the destination. cos if u are able to get wat u wan easily, u would not treasure it. but if u went thru hell to achieve something, it would mean a lot more to u. also the experience lies in the journey, not the destination. i tot abt his answer and understood wat he meant but still stood by my answer.

as the years went by, i realized that both of us are not wrong. the question has no rite or wrong. both the journey and the destination are important for wat are they without each other? i recently tot abt wat he said again and reflected upon my poly days. the journey would be the 3 years i spent in poly and the destination would be graduation, getting the diploma. both are equally important to me.

the diploma would be important for obvious reasons. the 3 years i spent in poly is important cos i had the time of my life there. lots of things happened in poly that i will never forget. all the late nite conversations singing abt life, the 'fun-filled' activities that was actually torture, crashing lectures and relationships. i learnt many things during my time there which will assist me as i walk thru life and im forever grateful for the frens dat walked wid me during the 3 years and are still continuing now.

i guess the same can be applied to life itself. many ppl go thru life without really experiencing it, taking everyday for granted and endlessly pursuing material goals. enjoy life! its a journey.. albeit with a defined destination.

needs

humans are such funny creatures.

doing duty last nite got me thinking.. why do some humans have the need to elevate themselves in front of others. these ppl tend to either over-exaggerate themselves or say things which completely did not happen. all this for the sake of being able to feel good abt themselves. all this for the sake of others to go "wah, u so good ah.. really did that ah.."

i guess most ppl would rather avoid toking to this particular group of ppl and simply label them as "tua kang". but put urself in their shoes and in their mind. im thinking these guys did not really have a fantastic childhood. thus their undying lust for attention. maybe as kids, they were ignored by the ppl ard them and i noe for a fact that every child needs his fare share of attention during those crucial growing up years. so they have a tendency to seek the attention that was stolen from them.

now instead of avoiding them, perhaps we should feel sorry for these guys and try to understand them. i mean how hard is it to jus stand there, nod away and drop the occasional "wah!" or "really?" while he rattles on. by simply doing that, these guys will be getting the attention they want and u would gotten another fren. not to mention they feel dat u understand them. now this is where u can make the changes in their lives. once they think that u understand them, they would be more open during conversations wid u and u would be able to slowly change the way they think.

its not gonna be easy thou and the changes are surely not gonna happen overnite. in fact its gonna take a pretty long time before the changes start coming. but thru a sustained effort, u can make a difference in someone else's lives.

sorry gotta go conduct first parade liao.

scsc + colin's sister

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pics below are "borrowed" from roon!!

threesome

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wid jon and roon @ dxo... u can see the effects of alcohol taking its toll

dxo nite

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we were feeling very gay at dxo..

larry

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say hello to ssg larry

duty again

once again im doing my due share protecting the college from foreign invasion. since i started doing duty, i've been wondering exactly wat its purpose is. on paper, we're supposed to secure the place and patrol the grounds. but we dun really bother abt the patrolling. we basically jus sit in the office and rot our time away, occasionally getting up to unlock a few doors for those students who have totally NO LIFE at all.

if u look at the implications duty has on the ppl performing it, it actually creates a sort of divide within the college. there are bound to be ppl who simply refuse to contribute and will find ways and means to avoid doing duty. i dun blame these ppl for dat but a line has to be drawn when their actions affect others. by doing dat, their throwing their burden around and refusing to accept responsibility. one has to think abt how this mentality would project into their lives in the future. if, at such a young age, they are already sowing these seeds, imagine wat they would be like when the seeds are grown. i always believed that the person we become tmr is moulded by the decisions we make today. imagine the kind of person they would grow up to be.

down south

jus came back from wala wala. went to catch the unexpected there again tonight but.. the ladies didnt want to stay after the 1st set cos there was no seats! i had arranged for everyone to meet up specifically becos i wanted to catch the band. so we met up wid shimin, who had jus touched down half an hr before, and went to makan at the hor fun place instead. after dat we went to this place in alexandria called villa fungipani or something like dat. the place was nice, ambience was fantastic. had a sort of village outdoor setting. it was dark and there was a huge fan blowing directly at me which actually made me wana sleep. we ordered wine and caught up wid each other. its been such a long time since i met up wid them and seeing them again really felt good. i dunno why but whenever i meet up with my poly frens, i always feel so carefree like there's nothing in the world bothering me.

well the missus moved down to spore earlier in the week. finally moved after months of delibration and comtemplating. midweek she felt really home sick and was quite depressed. i jus wana tell her that its gonna be like this at the beginning. this is cos it takes time to get used to staying wid frens instead of family. things will get better as time goes by. also wana let her noe that she's not alone in spore. all her frens are here wid her and we'll always be there whenever u need us. plus dun forget a familiar voice is only but a phone's call away.

Cool

one of the better songs that's been played on the radio now.. it's climbing up fast on the charts for both power98 and perfect10. i tink it's a pretty deep song both lyrics and music-wise. they touch a part of me that brings back memories of my poly days, of the bittersweet innocence. those were the carefree days where nothing really seem to matter. i miss those days..

Gwen Stefani - Cool

It's hard to remember how it felt before
Now I found the love of my life
Passes things, get more comfortable
Everything is going right

And after all the obstacles
It's good to see you now with someone else
And it's such a miracle that you and me are still good friends
After all that we've been through
I know we're cool
I know we're cool

We used to think it was impossible
Now you call me by my new last name
Memories seem like so long ago
Time always kills the pain

Remember Harbor Boulevard
The dreaming days where the mess was made
Look how all the kids have grown, oh
We have changed but we're still the same
After all that we've been through
I know we're cool
I know we're cool

Yeah, I know we're cool

And I'll be happy for you
If you can be happy for me
Circles and triangles
And now we're hanging out with your new girlfriend
So far from where we've been
I know we're cool
I know we're cool

Cool, yeah I know we're cool

You Knew

tham's model

thamsmodel
Originally uploaded by bvqeblf.

we were fooling ard the audit a few weeks back when tham decided to use me as his model..

Bang Ko(c)k

i'm finally back from bangkok! after a very gruelling 5d4n tour of the city. spent most of the time walking and hunting for cheap stuff. but it has been one of the better places i've been to. the ppl there are friendly to say the least, not to forget they actually bother to wrap ur stuff properly when u buy them. not like from across the causeway.

lets run thru the events shall we? lemme see.. woke up early last wed to catch the morning flight to bangkok. we took valuair and since it's a budget airline, i expected the service to be crap. but they actually did quite well. the flight there was pretty empty so ppl were actually moving and changing seats during the flight. i went from a window seat near the front to an empty row near the back where i had all the space in the world to lift the seat handles and lay down to sleep. i mean how often do u get that!? the meals were cute. they served bread and cakes in a box. the only downside being we had to purchase our own soft drinks. but they had free coffee and tea so we made do wid jus dat la. haha..

so we arrived in bangkok ard 12pm and made our way to the hotel. we stayed at asia hotel which has a carabet show at the basement. so on the second nite, we went to watch the gays perform. the show was great. lighting, sound everything was very professionally done. and the transversites (yeah they had the complete package, boobs and all) were super pretty! there were both gays and transversites performing. u could see some of them haven actually gone for the sex change. im tinking the show would be something like a test for them to decide if they actually want to go for the change.

besides that, we visited the many night markets ard the city. on the first nite, we went to patpong and saw all the showgirls doing their poledances. we had people coming up to ask us to catch their tiger shows but i couldn't see any cos i was wid my family! argh! between patpong, suanlum and chatuchak, i would prefer suanlum any night. i noe many ppl would prefer chatuchak but i couldn't find anything there besides a pet shop which sells super cheap puppies. where else can u find a puppy dalmation for s$360?! dats including money for the box, documentation, doctor's gurantee and the puppy itself. we didnt get the puppy thou.. really wanted to but we had to stay till monday cos the clinics were closed during the wkends and we were leaving on sunday. suanlum had many things for me. found lots of clothes there and there's also a makan area for us to relax when our feet was killing us.

we also went on a half day city tour. our tour guide's name was tada. he brought us to many places including the boat tour of the chao phraya river. visited many temples and he told us a lot of history on the place. tada was also kind enough to book the tickets to the carabet show we went to. my dad forgot to tip him at the end thou haha..

my family spent a total of s$3,000 in bangkok. we're completely broke now.. but the trip was definately worth the money. eh i recce the city liao so if anyone wants to go bangkok next time, call me. friends only need apply.. i wanna go catch dat damned tiger show...

40 years

Happy 40th Birthday Singapore!!

it's national day again! time sure have passed fast. this time last year, i was still an innocent wide-eyed kid watching the parade not knowing what those shiny golden things on the soldiers' shoulders mean. a week later, i was off starting my national service journey. i've seen and learnt lots of things during the past year. and no matter how much i loathe serving, i gotta admit its taught me its fair share of life.

i was at dxo earlier drinking and basically making merry while waiting for the fireworks to start. its a national obsession i tell you. no matter how many times we've seen the fireworks, every single year on this day, thousands of singaporeans will gather at the parade venue to watch it. and the best part is they act as if they're seeing it for the first time in their lives. dxo at the esplanade is an excellent location to catch the fireworks this year. we were sitting at the balcony area and the works went off almost directly in front of us. it was like seeing an explosion of lights happening right in front of your face. simply beautiful!

roon took us back in her car after that and she told me of all the places that i've to visit when in bangkok. thanks for the heads up roon, i'll be sure to check those places out and bargain till they drop.. or i drop. which ever comes first! it's off to thailand for me tmr. i'll be gone from the 10th to the 14th. gonna go into a shopping frenzy there, go broke and eat bread for the rest of the month. catch ya guys when i'm back! adios!

elder voices

photos are wat's lacking here rite now.. im still trying to set up the account on flickr. also trying to find a photographer since i dun have a camera haha.. anyone kind enough to volunteer their services? or better still their nice little digital camera?

this wkend has been particularly mundane.. not much happenings but here's an update anyway.

- fri -
spent the nite in camp doing duty. jon forgot to indent the vehicle to pick the foreign officers up from the airport so there was a flurry of activity when one of them called to ask for his transportation back. everybody blur dunno wat to do cos we didnt expect them to be back until monday. jon had already booked out so he had to work from home to get the job done. nice lad he is.. too bad he might be leaving for taiwan soon on overseas attachment. i hope he doesn't go thou.. scsc really needs ppl like him ard. other than that, i spent some time editing the html codes for this blog. i keep thinking it needs to be revamped but can't seem to put my finger on wat..

- sat -
nigel's mum was kind enough to send me to dover station. spent the entire afternoon bumming at home, resting up from the nite's duty. went to momo later at nite. i expected more from the place. after all the hype and hoo-haa, quite a disappointment i must say. guess the i didnt really like the type of music played there. yes yes in case ur wondering, i'd much prefer dbl o's retro. was jus sitting ard the pool area watching ppl play and boozing the nite away. i could have sworn i was falling asleep in the club.

- sun -
went for dinner at sakae sushi causeway point wid wen. on the way back i saw an old man playing colin raye's love me. his rendition of the song was good. i had actually walked away but came back to see him when he started singing. two other guys were watching him play and they went up to compliment him before leaving. i'm too shy to talk to strangers so i jus dropped my coin and left. sent wen back to kranji and came back home after that.

jus downloaded james blunt's you're beautiful and i think they edited the song.. unless of course the original version goes something like "... she could see from my face that i was fucking high..."

wala wala

kicking back to some coldplay on the radio in the office on a friday nite is not exact a wet dream come true but it'll do nevertheless. its not i have any choice in the matter. found out only yesterday that im on duty today. apparently the duty roster in the office is not the updated version.

went to wala wala last nite wid a couple of my mates from scsc. the band that was playing yesterday came highly recommended by a friend of mine. and he could not be more right. the band's called the unexpected and i reckon they're gonna be quite a hit soon. the lead singer shirlene (i think dats her name.. didnt really catch it) has powerful vocals and i mean powerful. she has the whole alanis morissette feel to her singing which makes her oh so sexy. their drummer and guitarist is absolutely first-class. gotta go catch them perform again soon. by the way they're scheduled to perform at the esplanade on monday (8 aug) wid a special guest guitarist if any of u are interested. dun noe wat time thou.

the bravery's on at stadium green tonight and electrico's gonna be supporting them. instead of being there, im stuck here in college. ah well ill just take it as saf helping me save up some dough for my thailand trip next wk haha..

back to the old dashboard

after nearly 6 mths in the freezer, i've decided to bring this blog to the thaw. main reason being i dun wana harass all my friends with email whenever i publish a blog entry in friendster. other reason being simply i have more control in blogger.

jus finished major revamps to this site.. but its still under the works. still gonna touch-up some minor details first before it's up proper.

order in the court!

rite trying to figure how this blog thing works aint as easy as it seems. i know i know its been ages since blogging is out there and im only joining it now..? might as well just skip this tide and wait for the next one rite. well better late than never. the only reason i joined is because i had to register for the BIT alumni blog. otherwise i wouldn't have bothered doing this. and since i have an account i tot i might as well make full use of it.

not very sure wat to do and not very sure wat to type also. kinda spaced out feeling rite now. dunno wat im typing actually jus rambling on and on reading my own work as i type. its actually quite an interesting process. u should try it. jus simply type a sentence then shut your brain down while ur fingers continue with the keyboard. tots will flow and u actually dun really have to tink abt wat ur typing. kinda fun thing to do especially when its 2.12am in the morning.

hmm.. ok this seems pretty much enough. this post is actually for testing. so sorry to make u read all those rubbish. but since ur at the end of the post, it means u've actually gone thru dat whole pile of shit i wrote up there. oh well i promise the next post would be a proper one yeah. better do some damage control lest i lose all the readership numbers...