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Friday, July 28, 2006

Hell of a Time...

Finally got through my hell week...

I am having a flu now... Kept sneezing, having a little headache. Didn't really want to go and see doctor...

So I didn't manage to go for a far, far away AHM training at Bedok Reservoir..

My PC told me if I don't go and see doctor to get MC, I can go Bedok Reservoir (siao loh, so far...) and take care of their bags? That's a nonsensical recommendation in my point of view.

Aiya, don't bother lah. I love to run but I don't want to do bo liao stuff either.

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The days were pretty much the same...

Doing my ammo distributorship everyday at range.

Mange to learn some drawing skills from my safety driver, Ridzuan. He rocks at graffti drawings.



Use my heart to go through hell...



Everything was quite okay till I was suddenly "attacked" by a job appointment.

Was supposedly going through the shooting test known as ATP, but it wasn't matching to my combat vocation. The shooting test was ATP - Support, not ATP - Combat. ATP -Support was more easier than ATP - Combat.

But as a combat soldier, even if I got markmanship for this test, I couldn't get any cash incentive. I wouldn't bother to wear the markmanship badge anyway.
So I generally didn't bother about this test except just to pass it.

The challenging thing about yesterday's test was not the run and shooting...

Its the amount of stress and frustrating basically doing AMMO distribution, load rounds or bullets into ammo magazines, do paper work, check paper work, account for all the rounds and many, many other stuff.

Its like trying to balance some financial accounts the whole day which wouldn't balance. And I was doing that for almost non-stop for 13 hours plus...

I did get some help and I really appreciate it.

But the people who were helping me couldn't help me for long enough time. They were also always on the move.

There's a lot of coordination problems.

But all the problems were range management related. Obviously, my mother unit didn't prepare alot of things and give me alot of vital information which could have enable me to work much more smooothly without any hiccups.

I was having hell. I was frustrated. I was mentally tired with numbers.

By the end of the day, the supervising officer still had to doubt my abilities that I was doing my job as I looked super-stressed the whole day with my frowns.

I didn't like that. I am trying my best to get my job done the best I could.

I know my appointment at the ammo-in-charge was important, but it was out of proper standards that an ammo-in-charge was a firer at the same time...

If you were wondering how to shoot well with all the stress I got when I was going to shoot and fire, I had the anger of "felt like killing someone" that kind of feeling.

I got 19 out of 28 through my day and night shoot altogether.

No markmanship but good enough to pass.

No sense of achievement as my mentality was just to survive the day...

I don't want to go through this kind of bullshit again.

I had to suffer spreading repercussions due to some people else's mismanagement.

That's not really fair to me, although I knew its "The Army" kind of thing.

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Now I just want to rest...

(=.=)

Monday, July 24, 2006

Work hard for So Little!

Whooo Hoo! Ain't work driving me crazy?!

The real problem is my work is little and mundane, and why am I still working so hard for? Why I'm still stressed up?

Well, simply becos' I have responsibilities...

Haiz... I wish I could quit this job and get a better CIVILIAN job with better pay and benefits. Perhaps I'm more happy then...

Hat to complain, but I have to scream when it becomes unbearable...

ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!

Someone bring me to Changi east-side area there to scream while the plane fly by!!!

ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!

Few more days before my hell week ends.

Its so hot these days... Xp

Sunday, July 23, 2006

Kill Ma Brains & Legs!

I’m definitely on the move this whole week, both mentally and physically.

This was especially so when dealing with my army work. I’m not saying my work in army is very siong. But it’s simply very constantly mundane. Trying not to fall into too much complacency.

That’s just me.

If I wanna do something, I try to do my best. And the best is normally perfect.

Anyway, I didn’t do anything much today but slept till 3pm from 7am plus, after I watched sunrise. Before that I was chatting with June via my wap MSN, then my handphone battery went dead...

All was part of my plan (except the dead battery part...)

My computer is still down under maintenance. I had to depend on music, telly and my handphone wap MSN for entertainment.

So, to spend off more time, I planned things to make me sleep for the most of the day today.

I had to blog this on Microsoft Word, cos' I can't access Internet today XP

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Wednesday. Well, just before the boredom got me in the middle of my workweek, I manage to get into the bad habit of drinking on the late Wednesday night at Alley Bar, Orchard, when I had work the next day.

Along with a whole bunch of relatively acquainted new friends, all whom I really didn’t knew, like Wee Kiat, Kevin, Soon Wei, Wanling, and Michelle. The common link is no other than Thomas.

We opened a bottle of Smirnoff Vodka. Tasted funny compared to that of Absolut.

The drinking session was slow at start with Thomas, Michelle, Kevin and Wee Kit.

I’m just trying to relax by drinking slowly. Never really bother what the rest are talking about.

At the end, when Soon Wei and Wanling arrived and Wee Kit left, that’s when the crazy drinking started. Cos’ we still had plenty of alcohol left in the bottle.

So we started playing five-tens finger guessing game.

The targeted loser drinker was Kevin, in which this event was held in honour of him leaving for Australia to continue his studies. It was success.

I drank quite a lot too to save the rest of the lady and gentlemen who are drinking.

Damn… Had 2 hours of sleep that very night. Not to mention I had IPPT test the next day.

Thursday. Lucky I was planning not to get gold for it. The IPPT test was just not expected for time for me to train. Anyway, I got silver. Still a pity though after all the many attempts.

Even after a night’s drinking and lack of sleep, I’m still able to score max for all my stations except my 2.4km run which I missed the gold timing. But it was part of my mental plan.

But I don’t want to waste time on this, as I am ORDying soon.

I‘ll just have to take the silver for good.

I slept early that Thursday night due to the IPPT test, range work and the lack of sleep the previous night.

Friday. My legs is started to feel the pain.

I had run for 14km distance for my AHM training. I was thinking of running only 10km since I had IPPT test the previous day. But I persevered by going nuts running all the way, especially when I see uphill slopes. The slopes are killers but I angered to overcome them.

Had range work that day too. Bloody tired, especially for my legs.

Saturday. It wasn’t part of the plan to make my poor legs suffer.

But hearing news from June that there’s a nice Nike SB + SBTG collab’ shoes launch that very day made me went to queue to buy it at the Gallery at Pacific Plaza.

I started to queue at 4.30pm and ended it about 10pm.

I quit the unbearable queue becos’ the buying process was simply too very slow...

Not to mention that judging from the situation then, there were people cutting queue in the name of friendship. I doubt at the end I would get the shoes anyway…

And also, cos’ the designers for the shoes were in the shop autographing whole lots of stuff from the shoeboxes to the poster.

All that made me gave up to get the shoes.

I didn’t get anything in the end but tiredness in my legs, and experience of queue for shoe launches.

Saturday late night. Anyway, I was going to club at MoS that night. I was thinking of quitting to club that night, as I was quite tired with my feet. But afraid to disappoint my friends who were already there, I had to go.

Moreover, I initiated and organized it.

Kent who was my long-time poly friend (the guy who lack a lot of social ethos), suddenly wanted to join me to go. So I had to link up with him at LAN gaming shop at Selegie Road.

There I had to wait for him to finish his game before we go. It was out of my courtesy to wait for him already, but his manners were simply the same old disappointment we all had with him in the poly days. People always had to wait for him and his lack of tact in terms of gracious manners.

When we went to the club, everyone was already there. There’s Alex, Chee Keong, Shuling and Weiwei.

Kent stick to me nearby likes glue as he said he’s handphone is in low batt., as he didn’t want to lose me in the crowd (I understand his concerns that I share cab with him) and lost me.

While everyone was enjoying ourselves dancing, Kent was being whiny and complaining of the usually typically crowded Smoove floor where people constantly moved around.

Duh… Can’t stand him. He’s not enjoying himself. But I’m not going to entertain him.

He’s blacklisted from clubbing with. Drinking session with him is okay with me though, as I know he’s a bloody good drinker.

Ghee… There’s always so much to talk about with this tactless friend of mine, huh?

Sunday, July 16, 2006

Rockin' Week!

This week has been a real rockin' week.

Don't even have the time to blog what happened each day!

Been to Orchard for at 5 times within this week for good reasons and bad ones too.

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Tuesday, Chee Wee's birthday @ the Glass House, Orchard.



Obviously, we all have a great time at the cool place.



There's Kevin, Junlong, Alvin, Huimin, Michelle, Thomas and the birthday dude, Chee Wee. Of cos', there's me.

We all had a very nice meal. Love the baked salmon.

Bought a new pair of Nike SB "Bandaids" from Left Foot before I went for the dinner.



Cutey pie.



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Wednesday, A LAN gaming shop @ Parklane Mall near Dhouby Ghaut...

Left my 11B (identification card) at the LAN gaming shop on the previous day after I went to surf net there while waiting for all the attendees of the birthday dinner the previous day.

Shit, so I went to get it.

I was scary too...

My friend who lives nearyby actually could get my 11B IC without any identity confirmation, just like that!

Lucky I got it back le.

Have to be careful next time...

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Friday, SIW Cohesion Games @ all over town.



I was at my unit's cohesion games at Orchard, playing something like treasure hunt or the Amazing Race.

I am a station master at a checkpoint along with Mr. Hazli. Was suppose to do questionaires and play some bowling game at the Istana Park but the bowling game was off due to the rain.

So, Hazli and I shifted to Plaza Singapura's McDonald's.

Sat my ass off for the whole day... And my mouth dry from asking questions... :P

It was fun, but my butt is numbed!

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Saturday, at all over town shopping, movie @ THE CATHAY Building.

Went to be a professional gooseberry with Alvin and Huimin for their shooping.

(Professional meaning knowing when to siam and be detached from them.)

After that, with Chee Wee, Shiling and Junlong, we went for dinner at PS.

Further then, we all went to watch the movie "Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Man's Chest" at THE CATHAY, joined by Vel and June.

I realised Junie went to the wrong place of Orchard Cathey Cineleisure instead of The Cathay Building in Dhouby Ghaut the last minute, I almost fainted...

XP

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Sunday, Design "Feista" 2006 @ Ngee Ann City Civic Plaza.



I was excited about this Design Fiesta, until I realised the public turnout rate for this event was pretty cold... perhaps due to the weather which is very hot, as well as the public simply can't be bothered with the booths which most probably doesn't concern them except those who are intrested with those design IT tools.

The event was pathetic...

I turned up at 1pm at Ngee Ann City Civic Plaza but the scene was cold...

Luckily I didn't take taxi to Orchard from the Expo, as I already spent quite a sum in the morning from my westren home to the eastern Expo.

But the morning cab trip was nice, I was in a cool RED TransCab with nicely decorather exterior and interior with the Spiderman theme. I love Spidey ; )

At the Expo, I visited the CG Overdrive 2006 exhibition's recruitment drive. Managed to get some namecards and interact with the exhibitors to learn about their companies' propects.

Anyway, though I didn't win anything at the "fiesta", I'm glad at least my work went into top 10 out of hundreds of works : )

And I thank my PC Lt. Hoi, and my fellow spec. Ibrahim for coming to down to vote for me.

Not to mention Shian and Chee Wee too, where we had afternoon tea together having a nice chit-chat.



Nice try : )


Sunday, July 09, 2006

Drink & Merry!

Certainly an unbalanced weekend. Early part was nice, late part boring.

Had a wonderful Friday night, but the Saturday and Sunday was pretty much staying home stagnant.

These two days I've stayed at home watching the telly all day long. Only now having the chance to touch my home computer to blog about the better times of the weekend.

Tomorrow is my compulsory block leave or off day.

But I don't know what to do till Zane advised me to do what I like to do.

So its coffee-chill + reading book for me at a coffee cafe tomorrow.

Tomorrow I'll be trying out at Pacific Coffee place near Marina Square as recommended by her : )

Thanks for the advice.

~D~R~I~N~K~!~

Friday night was certainly the best times of the weekend.

Though was planning for a coffee chill-out, in the end, everyone ended drinking like nuts.

Along with Eddie and Alex, I also invited June and my cousin Vel.

I guess June was bored after giving up her movie tickets, and so was Vel after Gen sort of flew her aeroplane for a meet-up, after she went for some Cosplay event.

We met up at Clarke Quay for coffee but in the end ended up at a Boay Quay's KTV bar opening bottle, playing dice, five-tens and singing.

We all had lots of fun.

So am I. I drank 12 glasses for punishment drinks. Its especially so playing five-ten beside June who seem to know me so well what I'm going to play.

Though I drank all up myself without any mercy, and in the end puked 3 times of about(third-time for my drinking night life) and dirtied my poor SB classic shoes (luckily I managed to clean them up the next day without any complications).

I was feeling high.

But I'm still aware of what I'm doing, but I'm definitely not walking straight.

I had to dance with June at the dance floor (free entried by Eddie's manager friend) below the KTV bar to "burn the alcohol" inside me as to wake myself up.

Glad all enjoyed ourselves.

But it was not for Vel and Eddie the next day who slept little, had hangover and they had to work... Keke...

Lucky I had no hangover. Dare to drink it up, dare to puke, so no hangover : P

Next time its better to club/pub on Saturday night bah.

Don't affect you own work is the best : )

Thursday, July 06, 2006

Life on a Goddamn String.

Yeh. I'm back. My emo have stablised.

Cos' now I have some stuff in my mind for me to work on as my goals covering all aspects physically and mentally, and perhaps a little spiritually.

Someone suddenly made me realise what I need to do, to find something to achieve again.

A beacon in the ocean she is. And I thank her for it.

Yes, I was a little lost for a while...

They called it the "goal-less syndrome", where one would be emotionally unstable when one who does not have goals in life to fulfill his or her sense of achieve
ment needs. This especially happened to people who just finished achieving something.

Think I'll plan my life now, and list them all down on my next update ; )

~*b~*l~*i~*n~*k~*!~

Nothing was unusual in my camp work.

I'm in a middle of the transition of taking over as well as adapting my responsibilities on the appointment as a platoon sergeant of my platoon, after my more "senior" fellow specialist are going to ORD.

I also currently assuming the appointment as the only available ammo sergeant in my platoon, teaching the proper and non-proper ways of doing that appointment to my two new understudies, who are sergeants for only about a month.

Lots of things to do in camp.

But will I able to achieve more?

I hope so.

I will!

Now I'm just going to chill listen to my 100+ Hip Hop R&B songs...

Chill ya!

Monday, July 03, 2006

Pic-ka-boo...

Here's my picture updates I didn't manage to upload on time of my previous blogs.

Still having some imbalances on my mood after a great weekend. Guess its really my PMT. Emo going haywire.

Think I better hide...

Maybe I do some meditation or something...



Rare find... Never found... Maybe some things are just not meant to be mine?
(o.O)





One of the worst photos I've ever been taken.

Vel was right. The cameraman sux! (Haha...)





Nice wakeboarding trip.


Birthdays Sunday!

Multiple blessings for the loved and treasured ones of my life...



Beautiful flowers for my mum simply to say I love her...





...and additional words of blessings : )



The hotpot birthday for Thomas at Marina South was fun and very very filling.

Along with me, there's also Michelle, Chee Wee, Shiling, Alvin, Huimin, Junlong, Soon Wei, Wee Kit and Johnson joined together to celebrate his age.



Steamboat is Thomas's favourite.





As usual, there's always wind...





Birthday boy taking the cake as hostage.


Sunday, July 02, 2006

Jumping Fishies!

Jumping fishies? Wonder why this post is titled this?

Simply becos' this is what happen when you wakeboard in Sungei Punggol, alot of jumping fishies!

It was definitely fun and thriiling. But boarding skills kind of rusty cos' I haven't ride for about 9 months!

But still I didn't listen to Vincent's advise properly when I wakeboard :P

Just wanna enjoy my beautiful time at the waters...

Took alot photos then.

<*>Will upload the pics at a later date<*>

I went with Linda, Jason and their friend Sarah.

Along with Vincent, we also went to eat our Melayu chicken rice dinner at Changi Village hawker centre and chill at the famous Charlie's Corner...

Now pretty tired after taking along train ride back westward home all the way from eastern extreme Pasir Ris...

Tired too after having so much a good time since Friday night.

Not to mention I went to club at Zouk-Phuture with my cousin Vel and her friends, Gen and Karen, that night.

It was Karen's birthday and here I wish her Happy Birthday again. Sorry I didn't know she's my cousin's classmate also.

So now I know another ex-Bukit View Secondary Schooler!

But the girls left early and so I was left with Eddie and Chee Keong at Phuture, dancing all night...

Shagged sia!

But I still want to watched the World Cup matches tonight...

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Saturday, July 01, 2006

Cool in the Heat.

Finally completed my iPOD nano cover design for Digital Design 2006.

Was supposed to post this yesterday but can't sent the picture.

I called this piece of work, "Cool in the Heat".

Did had some minor hiccups.

This piece wasn't the original work. I dragged this work till yesterday tp submit cos' I was thinking imroving this work.

The original was done in a wrong template file which is smaller in size (which I realised after I finshed the original). So even if I submit it, its a drop in detail quality.

So I re-do a new one based on the same concepts, although it was still slight different.

"Cool in the Heat" is where the spirit of youth where the souls cannot be measure or seen unless it is in different variety of temperature colours of heat cause by the various movements of expressions perform by a youth in the act of his art. The energy of enthusiasm is displayed through the use of different colours, and different colour in different colours represented different ideals and individualism. This drive towards creativity in them are spilled to their environment in their multiple colour auras.



Cool or not? : P