FOOD!!

went for TMSA exco meeting in the morning, then met up with yunn boon, vincent at city hall later in the evening... walked over to glutton's bay for food because the three of us were quite hungry and there we could order quite a lot and share... in the end really ordered quite a table full, each of us ordering two dishes each.. there was fried kway teow, fried prawn noodles, oyster omelette, fried carrot cake, satay and chiken wings... hahha.. had a very filling dinner, then took a walk until we got to marina square and sat down at the Starbucks.. Qingxian then joined us and we simply sat there and chatted abt our hols, vincent's trip to shanghaiand a lot of other things.. hahaha... very rare of us to do dat, cos we usually see each other in school and study finish liao then go back le.. hahaha... so it was something different...

muz find more chill out places.. cos too many ppl, too much noise... no peace... hahaha... if u guys know of some places do recommend k?

jus got back from my nephew's first birthday celebrations.. went over to their new house to take a look as well... the boy growing to become more mischievious liao... hahaha... hopefully wil change as he grows up la....

later tonight still considering if i shd go attend hsinghai's concert at SCH... a bit tired and nobody accompany so i dun really feel like attending also...hahaha.... though i do attend concerts alone to totally soak in the music and not talk to anyone... hahaha... if i go tonight will be more of show face again lor... hahaha....

at the same time also wanna think abt how to arrange for accomodations for the Keat Hwa students when they come by Singapore next time la.. =) shd be quite busy ba...

can keep myself occupied.. cos dun intend to go squeeze with ppl on New Year's eve.. hehehehe.... =)

long day...

had a very nice day with the big gang from insinyur... cycling from east coast to bedok reservoir and back... hahaha... the turnout was good and the ppl who came were very fun to hang around with too!! hahaha...

tried out the numbers and the different routes dat we could take and eventually came out with a ppretty good idea of how things are gg to be like... not too bad... well done to all who were part of this!! =)

had to rush off to another dinner after dat with TMSCO conductor and fren Xian Yang... went to a very nice italian restaurant along Upp East Coast Road... will put in the name next time... then went to the cheesecake cafe to chill a little... had a good chat over almost everything and anything... hahaha... a totally different experience for me altogether...

was invited to join the conductors up in KL for the weekend, but got too many things tied up ald, so i'll jus have to look Mr Goh another time when he pops by Singapore la... hahaha... no scared no chance la... =)

then woke up super early this morning for no good reason... i also dunno why... so i jus decided i'll switch on my laptop to go surfing on the net and eventually go check my results... i've been pretty indifferent abt it lately, since my CGPA can't seem to jump back anymore after that little episode in year two... hahaha... so i tried to pull it up this sem, only being able to match it up to my yr 1 sem 1 results... slightly better, with nothing less than a B... but no As which i desperately needed... it was an overloaded semester anyway... so i shall not let it bother me anymore... now jus gonna focus on my IA...

Keppel Offshore and Marine... hmmm... well, jus hearing dat my saturday mornings are burnt kills me, because my march concert plans will be ruined... but then again, after much discussion, i have decided it's abt time i took a more behind the scenes role, ever since this trip up, i've realised that not only the students need advice, the teachers in charge sometimes do need that little extra help too... so i shall offer my services in the area i know best... musically, only when i have more time... not this sem ba....

oh ya... me gonna work 7.30 to 4.30 everyday and 7.30 to 11.30 every sat... dat's the plan for now la... as for pay, $600... hahaha... i know some will be like, WAH!! Cheap Labour ah!! well, wat more do you expect of attachments?i'm jus glad i got the job in the first place... thinking more long term... =)hehehe... hope so la... =)

wish me luck!! and an early Happy New Year to all first la.. =)

Merry Christmas...

went out with a fren last night to go catch up on food and also the lights on orchard road... had a great meal at Nihon Mura.. a very nice jap restaurantwith very reasonable prices for the sushi there... other dishes are very nice too!! =)

then went down to orachard to find the street open for ppl to walk on and take photos with the floats there and everything.. hahaha... but there wasn't really much to take there and the weather last night was too humid to accept ba... hahaha... so settled in a cafe for coffee and chit chat... talking abt anything and everything dat can be talked abt... hahahaha.... had some good exchanges on thoughts and opinions.. hmmmm.....

the night was still early so decided to go east coast for some see breeze... luckily there was some good weather there so it wasn't dat bad... but only bad thing were the cockroaches which kept disturbing... hahaha... had a super cooling ride on the way back...cold but damn shiok man... hehehe...

this has got to be one of the better christmas nights in many years... because i've been having pretty rocky christmas for the past couple of years.... it was a nice change for me... simple and nice... sometimes, the company really makes a lot of difference doesn't it? hahahaha.... =)

looking forward to insinyur outing tmr oh!! =) more fun!! =)but my leg still trying to recover... hopefully it does before i start work... otherwise it'll be very troublesome... =)

I'M BACK!!

heehee... finally back from malaysia...

the trip was indeed very wonderful... a very worthwhile trip for me at least... i got to meet very very very friendly ppl who treated us like VVIPs, great frens whom i'd probably have for as long as i can... and a whole bunch of children who have inspired me even more to work harder for CO... be it personally or for the school... but individually i still can... school wise... see how la hor... we'll work things out somehow...

the eight of us alumni thoroughly enjoyed ourselves this entire trip, interacted and mixed well with students of SMJK Keat Hwa School (1)... bus ride took 12 hours to reach penang so we went around on a van booked by the tour agent.. then headed to Alor Star to get to the hotel.. Grand Crystal it is called.. a five storey 3 start hotel... hahahaha.... first impression very bad... no other comments... but grew to love that place anyways in the end.... hahaha....

met up with the conductor over there Mr Goh Suk Liang... a local who grew up in the town and eventually became one of the best CO instructor in the whole of Malaysia... Found out that CO was considered a Uniformed group.. so the students actually had to be very disciplined... which was a very good thing also... hahaha.... had threee meals in one dinner that night.. apparently, locals always like to treat guests to food when they're entertaining them... so we were the very first on the slaughter... hahahaha....

had a very grand dinner hosted by the school board in the 5 star StarCity Hotel nearby and the children arrived slightly late cos of the flight they took was a little later.... had a crazy session of writing my contacts to the Keat Hwa students who had little booklets made with all our names printed on it, so they had to search for everyone of us to complete the book... hahaha... was very fun...

next day was practice all day... went for combined practice in the morning and afternoon, then followed by Keat Hwa's practice at the concert stage that night after we were invited to play as guests players on stage with them... those were the more fun pieces to play... hahahah....

next day was all concert preparations till 7pm when everything was put in place for the start of the ceremony at 7.30pm... practiced and ran around like mad trying to see to everything... all that was left was the concert... it started off well and ended off with nothing but praises... hahaha... took a combined group photo and then the students jus parted ways like dat.... such a pity there wasn't any sending off or farewell and stuff... jus like dat, our students left for penang the next day for a day of shopping and sightseeing where i had more chances to take photos.... hehehe.... then they took a flight back whilst the 8 of us alumni waited for our bus ride back which we got off at around 8.40am... had a little bit of breakfast and then discussed some things abt Keat Hwa's coming next March for their visit and called it a morning... took two cabs home and that was all... hahaha.... of course there were loads n loads of funny stuff that happened there but if i were to finish it all in one go then i think ppl will simply waste the later parts... next time k? i need to slp also... still havent sleep yet... hahahha....

ooh... i didn't mention my amazingly swollen left leg throughout the entire trip which basically i ignored until when it couldn't fit into any shoes anymore... hahahaha.... still recovering, but it'll be fine... i can still walk, jump and run... hehehe... jus slower only... =)

a trip i'll never forget... thank you one and all who made it happen.... =)

nice but expensive day....

hahaha... as u can probably infer, i've spent quite a sum on somethings... hahaha... changed money for the trip tmr and also popped karl heng for some cds that have been long overdue for me... but i probably went a little too far... hahaha... buying three at one go is quite a heavy blow to my wallet sia.. hahaha... but nonetheless, i love the cds i bought, some are 5 years overdue la... so i feel it's worth it lor... hahaha... wallked around aimlessly again today at bugis after picking up something from my bro in law.. then went around shopping for nice things to give to a student of the exchange program... hahaha... still searching, but will probably buy something tmr after practice la...

hahhaa... i've been questioned how long i can stay in TMS as alumni in the orchestra, i basically thought to myself, as long as i like and as long as i want to... cos there really isn't a cap to the age limit dat u can be an alumni right? hahaha... of course there muz be suitable practice times in which i can attend ma.. otherwise how to join right? =) butall i can say is dat it being my love of my life, it'll somehow be a part of me forever...

well, last night liao... anything jus look for me after i get back from the trip la... remember, dun msg or call me oh.... will be very expensive.... hehe...

leaving....

it's been a long time since i've left home for a long time... one week, long but not very long also la... but at least doing wat i love while i'm out of town... hahaa...

it'll be a great experience to be able to venture out of singapore to see wat the field is like elsewhere.. hhaha...

will be out of town in Alor Star from the 19th to the 23rd December.. So pls try to refrain from calling me during this period of time... hahaha... cos it'll be VERY VERY expensive oh.... =)

everyone take care and i'll try my best to come back with the most beautiful pictures i can take from there to share with u all ya? =) cya when i come back... =)

CO is my life....

jus as many other things matter a lot to everyone differently... CO is another part of my life... been at it for 14 years... a lot longer than anyone else who's not playing professionally right now.. hahaha... but i know i dun have the talent.. .so i shall focus my attention on playing certain simple stuff in the music and the rest of it on other areas like organisation and stage stuff... with all these years of managing different orchestras under different principals, teachers in charge and even conductors, i hope my experience will be of service to the new and younger teachers who apparently have much less exposure in this field... this is the only way i figured out i can help without becoming a teacher myself.. hahaha.. but it also depends on the teacher in charges' willingness to accept my assistance... having met so many teachers all these years, i can safely say i've identified some teachers to be less accepting of help from others, esp ppl younger and supposedly inexperienced... but well... i've offered.. and i jus hope to be able to keep the orchestra gg for as long as possible la...

CO wan4 sui4!! hahaha... jia you everyone!! =)love music... love each other... love urself most importantly... otherwise there wun be any love to give at all.... =)

crowds....

cannot stand crowds very much these days unless i'm with a crowd myself... hahaha... but seriously, the crowds are seriously big and human traffic is as terrible as the vehicle traffic on the roads sia... hahaha.... so unless u're in for a squeeze or ald have a good spot to sit in and chill very early, i wldn't advise on a trip down to orchard road unless u really wanna go see the lights which are pretty nice... hahaha...

took the opportunity the other day to take a good ride in the rain without my raincoat... hahaha... nice... been a while since i last did dat... wonderful feeling... hahaha...

like i told a fren, things have really changed for me in 2007, be it in terms of how i lead my life, or how i view things and see everything in general... all changed and very different.. hahaha... how things have slowed down so much for me... from my walking to my decision making and everything else... there has really been so much change for me this past year... which i see is a good thing and i shd also say something dat's natural and something dat i had to go thru...

realisation... dat's wat happened... =)

cycling is still my love...

being able to jus jump on my bicycle and go anywhere my feet takes me is really enjoyable, because i can simply jus cycle and cycle, soaking up the atmosphere and the environment and all... simply lovely....

now jus taking some time to readjust my mind and my sense of direction with the way i'm dealing with things right now... yupz... i've been dealing with a lot of things in the wrong way in the past... now's a good time to make the necessary changes liao la... then i can give my best in watever i do, regardless of wat others think of me... =) too sick and tired once again of letting everyone's views run my life...

i'm living my life, my way, but of course with everyone as a part of it dat is... hahaha... =)

hols...

jus as soon as i decided to start exercising again, i caught a cold and fell terribly sick... jus before my last two papers.. well, can't be helped.. struggled thru them and now finally getting my health back..

yesterday went out with qun in the afternoon, picking her up from school to jus go out aimlessly.. hahaha.. dat's wat we always do... always meeting up to do aimless stuff... i like dat actually... cos then we dun have to do stuff, but jus chit chat nonsense along the way... walked the whole of vivocity, only heading into one shop where she tried on some jeans while i kept gaving her my opinions.. hahaha... never saw myself as a fashion consultant, but i do give some pretty good advice i muz say.. hahaha... jus dat i'm lazy to say it most of the time and others dun really think too much about me in dat sense because i'm always too lazy to dress myself up... hahaha... in the end jus kept walking and chatting the entire afternoon and then dropped her off to send food for her bf and sent her home cos he was preparing for exams.. hahaha... but i'm sure they had a good day today la... =)

finally finished packing half of my room.. now thinking of wat my whole december will be like... cos got quite a bunch of things to accomplish oh... =) time to take stock of everything liao...

in the meantime, everyone have loads of rest and have loads more of fun too ya!! =)

happy holidays!!

moving again....

finally managed to uproot myself from my lazy butt to get down to exercising regularly on a daily basis now... if not i think i'll jus keep growing fatter and fatter by the day lor... hahaha.... also wanna keep myself fit and build myself back to my glorious days when i could still clearly see the defined lines of my muscles... hahaha...

well, dat's a road filled with difficulties and obstacles sia... hahaha... but now choice... gotta do it somehow... hehe.... i jus kinda hate seeing myself go on in such a state... and i'm seriously contemplating getting a second hand bicycle to replace the one i lost long long ago before i started riding motorcycles... wanna be the healthy me again who cycles everywhere within the neighbourhood and not one who hops onto the motorcycle and rides everywhere... too unhealthy liao... hahhaa....

amazing such words are actually coming out of my mouth... but dat's really how i feel n i'm pretty sure everyone's got a little bit of this in us somewhere, jus very much suppressed by the lazy side as mine has... hahaha...

so cannot be lazy k? muz get ur lazy bottoms moving too lo!! otherwise it'll be too unhealthy liao... hahaha... jia you everyone!!

hoo haaa....

i seriously wondered wat the big fuss abt the movie Lust Caution when it first aired in Singapore and the big fight over its censorship... haha.. only after last night then i realised wat it was all about...

yupz... gave my first R21 show to Lust Caution... i mus say it wasn't really dat bad a choice, given that there was seriously some good story plot and great directing and acting throughout the show... Yes, of course there's the sex scenes which were originally cut from the movie when it first aired here... but i muz agree that there were three scenes of it portraying different characters played by both leung abd tang... both of which they portrayed very well amidst all the "action"... (can't ind another better word) paiseh..

leung plays a character who speaks very little... aloof and forever on his toes because he's a traitor to his country... they wldn't give him the awards if he can't act properly right? hahhaa... but his emo scenes are seriously very convincing and very real... so real u could feel for him while watching the show... (not his butt ok?...)

well... i would recommend anyone with the interest for an artistic flick to go catch it... even if u do watch it alone... i didn't... but i realised asking anyone out to watch it would be wrong, so we siblings went together as usual... hahaha...

i was seriously thinking today... actually i've thought abt it for a long time and concluded, but writing it today.. i'm really very blessed... and i'mseriously grateful for the life i've been leading so far and for everything that has happened in my life... now i really understand the meaning of contentedness...

some might think that the ups and the happy moments are what we shd be content with, but instead, looking from the other angle, even the bad and unhappy moments are worth cherishing... because they are valuable lessons in life we can never learn elsewhere and we can only hope that by learning through these mistakes and experiences that we grow to become better ppl and better controllers of our own lives... only with the full contentedness can we really experience the happiness that we've been searching for all our lives... learn to accept watever it dished to u....live on, work ur way around it and learn from it all to become better you and me...

nitez everyone!! =)

separated again...

jus only after reuniting with my laptop, now i have to part with my handphone for at least a week.. the hearing part spoilt liao, dunno why... then the network chip also like a bit cuckoo one... ppl's smses coming in in groups of 5 or 6 and then phone calls take forever to get thru or cannot get thru to me at all... so i jus decided there and then to let it go for a full check and servicing la... save me the trouble of gg again n again later, servicing part after part...

apparently the "i give u OSIM" programme that was recorded at home last monday will be aired next thursday on channel 8, 8.30pm... really wanna see how the sho turns out in the end... i saw a bit of the shots... i look horrible on tv... hahaha... partly cos i was wearing specs instead of contacts... cos of my eye infection which has stayed on for almost a month liao... haiz...

watever la... now trying all kinds of ways to get rid of it... hopefully it'll be ok soon la... at least before i get to malaysia at the end of the month next month... hahaha...

good luck everyone!! last week coming le!! finish it and all go have lots of fun!! =)

finally reunited....

finally reunited with my laptop... boy, got a lot of things waiting for me to handle... so troublesome... cannot get things settled cos my home desktop is also kinda dying too...

but i'm jus happy it's back... and now clearing it up alittle so dat will be easier to use....

took a break today from studying, cos got another 4 more days to go, for my last two papers... shd have enough time ba... will start working on it tmr onwards la... =)

good luck to others who are fighting hard too!! jia you!!! =)

halfway through liao....

today finished heat transfer... boy, were the profs trying to play tricks on us, first up was a fin question without fin spacing, and then heat transfer question given the heat capacity instead of specific heat capacity, then there was the pythagoras theorem which was very negligible too... hhahahaha....

now most worried abt deformable solids on wednesday... gotta really cramp some stuff up liao man... hopefully will be able to survive the wednesday paper la.. after that can take a bit of a rest and then work hard for my last two papers before gg for a well deserved and busy holiday.... hahaha... =)

jia you everyone!! work hard oh!! the end is coming in a jiffy!!

time to start kicking it up!!

now in school, jus settled some of the stuff on the computer.. haha... life without laptop is really quite troublesome... cos i cannot do a lot of things i usually am able to settle at home, so i have to make my way down to school to get some of the thing done...

now dat i'm done, gotta go do some more revision and then prepare to make my way down for my first paper!! which is like at 5pm lor... hahaha... then best thing is next day got another paper at 0900!! watever...

now jus take everyday one at a time.. slowly clear them as they come and end it in a very fast two weeks... after that muz take a good break... cos it'll be 6 months of hard working in the shipyard of in ulu ulu tuas le... hahaha... but it'll be something i'll be looking forward to ba i guess... hahaha.. crazy right? well, dat's me...

wish me luck!! jia you everyone!! =)

start of it all....

even though exams start tmr, i'm still not panicky or anything... though i'm still quite far behind in my revision... hahaha... scary... well, now revising harder liao.. so hopefully can catch up a bit more before the papers la...

was watching tv yesterday and saw this very interesting story abt letting go,

an old monk and his young disciple was travelling together one day and came across a lady who was trying to get across a stream... the old monk offered to piggy-back the lady across and so they crossed the river.. the old monk let the lady off after crossing the river, but the young monk had questions abt the old monk's actions.. however he didn't raise them due partly to respect for the old monk.. it was only until they walked another 20 miles that he couldn't hold out any longer and asked the old monk why he as a monk carried the lady on his back.

The old monk replied to the young disciple, only telling him dat he let the lady off after crossing the stream, but instead, the disciple carried her on his back for the whole 20 miles..

it's interesting how we always like to carry unnecessary baggage in our minds after certain things have happened, even though it can no longer affect us anymore.. sometimes it's jus these thoughts dat affect our minds so much that it translates into physical actions that actually affect us in reality.. having been thru it before i realised how stupid i was to have let all these thoughts get the better of me and control me for so long and so negatively..

hope everybody will be able to live on happily no matter wat k? jia you everyone!!

Life without my laptop..

These next few days to two weeks shd be quite peaceful for my studies being without my laptop ba.. Haha.. Sent it for repairs at eight flags in school today after the hard disk n main board went crazy, needing replacements..

actually shd have jus asked them to change a new laptop for me sia.. Haha.. Then wld have saved me some trouble liao.. Haha..

Now shd be able to concentrate better ba.. Haha..

unproductive day

didn't get any reading done today, instead was busy making calls here and there to settle the surprise for mum next monday and also get my medical checkup done in school and tried to get my laptop fixed while it's guarantee is still valid...

got selected for a show on channel 8 giving gifts to loved ones... well, the gift is a big one for that matter, at least i feel it's big, given it's price and choice, getting it is really something i'm really grateful for...

the rest of the details i will post here once everything is over on monday la... hope everything goes fine...

ok day....

i shd say dat today was a pretty productive day and a good late start to things, but not so much for my laptop... i really think it's time to send it for repairs liao... which i forsee will be quite a bomb sia... haiz... hopefully wun have to blow too much la...

now watching a little bit of tv, later gg to carry on and will rest liao... tmr gotta go back for lessons and long day....

TMS Open House!!

interesting and tiring day today being in TMS for it's open house... managed to catch quite a few of my teachers and get their contacts and everything... but it's a pity some are retiring and some are leaving... so no choice...

but wat i hope to be able to do is organise something small for some of these teachers so that students from our batch can gather to catch up and meet the teachers who taught us 10 yrs ago in TMS... hopefully dat dream will come true la... once i can verify with the teachers then i'll start spreading word around liao...

hopefully can do something nice... and maybe even organise a homecoming for our batch ppl...

watched some of the performances by the students today n with Mdm Wan asking me wat differences i can sense in the school now compared to our times, it was really hard to put in words... but seriously, jus as wat we learn in systems, no matter wat u do or wat u add or wat u remove, there's always give and take... therefore we muz continually seek out the ever elusive balance for between academics and an all rounded education and development for the child...

well, we managed to break even jus nicely selling our ice cream and soft drinks.. hahaha... which is not so bad and not so good seeing how the situation goes.. hahaha... well, can't ask for too much la... as long as nv make loss can liao... hopefully in future we can get something dat's more lucrative to do la... =)

tmr's the first sunday dat i'm free in a long long time liao... time to have some rest and then pia like crazy tmr for the entire day le la... too much to cover too little time... hahahha...

interesting....

yesterday i was dreading my presentation today but after it was over it felt kinda fun... cos it's not everyday u get to present ur topic in front of the entire lecture theatre of people... and realised how unprepared i was... hahaha...

and watching other people from different schools presenting their topics really opened my eyes to many brand new styles of presentations the engineering schools do now usually see.... hahaha... there was a talk show format, and other topics that were close to heart and very interesting.. hahaha... very nice day spent at the elective lecture...

somehow i dun regret taking up this module actually... hahaha... =)

but now damn tired, cos went for group tuition with all the kids for one last time, clearing everything up, making guesses and then finally bidding farewell to a bunch of great kids whom i can really say i watched change from the day i first met them... conversing with them also gave me an insight to wat it's like being a teenager these days under these environments...

good luck guys!! u can all do well one la... jia you!!

time to begin....

wat else can i begin... of course is my revision la... hahaha... finally ended the torturous list of projects liao... tmr will probably be the last day le... finish up on the prep for presentation on monday for a groupmate and then present one last time n i'm done!! hahaha...

okies... got some loose ends to tie up then can start fresh tmr liao i hope... =)

jia you everyone!!

snapped....

i snapped this morning... apparently the late nights and rushing deadlines with the back to back reports defeated me and pulled my last straw away liao.. haha.... but it was relatively small scale liao.. so wasn't too bad... and it died down in a few minutes... so ok la...

tired liao sia... and i haven even started studying yet lor... probably dat's why... hahaha...

well, thanks to the rest of the guys for completing the tough parts of the paper today with me after lessons... if not i sure sink ship and die one lor... hahaha... now gotta go run thru the stuff one more time and print it out so that tmr can submit can liao... =)

final lap liao....

final lap for projects ald... hopefully i wun have to touch anymore of such things after wednesday... cos i'm really damn sick and tired of it ald.. time to study le...

now jus gotta finish crapping out the 8082 stuff and print out all 3011 stuff i can finally possibly call it a night liao....

i think these few days really overstressed liao sia... now like putting everything on to myself to finish up... luckily today the guys volunteered to clear some parts for me... otherwise i'm sure to die one... thanks guys!!! =)

okies... gotta go start on my stuff le... wish me luck!! =)

buddha leg? me?

do i in any way resemble a buddha's leg? cos apparently my tuitees think so cos they're all like arranging tuition together jus the night before the exam lor... hahaha....

went to the doctors' this morning and was told dat the eye thingy is an infection... but wat it is actually he's not too sure also.. well, i'm jus given a super huge dose of antibiotics, hoping to be able to get it down soon... hahaha.... have yet another presentation on thursday...

now gotta figure out how to get the funny 8082 project is supposed to be done... cos until now i'm still not sure how to go about doing the entire thing sia....

hopefully i'll have some inspiration hit me the next moment i log out of here... hahaha... =)

goldfish eye....

heard of goldeneye from James Bond movie? i'm now goldfish eye... hahaha.. apparently the swelling didn't go down and i'm now swelling from top to bottom of my right eye... feeling puffy all day and very lethargic.. haiz....

it's so damn irritating.. cos i cannot do my stuff properly and it jus gets on my nerves... esp for this weekend... when so many things awaits my attention... managed to get 3011 done up to the extent where we're about to conclude and close the whole thing liao... as for 8082, i really have no idea wat to do sia....

damn tired right now... feeling damn lonely too.... but i have to deal with it... cos dat's jus the way things are...

having a swell of a time...

haha... my swell is literal... the eye is back again... for i dunno wat reasons lor... haiz... but i'm hoping it'll go away soon enough la... Worst part is tmr i still gotta go school for a repeat presentation with my groupmates for the entire lecture group for my elective... it's an honour, but not on a saturday lor... plus we're lacking our charismatic danish groupmate for the day... haha...

well, i guess it's nice to have a change after sending off a teacher that i heard news of a fren married over the weekend.. i'm happy for them, though i would nv be able to conceive myself doing wat they did because of my own stand on such things... hahaha... so well, like i told him, as long as both of u are happy, and u guys are very certain, i'm happy for them and will definitely support their decision... cos afterall, it's their lives they have together... =) congrats!!

today gg SAO walk around, with the guidance from Albert, an old fren of insinyur and previous CEE club chairman, hope to be able to make some connections in SAO so that things for insinyur will go a little more smoothly in the months to come... =) cannot be late.. hahaha... will go prepare my stuff and head on down liao...

take care everyone, drink more water and rest enough... =) this is now my policy... haha... of course not forgetting to keep smiling too!! =)

a great loss....

Mr Chang Chin Ho as we all knew him as back in primary school... was the one man whom some feared to approach because of his fierce look and wat we all know or heard abt him in school... hahaha....

the Mr Chang we saw tonight lying there was a totally different man... all thin and frail due to his 4 yr struggle with prostate cancer, he had changed quite a lot... but he was a strong man... having been through so much in the later years...

he only has a son, but in fact as i told my mum, he has many children... every last student of his will always be his child... as he really set the example when he first took in his primary 4 student who had no money to study n nowhere to live to pay for his education and give him a roof to stay under...

we agreed... the education field has lost a wonderful teacher... one who truly showed the world wat it meant to be a teacher...

Dear Mr Chang, thank you for all the teachings from way back... Ur life, ur stories will carry on in ur children... all students u've taught in ur 30 plus years in education... we will all miss you dearly... Rest in peace...

sad news....

it was to be a little more enjoyable today after school cos project's coming to an end..

but everything shattered when my pri school classmate called...

Mr Teo passed away... The man whom we all remembered as the disciplinarian who had a cane everywhere in the school and was a very strict chinese teacher passed on after years of recovery from a bicycle accident in the late 1990s.. then he fought senile dementia up till the very end...

it hit me hard when the news came... cos he was the man who inspired me and started the interest in chinese language in me, resulting in my passion for the language.. he was a very strong man... fighting the loss of memories by writing everything down, sending letters to other ex colleagues of his... had the chance to read one of his letters during new years this year.. really missed him...

will pray for u... take care.... rest in peace...

everyone, cherish ur loved ones k? dun leave anything to regrets... nv....

crowds.....

crowds are not usually my cup of tea... unless i know i have no choice to... but if i can avoid i will definitely avoid them for sure... i'm sure everyone does dat right?

but sadly today i was dumb enough to jump right into the crowded library in bedok... kind of a last resort ald.. because the Mac at Changi cinema there close liao... *sad* so my only quiet place of lone time and study time is gone le... now have to source for new one... today no time cos gotta finish rushing out my lab report for tmr.. so jus popped into the library to try my luck...sadly i shd say my luck wasn't dat good ba... settled down on the floor and eventually found a socket to plug my charger into my laptop... sat there for 3 whole hours and more.... in the end stand up also cannot stand up properly... hahahahaha......

well, no more la... too much for my back and legs to take liao... next time ti'll make the extra effort to ride over to another place that's more quiet to sit down at a table to study... home has too much distractions in store for me ald... slp is something i'm consistently tempted to do.....

how???? how??? so tired... now still gotta think of 8082 before i go slp slp....

very not good....

not good is my sense of urgency now... i can't seem to get myself worked up for this coming exams... consistently sitting in front of the tv when i'm at home and when i get the chance to do so... and not being able to complete watever i set out to which could have been easily done if i hadn't sat in front of the tv... hmmm....

could be overstressed liao... too many things, too little time given to myself... plus loads of pressure.... phew... how do ppl survive such things anyways? hahaha...

well, gotta find a way out of this somehow... tmr will be a good day to stay away from home and try to get some things done la... home is jus too comfortable for me liao... hahaha... gotta try somehow... and the stuff still needs to be done at the end of the day... jus dat my power supply for my laptop will die very fast if i dun have a power supply to hook up to...

well... see how tmr la....

done!!

presentation is finally over...

shiok...

it was nice... having to be able to interact with students from different disciplines and different countries too!! hahaha.. was an enjoyable experience though it was a little tough from time to time.. but at least it's over liao...

now left with two more to go!!! yeah!!

and then it's the dreaded exams... but lookign more forward to the holidays after that... hahaha.. =)

good luck everybody!!

impeccable timing...

haha... wat timing? my swollen right eye actually.. got too heaty this week and there the little thing started to grow under my eyelid again... haiz... hurts when i blink... damn... hahaha...

but watever la.. best part is tmr morning got presentation for my public admin lor.. hahaha... hopefully will be able to pull it off ba... somehow i realised i'm not exactly the typical engineer you would expect ba... at least not to the HSS ppl whom i know.. hahaha... cos i'm like the only one who attempted to use pictures instead of words to convey my points across.. hahaha.. but it's been a personal practice for some time ald... esp more so after i've started teaching the kids.. hahaha... it really makes a difference to be able to discern if ppl are more able to absorb wat u're teaching lor... the saying says it well, a picture says a thousand words... how true...

so tired... now wanna go slp liao.. tmr morning still gotta wake up super early... but will most prob give my 3001 lecture a miss la... dun wanna rush over north to south and get all messed up before my presentation...

good nitez everybody... =)

seeing an end to neverending work...

haha... sounds good right? not really.. because right after all these are cleared, i have to prepare for exams liao... hahaha...

now jus finished my parts for my elective presentation on friday.. probably gonna wear my nice shirt again.. or shd i wear my shirt with thin pink stripes? hahaha... *wonders*

and i'm left with design project to finish compiling, systems project to compile as well and lab report to finish up too!! it feels so much better but my shoulders and back are not good....

they've been aching like nobody's business sia.... sians.. jus read a report the other day abt having too much stress also leads to a release of something more in the muscles that lead to a lot more aches and pains... so is dat the case for me? i dunno... we'll know after the november ba.. hehehe....

reason...

there's a reason as to why i loved teaching so much that i dreamt of being a teacher when i was older.. hahaha... dat was in primary and secondary school...

but now, i firmly know why... hahaha.. it's seeing how the children under ur care learn and grow up to become sensible and wonderful grown ups.. this is how wonderful it is when u teach... of course there are times when such things dun go as u'd have wanted it to... i'm gg thru dat with one of my students as well... so i shd say that this teaching years as a tuition teacher has given so much more insight to the real world of teaching and made me understand how teachers continue to teach year in year out for so many years without haveing lost any passion dat they first started off with... hahaha....

but, no matter wat, i've promised myself dat since now i'm and engineering student, i'll definitely not put my studies to waste and will definitely land myself in an engineering job for a few years first before any other decisions are made... with maritime slowly becoming a hot favourite of mine, i shd believe dat it will take quite a bit of effort to be able to change my perceptions to go back into teaching... hahaha....

but of course dat comes with a price as my frens put it... hahaha... i'll definitely have to find a gf before i start work... otherwise i'll definitely be unable to find any in the shipyards.. hahahaha.... =)

hahaha... this kind of things, not up to me to decide one la... if nv meet means nv meet... u'll nv be able to search for one... hahaha... now, i'm jus happy being me!! =)

seriously need to reorg sia....

hahaha... i was amazingly forgetful enough that i totally missed a 2 hour lecture today as i sat in the CAD/CAM lab trying to figure out how to use solidworks to draw out the steamer for my design project.... intuitively i kinda knew the lecturer was gonna mark attendance, the second of two which he takes as class participation... well, jus my luck for missing wat's most probably the most important if not crucial lecture for this module.. hahaha....

well, it's over... and at least i managed to get something done in that period of time... too bad it was the wrong time to do the right thing... hahaha...

yet another sign showing how i'm beginning to crack under the growing stress... CANNOT LET IT WIN!!! i'll find my way out of this somehow!! =)hahaha... time to go do something productive again liao... tmr is another day stuck in CAD/CAM lab with more solidworks.... terrible, but something dat we shd all know... something dat will definitely be needed in future if we do go into engineering field... it's abt time i did something abt dat repulsion to computer softwares.. hahaha... =)

terrible....

the stress levels are building up very high again... why and how do i know? basically, when i drop all my work and jus hit the sacks no matter how much i've not done, it means something is very wrong... haiz... gotta clear things up slowly ald... having too many projects and assignments at one time can be such a bother sia... esp when all if not most of them are group work and exhaust tons and tons of time....

well, one more down, 3 or possibly 4 more to go!! =S hahaha... watever la... seriously need some workout man... will probably help me destress and stop me from growing anymore laterally... hahaha... okies... time to go wash up, pack up and head for school in a while lo!! looooooong loooooooong day today..... plus tonight still gotta go meet teacher... haiz.... wil be super washed up sia... =)

have a nice day everyone!!

WOW!!

hahhaa.. went to east coast today with my 3rd sis and immanuel so dat he can learn how to cycle... but upon reaching there it started to rain cats and dogs... hahaha... then jus as we went out to the beach to take a look at the rain we saw the water sprout!! so coincidental... saw it whirl up from the level sea and then it took a turn for the shore!! took a lot of sand up and hit a group of trees before dying off... took down one small tree in its path... wow... was only jus talking abt seeing it and there it was right in front of my eyes!! hahaha...

after waiting the rain out went to rent a bike for the boy and we embarked on the tough task of learning to cycle.. hahaha.... perhaps i was a litle more inclined to riding since young ba, so i actually took minimal time to be riding around and happily zipping around on my bike jus minutes after sitting on it.. hahaha...

well, immanuel too an hour, much much faster than wat his mum and i were expecting... hahaha.. but he enjoyed it... and i hope he learnt something from this experience also abt not giving up so easily... hahaha... well done!!

dinner tonight was full again, not only with the food, but also the ppl eating together... the entire family of 19 were all present for my mum's birthday dinner tonight... we celebrated earlier this week cos today was a day everybody could make it somehow... hahaha... really not easy to coordinate lor...

saw my youngest nephew, wei cheng... cute boy, big eyes like mine!! hehe... even got my nickname too!! Ah Seng!! cos he's full name is Low Wee Seng... hahaha... adorable boy... turning one year old soon lo... so fast... time really flies man... hahaha.... stay strong and healthy oh!!

was curious and went to studentlink to check on my IA interview and found out dat the company accepted me that very day after the interview.. hahaha... was quite happy, though many frens think i'm crazy for wanting to go to such a company where working hours are long, conditions are terrible and jus tough... hahaha.. but my concept in this is very simple, jus like my army experience, i'm here for the experience, plus i'm the more hands on type, so i'd rather go for such jobs than be stuck in the office everyday... hahaha... =)will be looking forward to getting the rest of the details la.. now gotta go get work done liao... tata everyone!! =)

tiring day, but well relaxed...

woke up super early this morning to head down for the IA interview.. i can't say how well it went, but it was a very comfortable small chat between my interviewers and myself... but i'm not realy pinning too high hopes cos there were a lot of ppl who went for interview today...

wore my nice shirt dat i bought with sisters at Marks and Spencers.. was very comfy and looked pretty nice...

then finished up on matlab and 3011 before flying back east to meet qun for dinner... was late by quite a long while, but made up for it by gg for genki sushi... woohoo... the salmon was wonderful... thick juicy pieces... shiok!!! took a ride down to mustafa's after dat to go get some stuff... hahaha... was interestin cos i dun usually shop there... mainly cos of the crowds... but there are other reasons as well la.. hahaha....

was really a nice meet up with her.. we both missed each other a lot.. hahaha... always the case cos we're both busy with our own stuff.. so unless i go visit her mum or her sometimes, we dun usually get to meet up also...

crapped the usual crappy stuff and basically jus let myself off tonight as i had hoped to.... so looking forward to our next meet up.... =)

gotta rest liao...

at least for tonight gotta hit the sacks to make sure i have enough slp for tmr's interview.. hahaha... not my first but the usual me will nv let such things go by without at least 100% from me... hahaha... watever i can do properly and well i'll do it to my best abilities... =)

ooh.. insinyur blog is up liao!! the link is jus on the left hand side.. =)nothing up there now.. but can go there and chat nonsense together la.. =)

niteyz... wish me luck!! =)

early early morning...

last night was supposed to get some things done, but by the time dinner and everything was settled, i was kinda ready to knock out ald... hahaha....

these next two days are gonna be busy busy busy sia... 2 projects, 1 assignment to discuss and complete, settling of the yr end trip stuff, and also dinner with fren on friday evening....

sat and sun even better.. hahaha... dunno how i'm gonna split myself on those days ald...

gonna take one day at a time ald... will work hard to finish watever needs to be done on the day itself in school la... cannot then bo bian liao... hopefully can la.. =)

jia you everybody!! Me Off to School lo!!

sians....

dunno why, but suddenly today i went from ok to super sian mood....

hmmm.... puzzling....

even i got a shock myself... to feel how i was feeling inside and seeing how i reacted to quite a bit of things today...

well, i guess we all have our down days ba... tonight gg to search for some things and then gg to call it a night liao... tmr morning still sending mum for CT scan at SGH before heading down to school for lessons..

long day... many lessons.... many projects waiting for me to attend to them... need a break this weekend sia... luckily my friday is ald planned... at least for the evening la.. dinner and chilling out with my bestest best fren... hahaha...

super tired man.. hopefully can get myself back in order before i go cuckoo again....

new!!

haha... actually.. nothing new la... still the same old me, same old naggy blogger... hahaha... only a change in moods and change in mindset.. but it really does feel different doesn't it?

having a totally different background template does make a difference even though everything seems to remain the same... why is dat so? hahaha... i also dunno.. hahaha...

but now, i'm not gonna dwell too much into things i cannot understand also.. cos i believe there are some things dat are not meant for us to accept and to simply jus enjoy it or experience it as it is bestowed upon us in this life..

in simple words... as we've heard it so so many times throughout our lives.. jus accept it... and live it the best way u know how... because there isn't a guidebook telling everyone how we should live our lives in the 'perfect way' right? so why worry so much abt wat others think abt how u're living ur life? u shd be more concerned with how u feel abt the way u're living ur life now instead... and then reflect on whether u feel good abt it or not, then take the actions u deem necessary ba...

good luck!!

a new beginning?

we sometimes do get a little tough on ourselves dun we? for not being able to accomplish certain things in the time we set for it to be done, even though it may sometimes seem impossible to accomplish at all...

i guess we could all use a different perspective sometimes and realise dat eventually we're still human... how much we can do is determined by how much we wanna do and how much we really can do.. accept dat fact, something which i'm trying to do right now, and sometimes things really do straighten out somehow...

life has been pretty kind to me, giving me a good home, a life without any major obstacles and full of lessons for me to learn and be careful of... this is something i've always been very grateful for... now dat i'm much older and more financially independent, i can begin to think abt wat i've been wanting to do since young... and feeling strongly abt it has really helped make me more determined to put the action where it shd be... and not only with words... slowly la... things will unfold by itself one by one...

at least for now, i hope i can help my four kids get past their O's and get the results they want... =)jia you guys!!

as for myself, i'm not pinning a lot of hope on this sem right now... at least i hope i can get past the interview for my IA, so dat i can get a feel of the job dat i've always dreamt and heard abt... wish me luck!! good luck to everyone having interviews soon too!! =)

wish everyone good health and think happy thoughts oh!! =)

a very enjoyable night's out....

had wat i wld describe as a wonderful night's out last night... one in which can only have with frens whom u know can really talk to and have fun together with... so far i've had quite a few, but last night was probably one of the better ones sia.. hahaha... went for dinner, then k, then pool and supper and walk on orchard road at 2am in the morning before having my favourite night riding back...

only one word for it... SHIOK!! hahaha... since school started this sem, i've not really been able to let my hair down (not that there's much to let down) and simply go crazy playing and relaxing with someone i'm comfortable enough with to do so...

it's also nice to be able to chat abt a wide range of topics and exchange experiences and jus talk and talk... my talkative self is back lately... dunno why also... gotta watch wat i say these days now.. very dangerous... this is speaking from experience...

well.. glad we both enjoyed ourselves.. hahhaa... a good break in the recess week i guess... something i guess we all deserve, one way or another... hahaha... at least i finally managed to get out and relax once this week.... phew... otherwise i think i'll really suffer when i return to school man....

gambatte!! still got quite a few things to complete by this weekend... but i'm veyr glad with my progress so far... and now i'm probably gonna be a little more outgoing than usual i hope... asking ppl out rather than waiting for things to happen ba... if they not free then too bad liao la... hahaha.... anyways i also dun really have much time to meet up with others too.... only got friday nights and my weekends...

well.. we all have to learn to make do with wat we have right? dun be too picky abt wat we're given u know... things could be much worse.... hahahaha... =)

nitez....

......

boy am i tired from all this studying at home today... it really doesn't pay to lag in ur studies... esp when it's half the semester's worth of everything... haiz... bad habit sia...

take it from me, dun lag if u can.... it's a very bad thing.....

long days..

spent two long days in school... doing two different things... but both things all nv achieved wat i'd hoped wld have la...

but judging from where we started off, we're pretty lucky we got so far liao... hahaha... because these things are really not easy man... one spending time in front of a computer, the other spending time in front of catalogs.. hahaha... both torturous...

will probably go back on friday to finish up on some of the loose ends ba... cos friday have to go for tuition also, so might as well take the time to study in school and if i feel like it i can finish up on the 3001 CA assignment...

of course not forgetting my movie review of the show 'Just Follow Law' to be submitted next week also.. haiz... also gotta do tons of research for my PA project and also catch up with my lectures and tutorials..

haiz... one at a time la... otherwise will nv finish one la... now steadily catching up with lectures and practicing on my tutorials dat i'm lagging behind on... the rest will have to wait a while more la...

wish me luck!! =)

little bird....

came across this dead sparrow while heading out from home along the stairs on my way down... it laid there motionless and on its back, with no signs of life at all... i took a closer look and wanted to leave.. but something in me got me back home to find a piece of cloth and a pair of disposable chopsticks...

wrapped and picked up the cold body, carrying it downstairs to my lift landing there where i know got some soft spots below the shrubs planted all around it... dug a little grave big enough to rest it in nicely and covered it... said a prayer for it and left it there with half of the chopstick i used to mark its 'grave'...

popped by the temple and prayed after dat.. really gave me a lot of deep thoughts... i've really sensed quite a bit of change in me lately, doing watever i feel i wanna do and i think i shd do and not considering so much abt wat others think, wat others might feel abt it... jus like how i walked out of the carpark the other day to help an old grandma hail a cab in to send her back home, only to find dat she lives in the same block as me!! hahaha.... so funny...

but it's a good change i sense la... at least now i know i wun regret not doing certain things dat i used to feel regretful about in the past...

steamboat!!

wonderful is becoming an understatement for wat this comm has managed to achieve so far... but no complacency shall come in anytime... due credit muz still be given, but no complacency... hahaha....

a big thanks to all main commers... esp CGLs for planning and coordinating so well with the rest in making this event so successful tonight.... a total of abt 78 main and sub commers gathered together for steamboat dinner together at marina south..

a big thanks also to one and all who attended or wanted to attend but couldn't make it due to some reasons... dun worry, there's always other outings to join in next time... =)

u guys are really making it so fun to work and have fun together in the comm, be it sub or main... no lines after work, all frens.... all having fun together...

looking forward to the next event sia... =)

birthdays....

it's been a while since i've last gone to a bday party... last night was a first in quite some time i think..

went for carris'21st birthday celebration... a simple and cosy party.. very nice... catching up with a few frens and meeting new ones... hahaha... =)Happy Birthday girl... =)welcome to ur independence!! hahaha..... or so they say la....

tied down some things for the year end trip earlier in the day and settled quite a bit of things... it's always good to be able to get things done... got sense of accomplishment.. heehee....

a lot of thoughts gg thru my mind these few days... and managed to get them jotted down not here, but somewhere else... hahaha... but really quite a lot of things to learn everyday... from everyone and anyone i come in contact with...

some will say i think too much... but when i reason the things and logic out it all makes perfect sense... well, only applicable in certain and not all cases ba... =)

well, if i feel like it i might post something for everyone to think abt in the days to come la... =)

but for now, got a lot of work to catch up with oh!! =)

relaxing day...

had a very relaxing and nice chill out day, chatting abt all kinds of things over drinks and having a good view out the window... hahaha.... also had a good time riding around the island today and had a good gauge to how much petrol i had in my tank before i needed to top up... haha...

now feeling very full from dinner... very broke from all kinds of funny things happening these few days... also not fully recovered from all the memory lapses that's been irritating for this entire week...

it's always nice to be able to talk abt anything and everything under the sun, cos it really makes a difference when i'm able to do dat with someone or anyone for that matter...

but of course as i mentioned today, life will always be fair, when i have a lot of close girls i can talk to, i dun have the same affinity with guys around me.. some guys will say it's a good thing right? i wld say not exactly also la... cos the girls will usually treat me more like a big brother type, and another thing is dat gfs are usually uncomfortable with their guys being so close with other girls as well... hence the dilemma...

i'll jus be carry on being the big brother or sister to others cos dat's the real me... as for other things, i'll let them come naturally and react accordingly...

time to start working lo....

it's really time to get my whole act together liao... this sem has been relatively ok and not ok, on and off from the start till now... everything seems alright for a moment and later in the next second, it seems like i know nothing at all...

these next few days and throughout the recess week will have to be super rushed and tight for me again.. haiz... and there i was, thinking of taking a break... looks like it'll be burnt again...

bo bian... nv work hard consistently is like dat one la...

tonight got CEE investiture, dunno if need to attend or not... so underdressed... hahaha....

long day...

the dreaded and most feared heat transfer CA is over.. not much hope, can only pray for the best... now muz really work harder liao... hopefully will be able to last all the way till the end ba...

went to collect and leave my bike behind.. she really gave it her all to bring me to the bike shop... and there we bid farewell before i went to the back to pick up my new partner, 5566.. hahaha... the thought of it still makes me wanna laugh out loud... hahaha.... but i'm really happy dat the condition is very good and this is where i can start taking care of everything by myself... this is a bike i can really call my own... will work hard also to maintain this condition for as long as i can.. =)time to go pack up and rest liao... tmr got half day and then gotta go fix up a few more things on the new bike...

SMRT Challenge!!

SMRT challenge was taken up by Camp Insinyur 08 Main Comm and Sub Comm as our first canvassing for the camp next year.. and i'm really happy to see how everything turned out and responded well in the end even though there was a bit of rockiness in between.. i mean which partnerships dun get a little rocky from time to time one right?

the event was pretty ok la.. got to meet a few staff from SMRT who were very nice ppl and were very easy to strike up a conversation with.. participants running all over the place and trying hard to solve clues were also a fun sight to see throughout the day... hahaha... at the end of the day, it was a good event and we had ourselves a good first canvassing... a good start for our camp...

hope this will carry on for the rest of the canvassing events in the upcoming days..

last few hours before i say goodbye to my dear fren.. will definitely remember our last ride down to the bike shop together... take care old fren... wherever u might go next.. =)

one more day...

today went around looking for a new bike... found one that looked pretty ok.. and also that the shop was willing to take in my daystar for $400... a good price considering the shape it's in now... my new ride will be a 3 yr old blue and silver phantom TA 200.. the normal bikes u see on the roads these days... hahaha... best part is those who see my licence plate number will find a good link to it...

FW5566J.. managed to psycho the dealer to throw in a new box and servicing for it as well before i take over on monday evening officially... and begin our new partnership...

a big thank u to my partner of 3 yrs.. FS8281G.. for the tons of memories and happy sad and tough moments we spent together... will miss ya... =)gonna take lots of photos with u these next two days if possible..

monday will be the last time u see this couple together le.. hahaha... if wanna catch a glimpse one last time jus give me a call la.. i'll be in school until 6.30...

the end....

it's really saddening to see my bike leave me like dat... but as much as i can't bear to part with it i still have to somehow... this is when the situation puts u in a position in which both ways, it's not nice... probably had my last passenger tonight on the way back home from school... hahaha.. and that'll probably mark the end of the partnership after so gg thru so much together...

will give her a good wash and clean up later if i feel like it or maybe tmr morning when i wake up earlier ba... today quite shag liao... time to go get some rest... nitex everyone...

sad boy.....

why am i sad? because one of my worst fears has come true finally.. i'm gonna have to part with my partner for over 2 years... yes... my dearly reliable and trusty ride has finally given in to nature's forces of wear and tear liao... her main frame has begun to wobble and there's something loose in the engine block which will eventually cost me a bomb also to repair... so after much hesitation, i'm really gg to view and buy another motorcycle this weekend or the next, depending on how much longer my bike can last... cos i'm really worried for even my own safety as i ride it to school because u jus know it as its rider for so long liao... something is not right means something is not right lor.. i'll still have to ride tmr to school, maybe for the last time ba... after which i'll rest it and be on the lookout and shopping around this saturday...

so much has happened between us both, so much so dat i really cannot bear to let go.. jus the thought of it hurts quite a bit... from when i wasn't a rider yet, till i got my p plate, and until today... how many overnight rides, sunny days and rainy days, all been through together... all the torture i've put her through... jus dun wish to have her die halfway for some short reason, or maybe even bring me along with her... to die i mean... hahaha....

sad.... but like i explained to my tuition kid, even if i'm reluctant, i dun really have a choice do i? the bike wants to breakdown i also bo bian...

haiz...

finally done with the tougher few!!

i guess getting a little more rest does help a little with the focus of the mind ba? hahaha... i guess the location also makes a lot of difference... spent my entire afternoon in the mac at bedok interchange churning out my lab report.. amazingly enough, even though i had to take some time off to settle other things in the midst of it all i still managed to cover quite a bit of editing there and then... until the battery for my laptop died then i made my way home to take a short break, watching High School Musical 2 before carrying on with my work.. hahaha....

interesting show la.. always liked the musical kind of shows... all the way back from sound of music, to the king and i and so many others... they jus captivate me... esp with the singing parts.. hahaha....

well, jus finished with my lab report and preparing the presentation for my group on tuesday... those two big worries off my mind, so now moving on to my reading summary for my public admin module.. tough, but i think i can do it.. hahaha... then there's always the heat transfer assignment which is to be discussed with 2 other ppl whom i've jus met last week... hahaha.. and finally there's the systems assignment to be done as well...

hmmmm... i guess with a different mindset of things, knowing dat u can actually finish all these things does some good for ur mental state ba... at least now i'm not half as stressed as i was yesterday.... hahaha... my relief for stress now? go sleep it off... take as long as u need, but once u get up, focus get back and finish it one go... can be done... at least for me it can... hahaha... jia you everyone!! wanna go pack my things and maybe catch a bit of shuteye ba... hehe.... otherwise riding to school i also scared scared ah... =)

Blogging with my phone

Haha.. Something different for me again..

can't believe it yet, but i'm now blogging with my handphone! Haha.. Cos my phone has WiFi, so i can hook up to the my wireless network at home to surf the net.. Haha.. Nice..

usually i wun try such things.. But one of my frens taught me how to use such functions in my phone.. Otherwise very wasted ma.. Buy phone dun learn to use the functions.. Haha.. Now got new ways to blog liao.. Dun have to lug a laptop everywhere i go or look for computers liao.. Haha..

good night everyone... =)

unpredictable... and changing mindset.....

as one of my frens put it aptly, life is unpredictable...

well, i can only say dat watever we have in our hands and around us are all we have... and all we can control... this i learnt sometime ago last year... not a very good experience, and i'm still learning from it.. but all i can do is jus accept it's existence and it really having happened.. cos there's nothing i can do abt it.. if this is how i'm supposed to learn from life, at least i dun let it happen to me again because i dun get it at first... because some things cannot happen more than once..

we all have to learn it someday... it's only a matter of time... and all we can do is make sure that when it does happen to us, we dun allow for a second opportunity for such a thing to happen again can le...

something inspiring came out of that convo over sms... to the likes of "i'm doing something i like, so it shdn't be something too hard for me right?" haha... amazingly enough, it's not the first time i've heard this and i believe it's from the same person, but this time around it makes so much more sense... and it applies so well to my situation now ba i guess...

to think i'm an advocator of this thinking myself, using this same idea on my tuition kids and in helping my sisters with their children's studies too.. hahaha....

classic case of not practicing wat i always preach... same goes for everything else for me... bad habit i gotta kick... hahaha.... now wld be a good time to kick the change gear up a notch... cos apparently it's not changing fast enough... hahaha... engine old like my bike liao...

ciao... gotta go finish up on my lab report liao...

day of rushing here and there....

frantic day as i had expected it to be.. hahaha... didn't slp well last night again cos doing the project presentation drawings and stuff... rushed down to school for lecture, reaching at 8.40... then didn't listen much also...cos was trying to finish reading my assignment for the tutorial following the lecture at the other end of school.... after lecture, rushed out of the LT and hopped onto my bike, zipped down to the south spine and got to the tutorial room... luckily the tutor always waits... hhahahah.... otherwise i sure dead one... every week like dat rush not very good for body u know... hahaha....

went back to LWN to hide after dat... settled some loose ends for the presentation and then go for tutorial again... kinda getting lost with heat transfer liao... making me a little worried.... then end of lesson took our team assignment question and ran out to go meet my biz mags and fin sec... hahaha.... talked and planned until 4 pm before flying back down to Temasek Sec back in the east side... waited a long time for them to settle down after practice before i cld speak to the teachers' in charge and the conductor abt the year end trip... now need to sort out the numbers and details for the trip...

luckily after dat didn't have to fly back to NTU to sit in the GL meeting anymore... cos was too late for me liao...... so went for dinner with conductor Mr Cheng and talked a bit abt things happening lately... after dinner went home to watch Happy Sunday on SCV before picking my mum up from work and having my second round of dinner... hahaha..... now jus wanna slp sia... tmr no tuition at least can spend a bit of time working on my things straight... hopefully can get everything done nicely and in time la... =)

good luck everyone!!!

super worn out...

now damn tired sia... things waiting to be completed are growing exponentially while i can only clear them one by one... feeling sleepy again.. but at least hope to be able to get the design project stuff done by tonight... then tmr hand over liao i'll wash my hands off for next week... then comes lab project.. tmr got meeting back in TMS with teachers in charge and conductor.. weekend shd be burnt like dat liao.... after dat still gotta start reading thru my systems assignment and think through my heat transfer tutorial and get started on my public admin project.... next monday also starting new experiment for the new lab project liao... monday also got main comm meeting... heat transfer test coming up soon too... haiz... on top of all that still got all my tuitions to juggle as well... this sem is really turning out to be quite a challenging one sia... i jus hope i dun lose steam halfway and die in the process.. hahaha... at the rate i'm gg i think i really might end up the way i described jus now...

wish me all the luck u can spare ba.. hahaha....

something different...

have been trying something out involuntarily... hahaha... dat is to sleep earlier in the night and wake up in the wee hours to start doing my work... though there's no guarantee dat i'll wake up but at least when i'm awake at that period of time, i'm much more alert and productive actually...

but of course dat'd mean dat my social life will be at stake.. hahaha... cos nobody is online at like 4am in the morning la!! hahaha... and i slp earlier so ppl who wanna find me, particularly this week, pls sms or call me... i love my retro ringtone whenever someone calls... hahaha.... gg back to work ald... tata....

CruNcH TimE!!

these next two weeks are gonna be pure torture for me in terms of deadlines and pressure and stress... esp if i dun handle them well.... hopefully i can keep to my schedule of finishing everything up day by day before i finally get back to my modules which will have tests the week after dat... haiz... one after another sia....

so tired.......... but i cannot slp....................................... =(

IA...

as u shd have seen by now, i'm choosing my IA company now.. from a list of hundreds, choosing 10 dat really suits wat i'm interested in based on those few words that they posted up there is really not enough man.. i'm like googling and searching for these companies' websites to get better ideas of them but really dunno if it'll matter in the end when i go for IA or whether i'll be selected in the first place... fighting with like a few hundred ppl for selection is really tough sia... hahhaa.... have listed down quite a few... some are pretty interesting and maybe even can consider for future work when i graduate... hahha... thinking only la... try and graduate first is on my priority list... hahaha.... headache now sia... reading too much on the laptop liao... jus now jus read and slept lor... damn tired man...

got myself a relatively cheap laser printer from comex this time around.. hahaha... this is gonna be a long term investment for me sia.. hahhaa... even if i dun use it often, i can still keep it for some time without the stupid ink cartridge drying up or clogging my printer nozzles.. hopefully it's a good choice la.. too bad only black and white.. so the rest of the colour will still have to depend on my ink jet liao... colour laser is so not for home use and it's like super ex now la... maybe in a few years time when printers are much more evolved, then probably everyone will be able to afford colour or mono laser printers at home lor... hahaha....

still got loads of projects waiting for me to finish up on and have to prepare for quizes coming up in 2 weeks time... haiz.... time to speed things up even more liao then... wish me luck!! u too!! =)

Camp Insinyur Supper Hop!!

i really muz thank the great team working together behind the entire supper hop this year, cos everything went very smoothly and i was glad that almost everyone was happy at the end of it all....

left school around 9.20pm, only to reach our first stop at Glutton's Bay beside DXO at the esplanade to a full crowd having their late dinner ona friday night... with two full bus loads of ppl, it was practically impossible for any of us to have anything there lor... in the end went over to Marina Square with Batman and chit chat at BK with some food of course.. met up with dayana to settle some meeting stuff and eventually went back to bus at 11.20pm...

next up we went to cineleisure to watch the movie "Ratatouille" together... a first for Insinyur cos usually it's quite hard to coordinate and nobody really wants to do it in the end, coupled with a few other reasons as well though... the show was great and the atmosphere was wonderful too, with everyone sitting together and having a good laugh together... brings back fond memories of how we used to do dat back in secondary school or JC but with smaller groups though..

left cine at 2.30am to go over to Geylang Lor 9 for the usual stuff lor... Beef hor fun, frog legs, beancurd, you tiao la.. so on and so forth la... haha... everyone kinda forgot that there was still gonna be a last stop, so turned out dat they got too full from Geylang to eat anything when we reached Jalan Kayu... hahaha.... so mostly played cards or some games to keep themselves awake, others jus chit chatted the time away abt all kinds of stuff... nice..

the hop ended with everyone paking up the buses again to head back to school or to the nearest MRT station, cos it was afterall like 6am when we were done.. hahaha... and dat ended the wonderful supper hop for Camp Insinyur 2007... dat also made me believe dat the direction dat the camp is heading for this year is not wrong and dat we'll really be able to make this a very successful Insinyur next year... Thanks everyone... for a wonderful memory...

shit happens...

as my title says it aptly... SHIT HAPPENS... and when it does happen, we cannot do anything abt it but to clean it up and move on from where we are at...

i guess it all gets to ppl in similar positions la... can only work with wat i have... and jus carry on doing wat i know is best for everyone... this is the trust given to me, i can only hope they'll continue to trust me to do my job well...

interesting surprise...

went online as usual last night and had someone who hasn't contacted me in year say hi to me... hahaha... it was a really nice surprise.. haha... had a good long chat over something i dun think anyone wld chat abt normally like we did.. haha... found out dat she's like doing her PhD in NTU also la!! i'm like still and undergrad lor... haiz... hahaha... but cannot compare la... girls of my year either all working or doing further studies liao... even got quite a number of them still studying medicine... hahaha... but we had to serve the nation... hahaha... it's our duty la... not like we'll not get out to work also like dat right? hahaha...

got quite a number of my secondary school frens are in NTU now... muz really find time to gather them and meet up sia... hahaha.... catch up with them...

last night was also an interesting night when i realised how easy it was for some ppl to simply shirk their responsibilities with jus a sentence after they've done so much damage.. worst still is when u have to pick up the mess they've left behind for u in the next year to come.. haiz...

nvm... work with watever i have right now is my policy now... dun let things dat happen which are beyond my control get to my mind and blur my resolve and my spirit... learn and not repeat the same mistake...

hungry.. gg for lunch liao...

relaxing day...

today quite relax la... though got caught in the rain on the way to school, school ended early so everything was kinda forgotten quickly... hahaha....

took my time to ride home in the rain... hehe... then got home and jus plonked in bed for a quick nap before gg for tuition for two students separately... During their exams is like dat one la... now my headache is when they having O's and i'm preparing for my exams lor... dat'll be quite a bit of a problem.. hahaha... but i guess things will work out in the end one la... so for now wat i can do is not lag behind so dat i wun have to spend too much time catching up in the end...

muz really try and slp properly tonight... cos i feel the heatyness coming back again... so better make sure i dun fall sick again... will be too siong for me liao... hahaha... everyone else take care ah!! =)

reflections....

it's amazing wat listening to kevin kern can do to u... it really puts u in a state of mind where u're jus so relaxed... so relaxed until i start to reflect on quite a bit of memories... both good and bad... hahaha...

have been listening to kevin kern since 2000.. been to his first concert in singapore back in 2003.. and have nv stopped listening since then... will recommend his music to everyone and anyone i know.. listening to him play the piano is jus simply wonderful and u'll jus enjoy it no matter wat... those who'd like to listen to his collection of 7 discs, pls approach me.. will be very glad to lend them out to u.. haha...

it's good to take some time out in a while to relax and take the time to observe and sense and feel everything around u dat u usually dun take notice of... =) try dat when u have the time la... gotta go get stuff done liao... later still got lecture at 5.30 before i can go home... haiz... =)

family dishes

if in case for those who don't know me well, i do cook.... hahaha.... and for ur information, i'm pretty proud of being able to cook... and i love it too... hahaha...

when i have free time i'll jus stay in the kitchen and help my mum with all the cooking, esp when we're preparing for special days for prayers... cos that's when my family dishes will surface... and only during those times i get to revise on my recipe and techniques again... hahaha... they dun really happen often... jus like my dumplings... whic is why i took 4 years to be able to take over most of the cooking and wrapping from my mum and sisters... hahaha... not easy sia...

but now when i look back at my growing list of dishes it feels good to know dat i wun starve or miss my family dishes anytime anywhere... hahaha... and dat in future when i have my own family i can cook these scrumptous meals for me and my family.... hahaha....

if u wanna know my list of dishes come ask me urself la... hahaha... too long to list here liao... hehe.... gotta go look after my braised ducks liao... =) ciao...

tired....

haha... when ppl say dat u have to pay a price for being lazy at first and try to catch up later, they're not kidding man... it's really really tough... so this policy is not for me anymore after i get out of this mess i'm in with my schoolwork now...

same thing goes for my main comm in our planning this year... or to be exact, this sem... cos we cannot afford to pay the price for such tardiness liao... alld learnt my lesson from last year and i'm not abt to repeat the same mistakes again man... though it might seem a little extreme and some might not understand why i'm so particular abt certain things and not others, as long as i know dat wat i'm doing is for the good of the camp and with no better solutions to the issue, i'll stand firmly on my grounds... ppl will have to learn to see the entire picture like i see it right now... and they'll have to learn to understand from my point of view as well... =)

this doesn't only apply to work, same goes for my other aspects of life...

i guess there's a reason why i'm not Mr Popular everywhere i go right? hahaha.... u have to pay a price for balance i guess.. i can only hope dat others will understand ba...

steadily clearing my lagging studies and hoping to catch up with everyone... hopefully will be able to finish them in time.. gotta go now... everybody jia you too la!! =)

finding peace....

i'm still pretty messed up right now... and hope to be able to find the peace back again within me... even though i think it'll be quite impossible with the mountain of things i have at hand right now... But, with some determination and some organisation, i hope to be able to achieve dat ba...

it's something dat i've known for some time, but only recently been thinking abt it... haha... i've been blessed with a pair of eyes dat are really wonderful... why wld i say dat? cos not only can it be very piercing when i stare at ppl, it can also project a softer side of me, when it's all watery and wide... hahaha.... have been hearing such comments since i began wearing contact lenses... cos no spectacles to cover my eyes ma.. so got direct contact... hahaha.... it helps also when i try to get the attention of the opposite party when i can get myself to look at them directly in the eyes... hahaha.... something i need to work on ba i guess... hahaha... something for u all to read abt the me inside.. how i feel and think abt certain things... something different from the usual rambling i always make when i blog.... hahhaa...

find things dat make u feel good abt urself and focus on them... not on the things which make u feel bad... learn to accept wat is ald done and over, and look forward to the next step, a new beginning... this is wat i'm telling myself these days... jus to counter the pessimist within me... hahaha... most ppl who know me will think of me as an optimist all the time, but little do they know dat beneath this optimist front dat i put up almost everyday, there's this very dark corner of pessimism trying to break free and eating me up from the inside at the same time too...

learning to let go of my fears and my guilt is something i need to do to be able to shine some light into dat dark corner... but it's always easier said than done right? how abt thinking in the line of "why not give it a try and give my best shot... so dat i wun regret not trying in future..."? leave nothing to regrets... cos it really isn't something u'd wanna have... let go of ur ego and let go of wat u think others might think of u... cos everything boils down to u and only u... cos it's ur life u're living... not any other.... cherish it..

Union Day....

haha... after reaching home at like 12 plus and slping at 3 plus... i almost didn't want to come to school today lor.... but my motivation in the end turned out to be a burst buble too... cos in the end we nv discussed abt our project at all also...

well, can't do much abt it anyways... so decided to take a walk around school to go get my book for Public Admin... walked to NIE, but there got no stock... then went all the way down to Popular to finally get my hands on a copy of it... otherwise i'll start killing ppl liao... hahaha.... for those who do not know, NIE and Popular bookshop in my school is from one end walk to the other end one... hahaha....

Today is union day also... so had tons of ppl running around like crazy trying to vote for ppl into committees when they might not even know some of them... but cos there's a goodie bag at the end of it all, it was worth running around school to do all the voting lor... hahaha... dun look at me.. i'm not one of them... went down to support my frens running for MAE club positions and also got to chit chat with some others at the CEE side... hahaha....

having taken over Insinyur for next year, i guess the only thing i can do for my main commers who're planning hard for the camp next year now is for me to start networking my way thru all the school clubs, school offices and whoever and watever i can come in contact with for help and financial support la... cos dat'll be the best way i can support all of them as their chairman... hahaha... Met up with Albert, outgoing president for CEE club... and he nicely volunteered to help bring me around to visit all the ppl i shd meet and visit in the school, introducing me to them and helping me get a head start with everything.... hopefully i'll be able to capitalise on dat and work everything out nicely ba.... will be looking forward to it all cos it'll be a good chance to get to know more ppl in the higher offices and also get a better view of how all the system in school works... hahaha....

BUT... i still need to make sure my focus is not off the target oh... hahaha.... studies and my projects which are due for sharing and discussion tmr will be my top priority this weekend... and also everything will have to start balancing by then, so dat i'll be able to manage everything properly ba... =) wish me luck!!

Very relieved and happy...

sub comm recruitment was today... had an overwhelming response by our OGs today... all groups came back with almost full strength... best part was dat everyone was really here to contribute back to insinyur wat was given to them... a great time and a whole lot of new frens... =) i'm really looking forward to working with these ppl and continuing this good attitude and mindset for years to come... =)

my main comm was also fully filled up tonight.. great to know dat everyone on board now has the same goals and directions... hope we can all work and move forward as one body and get everything done smoothly, quickly and most efficiently, so dat everyone can have a great time before and during camp!!

super tired now.... will have to spend time sorting out all my projects and assignments and also my schoolwork... cannot delay any further liao... otherwise i'll nv find my way back le... esp not with such heavy core modules i'm taking now.... wish me luck!! =)

busy period almost over...

havent had much chance to really sit down and blog so will probably start blogging short these days ba...

still feeling a little under the weather, but so much more better liao....

Insinyur bash was nice... hahhaa... ppl turned up and we had quite a bit of fun together watching the best freshies of every group acting on stage!! after dat had lots of talking and walking around from group to group... hahaha.... it's good to hear all the feedback dat the juniors have for camp, so dat we can work on it during our camp planning which has officially started le... =) insinyur, thank u all for a great night... also not forgetting the group Ares.. who took me in nicely to join them for supper after the bash... had tons of good laughs....

main comm met up for the first time, though not a full strength, the feeling and the mindset is all in the right direction now and i'm absolutely sure we'll be able to get something done very well and set a great example for all main comms to come!! =)

tmr is the sub comm recruitment liao le... hope the turnout and the mindset for all the ppl running for the committees will be the same great one dat we have in our main comm too!! wish us good luck!!

all photos and videos from camp will also be showcased tmr too!! do come down and if u're interested to keep a copy of the photos can consider getting it from the P n P group tmr k?

so come on down everyone, whether u're running or not, jus come down and get together la...

cya!!

super busy but recovering...

cldn't get myself up for lessons at 8.30 today... but had to go for my Public Administration tutorial today.... so rushed down in yet another morning of horrifying rain to reach south spine wet once more... but today got slippers.. so my feet were dry!! hahaha.... tutorial was pretty ok.. though it's heavy on the reading, but i still think dat this module can be done one la... understanding the concept is really important.... but i guess dat goes for everyone doesn't it? hahaha....

rushed back north to settle my engineering design module project with the gang and then rushed back home to set the timer to record a show for mum cos none of us remembered... before gg back to TMS to face the few ppl who turned up... well, i guess it's to be expected la... when there's really nothing concrete and set for them to return to... hopefully will be able to fight for them with the school la...

my nose decided to stop running today after my morning dose of medication... but the cough was still terrible... coughing on the way home while riding can be pretty torturous... but not as bad as sneezing though... hahaha...cos i have to open the visor and sneeze and then close before i can get back to riding... same for cough but not as bad... cos when i sneeze i'll shake a little... hahaha....

now dealing with the subsiding fever and dry cough liao... so shd be pretty fine by tmr ba... all thanks to mum's ling2 yang2 water... hahaha... i know many hate it, but i'm beginning to fall in love with it liao... hahaha.... esp for the heaty type like me... it's my saviour lor... got some more work to do before i can try to do some catch up with my studies and homework... nitez everybody!! =)

sick like nobody's business sia...

super sick now... suddenly started sneezing yesterday afternoon and it blew up into full scale sore throat and cough in the middle of the night... plus today after the morning session in the rain which basically left me with soggy shoes for the entire day, i was totally chuied.....

cancelled today's tuition and got home, not feeling like eating and everything.. jus wrapped myself up and tried desperately to stay warm... hoping it will not blow into yet another viral fever again,... sick and tired of dat liao... hahaha... the numbness and inability to move and hyperventilation and everything.... terrible memories... so to everyone out there who's not feeling really great now, dun let it have the chance to develop into a full blown viral or bacterial fever k? otherwise we'll have something common to talk abt liao... this is something i'd rather not be on common ground with anyone... hahaha...

well, now's a bad time to be sick... cos i have so many things to handle all at once... really super tough sia... hopefully will be all ok by tmr morning liao... hehe... miracle sia... =) wish me luck!!

luck!!

finally the clogged up system of the printing shop in LWN is cleared up liao... and everything's back to normal again... phew.. cannot stand another day of queueing for half and hour jus to print a few pieces of paper lor... hahaha....

well.. gotta rush for tutorial liao.. long day today.. 2 tutorials now, later 5 hours straight of lectures till 6.30pm before main comm recruitment at 7pm... hahaha... super shag sia... hahaha.... wish me LUCK!!

have a nice day!!

packed!!

i'm now caught up in a super big mix up of things sia....

with all the events dat are coming up this week and next, i thought i was ald super packed liao... but boy was i so wrong sia...

heard dat my tuition kid got a B3 for his chinese o levels and was really happy for him...
cos dat was wat we were both hoping for from all the work we've put in together... good job man...

subsequently by a big twist of events, i'm now having two more tuition kids asking me for help in chinese in their o levels at the end of the year... which effectively makes me a full time tuition teacher of some sort... well, i guess now dat i dun have other committments other than insinyur and tuition, i can juggle my time still not too badly ba... i hope... but with all the meetings i'm supposed to chair and everything, i can only hope for the best la... anyways they're probably gonna be my last batch of students i'll be teaching for a long long time.. cos after the end of the year i'll be gg on IA, then will be year 4 liao... which will be super packed for me.. and since they're all sec 4, i can make good use of this chance to end it all together, so dat i wun have to let anyone down at any time and feel bad abt it...

this sem also quite jialat... with so many projects to complete and some pretty heavy core modules, it'll take quite a great feat to be able to finish all these properly with flying colours... organisation will be a must for me now... =)

okies then.. take care everyone!! hope tmr's main comm recruitment will be succesful la.. =)

start of the month!!

well, not dat i wanna create a hype abt it but the lunar 7th month is here... gg vegetarian today again... hahaha... jus like any other 1st day and 15th of the month..

had a knock early in the morning.. was so caught unawared while trying to overtake a lorry and the lorry swerved out as well, resulting in me elbow bumping against the side of the lorry.. nothing serious, jus a very small scratch and hurting a little, so shd be ok in a few days ba... =) well, it cld have been worse right? so no worries k? i'm fine... =) jus wanna air it out cos still quite pissed with the uncle driving the lorry... hehe....

had a short stay at Hotel Intercontinental at bugis on saturday together with my sisters.. one of them had a free stay, so we decided to do wat we do every year and take a day off to go rest and relax there together, shop around too... always so hard to get us siblings together now dat most of them are staying elsewhere and all working and me studying.. so gotta make good use of such chances.. hahaha....

finally managed to get my sisters and mum to play mahjong together liao!! yea!! hahaha... otherwise the mahjong table in my room gonna start getting dusty liao... hahaha... decided dat every now and then when we all home we'll play one round or two la...

but sad also.. now dat the bowling alley at Katong Shopping Centre has closed down... apparently it's been closed for a year ald... dat's at least how long i've not been to bowling liao... hahaha... now looking for new places to bowl... cheap and relatively good lane conditions... tell me k? =)

went to check my email inbox and realised i'd been flooded by the response of those who've joined the insinyur yahoo group.. hahaha... =) happy!! hope everyone will eventually join in and we'll all at least have one avenue to stay in contact la.. =) to insinyur ppl who are reading this, i've set up insinyur friendster group too liao... do join!! dat's for everyone who's ever been a part of insinyur before!! =)

gotta go print stuff and go for lessons liao... monday blues... also worries, cos my tuition kids are getting their O level Chinese results later today... =)

organise and prioritise

haha.. these two words came to me when i was having tuition one day and was discussing certain things with my my tuition kids.. not really kids though... but they're still pretty young to me la... hahaha... i'm lucky to have both of these boys and of course at the same time a little stressed cos their parents put their hopes for their children in my teaching them... haha... will try not to let them down la... but like i always say, i'm really doing watever i can for them liao... the rest will really depend on how they perform in the actual exams le... so good luck for ur prelims boys... =)

why wld i suddenly think of these two words? simple enough reason if u've read my previous entry... hahaha... look at the number of things i have on hand right now and it wun be hard ot realise how tied up i really am at the moment... not forgetting the situation at home now too... putting the latter aside, all the other activities are voluntary... and it's my policy dat since i've agreed to take up the task i'll do my best to do it well while i still have the chance to.. things like my secondary school CO and Camp Insinyur, these are classic examples of how my passion leads me on to wanna give back to these areas for all that it has given to me all these years... =)

but of course, all these are not comparable to wat i shd be more focussed on right now... my studies... which is where the prioritising comes in.. at the same time, it's best if i can start exercising and being more careful of wat i eat liao... after all i'm high risk for diabetes and maybe even cancer... who knows... after all i've been thru this past year... i can tell u, anything can happen man.. hahaha....

but watever it is, as i told my GLs this year, take things in ur stride and focus on the big picture of things.. in my case, focus on the big picture of my own life... there's still quite a long way to go unless anything unexpected happens la.. hahaha...

drifting off a bit... well, who wldn't want to have someone by their side supporting them through all the challenges and tests in life? but instead of jus accepting support sometimes, ppl tend to jus throw their problems on to others... something i'm guilty of too u know... hahaha... i guess it's jus human nature ba? we all have to learn it someday... jus a matter of whether u learn it the easy way or the hard way... most stubborn ppl like me will learn it the hardest way possible... only then will change take place.... only then will ppl learn to accept wat life dishes u with and working with wat u have right now... living in the present... not the past, nor the future... hahaha... old man yakking again... shall stop here then... =)

take care everybody!! in contrast to Miss Worlds every year, no world peace.. i shall start small.. me peace... and if everyone gets their own peace, maybe someday we will have world peace... =)