AHM

Bridging's over,Finally.Had a hard time mugging,drawing those curves,graphs n countless integration sums,just hope that the results this time will be good...no need to repeat those module..

AHM's this sunday and unfortunately,han's unable to take part cos he is involve in this organising committee.I will be running the HM with Kian,n my platoon sgt,who esp,went thru the 14,15 km run at ECP n PLC with me,for now...is rest n preparation as I awaits this coming run.Hope my legs dun give me trouble,and that I can complete the race within 2.5 hr so to get the finisher medal.B4 the 15 km run,the AHM was jus a race for me to complete,but my timing wasnt that bad and so I decide to give it a shot at the finisher medal.

School has began,taking 2 modules/wk for nw.Relived that I went throught the FOC or else I would look like 1 lost kid in a shopping mall.My OG frens are quite fun to be,organising trips frequently...

Since bridging exams are over,time seems to be on my side....plently of spare time,can do wat i desire to do,maybe returning bk to TKD depending on my tuition scheldule.

Played street soccer at camp the past week,tiring but fun esp when u OLE opponents..,OLE!

Yuengchoun's back,met up with him,sam,martin,thomas,weili and kia lip over dinner at manhattan fish market..looks like he had quite a great time over at IReland..

All rite,and yea...tioman pics can be seen at zhenqian's friendster profile pics..

till next time..see ya

ODAC Camp

It's been a while since I post,was busy with the FOCamps and ODAC orientation camp.
ODAc camp was held on Pulau Ubin,upon reaching was asked to pitch tent,but alas,the tent wasnt really firm and fell after a while...spend quite some time pitching. Played some Ice-breaking game in the begining,and oh my,they werent jus ur ordinary games...one game was standing in a row,then pass a long string across the row through ur trousers,yes,it's ur trousers..hahaha,after the string comes the big omph,a ice pack,LOL...really cooling though..Another was to protect a mummy from incoming water bombs while some attacks...real fun,the mummy was wrapped up in toilet paper..and the winner was of course the one who had the most toilet paper..
2nd day was spent cycling round Ubin to look for items n pics,shag though bt realised the island wasnt tat big after all...the skit n the miss Ubin was the highlight of the camp,our group had to put on a skit on CONDOm....oh man,but in the end thks to my OG member,we managed to put on a hilarious skit..with soya bean,LOL..guess u knw the purpose of tat..Our Miss Ubin was really clasic,a real "lady" with lady like behaviour..haha,while other grp choosed mascular man to dress up like a lady,our grp did the opposite..a average height n skinny boy,and wallop...fantastic show..haha..

Think tat sums up the camp,shld write abt the FOcamp some days later....kinda lengthy nw...

Tioman

Yes,it's a trip to Tioman last wk for me again,this time a 4D 3N trip.After since the incident on the shuttle boat which caused 2 or 3 deaths,the ferry was much more cautious with a manifest with our names. Went with my aunt,dad,brother,little cousin n ah ma.Tioman has changed a lot,with more stalls being set up,roads paved.Yea,talking abt road,I drove from Johor to Mersing...138km hor,ahaha..is nt abt the distance actually,it's tat the road are so curvy left n right.1 qian pian question,hw many turns are there from Johor to Mersing,answer right below...
Went boat outing,nt much changes,however,corals maybe due to inexperienced divers appears to be spoil to a small extend,drift was exceptionally strong,making snorkelling a bit headache..Went fishing the next day on a boat,current this time was exceptionally strong.and when the current is strong,the boat doesnt moves,it rocks...ur stomach starts to churn..and out came breakfast and a bit of last nite supper n beer.Used hand reel line to fish using squids as bait,my aunt gt at least 20 of the fishes,is light red in color,forgot the name n 2 or 3 ang kor li..while unlucky me n bro managed only 2..Went to this waterfall tat I never been to,at a fairly deserted jetty,tracked ard 30 mins b4 reaching,the waterfall was spectacular,think a pic says a thousand words..no pic nw,will try to post the link..
A new duty free shop had opened at a spot near the mnarine park,saw a gigantic chivas...look at the pic which i will post..

There are........2 turns to Mersing.......Left n right..haha

Bridging classes has started,on offs nw so has nt been so tired...will see when camp resume.Moreover,my maths n econs lecturers r 2 funny guys..esp my econs lect,joking with a serious face,doesnt laughs...tats the ultimate of a joke..haha.

Running quite a bit the past few days,between 4-5 km each time,longest ran is 45 min non stop with kian n Kia lip,Looks like the target of completing the half marathon is closer to realisation..ard 1mth n 20 days to go,next target will be to run non-stop for 1 hour...no matter the speed.

This Euro cup has been fairly exciting,with Portugal knocked out by Germans and the dutch by arshavin n gang,fairly surprising.Watched Spain n Russia last nite,Torres had a lousy game,missing plenty of chances,while inestia n juan ramos were the engine behind spain.Puyol commanded the defence well.Credit to Russia to making it this far..their coach,Gus is still amazing for bringing them so far.

This has been an exceptionally long entry,because I have not blog in how many donkey weeks..

Will try to post the link soon for my pics.

Tioman

2/6/08

SIM has yet to reply me for my request on the changes of my timing classes,frustrating.

Went for a run with HZ yesterday,the 1st since the wisdom tooth extraction,felt very comfortable running. The new Nike Air zoom structure feels comfortable but it's heel was a mere too high,which makes lifting up a bit tiedious but overall it is quite a good shoe. Was thinking between Asics n this pair but gave up after tat asics pair din had my size after gg down to queensway twice. I think it has smthg to do with brand loyalty as my previous pair was a Nike too.

Went down with my dad to his wheelchair basketball practise on sat,saw quite a few familiar faces which i did recognised.Perhaps it's their jovial and sporty character,time n age seem to have not taka a toil on their faces.Played a mini game with them,and dudes...it is really tiring...haha,wheeling frm 1 end to another...getting into formation b4 the other team gets to you..The pt where u try to shoots is tough as u are at a lower height,bt my bro was able to got one in..haha..Fun game..

Gonna go for my extraction for the stiches inside my mouth.

Changi Airport

Went Changi Airport in the morning today,jus wanted to go there and chill out,relax,sort out my coming plans after ORD.

Took a camera there,which wasnt any useful as ALL except T1 viewing galleries can
u see planes close up enough for a clear pic..sucks!!The journey there made me reminicise the days of preparing to board the plane to Thai n ROC,how sian to be apart frm this place where my loved ones n friends are..this time rd,it was my turn to see sad faces !!haha...nt exactly,Airport was quiet with few passengers if there was,would mostly be in the boarding lounge..

The 4 wisdom tooths tat I took out on monday is still with me,in a bag,took a few pics for memory. Amazed tat the corners of my mouth could actually hide such a gigantic tooth.Somehow I quite treasure these 8 days of MC,nt because I detest gg to camp so much esp. when it is near my hse,but when the MC is really tailored fit for u..to suffer ur hardship,no hard foods,no hot stuffs tats y u r nt allowed to return camp or rather continue ur normal routine.

Bridging classes gonna start in the middle of June,It's econs n Maths,hope it doesnt gets too tough.This registration fee tat whatsoever fee,oh man,UOL is really expensive...

My coming target would be the coming AHM,my aim is to complete it and not to fight for any personal best or timings..Let's hope tat those tat are joining as well be injury free throughout the trainings,hope I can start jogging by the start of next week..

Oh yeah,thanks RS n JB for the Mahjong tutorial,let's have another tutorial again someday with the same fees...hahaha

Back from ROC!!

yoohoo,I am back from ROC..ROC was fun,and heng chun camp was defintely the best SAF camp in ROC,been to zhong zhuang camp and came up with tat conclusion.

I was deployed once with tze kwang in Mudan and the scenary there was breathetaking,the water dam or the shui ku was gigantic..i think tat should be selected as a dive spot,haha.nt forgetting the shop nearby tat sold chong zhua ping which was nice,the cong smell was evidently present however not as crisp as the prata...guess everything hot taste nice when u r outfield..

Heng chun nites out was fun for the maiden time,after which u would be begging to go ken ting which is slightly further up..which thank godness after 2 nites at heng chun town..kenting,famous for it's beach has a nite market where food and bao bao cha(again) are sold,they have numerous stall offering air rifle n pistol games...

Food in heng chun camp was nice,using zhen zhu mi which is the type of rice they use for making sushi...ate many ji pa(s),and their shan zhu rou which is a bit between san chen rou and beef...nice!
R & R was fun partly because our tour guide was perhaps the most chio one among the rest,haha...went to this amusement park which had a gigantic ferris wheel,tried the G5...damm thrilling it goes up a really steep slope then a few meters of flat track
and then it's the 90 degrees fall...ur body faces all the way down..woo..tried the freefall 3 times and i tell u the feeling is still the same even though it's ur third time trying the ride,it goes up to a height of around 17 storeys stops there for about 10 seconds then it;s zooming down...ur heart nearly drops out and suddenly u r lost for scream ..really thrilling and fun!!
Ximen ting had lots of low level shophouses which sold things mainly towards the hip-hope side,so din bought much stuffs home...

There was this bai dian outside our camp and coincidentally the shop owner son ORDed on the last day,and they set up a stage and held a few tables.they hired 3 scantily dressed girls for a pole dance performance and for NT 100 u get to brush ur head between their breast..they would sit on ur lap and push ur head towards their breasts.haha,,sibei happening...i din pay for tat cos i was quite drank and was a merlion twice tat nite,haha...taiwan beer are quite cheap,for NT 41 which is Sin 2 dollars u get a can of beer,shiok man...

Overall this trip was fun but the number of days staying there was lengthy in fact very lengthy..since we supported 2 exercises..gals there r friendly and would most likely be agreeable to take photos together..

SIM bridging classes would be starting at the end of this month..

Take care.

Back from Crescendo

Finally,back in Singapore now,after 1 mth of overseas bunk living.
The scorching and relentless sun did quite a damage to my acne n pimples on my face...while outfield Afternoon was hot while it was bitter cold in the nite..
Cookhouse wasnt tat bad although it sucks durin a short period of time,canteen was brillant...I be missing the apple freeze,lychee freeze and the mango freeze..Freezes!

The R & R wasnt as bad as perceived,though it's meal were unfilling,saw a fair bit of animals,snakes,tiger,elephant,monitoor lizards,crocodiles...all were kept in their enclosure.I was rather pissed off by the way the trainers treat the dogs and elephants,this is how they do it,they put a collar on the dog's neck and when the dog refuses to do as instruct,the trainer would hook the leash onto the collar and give it a couple of hard knock pulls...and imagine in front of the audience he was there also threatening to kick the dog with his F@#king leg,one can imagine what goes on behind the scene..

Overall this trip was quite ok...sat SIA there but flew Jetstar back with multiple hand carry bags..u decide..The thing was tat we went there far too early and most of the time we were slacking ard,but gd thing was tat our offs came up to 9 days from our previous 7 days...steady!!

And here I am with a cotton in my mouth cos I jus extracted a wisdom tooth tat was pouncing on the wisdom tooth directly below it...feels numb still...2 dys of MC
I be leaving for ROC on monday along with my wisdom tooth and this time will be back only ard early may..but my reviews from others on ROC has been much positive and the R & R should be quite fun...

So,till then ...see ya n take care!

Chinese NEw year chu 2

Happy Chinese new year to all again!!

This year CNY is different,jus seems strange all your elder cousins either have a partner or is already married.
Suddenly,it seems like you are the biggest among all the cousins,expected to lead them,to indulge in games,be a starter.
Loathe this scene,it shows tat you are no longer young and it's time you do smthg to change your status.Gone are the days where all cousins sits together and share lame jokes,tease about one of our cousins,sing Karaoke,play poker and laugh at each others for taking too much cards during 21 pts,who's a bankrupt 1st,talk abt BGR,pure BGR....
Din do much at my mother side,since san yi wasnt present,bt did played some poker with my auntie and my almost drunk grandfather,The whole ah ma hse jus seems so much much quiet without them....miss the time when san yi husband would conduct the whole in-between game surrounding the dining table,all focused on the card and not on the TV.
Over at my father side,my grandfather sibling's sons and their sons came,did not expect much,someone's behaviour almost killed the whole day,and till today I am surprised...really surprised how I could tahan his this attitude for so long...
One of my cousins din came cos she went to work,really dun understand...we only meet once in a year and yet this..
Next year CNY gonna be a bit more lonier cos 1 of the elder cousin would be flying off to the state...haiz..
Talked to my father abt this thing on the way back....he said this is hw generations function.This was the same thing that happened to him and my uncles,slept in a same room when they were young,nw adults who have children who are in turn are my cousin...Time files..

I am always very motivated whenever I gets bk frm my CNY visits,looking at the successful pple....bt this dun last long,and soon I will rest on my laurels again..
Time is precious,it files without u knowing,so treasure your friends and relatives..

Chalet

Got bk from my family chalet at Pasir Ris,a long awaited one tat finally happened.
Went Wild Wild Wet with my Cousins,wasnt as lame as I tot...There was one ride which was very,very scary..the ride drop gradient was close to 90 degrees.....imagine,me facing the drop,my cousin back facing...hairs stand even if i think bout it...the bicycle ride round the theme park was frightening oso,u cannot do anything cept to pedal faster lest u starts to think about the scarier part of looking down...
Food was nice,cos it was prepared by the very experience uncle ronnie with chicken wings,musscle and even ramily burgers..haha..
Glad tat Sean n Bryan these 2 cute boys came...
Drank 5 cans of beer,n i finally knw where was my alcohol tolerance level...
A feeling of sadness among my auntie,nt gg to say the name...bt to leave hme for so long,who wouldnt..but with this renuion,i m sure she have no regrets having a final talk or look b4 gg off.

Camp's life been quite ok,days pass quite fast last week.Lots of things to do,lots of things to learn...defintely nt as slack as my last unit.LIVE run has become compulsory and lateness is nt allowed sian...dragging my feets to run in the morning..


Chinese New year in 3 days time...the period of gambling and fun begans..haha..took leave next monday so this shld be the longest holiday period for this yr..

Wish all Happy Chinese New Year and collect lots of Ang Pows...leave the work at home and have FuN!!

nails nails on the wall

My new unit is not so bad after all...hmm..

Want to share a story told to me by my church fren which I find it to be very meaningful.

In those Colonial times,there lived a boy named Daniel.He quarreled and fight with other people very commonly. He would get angry or unbearable of the conversation or action with others very easily. He could not pass 1 day without quarreling or fighting with others.

One day,his dad told him,"Son,you see the blank wall over there? " Daniel nodded his head.His dad continued "Everytime you quarrel or fight with someone,you hammer a nail on that wall." Daniel agrees thinking that if he could curb his temper,the wall would remain this way.

However as weeks went by,his temper got the better of him,the nails started appearing all over the blank wall. Within a week, the blank wall was so full of nails that Daniel could no more nail more nails onto it.

His father on viewing the wall advised him to pluck out 1 nail if he dont quarrel or fight with someone for a day. 2 months later the wall was free of nails.

His father told Daniel to come over to him,and said" Look,son,you have done a great jobs of not quarreling with anyone for the past 2 months. However look closer, what do you spot?"
Daniel replied"Holes,Dad".

It's just the same with friends,once you quarrel or fight over something,you can simply apologise and say we be friends again...but your relationship will not be the same again just like the HOLES in this story..

Happy New year!!

Celebrated x'mas at HZ hse with Dan ,Pet,peggy on sat...had gift exchange and the figuring of how to ply open a turkey..haha...with the christmas tree and all the lighting,it could utterly be impersonated as a home in an european country.
Part 2 was on x'mas eve itself,with Kelsen,angie ,jin at han's hse...Went to meet CH n BL in the afternoon at town b4 joining them. Town was seriously packed at just 6 plus 7,din join BL for the movie.

In the end watched I m Legend with Han n gang...a very nice movie,Will smith is just fantastic the way he talked to the figurine after his dog passed away could move anyone...the effects was exhilarating...scary on some parts and high tech on another,Initially tot tat this movie was gonna to involve Will smith and his dog only..but surprise surprise,few others characters joined in to the picture too...should leave u to see who r the others mystery characters..

Our mega outing at Escape was a great success,kids enjoyed themselves thorougly and no mishaps or accidents occured...everything went on scheldule,weather was good..cant expect more from this event...
My group though came in last but they showed tremendous team spirit taking part as a team ,solving quizes as a team and finally losing as a team...LOL...nah...but perhaps other teams were too strong for them...
Our preparations 3 days b4 this event has nt been wasted...numerous trips to Escape,Jin's hse,sourcing for gifts and presents..i m sure this trip would defintely leave down a trail in my life...
Feeling rather lethargic these few days,maybe wat awaits in front of me is mysterious and unknown...

Here's wishing all a Happy New Year for the incoming 2008 Beijing ..no,is 2008..

Life is like a box of chocolate

"Life is like a box of chocolate,you never know what is going to happen next"

This famous quote was from the movie,Forest Gump which touches my heart and many other millions of hearts,I m sure. A fantastic show which show a guy whose IQ is slightly below normal who always,and i mean always able to find himself a road out of many dire circumstances. Be it the vietnam war,going to school for the 1at time in metal braces tied to his leg,his shrimp business,he always manage to get it done.

Been quite busy last week due to church and also because of a mega event organise by our TKD club. Went around sourcing for souveniers,transportation and logistics...was hard work but wat awaits will be the joy derived and the succession of the event...

Would be moving to a new unit come jan next year,plenty of outfield.No more numerous off days instead is being translated to doing "work" at companyline...sian ar!!

Started my first ever ever tuition assignment,was jittery and thought of a few ways out if the questions were to difficult...one was to call a friend,oops,no ..should be call my sis...and the other:like wat our teacher always says when we meet a difficult question in our exams...SKIP..haha
Thank God,nothing of such matter happened,in fact the boy was quite a pleasant one...

Going to the new year...enjoying my leave and offs for the moment...
I can still wait for the new year to come.

ESCAPE

Went Escape on monday with Jin and han,entrance fees took me aback:$7!Went with the purpose of navigating the place to facilitate our tkd club outing on the 28th.
Since when did Escape had such cheap tics?Earn tio,went to tried the go-kart,the swinger and the haunted house. The go-kart was fun though the kart in front of me was impossibly slow,while the swinger may look child play on the front could actually raise your heart beats by many folds.The haunted house wasnt scary much much lame than i could actually imagine,it was like walking into the preview of watch how electronics and mechanism combines to form those weird looking ghost to attempt to scare you.Escape isnt a big place hence the lack of rides however if u ask me if it's worth the adult price of $16 plus..no ...Went settlers cafe at katong after,quite a wonderful place to chill at,with the home-alike surroundings...played a few games over there with kelsen,angie,jin and han...Dinosaur is fun..haha

Sunday's comp was more or less fighting against pple from our same club hence,it din really matters where the medals went to...but I did indeed gain some experiece and exposure from this comp that stamina is real real vital before you plan ur tactics and strategies ...a calm mind helps too..

Really sian about the fact tat i would be posted out to another dept,since it is a dept,isnt really posting out but transfer.....lots of outfield man...with ard 9 mths gg this news has to come..haiz..

take care.

Birthdays again

Been celebrating a few birthdays the past week.one being my dad and the other my secondary classmates,Serene.

Been more than 1 yr since I last saw Yongsheng n Andrew...glad to hear tat they r doing well.lin n Cindy r working in banks now..haha,now i know who to look for when i need a loan...

Dad's birthday was rather unique this yr,instead of the usual zhi char or curry fish head...we went one notch higher to Swensen,Food wasnt tat filling though it tasted quite ok,I had clayfish n salmon Spagetti...nice though serving could have increase lots more..Been a long time since we got together as a family in a quite posh setting...hmm,it seriously beats the hawker center in terms of atmosphere and the surroundings.

Watched Lust.Caution. with YC ...haha,the 1st time where I could show my 11B to the usher confidently to prove my 21 yrs of age,BUT,he din bother to check..anyway,it was a rather artisitc film talking about a minister who supported the war on the front but who was actually a traitor,helping the japs in various ways...acted by Tony Leung..while the female lead,acted by Tang Wei,is a spy who gets close to leung to kill him one day..in the end...should linger it in suspense,very very unexpected...Sex scenes was rather aplenty,but I agreed with YC tat it was necessary,to show that clothed vs unclothed,emotions are normally at extreme ends..

Buying and choosing presents may look tiedious on the surface,but when they open the presents,and a smile curl up their face naturally..
It is worth it.

They are back!

Looks like after a month since the incident happen,everything has revert to the original way it was...my auntie are gg bk to my grandma hse and my cousin has manage to regain the full functionality of his hand. Great!

Celebrated Ri Sheng birthday some days back at a restaurant tat was fairly similar to Pasta Mania bt more luxurious...it's pasta was ok but the indigrent such as clay fish and the steak tat goes with it comply with the pasta,seems like it was jus made to suit the dish...made a promise while drinking with Kaixin,jian bang n ri sheng..will keep up to this..haha...I try

After looking at SIM,UOL and RMIT,I have decided to sign up for the Accounting
and Finance course with UOL...bt it starts only next yr jan..Course fees gonna be hefty bt will either take up loan or work part time...still considering on this...


Sprained my ankle during a basketball game in camp last week and it hurts if I applied pressure on it..by right should have recovered bt it still hurt by left..
let it rest a few days then see how 1st ba...

Alrite,shld write till here..

Take care.

They are back!

Happenings or incidents

So much had happened for the past 2 weeks,my cousin had to be rushed to the hospital after i stepped onto his forearm which was by any means an accident.

If only his father had scolded me,the remorse n guilt is so tight,your brain has the image of the worst scenario and the cries of my cousin whenever he tries to shift not move, his hands sends tingle of regretness,if only I had been more careful.

I was also part of a scuffle between my auntie and uncle prior to the incident,now they have stopped coming whether is it temporary or permanent,no one knows..my hope is that they will come back and be part of this family like this quarrel has never happened.

Remorseful,guilt and regret are a gross understatement to my feelings....if only the incident has never happen.

Birthdays

Attended 2 birthdays celebrations the past week.One was for my grandma while the other was from my neighbour cum friend.

The grandmother one was hugely anticipated by me since the only time where all the ah yis , jiu jius and all the cousins gather were usually the chinese new year.Ate in a restaurant called yu chun at east coast,food wasnt tat fantastic....but wat matters most was everyone was there,from the cousin u met during CNY to his dad..the updating,the current status,ahem,haha....i think even if we were eating salted fish n porridge,it wouldnt matter.serious.

The other was held at a restaurant within nite safari,was a bit late due to some carelessnss..haha..bt doesnt matters..since we all got there in time.it was Kaixin birthday,went there with ri sheng n jian bang.buffet style drank a bit of champagn but a huge chunk of the cake. Took the long route bus back bt wasnt as long as i had expected...

Going to sign up for SIM on wed,see how it goes..

Been missing church for 2 wks liao, got to go back soon..did guard duty and boy ..was shag...the next day was like a living zombie..

Looks like I really needs inspirational and motivation no matter what form it comes.
I need it!

Life's defintely not a chore

I was totally blown away by his positive attitudes....the guts to carry on and to make life a better one..Now who's complaining life's not fair.


Watch this video and be inspired!