football madness

supernova

2009-09-29T15:39:00.002+08:00

I don't think I have worked harder in my life.
For the past four weekends, I have been working all the way.

For four different events with different groups of people and different job scopes.
And I don't know why but I really miss being busy.

Anyway, the four jobs are enough to guarantee me money for my 11days-4countries holiday trip.
And now I don't know where to start.

I think the Games Convention Asia has got to be the easiest job of all
You get paid to play games, what else could beat that?

Over the weekends, there was the F1 thingy.
And I have to admit,
that Will.i.am and Samantha Romson has got to be one of the best DJs of ALL TIME.
it was just crazy crazy fun.

it's three more weeks to the start of school, the last semester ever in school.

it's so dreadful, yet at the same time, I don't really want to finish schooling so fast.

cos that would mean losing my headful of hair for the government and dressing in hideous-looking green uniform to defend the country against zero invaders.

Since Singapore implemented the National Service, I don't really recall them being called upon for a reasonable mission.
Anyway, there isn't anything we could do about it, neither could we do anything about growing up.

It sucks, it really does.

Blitz

2009-09-15T01:55:00.000+08:00

inspiration

2009-08-21T15:51:00.002+08:00

I saw this online and it is very intriguing

We do & regret.
We have & lose.
We meet & fall.
We fight & part.
We hug & kiss.
We win & lose.
We come & go.
We think & wonder.
We live & learn.
We read & think.
We look & move.
We pray & hope.
We play & merry.
We cry & die.
We lie & hide.
We love & marry.
We stop & stare.
We daze & wait.

THIS IS IT

2009-08-21T14:53:00.002+08:00

One final day.

I'm left with approximately three hours to go.
Thankfully I had Iskandar for company today.
I haven't seen him since the second week of attachment?
And the rain just helped to confine us in a coffee shop for 2 hours?
Awesome. Just stop your rain when it's approaching six.

I'm as free as a bird now.
tralalalala~

bad day

2009-08-17T14:55:00.002+08:00

I could totally relate to having a bad day.

enough said. check twitter or facebook, they're more convenient than blogger.

I had this entire page dedicated to me on The NewPaper on Sunday.
I think I was extremely embarrassed by it.

anyway, I just confirmed my double trip for ther holidays.
good times ahead, FOUR more days.

three hours to go and I feel like leaving early already

anyway, check this picture out.

Google rocks.

one more

2009-08-14T14:02:00.002+08:00

It's Friday again, this will be the second happiest Friday.
Just one more week to go!

One more blue Monday,
One more lethargic Tuesday,
One more boring Wedneday,
One more lacklustre Thursday,
One more climax Friday,

and I'm through with this semester!

hopefully my evaluation is enough to pass, I mean, how do you even fail attachment?
I really hope they turn a blind eye to my late clock-ins, eternal lunch breaks, early disappearances and constant surfing of the internet.

I don't really need an exaggerating evaluation that says I'm a strong team player, efficient worker, punctual and dependable on completing assignments. I just need a "satisfactory" one.

on a side note, tomorrow marks the start of the Barclays Premier League.

time to do some serious research and have a friendly flutter.

it shall be my main source of income from now.

I think that next Friday is the highlight
I will feel totally relieved, excited and free for the first time in 5 and a half months.
and oh, did I mention that it ends just nicely, 6 days away from my birthday.
talk about timing, and to quote Carlsberg, "it just doesn't get any better than this".

U-L-T-I-M-A-T-E

2009-08-12T13:25:00.004+08:00

I AM SO BORED.

I have run out of things to surf on the internet.

cannot wait for next Friday to come, that will mark the end of a 6-month torture.

since March 9th, I started the stupid FYP for three months, then immediately after that, we have attachments.

attachments/internship are actually pleasant names for cheap labour.

I don't know which fella planned it but obviously, his/her era in school was much different.
10 more days to end attachment!

and... 15 days to my birthday. hail the timing.

I can't wait to watch Beth Cooper as well.

countdown begins

2009-08-07T15:27:00.003+08:00

By the end of today, I would be left with just TWO more weeks.
how awesome, but when I think of it, two weeks is still like a jolly long time.
but if I break it down in this way, it somehow seems much more promising:

3 days off due to long weekends
4 days of work
2 days of weekends
5 days of work

TADA! we are all set and done!

I love National Day this year, it's the only public holiday that falls within my attachment, can't imagine how fortunate the next batch will be because they will have holidays like Deepavali, Hari Raya, Christmas and New Year altogether.

I have two and a half hours to go to conclude my Friday.
I have a strong feeling that next week will be extremely grouchy.
But the following week will probably be spent smiling and smiling.
It's like striking a cross away from your calendar after each passing day.

this is it man, I am determined not to take any more leaves.
my July paycheck came in with 6 unpaid leaves.
sucks very very much.

snail paced clock

2009-08-03T16:37:00.002+08:00

finally we're down to three weeks.
every week is like another step towards the end.

I swear I'm striking office jobs out from my future career.

20 more days to freedom!

I feel like I will be the happiest kid on the 21st August.
I might even walk to my workplace with a smile across my face.

that's how much I anticipate it.

The light at the end of the tunnel

2009-07-31T10:29:00.003+08:00

Finally, I can see the end of attachment.
Just three more weeks, with the National Day timed just perfectly in between.
I skipped work on both Tuesday and Wednesday, couldn't wait for attachments to end.

Tuesday was spent going to Ion Orchard for the first time.
the place is just damn huge. whatever shops you want, you can almost find them there.
unfortunately, people like us are perhaps more suited to the basement shopping.

the four basement levels house shops that are more within our spending limits.

from level one upwards, all you see is Branded Boutiques like Louis Vuitton, Prada and the like.

and if I wasn't wrong, I think Burger King is the only fast-food restaurant there.

good riddance to fast food, I can never figure how people can be full eating fast food.

and on Wednesday, I bought a full-length mirror from Ikea.
that was after having a meal at Sushi Tei in Tampines One
I think the food there ranks among the top few in Singapore, generous with servings, with a wide wide wide range of japanese food to choose from.
and I don't know if it's just me, or is it that the clothes from Uniqlo are probably overrated.

for that price and material, there are better alternatives.

they just look like the Japanese Cotton On.

and we went to tour the notorious Devils' Bend at Thomson.

yes, we made it out alive.

if you drive at like, slower than 50km/h, you should be fine.
the roads are just narrow and curvy with plenty of turns.

just don't act like you are playing Daytona and all is well.

I am having a serious dislike for fuel prices.

Fuck

2009-07-23T15:18:00.001+08:00

The only word in the English language that can form a grammatically complete, stand alone sentence.

Fuck, fucking fuckers fucked.

-urbandictionary-

jam

2009-07-23T10:51:00.002+08:00

I have ran out of things to read, ran out of things to do.
I even ran out of fingernails to pick.

midnight suppers are emptying my pockets at supersonic speed.

anyway, click here!

frozen

2009-07-21T14:19:00.002+08:00

cant believe that I'm shivering in the office.

I can see goosebumps on my arms.

being in a office really is tortuous.

my attachment is just one month away from ending.

hip hip hurray!

I need holidays, I need to be staying up till early mornings and sleep in till afternoon.

waking up at 8am everyday is an extremely challenging and stressful task.

I just realised that with the conclusion of attachment means I am left with six months in school.
I hate to admit it, but I think I'm missing the school life.

because after this six months, comes National Service and then progression to the working adult.

you always hear adults lamenting about how good studying is and how we should cherish it.

all the talk about how beneficial it is and how they regret it.

I think I share their sentiments now.

It's one of the sure-tell signs that you are growing up, and growing old.

TGIF

2009-07-17T09:43:00.002+08:00

Friday is almost a good day.
I don't think I can remember the last time Friday wasn't a good day.
I think Mondays suck.
Tuesdays and Wednesdays are boring.
Thursday is redundant.
but Friday just gives you the little impetus to finish the day because you know its gonna end good.

heading down to East Coast after work.
hopefully the traffic is kind to me.

boredom

2009-07-16T17:31:00.000+08:00

I feel extremely bored by attachment.

Everyday on the way to work, I fall asleep on the bus.

Add that to the fact that I have to change buses, makes it two quick naps provided I find a seat on the bus. the morning crowd seriously sucks.

everyone seems to work in Paya Lebar, Shenton Way or Jurong.

Isn't there any other place for them to work?

Or in this case, isn't there any other place for ME to work?

I read Soccernet last night stating that Manchester City have signed Emmanuel Adebayor from Arsenal. that means they now have 10 strikers on the roster, enough for them to field an entire line-up with 10 outfield strikers.

Insanity.

Halftime

2009-07-10T15:11:00.002+08:00

so today marks the halfway mark of my attachment.
I have exactly 6 more weeks to go.
Please fly pass as fast as possible.
I'm bored stiff here, and that's not the main problem.
it's waking up in the morning that sucks.
and watching it take up the entire day's time.
I have no time for myself, my ps3 is collecting dust, I have nobody to talk to for the entire day, I stare at the screen for nine hours straight.
I could go on, but this is Friday, it definitely sounds like the best day of the week.

For the past few months, my mum has been sms-ing me without fail every weekday.
"Coming back for dinner?" she would text.
Sensing her effort and commitment in doing it daily, I tend to reply in different variations all translating to the same meaning.
"No", "Nope", "Don't think so", "Don't want", "Not coming home early",
"Going out", "Having dinner out", "Don't feel like eating the maid's cooking".
So since I started having attachment, her message came on certain days only.
Sometimes she texts, sometimes she doesn't.
I think she has given up already.
But realising that I haven't got anything on tonight, I was waiting for her sms because I thought it's about time I gave her the answer she was yearning to hear.

She didn't text. So I had to text her, "I'm coming back for dinner tonight".
and she, being the not-exactly-spontaneous mum had to give a one-word reply, "ok".

Don't you just hate one-word replies? Like, its an abrupt end to the conversation.
and I thought for a moment, she could be the unlikely source to entertain me at work.

tough luck, junan

Saizeriya

2009-07-09T15:45:00.003+08:00

so I finally received my pay for the month.
It's really, a pittance.

so I went to this restaurant, Saizeriya for dinner yesterday.
it's a Japanese chain of Italian-style restaurants and the food is dirt cheap.
I mean, where else do you find 6 escargots for only 5 dollars odd.
and you pay 2 dollars odd and get free-flow drinks.
it's crazily cheap.
and the food isn't too shabby, fairly decent I think.

two and a half hours to go!
catching "Obsessed" later in the evening.
and I just realised the sole of my Onitsuka Tiger is slowly wearing out.
my birthday is coming, that is supposed to be a hint.

hanging on

2009-07-07T11:17:00.000+08:00

attachment is such a chore.
seven more weeks

tough times ahead

2009-07-06T14:02:00.004+08:00

the lack of updates last week was due to me being absent from work.
before you start wondering, I wasn't dismissed.
I went to fake an MC because I heard that a simple sore throat can earn up to 3 days off.
all thanks to H1N1
which was why I planned to visit the doctor on Wednesday, took an MC and enjoyed myself for five full days.
it's the least I deserve okay.

so I went on a cook fest on Wednesday at Sijie's place after I visited the doctor.

we cooked Phad Thai, Mango with Glutinous Rice and Tom Yum Chicken Soup.
Although all I did primarily was the cutting and the washing.

so it was Pastamania for dinner and I think that was it.

Thursday was a trip to Chinatown for some blogshop flea.
and I actually got mistaken for being a tourist.
then we walked to Clarke Quay then to City Hall then to town.
had dinner along Killiney Road
I swear by the end of the day, not even the "SALE" word could inspire much life into our legs.
I also saw Anwar working at Cineleisure.

then I met the guys at night for supper and for Kenneth Chia's virgin driving attempt.

Friday was a trip to the Asian Civilization Musuem, and to town again after that.
couldn't remember much. But I think we wanted to catch a movie but there were no timeslots.
because Transformers fucking dominated all the timeslots.

Saturday was shopping again at City Hall.
the whole area was painted in red for some National Day preview.
and I realised there is a sudden influx of those toy-catching machine you see in arcades.
as in, out of nowhere, all these plush toys become so in demand.

so Sunday was the day I bought my laptop. goodbye you old cranky one.
had dim sum lunch before that at this costly restaurant in Great World City.
then off to get my new gadget.

this morning, this fella at my workplace came to me and "advised" me to stop surfing the net.
well, basically I think he's just one of those regular staff at work and he claims that the boss always walks past me while I'm surfing the internet.
this fella is the only one so far to assign me with anything resembling like a task.
and he opened up this Wikipedia page on Visual Basic and ask me to read up on it.

seriously, Visual Basic man.
the end is near for me.
I presume and probably expect a hell lot more workon Visual Basic for the next seven weeks.
O-M-G

I wonder if you remember that Adam Sandler show, "Click".
how I wish I had a remote that can fast-forward till I end attachment.
and probably pause and freeze the time to give that fella a few good punches.

I wasn't even assigned with anything to do.

nobody gives me assigments to do and I did not even try to play games.
then I think they probably expect me to sit and stare at the screen.
trying to wonder why the "Start" button is designed like this.
or probably wonder why the monitor is shaped like this.
I better go refill my bottle, try to hydrate myself as much as possible.
try to fill my bladder and make frequent trips to the toilet to answer nature's call.
sounds like a good idea to me.

so here goes trip number one.

New Outlook

2009-06-29T11:08:00.004+08:00

the site finally have a new look, its first change since it started.

now it is back to Monday blues.

I seriously need to get this over and done with quick.

8 more weeks, 8 more weeks!
trying my very best to sound optimistic.

its nearing the end of the month, which means pay day is here.

I don't know which is the exact date, but yeah, I'm getting excited over 400 odd dollars.
I think I will probably go fake a MC on Wednesday, pretend to have flu and all and hope for the longest possible MC to be given.

this weekend sounds like a good time to get out of Singapore.

Batam, anyone?
I think I'm left with three countries to complete my tour of South-East Asia.

oh, I wondered if you read about the investigation to Michael Jackson's death.

it seems like he was having suicidal thoughts for a week leading up to his death.

and regarding the comeback tour in London,

it sounded like he was forced to do it to ease his debts.

there was a report I read which claimed that he could no longer sing nor dance due to his illness and he would rather die than embarrass himself on stage.

the planned comeback tour was just for him to show his face, lip-sync and do the moonwalk.

that would be enough to pocket more than 100 million pounds.

I know you are going, "Wow!"

also, the last ever person to see Michael Jackson alive was his doctor, Dr. Conrad Murray.

he claimed to have found MJ not breathing in bed but was still warm and had a pulse.
he then proceeded to perform CPR on him on the bed.

seriously, performing CPR on the bed?
correct me if I'm wrong but everyone knows it should be done against a hard surface.

how can a doctor not know how to perform CPR?

also, Gossip Girl star Leighton Meester is alleged to have her sex tape circulating in the internet.

she starred as Blair Waldorf in the series and I cannot believe she beat Blake Lively into having her sex tape leaked.

but anyway, she's still hot.

RIP, MJ

2009-06-26T13:29:00.004+08:00

so today was the day the world learnt about the death of the King of Pop, Michael Jackson.
he was quite an incredible person,

who went through the highest of highs and lowest of lows.
but his death was a matter of time.
with his vitilligo and well-documented use of painkillers, as well as a wild obsession with plastic surgery, he was practically a walking time bomb.
the fact that he lived to 50 was an achievement in itself.
and to think he was planning a comeback tour made his death all the more untimely.

everyone knew about him.

from his moonwalk to his freaky love for children.
and of course, his amazing compassion and continual donations to charity.
he did his bit for the society, now its time for the society to reciprocate.

and remember the man for the positive things he did.

he was great, till he turned weird.

and I hope he can find the peace that eluded him in his life.

he was crazy, but he is Michael Jackson.

Cause this is thriller, thriller night

Bothers Me

2009-06-25T12:50:00.003+08:00

NYP is the only school that will extend the school holidays for a further week.

I know Republic Poly also did that, but the extended holidays were only meant for year 1s.
seriously, what is the point here?
you keep the year 1s away from school, does it mean they will have a lesser likelihood to contract the virus?
and isn't it the same having year 2s and 3s in school still.
funny decisions people make.

and NYP's extended holidays doesn't extend to people in FYP or attachment.
so again, where is the consistency?

if you want, bar all the students from school

if you dont, continue with the original schedule.
dont bar half from school and keep half in school.

if the people from all primary and secondary schools arent afraid.

I dont see why the polytechnics should be.

I mean, wasnt it reported that children are more vulnerable to such viruses?

I don't really find the need for such a pandemonium over the H1N1.
and I cant believe that people are afraid to travel primarily for that reason.
come on, more than 40,000 people around the world has contracted the virus.
but how many of them actually died from it?
at last check I think it was approximately 200.
that is like, 0.5% of dying from the Influenza A?

what are the chances of actually contracting it, then dying from it.
you do the maths.
there are 4.85 million people in Singapore, only 200 odd has contracted it.
and so far, ZERO casualties.

okay la, I'm just sore that the extended holidays don't apply to me.

Hello I Am Goddamn Bored

2009-06-24T15:48:00.001+08:00

any good sites to recommend for me to read and kill time?

I already have channelnewsasia and straitstimes on my bookmarks

I can easily tell you how many H1N1 cases there are in Singapore now.

I can also tell you what North Korea are trying to do next.

I can even tell you about the protests in Tehran about the supposedly rigged elections.

this is what boredom does. it revives this site.

Being bored will be in my dictionary till august

2009-06-24T15:36:00.004+08:00

OH MY GOD.

I am bored stiff.

I cannot imagine there are like, 42 more days to go to the end of attachment.

I get paid like 400 odd each month to do practically nothing.

I report to office each day, surf the net, get stucked in the freezer-like place and wait for lunch.

Don't get me started on lunch, do you know how pathetically sad you look when you dine alone? yeah, you have to queue for food alone, collect your food and hold the tray and look around aimlessly for empty tables. I have lunchophobia now.

then its back to the office, surf internet somemore, stare at the monitor and countdown to 6.18pm. I know you are wondering about the time, don't ask me, I know just as much as you do. company policy I presume.

I know you would think that getting paid 400 odd each month doing nothing, just surfing the net and complete the attachment is a pretty good deal. I am trying to get round to the idea.

But when you go through the same thing over and over again, visiting the same sites over and over again, reading the same stuffs over and over again, it's tiring.

and no, I don't play games nor watch videos on youtube. that would be too obvious.

I need sleep.

Bangkok Awsome-ness

2009-06-22T13:06:00.004+08:00

I went on a holiday with Sijie to Bangkok last week, and the majority of the trip was about shopping, more shopping, eating, more eating, walking and more walking.

let's just say the hotel's location was pretty good, though it wasn't exactly near to the train station. but all the walking has became habitual. plus, the walk to the train station brings us past plenty of awesome street food which cost, in Singapore terms, peanuts. the food stalls also line up along the stretch of road leading to our hotel and it's just way too convenient to get our supper craves fufilled.

there was also the small matter of getting scammed by the darned tuk-tuk drivers. but now we know, avoid them at all costs. they won't rob you or kidnap you. they just drive you to these "Authentic Jewellery Factories" and the people there try to brainwash you to get you to buy. they even came up with authentic jewellery certificate that has something like ISO-190 thing or something. everything was well-thought of, and very well-devised. obviously, the gems there are probably worthless coloured stones that people will only realise once they return to their own countries.

the amount of food I had was practically non-stop over five days. it was like, walk and eat, walk and buy. the things there are dirt cheap and you cannot resist whipping out your wallet. their fast food restaurants are strangely very cheap and I actually had fast food more often than I will ever have in Singapore over a five-day spell.

we even took time out to catch a movie. we caught "Up", the cartoon where you see this old man managing to lift his entire house through the air with the use of helium balloons. I think only the trailer can be seen in Singapore now, so there you go, I beat you to watching it!

we didn't get to a host of places, including the zoo, where it is said you can practically touch the tigers, and I mean physically touch the tigers with your bare hands. I mean, how cool is that? that is already marked down as a must-visit during the next trip. also, we didn't go to the floating markets, the Chao Phraya River and the famed four-faced Buddha statue. but, there's always a next time.

the last day was spent frantically stuffing things into the luggage, only to realise it exceeded the allowed weight. and then we had to sort of, reorganize everything. In the end, all our baggages and luggages were overload thanks to Sijie, who couldnt stop buying even on the last day.

we had one final meal where we used up all the Thai baht at the Airport's duty free shopping and then it was up the plane and back to the Lion City.

that was probably the most depressing part. back to Singapore to lead the mundane life all students go through. what's worse, I had to go back to my attachment, stuck on an office chair and wonder why there are 60 minutes in an hour.

and now as I'm typing this, I am having a serious bout of Monday Blues. FML

(if you have spare time on your hands, check out the photos on facebook)

FYP Balls

2009-05-31T12:02:00.003+08:00

after surviving 12 weeks, 60 days and 3 months in school,
attached to a dumb lab with shitty computers.

I realised I cannot live without logging in to facebook and msn everyday.
although the connection is crap and I have to constantly turn my head around to see if there's anyone watching, it's becoming like a habitual routine.

Bye! FYP

2009-05-31T02:27:00.003+08:00

FYP's finally over and done.
I've amassed more warning letters than before.
disliked more lecturers than ever.
found an arch enemy in a balding old man
mastered the skill of slacking and killing time.
became immune to presentations
made plenty of awesome funny friends.

despite the overall relative slackness,
given a choice again, I would never want to do it all over again.

attachment's next! pray that I dont meet some overbearing boss.

Post 200

2009-05-04T15:14:00.009+08:00

this is gonna be the 200th entry.
so I shall post this thought-provoking entry I just saw online.

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This is an awesome piece. If you have not read it, take the time to read it now. If you have read it, take time to read it again! GEORGE CARLIN (His wife recently died...and George followed her, dying July 2008)

Isn't it amazing that George Carlin - comedian of the 70's and 80's - could write something so very eloquent...and so very appropriate.

A Message by George Carlin:

The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers,

wider Freeways , but narrower viewpoints.

We spend more, but have less, we buy more, but enjoy less.

We have bigger houses and smaller families,

more conveniences, but less time.

We have more degrees but less sense,

more knowledge, but less judgment,

more experts, yet more problems,

more medicine, but less wellness.

We drink too much,

smoke too much,

spend too recklessly,

laugh too little,

drive too fast,

get too angry,

stay up too late, get up too tired,

read too little, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom.

We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values.

We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often.

We've learned how to make a living, but not a life.

We've added years to life not life to years.

We've been all the way to the moon and back,

but have trouble crossing the street to meet a new neighbor.

We conquered outer space but not inner space.

We've done larger things, but not better things.

We've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul.

We've conquered the atom, but not our prejudice.

We write more, but learn less.

We plan more, but accomplish less.

We've learned to rush, but not to wait.

We build more computers to hold more information, to produce more copies than ever,

but we communicate less and less.

These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion,

big men and small character,

steep profits and shallow relationships.

These are the days of two incomes but more divorce,

fancier houses, but broken homes.

These are days of quick trips, disposable diapers,

throwaway morality, one night stands,

overweight bodies, and pills that do everything from cheer, to quiet, to kill.

It is a time when there is much in the showroom window and nothing in the stockroom.

A time when technology can bring this letter to you, and a time when you can choose either to

share this insight, or to just hit delete...

Remember; spend some time with your loved ones,

because they are not going to be around forever.

Remember, say a kind word to someone who looks up to you in awe,

because that little person soon will grow up and leave your side.

Remember, to give a warm hug to the one next to you,

because that is the only treasure you can give with your heart and it doesn't cost a cent.

Remember, to say, ' I love you ' to your partner and your loved ones,

but most of all mean it.

A kiss and an embrace will mend hurt when it comes from deep inside of you.

Remember to hold hands and cherish the moment for someday that person will not be there again.

Give time to love, give time to speak!

And give time to share the precious thoughts in your mind.

AND ALWAYS REMEMBER:
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.

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The last few sentences were wayyy cliche but the first half of the entire piece gives us something to ponder, doesn't it.

it's one of those things that make you read and go, "so true".

Ivan's Birthday

2009-04-15T22:56:00.003+08:00

Cheers to nineteen!

Macau Macau

2009-04-05T21:32:00.005+08:00

So I came back from Macau last week with Jinqin, Ivan and Kenneth
it was extremely fun, although the thought of money thrown to the casinos made me feel very indignant.
pictures are all up on facebook.
so mostly we were casino roaming, sightseeing and prostitute gawking.

Bangkok is up next, in two months.
I neeed money money money.

half my class is going to China for overseas attachment tomorrow.
bon voyage people!

I went to the national museum yesterday to uhh, enrich myself.

check out the latest technology from apple, the ipod XL.

she looks really funny.

Leaving on a jetplane

2009-03-24T02:43:00.003+08:00

12 hours to go and I'm off traveling again!
for the past eight months or so, I have been constantly on the move.
still, I still don't get sick of it.
the plane rides may be extremely boring, but the holiday mood you get is out of this world.
and this trip probably came at the right time.
an escape from the tortuous FYP that NYP has.
i still have what, 49 days of FYP to go? ughh.

I'll be back with peeeektures!

an abbreviation of NYP - Not Your Poly

59 to go

2009-03-10T01:32:00.003+08:00

I have a million and one things to bitch about FYP.
looks like I'm gonna be caged for twelve whole weeks.
stucked in the same room, on the same chair, with the same computer.
and a really sucky timetable that rivals that of an average Shenton Way man.

the song "I Will Survive" has never been more apt for me now.

1 day down, 59 to go.

Hongkong, Macau

2009-02-07T17:38:00.005+08:00

i just came back from probably the greatest trip of my life.
it was just five days, but hell, it was good.

Hong Kong was probably not as fun as before, it was like the same usual stuffs.
save for the street food, and the bubble tea.
thankfully it was only two days, then it was Macau all the way.

the city renowned for its casinos actually have a lot more than just that.
like, European-themed buildings and of course, Portuguese tarts.
they are damn delicious, I swear.
the first day was spent taking a half-day tour to see famous landmarks in Macau.
which probably made up for all the pictures taken.
then at night was of course, casinos.
there are actually 29 casinos in Macau, and they are actually smaller than Singapore.
so you could pretty much guess how it looked like.
but the nightlights from those casinos are amazingly awesome.
and I actually have the good fortune to stay at the Venetian, the most expensive hotel in Macau.
because the hotel room was just majestic? or rather, luxurious.
and the shopping there was very extremely varied.
whichever shop you want, you name it, you have it.

blogger seems to have something against me now which disallows me to post pictures.
so visit facebook or something.

Macau, I will be back.

Fly with me

2009-01-29T02:02:00.003+08:00

flying outta town tomorrow.
everything went so smoothly and somewhat surprisingly.
it was like click click click and ta-ra, done deal.

i always knew 2009 was going to be better.
i can feel my luck coming back.

2009-01-20T02:58:00.002+08:00

it's funny how ten years of primary and secondary school seem to fly by so quickly
yet three years of polytechnic is getting so hard to get by.

what's with test, presentation and whatnot.

thank god for gossip girl.
it is undoubtedly one of the most intriguing shows I've watched.

chinese new year in a week.
you know how much i love family affairs.

2009-01-15T01:36:00.002+08:00

i just realised how difficult life is without you.

i really need a mouse, NOW.

2009-01-08T23:20:00.002+08:00

i am filled with optimism for 2009.

if you do have five minutes to spare, click on the link, register as a member.
that would do me a big favour.

http://www.footballrepublic.com.sg/

2008-12-09T20:38:00.002+08:00

i had my first attempt at ice-skating yesterday with my family.
my maiden attempt at the graceful activity.
well, i didnt fall. not once.
so proud of myself.
though i ended up moving like a duck or a penguin.
there were throngs of people there.
but it is the kids that are the ones better at it
those at our age, well, we just looked like a group of penguins.

so today was computing mathematics paper.
i managed to somehow, attempt the paper.
and i actually stayed inside the exam hall for more than half an hour.
that is like rarity.
cos i felt that the paper, for once, was legible and do-able.
and for the first time in nyp, i am extremely confident of passing.
so if i fail this, i might as well quit school.

i just saw a pizza hut leaflet on the coffee table.
2 pizzas for $19.90.
seriously, it seems that the global economic crisis has its positives too.
they are resorting to such tempting promotions, which in turn, doesn't do us any harm.
i am off to bug my mum.

goodbye!

2008-12-01T03:37:00.001+08:00

five days and counting.

i am being kept on tenterhooks.

this is it, the end.

2008-11-12T02:08:00.002+08:00

so i finally laid my hands on the gleaming Playstation 3 console, which is now sitting prettily in my living room.
it's time to get a high-definition television in my room so that the console will migrate in here. probably the reason i put it out there is because i don't want to buy the HDMI cable for nothing.

so that pretty much burnt a huge hole in my pocket.
though Sijie contributed a quarter to it.
i know you will be fuming mad if i dont mention it here.
i know you too well (:

i went to sign up for the Poolzconnect account in my dad's name yesterday.
that was after watching soccer during the weekend and i was left extremely bored by it.
cos i am so busy now that i couldnt even find the time to go to Singapore Pools.
so i might as well just apply, since a bet is only a phone call away.
makes things easier, doesnt it?

oh! i saw Pipop at some nyp roadshow today.
and i was pretty amazed by his wig.
i mean, i have never seen anyone with those 'Hawaii style' wig.
it just looks funny.

2008-10-31T02:21:00.004+08:00

two weeks ago, this palace was where we called home.

look, they have tigers and elephants guarding the place.
in Singapore, all you get is two harmless looking rotund lions.

the most comfortable place ever.

a few more of our 'Boy Band' pictures.

just looking at the bridge is enough to make you jittery.

hello duck.

nature, natural, never forgotten.

quadruplets.

2008-10-30T00:14:00.004+08:00

i watched High School Musical today and believe me, it was much better than the first two installments.

it made me think of graduating two years back.
and maybe, reflect on what could have been.
i mean, we all miss secondary school, dont we?

time for a rewind.

2008-10-17T15:53:00.003+08:00

i am back from a gay rendezvous with Ivan, Jinqin and Darric at Sunway Lagoon.
all because of their stupid school which starts a week later than us, i ended up missing the entire first week of school. it isn't my fault, you know. it really isn't.
and i just received a call from nyp, asking me to go to school next week.

anyway, we somehow got upgraded into a superior suite at Sunway Resorts and Suites, a five-star hotel by the way.
The room was extremely comfortable, and the room service? Splendid.
we ended up calling the concierge with irritable frequency.
asking everything from the television reception to using the safe box.

we raided and combed Sunway Pyramid and One Utama, two of the more popular shopping centres there. and guess what, the entire atrium in Sunway Pyramid was an ice skating rink.
we even watched Team Malaysia play against some ang moh team at night.
and the bowling there was well, dirt cheap.
3.30RM for a game? which roughly translates to SGD$1.30. astonishing.

we also went aboard the gmax thing that Singapore has.
shooting up 75m in the air, overseeing the spectacular landscape of Sunway Lagoon.
and to think we started the day with a 360 Viking ship.
we ended up playing that THREE times.
to the point where we were able to have a decent chat while the Viking ship was stucked up in the air, with our heads pointing down. talk about gravity.

and finally, one for the record books,

and for now, back to school!

2008-09-29T08:47:00.006+08:00

yesterday was the inaugural F1 Grand Prix held in Singapore.
i read from the papers that more than 100,000 spectators were there.
you hear the booming engines, watch sparks flicker under the race cars, breathe in a heap of smoke coming from them, and hear the crowd cheering every overtaking attempt and crashes.

then somewhere in your mind, you can say to yourself, that you were there, and was part of history.

i read a column in The NewPaper, and they said that if you love your football, you love your sport. so for just one day, forget about Portsmouth battling Spurs, Wigan upsetting Manchester City. This is the F1 night, this is history.

and what a race it turned out to be.

Felipe Massa started in Pole position, but when he when for a pit stop around the 17th lap, his refuelling hose was still attached to the car and he drove off, throwing a Ferrari mechanic to the ground. It wasnt until he drove the entire length of the pit stop that he stopped, and the mechanics were frantically chasing after him. When they finally removed the hose, Massa went back on track and found himself right at the rear of the race. From then on, his race was over.

the broken hosethere is Massa, who eventually finished 13th.

Ferrari's other driver, Kimi Raikkonen was in a secure fifth towards the end of the race.
he looked set to at least win some championship points for Ferrari.
but with four laps remaining, he tried to keep up the pressure on Glock.
unfortunately, he made a mistake by jumping over the chicane and his car spiralled out of control and crashed into the safety wall. his race was over too, and what a pity.

there was also this Toyota driver, Jarno Trulli that was impressive from the start by fighting valiantly with Nico Rosberg. he crashed towards the end of the race too.

now for the winner, Fernando Alonso.
everyone knew about his qualities as a driver, he was a double world champion ahead of the legendary Michael Schumacher just a couple of years ago.
but this year, he has yet to register a podium finish prior to last night.
but what a race he drove.
a well-timed and strategic pit stop in the 13th lap helped him move up the race and once he led, he never looked back.

presenting to you, Singapore Grand Prix's champion, Fernando Alonso.

and check out my shirt for the day,

2008-09-24T01:30:00.002+08:00

if you happen to be around the city hall area recently, you might just be able to see what the F1 track looks like.
i mean, it's the talk of the town for the entire week.
and people are all gearing up in huge expectations of the first ever night race in history.
roads are cordoned off, barriers set up, a whole load of foreigners invading our island.
it's all good money isn't it?
from Friday to Sunday, you might just be able to hear those famed booming engines from the cars.
and i seriously think that an F1 driver earns a whole lot more than soccer players.
i mean, just look at the amount of sponsorship logos on their apparel and cars.

pretty amazing yeah?

with everywhere having some F1 offer, F1 promotion, F1 specials, i was so tempted to go get a ticket for the race, rest my ass in a seat among thousands of rich people and watch cars zoom around our Central Business District with no speed limit, traffic lights and ERP charges.

BUT, common sense prevailed in the end.
for everything, there's always cable tv.

2008-09-15T03:04:00.002+08:00

i suddenly realised that i havent been to the movies for quite some time.
okay, the last one i watched was Death Race which was a week ago.
but before that, i think Money No Enough 2 was the last one i watched.

the internet is becoming a hub for movies.
i mean, you get awesome people from all over the world uploading movies for free on internet.
you get them running the risk of getting caught by somehow managing to tape it from the theatres and transforming it into high-quality movies that may not even have premiered in theatres.
then you get some people burning it onto dvds and going around offering people a 'cheaper' alternative.
i was in my shop last tuesday where this china lady came in holding briefcases and all.
she approached me, and asked me whether i would like some dvds.
i was like, sure i do! so she opened up her briefcase, took out hordes of dvds that ranged from English to Chinese, old movies to new movies, action flicks to porn and even drama serials.

so speaking of movies, i can never fathom why people can watch a movie a second/third/fourth/fifth time.
it isnt like watching a rerun on television, that is a different thing.
because television usually are slow by at least 6 months.
and that's referring to cable tv. not your free-to-air channel 5.
and usually, a movie's lifespan in the theatres are like approximately a month?
so imagine paying money to watch the exact same movie that you watched a week ago.
knowing what is to come next. what is going to be said next. who is going to die next.
that is utterly Boring with a capital B.

2008-09-09T23:03:00.000+08:00

serious cat.

2008-09-06T21:19:00.002+08:00

A lazy Saturday.

and the rain just doesnt help much either.

2008-09-02T22:07:00.004+08:00

today was the first time in a long long time that i felt so free.
so over the past week, i worked and worked and worked through the middle of the night.
free taxi fares, free McDonalds, free Donut Factory and a whole lot of work with allen keys.

i also went drinking like Charlotte Church, went gambling like Chow Yun Fatt, went running like Usian Bolt and of course, swimming like Michael Phelps.

pay day in a week's time.
i shall see a four-figure increment in my bank account yo.

2008-08-27T00:25:00.004+08:00

JUNAN IS EIGHTEEN :)

its been a very very good year.
add that to Newcastle's surprisingly good start to the season,
makes me feel very very optimistic for the forthcoming year.

being the very kiasu Singaporean in me, tomorrow will not be spent drunk or anything.
instead, i will head down to Ubi and register for driving.
the faster, the better.

2008-08-12T20:38:00.002+08:00

yesterday was spent rushing like a bumblebee.
i went to 10 places in 18 hours taking buses, trains and cab.

and i was so tired that i woke up this morning while my eyes are still shut.
have you ever experienced trying your very hardest to open your eyes.

so the past week was common test week and Flash project submission.
so everything is done and dusted.
i like to do things quick and get over and done with it as soon as possible.
also, there was National Day.
i love it when me and colleagues were all decked in red and white.
so united. so patriotic.

tissues will be my best friend for the next two weeks.

i have a sudden craving for subway sandwiches.

2008-08-03T02:42:00.002+08:00

it's August!
August is my month.

August marks the end of the semester.
August marks the end of exams.
August marks the end of tests.
August marks the end of quizzes.
August marks the start of holidays.
August marks the start of the 2008 Summer Olympics in China.
August marks the start of the Premier League.
August marks Singapore's 43rd birthday.
and of course,
August marks my Eighteenth birthday!

so i am going to celebrate it by sitting alone on some rock along a beach,
with sand and wind for company.

i seriously want to post something worth mentioning but my brain isnt functioning.
it is half-asleep and trying to hypnotise itself to dreamland.
my creative juices are more or less dried up since the day i handed in my o level art paper.

next week is national day.

national day = public holiday
public holiday = double pay

woohoo! it actually sort of rhymed.

i miss the primary school music lessons when national day is around the corner,
and you go into each lesson singing "we are singapore", "stand up for singapore" and "count on me singapore".

like seriously, count on me singapore must be the most unrealistic song in the world.
how is singapore ever going to count on a kid who prides himself on having fun playing catching.

and when you sing "stand up for singapore", you actually have to stand and sit continuously each time the chorus comes around.

that is the only time where you seriously feel patriotic.

otherwise, for the rest of the 364 days, you will be complaining about inflation.
rising fuel prices, rice prices and even taxi fares.

goodnight you!

2008-07-24T23:06:00.002+08:00

i think i have a thing for Pikachu.

2008-07-23T22:29:00.003+08:00

i dont know what to say. let the pictures do the talking.

2008-07-20T09:45:00.002+08:00

i think there is just two or three weeks to the end of the semester.
that is awesome.

when you were back in primary/secondary school, you have to admit there were times during your holidays that you couldn't wait to get back wearing the dumbfuck uniform and reuniting with all your friends.

well, for two years now, i haven't for once thought that way.
i would very much do y = mx + c than Console::WriteLine("Hello World") anytime.

i cannot believe that i am up and running on a Sunday morning despite have late-night mahjong sessions for two consecutive nights.
i've browsing through soccernet and goal.com countless times because i have no idea what to do.

i look to the right, and i see my cupboard bursting.
it's time to clear up and put all my hanging and folding skills to good use.
i've always been a neat freak since i was young, believe me.
so i'm off!

but wait, i see a very tempting black controller in front of me.
so cupboard, maybe another time!

2008-07-17T00:05:00.003+08:00

so i'm back!
from the extremely laid-back town of Ho Chi Minh.
where traffic lights are anonymous and roads infested with thousands of motorcycles.
where food and clothes were extremely cheap
and the place where i became a multi-millionaire.
with hundreds of thousands in my wallet.

and i shall end my post with a class photo.
one which my Mentor arranged for us.
i think he is a rare species in poly
i mean, who actually bothers about their own class, especially when the last time he taught us was two semesters ago.

and i dug this one out from four years ago.
because i dont have class photos from either secondary 3 or 4.
partly due to the fact that Bowen cheats our money.
make us pose for photos Edison Chen-like, yet dont give us anything.

let's see how far we've come.

2008-07-06T04:39:00.001+08:00

You know the world is going crazy when the best rapper is a white guy, the best golfer is a black guy, the tallest guy in the NBA is Chinese, the Swiss hold the America's Cup, France is accusing the U.S. of arrogance, Germany doesn't want to go to war, and the three most powerful men in America are named 'Bush', 'Dick', and 'Colon'.

2008-07-06T04:39:00.000+08:00

"You know the world is going crazy when the best rapper is a white guy, the best golfer is a black guy, the tallest guy in the NBA is Chinese, the Swiss hold the America's Cup, France is accusing the U.S. of arrogance, Germany doesn't want to go to war, and the three most powerful men in America are named 'Bush', 'Dick', and 'Colon'.

2008-06-30T05:11:00.002+08:00

Congratulations to Spain.

deserved winners of the Euro 2008.

2008-06-27T04:36:00.002+08:00

there was to be no upset from Russia in the end.
so its gonna be a Spain - Germany final in Vienna on Sunday.
the Russians just didnt click the same way they did against Holland.

they probably need a Zohan to help them.

2008-06-26T22:06:00.004+08:00

go Russia go!

after the heartbreaking defeat for Turkey yesterday night,
Russia has become my favourite underdog team.

there was to be no joy for the Turks despite outplaying the Germans.
they have been a revelation in the tournament.
and almost came up with yet another comeback.
but alas, it wasnt to me.
Euro 2008 will miss you!
yesterday's telecast was disrupted three or four times because of some lightning shit.
it was bloody irritating.
especially as it made me miss two of the goals in the last 11 minutes.
it must have been a frenetic finale.
technology does have its constraints as well.

2008-06-23T22:43:00.005+08:00

the Dutch are going home, and so are the Italians.
the Italy-Spain match was a real bore.
Luca Toni is bullshit, he falls over more often than Peter Crouch at the slightest touch.
but Casillas and Buffon are really good.
it was more like the battle of goalkeepers, although chances were few and far in between.

both made saves in the penalty shootout, but Casillas just managed to top Buffon.

Germany, Turkey, Russia and Spain left in the tournament.
and i just realised that i have been watching and betting on ALL 28 matches thus far.
three more to go!
i wouldnt mind a Turkey-Russia final.
Turkey simply thrills me when they play, especially in the second half in every game.
while Russia is everybody's favourite underdog.
a lot has been made of Andrei Arshavin, but i think Roman Pavlyuchenko is more outstanding.

so anyway, i managed to go to school early today to submit the warning letter.
then it was database exam.
i was clueless man.
my ERD diagram on connectivity and cardinality became like that.

2008-06-20T17:15:00.003+08:00

went to Plaza Singapura early in the morning for some training session.
Amzah was the facilitator and boy, was it fun.

Germany were brilliant last night, probably cause they knew i had my money riding on them.

Three German Heroes.

2008-06-14T05:27:00.002+08:00

The Dutch are simply brilliant.
free-flowing football against both Italy and France.
nobody wants to meet them now.
they have goals everywhere, from van Nistelrooy to van Bronckhorst.
now for the trophy, i will definitely be rooting for them.

go oranje!

2008-06-11T23:19:00.005+08:00

so we went to Mr Bay's house on Monday to see his newborn son.
his son was adorable, though his limbs looked like lotus plants.

The guys and the girls.
So that day also happened to be a Bowenian Day.
because we saw so many different groups of Bowenians in different places.
Even Kevin Lim, the fella who likes to give DC.
Funny how Bowenian sounds like Bohemian, I never knew that.

so we went to town after that.
watched Narnia.
and I think that Susan is fugly with those sausage lips.
walked around town after that.
had a little chat with Amzah before we headed to Chomp Chomp.
ate before we went separate ways.
Ivan, Darric and Jinqin came to my place and watched France bore the living shit out of us.
Although Holland made us pop the champagne after that with an impressive performance.

woke up the next afternoon and met Sijie.
headed to Kushin Bo at Suntec for dinner.
thankfully we made reservations beforehand
because the queue outside was rather long by 6.30pm.

The variety of food was decent enough.
although i think Sijie was very intrigued by the variety of desserts available.

she ended up taking one of each.
we walked around Suntec after that.

headed back to Ang Mo Kio to catch a movie.
there were no timeslots for Sex and the City, so we caught Kungfu Panda instead.
David and Bao Long were in the same theatre.
such coincidence.
Panda was funny, period.
went back home and caught the Spain game.
David Villa instantly became my idol.
I always knew he was good.
but never expected him to be this good.
please join Newcastle, at least in my dreams.

2008-06-03T01:47:00.006+08:00

i went to school on a Monday for project.
that is like incredibly rare, so you better buy 4D tomorrow.

met Sijie after that and went dating.
i have not been out for so long that i feel like a caged animal.

i didnt even realise that the underpass to Suntec makes getting there a massive chore.
so we walked to the Singapore Flyer.
and i had to put up with the bright Sun, the irritating sand from construction sites and a whiny girlfriend complaining about the distance/weather/hunger.
dined at Popeye's there.
and i saw Rizal with his very cute son there.

The food.
The place.
The highlight.

The love.

Then off we went to the Yakult Rainforest Discovery.

YO FISHES! I'm Coming!

She insists that she is able to squeeze through that gap.

headed to Bishan after that for some Yami Yogurt.
then back to Ang Mo Kio.
satisfied her cravings for mocha and cheesecake.
i am such an unbelievably nice boy.

anyhow, i think i might just be starting to enjoy work.
especially when i have such fun colleagues.

and tomorrow there's no school let's go drink some more red bull.

2008-06-02T01:32:00.002+08:00

it's the start of a brand new month.
and its the last week of school!
say hello to holidays.

my schedule is extremely packed thanks to work.
and since its the Great Singapore Sale now, the crowd is endless.
which means late hours and less sleep.
i miss my playstation.

4 more days to payday.
and i will be a rich kid.

2008-05-24T03:16:00.005+08:00

when you reached some stage in your life, you feel that maybe growing up isn't all that fun as it was back then.
a couple of years ago, you couldnt wait to grow up. couldnt wait to get out of school. couldnt wait to turn 18. couldnt wait to turn 21. couldnt wait to find a job. couldnt wait to earn money.
fast forward to now, you dread growing up. you want to go back to carefree school days. you want to carry tons of books to school and wear a uniform. you want to relieve everything you have done.

then you think perhaps growing up isn't that fun after all.

i guess you share the same ideology as me.

2008-05-20T13:22:00.002+08:00

because i didnt have lessons on Monday originally,
i skipped school today as a make-up for my Vesak Day holiday.
so the past few days have been filled with working working working.
i am so so so busy that i feel like im the manager.
cause i can do closing, count money and all the blah paperwork.
i cant help it because i am Jayden Lewis (:

anywayyy, you read the papers daily and see the very unfortunate earthquake in China.
then you get all the people crying and mourning over the death of innocent little lives.
people seem to forget that there was a cyclone hitting Myanmar just a fortnight ago.
a quick search on Google shows that the death toll in Myanmar far outnumber the one in China.
but nobody seems to be giving a shit about them.
and considering China's rising economic status and their amazing population, their case shouldnt be any more serious than Myanmar, whose country is plagued by so many different problems since the 1960s, and now this cyclone thing.
all the media are concentrating on the aftermath of the China earthquake, whether they are flying their flags at half-mast but Myanmar can only sit, wait and do nothing.
a clear example of 'double standards' maybe.

I'm finally watching Iron Man today.
i haven't been spending too much time in the theaters lately.
although i did catch the What Happens In Vegas one.

and, if you are oh-so-kind to be willing to put a rainbow in front of your msn nickname to show support for the China earthquake victims.
you might consider doing a good deed for me by clicking three times on the survey on the left of the screen.

so go click click click now!

2008-05-13T22:46:00.002+08:00

Sir Alex Ferguson led his team to an unprecedented 10th Barclays Premier League title on Sunday. They have been the most consistent team in the league, coupled with the goals of a certain Cristiano Ronaldo, steamrolled their way to the title.

I think if Manchester United wins in Moscow a fortnight later and a decent showing in Euro 2008 by Portugal will be enough for Ronaldo to sweep all the individual accolades at the end of the year. Finally a World Player of the Year from the Premiership?

went to my cousin's wedding last Saturday.
first at some Church in the morning, then dinner at Hilton later in the night.
and i actually took pictures with almost all my cousins individually for the first time.
amazing.

went to Manhattan Fish Market on Sunday to celebrate Mother's Day.
food was good, i think my mum love the flaming prawns.

five weeks into school now, and i cannot wait for holidays already.
it is becoming more of a chore going to school.
add that to the fact that the canteen food is so sucky, little and expensive.
even the price of cup corns and mineral water have gone up.
fuck inflation.

Sijie showed me this really cute Apology slip online.
i think i will need stacks of it.

movie tomorrow!
i havent caught one in 956748684649 years.

2008-05-10T02:27:00.002+08:00

school has been relatively fine.
i think i enjoy it more now.
time passes faster and i dont dread it as much as i used to.

work has also been really good.
i've picked up so much things that i feel so useful.
i'm just kidding.
but because there are never-ending chores to do, time seems to fly by pretty quickly.

also, tomorrow's Sunday.
it is dubbed as Survival Sunday for the Premiership.
there is an unprecedented eight 'live' matches all at one go.
for us to keep tabs on the going-ons in the other crucial matches at the top and bottom.
simply amazing.

2008-05-01T23:34:00.002+08:00

it's Labour Day,
and i just came back from a food-filled day.
went to Queensway Shopping Centre to look for a bag.
couldnt find any.
went off to Anchorpoint and walked around since it was recently renovated.
there is this super cute eating place called Disney Naturally in there.
catered very much towards little children, although their menu is pretty much limited.
headed to Tiong Bahru Plaza after that.
dined at Thai Express for the first time in months.
the Orange Card in my wallet has been begging for it to be used.
scrapped plans to go Changi Airport and headed back to Bishan, then Ang Mo Kio.

i had New York New York at AMK Hub a few days back.
it's best to dine in the noon where the entire service crew is so dedicated to serving you.

also, work has been relatively fine.
and i began cashiering duties on the second day.
it wasnt all that hard to master.
i cannot wait for the first paycheck.
it's time to start saving up for June where the European Championships kicks off.

till then, goodbye!

2008-04-28T01:10:00.002+08:00

another week gone.
now fifteen more weeks to go.

was at Damien's chalet yesterday.
he is eighteen, and he actually has family members.
watched the Man U - Chelsea game there and the atmosphere was electrifying.
it was every bit as tense and edgy and it didnt help that the match had such an important bearing on where the title is heading.
so after this weekend's matches, the battle for the title, European qualification and survival is very much on. it must be the most thrilling season for a long long time.

and, i have gotten myself a part-time job to feed my bank account.
how nice of me.

2008-04-20T23:09:00.000+08:00

Derby Day Glory.

2008-04-19T13:34:00.002+08:00

weekends are finally here.
i cannot imagine 17 weeks of the same routine.
and, no more squeezy and smelly bus rides for the next three days.
awesome.

friday was difficult to get through.
i was counting down the hours and my eyes were being an uncooperative friend.
the night class wasn't so bad, just freezing cold.
and i actually understand bits and pieces of the lesson.
i hope it continues, because the rest of the subjects are practically goners.

also, i have to mention about the school's internet.
its connection speed resembles a snail at a marathon.
extremely irritating especially when you're bored.
although it's much better at night, Viwawa was va-va-vroom.

i dont know what more to say, weekly mahjong session later before meeting the rest at the prata shop for a gathering of some sorts.
i think there'll only be one person yakking throughout.

and oh, a new coffee shop downstairs just opened for business today.

2008-04-17T18:34:00.002+08:00

i am so bloody tired.

i started school on Tuesday, everywhere was crowded.
stupid freshmen.
and the lessons were so damn boring that it resembled listening to frogs croak or watching grass grow.
either way, it was really hard to pass time and i simply lost interest.

Wednesday was a little better since it ended at 3pm.
went to Lot1 with Ching Seang for a job interview.
and back to school to meet Jinqin and Ivan.
then went to play soccer at the hockey pitch with Jinqin's many many friends and also Oliver.
played all the way till 9 plus.
it was muscle-shattering.
went off to change and left school at around 10pm.
headed to Hougang Point for McDonalds
and finally reached home, feeling totally drained.

but still, I managed to wake up bright and early this morning.
went to school and saw Jason at the bus stop.
passed him my admin card and went off to sleep.
back to school for my China and India studies lesson in the afternoon.
Kalai became my only friend in class.
she's now known as Kash.
the lesson was almost reminiscent of Social Studies and History lesson.
everything from before Qin Shi Huang to Mao Ze Dong.
but it beats programming and all the other nonsense.

i am developing a strong sense of dislike for school.
especially since tomorrow, a wonderful Friday, is more or less ruined by the fact that lessons end at 8.30pm
having to squeeze with the office crowd and fellow students on the cursed 72 is a torture.
it doesnt help that school starts at 8 and 9, the peak period for all commuters.

i have so many things to say, but my head is feeling empty.
goodnight!

2008-04-14T15:19:00.002+08:00

Manchester United, 2008 Premier League Champions-Elect.

2008-04-09T22:31:00.003+08:00

i think Viwawa is a wonderful time-killing online game.
better than those mushroom-hunting games like MapleStory.

not only do you get to hone your skills in Mahjong and Big 2,
you get to scold whichever random moron you like.

but it's very lifeless.
i very much prefer the real thing.

sometimes when i'm bored, i just go and scold random people who doesn't know how to play properly.
at least it beats surfing around the internet aimlessly and ending up at some porn site.
im just kidding.

ignore me, because i feel like i am possessed by some spirits.

if you watched Shutter, you'll get my drift.

2008-04-07T23:44:00.002+08:00

i had homemade prata today.
with mushroom and cheese.
my favourite.

went to Serangoon Gardens at night.
i like the road names there.
imagine telling someone you live at Portchester Road, on the left of Kensington Park Road.
sounds like you live in Britain or something.

school's starting in a week.
and i dont look forward to it.
i somehow miss wearing the dull and ugly grey school uniform.

2008-04-03T05:25:00.003+08:00

i had an incredibly long day.
stayed up throughout last night to watch Roma getting raped by Man U.
then went to meet with Ivan, Darric and Jinqin at the McDonald's opposite Monfort.
it was an impromptu decision.
we had nothing to do anyway.
and since there weren't any buses then, I got my sister to fetch me, and them as well.
she's a nocturnal being just like me.

so we had breakfast and talked about life.
Jinqin wants to die at 32.
went to swim after that.
and back home to put down our stuffs.
headed straight out to AMK Hub and met Hafiz and Kenneth.
caught Shutter.
Hafiz was acting like a gay, his heart is the size of a fingernail.

i went off after that to meet my nurse.
her mum needed help with all the shopping from NTUC.
and i practically became Popeye.
stayed for dinner and went back home.
fell into a deep slumber until midnight.
when my mum called me.
she was asking what time I will be back home.
all this while when i've been sleeping in my room!
she sure knows how to be funny.

and there goes 30-odd hours.
i felt like an Energizer battery.

2008-03-31T01:37:00.004+08:00

holidays are ending pretty soon.
and its been pretty much wasted here and there.
i couldnt nail down a job.
but at least i enjoy the life of a wastrel

and im glad i finally played soccer today.
at this street soccer court in the middle of terrace houses in Bedok.
too bad the other team was lousy and it got a little boring after a while.
ended up playing with little boys from secondary one.

and i think i know what i want now.
so i've updated my wishlist on the left.
just ONE thing.
im not greedy.
not at all.

try as i might, i cannot get to sleep at night.
i tried playing games, watching tv and every other possible thing.
and i think it makes it worse.

im off to play play play.

oh! and tell me that i wasnt dreaming.
Newcastle actually came from behind and trounced Tottenham Hotspur 4-1 away.
I-N-C-R-E-D-I-B-L-E

The Revival Starts Here.

good times ahead now, i hope.
4-3-3 is working out just fine for Keegan.
still, i think it will be Man U's title.
the way they played Aston Villa off the park was pure FIFA football.
fantasy-like.

2008-03-20T01:32:00.004+08:00

i received my results yesterday.
and I passed all my subjects.
yes, ALL my subjects.
i dont strive for distinctions and whatnots.
im contented with passes.
see! im so easy to please that i can barely believe it.

I suddenly feel like I'm a genius, since its a well-known fact that i dont study.
it isnt just not studying, i don't even touch them.
i have something against books, you see.
i very much prefer boobs.
but anyway, I must have had inherited good genes from my parents.
so I now have a mighty GPA score.

though I'm feeling a tad disappointed that I won't be making new friends from other classes next semester.

nah, I'm just kidding.

its halfway through March, and I've yet to find a job!
please rain money from the skies!
or let me find Mas Selamat having coffee somewhere!

my human clock is being turned topsy-turvy.
i sleep at 6am, and i wake up at 4pm.
on most days anyway.
and i realised that television shows at night are far better than those shown in the day.

oh! and i got my braces taken out.
im putting on this irritating set of retainers that make my speech incoherent.
im talking like some China retard now.

i can finish a game of Solitaire in 87 seconds.
drawing 3 cards each time, that is considered fast, i think.

and to my uncle, get well soon!
i dont know quite how, and I am still sceptical about the method used to help your remarkable recovery.
but just get out of hospital soon, i know you are as tough as nails.
we need you on the mahjong table!

2008-03-14T01:25:00.002+08:00

i caught The Leap Years on Wednesday.
the movie was so-so.
the scenes weren't really very touching.
probably beacause Qi Yu Wu damaged the whole show.
yes, damaged.
i dont know why was he even casted in it.
he should just stick to his 881 getai shows.
i couldn't help poking fun at his English throughout.
maybe he was supposed to be a China man in it, who knows.
but the movie is still better than the crap Jack Neo dishes out.

" A saint once decreed,
that a man must agree,
to a woman's proposal today.
Give me a sign
whether to meet me at eight
at the same place you sit

to fulfil the tradition of February 29. "

" If you're not too long, i'll wait for you all my life. " - Oscar Wilde

2008-03-04T13:04:00.003+08:00

i found this picture in my phone.

i always knew i was artistically-inclined.

2008-03-03T21:31:00.002+08:00

Australian Hero.

time to find a job, else i might just spend my holiday hunting down Mas Selamat.

2008-02-28T00:27:00.003+08:00

holidays have officially started from today.
it doesnt make much of a difference.
i was in the holiday mood more than a month ago.
and i am still in it.

went for breakfast after my last paper.
which happened to be incredibly difficult and meant for people like Thomas Edison.
i knew it was difficult when i dont even have nonsense to "fill in the blanks".
so, back to breakfast
prepared by the kopitiam chef.

then went to town.
caught Juno.
Sijie couldnt stop eating for god-knows what reason.
her digestive enzymes must be working doubly hard.

and i think i have been too busy that i didnt know there was such a scene in my class.
i think im out of touch already.
Class Politics.

and for now, i need a job.

2008-02-26T00:23:00.003+08:00

just look at where his foot is pointing.

2008-02-23T03:36:00.003+08:00

Abstract art is the product of the untalented, sold by the unprincipled to the utterly bewildered.

To be content with little is hard; to be content with much, impossible.

2008-02-17T12:59:00.000+08:00

He who talks big may soon look small

2008-02-13T23:30:00.002+08:00

This was the dramatic scene as the world's largest statue of Jesus was hit by lightning.

The bolt parted the thunderclouds over Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to strike Christ the Redeemer.

The statue is 130ft tall, is made of 700 tons of reinforced concrete and stands atop the 2,296ft Corcovado mountain overlooking the city.

Heavens above: The statue is struck during Sunday's storms

It was named one of the new Seven Wonders of the World in 2007.

Sunday's storm caused havoc in Rio, felling trees in several neighbourhoods - but did not damage the statue.

This amazing photograph gives whole new meaning to the phrase "May God strike me with lightning if..."

Source: Click Here

2008-02-13T23:16:00.001+08:00

my day was spent having the most frightening car ride of my life.

happy valentines!

2008-02-12T23:47:00.000+08:00

i woke up bright and early today morning
my sister's friends were here to play mahjong.
and i won $50 bucks (:
KA-CHING.

went to watch Sweeny Todd at night.
and there's this verse that keeps ringing in my head.

I feeeeeeel you, Johanna.
I'll steeeeeal you, Johanna.

it was gruelsome movie.
slashing throats and all.
The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.

There's a hole in the world like a great black pit
and it's filled with people who are filled with shit!

2008-02-11T01:07:00.000+08:00

special font for a special post.

I'm not here to commemorate Munich' 58.

just aiming it at the prawn sandwich brigade.

tall here and short there.

2008-02-10T20:25:00.000+08:00

chinese new year.

day one was the same, went to my great-grandmother's place for a short while, then headed to my granny's place. gambled and blah.

won $40 bucks there and then.

headed to my aunt's place later at night, played mahjong till the wee hours of the night. and had another $35 go into my pocket.
this is why i like chinese new year.
reached home and opened red packets, im a few hundred bucks richer.

went to another aunt's side on the second day, stayed for a short while, then went off to meet Alex, Ivan, Alvin, Damien and Kenneth Chia at Somerset.
met up with Anwar and played pool.
bought tickets for Kungfu Dunk at 2.15am
Kenneth and Anwar went off after that
slacked at Shaw House until they were closed before Yide and his girlfriend came.
killed time while waiting for the movie to start.
and cabbed home after that.

third day was spent playing Baccarat at home.
a fresh change from the usual Blackjack.
boy, the stakes were high high high.
i went from losing 70-odd bucks to winning $24 eventually.
my cousin came later in the night and we played mahjong until 6am in the morning.

and lastly, Newcastle finally impressed.
even if its only for the first 45 minutes at Villa Park.

the second half was a disaster.
typical Magpies.

four days gone, eleven days left.
i'll be grateful to oblige if you invite me over to your house.

2008-02-07T01:05:00.000+08:00

happy new year to you, you and you.
after being done with reunion dinner and everything, its time to get rich.

HUAT AH!

2008-02-06T00:07:00.000+08:00

did i mention that my sister can drive?
its her turn to drive us from place to place this lunar new year.
and miraculously, she got her license at the first attempt.
she'll only get to do it for this year only though.

cause next year, it's MY turn (:

and i can pretend to be hero and explore the Devils' Bend at Old Upper Thomson.

vrrrrooooooooom

2008-02-05T16:16:00.000+08:00

lunar new year is just a couple of days away.
i think the best thing about being Chinese is this.
you have fifteen days to go around collecting red packets,
very much in the same way as loan sharks collecting debts.
you exchange a pair of innocent and harmless looking mandarin oranges for red packets.
nobody bothers about what the red packet looks like.
the content is much more important.

forget about the pleasantries and whatever when you see your relatives.
just go there, get your oranges, give them a pair each, collect your red packets and prepare.

prepare for what?
prepare to gamble!
why else would you be there for?
you must be from Mars if your lunar new year is about going to your granny's place and sitting around in a circle, eating bak kwa, talking about how much you have grown and blah.
lunar new year is the time where blackjack becomes hip and where mahjong becomes boring. you will see your same old relatives in brand new clothes, thats all.

somebody, just deal the cards.

2008-02-04T02:12:00.001+08:00

The Blue Book.

2008-01-31T23:53:00.001+08:00

watched 27 dresses a few days ago.
and thankfully, just before the price hike in Cathay Cineplexes.
i kinda like the dialogues in the show.

anyhow, i've been 'relieved' of work.
how wonderful.

I feel like I just found out my favorite love song was written about a sandwich.

2008-01-31T00:46:00.000+08:00

I Scored a 100%!