recalcitrance

2008 was the year of many many fond memories and happenings.
5 things/events that i remember most fondly (or hated with much bated breath) are:

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1. WRITERS' STRIKE
For those of you who don't know what the writers' strike is. The writers to all major american sitcoms or dramas went on a strike, protesting for 14 weeks and 2 days. holy shit. that meant that all dramas and sticoms like my favourite shows were all suspended. BECAUSE THERE'S NO ONE TO WRITE THE SCRIPT. wth. definitely something i hated the most in this year. fortunately, reality tv shows went on as they are unscripted. maybe thats the reason I didn't die of boredom. but otherwise, this year's television was really great. almost everything I watched produced good stuff for viewers. i love foreign tv. but well some said little nonya is damn nice also. so perhaps can give mediacorp some kudos for producing something that generated all these hype. haha.

2. MARIS STELLA SYMPHONIC BAND ALUMNI
Well, looks like we made it another year in this organisation. I honestly wonder how much longer we can all stay in the band and make music. when Uni starts, when schedules get tighter, it seems that if we do want to stay in this band, we'll have to either sacrifice something or manage our time really really well. but hey, i believe this band is just another wonderful platform for us to meet, chat and what not, and we should totally make use of that. very glad that kel and bernard decided to come back again following a N year hiatus. fueled by the win in SIBF, let's see if we can make a miracle in 2009 to get enough sponsorships to make people wanna go for WMC. ha!

3. TABLE TENNIS
Following the nation's sudden passion for the sport, the gang started learning the sport a few months back under jinyan's persuasion and we never looked back. It was like learning a new sport altogether, just like how we learnt badminton. Table tennis (or TT) is now just another part of our lives.

4. ORD
i wouldn't say i remember a thing about how i felt before i ORD or when i got my IC. it seems just like another ritual that every guy goes thru and I'm glad i finally completed these 2 years. to think that i was quite sad after coming back from the hongkong trip with the gang because i am due to enlist 3 days later, thinking how time is passing by DAMN slowly and totally thinking that the ORD date would never come. it came though, slowly and steadily. but it still came.

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i guess its just these 4 things that are etched quite deeply in my mind.
with that, i happily round 2008 off by setting 9 new year resolutions for 2009.
some are relatively easier to achieve and some (like no. 1) sounds damn difficult.

1. SAVE UP!
2. do well in school when it starts.
3. pack my room more frequently. haha =P
4. exercise more to prevent myself from expanding any further!
5. learn to appreciate the many good things in life.
6. be safe and healthy.
7. buy only cheap and good things (contridicting no.1 but buying stuff seems rather essential.)
8. spend more time with my family and also my friends.
9. last but not least, enjoy life.

this year was great, until lehmen brothers collapsed.
after which the new year's outlook is what is described as GRIM.
totally harry-potter-like. LOL.

therefore i'm extremely glad that we're entering uni next year.
by the time we graduated, hopefully the market would have picked up a little.

for all within my social circles,
the marist gang,
the vjc people,
my family,
thanks for a great year and i wish you another great year ahead.




2009 is what i call a highly anticipated year.
i can't wait.

i was sitting at the bus stop with bernard after our little table tennis session just now, when i realised.

that exactly in 7 days time, it'd be 1st Jan 2009.

i honestly have no idea what I did in 2008.
but 2009 seems like a rather exciting year.
not for the economy of course, with pple saying that its gonna be dark and gloomy.

but that only makes me think of Harry Potter.
haha.

alrighty!
xmas 2008 was quite fun.

first up was the VJC gathering @ Jfoo's house.
it was quite really fun with the gift exchange and the caroling.
but i so wanted to be lucky for once and get that bottle of vodka (which is probably now in muscular glen's house)
haha. i got fujing's sugar free chocolates in a coffin.
well. the box just looked like a coffin.
haha.

den it was xmas eve, it was raining in the morning and I woke up one hr later den usual.
i tot i was gonna be late.
but 151 Fast Forward saved my life.
haha...
we had a little Biz Sch lunch, where the food was really not bad.
and den the people in office started exchanging presents.
and the temp stuff actually got presents too!
totally shocked but was quite happy.

after work, chionged home to rest and went for francis's xmas party @ the sleezy Orchard Hotel.
haha.
it wasnt as sleezy as I thought it would be.
perhaps because of its neighbour (Orchard Towers), it just appeared to be another sleezy place.
it was fun. very nostalgic seeing all the old friends.
it wasnt awkward, we still had topics to chat about.
I had a great time just talking rubbish with all of them, and I can't wait for the next gathering that someone might organise.
=)

haha.
this christmas,
was really about reunions and gatherings.
it kinda made me wonder how wonderful the times were when we were younger.
but I'm glad that I've made the friends I've made.
people whom made a difference to my life, and I just know that I won't forget anyone unless I get Alzheimers in the future (touchwood). haha.

thanks to all my family and friends.
I am who I am today because of all of you.



=) Merry X'mas 2008!

last friday was my ORD! haha.
and for many many other people, it was their ORD too.

I'd say it ain't as exciting as I thought it would be all along the two years.
but I'm glad I finally finished repaying what guys owe the nation - 2 yrs of their lives.

had breakfast with the whole bunch of NSF clerks at some ulu shop in sembawang.
but their pork rib noodles are really really good.
the surroundings are quite picturesque.
a good place for breakfast.

den exchanged my clearance form for my IC and stuff.
before I left the office one last time at 12 noon.

after which, the BMT people met up at had a dinner at the Glass House.
it was kinda good to see everyone again.
ok maybe not everyone, but 17 people attended the gathering.
quite a number I'd say, up from 11 (iirc) last time at seoul garden.

took quite some pictures (they are all at facebook).
haha. loved how sunshine conquered the fish n co seafood platter for 2.

apparently, he already conquered the manhattan one.
someone should give him a prize. haha...
=P

rested really well for the weekend.
before I started work at NUS Business School Career Services.

it's a cool place i guess.
with loads of nice people.

i'm still superbly not used to the fact that we get to call "regulars" at work by their names now.
after how we call almost everyone in office "sir" and "mdm".

haha. the job scope is pretty much hectic at the start.
to clear rooms and stuff.
but its almost finished and maybe less of such labour-intensive jobs next time.

back to my favourite hobby.
Survivor and TAR both ended with their finale episodes the past two weeks.
for survivor, I must say it was a rather deceptive season (which i like).
and for TAR, I just hate the ending.

actually Surivor's winner sucked too.

looking back.
both seasons had sucky winners to me.
but its ok! a two month wait and Survivor: Tocantins and TAR 14 will be out!
i seriously cannot wait for both series.
meanwhile i guess i'll just be stuck with Grey's Anatomy and House M.D.


=)

thinking back. it sort of seemed like 2 years was quite short.

but hell no. two years was damn long.
the two years are gonna come to an end this friday (this sunday specifically).
haha. the feeling of cheating them of two days is such a thrill.
but they cheated me of two years so it seems so unfair.
but who cares, i'm gonna go back to my civilian status in 4 days.

holy shit an shaung.
haha... though countless people have screamed "ORD LO!" in my face for the past one month.

haha. it seem like time indeed does fly and thanks to the need to defend my country, 10% of my youth is given away as a free gift.

argh.

bought myself a new laptop.
finally.
after that fugly but faithful fujitsu died after it turned 3.5 yrs old.
haha.
pretty happy with the new one. =)

and as always.
dec's the end of the reality tv season.
with the amazing race season finale in about 8 hrs time.
it only serves to make me look forward to two things.

1. the amazing race 14 premiere on the 13 feb 2009.
2. maybe attempt to apply for the amazing race asia when i am of age.


haha.
although i bet i will lose.
but it looks quite fun.
haha.

everything is gonna come to an end soon.

and i'm glad for some it finally did.

woohoo!

it's closer than ever.
3 weeks is all there is left. =D
this is what I call the homestretch.

just like the amazing race.
4 teams left.
3 episodes left.
which means my ORD week will be TAR13's finale week!

haha. so coincidental.

nothing really eventful is ever gonna happen to people serving NS.
eventful might just mean confinement or just a simple burnt weekend.

everyday i tell myself i need sleep.
but everyday i sleep at 1am or 2am.

anyway, just something funny on the web.

check this out.



have a good 3 weeks! =)

Haha.
Before I ever comment on the three letters above in my title, got something to share.
My four yr old fujitsu laptop breathed its last and didn't respond to any resuscitation efforts which included a trip down to the service centre or CPR. Lol...

So now I am officially quite handicapped and bored at home.
I'm using the desktop till my bro come back everyday. Den going to my phone, like now.

Haha.... Wi-fi's my best friend without a laptop.
Beside what laptop to get now. It seems that there are a lot of choices.
Ha... will be a difficult choice. (and obviously an costly one)




Now to the issue of my title.
CONGRATS to all ORD personnel!!!
Haha.... All of u got ur coveted civilian status.
Which I will get in about 30 days.
Sounds short. But it ain't short.
But soon I'll join the ranks as MISTER.
Haha....


Can't wait!



Oh... And amazing race's so going into the final stretch with five teams left.
Gonna be real exciting and I won't be able to wait for the finale, which should air when I am liberated from military obligations.
Survivor gabon too! Haha.... I always love bitches on survivor who changes the game suddenly.

hurray! I just love TV.

=P

well.
this month's flying past again.
and the next time u read that sentence on this blog, i'd be over the moon.
because that means dec is coming! omg.
haha...
but before me and jy ORD, hs and aaron will ORD first.

speaking of which, we attended aaron's ORD parade today at Hendon.
haha.
after which we went down to bakerzin in suntec to have our dinner.
because they have this promotion for a meal set.

SGD13.80++ gives us a soup of the day, a main course, a drink and unlimited bread.

which sounds like a good deal.
haha.
so we happily ate and at the end of the meal, we felt full and the price of the desserts were rather ex. so we asked for the bill.

it came up to 15 plus bucks each. den they gave us a 5 bucks voucher.
so we decided to use it on a slice of cake.
and den we enjoyed a yummy black forest cake.
and after which the bill came again.
i paid SGD2.25 for the cake. =P

and den voila! i discovered they gave me ANOTHER 5 dollar voucher.

and we were thinking of ordering another dessert but we dumped the idea in case they start chasing us out.

but if it have worked. and i just keep calling for the bill after every cake.
i can eat a cake at 2.25 and save 5 bucks a cake.

in other words, i can order my set dinner, pay for it. get the voucher. use it on haosiang's dinner.

and repeat the cycle.

omg. we'd have saved loads of money.
haha...


i have been sooooo totally out of touch with mandarin pop nowadays.
wad jay chou album la.
wad SHE album la.
all totally nv hear before.


so before the new month arrives, i've a few things to do.

1. listen to more music.
2. try as hard as possible to pray and hope that december comes falling from the sky.
3. try to catch up on ugly betty. because i realise i've been missing betty suarez.
4. try not to be addicted to house md like i was on grey's anatomy or else i'll be watching the show into the night and going to work 99% asleep. that's provided i even wake up and go to work.



argh.


=(

haha.
i was just telling lawrence.
i love single digit countdowns.

first it was 10 months.
now its 10 weeks.
soon it'd be 10 days.
and finally. it'd be 10 hrs.

i think i wont be able to sleep on the 11th of dec.
probably gonna just chiong my whole way through and go collect my ic with panda eyes.
went home on the same bus as my mdm and my understudy.
apparently, my understudy stays opposite the road from my mdm.

and I stay abt 6 bus stops down the road.
looks like we were all fated to be in the same dept.
=D

just applied to relief teach.
we'll see what happens with it. =)

i was never that happy when the end of the year was coming.
for the past few years (except last year).
the end of the year just meant prelims, o levels, promos and a levels.

wth is so nice abt the end of the year.
last year, the end of the year was quite a happy one.
after my knee operation and all.

this year's end of year is probably gonna be the best I've ever had.
the most liberating one.
the most assuring one, i hope.

the month of october.
two more months for some.
one more month for some.

but in the end, all of us ORD! =)
hahaha.
can't wait.
i really can't wait.

*just a random note. table tennis is real fun! =P*

speaking of ORD.
a PTE did enlist.
but will never officially ORD.
i hate the human body for this.
i hate it when people die prematurely.
i hate it when people aren't given a chance to live their life.
but i must say i love the lesson this hatred teaches.

to value life and live it.


I'm so glad Survivor and The Amazing Race are back.
new survivor already gave me some surprises.
the amazing race was never so competitive.

also, dramas like grey's anatomy and ugly betty are back.

i just love TV.

i just hope that everything's fine.

i need everything to be fine.

too paranoid?
too pessimistic?

maybe.
hopefully.

there's no doubt secondary school days were the best days of my life.
not to say that primary sch days or jc days were dreadful.
but secondary school days trumps both the other periods because we were so outrageous.
haha.
sometimes. thinking back on what we do with stupid nike water bottles in maris stella really cracks me up.

if we ever did that in primary sch, it'd be disturbing.
if we ever did that in jc, it'd have been childish.

had a final gathering with the bunch of Aloysians @ waiyip's place.
reminiscing about the old times, while creating new memories is just so nice.
seeing old friends for the first time in years, but joking and chatting like we've never been apart.
just a wonderful feeling. =)

eagerly awaiting the planning of another gathering! =)

also. the wait for ORD is quite torturous now.
we're in the middle of nowhere.
lol.
for those who ORD in nov, they can see their light already.
for those who ORD later den dec, they shouldn't even bother to look out for the light.
if not will be quite sad u noe.
but for those who ORD in dec (like me), the light never seemed to be permanently there.


argh irritating.
93 more days.
its like. =S
can't say very short.
can't say very long.
its just torturous.



it should just come sooner.

august is over.
ok well. almost over.
and here comes september.
freaking dry month.
no holidays.
no stand downs.
no medical appointments.
omg.


3 more freaking months!


ah. the countdown's finally starting to make sense.
from "1 year more!" to "9 months more!" to "6 more months!".

to finally. "3 more months!"
ok. those people who ORD in november is 2 months la.
but by the time u ORD, i won't even care abt the final one month.

lol.

to make it even better.
the fall schedules of many american TV stations are really giving away visual treats.

first of all, the 5-time emmy winner of outstanding reality tv programme,
THE AMAZING RACE is back with its season number 13.
really great casting.
back on sept 28 in USA, and hopefully channel 5 decides to broadcast it. =)
since it almost guarantees ratings.
haha...

and secondly!! the 5-time emmy nominee of outstanding reality tv programme,
SURVIVOR is back with its season number 17.
haha. real long series. but outstanding in each and every way.
back on sept 25 in USA, and similarly USA better telecast it.
lol.

thirdly,
PROJECT RUNWAY is already showing its newest season 5.
already 7 episodes in. and channel 5 is only telecasting SEASON 4.
one freaking season behing USA.
why even telecast when it's not the latest version.
its just like telecasting the opening ceremonies of the olympics with a delay of 4 years.
who will care to watch it.

fourthly,
AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL, or better known as ANTM is back with season 11.
on the CW network on sept 3.
it features the first transgendered contestant on any reality show.
should be worth a good watch.
=)

so much good tv coming in September.
looks like it won't be as boring after all.

WHOOPIE!~

i experienced something wierd this morning.

well i slept at 12 midnight.

the next moment i woke up.
stared at my handphone (put under my pillow) and looked at the time.
i only saw the minutes and it said "40".
well that just meant i was late.
i rushed off to the bathroom and on my way passed by my dad's bag which he brings to work.

i wondered "why is he still home?"
i started bathing. silently cursed the heater for warming up water so slowly.
after i finished bathing, i put on my uniform and i was so ready to go to work.
just before i put on my socks, i stared at the clock above my door.

the minute hand was on 55. but the hour hand was just about to cross the digit "2".
"ah. the battery is out."
i took my sister's watch and illuminated it.
it read "1.50".

i was stunned.
it truely was 1.50a.m.
holy mama.
i felt a bit wierd.
as if i weren't myself.

and mind it, i even put on my contacts and all already.
i rinsed my hair, thinking about how stupid i was.
changed into sleeping attire.
and once again climbed into bed.

.
.
.
.
.

and the next moment i wake up.
it was only freaking 5a.m.
wtf was wrong with me?
first of all, i never wake up even if there're 10 alarm clocks ringing away.
secondly, i hardly had enough sleep for the past few days because of gossip girl.

i continued to sleep.
the next moment it was 6.45a.m.
and i was rushing to get out of the house.

my mum joked that i might need a psychiatrist.
do i?

just watched the 1om mens' diving and saw australian Matthew Mitcham snatch the gold from China's Zhou Luxin.

it was just spectacular to see how people won't give up though they know its either they give the performance of their lifetime or they lose.
and he did. a 112.10 final dive was more den enough to overcome the 108 point lead China had.

its kinda amazing how they stay so optimistic after they are so far behind.
i guess psychological training in sport events are an essential part of the games' preparation as well.
and maybe such training shld be incorporated somewhere so that non athletes like us can also be real optimistic about life, and not give up at the slightest thing that obstruct our paths that are clear as still water.

i'm kinda sad that the olympics are ending.
it was such a great showing from all the nations.
especially china.
i haven't been confident of their hosting of the games at first.
guess they proved me wrong.
certainly, they gave a specatular opening ceremony and i can totally expect the same for the closing ceremony 20 hours from now.
security was good. didn't hear any bad news. at least not that bad news.
i wonder if london 2012 will be able to deliver.
i sure hope they do.
if not no more nice showings also not nice. haha.


and i was also watching the 50km walk. omg. they walk one round in the bird's nest.
den exit and walk 24 laps outside before going back in.
they take 3hr 40 mins thereabout. holy mama.
that means their 2.4km WALK only takes 10mins 30secs.
and mind it. its their "walking" speed.
totally. i mean if they run sure below 7 mins.
lol. so crazy but i'm so shocked at how they can walk for 50km.
imagine its held in singapore...
walk from changi airport to boonlay aka one end to the other is only like 40+km.
and they do it in 3.5 hrs. lol.

i hate that the olympics is ending.
i hate that august is ending.
because september is totally boring.
with zero holidays.
omg. it'd be a miracle to pull thru.
and once we get past sept, its 1 month for aaron and hs.
and 2 for me and jy.
totally excited!

haha...
bravo to beijing! =)

sleep, to me, is super duper important.
i can easily sleep for 10 to 12 hours.
but work comes along and i can only sleep for 5 to 6.
abt 50% of satisfying sleep duration for me, at least.

well i can always sleep early. like at 8pm.
to achieve that irritating 10 hrs of sleep.
but how would my schedule be den?

6am - 6pm = work
6pm - 8pm = dinner + slack
8pm - 6pm = 10 hr sleep.

i mean. its quite pathetic when u only spend quality time with yourself on your "oh-so-comfy" bed for 2 freaking hrs per day.
that's like less den 10% of a day's 24 hrs.


argh.
i so swear that when i ORD,
i'd do a few things.

1. earn money (if not uni can really eat shit already)
2. sleep a lot (and i really mean a lot, its like repaying a sleep debt)
3. go overseas (sort of contridicting my first point, but a little relaxation is required)
4. sleep.
5. sleep.
6. go out with friends.
7. sleep.
8. sleep.

and it goes on and on.
freaking hell. 80 more working days if i never count wrongly!

i just need to get past them. =)




argh.
and i shld just sleep now. 5 hrs and 40 mins to the time i need to wake up.

i hate what i'm doing now.

tired.

beyond words.
with a freaking humongous ulcer.
life ain't good!

i cant eat well.
i cant sleep well.

luckily it came after the two competitions!
haha...

i'm off for lunch and some sleep! =)

totally happy day.
full of ups and downs.
haha... i'm quite glad for mr. chiang.

for topping the first div and also getting us into the finals!
haha.
i can't wait to play in the esplanade yet again!

yea! =)

we did it.
and happy 22nd bday daniel yiau!

with one competition over,
it seemed that we were going into things with a little too high expectations.

with the second one just 10 hours away,
it seem like crunch time to pull ourselves together.
nerves better don't get the better if me this time.

a gold was 80%, now its 90%.

the stage is bigger,
the stakes are higher,
the judges are definitely more critical.

i can't wait to hear our form in the band room later.
and hopefully, we bring the carrot back this time.

let's do our best, and hope for the best.

it was a good performance in my opinions.
the pressure was off.
haha...
=)

the last hurdle is SIBF.
honestly, i can't wait for it to be over.
and i can finally rest. =S

its so tough sleeping so little every single day.

including today. haha...
i think i've a 8 hr sleep coming up? which is totally not enough.
lol...

ok. i present, the eupho section of MSSBA for NBC '08 and SIBF '08!
i had so much fun making music, jokes with u guys!
let's stick together and maybe go for WMC '09?

=)



its a low quality pic.
don't ask me why, ask daniel yiau. hahaha.

=P

i can't wait for tomorrow.

and i also can't wait for this two weeks to pass ASAP.
i'm so physically drained.
today was the first day i reached home before 10pm in like... 2 or 3 weeks.

but it was quite a relief to know that everything will be over soon.
=)

i honestly hope for a good result this coming thurs.
i know we can do it if we really want to.

looks like we were kinda robbed.

no, i'm not being a sore loser.
but well.

like wy's nick, the truth has surfaced.

and i believe it did.
with time, and the individual judge scores announced, i believe everyone either have to believe that it was totally rigged.

haha...
i hate such politics.

that's why i don't think i will actually survive well in an office setting.


we had it in the bag, we really did.
well done people! i guess we can be proud of ourselves no matter wad.


as quoted from a website...

"Associate Professor Ho Hwee Long is a widely recognized and respected figure in music circles. He possesses a Masters' degree in Music Education from Northwestern University, Illinois, USA, and has studied band conducting under the tutelage of Professor John Paynter. Since 1967, he has an impressive record of achievements in the field of Singapore band music. He is currently an Associate Professor and the music coordinator of the Division of Visual and Performing Arts in the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University. He conducts the NIE Symphonic Band, and the National Junior College Symphonic Band. His love for music and beliefs in exacting standards has seen his bands make their mark in the local band scene."


oh his beliefs in music definitely allowed his bands to make their mark.


(oops, what mark did they make?)

we should just wait for the official release of individual judge scoring.
we'd see more light.
but that would probably make me even angrier.




screw him!
maybe someone really did.
and let's all work hard!

the aftermath of everything is so real.

just like how waiyip was talking about how it'd be so empty after the month of july w/o all the alumni pracs.
it'd honestly be kinda empty.
the alumni band had not only helped us realise the satisfaction from making good music.
it has already become an avenue where we meet up.
have lunch and talk cock/business like we used to in secondary school.

it's really hard to imagine us being so tight and close to each other should this band not exist.
we won't even be talking about meeting three to four times a week.
we'd be fortunate enough should we be able to meet once a week.
catch a movie every fortnight.
or have a decent meal together every month.
the band had served more den a sole purpose of creating good music.
it brought people together.

oh and i learnt two new terms today...
BFF = Best Friends Forever.
and the other one i forgot le. haha...
hopefully, the band forged bonds between people that will go on to be BFF.

=)

listening to our recording last night made me more than satisfied with our performance.
its just because our time to shine even brighter is not at NBC.

天时，地利，人和。

our time had come before, and will come again, provided we work hard!
and i guess we will work hard.

=)

我们不是省油的灯！

haha.
things that do not break us will only make us stronger.
and i believe this will.

all the way, MSSBA!

the Maris Stella Symphonic Band Alumni added another gold to our collection.

i think we did well! haha...
managed another gold.
we should be proud of it.
especially when we never tried to emotionally blackmail our competitors using perfectly ridiculous reasons.

we played fair and square and we should be proud of that.

but it was soooo bitter sweet.
it had been such a long and tedious route.
every step of the way, it seems like we're only worrying abt music.
but thats so not true.

people have been trying to trip us on the way with stones.
its getting so frustrating for us to deal with:-

1. music.
2. bitches.

wait a minute.
maybe point number two should be a singular noun.
that bitch.
why can't we enjoy the process of music making and skip the back-stabbing part.

its nice to watch on tv (aka survivor) but definitely not nice in real life.
ain't our purpose to make good music?

enough of that bitch.

with that in mind,
let's work hard and charge forward!

=)

omg.

i am supposed to go to sleep.

haha. ok. i can't wait for tmr!
argh. its like... so much prep for just 20 mins on stage...
pls let us do well! =)


btw. this might be my last post since i vividly remembered how i almost lost my life two years back by:-

1. my heart pumping like at 300 bpm when the results are abt to be announced. i tot i'm in cardiac arrest.

2. almost screaming my lungs out literally when we realised we won 1st div.



so let's hope we get thru tmr safely.

=D

with the competitions draw even closer.

currently, i am

1. EXTREMELY sleep deprived.
2. a little excited.
3. VERY nervous
4. quite angry


its barely 3 days away!
heard some stupid news about some old baby was whining about something that the rules allowed.
well, since the rules allowed it, maybe u should just choke on your milk and shut the hell up.

a new template.
looks good eh! haha...
have been wanting to change it for so long.
finally i see something i kind of like.

i'm trying very very hard to think abt the last experience at NBC 2006.
but realised i couldnt remember anything except the cheering at the end!

haha. and i can't wait to experience it again.
if we can.

i can't wait for this sunday to come.
i honestly just want to get it over and done with and give the best i can.
its really tough juggling so many things at one go.
i wonder how people can do one million things at a time.

i just want everything to be over soon.

oh. and more sleep. much more sleep. =)

omg....
its so close.
the two competitions.
haha....
i'm so excited.

but am honestly shagged by the numerous (but essential) practices...

wish us luck! =)

haha. well. this is almost becoming a monthly blog.

but i am reviving it.

ok. what happened over the past month.

i turned 20.
the big TWO.
many thanks to all those whom remembered. =)

esp. waiyip, haosiang, aaron, jinyan, kelvin, andrew ong & chua and last but definitely not the least, bernard.
for celebrating my birthday at the fugly korean restaurant in ECP.

not forgetting trevor and all from Chong Pang Camp...
really miss the days we spend grumbling about the chin up bars and the endless ops.

BERNARD, we're still awaiting your blog entry about that! LOL.

haha... and thanks for the gorgeous gifts you guys bought for me.
though the restaurant was quite bad,
but i'm sure everyone of us enjoyed each other's company.

=)

haha...

another thing was band practices.
omg.
I've never seen a eupho score that goes like that.
run and run and run like no one's business. i hate such scores.

rah.

i hate you, geoffery lawrence.

hahaha...
just joking.
but well, it does look like I kinda have no choice but to master that fugly piece.
and of course other fugly pieces too. =(

but taking part in two competitions makes things really stressful.


especially when good bands are taking part in it too. it sort of makes things worse.

but I could still remember how we "triumphed" two years back.
maybe we can do it again.
haha...
=S i hope so.

another thing, this friday is gonna be my second surgery in my life!
haha... taking out all four wisdom tooth at one go under general anaesthesia.
hopefully it won't be too painful.

and on the same note, NUS dentistry accepted me!
haha. gerald and i are classmates now!


and lastly,
i honestly cannot wait for 121208.

my ORD date.

7 more months!!!!
=)


its been a happy month and hopefully many more happy months will come.
=D

my 500th post.

haha.

am totally excited about the recent Mariah Carey week on American Idol.
haha.
she's like the epitome of a perfect singer.
lol. no wonder she beat elvis.
haha...

i just can't stop staring at some of her stuff...

1. crystals/diamonds strudded microphone.

2. crystals/diamonds strudded microphone stand. LIKE TOTALLY OMG GLAM. -.-""

3. her flawless complexion.

and of course constantly wondering if her assets are natural.
HAHA.
but should be ba.
if not sure kena slam de.
hahaha...


the esplanade concert was really exciting.
at least I felt like a mega superstar on that stage, altho i was some small fly.

but still. i really appreciated the opportunity to perform in the esplande.
it probably will be my one and only?
but hopefully not!

heh.

these few months have really affirmed what i felt about the people around me.
like however mushy it may sound,
it seems impossible to forget anyone who have ever been a part of my life.
totally emo. but true.

even a simple lunch or meal together can be such a joy.
dinner at home is also delicious.
my mum never fails to amaze me with her cooking.
and i dun think i'd ever become sick of it.
provided she don't cook the same thing three days in a row.
haha.

dinner outside with friends are also great.
argh.

food is always good.


oh and i passed my driving test.
good in the sense that i won't have to spend anymore money.
=)

when i got my tester, it reads "CHRISTOPHER HO".
the only one with a christian name.
well i thought he might be younger, hipper, and perhaps the age gap won't be that huge.

but i was so so totally wrong.
haha...
but still.

=)
due to traffic congestion, kinda skipped a few things.
haha. my luck not bad eh!

=)

besides that, the only thing left is I hope David Cook wins Idol.

just not Archutard.

its blog revival time.

its been soooo damn busy.
a hell of a ride.

with band practices for the concert to be held this tuesday at the big durian.
with wisdom tooth issues.
with idiots in office who are seriously getting on my nerves.
with crappy but expensive food from the canteen.

oh and with my upperstudy's ORD this coming friday,
which pretty much means i'm on my own.

oh damn it.
i didnt really learn a lot from him.
definitely not all.
haha...
but who cares. =P





the big concert next tues is going to be real exciting for me. haha.
a first time in that big hall...
i'm so worried that the poor pple at the back row cant hear us.
haha...
but everything shld go pretty well.
hopefully.



ok abt the main point of this entry, the idiots in office.


Idiot #1
ok to put simply, he's almost a reject from some where else i believe.
the so-called "extra manpower for ur busy section" basically covers up the "i-need-to-throw-him-somewhere" mentality.
totally.
first big dumb blonde event,
he started shredding paper.
much to his displeasure.
den when i opened the door of the shredder, there was no garbage bag.
and totally, who cleans up for him?!?! ME (because I found out)

den the next day this happens again.
who cleans up for him!??! ME AND MY MDM.
totally idiot.
and when someone asks him to do stuff, he asks u "why cant u do it"
omg.

den go into rooms, leave the key in the keyhole outside and go home.

wth.
leave your own house also lock, remove the key and safekeep it right!
haha. my mdm has almost went nuts with this guy.

the guy who constantly evades work given to him,
the guy who loves reading this pink "101 ECONOMICS ESSAYS" book.
the guy who likes to irritate people my age by asking them questions like "do you have kids"

like totally.
go sit somewhere quietly.
and stop asking us dumb questions.
rah!


Idiot #2
ok. basically i was waiting to lock up the office.
then there were two pple typing away inside, when the rest of the office has gone home.
what's funny is I had to wait till the last person leave and lock up since i was on duty.
the two persons were not even from our office.
but chose to type their important paper in our office nevertheless.

why?

i think maybe our microsoft word is nicer than theirs.
but wait. all microsoft words in our office are 2003, there is no difference.
like totally.
u have ur own cubicle, own room.
why can't u just type in your nice comfy chair that has the shape of ur ass.

and inconvenient me, when we can both have what we want without compromising on anyone.

one and a half hours, i could have bathed, ate dinner and slept for 30 mins.


argh!!!
enough ranting.
such a stressful week!

i need the break to come earlier.


=)

its been a hell of a hectic weekend.

=S
and it would only get busier from now on.

but am looking forward to the NUS concert this sat for a good break.
also good friday.
ah. its good to know there's a long weekend soooon. somewhere.

haha.


i want to kbox.
i want to play badminton.
i want to slack and go eat good food.

LOL.

=)

lastly,
i want to ORD! haha...


though working in the airbase isnt that bad now.

well, looking forward to tmr's gathering with the old camp mates! =)
and congrats gina! for your results which i'm sure you're proud of!

i'm loving 8days.
haha.
they way they write is so singaporean-ish but still as funny as they want it to be.
or maybe the pple they interview just manages to give really witty comments.

enough evidence is in this issue.
with li-lin and allan wu on the cover.
some sniplets with the interview with the couple regarding the edison chen scandal.
go buy this issue! definitely worth the 2 bucks.


What advice would you give Cecilia?
Li-lin: ... ... ... I'd also pay for her Brazilian. It's so long, she could braid it.

What if you found your daughter Sage in Cecilia's shoes?
Li-lin: Hypothetically speaking, of course, i would wanna see if she looked good or not! (laughs) And if she didn't shave, I would tell her, "Not a good look, honey (wags her finger)!" The least you could do is to shave.


i think li-lin is soooo funny. haha! go grab a 8days now!

and work nowadays is getting soooo damn boring.
i never though NSmen stuff will be so irritating. haha.


i need more time to sleep!

why do weekends fly past so fast and weekdays crawl.

argh.
the global air power conference got our office freaking busy.
but i hope it wont happen tmr.
and for the rest of the week.
haha...

also celebrated wy's 22nd birthday after being so tired from work this weekend.

happy 22nd birthday! lao ren. haha.
hope u enjoy ur present and the food billy prepared specially for u.
haha...

cycling today was fun.
we shld totally do it more often or go for badminton.
really miss those days where we can go play sports as and when we want to.
booking courts etc.

thinking of work tmr just totally sian-ified me.
if there's such a word.

and staring at my unironed no.3,
it makes me even more sian.



i hope tt sooner or later it'd become a 4 day work week.
HAHA.
fat hope i think.

the chinese new year goodies are all set on e table.
with my favourite cashew sugee from bengawan solo.

the chinese new year decorations are up and hanging.
looks like we're all ready for the big festival.


but.

my room is in a HUGE mess.
and well, it'd remain tt way till after the reunion dinner.
haha.

and secondly.
i dun even have clothes.
and luckily my driving instructor cancelled on me tmr.
den can go buy w hs after work =)


haha.
its been a really wierd week.
but damn fun...
cant wait for CNY and everything after that!










eating strawberries seem like a wierd idea now.
LOL MAN.

went to Alexandra Hospital today.
for physio.
=S

its getting real wierd.
my coordination and balance of the left knee is fugly.
LOL.

but e most fugly thing is not that.
in e middle of the physio session, had a stomach ache.
so went to the toilet.

**after i finished my business**

i opened e door.
and omg i saw an old man in hospital gown being held at his arms by some female indian attendant.
den she asked me "do you mind bringing him in and asking him what he wants?"

like of course i said "eh ok"
after which i helped him, like support him till e toilet bowl.
den after he sat down, he sort of gave me the "what-the-hell-are-you-doing-here" look.
den spoke in some gibberish dialect.
for dialects, i only understand what is eat. so yea.

i'm like "as if i wanna be here lo."

den i went out of the toilet lo.
skali he lounge up of the toilet bowl and start whacking me.
=S

den e indian female attendant asked "so what did he want?"
"ha. i've no idea what he's saying. but it looks as if he wanted to shit, cause he went straight for the toilet bowl."
LOL.
den she said nvm and i returned to my regime.

like totally.
it was like my 2nd time helping old pple to the toilet.

the first was my late maternal grandpa.
who's gone for quite some time already.
i still rmb how he pinched me when i didnt wake up in time for school.
and den hurry me and send me to school.

i kinda miss him and i noe my grandma misses him too.
i hope i wont have to go thru any deaths any time soon.
=)


my mc is ending this wed aka tmr.
and this means i'll be going back to serving my nation in two days.

before i get my new posting, i'll be in Air Force School.
=)
hahahaha...
hopefully days pass fast and months pass faster.
and soon we'll ORD!
and we'll go enjoy our status as civilians.




=)


btw. cao ge's new album's kinda nice. haha...

oh man.
i recently embarked on the old show tt i used to love so much on youtube. haha...
its called IRON CHEF.


=) really fun to watch. and i guess i'll have to start watching hell kitchen soon and see if its comparable.

=P

haha. even are you smarter than a 5th grader is damn fun to watch. LOL.

=)

its been almost one month.
and we've already ushered in the new year.
the big year of 2008.
some big things are going to happen in 2008.

1. Our age starts with the digit '2' instead if the very nice and assuring '1'.

well this can be nice too.
we're getting old people.
ha!
i highly doubt anyone actually still visits this page.
but if any 20+ pple actually stumble upon this page unwittingly.
i'm sorry, u r older den me.
ha.
first to usher in the age 20 is haosiang!
and 10 years later, when we're ready to usher in the digit '3'.
thats when i'll probably really think i'm old i think.
=P



2. we're gonna ORD! =)

haha. thats the three letters that a lot of people wanna hear or scream out loud now.
yea yea!!!
ORD LOR!
well.
those pple who enlisted later den jan '07.
i'm sorry. ur time will come in 2009 or 2010.
HAHAHA!
121208. the magical 8 numbers.
but well. haosiang and aaron will ORD first.
den me and jy will follow.
haha. thinking of the fun we'll have once we're free of our obligations to the nation.
overseas trips.
numerous stayovers on weekends.
temporary jobs before we become muggers again.
woah!
i type also damn excited le. haha.



well. i only could think of 2.
haha...
talking about resolutions.
i never ever kept resolutions.
but i always make them.
i have no idea why.

but someone once told me that resolutions are meant to be broken.
just like how food is supposed to be eaten.
haha!

made some resolutions for 2008.
top on the list.
i need to save up.
argh.
everything needs money nowadays.
haha...

take bus also damn expensive.
eat also so expensive.
even stay at home, on aircon, watch tv or surf the net.
everything's money.
haha...
den everything's rising.
GST is rising.
cab fares are rising.
the only thing that is not rising is NSF pays.



e next is to lead a healthy healthy lifestyle.
this one i confirm break.
actually within the first few minutes of 2008,
i gobbled down chocolates le.
so well.
its already broken.
i shall break it more.


just got news tt i'm revocating.
as an aviation material specialist.
well.
i have no idea what that is.
we shall find out on monday when i get more details.
haha.