Tuesday, January 31
sian..today is the last day of the cny holiday...have to book in tmr...but i'm already quite satisfied already...had my fair share of fun and joy...collected lotsa money this time..well, this money also includs my birthday hongbao, so its quite a big share...bless those who gave me red packets...anw, deposited the money today so that i wun spent it all...met up gh and kt today...its nice to catch up with one another once in a while and the most interesting thing is we saw nicky at cathay cine too! such a coincidence...haha...anw, hope everyone had a gd time too and its back to work or study tmr!
jel; 8:44 pm
Sunday, January 29
Happy New Year everyone!its the first day of the lunar new year again...last night's fireworks at marina was fantastic...abt 8 min worth of dazzling lights...this yr's river hongbao shifted to a new location, just opp the padang which i think is a more ideal place since its much more accessible...anw, when house-visiting today...met my relatives at my uncle's hs...although there's nothing really special, but the fact that most of my relatives are tog in one place is a reason enough to make the day joyous since we rarely meet up with one another...and i'm only close to only a few cousins too...anw, we still manage to mingle with one another...and i've received a few compliments too, lk how my hair was nicely done up (ok, i did put in more effort today), my nice cargo pants (well, i lk that too) and how i looked lk one of the korean actor (no names given..i find the compliment weird but i accept it anw)...super tired at the end of the day...had to drag my feet home...btw, wld lk to thank those who gave me wishes and blessings for my birthday yest...there were quite a few pleasant surprises from a few of them cause i've haven really contacted them over the past yr and i was really thankful your smses...oh and of course lance who managed to send me his sms at a time registered as 1200 (0000hr) on my phone...thanks everyone!
jel; 10:21 pm
Friday, January 27
me, mf and sl went back to nj today...the last time i went back was to collect my results and i did see many changes...we were crazy enough to go there early enough to attend the morning assembly...haha...just for the sake of reminising the past...its lk the old times were back once again...such fond memories...we attended the concert at the hall too...to think that in the past as students, we always drag going for such events and now we volunteeringly attend...queer right? they even had a superstar competition going on...we met up with mrs chew, mrs khoo and of course mr bek....was surprised they still rmb us...i'm glad they're still doing fine in nj...but i guess they must be quite shocked to find us cause few pple do come back to visit teachers after they leave jc....and i actually find myself quite old...belonging to the 03 batch when now is the 06 batch...oh my...anw, we went to explore quite a few places, amphi, old classroom, library, canteen, toilets at the canteen (those were nicely renovated)...anw, we practically covered the entire compound comparing the changes....but i can see the entire place is a much healthier studying environment...well, all the best juniors and push the sch name to higher grounds!
jel; 11:05 pm
Thursday, January 26
today was our brigade anni cum cny celebration at sentosa...the only thing gd abt this event is that its held in some civilian area and we get to book out last night...so glad jason drove us there...makes evrything so convenient...had breakfast at harbourfront before going there...long time since i went there...the renovations were completed and what a huge change it was! esp the palawan beach area....the lrt train system was almost ready..the structure and tracks were completed and there was a beach station near the palawan beach....the entire stretch of beach was so nicely done up...new signboards, paths, trams, toilets....the place was refreshing...the only thing is the strip of beach is much thinner now at the expense of the new structures....the celebration wasn't too fun...telematch was quite boring, but we tried to have some fun anw, some laughters at the second which we took part...but i guessed pple who were not participating were quite bored...then there was buffet lunch, yu sheng and stage performances which had a few highlights...lk in the hunk contest where the least possible winner turned out to be the winner! poor ys, sabotaged by us to go up stage and was 'sabotaged' to be the winner...haha..but its the fact that he had the support the entire hq coy pple...anw, the event ended with the lucky draw and a few of us went on to try out the sentosa luge..a new feature in sentosa...thanks for kelvin's islander card, we purchased tix at half price...we went up the hill on these seats which resemble those of ice-skiing...its really terrifying esp when your legs are left hanging in the air and there's minimum support...but none of us were as terrified as ivan who almost screamed his lungs out and he even grabbed my leg at one point! we were quite shocked at his reaction cause he's the kind who is usu calm and cool....haha..its quite hilarious...but the ride down was a great experience...i enjoyed riding down at such high speeds, finding the wind blowing against you...pity the ride was quite short...they shld have a longer path...we wanted to try the 4d cinema but found it to be too exp, so we left after that...a few of us proceeded on to bugis for more shopping...its gd to enjoy the sun, sand and sea once in a while with the right company, considering that sentosa is a much better place to be in now and i believe it'll improve further in the times to come....
jel; 10:41 pm
Sunday, January 22
just came back from encounter wkend....it was such a rush..i had to take cab from camp to home and then another cab to bbhq...thank God i managed to reach there on time...and i took back home just now for renuion dinner...but 2 days and 2 nights spent at bbhq was enriching...lessons of salvation, getting to know God and the very essence of His presence...it brought me to a higher level of understanding and commitment in what i've always believed in...and i'm so glad there were so many more who were with me...i begin to open up my heart and also understand certain queries i've always had...forgiveness is the only answer to past hurts and pains...its only through that that you'll begin to be able to accept new love and be able to love without pain....it was such a painful yet meaningful session for me....anw, thanks jon for being my guide through this journey...and i've got to know my other bros, joel, gordon and greg much better...its such a memorable wkend...i spent the entire wkend in a tranquil area set in the heart of the city, yet not distracted by the lights and sounds of the city and be able to set my mind and heart in peace....spending time not just solely for yourself could be such a wonderful thing......
jel; 8:20 pm
Saturday, January 14
its the wkend again...i'm getting pretty sick of having to blog only on wkends....mood a bit dull today...maybe because the past wk hasn't been exactly very smooth...its just irritating to be just near pple who really annoys you...simply can't stand those pple....that gives me a bigger reason to look forward to nov....well, its not jus me alone but i know a lot more have the same sentiments...and it jus proves one thing, those pple can really!...haha, but i guess i always try to forgive them and make the best out of the situation...it really doesn't help if u flare up in front of them...it wun make team work easy either....bpt next week...hope i'll survive through the 4 days...and it'll be encounter wkend for the next wkend and then i'll be looking forward to an early start to cny on 26...haha...so looking forward to that and i'm hoping to go back nj on 27 too!...its hard to have any cny mood in the army, not that there's much during christmas...its so hard when the 5 days you'll mostly deprived of the mood from external sources....but i'm so glad this yr's christmas wld be a different case already....
jel; 10:27 am
Tuesday, January 10
its the last day of the long wkend....nv a enjoyable day for me....anw, went out with chris today...there's always so much to chat abt even though we may not meet up often or come from similar environments...but maybe because he's one of my closest cousin and we do hang out often since yg, so i just guess we do have smthng in common....its back to the same few places that i've been over the wkend....getting quite sick of certain places in singapore...maybe i shld go out less often unless others ask me out....but at least its not too bad in the sense that the companion now is different, so it was a different experience even though its the same places... went back to candy empire again and this time round, i went to buy all the titbits and choc that i've been craving for...but i guess this wld be a one-off event cause the stuff there are simply too exp...halfway through my da vinci code...i'm amazed at how fast my pace of reading is this time round...the plot is simply too intriguing....
jel; 8:16 pm
Sunday, January 8
its the long wkend again...from sat to tue cause mon i'm on off...its hard to get back into the momentum of army life after such a long break last week..its hard to adjust back i wld say and it really makes me look forward to nov....freedom at long last! it makes me wanna just return to civilian life...sigh..but it'll be fast...10 more months...anw, i'm glad to be able to have friends here in the brigade whom i can get along with well...it does makes life there a bit more tolerable...but thats just after office hours (here i'm not jus talking abt 5.30pm) where i can hang ard with them in the bunk and even chat till past 12...the night chats seem to be a must-have and they are always so enjoyable....i'm really thankful for the companions i have....
jel; 10:05 pm
Sunday, January 1
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!now at sl's hs...come over here for countdown....had such a fulfilling steamboat dinner just now...still feeling so bloated now...but the food were yummy, esp the curry chicken...sl always make such a gd host...then we watched 40 yr old virgin...and we send candice a video clip of our new yr greetings through alwyn's phone cause she isn't with us...but she was with us at orchard earlier for lunch at nydc...wonder whether she received that clip....anw, sl has knocked off and py has jus dozed off while watching 50 first dates...i'm the only one awake now...anw, this is usu the time when we do our reflections for the past yr and have new resolutions for the new yr...well, i'm kinda too lazy to do all that...but i'm jus gonna thank God for the great yr that i had...thank God for the smooth ns experience, for the friends and companionship that i had and most importantly, thank God for always being there for me, whether it is for good or bad times...Thank God for the new year that has arrived...may everyone have a better yr ahead of them...God bless all...
jel; 2:09 am