Michishirube

1 long holiday

2011-11-16T00:19:00.000-08:00

Yet another holiday and i find myself bumming around at home..

Difference is .. for once i really tried looking for a job, in this case an internship.. Sent out 10+ emails, only 4 replied... 2 asking me for interviews, 1 rejected me, 1 asked for my resume and no reply came..

For once i've learnt that searching for a job, let alone an internship, is hard work and it sucks..
The overcrowding in Singapore has also been a pissing-me-off factor lately..

After being in a relationship, I've set appropriate goals and i think for once i can be proud enough of myself that I know what i'm doing and im on the right way.

Sadly, It seems like i'm not doing enough.. I don't know if you meant it when u said that i have no goals..

Whatever it is, i'll be trying to do some productive stuff whilst im free and i'm still hoping for Adidas to call me..

A long and gloomy holiday awaits me..

P.S Trust is hard to win.. Confidence is difficult to muster..

My holidays

2011-06-14T08:28:00.000-07:00

I wonder who still blogs these days.. For the first time in my life, i went on two consecutive holidays, first to South Korea then Vietnam right after a few days break.. In addition, I got 1 high distinction and 3 distinctions this sem and I'm really satisfied after the hard work i put in (Don't laugh i really studied hard)

It was on a whole a really fruitful and brilliant half a year...

I had intended to blog about my escapades here but i guess Facebook is a more appropriate avenue for reference.. Throughout my trips.. there were some interesting points i experienced and picked up..

South Korea
- I dyed my hair to blend in , but i was the odd one out instead, yes there are very conservative and traditional.. the juniors reallllyyy respect their seniors/elders
-Scenery there is brilliant... Weather was brilliant
-Made friends with my tour guide hyung and the photographer boy dongsaeng..
- My tour guide changed my bad perspective of tours for the better cause he was really good..
- my tua yee and tricia really don't eat a lot of stuff haha.. the meat meals we got there were delicious !

Vietnam
-My first trip alone, accompanied by my girlfriend..
-really hot.. but we got to really explore certain places like Mekong Delta and Mui ne
-still a developing country and a lot of poor people there
-kept thinking that my girlfriend was an experienced traveller, but after everything, she's still a little girl to me and i just want to take care of her..
-Rude tour guide accused me of misplacing my bag but in the end it was his fault, pissed me off. We almost got stranded in Mui Ne but saved from my nut's quick thinking and we almost got extorted money from 3 boys but saved by my wits and guts and i think they got scared off by me.. and my nut nearly lost her wallet but we went back and found it.
-On and off very interesting experiences.. some were nerve wracking, some were scary.. but we got off unscathed and i guess we were lucky and really enjoyed the trip.

I would definitely recommend going to both places, my Korea trip cost my bro 1500 for the package excluding personal expenses there.. Vietnam trip cost me 225 for air tickets and roughly 400 odd for my expenses

Mui Ne
Bumping into yang there!

A cool ..rainy.. studious monday

2011-04-11T00:00:00.001-07:00

Hello blog.. long time no see..

It's strange how i'm running out of things to blog about these days.. I think no one's even reading it anymore ..

Right now i'm trying to get myself to study on this cool rainy monday.. Yes i've been more hardworking ever since i got into university.. could do better though..

Was thinking ...that actually a lot of my problems are caused by my "gifted" ability to think and worry too much.. And ever ironically ..you have made me learn a lot about myself.. and i'm sure u'll continue to..

You make me realise how silly i am sometimes.. that when i try to hurt you i end up hurting myself more.. You're making me realise and change my ever present stubborness..

It's strange how i don't gauge my level of humility properly at times.. maybe i've never wanted to acknowledge my weaknesses as much.. but certain events lately have made me realise certain things..

Me.. i just want to make you happy.. be happy.. and make everyone else around me smile..
It's strange how we forget things like that sometimes.. but i know that i'll always be fine..

P.S nope.. i'm not emo-ing.. i'm just pouring my thoughts to my almost-abandoned blog

2010 is coming to an end..

2010-12-26T09:06:00.000-08:00

This Christmas, i went to my grandma's place for dinner as usual, but there was a difference this time round..

I brought a special someone with me.. I brought my other half with me and even though i was nervous, I'm happy my relatives were really nice to her.. I'm glad u had a great time dear..

It's so strange how life works for you, one moment u find yourself struggling and unable to find yourself and the next moment you're unbelievably happy with everything you have..

I've learnt a lot this year. One thing for sure- it pays when you work hard for what you want. And when you have what you want, Cherish it ..

Time to make your new year resolutions people. I already have mine =)..

P.S I wonder what you're doing right now nut.. I finally managed to catch a Man Utd match and we won 2-0!

Newww blogskinnn

2010-12-17T07:30:00.001-08:00

It's about time i changed my blog skin. Wanted to have something more sophisticated but this wallpaper was just too compatible to resist.

So yeah, new life, new year, so i'll have a new blogskin lor..

Didn't work again this holiday, feel a little guilty because my aims were to exercise, study guitar and japanese and practise more on my guitar techniques over the holidays.. buttt

Laziness and freedom to relax can really get the better of you =)

However, Shane doesn't feel like he wasted his entire holidays.. Time spent with your loved ones is always priceless, discovering new things is always amusing.. Cleaning your room and clearing lots of stuff is always productive and "resting is also a form of training", as mentioned in the anime Naruto is definitely true to a certain extent.

Not much time left but i shall "rest" and get ready for the impending semester.. That's all for now folks.. more to come soon!

P.S Shall totally enjoy my remaining holidays, eh wait : "Everyday's a holiday isn't it"!

Faith

2010-11-11T02:16:00.000-08:00

On a lonely rainy afternoon, i'll share something with you guys
To whoever still reads my blog, whoever has been in love/ currently in love, or whoever lacks that little bit of confidence in himself/herself..

Faith

How can I be so sure,

For one will never know the future.

As long as I know what matters,

Ill make it through all endeavors.

How can I be so sure,

That you’ll always be here.

Nothing’s for certain,

But ill make it sure it’ll happen

How can I be so sure,

That ill never suffer.

I’ll be the strongest around,

Let nothing take me down.

How can I be so sure,

that dreams never disappear.

As long as I keep believing,

Everything can be amazing.

Something simple from me, but means a lot if u see it in a bigger picture.

Exams suck

2010-10-04T02:17:00.000-07:00

The settings are right, the mindset is right.. but somehow i just cant seem to get my studying going.. Maybe it's just the nature of the subjects i'm taking that makes it difficult.. Accounting shows me too many numbers.. econs has too many arrows.. Marketing has too many words and logic..

Seems like the best way is to put more hours in and hopefully convert that to effective studying.. Exams are just around the corner.. just got to push a little bit more.. and enjoy later..

I can do it.. i have to do it..

10th Sept 2010

2010-09-10T21:01:00.000-07:00

Last night, The best thing happened..

Shane has finally found his other half.. Sorry to all the nice girls out there.. Ahaha..

I'll still be me.. fighting for my grades in school. .being my usual self.. The only difference is..

I have a good reason to spur myself on now.. :)

neglected blog

2010-08-26T23:08:00.000-07:00

I completely forgot about my blog tbh.. So here goes a long awaited post..

I've been schooling for a month already ( Seriously didnt feel like it).. As my timetable's quite slack( really slack compared to that of poly days) .. Im quite glad that i can spend more time on my work(yeah i know u're laughing) and play..

Initially was worried that i wouldnt be able to mix around well after the first day.. but now i have pple that i can talk to and hang out with.. so everything's good.. Bad thing is.. transition from a science to business student is still something i have to get used to.. I used to see scientific terms .. now i see numbers and strange business terms everywhere..

Life has been good to me..and i smile to myself alot more these days.. It's high time i fought for what i want instead of waiting all the time.. Time and tide waits for no man (Aiseh!) .. It's a cool rainy day.. and im still trying to psycho myself to do some revision.. because econs and accounting test is waiting for me next week..shucks..

Ice Skating Day

2010-07-02T10:47:00.000-07:00

I realised that my blog is lacking photos.. maybe it's because i dont have a camera phone.. Anyway apologies for not posting.. partly because my holidays have been a tad too boring..

Today was happening though.. Woke up really early to meet Bottomline at Kallang for Ice Skating.. Thanks to ridiculously late bus and missing trains, i reached 30mins late.. Anyway, there were 2 special guests today; Justin's cousins Rubin who was 15 years old and Stacia who was 10.. his cousins from the United States.

The skating rink was shockingly full of people, what better scenario to display my amazingly noobish skating skills... Ivan 'Vanko' Villa Ng picked it up really fast but it took me 2 hours before i could sort of skate by myself.. was really fun though..

The day was followed by many instances of stacia poking my cheeks.. Justin has really cute cousins .. We caught Tom Cruise's Knight and Day later on but had to miss 20 mins of the show, thanks to a really rushed dinner (totally unforgettable day seriously).. Movie was brilliant.. i think Cameron Diaz is really cute..

Ended of the day with Ivan watching Holland match with me.. We both were supporting Holland with small bets and i think we were crazy cause everyone was supporting Brazil.. but a truly epic match.. Brazil leading in the first half but Holland won in the end..

A long and unforgettable day with too many mini events for me to recall due to my sleepiness right now..

P.S Andre Ooijer may be an old defender from Holland and a butt of my jokes but he certainly did make interesting contributions in the match, and as for Felipe Melo : one crazy ass to score an own goal and get a red card.. thumbs up!

Life is good, for now

2010-05-20T00:32:00.000-07:00

Before my ORD, there were 3 major things i was worried about.. ORDing, my driving test, and my uni application..

By today, all 3 have been answered!

1)Shane has ORD-ed
2) Even though i had problems getting to sleep due to the anxiety, I tried my best today.. even the taxi driver uncle wished me all the best and to relax. And yes.. I got 16 points on my 3rd attempt.. I've passed my driving test!
3) SIM RMIT sent me an approval to induct into Full time marketing which i applied for a month back..

So on 20th May 2010, my wishes have been answered.. Nothing can hide the smile on my face for now.. Thank god.. and life is good.. for now

O R D

2010-05-04T22:21:00.001-07:00

Oh my oh my, time flies by like the stars in the sky.. What am i talking about ? ORD of course..
Those magical 3 letters that every young fit and able Singaporean man yearns for.

I remember telling people that in these 2 years in service, I'll be in "Standby" mode, and whatever happens to me in this period of time, I won't let it affect me in any negative way.. Come to think of it, that sounds childish to me.

I mean, how can army not affect me in any negative way( psychologically at least). Physically, it has taken away my healthy spine, knees and skin.. pretty badly in fact. At the very least, i was able to achieve physical feats i've never thought i was able to, like running 2.4km in 9 minutes flat, or doing chin-ups with ease( after much training and determination of course).

I was always looking forward to dragging my duffel bag down that flight of stairs which i dragged it up initially. I had helped batches to drag their duffel bags down, and i was thinking " Yes! Finally my turn!". Strangely, it wasn't that exciting after all that anticipation... hah.. Anyway, it's still worth celebrating.

To my dear friends, Javen, Hien Yong, Dickson, Aloy, Tong Kiat and all my beloved other friends in army who will ORD with me or after me, and to Justin who's going to enlist soon.. I'll be waiting and Congrats! cause it will all end reallly soon.. trust me.. damn fast one..

I have met many great friends in these 2 years, some of whom i'm sure ill keep in contact with till i die. It's been great.. see u my dear locker, see you my dear green uniform (for now at least, both sets old n new)..

In 5 days time, i'll get my pink ic.. sooo ORD LO!!

ORD LO!

yet another boring post

2010-04-01T06:07:00.000-07:00

I remember Yang telling me " When you're in the army, You'll remember what u did in camp everyday". I was thinking, na li you ke neng.. especially when life in army is so stagnant. But with roughly 6 working days left, I get what he meant..

I look back on those days.. which are now memories, and it doesn't feel that bad. In 1 month's time, i'll most probably post something emo about my last 2 years, but for now.. I'll enjoy my next 20 days at home.

After applying for SIM and booking my 3rd driving test (which i've been dragging for weeks), I feel fairly contented for now. . Things will start changing soon..

Life will change.. soon..

Buzzer Beat

2010-03-05T06:00:00.001-08:00

It's been awhile since i had this feeling...
Well it usually comes when i start watching some show..

I just started watching Buzzer Beat, a jdrama in which the main lead is a pro basketballer and the main female lead is a violinist who wants to go pro, and somehow im sure they'll end up together. The thing about good japanese drama is, even though u know most likely what the ending will be, the entire process holds so many surprises and interesting twists and turns that keeps u wanting for more..

I just watched the first episode, but i felt this strange feeling in me, something like inspiration or some sort... and yes im looking forward to the next episode..

Hopefully, it's going to be another series that will teach me something in life.. :)

I think i've become Koreanmusicanized lately

2010-02-27T23:30:00.000-08:00

The long awaited day is coming, 10th may 2010.. 10 weeks left? And that's excluding off/leave.

Now it's all about planning for what's ahead. It was a struggle deciding between UOL and RMIT but ill probably end up applying for RMIT because it's more school-ish than UOL. Apart from being a safer option, i guess it would be more appropriate for me to choose something similar to poly life instead of an entirely lecture-based option. So yeah here i come RMIT marketing..

Made some decent purchases lately.. 25 dollar packaged SNSD second album OH! along with socks, poster etc. and a new pair of spectacles. My beloved old pair died and so i had to replace it with another one. New year, new specs. Most importantly, i replaced my old CRT tv(in my room) which also died with a new LCD tv with a bigger screen. Now i can enjoy my beloved soccer matches on a bigger screen XD..

Honestly, i think im too used to the typical army life routine. Like all my other friends, It's probably going to be weird leaving the SAF all of a sudden. The simple lifestyle of slacking at home every week is seriously damn shiok.. but i think i'll be able to transform to the "civilianised" Shane in no time again.

New life to come soon.. these 2 years which went by oh so slowly...

Long awaited

2010-01-31T00:19:00.001-08:00

I've been getting really lazy .. to the point that i cant really be bothered to post anything, but i did bother to wake up at 7.30 am yesterday, to listen to a UOL talk at Sim (it's at clementi gosh!)..

Lately, life has been revolving around "change". Let's see.. some recent happenings

- The structure in camp has been changing. With only Delta and Echo left in 2 sig, it means the 3SGs have lots of duties and its an ultra busy period. The 2 new CSMs and the other specs have held meetings to make things better but theres only so much that can be done. Simply, duties suck, but ORD soon lo!

- My favorite pair of spectacles are now spoilt beyond repair, hurray?

- The toughest choice im currently making is, what am i going to do: Study or work? Most probably just continue studying, but where : UOL or RMIT? I cant handle pure lectures so RMIT fits me more but the University of London cert is better.

- I wonder when i'll ever find a girl that i think suits me, I may be expecting too much or maybe im just indecisive, but am i wrong? Be patient Shane

- Was doing well in avoiding fast food but I've been indulging in too much unhealthy food again lately. Not exercising much is just an unnecessary add-on to that.

- 450 bucks for new year clothes is crazy. Pampered myself this year by getting Onitsuka tiger shoes for 180 bucks. 1 Levis shirt for 80, 1 Levis jeans for 100( inc trade-in) and another 76 for random pair of jeans. Boku no shiawase no chokin ga..!! ( my life savings nooo!!)

With the holy ORD date nearing, gotta start planning for life after that. Medical appointments to come. Maybe 2012 should just wipe out the world and we can "reboot" the entire global system at once.

Singapore Idol 2009

2009-12-27T18:41:00.000-08:00

It was a once in a lifetime experience anyway, so why not blog about it. I had gotten tickets from Angelynn for Tp alumni so a group of us managed to catch Sylvia perform in the finals.

Even though we didnt keep in contact for a long time, It was awkward seeing someone who u were once quite closed to, performing on such a huge stage on live tv. In fact i was roped in as an extra for e opening on live tv yesterday. If ur eyes were sharp you might have caught me running out or jumping around below the stage yesterday.

Im not really a fan of the singapore idols(other than Sylvia), but it was amazing to see how everything is done, especially during commercials. The atmosphere was crazy and im surprised how sezairi's fans can scream till i cant hear myself. To be fair, i think everyone sang really well.

I had the opportunity to catch Charice too. She's this little singer from philippines whom i've been catching through youtube. She sang with Andrea Bocelli and Celine Dion and catching her live was EVEN better cause shes realy damn good, and shes cute.

It was sad for all sylvia fans when the results were announced, as in reallly saddening, but shes already a winner to all her fans.. It was a loud loud night, one where i managed to see celebrities up close , even the great Ken lim was like 1metre away from me lOl...

I love the final moment where Ben was screaming GURMIT GURMIT! for like 6 times before gurmit looked to us and gave us a cute wave.. jokes..

sibei sian

2009-12-23T01:51:00.000-08:00

Life has so many "what ifs".. in fact, too many what ifs..

Today was supposed to be a special day.. which i was supposed to, confidently pass my Driving Test on the 2nd attempt. Don't get me wrong, i was confident i could do it this time. However, i just came back home with 26 points.

This time, i did fine. My tester insisted that i changed lanes too fast and it was wrong of me to just check the blind spot by turn my body. The key mistake was when i was doing a u-turn back to CDC, the car in front of me was so bloody slow that i had to do a last minute stop as i couldnt turn. Because of that, my tester deducted 8 crucial points which could have let me pass instead. I wont say i was unlucky, perhaps stopping 1 second earlier would have prevented that "mistake"

What if i applied my brakes earlier. What if i was less kan cheong. Well, driving aside, life hasnt exactly been very good, neither has it been bad. I just feel like i've been standing on the same point of life for too long and im not moving on. Or maybe im just emoing cause of today's disappointment.

The 3rd attempt is going to be a long time later, and CDC will take the parking poles away, hurray( more difficulty).. It's so ironic that i had a dream last night that i was driving on the road filled with dead bodies.. Bad omen maybe.

finisher of 42.195km

2009-12-06T00:57:00.000-08:00

Ok, considering thousands took part in the 42.195km run, i may not be that unique, but its definitely something i've been wanting to do for some time, but i dont think ill ever do it again lol.

Alright, before i forget the details.. i think it might be interesting to go through certain crucial points of the run.

== Woke up at 3, took shuttle from hougang stadium and reached at 4.10am.. couldnt find anyone but spotted my BMT friend. Followed him and his bro.
==And so i passed the start point at 5.45am, ok i was late cause my friend's brother was waiting for toilet and i was with them.. Nevertheless, run started.
-- Everything was fine for first 15km. Only started drinking water after 10km.
-- I only trained till about 16km, so started to feel the tension on my legs after 16km, but i made it fairly well to 21km which was the U-turn point at East coast ( I swear the East coast stretch is a killer as u're about to hear)
-- Timing was 2hours 10mins at 21km.. quite ok la.. And continued running. 21km -30km (end of east coast stretch) was damn terrible la. HAD to drink at every drinks station, eat powergel bar and my current strategy was just to walk a few hundred meters before jogging very slowly till i hit the next water point. This carried on for a very long time, actually till the end of the race.
-- And so there went strategy walk a bit then force yourself to jog till next 1km. A painful journey,especially when aunties n uncles run faster than u and 34 to 35km seemed ever so endless.
-- Saw a friend at 38++ km, was damn painful by then, so i walked with him.. hoping to end the last km with a jog to the end. but 41km never came. So as i saw the ending point.. I just ran to the end and posed for the camera with my tongue out. An Okay timing 5Hours 45mins with lots of walking and slow jog..

My aim was below 6 hours and so i was satisfied, but i personally felt i could have done better when i was running together. I never want to go through such long pain again .. or maybe ill change my mind. But 21km and 10 km runs are fine with me :)..

And so marks the day, where Shane becomes yet another out of thousands of singaporeans to be come a finisher of 42.195km.

hmm

2009-11-23T01:16:00.001-08:00

It's not like i don't really want to blog these days. There's a lot of things i want to say but i just dont know how to say it, whether it's significant enough to blog about it.. or im just pure lazy.

Come to think of it, who even reads my blog these days lol.. Comeon put ur hands up if u read my blog... at least ill have some motivation to get some posts up ..

Once again, a brilliant short week ahead and many more to come..

Update on life

2009-11-01T06:54:00.001-08:00

6 months to ORD. Suddenly im quite lao jiao.
Indulging in korean songs lately.
SNSD, anime and random videos of performances on my mp4 player have become an essential part of everyday life in camp.
Clearing lots of end-of-year leave.
Im quite free but all my friends are busy, and so im a little lonely on weekends.
Just bought Football manager, and i think the new version is great.. but i need to get used to the detailed interface.
I cant wait for december to come ! and i'll do my best and not screw up my driving test come 23rd dec.

Good night people.

A Walk To Remember

2009-10-05T09:41:00.001-07:00

One of my army friends Eng Chuan urged me to watch "A Walk To Remember". He watched it 9 times can u believe it! and he cried everytime. So well i decided it's about time i D*wnL**Ded the show and catch it for myself.

Actually, i wanted to catch it years ago cause i adore Mandy Moore. and guess what.. i just finished watching it.. I didnt cry but i could definitely feel the bottled-up emotions within me that were threatening to explode. Just reminded me of the time i watched WindStruck, which is incidentallly one of my favorite movies(i dont have many favorite movies btw). The lead actor is Shane West (Shane yes i know yes i know) and Mandy Moore's gorgeously cute.. Woo!

Each time u watch a show like that, you learn something, and i learnt something today. I'm not going to tell you though, it's my secret..

I just have to blog about great great shows.. Goodnight people..

random post

2009-10-04T23:40:00.000-07:00

1NTM worth it. 8 days in camp, but got 1ntm off plus battalion off.. woohoo

Nua-ing at home on a weekday is shiok, but not very nice when almost 90% of your friends are extremely busy. Excluding the fact that i have no one to hang out with, it's sad that ur friends are pushing themselves and im lazing at home. Jiayou ba!

I'm tired

Rare rare update

2009-09-19T11:03:00.000-07:00

Yo peeps. Was supposed to get up by 11.30am to meet delta guys at Minds Cafe but i woke up at 1.30pm which was the supposed time-to-meet.

I have been super tired lately even though i havent exactly stressed my body thatttt much physically. After Minds, i headed to Joyce's birthday party. Ok, for some reason September seems to be the birthday month. Seems like there's LOTS of birthdays this month. Anyway, jiahao mentioned that my facebook posts are usually " COS for today, BOS for today, GUARD 2IC for today". Basically, it revolves around army terms and it made me feel rather pathetic for some reason.

When i post something on facebook, it's just a random update on my emotions for the day, random thought or something i would do or already did that day. Coming to terms with it, I couldnt help but feel disgusted by how much emo-ness i've been exuding and how much i refer to the army.

Thus im convinced, for now, I still cant run away from all this army crap, Sleepiness and emoness( I dont know why la k dont ask me) .. And now, i go to bed hoping i'll feel better tmr!

A rare update from me, but the same flavour to it as always..

on a monday afternoon

2009-07-19T22:32:00.000-07:00

Was randomly browsing through youtube videos when i saw this brilliant Younha performance. It's a cover on a fantastic bon jovi song "always".

At long last =D

2009-07-04T19:41:00.000-07:00

It's so strange how u can have two totally different days in a row.

Friday was bad and pretty much pointless. In the morning, i ran 13km. It was my first run in the last 3 weeks. Initially, i was taking a slow jog with 2 of my pals, then my encik came along and said " Ni shi sergeant hor! then ni gen ta pao", referring to this really slow and incomprehensible guy in my company. Well, i really did "walk" finish the 13km with him . In the afternoon, we were given false hope to book out early, only to realise our OC was playing with us. We were made to do repeated pointless bunk checks and no matter what, we would never pass. Eventually when i got home, the sky was already dark.

Saturday was like the rainbow after a heavy downpour. Part 1 : Somehow or rather, I went out with Hui xian alone for the very first time. Nope, no candlelight dinner or what. We went to catch Transformers 2! lol. Lots of action, pretty much enjoyable, especially after a good teppanyaki dinner.

Part 2 : It's been 4 and a half months. Regina's back.It may have been quite simple yet unique and i really enjoyed the talk cock session. The wait was worth it , but i felt bad seeing u so sleepy. Welcome home, even if it's just for a short while.

a weekend, 2 extremely contrasting days

Shane signing out
To see the rainbow, u have to put up with the rain.

Yet another random post

2009-06-27T09:30:00.000-07:00

Realised that i hadnt blogged in a longgg time..

Well i guess with all my SAF day parade rehearsals, all these h1n1 issues , and the fact that no major change is occurring in my life, there's not much point in blogging about anything

Anyways, I was wondering about prioritizing certain minor goals. Was wondering if i would continue learning japanese after i ORD. Was wondering if i should buy a cheap but relatively good acoustic guitar so that i can bring it to camp to practise. Was wondering what i should study in SIM. Was wondering if i can ever plan my driving lessons properly and get my license in the next few months. Was wondering about many many things..

And when i start talking about such depressing issues... doesnt make me wanna blog anymore lol..

Well, i just hope she comes back soon and the h1n1 virus thing dies off asap..

22MayFriday

2009-05-22T02:10:00.000-07:00

Last night, I had this really bad nightmare. Probably the worst in a long time i guess. " I think it's better if we dont get together" was like .. a sad movie ending . Gripped my heart for that very moment. Luckily, i woke up and realised it was just a dream, or nightmare if i may call it.

Happiness lies in those who care more. If two minds connect and constantly try to learn and understand one another, with a little give and take, that's a stepping stone to happiness. Communication and trust.

P.S I'm not preaching, i'm not emoing.. nope XD. half days rock!

Edit:Since i havent posted pics for ages, these are some moments captured when i was at Sentosa with my army friends recently. plus 2 randoms.

my 21st.

yangs 21st

Bejewelitis

2009-05-01T21:10:00.000-07:00

I hope that you havent been suffering from the same illness as me.

Bejewelitis is a recent disease discovered by Dr Shane "takenori" Sng.
It has struck probably half of facebook users. Harmless to the anatomy, but torture to the soul, it strikes u the moment u log on to facebook.
Your fingers would unknowningly bring u to the "Play Bejeweled" button and you WILL unknowningly click on it. For the next half an hour (if u are slightly addicted), one hour ( if u are relatively addicted) , or for hours (if u are extremely addicted), you will find yourself clicking on various coloured jewels and exploding them. Until u beat an intended high score, your fingers cannot seem to stop.

It will come to a point where u start dreaming of jewels and your brain unconsciously prints images of bejeweled and jewels exploding in ur mind.
Dont become the next victim, if u already have.. you are not alone..cause theres me..

Sometimes, Life gives u a suckerpunch

2009-04-24T08:34:00.000-07:00

Initially , it seemed like i had so much to say..esp over some issue last week.. but before that..lets talk about what happened this week..

I just came back from Delta outfield. PLanned for 2 weeks, we actually completed it in 2 days..and Clement even subbed in for me for 1 part..so i did 1 and a half days.. First day was xiong until almost died.. Due to some long story and reasons whhich im lazy to whine about, i got 2 days off and 2 extra duties thanks to my crappy det commander.. But who to blame, blame my own luck and suayness..( just needed to let out some steam)

Thanks to my bro who cleared my dvd player and bought speakers for me, my room maintains it's surround sound, yet "furnished" with more space for my legs to rest around..

Lately, i've been addicted to lame facebook games like bejeweled, bubble tea( honeydew milk tea and green apple green tea) and i've been feeling really restless..

Till now i cant remb what i wanted to blog about last week..damnit..

Chalet

2009-03-28T20:30:00.000-07:00

It's about time i updated my blog.. The reason why it's been "collecting dust" is because my life in Delta has become pretty routine and theres nothing really interesting happening... until yesterday

Had IC1 chalet cum bbq at Downtown East..

Many thanks to the ever-so-brilliant ex platoon mates of mine for coming...
For those who didnt, its ok we can understand
And to Warrant Harbhajan, Staff Wilson and our sergeants Gerard and Bing Ming, it was great to see u guys (plus Sgt Peh's son)

I had a great time though it was really short and warrant harbhajan's mini speech about how our platoon bonds like a family made me really happy..

P.S Jason Peh knows how to tau pok really well

My 21st Birthday

2009-03-02T23:51:00.000-08:00

2nd March was on a monday.. thus.. i didnt really expect anything..

1st March Sunday
Met poly gang for lunch(almost became dinner cause pple late lol), with elvin and ben as special guests.. Ate at Xing Wang Cafe at marina.. at first i didnt suspect anything but i guess they were abit obvious.. so there goes surprise no.1.. A little parfait as a cake, a nice brown aldo watch and a priceless notebook which i love.. from Ziting and gang.. Thank u soooo much man.. and javen..i could receive ur wishes and greetings from kilometres away too..

Went home pretty late abt 8pm. Heard a doorbell and wondered who would visit that late.. Bottomline's surprise was exceptionally surprising and special .. they caught me naked!( Refer to my facebook account for details "shane's 21st vid" ) I love my bros man.. That was a special one..

2nd March
In camp, expected nothing. In the afternoon , my encik said 6 of us had done something wrong and asked us to stay back. That led me to wondering if i was really so suay and got into some mess again.. Turned out i was tricked by all the commanders and platoon as they had planned a celebration for all the birthday boys.. Was peaceful at first, but all it took was 1 piece of cake to trigger the HUGE CAKE FIGHT that followed.. Unforgettable and funny .. Roy was a huge victim and my face was covered in cream.. Damn bloody funny..

So,thats a summary of my terrific 21st birthday.. Totally unforgettable.. And to end things off.. Regina called me from Aussie which added the icing to the cake.. I couldnt have asked for more on my 21st birthday

3rd March
On a sad note, it was the official ending of my course in Signal Insititute.
It was terrible leaving my terrific platoon and the guys/commanders there.. I'll really miss that place

P.S i've always thought that my observation skills were good, so i didnt expect to be surprised that many times on my birthday .. :D

Lost in confusion

2009-02-21T20:32:00.000-08:00

sometimes i wonder .. is it because im strong.. that's why i have to face more obstacles .. I think it's all about a case of wrong timing...

Was shagged out from my 50+ 60km exercise endurance which i shall not elaborate on, my hope for this week was to have some time with her.. but unfortunately, i only managed to see her for awhile..

I wonder if im born emo.. Anyway, emoness aside, Im going to get my 3SG rank soon, more burdens to come i guess.. For now, im just waiting for ORD, i need to get out of this crap..

When will i stop

2009-02-14T16:50:00.000-08:00

And i think i may just have found myself wandering aimlessly again.

Maybe, just maybe. I could see some light.

Is this me, is this really me, or just a shadow of desperation.

Can i crawl out from self-created turmoil?

2009

2009-01-11T00:42:00.001-08:00

2009= next year ord yes!

To make things short and simple.. let's come up with some simple resolutions.. In 2009, i would like to...

1) Love ( heh)
2)Take less money from my mom and eventually end up using my own money( in progress and doing fine)
3)Improve my fitness and avoid getting into any shit in the army
4)Save up more money for guitar and overseas trips

And of course be a better person as each day goes by.. i cant be too greedy cant i..

Once again i finally got to spend a super meaningful weekend.. managed to meet regina on fri and bottomline( Yang Justin Ivan) on Sat.. im extremely happy this week woohoo!

Btw, van let out a rare inspirational piece of wisdom "You xie jian dan de dong xi, ge li yi zhen zi, jiu bian wu hui" translated to " Some simple things left untouched for some time, become misunderstandings" .... Lol! couldnt stop laughing at the fact he said that..

Kurisumasu

2008-12-25T03:46:00.000-08:00

Christmas eve

Booked out early
Had good dinner at family gathering
Gave the kids chocos and sweets i bought .. I was Santa..
Met up with regina, present exchange?

Christmas this year didnt feel like christmas, but it's gonna be one of the best ill ever have

I may have waited , it may have lingered..
but the words i longed to hear will never be wasted... ;)..

P.S Last year i was lost, this year.. I was Santa Claus..

Shiawase wa itai nan desu ka

2008-12-21T00:47:00.000-08:00

Im learning to like my current life in my current course now...
With brandon de cruz, kelvin ong and the gang around.. I cant stop laughing and smiling.. After 3 gruelling weeks include the one i got f-ed .. I have finally served my 3 week course+platoon+course IC... good riddens..

Friday, brought my 'loaded' bag along with me to Orchard after booking out ... to meet bottomline dudes.. Always great to have a full turnout( not exactly)... Coffee club for dinner before chilling at Cineleisure then block 57 kopitiam at yang's place..

Saturday, woke up early.. Doki doki .. Hadnt seen her for 6 months.. could finally meet up.. Thanks for coming back regina.. Movie was great..company was great..pity couldnt have the ice-cream.. I had a great time..

P.S Not forgetting Ms Chew yun shan who returned from Australia.. we shall meet up with bottomline soon too..

NOTE: Shane, dont think so much.. just do.. and enjoy life.. --> from my dear friends ..

Shane's getting boring

2008-12-07T08:56:00.000-08:00

The last post was so freaking long ago.. before my SISPEC days.. now i've already gone from recruit ==> private==> corporal.. and sergeant soon.. My my how time flies...

NS makes ur life pretty stagnant so its really nothing much to blog about.. I talk so much about ns life to my friends that it's so redundant and boring to blog about it..

Anyways, im pretty fit.. im quite healthy... im doing fine.. cept that my complexion doesnt seem to be improving..

Every weekend is important to me and i spend my saturdays with my friends and sundays lazing at home with my family..

Currently not doing anything productive and am waiting for certain important people to return from overseas...

So yeah.. If you're worried ... im fine.. Even my back injury's getting slightly better..

BSLC here i come

2008-09-21T09:20:00.001-07:00

Reporting to SISpec tmr..

3 months of BSLC = no blogging again?

I dont know.. abit tired and this stinks..

See u when i see u

Enlistment--> POP

2008-09-11T00:46:00.000-07:00

Since i enlisted, i havent blogged.. or should i say i didnt really want to spend my precious time to..

POP lo... it's been a gruelling 9 weeks..enriching yet tiring.. and it whizzed pass so quickly like a dream.. I fell sick on the last day.. just down with flu and sore throat.. but it feels so good to be able to rest now.. instead of dripping with sweat from my smelly helmet into my eyes...

Live firing, Hand grenade throw, Field Camp, SIT test, IPPT, SOC.. all over..
My back's hurting like crazy..
I woke up the day after i POP-ed and everything felt like a dream..
RAVEN company was brilliant..1st in games day.. highest percentage IPPT pass.. Im glad i was from raven 3... and my section 2 mates were just brilliant..I wont deny that my BMT days were great..

Now ill take my well deserved break.. wonder when ill blog again..

To those going in soon.. all the best..

Let my mp3 player decide my life

2008-07-01T07:14:00.000-07:00

Aloy tagged me 2 months back to do this and i finally decided to do it once and for all.. Looks like it's pretty fun anyway... here it goes

1. Put your music player on shuffle.
2. Press forward for each question.
3. Use the song title as the answer to the question even if it doesn’t make sense. No cheating.
4. With the answers, give your own comments on how it relates to the questions.
5. Tag 5 people.

*How are you feeling today?
Yami ni chiru Sakura by Alice nine
Fast paced rock song with a beautiful tinge. Actually i feel slightly relaxed and daydreamy.

*Will you get far in life?
Together when by Ayumi Hamasaki
erm.. so i'll get far when i get together with someone? is this a clue..

*How do your friends see you?
The Sacred Moon (OP of shingetsutan tsukihime by Toshiyuki Omori)
Whoah..one of my fav openings. So im a sacred moon to my friends eh.. not too bad

*Will you get married?
Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence by Ryuichi Sakamoto
Avoiding the damn qn ... not much link..

*What is your best friend’s theme song?
Helena by My Chemical Romance
It's a really beautiful song actually.. befitting for any best friend..

*What is the story of your life?
Prisoner of Love by Utada Hikaru
WTF.. Gou zun please.. Yes pple im a prisoner of love and i cant get out ..

*What was high school like?
Agony by Kotoko
HAHA.! Not really.

*How can you get ahead in life?
Through the years and far Away (theme for Hoshi no Koe)
Well.. makes lots of sense.. Just let time pass.. and go somewhere far..

*What’s the best thing about your friends?
Precious Memories by Minami Kuribayashi
This is getting scary.Well the title says it all.

*What’s in store for this weekend?
Konoha by Nightmare
what's a leaf gotta do with my weekend. Maybe somewhere with lots of leaves.

*Describe your grandparents.
Mizu no Akashi by Tanaka Rie
Beautiful song. My grandparents are/were nice pple. Only my grandma's alive now.

*How’s your life going?
I've got a feeling (from the anime Beck)
Yea.. i've got this feeling which i cant describe. Something good though.

*What song will they play at your funeral?
Forbidden Lover by L'arc En Ciel
Abit depressing can. But a song by my favorite band cant be that bad.

*How does the world see you?
X- Kamui Dialogue mix( from the anime X)
An anime about the end of the world. Ironic?

*Will you have a happy life?
Life Goes On by Mika Arisaka
Life goes on.. and on..

*Do people secretly lust after you?
My heart draws a dream by L'arc en Ciel
So, does this mean pple last after me?

*How can you make yourself happy?
Longing (guitar ver.) by X Japan
Think it's the only guitar ver song in my mp3. So longing for something and playing the guitar makes me happy. Not bad.

*What should you do with your life?
C by Dir En Grey
I still dont really know what the song really means. But its a great rock song with a brilliant chorus. So i shud just rock it out when i need to in life i guess.

*Will you ever have children?
It's only the fairy tale by (Alyssa Sears in Mai Hime)
What! No children?

*What song would you strip to?
Chase by Leslie Cheung
no.i wont.

*What does your mum think of you?
Still Doll by Wakeshima Kanon
No way.!

*What is your deep, dark secret?
Honey by L'arc en Ciel.
I crave for "honey" or honey.

*What is your mortal enemy’s theme song?
Shissou by LAST ALLIANCE
Shissou=lost. I've some mortal enemy lost somewhere?!!?

*What’s your personality like?
Feel my Soul by YUI
Yeah.. I want pple to feel my soul and understand me. But i dont make it easy for them to.

*What song will be played at your wedding?
Chou no Hana by Lareine
Butterfly's flower? It's actually a pretty-ish rock song. I don't mind but auntie and uncles dont understand Japanese songs leh.

THE END

Always fun to do silly things like that and amuse myself. Im not gonna tag anyone to do this. Just do it if u feel like it.

PINCH!

2008-06-17T04:59:00.000-07:00

Pinchi! Dai Pinchi! Mondai ! DAI Mondai!

I've got a problem.. Apparently HDB did a shit job and lots of the tiles on my floor cracked and gave way. So HDB is gonna renovate my house from the 4th to the 10th and i've got to stay outside for 1 week..

No anime, computer and my bed for 1 week is 1 problem.. just imagine how pissed off my mom is now.. HEr reiatsu(spirit power) was stronger than ichigo's and zaraki's justa moment ago.. KowaI!

And the worst thing is.. im enlisting on the 11th.. just imagine .. out of ur house for 1 week..then enlistment right away.. im just utterly sianned for now..

nemurenai

2008-06-06T13:05:00.000-07:00

I think im too reliable on my com..it's 4am.. and i tried sleeping 1 hour ago.. Every night ill play some music on my comp and go to sleep..

Tonight, i tried to sleep with the com off.. Perhaps im too used to the cpu's running sound... or maybe im just too preoccupied with thoughts in my mind... Either way.. i have to rely on my computer again..

Looks like it's one of the rare times when i just cant get to sleep for some reason..

Neighbours

2008-05-29T00:14:00.000-07:00

I've always thought that neighbours were supposed to be friendly and considerate..

First and foremost, the one living above me is annoying... When i sh*t i can hear the mother scolding the kids.. kid cries.. i cant sh*t in peace.. well same thing happens when i bathe.. it's quite entertaining though.. When they make too much noise i just blast my music.. simple as that..

Also, once in a blue moon.. this strange fella blasts music.. and i have no idea which floor he/she stays.. If u wanna blast music..please blast smth nice.. cause i just heard some Jolin tsai techno music.. makes me wonder if he's just wa*king to the video or smth..

Now, to all reading this.. please spare a thought to ur neighbours.. be considerate.. The examples above are horrible and embarrassing..

Please stay tuned for my next post.. if u read aloy's blog.. im gonna attempt that shuffle mp3 thing..im just lazy to do it now..

Red Devils won the double

2008-05-21T14:41:00.000-07:00

I just cant hide my fired-up emotions at the moment.. I just finished watching the champions league final and MANCHESTER UNITED WON... YEAHHH

Seriously i jumped around my room like a monkey..and i had tears in my eyes..

The agony of watching an intense match throughout 90 mins.. then extra time.. then penalties.. was no easy feat.. It was a match with so much.. Ronaldo scoring.. then missing a penalty kick.. Chelsea hitting the post twice.. Drogba getting himself sent off for slapping vidic AND john terry missing a crucial penalty kick..

My heart almost spilled out a few times .. It's just damn emotional.. I thought it was all over.. but chelsea did miss two penalties..

WOOO YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Fruitful Days

2008-05-12T09:40:00.000-07:00

Sunday was something different, and i dont mean mother's day.. Well, i woke up at 8.30am and headed to Tung lok at paramount hotel for a mother's day dim sum dinner. Together with my family , aunts,uncles, cousins and grandma, we enjoyed some great food.. Bought 2 jimi hendrix cds from parkway parade, went home for a nap.

Evening was dinner at grandma's place.. My aunt prepared some oxtail stew and other dishes.. Homecook food rox anytime.. After dinner, i went off sitting at the back of the truck like construction workers.. real fun.. WHY? I helped my cousin move some matresses,beds and stuff to his new house...

It was an eventful day filled with things i rarely do.. Brilliant! i love it..

Today(Monday), i woke up at 10.. Settled some driving lesson issues with comfort- CHECK
In the evening, met loy ziting javen dickson tongkiat for pool.. CHECK
Passed dickson grad invitation ticks CHECK
Returned tongkiat manga and passed him anime stuff CHECK

2 fruitful days in a row.. I really got to make use of every single day.. I'm living it at the moment..everything's great..

And let me end of with ... MANCHESTER UNITED ARE THE CHAMPIONS OF 2008 ALRIGHT!!!!!

Eyes for the moon

2008-05-02T08:56:00.000-07:00

A long awaited post?
There's so much i want to share, there's so much i have felt.. it's impossible to squeeze everything in 1 post

Well first of, the chalet was really great, pity aloy got injured and didnt turn up.. ill arrange another chalet years later lol.. There were only 9 of us but it was great .. it was wild, especially when tongkiat turned into some womanly creature before he slept and dickson,javen and i ended up smacking him upside down.. We played mahjong, ate , and chatted like great friends in that spacious Aloha bungalow, and there were extremely ticklish moments like the sudden taupoks... inspired by tongkiat and initiated by me.. Just BRILLIANT..

Smile, Javen wad u looking at? Dickson?

i really didnt expect all of u to act cool, but it was fantastic!LOL

Thank you my friends..

That aside, it boils down to 1 question, what have i been doing during the holidays..
Well, mahjong sessions? chilling with my pals? 2 day job? playing my guitar and basically slacking around?
Driving lessons? the highlight would be my long awaited acoustic guitar.. Thanks to uncle johnson for ur efforts to ship it over for me..

Even though im free, i spend most of the time in deep thoughts.. Im a thinker, so im hounded by questions 24/7.. which explains why i feel emo most of the time...

So many questions, so little answers...

... it's about time..

Hong Kong

2008-03-27T08:01:00.000-07:00

Well i really should have done this a few days ago.. Anyway, i went on a trip to Hong Kong with my family from the 14th to 17th.. Thought it was draining from all the walking, the experience was great.. It's the first time with just the four of us, so it was really memorable..

I'll let the pics do the talking

we only took 1 picture and i spoilt it-.- shuda checked..

Mr Vagabond

Marshmallow bunnies from a great dim sum restaurant

Hotel room

Wanton, just 1 shrimp inside..damn shiok!

Hong kong street..compact and crowded

Well not too many pictures if not no space..

Food consumed= Expensive restaurant dinner, shiok wanton mee, shiok dim sum, simple noodles and eateries, very nice french toast, damn bloody nice mango pudding with mango juice,mango ice cream and mango slices from some famous dessert place, 1 dollar tempura squid, smelly tofu and shishamo from road side stalls and a lot more actually

Notable purchases= Gundam kit, belt, tshirts, nana plushie, Xjapan dvd, l'arc dvds, rings..

Little known facts -- 1) There is v little greenery

2) Smokes and alcohol is fercheap

3) There are chiobus everywhere

4) Magazine stands sell porno

5) Bro and I went drinking, they know how to party and we got checked by police.. exciting

Just Widee

2008-03-11T07:29:00.000-07:00

I finally watched Infernal Affairs 1 and it's really really good.. Abit emo now ..

Anyway i've been going out quite often and have been spending a lot.. I've been having fun and also thinking about a lot of things lately.. It's high time i get some rest..

Going to Hong Kong with my family from 14th to 17th .. for the first time..

Well the strawberry margarita, El Toro Blanco, Iguana Breeze and 2 pints of beer last night was good , at least it helped me get some sleep but it certainly didnt give me any inspiration..

Gonna rewatch Nana and some of my favorite anime for now..

What is courage

2008-03-05T08:38:00.000-08:00

This is an essay written by my bro many years ago.. Dont mind me posting ur compo ar kor..

What is Courage?

What is courage? An absolute definition is impossible, for courage, is an expression of what our innermost soul is, and is a measure of the strength of our hearts. In this time and age, whereby man’s knowledge of himself is the greatest and his values most twisted, courage, as depicted by those three golden lions on the English crest, is adorned by a cloak of blemish, and shines forth no more.

Richard “The Lionheart”, the very embodiment of courage in his day, was bequeathed this name for his valour and power in battle, and truly worthy of the name. Yet, now and even then, man’s perceptions of courage are not without fault. When a fire-fighter rescues a woman from a burning building, or a soldier returns to the front line to save a fallen comrade, or perhaps when a policeman risks life and limb just to give citizens a sense of security, we see these acts and call them courageous. That I do not deny, but courage extends far beyond that. For courage is not the absence of fear, but the confrontation of it.
Ironically, fear it the very basis of courage. When we see people such as those mentioned above go into action, we look upon them with awe, but in my opinion, a child who is afraid of falling but takes that first step is similarly worthy of praise. Because those people are trained, they have gone through situations fashioned so that it makes them insensitive to their position. A fireman fights fire daily, it is nothing more than a job for him, and due to those repeated actions, there would be times when he feels no fear even in the heat of battle. Would his acts be those of courage then? It would really be no more than a secretary taking notes, just in a place other than an air-conditioned office. However, the only person who can recognize courage when he sees it, is himself. For only we know our own fears and only we would know when a task seem insurmountable to use and when we persevere nonetheless, then it would be courage.

Even then, courage would not be in its totality. Courage is also the strength to stand firm, unwavering in your views and values. Really, all there is to courage is that line “Courage is not the absence of fear, but the confrontation of it.” But fear is widely defined and thus courage too. This type of courage is far deeper than the previously mentioned. For this second courage is a battle of the human psyche and human emotion, especially in these times when people are so concerned with issues like self-esteem, and when teenagers living now have resorted to all forms of activities to fulfill this need. Most commonly, these include the need to feel loved, and thus, the want to follow, to imitate, to be accepted, just to be loved. This is where this second type of courage comes in. The strength to stand firm in one’s views. For this type of courage is really the willingness to remove whatever false pretences in front of others we have, whatever bondage we have to false friends in order to gain their acceptance. Before any adult should exclaim “Aha! Only teenagers ‘go with the flow’ and do these silly things”, I pose a question. In this time of teenage “innocence” when we are already so masked, what more an adult, who as to keep up appearance in the office, with your superior whom you detest but greet so pleasantly… this courage is a stand against hypocrisy. Many people in history chose to be different and take their stand for what they believed in. Joan of Arc, who was eventually burned at the stake, Galileo, who was placed under house arrest for saying the earth revolved around the sun – people who possessed courage to be different, but were persecuted by the world, and are celebrated today.

Lastly, there is a third kind of courage. This courage is one that few possess in the world today and if endowed upon all of us, I believe the world would be a perfect place. This courage is of one even greater and requiring more heart than any other. The courage of acceptance. There is a verse in the Bible, which goes “Accept one another, just as Christ accepted you.” This is the courage greatest of all. Many people, when dealt a bad hand in life, slink back and moan “Why me?” When meeting a bump in the long road of life, stop, cry out and curse the bump. This courage involves going against yourself, and requires the biggest heart to shun your negative emotions and to accept your fate and not take up arms against it. This courage of acceptance also involves the acceptance of that bump, the enemies we make, people who have done evil against you. To forgive them, would not the courage needed by one be of unfathomable depth? People who possess this courage are those with determination and the drive that them great men. Demosthenes, the stammering child who became a speaker, Gandhi, whose exploits are self-explanatory and I would dare say Hitler, a child with a very unpleasant life, filled with hate and rejection from his father, the art academy and even the army who grew a leader, albeit a twisted one.

Thus courage is really a battle against oneself. The ability to conquer one’s fears, to emerge from a safe haven of a mask into the light and to fight the unseen hand of fate. That would be my view, a glimpse, no matter how small, of what courage is.

Saviour

2008-02-28T07:48:00.000-08:00

I bought a gundam kit yesterday. It took me 6 hours to construct it but im damn happy to have completed my first gundam. $43.90, Gundam Saviour , piloted by "Asuran zara, Saviour... hasshin suru"

Got my JLPT 4 results yest.. my jap exam.. glad that i did well.. After such a long time, I was glad to see my mom smile over my results..

Ho Ho

2008-02-23T07:43:00.000-08:00

Hahah have been lazy lately.

Since the final presentation of FYP, i've been making full use of my time. The class chalet was really great, but ironic. After the first night, ab13 peeps left. It turned out to be a gang/clique chalet instead. Putting the 3 days that i spent with everyone, im glad i organised this chalet. It was a great time and it made me realise that i treasure this group of friends alot.

Straying from the topic, I went for my vocation assessment at Hendon camp a day after the chalet. Damn bloody tired can. Lotsa pple dont seem to be interested. I was a little hesitant at first but various talks with various pple actually convinced me. I shall now challenge myself to get the red beret for Commandos.

Have been going out with the gang alot and its really great to be with u guys. Lets just hang out as much as we can before i suffer for 2 years.

Actually, I admit that i've been feeling quite miserable for not having a gf. Now that i think about it, Im really happy with my life other than my love life. I've decided to just take things slow and stop thinking so much about it. Life feels pretty great right now.. So rock on and on and on.

The Xiang Ting post

2008-01-29T04:12:00.000-08:00

This post is dedicated to my sip senior Xiang Ting.
I gave lao ban niang, ai ling and gan ma thank you cards so i guess i should write u something too.

The 5 months of sip i had would have been more difficult without u. We worked , got scolded and learnt various new things together. After reading your blog, i realised that we actually similar in the way that we went thru similar emotions in our mind ( readers please do not misunderstand this sentence) What i mean is, we both got scolded alot and made mistakes and actually there were times when giving up seemed like a good option and we got really disappointed and depressed. Theres only a short while left to go..so keep adding oil alright.

Im sorry i made u miss ur bus twice alright, i didnt do it on purpose. Im sorry if i made u upset ar over the things i said. Please dont take wad i said too seriously, sometimes i just dont know how to express myself properly. We may not have any chemistry, esp the time where we both emcee-ed the dinner event, but i believe that itself was a certain chemistry. If we had no chemistry, u wouldnt have understood me at all.

We may not have done our SIP really well, but what we learnt, and what we went thru will always be remembered. so thanks alot and take care k, its a blessing to have someone pat u on the head for any good reason. Hah

Natsukashii

2008-01-24T04:13:00.000-08:00

1 more day left kids.. I walked the usual route home for the last time.
Over the past 5 months, work has taken a toll on my back.. and my brains. I've gotten many scars on my hands.. but its gonna be over real soon.
I may have been hoping for this day since the start, but the feeling now is rather strange.

All this time, I only wanted to improve and be more diligent and hardworking, but i found myself trying to match up to my seniors' (previous batches) impeccable work capabilities. In addition to the humungous workload, it has been a bit too much and it did affect my condition at work.

Coincidentally, theres another buffet at the farm tmr.. Lotsa beer.. i saw them first hand..scary..

Unforgettable quotes during those 5 months

"Oh My God Your God Everybody God" Lady boss

"Sio Sio Jiak liao tio Beh pio" Ms Ong, office auntie.. It literally means hot hot eat already win 4D

"Ah SHANE!" anyone screaming for me, anywhere they scream also can hear.

"Dou Yan!" a perverted uncle at the farm who says dou yan almost everytime i see him.. he's a boss himself but doesnt look like one.. Dou yan means- Director .. i think

" Ni yao bu yao wo kok ni de tou" ... The dreaded kanachi.. or knuckle attack that im threatened with everytime i make a mistake

" Uncle!.. No no should call u ah pek!" random naughty kids who dont know who they are messing with

2008-01-14T02:35:00.000-08:00

I didnt want to blog until sip ended..but smth really funny happened today..

I was walking home..and it was raining chye sims and kang kongs.. the entire road was flooded close to my knees.. I took out my handphone as i wanted to take a video...

My hp was on my right hand and my umbrella on my left.. Then i wanted to get off the road and step on grass.. I totally forgot there was a huge hole on the ground and i fell right into the water and got my bloody bag undies and every shit there was wet..

I hopped onto a taxi ( bo pian liao ) with everything wet.. When i got down the taxi..i left my mp3 player behind.. usually ill bother to check.. but i didnt notice it this time.. F*CKing suay day.. I knew it was too good to be true when i saw alot of chiobus this morning..

Lucky my mom bought for me a new mp3 before all this happened.. It's like she can predict the future.. Curses.. im paiseh-ed yet im laughing my ass off and pissed at the same time.. HAH

merry xmas

2007-12-25T03:57:00.000-08:00

Merry christmas to all. Thanks so much for the presents and wishes i received.

Thanks to

- my sec sch frens.. yaya sisterhood, ben , whyemeng, vincent, kaixiang, alton, yuliana, najib for a great time at the mini-bbq session. ( on sunday)

-my family and relatives for the usual great bbq with all the meat u can have and great wine and cakes. ( Monday)

- my little cousin hayley who replied "hello" when i said "hello hayley"

-my nephew Christian who isnt so scared of me anymore

-those who wished me merry christmas for e.g dickson's msg which tickled me.

-Joyce with her card and cookies, Dajie kellyn with her napkin card and Huizhen's card.

It wasnt a very christmas-ly xmas and i dont buy presents and stuff... but let me wish all of u merry xmas.. After all we got 1 day's worth of sleep.

eh ni hen xiang na ge..na ge..

2007-12-21T04:15:00.001-08:00

Well, u see jeff wang, kang cheng xi and shane sng. Spot the difference ..

I decided to make a comparison and see if i do look like these fellas.. Honestly, it's quite fun..

ji...........

2007-12-20T03:28:00.000-08:00

"Conscience is the root of all true courage; if a man would be brave, let him obey his conscience." , by some smart person a long time ago.

i saw this at edgefield sec while is was doing my rounds at work.. seemed really meaningful, like one of my theories.

Will post really soon, feeling really no-hon-hon lately.. dreamy and tired..

Spill the soup

2007-12-06T04:57:00.000-08:00

I've been relying on coffee/tea too much lately.
If i dont drink, i dose off.

Supervisor and co. going on holiday next week, leaving me and 'shi-jie' to hold fort.

Plans for this week: sat- dinner with sec sch mates yaya-sisterhood and lanpa brotherhood.
sun- luke's 1 month birthday
start off with my mp workbook ( finally bought a proper hardcover book)

l'arc en ciel's album KISS is out in stores. Putting singles seventh heaven, daybreak's bell, my heart draws a dream and hurry xmas aside.. i really like sunadokei and Alone En La Vida.
If possible, i would wanna recruit more laruku fans. I just realised that no girls around me are hardcore japanese music listeners.

P.S my emotions are playing with me..damn Fiaking crap

Sashiburii

2007-11-25T04:30:00.000-08:00

Long time no see, long time no post..
Alright I've been sneezing the entire day, think someone's cursing me..
Was out the whole day yesterday, from work to simei for japanese class, then Plaza Sing, finally to justins hse for mj till 6am, then came back to sleep until 3pm..

Since time's limited nowadays, i must make full use of it. Other than my late night Saturdays, my charcoal-ed self is hanging on. I've never been more stressed up and as tired as this.

I shall talk less about work cause i dislike it when my friends talk too much about NS ..
I got quite upset when i made mistakes last monday and kept blaming myself. I decided to work even harder and im able to enjoy myself more now and I take more pride in what i do now.

I'm now a level 11 warrior and im going to turn level 12 next week, I can only get stronger.

That aside, i was quite pissed when a young punk cut into the bus 83 queue the other day. I wasnt lining up so i waited until everyone went up then i went up cause that's what my mom taught me. Sadly, most singaporeans are kiasu and selfish.
1) People who rush in like theres no tmr, pushing those who are coming out even back in.
2) Those who sit on the outer seat on buses,like the one inside got ghost, even when the bus is full. ( one indian girl in front of me did it that day, i didnt want to sit inside cause i was waiting to see if she would move in as bus was full. Of course she didnt, proving my theory)
3) Those who squeeze in even when bus is full
4) Those who cut in the line without any respect.
5) Those who dont give up seats to pregnant ladies on the train.

Singaporeans out there who are guilty, get a life alright. I know life is tough, even i have done 1 or 2 of these before, but there's always time to make amends and stop ur lame actions.
Sometimes we are really tired, but wheres consideration when u need it.

P.S I hope i do well for JLPT exam next week. even though i havent studied.

2007-11-18T04:28:00.000-08:00

Saturday's SIP briefing was nice cause i got to see some people..

SIP has been a lot better but life's hectic..

Many things awaiting me..as far as i can remb.. theres chalet, jlpt exam, DRIVING, guitar.. theres just no end.. Though SIP is interesting, please end soon..

Havent really bothered updating..nothing much i wanna say.. doesnt seem like there's been many visitors too heh..

8th week

2007-11-04T04:58:00.000-08:00

Aloy,Sandy and Nick are back.. Okaeri ..

Im happy to say that 8th November is Deepavali..yesss one day off from work.!!..

I shall not update about work this week cause it was a less eventful week.

Abit late..abit sian..see u soon...

Imagine you're playing Counterstrike

After digging soil

Sunday morning

2007-10-27T19:11:00.000-07:00

I'm surprised i woke up at 10am on a Sunday morning..

Well a brief update about some interesting events that happened this week

I went to work yest on a Sat..and got scolded by a swiss woman. Well, for herbs tour in my farm, we give everyone the same herb to bring home. Apparently, my supervisor knows her and agreed to take them on a tour. Due to some unforeseen circumstances, my supervisor got her date wrong and couldnt take them as she had a conference. Nvm la, i take them. She came early, and claimed we were not ready. Then she said she didnt want all the herbs to be dill and Ordered me to change them. "I'm very disappointed" "Change it!" "No buts!" .. that was the way she talked to me, machiam talking to dog lidat.. I know shes a president of some company la..tmd.. pissed me off.. I still talked to her very nicely.. and for the first time we changed all the herbs to an assortment of herbs.. SPecial service lor .. we even gave her free drinks.. at least she told my lao ban niang thanks.. she even scolded my lao ban niang lor.. In the end i had to ask my boss to take them on the tour instead. . <--- not very brief.. but just gotta blog abt it..nv seen anyone as ba dao as her.. nv see my supervisor only buay song liao

other than that, it was a busy week of tours.. Had fun taking some..but some schools really sian until cant make it.. I did lecture one class though.. They were a fun lot but made me angry when i was talking and a few grps werent bothered to listen.. Anyway, just gave them one of my lectures jiu dui le.. after that they became guai-er already.

Work aside, nothing much liao lol.. just proves how work-oriented i am nowadays. I did take time off to meet Tk for coffee yest.. Feels shiok to nua at home..

My table with 3 prints, L'arcEnCiel, AyaUeto, Bleach

Strawberry

Last night's beautiful moon..

Random

2007-10-25T04:17:00.000-07:00

Finally i update .. I have been too busy dosing off this entire week due to tours so i didnt update.
Wait a min.. Shane Busy!?!?!? How often do u get to hear/see that..

Anyway, I had a very interesting dream this morning.. I was actually analysing it for fun and tried to make out what it was all about..
As far as i remember, the last dream i had right before i woke up..
1) Was playing block catching( i think..must have played too much last time) ,spotted my pri sch fren a few storeys below.. so i turned around and ran.. before i could..he was in front of me already.. My intepretation -->Either missing my friends, im not progressing as fast as my friends.. (one more i cant remb)

2)Right before i woke up, i was kissing a girl ( WARNING: NOT a wet dream, it's a dream..just a dream so dun qn me !) Dunno who was the girl.. just remb small eyes, i think.. LOL .. Alright but why? I woke up right at that moment tho.. My intepretation -- > I think i lack love.. i need a girlfriend.. this is terrible

3) somehow.. i saw a few friends and my fellow colleague at work ( 3rd year from NgeeAnnPoly).. My intepretation--> Must be working too hard..lol

4) the setting = one of the blocks at my old house.. My intepretation --> I miss my old estate ..must be the food there..

Alright.. all that was just for fun..

I took a lot of tours this week and im supposed to have a japanese tour tmr.. but my supervisor is taking and illl just be assisting heheh... Anyway, the teacher-in-charge apparently sent my supervisor an email praising me for being patient.. i havent seen it yet..

Im not being proud.. but i was really happy to hear that.. I try my best at work as the previous SIP generations all performed well.. Me being lazy means i have to try harder..and tats what ive been doing.. Bringing sporty tour grps is fun.. I had one 3 hr tour with bowen sec today and they were fun but noisy .. I lectured them..but had fun talking to them.. When someone praises u for the hard work u put in.. it puts a smile on ur face..

Alot more to say..but ill cont a few days later..

5th week

2007-10-14T06:13:00.000-07:00

A late update this week because i spent the entire morning mahjong-ing.

The 5th week of SIP was a rather peaceful one. I took 2 tours consistiong of adults; NIE- teachers-to-be and At Sunrice- pastry chefs-to-be.. the pastry chefs were fun to talk to and play with.. abit gila .. NIE ones abit sian..

Nothing really notable as this week flew by pretty quickly. It rained on many days which meant i had to water plants less. I dismantled one of the NFT systems due to infestation of bugs and I spent the entire Tuesday morning perspiring like a mad dog. I was just digging and paving soil and weeding the garden. Oh farms helps u to lose weight.

Other than my gradual progress at work, I am proud to say that I have started on my first batch of vegetables for my major project. It's the first time im doing an experiment under such non-sterile conditions as the pics show.

5 hobby kits, cai xin and bottles of nutrients.

A salamander ( rare guest outside my office, usually chameleons)

Putting work aside, I find it really strange that the last few times i played mahjong, my earnings were all 0.. meaning i didnt win, nor did i lose.. damn strange.

On a Sunday night, you cant help but think " Wah sian tmr Monday, gotta wake up at 6 again."
But hey, 5 weeks have gone by.. not that i hate the farm.. i just hate the fact that im doing SIP.

4th week

2007-10-06T08:54:00.000-07:00

Alright,1 month has passed. Now that i think back, it seems like it's been pretty fast.
I seem to remember the 1st and 4th week most, seems like thats how the brain works.

Anyway, it was a bit disappointing not to be able to go out with Tk and gang today. I guess everyone needs to go out with others every now and then. As for me, it's a good time to rest at home and watch soccer ba. Though i dosed off less this week, it wasnt a lot better.

My job requires me to do and try alot of things. For this week, i was busy preparing for post examination tours, so i was mainly weeding, planting basil seeds into trays, photocopying lotsa activity booklets,shifting baskets of plants to and fro, along with my other usual duties.

I still had fun bringing tours. For e.g i took a big grp of nursery + K1 kids this week. I had fun teaching and playing games with them. In return, they were happy to have me as a teacher and thanked me. It made farmer sng a little happier.

That disgusting blob is cocopeat mixed with water.
I fill up trays with it, then spread seeds 1 by 1 on it.

Like that.

It's always nice to see the sun set, especially when u're returning home from work. I was trying to capture a nice shot, but all i got was the sun peeping behind the flats.

3rd Week

2007-09-29T07:41:00.000-07:00

It feels so shiok to be able to sit and rest at home.

Well, this week was the most relaxing week so far though it was still tiring. I was watering the plants when i noticed the sunflowers blooming.. A beautiful sight.

Wednesday

Friday

Saturday(almost)

Me talking about flowers is strange, but im learning to appreciate my surroundings.

Anyway,nothing really spectacular happened this week other than all the sudden downpours.

The only incident was on thursday. First problem was the heavy rain in the morning. In the farm, we always pray that theres no rain when there's a tour, cause there are only a few sheltered places to show them. Everytime the skies darken, u will hear "Xiao di! Kuai Qu Tiao Wu! (asking me to dance to the skies to stop the rain)

Apparently, it rained. Second problem: 0900 20 nursery kids 1000 100 nursery kids.

The 100 nursery kids accompained by parents came early at 900 am and i hadnt finished setting up the farm mart. Waiting for all 100 kids and grouping them was really tough cause they were so young.

Somehow, i managed to finish the tour and everyone was happy and so was i, though i was voicely drained after that. Luckily, the 20 kids at 900 didnt appear. My boss and supervisor were out then, meaning i had to take 3 diff groups along with my senior.

Oitoite, to another subject, i went out with dick, tk, ziting and hienyong today. My precious weekend. Talked alot, ate alot and got to sit in dickson's car. We were drained but we enjoyed some precious time together.

Mr Kok finally replied my mail and along with advice i got from them today, i think i know how to proceed with my MP workbook le.

Really tired le.. will sign off with a pic of my cute cousin trying to pose for my camera.

2nd week

2007-09-22T09:27:00.000-07:00

2nd week in oh farms

Initially, i still had fear and hated going to work, but a few interesting things happened.

My aunt came over to the farm to buy plants today, obviously i intro-ed some nice ones.

My aunt and a teacher whom i toured around yesterday told me that it's a great opportunity to work in a farm. How many people actually get to experience it and learn the basics. This teacher was weird, he came with 1 student and really loved plants. He told me to give them vibration by talking and 'sayang' them. I got his idea lah. I appreciated the advice and I felt more appreciative of what i am doing.
My supervisor brought me out for delivery so that she could check on me. She asked how i was doing and stuff and gave me some good advice. Her efforts and care encouraged me and i was quite gan dong la to have a good supervisor.

Even though i'm so busy doing either admin stuff, bringing tours around (kids, students,adults,old folks) or doing heavy chores, I don't dread work so much anymore.

I'm thankful, I don't want to write too much or not will have less to write for next week lol..

I'll end off with 2 pics.

The bus stop i love(going home bus stop)

My desk piled up with work and gadgets(Old company laptop)

2007-09-12T06:21:00.000-07:00

3 days into SIP..

Was nervous at first but was surprised by how relaxed my colleagues are. All aunties and uncles but theres a ngee ann poly girl with me and a senior who's leaving tmr.

Basically,it's alot of hard labour work like delivering plants, packing and loading soil, carrying ceramic tiles and smashing them into pieces,fixing hydroponics systems in schools etc etc.

This is just the starting though so i dont know what will come next.

Anyway, i toured a group for the first time today. As usual i managed to hide my nervousness and i really tried hard despite being damn tired. I still have a lot to learn , didnt explain enough points i guess. I like talking to the students though, a lot of mei meis to see also..that sorta gives me some drive i guess.. The nicest feeling was when the teacher thanked me with a "thanks shane". Even though i didnt do really well, i felt appreciated.

First pic is a road when i took the wrong turn to go home..

Second pic is the road i take to walk to oh farms every morning

2007-09-06T08:54:00.000-07:00

While i was taking a bus home today, I gazed at sky.

Then i realised that the clouds sky was transparently azure.. and the clouds hung in mid air in numbers, a clear white with tinges of grey, beautifully yet prominent.

It made me realise.. maybe i've been looking down or straight too often, so often that i've failed to look up and see what's above me.. I'm sure this goes out there to many of u.. ( Just don't look up above u at 12 midnight)

New Skin

2007-09-04T09:31:00.000-07:00

New skin since exams have ended..

And a really nice Nana skin as it's one of my favourite anime and it just ended.
I was pretty surprised how well this skin was designed actually..

Alright.. back to life.. I'm a little anxious about what's coming up ..
Back in year one, SIP seemed so far. I guess i did not have to think of more serious things like planning your life and career and stuff. But "one turn eye", Im going to Oh Chin Huat farms soon..AhahAHh..

Im quite a steady person so i guess it's gonna be fine but cant help feeling anxious about it.
FYI, i called up Irene neo(not my direct supervisor) and she sounded quite nice.. still got some hope is not a lao auntie.

I was thinking of deleting all my posts.. Then i decided that i should keep it..
I guess im not the sort who can throw written memories away.
Does it mean that i cant forget the past easily too? saa..

Actually im full of thoughts now..but abit tired and lazy.. I'll continue another time..
For now please continue supporting my blog .. those flying off for OSIP please dont disappear alright..take care of yourselves..

hachi gatsu ni ju yokka

2007-08-23T08:56:00.000-07:00

After LAST i had mixed feelings. I did study really hard for it as I was really scared that i would fail. I am and was glad that the paper was much easier than i thought it would be and thats a good thing. It would mean that im quite safe.

Sad to say, I had some egoistic thoughts. As compared to those who didnt study as much/much, the paper was easy to them too. I am glad that everyone could do it, but i felt slightly unjust, maybe i just need to relax a little or i shudnt treat studying as such a chore.. don't really know..

Anyway, it's good that it's over and well done peeps. 2 more to go..Good riddens

After the paper, i went to eat and cut my hair. Robert timmy(TK) and I then went to aloy's hse to slack for hours. To be able to slack and daydream is pure luxury. It felt good.

P.S For your info, Shane reads TNP The New Paper daily..the entire paper. This is in response to A1 Penang Chendol Bubble tea uncle telling us to read the papers more .. WAHAH

2007-08-15T03:42:00.000-07:00

I hate to admit it..but im pretty worried about the TE term test tmr..and the upcoming LAST term test..

Have been failing and i would really hate to take the supp paper..

Tonikaku.. Minna Ganbaro !

Anyway.. all the best to everyone.. if you're worried..don't worry im with u..

We still have time.. fighto

2007-08-14T04:25:00.000-07:00

Ever thought.. how many tears have u shed in life..
Or.. how many tears have others shed for u..

Ever wondered, why it seems like u can never find the correct answer at times..
Or.. why ur mind lingers

We just have to keep finding what we really want..
We just have to minimise our mistakes..
We have to be ourselves..

Nana 47

2007-08-04T10:01:00.000-07:00

I just finished Nana 47 .. the last epi of season 1..and season 2 seems like it will never come.

Nothing can describe my present feelings.. I just loved it too much

2007-07-30T09:00:00.000-07:00

I’ve always thought that I’m that strong,
But it seems I can be wrong.
I wish I can I hope I will
Make it through one more time

I search for someone to save me,
And someone to hold.
Then I realized,
It’s a fight with my inner soul.

These wretched emotions I hate,
For they leave me in pain.
These images I see of late,
Are driving me insane.

I’ve done it before and I’ll do it once more,
I’ll make it through again.
Everything’s fine I’ll be alright,
Cause I wont die in vain

It's been a long time since i came up with such things. Yep, I 've been quite fed up lately, i came up with this a few mins ago..

One more episode to end of Nana season 1.. im gonna be so depressed

Out of the blue

2007-07-22T22:52:00.000-07:00

"I wonder when he began to stray from me, or what he was thinking when he did.
Now that I think about it calmly, I didn’t know anything about it.
I think it’s because I don’t know that all the happy times I had with him are now just bitter memories."

Komatsu Nana , Episode 45 of Nana

Fridays rock

2007-07-20T08:28:00.000-07:00

Well it's a friday night, im actually blogging for the sake of it, yet , there are some random experiences and thoughts that i would like to talk about.

I have been eating mixed grill every week with loy and tk .. its 8 bucks but shiok.. U get pork chop,chicken chop, beef, lamb chop, baked potato, mixed veg, onions, baked beans and garlic bread on 1 grill plate.

Im happy with my exercise regime, not too tought but pretty flexible. I feel healthy..well alittle healthy and its good..

Chickens aint that difficult to handle. They just seem big and scary but they are weaklings.

Maybe to some serious issues- I am observant, and i like to learn about pple without them really knowing. After reading some blogs, looking around, I've learnt certain things.
I tend to worry about people, all sorts of pple, but I've noticed that no matter how much of an ass someone can or might be, he or she actually thinks deeply and perhaps on a mature level.

Everyone seems strong, but we all have really weak sides that scare not only us but others around us when revealed. I wish and hope that people would have some faith in themselves , think about issues a little more and be strong. Life is crappy , but since we were presented with this fucked-up pandora box, we gotta change it. It's like levelling up when u play games.. u start from a lousy level 1 but u just keep going forward and improving. If u die, just put in another credit.

I don't really wanna bitch about this but the endless workload seems to be tiring me, even though i am relaxed. It's just that the thought of it adds a heavy burden to my shoulder

To all those sad faces around,lighten up.. Or i will light u up somehow or rather.

And on a further note, u can link to loy's blog,cause his latest post about people squeezing up the bus is just so right.
To the assholes out there, spread this note : When the bus is full.. DONT squeeze.. just wait for the next one u wont die. Old people are supposed to be considerate but i dont see such cases nowadays. First to push, last to give way.
Must a beng like me teach the elderly some manners..

Noooo Dameee

2007-07-15T10:02:00.000-07:00

Just finished watching Nodame Cantabile, really hate that post-finish-animeseries feeling..
Regardless of a good ending or not, a sudden halt to a spectacular ongoing story always sux..

It was probably one of the best anime in awhile and i really enjoyed it anyway.. I can keep rewatching it..

Well, a couple of days ago, Tongkiat Aloy and I decided to do something really silly.
On our way back from Hougang central, on bus 27, Aloy suggested "Eh we take to Changi Airport then back la " , and somehow or rather we agreed.
Thus, 10.30-11.30, we wasted our time chatting till Aloy got a stomachache..
TK and I vowed never to take the loop again.. we shall see..

Seriously, how lost can one be..

Just another day

2007-07-12T07:23:00.000-07:00

Coincidences can be intriguing..

Tongkiat, Aloy and I met at compass point for dinner after aloys aikido and tk's napfa training. We went to the food court to eat.

We see a cute mei mei in uniform..

We proceed to seven eleven to get a drink and bid goodbye.

I go to bus 83 terminal, meimei in uniform is also there.

We take same bus , stop same stop, enter same lift.. apparently meimei lives in my block..

A simple, slightly-pervertic story that brings further insight into how coincidences might please u in life..

Long day

2007-07-10T08:41:00.000-07:00

Went to school at 10, had bpt tutorial and quiz
Csas at 11, had report writing test..
Ended abit early, had time to chiong chicken rice
Had animal husbandry from 1-3, washed the rabbit cages, mopped the floors, cleared the shit
3-6, had BPT lab..long, boring and meaningless
6-8 went for my NAPFA mock test along with friends.
Hurray for getting silver, everything was fine, still need to improve running and pullups though.. I cant hide my glee..Thanks to Ben,Hienyong,Javen,Aloy,Tongkiat,Dickson for spurring me on despite my near-fatigue run..

And yet again, a long day passed by

2007-07-08T04:53:00.000-07:00

Takenori-sama ﾋﾊ,@ｴﾌ@ﾈﾉ@ﾈﾁﾄｭｾｳ｢ says:
u know last time amic got 1 indian girl in my grp..liu nian wan

<](}.:FbF:.{)[> nido towa konai ima anata no koto shika mienai... says:
hana?

<](}.:FbF:.{)[> nido towa konai ima anata no koto shika mienai... says:
revathi?

Takenori-sama ﾋﾊ,@ｴﾌ@ﾈﾉ@ﾈﾁﾄｭｾｳ｢ says:
reva

<](}.:FbF:.{)[> nido towa konai ima anata no koto shika mienai... says:
2 nia

<](}.:FbF:.{)[> nido towa konai ima anata no koto shika mienai... says:
k

Takenori-sama ﾋﾊ,@ｴﾌ@ﾈﾉ@ﾈﾁﾄｭｾｳ｢ says:
she sent me this email

Takenori-sama ﾋﾊ,@ｴﾌ@ﾈﾉ@ﾈﾁﾄｭｾｳ｢ says:
inside the email put

<](}.:FbF:.{)[> nido towa konai ima anata no koto shika mienai... says:
i lub u?

Takenori-sama ﾋﾊ,@ｴﾌ@ﾈﾉ@ﾈﾁﾄｭｾｳ｢ says:
singapore waters even if boil

<](}.:FbF:.{)[> nido towa konai ima anata no koto shika mienai... says:
petri [plate/

Takenori-sama ﾋﾊ,@ｴﾌ@ﾈﾉ@ﾈﾁﾄｭｾｳ｢ says:
may not be totally safe to drink

Takenori-sama ﾋﾊ,@ｴﾌ@ﾈﾉ@ﾈﾁﾄｭｾｳ｢ says:
so its good to drink h20 and 100plus frequently

<](}.:FbF:.{)[> nido towa konai ima anata no koto shika mienai... says:
-.-"

Takenori-sama ﾋﾊ,@ｴﾌ@ﾈﾉ@ﾈﾁﾄｭｾｳ｢ says:
tonikaku..moral of the story is : h20 is damn nice to drink

Takenori-sama ﾋﾊ,@ｴﾌ@ﾈﾉ@ﾈﾁﾄｭｾｳ｢ says:
i just drank 1 can

<](}.:FbF:.{)[> nido towa konai ima anata no koto shika mienai... says:
i was about to say, nt that bad.. at sentence 2

<](}.:FbF:.{)[> nido towa konai ima anata no koto shika mienai... says:
ARGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGH

<](}.:FbF:.{)[> nido towa konai ima anata no koto shika mienai... says:
u win me in terms of randomness

Takenori-sama ﾋﾊ,@ｴﾌ@ﾈﾉ@ﾈﾁﾄｭｾｳ｢ says:
LOL

I can be as/more random than aloy.. i just wanted to prove something like that..

For the japanese characters u see here(msn nick), blogger cant read it so dont bother deciphering
Just a random Sunday

Yet another day in school

2007-07-03T08:28:00.000-07:00
I got real pissed playing with my football manager game just now..sounds real silly.. its one of those times where u keep playing well but ur team just never wins.. (it's strange how this game can piss me off more than anything sometimes)

Anyway,i was cured after watching Aya Ueto chan in Attention Please!.. Justin asked me why i've been so crazy over her.. I didnt know how to answer him then.. but i guess the best answer would be that her cuteness comes so naturally, she can really change the world if she wants to..
I shan't go further or else it might seem like an excuse..

Short post for the day: School was crappy as usual, boring to wake up early and be late for class for forgetting to bring ur wallet and running back to take it.. BPT lab ended early, loy and i ate and drank a lot while waiting for Tongkiat. After his animal husbandry was done, hien yong, tongkiat, aloy and i ate again and headed home after the meal.

Life's lacking something seriously.. It's fun to hang around with ur buddies but wheres the colour when u need it..

I've been daydreaming too much and thinking too much about life, to the point of neglecting all my school work.. Ima kangaetara, ore no jinsei wa taihen datta.. tabun zetsubou no sei deshita.
I seriously hope someone understands that..

10Crappythings about Shane

2007-06-22T09:03:00.000-07:00
I was browsing through Ziting's blog and apparently i was tagged by her to list 10 strange things/habits/ weird incidents about myself...

Though im not really in the mood,lets try..

1) When i was 6 i joined a camp at Temasek Jc, i was pretty embarrassed while preparing for the performance so i SHIT in my pants .. that was first and last time
2) When i was in sec 2, nicholas was holding on to a pen knife, in an attempt to save him..i pulled the pen knife away, then i realised i hurt him even more.. cause it left a deep cut in his finger
3) I was 30 kg in sec 1, then i put on 37 kg since then and im now 67 kg.. quite a comeback
4) Many people think that im a playboy and have had many relationships, but NO..im not.. though its quite cool
5) I have a group of close friends called Bottomline and we've been friends since primary school..
6) I tend to make many sound effects like "heh" "OoooHhhh" "WooHooo" when i speak and i can use my voice to mimic many people and things.
7) I used to play with bolster strings and pillow ends when i was younger
8) I was afraid of ghosts and would creep into my parents room to sleep when i was younger
9) My aunt looked after me when i was in pri sch. When i got naughty she would threaten me saying this lady Madam letchermee would catch me.. and i fell for it.
10) I imagine/fantasize a lot.. like bad guys chasing me and me whacking them up like wad u see in movies AND me playing my guitar and singing Japanese songs emotionally to a crowd.

Actually i've always wanted to blog abt things like these..many i was just too embarrassed, but since Ziting tagged me ill do it for u guys

Class BBq day

2007-06-19T10:38:00.000-07:00
Last night Justin slept over .. This morning..we woke up and met Aloy and Tongkiat for lunch..
After lunch, tin left.. Tk aloy and i went to buy stuff for the class bbq

Attendance was fairly good..about 3/4 of the class was there..
Somehow or rather, i was really happy and kept smiling.. I guess it's cause my friends meant a lot to me..so seeing them around made a difference.
Even though i had to perspire a bit to prepare and marinate the wings( little little help from my dear mom).. it was good exercise..

I just came back and showering was shiok.. On the whole, it was fun to see Yun fang and the girls play with sparkles, chatting and crapping as a group, seeing everyone have fun and the several of us Fithri,Natalie,Jaslynn, Tongkiat,Ziting, Aloy and i staying back to chat and clear the stuff...

Like i say, it's the little things that matter.. Anyway, the chalet will be even better..
Good night kids..

Pharyngitised

2007-06-10T18:00:00.000-07:00
As im typing now, my hands are still trembling.. I spilled abit of my cough syrup just now..like ah pek lidat..

This is probably the worst fever i've ever gotten..39.5 at its peak and those assholes are still lingering somewhere in my body.. Doctor says i have to tahan 2 days for the high fever pills to work.. Me bones are aching, me nose is leaking water and me has no voice.

Anyway, this means i cant be out for the next few days.. I guess i've only got myself to blame for tong xiao mahjonging right after my papers. I'm gonna get well real soon..but i dont think i can plan the bbq..

P.S it's a torture waiting 2 hours for ur turn to see the doctor when u're freezing, next time make appointment early,cause i called at 9am and they told me that the next slot would be at 1.15.. nice..

Title

2007-06-05T08:54:00.000-07:00
Just when u thought u were on the way, u tripped and fell.

RtecB was badly done, I thought i did my LAST paper pretty well but i realised it wasnt done that well too. It's a day off tomorrow, which is probably why i am not studying even though im supposed to be right now.

Damn TE and BPT. I need more random rants like aloy, but am i random? or perhaps do i rant..? we shall see..

Nevertheless, a couple of days to go.. I lost some stats in vitality and i've gotta regain it by eating Burger King breakfast tomorrow morn..

Change and change

2007-05-24T09:07:00.000-07:00
Let's see what i've done recently.

I changed my blog cause Kenny told me he can't see it.. Now u see the lovely Mika Nakashima.

I've been imitating U Tin Lin alot ... I've been trying to be a good boy and stuff but i skipped TE lect today.. maybe cause i messed up the last qn lol..

I want to jam again.. maybe after the Damn term test..

Saikin Cho Isogashii bakari....ason de jikan wa nai, nette jikan wa nai..

15th May

2007-05-15T03:47:00.000-07:00
It was a strange feeling to come home feeling all satisfied today. I mean, how often do u go home after a long tiring day smiling and feeling rejuvenated.. well , i did... today

School started at 11, so i got sufficient sleep. The first lesson was CSAS 1 and my group had yet to present. We had 1 week to change our slides and change we did. In fact, we put in a substantial amount of effort and im proud to say we got 2nd with 22.5, just beating the 3rd group by 0.5 . Even though it was a minor presentation, It made me happy to win chocolates as a prize. We were made to write our cover letters and resume after the presentation and i finished it rather fast somehow or rather.

During BPT lab, we were made to do 4 seperate duties in a group. Fithri and i did titration as i like titration a lot. Yet again, I was actually sure of what to do for once. Instead of lazing around as usual , I did my part and helped around.

Day ended, came home but forgot to inform Dad about dinner. I went to eat a huge bowl of noodles by myself at one of the coffeeshops in Punggol.

As u can see, it was just one of those typical days, except to me, it was fruitful and special.
Why? Wei she me ne? Naze darou? Doushite?

Maybe cause i havent done that much work by myself for too long
Maybe cause my sickness is getting better
Maybe cause i finally put in some effort

It's the little things in life that matters, It's days like these that matter..
A happy me signing off for today...

Blocked Ear

2007-05-11T10:19:00.000-07:00
My left ear felt a "pop" in the afternoon , and it is still blocked now..
This hindrance has been annoying me really.. I hope it goes away when i wake up tmr

Anyway.. I met Mr Alvin Poh today.. and it sorta changed my impression of him..
I guess he can sorta be nice bah..

Putting that matter aside, I think im getting a little stressed up now. It's probably due to the fact that SIP is approaching and im currently a 3rd year student. Everyday, i think about my future and that's quite pressurizing. Well it's good that I'm stressed, that just means i can slack less..

Bloody ear..

New skin

2007-04-29T22:26:00.000-07:00
Left my blog alone for some time.
Cause I had to attend grandma's funeral.. if u read the news she was involved in collision at malaysia..

But now im back.. and im gonna start posting again..

Rest In Peace Ah Ma

I LOVE U MICHELLE CHIA.. THANK U GURMIT SINGH!!!~~

2007-04-20T07:01:00.000-07:00
I finally koped the pics from my cousin's blog.. what pics?
Monday 16th, Marge and I went in search of our lost wanton mee..

When we were still kids, Aunty Kris brought us to national library to fold origami..lol.. and according to my cousin, her origami turtles beat mine..i suck at such things.. and after a long day, two famished kids were betrothed with a plate of wan ton mee.. I only had one chance at it, that plate with angelic lights emitting from all angles.. They shifted after that..

And so.. our journey began.. i had to visit my dentist at far east shopping centre to remove my stitches and marge(at this moment i start thinking what if my friends really think ur name is marge) had to buy some working attire..

From Punggol ---> FarEast--->Raffles PLace---> FarEastSqaure

We searched high and low, like TangSanZang go Qu Jin .. to find that sacred wan ton mee..

And thanks to nice navigational skills from me.. we found it.. Oh i forgot to mention, marge had called me to tell me that it was at fareastsquare thanks to gurmit singh and michelle chia on mobiletv..

Far East Square ( not to be confused with shopping centre)

Wan Ton Mee Auntie!

gurmit singh and michelle chia..thank u..

Simple..but shiok

My face tells u everything

Dont have to care abt xing xiang anymore

Just fooling arnd
I cant take pics well..
Some pics are small, some are bigger,cause i got a little fed up with the pics
messing up the post..
After wan ton mee.. we went to vivocity .. for no apparent reason..
We ended up watching freedom writers..it was unexpectedly good..
Saw tongkiat at the end, he thought i had a new gf.. yeah beri funneh..i was quick to react..
Long tiring day..but lotsa fun.. anyone wants to go with me?..for wan ton mee

Holidays are so..

2007-03-28T05:56:00.000-07:00
well just to prove im not slack-blogging, heres an update on life..

Not many special events lately, basically i've been
1) playing my guitar
2) watching lotsa anime, finished kanon2006 and it rocked..damn sad.. Im starting on samurai champloo now, and im waiting eagerly for each and every episode of bleach, nana and naruto..
3) mahjong sessions
4) cleaning up my messed up room.. just threw secondary sch worksheets and files this morning
5) going out? finally get to see some friends esp yuan who cooped himself up at home..
6) trying to spend less money..cause i am not working
7) going for jap classes, getting pretty difficult..
8) daydreaming of girls and stuff.. or wad to do in life..
9) and whatever my brain cant think of now..

So yea, basically im trying to make use of the time i have..

Not very difficult to find me, im just a phonecall away anyway

Pay it Forward

2007-03-18T02:31:00.000-07:00
I watched a movie on DVD today, with my bro.. The show's called Pay it Forward and it was shown several years back.

Kevin Spacey, Haley Joel Osment and Helen Hunt made up the main cast.
Now what inspired me to post was what the show made me re-realise.
Osment is this kid, Kevin Spacey is his teacher, Helen Hunt's the mom. The teacher gives him a project on making an effort to change this world and taking action.
So the kid comes up with this idea over time, Paying it forward. He helps 3 pple and this so called "help" has to be something big , not just ur daily good deed as we so call it..maybe just smth bigger than that.. and using some basic maths, this works by multiplication, he helps 3,3 helps 3 making it 9 ..and so on..
He made lots of efforts and it seemed like his plans failed, but it eventually worked in the end (theres too much to explain)..
At the end, in an attempt to help his friend from bullies, he got stabbed and died.. and the whole town comes with little torches to pay their respects and they cry and stuff..

though you've been spoiled, it's still a good show to watch..after all it inspired me to blog.

Now perhaps we might ask ourselves, how many lives have we changed
... how much effort have we made to think about others instead of ourselves..
If everyone would just have this basic sense of empathy, or perhaps compassion, this little common sense somewhere in their heads, maybe this world would be a better place.

2007-03-04T06:11:00.000-08:00
My 19th birthday was a simple one..yet a meaningful one for me..
It was different..cause it fell on A level results release day..alright not really..

I went to Tpjc to sorta find my friends. It had been a long time since i saw some of them..especially ky.. so it meant a lot to me. Generally i was very pleased with their results.
Later on, i had dinner with them at fish n co at tm, simple but pleasant ..

On the whole,i received many messages and im very thankful to u guys..
My bro closed my msn when i wasnt at home so i didnt get to see some msgs though..

Therefore, thanks a lot..to bottomline, hsh and all the important assholes out there.

Sometimes simplicity can mean a lot..

CNY 2007

2007-02-18T04:57:00.000-08:00
It's been two new year days..let me round up what i went through

Eve
Went to Bedok Court a.k.a Mom's side for reunion dinner.
Wore red, had a small meal by my standards..then drank red wine..
I had a great time as usual.. laughing around and chatting with my family and relatives.. then received ang baos.. simple and shiok.. and yea.. 1 thing.. my nephew didnt cry when he saw me..

Day 1 a.k.a Chu yi

Today, it was a lot busier. I woke up quite early at 9+ and left the house for Jurong West at 11.15. Now..travelling from Punggol to Jurong west is no joke.. 20+ bucks for a straight highway journey in a booked Cab.. CNY is scary cause u cant find taxis around.

Apparently, all my relatives at jurong west a.k.a Dad's side.. took 2-3 secs to examine me ..then exclaimed" ORH..Shane ar..." .. i took it as a compliment due to my thick skin.. but it seems like it's easier to communicate with ur relatives when u have reached the adultish age. Nevertheless it was a nice experience cause i dont visit my dad's side very often..

Highlight of that visit: My Ahma gave me a thumbs up
Then I took a taxi AGAIn to bedok south avenue 2 blk 63 a.k.a my old place there , to visit my God Pa.. Ate some beehoon again.. just cant stop eating.. Watched my Dad converse with my God Pa in hokkien.. obviously talking about me.. i just didnt want to Chup in much..

Highlight of that visit: My dad frying beehoon for a few seconds..due to my God Pa leaving the beehoon there to Chao Ta

Then at around 3.30, headed to Bedok Court again.

This year, i finally broke my Ban Lat a.k.a Black Jack suayness by winning around 10 bucks. Why? cause i lose every year in that.. so that sorta made my day..
Now wad really made my day was that my nephew smiled at me.. YESS it seems like he aint afraid of me anymore.. yoshiiaaaaa .. and yes he gave me a kiss goodbye and showed me a few karate kicks.. then clapped his hands. I love that boy..

Highlight of that visit: My nephew liking me all of a sudden

Therefore, a meaningful CNY so far.. though it appeared really sian at first.

Amount collected: undisclosed
Language used in post: Messy
Mood: Pretty Happy
I managed to snap a few interesting pics.

Hayley Soh Versus Christian Lee
Aunt Versus Nephew
Michelin Versus Xiao Pang

Xiao Pang was playing with his reflection

Hayley feasting. I love those arms..

Blurry eyes

2007-02-07T08:27:00.000-08:00

For pic's sake, ziss is XO fish-head beehoon from Holland Village, it's really good (not that im advertising for them) Had a great meal with family,big aunt,cousin + cousin in law that day. Went for beer afterwards.. in 1 word.. shiok!

BEFORE
Mango Pudding

AFTER
Mango Pudding-ed
My room, messy..
well u can spot interesting stuff around.. im watching BecK ..ryuusuke playing the guitar.. Yes im doing that Now..

random as it may seem

2007-01-30T07:48:00.000-08:00
Trapped in this crucible of hypocrisy,
Fighting to escape the pain and fear.
All I need are illusions to hypnotise me,
Maybe they’ll all just disappear.

As I turn my back it’s dark I see,
I pick my pace and run
Maybe it’s guilt that’s haunting me,
The presence of this unfilial son.

Perhaps it’s not as difficult as it seems,
To wield this sword and fight.
It’s just like what u see in dreams,
U have to use all your might.

As long as you find the right way,
There will be no barrier.
Believe in everyday,
Cause there’s never someone inferior.

A random thought of mine, which i hope will inspire u even a little..

The return of the Old Man.

2007-01-07T07:13:00.000-08:00
It's been a long time..but im back..
It was an enriching weekend..

Yesterday,i met up with cong weeping and dennis to go on a guitar expedition..(Justin was sick and couldnt join us) It was my first time visiting the guitar shops in peninsular.. There had to be at least 4 shops there, Davies being the most memorable.. What inspired me most was not the wide array of guitars.. but the pros playing riffs and solos in the shops.. That left me wanting my desired guitar quick..or shud i say the anxiety of playing the guitar even better..

Afterwards, we went to parkway and Amanda ngiam joined us..late. We walked to East Coast park and just hung out till late.. simple..but fun.. A great day for the old man..

Today, had a good sleep.. went to bedok inter to meet cong and dennis .. i went very late but cong was later.. went to bedok north for Kokyong's a.k.a father's birthday bbq.. lotsa uncles sitting arnd.. but the chicken was sibei shiok..

Later on, headed to bedok court to meet up with family and relatives before heading to Roland's restaurant at marine parade for dinner. The food was of course damnnn shiok.. but there were two highlights of the day..

Firstly, i was terribly saddened as my beloved nephew Christian, who used to love me..now detests me and cries when he sees me. Apparently, it's my hair. Now im contemplating cutting it short.. cause im saddened.

So what happened next was my Tua yee a.k.a Big Aunt asked me to karaoke.. I was very moody and was reluctant, but me being the entertainer in my family decided to take the mic and I started singing.. ( we sat in a private room,that's why got karaoke) Strangely, it sparked off a series of smiles ..and i felt much better. That sorta made me feel a lot better and soon i was performing for everyone.

Ending with yi qian ge shang xin de li you, everyone headed home. Now, im watching Man u vs Aston villa and im proud to say henrik larsson just scored on his debut..brilliant

So people..remember this.. blood is thicker than water.. I love my family and relatives and u should too..regardless of whatever shit u do or you're in..

Mahjong san que yi is difficult

2006-12-19T09:31:00.000-08:00
It was justin's bday yest.. and im glad i remembered it this year..
I guess my obviouse surprise still worked ..
Basically..slacking till morning meant that there would be breakfast but the rain just wouldnt stop falling..
We fell asleep in the end..

Now the question is.. when is it gonna stop raining..
Well ..since the rain gave me lots of problems.. im gonna make use of it now..and that is..to sleep..

I am becoming as random as aloy.. ehh a simile..