..:: 419. The One With Bonus ::..

actually was feeling tired to even blog, but just happen to surf the ns.sg to check out my pay slip, i was pleasantly surprised. july is bonus month! first time i hit 3k :) wow perks of being in saf.

fri went on course: leadership style that yields results.

it was an interesting course, knew a few new frenz in the army, ladies inclusive.

just heard that i may need to re-do my pc tour. sucks. hopefully not.

went for red cross meeting... which lasted 3 hrs.

went to watch re-cycle the film by pang brothers. mmm... it was intriguing as a whole. some may see the movie as being absurd but i feel that they carry strong messages about 'abandon'- whether you commit suicide (self-abandon), abortion (it's obvious, duh), etc. At least it's better than the eye 10 -_-

lots of gadgets that caught my attention. wanna get a pda. but freaking ex. like HP one, it's 1k.



palm tx which is abt 500+ after discount.


this is creative new product. all-in-one for ~350. got camera, mp3 player, video recorder, etc


of course i would love a wireless headphones :)


btw do you know christina aguilera has vocals of 4 octaves? but my diva mariah has even wider range :)

i so in love with mariah's fly like a bird. listen to her range man.
cassie's me and you catchy too...
not forgetting, janet jackson's call on me

..:: 418. The One With SOCJOT ::..

my second time to brunei for support arms officer course jungle orientationt training. before that show you the pic i took during my performance for alpha/golf commissioning ball at swissotel.



my hair is so awfully short but bo bian... in army...

took photo with the lakiun camp staff. cos COA came to visit the camp so the banner was there.



the cadets had guided navex and go there for the instructors were to double up as safety and also feed mosquitoes.

me and steven


me and yuehan


turn-out for the cadets to do inspection :)


in the mess discussing tactics to deal with cadets :)


moving off for ex mountain rat... still dunno what was installed for them...


spent 2 hrs to find first checkpoint. faces quite shack


at the top of mount biang. wah biang. climb 2 times enough!


drink river water with puri-tabs


harbouring with hammock is orgasmic, brokeback too :)


my detail preparing for engineer nite. sort of endurance talk cum performance




spot the only female cadet?


overall, this trip as auxillary instructor was fun... particularly with such interesting cadets and funny grp of instructors. glad that this 63/06 batch of cadets should be able to last EOCC till the end :)

wish them all the best. though they have to book in later in the evening :(

wah fuck. germany out of world cup :( so did portugal.

..:: 417. The One With Oh-no ::..

Shucks. the course i am supposed to attend was from 21-23 june. i thought it was in july. shit. i forgot how much the course is, whether 1k or 200-300... dunno whether they will ask me to pay. i hope not :(

my last post before i fly off tonight.

..:: 416. The One With Random Thots ::..

do you know organics? the brand of the shampoo is now known as sunsilk?

do you know what is Tourette's Syndrome? It is actually a chemical imbalance in the brain that causes tics. Tics are uncontrollable muscle spasms which can cause the person to make incoherent noises or wild hand shakes. orh...

something i think we might have seen. so there you go.

so many things i wanna do...

sign up membership with fitness first
buy protein supplement
buy facial products (becoming more vain and metrosexual le)
buy new clothes from bugis

i just got the mail from NTU. Inside were lots of flyers and brochures for us to sign up for orientation camps. So many to choose from. I narrowed down to 3. One organised by the NTU Student Union, sounds fun cos the theme is retro... mmm... One is by the Sports Committee which of course guaranteed fun, under the sun for 7 days though. Last one is by Cultural Activities Committee... i think i would most likely join a cca from CAC, so i thought of making frenz from there would be more appropriate.

Sat had cadets' recognition day for red cross. i was the vice-chairperson. overall not too bad la. just feel a bit frustrated that the junior instructors were not flexible and was hoping they show more initiative. Anyway it is their first time so hope the event is a learning experience for them. No more organising of events. i just want to be mentor/advisor.

holidays ended for sec sch kids. haha. my sister will not fight with me for computer.

oh ya. i must show you the picture of the set meal i got from sengkang swensen. bloody hell. 12.90 breaded chicken, u can actually see more plate space than the food itself. It was not that small the last time i ate. It was miserable, pathetic. i could hardly feel anything or no where near being full after the meal. lucky i got free ice-cream thanks to my friend working there. wrote a comment card for them. for the same price i could get better food in cafe cartel.

it feels good to be able to play game, watch tv on a sunday night. Now my guy friends are probably sleeping in the camp bunks.

await updates then :)

..:: 415. The One With World Cup ::..

i missed those days when i watched world cup as a child. just plain fun and excitement. Now, watching world cup has so much mixed feelings. Firstly, you see people bet 10 bucks and win 50 bucks. You wished you could get that easy money but deep inside you know that person may have lost more than he won. Well you can always rely on newbie luck or even get tips from my men. I guess i'm not a risk taker after all, maybe it is a vice and it is gd to stay away frm.

Secondly, placing bets and being a regular (aka work for army), you naturally become a one-stop ATM or interest-free loanshark. I got a few of my friends who wanted to borrow money cos they had some financial problems. I cant help but think it is related to betting. I would feel 'paiseh' to reject people cos obviously i have money but then it is not a small sum :(

i shall learn to say no the next time. anyway lend money = i spend less = more money next month. i also claimed my travel expenses for my taiwan trip in may :) perks

i feel like gg overseas n aug... or even july. any1?

tue will be heading brunei, be sadist, tekan cadets, love it.

new officers came to my unit, nice bunch of people. shall load pix next time.

..:: 414. The One With CRD ::..

mmm... must be thinking what the hell is CRD. well it's this red cross event that i am co-organising, it's cadet recognition day. lots of things to tie down. actually these events can prep me to organise army events which are relatively larger in scale and more budget. lol.



banner design done by one of the committee member. tastefully done.

and pics from my dining in( military dinner) to celebrate 3 DIV anniversary on 11 may 2006.





spot me?



my unit officers and warrant officers



hectic tuesday. going down to ntu for check up and settle admin stuff, if time permits, tour around campus. then to sunshine plaza to make banner. evening red cross HQ meeting. Still need to send my sis laptop for repair. dunno whether got time.

..:: 413. The One With I Hate 'I' ::..

arghz... i hate to type anything with 'i' inside. the 'i' in my keyboard dropped off! thx to my dear frenz jeremy and melvin. see la, ur name also got 'i'. was playing dota then they tried to close my game and i regret putting up a struggle. my 'i' came off. now have to make a trip down to repair.

anyway got 'jio-ed' to go watch slither at 2300hrs. what a gross movie. something like silent hill plus resident evil. if you like flesh, gore, this show is for you.

clearing leave = clearing money in my wallet. 2 days = 10 bucks transport fee. i eat a lot for your info. 1 dinner i eat 2 servings. supper also. but i not growing any fatter! i still exercise and train. stupid genes. shld i take protein? harmful i know but really want to break my shape.

fyi, i am so packed with activites. knew a few frenz who worked under event organising company so i joined them. one had events like band, fashion shows at clubs like DXO, zouk, momo. The other had events like modelling and dance. i could either join in in the planning of events and stage management or i could perform like i did for the 61/05 alpha-golf commissioning ball on sat. really gd for networking...

plus i got red cross events to handle.the usual meetings, recce to be done.

back in camp, i still have my stuff to hand over and settle. one of my men decided to pull stunt and my oc had to let me deal with him. seriously is 'ord' preventing him from thinking straight or is it that he is still not mature being in his 20s? there are other channels to vent your anger or unhappiness over certain issues but why do one have to test the system?

i love my platoon, i always try to give them the best welfare i could, not just abt giving them 'offs' but also concern with their well-being, family and other matters. sometimes when i have to punish, i had to but definitely with reluctance. now just wanna spend time with them, eating movie or play dota till they ord.

yeah. booked chalet for my platoon on 19-21 july. and me finally taking dj classes at mount faber safra frm 12 july. anyone wanna join?

tml going ocs for briefing... 2 weeks in brunei = save $ :)

..:: 412. The One With Garfield 2 ::..

yup went to watch garfield 2 with my sis. very short movie... light-hearted movie. nothing super funny, it's just cute. needless to say more.

lucky i watched silent hill in taiwan... not much censorship.

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frm post no. 378. something trashy i decided to dish out in case you guys missed it. this clubbing trip was dated in dec 2005. how time flies.

firstly, there was this group of 4 who was under the neon board which i was unfortunately pushed near to. This look-at-my-huge-arm guy stretched his hand and put on the ledge, sort of to corner off a space for another lady to dance. Can picture it? Most of the time i was dancing with his arm rubbing against my back. His hand would occasionally elbow me. btw huge did not even mean muscular, was trying to figure out a term to describe a zillion-layer-lipid arm. what was unacceptable was that the guy and girl were not even dancing. Felt like saying 'hey, parking lot is outside'.

secondly, there was this couple dancing next to me. The guy was stretching out his hand which looked like he was protecting his girlfriend. Also, that guy almost fought with another guy cos he bumped into his gf. Firstly, could he have done it more professionally, hey, it is a dance floor not some mrt trains or lifts? He could have just hug his girlfriend? whatever it is, i feel that if you want to bring your girlfriend out to club especially, you have to face the fact that she might be touched, pushed or whatever. If she is delicate like your tofu, u might as well stay at home or go selegie road there drink the famous dao huay zui (soya bean milk).

This led me to the third weird encounter. If i dare to club, i must be prepared to face a huge crowd and get constantly pushed around. I was dancing on the spot, i must emphasise, this time i was not making dance space cos both of my feet were on the same spot. I refused to move cos firstly, there were two ladies in front of me. secondly, if i were to move when pushed, there would even be lesser space. Some principles a dancer holds or at least me, you should always have situation awareness, first to look out and learn good dance moves, second to control your moves to prevent knocking into people and also not to look stupid with excessive vibrations. Second, never to lose your dance space. Space is your 'rice bowl' or your arena for your creativity and expression. Lose it, you will just vibrate like any other sex toy. Then you will face people pushing you, taking up your space and risk a sucky clubbing experience and sweat like crazy because of people not from dancing? No way.

This lady with her handbag was dancing and 'butt-smashing' me. haha she's messing with the wrong person man. Seriously i wasnt even fighting back, just dancing on my spot. So you cant blame me for not being a gentleman cos you must understand there are some sorry, bitches, around. She kept pushing against me, wah i unleashed liao. Sorry my 'shakira-alike-hip-thrust' is my forte for creating dance space and i'm not your typical 'wah-u-look-gd-i-will-give-you-face' guy. she was of the same height as me and a size like joscelin yeo, it was kinda challenging for me but you know the real dancer would always last. heh heh... *smirks* In the end, she screamed. I didnt even look back. Nothing much happened except she stopped butt-smashing me. yeah. mission succeeded.

So happening and the fourth one was kinda short encounter... lol. just like their height. The two 'frodo-like' girls were jumping and pushing against my back again. I refused to face them cos i cant pull my stunt cos it would be obscene. It was so much easier cos they couldnt butt-smash me, cos my BUTT was at their FACE level. I believe those two girls who looked like their faces had been door-slammed (not that i very gd looking but whatever) did not see the warning signs that my butt has been charged the night before and so going right into their heads. They tried to retaliate but seriously, did they even think they could win?

Fifth. wah, cant believe it was so happening yesterday. i finally got to create dance space. my poor friends were deprived of dance space by this group of youngsters. They were expanding their space to 'play-play' in the circle they formed. wah, i switched place with my friend and within a minute, i got more space than i wanted. oops. lol. haha.. i'm such a bastard. but i rather think i'm a survivor, i'm gonna make it...

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frm post no. 232. something to laugh about.

A young man asks his father, "Dad, how many kinds of breasts are there?"

The father, surprised, answers, "Well, son, there are three kinds of breasts.

In her twenties, a woman's breasts are like melons, round and firm.

In her thirties to forties, they are like pears, still nice but hanging a bit.

After fifty, they are like onions."

"Onions?"

"Yes, see them and they make you cry."


A young woman asks her mother, "Mom, how many kind of penises are there?"

The mother, surprised, answers, "Well, daughter, a man goes through three phases.

In a man's twenties, a man's penis is like an oak, mighty and hard.

In his thirties and forties, it is like a birch, flexible but reliable.

After his fifties, it is like a Christmas tree."

"A Christmas tree?"

"Yes, dried up and the balls are there for decoration only."

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frm post no. 356. backdated in oct 2005. the entry speaks for itself.

oh ya forgot to give some survival tips for a more enjoyable time in ZOUK.

10 rules of Zoukasutra

1. Stand near the ceiling fan
2. Never go all the way into the crowd (near neon board), you can hardly get out if you need to go toilet
3. Your feet should be as wide apart as possible without compromising your comfort (if not you wil find yourself resort to vibrating)
4. For guys try stand near girls, in any case you can resort to the lowest form of vibrating but yet find yourself grinding instead of rubbing with some 'simply-cant-dance' guys.
5. For girls, beware of guys who will grind you from the back. lol. turn and face him for best effect, under normal circumstance, he will retreat and give you space. however provided he wont ask you 'how's the air down there' *grins*
6. Work on hip thrusts (for girls: you got nothing to lose. for guys: something new other than those horrible back thrusts or rather slams)
7. The only way to create space for yourself is to stop cursing under your breath and start hip + back combi thrusts. It works ok! Sorry for those dancing around me, i bet they kena blue-black.
8. Move at the correct rhythm and not excessively. Some guys really look like they are having fits.
9. For guys: Drinks may make you high but try to keep your 'orgasmic' looks while dancing under control. A real turn-off even to the people ard u.
10. Club more! your endurance level will increase. :) It's all about having fun with your friends

esprit having discount 20% for 3 days. i got membership. any1?

tml gonna do make up for dance. lol. poor face.

..:: 411. The One With Busy Man ::..

came back from unit leader programme camp. for secondary school cadets of red cross. it was great being part of this adventure. the cadets were great, moulding the young is something i love and derive the most satisfation. really surprised they cried at the last day of camp. really showed what kind of bond we shared. first time chief mentor, hope i did well.

fast and furious. some motto i came out with and i'm glad it helped improve the platoon's effciency.

yup here goes. platoon C.



went to watch 'Just My Luck' for free at cathay orchard cineleisure... lol. my sis also won a pair of tickets.



not bad. romantic comedy. one movie you should watch with ur loved ones :]

went back to camp this afternoon to attend my company handing-taking over ceremony. my dear oc moving on to HQ SCE. haiz. will miss him.

i need a pda soon...

fri:
shop for dance costume
watch garfield 2 with my sister
dance practice at spans

sat:
dance performance for ocs commissioning ball

sun:
dinner with my red cross frenz (think cancelled)

mon:
brunei briefing at OCS

tue:
meeting at red cross HQ

i wanna go sentosa~

..:: 410. The One With Civilian Life ::..

It's great taking a long break from the army. i am currently clearing leave till i start school in aug. Now i can get involved in things i love like dancing and volunteer work. going for red cross camp later till 12 june... :( no internet but i downloaded lots of goodies. Then sat, got a performance aka show with diana and gang for some ocs thing.

my understudy coming in on mon, tml is the next batch commissioning parade.

btw caught 'cars' and found it really nice. from producers of finding nemo and incredibles and truly they did not let me down. but pre-warn if u watch it at GV, think you will wait and curse and swear. cos commercials are like 20 mins long and before the show start they have this mini skit by pixar...

overall, good effort in trying to make everything cars... even the housefly also car-shaped o_O

after the camp, i am so going to catch xmen... if they are still showing that is.

oh yeah, my season 4 of 'six feet under' just downloaded successfully.

payday!

..:: 409. The One With Pic Galore ::..

as promised pics of my taiwan trip. gosh missed that 5 days of pure laziness... wake up at 10am... with breakfast delivered.



pic in the alley just before our hotel.



hotel room! with the TV with 100+ channels. all the taiwanese variety shows!



ma la steamboat. with cute waitresses.



amusement park. almost 50 sing dollars to go in.



arghz... so unglam.



these bears are cute but violent!



xiao long bao at shilin night market



train station. i love their system there. all on escalator stand on one side and they wait for pple to alight before boarding. Not kiasu at all!



the inside of a train



waiting for shuttlebus to taipei 101



taipei 101 is like paragon good to see nothing to buy



their new york city shopping centre.



Ez Link



Road exhibits



Best customer service award. She helped me find a lady who did currency exchange! if not i would not have money to buy stuff. She helped us check out the shuttle bus service to amusement park and told us places of interest. :)

..:: 408. The One With Boredom ::..

so long i havent felt what boredom was like. today for the first time. wanted to go out at night but my buddies were either on attachment or duty. hence i surfed around and narrowed down what minors i wanna take when i am matriculating this aug...

Minor in System Management:
M366 Concurrent Design and Engineering
M428 Quality Assurance and Management (AY 06/07)
M430 Enterprise Creation - Leaders in Industry
M436 Manufacturing Systems And Automation
M440 Integrated Supply Chains (AY 06/07)
M442 Human Factors in Design (AY 06/07)
M443 Management of Product Development
M444 Operations Research
M454 Engineering Logistics
M902 Systems Thinking And Methodologies
M907 Project Management (AY 06/07)

Minor in Infocomm Technology:
IC0101 Internet Fundamentals
IC0102 Web-Based Information Systems
IC0103 E-Commerce Technology
IC0204 Introduction To Software Engineering
IC0205 Database Systems
IC0206 Wireless Networks

Minor in Sociology:
HS102 Singapore Society in Transition
HS103 Social Problems in a Global Context
HS203 Economy, Technology and Society (I Like!)
HS204 Culture, Self and Identity
HS205 Organisations and Change
HS207 Globalisation and Social Change
HS210 Popular Culture (I Like!)
HS304 Cities and Urban Life
HS309 Sociology of Food (I Like!)
HS310 The Body and Society
HS351 Contemporary Chinese Societies
HS352 Comparative Asian Societies

Minor in Chemistry and Biological Chemistry:
CBC 111 Principles of Modern Chemistry with Laboratory 1
CBC 112 Principles of Modern Chemistry with Laboratory 2
CBC 113 Basic Organic Chemistry with Laboratory
and
(1 OF B/M)
CBC 211 Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry
CBC 212 Inorganic and Bioinorganic Chemistry
CBC 213 Organic and Bioorganic Chemistry
CBC 214 Physical and Biophysical Chemistry 1
CBC 215 Chemistry and Biological Chemistry Laboratory 1
CBC 216 Chemistry and Biological Chemistry Laboratory 2

Minor in Entrepreneurship:
EN101 Entrepreneurship & Accounting for New Ventures
EN102 Marketing & Finance for New Ventures
EN103 Managing New & Ongoing Ventures
EN104 New Venture Creation & the Business Plan
EN105 Entrepreneurship Seminars, Workshops & Projects

inclusive of a 3-day OBS leadership course

Minor in Communication Studies :
Core (select EITHER CS100 OR CS101)
CS100 Fundamentals of Communication Studies (3 AUs - complusory)
CS101 Introduction to Communication Studies (4 AUs - complusory)

Prescribed Electives (4 AUs each - select any three of the following):
CS106 Speech and Presentation (I like!)
CS107 Basic Media Writing
CS202 Visual Communication
CS222 Intercultural and International Communication (I like!)
CS223 organizational Communication
CS224 Interpersonal Communication
CS225 Information Technology and New Media (I like!)
CS226 Desktop Publishing
CS227 Web Design and Management

Minor in Psychology:
(TWO OF B/M)
HP 202 Developmental Psychology
HP 203 Social Psychology (I like!)
HP 204 Personality and Individual Differences (I like!)
HP 206 Cognitive Psychology (pattern, IQ, etc)

(ONE OF B/M)
HP 301 Psychology in the Asian context
HP 302 Multiculturalism, Multilingualism and Psychology
HP 304 Learning and Behavioural Analysis
HP 305 Psychology and Health
HP 306 Psychology in the Workplace (I like!)
HP 307 Psychological Adjustment and Mental Health
HP 309 Cultural Psychology

Minor in Economics :
Too many modules to be listed down.

dunno which one i wanna take. all seemed interesting and relevant.

..:: 407. The One With Supper ::..

yest night went supper with a few of my platoon guys. this is what one of my men msg me:

'where u abt 9 like tt, i go fetch u'

o_O i was stunned but pleasantly surprised and felt amused.

we went bt timah to play pool then to jalan kayu for supper. 5 people in convoy of 3 cars. lol.

it was an unique experience for me, talking about dota (a game i picked up recently).

looking forward to more of these gathering.

i wanna watch XMEN!!!

..:: 406. The One With ETEP ::..

the most painful moment was at the airport seeing the cadets coming back from thailand and warning us of the hot weather back there.

2 weeks passed so fast and here i am back in singapore. 'fought' etep aka EX SAPPERSTAR, spending 2 weeks in thailand was dreadful even the rest and recreation (R&R) did not entice any of us.

the weather for the first few days could not get any hotter. I could get sunburnt by walking around in the camp. The bunk was like sauna. then i think it helped when we went to pray in the temple for good weather and success in our missions.

Perhaps pray a bit too hard, the first two days were drizzle to showers. As u all know first few days meant deployment so whatever we dug became waterlogged. My men had to suffer under the cold weather, many were shivering throughout the night. I pitied them, the commanders however were at the tentage busy planning for our missions, updating maps, etc. A few men from my coy got hypothemia and had to send back to medical centre in camp.

The pace of the whole etep was so fast, i was so engrossed in meeting mission requirements and timing that the week passed so fast. My whole platoon was really put under battle stress, had sudden orders for us to do 'special' mission, which i had to AOP to my battalion commanding officer (CO) in a short span of 30 mins.

I'm glad my platoon did well, they fought etep hard and i guess the main motivation came from being able to 'ORD' soon. most importantly, my platoon no one fell out! it's one achievement cos my platoon got a few guys got medical status, back prob and stuff, but i insisted them to follow along and see their limits. i'm glad they are as motivated as me to complete ETEP. engineer training evaluation programme.

during this period, i really bonded with my men even R&R i was sitting with them for meals and when they are civilians, they have a lot to offer and teach. After all, all my men were older than me, some as old as 23.

Pics update coming up.

i miss sitting in my office. my mailbox confirm overload.

..:: 405. The One With Taiwan ::..

Dun be shocked. i have just changed my blog template. make it simple and i can enlarge my pictures.

well been a week and i think i left my heart at taiwan. btw, yes, i went for a holiday from 5-9 may to taipei. lots of stuff happened and i almost could not make it for the trip.

that day, my supervising officer for one of the exercise in thailand wanted me to AOP (approval of plan) to my battalion 2IC. Firstly, we didnt make an appointment so it was kinda like try our luck, if he's there then we will have AOP. Hence, i went to look for B2 but to no avail and he would only be back in the afternoon. BUT i cant wait... i have to be at the airport at 1100. Expecting the worst, i revealed that i had to catch a flight and my SO (punt intended) threw me 2 options.

1. postponed the trip
2. cancel the trip

Obviously i said 'no' to both and i guess as much he could not do anything. though he claimed he can actually charge me but he dun wan. (wah, i must be so thankful to him). I proposed to present on the 10th which i know would not be a good day cos we have lots of briefing and kit bag inspection but that's the latest day.

he reaffirmed my fears and mentioned that 'everyone will be waiting for you to AOP. you are the biggest fuck you know?'

my eyes widened. my heart skipped a bit.

then he mentioned 'your planning very good... plan your trip this time so you can siam this right?'

i tried hard to understand his point. why would i want to 'siam' the AOP, i knew i have to do it anyway.

I left after he said 'Go, go, i'll tell your OC and B2 that you cancel the AOP.'

i could not hear anymore from him. in the first place, the appointment has not been made so what's with me 'cancelling' the AOP?

i left for the trip with so many things on my mind. i thought i would not be able to enjoy.

But luckily, i had a great grp of friends with me. The day didnt start well for me, i realised i have changed for the wrong currency when i was going to pay for the hotel. i was utterly shocked at how i was so distracted at the airport when i changed my money. I remember saying taiwan when the counter gal asked me what currency i wanted to change. in the end i got thai baht but yet i didnt realise. how silly i was...

what's worse, we reached there fri night and the banks are closed over the weekends, hence i could only changed on mon. No buying of stuff for the first 2 days? i could have just died.

I love the hotel we stayed in, 内江饭店 was a great one. cheap 150 sing for 5 days and the customer service is damn good, especially one of the aunties, we always play ard with her, teased her... but she would go all the way by helping us call different agencies like 六福 village, shuttle bus services and most importantly helped me find a lady who changes currency. Lucky me i got money to spend by sun night.

Fri. 5th

our flight got delayed so in the end we reached our hotel like close to 10pm. got changed and we toured around ximen ding. hot spot, good for shopping. In the end we decided to try food from their roadstalls which turned out to be very yummy. first was to try the chicken chop. Then we went to catch Silent Hill at one of their cinemas. for 10 bucks you get a popcorn meal too. not bad a deal for a weekend movie.

the cinema quite lork kok (run down). The projector was not high enough so you can see people's head as they streamed to their seats. Sound effect lagi best, like watching two movies together... i could hear MI 3 sound effects but was not that bad, only when the scene got quiet. The movie was gross, scary but very nice. I was not keen on watching but in the end left feeling the money was well spent.

Sat. 6th



morning went shopping at ximen ding again. Their CDs were cheap! 15 bucks for latest CDs and they arrived faster! Tried their ma la huo guo. One of the waitresses looked like jolin. sweet :)



too bad she didnt look up.

it was quite common to see such signature sessions in ximen ding.



their most common transport is bike. wearing cute masks is a common sight too.



Sat night we went to club. They played a mixture of hip hop, trance and chinese songs! omg. some of the chinese remixes were gd but the hip hop ones were the same remixes as singapore. So sad many couldnt hum to the tune of 'dont forget about us' by mariah carey.

I must say the girls there are sweet. We went to a lot of shops and surely bump into a few sweet cute girls. Not like some local girls so 'stuck up'. But their jap-influence damn strong and also jolin and rainie yang fever quite hot there.

Sun. 7th

We went to 六福 village which was a theme park. damn fun rides. paid 890 bucks to go in. which is like close to 50 sing but lucky the rides no need to pay. went there ard 9am and came back abt 5+, got changed and took train to shilin night market. Shopping spree!

first thing at the village i was welcomed by a couple of horny dogs!



some interesting rides...





look at their funny spelling errors!

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after the night market we still not tired... so we decided to go ktv! their 'partyworld' damn big. it's like a hotel itself. but for 17 sing we could sing and eat. plus each room got their own toilet! so convenient. and the food is good loh.



saw this in a shopping centre...



oh also dun bother going to taipei 101, the so called tallest building with shopping centre. It's like paragon. unless you want to buy high end products then go there. cos have to take train to shi zhen station and walk like 15 mins. kinda far cos we didnt want to wait for the shuttle bus service.

their underground shopping mall cant compare to our city link.

but their customer service and discipline damn good. lol discipline? u might be wondering... i guess they are not as kiasu as singaporeans. When they go up or down the escalator, everyone automatically stands on the right, you can see a distinct clear path on the left if you decide to walk up. I never seen anyone standing one the left not moving. it was such a pleasant sight.

Also, they queued very orderly while waiting to board and they only entered after the last person came out. I left the train last a few times to prove they are consistent and it was the case!

Gosh now i miss taiwan... more pics will be up cos we took a lot of pics with my fren's camera.

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Today i went to attend a talk with my aunt on 'eternity of life' by SSA - Singapore SOKA Association. kind of enlightening... learnt that they pray to Nichiren Daishonin, a buddha who discovered the Lotus Sutra. They prayed to Gohonzon which looked like a script encased in a glass container. Not your typical figures though. They have this book called gosho where they read and chant 'Nam-myoho-renge-kyo'.

They firmly believed in cause and effect: karma. and there is life after death but not in the physical form. It's just like they mentioned, same as principle of conservation of energy, energy cannot be created nor destroyed. hence, the karmic energy just like your other energies followed the theory. The 'causes' form in the present manifest as 'effects' in the future.

It is not death we need to fear but our innate weaknesses and delusions.

Longevity is itself a treasure. How you live is more important than how long you live.

Somehow it provides me courage to face death not as terrifying unknown but as normal phase of existence.

Just felt like sharing what i have experienced today :)

In a few hours time i'm off to thailand. wish me luck.

Btw i am going brunei as auxillary instructor to the cadets. :) my wish came true.

..:: 404. The One With Long Weekend ::..

Firstly, i am glad my platoon's morale is high enough to carry us through crescendo, thailand. hopefully their spirits can be kept as high. I am very glad i got to be their PC and i found myself very attached to the platoon. To such an extent, i think almost every other day i would go up their bunk to chat with them, find out what is bothering them and the training. Even my punishment was kinda fun, i had the lucky draw concept to let them draw their own punishment. 2nd yr soldiers no use ask them to knock it down. i strongly believe and it has become my working principle that 'everything you do must have a purpose'. my platoon knew that this was built in me, therefore they would follow whatever i say which has proved effective.

I am actually looking forward to the overseas exercise. done a commander appraisal recently and i am so thrilled to know that my men would mention 'fight the war all the way for me' we shall see. platoon 12 smallest but mightest.

sat went dinner at some jap restuarant with shannen, angeline, ee ling and eng kee. i had noodles and rice! but not full. but developed stomach problems. perhaps drink too much green tea? i didnt eat very fast though. outing with them has always been a joy. so much laughter. all the (cant find a word to sub MCP for a female version). not really feminist, bitching... but it's about changing policies and attitudes of organisation and people around us. If anyone needs a template to lodge complain can find them! haha. but it's all for the good of the society. they should be in the parliament! replace PAP and workers' party!



then we went dbl o. retro, not my type but crowd was good. drinks also dirt cheap. saw a few friends and a weird guy from ipoh, malaysia came talking to me. 'oh you dance very well'. i was afraid. like wth. but being friendly and people pleaser 24/7, i chatted with him. he was a make-up artist. i believe it was for people who are alive, not embalming. cos at least he got some dress sense not like my friend who wore a tee shirt from thailand! arghz.

sun. i met my foxtrot friends to go sentosa. sun was good, vball was gd, got to know a few girls. though they seriously got ballophobia (read:fear of balls). oops sounds wrong. i mean they are more afraid of the pain. i find myself picking the ball more than playing. hence we were shack after a few games. :(



then went to have dinner with my mum. owe her a treat. for her birthday, she wanted this o-biang bag which i think taste goes with age. the older you are, the more o-biang stuff u will fancy. well for now this hypothesis applies on my mum. those who have similar mums (lol), high 5.

then went to meet my friends who are going taiwan with me. too tired to ktv. just stoned there and then left.

mon. stoned at home. apply exit permit. downloaded HBO show, six feet under, damn nice. and a few movies.

i dont think i can take any more excessive liquor. i guess my liver cant take it. cos i am feeling pain around that region. gosh, gotta go see doctor some day soon.