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Friday
16 Oct 2009
9.37 km
:)

Like wtf?

How to make love?
How to get pregnant?

OMGWTFBBQ.

P/S: For the ignoramus, I was going to search for "How to autoplay youtube videos". If anyone knows, please do tell me.

7.43 km

7.43 km Sunday 11/10/09.

Home - Loyang Sec - Blk 120++ - Bridge TPE - Tampines Connector - Tampines MRT track - Tampines Connector - Bridge TPE - Singtel building - Pasir Ris Drive 1 - Pasir MRT track - White Sands - Perimeter of Pasir Ris Pond Park - Downtown East - Pasir Ris Drive 3 - Pasir Ris Drive 4 - past Pasir Ris Crest Sec - Pasir Ris Drive 1 - Home.

:)

051009 From Pasir Ris to Tamp and back

My personal best since Army Days - 7.21km.

Then again, did I ever run this far? I should train up for marathons - just for leisure, to challenge myself further, NOT for competitive reasons. I don't like to compete with others... YOUR ENEMY IS YOURSELF. That's how I motivate myself to beat my previous personal best runs.

It's the satisfaction at the end of every run which never fails to motivate me to keep coming back for more. A long distance jogging khaki would be awesome. Any takers?

MENTAL!

HEHEHEH.

Yesterday, one of the B bros left us. He's my age.

When I was much younger, I've always thought death would only reach you when you're 80 (or 45 in Afghanistan). I didn't really think much about dying then and when I actually did so, I always gave myself the assurance that I was still a long way from death and that it wouldn't come so soon.

And then I grew up and learned that death can possibly reach anyone of us regardless of old or young, fit or not. I've had a friend whose young cousin just collapsed in bed and passed away. He was a very fit dude and he had a bright future ahead of him. I've had a friend who perished in a bike accident. She was going to get married the week after the accident. I've had an acquaintance who drowned to death while undergoing conscription. He was just 24 then. I've had a friend whose girlfriend passed on when they were still in their teenage years. I've had another friend whose friend got into a road accident which cost him his life. He was around my age.

Now, I wake up everyday thanking God my heart is still beating and my loved ones are still by my side.

Decisions

Two things which I've decided on after chatting with random friends for the last couple of hours.

1) I'm going to take up guitar. But I'm not going for lessons. I'm going to learn on my own. Learn song-by-song basis via Youtube. Not attend some crappy guitar lessons which are a total waste of money. That said, I'm going to get my guitar back from my brother. And this time, I am serious about learning.

My inspiration?



2) It's going to be Pastel Yellow this year for me. Thinking about it makes me kinda excited to go shopping. But I am so hating Geylang crowds. But it IS going to be Pastel Yellow. Last year's unbelievable color was Pink.

Mundane life

Wake up.

Off to school.

1 hour journey on the MRT.

Classes in the morning.

No lunch.

Straight to the laboratory.

Idle periods spent at E5 for revision and research.

Go home at 4PM.

1 hour journey on the MRT back home.

Home.

Ka Ho Yuet Yuen / Tutorials.

Sleep.

Cycle repeats.

Stare what stare?

The other day on the way back home from school I decided to take a leak at Klementy MRT Station toilet before boarding the train. When I entered the toilet, I realized the urinals but one were not occupied. I walked into the cubicle directly behind the urinal behind the urinal which was occupied and did what I had to do. I left the door open behind me.

When I was done with whatever I had to do, I cleaned up and turned back and realized the old man who was occupying the urinal was still there standing in front of it. Man, he must have had a surge of pee judging from the time he had taken as he was already there before I arrived. As I walked out of the cubicle, I also realized he wasn’t looking everywhere else but his own dingdongbell. That sure was weird because he finally settled his gaze on the guy peeing a few urinals away from him. Sick bastard.

Old man staring at other guys’ privates is just… scatologically wrong.

I finally walked out and upon noticing my observation on him, he tilted his body to my side with his pants down. OH MY GOD. I swear it killed my appetite instantly. I think I was semi blind for a good 15 minutes or so after that.

He appeared nonchalant throughout the whole incident. I went to the wash basin area (blocked by walls so I couldn’t see urinals anymore) to wash my hands and my face and eyes (Need to cleanse them) and when I was going to leave the toilet, he was still in the urinals area, most probably standing at the same spot waiting for other victims to “beo” at.

Guys, beware!

Just me and the durian

I think I am not easy to get along with. I just find it difficult to be chummy with people I hardly/never interact. I would most probably score a zero in the First-Impression-O-Meter because I don't talk much, I hardly smile, and I just keep quiet on first meeting. I come across as arrogant ALL THE TIME.

Some friends remark I don't smile enough. Some tell me the concavity of my lips make me look grumpy and unapproachable. Others say I look too cheeky if I smile excessively. So what should I do now - kill myself? Nah, just kidding.

I also have this tendency to avoid acquaintances on the streets unless absolutely necessary. I do likewise because I don't think I want to be put in an awkward moment with nothing to say but hi, how're you today? I hate to make small talks. Such actions will probably automatically put me into the likes of "cocky" and "attitude" by friendly people who probably love making small talks so much it has to be their hobby but at the end of the day, opinion is theirs and personality is mine. No amount of opinions being forced on me can change me.

I used to be the person who thinks the more people I can reach out to, the better, the merrier, the happier. The more people around me, the more happening my life will be. But it seems evident from past relationships in general that quantity can never override quality. So now I'm the guy who thinks less is more, feels the need to focus on those who really matter.

It's definitely not easy getting to know such a self-admitting seemingly conceited and standoffish individual (many have claimed I'm a difficult person to start with), but allow me to say something in my defence. Perhaps the analogy to the durian will fit me tremendously well. Some people like it so much (me inclusive), some people abhor the smell even from a distance and others probably have a love-hate relationship with it (ie hate it sometimes, love it other times). The durian comes with a hard, thorny shell, one which will prick you leaving you howl in pain and tears, but the treasures in the durian scream heavenly if perfectly appreciated.

Like the durian, I'm not perfect but it's assuring that at least I do have my good points.

Alysha unwell

Get well soon Alysha!

Slowly but surely

1st week: 58.8
2nd week: 57.4
3rd week: 57.7
4th week: 57.3
5th week: 56.9

= )

Foreigners

We Singaporeans diss them all the time for snatching our grades in school AND jobs in the future, destroying the social landscape in our homeland and becoming a part of us when they're not even born on our soil. But have we really put ourselves in their shoes and feel how they feel being in a foreign land? Leaving behind their loved ones and the familiar environment they've been living in all their lives, most of them come here with a honest motive. To study. To earn an honest living. To search for greener pastures. To get out of the poverty cycle in their homeland.

Foreigner friends I know, some even younger than me, are already crossing borders in search of knowledge far away from the watchful eyes of their parents. It so amazes me because at this age, I still don't think I will be able to survive out there on my own, though of course it's not an entirely impossible feat. It's not easy leading such an independent life.

Food for thought.

The inspiration of this entry came from a mini birthday celebration I had today for a foreigner friend of mine. Her birthday was a month or so ago but we couldn't celebrate it until today because she was overseas doing her internship. I could sense the feeling of gratitude and warmth from her as we presented her with the mini birthday cake.

What made me pen this entry down was when she said "This is my first birthday cake this year. I am so touched". It actually gave me this warm fuzzy feeling that hey, I made a teeny weeny difference in someone else's life - that of a foreigner who is far away from her loved ones and her homeland - by giving her a surprise birthday celebration, albeit a belated one.

As irritating as some foreigners might be, they come here not to be ridiculed by us locals, each of them have a story to tell and if we decide to be nice enough to lend our ears to them, then we wouldn't harbour so much animosity towards them. Personally I feel it's already not an easy decision for one to leave one's comfort zones, what more start life from zero.

So I guess the perfect advice for this entry would be this: Put yourself in the smelly shoes of the foreigners. Most of them probably wouldn't want to be here if they could help it.

Joyeux anniversaire, Huong. =)

PRADA Messenger Bag

This bag retails at USD$1149.

OMG! Chio.

Friends!

Nice tooshie.

July updates

1) I have no freaking discipline

2) I have no time for updates

So I guess I am going to stop the Project 365? It's a failure! Don't feel like updating anything for a while. I am back to school now it's my final year woo! Next year around this time I'll be scouting around for a job, so Mr Recession, please self-recover in a year's time!

p/s: Taiwan trip was awesome. I'll upload photos on facebook once I kop all photos possible.

Anyone miss me?

Project 365

Today's Project 365 is going to be a bit special.


Barbie girls in their barbie worlds.

Description: KTV with two Barbie Girls and I was their Ken.

What happened before this pic was taken:


A masked family at Orchard MRT Station. A necessity or just being attention-seeking?

What happened after this pic was taken:


Someone had to adjust her "lashes". Supper at Macs.

Post note: I got my first choice FYP! It was only a 33% chance because there were two other people who put this project as first choice. To those two, GG!

Project 365

The view outside my window.

Description: I think Pasir Ris is a beautiful estate. I learned from my geog module that the architecture of high rise HDB flats in Pasir Ris is beach/nature-inspired due to its location adjacent to the Sea. One look and you know it's Pasir Ris because.... it's Uniquely Pasir Ris.

Exactly 20 years ago, my parents decided to buy a flat here... and since then, they have never regretted that decision.

When asked where I would live if I have a choice, I find myself saying this all the time: Ten years ago, Pasir Ris. Now, Pasir Ris and ten years from now, still Pasir Ris.

(If I ever move out of PR, it's not my decision but my parents'. I've been trying to stop them from selling this house!)

What happened before this pic was taken: I was doing my final IA report and at the same time my mind was somewhere in the land of FYP. I really hope I get the project I want, because if not, I'm screwed.

What happened after this pic was taken: I went back to doing IA report. Still worried abt FYP Balloting.

Post note: 5 days time, I'll be flying!

Project 365

Man in the IRON surgical mask.

Description: Two nights ago, I had a really bad cough which translated into a bad flu. Downed 2 paracetamol tabs and went to bed. Next morning, felt better... but the malaise is still lingering.

Being a socially responsible citizen, I canceled my appointments and stayed home the whole day. It was a good decision made because the flu came back full blown at night. I didn't know what my exact temperature was but I could feel it's somewhere not near normal body temperature. Thinking about the worst case scenario, I knew I had to isolate myself from Mom and the little ones. If I'm going to get it, I will get it alone and no one else will get it from me. I stayed away from them as much as I could and dragged myself to the polyclinic after I got up from bed this afternoon.

What happened before the pic was taken: I was the 7th person in the line and when it was my turn, I walked up to the entrance where they had this huge screen for monitoring the temperatures. The nurse who asked me a couple of questions like travel history etc stood beside me and looked at the screen before muttering WAH SO HOT AH! I looked at it.

While others before me registered a white silhouette on the monitoring screen, mine was completely different. 75% of my face was marked with red patches. Yes Nurse, it is burning hot, I thought as I walked over to the other line as instructed. Turban.

I got my queue number and walked into the polyclinic and pressed the lift button but I was rudely stopped by the polyclinic personnel asking me to take the stairs instead of the lift. THIS IS NOT ISOLATION, THIS IS PURELY DISCRIMINATION OF MASKED PATIENTS.

What happened after the pic was taken: I went to the 2nd level by stairs, walked to a temperature taking station and it registered 37.0 degrees. How can? I was still burning lor. I then walked into the Doc's room and the convo went on as follows:

Doc: Hi, what happened to you today?
Me: On off flu since Monday night. *proceeds to explain everything I've said in Description*
Doc: Have you traveled to any of the affected countries? / Have you been in any form contact with an infected person? / Is there anyone else in your family who has had flu-like symptoms?
Me: No. No. No.
Doc: Open your mouth. Ahh.
Me: Ahh.
Doc: *throws ice cream stick away and proceeds to check my heartbeat with his stethoscope*
Me: *Breathe in* *Breathe out* *Breathe in* *Breathe out*
Doc: Are you working or schooling?
Me: Actually, I'm schooling but I'm having my holidays right now.
Doc: School? Where?
Me: N/US.
Doc: Oh, so have you participated in any of the orientation camps?
Me: *mutters I'm too old for orientation camps* NOPE.
Doc: Okay. *scribbles ten thousand things onto my prescription*
Me: Hmm... So, don't have ah?
Doc: Huh? Don't have?
Me: It's not the flu right? That flu...
Doc: No. You haven't been in contact with anyone so it's not likely. It's most probably the seasonal flu.
Me: But I got go out on Monday leh.
Doc: Huh? Go out?
Me: Yea. Go out. I went to a lot of crowded places. I was on a crowded train home too.
Doc: Oh you won't be easily infected within a short period of time in the train.
Me: Okay that is good.
Doc: So.... You need MC?
Me: No, I don't need one. I just want to confirm that my flu is not caused by the H1N1 virus.
Doc: That's all then. Take care.
Me: Thanks Doc!

Post note: The nurse outside told me I put on the mask the wrong side up. I was made to change it when I had tied the strings very tightly the first time. Grr. So remember people, it's always BLUE on the outside. Picture above is taken before the change was made. Silly me.

Project 365

My birthday present all the way from Taiwan.

Description: Flu. Fever. Cough. Running nose. Face mask.

What happened before this pic was taken: Was talking to Raymond abt my flu. He asked me to put on face mask. I showed him this picture.

What happened after this pic was taken: I put the mask together with the things I'm going to bring to Taiwan next week. NEXT WEEK? Yes, it's next week. I hope I recover from my flu.

Post note: I will be super upset if I can't make it for the Taiwan trip due to H1N1. I'm going to see the doctor tomorrow.

Project 365

"Top of the world".

Description: The view on top of the Singapore Flyer was magnificent, but definitely not worth SGD$29.90. Even the whole ride, which lasted for less than half an hour, was not worth the price of the ticket. The best thing about the ride is that student privileges allow me to pay ONLY SGD$10 when others pay 3 times as much. And we went on a Monday morning we had an empty 'cubicle' all to ourselves!

What happened before the pic was taken: We were walking from CityHall MRT to Flyer in the hot blistering Sun. Blurred vision on my right eye did not stop me from trying to look good by putting on contact lenses.

What happened after the pic was taken: We walked around the Yakult Rainforest exhibition and browsed through the souvenir shop. And then we started walking to Raffles Place in the sweltering heat and I finally threw the contact lenses away at the Esplanade. We had Indo food for lunch and PitStop Cafe right after.

Post note: JJW needs to be spanked. Initially we were supposed to submit only 6 selections. Knowing that he would release the address of the balloting site today, being a typically kiasu Singaporean student, I got Murni to help me ballot as fast as possible. It turns out that now we have 15 selections. Can't he be any clearer before he launches the balloting website?

Project 365

Sunset, taken from the top of a flyover.


Cars on the TPE.

Description: I don't know which one is nice, so I decided to put both. I took these pics while jogging from Tampines to Pasir Ris. It was a nice sight to behold atop this flyover. Even a Bangladeshi worker stopped his bike to admire the beautiful scenery, albeit one that is a concrete jungle.

What happened before this pic was taken: I was jogging along Tampines Connector when a fatso overtook me.

What happened after this pic was taken: I ran all the way back to Drive 1 in the hope of buying contact lenses for tomorrow, but the shop was closed for the day.

Post note: My sec sch friend got married today. It would have been nice if I could snap a foto or two from the wedding reception... but I forgot. All the best to Farah and her hubby!

Project 365

My desk.

Description: I was intially supposed to go out but I bailed because I wanted to catch the 2nd last episode of Manja Lara. Anyway, I was bored so I decided to clear my desk. You can see the before and after pics.

(See window) I started in the day and finished only at night. Now this is what I call... procrastination.

What happened before this pic was taken: My Dad came into the room asking for something and made a remark that my bedroom looked like a kandang babi (pig sty). Basket! I don't rear pigs hor!

What happened after this pic was taken: Well, I went to watch Manja Lara and then continued with my mini spring cleaning of the other side of the room.

Post note: I can't stand certain people who had criticized MJ so much (about his unproven paedophilic tendencies and his crazy desire to look like E. Taylor) when he was very much alive and when they suddenly caught wind of the news of his passing, they switched sides and claimed to be his truest bluest fans. Come on! Drop the pretence.

Project 365

Barn Buddy!

Description: I can't be bothered already okay, pseudo photo or not, I am still posting something happening on that particular day. So the objectives of this project are still fulfilled. Anyway, I was trying to steal crops from this particular person and realized his crops were ALL gone. I feel sad for him.

Moral of the story: Get a pet dog. Feed it regularly.

What happened before this pic was taken: I was stealing other friends' crops. I know, I know. Each time I steal harvests, God sees. I know.

What happened after this pic was taken: I chatted with Maggie on MSN with our webcams on and her brother flexed his muscles on cam. Literally. Whatever for? I don't know.

Post note: Yay! Resort and railway settled.

Project 365

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.

Description: Another pseudo photo because the one I took was blur and I didn't wanna post two blur photos back to back. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen was good! The Decepticon I particularly like was the Demolishor (the one with the giant wheel destroying Shanghai infrastructure at the start) while the Autobot which I am particularly fond of has gotta be Bumblebee. I did the Which Transformer Are You? Quiz and got "BumbleBee"! Bee was so cute when he teared.

What happened before the pic was taken: I had Pastamania with Sugar Mummy. Love seafood pastas with tons of cheese.

What happened after the pic was taken: We went to the rooftop of the carpark beside E-hub and ...

Post note: Next week minors are back in school. I want to go Wild Wild Wet!

Project 365

E-hub at night.

Description: Was jogging along Drive 3 when E-hub came into view. Decided to snap a photo from my W902 but I was not stationary, hence the blurry pic.

What happened before this pic was taken: I was watching Glittering Days, a HK serial drama on Channel 8.

What happened after this pic was taken: I jogged home, cooled myself down and watched The Ultimatum.

Post note: I can feel my body getting fitter than previous week.

Project 365

My HappyFarm!

Description: I didn't take any pics the whole day, so gotta make do with pseudo "print-screen" picture! I love my HappyFarm. I'm now at Level 12, and there are still many plots of land I gotta buy. My favourite fruits so far are: Strawberry and Pumpkin. So big and fat!

What happened before this pic was taken: I was asleep. I wake up at 9 am daily just so that my harvests don't get stolen.

What happened after this pic was taken: I steal other HappyFarmers' harvests? :D

Post note: Began my jogging regime last night.

Project 365

The Birthday Gift.

Description: I forgot to blog about this, but a few weeks ago, I was walking home from the MRT Station back home from my bday celebration, I took a shortcut across the pond park. It was unsurprisingly peaceful and quiet for a Wednesday night, in fact it was so quiet then if I dropped a pin, I might be able to hear it clank against the stone path. I was walking past these palm trees (as seen in the photo), when suddenly they started to sway violently for a second. I turned to see what was going on but couldn't see much due to reduced visibility in the dark. And then it stopped as suddenly as it had begun. I sensed something was wrong, so I continued walking away from the area. As soon as I took another step, the flutter of the leaves continued. It grew louder and louder as I walked away from the area and soon I smelled a very strong fragrance very much associated with the supernatural - the Frangipani. By then, I know who or what the culprit was, so I kept walking, but with all the hairs on my back standing on end.

What happened before this pic was taken: I went to the bank to deposit my US Treasury cheque into DBS. DBS rocks!

What happened after this pic was taken: I went back home and had lunch.

Post note: Blisters at the side of my feet due to the new slippers. Too tight right? I need to devirginize them.

Project 365

Star-shaped Liewlian.

Description: I think every Singaporean should love eating durians. Those who don't are fools! It is so yummy (contrary to what Maggie says about it having a weird gas smell) and is readily available especially during the liewlian season. In my family, I am the only one amongst the siblings who loves eating them, so whenever Dad brings these palatable gems home, the ones devouring them would be himself, myself and my mom!

What happened before this pic was taken: I was walking around with nothing to do until I saw some durians stacked at the kitchen. Hur hur hur!

What happened after this pic was taken: My breath stinks. Who cares? Everyone should love durians. Durians should be our National fruit.

Post note: I bought Brazilian Praia Beatles Green flip flops and a Le Coq Sportif cap last night. And that was after walking from Suntec City to The Cathay (for the flip flops) and then to Taka (for the cap). My legs need a massage.

Project 365

A Birthday present from my Sis and her hubby!

Description: A checkered shirt from Fox. Never dared to buy one before because I'm afraid it would make me look Mat-ish. But it turned out that I look good in it (The only thing I don't look good in is probably a dress... Tsk.)!

What happened before this pic was taken: I helped my Sis with her curtains because the poles fell off. And when I did it, she came to me and passed this to me saying "This is your present for your hard work".

What happened after this pic was taken: I tried it on. DUH!

Post note: I set up an OCBC account before learning that they don't accept cheques form the US Treasury. Dumbass!

Project 365

Pwincess-Ranger.

Description: My niece, Alysha Samara, is an aspiring Pwincess. So that's why I got her some Pwincess accessories as a belated birthday gift from Toy'R'Us. The set consists of 3 Pwincess rings,3 Pwincess bangles, 1 heart necklace, 1 pair of pink Pwincess gloves, 1 Pwincess pouch and 1 Pwincess shoulder shrug (learned this word when I randomly googled 'shoulder cover' on google images because I don't know the proper word for it!)

O.M.G. I can't believe I actually took time to go through this accessories set on this blog. Am I crazy?

What happened before this pic was taken: The neverending pesters from her "Uncle, where's Isha's present?" and "I want my present" etc etc etc.

What happened after this pic was taken: She wore it to sleep.

Post note: Last day of work. No more Oyako Don. Moving on! Well, the first step to moving on was to get back my sleep from the sleep debt on the previous day. Slept the night and morning off. Shiokness!

Project 365

The Binding Machine.

Description: I have a love and hate relationship with the binding machine at work. I love to do binding because it doesn't require me to think much and it also gives me a deep sense of satisfaction when I see how binding can really do wonders to a stack of printed papers we call reports. I hate it because personally I feel that I'm not actually the most patient human being on Earth so it gets so annoying when the papers are not inserted properly into the binders and this is mainly because the sharp edges of the binding machine are not aligned properly!

What happened before the pic was taken: Nothing much. I pretty much did printing and binding the whole damn day.

What happened after the pic was taken: I didn't even finish the job because the downloading of materials took so long. I gave up at 530 pm and went home.

Post note: I spent the entire night writing the farewell cards for LSL, TAT and EY. I finally got to sleep at 5 am and woke up two and a half hours later. It's all for a good cause baby.

Project 365

Pressies all wrapped!

Description: Spent the entire evening in front of the TV wrapping them up with brown wrapping paper left over from a previous parcel-wrapping occasion.

What happened before picture was taken: Home-cooked dinner which was really good even when it's just sardines, egg and rice.

What happened after picture was taken: Watched the Ultimatum (Channel 8 9PM show starring Zoe, Fann, Nanxing & Pinghui). Wasn't a fan before but now that the storyline becomes more complicated with twists and turns with the unveiling of the truth, I foresee it will get me glued to the TV every night.

Post note: 2 days before everything ends. I am not sad at all and I wonder why. Perhaps it's because of DLB. Perhaps it's due to FM. Perhaps there was no bond in the first place? Perhaps.

At The Beginning

My Project 365 begins today.


Auntie Anne's Pretzels coated in Cinnamon Sugar.

Description: Pretzel Perfect because it's 99% fat-free, 100% cholesterol free and high in fibre. Taken at Suntec City while Sugar Mummy was on the phone.

What happened before picture was taken: Fat face.

What happened after picture was taken: A great deal of satisfaction buying birthday gifts for my niece and nephew and Sis.

Post note: Activity is included in this blog because I haven't been blogging as frequently as I should. Thought it would also be a good way to chronicle the year with a photo every single day. After all I now have an excellent tool (my W902 camera) to do the job. Stay tuned.

GSS-Inspired

This is a GSS-Inspired entry.

1) I've decided that I could bear the temporary Nokia phone no more and got a new SE phone, courtesy of my Sugar Mummy.


W902 Earth Green, a phone which serves two very important functions - camera and music.

I shall not bore people of its wonderful specs.

2) I've also decided that enough was enough for my old PC speakers which work only when I adjust the wires in weird positions, so I got myself brand new ones. Lo and behold!


Chio beyond words, works beyond expectation!

Was also tempted to buy Micro SD card (4GB) for my Taiwan trip, but decided that the existing 3GB of micro SD cards coupled with another 3GB storage from my thumbdrive would suffice. Right now, I am still thinking if I should bring the normal camera or video camera.

I had an eventful weekend. Nice.

But my legs need a freaking massage.

Be a loser today!

In an exchange of SMS in the morning on the way to work.

ME: Oi, you must take a look at my Restaurant! I revamped it for about an hour and it looks super chio now leh! And you must play FB's Happy Farm. Planting stuff and reapin what I sow from the harvests gimme satisfaction, even when it's not anything near sexual.

CC: Har? I don't even log on to FB now!

ME: You MUST ok. You must be a loser like me. Nothing to do, go play FB. Nowhere to go, go FB. No one to talk to, FB! My motto is: Towards a FBful future! Aja aja. Fighting!

CC: .......... HAHAHAHAHAHA U crazy. Hahahahaa. I already feel like loser OK... Go to FB so often. Haha...

ME: There's nothing wrong with being a loser, CC. There are probably millions of people out there who are -inserts equal or more sign- loserly than you! Instead of shunnin it, embrace it! Embrace the loser lifestyle today.

CC: Hahaha. Khas, did something traumatic happen to U? Haha. Number one to coolness is never say you're a loser? Haha.

ME: Since when were you ever cool? The in thing now is to be a loser. Being a loser is the new pink, baby.

CC: Haha. I'm damn cool lah please. Haha. When was pink ever back in vogue? Haha. U damn funny lah. Fri mood right?

ME: NO you're not cool. Being cool is being a loser. Being a loser is extreme coolness. And the best thing about being a loser? You don't need to pretend to be one. It is a natural instinct for all of us. Even when you try so hard to be cool, you act cool so much you end up bein a loser. And one more good thing is it doesn't take a loser to know another. Everyone else knows how a loser behaves. Won't you be oh so popular being a loser?

CC: ...................................

Writer's post note: In times like this, I wish I have an iPhone where SMSes are arranged like a conversation, in chronological sequence. It is NOT nice to refer to inbox and sent messages folders alternately. Oh yes, colours have been chosen for reasons of patriotism to the organization in question.

Yea right.

There's really a kid in all of us

I am really not lying!!! *points to title of entry*

It is true. Two friends of mine, Char and Jon, and I went to rediscover the kids in us by exploring...

SCIENCE CENTRE

Science Centre is in a plethora of colours because childhoods are always vibrant and colorful.

When was the last time I visited Science Centre? Most probably during my juvenile "Nerd Squad" days and that dates back to 10 years ago.

We paid 24 bucks per person to go into 1) Science Centre 2) Da Vinci Exhibition and 3) IMAX Movie at Omnitheatre. I wanted to further relive my childhood by visiting Snow City but the other two weren't too keen about putting on not-so-clean jackets and playing with dirty snow.

Science Centre itself
The only thing I remember about Science Centre is the electric chair exhibit. For the ignoramus, it is STILL there sitting comfortably at one corner. It costs a dollar now to sit and get electrified, and if I remember correctly, it was free during my juvenile days! How can?

The rest of the exhibits were so so and not really blogworthy. One thing is for sure: I am very "itchy hand". Every other thing also wanna touch, every button also wanna press. Lucky the head up there is dominant enough to override the head down there, if not...

My favourite exhibition of Science Centre has gotta be Mathematics and Genome. Because that's probably the two sections we went to. Why is that so, I shall explain later. In any case, exploring the Math section made me love Mathematics again. It made me recall those days when I loved it so much during the Geek days that doing it was fun and never a chore. I started hating it in Junior College. In university, I hate it even more because it's so difficult! How can people major in Math in university???

Genome had me go on a flashback to my Junior College Biology days. Wouldn't wanna relive those memorizing days. This was probably why I am not in Biological Sciences with my JC buddy. The Genome section was fun nonetheless! I re-learned biology concepts which I have clearly forgotten, and having said that, I maintain that I still remember some bio from JC okay. I particularly like the topic on Inheritance (even during JC when Bio was equivalent to HATE) because it is a proof of how some traits from your parents can be passed down to you easily and how some others can't. Most important of all, I learned that being lactose intolerant is actually normal.

More on that here: http://www.foodnavigator.com/Science-Nutrition/Scientists-identify-lactose-intolerance-mutation

In ancient times, every single human was lactose intolerant. Many thousand years later, some idiot underwent a genetic mutation which caused him to be lactose tolerant. So those idiots of today who are lactose tolerant undergo this genetic mutation which means they're freaking MUTANTS!!!

Da Vinci Exhibition
So we only spent time in these 2 galleries because the first two hours was spent on DA VINCI EXHIBITION. The exhibition was awesome, and Da Vinci is a magnificent man. He was zai in the arts (painting, sculpture etc) and science (anatomy, civil and mechanical engineering etc) and is considered to be the archetype of the Renaissance. How impressive is that? I am particularly fascinated by his conceptualization of a military mechanical drum.



His other works which awe me to no end include the painting of Mona Lisa and The Vitruvian Man: Proportions of the Perfect Man. In the exhibition 25 secrets about the painting of Mona Lisa were revealed. They had a camera zoomed in to about 240 million pixels and extracted information about the painting never known before. The thing that made me appreciate Mona Lisa so much is that it is still mystifying as a painting even though these secrets have been revealed to the public. People look at it and still question why.

The Vitruvian Man is an artwork describing the perfect body proportions of Man. According to his works, the height of an ideal man is equal to his armspan. And I just measured my armspan and it IS equal to my height! Ideal or what? :D

The Exhibition is on till 16th June so I think people should really catch it when it's here. They have amazing replicas of the inventions of Da Vinci and super magnified versions of Mona Lisa hung on the walls.

IMAX movie: SEA MONSTERS
I think it's my first time in the Omnitheatre. Never been there as far as I can recall. I think it's huge. We had good seats, well being typical Singaporeans we rushed down to Omnitheatre 20 minutes before it commenced. I felt dizzy during the movie because mainly because of my contact lenses and partly because of the huge screen and the sharp movements.

It was a movie on prehistoric sea monsters which occupy the deepest seas of the Earth millions of years ago. It's quite amazing how people can actually learn so much about these creatures just from their fossils alone and make an entire movie out of them. One thing which made me laugh was a fossil of a huge fish which was found in the fossil of a bigger sea creature. That means the sea creature probably died right after eating the big fish and from eating it. So much for having a big appetite huh?

I can spend the 24 bucks on shopping but I am so glad I spent it at the Science Centre. This is the kind of weekend I've always wanted: meaningful experience with great company. Pics up on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=506383321&ref=profile#/album.php?aid=112135&id=506113139&ref=mf

Enjoy!

A child in us

In the living room...

Bro: What is he (my nephew) watching? He looks so... animated.
Mom: Oh... the new Mermaid VCD!!! *with excitement* You know Mermaid married the prince and gave birth to a baby and the Mermaid King gave his grandchild a pendant... *proceeds to tell us a summary of the plot*
Me: -while ironing my clothes- Err, how do you even know the storyline???!!!
Mom: Oh... *turns a little red* I watch with the kids just now. But a bit only, oh yes I missed this part *continues watching with Bro*
Me: ?????????!!!

Moral of the story: No matter how old you are, there's always a child in you.

AI

I can't believe I am now partially on Kris Allen's side.

I like his rendition of Ain't No Sunshine and I agree with Cowell that he knocked Lambert off his socks in the first round. His next song was not Idol-Finale material while the last song, well he struggled with it.

Lambert didn't really do the last song justice too. So it's Lambert 1 - Allen 1 for me, and the last song is a draw. That said, I gotta say the song Kara wrote for Idol fits his voice better than Lambert's.

All in all, I still hope Lambert wins because pretty boys shouldn't be in idol singing competitions.

Work

A talk with my supervisor today made me realize that it's just one more month to go to the end of internship. I didn't even know it was this fast! Six months was such a good time to nua but things (good and bad) are finally coming to an end. In a month's time.

Now that we've decided to extend the internship to the end of June, we still have a month and 11 days left, as of today. Six months ago when I first started the internship felt like 2 weeks ago. Time and tide waits for no man, really.

Not the best company to be in, but forged many friendships and gained a helluva knowledge and skills. More on this on the Goodbye entry when I finally leave the company.

Today's AMR Hotel's Company Buffet was not worth SGD$42+++. I wouldn't recommend people to go there. I thought the buffet I had at Pam's 21st, which was prolly more expensive than this, was better. Even Seoul Garden has a wider selection of food.

And I didn't binge. Maybe a little. Just a little. And I'm amazed by my body's ability to get full easily during buffets and shit it out right after. My dinner consisted of a banana.

I am still full now.

I am RC siao

Imma proud owner of this restaurant!


Let's go in and take a look. *knock knock*


My restaurant is always this crowded!

And that's because I sell quality food at dirt cheap prices. My specialties are:


1) Gourmet Bruschetta with Tomato and Basil


2) Royal Tuna Steak with Vegetables


3) Royal Mango Pudding

I shall close the restaurant for a while to introduce to you my hardworking employees!

The ladies are all clad in red (auspicious colour) with bunny ears. Sorry when I think of bunnies, I think of The House Bunny.

The gentlemen wear vests and put on a red hat (again due to the auspiciousness of the colour) They gotta wear hats because we not only emphasize on the quality of food but its hygiene as well! You don't want my customers to come complaining to me about hairs in their food do you?

I wanted to get them gloves for hygiene purposes but it's not in the inventory! Should I request?

I just employed a supervisor to tend to the restaurant whenever I am not around. See the only female in black barmaid's dress? That's my assistant! She puts on a crown with a Star because she heads the restaurant during my absence. Erm no bunny ears for her because she's too old to be a House Bunny.

I am super RC siao.

Nightmare on PR Street

Taking shortcuts at night isn't always worth the convenience.

It was a peaceful walk through the park on a Sunday night. The moon was hidden underneath the seemingly neverending clouds but the dimly lit lights illuminated the pathways, chasing Darkness out to at least a kilometre away.

A mother of two was taking a stroll on the pebbled paths, guiding her kids with the basics of riding a bicycle. The shrill voices of her two kids were distinct even from where I was walking and as I headed towards the other end of the park, I could still hear the kids' enthusiastic voices.

It was a good 200 metres or so of walking when a couple sitting comfortably on a bench some 100 metres away came to vision. Thinking that all was fine and dandy, I quickened my pace with the alluring temptation of a good shower and an aircon full blast sleep.

All the while I was looking straight ahead but from the corner of my eyes I could tell they were staring at me like daggers piercing through the skin. Curiosity got the better of me, so I turned to look at what was going on.

What I saw was not the dagger stares of Angelina Jolie, but just stunned faces watching my every move. Immediately, my eyes captured a snapshot of what was going on, my brain processed the data sent over by the eyes and registered them in the memory. A brief analysis of the scene ensued.

The lady looked old and wore a black, plunging neckline tank top with black skirt, coupled with dyed long hair - typical look of seducing whores. The guy looked like almost any other men you'd find on the streets - T-shirt and shorts. The stunned faces could only mean either of these two things: There's something wrong with me or there's something wrong with them.

Time froze for the next few seconds. Everything came to a standstill.

Well, everything... except the up and down motion of the lady's right hand.

That was some fierce stroking man.

HAH! Singapore????? Errrrr, yeah.

My head's throbbing and my dad is playing his karaoke set at this hour. I will not be surprised if the law enforcers come knocking on our door telling him to shut the karaoke set and go to sleep. It's nearing one in the morning!

I get a little agitated when a foreigner in Singapore says not-so-good stuff about my country. The snigger I get (HAH! Singapore? Errrr, Yeah.) from these people SCREAMS annoying. Especially those who have been staying here for a couple of years and think they know it all.

Let's start with the basics. Foreigners come to Singapore for purposes more than one. It's crystal clear that these people come to Singapore with a damn motive. Stepping stone to somewhere else, looking for greener pastures and striking it rich here and other what-have-yous. Whatever.

The bottom line is: It was their decision to come to Singapore and if they don't like it here, they jolly well get out of the country. We don't even need majority of them here. I am sure there are tons of other people waiting to take their place.

Oh... bonded by a working contract? Studying in the local university? Forced to stay here because of their parents' occupations? Well, too bad then. Jolly well bear with it and stop showing their dislike of Singapore openly to Singaporeans.

I say: Live with it. Live with the damn fact that they are in Singapore. They wouldn't be where they are now without my country. If their countries are so much better than Singapore, they wouldn't have come all the way here to seek opportunities anyway.

Reading

I get so absorbed into my book on the train these days that I find the train journey a little too short even when I live more than half an hour away from work. Instead of catching a shuteye, I read. Reading puts me in the story and at times I feel myself being part of it.

In the story I am reading now, this girl called Duffy Quinn was admitted to a quaint old community hospital for her high temperature. Things started happening strangely after one night she heard screeching sounds beside her bed. And these strange things slowly made sense when she understood why they were happening to her - Someone's after her life. And... I haven't finished reading it so I don't know who the murderer is.

I need new novels to read! Will someone buy me more?

Planning

I've got something I am really busy with and it's the itinerary for my holiday in July. If I stand by and do nothing, I'm afraid we will have NO PLACE to stay then and our last minute planning will screw up MY holiday.

But doing it really got me excited. I love to plan. But I would really hate to make major changes to the itinerary because I've already used up a lot of my time for research! I sacrificed my dinner today because I was so engrossed with planning the itinerary... My bad. Since I sacrificed my dinner, I guess I should slim down a little more by lunch?

STOP EATING FAT FOOD, KHAS!

String of updates

My lactose intolerance is getting a little uncontrollable now. I drank a cup of iced milo for dinner and I got dehydrated almost immediately. I don't usually complain about my condition because I know a fair bit of people having the same condition (so I'm not unusual) and most of the time it's not on the top of my To-Think-About list...

But today! I was on the toiletbowl and I actually questioned myself WHY ME?! I am not being emo, but I just felt it's annoying not to be able to enjoy dairy products as much as others when I have this condition. I do restrain myself from consuming too much just in case a major Hiroshima occurs. Remind me again, WHY ME?

On another totally different note, I brought Mom out for dinner on Friday for an early Mother's Day treat. I told her to bring Dad and suddenly I found myself on a table with a group of 7. But it was a nice dinner sans the 1.5 hours of waiting and the total neglect of our request for the tomyam to be void of chicken.

First, peak hour crowds left no tables in the restaurant vacant. What made that even worse was that they had a GRAND TOTAL of 2 servers/waiters/cashiers (yes all in one) and 2 cooks. That's it. Hence the waiting time. Second, my mom can't eat chicken, any type, chicken stock, chicken wings, boneless chicken, drumlets, chicks, etc and we reminded the waiter 2-3 times not to put ANY into the tomyam soup. No prizes for what happened next which got me freaking pissed.

I had such a happening weekend. I had the Mother's Day dinner on Friday night, went out with Mom and Dad on Saturday and had pizzas at home with the whole family on Saturday night. And I went out to the airport to fetch Miss Hoeng from the airport and stayed over till daybreak.

I slept for a grand total of 2 hours, dragged myself out of bed and got ready for Sentosa. Palawan Beach was surprisingly empty on Mother's Day morning. In the evening, I rushed to Woodlands to meet my WAT friends for our pathetic WAT gathering.

Pathetic does not mean not good okay. This is when the cliche would say "It's the company that matters". All the important people turned up this time and that was all that mattered. I thoroughly enjoyed the gathering. And sorry Betty your finger became blue-black after the Heart Attack game. My bad, I think?

Oh yes Miss Maggie from Taiwan, we've planned an itinerary for you! Please be excited to visit Singapore. But don't keep your hopes up too high.

And I miss my cat. My brother gave it away on Mother's Day because he didn't want to take care of it anymore. We had it since I was in Junior College. I cried. I can't believe I cried at Sentosa. I surprise myself all the time.

No Doubt

Watched AI just now. No doubt is back! I love No Doubt. They've been around since I was freaking 11. And they never change. Gwen is still the same. You can say I grew up with them. Listened to their songs. And liked them.

And they're going on tour, starting this weekend. Touring the US and Canada. They should have a World Tour, I think they still have many fans around the world. They will go everywhere and be supported like 13 years ago. They should make it a World Tour and tour the world with their awesome music. Maybe except Mexico. I think they need masks on if they perform there.

I would go and see them perform if it were last year. Damn! Speaking of which, I still remember the good ol' WAT Days. I remember watching American Idol Final Showdown and its results show live on TV in New York. I was glued to the TV on both days. It was a memorable experience leh, though not a big deal. A few million Americans probably did the same thing those 2 days. But you know the I-watched-Idol-live-in-US-when-I-was-there! feeling?

It puts a smile to my face whenever I think about happy days like that even though I was more an Archie fan than Cook's.

Goodbye

Not everyday is full of sunshine. Not everyday can one dance with Grace, sing with Joy and walk with Faith. Not everyday is filled with sweet-smelling roses amidst lush greeneries and rainbows displaying its myriad of magnificent colours across valleys enclosed by mountains rising in perfect grandeur on both sides.

And that is why this is Life.

And today I didn't dance with Grace, I didn't smell anything fragrant and I don't see no rainbows. Today,I tasted the bitterness of losing someone special. Someone whom I hold dear to.

You.

My heart breaks into a million pieces when I realize you're gone for good. Cos I find it really hard to believe you're no longer in my midst. No longer by my side.

One of the best times I've had living in this world was having you enter my life. I immediately sensed the attraction the first time I saw you. I smiled at you first. Even though you didn't reciprocate, I somehow knew you were perfect for me and I wanted to make you mine. The day we officially got together was one which I remember vividly - it was full of love, bliss and satisfaction.

As my beloved, your chirpiness never failed to brighten up my lousy mornings. Your mesmerizing gazes at me never failed to make me realize how important you are in my life. Your tender touches gave me warmth, security and confidence.

Now everything's gone. What's left are just mere memories of you and I. Memories which would make me miss you so, so much. I am now alone. What am I going to do without YOU?






*background voices: "KAOBEI LAH! KAOBEI so much for a drowned phone. Old one spoilt, get a new one lah! OLD ONE DON'T GO NEW ONE WON'T COME!"

Ok lor. You sponsort me W902 can?

*hears footsteps running away*

Cheehong.

Money come, money go

A visit to Chinatown for cheap toiletries cost me 5% of my salary which I just drew out today. And it wasn't really much of a spree - I only got < 10 items from the store! That said, I guess now I do not need to worry about toiletries for at least a month or two.

Unfortunately, within the next few hours after that, the amount dropped again by half. Bills, holiday plans, debts, online shopping purchases, transport, miscellaneous stuff etc.

Oh My God. I can really spend. At this rate, I think I can never save up for W902. Any kind souls willing to donate to Khas' I-Want-A-W902-For-My-Birthday Fund?