tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119206962024-03-19T20:23:05.792+08:00recalcitrancethe things to get rid of.Benjamin Yaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17971474351970480764noreply@blogger.comBlogger536125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920696.post-79701982732307959472009-09-23T16:25:00.002+08:002009-09-23T16:32:53.549+08:00school, glorious school.haha. like yw mentioned, it'd been a really long time since i updated this blog.<br /><br />school started just barely 2 months back, inclusive of float and all.<br />i must say it was quite enlightening.<br />from how i kept thinking it was impossible to build a float or to learn a dance at all to utter disbelief when the float was completed.<br />at least this experience allowed me to get to know the other 47 people i'll be spending the next 4 years with, for good or for bad.<br /><br />schools hasn't been really a bed of roses.<br />lectures at 8am in the morning is just really draining.<br />luckily NUS is high tech enough to have things called webcasts.<br />haha. =)<br /><br />friends are flying off here and there.<br />alan, leslie, timothy and waiyip have either already flown off or are going to fly off soon.<br />it's quite hard to fathom that we started JC life 5 yrs ago.<br />totally old already.<br /><br />this recess week reminds me too much of "holidays" in JC.<br />where tests and exams were put just after them.<br />but i guess its inevitable in uni.<br /><br />i think i just need sleep.<br />or at least another recess week?<br />=(Benjamin Yaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17971474351970480764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920696.post-20679063095860294492009-06-23T20:18:00.006+08:002009-06-23T20:51:26.335+08:00singapore is swined.haha.<br />if i was still a student, i'd be quite irritated by the fact that school's gonna start on schedule.<br />but since i am not a student (not yet at least), i don't really care. =P<br /><br />being unemployed isn't as good as i thought it would be.<br />waking up late makes me damn happy though.<br />=)<br />tuitioning also seems so much nicer when i'm more alert.<br />haha.<br /><br />that Chris Brown is finally pleading guilty to his assualt case.<br />haha. the article is as attached.<br />its mentioned that he's gonna clear graffiti or thrash.<br />i'd so love to see him clear trash with tonnes of reporters surrounding him.<br />haha.<br /><br /><a href="http://sg.news.yahoo.com/ap/20090623/ten-us-people-chris-brown-5e343d7.html">http://sg.news.yahoo.com/ap/20090623/ten-us-people-chris-brown-5e343d7.html</a><br /><br />a few months ago i was at the bus stop when i noticed this notice someone pasted on one of the pillars.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaqRLs0oxZ8WbjzoQ8mHfSv8-EaG34TYA-L7sufkdltpfbdZm-1bM7ckuSpg72S81MwRloTCMPu7PorchTaOAkwpiXXT3A3w0QH91lllcEt7xROvgaHLM2tZmcJvKeikwDSOYwCg/s1600-h/IMG00005-20090404-1741.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaqRLs0oxZ8WbjzoQ8mHfSv8-EaG34TYA-L7sufkdltpfbdZm-1bM7ckuSpg72S81MwRloTCMPu7PorchTaOAkwpiXXT3A3w0QH91lllcEt7xROvgaHLM2tZmcJvKeikwDSOYwCg/s320/IMG00005-20090404-1741.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350502625007827842" border="0" /></a><br /><br />it says....<br /><br />"anyone who found this dog, please return to us. the dog has got a tumour and is scheduled for a surgery next week and need special medications daily."<br /><br />den i realised someone wrote some stuff in pen...<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjBBFdftw6TcGeQBPoGM2E-k6uxsxw3cauMn8KGNQjhnFOB_3bg28QcK52j6KBz8y8ede5x3XsnCt6_JoF5F2fhZsY7uCbsARx4AMbJtH_ZgrYHtOwIGELdQeGYPTidDjFQJX9Zw/s1600-h/IMG00004-20090404-1740.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjBBFdftw6TcGeQBPoGM2E-k6uxsxw3cauMn8KGNQjhnFOB_3bg28QcK52j6KBz8y8ede5x3XsnCt6_JoF5F2fhZsY7uCbsARx4AMbJtH_ZgrYHtOwIGELdQeGYPTidDjFQJX9Zw/s320/IMG00004-20090404-1740.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350503961055011874" border="0" /></a><br /><br />"never mind. i can take him to see my doctor. thanks."<br /><br />haha. it kinda shows how singaporeans are so kind, doesn't it?Benjamin Yaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17971474351970480764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920696.post-41824226916632481232009-06-10T14:56:00.002+08:002009-06-10T15:05:14.800+08:002 more days!haha. i didnt realise i have not blogged in such a long time.<br /><br />went to Bangkok with some of my friends in mid May and had tonnes of fun and great food.<br />not to mention the stuff to buy there. altho i didnt buy a lot.<br /><br />i'm finishing up my working stint with NUS Business School this coming friday.<br />quite happy. but at the same time am thinking of what to do during the free time.<br />haha.<br />they held a special farewell lunch for all of the temps.<br />the people here are genuinely nice people to work with,<br />and i must say i had a really good time here.<br />thanks BIZ Career Services!<br /><br />=)<br /><br /><br />MOM just announced the list of hols next year.<br />out of 10 scheduled holidays, 8 of them fall on a friday or a monday.<br />sounds totally perfect ah!<br />too bad i am not in the army already.<br />haha...<br /><br />u can read the full story here! and be as excited as me. haha.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_387509.html?vgnmr=1">http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_387509.html?vgnmr=1</a>Benjamin Yaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17971474351970480764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920696.post-59108923270498921362009-05-03T01:02:00.001+08:002009-05-03T01:03:31.187+08:00the big fighthaha.<br />was following the AWARE incident via twitter.<br />i must say it was exciting...<br /><br />its clearly a case of the big black witches against the defenceless white wingged angels.<br />from the live update i can only garner one conclusion.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The big black witches were bound to lose.</span><br /><br />from the way Josie Lau screamed "Shut up and Sit down!" so many times...<br />that inspired people to design shirts with that slogan within 10 minutes. That clearly became the tagline of today's conference.<br /><br />from Dr Thio screaming away for pple to respect her because of her age.<br />its like someone screaming away on a MRT to ask someone to give up their seat for her because she's old.<br /><br />so yea i hope this concludes the AWARE incident.<br />which is so dotz.<br />and expensive at the same time.<br />spending almost 100k on that stupid event and debate?<br /><br />that money could easily be spent elsewhere.<br />and only the person with the LOWEST possible EQ can possibly rebute that point by saying<br /><br />"we made 120k with the new memberships! so what we spent is reasonable!"<br /><br />pls. women pay 40 bucks a year to be ur member.<br />u spent whatever they paid u for a year in 1 or 2 months?<br /><br />what a good (ex)leader!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />ah ok. so end of story.<br />the white wingged angels won!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />and just another joke of the day...<br />while walking around in The Cathay after a satisfying meal at Aston's...<br />aaron made a comment about Wolverine to jinyan.<br /><br />aaron to jinyan: "i didn't know wolverine was born a mutant."<br />jinyan to aaron: "huh... what 没有灯?"<br /><br /><br />its like omg.<br />i was laughing hysterically.<br /><br />reminded me of this.<br /><br />haha...<br />enjoy the video!<br /><br />=D<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6ydZHy_KRXE&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6ydZHy_KRXE&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/gMvPwYn00zU&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/gMvPwYn00zU&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Benjamin Yaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17971474351970480764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920696.post-12533303836776577242009-05-02T00:59:00.002+08:002009-05-02T01:14:54.714+08:00the swine fluits quite disturbing when another possibly infectious disease starts its attempt to wipe out the human race.<br /><br />ok that might have sounded a bit too scary.<br />haha.<br />but so far, so good.<br /><br />at least Singapore's still have a squeaky clean record on confirmed swine flu patients.<br /><br />recent days have been rather boring!<br />but hey! its MAY 2009.<br />its quite fast come to think about it.<br /><br />a few more months, we'd probably be buried under books or notes.<br />which is seriously quite scary to think about.<br /><br />just one thing to hope for!<br /><br />NO SWINE FLU pls. i remembered how my dad nagged at me for coming home late during SARS. and i hope it doesn't happen again!<br /><br /><br />Stay healthy, pple! =DBenjamin Yaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17971474351970480764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920696.post-8351795163119291832009-04-21T11:39:00.002+08:002009-04-21T11:49:40.507+08:00the girl in the windowthis morning, the 2009 Pulitzer Prize winners were announced.<br />the Pulitzer Prize has long been regarded as the highest national honor in newspaper journalism, literary achievements and musical composition.<br /><br />looking through the list of winners, one caught my eye.<br />the winner of the feature writing category - Lane DeGregory of the St. Petersburg Times.<br /><br />the story can be found here...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.tampabay.com/features/humaninterest/article750838.ece">http://www.tampabay.com/features/humaninterest/article750838.ece</a><br /><br />what happened was a 7 yr old girl was found living in a home with faeces of cats, dogs and humans smeared all over the wall.<br />wrapped up in diapers which were past saturated in a room with a four foot high mountain of use diapers.<br />the floor, freezer and basically everywhere else was filled with roaches, it was impossible to walk a step without crushing a few.<br /><br />the girl was saved and placed in a foster home.<br />some kind soul adopted her and since then, she improved a lot.<br /><br />because 85% of the human brain develops in the first five years of a human,<br />she was considered to be severely mentally retarded.<br />though she wasn't autistic or psychotic, she can hardly make sounds, not to mention speaking.<br /><br /><br />its so tough to think about the possibility of such people living in third world countries, let alone in the country with the most spending power (aka the USA).<br /><br />quite disturbed by it.<br />but nonetheless, i'm glad at least this one got saved.Benjamin Yaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17971474351970480764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920696.post-60913944776878841242009-04-16T20:31:00.008+08:002009-04-16T22:55:55.918+08:00the next big thing. LOL.some unknown 47 yr old woman became the hot search this week on youtube.<br />with over 12 million views on her videos.<br /><br />she's Susan Boyle, one of the contestants on Britain's Got Talent this year.<br /><br />i shall let the video do the talking (or singing).<br /><br />=)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CR_N9iljeMk">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CR_N9iljeMk</a><br /><br />this video is definitely worthy of your 7 minutes.<br />so sit back and enjoy.Benjamin Yaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17971474351970480764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920696.post-39380624663457060092009-04-08T22:30:00.006+08:002009-04-15T13:54:44.115+08:00good job guys!to all my juniors,<br />good job! <br />i really enjoyed the performance! =)<br /><br />i remembered my SYF (or any other competitions) quite clearly.<br />which part of it you may ask.<br />i dont really rmb the exact day, but i remembered:<br /><br />how we toiled and practiced everyday.<br />how we all became better musicians than before the SYF.<br />how we all got to become such great friends with each other.<br />how we all look back on this journey and not remember what we lost, but what we gained.<br /><br />its the journey that matters more.<br />and its the memory of it that will seriously be with us for a very long time.<br /><br />a very meaningful song I'd like to dedicate to everyone i know.<br />to my bestest friends and all the marist band family.<br />for all the memories you've given me.<br />be it good or bad, you guys definitely made a difference in my life.<br />and to all the juniors in MSSB, good job and you guys definitely made the big band family proud.<br /><br /><b><u>Carrie Underwood - Whenever You Remember</b></u><br /><br />When you look back on times we had<br />I hope you smile<br />And know that through the good and through the bad<br />I was on your side when nobody could hold us down<br />We claimed the brightest star<br />And we, we came so far<br />And no they won’t forget<br /><br />(Chorus)<br />Whenever you remember times gone by<br />Remember how we held our heads so high<br />When all this world was there for us<br />And we believe that we could touch the sky<br />Whenever you remember, I’ll be there<br />Remember how we reached that dream together<br />Whenever you remember<br /><br />When you think back on all we’ve done<br />I hope you’re proud<br />When you look back and see how far we’ve come<br />It was our time to shine<br />And nobody could hold us down<br />They thought they’d see us fall<br />But we, we stood so tall<br />And no we won’t forget<br /><br />Whenever you remember times gone by<br />Remember how we held our heads so high<br />When all this world was there for us<br />And we believe that we could touch the sky<br />Whenever you remember, I’ll be there<br />Remember how we reached that dream together<br />Whenever you remember<br /><br />Yeahhh, Ooohh<br /><br />We claimed the brightest star<br />And we, we came so far<br />And know that we showed them all<br />And no they won’t forget<br /><br />Yeahhh<br /><br />Whenever you remember times gone by<br />Remember how we held our heads so high<br />When all this world was there for us<br />And we believe that we could touch the sky<br />Whenever you remember, I’ll be there<br />Remember how we reached that dream together<br />Whenever you remember<br /><br />Whenever you remember<br /><br />Ooohh, whenever you remember <br /><br /><object width="320" height="265"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Yc6y9_2CoPI&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Yc6y9_2CoPI&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="320" height="265"></embed></object><br /><br />-------------------------------------------<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><br />For some life lasts a short while, but the memories it holds last forever.<br />- Laura Swenson</span>Benjamin Yaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17971474351970480764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920696.post-113445896193972812009-03-31T20:04:00.003+08:002009-03-31T20:34:19.026+08:00randomnesshaha.<br /><br />these two weeks have been quite tiring!<br />with tuition, work etc.<br />it seems like i should really take a break soon...<br />haha...<br />decided to stop work somewhere before the middle of june so I'd have at least 2 months to relax.<br /><br />and congrats ah yongwen bitch.<br />for getting that ESPN job.<br />go ahead and slut around with all the pple. <br />haha...<br /><br />speaking of which SYF started.<br />went for Day 1 and Day 2 PM session.<br />i must say this year the standard's really quite high.<br />i love the set piece.<br />prefer overture no. 2. guess prob because 99% of schools choose the other one.<br /><br />haha.<br />quite a pity AMK got penalised for exceeding the time.<br />but honestly, i would have been so angry if it was me.<br />the conductor should have known of the penalty.<br />they were just lucky they still scraped a gold.<br />which dumb blonde will go play a few more seconds or even take a 1% chance that that will happen.<br />=S<br /><br />but ACS(I) did well.<br />really quite impressed by their Symphonic Metamorphosis.<br /><br />another thing I didnt get is why st nics got gwh.<br />their sound's definitely not gwh material.<br />lol.<br />maybe its because there were three judges from holland.<br />and they happened to play Jericho?<br />lol.<br />but well. they still got their gwh. <br /><br />can't wait to see how SYF unfolds during the next few days.<br />and ultimately.<br />i cant wait to see how they perform.<br /><br />good luck!Benjamin Yaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17971474351970480764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920696.post-67189810946203528632009-03-20T15:34:00.006+08:002009-03-20T15:37:44.154+08:00whitney houston's making a come back!haha. learnt from the news that Whitney is totally producing a new album. haha. so excited.<br /><br />check this out!<br /><br />http://entertainment.sg.msn.com/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=2758913<br /><br />heh. looks like all the come back singers' names all end with "-ney'<br />for e.g. britNEY. <br />haha.<br /><br />argh! i am just bored at work. =(Benjamin Yaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17971474351970480764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920696.post-56433753573740427302009-03-10T11:42:00.003+08:002009-03-10T11:46:47.386+08:00freshly ejaculated sea of sperms.hello everyone!<br /><br />yw's becoming an entrepreneur!<br />haha. by printing loads of flyers.<br />oh and he's probably gonna "ejaculate" them later.<br />=P<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">"-[ yoNg weN ]- ™ says:<br />sending out flyers is juz like a freshly ejaculated sea of sperms<br /><br />-[ yoNg weN ]- ™ says:<br />u have to send a lot in mass quantity<br /><br />-[ yoNg weN ]- ™ says:<br />or else<br /><br />-[ yoNg weN ]- ™ says:<br />they will nv reach the 'egg'"</span><br /><br /><br />wad a funny analogy, but it does sound sort of true! =SBenjamin Yaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17971474351970480764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920696.post-755491521381877512009-03-08T00:23:00.002+08:002009-03-08T00:24:54.003+08:00omg. huang jia qian is soooo funny.haha. <br />just a very funny video. haha.<br /><br />no. 1 One million stars season 4.<br />because tao zi went to give birth, huang jia qian took over.<br />and she's hilarious. <br />watch the following video at 4:20.<br /><br /><object width="500" height="405"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/KLODoBC-_FM&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/KLODoBC-_FM&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="500" height="405"></embed></object><br /><br />totally.Benjamin Yaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17971474351970480764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920696.post-40001705952466041022009-03-02T16:27:00.003+08:002009-03-02T17:14:12.674+08:00NTU mishap.wad a way to jeopardize the university's credentials on the week of the release of the A level results.<br />that NTU student who stabbed his prof sure stirred up some fears everywhere.<br />this happening in Singapore is just as shocking as the massacre at Columbine High.<br /><br />nothing big happened recently.<br />less the double birthday celebration we had @ No Signboard Seafood for wy and yw. <br />haha. even their initials are almost the same.<br />the food was good, it was also pricey. haha.<br />but nonetheless, it was a good reward for the completion of the second month of the year.<br /><br />and that brings me to another topic.<br />one-sixth of this year is gone! LOL.<br /><br />just like that.<br />time indeed does fly.<br /><br />March is gonna be an incredibly dry month.<br />no birthdays, no public holidays.<br />but the most exciting of reality tv programmes should come in this month.<br />=D<br />but i am quite determined to work every single day this month.<br />=P<br /><br />see if that happens! LOL. =PBenjamin Yaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17971474351970480764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920696.post-42597629880271908322009-02-13T08:37:00.002+08:002009-02-13T11:10:06.616+08:00i'm back!just spent 7 days in haikou, china.<br /><br />it was quite an AMAZING experience. <br />lol.<br />totally amazing race.<br /><br />flew off early in the morning and landed in haikou after a 3 hour flight.<br />talking about the flight. <br />the landing was the most horrible landing that i've ever experienced. <br />i thought my brain was exploding. haha.<br /><br />after the 2 hour drive and all to the village.<br />saw bulls, rice padi fields etc.<br />it was a bumpy ride, like those in india on TV. lol.<br /><br /><br />after a four day stay in the village, <br />filled with chickens, ducks, firecrackers, fireworks, children, mahjong.<br /><br />lol.<br />the kids there all possess a PhD in Mahjong. <br />totally li hai. <br />haha. i lost about 7 yuan overall, which wasn't even 2 sing bucks.<br />so its not that bad.<br />haha...<br /><br />fireworks were amazing.<br />on the 13th day of CNY, all the different houses start to shoot fireworks in the sky.<br /><br />and omg it was quite amazing.<br />haha. with stuff exploding above my head. <br />took some videos and pictures (all should be at facebook soon).<br /><br />thats why it wasn't all that bad.<br />haha. but china tv kinda rocks.<br />so many channels.<br />and they were still going on and on about their olympics triumph. <br />not that they have no reason to.<br />haha.<br />every night they will air some sports and interview people in that sport.<br />a sneak peek into their training and personal life. <br /><br />until one day i saw a special about zhang yining and i saw the ZYN and Li Jiawei match.<br />totally.<br />haha...<br /><br />the people in the village were really nice to us.<br />perhaps because we were visitors.<br />the weather was great.<br />no mozzies and all.<br />nothing much to complain about.<br />the food was great too.<br />though it was almost the same everyday.<br /><br />after day 4, we left the village for haikou city.<br />haha...<br />stayed at the hotel and all.<br />haha.<br /><br />shopped around for 2 days. and bought nothing.<br />lol.<br />except dvds.<br />oooh perfect. LOL.<br />cheap dvds =)<br /><br />the food was unbelievably cheap though.<br />in the village, we drive out for breakfast.<br />6 people eats, one bowl of unbelievably nice porridge, some you tiao.<br />it cost us 24 bucks.<br />CNY.<br />which means. omg less den 6 bucks.<br /><br />totally cheap.<br /><br />when we went out to the city, the food was damn cheap too.<br />one meal typically cost us 200 yuan, which was abt 40 bucks.<br />for 6 people. thats cheap.<br />haha. <br /><br />had a dinner with 11 dishes?<br />lol. great great food. =)<br /><br />shopping is totally dotz.<br />nothing to buy. but plenty of good street food.<br /><br />we had oysters! bbq-ed with garlic on top and all.<br />18 for 2 sing bucks.<br />its totally-dotz-mamaneem-dunno-how-they-make-a-living CHEAP.<br />haha.<br /><br />slept a good 13 hours last night. holy shit. didn't even eat dinner.<br /><br />haha.<br />i want more family trips.<br />because i don't need to keep tabs about how much money to spend etc. =D<br />haha...<br /><br />work starts again next monday.<br />totally dotz.<br />i love to slack. =(<br />haha...<br /><br /><br />its survivor premiere day.<br />i can't wait!<br />and american idol this season is damn funny because of this girl.<br /><br />Tatiana Nicole Del Toro<br /><br /><br />totally dotz bitch.<br />haha.<br /><br />watch this video and see how dotz she is.<br />haha.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4Olq67Knuz8&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4Olq67Knuz8&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Benjamin Yaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17971474351970480764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920696.post-29771779640591658632009-01-25T23:21:00.002+08:002009-01-25T23:27:53.645+08:00botox-ed room.a blink of the eyes and almost one month is gone from the new year<br /><br />time does fly! soon we'll be ushering into another year. <br />=S<br /><br />in about 30 mins time, my most hated festival of the year is goona arrive.<br />i hate chinese new year.<br />i really do. <br />LOL.<br /><br />it's just like forced networking.<br />haha.<br /><br />because of chinese new year. i just spent three hours botox-ing my room.<br /><br />its wrinkle-free now. without all the stuff that were seen in the pic from a previous post.<br />ha.<br /><br />my room is so clean now. but i bet it wont be abt 2 weeks later.<br />=P<br /><br /><br />alright. hopefully i get more ang baos this year.<br />=)Benjamin Yaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17971474351970480764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920696.post-65667547678195859322009-01-12T15:20:00.003+08:002009-01-12T15:27:11.872+08:00a joke that kinda woke me from my after lunch drowsiness.just came back from lunch hour. <br /><br />and was talking to yong wen, who's just about the blondest of all guys i know.<br /><br />well basically, he's looking for a job on jobscentral and all.<br />and came across this.<br /><br />"Salary: Neg"<br /><br />so the convy went like this.<br /><br />"-[ yoNg weN ]- ™ says:<br />wad does neg stand for<br /><br />-[ yoNg weN ]- ™ says:<br />omg? negligible?<br /><br />-[ yoNg weN ]- ™ says:<br />omg omg eeee they vvv jian<br /><br />-[ yoNg weN ]- ™ says:<br />think we cheap labour sia<br /><br />I say:<br />negotiable la dumb blonde"<br /><br /><br />hopefully this brightened up your afternoon too! =)Benjamin Yaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17971474351970480764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920696.post-43011171419642513912009-01-12T01:25:00.003+08:002009-01-12T01:48:43.287+08:00just a bad start to the year.alright.<br /><br />2009 came and for one lucky bastard, he got a new handphone.<br />he either sold it for cash or he is using it himself.<br /><br />if he sold it for cash,<br />i hope he gets appendicitis when he buys food to eat with that money.<br />go to the hospital, enter surgery and ends up having a complication.<br />spending 10k in the hospital.<br /><br />if he is using it himself,<br />i hope the phone gets overheated and explodes in his ear when he's talking on the phone.<br />and make him permanently deaf.<br />if he becomes blind, even better.<br />so he can no longer prey on people's property.<br /><br /><br />ok after cursing that guy,<br />i must say its my mistake i allowed him to get tempted to steal my phone.<br />my 4 month old E71 got stolen when I was playing badminton.<br />my unattentiveness and assumption that all singaporeans are kind creatures made it a wonderful place for theives to flourish.<br /><br />and so i'm stuck with my brother's old phone.<br />yucks. <br />but not for long. i hope.<br /><br /><br />that happened on the 3rd day of the new year.<br />wad a great start.<br /><br /><br />nothing much else to update except haosiang's birthday!<br />happy 21st!<br />really good to meet up with pple whom are more busy at the moment.<br />like maurice and andrew chua.<br /><br />i've started packing my room for CNY.<br />2 hours in and i realise i have tonnes of O and A level notes.<br />i just can't bear to throw them away.<br />i just hope they mysteriously disappear.<br /><br /><br />my mum's gonna scream tmr when she enters my room and sees this.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ7z2DJoBCcMHJK5RwEQ4D-oco_W0Apf-GMGbJ_pqfSPIjizTybTfJ8gBGH_4H9TLs3h9Sgll_w38Ij1geMLDdUH3uqrxBXFzNCgV769TDgpHQgaFLJ7diimbFNKQyd47hDRpO-A/s1600-h/IMG_0667.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ7z2DJoBCcMHJK5RwEQ4D-oco_W0Apf-GMGbJ_pqfSPIjizTybTfJ8gBGH_4H9TLs3h9Sgll_w38Ij1geMLDdUH3uqrxBXFzNCgV769TDgpHQgaFLJ7diimbFNKQyd47hDRpO-A/s320/IMG_0667.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290094144439081874" /></a><br /><br /><br />i probably need about 1 more week b4 my room is nice and clean.<br />argh.<br /><br />packing up is a mega bitch.Benjamin Yaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17971474351970480764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920696.post-56539188304025344822008-12-31T10:42:00.005+08:002009-01-01T20:45:30.238+08:00the last post of a great year.2008 was the year of many many fond memories and happenings.<br />5 things/events that i remember most fondly (or hated with much bated breath) are: <br /><br />-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />1. WRITERS' STRIKE<br />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.<br /><br />2. MARIS STELLA SYMPHONIC BAND ALUMNI<br />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!<br /><br />3. TABLE TENNIS<br />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.<br /><br />4. ORD<br />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.<br /><br />-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />i guess its just these 4 things that are etched quite deeply in my mind.<br />with that, i happily round 2008 off by setting 9 new year resolutions for 2009.<br />some are relatively easier to achieve and some (like no. 1) sounds damn difficult.<br /><br />1. SAVE UP!<br />2. do well in school when it starts.<br />3. pack my room more frequently. haha =P<br />4. exercise more to prevent myself from expanding any further!<br />5. learn to appreciate the many good things in life.<br />6. be safe and healthy.<br />7. buy only cheap and good things (contridicting no.1 but buying stuff seems rather essential.)<br />8. spend more time with my family and also my friends.<br />9. last but not least, enjoy life. <br /><br />this year was great, until lehmen brothers collapsed.<br />after which the new year's outlook is what is described as GRIM.<br />totally harry-potter-like. LOL.<br /><br />therefore i'm extremely glad that we're entering uni next year. <br />by the time we graduated, hopefully the market would have picked up a little.<br /><br />for all within my social circles, <br />the marist gang,<br />the vjc people,<br />my family, <br />thanks for a great year and i wish you another great year ahead.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />2009 is what i call a highly anticipated year.<br />i can't wait.Benjamin Yaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17971474351970480764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920696.post-72242186461353761542008-12-25T23:54:00.003+08:002008-12-26T11:32:53.769+08:00the season of giving.i was sitting at the bus stop with bernard after our little table tennis session just now, when i realised.<br /><br />that exactly in 7 days time, it'd be 1st Jan 2009.<br /><br />i honestly have no idea what I did in 2008.<br />but 2009 seems like a rather exciting year. <br />not for the economy of course, with pple saying that its gonna be dark and gloomy.<br /><br />but that only makes me think of Harry Potter.<br />haha.<br /><br />alrighty!<br />xmas 2008 was quite fun.<br /><br />first up was the VJC gathering @ Jfoo's house.<br />it was quite really fun with the gift exchange and the caroling.<br />but i so wanted to be lucky for once and get that bottle of vodka (which is probably now in muscular glen's house)<br />haha. i got fujing's sugar free chocolates in a coffin.<br />well. the box just looked like a coffin.<br />haha.<br /><br />den it was xmas eve, it was raining in the morning and I woke up one hr later den usual.<br />i tot i was gonna be late.<br />but 151 Fast Forward saved my life.<br />haha...<br />we had a little Biz Sch lunch, where the food was really not bad.<br />and den the people in office started exchanging presents.<br />and the temp stuff actually got presents too!<br />totally shocked but was quite happy.<br /><br />after work, chionged home to rest and went for francis's xmas party @ the sleezy Orchard Hotel.<br />haha. <br />it wasnt as sleezy as I thought it would be.<br />perhaps because of its neighbour (Orchard Towers), it just appeared to be another sleezy place.<br />it was fun. very nostalgic seeing all the old friends.<br />it wasnt awkward, we still had topics to chat about.<br />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. <br />=)<br /><br />haha.<br />this christmas,<br />was really about reunions and gatherings.<br />it kinda made me wonder how wonderful the times were when we were younger.<br />but I'm glad that I've made the friends I've made.<br />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.<br /><br />thanks to all my family and friends.<br />I am who I am today because of all of you.<br /><br /><br /><br />=) Merry X'mas 2008!Benjamin Yaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17971474351970480764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920696.post-12149961560173006312008-12-17T08:24:00.002+08:002008-12-17T08:36:49.001+08:002 days of freedom!last friday was my ORD! haha.<br />and for many many other people, it was their ORD too. <br /><br />I'd say it ain't as exciting as I thought it would be all along the two years.<br />but I'm glad I finally finished repaying what guys owe the nation - 2 yrs of their lives.<br /><br />had breakfast with the whole bunch of NSF clerks at some ulu shop in sembawang.<br />but their pork rib noodles are really really good.<br />the surroundings are quite picturesque.<br />a good place for breakfast.<br /><br />den exchanged my clearance form for my IC and stuff.<br />before I left the office one last time at 12 noon.<br /><br />after which, the BMT people met up at had a dinner at the Glass House.<br />it was kinda good to see everyone again.<br />ok maybe not everyone, but 17 people attended the gathering.<br />quite a number I'd say, up from 11 (iirc) last time at seoul garden.<br /><br />took quite some pictures (they are all at facebook).<br />haha. loved how sunshine conquered the fish n co seafood platter for 2.<br /><br />apparently, he already conquered the manhattan one.<br />someone should give him a prize. haha...<br />=P<br /><br />rested really well for the weekend. <br />before I started work at NUS Business School Career Services.<br /><br />it's a cool place i guess.<br />with loads of nice people.<br /><br />i'm still superbly not used to the fact that we get to call "regulars" at work by their names now.<br />after how we call almost everyone in office "sir" and "mdm".<br /><br />haha. the job scope is pretty much hectic at the start. <br />to clear rooms and stuff.<br />but its almost finished and maybe less of such labour-intensive jobs next time.<br /><br />back to my favourite hobby.<br />Survivor and TAR both ended with their finale episodes the past two weeks.<br />for survivor, I must say it was a rather deceptive season (which i like).<br />and for TAR, I just hate the ending.<br /><br />actually Surivor's winner sucked too.<br /><br />looking back. <br />both seasons had sucky winners to me.<br />but its ok! a two month wait and Survivor: Tocantins and TAR 14 will be out!<br />i seriously cannot wait for both series.<br />meanwhile i guess i'll just be stuck with Grey's Anatomy and House M.D.<br /><br /><br />=)Benjamin Yaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17971474351970480764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920696.post-76028906950170845872008-12-08T00:05:00.002+08:002008-12-08T00:53:13.960+08:00milestonesthinking back. it sort of seemed like 2 years was quite short.<br /><br />but hell no. two years was damn long.<br />the two years are gonna come to an end this friday (this sunday specifically).<br />haha. the feeling of cheating them of two days is such a thrill.<br />but they cheated me of two years so it seems so unfair.<br />but who cares, i'm gonna go back to my civilian status in 4 days.<br /><br />holy shit an shaung.<br />haha... though countless people have screamed "ORD LO!" in my face for the past one month.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />argh.<br /><br />bought myself a new laptop.<br />finally.<br />after that fugly but faithful fujitsu died after it turned 3.5 yrs old.<br />haha.<br />pretty happy with the new one. =)<br /><br />and as always.<br />dec's the end of the reality tv season. <br />with the amazing race season finale in about 8 hrs time. <br />it only serves to make me look forward to two things.<br /><br />1. the amazing race 14 premiere on the 13 feb 2009.<br />2. maybe attempt to apply for the amazing race asia when i am of age.<br /><br /><br />haha.<br />although i bet i will lose.<br />but it looks quite fun.<br />haha.<br /><br />everything is gonna come to an end soon.<br /><br />and i'm glad for some it finally did.Benjamin Yaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17971474351970480764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920696.post-29961031219379187382008-11-23T23:04:00.003+08:002008-11-23T23:45:36.847+08:00the home stretch...woohoo!<br /><br />it's closer than ever.<br />3 weeks is all there is left. =D<br />this is what I call the homestretch.<br /><br />just like the amazing race.<br />4 teams left.<br />3 episodes left.<br />which means my ORD week will be TAR13's finale week!<br /><br />haha. so coincidental.<br /><br />nothing really eventful is ever gonna happen to people serving NS.<br />eventful might just mean confinement or just a simple burnt weekend.<br /><br />everyday i tell myself i need sleep.<br />but everyday i sleep at 1am or 2am.<br /><br />anyway, just something funny on the web. <br /><br />check this out.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.geekologie.com/2008/11/good_idea_man_submits_drawing.php"></a><br /><br />have a good 3 weeks! =)Benjamin Yaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17971474351970480764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920696.post-72649601659510741862008-11-12T21:38:00.004+08:002008-11-15T02:26:45.354+08:00it's the ORD season.Haha. <br />Before I ever comment on the three letters above in my title, got something to share.<br />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...<br /><br />So now I am officially quite handicapped and bored at home.<br />I'm using the desktop till my bro come back everyday. Den going to my phone, like now.<br /><br />Haha.... Wi-fi's my best friend without a laptop. <br />Beside what laptop to get now. It seems that there are a lot of choices.<br />Ha... will be a difficult choice. (and obviously an costly one)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Now to the issue of my title.<br />CONGRATS to all ORD personnel!!!<br />Haha.... All of u got ur coveted civilian status.<br />Which I will get in about 30 days.<br />Sounds short. But it ain't short.<br />But soon I'll join the ranks as MISTER.<br />Haha....<br /><br /><br />Can't wait!<br /><br /><br /><br />Oh... And amazing race's so going into the final stretch with five teams left.<br />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.<br />Survivor gabon too! Haha.... I always love bitches on survivor who changes the game suddenly.<br /><br />hurray! I just love TV.<br /><br />=PBenjamin Yaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17971474351970480764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920696.post-65978048955552471062008-10-24T23:46:00.003+08:002008-10-25T00:09:39.692+08:00botched marketing techniques...well.<br />this month's flying past again.<br />and the next time u read that sentence on this blog, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">i'd</span> be over the moon.<br />because that means <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">dec</span> is coming! <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">omg</span>.<br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">haha</span>...<br />but before me and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">jy</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">ORD</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">hs</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">aaron</span> will <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">ORD</span> first.<br /><br />speaking of which, we attended <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">aaron's</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">ORD</span> parade today at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Hendon</span>.<br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">haha</span>.<br />after which we went down to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">bakerzin</span> in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">suntec</span> to have our dinner.<br />because they have this promotion for a meal set.<br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">SGD</span>13.80++ gives us a soup of the day, a main course, a drink and unlimited bread.<br /><br />which sounds like a good deal.<br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">haha</span>.<br />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.<br /><br />it came up to 15 plus bucks each. den they gave us a 5 bucks voucher.<br />so we decided to use it on a slice of cake.<br />and den we enjoyed a yummy black forest cake.<br />and after which the bill came again.<br />i paid SGD2.25 for the cake. =P<br /><br />and den voila! i discovered they gave me ANOTHER 5 dollar voucher.<br /><br />and we were thinking of ordering another dessert but we dumped the idea in case they start chasing us out.<br /><br />but if it have worked. and i just keep calling for the bill after every cake.<br />i can eat a cake at 2.25 and save 5 bucks a cake.<br /><br />in other words, i can order my set dinner, pay for it. get the voucher. use it on haosiang's dinner.<br /><br />and repeat the cycle.<br /><br />omg. we'd have saved loads of money.<br />haha...<br /><br /><br />i have been sooooo totally out of touch with mandarin pop nowadays.<br />wad jay chou album la.<br />wad SHE album la.<br />all totally nv hear before.<br /><br /><br />so before the new month arrives, i've a few things to do.<br /><br />1. listen to more music.<br />2. try as hard as possible to pray and hope that december comes falling from the sky.<br />3. try to catch up on ugly betty. because i realise i've been missing betty suarez.<br />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.<br /><br /><br /><br />argh.<br /><br /><br />=(Benjamin Yaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17971474351970480764noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920696.post-3858101534219674382008-10-13T22:36:00.003+08:002008-10-13T22:47:52.386+08:00NINE WEEKS.haha.<br />i was just telling lawrence.<br />i love single digit countdowns.<br /><br />first it was 10 months.<br />now its 10 weeks.<br />soon it'd be 10 days.<br />and finally. it'd be 10 hrs.<br /><br />i think i wont be able to sleep on the 11th of dec.<br />probably gonna just chiong my whole way through and go collect my ic with panda eyes.<br />went home on the same bus as my mdm and my understudy.<br />apparently, my understudy stays opposite the road from my mdm.<br /><br />and I stay abt 6 bus stops down the road.<br />looks like we were all fated to be in the same dept.<br />=D<br /><br />just applied to relief teach.<br />we'll see what happens with it. =)Benjamin Yaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17971474351970480764noreply@blogger.com0