escaping mundanity & normalcy..

how i wish this will be true.. hahaha..
i want more MONEY!!!!!!
been spending quite a lot this couple
of days... birthdays.. farewell dinners..
eating out most of the time.. it is going
to empty my wallet soon.. help me..

before i continue with the rest of the
things i'm going to update in.. i would
like to take this opportunity to thank
2 person.. bAbY n humster.. hehe..
they have been helping me with my
spelling mistakes and grammar.. i'm
not very fluent with my English.. but
i'm learning.. thanks again for correcting
the mistakes i've made so far.. really
appreciate the help both of you had
given me..

finish with the appreciation thing.. now
can continue with the things that had
been going on for the past few days..

Thursday.. went to Blk 232 Ang Mo Kio
Ave 2 for dinner after work.. it's a
farewell dinner we organise to give one
of our colleague.. the stall is said to be
famous for their crabs.. me, not really a
crab lover.. my past history of skin
allergy.. i'm not into seafood.. but this
stall.. their chilli crab is really delicious..
the crab is nice.. the gravy is wonderful..
just like KFC.. Finger Lickin' Good!

Friday.. practically spent the whole day
at East Coast Park.. assemble at the
Carpark E2 in the morning.. what am i
doing there?? well.. it's my unit anniversary
lah.. me not a monkey spotter.. hehehe..
they hold soccer and captain ball competition..
damn boring.. the morning event ended at
noon.. from E2.. a couple of us walk towards
MacDonald.. took us 30 mins or so.. think we
have conquered at least 7km.. but that's not
the end.. after the lunch.. we continue our
"wonderful" journey to Parkway Parade..
another 5-6km i think.. looks like we got nothing
better to do right?? went to play pool with them..
most of them are not bad.. manage to win a
couple of game through pure luck.. after which,
we proceed to Big Splash for the evening event..
and yes.. we walk there too.. another 3-4km..
luckily the dinner was not that bad.. got abalone
and sharkfin in the list.. surprise.. hahaha.. but
the most interesting part of the whole evening
should be the video that some of our colleagues
had made.. their work is sheer brilliant.. although
can't be classify as professionals.. they really touch
our heart.. the other thing that interest us should
be the performance by the SAF Music & Drama
Company.. why is it so? because got chio bu..
one look around.. most of the guys' eyes are stuck
onto the stage.. me as well... hehe.. honest leh..

Saturday.. long weekend!! sleep till 11am..
planning to go Adidas Season End Sale at
Suntec City Conventional Hall 6 in the afternoon..
perhaps i started out too late.. suppose to meet
my friends for dinner at 6.30pm.. i reach Suntec
at 5.30pm.. and the queue to enter the hall is
so Long.... from one end of the hall to the other end..
i'm going to be late if i queue for it.. therefore,
i just have to give up on it.. make my way to
Bugis Junction.. wonder what occasion is it..
so many people.. meet up will my friends eventually..
bought a necklaces and a pair of earrings for the
waitress we got to know through our frequent visit
to Wet & Whistle.. had be patronising this place for
quite a long time.. went there to celebrate her
birthday.. after the session.. we go to Lau Pat Sat
as usual for some bites before heading home..

Sunday (Today).. wake up at 11am again.. really
miss this feeling of sleeping till near noon..
meet my friends again.. this time also for birthday..
when to Alexandra Village for dinner.. yes.. the
same stall we patronise.. Rong Guang.. looks like
our way of treating always ended up that place..

finally pass my Final Theory Test already.. how glad..
my sixth attempt.. don't laugh k.. i must admit i'm
bad with that test.. but at least i pass now.. hehe..
next will be taking practical lessons.. still looking
for instructor.. don't feel like enrolling the school..
too expensive.. got to find it by next week.. don't
want to let it drag on for too long.. any recommendation??

having guard duty again tomorrow.. going to
miss my bed for sure.. and this comp too..
luckily for me.. i only get to do it once a month..
3 more duties to ORD!! hehe..

hmm.. that's all for today.. be back again soon..
last but not least.. to all of you.. TaKe CaRE!!

walkingtarts awake and ranted on 2/29/2004 11:39:00 PM

Saturday, February 28, 2004

i wish i was asleep now..

if i'm asleep now.. i won't be thinking
of what i'm thinking now.. seriously..
i miss someone.. someone who i met
long long time ago.. someone who
brings a new chapter into my life book..
in which, this chapter is already ended..

i really really wish i'm asleep now..

walkingtarts awake and ranted on 2/28/2004 02:14:00 AM

Wednesday, February 25, 2004

hmm.....

my schedule look pretty packed for the next
few days.. will be heading to somewhere for
dinner tomorrow, after work. organising this
farewell dinner for one of my colleague, he is
heading to Thailand for his posting. wish him
all the best when he get there. Had be asking
about the place from me this couple of days,
glad that i could help him in some ways or
another.

Friday will be our unit anniversary. won't be
reporting to camp in the morning. have to
report at East Coast Park. looks like there
will be much programmes lining up on that
day. hopefully they won't be too lame. as
they always come out with lame ideas to
get the rest to participate. Heard there will
be water bombs.. hahaha.. that will be great!!!
Evening will be the dinner and dance, held
at Big Splash. wonder what will we be having
for dinner?? a pool of chloride tasting water?
hahaha.. joking.. quite sumptuous i think.. :p~~~

still unsure of what will be lining up for the
weekends.. any ideas??
most probably will be look after by the house..
can't think of any thing that i want to do
in the weekend at the moment..
humming that Eason's Sheng Dan Jie away.....

the person who plan my regimental duty
is really treating me very good!! i will
be doing guard duty again on this coming
Monday (01/03/04). my second duty in just
less than 8 days.. wonder did i offend that
guy or not.. but, due to my kind and courteous
nature.. argh... even myself vomited....
i think the whole camp, i only offended one
guy.. ok.. should call him "commando" ba..
always calling himself a commando.. but a
drop out.. but the fact is.. he didn't even
been through the training.. always try to
talk cock sing song play mahjong.. kind
of accidentally offended him last time..
which is nearly 2 years ago!!! wah.. that's
real long time ago.. long story..

a day after my birthday, this "commando's"
birthday.. the group of nine were on course
for our training.. as we did guard duty the
previous night.. yes.. on my birthday.. i fell
asleep at late afternoon.. class ending soon..
this guy, went to ask a higher ranking
instructor to let him go back earlier.. because,
its his birthday.. this instructor is a very kind
soul.. he agrees to the request.. then a
commotion starts.. my name was called out by
one of my mates.. telling the instructor that
mine is on the previous day.. and i still do
my guard duty.. of cause, he allow me to
go home earlier than the rest.. upon changing
and walking out of the camp.. i felt an obligation
to inform my immediate instructor about my
early dismissal.. therefore, a phone call is made..
that's where the whole thing begins.. the problem
is i called to inform.. which i don't think is wrong..
as a helpful person, i inform the instructor about
that guy too.. after i finish with the call.. i have
this intention to tell that guy to inform the instructor
personally too.. but he walk too fast.. not excuses..
he really walk very fast.. like late for appointment..
finally reach the bus stop.. saw him sitting.. talking
away happily on the phone with i don't know who..
my bus came.. didn't manage to convey the message..
thought of giving him a call.. upon boarding the bus..
saw my friend who is returning home from school on
the same bus.. forgot the thing.. hahaha.. really..

he was reprimand by the instructor the following days..
then he complain to another higher rank instructor..
saying that i backstab him.. wah.... since when i
become a backstabber?? innocent wor..
still cry in public while complaining about me..
damn.. i cannot tahan sia... don't even bother
to explain.. less say apologise.. it's not even
my fault.. he should inform immediate instructor
mah.. i'm not his minder.. but nevermind lah..
he still a small kid in brainworks..

hahaha.. didn't know i could talk so much about
this guy.. luckily i'm no longer the same department
as him now.. if not, either him or myself will be living
in hell when work together.. hahahaha..

hmm.. that should be all for tonight..
TaKe CaRE!!

walkingtarts awake and ranted on 2/25/2004 11:20:00 PM

Saturday, February 21, 2004

Yawn....

just wake up from my nap not that long ago..
had my dinner.. it had been a exhausting
morning.. thinking that just go for simple
jog for the morning run.. in the end, we all
ended up going for IPPT training conducted
by our OC.. damn.. i cleared my IPPT long ago!!!
still have to join in the training.. now, my
arms are really sores.. reminds me of the
BMT.. where practically everyone will have
difficulty in lifting the spoon to the mouth..
hehehe.. memories..

drop by Orchard after work.. got to get
some new books.. nothing to read for
the past few days after i finished
"The Five People You Meet In Heaven"
thought of getting a biography of Adolf
Hitler.. saw it the last time.. think it's title
is Mien Krapf or something like that.. can't
really recalled.. but ended up buying two
other book..

First Thing First
written by Roger and Rebecca Merrill..
something about time management..
that's what the books says anyway..

Destructive Emotions
written by Daniel Goleman.. it's about
a dialogue with Dalai Lama.. find the
title quite interesting.. that's why got
this book..

with two new books in hand.. looks like
my guard duty tomorrow won't be too
bored.. got to start the first book first..
just like the title had told me.. hehehe..

another week will be passing..
saw a couple of friends got back their
pink IC yesterday.. something to envy..
but, that's something i'll be getting back
too in a couple of months.. don't need
to be too bother by it.. :)

need some help here... not asking you
all to help me find a girl friend.. hehehe..
don't worry.. i've been searching for a
chinese comedy show since i got back..
"Bao Gao Ban Zhang" it's the Taiwanese
version of Army Daze.. a very old show..
got quite a number of part... really wish
to watch them again.. if you somehow
saw them.. please kindly drop a message
here to let me know the location where
i can get it k? thanks a lot!!

come in here with practically nothing in
mind to write in the first place.. still can
come out with so much now.. hahaha..
that's why i like blogging.. cultivating a
healthy habit.. that's all for today.. will
be throwing my rubbish here again on
coming Wednesday.. if i'm not too tired
when i come back on Monday.. then perhaps
will be blogging in on Monday too...
TaKe CaRE!!!

The biggest regrets in life are the chances you never take....
i would trade 10000 tomorrows for just one single yesterday

walkingtarts awake and ranted on 2/21/2004 10:00:00 PM

Wednesday, February 18, 2004

Plain.. Plain.. Plain..

hmm.. the longest day of any week..
went to camp as per normal..
work.. work.. work.. work.. work..
in between all that.. sleep... hahaha..
that's so typical of me nowadays..

had my Final Theory Test on Monday..
my 6th attempt on the paper.. should
be the 6th.. forget how many time i've
took it.. the last time was in 2002..
that's way before i went oversea.. hehe..
so long ago sia... borrow the question
booklet from my friend to revise.. definitely
much more helpful than reading the textbook
that only give you loads of theory.. so difficult
to absorb the whole chunk of information into
my brain.. suppose to commence at 19.30 hr..
but went into the classroom at 19.05 hr.. the
people taking the earlier test must be doing it
real fast.. anyway.. at around 19.15 hr, the test
begin.. and i find myself standing at the bus stop
waiting for the one that will get me home at
19.35 hr.. didn't know i did that fast.. just don't
bother to double check my answer.. cause, i
don't want to confused myself again..

The Rose

Some say love it is a river, that drowns the tender reed
Some say love it is a razor, that leaves your soul to bleed
Some say love it is a hunger, an endless aching need
I say love it is a flower and you, it's only seed

It's the heart afraid of breaking, that never learns to dance
It's the dream afraid of waking, that never takes the chance
It's the one who won't be taken, who cannot seem to give
And the soul afraid of dying, that never learns to live

When the night has been too lonely
And the road has been too long
And you think that love is only for the lucky and the strong
Just remember in the winter, for beneath the bitter snow
Lies the seed that with the sun's love in the spring becomes the rose

got to know this song when my sister
was watching "Qiang Wei Zhi Lian" a
few days ago.. somehow, it attracts me
to the television set in the living room,
out from my bedroom.. the next moment,
i'm sitting back in front of this computer to
search for this song.. found three different
artistes who had sang.. Bette Midler.. the
one who sang "Wind Beneath My Wings"..
another is Ken Hirai.. the soul singer from
Japan.. and Ah Sang.. the artiste who sang
the current version in the drama..

i won't be blogging in for this coming
Sunday.. cause.. i'm on duty.. only be
back home on Monday evening.. it's
either i blog on Saturday evening..
or wait till Monday then i'll do it..
that's all for today peoples.. a couple
of hours more, before the longest day
come to an end.. hehehe.. hand wide
apart to welcome the weekend once
again.. while i welcome my 1st guard
duty since return.. hahaha...
TaKe CaRE!!

"All endings are also beginnings. We just
don't know it at the time..."

walkingtarts awake and ranted on 2/18/2004 10:00:00 PM

Sunday, February 15, 2004

tHe aFtErMaTh

another St Valentine Day had gone..
just another one.. makes me think of
the song "Sheng Dan Jie" by Eason..
Merry.. Merry Christmas.. Lonely.. Lonely Christmas..
nice song.. kind of attached to it.. maybe
it suits my feeling at this moment..

did not go back camp yesterday..
so just stay at home.. sleep till some time
late in the morning.. too tired after going
to ktv the previous night.. our usual
Friday night gathering.. in which, we will
temporary stop for a while after this one..
got to spare some thoughts for our wallets..
been spending too much a month.. besides,
i'm still not working.. got to have a good
personal fund management.. if not, i'll
definitely suffer when come to rainy days..

got a real scare by one of my friend, Willy, last
night after the ktv session.. we went Lau Pat Sat
for supper before heading home.. during our meal,
his face suddenly turn pale.. have difficulty in
breathing.. the whole incident last for 15 - 20
minutes or so.. most probably is due to the side
effect of drinking after he took medicine earlier..
another thing that may add to the causes is the
smoking he took up upon during his NS days..
something i really want to say as a friend..
PLEASE QUIT SMOKING.. STOP HARMING YOURSELF..
i know this is a difficult task for smokers out there..
but, weighing all Pros and Cons.. i really can't find
any Pros about it.. while there can be a whole list
of Cons to show..

Went to Alexandra Market for dinner just now..
birthday boy giving all of us a treat.. our way
of celebrating seems to be the same everytime..
definitely will land at this market.. ordered from
Rong Guang.. after that, we head to Harbour
Front a.k.a World Trade Centre previously, for
coffee, tea or me.. haha.. not me lah.. just coffee
or tea.. this gathering is also the last time with
another friend, Bryant, before he go back to
Australia to continue his studies..
WISH YOU ALL THE BEST!!!

think i'm kind of used to the feeling of Sundays..
having to go back work the next day.. maybe it's
because i have nothing much to do when i go
back.. me.. the professional slacker.. hahaha..

really have to thank you people for visiting my
weblog.. leaving comments and help me
correct my spelling mistakes.. really appreciate
all these a lot.. last but not least... my usual
parting words.. TaKe CaRE!!!

What is wrong being second??

walkingtarts awake and ranted on 2/15/2004 11:09:00 PM

Wednesday, February 11, 2004

Swing.. Swing.. Swing..

hmm.. jus got over from my mood swing..
hopefully it won't come back any time soon..
making me feel so numb, lethargic, impatient,
brain "dead"... whatever it is... it really makes
me hit a bad patch this couple of days.. jus
glad it's over..

wat haf i done this couple of days besides been
in a foul mood?? practically the same as any of
my working days.. wake up.. go camp.. work..
lunch.. work.. go home.. come online to look for
some nice songs.. reach for my bed.. then the
cycle will repeat again.. dull life huh??
it's fine with me though.. unless there's sparks
flew into the path of my life right now.. then i
will see alteration in this cycle..

currently reading "The Five People You Meet In
Heaven"... helps me spend the time more
fruitfully during my energy draining bus journey
home.. the book is about a guy, Eddie.. died in
an accident while trying to save a little from the
falling gondola (part of a ferriwheel).. he will
meet five different people who once appears or
part of his life.. explaining to him the things he
misses when he's alive.. the values.. the people..

already read half the book.. the beginning was
quite boring.. but once he met the 1st person..
the story seems to get brighten up.. gets more
and more interesting..

my sis bought the Samsung X430 today.. nice
fone sia.. see liao, my heart itch oso... like the
sleek design.. goin to borrow the fone from her
one of this days.. she won't reject.. or i mus say,
she can't reject my request.. hahahaha..
it was me who pay for the fone literally..

wah.. 11.40pm liao.. got to go to bed.. only left with
5 hours to sleep.. provided i can fall sound asleep
immediately.. but it's too unlikely.. last but not least
for you peoples.. TaKe CaRE!!!!

the happiest people don't have EVERYTHING in life..
the jus make the BEST OF EVERYTHING that life brings their way..

walkingtarts awake and ranted on 2/11/2004 11:50:00 PM

Sunday, February 08, 2004

Sunday.. Still So Tired..

weekend should use to rest and recharge myself..
yet.. i still feel so tired today..

suppose to meet my friends after they watch
"Irreversible" last nite.. but i believe due to
poor planning and organising.. the whole thing
was call off.. it's alrite with me.. stay at home
watch tv loh.. or come online to my own stuff..

in the end, when to Holland Village at 1am
in the morning.. sit at this cafe "Breko"..
ambience is consider not bad.. quite a crowd
too.. we were toking about some interesting
stuffs that happen within our group of frens
over the last one year.. the main topic
practically based on one person.. our every
"good" fren.. the one with an ego bigger than
his head.. yah.. yah.. tt's him.. consider i fall
in the same zodiac sign as him.. i'm glad my
character is not totally alike.. phew~~~
went on to tok till 5am in the morning.. den we
make our way home..

Only 2 hr plus left b4 meeting my frens for our
Sunday soccer.. try to get a nap to freshen myself
b4 the game.. yah.. nap.. not sleep.. coz not enuff
time to consider it a sleep loh.. hehe.. quite fun
for today's game.. no outsiders there to challenge us..
only for us to play against each other.. play till 11am..
den proceed to kopitiam for our brunch..
(Breakfast + Lunch)

Got home around 12pm.. immediately K.O in my
bedroom.. too tired to do any other things..
loitering around dreamland till 5pm.. saw that
no one is around.. jus lay down till i'm fully awake..
till someone came home.. hehe..

hmm.. wat haf happen this week?? might as well say
wat haf not happen tis weekend.. the organising for
the movie had failed.. so is the sunset bay trip..
my MSR run yesterday.. did not attend it.. coz my
name wasn't inside the nominal roll.. hahaha.. so
lucky me.. what else??? guess it's tt much..

goin to wake up at 5am again.. another week start..
looking forward to next weekend.. dun nit to remind
me wat it is.. coz.. it's jus another day to me..
nothing special.. nobody special.. jus another weekend..
TaKe CaRE pEopLeSss...

Life doesn't require that we be the best,
Only that we try our best..

walkingtarts awake and ranted on 2/08/2004 11:35:00 PM

Thursday, February 05, 2004

15th Day on Lunar Calendar..

today is the last day of Chinese New Year liao..
a.k.a Yuan Xiao.. (Chinese form of Valentine's Day)
hmm.. another lonely lonely feeling..
nevermind lah.. hope is in the air..
hahaha.. still trying to be optimistic about it..

haven't been posting since Monday..
quite sleepy this couple of days..
K.O around 10 pm.. too tired to write..
my 5 am wake up time is really a dread..
making me tired jus half a day..
bus trip to camp and back home ain't
helping much either.. 1 hr each...
if only i have my own transportation..

it has been 2 months since back..
so much things happen.. here and over
the other side.. after so much had happen,
really glad that i'm by my family.. this really
makes a big different.. at least knowing
there's someone by my side when so much
things occurs.. a real someone.. no need for
frequent phonecalls back home.. no need to
hear the person from other side of the
handset crying.. no need to worry what to do
when something happen at home, and i couldn't
render any help as i'm so far away..
but after all these.. i really miss that place..
miss the friends whom i've made over there..
the places we always went.. things we do..
funny things.. works.. punishments.. so many
memories.. really form a memorable flashbacks
in my heart.. i'll always remember.. one of those
flashbacks i've kept in my heart for a very very
long time.. perhaps till the last of days..

got nagged by my mum again.. but this time is early
in the morning.. before i goes off to camp..
the same old topic.. girlfriend.. i shouldn't have
start tt conversation.. hahaha.. my own fault..
told my mum it's "Yuan Xiao" today.. then she jus
gave a this reply..
"Yuan Xiao.. what's the point? you also no girl
friend.. say also no use.."
my 1st reaction is.. "Oh No.. wrong topic.." hahaha..
but nevermind lah.. jus talk cock a bit to end the
conversation loh.. so that won't suffer any more
of her blows that she will be planting on me.. :p

don't tink i will keep up with posting here daily..
perhaps once in a couple of days.. posting
daily is quite impossible, as i'm tired by the time
i reach home in the evening.. jus wan to relax
one side.. listening to songs.. chatting up with
friends..

*yawn*
tired liao.. will post again in a couple of days time..
hopefully can find something interesting to insert
here.. TakE CaRe PeoPLeSss!!!

walkingtarts awake and ranted on 2/05/2004 11:05:00 PM

Monday, February 02, 2004

pLeAsE GiVe mE sOmE mOrE TiMe...

Greed is bore in all Mankind..
but i really don't mind loh.. hahaha..
really wan to slack some more..
Been staying out of work for 13 days..
in less than 13 hours time, i'll have to get
back to work again.. really wish i could
borrow some more time.. who don't wan?

haven't been blogging in this couple of days..
spent most of my afternoon and evenings
away.. didn't like to blog in the morning..
hehehe..
Went to watch "Irreversible" with my friends
on Saturday.. Orchard Cineleisure was fully booked..
oso Chingay parade goin on.. therefore, avoid it..
went to Golden to watch.. (@ Golden Mile Complex)
this Loc Kok Loc Kok cinema.. really cannot
compare with cinema at town area.. but cannot complain
lah.. only left this cinema showing..
Well, the beginning of the show is quite irritating..
because it's a French film.. all the words bound to be
in French.. wat's making it worse is, all the words are
form with alphabets upside down or reflected.. really have
a hard time recognizing them.. real action starts..
camera spinning.. 180 Deg? 360 Deg?
nah... it spins like nobody's business..
can't even see if the picture is upside down or upright..
can understand why some people vomit after the show..
hahaha.. beginning is really quite gross..
2 guys went into a gay club to search for the rapist..
Pierre and Marcus (boyfriend of the victim,
Monica Belluci *wee wo wee*), in which
the rapist manage to snap Marcus arm.. but got
smash to death by Pierre.. yes... smash.. with a fire
extinguisher.. damn gross.. whole head is smash till
it looks like mince meat.. smash some more.. it would
be meat juice liao... yucks...
quite a interesting film i would say.. filming on a
backward style.. watching the ending followed by
the beginning..

Went on to meet another two friends at Suntec after
the show.. move over to Marina Square for coffee..
went to our old haunt.. Broadwalk Pub & Cafe..
it has been a few years since we last patronize this
place.. most of the things are still about the same as
before.. except for the waitress.. change already..
after tt, went on to meet my another group of
friends at Seletar Reservoir.. they are having BBQ..
hahaha.. good location hor? secluded.. quiet.. windy..
but no convenient mode of transport to get there!!!
have to call my friend to pick me up at Yishun MRT station..
talk a bit cock with them.. then packed up & go... *yawn*
Soccer in the morning..

Yeah.. our usual Sunday game.. looks like the last..
most of them will be teaching tuitions next week
onwards... there goes my sole mode of exercising
on weekends.. have to start planning...

Went to drink coffee again in the evening..
sitting at Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf (Tiong Bahru)
talk about a lot of stuffs.. most of them still
undergrads.. talking about their current industrial
attachments.. working experiences.. office
politics.. studies.. money.. etc..
me?? jus sit down and listen.. talk a bit.. contribute
a bit.. working life is never the same as studying
anymore.. really miss those days.. so carefree..

Wake up at noon.. raining.. playing soccer in the
morning actually.. but cancelled.. damn..
someone cursing.. mouth always so filth wan..
not the 1st time.. but nvm.. jus coincidence..
but, really can't stand this person's attitude..
his ego.. bigger than his head lah.. can join
in to "suan" people.. but cannot stand people
"suan" him.. talk as if it's my fault to "suan" him..
i also haf my fair share being the object of "suaning"..
jus accept the fact lah.. unless really goes overboard..
then maybe i've nothing to say.. but it's so mild..
once a while be a clown among the crowd is alrite wan
mah.. contribute to entertaining the rest.. can't always
be a tyrant.. tyrant have no friends..

wah.. time is getting nearer..
i want to borrow somemore time.. help me!!!
hahaha..

"He, who believe in nobody but himself..
succeed only within.. Nobody cares"

walkingtarts awake and ranted on 2/02/2004 07:30:00 PM

drop some money please..