Have been a well spent day today. Haha. Afternoon went for driving.. then went for a good 21km run at the park connector. Ran from East Coast all the way to End of Bedok Reservoir, before returning back again. Damn nice run coz the scenery isn't repetitive like in the gym. Haha. Felt damn refreshed after the run man. Haha. No I'm not joking. It's real. Should try. Haha. After that went for a meal with my secondary school friends. Haha. Ate at this new Italian restaurant at Bedok Central coz Blk 85 hawker centre never open. Haha. It's going through some sort of renovation and stuff I guess. Haha. The food was pretty ok. Haha. And the place's nice. Haha. Yea. Then went for more desert at the central hawker centre. Haha. The watermelon bowl's DAMN COOL. Haha. I never knew there was such a thing sia. Haha. Anway really good. Haha. Always feel very comfortable going out with them. Haha. Loads of laughter and fun. Haha. It just feels great. FULLY satisfied. Yes I'm really full thanks to john and his black hole stomach. Haha.

Oh and 糖醋-排骨-饭！Haha. Damn retarded-ly funny. Haha.

Oh and Brownies will never be the same again. Anything --> 亮晶晶 --> Brownies. Oh no she's gonna kill me if she ever sees this. LOL.

Yes AOH is finally over. Haha. Ok the actual event was actually quite nice other than some incidents. Anyway AOH was a great success. Ferried over 4000 civilians for the combat ride. Haha. To think about it it's quite a achievement. Haha. Ok the vehicles are more or less sent back to 40SAR, so yea, it's almost the end of my NSF life. To think about it, time passed really fast. Anyways, I'm going to go for my 1-day-work-week from October 1st onwards. Haha. Isn't it great? Haha. Just can't wait.

My 2 years of commitment to the nation is more or less done. So the next phase of my life - or rather back to my original life. I'm going to spam my driving lessons to get my driving license ASAP. My motivation has arrived so yea, gonna work hard for it. After which I should start to think of my 7 free months after I ORD, and before my studies begin. Relief teaching? Perhaps coz of the good pay. Internships? I'm definitely thinking about it. Good for my CV. Tuition? Why not? Flexible working hours and good pay. The important think is to spend my 7 months meaningfully. Haha. Oh and not forgetting enjoying myself. Haha. Yes I need to have fun, free from the loads of crap from the army. Oh yes. Oh life's gonna be great.

Oh and getting into shape for my maiden marathon - the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon. Got to run more. Have been pretty lazy these days. So far I've clocked up to 21km le. So yea, my training is well on the way. Haha.

Have been preparing my CV too. It's well about time I do some tidying of my achievements and stuff over my 12 years of formal education so far. Haha. And my notes n stuff, there's so much to tidy up. It's like as if after my A's, I left earth to go to a foreign land called the Army, and I'm gonna return back to earth soon, with everything still left in tact from 2 yrs ago. Haha. Really interesting. Haha. Alright whatever.

I'm just gonna enjoy my free and easy life before going back to the structured and busy studying days. Haha. So that's all for now. Will blog when I feel like it again! =D

Just came back from dinner with my family. Yupz was my birthday yesterday and I was stuck in camp all day. So yea, celebrated my belated birthday today. Ate at this Chinese restaurant in Bedok. It was kinda casual, but the food was great. Haha. Really enjoyed it. Haha. Anyway a big thanks to all you guys for your well-wishes! Really appreciate them.

Oh yes that brings me back to my birthday itself. I almost spent my entire birthday WAITING! That just shows how efficient the organising committee is. I wouldn't have mind it at all if my day was spent working. But WTH. It was spent waiting. And getting nagged at. Terrible. Yesterday was just terrible. Anyway, booked out late and went to makan with my bunk mates before going home.

Today was supposed to have my driving lesson, but because of some unforseen circumstances, the driving centre canceled my lesson last minute. So yea, was free for the entire afternoon. Haha. Niceee.. Oh my computer is finally back from the dead! Fantastic. Spent my entire afternoon restoring the stuff back into my PC. Haha. It's tough man. But yea, almost everything's up except for my songs. Haiz. Think it's time to get a portable hard disk to store and backup my stuff. All this restoring is hard work! Haha.

Have been watching 超级星光大道.. 真得越来越精彩了!现在正在播一对一PK 赛。 新加坡也有代表.. 陈迪雅，黄智阳与蔡艾嘉。还有PK选手倪安东... 还有新光5班的孙自佑，杨俊文... 超好听。真的建议大家去欣赏！

Ok back to my life. Army Open House rehearsals have been alright, if not for some people who know nuts about M_ _ _(numbers) but keep trying to correct(Or not.. I doubt..) us. And they can't provide us with the basic stuff and everything.. Only knowing how to complain and not appreciate our help. Oh and there's the M_ _ (rank) T_O_M_S (name) how's the most irritating of the lot. Ok whatever lah. Not gonna divulge too much information on my blog lest I get scrutinised for revealing too much classified information and by-passing the chain of command.(It doesn't matter though. Our feedback is never ever heard anyway.) All I can say is that I joined AOH hoping that it will be a good experience, but what I got is shit. I don't really mind burning weekends and working while others are resting.. doing all the maintenance and stuff.. but sometimes, all we need is a little appreciation bah. Ok whatever.

Eventful week. Or rather weeks. I can forsee more nonsense coming. We will see bah..

Alright I'm back. Haha. First thing's first. I've just started learning to drive. Had my first lesson in the evening. Haha. It was great. I'm taking the slacker route by taking automatic transmission. Haha. I'm not going to even think of learning manual coz it's a total waste of time. Haha. And in Singapore, I don't think you can find any cars with only manual transmission, other then the few sports cars around that I would never buy (or maybe never ever afford one.. They are ridiculously expensive!) Anyways drove from bedok to tampines on my first lesson! Kewl. I guess driving my ULTRA really helps. Haha. =D Looking forward to more driving lessons. Wee~

Anyway just signed up for the Standard Chartered Marathon in december. 42.125km is no joke. But I guess it just takes training to be able to clock that distance. Have been running quite abit late, preparing for army half marathon in like 2 weeks. Just did my best 15km run at PLC on friday with a time of 1h13min. Haha. I can do it. Haha. Alright I'm still an amateur in running, but I will still try my best. Haha. The satisfaction gained from running is just great. Oh and I retarded-ly went to sun-tann in camp, and because of that my poor skin is beginning to peel now. Lol. All the COC and AOH rehersals under the scorching sun has gave my an "excellent" smart 4 tann.. and its's.. ok nvm. Haha.

The thought of going for an overseas education is tempting me again. I haven't given up my place at Imperial yet.. and now I'm thinking of applying to Cambridge. Yes I've to think about school fees again. The costs really differs by quite a bit. Studying in Singapore would set me back by around S$32,000 for my course. I probably would get 2 degrees in 5 years. In the UK, it would cost me S$25,000... a YEAR! So thats S$100,000 in school fees in 4 years. But then again, I would get a direct masters of engineering. Hmm.. very tempting right. No until I add in the cost of living. Haha. The total adds up to ard S$150,000. Yes thats the price of a Mercedes C Class! Terrible. Haiz. Dilemma again. But if I can even get into Cambridge, I will really consider it man. Really tempting. Lets just wait and see bahz.

It's August already! Yay! Lol.. random=D

It's been like a month and a half since I last blogged. Life's fine. I've finally booked my BTT. Going for it next week. Haha. Yes finally. I dragged my feet a long time over this. Lol. In camp, I've been kept occupied with Chief Armour Officer COC Parade, and now Army Open House rehersals. Haha. Having things to keep me occupied makes time seem to pass much faster. Oh yes, with my nearly 30 days of off/leave, I have like only 3.5 months to ORD. Haha. Thats damn fast. Haha. I just love the 3 letters! Haha.

Anyway have been running quite a lot these days. I have been clocking on average 30km a week. Plus minus due to the amount of work I've got in camp. Preparing for AHM followed by my maiden marathon, the standard chartered marathon in december! Hahaha. Really looking forward to it. Running just gives me a sense of achievement. Haha.

Oh my computer has died! Yes. It died on me! Haha. Damn sian. So that's why I'm online less often these days. What to do. Don't know whether to buy new laptop or desktop, and not sure if it's the right time to buy. Haiz. But for now I would just survive on my bro's laptop. Haha. And perfect time, coz my bro's serving his reservice now, and right after that, he's going to Australia to meet his girlfriend. Haha. The laptop's mine! (... for now.. lol)

Oh booked out early coz going for unit cohesion at the Chevrons tmr. Damn sian coz it's at Jurong East. Haiz. What to do. But another night at home, and that's always a good thing. Haha. Ok that's all for now. =D

Another month has passed. Haha. Life's been pretty ok. Another month closer to my ORD! Haha. That's the most motivating thing in life now bahz. Haha. Alright. Oh I'm finally CPL PS TAN! Haha. Yes finally. They refuse to let us take IPPT at the 1 yr mark. So ended up dragging for a long time. Haha. ATP's done too. Didn't get marksman. But oh well, haha.. It's ok. Oh and finally done sending my vehicle to preservation le. It's a traumatising experience. Weeks of breaking track, due to the very very limited manpower. And the washing, greasing and everything. Pretty hard work. Oh and not to mention, the statements and settling of OVM. More than glad that everything's almost done. Oh and I guess hard work brings out the ugliest side of people. There's the "stand there looking at the sky and I don't feel guilty even if the whole world is working" look, the "I'm supposed to book in at 8am so if 8am then start work, then I should just excuse myself even if I reach early" attitude. Oh there's also the "I tell you straight in the face that I will report sick tomorrow even if I'm not sick coz I don't wanna work.. and you can do absolutely nothing about it" attitude. In NS, it's really discouraging even if you try to do your best, coz no one else gives a damn. People there tend to be fake to some extent, and weirder to a much greater extent. Some times you wonder how these people will survive in the corporate world that's waiting for them, and it makes you worry for your future. Imagaine if your colleagues are all like that. If working in NS for 2 years is bad enough, imagine many more years in the working world. Gosh. This is depressing. Was talking to a friend about it. It's sad. It's quite a common phenomena, no matter what level of management you're at in NS. It just proves my belief that signing on is simply not my cup of tea. And I've made the right choice.

But then again, on the positive side, it can't get any worst than that.

Hmm.. what else.. Oh yes, Went night cycling for the 1st time. Haha. With TMS people. It was a damn tiring day sia. Went for 10km run with my dad in the evening, before going for like an almost 40km cycle. Haha. But it was great fun though. Haha. Haven't gone out with them for quite some time le. It's really fortunate to still be in contact with friends many years after graduation. Haha. Oh and the youtiao and soy bean milk at geylang is pretty good! Haha. Great.



Oh and regular meet-ups with JC peeps. Haha. I'm so sorry for yesterday! Pangseh-ed ya guys! Was damn tired and wanted to book my driving. But something unfortunate happened. Oh wells. Wasted trip. And you guys never tell me you all going shukodu! If not I would have flew there! Haha. Hmm.. Now I'm hungry! Haha. Lets organise another foody outing! Haha. I so crave for good food! =X


Just went Parkway to get CD's. Bought Tank's new album 第三回合，and Rainie's album 半熟宣言. Bought the latter since it was on discount and quite worth it. Haha. Both albums are great, especially Tank's 全世界都停电， Rainie's 带我走 and 冷战. Haha. Niceeee. Tank has been MIA for quite some time due to health problems and stuff, but this album's quite worth the wait. Oh and Rainie's move away from her cutie-pie image and moving on to a more mature lady is indeed encouraging with improved vocals and style. Niceee. Haha.

Oh from the crowd at Parkway, I really can't see that Singaporeans are badly hit by the economic crisis. And so much for the H1N1 swine flu. What the hell. Haha. Crowd plus confined space equates to excellent proliferation and infection of viruses. Haha. But whether there's the swine flu pandemic or not, I hate crowds. Oh well.

Oh and the Black forest ice blended coffee from The Coffee Bean tastes absolutely weird. Haha. Still prefer my white chocolate ice blended coffee. LOL. Ok totally random. Haha.


Tank's 第三回合


Rainie's 半熟宣言

Ok nowadays training for Army Half Marathon (AHM). Haha. Have been trying to diligently run regularly. Started off this week with 7km runs on Tues and Thurs, followed by 10km run on Sat. Haha. Really tiring sia. But I guess it's a dream I really want to accomplish, to run a full marathon preferably by next year. Haha. Really shagged out. Haha. The initial stage of running is tough, but around midway through, it gets really mechanical and that's when it gets easier. Haha.

Oh and sadly I didn't get either the Firefly or NUS scholarship. Sad lah. But what I guess it's just too bad. Haha. Didnt get apply for the others because I feel that the job commitment attached to it is more important. I don't wanna get bonded to something that I don't like, or at least don't see myself working as in the future. Haha. Nothing much to get upset about. NUS is more than fine with me. Haha. Oh and I can still support myself coz it's local studies. So I'm really fine with it.

Wanna start planning on my ORD holiday soon. Haha. The economy's pretty bad, so I guess travelling wouldn't cost as much as before. Perfect. Haha. Taiwan? HK? Korea? All's great. Haha. Start planning! Haha. Oh and gotta start revising some of my work soon. If not how am I supposed to do relief teaching after I ORD? Haha. Things will only get better. I hope. Haha.

Alright, so much for now.

Oh and Happy 20th Birthday Betsy!