Wednesday, May 31, 2006

Diving at Dayang. Overdue photos.


The Guys.


Eugene's Portable Mah Jong!

The resident acrobat cat at Mersing

Stargazing

More stargazing. Many, many shooting stars.

And there we were.

Shit, I woke up at 2!

Well, actually i woke up to my phone when Dynasty Travel called me to ask about Rou an's deposit. As much as I tried to sound awake, he could tell he'd woken me up. And he apologised for calling 'so early in the morning'. Actually, it was 1130. Haha. Man. Reminds me of the days when I was DO (Duty Officer) in camp and trying (and succeeding) to sound awake whenever anyone called. Seeing that I had nothing to do that day, I told myself I'd just lie back for a moment longer and the next thing i knew, it was 2pm. I jumped out of bed (literally), probably from guilt for sleeping so much.

Today was plain boring...B-O-R-I-N-G. Ate breakfast. Cooked indomee and an omelette for lunch. Oblivion time. Cell Group Dinner. Havent even been reading much. I was/am so sianned out. I almost fell asleep at dinner. Even after having been awake for such a short time. Came home. Tried to work out a little. Feel weak. Need to busy myself with something. Don't feel like reading. Bleah. Think I need to cruise around in a car...it always feels liberating. Damn, maybe I should've gotten Ben & Jerry Girl's number. Hahahaha. Just kidding. Sigh. Sian.

A very sian me and Rachel trying to amuse ourselves during PCDP with Cleo.

Tuesday, May 30, 2006

And what a DAY it was....

Sentosa! The turn out today was good! Glad that quite a few people came to support us/me/whatever. So now I know that it won't have to stop. Got my tan, played lots of volleyball, had great company...had a good time! BUT. What made today really interesting...and pai seh...was....well...Ben and Jerry's. A Ben and Jerry's Girl to be exact. Haha. To think its the reason why we always go back to Siloso beach, coz we know that we'll have delicious cool and creamy ice cream and smoothies in between volleyball/soccer games. Well, anyway, to set the record straight. I was sabotaged.

An enthusiastic and impulsive Joachim Yau happily asked for a photo with a certain....well..cute...Ben and Jerry's salesgirl "on my behalf". Alright...I did see her at the bus interchange at Harbour Front earlier...and we agreed she's cute. But, a picture?!?! I went, "What....?" Well, everyone co-erced me to persuade her to take a photo. And to their amusement, she actually agreed, after a moments hesitation. I didnt even get her name though..and she looked so scared in the photo. And I just looked sleepy. Oh well. Bad photo.

Well...after that, everyone else continued stirring shit(Should I mention names?haha). Persuading me to be a man, to get her name and phone number. How I felt tempted man....A cute girl after all. Haha. But no la, I just couldnt. I'm not like that. I doubt I'd ever walk up to a random girl and ask her for her phone number...at least not in that context. Haha. Maybe one day I'll regret it. Maybe we'll see her again when we next go to Sentosa! Haha. After our ice cream break, we went back to play more volleyball,etc etc. We were taking photos at the lifeguards stand/chair when she comes along with her friend. Again, I am sent to ask if she can help us take a group photo. Along with more shit stirring and so many claims to get her number for me.

The 3rd time she walked by was when we were going to bathe. And Baorong, whos chinese is power, said that it's a chinese belief that it's fate, if we bump into each other 3 times without a prior arrangement. Haha. More shit stirring. I've gone on about this for quite long havent I? Well, she's cute. Anyway, we left without incident. Went for dinner. Met Hon and some of her sec 4 classmates. William and I had a pretty deep conversation over dessert. T'was an interesting day. Made me think about some things. Well.

Sunday, May 28, 2006

Another First Time...

What I wanted: To feel the wind in my face as it rushed by me. To take in all the sights and sounds surrounding me. To breathe in the cool fresh air. To cruise along the roads and up and down the hills. To feel a sense of freedom, as if my feet could take me to paradise undiscovered. To find myself again. To get back home in 16 minutes.

What REALLY happened : My conscious effort to breathe properly overwhelmed any sensation of the wind. I just focussed on putting one foot in front of the other and feared being spotted by anyone familiar in case I was SO slow. Breathe? Huffing and puffing more like it. Cruise down the hills I did, going up was a different matter. I felt trapped, bound by the route I'd set myself, I couldn't wait to get back home....and that feeling set in about 400m from the start. I got home in 20 minutes.

YES, it was the first time I've gone running this YEAR. After much procrastination and a reminder from my bro while we were on the way to dinner. I've got quite a way to go if I want to even start thinking about running a marathon at least once. And...IPPT beckons. Soon. Argh.

Saturday, May 27, 2006

Happy Birthday (Again!) Liyana!

Hats off to Firdaus aka Fi for his excellent planning and execution of Li's multiple surprise birthday celebration. I'm sure it made Li's day,week,month and year. Haha. It was just amazing. He should be promoted to lieutenant and sent off for more military training. Haha. I bet Li was just overwhelmed. I think I would be. I'd kope his idea if no one else knew about it. But as it is, quite a few people know now. Haha. To think I felt tired..I wonder what he must've felt. I'll bet Fi was energized by all that added adrenaline and exhiliration of making her happy. Oh yes, I think I have a good enough excuse for feeling under the weather today.

Its the story of the mysterious...well..."puke" (For lack of a better term). Had a home cooked lunch by mom today, she made some dry mee siam...put in lotsa prawns..I dont think I ate it particularly quickly. And I only began to feel nauseous when I took the car out to pick some stuff up, which was....2 hours later? Fortunately for the car, I got back home before I couldnt take it, and THEN, Ibrahim called to tell me bout travel arrangements, He can tell you how dazed I sounded over the phone. It was my trying to keep it all in. Well, I let it all out into the toilet bowl just after putting down the phone. It didn't look very well digested. Haha. Ill stop there.

Once again, it was a wonderful happy celebratory day! After that, dinner with Eugene, Ibrahim, Baorong and Inna at Scotts...They were high man. Kept spouting nonsense. Ok. Thats enough! Till next time.

Friday, May 26, 2006

I'm a Muse?!?

Take this test at Tickle


You're a Muse!

Known for your creative powers, you Muses are the poets and musicians of life, the patrons of the fine arts. It's funny, though — even with your inspirational prowess, you're probably not the type to boast about your guitar-strumming skills, or your latest published book of verse.

While it's great when people flock to you for ideas, there probably is a part of you that prefers to blend in sometimes — whether dressing in muted shades or staking out a one-on-one conversation at parties and social events. But try as you might not to hog the spotlight, others can't help but notice you. Must be hard to be such a goddess!

Despite any lingering modesty, you might be surprised at how much your mere presence can help improve the lives of those around you by infusing them with ideas and good thoughts. With that kind of healing energy, your inspirational ways have the potential to change the world, Muse. Whether you're scribbling sonnets, boogying with your friends, or drawing your own constellations — you're tapped in. So keep your eyes wide open to the possibilities and let that inspiration flow!

What's Your Goddess Identity?

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Haha, I'm anything but a patron of the fine arts. I'm that uncultured barbarian you see sleeping in the back of a choir concert, unable to tell one song from the next, barely able to keep my eyes open during Burn the Floor (Some dance concert) , complaining while walking through the Vatican because the art never seemed to end. I dont know, you just get a little numb to it after some time. Perhaps I have a low threshold for art. Have to teach myself to appreciate it more. Haha, its amusing how this tickle test is...well...hardly accurate. But these things are always fun aren't they? You always want someone telling you about you and you always feel so satisfied whenever they get it right, coz I guess it means that you've been potraying yourself successfully, perhaps? And you feel proud of who and what you are, it just strengthens your identity, making you that much more of a person... Go try it out!

2 Wakes and a Birthday

I was dead tired today. Woke up late at 1030, to some voice in my head no less. Maybe it was God reminding me that I'd set my alarm for 0900. It said 2 words, which I cant remember now. Haha. Ok, thats weird. Slept at 4 or so the night before trying to figure out how to do some stuff on this blog. Been doing this to myself for quite some time now..practically the whole holiday. Oh well.

Anyway, I managed to get to Joachim's house in pretty good time....and Liyana's celebration was great! With all the jamming...funny food preparation....especially the bread with coloured sweet rice( Wish I had pictures to show for it. Haha.) and of course...the great company! I think most of us had a good time...and I know the Birthday girl did. And thats what matters most.

After some time wandering around town..and bumping into huishan (which was funny,so I guess we're friends now), I made my way to Ang mo kio to meet Sam and her cell. We're all glad to know that Christine's fine. It's a terrible thing to lose your Father.....at any age. I hope the whole family pulls through this smoothly. Can't imagine the magnitude of the change they'll experience just at home...Can't imagine what I'd feel myself..

At about the same time, quite a few friends of mine were at another wake....honouring an awe-inspiring girl, a girl I don't even know personally. But she struck me as such a strong person, she didn't seem to know how to give up, her spirit never faltered. I feel both happy and sad knowing that she's at home with the Lord now. Here's to Shu Fang, her family and friends...For their courage, strength and faithfulness.

Thursday, May 25, 2006

Triple Movie Week!

My Critique.
1.Paradise Now was sleep inducing, it had a meaningful story to tell, but I was just too sleepy to empathize. Its a very real problem thats happening as we speak, but what are we to feel when these are affairs that are so far away and seem so out of reach? In places where we'll hardly be able to exert any influence. I suppose we're too comfortable where we are. Or maybe its just something that's so Singaporean, to observe and....to let it be? Even so, would it be enough to just have an opinion?

2.Da Vinci Code was....well...alright I guess. Got so many warnings not to watch the show, but I suppose that helped, since it brought down my expectations. As always, books will be a better medium than movies. Or should we say, the pen is mightier than the video camera? Haha. Perhaps there was too much hype about the show...but i'm sure there's enough success left over from the book to cover up for the films shortcomings.

3.X Men 3! It was not bad! A little disappointing since the trailer was pretty deceptive I feel. I wont reveal why here...so I wont spoil the show for anyone. Then again, I think people would've caught the show by the time they read this. Again, its difficult for a movie to live up to the standard of the comic book. And, I've always felt that the problem with Marvel comics is that its so...disjointed. They hardly connect. Every character seems to have multiple developments in different issues..(or maybe somebody more well-versed with the comics could correct me) and what happens in the movie is so different as well. Well, the show was still good!

Bumped into Bean and Aileen in town today!

Well, other than watching X-men, today was a tiring day spent walking around all by myself getting quotations for prices of stuff for medicamp....It was....draining. And I didnt even finish. Kumaran joined me after checking out some stuff at the tour agency....Planning holidays is complicated stuff. Can't wait for it all to be confirmed. Here's to Turkey, Bangkok and Greece. May I reach your shores and have an unforgettable experience. Haha. May these holidays never end.

Tuesday, May 23, 2006

A New Beginning

My Virgin Post! Its funny how you succumb to peer pressure, when you look at everyone around you expressing their views, you feel like you just HAVE to have your turn. And I guess I've only started to really look at blogs now that its the holidays. Wouldnt have bothered otherwise. I mean, the internets just so full of information, random stuff,etc etc, you need to filter out the riff-raff. So here's my attempt to be expressive. To force myself to think a little more....speak out a little more..And perhaps, to practice writing. Haha. God knows I suck at it, how i suffered for pdcp. Idiotic exam.

Speaking of holidays, this one's been absolutely incredibly fantastically amazingly fun! (Note: I don't think I'm usually that expressive.) I've been playing and playing and playing...and I don't even feel guilty for not getting a job! Just have to keep reminding myself that its the last long holiday we'll ever have. Ever. I can't wait to go to Turkey. And I hope that everything will be booked and ready this week...

I'm just thankful for everything right now. For all my friends (both old and new!) and family. For school. For all the opportunities. For all the sharing. For all the fun. Thankful to God. I hope this doesnt end.