Tanjung Balai Kalimun
Went down to Tanjung Balai Kalimun to help out with the medical mission team. That's Liping, me and Xiaoke on board this bus on our way to the church. It was really hot and steaming!!
A glimpse of the street near the pier
After collecting the medical supplies from church, we continued on to this fishing village called Telok Stimbul
Fishing net... amazing how they actually weave the whole thing
Leading the local children is singing praises
After finishing our medical services, we went on to visit some families who were unable to come to the shelter hut... Some pics i took along the way
Piggies
An Assam Tree
Some herb... but definitely not Tongkat Ali
A Soursop Tree
Had a 'coconut feast' after our visits... thanx to the friendly villagers
Kelong at night...
Liping, Xiaoke and I
Salted fish...
Guess wat's this
On top of the roof of church...
Liping and I at the top of the church...and sure it was sunny
With the local kids during Sunday Class
It was indeed amazing to see the grace of God in Balai... how God has worked in the hearts of the people here... =)
THe day ended with steamboat at Huijun's house. And my my... her doggy Crystal was so excited to see man... Haha... pee-ed 3 times bcos of me... oh gosh...
Wala Wala Friday Nite
Had a get-together at Wala Wala...
EIC performing. I think they're really so super cool... great band
Advertising for Hoegaarden
Sunset
Used to be able to enjoy the beautiful sunset everytime...
sigh...
but now... things juz seemed so different
Anyway... i went swimming (as usual *yawn*) but it's wif ah tong at Bishan swimming complex. Amazing we could still get quite a bit of sun rays despite the sumatra morning squalls (monsoon rain) in the morning... duh... that's kind of repetitive isn't it?
Yeah... i had Qiu Lian Ban Mian at S11 after the swim. Sadly to say... (attention to all ex-RI peeps) the standard dropped... wait... i'll use a better word... PLUMMETed tremendously. Not as nice as before. However, seeing those RI kiddos in their nerdish glasses and act cool attitude did amused me alot. I felt so old all of the sudden... sigh... seems like age has finally caught up on me. *SIGH*
Realised my Holland-Bukit Panjang remained uncontested AGAIN!!! ARGH!!! so irritating. why no opposition dare to come here one! Seems like this year's election is gonna be so boring to me... *yawn* I'm only interested to see how the votes will turn out for Potong Pasir and Hougang... as usual... *yawn*
wala wala wala wala hee hee
*wink*
Monday n Tuesday
Spent my whole
Monday with Ah Tong at...SENTOSA
Yeah... after my Big Breakfast and his Hotcakes w Sausage at Harbourfront, we took a bus to Sentosa... to the BEACH! Woohoo. Goodness man... i felt like we were 2 vainpots going for a tan. haha... but oh well...
Tanjung Beach was our first destination. After changing into our trunks (we kinda thought that leaving our boardshorts on will give us tan lines), we just lay ourselves on the beach... enjoying the mid-day noon sun. Around an hour later, we felt a gush of cold air blowing at us... goodness... a gigantic towering cumulonimbus cloud was coming our way. Waited till the sun was blocked by the clouds, we went to the nearby 'container toilet' to bathe. It was halfway during bathing when the rain came crashing down. Yeap... crashing...not pouring. HAHA. But due to the fact that ah tong bathe like a snail...so super slow, the rain subsided just when he finished bathing.
We made our way to the Ferry Terminal next for our BK lunch. There were some people playing some amazing race game around sentosa. All of them looked like chao ah beng and ah lians. HAHA... Anyway, the above statement was not made by me... but by Mr You-Know-Who.
Oh ya... just some interesting shots i made along the way
Look... a shy monitor lizard...
A peacock waiting for medical consultation
Someone's so excited to be at the most Southern point of Asia Continent
now i know how i always get A for shuttle-run
We went down to Siloso beach after lunch where Mr Tong bought himself a Billabong singlet... and guess what... we applied on our suntan lotion and went suntanning again. HAHA... cos the sun was just so good after the rain. So after (rought estimation) an hour of baking under the sun, we decided to set off to the Musical Fountain to chop seats for the 1940 show. However, things weren't looking so great.
On the way pass Imbiah Garden towards Musical Fountain... a looming thundercloud seems to come our way
As it started to drizzle when we reached the musical fountain, we decided to wait at the Ferry Terminal till the rain subside. And goodness me it was torrential thunderstorm man... And goodness me (the 2nd time) we actually bought 2 plastic ponchos to get to the musical fountain. And i so did not wear it while walking towards our destination... it's so... eeeeks
well...apparently someone did...
hahahahaha
But the funnier sight was at the musical fountain itself. Both of us were practically laughing our heads off at some people's ingenious ideas...
The Indian woman with the plastic bag over head really got us into fits of non-stop laughter. HAHAHAHAHA...
However, we did see lots of ugly stuff during the show. THe musical fountain was packed with China tourists and Indian tourists. As it was raining, and the seats were wet, many had their umbrellas above their heads. So when the show started, those crowd at the front stood up to catch a better glimpse, blocking those behind. Suddenly i heard this China man shouted "ZUO XIA!!!" so loudly to this particular guy who stood up in front of him. When i turned my glimpse to the guy, i was pretty amused for he did not even knew someone shouted at him from behind... cos he was an Indian who knew nuts about Mandarin. It was just so rude and all... and my dear friend beside me kept complaining to me about them... had a hard time trying to pacify him. hahaha. I was so afraid this British family beside us will get a bad impression of S'pore. But... come to think of it... we did set a good example of S'poreans by offering them a seat and helping the elderly lady up the chair... so i guess we have done our part to be gracious. hee hee... and i sure think that that family would not want to visit China now. Hoho...
Had dinner at Seah Im Food Centre... had my first mee goreng since... 2 yrs ago? SOOOO LONg... but it was SOOOO gOOOOd.
Was pretty shagged last night
TuesdayWent for my routine swim in the morning
Met up with Ah tONG again to go shopping at Orchard...
Goodness...i really bought a lot of stuff today
1)a Zara Shirt $90
2)a G2000 trousers $60
3)a REEF singlet $36
4)a 'The Chronicles of Narnia - The Lion, The Witch n The Wardrobe' VCD $15
and that's on top of the Deuter bag i bought on Sunday - $110
i shall stop spending money like using toilet paper...
argh...
Almost Everyone's Back
Before i start the post, wanna extend a warm welcome to JIMMY and AH TONG... WELCOME BACK TO S'PORE!! Haha...
Last night's steamboat dinner at Marina Sth was great, despite the smoke and noise. I was glad to see everyone again... namely Jack, Marcus, Adrian, Kenny, Ah John and Elton. Time seems to pass by so fast... but it is comforting to know some people just still remains the same as i know them back then. Haha.
Later in the night, we had some drinks at The Coffee BEan at Boat Quay. Haha... die die also don't want to go Acoustic. *wink*
I thought this bench used to be outside the Singapore Museum? i was so shocked to see it outside Brewerkz... oh man... will they shift it back?
From afar, i really thought there was a crowd queueing up to enter a hip club of some sort. But when i got closer...
they were waiting for taxi...
A Story to Think About
There was this young man who lost his whole family fortune overnight. In the end, he has to labour hard to make ends meet. All day, he kept grumbling to himself why did he land himself in this sorry state. He felt useless, and was willing to end his life once and for all.
One night, an angel appeared to him.
"Young men, i've heard about your plight and i am here to help you."
"How can you help me?"
"How would you like to have 1000 dollars as the expense of your little finger?"
The young men thought for a while...
"No... i wouldn't."
"Okay, why not i take away your arm and give you 10 000 dollars?"
"Of cos not!" the young man exclaimed.
"I'll up the stake to 100 000 dollars but you'll be turned to 80 yrs old at this instant"
"NO..."
"You're so troublesome, ok this is the last deal, i'll give you 1 billion dollars if you give me your life."
Without much thought,
"Of cos not..." the young man shouted.
The angel continued...
"You see, you have more than 1 billion dollar worth of wealth in your hands, why are you still complaining that you're poor? Seize your youth at present and make use of your time wisely..."
with that, the angel disappeared...
*the currency of the money is in US$*
What can we learn from this story?
1)My story-telling skill sucks.
2)There are lots of grammatical and structural mistakes
i really wonder why i type out this crap in the first place... HAHA.
But it does have a moral behind it...
While i was swimming today, i encountered some toddlers learning how to swim nearby. They were so cute... Haha. The female instructor was more like a singer than a swimmer, singing nursery rhymes to teach these toddlers how to swim.
First was
Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall
Humpty Dumpty had a great.... FALL (that's when the parent will dip the toddler into the water)
Next was
If you're happy and you know it wet your toes
(immerse toes in water)
If you're happy and you know it wet your toes
(immerse toes in water)
If you're happy and you know it
and you really wanna show it
If you're happy and you know it wet your toes
(immerse toes in water)
*and it goes on with fingers, cheek, chin, hair etc
Then was
Put your right hand in put your right hand out
Put your right hand in and shake it all about
You do the hokey pokey
and you turn yourself around
that's what it's all about.
The classic which i kinda loved
Row row row your boat gently down the stream
merrily merrily merrily merrily
gently down the stream
Row row row your boat gently down the stream
if you see a crocodile
you better start to scream...AAAAAHHHH!!!
I was thinking... it's better to swim than to scream actually
if you see a crocodile
you better start to swim.
that's a better version....
hmmm...
oh man...coming down with sore throat...
sigh...
JB Trip
I happened to get a chance to go to JB this afternoon with my uncle, auntie and mum. Come to think of it, i haven't been to Malaysia for so long. In fact, i was kind of looking forward to it as i know it'll be a great eating trip. YEAH!! My uncle is just superb in finding all the obscure, hard-to-find, but SUPERB food in M'sia. I mean how can you not know all the good food outlets if you go Msia every week with so many friends down there somemore?
My first stop was afternoon tea at this rather famous Bak Kut Teh stall. It was usually jam-packed during lunch time. However, as we reached there around their closing period, it wasn't that crowded. It seemed like the Boss and my uncle has been friends since 10+ years ago. But that aside, the Bak Kut Teh was sedap. The sesame oil chicken was so tender and fragrant. The Bak Kut Teh was just so right... yum yum.
The sedap-licious Bak Kut Teh
It wasn't a great day to be out. It was practically pouring the whole afternoon. However it did allow me to know that the drainage system in JB sucks. Just 5 minutes of rain could cause a whole street to be flooded with muddy water. EEEKS.
Grocery shopping in The Store was next. One must be careful of what you buy in JB. Not everything is cheaper than that in Singapore. Take for example the Butterfly Brand Powder... it cost RM 10 over there but only S$1.30 in S'pore. So watch what you buy.
Oh... we went to visit the largest mall in JB. Apparently it was quite new. Tebrau Garden if i did not forget its name. I was pretty pleasantly surprised by the interior of the complex. It was humongous.
I find this really interesting... A shopping complex giving out free 1 cent coins. I wonder what's the rationale behind it... hmmm...
White Coffee... originated from Ipoh. It was rather pleasant in taste though.
Tebrau Garden (Jusco) from afar
After shopping at this megaplex, we continued our way to have my long-awaited beloved must-eat zhi char place.
Ah... the spread. Theres Butter Crayfish, Sambal lala, Fish w Spring Onion, Pig's Organ Fish soup, Cockles in Belachan and Sugarcane juice.
My favourite dish of all time..BUTTER CRAYFISH!!
Crispy on the outside, succulent on the inside...oooooh
Savouring my CRAYFISH...SEDAP!!
I was so bloated...couldn't even walk properly...
On the side note...
Dear David... u do not call a brinjal "purple-shaped dick veggie"
It has a proper name and dignity attached to it.
By the way, it should be "purple dick-shape veggie"
ok...wateva...
i think the greens deserve more respect than that..
hahaha
HOW?
Today I encountered a homosexual checking me out from head to toe in the toilet. It was totally revolting. I mean, why would anyone wear his pants, topless, sitting on the bench using a towel to rub his left arm for 5 minutes looking at me change? Argh... i changed and jolted out of the swimming complex immediately.
I was thinking along the way, what if he comes and touch me or harrass me? What should i do? I mean as a Christian.
Jesus said do not resist an evil person; but whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also. (Matthew 5:39)
So does this mean that if he touched my left thigh, i ought to offer my right thigh to him as well?
ok..obviously NOT... out of context
Beat him up?
Doesn't leave a good testimony too...
in the end i've came to 2 conclusion
First
Be like Joseph in Genesis 39 when he ran away from the wife of Potiphar. Run away.
Second
Share the Gospel with him. Tell him why he shouldn't do what he's doing. A heed to the commission Jesus gave us (Mt 28:18-20)
Hmmm... hope i never will have to use any of the 2.
Labrador Park n Swedish Meatballs
Haven't been to Labrador Park for ages. And was i appalled at the changes that have taken place. I used to think it was a nice quiet spot, a great getaway from the hustle and bustle of city life. I might have to think twice about the above statement after today's outing. *sigh* However we did have a wonderful time there. In conclusion, it's not the location or activity, but the company that matters. =)
Hong En and I posing
Beneath the jetty
Footprints in the sand
The Jetty
The bunch of us
and my beloved swedish meatballs @ IKEA.... yum yum
oh ya... have to apologise to Yibin for your salty coffee w milk. Hahaha...
a pictorial description of my feelings
Jigsaw Puzzle
I've been trying so hard to mend back the broken pieces which i've shattered before. But it seems like even when i piece them back together again, there is no glue to stick them back...
ISRAEL
"A Shitty Little Country" (quote the French Ambassador)
Here is a capsule of accomplishments you may not be fully aware
of. I thought you might find these statistics interesting.
The Middle East has been growing date palms for centuries. The
average tree is about 18-20 feet tall and yields about 38 pounds of
dates a year. Israeli trees are now yielding 400 pounds/year and are
short enough to be harvested from the ground or a short ladder
Israel, the 100th smallest country, with less than 1/1000th of
the world's population, can lay claim to the following:
The cell phone was developed in Israel by Israelis working in
the Israeli branch of Motorola, which has its largest development center
in Israel.
Most of the Windows NT and XP operating systems were developed
by Microsoft-Israel.
The Pentium MMX Chip technology was designed in Israel at Intel.
Both the Pentium-4 microprocessor and the Centrino processor were
entirely designed, developed and produced in Israel. The Pentium
microprocessor in your computer was most likely made in Israel.
Voice mail technology was developed in Israel. Both Microsoft
and Cisco built their only R&D facilities outside the US in Israel.
The technology for the AOL Instant Messenger ICQ was developed
in 1996 by four young Israelis.
Israel has the fourth largest air force in the world (after the
U. S, Russia and China). In addition to a large variety of other
aircraft, Israel's air force has an aerial arsenal of over 250 F-16's,
which is the largest fleet of F-16 aircraft
outside of the U. S.
According to industry officials, Israel designed the airline
industry's most impenetrable flight security. U. S. officials now look
to Israel for advice on how to handle airborne security threats.
Israel's $100 billion economy is larger than all of its
immediate neighbors combined. Israel has the highest percentage in the
world of home computers per capita.
Israel has the highest ratio of university degrees to the
population in the world.
Israel produces more scientific papers per capita than any other
nation by a large margin - 109 per 10,000 people as well as one of the
highest per capita rates of patents filed.
In proportion to its population, Israel has the largest number
of startup companies in the world. In absolute terms, Israel has the
largest number of startup companies than any other country in the world,
except the U. S. (3,500 companies mostly in hi-tech). With more than
3,000 high-tech companies and startups, Israel has the highest
concentration of hi-tech companies in the world, apart from the Silicon
Valley, U. S.
Israel is ranked #2 in the world for venture capital funds right
behind the U. S.
Outside the United States and Canada, Israel has the largest
number of NASDAQ listed companies.
Israel has the highest average living standards in the Middle
East. The per capita income in 2000 was over $17,500, exceeding that of
the UK.
On a per capita basis, Israel has the largest number of biotech
startups. Twenty-four per cent of Israel's workforce holds university
degrees -- ranking third in the industrialized world, after the United
States and Holland - and 12 per cent hold advanced degrees.
Israel is the only liberal democracy in the Middle East. In
1984 and 1991, Israel airlifted a total of 22,000 Ethiopian
Jews at risk in Ethiopia, to safety in Israel.
When Golda Meir was elected Prime Minister of Israel in 1969,
she became the world's second elected female leader in modern times.
When the U. S. Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya was bombed in 1998,
Israeli rescue teams were on the scene within a day and saved three
victims from the rubble.
Israel has the third highest rate of entrepreneurship and the
highest rate among women and among people over 55 - in the world.
Relative to its population, Israel is the largest immigrant-absorbing
nation on earth. Immigrants come in search of democracy, religious
freedom, and economic opportunity.
Israel was the first nation in the world to adopt the Kimberly
process, an international standard that certifies diamonds as "conflict
free."
Israel has the world's second highest per capita of new books.
Israel is the only country in the world that entered the
21stcentury with a net gain in its number of trees, made more remarkable
because this was achieved in an area considered mainly desert.
Israel has more museums per capita than any other country.
Medicine
Israeli scientists developed the first fully computerized,
no-radiation, diagnostic instrumentation for breast cancer. An Israeli
company developed a computerized system for ensuring proper
administration of medications, thus removing human error from medical
treatment. Every year in U. S. hospitals 7,000 patients die from
treatment mistakes. Israel's Givun Imaging developed the first
intestable video camera, so small it fits inside a pill. Used to
view the small intestine from the inside, the camera helps doctors
diagnose cancer and digestive disorders. Researchers in Israel developed
a new device that directly helps the heart pump blood, an innovation
with the potential to save lives among those with heart failure. The
new device is synchronized with the heart's mechanical operations
through a sophisticated system of sensors.
Israel leads the world in the number of scientists and
technicians in the workforce, with 145 per 10,000, as opposed to 85 in
the U.S., over 70 in Japan, and less than 60 in Germany. With over 25%
of its work force employed in technical professions, Israel places first
in this category as well.
A new acne treatment developed in Israel, the Clear-Light
device, produces a high-intensity, ultraviolet-light-free, narrow-band
blue light that causes acne bacteria to self-destruct and all without
damaging surrounding skin or tissue.
An Israeli company was the first to develop and install a
large-scale solar-powered and fully functional electricity generating
plant, in southern California's Mojave desert.
All the above while engaged in regular wars with an implacable
enemy that seeks its destruction, and an economy continuously under
strain by having to spend more per capita on its own protection than
any other country on earth.
AND THE FRENCH AMBASSADOR IN ENGLAND SAYS WE ARE NOTHING BUT A
SHITTY LITTLE COUNTRY!!!
Prof. D. Koller
Institute of Life Sciences
The Hebrew University
Bad Dressing Habit
Is it a fashion trend to wear jeans with slippers? Personally speaking, i think that is a real outright fashion disaster to start with. HOW CAN YOU WEAR JEANS WITH FLIP FLOPS!?!?! It's just NOT right. It's utter revolting. erks. I mean i think we're the only country that do that... perhaps alongside with some of our S.E. Asian counterparts. Just in case you are disagreeing with me on this and do in fact think that jeans and flips are cool... let me continue...
The last thing on my mind when i see this fashion is the word 'COOL'.
1)I will think you have no money to buy proper footwear to go along with jeans.
2)You have no class.
3)You have no taste.
4)You have no fashion sense.
5)You are so cheapo.
6)You have guts.
7)You are either a chao ah beng or a Bangladesh worker. (not tryin to be racist here)
NOTE OF CLARIFICATIONTo be in Category (7) doesn't encompass Category 1 - 6. It's an 'or', not an 'and' situation. Meaning... for example... if you are a Bangladesh worker wearing flip flops and jeans doesn't mean you have no class, no taste, no fashion sense, cheapo or gutsy. That's the point i'm trying to make cos i really am not trying to be racist here but am just reflecting a social truth.
In conclusion, please just get a proper footwear to go along with jeans... NOT flip flops. Leave that for your berms or boardshorts.
EEEEEEKS... a FASHION tragedy
Happy Birthday Kay Wee!
First and foremost, a BOMBASTIC HAPPY B-DAY to my beloved Kay Wee. eh.. sounds gay. Haha. Hope you did enjoyed your birthday. I also hope you don't find my present too... eh... unacceptable? haha... rest assured it won't be anything as outrageous as Roastie's Sponge Bob Square Pants boxers. Hee hee.
Had a sudden urge to have cocktail jelly wif lotsa condensed milk this afternoon. So i changed up, got out of the house, and walked to Commonwealth Mkt for my dessert. OOOOOH... lovely lovely... i shall have it tmr again... so much ingredients yet only 1 dollar...
Pool Courtesy
Tony and I went to do weights and swim at Delta Sports complex today. Realised i've been severely weakened due to the fact that i have not done weights ever since i got back from taiwan... which is like 3 wks. WHOA! so long liao. But that's beside the point. The gym is pretty large, airy, but it's just something about the people around me which i did find rather intimidating. First was this lady who ma jiam training to be like body builder like that. I felt so intimidated by her. Second was this chunky man with ang kongs on both his arms. He looked like a bouncer... and in fact i actually have this thought running across my mind him throwing me out of the gym haha. Oh well... i must really stop being so conscious of my surrounding.
The sunlight was just great. However, my swim was abruptly interrupted by some really inconsiderate swimmer.
Case 1:
NEVER DO BACK STROKE IN A RELATIVELY CROWDED POOLand especially so if you are not good at it. I was so elated to find a lane where i could do my front crawl in peace when i saw this floating splashing 'log' zig zagging from Lane 1 to Lane 2 vice-versa. Shucks... some old man was trying to swim backstroke and he was occupying 2 lanes. I mean... how could you swim backstroke in a relatively crowded pool!?!? First and foremost, you wouldn't be able to see who's behind you (especially if that person is swimming front crawl) risking a collision. Secondly, non-veteran backstrokers normally have really bad direction sense... risking another collision. Goodness. Anyway... i just did what i always do when i see these pool hoggers. Full speed, big splash, front crawl, and my lane was cleared. hee hee hee... always work.
Case 2:
PLS BE CONSIDERATE WHEN U'RE LEARNING FRONTCRAWLIt's commendable to want to learn a new stroke. However, it should not be done at the expense of other people's safety. Being a learner of front crawl once myself, i know there will be this tendency to swim out of lane. But there is a way to curb it. As for me, i always swim along the divider of 2 lanes, just to keep check that i do not go haywire. I mean if you cannot look forward i can understand but please don't tell me you can't look downwards... cos if you couldn't... i don't know what strokes you're executing in the pool liao. I mean i certainly wouldn't like to have someone cutting into my lane...or worse still kana kicked or what... Thank goodness i swam faster than you... Haha... =P
Case 3:
PLS DO NOT SWIM THE BREADTH OF THE POOL WHEN IT IS CROWDEDJust look at the pool. Every lane was occupied with at least 1 if not 2 swimmers. The traffic (lengthwise) was kinda moderate flow. Please do not not attempt to play frogger especially when you looked like one of the contestant in a bodybuilding competition. I mean... stop cutting people's lane by swimming breadthwards. Don't tell me with all that pounds of muscles you could not swim a lap? you would drown in the pool? Goodness... you are so BIG... swimmers like me will get into concussion banging into you head-on.
Case 4:
PLS DO NOT APPLY SUNTAN LOTION AND JUMP INTO THE POOL STRAIGHTAWAYit's great to apply sunblock or suntan lotion to protect your skin from the uv rays. But please allow the lotion to dry before entering the pool. I hate it when i taste Banana Boat or Spirig when swimming in the pool... it's revolting. Sometimes you can even see a spectrum of oil within the water itself... like urine... eeks
Oh gosh...and i did an emergency brake to prevent a collision with Case 3 and Case 2.
Hope you guys understood the pic... shan't elaborate much...
In conclusion, i will stick to my beloved Buona Vista Swimming Complex where it is less crowded and people are more civilised, classy and considerate. I love the expatriate community here... hee hee!
Philippians 4:11-13
Not that I speak from want, for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am. I know how to get along with humble means, and I also know how to live in prosperity; in any and every circumstance I have learned the secret of being filled and going hungry, both of having abundance and suffering need. I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.This verse struck a chord in my heart lately. How I yearned to be able to say this with utmost conviction like Paul. Indeed i must learn to be contented in whatever circumstances I am in, good or bad, for I know God has His purpose. Even if i fell into the pits, I know for sure i can pull through for there's always Him to strengthen me.
Knowing this Friday is Good Friday, an event of great significance to mankind, I would encourage everyone to read any 1 of the 4 Gospels (Mark, Matthew, Luke, John) in the Bible so as to meditate upon the meaning of the Cross on Calvary. As for those who aren't Christians, i would also greatly encourage you guys to read the Gospel of Mark to learn about how Good Friday comes about and what does it mean to us? One can find reference on
www.bible.comIn the mean time, have a great week ahead. =)
KTV Session Again... plus some observations... =)
YES! The KTV fanatics has done it again. This time the power of 3 has indeed crashed the whole Partyworld to a heap of debris and rubble with our outstanding singing. So sensational... so full of FEELING and EMOTIONS. Yeah... oh man... what crap am i typing? Haha. Ok.. so here goes... Lee Choon, Tony and I went for KTV today. Yup... and i brought along my priced SAMSUNG Digital Voice Recorder Voice Yepp (TM) along to record. Talking about being buay hiao bai... haha... i think we really are loh. Haha. Anyway, i was really elated that my voice did "open" today... hit lotsa hard-to-hit notes which i normally wouldn't be able to. Suddenly i felt like i could've just swept the 1st placing of both Xiao Yuan Superstar and Jue Dui Superstar. Haha... wishful thinking on my part... =P
After having a few sessions with Lee Choon, realised her greatest strength in singing is actually Liang Jing Ru's song. I don't know if she ver realised it, but her voice belongs to the rather 'soft' and 'clear' type, great to sing love ballads. *i hope you're reading this Ms Lee Choon*
As for MR Tony Tan, Lee Choon and I unanimously agree with each other he belongs to the 'nonchalent' 'bochap' 'character' kind. Meaning... Jay Chou, Shi Kang Jun, probably even Ke You Lun type. And also, his rapping skill really did impressed me alot. WOW! I was indeed honoured to sing with these 2 powerhouses man.
And of cos, knowing that 'self-praise is no praise', there's no point in giving any comments to myself. Haha. But i once was told by my friend i belonged to the 'soft' 'nicey' 'innocent' 'pure' genre. Singers like Guang Liang, Lin Jun Jie etc. He told me i cannot sing those powerful kind especially those with lots of screaming and shouting. Haha... so i shall just keep to my genre during KTV session for fear of spoiling my vocal cords.
The 3 Powerhouses at PartyWorldLet's move on to my next topic
How Do You Know When You Are Getting Old1)When you get up a bus, without any second thought, you plopped right into the nearest empty seat you could find without even surveying the back of the bus. (normally the seat of aged and disabled)
i thought only the Ah Sohs do that. Haha. Sorry Lee CHoon... i kind of told her about that. She replied to me that the logic behind her action was because she did not see the point of risking not getting a seat at the back of the bus when there's one right in front of her.
True... that's a very valid logical reasoning.
But i call it Auntie logic...
Haha...
I always have this notion that seats at the front are for old people, aunties, disabled and Caucasians (they seem to love to take the seat that faces the opposite direction as i've observed). Seats at the back are for working professionals... generally the younger crowd.
So next time when you realised you're sitting behind the bus driver... you know what it means... =P
Ok... i also saw something really cute today.
It was this Indian man (no no! i do not have fetishes for Indians just in case your mind begins to run wild about this statement).... It was this Indian father holding his son's hand. This little boy should be around 3 years old i figured out. The issue i'm trying to address here is not about holding hands. I mean, i don't even care if Bangla workers hold hands in Orchard Road cos that's (1)their culture of holding hands as a sign of brotherhood or (2)holding hands as a sign of 'brotherhood' due to long-term deprivation and mono-sex environment. It's about this poor little child of his. Apparently, this Indian father was talking on the handphone, holding the tiny hand of this little kid, ZOOMING past the crowd. I gave a pitiful glance at the kid, trying so hard to keep up with the pace of his father who was then oblivious to the suffering this kid was going through. This kid was banged, slapped, knocked, kicked etc by the passing crowd along the way. I was one of those who kinda elbowed his face... it's not my fault... he just knocked into my elbow from behind. Poor thing... So please, if there are any parents reading this, DO NOT do this to your child. It is totally inhuman.
Alright alright...
shall stop here for now...
Till then i shall add more posts on "How Do You Know When You Are Getting Old"
Kelantan Lane
Just in case you guys do not know where's Kelantan Lane... it's somewhere near Sim Lim Square by Rochor River. It's around Jalan Besar Food Center... at Rowell Estate. Ok... why am i telling everyone where Kelantan Lane is? I'm trying to spread AIDS... NO NO... i don't mean spreading AIDS virus... but to spread AIDS Awareness to you guys out there. If you want to have your personal profile protected, and yet want to find out whether you got AIDS, Hepatatis B cum STDs bcos you did something undesirable, pls go Kelantan Lane.
Like A Fish Swimming in the Deep Blue Sea
Went for an afternoon swim with Tony at Buona Vista Swimming COmplex. It was pleasantly not crowded and the sunlight was pretty nice to bathe in. Haven't had such carefree lifestyle for a very long time... just relax and think about practically nothing at all. (i know most of you would disagree with me by your endless retorts of me enjoying myself in taiwan but that is another matter altogether) Haha.
We had lunch at Ghim Moh for old time's sake. Seems like not much has changed to our beloved hawker centre apart from some recent addition of a playground. "Jin Hua"... doesn't this name ring a bell somewhere down your memory lane? Yes... Justin's favourite stall... every night after land training... Haha... oh man
I need to cut my hair...so long liao
Self-praise Is No Praise
Couldn't believe it... here i am in the wee hours of the morning... keeping myself awake... just so i can entertain CPL Adrian Tong Sheng Hao who was currently in the duty room in taiwan so that he would not fall asleep. Fancy me... a 3SG(NS) doing this kind of job. sigh... You better be grateful ok. And yes... you are NOT cute... self-praise is no praise... HAHA.
Oh man..
And you better keep your word over that *erhem* thingy ok...
or else
i will skin u alive...and fry it lao zhang style...
Back to the Future
i was clearing my room when i stumbled upon a stack of photographs. Hmmm... we looked so young then... they were taken during Raffles Adventure @ Palawan 2003. Come to think of it... WAH... 3 years has passed in a blink of an eye. Just wanna post these pics up to recall our memories... hee
Christmas gathering 2003
The Girls Team
The Girls Team wif a 'coach' and a 'clown'
the infamous... BUSOK SABUN BAND (good gosh gracious how the name existed in the first place)
i was so nervous then... trying to prevent my left leg from 'vibrating'.
EMOTIONS... yeah
it was so fun then... haha
New Phase
a new phase... a new life. It was a thought that hit me when i was walking home from the bust stop. Things will never be the same again... my past 9 mths of life was spent in a spiritual waste... i cannot afford to waste the rest of my life once more...
