old chapters

My new TP-Link Wireless N Router

2011-12-03T22:04:00.000-08:00

I bought a new router for my macbook with a N speed of up to 150mbps! SO right now am testing the speed.

Mess!

2011-11-23T08:47:00.001-08:00

Life's been hectic since the day i came back to singapore. Suddenly like the troubles start to come one by one. I've been working till pretty late at night, while coming back to cope with something uncalled for.My mind's in a mess, that's when everything became messy. The most unfortunate person who was there to hear me out and to share my troubles is her. I told her a lot of negative comments because i just couldn't contain everything inside.But didn't know it got worst!! Just couldn't bring myself to tell her any more negative stuff already since its affecting her so much. I just hope that next time when i experienced stress again, i'll try to bear the troubles like how my mum did.My mum is a very strong person. She's someone i really look up to. But just wanna say thanks for being there for me!! Will try not to let it happen again. Thank you!!Will always remember the wonderful trip we had!!

2011-11-06T15:19:00.000-08:00

Morning Jog

2011-10-29T17:14:00.000-07:00

Nice Sunrise

Fisherman Casting Net

There was actually a commercial airport over there

Kelong in Singapore

Great shot of Yishun Dam

Finally got a new 22" monitor

2011-10-24T14:34:00.001-07:00

So happy that i sold two of my 17" monitors to get a new 22". Since the old one is not big enough for me to watch movie, i sold them away at 40 and 70 respectively.

I was wrong

2011-10-19T17:45:00.001-07:00

I realised i need more endurance towards her. but yesterday after a gloomy day, i felt much better after seeing her again! Thanks for being there dear..:)

Boo!!

2011-10-10T14:08:00.000-07:00

Sucks to have the feeling that the person you love most is hiding her feelings from you and instead went to talk to her best friend about it.

Well guess i managed to rid my anger but going to sleep.

Ne Trip today

2011-10-10T03:40:00.000-07:00

Our NE tour today, quite an enjoyable and fruitful one. We saw SR Nathan at the end of our tour.

13 September 2011

2011-09-13T07:37:00.000-07:00

I'm going back to the old place soon. Course is going to end, and work is going to come. Seems like holidays are ending. Attending Alpha.Gordon.Math on saturday followed by Kelvin's farewell lunch or dinner.

Dear's having a nice rest now while i'm deciding whether to stay in tomorrow cause its prolly the last time i'm going to have a chance to spend time with my friends.

Staying at home to watch Bloomberg's news while reading about Default Credit Swaps, and the history of one of the top Euro bank Société_Générale.

This picture of the moon cake resembles the one dear brought for me yesterday after a very tiring day. Just wanna say a big thank you to you for coming all the way here to celebrate mid autumn festival with me. :)

Lastly, had a memorable movie date with dear last week,

11 September 2011

2011-09-11T07:18:00.000-07:00

Today's the anniversary of the 9/11 attack on US's twin tower

Its been a nice week for me. Hanging out with Teck Woon, Xue han, Andrew and Pauline. Went for boring lecture in the morning, then headed to Changi Sailing club to eat peranakan food. I ate beef hor fan. The environment was nice with frequent sea breeze whistling by our tables while we having delicious food. Andrew ordered chicken masala, which complemented with tasty nuns.

After that went to andrew and pauline's house to chill. Their home was fantastic with a simplisitic finish and an awsome movie room. We watched avatar and Rango in Bluray, and after that we headed out for dinner. Teck woon, pauline and andrew already had plans, so i ate dinner with Xuehan.

Anyway since last friday, i had a nightmare of my shares dropping after buying one lot of OCBC. I kept having fears that it will drop in price and i would have to live with the losses. But after hearing some enlightenment from xuehan about Teck woon's simple theory of holding. It kinda brought me back to my fundamental method of investing. To hold on to the shares forever and live with the dividends. We also talked about receiving.

It's a very rushed entry i've written due to my lack of patience. This is the end of my entry. Thank you!

My mum's cooking

two things i wanna sell

3 September 2011

2011-09-02T17:09:00.001-07:00

IT was really enjoyable watching cars 2 with dear yesterday. They have 3 tracks of different countries and they made the theme so amazingly cute and realistic.
Totally love this show!!

So frustrated last night that my room is so hot and stuffy and i keep perspiring even though the weather is not hot. And getting so mad at that dota game. totally not worth it.

It's just terrible. Maybe i am just too exhausted!

Markets are down, so is my mood

2011-08-15T08:13:00.001-07:00

Markets had been doing very bad lately. Whatever stock i buy went down, and i became very worried that i will lose all my money for my studies and for the future.

Recently i bought Noble grp at $1.42 and now i rised up to $1.52. A profit of $100 dollars. i wanted to treat her to nice food so i have to earn more in order to compensate for my low salary.

My pay is not enough to travel anymore this year. I canceled my holiday trip with my apple friends because i cannot afford another holiday since i'm going with Ms WAG to Kota Kinabalu for a basic diving course trip and the trip itself costs about 500 dollars or more.

Life is tough without money. But yet money cannot buy everything.

I suddenly feel so poor. Just praying day by day that the market will go up to normal conditions.

Nicknamed her Ms Wag aka Walk away girl

2011-08-15T08:12:00.000-07:00

It all happened at the day when she waited for me at a different location, and i couldn't contact her phone.

I was so worried, i searched everywhere. When i found her, my anxious tone infuriated her and she walked away. Walk till where i do not know and i have to search everywhere for her all over again.

After this incident, i nicknamed her the walk away girl who made me so worried and lost at that point of time.

This incident will be forgiven but never forgotten.

11 Aug 11

2011-08-04T08:52:00.000-07:00

Things seemed a little bit better now with her and i'm glad she really enjoyed her birthday. It wasn't easy for those words to come out from me but it came out like as if i've been struck by lightening.

Everyday is like a dead routine to me, Morning go to work at night come back. There is nothing much to look forward to except on days to meet her. Otherwise, i really have no committment or interests to keep myself occupied. I used to play basketball last time every night, but not anymore. Life have changed, things have also changed. Games don't interest me, nor do i gamble. The only thing i do is stocks, but it ain't gambling. Investment is solely to describe stocks, purely investment. The only thing i do is watch "Big Bang Theory". Guess if people say i no life, its a fact.

Still trying to find my purpose in life that i need to fulfill. Else why am i here? Why are we here.

The monster living in me

2011-07-27T16:38:00.001-07:00

This monster cannot carry on no longer but yet i cant stop myself from being myself. The part about myself is to do the most i can to the person i truely love even to change habits or things which she doesnt like or tolerate. But when this happens the part of me becomes more sensitive towards whatever the person says or do. And then in isolation causes self destruction mentality inside my head. One part of it is good but yet the other is bad. Higher ups and lower downs describes the capacity of my risks and the danger of it when the lower downs affect my decision. However the higher ups also sustain the risks i am adhere to and to minimize as much of it as possible. That is one factor that is essential for me to stay on the right direction. The wind always blow forward, and never backwards. However, if the wind turns into a

Pain!

2011-07-13T04:41:00.000-07:00

I have no one to talk to, to go out with!! Everyday go home think of sleeping. Living pointlessly, like a floating zombie. Moodless to go work.

So many hatred filled inside me when i see her enjoying while i am here to take this pain!! Well

Last time you say i go out with my friends and never bring along. Well it wasn't easy for me to bring you along at first, but i've tried really hard to make it work. And right now things seems to be going good with you and my friends but however i feel that you are kinda scared to bring me to meet your friends. It might be based on assumption but the feeling itself kinda makes me feel really cheated!!!

Life is unfair and i dunno how long can i survive this

The most important lesson in my life

2011-07-04T17:21:00.000-07:00

It is the past, why let it affect you? We are already moving forward our relationship why wanna let the past affect the present or the future?

I cannot believe at this point of time, one of the worst turn of my relationships, can something like this even happened. I got to know that omfg that someone can do this to break our relationship.

But still there are 2 positive things in this. Firstly, I consider myself to be a lucky person to experience first time of someone betraying me, and i would think it will be so much more worst in some other circumstances. It might be the greatest lesson i've ever learned in life.

Secondly, for something so bad to take a huge blow to our relationship, can it still withstand? I've not gave up on this relationship but if she chose to i will respect her decision. If the relationship is weak, even if it doesn't end now, it will end someday.

Cannot afford to lose it

2011-05-24T22:34:00.001-07:00

Regretted for not being able to save the sunglasses you gave me during our kuching trip. And now i've lost the seashell that comes in a pair. I'll find it somehow. Else i'll not stop searching for it. Cause you are important to me thats all. Can see that you've been trying hard to change for the better. I'm contented and hope that things really worked out well for the both of us.:) good day people.

Two words to describe my feeling

2011-05-21T19:15:00.000-07:00

Used, betrayed. By the only girl I truly love. Who should I hate now. Myself. For I've been trying so hard to put this relationship to shape and now she's going to ruin it. if that's the case, then I got more to think about.

The alchemists of Wall Street

2011-05-09T08:49:00.001-07:00

Took this video from teck woon. Shall watch it when i am free

An enjoyable day with lots of emotions.

2011-05-07T19:29:00.000-07:00

I started my day out coming back from dear's house after a night of drinking. My head was feeling a little bit of migraine, possibly because of the hangover and the freaking warm weather. I came back home in the morning because its voting day and my dad asked me to reach home at 9am in the morning.

I took an mrt home, and the first thing i did was to take a cold shower. And the shower is so freaking shoik. I taught my dad how to use his ipod to connect to the hall's computer to switch on movies, like a remote control.

Then we watch "Hunt to kill" while waiting for my brother to wake up and finishing bathing. It was a great day for my dad because he got to drive the car for the first time after many many years. I was still affected by the hangover while we made our way to the polling station.

After voting, my mum asked me, "Leslie, so who did you vote for?". And i replied, "Mummy, my vote is extremely confidential.! " and i could hear laughter in the car from the 3 of them.

WE then made our way to my cousin's daphane's house, to have our family gathering. I'm not really that close with my dad's side of relatives but i think this gathering kinda made us closer. Her house was a four-storey semi-detached house. It was huge. I walked into her kitchen and saw 2 guinea pigs in a cage and a beagle dog which doesn't seemed to stop barking.

THen i was wondering how come they have so many pets, and then i remembered that daphane was an animal specialist and her husband was a doctor, which specialises in organs if i remembered correctly.

The food was great, but we got to leave early because my mum and me work at 4pm and my dad is fetching each of us.

The worst thing is i reached my camp early,draw key and open the door, to realised that my work was cancelled due to technical failure. Felt so stupid going to work at that moment, and luckily Avril drove me back to amk so that it is more convenient for me to take a train back.

... ... ....

The most frustrating thing i ever felt on that day was that i wanted to get the 3 system aircon unit earlier due to the extremely warm weather, told my mum i'll pay for it as well as the bills, and she actually rejected my idea of getting it. I am doing this for the benefit of everyone and yet she rejected it. I seriouly don't understand what she consideration that concerns her because i'm agreeing to pay the expenses for the aircon.

Next, i made my way to kelvin's house for his birthday celebration. Although i got a little lost but despite that i still prevented myself from taking cab due to financial constraints. When i reached, i saw Bing xian, Ti shone, Tien seng, Bryan, Han wei and kel's BMT friend.

We had lots of fun there because the food was superb and we share lots of gossips together, cursing and swearing and PAP's TPL, feeling grateful for Aljunied's George Yeo, had some photo taking tgt. Lots of fun throughout, till the announcing of the last results of the election.

Terrible

2011-05-05T08:39:00.001-07:00

Just have a feeling that even if i am gone, no one would care!

I lost myself

2011-05-03T18:20:00.000-07:00

Doing work that people don't appreciate, then i came to realised that there is no equal treatment in this world. Hope to study but still not able to, its the fear of not being able to study that led me to think of a future of unknown, with people already had their degree or people ord and starting to study.

Just have to accept that life don't go the way you want it to be.

And also, suddenly felt betrayed all of a sudden. Don't even know who am i now. It is not my intention to affect her exams, am just not great enough to swallow all of it myself.
With all the troubles and worries, i drank one shot of neat johnny walker and go to sleep.

Alot to do on a saturday duty

2011-04-30T01:55:00.000-07:00

Who let the dogs out, who who who who????

I came to duty this morning thinking that nothing will happen and i can relax for the day. Then i received a call to open up the gates for the pest terminators to go in.

What actually happened? A group of dogs broke in to hunt for food because they did not empty the bins yesterday.

The pest terminators threw food with sleeping effect. They took it and fall asleep while running back to the jungle.

Reason for quarrelling?

2011-04-30T01:50:00.000-07:00

Its because we have not met for 5 days. Come to think of it, when i look back at those arguements, i somehow broke into laughter.

Clueless~

2011-04-28T04:23:00.000-07:00

Just trying to help you but yet i received a cold shoulder.

Wondered what have i done to deserve this?

Bad dream

2011-04-26T04:41:00.000-07:00

I slept at 11 plus and had a really scary dream last night. I dreamed of my profile being shown on the target list. Then after that, someone started following me around wanting to know more information, sort of like spying on me and constantly trying to sniff out information from me. As i walked further and went to do something else, cannot remember what it was, another person came and seemed to wanna sniff out information from me as well.

I then hide a Rifle under my the bed, with a bed sheet over the rifle, preparing to shoot the first spy. However when she can to my room, i couldn't find the rifle. I panicked and looked hard for it but to no avail. She then went out of the house, looking down from the top. I was terrified the whole time, thinking that these are bad people who would do anything to gather information, even to the extend of hurting my close ones. Without a second thought, i flipped her by the legs, gathering all my strength and gave a swift and forceful push. She fall over the railing and dive straight down from the building.

I then made my way with her to another place, this time spotting another stranger with his computer on. We ignored him and dashed to the window to found the other uninjured spy spotting us from opposite building. I wasn't able to trust the guy but apparently he is controlling a monitoring device to track down the movements of the spies, then i realised he's an ally. We then work together to get rid of the spy.

Followed by that, we headed down to an empty private house to meet the rest of our ally, intention was to set up a main monitoring area to track down the rest of the spies. "One of the spies is still alive despite the high fall from the building" said one of them. My heart beat even more, as i found myself awake to realise i dreamt of such incident.

In the morning, i reached canteen to have breakfast before my parade. I suddenly received an sms saying that i bought 131 lots of Eunetworks at $0.01, which i remembered my intention was to sell off 131 lots of what i have at $0.015. I accepted that i made a mistake clicking the buy button instead. But for people to be selling it cheaper than the normal market rate seems unusually rare. Anyway its a penny stock, which is the reason why i want to sell it in the first place. Although knowing that holding it in the long run the value will go up, but its just torturing to see my losts accumulating at this moment.

It brightens up my day

2011-04-25T07:29:00.001-07:00

Your call brightened up my day.

Its a crazy long weekend

2011-04-24T00:23:00.000-07:00

Cooking with dear on friday

Cycling with dear on saturday

Studying and breakfast with dear today.

As for today, i am looking into how to study stocks in the US. It is slightly different from looking at stocks in singapore. They don't report their company with finanacial statements, cash flow statements, statistics. Instead, they use words to describe their company's finances which makes it hard for me to calculate their earnings yield and PE ratios.

Had been feeling hyperactive today, probably of the rush of time that i've been chasing for.Did my 20 push-ups, did some wrestling moves on the monster. Teck woon showed me his optionsexpress portfolio, which gave me a good idea on calls and puts options trading in the US stock market.

Haven been home for a long time and i really missed my family. Hope that there will be a short break in between for me to balance out time.

Dispite it, i will still be myself

2011-04-20T15:50:00.001-07:00

I can feel people judging me at work and after work, i can feel that people are still judging me but the fact is that they are not. Just thinking it alone makes me depressed.

I slept early last night because i was really tired and couldn't stop thinking about what is going on at work. Like the scenes of office is constantly repeating and repeating in my mind.

I know that nothing can be changed by just worrying alone. Sometimes its my fault but sometimes i don't know the reason that if people are too sensitive or i am too insensitive. Some of the jokes i say can actually be offending to people but talking like that with my friends is kinda okay for me and they are able to inteprete it as a joke. Then i thought to myself. Is it the rank barrier in people that cause the pride and i am hurting their pride. I don't know the answer but now for sure i wouldn't act like myself in front of the people who is not close to me.
For those who don't appreciate the jokes from me, then let's not be friends nor enemies, just working colleagues.

Of what i told Shone yesterday and the way he responded makes me feel that he really understands what i've been going through. Thanks for being such a great friend.

It is not easy to bring myself back a little but Mich didn't really understand whats going on the most because you aren't in my work place, but you never fail to brighten up my mood one bit.
So glad to have you. :)

Ops!

2011-04-18T06:00:00.001-07:00

Questions i ask myself.

2011-04-15T16:55:00.000-07:00

The Boy Who Cried Wolf

2011-04-15T08:21:00.000-07:00

There once was a shepherd boy who was bored as he sat on the hillside watching the village sheep. To amuse himself he took a great breath and sang out, "Wolf! Wolf! The Wolf is chasing the sheep!"

The villagers came running up the hill to help the boy drive the wolf away. But when they arrived at the top of the hill, they found no wolf. The boy laughed at the sight of their angry faces.

"Don't cry 'wolf', shepherd boy," said the villagers, "when there's no wolf!" They went grumbling back down the hill.

Later, the boy sang out again, "Wolf! Wolf! The wolf is chasing the sheep!" To his naughty delight, he watched the villagers run up the hill to help him drive the wolf away.

When the villagers saw no wolf they sternly said, "Save your frightened song for when there is really something wrong! Don't cry 'wolf' when there is NO wolf!"

But the boy just grinned and watched them go grumbling down the hill once more.

Later, he saw a REAL wolf prowling about his flock. Alarmed, he leaped to his feet and sang out as loudly as he could, "Wolf! Wolf!"

But the villagers thought he was trying to fool them again, and so they didn't come.

At sunset, everyone wondered why the shepherd boy hadn't returned to the village with their sheep. They went up the hill to find the boy. They found him weeping.

"There really was a wolf here! The flock has scattered! I cried out, "Wolf!" Why didn't you come?"

An old man tried to comfort the boy as they walked back to the village.

"We'll help you look for the lost sheep in the morning," he said, putting his arm around the youth, "Nobody believes a liar...even when he is telling the truth!"

Short JB trip

2011-04-12T08:32:00.000-07:00

Firstly, i parked my car at City square mall and went to this restaurant Sizzling stonegrill to eat their salmon on hot stone. It was absolutely fabulous. The salmon's raw, the stone's hot and you could see the sizzling sound coming from the stone when the raw salmon is being cooked. simple awsomeness. Their ice tea is only 3.9RM, which is very cheap for restaurant pricing. After that i went to secret recipe to bought 2 cheesecakes, marble cheese cake and apple crumble chessecake. As compared to singapore, the cheesecakes were half the price of singapore's. Really cheap and pure eating enjoyment.

Went into JB to pump petrol for my car and realised that petrol prices have gone up a lot. Esso per litre used to be only 2.5RM, now is 2.7RM. I pumped 33 litres is the price i once used to pump for about 40 litres.

Went to find a place to wash car after that. Then i decided to try a new carwash shop and it was a very quiet and deserted place. So i went into the place and let 3 car washers to wash my car. While they were washing halfway, a white car came down the slope and pass one of the car washers a cigarette packs of 20 type of box wrapped in newspaper.

First thought of it that came into my mind was drugs!! Is it possible that they will hide drugs into my car and then later come to singapore to retrieve it?? The more i think, the more worried i got but due to my carelessness, i didn't check thoroughly that there is no extra stuff inside my car. Anyway after the car wash i quickly went to pump petrol and left JB immediately in my heart praying to come out of the place safely.

Decided to tell my dear about it after that. Have to blog this page late due to the lack of concentration and time.

Is it a clue that something is going to happen?

2011-04-11T08:02:00.000-07:00

A massive earthquake hit japan again for the 3rd time after the recent tsunami which cause thousands of death in Japan.

Seems to be a lot of natural disasters happening around the world recently. Is the 2012 theory a fact of a fiction?

Nevertheless i am not going to bother so much since i already have things to worry about everyday, hoping that her exams will finish soon, and we will go for our Kuching trip.

I feel that i am a lost soul now who has no purpose in life. Everyday go to work and doing the same thing, makes life very routine and meaningless. I'm constantly consoling myself that one day the opportunity will arise if nothing goes wrong.

And lastly i will end my post by declaring an honest fact that I enjoyed 100% of my weekends with MICHELLE LIM JU PING, the love of my life :)..

Rainbow Rose

2011-04-03T07:12:00.000-07:00

The intention of this flower may turn out to be colourful and bright, but inside the colour lies its evil intentions.

Someone asked me one question, "If there is a fire in a forest and you have a chance to save one animal. Which one would you save? A tiger, a snake, a sheep, a rabbit or a dog?"

I choose a dog. My reason for that is because the dog is loyal and a good companion. Unlike the snake who may strangle you any time to eat.
A sheep is not a bad idea because it has wool for you to make clothes.
A rabbit may just be a pet with a burden.

What about a tiger?
Strong, have the ability to survive a fire and to help defend againest any enemy threat?
Tempting isn't it?? A tiger is like a double edge sword. Use it in your favour but if you are careless, you may just be eaten up by it.

All i wanna say today is to someone who is really special to me.
Even thought i have already said it before, but this is something that i worry so much about that i couldn't stop myself from writing it here.
Although i warn you before about your bff already, but i still wanna write it here so that if something bad were to happen, i know that you have seen what is written here!!! Else i will feel the regret i once felt during your birthday party.

Thank you and goodnight to whoever may read this blog.

Finally figured it out!

2011-03-30T06:53:00.000-07:00

So this is some questions that i finally got me figured out.

So who is the most important priority in your life? You, Your family or your girlfriend.

My answer: ............................................

" I just don't understand why you will think this way but i will definitely not think this way. "

My answer: ............................................

This is what i see

2011-03-29T09:25:00.000-07:00

avoidance! promises? is it really working or are they just lies!

Yesterday, i walked down the stairs with a heavy heart. The feeling of two dilemas clashing at each other.

One part of my mind to give in so that everything would be fine, both of us will be happy.

The other part of my mind told me that giving in would spoil my love for her, no matter happy, angry or sad, i have to be trueful.

I slipped pass a few stairs, was about to fall when one of my legs manage to move forward to prevent the fall.

Although sometimes there are disagreement but everytime i try to tell you something, instead of listening you just turn away or ignore me.. You don't wanna talk things out. What happen to the communication part of us.
And asking the question whether are you the one?? it just pains me!
It just seems to me like you are trying to run away from being the one.

Totally disappointed.

Till the day that you avoid it totally will be the day i start to fight fate.

Nevertheless, my decision never changed since.

Love,
Leslie

This is what they are to me

2011-03-28T05:22:00.000-07:00

"As a friend, i will only wish for the better."

can it work out?

2011-03-27T06:59:00.001-07:00

Its going to be our 8th month soon with Mich. This is for you my dearest Michelle, "You brought fun and laughter into my life and i am not going to let you go! "

My job is getting more challenging, as i am getting to undertake more tasks at hand.

Hearing my friends complaining about NS, talking about their university life, enjoying overseas holidays every now and then, talking about WOW, gossipping about EPL, makes me envy them about the simple things that make them happy.

I don't play WOW or talk about EPL, nor do i really complain a lot about NS. My desire is only to study and enjoy the student life i once had in NYP. To be honest, i don't hate the life i am living in now because i enjoyed working. Everyone must be thinking that i am crazy, but yah i really do enjoy the job i do while aimlessly dreaming about the future i was dreaming about since young.

Sometimes i'll aimlessly fantasizing about all the good things in life. The different countries to travel, going snowboarding, wake-boarding, gliding, climbing mountains, jet skiiing, spa, crossing the river on elephants, paraskiing, kayaking under the caves of an island. Doing all this without worrying about money, really enjoying my life to the fullest.

I always believed that to be able to feel satisfied and a sense of achievement is to work really hard for it.

And mostly importantly, i really hope that Michelle will work hard together with me. Even though i cannot see this in the near future, but i always wanted the both of us to do well and to go travelling together.

"I want to remind the both of us, there are no shortcuts in life. Even though life is unfair!"

Frustrating

2011-03-24T20:11:00.000-07:00

Its so frustrating to wait for her to wake up so late.

But shall not call her this time. Just wanna see that if i don't call her will she feel it not... haiz..!!

And its so disappointing that we couldn't go to Perth together because of money issues!!

Just hope that there is something i can do to make it work!! *clueless..

Coincidence

2011-03-24T06:47:00.000-07:00

Right eye

Left Eye

Such a coincidence that yesterday her eyes went swollen and now its my turn that my eyes are like that..

Is it fate or is it gems.. :) keke

New Life

2010-12-02T04:24:00.000-08:00

Its all about my new life now!!! I'll erase what is the past.

Great Stuffs

2010-04-03T21:39:00.000-07:00

Drives of a lifetime
http://traveler.nationalgeographic.com/drives

10 luxurious means of transportation
http://www.smashinglists.com/10-luxurious-means-of-transportation/

Create your own flash site for free
http://www.wix.com/create/website

3 Months in Sispec

2010-04-01T15:06:00.000-07:00

The first day i entered sispec, i started to think about what i'm going to achieve during my time here. Taking one step at a time, i aimed to get silver for my ippt. Took my first 28km march , flung badly for my SOC. Shooting wasn't what i'm good at. Under the command of a young and ambitious platoon commander, Warrant Omar. He criticizes me for things i'm not good at, taught us things by telling us to do first, without explanations that allows us to learn by ourselves. That is a really great way to learn because we totally understand why we have to do something. Those things make up my 2 months in Basic Section Leader Course(BSLC).

After BSLC comes my Advanced Section Leader Course (ASLC) term which many says no to it. It is a course that further touches on more infantry skills. Since i got here, its a by hook or by crook thing for me to complete. I realized that SOC is something i have to work harder for in order to complete, as it is a veto factor for ASLC. I started preparing myself 2 weeks before the actual test. I took on a disciplined habit which consist of no soft drinks after a vigorous activity, no gulping of water(taking sips when drinking for more effective absorption), no alcohol during weekends, wearing of Standard Battle Order(SBO) when others take them off. That is the extra mile i took. My timing for SOC improved vastly from 14min 25sec to 9min 35 sec, from a fail to a pass!

IPPT Gold was the second target for me to achieve. The motivation is the extra $100 which i'm too near but yet not able to achieve.I decided to retake the test. The first try was close with 9cm away for my Standing Broad Jump(SBJ) station. The other 4 stations were cleared. Second attempt, and yet my SBJ was only 4cm away. I'm getting closer and closer but still not yet good enough to achieve gold. Repeated failures never stopped me from trying again. I took my third attempt and achieved gold. I did it!

A new passion, Camping

2010-03-07T01:38:00.000-08:00

Ever since i bought this new tent, i've felt the strong eagerness to pitch it up. So today morning, i drove to sembawang park to pitch this thing up to see how it looks like

The picture of my tent below.

I tied a hammock to the tree, relax while listening to music, though the sun is scorching hot. But the hammock comes with a cover to prevent any glare from entering.

And when the wind blows, the hammock swings from side to side, catching every gust of wind. I took a small nap while listening to my favourite music. It's fantastic.

Just Not me

2010-02-17T16:43:00.000-08:00

Used to be the friendly, able to speak to people with confidence me suddenly feel so afraid. Something in my mind is hindering the way i communicate with people.

I just feel like its not myself anymore.

My dream is to travel

2010-01-22T19:31:00.000-08:00

Every moment of training in army feels like torture when i start to think that people at home are having a comfortable life watching tv, or heading out to party.

Navigation is one of the useful skills i learned as well as basic jungle survival skills.

Last week during my field camp in Choa chu kang forest, i felt so demoralised having to march into a forest with a deep canopy and thick vegetation, while being able to see the bright view of the HDB flats shadowed with tall trees. I think of home, while i'm at the jungle and the feeling just sucks.

Then i'll start to think that why do i have to go through all this shit while people are having a comfortable life.

I couldn't understand the answer until i downloaded GoogleEarth software and start to see some nice places in Japan. And oh yea, i definitely wanna travel.

And the first step to it is to learn how to survive in the jungle and to navigate using maps and compass. It's just like going from places to places in another country but with my well equipped skills from army, I definitely have a better understanding of how to travel in future.

Firstly have to take the cost to travel in consideration. A class 2 motobike, WOSH!! which is cheaper than a car, which is able to carry a heavy load of camping equipment for outdoors sleeping. Able to save effectively overseas is a goal to achieve a longer duration of the trip. My equipment includes a map of the area, compass, lightweight laptop, lightweight camping equipment, food rations, digital camera or DSLR depending on how rich i can get in 30-37 years old.

To see a wide variety of creatures, plants and people, i'll travel

A sad moment

2010-01-12T22:52:00.000-08:00

I never thought that losing someone so important to you can be so painful. The simple acts of everyday love that you didn't noticed for so long suddenly became so clear.

It was when i attended my grandmother's funeral today that i realised how important it is to treasure my family, especially my parents.

Life is short and time is fast. A blink of an eye, one year passed like as though it was 1 second away.

I hope that the day will never come for me to see someone goes before me. It is too just to painful to imagine it happen.

I like this video

2010-01-10T04:37:00.000-08:00

The Third & The Seventh from Alex Roman on Vimeo.

A FULL-CG animated piece that tries to illustrate architecture art across a photographic point of view where main subjects
are already-built spaces. Sometimes in an abstract way. Sometimes surreal.

Life in Sispec

2009-12-31T23:02:00.000-08:00

2 months BMTC Training

Got posted to sispec to do my specialist training. Life there isn't like BMTC where there is alot of scolding and fcking, with absolute no freedom.

In my perspective, BMTC is like secondary school life while SISPEC is like poly life. Not much free time in BMTC but in SISPEC though we still have to wear army uniforms but a lot of freedom is awarded to us during the evenings.

Through more freedom, we were given more things to learn. One of them is navigation which i acknowlege the importance and usefulness, however is the most challenging skill for me to master.

Physical training is more intense to build up our fitness levels.

.....Ought to be a more detailed post but don't know how to put it in words

Confused

2009-09-01T08:16:00.000-07:00

I faced my worst nightmare today by trying to change my computer fan to a more silent one. My desktop ended up not being able to turn on and now i having difficulty planning my Shenzhen trip. The Shenzhen trip is a great risk that i decided to take. At first, i intend to go there to look for opportunity products to bring back to singapore to sell due to the low cost incurrence. However, i'm thoroughly afraid that this would be a wasted trip if not planned properly. It is way too risky and i am in a dilema.

Not that my mum don't want to give me the money but i feel depressed using it. There is no freedom in using someone else money knowing that you will have to pay them back some day. My mum don't expect me to pay her back but i just don't feel good using the money.

I'm still wondering when will i get out of this torturing state of financial instability because it is limiting my choices in life.

I wish i can be a carefree person like him who spents without thinking and living day by day happily with no doubts and uncertainties.

I'm just too complicated!

So many things, so messy. Where do i start?

2009-08-14T21:01:00.000-07:00

I thought i have stopped blogging for a long time but i decided to write this post because i am looking for answers to my flawed mind. Someone told me that the human mind is limitless, a mind so powerful that it can achieved and accomplish a lot of complicated tasks that you never imagined that you or someone else could do.

Recently, my mind has been flooded with a lot of imaginations about how things work and the mechanics behind limitless things. The more i think about it, the more i think that it can be done.

Things like:
-Leanrning a new photoshop, Gimp
-Programming a website
-Re-organize and design my house
-Modifying my fishing rod, rollerblades

However, ideas flash by in just seconds and if you don't get it done, you can just discard the idea. The mostly likely this type of flashes happen to me when i am either busy rushing for something or late for an outing. But when i am free of anything, i cannot think of anything. When i'm free to do all these, my mind just blacks out like a blank.

I just don't understand why i know how to do it but when it comes to the implication, i forget everything.

China Town, My buys

2009-05-20T19:00:00.000-07:00

A&W, Honolulu club, Grey monkey

2009-05-20T18:59:00.000-07:00

Places, Food

2009-05-20T18:50:00.000-07:00

Interesting House with lots of toys hanging
Pig organs mix with Xo, one of the best i've ever eaten..

First Night at cheap i2inn

2009-05-20T18:38:00.000-07:00

Travelled 4-5 hrs by bus 30rm

Flight booked at S$35 per person.. Pretty worth it

28rm per person, bad environment, comfortable aircon and bed. Worth for a short night stay

One letter of rejection, one letter of hope

2009-05-12T17:39:00.000-07:00

No "approved" or "disapprove" in bold, NTU have to go one round to tell me that i'm rejected.

MY alumini card, 3 years NYP membership after graduation. The glossy gold seems like a disguise for a credit card..

the Tipping Point

2009-05-05T08:21:00.000-07:00

Dream Keyboard

2009-05-02T20:10:00.001-07:00

52km Cycling park Connector

2009-05-02T20:02:00.001-07:00

the W.E.A.K one..

I'm the Pirate

the adventurers

Hehe, too bad i'm not the culprit

Where's the fine, i only see the sign

aunty, thanks for the picture

i taught the aunty how to shoot us better

Holidays, yet no job

2009-04-21T07:28:00.000-07:00

What can i do??

Great Book 'Yakuza Moon'

2009-04-15T09:34:00.000-07:00

Recently read this book about the daughter of a yakuza. Keeps u reading non-stop..

First Experience at Narita

2009-03-13T06:13:00.000-07:00

After a long and neaseous flight to Japan, we arrived at the Narita Airport. Everything was fine, i had to queue different from my aunt and my cousin,Jonathan as they were using the Japan passport.

So i went to the foreign passport queue. And that is where i have a bad experience.

I walk up to the counter, showed him my passport, japan entry card which i filled in while in the plane. The card is like those immigration cards which you fill up when entering malaysia. So usually the purpose of visit i will put 'others'. So he asked me,'What you mean by others? ' That kinda freak me out, so i said i filled in wrongly, was suppose to be visiting my relative. So he asked again with a sourly face, 'So who is your relative? Write the full name down' So i wrote down 'miho-san'. At that time i could not remember what her full name was. So his face changed, "I said full name!!"

God! i was quite clueless at this time so my aunt walked to help me. She explained that i wasn't sure and all and she wrote down her full name.

After that, i am then allowed to pass.

Going to Japan

2009-03-10T05:00:00.001-07:00

Places that i will be visiting

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Hiroshima
Kyoto
Osaka
Tokyo - Akihabara, Harajuku, Asakusa

Nokia Widget Workshop

2009-03-09T21:29:00.000-07:00

I attended a 2 days widget training workshop in school and got this certificate. I made a widget that logs SMS and the date it was sent so that users can go back in to see his/her previous deleted sms..

We presented our widgets on the second day and 7 people voted for my widget.

I won a thumbdrive, on the top of the picture which looks like a wraistband and a nokia water bottle.

The certificate was exactly what i wanted :)

Turning point!

2009-02-22T08:51:00.000-08:00

I haven blogged for a really long time because its so happens that i realise what to blog about at this moment.
Well, i am so relieved to have graduated from NYP with a Diploma in Information Technology and right now i think i deserve a break after these tiring 3 years of study and work. I worked hard during the second year of my poly life and it affected my studies alot. And what i feel is amazing because i can survive even until now without allowances from my parents throughout these 3 years of study.. And considering the fact that i go do go overseas, clubbing and movies and eating luxurious foods, i shouldn't be able to carry on by now but i am still depending on my own income.. And that i feel really proud of myself..

People tell me that now i have to apply for university but i am feeling a little lost on how to do it... I don't even know how to apply for uni.. omgosh!

I will definitely enjoy my holidays... i'll be going to genting on 2nd march to 4th march... then 7th march will be biathlon with heechai and betrand... Followed by 11th march to 6th april at Japan...

Currently i met this guy Andrew during my work at IMM best denki, he told me about how he visited japan alone when he was 17th. I asked how he did it... And he taught me some tips on how to research and plan for my trip...

Thanks to him, i found a new goal for my japan trip and now i am planning for it..

As for my Car practs... i have to wait for my next theory test before i am able to go for my TP...
Hopefully i can complete both before going to NS...

That's all for tonight.. Tml's plan will be bike pract, Gym, Swimming, JB!

My Desktop

2009-02-07T18:13:00.000-08:00

Exam still got time do wallpaper... i am very guilty!!

NICKELBACK - "GOTTA BE SOMEBODY"

2009-01-18T18:28:00.000-08:00

My New Year Resolution

2009-01-01T07:49:00.000-08:00

It's a new year from today onwards, and a brand new year. And before the freshness disappear, i will write down my new year's resolution.. quickly..

- Change myself into a better person
- Change someone into a better person
- Keep the people around me connected
- Remember birthdays, names
- Fill my empty calendars with fun outings... Skating, beach, Zoo, ice skating, bumgy jumps! camping....
- organise a big party!

Wow, that's enough... Being able to fulfill them is another thing... My new year's resolutions remain in my heart!!!!

Merry Christmas

2008-12-26T02:53:00.000-08:00

My best buddy, Santa.. He's not here this year...

Ops, i sat on his reindeer.... It isn't moving....

I tried riding it, still not moving

Finally i gave up

I stole his presents, all of em... and i thank him for that..

i'm the thief.... where's the exit...

He looks like santa

Yes!! the price!!!

Christmas

2008-12-24T00:54:00.000-08:00

Worse wrapping of presents... first time a noob does it...

STOMP!!..omg u can even knee down to relax while using a mac...

Turning christmas tree at orchard..

Happenings..

2008-12-16T08:58:00.000-08:00

Its there

They are singing the christmas song

Happen in orchard that these native people from Jap came to Singapore to perform on the streets...

First time i see this happen

2008-12-08T07:50:00.000-08:00

I was knocking off from work when i saw many people gathering around something in the christmas decorated orchard.. Christmas song was played, and there i see 2 people playing chess with each other....

And the poster says "Father dying of prostrate cancer.. Fund raising to purchase flight ticket back to Jamaica to visit sick father..."

Oh ok, i was thinking at least he's so much better than a beggar who just sits there and wait for money... Its the first incident i saw in singapore who is doing this, but obviously he isn't a singaporean...

I aimed the sky and reach the mountains

2008-12-07T03:17:00.000-08:00

before the race, the sleepy face...

people warming up getting ready..

It was 4am in the morning and i took a cap down to padang... I came downstairs just to come across the taxi uncle swapping shifts... One of the uncles lived in yishun and i get to go to yishun first without the metre... Then ops, i realise the cap doesn't have a nets or mastercard machine... So i told the uncle,"stop me at the nearest atm for me to withdraw money..."..

But this really kind uncle told me to pay whatever i have to him, $16.. So i said, "next time see you at coffee shop treat you drinks..." as he stayed just beside my block..

I met Terry and his twin brother at the luagge check it, and we started the marathon together...

After about 6km, i said i needed to go first... My body was full of energy, so i went ahead...

My burst of energy came 10 mins after the race, and i go with very powerful strides... My body wasn't at all tired at the beginning so i really went on with very fast pace, cutting and overtake many people...

After 21km mark, they gave power gels.... Wow shoik, i had the chocolate one, taste like melted chocolate and that boosted me with the energy i needed...

here's the orange one, still unused...

After i go on to about 27km, my legs fail on me.. I had cramps after cramps but surprisingly, i continued running..

I enjoyed the water points along the way.. I would just stop, take a sip of drink relax, and then continue running....

After th 34km mark, my leg engines tell me to stop.... No more battery... So i walked from 34km to 42km.... This point of time was the most torturing moments.. My nipples, my balls experiencing abrasions... Poor thing... My sole was aching terribly and i have to sit down and rest every 2km... It was so horrible...

Luckily there were so many people on the sides cheering us to keep moving... That so moltivates me to carry on walking, although i couldn't run...

The finishing point was near... I still couldn't run... I can only walk passed the finishing line.....

here's the shirt with the medal

The proudest shirt ever, 42km finisher...

The Day before the 42km Marathon

2008-12-06T05:11:00.000-08:00

And guess what, i got my race pack for the race... Here's the blue carry bag from standard chartered.....

And inside the bag contains, some brochures, a snack, Deep heating rub, a wrist band and lastly not forgetting the running vest..

cool.... i'm sooo excited for tml....

I made it just before i blew it

2008-12-06T00:36:00.000-08:00

just 7 more seconds before i'll fail the swim trial and heechai and betrand already completed the swim.

Half way throughout the last laps, i hear shouts.. I see people on platform... OK, that must be Betrand and Heechai, they were cheering for me to go faster... thanks guys..

I look at the giant timer... 39mins.... above 40 mins and i'll fail... I push out my hardest stroke, kick with all my leg strength towards the finishing...

The clock was still ticking and before i could reach the end, it was 39.50.. 10 more seconds...

I quickly pushed and pushed, finially reaching the ending at 39.56

After i left the pool. I just laid half-unconcious at the platform with my head spinning in circles around whirlpool, while heechai and betrand lift me up on the feet...

That was sooo close that i made it before i blew it....

Good intentions lays bad impressions!

2008-12-03T08:21:00.001-08:00

Why do good intentions lay bad impressions..... Its happening to me

First of all, i am going to say this is sooo happening to me. In a moment, it just happened that my life seem to be falling apart..

I had a quarrel with my brother about something... I was told this... "Hey, taking your frustrations home and let it off on your love ones... Its so irritating when you do that...." then i will be like.. oh yea... i admit that i always scold my mum sometimes when she asked me for dinner because i am concentrating on something really important, may be game may be school work, or studying for exam....

You see, the fact that when i put in my 100% into something, i expect results, outputs.. And when there is something that is disturbing me or standing in my path, i just can't stand it because i want to accomplish something.....

My frustration lies with the fact that i didn't rely on my parents for income, and also have to concentrate on my schoolwork , my driving.... My parents understand what i am going through and i know it isn't fair to be flaring out to them at times, but i just can't help it....

I want to be able to survive on my own, to lessen my parents burdens but by doing that, i became the bad guy... I let out my frustrations at home, i complain about stuff...

I can't just keep quiet and go crazy..

The amazing thing about this is that people don't think i have a bad temper, but only my family knows about my bad temper... that's the irony..

New sport at East Coast

2008-11-29T07:48:00.000-08:00

I and mike tried out this cool new sport in ECP... Its the stupidest sport ever created but its fun to try out... Its like having 2 dinosaur legs that can jump as high as 2metres but of cause i didn't try to...

Michelle with her new sister, who lend her a shoe so she could try the jumping jack....

walking with a dinosaur leg...

Biathlon the Monster

2008-11-25T06:54:00.000-08:00

1.5km of swimming makes a monster.
30 laps of swimming in 40mins and we took 43mins.. but great! we completed the swim but there is another 10km more of jogging distance to cover...

It's a life challenge, a taste of endurance and preseverance!....

LIFE IS MEANINGLESS IF YOU SKIP ITS CHALLENGE

This is something i shared with a good friend of mine. 2 questions to start!

Would you rather die of sickness or would you die trying to climb mount Everest!

Life itself is so full of challenge that sometimes u gave up trying for what you aspire for.

Wondered why some people have the guts to do things nobody else did or encouraged that he stands out from the crowd. They are people with great great courage to do what they think is right and do it.

It is a life cycle that everyone have to die someday. That's why that everyday we live, we have to cherish every moment of it.

Courage comes from the thinking that if i were to die tomorrow, i die with no regrets because i have the courage to do what i never thought would be able to do it.

I think of that everytime i came across difficult situations. I fell into bigger trouble, i take higher risks to solve it. Courage itself is to take risks.

People who have nothing take risks to have something, just like the paperclip story..

I ain't born with talents, i'm born with nothing, and i'll try my best to have that something!

end of story...

No more worries for tomorrow

2008-11-19T08:03:00.000-08:00

No more deadlines, no more projects, no more crazy lab practicals and no more quiz to think about. How wonderful will life become.

Let's imagine Poly life without many things to worry about. Everyday is something we look forward to.

Today is badminton
Tomorrow is swimming
The day after is Shopping
Weekend will beee clubbing!!!!

No project deadlines, no time limit.. We do on our own time own target.

So that while clubbing, i don't have to remember "Oh shit, tomorrow i need to hand in my use case diagram".

Its full fun when u have it, and its full work when u do it.

Cycling Bladding at ECP

2008-11-16T09:29:00.000-08:00

Just 4 of us at ECP... Was a day well spent!

Register for Campus Road Run

2008-11-12T04:14:00.000-08:00

How do you define Security

2008-11-11T05:51:00.000-08:00

I think that we should implement some security into our daily lifes. We send out many smses everyday to certain people, some of them maybe important, others of less importance.

But we should at least have certain security in place to protect what is important. For example our contacts and smses in our handphones. Everytime we hang out with friends during luch, you will place your hp on the table at times, which is vulnerable to everyone. Anyone can just pick up your phone, browse your smses and straight away know who you are contacting with, and what the conversation details are.

Damn it... What about your contacts in your phone. For example i have a die hot girl in my contact list who has the most perfect legs that you will die for.

So, you don't want to share it with your friends but though somehow you spilled out her name.

Oh man.. I go for lunch, head out to order some food while leaving my handphone on the table. And this time, one of your friends is in need of a beauty and picks up your handphone. He browses through your phone contacts and found the girl's contact. He steal it by saving it into his phone and then return your phone to its original position and state.

And then, you can back to your table with your food and.... doesn't feels fishy about anything....

Oh geez, that's how tammy got sexpose.... One day any of us may get sexposed, too so i suggest setting a password in your phone.

Unlucky Napfa Results

2008-11-06T08:13:00.000-08:00

Just 2cm away from gold, and i couldn't make it. A C requires a jump of 232 and i jumped 230 after many many tries. The instructor asked me to look far, but look far and cannot jump.

Wish i have legs like a frog...

i met this guy who was overtaking me in 2.4, then i ask, "so did u manage to get gold"
He replied, "No, my standing broad jump was 2cm away from a gold"

And gosh, there i found someone in my shoes, so we discuss discuss, he suggested we go bargain for the points.... lol no way la... 2cm also no mercy....

gg lo... came back with a silver... try again next time..

Quiet

2008-10-25T20:51:00.000-07:00

Too many things happended with too little words to describe...

Haven been bloggging for a long long time, its so quiet in here....

Sports Day

2008-10-04T08:48:00.000-07:00

Every off day is a sports day. Will usually go to school, have a jog, badmintoning, soak myself in the pool...

My sport buddies,
-sw
-junyuan
-yixuan
-jonanthan(my badminton mate!)
-nicholas
-rui zhi
-hanxing(cousin)

head for my first prawning session with my bitc mates!

Work is torturing!

2008-09-28T17:09:00.000-07:00

Work is torturing when you have no social life!

I hope after work will get to enjoy more often.. Fuck the work life!

Easy job plus good pay, its worth the dash. I would love this job before a great and long vacation.

Chiong here for a few weeks and i'm ready for a vacation!

Worthwhile offday!

2008-09-18T07:45:00.000-07:00

first lesson for my driving practical.. Getting all pumped up, excited when reach yck mrt...

Met up with the instructor and started my training. First time driving, i learned the clutch, braking and gear shifting....

Very fun, when i step on the petrol, the car suddenly accelerated... Seems like real time Daytona...

Got scolded a few times though, for doing a full brake and causing the car to jerk and stop.... dangerous!

After that go back school, had some sports over there....

a bit of badminton with jonathan.. Good opponent to play with.... Got kick....

then after that go swimming....

Then back to badminton..... woo... reach home feel shagged..

bath eat and sleep... glad that today is something worthwhile..

Mc day at Paintball

2008-09-17T08:04:00.000-07:00

What a fun day at paintball manz... Thought it was quite a short period, but we all felt extremely exhausted. I have to thank Joson for organising this event..

The feeling of shooting people headshot was damn exciting... Bulleye joson twice, for first and second round.

Then after that the third and forth round consequently, i kanna head shot and took direct hit from sw's bullet... He's damn luckyy....

Woot, after that went to AMK arcade with James , SW and joyce...

This is the first time i ever enjoyed my time at the arcade.. We played Daytona, Basketball, house of the dead and World Combat....

Most enjoyable day of my life...

The next day, work again.... zzzz

Call centre experience

2008-09-10T14:04:00.000-07:00

After my attachment in KPMG, i thought of finding a new job for a different experience. I quitted my job in epicentre, which was a risk i took in order to find a better job.

Thanks to Heechai i found this call centre job in starhub that grant me a decent pay of 9 per hour. We are suppose to solve customer's problems.

As a new trainee over there, sometimes i find it difficult to help them because of my lack of knowledge, but not every customer is the same. They are very demanding.

Some just scold you once you picked up the phone, others distrust you at the beginning to the end. But the frequency of these customers calling is only about 2%, so the other rest of them were ok.

i picked up the phone and first thing i hear, "You are quite new eh, usually the operator will check and ask someone to call me back. I want you to transfer to someone more experienced!" Seeing the customer so sia lan, i anyhow transfer her to the technical department. Don't think they can help also but serve her right...

I have this funny guy Mervis setting beside me. Very helpful guy, but very crappy too.. Always complaining to his lcd screen about bitchy customers or screw up calls.

He received one call last week back. First thing to hear, "I was kidnapped! i demand compensasion from starhub." After hearing this, was like wtf!

He was kidnapped in South Africa and faxed in a police case from there. Haha, doesn't seem to be joking but is one of the wierdiest case for that week man... Farny stuff!

Went back to school yesterday, get to see all my friends and somehow kinda miss my school life alot.

Insects in Morning Dew

2008-09-06T03:46:00.000-07:00

taken from http://everyoneforever.com/content/2008-06-18/martin_amm/

Lots of potion!

2008-09-01T09:46:00.001-07:00

Shears Bridge Marathon Results

2008-08-26T07:59:00.000-07:00

10KM MEN'S OPEN

mine - 51.37mins

and yet we are 16 people apart!

heechai - 50.53mins

Shears Bridge Run

2008-08-24T07:16:00.000-07:00

we are proud to possess this medal 10km Men's run open

Innovations! Plastic shoes

Finishing line

Good view from the padang

He is familiar

3 year supply of water

my muddy shoes, i wonder how many ppl stepped on me

OCS peeps... They are my friends

saw these ppl at the event

-Fiona
-hm
-ron
-darius
-lionel(couldn't recognise you man.. so mature)

Badminton at RP

2008-08-24T06:52:00.000-07:00

Walk into Rp, first thing to do was admire the wonderful building structure

Their designing definitely better than NYP. Their waterfall was classical.

Astonishing Fireworks Display

2008-08-22T10:47:00.000-07:00

Its at Marine parade... First time get to see fireworks so close up..

Interview at Starhub

2008-08-20T19:05:00.000-07:00

I turned up late to take the form, then they asked me to quickly rush down to Dhoby Gaut for the interview..

Turned up late again, then what happen? I call to Evelyn, she say i late have to go back Recuit Express to go with the rest... I was like wtf!!!

Orchard to Dhoby Gaut then back to Orchard....

How can i possibly listen to that.. I talked to the Starhub people, they asked me into the interviews since i was here.. At least they were more understanding..

The interview was very formal. She asked questions like "How do you think your strength fits in to this job?" or "If a customer calls and kao peh.. What would you do.."

Since it was a job to answer complain calls, i answered "My strength is it think quick and react at the point of time.."

"If the customer call and kao peh, just listen.."

Sometimes you don't always have to tell the truth...

Phew got the job already...

What did i do today?

2008-08-19T07:56:00.000-07:00

What did i do today. I've been idlely still for 15mins pondering about that question.

Interview in the morning with heechai and friends, loiter around orchard.
2 choice of job, first $7 an hr picking normal calls, the other one $9 per hr handling complain calls.

Since its $9 why not, i decided to take the risk...

Saw grace's blog http://www.chinesegrace.blogspot.com and saw Edwin. His in beijing already.. woohoo... His dream came true..

I can admit his just one daring person to go beijing alone.

Came across this news from digg.com

A Blueprint to Regenerate Limbs

In its own way, the axolotl salamander is a mighty beast. Chop off its leg, and the gilled creature will grow a new one. Freeze part of its heart, and the organ will form anew. Carve out half of its brain, and six months later, another half will have sprouted in its place. "You can do anything to it except kill it, and it will regenerate," says Gerald Pao, a postdoctoral researcher at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, in La Jolla, CA.

That extraordinary power of regeneration inspired Pao to probe the axolotl salamander's DNA. Despite decades of research on the salamander, little is known about its genome. That began to change last year, when Pao and his collaborators won one billion bases' worth of free sequencing from Roche Applied Science, based in Indianapolis. Now that the data is in, scientists can finally begin the hunt for the genetic program that endows the animal with its unique capabilities.

While all animals can regenerate tissue to a certain extent--we can grow muscle, bone, and nerves, for example--salamanders and newts are the only vertebrates that can grow entire organs and replacement limbs as adults. When a leg is lost to injury, cells near the wound begin to dedifferentiate, losing the specialized characteristics that made them a muscle cell or bone cell. These cells then replicate and form a limb bud, or blastema, which goes on to grow a limb the same way that it forms during normal development.

Scientists have identified some of the molecular signals that play a key role in the process, but the genetic blueprint that underlies regeneration remains unknown. Researchers hope that by uncovering these molecular tricks, they can ultimately apply them to humans to regrow damaged heart or brain tissue, and maybe even grow new limbs.

In order to quickly identify sections of the salamander's genome involved in regeneration, the scientists sequenced genes that were most highly expressed during limb-bud formation and growth. They found that at least 10,000 genes were transcribed during regeneration. Approximately 9,000 of those seem to have related human versions, but there appear to be a few thousand more that don't resemble known genes. "We think many of them are genes that evolved uniquely in salamanders to help with this process," says Randal Voss, a biologist at the University of Kentucky, who is working on the project.

Last Day at KPMG

2008-08-15T10:19:00.000-07:00

Sad to have to leave this place even though it doesn't bring me the best of memories. After 3 months of attachment, i felt that my heart already got attached to this company. I bid farewell to everyone, apologised to Vincent for the misbehaviour.

But still shoik, went to ITS to return our laptops and at least was fortunate enough to meet Kimberly, that chio bu over there... Maybe its fate?....

Our 31th floor sign

Our last day lunch @ a vietname restaurant

Yummy Beef Noodle

My office space...