yoda.. the one who lives in redhill

恭喜发财

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:22:00 GMT

new year is finally here! or rather the long weekends and the angbaos

enjoy the long weekend everyone and dun drink and drive!

i am hoping that dreams do come true... someone no matter how cynical and pragmatic, will have dreams (simple and complex ones both also have) and as long as u work towards them ur conscience is clear and u never have to think what if. pls hope that my dreams come true

anyway in keeping with the ching chong theme, i heard they're sending pandas to singapore... i would like to see them! i've never seen pandas before, maybe they will let me go in and talk to them

anyway, random short entry here only, just like my dear friend khairul who makes random phone calls to people to check if the number is still in use.

this will be the last long holiday before good friday before national day before i resume the holiday i was having for 3 years before this unsuccessful attempt to dumb me down and attempt to make me conform to society. im thinking if i were a flower, i would probably be a cactus because it kinda looks like a middle finger.

新年快乐！　

everyday u discover something new - 讲花语

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 23:06:00 GMT

as the above entry says....

今天我发现我的电脑可以写花语字！　这么好玩！　

ok... i shall not torture everyone with my limited vocabulary, but i've decided that one of my new year resolutions will be to improve my pathetic mandarin.. pls feel free to converse with me in mandarin (disclaimer: my mandarin is painful to your ears)

all the chinese teachers who tried (and failed) to teach me chinese in the past would be so proud of me... although there's no way to recoup back all that money my mum spent on tuition dammit

LOL

besides... people say china is the next big thing... u never know when it will come in useful

晚按！

7 more months

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:46:00 GMT

life is changing... for the better, somewhat. things are definitely looking brighter

7 more months to u know what, the start of my life as a productive citizen! just FYI, i've finally completed all the courses and im going to become an overpaid clerk that can drive military vehicles but it does not matter what i do, in 7 months, whether u are a ah gua ping clerk or a commando officer hero, we all go back to our normal lives and start becoming useful to society once again. hopefully i can achieve the ultimate goal of every NSF in army to have permanent stay out

besides this, there is chinese new year to look forward to, the long weekend, just a pity that valentine's day falls on chu yi, so i assume all the restaurants will be closed! no matter, can always cook (and realize why i would have never become a chef) and there are ang baos, food, new clothes, stephen chow movie reruns and irritating relatives to look forward to

as things finally look brighter, my angst is still very much alive and kicking (somehow i always have high blood pressure readings when i go to clinics, serious LOL. i think its hereditary) and i will still kick the ass of everyone who steps on my tail...

over the months, i realize how important having goals and incentives are to keep us moving and fulfilled. be it goals at work, study, family, relationships, they keep us motivated... this may sound corny esp coming from me, but dont ever stop dreaming because once u do u are screwed

anyway, i have succumbed to temptation and bought an iphone! its a bit old news and may sound abit stupid considering i can only use it on weekends and evenings (cant bring it into camp because its too technologically
advanced for the 3g army) but since its 7 more months, why not get the best phone on the market? i say this in all objectivity, it is seriously the best phone available in the market and i got it for quite a good deal with discounts here and there and what not. besides, its an apple!

apple has somehow managed to create this cult following around their brand the way coca cola has, and u can see why because they somehow know what their customers want and their products are really user-friendly and simple. compare to a windows or a sony ericsson which has alot of functions but u have to read the manual and become an expert before u finally learn to use all of them! kids nowsadays have short attention spans....

so anw to those contemplating, go buy an iphone... otherwise u not cool liao

happy ORD year!

Sat, 02 Jan 2010 17:19:00 GMT

hello to all who still bother reading this

i know i havent been updating due to lack of time and material (i've been reading nerdy books extensively, u need stuff to go in before stuff can come out). but anyway, quality over quantity i believe...

it is 2010 already, in a really long blink of an eye. although i wish september would come sooner rather than later, grudgingly i also admit that it is the adverse experiences that make u stronger. just like the guy in the movie Click, if i fast forwarded everything i would miss the good parts as well. at least i learn to appreciate the good things more. happiness is all relative... this is something i wouldn't want to make my kids go through though and i confirm will release all the pent up energy into whatever i do after this shit

at least in between all the incompetence and poor management in you know where, where i stay in and work 5.5 days but spend most of the time doing nothing, i managed to read quite a bit on nerdy stuff so ya

but anyway, hopefully 2010 will live up to all its promise (at least the 2nd half of 2010, which is obviously more important)... i'm quite kiasu and i've more or less planned everything that can be planned out, hopefully all goes well and may everything go smoothly for everyone too... huat ah!

coffee as an analogy of people

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:20:00 GMT

i was reading this interesting post somewhere and thought it related well... especially since its about my favourite drink.

coffee is like your personality. black, raw coffee is the cynical, angry straightforward, grumpy and edgy raw and unpretentious side of people. sugar and creamer (or milk) are the sweet and nice sides of people. lets review all the permutations....

black coffee represents an edgy and raw appearance, and a bitter kick when u drink it. notice how uncles at the coffeeshop always order black coffee, and order it "gao" or stronger??

someone i know who drinks black coffee with plenty of sugar has a very intimidating and somewhat harsh exterior, just like the coffee as it appears. but inside, once u get to taste the coffee, the person has compassion and a heart of gold.

for those who drink coffee with lots of creamer but no sugar, these are the guys whose appearance seem sweet and nice, but when u drink it, then the kick comes cos its damn bitter. some people seem quiet and don't reveal much at first, but once u get to know them better, u get to know both their bad and good true colours...

another person i know who drinks coffee with plenty of sugar and creamer, i feel represents someone with a sweet and nice exterior as well as interior. however, the edgy bitterness and kick of the coffee can still be tasted, so this person has his edgy side as well, although not as much.

For those who don''t drink coffee and usually have tea or milo, are the ones who are even sweeter in both appearance and personality. these guys probably don't have an edgier side and are all nice! although they could get a little boring...

as for those who like to drink starbucks with all the weird flavours (vanilla, chocolate, etc), these people are idealistic, like to look good and are ambitious. they like to live life to the fullest by trying all the different things that seem interesting

i found that these apply to the people i know...

myself, i drink coffee with lots of milk but no sugar... LOL!

ok, time to make another cup...

update

Sat, 15 Aug 2009 23:41:00 GMT

decided to update this before too much rust gathers...

with national day just pass... patriotism runs high.. so happy birthday singapore... i hope u like ur present of 2 years of my life....

anyway epl has begun once again so saturday nights will be busy nights once again watching man utd again... sad for newcastle fans i'm sure they show championship matches somewhere...

oh well in keeping with the national day theme... here's a ndp song

use ur signal when u drive!!!

star signs, zodiacs & bullshit

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 18:51:00 GMT

i'm not someone who usually believes in star signs and zodiacs esp since im quite holy...LOL... really!

i stumbled upon this and decided to dissect where its true and where its not... but my cynical side tells me this is very general and applies to many people

but otherwise... its a damn fun way to pass ur time

Cancer (Male)

A Cancer man will come across as an extremely shy person, who speaks less and minds his own business. He is not one of those who tell everything about themselves in the first meeting itself. Infact, it will take a large number of meetings to get even a little close to him. Cancerian male may seem to a different person every time you meet him. He may be nervous and fickle one moment; extremely confident the second minute and too shy the very next. His frown can easily turn, first, into smile and then, into a laugh.

yoda: quite true... quite true... u need time to know the wisdom of yoda. lets read on

A Cancerian guy may get sad and melancholic at times and then, you will feel like putting your arms around him and comforting him. Then, suddenly his wistfulness will vanish and he will be sparkling with wit and humor. He is a true romantic and sees fairytale dreams frequently. However, he is as close to reality as anyone can be. Baffled? Don't worry, it will take some time, but you will start understanding your Cancerian man slowly and gradually. The changes in him do not mean a changing personality like the Geminis.

It is just a change of moods and he will soon be his usual self again. The basic characteristics profile will, however, remain the same. Just like a crab, he retreats into a shell when his emotions are hurt. The shell is his haven and he will remain there till he is ready to face the world again. Cancerian men may look harsh and distant at times, but inside they are very gentle, kind and affectionate. Rudeness is not one of their personality traits. It just acts a cover to hide their true, vulnerable feelings.

yoda: what? u mean i have mood swings and split personality??! lol not for me to judge but from what i know about myself its quite true... my moods change quite drastically

A Cancer man needs to feel secured of your love every now and then, so don't forget to say 'I Love You' everyday. The same goes for money too, debt makes him uneasy. He is the one who always pays his bills on time and he likes saving more than spending. He is not stingy, but he is also not extravagant. However, a Cancerian male won't sacrifice his taste and style in the name of economy. Economy for him means getting the worth of money he spent. Quality plays the utmost importance as far as he is concerned.

yoda: ok that's quite true too... so there, i'm not stingy i just don't like to be in debt and my studies relate to finance. it means cancerians have CPF accounts so grab one now!!!!

A Cancer guy is very conscious of his looks, his house, his car and everything that surrounds him. His clothes need to have that perfect cut, his car that perfect shine and his food that perfect taste. He is not one of those wild men who like going against the usual norms, and sophistication is something he can't live without. There is another thing a Cancer male cannot live without - talking about his Mommy Dearest! She is most likely to be there in his every second conversation.

yoda: lol that's subjective... dunno if its true but guys who treat their mothers well treat their wives well. so there

In the other extreme, he will be totally detached from her. However, his relationship with his mother will never be casual and moderate. It has to be either of the two extremes and the first one is the most likely. At the same time, he will be the most important person in his mother's life. Make sure you pamper him as much and give him as much attention as his mother. Chivalry is in his nature, unless you give him reasons to be otherwise. A Cancerian guy may take sometime to judge you as his probable soul mate.

yoda: chivalry is his nature... heard that?! LOL

However, once he is sure, he will shower you with love, care, admiration and gifts. At the same time, you will be expected to meet his standards, which may be quite high. If he has decided you are the one he wants to live his life with, he will pursue you with fierce determination and make you fall in love with him. Now, we talk about the qualities of a Cancerian guy as a father. He will be totally proud of his son and fiercely protective of his daughter. He will be extremely patient with them. With a Cancerian man, there is one thing you and the kids will never be short of - Love!

yoda: just like andrew

the king of pop is dead!!!

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 01:38:00 GMT

apologies but this post will start off on an army-related post.. skip if uninterested

i've started staying in after a month of enjoying normal human life staying out... i realize what staying in does to people and their motivation...

when u stay out, u know that u do a good job, u go home early and happy, wait for the next day to do a good job again and lead a normal life

when u stay in, no matter how well u do, u still face the same camp until friday evening... so who gives a damn how well u do when ur still gonna be in camp

and they wonder why NSFs always seem so lazy and unmotivated. humans respond to incentives, that's what our country is built on... capitalism. not pride (people rest i do extra) or whatever cock concepts that the people sitting in their comfortable offices come up with. what is pride? can eat and feed a family??

anyway, donkeys don't listen so never mind... screw NS for awhile n lets focus on more impt issues

the king of pop is dead!!!

its sad how his life eventually turned into a media circus (just like britney) but hopefully he will be remembered for how he looked like in the earlier days (even though he was a bit gayish) but still hopefully he is remembered for his music and the moonwalk... yea surprisingly all my friends were quite sentimental too i guess he was an icon of my era truly...

btw if u dunno who im talking about.. its michael jackson

video killed the radio star

Sun, 31 May 2009 23:00:00 GMT

today i was listening to radio...

i didnt know any of the songs they were playing on 98.0fm

i didnt know any of the songs on 98.7

neither any on 91.3...

what the hell are all the hip stations playing?

then i changed to gold 90.5... and had a 6 consecutive track run where i knew all the songs (and could sing along) until i switched it off

this is not good...

crime witness - library book napping!

Fri, 29 May 2009 22:09:00 GMT

something interesting happened which i witnessed.. so interesting that i blogged about it almost when i reached home (which is rare)... my sister asks why i always seem to see such interesting things

i was at the library when the metal detector beeped..this guy passing through started running!! i guess he made away with a huge and valuable booty of... old library books

some people are seriously weird... stealing books is wrong, but understandable.. but... stealing library books which look like they were bought 10 years ago?!

anyway sherlock tan here deduced 3 possible reasons

#1 - he forgot to scan the book and didn't want to go through the hassle of having to explain to a probably less than sympathetic librarian who treats library users like the enemy

#2 - mental problem - downgraedable to Pes F and medically unfit for army service. whoo hoo!

#3 - he figured (correctly) no one was going to or able to chase after him anyway since the library i went to is quite secluded (eg. no security guards or people around, just a library in the middle of a quiet hdb block)

anyway like i said, no one bothered chasing him (well if it was a robber who snatched an old lady's purse i wld have run after him and did the heroic thing and appear on crimewatch and get some heroes medal ok, but im on excuse rmj btw and if i shout "im from the saf!" he'll probably shout back "so am i")

the librarian called the mata, who i dont think wld be that interested in looking for someone who stole an old library book, but then what are they interested in anyway. that got me thinking... if a snatch theft really happens what do u think the police will do? if u thought they wld ask u to write a report... u were correct! LOL why bother chasing after the criminal when u'll probably have to write reports, and possibly get fucked by some superior who sits on his lazy ass in the office if u do something wrong. the less u do, the lesser mistakes u make right? yup, that applies exclusively to anything to do with armed forces...

someone related another story about the mata at the hospital too..when the hospital staff at the registration counter passed this guy's ic to the mata, the guy turned and ran.. obviously he's an illegal immigrant right? the mata just said "the ic number is valid. there's nothing we can do...". true. the more u do, the more likely u are to screw up. why bother when u can just sit there and collect ur pay, ur promotions, and retire a civil servant?? afterall, like we say in the army... PRIDE = People Rest I Do Extra. Not for fame, not for fortune, then for fuck?

so i was thinking.. if they make a "new police story" in singapore... they can get gurmit singh to act in it.. and show the singapore police and armed forces in action writing reports and thier adept skill at using microsoft word

on a sidenote... congrats to all my friends who just passed out as tekong sergeants/SIR (singapore infantry regiment) riflemen sergeants. happy chiong-ing in the jungles of singapore/knocking down recruits while i sleep in my camp's office and wait for my transport supervisor course to start... Sispec all the way! With Pride we lead, got food i eat, got time i sleep, got mission i report sick!

news update

Fri, 15 May 2009 16:36:00 GMT

prayers do come true..or maybe it is really a good thing to have low expectations (or not to have too exact expectations)

ive just been posted to become a transport supervisor... whoo hoo..something along the lines of what i wanted

hope the other prayers n hopes come true too LOL

oh.. and screw nus. u win some and u lose some i guess

the boy who cried wolf

Fri, 08 May 2009 23:20:00 GMT

this is what happens when u dive too much...

life update - labour day

Sat, 02 May 2009 21:41:00 GMT

long weekend this week cos of labour day... life is good

if u have been wondering what i have been up to... i am still in NS (no they didn't release me on the grounds that i am patriotic)

this is a temporary period of slacking because im waiting for my posting... i have been reading many many books and watching the entire seasons of friends... it really is a good show

otherwise... take care and be careful of swine flu. cover ur mouth when u sneeze!! out

beware of aware!!!

Sat, 02 May 2009 21:23:00 GMT

Breaking News
The new Exco of AWARE has been given a vote of no confidence so they are being asked to resign

Some 3,000 people turn up for AWARE EGM

what the hell is aware, may u ask, and why is it right next to the news headlines about a real problem (eg. life threatening swine flu pandemic) on channel news asia??

firstly, aware is an association that basically fights for women's rights (mission: gender equality for all). u probably never even heard of aware before except for the girls that time in primary school when they chased the boys out and taught the girls about the birds and the bees (and pms and how it can be used as an excuse to snap at guys). otherwise, u may not be aware of aware (couldn't help it) but they serve a noble cause in fighting for gender equality and help women in need

if u have been wondering why aware is all over the newspapers instead of other more seemingly unimportant issues (y'know, the usual poverty, hunger and political stories...borrrring), it is because a bunch of aunties basically voted another bunch of aunties out of thier posts, and the bunch of aunties are having a very public argument that aunties usually have in the wet market over who got into the queue first

this whole episode, i believe, is far from over... and the conclusions we can draw from this tv shows are that:

1. singaporeans are too free
2. the aunties running aware are too free
2a. aunties lurrrrve a good ol' fight (just ask mavis & sisters)
3. singaporeans are more concerned about aunties fighting aunties instead of trivial issues such as the economy and swine flu
4. soap opera scriptwriters shld go out of business very soon
5. unfortunately, as aware stands for gender equality for women, all this proves is that when u leave women to run a company, see what happens... (my sister's words, not mine...talk about self criticism)
6. i am too free (blame it on NS... see next post)

well.. the story is far from over.. make urself aware of the story and tune in if u havent!

the following entry - true singapore army ghost stories

Sat, 11 Apr 2009 18:47:00 GMT

for the people i havent shared these stories with in person... these are my not so exciting stories which wld probably make true singapore army ghost stories volume 100 LOL but for ur free reading pleasure...

btw, all these stories, we didn't even think too much about them when they actually happened.. we probably shag cannot think but only upon further reflection, discussion and gossiping did we realize that there may be something eerie about what happened to us... anyway most of the stories here, are "i-heard-from" so its up to u to believe.... otherwise, for ur entertainment

so anyway.. we were having field camp at this site in chua chu kang..supposedly a former cemetery.. then we were sleeping out in the open without tents on this grassy patch that faced thick vegetation...

me and my buddy chong was sleeping next to each other.. chong was wearing gloves and slept with his hands tucked under his armpits (it was damn bloody cold) and with his rifle on top. i slept in the same position, without gloves, and we put our ground sheets (something like picnic mat) next to each other, overlapping. now, when u sleep in this position, its not exactly damn comfortable with the rifle on top of u. some more, u sleeping with boots on. so u wont toss and turn right?

but the 2 nights that we were there, we found that we moved apart from each other when we were sleeping damn near each other the night before. some more, the groundsheets moved too....

another thing was that in the morning, chong will ask "eh did u take my glove?" as 1 glove on his hand will be missing. we wld find it at the side, one morning the right hand and the next morning the other hand. when i asked if he took out the glove at night he said he didnt... creepy but we didnt think too much cos i was thinking more about kfc

then i had friends who said they saw an illuminated figure walking in the bushes.. then later disappear halfway in. and he was in civillian clothes... that i dunno. this friend also told me dun whistle at night and dun anyhow shine torchlight up the trees... might see people as he did

anyway in the dense forest of macritchie... we were walking through very muddy and soft ground and suddenly stepped in front of a tombstone la. wtf?! in the middle of macritchie leh. standing alone... creepy too. we didnt want to take a further look.. cos i heard that someone dug up urns while digging his shellscrape too la..lol must go confirm that story

then more recently.. a few days ago.. there was only me and another guy in the office, and i was looking for the remote control when the tv switched on... i thought it was the other guy at first.. then i saw the remote on the table. freaky

these are personal experiences.. there are also the stories about stand by organ.. and having an extra headcount in the jungle.. LOL pls share ur version if u do know so i can write to russell lee and get 2000 bucks in prize money

seems it always rains on good friday

Sat, 11 Apr 2009 18:36:00 GMT

its quite freaky.. and maybe a good way of showing that he exists by the one up there

do u realize it rains every good friday?

i have not only observed this since my mum told me when i was a little kid.. but i also realized that it tends to start raining around 2.30pm (when mass starts) and the rain ends at around 5pm (when mass ends)

even more coincidental..i remember this clearly.. the rain started just as i got into the car and this happened last year as well

hmmmmmmmm gives u something to think about...

so anyway i hope everyone is enjoying this long weekend.. was supposed to abstain from meat on friday.. and was reminded by my dad as he put down the kway chap/ter kah on the hawker table. guess i will try to abstain next week.. its a huge sacrifice because the normal army food is crap, and the vegetarian even worse. i genuinely wonder how do people survive eating vegetarian (esp in army). anyway i figured that ive been abstaining every week from monday to friday for the last 6 months or so... (unless u count the free reign we began to have on canteens starting 2 mths ago... even eating maggi goreng/fried rice, u feel like ur in heaven. yes its that pathetic)

ive started reading again.. becoming a bookworm once again.. besides the usual stephen king... im looking to buy this book "gang leader for a day" by this guy Sudhir Venkatesh... but books are not cheap esp when i have to pay for my KFC feasts LOL

anyway.. its an interesting book.. check it out.. then lend it to me.. its about how a sociologist discovers how gangsters run their gang like a corporation.. and the economical and financial perspective and viewpoint of a gang run by a guy with a degree (i bet ah nan has a degree la)

ive also been reading... guess what... true singapore ghost stories!!! now that i have a feel ns stories to share... i shld write in too LOL... on that... i think i'll include that in the following post

hmmm... veeeery interesting

overheard in the streets - quote #12345

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:34:00 GMT

i read this somewhere.. i guess i was really damn bored

an old lady was complaining about how youngsters nowadays are so rude and ill-mannered when youngsters in her time used to be sweet and well-mannered.

"that's because they aren't trying to screw you", said her friend

ha ha how true

anyway.. i've been reading alot in camp.. i finished 3 books in a week la. i think i shld write a book or something... about my life story or what LOL u know how those guys who have absolutely normal life stories can write until thier lives seem so exciting? i think.. that will be a good idea for a best-selling novel

Sat, 07 Mar 2009 16:43:00 GMT

i realized i havent updated for quite some time now so it must say alot about my boredom that i am doing so. what to do, its raining, can't go out and be the active person that i am ha ha. as u may know i am spending most of my time in green and yes, its been 6 months since i enlisted and im still running around the limited forests of singapore in green as people who enlisted around the same time as me are sitting in air conditioned medical centres acting busy and ordering the newer guys around while getting ordered around by the lao jiaos.. (yes, like that asshole noah.. LOL u lucky bastard) they try to slowly turn my brain green... luck of the draw i guess

for now, i valiantly resist

so im doing what i havent done for a long time... a seriously long time like since the almost forgotten poly days of boredom, voyeurism and entertaining myself with people's blogs and in the process seeing how some people have a articulate and intellectual side that u have never seen before.. seeing how people travel the world... and laughing at the retards too just like u are doing as u are reading this

im also reading some books.. some stephen king horror novels.. can be quite entertaining as u must understand i have all of russell lee's books until volume 11 (i was a naive bookworm then. as u can see i have progressed slightly and am now reading act-cheem books on economics and pyschology)

on an unrelated and somewhat related note, speaking of books, personally i feel books are good but only until the age of say 8 or 9. seriously. children's book writers are really important in that case... anyway back to my point. once u are past that age, u have to stop reading books because books are a solitary and antisocial activity, not much better than playing your PSP with obviously the only advantage being that books give u knowledge.. lets assume im only talking about fiction novels here.

after a certain age, you should be socializing, chasing girls, getting into fights etc etc (things a kid should do) and not reading books. then, when u reach my age (the grand old age of... 21!), if ur still a bookworm, u generally become a smart ass know-it-all from reading too many books about economics etc

so put that damn book down and ask ur friends if they would like to hang out at the shopping centre or have a game of soccer or go to zouk or disco... lol (whatever it is that kids do nowsadays for fun)

if this entry sounded very know-it-all and one sided to u... it is because the i've just finished reading 3 books i just borrowed from good old bukit merah library. if you are curious to know what they are...they are...

1. new ideas from dead economists
2. night shift by stephen king (short horror stories)
3. liberation (some book about post world war 2 in europe)

this proves my point. i should seriously write a damn book

happy cny

Sat, 24 Jan 2009 20:02:00 GMT

happy chinese new year to everyone who bothers to read this blog but most importantly to myself

my life is not interesting enough to blog about anymore... anything else that happens from monday to saturday afternoon is supposedly "classified" and will be against the interests of national security if i blog about it LOOOL (will i kana caught by ISD if i blog about army? lol) but don't worry its not very interesting and no one's missing out on much... afterall, apparently guys talk about army thier whole life so i shld be grateful for this experience cos i'll look back on it positively blah blah blah and shit. tell me that after i ord pls

i read somewhere that humans always remember the positive things. thus, i have positive memories about secondary sch etc u get the drift but thats only AFTER the experience

so yes anyway for those complaining that because of army there is no cny mood... that is not true for me, i am feeling the festive mood even more... my theory is that if im not in army everyday will be a holiday and therefore, cny will be nothing special so ya the only "good" thing about a shitty life is that ur holidays seem alot more enjoyable

humans and thier reactions are really interesting

oh yah i learnt a new word from my friend....

puah teh kor

happy new year 2009

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 14:12:00 GMT

Happy new year to everyone… have fun deciding on ur resolutions

some people like resolutions that are objective based... and some like resolutions that are generic

this year... everyone's resolution seems to be more generic eg. happiness, love n etc

that is good.. means everyone is satisfied more or less and mine is something like that too

Well done everyone may 2009 be a good year HUAT AH

Anyway.. not say I want to say, but I realize sometimes humans have to be selfish to survive… law of the jungle applies. Be nice n shit n peace and love but remember u are the most important person in e world (at least sometimes… gota have some balance u know)

kaya toast

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:14:00 GMT

does anybody know how to make ur own kaya??

long time no see

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 19:11:00 GMT

recently i did something i havent done in a long time... it was real comforting to hear the music and the sound of the morning news heh heh and i watched cartoons too.. spongebob, billy n mandy, lazlo n all my favourites nt forgetting tom & jerry... lol

long weekend

Sun, 07 Dec 2008 22:48:00 GMT

after my 2nd consecutive long weekend i am finally feeling like a normal person again and perhaps not dreading booking in as much as usual besides im going to pass out this week... alr prepared my elmo to throw at the parade

holiday season feels good man dunno why this year recession but i feel even more christmas spirit and mood than the last few years even when the decorations at orchard are kinda weird

and pls stop all the santa claus becoming cai shen ye jokes pls pls pls

random note #1234

Sat, 29 Nov 2008 10:24:00 GMT

i think everyone has a little geek in him... like no matter how cool and bozo guys appear on the outside and say musuems and books are boring...we'd rather be doing some bozo stuff like, i donno, knocking someone down for the fun of it... trust me we can't resist museums and discovery/history channel

anyway... christmas is coming... christmas spirit is alr here whether recession or not... i just hope my angpows during cny dun get downsized or have some variable component package or any of that shit heh heh

feel free to drop gifts... the christmas tree in my bunk has alr been set up (by me who else) and elmo will pass out with me next week... just a peek into the not-so-significant events of my sad and non-existent life from mondays to fridays where i exist only by phone calls

watch less tv and be happier

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 14:56:00 GMT

i read this article in today's newspapers... gave us something we shld all think about

the article basically says watching tv makes u happier in the short run but with no long term benefits gained, it makes u unhappier in the long run. people who were happier went to religious services, read newspapers, socialized, participated in more activities and had more sex

reflecting on my own life... i feel this is true

go reflect on ur own life and think if its true

well logically it makes sense... assuming a constant of an average person...

person watches tv and sees people on tv having good lives and doing things that seem real but never happen in real life and they all have happy endings. when he switches off the tv, he goes back to his life and its shitty compared to the people in the dramas who all never seem to need to work but drive big cars and all have many girlfriends

on the other hand, person who reads newspapers with headlines about recessions and war and shit happening in the world which are always written in the most depressing tone possible like the world is going to end, when he closes the newspapers, he thinks, lucky im not living in one of those shitty places or getting kidnapped by pirates/caught in killer hurricanes etc. so he goes to church, thanks God for the abovementioned, meets some chiobus, socializes, and has a REAL happy ending (not always though)

so reflecting on my own life, i realized that ever since i watched less tv, (i think roughly beginning from late secondary school years when my parents let me stay out more often) i've been more contented, grateful and happy with what i have. while the story above didn't exactly happen to me (esp the last part... my church is damn boring). happiness is really not that subjective afterall. ask a person if he's happy, and there's only 2 answers: yes or no. so i can confidently say, yes i am happy

moral of the story from yoda is..... newspaper is correct for once. watch less tv... instead of watching discovery travel and living where they go to ang mor country to see chiobu... go work hard and earn more money so u can really do it

quote #1234

Sun, 09 Nov 2008 12:34:00 GMT

"A stupid man is not someone who knows nothing. It is someone who thinks he knows everything." - Yoda Tan

instructions: apply to daily life

packed weekends

Sun, 02 Nov 2008 00:24:00 GMT

this is the first weekend which i havent packed 7 days worth of actitvities into 2 days and actually rested and slept at home like normal people...

now i begin to realize how fun my days as a temp were

oh ya i just discovered the wonders of hot milk

where else can u get...

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 14:00:00 GMT

some people think its a waste of time... personally i do too but if u see it from my friend's point of view...where else can u get....

free clothes, free food, free lodging, free water and free gym training excercises!! (people pay for personal trainers ok)

only at the resort im staying in

my first book out

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 18:02:00 GMT

bought my cap to cover my botak head already...

when i was at soccer with my friends who went in a year earlier, i find that i still don't find talking about ns very fun as i had earlier complained.... so my promise is safe for the time being

watch this space though

going on holiday

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 23:21:00 GMT

yup my 2 week holiday starts tomorrow... will update more once im back