Monday, April 24, 2006 


1st day in London.. with a singlet and a jacket. Boy was it cold initially. Too many photos to upload, so here's just a few Posted by Picasa

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Love this shot. Taken with a snapshot camera, no tripod! Had to endure sub zero temperature in the chilling rain to take this... Posted by Picasa

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...which had me freezing at Waterloo station, all drenched and soaked. No gloves, no beanie to keep me warm, unlike Jit Posted by Picasa

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Cool pose, cool background!  Posted by Picasa

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A view from the top Posted by Picasa

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..with the London Eye behind us Posted by Picasa

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Stonehenge! Posted by Picasa

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My cheese scone attracted this sheep Posted by Picasa

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Ain't she sweet?  Posted by Picasa

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'Pissing' in the Roman Baths Posted by Picasa

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To our friendly Innkeeper who looks like Johnny Archer, a pool player. Mm, didn't quite look myself in this photo. Posted by Picasa

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Another 8 hours flight! No more Royal Brunei and it's looooong detours! Posted by Picasa

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Look! A cigar! Tasted bad... and do excuse the fats Posted by Picasa

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Was a great trip!

England was great man! Never felt so much freedom in life, quite an adventure really. Being able to go anywhere we wanted (I hope I wasn't controlling Jit too much), drinking at pubs/taverns, smoking cigars at the hotel rooftop, taking strolls in the park .. really, a bachelor's life! Tho someone was pretty lovesick. Can understand why tho, heh, since Shipei's 21st birthday is today, Jit was pretty stressed out towards the last few days of the trip. And it could be us running out on cash and him having to watch his expediture, or that there were many 'romantic' scenaries that he just started to wish for his gf to be with him. :D
Gotta admit that I wish I have a girlfriend to enjoy some of the sights and romance with me.. Jit then was just... wrong. ah.. sheep feeding, Thames boat ride, London Eye ride, dinner at Jamie Oliver's, enjoying sunset at Hyde park, shopping at Harrod's, etc. But, I wouldn't have visited Manchester if I was touring with a girl then, and thus no Old Trafford. =
Was 12 years ago when I first went to London, and I wonder when will I set foot there again. To be frank, I don't think I'll ever get sick of it. I love the weather, definately able to survive on the food, plus the people there are rather interesting too! Perhaps the only downside would be the sad fact that our currency is pathetic against the sterling pounds, and unless I'm gonna work there, earning my salary in pounds, I doubt I'll be able to afford a decent living. Did consider about studying there for a year or so, but it's really gonna burn a hole in my parents' pockets if that happens.

I wish I could just describe the trip, but that'll be too much to say. And 600 photos would be too much to post on this blog too.. not to forget another 400+ from Jit's camera. Could only upload a few nice ones. =/ After spending quite a sum on the trip, buying a couple of soccer jersies and some souvenirs, I guess what would be priceless are the photographs taken. And of course, the fond memories of this great holiday, just like every other I had.

Back to Singapore now, and back to the same old life. Wisdom tooth extraction in a couple of weeks time, and a couple of weeks of 'stay-in' at Jurong Camp again.. this time alone.. as I'm the only one who managed to siam the trip to Thailand. I think I'll get a couple of days off tho, to apply for my university at TMC. Sigh, lotsa peeps heading to SMU and I wish I could join em. Ah well, TMC's just a couple of blocks away from SMU, could meet up with Jit and Quek easily. Surely hope that I pick the right university, and more importantly, graduate with a decent result. >.<

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Thursday, April 06, 2006 

Already feeling homesick..

..when I'm still 12 hours away from the airport. Arrgh, pre-flight syndrome.


Anyway, here's some uninteresting stuffs about me.
Your Personality Is

Guardian (SJ)


You are sensible, down to earth, and goal oriented.
Bottom line, you are good at playing by the rules.

You tend to be dominant - and you are a natural leader.
You are interested in rules and order. Morals are important to you.

A hard worker, you give your all at whatever you do.
You're very serious, and people often tell you to lighten up.

In love, you tend to take things carefully and slowly.

At work, you are suited to almost any career - but you excel in leadership positions.

With others, you tend to be polite and formal.

As far as looks go, you are traditionally attractive. You take good care of yourself.

On weekends, you tend to like to do organized activities. In fact, you often organize them!

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Monday, April 03, 2006 

5 more days...

Off to London on Friday. I wonder how this trip will turn out. Hopefully it'll be safe and plesant, and that we don't develop any gay instincts over there or Shipei's gonna skin me when we return. How would it feel to see the same guy who isn't family each day for 12 days? Ick. I'm not that particular occupational therapist. :P Tho I could well live with that if it's been some babe I'm travelling with. (I hope Jit doesn't read this till Friday) But seriously, I'm feeling abit sian now, don't seem to be looking forward to it as much as I did. Could it be due to the fact that I'm all comfy and subconsciously satisfied with my lifestyle these few weeks, no matter how meaningless it has been? >.<
It always seem to be like that tho - being all so enthusiastic before the trip, and as departure day draws to a close, I don't seem as eager as before. However, everything's back to before once the plane takes off and the trip will eventually turn out great, just like my previous vacations to America, UK, Perth and more recently, Melbourne.

Gonna have to return to camp later for just a day. Shouldn't really be complaining tho they're eating another off day, as I have been excused on Tuesday. Besides, I have to get S3's signature on my leave form and there's negotiation to be done regarding my trip to Cresendo. Hopefully, things turn out my way. Speaking of 'my way', I finally got to take my dad's car out! Drove to Jit's house for overnight mahjong and back home again with half my brain switched off. Was dead beat and groggy in the morning that I was tempted to U-zap my head to wake myself up. But thanks to Yx's 'escort' which kept me awake, I made it back safely :P 5 guys, 3 cars, what convenience. A sign of good things to come?

I don't know if it's the late nights or the increment of smoke in my lungs, but I've been having a shortage of breath recently. I bet KT's gonna say "I told you so! Now you deserve to die". Been coughing a little and there's like some phelgm choking me up. urrgh. Doubt I'll be missed anyway.

My grandmother's been given 3 months to live by the doctor during her check up last Thursday. A vast difference of 5 months since her last visit 2 weeks ago. Her condition is deteriorating fast. Held her birthday celebration last night in which all in the family came to gather. It's so hyprocritical of them to just show up on such an occasion and not visit any other day, as if they came all concerned and such. And that very night, not many spoke to her.. maybe because she seemed so weak and tired. But most of my relatives were either playing mahjong, talking about golfing, the elections or COE prices etc, while the kids were busy with Xbox 360. Did it occur to them that it could have been her final birthday?
I spent a good 11 years of my childhood with her. Tho most of it were bad memories of her finding fault with the maid, causing quarrels between my parents and constantly bringing me to tears, it's all over. I guess I still have to respect her as my grandparent and I really wish I could converse with her during these difficult times of her life. (I can't speak good Teochew) It scares me when I put myself in her shoes, waking up each day, knowing that your days are numbered despite how others seem to hide it from you. Every pill consumed is just a way of prolonging things to come. I expect to look back in my life and see it as a life well lived when that day arrives.

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