Last week

Oh look! O.o my new niece.



I went for lunch with my mum and siblings yesterday. The first time I met my siblings in my short 2 month stint back in Singapore, and *guiltily* only the third time I saw my mum. Yah, and it was only today that I startled with realisation that my mother is a Grandmother at the age of 46!

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ICASS AGM was held once again at Tanglin Club last evening. The last time I attended the AGM was also, held at the same club.



Surprisingly, Weihan and Yiken came for the dinner as well. Out of sheer pure luck I managed to catch up with them just a few days before I flew back to London. Weihan is at PA now, and Yiken, OCS Alpha (xiong). We were peppered with some lame jokes from a super senior member of the ICAAS, even as we were in the presence of Minister Teo Chee Hean. I wonder how he was feeling man o.0

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I've never thought I will find another friend who would share a very similar life as mine. But as I read his most recent entry, it kind of struck a similar kind of tune to what I had been going through since almost 7 years ago. A move from Hougang to Hougang then Hougang, then to camp, out of camp, then my crazy father sold the house and banished the whole family into exile, and here I am in AMK. Of course, in between you see myself moving from Singapore to London to Singapore, and when in Singapore, from "home" to camp.

I am not a nomad, but I do not feel different from one. That's why much of my brainpower this holiday was spent on issues like housing, investment, cars etc, or in summary, on settling down.

"frens said that im crazy when i say i want to settle down soon. like the way i hope my next home (who knows when i'll get it) will be the permanent one for the rest of my life. when i say i wish the next girlfriend is the one i want to marry. they say that, why feel that way when im not even 20, i've got sooo much of my life left (maybe) and that i should be enjoying myself out there.

but after suffering 6-7 turbulent years of nomadic, temporary and almost unhomeliness, who are they to judge what i want from my life now?

im tired. at times i yearn for my life to be permanent. yes, it'll be much less exciting if im stuck within the same confines of the 4 walls until i die. and yes, it'll be much less exciting if im going to be stuck with the same girl for the rest of my life until she becomes an old hag. but hey, at least i can call one my home, and the other, my true love."


Yup brother, you are not the only one. I think I'd told you before, we share very similar lives. The important thing is that we did not succumb, and we will not repeat the same mistakes to our own families in future.

UEFA: Dinamo Bucharest 5 - 1 Everton

First you look at my evil, smug laughing face.

Then I ask you this question: "So who said that Everton, as fourth best in the EPL should replace the UCL title holders in the Champions League?"

Oh by the way, where did Dinamo Bucharest come from?

On outings

Planned for 4 meet-ups with friends this week. And as the picture goes to show, 放我鴿子.. (fly pigeons). Only one of them happened. I do not understand. What can be more important than meeting friends who are flying off soon and you only get to see them in a year's time??

Irritated...

Am counting down to returning to London already. Still have to buy my electronics, buy herbs, ICAAS AGM Dinner on Friday, watching Exercise Red Flag at the Omnitheater with the air force guys next week.

Busy busy busy...

I'm Excited!

Oh, not just because I am returning to London in about 11 days time, but there had been numerous things happening that got me pretty excited (and expectant) of the next year to come.

By the way, if you still don't know, I am flying on the 21st evening. Landing in London on the 22nd morning.

Oh, and Mid Autumn Festival at Hwa Chong Junior College later this evening. Not that I am going to meet many friends back there as a J-8, but the event still holds a particular significance to me.

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RSAF is procuring F-15T Strike Eagle.

Don't bother looking up for F-15T. It does not exist yet. It is just the variant name given to the Strike Eagles unique to Singapore's Air Force. (Wonder why it is not called F-15S)


I had my doubts about the political rightness of buying this plane. It is simply too aggressive to fit into SAF's mission of being a deterrence force. For those who understand, F-15 is an air superiority fighter, capable of air-to-air and air-to-ground missions, and capable of launching up to 8 PGMs, including Anti-(radar) radiation-munitions. In the Iraq wars, this fella recorded almost 100% of Mig-29 kills without taking any losses.

But nonetheless, I am still excited by what this bird can do.

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Charity @ Chen Su Lan Home

Coincidentally, Jia Hui (my cousin) used to stay at this home. We went down to the home early in the morning and brought the kids to Sentosa to play. We ice-broke, watched a magic show, made "identity scarves", and it was pretty heartening to bring a smile into these kids faces =)

We drove them down to the beach after lunch and let them play games (which reminded me somehow of a Sojourn Jr.). Even under the sweltering heat, I am very sure they enjoyed themselves. Even though I was pretty much dead tired after the event, having to run all over the place, I was very glad I did this.


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Alright, my thoughts are in a pretty jumbled up state, so the things that are blogged ain't exactly in accordance to the flow of time.

UK BOUND 05

In my opinion, the committee did a great job - great club, great crowd, great deal. But I would have to apologise to my 5 friends I conned into going for UK Bound, because the club let us down in the music. Raj told me that they asked for Mumbo and R&B, but somehow the genre of the music was something I can't even put a finger on. Sorry guys..


Anyway, I am not the clubbing kind of person, with the exception of 2 cases - unless there is something that I really need to forget by drowning myself in alcohol, which happens very rarely; and unless it is UK bound. And yes Edwin, there is nothing wrong with not clubbing. I am proud in proclaiming that I have never been to Zouk at the age of 23. And yes, I am a Singaporean thanks.

So UK Bound, I went, sat, forgone my free drink, took a few photograhs with my phone, and left at 2230H. Loud music give me a spinning head, and I would rather not have to sleep out my Saturday at home with a hangover from loud music =P

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Happy Birthday Eewen! I've known you for like what.. 3 birthdays? =P