Sunday, July 26, 2009

Time shall pass fast when you are having fun

So it was my VERY 1st book out on Friday night
And yes it was a great feeling
After being confined for 16 days

16 days is half a month ok?
No joke

I had a gorgeous crimson red sunset to accompany me
and my whole entire company out of Tekong
There were red, orange, blue, purple, pink and even black
Colours were sprayed vividly everywhere
Clouds looked like puffy candyfloss
Sky was just beautiful
And the cool sea breeze
Us in our Smart 4
It was poetry in motion
Definitely

I look up at the sky
And yes, it is so scenic I could sit down and just rest there
But nonono, home is the final destination!
=)

Anyways ya, it feels good to be home
I dont feel the difference of what is a civilian
and a recruit out on the weekend
I mean ya there's plenty of botaks walking around
But nobody cares
So ya, it feels....just normal?

I still take the public transport
I still dress up
I still go down to buy my lunch
And still sneak a peak at the most pretty salesgirl in Hougang Point
Still see the neighbourhood friends around too
And the Aunties/Uncles also waved and say Hi
So ya, everythings a-ok!
=)


25th July, Saturaday





















This was the pretty covering of Joanne's wallet
Looks very good!
*thumbs up*

































This was the paperbag of Jesslyn's friend 21st bday present
Even the paperbag looked so good

And so Joanne organised an outing at THE CATHAY
Dinner was early at Aston's

As I was dressing up to go up
I walked into the bathroom
Saw the pointed comb
And nearly wanted to pick it up to comb my hair
Then I saw the L'Oreal indestructible hairgel
I looked up and saw my reflection in the mirror
Muttered " $%#@!^&! "
And went to pick up my adidas cap
=.=

Town was gorgeous
Filled with pretty girls of course
And friendly botak guys
=p












































The sky had 2 colours with the crescent moon
And the illuminating LED bulbs compliment the evening backdrop


















This actually tasted good
Haha. Cheapened taste-buds
But the ice-lemon-tea rocks nonetheless
=p

We were sitting outdoors
And Hui Jeen had to separate all the NSF
So as to not saturate our conversations about Army
But eventually she also asked how was life inside
And she just had to take my cap off the 1st things she saw me


















Here's me and Gossip Girl























Me and Joanne the bday girl


















Jie Meiz


















Me and Jesslyn
Thanks for the compliment too
=)























Jia Yong gave this picture a caption: "Road to Officer"











































































The NSFs


















The NSFs with the bday girl

And some group shots






































The bday girl with her bday card























And the belated bday gift for the belated bday boy
The prezzie had a nice wrapping

He had a marvellous bday by his standards in there
How he relate it to me makes me feel...actually it does makes sense
=)























But oh well the bday wrapping...























Sorry this cant fit inside the cupboard though
HAHA!

I know he will put beside his bed at home
And I asked why Cai Ying nv give him a photo of her
The answer was....fantastic to say the least























Vermonster


















Bday girl with the 1/2 of Vermonster


















Ok I got caught there

1st time eating Ben&Jerry outside what
I mean I got eat before those tubs one at other ppl house
But ya, 1st time eating at the official shop
And I remembered this particular Cathay shop had a very
pretty icecream maker or sales assistant whatever the title is
But pity she wasnt there
=(

And we saw HQ's gf btw!


















The bday-girl-at-our-table trick works

You thought I was hungry?
Wei Ying didnt have his dinner
And his mouth was full ok?



















TA TA BO TA BO LP!

Shiokness to the max!

I mean I dont understand the ridiculous pricing of icecream lah
But it was good stuff thats the other thing I know
I'm not those who indulge in expensive icecream though
I prefer the ring-the-bell-uncle-on-his-motorbike icecream kind
Got biscuit best!
=D


















1 group photo before we moved to Princep Street


















Crowded place
Didnt go to Plasma(?)
Joanne suggested that place but it was filled
So we went opposite to Paradiz(?)


















Saw this and got reminded of Soon Teck
=p

Saw him and Edmund at Cougar
They looked super shagged out
Ya I can understand from their point of view
LOL!
Hope they are doing well
=)

























And one last picture to end off Joanne's bday celebration

This concluded my Saturaday
The evening part lah

I went to run 2.4km on Saturaday morning
Ya call me crazy
Hahaha!
I had a personal best on the rain-drenched track

"Not enough exercise meh?!"
Classic question

I definitely can feel myself becoming stronger and faster
But of course everything comes at a price

It's Sunday now
And I'm booking in soon

The confinement time...
I called my friends and family
And yes, the Nokia phone screwed me up with limited numbers
So I was left semi-crippled with plenty of lost contacts

But the calls...
The random SMSes...
Be it messaging me to mock at me or ask about me
They were encouraging at the very best

I called Deb before she flew off
And it's funny how we can actually still dissed each other off
In a fun sense though
And she entrust me to go help out xxx
Quite a difficult task sia
=(

And yes
The music player
One of the best friend even though it was dying out rapidly for no reason
I listened to "李圣杰 - 手放开 & 痴心绝对" repeatedly
And it brought a smile to my face
=)

Lastly I just wanna say
It was very very very encouraging to me
To pick up my phone at night
And see some SMS asking me how it's like
Asking me to take care and jia you / 加油
And those saying "Hello RECRUIT YJ LIM!"
Yup. They make me smiled to myself
Touched my smooth head and laughed myself silly
I hoped these ppl do still msg me
Cuz its a very comforting thing to me personally
And I mean it
I will also put up some pictures for extra motivation
=)

P.S Do still visit my blog on weekends!


The hardest test to pass in the world is: "The Test Of Time"

Why is it difficult to pass?
Cuz time itself will break you down
Bit by bit
Pieces by pieces
Until even the strongest and toughest of all men will succumb to it

But you know what?
I received a text msg saying
"Tough times don't last, tough men do!"
"....and you are one tough men! 加油!"

Yes. The Test Of Time is the most difficult test
But everyone would be built up after being broken down
It's just how we are gonna stand up after falling down
Not wallowing in self-pity
Not standing in the same piece of sticky shit we are in
But moving on
Becoming stronger

Yes that should be the way
Progress
Endure and Excel
(The PTI vocation interest me)

And I know
As I stand there
With endless perspiration on my body

I know...
We are all looking at the same piece of blue sky
With the soaring F-16s

Yes we are all looking at the same piece of blue sky
Me and You
Definitely

Saturday, July 25, 2009

Last Flight Out




















This picture was taken in 2005
Wow!
Thats 4 years ago

I still remembered we sneaked back during the holidays?
10 of us somemore
Just to go up to the indoor basketball court to play a proper
basketball match in our secondary school lives inside an indoor court

Fast forward 4 years from then....

Still meeting up almost every Sunday
At 8am
(which none of us keep to the timing of course)

A normal SMS will often go like this:

"Hey guys, bball on Sunday at Blk 918
8am. Plz reply to cfm attendance asap. Thanks"

Ppl come and go
Various mix of attendance numbers over the years
Studies, personal commitments, gfs, health and eventually NS now
But still we do meet up to do what we like
And that is to play basketball
=)

So on this particular Sunday
Which the SMS stated would be the last bball session until further notice
Becuz of the fact that all of us are currently enlisted
A bigger number of ppl turned up of course!


















Side court view


















Front court view


















There were plenty of shots


































With this I particularly like
I mean I myself executing a jump shot
Much to the fact that it is a jump
To emphasize that I did actually 'JUMP'
And of course the hand motion on the left and right hand
Plus the goose neck on the right hand
Picture perfect!
=D


















And fakes....


















And hustling for the ball...


















And the hostile staredowns...


















The defending stance and the offensive readiness...


















Oh yes the seriousness in our eyes
Not meant for just posing in the camera though
All were pure action from the court-side


















The blocked shots...


















Plus the lay-ups...

How can we forget basketball is all about putting the ball in the ring?
Its all about technique, strength, control and speed
Taking it to the rim is always that way
Body contact and rough play
But that's just tough love in a fun way

P.S. Check out Wei En that sneaky fellow
Giving me a good push while I was on the way up
Thats what friends are for
Contributing to injuries~


















2009
Before enlistment

This bunch of friends are a major part of my life
8 years and going strong
We dont talk much
But we confirm will stick out a hand to help each other in need

P.S. Picture is missing Iok Khai, Rei Horng and Jonanthan
But we met up for dinner at Chomp Chomp
=)
















And yes another column of pictures
Of me going out with the gang back to Boat Quay
Nono
We werent there to sit at the Big Bird and look at skyscrapers
But the pretty sights do play a good role
=)

Before we begin
This time we were armed with a DSLR
Canon EOS 450D
So that would be picture quality differences
Do check them out






























This was the ChillZ Service Assistant
Quite bubbly character

And the characters of the night...
All in high definition








































































Like the blurring effect

Heard its call "in-depth" or "depth" shot
Not really sure
But its super duper cool
And makes ultra nice photos with objects

































Yes this picture is super nice

Has this nice flashing glow to it
Contributed by an additional compact cam's flash
Gave a very...just a soothing feeling to the picture

Not saying that it resembles some sort of paparazzi photo
And ya it seems similar in many areas than not
And yes it does look like a nice wedding photo too!
=)
































And the nicest shot of the day...























Wahahahah!

I rocks to the very planet's core dont I?
Looks....cute lo!

Not at all noobish like what they say ok?
What "YJ DA NOOBZ" nonsense stuff
Tsktsk

Ok la
That wasnt the best picture of the day
The following confirm will be....










Dont believe me?
*tilts 1 eyebrow*










Are you sure?
*tilts both eyebrow*




















TADA!

This is DA BOMB!
Wahahaha!


I'm really sorry Hui Jeen
I'm really am!
But this rocks to the core as I was clicking through the photos
I flipped so fast until I reach this particular one
Which I backflipped
And laughed until my stomach hurts
LOL!

Ok la. Be a good sports ok?
=p