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Chinese New year 09

2009-01-24T21:13:00.002+08:00

this is really damn boring, economy is down, everyone no mood. Even though got long holidays, i end up nuaing at home, doing nothing much. It seems that CNY has lost its meaning, i dun look forward to it anymore, it is just so so sianz. The feeling not really there liao, is this really a growing old sign?

my last sem has been quite ok, apart from a elective which i did badly, but the rest were pretty good, still i need to work harder i guess, i need better grades, but each sem gets tougher, what do i do? I just have to bite the bullet i guess, and hope i smoke my way through.

NTU bridge club has also been a disappointment to me, taking up far too much of my time, leaving me with precious little time for other stuff. Maybe i should relax more, and slack more, that might help.

Holidays

2008-06-30T16:08:00.002+08:00

My holidays has been damn sianz, working at this place that pays 6 dollars a hour. Totally no life sia , 9-6pm work. My only long holiday spend like this, so sad case.
I have also noticed that i been playing less bridge, though i have taken over chairperson of NTU bridge club. I have sorta toned down on bridge, but for those that thinks i am quitting bridge, not yet i guess, maybe a few years from now.
I still want to do well at bridge, be among the best. The only consolation that bridge gives me, is that at least it helped me get back hall for next year, which i am very glad. I also greatly enjoy the satisfaction of winning, winning can never be sweeter.

As for now, i just hope to scrape through my cse and get a reasonable degree, to start my accounting career. I used to think that accounting is boring, but recently i found it to be quite fun, and i can gain satisfaction from it. I now think i have made a wise choice and it suits my cup of tea, though i never seem to do well in it at studies.

I am awaiting the start of school, though i dread it. I hate the feeling of getting pawned in studies, even how hard i tried. I guess I wasn't smart enuff, but i wont give up. I believe that i can do it.I used to think i cant survive NS, but i got through it. Same with studies, i will get it through. My resolution for next sem is better grades, which i hope.

Dreaded results are out

2008-06-05T19:51:00.002+08:00

oh no, yet another failed attempt and one more grade off my gpa, really bad now, only managed straight B for my 2nd sem. I tink i really cannot make it sia, but will keep trying bah, hopefully next sem better lo, and also do well enuff to improve. As of now, enjoy my holidays. And it is ironic that the subject i hate most turns out to be the subject that saved my ass. I got B+ for the comms module that i sulk abt every single day. How ironic.

Exams nearing

2008-04-11T06:58:00.002+08:00

I am just so dead, always exams is the end of me, been slacking too much, been nt doing anything much, and exams are here, staring me in the face. Hmm, though i have only 3 module left, it is still tough, i tink i am finished. This sem i be happy to get average B, v tough this sem, less module, higher difficulty. Maybe becos i becoming stupid, or i already is :). All the things dont seem to sink in, i take longer to study and i lose concentration easily. Hmmmm, this isn't a gd sign.

Anyway, exams is in 4 days time, i DO hope i scrape through, long holiday, den maybe find a part time job that is slack, dun need high paying, jus moderate and slack...and also spend more time wif my frens and family :). I seriously need some luck, hope i get it. Already one module B le, so hafta pray hard.

Results quite bad, but still decent

2008-01-08T11:20:00.000+08:00

Hmm, actually i am v v happy, cos i thought i am gonna do badly, but at least i survived my first sem so this will be tough for my 2nd sem, my gpa slightly below 4, if only i work a bit harder sia, slack too much, den never study v hard. Now, hafta do well for my 2nd sem, to pull up my first sem. But at least, it wasn't that bad, so still within reach. If i could turn back time, i would have studied harder, but it is always easy to say when the event had already occured. I guess my new year wishes is to have a gd 2nd sem, survive this sem and have a hard break. Hoepfully i do my tutorials this time round, i din do mine in the first sem and i tink that cost me dearly. Better luck for this sem, and that is what i silently hope i can achieve. Start of sch quite xiong, realised my modules damn xiong, last sem much more relaxed than this leh, so hafta work harder.

And i realised i am getting quite noob at chess, almost got pawned by other halls, such a disgrace sia, but at least, i din lose most of the games, s0 that is a scant consolation, maybe some day, i should play chess again, maybe next time. Bridge has been taking too much time for me and i seriously need a break, getting v sick and tired of it.

I SCREWED my exams

2007-11-24T11:56:00.000+08:00

hmm, the title says it all. Total flunk, and i am screwed. Hmm, had 4 major modules in my first sem in NTU, and time really flies. One moment , i am just at week 1, the next moment i am sitting in the exam hall. And everytime i come out of the exam hall, i feel dejected, knowing my ego had been crushed. Hmm, hope can escape with straight B for this sem, and would be nice, but i dun tink it is going to happen. Reality will strike me 1 month from now, where i see the dreaded exam results.

First module, stats. Pretty tough module, but luckily i had taken F maths before, but still this wasn't a stroll in the park, and coupled with a few C in my quizes, and i din finish my stats paper, i dun tink a A is available. At best, a B+ i reckon. Really extremely disappointed that i din do well here, cause it is suppose to be my best subject.

Next module, OB (Organizational Behaviour). Another equally lame module that makes totally no sense to me, so many theories studying human behaviour, i had totally no interest in it, and i sux at it. My assignments were pretty bad, and my paper was better than i expected though. At least i know how to do some, but i know it probably wont be a gd result. Not to be counted as a total disaster, it still is a disaster of some sorts to me. Will be lucky to get a B or B-.

Next up, Marketing. Hmm, relatively easy module, concepts easy to grasp, and pretty slack. No quiz one, so i sort of slacked off. However, i screwed the main paper. Too tired after stats exam, din have the mindpower and motivation to do my paper. And no spark of brilliance during the exams, and i was gone with the wind. Total disaster here, i din know what had hit me, and i tink i am surely going down here, at best a C i reckon.

Finally, IT. Easy and lame module, learning about basic com stuff. Easy to grasp, and i din even get the textbook. Paper was pretty easy, but the only downside was i din finish it. Hopefully, i can get a A here, to save my other modules.

My GPA is screwed and there goes my honours. So sad, things aren't easy after all, with the fierce competition this year. Extremely combative intake, mugger kind that shocked me, tried getting into the culture but i failed. I hope to have better luck next time, and this shall be the start of my one month plus holiday. Somehow, after exams, i dun feel happy. Cos i know i did quite badly, so hopefully my mood improves over the next few days and i become happier.

Back to Sch

2007-08-27T11:48:00.001+08:00

Been quite a long while since i last blogged. Sch is hectic, so i prob wont have much more time to blog. Will try to keep this blog running for as long as i can.

PABF approaching

2007-06-15T21:39:00.000+08:00

Wah, time indeed flies, back from my trip from Japan, soon it is PABF time. Preparation for PABF has been rather slack for me, i only packed the night before . Den heard abt the long bus trip, open team took 7 hrs to get to bandung. So i also a bit worried prior to the trip. The trip to Jakarta was fast, abt an hour, den we waited for the bus, board the bus, and lucky no major traffic jam so reach bandung in abt 3 hrs. Still in time for the welcome dinner. Dinner for that night was some local cuisine, and the formal ceremony. At the ceremony, I got to see all the other countries delegates at their v best. Almost every country have their own attire, either uniform or some sort of blazier. We seem to be the only ones out. Soon, the ceremony was over and buses fetched us back to our hotel. The following day, will be start of the round robin.

Back from Japan (Part 1)

2007-05-04T00:36:00.000+08:00

Had quite a fun trip there.

10 most impt things in Japan:

1) There is only 1 official language in Japan, and that is Japanese
2) To operate a vending machine in Japan, always remember red represent hot drinks and blue represent cold drinks.
3) Coins in japan come in 1,5,10,50,100,500. For comparison, 1000 Yen = 13 Sin dollars.
5 and 50 yen coins have a hole in the middle, 10 yen is bronze, 5 yen is golden in colour, the rest are all silver.
4) Vending machines are almost everywhere, and they also have cigarette machines. Similar to vending machine concept. And despite high cost of living, cigarette is abt 4 sin dollar per pack.
5) Japan tallest mountain is Mount Fuji. There are 10 stations along Mount Fuji, and only the first 5 stations are accessible by car. Fifth station is at 2305m above sea level. Mt Fuji is almost 3800m tall
6) Entrance fee to enter Disneyland is 5300 Yen, and to enter Universal Studio is 5800 Yen. About almost 70-80 dollars per person for 1 day.
7) There are 2 v fast way to get around Japan. 1st is by domestic flights by plane. 2nd is by bullet train, which can travel at 300km/h or faster.
8) In tokyo, for travelling on escalator, left is for slower ppl (similar to singapore). But for osaka, it is the other way round, right for slower ppl. Tokyo and Osaka Japanese speak different form of Japanese.
9) Osaka Airport is in the middle of the sea, built on reclaimed land with a connecting bridge. Airport Name is Kansai Airport. V beautiful airport.
10) Flight from Singapore to Japan is abt 6 hrs and time difference in Japan is 1 hr. Japan is 1 hr faster than singapore.

April is here

2007-04-10T19:01:00.000+08:00

Been slacking, and time flies. It seems that i have left the army for a v v long time, even though it is jus a month ago that it happened. Bad memories seems to disappear as time passes. Or rather, i choose to remember the happy ones, cos at least it is worth remembering. Start of sch will be in 2 months plus time, i be studying accountancy in NTU, 3 years cse direct honours, cannot screw up le, cos 3 years only. I hope i can cope with the tough demands of studying when sch starts, and hopefully wont be so much behind the rest.

Nonetheless, i am looking forward to a holiday in Japan in end april and another in Indonesia in early June, so i get to spend lots of time overseas, so time shld pass quickly. And for the moment, enjoying the moment of being "unemployed", cos prob it will be the only period of my life where i can stay unemployed without ppl scolding me.

Life after Army

2007-03-24T22:34:00.000+08:00

Life after army has been a bore, perhaps it is becos i am slacking at home too much, tat is why, but nonetheless, it feels great. I felt lost at times, cause suddenly it seems that not much things to do. To be rid of Army really helps, no longer i have to fear Green, and of cos i can go back to playin bridge more often.

Second last day

2007-03-02T13:02:00.000+08:00

Second last day of work in camp have left me a bitter-sweet feeling, i may have been relieved to be leaving the Army, but also a bit sad to bade farewall to my camp mates, who have been such wonderful friends. Finally, my time is up, and i can move on to another stage of my life. 2 years seems to have flown by, looking back at it. These 2 years have been pretty unforgettable for me, did learn a few things from Army. Sometimes, when u finish something, den u realised actually u have gained something, but in the process of doing it, u think u are wasting your time. After army, need to find something to do le, wan to find a slack job, probably relief teaching, but dunno if any school will wan to employ me, my record not tat impressive either. Hopefully, things get sorted out when the time comes.

Has been missing plenty of old friends, seems like lost touch wif many of them. Would like to meet them, talk abt their life, and find out how have they been doing. Probably will start meeting up with old friends after i ORD, suddenly i have plenty of free time, i can afford the time to meet them.

And also, maybe during my free time, i might go back to CJ to teach bridge. I shall treat it as a contribution to the school, grateful to them for my 2 years in CJ, so perhaps it is time to give something back for them. Tat day , i went back, the place has indeed changed tremendously, everything seems so new, a brand new place altogether. I often wonder, why is it that i dont always enjoy the good stuff?, only when i leave, den got good stuff. Perhaps jus a case of being in the wrong place at the wrong time i guess. Life is not always abt gd stuff, dont always compare with other ppl who are much better, u will feel unhappy . Or rather, i should say, be glad with what u have, compare myself with other ppl , i am v much more fortunate le, at least this makes me happy, and that is wad life is suppose to be. To be happy.

For those, taking A levels results, gd luck to them. May them reap the fruits of their hard work, and get the results they wanted.

End of Feb

2007-02-25T23:09:00.000+08:00

Coming to end of feb le, chinese new year has sorta passed, v v boring chinese new year, i sorta of dread visiting relatives houses during this period. So boring, every year say the same thing, every year do the same thing. It is jus a repeatition after another. Apart from some ang bo money, gained nothing much from CNY, and even ang bo money follows the law of diminishing returns, every year gets less and less. Perhaps that is what everyone is feeling, but money is a sensitive issue, so no one talks abt it.

And also two weeks to end of army, and also release from colour Green. Haven thought of what i am going to do after army, suddenly free from the reigmentation, u are confused as to what u do, when u do a particular thing for too long a time, your life get used to it, and have to 'readapt' to civilian life. Been waiting for this moment for 2 years, and i wonder what feeling i will feel when the day finally comes. Will it be euphoria or sadness? Only when the day comes, den i will know

February Now

2007-02-05T08:25:00.000+08:00

As usual, will start off with bridge. Played in NTU Open on 27th Jan, was a rather short tourney, and finished overall 4th (Best Student Pair), though i feel a little bit disappointed cause quite many mistakes here and there cost me dearly, wanted to make it a double but it was not to be. And also, i won Sunday game, with 0 team handicap, quite remarkable, usually at best get 2nd, now can get 1st, prob more luck than anything.

And it is february, have finished my last duty, woohoo, no more duty, so happy and less than 40 days now. Life has been a bore for me, and this few days , my internet spoil, so sianz one. So only TV at night, nothing else to do le. Hope it can be fixed soon bah, hopefully.

And also congrats to Singapore for winning the Asean Football Cup. Didn't watch the full match cos watching superstar, and superstar was splendid, though i think both finalists are evenly matched. Still, there mus be a winner, no matter how hard to choose from.

Things Looking UP

2007-01-25T10:22:00.000+08:00

Met with some old friends 2 weekends ago, on a sunday, had a nice dinner and some fun afterwards. Den somebody ask me this, why am i always talking abt bridge, army and nothing much else, which i tink was quite true, maybe becos of the green factor ( really hate army green), once u wear green, seems to forget lots of stuff, need to act blur to prevent more sai kang, and so so much more. Different mindsets, different behaviour.

As usual, starting off with Bridge, done quite well in the past 2 fri games and sandwiched with a 1st in Open category at NUS Open. ( Really v unexpected, more lucky than skill i believe). Den i brought home the trophy, and my mum was wow, yet another one leh. Den i was saying no place to put liao, old one put 1 side, new one put in front bah. Den she say cannot, ended up she clear the whole cupboard for me to put my trophies. Now got 2 more layers to put le. So far, only filled 2 layers, so need to win much more to fill all. Hopefully, can win bah, but this type of things hard to say de. But try my best can le, i dont worry so much.

Sch probably starting in july unless i go early intake and has found a fren to share hostel with me in NTU. Wah, at least 1 problems settled, so i dunno if i shld go in early anot. And jus 1.5 mths to go before my army end, the end is near indeed. Can smell it le, so near yet so far. Time seems to be crawling. HOpefully time can pass faster when CNY comes, den finish army also v fast.

Another Week passed (50 more Days)

2007-01-17T22:37:00.000+08:00

50 plus days more to the end of the road...been wondering...to work or not to work?...how i wish army could sack me right now...but still have 50 more days of service and maybe i try working outside for a while...nonetheless...will enjoy my time inside while i still can...make the most of it...

The thought of going back to studies excites me, but it also creates fear , what if i cant cope, what if i am too stupid, what if i dun understand the lessons?...Army has worn down my brain, maybe jus switched off too much...excuse use of the brain in army...jus relax and slack. Hopefully i can cope well and get out of this regimental life that i have now. Still have until the end of month to decide whether i shld enlist early anot...need to come to a decision quick

PABF trials over

2007-01-08T12:25:00.000+08:00

Weekend was almost burned, 2 days of gruelling bridge action over the weekend, the trials was fun, although there were a few surprises along the way. Did rather ok on the first day and played badly for second day. Still, did quite well overall, getting first with hundred plus imps. So next up, will be intensive training for PABF , which i tink has a rather gd chance. And also get to train under a top coach in Singapore. So next up will be driving test, so my focus will be on there. Hope to pass at the first attempt.

There are often important advice in life. One advice i find particularly useful was never give up, a miracle might jus happen if u keep working in the right direction. Miracles can be created by Man, and we should believe that we can work and change our own fate, rather than let fate decide for us.

Start of Jan

2007-01-05T22:53:00.000+08:00

Start of Jan has been slow, though official work starts on wed, so only 3 work days this week. Not long, not short, jus nice lo. If only every week like tat can le. 2 more months of army to go, time seems to pass faster if i dont count the number of days. Over the week end, been pondering what am i going to do after i finish army. Work or no work? Early go uni or not?, so many questions in my head, so many likely solutions. My heart and my head tells me 2 different things, makes me so confused. Need to find a quick solution out soon, cant afford to rot my time away.

2006-12-28T15:22:00.000+08:00

Coming to the end of year le and a brand new year straight ahead, 2007 will be the year i enter uni, the year i turn 21, the year where i can have my own credit card, the year i leave army, many many more. Hope more gd things happen than in year 2006. My life has been in some sort of a mess, seemed to have not much direction in life, perhaps that is how everyone who are nearing to the end of their army term feels. Gotten too used to the regimental regime of army, suddenly the thought of doing away with it, makes me rather confused, i would think the lack of future plans is undoing me, living around aimlessly, hoping for this army life to end, in abt 70 days from now. Perhaps i should come up with a new year resolution, at least will make my direction in life clearer.

Lonely Christmas Eve

2006-12-24T17:58:00.000+08:00

Watched soccer the whole of sat night and my favourite team won (Newcastle won 3-1) , den went from bridge training at SCBA till 4pm, den went home liao. As usual, every bridge training is tough, get countless scoldings all the time, v sianz one, always become guinea pig. But i do learn new things all the time, which i appreciate. And i realised i have jus 80 more days in NS, which is less than 3 months. Time really does flies. My army life is finally drawing to an eventful end. However, these 80 days may feel like 365 days to me, every second, every minute, every hour, every day passes so slowly. The more u wan it to pass quickly, the slower u will feel time passes. I wonder how i will feel when the day finally arrive, whether is it euphoria or sadness. Only time will tell.

Coming to end of the year

2006-12-21T18:16:00.000+08:00

Christmas is coming, and after christmas will be new year day and a brand new year ahead. Been slacking at home for a week after Asean before returning to camp, got the super unfamiliar feeling when u go back to the dreaded place again. Suddenly, u feel so out of place, it is like the first time where i came to this place, a bit confused and a bit lost as to what i do. Often, this is what happens in our life, when you get so used to doing something, and suddenly u dont do it for three months, u experience this kind of emotions. Even though u may have visited the place a thousand times, after a long while, and things have changed, u realised the place seems so different, even though it is the same old place after all. Slowly getting used to my 'new' environment at work and awaiting christmas.Woohoo

Life after Asean

2006-12-16T13:38:00.000+08:00

Finally, Asean was over. And i have one week at home to rest, before going back to camp next wed, been playing on bbo, but realised i always play badly online after a major tournament, perhaps all the mana used finish liao, or i was not that gd to start with after all. So back to the drawing board perhaps, more training needed in preparation for next year jan pabf trials.

Things may not have worked out well for my team at Asean, but we will keep trying, unless we find the winning formula one day. I jus watch a chinese show on cable TV. Important moral i have learn was that everyone can be a magician, your destiny and fate lies within yourself, u can always change what you are unhappy with through your own actions. However, if u are unwilling to do anything, time will simply jus rot away and the situation can only change for the worst.

Asean over again, Yet again Third

2006-12-14T10:40:00.000+08:00

This year Asean had been quite fun, had plenty of fun, jus a pity my side finished 3rd. But overall, was a very satisfying tournament, brought my team closer together and enhanced our team spirit. This will encourage us to work even hard and emulate the best bridge players in Singapore. I probably will not blog abt all the exciting bridge hands here, too many, and too much for the faint hearted, the amount of stress your p puts u in is tremendous, the pressure on u to deliver, everything was so impt.

The round robin was pretty straightforward, my team swept to 11 straight wins and got 238 out of 275 VPs, and if u are wondering that is how many, it will be 21.63 VP per round, excluding the bye, first time i got such a high average, and also credit to the great effort by my team, i will have to say rommy and desmond play extremely well, and also gilbert and peiyi were vital to our success. In fact, i would think rommy played the best, imo, but other ppl might say likewise.

In bridge, i tink it is v impt to recognise the contributions of your team, no man is an island, everyone is vital. And more often than not, we quarrel with each other over some misplayed contracts which disrupt the harmony of the team. In bridge, u can do 99 right things out of 100, but jus 1 wrong mistake, ppl will remember u for that, forgetting that u did do 99 things right.

Golden Harvest

2006-12-05T10:39:00.000+08:00

Tried out some new partnerships at golden harvest, didn't work out well too, ominous sign for next week, and tons of work to be done. Anyway, a bit too late to worry also, nothing much i can do too, shall watch and act accordingly. Lost big to HCI and RJC, an unprecedented first for my side, but things do happen. The opposing side played well, my team didn't play well. No need to find excuses, no finger pointing needed. Perhaps it jus gave us things to think about to improve our own game. Overall, had quite a fun Golden Harvest, except for a few heart breaking moments my p gave me with his horrendous dummy. Asean is jus next week, have to work doubly hard now, not jus for me but also my team.

Finish Tekong

2006-12-01T14:19:00.000+08:00

Finally the day came, the day when i can get out of the small and "lovely" island, been quite a experience for me. Actually had pretty much to say, jus that cant reveal too much abt the things there. Military Intelligience after all, my fren told me not to write too much detail. After all, all these stuff are part of military training, and it is a offence punishable by SAF law. Been a long 7 weeks there, time pass so slowly. But come to think of it, when it is all over, i realised it was quite fast after all. Perhaps boredom got the better of me.

Anyway, golden harvest bridge tourney this weekend and asean next week, so fast reach le, and i still not v prepared yet. Will prob treat golden harvest as warm up bah, play play lo, anyway it is handicap event, hard to win de, but who knows. Tmr is the event le, hope i get lucky.

Different way of living

2006-10-23T20:36:00.000+08:00

wah...now every day wake so early...5.20 am sia...abt 1.5 hrs than i usually do...but 1 thing i v irritated is every morning hear the recruits do warm up...so noisy...den cant sleep well...v noisy...den every day talking abt POP...POP onli mah...i wan to ORD le...i also never say...they still dare come in front of us shout POP...really no brains sia...they trying to play reverse psychology is it...they still got long time to go...and be tortured in army lo...and these 4 days i been v slack...slacking at home...4 days at home pass so much...5 days in tekong pass so slow...so miserable in tekong...seems like eternity...and got haze...though it doesn't concern me la..i nt affected one...hopefully can end early..these 7 weeks...den i can go relax for the rest of my army life liao

One week in Tekong

2006-10-23T20:27:00.000+08:00

One week in tekong has passed...many things happened there...wah i friday go in...sat afternoon can book out liao...whohoo...no confinement...but sianz is sun book in...but go there do nothing one leh...jus sleep and slack can le...talk cock when we free lo...first day also cut hair...sianz sia...hair quite short le...lucky never cut recruit hairstyle...cos they call us trainee mah...one thing go there gd is that can see ppl ORD later than u...see those recruits ORD in Sept 08...wah so ke lian...i ke lian for them...happy for myself..even my sergrant and officer also ORD later than me sia...wah..happy liao

Another Month has Passed

2006-10-10T22:09:00.000+08:00

Been busy this past month, been feeling down the whole month, cos going to BMT mah, stay in den mus cut botak again, sianz lor, and it is jus so near to me liao, now 2 days away onli nia, me so sad leh, what to do sia...my life is in a mess sia, i am jus wasting my time every day in the sickening army...not doing anything constructive...and time seems to crawl...today marks the day where i have exactly 5 months of my army life left...wah...how come so slow...other ppl so fast...why my one always so slow...unfair lor...sickening life...sickening army...everything sucks

Will be away for 7 weeks in tekong...hopefully will be slack bah...which i tink will be...cos recourse mah...actually now i regret never keng enough leh...onli C2L2...if keng more, i scared pes E...actually C2L2 enough for me liao...but going tekong really is damn sianz...

Been playing lots of bridge but not improving much...nonetheless still continue playing so that i can improve more ... got tourney need to train for sia...and in tekong, cant play bridge...hope i dont get rusty...and for those taking a levels and o levels...good luck...hope u all did well...and work hard...that is most impt...so long u all put in enough effort, miracles can happen...and believe in yourself...do your best...dun be disappointed with setbacks...study as much as possible..and play hard work hard

Bad Sept

2006-09-11T23:48:00.000+08:00

I tink most prob a lot of ppl already knows abt the crushing 80 imps defeat to blue moon, which sort of shatter our promotion hopes. Now our fate does not lie in our own hands, and we are not doing well. As i always said, no one to blame but yourself. Hopefully, something nice happen. Jus hopeful. And bad news, going tekong from 13 Oct to 29 Nov for BMT recourse...that sucks...now jus lazing abt in my unit...waiting for recourse...v sianz la

Another impt day

2006-09-01T23:47:00.000+08:00

2 league matches tmr...cant help feeling a bit excited...mus win big...so pressure is on us...i confident my team can do it though...pray hard...things will go my way...and tmr i got 3 hrs driving sia...intensive...i long time no drive...den some more everything haven learn...monday exam liao...so today haven even learn parking...sure die le la...den haven go circuit b4...need a miracle to pass bah...actually i already not thinking abt passing le...jus thinking abt when i will retake my TP again

Cup Match

2006-08-26T22:04:00.000+08:00

This week was super sianz sia...tuesday got branch duty...thursday got nee soon duty...friday got branch duty...and sunday got division duty...lucky i manage to get half day off for friday..den got someone help me do my branch duty...quite tired after thursday...didn't sleep well...normally i sleep well...but tat night i dunno why leh...fri half day...went to see my dentist..den went home...dota a few games...den a bit of bbo...den my coach came...and i tio scolded like siao..cos i sort of screw up..sat will be cup game wif 2 strong teams

And next up is sat...cup was not my priorty but since we have to play, i always believe in sending my best squad in for the game...will be playing NTU 1..a div 2 team...and SCBA...a div 1 team...so off we go..triangle style...first half was hantam by SCBA sia...they really gd la...but managed to hold on..my team mates did v well at the other side...emerged with a 19-3 lead against SCBA and 34-0 lead against NTU..at half time...so second half jus have to hold on..but easier said than done...

By the time dust has settled, my team should be dead and buried against SCBA...but somehow managed to lose onli 2-11 in seocnd half, so overall win 21-14 over 12 boards, nice result...totally a surprise and my side added on the advantage against NTU...final score read 57-13..a rout in the end...satisfying result in the end...wd to my team

Another terrible week

2006-08-24T21:16:00.000+08:00

ya...my team played blue moon in cup..won 62-21 imps over 20 boards...rather it was my strongest teama against their weakest team...so no glory in that also...but nonetheless my team did well..so wd to them..and like i say, if i do play, they always stand a chance..and next up is a cup match...i am taking it 1 step at a time..sending out my strongest team if possible for every single match...hopefully can win this sat again

On another note, i managed to downgrade le...C2L2 not bad sia..excused IPPT...too bad i never get other excuses but i v happy le...happy enough le...to celebrate...i prob going for bmt in oct...modified one...7 weeks...shld be slack and i got rank...need scared wad...furthermore i can keng if needed...but my fren tell me v slack...dun bother to keng...so i got to wait and see if it is really true

Med Review

2006-08-16T12:57:00.000+08:00

I tink i manage to downgrade liao...but dunno wad yet...eagerly awaiting the outcome...been quite troubled recently lor...busy wif bridge stuff...den still got driving test so how sia???

Have to complete all our private league match by 31 Aug...looks like have no much time le..i emailed IRAS...wah...they say they nt free...wan to offer me tie...of cos i dun wan la...i now pushing for another date to play...hopefully can play...cos this match really v impt to my team right now...and prob will play blue moon this weekend for cup

BMT Recourse

2006-08-15T18:17:00.000+08:00

Wah...me get a shock sia..when i got back to office on thurs...read tuesday RO...den found out i got recourse sia...damn suay la...ask me go do FFI...wah kao lor...i thought i can slack till ORD lor...damn sianz la...some more PES B...i die liao la...tinking of how to keng le lar...quite depressed thurs and fri lor, den sat have league match...

Sat against NTU , my team didn't do v well...for 14 boards, we only win them 40-34 lor...and i got quite many for my team...but first 10 boards, blitzed them 69-2 le...so overall was 109-36, 25-3 VP win for my side...wanted to win 100 de...but tink not zai enuff bah...anyway wd to my team...good effort...but could be better

National Day

2006-08-09T21:03:00.000+08:00

Wah...my camp all go national stadium yest sia...got some lame observance parade...and it is v stupid lor...stand 2 hrs no break de...i almost die lor...somemore morning i never eat lor...more xiong lor...i tink i become nua nua le...last time i also nua..but now is more nua...getting fat le...and useless...heng i survived sia...and after that got take photo...den i zha bo le...abt 10am...den 1030 i raech home le...den bbo whole day...slack...ji happy...lol...den next day i bbo again...watch some tv...den went for dinner...so that is abt it...boring...but satisfying...and 7 more months exactly to ORD...lol...hope time pass...and 2 more days to long weekend...got bridge match some more..sianz lor...sat...i dun really wan play...but haf to...if nt my team cant pawn...

2006-08-07T22:23:00.000+08:00

bad outing at pesta sukan...my team didn't too well...but i did have some fun...tekan other ppl...play like a mad man...live like a mad man at the bridge table...taking risks...so much fun sia...and played wif some experts la...confident of owning them...but my team nt strong la...i own them also no use...my team get owned...anyway it is part and parcel of bridge...u win some...u lose some...so long u lose graciously, it is ok...i tink

Been quite bored these few days, NDP coming, long holiday, 1.5 days, but i sian, 10 Aug no holiday, sucks le...sch have holiday...army dun haf...unfair sia...anyway 7 more months nia..den i get to escape from this living hell...training my bridge in the mean time and hoping to get my license next month...hopefully i pass...i not much confident though...but i taken 1 week leave before the exam to intensive driving, in case i nt gd enuff

Long weekend ahead

2006-08-04T00:29:00.000+08:00

long weekend ahead...but i foresee all burnt by bridge...happy le...august liao...national day soon...41 years of independance le...and 7 months to ORD...happy le...time faster fly...i happier

pesta sukan will be tonight...starting with open pairs...i will go choing...den sat and sun is open teams...will go choing also...hope can qualify final...but my team weak...not as strong as last year...and not much expectation...really hope can do well...after last week 2nd at nuss...if i do qualify for finals, mus thank all my lucky stars le

Yet another week has passed

2006-07-29T22:41:00.000+08:00

wow...one week has jus passed by...me did duty on fri...so shack on sat sia...been bboing online in the afternoon..den a nap...dinner...den bbo at nite again...sounds like i v no life sia...every day bbo...later become nerd how???...lol...and so this week pass quite quickly for me, it is coming to august le and wif it come NDP...jus abt 10 more days to National Day...holiday for me...so i looking forward to it le...and August also means something else...one more month closer to my ORD le...army is terribly bad...i Really Really Really hate it...when can i escape from this organisation???...i rather pay them not to enlist me...instead of they pay me...really not worth it...waste 2 years...2 years to train to learn how to protect the country...that is liks bs to me...need so long meh...half a year not enuff meh...maybe next time enlist girls also...more fair mah...den can cut down NS...but prob wont happen...malaysia has it...not many countries has it though...maybe in the near future...anyway, just glad that is only 2 years now...last time got 2 1/2 years ...i can imagine their suffering...lol

Monday Blues

2006-07-25T00:01:00.000+08:00

Monday yet again...weekend burn...den morning go work again...today my office little ppl...so me slack a lot...but didn't get to sleep well...too many phone calls le...den i jus on off on off sleep lo...never get good rest...hopefully tmr better...but tmr life run leh...sianz de...got to go exercise...me lazy lo...still mus reach early...and today after work...me went eat punggol nasi lemak wif fren...i normally dun eat de...but today i eat...so ex sia...it was nice...but not really v v nice i tink...to me it is jus above average...maybe my taste buds spoil...ppl say v nice...me tink above average nia...or maybe my taste too high???

NUSS is over

2006-07-23T19:58:00.000+08:00

wah...i damn shack....after duty...den chiong nuss....this year nuss tough sia...director say i cant play jc cat...if i go jc category...sure pawned them...so they ban me...so i got to go play open instead....open field quite tough too...wah...6 other team....4 NUS...2 NUSS alumini....wah...strong lor...my team name mokymouse...follow my bbo nic...easily recognisable mah...first day lying 3rd...1 VP ahead of 4th place NUSS Red...and 3 VP behind Oscar...i totally shack lor...never play so much for v long le...i 1 day chiong 56 boards lor...competitive...i old le...lack match fitness...go home also shack...sleep 7 hrs...den go sunday morning chiong again...

2nd day first match ok la...win a bit...den last match tio trashed upside down inside out...but heng heng...twist of luck...my team 2nd overall, tied with Oscar, but win them on head to head and ahead of NUSS Red by 2 VPs...damn heng...got borders 50 dollars voucher as prize...and maybe got masterpoints...but i not really bothered la...more masterpoints means my handicap dropped....in the end...we finish behind 1st place 38 VPs...tat is so many sia...we onli had 96 out of 150...first place was 134...we far far away...but still overall satisfied with the Open Second Place...wonderful results...considering our lack of match practice...maybe i too on form first day...lol...hopefully things can get better....my team can do better next competition...

On a sad note, tmr got camp again sia...sucks la...my weekend always burned de...damn shack la...my mana drained le...hope monday can slack whole day...maybe sleep in office lor

Fri yet again

2006-07-20T23:47:00.000+08:00

Sianz...tmr bukit hill leh...climb hill...den later mus rush home wor...change uniform den go camp duty...so boring sia...worst is mus reach at 1pm and i dismiss 12pm at bukit timah hill...how i can make it i dunno sia...den sat morning den can come out...den maybe got call centre duty...sucks la...

This week is indeed tough sia, maybe i getting too slack le...xiong a bit...me cant take it le...become too weak le...slack too much until i cant stop slacking...

Yesterday i went HC sia, quite a nice place, i brought my bridge juniors there to play a friendly, hc people quite polite, and all their classroom like aircon wor...so gd...and quite impressed with their bridge and chess club...got quite many ppl...their pres also quite friendly...and they do not have a coach...yet they have such enthu students...put me to shame...and they do not have proper boards...that is wad i observed...maybe becos of lack of funding...but can see tremendous potential there bah...and i go there...not many ppl know me...maybe cos i more famous online on bbo...but i never reveal my bbo nic...onli reveal to a few of their juniors...dun like to be too famous...when i myself still not that good yet...

2006-07-18T23:59:00.000+08:00

Another boring day...life run...late for the warm up...as usual...but took my attendance nonetheless...den slack till lunch lor...den got a big shock...suddenly fri life run is at bukit timah hill....wah i stunned sia...some more i night still got duty at nee soon camp...that sucks la...half day dismiss...den i 5pm still mus go camp...where got justice sia...jus pure suay la...and i had driving tonight...me still noob de...hopefully can pass by sept...and worst still, tmr still got bridge training at night...that sucks la...tmr will be a long day indeed

2006-07-17T22:19:00.000+08:00

Another day has passed...monday blues as usual...dun feel like doing anything...jus feel like slacking at home...dun do anything...jus msn and talk cock lo...play some games...burn some time...really monday blues...no mood to do anything de...even today at work, i also like day dreaming lo...dunno whether it is sleep not enuff...or jus monday blues

Tmr got stupid life run, super sianz de, mus reach early den they mus still take attendance lor...i always late...late king le...tmr maybe i pontang le...dun feel like exercising...lazy like pig lo...and getting fat...too long no exercise le...hopefully tmr pass quickly...and come to think of it...my driving practical coming...4 Sept...not many days away...and i still v lousy...need more lessons le...better prepare myself...Hope tmr nothing bad happens...always got a bad feeling when i pon life run...

2006-07-16T21:37:00.000+08:00

Wah...quite shack this week lor...i dunno wad happen to me this week sia...v shack after going back from camp...normally nt like tat de lor...den i go home keep sleep...den go camp...den go home sleep again...sleep like there is no tomorrow lo...sat was quite exhausting for me...attended a business class...that taught business skills...was fun...but very tiring...

And today is sunday le...so fast sia...morning my team got 1 match against hc for bridge...for first time, i did not play...without me, my team coped well...they lost when i played last week...but won when i didn't play...maybe i could be why they lost???...this type of thing v hard to say...sometimes must depends on luck de...met up with their captain...quite friendly person...chatted a bit...find her quite interesting...but never really talk a lot la...maybe next time...can get to know her better...den we go back watch the rest of the match...i wasn't impressed by wad i saw...but so long my team win...i didn't bother much...but my team did get a 4 hour scolding from my coach for noob play...den i went home...slack a bit...rest rest lor...and cut hair before i went home...now hair short le...wont get caught for at least 1 month le

Late for work

2006-07-12T23:07:00.000+08:00

Wah...today wake up a bit later...rain so big...so nice to sleep wor...so sleep like pig lo...but still before 7 lo...den my sis say need my dad fetch to work...den i faster hurry wor...rain so big sia...den traffic jam...reach SGH already 7.50...reach my camp 8.20 liao...wah...30 mins late...kanna scolding la...den of cos i act blur lo...if nt sure got more la...come to think of it...now i quite gd liao...late once every 2 weeks usually...last time is late every 4 out of 5 days...so big improvement liao...but they always mark me...cos i too slack liao...everything also keng...

Den today my office not many ppl...so sleep and slack lo...msn a while..den go sleep eat lunch le...come back sleep again...den soon 5.30 pm liao...go home le..wait quite long for bus...den eat a bit mac...den went home lor...reach abt 8...dota till 11...den bbo bah...tat rounds up my day...boring day...hopefully tmr will be better wor

NDP is very near indeed

2006-07-11T09:46:00.000+08:00

NDP is now onli 29 days away, it is only about 4 more weeks before we get to the real thing. This year NDP will be the last at the National Stadium, before it gets torn down to make way for a brand new complex. Come to think of it, I really do HATE NDP. Someway or another, i always seemed to get involved. Just pure pure bad luck.

I could remember about 6 years ago. At that time, i was studying in Cat High Sec and was a slakcer in NPCC. Maybe it was faith, or maybe it was jus pure bad luck, my school NPCC was chosen as one of the few schools which was chosen to participate in NDP as marching contingent. So there i was, participating in countless reheasals to prepare for the big day. I always thought those reheasals were stupid, until the actual day. The atmosphere was exciting and we marched past the President. Could really feel a sense of pride being part of Singapore. 6 months of hard work did indeed pay off.

After that, the next NDP, my school volunteered to take part in the mass performance for NDP. At that time, my school reputation was dropping drastically, i could remember that my school dropped out of top 20 to rank 28th in Singapore. The papers criticise my sch, the founders criticise my sch, the alumini criticise my school. Everyone seemed to say something bad, hoping to inspire us to do better next time round. I believed that it was jus a gimmick by our sch principal to raise the profile that she volunteered our sch. She made it compulsory and i participated against my will. We were forced to squeeze into tiny, body hunking, bright blue attire to perform for that day. From then on, i really HATED NDP. Forced to take part in trainings 3 times a week minimun for 6 months, without getting much reward, is it worth it??

This year, yet another NDP, but much slacker this time. I jus had to man the NDP hotline about once every 2 weeks, and it is jus 9-6pm job, so it isn't this tough. But, 3rd NDP involvement, jus bad luck. Looking from another prespective, it can be seen as contributing to the nation, many people wants to be part of the NDP but cant, and yet i am here in NDP wishing i am not part of it. How ironic. Time in army will soon pass and hopefully it will jus pass fast enuff.

Time flies

2006-07-08T23:33:00.000+08:00

time flies

Time indeed does flies...been half a year since i last blogged...i have always liked to blog...but always lazy to blog...me always like tat de...wan to do...but lazy...den never do...so quite disappointing bah...

at least ORD will be soon...8 months from now...can feel le...can smell le...can touch soon le...thought of it just cheers me up...finally get a chance to leave the army...complain until i dun wan to complain le...nowasdays though, been trying to keep myself busying, attending nite classes, driving lessons, bridge practices and bridge lessons as well...every night like so tired de...den morning is worse...always not much time for me to sleep de and i am such a lazy pig...like sleep so much de...gd at nothing...gd at sleeping onli nia...jus another lazy bum...but not jus lazy...it is very very very lazy...lol

Now talking abt bridge bah, my team has just formed a team in the 3rd div of singapore inter club league...aiming for champion...but may be tall order...anyway ppl sponsor us de...so we go all out for the sponsor...if nt next year no sponsor liao...den have to pay ourself...and i more suay lo...kanna team captain...so almost everything will come through me someway or another...so sianz...i rather slack...let others be captain...dunno which idiot sabo me...ask me be captain then i nt around to object...den every one agree...so i kanna lor...si bei suay...lol...my team some more most of them NS...i also NS...but bo bian...still mus find time to play bridge cup and league match...got to play 15 extra matches in half a year...which is not easy task...means burn 15 days...somemore my team so stretched...but bo bian...i wont use it as a excuse for us not to get first...failure is failure...and shld my team fail in its quest to be champion, i will have to take responsibility as captain for their failure...a captain is jus like a manager of a football team...they rise and fall wif the team... so they are very important lo...

testing

2006-07-08T22:24:00.000+08:00

testing...

hmm...

any violent objections?

setting up tagboard soon...