Its almost like the early 90s last night.


Why did I say that?


The internet is not working perfectly like it use to be due to the earthquake that rock Taiwan on Tuesday causes severe damage to the cables laid on the oceans bed. Imagine we have to withstand the slow connection like how we were accessing internet using 56K modem many years ago. The connection leaves me stranded and bored. Perhaps we are just too reliant on the internet these days. Sometimes being too tech savvy isn't a good thing at all.


Put the internet issues aside. Met up with Esther and erjie yesterday. Been a month since I last saw her. Due to our busyschedule that clashes concurrently, we could only pass our Christmas pressie to one another yesterday. Anyway, I love thegift. And of course, it causes much trouble for her to get it plus some nasty SQ friend make this gift even more precious.Taa-daa! Its the Boeing 747-400 Megatop 1:400 Die-Cast Metal Model.




I Luuurrvvvveee it! Its kind of hard to get it these days. Pay is 1 of the limitation and Nikkon shop hardly carries B744 collection. Thank you very much Esther. Anyway, we are in the midst of discussing some BIG plans for the future. I'm kind of disturbed again! I wonder if is it the right time? Is it a good time to start the ball rolling for 2007.


Chill everyone. Have a great super duper long weekend. Just for your info, we won't be able to enjoy all the long weekends in 2007. So, play your hearts out people. Happy New Year!

Happy Boxing Day and Merry Christmas everyone! Before I seriously settle down and complete my homework, let me take sometime off to give you guys some latest updates. Photos to be uploaded shortly.


Had our annual friends christmas dinner at Da Paolo La Terraza at Holland Village on the 22nd. All thanks to cien who can't make it last minute, I had to sit facing no one. Pathetic.





And thanks to her again, for making tingting so damn low, as she was the only one not receiving any christmas gifts. Anyway, Da Paolo is really a classy place with nice ambience and food. But it won't make you crave for more as the cheese will make you filled to the brim despite the serving portion.


Thereafter we went off to Wala Wala to sit and chill for the night. Licia's clubbing network seems to be quite remarkable. Knowing some uncle in his 40s, our drinks were on the house. Had Vodkatronics (although Licia kept insisting that we should have something light but ended no avail) which was quite nice, but a strong bitter aftertaste.


Headed home at about 1130p.m and I dozed off in the cab. Luckily next morning I still managed to wake up for my class at 9. I'm looking high and low for this pair of Onitsuka Tiger shoes. They doesn't have my size online, so I guess i'll have to check it out at Raffles City Shopping Centre outlet. Bro is flying off to Milan this Friday for holiday. So i'll get him to check out for me as well. Milan, its freaking Milan, the city of fashion. Lars's paradise for Prada. I heard their stores for Prada is the size of a warehouse, which have anything under the sun.





This christmas is pretty boring actually. I borrowed 2 VCDs, Devil Wears Prada and Friends with Money to kill time. Both were great show. Things got worst as the nightfalls. I was left alone at home, where everyone is either having a party at home, getting ready for countdown at Orchard, or doing some last minute christmas shopping with their love ones. Thank god! My dear cousin Jolin called and asked me to join them for Mahjong. Hmmm.... its kind of weird, playing mahjong on Christmas eve (do you see the link?). But hey, who cares.... I tell you, Mahjong is a huge phenomenon now! And, Christmas party is a MUST next year.


Hmmm, I'm planning for a New Year chill out session with my pals again. This time round, I've thought of an interesting idea.


Its a rainy tuesday, guess i'd better glued my ass on the sofa and watch TV all day long (after my homework)!

First day into Seletar Camp, I was sabotaged by my group of buds from OETI. 2 to be exact. Well, they told the other friends that I can sing and have performed in OETI (my previous traininig school).


Monday 18 Dec: My Warrant Officer was looking for a person to take part in an Idol competition. As our Specialist Mess a.ka Raft is having a Grand Opening ceremony cum Annual Function D&D, they have lots of programmes on the list. I was chosen to take part. I was a little relunctant at first, but the common phrase in army context "Lan Lan Suck Thumb".


Tuesday 19 Dec: I was told last minute there is a meeting for the Raft Idol 2006. Madness! I have to rush back home at 10plus in the morning to get my song done. The first song I've chosen "Angels Brought Me Here" puts me into hesitation. I couldn't remove the vocal from the song fully. F*** it. So long as I produced a CD, I would be put to SAFE.


Wednesday 20 Dec: Didn't really sleep well as I spent quite something thinking what song should I perform. Something that would captivate audience? Something meaningful? Something within my vocal range? Something i'm familiar with, as things were so last minute...
I decided on K. Clarkson "A moment like this" as this is the song I would always sing to irritate my pals while fixing vehicles.


Thursday 21st Dec: I didn't sleep well again the previous night. Starting to feel so uncomfortable about the performance. When I went for the meeting this morning, realised all the other contestants are gonna sing Mando Pop. I do love Mandarin songs, but my Yao Zhi abit not clear at times. Heck it, I shall just continue with my "A Moment Like This". Do or dead, let fate decide.


I was the very first one to perform. Lucky boy you know, draw lots and ended up first performer. Butterflies in stomach, uncomfortable, nerve-wrecking. Still, I do my thing.


The judges said...


First Judge: "Nervous at first, but everything ended well"
Third Judge (who's a professional singer): "There's a bit of pitch problem towards the end of the song but everything ended well too. And you've personality"
Second Judges: I really can't recall what he said.


I was left in the top 2, and my colleagues and I was pretty sure I would get 1st runner up. But never did I expect I would be crowned the Raft Idol 2006. Seriously I think he sang better, but sometimes things just turned out to be wrong in life.


I'm happy. I'm glad. This is my 2nd Champion trophy after 6 years. (First one was in Secondary School Dance Competition). Plus, I received a $120 Topman Voucher. This is the so-called Defining Moment in army.






Leave starts tomorrow. I'm over the sun and over the moon!

Congratulation to me! I've been offered a place by the University of New South Wales. I'm gonna do commerce specialising in Services Marketing and Management.


Consider that its the 4th recognise U in local context, its sounds quite promising. Moreover they are building their campus in Changi, due to complete in 2009.


the big BUT, the fees for 3 years sums up to be humungous. Cost about 60k for a 3 year full-time programme. Shall look into the details as well as sourcing possible financial aids during my block leave period.


The funny thing is, when I told my mum i've been offered a place, she said it as if she owns MAS. "Really, go study la". Mum is always looking forward to either my bro or I to get a degree before stepping into the working world. Since my bro have already failed her, I might fail her too. lol. Well, lets see how things goes.


3 more days to block leave, plus Chrismas dinner with fellow friends. Gonna be fun. Excited~

There's just so many wishes, dreams, wants in my life. Perhaps even a specially tailored santa's socks won't be enough to put in all my wants. As 2006 is almost coming to an end, have you done your recollection yet? What have you done for the year 2006 that you're extremely proud of to tell eveyone in this world? What's the happiest thing that came into your life thus far? Or when's the moment you wish everything would just come to an end? As i'm still penning down all my thoughts I have for the year 2006, its would probably take me sometime before everyone could read it on my blog. Your patience is greatly appreciated. Oh well, why not try penning down yours too? Wouldn't it be great if everyone shares their recollection?


You might be surprise why on earth I am sitting down in front of my stupid lappie (which have gone nuts again and probably need another dosage of reformatting medications and jabs). I just came back from my 3D2N exercise somewhere near the western part of singapore. I'm probably located at the extreme circumference of our tiny island, where operators such as Digi, MY CELCOM, MAXIS just keeps popping on my mobile. Anyway, its quite an experience I must say. The fact that its been almost a year since I last went outfield and star gazing. Once again, I had a share of the stars again. Wednesday morning. The sky is clear and thousands and millions of "little-light-bulbs" keeps flashing & twinkling. Its like their way of greeting "Merry Christmas". Perfect. I get a chance to ride in an assault boat plus upstake of the amphibious vehicle. Its was sooo cool. But the weather in the day is scorching hot. Felt as if my skin was eaten up.


Now that I'm back, of course I'm looking forward to the jolly jolly season of christmas, which gonna happen in 10days time. I've only got cards for ex-colleagues and boss and some of my precious at the moment. Perhaps I've yet feel the christmas rush. Should shop in town after class this weekend. Talking about class, its getting tougher and tougher. Homework is piling up when its only the first lesson. I think I'm a sadist because I enjoy doing homework though it kind of eaten up almost a precious sunday - which is ideal for rest, play, shop or tann.


Been thinking alot about my future lately. Not again!! If i managed to get in, what am I gonna do? If not, what's the next route to take?


Before I sign out, here's a video of Kelly Clarkson with my favourite Christmas song "Grown up Christmas List". Enjoy!

WARNING: This gonna be 1 long posting.


I guess workload have been pretty heavy this few days to the extend that I don't have that "Oh! Its friday!" feel. Anyway, I feel that I've changed, changed for the worst. My level of tolerance has dropped tremendously. A single thing could just spark things off, making my face turn as black as coal. Maybe its stress, which I believe so. Stress of negativity and not enjoying the job I'm doing. Its so different from the stress I faced from studies, at least I had enjoyed it better. Perhaps making my face as black as coal is the only way out to express the anger, the complaints, the everything of being a technician in S camp. Its agonising whenever I compared myself to fellow technicians from other camp. We take home $560 a month, wearing similar coverall. Yet, we slogged day and night, OT like no other people's business while they are trying hard to look and act busy. Faking out manuals to make them look like they're working their ass off when they are not. 5:30p.m - they're already changing, preparing programmes for the last quarter of the day. We? Have to eat sucky rations and prepare for OT. It is not fair!!


I know that life isn't fair.


its hardwork, really hardwork. I don't enjoy it, but at the end of the day, I still have to work things out for the next 9 months. I was telling my Y buddy in camp, the only song that I can think off that fits perfectly is "Wake me up when september ends". He couldn't agree much further.


And prior to all the OTs, sweat, pimples and hardwork that Y and me have gone through eversince we passed out from OJE in May, our master tech have given us top priority to take leave for the last week of the year. 22 Dec to 3rd Jan '07. Its confirmed! And its the only thing that keeps pushing me on and on.


Anyway, went for a late night movie with Jas, Ariel and Jonny. Been quite sometime since I last saw them as Ariel was busy preparing for her exams in U. Now that she's as free as a bird, I believe we all will be going out more often. Where's Melis by the way, she has been missing-in-action for quite sometime. And where's my bitching Fan and Jan?


Its 12:41 now. I woke up an hour ago. I had a hearty, satisfying, ______ (whatever vocab you can think of, please fill in the blank) I'm so freaking tired that I nearly dozed off while watching Casino Royale and in the cab while returning home last night. This is the last saturday to sleep all the way, before class commence next week. Now, I'm thinking what I should do tonight.


Congrats to Hui to converting to a Perm staff at SHR. Your hardwork pays off!


Happy 21st Birthday to my dearest cousin - Jolin. I can see that she enjoyed herself to the max that night. Its definitely a stress-relieving moment after this gruelling 1 semester of pain in triple E. Hope you like that pressie me and kor got for you. But I know you like my idea BEST.