Not too much things of interest to me happening lately, with the exception of perhaps, the realisation that Israel's military isn't at all good at dealing with guerillas. As for myself, nothing really happening too. Only thing worth noting were Mr Josef's funny "last lecture" and "last tutorials" series of things. Especially his letter to our combined S41/S21 tutorial class. He claims he'll remember me as "Jiayu... the one who freaked me out during lectures... if you don't know, I always go into the lecture theatre 15 minutes early... there he is, at the back... then he'll say (deep voice) 'Mr Josef' (to laughter from everyone including me :P)" He's a funny yet effective teacher, methinks. Hehehehe. And then there's Ren Jinfeng, ex-DHS NPCC (I think), the stuff of legends from what I remember hearing... making it to the papers as a'shining example' of immigrants coming to Singapore, settlign down, gaining citizenship and such. (To quote today's Sunday Times a bit) I don't know, but I feel proud, despite the fact that he's nto even remotely linked to me. Hehe!
And now...
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The RANDOM Herald 27th August 20XX
War likely, citizens advised to head to safer areas
In a turn for the worse, Jamalistan diplomats have been unable to reach any fruitful agreements with the United Preliminary Principalities of Vraetoria. All efforts to stop any escalation to armed conflict has been rebuffed by the UPPV, whose continued demands of 'the total subjugation to us, by your people, and the surrender of all land, assets...' were unacceptable to the Supreme Council of Jamalistan As industries are continually called up to gear up for war production, analysts here at The RANDOM Herald believe war is imminent at any moment, and advises all civilians to head for shelters, or safe areas.
All personnel of the following code words are to report to their designated locations under THREATCON 2: Pencil, Pen, Eraser, Correction Fluid, Foolscap, Ruler.
EDITOR'S NOTE: We apologise for our ever shortening articles as we begin to provide coverage of the war, with many of our writers being called up for duty, to defend our country. We will continue printing for as long as possible, and will deliver the news, whatever it takes. Fear not, citizens!
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Please do not take offense, if I have incurred any... this is purely meant for fun. :)
Sunday, August 27, 2006
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
I'm sad.
Don't really know why but I'm pretty depressed now (it's not that bad as it was just about half an hour ago, maybe I get over things easily?). I wasn't really looking forward to today anyway, since it's just 'yet another day'. Some talk in the morning by the chairman of EDB (Economic Development Board), which I slept-and-woke-up-and-slept-again after the first half of his talk. My apologies...
Two period of Math, three periods of Physics, and thus ended the schoolday. Then I went along with a few of my classmates (Ling Jie, Li Seng, Samuel, Michelle, Joyce, Shaun, Daryl, Xin Yi, Celine, Jessica, Xiu Yu and myself -> is that all? Heh) to do up this photo album for Mr Chow for Teachers' Day. I realised a couple of things while sitting up there in one of the treehouses:
1. I am conspicuously absent in A LOT of class photos, or outings and the like. Did I not want to go? Or did circumstances prevent me from going? Or was I using that as an excuse? Hmm... Didn't take a lot of photos with single or small groups of people too. Anti-social me... haha. Sometimes I think I mix around with people from outside my class more.
2. My message for Mr Chow, done on a small piece of construction paper, was like, the shortest, most untidy (cancellations!), and ugliest since I didn't do any decorations, something which I'm not exactly good at. "It's the thought that counts" is too cliché an excuse already. *sighs*
So somehow, I was just gloomy. And then there's the studying for the prelims and the A' Levels... I think I'm a goner.
Signing off now, it sure took me long enough to do this.
Edit at 1718: My Mom tells me today is the end of the 7th Month, after this year's dual occurrence of it. But yay! No more ghosts to deal with? Heh.
Two period of Math, three periods of Physics, and thus ended the schoolday. Then I went along with a few of my classmates (Ling Jie, Li Seng, Samuel, Michelle, Joyce, Shaun, Daryl, Xin Yi, Celine, Jessica, Xiu Yu and myself -> is that all? Heh) to do up this photo album for Mr Chow for Teachers' Day. I realised a couple of things while sitting up there in one of the treehouses:
1. I am conspicuously absent in A LOT of class photos, or outings and the like. Did I not want to go? Or did circumstances prevent me from going? Or was I using that as an excuse? Hmm... Didn't take a lot of photos with single or small groups of people too. Anti-social me... haha. Sometimes I think I mix around with people from outside my class more.
2. My message for Mr Chow, done on a small piece of construction paper, was like, the shortest, most untidy (cancellations!), and ugliest since I didn't do any decorations, something which I'm not exactly good at. "It's the thought that counts" is too cliché an excuse already. *sighs*
So somehow, I was just gloomy. And then there's the studying for the prelims and the A' Levels... I think I'm a goner.
Signing off now, it sure took me long enough to do this.
Edit at 1718: My Mom tells me today is the end of the 7th Month, after this year's dual occurrence of it. But yay! No more ghosts to deal with? Heh.
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
Random Musings
hotzone.yahoo.com/b/hotzone/20060817/wl_hotzone_lebanon07/blogs8692
-> An article I totally agree with, I think. And now the UN dilly-dallies with the peacekeeping force thingy... *sigh*
Our Prime Minister's National Day Rally this year seems full of hope for the future. Oh, and he mentioned Shyam, my senior! That funny guy... hmm. Among other stuff...
Bleh, dying already. Signing off.
-> An article I totally agree with, I think. And now the UN dilly-dallies with the peacekeeping force thingy... *sigh*
Our Prime Minister's National Day Rally this year seems full of hope for the future. Oh, and he mentioned Shyam, my senior! That funny guy... hmm. Among other stuff...
Bleh, dying already. Signing off.
Thursday, August 17, 2006
Ahhh...
I fell sick a couple of days ago and ended up with a sore throat, which turned into a flu of some sorts and made me miss school for a bit. I'm still coughing now, with loads and loads of phlegm, it's so irritating.
Anyway, a little late here, but I'm glad that a ceasefire has been reached in Lebanon. Will it last? I certainly hope so. Looking at what's transpired thus far, I think Hizbollah has achieved a greater victory over Israel. Their rocket firing capabilities do not seem to have diminished during the course of the 34-day war, and they inflicted casualties, and bogged down Israel's vastly superior (numerically, and technologically) military, which once trounced Arab armies. It's like what the Americans experienced in Iraq...
On the other hand, Israel failed to gain much ground, and now has to hand over the areas to the UN and Lebanese peacekeepers. But it has shown that it would go to arms to remove such an opponent, and, perhaps, they did hit Hizbollah hard enough to reduce its capabiities a little. The threat will always be around, but hopefully with the UN peacekeepers around Hizbollah won't try to do much to Israel, which would indirect achieve what Israel set out to do: Neutralise the threat of Hizbollah, at least along south Lebanon, I think... Olmert's approval rating seems to have fallen, and the unity during that short war seems to be disntegrating. But they are accustomed to war, I've read about entire families who have served in the army before, and know what it's like. They are a resilient people, as are the Lebanese.
So perhaps both sides scored a measure of victory of some sorts. The biggest losers, I guess, are the civilians. *sighs* They have to live with everything, and bear the pain of the loss of their loved ones, their assets, in the ensuing crossfire. Hizbollah fighters are now turning their efforts to rebuilding, a move which would definitely gain them more support. Their refusal to disarm, perhaps... I don't know. Could be good, or bad...
That was my quick, short reflections on the entire thing. I may have missed out a point or two because I was too lazy to think harder, and also forgot some of my points, but here I bear no offense to anyone.
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Yesterday, after entering the side gate to home, from school, I saw that stray (female) cat hanging around (Maybe I should name her...). Since I had some time, I went to play with her. :) Mmm... she's an affectionate one. (If she could turn into a girl, LOL! :) ). Then I heard some girls gushing, like "ohmygodlookatthecatit'ssocute!!!111!!1". It was... I don't know. I felt good. :) I turned around to see two girls from the nearby CHIJ (Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus?) Katong Convent on the overhead bridge near my house, looking across at the cat and me. Whee! Hehe. At that distance, I couldn't tell if they were good-looking... (see? I'm a bastard pervert :P) Haha!
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And, check this out! According to Wikipedia's news (at this link) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_redefinition_of_planet, 3 more planets have been added to the solar system with the release of the new (read: draft) definition of a planet! Their names thus far are Charon (a double planet with Pluto -> ??), Ceres and 2003UB313 (nicknamed Xena -> anyone can teach me how to type subscript?). But this doesn't end here, for when the final definiton comes out, we might even have like, 53 planets! Hmm...
I've always believed in the existence of extraterrestrial life, be they other humans (possible?), or alien lifeforms out there. Could they be doing the same thing, searching for us... or even, watching us? When will we make contact?
Food for thought, eh? Signing off. :)
Note to self: I got to know Aneru (Beatrice Chia Qian Ru, my godsister of sorts, heh!) :D in October 2004 (I think) after posting my email on her blog because I was... impressed. From then on, we became fast friends. Such an interesting way to know people huh? Online... Mmm. I fear I'd forget.
Additional Note at 2348: I was checking out my hit counter... very interesting! I've got even Israelis looking at my blog now. Another (procastinatory) note to self: I must update my blogs list... even Erjian has gotten me tagged. I wonder how he found my blog, heh. :) Signing off once again at 2357. Whee!
Anyway, a little late here, but I'm glad that a ceasefire has been reached in Lebanon. Will it last? I certainly hope so. Looking at what's transpired thus far, I think Hizbollah has achieved a greater victory over Israel. Their rocket firing capabilities do not seem to have diminished during the course of the 34-day war, and they inflicted casualties, and bogged down Israel's vastly superior (numerically, and technologically) military, which once trounced Arab armies. It's like what the Americans experienced in Iraq...
On the other hand, Israel failed to gain much ground, and now has to hand over the areas to the UN and Lebanese peacekeepers. But it has shown that it would go to arms to remove such an opponent, and, perhaps, they did hit Hizbollah hard enough to reduce its capabiities a little. The threat will always be around, but hopefully with the UN peacekeepers around Hizbollah won't try to do much to Israel, which would indirect achieve what Israel set out to do: Neutralise the threat of Hizbollah, at least along south Lebanon, I think... Olmert's approval rating seems to have fallen, and the unity during that short war seems to be disntegrating. But they are accustomed to war, I've read about entire families who have served in the army before, and know what it's like. They are a resilient people, as are the Lebanese.
So perhaps both sides scored a measure of victory of some sorts. The biggest losers, I guess, are the civilians. *sighs* They have to live with everything, and bear the pain of the loss of their loved ones, their assets, in the ensuing crossfire. Hizbollah fighters are now turning their efforts to rebuilding, a move which would definitely gain them more support. Their refusal to disarm, perhaps... I don't know. Could be good, or bad...
That was my quick, short reflections on the entire thing. I may have missed out a point or two because I was too lazy to think harder, and also forgot some of my points, but here I bear no offense to anyone.
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Yesterday, after entering the side gate to home, from school, I saw that stray (female) cat hanging around (Maybe I should name her...). Since I had some time, I went to play with her. :) Mmm... she's an affectionate one. (If she could turn into a girl, LOL! :) ). Then I heard some girls gushing, like "ohmygodlookatthecatit'ssocute!!!111!!1". It was... I don't know. I felt good. :) I turned around to see two girls from the nearby CHIJ (Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus?) Katong Convent on the overhead bridge near my house, looking across at the cat and me. Whee! Hehe. At that distance, I couldn't tell if they were good-looking... (see? I'm a bastard pervert :P) Haha!
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And, check this out! According to Wikipedia's news (at this link) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_redefinition_of_planet, 3 more planets have been added to the solar system with the release of the new (read: draft) definition of a planet! Their names thus far are Charon (a double planet with Pluto -> ??), Ceres and 2003UB313 (nicknamed Xena -> anyone can teach me how to type subscript?). But this doesn't end here, for when the final definiton comes out, we might even have like, 53 planets! Hmm...
I've always believed in the existence of extraterrestrial life, be they other humans (possible?), or alien lifeforms out there. Could they be doing the same thing, searching for us... or even, watching us? When will we make contact?
Food for thought, eh? Signing off. :)
Note to self: I got to know Aneru (Beatrice Chia Qian Ru, my godsister of sorts, heh!) :D in October 2004 (I think) after posting my email on her blog because I was... impressed. From then on, we became fast friends. Such an interesting way to know people huh? Online... Mmm. I fear I'd forget.
Additional Note at 2348: I was checking out my hit counter... very interesting! I've got even Israelis looking at my blog now. Another (procastinatory) note to self: I must update my blogs list... even Erjian has gotten me tagged. I wonder how he found my blog, heh. :) Signing off once again at 2357. Whee!
Saturday, August 12, 2006
Many things to say, but all lost within the depths of the mind...
There were a lot of things on my mind recently that I want to blog about, but I've forgotten about most of them. Hmm... well, those that I can remember, I better talk about them now. Hehe.
First things first, about National Stadium. I think I'm gonna have to take some photos before they tear it down, I just realised I've been going there for 9 years now (4 in primary school [TNS], 4 in secondary school [DHS], and 1 in VJC) . Things will be different when they rebuild it Hmm...
And there were others... can't remember what.
Anyways, triple postings from Gunota:
1. R.I.P. Hirotaka Suzuoki
Few months ago, news about Hirotaka Suzuoki, voice actor of Bright Noa from Gundam, falling ill surfaced courtesy of his stage production site. Asahi.com confirms Hirotaka Suzuoki has passed away on Aug 6 due to lung cancer. He was 56 years old. Our condolences go to the Suzuoki's family and friends.
-> Hell... it's a loss. Though I didn't watch the older Gundam series at all, but... *sighs*.
2. Gundam Fall 2007?
Moonphase reports a new Gundam series is under consideration for Oct 2007 directed by Seiji Mizushima, director of Full Metal Alchemist. If true, it will occupy the Saturday 6pm slot on TBS. Currently Blood+ occupies this slot with Aykashi Ayashi taking over this Fall. This info is based on leaked internal source so take it with grain of salt.
-> Exciting!
3. There's this other post inside Gunota's, titled "Tsutaya x Newtype Best Anime 100", about a poll on some of the best anime some magazine readers have ever watched. The poll results were interesting, new stuff like SEED, DESTINY, and Haruhi ranking at the top, and classics like Hellsing, even the older Gundam series, ranking at the bottom! Unless my definition of good stuff is different from the people polled... hmm...
And that's as much as I can remember. :) Signing off now.
First things first, about National Stadium. I think I'm gonna have to take some photos before they tear it down, I just realised I've been going there for 9 years now (4 in primary school [TNS], 4 in secondary school [DHS], and 1 in VJC) . Things will be different when they rebuild it Hmm...
And there were others... can't remember what.
Anyways, triple postings from Gunota:
1. R.I.P. Hirotaka Suzuoki
Few months ago, news about Hirotaka Suzuoki, voice actor of Bright Noa from Gundam, falling ill surfaced courtesy of his stage production site. Asahi.com confirms Hirotaka Suzuoki has passed away on Aug 6 due to lung cancer. He was 56 years old. Our condolences go to the Suzuoki's family and friends.
-> Hell... it's a loss. Though I didn't watch the older Gundam series at all, but... *sighs*.
2. Gundam Fall 2007?
Moonphase reports a new Gundam series is under consideration for Oct 2007 directed by Seiji Mizushima, director of Full Metal Alchemist. If true, it will occupy the Saturday 6pm slot on TBS. Currently Blood+ occupies this slot with Aykashi Ayashi taking over this Fall. This info is based on leaked internal source so take it with grain of salt.
-> Exciting!
3. There's this other post inside Gunota's, titled "Tsutaya x Newtype Best Anime 100", about a poll on some of the best anime some magazine readers have ever watched. The poll results were interesting, new stuff like SEED, DESTINY, and Haruhi ranking at the top, and classics like Hellsing, even the older Gundam series, ranking at the bottom! Unless my definition of good stuff is different from the people polled... hmm...
And that's as much as I can remember. :) Signing off now.
Thursday, August 10, 2006
F-16 on full afterburner, I missed it as it was flying over the top of my head, only could take this photo -> looks like some spy satellite photo lol.
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3 F-16C/D Fighting Falcons forming the first component of the air flypast, I couldn't get a good shot from where I was of the bomb-burst formation. To be specific, it is actually the F-16 C/D Block 52+ Fighting Falcon (not sure of exact type). Ah, the amateur photos I take...
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CH-47SD Chinook bearing the Singapore flag, escorted by two AH-64D Longbow Apaches on a flypast over the National Stadium, to the strains of the National Anthem. *salute*
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National Day! Happy 41st Singapore!
Damn, couldn't even post this on the 9th. It's 4am on the 10th now. Well, the day wasn't too happening until evening where my Mom brought me down to the Teo Ann Huay Kuan building at Geylang Lorong (?) 8, together with two of my cousins, some of my aunts and my grandmother. We joined about 60 other people crammed up on a balcony to watch the telecast as well as catch the fireworks and stuff from the building, which was close to the National Stadium. No one really knew each other so we were restricted to mixing around within our families... heh.
The parade was pretty nice, many refreshing things different from last year. Even the ceremonial parades were a tad different, with the SAR-21 being used for the first time, slightly different formations and all. This will be the last time NDP is held at the National Stadium before it is torn down, and I missed it. DAMN! But otherwise, watching the stuff from TV, one can better appreciate the formations because the cameras are located on the Super Puma orbiting the stadium, which we saw. (what if we shot it down? :P -> Okay, that was a joke!) The flyby was exhilarating, although I missed several good photo opportunities with the F-16s and the helicopters, especially the ones where the F-16s were just zooming over our head, so close to us, on full afterburner! I was too excited and had my thumb on the zoom button and was unable to take pictures. GRAWR. Ah well... Took some videos of the fireworks too... those were good stuff. The fireworks were really beautiful! You can imagine it: The patterns they carve into the night sky, the lingering bits that sometimes remain, the riot of colour... and the smoke. :)
Then the wind blew the cloud of smoke towards the building, and all of us got pelted with firework debris. A novel experience! I got one into my eye...
All in all, the parade rocked! This year's song (Is the title Believe?) by Kaira Gong Shijia was quite enchanting. She's a pretty girl. Dinner wasn't too bad too hehe. Although somehow I seem to be eating less nowadays. Hmm.
And the moon was big and round...
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Time for some patriotism:
I feel I am Singaporean because:
1. I was born here in Singapore, and have been living here for the past 18 years! :)
2. SINGAPORE ROCKS!
3. It's my home, and forever will be. I'm not a foodie, but I'm glad we can have such a variety of stuff under our roof.
4. The government has been running the country well, and we should be proud of them!
5. Our world-class facilities and whatnot, and our armed forces. :D
6. Among others... it's that *feel*...
7. I find myself taking sides (in my heart) when we become locked in inter-country disputes *ahem*.
8. Proud of our achievements? :D
What makes me Singaporean?
1. The ability to code-switch between Singlish and English. (siah lah, what you want to know? Don't kay poh lah, here nothing to see... -> okay, that was lame :P)
2. My IC states so.
3. I live here, so I'm Singaporean :D -> applies to myself ahahaha. :)
4. I have friends from every race, racial harmony. :) Food rocks too!
5. Other random stuffies... YAY! :D
The product of a crazy mind at 4am in the morning.
Signing off.
The parade was pretty nice, many refreshing things different from last year. Even the ceremonial parades were a tad different, with the SAR-21 being used for the first time, slightly different formations and all. This will be the last time NDP is held at the National Stadium before it is torn down, and I missed it. DAMN! But otherwise, watching the stuff from TV, one can better appreciate the formations because the cameras are located on the Super Puma orbiting the stadium, which we saw. (what if we shot it down? :P -> Okay, that was a joke!) The flyby was exhilarating, although I missed several good photo opportunities with the F-16s and the helicopters, especially the ones where the F-16s were just zooming over our head, so close to us, on full afterburner! I was too excited and had my thumb on the zoom button and was unable to take pictures. GRAWR. Ah well... Took some videos of the fireworks too... those were good stuff. The fireworks were really beautiful! You can imagine it: The patterns they carve into the night sky, the lingering bits that sometimes remain, the riot of colour... and the smoke. :)
Then the wind blew the cloud of smoke towards the building, and all of us got pelted with firework debris. A novel experience! I got one into my eye...
All in all, the parade rocked! This year's song (Is the title Believe?) by Kaira Gong Shijia was quite enchanting. She's a pretty girl. Dinner wasn't too bad too hehe. Although somehow I seem to be eating less nowadays. Hmm.
And the moon was big and round...
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Time for some patriotism:
I feel I am Singaporean because:
1. I was born here in Singapore, and have been living here for the past 18 years! :)
2. SINGAPORE ROCKS!
3. It's my home, and forever will be. I'm not a foodie, but I'm glad we can have such a variety of stuff under our roof.
4. The government has been running the country well, and we should be proud of them!
5. Our world-class facilities and whatnot, and our armed forces. :D
6. Among others... it's that *feel*...
7. I find myself taking sides (in my heart) when we become locked in inter-country disputes *ahem*.
8. Proud of our achievements? :D
What makes me Singaporean?
1. The ability to code-switch between Singlish and English. (siah lah, what you want to know? Don't kay poh lah, here nothing to see... -> okay, that was lame :P)
2. My IC states so.
3. I live here, so I'm Singaporean :D -> applies to myself ahahaha. :)
4. I have friends from every race, racial harmony. :) Food rocks too!
5. Other random stuffies... YAY! :D
The product of a crazy mind at 4am in the morning.
Signing off.
Wednesday, August 09, 2006
A good day turned lousy.
(This was supposed to be posted yesterday but I fell asleep... again)
8th of August, one day before National Day. Went to school for like, two hours' worth of celebration, most of which wasn't too interesting. I wanted to rush my GP essay there and then but gave up because I was distracted, and had a mental block (seems to be coming more often these days). Before that, was the very formal flag-raising ceremony which all schools have on the 8th. I happened to spot Jia Xu, who was representing the Scouts in the contingent, and went over to straighten up his uniform. Hehe... guess I couldn't help it, though I'm no longer (officially) in the Scouting world. But it looked better after that, although I thought his beret was too small and not seasoned enough, just like my own beret was. Heh.
Then Mr Jerry Teo read out the recollections and stuff. He looked totally different in his SCDF uniform. Hmm... I guess Mr Teo's sons all ended up in uniform. He must have influenced his sons well. :) The performances put up, as mentioned earlier, weren't too interesting save for some parts. No idea why, but I didn't feel as high as I should be when mass dance came along. *shrugs* I threw the GP essay aside (sorry Mr Lee! :P), and after the celebrations, changed and went down to help out (and spectate) at Physics Society's first-ever PET Bottle Rocket Competition. It was damned cool, to see all the rockets blasting away (landing on the rooftop above the canteen, too :) and our desperate attempts at retrieving them). Every rocket flew beautifully at least once, even the one without fins whatsoever. But Wen Xiang and Kang Hao's rocket was the eventual winner, flying a whooping 85 metres, and on their second launch, hit the water fountain outside the Performance Theatre. Awesome!
The only sad thing, was that Physics Society's own rocket, which we launched for fun, was lost. The wind (probably) sent it out of school, and it landed either on a tree or in the canal. Either way, we couldn't retrieve it... A loss of money because the nozzle and the streamlined aerodynamic cap cost pretty much (ripped off by that company! :S) Overall, it was a success! Then the juniors and us (myself, Junwen and Yong Chuan) together with Mr Chan went to Pizza Hut at Bedok Centre for the overdue farewell lunch. :) Hehe... It was still a good day.
I decided to meet up with Jonathan (Ong) to play some LAN games after that, we spent like 3 hours playing DotA, BF2, and CS 1.6 BF2's graphics were stunning, and it was fun playing around with the vehicles. But, to quote Jonathan: "Two people fighting a war is pretty stupid." We were just goofing off on BF2! CS was kinda stupid too, we just kept running to the marketplace at the centre of the map to kill each other. One exciting moment occurred when some unknown dude joined in our game. Jonathan switched sides (I was part of the Counter-Terrorists and he was Terrorist) and we played along. That guy was pretty good (better than us :) and we got killed several times, although it was the most fun when he went through the same path several times, and we met there and brought him down with combined shotgun/sub-machinegun fire. Those few kills rocked. Then, as we were hunting for him yet again, couldn't find him so to win that map I went to resuce the hostages. When we won, Jonathan checked the map, and found that he left. Ahh...
We sat around outside Katong Shopping Centre for a bit and chatted. I took out my handphone to find some message... and didn't put it back into my pocket. I left for home with Jon, and... when I reached home, after playing around with *that* stray cat... I realised to my horror that my handphone was missing! I rushed frantically back down to KSC but it was already lost. All attempts to contact my number failed. I called home using a public phone and told my Mom, and promptly got a scolding when I reached home a second time. In all, the entire fiasco lasted an hour or so. After finding out what to do from Samuel, I went to report the phone as lost to SingTel Mobile, and suspended my line. I told Dad too, and he got me another phone, docking my allowance for two weeks as well (maybe I shouldn't have told him, could have upgraded it myself :( ). So that day ended badly... and now I'm trying to rebuild my database of contacts (having never backed it up), I will lose some numbers permanently since I can't remember whose numbers I saved inside my old Nokia 3120. Oh well... I guess I'll have to ask for the numbers again.
Saw the newspaper article about the National Day memes. I think I'll do it tomorrow, after everything is over. :) Go SINGAPORE! Whee...
Nokia 2100: approx 3 years. Nokia 3120: approx 1 year.
8th of August, one day before National Day. Went to school for like, two hours' worth of celebration, most of which wasn't too interesting. I wanted to rush my GP essay there and then but gave up because I was distracted, and had a mental block (seems to be coming more often these days). Before that, was the very formal flag-raising ceremony which all schools have on the 8th. I happened to spot Jia Xu, who was representing the Scouts in the contingent, and went over to straighten up his uniform. Hehe... guess I couldn't help it, though I'm no longer (officially) in the Scouting world. But it looked better after that, although I thought his beret was too small and not seasoned enough, just like my own beret was. Heh.
Then Mr Jerry Teo read out the recollections and stuff. He looked totally different in his SCDF uniform. Hmm... I guess Mr Teo's sons all ended up in uniform. He must have influenced his sons well. :) The performances put up, as mentioned earlier, weren't too interesting save for some parts. No idea why, but I didn't feel as high as I should be when mass dance came along. *shrugs* I threw the GP essay aside (sorry Mr Lee! :P), and after the celebrations, changed and went down to help out (and spectate) at Physics Society's first-ever PET Bottle Rocket Competition. It was damned cool, to see all the rockets blasting away (landing on the rooftop above the canteen, too :) and our desperate attempts at retrieving them). Every rocket flew beautifully at least once, even the one without fins whatsoever. But Wen Xiang and Kang Hao's rocket was the eventual winner, flying a whooping 85 metres, and on their second launch, hit the water fountain outside the Performance Theatre. Awesome!
The only sad thing, was that Physics Society's own rocket, which we launched for fun, was lost. The wind (probably) sent it out of school, and it landed either on a tree or in the canal. Either way, we couldn't retrieve it... A loss of money because the nozzle and the streamlined aerodynamic cap cost pretty much (ripped off by that company! :S) Overall, it was a success! Then the juniors and us (myself, Junwen and Yong Chuan) together with Mr Chan went to Pizza Hut at Bedok Centre for the overdue farewell lunch. :) Hehe... It was still a good day.
I decided to meet up with Jonathan (Ong) to play some LAN games after that, we spent like 3 hours playing DotA, BF2, and CS 1.6 BF2's graphics were stunning, and it was fun playing around with the vehicles. But, to quote Jonathan: "Two people fighting a war is pretty stupid." We were just goofing off on BF2! CS was kinda stupid too, we just kept running to the marketplace at the centre of the map to kill each other. One exciting moment occurred when some unknown dude joined in our game. Jonathan switched sides (I was part of the Counter-Terrorists and he was Terrorist) and we played along. That guy was pretty good (better than us :) and we got killed several times, although it was the most fun when he went through the same path several times, and we met there and brought him down with combined shotgun/sub-machinegun fire. Those few kills rocked. Then, as we were hunting for him yet again, couldn't find him so to win that map I went to resuce the hostages. When we won, Jonathan checked the map, and found that he left. Ahh...
We sat around outside Katong Shopping Centre for a bit and chatted. I took out my handphone to find some message... and didn't put it back into my pocket. I left for home with Jon, and... when I reached home, after playing around with *that* stray cat... I realised to my horror that my handphone was missing! I rushed frantically back down to KSC but it was already lost. All attempts to contact my number failed. I called home using a public phone and told my Mom, and promptly got a scolding when I reached home a second time. In all, the entire fiasco lasted an hour or so. After finding out what to do from Samuel, I went to report the phone as lost to SingTel Mobile, and suspended my line. I told Dad too, and he got me another phone, docking my allowance for two weeks as well (maybe I shouldn't have told him, could have upgraded it myself :( ). So that day ended badly... and now I'm trying to rebuild my database of contacts (having never backed it up), I will lose some numbers permanently since I can't remember whose numbers I saved inside my old Nokia 3120. Oh well... I guess I'll have to ask for the numbers again.
Saw the newspaper article about the National Day memes. I think I'll do it tomorrow, after everything is over. :) Go SINGAPORE! Whee...
Nokia 2100: approx 3 years. Nokia 3120: approx 1 year.
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