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....

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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...