=: ][My World ][:=

-=:][ Weekend & OCH][:=-

2008-10-13T22:13:00.009+08:00

Life really is different without a car now if u ask mi. Perhaps i've really been too used to driving that i've clean forgotten those days in NS when i haf to wake up super early and spent hrs of time traveling. Waking up before the sun rise is indeed a nostalgic feeling... not forgetting the feeling of dozing off on the bus trip to sch...

This few weeks was rather fun, been playing badminton frequently wif HoYang and involving wif the bash and pageant preparation. Must say its really quite a lot of work, but i hope ultimately things will work out.

Attended the YEN (Youth Entrepreneur Network) camp during the weekends. I must say given the limited man-power and resources they had, the camp was rather gd (in contrast to wat i anticipated hahah). I did haf fun, althou the games segment almost ruin my phone. Congrats on the success of the camp: Sheena, Shermaine, Janice and Huilin! Well Done!

Now for the main highlights of this post.. Something that will sure interest u ppl... My personal pictorial and guide to OCH (Old Changi Hospital).

After the camp, we were suppose to go for lunch together wif the OG (orientation group), but becos i die die wanted to go and take some pics, end up only Steve and ShengJie wanted to join mi.

The slope that leads up to OCH from the main road

One of the buildings that u'll pass by while going up the slope. (apparently its been repainted and ppl often mistook this as OCH, which is obviously not the truth)

The communication tower juz before u reach the boundary of OCH

Finally OCH (not as big as u imagined eh?)

More to go~

Imagine how eerie it is at nite

That's mi! Photo courtesy of ShengJie

This place sure has a lot of artist as visitors

See how ruined the place is.. pls be cautious at all times when u are here

cont'

Up the stairs to the 2nd floor...

The famous spots where u can find cult's ritual leftovers. ( After all these yrs, this spot sure has worn out quite a fair bit compared to wat it was few yrs ago when i was here. As u can see, nothing was there when i checked the place.)

One of the many rooms that used to house patients

The reason y i always insist on people wearing shoes to OCH.

The endless corridor ( try to visualize this at nite..)

Trying to read wat these artist are expressing

Looking down from the 2nd Floor

The rumored lift

View overlooking to the sea

The 3rd floor

Frankly speaking, juz looking at the pics alone doesnt seem scary isnt it? Well, all i can say is that even when its broad daylight i could feel a little uneasy as i was walking thru the place. Call it paranoid, but isn't it suppose to be the way?

My personal opinion is that if u're not really that daring or courageous, try going in the day instead of the nite. Reason being, it a hell of a big diff! I simply cant imagine how freaked out ppl will be when they visit for the 1st time... in the nite!

Hope u enjoyed this post! for frens that haf experience in visiting OCH, do drop a comment ok? And for ppl that are curious, do not hesitate to post ur qns too!

-=:][ The Meaning of Driving ][:=-

2008-10-03T21:23:00.003+08:00

Mortifying, Self-reproach, Helplessness.

Words that could fit best now... Endless questioning of why it has to be me.

I'm pretty sure by now, frens would haf known that i'm a accident prone person. Forever getting into accidents every now and then. Accidents of all sort be it my fault or not keep occurring.

Sometimes i really wonder if i ever shd haf been given the rights and luxury to be driving everyday. No matter how much i hone my skills or how careful i can be, things always happens. Call it coincidence or call it my misfortune, things nv get better...

Nov 2006 - Knock the back of a Taxi due to carelessness while changing lane
Jan 2008 - Reversed and knock into a Car. Reverse sensor was off without my notice
Feb 2008 - A Cab rammed into the back of my car while i was stationery at a red light.
July 2008 - Some noob dented my left door during SIM Freshman Orientation Camp.
Oct 2008 - Dashed an amber light, another impatient turning car whack right into my side.

Not counting the dents and scratches i've accumulated thus far, i've lost count on how many 'injuries' i've caused to my car.

Countless times I seriously even thot of stop driving altogether.

Perhaps the many trials and tribulations are there to mould mi into something... Learning each and every lesson, i juz hoped that i can haf the strength and courage to continue on...

-=:][ My Life ][:=-

2008-09-20T01:35:00.005+08:00

Time for a new post! Sch started and once again SRC (Student Representative Council) events started to lich my time yet again for another yr hahah. Whu ask mi Ge Kiang lah (act smart), join Bash committee for another yr then kana 2IC... Sian.. Alot of work to be done...

That aside, the things that i wan to focus on this post is mainly 2 impt things in my life... Badminton and Trance...

Firstly, let mi start wif the one and only sport i devote my life to... Badminton.

It was a special day for mi, a day filled wif uncertainty and anxiety. Cant really say much of excitement due to my timid nature, thus i attended my very first day in primary sch wif a sulky face, almost breaking into tears any moment. The bell signaling my first recess in Montfort Primary School sounded. Hordes of naughty boys dashed towards all parts of the school, for mi however, the first thing on my mind was to dash to my mum's arm. ( Haha, quite a mummy's boy isnt it?)

Perhaps i've always been wif my mum since birth, i'm quite sticky to her haha. (F.Y.I : My frens will noe that since young my father has been oversea working, traveling back and for every now and then.)

Finally feeling at ease seeing my mum, i began to look ard my surrounding while eating lunch that my mum prepared for mi. It was then i realise almost everybody ard was playing something i've nv seen before. At that moment, i discovered the name of the sport that i would in the near future devote my everything to: Badminton

Somehow my sch is rather obessed wif badminton, every single corner u can find in the sch compound sure has got some kids laying down water bottles as net line. What makes it even more surprising is that walking amidst the war zone wif massive numbers of shuttercock missiles, nobody ever seems to get hit... even teachers... Wat a miracle! (That's one of the secrets of a Champion Sch hahah)

Day after day, year after year, the only thing recess means to me is how fast i can buy my food and swallow it down, maximising the time i haf to play badminton! However, the negative side of being in this sch is linked wif one of my biggest regrets in life. I could never pass the trial to be a official regular in the school team... Sigh... Guess i'm juz not talented enough, hahah. Even though my neighbours whu plays only as well as mi is able to got into his sch team, guess my sch is juz too strong.

I'm rather thankful that even though in poly, i could still find classmates and fren that liked badminton, thus i could still continue to play.

Even though my chance is long over, seeing my brother representing his sch and playing his best, i somehow feel comforted that at least he has done something that i could not do, glad that i influenced him to play when he was young. Entrusting my dreams to him, i hope he could fulfill his goal..

-=:][ For those whu are reading this post, if u like badminton like i do, do invite mi when u all go for a game ok? ][:=-

Many occasions, when ppl sit in my car for the first time, undoubtedly the first thing they will ask is, " Whoa lau, u listen to this kind of music ar?"

I feel sad for the Trance community... Often mistaken wif its cousin Techno. Both are labeled "Beng". Somehow ppl juz dun realise the beauty in them. Here we go away wif my long-before-u-were-born story.

I was exposed to music when i advanced to Secondary sch. At that time, althou Montfort Primary and Secondary is juz side by side, we were still not familiar wif the ECA (Yes, in my time they were still called ECA hor!) that they haf. Being forced to join at least 1 ECA, we had no choice but to scout ard the booths on ECA day.

SerYew: "Sian, badminon dun laf leisure leh, sch team only... hai~ Mian sng liao lah (no need play already)
MingHui: "I think the band not bad, i wan to learn the saxophone leh, quite cool."
SerYew: "har~ wat is that? sian leh, like those that come on funeral 1, whoa lau"
SerYew: "Bryan, wat u join?"
Bryan: "Ohh, i join band already"
SerYew: "WAT? so fast?? y u join band?"
Bryan: "Becos they got gif free cake if u sign up"
All of us: "....................................................."
SerYew: "btw, those were leftovers from last nite's alumni reunion......"

Fate has a weird way to make fun of ppl, all of us ended up in the band. That started my awareness of music.

I'm sure some of us will noe that last time arcade got this super fun machine call DDR (Dance Dance Revolution). Its a big machine that got 4 arrows and u're suppose to step on them

It was damn popular those days! All of us would practice at hm then go to arcade all over sg to haolian to other ppl hahha! Best if got "Ah Lian" there hahah!!

Ok, the main pt is, althou the game is fun, wat i was particularly attracted to was the music that they haf. It was so different from the usual pop songs that we're so used to. Bring in the band allows mi to broaden my horizons on the different types of music, eg classical. And playing DDR showed mi the direct extreme of it, e.g Techno & Trance.

From then on, i belonged to the Techno & Trance faction. Even when i go clubbing in my poly yrs, i nv liked R&B clubs. The clubs that i frequent are techno clubs haha, which explains the possibility of encountering a fight: 100%...

Techno and Trance somehow has more energy to it and the rhythm seems to be on the right frequency wif mi. But soon after my NS days, i slowly switch to only Trance, maybe cos i'm getting on in age, find that Techno abit too high for mi hahah.

Fav DJ : ATB
Do take a look at his vidz, i simply love them!

-=:][ Happy 23rd Bryan Ong ][:=-

2008-09-05T01:41:00.005+08:00

Erm... seems like my standard introduction paragraph always starts wif something like, " Its been so long since i've updated my blog..." Maybe i shd think of something more creative, but i really must say its been long lah! Now i've been addicted to Facebook's Friend for Sale application, whoo its damn fun lah, maybe i shd blog abt it another day.

For this entry, i've decided to dedicate it to the person i've known the longest in my life (Not counting my family or relatives), a total of 16yrs and counting; Mr Bryan Ong etc. (Ok, upon seeing this i think many of u feel like skipping this entry liao rite? hahah)

I believe i did wrote a super long entry abt him in my friendster blog before, it was so damn long that i had to stop and wrote: to be continued... Anyway, its been more than a year since that last post and i believe its dead in my friendster blog. So let the sabotage begins...

Bryan was:

Carrying a pink and purple LION KING bag featuring SIMBA's face smack right in the middle. That was in primary sch.
Stung by a bee after recess in pri 6 while we were juz about to be seated for lesson. The loud "ARGHH" was most memorable... Sent to dunno where, didnt see him after that... for that day lah.
labeled weird by my girl friends in sec 2 after he hugged the badminton pole while we were playing, making it seems as thou he was doing something...... weird.
Going after a particular girl whose name sounded like Indian name. Thus from then on, he became Indian to me. (No offence to any race or religion, juz a note)
Repeated an entire sem in poly becos he wanted to keep his long golden hair... Long golden hair is not allowed into the examination hall... Wat a noble sacrifice for vanity
My parents haf bad pronounciation of english, thus they call him 'Lion' instead of 'Bryan' further reinforcing the Lion King bag memory in me...
Already a pro in computer at age of 6. BUT asking him to fix my com always ends up wif 20% success rate and 80% of making the problem worse...
In the same pri sch, same sec sch, same CCA, same polytechnic, same Airforce as mi... Had girlfriend with the same birthday, and stayed in the same area... while both the girlfriends are in yishun, we're both in Hougang. Too bad he got rejected by UOL this yr, if not same uni again...Wat a coincident...

One masterpiece incident happened in our 2nd yr in poly. We will always meet after our night lesson for dinner at hougang point on monday, thus everytime when we were there, the foodcourt will be rather empty. Juz like usual, we visited the same 'Kueh Chay' store. As he was approaching our seat, i realise his portion of the ingredients was much larger than usual. Out of curiosity, i asked him wat he had. This was wat he replied:

Bryan : "Ohh, the auntie said she gif mi more. She say its wat 'She Tou'... Dunno wat lah"
SerYew: "HUH? u dunno wat then u still take?"
Bryan: "She say its 'She Tou'......"
SerYew: "SNAKE HEAD? WTF?!"
Bryan Shrugs...
SerYew looks damn hard at the thing......
SerYew: " WHOA LAU, pig tongue lah! Wat snake head! U go and die lah!"
Bryan: "HAHAHAHHAHAA"
SerYew: "U chinese fail lah! How the hell would she serve u snake head sia!!"

Another flaw of my fren is that he has got trouble pronuncing properly, resulting in ppl not knowing wat he was saying, including introducing his name...

SerYew: "Hey u shd juz change ur name lah, ppl also cannot hear wat u saying..."
Bryan: "No loh, they noe leh, if not they will not ask mi its B-R-I-A-N or B-R-Y-A-N."
SerYew:" I think Sebastian is a gd name for u"
Bryan:" Too long lah, SE-BAS-TIAN 3 word leh, even harder to pronunce"
SerYew:" Y not? Ppl like Mary Kate Olsen also 3 word leh. Even longer leh, special mah hahah"
Bryan:"....................."
SerYew:" Ohh i noe! Let's be even more special, u noe ppl name after some celebrity rite? Call urself Felicia Chin lah!
Bryan totally speechless......
SerYew:" Then ur full name become Felicia Chin Ong Zhe Yan! Felicia Chin as name, the Ong is ur surname! HAHAHA"

I continue crapping and created a scenario for him...... In the case whereby his name is Felicia Chin Ong Zhe Yan.

One fine day at Citibank Customer Service Centre Counter 3...
Receptionist full of anticipation: "Ms Felicia Chin, its ur turn..."
Receptionist look ard and find only 1 guy seating at the waiting bench staring at her...
Receptionist look back at the application form: "Erm... Mrs Ong?......"
Receptionist still see the guy staring at her...
Receptionist:"Ong Zhe Yan?"
Guy promptly appraoches the counter...
Receptionist: "Erm... is Felicia Chin ur name?"
Felicia Chin Ong:"Yes, got problem?
Receptionist:" Ohh no sir, ur name is special..."
Felicia Chin Ong:"Of cos!"
Receptionist:"So... Erm Mr Ong, wat name would u like on ur card?"
Felicia Chin Ong:"Felicia Chin lah... Ar bo wat?"

I went on to elaborate the uniqueness of the name, becos no matter how it look, its still a girl's name.

Felicia Chin Ong Zhe Yan can mean: A girl name Felicia Chin that is married to a Mr Ong Zhe Yan, thus having both Chin and Ong. ( NO WAY IN HELL FELICIA CHIN WILL MARRY HIM!!!) But under my theory, Felicia Chin Ong is just another guy name structured like Mary Kate Olsen. Simple and Easy. HAHAHAH

Not letting him off, i went on and say:

SerYew:" Hey imagine we walking at orchard, then i shout ur name FELICIA CHIN!! Then ppl turn ard and thot Felicia Chin is here. But then u say 'WAT?' ppl sure stunned! HAHAHAH

Never a day meeting him fails to activate my creative side. I'll forever still think of things to suan him... I juz hope reading this wouldnt make him commit suicide, HAHAHAH!

-=:][ Dedicated to the person i know the longest and the best of my frens ][:=-

-=:][ Electronic Mail ][:=-

2008-08-12T00:34:00.008+08:00

Ok, been awhile since my last updates... Guess its time to write something already. Here's one of the entries that i've always wanted to write about; Titled: Electronic Mail aka Email.

I bet some of u may be thinking, "So Email is electronic mail? Wow i didnt noe that!" I think only the younger generations would not know, since email is like been there all the time for them. However, for some of us, we can still vividly remembers how it came about when we're still sending letters... (damn old sch)

Now for the main point of this entry, i would like u to first look at ur own email address, and try to recall when was it that u first register it. For some of us, it may haf been there since the beginning of time, whereas for others, we somehow change it during some point in time. Now look at ur MSN list, and try identifying ur fren's email without checking. By the end of this entry, i guarantee u'll look at them differently (that is if u manage to finish lah, which is rarely the case... ppl come and go without reading everything in detail... Lazy ... Get a drink from mi if u see this line, consider it my treat for ur kind attentiveness)

On my list, i see different emails wif super diff personalities (if u call it personalities). So ladies and gentlemen, behold the wonders of email address!

Some had their name spelled out nicely...

Some had their address taken by others and had to add in the year ...

Others combine songs they like with the year...

Some decided to do some modification to their name...

Really makes mi wonder where the creativity comes from...

From an old friend... (Refer to my previous entry: Meteor Garden)

Some address suggested that it used to be shared...

Unfortunately, see wat the sister had become after the separation...

And their common fren decided to join in the fun...

Speaking of friendship, here's the best buddies for life... Time for a change of email, megaboy and spiderboi! age is catching up wif u 2! (P.S. both are army regulars now)

"Oei soldier! send the guard duty list to my email... NOW! how long u need?!!

There will always be ppl in their lovey fantasy land...

Not forgetting those in games land too...

Where Jap meets the English...

And those that seriously need to be told that literate translation is bad for the eye... (Yes Daniel, it is creative...in a wrong way...)

SBS drivers needs a speed check to ensure safety for the commuters... Especially bus number 165...

Some addresses simply makes mi wonder whu the heck they are...

Whereas some makes mi ROFL...

Finally... the best i've ever seen... i take my hats off u...

If u think i'm deliberately teasing my frens, think again. When i was in the SRC Bash committee, there was once when i had to send emails to the sponsors, as there was a template provided by Melissa and Minghui, i decided to take a look at it. It read...

"......Please do not hesitate to send your queires to Melluv5566@hotmail.com or mousie_mouse@hotmail.com......"

HAHAH! Can u imagine if u're the sponsor?? OMG! U would think u're doing business wif a 5566 fan and a Here-i-come-to-save-the-day mouse! (Sorri Mel and Minghui, if u ever read this, i owe u 2 a meal ok??)

So right now, can i assumed that u would be looking at ur own email address and trying to think of some flaws in it? hahaha!

-=:][ For the ppl implicated in the making of this entry, i sincerely offer my apologies and hope that u'll be kind enough to forgive mi... (well, this is blogging, even Xiaxue is getting used to being criticised and sued...) See u guys for a drink as my apology ok? hahah ][:=-

-=:][ The Man Who Gain Everything Only To Lose Everything ][:=-

2008-07-31T01:50:00.003+08:00

Once there was a young boy who was bought up in a good family. He was constantly taught discipline and values of life. Keeping in mind the teachings that his parents taught him, he grew up to be a fine young man. He set a dream of being a billionaire that he would one day fulfill not for himself, but for the ones he loves.

He worked hard for his entire life, never allowing himself to lose sight of his goal. At last on his fortieth birthday, he finally attained his life long dream.

On the night of his birthday celebration, he announced the news of his retirement. With the massive wealth that he has obtained, he thought to himself that its finally time to enjoy the fruits of his hardships.

The very next morning when he woke up, there was two letters placed neatly on his study's table. He took the first letter and opened it; it was a report from the bank summarizing a portion of his wealth. However, the second letter was a report from his private doctor, stating the result of his check-up last month.

Being officially on retirement, his employees certainly wasn't expecting him to be doing his routine work after he stepped into the office. Out of curiosity, his secretary decided to clear her doubts with him. This is what he said:

"I've lived my life this way for years, i wouldn't know what to do if i ever stop...The only way i could find myself is within this job of mine..."

After his death two months later, his friends found out that he had actually suffered from cancer. Unknowingly even to himself, the crucial period of time when he could still be cured was when he was fighting his hardest for his goal that were within reach. That had clearly been a catalyst to his condition. Apparently when he went for the check-up, it was already too late.

He spent the final days of his life continuing his work... The only sanctuary that was once the place he believes there is things to fight for... The place that would make him feel that he's still alive... And the only place that would give him hope... The glimpse of hope from the past...

-=:][ In Life, we often lose the very thing that we worked for after accomplishing everything...][:=-

A dedication to the life i once lost

-=:][ Ser Yew ][:=-

-=:][ FOC Bash ][:=-

2008-07-24T02:10:00.009+08:00

Harlow ppl~ Once again its time for updates~! Really feel like blogging such events are getting more and more tiring, especially when u juz dun feel like doing it. But nevertheless, i wish to pen it down before my memory of this wonderful event starts fading...

Artemis

At first i was quite worried abt the turnout rate becos i wasnt able to confirm the number of ppl attending. In case really not much ppl wan to go, i still hope the OG can still meet up for dinner at least. For my FOC OG, there were 2 ppl that pulled out from the camp. I feel that if pulling out from the camp already means missing out all the fun, i shd at least try to introduce them to the OG so that they could still be frens and still belong to the OG family. Thankfully the 2 of them were enthu enough to turn up for the dinner, and i'm relieved that they too feel that they are part of the OG. And thus i've got a noble vision for OG7 Artemis; To gather all lost child whu haf no place to belong to... Artemis will embrace u wif open arms! (Basically i'm gathering ppl whu couldnt go FOC into my OG )

Dinner @ Waraku, Central; Clark Quay

All Dressed Up For Bash

Nice and Big Serving (Only the bowls are big)

The Girls (Arent They Captivating?)

The Guys (Simply Irresistable)

Haha enough of the self-praise, Tiffany Kwan, Si Tian and Su Teng left after dinner while the rest of the remaining legion marched towards Butterfactory. After a long walk and periodical delays, we finally found ourselves in Butterfactory. Seriously the outlook of the place doesnt seem to appeal to mi, but wth ask ourselves is Zouk a veri fantastic place wif super nice building? I dun think so...

Initially it was SUPER boring... Nobody seem to be dancing lah! even though my OG is smack right in the dance floor, we're still hesitant to dance. But as more and more ppl loosen up, the party soon picks itself up~

Wanping, Stef, Ho Yang and mi!

Still Happily Posing

The Almighty Sherwin & Mi

Princess & Prince

SuperGlue & Mi !

Sir~! & Mi

Chris + Eugenia + Mi

Popped in for the Pic~!

The party was certainly 1 of the best i ever had so far, comparable to the Bash 2007: Scandalicious. Many thankz to Sheena, Shermaine and Huilin for coming by to join in the fun! (Although they're juz here to catch hunks and advertise for their YEN club). As for my OG, i'm veri sure they had a hell of a gd time! (Except for those whu are heartbroken and torn by the truth of reality hahah) Wan some prove of the enjoyment?? Presenting to u~ OG7 Artemis!

Usually when i go clubbing, there would be only 2 possible scenario that can happen at the time i walk out of the club. 1st, ppl will be dragging mi out and i'll be sprouting nonsense, refusing to acknowledge the fact that the club is closed. 2nd, i'll be struggling to pretend that i'm perfectly normal but actual fact i'm super high. This time the 3rd phenomenon happened... I was out of breath and feel like dying!! Its worse than running 2.4KM for IPPT! Whole shirt was soaked wif sweat! Wat a party! Never did i dance so much in 1 nite in my entire life! Speaking of which, this lady sure surprise mi big time~! She's so energetic that even thou i'm high on alcohol i still cant keep up wif her! I also lost my balance while dancing wif her lah!

Wendy~! 1 Of The Most Energetic and Amazing Girl Ever! You RuleZ~!

That's one spectacular nite of fun, i hope life goes on wif these flow of happening things! TIll the next entry, i hope Royalties and Artemis would go on strong~ See ya!

-=:][ Freshman Orientation Camp 2008 ][:=-

2008-07-20T16:00:00.014+08:00

Harlow ppl~! Finally the entry that u've all been waiting for,

Freshman Orientation Camp 2008!

Whenever i try to blog abt those events that last a few days, i always think its a damn big hassle. Becos u got to slowly retrace back wat u did, then recall how u feel. Its really difficult at times when u simply feel so tired after the event, and when its time to blog, u feel like u lost the drive to describe how u felt at that time. That's y i figured that if i dun blog today, the FOC entry is going to lose its spirit.

Ok, let mi start fom the beginning (Yes, i promise u this is going to be looooooonnggg). It all started after FOD 2008, i was waiting for the Royalties (Check my blog for whu they are) to come to my place for BBQ, then i received a call saying that i'm going to be a OGL for FOC leading OG7! Whoo~! Can u imagine my joy at that time??? "Yes! i did it~! I finally become OGL, somemore for FOC! Only 20 OGL slot available! HAHAHAH

Damn proud lah, i didnt tell the royalties anything until they asked. I think they too were quite surprised, so i ya-ya already then tell Sherwin and Stef this : "Ur legend of Champion OG ends here... Cos now got mi~!!" (Yah rite, damn proud lah, see wat happen to mi now ahahha)

15th July - OGL and GM Reporting

Went to Aloha Loyang in the morning, super tired but all ready for the fun. Met the GMs and OGLs at the Mac. That day was the dry run for the games within the pasir ris park, kana sabo by Sherwin and Stef to demo for the Poiseidon's Tears station. (The 1 that u haf to tied ur legs wif ur partner and go to the sea to collect water...sian all drenched) Poor Joyce also kana becos she was my partner OGL hahah. After that, still drenched but drying up liao, we went for the SP dance practice. I feel like i'm falling sick lah, wet thru-out the day and still drizzling somemore... COLD~!

We had BBQ for dinner, thankfully i didnt haf to taste Sherwin's chicken wing of death lah. But food was ok lah, not alot to eat also.. After that went swimming.. Waited for Chee Boon for like 40mins.. Cant blame him lah, he haf to wait for the girls, then as u all noe, girls are still girls... Hai~~ We swim for like quite a while until the security chase us out, then went back to our terrace and i started to tie the "Dumplings" for my OG. Take mi and Joyce a few hrs to do it lah! Thankfully my freshies nv complain abt it..

Slping was terrible!! Whoa lau dunno they siao or wat, air-con dun need $ !! SUPER COLD LAH! After staying in the rm for like 1 hr, I finally conceit and went outside to slp. Like some Bangala slping on the floor along the corridor lah. Super pathetic.. Slp count for the first day, 2hrs...

16th July - Arrival of the Freshies

I was suppose to be damn excited lah, but the lack of slp somehow cut my enthu level by half. But~!! I'll nv wan to show my freshies the sian 1/2 face for the 1st time we meet lah, super bad impression, so i brace myself up and welcome them wif open arms~! It was only when we reach the camp then i realise that my lack of experience in being OGL and not attending FOC slowly shows. I really couldnt think of any single ice breaking game in mind! Gdness, thankfully Joyce was there! If not for her, i think i'll juz end up crapping wif the freshies non-stop.

OG7 - Artemis

Forfeit time~

Games commences shortly after the briefing was done. I must say i'm satisfied wif my freshies becos even thou i suck at leading them in the games (Actually OGL not suppose to lead them lah), they can handle themselves with or without Joyce leading them.

For the second consecutive day, I kana sabo at Poiseidon's Tears... Thrown into the sea by my freshies. Other OGL dry for 2 days... I also OGL but i drenched for 2 days... Nvm, its fun also lah. Too monotonous also no fun. The most interesting highlight was the tele-match (Is this the correct spelling??) Everybody was in such funny state that i cant help laughing, total chaos was when everybody started dumping camo creams, flour and other weird stuffs at each other. Thanks to my freshies and fellow OGLs/GMs, this is the end product...

Royalties Are Everywhere

Someone Juz Strangled Mi

We Simply Love Taking Pics

At nite, the SP (Secret pal/special partner/etc i forgot wat it was) Preview was absolutely hilarious. Freshies were blindfolded and lead to sit back to back with his/her SP with 3 mins of interaction time. I could still remember the expression on the freshies when i lied to them how their SP looked like after the event HAHAHH! Some of the "lies" i've said are

I think she's 3 finger taller than u when sitting down
Dun worry she's juz ard 60kg wif 150cm height
She's damn muscular
I think she's a butch (HAHAHAH)

Wat a day for the freshies. Whereas for us, its another tiring day of rushing and fitting into the scheduled timings.. Freaking draining... Slp count for the second day, 4hrs..

17th July - Ard Singapore Treasure hunt

By the third day, i was really fully drained out. The treasure hunt / amazing race thingy was far more taxing than i could imagined. Running and rushing ard only to find out that i cant complete the stations. I feel a little depress becos our OG's score for the 1st day was rather high, and by not completing the stations, we're bound to lose the lead. Nevertheless, as long as they enjoyed it, I'm more than happy~ I was veri grateful to Joyce for her enthu-ness despite our serious lack of rest, I wasnt really able to maintain the level of enthu-ness that is required to lead the OG. Thanks to her, the OG still has someone to depend on.

OGLs Ready For Treasure Hunt

The race ended and the freshies are treated to a "nice" dinner wif the SP that they're been anticipating. I could barely hide and surpress my laughter when i see them talking to each other and making weird eye signs to mi~!! During the first meet-up, some even went to toliet to laugh!! WTF?? I bet they must be having hell of a "fun" time together. I certainly hope that they like their SP... or maybe not?

Wanna see their fantastic dance? Here it is~!!

Wan Encore? There u go~

1 thing i really admired abt my partner Joyce is that after the SP Walk at near 3am, she still has got the strength to visit the OG in their bungalow!! Seeing her so high-spirited, i decided not to spoil the fun and went along wif her, fighting against the extreme exhaustion and the slp monster that is soon upon mi. I didnt really last long, after abt 45mins, i left them and went to slp... Slp count for the third day, 1hr !!!!!

Happily Paired up and ready for the walk

18th July - Finale

I was in total trance mode with no sense of tiredness, i guess that's not the 1st few times when i reached this kind of deprivation from slp (Its veri common to reach such level when i was in NS).
The respective OGs then presented their mascots and flag to the camp, while waiting for the final result determining the champion OG.

Turns out Azan and Debbie's OG8 won the champion... HAHAHA seriously i really didnt see that coming. But nevertheless, congrats Azan and Debbie~! Following that was a series of the longest cam/vid whore session ever! hahaha maybe it was due to the exhaustion that i wasnt veri keen on taking pics (Another reason is the stupid big pimple that pop out on my face).

The OGLs

FOC ended and OG7 decided to go Downtown East for lunch~ As we were walking towards my car, i thot the side of my car was a little weird... somehow it seems to haf more 'patterns' on it... Thinking that it must be my eyes playing a little harmless joke on mi, this cute little joke gradually turn to a horrifying truth as i approaches nearer!! i realised to my horror the sides were DENTED!!! Whoa Lau~! my car cui enough already lah, which Cockster still bang into mi??? Wat a farewell present from Aloha Loyang!

So let's do a summary from this camp and see wat i got after these few days... 7hrs of slp, plus a dented car... Wat a magnificent life i got~~~ Even Army regulation states a minimun of 7hrs of slp per day lah (Do u even believe in the existence of this welfare?).

Ok, ignore mi... That was juz some whining~(ahahaha) I think it was seriously worth coming for this camp. I got to noe a grp of great freshies and a great partner! Thanks a lot u ppl! I really appreciate the cooperations that u've all given mi, and the tolerance towards my inexperience and inabilities at times... (Thanks for the Sabo too~!). we'll be having more outings soon~! As for now, next up~! POST FOC BASH~!!

Lastly~~~ here's an influx of photos~!!! Enjoy!

OG7 - Artemis

The Guys

Still Guys~

Super Fit!!

Some Actions

The 3 Tiffany in OG7

The Girls

Writing the Testimonials

Meet Lionel, The Breakdancer

Bored

Poor Joyce

That's Us - OG7

OG7 Artemis OGL

Champion OG's OGL and Mi

Jude and Mi

The Royalties

How Can Royalties Miss Out Such Fun

Ready To GO

I Like Our Expressions

OG7 Artemis and The Exco & Understudies

OGLs And Exco & Understudies

See ya~!

-=:][ Beaufeuille ][:=-

2008-07-15T02:24:00.003+08:00

Go to Beaufeuille

Some say beauty lies in the eye of the beholder...
Some say beauty is an imperfection itself...
I say...
beauty can be found in Beaufeuille.

Ser Yew

-=:][ Cluster of Enjoyments ][:=-

2008-07-13T02:46:00.010+08:00

Seems like laziness has got the better of mi, blogging is so much of a chore now that there is so many things to cover. Nevertheless, since all of u complaint that my blog entries are super loooooong, i shall do something diff this time... Pic blogging~!

This is from the BBQ at my place on the 5th July...

Royalties

The Girls

The Guys

Still Guys...

Super Pose

Sherwin's Chicken of Death

Enjoyable Times Together

Another event worth mentioning would be the Bash committee's outing at Zouk-turn-MOS on 4th July... It was from there that i witness Edwin's prowess( aka Dr Love) and his "Chi-gong" in withstanding liquor... I take my hats off u, 千杯不醉！

Graveyard for u!

Must finish in 1 go hor!

Cheers~!

Remarkable! No matter how much Sherwin, Jude, JunHan and mi try to make him drink, he's at most a little high, not showing sign of getting drunk at all! For ppl whu can handle the list below (In chronological order), u're qualified to challenge Edwin!

2 Glasses of House Pour (I dunno wat he bought)
1 Glass of Vodka Cranberry
1 Glass of Beer
1 Glass of Screwdriver (Vodka Orange)
1 Glass of Vodka Cranberry again
1 Graveyard

On the 9th of July, its another outing supposedly planned by JunHan but ended up only a handful turned up ( Feel abit cheated lah). Participants for the nite include, Sherwin, Ho Yang, Stef, Wanping, Sherwin and Stef's OG ( Baozhen, Yating, Louis and Roy). Same like the 4th, its another Zouk-turn-MOS nite...

Royalties!

Enjoying the Nite~

Sherwin and Stef's OG
(top row left to right- Roy, Sherwin, Louis
bottom row - Baozhen, Stef, Yating)

This is how our Clubbing Queen looks like when she's drunk

Have they captured ur heart?

I like this pic~!

I wish Ho Yang could see this for himself...

Last but not least, Wanping this is for u!

Till the next post~! Visit -=:][ My World ][:=- for more!

-=:][ Freshman Orientation Day 2008 ][:=-

2008-07-04T13:41:00.010+08:00

Ok~! It was so fun that if i dun write an entry abt FOD, i'll be letting myself down! Brace urself for another of my trademark lengthy blog~!

As mentioned before, i was abit disappointed initially that i didnt receive any calls to be OGL. Perhaps it was due to the fact that we had an odd number and OGLs are suppose to be paired up, thus i was left out! (Angel nv join us... So i become left out).

Unexpectedly, the call to summon mi as a Game master and Titan( U must be wondering wth is a Titian) came on Sunday nite. Ok lah, i was abit happy lah, cannot be OGL then be game master loh. Dun haf fish got prawn also gd...

FOD is basically a 2 days event to orientate the freshies by forming them into grps and thru the games, allow them to communicate better and form bonds amongst themselves.

It was until the day itself that i realise wat being a TITAN means.

Dressed in this manner, we're supposed to parade ourselves on stage for the opening of the station games and be the final boss for dodge-pillow fight. What makes us different from the normal game masters is that we're able to play dodge-pillow!! YAY! final stage somemore, so fun!

My station is one of the most horrible station becos i'm constantly under the sun for hours! entertaining OGs after OGs (dressed like that mind u!). Thankfully for second day, the titan robes is not required for the station games. Cant imagine getting heatstroke...

Let's face it, stations games are forever lame. So its really up to the OGLs and game masters to make it more interesting. I thank those whu went along wif my outrageous forfeit and fellow game masters whu supported mi all the way, it must haf been hard on u guys hahaha!

During these 2 days i really had fun! I cant remember how long it has been since i had fun in such events... I somehow catch a glimpse of myself in the past, those nostalgic feelings... perhaps it is not too late yet to regain myself.

Thanks to this FOD, i was able to meet alot of fantastic ppl! My fellow game masters and titans (Self proclaimed OG 20 haha). U ppl were great! And thanks for tolerating my nonsense hahha.

Thanks for flattening my hair u @#%$*! hahaaha!

Now for my fellow Royalties, Sky and Wf sure worked hard.. Everytime i see them at my station, they looked shagged! Relax lah Sky~ hahah Wf shd try to shout more, cos Sky got no more voice after 2 days!

As for Sherwin and Stef, u haf my admiration!! Dodgeball champion for 2 consecutive days!! Champion for 1 day is lucky, champion for both days is a miracle!

Cant wait for FOC~! Till then~!

-=:][ Celebrating One Year of Singlehood ][:=-

2008-07-01T22:53:00.005+08:00

July 1st, Freshman Orientation Camp...

How Nostalgic... I could vividly remembers the agony that i went through exactly a year ago. The sudden state of losing every single thing u have and worked for... A traumatic period of my life that i will never forget... Eternally...

OK~! Switch of mood~!

Meet up wif Angel and Princess at Orchard on Sun. We went Zara to check out the sales and guess wat i discovered? Girls likes to bring a lot of clothes to the fitting room and cam-whore hahaha!

After the long wait of their fashion parade in Zara, we head to Sakae at wheelock place. This is wat we did while having dinner...

Maybe we simply love ktv too much, that's y we couldnt stop ourselves from visiting Kbox that nite haha! Stef was veri keen on recording our version of TiAmo becos at our last gathering i recorded the others except us. Thus finally, her wish is fulfilled...

Something i die die must mention... Becos Angel didnt wan to join the FOC and FOD (Freshman orientation) our royalties got a odd number, that leaves mi without a partner to qualify for OGL (orientation group leader). So i keep complaining to her that she had destroyed my dream of being an OGL in my sch yrs, and requested her to treat us dinner. Guess wat? She didnt treat mi loh, but instead wan to change to a movie treat. This is roughly how the conversation sound like...

Wp: "Ok lah, i treat u movie instead ok?"
Sy: "Like that then i wan sat movie"
Wp: "Cannot! must be before 5pm on weekdays!"
Sy: "Whoa lau! seriously $3 u also wan to be so calculative wif mi ar??"

Talk abt sincerity... Hai~

HAHHAHA no lah, kidding. Ppl whu understands mi well noes that i will not ask for treats! (Like i always mentioned, i'm a gentleman~ Ahem!)

-=:][ Another Day in the Life of Superglue ][:=-

2008-06-28T19:46:00.007+08:00

Bore, Bored, Boring...

Cant believe its been juz a week since i've returned from China. Time passes so damn slow! Maybe its becos i'm not doing anything productive (Other than blogging). Anyway, i juz remembered that i forgot to blog about wed's events. So here i am, promised to be AS SHORT AS POSSIBLE...

It started when Shermaine Goh sms mi at 4 plus in the morning, this is wat the sms reads, "Heys sheena has a performance tml night at a restaurant tml (yes, she type 2 tml in this sentence). U wanna go watch? wif e 3 of us." Anyone wif the right mind whu wakes up in the morning, would assume "tml" as the next day, so i said ok. It was only on MSN later that i realise Sheena's performance is TODAY. Lucky i didnt haf plans, gdness.

Being her first performance in the bar (apparently the restaurant she said turned out to be a bar), i guess its only right that i show some support lah. This is a short video on her performance. (Dun blame mi, i'm like at the other end of the bar, this is the best my N82 can do. Damn paiseh to walk in front to take)

After the performance, Huilin went hm becos apparently on top of the curfew (Curfew~! Woo! when was the last time i had it? hahha) , she had a quarrel wif her mum. As a parting gift, she left her hp wif us without knowing haha.

Supper at Orchard had to be one of the worse! Walked from Cairnhill to Shaw House for MAC DONALD! Halfway thru i'm already sweating liao loh. On the way, i took a pic wif GUCCI... (We can see from this pic that Shermaine's photography skills CMI)

The next time any of u walk pass this GUCCI at Paragon, pls do not touch the letters... There's high voltage... I got electricuted...

If some of u say i'm always full of evil ideas for Truth or Dare, wait till u see wat they do to Janice! Hahah ohh before i forget, Janice is actually not Sim, but heck~ I'll leave it as it is in the links.

See ya~!

-=:][ Royalties ][:=-

2008-06-25T10:58:00.016+08:00

Some of u may be wondering wat exactly is "Royalties" that i occasionally mention. Names like Emperor, Princess, Samurai sometimes appears somewhere is my blog. Fret not, mystery will be unveiled now.

Presenting to u, The Royalties~!

Let mi do a short intro on the Royalties. It started out on SRC's 2007 Slumber night when Jude and Sherwin dressed up in their fanciful pajamas

And so both of them earned the names Emperor and Samurai. As the girls already got their own names before hand, everything fitted in. According to Sherwin, Sky got his Scholar title becos he was always teaching the other Econs, thus being the smartest, he was conferred Scholar.

As for the latest addition, thanks to the emperor's invitation, the prince from the Kingdom of L joins the Royalties as an envoy, and that's mi!

We had fun at Ktv sessions, chilling out and suntanning at Sentosa beach (Which i didnt go).

Due to the over-whelming response of feedback regarding the length of my blog, i shall do a exception and keep it AS SHORT AS POSSIBLE!

Summarised everything in 1 word...

FUN

I dedicate this post to the Royalties, enjoy our final years of youth!

-=:][ Once Upon a Time in China ][:=-

2008-06-20T12:41:00.035+08:00

Finally return from the long China trip, I must say the after thought of the trip contrasted with what i initially felt. I wasn't veri keen on the trip but since its a family trip, i went along wif it. 7 person in total, (My parents, my 2 aunts, brother, sister and mi.)

The Trip last 10 days in total, departing from Singapore on the 10th morning, and returning in the wee morning on the 19th. The main highlights of the tour is on the 3 gorges of the Yangtze river (长江三峡) and its magnificent dam. Other than that, we visited some places full of mountains and trees in zhang Jia Jie (张家界) and a city called Chongqing (重庆) before transferring flight in Shanghai (i think u dun need mi to translate shanghai rite?).

[I feel like i'm writing a holiday review for secondary school holiday report...... Better change my style before u fall aslp or stop reading all together]

By now those whu haf read my blog before will noe that i can qualify for one of Singapore's most long -winded and lengthy blog (Wait till u read some other blogs). I'll be covering most of the things that i find interesting throughout the entire trip, so if u're feeling impatient, i suggest u ask mi straight where the interesting part is. (Haven start describing my trip, 4 paragraphs already...)

The ENTIRE 1st day is wasted on transferring flight! OMG! Singapore to Shanghai, then Shanghai to 张家界. Guess wat we had for dinner at Shanghai airport......

Unbelievable... Its a guided tour from SA tours lah! KFC leh hahahha first time in history got such thing. But nvm since i like KFC, i'm ok wif it.

By the time i reach the destination, its like close to midnight lah. The room was quite ok, but becos they didnt haf wi-fi, i couldnt go online at all. One of my habit whenever i check in to a hotel is that i'll read the handbook in the drawer. To my astonishment, this is wat i found...

The next day, when we're suppose to assemble at the lobby, i found another joke...

Now that i realise those urban legends email consisting of China's English translations are real!

Zhang Jia Jie is famous for its mountains, so u might haf guessed, its mountains all day long... I must say some are really breathtaking, cos we dun really see such sights every now and then. During the 3 days stay in zhang Jia Jie, most of the places that i visit are mainly sceneries of these few mountains. For those that are in love wif nature, i bet u'll fall in love wif the beauty of it. As for those whu are like mi, prefer cityscapes more to nature, its still an eye opener considering how they manage to blend architectural advancement wif nature in their constructions.

The top right pic in the collage above is actually the Bailong Lift, constructed in the mountains, its the highest lift in the world (This is wat i've been told, but everywhere u go, ppl always say they are the highest, tallest etc).

Here's a pic of mi and a lady dressed up in her traditional costume of the Miao's Tribe. I must say she's really demure and attractive... Gdness, i'm at a lost of words! Hmm let mi try again. Demure and virtuous, charismatic wif an aura of innocence... seriously i think i'm doing an injustice to her, the description i haf is still pale in comparison to her true beauty...

If u're wondering y she's dressed like that, she's actually a model for u to take pics wif. FYI, She charges mi 10RMB for this pic, that's ard SGD$2... Overpriced or a steal? u decide... ( I definitely think its a steal~!!)

Another highlight that i would like to mention was this theater performance, it was a show put together by alot of traditional dance and acrobatic performances. Actually, I dun really like dances and performance, but wat was interesting in that show was the way the tribes sing. I would dare say they are really skilled in their way of singing, juz that ppl might not known how to appreciates it. Try asking Singapore idol or Superstar to PK them... I think we'll be crying our way home... One particular performance that amazed mi was this man that can sing both male and female part in a song. Btw, if u're thinking u can do it too, i shall remind u that he's not using his 假英. He's singing using a female's voice!!! Ohh and as a side note, the performers are super beautiful! (Due to the excitement and suspense of the show, i didnt manage to take any pics. yeah rite~)

That concludes the Zhang Jia Jie part of my trip, total of 3 days. Before we set up on a journey of 6hrs bus ride to the pier to catch the cruise, something interesting happened on the way there. Another wonders of China - " The Legend of the No-door-and-flush-super-smelling-toliet" This legendary toliet is said to make kids cry and develop toliet phobia for adults, best of all, it charges 20 cents per entry.

During the long ride to the destination, i was thinking wat kind of lousy cruise i'll be getting on. After all, its not the sea that i'm going to cruise on but a river! We cant help but keep picturing negatives images, after all China doesnt sound veri high class to u isnt it?. So one can picture wat kind of ship u're gonna board... perhaps something like this?

When i finally reach the pier after 6hrs of ride, i wasnt really in the mood to see the surroundings as it was already 9pm, thus i simply accept the fate that i was walking to one of the CMI (cannot make it) cruise in my life. The moment i set foot on the entrance of the cruise, i was taken aback...

U might haf thought i'm joking, but in actual fact, the ship that i board does resembles the previous pic. Except that its one of the newest and grand ships in Yangtze River. From Victoria Cruise: Anna

The first word that flashes in my mind is "Wow". I wasnt expecting something like this at all! After a small briefing, we made our way to our cabins. Upon entering the cabin, i cant help but decide to take a few pics.

The previous experience i had had was on Superstar Leo from Star Cruise, although it was grand and big, the cabins was not impressive at all. ( Too bad, i didnt join my family for Superstar Virgo, if not it would be a better comparison.) Did i mention the pics above didnt show a 26" LCD TV mounted on the wall? That sure helped mi out cos i was able to watch shows like Mr bean's holiday and The Reaping on HBO as well as 黄金甲 and the recent Andy Lau's Three Kingdom on the special channel. (Apparently i've watched all of them before but nevertheless it was a bonus)

They say a picture tells a thousand words, in response to this, i created another phrase of my own: A video stirs a million thoughts © (Copyright hor!) Let my video on the tour of Victoria Anna do the job of describing the ship to u.

Now for the main highlights on my trip, the Yangtze River's Three Gorges Dam (长江三峡大坝). Its too complicated to explain wif a few words, but if i were to go into details, given my style of writing, i can turn this single post into a book already. Ok! let mi begin, its basically a Damn Big Dam built on a Damn Long River! If u think this is juz another Dam, u're so wrong. Its the biggest dam in the world, costing approximately 180 billion RMB, which is close to 36 billion SGD! Wat makes it special was the difficulties in constructing this dam and the massive amount of money needed to construct it. The project started in 1993 and is expected to complete in 2009. (IT TOOK SO LONG!) For more detail infomation visit here

When i hear that the ship is suppose to go upstream, i cant help but wonder how this ship is suppose to go up the dam! WTH, its impossible! It wasnt until i went on a 3hr tour offshore to haf a better understanding of the dam. It was indeed a veri educational tour, it totally changes my impression of China's technological advancement in comparison to the world. Here's another short video on the introduction of the dam.

U might get a bit confuse wif the video and stuffs, let mi clarify a little. The video u see above is the stair system that allows big ships to cross the dam, this stair system is another features of the major dam project. Smaller ships got another alternative methods, which is to make use of the elevator system. The elevator system consist of a huge enclosure box that allows small ships to board, after which the enclosure will rise as though its a massive elevator. This elevator is still under construction.

The picture above shows the stair system (in midst of the mountain) and the dam (further inwards). If u're really interested, u can do some read ups of the dam or u can choose to ask mi when we see each other. U can find video guides on crossing the stair system in my YouTube account. Here's part 1 if u're interested.

Being on the cruise for 4 days, there is nothing much to do except exploring the Yangtze River and its three gorges. The view is nice, but seeing it for 4 days, anybody is bound to get bored of it, including mi. Nevertheless, i was fine wif the slow and relaxing cruise. Before i forgot, we bought a Eagle-shaped kite that costs us SGD$170... Gdness... This is how it looks like.

If u were to visit the Yangtze River in future, i would strongly recommend this Victoria Cruise to u. Reasons being, other than having a nice cruise ship, the service attitude of the crew is exceptional. Out of curiosity, one of my fellow tour grp's uncle decided to ask one of the waitress wat qualification they had. To my surprise, they are graduates! Degree holders being a waitress?? Wow! I guess being able to work on this cruise company is similar to Singaporeans wishing to be in SIA. I managed to take pics wif the bar waitress (left pic), but too bad she doesnt smile for the camera, if not u all would be able to witness her fabulous smile wif her cute dimples. Not forgetting the super friendly waitresses (right pic)! Thanks Angel, Vicky and Becky (from left to right. I can remember their names). ( Vicky is super beautiful!)

If being friendly and providing gd service isnt enough, u'll be pleased to know that the dances and musical performance at nite are performed solely by the crews! Astonishing! Performance ranging from Jazz, traditional Chinese dance, Chinese orchestra, fashion shows! Wat a multi-talented crew...

After 4 long days on the cruise, its finally time to say goodbye. I reluctantly left with the companionship of the crew band's fanfare (another talent they haf!). The ship docked at a city call Chongqing (重庆), not really fantastic but the only unique thing is that the city is somewhat built on mountainous grounds. At this point in time, my father had to leave for Shanghai a day ahead of us on business matter, the next day he would rejoin our grp again when we reached Shanghai for our transfer flight back to Singapore.

During the 1 day tour in Chongqing, there wasnt much program other than shopping. We visited 2 places, one being a mall full of lousy counterfeit goods and their veri own "Orchard Road" shopping district. Below shows a Fake LV cardholder that cost SGD$9. Try to spot the flaws if u can.

Rumors has its saying that Chongqing ladies are exceptionally beautiful, thus i had to witness for myself the validity of the rumor. It was until the tour guide mentioned that most of the crew for the cruise are mainly from Chongqing that i begin to believe the rumor. To further reinforced this matter, throughout the duration of the shopping time, i did see that most of the girls are indeed pleasant looking! Not forgetting the patient salesgirl that tolerated my indecisiveness in choosing which jeans to buy, she too was lovely~

I wasnt veri pleased wif the overall experience in Chongqing becos of several reasons. Food was oily... Veri oily... Apparently its their culture. Night view holds the highest priority in my must-see list whenever i'm overseas, somehow Chongqing's night view has got no relation to the word "impressive"... *Yawn* Take a look in my Youtube account if u're interested.

Finally, to the part about the hotel. I must admit it really exceed my expectation of being a hotel that tour package is willing to include. I remembered i was chatting to some of you that nite, and so i decided to take a pic of the exact spot where i was sitting at.

As usual, videos to help u wif the visualizing~

My last day in China is indeed a memorable 1, we depart for Shanghai and reached there in the afternoon. We managed to join my father there and he took us out to dinner wif his frens. Leaving the tour grp behind, we took our own transport to the restaurant. Upon reaching there, we're greeted by wat i always feared most... China's delicacies.... The horror of those food still stayed wif mi 4 yrs ago when i came here alone under my father's request. I was repeatedly treated to delicacies that i can hardly tell wat food they are, thus when i hear we are having dinner wif those China frens of my fathers, i somehow had mental preparation.

Duck Tongue, something from the duck feet, weird plants, funny soups, and best of all... Garden Snails... I pity my family whu was not in the least prepared for such feast, especially my mother, whu juz couldnt refuse ppl's gd offer when they place things that are out of this world on her plate.

After the traumatizing dinner, we went for a short tour ard Shanghai Town. Due to time constraint, as we need to rush for the flight back to Singapore, we could only visit the Oriental Pearl Tower and the river banks. Nice view as usual, being my second time here, i've always like Shanghai's night view.

After all the touring, we rushed to the airport only to find the rest of the grp weary and unhappy. Upon inquiring further, we realised that from afternoon ard 5pm till 11pm, they had been walking ard the airport and the tour guide didnt even bring them out! Gdness~ how lousy can the guide be? Worse still, dinner is none other than the same KFC again HAHAHA! Nevertheless, i personally still think eating KFC is much better than that weird cuisine.

After 10 long memorable days, i'm finally on my way back. This trip was indeed an eye opener for mi and i must say wif every trip i go to China, my impression of that place gets better. Perhaps in the future u might even hear that i'll be settling down there! haha after all the ladies there are so irresistable (irresistable as in character and attitude).

Last but not least, i'm so relieved to finish writing this entry... Gdness, its definitely a new record considering the sheer length of it. Uploading the videos alone took mi ages! So my frens~ PLEASE FINISH READING IT!!!

Thankz~!

-=:][ Meteor Garden ][:=-

2008-06-09T11:16:00.002+08:00

A post that i like the best out of anything i've ever posted before, took it from my original friendster blog..

Ever wonder why idol bands are so popular? Although a handful of them can't really sing much better than mi, they are simply popular juz by the way they look. Another thing that might set u thinking would be, a boys/girl band are usually more popular than a solo artist (to a certain extend). These thoughts of mine has somehow make mi recall a nightmare.

Years ago when i was still a young and cute teenager(ke lian mei ren ai), being childish at that time, we would often want to group ourselves as some stupid idol boy band. So 3 of my frens and I decided to shamelessly call ourselves F4.

FYI - F4 is a taiwanese boy band that shot to fame with its adapted version of Meteor Garden serial drama. It was such a big hit that they turned singers overnite with thier song Meteor Shower. I must say that though i was not veri fond of them at first, i must admit they do haf certain looks to make girls go crazy over them. (For girls that are reading this now pls do not deny that u nv like them before now that u found out how childish u were then.)

Back to my embarrassing past, 4 of us would each "select 1 character to be" and address each other by that alias. So being 1 of the better looking in the group (self-proclaimed), i was chosen to be Huaze Lei ( yes, yes puke if u wan to ). Thus the crew of DaoMing Shi, Huaze Lei, Ximen and Meizou is formed. (Meizou...am i correct? really dun remember that name)

Therefore, four think-they-are-really-damn-cool jokers would walk inside the shopping center equipped wif shades and striking outfits. These society fashion fiends would roam the town every weekend terrorizing singaporeans. Worse still, my fren would shout "Ah Lei, ah Lei" in the middle of nowhere to call mi. For that instance, i wish i had a Boots of Travel to teleport me to the nearest plastic surgeon to change my face forever, so that no one from that place could recognise mi. If that's not bad enough, i could recall my fren requesting us to sing 'Meteor Shower' on the bus. (ARGHHH~!~~!!)

I must say although its was really childish and stupid, deep down inside we somehow feel satisfied and a sort of psychological need of recognition has been fulfilled. I guess that's wat being young and innocent is about. Maybe that's the reason why Chee Hian still use Ximen as his nick today at this veri moment when i'm chatting wif him on MSN.

Even though only 3 of us are still in contact, nevertheless, i dedicate this to my dear fren Chee Hian a.k.a Ximen, Kai Ming a.k.a Vaness, and Ryan a.k.a DaoMing Shi. (Ryan has since lost contact wif us over some issues.)

May the memories be a part of us forever.

-=:][ Launch of My World ][:=-

2008-06-08T22:04:00.007+08:00

I cant really remember when was the last time i told myself "Its time to start blogging again". All that I can remember was that every time i recall this, i would wonder wat exactly is the reason y haven i done that yet?

Upon thinking in-depth, it suddenly occurred to me the very reason y anybody would stop blogging altogether, including me... ====> POOR TRAFFIC

Pathetic it may sound, but fact remains a fact. The initial startup phrase of my previous blogs were always full of life and drives. However, after 2 or 3 posts, when the handful of loyal frens that i had decided to stop reading it, the problem began to surface. I would say that i dun blog for myself. I mean I dun think there are a lot of people that set their blog public so as to entertain themselves rite? Afterall, blogs are meant to SHARE WIF UR FRENS!

Becos of the fantastic invention of the internet, and its ease of accessibility, (Now i sound like i'm writing an essay for my exam, pls bear wif mi) people are able to connect to each other thru the use of it. Wat teenagers do in the last era, like talking on the HOUSE phone to their frens abt wat happened earlier that day, has mostly been replaced by the ever popular MSN. And rather than juz being able to talk to 1 fren at a time, MSN allows u to talk to MANY MANY ppl at once~! (Good for ppl in a relationship that bo bian haf to chat wif their other half but die die also wan to sian or jio other ppl. Btw, as a side note, i dun do that. I always veri committed 1... in case u suspect mi...)

Ok, before i go out of topic, back to BLOGGING. Like i said earlier, technology advancement blar blar etc~~ So now people can publicise their daily life to their frens or simply anybody out there. Kind of makes us feel like celebrity hor? Hahahah, ok erm.. Wat i'm driving at is, its a tool for us to socialise or to let ppl noe us better ( Although nowadays the uses of blog kana abuse until ppl can sell stuff loh..) So i wonder if anybody will still argue wif mi that its a new type of journal or diary that does not matter whether or not ppl view it. If that's the case, i would make sure i see the person set his/her blog to PRIVATE and no invitation allowed! Becos i dun believe u'll exhibit ur diary. ( This thought kind of set me thinking...... maybe some pervert enjoys recording some things that cannot be bought to light... Once again, i declare i'm not this kind of ppl ok?)

Before u decided to stop reading, which explains y u had skipped reading until this paragraph, i shall not be long-winded. ( Thanks to those whu read everything, u haf my gratitude, let mi noe and i'll treat u a drink... Very touched..) Before u decided to curse or scold mi, think abt wat a blog initially is and wat it had become now. (E.g those earning a living, or those using it for diff purposes)

IF U STILL THINK A BLOG IS PERSONAL AND NOBODY READ ALSO NVM, then i haf a suggestion for u.... Go downstair to the nearest bookshop, (Those Ah pek old rundown shop, like going to collapse anytime) buy a cheap Exercise book, ( As cheap as possible... maybe 40 cent?) flip to the first page, and write, "Dear Diary......."

Let mi pray hard that this time round i'll be able to write more than 5 post~~~ that's y support from u guys are impt to mi~!!! I promise that u'll see more things coming up from mi.

Thank you for ur time~!See ya again~! i hope......