Broken guitar :(
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Monday, May 30, 2005
Broken guitar :(
And the countdown begins!
..not to Christmas tho.. but to my ORD!
haha.. Exactly 1 year (365 days) to ORD!!! Yeah, still a long way more actually, wonder why I am so jubilated. Oh well, every word I type is a second closer to ORD anyway. Next year at this time, I'll be over the moon. I hope I can find this entry in my blog again, that's if it stills exists. :D And then I'll travel the world. woots.
Shagged out. 8 hrs walk doing Recce today. At least I get to book in later at 2300, and saw some eye candy in the City area. o_O
haha.. Exactly 1 year (365 days) to ORD!!! Yeah, still a long way more actually, wonder why I am so jubilated. Oh well, every word I type is a second closer to ORD anyway. Next year at this time, I'll be over the moon. I hope I can find this entry in my blog again, that's if it stills exists. :D And then I'll travel the world. woots.
Shagged out. 8 hrs walk doing Recce today. At least I get to book in later at 2300, and saw some eye candy in the City area. o_O
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Wednesday, May 25, 2005
wah! headache
..yeah.. thanks for my sgt, he full swinged me with a joustling stick that even my helmet couldn't make much of a difference. Darn head has been spinning since I left camp. *ouch*
Anyway.. was an interesting evening yesterday. Went down to Bras Basah complexe to print out a specimen of 2005's NDP tickets. Some people noticed me carrying it on the train.. and a lady even approached me to ask what was that, and if she could get tickets beforehand. lol. Had to explain the whole balloting system to her. Met my mom at the Pizza Place @ Raffles City. Suprisingly, that little shop could serve up decent pizzas. Won't mind going back to eat again.
But the highlight of the evening was the fact that I met J.B.Jayeratnam selling a book labelled "The Hachet Man of Singapore". For those of you that don't know him, he's actually the former head of the Worker's Party who is to me, famous for leading the campaign against PAP @ Cheong San GRC back when I was pri 6. Was rather interested in politics and how the dirty game was played since young... so I kinda followed the MP names, their faces, GRCs, etc.
Anyway, it was obvious that the book was his voice towards the unjust done by the PAP, or so he feels. Didn't really hesitate to buy the book, tho it cost a hefty $20. Just felt that if I don't get it then, I probably won't get a chance to. Besides, that harm is it to look at things from another point of view. It's been interesting so far.. looking forward to reading it @ work tomorrow again.
Speaking of reading, lotsa stuffs to read.. my dad's ACCA magazines.. the JBJ book, and the psychology textbooks that Yieng gave. Rather interesting I must say, but it's too biological so far, doubt he'll help me at all in terms of applied psychology. Oh well, still have a lot more to read.
Gotta return to camp. Head's spinning. Glad that YiEng got her job at CB. Hope she can treat me something in the near future. :D
Anyway.. was an interesting evening yesterday. Went down to Bras Basah complexe to print out a specimen of 2005's NDP tickets. Some people noticed me carrying it on the train.. and a lady even approached me to ask what was that, and if she could get tickets beforehand. lol. Had to explain the whole balloting system to her. Met my mom at the Pizza Place @ Raffles City. Suprisingly, that little shop could serve up decent pizzas. Won't mind going back to eat again.
But the highlight of the evening was the fact that I met J.B.Jayeratnam selling a book labelled "The Hachet Man of Singapore". For those of you that don't know him, he's actually the former head of the Worker's Party who is to me, famous for leading the campaign against PAP @ Cheong San GRC back when I was pri 6. Was rather interested in politics and how the dirty game was played since young... so I kinda followed the MP names, their faces, GRCs, etc.
Anyway, it was obvious that the book was his voice towards the unjust done by the PAP, or so he feels. Didn't really hesitate to buy the book, tho it cost a hefty $20. Just felt that if I don't get it then, I probably won't get a chance to. Besides, that harm is it to look at things from another point of view. It's been interesting so far.. looking forward to reading it @ work tomorrow again.
Speaking of reading, lotsa stuffs to read.. my dad's ACCA magazines.. the JBJ book, and the psychology textbooks that Yieng gave. Rather interesting I must say, but it's too biological so far, doubt he'll help me at all in terms of applied psychology. Oh well, still have a lot more to read.
Gotta return to camp. Head's spinning. Glad that YiEng got her job at CB. Hope she can treat me something in the near future. :D
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Monday, May 23, 2005
..and so the long weekend is over.
Alright.. although it was pretty fast, but I did manage to catch up with quite a number of peepz from the sec sch days. Apart from the $10 I had to pay just to sleep in Orchard (KTV), Saturday was pretty fulfilling. Had lunch with my parents before my dad flew to Jap on Sunday, then caught up with Melinda, Pearlyn, Hochi, Weien..together with Quek and Yh. Seems like everyone is doing pretty well. Pearlyn's driving already, omg, and her life in SIM seems interesting. Melinda's fine.. as usual..in her academics, but is considering getting out of psychology due to certain reasons. WeiEn and Hochi would be enlisting soon.. so we all had a good chat giving em advice on surviving NS.
8 years already. Could see the difference in us. Maturity to a certain degree perhaps, judging by the topics of our conversation..like economy, demands of jobs, etc. Then again, we still poke fun at each other.. heh. Pearlyn's like always the butt of all the jokes that day. Blah.
Sunday.. Episode three! Woo. Was really good, I've to say. Enjoyed it, tho it was a sad story (was meant to be anyway). It was rather sad to see the main characters die. Anyway, the standard stuffs after that.. playing a bit of pool before going down to Nigel's house for dinner. Sad to say, he seems rather different nowadays. Preoccupied with some things, maybe his gf? -shrug- Many ppl from Army who know him dislike him too, saying he's arrogant yet slack.. not deserving of his officer rank. I dunno, perhaps I got numbed by him since jc. Or maybe he's getting worse. He's good with words and socializing tho, so I think he can stand his own when he steps into the working society.
And today.. 23rd March.. roughly marks my 1.5 yrs 'reunion' with KT. Tho it was just a little badminton game, I'm really appreciative of her presence. Dunno, always under the impression that she hated me after we lost contact 7 Dec 2003. Has been a long while since then.. and many months of living as if some vital organ has been removed from my body. Really glad to be able to go out together again.. me, Yi Eng, and Kt. Definately not gonna have expectations now. I ought to be long past that naive stage.. living in a dream. *Crowded House's 'Don't Dream It's Over' comes into play. lol* Would just love these 2 girls to live well, stay happy and remain friends, of course.
Infatuation aside now, about time I set my priorities right.
NUS rejected me again for the 2nd year running. Can't even get into FASS. Reality check man, Terry.
"1 more route out has just be cut. NTU would probably reject you too, and you're left with SIM, a place where any Tom Dick and Harry could get his degree. Don't make it to the very top and put a pull away from the rest, and your future is fucked." Yeah, I've got that msg, 'cept that there's nothing much I could really do about it. 372 more days till I am free, and damn will I want to unleash what I am really capable of doing in the real world.
Just psyching myself up... I need some cigarettes.
8 years already. Could see the difference in us. Maturity to a certain degree perhaps, judging by the topics of our conversation..like economy, demands of jobs, etc. Then again, we still poke fun at each other.. heh. Pearlyn's like always the butt of all the jokes that day. Blah.
Sunday.. Episode three! Woo. Was really good, I've to say. Enjoyed it, tho it was a sad story (was meant to be anyway). It was rather sad to see the main characters die. Anyway, the standard stuffs after that.. playing a bit of pool before going down to Nigel's house for dinner. Sad to say, he seems rather different nowadays. Preoccupied with some things, maybe his gf? -shrug- Many ppl from Army who know him dislike him too, saying he's arrogant yet slack.. not deserving of his officer rank. I dunno, perhaps I got numbed by him since jc. Or maybe he's getting worse. He's good with words and socializing tho, so I think he can stand his own when he steps into the working society.
And today.. 23rd March.. roughly marks my 1.5 yrs 'reunion' with KT. Tho it was just a little badminton game, I'm really appreciative of her presence. Dunno, always under the impression that she hated me after we lost contact 7 Dec 2003. Has been a long while since then.. and many months of living as if some vital organ has been removed from my body. Really glad to be able to go out together again.. me, Yi Eng, and Kt. Definately not gonna have expectations now. I ought to be long past that naive stage.. living in a dream. *Crowded House's 'Don't Dream It's Over' comes into play. lol* Would just love these 2 girls to live well, stay happy and remain friends, of course.
Infatuation aside now, about time I set my priorities right.
NUS rejected me again for the 2nd year running. Can't even get into FASS. Reality check man, Terry.
"1 more route out has just be cut. NTU would probably reject you too, and you're left with SIM, a place where any Tom Dick and Harry could get his degree. Don't make it to the very top and put a pull away from the rest, and your future is fucked." Yeah, I've got that msg, 'cept that there's nothing much I could really do about it. 372 more days till I am free, and damn will I want to unleash what I am really capable of doing in the real world.
Just psyching myself up... I need some cigarettes.
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Tuesday, May 17, 2005
1st time taking off
Took a half day off today.. but only did I leave office at 1:30. Felt as if I was cheated off 1hr 30 mins. Oh well. Didn't do much actually, shd have saved the half day. Lotsa work to do in camp.. I was somehow drafted into the access pass team.. and at the same time wanted by a captain to help him in NE show. *shrug* Dont mind doing more work actually, only makes me feel more appreciated in camp.
Silly me volunteered to be part of the ammo party for tomorrow's range. Gonna be a boring day loading magazines for the firer. And I can't find any interesting books to bring! Bah. Going to go out field too again on Friday.. back to Tekong! Heh. Kinda feel 'good' to be part of the only 14 ppl in the whole battalion who can fire a machine gun. Can go act sey in front of recruits. hurhur. Exactly 1 yr back I had my BIC back at that site too. Fast? Nah. Slow? Perhaps.
Nonetheless, I hope this weekend comes soon. So far so good..I think.
Lots to do this weekend. Hopefully I can get a last minute booking for my driving on Saturday morning. Maybe a last minute booking at Changi Beach club for badminton with the guys... or doing something with my parents in the afteroon as they are flying off to Japan on Sunday, for a week. Then spending the night at Jit's house, with a screening of Star Wars Episode 1 and 2 (Courtesy of Yuan Hwa) and mahjong session! Heh, that's provided he's able to swap his duties with someone.
Come Sunday.. Star Wars Episode 3!! Wooo. Have been waiting so long. Had no idea when I become such an avid Star Wars fan anyway. Maybe hang around Orchard after that too. Or send my Dad off. EIther way, lots of money will be spent. :( DAoC/Half Life session at night with the guys. And on Monday, hopefully those 2 girls will be free. Tho my badminton still sucks.. I hope I can win in a little sparring session. Heh. Booked 9 to 11 liao hor, Yi Eng. :) You will make it!
Sigh, then book in the very same day. Oh well, least there's still something to look forward to before another 3 months of 'no public holiday and NDP madness'. Is it even possible to psycho oneself that this monotonous routine shit week after week will end one day? The thought of duties of next month.. and the month after.. etc etc. Plus whatever last minute crap the army can deliver to me is already driving me nuts! pft.
Silly me volunteered to be part of the ammo party for tomorrow's range. Gonna be a boring day loading magazines for the firer. And I can't find any interesting books to bring! Bah. Going to go out field too again on Friday.. back to Tekong! Heh. Kinda feel 'good' to be part of the only 14 ppl in the whole battalion who can fire a machine gun. Can go act sey in front of recruits. hurhur. Exactly 1 yr back I had my BIC back at that site too. Fast? Nah. Slow? Perhaps.
Nonetheless, I hope this weekend comes soon. So far so good..I think.
Lots to do this weekend. Hopefully I can get a last minute booking for my driving on Saturday morning. Maybe a last minute booking at Changi Beach club for badminton with the guys... or doing something with my parents in the afteroon as they are flying off to Japan on Sunday, for a week. Then spending the night at Jit's house, with a screening of Star Wars Episode 1 and 2 (Courtesy of Yuan Hwa) and mahjong session! Heh, that's provided he's able to swap his duties with someone.
Come Sunday.. Star Wars Episode 3!! Wooo. Have been waiting so long. Had no idea when I become such an avid Star Wars fan anyway. Maybe hang around Orchard after that too. Or send my Dad off. EIther way, lots of money will be spent. :( DAoC/Half Life session at night with the guys. And on Monday, hopefully those 2 girls will be free. Tho my badminton still sucks.. I hope I can win in a little sparring session. Heh. Booked 9 to 11 liao hor, Yi Eng. :) You will make it!
Sigh, then book in the very same day. Oh well, least there's still something to look forward to before another 3 months of 'no public holiday and NDP madness'. Is it even possible to psycho oneself that this monotonous routine shit week after week will end one day? The thought of duties of next month.. and the month after.. etc etc. Plus whatever last minute crap the army can deliver to me is already driving me nuts! pft.
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Friday, May 13, 2005
10 days off as of now. tiring but good week!
Whee. After a seemingly never ending Sunday as COS, a run under the hot sun on monday.. followed by IPPT on Tuesday and a 6k run on Wednesday, I really needed a break. Thank god I was allowed to go for a recce today.. managed to skip today's Battalion PT. Anyway, Silver for IPPT + 5 days from NDP model + 1 day due to last yr's range = 10 days off as of now! Really feel the urge to take, but no one to go out with. Blah. Think I'll save it for a rainy day.. or month.
Friday the 13th didn't seem so bad.. a mix of fortunate and misfortunate events. Started off well with a Padang recce. Did my area sketch fast, with colour too. lol. Maybe because I did it so fast, that my recce ended only after 1 hr, resulting in Staff Tsai asking me to go all the way back to camp. bah. Was in 3quarts, had no uniform in camp as I took all out on Thursday night, possessed my mp3 player and camera too. Lucky I wasn't caught. Was rather pissed off initially as I was actually allowed to book out straight from there due to my FTT. But all was well, had work to do in camp. Scanned and edited my sketch so it could be presentable on computer. Proud of my work, tho there's still A LOT to learn about Adobe.
Coincidentally, Jit was at Stagmont too. So we managed to meet up for an early dinner before I went to the driving center. My journey to the center was a memorable one. Actually boarded the wrong bus from Eunos MRT that left me 3 streets away from the center itself. Bah, walked like nuts for almost 1.5km in 15 mins, only to reach there just in time.. in which the test started 20 mins later thanks to other latecomers. Anyway, test went pretty well, think I can pass..I hope Kinda lucky with minimal studying. ah, enough of my silly 'escapades' already.
Highlight of this looong week would actually be the fact that Kt replied to my SMS when I asked her if she'd wanted to play badminton. No idea what made me ask her.. and I thought she'd forgotten who I was already, and that she was happily in university, living a grown up and independant life, probably dating too. Heh. Anyway, I think I sorta screwed it up when I said maybe Jit or Yihui may be tagging along - Only to get another reply "Then you all go ahead, next time then we see how". Bah. I'd really need to learn how to be smooth and undertand how women think. sheesh. Oh well, I'll see.
Read about this ladder thingy where people put others of the opposite sex on an imaginary ladder. What I gather is that someone will always rate and compare another individual on his/her 'ladder'. And of course having preference or a desire for those at a higher position of the ladder, even tho if one is married or attached. To me, I conclude that it's rather impossible to truly find or meet someone who can actually sit at the top permanantly. I'd bet no one is ever perfect, and as one grows older, what one will look for will change too. It's quire impossible to satisfy the requirements for someone at the top, it's all a matter of compromising, and how demanding one can get. I'm glad I'm someone who is easily contented..or so I think. :
Friday the 13th didn't seem so bad.. a mix of fortunate and misfortunate events. Started off well with a Padang recce. Did my area sketch fast, with colour too. lol. Maybe because I did it so fast, that my recce ended only after 1 hr, resulting in Staff Tsai asking me to go all the way back to camp. bah. Was in 3quarts, had no uniform in camp as I took all out on Thursday night, possessed my mp3 player and camera too. Lucky I wasn't caught. Was rather pissed off initially as I was actually allowed to book out straight from there due to my FTT. But all was well, had work to do in camp. Scanned and edited my sketch so it could be presentable on computer. Proud of my work, tho there's still A LOT to learn about Adobe.
Coincidentally, Jit was at Stagmont too. So we managed to meet up for an early dinner before I went to the driving center. My journey to the center was a memorable one. Actually boarded the wrong bus from Eunos MRT that left me 3 streets away from the center itself. Bah, walked like nuts for almost 1.5km in 15 mins, only to reach there just in time.. in which the test started 20 mins later thanks to other latecomers. Anyway, test went pretty well, think I can pass..I hope Kinda lucky with minimal studying. ah, enough of my silly 'escapades' already.
Highlight of this looong week would actually be the fact that Kt replied to my SMS when I asked her if she'd wanted to play badminton. No idea what made me ask her.. and I thought she'd forgotten who I was already, and that she was happily in university, living a grown up and independant life, probably dating too. Heh. Anyway, I think I sorta screwed it up when I said maybe Jit or Yihui may be tagging along - Only to get another reply "Then you all go ahead, next time then we see how". Bah. I'd really need to learn how to be smooth and undertand how women think. sheesh. Oh well, I'll see.
Read about this ladder thingy where people put others of the opposite sex on an imaginary ladder. What I gather is that someone will always rate and compare another individual on his/her 'ladder'. And of course having preference or a desire for those at a higher position of the ladder, even tho if one is married or attached. To me, I conclude that it's rather impossible to truly find or meet someone who can actually sit at the top permanantly. I'd bet no one is ever perfect, and as one grows older, what one will look for will change too. It's quire impossible to satisfy the requirements for someone at the top, it's all a matter of compromising, and how demanding one can get. I'm glad I'm someone who is easily contented..or so I think. :
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Wednesday, May 04, 2005
1 duty this month
...and I'm the victim of the first blood drawn. Duty this Sunday. :( Another weekend, for 5 months consecutively. Oh well, looks like I can't go out much this coming week, but on the bright side, I've the Vesak Day long weekend free. ^^ just hope to get over with it fast. Lotsa nice shows coming out this month - Episode 2, Kingdom of Heaven, Batman Begins? ... but thanks to the price hike, I am not sure if I can watch all of em. Running short of money now, thanks to my impulsive buy of half-life 2(wasted money as I can't get my counterstrike skills back anymore. :( ) and the fact that I need to save up for some expensive lunch/dinner.
oh yea, mother's day this Sunday, and I won't be able to celebrate with my mom. =\ Then again, I haven't really been a good son for the 20th yr running. *Sigh* Tensions has been a little high in the family recently. I hope things will be back to normal soon. Heard from someone today. FAMILY means Father and Mother, I Love You. Although I really love my parents, I've been disrepectful all the while. I really hope I won't grow up to be an unfillial son. =(
Back to camp again. GPMG Tech. Handling test tomorrow. Urghz. Just hope the weekend.. or rather, next weekend will come soon. Payday next mon too. Something to look forward too.
oh yea, mother's day this Sunday, and I won't be able to celebrate with my mom. =\ Then again, I haven't really been a good son for the 20th yr running. *Sigh* Tensions has been a little high in the family recently. I hope things will be back to normal soon. Heard from someone today. FAMILY means Father and Mother, I Love You. Although I really love my parents, I've been disrepectful all the while. I really hope I won't grow up to be an unfillial son. =(
Back to camp again. GPMG Tech. Handling test tomorrow. Urghz. Just hope the weekend.. or rather, next weekend will come soon. Payday next mon too. Something to look forward too.
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Monday, May 02, 2005
may!
ok, so the month of april ended in a way I didn't expect.. only went to camp for 2 days thanks to 2 days of MCs. In fact, I only slept in camp 1 night, thanks to the crazy bowel problem I had. Better now tho. Hrrrm. After all that, I feel a little in a 'holiday' mood and am quite reluctant to go back. *sigh* Oh well, many things still to be expected during this 1st week of May.. Duty forecast etc. CO parade/stand by bed on wednesday too. I hope everything goes fine.
Went to the carnival @ the esplanade yesterday. Nothing really much to see tho, since I'm not really a fan of the Singapore Idol =\ Was disappointed @ not being able to go for the boat ride as it was sooooooo crowded. Would have cost a sum on any other day. Anyway, the food giveaway was a crazy experience. KFC and McDonald's were perpetually giving away free food. Even to those w/out coupons. People just take the food over and over again. Ugly Singaporeans. Saw a malay family getting their children to make food runs. They had almost 20+ packets and still collecting. Omg. Was so like playing the game of Cricket where the player made runs to score points, except it was a case of collecting food here. Gluttony, one of the seven deadly sins. I hope they choke on the chicken. >.< Another family even had a car to pick up a carton, yes a CARTON of food. Required 3 ppl to lift it into the car boot too. I mean, how much can you eat? Just because it's free, there really isn't a need to take THAT much. Ok, I admit I took 2 boxes of food, JIt and Quek took another 18.. and I felt bad already. =x Then again, perhaps we were helping them as those food had to be cleared that night. FYI, 1 box of KFC = 2 piece chickens, 1 small whipped potato, bread while 1 box of McDonald's = 1 fillet/mcchicken, 4 pieces nuggets, 1 hashbrown. Oh so much fast food this week.. how am I gonna pass IPPT? :( Unhealthy me.
Bought a game on impulse today after badminton session. Half Life 2. Cost me $60 =\ I really need to control myself.. after all, I ain't working. No spending power. Much things to save for this month too. Like some costly lunch? -shrug- Oh, I think I irritated someone by pestering her to go out too often. Kinda selfish on my part, sorry. :(
Went to the carnival @ the esplanade yesterday. Nothing really much to see tho, since I'm not really a fan of the Singapore Idol =\ Was disappointed @ not being able to go for the boat ride as it was sooooooo crowded. Would have cost a sum on any other day. Anyway, the food giveaway was a crazy experience. KFC and McDonald's were perpetually giving away free food. Even to those w/out coupons. People just take the food over and over again. Ugly Singaporeans. Saw a malay family getting their children to make food runs. They had almost 20+ packets and still collecting. Omg. Was so like playing the game of Cricket where the player made runs to score points, except it was a case of collecting food here. Gluttony, one of the seven deadly sins. I hope they choke on the chicken. >.< Another family even had a car to pick up a carton, yes a CARTON of food. Required 3 ppl to lift it into the car boot too. I mean, how much can you eat? Just because it's free, there really isn't a need to take THAT much. Ok, I admit I took 2 boxes of food, JIt and Quek took another 18.. and I felt bad already. =x Then again, perhaps we were helping them as those food had to be cleared that night. FYI, 1 box of KFC = 2 piece chickens, 1 small whipped potato, bread while 1 box of McDonald's = 1 fillet/mcchicken, 4 pieces nuggets, 1 hashbrown. Oh so much fast food this week.. how am I gonna pass IPPT? :( Unhealthy me.
Bought a game on impulse today after badminton session. Half Life 2. Cost me $60 =\ I really need to control myself.. after all, I ain't working. No spending power. Much things to save for this month too. Like some costly lunch? -shrug- Oh, I think I irritated someone by pestering her to go out too often. Kinda selfish on my part, sorry. :(
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