I just have to say it!!! heh.....
Not that bad actually....had Nus/KE VII Wushu n Ngee Ann Kitagaryu Ninjado among other stuffs to help me wif the escapism throughout these two yrs.....Can say I'm truly a lucky guy!!!
Thursday, December 25, 2003
After two long years.....after all the arrow siam-ing, sai kang slaving, freedom restrictions.........
I just have to say it!!! heh.....
Not that bad actually....had Nus/KE VII Wushu n Ngee Ann Kitagaryu Ninjado among other stuffs to help me wif the escapism throughout these two yrs.....Can say I'm truly a lucky guy!!!
I just have to say it!!! heh.....
Not that bad actually....had Nus/KE VII Wushu n Ngee Ann Kitagaryu Ninjado among other stuffs to help me wif the escapism throughout these two yrs.....Can say I'm truly a lucky guy!!!
cont.....
Sun 21st: Met all my little ninjado-ers at Harbourfront to have Tim Sum buffet. Food was delicious n definitely worth the $$$$!!! Esp the way they all gobbled up the food! Can't believe they actually was able to sweep off 23 rims of tim sum in less then five mins n after that, still had lots of room for more! Had lots of fun n think our table is among the higher decibels ones.....
The handover from the 20th to 21st comm was later conducted at the nearby peak of Mt Faber since there was sufficient transport. Fantastic scenery n breeze provided the perfect backdrop for the ceremony(minus all the busloads of tourists).....Procedure was also formulated n standardised for all comms to come. The 20th comm headed by Peixing was so far the most efficient n should I say the "golden age" of Ninjado in Ngee Ann. I wouldn't expect any less from a ex pres from astro club. During her reign, its not surprising that we learnt alot about the stars n heavenly bodies too!
Jia you Raymond! I have faith u'll do just as well!
Mon 22nd-wed 24th: Christmas shopping shopping n more shopping!!!!!! It's either signs of the economy picking up or S'poreans enjoy doing last min shopping......the squeeze of ppl in the orchard, suntec n bugis is one of the worse i seen in yrs liao! Din helped much by raining all the way till christmas.....For once I really hope Boi can "tell his fren upstairs to turn of the tap". Had a surprising return of Sean n Zhonghao to ninjado. Hah n we were toking about them at harbourfront the day before!!! Long time never spar liao n despite my injury, had to force down a piece of humble pie down Sean's throat by sparring wif him..... Hope he learnt his lesson.
Made a trip to Geraldene's place yesterday. Not my idea of a countdown but at least it's another unique way to cross christmas. That fine by me! Very interesting siblings to say the least!! Even her 11 yr old bro is more attitude then me!
Eventful days leading up to christmas......good.....
Sun 21st: Met all my little ninjado-ers at Harbourfront to have Tim Sum buffet. Food was delicious n definitely worth the $$$$!!! Esp the way they all gobbled up the food! Can't believe they actually was able to sweep off 23 rims of tim sum in less then five mins n after that, still had lots of room for more! Had lots of fun n think our table is among the higher decibels ones.....
The handover from the 20th to 21st comm was later conducted at the nearby peak of Mt Faber since there was sufficient transport. Fantastic scenery n breeze provided the perfect backdrop for the ceremony(minus all the busloads of tourists).....Procedure was also formulated n standardised for all comms to come. The 20th comm headed by Peixing was so far the most efficient n should I say the "golden age" of Ninjado in Ngee Ann. I wouldn't expect any less from a ex pres from astro club. During her reign, its not surprising that we learnt alot about the stars n heavenly bodies too!
Jia you Raymond! I have faith u'll do just as well!
Mon 22nd-wed 24th: Christmas shopping shopping n more shopping!!!!!! It's either signs of the economy picking up or S'poreans enjoy doing last min shopping......the squeeze of ppl in the orchard, suntec n bugis is one of the worse i seen in yrs liao! Din helped much by raining all the way till christmas.....For once I really hope Boi can "tell his fren upstairs to turn of the tap". Had a surprising return of Sean n Zhonghao to ninjado. Hah n we were toking about them at harbourfront the day before!!! Long time never spar liao n despite my injury, had to force down a piece of humble pie down Sean's throat by sparring wif him..... Hope he learnt his lesson.
Made a trip to Geraldene's place yesterday. Not my idea of a countdown but at least it's another unique way to cross christmas. That fine by me! Very interesting siblings to say the least!! Even her 11 yr old bro is more attitude then me!
Eventful days leading up to christmas......good.....
Monday, December 22, 2003
been really happy these few days. Been keeping my schedule busy wif all the stuff I wanted or need to do.
Ok here's a re-cap of last week to this....
last wed 17th: went blood donating but was turned away cos of my operation on my knee(had to be three months n above from date of operation)
thurs 18th: Went back camp...finished signing all my clearance forms n did the medical FFI. Hah. The medics were sooo lazy.....we din even have to go through the tests. All we had to do was to throw the forms to them....suit me fine. Its all a bunch of wayang routine test anyway--->plain waste of time! Also watched LOTR3. But it din wow me that much...abit numbed by all the reviews n hypes liao....sure it was good but nothing groundbreaking.
Fri 19th: Colin's birthday. But din meet up as is the case for most if not all ppl wif steadies....But I was shopping in JB wif Keven, Kin Fai, one of their campmates n Weiling (the blur one)anyway. Did more eating than shopping which is the norm for this group. Rushed to the wushu election after coming back from JB. The turnout of the junior was poor but it's not expected. At least most of the elected newbies came. Can see the 6th comm's faces of 'enthusiasm' n 'anticipation' at "passing the baton".
Resisted Then urge to meet up wif Michael Boo, Gary n Xueli after the election even though it's been like 2 yrs never go out n siao together liao, cos got to wake up early next morning.....
Sat 20th: Turned out for the guided trip for Sungei Khatib Bongsu by Nature Society. Reached the Yishun dam at 730 in the morning. Kaoz... that is one place which i usually go at night.....first time there in the morning n so early somemore! But it was worth getting up for. the air was damn fresh n the scenery breathtaking...totally different .......weather was super good(constant breeze n just sufficient sunlight) considering it's been pouring non stop for a fewdays liao. Was the first to arrive at the dam. Seebeh scared I cannot recognise the NSS ppl or they fly kite(or i go to wrong meeting place) but worries unfounded.....Dr Ho Hua Chew has the typical seh of a nature guide n instantly recognisable the moment he arrived in his Subaru Forrester. About 20 ppl turned up for the trip. Mostly middle age(rich) uncle n aunties that are bird lovers. Armed wif those super binoculars n tripoded telescopes n even wif tons of guide book on birds!!!
Feels more like I'm stuck wif a bunch of ornithologists n one of their bird observing trips! But at least they were very frenly n shared their equipment n knowledge wif us. Saw lots of species of birds, migratory n local, never seen before. Not to mention a 2-3 metre long monitor lizard! There was also these two uncles representing Yamaha(one is a jap) n sponsoring NSS who gave us all free t-shirts...cool! Could have easily got to know and acquire a few contacts for personal n ECO use but not in the mood as I treat this as a totally leisure trip...
Met up wif my ninjado junior Geraldene (the Loud One!)to buy the stepdown gift for Peixing. Ended up joining her secondary sch frens(all half a decade younger than me) for lunch at far east plaza. Not to mention joining in the celebration of Dawn's birthday.....Ran in the rain, squeezed through the crowd in orchard, n did a spot of christmas shopping.....Had lots of fun wif the kiddos, did alot of siao things as though i'm back in poly first yr......that was a nice n long birthday kiss to Dawn, Ger!
To be cont......
Ok here's a re-cap of last week to this....
last wed 17th: went blood donating but was turned away cos of my operation on my knee(had to be three months n above from date of operation)
thurs 18th: Went back camp...finished signing all my clearance forms n did the medical FFI. Hah. The medics were sooo lazy.....we din even have to go through the tests. All we had to do was to throw the forms to them....suit me fine. Its all a bunch of wayang routine test anyway--->plain waste of time! Also watched LOTR3. But it din wow me that much...abit numbed by all the reviews n hypes liao....sure it was good but nothing groundbreaking.
Fri 19th: Colin's birthday. But din meet up as is the case for most if not all ppl wif steadies....But I was shopping in JB wif Keven, Kin Fai, one of their campmates n Weiling (the blur one)anyway. Did more eating than shopping which is the norm for this group. Rushed to the wushu election after coming back from JB. The turnout of the junior was poor but it's not expected. At least most of the elected newbies came. Can see the 6th comm's faces of 'enthusiasm' n 'anticipation' at "passing the baton".
Resisted Then urge to meet up wif Michael Boo, Gary n Xueli after the election even though it's been like 2 yrs never go out n siao together liao, cos got to wake up early next morning.....
Sat 20th: Turned out for the guided trip for Sungei Khatib Bongsu by Nature Society. Reached the Yishun dam at 730 in the morning. Kaoz... that is one place which i usually go at night.....first time there in the morning n so early somemore! But it was worth getting up for. the air was damn fresh n the scenery breathtaking...totally different .......weather was super good(constant breeze n just sufficient sunlight) considering it's been pouring non stop for a fewdays liao. Was the first to arrive at the dam. Seebeh scared I cannot recognise the NSS ppl or they fly kite(or i go to wrong meeting place) but worries unfounded.....Dr Ho Hua Chew has the typical seh of a nature guide n instantly recognisable the moment he arrived in his Subaru Forrester. About 20 ppl turned up for the trip. Mostly middle age(rich) uncle n aunties that are bird lovers. Armed wif those super binoculars n tripoded telescopes n even wif tons of guide book on birds!!!
Feels more like I'm stuck wif a bunch of ornithologists n one of their bird observing trips! But at least they were very frenly n shared their equipment n knowledge wif us. Saw lots of species of birds, migratory n local, never seen before. Not to mention a 2-3 metre long monitor lizard! There was also these two uncles representing Yamaha(one is a jap) n sponsoring NSS who gave us all free t-shirts...cool! Could have easily got to know and acquire a few contacts for personal n ECO use but not in the mood as I treat this as a totally leisure trip...
Met up wif my ninjado junior Geraldene (the Loud One!)to buy the stepdown gift for Peixing. Ended up joining her secondary sch frens(all half a decade younger than me) for lunch at far east plaza. Not to mention joining in the celebration of Dawn's birthday.....Ran in the rain, squeezed through the crowd in orchard, n did a spot of christmas shopping.....Had lots of fun wif the kiddos, did alot of siao things as though i'm back in poly first yr......that was a nice n long birthday kiss to Dawn, Ger!
To be cont......
Friday, December 12, 2003
Monday, December 08, 2003
The past four days was like a dream come true....well close to it anyway. I always mentioned that the happiest days was poly days. I was fortunate enuf to relive those days again.....even though only for less than a week. Proofs that good times dun last long.
Always have enjoyed camping in Ngee Ann. Wif this batch of very 'on' juniors from Ninjado, it really brings back the good old days. And no.....not everyone in poly is very onz.....esp as the yrs go by.....can hardly see the spirit or life that was ever present in Sports Complex during my time. Now, more time(or most time) is spent on studies. N who can blame them? After all, it is the 'rite' thing to do isn't it?
Maybe it's due to the juniors nature of seeing things. Still in poly.....dun have the urgency or the responsibility or pressures of the working world outside. Sometimes its an enjoyment or to the extent of escapism staying wif them. U can't help laughing wif them over the slightest or lamest of jokes or actions like the one over the titbits vending machine.
Got to sleep inside the KTV room which was spacious n air-conditioned! A big improvement from last time where our lodging in most camps is inside the sports hall!
Our camp is also some wat combined wif the Astro Club's GL training camp which consist of ppl from NP 's astro club n other various JCs. The juniors also enjoyed high climbing action at Camp David high element section next to Kismis field organised by the Adventure Ropes Course ppl. Got to learn more on Astrology too, wif the GLs giving us lots of mock presentations on the sun, messial objects n lots more....
Also had a good time instructing them on throwing n weapon techniques n 'torturing' them during physical training....heh...Also laughed my head off for the comedic performance at the end of the camp.
But the best were the night walks!!!
There were three actually. One by our ninjas, one by astro ppl n an 'illegal' one by me!!!
Tried to see Ju-on on Raymond's laptop to create the atmosphere for the walk round Sports complex but found the show to be too lame. The following Ngee Ann Poly Ghost Stories prove more effective....esp when the security guards slowly switching off the lights around our room every 15 mins! Thumbs up to Raymond n Yu Hua for finding so many innovative methods to scare us despite the lack in manpower n logistics! The one by astro was suppose to be good as it was campus wide by as predicted.....was stopped by the idiotic oversensitive security guards(who almost wanted to wheel clamp my lorry too). The final 'walk' was to Blk 34 where my dept was. It's an unauthorised trip to the back of the campus just for the thrill of it!! Of course, I only assembled a small group of my ninjas for this trip. Mission? To reach our destination without being spotted by the security guards or the countless amt of cameras n motion sensors. Strategies were devised to achieve those as though we were real ninjas on an assasination mission!!! HAH! Had plenty of fun due to the risk involved.
Thanx overall to Peixing for making all this possible even though u have to juggle ur attachment n the astro side as well as our camp!!..... Da Jie for doing the "chicky dance" high up at Camp David(voluntary or not!)...... Raymond for ur laptop n for organising the camp. Yuhua for ur endless lame jokes, organising the camp n ur expertise for recognising the sight n sound of cameras n motion sensors even in complete darkness.....Willy the 15 yr old xiao di from marine parade cc who is just as crap......n of course geraldene for her infinite onz-ness n decibels.....(the world would be a quiter place without ya, but who wants that!!! hah!) n for tugging so hard at my fav wind-breaker during the night walk hoh! NO ghost one lah!!! n all the rest for their display of enthusiasm for the four days!!!
Ok back to the real world..........
Always have enjoyed camping in Ngee Ann. Wif this batch of very 'on' juniors from Ninjado, it really brings back the good old days. And no.....not everyone in poly is very onz.....esp as the yrs go by.....can hardly see the spirit or life that was ever present in Sports Complex during my time. Now, more time(or most time) is spent on studies. N who can blame them? After all, it is the 'rite' thing to do isn't it?
Maybe it's due to the juniors nature of seeing things. Still in poly.....dun have the urgency or the responsibility or pressures of the working world outside. Sometimes its an enjoyment or to the extent of escapism staying wif them. U can't help laughing wif them over the slightest or lamest of jokes or actions like the one over the titbits vending machine.
Got to sleep inside the KTV room which was spacious n air-conditioned! A big improvement from last time where our lodging in most camps is inside the sports hall!
Our camp is also some wat combined wif the Astro Club's GL training camp which consist of ppl from NP 's astro club n other various JCs. The juniors also enjoyed high climbing action at Camp David high element section next to Kismis field organised by the Adventure Ropes Course ppl. Got to learn more on Astrology too, wif the GLs giving us lots of mock presentations on the sun, messial objects n lots more....
Also had a good time instructing them on throwing n weapon techniques n 'torturing' them during physical training....heh...Also laughed my head off for the comedic performance at the end of the camp.
But the best were the night walks!!!
There were three actually. One by our ninjas, one by astro ppl n an 'illegal' one by me!!!
Tried to see Ju-on on Raymond's laptop to create the atmosphere for the walk round Sports complex but found the show to be too lame. The following Ngee Ann Poly Ghost Stories prove more effective....esp when the security guards slowly switching off the lights around our room every 15 mins! Thumbs up to Raymond n Yu Hua for finding so many innovative methods to scare us despite the lack in manpower n logistics! The one by astro was suppose to be good as it was campus wide by as predicted.....was stopped by the idiotic oversensitive security guards(who almost wanted to wheel clamp my lorry too). The final 'walk' was to Blk 34 where my dept was. It's an unauthorised trip to the back of the campus just for the thrill of it!! Of course, I only assembled a small group of my ninjas for this trip. Mission? To reach our destination without being spotted by the security guards or the countless amt of cameras n motion sensors. Strategies were devised to achieve those as though we were real ninjas on an assasination mission!!! HAH! Had plenty of fun due to the risk involved.
Thanx overall to Peixing for making all this possible even though u have to juggle ur attachment n the astro side as well as our camp!!..... Da Jie for doing the "chicky dance" high up at Camp David(voluntary or not!)...... Raymond for ur laptop n for organising the camp. Yuhua for ur endless lame jokes, organising the camp n ur expertise for recognising the sight n sound of cameras n motion sensors even in complete darkness.....Willy the 15 yr old xiao di from marine parade cc who is just as crap......n of course geraldene for her infinite onz-ness n decibels.....(the world would be a quiter place without ya, but who wants that!!! hah!) n for tugging so hard at my fav wind-breaker during the night walk hoh! NO ghost one lah!!! n all the rest for their display of enthusiasm for the four days!!!
Ok back to the real world..........
Thursday, December 04, 2003
Wednesday, December 03, 2003
Whoa, today's trip to Jon's place is really worth the journey to Katong. Din get to stay long but it's enuf of an eye opener! He thought me some basic movements/uses of the nunchuckus n also did a kata using single n double ncs. Both were very creative, smooth n fast, stuff that u thought u can only see on TV!! (Just think Bruce Lee!!) Too bad we only have time for weapons.....really want to learn some fighting tactics from him!!!!
In turn, this John taught that Jon some basics of jiu jie bian(wish boi was there!). Also got to handle a somewhat more heavy(understatement) jiu jie bian he borrowed from his fren. Wah, the diameter of each solid metal joint was nearly that of a twenty cent coin!!! Its the first time I felt apprehensive just holding onto a weapon! Played wif it clumbsily due to fear of the bian going the wrong way.....
Well too bad I ain't got the finance for my original plan of studying in UK, this fella is definite on my list to visit if I'm ever there.
Yeah, he's also mailing me a pair of nunchucks soon...yea.....
In turn, this John taught that Jon some basics of jiu jie bian(wish boi was there!). Also got to handle a somewhat more heavy(understatement) jiu jie bian he borrowed from his fren. Wah, the diameter of each solid metal joint was nearly that of a twenty cent coin!!! Its the first time I felt apprehensive just holding onto a weapon! Played wif it clumbsily due to fear of the bian going the wrong way.....
Well too bad I ain't got the finance for my original plan of studying in UK, this fella is definite on my list to visit if I'm ever there.
Yeah, he's also mailing me a pair of nunchucks soon...yea.....
Tuesday, December 02, 2003
Finally got to meet that mugger bugger Guoping for lunch yesterday after my physio. Had a stroll through Holland Village/close a place where we grew up in even though we din knew of each other's existence at that time! HV is somewat like a kampung to me....where I used to spend most of my pri/sec sch days there cos a large part my frens used to reside there. But time moves move most things....including ppl. Now most of them, inclusive of me, have found greener pastures elsewhere. Namely Choa Chu Kang.
Hope this nice little neighbourhood remains mostly the same at least for the next ten yrs. It'll be shame to see it change.
Had to give wushu a miss but it was worthwhile. Attended the 2nd Ninjado internal tournament at Ngee Ann Poly. Had a great time there wif my juniors. As usual, they try to rip each other apart. Kinda disturbing to see them turning from close frens joking around to fierce rivals kicking n puching each other like no tomorrow in a matter of seconds. But that's the name of the game.
This time we were also joined by Ninjado practitioners from Marine Parade CC. All were kids 16 n below so it's a surprise that the champ of sparring went to one of their boys named wilfred(who was surprisingly tall n built by the way). Also got to know a British named Jon. Even though he's just an observer there, he's the guy that really impressed me wif his skill. Hadn't seen anyone wif such skill since.......heck. actually never seen anyone as good as him in S'pore yet when it comes to practical fighting. N for u girls out there: he's got quite some seh too!!!
Got acquainted wif him n his uncle (who owns a restaurant in Clark Quay) n today I'm heading to his place to "exchange pointers". Too bad my knee is in such condition n he's flying off soon(back to Britain where he is running his own martial arts weapon store! Cool!). Or I believe I could have learnt more from him!
We'll see how later..........
Hope this nice little neighbourhood remains mostly the same at least for the next ten yrs. It'll be shame to see it change.
Had to give wushu a miss but it was worthwhile. Attended the 2nd Ninjado internal tournament at Ngee Ann Poly. Had a great time there wif my juniors. As usual, they try to rip each other apart. Kinda disturbing to see them turning from close frens joking around to fierce rivals kicking n puching each other like no tomorrow in a matter of seconds. But that's the name of the game.
This time we were also joined by Ninjado practitioners from Marine Parade CC. All were kids 16 n below so it's a surprise that the champ of sparring went to one of their boys named wilfred(who was surprisingly tall n built by the way). Also got to know a British named Jon. Even though he's just an observer there, he's the guy that really impressed me wif his skill. Hadn't seen anyone wif such skill since.......heck. actually never seen anyone as good as him in S'pore yet when it comes to practical fighting. N for u girls out there: he's got quite some seh too!!!
Got acquainted wif him n his uncle (who owns a restaurant in Clark Quay) n today I'm heading to his place to "exchange pointers". Too bad my knee is in such condition n he's flying off soon(back to Britain where he is running his own martial arts weapon store! Cool!). Or I believe I could have learnt more from him!
We'll see how later..........
Sunday, November 30, 2003
Yay! Finally found a chalet for the wushu ppl!! Was panicking on friday when Wilson suddenly phoned me that the supposedly confirmed chalet booking at Changi was void. Turns out that the ppl at Aloha resorts din bother to update their chalet vacancies on their webpage filling me wif lots of WONDERFUL false hope......
Fortunately was able to find fresh hope in the form of costa sands by surfing at YIH (thanx Lei!). Rushed down to Lot1 in that lousy weather n booked the chalet without a second thought....dun wanna miss another opportunity!
Yesterday went to bugis-marina area yet again. Dunno when will i be sick of that area......Been there so frequent, even more so than NUH, imagine that!
Saturday truly is the start of holidays for all three pri, sec, n tertiary levels. Met tons of ppl while shopping around.......Ah Peng, Colin Soh, Baoyi (poly bros), Junwei(pri sch fren), Maisie(comm service fren), whale and Enping(wushu seniors). Even the guy who served us at Baker's Inn was my campmate!
Speaking of Maisie, aka cactus as she was more commonly known to us back in the Thye Hua Kwan Moral Home days, really haven seen this associate for quite a long time. Around 3 yrs. Well nothing much about her changed. Can easily recognise her even though she no longer wears those funny 'ringed' accessories on her arms which everyone associates her wif! Think the only change is her dressing style. From last time's 'gina lian' to today's 'executive lian' Heh..... Well, lian or not, this demure 'chio bu' did provide the eye candy for us while we were doing our community work! haha!
Hmm... gonna blog down those fun n carefree days at macpherson. But that will be in another entry......
Fortunately was able to find fresh hope in the form of costa sands by surfing at YIH (thanx Lei!). Rushed down to Lot1 in that lousy weather n booked the chalet without a second thought....dun wanna miss another opportunity!
Yesterday went to bugis-marina area yet again. Dunno when will i be sick of that area......Been there so frequent, even more so than NUH, imagine that!
Saturday truly is the start of holidays for all three pri, sec, n tertiary levels. Met tons of ppl while shopping around.......Ah Peng, Colin Soh, Baoyi (poly bros), Junwei(pri sch fren), Maisie(comm service fren), whale and Enping(wushu seniors). Even the guy who served us at Baker's Inn was my campmate!
Speaking of Maisie, aka cactus as she was more commonly known to us back in the Thye Hua Kwan Moral Home days, really haven seen this associate for quite a long time. Around 3 yrs. Well nothing much about her changed. Can easily recognise her even though she no longer wears those funny 'ringed' accessories on her arms which everyone associates her wif! Think the only change is her dressing style. From last time's 'gina lian' to today's 'executive lian' Heh..... Well, lian or not, this demure 'chio bu' did provide the eye candy for us while we were doing our community work! haha!
Hmm... gonna blog down those fun n carefree days at macpherson. But that will be in another entry......
Wednesday, November 26, 2003
One word of advice for u ppl out there: Dun ever become as slack as wat i am rite now!!!!
REALLY lost the drive to do anything nowadays........even more surprising I even turned down my fren to go have a workout! That's a first!
Mood also slowly reaching the pits. Something which I'm trying to prevent. But even trips to my fav Genki sushi or gym workout(which can never replace wushu or a relaxing jog in the neighbourhood)things never improve one bit........
Think I should shut my trap for time being too.....
kenna 2 big miscomm within a single week.....
terrible........
maybe it's time I go run into a wall or something like that.........might wake me up a little..........
REALLY lost the drive to do anything nowadays........even more surprising I even turned down my fren to go have a workout! That's a first!
Mood also slowly reaching the pits. Something which I'm trying to prevent. But even trips to my fav Genki sushi or gym workout(which can never replace wushu or a relaxing jog in the neighbourhood)things never improve one bit........
Think I should shut my trap for time being too.....
kenna 2 big miscomm within a single week.....
terrible........
maybe it's time I go run into a wall or something like that.........might wake me up a little..........
Friday, November 21, 2003
Wah piangz.......whole body from head to toe still aching from yesterday....good. Reminds me that I'm still alive.
Must have overworked myself in my little "operation: regeneration"..heh..
After a string of workout at KE, going to gym and even archery....
Still got wushu tomorrow!!! But I can only manage some minor movements only. Gonna skip gym for tomorrow too, dun wanna end up like last time where I really overworked my muscles n my arms locked up for a few days! HA....wat a situation!
speaking of archery.....dunno why it took me so long just to pick it up....after all, I have very convenient access to place n equipment through my bro since about 4 yrs ago. Guess I was too busy learning other stuff(besides my schoolwork!).
Went to Changi for a reconnissance trip to see which of the four leftover chalet that is best to book for our annual wushu chalet trip. Even saw a group of commandos having road march in full-battle-order n all......immediately reminded me of whale n wat he must have looked like......
It wasn't that hard making choice for the chalet......out of the four only two have redeeming features for me to have a second glance. The lousier two really makes u think that ur own HDB flat more suitable place for gathering n sleepover!! Esp the block that was built in 1934!! wah liew!!!
Then it came the tough choice between the final two......one has a much better chalet block while the other one has a better location.......
wateva...its the ppl that makes the place com alive! Hopefully the attendance will not be pathetically small!!!
Haiz......
Must have overworked myself in my little "operation: regeneration"..heh..
After a string of workout at KE, going to gym and even archery....
Still got wushu tomorrow!!! But I can only manage some minor movements only. Gonna skip gym for tomorrow too, dun wanna end up like last time where I really overworked my muscles n my arms locked up for a few days! HA....wat a situation!
speaking of archery.....dunno why it took me so long just to pick it up....after all, I have very convenient access to place n equipment through my bro since about 4 yrs ago. Guess I was too busy learning other stuff(besides my schoolwork!).
Went to Changi for a reconnissance trip to see which of the four leftover chalet that is best to book for our annual wushu chalet trip. Even saw a group of commandos having road march in full-battle-order n all......immediately reminded me of whale n wat he must have looked like......
It wasn't that hard making choice for the chalet......out of the four only two have redeeming features for me to have a second glance. The lousier two really makes u think that ur own HDB flat more suitable place for gathering n sleepover!! Esp the block that was built in 1934!! wah liew!!!
Then it came the tough choice between the final two......one has a much better chalet block while the other one has a better location.......
wateva...its the ppl that makes the place com alive! Hopefully the attendance will not be pathetically small!!!
Haiz......
Wednesday, November 19, 2003
hah...finally got to work out abit wif alvin(Lau...too many Alvins around liao) at ke...even though not much but still got me moving.....actually feels happy.......much more like myself again. Been too long a
coach potato....or an internet one.
Looking forward to tomorrow where i got a whole full day of programs lined up.......
Now that's more like it!! ;)
Monday, November 17, 2003
Really slacking too much. Think this is the most ~nua~ period of time since all the way in primary school days. Worse is that its getting to me somehow.....wake up everyday feelling damn tired n seriously lacking of drive...totally not like me at all!!!!! :(
How serious is this? Well I'm actually developing blubber (sorry whale)on my belly. hah n to think I'm eating ice-cream as I'm blogging this.......
Think this lethargy is obviously due to my immobility.....being unable to practise wushu or even go for a simple jog in the neighbourhood really pulls my spirit down...being cooped up at home for the past month didn't help the situation much. These are two of the things I do to keep me active n feel alive....certainly dun understand why ppl like my bro can stay at home the whole day.
My mind sure go wondering around n i will end up wasting time brooding on some stuff which will bring my emotions on a rollercoaster ride(but mostly its a ride "downwards").
At least yesterday finally got my mp3 player (plus my belt, my camera n even my Ninjado gi !)back from wilson so got something to fiddle around wif for a while.
Finally saw the final instalment of the matrix.......not really up expectations but at least it made up with really cool effects.......the ending is as vague as ever n its up to ur own interpretation.
Hmmm...... this afternoon both my grandmothers from my mum n dad's side was in the house. Really made me realise the generation gap is getting bigger....think Enping is the only "senior citizen" I can hold a conversation wif these days.
How serious is this? Well I'm actually developing blubber (sorry whale)on my belly. hah n to think I'm eating ice-cream as I'm blogging this.......
Think this lethargy is obviously due to my immobility.....being unable to practise wushu or even go for a simple jog in the neighbourhood really pulls my spirit down...being cooped up at home for the past month didn't help the situation much. These are two of the things I do to keep me active n feel alive....certainly dun understand why ppl like my bro can stay at home the whole day.
My mind sure go wondering around n i will end up wasting time brooding on some stuff which will bring my emotions on a rollercoaster ride(but mostly its a ride "downwards").
At least yesterday finally got my mp3 player (plus my belt, my camera n even my Ninjado gi !)back from wilson so got something to fiddle around wif for a while.
Finally saw the final instalment of the matrix.......not really up expectations but at least it made up with really cool effects.......the ending is as vague as ever n its up to ur own interpretation.
Hmmm...... this afternoon both my grandmothers from my mum n dad's side was in the house. Really made me realise the generation gap is getting bigger....think Enping is the only "senior citizen" I can hold a conversation wif these days.
Tuesday, November 11, 2003
Hope this posting wun get swallowed whole again......
Lost two postings needlessly liao. argh..
Finally able to walk walk around n even go out on my own. Inconvenient it may be to climb up and down stairs, or even just to get up a bus, its all worth it! Started to get a little nutty liao after being couped up at home for such a long period of time. Also getting abit brain dead....just can't come up wif any ideas for my ECO proposal n the deadline is dangerously close liao (Wil, if u r reading this, dun worry, i'll get it done somehow...as always! ;p)
One thing I notice these two days while I was outside wondering around......every single passer-by would somehow immediately take a second lower glance whenever they look at me. Dun think I was limping that bad? Or is the Knee Ranger really that menacing? Somehow I dun really like it....feels like i'm a walking(or limping) freakshow.
Been to Pasta Fresca along pasir panjang rd(fong seng) this afternoon wif Peilei, Mongwei, n whale to have........pasta.....duh......
The place where the pasta reastaurant is located sure brings back plenty of memories.....cos it used to be where my father's tyre shop is located from all the way when I was in sec 4 till this yr april when the landlord decided he prefered pasta. Even wif the place now neatly tiled up, n nice ambience, I still can easily picture back when the place was strewn wif tyres n batteries.......my father working by the roadside.....me washing my bike at the pavement where the bus stop was....or sitting at the table enjoying the view of chio bu from NUS waiting for bus through a mirror in the shop so I wun tio spot and get to keep my anonymity. heh..just too many things to mention in a single blog post.
So many memories from the 6-7 yrs there. Needless to say, some sentimental attachment of the place is expected. These are the stuff memories......those that makes u smile n weep at the same time.
Ok....enuf dreamy flashbacks for tonight. Almost wan to continue about the arcade centre in bukit panjang. Another joint with no lack of memorable moments. Must be this 'Michael Learns to Rock' CD (bought all the way back when I'm only in sec 2) I'm listerning to while blogging psychoed me into writing all this....
Proves that music does intoxicate the soul.....
Lost two postings needlessly liao. argh..
Finally able to walk walk around n even go out on my own. Inconvenient it may be to climb up and down stairs, or even just to get up a bus, its all worth it! Started to get a little nutty liao after being couped up at home for such a long period of time. Also getting abit brain dead....just can't come up wif any ideas for my ECO proposal n the deadline is dangerously close liao (Wil, if u r reading this, dun worry, i'll get it done somehow...as always! ;p)
One thing I notice these two days while I was outside wondering around......every single passer-by would somehow immediately take a second lower glance whenever they look at me. Dun think I was limping that bad? Or is the Knee Ranger really that menacing? Somehow I dun really like it....feels like i'm a walking(or limping) freakshow.
Been to Pasta Fresca along pasir panjang rd(fong seng) this afternoon wif Peilei, Mongwei, n whale to have........pasta.....duh......
The place where the pasta reastaurant is located sure brings back plenty of memories.....cos it used to be where my father's tyre shop is located from all the way when I was in sec 4 till this yr april when the landlord decided he prefered pasta. Even wif the place now neatly tiled up, n nice ambience, I still can easily picture back when the place was strewn wif tyres n batteries.......my father working by the roadside.....me washing my bike at the pavement where the bus stop was....or sitting at the table enjoying the view of chio bu from NUS waiting for bus through a mirror in the shop so I wun tio spot and get to keep my anonymity. heh..just too many things to mention in a single blog post.
So many memories from the 6-7 yrs there. Needless to say, some sentimental attachment of the place is expected. These are the stuff memories......those that makes u smile n weep at the same time.
Ok....enuf dreamy flashbacks for tonight. Almost wan to continue about the arcade centre in bukit panjang. Another joint with no lack of memorable moments. Must be this 'Michael Learns to Rock' CD (bought all the way back when I'm only in sec 2) I'm listerning to while blogging psychoed me into writing all this....
Proves that music does intoxicate the soul.....
Friday, November 07, 2003
Hmmm.....saw yesterday's night Channel 8 news. Quite an entertaining half hour. Here are a couple of crappy ones:
Saw three Singaporean dressed up as Agent Smith(but totally lacking the seh) to attend the premiere of matrix revolutions really kind of reminded me of the first week opening of Star Wars epidsode one. Ppl dressed up as Jedi knights adn even painted their faces like Darth Maul...Even clashed (toy) lightsabers inside the cinemas after the show was over! Very entertaining to watch but picture myself ever doing it just to go see a movie!
Then there's this news about mexicans catching rats for meals....wat's newsy about that? HY would have gladly done that anyway.... think i'm gonna get scratched up for posting this... :p
Another was showing two opposition taiwan politicians having a fighting in public followed by accusing the other of violence. Really looked like little bois trying to push the blame when mommy found them fighting.....really complement the other news on channel 5 I was told about ppl in Taiwan going into babysitting....rite choice of career manz....
Saw three Singaporean dressed up as Agent Smith(but totally lacking the seh) to attend the premiere of matrix revolutions really kind of reminded me of the first week opening of Star Wars epidsode one. Ppl dressed up as Jedi knights adn even painted their faces like Darth Maul...Even clashed (toy) lightsabers inside the cinemas after the show was over! Very entertaining to watch but picture myself ever doing it just to go see a movie!
Then there's this news about mexicans catching rats for meals....wat's newsy about that? HY would have gladly done that anyway.... think i'm gonna get scratched up for posting this... :p
Another was showing two opposition taiwan politicians having a fighting in public followed by accusing the other of violence. Really looked like little bois trying to push the blame when mommy found them fighting.....really complement the other news on channel 5 I was told about ppl in Taiwan going into babysitting....rite choice of career manz....
Wednesday, November 05, 2003
Since I'm in the house these days.... might as well......
Tonight's feature: Me n the kitchen window....
~*Takes a deep whif of the cool night air*~
Always enjoyed looking out my kitchen window late at night. Could be hereditary, since my dad also have the same habit. Few things can compare to a breath of fresh cool air that comes wif the calm of the night. Esp when my apartment is not really that well ventilated wif all the windows sealed like a maximum security prison.
Part of the enjoyment comes from the fact that my neighbourhood ppl r early kooners.....By 1am, almost all the lights from opposite appartments are off. The only illumination being a few street lamps n the moon, when juxtaposed against a cloudless sky, will give a surreal n somewhat eerie atmosphere when complemented wif the haze from Megawati's backyard.
All this darkness n cool air really sits well wif the nocturnal calm which is a stark contrast of wat the road directly below is like during the day. Traffic jams, jams n more jams. Maybe its this Jekyl/Hyde difference that allows one to notice the serenity that night brings.
No, I do not engage in any soul searching or contemplate any issues while I enjoy this calmness. .... I just let my mind be free.....free to wander....its a great way to unload after a long day.
Yeah come to think of it, I didn't get this habit from dad....his trip to the kitchen window is not to enjoy the night air.......its to smoke without being caught by my mom!(penalty: constant nagging throughout the night n maybe next day too!)
Tonight's feature: Me n the kitchen window....
~*Takes a deep whif of the cool night air*~
Always enjoyed looking out my kitchen window late at night. Could be hereditary, since my dad also have the same habit. Few things can compare to a breath of fresh cool air that comes wif the calm of the night. Esp when my apartment is not really that well ventilated wif all the windows sealed like a maximum security prison.
Part of the enjoyment comes from the fact that my neighbourhood ppl r early kooners.....By 1am, almost all the lights from opposite appartments are off. The only illumination being a few street lamps n the moon, when juxtaposed against a cloudless sky, will give a surreal n somewhat eerie atmosphere when complemented wif the haze from Megawati's backyard.
All this darkness n cool air really sits well wif the nocturnal calm which is a stark contrast of wat the road directly below is like during the day. Traffic jams, jams n more jams. Maybe its this Jekyl/Hyde difference that allows one to notice the serenity that night brings.
No, I do not engage in any soul searching or contemplate any issues while I enjoy this calmness. .... I just let my mind be free.....free to wander....its a great way to unload after a long day.
Yeah come to think of it, I didn't get this habit from dad....his trip to the kitchen window is not to enjoy the night air.......its to smoke without being caught by my mom!(penalty: constant nagging throughout the night n maybe next day too!)
Saturday, November 01, 2003
Whoa finally finished my first review! Ok Baby, u can stop stamping n start breathing now! Hope u all enjoyed it even though it's a rushed effort! Gan ye che till 3 am yesterday night! Wah lau ! Still got another corny '70s film coming up!!! Watch for it!Argghhh!
Speaking of movies....hope I can start to walk soon! Missed plenty of shows already like Ong Bak, Kill Bill, 15............wat's worse: The Matrix: Revolutions is showing in a week!! Everyday can see the countdown to the premiere on TV advertisement. It's just like inpending doom!!! Hope can see on the first week of the premiere cos that's when the cinema is packed wif anticipating fans.....Guess part of the pleasure of watching it on the big screen comes from the hyped up atmosphere surrounding u!
Speaking of movies....hope I can start to walk soon! Missed plenty of shows already like Ong Bak, Kill Bill, 15............wat's worse: The Matrix: Revolutions is showing in a week!! Everyday can see the countdown to the premiere on TV advertisement. It's just like inpending doom!!! Hope can see on the first week of the premiere cos that's when the cinema is packed wif anticipating fans.....Guess part of the pleasure of watching it on the big screen comes from the hyped up atmosphere surrounding u!
Friday, October 31, 2003
Tiew 's seebeh bo liao Chinese Kungfu Film Review!
Quick Profile.....
Title: Duel of fists
Director:Chang Cheh
Starring:David Chiang(as Fan Ke), Ti lung(as Wenlie)
At a glance: A martial arts film done all the way back in our parent's era. 1971 to be exact. Backdrop mostly filmed in Thailand.
Martial Arts Skill
--If you are searching for a film to inspire you in chinese wushu, look elsewhere. Most of the fights are muay thai and even those look fake the way they fling their limp limps around. David Chiang's character does not bring out the 'seh' in whatever wushu he was using. In a particular scene where the bad guy is trashing Wenlie, you can even see his punches(all five of them) miss totally! Nuff' said!Rating:
Direction/Choreography
--What they claim:.......'With action choreography by Liu Chia Liang, Duel of Fists was one of the megahits of 1971, second only to Bruce Lee's The Big Boss.'What I say: Surprisingly this bold claim is not as fake as the fighting. The choreography by the legendary Liu Chia Liang is superb(for their time). His talent of constructing 'mass fights' where the hero gets to thrash the hell out of everyone even when outnumbered 21556:1 is what actually makes the fight scene bearable. But still, its not enough to bring the film out of mediocrity. The scenery, backgrounds n movie settings are totally bland!! At least they bring some contrast to the actors!
No matter how many times i see it, I just cannot stand the overused '70s n '80s "closed up to actors/actress face" camera effect when they are about to make a strong point or emotion. Moreover its usually followed by some ear grating dramatic score. What's worse is that the flow of the film is really laggy....wah must tahan........I'll add a extra shuriken for Liu Chia Liang's effort though.
Rating:
Storyline/Characterization
--Needless to say, for action(or lack of it) oriented films, the plot is as thick as the vcd its imprinted on. Here's a summary of the story: Heroes goes in search of long lost elder bro in Thailand in order to fulfill dead father's wish. Eventually found him and helped him kick a couple of villains' ass on the way. So there! The ending is quite rushed and leaves you with an empty feeling like"huh? that's the end of my 50 cents?" (or whatever it cost for a movie in those days). As for the characters in the film, the heroes are heroic and the villains villainous......not much there. But what really puzzled me is won't Wenlie have some sort of psychological denial and hatred of his half brother Fan Ke? After all, Wenlie's father left his mother all alone and impregnated in Thailand and never returned! As mentioned in the show, he led a hard life with his mother. If its in real life, think Fan Ke will have to hire a real good shrink with years of therapy sessions for Wenlie to accept him!!!Rating:
Casts/Extras
--Not much qualms with the casting. David Chiang and Ti Lung comes naturally with "good guy's" faces(but how I wish I can wipe that annoying grin off David C's face!) and I guess the general audience of that time have already associated their faces with heroism after their countless action movies. The extras and 'calafares' were not bad too....the audience to the muay thai matches showed real enthusiasm and the 'extra' bad guys weren't too slow to be beaten up by our two heroes too....heh...I also notice there are an unusual number of people that are Chinese when they should be in Thailand! The only problem here is that the bad guys cannot make it....the sub-villain is not sly or despicable enough and his smile makes him look more like he's on the other side. The other thing is the Muay Thai Champ is waaayyyy too flabby to be even a Thai boxer!Rating:
Then again.....one of the lead ladies was so damn ugly, I almost flipped off my chair when she made her first appearance.(and it was a close-up too!! AARGGHHH!!)
Revised rating:
Overall
--Ok the film don't really sucked that much....after all, it was a mega hit in the '70s! But there are still a few details to nick pick....My major gripe being that the beginning half of the show was more like a travel film, showing lots of mudane shots of the streets of Thailand dragging the whole show slow!!! Ok ok maybe I should cut it some slack, as was mentioned a thousand time before this flick is filmed a whole decade before I was born! Perhaps I should close one eye when judging the catagories. Shouldn't be a problem.....The show shut both of mine while I was halfway through it......Rating:
Cheese factor!!
--Whooohooo......This film reeks of cheesiness man!! Dunno where to begin! I'll just state down a couple.....Cannot tahan the way David Chang grins from ear to ear......even in a fight!!!
Not to mention his character kept on reminding people that he is an engineer! Especially after one of the fight scene he just casually reminded one of the lead ladies(the ugly one): I don't fight for a living, I'm an engineer!!! Wah lau!! Does he seriously ooze cheese!!
Another bueh tahan cheesy part is that he can actually be in a hostile condition and still continue to chee hong!!! Wah think even Ho*g Ru* also never that powerful!!
And beyond description is how they deliver their lines....those you have to see and hear for yourself!
Cheesiness Rating:
Thursday, October 30, 2003
Ok so this is it, due to overwhelming boredom recuperating at home.......
Falconz Productions brings ya
Here's wat will be scrutinized:
All these catagories will be given a rating of up to five 'shurikens'
....obviously the more the better lah!
n finally....
Falconz Productions brings ya
Tiew 's seebeh bo liao Chinese Kungfu Film Review!
Here's wat will be scrutinized:
Martial Arts Skill
--Its always nice to see superhuman moves like the usual qing gong flight through the air or sending a group of baddies through three brick walls using a single punch. After all, we catch such movies partly for a sense of escapism. BUT still....over-exploitations of such effects will spoil the genre and lead to ridiculous stereo-typing of wushu. See what those ridiculous (but fun) '80s movies did to the Ninjas!! Just as important will be the 'seh' of the actors. Ang Mohs just don't cut it in wushu!! Look at Keanu Reeves do kung fu in the matrix.....*brrrrr*.....Direction/Choreography
--Action sequences should be well timed and not have any lag. How the fight scene fare will also make or break the show for this genre. Film must have well balance of story/character building, while still maintaining the adrenalin rush!Storyline/Characterization
--Speaking of story/character building, alot of kung fu movies is sorely in need of that. Especially those Gu Long or Jin Yong novels adaptations. When everything is squeezed into a 100+min film, the story will inevitably loose important details and the characterisation will be as deep as the acting skills of the actors themselves.Casts/Extras
--Casting: while not that crucial a factor but still plays a part in the 'viewability' of the show. Can't imagine Wu2 Meng4 Da2 being a chivalrous and highly skilled lead. Nor Stephen Chow as a cruel and tyrannous warlord....... The 'extras' are just as important as they can either enhance the lead actor's presence or add unwanted cheesiness to the film.Overall
--This is the section where i can add miscellaneous rants n raves about the film...All these catagories will be given a rating of up to five 'shurikens'
....obviously the more the better lah!
n finally....
Cheese factor!!
--A rating of up to five 'cheese''
Tuesday, October 28, 2003
Friday, October 24, 2003
Well its been some time since i last blogged. Think abit put off since Angelfire decided to kill off my account as i was only using it to store pics.....one of the nice surprises waiting for me after i was discharged from NUH...*humph*.... well have to make do wif no pics for the time being.
N speaking of NUH....except for physiotheraphy followups, hopefully I wouldn't have to see that place for a long loooonngggg time. Never ever if possible. Really sick n tired of hospitals liao.
"What did not kill me will only make me stronger!"
Think I've not been learning enuf lessons from my life's experiences.......or judging from the above line......I should be six feet tall n as broad as the incredible hulk by now.
Ok. Enuf of philosopher Tiew's rantings.....
Today was a good day. Got two shifts of visitors. One in the afternoon from my poly 'bros' n another from the wushu ppl in the evening! So glad to see them really cheered me up, esp when i know that I'll be quarantined at home longer than if I kanna SARS.
Already 'consumed' three Jet Li VCD n a few magazines liao.....dunno how long can my 'boredom prevention kit' ration last.....
At least can save lots of $$$ staying at home.
N speaking of NUH....except for physiotheraphy followups, hopefully I wouldn't have to see that place for a long loooonngggg time. Never ever if possible. Really sick n tired of hospitals liao.
Serious!
If I'm to be warded again soon think gonna sign up for a regular customer's privilege card at NUH or something like that liao."What did not kill me will only make me stronger!"
Think I've not been learning enuf lessons from my life's experiences.......or judging from the above line......I should be six feet tall n as broad as the incredible hulk by now.
Ok. Enuf of philosopher Tiew's rantings.....
Today was a good day. Got two shifts of visitors. One in the afternoon from my poly 'bros' n another from the wushu ppl in the evening! So glad to see them really cheered me up, esp when i know that I'll be quarantined at home longer than if I kanna SARS.
Already 'consumed' three Jet Li VCD n a few magazines liao.....dunno how long can my 'boredom prevention kit' ration last.....
At least can save lots of $$$ staying at home.
Monday, October 20, 2003
Saturday, October 18, 2003
Ok....its official: My bike hates me!
Ok Ok so its my fault....never wash her for quite some time liao...come to think of it....two months liao! Whoops!
Yep it finally happened....I crashed while riding my scoot....Always thought that was unbuangable. The bike too stable liao. Well the Titanic was also said to be unsunkable.
Think it gave me a warning to clean her up two days ago....By dying on me at Bukit Panjang......Didn't take that seriously.....
So today she made me see her pt by doing a hari kiri on the rear tire........wah...wan to tong gui yi jing wif me siah!
Tried to gain control of it but end up all over the tarmac. Haiz.....my bike is totalled , my helmet's visor missing, scrapes n dirt all over my 'head, shoulders, knee n toes'....
Luckily this family of ppl owning the roadside restaurant came to my help......even drove me to the nearest clinic n back!
Can't express my gratitude enuf....
Must bring frens go there eat liao!!!
At least i ws not late for the ICN at ke. Been waiting for this all week. All i can say is that all the juniors' effort paid off....The performance was nothing short of splendid!
Well done Baby!!! Especially the sword/sabre taolu....finally learnt how to play along wif each other nicely huh?
Think tomorrow gonna pay a visit to the tie da liao despite busy schedule.
Neck starting to hurt from the fall liao.....darn.
Ok Ok so its my fault....never wash her for quite some time liao...come to think of it....two months liao! Whoops!
Yep it finally happened....I crashed while riding my scoot....Always thought that was unbuangable. The bike too stable liao. Well the Titanic was also said to be unsunkable.
Think it gave me a warning to clean her up two days ago....By dying on me at Bukit Panjang......Didn't take that seriously.....
So today she made me see her pt by doing a hari kiri on the rear tire........wah...wan to tong gui yi jing wif me siah!
Tried to gain control of it but end up all over the tarmac. Haiz.....my bike is totalled , my helmet's visor missing, scrapes n dirt all over my 'head, shoulders, knee n toes'....
Luckily this family of ppl owning the roadside restaurant came to my help......even drove me to the nearest clinic n back!
Can't express my gratitude enuf....
Must bring frens go there eat liao!!!
At least i ws not late for the ICN at ke. Been waiting for this all week. All i can say is that all the juniors' effort paid off....The performance was nothing short of splendid!
Well done Baby!!! Especially the sword/sabre taolu....finally learnt how to play along wif each other nicely huh?
Think tomorrow gonna pay a visit to the tie da liao despite busy schedule.
Neck starting to hurt from the fall liao.....darn.
Thursday, October 16, 2003
Wah the ma bu at ke training yesterday.....shiok!
Today morning can feel the effects already!
Today was a superbly slack day......till evening came....slept all the way until i forgot there's this Singapore-indonesian Youth Cooperation Programme organised by NYC I had to attend wif Shamu at Rendevous Hotel.....Hmmm that place brings back memories of my poly graduation dinner n dance...
Its been a long time since I dressed so formally liao......Long sleeved shirt, pants, even have to put on tie....
But worse is that today then i realised even though i have footwear for every terrain....(trekking, adventure racing, leisure, wushu, etc...) I dun even have a leather shoe to wear to a formal event!!
Ended up wearing my bro's size 41 leather shoes....(mine's 45! Ouch!)
A minor setback........
Followed by.......
Was travelling along Bukit Panjang rd when my bike just decided that i needed more fun n just died on me without any warning in the middle of a three lane road......
Feels quite lame when u have to stand in the middle of the road n wait for all the vehicles to finish moving by before u can push it to the sidewalk.
Of all times to die on me!! Once on the pavement, immediately started my emergency CPR procedure(by trying to start the bike using the step starter). After much stepping, there's still no sign of pulse from the engine.....by then i was perspiring all over n my feet hurt from the cinderella sized shoes!! Even started 'surgery' changed the spark plug on the spot n chipped a small part of my teeth doing that!!!! Must have looked strange in formal dressing n fixing a bike in the middle of the pavement....
My scooter: Pronounced dead at 6.55 pm (gave up liao lah)
End up biah cab down n was late by 20 mins but at least my pespirations was dried by then....The uncle was quite chatty n even learnt a few life lessons from him! (.......its all a matter of perception....)
After clearing my hands of soot, went straight to the conference room. Wah so paiseh, heng the MP giving speech never tiao me for making such a late entrance!
At the buffet dinner, we got to socialise n exchange namecards wif the Indonesian Youth leaders from various organisations as well as local ones...
Actually intended to sit wif Shamu (since both of us representing ECO) n this girl from SAJC, haha can chee hong liao!!(if she wasn't that young!) But found that my seat was stolen when i returned wif my food.....haiz....
Ended up seating wif the organisers.......no problems adapting though since i've been intruding into alot of events since poly days.
The Indonesian reps are quite frenly but communications wif them does have some lag time since their basic language is malay after all. Got to tok wif some ah pehs from my table n only then do i realised they are actually big wigs from various orgs...
Since poly, one of the things i cannot tahan is politics.....all the fake faces, maneuvering......
Tonight is no diff.....cannot stand the fake laughters coming from the table behind me where the MP is seating.......bueh tahan manz....
Today morning can feel the effects already!
Today was a superbly slack day......till evening came....slept all the way until i forgot there's this Singapore-indonesian Youth Cooperation Programme organised by NYC I had to attend wif Shamu at Rendevous Hotel.....Hmmm that place brings back memories of my poly graduation dinner n dance...
Its been a long time since I dressed so formally liao......Long sleeved shirt, pants, even have to put on tie....
But worse is that today then i realised even though i have footwear for every terrain....(trekking, adventure racing, leisure, wushu, etc...) I dun even have a leather shoe to wear to a formal event!!
Ended up wearing my bro's size 41 leather shoes....(mine's 45! Ouch!)
A minor setback........
Followed by.......
Was travelling along Bukit Panjang rd when my bike just decided that i needed more fun n just died on me without any warning in the middle of a three lane road......
Feels quite lame when u have to stand in the middle of the road n wait for all the vehicles to finish moving by before u can push it to the sidewalk.
Of all times to die on me!! Once on the pavement, immediately started my emergency CPR procedure(by trying to start the bike using the step starter). After much stepping, there's still no sign of pulse from the engine.....by then i was perspiring all over n my feet hurt from the cinderella sized shoes!! Even started 'surgery' changed the spark plug on the spot n chipped a small part of my teeth doing that!!!! Must have looked strange in formal dressing n fixing a bike in the middle of the pavement....
My scooter: Pronounced dead at 6.55 pm (gave up liao lah)
End up biah cab down n was late by 20 mins but at least my pespirations was dried by then....The uncle was quite chatty n even learnt a few life lessons from him! (.......its all a matter of perception....)
After clearing my hands of soot, went straight to the conference room. Wah so paiseh, heng the MP giving speech never tiao me for making such a late entrance!
At the buffet dinner, we got to socialise n exchange namecards wif the Indonesian Youth leaders from various organisations as well as local ones...
Actually intended to sit wif Shamu (since both of us representing ECO) n this girl from SAJC, haha can chee hong liao!!(if she wasn't that young!) But found that my seat was stolen when i returned wif my food.....haiz....
Ended up seating wif the organisers.......no problems adapting though since i've been intruding into alot of events since poly days.
The Indonesian reps are quite frenly but communications wif them does have some lag time since their basic language is malay after all. Got to tok wif some ah pehs from my table n only then do i realised they are actually big wigs from various orgs...
Since poly, one of the things i cannot tahan is politics.....all the fake faces, maneuvering......
Tonight is no diff.....cannot stand the fake laughters coming from the table behind me where the MP is seating.......bueh tahan manz....
Wednesday, October 15, 2003
Yeah !! N oh no....
That's two things i'll have to say for today.....
yeah as in i have virtually ORDied from ns.....will only go back camp during dec to sign clearance.....
oh no as in i'll be going for my knee operation next monday.....n this also means no more outdoor activities and WUSHU!!!
Whoa can already picture it.....totally immobile for a whole month slouching at home......
really not my kind of life!
Went to KE for training after work....trying to catch up wif as much wushu as possible before the big slice on mon...
Got to 'inspect' boi's room. Hmmm... not as messy as baby's rm (onli a tsunami can do that...) but not as cosy either.....kind of a tradeoff....
That's two things i'll have to say for today.....
yeah as in i have virtually ORDied from ns.....will only go back camp during dec to sign clearance.....
oh no as in i'll be going for my knee operation next monday.....n this also means no more outdoor activities and WUSHU!!!
Whoa can already picture it.....totally immobile for a whole month slouching at home......
really not my kind of life!
Went to KE for training after work....trying to catch up wif as much wushu as possible before the big slice on mon...
Got to 'inspect' boi's room. Hmmm... not as messy as baby's rm (onli a tsunami can do that...) but not as cosy either.....kind of a tradeoff....
Tuesday, October 14, 2003
Yah continuing on the trip to Motogp.......
Took onli 3.5 hrs to reach Sepang from Second link wif a pee break in between. Not too bad but i wouldn't expect any less....since the group i went wif(Alvin Yeo, Bog Imp Chan, n Kelvin) r like racers in their own rights... Began pouring W.H.Y n dogs since setting off 6+in the morning till somewhere in Johore. Kinda pity those bikers(probably having the same destination in mind) that we saw at the second link.
Did a little shopping, at the various tentage stores set up at the track that were trying to cash in on the event. Bargained like true blue Singaporeans....even use the 'show hand method' to get better deals. Wah there's even this auntie trying to sell us a Max Biaggi cap for 60 Ringgits!!! Cos the racer will be at the autograph session later.....but guess wat? He was held up at a post qualifying meeting n didn't show up! Heng never buy ah! In fact, more then half the racers never turn up! Its either they got injured during qualifying or 'too busy'... made us wait in the line for almost 2 hrs!!! Luckily still got Jeremy McWilliams, Nobuatsu Aoki, Makoto Tamada n Ryuichi Kiyonari!! Tamada has a very friendly personality, n was pleasantly surprised when i gave him the Tetsuya Harada Pramac team t-shirt to autograph on.....
'Woh pramac!!'
'Oh Harada-san!'
That was the comments he exclaimed wif a jap accent.
Was awfully nice of the S'porean uncle we met at the carpark after the sat qualifyings.. Showed us where Mint Hotel(horrible place...more on that later) was n even brought us to places to have dinner. But was not so good in giving directions(n pronouncing the word 'Carrefour'). Got lost following his directions n circled outside m'sia national stadium for quite a while b4 finding our bearings...
Mint hotel........looks good from the outside......heh......
They ran outta small rooms so we were force to stay in their $250 Ringgit per night 'junior suite'....as they call it....
Suite my foot!!!
1) The bed was blood stained(got a good laugh cos of that..)
2)There is onli a small panel of "window" wif a view of ...the opp block.
3)There are loose wires coming out of the wall dangling above our heads
4) There is not a single drawer to place ur stuff
5)cobwebs everywhere(maybe that can keep the mosquitoes count down)
6)he bedsheet made Bog Imp n me itch like monkeys until we change it....(the room service to change the sheet came onli an hr after we called them)
7) The toilet cannot be flushed.
8) The TV onli have three channels!
n lots more other small niggles..... lucky we onli stayed in to sleep.
Went out during the night by taxi to various places in a pathetic attempt to shop......cos by that time....everywhere we went, the doors came shutting down liao.....
One of the cab drivers even sugg we go chun keat(approx spelling)....say got 24hrs of fun.....Lucky Alvin checked wif his KL fren......CK is a geylang equivalent.....n that is after Bog Imp already told the driver:"we wan shopping, not play co*k"!! Eventually ended up in petaling Street in KL to walk the pasar malam...Hmm.. petaling....this name reminded me of one of the forum topics in the KE forum....
Wah Guohua's fren Sze Chian was rite.....drivers in KL 'drives' u siao. The taxi ah chek must be a retired WRC racer....
Along the way also saw the petronas twin tower from a distance....looks majestic when its lighted up at night!!
Anyway even after we reached S'pore.....we are still driving at 140s! Must have been too used to it....Bog Imp term it as the 'KL Blood' effect.....
Yep...that's generally the weekend trip folks!! Hopefully i get to repeat thi trip next yr....
Now for little photos.....yea.....
Makoto Tamada autograph session
Me, Kevin, Alvin, Bog Imp n lots of motorcycles
Just b4 the race
Ready for blast off!
Spray the champagnes!
Took onli 3.5 hrs to reach Sepang from Second link wif a pee break in between. Not too bad but i wouldn't expect any less....since the group i went wif(Alvin Yeo, Bog Imp Chan, n Kelvin) r like racers in their own rights... Began pouring W.H.Y n dogs since setting off 6+in the morning till somewhere in Johore. Kinda pity those bikers(probably having the same destination in mind) that we saw at the second link.
Did a little shopping, at the various tentage stores set up at the track that were trying to cash in on the event. Bargained like true blue Singaporeans....even use the 'show hand method' to get better deals. Wah there's even this auntie trying to sell us a Max Biaggi cap for 60 Ringgits!!! Cos the racer will be at the autograph session later.....but guess wat? He was held up at a post qualifying meeting n didn't show up! Heng never buy ah! In fact, more then half the racers never turn up! Its either they got injured during qualifying or 'too busy'... made us wait in the line for almost 2 hrs!!! Luckily still got Jeremy McWilliams, Nobuatsu Aoki, Makoto Tamada n Ryuichi Kiyonari!! Tamada has a very friendly personality, n was pleasantly surprised when i gave him the Tetsuya Harada Pramac team t-shirt to autograph on.....
'Woh pramac!!'
'Oh Harada-san!'
That was the comments he exclaimed wif a jap accent.
Was awfully nice of the S'porean uncle we met at the carpark after the sat qualifyings.. Showed us where Mint Hotel(horrible place...more on that later) was n even brought us to places to have dinner. But was not so good in giving directions(n pronouncing the word 'Carrefour'). Got lost following his directions n circled outside m'sia national stadium for quite a while b4 finding our bearings...
Mint hotel........looks good from the outside......heh......
They ran outta small rooms so we were force to stay in their $250 Ringgit per night 'junior suite'....as they call it....
Suite my foot!!!
1) The bed was blood stained(got a good laugh cos of that..)
2)There is onli a small panel of "window" wif a view of ...the opp block.
3)There are loose wires coming out of the wall dangling above our heads
4) There is not a single drawer to place ur stuff
5)cobwebs everywhere(maybe that can keep the mosquitoes count down)
6)he bedsheet made Bog Imp n me itch like monkeys until we change it....(the room service to change the sheet came onli an hr after we called them)
7) The toilet cannot be flushed.
8) The TV onli have three channels!
n lots more other small niggles..... lucky we onli stayed in to sleep.
Went out during the night by taxi to various places in a pathetic attempt to shop......cos by that time....everywhere we went, the doors came shutting down liao.....
One of the cab drivers even sugg we go chun keat(approx spelling)....say got 24hrs of fun.....Lucky Alvin checked wif his KL fren......CK is a geylang equivalent.....n that is after Bog Imp already told the driver:"we wan shopping, not play co*k"!! Eventually ended up in petaling Street in KL to walk the pasar malam...Hmm.. petaling....this name reminded me of one of the forum topics in the KE forum....
Wah Guohua's fren Sze Chian was rite.....drivers in KL 'drives' u siao. The taxi ah chek must be a retired WRC racer....
Along the way also saw the petronas twin tower from a distance....looks majestic when its lighted up at night!!
Anyway even after we reached S'pore.....we are still driving at 140s! Must have been too used to it....Bog Imp term it as the 'KL Blood' effect.....
Yep...that's generally the weekend trip folks!! Hopefully i get to repeat thi trip next yr....
Now for little photos.....yea.....
Makoto Tamada autograph session
Me, Kevin, Alvin, Bog Imp n lots of motorcycles
Just b4 the race
Ready for blast off!
Spray the champagnes!
Monday, October 13, 2003
Just got back from our biker's 'pilgrimage' to Sepang yesterday....
Aiyoh!! Valentino Rossi got crowned world champ over the weekend at Sepang! No surprise though. Just hoping not that soon... He was on pole position to start wif, n once the race got under way, can see its all over. Was good effort on Gibernau's part to hold him off in the beginning though but can see Rossi was only 'playing' wif him in the first half of the race....
Missed the 125s(cos still slacking in hotel) only made it to the track to see the 250s n Motogp. N both the races were not that entertaining but still... nothing beats watching it live!
Yes we had to drive up 328 km, endure the crowd, the humidity, can't get to see the whole race cos some part of the track is blocked from view, n the racers looked like a trail of ants on some parts....etc...blah blah.....not to mention there's this guy in full Ducati getup kept poking my head from behind wif his cap like a woodpecker...Almost wan to 'chia 'it to him liao!
But the live atmosphere, the noise, getting to meet the racers live, n the NOISE!!!
Its worth all the trouble!!! There's really a world of diff when u watch it live in person compared to watching it live on sports city last time. Was really impressed when i see how the racers make a overtaking move at the corners!!
Slipstream the front rider....
comes out of the slipstream.....
out-break the opponent....
bank n overtake.....!!
Its incredible man....
N the NOISE!!!!!! Wow! the 125s n 250s r shrill enuf wif their two-stroke engine....but wif the 4-strokes from Motogp, Its like a jet flying pass at low altitude everytime one goes pass the straights! Resisted the urge to put on the exorbitantly priced(at 10 ringgit a pair!) ear plugs that i bought. Cos the only way of enjoying it on scene fully, u would also have to experience the complete unadulterated aura blast from the 'tuned-to-hell' machinery!!! Ears still have a slight ringing even now!
OK enuf on race...
the trip to KL was not too bad either!
But that....will be continued in my next posting...........! Plus pics too!
Yah can't believe Bog Imp bought a GSX-R 1000K3!
IF u r a bike enthusiast, ur jaws should be touching the ground now....
Too bad the second rider's name on his insurance is not mine this time round.....
But still.....gonna try making the century sprint in 3 seconds wif that bike....dunno how that will feel like.....whoa....mega adrenaline rush.....
Aiyoh!! Valentino Rossi got crowned world champ over the weekend at Sepang! No surprise though. Just hoping not that soon... He was on pole position to start wif, n once the race got under way, can see its all over. Was good effort on Gibernau's part to hold him off in the beginning though but can see Rossi was only 'playing' wif him in the first half of the race....
Missed the 125s(cos still slacking in hotel) only made it to the track to see the 250s n Motogp. N both the races were not that entertaining but still... nothing beats watching it live!
Yes we had to drive up 328 km, endure the crowd, the humidity, can't get to see the whole race cos some part of the track is blocked from view, n the racers looked like a trail of ants on some parts....etc...blah blah.....not to mention there's this guy in full Ducati getup kept poking my head from behind wif his cap like a woodpecker...Almost wan to 'chia 'it to him liao!
But the live atmosphere, the noise, getting to meet the racers live, n the NOISE!!!
Its worth all the trouble!!! There's really a world of diff when u watch it live in person compared to watching it live on sports city last time. Was really impressed when i see how the racers make a overtaking move at the corners!!
Slipstream the front rider....
comes out of the slipstream.....
out-break the opponent....
bank n overtake.....!!
Its incredible man....
N the NOISE!!!!!! Wow! the 125s n 250s r shrill enuf wif their two-stroke engine....but wif the 4-strokes from Motogp, Its like a jet flying pass at low altitude everytime one goes pass the straights! Resisted the urge to put on the exorbitantly priced(at 10 ringgit a pair!) ear plugs that i bought. Cos the only way of enjoying it on scene fully, u would also have to experience the complete unadulterated aura blast from the 'tuned-to-hell' machinery!!! Ears still have a slight ringing even now!
OK enuf on race...
the trip to KL was not too bad either!
But that....will be continued in my next posting...........! Plus pics too!
Yah can't believe Bog Imp bought a GSX-R 1000K3!
IF u r a bike enthusiast, ur jaws should be touching the ground now....
Too bad the second rider's name on his insurance is not mine this time round.....
But still.....gonna try making the century sprint in 3 seconds wif that bike....dunno how that will feel like.....whoa....mega adrenaline rush.....
Saturday, October 11, 2003
Back to camp liao loh!!! But then again tomorrow on leave again anyway! :P
Not too bad a return to camp, since today is still 3DSMB's ICT week. Half the company's gone and only left a super bo chup warrant officer to take charge of wateva 'slaves' there are left. All in all, a boring day in camp.....so bored that i even took my scooter for a slow 'scenic' ride round Jurong camp....haiz...
things not much better at wushu training.....seriously lacking in ppl today.....
and had to bring 2 jians n 1 dao with me home today cos whoever got the keys to the weapon cupboard din come today...... 'sah1 qi4' level in my room increasing.....
YEAH YEAH!!!! Tomorrow finally going down Sepang in KL!!!!!
After anticipating this day for a year ...yes! Hope we dun get lost since no one in the group have made a trip there before. It's like a motogp's fan pilgrimage....Finally can get to see those world class GP racers live in action! Gonna see if those 4-stroke machines live up to their super-hyped up name! It's a sad thing Katoh died at Suzuka this earlier this yr. was my oh xiang in bike racing.....(his official website link is to the right of this page)
Yah... i hope Rossi crash on sun....so at least he wun get his third world title yet....(sorry folks, i tend to support the underdogs)
Not too bad a return to camp, since today is still 3DSMB's ICT week. Half the company's gone and only left a super bo chup warrant officer to take charge of wateva 'slaves' there are left. All in all, a boring day in camp.....so bored that i even took my scooter for a slow 'scenic' ride round Jurong camp....haiz...
things not much better at wushu training.....seriously lacking in ppl today.....
and had to bring 2 jians n 1 dao with me home today cos whoever got the keys to the weapon cupboard din come today...... 'sah1 qi4' level in my room increasing.....
YEAH YEAH!!!! Tomorrow finally going down Sepang in KL!!!!!
After anticipating this day for a year ...yes! Hope we dun get lost since no one in the group have made a trip there before. It's like a motogp's fan pilgrimage....Finally can get to see those world class GP racers live in action! Gonna see if those 4-stroke machines live up to their super-hyped up name! It's a sad thing Katoh died at Suzuka this earlier this yr. was my oh xiang in bike racing.....(his official website link is to the right of this page)
Yah... i hope Rossi crash on sun....so at least he wun get his third world title yet....(sorry folks, i tend to support the underdogs)
Thursday, October 09, 2003
Oh no.....just realised:last day of my precious mc liao!
But its ok lah......Think I achieved enuf during this little 'holiday'.
Ok medical stuff aside....
Had ECO meeting at citilink Pacific Coffee in the evening.......
~~in case if u r wondering wat ECO is....just click on the green coloured link on the right. Go on.....click lah!!~~
Wah loved the sofa at the coffee joint.....Wilson(another whale) n I almost fell asleep on them while the char bor side of the committee was bi*ching away!
Never liked night meetings.........day ones are bad enough but at night, my brain seems to switch itself off( n wif the help of the sofa---worse)
WoW, 3am....now no need PTI to keep me up liao.....just Blog will do
But its ok lah......Think I achieved enuf during this little 'holiday'.
Yesterday: Met up wif one of my bunk mates from tekong who, needless to say is also on mc....n yes....he also operated on his knee ligament..... Come to think of it...that's the 6th or 7th fren of mine who went for ligament reconstruction liao!!!! Wah I guess it's the 'IN' thing nowadays for NSF.
Today: bueh tahan liao!!! Dun wanna wait for my #@%T% doctor....went straight to NUH n forced him to give me a date for my operation or taste the sharp end of my katana!!!! HAHAHAHA....(evil laughter) erm...actually it was never that dramatic but nonetheless i finally got a confirmed date of operation!!! YEAH!!.....
Hmm...shouldn't be too happy either......not the first time i kanna 'aeroplaned' by doctors(or med students) liao!!!
Not to mention i'll have to stop wushu very soon.....
Ok medical stuff aside....
Had ECO meeting at citilink Pacific Coffee in the evening.......
~~in case if u r wondering wat ECO is....just click on the green coloured link on the right. Go on.....click lah!!~~
Wah loved the sofa at the coffee joint.....Wilson(another whale) n I almost fell asleep on them while the char bor side of the committee was bi*ching away!
Never liked night meetings.........day ones are bad enough but at night, my brain seems to switch itself off( n wif the help of the sofa---worse)
WoW, 3am....now no need PTI to keep me up liao.....just Blog will do
Wednesday, October 08, 2003
Tuesday, October 07, 2003
Yay.... finally got down to creating my very own blog space....! Kept putting it off but was finally instigated by 'whale' n 'baby' last night. Still using 'trial n error' method to try out this blog thing....which explains the first 2 posts......
was hesitating to have a blog due to a couple of reasons:
1) have comp phobia(dunno how to handle all the HTML crap)
2) As i'm still 'Awaiting ORD' doubt i'll have time for this....(but since now that i'm on long mc.....)
ah heck....gonna parasite myself onto ppl that's good at programming...(hello whale?) Learn something new everyday!!!
Hopefully i this blog thing can be an archive for my poor memory..... n something crappy to look back on someday.....
ok ... back to testing.......
(n slacking. Gotta enjoy wat's left of my mc after all u know..)
was hesitating to have a blog due to a couple of reasons:
1) have comp phobia(dunno how to handle all the HTML crap)
2) As i'm still 'Awaiting ORD' doubt i'll have time for this....(but since now that i'm on long mc.....)
ah heck....gonna parasite myself onto ppl that's good at programming...(hello whale?) Learn something new everyday!!!
Hopefully i this blog thing can be an archive for my poor memory..... n something crappy to look back on someday.....
ok ... back to testing.......
(n slacking. Gotta enjoy wat's left of my mc after all u know..)
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