Eternal Memories

Maybe Tomorrow

2008-07-01T00:37:00.000-07:00

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MAYBE TOMORROW? YES, PERHAPS.

Hey, i'm still hanging on to you, you know?
If today isn't the day, then maybe tomorrow.

I'm very sure i've found the one i love.
If it's not you, then it's no one ele.

I'm sorry i made you stop loving me.
I'm sorry this had to even happen.

I can't ask you to stay, because you won't.
Because you won't be happy being with me now.

It hurts. For the very first time in my life.
I thought i couldn't breathe, but i'll be strong for you.

I'll do anything to have you back in my arms,
I'll never hurt you again, i'll love you forever.

When tomorrow comes, i promise you.
I LOVE YOU.

Time Of My Life

2008-06-25T12:49:00.001-07:00

21 - TIME OF MY LIFE

On To The Clog

2008-04-16T21:39:00.000-07:00

VISIT THE CLOG TODAY!

Hey everyone. If you've noticed, the frequencyof my blog entries have become rather sporadric,okay... actually more like zilch. Kosong.

If you want to find out more about my life and interests,you can always visit THE CLOG! I update it almost daily,so you don't have to wait a millenia for me to update herebecause i only reserve this space for my personal thoughts,feelings and emotions and let's face it, my entries sometimesbore Mr. Bean to sleep. The Clog is more like an outlet for meto express my love for the art of blogging. And it has pictures!

Anyway, just a short note, life has been going well for me.NS has toughened me up a lot and i've started unwindingall my troubles and worries in life. There's a path thati'm weaving right now and i'm not looking back.

Till my next entry, i love you all, especially my readers!

CHS Forever!

2008-03-05T07:12:00.000-08:00

I can't believe i found this on youtube today.
It really brought back alot of wonderful memories.

I remember my green shorts, playing catching aroundEdward Becheras' statue, mass every friday, being inthe best house ever, Edward house, singing the schoolsong, my favourite yong tau fu stall, clowning around withmy always up-to-no-good classmates, disturbing thebookshop auntie, losing my badge all the time, gettingfucked by HM over and over again and pon-ning school.Hahaha, so much memories. I miss them all.

CHS Forever!

Imprints On The Sand

2008-02-24T23:46:00.001-08:00

Today, i read them all, our memories.
So pure, so innocent, so very immature,
but so very in love with one another.

We were so young, so very care-free,
so very very happy with our lives.
We only knew love, we were in love.
We were the perfect mismatched couple.

The flutter of emotions as i read them all,
i smiled, i laughed and i cried. So very silly.
Only love can make a man go crazy...

We've walked through a journey,
wandered through the vast plain deserts
sailed the seven stormy seas,
and we've been through it all,
through much thick and thin.

An adventure we created,
and adventure we never wanted to end,
and adventure where we could always be in,
just the two us. No one else.

But now, we've come to the crossraods,
we're bidding good-bye to one another,
and i know it's hard because,
tomorrow will be just another day,
without you beside me.

It'll be a long hard first ten mile,
but i think we'll be ok, eventually.
It was never meant to be,
but we knew it had to be.
Because of love, let it be.

And as we walk along the beach,
with the setting of the orange sun,
we leave our imprints on the sand,
and even so, if they were to be

washed away by the waves....

...it doesn't really matter, i guess.
It's not what we left behind,
but it's what we created,
our own legacy, we remember.

I have only loved you all my life,
i have never loved anyone else,
i hope you know that very well,
cause, you're irreplaceable.

And, i know i'm blessed,

because i know i truly found it,

i found true love with you.

Change, it's hard to accept,
but i think about it, i think,
change is just temporary.

I'll meet you again someday,
i know i will. i know you will.

"To the special person in my life"
I miss you =)

Food is Food

2007-12-05T02:58:00.000-08:00

Food is well, one of the three basic necessities that human being require to practically live. The other two are, water and oxygen (air).

I can't live without good food. I've practically grew up in a family where we spare no expense in serving up the best food there is to offer and where everyone knows how to appreciate food and not just gobble them down in a sitting, something like wine appreciation. It's like, going clubbing, most of us just down glass after glass of champagne and go tipsy, we don't even care about the history of the wine or champagne, we just want to get high, am i right?

Sometimes, learning about the food you eat just enhance the whole experience. Go and find out more of the process of how certain food is made, the varieties and the history behind it and you'll learn more about them and well, you can boast to your friends next time at the dinner table, like, oh you know that kay chap right? .... etc etc. Or maybe after you find out how meat is processed, you'll never have another piece of meat again and go vegetarian. Yay!

So, ok, the first thing you'll picture good food to be, would be perhaps, gourmet selections like caviar, foie gras, truffles and don't be surprised, cheese. Haha. Or perhaps, in the local flavour, shark's fin, abalone and so on and so forth. Well, to me, good food doesn't have to restrict itself to such a smattering of choices. I would die if i were to pay thousands to have caviar and foie gras everyday. Wait a minute, i don't even LIKE foie gras, it taste's like some bland over rated ham. Ok ok, shoot me, all of you goose-liver fanatics. It's more of my own taste and preferences.

My grandmother lives the life. She's got everything she wants and need but peculiar her still goes to the wet market in the wee hours of dawn to get her groceries and she's the queen of bargain. I used to gape my jaws when i accompanied her to the market once. She and the grocer were haggling like there was no tomorrow, over a couple of cents. Well, value for money and my grandmother is picky about the quality of food, just like any particular Singaporean, Kiasu la.

Every Sunday, my family would go to my grandmother's and she would serve up the best local fare and sometimes odd foreign dishes. Once my uncle brought back caviar from Europe that costed a couple of thousands of smackeroos and i was like biting into fish eggs that costs $50 per spoonful. Ouch! But, it's a delicacy and I know how to appreciate it. My brother on the other hand, is like a vacuum machine, he gobbles up everything, the value doesn't matter. Haha. But you know amazingly, he knows how to appreciate goose liver. I can't. So, it's fair.

In terms of local fare, i'm totally in love with Laksa and Katong Laksa is like my all-time favourite, any friend of mine will know. You can always bribe or please me with a bowl of katong laksa, with huge chunks of prawns, but mai hum please =D Prawn Mee too! There's a shope at Balestier that my Dad once took me too and they sold one of the best prawn noodles and they had the DA XIA, big prawns version and i really love it to bits. There's another one i know at Lavender which is always yummy! As you can see, i love prawns alot. I really do and well, it's cousin too, lobster, but as you notice, i totally abhor hum. One of my friends said, if i didn't eat my laksa with hum, i wasn't eating laksa, i couldn't be bothered. Haha!

So, what i'm trying to say is that I love seafood. I can die without having my daily dose of prawn and sotong and i'm addicted to raw salmon, and that's why i'm addicted to sushi too. You have to give it to the Japanese for introducing this delicacy to the world. At least 8 out of 10 of my friends are pro-sushi lovers, if not, Japanese food lovers.

Sad to say though, the standards set in most japanese dining establishments in Singapore cater to the more local taste. Who would accept some cucumber and corn sushi in Japan? It's uncalled for and a disgrace to Japanese honour.

But, back to the point, i love seafood, wait i said that before right? Oh nevermind, what's wrong with saying it again. Ok, moving on... erm... oh, i don't like oysters, clams and all those shelly blahs. I just don't know why. My mom,dad and brother are fans of shellfish. I can't understand why. Everytime they gorge down on live oysters, i just pray i don't puke on them, maybe i was adopted into the family. I'm so weird.

Being someone who appreciates food, i'm a very fussy one. Seriously. If i don't like what i see, i'll just shove it away. I try alot of new delicacies but it takes some persuasion and convinving before i do try them out, it's a hard task introducing food to me. Just like what i said, oysters. Impossible, and amazingly, i can eat escargot. Doesn't make any sense, i guess its all just a matter of preference.

I don't like durian. I'm 1/4 Japanese and 3/4 mongolian what! I'm not local. Shoot me for not being patriotistic enough! But wait wait, i love chiken rice! Haha =X

You know what, i guess my 38.7 degree fever know isn't giving me any chance to talk any sense. I wanted to start a sensible topic on food appreciation and the difference perceptions people see with regards to food but i ended telling a grandmother story. Heh.

But well, just to cut it to the point. Like i said, i'm a fuss yeater. I appreciate food but sometimes, ok ok, ALL THE TIME, i waste food just because i don't like this or that of the food or like KFC, i don't like this part of the chicken so i don't eat.

I'm very guilty with the fact that i have so many choices of food that i become very spoilt with the selection of food. When i eat beef, i only eat american grade a beef or none. That's it.

You know, when my uncle bought hundreds of dollars worth of wagyu beef, he hid it well in his fridge to prevent anyone from taking them and the very next day, the maid just happened to chance upon the beef and just mix them with normal beef and served them for dinner. My uncle almost cried.

And my mom. she lves organic apples. She bought a few expensive apples and she set it aside from all the otehr apples and my maid just mix them up too. My poor mother spent the whole night sorting her apples out. Haha.

So, beef is still beef, apples are still apples. The hired help come from countries where food is scarce and to them food is food. There is no good food, so-so food or bad food, as long as it's edible, they just vacuum everything down, similiar to my brother, only that his is turned on to the max. Don't say i'm being mean, he said so himself!

I'm trying to stop being a picky-eater because yes, people keep on saying, we waste alot of our food each single day and i'll try to eat my KFC chicken to the bone the next time. I will try to stop over-ordering, that's a habit that i have, my mom does that too, my dad is always complaining how we always buy too much and then don't finish it. Well, he has the right to nag now i guess. And whatmore, eating a huge variety of food will give you a more balanced diet and of course, in turn, provie you with a healthier life style. Imagine that. eat different types of food constantly and you'll be healthy! It really works, fussy eater are usually malnourished.

But please, don't go overboard, when you drop your food on the floor, PLEASE DISPOSE of them. I do drop my candies on the floor once in a while and i'll just give it a huff-puff and i'll start chwing them but please don't do that to food like chicken meat. it's gross. A little common sense please!

So, i don't want to bore you with my boring entry, let me conclude, learn how to appreciate your food, get a little history of the food your eating, general knowledge you know and try to taste more of the world. You get to taste more and you'll get healthier from variety and, never waste food, it's a sin to do that. God gave us food when we need it it. It's a necessity, it is not a luxury. Accept food with grace =) (no, i'm not christian...)

Btw, you know what? Suddenly, my friend, Derek popped into my mind again. He's like always in my mind, i'm very irritated by him, i feel like flushing him down my brain, no not because he is CHAO-DA BLACK, but of the sentence he said. We have to learn to walk the talk. Now, everytime, I make new resolutions, self-promises or create tasks, i always think about that. I cannot delude myself, all say and no action is the worst thing you can do. Most politicians are like that. So, when i just said that i'll try to finish to finish my KFC chicken i'll walk the talk and i'll do it. Ok. maybe doesn't make any sense to you but i'll just blog it down anyway, hopefully someone will understand.

THE END. Please rate and comment on my rubbish entry when you're free! THANK YOU! Bye =)

My Parents

2007-11-26T23:28:00.000-08:00

I've been communicating with my parents a lot lately. I feel so happy that that we're able to bolt down barriers and be honest with ourselves. It's usually very hard for kids and their parents to have frank talks. We always disagree with almost everything.

It's been hard for me to open up to my mom and dad but when i did it eventually, i felt so much better. I know some of us take our parents for granted, and frankly i know some of you guys don't really have a positive relationship with their parents, perhaps due to a falling out.

What i've learned in life is that your parents or perhaps your family is the most important thing that you can have in this world. Of course, to me, friends come a close second. For those who are lucky enough to have intact families, the more you should be able to communicate with your loved ones because i have so many friends who do not have a father, a mother, and some, no parents at all.

I've always had a good relationship with my mother. She's sort of become a friend to me over the years. I tell her everything and she always listens to what i have to say before she gives an opinion. I guess most of the guys from my generation still have parents who are traditional in their values and mentality. Children will always be children, our more conservative parents won't ever understand us and will never be able to come to an agreement with their sometimes more liberal children.

I guess it takes a little effort to make that connection. I used to didn't bother. Ever since i started to become a teenager, i stopped communicating with my mother, and only come to her when i really need her or to collect my allowance. It's sad and i guess my mom could also feel that I was distancing from her.

But then, it just happened. All the guilt finally came rushing back into me when my mom broke down one day. I didn't know what happened until i realized that she had been suffering from depression for quite sometime and it just dawned on me that i was simply taking my mother for granted; i didn't even know she was ill. And, that was when i begun to try and find out more about my mother, her life, like as if i'm getting acquainted with a stranger. It was rather awkward at first but i finally found a friend in my mother.

I stood by her during her turmoil. I accompanied her to psychiatric appointments and just talked to her whenever i could. I would check up on her and see how she fared once in a while. I was so glad that she was getting better and I could see a more radiant face compared to a sullen one before. I felt great too.

After that was over, my mom started to get her life back. You know, my mom gave up her job when i was born and became a full-time mother. She forsook her very own career to secure the future for her children and i never knew that until recently, for that i am grateful to my mom. Today, she's a high flyer, a partner to Singapore's top fashion designer, helping my dad in running the family business, being a faithful wife and mother and still having time to make her own jewelry. I really respect my mother.

My dad, he's always been the authoritative figure in the house. I still remember getting whacked by the rottan from him when I was still young. Memories. I was never close to my dad to begin with. I always saw him as a tyrant! He would also scold me until I got used to it. Haha. It was of course, much later in life I knew he was doing it for my very own good. Haha, so cliché.

I know my dad loves me very much. No matter how much he chides me, he’ll always reason with me and tell why I’m wrong and I learn from all my mistakes. I never regret having long talking sessions with my dad, although, ha-ha, he’s sometimes rather long-winded!

Oh, just recently, I found out a lighter side to my father. All along I never saw my dad smile or laugh, other than for the camera. He’s exactly like me, with a serious persona. Haha. But just in recent times, I began to start communicating with my dad and I saw various types of emotions from my dad that I could never possibly imagine. It amazed me. Anyway, my dad has become considerably closer to his two sons.

My dad’s a firm, fair and brilliant person, yet, like everyone who has a hard exterior, he has a soft side to him too. He likes to joke about everything and he’s always so light-hearted with his friends and when it comes to work, he is decisive and work means work. My dad's the CEO of a major conglomerate and with a business that involves exorbitant amounts of money, it isn't very easy to manage because there are so many things to consider. Leading the business, understanding the employees, pleasing the shareholders and managing the operations. I’ve seen him make many difficult decisions in life and yet, he still pulls through.

So, what’s the most important thing I’ve learnt from my parents? Well, for me, I learnt three things, and that is to be humble, compassionate and ever so persevering. I’ve learned that since I was very young. What you have, don’t flaunt it. I never believe in showing off what I have to people. You’ll just get a lot of flak. Haha. My family has always been low-profile and it’s great. Sometimes, when you’re in the limelight, life isn’t very easy. Everyone’s picking on you every single minute.

Being appreciative in this world is important. So many people are lacking of appreciation that it hardly comes by. Easily said, i learnt about compassion. How you treat people, it has to be genuine and it must come from the heart. It's the most difficult thing to achieve because youcan't learn it, you have to feel it.

Perseverance. I don't have to explain i guess. Everyone knows what it means. Just never say die, simply. Don't ever give up, because life's too short for you to do that.

The values that your parents impart to you are life-long skills that come from many years of experience. Live by them and if you don’t agree, just keep them somewhere in your brain. Haha
So, why don’t you start communicating with your parents more once in a while? Have breakfast with them in the morning, try to have occasional family dinners or perhaps find sometime to just sit down, have a cup of cocoa and just chat with your mom or dad at night instead of going back into your room.

You’ll realize at the end of the day that you’ll be coming home everyday to a much more warmer and comforting home. I love my family and nothing can steal that happiness away from me.

I'm Happy

2007-11-24T21:08:00.000-08:00

Being impervious or, how do you say it, thick-skinned really works, somehow!

I've begun to stop thinking less of negativity and i'm just enjoying being happy and a little more carefree. What people say about me, what dislikes and qualms they have over what i do, i don't have to care! They aren't significant in my life, and i don't have to please them or whatsoever. They're probably just jealous because they don't have what i have, a wonderful family, great friends and a happily ever after!

Btw, i just want to thank for the support and advices i've received from you guys who've tagged or simply browse through my rather emotionally eratic blog. I'm sure, that'll come to a stop too.

When i have the time, i'll breathe into this blog new life. It's way overdued and besides, the current skin doesn't really cut it out, i don't want you to piss off! Haha. I welcome everyone!

Just Me

2007-11-21T12:52:00.000-08:00

I saw a shrink (psychiatrist) yesterday. What's new?

No, I’m not going crazy, it's just my way of finding myself once again, in the midst of all the chaos that's going through my mind.

NS. It's barely a month since I enlisted into the army and I’m literally breaking apart. No, it isn't all the physical and mental straining that's got to me, but, perhaps it's this last pressure point that's unbolted the final flood gates and pushed me over my culmination point.

I once knew a boy who believed in optimism and a world where good still prevailed. As long as there was a thought of hope in mind, it was achievable. He sang to a simple mantra, dream big, nothing’s impossible.

Perhaps, it was because he had a fortunate and privileged childhood. He grew up in an environment where everything was simple; there was no fear, no sadness, and no misery to think about. His parents were always there behind him and everything was provided for. He was taught to live my life to the fullest and just be happy because life’s just too short to be serious about.

The boy lived a palace though. He was locked inside for his own protection, shielded from reality, until one day, he grew up and left home to see the world.

He explored the world to see what wonderment it had in store for him. However, in the first few days of his adventure, he couldn’t find what he was looking for, yet, he still prevailed. But as days became months, and months became years, he began to truly see the world as it is. He lost hope in himself. He lost hope with his very virtues. He lost hope with everything.

I’ve become that boy. I lost my sense of purpose in life. I couldn’t my way back on to the path of my journey in life.

The day I grew up, I started becoming aware of my surroundings. You don’t realize it do you, it’s a process a teenager has to go through, maybe not now for some of you guys, but trust me, eventually you’ll go through that phase.

As little starlings, we emanate purity, innocence and simplicity. We all have our dreams to contribute to mankind, to this world. There’s so many of us and as we journey into the unknown, we face obstacles and that’s when we pass through the meteor shower and where most starlings lose their ways and become white dwarves, lost of all their shimmer, barely a glow left.

Over the past year or so, I lost my optimism in life. I experienced reality, or in my dictionary, perceived reality. I tried to share what’s good there is in life but I was disappointed, no one really cared. What happened to our values? What happened to the simple meaning of happiness in life? My generation is limping on its side. It’s a mess. Or was it not? Maybe, I was just paranoid.

It didn’t matter at first, I found people who shared my beliefs and I was contented until I became one of them. Perhaps it was curiosity, but I knew I was tainted too. All the vices of the world, it felt great to enjoy them. To hate, to deceive, to harm. I did all of those and many more. It was terrible.

My mind was fighting my actions; I couldn’t even comprehend the chaos that was within me.

I began thinking too much, paranoid to say the least. Yes, I finally admitted I was paranoid. I was afraid of how people would think of me, how they would hate or hurt me, or whatever else I could think of. In order to stay one step ahead of my paranoia, I began to observe and judge people. I became very good at that. I only mingled with people I felt safe with. I started to cage myself and that’s how my serious persona came about.

Being meticulous became the solution to my paranoia. One prime example was me trying so hard to please the people around me. I lost my ability to be aggressive too. I just went with the flow, no mind of my own, and no more identity. Whenever, I went out with my friends, it was always whatever you want. Too nice for a wrong cause. And so, my respect was lost at the same time. Winston was just a former shadow of himself. I was totally unnecessary, and it became my weakness, the backdoor of my firewall. I crumbled, naturally.

I came to a point where I had an identity crisis. I couldn’t even recognize myself, disgusted. I was being so emotional with myself. I hadn’t become what I had promised myself to be when I first faced this world.

My ambitions in life came to a screeching halt. I lost all hope in life. I tried to find the easy way out in everything because it didn’t matter anymore.

Stress soon found me and crept into all my nerves. I’ve never been susceptible to stress, because I’ve always had a good and firm hold of myself. My beliefs kept me steady and that was how I pushed on no matter how hard it was. With my beliefs gone, stress overwhelmed me because all I could think was, I can’t do it.

So, as an epic battle between good and evil waged in within me, I was conscripted. I had a wonderful time in my first few weeks, I was getting away from life until I began to fall sick and I was plagued with a hell load of nonsense. I fell behind my peers and my condition didn’t improve. I started feeling stressed out by all the nonsense. I became a victim of the army. The sick did got left behind. Ironic isn’t it. Whatever happened to camaraderie and care for soldiers.

I also couldn’t understand why logic or reason didn’t play a part in the army. In the army, 1 + 1 was 3. No argue. I understood how the army worked. There was no questioning, but it wasn’t me who didn’t understand, it was my mind who couldn’t compute.

So, I cracked. Everything just flowed out like as if a dam broke. I think no one in camp knew how much I was suffering. Being ill both physically and mentally at the same time while being tested to the limits was excruciating.

So, everything that I had stored in within myself all these years, I vaulted them out too. I began to do some soul-searching and with a little help from the people around me who well, were oblivious to all my pent up emotions all these while, I started to ease myself and I’m not starting to find my way back on my journey.

It’s going to be a tough journey. After so much confusion, all the anguish in my past entries, all my bliss and joy, I’ve began to understand the significance between good and bad and how great humans who have walked the earths fall and stand up again. Yes, life’s too short to complain about. I’m going to be man.

Well, I don’t really think everybody or perhaps anybody has read until here so far, but if you do, thank you. I just want to pose a question to my readers, if you’re a teenager, have you decided clearly of what you’re going to do in lifer and how you’re going to do it? If you did, then good, if you haven’t you’d better do it soon before it gets too late, or worse, become what I was.

It’s high time you took control of life and don’t merely let fate, religion or what society tell you what to do. All they can do is influence you. You live own life godamnit! You have nobody to answer for, maybe except your parents so what I’m also trying to say is, think about your future as how you yourself want it to be. Don’t think of practicality, think of your passion. Keep your dreams pure and went you get swayed from your journey, fight it back hard. Just give it all your might, no one and no one can tell you what to do! And, if you’ve realized that, you’ll have nothing to worry about.

NS is the beginning of a new phase in my life. Yes, I’ve had a lot of bumps along the way. I’ve faced trivial situations alongside life-altering ones. I’ve seen a lot but there’s still so much more in life I’ve yet to experience. I’m going to start to challenge myself. I’ll give any problem that comes my way a shot. I won’t evade them or engage them half-heartedly and regret at the end of the day, because my goal is clear. At the end of the day, there is only one destination and I’ll get there no matter what.

So, to all my dear friends who are experiencing a low time in your life, or whenever you feel that things are not going your own way, close your eyes and reflect, think of yourself as that starling that’s shimmering ever so brightly in the darkness of space. You are your own story and adventure, so you decide how you’re going to live your life.

I know my parents will read this entry, so, thank you guys for all the guidance you’ve imparted to me and the sacrifice you’ve made for me. I am eternally gratefully for that and I won’t fail you in life.

Watch out world, I’m coming your way!
Ok, ok, one step at a time...

(because i really believe there's still some good left in this world)

note: omg, after re-reading my entry, i just realized how cheesy and long-winded i can get while i'm in blogging-mode. haha, but that's just me. i'll keep the entry this way. no editing.

Our World

2007-10-05T04:13:00.000-07:00

With globalization and modernization almost encroaching every inch of our societies, the world has probably never seen such a leap of advancement since perhaps the dawn of the industrial age.

We all see it as a step into the modern world, ever-changing, for the better of mankind. News traveling faster than the speed of light, New York to Tokyo in a split second, our world has integrated itself into a global nation.

Taken cumulatively, the integration of our world as a single entity, principally in terms of economic globalization and perhaps the current qualities of a “free market” capitalization, represents a absolute empire of its own.

Many of us are unable to escape this unique revolution. With the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and of course the World Trade Organization, every nation has been compelled to accept “structural adjustments” and “conditionalities” that have been imposed or rather arbitrated by these juggernaut entities.

It is faster becoming a reality that by the end of the lifetimes of our current generation, the economies of the world would merge into a single global, free market.

The idea of a global nation and economy sounds like a rather rational and practical idea to you, doesn’t it? Yet, many doubt its progress, let alone its fundamentalisms. I for one am not an ardent supporter of this modern system.

I have to say it I guess. We all live in a world of rampant corporatocracy. As the world progress, gargantuan multi-national corporations have begun to take over the world. Everywhere we go, colossal business entities ensnare us in their bureaucracy.

Take the US for example, it’s an open secret that political parties and MNCs work together hand-in-hand for profit making. The policies that they enact have often only benefited a handful. They don’t represent the views of the majority, let alone the minority. Rationale and practicality has perhaps overshadowed liberty and dignity.

I am not saying that I’m not a supporter of US policies, I think they are fundamental in bringing us into a new age of prosperity, but those who are left behind, it’s downright cruel.

From the US invasion of Panama to Iraq, they have yet to be justified. The then leader of Panama, Manuel Noriega was accused of tyranny and collusion with drug-traffickers and because of the misdeeds of one man, the United States invaded Panama in the name of liberty. Hundreds and thousands of people killed just for that one man, how can it be justified?

Perhaps, Panama is a strategic nation in Central America. The Panama Canal, of course, is built there. A major shipping passage linking the east and west, no one could resist the profits that could be made. Panama had earlier discussed an engineering contract to develop the canal with Japan; however, this thought was exceedingly uncomfortable with the US. It would stand to lose billions of dollars worth of contracts and it wouldn’t have a grasp of this strategic location and this invasion was the best idea to secure the canal.

The end of the war resulted in the re-instatement of a puppet government and the Panama Canal has been run under the US ever since. Moreover, major US energy, engineering and oil companies were given contracts by the puppet government to build the infrastructure of the nation and the money the government paid out was loaned from the US. You get the idea do you? It’s a vicious cycle, in the end; Panama has forever been indebted to the United States.

Incidents like these don’t justify the process of globalization. I don’t even have to elaborate on Iraq, we all know how much oil this nation sits on and why wouldn’t the US use the same tactic to secure its own interest.

The message I’m trying to send is that this world is is not what it probably seems to be. Whatever we will work for, it may just be another lie. We see the messages everywhere, in the media especially, we have heard about it, yet we do nothing about and instead we live our lives with our eyes closed. We’re all to busy making money for our own survival and we neglect the real problem that this world is facing. It’s a fragile world I can tell you.

The United States has a national deficit amounting to $7 trillion dollars. Most of these debts are owed to Asian countries like China and Japan, who purchase US Treasury securities with funds accumulated through sales of consumer goods.

In normal terms, this would have been a catastrophe for any other nation, yet this anomaly does not affect the country in any way. It’s still the world’s most powerful economy and nation to date. This is because everyone in the world has given full trust to the US Dollar and if the world continues to accept the dollar bill as the standard currency, everything will just be fine. Amazing right? You have to know that the US currency isn’t even backed by gold like other currencies.

The only major obstacle that the US could probably face in the near future is the mighty Euro. It is growing in prestige and power. Let’s take it this way, should the Euro one day be the world’s standard currency, the United States will perhaps write its own death warrant and the catastrophe would be irreparable.

I’m not sure, to this point, whether any of my readers understand what I have been trying to convey to you all. Perhaps, it’s just another load of conspiracy garbage to your ears but this is just an opinion that I have, it’s not a belief. Don’t mark me as anti-American.

I just want to let see another side of this picture-perfect world. I have never believed in corporatocracy and the sleazy maneuvers of juggernaut entities (i.e. WTO, IMF) They have their goals and purposes, yet they contradict themselves.

Our new generation should one day learn to lead this world with our hearts set in place, not just our brains. Have you heard about the story of the condor and the eagle. The condor is an animal representing the heart, intuitive and mystical while the eagle represents the brain, rational and material. I don’t have to explain the differences but you see which way our world is going.

There has to be a balance in this world, unfortunately, this balance doesn’t exist. We all veer dangerously towards the representation of the eagle. Our greed has engulfed us and perhaps already corrupting us. It’s time we started thinking with our hearts and our brains at the same time and provide a balance to this world.

Let’s globalize this world the way it should be done, with dignity, respect and integrity. We must learn from the mistakes of our fore-fathers. The days of purging the weak and helpless should stop. Recognize the people who are trying to make a difference to this world, like the venerated Omar Torrijos, Noriega’s predecessor, who was widely claimed to have been assassinated by the CIA for going against the values of the corporatocracy.

All he wanted to do was the protect the rights and sovereignty of the people of Panama He wasn’t even anti-US or pro-communist (which were the main reasons that the US would accuse anyone with if they stood in their way), he was a nationalist.

If we all continue to ravage this world and not respect this planet, I would say apocalypse will just draw near, and our extinction will be our own to blame.

I hope that from reading this entry, you don't begin to give up on our current system. I still believe that there is so much that this system is able to offer even if it can also destroy our very own being. See it as a double-edged sword. These institutions and concepts are not faults, in fact, it is our perceptions of the manner in which they function and interact with one another, and of the role their managers process that determines the outcome.

The world is as we all dream it, and we can trade that old nightmare of polluting industries, clogged highways, and over-crowded cities for a new dream based on earth-honoring and socially responsible principles of sustainability and equality. It is within the power vested in us to transform oursevles, to change the paradigm.

There is so much that we can do to make globalization a more positive and fruitful process and I can enumerate the boundless opportunities avialiable for us to create a better world. We can provide sufficient food and water for the poor and hungry, medicines to prevent diseases and epidemics, raise literacy levels and provide communication to everyone in this planet, most conveniently, through the inernet or perhaps, inventing techologies that can aid in developing more ecological and efficient inventions for humans.

Let's do our part today and make this world a better place to live in.

Silence

2007-10-04T10:03:00.001-07:00

The incessant chatter,
it doesn't really make any more sense than time and gravity.

Mute the world please,
the uncanny silence is so much more convivial.

Give my thy strength, thy faith, thy confidence;
it's time I realized.

I'm with myself now,
a conflicted mind no more, a truce in heart, mind and soul.

A steely façade,
an impregnable fortress.

Don't EVEN attempt,
I won't commit; no compromise.

I'm KOON HAN,
good bye to the tainted.

Peace.

Silence

2007-10-04T10:03:00.000-07:00

Mute the world;
SILENCE.

Just Me;
ALONE.

Relive!

2007-09-26T23:01:00.000-07:00

I guess everyone who has tagged on my blog over the past few days are right. I don't need to care right? I don't. Thank you for your encouragements. Really.

I've been feeling better these days after I've started pouring out my woes. At least I don't have so much in my head anymore. The burgeoning pain has begin to recede. I can breathe.

It's time to stop being naive in life. I guess possessing dignity surpasses every other human trait (well, maybe compassion is one other too). Gossips, they're just an endless thorn to perhaps everyone's ass; they're inevitable. We just have to turn a deaf ear; a blind eye and as long as they aren't true, i'll just walk on with my life. Besides, quelling rumours just aggravats the entire affair, am i right?

So, I guess Bart is right. We all have a life to live. We have to remain focused in what we do. There's no point in whining over lies and whatnots.

As for friends, i'll keep it simple for now on. If it's meant to be, then it shall and vice-versa. AND, yes, i'll do a better job as a friend like wise. I've said before i've a rather poor record of mantaining friendships. I just have to start being a better person, not fuss over a friendship, but the friend in that friendship. It's a whole lot different.

I hope you all will have some faith in me. I'll take a few steps at a time, but i'll be there one day.

=)

Buzz Off!!!

2007-09-25T10:03:00.000-07:00

Buzz Off!

My life isn't a tabloid. I just want my privacy. Stop gossiping about me. Page 3, Winston does this... Page 12, Winston is that... Page 45, Winston is whatever!

I just realized that my life's story has been a lie. I reckon 3/4 of my poly friends don't even know who I really am. They only see what they hear =| I've heard it all, I'm a fake, I'm a flirt, I'm gay, I'm a playboy, I'm a toyboy, etc. I have ears la, I'm not AS BLUR a you all think. Stop mouthing me behind my back.

I can't seem to trust anyone. Anyway, I don't mean alot to them, or maybe, I just wasn't good enough. Poly was sort of a bitter sweet story. I've had my wonderful moments, real friendships that I forged, friendships I wouldn't sacrifice, but there were friendships that I just didn't do enough, friendships that I let drown. I have many friends, all merely acquaintances. It's sad, cause all my conversations were just on the surface, nothing further than an inch. No one wanted to share more with me, because I couldn't be trusted or I was weird, posessing ulterior motives. I will never know. I don't want to know.

It's my fault I guess. I should have tried harder. From my classmates, school mates, society, ambassadors and fellow np'ians who know of my (negative) exploits... I shouldn't have been a mystery to everyone. I should have been more transparent and honest. Yea.

Well, new chapter of my life, I'll leave behind an experience I've learnt alot from. True friends are far from few, cherish them. Jerks and other whatnots, whatever.

Striving on for a new and better tomorrow.

Me

2007-09-23T23:51:00.000-07:00

Well, I finally did muster up the effort to blog once again. It's still pretty much dead though. I'll leave it this way for now. I'm sorry if there isn't an MV up. (although I guess no one bothers about them too)

Yes, it's been a long while since I've cleared the cobwebs, but then again, this may be the last time I'm going to blog before I begin my stint in the army, so I'll leave spring cleaning till BMT's over.

It's rather unfortunate though, that I'm blogging while I'm having one of those miserable days where you feel the whole world's just out to eat you up.

I've always been a positive person. I was never fond of being the least pessimistic. I thought life is just too short to be miserable with. I'd want to spend each single day with the utmost bliss and joy that I can possibly wring out.

It pains me to say that optimism is just a mere opinion, it's not a fact. Sometimes reality just hits, and it hits you hard. All the principles that I have so long fought for and believed in, I see them all crumbling in ruins.

Everyday we face our fears, our problems and it's our courage and faith that is put to the test. I've faced uncertainties countless times, every bloody single day. I've been assailed to the extent where the soles of my shoes have worn thin.

I try to so hard you know, and what for? To benefit myself? NO. Never. I just realized that for this past year, I've been living for everyone else. I haven't been living for myself. I want to bring a smile to the people around me. I believed in true friendship and true love. I wanted people to see that anything's possible, just as long as you stayed optimistic in life.

I've realized it's near possible to do so, well, on my part that is. I can't even explain myself. Everyone's just too miserable with their own lives. We never appreciate what they have. We always want more. Greed.

PLASTIC, SUPERFICIAL, etc. I see those bloody words every single day. We always complain of people being fake and not real. I think it's just something that's inevitable. All we do is talk about it and never really do anything about. Every, single, one, of, us.

Besides, if you want to be fake me with me, do it right. Don't be lousy at it. I'll still be your friend but I'll be intruiged to see how you'll fare ten yours down the road. Just live a lie, you'll just realize that you can't stop and at the end of your life, you realize you've never really lived, because your life has been a lie.

Urgh, sorry, I just had to type the paragraph above. I don't know why. Spite, I guess.

Perhaps it's just the matter of trust I guess and from my experiences, trust is sacred. Few have earned it, many have tried but failed. It's best to trust yourself. I have no other explainations. Do enlighten me if you have one.

I don't even want to know how people see me. I've been called a liar, a flirt, a playboy, a cheat, a fucktard, an asshole, etc. I don't know. Amusingly, half of the people who brand me don't even know me, How intruiging. Either they have nothing better to do or they just LOVE to make people's life miserable. Baah!

That's why I HATE, DESPISE, LOATHE the social circle. I'm like my mom I guess. I see her so happy all the time, that's because she's always in the company of the people who means the most to her, the people she loves. The only difference is that I try to extend myself to everyone I know.

Well, like I said, it doesn't work. Being nice just doesn't cut it. I get myself into a hell hole of shit and I FUCKING abhor it. It's not worth it.

I'm just disappointed. That's all. We all just collapse sometimes, without a reason. I'm just at the brink of it.

I just really wish one day people can just really believe in Hakuna Matata (it means no worries), appreciate what they have and be more respectful to the people around them.

Anyway, I don't want to be troubled with any more unecessary worries. I'll stop living for everyone else for a chance. I think I'll live for myself this once and we'll see how things go. I need to heal myself.

I have lots to rectify. I've neglected my family. They've been the wings bounded to me. Without them, I would just tumble from the sky. Without them, I wouldn't be me.

I've neglected some of my friends too. I've always been keen on making friends but I realized that for the ones who are never played an active part of my life, they are left behind. It isn't right. Some of them really mean alot to me. They've alway been there but I never was. I was too busy with everything else. I have many apologies to provide and severed trusts to mend. I hope I still have a chance. I'm sorry.

I know I'm lucky than most people. I have many luxuries and opportunities everyone would just dream of, and I take it for granted most of the time. That has to change.

I have a future that needs more attention. I have to be frank, I see myself in the family business. It's no big joke people tell me, I know it isn't. An organization that would be probably number into billions of dollars, I'm scared shit. I see my mom and dad handling millions of dollars every day, I just feel feint.

I have to prove to alot of people that I can do it. I know I want to do it, I just thought I never had the opportunities to prove myself. I realized, I will never get opportunities, I have to create them. I know I will.

Back to my life, I remember saying to myself that I need to step out of my comfort zone and experience life. I've done that I guess. I've tested the waters and I guess I'm not ready for it. I prefer being with myself for now.

I hope that by taking a step back, I can see this whole picture more clearly. I won't crawl back into my shell though, that's just plain cowardice. Just one step back is suffice and when I'm ready, I'll take a leap forward.

A BIG ONE.

i've wounded myself, just leave me alone for now. I'll be ok, i promise.

I'm Bored

2007-08-28T22:15:00.000-07:00

Of Stars & Patriotism - An exclusive interview by Edison & Matthew

Haha, I found this clip that the clique took during the NDP stay over. It's a clip of Edison and Matthew interviewing each of the guys and girls with regards to Singapore and NDP. It's damn hilarious I tell you. I laughed till I almost died!

OMG! It's been ages since I last blog. I feel so guilty already.

I woke up at like eight this morning to train for napfa tomorrow but, alas, it's pouring like cows right now. Ahhhh! I'm so bored that I've been watching Play House Disney all morning. Hahaha.

Anyways, since I'm bored, I might as well blog. Well, tomorrow's my napfa test. I really hope I can nab my gold/silver tomorrow. All my five stations are fine except for my running. Urgh! I hate running, swimming is so much more fun! I did mention, I loved cholrine did I? Haha.

But, I think I can pass for sure. Let's hope all the best for tomorrow. Hopefully, it'll rain tomorrow too, then I'd have another week to train. Hahaha. It's a possibility you know, with the weather being so crazy these few weeks.

I've been spending most of my time at home these few days. It's exam time for most of the guys in the clique and everyone seems so hectic these couple of weeks. Just another couple of weeks and we'll all be out together again, right?

It's given me an opportunity to spend time with my family too. My grandma's been praising me for a change too. Haha. That's good.

Oh! We watched Ratatouille on saturday night! It was a damn funny movie and I suggest you guys to catch it. All it's underlying meaning made me think a little too. Leave it to Pixar to creae such a wonderful masterpiece. The graphic's so good that the food looked so real. I was salivating throughout the show.

Hairspray is also another hit movie, although, it being a musical, they just sing throughout the movie, till the very end. I also caught 881. It was a suprise for me. Royston did it again with this getai movie, proving that Singaporeans can indeed produce a fairly decent movie, unlike, urgh, Men In White, which was a total waste of my eight bucks. It was practically LAU-SAI throughout the show. Haha.

I caught the King & I on Sunday evening. It was the last performance for the troupe before they moved on to another country. The entire musical was perfectly executed and the audience hummed to the merry tunes of the King & I. The props were rather disappointing though. For a $100+ per seat, I would have expected more elaborate props to spruce up the very imaginative minds of human beings.

Ok, you know what? I don't think the rain is going to ever stop, at least for the next couple of hours, so, I'm going to hit the treadmill. I'll leave you guys with the clique singing the National Anthem for you! Enjoy!

A botched National Anthem - The Clique

like, omg.

NDP 07

2007-08-09T01:27:00.000-07:00

Jenny - The Click Five

To the most resilient girl i've ever known,
My dearest "baby" girl.

Your frustration and anguish,
This song speaks it all.

For the chance I never could give you,
I know; I'm sorry.

It's the 9th of August!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY SINGAPORE!

It's been a whole day of red. The entire Singapore is just overwhelmed with this colour of flame and passion; our symbol of patriotism to our country.

Anyway, I went to work today. Everything went on fine. After worked, I went to get myself a new pair of sandals and then met Serene at Cineliesure and we headed back to my house to catch the NDP Live telecast on TV.

The rest soon came and all of us were in red. It was our dresscode for the day. We had a sumptous feast while we watched the parade and then we just had a whole load of fun playing like children.

The NDP was alright, I have to say. It was grandiose to say the least and it pulled all the wow factors for the audience to awe with marvel, yet, I realized that the feeling of a united Singapore wasn't felt. I just didn't understand.

The previous NDPs had this sense of belonging, it was always special and it had that unique factor to make us feel proud and happy. This year, the parade just seemed like another event with no meaning to it. Parades, fireworks, montages and more montages.

This year's theme song was alright too but it just didn't strike a chord with me. It was just another song. I guess it's not all about the pyrotechnics, waterworks and fritzy colours and whotnots after all, it's about what makes our country special.

I really hope next year's event would do away with all the unecessay drama and bring back the pure joy and innocence like the yesteryears of our NDPs.

But, at the end of the day, all's well that ends well, it was a great united effort made by Singaporeans from all walks of life. It was a national effort fueled by the love of our country, Good job, to all the organizers and the participants!

Moving on, Edison and Matthew decided to be the himbos and took videos of all of us. It was simply damn funny, especially Jane. If I have the time, I'll upload them to my blog. Haha.

We called KFC but I should have known it, they couldn't deliver to us due to an overwhelming number of orders. Like duh, everyone was at home watching NDP too. So, in the end, we opted for a pick up order and a few of us went down to Clementi to collect our order.

We had a rough time trying to get there because no one was familiar with the west. Almost all of u were easterners and I ought to have known the routes better. Haha.

We came and had KFC for supper. It was ceazy lar, my whole room was stenched with chilli and chicken. Ack!

We continued to watch TV and do more silly things before we all turned in, while a few of the guys went home.

I guess I have to say that today was really a great day for all of us to bond. Thanks, Nigel, Edison, Matthew, Wan Hua, Serene, Anavil, Gary, Derek and Levin for coming over and making today a special day for me and perhaps, all of us!

To all Singaporeans, it's our country's 42nd birthday.
We're still a young country and I'm sure we'll still have a great future ahead for us and our country.
Let's all stand proud for Singapore.
Once again, Happy 42nd Birthday!

Love ya guys!
Have a great and long weekend
;)

I'm In Love

2007-08-04T11:40:00.000-07:00

Always Be My Baby - Mariah Carey

You’ll always be a part of me, I’m part of you indefinitely.

A new path we’re walking together,
Yet the same journey we’ve always been on.
Now, filled with newfound faith and hope.
It’s a rainbow I now see at the end of the road.

Finally! The week is coming to an end already! The last time I blogged was on Tuesday! Five days! Haha. Anyways, I’ve been feeling so much better this week. My fever’s gone but, ironically, I still have a hell load of medicine to complete.

I finally managed to go back to work and swimming again. It just feels so great to be outside finally! I think I’ll just blog about what happened over the weekend.

Let’s see, I had swim practice on Friday. Oh, the sun was like scorching hot! I had to lather so much sun block, lest I ended up becoming a lobster at the end of the day! The water was super refreshing and I missed the chlorine so much. Wahahaha! Tell me who doesn’t love chlorine!

Anyway, you know what? I slowed down a little. My timing was way off. I was almost five seconds slower. That’s bad. I think I need to keep on training hard to bring down my timing.

So, after practice, I rushed down to work. It’s like my third week at work now. I’m almost getting used to the Num Flip Flops culture; although, I still keep on forgetting stuffs, like the names of certain flip flops and the password to the PC. The day went by rather fast because there were loads of customers. It was really a case of the frenzy. Everyone was everywhere and flip flops were flying off the gondolas. Before I knew it, we called it a day.

I met up with Anavil, Gary and Edison for dinner after work. We had Yoshinoya and evebtually, more people like Jane, Levin and Wan Hua came down. We chilled abit before we went our separate ways. Just like that, Friday was over.

I worked again on Saturday! Finally saw my every-wacky, yet, beloved duo, Wei Long and Isyandi. It’s been great getting to know them. Even though they’re sometimes a pain in the ass, working with them is always a fun experience. It’s been almost two weeks since I last saw them. NFF is never fun without them. Of course, they suan-ed me the whole day. Thanks ah!

Anyways, payday! Haha. I got my cheque and what’s so significant about it is that it’s my first ever pay cheque! (excluding those I received from my school attachments, of course!) I’m so proud of myself. Wahaha! Btw, I so want to get more pairs of Havaianas! I just realized that I used to own a pair of Black Trek Brazils, but, I think I lost them somewhere, somehow. I hope they bring them in soon!

After work, I met up with the gang and we hung out at Youth Park. I think we crapped a lot that night and I didn’t thin I laughed so much for a very long time. It’s great that we’re trying to hang out more often now. It feels more right that way. Haha. Love you guys! A few of the guys came over my house for a home movie after Youth Park, but once I reached home, I was so tired that I didn’t even watch it. I just plunked to bed to get my fourty winks.

The next day, Sunday was a huge blast! The band consisting of Jane, Levin, Derek & Edison, under the name of Subtle performed at Ben ‘N’ Jerry’s for the second time. More than half of the clique came down to support our fellow performers. I think we might as well proclaim every Sunday fortnight, the Clique Day, since that’s the only occasion we can come with a great excuse to rally all twenty of us.

I had to say, Subtle did bring the house down because everyone, including BNJ patrons really enjoyed their performance, especially the latter half. Levin’s rendition of Sunday Morning and Jane’s My Immortal were among the best songs that day, and who couldn’t forget Someday We’ll Know, my all time favourite!

After the gig ended, we went down to Café Cartel at PS for dinner. PS was like damn crowded and we almost gave up hope on getting seats at the diner, but with luck on our side, we managed to get a table for twelve!

Later at night, the girls and a few of the guys decided to adjourn down to the esplanade. Baybeats was in full action as an Indie Rock band was bringing the whole Marina Bay down. Haha. It was totally crowded. We ended up having supper at Ichiban Boshi. Haha. I tell you, our lives just revolve around food. That’s all we do, eat, eat and eat somemore!

After our satisfying meal, we walked down to the CBD and then to boat quay. We took more candid photos and chilled for a bit before we called it a day. It’s really been a long day, but I have to say, I really enjoyed myself.

Anyways, Wan Hua, welcome to the Clique! I know we’ll definitely have lots of fun with you around! Rock on girl!

AND OH YES! Can the few of you who haven’t submitted your jersey numbers to me, do it asap! I want to get them done soon so I can have our windbreakers out by the end of this month! Thank you!

To end it off,
Thanks everyone, for the great weekend I've enjoyed!
Have a great week ahead everyone!

Freedom

2007-07-31T09:42:00.000-07:00

Big Girls Don't Cry - Fergie

To the unreasonable girl,
who is ever so resilient.

Disclaimer: This is a politically-inclined essay and these are the views of my own personal opinions. Please do not attempt to read it if you have any vile objections to the content of my writing as I don’t want to draw any flak. Comments are welcomed though. Thank you.

Have you ever thought of freedom? What does it mean to be a "free" Singaporean and living in this modern and so-called democratic cosmopolitan city, while at the same time, many other nations mock our citizens as "coward little twits" and being unable to stand up against a nanny-driven state government.

Why do we have to follow countless rules and regulations while living the Singapore dream? Is it really better for us or perhaps detrimental to the progress and evolution of our society? Just to let you know, I’m not talking about the unconditional freedom of human rights, but something more complex and debatable, like media freedom, transparency and even pornography and chewing gum. We’ll go in-depth with this along the way.

Since the independence of our island state, rules after rules were thrown at us whether we wanted it or not. We didn't really have much to say, why? Our country was just an island, rampant, out of control and there was no line drawn between what was right and wrong.

It was left with the ambitions of one famous man, LKY and his government to eradicate the vices of this country, and allowing it prosper into one of the world's most successful stories.

Let's take rights and freedom into two points of consideration; individual and communal.

A person is bestowed unlimited freedom. He or she is entitled to do whatever he or she wants. That's individual freedom. It would be just so perfect to live in a society where everyone enjoys his and her own rights. But, then again, that's a perfect world, isn't it? I don't think we are living in a perfect world.

People aren't perfect. There would be people who will use their rights for purposes beneficial to them and perhaps towards the society too, but, it's a fact that there will always be a handful that will never see eye to eye with anything.

Take smoking for example. A decade ago, when Singapore started banning smoking everywhere, from shopping malls to lavatories and hell, even taxi queues, everyone in the world was going "what the hell is wrong with these bunch of looneys?"

You see, smoking is a personal right, but here is this ONE GOLDEN QUESTION I would like to pose to my readers. Have you ever thought that being equipped with your so-called rights and freedom, there should be this question of RESPONSIBILITY? You get the jist now do you? You finally understand the whole load of crap that I just threw up the last few paragraphs.

You see, Singapore is a unique nation that has progressed tremendously in within forty years. We are the best in this and that, we have one of the highest GDPs and we are the cleanest country and whatsorts, but the people, ahhh, the people are still slowly adapting. After all, our country soared from third to first in within three generations! How fast can our people really swallow the whole evolution process? There are still people out there struggling with the internet for god's sake.

So, back to the point of responsibility. We are given our rights, but how much thought will we give to be responsible enough to know our limits. Take the taxi queue for example, you are smoking, that is your right, but have you thought of the people around you. Even though the smoke that lingers around is passive, people still breathe them in and in turn, they are affected by it! It feels great to be free and irritate others right? NO!

The fact that the government has so many stringent rules in place is to educate us on the morality, ethics and responsibilities of the various rights. As I've said, we're a young nation. As we all grown and learn, be better educated.

The government isn't being a party-pooper by throwing away what we are entitled to, but they are taking into considerations of our still highly conservative second and partially conservative third generation. It takes time for people to progress and if too much is given, an overload would take place and there would be disintegration within our society, leading to a collapse of our functionability.

One more example, the gay rights movement. Gays in Singapore are flummoxed over the government's slow reaction to addressing this problem of rights. It's not that they don't want to, after all, yes it's a dirty little secret, the pink dollar is very important, and the majority of Singaporeans still cannot accept them. The government needs to listen to its own people and not how forward homosexuality has progressed in other countries, it's none of their business. In fact, most gay Singaporeans are satisfied with the progress that the government has made with this issue so far and many more gays are moving out from more repressive areas and into gay-friendly Singapore. It's just a matter of time and a few more nudges from this small community before they widely received with open arms.

So, basically, as long as the majority of the people are open enough in the future, perhaps there wouldn't even need to be any need of silly laws at the end of day and the majority of the fourth generation that are being enveloped in western culture will rejoice.

On a lighter note, I see it as a precaution and a safety label to us all. After all, we still get our basic freedom in human rights. I don't see anyone complaining so far.

On my personal note, the fact is that the affairs of both national and international communities are going to the dogs nowadays, I don't trust a society that where total freedom is practice anyways, things would just get worse. I still get freaked out with the fact that guns are out of control in the States and where thousands of people die each day not because of shootouts, but just for the misfiring of a gun.

Now, let's take this from a different angle. Look at Asia. It's booming time for this entire continent. Everywhere we go, we see constant modernization and this has benefited the people of Asia very well. But, look at the flip-side of this coin and you see all the problems that also start to weed out into this beautiful garden.

Corruption. It's one of the major vices of this world. People just can't trust anyone now. I'm an Indonesian-Chinese and I've lived long enough in Indonesia to see the potential of this country to evolve into the likes of the USA and China, yet, amazingly, it's still left behind in the Asian Crusade to progress after decades and more decades.

Everyone says Indonesians are lazy and are deemed incompetent to run their country, but have you visited this country? Have you seen her people? Their passion and patriotic spirit to their country. Ironically, this is one thing that sadly, Singapore lags behind in. If we could just have one tenth of their mighty potion, HOHO!, you figure out the rest of the equation.

Now, to the point, the country suffers a rampant plaque of corruption. Even as it is publicly denied, it can just be seen everywhere. How would I know? I've seen it. That's how. This corruption factor is a detriment to the progress of this nation. If there were only people who were passionate and patriotic enough to lead their country for their people and not for their pockets, Indonesia would really be a different country today.

So, let's apply this into Singapore. It's a free and economically transparent country. Why? Because, there are stringent rules and regulations enacted to protect and secure the foundations of this country. You see, these rules aren't bad ones. They don't restrict competition nor do they prohibit this and that, in fact, they are healthy rules to foster more cohesiveness between the business and economic communities.

The government never interferes with you, unless you do something grave, like going bankrupt or you engage in fraudulent activities, such as well, embezzlement !(one of the most common cases we have here to date)

The fact that such rules are implemented, more businesses from around the globe would just flock into this island state and this is just awfully good news for us isn't it? See? What's wrong with having rules and regulations when they are implemented in the right way?

So, in a nutshell. Rights and freedom are carved by the people for the people. They themselves are a form of law that is intertwined by rules and regulations as well. My point in this essay is that:

1. Every person is entitled to their own freedom; it’s only the matter of responsibility. Excluding basic human rights, freedom should be earned and not be entitled, lest it be taken for granted.

2. Every society in the world has the right to implement their own declarations as long as they are doing it for the benefit of the people. Isn't this how society should work after all?

I've come to the end of this tad too long essay. It may have been a load bull of crap to some of you guys but I sincerely do welcome any feedbacks! No shit craps ok? You can keep them to youselves. Anyways, thank you so much for reading, that is if you've come this far!

Alright, since this entry was practically engulfed by my thoughts above (this blog works like my pensieve you know!), I’ll keep this entry short and simple.

My fever subsided this afternoon, but my body aches are still prevalent. It’s my third day on mc from work and I really miss my colleagues. I’m pretty sure I’ll be back for work this Friday! Yippee!

No swimming today too, it’s such a bummer because the sun was out! Gahh! I managed to go to school this evening. The Business & Accountancy Society has won the Best Society Award for the third year running now and we’re all so proud of ourselves. The trophy’s so much more glitzy this year too.

It was so glad to catch up with my friends and colleagues from Society. It’s been ages since I’ve had a good laugh. Everything is so free and easy. I miss all of them madly! Oh, it’s random but I like Indah’s new hair-do! It’s classy!

The ceremony was beautifully executed with NRA and the Barracudas performing. I bumped into many familiar faces including Louis the Fish! He received the half-colors for bowling and the National Achievement Award as a member of the NP Bowling Team. Congratulations!

The stage effects were also jaw-dropping. If only we could steal all the props for bAoc. That would be a blast!

Anyways, this year, the school went all out for the magnificent feast for its recipients and guests. There were countless rows of buffet tables and various stalls of satay, la mien and even sushi!

It was a grand affair, I have to say.

After that, it was island creamery to celebrate our success and after a picture taken to commemorate the event, it’s HOME!

Well, it’s very late now; I’m going off to bed!
Everyone, It’s the middle of the week tomorrow,
Just two more days to Friday!

;)

Go The Distance

2007-07-29T07:40:00.000-07:00

Go The Distance - Hercules

This movie, this song. A story of true courage, chivalry and above all, selflessnes (sacrifice).

The essence of the Hercules story just doesn't teach us to be a braver and tougher person in life, but also to believe in oneself and never look back in life.

Always look forward, don't give up no matter how many times you fall. You'll definitely get your feet back up and just walk again.

Did you know? The song, Go the Distance was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song as well as the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, but lost both to Titanic's "My Heart Will Go On.

The weekend's finally over! Haha, i feel so accomplished NOT do anything productive and being holed up at home the past three days, reading, watching tv, and loads of whatnots just to pass the time. I'm joking about not doing anything productive but I'm serious feeling accomplished in someways.

I took the opportunity to do alot of knowledge-harvesting. I've been glued to Nat Geog and Discovery instead of E! I've been pouring over history and philosophical books. To think, or not to think, that is the question! Lol.

I've been having recurrent fever, bodyaches and other whatever-itis, btw. There are times when I feel perfectly normal and the next minute, I would be curling up in bed and feeling 150 yo. OMG! It's like the worst experience anyone can ever have -.-

NP's having a Relay Duathlon in this coming month and I'm like so tempted to join. It's like in two weeks time and I'm like still in tterrible state now -.- I'll see how, I'll probably join for the fun of it! Loads of freebies anyways! Muahahaha. OK, that's reaaly not the point k!

Monday's coming and I still see myself being holed up in bed. I really hope I'll be well by week's end.

My parents will be back by week's end. Yippee!

Finally, I would like to thank all the outpouring affections of "get well soon" and "take care" from my friends and all while I journey on my road to recovery! Hope to see you all soon.

Have a great week ahead!
GOOD NIGHT!!

Sick!!!

2007-07-27T23:14:00.000-07:00

Once Upon A Dream - Sleeping Beauty

One of my favourite classic Disney movies and this song is just pure magic. The innocence of this song just signifies the purity of love. This is dedicated to all the people united by love.

I know you,
I walked with you,
Once Upon A Dream...

Thursday was another chilly day. Urgh, man! The weather just sucks lately and I just can't seem to leave my bed as well. Too cozy.

Well, swimming at 9 that morning. The water was exceptionally cold and even after a few laps, I just couldn't seem to warm up. Crap. I was an icicle at the end of the training.

I had omelette and milo for tea and after that went home for lunch. I had Katong Laksa, like only my favourite food in Singapore. Hahaha.

After lunch, I found myself tired and I just didn't seem right, so I took a nap and when I woke up much later in the evening, I realized that I had come down with a fever. My body was aching terribly and I felt like as if Death was coming to claim my soul.

It just seems that I can no longer take the insurmountable mental and physical stress that ironically, I've placed upon myself. I'm struggling so hard. It just doesn't make any sense anymore.

I managed to go out for a while and have a superb dinner at NYDC in Holland V. The fresh air was so welcoming, but I still felt terrible in within myself.

Home again, still felt like Death, but at least my warm cozy bed welcomed me.

This friday afternoon, when I woke up, I felt even worse. I thought perhaps, a good night's sleep would have cured me of my discomfort.

I decided to go to Thomson Plaza to see my doctor and I was told my fever was 39.2 degrees celcius. I was like, WTF, that high !?! After fussing over me for a while, I ended being put on a dozen over sorts of mediciation and it just made me feel more miserable. The medical treatment costed $84. You can imagine the severity of my condition. T-T

Anyways, my doctor scared me a little because she said that I had shown several symptoms of dengue, so I had to isolate myself for the next few days and check for rashes and all. Sobs.

I've just reached home now. I think I'm just going back to sleep. Hopefully, I'll feel a tad better when I wake up. Now, its urghh, medicine time. Save Me!!

GARRGHHH!!!

You're my strength,
when darknss ensues.

Close To You

2007-07-25T08:03:00.000-07:00

(They Long To Be) Close To You - The Carpenters

Listen to this song. Just listen. There are no words to describe it, just warmth.

Why do stars fall down from the sky ev’ry time you walk by?
Just like me, they long to be close to you.

I dreamt this morning. Everything was so surreal. I could actually puppet myself and the details were just unsurprisingly real. The colours so vivid and the characters so vibrant. It's probably the first time in my life that I could remember every single detail in that one particular setting.

I was a passenger in a car. A blue Land Rover to be exact. There were red fluffy dice balls hanging in the car. As we cruised along a canyon, an oncoming school bus or was it truck rammed into us and we swerved down into the deep pits below.

It wasn't fatal. We crashed into an odd looking house. I stepped out of the car and realized my driver was never there. I explored the structure and realized that it was a Chinese temple. There were faded photos of faces everywhere. I was in a cemetery.

Uncomfortable, I walked out of the cemetery to find myself in the woods. There was a clearing and as I came nearer, my blurred vision suddenly turned HD. I saw the wreck of an old pirate ship. It's mast collapsed into its stern. A dead whale strewn across the vast clearing and a boy, a shadow perhaps sitting on a nearby cliff with a hat on, fishing into nothingness.

As I observed my surroundings, I realized that this canyon was once a lake. It dried up milleniums ago and flora and fauna soon flourished in this beautiful setting.

The boy stood up and beckoned me to follow him, but, alas.... a phone call woke me up. I looked at my clock. 3:28pm.

I woke up to a cool and cloudy day. I couldn't understand why I was tired. It must have been due to my hectic schedule this past week. I decided not to swim today. There wasn't any class today anyways.

I walked to my balcony. I breathed in the fresh air. It's been a long time since I did that. Just marveling the wonders of our lives. Taking a breather, let time stop.

=)

I had my haircut today. After so many years, my fringe is now gone. Hahahaha. Oh well, what's done is done. No point complaining, I'll just try to love it.

Island creamery with the gang and Serene and Levin were drawing -.- We had a mud pie and I had cookies & cream and there we took another group photo. Third time we did that as a group. More to come!

Cine again after Ice-cream and we had Long John Silvers. I met Ning Zhen and Sabrina there. It was great catching up again. They were complaining how ugly I was being black and I looked better as a fair princess. AND, oh, Ning Zhen grew shorter. HAHAHA!

Decided to go home but at the eleventh hour, Gary and Anavil had no plans. We watched Simpsons in the end! OMG! It was a SUPER GREAT MOVIE! Even my two companions who never watched a series of the Simpsons were laughing with stitches. Ultimately is was an astounding cartoon comedy, environmentally and politically satirical.

Home now and I felt cheered up anyhow. Looked up at the stars just now. The skies so beautiful. Has anyone really stopped to marvel at them before? Have you?

It's a mug of milo and i'm off to bed. It's swimming again tomorrow and I'll be up fresh and happy.

Good night world. I love you all. AND, oh yes, it's five months to christmas. WHEE!

I'll stop now then.
We'll meet when we meet.
Promise?
=)

Like A Pill

2007-07-24T10:06:00.000-07:00

Just Like A Pill - Pink

Run just as fast as I can
To the middle of nowhere
To the middle of my frustrated fears

I'm just ranting, beat it if you have itchy fingers.

Just thrashing about! That's what my heart is doing. The sudden bursts of remorse and the hidden pain. My calls and pleas are left unanswered. The silence, just eats into my flesh. Perhaps, I've truly failed. I'm probably almost done trying. Everyone says, "just let go, its OVER."

Amidst the confusion, the struggle, I see a new light. It's been the only warmth I've been seeing these days. It's the only strength that I can draw upon, will it lift me out of the shadows? HOPE.

But, I'm still not sure. I can't lie. I just need a sign now. Show me the way, or has everyone decided to abandon me, THE ANTAGONIST.

Going out alone these few days have been such a pleasue. I feel a sense of inner-peace, be it wandering around malls, or simply just sipping a mug of milo with a book in tow. I feel ease and comfort. There's no one, nobody. Just me. But, how ironic, I feel so pitiful. My laughter's gone. I'm souless.

I learnt alot today. I had hoped my friends had the chance to have see it. It set me thinking, propelling me towards a more positive direction. No regrets.

Sigh, it's late now. I'm going to bed. My body needs rest, but before I go...

QUOTE, Serene:

I'm really missing those times with my honeybunch.
(:
be it;

island creamery the reverso, everyone's birthday cake,
crazy car rides that got us so freaking scared,
sinful food that made us all go on diet,
bumming in town that's all so attention seeking,
movies that were forever at cineleisure, not anywhere else,
e2max that got us screaming together while the ghost's only about to appear,
tennis that got us so excited about BALLS,
clubbing that there's always so much fun,
quarrels that we all don't know what to do next,
one-to-one talks that got us all even closer,
consoling sessions that made us all feel so much better and loved,
chalets that had ENDLESS fun,
ghost-stories telling that got us all scary cats under our blankets,
strumming the guitar & singing along that felt so warmly,
sleep-overs & wii that got us all so energetic,
wake-boarding that made us so much braver,
settlers' cafe that got us so cranky and dumb at the same time,
k-box that we sang out hearts out,
cheesecake cafe that's forever so comfortable.
crashing polytechnics that allowed us to pay little to eat more,
arab street that made us feel so close together on the cushions, sheesa-ing,
mahjong that made us all go "pong! pong! pong!",
swensens that the whole restaurant could hear us CLEARLY,
birthday celebrations that's all so memorable,
miss clarity's cafe that has GREAT and affordable food,
uniform outing that allows us to reminicse the ol' school days,
ben & jerry's and "subtle" that made us feel so proud,
band & dance concerts that got us so arty,
sentosa with the dogs that made us love julius even more,
night safari that we met the noctourals just like us all, and feast on the VERmonster,
pulau ubin toilet paper game that the three cancerians became mummies,
barbecues that made us even fatter,
playground at pasir ris park that made us feel young again,
cam-whoring sessions that captured every single moment down,
EVERYTHING.

it's been a really long journey,
we've come this far.
<3

She said it all. It's been a long journey and at the end of they day, its all worth it. It's only these people whom I can truly trust. They're such wonderful people you know. Even if we weren't close enough to certain people, no matter the disagreements, no matter the troubles, we still managed to stick together as a clique.

I swear, if anyone dares utter a word of rubbish with regards to my fellow honeybuns', I'll be so sorry for your pitiful souls. Don't when you don't and mistakes are made and we learn from them, give us the chance. Stop the incessant unecessaries and make the world a better place =)

To err is human,
to forgive divine.

All for one and one for all.

Cold Day

2007-07-24T01:03:00.000-07:00

Walk Away - Paula Deanda

It's Tuesday!

Woke up early for swim training. I didn't bathe this morning, haha, just to catch an extra few winks of sleep. I think I stank quite horribly. My hair resembled a peacock. It was all fanned out. Haha. And then I trudged out of my house and the bloody cold wind welcomed me.

It was so damn cold lar! When I reached the pool, I swore the temperature there was below freezing. The pool? DON'T ASK! I nearly yelped out even before I could submerge myself half my feet into the water. @%#$!

Anyway, coach uttered "endurance" when we started and it was torture, I tell you. No one likes endurance training. We just like to do sets. It's so much easier. I think I almost died.

By lunch time, the weather started to clear up and the sun was coming out. I decided to stay behind after class and had lunch and then swim somemore. I didn't know why, it was just a great day to be at the pool when I saw the lovely sun pop out of the clouds.

Oh, I'm going to attempt the National Swimming Survival Award (Gold) Swimming in Pyjamas! Woot! Haha. It's about time I achieved that Gold. Wish me luck!

Ning Zhen called all of a sudden while I was having a toilet break. She was damn hilarious, grumbling about someone she was having trouble with. I just couldn't help chuckling. I just missed her voice. Haha. I can never forget her MISTERWINSTONLIMKOONHAN! hahahaha.

3pm and I was done. I headed down to Island Creamery to get myself a pint of cookies and cream and it was home.

Oh, did i tell you? I finished Harry Potter! Yippee! The last chapter was like huh, 19 years later -.- It really is the end. I thought Rowling was going to surpise us with a BOOK 8 but urrgh, that's all folks. EOS. I'm probably going to re-read the last three chapters again cause I think I missed a few crucial parts that didn't really piece up.

Anyways, I've been muttering, CRUCIO, EXPELLIARMUS & every other single incantation that I could still remember. I have to say that the movie adaptation of this book is going to rock shit! Countless fighting seen. YIPPEE!!

My fascination with HP has gotten so intense that I think I'm just going to get myself a wizard robe and a twig as a wand double and swoop around the house with my vacum cleaner (i like modern technology, nuff said!)

Oh yes, I forgot to mention, till now, I didnt't go Jakrta in the end. My mom's too busy to entertain me, haha. I understand, cause she has loads to do. I wish her all the best for tomorrow's show! Loves =)

Btw, I'm going to be rather broke this week. I have my emergency savings but I don't want to use them. Mom, come back fast! I need my allowance. Haha. I'll be limiting myself to 10-15 bucks a day till she returns.

Ok, I'm going to look for food now. My stomach's being grouchy now -.- Haha. I'll update again later!

Keep yourselves warm.
It's getting cold again =)
Brrr.

But why did I cry then?
Because you love.

Everything

2007-07-22T07:57:00.000-07:00

Everything - Michael Buble

It's just so hard you know?
Can I still rest my tired,
weary and weeping soul,
in your waiting arms?

No. That time is no more,
my chances are zilch.

It's a sunday. I spent the whole day at home. Exhausted from the hectic schedule of Saturday. It just feels so right to be at home. I missed the days when I could just hole up in my room with junk food, watch tv and best of all I had the latest installment of JK Rowling's Harry Potter & the Deathy Hallows. Thanks Dixon for helping me get the copy while I was at work.

Swimming's getting more horrid lately. Been pushing myself further ahead of the championships. I'm not confident enough though. I'm afraid. So many things on my mind. I'm being derailed. I'm losing focus? Where'd my confidence go? All that's left is my passion. I hope I can still achieve something. I want to win a medal.

Anyways, I want to dedicate a a chunk of today's entry to the unsung friends who have given me the warmth and comfort I needed whenever I was frostbitten. When you're so down and you really need someone, you finally see your friends really care for you. It doesn't matter if its just a pat on the back or even a H2H, it's just the thought that matters.

I think I'm contradicting myself from my last entry. Friends only give you advice, but I just realized that they also give you the comfort, trust and confidence to just journey on with your life, without, fear. That's why friendship does matter. I'm sorry if I've ever taken any of you guys for granted.

Cause i will really be here for you!
I feel nice being around you and having you this friend!
Mommy will always be there ok?
Just SMILE winston!
We're BFs forever ;)
You're my secret keeper, k?
BESTIE!!!
It's ok =] You've got me here. Right?
Guess what? i miss you...
etc.

Thank you.

To Mom and Dad. Thanks for being so understanding too and loving me.

Koon Han, we want you to know we love you very much and we will always be there for you... remember this, we are family and our love to you is unconditional.

To Grace, my very first someone , it's been a very long time since we really had a real conversation. I still remember the wonderful memories we had in the past but I'm so glad that we've become the bestest and most understanding of friends in recent times. Loves.

It's a new week tomorrow. OMG! I'll only be working two days next week and I'll be flying to Jakarta for my mom's fashion show next week with Serene & Levin. It's gonna be a grand affair. I really can't wait!

Oh, just a random thought. I'm going to really convince my mom to bring Krispy Kremes to Singapore. I've been bugging my mom to do so for so long but she just says that its not feasible enough. She claims that it'll only last as a fad and it would die, but after observing Donut Factory, I thought otherwise.

When my grand auntie brought Krispy Kremes to the region, it was all the rage and it still is now, naturally. It would seem stupid not to bring it into Singapore, but I never knew the reason why. One thought though, KK is rather unhealthy if you know what I mean and as more Singaporeans are being more health conscious, demand could be well limited. Donut Factory is much more healthier than KK.

And, I want to watch the SIMPSONS movie! No, not Jessica or Ashlee Simpson. But BART & MAGGIE Simpson! Haha. The trailer is bloody hilarious lar. You might as well get shot if you don't catch it. The King & I musical is also coming to town. I want to watch that too! Anyone interested to come along to watch with me? Haha.

Derek was just telling me that he was crazing for ham, and all of a sudden, I want ham too. I'm going to go down and get some ham and another mug of hot milo again! Haha.

Alright, everyone have a great week ahead then. I'm aiming to read at least half of Harry Potter before I sleep tonight! YAAAARGGHHHHH!!!

NIGHTS!!

You know, do you?
You were significant to me.
And you still are, today.

SICC Charity Swimathon & Carnival 2007

2007-07-21T22:10:00.000-07:00

When You're Gone - Avril Lavigne

Simply said.
When you're gone.
I'll reminisce.
Thanks Avril.

Guess what? I'm going to rant out abit today. It just makes me feel better when I can just type what I want. And hey, if you guys really don't want to read it. Please don't. It's just my blog and I just like to pour out my unhappiness, I really hope you all understand. Thank you =) Here goes.

I've been rather edgy these few days. I have no idea why. I'm usually very patient and reserved when I deal with people and situations; however, in recent days, I've knowingly seen myself becoming more direct, impatient and I tend to say out whatever is in my mind without holding anything back. It's like being able to say YES! and NO! and not beating around the bush. Anything I dislike, I'll show my displeasure. I really don't know what's gotten into me.

Anyways, I know I will be a nusicance and you can just hate me if you guys want to. I don't care. Firstly, can some of you guys just bloody grow up and stop being so foolish or juvenile? Secondly, don't bitch about people. And lastly, please always remember to hold yourself with some dignity and self-respect.

I don't like people who grovel around with spastic superficial faces, looking for sympathy and go on about their sad miserable lives. Friends can ultimately only be there to provide advice and they won't always be there for you or so people claim. You are you and only you yourself can make the choice for your life, that is if you choose to!

Saturday was the annual Singapore Island Country Club (SICC) Charity Swimathon & Carnival. It's an annual event held by SICC's swimming community to help raise funds for the SICC May Day Charity to help the less fortunate.

SICC members and swimmers alike contributed by participating in the swimathon challenge by swimming in a race against time in the name of charity. I had intended to swim only 800M , about 16 laps cause I only slept four hours the night before and I didn't feel that energetic; however, eventually, I managed to accomplish 2KM, about 40 laps in the end. I thought it was quite fun la. I was more proud when I got my certificate of achievement. Hahaha.

Oh, I had to share my lane with a couple of other fellow swimmers, btw. It was damn funny to keep on looking at other people's asses. Imagine 30 minutes of ass ogling. So wrong!

Anyways, despite the rain, I had to say that everything, including the activities, stall and highlights at the pool was executed without any hitches and everything went tremendously well. Everyone was having loads of fun and I did enjoy myself too, although the food was over-priced la!

And, I bumped into Darren too. I didn't knew he was representing the NYP swim team cause they were invited down along with ACS, RGS & RP. The bloody slacker only swam 1KM. Hahaha.

The both of us sorta finished swimming at around 4 and we both had work at 5 in town, so we practically rushed through the changing room, meals and had a "hell of an adventure" getting our way to town and we weren't a minute late. I was 30 seconds early, FYI! Haha.

Work today was great and sales was damn brisk and it was one of those good days I have to say. The limited edition and the black and white brasil havaianas were flying off the shelves like hotcakes. But, like any other saturday and of course, after a swimathon, I was naturally VERY tired. Time really did creep by slowly and I was dozing off for a few moments =X

Oh talking about the limited edition havainas. Anyone interested better get it soon. If you wait any longer, they won't be on the shelves as early as next week and you won't have another chance to get yourselves a pair for quite a long while, so I urge interested customers to get them while stocks last. The Limited Eds come in Gold, Silver and Bronze =)

Left work Heeren at around 10 plus and walked over to Cine to find Darren. Cine branch was as busy as usual. I really hope I get posted to Cine or Vivo just for a day. It would just be damn fun la.

Worn out after a day of activites, I'm home now =) I really miss my bed, haha and I just plan to sleep on for the rest of the century! Anyways, its raining now and I'm going down to the kicthen to get me a glass of chilling ICE MILO! No la, probably a mug of warm hot milo. Just what I need to end this hectic day =)

Have a great sunday everyone!
;)

ps. i know, i find my blog music DAMN irritating. I'll get rid of it soon.

To Blog Again...

2007-07-18T08:31:00.000-07:00

Someday We'll Know - Mandy Moore & Jonathan Foreman

This is one of my favorite songs. I fell in love with it when Jane and Levin first sang this song to me. It's a very deep song, I feel. There's no MTV to this song so I have a video trailing Troy & Gabriella from High School Musical =)

The dust storm has settled, it seems.
Days of melancholy; my tears have desiccated.
I can walk, yet my grief makes me frail.

It’s been a long, arduous journey.
The chaos I started to edge out my anxiety.
I won my battle, but I guess I lost a war.

A handshake to proclaim peace,
Yet, an ego I just can’t swallow.
I brushed off my only chance,

I walked away.

Now, a hole gapes in my heart.
A fissure that I inflicted upon myself.
I’ve only got myself to blame.

Albeit the warm and compassionate environs,
Loneliness is my only companion.
A hollow soul, that’s what I am.

All I have now is time.
Let it heal, please.

It's been a while since I blogged my life.
I've had my happiest moments these months back.

So many wonderful friends that I love to pieces,
the only people that I can cling onto for happiness.

They're just simply my life =)
I love my clique.

Thank you.

Swimming again today. It's been a habit for me to swim everyday if I can, even when there's no training. My coach thinks I should just move in with the fishes. Haha. My worries just seem to disintegrate whenever I feel the soothing water. Just fifty laps a day and I feel so much better.

Oh, and a family of monkeys invaded the pool today. Haha. the baby monkeys were just so cute. Haha. But they stink, terribly. =X

A string of problems again these few days. I've been totally zoning out every now and then, just trying to evade from my miseries. I've never felt so low in my life. I just wish someone could understand my predicaments. But I'm selfish too I guess, I have to fend for myself too. I shouldn't wait for someone to carry me in his or her arms and tell me everything will be fine. This is the real world, and I'll face it.

Oh, and I've been crazy over polo tees. I'm going shopping soon. It's been a millenia since I really went on a shopping spree. Now, perhaps that will just elevate all my worries away. Besides, my wardrobe is getting rather lackluster. I need a makeover.

I finally got a job. Haha. As a New Urban Male Sales Ambassador. Stop saying its gay ok? Haha. It's really a fun company to work with. All my colleagues are like the most crazy bastards I've known, always ogling at girls non-stop and dancing to the song, thriller, immitating MJ. Anwyays, I'm really there to gain experience and know more friends. Money is secondary. Haha, at least people will stop mocking me as a rich kid who takes life for granted. Cause I don't, and I'm proving it to you guys, and myself too.

Anyways, sigh. I quarreled with my mom this morning. She insisted on my leaving the country again and this time I simply refused. She was so nice I think. She even booked first class tickets for us again. I felt so guilty and everything. I didn't even said goodbye to her. I really miss my mom. Everytime, I have troubles, I look for her. She's my friend and I'm her friend too. I know we're always be there for each other.

It's just that I'm seeing both of my parents lesser and lesser. Ever since my grandfather passed away a couple of weeks back, my dad took over as chairman and my mom needs to give my dad her 100% support. My parents are like flying everywhere now. I understand their duties and obligations because it's not a easy feat, but I just need them to be here with me, just for a minute.

Mom, If you read this, I just want to say I really love you and that I'm so sorry.

It's 8pm now. I don't know where everyone is. I guess I'll just wander about at orchard road again. I find it very comforting to walk alone, around orchard road. Haha. No rushing for this and that, no planning, no nothing. Just me and my lovely feet. I do what I want.

Everyone, have a great week ahead.
May the sun just shine all week long =)

Blown by the Wind

2007-07-13T12:23:00.000-07:00

The fire dim; hope diminishing.
A breath of life was all it need,
Yet, I turned my back and murdered it.
I chose to save my air, I chose to save myself.

The candle's extinguished now; the flame gone forever.
My beacon of illumination, now darkness ensues.
I just realized, I’ve ruined everything.
I’ve ruined myself.

There’s no turning back,
Cause the past’s been blown clean by the wind.
Yet, the path still has to go on. A daunting one it now is.
A path where I’m blinded; no warm lights, no assurances.

I’ve lost my beacon of hope and love.
I’ve lost my everything,
Just because, I doubted.
In the end,...

… I only lost myself.

Of Cherry Blossoms

2007-04-07T23:41:00.000-07:00

THIS ENTRY IS STILL BEING DRAFTED. PLEASE REFRAIN FROM SCRUTINIZING MY ENGLISH AT THE MOMENT AS IT HAS NOT BEEN CHECKED, HAHA, WHILE PICTURES WILL BE POSTED UP ONCE I GET BACK TO SINGAPORE WHERE MORE INFORMATION WILL BE ADDED =] CHEERS!

Rain has pretty much engulfed pretty much of Tokyo as I huddle at a cozy internet cafe, typing this entry, while sipping over a cup of hot chocolate. It's Saturday night and it's just two more days to my departure from Tokyo.

I've pretty much adjusted to living in Tokyo over the past week. It's my third trip to Tokyo since 2006 and surviving in this practically alien civiliaztion has surprisingly becoming a breeze on this particular trip.

Japan has fascinated me in more ways than one. I regret that I did not create an entry of my earlier trip here a few months back so I'll tell you more about Tokyo (for those who aren't familiar with Japan, you know, the country with the red circle as its flag and its citizens shouting BANZAI! wherever they go) through my eyes and reflect on my week's stay in this truly thriving cosmopolitian city.

Arriving at Narita airport, I was greeted by the relatively cool and dry weather of Tokyo, unlike the humid environment of Singapore. (probably the major cause of most severe acne cases) Getting through customs was a breeze as true to the people's promise, its efficiency is never compromised!

We took a limousine bus towards our awaiting abode after exiting the airport. During my earlier visits to Japan years before, I usually stayed at hotels for its convenience and as a safety precaution. (we can't really speak Japanese you see, and the hotel staff are our only source of navigators, fluent in the universal language of English) Over my past two trips, we became more confident with navigating ourselves in this sometimes confuzzling and frustrating city where English is just utter glibberish to the ears of the typical Japanese. (it's better now though, the Japs must have went to upgrade themselves abit, probably to anticipate its booming tourism industry) ...or maybe Chairperson Joanne Low decided that the time had come for them to go for english lessons. (I wonder... hmmm)

We decided to stay in a serviced apartment, the Somerset. It provides more flexibility for tourists as well as a sense of homeliness as the rooms are like real apartments with a kitchen installed and at the same time providing laundry services and room cleaning just as most hotels do. The best of both of worlds at a more affordable cost. Furthermore, most of the residences are Singaporeans (Somerset belongs to Ascott, running under CapitaLand)

Well, back to my story. As I travelled towards the city, for the first time in my life, I encountered what seems top be one of the most remarkable flora on the face of this planet, the Cherry Blossom (or Sakura) Almost coincidentally, I arrived at the peak of its blossoming season and it was a true sight to behold indeed.

The Cherry Blossom

Anyways, after much ogling at the spectacular beauty, I arrived at our apartment and well, I was terribly exhausted and practically snored the entire afternoon away. In the evening, my parents snapped me out of my slumber and I yawned myself out of the apartment (after bathing OF COURSE!) to see how much Tokyo has changed since my last visit.

Roppongi is a district of Tokyo, much like the more familiar Shinjuku and Shibuya. This particular district was once a sleeping and quiet area of Tokyo where when the sun goes down, it becomes one of Tokyo's most notorious red light district with strip clubs and bars. This was also home to the american military occupiers ever since ethe end of World War II. You can imaging drunken G.I.s bee-lining from bar to bar with scantily-clad ladies along side them. Haha!What a naughty place right and guess what, that's where I've been residing during my last two trips and on this particular trip as well.

Haha, no, I don't walk by the roadside to ogle at prostitute and pimps! Now, let me continue my story while you scrutinize my intentions. Well, one fine day, a bloody rich and prominent property developer in Japan known as Minoru Mori decided to build an integrated development where high-rise inner-urban communities allow people to live, work, play, and shop in proximity. In April 2003, Roppongi Hills was born and this minniature city drew the rich and famous, stealing the limelight off Shinjuku. Ironically, Roppongi, remains today a red-light district, the only difference today is that the strip clubs are more modern and they are situated beside prime boutiques like Louis Vuitton and Prada. Haha, that's what I call integration!

Roppongi Hills by Night

Anyways, due to the overhwelming success of Roppongi Hills, another miniature city was built just a few streets away, called Tokyo MidTown. I haven't visited this new development, I'll be going there tomorrow and I'll tell you what MidTown is like!

Well, from from my day of arrival (Sunday) to Tuesday, I roamed the districts of high-end Roppongi, the ultra-cool Shibuya, cultural Ueno and the up-market Omote-Sando. At Ueno Park, I was overwhelmed by the Sakura trees as everyone from Tokyo thronged the park to get a better sight of this once in a year phenomenon. You can imagine the cool breeze slowing whistling at the flowers and the petals gracefully sweep across the park like snow. It's an amazing sight, sadly it can't really be captured on camera... bummer!

Sakura @ Ueno Park

Shopping is what you HAVE to do when you come to Tokyo. Yes, it may be a little pricey even in those small alleys where one would expect counterfeit goods, but hello-hello, everything is 100% original and it's quality is undescribable. You really have to give it to the Japanese, spoiling their consumers with luxurious necessities. Haha! And what more, most of its merchandise are exclusive to its own country and you properly can't find it anywhere else on the planet so spend if you can. I mean it!

My Shopaholic Mom

Indonesian ex-president Megawati Soekarnoputri was also in Tokyo that week with his husband, Mr. Tuafik Kiemas in the company of my two uncles. We were supposed to have dinner together that night but other events had caught up with their entrouage and it was called off. The next morning, the daily newspaper reported the ex-president of Indonesia having a hastily organized tea session with the ex-prime minister of Japan, Yasuhiro Nakasone. Now I know why it was called off =X

Wednesday and Thursday was dedicated to relax our tired souls. I headed off to a mountanous community known as Hakone, a two hour train ride from the bustling cosmopolis. This town is a wonderful place with a rich culture and heritage. I cannot even imagine that such a place could exist in this world where nature and modernism collides to form a spectacular environment.

Hakone Town Buildings

View of the Town Bridge

Hakone is probably reknowned for one thing, its ONZEN (or hotsprings) and Tokyoites come here whenever they can to get away from the city. I stayed at a Ryokan like hotel over some mountain and this was the first time I experienced Japanese culture first hand with its tatmi-styled rooms and babmboo shoots flying over the place. Haha! ... and of course, the ONZEN!

Oh btw, this was my first time going to a hot spring and I was bloody emabaressed having to shed my clothes and strut stark naked from the locker room provided by the hotel to the hotspring itself. Well, I did it anyways and everyone was like staring at me, cause I was bloody red like a tomato. Yes, I was shy but it had something to do with my tan. Most Japanese people possess fair complexion and haha, I did stick out like a sorethumb. Anyways, putting that aside, once I entered the hot water, I was in Onzen Heaven. The cool wintry chill and the hot water created a suana environment and I swore never to leave the place; however, sadly I could only stay for at most fifteen minutes as the mineral-rich water would be too much for our body to handle. i can imagine going into spasms =X

Dinner that night was totally absurd. Imagine those Japanese TV channels (like JET)where they serve all sorts of nonsense and you swear you will never eat any of those stuff, well, that day was imminent for me as the hostess served us our first dish. (there was a total of eight dishes btw) OMG. I didn't know what the hell it was. Just to be courteous I gobbled the platter and winced, trying to imagine what was next. Well, you have to see the photos to understand better what I had to endure throughout that two-hours. I'm not trying to say I detest authentic japanse food but I've got my rights right? I still respect and its culture but I still have a problem appreciating it, especially the food section of it (besides most japanese youngester don't usually have to go through such ordeals)

Appetiser

OMG! I just remembered I ATE THE STEM OF A BLOODY PLANT! WTF! It was the most bitter thing I had ever eaten and the Japanse call it delicacy... shit, respect, appreciate, forget what I just commented earlier =X

Beautiful but Yucky Stems =X

I returned to Tokyo, thursday evening and I spend the next few days until today, shopping like a hysterical lunatic. Seriously, this is the first time in my life where I entered three stores, one after another, and producing a bag after every exit. OMG, a new shopaholic is born. Haha. No la, it's just because there were a couple of great sales and some clothes are really irresistable and I know I can't find them anywhere else in the world and haha, you can just say, money well spent!

We took one anotehr day off, at the command of my father, haha, to visit Shunjuku Park. He insisted that we took a day off to relax ourselves from shopping. I for one had suspicious doubts of his reason and alas, it was true, he really tricked us into accompanying him to take more photos of the Cherry Blossoms -.- Anyhow, Shinjuku Park is amazing, to say the least. It's just like New York's Cntral Park, a a piece of nature heaven amidst a bustling city. By now, the Sakuras have begun to wither and everytime the wind breezes over the park, hundreds and thousands of petals gently float across the park and it looks damn beautiful, really.

I had dinner at one famous restaurant tucked away in the the streets of Roppongi. It was introduced by my dad's good friend who APPARENTLY owns two big strip at Roppongi. I was trying hard not to smirk at my dad's friend. Haha! But, hello, a strip-club owner. WOW! My mom insisted my dad and I paid one of the club, named Tantra, a visit and I was like NO WAY I'm going to a strip club with my dad. Can you imagine half-naked women serving your father and you? Get the picture? =X

After appreciating a little of heaven, it was my mom's turn to do her thing and haha, back to civilization. My mom usually buy bags at the porice tag of $10,000 per bag; however, on this particular trip, she gave such luxury a rest and stormed over to every single street and shop and bought small little goodies. I for one, am really amazed by a woman's ability to well, shop. It really amazes men how women can spend an entire hour in one shop, trying over a dozen piece of clothings. Haha, the UOB Lady's Card got one thing right, the men don't get it. HAHA!

I managed to visit Harajuku this morning. Yes, the area reserved strictly for teenagers and cosplay fanatics. As it was a saturday, kids and teens thronged the entire area and the famous steet was like a human traffic jam, nevertheless, I still managed to leave the area with four gift-ladden bags for all my friends and relatives back in Singapore. Try to picture a poor ah mah heaving four bloody heavy haversacks. Oh, I took a couple of photos with some of the cosplay kids. I don't know what people call them so I'll just coin the term, Cosplay Kids! Haha! Sometimes, I really imagine how they can be so daring to attempt such a feat ... in public somemore! Furthermore, all the camera fanatics are there too and they have their cameras all trained at these kids. Imagine a zoo =X

The past week in Japan has exposed me of the rich culture and heritage that Japan has to offer. It's a society that has embraced modernism and yet, still able to retain its past. It's a magnificent social structure that I hope one day Singapore can follow, as in the liberty passed to its people by the government and with its people knowing when enough is enough. Japan is truly the pearl of the orient and a gem of this planet and this I have to give kudos for them. (and another one to wonderful tokyo, a city that truly never sleeps, WOOT!)

Well, I just looked out of the cafe and the rain seems to have stopped. The time is now is 11:30 and I guess I have to head back to my apartment and I'm really going to spend my last day in Tokyo before I leave on Monday.

On a personal note, I really miss all of you guys back at home. Yes, I did enjoy this trip but it was a last-minute one and I really didn't have time to mentally prepare for it.

To the hard working MCs, SCOs, ASCOs and the Subcoms, bAoc 2007 is just a couple of days away. It's regrettable that I couldn't be there with you guys during this past week and I wished that I could have done more to help you guys out. In any ways, stay strong together as a society and make this orientation a success, win us our trophy again and I'll see you guys for rehearsal on Monday =)

To the guys who came down to send me off at the airport last Saturday, thanks alot cause it really mean alot to me. I'm missing our outing sessions already! I really can't wait to see you all! Ahhh!

Groupshot @ Changi

To everyone else I know, do have a wonderful sunday tomorrow before the start of the new week and I'll cya when I'm back! Sayonara!

Very Missed,
Winston =]

Whirlwind Of A Time

2007-03-19T04:00:00.000-07:00

Japan 2006 Vacation Trip Montage

Above is a video montage of my trip to Tokyo and Yokohama, Japan on christmas last year! It was a totally awesome trip, mainly because I love everything JAPAN! Haha! Enjoy the 10 mins odd video! Yes, I keep on changing jackets -.- anything new?

This past week (since my last post) has been a fulfilling one. I had loads of fun these few days and it seemed to drown all my worries away. It was even more fun with my recent engagement to dearest Jane Chia! Haha. She and Levin are like the best singers that I have met in my life and what can you expect from them, they’re Singapore Idol material!

Dixon left for Melbourne on Wednesday all the year 2 MCs and I decided to send him off. Initially, Dixon only knew that Ning Zhen, Joanne and I were going and he didn't know that the rest were coming too.

I rendezvous with the year 2s at Clementi MRT station and from there we journeyed to Changi Airport and we practically crapped around like shit all the way to Changi. Jenny joined us along the way!

Reflections

When we arrived, Dixon was already queuing to check-in his luggage. After SURPRISING him, we took loads of photos, yeah, it's only one month but I think we're going to miss him like shit.

After we waved him off, we headed off to Popeye for dinner. Hahaha. Oh man, Popeye is like the next best thing to KFC and it's sad they don't plan to expand it to town or something like that.

Best Friends Forever!

MC Oei!!

Anyways, I headed home after dinner and it was the end of the night for me, totally pooped from laughing with them. Anyways, Dixon, if you read this, don't miss us too much, we'll always be thinking off you! Take care of yourself in Melbourne and don't forget to bring us back loads of goodies! Love!

Two days later on Friday, I met up with Jane dearest, Serene and Edison for dinner at Cine. Anavil joined us later and we eventually decided to eat at Sakae at Heeren. Nigel came by and then went to shop around and Matthew and Levin popped by to visit us before they had dinner with two of their friends at Swensens’ After our dinner, we paid them a visit and after hassling Matthew and Levin for a while, we adjourned to PartyWorld and sang the night away. Eric joined us later at night.

Jane & Me

Mister BLUR Edison

Our Glutton

Anavil, Edison and a chocolate-coated dick

That night, our room was packed with people with unbelievable voices. Jane’s Mariah Carey voice practically blew me away and if Edison joins Superstar, he’ll definitely be a finalist at the very least! All crazy bunch of super-singers, makes me want to hide myself =X

After we satisfied our singing urge, Eric, Edison, Jane, Serene and Anavil stayed over at my place for the night as it was pretty late already. Of course, we didn’t sleep until 6 am in the morning, haha!

All Smiles

Hawt Girls

Serene & Matthew

Wassup!

Saturday morning and afternoon went by without much fanfare. The guys had already left in the early afternoon. When the sun finally decided to start setting, I headed down to the Salvation Army at Bishan to meet up with Jovan, Edison, Nigel, Levin, Melvin, Jane, Eric, Anavil and Serene to watch Matthew’s band concert. Matt was playing for his secondary school, Bedok Town’s Alumni Band.

Mister Matthew Chia

The performance was titled Solfeggio and its repertoire included Pirates of The Carribean, Les Miserables and my favourite, The Sound of Music!! Haha, Me and Serene were going ga-ga over that medley. During the first half of the performance, we sat on the second level but decided to proceed down to the ground level during intermission to better cheer for Matt! Haha. Jane was abit Gila screaming for Matthew, well… so were all of us.

The Alumni Band

Matthew BLUR-ing

During the Concert

I thought that the performance went well and I thoroughly enjoyed myself throughout the performance. Just what I need to sooth my stress and calm my nerves. They did a fantastic job and a perfect ten for Mister Matthew Chia! Woot!

Edison, Nigel, Me & Eric

Me & Edi with MATER

Matthew & BREASTIE

Matthew & Mister SINGAPORE Idol

Buck-Toothed Qian Jia Fu

After Matt’s performance ended, we headed to Junction 8 for dinner, it was KFC. We took lots of dumb photos along the way and at KFC too. HAHA!

Serene, Anavil, Eric & Melvin

Serene, Nigel, Jovan & Me

Serene & Me

Brothers Forever

The Double Ees'

Makan @ KFC

On the MRT

Nigel, Eric, Jane & Me

Trampled On

Public Display of Affection

We had initially planned to club at St. James’ that night but decided to save money and headed over to my house to chill and play Mario Party. I must admit that we made quite a ruckus because we were practically talking aloud and laughing ourselves crazy, haha, but I guess we were having fun and trying to compensate the fact that we didn’t go clubbing. Nigel didn’t win Mario Party this time, haha, but he came in second anyways.

Slumber Party

It's MARIO PARTY Time!!

After our game ended, it was time for everyone to go home and only Serene, Anavil, Jane and Edison decided to stay over. Thanks everyone for coming again that night! I enjoyed myself pretty much!

The next (Sunday) morning, I went with Wei Png to the Pan Pacific Hotel to scout for universities in the US with his friend Hong Chen. I was terribly late when meeting them, well, due to the events that happened the night before. Haha. I still managed to reach the venue in time, though. The Pan Pac Ballrooms were opened and there were dozens of graduates thronging the area with booths manned by various universities providing counseling services. My mom had been pestering me all week to go and visit some university fairs.

I’m still interested in looking for a University in the west board of the USA, meaning, California. So far, the only university that interests me is the University of Southern California (USC). It is situated in a convenient location, my grades are acceptable for the course I want, my cousin is studying there now and my parents are alumni members of USC.

I’m trying to keep my options open though, University of California – Los Angeles also caught my eye but they didn’t offer Business Administration or Banking, they only offered Economics under Business. University of California – Berkeley is also one of my choice but it’s a notch higher than UCLA and USC. You never know, I’ll be aiming for Stanford next. Haha!

Anyway, we shall see how it goes. I plan to take my SATs again. I managed to get a 1280 the first time round but I think I can do better if I attempt it again and my SATs have already expired to say the least. Anyone wants to join me? Haha.

Had lunch with Wei Png at Suntec and we managed to catch up with our lives. After some H2H talk, Wei Png followed me home and collected a few stuff he left at my house during his last visit.

Dinner at Grandma’s house at night and again, the topic of NS and University popped up again. Haha, I think I’ll never hear the end of it again. My uncle was telling me about his NS days and how slack it was for him, he was a medic you see.

After eating a bit, Edison along with Serene, Jane and Anavil picked me up and we headed to town. We had a proper dinner at Vila’Ge. Nigel joined us halfway through. Oh, and guess what? Jane was so in a good mood that she actually treated us for dinner. Haha. Thank you so much! We will treat you when you pass your driving test!

We went to K Box at Cine (Level 4) after that. It only cost $6++ per person and before we knew it, we were huddled in room 33, singing Yue Liang Dai Biao Wo Di Xing =X Just as Anavil was about to leave, Eric decided to join us!

La-la-la-la

We sang until around two and then took a spin in Edi’s Beemer. We ended the night by having tao huey for supper long Geylang before we headed home to rest our poor mangled bodies. Haha, oh I forgot to mention, there were so many bloody prostitutes around =X Haha, I just didn’t feel right la. XD

Tau Huey!!

Went to school this afternoon and Headquarters was a mess. It seems bAoc preparation is in full production now and everybody as gearing up for the three days orientation! Jia you to you guys!

Just finished dinner at home, mom has just started to cook again and we’re having dinner as a family once again after a hiatus two years ago. Lol. I’m glad though, that I can experience dinner at the dining table. Haha.

Well, I’m going to stay at home tonight, nothing much to do, probably go and read a novel and rot myself till sleeping time!

;)

To all, have a great week ahead,
This is Winston and he’s…
Signing Off =]

P.S. The annual invitation-only Singapore Fashion Festival will be launching in just a couple of days, beginning March 23 and concluding April 1. My Mom and Francis Cheong will be presenting a fashion show in conjuction with the SFW titled, GLITTER - presented by Lee Hwa with Francis Cheong and I currently have 6 invitations on hand. Do contact me if you're interested in attending the show! Gracias! =D

LOVE

2007-03-13T07:35:00.000-07:00

The Rose - Performed By Westlife; Original By Bette Midler

Some say love it is a river
That drowns the tender reed
Some say love it is a razer
That leaves your soul to bleed

Some say love it is a hunger
an endless aching need
I say love it is a flower
and you it's only seed

It's the heart afraid of breaking
that never learns to dance
It's the dream afraid of waking
That never takes the chance
It's the one who won't be taken
Who cannot seem to give
And the soul afraid of dying
That never learns to live

When the night has been too lonely
And the road has been too long
And you think that love is only
For the lucky and the strong
Just remember in the winter
Far beneath the bitter snows
Lies the seed
That with the sun's love
In the spring
Becomes the rose

This song best defines the meaning of LOVE to me. Each and every word in this song. Even in my lowest point of life, when everything seems ominous, I just have to grasp its chords and I bring myself up from whatever tumbles I encounter...

I've cried a million tears, this song alleviated my griefs and sorrows.

Thanks Lina, this song means so much to me...

With Love Always

2007-03-09T08:16:00.000-08:00

With Love Always; Mom's 47th Birthday Tribute

It's the 9th of March and today I celebrated the birthday of one person whom I love very much, my mom.

She has been an inspirational figure, as a mother, as a friend and as a mentor. The video tribute that I made for her is perhaps just something infinitesimal as compared to what she has sacrificed for me all these years.

We both went through tough times and I was really grateful that she was there whenever I needed her. It was because of her, I was able to pull through my darkest moments, knowing that I had another reason to live and strive on.

As I grew older, I was glad as well that she could count on my support whenever she needed me. My mom eventually became a friend to me.

20 years of bringing me up, I just want to thank her so much for everything that she has done for me.

Mom… I know you’ll read this. Really, you’ve been a wonderful everything to me all these years. I love you always.

Happy Birthday (You’re always 29 yo to me remember? Haha =D)

My Mom and I

Well, the past few days have went pretty well, with a few rough bumps of turbulence, but, hell, I’m strong enough to rough ‘em out.

I went back to school yesterday and today to pay a visit to my dear juniors. I know they’ve been working their asses off and I’m proud to say that they’ve been doing a wonderful job so far.

First, to my admirer, Joanne, I know the chairmanship is a tough job and haha, I know you’ve been so flustered up these few days (see your hair like seaweed like that), but do persevere because I know that you can succeed in everything you do. I have faith in you. On a lighter note, mind you please, you’re carrying our child, do rest more often, don’t stress yourself and DON’T YOU DARE ABORT THE BABY! Haha.

And of course, my wife-to-be, Ning Zhen. You’re a wonderful person really. Please don’t say sorry la, I feel very guilty as well. I’m really glad and blessed to have known you as a friend. I still remember when I first met you, I thought you were a SUPER SIAO, hyperactive and playful girl! Haha! (Don’t beat me up tomorrow!!)

However, as I got to know you more on a personal level, I knew you were a person with the truest heart that you can find and a friend who you can ALWAYS count on. I’m really grateful that you always treated me well, putting aside all the BO LIAO remarks and bullying that I had to endure. Haha! Anyways, work hard for bAoc alright, don’t bully the subcoms too much =X (*hides under bed*)

To all my other juniors, Harjeet (my darlink), Evern, Melissa (my daughter), Sabrina (my new boss), Indah, Say Hao, Christina and Wan Qi, I love (platonic) each and every one of you very much, even though I’m like always MIA-ing, hahaha!

All the year 3s have been showering their support for you with their goodies and even small little gifts. Show us what you guys are really made of and make the Year 3s and Society proud by bringing down the house during bAoc and win the Best Society Award again this year (it will be third time we’ll be winning the cup)

So, are you ready? (Ayo ayo!!)

Loves!!

Oh yes, before I forget, to spur you guys on, I've made two videos from two of our past events.

BA Society MC Camp 2006

The first video brings us back to the very first camp that we went to. Yeap, this was where we started our journey together as friends and colleagues. We have since forged a friendship that I believe will last a lifetime.

BA Society MSA Camp 2006

The next video is perhaps one of the best events that we all participated in. MSA! This is where the entire BA Society family, MCs, SCOs and ASCOs alike came together and I think we really bonded well during the 3 day camp.

Sucka sucka sucka jelly!

Alright, alright! Anyways, let me continue updating the fun and interesting (or BORING) events that happened these past few days.

Here's a photo of me and Lina during prom. I still haven't received photos from the others yet T-T ...

Lina & Me

Let me see, ahh! I went researching my ancestry and I found an interesting fact.

My great-great-grand father was once an imperial doctor in serving under the royal family in the imperial court during the last few years of the imperial days in China. To refresh you on your history, it was sometime during the Pu Yi regime. Pu Yi was the last Emperor of China before Imperialism was abolished by the people of China. Apparently, he fled the country with the clothes on his back and a few other possessions.

Some of my great-great-grand father had apparently left behind some old relics from the imperial days and its stored somewhere in my grandma's house. Oo. Interesting!

Hmm, other than that amazing find, nothing much interesting really happened.

Went out with Nigel the day before and this evening I celebrated my mom's birthday at Lawry's in Paragon. It was a fancy affair and the ambience was great too. Haha, it looked nice but I never did like the food there because it was usually served ina rought cut. I prefer eating at Angus House! Haham but anyways, I still enjoyed myself and I had Creme Brulee for dessert!! Wahaha

My Creme Brulee

Oh, and I want you to meet my REAL Scandal! Haha.

Yes yes, we're getting married soon. Don't forget to come to our ROM! Haha! Invitations will be sent!

Winston & Kevin

That's all folks!
I'm ending my entry here!

Good Night all and have a great weekend!!
LOVE!

To err is human,
To forgive divine...
In nader we will weep
In union we shall solace
To trust is to vow,
Till death do us part...

By Winston

BA Graduation 2007

2007-03-05T23:08:00.000-08:00

BA Society 06/07 Year 3s Tribute - Done by Year 2s

This video was specially created by the Year 2s of BA Society for the third years of the BA Society. Thank you once again for this really amazing video of our entire two semesters in the BA Society!

BA Graduation 2007 has came and gone just like that. I’m still rather astounded that my life in BA Society is, well, over. O.O Graduation was my last event with all the other year 3s in society and of course my dearest year 2s. The Dinner and Dance was held on the first of March at the Conrad Centennial Hotel.

BA Graduation Prom 2007 - Rainbow Enchante

The few weeks prior to the big event was still as busy as I was constantly checking my prom gmail for new updates and liaising with the entertainment company on the programme while at the same time tying up loose ends. I love that live. It’s never boring (even though it sounds boring) I like keeping myself busy and that just makes me feel ALIVE instead of slouching at home watching CSI =| I’ve been in HYPER ALIVE mode since I joined Society almost two years ago.

Time really flies when you’re enjoying yourself and even though I (and almost everyone else) had to go through loads of crap in my three years of poly life, I thoroughly enjoyed myself even more. It was a great experience I guess and coming here was never a regret for me (except for the first few weeks, I think, hahaha)

These last two semesters were even more special for me. I’ve made so many new friends that I swear I can keep for life. From society to my class, they are just wonderful people who cannot fail to brighten up my day!

Shit man! All this nostalgia, I think I’m going to cry everyone a river and drown the entire school. Haha. Ok ok, seriously. I’m going to miss everyone that I know. All my best friends, my buddies, darlings, khakis and even those hi and bye friends. Everything that was always a norm for me has vanished into nothingness. They are now just mere memories, wait, I take the word “mere” back, I meant, exceptionally wonderful memories, that I can keep for the rest of my life.

I myself can’t explain what it’s like to miss something so much. Ok, not much of a something, but a lifestyle, perhaps an… an… an experience! Yeah! An experience! It just feels so… WOW! Haha.

You know what, I’m not going to be so EMO right now or recollect my last three years. I’ll do that WHEN I really graduate from school. Sekali, I fail one module and have to retain another semester -.- (CHOY! CHOY! Choyningzhen XD)

Perhaps, I should tell you what happened on Graduation! Yeah! That’s right! Let me try to remember *scratch head* (Grace and Winston joke: OEI UNCLE! Only 5 minutes and you forget already! TOOPID!)

Well, the afternoon just before Prom, the MCs arrived at the Conrad Centennial. We all discussed on last minute changes and briefed the year two on their roles during the night’s programme. After the major stuff were addressed, I had a quick lunch, I rushed home to get change.

Apparently, I had lent my blazer to a couple of people and had misplaced it. Luckily, I found the stupid blazer chucked away in one corner of my dad’s closet. AMAZING! Well, I quickly got changed and headed back down to the hotel all freshen up.

When I returned, all the year 2s were already glammed up. They were all gorgeous (handsome for SayHao) and pretty! Oh yea, I remembered being interviewed. NO! I didn’t want it k. Haha. I just blurted out a lot of nonsense but I did remember crediting BA Society a couple hundred of times. Haha.

Anyways, people came trickling in after a while and woah by 7:30, almost 98% of the guests had arrived. Our programme started 15 minutes late but it was alright. Nothing much to panic about. I had a great time catching up with some of my old friends and even my lecturers. It was really great. I just hoped that the night’s programme would proceed well.

True to my hopes, everything turned out splendid! The Emcee really did a great job in getting the guests’ attention! He had a lot of fun games up his sleeves, especially the MTV Game. Four pair of contestants had to imitate an MTV, it was like a dramedy put together. You really will not be able to understand how damn hilarious it is. I’ll have to get a video up to show it to you.

We even had a drag performer to come spice up the night! CINDY CLAYPOT! Lol. She (or he) did a wonderful job and I was in stitched during her 20 minutes performance. She (or he) even gyrated with some of the guys. Heh. It was all in good fun. Haha.

Then the pageant, of course. Huimin and Mye Chian were asked to be contestants of the prom too. The catwalk was great and the Q&A session was also damn funny. One of the question was, if you had the notebook with you, whose person will you first write and why? I thought it was rather difficult, I think I also wouldn’t know how to answer it.

Anyways, at the end of the night, the first pair, Mr. Hot M1 and Ms. Angelic F1 stole the limelight and were crowned King and Queen for our prom.

Throughout the night, we also had several lucky draw sessions. There were lots of prizes to be given out, 170 in total. Since there were 280 attendees that night, it meant that everyone had a 60.7% chance of winning a gift.

Well anyways, the most shocking thing happened to me when they drew the grand prize of the night. Apparently, I won it. I was rather dumbfounded by the announcement. Hahaha. At the end of the night, I was holding to a round-trip air ticket to the Bahamas, thanks to Cathay Pacific. No la, JOKING, Hong-Kong.

The Special Administrative Region - Hong Kong

After prom ended, the dance floor was up and a couple of people danced groovily to the music.

Well, I thought prom this year was a blast and after a few surveys and feedbacks, everyone did have a great time and I was surprised that even the lecturers has thoroughly enjoyed themselves that night.

I say, a job well done for the entire committee for their efforts that night! To my dearest years 2s, Harjeet, Joanne, Evern, Ning Zhen, Christina, Melissa, Indah, Sabrina (new boss), Say Hao and Wan Qi, thank you for helping making that night memorable for us. It wouldn’t be successful without each and everyone of your effort!

And of course, to all the other year 3s for their dedicated effort throughout the year in planning this event. Pei Fen, Jenny, Dixon, Jason, Jocelyn and Jerome. Haha. Oh, congratulations to us too! We’re (almost) graduated!

After prom ended, the Year 2s surprised us with the video dedication and we all received quirky gifts. I got myself a condom. Haha. Dixon got himself a packet of Veet (Hair-waxing stuff) and Ning Zhen took the liberty to wax his hair of hiss leg. Lol.

We packed up after the moment of fun and went back to our hotel room. After we changed out of our glam-wear, we headed to Newton for supper. I had roti-prata again -.- and STINGRAY! We laughed the night away until a cat popped out of nowhere and made the girls scream up their chairs XD.

Haha, overall, it was really a damn fun night! (but I was damn tired too larh)

I spent friday at home doing nothing. (*snores*)

Sturday was more fun. Went out with Nigel, Edison, Levin and Melvin for dinner at Cine. Then later, Jovan joined us at night and we went to Party World and sang ourselves merry till 2am!

Bing Zhao (Jovan) & Levin

My throat was rather bad that night, but HECK, I just sang lor. We sang Jay Chou song all night long, lol. Mr. Singapore Idol Levin was like a songbird, he sang very well. Surprisingly, Edison was a bloody good singer too and I swear the both of them can just create their own albums. You should hear them sing, amazing falsetto.

Edison (Chen) singing!

I slept sunday morning and decided to swim and gym that day. Been getting flabby lately. LOL. Dinner at home that night o mark the end of CNY! I hope everyone had had lots of fun during CNY this year.! I know, I did =]

Oh, random thought, my mom's partner Francis Cheong took this challenge a couple of months ago to re-design the entire dresscode of Singapore's Citibanks staff and successfully completed it. He's still the best designer in Singapore after all. Woot!

After dinner, I went to Sentosa Coasta Sands Resort to celebrate Eric's 21st birthday. Jovan, Edison, Nigel, Serene, Anavil and the birthday boy were there already. Jane and Derek dropped by soon after.

We spent the entire night playing cards, dai di, bluff, bridge etc. and haha, my favorite game! Murderer and Detective. We played the "squeeze hands" version that night.

After we bored ourselves with card games, we scared ourselves with lots of ghost stories. Haha, I was really damn timid, since we were on Sentosa island and we were in odd numbers that night. We chatted ourselves, told stupid lame jokes, life storied and suan-ed people around (especially Serene, BREASTIE!!) till the sun rose.

As I was really damn drowsy, I left with Jane and Edi and we shared a cab home!

It has been a fun weekend and I have totally lost my bloody voice. Won't be opening my mouth for the next few days! HAHAHA!

Anyways, China's parliament session is open and it seems that alot of major issues are being tackled during its session. Some of the key issues that they are covering are apparently to sew the growing income divide between the rich and poor. The government also plans to allocate a large sum of funds to the rural areas of China. Furthermore, the government also announced Saturday that its military budget this year will rise 14.7 percent to $35.3 billion. I'm going to track the issues being debate cause its decisions can affect the entire world too.

Parliament

OK! Away from Chinese issues, do have a great week ahead for everyone! Let me end of this entry with the MTV for Take That's uber hot song (which I like alot and number 10 on the UK's Top 20) SHINE!

Shine - Take That

TAKE CARE!!
Love Ya'll!

Mother Earth

2007-02-28T01:22:00.000-08:00

An Inconvenient Truth Trailer - Futurama Style

An inconvenient truth indeed!

The message in this trailer is clear. Earth is DOOMED! With the gargantuan amount of resources that we are consuming each day, and the amount of greenhouse gases that we release into the atmosphere each day like nobody’s business, it’s funny that our species aren’t extinct yet. (We’re almost there though)

Every single day, we talk about maximizing returns and profits, boosting our world economies, protecting national interests and waging incessant and totally pointless wars over, what? Territorial disputes, over resources like oil or strategic locations. I say bullshit! Everything that we do to benefit ourselves results in the hastening of our extinction. The way I see it, either we go and conquer another resource-rich planet or we’d better start conserving or mother earth will just decide to rip out our lifeline any day.

The more we ignore the more severe problems of today, the more consequences we have to face in time to come. This impending doom is just like a ticking time bomb that is waiting to happen. No one seems to be able to comprehend the magnitude of this problem. The fact is that it may not happen in the lifetimes of our forefathers, but what about the younger generation; our generation?

It really can happen anytime now, the polar ice caps are melting faster than I can scream, Mommy-my-ice-cream melted and temperatures are soaring to the extent where Tokyo experienced its first snowless winter in its history this year. The Gulf Stream at the Atlantic Ocean is already experiencing some forms of inconsistency. What happens if the Gulf Stream decided to call it a day and shuts off tomorrow morning? Well, we can put on our cashmere and ski goggles and prepare for the next ice age. Voila! (ENTER: The Day After Tomorrow)

Post New York - The Day After Tomorrow

Every single day, we purge our planet of its life-breathing resources like our trees. We need because they play the part of the LUNGS of this earth. Without them, we will be choking ourselves in other whatnot gases, like hydrogen and nitrogen. You see, they play a dual role in absorbing CO2 and churning out O2 for us. Sounds good right? To think we would have to leave them alone, we deforest the world of trees irresponsibly, just to make a few more dollars. We are practically rupturing the lungs of our planet and destroying our eco-system.

The Brazilian forest is already at a critical stage with more than half of its vast greenery uprooted. What we should do is take back and give back to what Mother Nature has provided us. Take Indonesia for example, palm oil estates (excluding those who burn the forests) may be responsible for the increased deforestation rate in the heart of its jungle but it works hard and plant back palm trees. How good can it be? You see, the palm trees are well, TREES, duh and naturally, they will photosynthesize and we get oxygen from them. The liquid that is found in the fruits of the palm tree provides alternative fuel sources that do not pollute the environment and last of all, the husks of the fruits can also be churned and create paper in the process. See, how a little planning and thought goes a long away? You decide for yourself.

Palm Oil Plantations

Alternative to palm oil, nations of the world should try and lessen their addiction to crude oil. Everyday, we make excuses how important oil lubricates our economy. EXCUSES! Come on, even the simplest mind, like me, know that if we exhaust our oil resources, THERE WON'T BE ANY FUCKING ECONOMY TO CARE ABOUT! We can all just huddle back into our caves in the STONE AGE! Thank you very much! FUTHERMORE! If we continue to burn, burn and burn somemore, I can tell you we can just call global warming, global boiling for all I care. Temperature's rising and if the ice-bergs in the northpole start melting, woo-hoo, let's see how many cities will be underneath sea-level.

Global Mean Temperature

Polar Ice Caps - Yesterday & Today

Right now, we should devote our resources to creating new alternative energy resources. We can also try to improve current hybrid technologies in vehicles and make hybrid THE CHOICE in a decade or so. Emphasis can also be made to current alternative energy sources such as the windmill, solar power plants and improve them for greater efficiency!

If only people in this world CARED for the environment instead of PURGING its resources and taking what is offered to us for granted, this world could be a better place.

To sidetrack a bit, if only the rich of the world could just stop being so full of themselves and care so much of themselves and protecting THEIR OWN interests, the rest of the world’s population can live easily. Imagine, 70% of our world resources are consumes by 20% of the world richest nations and the remaining 30% of the world’s resources are shared among the remaining 80%. How selfish can people be?

I always took great interests in this field of study and through my researches, I came to realize that in fact, most the rich autocrats and leaders of this world don’t really give a damn. It’s the ordinary people that live the average life that makes a difference. They are not afraid to stand up against the mighty and challenge them and bring forward their cause. To cut it all short, it’s not just the authority who decides what you should do, you should decide for yourself. You can make that decision yourself to make this world a better place. Don’t blame anyone else for your own decisions. If all of us can just be a little responsible, like using recycled paper, turning off your air-conditioners when unnecessary, taking public transports if possible, our efforts will show!

In all my blabbering, what I’m just trying to say is that, come on people, it’s time that we really opened our eyes and accepts the fact that global warming is indeed a grave danger to our survival. The first signs have already been here long ago, increasing accounts of hurricanes in the South-East USA, flooding in South-East Asia, Typhoons along the coasts of China and Japan; snow in the usually sizzling state of California and a freeze experienced in the Europe region. What more signs do you want? Our world weather is in chaos and it’s time we enlightened ourselves of the sever implications of global warming and work together for a healthier earth (ENTER: Kyoto Protocol) and prove that the homosapiens aren’t that STUPID after all.

Just remember, our ability to live is what is at stake...

Girls Fart Too - Humanizing Girls

Lol, this is just plain old humour. People always perceive women as flawless beings and the better species in ways that their male counterparts can't seem to comprehend. But, haha this video clip just shows that like men, women also dig their nose, scratch their butts in public and erm ,fart... the same goes the men, women think men are insensitive, only rave about soccer and cars, but then again, is it really what you think? Hmm

What I'm trying to say is that our perceptions and judgement should not be clouded or incapacitated by sterotyping others. Better expect the unexpected I say!

Oh, a random paragraph! This is the photo of the next tallest building in the world. The Burj Dubai which stands at 800m tall when completed is the brainchild of Adrian Smith. Amazing Huh! Even with the fears of another September 11 incident, more and more taller buildings are outbuilding one another. The Burj has already beaten the Shanghai's World Financial Center and New York's Liberty Tower even before their construction. Taipei's 101 and Malaysia's Petronas have just been bumped down to number four and five. Too bad!

The Burj Dubai

Comparison Chart

I personally think that even though it is an amazing feat of engineering and architect, I think it's rather impractical to built such a tower. I wouldn't want to live in that tower. Aside from, earthquakes and terrorist attacks, I'm afraid of heights. Nono, I'll kiss the ground anytime!

Nothing political or racist, I think the Arabs should really spend their money wisely and invest on their future. Let me pose a question to them... what will you do when your oil fields stop churning out your black gold?

Anyways, just to end off my entry, here's the original trailer for an Inconvenient Truth. You have to watch it! It's not a request, it's an order! Haha, just joking.

An Inconvenient Truth Trailer - Mr. AL GORE

Just a teenie-weenie note, this movie has been critically-acclaimed by many critics and has won an oscar; however, it has also been bull-shitted by many people as well. So, what I have typed above are my personal opinions and onviously, they are prejudiced and leaning towards AL GORE's point of view. Go watch the movie if you can and tell me... what.. IS.. your.. view!

Chinese New Year

2007-02-26T03:34:00.000-08:00

Listen - Beyonce Knowles

Just Listen, listen to the words

Heh. The last few days of February is dwindling and in two days, we’ll be welcoming March! Lots have happened over the recent two or so weeks.

First, my exams are officially over! Yeap. My paper didn’t go that bad, I think most people thought it went ok. Anyways, no school isn’t really that fun. I kinda miss school and seeing my friends every day.

Its weird waking up every morning and not rushing for projects, more projects, society meetings, more society meetings and even more society meetings. Haha. Oh well. Maybe, I’ll just fail a module and repeat an entire year! Wahaha! Ok, I’m being a retard now, I know -.-

But, even if I can’t go back to school for another couple of years, I will always be able to reminisce by three years in Ngee Ann Polytechnic, one of the best educational decisions that I have ever made. Haha, I sound so patriotic to my school now =X

Yeah, reflecting on my own self, I realize that like any typical poly student, I (and almost most other people) have this tendency to always complain about schoolwork, bloody projects, complaining about bitching acquaintances, pathetic timetables, eccentric lecturers and other whatnots, at the end of the day, you realize that you will always one part of your soul embodied to your alma mater.

I don’t even know how to describe this unusual feeling, something like being nostalgic of the good old days. Haha. Oh well, I will definitely go back and visit NP whenever I can =]

OKOK, enough of school stuff. It’s my holiday and I don’t want to be wallowed up in misery before I get conscripted into the barracks =X

CHINESE NEW YEAR! It comes once a year and that’s when tykes and unmarried men and women get a small windfall =] Lol. Ok, brushing financial gains aside, its also a celebration of Chinese traditions and origins. It’s a festival that should be celebrated by the Chinese people on all counts because its our one tradition that is celebrated around the world with much festivity!

Abiding to family traditions, I woke up early at six on the first day of Chinese New Year. Yea, for most people, it’s probably the most ridiculest thing that you’ll ever do. By seven thirty, I’ll have to be at my great-grandmother’s house for breakfast.

My Great-Grand Mother's House

Catching Up

Three Generations

This year was the first time I donned formal wear, the past few years; I rebelled by slopping around with T-shirts and jeans. Haha. Breakfast was great and it was a real sumptuous one.

After breakfast, my direct family including my aunts uncles and cousins rampaged the streets, heading to the houses of all of our senior relatives to pay our respects =] We visited a couple of houses and occasionally bumped into the families of other extended family members. The streets were awfully quiet that morning. It seemed as if the entire populace vanished into thin air. Haha, I liked the quiet silent morning ambience on along orchard road.

Relative's House at Grange Road

Relative's House with a Ranch

Relative's House with a Golden Buddha Statue

Lunch was at my grandparents house and that’s where the entire family, including the extended family, in which I never did get acquainted with, gathered together. I made some new friends with a few relatives that I never knew existed.

Ah Ma's House

Then, we visited a few more houses and then headed back home where my paternal grandfather came to visit us from Indonesia and that’s when my paternal family all came to have lunch, AGAIN and later on spent the entire day talking, talking and MORE TALKING.

My cousins and I just spent the entire day locked up in my room playing games and cards. It was fun to catch up with them again.

My Cousins

Dinner at home again with my paternal and maternal side of the family.

The second day, my family visited a few remaining relatives at nine in the morning and then headed to one of my grand-auntie’s house for New Year lunch. Kidna sad that I didn’t turn up for lunch because I had terrible belly ache from all the food that I gorged down the day before. I always look forward to her grandiose buffet, even better than some hotels. Haha!

Dinner at home again, lots of people. Haha! I tell you, I think I ate and ate until I popped a bloody big belly =X Bleah, who cares. CNY comes once a year! I’m just gonna enjoy it.

Oh, I want to say thank you to everyone who wished my happy Lunar New Year =]

Lou Yu Sheng

Yum Yum! Dinner!

Anyways, the more hectic days of CNY has passed and I’m able to cool down now from all the festivity madness. Prom is the next big thing coming up and society is gearing up for our final event before our flagship event, bAoc ’07.

For all those who may have forgotten, the BA Graduation Prom will be held this Thursday at the Conrad Centennial Hotel. Thanks so much to all the third years for providing us with an overwhelming response to our prom. We are all deeply gratified by your support for the BA Society.

Anyways, the Business & Accountancy Orientation Convention (bAoc) 2007 is just right around the corner. I think the postings for “O” Level graduating students are coming out in a week or so. If you have chosen to come to Ngee Ann’s Business School than I congratulate you for making a wise decision because I have learnt and experience a lot from my 3 years with BA.

The BA Orientation Committee is working very hard to make sure that we will be able to warmly welcome all our new BA freshmen to our school. They will be sacrificing their holidays just to get the event up and running for all you freshmen and I personally believe that they will do a fantastic job because I have confidence with their capabilities.

On a personal note, I’m really going to miss each and every one of my committee colleagues that I have worked for the past two semesters. I think we have gone through a lot together and no one other than the 18 of us can understand the true meaning of camaraderie that was forged among us. Haha, I think I will definitely burst out crying at the end of the orientation convention. So much of me being a MAN! Haha.

The BA SOCIETY 2006/07

Anyways, to BA Society, I love you very much.
(I apologize for not turning up for dinner today, I have some problems to attend to, I hope you can understand =])

Oh, random thoughts, my house is going to be used in a commercial for guess what? BABY POWDER. LOL. I’m going to laugh my ass off but I think it’s cute. Haha.

And, talking about my house, It’s been relatively furnished. Still a couple more of thigns to be added but it should be done in a *couple* of months time =X …

The MCs came and visit my house on the fourth day of Chinese New Year. It was great fun. Ningzhen managed to play her Mario Party 4 again but our old file was deleted off accidentally and we had to restart the entire game again. She came in third but was HAPPY that I was dead last.

Thanks so much for the ten of you for coming down to visit that day, and I’m glad that you guys had fun too and taking thousands and thousands of photos! Thanks for all the oranges, the chocolates and the bottle of wine too =]

3 Girls Chillin'

At the Balcony

The Mirror Effect

Bathtub SCANDAL!!

I managed to catch a lot of movies over the past few weeks. EPIC was a total disappointment. I was bracing myself for epic laughter, but all I got was epic pathetic. NORBIT was mediocre. I had expected it to be more funny but Rasputia was just too brazen. The movie made me think about a few things, cause I saw a message underlying the story. JUST FOLLOW LAW is perhaps one of the funniest movies that Mister Jack Neo can think of. I had earlier perceptions that the movie would be just so-so; however, I was totally humbled and I cracked myself all the way. I think I never laughed so much this year, haha. Gurmit and Fann are great actors. SI BEI HO!

The last movie I watched was DREAMGIRLS. I think that is one of the best movies I have ever watched too. It’s very awe-inspiring and with the likes of the Jamie Foxx and Beyonce Knowles, it’s a sure advantage for this movie to win at the Oscars and the Academy Awards.

DREAMGIRLS

Jennifer Hudson. Wow. I never realized he voice was that good. She still sounds amateurish but with such voice, I won’t complain. She could be the next Mariah Carey or J LO for all I care. A TEN for JHud’s startling performance!

PLUS, all the songs are very nice to hear and most of them have a little message hidden under them, some more obvious that the other.

My favorite song is, FAMILY, LISTEN and everyone’s favourite, ONE NIGHT ONLY.

The guys stayed over my place the night before. Haha. I never had so much fun at a ,ahem, guys slumber party. My dad has this rules of no girls staying over, so sadly, no girls.

We played Mario Party throughout the night. We kept shouting and screaming. Stupid Nigel Wayne Lim had to win everything. Well, he won first place eventually. Haha. Then, we played cards. Supposed to tell ghost stories but everyone was too tired at the end of the game then just knocked off to sleep.

Thanks for coming and we’ll be going to Matthew’s house next. Haha.

Anyways, my dad just bought a dozen dunno-what-species fishes. All I know is that they’re expensive because they cost $500 each. I’d rather have him donate the money to him and I’ll swim in the pond T-T … ok, cold.

I’m going to feed the fishes and have dinner and play with my new toy helicopter.Wahahaha!

Dotz.
Winston

6:With You

Happy Valentine's Day

2007-02-14T16:47:00.000-08:00

Everyday I Love You - Boyzone

I love this song alot. I know its very old, but it's a sweet song don't you think? And since its Valentine's Day, I'll put this up. Thanks Lina, so much, for introducing this song to me =]

UPDATE!

Haha. 3 papers down. RMGT, IB and today PM. One more paper this friday, HRM, and so long exams!

Anyways, oh yes, My previous post had nothing to do with CHOY NING ZHEN. CNZ is a very sweet (like candyfloss) and nice (like cow, cause i think cows are nice) girl. She won't do anything to hurt or provoke me. SHE WON'T EVEN KILL ME.Haha! =X

Had dinner at THE LINE, Shangri-la last night. It was my mom's company dinner and she was treating her staff for dinner. I was like so pai seh being therecause I really didn't know anyone. Furthermore, I had no idea what I was doing there when I should be at home studying for my horrid (really horrid) exams.

Luckily, a couple of my cousins were there too, or I would have just resembled a stone throughout the night. Oh, I found out my aunt was 5 months pregnant -.- I didn't knew she was lor! It's gonna be a girl =] sweet. Anyways, she was like, WTF! You didn't know I was pregnant!! Then she said, I must have thought she was FAT! HAHAHA. No la, maybe she knows how to conceal =X

Haha, I also found out my cousin, Jean, got 7A1's for her 'O' Levels. WAHH! I was like, HEH. My grade is like rubbish compared to hers. She's going to AC just like her brother.

Anyways, haha, since the buffet price there was bloody expensive, I took the liberty to milk all there's worth for $100. I think I made a total of six rounds and as bo liao as I can be, I took a shot of each plate. Let's see:

Round One: The Appetizer Spread

Round Two: Italian Pasta Galore

Round Three: Spicy Indian Adventure

Round Four: Seafood Extravaganza

Round Five: The Mystery Meat Exploration

Round Six: Dessert Chill & Thrill

OMG -.- I'm like so super lame la. The captions are like, disneyland adventure rides. dotz. Well, I think I ate more than a hundred dollars worth of food so, I'm satiated =]

Oh, Chinese New Year is almost here. My new house is being decorated as of now. I took a few shots of the Lunar New Year inspired theme of the first floor (cause its the only level that has been decorated, and its still rather barren) of my house.

Waterfall

Garden

Main Door

Living Room

Dining Room

Some Table

Oh, here's another random pic during dinner at home last week. Just upload bah.

Me & Will

Anyways, its a special day today. Yes, its the MOST lovey-dovey-mushy day of the entire year.

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY

just you, everyday, forever

A Leap of Faith

2007-02-11T21:26:00.000-08:00

Unwritten - Natasha Bedingfield

The rest is still unwritten.

I just realized its 2007. Time just seems to pass so swiftly and 2006 is gone. I would have to say that 2006 has been a mind-opening and personally challenging year for me.

I doubt anyone can really comprehend what I have experienced. A myriad of episodes that really made me trudged and reached much further than I could have ever imagined. Imagine being engulfed in darkness and you take a step forward, leaving that sacred comfort zone of yours and grasp your hand into nothingness, you trust only yourself, taking a leap of faith to find out what more is there in store for you.

Through my very eyes, I have exposed myself to the many angles and perspectives of life. I have seen the many colors and faces of people, culture and life. I tried to understand how life functions, how people everywhere perceive their lives and what constitutes their ideology.

I have had countless of obstacles besieged upon me and through these challenges, I’ve experienced pinnacles and at the same time, the uglier side to life. I have seen how people react to them and how they ingeniously find solutions to solve them and alternatively, break down in the furry of predicaments. I even took another chance exploring love and emotions, trying my best to understand its meaning. I was astonished as well, having seen people finding their purpose in life, their destinies, through love itself.

Our destinies, what are they? Have you ever realized your purpose in life?
This past year, I’ve seen people around me rise up to their destinies and some, who apparently just crumble apart into nothingness. You see, people create their own destinies, I, for one, am different. I have a destiny forced upon me. Since the day I was brought into this world, the first breathe of air that I took in, I already had a weight of responsibilities thrusted upon me.

I felt utterly lost on realizing that fact. Was that really my destiny? Could I just deny myself from the path chosen for me, could I just pave my own path? I had no direction in life. I was confused with conflicting emotions in me. It was a raging storm that I came to experience. I spent countless days and nights pondering about it. Is it even necessary to worry about such stuff? Yes, it was to me. I wanted to have clear direction in my life. I wanted to know so badly what I wanted to do.

After much soul-searching (almost 12 months of it), I came to realize that I too can shape my own destiny. I am living for myself. Whatever has been thrusted upon me is just secondary to my purpose in life. I can choose to fulfill them (in which I definitely will) and I will pursue them MY way.

Well, I have only taken a few small steps on my journey in life, but I know what I'm going to do, I'm going to be the AUTHOR of my own life and when the time comes, I will definitely face my destiny. I will not run away from it because denial itself is the inability to fulfill. I am going to step out of my comfort zone, rise up to that challenge and work towards it.

Everyone should also do some soul-searching when possible. Become more aware of yourself and your surroundings. Find your REAL wants in life and achieve your goals that will truly make you happy in life. Yes, it may difficult but trust me, when you do find your destiny in life; you'll know what I mean.

So, was that leap of faith worth it for me?

HELL YES.

How about you? Will you make that leap?

Pathetic

2007-02-10T20:13:00.000-08:00

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I am never understood by people.
No one takes me seriously.
Everyone thinks I’m a joke.
That I’m immature.
That I’m dependent.
That I’m aloof.
That I’m a flirt.

I just wish that I can get some ounce of respect.
I just wish that people will can understand me abit.
I just wish that I can be bestowed a sense of trust.
I just wish I can be treated normally like a person.

I’ve heard hell loads of negative stuff about me.
Sometimes, I find it incredulous that you people can even utter such gibberish.
If you’re jealous of me, then you people are sore losers.
If you just simply hate me because I’m Winston, then you are insane.
What more the people who I trust and cherish. They are a disappointment.
I’m not naming names but you bloody people know who you are.
It just doesn’t make sense. It just doesn’t.
Why be my friend, if you have an icky with me?
If you have a fucking problem with me, just tell it to me in my face.
If you’re too afraid, then don’t bloody show your superficial face in front of me.

Go on with your pathetic ways and you'll see when the tables are turned on you.

KTV & Slumber Party

2007-02-02T00:47:00.000-08:00

The Black Parade - My Chemical Romance

Everyone, this is perhaps a song that needs no introduction =] So, welcome to the black parade

Egad, it’s February already and I haven’t even updated once since the wee weeks of January. So much for my determination! Haha!

Lots have changed since the last time I blogged. My last semester has officially come to a close and exams are just one week away. So much frantic revision going on and incessant cursing aimed at my bloody habit of losing my lecture notes =X

Well, I’ve sorta unofficially moved into my new house. It’s been a hectic week for me as I have been packing stuff (junk included) from my old house and dumping them into my room in the new house. I really have no motivation at the moment to decorate my room or whatsoever. My lovely room resembles more like a storeroom than my bedroom -.-

The good news is that, it’s only my brother and me living here, me mom and dad haven’t really prepared to move yet and only plan to do so in the next couple of weeks. Why? They have more junk than me to move (haha) and they didn’t want to live in a house that is still in the midst of completion. OH! I didn’t tell you? Yeah, I moved into an unfinished house. But then again, it’s damn fun when you wake up to new things at the house. I woke up yesterday morning with 5 plasma televisions installed into the house and haha, and new curtains and SCV boxes today. I’m still waiting for the bloody telephone line and internet to be ready! WAIT! The landscape too! The garden looks more like a dirt mound to me -.-

The house is three storeys. The living, dining room, kitchen and guest rooms are on level one. The entertainment room, my brother’s room and my parent’s room are on level two and my room and a recreation area is on level three. I have to admit that it’s kind of spacious but I’m still trying to live with extra space. I don’t really like living in big houses. Must have been a phobia when I was a young kid. I once got lost in my own house when I was three. The house was a creepy old mansion off Holland Road. My mom had been chasing me to do my homework and just to avoid her, I ran amok and yeah, I got lost and it took three hours for my mom to find a sobbing tot hiding INSIDE the drained grand fountain -.-

Dixon, Joanne, Ning Zhen and Jocelyn came over to see my house yesterday and guess what? all of them with the exception of Jocelyn had to just stay over at my house. Haha! They were very nice la, thanks for the ruffles, cup noodles and ben ‘n’ jerry’s, knowing the barren condition of my refrigerator.

We played Mario Party on the GameCube all the night long and crap till the wee hours of morn. It’s really nice to spend time with the people you love. Slumber Party! OK -.- That’s so primary school. Nevertheless, thanks for coming! NO! I’m not accepting anymore invitations until the house is 100% completed and furbished.

Oh yeah, talking about the new house. I’m still not really comfy with it yet. It doesn’t have the homely feel and the house feels so soulless. You can’t blame the house. I guess, you just have to wait for its occupants to rough it down a little before you can feel that tinge of home! For now, I’m calling my room a serviced apartment, with the exception of a kitchen. Hmm, maybe I’ll get a microwave oven into my room one day.

There was a celebration party or how should I say it a “pat-on-the-back, well done, good job” party and the National University Guild House yesterday. The Management Committee of the BA Society was invited along with the Lecturer Advisors for a karaoke session. Thanks Mr. Paul Chang! Haha. It’s sort of an annual tradition. And, how we enjoyed ourselves there, we sang! Lol! Yeap, KTV to the max! Everyone was having a good time and we seriously ordered a hell load of food. I, being the glutton couldn’t resist the temptation and just gobbled whatever I could get my grubby hands on! So much for my abstinence against junk food for a month!

Well, we sand our heads of from seven to eleven and we parted our ways. Dixon, Joanne and Ning Zhen, Jocelyn, Sabrina, Jason and I headed off to Hagen Dazs at Holland V for supper after we dropped Jenny along the way. I think we were bloody noisy. I had to admit that Ning Zhen and I contributed majorly to the polluting noise level. We were squabbling like a married old couple. But hey, it was fun and I don’t think we irritated anyone, but I think we did amuse a few people -.-

I’ve been training non-stop for my napfa and my personal well-being lately. I’ve been running along Dunearn Road every day to train my speed and stamina for my bloody 2.4 km run in which I missed by 20 seconds for a silver. It was really arduous the first few days with me cursing and muttering whatnots under my breath but after almost two weeks, I’ve conditioned to it and actually began to like jogging/running. Haha, you can literally catch me running like a crazy goose at around 2 to 4 pm everyday.

It’s 7:30pm. I’m pooped. My parents, who APPARENTLY forgot about me, left the house to shop around for stuff. They’ll be back anytime soon and oh, today is their 19th Wedding Anniversary and we’re going to have omg, family dinner for once. Yeah, in my family, it’s rare for the four of us to actually sit down to talk, yet alone have dinner or watch TV together. Although, it can be largely compensated with frequent (ok, not lately) family dinners and outings. I’m gonna do something special for them tonight. Haha!

As for my parents, if they do ever read this entry, I wish you guys a happy wedding anniversary today and definitely many more to come! Your WONDERFUL son will always be by your side (as long as you still continue to give me my weekly allowances, lol) no matter what =]

Oh, to Monica & Matt, study hard for your exams ya! Haha! Your last paper marks the start of my first paper. Such a bummer! Moni! Have fun in Florida and please don't forget to bring lots of goodies yea!

To Mister Fye =] If you do ever happen to read this, TAKE loads of good care in camp! Kinda glad yo're enjoying urself there. Heh heh. I'll kachiau you again when my exams are over.

and lastly, LINA! Haha, pai seh the plane not ready! Until today wor! Study hard for exams and yea I owe you one for that NAPFA incident. Hee hee!

Have a great February everyone!
Toodles!

Entry 2007

2007-01-08T22:51:00.000-08:00

Tu Amore - RBD

This is a sweet song that I have fallen in love with. Haha. Nothing much to say, watch the MV and judge it for yourself =]

Hallo everyone! A HAPPY NEW YEAR to all!

Yes, I'm back to blog, but I won't make this entry a long one. I'm on the last leg of my poly life and I'm gonna end it with a total bang! Goodbye to social life for now but I'll be back when I graduate in a months time! Haha!

Anyways, yes a month has passed since I last blogged. A dozen events have just whizzed by me throughout these four weeks.

The new year has dawned upon us and I just hope that this year will be a great one! Haha, i'm moving into the next phase of my life for one; National Service. I'm looking forward to it. Haha!

First, I had BAMP! or BA Camp! It was a spectacular camp that was a smashing success among its participants and the organizers too. I'll promise a full-fledged detailed entry on the three days of BAMP! very soon!

Just as BAMP! ended, I flew off to Tokyo for a week away from my hectic life. I had a great time in Japan. Even though the weather was pretty rough over the first few days, the remaining days were just perfect! I love japan, seriously. It's my favourite country in the world, one where tradition is respected and modernism embraced wholeheartedly. And yes, another entry dedicated to these seven days.

I bought lots of souveniers btw, I'll get them to my darlings when I can! Haha!

Anyways, my last full-fledged event, Bawazup has just started and I am confident that this event will be a success! I give my support to the project heads for this event and everyone else who is involved with it. Everyone come support us by coming to out carnival this Saturday! It's gonna be a blast!

Alright, I have nothing much else to update now. I probably won't blog for a while again, I'll just reply through my tagboard. Haha! Paiseh!

I love all of you guys =]
Do you love me too? Haha. (jk)

Have a great year ahead to my fellow readers.

Yours Truly,
Mister Winsty

Catch a falling star...

RED CAMP 3

2006-12-03T00:12:00.000-08:00

Open Season Beaver Parody

LMAO! This is an open season christmas special parody involving two beavers and a, erm, bear. Edy was damn wu liao so he decided to film this. Shuhui gave us all the animals from BK and we used it for our lame video. I'm the beaver on the right and Edy on the left.

Eh, I have nothing much to blog about for this week lei. The highlight of the week was perhaps our Humancom video. Yea, wanna hear more about it? YES, I know you do!

Well, for our Human Communications project, we were tasked to do up a presentation on family communications and our group decided to be a little innovative and create a video. It's basically a before and after style of video.

Our first video was to showcase a negative family and the latter a positive family. We're suppose to identify and analyze modern family problems and then find and elaborate on several practical solutions.

We spent an entire day doing that video and yea, we laughed ourselves silly lor! Laughing relieves stress you know. Haha!

I found it more fun doing the former video because ... i really dunno how to explain lei, you ought to see the video and then you will know why! Haha!

Sadly, we didn't take much pictures on that day. I only have two pictures to show you =X

Cheese!

HAPPY FAMILY!

Oh yea -.- How could I forget? The videos themselves. Wahaha. Here it is =]

HCOM Assignment 2 Roleplay Scenario One

You understand what I mean by this clip being super damn funny >< I think I laughed more than a gazillion times watching it lor. Haha.

HCOM Assignment 2 Roleplay Scenario Two

The second clip is of course, much milder and not as hilarious as the former, but alas, i still loved both of them. Heh heh!

Anyways, yea, RED CAMP happened. OMG! It was a woahsome morning for me. The whole school was mobilized as Ngee Ann Polytechnic opened its doors to welcome in graduating "O" level students to be more acquainted with the institution and well ... hopefully choose NP as their choice school.

After weeks of preps, this was it. The finale! As i'm only participating under the Business School, I only managed to see the preps done for the BA performance and whatnot. I dun really know what happened with the other schools. Anyways, NP was like in Open House mode already. Haha!

I think BA Comm did a wonderful job to make everything a success. I see poor Marvin damn stressed up everyday. Haha, poor guy. Well, its over and everyone can rejoice.

The NP ambassadors also did a terrific job. Super spontaneous lor. I miss my ambassador days T.T ..... i miss lisa

Eh, I have a video clip of Lisa, Serene and a few other ambassadors munching on cryogenic biscuits =X Lisa's face like macham drug addict lar -.-

Cryogenic Biscuits - Red Camp 3

Anyways, sadly, i HAVE NO PHOTOS for red camp 3 -.- I was too busy being glued to whats going on stage that I forgot to take photos! Damn wasted larh. BLEAH! I hope some of my colleagues DID take some photos and I'll update them soon!

OK! I really really have nothing else to update already. I'm keeping short cause common tests are like a few days away and I haven't really started ANYTHING at all -.- May god bless my poor soul!

I shall turn in now. BUAIZ!

*this entry was created on December 3rd, and smiliar to the last entry, it just wasn't published. yes, blame my lazy fingers =X*

Just Another Week =]

2006-11-24T06:47:00.000-08:00

GHOSTBUSTERS - Ray Parker Jr.

This song was played at Studio 54 at MOS. I really fell in love with this song all over again. The ghostbuster nostalgia. Woohoo! One more time!!

OMG -.-

It has been a week since I updated. Yeah! ONE WEEK! I think I also forgot what happened last week. Haha.

I really can't seem to recall every single detail that happened this past week. It's such a waste. Bleah. Nevermind, at least, I can keep this entry short I guess.

Let me rack my brains. Hmm. AHHH! RED CAMP rehearsals again this week. Guess what, our mascots finally had their full costumes on for the rehearsal. I was like brimming with joy when I saw the mascots. Wahaha!

Briefing (Catherine sticking out tongue)

My Dear Mascots =]

Went to Surge@MOS on Tuesday. Contrary to what everyone said, I thought that the "boxing" match was quite amusing. I was practically laughing all the way =X.

Haha, well, if you don't know what I'm talking about, on Tuesday night, MOS held a initially planned boxing match between two guys from elite schools, namely a Daniel from RJC and a Jason from ACS over a pretty SianTzu Casteels girl.

Here's a minimized version of the poster.

Anyways, the fight didn't happen. I think the respective schools intervened and the match ended up with mere hand-wrestling, pushups and haha, some mini-wrestling which was so damn lame.

The daniel guy won in the end and he got SianTzu. Bla-de-bla. But, yea, I heard from a friend who is one of the people behind the event that the show was a fake. Everything was choreographed =X ...

With the fight over, it was grooving time! It was an underage party btw, so there was no alcohol in the main area -.- what a bummer. But coke and sprite was available for a mere $12 (sarcastic)

So, we adjourned to Studio 54, wahaha, and I had my shots!

Danced half the night away and reluctantly pulled myself out of MOS at 1:48am. I still remember it so clearly. Haha.

Here are some photos that I took that night!

Waterfall =D

SOME People =X

Sunbear loves to study!

Me & Edi

High People!

Louis. Amanda. Me

We Love SHOTS!

We celebrated Hui Min's birthday this week too! We celebrated at Canteen 2 with the guys and gurls of TF02! The cake looked sweet. Blue colour somemore. Yeah!

Birthday Girl Ah Min

The Cake!

Photographing the Cake =X

Anyways, that pretty much sums up what happened this week. Wait for the next entry!

Love, Winston =]

*this entry was created on November 24th, just wasn't published. i have lazy fingers*

Happening

2006-11-19T06:33:00.000-08:00

Brothers Forever; Our Lives - Video Montage

To all my bros, yeap, the video is finally here. Weeks of toiling over this project and I'm so glad that I finished it and I'm proud to display it up here =]] Heh heh! Yeah, thank you guys so much once again for always being the light and joy of my life, for always making my dreadful days seem so much brighter and always doing bloody silly things everywhere in town. I love you guys to bits and I'm proclaiming my love to guys here. Wahaha. Ok, I'll mild down a bit. Seriously, this video is dedicated to you guys and girls (i know its titled brother but wth ..)

FINALLY!

A chance to blog my thoughts down. If I had to wait any longer, I'll forget all the juicy stuff that happened over the past few days XD ...

So, anyways, my week has been pretty much loaded with RED CAMP preperations! Yeah, Wednesday was reherseal and everyone was pretty much busy preparing for december when RED CAMP debuts.

Reherseal for RED CAMP!

Mascots still didn't have their costumes ready so I practically spent my entire Tuesday thinking of how we were going to create a unique icon for each of our 5 diplomas; ACC, BFS, BS, BIT & TRM.

Yeap, and after much brainstorming with several of the lecturers, our team managed to cough up several great ideas for them.

I'm not suppose to reveal anything until RED CAMP itself but I thought our ideas were damn cool. I hope the audience will like it =X

Doodling on costume designs =X

Anyways, to BA COMM, keep up with the great work that you've been doing, especially Mr. Marvin Kang aka BIG BOSS ... haha ... yeap if you see this that is. Everything will definitely look great on that day!

Ooo! My grandma fetched me to school today! Lol. She came to check up on my brother and I since my parents were away. Yea, I love her lots.

love =]]

I went with Dixon to Clementi to get materials for our mascots. Had a PIZZAHUT feast and omg, we ordered too much larh but with our appetites, we glady razed everything!

Wad a platter! Woohoo!

Oh yeah, Mr. Poon's car was bombed by bird droppings! Haha! He practically recoiled in horror as if shot down by bullet =X ...

Then, haha, he had no choice and had the car washed at Shell. Haven't been to a car wash for many many many years already! I used to watch the machines work on the cars but haha, now, manual washing is the in-thing, but nevertheless, I still enjoyed the car wash!

Shit? No la! It's foam!

We had IS on thursday. WISP was fine, Human Comm was bloody frustrating. Our assignment was suppose to be submitted in a journal entry form but we had to follow so many guidelines and I had to keep on changing my content because our tutor didn't approve it. But, then again, its not her fault lar, its a difficult module and I think she has been kind enough to explain it to us, OVER AND OVER AGAIN (nag nag)

We went to Holland V during our lunch break (after WISP & before Human Comm) It was Van & Eileen's first time there. Yea! Lol, we had lots of fun eating sushi until we were damn bloated again, ok wait, maybe it was just me =X

I just love all the salmon dishes. WAHAHA! I can't get enough of salmon! (I'm crazy)

After school, Boxun, Jun An, Joanna along with Dixon and I came and help us with our mascot production. Yeap. Thanks so much for he three of you coming to help us on that day =]]

What a mess man!

Work work ...

It was damn fun as we wrecked #03-12 again. That room has alot of memories for me. Entering that room just brought back nostalgia and haha, goosebumps too. I spent my two months vacation in this room, preparing for this years orientation, bAoc.

While everyone was having their holidays, I toiled day after day to ensure that our orientation would be a success and at least provide our freshmen loads fun and enjoyment during the three days of orientation and of course, feel comfortable in this new surrounding. Until today, I still cannot say thank you enough to memebers of the BA Society and everyone else who played a part to make our bAoc a success.

Man, I drifted off topic =X

Anyways, after we finished for the day, we went to Mad Jacks somewhere new Crown Centre for dinner and had their signature Fish 'n' Chips dish! Yeah, again, I was godamn bloated lor -.- ... We even wanted to go to Island Creamery for desert but wth, we just heaved our oversized stomachs back home =X

Joanna & Me =]]

Friday was e-learning so no school! But!!!! I still had to come back for RED CAMP ... AGAIN! Haha, yeah! Saturday as well -.- My weekend has just gone down the drain, again. Anyways, thx to Mori, Amelia,Daniel and Rong De for coming down to help out =]]

Mori, Daniel & Rong De =]]

Our Garbage!

Winston ... i mean AMELIA the PIG!!

I want my free time!! =[[ ... so badly ...

Went out on Saturday again with my darlings. Haha, omg, I'm calling them darlings already cause I can't have enough of them. Love you guys to bits!

Here's some photos of us !! Woohoo!

Matt: Woodbrige runaway!!

Three Act CUTES: Matthew, Anavil & Edison

Matthew, Nigel & Me

SUNDAY! Went to Eileen house to do IBS project -.- BAH! It was so tedious larh. I had to use the calculator. OMG LARH! I haven't touched one since last semester. Haha! OH MY! But, yea, we spend the day in Eileen's room, laugh our asses out until no more sound could come out my ass =X

After dinner, I headed home and haha, wiat I dunno what else to write cause I'm practically typing this entry now.

I had an eventful week once again, yea. Lots of stuff happened, for better and for worse but yeah, still lovin' everything.

ONE LAST THING! THE NINTENDO WII IS OUT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WAHHOOOOOOOOOOOO! I can't believe it lor! I really can't believe its finally here! If you dunno what the Wii is, watch this commercial or visit http://wii.nintendo.com/ ... I think its the ideal system. It's retailing at US$250 a set. PS3 may possess super graphics but at US$600 .. thats like $1,000 !! No way! I'm rooting for Wii and it has ZELDA! Wahaha!

Nintendo Wii Commercial

And, here's a photo of the greatest system of all .. hehe .. sorry I'm so prejudiced! =X ...

The Wii is HERE!

To everyone, do have a great week ahead!

PEACE OUT!!
winsty~

*HINT:Who wants to MOS on Tuesday night =]]

BA Society

2006-11-14T08:59:00.000-08:00

Vanessa & Jeremiah 19th Birthday Tribute

This video was made specially for two special people, Vanessa & Jeremiah. They turned 19 in November 2006 and I wish them a happy birthday. It took me quite a while to create this video and I needed alot of inspiration to create it. This is one of the longest videos that I have worked on and I really love it. I hope the two of them will like it and everyone else too =]

The new week is here and ooh, I'm still complaining about work again. Juleen was right all along, non-stop complaints of my work in my blog =X

Well, nothing much happened on Monday in school. BAMP booth couldn't get set up due to some technical discrepancies. Urgh, sometimes going through red tape in school is bloody tedious. First they will tell you to do this and this and the next thing you no, they deny they ever said this and this and insists you to do so and so -_-

My afternoon and evening was split between BA Week and Red Camp. I had to pang seh my BA Week project heads, I swear I was suaned out of Society Room as I made my way to convention for Red Camp preparartions.

Red Camp is well, a CAMP organized by Ngee Ann Polytechnic for secondary school students and give them the opportunity to experience Poly Life. Yeap! Me and Dixon were appointed to lead the mascot and stage crew team.

NP's Red Camp 3

It was a headache for me again as my mind was still fresh from BA Week stuff. Blah! Yea, we're going to have a performance and we have to make sure that everything is in order =X ... I really do hope that everything will go smoothly on that day. We only have two weeks before Red Camp commences!

Find out more about the RED CAMP @ http://www.np.edu.sg/redcamp/ ... =]

Gambatte!

Supposed to watch movie with Bingzhao (Jovan), Edison and Nigel but only Edison could make it =X .. so two idiotic guys ended up watching guess what .... MATERIAL GIRLS !! ... lol at the Cathay. Edison was late lor so I went to Ben & Jerry's at the Cathay. (our movie was there)

The movie was great I thought, chick flicks are cool larh. Haha. I don't see much bimbos in Singapore in truth =X ..

Tuesday was a special day.

The BA Society was going to receive the award for being the best academic society in Ngee Ann Polytechnic for the 2nd year running! Yeah, I'm really proud of this wonderful family of mine. I was in Society since my first year as a student coordinator (SC) and then I climbed up to be the secretary of my society's committee and now, the Public Relations Officer.

It has been a wonderful experience being in this organization ... hey wait! Do you guys even know what the BA Society is? Ok, well, in short the BA Society is an organization that represents the entire BA Student Body. Its members strives to organize exhilarating events for its students and foster camaraderie between them.

Simple as that, we serve the interest of our students and make life in school more happening at the same time!

Woo hoo!

Here are some pictures from the TOP Ceremony where got our award.

Drumming away at the Ceremony!

I'm so proud of the BAS!

The day didn't end with HOME SWEET HOME.

Prom meeting was nextand it stretched into the night. Bleah.

At, least, everything went well and we sorted out what we wanted as doorgifts for prom. Haha, the will be awesome gifts man! Can't wait for Prom too! Anybody wanna be my partner?!?!

Oh, Dearest Monica went on a safari hunt and guess what, she managed to retrieve our photo from our "happening outing" a few months back at Zouk which was taken by some photographer. Here it is!

Zouk with My Sweetest Dearies!

The photograph was found at mumtazz.com =] .... I wanna party somemore !! Whee. Ok, nvm .... *cold wind blows*

Any-the-How, its LATE, DAMN LATE! I need to sleep now!

Everyone, have a great Wednesday! Yahoo!

Wan An everyone!
Whinsky Szalinski =X

BAMP!

2006-11-12T08:51:00.000-08:00

BAMP! Promotional Video

BAMP!

Back by popular demand, BA Camp is making its return after making an unannounced demise in 2005.

Bigger, better and jam-packed with loads of activities, BAMP! promises to unleash total fun and mayhem.

The two day camp which will be held in december this year, is opened to all students from year one to three! Take this opportunity to get acquainted with your senioes, peers and juniors.

So, are you ready?

OMG! It's sunday again! Haha.

The latter part of this week has been rather busy for me. Yeah, I know that i've been ranting about school and work in almost every entry, but well, I just can't help it. It really boils my brain larh.

Anyways, I just finished creating the promotional video for BAMP! Yeap, please don't laugh at the video alright! I only had less than a day to create it >.< ... but nevertheless, I still thought it looks good ok !!

So, ya, want to know more about BAMP! then? Well, BAMP! is alternatively known as BA Camp. Prior to this event's resurrection, BA Camp was once BA Society's pre-highlight to the bAoc itself. It helped bonded the freshmen with one another along with members of the BA Society.

After its untimely demise last year, BA Camp returned under a new name, BAMP! which still contained the essence of BA Camp but also, incorporated with new twists into the event history.

Several activites offered by BAMP! includes game telematches, night treasure hunts, a new activity, FOOD FIESTA, which involves BAMP! participants to travel around Singapore on a fun and fantastic food trail. There will of course, be the highlight of the event, THE CAMPFIRE!! What camp doesn't have a campfire. Hahaha!

To further establish the camarederie among BA students, BAMP! is now officially opened to all BA students from year 1 to 3. It's really a great way to make new friends and extend your network of contacts.

Registration starts tomorrow and it only costs $9.90 (inclusive of a BAMP! T-shirt)

Places are limited , don't hesitate and sign up right now!

Are you ready?

Alright, enough of BAS propoganda. Haha!

Now, what did I do these past few days?

Ah, thursday. IS Day, we had our presentation! Wahaha, I was so damn nervouse but I thught our group did well. I was laughing non-stop as we flashed our video. GAGA! Especially, the one where Eileen was pretending to be pregnant. Everyone else did well too!

Had lunch at canteen four again and then we headed back for Human Comm class. Class was boring and I surfed the net again ><

Anyways, class ended with rain! Yeap, we played a fool at the IS lobby and this is what I did !!

I love drain water!

Went out with my dearies at night and we watched Sinking of Japan. Yeap! After two plus weeks, I finally got to watch my SOJ! It was a great movie! I'm kind of a sicko, cause I love catastrophes but then again, I get squeamish when people die. There was this one scene when a bridge collapsed and there a thousand over people simply fell together with it.

My heart practically sank during the scene, with the bridge and all those people.

I personally think that SOJ is a possibility. I'm not implying that Japan will literally sink but a similiar event of such a magnitude could happen. Remember the Day After Tomorrow? Yeap, thats it.

Seriously, the world body has to seriously reconsider about harming the global environment. I am an advocate of the environment and to weigh out the options between our ailing planet and boosting our economy, I think the former is a much more critical and pressing issue.

Actually, I can rent on about global warming but I shall save it for another time. I think this deserves a full entry and I'll do that once I have the time. But let me pasrt with this phrase...

Prevention is always better than cure.

We had supper at Kopitiam outside Cine. I had fishball noodles and we really made a mess there.

FISHBALL!

Lovely Dovies: Max & Shu Hui

A Messy Scene !!

Saturday came and I had meeting in school again for meeting. Blablabla.

Yeah, and at night, I finally managed to treat Melinda her ice-cream. Brian, Melinda, Dixon and me went out for dinner that night btw.

We ate at Breeks and for the first time, I was acting damn lame and stupid =X ... It was my first time there anyways and to me, the food at Breeks was similiar to the food at Swensens!

We caught up with one another, its been a long time since I saw them, (excluding the concert) with Melinda having attachment and Brian busy with band and all.

We Haagen Dazs-ed at the Esplanade then after that. OMG! I haven't indulged myself with ice-cream for so long and it was damn sinful as I took scoops after scoops of ice-cream!

We laughed alot actually. Our topic kept on changing like a news bulletin. We had the VISA commercial with Richard Gere and then to chocolate balls and then to travel agencies and then to global catastrophes. Haha! It was damn entertaining.

Here are the photos from Saturday!!

WHAT YOU STARING AT!

Brian Grinning!!

Poon & his Boat!!!

My precious!!

I like sipping my chocolate coco!!

It was a great evening larh. I seriously had fun! After that, I went to meet my lovely dearies again and we hung out!

Here's a photo of the four of us!!

LOVE =]]

So, the weekend was rather fun but haha, to compensate all the fun I had, I spent the entire Sunday doing work. Haha! Man, but I felt glad that I did alot of work that day. Phew!

You know what guys, yeap, my entry sounds rather shallow today and I didn't really go into detail about much things as I have limited time to blog! Wahaha. I promise i'll do a better job next time!

Have a great week ahead my fellow readers.

Selamat Malam,
Winston Pooh!!

Subaru Vroom!

2006-11-08T17:59:00.000-08:00

WISP: Subaru Impreza Commercial

Haha, yeah, I know. You guys are probably going .. WTH was that!? Hohoho. Well, its a bloody commercial that my group project mates and I created for one of our projects. Read on below to find out more about it. *hint hint - remember the peugeot commercial? heh heh.

NOTICE!!!

ACSI Symphonic Band, ACS IB Wind Ensemble and ACJC Concert Band present:

Lights, Camera, AC-tion, 40 Years of Music Making

Thursday & Friday, 30th November & 1st December 2006
ACS IB Performing Art Centre, 7.30pm
Tickets: $10 (Free Seating)
Conductor: Dr Lee Tian Tee

Repetoire:

Star Wars Trilogy
Superman
Robin Hood Prince Of Thieves
Jurassic Park SoundTrack Highlights
Pirates of the Carribbean: Dead Man's Chest Symphonic Suite
Harry Potter Symphonic Suite
Whole New World
Prince of Egypt
Little Mermaid
Stand By Me
Selections from "Westside Story"

Get your tickets NOW!!

BOO!

Time sure flies, its Wedneaday already!

The last two days have been really busy for me and my schedule is overflowing with kajagugus! I'm getting terrible headaches almost everyday! Yeouch!

Anyways, I blocked out my entire Tuesday and dedicated it to completing my WISP group project with Eileen, Vanessa and Dixon.

We practically spent the entire day at Mr. Poon's house doing our project. We were going to create a video for our project. I mentioned before that my project was related to analyzing stereotypes that we were able to identify from the Peugeot commercial.

So, one of our tasks were to find methods to correct these stereotypes, so and idea struck us and what else better than to do a similiar video to express it.

The process of making the video was damn hilarious larh. I swear to you that I laughed my ass off more than a million times that day, no thanks to Fishball Wong and Miss Jellyfish. =X

Along the way, we also completed our powerpoint slides and rehearsed for our presentation scheduled on thursday, which is well, tomorrow!

Oh yeah! Haha, I forgot! I have some rather candid shots of us in the process of making a video. We practically made a fool out of ourselves taking damn random photos! And well, of course, there are also some nice and cool pics that we took! Look below!

See me go roll, roll, stretch, stretch!!

Wahoo! I'm a polar bear!

That's right! I'm really just 3 years old!

Van & Me

Eh, how come I can't feel the wind ah?

La-la-la Loo-la-loo!

Van & Leen

Poon & Me

I lurve my specs =D

It looks like alot of fun right! OMG! I still think that some of the photos are damn stupid lor >< Die!

Anyways, we had a mega KFC feast for dinner! Pai seh no photos cause I was too bloody hungry to even care. Lol! We also watched GOONG on Channel U while having dinner!

We tidied up our projects soon after dinner and soon we headed of for home. I was pretty much tired when I reached home but I still stayed on to work on the video and stayed up till way past midnight.

Here are a few of the official pictures that we finally used in our video production. I find them damn cute !!

Dear, I got rid of my abs le! So happy!

Dear, I think my stomach kena Orh-cheh =X

That will be five hundred bucks please!

Wednesday morning and I was still as blur as a sotong =X ... 3RD DAY IN GLASSES! I'm becoming more comfortable with wearing glasses to school. Haha. Let my eyes rest from contacts for a while I guess =X ... But, funny, I realise I tire out easily without my contacts. Weird huh!

PM tutorial and lecture this morning. Bla bla. Had lunch at some new hangout place in school. It felt weird though, cause I didn't seem to recognise anyone around me. Probably was the engineering students or something.

IBS lecture was next up and praise mary, there was no Sally Chew! Wahaha! It was Mr. Henry Koh! I love that guy (in a platonic way of course) He knows how to teach, he's funny yet he makes his point.

I learnt a few tips on how to date girls today, not that I'm going to anything with my new found skills. Heh heh! But, just FYI larh =X

Here's a pic of Mr Koh in the midst of his passionate roleplay!

... and so the dragon ate the knight and the fair maiden was saved!

Oh well, today has pretty much been used up. I've spent most of the evening at home doing my work. Thursday is just a few hours away and WISP presentation will be due! WAAAH! Save me -.-

Anyways, I'm going to head off for dinner! WAIT! It's not over cause its time for ...

TAGGIE REPLIES !!!
Heh heh, and I think its about time for me to reply my taggies. Lol. Here goes!

ojo: Hello! Thx for dropping by. Haha, I'm going to get a NY jacket to complement your Paris jacket! Wahaha. Anyways, I seldom see you so we gotta start going out together with Mr. Poon too ^^ TC!

shuhui*boo: Nono! I haven't forgotten about you dearest! Lol. Sorry ah, a bit busy in school, so pai seh. Yeah, next time we KFC together ok =] LOVE!

Melinda: Hoho! I didn't miss your cocnert ok! I actually went. Haha, somebody so angry at me lor. Tsk tsk! But, I loved your concert =]

Dixon: Haha, I should thank you for making MSA camp a wonderul experience. Yeap, MSA is worthy a detailed overview. Haha!

WJ: Where you!? I miss you! Haha, you so busy with your SU too. @.@ Take a break sometime too ok! Don't be too hectic. Grow old faster lorh!

Jayden: Hallo! Haha. Saw you at taka that day. Lol. Thx for dropping by =] I'll go tag your blog too!

Goliathe: Whats wrong with staying up on a Sunday night!? Haha. FUN MAH! Eh, I dunno about the counter think *kicks counter* Eh, all the best for A's once again!

:D: >.< WHO YOU?!!?

thien: YEAH! I think its a gr8 game movie but a bit too plastic don't you think?

ningzhen: Haha, ok ok, you hit me too! Do you like your STOWAWAY photo? Nice right!? Revenge for putting up my make-up photo!!! Grr! >< Har? You angry le ah? Sayang, sayang, here's a bubble tea for you! Eh, good job for MSA btw!

aaron: I never steal! Is borrow ok!! And FURTHERMORE, you took my shoe also ok!! Lol. Who ask you to wet my shoes first?!

joanne: Lol, yeah lor, its an HONOUR you know! Next time I should charge you for drawing anywhere on me! Applies to NZ too only I charge her more!

edison: Haha, they win DOA cause of beginner's luck. Lol! Eh, ya my entry very long ah. Lol. But, very nice to read ma, like story book liddat!

Ah_QiQi: Lol! SURE! Go ahead and steal! Then I shall sue you for that! No la, not so bad! Thanks so much for making MSA really wonderful! Three cheers for Qiqi!

cheryL: I've linked you cheryl! Eh, ok la, its a bit gory but the movie itself was not bad. You were so cute cuddling with Mori!!

mori: MORI!! My favourite MSA partner! Purple all the way since Day 1. so ENTHU sia! Haha, I went for afterglow lor! Eh, still thinking about sequel though! Tell me if you're going k!? Love =)

Daz: Pai seh! Yeah, its spaghetti, not satay sticks =X Haha, thx for saying that my posts are entertaining. Next time I shall blog about you! Then, it will be MORE entertaining!

law: Yeah, seriously, i think all of us had fun and I love my purple group to bits! We must have outing soon!! Heh heh!

ah min: Minmin! Haiyo! No need to read everything larh. Lol, but thanks for dropping by. I also got read your blog. REMEMBER, more HAPPY entries ok!? Cya in class ^^

anavil: Haha, high what drive? I dunno lei. Haha, you dunno everything lor. Haha! And, study hard for O levels boy! Happy birthday once again! TC! Love =D

Jul: Hello! I've never expected you to visit my blog. Haha, Thx so much for reading though! You got a blog anyways?

eiLeen: Yes u have!? Squeaky voice again? And! I want to take photo of your sashaying L'Oreal hair!! Haha.

christina: Hoho! Eh, at least I came lor >< AND I GOT WET TOO! Sobs sobs! Oh! You going for sequel btw?

nica: Hey hey! Hope you enjoyed the fashion show? Serious, Hui Min? I shall go ask her! And, get well soon ^^ Don't stress yourself too hard alright? LOVE!

Louis: Yaya! I want that photo. I think its the best photo taken that night! And, congrats for being the 8,000the viewer! Haha. Yeah! I'll meet you soon! I've also got some photos myself!

Zz =P: Ooh! Thx so much. Haha. Eh, do I know you from somewhere? Lol!

Lina: OMG! That was so random la Lina. Lol. Why hide in my luggage? I put you in a barrel and let it float to Japan >< ... omg, i'm so mean!

ALRIGHTO!

I guess I've replied all my taggie people. Thank you guys for all your support once again and yeap, my blog has crossed its 8,000th view. Another milestone! Hooray!

Here's a beautiful picture of the four of us. Let it be my parting photo for this entry ^^

Dixon, Eileen, ACT CUTE Vanessa, Winston

Konbanwa everyone ^^
LOVE WINNIE!

Busy Monday

2006-11-06T08:15:00.000-08:00

Japanese Funnies - A Japanese Boy interviewing Dakota Fanning

OMG! You really gotta watch the video above. I've been laughing non-stop throughout the video. Japanese people are so damn cute larh. Lol. From this clip, you can absolutely distinguish the cultural differences of the liberal west and conservative east. Lol! Basically, this lucky 17yo boy got the chance to interview acclaimed child actress, Dakota and he being damn bloody nervous and PAI SEH during the interview just made this clip damn funny! Just laugh your worries away with this clip!

On Quote: This is a Pen ..... HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA .... =X

Today's the start of the new week. Urgh, a monday.

I hate mondays and yet again, I love mondays too. How ironic right? You know how most people would stay up later on a sunday night and only falling asleep in the wee hours of morn? Yea, I'm one such guy. I just always can't seem to be fully recharged on a monday.

Yeah! You'll see me, a zombie for at least four hours until 11 am the earliest. IBS Tutorial was up and omg, for once, I WAS GODAMN early larh! Hahaha! Oh, I noticed students from various schools and colleges around campus today. Must be a competition I guess =X

For IBS today, we had our second IBS interactive test and that was to test our ability to appreciate and execute the art of fine dining! Lol, I think we all had fun as everyone took turns to set up the correct china and utensils and mimick the hand movements of slicing beef and fish.

Vanessa & Lina taking the test

Guess Who? I dunno!

After class, Poon, Sim-sim, Van and I headed to Turf City for lunch. We navigated by car through the extensive network of roads that led to Turf City and were hoping to find solace in MacDonalds but alas, Macs was closed larh! We bloody walked for ten minutes to get to macs larh and another ten to get out of the bloody mall. 20 minutes down the train.

Dixon doesn't know how to park his car!!

Eventually, I suggested we adjourn to Serene Centre where we ended having lunch at Oishi! It's actually a cool restaurant that serves great healthy japanese pizza! We ordered a family meal and settled for Teriyaki Chicken and Japanses Curry Chicken flavour.

We ate to our hearts content. Damn, I haven't felt so bloated since the Pizza Hut incident with my class. Lol. We managed to discuss on our WISP project that was related to the topic of stereotyping.

Winnie & Poon go OISHI!

Van & Sim-sim go OISHI! too

Anyways, just before we left for school, we headed to Tierney's Gourmet, a gourmet supermarket and got ourselves some PEZ!! It was damn cute larh. Since there were 4 of us, we got ourselves the four ninja turtles. Dixon was Leonardo, I was Raphael, Eileen was Donatello and Vanessa was Michaelangelo. It was damn funny as we laughed ourselves back to school!

IB tutorial was next and we basically slacked throughout the tutorial. I distributed marshmallows in class and Hui Min was also distributing food in class. We were like having a mini-picnic like that. Yum yum!

Had our WISP group project after class and we discussed on our project. Initially, I thought that the topic was rather hard. We were supposed to identify and elaborate on certain sterotypes from a tv commercial. I was almost compelled to bash up the Peugeot as I had to repeatedly watch the video over and OVER again to spot any stereotypical content =X

WISP: Peugeot 1007 TV Commercial

Anyways, I rushed up to level 4 for BA Week meeting. Without a doubt, Ningzhen started to attack me, lol. She asked whether I had deleted the photo from my blog. Lol. I bought her bubble tea as a peace offering but in the end I kena-ed her again cause I secretly took a another picture of her. LOL! No la, I won't be so bad to post the photo up. I'm a nice guy ok, Ningzhen!

I quickly rushed home after the meeting to change into my kungfu attire, Lol. I was like damn kancheong larh cause I was afraid that I would be late. Anyways, after my outfit change, I headed off once again to the studio for Kungfu class. Robin wasn't taking today's class as he was busy elsewhere and we had another master to train us today. He was just a few years older than me larh!

Today's class was rather slack I guess, but I manage to learn a new series stance. It was a little difficult to follow but I manage to get the hang of it after a few tries. We did alot of push ups and sit ups today. Damn painful and tiring lor. The push ups were commando style somemore! CAN DIE !!

After ALMOST dying from class, I skipped and waddled back home and got changed to my outing clothes, LOL. I went to Paragon and had dinner with Dixon, Lynn and George. Sushi Tei two days in a row lei! Haha! I can never get sian over Japanese food cause they rock big time!

Sushi Tei: Sukiyaki

Lynn was telling me about her Gucci bag story where she couldn't decide which Gucci bag to buy and used my idea of coin-tossing to decide her choice. Lol, it was damn stupid but funny at the same time.

Again, I ate until there was no tomorrow. OMG! How could I say NO to sushi! Sushi is my life! I need sushi to LIVE! The bill today totalled $93. It costed $7 more than the day before. Haha. Ok, that was bloody random larh!!

After dinner, we waltzed over to Cine to, guess WHAT!? TAKE NEOPRINTS! Hahaha! I've fallen in love with neoprints. Lol, I do hope that its just a passing trend. Hopefully, my sudden interest of taking neoprints will fade off soon! It's costing me a bomb to afford these bloody machines.

One of Lynn's friend purchased a neoprint machine, on quote "for only $5,000" Lol! I would rather use the $5,000 to purchase countless adidas jackets =X ... omg, just a wild thought!

Camwhores!

Anyways, I'm going to miss Lynn as she's flying off tomorrow. It was great knowing and hanging out with her. She's just a person with a wonderful and colourful personality. If you do get to read this, have a safe trip back home and come back soon! I'm going to miss you loads =)

Tomorrow shall be a long day for me too but I'll continue to persevere and work towards my goals!

Everyone else take care and I love you loads!

Oyasuminasai!
I'm outta here =D

One Week

2006-11-05T03:09:00.000-08:00

Buttons - Pussycat Dolls ft. Snoop Dogg

One word: HHAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!

Once again, a long week is finally coming to a close.

Yeah, and it's time for me to update myself again. Well, my week has been a rather stressing one. I've had so many things to fulfill on my agenda this week and I'm expecting the next few weeks to be taxing too! =X We'll see if I can survive another week.

On monday, TF02 had its first cocktail party! Yeah! Eh, no la. Fake one. We only had cheap plastic cups and coke =X It was actually an interactive test for one of our modules, Interactive Business Skills (IBS) Yeah, 10 percent for the entire module by having a party! WOOT! No la, we also had to interact with our tutor and he would assess us by how well we could socialize, network and converse with one another well. The "party" went well and in the process, I got acquainted with my new classmates. Haha.

My group members during IBS Cocktail

TF02-ians

Lunch was at SIM. Great food and great company, what more can a guy want? Rene and Daisy were there too and I got them certain round objects, apples to satisfy them so that they would stop mentioning the word, round objects, ever ... AGAIN! Haha!

I was Hui min's Chuaffer on Monday =)

Tuesday was like any other school day. We had RM lecture and Mr. Jeffrey Wu was in a foul mood. He simply blasted everyone who was late for his lecture =X It was very odd indeed. Heng, I made it on the dot or else I would have had to face his wrath!

After tutorial and lecture, James, Eileen, Dixon and I went to Westmall's Swensen's to celebrate Vanessa's 19th birthday in advance. Lol. Of course, Vanessa did come along too! We took lots of photos and the manager at Swensens' gave Vanessa their entire stock of balloons. It was damn funny as Van wandered Westmall with loads of balloons. Everyone was staring of course. She was so pai seh that she decided to distribute some of the balloons to a couple of kids nearby.

Vanessa with her Balloons =X

At Swensen's!!

Went to cine later that night and met up with Nigel, Edison and Shu Hui. Really had fun with them that night. Haha.

NEOPRINTS!! ... Hahaha

I was the Doorman on Tuesday =X

Wednesday marked the 1st of November. It was also a momentous occasion as that day marked the birthdays of Vanessa, Anavil and Gary. Happy birthday to all of you =D

I started the day off with PM tutorial and lecture. Mr. Lee, as usual, was blabbering away. Haha. During lunch time, Dixon, Hui Min and I went to Bukit Timah Plaza to buy a birthday cake for Van. We bought different types of cake slices and then had it arranged bake into a full circle. It was the first time I ever saw a cake assembled that way. We had lunch at the shop and then headed back to school.

Model Hui Min: Lunch Pose

We returned to school, everyone was there, the cake was ready, but alas! There was no match to light the candle >< ... We searched high and low until we finally managed to find one. Van blew her cake and she was officially 19.

Oh yeah! We took loads and loads of photos that day. It was as if we were going to graduate.

TF05 celebrating Vanessa's Birthday

IBS lecture came afterwords and I still didn't like our lecturer. I decided to take more pictures with everyone and then viewed them all with Hui Min during lecture. So Pai Seh. A video on dining etiquette was later played and I sorta became engrossed with the various "proper" methods to eat escargot, caviar, an egg and even mutilate a lobster. Lol. Damn good video I thought.

I was tweety bird on Wednesday ><

Thursday came and it was the day that I was most looking forward to for the week. Today was my mom's boutique fashion show. I wasn't really paying much attention in school and practically rushed home after school to get changed. I picked up my auntie on the way to the expo and we exchanged our life happenings over the past month or so since I last saw her.

We reached the expo and my chauffer dropped us at Hall 6. I rushed towards the MRT to meet Edison and Felicia and along the way I had to answer 4 phone calls =X Kao. So diao right! Soon after, Louis and his friend, Dennise came. We adjourned back to Hall 6 where we met Nigel and lastly, Monica.

We had our nametags printed out and then we headed into the arena. It was huge larh. There were various clothing brands there and omg, there was newbie too O.O ...

There were a few celebrities who turned up that day. I managed to catch Vincent Ng and Phyllis Quek. Another celebrity of foreign descent was there too and she was one of the contestants from this season's America's Next Top Model. Jade was here name and true to her name, she was in green. We mingled around abit and had our photos taken by a certain magazine. I can't recall the name though.

The fashion show soon started and a few of us had our cameras ready to snap away. It was fun to see the models catwalk down the aile and they were really damn gorgeous larh. Jade was, alas, in green again! Haha.

The show lasted around 45 minutes and at the end of the show, we were all taken aback by how spectacular the show was.

We later took a group photo with Jade and Francis Cheong himself. Jade was a pretty cool lady and she was really down to earth. Haha.

Nigel left us for his game soon afterwords and the rest of us MRT-ed to Cine to eat Suki Sushi. We hung around the arcade for a little bit and then took a few more photos and Thursday was officially over as we all parted our ways.

Once again, thank you so much for the six of you guys for showing interest in the fashion show and attending it too. I really owe you guys for the support. It was a really great day and I was all smiles =D I apologise again to other people who I had to turn down because I had limited tickets =X There will be more events in the future and call me quick to reserve your seats! I'll usually post it on my blog for your easy reference.

The Bridal Walk

The Make Up Store Sisters

The Finale: Wave of Applause

Fashionistas!!

Friday came not long after and it was HRM day. It was a rather long day as I had to rush with my prom stuff. The school system is rather complicated and I had to go through alot of red tape. I wish I could just bypass all the protocols. Bleah!

BA Week had a meeting with the Mr. Chang, Mr. Lee and the SDAR manager, Mr. Nathan. The meeting was rather long as we addressed the complexities of our events. I left the boardroom with a terrible and agnozing headache. What more could I need on a friday!!

We had a video shoot later to promote BAMP! It was damn funny la and I kept laughing non-stop. Jenny reminded me that I owed her three ben 'n' jerry ice-creams lol!

After the photo shoot, Dixon and me rushed down to meet Lynn and Patricia. Pat is actually a penpal of mine who I met through friendster and we have known each other for quite sometime but we could only communicate through MSN, SMSes or friendster, lol!

NINGZHEN: The Stowaway!

Haha, the picture above! Hur hur! Ningzhen tried to stowaway on Dixon's car but alas, she got caught!! Muahahaha. o.o ... ok, I'm mad. All drivers, beware of this girl. She likes to lurk behind people's car and pounce on you later on! DANGEROUS!

It was great to finally meet her. She actually went back to hong kong a few months back and came back for a few days to Singapore. I was later introduced to Lynn who is a great friend of Pat too and was of Myanmar decent.

The two of them are really crazy girls and Dixon and I had to keep up with them. But, nevertheless, they are damn fun people to hang out with.

We had dinner at Sushi Tei in Paragon and kept on trying new dishes as well as taking photos. Lol. We came up with a new way of deciding things ... and that was to flip coins. It was a really effective method.

We went to cine later and along the way to Cine, Lynn just had to strut herself and she got loads of stares from pedestrians. Lol. We went to take neoprints later and after doing all the weird poses we could think of, we headed to the arcade to play. Lynn and Pat para-para-ed to their hearts content and omg, they dance damn well!

After a while, I left the three of them to meet Nigel, Edison and Shu Hui. We hung around a bit and then we all headed home. It was a fun day and it was seriously great to finally meet Patricia Kwan! Haha! If you see this, all the best in your endeavours! We'll visit you during CNY! Haha.

Neoprint: Lynn, Patricia, Winston, Dixon

I woke up a little late on saturday and then headed on to Pasir Ris for iDARE afterglow. I only came for a while as I had to rush of to the VCH to catch Brian and Melinda perform for NP Band's Rondeau.

I stayed for two station games and the SSP won both stations! Hooray! The first one involved us climbing up the spider web thingie and we had to collect four numbers. Haha, I am still a little queasy of heights but I pressed on. Only, Edward, Regina and Yvonne were there and Rene from Red Bull tagged along with us too!

The second game involved one person to be wrapped up in toilet paper and be protected by his or her team members from being struck by water bombs. Lol. I was the unlucky fellow who had to be wrapped up. Joanna from BBB was the other unlucky fellow. We both ended up being wet in the end and my haivianas broke ><

I left with Regina and picked Edison up and rushed down to the VCH soon after. I paid like $20 for the taxi fare larh! DIE! Broke liao.

Regina went to meet hew friends and Edi and I rushed up to catch the performance. Heng, we were just in time! I thiught NP Band played very well for their Rondeau and the Alumni band was amazing too. There was alot of support from the crowd too!

NP Band in action!

After the performance ended, I went down to suprise Melinda. I delibrately didn't tell her that I was coming to piss her off but I ended up being suprised cause she knew I was coming all along! NO FUN!

Anyways, I took a photo with Brian and Melinda and then headed to Cine again for KFC. Bumped into Dixon and Lynn again and today she exchanged her hot pants for a dress. Lol. Stunning!

After the concert with Melinda & Brian

After dinner, I headed home and Saturday was over as I practically plopped onto my bed ><

Had a meeting on Sunday for Prom in Society room. We updated ourselves on our progress and everything seems to be on track. That's great. I'm glad too that our response for next years prom is great and the only thing we need now is nominations for pagaent candidates. Haha! Any 3rd years game for it? Do tell me ok?!

I spent the rest of the day at home doing my tutorials. The weather was so cold and it was raining and I was thoroughly compelled to take a nap but of course, me being a good boy, I didn't! Haha.

I'm now at my grandma's house typing this entry. We just had our family dinner and the food was great!

Anyways, yeah, my week has a been a rather fulfilling one with many wonderful memories to keep! However, I do hope next week will be a little more relaxing! (I WISH) I'm almost dying from everything this week!

Well, its time for me to finish my entry so once again, Happy Birthday to Vanessa, Anavil and Gary. May you guys have a wonderful year ahead!

Whee! I love my cake !!

To everyone else, have a GREAT WEEK AHEAD!

LOVE =)
Winston.

MSA Camp

2006-10-29T06:09:00.000-08:00

Dead or Alive - Official Movie Trailer

Here is the official movie trailer from the DOA movie! It's damn cool lar! If you guys get the chance, do watch it! But the sad thing is that its PG =| BOO!

OMG! Guess what?

Guess guess!!

No, you can't?

Boo.

Lol, I'm kiddin' with ya. Just wanna say that I'm back from MSA Camp! Huh? What? WAIT! What's MSA Camp? You dunno? I didn't tell you? Oh! My bad! Well, MSA Camp stands for (here goes) Management Committee - Student Coordinating Officers - Assistant Student Coordinating Officers Camp.

I know, it's a tad, ok wait, no, its WAY too long and thats why we abbreviated it with MSA ^^

Haha, I guess not many of you guys knew I was camping in Changi over the weekend with 38 of my society mates.

Well, I personally felt that MSA totally rocked big time! Serious! The objective of the camp was for the MCs and the SCOs to bond with one another as an entire BA family even though our job scopes may not be common.

Not only did I strengthen my bond with my fellow MCs, I created new friendships with the SCOs too. I really had so much fun with them. All of them are really a cool and rockin' bunch of people and I love the BA family to bits!

Prior to the commencement of MSA, Dixon and I spent friday afternoon at Giants in Parkway, equipped with an extensive shopping list to purchase truckloads of food for our bbq at night. We arrived a tad earlier and the boot of Dixon's car was cramped with all sorts of food >< The few of us who came early were rewarded with, alas, the preperation of the BBQ.

Ningzhen was like obsessed with ensuring the cleaniness of the kitchen. She was so damn funny. I, on the other hand helped Mori and Winson with the hotdogs and crabmeat. LOL! We peeled the crabstick until we all were damn damn sian >< I'm putting off crab, along with watermelons for the time being!

MSA camp officially started with a bbq at our bungalow chalet. Everyone began to pour in by that time. I was kinda glad to see so many happy faces. Everyone, and I MEAN EVERYONE had been looking forward to the camp. It knew that it was gonna be a hell of a weekend!

Our lecturer advisors joined in for dinner too and we interacted with one another like friends, eradicating the lecturer-student barrier. We crowded at the living room at night and a korean show was broadcasted for us to watch. It was damn gory la and poor Cheryl was cowering beside Mori as heads were sliced off and arrows pierced bodies.

Anyways, the motive of the movie was to impart the importance of teamwork and the development of leadership skills among ourselves. It was a great movie but our lecturer fast forwarded the movie all the way to the end. Haha. So, we were watching at double speed lor! Haha! Rene kept on asking so many questions lar and we were laughing our heads off with her remarks =X

We had a game session later and were split into groups. We were asked to construct the tallest tower with marhsmallows and satay sticks lor =X .. Anyways, our group won, lol and we got ourselves a cool prize. The purpose of the game once again, was to reiterate the importance of teamwork and the roles that each individual can contribute in a team.

Meeting was later at midnight and for the first time, the BA Society was being addressed by the Vice President, Joanne as our President, Pei Fen passed on her responsibilities to Joanne. It was an end of a wonderful era but a beginning of another promising era too.

I just want to persoanlly thank Pei Fen for leading the BA Society since her appointment to the presidency and she has done a wonderful job upholding the name of the BA Society and always being positive no matter how difficult a storm we had to endure.

The bungalow next door was, guess what, holding a HALLOWEEN PARTY larh! I was so damn jealous >< I wanted to party too. They had disco lights, stereos pumping clubbing songs and people dressed in outrageous costumes. My body was rushing with adrenaline too! I just had the urge to barge in! Hahaha!

Day 2 began with Pei Fen mumbling incessantly into my ears. "My shirt very small lei. My shirt shrink le lei! How How!?" She was just trying to irritate me and try to get me to wake up. I was like damn blur and everyone was laughing at me lor! Not funny!

I put on my purple giordano and headed off down to meet my group. I had to scour 5 Giordano shops to find a purple crewneck. So Diao right!? Anyways, why all the trouble for a purple shirt right? Well, it was because my group colour was purple.

Purple group was made up of Mori, Roxanne, Mingwei, Lawson, Indah and of course, me. Haha! We named ourselves 2morrow, after the movie, The Day After Tomorrow, since our theme was supposed to be related to the entertainment industry.

We spent the entire morning playing station games. The weather was damn hot but I was welcomed by it. I had been cooped up to long at home over the past few weeks due to the pathetic haze! The first two stations were quite ok. More of like warm ups, The 2nd game required us to use limited resources to build a fortress on a tree, with a ping pong ball hidden inside it and other groups had to use waterbombs to uncover the hidden ping pong balls.

It was damn fun larh. Our fortress was the only one that had seaweed all over and the fortress seriously resembled a praying tomb ><

Anyways, we started bombing each other with water bombs and it was absolute mayhem. Haha. The next station required us to fill up our balloons with flour and then burst it over other people's head! Wah! I tell you, by the end of the game, all of us were as white as ghosts, literally. I was damn powdered larh. Haha. Dirty, yet, fun! Thx Kevin for powedering me!!

The next two games were damn fun too. The former game required us to take pictures of members from other teams and we would rack up points by the number of faces that we snapped!All of us kept hiding our faces and my group tried to pry Jerome's hands away from his face. So damn funny! His efforts were in vain anyway and we got his picture!

The station games soon ended and we headed back to the bungalow for lunch. Nasi Lemak it was. Lol, it was so nice that I ended up stealing Brenda's and Jocelyn's portions too.

After lunch the guys headed for the pool to take a dip. Hot, sunny weather with cool refreshing water, the feeling was damn shiok larh! I think I got a nice tan from the swim. Heh heh!

We had a treasure hunt game later on and it really drained our energy. Our group just walked aimlessly around the compound trying to solve the clues. One clue had Dixon's leg on it and the object that we had to find was located under Dixon's car.

Mingwei left earlier and that was down to the five of us and as we completed our treasure hunt, we collected an egg, an apple, a packet of grass, a packet of ear studs, a packet of ketchup, a packet of noodles, a water bottle and shit, I forgot the rest already lei. Lol!

Anyways, our team which was suppose to be in the lead before the treasure hunt came in dead last for the treasure hunt lei! So malu! Lol, but we still had fun! I love my group 2 =)

We had our forfeit. I was the first victim and Ningzhen, Joanne and I don't know who else were bestowed the honour to disfigure my face with lipstick. It was so damn emberassing larh! I had the lipstick on my face for the next few hours. The sole of my feet was also whacked by dearest Wanqi. She was like so damn happy to whack me. EVIL!

We had BBQ for dinner again. Food was great and I had loads of satay and stingray! Yum! Bowled at the alley later at night but I didn't bowl a good game lei! I was so paiseh, guttered so many times. I played until I kena chased out by the staff cause I wasn't wearing socks. No fair! Jerel also didn't wear but he wasn't chased out!

I went to the arcade to play X-Men VS. Capcom and I played till the end. Went back to the chalet again later and took a bath. Hours of meeting soon followed after and I almost fell asleep larh. Lol. Our agenda was heavy for the night. Anyways, we did manage to confirm the official name for BA Week. BA Camp's official name is BAMP! and for BA Week, haha! Do wait! I swear to you that it's gonna be a blast too!

Before long, I did fell asleep, but of course, meeting ended already. I woke up the very next day, all prepared to leave for home. We had a final debrief and we took a group, no wait, FAMILY photo and it was home sweet home.

I accompanied Dixon for a while before he sent me home. As I reached home, the weather began to cool down and rain began to fall from the heavens. Sigh, just the perfect weather for me to take a wonderful nap! Haha!

All in all, MSA Camp was really a wonderful experience for me. The organizers, namely, Wanqi and Ningzhen really did a wonderful job, not forgetting the chief project heads, Dixon and Jenny. Without them, MSA wouldn't be a wonderful success as it is now. I just want to thank my lovely group 2, my dearest MCs, the great bunch of SCOs and of course the organisers once again for making MSA Camp a blast! Thank you so much!

Similarly, I do hope that the BA family has grown stronger through this camp and I do hope that for future events, namely BA Camp, BA Week and of course the upcoming bAoc, all of us can work together as one entity to take BA Society soaring to new heights!

We've been the best society for two years running and we're going to be the best society for the third year! No matter what the circumstances!

It's always your enthusiasm, our motivation =)

WAIT!

That's not the end of my entry!

Well, I really didn't sleep the whole day you know! I took a quick hour nap and then mom dragged me out to Hua Ting for lunch with my cousins and all. We had dim sum lunch and I was like so damn blur because I was still damn tired! Lol. Kun Liang had the K800i! I was so damn jealous larh. I also realised that all of my cousins were using Sony phones too. Lol. I love SONY! (for their phones only)

Mom carried her new bag out today. I was damn shocked when she told me she bought two more Birkin bags from Hermes. I think it costs around 30k odd. OMG! In total, she has 5 of those elusive bags! That amounts up to 70 plus k! Amazing!

My dad got me a new sling bag from Japan too. It's really damn nice but the price tag that came along with it also caused me a heart attack =X

My mom's fashion show is just a few days away and today, there was a reherseal for the models. I spent a few hours there and I managed to observe and snapped a few shots of the tall and elegent models. I felt like a dwarf larh! Anyways, they were really damn gorgeous and they didn't wear any bras lorh! The model from America's Next Top Model was there too! She was seriously damn hot!

Thank you to the six of you guys who were keen enough to join me for the show on thursday. It's gonna rock big time! Haha, oh, zouk's the official club sponsor! That mean's free entry tickets! Muahahaha! ><

After the second model catalk rehearsel, I left for home to do my tutorial and finish my business card design for IBS tutorial tomorrow.

I headed out to meet Edison, Nigel and Shuhui to catch DOA! Lol, Nigel and Shuhui sneaked in Long John Silver's while I sneaked in a footlong subway bread into the cineme. I basically dumped my footlong into Shuihui's bag. The ushers never knew what hit 'em. We ended up having a feast in the cinema >< So evil right!?

Anyways, DOA is a great movie (for action game buffs) Since I loved martial arts, the movie was just perfect for me. Nigel loved the movie too. He said Christie was hot, but said Tina's boobs were way too big (major turn off) =X Edison didn't comment much, only agreeing with Nigel's remarks. Shuhui was complaining about some china girl =X

Anyway, the movie ended off with a blast and at the end of the movie, we all wanted to play DOA 4 on the X360! Lol!

My weekend was A BLAST! I don't think I've ever had a weekend filled with tons of activites and I was really enthralled by everything. Athough, it did drained up most of my energy. Do mind me if you see me all zombie-like in school next week.

Well, The new week is coming up and I want to wish everyone a wonderful week ahead. The monsoon season is just around the corner so do try to keep yourself warm from the chilling winds!

With Love =)
Winston!

RENE! Don't associate me with round objects anymore =X

It's Official

2006-10-25T07:01:00.000-07:00

Put Your Reecords On - Corinne Bailey Rae

I've put up a more relaxing music clip. Its by Corinne. I think she's a great singer. She was voted the Sound of 2006! She's just like another Beyonce but so much less bitchier. I like girls with a soft attitude. But wait, I also like the pussycat dolls. Haha. I'm so fickle-minded. Anyways, groove on to Put Your Records On! WOOT!

OH! MY BLOG HAS BEEN VIEWED 7,000 times!
Thank you so much to all who has been supporting my blog. Haha, I'm so damn happy! I'll continue to blog passionately and hopefully I'll reach 10k soon.

I've updated my radioblog library. Here are the new songs that I've added!

Sorry (Album Edit) - Madonna
Hung Up (Album Edit) - Madonna
Put Your Records On - Corinne Bailey Rae
Gasolina (Remix) - Daddy Yankee
Buttons (Remix) - The Pussycat Dolls Ft. Snoop Dogg
Don't Cha (Ralphi's Hot Radio mix) - The Pussycat Dolls
London Bridge (Oh Shit) - Fergie
Boston - Augustana
Candy Shop - 50 Cent
Turbo, Go! - Turbo Power Rangers
Sun Wu Kong - Mayday
Call On Me (Radio Edit) - Eric Prydz

It was a brand new wednesday. I came back to school all revved up for class! Haha. I officially proclaimed today as the first day of school! Monday wasn't counted cause I was still in holiday mood @.@

1st tutorial was Portfolio Management. Mr Lee was our tutor and lecturer for this module and best of all, he was our lecturer advisor! It's so cool to have him as our LA. He's informative in class. Possesses the ability to impart great and relevant knowledge to his students and at same time, be goofy, crappy and LAME with his students. He's a teacher every student wants.

His lecture was right after that. I sneaked in some sushi and wanton into lecture >< Too hungry already. Cannot tahan. I was almost late for school in the morning and I practically washed down two gooey eggs into my throat! Gross. I know. Haha. That's all I had and everyone knows I eat a lot (blame my uber high metabolism rate) and if I can't get within 2-3 hours, I'll starve!

Lecture ended early as there wasn't much to learn today. Mr Lee then treated our entire class to Pizza Hut at Bukit Timah Plaza. Haha. It was damn kuku. It was like an excursion trip. Mr. Lee led us to the bus stop and then we boarded the bus in one hoard. Everyone was looking la.

Lunch was great, I got to know more of fellow TF02-ians. A damn noisy and lively bunch of people. I do feel comfortable with them too! Of course, I won't forget my TF05 dudes and dudettes too. I still love you WENRU! Haha!

We ordered a alot at Pizza Hut larh. I gobbled down seven pizza slices down my throat. 4 Alohas, 1 Barbeque, 1 Hawaiian and 2 supremes. Lol. OH! and two drumlets. Lol. I was damn full at the end of the meal.

I took out my IBS lecture note halfway and it was just one page. It was basically, business dining etiquette. How to eat properly during a fancy meal. Lol, we tried filling up the blanks and then kept laughing ourselves silly over and over again.

We walked back to school after lunch and Iris adopted me as her son =X. I'm now called Xiu xiu -.- ... dotz. Haha. Now, I have to start getting used to calling her mommy!

IBS lecture started and our lecturer dragged in her luggage. Haha, it was filled with dining stuff. Saucers, knives and other whatnots. To tell you the truth, I've been to countless social dinners with the elites of Singapore and really, they don't have all the weird things that our lecturer displayed. For godsakes, I don't even know what a Sherry is? Is Sherry our waitress? O.O

Anyways, the lecturer was damn Dao with a capital D. I don't like her. I went up to ask her a question and she practically almost ignored me! I was like WHAT THE! Who does she think she is? So what if you are a socialite! I don't give a damn. She's so PLASTIC too. I hate people who act rich when in fact, they aren't =X Seriously. I mean it.

Well, lecture ended and I headed home to change and then off to Wushu class. Today's class emphasized more on sparring. We equipped ourselves with gloves and bashed the punchbag like there was no tomorrow. I sweated a lot. It was practically drenched lar. I later sparred with my instructor. It was really damn tough. I missed a kick and he whacked my right tigh. I recoiled but stood up again almost immediately. It was seriously painful but I just pushed on.

Before long, class ended and I chatted with my mates for a while before I left. Went to Pacific Plaza and visited the Adidas store. Lots of cool jackets! Haha! I haven't bought a jacket for like a month! OMG! One whole month! I have to get one soon! Haha. I don't care. But ... I'm broke .... really ><

Oh, I was walking around when I accidentally bumped into a damn cute girl =X It was so damn awkward cause she fell down and I had to help her up. I was blushing like mad! She also. Haha, then we just stood there for like ages and then we said sorry at the same time. Haha! I wanted to burst out laughing. After that, it was so damn pai seh, and then we just carried on with our lives. It's a damn unforgettable experience.

I'm home now and the rest of the week is gonna be busy for me. Prom stuff to handle, projects are staring, MSA camp (I can't wait!) and BA Week stuff too. It's time for me to be a nerd again >.<

I'm going to give the halloween parties a miss cause of MSA camp. Bleah. I'm not complaining but I know all of you guys will be having fun partying like mad. I wanna dress up too lei >< Maybe, I can persuade everyone to hold a Halloween party during MSA. Hahaha! Ning zhen can just come as herself, she's scary enough! Haha! *hides* Joanne can come as a clown! I will come as Pikachu =X

Oh, my phones like dying every few minutes and I have to keep turning it on again. Sorry for all the late replies! I apologize! I eyeing my dad's K800i. It's my dream phone and in recent days, my dad seems to be losing interest with that phone. He seems to be interested in the new W8050. Wahaha! The K800i will be mine soon @.@

I was driving around my estate yesterday when all of a sudden an old man sauntered past me. He looked damn familiar and then he turned around, IT WAS DR. TONY TAN =X ... I was damn stunned. Haha. He was walking with another lady and then they entered a house together. Haha. I dunno but I just felt that I had to blog it down.

IS is tomorrow and I have to meet people for prom tomorrow. It will be a hectic day for me =X ... I'm going to take a LONG SLEEP tonight. Don't disturb me! I'll bite you! Haha! Nah, I'll probably lick you o.o ... I didn't say that.

STACY! CHOCO LUNCH! BRENDA! JUST LUNCH!
... and i still owe melinda and wei keat ice-cream -.-
and a whole lor of other stuff to many other people =X ...
... so pai seh !!!

Anyways, just FYI, I've no more tickets left for the Singapore Fashion Week. It's been grabbed up pretty fast and sorry to those who I couldn't get them. Thx for those who were interested and willing to join me on Nov 2nd. Dress cool and glam alright! I really can't wait for the biggest social event to come. It's gonna be a blast man! We're going to go on a photo-taking spree. Hahaha!

Hold, on before I go, I'll reply my taggies!!

Brenda = Hey sis =) Yea, i know. We didn't take a pic. But we still have lots of photo opps during MSA right!? Haha, where's lunch! I don't care, I'm going to set a date and you're coming down no matter what! Haha, have a great semester ahead alright? Love bro!

Daz = Thx so much for linking me. I know ur taking french. I took that too 2 sems ago. Its damn fun. Next time, we shall converse in french. Haha. Have a great week ahead and I'm looking forward to getting to know you better during MSA! Ciao =)

ur admirer :) = Lol. You know I didn't mean that what right! You're still my oh so sweet daughter. Daddy won't be so mean =X ... Haha! Better behave well for MSA camp alright!? Daddy will be proud of you =X .... omg, that just sounded cheesy lei. Haha. Anyways, jia you for BA Week!

mori = Lol, you won't believe how turned off I am whenever I see watermelons now =X Lol, yea I love that song so so much too. UNEXCITING! Oh! I'm going to make ur life exciting *dances* ..... lol .... i'm just mad larh. And omg, you know what sherry is =X I really thought Sherry was some kind of pudding lei =X HAHA! MSA! I know you're going to love it!

wenru = Lol, you sound like a loanshark now lei! I'm SCARED! Haha! And I NEVER abandoned you larh! I still love wenru the same alright! Haha! Oh yeah, you seriously look better without specs now. It brings out your eyes and its seriously more attractive. Haha =) I'll cya in school! Tc!

newfriend =D = Hahaha! Why suddenly ask me that question out of the blue! Haha. It's a sensitive question! I shan't divulge anything. But, it was seriously damn random lor! I dunno how those few words formed. =X Oh! I'm going to retake SATs also cause my earlier one is going to expire soon =X Share tips lei!

nica = Yea it really was. I still remember zouk. You still dance as sexy as ever. Haha, I know I've been drinking more lately, but I know my limit. I'm still sane when I'm drunk =X ... at least Im not so unglam larh. So sad can't join u guys this weekend =X But, next time soon I guess! Oh, you're legal! Congrats =D *Chuckles* Thx for being a sweetheart =) ... and Nov 2nd =D don't forget!

Louis = Lol! I admire yours even more. You can still manage working life too! I must pei fu ni! You can too man! We'll work hard for our future too! Haha! Anyways, I'm excited for Nov 2nd! Hahaha! Get ready for it! I still dunno what to wear on that day too =X .... crap, must go buy new clothes le.

I'll end my entry here for now. It's been a cold and wet day and I hope everyone will keep themselves warm for the night. Sleep tight my friends and have a great thursday. With Love. Winston =)

You're gonna find yourself somewhere, somehow.

=)

Happening

2006-10-24T08:29:00.000-07:00

Sorry - Madonna

I'm gonna pump up my blog with MADONNA! Here's Sorry remixed by the Pet Shop Boys. I wanan dance already =X

Hello everyone! Haha! Yes, i'm refering to YOU! Who else could i be refering to?

Well, perhaps its time for me to update my blog once again! I realized it has remained rather stagnant over the past few days. I can see cyber cobwebs infesting my blog already. Now, where did I last put my cyber spider swatter!!

Let's see ... school's been great. I sort of like this semester's modules. They place more emphasis on our qualitative skills instead of drilling us on calculations all the yada-yada.

I'm sort of a theory person, I hate anything that requires hands on application. Hang on! Isn't that what poly is all about? Being relevant in the business industry by being masters of practical application. Why again am I in poly? Cause, I KNEW what I wanted to do, follow my family line, joing the banking industry. Wow, I had everything planned out.

That's what I thought. Two years down the road and I sort of just realised that banking isn't my niche. Even my entire family has abandoned the industry altogether. Cash out from the banking industry while it was at an all time high, and move on to another sunrise industry.

Why? I find the industry too competitive and fast-paced. I have no interest to climb the so-called corporate ladder. It's difficult to move up the ranks anyway, unless you really have the mind of a cheetah (inhuman reflexes) and make decisions right on the spot. If you can't adapt to the rapid market changes, you'll die a horrible death.

So, people will ask, what do you want to do then? I know everyone will say, aiyah, Winston doesn't have to worry about his future. He already has a fortune to inherit that can last generations after generations.

Well, I just don't like the idea of having money but not earning it. It feels like robbery somehow, well if you look it from another angle. I want to work for my future, I want to feel that sense of accomplishment and achievement. That is my dream and my goal.

Until now, I've only thought of law, journalism and social science (politics) as alternatives to business. We shall see ten years down the road! Who knows, I'll end up becoming a very important person who has the crucial job of managing the estates of what, Bedok? As what, you ask? No, not a MP, a road sweeper ... well, someone has to keep out fine city clean right?

Martial arts has been a blast this past week. I've learned alot from Kungfu and Wushu but I'm still not satisfied. I'll be taking up private classes to satisfy that want. I have been considering to drop either one of the two components and take up tae kwan do too. I'm just weighing out my options now. I'm not just going to have fun, I'm going to get dead-on serious about this! Haha! Now, where did I last put my num-chucks? o.o

Celebrated Monica and Matthew's birthday on friday night! A few of us met up earlier at cine to have dinner at Long John's and then as the rest came trickling in, we headed to the arcade to play for a little while.

I left earlier to head on to Marina South to meet up with my dear MCs for our steamboat gathering. We ended up going to the arcade too! Me, Ningzhen and Joanne were plaing this dumb but funny game that involved us on hitting buttons to accomplish our goals. It was damn funny larh! Ningzhen was slamming the buttons so hard and that made me laugh somemore. She still LOST in the end. Haha! You should see her face when she was frustrated, CUTE!

Left with Melissa soon after. Both of us were going to catch Deathnote with our own friends. It was great talking to her. HaHa. She ended telling me all about deathnote throughout our train journey.

Met up with the gang, just in time for the movie. Anavil and I ordered CRISPY CHICKEN .... AGAIN! We'll always order that without fail. Haha! Oh, Max's eyes are grey! Ok, that was random -.- The movie was 2 and a half hours long! The movie ended so late larh. But, I think it was a cool movie. No complaints. Part II & III will be out soon too. I just love movies! ERAGON! I WANNA WATCH!

Out again on saturday and we just hung around town, nothing much else to do. Cine was damn packed, cause it was a saturday. Shu Hui got all of us chocolates. I ended up bring home a box, accidentally! Walked around town and later at night everyone went to Wei Hao's house. I didn't go, I went home instead. Wanted to club though -.- (bad me) but didn't.

I spend the entire sunday at home, doing all my tutorials. I had this expression at the end of the day ... ---> @.@ ... not for the faint-hearted! Lol.

Monday came and it was the first week of tutorial! I kind of liked our tutorials. Interesting and different, I thought. I think TF02 is a great class. It is filled with people who possess great personalities. Hope to work well with them on our last semester in Ngee Ann.

Had lunch with Dixon after school. I went to Bukit Timah Plaza to have my passport photo taken. I had to replace my student ID. Lost, AGAIN! $25 gone. Bought IB Textbook! $30++ gone. I'm so broke larh. Had kungfu today again with Robin. There was a new student today. A caucasian.

After that, I headed of to Party World to K! My cough and sore throat was still healing and still sang lor. Haha! I didn't really sing until the end. Everyone, especially, Nigel and Edison were like bouncing up and down the chairs. So emberassing >< Let's sing Sun Wu Kong again! I like!

Dinner was at Fat Mama's at night. Crapped alot. Haha. Some of them were like folding stars o.o Went "happening" later at night! Haha, I got to dance with monica once again. If you're reading this, I think you dance damn sexy and your moves are damn hot! Haha. I think we all had our fair share of fun and the music was damn good. I was so happy. Haha! -.-

Went to Serene Centre for lunch this tuesday afternoon. Ate at Oishi! It's a japanese pizza restaurant. Not bad! I like. We talked abit and then after that, we just headed home. I'm still doing my PM tutorial now. I'll be off to bed soon though. It's been a crazy few days! Haha.

Anyways, I'm going to put in more effort in everything I do from this semester onwards. It may be a little too late, but it's never too late to start now. I'll work hard and I'll play hard at the same too, cause all work and no play makes Winston a dull boy. I don't want to be dull lor!

Alright bah! Actually, I still have alot of things to blog about but my memory has been rather poor lately. I keep on forgetting important events. I wanna blog them down but their many days ago. I'll try to blog every alternate days, so my mind can be fresh with juicy information. Haha!

I haven't been able to upload any pictures cause I lost my transfer device. So, basically, all the photos are in my phone. Bummer =|

Bye, readers. A happy hari raya and deepavali to my muslim and indian friends. =)

Wushu Wednesday

2006-10-18T08:21:00.000-07:00

Gasolina - Daddy Yankee

I FREAKING LOVE GASOLINA! Don't you just like the beat man! Shake yer booties! Wahahahaha! I've gone bonkers I tell you @.@ .... save me ....

Well, Wednesday's just about to retire. She's feeling lethargic and she's about to hit the sack as thursday begins to clock in for work.

Lectures started at eleven this morning. I woke up at nine and sauntered my way to school. It's still the first week of school but no matter how hard I try squeeze out just a teeny weeny little more time to relax, I just get bombarded with work work work. My entire week has been blocked out by appointments. Bummer.

Sat beside Stacy during PM lecture and we kachiaued each other. Suddenly, the words ... "active sex life" popped out of nowhere and I was laughing like hell while Stacy was confuzzled. Merril Lynch is coming to recruit NP students. I was totally stunned.

My uncle who is Merril Lynch's VP told me that they seldom hired poly students and I'm quite a bit suprised that they're doing so now. Whoever gets to work for Merril Lynch will have boundless opportunities in the future. It's a great career opportunity. Trust me.

Went to canteen 2 for lunch thereafter and I had Fish Bee Hoon for lunch. Haha. It's been a while since I went to canteen two. The weather was particulary hot btw today. Ok, that was so random =X

Lecture again later at 22. The lecturer damn luo suo -.- I don't like. So what about the Solitaire Club? She was rumbling away about posh first class on SIA and how solitaire members get all the fringe benefits. No need to show off larh. Really. I'm a member already and I really don't see the big hoo-haa over a flimsy plastic card. Materialistic.

Went to town after that, thx for the ride Poon! Collected my pair of jeans from Guess, Paragon as its been rotting away for a month already. The lady was like, OH! You finally came. We almost thought you'd never come back o.o It's that bad! Haha.

Edison accompanied me to an early dinner at Shaws and then chatted abit and then I headed off for Wushu class. More flying stunts. Flips and cartwheels. I really need to find ways to make my legs more flexibile cause its still rather stiff and the motions look robotic (too rigid) to me. Haha!

Dinner was at Hua Ting's tonight, to celebrate my Dad's birthday. The restaurnt prepared a special menu that was not on the regular menus that included weird dishes such as the sea perch, drunken prawns, fish puffs and even a special ice-cream dish which I think PWNS!

Heard alot of stuffs at the table. My dad is investing a small fortune into ICBC. ICBC is one of china's largest bank. He was talking about what P/E ratio and dividend returns. Argh, I couldn't be bothered =X LOL!

Oh, one of the contestants from American NEXT Top Models applied to cast for Francis Cheong. She was REALLY beautiful. A mix of different races, asian, african, european, you name it all.

Talking about models, the Singapore Fashion Week will be held at the Singapore Expo on the 2nd of November. It's really a great opportunity for fashion enthusiasts to network. I have only 4 golden tickets available. I've taken one so only 3 left. Anyone interested in glam stuff and celebrities, do give me a call.

My parents will be leaving for Tokyo tomorrow night and my mom set aside a heap of money for her shopping spree -.- LV and Sammantha Thavasa. That's what I heard. I want to go japan too. Its so unfair =X .... I want ramen and I want to see disneyland. I don't care. I have to visit dearest japan soon.

My chamber maid, Sam, left for her hometown in Indonesia today for Hari Raya. This means only dungeon maid is left here. OMG! Haha!

St. James Power Station is well, open already. I thought it was under construction. Fann Wong just had a birthday bash there at Dragonfly. Fun!

Tomorrow is IS day and whee, I'm going to take the day off to accompany my parents before they leave. I'm going to miss them when they leave =|

Oh right! I'm going to reply to all my taggies here =]]

benji - Wahlau! why suddenly call me chao nei nei. got problem with me isit =X

edison - Lalala, i've updated already! Thx for accompanying me today man! Best bros always, and yes K-Lunch soon. Call nigel too =X then we can sing getai!

ur admirer :) - Wah! I thought the makeup is free one and yet you still want a treat. Too much lor. I shall compain! I don't let you admire me anymore. Haha!

mori - Thx for linking back! Yeah, videos with lovely songs do get to you sometimes. I'm going to churn out more of those soon! Haha!

timo- - Well, maybe its just that I dun like people talking behind my back =X Lol, I'll be fine alright! Was just ranting lar!

newfriend =D - My life =X is complicated. Haha. Not THAT interesting and I can't believe that the clip is a satire and it was even endorsed by LV! Haha. A levels JIA YOU!

nz - Nah, no worries. I can never be angry at such a sweet girl lor. Haha! *pinches cheeks*

nica - I shan't! We're going to celebrate this friday =] Hey, you must come on nov 2nd! I dun care! Love =]

max - Hey bro! You've been missing throughout the week! Aww, take care lots alright? And yeah it was a 6-incher alright! Love love!

wenru - WENRU! You finally tagged! I'm so happy I wanna die. Haha. What money! I dunno any money. Haha. *walks away*

ALRIGHTO! I've finished tagging back! Have a great thursday to all and sleep well dudes and dudettes!

ANAVIL STUDY WELL FOR O LEVELS! JIA YOU!

SC Outing

2006-10-17T04:31:00.000-07:00

Louis Vuitton - Superflat Monogram

Haha =) It's tuesday already and I haven't updated since thursday =X Lazy me.

Anyways, above is a video of a commercial of Louis Vuitton, released in Japan. Always rely on the japanese for such innovative ideas. Haha. It seems rather sublimal don't you think =)

Well, The past few days have been rather fulfilling for me, to say the least. I managed to heave off a chunk of my stress and worries. I have so many things to do and with so little time.

Monday and Tuesday was devoted entirely to BA Week. I'm feeling so much better that our team has come to a consensus on major decisions and stringed together a proposal for BA Week. It's going to be a big event and the entire school has been roped in to execute this event. It's an entirely new concept that has never been undertaken before and we're going to do right the first time. This project is going to be a tough one for BA Society but looking at each project head on our team, I'm very confident and assured that we can do it. More details on BA Week will be out to the student body in due course =)

BAMP has already commenced its pre publicity. I'm not going to divulge much details with regards BAMP but in brief, its another major project undertaken by the BA Society. But, I guess most of you guys already know or have the jist on what BAMP is. BA Week (official name yet to be released) and BAMP will definitely be one of BA's highlights for this semester. bAoc? I don't even have to say.

Also, I accidentaly eavesdropped on alot of astonishing stories and gossips through the grapevines. I'm never a fan of gossips. I'm feeling rather disappointed at certain people for not being able to keep secrets and spreading rumours that are probably untrue in the first place and furthermore exaggerating them into epic tales.

I'll probably still won't understand the rationale behind gossips. Do you people really really really have nothing else better to do and pluck on the misery of other people? IT'S NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS, SO GET A LIFE! Pathetic miserable assholes!

I'm so much better not wayfaring through veils of deceits. I don't need such friends. Just know that I treat my friends well and I really do care for them and I will never take opportunities from friendships because friendship is a responsibility that you undertake, NEVER an opportunity for self gains.

I probably can't understand such people I guess. People unable to live a life of joy and happiness. Friends are friends, we should there for each other. We don't spite.

There's another thing that I really can't take which is people lamblasting me that I'm always too dependent since my bank account is filled to the brim with gold bars. It's not mine anyways, it's my parents wealth. I want to be recognised for my own abilities and not the wealth tied to me. Sometimes, its true that having money is a curse. People treat you differently, and in certain circumstances, they fear you because you wield alot of power and you have an extensive connection. Like, I'm going to hire a spy to assasinate you like that. Asanine!

Anyway, the point is, stop talking bad about other people, you never know when people start talking about you too and you come tell me how it feels. Some of my friends out there, please be a little bit more intelligent. Thanks.

Sigh, I think I'm ranting too much already. Well, this is my blog. I'm free to type out what I want and what I feel, have you read my blog title? I am who i am, so if you hate me, then PISS OFF!

Well, Saturday was SC Outing. I took a train from newton to Harbour Front that morning and arrived 30 minutes early. Haha, Joanne was late, lol, by a whopping 30 minutes. Muahaha. Now she owes me lunch, dinner and dessert! I managed to circle Vivo a few times and snapped alot of photos. New shops were opening and I can't wait to chill out at Vivo again soon =)

Joanne and Harjeet arrived and then we adjourned to the Bus Interchange to meet Jerome and Indah. Jerome and me were like two minds alike. We wore sleeveless, knowing that it was going to be damn hot! We didn't change until the very last minute at our individual stations. Bad Station Masters. Haha.

I had chicken rice for breakfast larh and I stole some of Jocelyn's porridge too. Some of them were prata-ing .... i wanted to steal also but I was having a cough, so lucky for them. BLEAH!

Dixon drove me and Indah to our station at the Carlsberg Sky Tower in Sentosa. Indah and me just sat at Subway, babysitting ten watermelon babies. Haha. I think lots of people were staring at us. Weirdos they must have thought. Oh well. I was so damn hungry but I was on a budget but I ended up gobbling a 6-inch teriyaki. BURP!

Chatted with Indah until Pei Fen arrived and we got ourselves perpared. PF and me reminisced of our MC days. Time has sure flown by in a flash. It was just like yesterday that we were initiated into the Management Committee. Back then, we were all so pure and fresh, now we have weathered through so many storms and we're seasoned. It really has been a great year with BA Society and I'm really going to miss it badly once we hand down our reigns to our juniors. I know they'll make us third years PROUD! We really do have faith in you guys.

The teams started flowing in soon after and I'm quite impressed with the SCs this year. They all seem to be a lively bunch of peoples, and the SCOs were also really damn enthu. I also believe that they'll do a wonderful job for bAoc. Keep up the good job guys!

Anyways, after we ended the game session, I began to felt sick at the sight of watermelons. Just a bit damn gross when i Spent a few hours witnessing watermelons after watermelons being smashed into smithereens. Oh bummer. Pineapple next perhaps =X ....

Pei Fen, Indah and me walked all the way from the Sky Tower to Siloso. A mighty feat, with the fact that I was carrying the two remaining unused watermelons. Haha. Pei Fen felt accomplished. Haha. I went back with Jerome soon after. He had to celebrate his grandmother's birthday, I had Wushu.

I reached home later and I was really bushed with the day's activity. I fell asleep realy that night. Thank god!

Sunday was my rest day but I went to school to meet Pei Fen and Sabrina to do our Management Committee Hierachy Chart. Haha, the school wants our pics to be displayed near the school lift lobby and I find it so embarassing, sekali our photos kena poked until lan! Die ah! Hahaha. But no no! I shall not let that happen. =X

Monday was BA Week meeting again and we met up with our lecturer advisors and the SPIN groups too. I really had a headache when our meeting at level 8 ended. So much info to take in and so much to sort out. Argh! Save me!

I had Kungfu later in the evening. Today was damn tedious larh. I had to be on stance and practised Mok Sau for like 30 minutes and the Long Sau for another 30 minutes. The same stance lar! DAMN TIRING. My legs were like jelly and my hands were cringing at the end of it. We did various forms of pushups, using our fingertips and then using our fists too. Wushu on wednesday! I can't wait!

I accompanied one of my kungfu mates, Mike to town and chatted with him about school and martial arts. Met up with Edison for a quick dinner at Food Republic and then I went home and jumped into bed. A long day but fun too =)

School reopened on Tuesday and I was so happy to my classmates again. Well, some of them ex-classmates since we are in new classes already. Wenru is getting prettier le lor. Contacts wor! Haha. AND SOMEONE, lie to me about something hor. Miss CHUA WENRU! I will get you for it! Oh, Aiqi brought chocolates and I wanted to gobble them but she haha, barred me from eating, so sad, caused apparently I was coughing like no tomorrow.

Anyways, we had a 4 hours break and while they were K-lunching, I was in Society room having BA Week meeting. Ningzhen Aand Joanne had to be so wonderful to apply make up on me. I swear I tried all possible means to escape, but to no avail =X.

Lecture again later and tghen went to Holland V with Dixon to have Sushi Tei. Caught up with him since I haven't seen him for a while. I'm home now and I'm utterly tired.

I'll have my dinner and I'll go to sleep. TIRED TIRED! Stupid haze. I'll complain about the haze again and get political in my next entry. Muahaha!

My friends taking their O's and A's ..... JIA YOU alright! All the best guys! It's the last leg, so nail it right!

Tomorrow is my dad's birthday so, I'm going to wish him a early HAPPY BIRTHDAY. Love =]]

MC Oei =)

2006-10-12T23:36:00.000-07:00

BA Society: Management Committee 2005/06 Tribute

Poly life only REALLY became more fun and happening to me just around a year ago. In July 2005, I was elected into the Management Committee for my school and each day that I spent my life in the MC, until I eventually and well, reluctantly ended my term, I had to admit that I had a HELL of a time.

BA Society made my life more meaningful and purpose driven. I finally had something that I would look forward to after school other than projects and I was proud that I was serving my alma mater with my talents. No words can perhaps really describe those wonderful memories. Haha.

I have to thank my wonderful colleagues, Ai Qi, Dixon, Pei Fen, Jenny, Kristi, Fang Zhi, Jia Qi, Chee Kian & Zhi Hao for creating those wonderful memories and forging an eternal camarederie along with our ever so patient and guiding seniors, Michelle, Han Nee, Ernest, Choon Tong, Lesmin & Jing Yi. Without them all, MC life wouldn't have been THAT fun. Haha.

Well, our ternure ended just as our final flagship and signiature event, bAoc 2006 came to a close. Yes, we were sad that a wonderful chapter was coming to a close but we were happy that we ended that chapter on a very high note.

Time has passed and I went on a second term in the committee as a senior; however, I will still never forget the batch of 2005 & 06. I've made this video montage of the highlights of our journey. I do hope that MCs of 05/06 who watch this will love it. Enjoy =)

MCs who want a copy of the video, call me! Haha! I'll burn it for you ^^

The Make Up Store had its launch at Paragon today. It was a great event with hot models all over the catwalk. I felt weird as I was perhaps the only teenage boy there =X I didn't even know what I was doing there in the first place.

I almost fell asleep during the catwalk until this one model strutted out onto stage. I swear to god that she had this uncanny resemblance of Paris Hilton. Yeap, the heiress, Paris. I snapped so many photos of her and I'll upload the photos when I have the time. You'll be amazed by it.

Wushu in the evening but I was so damn tired and blur that I ended up forgetting the right time slot and ended up turning up for a ... heh, kickboxing class =X ....

Vivo-ed again today and watched gold class. One ticket is $25 but you get a private lounge, first class service at your beck and call and luxurious cushy sofa chairs to lie on .... mmmm .... just so heavenly. Caught Dupree and I thought it was a good movie.

Home after movie and I'm practically plopped onto bed now. A damn tiring day for me but fun! Sleep sleep! Hahahax

Good Night!!

Red Alert !!!

2006-10-10T11:59:00.000-07:00

Command & Conquer - Red Alert 2 Introduction

One of the greatest computer games that I played throughout my pre-teen and early teens, was, haha, Red Alert 2. I've been an avid fan of westwood and its Command & Conquer Series. I haven't really met any hardcore C&C fans. People probably just over look such strategy games, pass them off as measly and chiong for cooler games like CS and Starcraft back then.

Anyways, the game is based on an alternative reality world where Nazi Hitler was wiped of the face of the earth and led to the Soviet Union campaigning towards eastern europe. Or, in real world, we experienced the Iron Curtain.

Alternative History is a subject that really fascinates me. There are countless of possibilities on the whats and ifs of history. What if the United States wasn't form. Would the Americas be a smattering of state nations. Would there be a confederacy? What if the allies lost the war to the Nazis in WWII and what if communism became the common idealogy in today's modern world instead of widespread democracy and liberalism that we are experiencing today.

Events take place everyday to creat history and I just wish one day I can theorize on the alternatives of our proud history. I know it may sound asanine, but all this possible facts just tease my neurons alot. Fascinating eh!

I didn't jog today. Tired I guess. I took a break today and slept off most of the day. I'll be up and running again tomorrow. Logged in to msn today, FINALLY, after eons and I was unsuprisingly, flooded with, WHERE THE HELL DID YOU GO? WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU? DID YOU DIE? Hahaha. Thx for the concern though.

My parents are leaving for Tokyo again and crap, its the week when school reopens. Drats! I so wanted to go to Japan again. I miss the ramen, I miss Roppoongi. I miss the MRTs and I miss the wonderful people. I don't care, I'm still going to the states after common tests. It's sort of imperative as i really have to scout for Universities very soon. UC-Berkeley is my preferred choice right now. My SATs are already good enough for entry to UC-Berkeley. Now, poly grades and CCA, thats what they want from me. I'll have to buck up for my last sem I guess. Gambatte!

Project Superstar is coming soon. Congratulations to _____ for making it into the top 24. I'll support you all the way! Cheers! Haha!

I just realised that I haven't purchased an Adidas merchandise for TWO WEEKS. OMG! That's insane. -.- I gotta curb my addiction. But, I really want the Germany Jacket. That's the only jacket I want. I f anyone has lobangs, I'll smother kisses over you and be your eternal slave. Or maybe we can work something out!

A new make up store called, well, THE MAKE UP STORE will be launching at Paragon this thursday at 3pm. I have lots of free passes to give away for this exclusive event. If any girls are interested in any make up hoo-haas or any guys who want to ogle at girls or perhaps get free stuff for their girlfriends, message, tag or call me alright?

Other than Wushu and Kungfu (Northern Shaolin), I came to realize that Jujitsu is quite cool too. Tong Bei is another form which I fascinate alot and of course the Bagwa style. That's awesome. So much I want to learn but I'm happy with what I'm learning too.

Alright, times up and that's all I have to blog today I guess. Blog again soon and have a great day tomorrow. CHEERS!

We're suppose to be allies you maniac
I don't give a wooden nickel about your legacy

MMPR

2006-10-09T07:54:00.000-07:00

Power Rangers: The Movie

Power Rangers. Haha. I have no idea why, but I just felt compelled to dedicate a major portion of today's entry for my childhood heroes. The Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers.

Ever since the series was released in 1993, I became hooked to MMPR. Maybe it was the cool space suits they had or the cool pounding zords or perhaps it was just the action scenes but all I knew was that it was the craze back then. It was a definitive icon and everyone only wanted Power Rangers.

I always tried every mean to escape from my Saturday swimming classesto watch Power Rangers. Haha. I was got into sticky situations with my parents because of that. I'll ended up getting grounded and told off too. =X

I don't know how whether you guys used to adors to power rangers but I personally know that a great number of friends were once MMPR fans or freaks. Lol. One time or another, they watched at least an episode or bought an action figure. Mine was an addiction. Shelves of MMPR figurines and collectibles.

Anyway, the clip above is a snipet from one of the coolest battle scenes from the acclaimed Power Rangers Movie. I remembered watching it over and over .... and over and over .... and over again. Lol. I can still vaguely remember each scene in that snipet. Hahaha.

I jogged again this morning and took a detour winding through 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and sixth avenue. I was so bored with the road, so I decided to marvel at some stately homes. The gurkhas were staring at me suspiciously because I kept on running back and forth. LOL.

Went to school after that and discussed on our BA Week publicity. We still have a long way to go before our event date. I saw BAMP's poster and it looked great too btw. Good job to the team =) I believe that all of our events will turn out smoothly.

Ningzhen still as noisy as ever, Evern not noisy today and I'm really impressed with their creativity anyhow. Great job girls.

I'm still very irritated by the amount of flak that the BA Society is taking. Everywhere I go, I just hear unnecessay comments about us. Please larh people, we are just a group of students trying to make our school a more livelier place. We love what we do and we want our fellow students to enjoy what we do for them. Why would be labour ourselves unnecessarily to that. Please do be understanding and accomodating at the very least.

Expectations for the BA Society is high. I know, lecturers and students always expect the best from us but just know that we are doing our best already and after all we are just students. Students with passion.

Kungfu today. Not much flying like Wushu but lots of aggressive poses and movements. I enjoyed it anyways. My body isn't aching that much already. I'll get use to the sudden surge of activity sooner or later. Diving trip is $400. I need to go save. BAH! It'll be in November! Haha.

OMG! I didn't go to town today. Now, thats something new.

I went to the gym at night and swam for a bit. Couldn't swim much cause there was this smoochy couple getting at it in the pool. Gross. Get a room YOU DWEEBS!

Alright, I'm of now. I'm going to be up by eight tomorrow. Gambatte to me!!

It's About Wii

2006-10-08T10:35:00.000-07:00

Nintendo Wii Conference Video

Wii PWNS

Simple as that. No further comments. I've been an avid fan of Nintendo since I was a wee lad. I always admired the company's ability to place innovation ahead of graphics and garnering profits from the general masses like how Sony and Microsoft function. The PS2 & XBox were great but Nintendo always had the greatest games and always scored tops in polls. Yes, they lagged behind in the last round because no one was daring enough to follow or believe in Nintendo's pursuit of constant reinvention of the gaming industry.

Well, the three next-gen consoles are just ready to ripen and a new war will be waged between the Sony's PS3, Microsoft's X360 and Nintendo's Wii. Based on current official polls, Nintendo seems to be the greatest contender and is leading the polls. Goodbye Sony to its brief monopoly of the industry and welcome back Nintendo, the true console king.

The clip above is a string of games that will be released on the Nintendo Wii. There are still more in production but I guess this clip is good enough to prove Nintendo's prowess. Heh heh.

Here's a brief snipet from the article.

Finally, Famitsu put all three systems against one another. In the category of system sales, 60% of those surveyed expect Wii to come out on top. PS3 took 37% of the vote compared to Xbox 360's 3%. The PS3's price point was cited as reason for the low expectations.

Most developers want to try out Wii development. 63% selected Wii as the system they most want to develop for, compared to the PS3's 32% and the Xbox 360's 5%.

Wii also won out in the category of which system the developers want the most, personally. 49% selected the Nintendo hardware. PS3 was chosen by 42%, with Xbox 360 coming in last at 9%.

Well, moving on ... the haze has begun to worsen over the past few days with our island nation experiencing a well, still tolerable PSI of 126 and more. I went jogging at around 7 in the morning the day before and I couldn't complete my usual route to school and took a U-turn at Hwa Chong. Visibility was poor, the smog choking my lungs and I ended up running on the treadmill -.- .... BAH.

My body has been aching terribly too. I need more sleep but I'm trying hard to exercise discipline. Wake up at six every morning and try to be asleep by 12 or 1 at the very latest. Oh, this is to train for Napfa too. Hahahaha!

I went to Vivo City today. My first impression ... MESSY. Lol, NO NO! It's really still a great place to hang out at. Don't blame them as the mall is trying to spruce itself for the official opening. The official opening is not until December 1 so let's wait till then and judge it for ourselves.

I toured the mall and there was a security guard on a segway. I was like OMG! A segway! So shuang! I want one too! But wait, you can't maneuver a segway on our roads. Crap. Back to my two little feet I guess. Harrumph!

Ate at New York Pizza. I like it. Lol. Should try it if you guys get the chance. GV at Vivo is also damn awesome. Posh to say the least. GV Max is nopthing impressive but GOLDCLASS is something to awe about. Imagine being served a plate of steak to your comfy sofa chair while watching a movie in a cinema! I want that! Pamper yourselves man!!

There was a big open area on the rooftop. A playpool for godsakes and the scenery was beautiful. I could see Sentosa from there but the view of PSA ruined the otherwise scenic view. Haha. One more bonus. It's breezy!

I caught World Trade Centre at GV Max. I almost wanted to cry a few times while watching that movie. Imagine a day when armaggedon happens. The whole world is in chaos. People screaming and crying for help. When all hope is lost. It just got me so worked up. I was visibly shaken even after the movie ended. Very inspiring but the physical appearance of Jesus in the movie was totally unecessary. I just felt that physical depictions of religious icons should not be screened in movies.

WTC just made me realised that we should always not take whatever we have for granted. Especially Singaporeans. Almost everyone take things for granted. Wait till a catastrophe happens. You'll see. OK, that was a little mean.

But the point is, as Singaporeans, we ought to be able to care for and understand our brethens, regardless of race, language or religion. Yes, we have to be a multi-racial country. We should not just TOLERATE but ought to APPRECIATE each and everyone's customs. Until that day ever happens, Singapore will not be able to achieve its goal of a true multi-racial nation.

OMG! I feel like chomping on KFC now -.- Someone treat me to KFC please. Thx!

I'll go off to bed now. I have to be up at six! Lol. Kung Fu class tomorrow. I need to be all psyched for it!!

Take care all and as the haze continues to harm our country, do take all necessay precautions to prevent yourselves from falling ill. The haze is just too nasty.

*slips on face mask*

muffles: good night all!

The new Nintendo gaming platform.
Because it's really not about you or me.
It's about Wii (we).

Haha, good one ...

Resident Evil

2006-10-06T07:46:00.000-07:00

Resident Evil 4 - CAPCOM

Resident Evil 4 is perhaps the best game offered by Nintendo this past year after Zelda's Windwaker. It's so darn great that I actually completed the game ... thrice, knowing the fact that I DESPISE games filled with irritable zombies who just can't seem to die even when you've sliced, diced and grenaded them a zillion times, excessive blood and gore.

It's perhaps the only game in the world which has excellent controls and a superb and fluent storyline. Everything makes sense and I just love it to bits. The revolution of its control gameplay is also marvellous with me being able to execute 180 degree turns and running (a first for RE) and physical combat. What more! The graphics are an absoulte beauty. Stunning to say the least. The best graphcs I've seen so far on any console.

If you guys own a Gamecube, RE4 is a must try, or you've never lived.

The Haze has been gradually thickening over the past few days and particulary bad this evening. I can't seem to see the buildings three blocks down. That's bad, VERY BAD. The PSI must be damn high I reckon and we'd all be in jumpsuits and masks in no time ><

If you don't already know, the haze is actually cause by errant farmers in Kalimantan which is east of Singapore and Malaysia. They burn the forests to create land space for their livestocks. The environment minister in Indonesia has also come under heavy fire from greenpeace activists. Something should be done to stop the intangible damage that may arise; ie. health

Further north, the North Korean regime seems to be raising more than eyebrows with the possibility of an imminent nuclear threat. The aftermath would be critical in my perception, both politically and environmentally. Another war could break and this time, much closer to home and the nuclear fallout that a nuclear strike could cause would damage our eco-systems and ultimately affect and change the way we live. Imagine if nuclear radiation were to pass over Singapore. It would be an utter catastrophe. Im getting myself a geiger-muller. Haha.

Oh well. I woke up at 6am this morning and left home at ard 7 to go for a morning jog. I jogged from home to school and then back home. It was quite far actually. I reached home at around 8:30am. It was damn refreshing. I utilized the time to play squash and practice my Wushu in the gym. Then finally, a refreshing swim to end of my routine. Bwahahaha. I finished at around 1pm.

Had lunch then plopped down for a nap and woke up again around 6pm. I rushed down to meet Shuhui for a while at Cine. She suprised me with a cute teddy bear. Lol. I'd prefer Polar Bears though. Haha. I also managed to wish Max happy birthday in person. Heh heh. Went home after to celebrate Mooncake festival with my parents. I always have this tendency to burn my lanterns. Even the plastic ones with the lightbulb. I'll end up fusing the bulb. It's either the materials cheap or I'm just damn suay .... and NOW here I am slacking in bed, prepared to sleep. I'm pretty much drained tonight after a day of activities. Phew.

The New Miss World 2006 is not pretty at all. Australia and Vietnam are prettier. Pfft. Enough of blond bombshells already!!

I've been watching Avatar: The Last Airbender on Youtube. I've finished watching it already and proceeded on to Justice League Unlimited. That was over in a few days and now I'm moving on to Spongebob Square Pants .... dotz .... ok, I'm messing with ya. I'm now catching Ben 10. Its a cartoon larh, but I like. Haha. I'm a Youtube freak and PROUD OF IT!

Watched Nigel play netball with Shuhui at Kallang. There were some national squad girls there and they were damn tall larh >< OMG! Just makes me more sad, cause I'm short. Bleah.

Oh, below is the trailer of the next installment of the RE series. Resident Evil 5! You gotta watch it. It PWNS big time!

The zombies are actually running. Now thats a first. What next? Gun wielding zombies? *shudders* They've truly evolved.

Unfortunately, RE5 is for the PS3, though I heard CAPCOM was kind enough to do a whole new work for the Wii. Can't wait!!

... and I still owe SOMEONE ice-cream =X ...

P.S. I had KFC for supper =) yay!

Martial Arts

2006-10-04T13:47:00.000-07:00

Avatar - Creating Firebending

I've started my martial arts lessons. I selected Wushu & Kungfu as my preferred style. Today's Wushu class was conducted by a Chen fellow. He's a shaolin monk. Robin Leong also teaches at Ch'i (that's where I go to) and he does Kung Fu. So, I've got two of them as my instructors.

The video above showcased the Northern Shaolin Kungfu formation. It's swift and deadly. A Killer Beauty I could safely say. I want to do that.

Today's lesson was already terribly demanding with me having no prior knowledge to martial arts. I was lucky that my leg didn't hurt too much. The swelling was gone but there was still pain in within the skin. Yeah, anyways, it was crazy. I've never exerted so much force in my life. EVER! I was sweating even worse than a ZHU at the end of it -.- There were only two other students.

Let's see, flying kicks, cartwheels, back kicks, whatever punching stances which I'm suppose to read up on -.- and deflecting attacks (low blows included) ... Yeah .... OH! There was one incident where I was suppose to deflect the shi fu's attack and I missed a couple of times (noob what!) and he literally punched my face and my stomach. DAMN PAIN larh .. but I tried to be MORE MAN .. so I didn't scream or anything. Yeah. Pretend you never saw that!

Oh yeah, I was playing Soul Calibur the other day and was playing with weapons such as the Saber, Pole Staff, Nunchucks and other kajagugus. I saw them at the dojo larh. I'll get to play with them soon. Hiak hiak.

Vila'ge with my parents for dinner just now and I gobbled up one chicken leg, chicken breast, pork chop, a plate of marshmallow .. pfft ... i mean ... mashed potatoes, one chicken skewer and two chicken hot dogs. That's HOW HUNGRY I WAS! $51.80 ... o.o

OH YEAH! Some people ah. Hiak hiak. Played a wonderful practical joke on me. -.- ... Made me run around like siao. Lol. I really panicked lei. You guys ahhh!!! You all must treat me ice-cream ok! I dun care ... hahahaha ...

I'm at level 12 for Paper Mario 2. Wahahaha. Try to beat me!

Had dinner at Swensens with the iDARE gang at Swensens, PS yesterday. It was great to see everyone and I almost couldn't recognise some people cause they look different when they dress up and all. Lol. The glam side ya'll. Haha. SIGH ... I MISS iDARE!!! .... ok. E-O-S.

I caught Rob-B-Hood! OMG! I laughed until my tears cam crying down. There was one part when Jackie Chan saw the baby swinging over the window ledge and his FACIAL EXPRESSION was totally ..... OMG! ..... I can't even seem to find a word to describe it .... DAMN Funny! It was so funny that I went home and when I saw his face again, I laughed so loud until my mom thought I saw a dead mongoose. (not that I'm afraid of mongooses)

I want to watch WTC. I don't care.

I've begun to realize my true friends once again. I'm so damn touch that you guys really care for me. I'm sorry for being such a sad ass, ranting non-stop all this while. Please accept my apology. I'll be a better friend. Thank you.

I'm going to watch Kickboxing tomorrrow. I'm quite game to participate in it actually; however, I doubt my hectic schedule permits me anymore time for that. I'll be contented with Wushu & Kungfu bah.

Grace bought me a teddy bear. Lol. Yeah, I love it. Thx so much. And yes, I'll replace the red pillow with it. Haha.

I just realised that I've been in minimal contact with so many people. Sigh.

Does anyone have this song?
戴佩妮 (Stella Huang) - 小小 (I'm Small)
I love this song alot.

To find peace within my mind. Vanquish that storm in that teacup.
Ch'i ...

Alright, I'll lay my crippled body to rest now. Damn tired now. Tc Everyone.
Love

Polar Bear loves his Sun Bear and Moon Bear. =]]

HEE MIAN !!!! ... (chuckles)

La-la-la-la

2006-10-03T11:14:00.000-07:00

Call On Me

WARNING. This video is DEFINITELY not for the faint-hearted.

DID you see that MTV? O.O I'm speechless. I wasn't even listening to the music although it seemed as though the song played more of an accompanying role to the video. Damn hot. Another good reason for me to take that up. HAHAHA. Oh, and the music, its nice. bla bla. Quick, I'm waiting for you to call me an old pervert. Who cares when there are hot babes like those!!

TO DEAREST MAX ZACHARY CHUA. HAPPY BIRTHDAY. HAHAHA. I'm dedicating this HAWT video to you. We'll chill VERY soon alright. Study hard for exams ^^
LOVE.

Every single day, I dread *it. Trepdiation just overcomes me with overflowing emotions. Emotions that flows into a endless bucket. The thought of it just makes me feel at a sense of unease, loss and MISERY.

I wish the day would come where I could put it all to an untimely and cursed end. WAIT. Is that how I am suppose to perceive it? NO... that ain't right. I pledged my life to it and I should see it to the end. It WAS my life and joy. It was my everything. I want to give my 100% but no one is showing me support. My zeal is waning at an ever incredible velocity. It didn't have to be like this. It NEVER did.

Only a few can understand. No one else can comprehend my dilemma.

It doesn't matter anymore. Som OLD Man told me not to throw in the towel yet. No, it isn't the time. I'm going to give it ONE LAST SHOT. BUT. If the foreseeable future is going to be neither productive nor prolific in any sense, I'm sorry but I'll have to make an early departure. I'll start to take it the reigns and give in my all.

That is my promise.

Burberry launched a new product at Paragon last week. Celebrities were teeming the premises. I managed to take a couple of shots with Irene Ang & Fann Wong. They are terribly tall. No need to remind me how SHORT I really am. Irene as an exuberant person. Cheerful, funny, just like Patricia Mok. Fann was well, a little cold actually. Expected her to be a little bit more warm. She looked plastic that night but she is gorgeous 24/7. A few Singapore Idol finalists were there. Jonathan Leong is shorter in real life =X ...

I managed to scout for a diving instructor. I'm going to find a date where I can get my training started. I want to be a scuba diver and i want my open water license soon. I wanna go diving in Bali. Hee hee. Theory, practical and a camp. Whee =)

I've also been a little ambitious and am very likely to take up martial arts. Hahaha. Yes yes. I'm laughing with you. OMG! Winston is a sad old twit. Like as if he has the guts to do such a thing. -.- ... well, whatever. I'm going to try, I'll never know what I may achieve. I want to train discipline. I feel that discipline is something that I lack in myself and hopefully I can achieve the self-balance between my yin and yang through martial arts.

My heel is still bad but I can tip-toe. HAHAHAHA. The purplish bob has died down a little. It's reddish now. Doctor says I shouldn't walk. I'm going to defy his direct orders.

I've been using an ez-link card for the past few weeks now and I'm getting the hang of travelling on public transports. Its fun and cost efficient and suprisingly, time efficient too. Oh god, my chauffer may lose his job -.-

I noticed that Airbus is constantly delaying its shipment of the A380 to its customers. Oh come on. Don't you guys have had enough time already? We all know that the security and safety of the aircraft cannot be compromised but the delay time is ridiculous. You'll never be suprised that we may only be able to fly on the A380 in Winter 2010 -.- ...

A new interim Prime Minister has been appointed to the Thai Cabinet. Hmm. It is going to be a rough year for ASEAN i forsee. Ties will be reammended and situations and perceptions will be reviewed thoroughly by beighbouring ASEAN nations and the world over. The coup could not come in a bad time just when Thailand is on recovery from post-trauma. I just hope that ASEAN will knows how to thread on the issue of Thailand with a military-oriented Prime Minister.

Kernzer International was deemed a hot favourite to win the bid for the Sentosa IR and I was an ardent supporter for it but when Genting proposes a full fledged Universal Studios Theme Park. I was bowled over. I initially thought that they would construct a fraction of a theme park, but no, I was wrong, they plan to build one comparable to the Universal Studios in Florida. MY! That's going to be a lot of space and WHAT MORE! MORE REVENUE for Dearest Singapore. I can almost hear the Ka-ching ringing into the governments register and the plong of coins into its treasuray. Hahaha. I hope Genting WINS. Kernzer can just dance its way back to Aztec Maya.

Before I go. I just want to make this clear. It may sound a little harsh but I'M GETTING VERY PISSED OFF ALREADY. Don't you people EVER underestimate me or my capabilities. DON'T YOU EVEN dare take a further step to attempt to TRAMPLE on me because I'm soft or nice. I can be nice. Seriously. But, if ANYONE.... and I MEAN ANYONE dares to cross that line. I will personally make sure that ARMAGEDDON will rain on you.

Most of you would think I'm always aloof, blur and bloody twit (well ok, I have to admit I MAY BE BLUR sometimes ><). Hahaha. If you are one of those poor sods, then you've got me all wrong. I'm have had almost enough playing Mr. Nice Guy. People don't appreciate you when you're nice ... I know some people who share the same experience. If I have to, i'll turn NASTY.

it's like a game of chess, when you are in a predicament, you play a new tactic ...

Haha, sorry about that. I'm just in a very bad mood. I just wish people could be a little more understanding and appreciative to everyone. Their parents, their peers, colleagues. In every sense. I hate to see people hurt unnecessarily.

Furthermore, most Singaporeans are just too obsessed with the unimportant things in life and don't forsee the future. Try to reflect on your individual selves and give your neurons ample time to T-H-I-N-K.

OH. If you are not sure about certain information, JUST SHUT UP. Don't go around spreading utter nonsense to other people and falsifying facts. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I've been pissing alot of people lately. I really apologise. I'm only human and I can only reply to a certain number of people at a time. I really do hope that as friends, you guys can understand. I'm not a person who will ignore you unless well, for a perfectly good reason. But, the point is, sorry for waiting all the time. I'm clearing my inbox as fast as I can. Hahaha. Love.

My gamecube has been re-installed and I've been Paper Mario-ing and Soul Calibur-ing all day. I'm going to re-attempt to complete Resident Evil 4 on the professional level. Who wants to join me? Lots of screaming involved. Haha. Quick! Get the popcorn and hide under the blanket!!

I'll be off now, I guess. Good Night fellow readers. Lalala.

The Missing Pages

2006-09-27T12:27:00.000-07:00

Tales of Symphonia
to the tune of Justice League Unlimited

Prologue: This clip is from ToS. It's one of my favourite games ever. I even took the effort to finish it. If you guys got the time, try it out. It's not to be missed and for the 1,001th time, ITS NOT AN ANIME!

(roar of applause)

Aww... that wasn't necessary at all. I KNOW i've been missed but who am I to deserve such a glorious welcome back. (full of egoism) ..... *chuckles*

Yeah, whats with the gap in my story? Where have I been, what have I been up to? Have I literally DIED people ask? Well, it's my duty to fill up the missing pages for you.

(nuckles cracking ..... *whispers* here we go)

Ehh, SHIT. It's been eons since I've last blogged and I don't know where to start. Heh.

Lemee think, lemee think. erm. OH!

iDARE

YES. I recall now. iDARE happened. Yeap. 4 days in Bintan, as we challenged mother nature, testing our very human limits and stepping out of our comfort zones.

If i was a loser, I would give iDARE a skip. I would go, urghh, camp!? Over my dead body! Frankly, I'm not the camping type, although the notion itself is rather fascinating to me. I would probably TRY to go for a camp but it would take countless persuasion before I would bob my head with resignation.

When I first heard of iDARE, something in my system sorta jerked on. The mere whisper of those words just resonate within me. I don't know what it was but I just knew that I HAD to take part for it. So much for my natural lack of enthusiasm for camps and all.

I signed up for iDARE without hesitation, with a noticable grin. This would be fun and hell yeah, it was ... pardon my words, DAMN FUN LARH.

A week prior to iDARE, preparation week happened. I was acquainted with my fellow groupies. We named ourselves: Super Sand Piratas. Respect US!

Our group was small, 8 to be specific as two other members couldn't make it in the end; however, that didn't hamper our spirits, instead, it spurred us on to be a stronger and united team.

Regina, Yvonne, Shawn, Emellia, Wee Leong, Edward, Shawn and well, ME =)

We were the eight fiesty pirates that made up the SSP, and of course not forgetting the last pirate with the feather on her head, the ever so graceful SF, Cheryl.

Preparation week went by in a flash. By the end of the week, we sort of became acquainted with one another and that was great. We had our IDs, cheers and skit and other whatnots almost completed and there was just ONE iDARE left to be conquered.

Monday came and we headed for Bintan. We took a boat to the island and sorta wrecked the boat on the journey, all noisy bunch of people. We had low elements games to build up our teamwork and high elements such as rafting to challenge our sturdiness on the first day. It poured hard and even though, yeah, it dampened our spirits a little, we just went on. We weren't going to let mother nature hinder us.

Day 2 came by and I challenged my fear of heights. I tried the giant swing. No joke. I was the second person to climb up the pole and I went up voluntarily. Something uncalled for. I almost wanted to die when I looked down but I just walked off the pole and I died ...... *silence* ... OF COURSE NOT! I LOVED IT SO MUCH. Heights to me now is ... like .... like ... bi sai ... =X .. whatever ..

Day 3 was the last day of the official iDARE programme. We had to conquer the gargantuan TCP and after that we had paintball. The TCP took forever, from morning till noon while paintball went by in a flash. We went to Pasar Ole Ole for a buffet dinner in which I thought was a sumptuos treat for us. We had our campfire at night which was a really special one. We sang, laughed and entertained one another with skits, songs and speeches. It was a wonderful and memorable night I should say.

The fourth day was free and easy. I chose to sleep a few hours more that day and I went to the beach and a few of us guys went on the banana boat. Damn fun again. I want to ride it forever! A buffet lunch at the resort cafe and then we headed back for Singapore.

Okok, my recollection of iDARE is just too brief perhaps. I really have alot to write about it but perhaps most of them can't be described. I can tell you about the challenges that we had to face but I can't express it to you with mere words. These memories are perhaps just undescribable.

On a serious note though, iDARE did teach me alot of things. I made many new friends too. Yeah, I have to admit that.

The organizers did a wonderful job making iDARE 06 a success. I can't say thank you enough for Melissa Tan !! for organizing this along with Vinda, the lecturers and of course, the SFs! They toiled over the months, I could see them holding meetings ever so often, even comparable to BA Society meetings. Haha. Yeah, I really do think that they deserve extra commendation and respect for pulling off this year's iDARE camp.

On a personal note, thank you for giving me this opportunity to participate in iDARE even with the complications that would probably have arose from it.

To the SSP, we PWNED iDARE! Congrats for being the ZESTIEST group and congrats to all other groups of iDARE 2006. We rock big time!

Well, a sequel to iDARE is just brewing around the corner or so I heard. If it does happen, I'm all game for it.

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Just as iDARE ended, the IMF-World Bank meetings were just underway and I had willingly volunteered to help out for it.

I participated as one of the ushers during the last official event of the meetings on the 19th of September at the Esplanade. The event was to highlight the cultural side of Singapore as well as exposing the very delicacies of our island nation.

A festival pavillion was erected along the outdoor theatre where it was divided into Chinatown, Kampong Glam, Little India, Katong (Eurasian) and Joo Chiat (Peranakan). I was deployed at Chinatown which was at the centre and it was a blessing and a curse as I could smell all the food there but .... the sad part, I couldn't eat any =X .... crap.

We donned red polo shirts with Uniquely Singapore embroided on it. Haha. I looked like a clown. Well, the expected numbers were 5,000 that night. The place was thronging like a pasar malam for godsakes and I felt like a mere ant. Anyways, we soon became figures of importance as we distributed carrier bags to the delegates to ease their burdens and for once, they were grateful to us. Some, almost bursting into tears .... okay, I was exaggerating.

The night ended with a LONG fireworks display over the marina bay. I had a GREAT bird's eye view. HEH HEH and a laser display over at the merlion area. What more to end of the wonderful day.

As the delegates trickled out, we rushed to gobble the food. I started from one end and went on a sampling spree with Kevin to the other end. I loved the Laksa at Katong and the Chicken Rice at Chinatown the best. HAHA! Oh! I just remembered, Eunice Olsen was there. Hahaha! She's damn hot! Seriously!

It was another night for me to remember as I had the chance to engage in small chit chats with the MIGHTY PEOPLE .. (oh please) ... have great fun with new found friends, crap about ugly old hags and actually ,WOW, experience work =X ... i've never worked my entire life. It's a DAMN SAD FACT!

iDARE and IMF, perhaps the most wonderful memories yet =)

That's all I'll be updating for today. My brain is working overtime already. I'll update the rest tomorrow if possible. I just wanted to take this opportunity to blog about iDARE and IMF before I lose total recollecation of them =X That would be a total disaster. I'll also upload some photos soon so you guys don't have to BORE yourselves with font 12 words =X

Oh, btw, I was playing soccer today and I bruised my heel. WTH. How can someone bruise his or her heel while playing soccer. &#$* .... which MEANS! I CAN'T WALK ... without limping. Thankyouverymuch -.-

Anyways, G'NITE!

(jumps onto bed)

Thank you

2006-09-05T02:50:00.000-07:00

Always Look On the Bright Side of Life - Monthy Python

I've never felt so low in my life, never experienced such a critical blow in my life, ever. The pain is excruciating; unimaginable agony. Its unfathomable, to think that the very words I preached to others endlessly; faith & hope, would come back and haunt me. The irony, the irony.

The pain that I had to dealt with, practically morose and despondent. If not for the guidance of a trusted few, I would have snapped. I know better than to weep, than to curse, than to take vengeance. It isn't a matter of moralities, its just because it isn't worth it. Not at all.

Thank You.

To the people who stood by me and supporting me in every possible manner, infinite gratitudes to all.

And to my bros, I'm glad that we are here for one another. Thank you for listening and guiding me on this precarious and insecure moment of life. I heart you all and each of you have a special place in my heart.

I know I can be an ass sometimes, but I just want you guys to know that my intentions are neither filled with malice or malevolance. To be loathed and abhorred by others, it isn't really a nice feeling. Some people just like to place their wrath on some poor soul and skewer him or her with "oh glorius rage".

I need to find the light, a hand to guide me to that light. I need to breathe. I feel trapped, ensnared in this bubble. Tell me what to do. Tell me. My life is hanging perilously over the edge of hell. Show me the light.

IL6 OUDJA SC8LAON HEINEKEN ... GTH ...

Tuesday.

iDARE preps in school today. My group, the Super Sandy Piratas (ilovethename) came down to churn out our IDs. We went to Art Friends earlier on yesterday to get our materials, so today, we were practically in output mode. Our black Ts from Giordano looked cool as we spray painted on to it and applied fabric paint. I love it so much. Our IDs were damn fun to make larh. It just felt like baoc all over again, deja vu. Cheryl was a really supportive SF btw and I'm proud to have her as my SF!

We ended just around evening and I went down to meet the gang. Jovan & Wei Hao got their heads shaved today. All botak. They're enlisting on thursday. I managed to rub Jovan's fuzzy head! Hiak hiak! Max no.2 =X

Arcaded for a bit at cine. Me and Nigel started playing the Spot the Difference game and fifteen minutes later, everyone was crowding around us playing too. We didn't get past level 9 larh >< Crap.

Took neoprints today. The first neoprint where the whole gang was present. A Family Potrait haha. Went to Food Republic for dinner and we were all just being damn lame and all. I managed to distribute the souveniers. Some handcrafted pens, keychains and loads of chewing gum. I forgot to bring the last item though. My family owns Starbucks in Indonesia and therefore I managed to get my grubby hands on a few exvlusive items like limited edition mugs and bottles. They are just way too cool and I couldn't resist grabbing a handful. Hahaha.

After dinner, a few of the guys left and there was Edison, Nigel, Jarett, Anavil and Shu Hui left with me. Went to Tangs for a while then headed to look for a nice movie to catch. We ended up walking back to Cine larh and watched Frostbite. Its a sucky movie! Not worth our seven dollars! It was damn funny though but the ending just sucked big time! The movie was just cut abruptly and it I made the assumption that the producers ran out of budget and ended the movie just like that ><

Had supper at the 24 hour hong kong cafe and just talked ourselves till we shitted out =X ... of course, we ate larh. Haha! We took some pics again then I went home.

It was really a wonderful day today. Thx for the company and listening to my sad stories =} Love.

No regrets

Prayers led by Max

Sae-Tan & Polar Breast =X

Vice-Versa

Me & Policeman

Anavil & Jarett

Let us win this war

2006-09-03T10:34:00.000-07:00

Hokage's Hope - Naruto

My life.
My almost screwed and f*cked up life.

My emotions.
My almost wrecked up and shattered emotions.

The purpose of our life is greater than our own personal fulfillment, our piece of mind, or even our happiness. The search of the purpose of life has puzzled people for eons. Thats because we typically begin at the wrong starting point ourselves. The purpose driven life.

Who am I? What am I? Why am I Here? Is there even a purpose in my life? If there is, then I have to sadly say that I am failing in realizing the true meaning of life. Countless attempts delivered, yet countless disappontments receieved.

Life is f*cking harsh. So many dreams to achieve and realize, yet so many dreams shattered. Reality has dawned upon me. No matter how hard you try to push, you succumb to gravity eventually. How I toiled effortlessly, to pursue a sense of purpose in life, yet, miserably rewarded.

Life is f*cking unfair. How is a person to a live a life that is predetermined for you. Unable to break away from the chains of this path. Destined or Cursed to walk this mortal route. I want to make my own decision. I want a say in my life.

Wounded, yet, I will still prevail. I'm still going to stand up again and face this world like a man. The fallen are those who give up. They will never succeed in life. Failure is not an option, neither is it in my dictionary.

I am going to stand up and fight on. I am going to proclaim victory over the vices of this world. I am going to win this war.

I will.