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Tekong Week 1

2009-09-21T12:57:00.002+08:00

Wow, 1 week gone by just like that. Well, overall I would say that first week was pretty slack, at least compared to the 2 other companies beside us. Oh, right, I haven't told you which company I got posted to. I got posted to Quebec. It's a nice place, I got great bunk mates. So I'm pretty happy over there.

I can't disclose anything about my training here (it's confidential, you see), but I assure you everything is good. But I really dislike my platoon sgt, he's a real b@#$%^& who doesn't gives a damn even when someone is obviously in great pain.

Oh, and if you're wondering why am I out of camp today, it's because of the Hari Raya holidays, which happened to fall on a weekend. So my confinement week will start next week.

Alright, I got to go pack my stuff and get ready to book in again tonight.

Army Daze

2009-09-14T01:08:00.002+08:00

Whoa, long time since I even typed in blogger. 2 very nice souls "reminded" me to post something up before I die for my country... just kidding, before I serve the country.

Well, all I wish now is to survive the first 2 weeks. And of course I wish to do my best in NS, to be the very best of my capability. Like what Andy said, to do what we can, but don't put on a strong front in order to achieve higher leadership positions.

I really hope in these 2 years I will grow as a person and I also hope that God will give me a chance to influence those around me for His seek. Well, no matter what position or what job I'm assigned to take on, I hope I can complete it joyful without complaining, because I always believe that God will never give us anything that we cannot handle!

Alright, serious stuff aside, I also hope there will be interest things happening in camp, so that I can bring back stories to tell and memories to keep!

Q.E.D. Shoumei Shuuryou

2009-01-26T21:12:00.004+08:00

I saw Shy's post on a Taiwanese drama, so I decided to post on a drama series I have been following.

Q.E.D. Shoumei Shuuryou (Q.E.D. 証明終了). That's the title of the drama series, and, it's an adaptation from a manga. By the way, Q.E.D. stands for quod erat demonstrandum, which is a latin phrase for "the proof is complete".

What I like about this drama, you say? Well, firstly, it's a detective drama (my fave <3). There's a variety of crimes ranging from murder to fraud. Oooo, how I love the suspense. Secondly, Takahashi Ai from Morning Musume is acting in it! Haha...

Anyway, before I forget, Blessed Lunar New Year!

Merry Christmas, and Blessed New Year!

2009-01-01T19:50:00.011+08:00

Guess it's a little late to update on Christmas, but nevertheless, we had a huge Christmas production. I am, ~~of course~~, in it, as Samurai Wise man. I <3 my kodaichi.

Overall, Christmas was a blast!!!

In between Christmas and New Year, I had a little gathering with Winston and Odelia at T3. Goodness knows why were we there. Oh, by the way, Popeyes' were really tasty. I give it 5 stars. =D

Ah, now comes to New Year. Before going forth to 2009, let's step back to 2008 for a moment. The two most significant events in 2008 for me was taking up the role as a youth leader intern, and BOL church camp '08.

Although I've been an intern for almost a year now, but I still feel that I have not done much. So I hope in the coming year, I will be able to contribute more and be a more reliable intern to the youths.

During church camp, God has already set the path for me to follow. I think I'm still at the preparatory stage. So I hope I'll be able to speed up and start walking!

Now, where was I? Oh yes, New Year. This year's Crossover service was a really memorable one. I did interpretation for the first time ever! Was having linner with my buds when suddenly, Pastor Kris called. "I'm going to give a 3 minutes testimony later, can you interpret for me?" I almost fainted on the spot. Fast forward to the service, to the moment, I was so nervous that I didn't know what I was saying. What makes interpreting so difficult is that unlike speeches or presentations, where you know what you are going to say, you have no idea what the person is going to say, and you have to listen to the person's sentence(s), digest it, translate it in your head, and say it out, all within 5 seconds. There were a few times I was lost, but thank God for Pastor Kris' graciousness and patience, she even kindly wait for me to finish before going on to her next sentence. I've seen speakers who totally ignored their interpreters when their speech is going onto the climax. The interpreter literally have to fight to interpret. If I were the one interpreting for them, I guess that would had been my first and last chance to do so. I hope if there's a chance again, I'll be better prepared.

So those were the most memorable moments of 2008 I can think of now. Oh, and not forgetting to mention, my Japan trip back in February! I'm definitely going back there again!

That was the longest entry I've done in awhile. Everyone who is reading this now,

BLESSED NEW YEAR! MAY ALL YOUR WISHES COME TRUE!!!

I'm Back!

2008-12-19T22:42:00.016+08:00

Hello all! I'm back from Uth camp. Actually I was back since Wednesday.

Anyway, camp was really great! Especially my group, Royal Flush! This is the first time I'm working with Huimin for Uth camp (I think). Andre's in my group too, so he's kinda like the creative director of my team.

Shiyi's missing from this picture =X

My team were the "miracle" group of this camp. 3 times we were supposed to be slaves, 3 times we managed to escape. We even become the co-champions! Shocking.

Another highlight of the camp is our mass dance! And my dance partner is ... ... ... Shy!

We almost won the best dressed award, but the judges felt that my group won too many awards already, so they gave it to Iwan and Pj (-.-; )

And Shy wasn't even in my group (-.-; )

Alright, now coming up next: Christmas Celebration. I'll be involved in it =D

Happy Birthday Winston!

2008-12-14T01:37:00.002+08:00

Oh ya, I have one more thing to add.

Happy Birthday Winston!

That is if you happened to read this. Haha...

Uth Camp '08

2008-12-14T01:33:00.002+08:00

Tomorrow's Uth Camp =D But still don't have the camp mood yet...

Camp Mood! Activate! (lol)

If only I don't have to go back to school on Monday... !@#$%^&*

Random

2008-12-12T21:42:00.004+08:00

Common test are finally over! But somehow, I can't seem to relax (ノ><)ノ
There's still so many things to do and settle... Faster let my things finish! So that I can truly relax!
I need my holiday!!! (ノ><)ノ

Okay, I'm going to say something totally unrelated and random, so bear with me =P

Why? Why?! WHY?! Why must you increase price?! Why you from $7.60 rise to $9.20 within a few months? Why, my Gatsby Moving Rubber Hair Wax? Now I have to fork out extra $2 for you T-T

Freaky

2008-10-04T00:19:00.002+08:00

Some freaky things keep occurring these few days.

Firstly, I ordered egg fried with long beans with my mix vegetable rice yesterday. While eating, I was thinking if my mum will cook it for dinner. Guess what? She really did. Coincidental? *Shrugs*

Secondly, I was on the bus daydreaming, and I randomly thought of one of my friend. And the next thing I know, my friend called me on my mobile phone. And he is one of those that I won't expect to call me. Hmm...

Lastly, I was running through the lyrics of a song in my head this morning. And when I switched on the radio, the song was on!

Freaky...

Shopping

2008-10-01T22:56:00.001+08:00

5 solid hours of shopping is no joke man. It's still a mystery to me how women can shop for hours and hours, day in day out (joking).

Anyway, while shopping, I wanted to try an alright looking Tee shirt. I asked for M size, and auntie told me I needed a L. Like what the crap lah, I need you to tell me what size I need? Okay, never mind. She gave me another Tee shirt to try for size while she look for the design I wanted. The size was just nice. See, M was good enough. Then, guess what she pass to me next? The design in a different color Tee, and not only that, it's a L size. Argh! I think they are desperate to sell off the Tee shirt.

Whatever the case, I'm not going back there again.

Happy Birthday to Me!

2008-09-27T20:24:00.001+08:00

I had a great day today! Why? 'Cause I have my beloved brothers and sisters to share this special day with me! Thanks to PJ, Iwan, Shy, Wenda, Michelle and Fion for taking time off for me. And thanks to the 8 strangers who wish me as well (It was quite embarrassing though)! It was UBER fun!

Oh! Also thank those who wished me, either through SMS, MSN, Friendster, etc...

Blog friends

2008-09-25T23:41:00.004+08:00

My "friends" link (the one on the right side of my blog) is getting shorter and shorter! They are either deleted or "This blog is open to invited readers only". Which also means lesser and lesser blogs for me to read =( If you happen to be my friend, and have a new blog add, please tag me. And for those "This blog is open to invited readers only", if possible, invite me leh.

Alright, got to go~

Ideal life

2008-09-23T20:06:00.003+08:00

What is your ideal life? Is it to study hard, get into a good JC/poly, get into a university, get a good job, find yourself a good boyfriend/girlfriend, get married, have children, watch them grow up, then wait for them to provide for you? If that's your ideal life, it's a little sad I think. There isn't a purpose in this "ideal" life, don't you think so?

I thank God that He has shown me His purpose in my life. Maybe just a little now, but I hope to built on that =D

Mooncake sale

2008-09-07T23:15:00.004+08:00

I really hate crowded place. On any other days, I will never go to Ngee Ann City to participate in the mad rush for mooncakes. Not unless I'm not in the right state of mind. I mean why would I want to do that when I have 4 boxes of mooncakes, big and small, sitting in my fridge, waiting to be devoured.

But, I went today. To accompany my friend. See, I cast aside my dislikes for my friends.

Diverging out of the crowded felt like I had just exited from a highroad, a very busy one. Okay, totally random.

Attachment

2008-09-04T23:04:00.002+08:00

2 weeks of attachment is almost over! It's a pretty nice experience so far, really observed and learned a lot about the field of work I might be in in the future. Doesn't seem like an interesting job though =/. Thank God that my other 2 friends and I have stuff that is really related to our field of studies, compared to our other classmates (Data entry in a civil engineering company doesn't count, right?), and of course the company of my classmates. Imagine working alone... Gosh!

My packet of rice slipped out of my hand and flew into the air, but i managed to catch it. You should have seen the face of the two of them. Ha.

NAPFA

2008-07-25T02:43:00.005+08:00

4 more days and it'll be dead for 6 months, BUT, I decided to revive it just for now (should be dead again in no time, I assure you). Ah yes, after nearly 6 months, finally found something interesting enough to write about.

Guess what? Today I had my NAPFA! You would ask "It's just NAPFA, what's so special about it that you have to revive your blog just to write about it?" There are several reasons why.

1. It's the first NAPFA I had in 3 years, like 3 YEARS man!
2. It's a eventful NAPFA.

I had a trial test on Tuesday to see how much I've "fallen". 2.4km run - 14 plus minutes - FAIL, standing broad/board (cannot remember) jump - 215cm - just passed, sit & reach - 39cm - uh, it's a pass, supposedly, and pull up - 2 (the half is not counted right?) - FAIL. Didn't manage to do the other 2.

Back to today. I got number 48! Doesn't matter what number I get anyway.

First, shuttle run. I can't believe I actually screwed it up! I was expecting a maximum of 10s flat, but I just have to drop the wooden block. I HAD to do that. Great. Timing: 10.9s. Barely passed.

Secondly, sit up. Doing it at a very fast speed right at the beginning sounds like a excellent idea right? WRONG! "At the rate you are doing, you can hit 60." That's what the tester said. Ya right. Finally count: 34. Silver.

Third, stand board/broad jump. For some reason, my thighs hurts like hell right after the sit up. Okay, hack, let's just do this. Remember I got 215cm for my trial? Guess what? I got a freaking 235cm for the actual! *Shock*

Fourth, Sit & reach. Hoho, I tell you, those girls are inhuman. I don't know what are their backbones made of. Rubber? Anyway, I did a 41cm, it's a improvement! Weee~

Fifth, pull up. Oh boy, I tell you, I will be embarrass even to tell you my results. You really want to know? Alright... I got 6. You may think "That's good isn't it?" But you haven't heard the whole story. Out of 6, 4 is non-standard pull up, which includes pulling straight after I leap off the ground, hands not 90° before next pull, chin not over bar, etc. How could the tester not see all those?! But I guess he was trying to be kind to help us through pull up.

Finally! 2.4km run, A.K.A hell run. The sky didn't look too good at that moment, it threaten to pour down it's "blessings". Which also means, we might have to redo the whole NAPFA another day. That would have suck big time. My classmate almost set up betting booth to see if it would rain or not. So I said a little prayer, and thank my father GOD in heaven, HE held back the rain for us. Fast forward to the run, I persevered and completed the run without stopping! But I can't remember if I failed or passed. Passing timing is 13:20 minutes, I did a 13:xx. It was really disappointing though. From a 10:20 to a 13:xx... I guessed I train harder and try again next semester.

Okay, that's about it for now. I don't know when will be the next one, so keep your fingers crossed! =)

Oh no...

2008-01-28T11:25:00.000+08:00

I was about to look for some important document while packing my bag this morning in my pile of mostly school related stuff, and wow, it looked neat. Ok... apparently my mum has packed that area for me a few days back. I began looking for it at where I thought I last left it but alas, it wasn't at its original position! I frantically rummaged through the entire pile and even got my mum to help me search for it (she was the one who packed it after all). To make things worse, I was running late for class. After 25 minutes of combing the entire area, I finally found it... in another pile. Great. Although I was a little frustrated and pissed, in the nicest way possible in that situation, trying not to sound pissed and doing my best not to use any strong words, I asked my mum not to pack my stuff in future as I know where I've placed all my stuff despite the mess. I really hope she wouldn't misunderstand me and think that I'm blaming her or something =/. Time I left home: 9.10am. Time lesson starts: 9am. Well done.

Anyway, this aside. I've done some new year shopping =). So far I've gotten:

1 pair of black jeans
2 flesh imp printed tees(1 black 1 white)
G2000 long sleeve strip shirt

I still got some money left, I wonder should I get my adidas belt. =P

Lotsa Projects

2008-01-24T22:59:00.002+08:00

Whoa, lotsa project submission these 2 weeks! Let’s see what’s done and what’s left:

22/01: ~~I&E in action: Environment – Preparation for presentation and some nitty gritty stuff~~
23/01: ~~Workplace Safety and Health – Report submission and presentation on Heat-Induced Illness/injury~~
25/01: ~~Environmental Management – Environmental Impact Assessment presentation~~
29/01: ~~I&E in action: Environment – Presentation~~
01/02: ~~Water and Marine Pollution – Presentation~~

And for the rest of the month of February:

04/02: ~~Environmental Management – Common test 2~~
05/02: ~~Project Management – Common test 2~~
11/02: ~~Water and Marine Pollution – Common test 2~~
18/02: ~~Workplace Safety and Health – Examination~~
20/02: Geotechnical Engineering – Examination
24/02 – 01/03 – Japan!!! Here I come!!! xD

I love my group presentation for Workplace Safety and Health. We thought having chucks of information would be boooooooringggg. So we kept the powerpoint slides short and sweet and had a skit performance plus some class interaction. The lecturer looked pleased after our presentation. Maybe he was BORED out by the previous group. xD Oh, we got the longest group name which goes like this: I-don't-know-why-we-are-wearing-formal-but-we-still-did.

*Off editing the powerpoint slides for tomorrow*

Get to Know Myself Better

2008-01-16T00:37:00.000+08:00

Saw this on Shiyin's blog. Got bored (I know, I'm suppose to be in bed now, having lesson at 8am tomorrow~), so I decided to take the test. Here's the results:

Get to know yourself better

Your view on yourself: You are down-to-earth and people like you because you are so straightforward. You are an efficient problem solver because you will listen to both sides of an argument before making a decision that usually appeals to both parties.

The type of girlfriend/boyfriend you are looking for: You like serious, smart and determined people. You don't judge a book by its cover, so good-looking people aren't necessarily your style. This makes you an attractive person in many people's eyes.

Your readiness to commit to a relationship: You prefer to get to know a person very well before deciding whether you will commit to the relationship.

The seriousness of your love: You are very serious about relationships and aren't interested in wasting time with people you don't really like. If you meet the right person, you will fall deeply and beautifully in love.

Your views on education: Education is less important than the real world out there, away from the classroom. Deep inside you want to start working, earning money and living on your own.

The right job for you: You're a practical person and will choose a secure job with a steady income. Knowing what you like to do is important. Find a regular job doing just that and you'll be set for life.

How do you view success: You are afraid of failure and scared to have a go at the career you would like to have in case you don't succeed. Don't give up when you haven't yet even started! Be courageous.

What are you most afraid of: You are concerned about your image and the way others see you. This means that you try very hard to be accepted by other people. It's time for you to believe in who you are, not what you wear.

Who is your true self: You are mature, reasonable, honest and give good advice. People ask for your comments on all sorts of different issues. Sometimes you might find yourself in a dilemma when trapped with a problem, which your heart rather than your head needs to solve.

I don't know, but I think some parts are pretty true. For those of you interested, here's the link: http://www.quizbox.com/personality/test82.aspx

Bored

2008-01-13T23:30:00.000+08:00

I got bored, so I've decided to write something. But then again, I've got nothing to write. xD

IPOD

2007-10-15T22:11:00.000+08:00

Last Saturday was great! 5th Coy Primers participated in the football tournament at the Inter-polytechnic Olympic Day (IPOD). I feel that this year's team was much stronger than last year's. This time, not only are we able to better our performance last year, but we even managed to win the competition! The amazing thing is, we only scored TWO goals in the entire tournament. In the group stage, the first two games ended in a stalemate. When it comes to the last game in the group stage, we had to secure a win to even stand a chance to qualify for the semi-finals. All seemed lost when we were still held 0-0 at the final minute of the game. In the dying seconds, Fredrick blast a left-footed shoot straight into the roof of the net. 1-0, we qualified with 5 points. In the semi-finals, again we won by a scoreline of 1-0, courtesy of Shan Bin's individual run down the left flank, before cutting in and sending a curling shot to the far end of the 'keeper's goal. The finals was exciting, with both team venturing forward to search for goals. But, a pity, the game ended in another stalemate. So it had to be decided by a penalty shootout. And yup, we won the penalty shootout 2-1 and won the tournament. I felt that we deserve the win. After all, the better team won.

Iwan's Birthday

2007-10-07T23:16:00.000+08:00

I enjoyed these few days! Because I had fun preparing and celebrating someone's 21st birthday. Before I do this, let me take a deep breath. *Breathes in*

BLESSED BIRTHDAY IWAN HERTONO!!!

Ah, he is really blessed. His parents even flew in from Indonesia, Jakarta, just to celebrate his birthday. Iwan, if you are reading this, YOU BETTER BE GRATEFUL, IF NOT...

Jogging

2007-10-04T13:12:00.000+08:00

A brand new blogskin, a new start to my blog... hopefully. I'm really attracted to this blog skin, because it's one of my favourite colour combination. Black and green, although not contrasting, have a strange harmony when put together. Those who agree with me, say "I".

I finally went for a jog! I always have a problem with procrastination. With regards to my plans to go for jogs, I've wanted to go for a jog since last Friday, but somehow, it dragged and dragged until today. Oh well, at least I've started. Hope it will last as I really need to improve my stamina.

Off to buy some stuff! ¡Adiós!

I'm 18!

2007-10-02T23:36:00.000+08:00

I enjoyed my 18th birthday.

It was the best birthday I had in years. I don't know why, but for the pass few years, I felt forgotten. Don't get me wrong, I'm not blaming anyone, but I just got that feeling.

Alright, unhappy thoughts aside. There are many people I wish to thank for making this day special (How many times have you seen this on various blogs?). Thanks to those who text me to wish me, Winston for making me go around Orchard Road to shop for gifts for other people on MY birthday, Chongdesheep for celebrating my birthday during cell, thanks to Iwan, Pei Jun and Shy for having supper with me, thanks to those who got my gifts, thank my family, and of course, THANK GOD THAT I'M ALIVE FOR EIGHTEEN WHOLE YEARS AND ALL THAT HE HAD DONE FOR ME, FOR HIS PROVIDENCE FOR MY FAMILY. Ah, the never ending list of thanksgiving.

Hope each year will get better and better. =)

back by popular demand!!!

2007-06-25T02:31:00.000+08:00

Greetings to everyone out there who still bothers to read my blog. I'm back by popular demand. Okay, maybe not, but my 'mum' and and some of the other uths ask me to blog about some of the happening stuff that happened during this term break, so, here I go. (Takes in deep breath)

Main event number 1: Rush '07

It's UthNiTy's annual RnR (Rest and Relax). Why Rush '07? Because... we the gamemasters did everything in a rush, so we decided to come out with the theme "Rush". The teams had tasks they had to complete in VivoCity. Thanks to PJ and Shy for coming out with the tasks in Vivo =) The tasks eventually led the teams to Siloso beach (If you don't know where's Siloso beach, either you had never been to Singapore, or, you have never stepped out from your house in your entire life). Had more games there, where all the guys got drenched.

(I got no photographs to upload, so you all use your own imagination ah).

Main event number 2: Bread of Life (Singapore) Church camp 2007

The theme for our church camp this year is "Revitalising Our Spiritual Life", which is in conjunction with our church theme of this year, and the camp is held in one of the hotels in JB, Malaysia. I'm glad that I've decided to go for church camp instead of another. I feel that I've received and learned much more. I really enjoyed Rev. Daniel Ho's teaching in the camp. He never fails to amaze me with his experience with God. From how God provided for him when he went into bible school without financial support, to be able to walk with God so closely, that he knows how God wants to minister to His people. I also enjoyed the "soaking in the spirit", where we relax ourselves while a worship CD is played, to allow the Holy Spirit to speak to us, or simply learn how to quieten ourselves before God. Although I didn't really received anything, but I feel that it's a good practice. Anyway, the food there is good. Buffet style =D~~

(Sorry, again, no photos =X)

Okay, time for me to retreat to my resting place. School resumes TOMORROW.

Point load on my brain

2007-05-17T02:29:00.000+08:00

It's a big jump from year 1 to year 2. Jumping from 24 hours to 27 hours per week is no big deal, but it's the humongous jump in work load.

I'm having LOTS OF POINT LOADS on my brain right now. So little time yet so much to do.

As mentioned in my previous post, most of my lecture ends at 5 or 6pm. That leaves me little time to complete my assignments. Imagine reaching home at 6 plus 7pm, tired and hungry. You want to do your assignments, but it's dinner time. By the time you start on your assignments, it's already 8 plus? And you got lesson at 9am the next day. So how much time do you actually have to complete your assignments?

If it's just the case, it's still not too bad. But with meetings to attend, and weekends taken away by work, I really have to be very disciplined. Must squeeze every single bit of time to do my assignment! I feel like quitting my job soon. God! I really need your help! I need your wisdom to help me decide to stay on or to leave!

To the subject of work, I really enjoy the extra income from work. $150 per month is really not enough in poly. But to enjoy the extra income, I'll have to sacrifices my time, be it personal time, assignment time, fellowship time, etc. If I quit, I'll go back to those days when I'm always broke. I hate those days! Well, I guess it all voice down to faith, whether my faith in God is strong enough to have a 100% belief that God will provide. So God, please tell me what to do!

100th post

2007-05-14T00:52:00.000+08:00

Hmmm... It's already my 100th post. That's fast, considering the fact that I don't blog very often. And here I am, just about to waste my 100th post on something that might pretty much bore everyone out there (provided someone still reads my blog). Oh well, for those who hadn't seen me in a long time, here's some update:

-School started 4 weeks ago (if you still hadn't notice)
-I'm in poly year 2 already.

Okay, I can't think of anymore things to update you guys. Let's move on to the next segment.

I dislike my new timetable! Except Wednesday, my lesson ends at either 5 or 6pm. That's like super late? At least I'm not staying too far away from school, so it's still not too bad. I wish they could just take away the extra 1 hour break from Monday, Thursday and Friday, and start lesson earlier, so that we all can go home earlier.

I still have a couple of lab reports not completed yet, and I'm still typing away here. I should get back to work, or at least to sleep.

Español

2007-04-17T17:05:00.000+08:00

Hola, me llamo Jun Ping. Mucho gusto.

As you might have guess, I had my very first Spanish lesson today. I have a very interesting teacher. She's from America, but she's Korean. And she is quite a pretty lady. =) Oh, by the way, did you know that Spanish is the third most spoken language in the world and the second most international after English, and is spoken by 350 million people around the world?

Today I've learnt El Alfabeto o Abecedario Español (Spanish alphabet), Saludos y despedidas (greetings and farewells), Presentaciones (simple introductions) and Los números (numbers from 1 to 20). Isn't it cool?

¡Adiós!

Too fast too furious

2007-04-16T00:29:00.000+08:00

Life in Singapore is moving at a tremendous pace. It's so fast, in fact, it's frightening. Other than the fact that I'm already going into my second year of my polytechnic education, being away from Singapore for merely 2 weeks, a lot of things had happened in my absence. Well, don't think I want to mention them here. They are quite shocking, but not really important to me whatsoever.

Back from Laos!

2007-04-05T22:38:00.000+08:00

I'm back! Did you guys miss me? I know I did, but I was a little reluctant to leave Laos. It was so much fun!

My flight to Udon Thani (Thailand) was at 4 plus am on the 22nd of March, but I was there at the airport at 12am. So good of Ben and his friend (don't know how to spell his name) to come and see Weilun and I off (I reckon they are just bored at home =X). Anyway, it was the first time I'm going overseas without my parent and my first ever plane ride. But it was nothing much, but the scene from the plane was great! The clouds were simply beautiful. Once we touched down, we went aboard a super hot and stuffy bus and headed to a big supermarket for some food before heading for Laos (still in Thailand). The KFC there is fantastic. The service is good, the food is good (at least better than Singapore's). So after a torturous 2 hours bus ride to Vientiane (capital of Laos), we finally settled down at Dragon Lodge Inn. Free and easy for the rest of the day.

When I looked around the streets of Vientiane, it wasn't as bad as I think it was. In fact it was quite advance, maybe like Singapore in the 70s? That is when my impression of Laos changed.

For the next one week or so, it was the construction of the library at Nong Duang Secondary School and interaction with the students there. The facilities at the school was really very basic and they don't even have a proper toilet. Yes, it was that bad. I think I was too focused on the construction rather than interacting with the students. So basically we hanged around at the school building the library, trying to communicate with the students, having games with them etc. Of course in between we have time off shopping, visiting place and even slacking at the Inn. That lasted until the 31st of March, as a group of ITE students were coming to take over our work.

We had to get out of the Inn so that the ITE students have a place to stay in. Our lecturer in charged had already planned for us to go over to Vang Vieng. Another torturous 3 hours ride in that hot and stuffy bus to our destination. Vang Vieng was more of a tourist attraction, with a lot of guest houses, Internet cafes, pubs, travel agencies, etc. For the next 2 days, we went caving, kayaking down the river, looking at the gorgeous scenery there, visiting the organic farm, cycling, and many more activities. That was our rest and relax for this trip.

After our final torturous 3 hours ride back to Vientiane, we checked into Novotel Hotel, a 5 star hotel (I personally think it's 4 star). We made good use of the facilities there. I really like that place. It's really comfortable.

Had our closing ceremony on Tuesday. Did some song items for our performances, including a very popular song in Laos now. It's time to say goodbye to the students at Nong Duang Secondary School, a very emotional moment. Even some of the students cried when we were leaving. They gave us their blessings and we were off from Nong Duang. The next day we went to the morning market for more shopping! We shopped and bargained like nobody's business.

So now I'm here back home. We've planned to go back to Laos again during the September holidays to visit the students at Nong Duang Secondary School. I really learnt a lot of things from this trip. Looking forward to the next trip.

P.S. I didn't put down all the details and stuff. If not, I would have to stay up all night just typing. xD

Flying off!!!

2007-03-21T20:57:00.000+08:00

This will be my last entry before I go. I know it is kind of sad, leaving all my love ones behind, but I have no choice but to go. All of you all there have to know that I'm not forced to leave, but I chose to leave on my own accord. Well, you might miss me, or you might not even give a hoot about me, but I know I'll miss all of you... Farewell...

Oh, before I go, just want to let you know that I'm heading to Laos with Ngee Ann for a community trip. I'll be away from 22th March to 5th April. If I see anything nice there, I'll get some for you all. =)

Sem 2 results

2007-03-15T00:24:00.000+08:00

I got back my second semester's result. Overall, I did above expectation. Not only I achieved my aim of maintaining my GPA, but I've also improved. Thank God for His grace, and thank those who preyed, oops, I mean prayed for me.

Okay, don't want to keep you people in suspends any longer. Here are my results:

Computer Aided Design - AD
Engineering Maths - A
Environmental Health - A
Hydraulics - B+
Land Surveying - B
GPA: 3.6

I really hope I can keep up the good work next semester, and next next semester, and next next next... I think you get the idea.

Grace

2007-03-14T00:30:00.000+08:00

The beauty of grace is that it makes life not fair

How true.

Updates

2007-03-13T00:32:00.000+08:00

A really rare update from me.

(A voice) I thought you were long dead?

No, I'm well alive and kicking (Stabs the person in the back). Lets get on with this update.

I'm having my holidays now! And now I'm busy with my camp admin stuff. Collecting consent forms and money, printing notes, etc. The thing about admin work is that you can't really carry on with your work until people pass you the relevant things to work with. So the more people delay, the longer it will drag.

Anyway, I'll be away for camp from 15th to 18th march. Then the week after the camp, I'll be off to Laos for 2 weeks. Looking forward to it.

That's all for now. Maybe you can start predicting when I'm going to blog next. =)

2007-02-22T22:16:00.000+08:00

THE RULES

Each player of this game starts with the '6 weird things about you.' People who get tagged need to write a post of their own 6 weird things as well as state this rule clearly. In the end, you need to choose 6 people to be tagged and list their names. Don't forget to leave a comment that says 'you are tagged' in their comments and tell them to read your blog.

1. I'm not gonna do it.

2. Not spoiling the fun,

3. but,

4. where's the fun if I tell you?

5. How about you find out yourself.

6. It's not difficult, I act weirdly quite often.

Holiday

2007-02-14T01:47:00.000+08:00

In around 12 hours time, I'll be sitting for my last paper. And in less than 14 hours time, it will be the offical start of my semester break! Woot!

Argh, Valentine's day is a day you spend with your love ones, not a day spend working till late at night!

exam @_@

2007-01-29T16:33:00.000+08:00

11 days to first paper, 16 days to freedom.

Ouch!

2007-01-27T21:05:00.000+08:00

The cream the doctor gave me has the word "poison" on it. Hmmm...

Thank God it's nothing serious. Just slight concussion due to the impact of the fall.

Shoplifted?

2007-01-26T20:55:00.000+08:00

Apparently, i shoplifted from HMV and Sembawang music store today. I walked through the sensor gate after looking around in both music store and the alarm rang. So I must had taken something from the store and walked out right?

Of course not lah! The security saw my laptop and told me maybe it was the frequency from it. Hmmm... perhaps so... But when I went to Sembawang music store, the same thing happened. Couldn't be such a coincidence right? So the sales person asked if I purchased anything new today. That is when I remember seeing the "cute" little tag in one of the comic book Sindy lent me. So that was the culprit which cause me so much trouble. Thanks ah, Sindy! -__-lll

Next time when I borrow any comic book from anyone, I'll check for the "cute" little tag first. !@#$%^&*

results

2007-01-11T18:58:00.000+08:00

I've gotten back all my common test papers. Not too bad, but slightly lousier than last semester's result. Okay, here goes:

Computer-aided Design - 90%
Engineering Mathematics 2 - 76%
Environmental Health - 90%
Hydraulics - 67%
Land Surveying - 77%

Could have gotten better at least for Hydraulics, but due to a mistaken "+" and "-", I threw away 13% (which totals to 80%!!! Argh!).

wtf

2006-12-27T15:53:00.000+08:00

I'm damn pissed now. I was scolded over little things by two different person. Damn both of you!

Part of me wants to deny this, but maybe I was being inconsiderate at times. Then you said that if I wanted your respect, i should show you respect first. Hearing this really irks me. Have you done anything to gain my respect? NO! period.

No wonder nothing goes well for you. You deserve it.

Midnight show

2006-12-27T14:17:00.000+08:00

It's really interesting to watch a midnight show, especially when the show is Deathnote 2. Surprisingly, the theater was quite packed, maybe due to the fact that we were at Cineleisure. The feeling of catching deathnote 2 at midnight is great, but I couldn't really remember all the details of the show. I was tired. I won't mention anything about the movie here. You won't want me to spoil the show for you right?

Oh, it was also my first time walking down Orchard Road. You will actually notice a lot of things that you probably miss during the day, where it's packed with people. For example, we never expect to see an umbrella vending machine opposite John Little.

Hope to have more midnight movie-ing.

Christmas

2006-12-25T23:38:00.000+08:00

Hmmm... Let me see, how did I spend my christmas this year?

Chill with "Team Ultima Jacko" at Siew Lin's house. I didn't fail my mum's fried rice. Great! Looking forward to the next "pionk" session. Captain! Ta-ta-ta ta ta!

Next, I WENT TO WORK! >_< Double pay please.

Okay, a little late, but... MERRY CHRISTMAS!

youth camp 2006

2006-12-23T15:50:00.000+08:00

UthNiTy youth camp 2006 had ended just like that. I wouldn't say i had reali enjoyed myself, partly due to the fact that i was appointed as one of the gamemasters. To be frank, it was quite a kill joy, but, as long as the rest of the people enjoyed the games, I'm glad enough already. At least our hard work didn't go down the drain.

The minstry time was great. Glad to see some of the youths being released, having their burdens removed. So thank Ps Esther Su for that.

Okay, something happened in camp again... And it left most of us clueless over what had happened. Must it always end on such a note?

No more common test!

2006-12-15T18:44:00.000+08:00

Hehe, no more. =) I never felt so hardworking in my life, staying up late just to revise. -.-

After tomorrow, i wouldn't be around for a week. Sunday to Tuesday primers' chalet, Wednesday to Saturday youth camp. Wow.

If you can view your life on a screen, would you stand up and applaud when it comes to an end?

Names

2006-12-07T22:57:00.000+08:00

Do parents give their children similar names (e.g Xiang Ling and Xiang Ting) for convenience sake?

Just wondering. xD

Uncles

2006-12-04T17:58:00.000+08:00

Something strikes me today. The technicians in SoE that i met so far, all are the "uncle" types. Dress like uncles, speak like uncles, and they even have the uncle hairstyles (side-partings with lot of hair cream, balding).

Mid life crisis? Hmmm...

ridiculous questions

2006-12-02T13:10:00.000+08:00

One of the most ridiculous questions customers asked me is, "Is this dish nice?"

So how do you expect me to reply? "No, it isn't. In fact it's disgusting and it's the most horrible dish we serve. We even spit into the dish and give it a stir so that you wouldn't find out." Of course I'll say it's good right? I wouldn't wreck the restaurant's reputation, would I? (Hmmm... maybe i would. xD)

So, next time before you ask a waiter/waitress this question, think again.

Wedding bells

2006-11-25T23:13:00.000+08:00

Congratulations To Zhi Wei & Magdalene!!!

Yes, those two people got married just this afternoon. It's a BIG event, at least for us youths, as it's the first ever wedding we had in UthNiTy. So everyone was pretty excited. The sisters got together at SiewLin's house as early as 8am(that's really early) to do their hair, makeups and stuff. We took loads of photos(typical UthNiTy xD). Okay, I'll let the photos do the talking.

Brothers with Dashing and Gorgeous

Now Dashing and Gorgeous with the sisters

US!

Page girls and flower boys. Erm, i mean Page boys and flower girls xD

What's the flower for?

Kids, stop fighting!!!

Marry me...

Okay, so after the wedding, Team Ultima Jacko headed to ViVoCity. Oh, before I forget, we have a new member, and the person is... Aaron! (Claps) We invited him in, not like someone, who begged his way in(oops). ViVo was damn crowded. So instead of shopping, we went fooling around on the third level. Again, the photos shall speak.

Founding members of Team Ultima Jacko

With the guy who beg his way into Team Ultima Jacko

And with Aaron, our newest member

Playing with "Mi mi"

Ah! Don't jump!

Hehe

Okay, we even climbed up a structure at ViVo. So what?

All these photos are just a tiny fraction of all the photos we have taken.

jp is tired after all the excitement today, and he is going to bed.

excited sia

2006-11-25T00:23:00.000+08:00

jp is going to attend Zhi Wei and Mag's wedding in less than 12 hours time! Excited sia. And he is going to look damn smart. Even smarter than last year's grad night. xD

Okay, got to go sleep. Meeting the rest at Benji's house at 9am. ><

pillar knocking

2006-11-21T20:10:00.000+08:00

jp kicks a dinosaur's ass, but knocks into a pillar right after that *ouch*. And during lunch, he realised, durian is to dinosaur like Kryptonite is to Superman. LOL!

Spent over $80 for Zhi Wei and Mag's wedding. Its a little too costly, but I need the shirt and shoes anyway.

Future Uth Chef?

2006-11-20T00:41:00.000+08:00

jp thought out loud in the kitchen this afternoon, "I want to be the youth camp chef even after I'm not a youth anymore."
Siew Lin points to his almost charred fish burger and said, "Nah, I doubt so."
Ok, that's so encouraging. -__-

I think all the youths did a great job today. We collected 170++ bucks for our upcoming camp. All the frying, sweat, pain(from the oil) is worth it. =) Also want to thank the church for being so supportive of our youth. They had always been, ever since UthNiTy existed.

Time is crawling

2006-11-13T23:25:00.000+08:00

Time seems to be passing by really slowly. In fact, it's crawling. Please let this week move along faster!!!

2006-11-13T00:16:00.000+08:00

Just some random thoughts...

I saw this moth flying around in my room, knocking into the ceiling light again and again.

Don't you think we humans are like that too? Like the moth, we know it is painful, but we just want to try to go near it. When we finally do so, we quickly move away because it is painful, but after sometime, we want to go near it again. Is it really that attractive, or are we just stupid?

I look forward to Friday.

Those days...

2006-11-09T17:48:00.000+08:00

I really miss those days that i get to lazy around at home, go out with friends, etc. But now, long hours from Monday to Thursday, BB on alternate Fridays, work and other stuff on weekends, I'm pretty much drain out. =(

Those having Os, a bit more to go. All the best.

Happy.

2006-11-06T17:39:00.000+08:00

I'm hit by the influenza virus again. and now my body is busy producing anti-bodies to kill those irritating viruses. It's causing my nose to leak like anything. -____-

I've been in high spirits recently. I wonder why... =D

Thanks for your glass of warm milk. I'm much better now. =)

Stupid Ez-link card

2006-10-27T23:01:00.000+08:00

My Ez-link card is FAULTY!!! It was working perfectly well in the day time. But, IT STOPPED WORKING JUST NOW!!! Now I have to get a replacement and I still have 2 weeks of concession left in my card.

Thanks ah...

Personality

2006-10-24T02:15:00.000+08:00

I recently took a personality test for my IAC assignment. Here's my result:

ESTP(Extraverted, Sensing, Thinking, Perceiving)
ESTPs are spontaneous, active folks. Like the other SPs, ESTPs get great satisfaction from acting on their impulses. Activities involving great power, speed, thrill and risk are attractive to the ESTP. Chronic stifling of these impulses makes the ESTP feel "dead inside." Gamesmanship is the calling card of the ESTP. Persons of this type have a natural drive to best the competition. Some of the most successful salespersons are ESTPs. P.T. Barnum ("Never give a sucker an even break") illustrates the unscrupulous contingent of this type. Almost unconsciously the ESTP looks for nonverbal, nearly subliminal cues as to what makes her quarry "tick." Once she knows, she waits for just the right time to trump the unsuspecting victim's ace and glory in her conquest. Oddly enough, the ESTP seems to admire and respect anyone who can beat her at her own game. "If I was any better, I couldn't stand it!" To an ESTP, admission of weakness feels like failure. He admires strength in himself and in others. "Shock effect" is a favored technique of this type to get the attention of his audience. ESTPs love to be at center stage, demonstrating feats of wonder and daring.

Mostly true if you ask me. What do you think?

North Korean

2006-10-20T01:20:00.000+08:00

Somehow during IAC today, my discussion group mentioned North Korean(no offends):

Me: One nuclear bomb from North Korean and Singapore's dead.

Dennis: No... before they manage to get here, they'll be shot down.

Me: Singapore's not worth them using the bomb anyway.

D: I think Indonesia is a bigger and better target.

Me: No, with all the haze around, i doubt North Korean can locate them.

After a few minutes...

Me: If North Korean starts a war, maybe the UN should get assistance from the terrorist. Then UN can send in the suicide bombers.

0.o What a thought.

Mapling

2006-10-19T00:47:00.000+08:00

Recently, one of my friends got his kill stolen(KS) in a MORPG game. He got so worked up that he got a higher level character to KS that guy instead. From what i know, there seemed to be something deeper which i didn't know.

Come to think of that, i felt that its actually a not-so-clever way of solving your little KS problem. How different is it from murdering a murder(okay, that's abit far fetch, but the analogy is the same right?)? I mean if that guy wants to KS you, let him be. He/She'll soon be bored and stop doing so. Even if he/she doesn't stop, just log out of your game or do something else. Isn't that a more effective way to solve that problem?

Sorry if you have to endure all these. I'm just bored. =X

Maple is full of b****ing, gangster talk, childish behaviour, etc. That's why I'm not keen to play it anymore.

cozy lil' corner

2006-10-17T23:51:00.000+08:00

i found a cozy lil' corner in my room, the tiny space right in between the bed and the bookshelf. just nice to fit myself in. xD and its cooling too, directly under the window. i can place my laptop on the bed and sit in my lil' cozy corner, playing my games, watch video, etc...

-_- why im i telling you all this? sheesh.

still waiting for my DeathNote episode 2 to load. the 1st one screwed up, so have to load another.

...

THE GAME

2006-10-16T21:40:00.000+08:00

my body aint aching tt much anymore. it was reali bad ydae, i cant even walk properly.

it was a compeition of my life(so far). though i felt tt i dint played well, i truly enjoyed myself. we started on a gd note, but... nevertheless, we achieved our targets.

adrenaline rush, flared tempers, laughter, tired faces, joy, disappointment are jus some of the elements of the game. you haf to be IN the game to FEEL the game.

sch finally resumed today. kinda exciting, kinda sian.

Deathnote

2006-10-12T02:26:00.001+08:00

for the 1st time, i watched the DeathNote anime. heard tt it onli came out recently, so onli 1st episode was available. wanted to see how is it like in the moving pictures. words frm the protagonist towards the end of the episode kinda stunned me a little.

oh! the movie's coming out soon. ^^

Fun, but tired

2006-10-09T03:20:00.000+08:00

who lives in the pineapple under the sea? Spongebob SquarePants! but i guess spongey will be lying low in Iwan's closet for quite sometime b4 Iwan decides to release him. xD

aniwae reali enjoyed today! celebrates Iwan's bdae(again, he like every yr got ppl celebrate for him de hor? unfair! >_<). blindfolded him and got him to do lotsa stuff b4 dumping icy colddddddddd water on him. its a way "present" his gifts to him. *creative =)*

lunch at AMK central, followed by the arcade. poor Andre, cant play pool with us. so some of us went to play some video game with him instead. cant jus leave our brother alone outside, can we? we all agreed funland pool sucks with a captial "S", so after andre's father came to fetch him, we headed to K pool.

oh, and yes! had company dinner/supper at marina south at night. food was great! sashimi, lobster, lots and lots of black pepper and chilli crab and many more!!! Mmm hmm...

rising pay.

2006-10-04T01:41:00.000+08:00

finally, after mths of waiting, I GOT MY 2ND PAY RISE!!! other ppl work few mths can get $6 an hr, i need to wait A WHOLE 9 MTHS!!! -_____-

manage to "hit off" with some customers. ended up chit chatting with them for more den 15mins when im suppose to take their orders. thankfully shawn's not ard, or he will sure tell me off. and whenever i go outside to serve them, will sure chit chat for 5 mins b4 goin back in. xD

so many ppl wants BBQ outside, almost suffocated. now my cough turn for the worse again... crap.

mooncakes?

2006-10-02T01:06:00.000+08:00

thanks alot for the birthday green tea mooncake! innovative ah. but i still think the mooncake taste better when eaten up in one mouth. XD

wah, suddenly one day ask me dun work on tues, den now ask me on tues again. make up ur mind pls...

blog blog blog

2006-09-30T01:03:00.000+08:00

back again! miss your fave brother/fren/whatever? lol!

1st of all, thank all those who wished me during/before/after my bdae! reali appreciate it! for those who dint, go and reflect upon it. (jus kidding)

anyway, half of my holidays are gone >_< . and a wk's gone without a few of my frens! hope they are enjoying themselves in Laos. bulit strong and good house there k? haha.

i got nothing to blog le. til nxt time.

Click

2006-08-09T23:45:00.000+08:00

Wooo, National Day! Happy 41st birthday, S'pore! lol

wah, got scammed by the stupid streetdirectory, say 57 goes to bugis mrt station.

guess where i went today? No lah, not the NDP parade. i went to watch click. there is a lot of moral taught in the movie itself. if u dun mind some of the "wrong" thing in the movie, its worth watching. very touching and saddening towards the end. for more info, go watch the movie urself. wats the pt of telling u everything?

Family above work.

piction - what?

2006-07-17T23:54:00.000+08:00

isaiah class, reali learnt a lot thru Ps James. i reali hope i could slp earlier the nite b4. but cant.

anyway, wanna challenge PICTIONARY?! im confident that i can beat you!!! below are some evidences.

can guess what's that? its "autopilot". can you guess that? i can. lol.

and, im good at "ks-ing". during "All play", Aaron shouts "rescuing", min shakes her head violently, i shout "rescue", and i got it right! hehe. ^-^V

reali hope the Uths will have more time together like tt. laughing, shouting, playing. tis way, we can bond even tighter together. those after church got nth de, DUN GO SO EARLY LEH! STAY AND FELLOWSHIP LAH!

TIMES UP le ma?

Words of Thanksgiving

2006-06-29T21:35:00.000+08:00

hols are over and the new term has started! 7 wks till the exams! so "optimistic" hor?

anyway, i've gotten back all my CT results. i'm pleased wif my results. think my GPA of 3.5 target is getting more realistic =) hope i can maintain my standard.

ECA - 65%
EG1 - 87%
Ecology - 91%
CT1 - 70%
Structure Mechanics - 95%

God pls continue to help me hor

Shi zi lu kou

2006-06-21T22:48:00.000+08:00

why blogger dun recognise chinese words? but some of kris' entries are in chinese! argh!

anyway, primers Food Junction(Shi zi lu kou) was great! its was fun, with delicious food of course.

those of u who watch the taiwan varity show, with host Jacky Wu, Kang Kang and Nono, you shld noe how it is played. for those of u who dunno, the game goes like this. the name of the 1st dish will be given, and the dish must be eaten up b4 proceeding to the nxt item. to get to the nxt dish, u haf to use the last letter of the previous to come out with the nxt dish(e.g. Egg tart ----> Tea ----> Apple Juice). after finishing a certain no. of dishes, the xiao tian shi(little angel) will give you the name of the final dish after u complete a task.

of course ours is a little modified. its reali up to your creativity to change the game a little here and there.

impt thing abt this shi zi lu kou is not jus the food, its the making of new frens and bonding! glad to make a few more new frens in NP! =D

oh, 1 more thing, try borrowing $500 frm your frens XD

Common test...

2006-06-08T21:19:00.000+08:00

tml is my last paper(finally) and it will mark the starting of my holidays! im looking forward okay?

lots of things to do during holidays:
shopping(for new bag especially)
projects
RnR
slacking at home
play
fun
play
fun
play
and many more!

can book me if u wan me to go out with you. =P

RnR poster! join us please!

camp update... now

2006-06-05T02:33:00.000+08:00

yay! back frm camp. tiring? yes. fun? quite. tanned? VERY! im not dark, im RED.

goin to camp as a committee member is not exactly enjoyable. SO MANY THING TO SETTLE! argh! please dun ask me to plan games anymore...

games the committee planned:
1. capture the flag
2. scavenger hunt
3. human bowling/sumo wrestling

frankly speaking, i onli enjoyed the human bowling/sumo wrestling. thats when everyone gets dirty. literally.

oh, and please, NO MORE CAMPING IN UBIN! there is not enuf water(have to sneak in to some resort to "steal" their water), its full of mosquito(we are like food to them), and ITS TOO HOT! a burning inferno i would say.

wun go into details. u'll be bored to tears. i assume.

Good friends? or just friends?

2006-05-22T18:33:00.000+08:00

have been think abt this matter for quite sometime. it may sound stupid to u, but jus bear wif it, or u can jus click the "x" on the top right hand corner of ur screen.

realised tt i dun reali haf many close frens(tt may or may not include my brothers and sisters in christ). i haf heard many ppl tok abt one of their many gd frens, best fren(s), best-est fren(s), but when it comes to me, i think i can count them under 5 fingers. maybe im just paranoid. maybe i do treat them as gd frens, but due to the fear of them not thinking the same, i strike them off. you might wan to correct me if im wrong. maybe its due to my character. i haf alot of frens(i think), can laugh, joke, talk junk wif them. but they are not the ones i'll look for if i need any help.

ha, i dunno what has gotten into me. i must be thinking to much. maybe i've yet to recover frm my fever...

Can You Be My Good Friend?

ill

2006-05-20T22:34:00.000+08:00

damn, i was ILL(fever, 38 degrees, sore throat)!!! ended up missing BB outing. sad. and THEY PLAYED SOCCER WITHOUT ME!!! T-T . think i missed out quite alot todae. AH! the disappointment.

but thank God im OK! yes, im able to go to church tml! woot! =)

thanks to my mum who sacrifices her slp to take care of me. and thanks to those who showed me concerned.

Pulau Ubin

2006-05-12T18:06:00.000+08:00

bored during wkends and hols? wan to do something tt is somewhat exciting? head down to pulau ubin to experience a day of cycling thru interesting terrains!

the package includes:

short but enjoyable bumboat ride($4 to and fro)

a view of kampong life(mayb not tt kampong)

cheap bicycle rental @ $3-$4 for the whole day(compared to $5 an hr in mainland)

get closer to nature(biking on dirt road beside trees, or u can kiss the ground when u fall)

a great time of workout(cycling uphill and on rocky terrains)

cool breeze(when riding downhill)

and many more!!!

warning! may cause injuries if stone get stuck in the brake of ur bike while "chionging" downhill!

So What Are You Waiting For? Come Down Today(or whenever you want)!

Coach absent?!

2006-05-11T09:08:00.000+08:00

u must be wondering why am i here when im suppose to haf sports and wellness(S&W) now. im not ill and i definitely didnt skip my S&W(quite stupid to do so anyway).

ITS BECAUSE THE COACH IS NOT HERE TODAY!!!

damn. waste of my time.

i was reali looking forward to today. i wanna play sports! i wan my weekly exercise! ARGH! well, at least i got my attendance marked. Wee! dun haf to do make up(i hope).

hope this doesnt happen again. i dun wan to be deprive of my "playing" time.

i trust that next week will be better

NooOOooooOOOOoooo

2006-05-10T02:25:00.000+08:00

NOOOOOOO! my blog cannot die again! but how? nth much to blog abt this few days leh. dun worry, u'll see me soon.

i cannot exist alone. i need companions!

Commitments

2006-05-07T19:34:00.000+08:00

mayb i shld start counting down. mayb i shld again emphasize tt we onli got 4 more wks till common test? so fast...

sch work are starting to pile up these few days. no, not because i didnt complete them, its because my lecturer jus give us 2 wks of tutorial(engineering maths) at a go(due to vesak day). wow, tts quite alot u noe? plus Ecology presentation to be done and topics tt i dun understand to take note of, tt sums up to quite alot. better start on my tutorial asap, probably on vesak day itself?

i guess all these are peanuts compared to wat my sisters haf to do(i dunno abt iwan & the rest =X)

besides all these, i still haf my BB commitments. quite taxing. with a role of a platoon commander and being in the commitee of the June camp, i think i'll haf quite a bit to do. many of u may ask,"since BB has so many things to do, why dun u stop going back to help?" all i can say is tt im attached to the company. i cant bear to leave it.

well, the onli thing i can ask frm God now is for His wisdom to let me know where my priorities are. yup.

*May God Guide Me Through*

Poly peeps, Lunch tml?

Dust Collection Point

2006-04-28T20:09:00.000+08:00

Wah, so much dust ard! give me a min to do some spring cleaning.

*sweeping, dusting, mopping, vacuuming, wiping, washing, scrubbing, packing, rearranging furniture*

LOL! suddenly have the urge to blog, so hey i am, blogging. i doubt anyone will read, or rather, i doubt anyone will rmb i have a blog! but nvm, its ok, its more of self entertainment.

one week has pass since i stepped into the tertiary world. so fast! i dun rmb sec sch being so fast. in sec sch, u listen listen listen listen, 5mins ONLY. u continue listening, another 10MINS. S-O S-L-O-W~ but its different now. u take out ur notes for lecture, 5 mins gone. lecture talks abt thing totally irrevelent, 15mins gone. and b4 u noe it, time for next lecture. damn fast, frightening in fact.

click wif some ppl in class reali quickly, even b4 sch started. possible? of course! orientation lah! we seem to know each other b4. there is like no barrier, no ice between us. jus start talking like old frens. reali glad to make frens tt early.

guess wat? i got into hockey for my sports and wellness(S&W)! im quite thankful for it. it might be worse. let me tell u why. late for 1st lesson, so ended up goin for make up as i was denied entry. the lecture told me to come back again in the afternoon. was like," oh s***, wat if i cant choose a sport i like. worse still, wat if i can onli choose stupid activities(dancesports, aerobics)? but thank God there is still 1 last slot for hockey, so i snatched it up almost immediately.*phew*

well, quite a long update. dun ask me why dint blog abt hols. wat to blog? abt my work? u got to be jk! nth much to it anyway. wat so interesting abt serving food?

well, think i've said enuf, will blog again if i need self entertainment. oh ya, haven gt a CCA. any suggestions?

X'mas celebration

2005-12-26T19:43:00.000+08:00

hmmm... had our UthNiTy x'mas celebration(i saw my bad-hair angel on a white x'mas) on the 24th... it was reali fun! in the morning, we made sandwiches for the pot luck at min's hse... den we carried the christmas tree down to church... followed by decorating of the uth room, preparation, and den, the SURPRISE FOR THE LEADERS!!! we played 2 songs(hallelujah to the lamb and what the world will never take) as a band... it was a job well done!
we kicked off the celebration wif an offical opening of the uth room... we had "snow"(styrofoam bits) in the room... nxt we ate, followed by sharing of testimony, games, singing of x'mas carols... after all these, we revealed our angels... mine angel is fabien(bo zho gang one) and im michelle's angel... i gave her a nice candle in a glass container =) ... nxt we had gift xchange... initally, i gt a puzzle set... but when andre told me he got his bro's present, i decided to change wif him, and guess wat? i gt a medicure set... den, the anouncement of mr/ms bad hair... shy got it! i tot it would be wx... we oso celebrated fang jie's b'dae...
after everything, its time to clear up... sianzzz... the floor is full of styrofoam... we had quite a hard time clearing up...
ITS THE BEST X'MAS CELEBRATION I EVER HAD!!!

UthNiTy Camp!

2005-12-18T22:45:00.000+08:00

Yay! tml is UthNiTy annual camp 2005! happie! oh no, haven pack my bag. =x

4 love Chalet

2005-12-01T20:47:00.000+08:00

Jus came back frm chalet ydae... it wasnt reali very fun, but a least we had some fun together... didnt get much slp during the chalet... it was noisy, crowded, cold, so how could anyone slp well in those conditions? its 2 person sharing a single bed, pillow, and blanket... anyway, its over now, well, hope the next class gathering would be better...
need a job, hope can get 1...

POA sucks

2005-11-15T09:21:00.000+08:00

POA sucks

happy b'day to min!

2005-11-14T20:16:00.000+08:00

ok... its been a super long time since i last updated... i mean SUPER long... anyway, Os are ending soon! =D 4 more papers to go, including 2 MCQ papers... looking forward to my hols, but at the same time, worried abt my result... nvm, shall trust God on tt...

todae celebrated min's b'dae... when all the way to NP at 10am in the morning jus to celebrate... wanted to appear suddenly behind her or something, but thanks to me, and my big mouth, the surprize is kind of spoil... nvm... at 1pm, benji, clem and cindy came down to surprise her and, yah, she shocked, happy, blah blah... den went to cineleisure to play and eat and stuff...

will blog when i nth to do again...

LAZY

2005-10-20T20:37:00.000+08:00

im too lazy to update, and nt very free to do so too... so there!

Last one LAH

2005-09-21T19:58:00.000+08:00

14 down, 1 more to go... science paper 1... and wat wun i nid? a dice and a pencil(jk jk)...

finally, tml i'll get to play football again!!! man, u wun noe how excited i am... the joy of dribbling the ball, shooting the ball through the goal mouth, saving shots, preventing attker frm getting passing u, etc etc... woo!!! can't wait for tml...

Almost

2005-09-20T22:54:00.000+08:00

quite some time since i blogged... why? definitely nt exams... too much of mapling... if i dun stop playing tt much, i'll rot in front of the com... in a turn of the eye(is tt even english?), my prelims is ALMOST over... few more lousy paper, and time to prepare for Os *groan*

everytime, iwan will sure say "i go cook maggi mee"... PLS LAH, DUN BE LAZY!!! unless u wanna be like Zidane... almost bald at 33...

woo... 1 more wk...

Prelims

2005-09-15T22:24:00.000+08:00

oh, one wk of prelims haf passed... i'm totally nt prepared at all... i think i'm goin to do badly this time... oh no... i screwed up my geog paper todae... tt means another F9 for humanites...
consolation: NO MORE D&T!!! i was so sick and tired of it, but nw its over, dun haf to care abt it anymore!!!
tml no paper, so NO SCH!!! finally can "pig" at home...

Assembly

2005-09-09T21:05:00.000+08:00

i'm reali happy todae! finally, after many many many hrs of making my D&T product, I FINALLY ASSEMBLE AND FINISHED IT!!! but i shan't get too happy, cos i still haf to touch up on it =( but at least it's a load off my chest... alrite, nw, back to the folio...its research, the bits of production plan and evaluation to go...

on the other hand, i'm disappointed... i can't go for tis yr's 5th coy anniversary... sigh... but God comes 1st, so, too bad for me... gtg do my folio...

SIANZ

2005-09-07T21:30:00.000+08:00

changed my blogskin again, cause it sucks!... kidding... the last one gt prob... and decided to change my font... Its TOO SMALL!!! haha

its D&T and D&T and D&T for me, and it is taking up my holiday!!! my holiday = no holiday =(

Sleepless

2005-09-06T22:09:00.000+08:00

Ever tried rushing assignments thru the night without slping? well, i finally gt the chance to do so... by rushing my folio! surprisingly, i dun feel tired at all todae... thnk God thnk God... hopefully i dun haf to do tt again...

Hey! check out my new blog skin and tagboard ok? rmb to tag!

Busy or not busy?

2005-08-28T22:27:00.000+08:00

Ppl ard me are saying how busy they are, how stressed out they are and stuff... as i was 'listening' to them, i tot," i'm suppose to be as busy as them rite? with the prelims and Os coming, plus D&T submission jus ard the corner, i'm REALI suppose to be as busy right?" but, i dun think i'm... am i taking things to lightly? i dunno... seriously i dunno... maybe someone can tell mi or something

As i started doin my Detailed Development, i realised tt tts the 1st time i actually kinda enjoy doin my folio... i often loathe at doin my folio, but tis time i like doin it... i hope i can continue enjoying doin the rest of the folio, and i pray to God tt he will always gives me the motivation to go on... thank you Lord!

Result...

2005-08-12T20:27:00.000+08:00

was really nervous today... why? for two things...
-one, O level chinese result came out today... personally, i think i did pretty well... gotten a B4 and a D for oral(D = distinction ok?)... so why not retake?
-two, O level english oral exam... hmmm... i think i'm pretty much screwed... why did i fumble so many times? why do i need constance prompting? i'm sure i did well in class during those practices... but why can't i do it this time? was i too nervous? *sigh* well, the exam is over... no point crying over spilled milk... i just have to move on... hopefully this shall be my last english oral exam...

Update update

2005-08-06T14:13:00.000+08:00

sorry people, so long didn't update my blog... busy with stuff... partly didn't update because nothing to update about... i think if there are nothing interesting to share, might as well don't say... anyway, i'm going for FOP later! it's going to be fun and exciting and stuff like that!

guess what? my O level english oral is on nxt friday... a bit nervous and scared... afraid that i can't read my passage fluently... afraid that i can't interpret the picture well, afraid that i can't answer the conversation well... argh! well, i have to do my best...

D&T... I hate it!!!

2005-07-18T22:45:00.000+08:00

sometimes i wonder if people really visit this blog... no one seems to tag my board or something to show that they do... maybe i'm just too sensitive... so to prove me wrong, please tag! thanks!

i began to loathe D&T more and more... maybe it's just the folio... but nevertheless, i still dislike this subject... i belong to the kitchen, not the workshop... should have swap for F&N at the beginning of last year... well, its too late now... all i can do is to work hard... sigh...

Fantastic

2005-07-12T20:35:00.000+08:00

what do you get when 4 people was hit but a radioactive cloud in space? the Fantasic 4 of course!!!

haha, sounded like i'm promoting this movie... anyway, went to watch it with KW, Jus, KL, Alex and Jacq just now... quite a interesting show... those of you who like action- packed movie, this is a nice one to catch...

having my chinese listening comprehension on friday... please pray for me... thanks...

Food & funfair

2005-07-09T22:33:00.000+08:00

had our school's food and funfair today... thank God for providing us a wonderful weather, although it's a bit too scorching... and I'm really thankful for my brother and sisters who came to support me at the funfair... to those who came: i apologised for not being a good host... cause i really didn't know what was sold and i didn't get to taste the food either... anyway, my class sold bubble tea... at first we(the class) though the bubble tea won't sell because it's just not popular anymore... but, surprize surprize, we were sold out not once, not twice, but three times!!! we were quite happy with our sales... we were the first stall to sold out everything, at around 2 plus... so i was left with pretty much time to walk around, doing the usual stuff you'll do at a funfair until it was time to pack up... enjoyed myself today... yup...

Oral exam...

2005-07-05T20:56:00.000+08:00

had my chinese O level oral exam today... it was the first time i could read every single word in the passage... but i'm still worried about my conversation... i spoke out of point... ahhh!!! hope can at least get a merit... nevermind... i've done my best and i have no regrets at all... sounds familiar???
shan't talk about it anymore... after the exam, i went to the school's auditorium to watch series of unfortunate events screened by the youth champs... not a bad show... but kind of dreadful as people in the show tend to die... like the characters too... clever children...
oh no... tomorrow must hand in my D&T folio... i have not done much... what to do???

Just some thoughts...

2005-07-03T19:57:00.000+08:00

was looking at the calendar that day and i realised only 4 months to the Os!!! you could say i sort of panic... i didn't put in effort to revise my work and stuff... perhaps i should start now... well, pray that God will take alway this spirit of tardiness away from me...
something struck me today(not literally)... it's not as if it's the first time i heard it, it's just that i push it to the back of my head... as i'm "on loan" for 3 months to Zhi Wei's group, Kris ask me a very simple question," What important thing had you learn when you just joined Zhi Wei's group?(something to that extend)"... i was dumbfounded by the question... suddenly i felt that not only i have let Zhi Wei and Kris down, but i also let myself down... then Kris said that wherever we go, whether to church or to lesson, we should have this heart of expectation... and we should always ask ourselves what do we want to learnt out of the sermon/lesson... that way, we'll learn better and we'll not stay stagnant as a christian/student...