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3rd December 2008

2008-12-03T19:22:00.004+08:00

Last month of 2008.

Too many things to tell for OJT. I rather not blog about it as it will remind myself of the terrible moments.

Last last week, I got a new CD, Late Night Moods Moonlight Bossa by Smoove Records. Fantastic.

Pictures of me and my bro going to my dad's office at Hong Kong Street, opposite The Central. Cool place.

*yawn* Will blog more next time!

Give me a moment

2008-11-29T12:44:00.001+08:00

Let me think how should i blog so many things at the same time...

BLOCK LEAVE!

2008-11-19T18:32:00.000+08:00

Sorry, no time... need to squeeze everything together. hehe.
18th November 2008

Another block leave. Yeah. It coincide with my brother's last paper - chem MCQ. Great, i think i finally have someone to go out with! He is thinking of buying a brown PSP. I think that's a good idea- we can play together by game sharing!
Later in the day, both of us met at Funan to look for PSP. However, we didnt. We(or actually he) spent most of time talking about his chemistry paper to me. We agreed to go up to Fort Canning to have a walk. You know, every time after exams, both of us like to go for a walk at Fort Canning. Not sure why, but I guess its the tranquility atmosphere bah. These photos were taken using PSP300 camera, the camera that couldn't make it. yet the pictures turn out so great! Then, we went to suntec and lastly to Marina square.
19th November 2008
My bro and I went for run at Bedok Reservoir. Wah... 3km i really feel like dying le. After the run, we went to the vending machine to get drinks(pocari sweat of course!) I bought 2 50c and 20c coins. My brother, however, bought 5$ notes. Who in the hell would bring a note, as if there's a convenience shop at Bedok Reservoir??? You see, the vending machine only accepts coins and $2 notes.
Dying for thirst, he wanted to change his 5$ notes to a lady. The lady told him that she has $2. My bro, generously, said he is completely fine with exchanging 5$ with 2$(stupid!). Surprisingly, the lady gave him the 2$ for free! OMG... We earned 2$ just like that? *cough* As a morally right person, I told my brother to return her the remaining 80c.
The question is that why didn't she not accept the 5$? The only reason I can think of is that my bro's 5$ outweighs her 2$. Imagine I go around the street exchanging 1000$ notes just to buy a 1.20$ drink. The person will think that his $1.20 is too insignificant compared to the 1000$. So, he's just being fine about losing his $1.2 rather than gaining $998.8

Oh, another factor may be because she's just too rich. I saw her driving a BIG BIG car after that. Afterall, it's okay for the rich to share some wealth with the poor. :)

9th November 2008

2008-11-09T16:03:00.011+08:00

Another 10 posts to 300th post. A good sunday everyone. I lost my friday night for the stupid duty. So, it seems that my weekend is shortened. But , nvm, I'm booking out tomorrow night too for harbour practical. :P

kueh lapis

Yummy homegrown vegetable by my sis.

This year's H2 Maths paper isn't very easy.... hmm...

My new lab. Click http://iyap-lab.blogspot.com to visit.

2nd November 2008

2008-11-02T16:18:00.004+08:00

Thursday, watched "Sing to the Dawn" with Amos. Wow man... they were lots of kids in the cinema hall. And, they were very irritating. They kept laughing at scenes that are not funny at ALL! Then a boy, sitting next to me kept playing his PSP. We wanted to change our seats, but i think we were too lazy bah. Then halfway, i felt something thrown to me. Hmph! It must be the kids playing pop-corn!

Anyway, the show isn't very fantastic. I like the songs only. ;)

27th October 2008

2008-10-27T12:07:00.003+08:00

Another month in navy. Last week, I just bid farewell to my 3 friends who are going to CNB for OJT already. Wow... that's fast. I still have a few weeks to go. We took some photos, but I'm not going to put them online. Sorry. :(

Last Saturday, my family celebrated my dad's birthday. We went to The Bridge at Singapore Yacht Club around West Coast for buffet dinner. Hmmm...
What should I say? The dinner was really disappointing. There was poor variety of food to choose from. Yet the buffet costs $30 excluding drinks! What? Did I see wrongly? This is the first time I have seen a buffet that does not provide free drink. Adding a drink costs from $4.50 (for mock-tail) (no free flow!) to $8.50 (for alc drink) and other more expensive wines. I ordered fruit punch and took a sip every time, so that I wont finish the drink before desert. The food itself is so-so only. (Dont expect any oyster on the plate!) The whole place was dark. I could hardly take any photos of myself. And then a cockroach visited our table to say hi! before making its way to the ang moh's table beside us. Nonetheless, I have to give one point for the good service.

I rather go to fort canning or changi village for buffet now.
Overall 1.5/10

17th OKTOber 2008 Part (2)

2008-10-17T23:38:00.005+08:00

On the lighter note, I pass my 2 tests!
ROR - 68/80
Radar - 79/100
Fantastic! Last minute work works too.

Today, after the MPA exhibition in vivocity. Amos and me waited for Desmond chew to book out and come vivo. Yea, it has been quite some time we didnt meet each other. At 1700, Desmond finally arrived. Yeap, he updated us information on our BMT mates. hehe... Quite interesting. We went to Marche to have dinner. All of us ordered Roesti with chicken sausage. The meal was fabulous! It's my first time tasting Roesti. Then, we went to GV to watch movie. We had a great time together. I'm not sure if we have the time to meet anymore, especially during our OJT.

As promised, my PSP-300 photo:

And lastly, a new channel OKTO coming this sunday. Woah.

17th OKTOber 2008 Part (1)

2008-10-17T23:14:00.003+08:00

I'm back from camp. Today's post will be very long, but dont worry, i will add some photos on the way.

An article from the newspaper today that a motorist was hit by a lorry, and died. Actually, I did not really read the article. But, guess what? he was from my camp, and it's a big news in my camp now. I dont know him, and I have nothing to comment. However, what I need to do, is to attend his funeral on sunday.

Next, today's movie in cinema was horrible. For the first 30 mins, messages kept on coming from my handphone during the movie. I had to reply and reply messages non-stop. But a message from Jia Qi stunned me.
She told me she "had news about Raihan".
...
Yea, first thing that came to my mind is that it is negative.
Really, negative. According to Jia Qi, Raihan passed away yesterday from cancer.

Raihan was my CCA-mates in Junyuan Secondary School. After leaving the PA group, I went over to Media Club Production. My team consisted of Willy, Eugene, Jia Qi, Mei Hui and Raihan too. I took over the team as chairman when I was sec 3. Raihan was sec 2 then. Though he was new to IT, he was patience to learn IT stuffs from me. He could do flash animation, dreamweaver and coding in no time. Most importantly, his willingness to learn from me, motivated me to teach him more. He didnt put what I've taught him to a waste. Instead, he contributed to the team by joining several competitions. As a team, we worked together very well. I dont know if the team can do without him. As a ex-chairman and a friend, I really thank him for helping his friends and me.

11th October 2009

2008-10-11T22:43:00.004+08:00

Another week has passed.

First, i need to congrats myself for buying a psp go! camera. Hurray... Though the image quality isnt that fantastic, it's fun to use. And... it's so portable! I will post the photos i took using the camera soon. But now...

i'm busying listening to the latest albums.
1. 魔杰座
2. inner Resort Relaxin' Voyage
3. 恶作剧2吻 OST
Tried listening to the latest album : 魔杰座. It's... not very nice compared to his previous releases.

Next, i need to announce my iq is still remained at 130+. Good news, i didnt become stupid in navy. Bad news, i havent improve for quite some time. Sudoku, obviously, doesn't help much. Hehe...

4th October 2008

2008-10-04T19:57:00.005+08:00

PHP
Time for me to upgrade my skills. I've been learning how to put xml + rss into php. And... tada, i finally did it. The "now on itunes" and "Top artists" sections are my newest ~~works~~discoveries. They are very basics i think. So there's nothing to cheer about. But there's a bit of obstruction: blogspot is not powered by php. So, i cant use include page. What I can do : Use javascript and iframe instead. So of cuz there's a bit of limitations e.g. slow loading , difficulties in using mootools, though it can be done, etc.

Cough
Actually i intended to go orchard to buy psp 300, a psp camera. Though, it's 1.3 MP, it's SO cool. I did a bit of research, by searching photos taken from psp-300 in flickr. It actually looks great. I dont think i need a too-good camera for now. Unfortunately, I fall sick again. Abit of sore throat; and sleepy too.

Harbour Practical
These few weeks, i'll be doing my harbour practical. It's kinda boring; as in i didnt expect it can be so boring. I thought practical lessons are more interactive than theory lessons. In this case, it's not. After that, it will be OJT. Then after OJT, i will be looking forward to ORD.

The long trip to tuas can be frustrating. It needs some planning so as not to come late for harbour practical. When going home, it's the long MRT rides that matter. Then, I have to give seats to people from lakeside to tampines since i'm wearing uniform. If i dont, i think a video of me will appear in youtube titled "A Navy guy sleeping in MRT drooling". (Idea by Amos Chow)

Bowling
Thursday was cohesion day for NDTC. We went to East Coast for bowling. WTH. I actually can bowl! Then my bloody team-mate wanted me to get HIGH scores, otherwise he will "kill you". Yar lar, he pro in bowling mar, so what??!! I wanted to tell him to play all the games himself. Luckily JJ calmed me down. And... funniest thing... I lost my balance fell down when bowling. OMG. I broke the record. i heard someone laughing. And i turned around and give him a stern look.

27th September 2008

2008-09-27T15:01:00.004+08:00

Yeah... September is over soon. Seriously, i dont feel like blogging these few weeks. Sometimes, i feel very emo. Probably, next time; just not now.

My greatest achievement for this week : I passed my chartwork.

Recently, I have been playing sudoku. It's fun especially when playing with friends. We play sudoku from our psp and see who can solve the same puzzle the fastest. It's a good way to work our brain. If not, i bet my brain will turn rusty when i enter uni. Lol...

Alright, dont expect much post from me so soon. Cya...

Mid Autumn Festival

2008-09-14T13:14:00.004+08:00

Yeah... today is mid autumn...

A bit of update on myself. I'm doing really fine. But life now is really sian. Take wednesday for an example. i was activated for duty, when i was not supposed to do on that day. Tomorrow is my real duty date. So, now i have to do for two days! My house had BBQ on thurday to celebrate those ppl whose birthday are between july and september. Really fun. Friday, after bookout, the whole 0331 cabin got out to TM, for the first time! We went to ajisen ramen to have dinner coz there's discount for safra members. That's the biggest mistake we had made. The variety of food is bad, there's no dessert, inside it's hot like a desert, the service is lousy, it's costly, the serving is small, the food is not tasty at all! Very bad, though we got 10% discount!

Amos told me that he visited my blog. He finds it quite boring, especially the words i used. Totally no emotion. Yup, i agree. But, I have to say that the aim of this blog is to improve my expression skill. It was freaking bad years ago(and still lousy now). So, that's why the entries are in full sentence. Not like other blogs. The other aim is to improve my web-design skill. And this is not a celebrity blog, so i dont really need to have lots of visitors... Anw, thanks for the comment.

PS: Haha... New section "Now on itunes". It displays what i'm listening on my itunes. Cool right? Obviously, it took me some time to get it "working".

7th September 2008

2008-09-07T12:32:00.003+08:00

I met up with S10 guys yesterday. Like many people, they asked me the same question. What am i doing in navy?
Basically, after my BMT, there's JRC (Junior Rating Course). In this course, we were thought stuffs about navy: knowledge, departments, whatever. Also, we had to take an exam and some basic seaman skill exam to pass. We also did basic damage control and fire fighting. Then, we are streamed to our vocation. So now, I'm in RNS. After my theory, there's habour practical and later OJT. After that, I have a year in NS liao.
Understand?

Anw, ching wee came yesterday. I didnt see him for quite some time. He told me that being a rifleman isnt easy. I'm glad i wasnt posted there. Haha.

Still yesterday, I went with my mum to CS and TM to shop for mooncakes. I love mooncakes. Yipee... Mid Autumn Festival is coming!

PS: I apologise IE users who have problem entering my blog. The problem is solved. Very sorry.
I also apologise some errors in my blog. I didnt have the time to maintain.

1st September 2008

2008-09-01T12:27:00.003+08:00

I haven't really blog properly for some time. Hmm...

Tml, I'm booking in after a week block leave. So wasted coz i was sick for the whole week. If i knew, i rather not take any leave at all! In the end, I didnt go out with Ren Bin. I also rejected Edwin's night supper. (cool man, i was told wee kiat is driving.)

My sick log
Monday night - Neck was terribly aching
Tuesday - Sore throat
Wednesday - Worse!
Thursday - Went to see doctor. Doctor gave lots of pills.
Thursday night - Felt like going to recover.
Friday - Felt like wednesday night.
Saturday - Okay in the day. Very cold after going out.
Sunday - Fever subsided. Throat still annoying.
Now - Great!

I'm always unlucky to sick during holidays. This is not the first time already. I was sick during my last block leave. I was sick during school holidays and not school days.
AHH!! I WASTED MY BLOCK LEAVE!

28th August 2008

2008-08-28T22:19:00.002+08:00

Oh no... I'm so sick... Ahhh!! Help me!

17th August 2008

2008-08-17T14:18:00.006+08:00

How could I? I left my phone in my NCR pants, and put them into washing machine! It's until last 4 minutes then I remembered where the hell my phone was... I screamed upon remembering.
"I left my phone in my NCR!"
My cabin mates were like laughing. OMG. So embarrassing. Okay, i got myself a new phone at courts megastore yesterday. It's J120i. Got radio leh. Now, I dont need to borrow radio from people.

Right... last week's fire fighting course was tough. When i wore the full bulky-and-hot suit, i feel like insane and killing SOMEONE! It's damn irritating and annoying. Anw, we took a photo at the Civil defence academy at Jln Bahar. But, I still dont have it.

Shh... Thursday, there's no r0ll call. You know why? Someone said the trac0m c0mmander got stuck in the lift. Haha... Shhh...

10th August 2008

2008-08-10T11:58:00.002+08:00

Yesterday
After my duty, I went back home to rest. Then at around noon, I went out again to meet Desmond Chew in Orchard. I've also got an aim, which is to buy Memory Stick 8gb. From Far East to Lucky Plaza, I finally found one at 95$, which I think is a reasonable price. Now, I'm using it for my PSP and it works great! My shopping trip didnt end there. Desmond and me went to paragon, raffles city, heeren etc... to shop. Desmond bought alot of things sia. On the other hand, I'm trying to save $$. Hehe. But I found most of my favorite inner resort series, jazz kitchen series in the gramophone. So many of them!

With so many choices, I picked this. Desmond bought Lush:deux.

My family had dinner at japanese restaurant. Not really satisfying.
Then my father drove to Marina South to watch fireworks. Quite nice, too bad I dot have camera!

8th August 2008

2008-08-08T21:40:00.002+08:00

Hehe... doing guard duty. but using comp.
Good news that I've PASSED CAT 1 SWIM TEST! This is so unbelievable. I only need one week to upgrade from cat 2 to cat 1.

back to work.

3rd August 2008

2008-08-03T19:02:00.001+08:00

Okay. Quick update.
1) Passed my test
2) Passed Chemical Defence test
3) Passed Swimming cat 2

Wohoo!

27th July 2008

2008-07-27T13:27:00.003+08:00

I'm back.
Haha... next week it's POC! Yeah... but i will still be in JRC till 23rd Aug.
Some people from my class are posting on 8th Aug le. So good!
Yeap, i know my vocation le! It's RNS. it's the same as AMOS leh! We're so lucky. Actually i chose C2 at LST, but the cancelled my name and put RNS. I want to go LST leh. For my Charlie class, none got into RNS. :( Now, i hope Ren Bin land the same place as we do!

Next, I've added pokemon (sapphire version) into PSP. It's so fun!!! (I think i have nothing better to do)

Friday, we celebated Seet and Aaron's birthday.

Ohoh.. I forgot to add. My friend, Melvin knows Dao Ze, Dao Ran's twin brother. My another friend, knows Nicholas and Sean! It's a small world after all!

That's it. Cya next week.

19th July 2008

2008-07-19T23:06:00.004+08:00

Okay. I haven't really blog for few weeks. Simply, there's nothing to write here. It's not that navy has no life. oh.. its really fun and I'm enjoying right now. :) It's just that i'm worried saying the wrong things. So no blogging about navy life.

Actually, i'm having a looong weekend, from friday to sunday. Woho~ I went back to tpjc on friday to collect my a level certificate. yep, i also collected my college day prize. The dateline was months ago. Haha. The clerk scolded me for not collecting earlier... Hello?? Where got time?

Anyway, I saw Eugene and Esmah on my way back and had a little chit-chat session with them.

Oh no, i'm sick. I just had my panadol. Ahhhchooo... tsk tsk! :(

13th July 2008

2008-07-13T17:57:00.002+08:00

Hello. I'm busy.
Here's a quick update:
1. Yesterday, I went out with Adi, jasper and He Fan to TM to watch movie.
2. Sea Sortie on Wednesday was fun. Had a great experience.

6th July 2008

2008-07-06T16:40:00.004+08:00

Yeah.. I'm too lazy to change the blog skin. It's half way ready. Just wait and see.
Next week it's...... .. .... .. . .. SEA SORTIE! YEAH! I'm so excited how will it be like in a big ship. I was quite disappointed they changed from 2 days trip to a day trip. Tuesday, we went for ship visit. It's so coooool. Inside got air con one leh!

During the hours of free time in cabin, I finally got the chance to read the book by adam khoo. It's about how to become a millionaire. Well, being a millionaire is my dream. I will feel excited each time i think about how to earn lots of money. How long will it take? Not sure. But I'm doing my best to digest everything from the book so as to take action asap.
One phrase I will never forget:
"Money is not everything, but everything is money."

29th June 2008

2008-06-29T20:53:00.005+08:00

Morning had swimming. Went to McDonald's to have breakfast. Wow... there's new value meal. Seems like I havent gone to McDonald's for quite some time. I ordered hotcakes with sausage. Nice.

Afternoon had a satisfactory nap. Woke up to watch TV.

Now going to book in. AHhh... I hope inside not too sian. I bought 2 thick books(u noe i dun usually read), a rubik's cube, ipod charger. I hope its enough to kill my boredom.

Cya.

PS: I'm working on my new blog theme. Do look out for it!

28th June 2008

2008-06-28T18:18:00.003+08:00

So many things... Long story short...
I got posted to Navy last week. The first day was really depressing. The second day got better. Today is the sixth day, and hurray, i'm loving it. It's quite fun inside. But, WAIT... probably its the first week only.
Passed my IPPT, congrats me please. Aiya... just one more station i can get silver le. Stupid SBJ lah! If i get silver, i will get $100 leh! Must do tuck jump every night.

Bought a bag, it will be my bag to book in and out of the camp.

Currently I'm falling in love with the robot card. It's sold in some places, the one i saw is at parkway. Cute sia... can put toilet roll and 14 CDs. If u dunnoe what i'm talking about, there's always google.

25th June 2008

2008-06-25T20:17:00.000+08:00

Weee... Booked out and need to book in at 2200. Cya!

22nd June 2008

2008-06-22T13:48:00.003+08:00

Quick Update:
2 more CDs to add to my collection.

Nice. One bought from HMV, the second from earz.

Monday, went out with zhijie, CS and Amos to Marina Square.
Yesterday, went out with Li Ming and Yuewen. Went to Waraku then watch movie.

Booking in tomorrow...

20th June 2008

2008-06-20T11:26:00.004+08:00

I've got tons to say. But I just came back from guard duty, i decided not to talk too much, since my posts now had been so wordy.
1. SAF BMTC ePosting Order
Your Posting Order is listed below:
-You are posted to IMOS.
-Your vocation is NVL CBT SYS OPR.
??WTH??

2. Saw a guy outside SFT while waiting to book in for guard duty. From far, looked like PC Chua based on his distinctive features. He was in smart four with field pack. He was with a girl, taking photos of him. I wondered wth he is doing when he does not need to go do guard duty. Called him. It's really him. He said he is helping her sis wif project. Laughed until i almost die.

I feel like hitting my head on the wall.

3. This blog skin is quite old. I dont have the time to change. So bare with it.

Guard duty is tiring... i go back to sleep. Bye.

15th June 2008

2008-06-15T22:25:00.010+08:00

Great weekends! Haha...
Saturday Day

As planned, zhihui, wani and i bought a cake for sadiq. Yeap, its a black forest cake. We settled down at Food Culture in Century Square. Sadiq, as usual, came late. We waited for 1/2 hour long. He told wani that he will be late by 10mins, but... He treated us for lunch(which made my day). The cake was so big and creamy that we couldnt finish. I really felt I had eaten a horse. Blah...

Then, wani took out her long list of items to buy for her brother's birthday. We went to a toy shop.. i forgot the name... lala land? Anyway, she bought for him a small and cute character from the movie "cj7". what it's name? is it cj7? Then, we followed her to NTUC at TM basement to buy chocolate plus some other stuffs. While wani was paying, we got out of NTUC and we saw a poster of some toothpaste product. Out of sudden, zhihui said "This one... not good right...". Sadiq and I were totally shocked. We were thinking "Didnt she just say that in front of the salesman". OMG! The salesman was smiling, probably his blood was boiling.

We slacked at the open plaza. Tulip came after that. We had a good chat. That's about it.

Saturday Night
Sat night was my uncle wedding anniversary. I didnt take any photo coz no camera phone. So no picture. It was in a Philippines cuisine restaurant. The food taste sour. Very sour. My saliva keeps on dropping every time i think about the food. Really sour. They provided white and red wine. I was curious how white wine taste like. So I took a sip. My sis lah... she said i got cough, so i couldnt share with other people. So I drank the wine sip by sip... until the time... my sis said "Wah... why your face and neck so red??!!" I thought she was joking. I really didnt realise that. Indeed true, my face was damn damn hot... Argh... I only drank alittle bit!!! Why??

Sunday

My family went to the qian hu fish farm. We went to the fish spa. I cant believe that i actually dare to try. What's fish spa? Simple. Just put your legs into the pool and the fish will come to eat the dead skin i think. it's itchy and a little disgusting... nothing much.

We went to Tampopo at Liang Court to have dinner. My sis said the black pig and sashimi served in the restaurant. OKay lah... I'm lazy to blog. A picture tells thousand words. Look at the pic.

Warning

2008-06-15T11:43:00.002+08:00

i'm not going to blog until zhihui send me the photos!

You know, It's hard not to carry camera phones these days. You will always need it.
Oh btw, I've bought a flickr pro account. Woohoo! All the photos are inside. Enjoy!

13th(FRI) June 2008

2008-06-13T22:30:00.008+08:00

Friday the thirteen! Omg...

Anyway, here's an update of myself.
Haha... today i went out with zhihui and eileen. Actually, we planned to brainstorm for sadiq's birthday gift. i shall not say what is it. We will be meeting Sadiq tomorrow. Oh. Remind me to bring my old Nikon camera. Anyway, Eileen didnt change at all! Besides not wearing spectacles, she still like pink stuffs! She's still funny. Hah. We had lunch at Parkway parade and then went for shopping around the whole PP. I bought a long sleeve shirt at 77th street. Yeah. Eileen picked the colour for me(which is pink) and it fitted me. So, i bought it! Later, we rested at Banquet. Zhihui was down there folding her 2404 hearts, using 4808 straws and chatting with us at the same time. Gosh... how can she finish it by this thursday. I think she's still folding while I m typing this sentence...

POP loh. So fun on the POP day. Now so sian. Where will I be posted to??

8th June 2008

2008-06-08T09:41:00.003+08:00

I juz woke up. My mind is all in the mess. If you dunnoe wad am i toking, then dun read it.
I AM sick again... awww~~ please... i dun wanna be sick on POP day itself.
Talking about POP, yes, I am going to POP on tuesday.

During the 12 day block leave, I can go out with my friends!
Hope S10 people are free... hehe
My section mates? They were discussing to go (to our wealthy) Oliver's house for BBQ. Actually i believe there's nothing to discuss. Location had really been settled. Budget... *cough* settled. Now, it's left with the food caterer. So lets see...

Argh, one of the 12 days, I need to go back Tekong for guard duty. SHIT DAMN DAMN.

CS told me about this clothing company, clotinc. The design of the clothes are damn cool~ CS said the clothes are sold at HIGH price... designer brand mah. Anyway, if he didnt tell me, I dunnoe that this brand exists. Haha.

Now, go back to sleep.

Can't forget

2008-06-01T16:55:00.008+08:00

I can't forget the life in tpjc. It's weird... When I was in tpjc, I would die to get out of schooling life. Now when I am in army, I die to go back study. At the 12km point of 16km route march on wednesday, it was 7pm. We had dinner outfield at rocky hill beside BMTC school 1 in Tekong.

It was dark.

I looked up the sky.

I saw stars, alot alot.

I suddenly remembered my SnE club time friends. The time we went for star gazing - Li Ming, Yue Wen, Xiu Jin, Jia Ying etc... it was really fun. While waiting for the person to adjust the telescope, we had fun and chatted non-stop. It's something I can't forget. Don't forget, it is only a little part of my tpjc life. There's still Sadiq, Esmah, Ching Wee, He fan , Adi, Zhihui, Wani... many many more...

Remember I am suppose to go back to tpjc to collect prize last 2 weeks ago? I couldn't make it coz i got field camp. I was sad... I wanted to meet my friends. I can't forget them.

1st June 2008

2008-06-01T12:36:00.004+08:00

Ah... back from Tekong. This week is quite okay. Nothing much actually. I am very proud of myself for finishing the 16km route march. It may be easy for some, but not for me. And I didnt give up! I hope i can finish 24km route march next wednesday. Pray hard.

And for my friends who did not make it to local uni, I feel sad for you guys. I cant help you guys much, but please stay positive! For those retaking A levels, all the best! Work harder.

Alright, I'm gonna buy a flickr account to dump all photos inside. :)

How could I forget that i went to waraku to have lunch. Theres a new one at katong. I didnt notice that. Actually i wanted to have lunch at the western food shop, Aston. But damn! The queue was too long for me to wait there patiently.

I had to choose.

2008-05-25T12:21:00.004+08:00

I had to accept one. This left me no choice but to accept NUS computer engineering (SoC). I wanted computer science badly but there are lots of factors that discourage me from going to NTU. I have no time to go around asking. So I accepted NUS.

24th May 2008

2008-05-24T23:29:00.003+08:00

Notice something has changed in this blog? Yeah. I enlarged the logo. It looks better now. Hah. I didnt notice my blog has got more than 10000 hits.

For this week, I have nothing to be proud of. I lost 1 safety pin while practicing. My sergeant stole my rifle. I lost my ground sheet but later found its under my buddy ground sheet. WTH. I have enough of it. Next week, it will gonna be worse. I better enjoy today.

Cya~

Story Telling

2008-05-19T11:02:00.005+08:00

Ok guys, I need to post something. I have been posting updates of myself in bullet form in the past weeks. I as well open a twitter account. I have approx 110 visitors every week and I think they are disappointed. I apologise for that. So today, I am going to tell you stories in essay form OKAY? Let's start.

Firstly, I am going to tell an outdated story. My family and me went to Sakura at Orchard to have buffet. It was to celebrate my sis birthday and *cough* my admission to local uni. Well, I was quite reluctant to go coz I had bad experience with having buffet at Sakura at Discovery Centre. My sis assured us that Orchard is better. Haha. It was really better. At least the sashmi taste fresher, the food are more appealing and the people are well-dressed(Some people in discovery centre dressed ridiciously as if they came from jungle). However, one thing I dont like here in orchard is the variety of food. It was quite disappointing. Imagine me going around the buffet table, wondering what kind of food to pick again. The manpower was also limited. My table was cleared like every 45 min. And you will see people queueing up and snatching for oyster like in a wet market. Really.

Next, it's about field camp. It's sucks. Thats about it.

Next, after field camp, I act weirdly. I dont feel the need to bathe. Yesterday, I didnt bathe for the whole day. Last night, I didnt brush my teeth before going to bed. And I FEEL SO LAZY AND TIRED.... yawn~

To addon, I dont know why am I pouring so much shampoo when I have so little hair. I always forget!

17th May 2008

2008-05-17T19:50:00.002+08:00

Alright, let's start the talking. Here's an update of myself:
1. Last sunday, met He Fan, Jasper and friends to KFC to eat. Haha. They are very LAME.
2. COMPLETED field camp. HAHA.

OK. I'll blog more later. Tomorrow sunday, omnday VESAK DAY!! Weee~~!!!

10th May 2008

2008-05-10T11:12:00.002+08:00

Next week is field camp. I believe that after field camp, I would have gone through half of my bmt life. Please make it a less stressful one for me. I am so sian.
Anw, here's an update of myself:
1. I still cant choose between NUS and NTU?!
2. Met Zhihui and her sister yesterday. Damn funny. We were discussing about our JC life.

3rd May 2008

2008-05-03T13:10:00.004+08:00

OMG. Just booked out from discovery centre. I received NTU love letter.

I got a place in COMPUTER SCIENCE! OH MAN!

SHOULD I BE GREEDY?

2nd May 2008 (S)

2008-05-02T00:00:00.000+08:00

A little update of myself:
1. I got an award which is distinguished service award - club & societies for 21st college day at tpjc. And i am invited to attend. Unfortunately, I have field camp on 12nd-17th May. So i dont know if i am able to attend.
2. Zhihui, very funny. Put my present at such a high place outside my house... Thanks for your present!
3. I ran 10.14 min for 2.4km run. Wohoo!
4. I am still waiting for NTU letter. SEND ME LEH!

1st May 2008

2008-05-01T09:46:00.004+08:00

I GOT A PLACE IN COMPUTER ENGINEERING at SCHOOL OF COMPUTING NUS!!!!

Though i didnt make it to computing, im still happy. waiting for ntu. pls give me computer science.

Woohoo~

30th April 2008

2008-04-30T21:51:00.003+08:00

what the... so many people forget my birthday. aiya... whatever
Thanks Zhihui, Tulip, Eugene for remembering. Appreciate that.
Also thanks to my section mates! Haha. cya guys tmr!

Happy Birthday (S)

2008-04-28T00:00:00.000+08:00

Happy birthday to me... happy birthday to me....

sad.
can't celebrate.

25th April 2008

2008-04-25T21:01:00.003+08:00

Yo everyone i'm back. BMT life is sometime sickening but fun too. I have many things to say... really...
First day was sickening and depressing. I tried to be calm. But, i was damn damn worried. Never been to uniform group, i dont really know if i can survive in army life. The first night, i couldnt sleep well. Many things came to my mind. Firstly, my marching sucks. Secondly, if I can pass my IPPT.

As days went by, life in BMTC was not bad.

I didnt pass my first IPPT coz of my 5 chin-up. Arghh.. 1 more only!
But i am glad to get 10.4 min for 2.4km run.
And my marching improves day by day.
I managed to climb up the low wall in SOC. Hey, tall people cant climb up man!

I cant elaborate much coz i am told not to leak out too much. So, i am very careful in writing.

See ya next time!

9th April 2008 (S)

2008-04-09T10:00:00.002+08:00

Note: This is a scheduled post. In the future, scheduled post will be labelled as (S).
Yes. I am currently not at home, that's certain. What will my life be later? I don't know, and very eager to find out. Actually I am more of excited, but a little worried. It's just like first-day-of-school feeling. You get it? Okay. Do call or SMS me! Haha!

Tomorrow

2008-04-08T12:19:00.000+08:00

is the day. bye bye.

5th April 2008

2008-04-05T12:05:00.004+08:00

It's weird. I really have nothing to blog nowadays. Everything that I do is a routine, and actually quite dull and mundane.
Blog again on 9th April.

30th March 2008

2008-03-30T16:50:00.002+08:00

Yeah. I've signed up for NUS and NTU, now left with SMU. Pray hard....
Here are the photos for Seoul Garden. Haha... It was fun on that day.

24th March 2008

2008-03-24T12:18:00.002+08:00

Here's an update of myself:
(1) Signed up for GP exam.
(2) Bought PSP slim.
(3) Slept everyday.
(4) Went for class outing at Seoul Garden.
That's all.

16th March 2008

2008-03-16T01:16:00.004+08:00

Well, I went to NUS open house this morning. And saw some people i know. I didnt see He fan and Jasper until at Tampines Mall. I thought they didnt want to go, so I didnt look for them. Whatever. Went to Old Airport Road to eat BIG prawn noodle, just love it. Then, went to The Central basement to buy japanese imported goods.

Here are some photos from my rizr Z3. Yeah. It's back from repair!

10th March 2008

2008-03-10T12:09:00.001+08:00

Aiya... I still run very slow.

9th March 2008

2008-03-09T17:43:00.001+08:00

Finally recovered from the shocking result. But, still moody.
So many open house. I went to NTU, SIM , SMU. I dont think I want to go to NUS open house. They are all the same.

So Are You Happy?

2008-03-08T18:54:00.003+08:00

Am I happy?

Obviously not. But I will get killed for saying these 2 words. Hey man, I've heard worse result. I am not alone. Hearing people speak while going to NTU open house tells me that more people did worse than me, perhaps you too.

I should be happy. I frowned coz I didnt do well in one particular subject. The subject that gave me tons of problems.

I WONT state my marks here due to some reasons, so you can MSN me if you want to know badly.

Yes, some (kpo)guys are EAGER to know these two "conclusions" since the last 2 YEARS. (Guess what, the page view for yesterday is the HIGHEST among all the days.)
MANY didnt want to hear me saying these:
I DID NOT REGRET GOING TO JUNIOR COLLEGE.
I DID NOT REGRET ENTERING TPJC.

Golden Rules For Collecting A level Result

2008-03-06T10:53:00.011+08:00

Rule #1
Come late. It's never good to come early to collect A level result. It makes you FEEL butterfly in your stomach. Yet, you can't do anything. Even worse, names of top students being called, will make you SOOOO DEPRESS. Based on my O level experience, its a no-no to come early. You won't get scolded for coming late anyway.

Rule #2
Be with yourself, not in a group while collecting results. If you get too-well, people will get jealous. If you get too-poor-result, you will cry in front of others. It's so ugly. Remember this, no one bother to CARE about your result, even though they "try" to calm you down. So... go home and cry.

Rule #3
Plan your route. Know the school plan well... then plan how to enter the school and leave the school. What is a good plan? A route where less people can see you and YOU CAN ESCAPE FAST. (idiot!)

Rule #4
Eat before coming. COZ YOU MAY NOT EAT FOR THE WHOLE WEEK THEN!!

Rule #5
Switch off your handphone. For newer models, you can turn to airplane mode. For most models, you have an option to block who you want to, especially Sony Ericsson. Only accept calls from your parents in case of emergency.

Rule #6
Prepare instant noodle and canned-food the day before. Don't you know you will need to camp at home for the next few months? Don't go to marketplace. Those aunties can find you! Once after the released of A level result, they are more concern about YOUR RESULTS, not vegetables.

Rule #7
Get mentally prepared. The worse you can go is SIM. The best you can go is NUS.(excluding overseas)

2nd March 2008

2008-03-02T15:35:00.004+08:00

I couldn't sleep well.
I am worried.
Will I make it?

I've decided to buy ipod nano red 8gb if i do well.
Can you imagine me holding one in 2 weeks time?

3 Emotions I'm Facing Now

2008-02-29T10:44:00.004+08:00

(1) Depressed
(2) Bored
(3) Anxious

No Elaboration needed.

23rd February 2008

2008-02-23T12:01:00.003+08:00

Hello! Here's a snapshot of what I'm doing now:
(1) I'm doing a website that sells web theme. Whatever the result, it's a good try for me. I'm planning to spend less than $20 to start this business. Woah~ Coz I dont want to waste so much money and I just do it for fun and passion. If I manage to paste the web address in this blog(this iyap blog), then I am halfway to succeed. Of course it will take some time (since you know I am a perfectionist). Please support me in any way!

OH BTW, PLEASE TELL ME HOW YOU FEEL WITH THIS CURRENT SODA THEME. I KNOW THE # OF VISITORS FOR THIS MONTH IS DROPPING. SO I WILL GET VERY FEW COMMENTS. BUT ANW, THANK YOU.

(2) Yessss! I managed to run with a break. First ~600m = 3 min, 500m = 2 min, 500m = 2 min, 500m = 2 min, 500m = 2 min.
I've tried so many methods to improve my 2.4km run. So this technique is to boost my endurance(Source:my brother). So I will have to run the full 2.4km next week to see the results.

(3) Rumor, rumor again! A level results may be released on next week. If that is the case, then it should be 29th Feb.

16th February 2008

2008-02-16T20:27:00.003+08:00

I cant stand it. So many people said A level will be released on feb. Common dates are 22, 28, 29 Feb.
Yet, it doesnt (at least from 1999) release on Feb before.
My guess... 5th March(Wednesday) or 29th Feb(Friday) probably.

14th February 2008 Valentine's day

2008-02-14T21:48:00.002+08:00

I went with my dad to The Cathay today to get my phone repaired. I saw a number of JC people who escaped from school in Plaza Singapura. Must be those JC1 people. Wow. Valentine's Day seems to be as more important than studies. Anyway, the person told me that I need to pay $200 for the repair. WTH. As well change another phone. Btw, i dont need to get one, coz I am going NS soon.

My dad bought a mp3 to radio transmitter. Quite cool. Makes me want use my dad's car. OMG, i haven't taken the final theory. I wont be taking it soon anyway.

Happy Valentine's day!

CNY Checklist

2008-02-13T14:21:00.003+08:00

This is a materialistic world.
1. Pineapple tart - - - [check]
2. Abalone - - - [check]
3. Beef - - - [check]
4. Scallop - - - [check]
5. Red packets - - - [check]
6. Shark Fin soup - - - [not check]
7. Raw Fish(not the disgusting yee sheng- dont get me wrong) - - - [check]
8. Fun? - - - [NIL]

12th February 2008

2008-02-12T00:46:00.000+08:00

I'm so sad. My rizr z3 is spoilt! I have to go to service centre tmr. Meantime, i am using my sister's previous phone. yucky nokia.

初二

2008-02-08T22:10:00.000+08:00

初一
First day of lunar new year was so boring. I mean... very boring for this year. I cant seem to enjoy anything. I felt so sian with the poker cards at my grandma's house(father side). Then, in the night, my family went to my aunt's house(father side).
初二
Second day of Lunar New year has passed. i am so tired from my uncle's house(mum side). Yar lar... learning to play mahjong for the whole afternoon. I was so... ... slow... and beginner. Sorry for not taking any photos. Too worked out in looking at how mahjong works.

OK. That's all about my boring Lunar New Year.

初一

2008-02-08T11:43:00.000+08:00

Sorry sia. I didnt take much photos for the afternoon, coz quite rush.

Some Speculation

2008-02-05T22:59:00.000+08:00

I am worried for my A level results. How I wish I can get it as soon as possible and get over with it.
Read the following blog entry, stop and think for a moment. (NOTE: It is purely for fun. Don't take it too seriously!)

"Well, many of my friends have been asking me about the date of this year's release of A Level results, especially my fellow Chinese friends, since it (at least partially) determines their date of return to Singapore. And apparently, this year's situation is a bit tricky, given the extremely early release of O Level results this year. (This year, O Level results were released on 24th Jan, compared to 10th Feb in 2006 and 9th Feb in 2007). *Gasp!!

However, I, being who I am (i.e. ~~nosy and busybody~~ helpful and caring), decided to do a bit research on the Net, to put the minds of my friends at east, and more importantly, to put my own mind at ease.

First of all, I think it is extremely important for us to first find out the release dates in the past few years. And I was a bit surprised to realize there seemed to be no such compilation on the Net! (Or maybe my research wasn't very thorough.) But no worries, my beloved friends! I have taken the pain, time and effort to compile such a list from the various press releases issued by the Ministry of Education in the past decade.

Ta dah! Here is the list:

1996: 6th March Wednesday

1997: 6th March Thursday

1998: 6th March Friday

1999: 6th March Saturday

2000: 4th March Saturday

2001: 3rd March Saturday

2002: 6th March Wednesday

2003: 6th March Thursday

2004: 5th March Friday

2005: 4th March Friday

2006: 1st March Wednesday

2007: 2nd March Friday

Well, well, well, so what does this list say? Hmm. Let me see. Apparently, there are a few obvious conclusions we can draw from the list.

1. 6th March used to be a favorite release date for the MOE officers (especially those in the 90s - I mean the dates in the 1990s, not those MOE officers who are in their 90s.)

2. Conclusion 1 is a bit useless, unless we look at from another perspective. Not only is 6th March the favorite date, it is also the the latest date in the list. In other words, this year, results should also be released before 7th March.

3. All the dates are in March.

4. Conclusion 3 is the most obvious conclusion, but is also one that worries everyone the most. O Level results used to be released in February, but this year, they are released in January! Well, well, well. Calm down, boys and girls. I am just as worried as every one of you. However, I still think the probability of this year's A Level results being released in March is above 90%. Why could I ~~confidently~~ say that?

Firstly, O Level candidates are decreasing in number due to the ~~useless~~ Integrated Program. The drop in the number of candidates definitely contributed to the early release of O Level results. However, such a case does NOT apply to A Level. I do not have the exact statistics, but I don't think this year's A Level candidates are fewer than last year's.

Secondly, and more importantly, check out what I have found on the admission website of National University of Singapore. (Gosh. I sounds like a professional detective!! Argh!!)

"Admission exercise for AY2008-2009 will open three working days after the release of 2007 Singapore-Cambridge GCE ‘A’ Level results in March 2008."

Did everyone see the last few words? Yup. March 2008. Well, I am not saying that NUS is 100% trustworthy in this matter. Maybe the university is just speculating like what I am doing right now. But, this piece of information does ensure us that we are not the only one who think A Level results will be released in March. In other words, if A Level results are released earlier than March this year, we as students will not be the only one caught off guard and thrown into a messy busy life.

As a result, we can now safely say that A Level results will be released between 1st March and 6th March. Given that the results have never been released on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, we can further narrow the date range to 1st March, 5th March and 6th March. Once again, considering the relatively early release of A Level results in the past few years, I think 1st March and 5th March are more likely dates than 6th March.

So after this long and crappy analysis, what is my final conclusion?

Well, here is my conclusion:
February 5%
1st March 35%
2nd March 0%
3rd March 5%
4th March 5%
5th March 30%
6th March 15%
After 6th March 5%

The percentage represents the probability of getting our results on that date or range of dates. I hope they do add up to 100%.

Once again, I need to warn everybody that this is just my own SPECULATION, i.e. guess, i.e. agaration. (Gosh! I still remember Singlish!) So do NOT write me threat letters or stalk me or spam my facebook if my speculation turns out to be wrong. But please DO give me roses or chocolates or kisses or hugs or phone numbers if you think my speculation is reasonable. Haha. I was just kidding. I am the helpful and caring Zhao Lin, remember? lol.

Have fun waiting for your results, everybody!"
Source: http://xiawubei.blogspot.com/2008/02/2008-level-results-will-be-released.html

Rat Year Ahead

2008-02-05T20:39:00.000+08:00

Hey guys, have you all prepared for Lunar New Year??!!
Haha... for my house, everything is almost done.
OK. I will blog more on New Year next time.

3rd February 2008

2008-02-03T12:24:00.000+08:00

My last 2 choices:
ipod touch 8GB
ipod nano 8GB red
after eliminating most of ipods and zunes(certainly).

ipod touch can tap wireless network and it will be my first, one and only wi-fi device.
ipod nano has games but ipod touch doesn't have.
i can choose the colour that i want, whereas black is the only colour for ipod touch.
touch screen is nice, but since i have a Palm, i don't fancy that.
ipod touch is more expensive in this way.
i predict the next gen of ipod touch will be very different from now.
i predict that ipod nano will become outdated.
i plan to use the ipod for 2 years and change to iphone(if available).

So... ...

1st February 2008

2008-02-01T13:21:00.000+08:00

Heyhey! I'VE PASSED MY BASIC THEORY TEST!!! HAA!!! Ok... i wont be taking the practical now, coz i doubt i can finish practical together with FTT before April... so juz forget it. BUT, i will be taking FTT, as long as the test date is before 9th April. Yup, the test was damn easy, as it was the same questions given during e-trial test. So there's nothing for me to hao lian.

Lunar New Year coming soon.

Due to my itchy hands, i've decided to change another theme. This time to soda. But the colours used will be the same as before. Hope you like it. If it's ugly, i'll have to say, I DID EVERYTHING FROM SCRATCH WITHIN 5 HRS. Pro right?

29th January 2008

2008-01-29T15:38:00.000+08:00

Finally I HAVE FINISHED MY CNY SHOPPING! Phew~ Now you know how i hate shopping alot.

Last friday night, i went with my brother to McDonalds to help with his study. Then, i went to the counter to buy a McWings value meal and another cup of green tea for supper. i dont know how can the person hear wrongly as a McWings value meal and 20 NUGGETS!

Green tea, nuggets, green tea, nuggets.... okay... they actually dont sound the same.

WTH! I even told her i want REGULAR. So she should bask me to say another time... I mean how can nuggets have regular. :P Refund lar. WTH. She refunded me that 20 nuggets and i stood there.

"Yes, what is it now?" I could sense her sarcastic tone.

"I SAID I WANT ANOTHER GREEN TEA REGULAR!!"

22nd January 2008

2008-01-22T11:35:00.000+08:00

Lunar New Year is coming. Ha! I still cant find a good pair of shoes for new year. I heard the JC1s are getting back their o level this thursday.. Right, so early. How about a level? My mum said that im in deep trouble. Why? Becos till now, only NTU engineering sent letter to me. Well... at least i can still enter uni in this case, i replied. Yea right, as if they know my grade.

18th January 2008

2008-01-18T23:03:00.000+08:00

nothing much. Got myself a wireless mighty mouse. Okay lar... not bad but not very nice as well. Jia you, must pass my run next week.

Alone

2008-01-16T00:31:00.000+08:00

That's bad. i'm alone now. i mean the guys have gone for NS except me. I have to wait till April, which is after 1 month of moaning of A level results or after 3 months of boredom. Whichever. And the gals are no better. I have been running alone (at least my 2.4km run timing has improved slightly), singing alone(yea, jk)... I think my EQ will drop someday. Seriously i havent consider taking up temp job yet. I dont want to, yet. On the other hand, I'm so sick of being alone. Luckily i have a few things to keep me busy : which is urm... confidential. Yes. I have to do them alone.

Oh i've done some IQ tests too. The results varied from 126 to 127. I couldn't handle all language questions. Typical me.

10th January 2008

2008-01-10T11:06:00.003+08:00

Finally... I managed to run the whole Bedok Reservoir without stopping. It's a big imporvement for someone who hasnt run for months. And... today's weather is excellent. No rain. Great to start the day. OK. Now, im busying doing a "project" but i cant tell you what it is first. That's to tell you i'm busy.

Last Saturday, my family celebrated my mum's birthday which was supposed to be on 1.1.08. But, it's new year... so everything's expensive. So we postponed to last saturday at the Changi Village hotel i think.... for a buffet. Yes. Well... like my sister, i prefer The Legends at Fort Canning to this. Yea... The pros for Changi Village is that it has good scenery. Shiok! AND FREE FLOW OF Sashimi, AND NOT SUSHI! BUT! The variety of food is just too little.... it made me feel so bored with the foods after some time. There was frequent visits of houseflies on our table too.
Overall 3/10.

8th January 2008

2008-01-08T13:45:00.000+08:00

yoyoyo!!!yoyoyoyoyoyo!!!
i havent been writing for a week! Wohoo...

Ok. i'm bored.
I've got lots to post. But im not in the mood to write. Sorry.

2nd January 2008

2008-01-02T07:41:00.000+08:00

Cooling morning. I didnt expect myself to wake up so early. i mean - i always wake up at 10+. Perhaps its the first day of school. And i m supposed to be in school if i am still studying. So my atomic clock feels something is wrong. Sounds like i miss school life. I should adjust it.

31st December 2007 Last day of 2007

2007-12-31T12:30:00.000+08:00

Yes. Christmas is over. Notice i didnt put up the photos of the christmas tree in my house. Obviously not, it's the same as last year. I mean, the lights were from Ikea and all decorations used were the same. But, its interesting to see that my grandma's house has got a... well, weird yet cool christmas tree. I think this tree will win an award in the 'best creativity' category. Lol. Firstly, the tree(which is REAL) is planted on a chinese pot. You see that? I see dragons... Secondly, look closely! There is a chinese lantern hanging on the tree(more suitable for Lunar new year). HAHA. Is this thing in stores? Whatever it is, its soooo creative.

Happy new year everyone!

The Best of 2007

2007-12-26T19:35:00.000+08:00

Yes. 2007 is going to end soon. These are extract of some entries from this year. Enjoy.
"Today, zhihui went to the staff toilet (thick skin). But! She found our CT's hp inside the toilet. She asked us if it is out CT's hp. Obviously it's hers - her old-Nokia-monotone phone with SMS still opened. And the sms said smth about GP. haha. Before we passed the hp to her, we made up story to remind her that her phone is in the toilet. But too bad, she insisted that she swiched off her phone." -25th January 2007

"Immediately, after i've finished reading, i doozed off, with alot of things on my bed. I ignored. I closed my eyes. The next minute, i found myself lying in the bed in the reverse direction. Then, i wanted to turn myself to the other side. I dont know why, my fingernail scratched my thumb. And it was bleeding. I ignored... I woke up again, this time early morning. I looked at the clock and it was 5.30am. I was telling myself i had 1/2hr more to sleep. (stupid)Then, i realised i forgot to turn off my hp. And just then, I found out today is Saturday (Stupidd!)." -20th January 2007

"When i was walking home to busstop 8, i past a HDB flat. I saw lots of cockroaches lying on the floor. Some were dead, some were crawling (probably 1/2 dead). And i tried not to step on them - so i walked slowly. A cockroach suddenly dropped beside me from nowhere. Then, the scary part comes. Another cockroach flew to my neck and i tried to chase it away. Unfortunately, i went in deeper to my shirt. I ran and did whatever i can to GET IT OFF!" -17th January 2007

"However, my luck began to drain especially at the end of the week. I got some difficultites in doing the chemistry faculty test. And, i was REALLY idiotic~ I said LiAlH₄ is a reagent for dehydration!!! OMG! How could i write that?!! Even a kid knows it's conc H₂SO₄!" -1st February 2007

"Since, there isnt any1 in the queue, i went up the steps. Suddenly, she used her right hand, blocked me and said "Dont cut queue... blah blah" in aunty language and aunty way. I almost fell down as i didnt have the support. She kept pointing at me in the bus[during the ride]. I know all aunties do that. I am not as good[morally] as what you think. I ponited at her too..." -Is the World against me?

"Monday, a maths lecturer called Ms O** checked attendance for the lecture. Based on her, 20 people were absent for the lecture. She demanded those who skipped lecture to give her either MC or parent's letter. While she was scolding, a class went out from the back of lecture theatre; probably got SPA. She screamed at them; damn loud. And I could see tears coming out of her eyes. " -14th February 2007

"Nono! We cant rest in holiday. So, my bro and I team up to beat against the computer for the game age of mythology. My sister turned off the wireless internet and our Direct IP game got disconnected. :( After that, we went back to my grandma's house which is near parkway. We had dinner there and stayed till 10pm. Alright, i think tonight my bo and i will have AOM marathon. Haha." -18th February 2007 初一

"Once, when a TPJCian girl and I went through the overhead bridge, a guy shouted at the girl & me "JC so what?" Another time, just previous days ago, i walked past the void deck. A gang was gathering around the table. And 1 guy said "JC stUDENT SUCKS!" So loudly! I dont understand what is the problem with them. Honestly, it is an individual problem, but it gives me an impression that poly students are like that." -Ugly side of poly

"lalala... 现在就让我告诉你我的会考成绩。我拿到C。真没想到新加坡的华文程度是着么烂！你看我现在打的句子很不通顺！Wadever lar. i dun need to take chinese anymore and THAT'S IT! Wooo!!!" -3rd March 2007

"jasmine was presenting her essay answers in GP lessons. Instead of putting her essay under the visualiser, she put it under the OHP. And the funny thing is both the visualiser and OHP are together. She looked confuse at first; probably thinking why her essay didnt appear on the screen." -31st March 2007

"The stupidest thing I've done this week is to go KBox. Initially i went there to see the atmosphere. But my friends(JIM, Cheng Xi, Feng Ning, except Zhi hui) wanted me to sing. Ok... then i pair up with Feng Ning to sing FIR 天天夜夜. Then i sang 一首简单的歌. It's damn embarassing. But, i may go back next time." -8th April 2007

"Most of the our class people who signed up for ice-cream making, signed up for this edible glass workshop. I almost couldn't get in due to overwhelming response. But i managed to get in- some how. Anyway, Ching wee, Jim Hazimah, wani, steph, Jaslin and zh turned up. Guess who is the TIC? It's Mr wong! Haha It's quite fun and need more skill to make lollipop rather than ice cream. But its messy. Funny~ Ching Wee said the cream of tartar as tartar sauce." -19th April 2007

"I see hypocrite, mocking and confusion. Is this due to stress, or is this just another day in TPJC? I begin to think if i should continue to trust people. My principle is simple: You are good to me, i own you and will treat you well. But some just make use of the flaw, and attack me. Perhaps i should continue to lower the level of trust among people." -27th April 2007

"Last saturday, SnE and J1s went for star gazing. It's so coool. I saw saturn and jupiter. Wah. The interchange at 1am is so empty; and the lights were off at 2+. The strange thing is that ALOT of people were in McDonalds. I think they are earning alot." -15th May 2007

"The most embarrassing thing was the eye check when she asked me to put both hands together to form a small hole and look though the hole. After that, she wanted me to read the digits for colour blind. The funny thing was that i continued to put both hands together and read. SO PAISEH!" -30th May 2007

"A lady, apparently the staff of the LJS[Long John Silver] talked to us. She said we were well behaved compared to other TPJCians. She commented that she has seen lots of educated people scolding the low class word (vulgarity i think). And she told us to do research on why youngsters nowadays like to say out the low class word (maybe a GP essay qn?). I replied that its a norm for them. But she didnt answer back (maybe she dun understand). She's speaking the truth, but she was like grandma beating around the bush. Somehow, she interrupted our meal." 29th June 2007

"For physics, i almost wanted to give up at the 20th question. Alright, the first few were okay. Then out of the sudden, everything became alien to me. So, i did the paper from the back. Most of the choices I've shaded were E, which usually contain the answer "I don't know" or "The data given is not enough to determine" or "None of the above"." -14th July 2007

"Talking about that. Hows my A level.. you may be wondering. Well, nothing great. Truly nothing great to talk about. It was so called the most unprepared exams i have taken in my WHOLE LIFE. I dont want to think about it anymore coz it cause uncertainty for my future." -27th November 2007

"Monday, it was prom night. I had quite some fun there. Although i was quite disappointed that i couldnt find ppl that i've known other than my classmates. And the food was really horrible. I could guess the standard when the first dish was served. If you can assume i m a food critic, I WILL GIVE IT 2/10. Really, i meant it. " -Prom night

"Isnt it amazing? Amazing for a guy that only read fiction books from only 2 authors, RLSTINE and DAN BROWN, and seldom(or never) go to library, to read books in the holiday. And that's me! Haha. No lar - i am reading e-books. Obviously , i wont waste my time reading on magic and wizards or the ring... or wadever. My focus is on non-fiction books. It's so interesting. " -6th December 2007

"But at that time, i was as blur as a sotong and GAVE HIM $10. My brother, even pro, was not aware that the man wanted $$, and went away. The man stopped my bother and '~~REQUESTED~~' DEMANDED him for "donation". Too confused, my brother gave him $10 too. And i was so stupid to stop the whole event from happening." -11th December 2007

26th December 2007

2007-12-26T13:02:00.000+08:00

Okay. These few days i was busying buying new clothes for next year's lunar new year. I'm not sure when is it, but if i'm not wrong next year's lunar new year will be early. Anyway, i went to The Central, Bugis Junction, Vivocity and Tampines Mall. WoW. Alot right? (yeah like real)

I hate shopping, especially on weekends. I mean the shops these days are getting smaller, yet the crowd is getting bigger. And when i see crowd, i will tend to be confuse and eventually leave the shop. Then it is damn irritating to find out the clothes that i want, don't fit me. How fun can it be? I don't know.

25th December 2007 Christmas

2007-12-25T00:14:00.000+08:00

I'm so bored. Tell you something. I just bought a $21 CD from HMV.
My christmas wish: not to wish for anything. Do it instead and stop procrastinating.
That's very contradicting...

Merry Christmas.

A brief recap of my holiday

2007-12-20T00:11:00.001+08:00

16th December 2007
It's a week man! I havent left the house since i've got the stupid stomach flu. And its bothering me. I cant eat much as i use to be. The cause? Two suspicious causes: (1)Salmon Sushi (2)$15 buffet at Boon Keng
But, i insist that the latter is the cause.

Nono, i wont stop here. There's so MANY things happening to me this week. Let's look at the top 3 since im so lazy to write the rest.
1. I'm taking basic driving test on feb. (I'm nt sure wad the offical term is). But, here's a big step that a lazy person is taking.
2. I've helped my sis to pick a fujistu notebook. She was xp person and now she's totally love vista. (looks like) anyway, here's how my blog looks like in vista. Nice rite?

3. I've borrowed 3 books from the library. YES! The library. haha... weird. i'm still kinda lost in library. Just beginning to learn how to use the "hi-tech" machine to borrow books. Probably i should go to borders too. Gee. I saw one at Parkway.

20th December 2007
I think he fan is BACK! In the class forum. He said "book out for Hari Raya Haji only less than 24 hours....zzz...... ".
I repainted my room, started opening my basic theory of driving book. Walked(not run) around Bedok reservior. Caught drama series too. Yucks. It sounds so boring.

11th December 2007

2007-12-11T12:42:00.000+08:00

Wasted my time. I was actually lying on the bed for the whole day. I've got stomach flu. That's what the doctor said, plus slight fever. So there's nothing to blog about. Oh yar, i did manage to watch half of the show about brain/genius in NGC.

But, there's something more interesting which happened to me on Saturday.

I was at vivocity with my brother and we were heading to the marketplace/hawker centre opposite. We didnt really know the route to the hawker centre, so we went back to MRT station to get some directions.

Unfortunately, a man and 2 gals stopped us.

"hey, shake hands with him" the man told 2 the gals.

The 2 gals (probably trainee) seem unwillingly to shake hand with me.

"Actually they are supposed to hug you, but you're a male, so..." blah blah

What I remembered was he told us that they were from some organization that got to do with entrepreneurship. The rest, he was speaking too fast and i can hardly manage to catch what he said. Then, he told my bother and me that we had a kind heart. So, he's gonna give us pen, 1 each. WE WERE TOO STUPID TO TAKE THEM BECAUSE HE WOULD ASK FOR "DONATION".'

But at that time, i was as blur as a sotong and GAVE HIM $10. My brother, even pro, was not aware that the man wanted $$, and went away. The man stopped my bother and ~~'REQUESTED'~~ DEMANDED him for "donation". Too confuse, my brother gave him $10 too. And i was so stupid to stop the whole event from happening.

I got tricked once before at tampines. But this time, they used another trick. probably, you might think i'm stupid, but if that's you, you might fall into the trap too.

Here's their trick:
Realise that he didnt ask for the price and me myself is suppose to name it.
Somewhere in between every speech, he hypnotizes you.
He speaks very fast, so as to confuse the victim.
Notice the way he stands. He must obstruct your way, so you cant escape.
He speaks very well of you, eg having a good heart, so to make you guilty for not donating.

How to prevent it:
Ignore it. Continue walking. They'll chase after you. Continue walking until at least 300m from where they stand and dont turn your head back.
If you accidentally fall into their trap. Never mind. Whatever things got to do with money, dont open your wallet. There's not a need to feel gulity, even you are holding their pen. Just say "I'm not feeling kind today"

I tell you. If i have the time. I will stand around these malls and wait for these tricksters. Now, they are in the hot soup. Really...

7th December 2007

2007-12-07T22:11:00.000+08:00

New album has just released from the inner resort series by S2S and it's crystal chillout. got to have one.

6th december 2007

2007-12-06T13:41:00.000+08:00

Isnt it amazing? Amazing for a guy that only read fiction books from only 2 authors, RLSTINE and DAN BROWN, and seldom(or never) go to library, to read books in the holiday. And that's me! Haha. No lar - i am reading e-books. Obviously , i wont waste my time reading on magic and wizards or the ring... or wadever. My focus is on non-fiction books. It's so interesting.

The day after prom night, li shan called me and looks like she earned quite alot of money from working. I think someday, i really need to go to agency to look for job. On one hand, i felt its unfair as those people that enter NS on Jan do not need to work. And CANT I HAVE MY DEC HOL AFTER THE STRESSFUL ALVL? On the other hand, ipod CLASSIC and PSP SLIM is all over my mind. I need to get $$ since i couldnt get my bursary of $300 (my family seems too "rich" to get one) I AM SO ANGRY.

Ok, moving on. I've been slacking this week. Last week i was like full of energy. But lately, i felt lazy. What i feel like doing now is to run at bedok reservior(it's raining... so...) or prepare spaghetti, usually those no-brainer job. Argh.

Anyway, here's a quick update of my life:
1) I've just upgraded to Mac OS X Leopard. Yeah! It's super-cool.
2) My dad got a new car. (It's like 3-4 months already, and i've not posted it up on my blog)

Oh. Today, Jim is going NS. Good luck.

Prom night

2007-12-06T13:24:00.000+08:00

Monday, it was prom night. I had quite some fun there. Although i was quite disappointed that i couldnt find ppl that i've known other than my classmates. And the food was really horrible. I could guess the standard when the first dish was served. If you can assume i m a food critic, I WILL GIVE IT 2/10. Really, i meant it.

Anyway, i reached grand hyatt at 645. I thought i will be late coz there was TRAFFIC JAM AT PIE! I didnt get the message that it will start at 8pm. Nvm. Obviously i was the only s10 ppl around. I called jim non stop so as to check if he has reached the place; we agreed to meet there at 630. Never did i expect the gals reached even later. Then, i saw zhihui with the golden dress. I was thinking why she didnt wear the green dress. (It's okay not to understand this sentence, its ~~our~~ her secret.)

Yea, yea. He fan and his gang came. Took some photos. Expectedly, he fan was looking for his *cough*....

Then, during the show, when the host asked for the gal with the shortest skirt form 2 teams, we shouted "zhihui". Yar, she came out ~~unwillingly~~ and competed with another gal from another team. Unfortunately, our team lost. Then i also won myself a pair of tickets. I dont know what's that, but i just pass to my sister.

Overall, the guys were smartly-dressed and the gals were beautiful at the night.

Photos are all at my flickr.

New space theme!

2007-12-04T19:02:00.000+08:00

Yeah! Finally, i've completed the space theme. Unfortunately, things dont always go so smooth. The menu is not working well in all browsers. There are some bugs in firefox too. And there's a need to clean up some mess. OK. This theme bascially looks like the theme before. I took more time solving the bugs(previously, the theme was full of errors and bugs) rather than designing. So it may not be that nice. Looks like someone has kept himself up-to-date to the latest web tools.

1st December 2007

2007-12-01T15:26:00.000+08:00

Ah! I feel much better now. Few weeks before, i felt very bad and depress. At first, i thought it was due to exams. But then, after exams it didnt change. i guess after going out, i feel MUCH better.

*cough* Yesterday, i went out with Zhihui to shop for her prom night dress. She said that her golden dress is weird. Well... We went to CS, then to The Central and back to Orchard.

I didnt do much yesterday. So there's nothing to talk about. Oh oh oh oh... I just have a bowl of shark fin soup from my
grandma. Taste yummy. Sorry, i hope you wont be very jealous of me.

28th November 2007

2007-11-28T23:45:00.000+08:00

Searching... still searching for accessories for prom night clothes. I felt like i am spending my wealth for this night. Okay, i got to earn it back. But how?

Today, it was rather relaxing. I went out to get my SGC checked. Then, i did some window shopping in TM. OMG! TM is changed, not totally, but in some area. I was quite shocked that Isetan is smaller. And it is replaced by some other shops. Later, I met up with Jim to look for accessories - in 77th Street. Then we went to Isetan. I was attracted to a billabong shorts that cost 89$. (OMG!! I AM GONNA B BROKE!) Yeah. I swallowed and pretended as if I didnt see it. Unexpectedly, a salesman appeared in front of me. And I got totally SHOCKED.

'How can I help you?"

"NO THANKS."

Oh. I'm so rude - to a newbie. I hope i wont have any retribution.

Then, it was polishing time. POLISHED MY ACCESSORY LIKE HELL. The accessory was like so dirty black and i had to use Brasso to polish it. My hands were yelling pain after repeated polishing. Idiot!

This holiday, i learned more things. Ohh. Alot more. More interesting than textbooks and notes.

27th November 2007

2007-11-27T22:14:00.000+08:00

I kept apologising. I am so sorry for "abondoning" my blog these few days. Busy doing hours of tidy up and coding for the new blog skin. You see, doing a new skin is not easy. But, i do it so as to train/ refresh my IT skills that i posess. I like it.

But, no. I am not gonna study programming in university. In fact, i have not thought about it. (Unless my result is so bad to choose) Anyway, i'll like to keep it as a leisure activity.

Talking about that. Hows my A level.. you may be wondering. Well, nothing great. Truly nothing great to talk about. It was so called the most unprepared exams i have taken in my WHOLE LIFE. I dont want to think about it anymore coz it cause uncertainty for my future. BUT, let's recap what most of the people feel.
All Core H2 in terms of difficulty
Maths p1 - 40%
Maths p2 - 0%
Physics p1 - 40%
Physics p2 - 20%
Physics p3 - 15%
Chemistry p1 - 60%
Chemistry p2 - Long forgotten
Chemistry p3 - 15%

Leaving academic stuff aside. I am lacking of social life. So lacking... I've been going out with my brother(only) to look for prom night stuffs. And i am so damn sad coz i bought prom night clothes that are too common and dull. Did i just say common? YES! *yell* ARGHH!! You'll know it whn i post up, which should be next tuesday. Terms and condition apply.

New Blog Theme

2007-11-26T20:09:00.000+08:00

Yea yeah yeah... i've not been updating my blog nowadays. Yup. I'm on the mission to design the new blog theme. This time it's space. But dont expect planets or galaxy or... wadever you are thinking. Stay tune.

20th November 2007

2007-11-20T18:27:00.000+08:00

Woohoo!!! Exams OVER!!!! OVER !!!!

Ok. now i m blogging on Mac OS Leopard. I need some time to install apps and copy my data back. cya later.

Last day of school

2007-10-12T13:34:00.000+08:00

Yes. Today is the last day of school and 2 more weeks to A level. Good luck for every1 taking their A levels!

Sad to say, this will be my last post before A level. And i'll c ya after my A level here - again! OK? Remember to visit my blog on Dec.

More things to come in my blog:
NEW theme - i promise i'll make a cute one, and not retro-kind. next colour i'll use is blue
FASTER theme for slower browser i.e. I.E.7
BETTER shoutbox - seems like date is missing in the shoutbox. I got to work on that!
MORE blog entries and photos

28th September 2007

2007-09-28T14:18:00.000+08:00

My class is addicted to worms - and worms 2007. LOL!

Actually nothing happen to me this week. Not much. I've been staying at home, study and sleep, in school go cafe, go lesson, sleep during lesson, go cafe....

200th post

2007-09-20T13:06:00.000+08:00

It's the 200th POST! CONGRATS TO MYSELF! *clap* From the first day till now, the themes are getting better but there's one thing that will not be changing - the address. LOL. Hope i can have another 100 posts - next year most probably. Thanks for your support. If no one support my blog- then there's no difference between a diary and my blog.

Let's calculate:
This blog exists for 555 days. And the number of posts is 200. @EDIT: ~~So that means each day i post 2.78 posts~~. So that means every 2.78 days, i post 1 entry.

20th September 2007

2007-09-20T12:07:00.000+08:00

Finally got time to rest & relax...

WTH... the prelim papers are difficult. Also, i didnt have much time for practice. Besides maths, i dont think i will do well for the other papers; should be.

Previous Sunday
Last sunday, i was memorizing Chemistry for p3. i was confident that i can do well for chem p3. i thought i know alot.

Last Monday
Disappointing. I couldnt finish my p3. Stuck in lots of question. For GP - it was okay. Then, at night, i still need to revise for maths and physics. i had no choice but to put physics aside - to do maths.

Last tuesday
Maths p1 was alright - love pure maths!
Physics p3 was disastrous. X-ray came out and superposition too... those chapters that i hate came out. Tuesday night was a hell as i had to study a subject that i seldom touch - Geography. I recap Urban Dynamics and TNCS... till 2am plus. i wanted to give up on physical geography - coz i didnt even touch a single page. At 2am, i went to bed, telling myself to wake up early in the morning to continue studying.

Last Wednesday
Then at 6am, my mum woke me up. Reluctantly, i woke up and open my brown geo file to flip to where i had stopped. I put my motorola phone beside me, with songs playing from the Digital Audio Player, just to prevent me from sleeping. At 7.30am, i turned off the lights and sleep Honestly, i didnt study much. At noon, i met up with Li shan above the cafe. i think she was even worse than me. She needs to study for the whole physical geog. Phew~ Luckily i didnt take H2 Geog.

Last Thursday
Thursday~ no exams!

Last Sunday
To prepare for physics p2, i selected some questions from TYS. Then for maths, i practiced stats.

Tuesday
Maths p2 wasnt really a breeze for me. you know.. my stats, vector and complex are not that good. Anyway, i didnt attempt the 6 mark complex question.

Yesterday
Chem MCQ was okay. Coz i did my TYS MCQs, and some prelim papers the night before. Mr wong said: Practice doesnt make perfect. Only prefect practice makes perfect. I did what he say, practice MCQs for MCQ paper - and nothing else. BUT! i was angry that i mistaken k_a as pk_a!!!

Today
Physics paper 1. Can i dont talk about it... haizzz...

Thoughts At Midnight (m)

2007-08-12T01:13:00.000+08:00

im questioning the advantages of having friends. liars? yep. i haf
ability2 find out hu r backstabbers, u noe...

7th August 2007

2007-08-07T17:47:00.000+08:00

I PASSED MY NAPFA. Silver.

At least i can dump it till Alelvels.

28th July 2007

2007-07-28T19:38:00.000+08:00

Haizzz... next week is the new collapse timetable.

Here's my goal for this prelim.
GP - C
Maths - A
Chem - A
Phy - A
Geog - B

Now, let's go back to study.

21st July 2007

2007-07-21T21:47:00.000+08:00

Here's some updates on myself
1. Last Sunday, my class went to Toa Payoh Stadium for Olympic dream for Service learning. Then, we ran around the stadium to contribute to the 100,00 laps which the organisers planned. I contributed 50, which i got a certificate and a medal.

2. Rain is back.

That's all. Now, back to study.

14th July 2007

2007-07-14T20:34:00.000+08:00

Wah... i didnt blog for quite some time. My flickr account is hanging over there, not touching it. I confirm that i'm using it, just that havent move everything yet. But the bad pt is that THERE'S NO SETS! I need to pay to get one. Anyway, i think i can pay next time. It will be safer in flickr; alot more.

ANYWAY

I've finished the Nanyang concept test. it's very challenging; so challenging that I got headache. Some questions were not seen in notes lor. I dont eve know what is ether. They anyhow one de. Their physics paper set wrongly. Speed can also be "m/s²". The chemistry even better. Choice A and C if i rmb, were the same. Then, they denied setting one of the choices wrongly, which is : C₆H₅OH < C₆H₅OH <...

For physics, i almost wanted to give up at the 20th question. Alright, the first few were okay. Then out of the sudden, everything became alien to me. So, i did the paper from the back. Most of the choices I've shaded were E, which usually contain the answer "I don't know" or "The data given is not enough to determine" or "None of the above". Then, for the last 1 min, i shaded at least 4 questions C.

5th July 2007

2007-07-05T20:07:00.000+08:00

i studied for GP and Maths yet i get this kinda grade. WHat is THIS???!!!

I have been hinted alot of time that Maths, only 2 out of 10 people passed. yet, i thought i can have 60++. When i got back the paper, i gt a shock. 52!!! A 'D' grade! What i can remember is that i have not gotten below B before for major maths test. And the GP, i really really dont know what to do!