Monday, March 23, 2009
its getting real dusty here.. guess i had to do a little area cleaning.. life's been great since ord.. haha.. and like finally started work again le.. money's been flowing out like nobody's business cauz of driving and my relentless spending here and there..
been real busy working and gaming as well.. got my lappy last week and great having the privacy of using the com in my own room liao le.. haha.. working again at sakae.. at lot 1.. like finally after getting real pissed for waiting for nearly 3 to 4 weeks.. might be transferring over to westmall again..
nothing much to blog about.. need to settle some important things here and there.. guess will drop by here once in a while ba.. stop here ba.. till thens..
Thursday, February 12, 2009
10th february 2007.. i stepped into the gates of tekong.. handed my pink ic to some stupid fellow at the table and poof, its gone.. 1 yr 10 months later.. 6th february 2009, i finally saw my pink ic again and i finally ORD-ed.. ok i got my ic early and my ord is actually the 9th february..
its kinda like a magical journey to mi as i spent nearly 2 yrs of my precious life in army which holds the golden moment of my transition from a teenager to young adult.. i wun say that the time i spent is utmost unpleasant but i guess was mostly painful if u were like in the same unit as i was..
tekong life was easy.. raven coy is one of the slackest company ever in the SAF.. and i would alwaes rmb throwing a blind grenade and got scolded as i was the second last man in the company.. i guess the most memorable moment was the 24km route march which i ever thought i would be able to complete.. i rmb the times walking deep into the unknown in tekong.. grazing at the sky littered with shimmering stars which literally took my breath away.. and reaching the parade square with ah boon yong qing they all.. unbelieveable.. and all the emo little chats with edmund and allan looking out that mainland singapore as the sun sets and disappears quietly into the horizon.. as we POP-ed i guess we each carried a part of everyone in us as we moved on in life..
after block leave i got posted into 30SCE alpha company.. more simply posted to 18th level hell.. drawn on the sentry post at the gate.. i started my life as a field engineer in june 2007 and we dragged our duffel bags in front of our company block and got scolded for dragging.. realli mind those idiots who scolded us that the duffel bags are meant to be dragged as there are wheels fixed..
life there was realli hell.. treated as if we weren't a kind of lifeform in this universe.. tekan like crazy everyday in training outside training.. i guess everyone who been thru this journey with mi will vividly rmb the 500BX one single morning.. (its supposed to be 5BX) astham attacks, dizziness and nauseous was common then.. CEC was one of the most painful times for everyone in my platoon i suppose.. and there comes FPC where i became a PNR 6.. and with great power (as in being fat or more stoutly) comes with great responsibility.. i carried a jerry can and a saw.. crazy weight.. PIT where all the exercises come into play.. landmine warfare CFF firestorm gemini cub bear .. everything then was never ending and i tried to escape from everything with my long status and chao keng mentality.. and i bid farewell to 2007 and welcomed 2008..
2008 started as our company took on standby duties and the siren was merciless to mi.. i guess i hold the record in alpha.. total no of times the siren rang minus 1 is the no of times i ran down the parade square within 7 minutes.. i had been on handcuffs when the siren rang and sometimes not even dressed properly with my ungarments and i ran down and down..
ard mrch we were in seletar camp learning construction skills.. i rmb fixing up a ciruit box all by myself and this was realli something meaningful and useful in life that i learnt.. can fix some of the things at home when they are damaged.. but halfway thru the course our dear friend mas ran away from the whitney detention centre and as a good friend of the police force we were activated to help.. very diffcult period where we had little rest and needed to work shifts under the scorching and merciless sun as well as bear the cold lonely nights.. it ended in a month or so time and we went back to seletar and finished our platoon's modular kit..
this was the time i somehow come to an understanding with myself and decided to cheong with my platoon.. my strength may seem meagre but i guess it still makes a difference.. at least there's someone in the section to carry the jerry can.. i guess the addition of 3SG going 2SG pang lek ( he hasn't ord yet though.. LOL..) somehow made the difference.. there's someone there to be advance party with mi and we suffered together.. and looking at how jeffrey work somehow changed my mind not to chao keng anymore..
more standby duties came by and as well as exercises preparing us for our etap in thailand.. firestorm, gemini, cub and bear 2 were the main milestones before we embarked on our journey to thailand in late august 2008.. cresendo in thailand would be the most memorable and unforgettable experience in my army life.. the unforgiving weather in thailand was a great challenge.. temperatures could be as high as 40 degrees and u have to push on.. i will alwaes rmb the breathtaking view ard thailand doing deerhunter and painfully digging shellscrapes thru the night.. thanks to 3SG (NS) daniel tan who spammed mi continually and i dug 3 in the final exerise.. and conquering eagle hill not once but twice in thailand.. the marvellous nightsky with the frequent shooting stars will be an image imprinted deep in my mind.. and not long we are finished with our evaluation and everything we have worked for for the time in 30SCE..
some training here and there and also APB last month concluded my time in army.. and i got my ord not long back.. as i pen down things here i reminicise the bits and pieces of my army life.. its tough yet memorable.. and many things i ever thought i achieve i done it.. i got my IPPT GOLD in my second yr and somewhat passed SOC with some ease..
i wouldn't say this journey is smooth sailing without arguments here and there.. politics are alwaes there and it works on the mind of ppl.. i recalled a time where i quarrelled with kuan how cauz i changed group with him and he had to be with chao kun.. but nevertheless things wouldn't be as fun without these childish arguments..
wat i will alwaes miss will be the silly little things done in bunk.. all those stupid arguments and all those birthday punks every month during celebrations.. all those late night talks and chitchats with cheng wei jeffrey leslie and the rest and also interesting memories that will be deeply etched in mi.. and making jie liang the receding hairline in the platoon.. there will alwaes be differences as everyone is unique.. i guess as everyone's army life comes to an end its time to set aside these differences and realli hold on this special bond no everyone have in their life.. like wat 3SG (haven ORD) Aloysius mentioned its time to forget the hatred and build on the friendship we all have.. no matter wat quarrels i guess should be forgotten as we ORD.. the end here marks a new beginning and a new journey ahead of us..
as everyone embarks on their new journey i guess its onli right to pay tribute to everyone who has made my army life fun and interesting.. to all the commanders in platoon 1 with special thanks to plong.. and to all my platoon and section mates who had been an integral part of my 1 yr 10 months in army.. thank all for making the difference..
i hereby wish everyone best wishes for their future endeavours and good luck in everything each and everyone do in future.. 10 yrs, 20 yrs down the road, i will alwaes rmb the pain the joy and the smiles i had in army and in platoon 1.. all the best!! (:
Friday, January 30, 2009
i guess i have been abandoning this blog for a very long time.. time to do a little spring cleaning here since its chinese new yr.. cny has always been the time of the year everyone gets time off to celebrate this special occasion..
chinese new yr hasn't been something spectacular this yr.. not much of bai nian except for going over to my aunt's place and maternal grandmother's place.. reunion steamboat at my aunt's place and it more or less concludes my chinese new yr..
been jogging daily recently.. haha.. guess its one of the big achievement and something i got right this new yr.. haha.. time to keep myself healthy as well.. a lot of things to change this new yr as well.. guess i wun name it here though..
5 more work days to ord lo.. mixed feeling but i guess its time to move on and get myself a job.. update till here ba.. here wishing everyone who sees this post a very happy chinese new yr and best wishes for the yr ahead! till thens..
Thursday, January 01, 2009
its finally 2009 le.. the magical yr for most of us in ns.. haha.. i'm going to ord in another month plus time!!
2008 has passed in a blink of an eye.. quite a interesting yr but 2009 is another new yr to embark onto new journey and more memories to be forged.. new resolutions to achieve and dreams to fulfil..
lets us hope 2009 will be a great yr ahead and i wish all my frends all the best in the yr ahead and may good luck in everything!! have fun and take care!! happy new yr once again!! (:
Monday, December 29, 2008
cheesy wedges that cannot be found in singapore's KFC.. yum..
beautiful afternoon in the city..
shopping in town at bukit bintang on christmas eve.. town map..
the very last of kampong culture..
great holidays in KL for the 5 days there.. haha.. good break and rest after 1 yr plus of hard work in army.. haha.. had fun good company and great food.. haha.. totally refreshed after the holiday.. and soon i'll be getting back my pink asset lo..
celebrated xun kai's belated birthday with him yesterday also at new york new york at lot 1.. a simple dinner.. nonetheless grateful to have time off to treat him to one.. haha..
gonna book in later tonight.. holidays has ended le.. but a new yr is coming ahead.. decisions to make and paths to choose.. resolutions for a better 2009! LOL.. update again lo.. once again happy birthday to ME! till thens..
Saturday, December 20, 2008
been enjoying myself on the block leave.. although i got half day of my leave being "forcefully" taken away from mi on tuesday.. nvm.. life's been great after writing 291208 on the book in book out book.. shopping almost everyday and going for dinner and stuffs..
swimming on wednesday with xiao ming.. took a walk ard the new jp.. haha.. its getting bigger and better.. the whole array of restaurants at the basement is like omgsh.. but 4 yrs in jurong is kinda boring though.. but its nice still cauz i like finally got a pair of shoes there.. had dinner at ichiban also.. haha.. jap food!
supper on thursday at timah with hong rui.. eat at a hong kong cafe.. thick toast char siew horfun.. damn nice.. extremely sinful.. getting fat already... now even worse.. lol.. but dun care.. food comes first.. played pool after so long also.. haha..
went shopping with xiao ming yesterday and finally got my pair of pants at FOX after much futile efforts of searching last weekend.. and went change money and cycle today.. haha..
my long awaited KL trip is juz in 2 days time.. seriously cannot wait sia.. haha.. so many things to buy and so many things i wanna eat there.. LOL.. can't wait.. update after i'm back ba.. haha.. till thens..
Sunday, December 14, 2008
block leave's finally coming.. not that soon yet though.. provided i can get mc for friday's acct grading.. its all on tml already.. dun wanna injure my neck somemore le.. hopefully the MO would be kind tml..
went shopping for the past few days.. futile effort in town wasn't able to get anything on thursday.. couldn't get a polo t today in imm also.. zZz.. wanna buy shoe also dun have the design i like.. diaos.. guess my shopping list for KL is getting longer and longer le..
og outing yesterday also.. its a all guys gathering again.. last min alot of ppl couldn't make it again.. but good to see some of the rest after so long though.. gonna plan something again sometime next yr or so..
can't wait for this week to end.. going over to KL on 22nd lo.. like finally.. the long break i'm looking forward to in this dec.. thats provided my overseas is approved then also.. omg.. everything is so troublesome.. omg.. hais.. can't wait for freedom to come in like 2 months time.. update again ba.. till thens..
Sunday, November 30, 2008
lets say a big hello to december in like a couple of hours time.. woots.. all my block leave and my offs are like finally coming.. and i'm closer and closer to the big day le.. its a no wonder that december is a month of celebrating..
forgetting everything in army can finally go on a holiday in december le.. looking forward to the KL trip in mid dec.. can go shopping like crazy and enjoy myself fully.. planning my og gathering also.. hopefully can get everything together soon..
caught a movie today with xiao ming.. 海角七号.. was a great movie.. it will be nice if u can understand hokkien though.. but the story was subtle and not too bad.. no wonder it was nominated for lots of awards.. highly recommended..

went sushi tei for lunch cum tea break.. not too bad.. wasn't that expensive as i thought also.. haha.. but finally got the time to catch up with him after his long period of mugging for his exams and stuffs.. haha.. can't wait for the KL trip..
shall end here ba.. gonna be a short week in camp this week.. getting out my wisdom tooth on tuesday.. kinda scary also.. i hate dentist.. hopefully everything will be fine.. update again.. till thens..
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
the november babies.. eric jeffrey sinda and hao tan..
group photo..
happy faces..
all the other photos on my facebook.. physio tml and final theory test on tuesday.. hopefully can pass ba.. wanna get my licence before school starts next yr.. LOL.. update again ba.. feeling sick.. till thens..
Saturday, November 08, 2008
yup i'm counting down already.. haha.. finally everything is nearing to an end liao le.. closer and closer to the moment liao.. wahaha.. not much of anything le.. i realli wonder why there is this coporate which allows ppl to stay to do nothing except some cleaning before they leave their work place and also give allowance when they clear their off days and annual leave.. cannot understand..
i'm like practically not going back in december le.. gonna have my long awaited annual leave and clearing of my off days.. somehow gotten back those off days i deserve.. budden hoping to get a couple of more days for next month..
apparently someone decided to randomly throw off days and almost onli gave mi 4 days when i worked hard to get 6 days while others can get at least 8 doing about the same stuffs.. lucky for mi and cheng wei we have theory test so getting another 2 days.. lucky.. need to fight for another 2 more ba.. LOL.. one for my bdae.. haha..
okay.. enough of grumbles and tumbles for stupid and unimportant things le.. wahaha.. but seriously time to remedy the problems happening to my body.. can't see an ortho for my knee anymore.. transferred to a spine specialist now le.. hopefully my neck can recover soon.. hopefully the MRI i doing end of this month will be fine.. nothing bad in my neck.. sian.. i got like crazy number of medical appts.. no wonder someone hates mi.. LOL..
its good to book out all the time but its seriously irritating that nothing is improving.. the omni-cure is 3 magical alphabets i guess.. i could have already spent a bomb if i doing all the consultations and stuffs outside.. taking out of wisdom tooth easily costs $800 big bucks for 4 of them.. crazy..
i'm still grumbling though.. LOL.. slowly turning into an old hag doing nothing except complaining.. haha.. but kinda glad this week was a rather fruitful week.. kinda decided wat i wanted for the time to come le.. at least a goal in mind and the things i wanna do.. kinda relieved yet excited for the life to come.. the things that i will be working towards..
k la.. think going off le.. helping out ah pok for the platoon chalet tml.. preparing the realli delicious food on monday.. can't wait to eat the food prepared by pok.. haha.. damn nice.. dunno how everything will turn out though.. hopefully things will be fun.. update again ba.. till thens..
Saturday, October 25, 2008
i'm seriously like abandoning this blog.. nothing much amazing happened this few eventful weeks.. kinda paradoxical.. still stuck in my disgusting camp waiting to be free.. argh..
its especially boring when u have realli nothing to do in camp but to wake up early in the morning for breakfast, have a run, go back to sleep, wake up for lunch, take a afternoon nap and have dinner again.. good thing is i'm booking out almost weekly for physio and medical appt..
human beings that is.. we complain when we have too much work to do.. i complain when i have to go outfield cheong sua and do lots of idiotic stuffs.. yet when i have absolutely nothing to do, i complain that life's boring.. dunno how to explain this feeling though.. perhaps the pre-ORD syndrome ba.. 3 more months plus to be freed of this mundane life.. or izzit juz the beginning?
at least the past week was fine.. had unit anniversary celebrations on thurs and friday and get to book out on thursday after so "exciting" games and went to wild wild wet on friday.. wild wild wet was alright.. one of the rides was exhilarating.. kinda free fall from dunno how high.. LOL..
that some what concludes this realli post for the sake of post de boring post.. LOL.. very long since i last went shopping.. i want new clothes new berms!! my sis is going taiwan soon.. hopefully can get some berms for mi.. LOL.. i want a holiday!!
should stop this from going on le.. gonna have block leave till wed.. going back to school on wed.. hopefully can see some of the teachers i have not seen for a long time le.. LOL.. update again ba.. till thens..
Sunday, October 12, 2008

here i am.. right in the middle.. no turning back.. but yet shrouded in uncertainties.. which path to take, wat choice to make.. not lost.. but i dun noe where i should go.. 4 months seem so long.. yet it will disappear a a blink of an eye.. regrets are killing mi.. draining mi each and everyday.. now its the time.. everything lies in my hands.. its time to decide..
Wednesday, October 01, 2008
can't think of a title to put it up there.. more or less this is the best to descibe this post ba.. LOL.. been realli doing nothing much in camp recently.. except being outfield last week acting as enemy for another company's evaluation.. was almost bored to death.. supposed to do gaurd on friday but asked to go home after we reached camp.. apparently another company is doing.. wat a waste of time.. nvm..
at least the weekend was great.. met up with nat and yun feng for dinner at NYNY.. realli very very long since i last saw nat le.. think everything still the same.. haha.. but was realli happy on sunday to see joel after like a few months.. our busy schedule made it so impossible to meet up.. but great that we did.. haha.. caught up with so many things and meeting him for dinner this friday.. can't wait..
now on excuse.. heavy load, upper limb, RMJ and ACCT.. seems so chao keng la.. i feel so also.. but guess this is the aftermath for cheonging this whole yr.. seriously my neck and my knee is cui already.. went for a light jog this evening and my knee is like giving way already.. the neck aching as usual.. couldn't do ACCT next week.. cannot afford to strain myself anymore..
after all i realli start to wonder if everything is worth it anot.. work to prove to myself.. i guess this is.. but for army, no.. realli realli tired le.. 4 months plus to go before i realli step out the gates of SAF.. seems so near, looks so close.. but can't feel it, can't touch it yet.. the amazing thing is that my physio said the onli way for mi to get better is to ord.. haha.. oh wells.. this is life i guess.. we gain a little, we lose a little..
also gave up running standard chartered this yr le.. parents worried bout my health.. i got a little hypertension.. din want my parents to get worried also.. but more importantly i made the decision cauz of my neck and knee.. i can't train much now.. running has already become a problem.. guess i need to recuperate and hopefully i can next yr..
my basic theory test coming this friday.. haha.. haven realli study anything yet.. haha.. wonder how to get back to studies when i see juz a little more words and i wanna close the book liao.. zzz.. haha.. hopefully i'll pass though.. can get a license soon.. can't wait for book out.. LOL.. (i haven even book in yet..) update again ba.. till thens..
Monday, September 22, 2008
ok.. realise it has been a realli long time since i last dropped by here.. time to undust my rusty old blog liao.. haha.. life has been fine since i'm back from thailand.. the "lao jiao" aura in camp is making mi not wanting to do anything.. LOL..
realli time to remedy all the problems that army has caused mi.. been doing my physiotherapy for my neck religiously but i guess the onli way that my neck strain will recover is to ord.. sounds wrong but its right.. think my strain wun recover unless i realli stop carry extremely heavy stuffs and stop the training that is causing all the pain..
went for night cycling on friday night organised by meng fei.. very good job done.. settling all the crazy admin things and getting spammed here and there.. haha.. it wasn't that bad.. LOL.. well done xiao ming! LOL..
been going out here and there and nothing much happened recently though.. and doing LOTS of guard duty.. leave kenna eaten also.. hais.. suan le ba.. that day will come.. 9th feb 2009.. i can't wait.. doing duty on friday again.. looking forward to saturday.. finally meeting nat and yun feng for dinner after so so so long.. weekends pls come!! update again.. till thens..
P.S. hey anna if u see this realli my sincere apologies to u that i cannot make it for the bbq coming sat.. mistaken the date and its realli the mistake on my part that i made an empty promise i will come.. realli sorry!!!
5 more months to ord!!!
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
woots.. i'm back from training from thailand.. haha.. 18 days of training had finally come to an end and marks more or less the end of my training in army.. finished with the final evaluation le.. and i cleared my ippt and soc le.. more or less counting down to ord onli le.. LOL..
it was my very trip overseas.. first time on a plane.. i was like a child getting my very first christmas present.. i was thankful i had this chance to train in thailand and to open my eyes to what i was ignorant of in the past..
this trip to thailand was a once in a lifetime experience.. the place we were training at were the northern part of thailand.. ppl there more or less grew crops to support their lives.. houses were make-shift ones.. wooden planks and zinc roofs.. thats a home for them.. back in singapore this is how fortunate we are.. hdb flats everytime.. everyone have proper housing.. a proper shelter.. yet so many ppl take wat we have for granted.. i do too..
this journey taught mi so many things.. to appreciate wat we have.. to be grateful to where we belong.. life there may be tough.. life there may not be as good.. but does it mean the ppl there are not happy? i realli dun have the answer.. what is true happiness? my frend often ask mi.. i finally got the closest answer.. to be satisfied.. to be contented.. to appreciate.. thats where true happiness comes from..
the thing in thailand is that the poor is very poor yet the rich is very rich.. there can be villagers living in such rundown conditions in the north of thailand yet there are ppl living in mansions in bangkok.. this poverty cycle seems to repeat itself.. the rich just gets richer and the poor remains poor.. life seems so unfair.. but how fair life is is how fair u want life to be for u.. its a matter of perception i guess..how u want to define ur life.. life is beautiful because we made it beautiful..
many times in thailand i asked myself wat i was working for.. wat i am working so hard for.. why am i there in the first place.. why i should put in so much effort when others dun bother.. thats the thing i have been asking myself even out of army.. i found an answer.. its for myself.. to prove to myself that i'm capable.. to push myself to the limits and to make myself believe.. i can if i believe.. there are so many beliefs that i have that is strengthened after this 18days.. i'll nv be the same again..
the most important thing i understood was the importance of my family and frends.. the position they had in mi.. i hanged on.. juz to see them again.. they are the purpose of my life.. they are the key to my happiness.. they are the motivation for mi to push on in life.. they are my life..
this thailand trip was a tough one.. but not that tough afterall.. 3 shellscrapes.. climbed a 85 degrees inclined hill twice.. haha.. but all was worthwhile.. and i'm glad everything was over.. experience the rich culture of thailand such as the floating market.. and things there are realli CHEAP.. LOL.. but didn't have much time buying and shopping cauz we spent more time on the bus than shopping.. thailand is seriously too big liao.. LOL.. nonetheless i still had fun..
stoning right now cauz of the jet lag i guess.. been sleeping non stop since i came back.. time to rejuvenate and hope to see some of my frends this week.. update again soon ba.. till thens.. (:
Thursday, August 21, 2008
after months and months of speculation and waiting.. the last and final hurdle is here.. off to thailand lo tonight lo.. my final test.. the final challenge in army.. supposedly.. LOL.. but more or less done with army after i'm finished ba.. wait for ord lo..
be back next month 8th.. will be looking forward till then.. in the meantime to my frends pls dun msg mi or call mi.. if not will waste ur phone bills de.. leave mi a email or something and i will get back to u real soon.. take care lo everyone.. cya guys soon!
till thens.. (:
Monday, August 11, 2008


the time when i could hardly fit into my uniform and i couldn't find any jeans of my size.. i used to ask for size 38 for jeans and the reply i get is: "HUH? sorry my shop dun have such BIG SIZE de jeans.. maybe u can try finding at (insert random shop name).." and the vicious cycle carry on..
think the time when i still dared to step on the weighing machine was like when i was 97kg.. i believed i had achieved "better results" during my A levels period.. haha.. guess i should say a big thank you to army amidst all the disgust.. to make mi like officially 22kg less..
i'm like so random.. LOL.. guess shall stop here ba.. if not i'll be telling old grandmother stories le.. jogging tml evening and attending my physio session for my neck on tuesday.. hopefully it works.. but i guess it will be the same after thailand though.. enough of crap here le.. till thens..
Sunday, August 03, 2008

total indulgence..

proud to present the bdae adult.. LOL..

Sunday, July 27, 2008
seemingly slack week went wrong.. 8km route march 12km route march 16km run.. SOC on thursday.. drained like crazy.. ankle's getting cui.. knee aching like crazy.. wat more exercise from monday to wednesday.. shellscrapes again..
but the consolation is i finally passed my SOC.. can get status liao.. seeing orthopaedic soon.. strained neck.. hai.. my knee and ankle going cui soon also.. got a medal on friday also.. for completing the 16km formation run at east coast..

went town yesterday then met with xun kai.. went marina hoping to see fireworks from the national day thingy but dun have.. but nice though..
i'm kinda disoriented now.. dunno wat i'm typing now also.. juz so not myself right now.. think i better end here ba.. booking in soon liao also.. hope can survive another hell of a exercise ba.. meeting xiao ming on saturday.. at least something to look forward to during the weekends.. update again.. till thens..
Sunday, July 20, 2008
celebrated anna's bdae yesterday at manhattan.. quite fun.. haha.. she was a lucky girl the whole day.. LOL.. wishing her all the best and good luck in everything..
booking in liao.. with a cui ankle and i can't find my ankle guard.. my god.. gonna bandage my ankle b4 running soc this week.. hopefully it works.. hopefully i pass.. if not gg.. no more weekends liao..
gtg.. crazy week ahead after this.. exercise again.. one more month to thailand.. woots.. busy week ahead also.. 我很忙.. LOL.. update again ba.. till thens..