Back from Perth

Im back, im back! Back from Perth. Its fun there but i guess its time to come back to Singapore and back to reality. The only thing lacking there is the nightlife. As the entire Australia operates up to 1730hrs, its always a sad thing when the watch screams 1700hrs on my watch. So usually we would have dinner ard 1700hrs. At around 1900hrs we would settle dinner and most probably be drinking at some pub. And soon after... Its back to the room and slpy time.

The next day we went out to the great outdoors and drove around the outback of Australia. It was fun and got a couple of factory outlet stuff. Including a chocolate factory and a nougat factory. Haha... So intresting to see how chocolate is being made. Finally... Imagine buying a case of wine and drinking it with a bunch of new friends i made there. Starting was drinking but as we got near the last bottle, most of us are almost pouring all over us.

Near the last day, we went around doing shopping. I managed to find that blasted Crumpler specialty store. Bought a few items and went back a happy man. Dinner was nice as one of our new friends invited us over to her place. She owns a place there and we went down to enjoy her cooking. It was not fantastic but the spread was amazing. In the end, we ordered pizza and threw away abt 50% of what she cooked. Haha... We ate and drink again. This time it was worse as we emptied her cabinet of alcohol. Played some games and slept at her place for the night. The next morning we packed our stuff and drove to the airport. Upon leaving we dropped by the post office and sent her a thank you note plus our contact if she or her frens intend to come over for a visit. It was fun having known such nice pple there.

Trip to Perth

Im typing this as we are still stuck in Changi Airport. Flight was suppose to be scheduled for 8.10am, but due to technical problems which nobody knew what is happening delayed our flight. Initally, i thought the delay would be an hour or so... But as it drags on and on... It became longer and longer. After 2hrs, the pilot said over the comms that the initial techinal fault was not the one. So the 2hrs was wasted and they are finding the fault all over again. ARGHZ!!!!!

So it dragged and dragged till lunch time. We had our lunch at the transit hall, which we got a couple of free items. To make it simple, 5 person ticket meals but we got ard 8 meals. Too bad alcohol was not free... Else there would be 5 drunk travellers in Changi Terminal. Haha... Anyway... The pilot later informed us that the flight will take off at 1.30pm. But the ground engineers are taking too long to remedy the situation therefore the flight is further delayed. Now the major problem that we do not know when are we flying, what time will we land and what is the compensation of this major delay. Seriously, i do hope they refund at least 25% of our ticket price.

Im not sure if the car rental company will charge us for the rent of today. I do hope that when we arrive there, we have a smooth entry and quick paperwork to access our car. And lastly, we find a good hotel and park our butts there. Waiting is so tiring and my PSP is running low on batt. One of my buddy is gonna explode soon if we do not receive any news about the flight. I do hope we can make such a big explosion that we can get a direct flight to perth! If thats the case, forget about the 25% refund!

Our kind of New Year, The Lunar New Year

It was a joke made in the Simpsons where the police chief confiscated fireworks from the Chinese in their town. The reason of confiscating the fireworks was danger to the public and saying that its crazy the chinese are celebrating New Year in February.

In hot and steamy Singapore, we celebrate many kinds of New Year. We even have public holidays to remind us of these days. But to me, the most important and most looked forward to is the Chinese Lunar New Year. Why? Simply put... Im a Chinese(even though a banana, but still chinese rite??) and we should be proud of our background and the way we celebrate our New Year. With so many things happening during the 14days of the Lunar New Year, its hard to catch up with the all the action happening at the same time.

This Lunar New Year, i will not be celebrating it at home. Im going on a trip to Perth, Australia to celebrate with my family. Since this is the only time we can go on a holiday as a family, im just glad that we can spend time together as a family.

Extreme Makeover: Room Edition

Im planning to take care of my room. Since this is the year of my ORD, might as well change some things. I've sat down and listed a couple of things that i want to change...

1. Clutter clutter clutter, more boxes or cupboards to organise things.
2. Retiring of old Hi-Fi set, time for a smaller and sleeker machine for churning out music.
3. Rip off the posters on the wall, buy wallpaper and DIY.
4. Clear off unwanted magazines, even though they are my precious~~
5. Seperate treasures and junks, sell or keep treasures and throw away junk.
6. Donate bed to Salvation army, buy new bed.
7. More space, more things. Invest in a sofa bed so can have friends sleepover.
8. Install a board so i can remind myself of assignments and events.
9. Together with the Hi-Fi set, out goes computer chair, in come ergonomics chair.
10. Revamp my already old and slow PC so i can enjoy gaming when i have too much time after ORD.

Anybody wanna join me in this quest to makeover my room??

Another Great Book Down

This book is about 2 brothers who took time off from their family, their work and their life to travel for 3 weeks around the world together.

Title: Three Weeks With My Brother
Authors: Nicholas Sparks, Micah Sparks

I manage to get my hand on this book is a try out from the Times bookstore. I was walking around aimlessly in the bookstore when i pick this book up and read the sypnosis. It suddenly caught me that i have not spent time with my brother like i used to, or like we used to. The book goes about how one of them got a brouchure of a round the world trip and invited his younger brother to join him in his trip. Even though both are married and the elder brother have a family of 4 children. Just imagine having so many children in a family, taking time off from them is like having God giving you a lifeline. So... They took time off their life and went on an amazing trip together. They went to St. Petersburg, the Nile River, Vietnam, Stonehenge, Niagara Falls, Sao Paolo and many more. And in this 3 weeks, they realise how much they miss doing things together. How much fun they have as brother and how life have changed as they grow from kids to adults.

After reading this book, i hope that i too can travel for 3 weeks around the world with my brother. Seeing all the wonderful things in the world and in life. Right now, both of us are living our own lives. Im not depending on my parents that much anymore and my brother is learning the ropes of independence. So maybe... Just maybe one day we can travel around the world together and look back at it when we are old and wrinkly.

The Year of 2007

Simple recollection of the things that happened in 2006.

• I got into an office-cum-outfield-type of job in the army that allowed me to stay out every week. It sucks but i get to go home.
• Got a huge red packet from my grandmother during CNY.
• Learnt to ride a bike from the SAF.
• Got promoted to the specialist rank.
• Indulged myself in the World Cup fever and got myself a pair of Argentina jerseys.
• Got into a relationship which lasted not very long.
• Bought a new monitor that kinda fits its purpose in my room.
• Received part of the insurance my grandmother bought 21yrs(or 20yrs) ago.
• Celebrated birthday with a little hush hush since nobody remembered. (Got used to it so dun nid to pity or sympathize me...)
• Got into the hang of investment again and earned a few dollars myself.
• Got burnt in the investment but the only thing that hurt most was seeing my friends lost money.
• Man Utd led the table for the longest for this season since Chealsea won the double last year.
• Due to problems caused by somebody, which nobody could argue with another somebody, everybody that stayed out began staying in. Including me...
• Went to Melbourne to take a look at how is the place im gonna live in when i move over there to study.
• Christmas was nice and enjoyable, hope it would be better anyway.
• Counted down with the stars at Vivocity and got pictures of those i wanted to take with. Just to make sure... Jamie Teo was extremely hot and beautiful, the no. 1 of my favourite babes of Singapore. Felicia Chin had to take second place, im sorry.

Well... Thats about it. As for resolutions, last year i did manage to complete all of them. Since i set only three so completing was easy. Its the same for this year...

1. Bring back a girl for CNY so that my grandmother knows that im trying to carry on the family line.
2. Tidy up my room so i can organise things for a fresh new chapter in life. (That is life after ORD.)
3. Organise my finance well as i would be taking allowance from my parents again.

So... I guess there are other things to hope and wish also. Three wishes for the year...

1. Friends and family great health and wealth, with happiness and laughter following them everywhere they go.
2. Removing of old stuff from my room so that new things can take over.
3. To see my grandmother and granny still around till the last day of the year and surviving longer after that.

End of Christmas, Start of New Year

Everytime after a Christmas party, my place would look like a wreck. The next day, with all the alcohol after efftects in full gear, we clean up the place and made sure everything was back to its original position and place. Well, since i just clean up my room so it took me like an hour to complete it.

The entire day of Christmas was nothing much. After cleaning, i sent my parents to the club as they want to enjoy the gambling services there. I tried my hand and lost everything. Well... Just wanna see if my luck was up or down. Left my parents there and brought my brother to the local LAN gaming place to enjoy a couple of hours playing game with him. Seems like so long since we did that. That is result of the advancement in life and the progress in time. Hope we can have such times again soon.

Christmas are full of wishes and hopes. I guess one of my wishes was heard and someone up there is giving me a hand. I do hope that he/she keeps helping me so that the wish does come true in the end, allowing me to have a nice ending to this hectic year.

The Christmas Spirit

Every year, all the malls will have this special sale for this season. Since its the season of giving and sharing, might as well make it more affordable for people that want to give.

It's the same every year, i would think of a few people that i would get something for them. One of them would definitely be my sister. She is the dearest of all and every year i would get her something. This year, i was busy and did not manage to help my sister celebrate her 21st birthday. A very big sin as an elder brother. So i guess i have to pay back what i owe my sister.

Every month i would reward myself with something. Something of monetary in value and usually a splurge. Last month i got myself a new phone. Sony Ericsson K800i. A steal when i bought the phone on a package. Have been eyeing on this phone for the past few months, finally able to hold it in my hands. Like the previous phone, its a phone that packs everything into one. Everything of it is good, camera, phone system, user friendly, music, etc. The only negative point is the bulk. A little bulky but i guess for so many things to be in one, guess the bulk can be overseen.

This month reward would tie in with my personal christmas present. Same as every year, i would get myself something too. With the sale coming on now, i did some recce and i spotted my target. But the store at Raffles City did not have extra, so i had to make reservations at another place. Can't wait to pay for it and use it soon.

One of the issues of the 8 days magazines that my camp mates brought in had a movie guide. After finishing the little extra, i will list down the movies to be expected and hopefully get to watch it. Those with a * is a must watch.

DEC 06
Eragon*
The Curse of the Golden Flower*
A Night at the Museum*
Deja Vu*
Deathnote 2: The Last Name*

JAN 07
Babel
Blood Diamond*
Zodiac (watched it but catch it, its very 'nice')*
Fur
Running With Scissors
Harsh Times*

FEB 07Ghost Rider*
The Fountain*
Just Follow Law(SG productions, Fann Wong and Gurmit Singh)
Protege(Andy Lau and Daniel Wu)*
Sugar and Spice

Mar 07Haninibal Rising*
The Pursuit of Happyness
300*
Rocky Balboa*
Shooter
Happily N Ever After
Stardust*
The Leap Years
The Invisible

APR 07
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles*
Meet the Robinsons*
Lucky You*
The Hills Have Eyes II
The Reaping

May 07
Spider-man 3**
The Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End**
The assassination of Jesse James
Shrek: The Third***

JUN 07
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer*
Live Free or Die Hard**
Ocean's 13**
Butterfly on a Wheel*
Smokin' Aces*
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix**
The Simpons Moive (Die also must watch!)*****
Rush Hour 3 (It's awhile since this sequel, hope Jackie Chan still have it)*

Rest of 07/08
Transformers
Evan Almighty
Children of Men(Read this: Mandkind has lost its ability to procreate and its up to Clive Owen to protect the planet's remaining pregnant female, Julianne Moore.)
I am Legend(Vampires vs. Will Smith)
Beowulf


Well, im just stating some of the movies that needs some attention for the next six to seven months ahead. For more information, please visit www.google.com.sg or www.apple.com/quicktime to check out more on each movie's detail.

Updated Blog Format

Just changed the blog format as the previous one is giving most or should i say all of my friends problem viewing. Currently is using the default layout, will change to a fanciful one in the upcoming week.

Furthermore, its been one week after my birthday. Happy Birthday to Me. Haha... Seems that i look younger as i grow older in age. Hope this changes soon as i do not want to look like a Pri 1 kid when im receiving my Degree cert.

Past week was boring. Nothing much was happening and nothing much happened. Went for a 5km run though, realise that im not able to meet my previous timing. Its okie, not to worry. I will give myself 3days to go back to my timing.

And lastly, outlook for the next few major events. Rank them by date so its easier to strike off.

1) Melbourne Trip with my Mom
2) IPPT Test
3) Christmas and New Year Holis
4) New Mobile (I Hope!)
5) Commandos,1 SIR Evaluation and Reservist Amour Evaluation
6) Lunar New Year and Valentines Day (Anybody wanna celebrate with me?)
7) 2 X Taiwan Trips under SAF
8) Clear leave and off, medical and dental check up
9) Collect PINK I/C on 09/06/2007 (FRIDAY)
10) Go Taiwan for backpacking at least 10days, be back before Uni kicks in

Biennale Suggestions

The cost of organising Biennale = S$75 million


Some of the things we can do to better use of that money...


-Cab rides for 2,884,615 people from Changi to Woodlands at $26 each


-107,142,857 of copies a set of newspapers you gonna get at 70cts each. Enough to cover 239,542 years!!


-1,500 months of salary for a ex-CEO of NKF at S$50,000 per month


-21,428,571 plates of chicken rice at $3.50 each. 18,750,000 if you order extra rice


-50,000 Russian "escorts" if you want to "party" with them, at $1,500 a day


-947 times Paris Hilton will attend your party at your alleged fee of US$50,000


-9.4 times you can get Katie Homles to marry you at $8 million


-45.45 number of Malawi orphans you can adopt if you paid Madonna donated ($1.6 million)to charities


-107296 number of Xbox 360 at the price of $699 each


-3,947,369 times you can watch the next installment of Harry Potter with your girl. 1,250,000 times if you watch it Gold Class style.


-Lastly, 125,000,000 pieces of prata at 60cts each.

The Divorce

Dear Husband:


I'm writing you this letter to tell you that I'm leaving you for good.


I've been a good woman to you for seven years and I have nothing to show for it. These last two weeks have been hell.


Your boss called to tell me that you had quit your job today and that was the last straw.

Last week, you came home and didn't notice that I had gotten my hair and nails done, cooked your favorite meal and even wore a brand new negligee.


You came home and ate in two minutes, and went straight to sleep after watching the game. You don't tell me you love me anymore, you don't touch me or anything.



Either you're cheating or you don't love me anymore, whatever the case is, I'm gone.


P.S. If you're trying to find me, don't. Your BROTHER and I are moving away to West Virginia together!


Have a great life!


Your EX-Wife





Dear Ex-Wife


Nothing has made my day more than receiving your letter. It's true that you and I have been married for seven years, although a good woman is a far cry from what you've been.


I watch sports so much to try to drown out your constant nagging. Too bad that doesn't work.


I did notice when you cut off all of your hair last week, the first thing that came to mind was "You look just like a man!" My mother raised me to not say anything if you can't say anything nice.


When you cooked my favorite meal, you must have gotten me confused with MY BROTHER, because I stopped eating pork seven years ago.


I went to sleep on you when you had on that new negligee because the price tag was still on it. I prayed that it was a coincidence that my brother had just borrowed fifty dollars from me that morning and your negligee was $49.99.


After all of this, I still loved you and felt tha we could work it out.


So when I discovered that I Had hit the lotto for ten million dollars, I quit my job and bought us two tickets to Jamaica. But when I got home you were gone.


Everything happens for a reason I guess.


I hope you have the filling life you always wanted. My lawyer said with your letter that you wrote, you won't get a dime from me.


So take care.


P.S. I don't know if I ever told you this but Carl, my brother was born Carla. I hope that's not a problem.

Slight Note on Life

I apologise to some of my friends who started reading my story yet didn't get updates. Its been awhile since i continued my story and updated my blog. I seriously have not much time to get it done. I promise i will complete the story once i have the time, most probably in October... Hehe...


On the serious note, i just made a huge impact to my life. I have gone to the 2nd phase of braces. Two weeks ago was my initial phase. The dentist inserted rubber bands and a week after that, changed it to metal molar rings. Now, i have metal braces across my front teeth. Not really use to having things stuck to the teeth right now... Its ugly and a torture. Why? COS I CANNOT BLOODY EAT!!! Due to the tightening of the metal brackets, i have pains and discomfort when i bite food. Even chewing is difficult for me. Right now, im on a strict diet. Milo, milk and instant cereal. A little of minced food like tuna spread and luncheon meat here and there. I miss my burgers and pizzas and chicken... Just keep reminding myself that its gonna be for a better future. Yes... A better, brighter and nicer future...

The Replacement Helper: Part 5

Cont. from where i left off... Took awhile to get this on Word, but at least its up.


As the store employees left the shop one by one, Tanaka is counting his earnings for the day. 'What a lousy day it was... One of my worst, only 15 bentos were sold.'
'Goodbye Mr Tanaka, I will be leaving for home now.' Mr Dohmoto said as he wears his coat and walk towards the store front. 'Arh yes... Bye Mr Dohmoto, please send my regards to Mrs Dohmoto, hope she gets well soon.'


'I will, thanks for your concern.' Concern... Concern... Actually Tanaka is more concerned about his business than Mrs Dohmoto. Not that he does not care about her, but the business is not the same anymore. Business has gone from bad to worse. After Mr Dohmoto came as the substitute, the bento business have not been good. He knew what was the problem. The main problem; Mr Dohmoto.


Mr Dohmoto have been taking the counter since the day he was the substitute for his wife. It was a good idea and it solves Tanaka's manpower problem. But another hidden problem erupted without him knowing it. Mr Dohmoto was used to the corporate working life. Life inside a room with his desk, roller chair, computer, printer and a cabinet full of files and folders. In a day, he may not see any of his colleagues at all. He is trapped in that little room of his, coming out only to get a cuppa or to ease that call of nature. That is the corporate life for Mr Dohmoto.


Now at Tanaka's Bento store, things are different. He wakes up early but wears casual winter wear now, not a business suit. He carries a packed lunch in a paper bag, not a briefcase of files. He now walks to work, not take the local train to the office. He would be the second person that reports to work everyday. As he takes off his coat and scarf, he dons on the apron for work. The rest of the employees would prepare the ingredients for the day. He would stand at the counter, behind the cash register. Perfectly still and stern. Not a smile on the face. The store is ready for the first customer of the day. Students who are going for school will get a bento or two for their lunch break. Three girls stroll into the store, giggling about the boy from the class next door.


'That Kiyomaro from 3-4 is soooo cute. Yesterday, while walking back from the library. Our eyes met... And he smiled at me!!' Proclaimed one of the girls. 'Really?? The other day he was at the vending machine. I was going to buy a drink but he did not have enough coins. So i gave him some and he smiled and said thanks to me... I just cannot forget that smile, those mesmerising eyes, the hair... ' Replied the other. When they walked towards the counter, three pairs of innocent school girl eyes met with a stern and serious eyes of Mr Dohmoto. Their mind of the handsome Kiyomaro have dissappeared. Infront of them now, is a face so serious, so stern that they began to feel fear in them. 'Good morning, children. What would you like to order today?' Mr Dohmoto greeted them like an army officer greeting his soldiers, serious and firm. Not showing any smile at all. Immediately, the girls started walk backwards and head for the door. They would rather go hungry in school today than buy from this new guy that looks so freaky.


For the rest of the morning, he has been driving customers out of the store. Not that he drove the customers out of the store, but his face jus scares the customers out. Business for the morning would at least sell 10 to 20 bentos, that morning the store sold only five. Two of them being sold to Shiori and his fiance. When Atchara reports to work in the afternoon, she was shocked to see that Mr Tanaka was sleeping at one corner of the kitchen. She walks over to Shiori, wanting to know what happened in the morning. 'So clean, everything. Mr Tanaka sick also?'


'Nothing is wrong with Mr Tanaka. This morning we had little sale. Only sold three bentos. I hope that later would be better.'


Too bad she did not 'hope' harder enough. The rest of the day was as mundane as morning. Customers are afraid to step into the store. If Mr Dohmoto was working as an army officer, the troopers would follow orders seriously. Customers that saw his expression would shun from the store and walk away from it. He was not rude either, he just did not smile. Not a single laughter. He just did his job. At the evening time, Atchara would report to her language lesson and she would bring along a bento for dinner afterwards. As the shop closes, all the employees would return home. He counted that day's earnings. 32 bentos were sold today compared to an average of 60 per day. What a day... He is a business owner, so the ups and downs of owning a business is something that he cannot help. Well... As he closes the day's accounts, he prays that tomorrow will be a better day.

How do I live?

How You Life Your Life

You tend to deprive yourself of things you crave, for your own good. You're laid back and chill, but sometimes you care too much about what others think. Your friends tend to be a as quirky as you are - which is saying a lot! Some of your past dreams have disappointed you, but you don't let it get you down.

How Do You Live Your Life?

The Replacement Helper: Part 4

Cont. from the last post


The next day, Mr Dohmoto went to Tanaka's shop. Tanaka was surprised to see Mr Dohmoto. 'Morning, Mr Dohmoto. What brings you to my lovely food store today? How's your wife? Hope she is feeling fine.' Asked Tanaka with a slightly low tone than usual. Mr Dohmoto stared at Tanaka. Immediately a shot of fear entered Tanaka's mind. The towering build of Mr Dohmoto plus the fear-inducing eyes. All plays a part of the blame on the fear inflicted.


Before he came to the store, Mr Dohmoto woke up early to prepare for work. But he is not wearing his business suit, silk tie and leather shoes. He wears a pair of loose trousers, a sweater knitted by Mrs Dohmoto two winters ago and a jacket to keep himself warm. Mrs Dohmoto wakes up before he leaves home, saw that he is wearing so casual can't help herself but ask, 'Where are you going today? Don't you need to work?'

'My dear, i got good and bad news for you . Bad news is that i have been retrenched. They gave me three months of salary, medical benefits and a reccomendation letter.'

What? You have been retrenched? Oh my god...' As Mrs Dohmoto gathers herself, she continues her sentence. 'Okie, that is indeed a bad news. And im sick. Who would provide income for our family right now? Sigh... So what is the good news?'

'Since i have all the time in the world, i am thinking of going to substitue you as a helper in Tanaka's store. At least for the time being... Im sure Tanaka would not mind right?'

'What?!?!' Mrs Dohmoto was shocked. 'Im not very sure about this. But i guess it should not be a problem. Just don't be a nuisace to him alright?' After finishing the last sentence, she kissed him lightly on the cheek and put weak smile appeared on her face.


'Morning to you Mr Tanaka. I have come to replaced my wife. Since she is sick, i will be taking over all her duties from today onwards. I hope you will guide me throughout my time here with you.' As he finished the sentence, he gave a 90 degrees bow to Tanaka and said, 'Please guide me and thank you for your guidance.' Tanaka is taken surprised, very surprised. The cat has indeed got his tongue this time. 'Ah... Eh... You welcome, Mr Dohmoto...' He wonders what can he do in this tiny store of his. Well, Mrs Dohmoto is in-charge of the cashier, he might as well take charge of it today.


After a crash course through the cash register, Mr Dohmoto is ready for his first day at the store. Wearing an apron and a small chef's hat, he still looks rather menacing with his towering looks and stern looking face. Throughout the entire morning, there has not been a single order. Tanaka was wondering what is happening. Even the morning aunties that goes grocery shopping would pop in to buy a box or two. So he step out of his kitchen to see what is happening. Nothing was wrong, everything was fine. Except that he did not notice this tiny little problem.


Customers were afraid of Mr Dohmoto, his stern and serious appearance cast scares to all who entered the store. Furthermore, he did not smile or look cheerful. It was the same serious face that he brought to his previous workplace. Tanaka just didn't see this problem. He returned back to his kitchen believing that its a small problem. A hiccup in doing business is natural. Or so as he thought...

The Replacement Helper: Part 3

Cont. from last post...


Mrs Dohmoto returns home after a visit to the family doctor. 'Mrs Dohmoto, rest good okay? Wear clothes more and don't anyhow go out okay? I got time I find you. Bye bye,' said Atchara as she struggles with what is comprehensible to Mrs Dohmoto in Japanese. After that, she takes her leave and closes the door behind her. Mrs Dohmoto returns to her bed and lies down to rest. 'Doctor Philip's medicine always makes me so drowsy...'


Evening has come to the Dohmoto household. The Dohmoto family includes Mr Dohmoto and his wife; their children are studying overseas in America. So both husband and wife are currently living by themselves. Mrs Dohmoto is sleeping soundly, covered by the thick, warm blankets. As the main door knob is turn and the door pushed open, Mr Dohmoto shouts, 'Honey, I'm home. Honey?' 'Yes, my dear. Im right here. No need to shout...' Replied Mrs Dohmoto, awakened by his shouting. 'Honey, are you well? You don't seem very well to me.'

'I have caught a mild flu. Went to see Doctor Philip in the afternoon before coming home. After taking the medicine he gave me, I fell asleep fast. Are you hungry? Do you want me to cook dinner for you?'

'No no... You are sick, you should rest more. I will settle dinner by myself. Go back to sleep if you want. If there is anything you need just let me know.' Nodding her head, she went back to her bed.


Mr Dohmoto is a man who takes things seriously. His job as a senior accountant in a huge company explains his personality, follow the rules and nothing will go wrong. Those junior staff under him seldom question him or defies his order. One look at him and all you have is fear for him. He is very strict on the rules set, never bending them or giving leeway. Most people do not see Mr Dohmoto smiling, that's why they always regard him as unfriendly, uptight and even, menacing. Even his wedding photos taken 20 years ago do not see him smiling. His physical appearance is appalling, with his dark skin, towering height, broad shoulders and large square shaped face. It was rumoured that he once was a bodybuilder. But the truth only lies in himself and his wife.


Mr Dohmoto changed into some loose clothing and went out again. He is out to purchase his dinner. While walking down to the convenience store, events from his workplace jolt back to his mind. Two weeks ago, the human resource department says that they are downsizing the entire company, including the accounting department. To those who worked more than 5 years in the company will be given compensation of their contribution to the company. Two weeks from then, Mr Dohmoto received the letter that he is retrenched. He is given three months of salary, six months of free medical consultation and a recommendation letter from the finance director. Mr Dohmoto was sad that he has to leave the company but he had to accept the retrenchment. It was time for him to move on...


Inside the convenience store, Mr Dohmoto grabs a cold bento and asked the counter staff to heat it up for him. As he pays for the bento, he ponders on how is he going to support the family? Who is going to pay for the bills? How about his children's expenses? Worse of all, how is he going to break the news to Mrs Dohmoto? As he strolls back to his home, he thought of a great idea. At least for the time being... He would break both the bad news and the good news to her. Hoping that she would support him for his idea... His crazy idea...

The Replacement Helper: Part 2

Cont. from the last post...

It is the sixth day of winter. Everywhere on the streets you can see people wearing their winter clothing with their scarves, gloves and hats or caps. It does not snow in this town but the cold winds more than covers up for it. Rain or shine, warm or cold. Tanaka would open his store for business unless it's a rest day or in the event of weather disasters. Once he was stuck at home with a category three thunderstorm. When he came back, the store glass was shattered and almost all the things inside were destroyed. If it wasn't covered by the insurance company, Tanaka would declare bankrupt the next day.


Mrs Dohmoto as usual reports to work. She does not seem alright today. She is caught sneezing badly by Tanaka. 'Mrs Dohmo, if you are unwell take the day off and go back rest. Shiori can cover your duties for today.'

'I'm alright, just a little flu. Nothing much will happen to me. Thank you Mr Tanaka,' was her reply.


Tanaka just merely smiled and replied, 'if you feel that it is getting worse please let any of us know and I get a taxi to send you home. Here.' Tanaka pass a cup of hot green tea to Mrs Dohmoto, 'finish this and keep your body warm. It's another cold day today.' 'Thanks Mr Tanaka, I will.' She takes the cup of tea from Tanaka and takes small sips from the cup.


Mornings are usually not crowded as people seldom buy bentos as breakfast. Most of the customers in the morning are students who are late for school or late for their exams. They would than proceed to school on bus or train while eating the bento to settle their hunger. Mrs Dohmoto is hanging on to her flu while serving the stores' customers. Customers are able to see that she is sick but the smile and friendliness is still present.


When Atchara comes in for the afternoon shift, she sees Mrs Dohmoto sick like a dog. She is trying to stay strong and greeted Atchara with a weak smile. 'Mrs Dohmoto, are you okay? You forehead hot. Very very hot. Mr Tanakaaa!' She screamed. 'Mrs Dohmoto head hot. You touch,' she grabs Tanaka's hand and places it on top of Mrs Dohmoto forehead. Tanaka is caught unaware of the hot forehead and quickly takes away his hand. 'Mrs Dohmoto, you are burning up! Please go home and rest. Shiori today will take care of your duties. Atchara.' He passes a couple of cash notes from his pocket to her. 'Get Mrs Dohmoto a cab and makes sure she gets home safely. Need be, follow her to the doctor. Thank you Atchara.' 'Okay, I bring Mrs Dohmoto home. I come back later.'


Tanaka gave a sigh and moved back to his kitchen. He was worried about his business, who would take the cash register now that Mrs Dohmoto is sick. Oniji and Shiori are too shy and they do not know how to operate the cash register. Atchara is still struggling with her Japanese, who would take the counter...

The Replacement Helper

Tanaka is an owner of a boxed meal(bento) store. A hard working man but has a soft side in him. 'A customer retained is better than getting a new customer.' He lived by that motto ever since he started this bento store. He would wake up early and start his business way before any of the other shops open for business. He is a of small build with spectacles. Unlike those big boss who treats his employees with an iron hand, Tanaka treats them like his family, sometimes too close to even reprimand them. Such is the soft side in him. It's kinda sad that Tanaka is not married, his cooking can be compared to those big name chefs working in hotels and restaurants. Any lady who is married to him will definitely enjoy his wonderful cooking.


There are a total of four people working there. Tanaka himself as the head chef of the bento store. Mrs Oniji and Ms Shiori, the former wife of Mr Oniji and the latter their daugther, are both his kitchen helpers. They help Tanaka with his preparation of the ingredients of all his bentos. Then there is Mrs Dohmoto, a friendly and lovable person who mans the counter of the store. She is in-charge of the cash register since Tanaka trusts her the most. But its not just the trust that Tanaka has for her, its her smile and friendliness that brings in customers daily. Customers always comment on her friendly approach and her smiles to everyone, it makes them feel good to buy from her. As business is picking up, Tanaka decides to hire one more helper just to assist him in the lunch hour orders. He puts up a sign outside his store, 'Part-timer Wanted'.


Ms Atchara, a young girl of 21 years. A rounded face with almond eyes and a nice tanned skin tone. She is a foreign student from India, she arrived in Japan to study. But her family is poor and her school fees are paid by some company that will hire her on a 10-year contract when she finishes her studies. If not, she have to pay a fine for breaking the contract. So for monthly expenses she decided to take up a part-time job in the district near her place. She ate at Tanaka's place once and decided to work there, due to his amazing fried chicken bento. So morning she will have her classes at the university, during afternoon she helps out at Tanaka's bento shop. When evening comes, she buys a dinner bento and proceeds to her Japanese language class. Sometimes she works at the pub to serve drinks during the weekends. What a hardworking girl she is...


Everyday Tanaka would open the store, his employees would arrive later and they will start to make bentos of all kinds. In the afternoon, Atchara would come and help out in the kitchen. The afternoons are always chaotic with people lining up his store to purchase those tasty bentos he makes. The cash register would ring non-stop with cash going in and change going out. At the kitchen, sounds of pot and pans clanging, water running from the tap to wash used utensils, sizzling sounds from the oil on the pans and the frying of prawns, chicken patties and other things fills the kitchen. When evening comes, a special bento is made for Atchara and she leaves the shop for her language class. As for the rest, they help Tanaka to pack up his store before heading home to prepare dinner for their family. Tanaka would be the last to leave, he counts his daily earnings and inspect the kitchenwares before locking up everything and heads for home. His dinner is simple, a packed bento cooked by himself. Life is simple for Tanaka. So as he thought when chains of events assualt him faster than he can react...

The Missing Rib

In the Bible, it was said that God saw that Adam was lonely. So during his sleep; God took one of Adam's rib and created Eve.


Every man has been searching for his missing rib, only when you find the woman of your life; you'll no longer feel the lingering ache in your heart.

In life, everybody wants to find their perfect love. That is what i believe and possibly what everybody does the same. The man would want to find that missing rib in to cure the ligering ache in the heart. While the woman would want to be matchin missing rib of the man he loves. Together they will be whole... That is, what is suppose to be believed...


But... How many do really have that perfect love? The world haved changed from the natural world to the material world. Love have changed in meaning through time. Even though the word in the dictionary says warm liking or affection, it has changed to 5Cs and tai tai life. Two centuries ago, love means when your partner(wife) dies, i(husband) will build a castle made entirely of marble for you. Two centuries after that, love means when you(husband) die, i(wife) will inherit all your cars, your bangalows, your business, etc.


This is what is portrayed as love in this age and era. Sometimes i do hope that i was born in two centuries ago. Not that i dislike the future, but people in the past have less worries and more smiles. And love is a most beautiful thing to happen between two people of the opposite sex. But reality always slap me back to the present age. So i guess im pretty stuck here unless i build a time machine, which i guess will never happen...

I have returned...

Finally... After two months of strenous training, im back to my normal life again. Actually not so normal if you get what i mean... But at least the end of the course marks my one year aniversary of my army life. Finally, i have been finished up half my liability. Now as i sit and use my computer, i realise that i need to plan my next move...


Applied for a degree at Monash and i wondered if i really wanted to go there or just want the degree. Having second thoughts... But what the heck, i guess i just take it when it comes. Maybe going back to school to study might be sudden change to my life. Hope i can revert back to student life easily. But i guess the most important thing is that how am i going to be financially self-supported again? My parents are going to give me monthly allowance again, but i doubt im gonna get what i receive from my army pay. Guess i will take up tuition jobs to curb my spending. Haha...

Rhythm of Life

Life is not always ever changing. Sometimes, our past experiences would reoccur whether good or bad, it still would. This is why we should be always ready for whatever that is going to happen in future as there is a rhythm to life.


Life is also full of ups and downs. Happiness exists in everyone’s life and it coexists with sadness as no one is happy of everything. However, it is only when one feels happy can one truly feel sad because happiness is taken away to be replaced with sadness and likewise for sadness. Life is limited as no can live forever. It is closely connected to time because as time pasts so does life.


Life has a routine to it. We all wake up after sleep and go to where we are needed daily and return home to sleep and wake up tomorrow and repeat the process. Occasionally, the routine gets broken whenever a different situation pops-up. Things start to go on differently for a change, we go about to accomplish different tasks compared to the usual. Then, a new routine starts until another change occurs. This in the long-run has formed a rhythm to it.


This rhythm never changes. It can only end when life ends. Rhythm is a pattern where by regular events or movements occur. The rhythm of life is the recurrence of changes to the routine of life where by we have to go through. We should all look far and prepare to adapt to changes to keep up with the rhythm of life.

Recce Commander Course

Im currently on course right now, so my free time is reduced greatly... Well, that means i have to follow a set of timetable and cannot do things as and when as i like. It also means that i have limited free time which restricts me to do certain things and prioritize them like the last half of the year. Haizz... I do hate trainee life...


Today had nothing much to do as i wanted to rest my aching body after a week of training. I rented a Korean movie to watch, reccomended by the shop owner. Quite a nice movie i should say. It's about a not so popular gal falling in love with two guys. One of them is rich playboy, changes girlfriend every other week and is man of the every high school girl's dream. The other, a small time hooligan who bumped into her and starts calling her 'sister'. It is logically correct as the girl is older in age with the 2nd guy but they are blood related as they share the same father. The girl does not know about her father's 2nd marriage and her step-brother. So this unpopular girl suddenly becomes popular with the rest of her class or even the entire school. And the entire story is about how this two guys fought over who should be her boyfriend. It touches on how this girl falls in love with the playboy yet cares for his new found brother. His brother who lost both his mother and grandmother to a hereditary diesease that he is the only one left. Alone in this world, he turns to his sister for comfort and seeks the empty love in his heart he craves so much for. An overal romance-comedy that i suggest would be a couple-type of movie to watch in the cinema.


It was a rather long story and would require some time to explain. What i would suggest is renting the movie and watch it yourself. It's worth the price and time. The one thing that i took from the movie was falling in love with your sibling. Does it really happen? Does a long lost sister invokes such deep feelings for the other that he actually falls in love? I have known my god-sister for almost eight years. I even stayed with her for long periods of time. We share our joys and pains with each other. But somehow... I do not think i would fall in love with her. No matter what... All the things i do, all the words i say would always feel like an elder brother to a younger sister. I guess im just different. It does brings me to wonder why is the situation different from the movie. I guess the answer lies in the that pair of eyes i see whenever i call for her.

Where's the Baby??

My uncle who was living in Australia told me this story, till date i can never believe its real.


One day while he was shopping in the city, he saw this lady with her blouse unbuttoned and her left breast exposed. So he walked up to the lady and said, 'Mdm, do you know that your left breast is being exposed? You could be arrested for indecent exposure by the officer!' The lady looked a little dazed at my uncle. Than she freaked out and screamed, 'Oh God! I left the baby in the bus again!!'


Weird eh...

Management Experiment

I recalled a survery i read about management in the business world. Should be something like this...


Put eight monkeys in a room. In the middle of the room is a ladder, leading to a bunch of bananas hanging from a hook on the ceiling. Each time a monkey tries to climb the ladder, all the monkeys are sprayed with ice water, which makes them miserable. Soon enough, whenever a monkey attempts to climb the ladder, all of the other monkeys, not wanting to be sprayed, set upon him and beat him up. Soon, none of the eight monkeys ever attempts to climb the ladder.


One of the original monkeys is then removed, and a new monkey is put in the room. Seeing the bananas and the ladder, he wonders why none of the other monkeys are doing obvious. But undaunted, he immediately begins to climb the ladder. All the other monkeys fall upon him and beat him silly. He has no idea why.


However, he no longer attempts to climb the ladder. A second original monkey is removed and replaced. The newcomer again attempts to climb the ladder, but all the other monkeys hammer the crap out of him. This includes the previous new monkey, who, grateful that he's not on the receiving end this time, participates in the beating because all the other monkeys are doing it. However, he has no idea why he's attacking the new monkey.


One by one, all the original monkeys are replaced. Eight new monkeys are now in the room. None of them have ever been sprayed by ice water. None of them attempt to climb the ladder. All of them will enthusiastically beat up any new monkey who tries, without having any idea why. This is how any company's policies get Established.


Weird eh...

The Engineer and the Princess

An engineer was driving along the road when he heard screams of help... So he stopped and looked around. Than he realised it was a frog that spoke to him.


'Im a beautiful princess, kiss me and i will let u do anything to me for a week,' says the frog.


The engineer upon hearing this, picked up the frog and place it in the pocket. He got back to his car and continue driving.


Awhile later, the frog spoke up again and said, 'Hey... 'Im a beautiful princess, kiss me and i will let u do anything to me for a week.'


The engineer took the frog out of his pocket, smiled and put it back into his pocket.


After a long while, the frog got frustrated. It finally asked, 'What's wrong with you? I told u that 'Im a beautiful princess, kiss me and i will let u do anything to me for a week. Why don't you kiss me?!?!'


The engineer replied, 'Im an engineer. I do have have time for a girlfriend, but a talking frog... That's cool.'


Weird eh...

Cruelty to Animals

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The Horny Bastard

Thinking of one of my past pub visits alone reminds me of this conversation i had with this man. He must be honoured as i paid for him the drinks that night.


His attire was like going for a wedding dinner. Sitting at the pub table crying when i approach the bartender. So i chatted up with him.


Me: Hey, what's up man? What's so sad? Your wife left ya?? Haha...


Guy: Nay... Im not married and its worse than that.


Me: Oh... So what happened?


Guy: There is this new girl that just came to our company about two weeks ago. She was the most beautiful girl i have ever seen. She have this angelic face and a body any woman would die to have it. The clothes she wears shows her body so well, that i get an erection everytime i see her.


Me: !!! (Almost choking on my vodka)


Guy: Yeah, she was that hot and sexy. I know... Im weak. So three days ago, i plucked up my courage and asked her out on a date. That date was today.


Me: Wow!! A date with a hot girl, so what happened? She dumped ya?


Guy: Nay... She never dumped me. I was afraid that i would get an erection whenever i see her. So i taped my... man-thing, to my right thigh. That would prevent it from buldging out when i see her.


Me: Okie, Not a bad idea. And then?


Guy: It was kinda uncomfortable but i soon got used to it. So as agreed with her, i drove to her place to pick her up. Parked my car, got the bunch of roses and chocolates ready and i pressed the doorbell.


Me: Than?


Guy: She opened the door. And there she was, standing behind the door, infront of me. She was wearing the skimpiest, sexiest and most revealing outfit any girl would shun away for a first date.


Me: (Imagining a hot girl with less than enough clothes, okie... Its Michelle Chong.) So what happen next? You screwed up at the dinner?


Guy: We did not proceed for dinner... A split second after my eyes was laid on her body, i gave her the hardest kick in the face with my right leg.


Me: ?!?!?!?!?!


Weird eh...

Super-Boing!!

Boing Boing

The Smart Mother(And Daughter)

I overheard this conversation when im a little kid...

Mother: 'Teacher, I assure my daughter is too smart for her class right now. She can do what those normal kids can't do.'


Teacher: 'Okie... So tell me, what special ability of her's that she is better than the other kids.'


Mother: 'She can spell her name backwards. I don't think any of her classmates are able to do that.'

Teacher(looking amazed): 'Okie... So tell me, what is her name?'


Mother: 'Anna.'


Weird eh...

The Replacement Rooster

My uncle loved the outdoors like me. So during the weekends, he will take a short drive around the countryside and enjoy the scenery. One day, while driving down the road, he knocked down a rooster. Stepping out of his car, he analyzed the damage. The rooster was gone. So he picked the carcass and walked towards the farmer. 'I'm terribly sorry about your rooster. Im ready to replace him,' said my uncle. The farmer, looked at the carcass which is on my uncles' hands and said, 'Okie... The crowing happens 3 times a day, the food pen is on the right and the hen coop is at the back.'


Weird eh...

Total Diffrent Ball Game

A survey was carried out in a organization. The question was what type of sport to you prefer to play. When the results were tabulated, this is what they got... The lower end workers loved basketball. The mid-level workers played bowling. The middle manangement liked the game of soccer. The higher management like tennis as their type of sport. Finally, the top management prefer a game of golf to anything else. A simple conclusion to the entire survey; 'The higher you climb up the corporate ladder, the smaller the balls you prefer to play.'

Weird eh...

Some Updating to be done

Its been more than a month since my last entry. I was sort of busy with my job. The past month was training to ride a motorbike. It was fun and kinda like a getaway from my usual work. Well, its at the east side so i stayed at my Grandmother's place.

At her place, it's like staying in camp. The only entertainment i have there is the television. That just happened to me every night i went back home. Watched TV and slack. Slowly, four weeks have passed and im now back to my usual place. Back to slacking and sleeping in the office.

Last weekend, i attended my juniors' ADD. Adding this to my ADD list, i have attended a total of three dinners. I must say that the best is still the one that i had helped plan for. It was so unusual to have a Muslim dinner course. Feels so much like attending a Malay wedding. The dinner was kinda short... Must be due to the late start. It started an hour late. So the dinner felt kinda fast. In the end, i just ate and went back home. A couple of photos were taken and i enjoyed myself. The only regret i have coming for the dinner is that Chew Ling paid for my ticket in advance. I was suppose to pay her on that day, but she request that i do after the dinner ended. In the end... Haizz... I forgot all about it, she forgot all about it. Felt so bad...

Finally got to use Net lo!!

Arh... Finally get to use the internet. I am now stealing the internet from another household. Not the first time anyway... But the connection is slow and my notebook is a very old one. Passed down from my parent's era. At least it's something rather than just me and TV everyday.


Bike course is so boring... Other than the mounting of th bike and learning to control it, the theory lessons are so boring. Its the usual highway code(basic theory). Wanted to sleep through it but i think its hopeless... Gotta survive on coffee every morning and mid-afternoon. Hope this doesn't bring back my addiction to coffee.


Hope everything is fine with all my friends. I managed to visit most of them while getting updates of what's happening around. But there are still people i want to meet, places i want to go. Friends i want to wish them. Too bad... Either they have no time or i can't meet with their busy schedule. Life's like that... As soon as you leave the comfort of studying and moved on with more important things in life, your time splits into two major parts; Work or NS and Yourself. After all, who else in this world have that much free time to enjoy the perks in life other than students? How i wish i could finish this liability fast and move on with my education. I have big plans with life, but big and long obstacles to overcome.

Fish Business

Click here to watch the amazing fishes...

3 More days...

Got too much time on hand yesterday. Whole day, boss not around, big boss also not around. Nobody is around. In the end, im all alone. I sit there in the rest room with the door ajar so i can hear the telephone ring. Good thing it never rang at all. Thank God...


Today went to my parent's office to catch a glimpse of the lion dance sponsored by the Carlsberg HQ. Took a couple of photos, i see if i can post some pics up by tomorrow night. After that, i just came home and slacked at home the entire day. Chat with Zhenzhen during the afternoon and found out that her pic is really... Too act cute le. Must change ar...


Tomorrow... Another chapter of my life. Maybe its the sub-chapter. As i always regard birthdays as a chapter of my life. Going back to my old living conditions. Alone and fending for myself. The usual stuff...

CNY very fun...

Ah... The Lunar New Year have passed. Three days of visiting and chatting with all my relatives had finally come to a halt. Wait... I think i left out a couple more scheduled visits that i have not completed! ARGHZZZ!!! Well, look on the bright side, at least i get to collect more ang baos! Haha...

Its been the normal routine like the past few years. But this year, my grandmother shifted her place. So... His sons and daughters all pooled in money, hired a lion dance to welcome the New Year and bring luck and good health to the new home. My grandmother was oerwhelmed by the actions of her children. With tears rolling down her cheeks, she smiled and enjoyed the ceremony.

After collecting, i mean, visiting all on my father's relatives we moved on to my mother's side. This time was really the norm. Visit, collect ang bao, eat dinner, gamble and go home. Standard... Nothing changed. End of day one.

For day two and three... It's been rather monotonous. Relatives and friends of my parents visited my place. More ang baos again. Haha... Lunar New Year is all for children to gain and the adults to lose. Adults give out money while children take the money and spend it soon. So its the same old same old.

Now i left with two to three places... My sister's place, my church's friends and my ex-boss New Year function. Visiting is a chore, but the ang bao is the gold beneath the sand...

What the hell???

I just realised i and all my classmates & coursemates that we belong to School of Business Alumni!! What the hell?? I'm never a business student and i have never gotten my timetable from the School of Business. Never i ever don on a business t-shirt or polo-tee. Damn...

Life's Like That...

For the past few days, it has been busy busy busy. Since my arrival to this unit, this month appears to be the busiest of all. Im actually expecting to go overseas next month, but due to a course i have to skip this and probably go for the next one.

Ah... 6 more days to Lunar New Year. Wonder will i get more ang baos dan previous years? Hehe... A round trip with my bosses will sure get a couple more. Haha... But im expecting some questions from my relatives soon enough. My grandmother kept asking me to bring a gal to let her see before she moves on to another life. I wonder if im able to achieve such a tantamount task. As my cousins will poke fun at me and say when will it be their turn to get ang baos from me. Crazy talk i would say.

Shall end it with this quote, learnt from it from the drama seriel. Just lucky to catch it when i was eating fruits.

The longest distance in this world, is you knowing that i love you, and you are just standing in front of me.

Intresting Links

I stumble upon a couple of intresting links during my stay in the office past couple of days. Well, some intrested me, some made me laugh. Posted here are a couple that i think should be shared among my friends.

Click here to see something really cute!

Click here to see this amazing clip. Damn lucky son of a bitch...

A Lesson Learnt...

My boss today told me this story...

A group of children were playing near two railways, one still in use while the other disused. Only one child played on the disused track, the rest on the operational track. The train came, and you were just beside the track interchange. You can make the train change its course to the disused track and save most of the kids. However, that would mean the lone kid playing by the disused track would be sacrificed. Which one will you choose?

I sat there and think what should be my answer. Most people might choose to divert the course of the train, and sacrifice only one child. Saving the forest and sacrificing the tree.

But another thing came to mind... The child that played on the disused track. He did the correct thing. He knew the track was not in use so he played there. While the kids that played on the operational track should be punished. That made me a big dilemma.

So i told my boss, i will not switch track. I told him the reason and he applauded at my rationality. He said i chose it because of moral and ethical issues. My reasons were that the children knew the track was dangerous, why save them? And... The children playing on the track must expect train to bypass them. Not the one at the disused track, he might get caught surprised by the oncoming train. Furthermore, why the track is not used maybe its faulty. By saving the children, i might end up harming those on board the train. Causing more harm and carnage.

As my vocation sometimes needs to make tough decisions and hasty one, he told us that story to reemphasise our job. As we are dealing with something more dangerous than guns and bombs, we are dealing with human emotions. We do make mistakes and hasty decisions may not always be the right ones. Everybody make mistakes, that is why the eraser is invented after the pencil.

Before he left the lunch table, he told me this quote...

What's right may not be popular, and what's popular may not be right.

Virgin Duty Clerk

My first time doing duty in ATEC. Well, the orientation of the things to be done was simple. It made my job looked simple too. Then there was the time clause... I have to be the first to arrive, the last to leave. Thanks alot for telling me now!! Damn...

So now im waiting for the last person to leave. The best part is... They went out to get dinner, enjoy it and come back to work while i sit here waiting for them to return. So what? I do not need to eat? Am i a robot that just waits for everyone?? Hey... Im hungry and tired. The next day i need to be back here. You drive, you get higher pay, you got more responsibilities. I don't own a car, my pay sucks and i have fewer responsibilites. Why should i suffer with you??

Guess im not going to enjoy my rest tonight. Most probably a bath and maybe a 30mins show. Plus the further bad news given by my boss, i started to dread this vocation...

Mayday Comic

A Mayday comic voice over. Kinda nice. A little crappy but it is their band culture, not to be serious and always playful.

Click here to watch.

Patches

Said to update since 2days ago, due to being busy and long working hours so did not manage to do it. Now i am back with enough time before i sleep for a short entry.

Christmas Day
On that special day, i did lots of errands and send my parents everywhere. Was like a chauffeur for them. I invited my friends over to celebrate, in the end i did not dare to invite too many. So... I invited a few, which happens to be all girls. Happened a few days before Christmas, and i think i shall not drag that story out. Well, so i drove to pick my sister up. After that, i went back my parents' office to shut down the security system and carry home a carton of drinks. Since i promised the other two ladies that i collect them at Dover, i drove down as fast as i can to Dover. As i expected, they came late. Nevermind, so they all came to my place and i ushered them into my room. Doubt they would want to stay in the living room long. They watched a horror show on my PC. Kinda expected them to scream, but never expect them to come out with such crappy remarks about the show. Able to see that my sis is still the most timid. Maybe that is why I'm so called chosen to be there to protect her.

Days before New Year
The days was nothing much. Mostly stayed at home to rest and play games. Went out one of the days to watch Chronicles of Narnia. It was touted to be the toppler of Lord of the Rings Trilogy. A challenge to such a great movie, it ought to be seen and see if the challenger is up to the standard. After sitting through the entire movie, my verdict; LOTR is still the champion. Chronicles is too kid's stuff. I mean, i find it very hard to accept that it can topple LOTR. Still... LOTR is the best. Follow by all the Adam Sandlers', Rob Schneiders' and Steven Chows' movies. Those will always be the best.

New Year's Day & Eve
Do not want to say much about New Year's Eve... Dissapointed as i have to 'volunteer' myself to join my dad for his party. Did not enjoyed myself as i had to force myself not to drink too much, i was the 'appointed' driver of the night. Damn... Why can't he just take a cab home? Well, what to do... So i send him home before i join my seniors. They booked a hotel room and we stayed there overnight. Taught a couple of them a card game and they really enjoyed it. Hope the next time we play it, more will get enticed to this game. On New Year's day, i did nothing much. Stayed home to recuperate from the fun i had the previous year.

That's about it... Guess my next update would be pretty far too. Hope it wont drag too far...

Jokes I Heard Today...

There are 2 jokes that i heard today... Let me type them for everyone. Also... I will do an update tonight. Guess i have rested my blog too much.

1) During the Christmas Season, God wanted to give special presents to those who are nice and good. So he asked one of his angels to go down Earth to check how is the situation. The angel went down and came up, reported to God that 95% of the people on Earth were bad and only the 5% was good. God was shocked. He cannot believe it, so he sent another angel down to confirm this report. Another angel went down and returned with the same results. That angered God, but since its Christmas, he decide to do something. He sent emails to the 5% of the people to tell them to help the 95% to be good, at least for this Christmas. So you know what the email said?? Well, i don't know. I did not receive one, if you do please tell me about it.

2) A farmer was helping a cow to give birth. His son was standing by the side looking very attentive to the actions his father was doing. So the farmer thought, 'Oh god, later he is gonna ask about the birds and bees. Might as well let him finish this show and answer whatever questions later.' So the farmer continued to help the cow and slowly the calf came out.

He cleaned himself up and looked at his son, 'Son, any questions?' The son stared at the calf and said, 'Just one, how fast was the calf going before he hit the cow??'

Thoughts of the Christmas Gift

I just watched an episode of 'Everybody Loves Raymond'. The entire show was telling the audience about how much thought is put into a gift before giving it to someone they like. It is those little details that his wife emits during those normal days that makes him get something she yearn so much.

After watching the it, i thought to myself... Did i put in enough effort and thought for the gifts i have bought for my loved ones? I sat there, my mind went through all the gifts sitting in my room. How much time i took to find each gift. How much i think would be a good and useful gift to that person. Whether he/she is gonna like it. As my thoughts slowly form up and remind me of time i have spent finding the perfect gift. I realise that my gift would never be a perfect or an overall thoughtful gift. That is because i always miss out on the little things that my loved ones show during the normal times!

The gifts i have bought are what i think they may need. Or What they may like... Like and need are just temporary and usually people will get it for themself in due time. A thoughtful gift is something that they never want to get it for themselves and they want it to come from somebody's hands(or paid by somebody's wallet). The Christmas spirit says 'Tis the season of giving'. I think this has to be taught and learned as a skill. Giving is just a minor step, very easy to learn and hurdle over. What to give and the value of the gift is something that requires years to master.

So what i ask of my friends and who ever reads my post, please be thankful that every gift comes with effort and thought. Every present does come with a price tag, but beyond the price tag, is what made the present worth.

Boring day with a Twist

After so many days of off and rest, i had to go back to work today. Went to work reluctantly and had to report in the wee hours of the morning. Due to that, i had to make an advance booking for a taxi to bring me there. In the end, i had to pay for 5mins of midnight surcharge, a advance booking fee and the fare trip. A total of $17.50. One of the most pricey fare tickets i have ever paid for in my life. So i arrived on time. What made the fare so unworth was that the event started late. 30mins late... I could have saved on the advance booking and made a current booking. There would not be a surcharge. 5mins!!!!

Well... So i just continued and went on with my job. Today i had to help out in the range. So called help... I was sleeping again most of the time. What i did there was almost the same as what i usually do in the office. Slack there, read my magazines there, had my lunch there, sleep there, etc. It was plain boring... To think we would have to come again tommorrow to suffer this again. Boy am i dreading this...

So i went to my usual sleeping pose and started to switch off. Suddenly my partner nudged me and asked me to follow him. We are goin home and not staying back for the night shoot. YEAH!! So we grab our stuff, sat in one of our officer's vehicle and he zoomed us back to office. Damn we are so glad. The conducting officer also said that we are not needed tomorrow, meaning another day of off. Double YEAH!!

Upon arrival at the office, i realise that the security door is locked. There are two doors we need to access before we can go into the office. One is the main door(think of the gate) and the other is the glass door(think of the wooden door). I only had the glass door passcode, not the main door. So it was like... ARGHZ!!!! My bag is inside and my stuff are inside too. Damn... In the end, my partner and i went back home empty handed with only the bare minimal to travel home.

Touching yet so True...

I got this on the net yesterday. Something that i think every husband should read and every wife should learn.

On my wedding day, I carried my wife in my arms. The bridal car stopped in front of our one-room flat. My buddies insisted that I carry her out of the car in my arms. So I carried her into our home. She was then plump and shy. I was a strong and happy bridegroom.

This was the scene of ten years ago.

The following days were as simple as a cup of pure water: we had a kid, I went into business and tried to make more money. When the assets were steadily increasing, the affections between us seemed to ebb. She was a civil servant. Every morning we left home together and got home almost at the same time. Our kid was studying in a boarding school.

Our marriage life seemed to be enviably happy. But the calm life was more likely to be affected by unpredictable changes.

Dew came into my life.

It was a sunny day. I stood on a spacious balcony. Dew hugged me from behind. My heart once again was immersed in her stream of love. This was the apartment I bought for her.

Dew said, You are the kind of man who best draws girls eyeballs. Her words suddenly reminded me of my wife. When we just married, my wife said, Men like you, once successful, will be very attractive to girls. Thinking of this, I became somewhat hesitant. I knew I had betrayed my wife. But I couldn t help doing so.

I moved Dew s hands aside and said, You go to select some furniture, O.K.? I ve got something to do in the company. Obviously she was unhappy, because I had promised her to go and see with her. At the moment, the idea of divorce became clearer in my mind although it used to be something impossible to me.

However, I found it rather difficult to tell my wife about it. No matter how mildly I mentioned it to her, she would be deeply hurt. Honestly, she was a good wife. Every evening she was busy preparing dinner. I was sitting in front of the TV. The dinner was ready soon. Then we watched TV together. Or, I was lounging before the computer, visualizing Dew's body. This was the means of my entertainment.

One day I said to her in a slight joking way, suppose we divorce, what will you do? She stared at me for a few seconds without a word. Apparently she believed that divorce was something too far away from her. I couldn t imagine how she would react once she got to know I was serious.

When my wife went to my office, Dew had just stepped out. Almost all the staff looked at my wife with a sympathetic eye and tried to hide something while talking with her. She seemed to have got some hint. She gently smiled at my subordinates. But I read some hurt in her eyes.

Once again, Dew said to me, He Ning, divorce her, O.K.? Then we live together. I nodded. I knew I could not hesitate any more. When my wife served the last dish, I held her hand. I ve got something to tell you, I said.

She sat down and ate quietly. Again I observed the hurt in her eyes. Suddenly I didn t know how to open my mouth. But I had to let her know what I was thinking. I want to divorce. I raised a serious topic calmly.

She didn t seem to be much annoyed by my words, instead she asked me softly, why? . I m serious. I avoided her question. This so-called answer turned her angry. She threw away the chopsticks and shouted at me, you are not a man!

At that night, we didn t talk to each other. She was weeping. I knew she
wanted to find out what had happened to our marriage. But I could hardly give her a satisfactory answer, because my heart had gone to Dew.

With a deep sense of guilt, I drafted a divorce agreement which stated that she could own our house, our car, and 30% stake of my company. She glanced at it and then tore it into pieces. I felt a pain in my heart. The woman who had been living ten years with me would become a stranger one day. But I could not take back what I had said.

Finally she cried loudly in front of me, which was what I had expected to see. To me her cry was actually a kind of release. The idea of divorce which had obsessed me for several weeks seemed to be firmer and clearer.

A late night, I came back home after entertaining my clients. I saw her writing something at the table. I fell asleep fast. When I woke up, I found she was still there. I turned over and was asleep again.

She brought up her divorce conditions: she didn t want anything from me, but I was supposed to give her one month s time before divorce, and in the month s time we must live as normal life as possible. Her reason was simple: our son would finish his summer vacation a month later and she didn t want him to see our marriage was broken.

She passed me the agreement she drafted, and then asked me, He Ning, do you still remember how I entered our bridal room on the wedding day? This question suddenly brought back all those wonderful memories to me. I nodded and said, I remember . You carried me in your arms , she continued, so, I have a requirement, that is, you carry me out in your arms on the day when we divorce. From now to the end of this month, you must carry me out from the bedroom to the door every morning.

I accepted with a smile. I knew she missed those sweet days and wished to end her marriage with a romantic form.

I told Dew about my wife s divorce conditions. She laughed loudly and thought it was absurd. No matter what tricks she does, she has to face the result of divorce, she said scornfully. Her words more or less made me feel uncomfortable.

My wife and I hadn t had any body contact since my divorce intention was explicitly expressed. We even treated each other as a stranger. So when I carried her out for the first day, we both appeared clumsy. Our son clapped behind us, daddy is holding mummy in his arms. His words brought me a sense of pain. From the bedroom to the sitting room, then to the door, I walked over ten meters with her in my arms. She closed her eyes and said softly, Let us start from today, don t tell our son. I nodded, feeling somewhat upset. I put her down outside the door. She went to
wait for bus, I drove to office.

On the second day, both of us acted much more easily. She leaned on my chest. We were so close that I could smell the fragrance of her blouse. I realized that I hadnt looked at this intimate woman carefully for a long time. I found she was not young any more. There were some fine wrinkles on her face.

On the third day, she whispered to me, The outside garden is being demolished. Be careful when you pass there.

On the fourth day, when I lifted her up, I seemed to feel that we were still an intimate couple and I was holding my sweetheart in my arms. The visualization of Dew became vaguer.

On the fifth and sixth day, she kept reminding me something, such as, where she put the ironed shirts, I should be careful while cooking, etc. I nodded. The sense of intimacy was even stronger.

I didn t tell Dew about this.

I felt it was easier to carry her. Perhaps the everyday workout made me stronger. I said to her, It seems not difficult to carry you now.

She was picking her dresses. I was waiting to carry her out. She tried quite a few but could not find a suitable one. Then she sighed, All my dresses have grown fatter. I smiled. But I suddenly realized that it was because she was thinner that I could carry her more easily, not because I was stronger. I knew she had buried all the bitterness in her heart. Again, I felt a sense of pain. Subconsciously I reached out a hand to touch her head.

Our son came in at the moment. Dad, it s time to carry mum out. He said. To him, seeing his father carrying his mother out had been an essential part of his life. She gestured our son to come closer and hugged him tightly. I turned my face because I was afraid I would change my mind at the last minute. I held her in my arms, walking from the bedroom, through the sitting room, to the hallway. Her hand surrounded my neck softly and naturally. I held her body tightly, as if we came back to our wedding day. But her much lighter weight made me sad.

On the last day, when I held her in my arms I could hardly move a step. Our son had gone to school. She said, Actually I hope you will hold me in your arms until we are old.

I held her tightly and said, Both you and I didn t notice that our life was lack of such intimacy.

I jumped out of the car swiftly without locking the door. I was afraid any delay would make me change my decision. I walked upstairs. Dew opened the door. I said to her, Sorry, Dew, I won t divorce. I m serious.

She looked at me, astonished. The she touched my forehead. You got no fever. She said. I moved her hand off my head. Sorry, Dew, I said, I can only say sorry to you, I won t divorce. My marriage life was boring probably because she and I didn t value the details of life, not because we didn t love each other any more. Now I understand that since I carried her into the home, she gave birth to our child, I am supposed to hold her until I am old. So I have to say sorry to you.

Dew seemed to suddenly wake up. She gave me a loud slap and then slammed the door and burst into cry. I walked downstairs and drove to the office.

When I passed the floral shop on the way, I ordered a bouquet for my wife which was her favorite. The salesgirl asked me to write the greeting words on the card. I smiled and wrote, I ll carry you out every morning until we are old.

Cooking Game

An interesting game hooked me for half of the afternoon today. I should share with everyone. Enjoy ya... Try beating my highscore, $4100.

http://www.eddiezone.net/flashgame/Restaurant.swf

Alone in the Office

If you are reading this, I have successfully inflitrated my office. Not that it have some top secret information that i can steal and sell. I actually volunteered to stay in the office as the next day's event require me to arrive here and be ready early in the morning. So i packed my bag and brought whatever i need to office. Now is the test of whether is this office haunted. Hehe... Any 'stories' i will gladly share with everyone.

Model #626

Another boring day it was. Actually i had a task to do. We are suppose to make our way to Bedok camp for interaction. We should be there by 1130hrs. In the end, there is no transport there and no one is able to send us there. So we stayed in the office minding our own business. As usual, proceed to lunch. But this time we took a walk down SISPEC. The place is HUGE!! I mean, way bigger than the one i attended my BSLC(Basic Section Leader Course). I went to my old company to take a look and by chance meet with any of my seargents. Since they are all on 'leave', i took my leave and head back to office. It was the same-same stuff as every other day but today was rather different. The Doc was in the house and he needed some models to showcase 'injuries' that will happen in war time. A deep laceration on the upper arm down to the side of the body. 2 bullet holes within 15cm apart. It was up to the combat medics to do 'make-up' and making the scars and blood look real. I was promoted to model and had to be 'made-up' for the doc. They applied colors and some glue to make the scars. It was pretty real. Like some Hollywood films special effects. I took a pic of the laceration, but i guess its too late to post the pictures. Well... That is what happens in the army, you only get to do that in the army. Do you think an entrepreneur gets to do make up of bullet wounds, lacerations and burnt flesh in the office?? I don't think so...

My sister just sent me a link that i felt oblidge to share with all my friends at my personal space online. I'm sure it will entertain everyone for awhile.

Click here for the Piggy Test.

Boring Day

Another boring day has passed. Finally here come the weekends. Also, tomorrow will be my favourite band's concert! Yay!! Haha... It's been 1.5yrs since they last had a concert here in Singapore. It's very high and a rock concert to boast. I have been to Linkin Park's one, but i just don't find it as fun and entertaining as Mayday's. Well... I just have to find out if tomorrow's one is gonna blow me away.

Just had dinner with Hammy. We went to Raffles City to get photo frame and printed a photo. Not exactly A photo, but 10pcs of the same photo. What to do, that is the minimum order of photos. So we paid for the photos and went to hunt for a good place to eat. She wanted to eat sushi, but we just can't find a good place with cheap, i mean, economical sushi bar. The Sakae sushi nearby has closed down leave us like lost sheep. In the end, we went to Funan's Swensens. The food was rather slow but the service is not bad. It took like 25mins for a small bowl of calamari to arrive at our table. See how bad it is... Hammy was so hungry i bet she almost fainted at that point. But i guess she held it back as she felt that my CPR skills not that good. Or is it another reason... Hmm... Anyway, after dinner we walked to the busstop to wait for the bus. She board the bus and went home, while i crossed over and head home.

Note: Some parts of this entry is edited and over exxagerated. If anyone finds it offensive, please accept my apology now. ACCEPT HOR!!

Give me Things to DO!!!

It is so boring in the office. I really hope for some tasks to be assigned to me. For example today, i slept in the rest room the entire morning. Woke up 30mins before lunch, walk lazily to the cookhouse and consume my lunch slowly. After lunch, i walked up to the canteen to get some drinks and newspaper before walking back to office slowly. Went back to my desk and read the newspaper. After some reading went online to surf net and check mail. Also did some 'mail chat' with Hammy, think she is as bored as me. But i guess she has more things to do than me. After that, i went walking around the camp to visit the different schools and buildings there. Went back to office 30mins before knock off. Pack up my stuff, went toilet to ease myself and wash up. 15mins before knock off i signed out and started walkin to the gate. First foot out of camp is at 1658hrs.

Boredom is chasing after me faster than i can kill it.

Life Continues

Now is the 2nd week of my enjoyment at work. Everyday i report to camp at 0745hrs. Sit on my desk and read newspapers. Sleep a little while, surf net a little while... Lunch time!! Come back with more newspapers, read newspapers, surf net. Sleep at the corner. Go back home. Standard procedures everyday. Beginning to dread the daily reporting to office. Becoming more of a bore to go there and rather find excuses or MC to get out of the place. But MCs are expensive... I do not have enough cash to go around, add 1 or 2 MCs is gonna kill my resources even more. Well... What to do... At least i save most of my spending for gatherings and enjoyment with my friends and family. Some of the places i spend alot in...

1) Travelling: No. 1 killer in my money pot
2) Food/beverages: Can't survive without food ya?
3) Weekly bowling: Well... Got a new ball, leaving it alone seems cruel
4) Entertainment (Stress-busters): It's stressful to work in a military environment!
5) Bills, Bills, Bills: All my monthly bills

As you can see, the five major taps are the ones that flushes away my money like water. If i tighten one tap, another tap gets loosen. Never ending. Hope one day i can get a big pool of resources so that my tap doesn't dry it faster than it replenishes.

Kiss of Death

Kiss of Death. A phrase given to a weapon used by Russian spies. A lipstick shaped gun with a single bullet, fires without any sound, light or smoke since its too small. Usually used by the female spies so they can assasinate their target. But the below link change the entire meaning to me. Click on the link and see what i am talking about.

www.theage.com.au/articles/2005/11/29/1133026442736.html

My Birthday Pics

Copy the below link to the place for the download of the zip file...

http://s18.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=11ET4NG8I8RVZ35BYE3U32E4QE

Its about 12mb. So have some patience and wait! ;P

Boring! Boring! BORING!!

This is how i am gonna spend my december working days in the office. Doing nothing and slacking around. There is nothing for me to do and i am in the office because i need to be in the office. I guess life as an ATEC analysis guy is such bore. Maybe things would not be so boring when the new year starts. Im sure things will pick up as soon as im trained in my field of work. But for now... Time travels so slow... My colleagues are mostly sleeping or chatting away at the pantry area. I really wonder... Does this happens most in a cycle or this is the only time we get to sleep in the office during work hours? Now just waiting for time to pass so we can go over to Hendon Camp(Changi Village) for interaction sesion. I guess we are just there to find out more about them and to let them know who we are. That is all...

Life at ATEC

Well... To sum it up, my life at ATEC is not gonna be as tough or tiring as i thought it would be. I guess my life is definitely gonna be better than trainee days. Who says unit life sucks or trainee life is the way to go? I can say without regrets now that unit life is the way for all NSF. Just yesterday, i was sent home early as there was nothing to do. Nothing that i can help or render my assistance to. I just settled my admin stuff and went back home. Even got the chance to meet my sister and Piggy out for dinner. Haha... Boss even forced me to take 2 days of leave as there will be no one around the office so even if we are there, we are just sitting around. We won't be doing much stuff as we are not trained in the field of work we are assigned to. The nearest course will start in January, making me useless in the unit. That means i will be doing CBL(Chok Bo Lan) all the way till Jan. I also plan to take leave on the week after Christmas so i can go overseas with my sister. Haha... Bring her to Bangkok for shopping and eating. Just afraid not enuff money after i buy my PSP.

The Gruelling 28KM Route March

'Are you ready for the challenge??' bellowed the CO of SISPEC before i set foot for my 28KM march. That was on friday night at 10pm, at the football field facing the HQ building. Together with me are my buddies from my section and friends from the same platoon. We all dread this day as we know the 28KM will definitely 'injure' us more than we enjoying it. Nevertheless, we just pushed ourselves for it and advanced towards the final checkpoint. During the march, some will want to fall out, some wanted to give up. 'No F**king way are you going to fall out this last time,' said my Platoon Seargent. I kinda agreed with him. After 10 weeks of tough trainning and crazy mind games they play with us, are we going to just fall out and quit like a loser? Are we such quitters that we do not have any self-pride of finishing the 28KM march? NO F**KING WAY!!! Haahaha... Well, none of us fell out. We completed the march with the same numbers as we started out. It was an achievement, a personal achievement. Definitely something to remember before i finish my NS liability. With every training has been done and passed, therefore the only thing that is left is the corporal rank that will be put on by my officer to mark the end of my training and also the 'level up' of rank. Finally... I am a corporal!! Definitely some bloody idiots will say, 'Corporal so what, everywhere also can find.' Well... It is definitely hard earned and mine will be special... Mine, like the others who graduate with me, will get to promote to the seargent rank. The rank of leadership. Which means more responsibiity, more tough training and definitely more shit work. But it pays better than some normal corporal. Spiderman's phrase for survival is 'With great power, comes with great responsibility.' I guess for me, it should sound something like this, 'With higher or more salary, comes with higher level or more shit work.' Haha... Well, posted to ATEC. Now will be going there to report and see what they do. Whether will i suffer or enjoy my life there, i cannot choose. But im glad that im left with 1 year, 7 months in the Army.

I am Tagged...

Blog-tag(i shall name it that)
rules of the game:
1) post 5 weird/random stuff about yourself.
2) At the end, list the names of 5 people who you want next to this and leave a comment "YOU ARE TAGGED" in their blog and tell them to read your blog for rules.

5 weird/random stuffs about me:

1) I like to sleep with my right arm under my pillow, left arm near my chest, right leg straight and left leg 90 degree up.
2) My left eye is bigger than my right eye. (Or issit the other way... Hmmm...)
3) I agreed to donate all my organs when i die. (Wonder who will benefit from my brain...)
4) I wear my right shoe than my left shoe.
5) My 2 pinky fingers are crooked at the last phalanx when put together.

Hmm... Who... Guess i do not have the time to list out. Nvm than, the tag stops mommentarily at me...

Level up!! Higher rank = More pay!!

Finally... After 9 weeks of argubly the worse training i ever received yet, i finally able to put some rank on my upper arm. But i must agree that time really flies when you are busy training hard to defend the freedom of my country. Like i said before, 'The more we sweat in peace time, the less we bleed in war time.' Been through so much and i'm back to square one where i just graduate from BMT. Wondering where i would be posted to after this phase of training. My officer says im selected for this brand new unit that has appeared this half of the year. In short, i will be a step ahead all my peers that will phase into the '3G Army' era. He said i will be dealing with high-tech equipment and analyzing field data. Some sort of a recce trooper but without the motorbike. Kinda look forward to it and hope i get in since its new... The best part of wishing what it is, hoping that it is a 8-5 training and job scope. Haha... Have been very tired of travelling from the west to the east for the past 5-6 months. I hate travelling week in week out. But this new vocation of mine i am not sure where i will receive training. I hope its at the main base! Full of air-con and ladies to see. Haha...

21st Birthday Party

The party was great!! Haha... Finally got to see so many of my friends here. Even invited my internship colleagues to my party. Im just glad they came. All my seniors were there and now they have a new nickname for the group, 'Bowling Kakis'. I find it rather lame but as long we are happy, im fine with it. I had plenty of presents... Most of them were clothing. One that stood out very well is the bowling ball. My 'Bowling Kakis' have their personal ball. So i was kinda pressured to have one myself. So when they got me that ball, i jumped through the roof with happiness. Now i devote myself to another National sport, Bowling. But its a costly sport... But i still believe in this theory, as long you are enjoying doesn't matter how much you pay. Next was the bags that my other gang got. Now i finally do not need to bring a 'XXX' bag out... Haha... Think only Hammy will understand that. She is the one that came up with this codeword. Next thing that caught my eye was the glass ship in a bottle. It was given by my BMT brothers. Now displaying in my cabinet ups the level of class in my room. Haha... That's about it. Oh ya... One more surprising and unique present from my juniors... They got me a card and (?????)a bag of coins. They are very practical people. I guess getting a present for someone is a headache for most people. Well... I do appreciate their present and i do not diss it or something. It is the thought that counts most of the time.

Gotta go now... Back to camp soon and in two weeks time graduate from that place. Gonna up my rank also... No more Private Koh, its gonna be Corporal Koh!!

Happy 21st Birthday!!!

Its soooo good to be back!

Haha... Finally got the time to update this site. I know i took a very long time to post a new entry but army life is really taking almost 90% of my time. I seldom get to use a computer like i used to, therefore now very lost to the IT world or the internet zone. Some events to update and keep it as memories for myself.

Enrollment to SISPEC
I have officially enrolled into SISPEC and now is a trainee of the school. Right now i am in a company who is well-known for the suffering and torturous training. Maybe it's the change of the chief so everything seems kinda slack now. But nevertheless, i still prepare myself for the worse to come and be prepared for any surprise attack on me.

New pair of Levi's
I realise that i need another pair of jeans when i wore the same pair of jeans for 2 consecutive book out weekends. Shopping to all the guys is a very simple thing. It involves only a few steps:
1) Go into the shop(in this case, a Levi's boutique).
2) See, touch and try the item required.
3) If it fits requirements proceed to step 4, else repeat step 2.
4) Pay up at the cashier and leave the shop.
Well, that was what happened and my mother still cannot believe why i left the shop so 'eagarly'.

Fish and Co. splurge
A very frightening event happened to me and i was on a thin line between my future and a future that i never thought before. Never mind that, its all over and shall put it behind me. I met up with Hammy to relieve stress together. Its been a long time since i have had such a good meal. Price was within budget and the meal was good. Especially the fresh oysters... Damn they were good... After that we went around to hunt for Rong's birthday present. Nothing came to mind but i suggested a watch. In the end we did not get anything on that day due to lack of funds and unsure funds. Well... Went home after that to rest and prepare for the next book in after that.

5-day break
Finally it is here. The five day break that i have awaited so long for. But i guess it will go by faster than i can feel it. Well... What to do... Time flies, no... Time zooms past us when we are having fun. After booking out on that Saturday, i met up with some old friends to attend Rong's 21st birthday. At that place, im like ajar between all of her friends that comes from our Poly. I wanted to split myself up so i can join everyone but i realise that i can never do that. Therefore my decision is to join the ones that i have not met for a long time. Chat and ate... Enjoyed myself alot. After that joined Hammy, Rose and ZhenZhen on the train back home. I guess everyone was tired except me. Being trained to take little rest and operate longer than usual, i chatted with them to keep them entertained. The environment and especially some addtional characters.

That's about it. Guess my next update would be a very long time than...