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Saturday, October 17, 2009

i love this song ALOT.
i keep listening to her live version cuz there are even better than the cd.

Song Title: Already Gone
Artiste: Kelly Clarkson
Album: All I Ever Wanted

Remember all the things we wanted
Now all our memories they're haunted
We were always meant to say goodbye

Even with our fists held high
It never would've worked out right
We were never meant for do or die

I didn't want us to burn out
I didn't come here to hold you, now I can't stop

I want you to know that it doesn't matter
Where we take this road someone's gotta go
And I want you to know
You couldn't have loved me better
But I want you to move on
So I'm already gone

Looking at you makes it harder
But I know that you'll find another
That doesn't always make you want to cry

Started with a perfect kiss then
We could feel the poison set in
Perfect couldn't keep this love alive

You know that I love you so
I love you enough to let you go

I want you to know that it doesn't matter
Where we take this road someone's gotta go
And I want you to know
You couldn't have loved me better
But I want you to move on
So I'm already gone
I'm already gone, already gone

You can't make it feel right
When you know that it's wrong
I'm already gone, already gone
There's no moving on
So I'm already gone

Already gone, already gone, already gone
Already gone, already gone, already gone

Remember all the things we wanted
Now all our memories they're haunted
We were always meant to say goodbye

I'M BACK!!!
it's been a while.
thanks to exercise.
i can't really complain.
though i had to stay in camp over the weekend, but i got to sneak out for lunch and still have offs.
plus, i wasn't activated at all.
phew, i was kinda praying that i wouldn't be called up since the whole week has been pouring like nobody's business.
i didn't want to get cold and wet.
we would be out in a rover not ouv.
so there wouldn't be much shelter.
and i would have missed out in all the drama.

to start off, the ns-men used the accumulators like nobody's business.
first day, they went outfield, they used 6 out of the 14.
we were wondering if they drank from them.
and then, somebody very nicely pointed that their shelf lives last only 2 years, which meant all the accumulators have expired.
BIG woohaa!

then, radar sec freq.
it was down.
another BIG woohaa!
maniam really f sso in the backside.
not that i care about sso, who ask him dumb enough to believe every single word that comes out of manian's mouth.
even 3 sgts can't save his ass for him.

dear rfc stepped on like almost everybody's toes with a single email, which is quite a feat.
he was addressing problems (mainly faced by radar) that he discovered during the exercise, which created by everybody else except radar themselves.
wonderful.
besides, these problems could have been anticipated.
since he so free, everytime can go mess, then why can't he do something about it rather than bitch about it.
we have the warrant officers for that.
we need officers to solve the problems.

signals has a double dose of hatred of him.
day 1.
signals lay line for radar.
test line.
working fine.

day 2.
radar went down.
test line.
line fail.
omfg!
dear rfc created big time drama.

day 3.
forces my signaller to go down early to test line.
miraculously, it's working fine.
problem: stupid radar people don't know how to pluck in line properly.
he still dare to request my signaller to relay the line.
he so free, go lay himself la.

so what if he is a high flyer?
so if anything goes wrong, it will be somebody else's fault but not him la.
damn him la.
like wen nan said, he loses the right to be an elitist the moment he signed on.
how are we going to win a war with such people in the force?
sigh.

Saturday, October 03, 2009

this week was rather busy.
quite alot of stuff happening.
the events weren't so tiring.
it's the preparation for the events that created alot of problems.

firstly, line check.
supposedly on thursay, but some people had coc parade, so can't do.
so no choice, had to push it one day earlier.
re-send all the emails, and luckily everybody could make it.
then, the line test kit, as usual was problematic.
the previous time, stupid als people borrow and don't want to return.
the line test kit guy, wen nan and me had to like call almost everybody at als before they willing to send somebody to return the kit.
this time, radar people borrow the kit and took it all the to tekong.
those fucking bitches.
omtz.
it was official panic mode.
we had to call almost every single signal unit we know of to ask if there was any available.
but luckily, we managed to have it all settled.
stupid radar.
help them do their job and they pull this kind of stunt on us.
can't wait till they take over and have to do this kind of shit on their own, then they will know the pain.

then, recall.
530am.
ok, i can't really complain much .
i pretty much rather weekday than weekend.
it was also a rather good learning experience for me since wen nan and yik kwang are still around.
everybody came back very quickly and we got all the stalls out to the hangar pretty quick.
we did our part.
then, those stupid majors.
they took like 4 hrs to get the strength right.
and the strength was like 110 people.
imagine if we had to go for war, 4 hrs and still stuck in camp.
by the time, we actually move out, the war is already over.
and we call ourselves the 1st class army.
what a joke.

ssc with dez and jas.
it was very new and spacious.
the shop were nice and to my liking.
there weren't alot of people.
i like it alot.
makes me feel like i have alot of space to myself.

dinner-ed at aston.
the prices were really cheap.
steaks were below $30.
but it was horrible.
medium was like super well-done.
the steak were rather tough.
then, we wre talking about loosing weight and being thin.
we were going on and on about it.
we were like super superficial and shallow people.
but i am indeed getting fatter.
i should lose weight for the sake of my health.

on the way back, me and jas were talking about uni life.
i think i will seriously die there.
it's like a must mug environment.
even jas is mugging.
sigh.
i need to change my mindset.
i have been getting away with not mugging for like the past 6 years of my education life.
like what ms choong says, "minimum effort and pray for maximun output"
constant mugging isn't exactly the kind of lifestyle i would want and can survive in.
damn sianz.
life sucks.
i think i should start taking omega 3 pills to improve my brain power.
apparently, we need to remember ALOT of bacterica scientific names.
i think i will die.
i hate this part of bio.
and there is still quantam (physics)
wah, double sianz-ness.

Saturday, September 26, 2009

this whole week has been relatively slack as usual.
dinner with the guys.
subway on wed and thai food on thurs.
then, we just went back camp.
normally i would have hated it.
but since camp is so near home and life is so easier, i don't really mind.
in fact, i like it since i can sleep an extra hour more in the camp than at home cuz i don't have to spent time travelling.

learnt alot of admin stuff from yik kwang.
damn sianz.
i will be all alone from november.
i foresee alot of stuff coming my way.
SI needs to send a new sergeant very soon.

extended my passport validity.
waited damn long.
had prawn mee at the army market.
quite nice.
it's been quite some time since i last ate prawn mee.

window-shopped at ion.
i like the top floors.
it was quiet and very spacious but not overly spacious, unlike vivo.
just a total waste of space.
there was dolce and gabbana.
i really like the clothes there.
there were 2 restuarants.
very high class but the food seem quite nice.
should go there and try someday.
but the basement was overcrowded and very noisy.
and i almost missed burger king.
it was damn high class.
not bad a place.
lots of brands that i like.

next week, i got line check.
might go back to ntu for lunch again.
i'm looking forward to next friday meeting.

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

today is my birthday, so i have to thank all who wished me happy birthday.
even though it's my birthday but i didn't take off since there is line check.
but it was quite a wasted day since the results were all negative.
so we might have to go down another day to do the results again.

but, the interesting thing is that we had mac at ntu.
omtz.
it was super embarrassing since we went right at the peak of lunch hour at 12.
6guys in green.
everybody were staring at us.
we parked the ouv at the carpark.
we had to slot in the cashcard to get in.
then, when we wanted to leave, something was wrong with the cashcard machine, so the barrier would not lift up.
the driver had to get off to physical slot the card into the reader.
but the time we were done, we had a long line of cars behind us.
wah, damn ps.

but at least, next time when we go for line check, we know where to go for lunch.
and i will remember to call janice along so she can join in the embarrassment.

Saturday, September 19, 2009

kanye west was being a total loser and jerk for what he did at the vmas.
taylor swift was deserved better.
she's just 19 and she is the first country act to ever win a moonman home.
she really deserved her moment.
and beyonce was really classful for what she did when she won video for the year.
anw, this is the song that started all this.

Song Title: You Belong With Me
Artiste: Taylor Swift
Album: Fearless

You're on the phone with your girlfriend
She's upset
She's going off about something that you said
Cuz she doesn't get your humor like I do

I'm in the room
It's a typical Tuesday night
I'm listening to the kind of music she doesn't like
And she'll never know your story like I do

But she wears short skirts
I wear T-shirts
She's cheer captain
And I'm in the bleachers
Dreaming about the day when you wake up
And find that what you're looking for has been here the whole time

If you could see that I'm the one who understands you
Been here all along so why can't you see
You belong with me
You belong with me

Walk in the streets with you and your worn-out jeans
I can't help thinking this is how it ought to be
Laughing on a park bench, thinking to myself
Hey isn't this easy?

And you've got a smile that could light up this whole town
I haven't seen it in a while since she brought you down
You say your fine
I know you better then that
Hey whatcha doing with a girl like that

She wears high heels
I wear sneakers
She's cheer captain
And I'm on the bleachers
Dreaming about the day when you wake up
And find that what what you're looking for has been here the whole time

If you could see that I'm the one who understands you
Been here all along so why can't you see
You belong with me

Standing by and waiting at your back door
All this time how could you not know
Baby
You belong with me
You belong with me

Oh
I remember you drivin' to my house in the middle of the night
I'm the one who makes you laugh
When you know you're about to cry
And I know your favorite songs
And you tell me about your dreams
I think I know where you belong
I think I know it's with me

Can't you see that I'm the one who understands you
Been here all along
So why can't you see
You belong with me

Standing by and waiting at your back door
All this time
How could you not know
Baby
You belong with me
You belong with me

You belong with me
Have you ever thought just maybe
You belong with me
You belong with me

Thursday, September 17, 2009

this week is rather short.
tmr is sqn off.
so everybody get to rest.

the main highlight of this week was atp.
i was pretty nervous about the shoot, mainly cuz it's m16.
and i have never shot m16 before.
all i had was like a 5mins technical handling lesson on the rifle.
plus, my imt results was horrendous.
i fail and had to reshoot.
and apparently ronald, ming kai, alvin went for the atp before and they all failed and they were sharing their experiences, which made the shoot sound super difficult.
and i was all alone since i was the only one who was going to do the rundown.
the rest were all pes c, so they were all in the walking detail.
but luckily, everything went all for me.
i managed to be marksman.
i was kinda surprised.
but everybody else who went managed to pass that day.
so it was nice.
and everybody will get to go for the combat shoot together.

4 days of off.
nice.
can relax.

Sunday, September 13, 2009

this week was very busy for me.
scoring cum store i/c.

scoring.
had to manually go type in all the names of the participants and their nric.
the format had some problems so some of the names don't tally.
spent alot of time trying to fix it but luckily with the help of yik kwang and wen nan.
now i owe them a mac meal, each.
on the day itself, i had to key in the results and collate them and ensure they were correct.

stores.
shi ming did most of the stuff.
not much to do there.
just that we got lost inside nee soon camp on the day itself.
that camp is huge.
i was busy when we had to return stores so shi ming asked his radar guys to help.
so poor kevin had to carry all the stuff around under the hot sun.

ippt.
i wasn't participating for once.
i was helping out at the shuttle run station.
feels weird to be recording scores and everything.
but those nsmen aka reservists can really run.
most of them were under 10s.
me and wen nan were lookin at the nsmen and discussing how we will never look like them in 5,6 years time.
they had really let themselves go.
looking at them reminded me of how unfit i was and how i would never go back.
i will kill myself if i ever grow fat.
wen nan says he will just go for lipo.
lol.

our beloved sso once again showed me why the whole signal platoon hates him even though he has only been around for about 2 months.
there was this nsmen who forgot to take the midpoint chip.
and our sso just screamed at him, "WHY! WHY! WHY DIDN'T YOU TAKE THE CHIP!"
and the poor guy for apologising like crazy.
we were like, did you really have to do that?
imagine when you are 25, 26 years old coming back for reservice and you still have to put up with the attitude of some stupid 18year old teenager.
we could have just given him the chip and everything would have been fine.
but, no. he just had to make a scene out of it. sigh.
SI better send me a new 3SG from this current batch of SCT.
i don't want to be alone facing him when wen nan and yik kwang ord.

Saturday, September 05, 2009

time traveller's wife.
it was nice.
the casting, screenplay and directing was great.
eric bana and rachael mcadams had such great chemistry together.
i like how the writers managed to streamline the storyline and fast forward the time without leaving too much details out.
the plot was still able to stand on its own.
and humour was interjected at the right moments, making it more than just a romantic film.
it is really a wonderful adaption from the book.
i am so glad that i didn't believe the negativities that some of the critics wrote.
the movie was worth it.
and, i realised that eric bana looked abit like gerald butler.

this whole week has been quite slow.
basically just slacking around, reading books.
i finally moved past chapter one of the black swan.
it's a ridiculously difficult book to read and understand.
the examples that the author states are those that i have never heard of.
so alot of reseach have to be done in order to understand his points fully.

had this cohesion thing yesterday.
all the 3 squaldron gathered for a 3km run and games.
yes, travelled all the way down to lim chu kang just to run 3 km and watch people play soccer and basketball.
how interesting.
the best part, no bus back.
luckily, there's 975 to cck mrt.
but, there was the peak hour crowd.
kena squeezed ALL the way from lim chu kang camp back to yishun.

makes me very appreciative of the fact that chong pang is only 10mins away from my house.

Monday, August 31, 2009

it's official.
i love my life at chong pang camp.
not only is it near my house, it's apparently quite laid back, which very much suits me.
people there seems nice.
but i think there's going to be a manpower shortage.
so i might have to tank alot of stuff soon.
but who cares?
even the warrant told me to relax.

i'm trying to upload the pictures but blogger refuses to do its job.
so next time then.

went on a shopping spree today.
jeans, pants, shirts, belts, shoes.
i used nets so that i won't feel that i'm spending alot of money since i can't literally see it leaving my wallet.
i don't regret it.
it's been quite some time since i last shopped for clothes.
plus, this month is my birthday and i just pop-ed.
so it will be my reward and birthday present for me.

and i watched THE final destination.
it's not as gore and interesting as the previous few movies.
plus, the ending was really lame.

the reviews for time traveller's wife came out.
didn't seem very nice.
generally negative.
sianz.
i was quite looking forward to it but now i'm kinda torn.
not sure if i should watch it or just my imagination run its own interpretation of the story.
it was the same with ps i love you.
even though i really liked the movie at first, but now in restropect, it wasn't really that nice.
in fact, the movie kinda sucked.
sigh.
i need someone to go watch it with me to make it worth more while.
if not, i will just watch it online.

Sunday, August 30, 2009

i was reading an article from the chinese newspaper.
it was regarding how local chinese dramas are faring much better than the overseas chinese dramas in terms of viewership.
it was kinda propaganda-ish.
it was like mediacorp was trying to 'brainwash' singaporeans into liking their productions again, which clearly paled very much in comparison to the overseas shows.
the point is that judging on how slow it took mediacorp to air the shows in singapore, most singaporeans who wanted to watch the shows would have probably done so online.
for example, 溏心风暴 and 命中注定我爱你 which was shown 3 years ago in hong kong and 2 years ago in taiwan respectively before mediacorp decided to show them now in 2009.
the ratings would obviously be better had they shown them earlier.
that article was just a really lousy and pathetic attempt for mediacorp to boost its flagging viewership.
it should really just spend more time and resources on producing good quality dramas and not some sub-standard shows which any tom, dick, harry on the streets can write.

Friday, August 28, 2009

it's been a long time since i last blogged.
i've been through endurance.
i didn't really like my detachment at first due to somebody.
but surprisingly, everybody stepped up and encouraged each other on so as to complete the exercise early.
we got lost but nobody complained or blamed anybody.
we just concentrated on getting ourselves back on the right track.
this is something that i hadn't seen in a very long time, probably since my bmt days.
this is the time that one would really feel that the whole platoon has really bonded together.

and then, there was the graduation parade.
the other vocations went down a couple of days earlier while we went on the last day of the rehearsal.
the graduation parade went well.
no major cock-ups.
took quite alot of pictures but it's with everybody else.
so i will post them up next time.

and my posting, i got what i wanted.
chong pang camp.
near my house and ada.
pity it's stay in.
i think my unit is the same as kevin.
we shall see on monday.

Sunday, August 09, 2009

lets start with last weekend.
i was at my cousin's wedding.
and there were tears and laughters.
i hope she would be happy.
it felt weird though that somebody in my generation is actually getting married.
marriage is something that wasn't supposed to hit us until many many years later.
but now, it just seems so real.
and it just hit me that we are growing up to be adults and can no longer hide in our cocoon where we are sheltered from everything.
i mean i understood that for a very long time but now that it would actually happen in the very near future, it is actually kind of scary.
i will be venturing into a whole new world all alone and i will be in full control of my life.
i can no longer blame anybody else for anything that goes wrong in my life.
i don't know if i am ready to take on so much responsibilty yet.

Sunday, August 02, 2009

3 movies in 3 weekends.
been spending quite alot lately.

first of all,

i'm not really a big fan of watching comedies in cinema cuz i feel it's a waste of money.
but ice age is different.
good visuals coupled good quality comedy consisting of lots of witty lines.
takes your mind off the depressing stuff that might be weighing you down.

and then, there was

total waste of money.
it was boring.
if there wasn't the toddler next to us making all those noise, i seriously think that i could have fallen asleep during the movie.
the editing was horrible.
it rendered many of the scenes redundant and senseless.
the whole storyline felt very choppy.
i am already dreading how deathly hallows would be since they decided to spilt it into 2 parts.
the only good thing out of the movie is emma watson.
she brings life to the show.

and finally,

it is a really good show.
really deep.
there were quite a bit of witty lines along the way.
i like the directing.
johnny depp was as impressive as ever.
christain bale didn't really make much of a statement.
his performance was just ok-ish.

Saturday, July 25, 2009

well, since i moved into SI, there have always been people claiming to hear cupboards being dragged in the middle of the night on the floor right above us and a few of my bunkmates have managed to hear that.
so i told them if they ever hear the noise again, they have to wake me up.
well, apparently this week, they tried.
but failed miserably.
in their attempt to wake me up, they woke the rest of the bunk up instead.
so everybody else in bunk got to hear the dragging noises.
i was that heavy a sleeper.
so after that, my beloved bunkmates swore never to wake me up next time cuz it's a quote 'total waste of effort'.

and it rained during one of the mornings.
since we were already at the cookhouse, we didn't carry our jackets.
so we had to run in the rain all the way from the cookhouse back to our bunks, which isn't a very short distance.
it was quite fun as it has been quite a long time since i last run in the rain.

and during nights out, other than the usual gaming session, we had durains, thanks to the cover of 8days.
all of us were kian about having durains.
so despite having the soc and ippt the very next day, we bought 3 durains.
there were 6 of us, so each of only had 2 seeds.
each seed costs $2.
but it's worth it.

and i passed SOC.
9:10 mins.
its quite a miracle.
i didn't expect to pass myself.

and i passed CCNA both theory and practical.
i didn't study at all.
so the theory part is purely tikam-ing.
i'm still quite good at that.
for the practical part, i got 100%.
another miracle.
since up till this very moment, i still have no idea how to calculate subnets and subnet masks.