This isn't much of a post. haha. Just wanted to apologise to people that have been coming to this blog and awaiting updates.

Anyway, i've been really caught up with the NCC's 56th Cadet Officer Course that stretches over a course of three weeks. Its a non-stay-in camp so i still have the luxury of returning home to my comfy bed at home. Sadly the camp site is at Ncc HQ which is at Yio Chu Kang. Staying at Lakeside means a 45 minute mrt trip which excludes the 10 - 15 minute walk to the camp. As the course starts at 720 every weekday, that means waking up at about 520 every morning.

Another thing is that it usually ends at about 5 plus. Which means that it'll take me till about 6 ++ - 7 to get home. Imagine how tiring it is eh. Well anyways, I've gone back again to my gym schedule as of just now, and i'm still wide awake. Gonna take a shower in just a bit, catch a little bit of mobtv and then its a 2 way trip to lalaland. (:

I'm so sorry this blog's becoming so dead. I'll try to post on either saturday or sunday alright people? till then, thanks so much for patronizing this silly little blog. Hope all you people out there are having a fully occupied and productive holiday so far. Just like me, except that mine's on overdrive for three bloody weeks. haha. take care ya'll. bye!

Labels: 12 more days and we'll be through.

HELLO AGAIN!!!

Okay, its been quite a while since i last updated. Last wednesday in fact, so its actually been a week. haha, blame it on the "tomorrow then post lah" attitude. haha.

Whatever it is, what matters now is that i am back to posting again and i've got to update you on a week, or at least close to a week's period of happenings.

And this time, i'm just gonna keep the words as short as possible, because there are just too many photos today, and i'm not really in the mood to post right now. haha.

so here we go,

FRIDAY

HELL YEAH!!! end of LIT p1 and p2. Which also marked the end of the Written Exams for O's, and it soooooooo can kiss my ass. haha. anyway, so after the pape Alan and I were supposed to go shopping with Wenxin, Pei Jun, Wy-lin and Beatrice. But something on the girls' side cropped up so we ended up postponing the outing to the following monday. So Alan was like, " bro i wanna go out man. Ask the bros, maybe go out for dinner or something.". And, based on the ever-reliableness of the "brotherhood" we met at 330 and headed to over to town. As i had conveniently already brought my clothes for the supposed outing with the girls, i simply headed to Alan's place to take a bath. haha.

The bus trip was uh, well fun i guess? haha. with a few of the guys making fun of people who were wearing shades and boarding the bus during the particularly "scorching" day. And also they were laughing at the noticably large amount of aunties on the bus. haha, bunch of buggers i've got for brothers.

anyway we had SUCH a fun time at town. haha. Best time was at Taka, when the men were all starving. you know the b2 section just outside the food court? The one that has LOADS of finger-foods? yeah that one. We Had Japanese Kebabs, or whatever you call it, Takopachi, brownie. And i have to tell you we were totally gorging ourselves with food. What to do? We're hungry men, and when men are hungry, they take what to eat. (but in singapore, "taking" means you have to put up a sum of money first. haha)

We patronized quite a number of malls, and Jia Hao spotted a watch from Fossil that he liked, and i heard from Cheng Siong that he has it already. haha. $215, i wish i could get things i wanted that easily as well. and, we headed over to Hip Diner to have dinner. THE VERY SAME PLACE WE HAD DINNER IN FEBRUARY, DURING ALAN'S WONDERFUL BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION. and i had to say it was totally nostalgic having dinner there. And i was telling they guys, " you know what bros, we were having dinner here 9 months ago, at this very restaurant, and we toasted, everyone of us, to a successful road to the O's, and of course the O's itself. Its been so fast, 9 months, had just passed us by, and now, we're almost finished with O's already." haha, one thing i didn't tell them was, "I'm gonna miss you guys, you know?". Why? because i was already holding in my tears already, just that they didn't know. So i'd suppose it'll come as a shocker to them. Why would i tear? well, going through so much with these guys, and knowing that they've been there all this while, like how i've been there for them, and thinking that recess basketball would be gone, and everything, its just too much for me. Yes yes i'm a big wuss, and i'm being gay sensitive. haha, but well, that's the affection i have for these chaps. And i think during the party i will cry, so all those that wanna see a big dude like me have tears run down his face, just come. I'll be the highlight of your night. LOL.

After dinner we walked around Cineleisure for a little while, and sweet sweet mummy came to pick us up. 4 guys had to squeeze behind. haha. because there were only 5 of us. we had a load of fun on the car, joking around and keeping my mummy entertained. She dropped them off at Alan's place cos my bag was still at his place. After that we headed home, and while fooling around with my guitar amp, i just thought of something totally awesome for the party. Won't tell you what it is though, but there's a BIG clue in the photo below.

It's really obvious eh? haha.

Labels: The party of the year is edging closer and closer. You know you want to come.

Ahhhh, chinese is once again over... (like i actually studied for it in the first place)

haha. anyway, the paper was pretty okay today. I think i totally screwed the letter writing because there were just to many things i wanted to write in english that i failed to convert in to chinese.. BUT! thankfully the second half of paper one was relatively straightforward with the topic for the newspaper report being: teenagers are unable to survive with their handphones today".Paper 2 was a real breeze because the passages were just too simple and straightforward.


As in literally. All those people who have done Chinese in June, if you ever tried this one, i think you'd say its at least 2 times easier than the June paper. Why? because its so straightforward LOR. haha. the passages were simple to read even for a "jia kantang" (means eat potato in Hokkien, its actually a metaphor for a person that only knows how to speak and live the western lifestyle. Hence the reference to potato, because we chinese eat mainly rice and not potato) person like me. haha. so all the best to everyone who has retaken Chinese today, and hopefully we'll all get a better grade eh? If not the gamble of $24 would go right into Cambridge's pocket.

okay, on to the main events for the day!
(listening to rap music to get into the partae mood! You Don't Know, By Eminem)

Uh, sad news first.
the bird, the female one, flew away at about 430 this afternoon. Yes, out of the window and out of my life. It wasn't really my $35 that flew away (that's the cost of the bird), its actually the sile companion for the male chap that's still in the cage. haha. Blame myself for assuming that she wouldn't fly away. But she's gone now, so at least she's free eh? just hope she knows how to survive the Singapore environment
All the best with life my darling (:

Alright! let's start with the events that followed after the Chinese paper eh? Basically, i went down to Little India from school, headed for Dalhousie Lane to this second-hand audio shop that was winding up temporarily and had really good speakers on sale. After trekking through numerous streets, i finally came upon the shop! And i have to say Little India is really little india, it was my first time there and i didn't expect that the Indian population there would be that concentrated. Really interesting place, but a killer place for my diet though, with all the awesome aromas of indian food..Ahhhh..

(Like This, by MIMS playing right now.)

Originally i went to the shop with the idea in mind of setting my hands on a pair of speakers for my home theatre system in my room. As i stepped into the shop, a pair of KEF Q50s caught my eye immediately. Starting chatting with the boss, Kim (he's a guy ar), nice chap, late 40s to early 50s i'd say. Unmarried, because he told me he felt money was more important. haha! He offered me the speakers at a low low of $150. boy, i have to tell you how TEMPTED i was to buy those babies!!!

(Without Me, by Eminem playing, AWESOME SONG!!!)

Apparently, there was a Caucasian dude that was coming to audition the speakers as well, but the uncle was sooo nice to me that he told me if i wanted them, i could buy it first and he would tell the caucasian that he'd sold it already. Isn't that nice of him?? haha. But, being super hesitant about the situation, and the fact that if i spent that money, i'd have problem getting the booze, i decided to see where my fate lied, and decided to wait for the caucasian dude to come and see if he decides to get them. And eventually, he came, and he got it. haha.

(In Da Club, by 50Cent playing. Question: where on earth did 50Cent go?? )

After that, i was really tempted to get something from the shop because i was just so reluctant to leave the shop empty handed. haha. But, for the sake of you guys who are attending the party, I decided to leave empty handed! With the same $240 i had in my wallet before i entered the shop. haha.

Wondering why i brought so much? well, the pictures below will say it all. haha.

Moving on!
(Window Shopper, By 50Cent playing)

I left the shop empty-handed, heading in the direction of Tekka Mall which was right in front of the shop. Cut through Tekka Mall's Food Court and found myself at the bus stop. Diagonally across was SIM LIM SQUARE. (drooling like mad) Forcing my head in the direction of the bus stop, i went to see what bus could get me to Suntec, or at least the closest to Suntec. And that was 960, which got me as far as Bugis.

While i was on the bus, this old lady just totally cheered me up. Why? well its because while i was on the bus,

(Smack That, by Akon feat. Eminem playing. woohoo! )

she kept receiving calls. And I'm sure you guys know the "delay time" that senior citizens tend to have before they think of pressing the green phone button (aka answer call button). So she kept picking up the phone and went: "Halo? Halo?? HALO?! HALO?! " and then some cantonese words shot out which i was totally unable to understand. haha. This wasn't funny the first time, but when she kept getting the call 3 times after, i couldn't help but laugh to myself. Just pitied the old lady because she took some time to take out the phone to answer but the bugger on the other end of the phone just wouldn't say anything. So to avoid exploding my laughter in front of her, i moved over to the rear of the bus where there was vacant seat. From which, i finally heard her talking on the phone to someone, what a relieve for her! haha. Thank you old cantonese lady, you made my day by ridding my mind of the thoughts of the speakers!

Okay, i think i've talked enough about the unimportant stuff. Here's the important topic of the day!

After changing out of my school uniform at Bugis i walked over to Suntec and finally got to Carrefour. Where i got, the precious, the wonderful, party starters.

Labels: The party of the year is coming. Are you going?

Okay everybody, here's another fresh post right off the stove.
(Listening to club techno music now, titled: the roof is on fire)

haha. bobbing my head now while i'm posting. i'm listening to club techno to get myself into the mood of blogging because i had a huge quarrel with my mum just about 40 mins ago. She seriously needs to give me some room to breathe. I know she's worried, but her son, me, has at least the smallest amount of responsibility to know when its time to study. I just hate shouting at her sometimes, because i know i shouldn't and i really don't want to. But sometimes, my mum being my mum, we need to up our tone a little before she listens (personal experience from me and sister, just ask her). I really wish sometimes we can talk nicely about certain topics, but its just getting worse and worse. Hopefully its just a phase eh?

(Song just switched to Calcutta!! you know that old old techno song that went: "CALCUTTA, A am a taxi driver in CALCUTTA, I drive my little taxi in CALCUTTA, ......." yeah that awesome song (: Ahhhhh nostalgia running through my veins.)

okay back to where i was. I definitely love her, but sometimes she needs someone to listen to. The other day, i accidently said that she needed a man in her life (because my parents are divorced), and now i'm terribly regretting it. Because it wasn't a man she needed in her life. She just needed someone whom she could look up to, to know that every word coming out of that person's life is true, or at least good enough to digest into her life. Sadly, i feel she doesn't have anybody right now. Sometimes i wish i could be that person. Being me, and having gone through all the bullshit that's been going on in my life, i've come to learn many ways on how to cope with problems in life and how to move on. I've helped many friends before, family as well, (just ask them), but the one person i really wish i could help is my mum. Yes, things are getting better and she is starting to listen to me, but there are times when she justs puts herself a little too high up for anyone of us to get to her. Let's just hope that things will continue getting better eh? i don't want my mum leading a life with a half potful of principles, i want to give her my potful of principles (:

Anyway, my mum loves Kylie Minogue, and Kylie's coming on the 25th of this month! so i think i'm gonna surprise her by getting her tickets for the concert. Probably dropping by vivo tomorrow to get a pair of tickets since there's a Sistic outlet there. the cheapest are 50 bucks a piece, followed by 150, 250, 350 and 550. Bloody kylie, why are you tickets so expensive? i'm really afraid that if i get the 50 bucks tickets, i won't be able to see at least her face. haha. Better bring binoculars to be safe.

(song has just switched to Rock Your Body Rock, By Ferry Corsten. If i'm not wrong its a song that was in the game Fifa 2006 on Xbox.)

Moving on,

Nothing much really happened today. Woke up really late from that tiring game of basketball the night before. haha. At 1230pm to be precise. Went over to the bird shop to take a look at Mata Putehs (those little yellow-green birds with a white ring around their eyes. They're really small sized) because i was thinking of rearing them. So i was looking at the $40 ones since they were the cheapest and it was my first time at rearing these birds. And uh, they're buy one get free. Which meant if i decided to get one, i'd have to get two cages for the birds, because they're rather territorial i think. So i was really hesitant on getting the bird. After spending about an hour looking at the birds (this is because you need to see which are the better birds, and to see which is male or female. and the only way of differentiating the male from the female is by watching closely at their belly area, and if you see it vibrating really fast, it means that its a male.) After a full hour i could see no vibrating bellies. haha.

And then there was this middle-aged or slightly above that malay dude who came to look at the birds too. And apparently he taught me a few more things to look out for to tell if the bird can actually sing. (oh by the way only the males can sing. and uh, his technique wasn't really to tell the sex, but actually to see which one can sing. You may think its as good as telling the gender, but i'd still think that looking at the vibrating body is a more assured sign.) And that was to see that the bird had a long body, and that the rings around its eyes should be as white as possible. And while i was busy trying to spray water at a bird that i wanted (because you spray the bird that you see with water so that you can tell it apart from the dozens of other birds in the same cage), he was paying for his purchase. Finally i just gave up because i was getting really tired of darting my eyes around the cage trying to spot the bird that i was keeping my eye on. Moreover, there was thunder and was about to rain, so I thought that if i'd gotten the bird, it might get wet. So maybe another day.

And i left the shop for Cheers to get hi-fibre bread which mum wanted, and went home.

(i just switched to club rock music because the techno was getting boring, and now Starlight by Muse is playing! )

And for the rest of the day it was pretty much slacking at home.

And now! for the moment that you've all been waiting for!! (for the BBSS peeps going to the prom only actually) The details of the party! Well, i leaked out most of the info the day before already, so i'll try to add in more juicy details to make it seem more interesting alright?

Yes, there will be an after-prom party on the 17th of November, immediately after prom is over. Why? because we feel that prom alone isn't enough of a celebration for everyone that has ended this chapter of their lives! So come and join us, the chalet i have booked is the Costa Sands resort at Pasir Ris. I booked a double-storey room so there'd be more space downstairs. And don't worry about what you're wearing, because we're all dressed up nicely too (: We can have a BBQ if there are still a few hungry souls when we reach the location. And uh, for transportation, i predict that there'd be enough time to catch the train to pasir ris. However, as for the last bus to the chalet, maybe not. But what the heck, you can cab down from Pasir Ris MRT station if you want to. For all those who drink, Yes, There will most definitely be alcoholic drinks. (Beer/Vodka/Bacardi and we'll be mixing drinks as well, so just place your order and you'll get what you want.) and for all those who want a bit of alcohol, i'll be getting jolly shandy, so not to worry, you'll be "drinking" too (: And uh, we'll have red wine, kindly sponsored by my beloved "Brother" Alan Chee! I'll try to get a few bottles too. If the response for the party is good, there'll be about 15 to 20 litres of beer. If it isn't, then probably just 10 or 15, once again, depending on the respone. So make sure you do tell me if you're going! Either my sms, email, msn, friendster, facebook. My email's orangejooz@hotmail.com and my Number is 93546512 ( my prepaid number). Looking forward to meet all of you!!!! And uh, there'll be music, don't worry. haha (: And for the non-alcoholic drinkers, there will most definitely be soft drinks available, so party the night away ladies and gentlemen!!!

Bet all those people who are going for the prom can't wait for O's to be over now right, now that there's a party. haha. Try to get permission from Mummy or Daddy ASAP so you won't have trouble if you ask on the night itself.

Once again I'm looking forward to see a huge crowd. So spread the word of party amongst the prom people of BBSS yeah? thank you so much!!! and see you guys at prom! (:

(Wonderful song to end the post: Shook Me All Night Long, By ACDC (: )

Goodbye one and all, come back again soon for more posts! (:
and thank you so much for tagging people!! (: continue doing so!!!

Labels: you know you want to party

woah... i went into blogger and the first thing i saw was: 49 posts, last published Aug 7 2008.that was like, 3 months ago man..

wow. well still ain't as bad as my last record. Which stood at about, 3 years? but that was another blog if i remember correctly.

anyway, big orgy of things to post right now, can't decide what's important to update you guys about my life. especially those that have been begging for me to post. haha. (alan for example)so let's start with pictures, since i love posting pictures so much, because i feel it makes more sense for people to read and see what i actually mean rather than trying to use their "IMAGINATION" (quoted from our beloved spongebob squarepants) to figure out: WHAT THE _____(fill in this with whatever word suits you best) is that guy trying to say??? some might feel words are too vague, while others, boring. So likewise, i'll give you photos and words so you can join together this lovely puzzle of mine.

First up ladies and gentlemen, here's a photo i took of, girls' hairbands if i'm not wrong. obviously its in jap, and i got came across this in Daiso, and i knew not taking a picture of this would be a sin. haha. Ever since my trip to Hokkaido, Japan, last year, I've never forgotten the extent the japanese would go to try to make sure the description of whatever it is of the product was clearly and accurately carried through. Just by looking at the photo below, i'm sure you guys know what i mean. haha. Instinctively i couldn't help but laugh at the hilarious combination of words. though the only thing that was really unclear was the phrase, "the child way". HAHA.. enjoy!

and please, while you're laughing, appreciate the fact that they are trying their best to ensure that the english-speaking consumer, us, is well informed of what to do and what not to do with their product. Of course they did it with lots of humour. haha. (:

MOVING ON!
For all those who don't know, I have got a pair of new pet birds! Budgies to be accurate. Of course i got a male and a female, wouldn't want to get to of the same gender if not.. well let's just say they'll be really bored yeah? haha. The female has the tendency to bite whatever its standing on. So whenever i let it on my finger, she'd nibble away on my entire hand. The male however is more "guai" and likes to walk from finger to finger. haha. Pretty thankful for these pet birds because i felt my life was really boring and i needed companions at home that could just listen to whatever i said and not quarrel back. (unlike mummy or big sister.) adore them, and if you want more photos just ask and they shall be taken. (:






and uh, just in case you're wondering which is which, don't try looking at their belows thinking that you might find a difference. haha. look at their noses. the one with a blue bridge is the male (: oh and uh, i didn't mean to boast my award on the first photo eh, it just so happened that he posted beautifully on it, so i thought what the heck, its a great shot anyway ain't it?


Done with that and moving once again!
lovely shot isn't it? haha. there's actually a story behind why i only posted one of the many photos that i took on the last day of school for the sec 4Es and 5Ns in BBSS. and that is.. when i got home after the tiring day of shooting, i thought i'd load the photos up and take a look at a few of them on my lappy here, and while i was looking at shot after shot, i came across this shot and decided to edit it first, to just take a look at much editing i could do with the lighting, contrast and saturation of the photo. Turns out it was a pretty cool shot, (in fact the first jumpshot i was ever in and also the first the n70 had ever taken). We had beautiful lighting from the sun that day and the conditions were perfect for a jumpshot photoshoot. And just after i saved that very one photo, the entire memory card that contained ALL the photos that i took that day crashed, and the photos were lost. To be honest with you readers i almost teared, because i'd lost one of the most precious photo shoots i have ever done in my life. I spent a full half and hour trying and trying to see if the photos were still there. sadly, nothing was detected. And i lost all the photos of the wonderful class of 4E2. In my mind i just thought: "how the hell am i supposed to explain to them where the photos went." and they were gone, all 182 of them, like, into thin air. except for that one photo that consisted of (from left) Cecilia/Wy-lin/Me/Pei Jun/Wen Xin.




BUT GUESS WHAT?


I SAVED THE PHOTOS IN THE END!!!
or rather my uncle did. and THANK GOD i have a computer geek uncle!!! he's gotta be the ULTIMATE computer whizz.. or at least he is to me. Later in the day i had the memory passed to mummy whom helped me pass it to him a few days later. and with his computer-blessed hands, he brought back to life what was once thought never to be seen again. myth turned into legend. legend into reality. (quoted from LOTR Fellowship of The Ring. haha!) well anyway, good news for you 4E2 people passing by, because THE PHOTOS ARE SAVED!!! WOOOHOOO!!! and i promise i'll try to get the photos into discs and given to you guys. oh and uh, cos the photos are so large (sized) and stuff, i think i might burn them into DVDs, so make sure you've got something that can read a dvd yeah. Oh, i have yet to get my hands on the retrieved photos, so fear not people, i'll be posting more of them when i get them back (:



That's the end of that, sorry if i scared a few of you people about the losing of photos. haha.
moving on,


007.

Quantum
Of
Solace.



MY MOST AWAITED MOVIE OF THE YEAR!!!!!!
I was browsing the 007.com website and came across this wallpaper, and duh, its my wallpaper already. haha. just gotta bow down to daniel craig for being the luckiest man in the world for getting the main role, as the new bond. from a supporting actor in lara croft: tomb raider, to 007 James Bond.

If there were ever to be an Asian Bond ( which i doubt there will be), i'd definitely want to audition for it. haha. Dear readers, do you think i have what it takes? haha.
anyway, remember to catch 007 Quantum of Solace! Out in Cinemas 5th november ladies and
gentlemen (:

haha. okay okay, you can take a huge breath now, its the last photo already. Long post eh? well, my revival posts always are, because i've gotta let you guys in on what you've missed. haha.


Last photo!
This, is a photo-copied version of my official Confirmation slip for the O levels'. Its placed on my table with the sole purpose of bloody reminding me that i have this super long examintation that's never seem to gonna end. well, guess what? just chinese, pure lit, chem/phy paper 1 left to go biatch! haha. it feels like lifting those 20 kilos weight in the gym with the no. of reps at 15. the first few sets are okay, but when it hits the second and third, it drops from 15 to 10 to 8. haha. but at least i can finally rid this off my mind. and uh, the burn marks? i've been burning this stupid slip since the start of last week and everyday i've been burning small sections of it. Boy, i tell you when the last day comes, i'll just burn the entire thing and see its dissipate into smitherins!!! Muahahahaha. oh and on facebook i did mention that i would burn the real thing, but nah, i'm just gonna keep it with me. take it out one day and show it to my kids when they're sec 4, and tell them, your daddy went through the same hell, so stop complaining and start studying, daddy'll always be here for you no matter what results you get, so just make sure you try your best(est). haha.

Labels: COME BACK AGAIN TOMORROW