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[Mar. 22nd, 2009|08:16 pm]

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1) 2009
2) free for the first 5 days of the new year
3) went out quite a bit
4) stayed at home quite a bit too
5) spent time with family and sarah
6) enlisted on the 6th
7) NS life
8) needed some getting use to
9) confinement (sucks)
10) handphone died
11) had to get mao qian to buy me a phonecard
12) had to queue to use the phone booth
13) couldn't sms
14) got my sergeant to charge my phone for me
15) handphone up and running
16) confinement ending
17) can't do pull-ups
18) run quite slow
19) confinement end
20) BOOK OUT LOH!
21) CNY
22) went to sarah's house
23) sarah came over to my house
24) had to book in on second day of CNY
25) mom and dad dropped us at pasir ris
26) book-in syndrome - sian-ness, sleepy, headaches, dont' feel like talking, moody
27) prepare for field camp
28) field camp
29) 6days of walking, not changing uniforms, lots of sweat, lots of rehydration...
30) ...shellscrape (sucks), sleeping on just the groundsheet, combat rations...
31) ...surprise shower session on day5, more sweating, high kneel (bad for the knees)...
32) ... lots of punishment, tests, tired.
33) oh, battle innoculation course (sand in your uniform = not good = abrasion EVERYWHERE)
34) came back from field camp
35) mass washing-of-stores session
36) rest
37) SITest
38) SITest was quite alright
39) nothing much from then on
40) only IPPT left
41) didn't pass IPPT diagnostic test
42) qualify for RT (remedial training)
43) was sad when the non-RT personnels booked out on weekends with their happy faces
44) RT-ed
45) felt absolutely worn-out by RT
46) realized that there were qround 2 or 3 weeks more of RT
47) first "proper" book-out
48) spent quality time with girlfriend
49) happy that i can see her again
50) spent quality time with family
51) went to eat with them
52) ohyes, ate a lot of food which can never be found in camp
53) P.S. cook house food may taste good at first, but after a while, you'll find out that it sucks
54) repeated training-RT-book out routine
55) COMPASS test (for air force)
56) had to rush back to camp for the real IPPT
57) was late
58) but it rained. heavily. really heavily.
59) sidetrack a bit, had been raining abnormally in tekong. HUGE downpours lasting for hours. everyday.
60) anyway, rain stopped
61) had to carry on with IPPT
62) did 8 pull-ups and ran fast enough for a silver
63) woohoo
64) SOC, then lots of free time from then on
65) graduation parade aka POP aka passing out parade rehersal
66) one in the blazing hot sun (hot enough to warm the ground up until your toes burn in your boots)
67) another in the cold cold rain (that was the day after the blazing hot sun day)
68) last book-out, emptied the cupboard, bring home as many things as you can
69) last book-in, pack for 24km route march
70) 24km route march - talked, sang, kept quiet, pushed each other on, forgot about unhappiness and grudges and just made new friends
71) form-up, hyped up
72) POP
73) POP LOH!
74) BLOCK LEAVE!!!!
75) best time in the past few months
76) went out with family, sarah, ncc friends, classmates
77) went to eat whatever i want -
78) doritos, toa payoh bah chor mee, carrot cake, prata, coke, pizza, macs, burger king
79) went out with sarah
80) went down to meet her, even just to send her home
81) had a lot of fun time with her
82) long bus-rides
83) long mrt rides
84) long mrt AND bus-rides
85) msn conversations
86) phone calls and messages whenever i/she wants
87) quality time with family
88) car-rides
89) breakfasts, lunches and dinners
90) watching TV together
91) oh signed on in air force
92) had my mom to be there, just to make sure i'm not foolishly signing away my life
93) enjoyed myself so much during block leave
94) uni application
95) waiting for stuff to get back
96) spending more time with family and sarah
97) although block leave lasted from 11th to 23rd, it's not very long
98) realized that damn, i'm booking in tomorrow
99) but it's alright
100) cos i've spent my rest period well, and honestly, it couldn't get any better, and i wouldn't have spent it any other way.

NS has made me appreciate everything more. even the little things in my pre-NS everyday life which i take for granted. and it's nice, because now, even the smallest action and thought is magnified. i'm lucky to have my family and sarah and friends, thank you all for making this rest period a REAL rest. and now, it's a new phase of NS, and i think we both have what it takes to pull through this too.

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a reminder...

[Dec. 20th, 2008|09:25 pm]

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[	Current Music	\|	The Killers - Mr Brightside	]

of what i've done, one month after the biggest exam (so far) of my life has ended. it's been quite an eventful month, so i hope i'll have the stamina to put it all down into words. oh and it won't be in chronological order, just chucking out whatever events the come to mind first (although yes there'll still be some arranging involved)

Genting. the trip to genting with the family was really a nice break from all the mad-rush of school/singapore-life. although i'd very much like to have my dad with us on the trip, but it's alright i guess. spent the first day just walking around the shopping center despite the little stores they have. but still, it's quite nice to go out and walk around like that together cos it's really been quite a while.

day two was spent entirely at the theme park which was extremely fun. my mom didnt go on most of the rides but that's okay, could see that she enjoyed herself nonetheless. going on almost all the rides with my brother and sister was good bonding time for the three of us, and it appears my sister is quite gutsy, seeing how she sat on all the rides with us, which includes the free-fall-from-the-top-of-a-tower ride, and all the roller coaster rides which at some point in time would have the people upside down (more that once too). good on her.

day three was just some last minute shopping, if any, and trying out whatever food they have there. after that was the long bus ride back to singapore in the middle of a storm. coming down from genting when it's raining is not fun, considering the fact that genting is mostly in the clouds, i.e the rain clouds. saw a fair share of accidents along the way and it's really quite a wonder how drivers can drive on the unlit expressways. must be seasoned drivers i guess. it's good to be back in singapore, but it kinda also mean it's back to the hot air, work, and less family time (but im sure we can always work something out). on the whole, these three days had been quite long-awaited. although i would really really have liked to go further away (places where you need a plane to reach), but i guess genting would do just fine.

FIRST NCC chalet for the holiday. you'd see why it's "FIRST" later on. as per tradition, we had our chalet again. even though in june we already had one, but because we're all bored guys who have money and lots of time, we'd like to set aside a few days of our extremely free schedule for a chalet. and like all ncc chalet, there was PSP, BBQ, fighting, shouting, and lots of fun. i'd never get tired of all the nonsense we guys go together. even if it's just lying around the room and staring at out PSPs. there'd be some pairs to PSPs wi-fi-cally linked, but besides that, we're not communicating with each other. except occasionally to annouce a level up or to ask for help. but somehow, everyone seems to be in the zone together, and it's really kinda cool. i guess it all boils down to the bonds which we've developed over the four years together.

speaking of the guys, it was really pleasant that almost everyone could come down at some point of the chalet. back in the NCC days there would be pontang-ers who dont come for training, and over time, we managed to get them back and it's really a sense of achievement. that's why it was very nice to see everyone back together just messing around. it was almost like the good ol' days.. oh and we gave alan a break this time. we would normally channel all that youthful angst/mischief on him, but this time we gave it a break, given the recent spate of videos appearing on youtube and stomp. but we did attempt a few photo shots, which turned out far from what we wanted in the turn out (expectedly), but still funn nonetheless. perhaps when i feel like it next time i'd attach the appropriate photos to the sections.

it was really very fun, getting back and meeting the guys again.

Jubilee Church Children's Camp. quite an eye-opener for me, given how it's the first time i'm helping out at (i) a church, (ii) a children's camp. the other camps i've been part of involved "YES SIR!", push-ups, and bunk inspections. however, the children's camp did share a similarity with the other camps i've been part of, which is sweaty sticky kids. but it was very fun, and fulfilling at the same time. was in the same group as sarah (THANKFULLY) and was quite jittery in the morning of the first day, cos of the whole new camp environment and stuff. but i guess i could say i warmed up? and the kids were hard at time, expecially a few, but i guess they're just kids and it's really nice when you mangae to get to them and they eventually want to listen to you. wouldn't mind helping out again for sure. thanks sarah for bringing me and asking me to help out, it was truly a wonderful and heart-warming experience to be working with the kids and the rest of the organisers.

12th Dec. which was smack in the middle of the children's camp. but i was at the camp and this is all possible due to a silver in NAPFA. technically this happened before A's ended, but i got the new date after A's. it was quite an over-the-moon feeling after completing the 2.4, knowing that hey, i've done it this time. although there were still people running, but i guess i couldn't help laughing to myself. afterall i've trained quite hard for this time's test, given how i didnt pass the previous attempt. it's really encouraging to know that if one works hard enough for something, we're sure to get it. although the circumstances varies everytime (we might not know how long we've to work, for example) but i guess somehow, we'll still make it eventually. but it bugs me that i've to pass it only the second time. of course i may sound like as ass when i say "why can't i ace it the first time round?" when i should be grateful i passed it already, but then again, it's not really nice to always have to fall first, then have to learn form mistakes. we all would like to get things right the first time round, but i guess we dont have the luxury of doing so all the time. just got to keep that in mind..

oh and by the way, my new enlistment date would be on the 6th of january.

i'd very much like to add more stuff to this entry, but given it's current length and my current attention span to it, i've decided to leave the next part for some other time. this sorts of almost nearly sums up the more eventful things that happened one month after A's. of course i'll put down anymore that come into mind, but i guess that's all for now. the in-between days we spent bumming around (rather unfortunately), watching heroes on the computer (which i've managed to catch up to, only to realise that the season has ended and the next one's due only in feb next year), watching movies, reading, and going out with the girlfriend. other days not with her would be spent missing her, and doing the stuff mentioned in the previous sentence, not including the last portion.

okay i guess i should leave the rest for next time. thank you if you've managed to read up to here without skipping anything. i've a feeling if i were to read this entry in the future, i might just skip most of the stuff, or the whole thing. so, till next time.

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i am a Victorian

[Oct. 4th, 2008|07:57 pm]

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BAM, the 2 years in VJ are gone just like that. i guess with the farewell assembly and the whole this-is-that-last-official-assembly-in-this-setting stuff going on, going back to VJ wouldn't feel the same anymore. even if we're going back a couple of days after for remedial and all the extra lessons. but yeah, i've graduated from VJ.

it's kind of a wonder that i managed to get a spot here with my 10points. i mean hey, even other people with 10points couldn't get it. but then, like i told sarah last night, that makes me regret all the more. looking back at the two years, i have to (sadly) admit that there were manymany things that i regret. be it doing, or not doing. like what i said in my first post in this blog, there are many things that i wished i had done differently, but then again, like that's ever possible. with all the CCA's and competitions and chances to do well (in MYEs, promos, CT 1 and 2, prelims), all that's left is A's. and it's quite overwhelming if you want to think it as 2 years in College (and 12 years of education) culminating in that 2 weeks+/11 papers, but that's just the way it is. im not ready for A's, but i know i will be soon enough.

back to talking about my school. coming back after the few days in TJ was reallyreally great. it just meant that i didn't have to start everything all over again, and it also meant that i'll get to meet my dearest girlfriend (: she's really the one thing (person) that i'm really glad to take out of VJ, and the best that the college has given me so far (so far cos i've yet to receive my A's results heh). my dad once asked me why didn't i choose to stay in TJ where i could at least have a comfortable academic position (dknow about that cos i'm not in TJ), but i told him that coming to VJ was something i wanted, and yeah, i wouldn't give it up for anything. as much as anyone can be proud of their school, i think that VJ is really the best place for me. although there are people whose league i'm way out of, but 近朱者赤, 近墨者黑 so it's still all good hahaha.

my memories of VJ consists ot mostly the time with S31 and House Comm in a 9:1 ratio. i wasn't particularly attached to my CCA because i admit i'm not that good at my CCA. (refer to first post if you want to know what i wished i had joined and would probably then have a CCA to which i would be attached to). but the House Comm times were kinda fun, i mean it's the first time i'm trying out this whole House Captain rah-rah cmon we got to win house champion stuff. so yeah, it's the experience that counts i guess. sorry Ursa couldn't win though..

and S31. or most of S31 anyway, seeing how the class is rather split into cliques and stuff, but that's alright in a way. came to VJ with hari and christen. hari probably got into the same class as me cos i helped him to do his registration cos of the underground cable fiasco a few years back. so i just asked him "you want what combi?" and he said "what you put?" so i told him mine and he said "okay same". what a way to select your course of study for the next 2 years. ya but anyway, bucky the maldivian should've-been-a-hot-hunk came soon after and hari met ben neo and got married. BUT we're still good friends till this day (: time with the guys were great, from laughing at how fat christen was to talking bucky out of his bouts of man-menses and helping me do pull-ups. and not forgetting the girls who were almost most of the time always together . there's just so many things that have happened and even though sometimes we have our ups and downs, the time spent with the class is something i'll always remember. afterall it's just 2 years, there isn't much things which one can forget so easily.

so now as we prepare for the next step in life, i guess we've to cherish whatever time we still have together. no we're not dying or anything. pizza hut yesterday with most of the class and chua was a super memorable one, and it's quite a good end to the two years of 07S31 i guess. and we finally took full class photos so that was good too.

most importantly, i feel that we shouldn't worry so much about what's coming up next. yeah we all know that the big A is looming ahead of us, but beyond that, well it's just some-other-time's business. yes i'm talking to YOUUUUUUUUU! remember what i told you last night k? we have many things to look forward to (talking to anyone now btw), so let's not hold ourselves back and just go for whatever we want to do. one of the most important thing, if not the most important thing, that VJ has taught me is that we should just go for what we want, and not regret in the future about how we didn't. so thank you VJC.

but for now, with the one month of hardcore revision and practice between us and the final big exams, i just want to wish everyone good luck. you've been a wonderful bunch of people, thank you very much. even though our grades thus far says otherwise, i believe our time to shine is fast approaching. all the way people, see you on the other side!

Nil Sine Labore

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on music (nope not the classical kind with notes)

[Sep. 21st, 2008|09:48 pm]

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[	Current Music	\|	Metallica - The Unforgiven III	]

i finally took a good long listen to Death Magnetic today and yes, it IS metallica's best album, in my opinion. and after watching MTV Essentials: Metallica on friday night, i have to agree that they've come a long long long way. and i guess that's what sets them apart from all the thrashy stuff that we get on the radios nowadays (with lyrics that go "they call me stacy...(blahblah)...that's not my name!").

so i am proud to say that i am a fan of metallica, together with many many other bands that have made their mark, or some mark, in the music world.

as much as music is subjective and we all have our tastes and those typical "it's my taste what, i like what i like" kinda stuff, i feel that there IS a line between bad music and good music. and it does not lie in the song's ability to sell, but rather in the message behind the song as well as its presentation.

as much as i relate R&B to (mostly) african-americans talking really quickly about clubs and shiny accessories and cars and babes, it's quite sad how many people relate rock and metal to noise. it is NOT noise, it's just that the guitars and drums and bass gets amplified quite loudly and the vocalist gets quite involved in his singing till he/she sometimes shout. but still, look (or listen) to the beat, the rhythmn, the riffs and solos. and the effort went into composing it. well it's definitely more effort than a drum and a woman repeating a line over and over again ("that's not my name!").

so anyway, i guess the demand for thrashy songs are increasing very alarmingly and the demand for better music is decreasing. that's sad, but then again, music is subjective. but as long as there are still people who do appreciaste good music, it'll never die out!

or maybe i'm just old-fashined and can't keep up with new trends. -shrugs

rock on \m/

"that's not my name!"

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almost, but not just yet

[Sep. 16th, 2008|07:28 pm]

[	Current Mood	\|	okay	]
[	Current Music	\|	Metallica - The Day That Never Comes	]

PRELIMS ARE OVER!...

IN THREE DAYS!

it's almost excruciating how we have to wait for so many days till this horror ends. and each day of prelims is in fact at most 2 hours 15 minutes of papers (for the second week of papers). when we get home, it's revision and revision and more revision because we have a 1 hour 30 minutes paper the next day.

dah'well, only a bit more to go! after prelims it'll be a let-your-hair-down-for-a-few-days time (i can't cos i have short hair, but what the heck), before more studying, this time for the big A.

( a few things to do after prelims: )

well there you have it! busybusybusy even without papers. but for now, it's back to bio paper 3!

oh and it feels good to update this blog, but i've to download and install mozilla specially to do so cos LJ appears screwed up in my IE. and my sis just asked me a math problem but i don't know how to solve it. i'm very certain it's a problem with the problem

( The Maths Problem )

okay that's all! work hard everybody! all the best for the remaining papers!

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c'mon people, let's take 5...

[Aug. 4th, 2008|05:47 pm]

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[	Current Mood	\|	tired	]
[	Current Music	\|	Guns N' Roses - Paradise City	]

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a day-off FOR work

[Aug. 1st, 2008|05:05 pm]

[	Current Location	\|	at home	]
[	Current Mood	\|	somewhat accomplished	]
[	Current Music	\|	In Flames - The Quiet Place	]

IT'S THE FIRST OF AUGUST!

took a day off from school today to get more work done. i guess it's quite productive to stay at home alone and study cos you'll be able to focus better and get what's supposed to be done, done. but there's more to come! can't wait till A's are over, although i really shouldn't be thinking about that right now heh.

career fair on wednesday was quite motivational in a way, seeing how we're all JC2s already, plus we're so close to prelims and A's and another turning point in our lives, i guess we all took the fair in a more serious tone. managed to get some queries answered and i've decided (somewhat) on what i want in the future, and i'm sure many others have too. so let's all work hard towards what we want, just keep the destination in mind and persevere! (:

oh and on a totally no-link note, has anyone noticed that the weather for the past few days has been DAMN HOT! it's seriously one of the worst dry season ever, the air is dry and looking at stuff when it's in the afternoon would give anyone a headache cos it's just too glaring. but luckily, i got my fan cleaned of all the dust so i can feel the wind now. (i have three fans in my room, but i'm just using one at the moment)

well, that's all for this entry. shall continue my work after my break. work hard everyone! but do remember to take breaks in between and don't overwork.

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