Tides Of Memories

Posting after 7mths

2009-11-01T06:40:00.002+08:00

Long time didn't post anything...

Actually I doubt anyone would now still read my posting..but anyway I'll still post it...It's a form of channel where I can vent/release my feelings...

Doing my last nite shift on the island...& will be working till end of Nov 2009 then will move to another company...

Learnt a lot in PEC & especially with my current team..Will miss my team here...although not everyone in the team but can say at least 90% of them are good & hardworking...

I'll be moving on to a company where I'll be deployed in Jurong Island..I'll be looking after the safety department there just like a safety manager & I'll be doing things of what a safety officer or manager will doing...

Although the work responsibility and the salary doesn't really tally but I'm alright as I feel that I can make use of the opportunity to pick up the skill & knowledge of how I can manage the dept in the future.

The dept in this project is small & the workforce there will be less than 100 according to the Project Manager. I'll have MaConnell Dowell & Foaster Wheeler & Woley Parson above my company before anything reaches ExxonMobile...But I need to be on good terms with the above 2 main contrators.

Now apart from preparing myself for this new challenge, I'm also hoping my 2nd application to be a safety officer willl b a success...Once I get the registration, I can register for my Environmental Control Officer ( ECO ) thur NEA also...With these 2 registrations, I can bring more value to myself. I need to get myself a job with much higher pay so that I can pay off lots of things...Debts especially...& lastly getting more savings so that I can get marry and settle down peacefully together with my gal & mum....

With all the finanical issues, I sometimes really can't hold on with it...I really hate myself for being so naive in the past and got cheated by that BITCH!!! Bcos of her, landed myself with all these debts..thanks for my parents for there helping me since then...I just wanna be debt free and be able to start over again...I felt very bad with all these debts clinging onto me for so long...

Seeing friends around me getting settling down 1 by 1...If not becos of her, I would have done so maybe last year or maybe this year...but anyway...things happened for a reason...bcos of her, I also love my parents even more..For I know that they won't hurt me for I'm their son..Even they like to nag but they'll still help me...Thanks....I wanna get my registrations and get a pay at least $6K ( my target ) where I can bring a better life to the ones with me now...

Crossing my fingers everyday and thanking those who have helped me deep down in my heart...Thanks...

Working in my job...

2009-04-16T11:27:00.002+08:00

After transferring to safety dept , I found new things to learn...

Construction Dept learnt all the planning, items for production , equipments , ISO Drawings...

In Safety , learn how to work safely in sites...what are the important safety measures in my current project...Not only safety issues, health & environment as well...

Went thru preparation for MOM audit for 2 weeks..then follow-up by internal audit..Learnt what are the documents relevant to audits where i can prepare for the future when i'm going to handle audits personally...

Handling 1 of the job site and need to be there ALL the time...but with so much work to be done in office , how to be at two places at 1 time? No matter how much we explained to the client's safety supervisor , he just dun understand..he jus said.."that's your problem"...

I enjoyed my job here...i used my diplomatic scolding on my workers ( Nag & Nag & Nag )...Befriend with them and just keep reminding them...soon they will listen to you...I dun like to scold them upside down but some of them ( Foremen ) are just doing the unsafe acts which the workers will see and learn...

Now I managed to convince my foremen...although they will put on their safety harness & chin-strap whenever i'm around but they will remove chin-strap whenever i'm not around..but i'm happy tat they at least do it..i jus need to make sure they can do it without seeing me then do it...

Hopefully this project will end accordingly ( By Sept ) but i doubt so...haha...Once this project ends , I can move onto another job site & hopefully i can move up in position.

I hope i can successfully register as a MOM safety officer by the time I complete my Environmental Control Officer in Jul...then with both these important registrations , I can move up to a Manager Level...& my salary will increase as well....

Solar Eclipse on the First Day of Lunar New Yr!!!

2009-01-27T15:00:00.003+08:00

According to the professionals, the solar eclipse will always occur on the 1st day of the CNY. It's also known as the 天狗食日.

As for this year, we are quite lucky to view this in SEA...the next eclipse will on the 15th Day of CNY..but it'll not be an obivious one...

Posted some pics taken from the internet regarding the Solar Eclipse...

Introducing my small coke collections...

2009-01-16T21:01:00.007+08:00

Started my coke collections few years back...Whenever I hear someone going overseas, I'll b thick-skinned & ask him/her if she can bring back some nice coke cans/bottles back for me..hehe..

Now all these coke cans/bottles have been placed in te cabinet...

Whole Shelf of Coke....

Top 2 shelves of coke.....

Bottom 2 shelves...

Some "bottle" on top of the shelf...

Coke glasses introduced by Macdonald...

Some coke accessories...

I'll slowly expand this collection but it will take quite some time...haha

Funny Family...

2009-01-14T00:46:00.002+08:00

Picked Venes up from airport...Got shoo by te CISCO police many times from the pick up point...Te most "remarkable" sentence given by 1 of them to me was, " Sir,this is a zig-zag line"....Dotz..I just parked my car less than a min...Jus give me a bit more of time lar...haiz~~~

Nevermind..Finally left airport with Venes..Welcome Home! Sent her back and picking her family up & returning back to te airport...'Cause they r going to Korea!!! SnoW!!! Never experience snow mah...but for Venes...haha..she's not very fascinated by te snow lor..haha

Her family is a funny one...Loves to take pics...Whenever te elder sis saw me pointing te camera @ them, she will quickly gives tat V-Sign...And te younger sis & Venes will quickly pose also..As for their mum, even BEST! Will sqeeze in between to fight for a place..haha...

Helped them with their pics taking @ te departure gates...Hugs everywhere...How i wish i can hide in their pocket & go pass te gate as well...haha...

Ok lar...sleeping time...*yawnz*

Red Cliff 2...Must watch..Dun miss it!!!

2009-01-11T18:44:00.000+08:00

Went JP to watch Red Cliff 2...Finally it's showing here after te part 1...Should watch..Nice show..I'll go get its DVD next time..hehe

Finally got my MSN LIVE MESSENGER installed !!! yeah...finally can use msn with my laptop's webcam..haha

Able to web-chat..anyone?? haha..stupid of me...

Venes will b back on 13th..Poorthing..Sick over @ NY now..but it's snowing now..

One day i'll want to visit a country where there's snow..but won't b so soon...

Still sick these few days..start wif sore-throat..then "welcome" running nose...now block-nose decided to join in the fun also..GD thing tha their best friend, FEVER not in town...haha

Thanks 2008...Hello 2009!

2008-12-31T22:34:00.002+08:00

2008 have been a roller coaster ride for me...Jan to Dec...Finally have reached the stop..

2009..I wish for a smooth-sailing year for me & those around me...

Wish for....

1) Good health to my parents and people around me...

2) Get my Safety Certificate register thru MOM..help me to get a better position in my career.

3) Wants to be debts free by year end...I'll try my best...

4) Wants to improve in my bowling..Wan to be better..like what Jeremy have said,"Once u start your 1st game, must tell urself that u must win."

5) Hopes for a better year in my love life....too much wounds...torn & exhausted....Recharging now...Still believe there's true love..just need to keep searching bah~~~

Usually i'll b out there by now...BUT till now,I've yet to decide where to go..probably just stay at home and relax...

Or go hve my drink at Liquid Kitchen? Bowling till morning again? I really dun know...

Dun wanna go squeeze around in those clubbing places..kinda sick of those places...Had too much of those in the past...Now prefer chilling area..

Lets say gdbye to 2008 and lets welcome 2009!

Thanks 2008 and I'm here waiting for you...2009!

Looking forward to nothing........

2008-12-18T20:12:00.002+08:00

Another day....over-slept once more...Alarm? It rang but i shut it off and dozed off again.....

The next moment was an hr lata..Damned it! Rushed like hell...Argh~~~~~~

Took the 740am ferry & was late for work about 20mins....What a way to start a day ya~~~~

Everthing as per normal...no ups or downs...till the afternoon....

Found something brown crawling on my desk....picked it up using my documents..Went to show Ah Sam, it's a BED-BUG!!!!!!!!! This insect has made its way to our office??? From the workers dorm and to office? OMG!!!!

Kept it in a transparent container and wanted to show our RSO...About an hr lata, an other was found crawling on my Chinese colleague's uniform.....

Caught itand placed it together with the previous one...Immediately,we saw them mate!!! So desperate!!!! Imagine these two bugs are in ur house...I can't imagine how much damage they can do on u....

I believed my SHE Manager have brought this matter to our Site Manager and made known to our client. I seriously think we should do a MASS CLEANING in our site office......

Knocked off at 7pm...Now blogging in Liquid Kitchen ( Bt Timah ) and drinking my Erdinger...

Never expect i'll b here alone...drinking and surfing ya? Just felt abit down ever since tat day....

Takes time to heal...but i really hope tat everything will just go back to normal...just like in the past....lovingly...Misses those days......

Birthday have just been over...What's coming next??

2008-12-15T15:49:00.002+08:00

Birthday had passed.....next yr then....alone or with my loved ones...

Thanks my frens & colleagues to celebrate with me..

Thanks Kenny & Shirylnn for your WONDERFUL present....

Thanks Sista ( Chris ) for your wishes...all the way from the states!!!

Thanks Xinyi to go accompany for a drink during my last hr of my birthday....

Thanks Liquid Kitchen (BT Timah Branch ) to sing a birthday song and with 2 cheesecakes for me....

Thanks my bowling khakis to bowl with me thru the sat midnite to sun morning...although i know they r much very willing to do so....

Thanks my parents for being to forgiving....

Thanks to those who still remember me & wish me HAPPY BIRTHDAY thru sms...

Those who didn't...it's ok..I can understand your busy schedules for i'm not able to remember all my friends birthday as well....

As you are growing..birthday is just like any other days in the whole year...You dun really look forward to it anymore...

Now i'm finally 28....what's installed for me in yr 2009? I really dun know...hope for more gd than bad ya.....

Had a terrible 2008 but i didn't regret the days after March tilll now....been so lovely and wonderful...Thanks...

Precious Moments with Baby~~~

2008-08-05T02:27:00.003+08:00

Managed to redeem a 1 nite stay voucher from M1...Then get to spend it with Cindy for our 3rd Mth anniversary....

Glad that you like it...& VERY VERY thanks for your LOVELY gift!!!!!!

Hope that we'll have more of these monthly anniversaries to celebrate together even it's just a simple cake or dinner...Most important is to celebrate with you...

Lots of Love~~~~ from SP ( Cube )......

Some new pics with a little updates~~~~

2008-07-26T17:40:00.006+08:00

Photos done up with photoshop...Still trying to learn and use it like a pro..haha~~~

With our FiFi...

2nd Mth Anniversary....Had a gd dinner @ Bugis V8 Cafe...

Trying to make it look romantic...Sunrise taken @ East Coast when i'm still in Green...

Some changes in me within this 1 year....Hoping for better things to come in the later stage..

Thanks for being b my side...My friends..Family...& Baby~~~Dun noe y suddenly being so emo...Hehe~~

Jus reached hm from work...now going out to pick Cindy from work then go for swim...need to work out liao...putting on alot of weight ever since i'm out of the "jungle"....

Will be meeting Kenny & Shirlynn for dinner tml...Miss you guys~~~~

Waiting to meet my Sec Sch buddies also.....

Sorry to ALL my frens that i dun hve time for you lately...too busy with work...Working OT everyday..even on Sat...debt clearing year..****Opps****

Update again when i'm free....Ciao~~~~~

Sad events~~~

2008-07-25T02:25:00.000+08:00

Something happened in my office today...

My Chinese foreman was caught by 1 of my manager for not wearing ear-plugs while working in the fabshop. I agree that he’s at wrong for not following the safety rules. But i felt very upset when i saw how my manager reprimand him sarcastically.

The reason given by my foreman was that he had ear infection for the past few days so he can’t put on his ear-plug. Then came the tsunami....

Manager : “ your head also got problem ar?? “ Don’t know how to follow instructions? “
Foreman : “ Yes, Yes, Yes” ( apologising with smile on his face )....
Manager : “ You go see a doc and check your ears and check your head also.”
Foreman : “ Yes, Yes, Yes” (still apologising with smile on his face )....
Manager : “Don’t come into my fabshop and get me into trouble...I get complain and you are happy is it?”
Foreman : “ Yes, Yes, Yes” (still apologising with smile on his face )....

I was there translating the situation to my safety who in turn wish to issue a warning but got scolded by my manager for just giving warning. She wants actions...probably some form of demerit points...

Can’t we educate them by scolding them based on the problem and not sarcastically? I felt pain in my heart..These men came all the way here to work for their family...i know these Chinese always have problems in following rules and we want to prevent them from getting into accidents but we still should educate them as humans and not any lowly form of human beings...

Talk to them..reason with them..remind them...BUT if they are still not obeying, just demerit them or deduct their pay...& not being so sarcastic...This is how i felt but i’m not saying my manager was wrong but maybe we still can improve on our communication plus reprimanding skills.....

~DiSappOintmEnT bUt SweeTneSS foUnD~~

2008-07-10T13:28:00.003+08:00

Finally get some time off to do updates of my life lately....

Just being simply tired from work...Doing as much OT as possible...Tough year ahead of me with lots of things to clear...Thanks Baby to keep by my side and supporting me and walk me thru the grouchy times of me...

Still as happy and loving as before..though went thru abit of bums in the process...BUT we are doing GOOD!!!!!

Had this taken about 2 mths back...will post some our pics soon (",)

Had some heated arguments with a friend...Although now is over but we’ve seen and had enough of him...

Went for photo-shoot ( Make-over ) last Sun. I somehow got chosen from a questionnaire and get to have a 2hr photo-shoot. Just provide feed-backs and i’ll get 2 complimentary photos from my shoot. Quite happy and i brought Cindy with me...But it turned out....Sucky~~~~

Got make-up artist and costumes for us to choose and the shoot was fun and the photos were not bad..some were nice.. Then we were brought to another room and was briefed by one of their staff..

He used photoshop program to edit and merged some photos to show us. Then we realised that they are promoting photo-albums with packages. Free 1 photoshoot per year, 1 free event shoot every 3 years, 2 free make-over sessions every year and etc...But price is $2988!!!

I’m not the type of person who will spend so much in taking pics...if i wan and got time,i’ll invest in a good camera as i always wish to have and to edit by using photoshop. If i pay that amount, then 1 day,your shop got closed down..who do i turn to?

When we rejected the offer, that guy turn abit sarcastic and we didn’t get to choose the 2 best photos from the 50-shots. Bad huh~~~~Damned terrible attitude...No offence but most of them are our "neighbours"....

After we left the studio, just so “lucky” that we bummed into the parking attendants..and 1 of them just left my car..and i got a “$20 gift” from them...Sickening....As told by the studio,that the whole session will be 2hrs so my coupons were torn accordingly..then i got this “gift”.....

So whoever reads my post...this studio is situated in Hong Kong St ( Near Boat Quay )..It’s near the junction of the street...Wanna know more? I’m glad to let you know in details PRIVATELY........

*humph*~~~~~~~~~~Angry~~~~~~

PS: I'll post the TWO photos when i'm free @ home...as i'm posting this in Mac..After my course,had my lunch 1st b4 heading back to office..Hehe~~~~

Feels gOOd~~~~~

2008-05-06T23:19:00.003+08:00

Feels happy and fortunate to have CnDy to walk with me and be with me...Thanks Baby for allowing me to walk with you side by side....

Attended a 1 day course today at my company's training centre..passed the test and got myself a card which allows me to be in the oil refinery...

Overall, had a nice but tiring day...Tomorrow is there waiting for me........

A brand new day~~~~

2008-05-06T00:16:00.002+08:00

First day at work....New environment..So lost....

Had my orientation by the HR...got my access card and my fingerprint scanned...

Received my PPE ( Personal Protective Equipment ) then reported to my department...

Spoke to my site admin ( Rocky )...then went around to be introduced but till the end of the day,i can only remember a couple of names...

Given 3 stack of files concerning the project which they are busy with now...to read and understand the roles & responsiblities between the company and the contractor ( us ).

The files are so thick which left my head spinning...and i don't have my own desk yet...so lost~~~

Sudden feelings left me wondering if i'm doing the right by leaving the force..but i told myself that i was like a lost sheep when i first stepped into my camp...i've done it before and i'll be able to do it again...

New tasks and challenges are waiting ahead and i'm waiting to meet them but not all come to me at 1 time...hehe~~~

Problems with computer but non with life~~~

2008-04-26T17:10:00.002+08:00

So much problems after changing a new notebook...

Can't launch the MSN Messenger....Die lar...Asking me ( a computer idiot ) to solve all these???

Sent mails to Acer Technical Dept but just tried their method...but still no use...Help~~~~~

Decided to activate my replacement car 2 days ago...The company sent the car to my door-step...so nice of them...

It's a Subaru Wagon..1600cc and seems to be more spacious than mine...hermm....

Now still deciding whether to continue the rental till my car is ready on the 23rd of May...long wait leh...It's additional $67/day...though i can pass the invoice to the insurance company to claim on the opposite party...

Recently played well in bowling especially when the center have changed all the pins into branded NEW....looks good and feels good~~~

Getting on well with baobei...feels good to have her in my life and i hope she will have the same feelings as me...*hugz*

Got Employed~~~~

2008-04-14T12:19:00.002+08:00

Hurray!!! I got employed by one of the engineering company ( can't state the name ). It's a major company...But i'm not working as a safety officer..but as a Field Supervisor...Sounds like very BIG ya...Haha..

A little pay cut but it's ok...look far and i can see LIGHT!!! haha~~~~

Didn't had a great morning..Woke up with running nose and a sore throat...

Feels abit sucky with that nose keeps "running" away from my face...And that throat keeps using its "torns" to prick on my throat...Yeeee~~~~~

Just reached home...going out to meet my precious one...Miz her..though it's just a night apart...

New Gadgets..New Life..New Directions..

2008-04-11T19:03:00.003+08:00

Got a call from the company after my interview few days back...

I was offered a price but i re-offered a price and wait for their reply next Mon. If get this job,life will be GREAT! It shall be a new experience and as a SAFETY OFFICER on Pulau Bukom ( Shell Oil Refinery ), i can learn lots of things there. Most impt is, my dad is there as well...Haha..

Lunch and knocking off together...taking the same ferry almost everyday...kinda interesting ya....

As for the gadget, just got myself a new laptop ( Acer )...Looks stylish and seems very user friendly..i went on installment...Didn't wanna burn my wallet for the time being...No pay for this month as this is going to be my LAST month in the SAF. I'll be known as MR JOSEPH from 1st May onwards...Haha...Looking forward to new changes and i'll adapt to it ASAP!!!

Directions....hermmm...New job,new environment,new colleagues and almost everything is new to me once i step out of the "jungle"....Good thing is that i have a bunch of friends to support me..My parents ( especially )..greatly indebted to them...My new precious one...Can't hope for more already...Just hope that i won't fail them this time...

Goodbye old days...WELCOME new days....

So HaPpEnInG.....

2008-04-07T02:28:00.006+08:00

Mths had past...Things hve changed...And it's ALOT of changes...

Learnt new lessons of life and gained alot in those costly experiences..

Felt relieved though it've ended but the burden will be on me for the time being..

New flowers hve bloomed and grasses hve grown in the field..

Everyday is a learning day and i'm glad that i've went thru the bad times and welcoming the good times..

Hard times may be tough but it shall not pull me down..

Found my new love, leaving the organisation on the end of April, re-establish good relationship with my parents and friends..

Had a serious car accident last tuesday..front of my car was wrecked..both airbags were deployed..collided with a van..I was travelling on the main road but can't brake in time when a van made its right turn at the traffic junction..It was green in my direction but now the case is under traffic police investigation..Wonder how will it settled..

Car is now at Subaru's Service Centre..waiting for the insurance company's surveyor to access my damage then i'll be notified of the number of days for its "hospitalization"....By looking at it,i think the fastest will be at least 3 weeks...longest might be 1 & a mth...Haiz~~~~

Before Crash...Pic 1...

Before Crash....Pic 2....

After Crash....Pic 1....

After Crash.....Pic 2........

Good thing is that no one was badly hurt in this accident..if not,the result will be a tragic....

Long Weekends

2006-12-29T14:47:00.000+08:00

Two long weekends in a row for this week...Christmas & New Year!!!

Recently,the Taiwan's Earthquake on the 26th Dec ( 2 yrs ago was Tsunami ), measuring a 6.2 or 6.7 damaged the underwater internet cables which is affecting the whole of Asia Pacific region...This problem is going to last for a GOOD 3 weeks...

Downloading,surfing from US sites or Taiwan sites also got problems....Haiz....

I'll b going to Genting tml morning....this will be my 1st time driving up to Genting...though i'm abit nervous but i think it should be ok. I have maps with me & i've asked many friends on the process...On top of that,i'll be travelling up with my Enick's car...At least got some company..Haha...

Not much pictures to load also...See when got time,i'll load more pictures...hehe

Merry Christmas & a HAPPY NEW YEAR to all!!!!!!

A long drive....

2006-12-09T22:51:00.000+08:00

Today was my FIRST experience to malacca by DRIVING!!! I left house at around 845am and went to pick Cheryl...Then went West Mall's Burger King to buy our breakfast...Made our way to TUAS 2nd Link.

Drove at a speed of 130-140km/hr once i passed the Malaysia's custom...The speed limit was 110km/hr...Somewhere near mid-way,we hit a road-block...i was told that i was caught speeding at 131km/hr & he showed me his clip-board...showing my number plate & speed....I was curious of how the police got my speed...I asked the cop how to settle...He said, "i can issue you a summon if you want, but you can settle it with 50RM on the spot. " i told him that i'll settle it on the spot & he just slipped his clip-board thru my window & allow me to place the money underneath his papers. After i made the payment,he still said THANK YOU....What a funny place yea?? Corrupted!!!

Anyway,i finally made my way to Malacca's toll station. Heard from friends that travelling on the North/South Highway is very expensive,you won't know till you try it yourself. I have to pay 24.30RM for the trip ( excluding charges from custom onwards? ) I'll have to pay 8.40RM at the custom 1st, 3.10RM for travelling towards KL direction & finally pay that 23.40RM at Malacca's toll station. All these fee will be charged AGAIN on my way back to singapore later...so EXPENSIVE!!!!!

Took 1 hour & 45 mins to reach Malacca's Toll Station from 2nd link....Should be ok bah~~~~

Went to the biggest shopping centre in the Malacca Town...There's 2 shopping mall together..Very Big & LOTS of things to buy...Cheryl bought ALOT of clothes anda pair of shoes. I just see see look look....abit tired after the long drive...

Walk around & eat in the town...& left Malacca at 745pm..Reached the Malacca's Toll Station at 8pm...Made the same amount of payments...It was very dark along the way back..no street lamps..you can only see headlights from oncoming vehicles...Alot of cars were speeding ( at a HIGH speed )..i was driving at 130-150km/hr...i believe those who overtook me were travelling at at least 160-190km/hr...
Road ahead of me was quite empty for i'm on the outer lane. Cars will let high speed vehicles to pass when they see them coming...i supposed those drivers thought that i'm driving very fast....But nevermind...since i was given that chance,i did a CRAZY thing...I floored my accelerator...i hit 190km/hr!!!!! It was totally awesome!!! But i can feel the steering wheel being very light & i have to grab the wheels very tightly...Cheryl took a video clip of my speedometer increasing from 160km/hr to 190+km/hr...

Real crazy stuff!!!!

What a beautiful week....

2006-12-06T17:51:00.000+08:00

Long time didn't blog liao...No time to blog for the past week as everyone in camp is busy with PBH ( Planning Before Hostility ).

Now i'm on leave for the whole week till thurs...Last Mon was my league...I scored 4pts out of 4pts. Even before the start of the game,we've already lost 108pts in terms of opponents' handicaps. We only start with a total of 17pts ( Handicaps ). Overall,we won the opponents with 13pts over 7pts. I hope our team can push up to a better position ( Hopefully 8th position )...currently we're 12th & we lost to the 11th & 10th by 1pt respectively....

After this week,i'll be busy again for the next 2 weeks before i can have a LONG break again..Haha......

Cohesion activities

2006-11-17T16:50:00.000+08:00

It's has been a period ever since my last post...

Been busy lately...with work & work & still work....Need to handle problems given by my guys & bosses...haiz....

Finally got a breathing time at Sentosa today. Though we wasn't really keen in such an activity but we did have a great time together especially with our new counterparts ( 6 SIR snipers ).

Drinking beer in water...hermmm~~~~

With a few of my guys....

Playful Stanley,myself & James ( Wat r u doing with ur hands?? )

Played volleyball,swim in the sea,watch babes ( Though not many..haha ) & finally celebrated those whose birthday fall in the month of Nov & Dec ( which included me )...

Birthday Boys squatting on the stage.....with me pressing down Stanley's head..hahaha

Group photo with two other branches who happened to be at the same place....

Now my whole body is burning as i didn't apply any sun-block lotion...i'm expecting sun-burnt & skin start to peel in a couple of days time....

Nothing but documents

2006-11-01T23:35:00.000+08:00

Nothing but documents from the moment i woke up...

Busy with doing of the lesson plans & administrative instructions for next Mon range. Thought that everything was done & in place but not until my boss see it for the 2nd time..So much to change lor...Font size, spacings & missing annexes....

This is not an easy job..you know? I create a lesson plan from scratch...Though the copy was retrieved from the intranet but the format was different. I have to change it to SAF writing format. My boss only know how to ask me...How come your lesson plan is different from ours? How come your lesson plan got these annexes? Where you got these info? Who actually approved these lesson plans in the intranet? HOW WOULD I KNOW????

I've NEVER do lesson plans before lor...How would i know theirs is so much different from yours? Apart from the lesson plan,i still need to amend the administrative instruction lor...How to remember so much??? They really think i'm superman ar?? Luckily i got help from the two officers...got the missing annexes from them...

All these paperwork left me busy & hungry from 2pm till just now ( 1015pm )!!!!! Really killing me...My patience also wearing out while doing the documents...Sianz....

No worries

2006-10-24T22:00:00.000+08:00

Back from NUH...Doc say no fracture or crack after viewing my x-ray..It could be just a ligament or muscle strain or slight injury which lead to the swell...I don't need any follow up unless the swell don't subside or it become worse with lines or redness around my finger...

( My tagging on my wrist while sitting in the observation bay )

Met an old time friend..a younger sister of my junior...She's Shu Ting...It has been many years & the last met-up was when she's still in sec 3...a good 7 - 8 yrs ago...she's now working in NUH as a nurse...Meeting old friends & new people is such a wonderful thing....

Injuried Finger

2006-10-24T17:37:00.000+08:00

Went bowling last nite..started early so that we can end early..but we still end around 2am..haha...

Got my left middle finger injuried...i was cleaning my spare ball on the rack ( the 1 on the platform ) & i was chatting with my friend & i forgot that his ball is rolling back from the machine..my left hand was facing the direction which the ball will be coming out from the machine & it rolled out & hit my middle finger...since my fingers were on my ball when the ball hit me,thus my finger was like been sadwiched by two bowling balls ( 14lbs each ) lor....

The difference in two fingers....

turned Black liao..as blood was cloated at the tip...

Anyway,me going to A & E to check it out liao..likely will be asked to an x-ray...& releasing the blood? hermm...i wonder........

Updated report of the fire....haha

2006-10-18T21:06:00.000+08:00

Updates from yesterday's fire....

Seems to be better though smoke still can be seen beyond the canopy..We carried on as routine..
Within the chambers,we were surrounded by smoke & ashes from the burnt trees...But it was still ok..visiblity was fine...Around 1030am, things got worse...all 3 chambers were smoky and it's raining ashes...

A huge column of smoke can be seen on our right...probably 300m away from us on the reverse side of the other slope..It seems that fire have spread from a knoll to the other...The fire-fighters left the range this morning around 8am...and they were called in again 2hrs plus later..
Heard from the range warden that the fire-fighters have found the source & it's a concentrated location but they need to cut thru the perimeter fence in order to get to the spot.

Meanwhile,we saw more fire-engines,red rhino and a water tank was called in for action...i was telling my officers that they are lucky to serve NS in army rather than in civil defence..if not they will doing that now..haha...

By the time we left the range ( 1pm ), since we can't shoot...the whole range was smoky also..we can see that the slope is being engulfed by the flames...Looks like we are contributing to the haze problem too...haha

see that dense black smoke???

Got worse..you can be choked by the ashes within the chambers....

Seen it for 1st time!

2006-10-17T23:23:00.000+08:00

Haze have been a problem for quite some time already & it's not getting any better..

Today was the 1st day of range & i was greeted by a burnt slope at the butt area..heard from the range warden that there was a fire last evening ( 7pm ) and it was only put out around 4am this morning by the firemen...The cause was by the pesterminators where they trying to destroy the bee hive with flames and the trees caught fire...
Initially was just a small fire but while waiting for the fire-fighters to arrive ( 40mins later ),the fire spreaded...

Later in the afternoon,around 245pm, when we were in the mist of conducting the test,the range warden suddenly ran out of the control room...We were left wondering what happened...
I stepped out of the control room then realise there's a fire at the butt area...But on closer look then realised that it's from the same slope but this time round was on the reverse side...
We see that the fire spreaded from right to left & back to right again....Though we cant see much but dense smoke...But once awhile flames can be seen from the trees canopy...It MUST be a huge fire back down there lor....

With the fire,the fire-fighters were called in again & after they have accessed the situation,there's nothin much they can do..more reinforcement was called in...Police came too...The training dept from G6 Army was there also...
What i heard was that the fire-fighters are trying to find ways to reach the flames on the reverse slope but there isn't any trail,footpath or road which any vehicle can travel except by foot...BUT it's very challenging for them to fight the fire...

As we were unable to carry on the shooting,we have to leave..by the time i left ( 7pm )..the fire engines were making their way to the butt area..but i don't know what's happening there lor...
I'll update more tomorrow when i come back home after tomorrow's shoot ( wonder is the range will still be there after that forest fire? ).......Hehe

Dense smoke in the far right....

Sky was made even more grey & smoky then normal......

Longtime No see

2006-10-15T18:13:00.000+08:00

Meet up a LONG TIME fren online....she's Xiuyi...she's my junior once in the sec sch time...The world is just so small..Happened to see a nick & i clicked on her & chatted all the way....

As we chatted more,then we realised that we know each other...Haha....
Anyway,meeting her for a movie & dinner liao....time to meet up with my old friends....

Cheers!!!! Felt kinda happy....hehehe

Hell week

2006-10-11T19:05:00.000+08:00

This week was full of work..Tons of them....It's our annual Logistic check ( LRI )...sianz....
Busy with all the preparations in getting all stores in place & paperworks in system...kinda last minute work...haha....

No lar...the system is there since many years back but got shortfall in equipments & some figures are not accounted for yet....

Been to the Simply Bread shop at Fifth Ave around 4 times BUT just couldn't get my STICKY BUN...It's a Cinnamon bun...very sweet & a bit sticky lor...but i kinda like it when Steff introduced this to us few months back...Today,i FINALLY got it..so i bought 2 & enjoy it the whole afternoon....Hahaha

Yummy...Yummy!!!!

Bad Environment EQUALS to Bad Health

2006-10-07T20:00:00.000+08:00

For the past few days,a thin layer of haze & some burnt smell is within the air...This due to the indonesian buring down the forest to open up more land for cultivation & to make the land more fertile ( i'm not sure about fertility )...hermm...

Today's highest PSI shot up to 130...Low visibilty and alot of people getting sick also...

Went to temple with mum in Toa Payoh then went to my aunt's house to visit my cousin's youngest daughter (Xiang Ting)..She got herself injuried few days back..Her dad accidentally left a penknife on the table and she told it and played with it....She got her little finger cut with alot of blood...My cousin brought her to the clinic but the doc said the cut was quite deep..need to send to KK Hospital..She had stitches & the doc said one of her muscle or ligament was torn so they have to operate on her & sewed it back...And little gal's hand is wrapped up like a boxing glove..Haha...But felt heartpain...
Though she's got her hand bandaged,she still played like a mad gal with her bro (Jun Jie)..

Jun Jie.....Very Hyper and handsome little chap!

Xiang Ting...The sweet little gal BUT can be MORE hyper than her bro.

My cousin with her precious little one....

Ting ar....WHERE are you looking at???

Scored!!!!

2006-10-02T23:17:00.000+08:00

Rushed down to CDANS for my Monday league...Almost couldn't make it on time,which it started at 2000hrs...

I was very tired the whole day as i was facing the computer since morning in the office till around 4pm...then went to my bunk to sleep awhile..I set the alarm at 615pm BUT i shut it off when it rang...The next moment i woke up was 720pm...OH NO!!!!

Scrambled like a crazy guy & sped all the way to bukit gombak from East Coast...Haha..Luckily NO traffic police lor..

Went down to league & jus in time...Did well personnally! Pocketed 3 points out of 4 points...BUT my teammates just not lucky enough to win their opponents...Total only grabbed 7points & opposition got 13points...Haiz...

Back for good

2006-09-28T09:40:00.000+08:00

Finally completed the graduation march of 32km under 6hrs ( Completed in 5hrs 10mins ). The walk started at 10pm on Tuesday night & end around 615am on Wednesday. In between the 32km march,we still need to go thru 8 test stations to test our combat skills on weapons,equipments,river-crossing & etc. It's really very tiring....

Went thru the badge presentation ceremony yesterday morning after the last station ( Range )
The Combat Skill Badge ( top: No.3 Uniform / bottom: No.4 Uniform )

And now got my 1st badge on my uniform....Happy!

Went back camp to settle my weapons & applied for off day for today..so that i can sleep thru the night...

Now my whole body is aching..The knees are ok..but the lower back is aching lor...i think i'll only fully recover after tomorrow bah....

Bowling is in my blood

2006-09-24T20:14:00.000+08:00

Taken with a stack of bowling balls again...hehe

Taken with my "Guardless" master ( Stephen )

Stack of bowling balls....

At the end of the game...taken with the pins...haha

1st phase cleared & now going 2nd phase...

2006-09-23T11:13:00.000+08:00

Went through the 10km run on the 1st day of course & passed under 60mins ( Test requirement is 65mins )..Got my navigation detail at night..Paired up with SSG Bernard ( BMTC ) & Wei Xiong ( SISPEC ).

The world is just so small..SSG Bernard is 1WO Eng Chin Teck ( My EX RSM )'s company csm in BMTC ( Leopard Coy ) & Wei Xiong was my last mono's section commander when i was a platoon sergeant back in 1 Guards...Nice working with them for this navigation..

SSG Bernard , Myself & Wei Xiong = C05 ( Team Callsign )

The day checkpoint was alright as i gave the general bearing & with Wei Xiong's local knowledge & SSG's role as a camel ( Carrying the signal set ) we cleared the 3 Day & 1 log point the fastest..
We waited anxiously for the night checkpoint & finally revealed to us...
Damned it! The checkpoint is all the way to the corner of the navigation area & our end point is the right in the middle...

My last day checkpoint before going to Day End-point.

From our night despatch point to night check-point was about 1.1km BUT it's very difficult to walk & bashed through the vegetation in a no lighting & very dark condition..After that,we still need to make our way back to end point which is about another 1.2km....TOUGH!!!!

To cut short everything,i managed to get to there & back to end point before the cut-off timing...After all the hard work & effort,we finally reached back camp & returned stores & by the time i laid on my bed was 2am...

Just now went for a FULL breakfast before going back home...Must rest & recovery now for my 32km route march next Tue night....Cross fingers..

2 EGG prata , 1 Kosong Parata & an ICE-Milo

Tiring & Don't feel good....

2006-09-20T21:02:00.000+08:00

Been a week where i last posted an entry lor..nothing much to highlight also..Life was as usual...But as 21st Sept is drawing nearer & nearer,my mood starts to swing alot more than before..

Tomorrow will going for my Combat Skilled Badge ( CSB ) course till next wed...Tomorrow i'll be doing a 10km run under 65mins, Fri will be doing a close-terrain navigation in Lower Mandai & next Tue night @ 10pm will be walking a 32km route march ( At every 4km will have to go through a test station & @ 24km will do a river-crossing ). This's my 2nd attempt already. The previous ( last March ) course,i couldn't complete the navigation with a swollen left knee..After that incident,my superiors have been asking me to complete it once again BUT i have to pass it this time. I felt all this pressure within me & it all started to build up since Aug.

Hope everything will be smooth for me this time...i don't want to go back to explain to people again...Hate that feeling...REALLY feel sianz about this organisation ( maybe it's because of this incident bah )...

I'm now looking into other opportunities in venturing if i 'm given my 2nd term contract ( 4yrs later )...hermmm....Road ahead seems abit unsure lately....

Can't wait to be @ hm from work....

2006-09-11T17:27:00.000+08:00

Finally back into my den...Facing my com & surfing all the way...Hahaha~~~

Took this photo of a slacking cat in my camp's canteen SECRETLY.....I'm not suppose to take photos in camp with my handphone because it's against the SAF security issue....BUT for what purpose i would want to sell camp's security info to terrorist?? Must be crazy right??

Cat's sleeping in a VERY wierd BUT relaxing style!

Going for my Monday bowling league again..hope this time will be able to pocket more points than last week bah~~~
Tomorrow will be going outfield again...feed mosquitoes again...hahaha~~~

A simple game?

2006-09-11T00:10:00.000+08:00

Thought that today's Single's Bowling Championship could be within the top 20 BUT haiz......
Most of the CDAN's season bowlers came today..which mean i won't stand any much chance liao..

My scores are as follows ( 181 , 113, 179, 188)...The lane went dry quickly so my 2nd game's score dropped like the sky have fallen onto me..haha...Lucky,3rd game changed another ball to play...managed to pull the score & last game was even better but was using my 1st ball ( Lane1).

Now post a photos of bowling balls which my friends & i've stacked up...haha

Our precious ones.......

Heated but SILLY argument

2006-09-08T18:42:00.000+08:00

Had a bad argument with Steff thru MSN...what else can we argue about? Same old issue...sianz...

Silly right? Actually just wanna msg her to take care as i saw her nick was DOWN WITH FLU...but end up with arguement...haiz....

Anyway..going out to practise my bowling now...throw everything down onto the lane & i'll be ok after that...haha

Finally Got my BROADBAND!

2006-09-06T16:22:00.000+08:00

The main characters r the 1st couple..the rest are just backdrop...haha

Wierdos???

5 of us since Sec 1.....Buddies...

Act Cool? Act Macho?.....I also dunnoe...haha

Group photo of the ROM @ the LEGENDS...

Finally got my broadband liao...haha...no need to go all the way to macdonald to surf liao...haha
i can also do posting of photos & downloading as MUCH as i want!

Tired this few days as not enough sleep..got lots of work to do & went alot of bowling...Doing free-hand now..after removing my guard,my aimming point is off & i need to recorrect my delieverying posture..
Almost sprained my wrist for the past 2 days..last night got a feel of the delieverying but the end result of the ball is not up to my expectations..hermm...

Nvm about that..i 'm going to post some photos now...haha..hope everything goes well...

Sad posting....

2006-09-02T18:21:00.000+08:00

Doing duty in camp now..just finished washing & polishing my car with James ( 1GDS Duty BOS )..2 duty sgt washing cars together in camp..TIme really flies!

Last night went bowling..purchased a new ball ( The best ball ever in the market now..Trade in with my old ball )..really performed very well but i still need plenty of practice..

On FM933 last night,heard a TRUE story which was sent in by different people on everyday..Last night was the last letter of the program..Very SAD & i almost cry hearing it..

It's about a young couple & the husband's mother ( who have been livin in kampong for many years & have just shifted in with the couple )...Quarrels between the mum & wife & caused the husband to be in a VERY difficult position..Slowly,it caused differences between the couple that they even sleep seperately..One day,the husband seems to be sick but the wife ignored him for she thought it was one of his tricks/ideas to coax her ( Used to be like that in the past )..
The wife realised she's pregeant after 1 very bad occasion when she vommited after she ate the mum-in-law's cooking..the husband seems to be buying toys & gifts ALMOST everyday for the unborn child..To the wife,it's seems that he wants to touch her heart by doing that but she still ignored him.

1 Day,he heard her screaming & he rushed her to hospital immediately & saw her into the OT & waited patiently for her..He saw her being pushed out together with their new-borned baby boy..Wife touches his hands & smile,for she suddenly felt that he's really the best man she ever had & she have forgiven him..But soon after that,husband fainted..
Doctors said that he was in his final stage of Liver Cancer & it was made known to him 5mths ago..So when the husband was sick that time was REAL!
Wife rushed back home to went thru his computer & found that he had typed a document which contained more than 200 thousands worth of words for their child..Stating how much he love him & wife..Hoping that this document will be able to walk with him( boy )thru his growing-up..Problems encounter could be solved by answers from the documents..His GREATEST wish was to see him ( boy )to be borned & he was happy that it did happened..
Another document was meant for the wife..Reminding her of when to give the child the presents which he had pre-bought for him..& FINALLY telling her how much he loves her & apologised for the misundertandings in the past...

It's really very touching..i still have those sad feelings in me when i'm typing this post almost 21hrs later..

Cherish and treasure those with you for they might not be there for you always..

Labour Work..Sweet Results..Sad Ending...

2006-08-30T23:05:00.000+08:00

Tonight was the NDP Show Appreciation Dinner in my camp mess. Started the preparation since last Thursday. Shifting of everything within the mess & as well as outside of the eating area.

Decoration of the area & carrying of the props from the stores to the mess & shifting of ALL the furnitures plus game machines & pool-table are done by company ( BRC )...It's a REAL shitty work..Tasked to do such a major event with so little manpower BUT we still make things happened.

The decorations were FINALLY up & the whole mess was so BEAUTIFUL & COSY....Dim lightings with running lights...RED & WHITE balloons filled the whole mess & karaoke was set up also...If i was to do this just for my gf...i'm SURE she'll be pleased & happy BUT it's not my show..Hahaha~~~~~

Sad to say that, we'll be tearing down the decos tomorrow & shift all the stuff BACK into the mess...HARD & TOUGH on my company again...Haha...BUT we'll make things happen AGAIN!!!
NOTHING will fail us!

AHM plus WIERD dreams.....

2006-08-27T20:04:00.000+08:00

Had a very tiring start of the day...Woke up @ 545am & left house to pick Xinyi @ 615am then drove over to jurong east to pick my colleague @ 630am....to go where? AHM ( Army Half Marathon cum Benjamin Sheares Bridge Run...It's an annual event...Which will be packed with ten over thousands of people...Majority are from the SAF...

I supposed to be running the 21km as the previous years but this yr COA ( Chief of Army ) sent a direction down that whoever didn't run 15km with official timing will not be running the 21km. I think he's afraid that there'll be casualties or fatal incidents again..Collapse during runs,which happened quite a few during this yr. So as a result,my guys & i run the 10km & Xinyi run 6km with her company ( Transit-Link ).

It started all well but at the split point for 6km/10km ( seperate directions ),it started raining ( VERY heavily )...the 10km route is running towards the rain & all runners can see it coming is BUT unable to turn around & just ran into it..Haha~~...wat's the end result? WET! Wet from inside out...The rain didn't stop even when i reached the end point..that's a gd 20 plus mins...Called Xinyi when i crossed the finishing point,she's wet also...Soon after everything have ended,3 of us went back to my car & go home..Went for prata @ bukit batok with Xinyi before sending her home...Yummy~~~

Headed home straight after that,had a hot shower & a GOOD sleep which brought me all the way to 730pm...Haha~~~ Damned TIRED!

Now the funny thing was,i had a wierd dream! Chris!!! i dreamt of YOU!!!! In my dreams,it seems that San Deigo is just next door...All i need to do is to cross the custom..I was stopped @ the US Custom & i was scanned VERY thoroughly & they even stripped my LAPTOP!!! but in my dreams,that laptop was YOURS!!! The police officer said that certain parts are illegal & they stripped it & threw them on the ground & i have to picked them up & fixed it again..
Then i was allowed to pass & went on to another counter. I was introduced to the traffic rules! The officer showed me some diagrams & road signs & i FINALLY set foot in SAN DEIGO!

I looked around but i was sure where was i...i walked along the streets & seems to land myself in some industrial area..Saw a guy & chatted with him & he started talking about water treatment & he started showing me around & kept asking me questions as if i'm a student on an educational trip...Hahaha~~~
I called you then..& you seems that i'm joking with you that i'm REALLY in the states..then i told you a wierd road name & you said OK! Asked me to wait for you & you are on your way...Then i WOKE UP liao...Wierd right???

Basically,i'm just very tired now...physically & MENTALLY...haha~~~

Chris,HOPE everything is alright for you in your new estate, JACK, SAME goes to you in your MASTERS this semester...I think,if nothing goes wrong next year,i should be able to go over to pay you guys a visit...BUT no garantee okie? hehe~~~

Post for a GOOD / BAD friday

2006-08-26T16:00:00.000+08:00

Initially had a very good day from the moment i woke up 'cause i was looking forward to wkend.

Had a busy day yesterday,running around camp for the trainees & my own office jobs...Got "arrowed" by my 2IC in doing stuff...But i'm alright with that...Just wondering how come my company gets all the arrows from the HHQ ( Higher HQ )? Curently, my company only left with a few of us,from the initial strenght of 80+ pax to a now 30+ pax with the majority going to ORD soon..How can we managed so much stuff? So be it then....

Went out to meet Priscilla for a drink..suppose to meet @ 10pm @ Kovan MRT but she was delayed & only arrived at around 1045pm..it's alright...I was very much occupied by my mum & dad over the phone while waiting for her...Had a heated argument with my mum over the phone...

Initially,i just wanna called home & check if she have reached home after work & to let her know that i'll be home late so that she won't locked me out...But when i told her about my intending to pay Singnet for the late bills ( Due to a mystery person who used my name & IC to applied for a HP account 6yrs back ; details can be read from my previous post ), she started scolding me over the phone..i kept my cool & explained to her that i wanted to used Singnet as the other subscriber are much more expensive than Singnet..& if you need to use something & it happened to be spoilt,you'll need to repair it right? I think it's the same theory BUT she just don't agreed to it & she just keep yelling...I really have run out of patience & i just hung her up..NOT once but Twice..haha~~~

But i know it's not the end,she called again & started scolding me even more & she hung me up this time...Childish enough but that's my mum...haha~~ I know that my dad would call me & REALLY soon enough,he called & started the same old theory as hers...i repeated myself once more...but then i told him to let her know what's my intention & why i was so angry as i was talking to her nicely from the start & there's isn't a need for her to shout at me from the start to the end...While later,my mum called & talked to me nicely & i did the same to her...& everything just seems to be erased from us...haha~~ That's us!

Finally,Priscilla came and she apologised...Pris~~I have never blamed you for being late,so NO worries yea! Drove her to ONE Rochester Park for a drink...Carpark was packed but managed to get a slot,the ambience there is SO NICE!!! Shirlynn & Bro,bring u guys there when all of us are free k? She had a Bailey's & i had a Hoegarden, sat till 1am & i sent her home..

Nice evening...Nice environment....Nice elements....Just NICE......

Ding Dong Bell....Turn OUT!!!!!!

2006-08-24T20:51:00.000+08:00

Been so tired recently...Not enough sleep...

Helping Ivan in his tasking & Alert Amber stuff...This Sun still have to run AHM 10KM....Booking in on Sat night...
Sianz....Just HOPE that this coming alert amber will not have any problems or recall...

Hope that the breathing period will be here soon....

Duty in camp

2006-08-22T22:30:00.000+08:00

Though i'm tired but happy with life now...But sometimes felt abit lost in life..lost my direction with work & life...
Now we are busy with Alert Amber duties in the end of Aug till mid-sept..then out-field exercise...will be kept busy till at least end of Oct..
Last wkend went party-world with my sec sch buddies BUT it's a pity that Yenling didn't join us..if not will be the 5 of us again! Sang from 2pm till 6pm..till my voice become hoarse..never sang for long & with a bunch of guys also..haha..pretty fun..Shouting & fooling around in the room..
Went back home after kalala...kinda tired...pack my stuff & went back camp to meet up with my guys for gaming...

Kinda got hook-on to warcraft...haha..but that's one form of entertainment we have in camp mah...Enjoy yea!

Bad Game played

2006-08-21T23:24:00.000+08:00

Played the mon league & my team only pocketed 6pts out of 20pts..the opponent is better than us alrite...
I could have pocket 3pts instead of only 1 pt now...if i don't miss my last spare in my last game..i would have won the last 2 games & my total pinfall will be more than my opponent...He only won by 4pinfalls in total..Damned it..

On duty tomorrow & i'm doing GCC cadre as well...sianz...They are having a 8km fast-march as early as 630am..wow..tat's VERY early lor...i should be in bed BUT yet i have to be there though my platoon enick told me that it's ok if i can't be there tomorrow...i think i better go there show show face ya...

Very tired..Very busy..Very Sianz..Something seems to be missing..I know what's that but don't know where,when & how to get it...

Slacking all the way

2006-08-19T18:01:00.000+08:00

Went bowling till 3am...came home with an aching knee & tired arm...Shower & slept till 3plus just now...Just a pig or a dead body soon...haha

Now i'm @ Lot 1's Mac...enjoying my Milkshake once again...Looking around & observing people...Quite relaxing though the surrounding is not as good as West Coast ( More Cosy )
See Young sch kid eating Mac alone & chatting his way on his hp..thinking back,how fortunate he is right now...i only start to own a pager on the 3rd of March in 97 ( Day where i submitted my application to SP after got my O'level )...My 1st hp was in Yr 2 poly....

Thinkin of eating sushi later but alone? neh...wait for shirlynn to join me then...Salmon Sashimi!! haha..Bro,too bad u prefer ur Maguro ( Tuna..Did i spell correctly )....

Work in the office is getting more & more hectic..Coming Mon will be attached for GCC ( Guards Conversion Course ) as trainer...On top of that,still need to prepare for Alert equipments,still got airforce open-house to look-after...

Busy Day

2006-08-17T22:17:00.000+08:00

Started buzzing around the camp like a buzzing bee since 8am till 5pm...Really like those Office Hours liao...

Busy with blackie's project lor...rushing to produce those contractors Scope of requirements documents where we can tally with the work done by the contractors..Then meet the contractors @ 2pm & debrief them with blackie..after that,went back to office & rush though the new documents again...

Just one word to describe my day...BUSY....haha

Can't wait for wkend to come...But i still dun hve plans for this wkend yet...wonder wat's in stall for me...

Wet Day

2006-08-16T00:07:00.000+08:00

Raining since early morning & lasted till late afternoon...Went to Choa Chu Kang Stadium to watch the 34th Boggars Cup ( SAF SAFSA vs POLICE CLUB ) Soccer...Boring enough to make me go bonkers as i'm not a soccer fan...End results was 1 - 4..SAF lost...
Not very much bothered by the score as everyone is more interested in leaving the stadium...Hahaha...

Went to meet Daphne for dinner..went Geylang for Dim Sum..Shirylnn & Bro,bring u guys there next time...Bought some home for mummy...so that she can have some as breakfast the next day..

Sent her home after went bugis collected her stuff..went home drop the food for mum & head back to camp...
Simple day but gd enough to make me so sleepy..haha

No good lar...

2006-08-13T19:52:00.000+08:00

Went to NCC attachment since fri night..Told to stay-in on fir night because it'll be a rush for my guys to come into PLC on sat morning @ 6am...
Reached the PLC guardroom at 2330hrs but entry was denied...the duty BOS said that we can't book in @ 2330hrs...but isn't 2359hrs the standard timing throughout the whole of SAF?? We got no camp pass also because the NCC side supposed to pass it to us on Fri night when we book in..

The sgt who's suppose to link-up with us told us that no accomodation for us...as the rooms were all filled unless we dun mind sleeping seperated...What bullshit is that man? That District commander also dun noe what's on his mind...Want us to come in early but no rooms for us?? Sianz.....

Work as bus IC from 7am till 1730hrs..Though we can leave by then...BUT was activated to be marshaller for their campfire @ night...Damned it...What's on that DC mind? Can't a pte or their CLT do the job instead of getting GUARDSMAN & somemore we are SGT...
Left PLC @ 2200hrs,after i got that HQ NCC Sgt to get his CLT to take over us..if not,i think we can onli leave @ 2300hrs liao...

Lots of problems....Searching for solutions....

2006-08-11T22:35:00.000+08:00

Haiz...till now i still can't post any photos unless i'm using online in someone's home ( ie:Shirlynn or Kenny )...if not,it'll will like now,my create folder won't have the icons for me to post any photos..

As Singnet won't b able to subscribe unless i make that payment ( $307.53 )which doesn't even belong to me! Now i'm looking at Starhub lor..Pacnet is too expensive..Wanna quickly settle this so that i can do all the surfing at home & not coming down to west coast mac everytime...unless i'm on my way hm or to camp lar..

Now i'm trying to use the photo bucket to keep my pics & see if i can upload them onto the blog...hope it can be done lor...if can't,then gotta ask kenny again..Sorry to disturb you,Bro!

Other than this internet,work has always been a problem for me...Finally NDP is over but we are being tasked to participate in this year's Airforce Open House..Today suppose to have a Live-Tasking in the airbase but was cancelled due to heavy rain..& Mon will have to do the make-up..In that case,we'll have to book-in camp on Sun night @ 10pm..But so much so,it happened to be 1 of my guy's birthday chalet,all of us will there..& this posed a BIG problem for us now...Damned it..seems like everything must have some sort of obstacles among them...

I wonder what else is in-store for me leh? I'm going to book-in to Pasir Laba Camp in a short while because tml got NCC's National Camp attachment..going to work till 6pm...provided we are not required for the camp fire in the night...Crossing my fingers....

Still got lots of things which i'm searching for an answer...Waiting for that answer...

Chris & Jack,so sad that the both of you have went back to US..Miz those crazy times,especially during the chalet...

Day after NDP

2006-08-10T23:56:00.000+08:00

Finally got my off day today after a long & tiring NDP...Slept till 11plus..woke up & watch HK Drama VCD...

Steff called me up this afternoon & we went for lunch & bukit timah ( Boon Tong Kee )..went Autobacs to look for "cars"..the $1 pay for type..in a capsule form which u need to twist & turn the knob...then it'll drop out of the machine..Shirlynn told her there to get the car model...then went down to commonwealth to look at a spoiler for her Suzuki Swift..Didn't really look nice with that on her car...i suppose my suggestion to her still stands bah..

After that,went down to Holland V's coffeebean & chilled & went back to my house to removed my car's logo..She did it before for her car & i asked her for help..Thanks Steff! i think my car rear looks better with that 3 logo gone..i think i'll b putting a Ralliart logo up lor..

Went out for dinner with Daphne..Picked her up @ 8pm then went to eat clay-pot rice..Longtime didn't get to see her liao..passed her presents which Shirlynn & myself bought for her last Christmas..kinda long ago liao...haha..so paiseh..

Now in camp..as working tml also..even though i'm suppose to be on off...Sat working as well..need to be attacehd to a National Camp @ Pasir Laba Camp ( Organised by NCC bah..)...

Unfortunate Incident

2006-08-08T23:48:00.000+08:00

Wanted to apply for a Singnet Broadband BUT eventually found myself in some major problem...

I approached the receptionist @ West Mall's Hello Shop & gave her my identity card for registration..
But she told me that i've an outstanding bill of $307.50 which i was dumbstruck...
When did i ever have a Singtel/Singnet account?? She checked with her other terminals & all showed the same
results...This line was applied in 2002...4yrs back!!
I wouldn't have know about this mysterious sum if i didn't make this trip down..I was advised to call their
service hotline but no answer from any service officer ( Only from 8am - 6pm )...Damned it! Not 24/7 meh?

I went back into the shop but i was served by another guy & i raised this problem to him & he gave me the
same reply..& he asked me if i've ever lost my ic before...which i did! How come i wasn't even sent a pay reminder
when whoever picked my ic & applied that line didn't pay for his bill? He ( CSA ) told me that it's not necessary
that they'll send a letter as the bill to address can be different from mine..He hope that i can settle it thru &
don't have to pay for it...

I'm going to call on thurs & find ways to reject paying...& if possible..i will try to get the infomation of
the idiot who used my ic & report that fellow to police...

Hate all those idiots! But goog thing that he didn't use my ic to borrow loan-sharks...if not it'll be worse...
Hope everything will go smoothly on thurs..

Time spent in Chomp Chomp

2006-08-06T22:57:00.000+08:00

Slept at around 5am...woke up at 12noon...wanted to sleep more but just couldn't...
washed up & packed my stuff & went straight to King's Albert Park's Mac to have lunch & use their FREE wireless again..haha

Suppose to meet Kenny & Shirlynn at 3pm & go straight to Chomp Chomp to meet Chris & Auntie Florence for dinner..
Reached quite early & did 2 rounding to search for parking lots...quite difficult as it's FOC on Sun mah...Finally got 1 & walked over to get seats...
We sat outside as the inside was very smoky due to all the cooking from the stalls...But our loaction wasn't gd cause it's a combination of 2 umbrella seats & there's only the 3 of us..& quite a number of families have been asking if the seats were occupied...Quite embarass to tell them YES...haha
But eventually we gave up the seats to a family who was accompanied by their elderly mother...& we shifted to the other corner of the food centre...

We ordered BBQ sting-ray,BBQ chicken wings,Satays & a plate og vege & sugarcane ( VERY LARGE GLASS )...damned filling after the dinner...& we headed for this cafe.. called the ICE CUBE...had 2nd round of drinks & deserts...

After that,sent all of them back & went back camp to sleep...As tml got meeting at 8am & training in the afternoon..
It'll be a long day tml...

I'll post some of the photos when i got them from shirlynn tml...

Gdnite! Joe...Sweet Dreams!...Wahaha~~~~

Jack's leaving...

2006-08-06T14:39:00.000+08:00

Into the departure hall ( At the Custom )

Jack's doing some pics transferring @ CIA's Mac

At the Departure Hall ( Chris,Jack,Myself & Kenny )

On the way to the airport ( in my car )

Jack's leaving for US after spending his 3 Wks in Singapore / Shanghai...Sad to say that all fun have to come to an end...But at least i've made a new friend & a very funny guy too!

Soon it'll be Chris's turn to go back again...Time really flies....especially during good times...

Fireworks Festival

2006-08-06T00:43:00.000+08:00

The huge combination of fireworks ( Purple,Red,Yellow & Green )

It's Orange in color ( it'll disperse into like hairline gliding down from the sky )

Same as the above....

Still the same as the above.....

Was looking at the fireworks display ( at Marina South ) from National Stadium...It's the 1st Show for this year...it's kinda far but it look GOOD & you'll feel different at it with the wind blowing towards you as i was standing on top of the southern rim, looking towards the firework direction.

Feels really good when looking at it....there'll be a few more show coming up...hope to get a gd view of it....

Day in the stadium

2006-08-05T19:09:00.000+08:00

I'm in the stadium using my colleague's laptop now..Handed over duty & headed straight hm to sleep to rest for stadium in the afternoon. Had a dream last nite,it has been a long time i last dreamt of anything..

The whole thing was broken into two portions..Dun noe y my dreams have always been like tat...Either 2 portions or many many portions & combine into 1...haha..Anyway,i dreamt of my car got scratched at the front which was the same as my previous car..Damned pissed but hacked care & carried on driving..I think i crashed into something or wat lar..jus remember that scratch lor..
The other dream was,i was going to Steff's hse & look for her..it's double storey but it's those HDB Executive type..instead of her current apt...It was during the night time & went over to pick something from her..but can't remember what was it & what exactly happened over in her hse..My friend was waiting for me & she saw me out of her hse & i walked back to my car...Then i woke up liao....Wierd dreams...haha

Reached hm & slept till 2pm..then prepared to leave for stadium...drove thru the Kallang's Mac to buy my Favourite Chocolate Milkshake...Then reached stadium & do nothin much...

Can't wait to go home after the whole rehersal & do watever i wan...haha

Nothin much to do...Just wait for things to happen again....

Ready to Strike or Post?? hehe...

2006-08-04T21:19:00.000+08:00

My blog is 90% ready...less the photos uploading...

All thanks to WaiHin!! He spent almost an hour editing the template for me..Kenny & Shirlynn,i still need your help in the photo uploading portion lor..Paiseh hor...

Duty i'm duty in camp...tml still need to go stadium for the NDP rehersal...August onwards will be tight schedule for me...Road marches,Full-troop exercises,duties,attachments here & there...Whew~~~die die lor! Bring them on!!!

CO 3GDS went to guardroom just now & turned the place upside down..the guard commander can only blame it on his luck...How would one knows his prowlers are trained or anot in the SAR21 as it's a combined guard from the whole complex? Happened that the terror stopped the prowlers & one of them is not trained on that weapon & yet he's holding it...What is his company sgt doing leh? This poor fellow should know & his commander should know as well..But nothin was done...
In the end,the guard commander from 1GDS got the FULL blow from the terror himself lor..

Can't wait to hand-over tml morning...& lots of things to do tml in stadium again till at least 10pm lor..

Counting down to NDP'06....Life still goes on...

Life's difficult nowadays....

2006-08-03T19:30:00.000+08:00

Started my day with meeting in yishun & went to Changi for physio ( For my knee )..then head back to camp...

Was in my computer lab...doing stuff & surfing net wif my guys...& playing warcraft ( illegally). One of my troopers who's gd in IT was doing the configuration of the scanner system & i locked the lab as it's supposed to be locked till NDP ends.
Blackly called me & was asking me for the keys to lab & he came in with a group of contractors...I was pulled to a corner & questioned by him...

How come i'm holding onto the key? & not in the OPS Room? Y are the people using the internet in the lab instead of using the coursewares to do E-Learning? I was questioned & bombard with loads of questions which i wasn't given a chance to explain clearly...
I didn't want to debate further & let him have a chance to scold me infront of the group of civilians...

I,as the lab's OPS Manager & my clerk have a key each seperately...The last key is kept in the training branch...Shouldn't my clerk & i hold the key instead of having it kept in the OPS Room & anyone will have access to it right?
Blacky also dun allow people to surf the net in the lab & even so it'll be only be 30mins..
He just dun understand it & this set of instructions is approved by my Training Development Officer( TDO )...
The lab is meant to let soldiers to come in & surf the net whenever they want..as for the coursewares,it's based on what the instructors want to teach & then we'll upload the required coursewares...He just simply DUN understand our target audience...& he said that i'm abusing the lab by hving it opened to soldiers just to surf the internet....Haizzzz..

I'm being sandwiched by two different sets of rules & managing ways...so troubled & difficult to work with blacky...Anyway,i've told my TDO over the phone...he said he'll send him an email with regards to the above issue...

Hope everything will blow over soon & just let me to my job in peace....

I want peace & harmony...but sometimes,there are elements which dun allow me to do so...

Life is jus so fragile

2006-08-02T21:22:00.000+08:00

I was on my way to West Coast Mac jus now..Along the NEW flyover @ West Coast area,saw an accident...should b a bike bah...it's on the opposite direction..An ambulance & a few TP were there handling the situation....
I would ALWAYS discourage my frens to ride...So dangerous...

Anyway,i was @ mac so tat i can use te wireless & eat my cheese-cake...
Though i'm alone...but abit relaxing..surfing my way thru & ROC ( Relax One Corner )..Haha

Using my Webcam on my laptop to chat wif my frens..so COOL...haha

Suppose to meet up wif Chris,Shirylnn & Kenny..but the gals seems like they wanna hve PTE time 2gether....so didn't meet in the end liao lor...

Tml will be another long day @ work...going hm after this & sleep....
Meetings,Physio & Stadium in the end.....
Tat'll be life for me till further notice...haha

What a Day to start with....

2006-08-02T09:06:00.000+08:00

Last nite waited for Mac's delievery ard 11plus till all of us wanna give up...Te guy came wif our order but short of a Fillet-O-Fish & all straws..& he hve to make a 2nd trip...
After a VERY unhealthy supper,all went to sleep...Damned FULL...hahaha

This morning almost couldn't wake up in time to go for the 3km run...Time to train up for selection lor...& i think should b no problem in that..haha

My BLACKY is making his round in the camp complex again this morning,dun noe wat will all the CSM & BOS get from him again this time round..Haiz....

Life is FULL of Ups & downs....Jus depends on how you balance it & make urself happy thru it...Take Care Joe!

Bowling League

2006-08-01T11:56:00.000+08:00

Last night had my bowling league against the VERY show-off team...Young Punks!
They are always there showing those idiot facial expression when they got strikes & dun really look at you when they tap ur hands which all bowlers does whenever we got a strike...Damn Stuckup!

But anyway,we trashed them..we pocketd 17pts & they only brought home 3pts...Haha...i only took 2 pointsbut at least my score helped my team in winning in the total scores..We might even get a chance to be on the top 6-teams with high-games score..haha..So SHIOK!!!

Still trying to figure how to improve on my blog...Kenny,need ur expert advise again...haha...

Life is just so unpredictable..

1st blog & New Gadget

2006-07-31T10:11:00.000+08:00

Today is my 1st time creating my Blog on my NEW laptop!! Must make FULL use of it right? haha..

Today is Jack's last day in Singapore & we'll be sending him off later at around 3plus....

Chris is going to stay-on till 8th Aug...Going to have MORE fun before she leaves....

When will it be the next time we meet again...Next Jul? In States?...I wonder....

I shall thanks Kenny in helping me to do some configuring & quick tutorial for me in setting this blog for me...
THANKS Bro!

Tat's all Folks..Till then.......