Love Actually

vet school starts tmr!

2009-03-01T18:15:00.002+08:00

tmr is the first day of vet school! all those years of aspiring to be a vet and finally this day has arrived! since young i've always had a love for animals and always wanted to work with animals. when i was young, i'd want to be a zookeeper, and when I was much older I thought maybe a zoology or vet degree would be the most likely path to fufil my dream of working with animals. tmr i finally begin the long journey to fufil my dream.

vet orientation was fun too. everyone was really nice and friendly, and its always good to meet so many fellow animal lovers. the zoo trip was a little disappointing though, and so was the tour of werribee. I thought we would get a chance to tour the medical facilities, but sadly that wasn't the case.

disappointment aside, barn dance was pretty AWESOME! or maybe its just because of the alcohol. either way the dancing and drinking was really fun. i'm really looking forward to the other social events. considering how stressful how school life is, it'll be nice to let off a little steam with some partying and such.

speaking of school. the notes are looking rather scary. so is the timetable. but I guess that is only natural for a course that teaches you to treat so many species, and such a wide range of diseases. tmr is pretty mild, but the rest of the week isn't. and neither is the rest of the semester. and so it begins.

Feels like nothing's changed.

2009-02-20T17:33:00.003+08:00

3 months gone and its back to australia real soon. Feels exactly like how it was one year ago before I left for australia. Its a mixed feeling, a really weird feeling. Maybe because this time I don't plan to return for the winter holidays. Maybe because I finally get to start vet school after waiting for ages. Maybe because despite all this excitement, there is something that I do not look forward to. Oh just start school already, I'm sick of waiting. I'm sure things will get better once school starts.

Xiamen!

2009-01-20T00:53:00.002+08:00

I'm back from Xiamen! I must say China has seriously progressed alot over the years, or at least Xiamen has. Theres plenty of high end shopping spots there and the stuff there are pretty cheap, clothes and food alike. Its quite a beautiful city, with colonial architecture along side traditional chinese buildings and modern apartments and buildings. At times it reminds me of singapore.

several places are worthy of mention:

1) xiamen and jimei university. this 2 major universities in xiamen both have sprawling campuses with beautiful landscaping and massive lakes. The building architecture is an interesting blend of east and the west.

2) Gu Lang Yu island. An island withour motor vehicles. The architecture there is an remniscent of european colonial times, as many countries set up their consulates there in the past. the view from the mountain top there is also fascinating. theres a piano museum there with a impressive collection of antique pianos.

3) The shopping districts. The shopping districts there were simply amazing. Its so vibrant and posh that I almost forgot that I was in China. There were plenty of famous brands there and high-end dining options were aplenty, yet prices were pretty reasonable.

4) The food. Food there is cheap. If you dun mind the lack of ambience, you can get really cheap food. We could get a really filling meal for four with meat, seafood and more seafood for about 30 sing dollars. simply amazing. well xiamen is a coastal city after all. seafood is cheap and very fresh.

5) The wet market. Its worth mentioning for some not-so-pleasant reasons. Plenty of live animals there waiting for slaughter, including fish, turtles, crabs, prawns, various sea creatures, ducks, chickens, pigeons and rabbits. watching the fish still alive and flapping around on the market floor is a little depressing. Its a interesting but slightly disturbing experience.

thats about all i experienced i guess. I was only there for 6 days so I bet theres alot more to do and see there. Its a very nice place for a holiday and definately quite economical too. I wouldn't mind going back there again.

vet school finally

2009-01-09T23:13:00.002+08:00

the enrollment package for vet school finally arrived today! about time. anyway i'm still in the midst of going through it but sounds like it will be exciting. i really can't wait to start sch!

on a sadder note, a good friend of mine just lost her pet dog. it had to be euthanised and she did it personally. felt so bad that i wasn't there for her. i'm sure sooner or later i'll have to to similar procedures. when it comes to life and death its always never an easy decision.

i luv chuck bass!

2009-01-01T22:38:00.004+08:00

oh man chuck bass has to be my fav male character on gossip girl. female character would definately be serena, but that story is for another day.

i just finished season 1 in 6 days. and all i can say is wow. gossip girl in simply mind blowing. and this is my favourite funny moment in the season, and of course, it involves chuck bass.

warning though, SPOILER ALERT!

can't wait for season 2!

A new addiction

2008-12-30T21:43:00.002+08:00

Whats the best cure for an OC hangover? Gossip Girl! From the same producers of OC comes the hit show of the lives of Manhattan's elite. Looks like Josh Schwartz has shifted his attention from west coast to east coast. Its a great show btw. The characters are either drop-dead gorgeous or stunningly handsome. The music featured on the show is totally awesome, which is hardly a suprise considering the music supervisor is Alex Patsavas, the same lady who worked on OC and Greys anatomy. Her work is amazing. Not to mention the show has a couple cuter than Meredith and Derek on Greys, namely Serena and Dan! I just love that couple on the show. Amazing chemistry. Anyway the storyline so far on Gossip girl has been awesome. Amazing characters, great soundtrack, pretty setting(new york), what more could I ask for?

sick at the wrong time

2008-12-17T23:55:00.002+08:00

havent been feeling so well for the past few days. the timing really sucks. almost had to miss a food outing on monday with the vet people. well the food wasn't that spectecular though, maybe except that porridge, laksa and sambal stingray. kudos to terry the organiser, ironically though hes not even studying vet.

lets hope i'll get beter by tmr. i wanna go play mahjong with my friends, and also go back to the vet clinic again.

hey singapore has its very own gossip girl. interesting.

http://kaypohgirl.blogspot.com/

finally something meaningful

2008-12-14T20:35:00.002+08:00

its been a few busy days!

thursday had lunch with my good friend eunice at west coast plaza. this was followed by dinner with the JC people. after dinner we went to settlers for games. poor samuel was our target in the games as he treated his uni friends of 5 months to dinner and not his JC friends 5 years. In the end he paid for the games at settlers.

friday was dinner with the vet science people. after dinner we walked from Bugis to Esplanade. along the way we passed thru chijmes. I had no idea that the place was so big. actually singapore is really pretty at night. we spent some time at the esplanade just enjoying the scenery of the bay. also, there was this ongoing project where u could write your new year/ christmas wishes on a card and hang them on this stands around the esplanade.

finally went back to mount pleasant animal medical centre on sunday. its so nice to be back there and interact with the animals. there were some nice animals and some not so nice ones there. within a day I was nearly bitten by a dog and attacked by a cat. oh well. thats what i can expect next time. the last time i went back during the winter break a kitten sunk its jaws into my finger. but its all worth it. being there is just so much more meaningful than idling at home.

by the way, love actually is showing on TV again tonight.

Back home for a while.

2008-12-04T01:12:00.002+08:00

Back in hot and humid singapore. I never ever miss singapore's weather. the humidity is just crazy. the flight back was pretty interesting as at one point the plane flew over ayers rock n the olgas, 2 prominent sandstone formations in central australia. it was visible from air and the pilot circled the plane around them so that everyone could get some nice photos. how cool is that? i never knew they could do this.

the first msg i received minutes after i landed at the airport was that a friend's mum had passed away. So I hurried down to the wake straight from the airport. i never thought i would see my friends within 2 hours of arriving in singapore. its sad we had to meet under such circumstances. life is always unpredictable as always, cherish your family and friends. this is so much more evident now that i'm studying overseas. btw, I have to thank jac for fetching me home at lyk 1am. It was really nice of her.

next day was lunch with richmond at NUH. we talked about guy stuff as always. the med ppl are getting really busy these days with rotations in different specialties. currently rich is on orthopedics, smthing which somehow i am not so keen about. met 3 other friends who were doing medcine in the uni too. i really know alot of future doctors. one of them is a UC senior who is doing his medicine research year in NUS. its a small world out there.

the few days since i came back have been so busy. guess i'll just rest over the next few days and enjoy some nice singapore food. that is something abou singapore that i always miss.

1 more days to home sweet home!

2008-11-28T08:34:00.004+08:00

Its been a busy week. Had camping trip at wilsons promonotory national park over the weekend. Didn't see much as it was raining all the time and we took a wrong turn while hiking and wasted 3 hours! But we got to saw some beautiful temperate rainforest, walk on a really nice beach, stroll next to a river and get up close to a waterfall. I must go back there sometime again.

went crown casino on monday. so coincidentally, I've been watching he american tv show Las Vegas. Crown is so similar, but its way larger. Southbank is really nice at night.

The rest of the week has been spent packing. Will be back home tomorrow! Can't wait! I can't imagine next year what its gonna be like if i stay here for 2 semesters. I'll miss home like crazy man.

Anyway found this random list of facebook. Some of this points are so true, others... no comments.

1. Guys hate sluts even though they have sex with them!

2. "Hey, are you busy?" or "Are you doing something?" ~ two phrases guys open with to stop from stammering on the phone.

3... Guys may be flirting around all day but before they go to sleep, they always think about the girl they truly care about.

4. Before they call, guys try to plan out a little about what they're gonna say so there aren't awkward pauses, but once he's on the phone he forgets it all and makes it up as he goes

5. Guys go crazy over a girl's smile. <==VERY ACCURATE.

6. Guys will do anything just to get you to notice him.

7. Guys hate it when you talk about your ex-boyfriend or ex love-interest. Unless they're goin for the let-her-complain-to-you-and-then-have-her-realize-how-wonderful-and-nice-you-are method.

8. A guy who likes you wants to be the only guy you talk to.

9. Boyfriends need to be reassured often that they're still loved.

10. Don't talk about your guy friends to your boyfriend.

11. Guys get jealous easily.

12. Guys are more emotional than they'd like people to think.

13. Giving a guy a hanging message like "You know what?!..uh...nevermind.." would make him jump to a conclusion that is far from what you are thinking. And he'll assume he did something wrong and he'll obsess about it trying to figure it out.

14... Guys are good flatterers when courting but they usually stammer when they talk to a girl they really like.

15. Guys hate asking parents for money to buy girls presents. So they come up with ideas like saving their lunch money for a week. But it never works because guys are always hungry so they end up asking the parents for money anyway.

16. Girls are guys' weaknesses. <==This one is funny but true!

17. Guys are very open about themselves.

18. It's good to test a guy first before you trust him. But don't let him wait too long.

19. Your best friend, whom your boyfriend seeks help from about his problems with you may end up being admired by your boyfriend.

20. If a guy tells you about his problems, he just needs someone to listen to him. You don't need to give advice.

21. A usual act that proves that the guy likes you is when he teases you.

22. Guys love you more than you love them if they are serious in your relationships.

23. Guys will brag about anything.

24. Guys use words like hot or cute to describe girls. We rarely use beautiful. If a guy uses that, he likes you a whole hell of a lot.

25. Guys think WAY too much. One small thing a girl does, even if she doesn't notice it can make the guy think about it for hours, trying to figure out what it meant.

26. Guys seek for advice from girls not other guys. Because most guys think alike, so if one guy's confused, then we're all confused. <==SO TRUE!

27. Any guy could write out a rulebook or advice book for flirting, but no guy can write out a book about relationships.

28. Try to be as straightforward as possible.

29. A guy has to experience rejection, because if he's too-good-never-been-busted, never been in love and hurt, he won't be mature and grown up.

30. If the guy does something stupid in front of the girl, he will think about it for the next couple days or until the next time he spends time with the girl.

31. No matter how much guys talk about asses and boobs, personality is key.

32. Guys learn from experience not from the romance books that girls read and take as their basis of experience.

33. Guys worry about the thin line between being compassionate and being whipped.

34. If a guy looks unusually calm and laid back, he's probably faking it and is spazzing inside.

35. When a guy says he is going crazy about the girl, he really is. Guys rarely say that.

36. When a guy asks you to leave him alone, he's just actually saying, "Please come and listen to me."

37. Guys don't really have final decisions.

38. If a guy starts to talk seriously, listen to him. It doesn't happen that often, so when it does, you know something's up.

39. If your best guy friend seems to avoid you or is never around when you're with your boyfriend, he's probably jealous and likes you.

40. When a guy looks at you for longer than a second, he's definitely thinking something.

41. Guys like femininity not feebleness.

42. Guys don't like girls who punch harder than they do.

43. A guy has more problems than you can see with your naked eyes.

44. Don't be a snob. Guys can be intimidated and give up easily.

45. Everything in moderation. Put on makeup, wear perfume. Just not too much.

46. Guys talk about girls more than girls talk about guys.

47. Guys hate rejection, but they hate being led on even more.

48. Guys really think that girls are strange and have unpredictable decisions and are MAD confusing but somehow are drawn even more to them. <==I wish this wasn't true, but it is.

49. A guy would give his left nut to be able to read a girl's mind for a day.

50. No guy can handle all his problems on his own. He's just too stubborn to admit it.

51. Not all guys are assholes. Just because ONE is a jackass doesnt mean he represents ALL of us.<==LOL of course.

52. We don't like girls who are too skinny.

53. We love it when girls talk about there boobs.

54. Always make sure you know what kind of stuff your getting into before making out with a guy ...like wheather it's a one time deal or not ......

55. Believe it or not shy guys are the most easiest to talk to..it may not seem right but trust me they will start opening up like books after you just ask them questions about their lives and unoticable tell them about yours...

56. When a guy hits your butt it means that he wants you sexually

57. Even if they refuse it all guys are ticklish on the ribs..

58. Guys love neck rubs and if he lets you keep doing it ..it means that he really likes you or his neck really hurts...

59. Guys will test the waters to see how far they can get with you. Even if he doesn't intend to it will happen. Know how far it is you want to let him go and he will respect that...after you let him know a couple times.

60. When a guy sacerfices his sleep and health just to be with you, he really likes you and wants to be with you as much as possible.<==DUH.

Everything is over.

2008-11-15T13:55:00.001+08:00

Exams are over. don't wanna talk about it though. I do hope I did well enough to get a UC scholarship next year.

The OC is over for me. Just finished watching the series finale today. They couldn't have ended it at a better time. They were obviously running out of things to write about and the show was getting a little stale. But still the ending montage was really heartwarming. I guess what makes the show so awesome is how much I can relate to the show. The show isn't shallow at all, it in fact taught me alot of life lessons. The show has changed me. Its weird that now the show has ended. But sometimes thats how life is. Some things that you don't want to end must end. Its the right thing to do. Its the only thing to do. I guess the question now is, whats next? Where do I go from here on?

Best O.C. episode to date.

2008-11-07T04:38:00.001+08:00

Somehow I woke up super early today at 6am. So I decided to watch one episode of OC before going for breakfast. (SPOILER ALERT AGAIN!)

Anyway I think its the best episode of OC I've watched in a while. It deals with an alternate reality universe, where Ryan never existed. I think the whole idea of "what if" is always present in our lives. Life is full of what ifs and this episode dealt with the idea of an alternate reality very well. The ideas were fresh and plot riveting. More importantly, it wraps up the ryan-marissa plot very well. Now I can start to see why marissa had to leave the show. Their on-off r/s was starting to get stale and annoying and either they lived happily ever after, which was not gonna happen, or the writers had to kill her off.

Its a very unique episode and highly memorable. And its like a final farewell to marissa on OC too. Time to move on.

The O.C. season 3 finale

2008-11-03T20:13:00.000+08:00

Boohoo. Just watched the season 3 finale of OC today. (SPOILER ALERT!)

Marissa Cooper died which is so sad. The show just wouldn't be the same without her. The way she died is really tragic too. Just when she is getting back on track to a normal life... Oh well it is a TV drama, everything is way over-dramatised. Such things don't happen in real life. I wouldn't want to live an OC life either. It's sweet at times, but terribly tragic too. Death, alcohol, drugs, divorce, theft, just to name a few. Still its a nice show. All the memorable moments between Marissa and Ryan, Seth and Summer, Kirsten and Sandy, the awesome soundtrack, the beautiful people, their lives and scenes of Newport, Orange County.

青花瓷

2008-10-31T21:24:00.003+08:00

素胚勾勒出青花筆鋒濃轉淡
瓶身描繪的牡丹一如妳初妝
冉冉檀香透過窗心事我了然
宣紙上走筆至此擱一半

釉色渲染仕女圖韻味被私藏
而妳嫣然的一笑如含苞待放
妳的美一縷飄散
去到我去不了的地方

天青色等煙雨而我在等妳
炊煙裊裊昇起隔江千萬里
在瓶底書漢隸仿前朝的飄逸
就當我為遇見妳伏筆

天青色等煙雨而我在等妳
月色被打撈起暈開了結局
如傳世的青花瓷自顧自美麗
妳眼帶笑意

色白花青的錦鯉躍然於碗底
臨摹宋體落款時卻惦記著妳
妳隱藏在窯燒裡千年的秘密
極細膩猶如繡花針落地

簾外芭蕉惹驟雨門環惹銅綠
而我路過那江南小鎮惹了妳
在潑墨山水畫裡
妳從墨色深處被隱去

天青色等煙雨而我在等妳
炊煙裊裊昇起隔江千萬里
在瓶底書漢隸仿前朝的飄逸
就當我為遇見妳伏筆

天青色等煙雨而我在等妳
月色被打撈起暈開了結局
如傳世的青花瓷自顧自美麗
妳眼帶笑意

藉口

2008-10-27T11:02:00.001+08:00

翻着我们的照片　想念若隐若现　去年的冬天　我们笑得很甜
看着你哭泣的脸　对着我说再见　来不及听见　你已走得很远

也许你已经放弃我　也许已经很难回头
我知道是自己错过　请再给我一个理由说你不爱我

就算是我不懂　能不能原谅我　请不要把分手　当作你的请求
我知道坚持要走　是你受伤的借口　请你回头　我会陪你　一直走到最后

就算没有结果　我也能够承受　我知道你的痛　是我给的承诺
你说给过我纵容　沉默是因为包容　如果要走　请你记得我

如果难过　请你忘了我

Brenda's bday

2008-10-26T20:04:00.000+08:00

Today is brenda's 21st. Happy birthday brenda! anyway we kinda caught her off suprise yesterday night in carlton park and she got seriously water-bombed and creamed. poor girl had whipped cream all over her hair and was utterly drenched. The whole plan to suprise her was pretty well executed, except that they had to get people to carry ALL the water bombs from swanston to carlton park, effectively a 10-15 minute walk. Yours truely happened to be the only guy there, and ended up carrying huge amounts of water bombs. My hands wouldn't stop shaking till this morning after that. Good training tho. maybe I'll be able to carry sheep easier next time.

The guys got me to finish about half a bottle of wine in a attempt to get me drunk. Wine taste awful. Seriously alcohol mostly taste awful to me. I would only drink to get high, which I kinda was when I finished half a bottle. Luckily ava was there to walk home with me. She was nice enough to sit with me outside college to talk for like a whole hour probably. In my high state I probably just rambled on and on about all my problems. I'm really glad I have such good friends around who are always willing to lend a listening ear.

Chinese Music

2008-10-25T08:00:00.000+08:00

Suddenly i keep listening to chinese music. I am kinda getting sick of all the english songs in my ipod for some reason. Its mainly Jay Chou's songs, since hes so talented. Classically trained, he fuses asian and western music styles together, which I think is really cool and unique from alot of the other chinese singers out there.

I guess its always important to remember your roots in some way. Like I think it would be really sad for a chinese to be not able to speak chinese or any chinese dialect. Glad I haven't lost that. I'm happy that speaking chinese still comes naturally to me even though I speak alot of english and watch alot of english shows nowadays. Its interesting that I am so exposed to western culture, but yet I am still familar with some aspects of chinese culture. Both cultures have their good points that are worth assimilating.

Better get back to studying. Haven't been very productive recently. On a side note though, NO MORE PRACTICALS! YAY!

Hanging in a while more.

2008-10-23T19:36:00.000+08:00

Just as the title says.

2008-10-19T21:08:00.000+08:00

Stop making yourself miserable.

One week

2008-10-19T20:31:00.002+08:00

Its only been a week.

Valedictory dinner

2008-10-15T17:53:00.002+08:00

oh man i overslept on tuesday and missed chem prac. Its only 3 percent so its not so bad, but I really disturbed by the fact that I have no memory of the alarm ever ringing at all. Thats worrying. Imagine missing exams. Not to mention that now I'm staying in college I gotta work extra hard to get really good grades in order to get a scholarship to lessen my parents burden.

Yesterday was valedictory dinner. wasn't really looking forward to sitting with complete strangers, but least shelia the 2nd yr vet student sat next to me and I kinda had someone to talk to.

The turn after that was pretty ok, but it kinda burned a whole in my pocket. Oh well its necessary I guess. Thats why being a guy sucks sometimes. gotta buy drinks for all the girls. thank god the drinks were dirt cheap. My alcohol tolerence has really gone up man. 3 vodka cruizers and 2 glasses of wine later and I'm only starting to feel marginally high. During the pre-vet party 3 bottles of beer was enough to make me a happy man.

anyway i'm really starting to like running now. Started listening to my ipod while running these days. The combination of music, running and fresh air is therapeutic. But my stamina is still bad. nothing like the army days where 10km was normal. gonna go full steam after friday to prepare for exams. this exams is gonna be a swift one.

the way things turn out

2008-10-13T17:47:00.002+08:00

yesterday wasn't that bad. In fact, it was good. I was so excited that I couldn't fall asleep for quite a while which really annoyed me. This problem I have with sleeping has been bugging me for years. But then again, considering the chain of events that happened last night, it would be hardly suprising that I lost sleep. So much happened in one night that its still a little hard to settle back into reality.

Here's what the reality looks like: Overnight I have gone from not staying to college to staying in college for another year. I will have to put up with another year of crappy college food, crappy college internet, crazy college prices, crazy college people (not everyone though), stupid work scheme, stupid high table and so much more. But I guess its all worth it.

Lets hope vet school can keep me busy enough that I won't think too much about all the bad things about college. Its just another year, how bad could it be? I mean I've survived 2 years in a dump known as the army, and this isn't as bad as that one, except the food though. Honestly army food is better than college food. And food is really important. But still, its not that bad. I just think back to what made me stay on and I don't feel so bad anymore.

Well, theres so much work to do, in so many ways. Assignment in 2 days, test in 5 days, Exams in 4 weeks, plus much much more as always. Work is neverending. Bring it on.

this is it

2008-10-11T22:02:00.001+08:00

This is it. There will be no turning back. I really want to believe that it will work, but I need to be prepared for the worst. Its the biggest thing I've ever done so far. Probably gonna lost alot of sleep tonight. Most guys won't admit this, but I am scared. I keep watching that one scene from greys anatomy (season 2 ep 5) where meredith ask derek to choose her over addison. It really warmths my heart watching that scene.

Meredith Grey: I lied. I'm not out of this relationship. I'm in. I'm so in its humiliating. Okay, here it is, your choice... it's simple, her or me, and I'm sure she is really great. But Derek, I love you, in a really, really big pretend to like your taste in music, let you eat the last piece of cheesecake, hold a radio over my head outside your window, unfortunate way that makes me hate you, love you. So pick me, choose me, love me.

That is one of the best scenes in greys anatomy. Touching, heartfelt confession. It's encouraging.

The biggest day yet

2008-10-10T22:19:00.001+08:00

Tmr could be the really big day. Lets hope things will work out. Whatever happens life still goes on. I still have my friends, I still have vet school. It can't be that bad. But I really want it to work. Hopefully it'll make this lousy semester become a really good one. I really want it to. I've gave it so much thought and it can no longer wait. Not till end of exams. sundays the day.

Couldn't sleep

2008-10-06T17:59:00.000+08:00

Last night was terrible. Lay in bed for at least 2 hours, possibly more. There's just so much going through my head. Housing, studies, assignments, seminars, pracs, and much much more.

This sem has been a really bad semester so far. Wish it was more like last sem, when life was so much happier. But I wun wanna go back in time though. I just want to get this sem done and over with. Least the exams end fast. I hope it'll end on a high note. Maybe it will, I hope it will.

Saturday was sg day though. Got to taste some sg food finally. it was pretty authentic. though everyone had to queue super long to get measly portions. in singapore you can just go to any hawker centre and get the same food with a much bigger serving. of course though, food at sg day was free! and there were alot of freebies too, like kaya and some nasi
goreng paste. it was amazing to see combat rations and camo creme being given out too! i would never touch those again man.

Finally doing something.

2008-10-02T21:55:00.001+08:00

Finally decided to do something about it. The planning has begin. 6 more weeks till the big day. Lets hope things work out.

OC and greys

2008-09-30T20:44:00.001+08:00

GREYS ANATOMY IS BACK! season 5 has started airing on US tv! too bad I can't watch it till I find some way to download it back in sg. Greys anatomy has just been blowing my mind away constantly.

On the other hand, OC has been really awesome. Season 2 certainly has some really great moments. I'm only halfway through it and I'm so into it. The plot is kinda predictable and cheesy at times, but still sweet. Sandy and Kirsten are the moral/ideal couple as always, surviving all kinds of tests to their marriage. The core 4, Ryan, Seth, Marissa and Summer, while abit lame that they each have new love interest, is still really touching when they ultimately come back together. And the music is really awesome too. Its no coincidence that the guy (actually a girl i think) who arranges the music also does the same thing for greys anatomy.

Sunday night was karaoke with the pre-vets. Finally got to meet some of the locals. It was seriously fun, especially after drinking a little too much and getting abit high. There was dancing, singing and drinking. Totally fun. No hangover, but woke up feeling a little weird though.

Exam timetable came out yesterday. 4 days straight of exams. Looks like it'll be a fast and painless death. Also means i'll probably gotta start studying like starting from this week.

Gold Coast

2008-09-27T15:44:00.000+08:00

Gold coast was fun! Its great to revisit gold coast after 15 years. I can't really remember much from that trip, except that saltwater didn't taste nice. The apartment we stayed in was SUPER NICE. If only i had such an aparment to live in while studying here. It had a nice sea view! What more could I ask for?

Movieworld had some realy awesome rides. The batman rider was mind-blowing. Pity we didn't get to sit the superman rollercoaster. And a even greater pity that the police academy stuntshow wasn't on anymore. Its the only thing about movieworld that I remember. I checked online and apparently, the show just got cancelled this year.

Seaworld was ok, loved the dolphins! Its kinda small though, i thought it would be a little larger with more exhibits, but then again, marine animals require large bodies of water to live in so i guess u can't squeeze too many exhibits together.

Last day was the really terrible day. Everything that could go wrong all went wrong. We had to cancel our day trip to an island becuz we forgot to request for late checkout. Then dawn's phone decided to go for a dip in the sea, n esthas book went MIA. Then the worse of all, our flight got cancelled! How unlucky can one get! Least we made the most of it n had the dinner at hard rock that we always wanted, n spent one night at sleeping inn which we were initially considering to stay in.

Overall, the trip was fun! Even with the minor hiccup on the last day it was still great.

Make me stop

2008-09-03T21:26:00.000+08:00

Make it stop. It's killing me.

I HATE MY COM!

2008-08-16T18:20:00.000+08:00

I really hate my laptop. Its so damn cranky and annoying. I get all kinds of trouble on it. First it was blue screens. Then it was restarting itself when I tried to shut it down. Now it wiped out all my songs in my ipod nano. The last one really sucks man. 3GB of songs gone! Wth man. So damn pissed with it. I always tell myself it could be worse though. A certain incident in the past always reminds me that i've survived the worst possible situation in the past and nothing will ever come as close. So I guess I'll have to learn to get along with this stupid laptop of mine. The irony is that I'm using it to blog now. But I really hate it.

Another update

2008-07-11T22:21:00.004+08:00

Been back in Singapore for 2 weeks and its been pretty boring! But thats partly my fault as I din do anything productive, I never told anyone that I came back, and I just dun feel lyk going out!

I wished I stayed in Melbourne and went on the road trip to Danedong with the rest! Our first trip to Great ocean road was really awesome and enjoyable, except the first night which we almost froze to death. Shan't talk about that trip today, cuz that would take way too long.

Anyway exam results were out today. Pretty ok for me, but I still have a problem of what elective to do next semester. Its realli bugging me. I want to do something relatively easy, yet has to be something refreshing. Really want to do arts, but I have not done a arts subject in 4 years and doing one at uni level will probably be suicide. Better decide soon, schools starting in 2 weeks!

Music essay

2008-05-17T21:22:00.000+08:00

I have a music essay due on Friday. That's in 6 days time! This really sucks because I know nuts about music. How am I suppose to cough out a 2000 word essay in 6 days? I'm screwed...

Oh and by the way, Hi Dawn n Charmy! Nice of you to drop by!

21st!

2008-04-30T23:12:00.000+08:00

I haven't posted here since so long ago... when I first came to australia! its just so boring around here that there isn't much to talk about, not to mention how crappy the internet is here. half a sem has already passed, and soon it'll be exams! scary!

anyway i'm finally 21! kinda desensitised to it though, guess tt's what happens when the last 2 bdays r celebrated in the place called army. its a sad life in there... =( anyway i didn't have any big parties or such, just hanged out with some good friends. i'm not so into big bday celebration these days... a simple birthday greeting is usually more then enuf for me.

i still haven't made a birthday wish i realise, but yeah well i usually forget what wish i make anyway so i guess it doesn't really matters. All i wish for is happiness. that simple.

In Melbourne!

2008-02-20T20:33:00.002+08:00

I'm finally in Melbourne! Finally got the chance to post here! Right now I've moved into the college and settling in still ok. The downside is that my room is not ready and I'm in another temporary room for now. Its kinda run down! But my new room is pretty sweet so hopefully I can move in real soon! Not alot of students have moved in so right now the college is still pretty empty, not to mention scary! Guess that's it for now! Tmr's gonna be a long day!

Today's the day.

2008-02-17T15:26:00.004+08:00

Today's the day. In a few hours time I'll be heading to the airport for what will be the biggest step I have taken in my life. Its both scary and exciting.I have never been away from home for more than a few weeks, and now I'm gonna call another country home for a few months! I can really start to feel the excitement building up. I'll have to adapt to survive, but I'm sure that won't be too hard if I can survive 2 years in the army. It'll be fun! I'm sure I'll enjoy myself.

On the other hand, I'll definately miss singapore. All my family, friends, relatives, the familar surroundings of singapore, my house, my room, my bed, all the yummy food I grew up eating, I'll definately miss it all. As much as I hate certain things here, it is after all where I grew up, and it'll always have a special place in my heart.

I have some last minute details to iron out, so guess I'll end here. I should probably thanks in advance all the people who will be going to the airport to send me off later. Thank you guys! And thanks to everyone who sent their well-wishes too. I really appreciate it. Bye everyone!

Happy Chinese New Year!

2008-02-09T23:22:00.000+08:00

Happy Chinese New Year! The day I fly off is drawing really near! I can start to feel the urgency more now... only about a week left! And I still have not started! Argh!

Anyway today I had a gathering with some friends and we had a pretty funny yet disturbing conversation... shan't reveals the details, cuz its partially scandalous and not very clean, which kinda suprises me since there were girls present! Well it could mean we are more mature and are more comfortable talking about some adult stuff... but it also means we are getting old! oday we were also talking about hitting the big 20 and soon, 21, which is the last gateway to pass through before becoming an full-fledged adult! Its abit scary... its not something I'm used to.

I still liked the conversation though, its really really funny! Totally hilarious!

2 weeks!

2008-02-03T21:13:00.000+08:00

It is exactly 2 weeks more till the big day! I can really start to feel the excitement creeping through me... and I have no idea what o make of it, except that I must start packing my bags!

Onto something else, I think my memory is failing. I cleanly forgot about the wushu lunch that I was supposed to go to this morning. Just last week I forgot another pretty impt appointment as well. I guess I really have to get myself a diary and start using it. It's not ver nice to let people wait. I usually try not to let this happen because I am quite sick and tired of waiting for others in the army. "Rush to wait, wait to rush" was something we learned on the day of enlistment, and I hated it. So I told myself I shall not do this to others, and hopefully they won't do it to me. But now I'm guilty of it too. Feels kinda bad. Sorry guys, hope you all will forgive me.

These few days are gonna be pretty busy. Chinese New Year's coming, so that means on top of bag packing, there is also spring cleaning to be done. Time is really tight these few days.

I'm shocked.

2008-01-26T22:09:00.000+08:00

Today I went for the predeparture seminar by Melbourne Uni. And I am seriously shocked. There are 20 people at least who are going to study vet at melbourne university. To give everyone an idea of how much that is, there are only about 120 licensed vets in singapore currently. So that means 20 is a really huge number, something like 16% of the total vet population in singapore. And lets not forget that there are several more vet schools out there. Seriously, I have no idea how I am going to find a job next time. Shall not worry for now I guess, but the number is still kinda shocking.

Got my driving licence!

2008-01-15T21:30:00.000+08:00

I passed my driving test on my first try! Yay!

Don't get drunk.

2008-01-10T09:03:00.000+08:00

Don't get drunk. Or rather, make sure nobody is videotaping you while you are. I wasn't really drunk though, just high. But its so humiliating watching yourself high. I was like banging my head into the table as I watched, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.(actually more laughing cause its so stupid and funny) Too painful to watch.

I swear I'll try my best not to get drunk/high again. But that's gonna be pretty hard, considering how much they drink in Aus. Oh well then, just make sure someone is not filming it.

I should add that being high is actually quite fun. Its like you suddenly have the guts to all the things you usually don't dare to do. So dun worry too much, joseph. thanks for your concern.

Greys anatomy

2008-01-05T23:37:00.000+08:00

I kinda addicted to greys anatomy now. Its one of the most awesome shows out there. As I'm going into the medical field, its easy for me to identify with the shows themes and characters to some degree. Of course there is some differences btw animals and humans and alot of times I find myself saying "thank god we don't have such problems in vet science" Of course each field has its pros and cons. Vets do face problems that doctors don't, and vice versa.

I have to limit myself to one episode a day or I'll probably just end up sitting in front of the computer and finishing off the entire series. One thing that makes the show so great is the amazing soundtrack. They have some really great songs. Check out the song below, it was the first song to be used in the pilot episode. I have to say I can't get this song out of my head. Scenes shown are from that same episode.

Rilo Kiley - Portion for foxes

Happy 2008!

2008-01-01T00:31:00.000+08:00

2008 is going to be a great year. Happy 2008 everyone!

Coincidences.

2007-12-16T23:43:00.000+08:00

The past few days have been so eventful. On friday I met up with my army buddies for some tennis and supper. Although it was nice seeing them again, I didn't really only the tennis game. Firstly, I'm a very lousy player. Secondly, my wrist hurts like hell. The pain has been going on and off for a few months already. Hope its nothing serious. Sometimes I find life to be full of coincidences. On thursday I was just chatting with this friend whom I have not seen in a while on MSN, and the very next day I met him after my tennis game while going home on the MRT. In the next two days there are even more such coincidences.

On saturday went for bball game with the tchs wushu ppl adn chinese high. Not exactly too good in bball, but probably better than tennis. But it was fun. As I walked through the school which I spent 4 years in, I kinda realised it is quite a beautiful campus. Plenty of greenery and peaceful.(prob cuz it was a weekend) Not much has changed though, apart from some new buildings that have sprout out over the old hostel site. However the school is so big so there are other parts that could have changed without me noticing.

After bball those of us who were also from hc wushu ( jo, glen, tsejian) headed down to PS to watched enchanted with some other hc wushu ppl. Its a movie about fairy tales. Nice as it is, its just a fairy tale. And rarely do fairy tales happen in rea life. So I'd say the movie was great entertainment, but no much take home value. It was pretty funny though, and the songs were quite nice. Anyway after that we went for some board games at minds cafe. It was nice meeting up with the wushu ppl. Muz thank joseph for organising it. And now on to the 2nd coincidence. It turns out the sister of one of my juniors is also studying vet, and she apparently volunteered at the same vet clinic last time.

Today din start off so well, but it got on great. in the mornin went to vet clinic to volunteer as usual, then in the evening met up with the 04s75 ppl. I was supposed to be the organiser. honestly if thats the case then i prob din do a good job. the place we were gonna eat was closed! probably not too bad since richmond n aloy teo thinks the place is too girly. in the end we had to settle for The American Diner by billy bombers at bugis. Bad choice though. Food was ex, portions were small. But on the bright side, tt means I didn't eat much and probably wun get fat so easily. Anyway we had a great time talking though. It was nice catching up with everyone's latest news and gossips. Hope we'll meet again soon! And now on to the 3rd and 4th coincidence. We initially decided to eat at minds cafe, though a diff branch from yesterdays. How coincidental eh? The 4th one was this pri sch fren whom I recently talked to on facebook. Turns out one of my jc classmate knows him too and just today she asked me about him. Maybe its not coincidence. Its just that the world is a small place.

Melbourne part 2

2007-12-11T23:12:00.000+08:00

Anyway, on with the trip. I also travelled the great ocean road. It was fantastic. There was amazing and gorgeous scenery all the way along the coast. It would be amazing to own one of those houses by the coast and wake up every morning to the sounds of ocean. That would be awesome. The beaches there are far more beautiful than the ones we have here in Singapore. Its not something I see everyday. Can't wait to go back there some day.

Also visited the vet clinic at weribee. The head of department was so nice, he took us around to have a tour of the facilities. I'm impressed. They really have alot of state of the art equipment and modern facilities. CT scanners, digital xrays, treadmils to run ECGs, the ICU, the oncology ward, the OR, the teaching facilities, it was just so well equiped. I definately look forward to studying there.

Overall this whole trip was very useful. Really got to know Melbourne much better. Much more familar with the public transport, the culture and the people. I'll look forward to living there definately.

I just went back to camp yesterday to get my certificate of service. It was nice catching up with everyone in camp. Getting that cert also means a chapter of my life has closed and I'm moving on, moving on to a exciting and enriching one. Feb 17th 2008. can't wait!

Loving Melbourne

2007-12-10T21:32:00.000+08:00

So much has happened since last week! Been to Melbourne and back, and it was a very fruitful trip. Got quite alot of stuff done and also had plenty of time to explore Melbourne and some of its suburbs.

The general impression I get of Melbourne is that is a pleasant city. Fine weather, though abit erratic, friendly and helpful people, efficient and easy-to navigate public transport, great variety of food, and lastly very beautiful! No wonder its been voted the most livable city a few times. There are some minus points though... expensive food and lots of flies. Nobody ever told me there will be THAT many flies in Melbourne. They are extrememly annoying due to their SHEER numbers. But I heard they are only active in summer so I'm hoping thats true.

Anyway back to the plus points. I just wanna talk about the beauty. Its beautiful, especially the suburbs. Granted some suburbs to kinda ugly, but most of those I went to were gorgeous. I don't realli know how to describe it, but its just now lyk the houses in singapore. The plots are larger, meaning you can have a large house and yet still have enough space for a pretty garden and a garage.

Visited the college where I will be staying and again its beautiful too... so much greenery and very serence. Seems lyk a great place to stay. Its abit ex though...

Pretty tired out still so I'll talk about the rest of the trip probably tmr.

Off for a holiday!

2007-11-30T22:30:00.000+08:00

I'm packing my bags now as I'm flying off tmr to Melbourne for a holiday! Its also a recce trip, the second one that is. I've been there last year already. Shan't say much since I still have alot to pack. I'm sure it'll be fun!

Not a good day.

2007-11-25T00:00:00.000+08:00

Past few weeks been pretty mundane. I don't think I might be getting a job after all. There's so little time I leave for Australia in mid Feb. So right now I'm just volunteering at the vet clinic. As I always say, there's something new each time I go there, something to learn. That's why I never tire of going there.

Today was one of those days which weren't that good. Lost a patient to anesthesia complications, something I never really thought could happen. After seeing numerous succesful surgeries where there was no adverse reactions to anesthtics, I guess its easy to feel like the risks don't exist. This case proves there is always that tiniest possibility of complications. Now I understand why there shoud always monitoring of anesthesia. One certainly cannot be complacent or lives could be lost. But least I learnt an important lesson, one which I will remember well.

Gold Digger Gets Slammed

2007-11-12T22:32:00.000+08:00

Check out amusing ad about a pretty lady looking for a rich guy and the reply she gets. lol. Here's the original url: http://www.bankersball.com/2007/10/03/500k-gold-digger-gets-slammed/

THE AD

What am I doing wrong?

Okay, I’m tired of beating around the bush. I’m a beautiful
(spectacularly beautiful) 25 year old girl. I’m articulate and classy.
I’m not from New York . I’m looking to get married to a guy who makes at
least half a million a year. I know how that sounds, but keep in mind
that a million a year is middle class in New York City , so I don’t think
I’m overreaching at all.

Are there any guys who make 500K or more on this board? Any wives? Could
you send me some tips? I dated a business man who makes average around
200 - 250. But that’s where I seem to hit a roadblock. 250,000 won’t get
me to central park west. I know a woman in my yoga class who was married
to an investment banker and lives in Tribeca, and she’s not as pretty as
I am, nor is she a great genius. So what is she doing right? How do I
get to her level?

Here are my questions specifically:

- Where do you single rich men hang out? Give me specifics- bars,
restaurants, gyms

-What are you looking for in a mate? Be honest guys, you won’t hurt my
feelings

-Is there an age range I should be targeting (I’m 25)?

- Why are some of the women living lavish lifestyles on the upper east
side so plain? I’ve seen really ‘plain jane’ boring types who have
nothing to offer married to incredibly wealthy guys. I’ve seen drop dead
gorgeous girls in singles bars in the east village. What’s the story
there?

- Jobs I should look out for? Everyone knows - lawyer, investment
banker, doctor. How much do those guys really make? And where do they
hang out? Where do the hedge fund guys hang out?

- How you decide marriage vs. just a girlfriend? I am looking for
MARRIAGE ONLY

Please hold your insults - I’m putting myself out there in an honest
way. Most beautiful women are superficial; at least I’m being up front
about it. I wouldn’t be searching for these kind of guys if I wasn’t
able to match them - in looks, culture, sophistication, and keeping a
nice home and hearth.

—————————————————————————–

THE RESPONSE

I read your posting with great interest and have thought meaningfully
about your dilemma. I offer the following analysis of your predicament.
Firstly, I’m not wasting your time, I qualify as a guy who fits your
bill; that is I make more than $500K per year. That said here’s how I
see it.

Your offer, from the prospective of a guy like me, is plain and simple a
cr@ppy business deal. Here’s why. Cutting through all the B.S., what you
suggest is a simple trade: you bring your looks to the party and I bring
my money. Fine, simple. But here’s the rub, your looks will fade and my
money will likely continue into perpetuity…in fact, it is very likely
that my income increases but it is an absolute certainty that you won’t
be getting any more beautiful!

So, in economic terms you are a depreciating asset and I am an earning
asset. Not only are you a depreciating asset, your depreciation
accelerates! Let me explain, you’re 25 now and will likely stay pretty
hot for the next 5 years, but less so each year. Then the fade begins in
earnest. By 35 stick a fork in you!

So in Wall Street terms, we would call you a trading position, not a buy
and hold…hence the rub…marriage. It doesn’t make good business sense
to “buy you” (which is what you’re asking) so I’d rather lease. In case
you think I’m being cruel, I would say the following. If my money were
to go away, so would you, so when your beauty fades I need an out. It’s
as simple as that. So a deal that makes sense is dating, not marriage.

Separately, I was taught early in my career about efficient markets. So,
I wonder why a girl as “articulate, classy and spectacularly beautiful”
as you has been unable to find your sugar daddy. I find it hard to
believe that if you are as gorgeous as you say you are that the $500K
hasn’t found you, if not only for a tryout.

By the way, you could always find a way to make your own money and then
we wouldn’t need to have this difficult conversation.

With all that said, I must say you’re going about it the right way.
Classic “pump and dump.”

I hope this is helpful, and if you want to enter into some sort of
lease, let me know.

ORD loh...

2007-11-06T22:23:00.000+08:00

Finally. The battle is over. And now its time to enjoy. But yet, I don't seem to excited about it. Its like, there's no feeling at all. After all that long wait, all that anticipation, when the day finally comes, not to mention after some really trying times, I somehow do not feel any excitement at all. Its just so weird.

My Scrubs.

2007-10-01T16:27:00.000+08:00

I've been watching the Tv series, Scrubs, recently. Its been around for a while, but I only rediscovered it recently. Its the most amazing series I know of. Its totally hilarious, yet very meaningful. In a less-than 30 min episode they can make you roll over laughing, yet still make you tear or ponder about life. It is simply the best Tv series I know of, sure beats all the local crap we have. Thank god I rediscovered Scrubs.

Check out a compilation of some of the funniest moments in Scrubs.

881!!!

2007-09-02T00:10:00.000+08:00

Royston Tan is a true talent. I havent even watched 881 and I'm already in love with it. Muz watch next week!

I don't love you.

2007-07-24T01:23:00.000+08:00

My Chemical Romance - I Don't Love You

I can't get this song out of my head.

Well when you go
Don't ever think
I'll make you try to stay
And maybe when you get back
I'll be off to find another way

When after all this time that you still owe
You're still the good-for-nothing I don't know
So take your gloves and get out
Better get out while you can

When you go
Would you even turn to say
"I don't love you like I did yesterday"

Sometimes I cry so hard from pleading
So sick and tired of all the needless beating
But baby when they knock you down and out
It's where you oughta stay

And after all the blood that you still owe
Another dollar's just another blow
So fix your eyes and get up
Better get up while you can

When you go
Would you even turn to say
"I don't love you like I did yesterday"

Well come one, come on
When you go
Would you have the guts to say
"I don't love you like I loved you yesterday"
I don't love you like I do yesterday
I don't love you like I loved you yesterday

Finally free.

2007-07-24T00:15:00.000+08:00

I hope I'm finally free.

Finally a new design!

2007-07-06T23:00:00.000+08:00

I've finally gotten a new blog design! Kinda getting sick of the old one. I was planning on getting a animal themed one but this one seems too nice to give it a miss! Its green though and it reminds me of army... =( but green is still one of my favourite color and army ain't gonna change it. Its the color of nature after all.

Just had the first of 4 wisdom extracted few days ago. First day was terrible, it hurted like hell. Couldn't eat properly at all! Second day wasn't that bad and today, the third day is quite ok, just that I don't dare to open my mouth too big in case i burst the stitches. But the mc is good. I haven't had a proper rest in eons. Every weekend has been so busy now that I have clinical attachments. Not that I hate them though, but it means no sleeping late on weekends anymore.

Despite the tiring weekends, I really look forward to the clinical attachments. Its made my weekends much more meaningful nowadays. Every week there's something new to learn, every week's different. I enjoy going there to interact with the staff and all the animals there. Its been quite an eye opener and enriching experience.

Finally In!

2007-06-03T21:20:00.000+08:00

I've finally accepted a place in Melbourne University's Bachelor of Veterinary Science course. Which means I'm finally taking my first step to becoming a vet. It's always been a childhood dream for me to be able to work with animals. But sometimes I do wonder if I will be able to survive the course. I wonder if I can perform all those complex surgeries properly. I wonder if I can make the right decisions. But then again, i cannot think of any other course if I don't do vet science. There is simply too little time to start brainstorming for a new course. I don't wanna look back and regret not becoming a vet.

Went for Miss Wang's wedding on Sat. Its been a long time since I went to a wedding. It was held at City Harvest in Jurong. The church is realli nice looking, though the entrance looks lyk a SPA... haha. I dun really know how to descibe it, just that it was a interesting and memorable experience. It's sweet that Miss Wang has finally found someone to share her life with. Hope they'll stay happy forever.

My first vet clinic attachment!

2007-05-27T20:39:00.000+08:00

This weekend is especially meaningful cause I finally went to clinical attachment at a veterinary clinic! I was kinda nervous the night before cause I did not know what to expect, but after I went there and got acquianted with the staff I realised that they are all quite friendly. There were 2 vet techicians from Phillipines, Robert n Eric and both of them were very friendly! They were so funny at times, dancing around n singing in the middle of surgery! The vets were also nice enough to let me stand next to them during surgery and watch them. I've really learnt and experienced alot in these 2 days, and have seen some more common surgeries lyk sterilsation, euthanasia, cystomy(removing of bladder stones), dental scaling and extraction. Really must thank all the vets and technicians.

Have to mentioned though that it can be very tiring. All the staff were standing n walking about almost all the day. I was so tired when I cam back today afternoon from the clinic. There was another girl who was volunteering at the clinic on sunday when I went there. Turns out shes going melbourne too! So that makes it lyk 2 ppl I noe going melbourne to study vet science so far. Guess I realli wun be that lonely.

I realli look forward to going back there next weekend. And hopefully after a few more times there I can finally decide whether I want to accept a place at melbourne for veterinary science.

I wanna go australia!

2007-05-19T23:11:00.000+08:00

This is kinda old news but I also got accepted by Sydney university too... but I guess its very likely that I wll be going to Melbourne anyway so the news doesn't make much of a diff. What I am more concerned is the vet clinic attachment. I haven't heard a thing from the vet who replied me. Sent him another mail and hopefully he reply soon.

Anyway I am kinda happy cause I got $200 for shooting well at the annual range that most soldiers have to shoot. Its called a markmenship for those who dunno. Got it last year, and again this year. That's like $400 spare cash!

Watched Blades of glory today with some of the 75 ppl today. the attendence is so paethetic... onli some of the guys could make it. most of the girls and med ppl are away on vacation cuz they have lyk a 3 month break. I'm so jealous... stuck here in singapore in some army camp and they are havin fun in europe and australia. Looking at the photos of em having fun in aus realli makes me wanna go there soon... I realli wanna get out of army soon, there are so many things tt suck in here. Anyway the movie was hilarious! Totally gay man haha. There are so many parts tt I can laugh my head off man. Muz watch!

No longer a teen... =(

2007-05-01T20:24:00.000+08:00

I'm twenty... "welcome to adulthood" according to Eunice. I still remember someone told me that a teenager is from thirteen to nineteen. I wonder how different it will be now that I am a young adult... muz use correct terms eh.

Birthday was spent in camp because of some maintainence course I had to attend. Not exactly what I want, but at least the day after my bday is always a public holiday! Anyway just thanks to all those who wished me happy birthday! Thanks to my campmates who pulled a nerving prank, thanks to my parents and relatives for the gifts and cake, thanks to jiahui, stacy, eunice, yisheng, carine, kim, sam and em for your smses! Going back to camp tonight... and major exercise next week... I must stay strong! Just a few more months...

SOT

2007-04-22T01:12:00.000+08:00

Some new local urban e-mag tt I discovered. If you are into youth lifestyle magazines then I guess this is perfect, not to mention its free! You do need to sign up though. Support SOT magazine, which stands for Save Our Trees!

Black week

2007-04-20T23:44:00.000+08:00

This week has been a pretty black week. Firstly is the terrible tragedy at virginia tech. Secondly is something at camp that I shan't talk about much. It involves some very annoying superiors making everyone's lives very difficult.

The virginia tech shooting is really depressing news. I still remember back in secondary school, reading about the columbine high school shooting and feeling sad for the victims, how their bright futures have been destroyed in and instant, and more importantly, hoping that there would never be such a tragedy again. But now it just gets worse. It's just to terrible. I feel so sorry for the victims once more, and yet I cannot do anything. When will it ever end? I really hope that more effective gun laws are put into place. If I do go Melbourne, I hope nothing like this will ever happen there. Australia do have school shootings too. Just a few years back there was a school shooting at Monash University, also in Melbourne, which took several lives too. I hope the pain ends here.

Well at least this evening there was something happy, I met with some of the 75 ppl, esp Elaine before she leaves for UK. It's always great to meet up with friends, I makes me forget all my troubles and sorrows, even if it's for a while, and reminds me that there is meaning in life. I guess that's what friends are for, to give you light in your darkest hour, to give you strength when you are failing. Hope we can remain friends forever and may all my friends overseas be safe.

Blood Diamonds

2007-04-15T19:56:00.000+08:00

I survived my longest field camp since BMT! It wasn't tt bad, since most of the time we were in tonners or training sheds sleeping or stoning. But all the mosquitoes and not having a proper bed does take its toll mentally. Anyway I haven been through worse. I'll never forget the BMT fieldcamp which rained lyk mad in the first few days and nights, leaving everyone drenched and miserable, not to mention our tents leaked, meaning we slept with water dripping on us. Honestly fieldcamps aren't tt bad, if you minus the mosquito factor.

Anyway I've just watched Blood Diamond on my com. And if you have not watched it, I would recommend you do. Its about diamonds that are mined in conflict zones in Africa and used to finance terrorist and rebel groups. Often, the rebels rampage through villages, killing many innocent villagers, enslaving others to do mining and taking in the children as child soldiers. Without watching the film, I could never imagine how much blood was spilled for one tiny diamond to get into that pretty showcase in the jewellery store.

The following phrases from the movie trailer.

"It came from the heart of the earth,

a stone so rare,

man will do anything to posses it.

And all who touch it,

are left with blood on their hands"

A stone that tears families apart, causes so much grief, results in so much suffering and death, would you still want to buy it? So much for diamonds being a girl's best friends.

Going outfield...=(

2007-04-05T20:31:00.000+08:00

Its always nice to meet up with the 75 ppl! We met last Sat at Amy's hse as always as amy n elaine are finally back! Elaine sure has change... I din noe she was such a pro at shopping... sounded lyk she was a shopholic! It happened to be near Jac n Stacy's bday so yup we celebrated them too! Anyway I lyk those avaitor shades in the photo, esp the one a my wearing! Seriously gotta get one of those. Pity it wasn't a stayover... all the med ppl still had their exams on. In fact, the guys came from a mugging session, possibly just for the food. I'll realli miss everyone if I go to Australia, but least yaqi n daphne are in melbourne so it wun be tt bad....

Speaking of bad I have outfield next week. 4 days 3 nights! Oh my god help me...

Good and bad news

2007-04-01T20:14:00.000+08:00

I was looking through the vet science syllabus for the first year and I realise there is good news and bad news.

Good news:

here are samples from the description of the modules:

Topics studied include the nature of variation, inheritance, genes and chromosomes, human genetics, DNA replication, gene action and expression, population genetics, selection, the genetics of speciation, molecular evolution, evolutionary biology and the origin of life, classification of organisms diversity of life, communities, ecosystems and the relationship of organisms to their environment, human impact, preserving habitats and genetic variation.

Upon completion of 610-141, students should have an understanding of the place of chemistry in society and the physical environment; the nature of gases; basic energy concepts; the nature of chemical equilibria; the structure and bonding of inorganic molecules; the nature of the solid state; the structures of hydrocarbon and main group molecules; the important functional groups; the nature of techniques of measurement; and the evolution of current theories.

Sounds great! I've learnt most of this in JC!

Now here's the bad news:

I've forgotten most of it. Isn't army just lovely?

Good news!

2007-03-26T19:56:00.000+08:00

This news is pretty outdated, but I've been acceptted into the University of melbourne's Veterinary science course! I am going to Melbourne to study! omg this is lyk the biggest thing to happen in my life yet! I really look forward to it, but I alos dread it a little. Going overseas is lyk taking a step out of your comfort zone. You have to learn to be more independant, more self-reliant. Army teaches you some degree of independance but I dun think its enough. So an overseas studies could do some good I guess.

Yesterday went to support jiahui at the cheerobics. omg plenty of eye candy... both among the crowd and the cheerleaders. Haha wonder if I'll be missing out on all this stuff if I go overseas? Or maybe there are even more overseas? Anyway congrats to Jiahui for her great performance!

Here's some realli old and overdue pictures from the CNY visit to Lin Lao shi's hse, the wushu reunion dinner and the farewell gathering for Yaqi and Daphne... I'll be joining them next year!

With the 75 ppl

Yaqi n me

The 6hers at Lin Lao Shi's hse

Wushu juniors

HC wushu ppl

Pan's Labyrinth

2007-01-21T17:04:00.000+08:00

"In darkness there can be light,
in misery there can be beauty,
in death there can be life."

Innocence has a power evil cannot imagine - Pan's Labyrinth

make party not war

2007-01-14T22:01:00.000+08:00

juz advertising for a fren. visit them at makepartynotwar.blogspot.com

retail therapy

2007-01-14T00:07:00.000+08:00

I finally submitted my australian uni application for melbourne, sydney and murdoch uni in perth. Wish me luck! I hope I can hear some favourable news soon.

Anyway today I went out with my parents after submitting the applications at the IDP education fair. The best thing about going out with parents is that they pay for everthing! I bought 2 books to kill time in camp and more importantly, I bought 2 CDs, the soundtrack for Kingdom of Heaven and Pearl Harbour. 2 of my fav movies! I love their soundtracks! Kingdom of heaven I've watched at least twice on VCD but I still dun mind watching it again. In fact I wanna buy the DVD if I can find it. Baldwin IV, King of Jerusalem is one of my favourite characters ever. To me he represents what an ideal ruler should be like. It is a pity he was a leper. Why is fate never kind to the kind? The movie isn't exactly historically accurate with his portrayal, but it is accordingly accurate with regards to potraying his physical courage and dedication to his kingdom. I have the utmost respect for him and may the memory of this brave warrior king live on forever.

Feel so happy with all the stuff I bought. I guess I realli understand what girls mean by retail therapy, onli that guys buy diff stuff. In my case its books and music. But anyway to me, it works as long as you buy something you like!

Happy new year 2007!

2007-01-01T12:02:00.000+08:00

Happie new year! I'd first like to wish everyone a happy 2007! Maybe it be a fruitful year ahead and maybe all your dreams come true!

Looking back at 2006, I can say well its a very different year because for the first time in 12 years there was no school on 2nd Jan. I still rmb all the jitters about enlisting in the army. Now, one yr on, I learned so much from the army expereince, but also suffered much. Think of all the youth wasted rotting away in camp... but I least I tried to maximise my time in there by reading n not letting my brain rot. I've probably already forgotten about 80% of all my A-lvl knowledge by now. I cannot imagine what I'll be when I start Uni.

Speaking of Uni, I am relieved to say at least now I really know what I want to study! I think most people know anyway, and it is Veterinary Science. The future prospects for being a vet look pretty bright in my opinion, considering the increasing no. of pet owners. To me, I wouldn't want a typical desk-bound job that could bore me to death like the job I have in camp now. Least being a vet is something I would enjoy doing(hopefully) and as they say, if you enjoy your job, you wouldn't have to work for the rest of your life. Yeah so I pretty sure of studying vet science which unofrtunately isn't availiable in Singapore which means I'll be going to Australia! I juz came back from Australia and it is a lovely place! The only downside is the cost, but I guess I'll work hard and earn it back asap when I graduate.

Anyway on the 30th I was at Amy's hse for a 04s75 stayover! I realli enjoy being with the 75 ppl. Being in their company realli makes me fell happy and forget about all my depressing army days for a moment. We had so much fun! The best part was seeing milton n rich getting slightly drunk but very high. It was so funny but also kinda scary. I wonder what I'll be like when I get drunk. Muz realli thank the girls for all the lovely cooking they did, but also Amy's parents, who had to put up with all the noise late into the night and lose their sleep. Overall, it was great. wonder when we'll all meet up again.

Yesterday went Esplanade for countdown with my oldest bunch of frens, the 6h'99 ppl. The fireworks were pretty cool, but the huge crowd wasn't. Realli hated all the squeezing, not to mention the huge amount of foreign workers present. I not realli racist, but there was this particular one who actually put both his arms on my shoulder as if i was his friend! seriously man, that kinda pissed me off. At least this year they were more well-behaved, no spray cans and whatsoever nonsense from them. Realli pity all those police on duty yesterday, poor souls trying to control the crazy crowd of people. Muz apologise to yichao n co for not going to play mahjong after the countdown. I was simply too tired liao. So sorry guys, maybe next time.

So I guess that's it for now. I realli dread going back to camp. The feeling is worse than those first day of school blues. But like all NSF, I shall endure till the magical day arrives: 6th November 2007. For now, I wish everyone a happy new year once more!

please keep the flame alive

2006-11-25T01:06:00.000+08:00

please keep the flame alive. light up the darkness in my heart. keep me going strong please.

heaven and hell

2006-10-29T18:24:00.000+08:00

i haven updated in 2 months... juz not in the mood to i guess. anyway i did so much recently. went to aussie education fair to get more info on studying vet science in australia. its a pretty competitive course though. also went shopping and bought some shirts and jeans, at last something new for my wardrobe. also watched prestige and deathnote. Deathnote is really good, after watching the trailer for part 2 i can't wait for it to come out. the anime is cool too! so addicted to deathnote now, lyk everybody else is. cool characters, cool plot, cool songs too! this layout is kinda influenced by the movie and its gothic theme.

new layout!

2006-10-29T03:00:00.000+08:00

new layout! took me lyk till 3am... but most of it was on searching for a good picture... i'm so tired out... gotta catch some sleep...

Do things happen for a reason?

2006-08-28T21:56:00.000+08:00

I always wonder if things happen for a reason. Why I had to fall sick on the week before Army half marathon. All the effort put into preparing for it, all the km ran, all wasted to some extent. its just not fair. next year i heard my unit is involved in organising the event again, considering we did it lyk last year already. don't the army have more units? tt day when i parents forbid me from running i was so upset. its not their fault, they are just being concerned with my health. but i felt so upset, the worse thing is i dunno who or what to be angry with. fate, for being so cruel, or myself, for being weak and falling sick.

after resting over the weekend i kinda calmed down and thought it over. there's no point in getting angry over this. i shan't put all the running effort to waste and i will continue running to keep up my fitness and stamina.i can always take part some time in the future. right now i ought to focus on the upcoming ippt. let's hope i can get silver.

whenever i feel troubled i think back to a book i read recently, the diary of anne frank. this heartwarming diary kept by a dutch girl during world war two is so well written, full of depth and maturity and is truely an inspiration. to think she was only 14. I am full of admiration and respect for her.

reflections of the past

2006-08-20T18:32:00.000+08:00

yesterday met up with 75 ppl for a farewell dinner for liyu who's going to usa to study. all the best liyu! everyone was talking about uni and i kept having the feeling that times passes realli fast. all the girls and some of the med boys are all going of to uni liao. in fact most already started lessons. i can't believed they already started mugging so early on, like one week into uni. scary. anyway its just great to be out with the 75 ppl. those 2 years in hc were probably the best in my life so far. thinking back always brings back wonderful memories of all the fun things we did... way to many to describe. even though its onli been like 8 months since i left jc but i miss jc life so much. all the descriptions of uni being so much like jc makes me wanna go off to uni as soon as possible.

then again, army life isn't tt bad. being a enlisted men isn't always all that bad i guess, esp when there are little tough trainings and plenty of time for leisure activities. love playing basketball and badminton these days. recently i've picked up reading and just finished dan brown's angels and demons. right now its anne frank's diary, which i find it to be quite a unique read. being a teenager like she is, there are many things i can come find in common between herand me. and yet i also can feel her woes and frustrations of the war, being all locked up in the hiding place, living in constant stress and fear. apart from her diary, i've dug up alot of other old books in my house and plan to read through most of them. guess i'm pretty lucky to have so much free time to myself. but then again being a enlisted men isn't all that good. try having to cope with selfish ungrateful superiors (not all are so though) who probably just see us as stepping stones to their promotions, coupled with SAF's inefficiency and sometimes its enough to make your blood boil. recently i discovered several strands of white hair on my head. must the stresses of army life.

ndp is finally over! liyu, your welcome! its always nice to have an appreciative audience. after all we trained so hard for ndp. i think being in the marching contingent is really an amazing experience, but speaking of ndp makes my real angry. after ndp they can remember everything like asking us to clean rifles, making sure we return everything we used in the parade, but they so conviently forgot the one thing, which is off days! 2 measly off days! one is already deducted for the thurs after ndp when that thurs was supposed to be a given off. this really sucks. i dun even wanna think about it. thinking about ndp just spoils my mood for the whole day. i do hope those ungrateful superiors will get their retribution someday. on the bright side, my face actually appeared on the ndp show and the next days newspapers too! what a cool way to remember ndp eh?

realli love the movie silent hill suddenly. the music is simply way too cool and i wanna play the game, even though i'll probably be freaked out. hmm i'm now considering a change of the blog layout to a silent hill themed one.

ndp + stayover

2006-07-30T20:46:00.000+08:00

todays ndp preview was pretty bad. the guy in charged of playing the music screwed up big time and made us look like fools standing out there on the middle of the stadium. apart from that had a 75 stayover at amy's house after rehearsal. i actually see the 75 ppl quite often, like at least once a month? but somehow i just miss hanging out with them. army is driving me abit nuts. i really must find something more meaningful to do with all this free time i have now. right now i'm seriously reconsidering my uni course and considering applying for a scholarship next year. anyway the stayover was great and all those girls and the med guys made uni sound like a whole lotta fun, esp the orientation week. makes me feel like wanna ord-ing soon and go into uni. then again, uni = alot of studying, and studying ain't always fun.

1 more ndp rehearsals to go then its the real thing! kinda excited but also glad there be less early saturday morning book-ins.

em said i was green... haha i wish i wasn't. why are some things just so hard to do? i'm getting tired of waiting.

Time for an update

2006-05-29T00:22:00.000+08:00

It's been a long time since the last update... well now life just seems kinda meaningless. I'm still trying to find my direction. There are so many things I need to sort out. Although I got into NUS bio engineering, but till now I'm not too sure if that's what I want. I still keep wondering if there's something better that I didn't choose. But it's probably my fault. I didn't read up on the courses properly before maing a decision. I'm like so lost now. I dunno what to do with my life. I wanted to make a start by cleaning up my room, but till now I''m still lyk only cleaned it up a little. There are so many things I wanna do but somehow I haven't even done half. I really gotta start to rethink and reorganise things.

Right now army life is pretty easy going. It's basically a 8-5 job with much free time during and after work. I'm trying to make the most of it by reading books to keep my mind working and working out to keep myself fit. I'm like so addicted to basketball now, even though I am quite bad at it. Been relearning how to shoot basketballs after doing a wrong technique for so long. But recently things have gotten a little busy and I can't play and practise bball that often. I'm involved in NDP 2006, not as a helper but as part of the marching contingent. It's pretty cool but it is hard work. We have to stand like god knows how long till our legs ache. But it is a once in a lifetime experience and I get to be exempted from weekend guard duties, plus a get paid back a day off for each saturday burned at the rehearsal. Oh well life is actually pretty good now, the problem just lies with me I guess.

18 going on 19

2006-05-01T00:00:00.000+08:00

18 going on 19... somehow nothing has really changed.

happy and smiling

2006-03-26T18:27:00.000+08:00

i don't really know how i should be feeling. but i think it should be happiness for the time being.

come tomorrow

2006-03-19T16:05:00.000+08:00

let's hope tomorrow will be a better day for everyone. especially me. good luck to everyone in their new posting. i probably wun be seeing alot of familar faces where i go. but oh well, always look on the bright side of life, as my platoon motto goes.

the time of my life

2006-03-11T00:32:00.000+08:00

as usual, time passes really fast. one moment i'm a raw recruit who is newly enlisted, now i'm already a supposedly trained soldier. bmt was realli fun. i've met alot of great people, lyk my section mates, whom i am so bonded with, my other funny n interesting platoon mates and not forgetting my sirs and sergeants. i'll never forget the fun times we had, fooling around in bunk. all the experiences of fieldcamp, range, sit-test and many more i will take with me wherever i go. if you ask me whether i'll wanna go thru bmt again, i'd say yes, onli if it is with my platoon mates, and maybe minus the route marches. honestly i wish bmt was longer. now all of us are going our seperate ways but hopefully some of them will be posted to the same unit as me.

excerpts from our recruits nite item:
The days we've left are numbered and soon we'll have to move on
these times together unforgettable
our friends in bmtc, we're one big family
come pop we know we've survived! ... oh...

Always look on the bright side of life... ...
Always look on the light side of life... ...

i'll miss 01/06 leadership batch hawk company platoon 1. all the interesting n once in a lifetime experiences, all the fun things we did, all the great friends i made, all the new experiences i gained. i'll definately look back on bmt days with a smile.

range

2006-02-05T11:56:00.000+08:00

we just finished range. pretty tiring, kinda stressful but overall memorable. i'll nvr forget all the funny things ppl do at the range. grenade throw is tmr. and fieldcamp is this thurs. hope i'll get thru all this smoothly.

army!!!

2006-01-09T23:16:00.000+08:00

army can be summed up into a few points:

1) time is very precious, so be fast! (really times 10 precious)
2) vulgarities are bloody common (even though i more or less always hear it from the same sarge)
3) listen to commands and orders! (duh...)
4) always reply loudly
5) black tape!

hmm cannot think of any more liao. I gotta rest, cuz i got slight fever n dunno whether tmr can book in or not.

after 2 years

2006-01-04T19:00:00.000+08:00

after 2 years, i realised i haven't changed at all. maybe i need another 2 years.

first day blues

2006-01-04T11:13:00.000+08:00

isn't it amazing?

for the first time in 15 years (including nursery n k1 k2), there is no first day of school!

a new year!

2006-01-01T16:30:00.000+08:00

happy new year everyone!

last few days were tiring. went amy's hse for stayover on 30th. nothing realli interesting, its the typical stayover with plenty of food, xbox, movies n abit of liquor. i totally din slp the whole night and by the next morning, i was pretty tired.

now here's the interesting part. while walking out from amy's hse wif some frens, we found not one, not two but three kittens! they were playing about on the road, which was pretty dangerous. their mother was no where in sight, so after deliberating about it for 2 hours, we finally sent them to spca. they might be put to sleep, but i guess we have no other options. we couldn't find anyone who could take them in. they are estimated to be about several weeks old since they have alreadi opened their eyes.(when i found arcade it was onli one to two days old and its eyes weren't even opened) in other words, they have significantly higher chances of survival. hopefully someone will adopt them and place them in a loving home. if not they will be put to death which i hope will not happen. but if it realli does happen, so be it. it sure beats getting run over by a car and dying a painful death. we have already done all we can to save them. if fate is to be unkind towards them, then i cannot do anything about it. if you realli are interested to adopt them, pls go down to spca to find them. they are realli cute and spot a mixed coat of brown and black. they were so playful and energetic and kept jumping out of the box which we kept them in during transportation. hope they will be in a loving home soon.

honestly, i kinda hate those kittens. i think stacy will totally agree with me on this. its like you'd wish you never found them. thanks to them, i only got home at 3.30pm, and slept till 6 plus before going out again to meet 6hers for new year countdown. but then again, once we found them, we could not possibly ignore them. i had to help them as much as i could, even though back then i was realli tired from total lack of sleep the night before. if onli i was due to enlist in april, then i could take them home and take care of them till i found them another home. ok anyways i got to orchad at nearly 8 pm to meet the 6hers. orchad was so crowded! alot of blanga workers esp.we juz walked around abit, took neoprint lyk the always do, and in the end went to yichao's place for countdown, played abit of cards then went home around 3 am to sleep. i only slept 3 hours in the span of 2 days so yeah i was pretty desperate for sleep when i got home. feeling much better now after sleeping till around 1 pm today.

narnia... naohia?

2005-12-27T23:07:00.000+08:00

i just watch chronicles of narnia, and I think it sucks. no spoilers here, but the plot moves too slowly, half the characters are so bloody stupid or annoying. as with lotr, they have poor battlefield tactics, and only win because they are the good guys. only the initial battle scenes were cool. the baddies were realli cool looking, and the good guys were equally impressive. but that's it. i would prob give it 2.5-3 stars.

i've been tagged by rich, so here goes anyway...

1) I'd probably have killed someone if murder isn't illegal. sounds scary.
2) I'm a ww2 fanatic. anything to do with ww2, esp germans, like books, movies, games, uniforms, guns, tanks, planes, etc will excite me.
3) I wasn't always this quiet. I was alot more outgoing in primary sch. dunno why I changed in sec sch.
4) My fav cable channel is STC. go figure out what it means.
5) I can't think of 5 ppl to tag "you've been tagged!" So I won't bother.

christmas!

2005-12-25T21:39:00.000+08:00

i'm finally back from london! actually i came back on 22nd but was too lazy to write about till now. i wun realli go into the details anyway, but the scenery there is realli beautiful, esp in the countryside. visited quite a few places in uk, including tower of london, london bridge, westminister abbey, bath, greenwich, startford-upon-avon, oxford, windsor, warwick and harrod's, the largest and most famous department store in uk and hamley's, the largest toystore in uk! in holland visited the dutch resistance mueseum, anne frank's house, and the flower market. places worth mentioning include greenwich, with its beautiful trees, wide open green plains, and warwick, which is equally beautiful but with a nice river running through the town. anne frank's house was pretty meaningful too, is really gives you a grim reminder of war and its horrors. anyways london n amsterdam was great, and i wun mind living there, except that everything is very ex! and average meal would cost 6-8 pounds, and when u multiply it by 3 to convert it into sing dollars... you'll freak out. realli love london, ppl there r so polite, service is good, some much more food selection there in stores... only downside is traffic sux and prices sux more. oh yes i flew on the dutch airlines klm, which kinda sux... food was bad and no inflight entertainment... for 12 hours... how to survive!? sleep loh...

anyway after i got back went herb's house to play ps2 and try out call of duty 2 on his com. cod2 had much better graphics but gameplay was more or less the same... not to mention it lags horribly on herbert's com so i cannot possibly play it anytime soon on this antique com of mine. kinda stoning now, not knowing what to do despite it being xmas... oh well i'll prob go play call of duty 1 later, since i had quite a few good games yesterday, or rather this morning. slept at 3am yesterday and woke up at 3 plus today, so my day is kinda short. but tt's ok i guess cuz the sun sets in uk at around 4 and by 5 its nightime. ohwell i miss uk alreadi. might wanna go back there again next yr if i have the time. love the xmas spirit there.

merry christmas everyone!

prom!

2005-12-09T22:32:00.000+08:00

prom's over.

it sure was a memorable prom. nothing really spectecular in particular, but overall a wonderful experience. met the class guys at marina b4 we checked into the hotel room in ritz. omg the room is so so so nice! the bathroom n bedroom got nice big windows that look into marina bay! during the afternoon the guys just slacked in the hotel room, cuz we dun need to do makeup. the girls on the other hand had to do their hair, makeup and not to mention their makeup artist was late by 90 mins. the girls all looked so diff with makeup on. most thankfully look more beautiful, and none had excessive makeup i think. down in the hotel lobby, the photo frenzy that defined prom already started. apart from taking pics we also ate, cuz the meals were lyk 70 plus... but they kinda sucked. honestly prom is just photo taking and nuthin else... take with classmates, cca ppl, sec sch frens, etc etc... oh lide's performance for the numa numa thing was realli amusing. gotta salute him man, he really rocks. i think tt's about all i can recall of prom. not realli spectacular in any way.

post prom is where all the fun was supposed to start. went for a post prom party @ indochine in wisma atria. we were supposed to take chartered bus but it was full so in the end it was taxi with midnite surcharge... 50% of taxi fare... at the club met my junior who said he was a regular there... wah... the club security dey checked our ICs... the security guy was tokin to me about how i look youger than 18 but he said this was a compliment cuz i look young. but i onli look young cuz i'm short. but being short has its advantages. you realli save a bundle on clothing. anyway the club entrance fee is 20... wah so exx... first time i go club... din noe wad on earth to do in there... so initially i stoned wif aloy teo n matt... felt damn pissed about wasting 20 bucks to stone and get ourselves deaf due to the powerful subwoofer system. but later i decided since spent 20 dollars might as well enjoy and went down to dance with some other classmates. amazingly it was the cls girls who were more daring and most of them danced while the guys quite a few left early. at first you feel damn weird cuz you dunno how to dance, but after a while you start to pick up the confidence and just move and shake your body. oh well once you get the hang of it its fun, but tiring. i totally soaked my prom shirt in sweat. we danced untill the club closed at 4am. overall clubbing is ok lah, but i wun do it on regular basis cuz i dun wanna go deaf, not to mention all the drinks are so ex... our cls kept going to the toilet to smuggle out tap water for everyone to drink. i wonder last time how my bro can go club several times a week.

back in the hotel room after clubbing I managed to enjoy a bath in the super nice bathroom with a view of marina bay... then after that the guys played cards abit b4 the girls started to come over n try to slp on our beds... their room was single bed and ours was double... as usual most of us cannot say no to the double X... most sat around to chit chat till about 10 plus when we went for breakfast at marina centre. then after that is back bags and head for home. i went to orchad to find my mum who was shopping.

looking back at prom and the 2 yrs in HCJC... I would generaly feel my time in HC was a memorable one... mainly thanks to my wonderful class... not to mention the wushu ppl n my other frens. i totally love 04s75 even though the class could be better off without some ppl... but if i were to choose i wouldn't choose another cls. hope we can always stay together forever like my pri sch cls, who still meet up several times a year. sure there are some regrets I have in the past 2 years... but I still totaly love the 2 years, what a fun and exciting period of my life it was...

I wun be around from 10th to 21st dec as I will be flying off to amsterdam-london.

stayover at aloy's hse

2005-12-06T14:50:00.000+08:00

our class had a stayover at aloy's hse. did the typical stuff lyk play cards, x-box, eat potluck dinner, etc... and we also stripped matt. somehow the guys are in a stripping frenzy. thank god i was not born in dec or nov. the guys sprayed whipped cream all over matt and also some into his pants... omg wth... as usual I am the camera man since i have a videocam and was in charged of videotaping the whole thing. anyway there isn't realli much to say about the stayover, except that it was pretty fun! i totally din sleep. juz kept playing games on x-box and aloy's com till the morning. somehow i juz wasn't sleepy at all.

rite now i am clearing my room of junk yet again. plenty of notes and worksheets to be arranged and dealt with accorddingly. i kinda hate this becuz i am abit of a sentimntal person and i am having a hard time deciding what to keep and throw. not to mention i am leaving for london-amsterdam on the 10th so i have to start packing for the trip real soon. realli frustrating now.

yet another crazy day

2005-12-01T21:46:00.000+08:00

yet another crazy day.

this time was forced to wake up early to suprise samuel at his house since it was his bday. Damn, my beauty sleep. Anyway when we reached his house, somehow he knew we were coming and was more or less awake when he opened the door. damn again. i thought there would be no more fun. someone asked sam to pretend to get back in bed so that we could pretend to suprise him again. then out of the blue, the guys started stripping samuel! omg his shirt came off in lyk 12 seconds and his pants in less than 2 minutes. by our mercy we spared him an his underwear. what's amazing is that the whole event was caught on camera and videocam, thanks to me! good thing i brought the videocam along. hoho, now we can blackmail dear samuel and threaten to put the video up on some gay website. anyway after that shiwei oso smashed a piece of cake into sam's face, and that too was on video too! gosh, looks like waking up early wasn't such a bad thing after all. truely a priceless moment. we also celebrated elaine's bday, since hers is tmr. then samuel played the spongebob movie vcd on tv. omg it was so so so lame, really reflects samuels mentality. you gotta watch it to know how stupid it got.

after watching about half the movie everyone went to billy bombers @ bugis for lunch. as usual i ordered the sinfully delicious cookies and cream milkshake... simply heavenly. after that the guys and gals split up, girls went shopping as usual, guys went arcade. watched herbert and others played time crisis and some percussion game. also met eugene soh there. omg he realy damn poor thing, tmr going into army at 8am. wah so early in the morning... damn suay sia.

after going home decided to hit the gym again to burn off the calories from the sinful lunch. ran 2.4 km this time but as usual took damn long to run tt distance and by the time i was done, i was half dead. got home, showered watched tv and realised yuling and the fencing team got gold! wow tt's impressive, considering she finished her bio s-paper on monday onli. gotta congratulate her when i see her at prom. well there's still the wushu team, hope they can go beyond expectations like the fencers and gymnasts and bring even more glory to singapore.

p.s. i juz read from the news yuling sacrificed her bio s-paper to compete in the sea games. but still, to win gold at the sea games is still a pretty remarkable achievement to me.

fun-filled days

2005-11-30T14:54:00.000+08:00

it's the hundredth post! I'm amazed I wrote so much crap here... anyway the past few days were super fun! I'm kinda tired so i'll keep it short.

Monday went shopping with sam, weidi and herbert for prom stuff. The three of them bought most of their stuff but i didn't. I decided to save money by scavenging through my brother's wardrobe.

Tuesday was the best! 10 guys and 6 girls met in school to play sports. Too bad it rained so we didn't get to play much ball games. But tt's beside the point. it was rich's bday and matt's bday oso passed a few days ago so we decided to water-bomb them! but tt is still not the fun part. after we spent our water-bombs, the guys started filling up pails with water and splash, or rather dunk water on one another. Soon the attention turned to the girls and all hell broke lose. initially dey barricaded themselves on the female toilet. so the guys just camped outside with pails full of water, spashing it on them whenever they tried to come out. I think the girls went nuts in there, because they started throwing wet tissue and then sanitary napkins(new ones of course) at us. at one point they even held our bags hostage and some of the guys tried to enter into the girls toilet to retrieve it. of course the girls had a weapon to counter us, their shirlling voices. wth man, this is probably the craziest day I ever had in HC. after we cleaned up everyone went orchad for dinner and the guys went for pool while the girls as usual shopped for prom stuff.

Today morning weidi, aloy teo and herbert came to my condo. we initially wanted to use the gym, but the secuirity guard said gym is onli reserved for condo residents. tmd man, so in the end we played an hour of table tennis and another hour of badminton. Had lunch at the poolside cafe before coming home to write this.

The past few days have really been fun and at last, post A-levels dun seem that boring anymore. the rest of the week is quite packed and i realli look forward to the class stayover at aloy tan's house on sunday. hope the rest of the hols will also be this fun and exciting! must also congratulate my senior wensi for winnig sea games gold in gymnastics, even though she probably wun read this. she really did singapore proud. all the best to yuling and the fencing team too, and also to the wushu team. hope someday chenshao and the other juniors can represent singapore at the sea games.

it's finally over!!!

2005-11-24T22:00:00.000+08:00

it's finally over.

no more books for 2 years (i hope), 2 years in HCJC over in an instant. there is a feeling of happiness, yet sadness. happy for the ordeal is over, sad for good friends are about to go seperate ways. but honestly, i felt absolutely no nostalgia when putting on the uniform for the last time. who likes the uniform anyway? its thick material is only good for surviving in freezing lectures.

anyway, on to the fun part. actually not very fun, considering about 8 classmates still have S-paper tmr and didn't come out with us. oh well all the best to them for tmr! went orchad to watch The Exorcism of Emily Rose. Amazingly we managed to make it in time for the 10.25 show.The show wasn't really that scary only the starting was abit scary. IT sure was better than The Exorcist. Dun wan to watch the movie but want to know the plot? Visit wikipedia and type in the movie's full name. The movie was supposed to make you believe in God, and it probably worked for me. I believe in god's existence, but I cannot accept Christianity. Some of christianity's teaching's and belief's I cannot really accept. But yep, god probably exists. Being based ona true story of an exorcism in germany, you can really imagine the pain and suffering the girl went through. IN the exorcist the girl was possesed by one demon, but in the movie emily is possed by six! I wonder if it had something to do with the satanic number 666... and the six demons include Lucifer... aka Satan or the devil... , Judas the betrayer of christ, Legion and Belial, demons mentioned in the old testament and bible. omg imagine that... six demons... sounds crowded. the movie made me prettty interested in the bible and the events of christ and i've been reading up on them for the past few hours, even though half the time i dunno what they are saying. oh well maybe someday some christian friend of mine can explain. (Matthew, can?) on the whole one of the rare few worth-watching movies this december.

after the movie pool as usual... there seems to be mothing else you can do at orchad except shopping, movie, eat, pool, bowling and arcade. oh well pool skills need brushing up, but still relatively ok i guess. after pool arcade. played the onli game i always play, Daytona! yep it's fun when you know how to use manual... i still rmb my bro used $10 to teach me how to use gears. after that it was shopping, more specifically, window shopping at far east plaza. being guys, we easily tire of shopping and left for home.

hmm i wonder what should i do now that A-levels are over... O-levels still seem so recent. Still can't believe 2 years passed so quickly. My computer doesn't have any really fun games cause I basically got sick of most of them... I cannot possibly buy newer games because my com is quite old. My friend was quite right, life after As are getting kinda boring already. Better start thinking up what to do. Right now there's only excercise to burn of all the fats gained during the mugging period. I really dunno what else to do... I cannot possibly be reading wikipedia all day, that's mugging! Well I'll think of something later, off to watch 'Lost" for now, for it's the season finale!

must sleep before 3am each night... (watch the movie and you'll know why)

so damn suay

2005-10-16T17:08:00.000+08:00

"He who has a thousand friends Has not a friend to spare, While he who has one enemy Shall meet him everywhere." -Ralph Waldo Emerson-

damn. how true it is. the 2nd part that is.

"The best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend." -Abraham Lincoln-

yeah right. easier said than done.

the last official day of school

2005-10-14T21:22:00.000+08:00

today was the last official day of school, or at least to me it is. finally after coming late for school for the past few weeks, i finally attended my last assmebly in HCJC, supposed to be nostalgic but well it didn't really feel any different. After that we listened to our Vice-principle address us. nuthin realli interesting, except the part when she showed us grades of people who went from O to A. one guy had OOOO for prelims and went to AAAB for As. simply amazing... quite a morale booster. after tt, was CT did yet another survey again... getting so sick of surveys, but the worse still had to be the NS one... omg about 200 questions long. Speaking of NS... i got my enlistment letter! Jan 7th... not bad lah... Rich is 5th Jan... haha Rich I can play for 2 more days than you. And my parents told me 10th Jan is Hari Raya! Woohoo! that means I onli go in for 2 days den come out liao... cool!

Anyway after school almost the whole class, including our CT miz wang went to plaza singapura to eat manhatten fish market. compared to fish n co, i would say they have better service, better fries, cheaper seafood platter for 2 and they gave us extra butter/garlic rice for free! nice... we were like so noisy in there... all those other ppl in the restaurant muz be cursin at us esp the couples... haha... but anyways it was realli fun!

2 years seem to have gone by in a flash. seems like juz yesterday we were sitting in the central plaza playin whacko to intro ourselves. orientation seems so fresh in my memory... time realli passes real fast... now we are on the final stretch/last lap and after this everyone is going their seperate ways... guys to NS n girls to uni... i juz hope we can all stay in contact. hope everyone in 04s75 cherish the fun n good times we had... the 1st 3 months of madness... milton n richmond's indian tree dance...JTS n STJ times 2... horrid SPA...stupid PW... class movie outings... going to orchad, coro, tchs canteen...singing college songs at MAF...all those mass dances... stripping samuel... jian an and herbert... stayover at liyu's... class chalet... slacking in class... mugging in library... the list goes on and on... hope everyone had the time of their life in 04s75!

the final stretch

2005-10-06T22:13:00.000+08:00

the previous entry was deleted cuz i feel better now.

anyway, finally got back all the subs. amazingly, GP is my 2nd best sub, which is a 64%, B4. For the rest of the subs BDDE is quite a worrying grade, and it really makes you wonder how on earth you can supposedly go from "O to A" for bio as mrs foo claims. seems like one hell of a mountain to climb. but this is it. all those slaving and slogging over the past 1 yr plus has all come down to this. its the final stretch. there's no point in lamenting how bad prelims are. this is the last and final chance all I have is one shot.

32 more days, to be exact.

the online war

2005-09-28T23:28:00.000+08:00

i think world war 3 has erupted... online.

apart from all the DOTA and wadeva other online battles raging on, a more serious and darker aspect of human nature has been exposed online, that is backstabbing and slashing at one another. Recently I've seen alot of battle of words being waged online by one party against another, one bloggers fans against her haters, ppl defaming others online, quarrels in online forums... the list just goes on and on. Half the time it ends up in a war of who says more n cooler vulgarities. And you thought the internet was good. Now its just turned into another medium for ppl the engaged each other in their conflicts and skirmishes. And the best part of it, no face-to-face confrontation. Yes sometimes ppl are cowards, and by hiding behind their computr screen, it makes them feel better that they can lash out against those they don't like with too much negative reprecussals. Overall the online environment is getting increasing hostile and unfriendly with all the recent sagas over all the wadsoever blog wars and so on(lyk I give a damn) I really dunno what is happening to these world of ours. sigh, if only humans weren't so hostile...

on a happier note tmr i am going to em's hse to play mahjong! but i am still not studying yet... but at least just now i stopped myself from playin CODuo online and came here to blog instead. but somehow i still dun feel very happy even or relaxed even though prelims is over... argh must be the feeling of sianness when you dun want to hit the books yet you are sick of playing. my fren is burning scary movie for me... i hope its funny emough to make me smile again. now to think of it, i think i felt happier during the prelims period! now tt's really perplexing... but maybe its juz because life is getting awfully boring these days, when you find that you are lacking a goal in life or there is nothing in life for you to look forward to.

prelim's are over!

2005-09-26T22:04:00.000+08:00

yay prelim's are finally over... but somehow I don't really feel happy... maybe its becuz the real battle has yet to start and this is merely a prelude. but still, somehow all the post-prelims activities haven realli made me very much happier. here's a quick recap of thursday till now.

thursday... after a horrid physics paper the guys went for some lan! nope we din play DOTA... my class is one of the rare ones tt almost none of the guys play DOTA. We played CS! omg how outdated were we... i bet the other ppl in the lan shop muz have been laughin at us. anyway it was great. despite having not played cs since god noes when, i still did pretty good! all those hours playing call of duty united offensive(CODuo) multiplayer online helped i guess(includin the several hours in the pre prelim period) but maybe tt's becuz everyone of us guys sux at it, actually shiwei n aloy were good, i can tell. initially got trashed around abit, but when it came to my fav map, mansion, i was top frag! i luv tt map, cuz can backstab, and tt's so damn fun! shiwei n aloy muz have been real pissed wif me. anyway after tt we played pool, which i was realli rusty at. rich wss realli good man, team up wif him to trash jian an n matt n in the end we din hafta pay for pool! ok lah its becuz jian an was man enuf to pay everthin after he lost although we offered to pay half. after tt went home to play more CODuo multiplayer.

friday... we went zoo! the class gals wanted to go so a few of the guys tagged along. waited at cck mrt for samuel for an hour! wth... he lives in cck but still take 1 hour to reach cck, muz be need to style his hair n all those shit... what a metro he is. anyway haven been to zoo in eons! last time in sec school always went zoo cuz my had tution near there and my parents could always bring me there. but now it seems after going there once i feel lyk i've more or less seen everything. but it was nice to go back there again... got to feed the animals and also saw some new exhibits, lyk the majestic white tigers! oh yes saw kelvin li n zhaoqi our wushu senior at the zoo, what a coincidence. anyway after zoo went home and its CODuo again...

sat n sun... hmm... i tink it was CODuo all the way, but somehow this 2 days suxed for some reason, maybe its becuz both coms in my house somehow where screwed up, but somehow i juz din feel very happy despite being top frag several times consecutively on some clan server on CODuo. todays the same... i'm not feeling sad or angry or anything, but somehow i juz dun feel happy, its so weird... maybe i should try hitting the books once more... oh and someone sent me this website http://www.colorgenics.com/sps/index.cfm which can asses yur mood or something. its very accurate in my opinion so give it a try! in the meantime i'll try to think of ways to make myself more happy... maybe i shld try doing the bio stuff, it might juz work...

shutting down...

2005-08-06T16:35:00.000+08:00

opps i shldn't be here... anyway this is juz to inform anyone who might come here, though there probably isn't any, that this place will be closed till after A-levels... which for me ends on 27th Nov I think... there will be a template and maybe address change after that... but it'll depends on whether I have the time. So... dun waste yur time and come here cuz there wun be anything here anyway... least not till Dec.

worries

2005-07-21T15:40:00.000+08:00

A ton of worry doesn't solve an ounce of problem.

From now on I shall stop worrying. It realli doesn't get me anywhere. For example, there is no point worrying about prelims, but rather doing something about it will solve da problem. This shall apply to everything and anything.

Also, I think i will not be writing thing for a very long time again. This blog has been quite a source of worries and I actually feel like shutting it down, but I'm afraid I'll regret my decision so I decided I will juz stagnate it for the next few months. Besides, my block test 2 is really bad and I really need to focus on my studies. oh and I also intend to remove my internet connection real soon once I finish some important stuff. Internet has proven to be a real big distraction and perharps a big factor in influencing my grades.

It has been fun blogging, but I guess its a goodbye for now.

yay and not so yayness

2005-07-18T23:34:00.000+08:00

yay i finally finished my study plan... hope i'll stick to it... its rather lacking in detail and i definately will improve it over the weeks... and i juz realise when u blog twice a day something is veri wrong with you... but something is wrong... something is troubling me... i thought i had gotten rid of this horrible feeling long ago but its all back again, with a twist... and i don't know what to do...

=(

tired

2005-07-18T20:21:00.000+08:00

i'm so tired now. spent an afternoon muggin in sch b4 joggin abit in the evening. but overall i tink todays progress was good. yep dis is my first day of my muggin plan. actually i haven realli come up with one, but i have got a pretty clear plan in my head and after this i'm gonna create it and print it out. some things i muz definately include in my plan:

1) No more than 2 hrs of tv and computer combined (actually tt's alot)
2) Muz haf self discipline to stick to the plan
3) Exercise! I dun wanna end up lyk tt fat and annoying classmate of mine (its pretty obvious u noe hu)

yep tt's some of tt main pts i need to take note for da plan to succeed. hopefully gd enuf to get something better than dis block test. i dun even need to noe my bio grades, its not gonna be any good. anyway i was readin glendon's blog abt dissin the govt... damn i so agree with him. realli the govt tink we r idiots lah, tt their propaganda can actually brainwash us... all those lies dey say... EDB has no major failures? erm how about Temasek holdings losing 1 million a day? or china avaition oil? or Suzhou industrial park? i dun noe how dumb can singaporeans get to vote for such idiots to run the govt. but den again, singaporeans are cheapskate. juz give us abit of new singapore shares and built a tiny "outhouse" next to our HDB flat and dumbass singaporeans will blindly support the govt. all dis talk could cost me my fututre, but who cares? i dun take s-paper and i dun intend to go for scholarships anyway. dun wanna say anymore. go read glendon's blog if u wanna noe more. he's so damn right abt the govt. singapore's society is a facade, on the outside we seem lyk the best, but if u look more closely, you'd realise we suck compared to many other nations. right gotta hit the notes soon... our education system sucks too...