Thursday, July 26, 2007 @11:08 PM
My eldest bro Brian is moving house soon. he is moving with his family from his current flat at Upper Cross St to Rochor Rd. thts like from town to town. haha. it used to be near chinatown and now its just next to bugis. the locations just rocks la. so near smu, heh heh. anyway i went down to help him paint his toilets today. he said he needed my help so i volunteered my both hands.
There were other renovations gg on ard the hse - fans, windows etc. so my bro and i got our hands dirty as well by painting the toilets. it was qt a fun experience for me. seriously, it was my first time painting la. usually for my hse, we will just ask my dad's workers to do it for us den i will just choose the colour and watch, haha. at first i was worried that the paint wld stain my hand, clothes etc. but after the initial contact, in which i flicked paint onto myself, i cldnt care less, haha. i actually thot it was cool towards the end to see my hands with paint stains. felt like a man, whahaha. a very hands-on kinda man at least, lol. anyway i just thot that painting is qt a bonding activity. i mean, both my bro and i in that small toilet painting, cant help but talk rite? ya lor, so we talked abt mambo jumbo and zouk and my ex gf, hahaha. he thot it was funny how the songs i craze over now are the songs that were popular during his teenager times. cos i was playing to him my mambo playlist la. and he's like 30ish alr so u can picture that rite? i thot it was qt cool. actually my 2nd bro is an 80s music fan too! its in the blood! =)
Anyway something happened during lunch that was super funny. we were at the coffeeshop having the famous bak kut teh when i saw these 2 women coming for lunch. they just dumped a packet of tissue paper on the table n went to buy their food. for those who dont know, the packet of tissue is actually a way of reserving seats in shenton way. does anyone not know this? anyway even though i know this since a long time, i still think its such a ridiculous idea. anyway i wasnt too happy abt these 2 women's assumption that their tissue paper was gonna reserve them that seat. cant stand their stupid faces as they put down the tissue paper. anyway i was just thinking abt that ridiculous idea and their ignorance for assumptions when the cleaning uncle went to their table and innocently pocketed their packet of tissue paper and den gave the table a wipe. haha! i contemplated saying smt but then decided that those 2 women shld be taught a lesson. anyway i thot the idea of seeing their faces was too funny to refuse. but i also thot that it was really mean of me to not do anything and pretend i didnt see anything. but as i was thinking of that, another couple sat down at the table alr. that was when i knew it was Fate, hahahaha! so i had a good laugh sharing this story with my bro and watching the 2 women's faces when they come back with their food, hahaha! i know its mean, but hey, serve them right la.
Note to all: Never assume that ur packet of tissue paper wld be safe on the table. dont play ur shenton way tricks at the rochor district, hahaha!
I hope i dun get negative karma tho, haha.
Monday, July 23, 2007 @2:29 PM
I've been pretty occupied the past week. well nicely occupied i wld say. and credit to smu sports camp which took up 3 days alr, haha. smu sports camp was well, SMashing! haha thats the name of the camp actually, Smashing 07 and Superheroes was the theme. so we were all split into grps who r named after superheroes from the genres of cartoons to movies to anime. anything goes along the line of Captain Planet, Carebears, Harry Potter(??), sailormoon etc.
Well it was my first SMU "thing" i guess. at least its the longest i've spent within the sch compound, more than a few hrs a time for talks. i guess it was fun, from the barely-talking-icebreaker games to the we-are-friends-now thing, haha. it was only a short camp, 3 days 2 night but i think that was enough la. thankfully we were occupied by enough sports to last the 3 days.
First day morning was icebreakers where i played games that i nv played before. qt funny la, with the forfeits and all. i was made to roll across SMU green competing with 2 other guys. ended up with a white shirt that is muddied all the way at the back. made for good conversation starter. picture this: guy/girl walks up to me: "hey what happened to ur shirt man? oh hi im ___. you are?" haha anything works i guess. afternoon was amazing race ard singapore. was actually looking forward to that - running ard singapore and accomplishing station tasks. we travelled from sch to kallang to sentosa to potong pasir and then to yishun. we did muay thai, silat, softball, dragonboat, touch rugby and superluge. we missed out on archery cos we arrived too late, haha. it ended with watching a Sleague game at yishun stadium. korean super red vs tampines rovers! how cool is that?? hahaha..
2nd day was sports clinic. in the morning we went to try handball, floorball, ultimate frisbee and smt else which i cant rmb? afternoon was playing of water games at the kallang basin pool. 2nd night was fun. we had this big buffet dinner at Ice Cold Beer, our smu on-campus pub! the buffet food was great plus the beer served! booze was gg ard cheap and everyone had loads to drink. so we all ended up pretty in a jovial mood which made for interaction easier and more at eased. we just played drinking games and made merry. after dinner was stage games, even more hilarious. and then it was back to more booze and drinking games till late into the night. for after party party, we went to arab street to chill out and smoke seesha(i dont know how u spell that). it was my first time la. but im still not a smoker! haha..
3rd day was just games ard campus. oh we this inflatable obstacle course in the middle of campus green which was rreally fun! haha imagine bouncing ard on that thing, amidst soapy water haha. played dodgeball too. all in all, we ended up really dirty, haha. the closing followed in the afternoon, with our facis dressed up as our characters. i forgot to mention my grp was He-man so the guy faci dressed up as He-man and the girl faci dressed up as the sabretooth tiger. after break camp it was off to home!
Thurs night went to crash NBS party, thanks to geri who got me tix. stayed out all the way till morning. slept the whole of friday and met the guys only in the evening to have dinner at suntec Soup restuarant. was out whole of sat with geri. went shopping ard town and had nice lunch and dinners, haha. sunday was our match against Scorchers at bukit timah field. we lost 5-2 again. so sian to keep losing. we were qt high when we took a surprise 2-1 lead, haha. but in the end we lost so heavily, haha. then at night i went to Huiyian's 21st bday party at minds cafe boat quay. qt a good idea, since everyone was entertained and having fun. the cake was delicious too! Secret Recipe's White Choc Macadamia Nuts cake! must try again!
That's abt what i've been doing for the past week. qt packed rite? haha this week i have nth much planned. im open to ideas! haha.
Oh btw check out Geri's blog for our Genting trip pics. its qt funny, haha.
Sunday, July 15, 2007 @6:29 PM
Just got back on friday evening from Genting. went there for a 3days2nights escapade with geri. we took the coach and the coach was really luxurious! it was like osim-like chairs which can recline all the way to provide a good rest. i heard an even better one had personal entertainment system ie movies on ur own screen. how cool is that!
Anyway the trip was really fun and we both enjoyed the cool weather the most. geri baby was very cold on the first day tho, kept saying she's gonna get hypothermia,haha. we spent our first day at the outdoor theme park after our lunch of claypot noodles and bak kut teh. we rode on the Thundermine, Cockscrew, Spaceshot, Antique car, Paddle boat, Swing and Go kart! i must say we had a lot of fun on the different rides. esp the Go kart! we were racing each other, haha, and in the end we bought the pictures to rmb the fun experience! =) Later in the evening we went to the indoor theme park where we rode the Adult Bumpercar many times! haha i didnt know my gf was a bumpercar addict until that night, haha. we also went on the Motion Master but that was largely disappointing.
The next day we went to the secret Prata place for breakfast before going bowling. turns out geri's not that bad at it! she managed to win me by 2 points after a 15points advantage by me,haha. lunch was at Ah Yat Abalone restaurant. haha lavish rite? actually it was just dim sum and i drank hell lot of tea. i was a bit embarrassed that the waiter had to keep filling my tea cup. after lunch we went back for a nap before gg to the casino. it was our first time and after checking out the sights and games, we decided to play Baccarat. and boy did we made a killing! lady luck was favouring us and we made qt a hefty profit. we were so happy when we left the casino during dinner time and i cldnt believe our luck. we earned almost enough to cover our past 2 days' spending! so to celebrate we went to Kenny Rogers for dinner. it was delicious! after dinner it was our movie, Harry Potter! yes, we watched Harry Potter in genting. how cool was that? haha..and we were sitting in the Premium Seats, haha.
After the movie we went back to the casino again but this time we only made a lil bit of profit. but at least it wasnt a loss! haha. den it was time to go back to the hotel to sleep and return to sg the next day. great trip with my baby! thanks to Lady Luck who made the trip even better..;)
Sat night was zz's bday party at Smrt club. was qt nice to meet up with the soccer peeps again. but pity only thia, kenbang, malai, albert and denzyl came. but still, great food and nice company!
Today was our match against Dunman team. we lost 6-2, haha. but i think we've improved qt a bit from the last time. javin played really well today, power of love haha. i think we need to work on the discipline of the defence and of cuz the centre mid. but i think the defence needs a stronger structure. the indiv players are good, but they lack the teamplay and structure. perhaps james, or myself can teach them a thing or 2 from what we learned from our jc experience. but i was happy with the display today la. played qt well at the start of both halves, esp the 2nd. i seriously believe we cld have got an equaliser when it was at 3-2. i cld have scored more i guess. we got another match to look forward to next sunday.
But for now, its Sports Camp!! haha..
Friday, July 06, 2007 @5:37 PM
Went to smu early this morning for matriculation. qt an eventful day i must say. i thot i wld be done in a couple of hours max but boy, i arrived at 10plus and only finished at 3! thats cos i did almost everything. went to every station, every talk and configured my laptop as well. i must say the guy at the CIT helpdesk is very helpful and friendly. was chatting with him and learnt qt a bit. gotta thank him for installing microsoft office for me and also the VPN so i can access smu network from home. was so afraid my vista may have prob. but actually, i havent really tried at home so i also dont know.
Signed up for sports camp too. from 17th to 19th jul if im not wrong. den Run3 of the teambuilding camp which is from 30th jul to 1st aug. last camp is law camp which is ard 16th aug. im qt glad the camps are pretty spread out and are only 3 days long. just nice la, if not too shag.
Qt glad i chose smu law in the end. guess javin really made a lot of sense ytd when i talked to him. both of my choices are good choices so i just have to choose 1 good one. and i guess law by itself, anywhere, has qt good prospects alr. what matters now is my grades and the law firm i go to in the future. plus, i made plans to save up this money for now and use it for my masters in future. yay!
Im a happier boy now! and im at spinelli china sq central with my lap and the Ice tea of the day, haha. gonna play FM now! i told u i love chilling out, haha.
Wednesday, July 04, 2007 @1:15 PM
Woke up today feeling bored as usual. decide to take my laptop out into the dining room to use and chill while having breakfast(during lunch hr). was surfing ard BBC reading abt news ard the world and i realise, it's a crazy world out there! haha, so much happening all over the world, from london to the US, to mexico. and singapore seemed so boring once again. even the 2 back to back murders seemed to pale in comparison when next to Alan Johnston's release at the Gaza strip or the hoardes of fans who crammed leicester sq and braved torrential rain in london just to see their idol, daniel radcliffe, more affectionately known as harry potter. its kinda funny how i look out of my window and tried to picture all those happening just outside. but all i see is strong sunshine on the trees outside and all i hear are birds chirping. how serene aint it? its boring! haha i get to see more through this 14inch monitor in front of me, lol.
Well, if u havent already noticed, im just updating this blog for fun with no real objectives whatsoever. anyway im gonna just chill the rest of the day away. prob go for a swim in the afternoon. hopefully the sun will still be good. not only for me, but for my friend, javin, who is having his "dream date" at ECP now, haha! hopefully, nth goes wrong for my plans as well, which is to eat at Waraku for dinner and watch transformers later in the night! hm, if u guys are free, do check out this nice and delicious blog: she bakes and she cooks. i love this blog. go and see and u will know why i say its delicious! =)
