To All Tha Dreamers

2009-11-04T01:11:00.001+08:00

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PLEASE!

EVEN

IF

IT'S

JUST

FOR

ONE

DAY

!!!!!

2009-10-24T20:17:00.004+08:00

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Well...I haven't updated since that long post.

This post is dedicated to Ji Xu and Wei Sum, who are taking their O' Level English examinations on Monday. First of all, all the best to them. Today's post tries to list out some pointers in their Paper 1, so it may be of help...or it may not. Besides, I'm too rusty anyways.

Writing that one-word-essay would probably be the safest bet because you get to choose your own theme and points. However before beginning, it would be useful if you have already thought of the ending of the essay (e.g how to topic affects teenagers, how the topic affects Singapore whereas less than that in another country, why preventing/promoting the topic is beneficial to society) so that when you work backwards, you are actually writing your thoughts and points on the topic and how they would lead to that ending. It's very much similar to blogging, you don't say what you don't feel like when you blog, right?

You can "settle" a few paragraphs of content by writing

a) What does _____ mean to you?
b) How do you define ____ in your life/lifestyle (e.g smoking).
c) What is the current situation of ____ in Singapore, what factors over time have caused this effect and what are the after-complications after a person experiences ____ (you can narrow the scope by focusing on say...teenagers rather than Singaporeans/a nation of people)
d) How would that situation would be different if it happened in a generation or era before ours.

Of course whatever content you would like to add just write it in.

At this point, you may think of including your personal experience into the content body. But if you have followed this skeleton of writing, it would not be recommended. I usually write expository-styled essays during my time, so my content appears to be explaining, factual and neutral from all angles. A personal experience would "force" the marker to assume you have a bias towards the topic and questions your judgment in your writing. But if you feel it can help support your explanation of the topic, you may include it in.

There are quite a few risky tips you can try. You can include imaginary statistics like, "In Secondary Schools, probably 37% of the students have chosen a co-curricular activity that they have little or no interest in." or "Singlish is probably the best proof of racial harmony, a feat that 80% of the world today are trying to achieve.". But as mentioned, they are risky attempts and if you are unsure, you can leave this idea alone.

If you have done any constant reading, grammar and spelling should not be of any problem as they mainly use the same skeleton. Look up the dictionary for 3-4 chim words and remember their meaning and usage and try to use them if these words can support your essay. If you are unsure about your grammar, try saying to yourself what you have just written in a British accent and listen if it sounds correct or if the line were written as a subtitle in a Chinese show, would it fit correctly? (English subtitles are 99% correct)

Lastly, read a newspaper article on current affairs before going in and try to link what happened in the article with the topic. Most of the time they should have some sort of connection.

Oh and by the way, if you want to write something that puts yourself in an imaginary situation, the correct form is

"If I [were] ..."

and not

"If I [was] ... "

Hope this post helped. And so for now it's Goodbye and SOUL'd OUT!

＿＿＿　がんばってください！　＿＿＿

2009-09-15T05:17:00.019+08:00

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WOW!

After being afb (away-from-blog) for more that 3 months and some encouragement by Wei Sum, here's an update of my lame life

JUNE
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We celebrated Jixu, Liying and ZongYi's birthdays. Jixu and Liying's were a bit too simple with just a mango cake. But the highlight was Jixu receving a diamond necklace from SK Jewellery, courtesy of the class ... not bad hor?

You can't really see the diamond but it's there!

Me with Liying

Next, the class went to The Cathay to watch Blood: The Last Vampire, which is sort of a 2-star rendition of the Anime series. Most of the "blood" was CGI so it was quite anticlimax at some of the girls that were afraid of the gore before going into the theatre. But in the end, it was quite enjoyable.

Not really something worth your time in the cinema, just download it.

The Cathay...as usual

After that, we went to Fish & Co to celebrate ZongYi's birthday. The crew cheered loudly for the man on the chair. And when the restaurant looked over to ZongYi, his expression was priceless. After dinner, the girls retired. But us guys went on a Lord-of-the-Rings style journey to continue nightlife. In the end, we settled at The Actors' Bar, which basically sucked. HAHA!

like kena punished

ZongYi receiving the Woh Yu Ker Award

Sadly I didn't get a chance to celebrate Jia Yun's birthday... sorry Cloud =(

JULY
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Miss Tay's birthday was probably celebrated and recognized by almost a decade of students. And even till to day, after marrying Mr Gui for more that 2 years, we'd still call her Miss Tay and it sort of became like a name for a friend rather than an addressee to a teacher. That's so cool!

On July 14, I had my birthday celebrated, which was VERY weird because the last time I celebrated my birthday was like 6 years ago. Anyways, thanks for the cake and the board once again.

Hahas...so sweet, thanks!

July marked the start of my movies marathon. Downloading (yes µTorrent-ly) movies that I wanted to watch in the past but didn't have time or ppl to accompany with. Currently, the list includes

- おくりびと (Okuribito) - this is a must-watch for me. The Oscar-award winning movie that is set to touch the hearts of millions. It's great to see Japan's influence back in the video scene, Korean dramas are just quite crap, but it may be just me.
- 28 Weeks Later
- Final Fantasy VII Advent Children Uncut
- War of the Worlds
- Ip Man (actually while typing this I've already watched this, the movie was GREAT!)
- Hellsing OVA 6
- all of Hyori Lee's videos (HAHA!)

AUGUST
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August meant the kick start of the Premier League season. After undergoing drastic changes in the squads of big teams, the face of football was tossed again into the Russian Roulette. Hope Arsenal can win the league this season. Van Persie has been the Bergkamp in Arsenal's movement and having been involved in 7 goals and not getting one for himself is really quite suey. Hope he finds his luck soon.

Please don't screw up again =/

And of course the biggest thing in August for Singapore is definitely ... ... Qinci's birthday! That's right, it's on 9th August too. But I didn't have the chance to celebrate with her because she spent the day in Malaysia with her relatives. Too bad, next year then.

Wlau why you go M'sia???

Approaching the end of the month was the infamous exam period. After going through more than 10 years of tests and examinations, I can no longer motivate myself to be as enthusiastic as I used to for the sake of study. In addition to that, there was a sick report worth 20% of overall marks for AT-RE (a module of mine) that we had to rush through in just 1 week AND study for the examinations.

In the end, I channeled my energy into the report (WRONG MOVE!) and neglected studying for the exam. Yes, I paid the price. In the end, I have a huge feeling that I've flunked my Mech III (another module of mine). Pray for moderation...lol! But the other exams seem handle-able, and with other factors like practicals + tutorials, it may not be a lost cause. But...enough of exam talk, we are now in the season of vacations!

SEPTEMBER
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Woot...zoomed through the time-line and we've finally reached the present. By now, everyone's ecstatic about the end of exams and vacations undergoing. Unfortunately, FYP still lurks very prominently in our to-do-list and we have to make trips back to SP in almost everyday. Jon's holidays is basically chewed up by a 3-month attachment (WTH 3 months?!) and Wei Lun is waiting for posting after completing his BMT just a week ago. In short, we got Punk'd.

But being the Singaporeans that we are, we still can find time to enjoy the holidays. I mean, we still splurge on food even with the economy and all, right?

On 10 September, we went to celebrate Boon Tat's birthday, which actually happens on the 11th. After a vigorous voting period, Boon Tat decided Jack's Place in The Hereen. When our meals were done, the girls ordered a birthday cake for Boon Tat. Thanks for making my job easier =D.

Family Photo

And what have the holidays installed for me? Well, FYP is the frontrunner for highest in priority because SPINNOVEX (a technology convention by SP) evaluation is just around the corner.

On the flip side, other than the movies waiting for me to watch them, I've also amassed a number of games, mainly PC, to play as well as to give my 2 cents in my review. In the meantime, I've also started learning Tennis from Boon Tat and Zongyi but I've got the feeling they are not that interested in teaching me...but it may be just me again. Football has always been in my mind, hope Ken-they-all or ZongYi-they-all can find time to jio us to play agin... and that it doesn't rain!

If I have the time, I may upload a groundmove video of me soon probably here on this blog or on Facebook. Keep an eye out for that!

In recent weeks Arsenal have been going through a bad patch of the season (this early?!) losing 2-1 away to Manchester United -.- and then 4-2 away to Manchester City. Fuck Adebayor for being a big-ass, ungrateful jerk! On a positive note, Rosicky is back in the team and his influence is quite phenomenal. YAY!

How can this NOT be a red card?

These few days the internet has been a complete disaster. I started this post on 10 September and it's taking me 5 days to finish. Pages aren't loading as they should be and javascripts just end in void, which basically means I can't upload pictures. Glad I'm not the only one experiencing this problem. For more information on why your internet (Singnet only) is slow, visit here

Lastly, over the course of these 4 months being afb, I've gotten to know 2 incredible and legendary musicians through blindly-surfing YouTube.

1) Bobby Mcferrin -- A masterclass musician who specializes in the Acapella, Jazz & Classical genres. His rendition of the Ave Maria by Bach/Gounod is angelic. His concerts have never been planned, unlike most artistes who think of a schedule of what to do during a concert. So that means every musical act was though on the spot and unique, of course he had recycled some. The best thing about Mcferrin is that he IMPROVISES with accomplished artistes such as Richard Bona and Yo Yo Ma (you can look up on these 2 too), creating unrecorded music inventions on the spot. To improvise means to create and compliment, in this case music, with the partner(s) without any prior planning or rehearsal. To do that would need a immense amount to talent, knowledge and creativity. Ironically he doesn't know how to play any instuments or rather, the only instrument he know is his voice.

Bobby working his magic

2) KRS-One -- An acronym meaning Knowledge-Reign-Supreme-Over-Nearly-Everyone. KRS-One has been recognized as a founding member and one of the last Hip-Hop masters of our generation on Earth today. Hip-Hop is barely 50 years old and with lame yet uprising rappers like Lil' Wayne and Soulja Boy making T-R-A-S-H rap, which is by the way absolute garbage, it is presumed that Hip-Hop is dead, as said by Nas. In today's music, Hip-Hop is usually associated with Rap but the Rap music we keep hearing is always about niggas, hoes, guns, having stacks of cash and lyrics that either don't make sense or basically just bragging about their "success". Not to mention corporations that puppeteer these rappers just to make more money out of the mainstream music. KRS-One's take on Hip-Hop goes way back to when he first started out in 1973 in South Bronx in the USA. Intellectual, sick beats, lyrics that rhyme, old-school, and very prophetic, it's no wonder everyone calls him The Teacha. Listening to KRS-One raises your intellect, trust me on that. He is the embodiment of Hip-Hop!

The Teacha

A nice long post. I'll blog more if it weren't for the slow internet connections. Ironically Starhub users aren't experiencing this problem. And so for now it's Goodbye and SOUL'd OUT!

2009-05-31T03:12:00.006+08:00

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I has got to be honest..... I think my blog is the most interesting blog you'll ever read...

(continued)

.... is what I would like to finally admit if that were the truth.

Many people do NOT think much when they read blogs. So this post will make you (yeah YOU!) think quite abit. Don't worry, no gears will fall out of their place. Guess the rest of the 90% of the content while I post 10% only. There is no right or wrong answer, because everything comes from your mind.

... ... If Fuze is discontinued like he said, I think I'll settle for Clip ...

... really regretted not getting the tickets to the concert. But I'll still love your work...

... even then, do I have the right to regret when I didn't say "Hi" to her?...

...We live in a world where air-conditioning is not a privilege, but a necessity. Isn't this transition a little too ...

... but what is the real meaning of emo? to want and to not want attention while soul-searching at the same time?

...maybe I should try Tennis for a change, or rock-climbing...

... Shouldn't we focus more on the fact that we can enjoy our time together as a class rather than the money involved?...

... WHY IS SINGAPORE LACKING IN EVERYTHING??? >=O ...

Whew! What a long post. And so for now it's Goodbye and SOUL'd OUT!

2009-05-18T23:48:00.004+08:00

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Read the phrase backwards letter for letter... and you'll get...?

Pretty cool huh?

YouTube has advanced us beyond our imagination. So this time... I'll let YouTube do the talking. Hope you'll enjoy the 3 videos I've chosen

Video 1: Did You Know

It's a lil' bit outdated cos' it was made in November 2008. But the facts are still quite astonishing. The soundtrack that goes with it is very well chosen too.

Video 2: Future Technology of 2007

If you think the IPhone has become the summit of technology advancement, think again. The video justifies itself and remember: these products were announced near the end of 2007, so why the long wait even til' today? =/ But lucky for me, I had the chance to try out the handphone they showcased near the end of the video.

Video 3: Failblog.org (Watch in HD if you can)

Ok... this video is purely crap but I laughed til'' my stomach ached. WTF is the dog doing??!!

And that's all for today of Yu Ker's blabblings. Goodbye and SOUL'd OUT!

2009-05-06T01:00:00.000+08:00

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On April 20th 2009, most of us started our final year in polytechnic. Although it's hard to believe that 2 years have whizzed past us since our enrollment, it's hardly any doubt that there are mixed feelings of graduating ASAP and prolonging the happy days together.

One of the biggest transitions of coming to Year 3 is the mode of commute. Instead of sardine-packing myself into the trains, I've switched to the "comfort" of the noisy, jerky and rather snail-speed bus rides there and back again... or at least I'd planned to. A main reason would be that I've relocated my residence. So if I don't start accustoming myself to waking up even earlier, I might not be able to make it in time for the lessons.

In fact I should have done so since my 1st Year into SP, since bus concessions provide unlimited rides as opposed to the meagre 4 rides for MRT. The downsides would be getting up earlier in the morning and reaching home even later in the evening.... and the extra $4 in the price.

Right now in the 3rd week, all of us should have already formed some opinions about our new lecturers and tutors that are stuck with us (or more like we're stuck with them) for the rest of the semester. Although me being me, I don't have a negative perspective on any of them, I reckon some of them could have taken a better approach to their teaching. Sadly, the best lecturer by far is the one in charge of my GEMS.

In the recent response to the Swine Flu awareness, Singapore Polytechnic has decided to relive the SARS days all over again. Basically, the students are required to wear lanyards attached with our student passes and record temperatures via the system. Although it is up to our discretion to input our temperature without supervision, it also kind of defeats the purpose if we do become socially irresponsible and disregard informing the Sch of an increased temperature. I guess this is a risk that Singapore Polytechnic is willing to take and Singapore cannot afford to. Best wishes to everyone NOT to be infected by the Swine Flu and to those who already have, best of luck in your recovery.

And so for now it's Goodbye and SOUL'd OUT!

2009-04-15T02:00:00.014+08:00

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Dusting off these cobwebs and begin to "write" again. April is by far the most fun of the months of our holidays. But now that Facebook has pretty much overtaken the scene, blogging is starting to lose its interest value.

Just a thought, if Facebook had a blog function, it'll be the king of the websites.

But there are definitely highlights for the semester. The 1st would be the DBEN chalet.. although basically i just played the PS2 for like 70% of my time there, my 4-day-3-night duration was pretty much well spent.

On occasional days, it would be basketball... But I suck at it so it wasn't that much fun but still very enjoyable. By then most of the people are already in the post-BMT & post-A' Level-result mode, so it's easier to ask them out. Of course many of us are also stuck with ITP (e.g. Ryan, Vincent). Luckily I finished mine last year.

Next would be the Secondary School BBQ Gathering, which is on a note : shortage of invitees. But it was quite refreshing because friends I've haven't seen in like forever turned up. Pictures can be dug up in the album uploaded in Facebook.

Then I was asked to play in a football match which I didn't really like it 'cos I prefer playing street. But everything got so intense at the start that it made me realize how unfit I've become after being passive for such a long time and I needed to play at my maximum just to keep up.

12 April was Jonathan's birthday (yay!). But too bad I can't join them for the movie 'cos my Dad's birthday is on the 12th , so the family had Jap cuisine for dinner.... urgh, the calories!!

The recent K-dramas on television are a total bore. I can't believe my sister is keeping up with the episodes. My record lifespan watching K-dramas these days don't even exceed 2 minutes, which kind of contradicts the production scene in Korea or the selection choices by the Singapore Media since majority of the K-movies we've seen so far are quite nice. Maybe I'll dedicate the next post to what I DON'T like about the K-invasion.

Lastly, who doesn't like Chris Rock. In this video, Chris gives a brief overview about what it's like to be an African-American in the USA.

2009-01-26T10:56:00.001+08:00

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Back with reports on the CNY so far this year.

1st time in the bedded coach on the return train from Jerantut to Singapore, but it wasn't that comfortable. I guess that's what you get for 33RM.

So today fy, jon, wl, jos, ryan and me went to watch The Wedding Game starring Singapore's Golden Couple : Fann Wong and Christopher Lee. If I had to rate the movie NOT using stars, I guess the movie was nice. At least it was a good ode to the ongoing CNY festive mood. Really hope the real wedding (rumoured 09/09/09) would be broadcasted on nationwide television. HAHA!

Fy's family very hospitable... hope we are not a nusiance to them. But by today I was totally convinced that Wii is currently the MOST fun console out there right now. No need for explanations, try it out for yourself.

So more house visits for the weekends. And Happy Chinese New Year to all!!

And so for now it's Goodbye and SOUL'd OUT!

2009-01-14T00:04:00.002+08:00

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The winds are great! It's refreshing and constant.

I hope it stays like this 'til the end of the year =D

2008-12-31T21:18:00.004+08:00

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Hi everyone!

You know what would be a good way to sign off 2008? That's right, a blog post to wrap up the year.

Just a couple of days ago, I caught a short TV coverage of the Zoukout event that happened in Sentosa a few weeks ago. The clad-in-bikini-reporter was white so you know, the viewers get to hear more of the accent that they imitate.

Zoukout was basically a beach of white people sardine-packed to the max swaying left and right to the beat. If you glanced the whole scence, you'd only see white people. Now I haven't got a problem with white people don't get me wrong, but where are my fellow Singaporeans in this Singapore-held event? The best I saw was just a Malay in the background trying to be in the picture where the camera focused on.

But anyways, 2009 is coming so how do you plan to spend the last second of 2008?

Alot has happened since the start even though the same can be said every year. I guess one of the high points was the ITP for most, be it here in Singapore or overseas. Furthermore,I get to learn Japanese language officially. And cooking's become part of my life too.

Being introduced to the PS3 whenever I go Jonathan's crib. Winning Eleven 2008, Fifa 09, Unreal Tournament, Metal Gear Solid 4, Fifa Street 3 as well as the other features of the PS3.

And now that Dissidia : Final Fantasy is already out, it kinda serves as a fan service to the Square hopefuls of the Pre-FFXI era. So the Final Fantasies of I to X ended the year on a high note.

Of course we can't forget that many of our friends have ended JC life and the guys are sqeezing whatever last freedom they have before the army enlistment looming ahead.

A wonderful 365 days of 2008 well spent. From www.w-y-k.blogspot.com , Yu Ker wishes everyone 良いお年をお迎えください ! Best regards and so for now it's Goodbye and SOUL'd OUT!

2008-12-17T00:00:00.007+08:00

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Today, I had dinner with Qinci. I guess it was kind of fun...to be with her.

It's like I've known her a long time.. and she still just looks as attractive.

I guess the appearance just hovered above passing mark, but I'd give the taste a Distinction. In summary I look like a apple in a orange plantation.... meaning I look like a fool in there.

But the restaurant had a nice ambience suitable for dinners for any occasion. Friends, family, loved ones, business...etc.

And so for now, it's Goodbye and SOUL'd OUT!

2008-12-10T21:30:00.002+08:00

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OK! Just a quick recap on Xue Yong's Birthday last month...

He really got owned at this point.

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Alright today's sun was quite friendly so DBEN decided to go visit Sentosa for a relaxation therapy. Starting off with some beach soccer... which is super painful to the soles while running and the ball just kept ricocheting off the uneven sand dunes on the 'court'. But eventually we somehow 'won'.

After that, a short game of frisbee.

The skin blends well with the gravel.

You can obviously tell Michael(right) is super damn tired.

The rest of the day was just spending the afternoon in the waters. Playing water captain's ball... and finding a missing slipper, which we didn't. Swimming really drains the energy totally..and especially so since it's just 2 days ago I mad-rushed through 4 hours of soccer so the sore muscles still hadn't let up.

But on the overall, the afternoon was quite well spent.

The difference with flash and without flash.

Evening was even better when Shafiq led us to the tourist attractions in Sentosa. 1st to the Merlion where we got to see the "Founding of Singapura", and next to watch the play 'Songs of the Sea'... which premiered a few years ago but actually none of us watched it yet. The effects were good, at some points, like the multiple flame shots and the final fireworks near the end. The rest was just normal.

But it STILL should be called "Lee and Co.".

After that we went to Vivocity to watch Wild Child. Basically the content is just as the title states, a teenage blonde being naive, picky and bossy just because she is rich and white(?). In the end all goes well and she turns well-charactered. The ending just contradicts the content of the whole movie. There was nothing wrong with the screenplay and the acting, but neither were they anything special. The story could have been better written IMO. It's the kind of movie that doesn't deserve a second watching, but you'll love it the 1st time. I'm sorry I'm a stiff-upper-lip-critic.

For a moment I thought that girl was Amanda Bynes.

Ironically the funniest part of the theatre is the reminder to turn off the cellphone. Sad for the movie.

And that's it, the day faded to rest. Tin Fang sent everyone(?) home.

2008-12-02T08:15:00.009+08:00

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Yo! It's the 2nd day of December so you know what that means...

Recently, the JC students just got done with their A' Levels. The years at ITE are also going to come to a halt.

That leaves just us in the Polytechnics to live out our last 2 semesters. But this week has been heavily plagued by datelines for assignments as well as tests. If we survive this Friday, we'd probably be able to survive SARS again. C'mon just 1 more paper!!!

And everyone's looking forward to December. 1st of all, vacation. Who doesn't like having free time to themselves? But 3 weeks is really...IMO, not enough.

But one thing we should all remember to do is to spend quality time reading Manga, and that's one of the missions of today's post.

1) Ubel Blatt

Basically it's kind of like a mistranslation of "Evil Blade". But although the name sounds a wee bit childish, the content isn't anywhere similar. Rated 'M for mature audience, Evil Blade talks about a predicted calamity befalling upon a crumbling, war infested nation, held together just barely by the 7 heroes that unified the lands 20 years ago. In the midst of all the chaos, a half-breed rises to fulfill the prophecy of a hero to end all rife.... but is the story really that simple?

Catch "Ubel Blatt" at www.onemanga.com today!

2) Suzuka

The 167-chapter-long Manga is pretty much love oriented but unlike fantasy smooth sailing like, Suzuka feels more like a down to earth as well as a realistic magnifying glass on the perspectives of both the guy as well as the girl. Don't be surprised if the dialogue speaks exactly on the same wavelength as what you are thinking, because it hit 100% for me (If not why did I even bother including this in)..

Catch "Suzuka" at www.onemanga.com today!

Ok reality check.

This afternoon seemed pretty much weather-stable since even after 4 hours of dark clouds not a drizzle reach the lands. So at 4.50pm, just before stepping out of the door, it finally arrived, the sky cried. Yeah, what luck!

But I did manage to arrive there in time for the test. First of all, I flunked my oral. So that's a huge confidence-buster at the moment. And the written sections are filled with question marks and doubts and guesses that probably didn't went too far.

If I manage to get a 'Distinction' for Jap I this year, I'd treat my sensei out to lunch someday... for realz! OK! And so IM&IM is the last examinable test left for the term. Best wishes to everyone as well as to their holidays.

Oh yah I just remembered something: Since almost every blogger out there is using IMEEM, it isn't really difficult to find 2 IMEEM users when you blog hop right? But frequent blog-hoppers will know that 2 IMEEM embeds cannot be played together so as to avoid clashes of songs. Then wouldn't the second song be wasted? I guess the only person not facing this problem is still the Grand Master himslef .. Wee Loon.

Just some food for thought for the people out there:

-Instead of accepting Races why not just accept Racism?

And so for now it's Goodbye and SOUL'd OUT!

2008-11-11T00:11:00.010+08:00

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Yes. November 11. It's finally here... for you Xue Yong.

Today is YOUR Birthday. Just 18 years ago of today, I suppose I was sleeping, but you've just received your first breath of fresh air.

OK... too cheesy. But anyways, おたんぢょび . おめでとう . ございます.

But to be honest, DBEN wouldn't be the same if you weren't here. It'll be like the strawberry cake without the strawberry.

Alright! Too wordy also not good. Some pictures of the main man.

Left de.

Will anyone sit with him?

Of course! His girlfriend. At least 1 month le (Congrats!)

Shuai rite?

YEA! eh, if anyone is reading my blog and you know him can tell him come read this post? Dedicated to him leh... HAHA! sms him at 9689692_* (last number for you to guess, it's unsafe to reveal details on the net)
And so for now, it's Goodbye and SOUL'd OUT!

2008-10-27T14:22:00.006+08:00

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It's been a LOOONG time since I blogged.

Alot of things happened after coming back from overseas. Relationships start, walls broke, new teams are formed. At finally Chris Rock got his other special going on! "Kill the Messenger".

Yes ! Chris Rock has done it again.

3rd week into the semester but I still can't believe how much has went by since arriving into SP. Putting that aside, the modules pile up again. And although GEMS is a real stroll in the park, Engineering Design and RWP will kill me eventually.

Speaking of RWP(Report Writing and Presentation), the lecturer turned out to be my mentor in my Boy Scout days, Mr. Lam. It was 6 years ago since we said our goodbyes and right now we have a semester ahead of us in the same classroom again. Ain't this a small world? Turned out Norman was taught by him in the last semester too.

Yes, he still damn cool, calm and charismatic as he was 6 years ago.

Last Sunday, Ken called us out for (maybe) 1 last Soccer session before their inevitable A' Levels. So many people were there. But most importantly, I bumped into an old acquaintance ... OK I think he bumped into me first. Delbert... although I've somewhat forgotten his surname.

And its been 10 years. 10 YEARS !! You can only hear people say 10 years in dramas. But now that it's my turn in this real world (and at the end of the day you), the feeling is magical... It really is. Of course my impression of him wasn't that deep because we are as we were : acquaintances. But hey, it's never too late for a second start. Of course Soccer that day was wet blanket-ed by the rain.

And the last cherry on the top, was that Delbert was always in touch with a name I've not heard since the last day of PSLE.

Cai.

Hmmm.. makes this post look like a chapter from a 2nd grade storybook. Anyway, Cai and I have been the best of friend during those years when we thought uniforms MUST be tucked in. But in the end, Cai didn't move after all these years. To think I went to his house quite often back then.

Isn't life just a kick to the face? You're always wondering when or sifting out hours so that you can just meet those old pals again. Like as it they live in Cannes while you live in Prague but in fact, these long lost friends are just in your neighborhood.

But on the other hand, some friends you share some laughs with in the past won't even bother to say 'Hi' to you right now. And that's how More-Than-3-Years-Friendship is decided here in Singapore.

Ok just for the record that I make my posts too wordy ....

Here's a picture of me and Xue Yong in China.

This semester is definitely going to be very interesting. And so for now it's Goodbye and SOUL'd OUT!

2008-09-08T20:04:00.004+08:00

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Aha! Just now thought of something bloggable while walking through the after-sun streets of 長春, but first....

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO KRIS XIE JIA HUI !!! CONGRATZ FOR TURNING 18 TODAY!!

haha...ok now where was I...?

If only I had half of Wee Loon's creativity, I'd make a sizzling start to every post from now on. But today, I saw something I really shouldn't... and I wish now that I hadn't. Hmmm, guess what it is.
For me, there are 2 aspects of our life we face pretty much everyday: [The Reality] and [The Pseudo-]

In [The Reality], facts happen, people change, relationships start/evolve/end. Simple to understand, but at some point in time, difficult to accept or handle. This is where [The Pseudo-] kicks in. Basically it's how we, deal with these reality happenings. Some choose to run away, some choose to accept what it is, while the rest just live on like it never happened. We create these 'facts' to lie to ourselves that everything should be going alright.

If life were to be looked at a business-sense point of view. A person starts being a businessperson at the age of probably 7 (Primary 1). Just that these businesspeople don't sell anything much, they buy.

And what do they buy? Insurance policies. That's right, everybody in this world is buying insurance policies so that they can plan their 2 - 4 years ahead of them. Insurance policies that mean friendship and love. If you spend enough "money", your insurance policy would probably pay off immediately.

The "money" I'm talking about is your time, heart and the real currency. Using this "money" wisely will allow you to have more stable as well as life-lasting insurance policies in your Life File. You see, relationships are hard to maintain purely on a one-time payment. You've got to give out those daily ~ annual installments everyday if you want that insurance policy to continue. Similarly, using this "money" unwisely or finding the wrong "insurance company" will ultimately lead to your downfall.

Today I did a small test, I put my "money" investment to all insurance policies to ZERO(0). In the end, you can guess my returns for today.

More updates coming soon on www.w-y-k.blogspot.com! And so for now it's Goodbye and SOUL'd OUT!

2008-08-31T22:50:00.003+08:00

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I promise I'm doing my best to update about my ITP in ChangChun, China. Patience is key!

It's official, I've forgotten how to blog.

I've forgotten how to rant about something like it'll affect the economy in the next few days, how to rate a show if it's quality or popular for nothing, how to decide if a song is good because of the beat or because of the singer, how to decide what food is really delicious, how to decide what choice of clothes will fit well into the crowd, how to judge a person... ... etc.

Basically, I've lost my 5 senses.

Is it a blessing? or a curse? ..

And so for now it's Goodbye and SOUL'd OUT!

2008-08-27T22:50:00.007+08:00

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Well I'd never thought I'd put up a Korean song at my blog, but BoA's [Waiting] is absolutely too good to resist!

Trying out Tiong Bahru's hotpot de place with HuiShan(left) , Liying and Michael. Life! gave the place a very good rating, but forgot the name of the place already... located behind Sakae Sushi. Food + service here are cheap and good! =D

*note: the best combination was the kimchi base and beef course.

Not a bad ghastly ghostly effect.

Aaahh ~ tired at last...

One last paper before I prepare to take flight. Although I'll not be here in Singapore, remember to check your spelling mistakes and grammatical errors ok? HAHAHA..

Haven't 'write' for a long time le, so I'll blog about the odyssey to China in novel-style...daily(i hope)

And so for now it's Goodbye and SOUL'd OUT!

2008-08-13T09:23:00.004+08:00

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A few days earlier, DBEN had another class outing again.

The ones going overseas after August.

And here are some of the pictures of dissecting a frog Mr Adrian Elangovan demonstrated

Whee !

And so for now it's Goodbye and SOUL'd OUT!

2008-08-12T00:01:00.001+08:00

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And amidst all that, after weeks of not blogging, my subsequent post was instead helping Celeste do a chain something...thing.

But today I went out with Qinci and Hui Jia (yay!).But long story short,we walked around Bugis, read a book and lastly went to her place. Even though the place isn't big, however thus, the warmth of the family can be felt anywhere.

Watching the Olympics, hopping Xiaxue's and Dawn Yang's blog and reading magazines aloud. At least my Mandarin/Chinese is still kept in check, although Qinci's fluency is 10x better than mine. Although lame.. but fun.

HAHAHA! forget camera, but... as long the memory is up there, these words here can serve as the key to unlocking the reminiscing doors. =D

Lastly, bumped into Jenny again at the same spot on the way home. This time, she inspired me, thanks!

2008-08-11T23:01:00.005+08:00

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The craziest thing I have done for love is..

buying her a life-size Winnie the Pooh

Catch Wall-E in cinemas from 28 August 2008.

Originator blog: http://matthew-zachary.blogspot.com

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2008-07-24T01:40:00.002+08:00

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The end of the semester is nearing, which also means more tests and examinations.

tiresome

Complimenting with the recent rains in the mornings, its all too gloomy, cold and depressing. I need the sun! ... and my tan.

pale

National Day is around the corner leh. But we all know what's more important than National Day. That's ... ... Qinci's Bdae!!! And soon, I won't be here anymore. HAHAHA.. at least there's something else to look forward too.

anticipation

And so for now, It's Goodbye and SOUL'd OUT!

_じゃまた!_

2008-07-14T21:58:00.004+08:00

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But for now, I can only think of one wish : for her parents to allow her to go OITP.

Thank you to all & Happy Birthday to me!

2008-07-10T23:37:00.013+08:00

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Its been a long time since I visited my own blog. Then I realized I didn't blog for a long time since June 18.

Actually the real reason was I didn't click 'publish post' ...but o well.

Coming this September, I'll be leaving for China for my attachment programme, along with my a handful of my classmates. 6 weeks. It's weird... because I always thought my first overseas trip with my friends will be with the people with 4F.

Then I thought of DBEN too. It's weird because I'll meet them again tomorrow anyways, pause and think about it.

-Does DBEN have kind people? : yes
-Does DBEN have rich people? : yes
-Does DBEN have gentlemen? : yes
-Does DBEN have lame people? : yes
-Does DBEN have funny people? : yes
-Does DBEN have cool people? : yes
-Does DBEN have eye candies? : yes
-Does DBEN have clever people? : yes
-Does DBEN have martial artists? : yes
-Does DBEN have computer experts? : yes
-Does DBEN have smokers? : NO

Maybe purely by luck, I've landed myself into probably one of the best classes in SP. Thank you. Next stop --> Changchun.

My class de girls. =)

2008-07-08T00:24:00.002+08:00

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tests, tests, and more TESTS! ... ... ...but luckily most of them are already over.

2008-06-18T21:39:00.000+08:00

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Day 2 of CommunicAsia fair.

The Samsung booth is just beside LG's... whoo! it's gonna be a HUGE battle. Both sides used the hot babes tactics, but Samsung got the upper hand today with a dance event for a moment.

But the best one I thought was the video presentation of Japanese company Docomo. Promised to be within this decade, the introduced technology was definitely something we can only see in the movies. But they already have it! OMG!

And Japan recently unveiled the new ULTRA HD-TV resolution amounting up to 4500 MEGAPIXELS!!. If you thought HD was the twilight of technology advancement, we're only seeing the tip if the iceberg.

Japan will definitely and surely DOMINATE the world's technology for the oncoming years. Not even USA is anywhere near Nippon! BANZAI..

CGOverdrive had an interesting art gallery . I only took the interesting ones.

Title: the rabbit's heaven

Title: harmless danger

Title: iraishaimase!

Title : Stay!

More updating of the fair in the coming days.. =D

Qn - Have you ever had that idea you have for a long time, but when you've done it and the moment you've reached home you'd start to regret it? I had.

Goodbye and SOUL'd OUT!

2008-06-14T12:50:00.000+08:00

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DBEN Class outing. Basically :

1) Movie
2) Eat
3) Slack
4) Home.

Like every class outing in Singapore has this format only. Can't we think out of the box ?!

This moment was taken when Me, Jon and Wei Lun went to watch a Marvel Movie. Fe_Man. If you remember how the bridge looked like from Suntec to CityLink... this WAS what's left back then.

And on the other day with another Jon, we went to watch the other Marvel Movie. [The Incredible Hulk] shld be changed to [The Predictable Hulk]. Everything you're expecting about the storyline reflect back to you just like a mirror. But I still cannot shake off the 'Lord of the Rings' feeling whenever I watch Liv Tyler.

And can we just go to Fish and Co. next time ? =D

Singing the Happy Birthday Song™

This guy shuai rite? His name is Ng Zong Yi... and he's our 大哥大... ok lame. Although that day wasn't his real birthday, we still wish him well. Don't worry, Boon Tat will always be watching behind you.

And so for now it's Goodbye and SOUL'd OUT!

2008-06-10T23:34:00.000+08:00

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In just 1 day walking around Orchard with JY2. I saw Hui Shan, Pebble, Wei Sum, Hui Shan, Hui Jia, Chen Hanwei, Wei Lynn, Yen Leng, Sharol and Park Ji Sun. =)

2008-06-04T01:41:00.000+08:00

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Term 1 was packed with studying and ending on a high note with a week of tests =.= CAD, Jap, Thermofluids and lastly Mathematics.

Gerrie has gone. Best wishes in Perth. If you want, call me and I'll ask my cousin to help you with anything there.

And it's the study break for us in SP. But I think we'll most likely be starting to study during the last week. 5 more papers to start Term 2.

AAAH! Everything is moving so fast! What about the class outing?

2008-05-11T19:18:00.000+08:00

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Hmm... I haven't blogged in May yet.

Went to watch 'What Happens in Vegas' on Friday with the class girls + Tin Fang and Michael. Not really a good movie.. but not really a bad movie. Then after saying bye bye to Mei Shan and Ji Xu, the 4 of us went to Coffee Club to chat the night off. We said quite alot of stuffs. =D

I need to stop shaking my hand when I'm taking pictures with my phone.

Mud Cherry Pie... recommended to be shared with 2 or more people.

And today after walking 3 hours around Orchard Road, I rested by fountain infront of Taka. And just behind me, JUST RIGHT BEHIND ME.. Manjusri High had their fund-raising event going on.

wow... lucky me.

This is the model for the new school.

Not bad right? The front looks like JC inspired. I hope there are people there that remember who I am when I visit the school.

Oh Yah! I finally got my haircut.

2008-04-25T14:32:00.000+08:00

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After lessons, Helmi, Shafiq, Jonathan and I went pool.

haha unrelated picture

Equation of the day : Vergence, V = 1/r
r = radius taking wavefront as circumference.

Then at evening, caught Forbidden Kingdom with Edwin, Norman, Chee Yang, Russell, Patrick and Hakim. The movie is so lame that the few points worth watching it are that they chose the right actresses. Otherwise, it's a rojak story. Budden... haha..not bad lah.

2008-04-16T17:33:00.000+08:00

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No pictures for the post(AGAIN!)...

Just a couple of days into Year 2 and the notes start piling up the stacks.

E-learning week is being abolished from SP's calender starting this term. To compensate, SP has added another week of vacation after MST.

Including GEMS + foreign language, I have a total of 9 (yes...nine !!) modules this semester. MST-ing week starts during week 7. 1st week of lessons is of course, duh, introductory to the course and just get the notes can kia liao. The same applies to those that start at week 2 when its alternating weeks. So in succession, 2 weeks are not put to full effective use to teach the modules.

Monday : 9am - 5pm
Tuesday : 8.30am - 9pm <<----------- gg-fied -_-
Wednesday : 8am - 3pm
Thursday : 10am - 6pm

But luckily Friday is the only day I''ve kept untouched as it means going home at 1pm. Seems pathetic right?

I'll be studious soon. I need to recall what I've studied for last year Mechanics I, E-Maths I, Thermofluids I. And optics.. OMG.. Germaine, I wonder how u survive your Year 1. Actually okay lah, it's the tutor's accent that makes me wonder what she's talking sometimes. Otherwise, it's not too far from what Mr Gui taught.

My GPA for this semester ... hope can maintain or improve bah!!!

2008-04-14T14:44:00.000+08:00

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1 more day 'til the term starts. I wonder if I can revert to studying mode. Hope the modules not difficult to understand

Tedja said my shuttle run timing was 8.8 seconds. One day I'll go back MJR check again LOL!

And Qinci said I look indecent with my long hair !!!!! ... hahahaha , wah lau.

=D

The LAME KING ... is coming back ||

2008-04-04T21:54:00.000+08:00

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The world is unfair. To you and/or me. The rich get richer and the poor pretty much stay the same. One moment you are at the top of the world, the next in the lowest of slums.

It's a dog eat dog world once you step out of your door. In work, there will be backstabbers, using you as a stepping stone to climb up ladders. In groups, there will be groupmates that prove to be more of hindrance than of help. Thieving sides of people will surface when the perfect scenario is set coincidentally. I .. for one, have been the victim in recent times.

That is why, we all need a religion to help calm our souls and believe that the proper and just values are re-instilled in us once more. Be it Christianity, Buddhism, Islam, etc. ... If you minus away the rites that they conduct, you'll be left with the same morals altogether, so why argue which God is correct?

But ! .. if you do take up a religion, it is you, and only YOU who benefit from the teachings and stories that religion have to offer... NOT THE BACKSTABBING COLLEAGUES, HINDERING GROUPMATES OR THIEVES THAT STILL EXIST THERE. No matter the zenith of your understanding of a set of beliefs, a gunshot will still take a life away, racism be rife in the areas of the globe where people just refuse to be colour-blind and corruption existing within authorities.

If all events can be classified under 3 stages : prevent, cure and forgive, we'd often find ourselves at stages 2 and 3. Where most religion no doubt teach us to be benevolent and that the future is what we should look forward to. Where our parents teach us not to cry over spilled milk and pushing the blame would take us nowhere. But what happened to stage 1?

For I need not further elaborate, as prevention is better than cure.

Therefore, it is pointless to forgive. As it does not erase the fact that it happened. The loss of your loved ones or your belongings. Example : I may forgive that thief that struck. But that doesn't mean that he will mend his ways or return what he has stolen.

Let God touch the ones who have been clouded by desires, for he needs not of the false wealth that seeks, but the love of the Big Guy himself. But it'll not take place today, tomorrow or the day after and the day after that and the day after that... because the Big Guy is omnipresent yet not there. S/He interferes the human realm by sparking events that will lead the final result. Does that mean that those who get the bad endings are also planned by the Big Guy too? No.. it's because s/he does not have religion in his/her heart.

But then again shouldn't the Big Guy be unbiased in his/her judgment? Not choose who shall or shan't receive? Equal benevolence towards every living being? I believe all bad and good happenings will strike a balance, but the equation will also be affected by karma, as retribution is the byproduct. But then again, that is what I believe.

2008-03-29T12:12:00.000+08:00

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woah! It's been weeks since I blogged. Last week had a DBEN chalet with ... DBEN! YAY ~ The great thing about joining DBEN in 2007 is that we do not branch out to specialize in anything in our 3 years in SP. So that means, we get to stay in the same class ! =D ... ... But that also means, we get to stay in the same class! D= . Starting 2008, DBEN's year twos need to choose their routes under the revised course. WE ARE THE LAST OF OUR KIND!!

Anyways, the bulk of us met in Pasir Ris MRT by... 4PM. Then we took the shuttle bus(meant for Downtown East Chalet) to Aloha Loyang. HAHAHA! The uncle horned at us for bluffing his feelings... lol.

Kill time by playing card games. More than 4 decks of Poker Cards and a Barbie™ UNO deck were brought.

So by the time we all settled down at our bungalow and rested enough, it's already time for BBQ! Jonathan's side was still at Tampines Mall to.. shop I think? But the wire mesh was still with them, and we, over here at the chalet already started the fire.

I think they just want to see something burn lah. An hour later, one and a half bags of charcoal were used and still the wire mesh wasn't here.

Then Radz received a call saying Jonathan's lorry met with an accident(yes he was driving). We were all shocked .. .. =O

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Menwhile, the girls + Khairi were preparing the foodstuffs in the kitchen (WE HAVE A KITCHEN?!)

The mix of the syrup was absolutely PERFECT! Thanks Hui Shan.

I'd prefer pineapple rice... but o well~

Jonathan, Tin Fang, Alex and Michael finally arrived! YAY, they escaped the accident and we can finally start BBQ-ing. The chefs were me, Zongyi and Xue Yong. The variety wasn't that large, but for $20 it wasn't bad. The unusual foods were garlic bread [ ??? ] and stingray. HAHA! No offence but I think the 4F one was more delicious. =DDD

What's with Zongyi's look lah ..

OMG! The cat is looking for free food! Boon Tat soft-hearted.

oH?! no one interested in Mahjong? rare sight ...

hahaha ! how can have nobody de ? Mahjong's so addictive.

Everyone rented a bicycle for night cycling later at midnight. All the way to Changi Beach. I guess the organizers really planned this chalet well. LOL! In the meantime, let's BBQ some more !

" err .. wad I do now ? "

I does not play Mahjong, so I played chess! =)

This is the classic look of surprised people caught by the paparazzi.

Victory | | =.= V

One day, Mahjong will be a multicultural activity. ha ha ha !

Basically, thats how the hours went by since dusk. Mahjong ... pengkang ... TV ... cards ... chat ... Mahjong ... pengkang ... TV ... cards... chat ... Mahjong ... ... Then me and Helmi went to White Sands to check about the PSP TV cable. Long story short, it's the television's fault for having only yellow, red and white outputs. Can you imagine how many movie hours are wasted just like that? 0.0 But we still get to see VINCENT AOW! on his last day at Sakae Sushi =DD

Everyone's quite happy with the Chalet.. so far. And next on the list was night cycling with the class. In the end, myself, Tin Fang and Jonathan stayed back to look after the chalet. So for more stories of this chalet , visit this blog ---> here .Thanks to Helmi and Shafiq for praying the safety of everyone.

whee ~

So they cycled to Changi Beach. Big deal! Jonathan fetched me and tinfang there with his lorry to meet up with them. YAY! Over there...

On the way to rest up at the coffee shop nearby.

Yep! You can sense the tireness in almost everyone. Night cycling at 2 AM in the morning, who wouldn't feel beat? .. .... ... .. Answer : Tin Fang , Jonathan and me. LOL!

I guess this stall was still open just for night cyclists that eventually end up and Changi Beach.

ok maybe he's tired.

Poser cat.

HAHA Everyone was too tired to cycle back, except Helmi, Shafiq, Gilchrist and Michael, the rest of us hitched a ride in the lorry. NOTE : IF ANY OFFICERS ARE READING THIS BLOG WE MAY BE IN TROUBLE FOR PUTTING PEOPLE IN THE CARGO AREA.

And the worst of our imagination came alive. Spotting some blue + red lights far ahead, we were scared stiff when we saw the police setting up roadblocks at the other side of the road. SUPER HENG. If you were the police would you stop this driver ?!

But let us all put that behind us... since it's already over. HAHA! Safe and sound back at the chalet, we all do what we did best... slack!

And if you didn't think it was possible, we slacked all the way til Day 2 in the morning.

Holidays are at the same category as drugs. We even watched 早安您好 featuring elderly reliving their glory days. THAT'S.... the definition of lame.

While the others were away, me and Alex went exploring the area.. psssh! at DAY 2!! We went to visit the guys taking a morning swim.

I don't think they even hired a lifeguard at all lah... ITS SO OBVIOUS!

Not bad right? .. the pool. But I didn't bring my swimming gear. =(

We even found a amusment maze.. or a-maze-ment, nearby.

Hey! I can still fit through.

OMG! my soles so black.

There should be like 5 times more balls than this

The rules and regulations board says the place is for "for kids age 6-12".

Table soccer ? let's just stick to the real thing til we get old. And the exchange machine is spoilt lah. Wads the point of the arcade. LOL!

I'm definitely going to do foot reflexology in the morning. I feel healthier already!

Eh.. 1 round not easy ok?

Identify which spots affect which part of your body.. IT'S INCREDIBLE! Click the pictures to enlarge.

The morning view of the beach was quite pleasant... but not the waters. I guess that's the only aspect tourism attraction can never improve on.

♪ "To the left.. to the left ~ " ♪

Those who still think I haven't put on weight look carefully.

Does this mean the sea overflooded the drainage pipes? HAHAHA!

After all that morning works, I went home. 1st to TPJC to pass the ball to Ken. There I met Heok Tao. HAHAHA.. seems like his class was quite nice.

Bus-Eye View.. guess where this place is.

Then, home. To prepare for Chanbara later. Ironically I overslept through the evening, so I went back to the chalet instead.

Apparently, I was at the sunset of their 2nd BBQ. Most of the "usually- 华语 -speaking guys didn't turn up after leaving in the morning. O-well.. But Michael cut the apples really nicely, that's a plus.

is that alcohol at the far left ?! haha... can't even taste the alcohol lor.. waste

And guess what we did for the night... CLEANING UP! If anyone ever marries one of the girls from my class, count yourself lucky for having a cleanliness-conscientious spouse. Great job on the clean-up. But... sad I didn't take the pictures =((

Then.. all of us went to monopoly-ing.

Negotiations in order

Relax Helmi, it's not real money.

Basically, Helmi owned the board too much until everyone ganged up against him... and still lose. HAHA! Monopoly makes people angry. Hmmm..

This guy was camouflaging so well that I didn't notice the football hit him. HAHA. Anyone wan to kiss it?

By night, we went nightwalk. What for lah... ? We just walked up to the end and back and guess where we ended up? at Downtown East's Mcdonald's.

No pictures on Day 3. Basically we all (maybe only me) woke up at 12 PM after a night's rest and waited for Radzif's dad to officially close the chalet. Oh yah.. and we played that stupid game. HAHA! one day I'll teach you all. Thanks Shafiq. =DD

All in all a fun chalet, although we weren't recreational enough as a group. Maybe I'll challenge myself not to go home during chalets after this. So on this final note.

-THANK YOU Radzif for sparking and planning the chalet.
-THANK YOU Hui Shan for being the boss... and for the fruit punch.
-THANK YOU Tin Fang for your lorry + Mahjong table
-THANK YOU Shafiq, Helmi and Gilchrist for every laughs
-THANK YOU Xue Yong for the Mahjong tiles
-THANK YOU to everyone who turned up

and lastly.... a BIG BIG BIG THANK YOU to...

Mr. Jonathan Leong !!

For all that fetching and troublesome demands but you still accepted it all like a gentleman. And for the breakfast for 2 days (along with Radzif) for everyone. I'll definitely repay you de. He doesn't look like it.. but he's a year older than the 1990-babies.

For another account of the chalet, visit Hui Shan's blog here for covering the holes I've missed on the storyboard. Her blog is very nice =)

Oh yah... how come no group photos arh? hahaha~

Lastly, for now.. it's Goodbye and SOUL'd OUT!

2008-03-18T11:26:00.000+08:00

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We missed Step Up 2 cos' the tickets were sold out! So we went watching Horton instead and Horton is SUPER FUNNY LAH!!

I think if anyone wants a good laugh this month go and watch Horton ... sure won't disappoint.

Anyone want to watch Rule#1 wif me? >=D

Den I dozed off back home infront of the TV.

2008-03-06T15:30:00.000+08:00

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Final score : AC Milano [0 - 2] F.C Arsenal

I almost forgot about this, but it's a result that all Arsenal fans can take massive pride in. Arsenal won The Rosseneri at the San Siro in the dying minutes with a 40 yard screamer by C.Fabregas

and a simple tap-in by E.Adebayor to clinch them a place in the last eight. This makes them the only English team to win both Milan teams at their home ground. A 1-5 mauling to Inter in 2004 and 0-2 victory to their neighbours this morning. And yes... like all big games over the years, the referee was completely clueless when his composure was lost at the lightning paced game. POOR decisions!

Did anyone look at Theo Walcott's speed in that second goal? His speed is godlike. That's why it's called 'Godspeed'. But anyways G.Clichy should have been Man-of-the-Match... I feel.

YEA! THAT'S RIGHT MAN UNITED! WE WON 2 NIL, THAT'S DOUBLE OF WHAT YOU HAD AGAINST LYON!....O.O V ... nah just kidding, great job United. Somehow I sense a Champion's League clash between Arsenal and Man United.

2008-03-04T18:03:00.000+08:00

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The difference in points between Arsenal and Manchester United is just 65-64 = 1. It's like deja vu again back to last season in the Spanish League. My guess was Sevilla to overtake Real Madrid and Barcelona from 3rd place to 1st. But duh.. I was wrong.

Maybe this time Chelsea will overtake both Arsenal and United 10 games later. LOL, but we all know its going to be ...

ARSENAL!

that's gonna win the league =))

HAHAHA! Let's hope so...

2008-03-02T18:37:00.001+08:00

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Claron's still super funny and CRAP! =DD

2008-03-01T15:30:00.000+08:00

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blogging on 29 February 2008

This year's leap year, I went over to Qinci's place... after a turn of many events. Her family is very friendly and warm, so.... .. envious. Anyway,

ALL THE BEST TO QINCI FOR MONDAY, TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY!!

on the way home.. I bumped into Jenny. It's so fate lah! I was stopping to tie my shoelace while cycling back.

And so for now, it's Goodbye and SOUL'd OUT!

2008-02-27T15:07:00.000+08:00

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It's my 100th post ! Whee ~ ~

Yesterday, I went with Vincent and Norman to the gym at Bedok. Thanks to CZ for pointing out the direction! =DD. Vincent was late, so Norman and I started off at the fitness corner doing some basic exercises like sit-ups and lifting the log... although actually I was the only one doing it... ahahaha. But what's really fun about exercising with friends is chatting rather than the exercises, it kinds of let you forget about the pain and heat. Vincent showed up later in around 11. The gym was quite packed. And the worst thing is it's air-conditioned.

Maybe it's me but I'm one of the endangered people who think that air-conditioning is never good for the health. I'd rather choose the sun and open air than being in an enclosed room breathing in the carbon dioxide of many other people.

Gyms should be cool and well-ventilated. Otherwise, what's the point of sweating it out in a cold room? Z E R O! But anyways, we started doing some chest and abdomen exercises. I don't quite like the gym-ed up muscle packed body, so I started off with light-weights instead. Heavy-weights will only increase the tension which builds muscle which also make you look wider and heavier.. get it? So there's no point impressing anyone starting with 50-60 KG of weights thinking that's the minimum of your capacity. But I went to the gym after all just to lose weight..my body is in a wreck.. =//

Ironically, after an hour the 3 of us went to have out lunch.I think Norman starts liking the gym? While Norman headed home, Vincent and I went talking about those days back then. Hard to imagine it's already a year since we all graduated. Actually, I've stopped trying to think about the past since moving on from Sec 2... if you know what I mean..

After bidding our goodbyes, I went over to TPJC to raid their school! WAHAHA!!~
No lah ... Kor Lin asked me over for some street-football. Although TPJC lacked a real street-football court, it's really fun using the wider area that can accommodate more people which = more fun ! They had some pretty decent players there. Soon, more familiar faces showed up, Jian Zhi, Fikri, Tedja, Ken, Norwin and Kai Fan. And an hour later, I met with someone I expected to bump into eventually... YEW YEE!! a.k.a Fishy. HAHAHA.. her hair is so short now.. lols... but she was having basketball training, so I tried not to hold her up for too long.

TPJC has a 'relac corner' in their vicinity. I guess that's quite strategically clever.

It's not hard to imagine what school life would be in TPJC... basically, it seems like a fun-loving school, not lacking of games and sport.

But even after trying out so many sports in my life 'til now, I think it only boils down to Football and Basketball. But both have their own beauty and flaws. I can't pick between the both of them....THEY ARE REALLY FUN! But in the end, the sport I chose was neither of the 2. I chose Sport Chanbara.. ahahaha ~.

Maybe it's not really publicly well-known and accepted, or maybe it's not the interest of many at all. But Chanbara is one of the branches out of Kenjutsu (剣術). If read word for word, 'Ken-' means sword, which in most cases means the Katana sword, and '-jutsu' meaning the techniques. So Kenjutsu means sword techniques. Then by now some may be confusing and superimposing with Kendo (剣道), in which '-do' means principle or way. So Kendo means way of the sword. So where does Chanbara come in the picture? In the 21th century, no one will be walking around with a Katana by their waistbelts. So to preserve the honour and techniques in Kenjutsu, they have developed it into a sport named 'Chanbara' which uses helmets and padded weapons but still requires the art and knowledge of the Samurai beliefs, and it's happening today as an activity! That.. is my CCA.

Today was a session of Chanbara. Maybe long swords or night classes aren't very much popular with the people in Singapore. Only 6 of us turned up. I guess the JC people are busy studying for their upcoming block tests.

"JIA YOU TO EVERYONE IN JC!! By the end of this year you'll have your A-Level Cert le! So endure and fight on!! =DD"

Anyways.. Sir Dave started teaching the 9-stroke cut set. We were quite confused at first(at least I was) but later we all got the hang of it. The 9-stroke cut set is also quite useful in sparring but i think the movement will probably eat up more time rather than bringing the sword down. Then it was freestyle sparring. Fahmi was lenient... really lenient. But sparring with him makes you feel quite relaxed on the overall so the emphasis was on learning rather than to survive. I'd call him a 'friendster' because he's quite friendly when it comes to sparring. Radzif was probably the total opposite tonight. He was very scary and serious..., a chiongster, but it's these kinds of opposition that forces you to think and react in a split second. Probably the sessions these few weeks aren't as effective and energetic as it should be, so it kind of serves as a reminder of what a real-life situation such as sparring feels like although everything around us is already as real-life as it is..Therefore, its the original way to improve by leaps and bounds. It also raised the morale in the Chambara camp. Thanks Radzif! =))

OK! And so for now it's Goodbye and SOUL'd OUT!

2008-02-24T10:46:00.000+08:00

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This is my 99th post for this blog. YAY!

There are 2 kinds of personal bloggers.

A) Bloggers that blog about their life.
B) Bloggers that blog about life.

I belong to B. Naturally (B) would be more boring because laughs will not pop up that often.

Last Friday(was it?), Jy2, Tootz and me went to pay a visit to Zhi Xiang. Tsu Ting was late... as usual =)) Zhi Xiang has gotten taller !! LOL. Now I'm considered short for 18 years old being 1.72m. Anyways we went backyard to look at his koi. It wasn't as impressive as it was back then when I was Primary 6. But they were very healthy and lively. If only Edwin were here, then the 3 of us would have a great chance to catch up on old times =D. Afterwards, probably for the 1st time in 3 years, Zhi Xiang let us have a look at his second floor, Particularly the theater room. We even caught an Elvis Presley album in the stacks. I thought Tsu Ting was quite attractive that day... HAHA!! And paired with Jy2, they were pure comedy. LOLOLOL!! She left early for lessons at 2 and probably be keeping that 'being late reputation'. The 3 of us had pizza for dinner at 6 after more chatting. Zhi Xiang is a very good host when he's commanding the house. Thanks! XDDD

haha... abit lame

Hmmmmm... I'm 18 already...=/

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I didn't become someone else until I became someone else. Being on a bicycle on the roads opens up another vision. I didn't really notice there were so many cyclists until I became one. The feeling was cautious yet arrogant. Y'all should try it someday...

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Last night, Qinci said many things I wouldn't have imagined she'd mentioned. I really didn't know how to answer her. There are times when your friends pour their troubles on you, you feel that you're expected to give an answer, or a suggestion. But actually, they might just want a listening ear after all. But this listening ear gives utmost priority to Miss Tan Qinci. If you ever need a companion for comfort, just send a pigeon to look for me and I'll be there as fast as I can. =DD.

I wonder how Jia Ying and Gan Pin are doing these..

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And so for now.. it's Goodbye and SOUL'd OUT!

HAHA!! I found this picture after so many months! There's meaning behind this picture.. guess what it is!

2008-02-13T08:42:00.000+08:00

[Pathways Split Eventually]

YO! I give up talking on my top 10 games already lah. hahaha ~. Over the years certain bloggers have become famous overnight and are given the limelight, sometimes for the right reasons, and sometimes not. So if you want to succeed in blogging and I really mean SUCCEED, not only must your blog be original (not backgrounds chosen from blogskin.com), full of pictures of your wonderful life, you must also have a photogenic face so that fanclubs will pop up one by one.

SO WHY WEE LOON IS STILL NOT FAMOUS YET ?!!

Hahaha... sorry for using your name. But so far the females have taken the lead in this race. The content is nothing lah! You can find similar blogging styles in many other bloggers. So the attracting points are her seemingly rich and exciting life and most importantly the face. Nevermind if you've gone under the knife, your fans will still like you. I mean that's what fans are right? No matter what their idols do they'll still close an eye and love them.

Haix..everything in the media(except the news) are just facades and packages. But too bad, there's another side to the story that is...us =DD.

Everyone is getting a girlfriend ... ... ... and the girls getting a boyfriend. Then someone says "Eh, Yu Ker go find a girlfriend lah!" Is that what love is about? Searching someone as if like it's a job? But like what reality always do dashing our ideals, that's the way many couples start. Personality can take the second seat when you first look at the figure and the face. Shut up if you want to say "...then go find an ugly one lah" HAHA XD

But I don't have anyone I like so far... I don't think it'll happen soon either.

PS. I Love You

..... looks like an interesting movie! Anyone want to go watch it sometime? HAR~HAR~HAR~HAR. Ok! Chanbara in the next 2 hours.

New games for my PSP! LOL... looks like they can last me 'til the year ends.

2008-02-08T08:08:00.000+08:00

[ Size Matters ? ]

Ok.. this post is totally unrelated to the preview I gave previously, but check this out when I was in Malaysia a couple of days ago. Follow the instructions...

Step 1 : Clench your fist and stretch your arm out (DO IT! .. lols)

Now... scroll down to see something probably you won't get to see here in Singapore.

Have you ever seen a pau bigger than your fist ?!

And so for now, it's Goodbye and SOUL'D OUT!

Chinese Akemashite Omedetou Gouzaimasu !!

2008-01-24T15:59:00.000+08:00

[ Script-perfect ]

Is it normal to be blogging twice a day? I guess not...but I still will.

I didn't turn up today. Infrared waves missed my HP. So they called.. hahaha. But I had to study for tomorrow's paper. But the most important reason was ... I was eating when they called. LOL! Suminasen. I know my studies noob lah ~ ~.

I bet Sharol planned it. I wonder who else turned up .. besides Jenny, Sharol, Jy2 and Ryan. Did the birthday MAN talk alot?

Hmm?

Tomorrow is another one of my papers for me, and the release of the 'O' Level results. My sister's 1st 6 weeks ended up in SAJC. Clever hor? Not like his brother...HAHAHAHA!! I think she'll get at least 4 distinctions.

Next time? Another time? or no time again? I don't know.

Preview of next week : My top-10 favourite games EVER!

And so for now it's Goodbye and SOUL'd OUT!

2008-01-24T03:43:00.000+08:00

[ Tan-jou-bi , Omedetou Gousaimashita , Jy2 ]

If I remember correctly, Today is Junyong's birthday. So www.w-y-k.blogspot.com wishes him a very happy and blissful Happy 18th Birthday!

Actually, me and Jy2 go ... way ... WAY back since Primary 6 in Kong Hwa Primary. We were both in the same CCA. We were 'instructors' of a certain squad.

We'd bump into each other once in awhile during the short-pants years in MJR. Again because of CCA.

Then our paths crossed again in Secondary 3. Same class, same people in a different environment. We never talked much until in mid year when I moved near his place, coincidentally, just beside Kong Hwa Primary.

While waiting for the 'O' levels result, we both worked at Richland. Full of ups and downs over our 2 month period there but mostly the ups. I left earlier than him. We also worked again for 2 days at another company

Today, he's pursuing a diploma in Chemical Process, and most probably a driver's license. If the rumours are correct, the 1990 babies are the last batch to have his/her license by 2008. All the best! Jy2.

We'll always turn to Jy2 whenever we need humour or lame jokes. Despite his comical voice and appearance, he always have that golden touch with girls. Or rather, because of his comical voice and appearance.

Probably one of the very few people lamer than me, that is Jy2. Oh yah, he's Jy the second because Jia Yun is already the 1st Jy, and probably 6 or 7 more with the same initials.

So to anyone reading today's post whether you know him or not. Let us wish him all the best for his 18th birthday and the path that is laid out for him.

And so for now it's Goodbye and SOUL'd OUT!

2008-01-16T22:03:00.000+08:00

[ Surprisingly Familiar .... ]

1 more subject down today, probably literally because I most likely went out of point. So its the big 4 brick walls left before we can go over to the otherside and enjoy the 10 weeks of holiday. Actually we CAN go over to the otherside already, it's just how much HP we have left.

Haiz... study... STUDY!! 22nd January IS the first paper!!

Goodbye and SOUL'd OUT!

2008-01-06T17:57:00.000+08:00

[ Choices ]

1st post of year 2008, 93rd post of www.w-y-k.blogspot.com and still blogging !

.CSO files do make games lag ... but doesn't affect the gameplay nor cause any bugs/problems.

Haiz... these feel days feel very tired and drained. But I know longs sleeps aren't the correct solutions for 'fatigue'. Today I went for a Chanbara session, mostly for the sparring parts but they went though a different technique earlier. Sparring was really great and I worked out quite abit of the toxic in my body. Therefore..

1) Chanbara revitalises the soul and body.

It's been 2 months since I've joined SP Chanbara, so I'm not considered a newcomer anymore. But from my movements and footing, its very hard to tell I'm not. Sparring sessions in Chanbara takes you into the world of swordfights as close as possible to the reality around us. The weapons and helmets are safe, soft and comfortable ... ... =D. In sparring, the basics and strikes become more of instictive actions, just like when I say 1 + 1, the number 2 come out in your head. But real life situations tend to be unanticipatable when you have an opponent, especially when s/he is bigger, stronger and larger den you. I guess sometimes when you laugh with the opponent it kinds of put them off guard. But then again, there aren't any newcomers anymore, are there?

2) Time reciprocates experience

And lastly, please visit this website of SP Chanbara done up by my classmate and friend, Fahmi. =D Feel free and interested to take up Chanbara when you are ready.

www.spchanbara.com

And so for now its Goodbye and SOUL'd OUT!

2008-01-01T09:29:00.000+08:00

[ Next Year ... or Today ?]

I went back to how I used to blog by coming up with a title that basically summarises the post. It's actually wonderful looking back at your previous posts and laugh at some of the things you've 'wrote'. Year 2008 is tomorrow .. any wishes for the New year ? But don't need to get your hopes high. What stays as itself today won't change within the next 24 hours.

Tax will still be collected, the rich will still be rich, the less rich remain less rich, and 'Football' will be known as Football in Europe and the rest of the world except North America where they refer to it as Soccer. This somehow also indirectly point a finger at us on how much Singaporeans are influenced by Western culture whereby -> Western <- mainly means the USA. Which do you usually say "...do you want to play soccer ?" or "...do you want to play football ?" See what I mean? But back to what I was saying, I took a look at Stephanie Sim's blog yesterday, and there was this person known as "anonymous" (like always) making indecent comments. Maybe he MIGHT pass by this blog and read this but whoever you are, " thank you for reminding me about something. " .

In this world there are no such things as good or bad, just people that follow in what they believe in. Even if it's purely on instinct or on habit, it still is considered their belief. Who created the right set of human values that we should follow and by going the other way, we will be then considered as bad. Just like the saying 'Majority wins' , if the majority says you are guilty, regardless the absolute truth, you ARE considered guilty.

But the message I want to send to that person is .. If you do want everyone to think that you are that kind of person then you probably must have some kind of sad past that might lead yourself to that way. No one will think that it is glorifying to make such comments except maybe you deluding yourself into thinking that you are funny or you have a good sense of humour that you obviously don't. But even so I don't think that what he is today in 31st December 2007 will change immediately for the better in 1st January 2008. This group of people, although it is not defined by me but can be noticed by every one, that you are pretty much a shy person not wanting viewers to know your name or how we can contact you. Blatantly, you're a timid spammer.

Of course I had my fair share of coming across spammers of your kind. But what's good about technology is that banning IP and deleting comments is made possible. Oh yah! Your comrade said what does my life got to do with the blog picture. HAHA! It's just a skin I picked out of blogskins.com. Like there should be any link in both.

The new year is coming, more hopes, more dashed hopes, happy times, sad times. Do you still remember what it was like in 31st December 2006 awaiting the following day? I did.. I hope Tedja did... hahahaha... But these remaining 15 hours decides how you want to end the year. Leave a tag on which year you loved the most, for me it was 2006.

And so for now it's Goodbye and SOUL'd OUT! Best wishes to everyone ...

2007-12-26T23:11:00.002+08:00

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How and who did I spent my Christmas with you ask ? The question is more like : "What movie did I watch for Christmas" HAHA! Since everyone is watching a movie...

So some of you may think I chose either I Am Legend , Alvin and the Chipmunks, Warlords or Heartbeak Kid. But in the end myself, Wei Lun and Jonathan went to watch a CGI anime film at the Grand Cathay's Picture House :

Vexille

a.k.a ベクシル 2077日本鎖国

a.k.a Bekushiru 2077 Nihon Sakoku

We didn't know about it until we got there, it was at the billboard by the walls. I don't think television have done much coverage about it too. But we still decided to go take a look.The movie was absolutely STUNNING! I'd give it 5 stars out of 5. Good storyline, good animated graphics, out-of-this-world animaton and every sense of how a cool and futuristic world would be. Supposedly to be released on the 27th, there was a time slot at the final 5 minutes of Christmas.

The Americans.

The Japanese ( now you can see the slight difference ).

Maria, like the movie suggests... beautiful and dangerous.

YEA! Catch the movie if you can, It's very worth it if you are an anime fan.

-Futuristic ? YES.
-Logical? YES.
-Cool? YES.
-Realistic? YES again!

The Japanese are always best at coming out such anime (s), movies and OVAs. The only flaw about the 'film' is the character design. I feel if they were to co-operate with Square Enix, the movie would be close to perfect (Just look how much they have done with Advent Children). But still the current one is also world-class! Lastly, the studios and animators in charge of the scenery, buildings, ambience, background have done every pixel to perfection. 6 stars out of 5 from me for the animation. Catch 1 or 2 surprizes too.

I wonder if Bleach can achieve a similar result with this kinds of animation .. Hmmm

-HIGHLY RECOMMENDED-

And so for now it's Goodbye and SOUL'd OUT!

2007-12-25T07:56:00.000+08:00

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Merry Christmas to everyone !!!

A question, why is [Christmas] some times referred to [X'mas] ? How is the 'Christ' be related to the 'X'? They don't even sound alike!

Another friend of mine once said. CHRISTMAS ≡ CHRIST . Man . Are . Saved

Amen ...

Goodbye and SOUL'd OUT!

2007-12-23T15:37:00.000+08:00

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Two things I think I need to comment today.

1) North London Derby : Arsenal F.C [2 - 1] Tottenham Hotspurs

OK... so that's a good thing. 1st half = boring whereas 2nd half was much better. Bendtner's header that snatched the winner was absolutely textbook. On the overall, the rival match was quite quiet. No fights, no quarrels, no heated moments except Alumnia's save on Robbie Keane's penalty. For a second I thought it was 2-1 the other way around!

2) Koreans invasion into Singapore's media

Whilst anime critics (like myself) stay ''patriotic'' towards the Japanese hemisphere, considerable amounts of K-Drama have already infected the television timeslots of Singapore's broadcast stations today. Firstly, although I admire Hyori Lee and BoA (the only Korean celebrities so far ..) for their success and beauty and talent, I still probably am a 67% peaceful and nonactive anti-Korean-culture-ian, otherwise also known as a Korean-ist. To me, K-Drama on the overall have ZERO attraction value. Whenever a K-Drama is on air, I wouldn't last 10 seconds, seriously. 2 good reasons why you should or want to watch one is either ..

(A) You can't fall asleep so you need a boring drama to help cure your insomnia

(B) You want to experience bad acting

Based on the settings of K-Drama, Koreans tend to live in cramped spaces accommodating medium-sized families. The guys will have a "almost-handsome' look else a punk image and the females tend to have already undergone surgery, which is also another aspect of young females with beauty obsession. It is difficult to find a Korean actress that hasn't gone under the knife...but I'm not pinpointing anybody. Notice how several K-Drama have included less-good-looking supporting female roles around the female main character, probably to emphasize on the protagonist's beauty.

So far, comedic scenes of K-shows have failed to make me laugh, touching & crying scenes don't even sound like crying and heated moments are over reasons, even for my standards, considered lame.

Hmm...

Goodbye, SOUL'd OUT, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

2007-12-20T23:55:00.000+08:00

|__________| Yesterday I remembered something strange about me ...

I like the colour purple ... o.O" ?

These few days living on a budget, although it's the holidays. Don't feel like studying also. But the class is so smart that if I don't, I can't keep up!

Anyway... today's episode of Bleach is like always. Show a few images of the upcoming movie (22 December 2007), quick recap of the past 7 or 8 episode and then, the actual story.. which still is a recap of the previous episodes. I guess the anime producers/directors/storyboarders/animators can't keep up with the ''1 episode per week'' quota which also reflects on the increasing demand of viewers.

Looking at what it is today, Bleach, the anime has definitely reached a huge milestone. From it's really REALLY interesting start, storyline, occasional quality of the drawing of its debut episodes of 2004, til what it is today... approaching '08.

I guess what's really attracting about the series is that everyone is wielding imba powers and they're only showing the tip of the icebergs. While the main antagonist is just sitting by his chair waiting for the main charactor to arrive, all 5 split up to fight 5 different opponents at 5 different doors so that they can advance further.

So now the storyboard can waste probably 13 to 14 episodes recapping and explaining in detail how the every fight is done. Why can't they just draw a 6th door, which is the exit and meet up with the antagonist str8 so we can see a 5 v 10...

Ok so that's not such a good idea

Goodbye and SOUL'd OUT!

2007-12-15T03:59:00.000+08:00

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PLEASE READ .. its lame for blog hopping just to see pictures (although I'm not a very good blogger ... Leave a tag! =DD . Open the pictures in a new window if you don't want to mess up the music.)

Kon Ban Wa! W.Y.K Desu.. ~

December 14th 2007. Probably the last outing of 4F this year. It's been more than 10 months since we left each other onto our own routes. It's been 5 days since I started this post. It came so late cos' Blogger wouldn't upload the pictures.. and I got lazy.. HAHA! Sorry. And YES! It's your lucky day to see Yu Ker wearing a headband. It's not everyday you get the chance...

Morning was lessons as usual with Workshop Practice . Then I dozed off during the lectures. But I still get most of the main points right.

Rushed home via MRT while trying to get the venue and time messaged to everyone. Then at around 1.30 p.m, Jenny was online. And we both decided to meet at Parkway Parade at 3.00 p.m. Prayed to God on the way to praise us with a fine weather. Took the 1st picture of the day with Jenny 'floating' up the escalator.

Jenny

HAHA.

Supposedly wanted to get some speakers. But the electronics departments don't have any compaitable with mp3 players. O well ... Head over to Giant to get some tidbits.

Halfway through the supermarket, Jenny felt really giddy all of a sudden. I really dont' know what to do if she'd fainted ... hontoni ! But like her outlook, she remained quite strong with carry on with the day ahead.

After that, we cabbed to the McDonald's outlet at East Coast, withdrew some money and went on. But the crappy thing is ... OUR PIT IS AT PIT 15! AND WE'RE AT PIT 27 OR SOMETHING. So we walked walked walked to pit 15 only to see the delivery man there with our stuff that I ordered days ago.

So it was just Jenny and me, 4.pm in the afternoon with dark clouds above us telling us to shoo ~! So... surrounded with the cold, raw food that we ordered (except for the already cooked Otah), we began our hours-long wait for the rest. But I guess I'm partly to blamed for my poor estimation of time. And even though I tried to 'cheer' her up, she looked like "Why am I with this boring lamer ??". To be honest, if there ever were a moment where i felt like leaving for home after going through some serious tons of effort, probably 4.27 p.m was that moment. I guess sometimes, peanut doesn't really go well with butter. But religion-wise, I still believed in the prayer I made earlier.

And it did hapened ! Inevitable rain sudden just swept past us leaving only very slight drizzle as traces. So we endlessly chat to kill time although she was doing most of the talking. Then from behind, Wee Loon appeared just like that almost like an Angel. HAHA, that definitely lifted our spirits. Ryan and Nicole appeared at the background too. Time to get the BBQ officially SUTARTAE -- ED! Ryan and I started the fire while the rest got the frozen food out to defrost.

And yes, that's me wearing a headband. The charcoal wasn't really of a user friendly fuel. The fire went out most of the time due to the wind and fire starters were using up ! Managed to get a few satays ready while Joanna, Geraldine(s) , Yee Pei and Kian Lun arrived. YAY! more people.

6.00p.m and still not many of the 4F to be seen. Also was sad to be reminded that many could not turn up at all. Hmmm..

Skewers on the chicken wings

Jenny look a little bit too serious . . . =O

Next, we saw Kris walking towards the pit. =DDD. Our Lucky star with more fire starters and master chef. Evening was setting and all of us have a nice chat by the fires. Another familiar face, Vincent appeared too! LOL cool ~. Sorry I didn't answer your calls. Kudos to Ryan, Kris and Vincent for the BBQ-ing and keeping the fire alive. Next... we realised pit 15 is around 600m away from the nearest restroom. =O

HAHA! I've learnt some physic powers

Suddenly, all boring atmosphere dissipated into the thin air ..." Fwwaaaa ~". The last of the guests were Sharol, Jy2, Tedja, Norwin and Sebastian and all of us enjoyed the potato salad with bacon bits =). Wee Loon took some pictures without flash on! So the end product seemed quite dim... but haha, he really has a nice perspective for photography.

Errr... ?

Me and Sebastian !

Vincent ? LOL !

Sebastian looks like hes looking at the satay ... ~

Me + Kris !!! =OOO

SHAROL HAD INTERNET ACCESS IN EAST COAST PARK!!!! HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE? CAN TELL ME ?? HAHAHA. Then , everyone went friendster/blog hopping.

Finally.... Some group photos to have fun with.

Leaving soon ?

Haha ...they suddenly camera-shy

Sharol looking at Norwin ...

See... Everyone can look so nice when they pose. :)

Face off ! Round 1 .... (pictures courtesy of C. Wee Loon a.k.a Starzdrops.) Look carefully at the back! =O

Then... It's more group photos again! This time .. with mina - san ~ (everyone)

LOL... there's a story behind this picture... but I think it's better for all of you to guess what it is ...

Aww... best friends.

According to astronomy forecasts on that day, shooting stars can be seen at night from Singapore's view. But I guess they can't be seen from here at East Coast Park. But maybe Xiang Rong at Pulau Ubin did ? o.O"

Bye so soon ?

???

The most amazing and rare photograph of Jy2. Worth gazillions on eBay. (lol.jkjk)

Want to zi lian already then kena caught by me .. and suddenly camera shy. LOL ?

Jenny looks like someone from this picture ... but she looks cute ! =)

Me + Wee Loon

Please keep the park clean ... by Vincent

Hmmm ...

HAHA! Norwin attract attention (He covered 2 people behind)

What's Ryan doing?

I've got a feeling Tedja likes to look at Sharol ...

Me and Jy2.

Aiya... forget to turn off the red eye .. LOL!
From right : Jun Yong , Ryan and Yu Ker

From left, Yu Ker , Ryan , Norwin and Jun Yong ...

Singapore Polytechnics ..

Ngee Ann Polytechnics ... .. HAHA!!

Heok Tao

Sian ~ ~ .....

Haha.. we cleaned up ok ?

Haiz...so many people couldn't stay overnight. O well... at least there are cards. Now that I think back, playing card games with Guo Lin, Sebastian, Norwin, Zhi Heng and Vincent somehow trained me in some ways. HAHA! Miss those years.

14 December was fun... really fun. Now that I think back on those days, it's kinda hard to imagine 2 years went past just like that. But then again there's always the future to look forward to right? For me, every second spent at pit 15 of East Coast Park was well-spent.

Lastly... I want to thank this very special person that has been always there at every outing and every gathering of 4F over the months.

(huh? me ? watashiwa ?)

LOL... yes you. If it hadn't been for her, I probably don't know how to start planning the BBQ and cancelled it. Thank you for your patience and time. Best wishes and special thanks to Miss Jenny Toh. Treat you to dinner next time ok? HAHAHAHA!!

Saving the best for last?

HAHA... don't know why they did this. At least they aren't camera shy anymore. =)

Want to take a seat with me ?

Lastly ... THANK YOU to everyone who turned up and made this December's BBQ a great night to remember. Hopefully there are more gatherings like these to come in the near future and before us guys enroll into NS and more of the rest turning up! Merry Christmas for the next 6 days. Take care!

Before ending. Let us wish Sherlee all the best with her new family.

And so for now ... It's Goodbye and SOUL'd OUT! ( aaah! finally finished )

2007-12-10T02:38:00.000+08:00

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FINAL REMINDER [edited]:

-----> READ THIS!! 14 December 2007. BBQ PIT 15 at East Coast. Come anytime after 5 p.m. It's $11 or 12.

Most of the preparations are in order... The only thing left is the unpredictable weather. Erm... actually it rained almost everyday so you can roughly guess the trend. Expect most of the updating to come after 15 Dec. But I think this is a small memo to myself that plannings shouldn't be done 1 or 2 months earlier as the 'fire' would die down in like maybe 3-4 days or so.

I also want to apologize for coming up with such an event whilst many of the TP-ians are schedule-packed studying for the exams/tests but let's hope everything slots in quite nicely. All the best to everyone with whatever assignments / grading papers they have.

Goodbye and SOUL'd OUT!

2007-11-27T17:01:00.000+08:00

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Hello guys! The bbq will be held at PIT 15 of east coast park on 14th dec 2007.

The estimated price would be $18 max.

Those who are confirm going to the bbq, please call 96650931 for free dream chat.

Thank you.

There shall be no more amendments to this post.

- JENNY & NEILA TOH :D

KON BAN WA ! Yu Ker desu. Bookings are done via AXS machine at SP! LOL... Suddenly starting to feel that SP is very VERY convenient. Now all that's left is to buy charcoal, fire tools, ice and more variety of drinks, and if you want to contribute to the food please do ! HAHA. BBQ bit 15 is close to the bicycle renting area. I think it's the same pit as the 2F BBQ 2 years back.. hahahaha ~. Hope all of us have a fun evening on the 14th. More updates up on this blog or by sms =DD.. HAHAHA!

Goodbye and SOUL'd OUT!

2007-11-18T20:37:00.000+08:00

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To : 4F

Want a class outing on December 13, 14 & 15?

> 13 Dec = JENNY's concert at the spore conference hall. Tickets at $10 each, call/sms/email her for more details.

> 14 dec = BBQ at east coast beach.

>15 dec = dinner/lunch + pool + movie.

>Please try to make yourself free on all 3 days, if you can only come for 1 or 2 or none it's ok also but kindly confirm ASAP with Yu Ker for early booking and buying.

Estimated budget $16 --- $30 should be able to cover most of the costs. Change of dates have to postpone to after 19 dec as some are not free. Any other suggestions/objections/questions please 'voice' out at the tagboard so everyone can have an idea of what is happening

Start saving today, and Thank You!

-Yu Ker.

}

Reply me via email / tagboard / sms or MSN. HAHA... hope all plannings can go smoothly.

... ...So the 1st week of tests have ended. C_Programming & Workshop Practice seem to be the hardest modules so that means it'll be much easier for the following 2 weeks, right?

All the best to everyone! Goodbye and SOUL'd OUT!

2007-11-13T16:22:00.000+08:00

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MST for the following 2 weeks... so I'd better start studying. C-programming is still alien language to me. I haven't managed to stay awake for full 2hrs of WP letures since Day 1. Haiz... Can someone help me find back my sense of urgency?

Everything is losing its meaning...

Anyone have some nice / cool PSP games to recommend ?

Goodbye and SOUL'd OUT!

2007-11-05T23:16:00.000+08:00

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Last Thursday - Basketball
Last Friday - Futsal at The Cage
Last Saturday - Chanbara
Last Sunday - Street soccer at Eunos

Wah... so tiring... but its always fun to hang out with everyone. =D. Anyone joined any CCA recently ? HAHA

Goodbye and SOUL'd OUT!

2007-10-30T05:20:00.000+08:00

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whoo!! iT'S BEEN AWHILE SINCE i'VE BLOGGED. sO i GUESS i'LL START FROM fRIDAY.

- wORKSHOP pRACTICE - ENDED UP IN DISASTER WHEN bOON tAT GOT HIS HAND IN REAL TROUBLE. iT WAS BLEEDING LIKE WILDFIRE! hE WAS SENT TO HOSPITAL BY THE LECTURERS AND CLASS ENDED. bOON tAT SPENT 2 HOURS ON A NEW WORKPIECE AFTER BEING UNSATISFIED WITH THE 1ST AND NOW THIS HAPPENS. hOPE HE'LL RECOVER AT GODSPEED.

dON'T KNOW IF HIS BLOODSTAINS ARE STILL THERE ...

fENG yAO ASKED ME OUT FOR LUNCH. vINCENT AND zHI hENG WERE THERE TOO. bUT TO BE HONEST, i DIDN'T REALLY ENJOYED IT. aLTHOUGH I DON'T KNOW IF vINCENT AND zHI hENG WILL THINK DIFFERENTLY.

bUT THERE WAS STILL wheepee-ness AFTER ALL WHEN THE WHOLE OF THIS WEEK IS e-LEARNING! aLL sp STUDENTS GET TO STAY AT HOME TO DO 'e-LEARNING' AND WE ALL GET TO CLICK ON THE IMAGINARY BLACKBOARD =D.

i THINK BESIDES ME, aLEX IS THE ONLY OTHER ONE IN MY CLASS TO WATCH SOME OF THE LATEST AND 'PUBLICY UNKNOWN' ANIME TITLES. rECENTLY, I've got to know of "mUSHI-SHI". tHE TITLE BASICALLY REVOLVES AROUND A CHARACTER (BY THE NAME OF gINKO) IN ITS SELF-CONTAINED SHORT STORIES. 'mUSHI-SHI" WILL DEFINITELY BE ONE OF MY TOP 10 MOST RECOMMENDED.

bESIDES mUSHI-SHI, cLANNNAD ALSO PACKAGES ITSELF AS A ONCE-IN-A-WHILE STRESS RELIEVER. aLTHOUGH THE STORY MAY TAKE WEEKS TO DEVELOP AND IT'S CURRENTLY RELEASING EVERY EPISODE PER WEEK LIKE 'bLEACH" DOES, BUT THE TITLE IS STILL WORTH RAISING AN EYEBROW. tHE ENDING THEME IS QUITE (ACT) CUTE TOO! =) rEMEMBER TO TURN OFF THE SONG AT THE TOP LEFT BEFORE PLAYING THE VIDEO.

SOCCER AT SATURDAY WASN'T THAT IDEAL SINCE ONLY 6 OF US TURNED UP. bUT WE ALL DEFINITELY HAD QUITE A TIME AT eUNOS, WITH A COUPLE OF 'OOO - AAH's BY KEN HIMSELF. cHINESE 'a' lEVELS ARE ON mONDAY. aLL THE BEST TO EVERY JC STUDENT! nO MORE CHINESE FOR THEM FOR THE REST OF THEIR EDUCATION LIFE.

tUESDAY IS MY FIRST CLASS OUTING WITH dben/1a2/21!! gOING TO sEOUL gARDEN TO HAVE LUNCH ... hMMM. kEEP fORGETTING TO DOWNLOAD MY GAME. hAVE TO rEMIND MYSELF TOMORROW WHEN i COME TO VISIT MY OWN BLOG AGAIN. tHE SONG AT THE TOP LEFT COINCIDES WITH THE J-DRAMA "1 LITRE OF TEARS".

" Yu Ker! Remember to download your game hor ... "

aND IF YOU THOUGHT IT WASN'T POSSIBLE ....

Tada ~ ! Sebastian must be like " OH MY GOODIE !! " HAHAHA!

aND SO FOR NOW, IT'S gOODBYE AND soul'd out!

2007-10-21T22:36:00.000+08:00

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WhoO! This is my 80th post.

Felt so tired on Friday... after staying up the whole Thursday night and then playing basketball in the evening.

Saturday was my 1st Chanbara session. The training was really fun although disciplined. Radzif and Fahmi were so cool larh... Both have coloured belts already. I still haven't got my gear. But I think I'll go Tuesdays sessions bah, reserve my weekends for studying / going out. Chanbara had me a great deal of perspiration. Orh! 'Chanbara' means Japanese swordart sport. Probably you've heard of Kenjutsu and Kendo, which fall under branches of Chanbara. Then, slept at 4a.m in the dawn.

Today was soccer again at Eunos, but Glo, Ryan, Jy2, Daryl and Benny didn't turn up. LOL, felt like half of us went missing. And the last match was like... YEAH! We trashed our challengers.

If I continue this lifestyle, I'll probably faint of fatigue. Shoulder and back muscles are ACHING and I don't think the Salonpasses are working. And so for now it's Gooodbye and SOUL'd OUT!

2007-10-19T14:45:00.000+08:00

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Blogging again ! =D. Been into alot of PSP tweaking these few days. Some highs, some lows. But hope in the end all turns out well. I think my class is going to be filled with PSP(s) soon, courtesy of Gao Xiang's recommendation.

If I continued from Wee Loon's little question (Why doesn't glue stick to the inside of the bottle?), I could find some other quite interesting questions.

--If humans evolved from apes, why are there still apes around?

--Why do we go back to the fridge every now and then, expecting something new to magically appear in it?

--If someone knocks into you, why do you say you're fine when actually it hurts?

--Why doesn't Tarzan have a beard?

--If statistics says that 1 in 4 people have have social problems, and 3 of your friends are alright does that mean you are the one?

Going back to MJR tomorrow to play some Basketball..

Quote of the day : " I was thinking if everyone in the world were Malays, then wouldn't we be constantly shaking hands? ". Please don't start something based on this.

And so for now it's Goodbye and SOUL'd OUT!

2007-10-13T14:13:00.000+08:00

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Finally! Something to blog about.But readers, maximise this page first and before I forget, Happy Birthday Joanna Cheng ! Best wishes for your promo results! Friday mornings are SO tiring for me. After WP ended at 12, I went over to Jonathan's for more FIFA '08. Hope his PC 'recovers' soon.. LOL.

Then Ryan came and I don't know why. He just came and slept. Jonathan and I were like " ??? ".

After seeing Gilchrist, Helmi and Gao Xiang so engrossed in their PSPs (or to be), I think I'm motivated to do my share of game research. Downloaded FF.VII.Crisis.Core. But need to ask Norman for help on my firmware.. Sad :(

WHEEPEE! It's 6pm and I still haven't got changed! Haha, think everyone abit sian while waiting at City Hall MRT. When Norwin called, I just got home. LOL.

In the end, I wasn't the lastest although I was the latest (?). Xiang Rong and Jenny appeared a few minutes after I did. So the 9 of us, Tedja, Norwin, Ryan, Jun Yong, Myself, Sharol, Xiang Rong, Jenny and Kris went to Hong Kong Café Xing Wang 新旺. But Xing Wang 新旺 turned to Shi Wang 失望 when it was FULL HOUSE! So, we followed Xiang Rong and went to Dian Xiao Er 店小二 and ... we went WHEEPEE! again when so many families waited outside for so long and there was a table ' reserved ' as soon as we got there. HAHA.

Of course, food was next but too bad Xiang Rong just had her braces installed and she can't enjoy MOST of the courses. Hope her pain wears off in no time. It must be hard on her to have plain porridge for most of the time. But for the 8 of us,

HOHO! We gobbled the table! The duck is was really tempting, Visit Sharol the Food Critic's blog here if you don't believe me..

Although part of me wanted to have Coca-Cola™, but I still think it's wierd to mix something from the West with something from the East.

And actually, XR's fringe don't look too bad lah. haha. I think Kris just saw her boyfriend. =X

Norwin and his collection of duck bones.

The ribs were like .. wow .. and the prawns were like WOW!

Can someone tell me why are there ' z z z z ' in this picture ?! hahahaha.

Sebastian joined in when we were waiting for the dessert section in his JC uniform.

And don't forget group photos larh. Haha. I think the place should do something about the lighting. I'd rate the food 4½ stars.

After a short trip to the restroom, the girls were at it again! This time, outside the restaurant. Passerbys were like..

"WHAT

THE

HELL?"

One of them diao us leh. But I better not say or Sharol sure suan him until he forget his surname. LOL!

So where to next? We passed by Blossomz and we figured we paid Stephanie a visit. Looks like she's the boss instead with her 2 subordinates. HAHA. I think she went a step ahead of us when her work became her life already.

Xiang Rong and her new braces.

The girls in the washroom. Are washrooms becoming ideal venues for pictures ?!

And in the end, the 10 of us went back to the least expected place, Xing Wang 新旺 for more dessert. Where did these people get their money from ?! The Milo Dinosaur wasn't that fantastic, should have gotten the Iced Milk Tea. Hmmm.

Sebastian and Ryan got the Mango.. something (correct me on this). Looks small from the picture but its actually as around half the length of your arm!

Muahahahahaha ! GODZI-TEDJA IS TEMPTED ! =D

The 5 of them looked so happy sharing a small cake. LOL. I think it was 10x bigger when it came to them.

THE CAKE!

Can you guess which one is the Milo and which one is the Dinosaur? hahahaha!

I think Tedja just told Ryan he was going to get married.

Awwww ! The mango.. something has toppled.

Sebastian looks like a drug addict. Ask them to look at the camera but they looked up instead? hahahaha

There's another mango something...!

Can you see the resemblence between the picture on the wall and KRIS?! HAHAHA!!

Don't be mistaken lah. I just centred the camera between the both of them. heheheheheh ! But looks like it's taken by papparazi hor?

What if I tell you ... that hand isn't hers ... HEY!! LOL.

Only Jun Yong knew what was happening. So he had time to pose. Tedja and me looked like sly foxes. ;)

AAAAH... UHHM! SU-GOI!!!

So many mango related stuffs.

I don't know what to say for this.. haha.

The night was so enjoyable but I wondered how more fun it would be if Geraldine Lau and Teo, Weiyi, Wei Lynn, Wee Loon, Germaine, Joanna, Yee Pei and many more could join us. It's a miracle that Sharol would even suggest this night.. and turn up! But if the reason is as what as they said, even though they said it jokingly, then it's kind of sad...right? O well.. point is she appeared. HAHA.

No night life for us 17-year olds so all of us went home after all of this. Thank you everyone for the lovely night. Take care and drink ample water.

The post may be late but the feeling isn't. HAHAHAHA paiseh paiseh, and by popular demand, I've decided to retweak my text box. Note to self : Next time, bring the camera... and remember to pass that thing to Hui Shan.

Goodbye and SOUL'd OUT!

2007-10-07T04:21:00.000+08:00

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If all of you have no idea what day it is today, that's fine because Yu Ker's blog is here to save you...

Today is .....

---> SHAROL PEK's BIRTHDAY !!

HAHA... Sharol is the hottest, most beautiful, most fashionable, most humorous, most intellegent angel in Singapore today. But don't get your hopes high larr, she's attached already =D

So lets think of a nice wish for her even if you do not know her... and entitle it to Miss Sharol, HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHAROL!!

And since it's her birthday, click here to visit her SUPER incredible blog and leave a tag wishing her well ok? LOL!!

And so for now it's Goodbye and SOUL'd OUT!

2007-10-04T14:32:00.000+08:00

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Stepping past the varnished wooden door, there were new additions to the furniture at home. A new PC by the sofa set. But... I don't feel really that happy knowing that I've got a new PC, not that I don't appreciate it, but I just didn't feel that there was a need for one. I think expenditure for the day was 1.3 grand, which was what my parents told me, but I can tell it's more than it meets the eye.... or ears.

Furthermore, Internet access has been changed to household wireless. But new connections means I can't host games anymore. But in the end I suppose the advantages for a greater cause win this round.

Windows Vista really is a huge step forward from Windows XP although right now I'm more used to the latter.

Seeing all those plugs beside me makes me feel even more that the money for their later years were spent quite unnecessary. So in future when parents start spending for you, think about that they have less to enjoy when they retire in old age.

My throat is feeling sore ... you know, that feeling that you detest and when you sleep tonight and the next morning only has flu in store for you?

And so for now it's Goodbye and SOUL'd OUT!

2007-10-02T11:59:00.000+08:00

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FIFA 08 is now out on PS2. Wonder what kind of new stuffs are in there... Of course, Thierry Henry is now in FC Barcelona, Fernando Torres is now in Liverpool FC and Ashley Cole is now in Chelsea FC.

Oh! Arsenal won again! Courtesy of the ever-composed Robin van Persie. Think they can re-emulate their unbeaten run two years back...

School Rumble has taken Anime humor to the next level. I think for me, it's the best comedy genre Anime in my list! LOLS...y'all should go watch it too =D

6½ stars for my all time favourite!

2nd week into the semester and everything is moving at a rather hasty pace. No one is a stranger in the classroom anymore and opinions start to become some deciding factors.

Attention all PSP users:

Norman is buying FF VII Crisis Core for the PSP console. Price estimated to be $69. Those interested in the game leave a tag to say you are interested to contribute a small amount along with me and him. Norman can rip the iso. file for your PSP ! Thank you, and hope you can support us =D

HAHA...and so for now it's Goodbye and SOUL'd OUT!

2007-09-28T14:45:00.000+08:00

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Describe me.

2007-09-25T14:54:00.000+08:00

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1st day of school, and DBEN/1A/21 is bombarded by thick notes for the semester.

I suppose, after so long, I've never really introduce my class yet right? HAHA... ok! Drum roll please! "dum drrrrrrrrrrr......"

TA DA! My class photographs!

eh! everyone so messy. Hahaha..err...

TA DA! My class photographs!

Ignoring the teacher for the module at the bottom right of the picture, this here is DBEN/1A/21 for semester II. Here you can find funny, shuai, cute, pretty, enthusiastic, lame, hidden-talented, sporty, charismatic, intelligent and smart classmates who will always help you whenever you are in need of and spend happy and fun moments together.

If you have looked into it, /21 stands for 21 people in the class. Besides myself when I skipped this lesson, there's another shuai ge absent in the photograph. He's probably sleeping somewhere.. LOL! Too bad you girls can't drool at his cute face.. heh heh heh heh ! Hey he actually lives in Tampines... Even further than me! And I thought I was the craziest.

So far.. the comments by tutors and lecturers have been saying the amount of girls for my class. Although it's just 5 of them, but for an engineering class it's considered many, or maybe the most! HAHA... They are as close as sisters when they 1st got to know each other in Day 1. =)

And the best part of the class is... IT'S SMOKE-FREE! HAHA. So we're all very healthy classmates.

I've yet to know their days in their Secondary school. Maybe... behind their smiles hide a dark past... EH! sorry, too dramatic. Lols.

Suddenly, I'm reminded of 4F. Why were we so apart? Starting to feel envious of my classmates. =D

O well..! New semester, new study plan. All the best to everyone still in their holidays. And for now.. Goodbye and SOUL'd OUT!

2007-09-21T16:46:00.000+08:00

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Completed Bioshock during the holidays. It was cool.. and fun!

Finished watching 轉角 * 遇到愛, featuring Barbie Hsu and Show Luo. IT'S A NICE SERIES! Haha... super lame sometimes, but it still deserves 4½ stars =)

Wondering what did everyone do during the holidays ... Hmm...

And so for now ... it's Goodbye and SOUL'd OUT!

2007-09-14T20:24:00.000+08:00

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Listen closely to the song , best if in the quiet midnight.

It's so sad and sweet ...

Shhh...

2007-09-13T14:33:00.000+08:00

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Sp released the semester's results to everyone. My GPA score is 3.4. But that is considered average for an easy semester. Hope everyone gets a better score than me, and do even better the next semester.

11 more days til' the semester starts, my gears have gotten a little rusty...

There was an earthquake today at Jakarta. The tremors can be felt here in Singapore. I'm sure the whole of Singapore felt the 'wave'. Some houses even got the families down to the 1st floor for safety. In truth, I didn't really bother.

A year ago I remembered a similar earthquake when my brother got everyone down to ground floor. Obviously nothing really happened or I wouldn't be blogging now. The next day in class a teacher shared a story with everyone.

" In the morning when the newspapers and televisions were filled with reports of the earthquake last night, she didn't felt a thing while in her slumber. When she asked her mother of the earthquake, her mother knew of it but didn't want to wake the family up to get to safety even if the building might topple. She said why bother when the old may not get out in time when we, the younger ones live to only remember the tragedy of the death of their loved ones. If we are facing something like this, we're in this TOGETHER. "

Of course in the end, it's all about the perspective of everyone about the story. But in my point of view, I actually agree with what my teacher said.

These few days I've been watching movies to kill time. Right now I'm looking for 明日の記憶. Have anyone heard of this movie before?

It's a REALLY touching movie of someone with Alzheimer's Disease at a middle age. For me, I don't think my movie life would be complete until I've watched this.

And so for now... It's Goodbye and SOUL'd OUT!.

2007-09-11T14:46:00.000+08:00

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Sian ...

2007-09-07T14:47:00.000+08:00

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Today is Jeremy's birthday. Happy Birthday!

After weeks of holidays pondering on the next move, the answer finally came in. A call from Natalie to gather the 6/9 classmates once more... this time, at The Waterina. Hey!, that's a few minutes away from my house.

Me, Edwin, Yee Siang, Julian, Andy, Chan Wei, Xuan Ming, Charmaine, Natalie, Joline and Rina went to Jeremy's party. It's SO nice to see them again, although it could have been more with Jun Hao, Gabriel, Muzzaffar and the rest of the "forgotten". The best part of gatherings like this is the chat. Charmaine is the undisputed master of the gossips and probably followed by Julian. There was not a second I didn't enjoy myself. Julian, Xuan Ming and Edwin will be making crappy random comments to make all of us laugh. Charmaine will be always surprising us with new gossips that we might have heard of years back, but still is considered new to us. Joline was also in TPJC! And she knew many of the MJR-ians that went over there like Ying Mae, Si Lin, Jocelyn Chua and Yew Yee... although the vice-versa may not apply. Jeremy also invited friends from his other circles to join in the fun although in the end it was us in one corner and them in another. But the food was delicious and the planning well done! Thanks Jeremy and his family.

Night life at the after-party included the girls, myself and Yee Siang. We went over to Orchard's The Coffee Club to chat somemore. There couldn't be a more perfect setting than tonight, the 6 of us chatted the night away... until 2 A.M. More to come in the next day when we all go shopping in the city!

And so for now it's Goodbye and SOUL'd OUT!

2007-09-05T01:46:00.000+08:00

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Wonder what's everyone doing right now.

Feel like closing this blog...

2007-09-03T13:12:00.000+08:00

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I thought about it for days... hours... 1 minute ago I finally came to a decision: I'll blog today! lol ...

Last Thursday was Stephanie's birthday. After browsing through the IT fair with Ryan, Jy2, Jonathan, Glo, Celeste, Mervyn, Joseph and Jeremy, we went over to Marina Square to meet the Birthday Girl herself. Edwin was there too... cool!

Stephanie, Happy Birthday! She still looks the same lah, HAHA. Then... It was nightlife at Jonathan's.

I wonder why they like DotA so much.

Last Friday was Teachers' Day celebration. Although by the time me and Jy2 got there, the celebration was already over, but it was still great to see so many familiar faces and our former teachers. Joanna and Germaine went back too! Wheepee! LOL. The both of them combined look like Xiang Sheng professionals. There was Heok Tao too... studying very hard. Seemed like Prelims were just over. The Geraldines definitely didn't miss out from the list. Lastly, there was... WEE LOON! HAHA! So nice of him to come back... and say the most unexpected of things. =D . Strange that although we went to the same Polytechnic, we only met through "gatherings" like this. Hmmm... maybe it's suey bah. Too bad many of the rest like Weiyi, Sharol, Wei Lynn, Chun Zhong, Yi Jun couldn't turn up or it may be more fun.

That afternoon there was football! Although I didn't really enjoy myself but I suppose it's something like a... err... never mind. We lost 7-4. Later at night we went to watch Ratatouille. It was quite funny larh. I feel that it deserves 4 stars.

Today was another session of street soccer at Eunos. Sebastian joined us(finally). It was a really great workout, for me and most probably for everyone.

If you haven't watched it yet, scroll down to watch SOUL'd OUT's new MV, MEGALOPOLIS PATROL.

And so for now it's Goodbye and SOUL'd OUT!

2007-08-30T14:54:00.000+08:00

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A few more minutes before August 30th. When the time comes, don't hesitate to sent a 'Happy Birthday' message to Miss Stephanie Sim. =)

Today I went over to Feng Yao's to play some football. In the end, I ended up with an injured toe. Hope it heals before this Friday.

That night I asked Ryan : "What would you do when you go to Heaven?". It's something worth thinking about right? Ryan said he'd look for those that 'went' before he did. For me, one of the things I'd do is to look back at the lives of my friends around me at a particular time we're in. Say today at 4 P.M I was at Aljunied. What is Sharol doing at the same time? I also thought about how to live in Heaven. Do you want to live in beautiful condominiums with fantastic swimming pools? Or have a shopping mall opposite your place to fulfill your shopping temptations? I mean... already into the 21th Century, we can't be wrapping ourselves silky white robes wearing wreaths on our heads right? I wonder what kind of cars there are up there... Or is there a heaven-wide wireless network? Will there be any new Yanzi's albums? Are there schools for those that went up before receiving education when they were alive? What about animals? Do they have a Heaven too? I guess all these questions will be answered when our time comes. HAHAHA!!

OK... that was another exclusive lame moment by me. But if different religions propose different heavens, just remember this.

I believe the base of all religions teaches the believer on how to be a good person.

So meaningless fights and arguments over who is The Correct One are... well, meaningless.

And so for now.. it's Goodbye and SOUL'd OUT!

2007-08-29T11:58:00.000+08:00

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SOUL'd OUT just released their new music video, MEGALOPOLIS PATROL

Enjoy!

2007-08-27T01:20:00.000+08:00

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This afternoon was much awaited. I met up with Joseph to show him the way to where we played. we had 5 of us at 1st. Then we played a 5-a-side with a group of worthy opponents. HAHA.... of course we won and the workout was magnificent. But only 1 hour had passed since then but we all knew there was more to come.

In between matches we sat to chat about our current happenings. The JC's promotion exams are just a month away but the College students that joined us seemed indifferent about it. But I suppose playing soccer with everyone makes them less stressed on the overall. In the end. The 5 of us were joined with Ryan, Ken, Fikri, Glo and a new face by the name of Daryl(spelt this way?), who was also an ace in his arsenal of trickery... cool. The rest of the day had all of us running up and down the court relentlessly with adrenaline pumped to 101%. By evening some neighborhood residents came to challenge our might too(haha ok that's abit too farfetched), but actually it was just another lame excuse for half of us to take a break. In the end, the session ended with a final game of 5-a-side amongst ourselves.

Ken said that this coming Friday will be a football match with ourselves against the current Sec 4 who just completed their prelims. YAY! haha..but I haven't been given the green light by Tedja ... lols ... o well , being a spectator is also fun.

There's a new KFC outlet recently up and running near the Macdonald's area. More competition from the 2 fast food Kings. But the outlet was already stampeded so we went back to the latter. Familiar faces popping up(as usual). Xiang Rong, Jasmine and ... ... YEW YEE!! I've haven't seen her for months! muahahahaha.... ... ok another lame moment. She was about to leave with her friend when I went over to say "hi". She looked like... "errr.. ok that's Yu Ker so I better leave, fast" HAHA!... nah, just joking. She looked like she had studied for hours ... Hmm..Xiang Rong was also studying so hard for her upcoming examinations. But sometimes, like the 2 of them as well as like ourselves, we need someone to give a BIG pat our back and say to us "hey well done so far!" to encourage us to push further and feel acknowledged with our efforts. But obviously it's not correct to go to someone, turn around and say "Hey can you pat my shoulder?".LOLS. Hey.. come to think of it, I haven't seen the notebook she bought last month, hmmm.... So we had our dinner there and we finally went our separate ways.

By nightfall I went over to Jonathan's.... AGAIN! Ironically they were having takeaway-ed KFC.

It's been awhile since I sat down to watch some TV drama. (boring)Korean ones have already taken up some of the favourable time slots so maybe that killed my 'passion' to switch to channel 8 or U.

Really REALLY fun day, absolutely.. and so for now it's Goodbye and SOUL'd OUT!

2007-08-26T14:02:00.000+08:00

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Today is the Campus Superstar finals .. not that I really care. In the end, Shawn won... not that I really care. But it was really great to see Yanzi back again! hahaha ... her hair colour under the lighting make a look like ah mah. But her singing was definitely better than the contestents, although she did went off key at some points. Soccer awaits for me in less than 12 hours.

And so for now .. it's Goodbye and SOUL'd OUT!

2007-08-25T12:35:00.000+08:00

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Today a friend of mine said to me

" ... ... I'm feeling depressed "

I didn't reply until I asked her again

" You still feeling emo? "

" Ya "

" lols "

" don like that larh, if u emo i will also emo de "

" then you talk to me for what? "

What would you think of it? I won't label her as criminal because the one at fault is actually me. She was right. What can I really say? What can I really tell her? Tell her not to worry because everything will turn out fine? Tell her not to be sad because everyone is rooting for her? Or ... hey! If you have any problems don't hesitate to tell me, I'll try my best to help you. But was that how I really felt? Wasn't that what I said to her 2 weeks ago? I really haven't got a clue.

Maybe I'm not supposed to say anything. That she can talk to the wall instead if she doesn't want to talk to me, it'll be the same. I suppose I'm one of those that belong to the group that "wants friends to be happy but have no idea how to" The saddest part of it is that as a friend, I am helpless when it comes to consoling or encouraging the people around me.

I can't blame her ... no one can. If someone is experiencing tough times the last thing s/he would want is to be annoyed. Compared to her, my problems are miniscule. However, from my point of view, I really pray that things will go the way she pictures.

Haiz ...Yu Ker ... you are hopeless ...

2007-08-24T10:43:00.000+08:00

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Since the opening of my blog, this is my 60th post.

Today is finally the day I take my Electronics exam. 4 days of studying will be put to the test.

I overestimated the time by 1/2 hr. By the time I got onto the train at Lavender, It was only 10 mins away from the start of the exam. Naturally I got to the venue at 2.10. Went into the wrong class but try to exit fashionably so it won't be so paiseh. Moments later ... I finally found where I was supposed to be.

Being late for examinations definitely has its drawbacks. Taking minutes to calm the heart down and getting the mindset back on track, trying to tell yourself that your classmates aren't giving you that "wah lau, so hopeless" look. I won't assume I'm the master at doing that but I did have a couple of memorable experiences. So 1 by 1 the questions fired at me as I flipped the booklet, and fragment by fragment injections of information I studied last night shot into my veins, my fingers therefore responded. Of course, not every question was taken with ease. In the end, I left the examination "hall" in just 1r1r2 hrs time. Although I was very sure that my classmates already finished theirs before mine.

So for the rest of the afternoon I went for a pre-session of my dvd-search. 1st stop was Marina Square. The TS-vcd-dvd store only had disappointments for me. So I went over to Blossomz to see if Stephanie or her colleague was there. Stephanie was, and she recently converted to a full time salesperson at the store. Think she has plans in studying abroad the following year. Much as I don't want her to leave, but hope everything goes smoothly for her and her heart for studying does not fall to temptations. We had a nice long chat before I left .. and headed over to Suntec City to see if the movie I'm looking for even exists here in Singapore. Sadly, all 3 stores had only attendants that shook their heads. Finally , I walked over to Bugis Junction to try my luck ... and ...... .....

The store was under renovation, or was it they moved? So by evening I went home empty-handed. If anyone knows of this movie "藍色大門" don't hesitate to tell me ok? But chances are as you have never heard of SOUL'd OUT and Lee Hyori, the movie is a complete stranger to you.

And so for now ... It's Goodbye and SOUL'd OUT!

2007-08-23T10:51:00.000+08:00

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I've the feeling that whenever I speak, no one actually cares. Am I invisible? or am I next in the list of "ignore whenever possible". I guess sometimes, thats the reason why some of us treat our friends more important than our family. Blood may be thicker than water, but not as refreshing. But either way, we'll eventually end up with ourselves holding the empty glass.

It's been 3 years since anyone called my house phone to look for me, or maybe more. It's been longer since someone sent me a message(not counting the replies if I messaged them 1st), until last night just over for some formalities.

Friday seems like a good day to head out. Anyone wants to go dvd-searching with me this Friday? But then again. It's not like anyone is reading this ...

And so for now it's Goodbye and SOUL'd OUT!

2007-08-22T02:59:00.000+08:00

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Today, I went over to Joseph's to do some more studying. Thanks for teaching me flip-flops, it was really a killer chapter. Tomorrow will be more studying and revision. Can't wait for this Thursday to come, and yet hope this Thursday not to come. Its kinda the same feeling during that O' LeveLs' period.

Then, we watched Jay's 無與倫比演唱會 2004 and its was so so so cool! hahaha... Yep, I admit I'm a fan of his. Next, we both went over to Jon's place and the routine rewound itself again.

A few more minutes to JunWei's birthday . 3 ... 2 ... 1... Happy Birthday JunWei!

And so for now ... It's Goodbye and SOUL'd OUT!

2007-08-21T00:26:00.000+08:00

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Impossible.

Electronics is an impossible module. =(

Goodbye and SOUL'd OUT!

2007-08-20T04:38:00.000+08:00

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Sunday occasionally don't suit its name. Sometimes it can be called Rainday, like today.

I remembered once when I played basketball at Block 20 at the Kallang area. Germaine and Yew Yee were the insane ones that shoot the hoops even though it was pouring piercing droplets. Jian Yao, Guo Lin, Vincent, and myself joined the duo moments later and played a couple of matches. Vision impaired by the rainfall that almost seemed like fog, drenched uniform and wet socks and feet (some took off their shoes to avoid that), we still enjoyed our time.

No one remembered the rain at that point.

And so for now it's Goodbye and SOUL'd OUT!

2007-08-19T04:47:00.000+08:00

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Greetings!Today, I'm supposed to join the rest for some football at Eunos area. But the clouds weren't friendly to us since morning. =(((

That reminded me of the days we were playing football since 2003. Most of the time when football matches were organised earlier, at the actual day, it would rain heavily or shower for a few minutes. I think the point is someone up there is trying to make a fool out of us by saturating the soil with rainwater. We'd still play, nonetheless, but we had to return home with wet, unpleasant shoes, clothes and hair. Since then it had become a 'tradition' for all players from Manjusri High. It happens so coincidentally that it's really getting quite annoying. Don't you just hate the rain sometimes? At other places where mountains and grasslands compliment the rain, the concrete jungle here just stains the supposed masterpiece.

Maybe it'll be much better when we eventually move up there.

And so for now, it's Goodbye and SOUL'd OUT!

2007-08-17T23:57:00.000+08:00

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Today's finally the day , the start of my examinations. Thermofluids was a real KILLER! Quite difficult. Haiz ... But the good news is that this will be the last of thermofluids I'm going to come in touch with in my 3 years in SP. Next semester I'll be doing General Optics , which , maybe I'll seek Germaine out for some tuition. LOL. Joseph seem to be very confident with his answers. Hmm .. maybe I'm not studying hard enough. Next Thursday is going to be THE NIGHTMARE : Electronics!! =O. Lectures over the course of this semester seem very much less educational than it should have been and all of a sudden , I have to master 7 chapters. After 23 Aug , it'll be WHOOO!!

And so for now it's Goodbye and SOUL'd OUT!

2007-08-16T23:51:00.000+08:00

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This morning was quite unusual for me. Me and Joseph (Ryan's cousin) went back to SP for some studying for Thermofluids with some help from Mr. Chay (THANKS!). Then at 12 noon we went for our lunch at KFC and had a very nice and long chat although he did like 80% of the talking. In the end we separated at Kembangan while he went home. Next , I went over to visit Zhi Xiang. The last time I went over to his place was New Year. HAHA.. more than 7 months. Even his parents told me I haven't been visiting their place for quite some time. Moments later , Zhi Heng and Kok Fuan came too. LOL! Familiar feelings started rushing in. The 4 of us had quite a time catching up on news of each other's current lifestyle. Finally , I left the scene ..

Sometimes , looking back at the good ol' days only hurts your heart.

And so for now it's Goodbye and SOUL'd OUT!

2007-08-16T14:45:00.000+08:00

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So much free time after the curriculum hours are over.. The only bad thing is that either our friends are still going through more lessons or are studying hard for their coming examinations. ALL THE BEST!! and let's have a nice outing during the vacation period.

And so for now , it's Goodbye and SOUL'd OUT!

2007-08-14T22:03:00.000+08:00

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Today , I changed my blogskin ... lols hope it'll be better for everyone.

HAHAHA!

2007-08-12T20:31:00.000+08:00

[ Can You Believe It ? ]

I'm awake at 5a.m in the morning ...

I can't sleep because my mind is still flowing with the scenes of the movie.

This is the 1st time I'm defeated by a film ... Tae-me !!... Jay , you rock !

I think I'm pathetic ...

2007-08-11T14:59:00.000+08:00

[ The Best ]

Today is probably the best day for me for the month !

Had Mechanics test in the morning at I cruised through the paper easily.

Next I joined Jia Yun , Leonard , Sebastian , Yee Pei , Jian Yao , Vincent , Zhi Heng and Tedja for a session of basketball. It was fun and I finally got back that sunburnt skin =).

Then the boys went over to Katong to cyber-cafe-ed and play pool. I also met Tedja's brother , who is a very impressive DotA player. All of us had loads of fun goofing around the lanshop.

By nightfall , I went over to Jonathan's to join Jenny , Xiang Rong , Ryan , Jy2 , Joseph . Wei Lun and Jonathan himself for some slacking time. And then , it was OFF .... to The Cathay to catch Jay Chou's 不能說的 . 秘密 (Secret). Me and Wei Lun bumped into Mr Mohammad Fahmy in the midst.

The movie was ... WOW! YOU HAVE GOT TO CATCH THIS MOVIE NO MATTER WHAT. IF THE SIMPSONS IS CONSIDERED THE BEST COMEDY FOR THIS YEAR , THEN <> IS GOING TO MELT YOUR HEART , EVEN JAY CHOU APPEALED TO THE GUYS ... i think. THE MOVIE WAS... PERFECT ! 5½ out of 5 !

My blogskin is suitable for only short posts , but I think that is quite impossible for a naggy blogger like myself haha! Must watch Secret ok ? lols

Today was really fun and I enjoyed myself seriously. Thanks to everyone who counted me in for their plans ! And so for now ... It's Goodbye and SOUL'd OUT!