where the ant bites.

seven eleven.

2012-01-11T20:45:00.001+08:00

six month later.

twenty six me.

a new beginning.

a carefree life.

bigger stronger better.

(:

taiwan.

2012-01-10T20:34:00.002+08:00

Just get a little lazy doing the post Taiwan trip posts.

Will be moving the travelogue to another address.

I will keep you guys updated.

Overall a great trip, something to remember.

I guess, there is one part that i can use it for the next Taiwan drama. (:

leaving.

2011-12-22T21:56:00.004+08:00

leaving on a jet plane

(:

學不會。

2011-12-19T18:32:00.001+08:00

喜欢一个人不是很难。

可是要维持爱，我学会了！

不知道你学会了吗？

离别.

2011-11-28T23:29:00.000+08:00

真是的

分离死别

近日来的心情不是很好
又加上狗狗的离别
真是糟透了！

每次说快点把狗送走
但真的要把它送走时
真的好难受
毕竟它跟我们相处了３年多

这一个感觉就像失去了亲人
空虚
无助

真的要放下啊！

Haven't been feeling too good
Plus the fact that the dog is leaving
Is making it worst

Today is the day
When he is going away
Miserable
Afterall, he has been with us for 3 good years

Teaching him how to sit, how to shake hand, how to lie down
That's what i am capable of

When i hear my mum says the dog is going today
My heart sank
I don't want to know
Just bring him away

So i don't have to go through the Pre and Post
When i left home today, i went to pat him on his head
He looks at me
I couldn't bear to stay home any longer

When i am in the lift, i could hear him bark
And tears welled up
All the way back to office

It just reminds me of my late grandparents

It is time to let go

I wish for a better place for him

letting go

2011-11-28T07:11:00.000+08:00

Just sharing a MV with you guys.

(:

那些年, you are the apple of my eye

2011-11-13T07:11:00.000+08:00

看了＜那些年＞后

一直都在听这首歌

连我弟都问我不会sian啊？

就是喜欢啊！

you are the apple of my eye.

2011-11-07T07:11:00.000+08:00

opps. sorry for those who can't understand the last 7 posts.

too bad. (:

the craze lingers in the air with increasing no of friends watching the film.

catch it if you want to feel young.

catch it if you are young.

"we shall not regret the past nor shut the door on it"

那些年07

2011-11-06T07:11:00.000+08:00

好啦！最后一个关于《那些年》的po

一起在台北街头一起吃冰淇淋

在车道上一起行走

幸福啊！

想到就爽！

倒数46天

你是我眼中的苹果！
You are the apple of my eye!

ILCTMS!

那些年06

2011-11-05T07:11:00.000+08:00

不能忘了那些配角

老曹为了沈佳宜骑车到台北
阿合为了沈佳宜搭车到台北

看到这样的画面想起了我当年
凌晨为了有人骑单车

配角，主角
我们应该当了不少

在这11年的后段的以后
我想永远的让你当我的一生的主角。

看到了吗？

那些年05

2011-11-04T07:11:00.000+08:00

沈佳宜：“谢谢你喜欢我。”
柯景腾：“我也很喜欢当年那个喜欢的你。”

简单的两句话包含着两人之间一切

虽然他们两终究没有在一起
可是不完美的结局才会有味道

人不会为了做对的事感到特别开心
可是会为了没做的事感到后悔

就是那不完美，才显示真实
虽然不完美，才更显真实的可爱

最讨厌的就是最喜欢的

那些年04

2011-11-03T07:11:00.000+08:00

脑海中不断的出现柯景腾对沈佳宜说：
“我就是幼稚，才会追你那么久。”

幼稚，就是幼稚。

爱情就是那么幼稚。

就是这样的幼稚
让我们在不知不觉中
从不再幼稚也不能幼稚的现实中
进入另一个能随心所欲的平行时空

没办法啦！

可是我就是想那么的幼稚下去！

而我们平行时空都会是幸福美满的！

那些年03

2011-11-02T07:11:00.000+08:00

另一张喜欢的照
长了那么大也没有放过天灯

想象：
两人一起拿着天灯
慢慢的放开
看着我们一起许的愿望
一起写的承诺

两个字
幸福

（：

答应你：
我们不会错过那些年的大雨
也不会错过那些年的爱情
我会一直得紧紧抱着你哦

那些年02

2011-11-01T07:11:00.000+08:00

别觉得好奇为什么我会一直的po那些年
就因为我喜欢

下来的6天都会po《那些年》吧
哈哈

觉得这张照片好有feel
也希望能拥有类似的照片

两人坐在月台
可能没有话说
能在你的身边
也算是幸福吧！

就好比躺在沙滩上看星星
安静的夜只有幸福的我们

有点怀念
当时在人海茫茫的人群中
我们的眼里只有对方
偷偷的牵牵小手
偷偷的亲亲小嘴

【那些年，我們一起追的女孩】 you are the apple of my eye.

2011-10-31T07:11:00.000+08:00

看了《那些年》
心里总有一点啾啾的感觉

自认没有在17 18岁的青春期好好的凭感觉生活
也没有在那时期拥有刻苦铭心的恋情

只能羡慕
那些勇敢的同学

幻想
暗恋
只为了自己能好过点

已经25了
才发现自己还是得在这条路上打滚

失去的青春不能讨回
以后只能向前走

《那些年》对我说：
“可以幼稚的爱一个人，可不要幼稚的让他走。”
对你的一样喔！

爱对我来说没有那么复杂
简单的爱没有对或错

就看你能不能的用心感受

“人生本来就有很多事是徒劳无功的啊！”
对啊，我们做的每件事都不需要回报啊。
如果觉得要做就做啊。
不用想那么多的啦！

“恋爱最美好的是在暧昧的时候”
对啊！也没有错啦！
可是我自觉我还是那么的爱你。
我还是像我们暧昧时候那么可爱！

“人生就是不停的战斗！”

while.

2011-10-23T23:51:00.001+08:00

it been a while since i blog

been very normal recently

except the fact i was paranoid for a while

thanks for everything

love you.

first.

2011-09-28T23:27:00.002+08:00

first trip.
something different i will say

i like the way we interacted
something different

more trips to come about
be it alone or with you

jiayou together
=)

never.

2011-09-22T23:37:00.002+08:00

己所不欲，勿施于人。

What you do not wish for yourself, do not do to others.

A lesson well learnt from myself, at least i know we are on the same par.

As silly as i can seem to be but i think it's nice hearing this from you.

Kai xin~

好想

2011-09-20T23:49:00.001+08:00

如果没有这一切

我会飞往世界

一个人好好思考

真的

好想一个人出国

Ha Haha...

2011-09-20T23:33:00.000+08:00

My friends who know me will always tell me this,
"Why do you always want to hide when you have a problem?"

FACE IT!!!

Me being me... =)

Haha... shouldn't care too much. What will happen will happened.
No need to go care and think too much. No one cares, so do i.

Ha haha...

Looking back

2011-09-19T22:20:00.002+08:00

Was looking through my photo albums from the past
This isn't too long ago but i guess there is something special about this

A special day out alone at East Coast for whole day
Just alone, closing my eyes, feeling the breeze

As silly i can be, but i grew stronger from these
Thanks for everything!

Be fair

2011-09-08T00:05:00.000+08:00

I always tell myself this. Be fair to the one you love.

Treat every new relationship as a brand new one.

The amount of effort must be the same everytime you commit.

Can be more, but nothing less than the previous.

Hope everyone get the same treatment!

Just because you are hurted previously.

It gives you no right to discount your love for the next.

2011-09-06T12:18:00.006+08:00

缥缈青虫脱壳微，不堪烟重雨霏霏。

一枝秾艳留教住，几处春风借与飞。
防患每忧鸡雀口，怜香偏绕绮罗衣。
无情岂解关魂梦，莫信庄周说是非。

拂绿穿红丽日长，一生心事住春光。
最嫌神女来行雨，爱伴西施去采香。
风定只应攒蕊粉，夜寒长是宿花房。
鸣蝉性分殊迂阔，空解三秋噪夕阳。

September

2011-09-03T00:00:00.000+08:00

New month new beginning

Likes what is happening around me

Hope everything is good

Looking forward to all these events with you

Love you

一樣的地方不同的感覺

2011-08-24T10:07:00.002+08:00

八月二十三日

開心
雖然是個簡單的一日遊
沒拍太多照
可是回憶是美好的

雖然人潮洶湧
但卻活在我們的世界里

雖然希望時間能停留
但也想知道未來是怎樣的

美好的一天
一起努力的向前走

是我嗎？

2011-08-14T16:02:00.002+08:00

是我一直在找共同點，還是我們的思想真的挺像的？

多年來，從小學到初級學院都一直當個領導角色。
連在家中，當大哥的也要做個榜樣！
可能也累了。
就在當兵時opt out當少尉。
大學生也沒有參加任何活動。

覺得在領導中，人的目光都在你上。
這樣做是不對的，那樣也不好。
就是當我做每件事的時候都要想多一點，真是夠累得！
我也就慢慢消失在茫茫人海中，當無名！

雖然你一直說我們對人生的看法有所不同，可是我到覺得我們的看法是一樣的。
是我們身處在不同的環境下，所以我也不可以那麼灑脫！

但我仍然相信我們的終點是一樣的。

You are just an addiction...

2011-08-13T10:23:00.000+08:00

I like the way you live.

I like the way you look at me.

I like the way you never fail to make me smile.

I like you just being yourself.

And i don't know when did i become so addicted to you.

I love you, my only one.

Remember the past

2011-08-09T02:35:00.000+08:00

If you ask me to name the recent years National day songs i guess i most can't name you any of them given the fact i wasn't in school to learn them. And most prob they ain't that catchy compared to the ones are familiar with?

We have the

Stand Up for Singapore
Count on me Singapore
We are Singapore
One people, One nation, One Singapore
Home
Together
Moments of Magic
Where I belong
We will get there

And i guess those action action songs like Reach?! Ok and the rest later on... sorry i got no clue about that at all. =)

Happy National Day Singapore!

2011-08-09T02:16:00.000+08:00

Remember the days when we go for music lesson learning how to sing the National day songs. Going for national celebration with that little Singapore flag and looking forward for the half day break and holiday. The feeling now is so different. Came across a national day song, count on me singapore from a dear facebook. It indeed bought back some good memories of my school days esp primary school.

Thou we no longer catch those national day songs on tv anymore given that i spend less than 3 hours on the tv furthermore not on local free to air channels. No longer go to the music room and practise those songs. No longer go for school celebration. The heartfelt feeling for being a Singaporean back then and now is so different. I am still proud to be a Singaporean nevertheless just not that much compared to before.

I know no matter how many times i say this all, I do miss you and you should know who you are. Smiles~ HHKK.

Vicious Cycle

2011-07-30T02:10:00.001+08:00

And i dont know how long can i take such thing.

Assure and reassure that everything is worthwhile.

Smiles.

Inner peace!

Classical Music

2011-07-23T17:23:00.000+08:00

Bababoomz...

Seems so class. Indeed it was even though it was free la.

The feel was there.

East meets west.

The feeling is for Beethoven is really sitting in a big concert hall, no one else but you alone closing your eyes and enjoying the moments. I pictured Waldstein, Beethoven Sonato No.21 to be two men chasing each others with the scene changing along with the tempo.

I totally feel why great man in Ancient China history loves Guzheng so much. Usually i listen to them being part of a CO concert but never on their own, minus those on the tv drama. It brings you to the deep into the forest with a waterfall scene and falling leaves. I was really enjoying every moments in the hall.

With such close comparsion, it sets me to think i prefer the East better than the West.

Nevertheless, the concert hall in SOTA is too good. Good job and Bravo. And pretty much i didn't appreciate the last two as much as the first two. =)

Crossroads

2011-07-21T23:36:00.000+08:00

Well well... i am back blogging, facebook and twitter cuz i got a new netbook.

Time was pretty alright for the past 1 month but got really bad these few days.

I hope and really want to make this happen but at the same time i am really scared.

Tell me everything is alright. I know i want to be with you now!

終於

2011-07-11T17:03:00.000+08:00

終於有時間好好的坐在書桌做些想做得。
電腦就是耍脾氣嘛！
時好時壞。氣死我了！

看見了我不想看見的東西。
害怕？逃避？不想？

可是，為甚麼我要在乎你的過去呢？
不應該！

最近的心情原來也不是我想像中的那麼好。
可能是太忙了。也沒有時間去多想。

逃避不能解決問題，我知！
不知如何是好。

EMO 五分中就好！

Saigon Day 1

2011-06-06T21:39:00.002+08:00

Taking a trip down memory lane... Nah... i didn't come to Saigon prior to this trip. This is my first time here and i will say it is good. =) Considered the fact that I only got my air ticket and left for Saigon with a small backpack.

I left Singapore the very next morning after my last exam on 25th May... at 7:30am on 26th May and reach there about 8:40am (Saigon time) They are one hour behind us. To my pleasure the check in crew assigned me the emergency exit seat and hence the extra leg space. =)

Upon arrival in Saigon, i changed my money at the arrival hall. Exiting the arrival hall, you will be greeted by "friendly" ladies asking you to do your money changing there. I changed 300SGD at the rate of 16060 dong per dollar. After which, i left the arrival hall acting like i know the place bloody well. I got no choice to act like that cause if you don't, the cab drivers will approach you. Luckily my friends told me that there is bus that goes to Ben Thanh Market at 4000dong which is like 30cents?

The bus no is 152 and that is the only bus. Just follow the signage and you will see the bus. Board the bus, pay and get the ticket. Watch out for Ben Thanh Market along your way. It shouldnt take you more than 30minutes to reach Ben Thanh. They will drop you at the Bus Terminal but that is not the end of the journey, so you better not think you are going to see a bus interchange like Singapore and that's it. That is the first bus terminal they will stop and then they will go to the next bus terminal. (cannot consider bus terminal for 152 cuz' it doesnt terminate there, haha) So so so... please look out....

After dropping off the bus, you will sure be greeted by the super crazy traffic. There is like no traffic light over there and i followed a group of girls to the centre of the roundabout and i was kind stuck there and of cuz overwhelmed by the traffic. I was at the roundabout contemplating for a while before i braced myself to cross the road like you own the road.

And you really have to learn this skill the very minute you reach there. If not I don't think u will ever cross any road there. =) Of cuz don't be stupid to cross the road when there is a bunch of them. I know i did sometimes which they will totally give you way. Not in Singapore. I think i pick up the bad habit there cuz i have been crossing the road like i own it back here.

As i said, i didn't make any arrangement with hotel so i went to the backpacker area and start looking for a hotel. I did lost my way over there. Walked for an hr before i finally found this hotel which my friend stayed before. Saigon Sports 3 Hotel. It is really worth it for 22USD with breakfast. The original price was 25USD. If you are staying with 2, i guess their rate will be 25USD without breakfast. And of course you can get better deal on the website if you want la. =) The room is not that bad and there is cable tv and WiFi. It is clean and def worth what i am paying.

And of course, don't know what to do there. I decided to take a half day city tour and look around. I don't have any map and def wouldn't be walking aimlessly in the town. If not, i will have to stay in hotel the whole day. The tour cost 8USD which i feel it is quite reasonable.

We went to this handicapped handicrafts workshop and they are using duck egg shells to do their art piece. Their work is unique and damn good but it is pricey. I didn't get anything. Wanted to get a tiger painting but it costs 90USD for a A4 size... =/ No money~

Up next we went to the Reunification Palace. It costs about 30,000 dong for entrance. Nothing much there. Did some photo taking and you see them on my facebook. =)

And of course the architectures are mostly by French. Damn cool. I wish my house will be built by the French with nice French interior somehow but of course with the tinge of Modern feel. =)

Nice weather of course. Look at the sky. I wonder how many of us actually take the time and look up the sky and breathe in and feel the wind listen to the sound around us. It was a blessing in disguise. Reflect and get to know more about myself. And decided on the next part of my life which i am quite happy to do this trip alone.

Oh yes their Central Post Office. Decided to write some postcards back for my friends which i don't have the time to do it on the 1st day. I came back the 2nd day on my own. Decided that i shouldn't go for any tour and should rest more since i just finish exam.

The tour ended around 6pm. Met up with friends for dinner near hotel and went to a cowboy pub nearby. But the drink was killer. Expensive for their standard. Went back to rest and sleep till i feel like waking up. Look out for Day 2 of Saigon...

It may be boring but i am just keeping this for my memory. Read at your own risk!!!

Kaos... i think i need to improve on my language. Sounds like Primary school kids narrating and i guess the kids nowadays can do better than me. So many improper sentence structure. Pardon me!

Coming up next...

2011-06-03T17:43:00.000+08:00

I will take some time blogging about Saigon when i feel better. Wait for me!!!

What's new? What's up?

2011-03-06T20:44:00.003+08:00

It has been a while since i update my blog. Seriously the thought of doing so is perfectly fine but when i start typing now, there is really nothing much to spur me on. How? Nevertheless, i shall squeeze abit of my brain juice to write something for those who are still visiting this quiet blog of mine.

Let me do a update of 2011 till now... (flipping through my diary)

Attending lectures in school is like one of my usual st

uffs to do.

Went to Harris Resort Batam in Jan 2011 for a relax getaway. Didn't do much there. Just as usual slacking around the resort, went for massage, had a good dinner at H Grill. Going to the shopping mall for some A&W. That's it.

Then came Chinese New Year, lots of dinner gathering with old friends, house visiting remains as it is through the year. Grandma's health is not really good these few months. Up to now, 2 hospital admission. Hope everything goes well for her.

One of my secondary schoolmate got married....

Next up, lots of birthday celebration coming along. Exam coming as well... time to seriously work hard. Two more months to go before i graduate and i am thankful that i make it so far. Time to make it out to the society and earn big bucks. =)

Singapore Budget 2011

2011-02-19T01:08:00.002+08:00

After hearing so much about the budget 2011, there are many voices coming from the opposite camp. Still barking on the issues like high pay of ministers, not enough subsidy for lower income group, having FT/FW into Singapore...

I think these are generally complaints which Singaporeans are good at, we should seriously think of what can we do to make it better for us.

1. High pay ministers? Come to think of it, if they are not highly paid in the government, will they want to be a politician? With their capability, they can easily earn that amount or more in the private sector. And if those who complains, can do the job of the minister, they wouldn't be complaining getting that fat salary. I guess it part of human nature to get touchy when they can't do it themselves.

And if they are paid just mere normal income, there will be moral ethnics issue which we have to dealt with. Do you want a corrupted cabinet? I doubt so. (It means they will not be tempted to accept any kind of bribery cuz' they are well paid)

2. Not enough subsidies? Having it is better off than not having any with the rise in prices. Curbing with the hot property market doesn't mean total cool down of it. But it indeed helps. Want the government to give u a house FOC? Then we will be lazy bum who just wait for food to come. Citizen might not strive to work better and to improve themselves.

3. FT/FW. Why? We are not willing to take up all kind of jobs. We don't want to be in the hot sun/heavy downpour with pathetic pay. We have to accept and to tolerate social problems. If there is room for growth, why are we not taking it?

FT. Low birth rate. How many talents can Singaporean produces to replace those in positions? Hardly... not many... "Those rejects from China University are getting 1st class honors in local uni." That's how big the population, others are having and able to choose cream of the crop that easily. We just hope that FT gives Singaporean motivations to work harder to compete off. If not we will be taken down anytime.

Who do we live for? Singapore? No... it's yourself. If all we do is complain and not do anything about it. We are done for it. Complains all you wants, as long as you continue to strive hard cuz now you know, you are not going anywhere without putting in efforts.

And something is better than nothing.

Thai Movie

2010-12-21T22:26:00.003+08:00

First it was "The Love of Siam" and now "A Little Thing Called Love" really blow my mind off. I watched "The Love of Siam" in the theatre. Gladly and surely i hold on to my tears. But this time round, watching "A Little Thing Called Love" alone at home, really show how much water i have in my body. If you haven't watch "The Love of Siam" please watch it first thou' you are abit outdated la. But if you are homophobia, don't bother. Just watch "A Little Thing Called Love" Haha*

"A Little Thing Called Love" casting Mario Maurer, Pimchanok Lerwisetpibol, Sudarat Budtporm, Peerawat Herapath, Pijitra Siriwerapan, Acharanat Ariyaritwikol and Kachamat Pormsaka Na-Sakonnakorn.

The plot of the movie goes, "The ordinary 14 years old girl name Nam. She's unattractive or simple call... the ugly! But she had secretly in love with her senior in grade 10 name Chon, the most popular student in the school. He's hot, perfect and generous. That's make girls in school crazy about her, including Nam herself. But she doesn't give up easily. She tried to do everything to make herself pretty and outstanding in school. Because she hopes that he will turned around at her just once more time"

I wouldn't say too much about the plot. There is still one big part of the movie missing which i don't want to spoil it. Watch it and you will know it.

Thoughts...

2010-12-08T18:18:00.004+08:00

Too many thoughts in mind recently... on the positive note, they are just reflection of my life and nothing serious. Sick now and took my medicine le. Will be back for more post. Need to organise my thoughts for once. Till the next time you see my blog. Merry Christmas to you guys first. =) Cheers.

Passion for dance again?!?

2010-12-01T21:32:00.002+08:00

How about dancing, moving your feet again? Maybe getting a little too old for that. But i will love to do some moves when i have the money and time. =) Cheers.

Dynamite? Grenade? Fireworks? Bomb bomb bomb...

2010-11-28T20:40:00.005+08:00

2 months and a week passed...

2010-10-31T21:30:00.003+08:00

It had been that long since my surgery. Doing quite well of yet, went back to work last week as well. Nothing much to update as of my life, just simple school and work and home. Yesterday went to Menda's birthday party at Downtown East, it had been a while since i saw the rest of the herdies. It's nice seeing them down for Menda's party. =)

Other than all these school, work and parties... I am practically staying at home for the rest of my time. Changes changes changes in our life. I guess...

No comment on anything at the moment. Lets hope for the best...

Need some COLOUR in my life~~~

9 Weeks since surgery

2010-10-19T14:08:00.002+08:00

9 weeks before, i was just out from the operation theatre. With tubes all around my face, blood oozing out from the tube. In HD ward with the care of nurses and suction that keeps me breathing.

Today i am happy with the result. Still having a bit difficulties to get food down cause i can't really open my mouth as wide as before. Slow and steady will be the next move before i gain back the full mobility of my mouth.

Had a haircut last week. Went back to school. The first few weeks of school was horrendous cuz i can't eat with a wired jaw. Got to starve in school and depends on liquid drink like Milo and stuffs. But now i am fine. The hard time had finally been over. Now i am working to the new look of Ant. =)

And i will be returning to work next week. Bless me that it will be fine then.

School work is rather taxing this year. Lots of things to catch up and make sure that i will make it for the exam cuz' there is no chance for me to retake any modules unless i am retaining for another year. No way... so i will put extra effort this year to make sure everything falls in place.

Thinking about CPA next year as well. See how much can i accomplish before i hit the workforce. Wish me luck then. Cheers*

02: Death

2010-10-03T14:51:00.002+08:00

Hearing upon the death of some people really reminds me of something. To cherish life and live everyday happily. Prior to the news of our MM Lee's wife, i heard from my mum that my brother's classmate's mum passed away last night. Sadly but truly, last week, she was sent to the hospital for some brain surgery maybe due to blood clot in the brain. And the next news was she is no longer with us.

My mum was still saying that she was talking to her the other day at the market without any signs of such problem. Then later on, she fainted in class. Went to the hospital. And things start to go wrong...

And i learnt something from my mum last week while buying phone for my brother. Money can be earn back in the future, no need to care too much about it. If you like it, just get it as long as i can afford to pay for it. It makes me see money as less important in my life from the moment. But i still hold on to the belief that we should have some money set aside for raining days.

Well you never know when you are leaving. So i guess, you have to really live your life to the fullest everyday. Be happy and not think too much. And if you regret your decision in the past, you just have to make your present better into the future.

35: 3rd Review since Surgery

2010-09-27T22:38:00.003+08:00

Today i went for my review again hoping that the doctor will remove the wire and let me eat proper. But they are going to keep my jaw shut for another week, so i am going for another week of liquid diet. But things got a bit better, they remove the splint in between my teeth. I can talk a bit more better than before. There will be more spaces for my drink to get between my teeth.

But thinking of going to school without food is getting a bit paranoid for me. At least when i am home, i can make my own food to eat. If i am in school, i can't bring the blender and blend my food. Still got to depends on liquid for this week.

Sadly sadly, when i open my mouth today, my right side is still pain. I wonder will things get better or it will be like this for a while. Got to keep in review then. I will be back blogging about my life. So keep in touch with this blog. =)

Ah Kong

2010-09-21T22:37:00.003+08:00

A short film by Royston Tan and presented by the Health Promotion Board.

For more information, you can visit http://go.hpb.sg/ahkong

It just remembers me of my late grandparents, can't tell you how much i miss them. But i really do. =)

03: Third day in the hospital

2010-09-21T16:38:00.003+08:00

Really trying very hard to clear my backlot from my surgery as soon as possible. Well well... waking up in the morning really put myself much better at night. I feel more comfortable and at the same time feeling real tired from the sleepless night. Still trying to adjust the bed to move my body around, lying for too long can be a problem as well...

Then my doctors came around and check on me, and informed the nurses that all the tube can be removed from me except for the drip and send me to the Dental Clinic for review. I felt much relief hearing that cause the nostril tube is causing sore throat. It is really not a pleasure for them to remove the tube when you are conscious, it is painful. But after which, i feel much much better. And the nurse told me that, i will be able to bathe after i come back from the review.

So i went for my review at Dental Clinic with the help of the nurses on wheelchair. My doctor remove the wires and make me move my jaw around to exercise them. Went for x-ray to see the placement of the jaw. Put me on elastic bands to tie the jaws together. Everything is alright. Just a bit pain and uncomfortable on the jaw line. And send me back to my ward.

I went to bathe with the help of the nurse. Thank god, i have a private bathroom and toilet in my section. I believe the non air-conditioned area shares a common ones. Totally not ashamed getting a nurse to bathe me while i just sit there. I guess when you are in my state, you don't really care much. I just need a shower quick. =)

Drinking water and medicine with the syringe isn't a joke. It is just simply too troublesome to do so. But what to do when i am in such a state. I need to replenish liquid in my body and i don't want the tube to be in my nostril. The dietician came to tell me more about my diet, so that i wouldn't be losing anymore weight at home. Resource milk shake and fruit juice.

Then they gave me some to drink through the syringe but i couldn't really finish the whole packet in one meal and split it in two instead. The day passed by quite normal with my aunt coming to visit me. Everything seems fine and i was told that i can discharge the following day.

I want to return home and not stay in the hospital.

01: Remembering the past...

2010-09-18T22:51:00.004+08:00

This will be the new section that i will opening up on the sidebar... Remembering the past... but well when you are old and yes i admit i am, you start to reminisce the past and smile at yourself for god knows what reason? So this entry will be on primary school...

School canteen (especially Primary School)

Was watching The Perfect Chef Asia on Channel News Asia just now and it reminds me of my Primary school days, being a kid, going to school. 50cents for pocket money. (where is my pocket money now?) I believe those who are born between 1980 to 1990 will feel the same with me.

The recess bell rang off in the class and everyone wants to head to the canteen. But some teachers wouldn't let you off. That's bad.

By the time you head to the canteen, you will see long Q at the noodle store which simply sells a bowl of fish ball noodle for 20cents or upsize to 30cents.

The drink store auntie who sells you a cup of drink at 10cents.

Buying Yakult and giving out small little toys.

Rushing to finish your food and head to the court to play with your friends.

Hanging out at tuckshop buying "rubber" so that you can play with your friends after school. I remembered that "Greece" always wins in the "rubber" game and everyone always wants to own that to fight it out with each others. *haha

Or save the money to go out to the convenient store's capsule machine or card machine to have the dragonball card. And you always hope that it is a gold sticker card. And there is always a tactic for you to get two/three cards with one turn. *you have to slowly turn the knob then you hear the card being released and trying to turn anti-clockwise by a bit, then clockwise by a bit and keep doing the two steps and you will have 2 cards coming out together...

Zero point for girls.

Hopscotch.

Five stones when we practise and practise at home to perfect our skills. So that we can level up to each stages and earning as many points as possible and be the winner. Perfecting the skill of throwing the stones, so that they are thrown in a style easy to grab hold of.

Catching spiders after school with your matchstick box and fight them.

Meeting to play basketball after school. So you go home and start doing your homework, so that you can meet your friends for basketball at 4pm or 5pm and head home for dinner after the game and catch Wheel of Fortune with your family.

Having your mum or grandparents waiting at the school gate after school. Then the ice cream uncle will sure be there waiting for you to cry and ask your parents to buy. But they will always say, it's time for dinner. After dinner then i buy for you.

The Kacang Puteh Uncle from your school canteen, pushing the trolley and selling outside school when recess time is over. The uncle will roll the paper into a cone and use a spoon and scoop the Kacang into the cone and sell to you.

Then, if you first day to school (primary one), you will be pair with a senior (primary six) so-called "peer leader" to guide you during recess time and bring you around.

Those was the days of lower primary...

till the existence of Power Rangers, Sailormoon, Digimon... things changed... we no longer play zero point. five stones. hopscotch. We group ourselves in class and be one of the role in each cartoon. I was in the Power Rangers team. The girls will then form their Sailormoon team and named themselves.

Then you will dream of the future with your BFFs and decide to travel to the world with one another. I know my dream didn't came true and will not come true. Haha...

Playing with digimon, you have the cheatcode to get super digimon. Keep resetting the digimon game set. Then with you link and fight, you have the cheatcode of pressing A B A B A B to win.

Oh ya and before that, you have the tamagochi when you learn to be responsible for your chick chick... feeding them, clear the shit, switch off the light, playing with them... "/

And one thing you wouldn't forget is ordering milk from school. Every tuesday (that's for me), before school ends maybe like half an hour before? The bell for the Milk will ring and the one in charge will go and collect the milk and distribute to everyone.

Do you still remember? The super dollar strap with the plastic piece for you to turn a normal coke pet bottle to be your school water bottle for the rest of your primary school life? Then you just hang it around your neck like an ass... but that's cool when i was young.

Many more things... share with me your childhood... it's nice to listen to others and be a kid once again and i will never want to wish thing like: "I want to grow up faster so i can have freedom." Now then, we know having parents who help you, side you, protect you is the best thing you ever dreamed of. But now as age catches up, we no longer can be that innocent kid in the past who did wrong things and let our parents come and clean our shit. That's life... part of it...

02: The day of suffering...

2010-09-18T17:07:00.004+08:00

Waking up that morning was still ok as i didn't really sleep much during the night with nurses coming in to take my blood pressure, temperature and giving me medication. Plus the fact that i was coughing blood and saliva out into the kidney dish and doing suction myself. With the effect of the medication, i was dozing off. And the hard thing was not knowing what time is it when i wake up. So i took things like, "It will be around 8plus in the morning when the doctor do their round." "When my mum comes, it will be close to noon."

In the morning, when my surgeon and doctors came to visit me, they decided that i will be well enough to be transfered to normal ward. Everything seems ok. I am coping quite well after the surgery as well.

Oh man, its time to transfer today

Coming to think of transferring to normal ward will be a pain. Because i will be no longer in the comfort of being alone in the ward. Having others around you which might cause disturbance when i want to sleep. I didn't think further and doze off in a while. Keep on waking up and dozing off... till my mum came and the nurse in charge told her that i will be transferring to normal ward. And they had already called for a bed in the normal ward for me. And i hope that the bed wasn't ready till later time.

It was still quite a wait and my dad came and visit me for a while before he returns home for his work in the evening. He says, "Why want to make yourself suffer so much?" I didn't really take it to heart as he did mentioned during Chinese New Year this year. I just take it as a brushing comment. Anyway what is done is done?

It's time to transfer to normal ward!!!

The time to wait and wait for a bed and i keep dozing off from time to time. I realized that the time really passed very slow in hospital. Then, came the news that the bed is ready and i will be going to my ward. Then the nurses helped to transfer me over to the new ward. Managed to get onto the bed without much help on my own.

I realized that the ward is air conditioned. I thought to myself, "Has Class B2 ward upgraded themselves to air conditioned ward?" At least i will be in comfort for stay here. The nurse in charge of me handed over stuffs to the nurse in charge of the new ward.

The bed of the new ward is softer than i like it to be. Same as the pillow as well. I just got to endure the stay in the hospital. Everything was still pretty manageable until visitors start leaving and some hangs around the ward from those just admitted in. It was pretty noisy and the lights were on. The nurses were stationed beside me. I couldn't even get to sleep. I think i will have a better time in the HD ward all by myself.

That night was the worst i think. I had difficulty in breathing. The mucus, saliva and blood was building up again. Not having the attention of the nurse in normal ward makes it worst. Not being able to sleep due to the noise and the lights make it even hell. I thought i am going to die just like that. Asked the nurse to clear the nose block but i still feel breathless. The nurse call in the doctor on duty and check.

I think i am just too weak for all these. The period of suffering was a bit unbearable. I calm myself down and chant in my heart, hopefully everything will go. Soon and i don't know how long it took for me to doze off again. But soon after, i was awaken to take medication, blood pressure and temperature. Checking whether i have any pain? The pain is actually manageable and seriously i didn't feel any pain still operation. Except for the headache i am having.

The night just went on and off, with me waking up taking medicine, blood pressure and stuffs... and i was playing with the bed controls to elevate my bed for a comfortable position all night.

Was i close to death?

Surprisingly, i understand something that i thought i will not until the day i am leaving this "beautiful" world. The difficulties in breathing tells me that if this suffering is going to end, please take me away so i can end this suffering. I felt like, will that be what my grandparents thought when their life is close to death on the bed fighting against the pain they had to bear with the cancer. It wasn't that hard as i thought it will be to think that you will leave your family members behind.

Why suffer?

During the two days i did think about... why should i go through this pain? If i know, i will not had went through the operation. But it's too late to say all these... i have to endure and go through it. After getting over it, i will be happy with the result and be glad i went through. It's just an experience of the lifetime that i will not go through again. =)

01: Day of my surgery

2010-09-08T16:05:00.003+08:00

Having not much sleep, i woke up earlier than my alarm at 6am. Knowing that i wouldn't be able to bathe myself or even brush my teeth for the next 4 weeks. I went to the toilet and clean myself up before i head to NUH with my mum in a cab. We left home at 6:30am and reach NUH before 7am and went to the Day Surgery Ward. Got the registration done and paid $700 for the operation and the rest is paid by Medisave of my mum.

I was told to go into a room when the nurse took my weight. Made me change to the operation gown and ask me again and again whether i know what kind of surgery i am going through. Went through the Pre Admission Test again. Make sure that the signature is mine and stuffs. It was quite a wait before i was brought to the OT at the Main Building on Level 2. My mum was with me all along except for the surgery.

I walked in to the OT myself and was handed a shower cap like to wear over. Then a young gentlemen tried to inject a LA on my right hand and pierce the needle into my hand. And soon i was told to lie on the bed, someone wore a black shoe for me to keep my warm. I saw my surgeon walking in. A couple more people around... then...

The general anesthesia doctor told me it is time to sleep and ask the apprentice to put the mask over me and asked me to breathe in slow and deep. Then the doctor inject something in my right hand and soon within 10 seconds i am already out.

Surgery Time...

I don't know how long i took but soon i was conscious and saw two nurses sitting beside me. Then i knock out again. The next moment i was being pushed out from the holding area and i saw my mum waiting for me. It was around 1 or 2 in the afternoon i guess. The moment i saw my mum, i grabbed her hand and feel for her. I didn't feel any pain at all. Thanks buddha. I was being transfered to HD ward where there will be special care taken care of me.

They asked me whether i get off the bed and move to the bed in the ward but i just didn't have the energy to do so. So they help me to get over the bed and changed my clothes. Do i feel embarrassed? No i don't think so. At the point of time, you just wouldn't think so much. I was pretty fine for someone to service me.

So i had an air-conditioned room to myself. And having some equipment to monitor my condition for the day. There was tube in my left nostril so that they can give me my medication there. There is a urine catheter for me to pass urine without going to the toilet. And they can monitor the input and output. Two tube on my right hand, one for the drip.

I was greeted by a nurse in charge of my bed. In HD ward, each nurse will take care of two beds. She asked me whether was i in pain? Except for the headache i get on the right, there is nothing much around my jaw. I guess they gave me painkiller for my headache. I could feel that it might due to the pressure on my right jaw that is causing the pain on the head.

And i do feel like vomiting all the time due to the anesthesia or other medication. Blood keep flowing out from my mouth and i feel quite uncomfortable for all the tube to inside my body. And the pretty cool thing i had was the massage leg piece on my leg, they will create pressure and massage my leg to keep it active cause i will be bed ridden for a while.

Saliva keep forming in my mouth and mucus in my nose. It was damn uncomfortable and i can't breathe properly. So the nurse use a suction tube and clear my mouth and nose. The day went passed quite fast cause i fall asleep time to time with my mum around in the room. Coughing blood becomes common. And i was allowed to use the suction tube on my own to clear the saliva.

My doctor and surgeon came to visit and say everything is good. And i will be transfered to normal ward tomorrow. How i wish i could stay in the HD ward longer. Having a room to yourself without others disturbing is just too good.

The night went passed with me waking up to take temperature, blood pressure, coughing blood into the kidney dish, pressing the button to get napkin to clean my saliva, doing suction on my own unless there is mucus in my nose, i will call for the nurse to use the thinner kind. Pressing up and down my bed for a more comfortable position... and i keep sleeping...

Any pain?

Not really. I really don't feel anything except for the headache. But the worst had yet to come... Day 2 was the worst... and i will tell you why...

Day before my surgery

2010-09-07T17:42:00.003+08:00

For all who love to understand what i am going through during the surgery, the above youtube video will make a clearer picture for you. The users of the video has other example of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Implant video. You check them out. If not, there are actually tons of videos about people going for such surgery in youtube for you to view and understand.

So came 23rd August 2010 and all prepared, not really actually... I headed down to NUH Dental Clinic 1 to draw blood for testing (3 tubes), i nearly fainted when i was told about 3 tubes. I just lay there and let the Staff Nurse poke the needle in and draw 3 tubes of blood away. At the same time, i was wondering whether i will be short of blood the next day when i enter the Operating Theatre (OT).

After which, i went to Kuan Yin Thong Hood Cho to pray for success operation. Then dinner with some friends at Bugis. Went home and tried to rest for the night as i need to wake up around 6am for the operation.

Unfortunately i was actually running a slight flu in the day and it got a little worst after the dental visit. I was kind of pissed off that i might not be able to do the surgery the next day. It means that i will not be able to recover before i return to school and all my plan will go to waste. I told myself that no matter what i will have to go through the operation.

Worried? Scared?

Of course i am worried and scared that i will never make it out from the OT. I am worried about the pain i will have to take when i am out from the OT but i trust that the painkiller and morphine helps. Many things run through my mind that night and i could barely sleep...

Way before my Lower Jaw Surgery

2010-09-06T14:07:00.006+08:00

I am going to recount the days for my lower jaw operation for you guys and those who are considering about doing it. =)

The first time i was told about this kind of operation was when i was in Secondary 4 when the dentist came for the check and stuffs. The dentist suggested me to go braces and might need operation to correct as well but then i wasn't really care about how i look like and cost will be a factor for me as well.

Coming to this decision was really an easy one in end 2007 when i visit the SAFTI MI (a medical place for Singaporean Soldier) for my wisdom tooth extraction. The medical officer asked me, "Do you have a problem with my biting and stuffs?" and suggested that I will need to go for some operation to correct my biting and it will improve the articulation of my speech. Maybe it is just a habit over the years for not articulating my words properly. And i thought, maybe i should give it a try. I didn't really think much about it and agreed. So the dentist referred me to National University Hospital (NUH) to let the dental officer check whether i am suitable for this treatment.

At the first consultant, they say i will need to go through the jaw operation which i kind of expected and i will have to go through the braces stage which will takes 1 year 6 months then operation and another 6 months. Due to the government subsidy, i will need to wait for their call to see when they can see me to this case, maybe 6 months or 1 year? But i received a call a week later to ask me to go for the braces treatment. (Maybe my treatment need operation and it will be a good case study for the student, so i was kind of on the piority?) Haha...

So i started my Orthodontics (braces) in Feb 2008, my doctor was then Dr Neo Bi Juan who explained to me about the surgery, the complications and cost of it. At first i was informed about $5k surgery cost, treatment for 2 years, cost of Orthodontics will be $2200 excluding other things like extraction of tooth, talking to my parents about this decision before we start doing it. Having some savings, i thought the cost will be reasonable now and i will working to pay off the treatment. I agreed and thought it wouldn't be too long to see any result.

When i told my mum about this treatment, of course she didn't like the idea of me having to go through the operation and wonder if only Orthodontics will do the job of correcting my biting. Well, i will say it is possible but you will still have the long lower profile. At the moment, i also didn't know why was i so persistent about this treatment. But well, if i had already made the decision, no one can change it. So my mum sort of didn't say anything about it so i went ahead of the treatment. I know she is worried but as time goes by, we just put the idea of surgery behind and concentrated on the braces treatment first.

Over the months, many people tried to put me out of the idea for going through the operation and think i look perfectly fine with my what i have now and stuffs. But well, sometimes when you already made the decision and go through the braces treatment you don't really want to look back. Get it done asap. And the truth is, i get pissed off when people try doing that. And i guess when they are not in my shoes, they don't feel it. It is easier to say, "You are ok what?" If i haven't started the treatment maybe i will adhere to what others say but i am already there. What is the point of stopping me at this moment? I admit that halfway through the treatment, i thought of giving up but i shouldn't stop since i am already in it. Partly due to the extended period of treatment that is putting me off. But till now, i pulled through...

For this Orthodontics treatment, i removed all my wisdom teeth and upper #4 and lower #5 i think. The treatment was delayed due to how they want to move the teeth to get ready for the surgery. I took about 2 years and 6 months due to some movement as i didn't remove my upper #4 and lower #5 together. It was only 6 months later that they realized that my lower gum is too thin and might not be healthy so suggested i remove the lower #5. So the spaces between the teeth need another few months to close up.

And finally the day is here for my operation, 24th August 2010. Life changing experience.

Result 2009/10

2010-08-29T21:08:00.000+08:00

Paper	Mark	Result
912790032	79	Pass
912790065	60	Pass
912790076	61	Pass
912790092	54	Pass

Well well... this is my result for this year and i am pretty happy it. =) Hopefully i cam maintain my 2nd upper class honors. Come back for more updates. If not check out my tumblr.com at weidino.tumblr.com

Where is my MOTIVATION?

2010-08-18T18:30:00.003+08:00

Thou i have a lot to write about... but i don't seem to have the motivation to do that. Let's do a little update of my life for those who don't know. I am heading to my lower jaw operation next Tuesday, 24th-Aug-2010 and will be on MC for i think 4-6weeks.

That means i am not going to return to work but i will be still going to school when it reopens in mid Sep.

Went to watch "Love in Disguise" went the usual movie kakis at CineCathay. It was a funny movie but to compare to world class standard, the movie falls short but still applause to LeeHom for the movie. Thoughts had been put into the movie and it did bring out well. Had a great laugh. =)

For this week, nothing really exciting... till the next post. Charged with inspiration and motivation. Stay tune.

Debt

2010-08-01T23:49:00.000+08:00

Overdue Debt...

I am in a blog debt...

I will be back very soon to blog about my life...

I still love you guys...

Don't give up on me...

Back from Bangkok II

2010-07-12T22:40:00.002+08:00

Mr. Ant is back from Bangkok for his birthday. 2nd trip of the year and it seems a little fast this time cause of 3days2nights but was a fruitful trip. Managed to shop the 2 main place in BKK which is Platinum and CTC and grab some nice tee-shirts back with a number of berms. =)

A quick review of the trip. Booked iResidence Silom which is next to Chongnong Si BTS. Not a bad location cuz BTS is just beside. We wanted to check in at 10am but was too early as the rooms are not ready yet so we left our luggage at the hotel and went to Platinum Fashion Mall/Siam Square for our shopping first. Then after which went back to hotel around 5 to check in and went down to Lek Seafood for our dinner. The dinner was suitable for tourists but i doubt it is really the thai style kind. Then went to Suam Lum Night Bazaar which might be closing end of the year due to some leasing problem with the landlord.

Day 2 was to conquer the rest of CTC Market which we didn't managed to the other time. And we managed to walk almost all part of the market and got some loots from there as well. =) After CTC, we went back to hotel for a quick shower and massage near our hotel at Healthland Sathorn. After massage we went to Chinatown for dinner and went to Patpong to take a look there. And walked back from Patpong to hotel which was pretty near. =)

That's almost done for the 2 days. This morning we went to buy Mister Donut back and here i am back home typing this blog entry. Need any help for your BKK trip? You can ask me, if i know i will happy to help you. =)

Leaving on the jet plane...

2010-07-09T23:17:00.002+08:00

Once again i am leaving Singapore behind for the "Land of smile" but i don't know how much laughter they have left with. My second trip of the year and hopefully i will get more loot this time round. A fruitful one. No birthday celebration in Singapore with friends. I believe this trip will be a good one. Please be good. =)

Voyage De La Vie

2010-07-01T00:47:00.005+08:00

"Voyage de la Vie" or the "journey of life" is a story of a boy's metaphoric journey, or a rite of passage before he becomes an adult.

Enter the world of the mysterious Lantern Keeper, the charming Crystal Cat and the mesmerizing Diva alone with extraordinary inhabitants. Explore the journey of the boy on an adventurous search to discover his destiny. An unforgettable experience of magnificent sets, glamourous costumes and amazing circus feats awaits...

quoted from RWS website

And so i got my complimentary ticket for the show with my colleagues for the 30th June show, 8:30pm. Be sure to be early for the pre show (magic show) that brings you into the actual show itself. As the above mentioned that it's a story about a boy before his adulthood. Lessons that he will learn like Love, Confidence, Balance, The struggle between life and death and etc. The first part of the show was abit too messy for my liking but i do like the second half when the stage turns to starry night with the moon.

I wonder, "Had i watched too much of "綜藝大哥大"?" That i feel like these stunts are actually not really amazing to me. It is like many different stunts putting together in a show. World class standard? Still far... if you want to have 3 group doing the same things, you should be prepared to be synchronize. The visual creation is not that good for something that is not synchronize and for the first part that i don't know where to focus my attention on.

But the young boy was good with his super flexible body. I guess we all felt the pain in our body. Magic done in the show was a bit too childlike. And i think only children will believe and wonder how can it be done. Rabbit wasn't hidden well enough.

Jonathan Leong. Like what i tell my friends about him. Well done for him to be on stage, staging the the first circus stage choreographed just for Singapore. But he needs to really improve on his singing or emotion in it. The impact of songs through his mouth wasn't really very reached to the audience. But i will still give him credit for staging the show rather than a foreign talent. =)

I will recommend people to go and watch it as it is the first ever circus theatre speculator. If not, can give it a miss if you are really not a fan of circus.

Just my humble experience with the show.

3.5 aNtbites

i posted something.

2010-06-27T22:59:00.002+08:00

well well well... last friday i was sitting in the temple after paying my respect to my late grandparents and wrote an entry on my iPhone and posted it up but it didn't appear in the blog entries. it is missing somehow... i don't know how but it is not here le... i don't think i will re type everything i have in mind on friday but will just sum it up...

recently there is a advertisement on filial piety on tv which is stirring up some emotions in me... during the two down times in my family... first was my grandpa in 2002 suffering from cancer and left us after months... the visiting in hospital after school, the nightmares, seeing my parents taking care of him really set an example for me to take care of them when they are old. its not easy for anyone of us here to see someone dear passed on.

then came 2007, my grandma left me due to cancer also... cervical cancer, the first occurrence was shortly after my grandpa death. then it came back in 2006... and she didn't want to go thru' the same old chemo and radiotherapy again and we left her live her destiny.

two person who are so dear to me left me. i grew up with them since young till primary school. i was taken care by them... protecting me from the cane of my dad. carrying me to the toilet at the middle of the night when i was really young. patting me to sleep on my thigh. buying me birthday cake every year. cooking my favourite dishes when i visit them every weekend when i was a grown up. =)

smiles* is all i can do now. thinking back about the good times we had together. how i wish i could be more expressive of my feeling. how i wish i could hug them like when i was young. which i didn't when i was much older.

remembering hearing things like... they will end their suffering and go to a wonderful place where there is suffering? how i wish that place exists and i will reunite with them when i leave this world. i really wish to see you again. visit me in my dream like you always do... =)

My little KL trip

2010-06-13T14:07:00.004+08:00

It is time for me to visit my lovely friends in KL after 6 months. So i since i am free on 5/6th June, I booked my coach ticket to KL. SGD55 return on firstcoach. It departs from Novena to Bandar Utama (One World Hotel). So well i woke up early at 6.30am to reach Novena at 7.45am to collect my ticket and make my way up the bus on my journey to KL. Despite of sleeping late the previous night due to the BBQ with campmates, i was not really feeling tired. =) Thou' the excitement didn't appear to be but i was really happy. Traveling alone is something i like to do. =)

The coach was scheduled to reach Bandar Utama at 1pm but it only reached there at 2.30pm due to the serious jam at Tuas Causeway early in the morning. So my dear friends have to go and packed the Korean lunch back to her house. Thou' the food was a little cold but it was still nice. Next time we shall dine in the place together. =)

After lunch, me and Ms Am went to Pavilion where SCB building is beside. Ms Ong needs to attend a wedding dinner which she had to leave early and missed the super grand dinner which i was a little guilty about it cuz i was around and she can't enjoy the dinner properly.

So we walked around Pavilion for a while and settled at Madam Kwan for dinner while waiting for Ms Hew Hew... She got some site visit for her new job. Poor her got to work on a saturday. They introduced me the Nasi Lemak and the other one but in the end i tried the Mushroom Chicken Mee which was nice. Even it was a little cold, but it didn't turn cloggy. Nice. Thumbs up~! If i go next time with friends, i will bring them there. =)

After dinner, we went to pick Ms Ong up at KLCC to go to the Little Genting in KL and enjoy the night together. It is a really nice place that you wouldn't see even if you are in Genting. For those who love photography, it is a nice place to take some photos and improve your skills on night scenery. =)

After the long night at Little Genting, we headed back at 1plus. I turned in at 2.30am when the girls were busy chatting in Ms Ong's room. I was sleeping in Ms Ong's brother room soundly by that. Wake up at 7am, washed up and went to FIRM for some hiking. Our lovely guide for that morning was Ms Ong's bf, Ivan. *He also didn't have enough sleep from the previous night and had to drive us around early in the morning. So we went ahead to FIRM.... Butt.... we didn't managed to conquer FIRM cause there was a biking event. So in the end, we head straight for breakfast.

After breakfast, we went back to Ms Ong's place washed up and then head to 1Utama for KTV session and Afternoon English tea which was nice. I didn't managed to sing cuz i really can't sing that day. Haha... every pitch was broken de.... =(

This is our nice hi tea. I like the mango cheesecake and the warm scones alot. delicious and i will be back if i am in KL again. =)

After Hi-tea, went back to Ms Ong's place, picked up my bag and head to One World Hotel to catch my bus back to Singapore. 8pm to 12midnight. No delay this time. I was at Novena at 12midnight on the dot. Home sweet home. =) Love the short KL trip and spending time together with the girls. Next time when we meet will be Singapore le cause i don't think this year i will have the ability and time to visit them again and i am really paiseh to trouble Ms Ong again. =)

Maybe the next time i visit them will be for water rafting? Hee... water sports my type.

Till the next trip... BKK in July.

STC Cohesion

2010-06-10T23:34:00.005+08:00

Morning Ah-Kong, reporting strength. Total strength 14, 12 present, 2 absent. 1 busy working and making baby. The other 1 busy dating.

It's time of the year again to meet up with my lovely bunch of campmates at Ian's place for a simple BBQ. Thou' there is an underestimation of food and end up ordering pizza for supper, we had a good time together as a whole. Catching up with our life and replaying the two years we have in STC, ARC and 3TPT. =)

It's funny to see how people change in shape and size. And our special guest, Alex finally made it to our gathering since ORD. Jonathan made it for the previous one after so long.

2006 is the year we went into STC and 2008 was the year we were out of STC. During this short 1yr7mths in 3TPT, the 14 of us minus some managed to build a bond that our seniors or even juniors can't make it. =) Thou' we may dislike one and another probably because of their actions, but we are still bonded as one. Sleeping in one bunk. Sharing everything together.

Still remembering the days when we first went into the lecture room of STC. Sleeping whole day in it... thinking of whether to stay in STC or to go Navy. Playing games with PC. MJ. KTV. BTBLP. All those memories will be kept in my mind till the day i am gone. I believe we will still be hanging out once a while throughout our life. And soon having family and kids... becoming uncles... and waiting for the first red bomb from STC. Let's guess... i will vote for BT for the 1st to give out... haha...

My next post will be on KL trip. =)

就想這樣。。。

2010-05-31T00:12:00.002+08:00

對啊，我就是想用中文來寫今天的PO。

昨天我和Joanne去NAFA的畢業展會。回想如果我往那一方面發展，今天的我會不會是另一個不一樣的人？可是我也沒有要後悔我選擇了我現在的路。

今天約了inc。mall的朋友一起去看電影，SHREK 4ever。還不錯看。

Give up writing in Chinese. =)

I was saying that i went to Nafa graduate showcase yesterday with Joanne. Looking back, will i be different if i choose to go into Design School than choosing a Banking and Finance course in SIM? But I will not regret being in what i am today. Life has too much to regret. We just have to look forward and live life as if tomorrow is the last day.

Today, met up with inc.herdies for a movie, Shrek 4. It's not a bad show but many characters didn't show up and animation was a bit... =/ It's a short movie but had a few good laugh in the theatre. After the movie, we decided to sit at Mcdonalds and chit abit before heading to Xin Wang HK cafe and have our dinner. So we spent the next 3 hours sitting in the cafe and catch up with each others and talked about alot of stuffs. =)

Things like,

braces - teeth - holiday - taiwan - foreign talents - tourists - blackies - work - kids - fml - ftw - abnn - bwg - nyuuuu - hurrr hurrr hurrr - many many more...

This coming week, the Ant is heading to KL over the weekend to meet his friends. Will be back on Sunday night. Will update soon~ Till then, take care my friends...

Hangout with ex-colleagues

2010-05-23T14:28:00.004+08:00

It's time of the year to meet up with my wonderful colleagues from Standard Chartered Bank i met during my last holiday temping at CAPT (Tampines Office) It was supposed to be Caf's farewell party at The Hangout but i guess everyone is busy playing games? And didn't really catch up with them but i think the effort of people making their way down after work and even during their exam is really nice. =)

After which, we went to Timbre at Old School for a drink and chill out there. And most of the topic was on Primary School and Secondary School life. And i know when you start to reminisce the times you had, it really means you are getting old in life. And I just don't want to admit that I am old, not at the age of 24 for now. Wait till when i am 45...

Interesting topic which you guys will know like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle, Sailormoon, Power Rangers, Zero Point, Five Stones, Detention, Pokemon, Digimon, Tamagochi, Weekly milk orders, Hao Gong Ming, Young Generations...and many more... If you know 90% of these, i think you are getting older. *laughs out loud... those was the days we have no stress and just play and play...

Starts to miss your younger days in school? I will start to miss the carefree life of school in one year from now when i enter the working society.

Below will be a few photos we took at The Hangout and Timbre... Enjoys

Yeayness!

2010-05-14T14:58:00.002+08:00

Finally i am back blogging. As most of you guys know that i had finished my exam for my Year 2 course. Overall, i think i can pass bah, to score? Maybe there is a big problem... if i really did well for all my subjects i think it is a miracle. What's done is done.

What's next for me?

I had already returned to work at USS yesterday and it rained the whole day. "/ And i was first time wet there. How sian can that be right?

Maybe i will pick up a skill or two during this period as well.

Its time to catch up with friends for these few weeks. Till my next boring post, take care people.

不知道為了甚麼

2010-04-22T10:51:00.003+08:00

只能用笑帶過。

＝）

Exam is coming in less than a month

2010-04-08T21:05:00.003+08:00

*screams *runs

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh~~~

Exam is coming in less than a month time and how far am i lagging behind. All i faced now is with Franco Modigliani, Merton Miller, Jenson, Rolls... and many more. Critiques, assumptions, derivation... oh man...

"I will be temporarily unavailable till 11th May 2010"

The truth may not be what you want to hear but it is a start of being true to each others in this friendship. =) Friends Forever.

Lady Gaga - Telephone (Official Explicit Version) ft. Beyoncé

2010-03-17T10:56:00.010+08:00

This video is the 2nd part after her Paparazzi video if you guys don't know about it. =) Have fun listening and loving this song. Cheers*

Up in the Air (PG)

2010-03-10T00:13:00.005+08:00

Up in the Air is a 2009 American comedy-drama film directed by Jason Reitman and co-written by Reitman and Sheldon Turner. It is a film adaptation of the 2001 novel of the same name, written by Walter Kirn. The story is about a corporate downsizer played by George Clooney and his travels. The film follows his isolated life and philosophies along with the people he meets along the way. Filming was primarily in St. Louis, Missouri, which substituted for a number of other cities shown in the film. Several scenes were also filmed in Detroit, Michigan, Omaha, Nebraska, Las Vegas, Nevada, and Miami, Florida.

Ant's Review: *shucks, i should have written this review after watching it. All the thoughts and feelings i have for the show is now gone. Well... the movie is another adaption of a Storybook who tells about a man, Ryan Bingham (Clooney) who has a dream of earning ten-million frequent flyer miles. Who is always away from his family. Then met Natalie who tried to change his company work style using the technology which in turn will cut cost for the company. The movie also shows the recession, US faced in 2009 with many people being layoff. This movie is about the examination of a philosophy. Watch this movie to feel it. It's all about choice and how strong u manage to stay with it.

Morale of the story? It's rude to quit with just a SMS. Write a proper resignation letter. =)

Ant's attraction: 4 Ants crawling into the cinema to catch this show.

Alice in Wonderland (PG)

2010-03-10T00:12:00.011+08:00

Alice in the wonderland a 2010 fantasy film directed by Tim Burton.

In the film, Alice is now 19 years old and accidentally returns to Underland, a place she previously visited 13 years ago. She is told that she is the only one who can slay the Jabberwocky, a dragon controlled by the Red Queen. Burton said that original Wonderland story was always about a girl wandering around from one character to another and he never felt a connection emotionally, so he wanted to make it feel more like a story than a series of events. He does not see this as a sequel to previous films or a re-imaging. (extract from Wikipedia)

Ant's review on the film: The movie draws in from Alice's dad in the meeting while she had a nightmare. Then slowly moving on with the story which wasn't that nice to me. It is just a simple/safe movie to catch. Not the usual Tim Burton kind of movie, as i recall his Sleepy Hollow, Sweeney Todd kind of dark, classy movie. If it is not for Johnny Deep and the adaption of Alice in the Wonderland, i might think it is not really a nice show to catch. This is just my humble thoughts, please do not sue me for this. =)

Morale of the story? Believing in the impossible.

From this movie onwards, i will have a panel of 5 Ants. Lets see how many Ants will be attract to his movie? I can see 2 empty seats which means 3 Ants rating.

It's a bit over-rated.

Day 4 Ayutthaya Day Tour

2010-03-09T23:32:00.004+08:00

*Yawns... we booked a cab driver name himself Mr. Sing to drive us to Ayutthaya for a day tour from 8am to 6pm at 1800B for four pax. It is around 450B (20SGD) per pax. Which i think it is rather cheap to do so in the comfort of the cab around Ayutthaya, to and fro.

So the cab driver was waiting for us at the hotel lobby while we are still grabbing our breakfast at the hotel cafe. So tired* after a whole day of shopping the day before. "/

Hopped into Mr. Sing's cab at 8+ and make our way to Ayutthaya, it is about one-hour-thirty-minutes drive from Bangkok. So practically, the first twenty-minutes of the drive, you can still hear the other 3 happily talking behind and then started to hear *snoring from them. *opps.

Lets give a brief introduction to Ayutthaya: Ayutthaya (อยุธยา), full name Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya (พระนครศรีอยุธยา), is an ancient capital and modern city in the Central Plains of Thailand, 85 km north of Bangkok. Founded around 1350, Ayutthaya became the second capital of Siam after Sukhothai.

Day 4 is just mainly about sight seeing, photo taking and trying to listen to the tour guides of other group about some interesting story about the place we visited.

Tips: Bring a lot of water or buy them along the water for not more than 20B per bottle or can drink. Plan your route well, research on the location, the temple name in thai and stuffs. So that you cab driver will know where to bring you. As usual, change lot of 10B and 20B notes. You will need them when you are doing offerings/donation.

Below will be some of the photos taken during my trip down to Ayutthaya. Due to the hot weather, we decided to leave the place at 3pm and return to Bangkok.

We reached Bangkok around 4.30pm with some funny conversation happening between us and Mr. Sing who bought lottery for the month. =) Plan was to make our way down to Chinatown but the traffic was so bad at Siam area that we detour to Suan Lum Night Bazaar for an early shopping, yet again. When we reached there, the shop just started business and it was the best chance to have the best bargain. But sometimes you may think it is best bargain but actually it is not. =)

We finish up our shopping at Suan Lum and made our way to Chinatown through Subway then a short tuktuk ride. We ended up at T&K Seafood restaurant. Had some nice food over there and will sure to visit them again when i return to Bangkok soon. =)

And of course bird nest after dinner is just perfect~!

*yum yum

I will end blogging about my Bangkok trip on Day 4. As my Day 5 evolving around shopping around Siam Square, Siam Paragon, Discovery, Loft, Platinum Fashion Mall again, Pratunum Night Market with Fuji Japanese Restaurant for lunch and A&W for dinner.

Day 6 was just having a last minute shopping at Platinum Fashion Mall, City Complex and getting some Mister Donut back for my family. That's all... its just that my flight got delayed.

There are still many places to explore in Bangkok. Like Khao Sao Road, Asoke area... till the next Bangkok trip. =)

Bangkok Day 3

2010-03-07T11:22:00.006+08:00

Day 3 of our trip happened to be the 15th day of Lunar New Year which also happened to be Buddhist holiday of Sangha Day, Makha Bucha Day in Thailand. It is observed in Thailand on the full moon of the third lunar month, which is usually the end of February or early March. Sangha Day commemorates a day when 1,250 monks, all from different places and on their initiative, spontaneously came to pay homage to the historical Buddha.

In Pali, Makha is the name of the third lunar month, and Bucha means "to venerate." On this day, Thai Buddhists gather at sunset in their local temples to participate in candlelight processions called Wian Tian.

The event only happen in the evening and we went to temple visiting the day. Not much people around which was a good thing. We left hotel around 8am in a cab to Wat Pho. (always ask the hotel to help you get a cab, let the hotel tell the cab driver where you want to go. if the driver suggest other places, don't care about him. just insist that you want to go to the place you mentioned, that's it) Wat Pho is where the Reclining Buddha lies in. It is open from 8am to 5pm every day. Admission fee is 50B per pax.

So brief introduction to Wat Pho: Wat Pho is one of the largest and oldest wats in Bangkok (with an area of 50 rai, 80,000 square metres), and is home to more than one thousand Buddha images, as well as one of the largest single Buddha images: the Reclining Buddha (Phra Buddhasaiyas, Thai พระพุทธไสยาสน์). Made as part of Rama III's restoration, the Reclining Buddha is forty-six metres long and fifteen metres high, decorated with gold plating on his body and mother of pearl on his eyes and the soles of his feet. The latter display 108 auspicious scenes in Chinese and Indian styles. The temple is also known as the birthplace of traditional Thai massage. (extract from Wikipedia)

Tips: Remember to change alot of 10B coin and 20B notes. You will need them.

After Wat Pho, you can visit Grand Palace which is beside but you have to be in proper attire or you can always rent something to slip on at the entrance. We skipped the place and went straight to Wat Arun. Ask around for direction as to where to take the river taxi to Wat Arun. (Tips: ask those tour guide who are free hanging around waiting for their travelers) Just a short five-minutes walk and you will be there. But on the way there, there is too much food to eat, so we spent more time getting to the river taxi. =)

The short ride across the river is just 3B per pax and you will be at Wat Arun. Admission fee is 50B as well.

Wat Arun is another famous temple which is also named as the Temple of Dawn. The outstanding feature of Wat Arun is its central prang (Khmer-style tower). Begun in 1809, it may have been named "Temple of the Dawn" because the first light of morning reflects off the surface of the temple with a pearly iridescence. Steep steps lead up to two terraces. The height is reported by different sources as between 66.8 m and 86 m. The corners are surrounded by 4 smaller satellite prangs. The prangs are decorated by seashells and bits of porcelain which had previously been used as ballast by boats coming to Bangkok from China.

After Wat Arun, we cross the river back to Wat Pho side and tried to take a tuktuk to Chinatown but we ended up at some seafood restaurant near our hotel by a taxi as the jam was real bad in the afternoon as many Chinese are making their way to temples around Chinatown for the buddhist day. What happened at the seafood restaurant was another story which i don't want to mention about. (Take note, never ask the cab driver to suggest you places. Plan your program first.)

After lunch, it is shopping time at Platinum Fashion Mall. But the two boys went to Mister Donut to take a drink and have our lovely donut again. =) We spent around 5 hours there. Getting more shirts and berms this time.

After shopping, we went to the roadside stalls between Platinum Fashion Mall and Central World. The food is nice and cheap, you guys can try it. =)

After dinner, we thought of dropping by the Revolving Roof Top at Baiyoke Sky hotel but i guess everyone is tired after a day of walking and shopping. So we skipped it and rest early for the next day program at Ayutthaya. One-hour-thirty-minutes drive out of Bangkok to the previous capital of Ayutthaya. Stays tune for it, Day 4 of my Bangkok Trip.

Bangkok Day 2

2010-03-06T23:32:00.006+08:00

The plan for Day 2 was to wake up early in the morning, go to Chatuchak Weekend Market. After which, a rewarding massage session at Healthland Spa. Dinner then continue some shopping around hotel area.

The 4 of us plan to meet for breakfast at 9am. Then head out to the nearest BTS station from our hotel which is Ratchathewi, it is about 10minutes walk out from Soi 11 after the tuktuk drop us at the main road. On the way, we dropped by the Drug store to get something.

See below? Find the card familiar? It is like the era before ez-link. We paid 20B each to get the ticket to entry.

How do you go to Chatuchak Weekend market?

Take the skytrain (BTS) to Mo Chit Station and exit down the right-hand stairs, follow the crowd for a five-minute walk, and you're there. Another option will be to take a subway (MRT) to Chatuchak Park station and follow the signage for direction.

Once you are there, go to the tourist office aka the police station to get the map of the market. It is going to be big. The police there will be nice enough to pass you the map. =) Orientate yourself with the maps first before heading into the market.

Tips: The whether in Bangkok is unbearable, please wear light and bring water along. If not you can always get drink there at around 20B per cup.

Getting into the market, you will see until you siao~! First thing you got to do it to ask, "how much" then "wholesale how much" they will tell you the price and how many piece you need to get for wholesale. It will be much cheaper than just buying one piece. The more you buy from the same store, the more discount you will get. Pool what you want to buy together. You can save more.

My suggestion is that... you cannot complete the whole market in a day. Unless you planned two days at CTC market, if not, you have to plan your shopping strategy well with your friends. Remember to eat your lunch there too. Don't be like our dear friend who starve her way till the massage session. =)

We left CTC market with much regret for not staying there longer and buying more things there because for the next few days there is nothing much for boys in Platinum Fashion Mall or Pratumum Market. As we have to attend our reservation at Health Land at Sathorn. We travel by BTS again to Chong Nongsi Station. Exit at Exit 1 and walk along the road and turn right and continue walking until you see the signboard below.

The massage will cost you about 450B for 2hours and there is no special service or what so ever. Tips at your own discretionary.

After massage, we travel by BTS back to Siam Station, thinking that we can have our dinner and then go for the night market. So we decide to settle with Mac at Central World. I had my Pork burger and my friends got the fried chicken set. It is about 100B plus per set with Fanta Strawberry drink. After eating, we walked along the way towards hotel, thinking to get to the market but who knows it was already close. So we decided to head back to hotel. On the way back, we had Root Beer Float from A&W at Pantip Plaza. =)

Below is the goodies me and my friend got at CTC Market.

Well well well... we just spent our time at CTC and massage the whole day. Nothing much done. End of Day 2. And now we are moving to Day 3 of my Bangkok Trip which is temple visiting and more shopping at this time, Platinum Fashion Mall. And we always end off the day with a meeting to finalize what we will be doing for the next following day. =)

Bangkok Trip 2010 plus Day 1

2010-03-06T15:44:00.011+08:00

Dear readers, i will most probably take a few days to blog about my Bangkok Trip (26 Feb - 03 Mar 2010) I realize the editing of photos is going to kill me in no time. Unless you guys just want to see photos, you can refer to my facebook for them. =) So that i wouldn't spend so much time on editing them for pleasure viewing here in blog.

Well this trip was booked last year when the promotion for Jetstar to fly is like 40plus dollars? So the 4 of us decided to embark on this and book the flight to Bangkok. Our departure flight was 26 Feb 2010 at 11:30am. The airfare for the return trip was about SGD120 per pax including all airport taxes and surcharge excluding travel insurance.

Anyway 1 week before the holiday was Chinese New Year and we were all busy preparing for CNY and i totally forget about the far awaiting Bangkok trip. Before the trip, i was doing all the planning stuffs and i totally sian about embarking on the trip as well. But lucky everything turns out quite well in Bangkok with a bit of hiccups along the way.

Things to do before going to Bangkok:

1. (for NSman) Please register yourself at ns.sg for overseas notification

2. Register yourself with Singapore embassy for Thailand

3. Read news about Bangkok current situation

4. Do not wear Red/Yellow~!

5. Buy your travel insurance

Warning! What you guys going to read here will be a log of what happened in Bangkok and serve as a rough guide/tips for those who are going Bangkok in the future. It might get a bit dry ya. So read at your own risk. =)

We reached Bangkok around 12:50pm (BKK time) then pass through the immigration, went to buy a DTAC Prepaid SIM card at 7-11 so that we can contact each others if we got lost or when we need to do our own shopping.

Spend 199B on the Prepaid SIM card. Then hopped onto the cab at the taxi queue line, we will need to pay a surcharge of 50B plus toll charge at 25B and the meter fare which turns out to be around 375B when we reached our hotel, Best Western Mayfair Suites Hotel located at

36 Soi Phethburi 13, Phetburi Road, Bangkok 10400

We spent about SGD53 per night for two including daily Breakfast.

You can try googling for this hotel.

My review on the hotel: We were greeted by the staffs and checking in was quite smooth. We got our rooms on the same floor (non smoking as requested). Upon entering the room, the first thing i did was to do a "bunk inspection" What I got to say is for the price i pay, the room is more than what you can expect. Clean and nice. They give you two complimentary mineral water daily to consume as well. Good service. The staffs are friendly, willingly to help and always smiling.

Just that walking in and out to the main road can be a bit troublesome and scary to do at night. Nothing to worry, they provide you with free Tuk Tuk to bring you out and in the hotel. The taxi driver cannot locate this hotel so we call the hotel with our new TH number, pass the phone to the driver so that the hotel staff can direct the driver to the hotel. And we got there in no time. =) For the price, it is definitely worth a five star rating from me.

After leaving our luggage in the hotel, we took the tuktuk out to the main road and start walking along the street. Opposite was Pantip Plaza where all the IT product is, Platinum Fashion Mall beside and further down you will see Central World then follow by Siam then MBK. Walkable distance for all of us. You wouldn't want to see yourselves stuck in the jam for an hour just to get to Siam when you can just walk for 15mins and shop around on the way.

We heading to Erawan Shrine to pray and don't be cheated by buying the stuffs outside, go into the shrine and get all those offering stuffs will be much cheaper. =)

After praying, we went to look for food around the shopping area. There is just too many choice around. And there is like a small market on the top floor of Central World for student every weekend for students to sell their handmade products. Do drop by, maybe you can find something nice there.

We settled down at Yum Saap and spent 471B for 4 pax. That's about SGD5 for each. Walked down to Siam Paragon and had this thailand food fair, bought our first Mango Sticky Rice for 100B which was quite huge portion. Further we went to MBK to shop, to me there is nothing much there to shop, quite disappointing but we saw the first Mister Donut and ate my first donut there while waiting for the girls to finish their shopping. =)

When we came out from MBK, the bridge was filled with hawkers trying to sell things there. The girls continue to shop and the boys just waited for them. After which, we walked back to hotel and asked the Tuktuk to bring us into the hotel from the main road.

I think that is all for Day 1 i want to share with you guys. Continue with Day 2 - CTC Weekend Market for more shopping

This is my photo album for my Bangkok Trip, feel free to view.

Back from Bangkok

2010-03-05T22:45:00.002+08:00

As many of you know that i went to Bangkok over the last weekend, i shall start posting my daily report over there as memories and as a guide to those who are traveling to Bangkok in the future. =) But i can have a show of hands who are still following me on this pathetic Ant's blog? Please comment. Passerby also can lar~

People's Park Hawker Centre

2010-02-25T20:11:00.001+08:00

Sitting in People's Park Hawker Centre eating my favourite Pig's Organ Soup w/rice.

I will want to post a question to you: Will you think of someone when you are eating something or being in some place?

Eating this reminds me of my late grandpa. He likes to eat this as well. Whenever we are here, he will eat this. Sitting here looking at old people reminds me of my late grandparents. The dialect they used to speak in.

There is also another that reminds me of. My Estee Lauder colleagues who we used to come here most of our lunchtime to settle our meal. You know who you are if you are reading this.

Leaving on the plane tomorrow for Bangkok will set me thinking about my late grandma. My only overseas trip with her. We used to tell each others that when I got the ability to travel. I will want to follow her back to China to see how her hometown looks like. Being in Singapore for some many years, she had only went back once during her 60s. Now I guess she can return there as and when she wants? ")

Miss you both, ah ma and ah gong.

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Smiles

2010-02-18T02:09:00.001+08:00

I am trying to blog with my iPhone now. There is something that's happening around me recently which I somehow don't know how should I put into words for the readers. I just to remind myself to be happy always. Smiles as I used to. Cheers.

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Haiti News #2

2010-02-02T10:25:00.003+08:00

Haiti News #1

2010-01-31T22:34:00.009+08:00

It is really sad to see all these things happening around the world everyday. Haiti Earthquake 2010 happened on 12 January 2010. This news coverage shows you a 18-month year old being saved out of the rubble days later without any scratches. Another girl was saved out of the rubble and passed away on the way to the hospital as the first aid post cannot handle the injury of the small girl. That's really a joke to the small girl and those around her.

"You gave me hope to live on yet you have to take it away."

It's reality, it's so cruel.

Circle Line Stage 1 & 2

2010-01-28T22:35:00.002+08:00

It's finally going to open on 17 April 2010. I have been waiting for this day to come so that i no longer need to take the freaky bus that don't come on time, with lots of people especially in the morning and move on irregular speed. With the help of Macpherson station which is near my place, i can more accurately plan my journey out. =D

Was reading something about Circle Line and the Nicoll highway incident came into the picture and now only i realize that it was actually delayed due to that accident. No wonder, i keep wondering why so long le still not up yet and i always thought i will be up in 2008 and not 2010. If only it was opened in 2008, my grandma will still see it opened.

I remembered when they announce the new line to be constructed back in 2006. I was telling my grandma that the government is building a new line near our place. And she told me this, "Don't even will she live that long to see it opens" and what she said came true. *missing her always... until today i still can't forget how she used to take care of me, how her hand feels like, how she likes to place her hand on my lap to sayang me, how she pats me to sleep when i was young, how she walks me to the bus stop when i go back to BMTC (Tekong)...*sorry i digress

So well, till it opens in 3 months time, i will still need to squeeze with people, wait for bus to come and etc... the wait is worthwhile. Cheers!~

Bounce (Iluma @ Bugis)

2010-01-27T18:19:00.004+08:00

Where did the aNt bites this time? It's at Bounce (Iluma @ Bugis)

I thought the food was nice so wants to recommend this restaurant to all my readers here. =) Went to Bounce with my Mum, Aunt and cousins last Saturday for dinner. Cuz' i want to try out the food there and since i have not been spending time with my mum for nice dinner, so i brought them there for dinner since we are at Bugis.

It is located at Iluma Level 7.

Operating hours will be from 11am to 11pm.

And please, i don't get any advertising fees for doing this.

We ordered Spring Chicken, some apple pizza, seafood pasta and all time favorite pasta. Wanted to try the Bounce Duckling but it was sold out. *i guess it is either quite a popular dish or they couldn't find duckling that day. We were all served with complimentary focaccia bread with butter before meal which was nicely done.

Service was good as there wasn't much customers around on a Saturday evening.

The food is to my liking and my mum thinks it was nice as well. =D

Here are some photos of the food we had

The total cost of the meal was SGD73. What you see on the menu is already inclusive of GST and service charges. Initially i thought i will need to pay 100odds for the meal, but lucky it didn't turn out to be too expensive. =D

Ambience/Setting 7.5

Food & Beverage 8

Value 8

Service 8

Welcome to Universal Studios

2010-01-20T11:25:00.002+08:00

(copyright at Resort World Sentosa)

I guess most of the people are real excited about the trip down to Universal Studios Singapore when it opens in Sentosa in the first quarter of the year. Which means it will be within these few months. =) And i am doing Part Time with them at one of the attraction. Cheers... will update more if i can. Cause i don't know how much can i blog about it yet. So stays tune...

Been doing for training and stuffs, thou it was tiring but it was fun. I think i will like the job as of being excited in the park itself? Maybe of the tiredness of the first day, i didn't feel anything about it. Hopefully when u see the park crowded with people, i will feel the energy level up. Hoho... till then... Must come and look for me ya?

It brings smile...

2010-01-13T17:41:00.001+08:00

Sherlock Holmes

2010-01-10T21:40:00.002+08:00

Caught the movie yesterday with movie kakis at Cineleisure Orchard. Was nearly late for the show because of school, and open house for NP and SP. The bus just don't want to come to pick me up. Hee... but in the end, still manage to reach there and enter without missing any parts of the show. Heng ah~ Cuz the tickets were with me ah, and all of them are waiting for me to reach there. Hee~ guilty*

After the movie we went to have Botak Jones at Youth Park, not really nice liao~ Sian.

Then the usual starbucking at Paragon. =) and got to go home early cuz i got school on the beautiful sunday. So i LL went to school today for a lecture with Johnny (my lecturer). Need to revise on the Long, Short, Put and Call le. Die die die~

Just for FJL

2010-01-10T21:32:00.001+08:00

First post of 2010

2010-01-04T13:15:00.004+08:00

Alvin and the Chipmunks 2; caught the show with inc.peeps at Marina GV yesterday. =) Nice funny show. It is light to watch without any expectation but just for a good laugh. Thou' i am not those who will like big screen animation show but there is no harm watching one or two, once in a while ya?

So if you have not watch it and got no show in mind, you can catch this show on theatre now. Just wish they can preform more songs on stage as i am a musical kind of person. So i will like singing and dancing throughout the show and totally wouldnt mind at all.

After the movie, we suppose to have a birthday surprise at MFM@MS for Nana but then MFM is going to be Halal certified so we are not allowed to bring outside food in. There goes our birthday surprise for her but hope that she likes the simple dinner with the few of us. Which i think it is better for a small group whom we click than to have a big group that don't see eyes to eyes. Well that's life. You can't avoid things like that sometimes. =)

Exam is coming soon and i think i will start to study liao~ No time to waste. 4 months is what i need. And till then i will be free once again for a good half year before the last cycle comes till graduation. =)

I will be back for more... tata for now~

Twitter/Facebook/Tumblr

2009-12-29T22:56:00.002+08:00

The power of the three... i think many people are slowly moving towards blogging thru status update. They will have instant response from those who are online and they even forget that they have a MSN screen on. They chat in comments? twitter? with the @someone @thatone @anyone @thisone and @everyone! I think i am guilty myself for logging into facebook before anything else. This is a virus on everyone now? When there is internet service, the first you want to do is to check facebook or even twitter.

We moved from the era of mIRC and ICQ with the cute little flower with the familiar alert tone to MSN, Friendster to now Facebook, Twitter... It's the Evolution now! Maybe next time we will have Legbook? Roarer?

Then next we have the Blackberry and iPhone craze coming up... No matter whether is the RED, GREEN or ORANGE... everyone is buying BB or iPhone and then i called it the i(public)Phone... Maybe next time we have uPhone then wePhone, usPhone, ePhone.... everything ridiculous that you might think it is... it will happen in the future and that is a Fact no one can stop...

Welcome to the world...we will soon be able to move the phone to closer to you by using our brain cells just by thinking...control with your mind. Powerful tools in Avatar but we go by wireless. Hohoho~~~

AVATAR

2009-12-28T12:16:00.003+08:00

Its my turn to tell you that i had watched AVATAR, the movie with my friends last evening at Cineleisure. Everyone is updating status and blogging about it, so i am no different. After the thriller being show more than 6 months ago, i am already very drawn to the movie.

"Avatar had been in development since 1994 by Cameron, who wrote a 114 page scriptment for the film. Filming was supposed to take place after completion of Titanic, and the film would have been released in 1999, but according to Cameron, "technology needed to catch up" with his vision of the film. In early 2006, Cameron developed the script, the language, and the culture of Pandora. He has stated that if Avatar is successful, two sequels to the film are planned."

Cameron, himself took close to 10 years for the film to happen. But i guess over the years, the development of the script was tailor to the existing state of earth. Who knows that the earth resources will deplete so fast 10 years ago? Going green is the new black. Cameron brings fantasy world in another level, it is no longer just fantasy but incorporating reality to the show. It is possible for another universe to exist 4.4 light years from Earth but given human technology now, we cannot see them. In 50 years time, maybe we can, and i wouldn't be here to see?

The graphic is superb. The emotion of the Na'vi is so real. And the idea of luminous things on Pandora is just a great idea. Every human has their own fantasy, watching this is just having your fantasy comes true. How great. Thou the story is predictable but overall, it is still a good movie to catch by this year end. Cheers to those who had watched.

Incredible Mall Christmas Party at Somerset Orchard Service Apartment

2009-12-20T22:43:00.003+08:00

It is a season of loving and giving again. With much anticipated christmas party at a 2-bedroom executive apt, here comes the day we all are waiting for. =) See the smiles on all our faces, you will know how much they enjoyed the night drinking, making people drunk and laughing at the mutated lobsters in the house. Thou' there was an issue with the number of guests in the house, we still managed to smoke all the way till checking out.

Just a brief description of what happened is that i checked in, and the reception will asking whether we are having a party, as there is change of rule that we cannot hold a party in the apt cuz of some issue earlier on with other guests. Till Ben settled it with the reception later on when he came over... but in the end we still managed our way la... *dun care this

We ordered Lee Wee Brothers food and found out that the beehoon is too much to handle and the finger food as well. We prepare some other food like egg mayo sandwiches which most of them love it and fried some simple finger food like all-time-favourite Seaweed Chicken.

Doesn't sound too interesting hor the party? We had some game going on la... which i think is quite well done on the game master side =) Cheers....

Gift exchange needless to say...

Then lots of fun and laughter throughout the night with security calling up to chase people away... how irritating can they be?

More updates/photos coming up...

Time for a update

2009-12-14T18:58:00.002+08:00

Am back for a quick update of my life....

7-11 Dec

ICT at Ayer Rajah Camp. Met up with some juniors together for the ICT. Beforehand, we already know that there will be combat shoot and IPPT to clear for this ICT. Still remember i just finish my RT at Bedok Camp recently. I am really afraid that i might not make it for the running again. How sucky eh? Everyone thought it will be rather slack... and guess what? It is really slack la... we went home early for most of the day except of Wednesday when we have our combat shoot. Nevertheless, we booked out at 9pm... still early eh?

And you know, i passed my IPPT for this year window. Happy ah... no need to go for RT at least for this year. Kai Xin~

11 Dec

Company Dinner and Dance at Suntec. It was suppose to be a nice dinner with colleagues since it was the last one and earlier on in the morning, i passed my IPPT. But then... went to St James at night and tadaaaa... i lost my phone at the club. How can my phone freaky lose when it is in my front pocket??? Someone must have pull the lanyard while i was noticing. So nice of the person. Hopefully he/she gets his/her day soon.

12 Dec/13 Dec

Stayed at home... no mood to do anything...

14 Dec (today)

Went for training for my upcoming job. Will update here when everything is settle... =)

Sunday update

2009-11-29T18:47:00.002+08:00

Finally i am back for my update after so long...

My time finally slowed down these two days...what's up with me lately? Let me recall recall how i spend my last 2 months... Having RT at Bedok FCC on tuesday, thursday and sunday. Working at Standard Chartered Bank on monday, tuesday, wednesday and friday. Going back to school on thursday and saturday.

So yea, basically my life had been going to work... going to RT after work and going to school in between them. How sad my life. That is why i have no time to blog. The rest of time was spent catching up with friends, catching movies like Paranormal activities, 2012 and lots more. Movie is just part of my life.

Finally i am sitting down on the comfy of a new red chair i got from Ikea on friday. Finally my butt and back can rest properly on a cushioned seat. =) If not, they are shouting "Pain" every night and forces me to go to bed to lie down.

Went to Sitex before Ikea, bought my first external HDD, WD My passport. Sounds ku-ku to own my first external HDD ah. I always thought that i would not need one, but i think this new addition of hardware is going to stay with me for long. I just doubt i will get another new one soon.

My upcoming schedule will be packed with events and stuffs as well. But i think i will have time for my Ms.Bloggie here. This will be my last week in SCB. Gonna miss the people there but i guess it is time to move on. They are moving on as well. Come 6th Dec, i will be going for my 10km Standchard run then follows by Ayer Rajah Camp to reunion with my No 4, M16, rigging and ippt. Going for a week of ICT from 7th to 11th December.

Then then then... i will be back and go for my new job training, as some of you got to know first. Lets keep it a secret before everything is confirmed. Hee* Then comes Mall Xmas party at Somerset Orchard, booked a 2 bedroom executive and holding our 2nd party there. Look out for photos here and facebook.

Then soon the new year will come then... i will be working hard for my exam coming in May 2010. I know it says abit of mugger style but if you are taking UOL exams, you will know how much you need to put in, in order to feel good about getting a decent result. I don't know to regret in any part of my life for not putting in effort now. Just another 2 more years and i will be done with it. =)

I think this is rather a long post and i guess... some people going to read till half way and bored out and leave my blog. So i going to end here.... till then.... take care my friends.

Missed my sunday post...

2009-10-05T22:27:00.002+08:00

Oh man... i missed my sunday update. Here come me, a monday post. Getting tiring everyday esp when i no longer wake up at 10am. I am waking up at 7am everyday and i am really feeling tired le. Maybe i am falling sick soon. But hopefully i dont, i got too much things to do and i cant afford to fall sick anytime.

I think i am going to bed soon. Many things happen ah... colleague office is getting lesser and lesser. Everyone is moving on cuz of some major movement in the dept. I will just hang around till the day they no longer need me around. =D

MY colleagues are back in KL le... leaving me alone here... Jessica, Fiora left for Citibank. Shirley at KL coaching the validators there. Raymond Ng going in camp soon, but i think he is deferring. How chao keng is he? Hee...

I got too little time to just slack around... I want 36hours a day~ so greedy. I will update some photos for the next post. Now? I want to go and sleep le... *yawns...

{poofs}

The sunday update

2009-09-27T20:57:00.002+08:00

It had been a real busy week for me... since Monday (public holiday) for most of us, i am back in Office working till 7pm then continue my work till Wednesday. School finally started on Thursday and went to the airport at night to send my brother off to Brunei at 2am. Woke up at 7am for work again then school on Saturday morning.

Forced myself for a movie at AMK. Then am back to work this morning till 4pm then now i am back home from Orchard for some mooncake tasting. =)

Lazing around in the living room with my laptop watching F1 race. =)

I don't think i will have enough rest till i stop working or so. I will soon be tired out. That is what i dont want to see.

Till my next sunday update. I will update more about my life... =D

Back from the old resort...

2009-09-20T20:40:00.006+08:00

I am back to blog about my life again. Recently there is a lot of things happened around me, work, friends and family. Wanted to blog but then blogger.com is always down with a stupid bug that don't allow people post photos are do up the blog entry. It is up again, that is why i am here writing this.

Just back from Batamview Resort at Batam (like duh) a nice short 2days1night get away at the beach resort. When we reached there, it was pouring heavily, so we decided to hang indoor. And most of the time, i am just lying on the bed watching tv programs. So nua-ing or just sleeping away. I think i sleep then eat then sleep then eat... went for a massage of course. But i think it can be better bah... next time will want to go to the town and have the 3 hrs spa at a low price. =D

Breaking away from the noisy city in Singapore, coming to a beach resort really put your mind away from anything that is bothering you. And of course with great accompany helps a lot too.

My next trip? I think will be KL to find some friends or Bangkok to do my t-shirts shopping. I bet you will see me back with a lot of t-shirts. =D

I will do more blogging if the blogger don't die on me. Till then'

Going Home

2009-09-07T22:24:00.002+08:00

Somehow, i miss my grandma. =)

Where?

2009-08-22T09:52:00.002+08:00

Waking up on a Saturday morning and got no idea what i am going to do is totally sian bah. Actually the plan was to meet up JCmates at Sentosa then dinner with others. But i don't think the plan is going to work up when i wake up today. Feeling all the emotions that haven been coming due to work. Casting them aside for the past few days and finally, it is coming to haunt me this morning.

Was browsing thru FB and Blogs... where can i find the motivation to blog about my life again? I am too used to keeping all the thoughts in me. Bad bad bad bad... cuz i wonder "What's the point of saying so much" There is nothing much to explain. For a reason that what people see is only action. How you really feel? When it is not converted into action, it is nothing. So no matter how much you want to explain your stand, you will never win what others see. So sometimes, it is better to do it.

For instance, at the point of time, you are thinking of doing something but you didnt do it. Someone approach you and ask, "Why didnt do that?" You replied, "I actually thought so." Someone, "So? The thing is not done in that way what." Many people will think that reply is just a cover up. As long as the thing is not in action, seldom people will believe you.

Feeling, emotions... do we need to show all? Perhaps... in front of certain people.

Family : Seems to be a strong big brother who will sail through the big storm out in the big sea. Having to set a good example at home for his 3 little brothers. So that his parents can use him as an example to teach the young one.

Work : Be responsible in what you do. Do the right thing. Cast off all the political issues in office cuz you are just a temp staff. Soon, you will be out of the company real soon.

Friends : Seems to know everything under the sun, an info-kid that wants to know more and proves friend wrong. Big brother as well, to take care of them.

Relationship : Total failure. Being an impulsive guy. Trying to learn to be good. I finally know why the last one didn't work out a few days back. When you are really busy and tired with school works and CCA, spent no time for your partner. Partner complains. Being tired, don't want to think or explain much and just walked away. And maybe because of another reason.

Hungry ghost month, the time to reunite with your loved ones. I missed my grandma and grandpa. World is never fair... Love never dies, for the love i have for my grandma and grandpa. They stay deep in my heart. I wonder, it is me? I will think of my grandparents when i see old lady and man. Wearing similar attire and hairdo, in my heart i called out "ah-ma" or "ah-gong" but i know they are no longer around.

2009-08-16T22:31:00.000+08:00

Finally the edit toolbar is back for me to write some nice post. I will write something when i am back. Too tired to think of any now. Hee... Coming back for more post. =D

Why?

2009-08-10T12:53:00.001+08:00

Someone please tell me why i can't upload photos directly?

Why i can't add color to my wordings?

Sian~

=D

2009-08-03T22:08:00.000+08:00

How i wish i can take some time to blog about my life recently. But my life aint that fantastic after all. Been working like hell for the past week including saturday and sunday. Taking a little break from work on saturday afternoon to catch a nice movie at Vivocity. =D

Been tired from work. I need to endure till the end of this month and maybe plus another 2 weeks before i get my result. Return back to school and if everything goes well, i will go in Universal Studio to work part time as crew. =)

Till the next post, don't forget me and my blog. Take care my friends.

My birthday gifts Ver 2009

2009-07-19T22:00:00.001+08:00

Just manage to take the photos of my birthday gifts this year. =) I started off with a surprise birthday party with inc.herdies at Manhattan Fish Market (MFM) @Iluma. It all started with Ben who wanted to meet me for dinner on 4th July and i agreed to it. Prior to that i went to the floating platform to settle my mum, aunt and cousin down for the combined rehearsal for NDP'09. Went down to meet Ben at City Hall control station before we head down to MFM @Iluma.

So i seriously think that dinner was just two of us, and i need to go to the toilet and asked him to go and queue for seats since the Q should be long enough to kill my patience. But he didn't want to and i didn't even suspect anything. After toilet, i joined in the queue. This is when the crew came to ask for "No of pax" and Ben told her, actually we are on the list. I was like wow, he made a reservation. Not bad. But then when i walked into MFM, i saw a group of familiar faces smiling at me. I was like, "WT" Then i realized that they plan a surprise early celebration for me, so that i will not suspect anything closer to my actual birthday. Well done! That night we have Ben, Wailarp, Gucci, Menda, Manda, Nana, Welly, AWW and me of course. They are busy preparing cards for me at MFM. Tsktsktsk* Those waiting at the Q must be thinking, "Wassup with these kids doing Art&Craft in MFM??"

Thoughts: Really thankful for the surprise birthday dinner they did for me. With a special cake that i never get in my life. =) Really glad to know them all.

This is the overall pic of all my gifts this year, thou' not alot but they come with loves.

This cap is by Nana, didn't expect her to get me a gift. Cuz' usually we don't. =)

This cap is from my colleagues namely Kerin, Jessica and Fiora, really didn't expect them to get me anything. But they did and bought me a cake on 13th July during lunch and helped me celebrate a belated birthday. Follow by a Black Forest Cake from Secret Recipe by boss. =)

This is MUJI items from Welly. She is really a rare guest for the surprise dinner celebration. Glad that she is with us that day, quite a long time i didn't get to see her with the rest le.

This is by Menda. She gave me a handphone case and screen protector which i really need it badly. How thoughtful is she that she realize that i needed one and hinted me when we were out one day. =) Thank you le.

Ta-da, saw this beautiful camera i had here? Canon IXUS100 IS wor. This is my first digital camera of my life and i am loving it due to many factors. First being my favourite colour and second this is also the first time i am getting such an expenive pressie from someone. Really thank you so much for this. =D

This box contains many many wishes for me. These are the cards that they did on that day at MFM and i am loving them. Specially made and cannot be seen outside. One and only one. How thoughtful and sweet of them. =D Thanks for organizing such a lovely surprise.

And of course not forgetting my celebration with my campmates on 10th July at Zirca after work. Went down to Clarke Quay to meet some of my campmates for dinner before the rest joined us at Zirca. Our first clubbing experience together with campmates. Guests are Weiloong, Pengjun with Yixuan, Weemeng, Jianliang, Siming, Ian with his gf, Eugene my JC buddy. I were pretty high that night running around Zirca, Rebel and Lunar. Lots of alcohol within that short span of 2-3hours. Went home and KO on the floor in my room. Thou' i was high on alcohol, i did remember what i did and of course i puked then. =D No more next time, i should be enjoying rather than puking in the toilet.

Most likely

2009-07-19T21:24:00.003+08:00

There is suppose to be tons of entries by now since my birthday past not long ago and i thought i should seriously sit down in front of Ms Mac to pen down some thoughts about this year celebration but yet i am not doing so. I am just seriously lost for words at the moment. I don't seriously have the mood to really tell you how my celebration went thru' the whole 2 weeks with friends, campmates and colleagues.

As usual, lots of thoughts run thru' my mind and i just don't know how to write them down. Be the worms in my stomach and you shall take them all. =)

Coming up will be about my birthday gifts and briefly run thru' the celebration part. =D