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Still Corporal pay!? walao..

2007-03-11T17:55:00.000+08:00

After some long wait, our pay day finally came.

WTF!? STILL CORPORAL PAY!?

Anyway, just bought a white Nintendo DS Lite. There goes my pay...

I need to save up for my bike!!! Cb... More than a year since i got licence, but i still haven get a bike.

Pls god give my strength to help me save money!

New unit 2 SIR

2007-02-24T12:34:00.000+08:00

Life in 2SIR so far has been anything but fun. The first thing when we reached the camp is to see HQ NCC, which many of us see it as the best job that we can get as an NSF. The rest of the camp is huge and look quite rundown. The first time we step into our bunks, we immediately appreciate what we have in SISPEC. The pillows were shapeless, floors were dusty and they is only 1 table (1m by 1m) and 4 chairs in a room of 11. WTF!

Anyway, the last 2 days have been very uneventful, except for that one time we played soccer in the parade square in the evening. There was really nothing to do because we had no men under us, and the current batch of men is ORDing soon. That means that the whole camp is pretty much deserted except for a few people (cos they clearing leave). Next intake is in June, meaning we have abt 3 months more of slacking!! OMG!

Seriously thinking of buying PSP when the next pay comes. Anybody got any lobang?

Back from taiwan and now a sgt

2007-02-16T20:55:00.000+08:00

Good morning Sergeant! Now that another chapter of the NS life has ended, it is time to open a new chapter as a Specialist of the army and a leader of six men.

Our Taiwan trip has ended. And i have to say that the trip IS filled with many defining moments. There are many firsts that happen in Taiwan. Here are a few:

First cold weather experience. Coldest was 5 Degrees Celsius in the mountains.

First time onboard a plane. Good thing, i wasn't alone flying for the first time.

First time shopping spree with amazing bunch of guys inn a foreign country

Many more lar.

Here are some of the pics! Enjoy! Zul's and Hadi's pics here.

Looking ahead.

Group photo. A CKS memorial hall, we posed!
Concentrating hard.
Taking off to Taiwan!

Now that we have all survived ASLC, now, and for the rest of my NS life, my job will be a section commander in 2SIR located at Amoy Quee Camp. Haiz... Not fair... So many of the guys get to go BMTC as instructor, but we kena posted to unit. Waiting for the posting results was nerve breaking, but once it was announced, our dreams of "tekan"ing our recruits, wearing jungle hats during outfields, eating BMT cookhouse food... all dashed.. Some like Zul gets singled out and kena SIW.

Anyway, good luck to all the guys from 41st ASLC Golf Coy in whatever you are doing. Hope to see u guys soon! Is that a roger?

Going to taiwan

2007-01-14T17:51:00.000+08:00

What a week...!

With Grand Slam II and 32km route march over, it's now left with 1 more obstacle to go. A 3 week training at Taiwan! Since most of the people who went through Taiwan training said that it would be a fun time for us, i am quite optimistic that we would enjoy our training there. The only thing is that the weather would be very cold especially in the mountains/hills.

4 more weeks and we shall finally become a specialist. I am still hoping that i get posted to P.Tekong. Hopefully, i don't kena Guards unit. Caan't take it if got another route march.

Now preparing my stuff for the trip next week. Another big chunk of my pay lost.... F***....

3 weeks to ROC

2006-12-30T17:43:00.000+08:00

Another long weekend of rest is here. Have been in and out of urban warfare training area(which i can't reveal for obvious reasons) these last few days. Next week, there will be another milestone to be reached, a 32km route march(wahhh...). Hmm.. looks like i have to start preparing myself for the gruelling walk through the night. In this modern era that we live in, i still don't see why we need to walk so far to reach objective... What's the use of inventing planes/helicopters/tonners/etc etc...? Damn army lar...

We are now halfway through becoming 3rd Sergeants. Hopefully we can endure through the rest of the journey ahead.

Looking forward to going Taiwan! It should be freezing there!

W950i

2006-12-24T14:15:00.000+08:00

All i want for christmas is....

a new phone (w/o camera)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Introducing... Sony Erricsson W950i

Cb.... So EXPENSIVE!!!

Merry christmas!

2006-12-22T16:34:00.000+08:00

Long weekend of rest is finally here. Its been a fucking tiring week for us. Again, the weather fuck us up, causing some of the training to be cancelled. Isn't it good? Not if they decide to make up for lost training time during weekends...

Anyway another milestone set for me this week. I managed to run 10km in 51min 51 sec! My first time running that distance, so it is quite an achievement! He he.. There are other ppl who could run faster than me but took their time to finish the run because the pass timing is 65min. Anyway morale was high after the run, so we did a fantastic war cry after that. Can see that our enciks are quite pleased with us that day.

We had a tiring day yesterday, charging uphill around 5 times. The most person should be me because i was holding the most "siong" appointment as a runner, who had to carry a fucking heavy signal set and chiong at the same time... 5 times...

Anyway, me looking forawrd to the long weekend! Merry Christmas and enjoy your holidays people!

Tiring Week No.3

2006-12-16T15:36:00.000+08:00

3 weeks have passed and there is already enough people who gets OOC (Out-of-Course) for a various reasons. I guess life in ASLC is getting tougher and tougher as the weeks goes by. Lots of events took place this week, from crossing rivers in with FBO, live range and more endurance runs. We were wet for almost half of the week due to rain and swimming in Seletar longkang.

ANyway, good things do happen sometimes. I passed the SOC in 9Min 18sec and hopefully get long weekend next week (friday half-day)! Plus i don't need to do SOC for the rest of the course! Woohooo!

And congrats to Zhaf who made it to OCS. Quite surprised to hear that he signed on as regular infantry officer. I think i have seen enough of army life to last me the rest of my life. For me SAF stands for Serve And Fuck off. SAdly, there is still until 05/05/2008 to ORD.

NOOoooo.. ASLC in GOLF!!!!

2006-12-03T17:30:00.000+08:00

This sucks. Everywhere i go in army, i get fucked up ppl trying to make my life in army less and less enjoyable. In Hotel BSLC, it is a real PT*ful coy. Everyday PT. Now in Golf, everything also have to standardize, there so many administrative stuff and fucked up staff sergeant in my platoon.

First day already kena tekan on our drill and kena "hentak kaki" for like 15 min? Some more its b4 lunch and evryone is starving lar... CB...

Then first day already have 6km run, which is suppose to train us for our 10km running test. We had to finish 6km in 36min and the 10km within 60min... Sian...

Very very depressing in Golf. Sianz...

FInally back to blogging

2006-11-27T17:23:00.000+08:00

HEY HEY HEEEY...! The blog has finally been revived after some time living in the database of Blogger server... untouched. Heck, i almost forgot my own blog address, user name and password...

So i am not surprise if this blog dies again. Cos, probably no one really reads it, or everyone who used to visit this doesn't know this blog is back alive.

Anyway, after a few months of being in the army, my linguistic skills have suffered. My brain is full of words like f***, C***B***, KNN, and many other variety of vulgarities i don't need to explain.

Ok, now i need to keep a log on how has been happening in my miserable life, so far.

BMT Whiskey Coy(Pulau Tekong)
Enlistment Date: 06/07/06
POP: 03/09/06 (somewhere there)

SISPEC Hotel Coy (Pasir Laba Camp)
BSLC start date: Can't remember, some time in Sept
Pass Out: 24/11/06

SISPEC Golf Coy (PLC)
ASLC start date: 30/11/06
POP: ???

From a civilian to a soldier.
From a soldier to a warrior.
From a warrior to a commander.

Another phase of training has ended. Next phase of training will begin in Advance Section Leader Course (ASLC). Damn fucked up life... Only thing to look forward to is going to Taiwan for training stint.

Hopefully can still achieve my IPPT gold standard in Golf coy. Hmmm...

Temporary Closure of Blog

2006-06-24T23:07:00.000+08:00

This blog will be temporarily be close due to inactivity. I am too lazy to write anything abt what is happening in my boring life. Another reason is due to fact that i will be in Tekong for quite some time.

Any messages pls use the tagboard. Heck i dun think anyone bother abt this blog anymore.

Lost Hp..

2006-05-21T00:37:00.000+08:00

Just lost my Samsung hp yesterday... And my NP Ez-Link Card. So freaking careless of me!
Anyway, bought a new Hp today! A Motorola ROKR E1! I choose it mainly because they are having promotion. For $0, it comes with 128mb external memory card, hp pouch and ear piece (for the iTunes). Of course, it means my contract has to be extended to another 2 yrs.

I lost all my contacts in the phonebook, so pls sms me ur contact number @ 91870643(same number as last time). And pls also state ur name or else i won't know who u are. Since blogging is not privatised, i beg u not to spam my hp with useless junk messages.

Finally, Bon Voyage Tommy, my friend. I will see you again in a few months time ok? Take care of yourself and don't grow too fat when u come back! Always look on the bright side of life!

EDIT: Enlistment date

2006-05-15T17:32:00.000+08:00

WRONG ENLISTMENT DATE: IT IS 6 JULY 2006. PAISEH AH.

Breaking News

2006-05-13T21:12:00.000+08:00

BREAKING NEWS!

My NS enlistment letter has arrived today! Date of Enlistment : 8 July 2006

WHAT THE FUCK!? I just got a freaking job and they send me the letter! Not fair! Haiz...

AND

My good friend, Tommy, is going back Indonesia VERY SOON. Hopefully he will RE-consider breaking the bond. If you are reading this Tommy, my advise is : Now is not the best time to make such a decision...

Sigh... Never seen a guy cried so badly like that before. She should at least give him a chance to find out what went wrong. But... we can't do anything much for him. It really would depend on his determination to forget abt this whole episode...

Life Update (Poor tommy)

2006-05-12T14:39:00.000+08:00

Ok, so i have found a job. I will be working in the heart of CBD area, the hub of Singapore economy. My work place is located at UOB Plaza in Raffles Place, where crowds are made up of busy PMEBs (Professionals, Managers, Executives and Businessmen). We had a magnificent view of the Singapore River where bumboats move to and fro and many other landmarks of Raffles Place.

Anyway, a few things had happen since i last update. A good friend of mine had a huge fight with his gf and had just broke up. Really feel sorry for him when we met. To see a big guy fall into pieces over things like this is shocking enough... I really hope he would not go back to his home country for good. I think he just need time to reflect and forget abt those sad memories. Find something to do and keep himself busy is what i advised.

And i solemnly congratulate my dear friend for joining the Single Club after 2 half years. Don't be sad anymore lar.

Come visit me and my workplace. I can make Irish sandwich and hot chocolate for u.

change job again

2006-05-04T12:05:00.000+08:00

Oh well, i guess i am just a bit choosy. I quit my work after 3 weeks. I thought it would be better to escape early than kena trapped by them. Even after i left, they still called me up to explain to them why i had quit(I nvr tell them why i quit). So bloody irritating that i cut him off halfway and hang up.

Fyi, i was a distributor for a range of amazing but expensive health products. Found out it was a network marketing company. There is nothing wrong with their system because i feel that it is quite fair, and they give personalized training to everyone. The company was even mentioned in a marketing magazine by Marketing Institute of Singapore.

Heck, i just don't think i can do it. Currently unemployed again. Stupid NS so long..

Career Path!

2006-04-12T22:00:00.000+08:00

It's been awhile since i last post here. There's a few things that have been happening since the last time i blog.

1. Worked at Pastamania Scotts for.... 4 days before i quited! Woo Hoo! Maybe i work for the shortest duration in the company! Why i quit? Well, lets just say, i found a better prospect which MAY be my future career path.

2. So currently working in my new company and learning new things from managers and seniors in the company. I shall keep the company secret till i establish myself there. Hee..

3. There is still some vacancy in the company. If u are interested, pls email me ur particulars. I will try to reply if i got the time.

Results are out & note of appreciation

2006-03-26T21:34:00.000+08:00

The results are OUT. I, Azhar, is now a Ngee Ann Polytechnic graduate! Ex-student of BIT! WOOHOO! Believe me man... it is a great feeling to finally able to say that! Graduating GPA 2.9710... Not so bad lar..

3 years of projects, exams, lectures, tutorials, common tests, and (sometimes) irritating teachers and even classmates is finally over. I still remember the first day of school in NP. Even the orientation day itself seems fresh on my mind.. The first friend i made (zhaf), the gal who look like Malay (mandy), the ah lian looking gal (stacy) and for the other people i cant remember them much during orientation.

Our first year was like honeymoon. Most of the results we had were borderline cases and some even failed their module, leading to seperation of the original TT22. But we hanged on. And finally we all (except for our friend Ka Ho..) finished our education together. Thanks to all the people who had made my 3 years a wonderful experience (good and bad)...

Zhaf - For being a great friend for 3 years. We go extend friendship contract lar. Most PRO of our Dota clan. If he is as smart as me, he would be almost perfect guy. HAHA!

Amanda - For lending me a good listening ear whenever i need one. U will be a successful woman one day ( i hope).

Tommy - A fantastic Indonesian with a good network. I can see u becoming a successful businessman! I still owe you some treats. Another honorary memeber of the Dota clan

Stacy - Behind a great man (Tommy) is a great lady. Great project mate to have! Thanks for making iGroup more lively with your (slightly) high pitch voice! Hahaha!

Qx and the rest of the iGroup - Qx, fantastic presenter. Period. And a smart one too! Maybe a little bit over-bearing sometimes but your ideas and analysis had help our projects lots!

To my ex-gf,Yus and the rest of the people i know - All the best in whatever you do and thanks for all the great experiences you had given me. Lessons in life in a lot more useful than what we can learn in class.

Masquerade di Fantasia

2006-03-22T13:06:00.000+08:00

Well, graduation night is over. Now its time for the photos!

I guess i will miss school a lot. Hopefully we all can keep in touch through whatever means, MSN, Friendster, or even the BITAlumni Blog. Here's an extraction of Vitamin C's song called Graduation (Friends Forever) for all the Class of 2006.

As we go on
We remember
All the times we
Had together
And as our lives change
Come Whatever
We will still be
Friends Forever

This is the story of a CHALET!

2006-03-13T23:22:00.000+08:00

Thats all of us! Minus Cameraman. No prize for guessing who.

Our chalet Area E3! That place was like a ghost town when we arrived. Super quiet...

The four survivors found a ship in sight! Only 2nd day and left 4 nia...

Time to go home...

Heck NIE lar...

2006-03-11T21:51:00.000+08:00

Heck NIE lar... I don't think i survived the first interview anyway. We shall know the results in abt 3 weeks time. Till then, its just enjoying our long awaited freedom and holidays.

First up, chalet @ Downtown East CostaSands was EXTREMELY FUN. There are SO MANY PEOPLE there! SO CROWDED! Anyway, 3 guys going on grocery shopping might sound weird and we literally walked the whole of Suntec Carefour to buy the BBQ stuff. I have to say, the planning for the chalet is SUPER ORGANIZED!

So, 3 guys reached CostaSands bearing the weight of chicken wings, charcoal, a dozen bottles of soft drinks and many many more items. We must have grown shorter over the last semester due to carrying too much weight. We reached there around 1430. Guess what time the others reach? Almost 8pm! So EARLY!

Anyway, i will update once i get the pictures ready. Btw, the capitalized words does have some meaning. Sacarsm? Maybe.

To go or Not to go..

2006-03-04T19:55:00.000+08:00

Last paper was just over yesterday and i receive a letter from NIE today! Surprisingly, i was shortlisted to come down for an interview for this course. It's a Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science (Education) course. Strangely, this is suppose to be my last choice for a career path! I am hoping to be accepted in other programs, not this!

Well, one cannot be greedy. This is a totally new cup of tea for me and i can't really imagine myself teaching kids. I mean.. CAN YOU IMAGINE ME TEACHING SOME SPOILT BRATS THINGS!?

And also they tell me to bring the following certificates that i haven't even get!

Certificate of Conduct for full-time NS
Transcript of Poly/Uni results
Poly Dip. or Uni Degree Scroll

Well, good luck to me. I don't even know whether i want this! But no harm trying right? You never know until you try. Advise me!

Poly Life is OVER!

2006-03-03T20:31:00.000+08:00

Yesssss! Our life in Ngee Ann Polytechnic is finally over! Time to PARRTY!!

Entering the next phase of our lifes

2006-02-17T20:21:00.000+08:00

It's only the matter of days to the end of our polytechnic life. How time flies.. In a few months i will be bald and dark because of NS.

I don't know abt you guys but i will definite miss my studying and chionging assignments days. I don't know whether i could get into university so i am still not sure of what i will do after NS. Most of all, i will miss my classmates and friends, as we all go our separate ways.

Hopefully we all will keep in touch with one another, via MSN/Friendster/Blogs etc. And may our paths cross one another in the future! Singapore is so small, we are bound to bump into one another. Hopefully, ppl can still recognize the burnt and botak version of me on the streets! In case ppl forget, i will post a photo (black&white/color wouldnt make much different sadly) so that ppl can still recognise me!

Anyway, 2 weeks to go. Then we all shall enjoy together! Grad Nite, chalet, BBQ and whatever it is!

Btw, just watch I Not Stupid 2. Nice show, very meaningful show about family ties in Singapore. FAMILY = Father And Mother I Love You.

Mozilla Firefox

2006-02-10T01:12:00.000+08:00

WAAA! FIREFOX can't see my blog properly!! my links can't be click!! Will be changing template soon.. Yar.. Really..

3 more weeks to end of POLY!

Troubled...

2006-01-27T23:03:00.000+08:00

I am feeling very low now... I just don't really know what is happening between me and my family. I seem to feel alienated at my own home. I don't feel like i am close to them any more, especially my two sisters. I have been feeling like this for quite a loong time, and i just thought it wasn't much of importance; so i put it at the back of my head. Until today. Well, i decided to pour out my thoughts here.

No one in my family read my blog, at least, as far as i can observe. So they wouldn't really know what is going on with my life.

My grandma had a habit of pulling out my bed and pillows before she went to bed. I never ever told her to do so, and i really deeply appreciate this small show of care. But of course, being me, i didn't really show my appreciation. I always seem to carry one expression at home, moody and reserved. Why? I wish i knew...

Apparently, this seems to piss my sister off (older one). So when my grandma took my pillows from the bedroom, she asked why i couldn't take it myself. And the way she say it.. i really feel like smashing my laptop into her face. Knn so rude...

This commotion attract the attention of my Mom, who after talking to my sister, summoned me into the room. She asked me (10001 times), do i have a problem, and why i behaved like a stranger in the family.

Basically she said that being the eldest son, i am the second in command of the family. I would be responsible for the family after they pass away. And that i should talk to them (sisters) more often. She say, last time everyone was happy but now we seem to drift apart. Sigh...

There is nothing wrong with my family, but somehow i feel detached from them... I even had the urge to run away and live by myself once i had the means to do so... Sigh..

New Vespa.. I LIIIIKEEE!!

2006-01-20T21:02:00.000+08:00

As months passed after getting my license, i saw this new Vespa model on the road and immediately fall in love with it! Unlike the classic Vespa, this is Auto-transmission (i think). Its the samee one Fiona Xie road on the show Love Concierge!! KewL! My colour would be RED!

Which OS are u?

2006-01-18T22:22:00.000+08:00

Which OS are You?

Lol.. Stupid quiz.. Try it out!

Interesting!

2006-01-10T15:43:00.000+08:00

First of all, selamat hari raya to my Muslim friends, and happy holidays to all the rest of you! The day has been quite boring for me, so i decided to surf the net to "enrich" myself. Since today is special day where we Muslims made sacrifices on cows, sheeps and lambs, i had found an interesting article regarding the right way for preparation of meat.

You guys can read the article here.

Interestingly, studies had shown that the Muslim way of slaugthering of animals is the MOST humane method.

Do You Know That:

1) Pigs have no neck in their natural anatomy, therefore can't be slaughtered using the right method.
2) Pig's biochemistry excretes only 2% of its total uric acid content, the remaining 98% remains as an integral part of the body.
3) Uric Acid is a poisonous chemical found in human body and is extracted from our blood by our kidneys. (Thats the reason people go for kidney dialysis)

MAN! I AM SO BORED!

Singapore holds largest-ever terror attack response drill

2006-01-08T16:08:00.000+08:00

Singapore holds largest-ever terror attack response drill

SINGAPORE: A big civil emergency exercise was held in Singapore on Sunday morning to test the preparedness of various agencies and the public in case of a terror attack in the country. The drill started at 6.25am and lasted till 9.30am.

Codenamed Exercise NorthStar V, it was Singapore's first surprise large-scale civil emergency drill, with 2,000 participants from 22 government agencies taking part and involving the disruption of public train services.

The exact date, time and locations of the exercise were kept a secret till minutes before the start of the drill, though the public had been pre-warned of it via media reporting and posters. This is to instil surprise and create a sense of realism to the exercise.

Exercise NorthStar V took place at four subway stations and a bus interchange, affecting about 3,400 train commuters. The five exercise locations were Dhoby Ghaut, Toa Payoh, Raffles Place and Marina Bay MRT stations as well as the Toa Payoh Bus Interchange.

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/187113/1/.html

Lame sia.. who the hell takes MRT on a nice rainy Sunday morning? And they call it "as realistic as possible".. Come on! If only terrorists were so dumb!! LoL.. They won't hit at an empty train lor! Lame exercise. Waste my father tax money ah.. LoL.

Tickle Test

2006-01-01T16:17:00.001+08:00

OK, i keep haven spam about this dumb thing. Here's what my colour is:

You're brown, a credible, stable color that's reminiscent of fine wood, rich leather, and wistful melancholy. Most likely, you're a logical, practical person ruled more by your head than your heart. With your inquisitive mind and insatiable curiosity, you're probably a great problem solver. And you always gather all of the facts before coming to a timely, informed decision. Easily intrigued, you're constantly finding new ways to challenge your mind, whether it's by reading the newspaper, playing a trivia game, or composing a piece of music. Brown is an impartial, neutral color, which means you tend to see the difference between fact and opinion easily and are open to many points of view. Trustworthy and steady, you really are a brown at heart.

Don't know why there are so many Reds..

Happy New Year!

2005-12-31T14:03:00.000+08:00

Happy New Year everyone! 2006 will hopefully be a better year. Definitely not a good way to start the year with common test on 3Jan-9Jan.. Sianz.. Anyway, 2006 will make me a leaner, meaner and botak NS man!

Just got an invitation from the Police Force asking me to join the "Home Team". Hmm Wondering whether i should join. Here's the criteria for male:

Height: 1.62m
Weight: 54kg

Other criteria no problems. Wth!

Oh, and I got my wireless network up! Yeah!

Choices Choices

2005-12-20T23:54:00.000+08:00

As the saying goes, life is all about making choices. Some us has the uncanny ability to make bad choices while others are slightly luckier. Money or friendship? Pride or love? Easy way or hard way? It all depends on our choices. Sadly, choices we made are usually irreversible, and the only thing we can do about bad choices is to do some damage control or run away from it. Sigh..

Hopefully 2006 will be a better year for everyone. To everyone, have a happy new year ahead!

Here's a quote:
"Friendship is the hardest thing in the world to explain. It's not something you learn in school. But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything." -Muhammad Ali

KING KONG

2005-12-17T01:08:00.000+08:00

Peter Jackson's next blockbuster after LoTR series, King Kong, is SUPERB. Sad sia King Kong died.. As one character said at the end, ".. the bullets didn't kill him; beauty killed him."

As usual, the graphics were top notch, action and drama throughout the movie keep me in my seat and of course the sound effects were great. Only thing is that we had to sit at the 3rd or 2nd row in front, so the view was a little slanted and also cause me a stiff neck.

Alliances and Politics

2005-12-08T23:27:00.000+08:00

An alliance seems to have been made among the other two groups of the class. It seems to be iGroup vs the rest of the class now. We had the gut feeling the other groups were kind of ganging up against the might of iGroup. Hah! What is happening to the concept of class spirit? Everyone seems to be backstabbing one another! Hmm.. its now up to us to show what we are made of. We'll see who gets better grades at the end of the semester.

Too hardworking!

2005-12-01T23:32:00.000+08:00

I believe the reason for the burnout is that we are being a bit too hardworking. We are spending more hours doing project than sleeping. From start of school day, till late at night, everything is about projects, PBLs, and what not. I am getting very tired of it already..

Nowadays almost half the day is spend in school (9-12 hours), making it my 2nd home. My third home is probably Tommy's house is my 3rd home since we spend most of our weekends there for project discussions and rushing reports and projects. If i too tired to go home or there are still lots of things to do then sleep over lor.. Serangoon damn far lor! How i wish i got my own transport now..

I think we spend so many hours discussing but at the end of the day, very little progress is made. Not to mention tired of looking at the computer screen. I don't mind putting in effort cos without them how can we expect to do well rite? The only thing i worry is that the results we get at the end of the semester is waaay below our expectations. After all, marks depends on teachers ma.. Hopefully they recognize our efforts lor..

I see other groups also like heck care like that. Maybe they do things differently from us, splitting jobs and compiling after doing their individual research. For us, it's meet and discuss (or argue) and do. The longest time is spend on discussing lor.. Heh, i only join in discussion at crucial points. I hate arguing ah.. I let the girls do it since they are best at doing it =P

Graduation Night 2006: Masquerade @ Pan Pacific. Anyone getting masks?!

Busy Busy Week

2005-11-25T14:48:00.000+08:00

Ok, here are some of teh updates:

Taking a break from doing e-learning assignments and projects.
Too lazy to type full sentence
Will be writing in point forms
ARRRGGGGGHHH
Stupid school lar, give assignments so much for what sh*t? Want us to die ah?
They are torturing us just because we cannot afford to go Korea? WTF?
3000 words report about something we have little idea about? Crazy..
And some of those freaking websites are in Korean for goodness sake!
But translations are funny at times. And i am using Google, mind you.
ARRRGGGGGHHH
I think group meetings are sometimes a waste of time (and money)
I am broke
ARRRGGGGGHHH

Wahaha...! Joined the "card" Gang

2005-11-19T12:45:00.000+08:00

After finally getting my coveted license, it's time to get a bike. But too bad.. No money man..

I was thinking of working part-time on weekends to earn the bucks but project meetings are going to keep me and my weekends busy.. Damn sianz.. I don't really want to slack off from project work just to buy a bike, but at the same time i really wish to ride my own bike! Well, to motivate myself to save up, i actually bought a new helmet! Yar, i know, haven get bike buy helmet for what rite? Anyway, here's my new helmet!

Stupid insurance.. So expensive.. $700 just for insurance. Havent even include price of bike already so ex..

PS: Actually this quite some time ago. No time to take helmet pics.

Raya Pics Part 1

2005-11-16T00:17:00.000+08:00

Part 1.. Part 2 akan datang..

Pass TeePee!

2005-11-07T20:20:00.000+08:00

Woohoo! Pass my Traffic Police(TP) test today! Alhamdulillah.. =) I prayed so hard before the start of the test sia. Sampai surah al-fatihah, selawat, ayat kursi semua masuk.. Well, the rest is all up to me.

Anyway, my turn finally came and i went through the course safely. When going onto the road part, i was quite lucky because traffic was in my favour and was not too heavy. Alrighty, after the test we all went up the center to await our results.

This is probably the worse part. One by one, slowly, the testers called out the tag number of failures. Well, fortunately, my name wasn't called and we all sigh so loud out of relief! We all congratulate one another beaming away.

Then comes pledge-taking(lame), a short video presentation and debriefing. After that i had to rush to school for my lesson liao. Lucky not marked absent.

My mother reaction when hearing me passing was... i dunno wad word can describe.
Me: I pass test!
Mom: Huh!? WHY SO FAST?!
Me(confused): Then when want to pass? When i grow grey hair ah?
Mom: Noo.. But.. WHY SO FAST?!
Me: ...

Anyway, i think my bike will have to wait. I can't get my hopes too high.

Well, another good news today. Man U beat Chelsea!!!!!

2005-11-06T14:58:00.000+08:00

Hari Raya celebrations are far from over. Here are some pictures!

My Family!

Me and my sistas

More coming soon..

Selamat Hari Raya!

2005-11-02T23:17:00.000+08:00

Yeah! Finally, the end of fasting month is here! And that signals that start of Hari Raya! Woohoo! Umm.. a quick checklist.. New year clothes, check. Kuih Raya, check. House deco, check. Collection money, NOT Check!

Ok, looking forward to getting more bling this year. Trying to save to buy a bike ah. Anyway, to all my Malay friends whether i know you or not, Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri! Maaf zahir dan batin. And to Mandy, happy 19th birthday!

Sigh, celebration seems to become less and less enjoyable every year. Kinda miss those times when we were young. I remembered the time when gameboy was popular and everyone was playing Pokemon. We can talk non-stop about the game! Haha! Now when we are older, it's either topics become lesser or we all become more private and less talkative.

Anyway, enuff about all those memories. I will post pics of hari raya next time i had the opportunity!

Once again, Happy Holidays!

School's starting..

2005-10-30T20:39:00.000+08:00

School is starting and signs of a sucky semester is already appearing. Well, we just have to mentally prepare ourselves..
Anyway, school is planning to send us to Korea for the BIT overseas study trip. While many would say, "Wow! Great!" i do have some worries.
1) The trip will be on WEEK 4, which means it will be very very rush.
2) We had to pay $680(approx.) for the trip, meaning i have to postpone buying my bike if i were to go on this trip.
3) There is NO HALAL FOOD PROVIDED!
This is stupid and biased. Are we suppose to go there, watch others eat breakfast, lunch and dinner while we eat instant noodles or at best vegetarian food!? Dumb planners..

Anyway, before i got carried away with my rambling, i would like to wish everyone happy holidays! Happy Deepa-Raya!

EDIT: I have thus decided NOT to go Korea. Nxt time got money then say ah.

Nineteen

2005-10-27T23:02:00.000+08:00

Well, finally turning 19! Today's events pass and go pretty fast but it was great anyway. Met up with half(almost) of the original TT22 classmates for dinner and pool today. Hehe.. Good thing i don't have to pay for my breaded chicken cos it was my bday! Haha, Swensons really blood suckers lar. Next time i suggest u all just give me money for my bday. Whahaha! Want to eat ah? Go food court lar! Haha!

Anyway, thanks for the shirt. No idea why u chose to buy a shirt cos i am a T-shirt guy. A leopard never change its spots! Haha! Thanks anyway!

Curiously, it felt like a bad karma for me. Same place, same time, exactly a year ago, different people. Ahh.. the memories..

Thanks for everything guys (and gals), the mango cake, the breaded chicken, the ice-cream, the shirt, and most importantly your precious time. Arigato!

PS: Mandy, yours next! Wahaha! And also Stacy and Junhao! Scorpio Babies!

2005-10-20T23:01:00.000+08:00

Aprilia RS125

2005-10-20T23:00:00.001+08:00

Scrambler

2005-10-20T23:00:00.000+08:00

NSR150SP

A few bikes i have in mind..

2005-10-20T22:49:00.000+08:00

Ok, i have been looking around, surfing the net for a bike. There are not much choices for a 2B class bike that is not so expensive. Ok, you guys can help me choose ah. Just tag my tagboard!

1st Choice: Honda NSR150SP
Quite common 2B bike. However, the model is not in production any more so i may have to look for a 2nd hand one. Cheaper for me! But hopefully it doesn't break down easily.
2nd Choice: A scrambler
Quite a lot of scramblers around but i need to look for one which suitable for me. Firstly, it has to be 2B class. Secondly, must not be too tall!! Pricewise, it should be slightly more than NSR. But i will get it if the price is right!
3rd Choice: Phantom
Another commonly seen bike in Singapore. And the only bike i would want to put a "box" to put my stuff. But i think it would be quite ex.. If i can get this bike, it might as well be for my father!4th Choice: Aprilia RS125
Italian brand. So high maintanence and therefore expensive. Picture of it, coming soon.
Die die budget choice: Vespa
Haha! Last choice if really not enough money. Ah Pek bike ah.. but i will make sure it look less Ah Pek by repainting and modifying a bit. I think this the only bike my parents would fully subsidize for me. -_-"

Pictures.. Coming soon..

Booked TP!!

2005-10-17T16:39:00.000+08:00

YES! Finally the finale of my time at BBDC! With sheer luck and strong will and determination =P, i managed to pass the evaluation at 1st TRY! Well, not exactly a good pass because i got 18 demerit points for the whole evaluation (more than that is a fail..).
Really lucky.. and the rest of the group had the same demerit points too! Except for 1 of them, who had an immediate failure because he hit a cone on the slalom course. LOL!
Well, the test date will be on 7th November and freaking early time.. 7.50am.
Hopefully, i can pass first try. Don't worry, i will do as much practice as i can!

Time to look for a bike!!

Results are OUT!

2005-10-06T14:24:00.000+08:00

YEAH! Results are out! I got my very first AD in my poly life!! WoooooHoooooo!!!! =D

Proof that girls are EVIL! LOL

2005-09-30T22:39:00.000+08:00

Haha! Found this on the web. Guys enjoy!

2005-09-26T22:27:00.000+08:00

New skin in an hour and the half. This time its much lighter feel to the blogs. Very much the opposite of how i am feeling now..

Just emptiness in me. Everything seems dull and boring now. I guess now is the time the healing really begins.. Last time me was too busy with projects and exams to even bother.

Hmm.. Hope school starts soon(i must be mad saying this) so i can get myself busy again. As for now, Let The Healing Begins!! (humming "MJ's-Heal the World"..)

holidays r finally here

2005-09-19T22:31:00.000+08:00

Woohooooo! Holidays are finally here! Time to relax before the semester starts on *insert date*. Finally get to slack for a long time. Yes, thats the plan. I am going to play game, watch tv, sleep, eat, and read some books(yes read!) the whole 1+ months! I thought of working at first but wth, the last time we had holidays was a year ago due to attachment.

Too bad October is fasting month. Can't get to enjoy as much. Hmm.. i am planning to hit the gym more often and aim to do get my bike license as soon as possible. Already started riding on road so should be ending the whole course in a few months. Me hope to reach 80km/h on that stretch on road.. muahaha.. now only manage 70 nia. Happy holidays!

PS: Anyone who wants to go chiong (at gym) can call me? Go alone boring sia..

wake me up when semester ends

2005-09-02T22:55:00.000+08:00

Yes! Semester coming to a close! Only the exams left to worry about. After which, its time to savour the last bits of sanity and freedom we have until the next semester starts.

Presentation today went smoothly. Can't believe it when Ms Teo said we were one of the best group that day. And since we were the second last group to present, that comment really mean a lot to iGroup! She even said we did something that no one did in the 3 years she was in NP. Wow.. Best group liao.. W.O.O.T. I tink we are pretty famous liao. Hehe..

Going to work at COMEX @ Suntec tmr.. Hope i can sell more than the last time. I am motivated to make more money!!! Anymore job lobang pls feel free to contact me!

Broke

2005-08-25T23:14:00.000+08:00

Wa..!!! DIE! My bank left very little money and i still gotta pay for prom night! Lucky the night is still a long way to go. Need to save up liao.. Pls help me. Any donations will be greatly appreciated. Pls feel free to contact me to contact me if you have any job lobang during the holidays. Kaoz.. i guess i have to start fasting earlier!

NAPHA

2005-08-12T22:48:00.000+08:00

YEAH! Pass my Napha test. Its more difficult than i expected.. Only manage a Silver(D) for my 2.4km run but the rest of the stations are alright(2 As 2Bs 1C).
I think my secondary school 2.4km run is a bluff. Don't know how i could manage 10min++ last time. Run in Bishan Park where got accurate?? I guess the sch wanted to increase the NAPHA passing rate by reducing the actual 2.4km distance..
Kaoz.. Luckily only 1 girl faster than me.. He he.. Give chance la..
Oh, we saw (or rather they saw, coz i wasn't looking properly) some one looking very much like You-Know-Who. Only better looking! Haha! Too bad, none of us do not know her..

sigh.. that feeling again

2005-08-07T21:18:00.000+08:00

I officially declare this "unofficial" war over. Me and her are OVER and i am so damn proud to be single again. Yes, so let's move on with our life. I will not comment on anything about this episode anymore. Any discussions pls do it among yourselves. I apologize if i had hurt any one's feelings in the process and for bringing innocent parties into this senseless arguement.

Peace

PS: Bon Voyage mandy, ah ping, ah yong and all da ppl going to Korea! Bring back some souvenirs for us k?

bday @ party world

2005-07-28T10:05:00.000+08:00

YeaH!! Went for ktv at orchard yesterday to celebrate zhaf bday. Haha.. suppose to be surprise but i think it was spoilt was tommy go and call zhaf hp. Could have been better if more could make it, but its ok. Highlight of the day is actually our interview with our fav gay friend Mr. Edmund!! Wahaha!

SOme interesting stuff we found out is that he found out abt his sexual preference at a very young age. Also its interesting to note that there is a giving and recieving role in gay relationships. As in one act as the "girl" and the other a"guy". Got understand? haha..

Anyway, to more pressing matter at hand. To the "anonymous" to commented on HER blog, thanks A LOT!Appreciate that. FYI it was NOT written by me so it could be anyone. Don't bother abt the rest of the comments. Unfortunately, her mouth is as big as her body..WAHAHAH!!
Oh to anonymous, TAKDIR means fate btw. Don't know how come suddenly talk abt fate.

Cheers to anonymous!

Going Bankrupt Soon..

2005-07-25T20:17:00.000+08:00

July is really a bank busting month! Now have to start saving or else i won't be able to retire in peace! But i still have lots of stuff i need to buy le.. Must.. resist... temptation..

Anyway, common test is over and SS paper was 100% gone case. Other papers were alright. Did a couple of things last week, went gym with zhaf, tommy and his fren, making fun of who is fatter, etc. Bought a new ADIDAS watch burning $85 bucks from my wallet, bought some other stuff thus burning even more $$ from my wallet. Haiz.. low cash flow.

Went for bike lessons and found out my weakness in narrow plank(i can't balance!) and emergency brake(i was too kanchiong!).

And went shopping just now(again.. chao ta liao my wallet) to get some "stuff". Hahaha! Glad you could make it. Shall get ur stuff nxt time ok?

Just a thought..

2005-07-16T21:35:00.000+08:00

Weeks have passed but i still can't forget abt it. Every single moment i am alone, i keep feeling.. "Something is missing..."
It just happen too fast for me. I was not ready for it and it just crash into me just like that. No warning or anything.
I guess only time will heal things.
I guess its wrong to ask how you were doing so far eh? And some one said i k.p.o? Maybe its not directed at me, but i got a strong feeling that it is(directed at me). Whatever it is, i wouldn't bother to say anything anymore.

What a Tiring Day...

2005-07-08T22:28:00.000+08:00

I am feeling groggy as i am writing this because i just woke up a few minutes ago. So damn tired.

Our group had to do our E-Commerce Interface Design(ECID) assignment and we had to stay over at Tommy's house to complete our report and create the website. We reach there around 5pm, went straight after school and do the project all the way till about 8am the next day. I fall asleep around 6am and woke up around 8 to continue with the project.

Don't know what happen during the 2hrs i was asleep ah. The only thing i know, Tommy was already snoring when i woke up, Stacy still feverishly doing the report and Xian Yong took over my bed. So i took over Stacy and she went to sleep with the rest.

Around 10am, they woke up and we went to sch for KMS tutorial. After sch was a torturous journey home.. Fell asleep in the bus b4 it reaches the Shell petrol station. Then in train oso sleep. Reach home already, i straightaway bath and drop to my bed.. Zzzzzz

Now still sleepy sia...

Murder in Sembawang

2005-07-04T23:35:00.000+08:00

In the news yesterday and today.. A woman was found dead in her storeroom in a pool of blood. The suspect was believed to be their Indonesian maid. I can't believe this happen right in front of my doorstep(my block is 501A, the incident in 501C).

I don't know who i should pity; the maid or the victim.. The poor maid had to leave her home and family to look for money in another foreign country but in the end was treated like trash, working as a maid. Any human being will feel the stress of being bullied and ordered around and in this case, lead the maid to commit a murder.

On the other hand, the woman had to die, leaving her 2 young children to fend for themselves. According to the news, the children had slept through the whole thing and was only awaken when the police came.

Maids are already pitiful after having to leave their home behind. So be nice to your maids people. You wouldn't want to become the next victim wouldn't you?

Boring Weekends

2005-07-02T23:48:00.000+08:00

Weekends are getting more and more boring man.. Just change my blog layout. Took me a few hours just to create this MASTERPIECE.

Layout of the blog is standard. Just change the usual stuff. Pictures are edited by me, hosted using photobucket. The original background is a bit too bright causing difficulty in reading the words.

Anyone i know who has a blog and wish to be connectedt thru cyberspace, pls leave a msg in tagboard. I dun wan to anyhow add ppl to my blog lar.

No title..

2005-07-01T15:09:00.000+08:00

Changed my template yesterday. Don't know why the archives is not working. Gotta change again. Anyway, yesterday was pretty eventful. Went to sch as usual. Our SS teacher is really an ass. Don't know how to teach properly. He kept repeating and explaining the same things over and over again. One hour lecture is not enough for him ah? Drag till we all want to kick his face ah. Retard..

Anyway, after that we had NAPHA briefing. Jialat.. Must start to train liao. Aiming for another Gold! Anyone planning a training session pls tell me.

We also went Kbox with my friends and friend's friends to celebrate Cheryl's b'day. Go for fun only ah.. Me don't sing one.. Wa.. 2 bday in a month... I am broke... And some one (my fren's fren, forget his name), spilled their Coke on me! Bloody hell.. Then me and Carter went to get a new pair of pants. I manage to get a bermudas for 31 bucks. Haiz.. $$$ gone again..

First Bike Accident

2005-06-27T20:05:00.000+08:00

Yes, that's right. My first accident on the bike. Luckily it was a minor one but what the hell, an accident is still an accident right? Start counting already..

Anyway, how did it happen?
We were suppose to be doing emergency braking on wet surface today. Firstly, we need to accelerate from 0-30km/h and brake within 11 metres with correct posture and procedures.

During one of the runs, i actually went up to 40km/h which according to them is too fast. I skidded on the wet surface and fall from the bike. Luckily there was no bike beside me or else my head would be gone. Oh, and i broke the L-plate and the side mirror. Lucky no need pay for damages. Hur-hur..

I just get some bruise on my arm and shoulder during the fall. My skin is saved from the razor-like road, thanks to my long sleeve jacket and arm & knee pads.

Seriously, in real road conditions, we won't be travelling @ 30km/h when emergencies happen lei. And we can't antipate emergencies like during practicals. What to do? I won't be giving up yet! Main thing is to ride safely yourself, and hope that others do too.

A Sad Sad Day...

2005-06-21T22:17:00.000+08:00

A day i hope would never come..
A day i had to embrace singlehood once again..
A day where all meanings of life seems gone
A day my heart cries in pain..

Thank you for the blissful time we had
Thank you for the lessons of life we take
Thank you.. For everything u have given me..

Hopefully, our paths cross someday
Hopefully, that little flame of passion can be lighten again someday
Hopefully, we can find meaning of life that we lost
Hopefully, i still have a place in your heart

We may be together again someday i hope. Good luck, goodbye. :'-(

Written by: Me.. myself.. and i..

2005-05-27T14:10:00.000+08:00

BBQ time

2005-05-27T14:09:00.000+08:00

Whiteees

2005-05-27T14:07:00.000+08:00

M1 Kakis!!

Strange

2005-05-19T23:27:00.000+08:00

Hmm... It feels so strange. Part of me feels sad when leaving M1, while the other half feels relief. The attachment ended yesterday, 2 days earlier than expected. The reason is our dear supervisor's grandma passed away and she had to take leave asap to go back to her family who are in overseas. Yes, amazingly, i said dear supervisor. This is really a sincere tone and not a sacarstic one.
Being the person in charge of the most happening attachment batch in the history of M1 is no mean feat. Yet Joeanna(the supervisor) manage to tolerate our continuous nonsense and crap for 7 weeks. We are according, to her, the most "creative" batch of attachment students.
Anyway, the last day of the attachment wasn't what i expect it to be.
One of our supervisors, Wendy, had gone to China, leaving Joeanna behind to take care of us. Somehow, destiny and fate decide to play its part and her grandma breathed her last on that very day. She then had to rush to prepare our graduation since no one is able to take over her place.
We decide to make her a farewell card out of plain paper, and collected some $$ for her. Though she is reluctant to take the cash, in the end she accept it. It is the best we can do to show that we are not that heartless and care for her feelings.
So there, the last day of work.. Going to miss somethings esp all my kakis in M1. And to Joeanna, thanks for all the guidance and support for the last 7 weeks. On behalf of all my kakis, thank you for your time and support!!
Now looking forward to the chalet! Hope to see you all there!

Stupid M1.. Stupid Customers

2005-05-14T12:16:00.000+08:00

Sigh.. Things are getting worse by the day. Every single day that pass while in M1 is driving me crazy. I thought this week is worse enough when they announce the bottombox. The worse is yet to come.

Early in the morning on Friday, my supervisor came into the briefing with bad news. Apparently, there is a dispute case by one of the customers. The whole briefing room fell silent as we await what bad news could be making our supervisor so disappointed. Maybe "disappointed" is not the correct word, she looks half sad and half angry. When everyone found out that the case has been brought up to the management level to handle this customer, the feeling in the room was super intense.

You might be asking what is the problem with this customer. Apparently, this customer was given a $100 handset upgrade voucher for a specific line he is holding. However, he went down to the shop thinking that the voucher can be used for another line, also under his account. I can't remember how the conversation goes because it happen 2 weeks ago and the customer wanted to utilize the voucher last week. Anyway, the customer kind of twisted the conversation a bit to his favour and got the wrong idea about the voucher.

By now you should have guess the person involved is me. Everyone was speculating who the person was. We were discussing abt it when we were suppose to be calling customers. Finally the truth was out and i was the customer service officer who had talked to this customer 2 weeks ago. My gut feeling was correct.

That is probably the lowest point of my attachment. Can't even concentrate on my calls anymore. My colleagues and supervisor manage to cheer me up a little when they made me a card of drawings of each of us and some word of encouragement in it. Thanks eh.. Appreciate the gesture. Thank you for your time and support.

Sigh.. i don't know why. Usually i would be average kind of person in school or whatever i am doing. Somehow during this attachment, i am the worst. Always in the spotlight for the wrong reasons..

Sigh.. 5 more working days..

Sigh.. Hate work..

2005-05-10T20:22:00.000+08:00

Sigh.. Lousy day man.. Nothing but bad news at work today..
Firstly, i am already supervisors "favourite" because of my blurness. She say even some of the fulltimers can remember my name when customers call the main 1627 hotline number to ask for me. Say i "famous" liao.. Wtf?! Then now keep directing questions at me when something goes wrong. Now everytime they say some one did something wrong i would always volunteer to say, "I am the one right?". Damn sian..

Secondly, one stupid ang moh customer whom i spoke to gave me a low rating for my service. This low rating is called "bottombox". Top ratings are called "topbox". So ya, this S.O.B gave me low rating and the supervisor pointed out my mistake. I did not tell him about something which i had forgotten. If u want to know what thing, i can't explain here cos it would be too long. Anyway, the thing is not even in the callscript which we are suppose to follow. So HOW the HECK would i know??? First they ticked me off for not following to callscript last week. Now i follow callscript, also kena ticked off.. WTF?!

Worse still, i am probably the one one who get bottombox. Another colloeague actually get topbox AND bottombox from 2 customers, so at least it's not so bad.. Some more today didn't manage to reach quota.. Damn sian..

Sigh... 8 days to go... buay tahan... >_<"

Why Women are Different from Men

2005-05-01T21:32:00.000+08:00

Ah Beng: Hey dear, what would you like to have for dinner?
Ah Lian: Anything lor.
Ah Beng: Ok, how about beef noodles?
Ah Lian: Aiyo.. Too fattening lah. I have to watch my diet you know?
Ah Beng: Ok.. so what do you want to eat then?
Ah Lian: Anything lor.
Ah Beng: Umm.. Ok, how about fish ball noodles?
Ah Lian: Aiya.. that time just ate fish ball noodles lei.. Something else lah.
Ah Beng: Umm.. Ok, then let's go Swensen's eat lah. Long time never eat there.
Ah Lian: Walao! You so rich is it? Swensen's ex lei.
Ah Beng: O..k... So what exactly do you want to eat?
Ah Lian: Anything lor.

Poor Ah Beng still couldn't figure out what Ah Lian wants..

Sounds so familiar eh?

I am so bored!

2005-04-25T20:39:00.000+08:00

I, the penis, hereby request a raise in salary for the following reasons:

I do physical labor
I work at great depths
I plunge head first into everything I do
I do not get weekends off or public holidays
I work in a damp environment
I don't get paid overtime
I work in a dark workplace that has poor ventilation
I work in high temperatures
My work exposes me to contagious diseases
My owner often chokes you and shakes you till you throw up
I get suffocated in a rubber balloon and THEN plunged into dark tunnels repeatedly, again until you throw up

Yours truly, Penis

Dear Penis,
After assessing your request, and considering the arguments you have raised, the administration rejects your request for the following reasons:

You do not work 8 hours straight
You fall asleep on the job after brief work periods
You do not always follow the orders of the management team
You do not stay in your allocated position, and often visit other areas
You do not take initiative - you need to be pressured and stimulated in order to start working You leave the workplace rather messy at the end of your shift
You don't always observe necessary safety regulations, such as wearing the correct protective clothing
You'll retire well before reaching 65
You're unable to work double shifts before you have completed the day's work
Your best friends and neighbours are nuts
And if that were not all, you have been seen constantly entering and leaving the workplace carrying 2 suspicious looking bags.

Sincerely, The Management

I am so bored.. Forgive me for this boliao joke.

Stupid job..

2005-04-23T16:32:00.000+08:00

I have to admit answering calls and making them has NOTHING to do with BIT! What's the use of learning Java when the computer already has programmes for us to use? What's the use of learning networking when the only networking thing i do in M1 is connecting the earphone-cum-microphone to the phone. What's the use of learning Dreamweaver when M1 does not even have access to the internet!! For me, its just a waste of time. While its true that we may develop some selling skills and other telephony skills while in M1, i think it won't help us much to make us more employable in the eyes of our future employers.

Then every single day we have to listen to customers complaining about M1 service and some of us even have to bear being verbally abused by the customers. I had one such customer on Friday. Damn sian.. Not happy then don't take up offer la. I already said he don't need to take up the offer today what.. Still scold me for telling him promotion ends today, and saying that we forcing him to take the offer. CB.. I don't even get to say anything much because he kept saying "You don't have to say anything, i don't want to listen." CB... Then after that hang up. Fuck his mother la.. Spoil my day only..

SIgh... 4 weeks to go....

Day 3 to Present

2005-04-18T20:32:00.000+08:00

2 weeks has passed liao.. Training is finally over. Now we have to go on to make "live" calls to the customers. The first time was really nerve wreaking man.. So "gabra" and i stutter so much. But after sevral, i got the hang of it and it wasn't so bad now. Its just that, customers, when they get difficult, i will start to panic!

Nothing much interesting about the job ah. Just have to be careful of difficult customers. And the long working hours is really a torture man.. Imagine having to sit in your chair for hours straight.. of course you can get up and go for a drink or toilet break. But then again, we have targets to meet..

5 more weeks to go.. Counting down..

Day 2: Sick...

2005-04-05T20:17:00.000+08:00

Wa.. Sian.. I not feeling well today man.. Been feeling sick since yesterday. It's all YOUR fault M1!! Another day has pass, i hate to say this but time really pass damn slowly during work..

I miss school already! No long lectures, long breaks, cool friends to hang around with.. SIgh.. Long way to go before this torture ends..

Well, today we touched on the various service plans that M1 offers. And damn it is so bloody complicating ok! Also we were taught about requirements and all those sh!t we need to show when applying for line.

Whole day i was feeling really sick and weak. I got an MC from the doctor, but i am not sure whether i should come to work tmr.. I really hate the training.... but it would mean my grades may get affected if i nvr turn up. I am down with a fever and gastric pains/ stomach pain. And my head is going to split man.. SO HOW?

Give me some advice people..

I will see this tmr.. Need to some rest.. Zzzz

Day 1: The Training

2005-04-04T20:13:00.000+08:00

Day 1: The Training

First day of work is BORING. Boring is an understatement but i can't find other words to describe it anyway. It isn't so bad, it's just boring.

Met Jun Hao before going to M1 together. Took bus from Jurong East Mrt. Stupid driver don't know how to tell us when to drop. Idiot. So we end up having to walk to M1. Lucky it was not so far.

Everyone was damn quiet ah. Sian. Maybe its just that we all had to wake up damn early to come to work so everyone was feeling lethargic.

We went through some ground rules, expected attire(DAMN it's office attire..), procedures all those stuff. Then we proceed on to the building opposite, M1 World or something like that. This is where the call centre for M1 is.

Joanna is our supervisor. She looked like my history teacher in secondary school! Only slimmer, and without the hamster like teeth. Wahahaha! Jk.

First day, they teach us some telephone skills, how to answer questions, how to ask questions, all those basics. When she told us there will be a test we were like OMG! TEST?! Worse, we had to get minimum 80% to attain a pass. Shocking but she say its possible. I HOPE ah if not i rather jump into the river beside the M1 building!

Sian... Tmr still need to wake up so early again..

To be continued..

Really.....

2005-03-27T23:52:00.000+08:00

I say it best when i say nothing at all??

Piss Me Off

2005-03-23T11:28:00.000+08:00

Argh! It's a fucking bad night yesterday. I don't know what is wrong with the both of us.. Anyway, yesterday, my grandpa got sick and my mom, sis and myself had to go to Tan Tock Seng for a check-up. My grandpa was feeling giddy so we are afraid he may faint. Thats why i had to follow them, in case anything happen. We went there by cab around 1245am.

In the cab, i sms her that i was on the way to the hospital and asked her whether she is still studying or not. She replied that she is still cramping her brains and asked what happened to my grandpa.

Apparently, he got problem passing urine and feels pain in his bladder area.

Then she asked me how did it happen and whether or not he eat fruits. At that moment, i thought that question is not relevant so to avoid argument, i tried to end the conversation here. We just reached TTSH at this point of time and had to "check in".

Then later she sms, "walao.. ppl say a bit oso cannot! y mustu hav the thinking tat wadeva we dun agree on will end up as argument? i really dun understand u at all! i dunno how we going to copeif u dun change ur mind set! sori to say tat i cant c us going further if u continue with shutting me off. maybe i am just stupid for not making the right decisions the other time! oh well, suits u.. its ur life anyway!"

And i was like WTF?!

So i replied, yes he does eat fruits and the old guy has not been feeling well since last week.

The next reply i got was too complicated so i wont type out here. She said something about her being a bad guy everytime she opens her mouth.. Maybe interpretation error.. Not sure..

In the end, i said I was sorry for saying those things and i was just concerned abt the old guy. Going to the hospital is not a happy occassion wad..

What i dont understand was the last reply of the day. She said " wadeva.. c how it feels like when you do this to others! n u know how i've been feeling! BYE!"

I already said i was sorry what.. Anyway, to make me feel worse, i accidentally slammed the taxi door onto my grandpa fingers.. It was dark wad! the stupid taxi driver nvr turn on the lights. And because of that i was blamed and he was cursing himself for being unlucky.

Stupid day... Stupid life... ARGH!!!

Gotta go study liao... Sigh..

Why M1?? I Hate M1!

2005-03-20T23:40:00.000+08:00

Hi people, been a long time since i last blogged. Been busy with my life la. Projects are over! But then again.. exams are coming!! Haven't started studying yet even though exam starts on 24 March. 4 days to study! Anyway, after exams time for HOLIDAY! YEAH RIGHT!
OMFG, its my attachment! *Sigh*

Well, the company i am going to work for is MobileOne Ltd or M1 for short. Sounds great. The only thing is that the working hours sucks.
Mondays (113.0-9pm) Tue-Fri(8.30-5.30/6pm)

Worse than school ah.. But i am looking forward to it. Hope to earn some $$ before semester reopens.

Thats all folks, till next time.

PS: i am going to change bigger font size. Current one is too freaking small.

Projects Projects

2005-03-10T20:11:00.000+08:00

The last two weeks have been hell. Project deadlines are all packed into these few weeks. First up, UTM, the fruit of our overnight labor. Luckily, this time our group mates "help" out a bit. The only one thing i hate about this is that peer evaluation is all done by me! They all lazy to come to school to fill in the form. Bitches.. Zhaf came late due to practical so i had to do it for him too.
Next on the list, NSA presentation of Windows Server 2003. The group work like mad over this project, coming over the weekend to try to finish up the configurations. The result? A server to play Warcraft3! There are other results but i am not going to bother much about it. Boring ah.

After that, we still have our good old java programming. All i know is, thanks to Boon Yong, Rui Ping and Boon Yong's girlfriend's brother for doing most of this project. I am so proud of you all!

Coming up next is the BSD presentation and final report, NSA report, and *gasp* Windows Server 2003 TEST!!! All in one week! Bloody hell..

Thankfully, no white hair yet.

To my fellow PEIRCEANS

2005-03-05T23:58:00.000+08:00

Take a look at our school now. Click this link http://peirce.mypicgallery.com/Route.asp

Peirce suddenly become so colourful ah.. Whats up with da Parade Square??!

2005-02-27T15:47:00.000+08:00

A Pink Vespa! Pink panther picture at the front.. Not for me though.. For Yus and any gals who wants a Vespa!

2005-02-25T20:28:00.000+08:00

Vespa!! See those Vespas are cool!

First Step to My Vespa!!

2005-02-24T09:36:00.000+08:00

Yeah! Finally enrolled myself into a riding course at Bukit Batok Driving Centre(BBDC) yesterday. So blur when i went there.. Like a deer in Suntec City (Malay Proverb ah...) Anyway, i went there with my father after school and we had to stayed there for quite long because i missed the briefing. Stupid la they all.. How i know that we had to enter the room first before the person comes in to brief us? Some more only 2 people in the briefing room. Me and 1 Indian who is taking Automatic 3A licence.

Ok i am now in Human Resource lecture while writing this, so no "creative language" is being used. So boring.. (To be continued later in the day.....)

Now i am saving up for a Vespa! And i am going to modify it so it look less "ahpek" (according to some people..). Vespa is nice only when u modify them and do some paint work la. Mine will be a replica of the vespa used in the adidas advertisement in the "Road to Lisbon"!

Anyway, we did project after the lecture and we are progressing quite slowly. Tommorrow we gonna do project again after school i think. So sian.. Stupid school, stupid module, stupid teachers.. Don't know how to teach one ah..

Ok, crapz over. Zzzzz..

VdaY Part II

2005-02-14T22:08:00.000+08:00

HAppy Valentines Day y'all! Less than 24 hours since i wrote my last blog but nevermind, who cares. Better write now than later when my brain cells are still active!
Just came back from spending the Valentines Day with baby. So tired and my stomach is going to burst! We went dinner with Zhaf and Izyan for our first double date! Yeah! Haha!
Firstly must say thanks to baby for the prezzie and card! Very sweet.. Cool jacket! And thanks izyan for the bracelet!
We both have something in common eh? Missing chilling out at the Esplanade! Well, we should find time soon ok?
Yeah, we went Plaza Singapura to eat dinner at Pastamania. Zhaf is pretty noob there so Haha! Well as usual baby can't finish her pasta and push it to me. So i ate like 1 and half plate of spaggetti and 3 and half garlic bread! We like to share things ah esp food. Then after eating we went walk around PS before heading home. Although its a short day, but i think its a great time spend together. Thanks for the prezzie again baby!

Super Shagged!

2005-02-14T02:34:00.000+08:00

Yeah today is Valentines Day! Now i am at Zhaf place doing some last minute UTM project. Bloody members never do their part.. Well, Vday shopping all done! Looking forward to tommorow when we are planning to go for a double date! Its just going for dinner. No big deal. Baby had to go back to do assignments. So super tired now. Look at the time! Its 2.38A.M on my laptop clock!
Went to do project at Zhaf condo ard afternoon and then go Causeway Pt to look look see see. Bought something for baby and i am not telling yet. Find out tmr la. After that we went to DErrick's house to collect ang pow and watch soccer a bit. We help him out a bit and thats abt all that i can say. Can't reveal so much ah. Yes, and after that we went to Zhaf place and start doing our project. Finally managed to complete it. Phew..

Mission Failed!

2005-02-11T17:31:00.000+08:00

Location: Town
Time: 13oo - 1400 hours
Mission: Operation Vday Gift

So damned bored now.. I am still in school when i am typing this blog out and was bored to death while waiting for baby to finish her lesson. Got some test i think. Anyway, mission to get VDay gift is a "complete failure". With our comrades reduced to just two people, we struggle to get ideas for the perfect gift. Time is running out. One of our comrade, Private Amanda Lam was MIA after we combed Isetan. Well.. Not exactly, but she went to meet her bf to watch movie or something. She seemed pretty pissed today due to some "personal matter". Cheer Up!
Anyway, back to the action. Yes, we arrived at the scene around afternoon after doing our project.. Oh no, my gf just called..

To be continued....

Ok the coast is clear. Current positon is at home. Proceeding mission. The shops at Far East are mostly closed today. Probably half of them have the sign " Gong Xi Fa Cai! Come tommorrow!" Anyway only one of us bought something today. After our almost fruitless attempt to find something nice to buy over at Far East, we decided to move on to our next stop, Isetan Scotts. Or whatever the place is called. The one with Lido cinema lar.

Anyway, to cut the long story short, Private Amanda had to leave halfway through our operation. So it's left with two clueless guys walking around town doing what our opposite sex loves to do, shopping. After walking around aimlessly, we decided to retreat to base camp(Ngee Ann Poly), with me hoping that tommorow would be a luckier day..

Enlighten Me.. Abt Vday

2005-02-07T21:47:00.000+08:00

One more week to Valentines Day! Haven't get anything yet for yus.. Hmm.. Never mind, still got time. Anyway, i was having a conversation and i found that some people are not really looking forward to Valentines Day! Why?! I mean i can understand that this will be the case if you are single or dateless on this day, but for those who already have partners and say that Valentines Day is not such an important day is strange and quite ridiculous. Maybe they are not interested in all this stuff because it's "not their culture" or too busy with work or things like that. Its just one day in one year when we celebrate Valentines Day and is supposed to be the time for love and things like that. So please enlighten me with your wisdom.. Is V-Day suppose to be treated as any normal day in the year even if you have a partner(those w/o partners need not answer)?

Oh and Gong Xi Fa Cai to all!

It's over!

2005-02-04T17:05:00.000+08:00

Finally our common test is over! BUT there are loads of project deadlines coming!! Crazy school life.. Last paper was IPT, Java programming. It was not so hard.
We discuss our OM project after the test, which is like so brain sapping.. I thought we can breath a little easy after the paper! But its better we do it as fast as we can and not leave it the last minute! Just reformatted my lappy today. And it feels brand new. *Sigh* If only we our life is like computers. Just reformat when something goes wrong.. Today sucks to some extent.. Feeling angry about myself.. Its just those days where somethings just doesn't go the way you want it to. Just have to bear with it. Oh.. what the hell.. Anyway, thats all for now.

Peace Out
z[A]r ™

Shagged ah!!

2005-01-26T20:03:00.000+08:00

Wa.. Finally finish helping baby to do her dreamweaver website! Have been doing it for 2 days and finally complete it today. Its not an excellent work as my skills are limited, so what the hell, its good enough i think. Working with them is great in a way but its kinda crazy. Zzz.. I think its just different working with all girls group. Simple things took longer than expected and i end up having to do most of the designing. My creative juices are just not flowing ah. Luckily i still remember what we were taught in MWA last semester. And we were planning to watch movie after helping them but we end up staying back till 6 which means there is no time. *sigh*
Now headache liao and common test is just around the corner. Oh ya, finally wore a pink t-shirt today! It feels awkward walking ard in pink lei.. Its just not me. So those who saw me in pink, what do you think? Should i make the Tshirt into a rag or should i continue to wear it (maybe occasionally)?

Powerhse DISPIRITED

2005-01-21T01:39:00.000+08:00

Problems problems.. Everyone seems to have their own problems with their bf/gf. Unfortunately that happens to me too and at the moment i am feeling dispirited and discouraged by all the unhappiness around me. Powrhse.Spirit is dispirited! *sigh* Some people are more open when talking about their feelings and problems, but me, a shy guy finds that some problem should be kept "undiscussed". I seldom talk about my problems and will usually bottle it up or just try to forget about it(read:ignorance is not always a bliss). So i will try to use this blog to try to put words into whatever my brain is thinking. Please feel welcome to critisise/advise me whenever u feel like.
Things are not going smoothly these few days. I just don't know why. I hate to say this but its like we are slowly drifting away.*sigh* Some nights I just lay awake and think to myself about all this till i had headache the next day.
Hmm.. Maybe i think too much or too deeply into things. I guess its normal for couples to make trivial matters into big problems. At the mean time, i will just have to try not to think too much tonight(SMS i send not replied, probably asleep) again.

PS: If you understand what i am trying to say then good. If not then i probably have to brush up my English.

"I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no
more hurt, only more love." Mother Teresa

Open House

2005-01-20T11:27:00.000+08:00

So fucked up week.. So many deadlines to meet with so little time left.
Yesterday was the start o f the open house in Ngee Ann. Unfortunately, i kena become the mascot of the school of BA. It was quite boring ah. Just have to walk around to tell people about the things happening at the business block.
And the worse thing is that i had to put on this big board with fanciful art showing the school of BA covering my front and back and walk around in it. Sounds fun? Yeah right. Weird looks from people and school girls giggling is no laughing matter lei(at least for me). So PAISEH.. Yiwen was there and she just had to give out some flyers to the newbies (or noobs).
Luckily it was only for 3 hours and most of the time spend slacking at the convention centre.
I thought could meet her(yus) but she went off already half an hour before my shift ends. So i went home on my own.
Oh ya, i also went jogging after i reach home hoping to destress. Cannot tahan ah.. and spend half the distance walking. Hope to improve my timing.

Lions Champs!

2005-01-17T00:29:00.000+08:00

Lions Champs!!
The Roar is back for the Lions of Singapore team! Singapore had won the Tiger Cup! Who would have thought Singapore could go all the way in this competition? Kudos to the team who had fight like true Lions. Though not technically gifted, their tactical discipline and resilience won them the game and many other games before.
The player who really capture the spirit of the current team is defender Subramani. Constantly being whacked by players(and bottles), he never failed to get up and play again. Just like the Singapore team who had more critics than fans before the Tiger Cup campaign begins. And now they have proved that they still have what it takes to win the Cup!
Congrates Singapore team!! And the fans who jammed the Kallang Stadium and brought back the Kallang Roar! Too bad i wasn't there ah..

POWERHSE

2005-01-14T21:12:00.000+08:00

Lol.. this is damn funny. Me and my group of friends in my class decided to come up with a group name and then think of a nick for each of us. Amanda is powerhse diva~ zhaf powerhse fazzy wazzy~ boon yong powerhse master~ ruiping powerhse sheepish~ and me powerhse spirit!! HAHA! so lame right?

2005-01-13T20:51:00.000+08:00

PICTURE IS DELETED!!

baby in hat!!
She is going to kill me already!! I am not suppose to put any of the pictures actually. Aiya.. Heck care la! Oh this picture is taken at the shop at Wisma Atria. I forgot the shop name ah. It's the American shop selling girls clothings and accessories. What is it called? Some one remind me pls. Its quite near the Orchard MRT station and near the Breadtalk there. Hmm... Oh ya, we spend almost 2 hours in that bloody shop doing don't know what.. In the end, they never buy anything. By "they" i mean my baby's bestfriends. By "bloody" i mean.. well let's just say it feels like walking all the way from Far East Plaza to Cineleisure 10 times.. %$@^!!! LOL

So bored...

2005-01-13T15:03:00.000+08:00

Today quite boring ah(all school days are boring la..) I just notice something.. I think these few weeks or so, i spend more time with my classmates than my gf.. Poor baby.. Poor me too.. *Sigh*
Both of us busy with our school work and have no time for each other. And our time-table really sucks cos i can't really got to meet baby during breaks anymore.
Hmm.. our anniversary is coming too! What should i do? Or get? Baby seems to get almost everything she wants(don't know how many bags and slippers u have already ah). Just have to wait and see. Suggestions are most welcome!

SHOE! SHOE! SHOEEE!!

2005-01-12T22:40:00.000+08:00

my nike dunk shoe, bought at the army market at beach road for only 50 bucks after bargaining!

Found my wallet!!

2005-01-11T17:28:00.000+08:00

YEAH!! i found my wallet today! Actually, its not i found it but someone else does. And the person had turn it in to the school "lost and found". Well, i would expect my money to be gone(only 10 bucks).. Luckily my IC and Ezlink card is still there and of course my picture with my gf also there! (phew)
To the person who found my wallet and return it, many thanks to you and i hope u were the one who took my 10bucks. Take is as a small reward ah? So now i believe, there are still kind people in this world..

Peace
zAr