June/July 06

Change jobs back to old company :)

Aug 06-Dec06

travelled around to Jarkata and Malaysia for work

I see alot of people selling stuff on the streets and inbetween traffic light changes
mothers with babies and even ppl redirecting traffic for tips

Sudden deaths of a ex school mate, he died in his sleep and may he RIP,

Dec started learning driving

Jan 01 2007 another new year

Feb I went Japan! :)

all these months in my life seems to emphasis that i am growing old.

sx cousin came in apr and we had a blast taking her to alot of places in singapore.

i also learnt during this period that the more you care about a person, the easier it is for them to hurt you.

I missed Cat's Grad exbihition due to work which i feel it really sucks.. I went with her to apply for her dip course and i feel i should be there when it ends :(

went vietnam with L and cousin, vietnam was laidback and the pace of life there is very slow. There were many many many scooters ! the traffic in vietnam is definatly not for the faint hearted .. the scooters move in any direction the drivers want to and always in the face of incoming traffic..

Went to Cui cui tunnels of the Vietcong and got stuck :P need to lose weight badly!

RT in may.. then 1 week of reservist which i sprain my ankle :(

Rt phase 2 now .. no weight lost but well i feel fitter :P ...

It's been a while... 2006 Jan

Jan 14

I was helping a friend on her wedding day at botanical gardens, National orchid park. it was a hectic and buzy day, the wedding was magicial.. everything that should have been in place was in place.. after the ceremony, it was a informal buffet, I 1st noticed her coming in during the ceremony, someone sweet and pretty like every other ger there.. we sipped wine and chatted under the full moon, I did not realise it then, but long buried emotions began to stirred in my heart.. I will never forget that night.. somehow life is never the same again.

my 2 roses are dead and drying..

Jan 17

Met a new Friend in KL on Wed, She is nice, chatty and friendly and i think very brave.. went for drinks at KLCC and then i sent her home.
Thurs sucks Conducted classes again. was delayed till 9pm.
Fri, met up with new friend and went to aquaria . She introduced me to her friends from Sabah, The friends are mainly travel agents and dive masters. learnt a lot of stuff about sabah that night. and they can really drink.. 24 cans of beer , 8 bottles of beer between 5 ppl in 4 hours..

Jan 22 Bowling

We played a total of 10 games at Yishun Safra.. crazy right...?

Chak 88 73 125 182 111 113 88 117 113 111
A 156 135 117 134 133 164 166 129 149 156

I suck... but i got a 182!! this is my high score with a hook ball and left leg right hand..
my previous high score of 185 was with house ball, straight and right hand right leg ..

27 Jan Bowling

Marina South.. sucky lanes
Chak 127 92 100 107
A 116 119 145 113
We played for drinks and pin 5,7,10 for 0.2
A gave me a handicap of 30 points and 1st game warm up
so i won by 1 drink and he won by 0.4

then we picked up D and went to Tampines Safra to play
Same handicap etc D did not compete with us, she improve quite abit

Chak 103 125 115 128
A 152 138 148 130
D 82 103 96 127

We leveled in drinks and i won by 0.4 so in the end level!

I think i improve a bit :) need more pratice.

Sep 1-3

Back to Hell again.

Hell seems to love me keep sending me invitations to visit them.

Now hell also high tech liao , no more mail.. all go via e-mail and sms alert

weapons training, slack . book in 730am admin. 9am draw arms 11am then start lesson.

1 day theory and 1 day range.

Range. usual. Day shoot quite painful , its different from the m16 but i think the curry powder round can go thru a human at close range. waited 4 hrs for night shoot. then walk out while trying to keep my stomach in control. something wrong with me somehow. keep sweating like mad. i think it's the uniform. sweat sweat sweat , my uniform turns to dark green , i look like have been choing some mountain instead of sitting around.
out pro at 1130pm

Sun JB

rainy day. it's one of those day that i would just like to zzzz. but in the end we went JB holiday plaza. can't fidn the hongkong serial that we wanted. so in the end was just mooncake shopping.

Lavendar cake shop, the moon cake is very good and cheap (about sg price but in ringnit)

mooncake comes in so much different types nowadays..


sep 5-8

Went diving course, going tioman tml. Singapore is a very small country. i went there and realise my old friends from TPAC are going for the same trip too

diving in pool is kinda of fun stay underwater and pretend to be a fish..

tried contact lens for the 1st time... i think they are under powered..

started 2 days of work. no longer blur like sotong and can start work effectively :) although 1st day was expected. stare at wall for 3 hrs while waiting for staff to come in.

Aug summary

My dad beat me at bowling.. 168 for a 1st timer....

somewhere along the line , i resigned from my job..

found a place to drill ball for cheap price.

had supper with M twice at checkers , checker ice cream is lousy, the maryland friend chicken and the hammie munch is fantastic as usual.

Went Partyworld Ktv on impulse. the impluse cost us $57 for 2 ppl for 1 hr.
the place is nice, small room big TV (bigger then kbox or the one)
and the selection of english songs was better (still pirated version with cheesy looking ang mohs in asia. or some asian girl)

Boss treated me to farewell lunch, take away lunch from KFC :)

i treated boss and co to lunch. HAND MADE SUSHI!

The rice cooker damm cork one .. cannot cook jap rice properly, 1st batch too hard. 2nd batch seem soft. but harden.. in the end had to cook the rice over the stove.

The Whole process took like 4 hrs. chopping the japanese cucumber, normal cucumber , hotdogs crab sticks and butterfly prawns from mos burger took up 3 hrs.. Need to cut into small strips that can fit into sushi..

after getting everything chopped and cooked, i could not find the bamboo mat! i panic very badly...

in the end mom save the day. the solution A4 paper wrapped in celluwrap. it works like a charm :)

i wrapped a total of 12 rolls.

and had to throw away 1 becos i did it the reverse way , using rice to wrap seaweed and sprinkle with fried seaseme seed. The seed i bought was mixed with salt :( tasted like salt sushi
passed some to A who was working near by

My colleague cook Beef redang! it was the best! i got the recipe from her liao next time can cook liao.

RT three times a week is beginning to take it's toll on me.

all the sore muscles etc. some PTI are good to us, some are good to the system..

IPPT = In Perpentual Pain Today.

Super Long post

31 July
Bowling challenge at yishun. I got LAST! .. LAST OUT OF 63 .. i suck ..
i got average 110+ for the 10 pins and 154 ,110 for the 9 pins. sighs i really suck

5 Aug Fri
10 am in morning, receive sms from N. his mom has passed away at age of 52. Rest in peace auntie. Although i do not know you very well, but u always try to make me feel at home during the numerous times i was in ur house and I had the good fortune once to eat your cooking.
Good Bye Mrs Tan.

Met A for dinner at timbre. Nice place behind substation. The pizza was super thin crust and nice.
i did not like the squid though.. too dry and salty. the fries is good.

Last min Yishun bowling with SM, HL and Dan , dunno why my last game sucks. Overall average stays at 100+-. After that we had supper at bishan. send lk home at bishan and then dan all the way to simei. we wandered around in tampines looking for carwash and fuel. we washed the car in tampines and went to Paya lebar for fuel (shell). There was no attendant so we had to refuel ourselfs, 1st time for both of us.. After refueling we could not start the car! we panic and tried like 10mins.. i think the car has some sort of fuel cap protection that does not allow u to start if the fuel cap is not tighten properly.. anyway she returned the car and we share the cab home.

6 Aug Sat
overslept. lucky got mr bb to give me a ride to bedok camp. IPPT. super long waiting time sia..
remind me not to be late for ippt.. I completed all the stations and faill every station muahahaha. actually i know i cannot do any pullup so i did not really try hard for the rest.
I know i can pass sit up only.

The Equipment used by SAF is very advance nowadays, everything is automated and they use RFID tags to mointor score.
The situp station has sensors infront and on the mat where u lie down. If you did not go down all the way before doing the next situp it will consider as no count. like wise for the sensors in front. I think they are all using infra-red as sensors. They display the score as you are doing so you will know when to stop when u hit the required points.

The standing broad jump like wise is the same. it is smart enuff to take the last point of your feet as the correct score. the only shortfall i can think off is that the whole station machines is only 3m.If u can jump more then 3 m, you would land at the score panel. heheee.

The chinup bar. no comment i got ZERO lol. i think it's too high.

shuttle run. No more picking up wooden blocks. just need to touch the panel on the floor and go. nice.. i am a clumsy person and always fail to grab the block or drop the block last time. anyway still fail.

2.4 km I wanted to stop after the 1st round.. but my ex camp mate say keep going 1 more round.. and 1 more and well i ran the full 6 rounds. Last . again seems like i have been getting last too many times lately. 20 mins + :P thanks to Mr BB for waiting for me.

We went to N's mom funeral wake and i think this is the 2nd time i attended a close friends parent funeral in less then 3 years. Life is indeed short and death is not fickle about who he chooses. It was a christian funeral and they had service when we reach there. it felt weird. the last time i went to a service was like 8 years ago? i think any faith is fine as long as it provides some form of moral compass to people.

End up at Parklane and went to watch Charlie and choc factory with S. the movie was not bad but i feel that certain parts could be better. overall it followed the original book to the letter. Willy wonka is a bit tall.

Sunday 7th Aug

RT again , I am beginning to hate SAF.. erm i mean I have always hated SAF. with sore muscles liao from yesterday IPPT, i had to go thru gym and other what nots. My whole body aches cannot cough as it is painful. cannot walk properly too.

Monday 8th august

MC. i could not move my legs for almost the whole morning , had a massive headache and keep
sneezing. slept till 6-7 pm. 1100 pm starts to feel normally liao. went bowling with friends. Marina south was cordon off so we ended up at Mount Faber SAFRA, the lane was ok but the balls are lousy. and it's expensive at 3.60 per game for SAFRA members. played till 4am and went off for supper. receive phone call from worried GF of friend. followed by 2-3 sms, last one at 5am.. knock off and zzz.

Australia Day 6
Steverson's waterfall Long drive again, but this waterfall is damm tall! it is about 30 meters high?
we had to hike 1 hr to get up to the top of the waterfall.

Australia Day 7
Skiing at mt Baw Baw, long drive.. seems like everywhere in australia is long bloody drive. snow is fun but too bad we don't have much time. falling in snow is not painful at all.

Australia Day 8

Woke up late, prepare to leave went shopping at nearby towns. Kmart reject shop etc etc.
Went to town, we checked in at this automated hotel chain and went to town. Back to crowne casino .. tried the formula for baccarat. did not work.. we missed something somewhere lol. Total loss $130 each. After going back to the hotel, We were lock out at 2 am in the morning. and found out the only way to get to anyone is to break a glass panel and talk to the inn keeper, it turns out that all the door computerise locks runs on BATTERIES! slept late..

Australia Day 9

Had Chinese Dim sum in aus. met up with old poly friend who migrated there with her husband. chit chat for about an hr or so.. rush to airport and back home to SG. BA airline is good. service is good , food is good , inflight entertainment is also good! I watched 3-4 movies on the way back.

Australia Day 1 Sat

Arrived in Melbourne. 1st meal Hungry Jack aka burger king. decent, taste better then singapore version.
My friend Lee was waiting for me at the airport as she arrived earlier and was going to Taz to meet her bf.Then Zen arrive to pick me up, We sat and chatted and waited for the time to pass till she left for Taz.
Next stop Chinatown. 2nd meal, Shanghai dumpling off Elizabeth st one of those small lanes, the xiao long bao was horrible very salty. I discovered most food here is salty. Cold.. wearing jacket with gloves.
I went sightseeing around there , taking photos of the churches and library here. Myers is big but nothing much to buy. Drove to St Kilda's beach and end up at western ringway. Check into a motel and went back to the city, Crown casino! Zen lost $50, i did not bet any. Took photos along yarra river and walked to Flinders St station. Had late dinner at Russell st Viet Pho Resturant.
Again too salty...

Australia Day 2 Sun

Breakfast, Random Petrol kiosk burger, oily and greasy.
Long day of driving along great ocean rd. It's a very long winding road at the side of cliffs by the sea. The view is very nice, you can see the ocean stretching from one end to the other. We stop at Lorne and went to eskine fall, very nice water fall , free and u can actually trek to the base of the falls. From Lorne we headed towards Apollo bay and all the way to Port Campbell. Met a very friendly man taking his pet baby goat out for a walk!We stop at many places to take photos. You can see flocks of birds flying together like in those National Geographic Show.. Goats , Lamb, Cows, wild peacocks, wallabys. alot of wildlife here and they seem to like to cross the roads.. ( i am a mountain tortise, 1st time out of S.E.A.)
Could not see The 12 apostles ( Limestone formations). Went back to Skeane's creek and spend the night there.
Dinner, Maggie Noodles in Campbell soup. with eggs and lettcue (Zen cooked)

Australia Day 3 Mon

Great Ocean Rd part 2
Woke up early and went to visit Cape Otway Lighthouse. saw alot of big fat cows along the way.. really fatttt, next we went to see the 12 apostles, nice view straight out of some movie sets..
Lunch was sandwich made from last night left overs. After that more driving to Otway treetop walk. MacRitchie one really no fight. the trees here damm tall and huge. Cold rain as usual, I am beginning to like the weather here. cold and nice. Drove back all the way to Churchill Gippsland. wah lau the distance damm far. 4 hr ++ Zen is super driver
dinner ate some CMI fish and chips. the Aussie guy tried to kill us with overdosage of salt... the chips looks like they have just choing up the mountain and sweating salt crystals by the buckets... Zen drove to Mox hill and bought roast duck back for supper. Duck was good.. but oily

Australia Day 4 Tues

Went Clam digging at the beach. in the near freezing water and sand , we muck about the sand and gather clams for dinner. Water is damm cold. with the sun in ur face and the water at ur legs, Hot at top , Freezing at the bottom. Lunch was fish and chips again :) Went shopping at Sale
The town is called Sale. All these weird and funny names. and there is no Sale in sale :P
Chicken Breast is expensive here.. Zen and Sharon Cooked Dinner, Seafood with the clams we caught in Chili Crab sauce and chi ku ? veggie And Zen's speical fried Tofu in agadashi sauce complete with the fish skin flakes.. Zen should go learn and become a cook.. food is heavenly worthy of any seafood resturants in Singapore. Sharon made Tiramitsu yummy!
Then we went to midvalley and caught a movie for 5.50! The last yard. was funny!

Australia Day 5 Wed

Visited Monash Gippsland, toured the campus. Next went Bowling at morwell! expensive to bowl here. AMF balls $320 one reactive and one spare ball and shoes set about $400 + SGD.
Next went Go kart, very tiring the wheel damm hard to turn, i suck at it.. Went Shopping at various places. Lunch was hotdogs. Dinner at Zen's resturant again. Chicken curry with Prata, The chicken inside the curry is meat cubes from Drumsticks, the prata is those premade one and fried. He fried left overclams from yesterday with Chicken hearts in sambal chili sauce.. power combination...

11 June Sat

Had dinner with old sec friend A at prego. havent been here for like 10 years. the food is good! but expensive, we ordered calamari , pork chop and pasta for my friend, all the names are in italian or french ? but with the description in english.

Calamari - Very good! chewy squid in light batter. very light flour nice chewy texture - $19
Pasta - very big serving, could have served 2 persons. looks good green and white covered with layer of cream.
Pork chop- it's really nice, the pork is cut from the ribs i think, like a drumstick but with a rib that is attached to a big piece of pork. the meat is cooked like beef, well cooked but tender inside.
the veggies is cook till soft and tender (not chewy). and the baked potatos is just nice

we sat and chatted for a while there, the service was good. then we window shopped a bit and then we walked to her house. from cityhall we walked to Redhill MRT. feels good to hear about her and her life. like picking up parts of a big jigsaw puzzle of her lifes in my memories. stay in her room and look at photographs and her huge collection of giraffes! Left at 11am went to bas place for a while and went home to play swg.

Hell Day 1 Mon
730 report to pasir labar camp.

check in to BCTC hotel. cockroaches in bed. 5 mins walk to toilet. rusty everything. mosquito webbing. Like BMT ten times worst. reminds me of the bunks in SOS.

1st 1/2 half day spent sleeping in aircon lect hall while they drone on about Chemical defense.
2nd 1/2 day. was pick to be demostrator.. the bloody uniform is super hot. very very hot. i was sweating buckets by the time i demo all the ways to wear and drills go back camp. slack from 6pm to 10 pm .. 12 am zzzz

Was hot and sweating , i flipped many times in my bed waiting for daylight.

Day 2 of Hell

woke at 545am
breakfast 6am
fall in 630
move out to arcade at 7pm

Had fun at arcade. just shoot everything .

1300

hell. dress up as green dark vader. walk in those a smoke filled room and like durg junkies they burn pellets and we wave the some towards us to inhale and get high :P danced in side
etc etc .. last part take of mask and say stuff. pull of mask say my stuff. and the gas kicked in
face felt like burning the sweat mixed with the gas ran down my face into my eyes, i was blinded and staggered around. i felt like i went to some bad face spa and was doing some new funky pepper spray mask.

that was the highlight of the day :)

7pm book out from hell!