the road ahead...

To think of it, sometimes it wasnt too good a feeling when you are still not very sure what's ahead of you...

When you are in primary school, you see yourself in secondary, when in Secondary, you see JC, then uni, but what's after the degree? What career would it be? How my life will be? The road ahead is foggy.

That's why, at times i really admire those who have their vision for future set. At least they wouldnt have to go through so much thinking when they are idling. Or, they can be determined at exactly something.

Many say that you can dont worry first, and see what the future brings by then... Learn what you are interested and it might be useful. I'm been telling myself this, and i believe in this. And i know my interest in certainly automobile. And so i took business (something general, sort of.) and hope to work in the auto industry... still at times, the thought of uncertainly will still be in the mind... what exactly will be my life be?

Or... you feel uncertain when there's a fear, of been unable to reach that final destination?

I dont know.

I only know... The answer will be out in 3 years time. May it be a great road. ^-^

...

Anyway after some chat with this person from work (yup, during work) I came to realise that actually, it would be interesting for me to work as a purchase consultant... be it be buying cars or what stuff that i know.... if such jobs exist...

Lin's Consultant Agency? We find you the perfect car and import services??

maybe in dreamland...first.

a seriously required update

yo folks..! yup i'm finally updating my blog... finally right.. In case you r wondering y i havent been online for such a period...here's update now:

I got a job finally. It's this courier cum dispatch job, for this distribution company. So for everyday (except sun) i have to drive this van around to do dispatch (for starhub stuff) by a fixed time to their HQ, and delivery of items for this computer shop.

So far not too bad... gotten used to all the stuff.. just that it might get abit tiring if there's no rest in middle (oh ya, i can get rest if i finish the delivery early.. i'm on my own) so, that's y now, as far as possible, it's all early nights for me now...to prevent sleeping on the wheel (that long and straight ECP..) and of coz, not to be late.

So for the next 2 months i guess i would master the art of finding parking (the van is quite big), knowing all the way about in town (many many rounds) and making the best of ERP (not cheap ok..) ..not forgetting, i'm completely mobile during all this period...coz the van can be taken home. yeah.


alright, this my life for next 2 months.

And after i settled down and start to think alot during the day at work, you will see a post here soon (whenever possible)


Anything call me hor, btw. thanks..

if u wonder what happen...

halo guys...

in case if u guys wonder what had happen to me instead of typing out m HK trip,

allow me to share what had happen this week...

1) First my grandma had gotten into hospital again... had been visiting her and watching the family drama live telecast of the "care-less" sons (uncles) again. My poor grandma...I actually felt really sad for her tonight after visiting.

2) And also, for the past few days i had been busy looking for jobs. Both online and making calls to agency. So certainly i'm heavily depending on my computer (to check and send resumes)

3) ....and at this critical moment my computer crashed and went dead, never to wake again (for today and god knows til when)

So now i'm looking at that ever familiar Shufang's Laptop, in my room. Thank you shufang once again for lending laptop always...


Take a deep breath... nevermind, BBQ coming this sat. Time to relax first. Yeah.


p/s: Oh yes, at least i did managed to upload all my HK photos... Please see album "Hong Kong Trip Part 1" and Part 2

me is back

ah.. finally back to SG, wed midnight. After a day of resting, getting back 80% of energy le.. coz it's really tiring! but a great experience overall..

Not bad le lar, considering the totally unknown place and almost everyone getting sick along the way, we had done quite not a bad job all on our own (almost)

anyway when i'm more ok, watch here more a detailed entry...

and also by then i should have uploaded all my 496 (!!) photos..


in short, HK is great if:
1) u r fast paced
2) great navigation skills
3) can stand the heat (33C at times) and pollution in town
4) love shopping alot alot and nice scenery
5).. if u can speak cantonese , a big bonus.

would i visit HK again? Yes i'll, but let me cover Oz first.

hmm...ok gonna run...

HK HK HK HK HK....

Yup, all in 10 hours time, we will be departing our sunny island, to our first ever friends cum girlfriend cum grandmother overseas tour, to Hong Kong...

2, 3 years back, the concept of going overseas together after NS, was borth. 3,4 months back, the idea was initiated again by Soon Leong, and the Research, Booking, and Preparation followed not long after that (certainly kudos to Derrick, whom did everything that got to do with the Tour Agency. Well, he's really experienced.)

Now, we are all leaving. cheerS!

Thus, for the next 5 days, there will not be any updates here. If you are looking for me, please SMS or leave a voicemail (yes, i finally found the password to the voicemail inbox...hee..)

A full "report" will be drafted once we are all back. Watch this space ;^)


p/s: And oh ya, something else worth a mention... After days of work at expo last week, i finally got my first ever pay cheque! Of coz i took a quick photo of it before she disappears into the QuickCheque Desposit Box...hehe..


guess this $$ gonna turn into some clothes @ HK...

Happy Birthday to Remy!!

**New Photos of this event uploaded!! See Album "Bday-Remy 21st". Thanks!**

HAPPY 21ST BirthDAY!!

Yup, for the year 2006, we have another 21yr old guy.

Thank you alot to Remy, whom invited us to Newton Circles for a good dinner and gathering. The food is really not bad eh...not wonder it's Remy favourite place.

Followed, it's lots of fun opposite Plaza Singapura (Istana Park)... Haaha.. Yup Initially we wanted to go KTV (which was full/too $$) then cafe (which was all full) ...so in the end, couple of drinks bought from the supermart and a empty area for us to sit was how we spent the rest of the night.. which was not the first time we all did that for birthdays (think Derrick 20th bday) and also not bad too..see the lots of photo.

Lastly, it's TouHua nearby at Rochor. Once again, the place was full, so we all sat nearby at the HDB. Chatting continues, til we all retired home at 1am plus.

Ah... Really enjoyed the night, especially nowadays when we all dont get to see each other oftenly. Most importantly, hope that Remy enjoyed it as much too . cheers!


Meal at Newton...the twins "zhi-high" (self-high) behind.


Group photo!! Not that easy to get some1 to take photo at Newton...haa.


Gift giving ceremory at Istana Park


Group photo again!!



TouHua eating. Sorry la, coffee shop is full.


p/s: Kudos to Benji, for his first time driving out to event too! Now we got more drivers..yeah. ^-^ ...& remember, put your steering straight when you turn off the ignition!! heheh...

First week after i finish NS.

First week after i finish NS. Special, it is...sort of.

so far i had done 2 things that i had never done before:

First, Tuesday morning, 9.30am @ Tanjong Pagar, international Plaza. For a Job briefing (for my temp job next week)...and it's done 30+ mins later. So, with a mind not wanting to go home so fast, i'm left in this busy area in a weekday morning peak hour, "idling".

So the urban-jungle-adventure begins.
(anyway in a couple of hours time i'm also going to boon keng later, so just nice too ^-^ )

It's not a bad feeling. Never i got the chance explore this area by foot, and certainly it's interesting to do so in this busy atmosphere..surrounded by Office-wear-people and Delivery/Dispatch man only.

So i walked down to raffles place (by following the route i took when driving.. haha) stayed there for quite some time to check out some bank+currency stuff and rest by the riverside (behind UOB) ...and it's a very nice place to rest...sort of escape from the crowded behind (it's lunch time)...no wonder many pack their food to eat there too.

Then i continued the trip, down to City Hall..All finally gets so familiar as i touched City link mall. Adventure ends. haha..

As i took a bus to boon keng at Raffles hotel, then i realised i covered 3 "raffles" today..Raffles place to raffles city then to raffles hotel... ok lame.

Hmm.. If there's a chance, can do such walking again...Quite unique. Or maybe, i might be working there, soon?

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And today (thursday), "xiong" day. After leaving JC for 2.5 years, Finally i get to pack my room.

Yup, that pile of notes and files had been sitting on my table (and shelf) for 2.5 years, gathering dust and surviving my mum's Voice whenever she sees them and start to nag repeatedly.

And today, i spent the entire afternoon (until 10pm), and they are all cleared...cheeers..! Welcome back my clean n empty table/shelf.


During which certainly i found alot of stuff: From all those lecture notes to GP essays to sec sch tests papers and (alot) council stuff too... brings back lots of memories of school times.. seen how i had progressed too.. haha... ^-^

Here i scanned this essay i wrote at sec 4, which i finds it interesting. Topic "Q4. Your kind of music". After reading i realised why i like to go KTV so much. haha...check it out.


Click to enlarge to read. Pardon my grammar/tense!

Yup i kept some of these essay/work i had written in a folder and also packed up all those council stuff...talking about SC stuff, amazingly i could find some of those earliest stuff we all had (our very first contact list, item list for 14th SC organised camp, etc..)
Perhaps can scan them and show you guys, when got time ^-^

ah. so memorable.

ah, so tired.

And...allow me to enjoy my clean table for some more time....before uni starts and new pile & piles of papers come in again.. haa....


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going to work (real one) lor....

before i start anything first, here's an announcement..:

I had just uploaded new photos (in album "yr2006 SR"). It contains the so-called latest photos of our old SRJC, taken when we were paying a visit to the 18th council's OGL camp, 25th Feb... Check it out if u are interested how different SRJC look like now and how many barung they had added to her.

supposed to upload 'em long long ago, but my computer HDD was like dying that time.. until now then i fixed it... that's y long long no updates ;p

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Alright, now the main thing...

>>> The Stuff That Was In My Brain Tonight <<<<

hmm...
been thinking recently... time really flies eh. At then me was just freshly out of school and entering NS "innocently", and now in a week time i'm gonna ORD already. While previously i thought that i'm gonna die inside, now i came out and felt as if nothing much had happened. funny.

But still, some sort of feeling just linger inside me... I know that i have a 3months vacation, and certainly i got to go work then.. Real work now. Bear in mind that i actually did not have any work experience before NS, all my life. (ya, ok, i had a good life...)

And no doubt i would be thinking of all the uncertainly... How would be a "real" environment like? How would the people "bother" me? How would i handle "real" customers??

arggh.


After i killed some brain cells, i told myself...: "eh, you think too much le bah??" Yup.. isnt i was worried too last time before i enlisted into NS? Now i felt nothing after 2 years. So isnt all would be the same too, after i worked for a certain time? Now my NS job soo demanding...perhaps it had already drilled some skills into me...so that i'm able to cope better than other newbies?


Ya, dont think so much. Go apply to a Job agency first then talk again.


cheeers
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finally, finally, SIM..

I'm been accepted by SIM!

phew... finally...

after these years/month of "lost", now there's something that, at least, secured the road of my near future..

yup, finally the envelope that comes is a thick one, no longer those which only one paper.



yeah...

so up next, finish off the rest of the applications and procedures...

an xin le.. an xin le..


p/s: now really can find people for lunch at climenti le.. hee. (read previous post)

2 quick thoughts : Drama & 21

Just to share the 2 quick thoughts that came to my mind just now.

(1)
Assuming if that everyone would be like what they do in dramas -- Always meet up in cafes just to tell the other person something -- then what a more peaceful world we would be in, coz all chances of misunderstanding each other when you communicate by sms or phone, will be gone.



(2)
And our age is actually quite a "difficult" time...we are too old as teenage and too young for adults. Yup, this is a known fact to many... we all can relate this in many parts of our life.

At this age you are old enough to be independent. And at same time you are too young to teach others or be listen-ed to by them. hmmm...

how? hope you quickly grow up and became more successful lor. Then you get some respect.


Or perhaps on the more simple issue, dressing could be a problem too (as what Dom said before) ..at this age you cant dress too young (kid-ish) or dress too old (office wear)... there are just no such "dress code" for our age.

hmm...

maybe that's why we have "forever 21" @ wisma bah... haha


what an age. 21. haha.

going SIM? please raise your hand

Imagine this:

1) Back in 2004, you took your A-levels results, and a full cert with one of the subject having grade B, all seems not too bad.

2) Especially when seniors told you that even C's and E's can get you into engineering courses, and that's where you want to go.

3) You happily go to career fairs and applied for NUS/NTU

4) And finally when the mail from NUS and NTU came, they only hold a piece of paper. And all that very beautiful language can be summarised into this line "sorry, you are rejected".

5) Come to 2005 and you tried everything all over again, this time round applying for even "easier" courses.

6) And...months passed to June, and the same piece of paper came to you again. From both uni.


Plus, through-out all these 2 years, you see your peers all getting their courses from NUS/NTU/SMU, going to interview, discussing whether should they change course, the girls studying hard at their uni, etc etc.


sounds familiar? Yup, that's what i went through.


And i can say now, that feeling then really wasnt too good.

It's like a suddenly change in your vision of your future.. What you thought would happen all these while is not going to happen.

And especially after everything had been so smoothly sailing in your academic path... I had scored well in PSLE, got to the best class in secondary school, went to the JC of my choice, and did not bad for prelims. And all fall down the slope in JC2... and til this state.

For moment i felt slightly inferior and been left out.... i asked, why, my peers can move on but why i just receive those rejection letters?



Perhaps there's also some of my friend out there who went thru the same as me. And i know some are in worse situation too...they still have to pull thru the remarks from their parents and the pressure when compared with their elder sibling who are studying in NUS/NTU now.




Thankfully, i began to feel better after i took a good look on the courses from SIM.

Yes, it's a private school offering local taking of overseas courses, and to some it might seem a grade lower than local uni... But after my checking around and feedbacks from friends, it not that bad. Or even better in some parts. Fees are higher for sure, but still quite ok for the time.

So after thinking, re-adjusting my future goals and planning, i decided on a course. Business Admin from UOL. Still not too far from my ulimate dream. With that, i submitted the application some time back.


But dont know why, until now i still have some un-easiness inside me... perhaps that fear of rejection still lingers inside me, after receiving 4 copies of those stuff... Yes, i know my friend had been telling me countless times that i'm certainly able to suceed with my grades, but well, the fear is still there at times.

Must jia you oh..


And for "left-out" feelings... thankfully it's minimising too. Although those of my closer friends are all at NUS/NTU, recently i seems to find more and more people going to SIM too.

First i have those few friends around me going.
Then from gatherings i found some of my old secondary sch classmates could be going too.
Then those people i know from NS, or old squad-mates
Then you have friend's friends.
Then even your very own colleague (but his's part time course)


Wow, seems like there are really alot of people applying for SIM. Certainly bound to see lots of familiar faces if i'm there this August.

And not forgetting currently there's already alot of girls from my year there now. Enough to form a Mini-SRJC union, some joked. Although they would be in their last year when we're there, but it's not too bad too.


Well, worse come worse you can make new friends too what, right?


Hmm... think there's shouldnt be too much to be afraid bah.

'Cos at the end of the day, the real good friends wouldnt lose contact and the feelings, despite been separated in different places. Or even different countries.



And for SIM case, you can still easier meet your those mates from NUS for lunch or dinner. Since both buildings are all in climenti area.

So, those who are going to NUS, please raise your hands too. Lunch anyone?



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take a breathe, tell yourself you are ok, bear....

i always tell myself, i would not put unhappy stuff, as much as possible, on this blogspot space... but this time round, i really buay tahan already arh...

so first thing of all, my apologies to all those pals i have sort of not given "attention" to this week... really had a bad week..

so bad that....dunno y, was feeling so so down last night...


haiz.

i think one of the main thing could be from my office side..
You may ask, "eh isnt u going to ORD in 2 mth? y would it still bothers you?"

coz, last nov i was put into a place where it's seriously short handed. Then now come to time where the major project is happening... so the rest of them would be engaged with it outside, and i would be alone in office, handling all the other stuff there....

and so because of this, my leave all have to be re-arranged... oh well, "luckily" i dont have much left (coz the system here makes you clear leave every year, not like the army-style of "clear-all-2year's-at-one-go". )

that's not all. Then came some last minutes shit from my supervisor (which i guess he doesnt know how to clear it too) ...and it became my shit (which i dont know how to clear even more) which i have to settle it by the dateline given from top... arggh...

Then there came stand by duties... wah, couple of days before gotten one again. This time it was because of some people fault that caused us to be involved....so went all way down to tuas at night of valentine's day. cool.

Oh yes, isnt i suppose to have a replacement NS boy too? Yes he came, but i dunno in what sense the top gave us this poor chap that doesnt know english well and not good in computer.... so, he's not taking over my job and went to do field work in another section.......
so in the time when my peers are already teaching his junior happily and working at 50%, i'm still working at 100%, alone.


And with all these stuff i still have something that is struck in my brain.....


TAke a deep breath......left two months only, after that your mind will be cleared, and you can think anything le....


erm, apologies to all the people around me again huh.


luckily there's weekends and off days. I can stop thinking about work if i didnt work on that day.

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i'm learning. i'm still learning.


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gain and lose?

One day i was talking to yasmeen, and she was telling me about this...:

"When you gain something, you lose something else"

She finds it quite true, and to think of it, we could really find quite some examples to support this statement.

Just like a couple i know. The guy had gotten a driving licence, and since they gained the convenience of travelling. But as the girl tends to lose her way during navigation and the guy was quite stressed while driving, they tend to argued and piss each other off. Thus they lost some happiness too.

Or, one might gained career, but lost time for family...


But what happens when you believe in this? Tendency is that once something really good comes to you, you would start to be afraid that you might lose something in return... So you might not really be happy...


Hence, we have to know, this is not the case all the time. First, what is it that we would lose? It might not be what we forsee. Or rather, what we lose might be much smaller than what we gained. Or even, we might not lose anything at all. We might gain more in the long run.


Give you a scenerio. Assuming that you are going overseas to study in your dream course but, base on that logic on top, you afraid you might lose your bf/gf. Well, that logic still applies, but it could be just that you lost some money for the payment. Instead, you and your the other half might get even closer (cos you start to cherish each other more) And once you are back, the valuable education you had lets you earn much more than what you and/or your family had spent.

Not forgetting effort comes into place too.... You must of cos, at least make that effort to keep in contact with your other half or family when you are far away too, in order for all to cherish each other more too.. If you had taken them for granted, then certainly you might lose the bond...


In short, whatever things happens, be it be good or bad, just dont worry soo much. Do what you have to do, enjoy what you can, and let nature take it's course. All will be fine eventually...

...coz I believe everything happens for a cause. No matter what happens, all will come to a good end.

You too?
^-^

one bear down

The mightly polar bear is sick.

Right after CNY visits on tues, i'm already feeling abit funny on wed, with all the runny nose...

and come to thurs, wah, cant stand it...getting worse.

so after lunch time, left office and went to see a doc.

Went Sengkang Polyclinic... wah... the queue is horrible... Spent 2, 3 hours there for a 10 mins treatment...

Finally home. And slept for the entire night.

til today, slept and slept and slept...

til just now 4+ pm.

Luckily today on leave wor....


Think should call myself polar-pig. ;P


p/s: Apologies to Derrick and May again huh. Initially had planned to meet you two for dinner on thursday...Will re do another one next week yup? paisei!

Happy chinese new year!!

Happy chinese new year!!

(oops, seems like i had missed the date by 15mins.)

Anyway, just want to wish everyone to have a great lunar new year ahead!

For the guys, we might be having a year of challenges ahead, as we are finally re-starting school again. Jiayou!

and the girls, jiayou too, for the 3rd year!

May everyone be peaceful and shun shun li li!

And, for now, enjoy this festival!

Eat more, play more, and spend more time with family!

For the tired, try to rest too for these few days of vacation.


take care people!

"i not stupid 2"

shufang is always so lucky. Many of the movies we watched are won by her thru online/sms contests and it happend pretty oftenly. This time round, it's the preview screening of the latest local production "I not stupid 2".

Well, i'm not gonna to type out the entire story here. This post is simply to recommend this movie to you guys.

why?

1) It's not just an follow up on the part one and digging back on same topics. Focus is different. This time it's on parenting...so if u didnt watch the previous it doesnt matter.

2) It's not lame, in fact, some parts are so true and so close to our hearts (and our ears too.. it what we always hear!) The words from parents, the scene/characters in class, etc...

3) And surprisingly for a Jack Neo movie, some parts actually are touching to me. Oww, thought i can only feel that from Japanese dramas & Wan Zi Bian Cin Wa. And dont worry, there's lots of comical relief too.

4) The actors are great! The "Jerry" 's actions/expressions are cute...very animated. "Tom" has his style, and "cheng cai" 's acting is stunning. A real life musician acts as a fighter? hmm... Anyway, just no kids that sounds like they are at a story telling competition (a common problem on our local dramas)

5) It's not overloaded with computer Graphics like I Do i do, and didnt talk much on Politics like the part one.

6) Some parts are quite exaggerated, but they made an powerful impact. Just take note of that scene on handphones in school...power.


Just one complain... Why did the theme song sounds so Jay Chou?? sounds as if they took one of his existing song and re-write the lyrics...argh.


Still, a highly recommended movie. And yes, please bring along your parents to watch too. Just nice for this festival season. ^-^

(p/s: In fact, i want to get my mum to watch it... There are some parts which i really hopes that she sees it.. 0_0 )

Left and Right hand

during work today, i had a small cut on my right thumb. ouch, it's small but slightly deep.

As you know, it's ok during normal stuff, but when it contact with water + soap, that's when you feel it..

So problem comes just now at bath time... ouch ouch..

Thus i just use my left hand for the entire soaping process. No problem, the left hand can reach the legs, the body, the back and right hand. Nice job done.

But how about the left hand itself? I'm unable to use the right hand as per normal. In the end I can only use the back of the palm...and certainly it could not be done so nicely...


Sounds familiar in our daily life?

The most hardworking person who serves everyone is like the left hand... in the end he/she might not get back the same treatment he/she gave to others.


If the person just feels happy serving others and see-ing others happy, then no problem here.


But what if the person expects rewards or the same thing back whenever he/she did something? he/she might just be disappointed.


hmm..

if everyone in this world gives freely and doesnt expect rewards, then we will have perfect and happier world?



Luckily for my thumb it's only a small cut...it should recover in 2 days. Else you might see my left hand getting "blacker" soon.


ok la, too exaggerated already.

2006 week 1 = New Year + Yan Jun Bday + 15th sc Chalet

Indeed, the first week of 2006 was one of the busiest one for me.


Let me start with the first day of the year. I had never spent a night outside doing count down before, so with the recommandation of derrick, me him and dom had a small small outing by going to ECP to watch fireworks -- both the one from town, and those shot off by ships on the sea (some maritime tradition of shooting the SOS flare on midnight)

...And we miss out the entire thing. There're delays in public transport (derrick and dom was coming from suntec), When i finally got to pick them up and we rushed down to ECP area, it was already 15mins to Midnight... And after all the jams along ECP service road and highway (great minds think alike, the world was there for fireworks at last minute too) we missed out the fireworks... sigh. No wonder the crowd was coming out as we was walking in.

But still, we still have our another "main dish" -- that's the fire sticks contributed by derrick. Of coz we had a fun time playing with them and taking photos....felt like a kid again.. haha... enjoy the pix below... they better describe the fun.


look closely... it's in an order of "0" and "6"


lighting them up carefully..


...and the joy filled child... ^-^


....Oooo...


.. trying to "write" 0 6 ..



(more at Yahoo album : NY 06 Fireworks)

p/s: When we completed and went ECP mac for a seat, Jinie came and joined us awhile too (She was hanging around outside with her friend, and just dont want to retreat home early) Ah, she's still as crappy in the new 2006.

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The very next day, it's Yan Jun 21st birthday celebration at her house.

She is a very fortunate girl... so fortunate that i can only say "wow" and "wow" at her birthday... why? First, perhaps as it's a 21st birthday, they did a Catering at her house (landed property, fyi) and invited many of her relatives and friends.

And it was pretty grand...the type of catering tells it all. Not only there's the row of tasty food (hey i like tat fried prawn) and a big Turkey sitting at a corner, there's this BBQ pit where the food are been cooked by the staff on the spot...

And of cos, that Chocolate Fountain.....whose thick chocolate smell tempts you from afar and makes you drool infront of it.... argg... Sinful sinful.. haha. So tempting that her dad was actually happy to repeat his demostration on "how-to-dip-a-strawberry-or-marshmallow-into-chocolate" repeatedly for us...haha...


.. fountain and turkey...yummy yummy..


*chocolate makes you happy*


Not forgetting the part on birthday song/cake too... As by that time we (friends) was in her "KTV room" singing with her, we was only been called out with her when everything was ready outside. And imagine, as she stepped out there's was chapping and cheering and the entire big crowd was just there right infront of her, gathered and to welcome her to her cake... OMG.... she's certainly like a Star that night...cheers for her ^-^



Happy 21st Birthday!!


(more at Yahoo album : Bday-Yan Jun 21st)

p/s: This is a small world. Yan Jun is shufang's JC first 3 months classmate (And a good friend since).. So i know her when thru shufang when she called her out one day. Then i realised Jinie is her current SIM school mate and Secondary school friend too (so of 'cos the entire group of kenneth, ling ling etc comes into the pix) And at this birthday, i ran into my Primary School-mate, Simon, Who was actually Yan jun NYJC classmate. Power.


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For the next few days (before the chalet) it was busy and busy... with work, and also me trying to find a car. Been browsing online and making phone calls during free time, until i found one..(more details later)

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Friday came along and it's my department's annual dinner. This year it's at Inter-continental hotel and with a very special theme "LIVE @ the studio".. So for the daring, you can dress up like any TV character from the name of the show that you had named your table. Thus, We saw some very interesting table theme, like the Shanghai Beach, CSI, God Father, Kong Fu Hustle, a Flintstone couple, and an entire table of pirates...haha... so animated.

Guess this year my Maritime section was also very luckily... Quite of number of us actually won the lucky draw prizes, especially our very own colleague who won the first prize of an overseas trip worth $700...And me too, hehe...12th prize, an Adidas Watch.. ^-^

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Finally, the day of came. 7th Jan 2006, 15th SC Chalet ...A long day it was.


First thing in the morning was to go to SIM and apply for my degree course, with shufang. Well, since i had gotten a car, as might well i utilise her fully, hence the trip down to clementi road. Finding the way down there wasnt hard, and after doing all the admin stuff and queuing for payment, the application was all done.

Spent some time exploring my hopeful-future school. A nice place i have to say, with a garden in the centre of the Building...and a big study area in the library too...foresee that i will be spending my time there to do work (if i got in)


Next, preparation for the chalet begins. Now the time flies from here onwards.. Once me and shufang pick up dom and weiting, we went to the supermarket to do our purchase, after which to Marine Parade pick up Derrick, then to Kembangan to pick the Satay/Otah, and to the chalet (Aloha loyang)

Poor dom, she was actually sick for the day, but yet not only she came out, she even did the purchase and stuff... And despite her hunger, she wasnt requesting to eat, until we (esp weiting) forced her to buy some food along the way (we paused at Siglap Shell Kiosk) ...After taking the food and the medicine in car, only then she rested for the moment..

Finally we reached Aloha Loyang (Garden Terrace D). As shufang settled the check in procedures, i dropped them and all the stuff, and off i went again, to Heartland to pick Kathy jinie and kent (and his bee hoon) ...No problem here, only that the smell of Bee Hoon was filling up the entire car and making the hungry us hungry-er.. haha..

Reached the chalet (again) and shortly, we started the fire....and soon, it rained.. Emergency plan was excuted: few of us to lift the trash bag to act as a shelter while the other continued to start fire...haha...although we were wet, alot of fun comments/things happened too... ^-^

Gradually more people came and more food was ready, and people settled down... This was the time that i'm really so heart-warmed to see more than half of 15th SC back together and interacting with one another...Not forgetting when Mr Ong and Ms ong arrived...i still can feel the small "cheers" as they came in.


Beginning of BBQ


...middle of BBQ...still quite wet.


Group photo before IZ got to leave us


derrick, me and ms ong!


the staller owner and 2 tv host..haa...


And quickly time passed....to the time when some of us have to leave. Another big group photo, and a strong "Yam Seng" concluded the first half of the chalet...


all together, once more


...yam seng!...


As i have to make a trip back sengkang and home, when i came back they had already wrapped up on the BBQ and settled in the house. Finally a time to relax..hee. For this 2nd half we had a great time playing all sort of stuff.. from the Daidee that i had created a big joke out of it (*shh...*) to the hiliarous "7-level pig" to all the funny shots we took....


...can win or not?


...this what you do at 530am...


...and at 530am jay is normal...


...gals power!


...charlie angels??


...and all of us, with a Big Smile


arh, until the time i lied down then i realised it was already 6.30am..

Shut my eyes, and in a short while it's morning, shufang had came back. Time to pack up and leave. And realised that for the time we slept the entire MRT exercise had taken place and finished..,haha...that's how fast it was.

Went for breakfast and sent some of them back home...Wah, on the way to shufang hostel i nearly fall asleep on the wheel... luckily i can get some rest at her hall...



This is the Chalet.. looked so forward to it but yet so short. hmmm...




p/s:

Thank you to...

DOM, kent and IZ... for planning together with me..

Shufang... for your many help in booking and checking in and out and the running of it..

Weiting and Dom.. for active purchase of items at boon keng, esp when dom is sick too.

Kent.... (or rather sorry) for that incident we had

Ben Jinie Soon Leong.... You guys was cooking continuously non-stop

Patrick.....for asking around and collection of money from everyone

Rui... for helping to drive to tampines after you saw my low petrol level

Alvyn...for your sms... please take care!

All of you..... that had came to support this chalet

...And anyone that i had left out..



(more at Yahoo album : Aloha chalet Jan06 (15th SC) )



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sideline

This time round i have to get a car as it just happened that we had some overseas relatives coming on the same weekend also. So i got this Mazda 323 1.6M for the weekend... but sigh, i shouldnt have done so...

...'cos now i missed the comfortable leather seats, that gearshift, all those electronics, that 10 CD changer...It too made my dad's van felt so powerless on expressway, a Corolla's handling so muted, and the previous Civic's steering so light... And that great service from the friendly owner really tempted me to get from him again...

argh. sorry ah shufang, i sort of like that car leh, after together for 249.1 km...haha...





ok la, it's just a car ok...


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1st Jan 2006 -- 8th Jan 2006

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