REPLAY

birds have desire

2007-04-26T23:51:00.000+08:00

God loved the birds and invented trees. Man loved the birds and invented cages…and birds loved man and cant resist temptations?

Yes, mynahs, sparrows and other birds fly into my house. I mean just look at this poor thing that flew into my house today.

i see BIG windows but i just cant go out. :(

I think it was trying to look for something to improvise on building its nest.

I tried to show the bird the way out but it didn’t work. Instead, all hell broke lose and it flew all over the place, the sink, bathtubs and my room, and left behind his trail of stinking legacy. (shit)

so much for reciprocity, if it was a crow I would have already…

Anyway, the sparrow did give a new meaning to 'scare the shit out of you'.

Some peacocks flew by the other day and…

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look, a man has got to improvise too right? (no animals were harm during the making of this post)

Moral of the story :'We, humans can learn something from this too. How helpless we are, like netted birds, when we are caught by desire!'

mai hiam bey pai

2007-04-25T21:07:00.000+08:00

This is another japanese smart invention i received by email.

If you are ever in need to eat your dinner at a reasonable temperature, this is your chance!
I believe that some japanese inventor will make an upgrade of the fans to work with forks.
But think again, will you not feel tired to just finish the bowl of noodles?

You have to be willing to constantly improve because the moment you are happy 'work or life' you re actually dying.

i picked up something from a magazine today. it says

Most people think the constantly growing person or demanding person is unhappy, but theyre actually the happiest. People tend to shy away from that and make their world abit smaller. I hate that, and I hate the phrase

mai hiam bey pai

(hokkien for its good if you re not greedy) because you really shouldn’t compromise yourself and stop growing.

horseshoe competition 2007

2007-04-21T20:53:00.000+08:00

Theres a saying: begin with an end in mind. I learnt this today while taking part in the horseshoe pitching competition in White Sands Shopping Center just moments ago. Horseshoe pitching? Yes, it’s the first time Singapore Turf Club is crowning its official champion here. Often you hear billiard, darts, pool, golf competition, but nothing like that in Singapore. Basically, you just have to throw the heavy horseshoe and hook it in the pole which is about 6 metres away. If your horseshoe lands nearer to the pole than your competitor, you will also score points. I battled it out with all the uncles and was qualified into the finals.

horseshoe pitching looks like this. i think its a game for uncles omg.

To begin, its actually quite spontaneous how I get myself implicated in this fresh yet funny game. I was one of the spectators when I decided to register myself but was told registration was already close. Fortunately, one of the competitors decided to vanish and there I was, a registered player the very last minute and competiting with the rest of the pros. ok, only some are pros but obviously I was the youngest player and I have zero experience. Still I made it, kicking their asses soo hard. im quite proud of it actually!

one of my pitch in action. i look crappy somehow when im focused on something.

After making some careful observation how other players pitch, I figured how the game is played. Then like any other athletes before their game, I visualized myself making some throws, my body positions and stuff. During the actual game, I hooked the horseshoe to the pole one after the another like magic, eventually be the first scoring 21 points and win even before the reaching the maximum 20 pitches. Damn, it was a quick game.

sure i looked crappy while pitching but i kicked ass.

Ill be competiting the finals on the 13 may, 12pm, at Tiong Bahru Plaza. My eye is on the $2000 prize money. Please make this day available and show your support!

heartache behind smiles

2007-04-21T02:32:00.000+08:00

theres a chinese saying: dui ren huan xi, bei ren liu lei (smile at others, heartache behind smiles). Sometimes you wanna have someone share with your sorrows, but theres something else. Ego or something else. So everytime you have to hide the truth and pretend to be strong in the forefront. this builds up and finally you think of giving up everything you have. Your life, your soul and yourself.
For the past 21 years of my life, I was brought up to think good guys are likeable. But now, I kinda believe that good guys are always the last behind the finishing line. So unfair. So should I be a asshole instead?
Is that honestly what you all want, if it is I think i will just cut my losses in the dating game and say f*** it because it is not worth having my heart broken everytime I begin to feel something. Not happening but thanks anyway.

The nasty truth is that it's a fact of life, we have those pains as a guide. They teach us what we are really looking for, and yes it's normally a hard lession. Love is bumpy road, it is never a smooth sailing as the fairy tales…

Oh just to remind girls, if you dont like us, say so, dont lead us up the path. Get this right once and for all. To shatter someones dream is a horrible thing to do. It will have a persons heart smashed into thousands of pieces a couple of times. The next thing you know, another person has turn cold-hearted and prob wont give a toss about anything, very much like zombies without any feelings.

price to pay

2007-04-19T13:52:00.000+08:00

Got myself into a puddle of Dublin mudslide. Got myself into a mess, that is. (Dublin mudslide is name of an icecream flavour). A month ago, I got a job working in river valley in a pet restaurant, but was told only to start work at mid-may due to the renovation. since I wanted a job badly that time, I plainly agreed to them and signed a contract that states a huge sum to pay if I were to break it. as the matter of fact, i was unwilling to wait patiently for another 1 month plus. I wanted something temporary to fill me in during this period so I got myself a job at downtown east B&Js. During my interview with B&Js, I realized they wanted someone who can commit to the job for at least several months, so I blatantly lied that I could consent to that. Now, I got myself working in B&J and have to worry about how I could ever get that money to pay for the breach in contract in may. This time I got myself into big trouble because of a decision made in the spur of the moment. im seriously stressed up. I could worry less in other things right now then to figure how I could suppose to pay back with this kinda pay check.

better man in BJ

2007-04-13T23:36:00.000+08:00

a job. at last! its been close to 2 months since my graduation. i was left jobless and that close to being a junk to the society. i thought i was a liability to my parents. You know, taking money from parents and not doing anything to ease their burden. Although I did help out in the house chores, still, this is not a way of life for me.

The journey to look for a decent job has been tough. Heres how it has been for me - I got so fed up waiting for the job agencies and schools (applied for relief teaching) to call me up. Went for hundreds of interviews and was never got back. The DWONside about job agency is that they would call you a few times and then give up on you. plus, you have to be in some stupid contract.

then my plan b – look into the classified. Still, besides sales job and other ‘chap-pa-lang jobs’ most jobs required a full time and to be able to commit at least 2 months. Everytime I called, they would tell me, ‘ok, maybe you can come down first then we talk,ok?’ so see? no point. F*** la, you want me to come down then what for I call?! Call you still ask this ask that, then…

Anyhow, the plan C came, where I would walk-in myself and ask if they are hiring. My friend told me that I looked desperate but I thought it was better to just sit there and just whine that the world is unfair. So there, the aggressive mode, also very effective.

On Monday, I went downtown east and approached the Ben & Jerry’s staff and ask if they were hiring, and immediately, after some paperwork, I was hired. See? Tried and worked formula. For part-time and temp, don’t bother to call from the classified, man.

SHHIOK! My workplace is within 10mins of walking distance. Plus, after all that frantic search, naturally i dont have high expectations of my pay.

Its my first day today and I have so many things to commit to memory. One big problem that I have to deal with was to memorise the ice-cream names. If you have been to Ben & Jerry’s you know what I mean. Those ‘funky’ names pose a problem to me. I also have to take note of the ingredients so as to caution people with special conditions like nut allegies, milk allegies, alcohol allegies and whatever. er, kinda like a doctor I think. I have tasted all the flavours and I would recommend the Chocolate Fudge Brownie!

Now, if you excuse me, I have ice-cream to memorize.

ps: 17th april is our "free cone day". so come on down to get your free ice-cream!

warehouse job

2007-04-04T01:58:00.000+08:00

The warehouse job 2 days ago was a complete erroneous choice ive made…stocktaking for 2 days…but luckily for me thats also the only period im staying there. Its a messy job man…nobody bothers to clean the place up I think…if you think that’s bad enough? I get to stare at few fat uncles all day long..and smelling their german gases. Those gases were also quite loud when expelled in an explosive action. Their asses sure stinks like hell…

hl birthday

2007-04-01T23:56:00.000+08:00

Happy 16th birthday Hui Lin! Now you can finally watch NC 16 movies and legal for a lot of things I think…another 2 years you can buy alcohol, another 5 years you are legal for yet another something else who knows >.<

Went to Hui Lin’s birthday ytd at sembawang park…almost lost my way there! I even have to lead the taxi uncle’s way there. It was my first time to have BBQ in that place. Ah.. truly a nice place to wind down after a hard day’s work. I didn’t expect your mum to know so much about me…she has seen my blog, my friendster and even heard about my mother (aunty if you are reading this, your fried bee hoon is fantastic)…I had a nice chat with her and found out…not much la. Haha.. Oh, your brother, swee chin, is a great conversationalist too. Hui Lin was a such great host on that day, she kept serving my sister and myself the bbq food, I enjoyed myself. So thanks. By the way, I just found out that Hui Lin has got a really good dress sense.

this picture was grabbed with permission of one person but i hope its fine with the other girl cos she could have a chance to appear in the dorence.blogspot.com. . .not everyone have their pictures posted here ok?......but... we dont know each other.

I made this card especially for you. It may have looked simple, but I spent a lot of time and effort designing this card and perfecting it. I hope you liked it cause its heart and soul work by dorence pte ltd. and maybe a suggestion to place it in your display cabinet or something..haha.

i am so bad with drawing but i can come up something i could be proud of. it says sixteen if read from top.

i know the words are not inline but i tried my best there with no stencil at all! i had to arrange the wordings so that the word sixteen can appear in the front page. . .almost forgot to fill in the name too.

May your 16th life be blessed with good health and lots of joy. Keep that cute and bubbly energy like you always have. See you soon someday!

ps: send me some pic cos i didnt take any on that day. thanks.

mr bean is a has-bean

2007-03-27T22:11:00.000+08:00

Mr bean on holiday is the dumbest movie ever made in history. Sorry mr bean fans. Luckily it is also going to be the last movie acted by the rubber face. Mr bean is now a has-bean.

Wala! I have reached cannes! Yay! I have retired!

To truly enjoy the movie, you really got to switch off your thinking mode and watch it. You cannot relate anything in there to real life.
Is the movie that bad? I would say you be a happier person saving that $6.50 for 2 happy meals. It was my little sister who tormented me seriously enough to go catch it with her, and she totally loved it.

Yup thats my sis. I wanna go catch mr beans holiday! Pleease…

Some trivia about mr bean
Real name : Rowan Sebastian Atkinson
have two children, Lily and Benjamin.
estimated wealth of 65 million pounds
Studied electrical engineering at newcastle and oxford university
listed as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy in 2003
campaigns for Hitachi electrical goods, Fujifilm and Barclaycard
the letter "B" posed a problem for him
ex-classmates with british prime minister, Tony Blair.
Has an HGV license.
Owns various fast cars (Aston Martin Vantages, etc.).
written for british car magazines
Once crashed his MacLaren F1, a supercar valued at more than $1,000,000, into the back of a stationary Mini Metro, valued at around $600. The damage was not severe.

Wow, for all that dumbness, I couldnt believe myself that mr bean is a university student! Tony blair would be very ashamed to know he has a millionaire classmate. Shame on you tony.
I also cannot imagine mr bean in that ferrai, I mean, who can?

The comedy style for mr bean is universal ... a man that lacks social grace, put it simply , child in a mans body.

After watching the movie, I couldn’t help myself to some childish jokes to make myself dumberier.

Why was 6 afraid of 7?
Because 789.

How do you know carrots are good for the eyes?
Because you never see rabbits wearing glasses.

What do you call a pnoy with a sore throat?
A little hoarse.

Why did the sheep say moo?
It was learning a new language.

What streets do ghosts haunt?
Dead ends.

What is an astronaut’s favourite place on a computer?
The space bar.

What exam do young witches have to pass?
A spell-ing test.

Why did the boy eat his homework?
Because his teacher said it was a piece of cake.

Why is basketball such a messy sport?
Because you dribble on the floor.

new speakers

2007-03-20T02:17:00.001+08:00

Short talk: In Singapore, possessing a degree is like being in division 2 in the enlish premiership. a taxi uncle once told me – what’s the big deal of degree? Almost every household in Singapore have it. Talk about a diploma cert. unless you are thinking entrepreneur, you aint going no where bro.

what do you get when you have excellent sound systems in a HDB flat?
Nothing less than having a jealous neighbour who starts hurling a couple of beer cans at your doorstep. F*** whoever did that.

Living in HDB flat and owning Altec Lancing speakers is a chemistry formula go bad. Kaboom!

Owning a superb speaker system is every boy’s ultimate fantasy. Especially those types that have a 6” down firing subwoofer that cost less than picking up a low-grade hooker.

For people who are looking for speakers for your pc, here are some things to look for:
- The table space you have – consider 2.1 instead of a 5.1 if you are crammed up.

- The capacity of boom – want the disco effect then consider higher rms/watts and inche of your subwoofer’s driver.

- Aesthetics – speakers made up of wood have crispier sound than plastic ones. They look darn good too.

And from all the research I have done, some 2.1 speakers i would recommend:
Altec lancing ATP3 (real deal, clear cymbals sounds and deep bass)

Altec lancing MX5021 (for fuller and heavy booming bass, very entertaining but is huge)

Klipsch GMX A-2.1 (solid bass for gamers, comes with hefty price and has unique aesthetics)

Acoustic Energy Aego2 (bright sounds)

Altec lancing VS4121 (very full sounding overall, good booming bass and very affordable)

Logitech Z-2300 (crazy specs but not offered in Singapore)

And. . . unless you are a patriot, give no sh** to Creative.
From experience, PC speakers just cant match up with stereo speakers. So if you are tech-junky enough, hook up your stereo speakers to your PC with the Y connector for supreme fulfillment.

Altec Lancing ATP3. The only branded speakers that sincerely executes and cost absolutely peanuts. When you experience it yourself, you know it is worth much more than what you paid for.

This is THE speaker that you love and your neighbours hate.

art attack

2007-03-16T00:20:00.000+08:00

Short talk: I just couldn’t understand the Singtel MIO advertisement sometimes. I still don’t understand what Singtel is trying to promote. Oh ya, that Tiger Beer series of ads the other time, I think just waste a lot of money. Nobody I knew understand what the ad was trying to convey.

I remember my mom use to send me to art classes when I really young. So young that I couldn’t remember the things I was taught. And during my primary school days, I was always the one in class to get all the attention when we need to hand in our art pieces. I simply did nothing, my parents spent all night to finish MY art work. Naturally, I became the art teacher’s favourite student.

But it’s been years since my glory arty days, I still have the passion to draw things every now and then. I also tried my hands on a art item recently – don’t laugh ok?

The things you’ll need to make this monster:
-PVA glue mixture (PVA with abit of water)
-Toilet paper
-Acrylic paint
-Perforated cardboard
-Scissors
-Patience

First you need to draw your monster face onto the cardboard. Then cut it out of the cardboard. Dip the toilet paper into your PVA and stick in on the face parts that you want it to protrude later on. It can be a little slimy! Apply more paper on the nose if you want your monster to have bigger uglier nose.

It will look like this!

Let it dry for 2 days and it will become harden. Then paint the whole area with black paint and wait for it to dry. After which, give it a gold paint to have that corroded artifact look. TATA! It’s done!

My very own monster artifact!

I applied for a waiter job in a pet restaurant located in River Valley.

Requirements:
Applicants must be a DOG LOVER.
Applicants must be good with animal and be willing to work in a pet restaurant.
Prior experience in waitering is required.
Applicants must be jovial, independent, energetic and positive working attitude.
Applicants must have good command of English and Mandarin with a pleasant personality

Im curious if the restaurant needs me to serve the dogs or the owner of the dogs.
‘Applicants must have good command of English and Mandarin with a pleasant personality?’
Do I need to communicate to the dogs or what? And then smile at them ar.
Working with animals always appeal to me therefore I’m going down for an interview tomorrow. Wish me luck!

IT SHOW 2007

2007-03-11T00:42:00.000+08:00

The mind of the drunken hermit is not on the wine, its lingering in the beauty of the scenery.
In pinyin its:'Zui weng zi yi bu zai jiu, zai hu shan shui zi jian ye'

For the past 3 days I have been busy at the IT fair which is held at Suntec City.

And if you are thinking I got my job as a promoter then you are wrong.

Of all jobs, im working as an walking advertisement.

Yup, it really felt stupid to be stare upon by the crowds but with these hot hot xiao mei mei now and then by their booths, it make the job all worthwhile.

Those days, they don’t used girls to sell their stuff. IT fair nowadays are turning into motorshow!

I can imagine that sitting on my laptop.

Suddenly, you are covering more mileage then you thought you could. I thought it would be better if they pay me by the mileage I covered rather than hourly basis.

The fair is really people mountain people sea man. Those stinky banglas are always there when place gets really crowded so that they can grab some ass.

Besides taking photos of the women, don’t bother making your trip there if you are really looking for latest or cheaper IT gadgets and PC peripherals.

heroes

2007-03-05T02:06:00.000+08:00

Bonus funny: "Dr. Assy shoes! You trusted him with your butt, now trust him with your feet."

Spoiler Warning: Plot and/or ending details may not follow.

After falling in love with the drama series ‘lost’, I have find myself an addict to ‘Heroes’. The series tells the story of several people who woke up one day to find themselves with incredible abilities.
They becomes like the x-men but their powers ranges from human flight, telekinetic and people with ability to self heal – according to the show, spontaneous cell regeneration. and they don’t don superhero costumes like every hero does. It’s a pretty nice show because these people are like you and I until they discover that they are ‘special’. Eventually each of them realize they have a role to play in a mission to ‘save the world’. I enjoyed the part when the heroes used their new found powers for personal.

Although it sound cliché but for people who likes sci-fi or fantasy shows like myself, would definitely love this show. Highly recommended. This show prompted me to think that the evolution of our DNA could really make x-men a reality? Imagine – a battle between two person with superhuman strength could possible demolish blocks of HDB.
If I have a power to choose from, it will be to bend the space/time contiuum just like Hiro Nakamura. Then I will be able to freeze time and change the reality. And maybe teleport myself into places that I would have been restricted. like the you-know-where. –wink-

Its showing every wed 9pm on star world and if you are impatient like me, you can also you-know-what on the internet to watch the whole season at a go. With a assortment of honor and accolades before season 1 culminate, including the nominated the program for a Golden Globe Award for "best television drama", you can be sure it offers some serious entertainment. And man is niki hot.

Interesting quotes from one of the episodes:

1) We are, if anything, creatures of habits. Drawn to the safety and comfort of the familiar. But what happens when the familiar becomes unsafe, when the fear that we have been desperately trying to avoid finds us where we live?

We are all, at our cores, the sum of our fears. To embrace destiny we must inevitably face those fears and conquer them. Whether they come from the familiar or the unknown.

2) evolution is an imperfect and often violent process. A battle of what exist and what is
yet to be born. And in the midst of this birth pains, morality loses its meanings.

The question of good and evil reduces to one simple choice – survive or perish.

3) We all imagine ourselves the agents of our destiny, capable of determining our own fate. But have we truly any choice in when we rise or when we fall? Or does a force larger than ourselves bid us our direction? Is it evolution that takes us by the hand? Does science point our way? Or is it God who intervenes, keeping us safe

post exam

2007-03-03T23:03:00.000+08:00

Some things are so inherently funny that no caption,
however clever, could possibly be funnier than the basic fact that those things exist.
An enormous inflatable Snoopy with a vagina is one of those things.

Exams is over! See you around NYP! Goodbye NYP goodbye the beloved NYP ambassador – ms tammi. I miss you tammi. Damn, they should have a statue to honour her.

Graduation is the sweetest moment after 3 years.

finally I have the time to blog.

And nothing gets better – I just got my driving license! Efforts is well paid of.

The good things seem to come my way lately. It’d be better if I was one of the 2 lucky TOTO winners yesterday. The two lucky freaks just became millionaires just like that, can you imagine that?

You cant choose destiny, destiny chooses you.

Destiny chooses

Its own path

Some people win

And some people lose

You can not choose

What destiny brings you

Just close your eyes real tight

And hope you don't lose.

You can’t buy an apache but what will you do with the 5million dollars?

The chinese new year is also over. I had so much fun doing up my house.
Heres my version of Cribs. Come on in, let me show you around. its like a mini makeover, my dad and I work together to make the little changes around the house.

The entrance area

The dining area

The tv area

Painting my own house for the first time was an thrilling affair as you slowly enjoy every minute of transformation. I was in-charge of painting mainly the ceiling area which happens to be the most arduous when I had to spend 6 hours looking up and be focused. By the time I was through, I was aching all over. except when you know you are done; the satisfaction is like masturbation.

I didn’t see Santa during last Christmas but I see fortune god during Chinese new year. Im serious, 2 years back they are using the same guy for Christmas too.

The god of fortune comes to town to give words of wisdom.

Then we had a really good time during the reunion dinner. A widespread of delicacies were prepared by grandpa.

Reunion dinner is one of those very seldom get-togethers, besides that is only during my grandpa’s birthday. I always feel strange in get-together like this when everyone just keeps quiet. You can hear the crickets if not for the TV.

However stupid show will still have their eyes glued.

After dinner, instead of catching up with one another, everyone will just shut up and watch tv, like they don’t know each other. Strange eh? The fathers would ask their kids to behave and make sure they stay sitted. My father’s side of relative has this serious genetic disorder so much so that they wouldn’t talk much. I really can’t imagine if my grandpa is gone. That’s why I always treasure the time with grandpa.

At this moment, it marks the end of so many things. Life has ups and downs, all good things had to come to an end. But like every end, it is another wave of a new beginning. A beginning of adulthood and a new life. A career and a life to call my own.
It’s a whole new ball game, with different rules and different playing fields. Weekends will start looking more attractive than they ever did. Although uncertain, I’m sure im going to adapt well in the new world. Like the moth, freedom alas.

useless facts

2007-02-20T20:54:00.000+08:00

Some anti-cigarette littering campaign in japan.

since you are starting to like my useless facts...

did you know that smelling either green apples or bananas helps you loose weight?

and banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories an hour.(so what are you waiting for?)

and have you notice this - If 7-11 is open 24 hrs a day, 7 days a week, and 365 weeks a year, why are there locks on the doors? think about it, you are not that observant are you?

for more useless facts visit any of the below and the ones on the right column.
UselessWorldRecords

UselessFacts

funnyFacts

DidYouKnow

StupidFacts

maybe for the last useless fact - now did you know that in your lifetime, you would have walk around the world twice?

no wonder some people have ugly feet!

vending machines

2007-02-15T04:42:00.000+08:00

Happy Belated Valentines Day to all!
Funny encounter: While I was blogging at 4am today, I receive a sweet valentines’ sms. Aww…
Nice flying kisses, smilies and all sweet things…but it was from an unknown number!
Ooo.. my first secret admirer! Or so I thought.
Then my phone rang at 4.45am in the morning. It was a guy.
He just said hello.
I was obviously pissed by the inconsiderate caller.
I replied: ‘who are you?’. He pauses, said ‘oh’ and quickly hangs up.
Bloody stupid called the wrong person.
Obviously this guy is stupid and probably gonna spent the next 10 valentines day alone.
I admire his courage but if he want to call her, why at this time?

i was thirsty so i looked for a convenient vending machine to buy a drink.

i hit the button with the 'ice tea' display and the fucking machine processed a fucking peach tea!

i wanted ice tea and you gave me peach! fuck!

this has happened to me and my friends so many times that it made us lose trust in all the vending machines in school!
i think the uncles who are loading the drinks into the machines are half awake everytime...
but the good news is that sometimes the doors of the machines will be left opened and no one is in sight...
but im not a greedy man. i took only 2 cans. :)

then, i was just surfing the net and i came across this -
that every year, about 13 people are killed by falling vending machines!

now, what is the odds of that happening to you?
almost impossible.

but for just your safety boys, dont do all that kicking and shaking to it next time.
i admit i did that - either when the stupid machine process the wrong drink or refuse to give me change.
but now i learn tht i could be paying a hefty price for the bad behaviours.

speaking about vending machines, i remember someone who told me about the vending machines in japan.
while the majority of machines in Japan are stocked with drinks, snacks, and cigarettes, one occasionally findsvending machines selling items such as bottles of liquor, cans of beer, fried food, underwear, pornography and sexual lubricants, and potted plants. how crazy hor.

why need to rock/tilt when there is a blur uncle coming?

future plans

2007-02-13T18:21:00.000+08:00

mayday! help needed! does anyone knows how to do achiving for blogs? ive been desperately wanting to keep my entries organized! going crazy already!!! and why is there 'Posted at Ã‚Â»'? another big headache was i have to type 'br' (breaks) after every single sentence to avoid cramped up words...blogging has never been that taxing.. HELP!

ok, after looking back its time to look ahead of life

what's the future plans?

the road ahead is definately blurr and feels uncertain

graduation is drawing nearer and nearer each day i am pondering what i should be doing after my graduation

1.should i sign on police force and have a stable but low income?

2.should i pick up a new skill become a pro in something then earn my way?

3.should i be realistic and work in a office or government job?

4.should i take over my dad's business and work in a karaoke pub?

5.should i think of a good business plan and start business?

6.should i not consider working first and just further my studies?

7.should i only think about all this after my ORD? (after all, all may change)

8.should i migrate and start life anew??

number 1 sounds exciting and highly recommended by my parents but low income? strike that out
number 2 sounds like a good plan but from benny's words as a full time magician, its quite bleak in singapore

number 3 yeah right...no

number 4 i dont have the nessary skills yet...and risk of breaking the biz is high..maybe more job experiences first

number 5 is want think suits me best but too much complications before your first million..can consider

number 6 is the sounds appealing but when will i ever get my first paycheck? after all, i have to go on loan.and when will i finish paying back the school fees?

number 7 is what jun sheng suggest.

number 8 is what i really wants but it seems so far and unreachable before all the above happen first

i really don't know...i would like to hear from you.

21st birthday

2007-02-12T17:40:00.000+08:00

i celebrated my 21st birthday yesterday!

for the record, i planned the party all by myself ... it took me so much time and effort but im glad it was the biggest birthday bash of my life.

i really want to thank the people who have take the time down to celebrate one of the most important day of my life. without them, there wouldnt be any party for sure.

benny the magician entertaining the crowd

the crowd seem to enjoy themselves

i may have been a few hundred dollars poorer for the party

and from the 54 whom have turned up, i got a total of 5 presents on my biggest birthday...

yes, 5 out of FIFTY FOUR! :(
- a 'tigger' mug
- a braun buffel wallet
- a t-shirt
- a birthday card
- a singlet

its a little DISappointing but it doesn't really matter as long as they enjoyed themselves. the value of gifts werent a major concern as long as its from the heart of the giver.

5 out of FIFTY-FOUR. :-(

sadly, some of the guest have turn my chalet into a gambling den…
and a place for freeflow of beers…
yet they can complain about shortage of beers. Absurd.

i have reached a new milestone in my life.
like a cocoon to a moth,i have reached my 21st year in my life and it feels like i have a newer life ahead of me

since a new life begins from here, i think itd be a good time for me to look back the good and bad things i have done in my life...

i believe how you want people to treat you, it should be how you treat them
the world is round and life goes full circle

time after time, i look at my own actions and review them

i had begin to ask myself some questions:
have i been giving enough back to the community?
have i been a good friend?
was i there when friends around me are in trouble?
have i been a good son?
have i been making full use of what i was given by the heavens?
life have been good to me.
but i havent been making good use of it.
i have not been good to life itself.
i would say that i have a privileged life. reading the papers and i realized that im living from such sheltered background…
-i don't have burden of having 3 proper meals a day
-i don't have to worry about my day to day shelter
-i have a proper education
-i have almost everything my friends have
-i have a computer
-i have my own room
-i have my parent who still loves each other
-i have my sensible younger sister and brother
-i have a happy family
-i have forgiving friends

sometimes I hope my life could be not so sheltered

the stories of successful people that i have read have almost similar traits
these are mostly people who have gone through a series of hardship and excrutiating pain before they become what they are today. they were called stupid, useless and thought by their friends that they are never going to succeed in the future.. but eventually they turn the tables and proved everyone wrong.

so back here, i am beginning to worry that i might not be where i want to be in the future simply because i have not be given that harsh punishment by the heavens...i want to get out of my sheltered life.

i seem to have EVERYTHING but...
it also seems that i have NOTHING..
i feel EMPTY...

but the question is:
have i been too complacent about my life?
have i gotten too lazy?
what have i done to value add people around me?
am i a good friend?
what have i done to pay back to my parents?
what can i do to let them have a better life instead of watching them working their life off and still be a burden to them?

have i done enough to value add myself?
what have i done for myself?

am i good at anything at all really?

i learn magic but was never good at it and i gave up
i play soccer but was never good at it
i tried having my own business but i realise it just didnt work
i tried getting my driving license but i failed
i tried learning guitar thrice but didnt make the cut
then i thought i could be in a band and make it big, but i realised it was wishful thinkings on my part.
cos i thought i could even sing well. but the fact was, i cant.
i want to try excel in at least something in my life but until now, i am still thinking what would be the something that i would be good at.
when i was young i knew i was great and happy, but now i realise how small i am on this world.
could i be doing something now to improve the situation instead of whining in blogs ?

i think life is short, its fragile...

like one of my friend who met with an accident..

the clock is ticking and the next moment you are in your next milestone

you could get married, you could be a parent, you could be in the queue of being the next kin to be worshipped

so i have learnt to seize opportunities and live happy.

i want to do so many things but just waiting for that chance to come..

oh god, make my life miserable!

projecting

2007-02-01T06:00:00.000+08:00

it's been some crazy crazy project week but before i can take some time off to have a nice rest.. i shall do a little review...

im not those whining sorts but i just want to get it off my chest..

you know somehow i feel i always end up in the same group everytime and ending up with people whom just don't seem to work well with me is fcking annoying. and i was fcking annoyed for 4 modules and one whole sem!

if i have the chance to tell them nicely, it would be like this:

what you think its good enough might not be what i think its good enough.

so it wouldn't be fair to say what im doing is not good enough.

it will not be fair for you to start editing every piece of my work and call it your work and thinking you might be doing more work. all because you think its not good enough.

i do not appreciate your effort to 'revamp' my work.

it is then not fckin fair if you starts to critize me on my work because i know i have done my job well.

my advise: everything just cannot go your way when you work in a group. thats why its call group work. learn to accept and see everyone's potential and make it happen. if you think everyone thinks like you then its gotta get ugly.

trannys

2007-02-01T05:00:00.000+08:00

short talk: does eating durians and drinking beer together kill you? apparent if the myth is true, i wouldn't have live to tell the story......but i think it could kill somebody if they choke on their durian seeds while they are in some drunken stupor ...myth busted!

so CNY coming soon... have you been to chinatown already?

well, i have, cos my classmates have been wanting to get their taiwan 'mochi' so much.

Mochi really look like mashmallow on the outside but the paste inside is much delicious..

chinese puppet show can be oh so entertaining 'tok tok chiang!' 'aiyoyo~'

One funny thing i noticed about the night market is that the seller always try to push you to try out their samples like the cuttlefish and almond nuts, and when you don't take it, they'll get upset. so jessica would take a pity on them and then she will just pass the samples to me...hey the recycle bin is always behind you.

we went bugis, i bought a bag and we headed down to MOS.

i'm a bloody lousy drinker

MOS is always crowded for some reason and you literally have to squeeze yourself into the dance floor. the club remains so popular mainly its because it has superior sound systems,music and interior design and maybe because of the crazy people there.

what crazy people?

see, while i was waiting outside the toilet for my friend, i saw this pretty and sexy lady.

she was pacing back and forth in a strange manner and frequently i could see her glancing at me... at this moment i thought that she might have something to say but didn't know how to...then i thought to myself that she might want to get to know me.... ><(haha)

suddenly, she just came up to me, really close to me.

i stood still not knowing what will happen next.

then she smiled at me and...(my lucky day!)

...and then, in a deep man's voice, she asked:'hey, where you from?'

- fcking hell! i was in a state of utter blank -

me:'eer, im local'

her:'oh! so are you alone?'

me:'no, not really, my friends are over there'

- at this point, she came so close to me that she almost can kiss me-

- now you have no idea how scared i was at the moment-

- i was thinking. oh god! please please get away from me as soon as possible. oh please sb get this freak away asap!-

then, 'she' squeezed her boobs and said,

'you want a blowjob?'

(0.0) <<<<>

then i answered:' well... not now, maybe next time? ^^ and i gave my friend's number to her. LOL! then she walks off and continues to prowl for her next target.

c'mon why would you want to ask if you can do it yourself?

why is these 'men' sexually attracted to me lately? this is not the first encouter...my encounter in changi and orchard has been terrifying enough...why oh why!

darling! i lub you....emh..come gimme one kiss

streetbasketball pro

2006-12-10T02:39:00.000+08:00

dropped by the arcade at downtown east and i got a different kind of entertainmet that got me all excited.

see, there's this middle-aged couple caught me with their amazing feat.(or hands actually).

they look like those who will prefer just staying at home watching the Doha games.
but now, it is as though they can go participate in the Doha games and winning accolades for themselves.

notice on the left - the 871 'highest score'? it was set by them, beating the 677 which was there since last christmas. and now, observe the score on the right.

just look at their syncronization. beautiful eh?

so i decided to give it a shot after getting so jealous by them. i paired up with my 10 year old sister. but i think there's just no 'MO CHI' (harmony) at all, we shoot at the same time and the balls just kept colliding into each other and refused to get into the net. dont feel like playing after a game. (_\_)

they broke records with seemingly tireless efforts.

if the asian games had this, they'd make singapore proud.

they went on and on playing the same game, like engerizer bunnies and setting records that no one could imagine beating. this shows what? practise makes perfect?

this shows :to do really well in anything, you got to really invest a lot of money.

IKEA TAMPINES

2006-12-08T03:23:00.000+08:00

the much loved furniture store had a new born. and i make a visit to IKEA Tampines on the very first day on the opening hoping that they will give out some free shopping vouchers for the first 1000th shoppers or something. and since i was staying just 7 bus stops away, i was much looking forward to its opening. the day came and i was happily cycling my way there until i found out so many aunties with big smiles on their faces were already carrying big IKEA carriers and making their leave.

so when i finally made it, i knew i couldn't get the chance to be the 1000th shoppper and i was sure of it.

the queue to the entrance was all the way to the carpark. :(

it's thursday! i bet some of them took sick-leave just to come here. siao.

i've always enjoyed shopping in IKEA in alexandra. with the opening in tampines, i was keen to find out what is different in this one. but my conclusion is that everything is similar except maybe...

8 similar sofas are hung for display. (dumb.)

it is slightly more spacious (but concept still the same)

the restaurant has more seats.

more children getting lost. (anoucements were made one after another reporting lost childrens) >.<

and counter that sells hotdog buns makes you lose appetite before you even queue up.

there's just too many people! its chaos! oww...

but this is a good news for the people who like their meatballs.

and from this, i learnt my lesson - not to be involve in anymore first day opening.

my LRT expereince

2006-11-24T21:45:00.000+08:00

short talk:
public transport can be more than a mere matter of getting from a to b - it can offer time for rest and reflection.

as a person who has been travelling around in public tranport for 2 decades, i realised that nobody should even be complaining about getting places in singapore.

why? i think singapore has pretty much got one of the most advanced public transportation in the world. from my point of view, travelling from point A to point B isnt really a hassle at all. you see, the train and bus services has such a complex and wide-spread network that it has almost all the areas in singapore covered. plus, in comparison to other countries, the public transport here is well-known for its high cleanliness and safety standards. except having to go through overcrowding during rush hours, i would say its really comfortable.

its so easy that i can google and i can get to a particular place in a matter of seconds.

the Light Rail Transit, more ubiquitously known as the "LRT" in our local context, for instance, it is something considered space technology to most of the countries in the region. but its taken granted of by most locals.

yesterday, i happened to take the LRT. and i was excited. you see, its been a long while since my last ride.

it was really quite an interesting experience if you were to just be in the moment and begin to observe the things that were taking place.

i think it was a fantastic transport and creation, really. as in how it manage to zip around the housing estates with minimal disruption to the neighbourhoods and the environment, and being electrically operated and stealthy and all, its totally environmentally friendly as well. brillant!

i hope public transport like these to be introduced to more parts of singapore to help reduce the number of private cars which contributed to the bad air quality and the dreadful peak hour jams.

Goh Chok Tong said this: our roads are like arteries: they carry blood to our vital organs. Our cars are like cholestrol in the blood. you need cholestrol fo proper functioning of the body, but too much is not good for you because it clogs your arteries...

another fantastic thing about this baby is that it can take off and hit 60km/h in just 5 seconds! and took corners at high speeds. sometimes you can just imagine the whole train flip over and smashes on the busy roads below. along the way i also notice special names given to the stations like phoenix and jelutong. how the hack they get these names from? phoenix? i bet its some chinese guy who name it. so where's dragon?

although its not fast like e bullet-train, i feel very much being in a rollercoaster in the neighourhood. no wonder the kids enjoy themselves in the front seats and pretending to be drivers and making engine sounds.

what a cheap thrill.

ps:You must have noticed that the train windows mist up whenever the train travels around certain apartment blocks. The "misting windows" effect is due to a special liquid crystal film, which is sandwiched between the two glass panels of the train window and reacts to electricity. When the power supply is off, the molecules will move about at random order, turning the window glass opaque and resulting in the misting effect. The "misting windows" is to protect the privacy of residents whose units are located near the LRT guideways. Liquid crystal films are made in various sizes. The gap you noticed could be space between two films.

my first online shopping

2006-11-24T21:03:00.000+08:00

when was the last time you did something for the first time?

well, i did my very first online shopping yesterday!

my mum had been eyeing on a foot messager for a very long time and it turns out that she couldn't find one that is of her budget. so i decided to source for an affordable one, online. and i ended up on yahoo auction hoping that i can get a second hand. and i know exactly which model to look for - osim Isqueez.

my own personal experience with the machine had left me with a very good impression since trying it out in the retail store. Osim is definately a quality brand when it comes to message and therapy.

so frantically search every single Isqueez that i can find and seive the ones which has description like 'seldom used', recently bought it' and 'very good condtion'. then i further do away with the higher priced ones.

so as you can tell, im trying to look for the newest condition and with the lowest price i can get.

then among those left that met my criteria, i created a watchlist and i try to ask more details about the conditons and at the same time bargain with the sellers further. (i know im kiasu, but everybody wants the best deal,right?

after some hardwork, bargaining skill and abit of luck, i got the best price of what is almost half of the brand new ones. plus, its in perfect working shape. at least from the description and pictures from the seller.

we arranged a meetup at the sellers house.

at this point of time i couldnt help to think its like a blind date. i have no idea whats the gender, age and not to mention how the person look like. so exciting!!!

so i turned up for the 'date'. my-o-my! the seller turns out to be a rather fine-looking lady. she allowed me to test the machine and made an effort to describe the features.

as the first time to do online shopping, i must say it have been a great start. the great experience is very must credited to the helpful and ethical seller.

ta-ta...great deal from a great dealer

so there you go, online shopping can be pleasant.

keep in mind that when you buy big machines like that, make sure you drive or grab someone who drives.

short talk on the online shopping trend:

Over the years, particularly year 2003-2004, online shopping traffic and monthly expenditure had increased drastically in Singapore. Equipped with internet technology skills, participating in online transactions have become a breeze to many people. as more and more local companies such as NTUC Fairprice and Eng Wah begin to introduce online channels in their marketing strategy, the chances of people participating in online shopping will undoubtedly be higher. Besides, given the numerous advantages of online shopping such as – allowing one to save more time and convenience, allowing greater choice and variety of goods and services, providing people with more competitive prices and product comparisons, it is inevitable that online shopping will continue to be a prominent trend among the shopping habits of Singaporeans in the next few years.

However, despite such advantages and benefits of online shopping, many other drawbacks and problems of online shopping still exists and remains unresolved presently. As illustrated previously, some of these problems include: the limited modes of payment that has excluded potential online shoppers from the trend, the various security and privacy issues that still remains a huge concern among online shoppers, and also the problem of making sure that the online shops or websites are reliable. Another limitation which seems impossible to solve at the current stage of technology is the “look and feel” experience.
Currently, technology can only show photographs and pictures of the products and buyers are not able to touch and feel the physical product. This is especially a problem for products such as clothes and shoes, where one needs to try it on in order to know its cut and size, before deciding whether to get it or not. This will thus, hinder the purchase decision of the buyer and is also a reason why many still prefer to do traditional shopping instead. Another problem of online shopping that still requires attention, is the increase in online crimes and unethical activities due to online shopping itself. This is also one of the main reasons why many are still deterred in engaging in online shopping. Hence, unless online shopping becomes more secure and reliable, it will definitely take more time and effort to convince people to start participating in online shopping.

intern life

2006-11-11T02:20:00.000+08:00

today was the final day of my attachment. its kinda sad i know.

for i will miss the nice people here and i know theyll miss me too...

and the plants looks more greener and beautiful suddenly...

theres a tinge of unwillingness to know that this is my last day...

well, at least the report is finally done! im so glad its over.

phew...all 169 pages of it!

im someone who doesnt forgets the little things what people have done to help me...

therefore, to show a little of my appreciation, i decide to make some gifts for the people who have done me well...

i wanna thank choon, allan, brandon and delon for making my stay so enjoyable and fulfilling!

it sure doesnt look it can be sold in the market. but its the sincerity that counts right?

later in the day, bran, delon and i went ichiban boshi to have a sumptous japanese dinner.

i would recommend this restaurant to anyone who likes japanese food. easily located at the esplande. go try out the soft shell crab and lobster roll someday! ichiban boshi. oeishi!

think positive

2006-11-05T10:38:00.000+08:00

this is another nice story to share:

Once there was loving couple travelling in a bus in a mountainous
area.

They asked the conductor to stop the bus, when they reached the top.

After the couple got down the bus moved on. As the bus moved on, a huge rock fell on the bus from the mountain and crushed the bus to crumbs. Everybody on board was killed.

The couple upon seeing that, said, "We wish we were on that bus"

Why do u think they said that? <keep thinking.....................>

------------------- Answer !!!! -------------------
If they had remained on the bus instead of
deciding to get down, the resulting time delay could
have been avoided and the rock would have fallen
after the bus had passed ...!!!

Think positive in life always and look for opportunities
when u can help others.

a retro night

2006-10-30T23:41:00.000+08:00

i was honoured to be invited to OBS 39th anniversary dinner.

my colleague Delon designed this. brilliant!

ive been talking so much about how lucky i am to be an intern in OBS, i am still feeling very strongly about that. i have nothing much to ask for.

so that day came and it was line up and packed with many activities. to start with, it was a half day. And whats better was that i got to attend some singing classes with a real singing instructor. the singing class was to help us prepare for the performance item during the dinner event. i was feeling excited about it as i always wanted to get into one but was too lazy to enrol myself.

back to the 80's. weird people appear from nowhere!

it wasnt what i expected - instructor playing the piano and we pitch accordingly. on the other hand, the instuctor played games with us and imparted us with the skills without us knowing it. it came to me that it wasnt easy to sing correctly.

'get into the groove' was the theme for the event, and the dress code was 'retro chic'. even so, some turn up as transvestite. and one dressed up in a lion dance mascot for the dinner! what a freak. i shall not elaborate how he eat his food. nevertheless that guy was the jester for the night.

the party was fantastic. the dance performances were beautifully chereographed and executed.

i followed trevolta, elvis and betty boob to MOS. the crazy bunch of people never had a lack of public attention. walking along clark quay, the ang mohs came up to us and greeted us like we were celebrities.

'wow man, you elvis?'

'no, the name is trevolta! john trevolta.'

'oh, you look cool man!'

i figured that this was a great way of getting girl's number. i mean the even the kids were giggling and wanted our autographs!

my look-alike

2006-10-28T23:20:00.000+08:00

let me introduce you to my long lost sibling. her name is morriset.

took off my glasses just to see how similar we are

somehow the name marmoset came into mind. (marmoset is a monkey species).

oops

but if we really are siblings in real life, my name will be ... dorriset?!

oh no!

well, i think it depends on who resembles like who. so, say she looks like me, then she will be named morrience. heehee.

it all started by a bunch of ppl who noticed that we look alike, then they were comparing who look like who and it gets quite irritating after a while. i was protesting that there was any resemblence in the first place. so in the end i just tell them, in either way, it is a compliment for any of us.

one bizzare truth was undeniable, we shared the same surname.

for some of the chinese believe, as an old saying goes, people with the same surname "belong to the same family 500 years ago",

so it wouldnt be surprising that we share similar facial features.

luckily i dont share the same surname like xu (chun mei)

or ru hua.

na bei, one joker told me that i should go home and check with my parents. chickenathan @#%@^&&$#%#%!

ps: i did some checking online and i found 2 facts which made me really really confused.

(1)that people with same surname belong to the same chinese clan and a group of related Chinese people with a common surname and sharing a common ancestor and, in many cases, an ancestral village. For a long time, Chinese surnames have been passed on from father to son, which happened to follow the same line with the Y chromosome unique to males. As a result, groups bearing the same surname possess the same kind of Y chromosome and the genes they carry.

(2)that same surname doesn't necessarily mean the same family. it is said that a big surname can have over a hundred origins. For example, Li, the biggest surname in China, was sometimes turned from "Ying" and "Zhao". In Tang Dynasty (618-907), Li as the imperial surname was granted to the national founders, and even during late Wei kingdom (220-265) period, some compound surnames of Xianbei (Sienpi) tribe were also changed to Li.

okay this is beginning to sound or look like wikipedia...yet another interesting fact about chineses surnames:

Top 100 Surnames was actually a book that recorded 504 surnames and compiled before 400 B.C. Chinese surnames started with the first ancient emperors Yan and Huang.

Surname Li ranks the first among the top 100 surnames due to its wide origins. The research discovered that there were more than 100 origins for Li. And famous Chinese ancient philosopher Laozi's family name was Li, too. Surname 'Wang' ranks the second and followed by 'Zhang' in the new discovery.

By People's Daily Online

intern life 2

2006-10-26T12:51:00.000+08:00

if my friends ask me how was my attachment, i would be very poud to tell them what i have been through. it has been such an exciting and enriching experience where it couldn't be found in other companies my peers are in. there's good food, fun and knowledge here, what else can i ask more?

i could only imagine while my peers are madly doing photocopying and almost breaking down calling up clients, i may be jogging, camping and kayaking. where else can you live life like a rich ass when you are 'working'? so to make my jealous friends more jealous, i decide to put up some pictures so that they could visualise and let them live in my fantasy island.

since the first day, i always felt like a child here. not just because i AM the youngest in the vicinity. but its the whole place. when i step onto this island, theres just too much to be explore and learn - the forest and the office.
although the people around here are older, they are very friendly and accommodating bunch. they brought me around the place, attach me to camps and workshops. simply taking care of everything. when im concern, they play a role like big brother and sister. i want to thank brandon, delon and allan for leaving such good impression for me.

peak-ascend

inverse tripod

there were some interesting animals that i encounter once in a while, so i always bring my camera along...

the ugly domestic dog that everyone loves so much.

this dog is 9 years old, that's a human equvilant of 63 years old

a female monkey

a malayan water monitor. scientific name: varanus salvator

and creatures living here comes in magnified proportions.

like the moths...

and the gigiantic spider...

this species is known as the common golden-orb web spiders. these amazing spiders are a sure sight at ubin. the large golden-orb web spidey spin enormous gold-tinged webs sometime spanning trees on either side of the path. the spider i see is usually the female (about 20cm across from toe to toe) who builds the web. the male is about 0.5sm and reddish. the south pacific islanders are said to use the strong webs of these spiders to make large sticky balls to catch needlefish that are lured to jump out of the water.

and the largest monitor lizard i ever see in my life! awesome!

easily mistaken for a crocodile

this place is kinda therapeutic as well. i enjoyed listening to the tides on the beach. even in the toilets here, you can just relax to the rythem of it. in fact, i enjoyed it so much i sometimes just sit there and don't feel like doing what i intended to do. you just dont feel like shitting when you get so carried away.

puppy dogs for adoption

2006-10-19T15:46:00.000+08:00

i was at my workplace and i found 2 abandoned dogs. i'm looking for responsible owners who can take good care of them. here are some pictures.

theres a brown one and a black one.

and they already have names. the black one is called "Oreo" and the brown "Skippy".

crispy seaweed

2006-10-14T15:36:00.000+08:00

Bought this crispy seaweed and after the first packet, I have to say that I'm more than a little addicted to it already, especially the Hot and Spicy flavour.

Bite into a piece and you'll notice how crispy it is.

The seaweed is paper thin but packed a satisfying crunch.

Word for word, this is what you’ll read:

Taokaenoi Japanese Crispy Seaweed is manufactured by high quality machine. Our seaweed is clean, freshness, crispy and natural delicious taste. You can enjoy this product everywhere and everytime. Because of Japanese Seaweed have low calories, so this product will good for your health with no cholesterol.

Besides this, seaweeds have high nutrients and mineral such as protein, vitamins and chlorophyll which can protect hair damage and make more black hair. they are also compose with fatty acid that necessary for delivery oxygen from blood to systematic cell in our body. So you can reach good health not only your healthy hair, skin but also your nails.

for people who likes eating chips in front of the tv, try this.
but too much of a good thing can be bad.

intern life

2006-10-11T22:09:00.000+08:00

as i mentioned, life is routine. being an intern, life still revolve around the word 'routine'. yes, getting up every morning at 7 and be back at 7.

but the life as an intern in one particular place, its much merciless than any other place when it comes to being on the dot. when i say on the dot, i Mean on the dot.

cos this place that i work on, is away from the singapore mainland.

and its probably one of the most isolated places...

and its quite inaccessible to the general public who wants a nice place to fly their kites on...

im talking about Pulau UBIN. and its private ferry everyday. so, it brings back to my point - if you are late for the boat trip, you have to swim over. no public ferry will bring you there. not even the FED EX guys.

now, you may ask, why is it in accessible? i go there every weekend to catch lizard what!

so you think you know everything about Ubin? not quite.

it was until i was posted here, i realised how much i was missing. that huge chunk of the island i never thought existed - a third of Pulau Ubin cut off from the public area.

very much like the drama series,LOST, when the survivors discovered the hidden hatch that contains lots of goodies, thats maybe how you can relate to it. Ubin the mystical island ...

for those who never get a chance to see it, don't worry. its on your screen.

not bad hur? feel so much like a resort

a replica of the ship stamford raffles used to set sail to singapore. the 'indiana'

thats my office!

my beautiful workspace

magnificient view from my desk. smell the sea!

and free lunch was served in buffet.

spagetti for lunch! mama-mia..

replay

2006-10-10T14:24:00.000+08:00

welcome to my blog!

and if you happen to ask,'why do you want to start a blog? if you want a diary then go get one, why blog and show everyone?

i will probably put it this way - 'wey, slowly lah, one question at a time!'

well, first of all, i don't blog because i have the commercial motive like the blog princess 'xiaxue', then hopefully get some media's attention and get a chance to meet the bigshot celebrities, get famous, get sponsors, get advertisments...and get into a sticky mess.

blogging may have propel some ordinary folks to stardom overnight, when their daily visiting numbers skyrockets to 20,000 - they get recognised as celebrity bloggers.

-song playing greenday's 'lifestyle of the rich & the famous'.-

but i would rather answer you, that blogging is a way to let people into your personal space and share with them about your life. it gives you the time and freedom to think about what you want to say and with some pictures, you are able tell them what you are trying to say!

blogging is a different avenue for self-expression. we are living in a visual world, so it is very natural we can express ourselves. you could be bring the world to your perspective of different matters, let others see the world through your eyes...without having them interupting you half way and starts to argue about how they sees it.

so its a little like, 'you shut up first...i haven't finish sharing...eh, where was i'???

gets a little fustrating isn't it?

okay, then, maybe you will probably be scratching your brains and nuts and wonder, why is my title called - 'replay'?.

erm, if you have been to arcade to play games you'll understand this.

now picture this, you were on the game and then...

- gameover -

- timer starts counting down -

- 10, 9, 8, 7...-

- prompting to continue -

and you probably can play the game over and over till you run out of cash right?

in life, its the opposite. you just live that moment and the next, its gone forever...
in that moment itself, 10 people could be playing the same game, at the same level, but everybody experiences different moments.

in my own perspective, 'commmon sense' can be wrong and 'routines' isn't exactly normal...if you take a closer look at things happening around us. that is.

hopefully, through blogging, i could show e people how different MY routines can be.
understand me a little better.

hence the title replay, im able to replay that moment of my life and relive it. of course to share it with everyone.

lets roll.