Accomplished
well, it's like a rather busy day for me though, but i felt quite accomplished and satisfied. nope, didn't finish any major project that deprived me from sleep and food, but got to meet many people today. here's how it went.
1300: met
gary and
guolin aka
xavier (why suddenly everyone is called xavier), to head to NUS for union camp briefing.
1400: reached NUS and looked for kent ridge hall. found it after a rather long walk. bumped into
jeremiah who's from my unit in NS, who happened to know
gary (same bmtc section), and
john chua (sispec bunkmate), both who are in the union camp. and it is so coincident that
chris (
pris's friend in arts camp) happened to be my group's counsellor and
valerie was also one of the counsellor there. Group name:
XENUS what the hack does that stand for? do i bother? hmmmm.
1545: finally, all the breifing and the almost-turned-irriating ice-breaking game ended and i headed to orchard to meet
shan and
sy and
pris after a failed persuasion to ask
gary along. decided to meet primary scool mates as there was a gathering supposedly and since shan and pris were going to be late anyway. decided to use time purpsefully.
1630: saw
cuifang with friends. mentioned bout gathering. she met them and left earlier.
1640: reached lucky plaza, but on the way got to catch
glenn ong and jamie yeo doing roadshows. walked a little further, it's
jean danker and mark richmond. pri sch mates playing pool at mambo at lucky plaza. so met up with
april, simin, joel, shuwen (can't recognise her at all),
kee chung, vincent, yingzhao ,
andrew, edmund . hmmm. interesting to how some people changed and some remained the same.
1725: met
sy at Tangs. bumming around along orchard road, looking at people, clothes, stuff, eating ice cream. bumped into
jiayi (trumperter from ahs) and
jonathan (cg mate). then settled at KFC when shan told us she'ld be having dinner with her friend.
2030:
shan finally came. continue bumming around. bumped into
jacqueline, justin and kim meng (hoped i got the names right) from my camp. met up with pris and her.. uhh hmm
friend jeffery as shan's getting something from her. settled at borders and talked a lot till late.
2300: headed for home.
2330: mrt.
2355: home.
0015: internet.
p/s: someone mentioned that i looked like somebody who would be in arts. what say you?
Happy Birthday!!!
yup. the midnight clock had struck whick marked the end of birthdays of two close friends. both 21 years old. 1 guy. 1 gal. both never got to know each other.
Had a great part at
zy's chalet as mentioned in earlier blog.
yesterday's
lix's. (the clock had past twelve). bbq. prior to that, mini celebration at her house with mini cake and game of daidee. then bbq at east coast. had great fun setting up. had great food. all
5 of us went. and 2 boyfriends of two of the 5.
yaohua went too. did a bit of catch up with him.
just these two weeks alone, i had 3 bbqs for 3 21st birthday. need to do a serious interior body cleansing to get rid of carbon.
so 2 more had turn adult.
few more to come.
just as i msged them,
welcome to the world of adulthood.
tired. i could hear my bed crying out for me...
and i went...
zzzzzzzzzz
The new Phone!
Finally, after some persuasion and luck, dad got me a new phone last sat (19/06). what more can i say? although the new phone doesn't have a million and 1 functions, i beileve it's really an amzing phone.
THANKS DAD! oh ya! and a belated
HAPPY FATHERS' DAY!! and here's my phone!!
My New Phone!!!
had really a great time at
ziyang's birthday. had great home-made spagetti with home-made sauce and BBQ food. Delicious! Ziyang you are an amazing cook!! as pris came late, we, as in me, pris, gary (Suprisingly), sianying, shannon, kian wee, hongwei and of course ziyang, decided to stay over night, and we had the usual game of
re-invented daidee aka Big 2!! well laughter, as usual, accompanied us as Ziyang unwrapped the presents. and we dicussed the facts and fictions of Da Vinci and the new book THE DA VINCI CODE, or something like that. here's what we got for ziyang! a adidas sweatshirt!!!
went to
lix's house for mahjong and cards. got her a new specs for her 21st birthday!!
well, so it's back to work. planned to look for the two books ziyang mentioned, the da vinci code and the mystery of the dog... something like that.
ITS A SIGN!?
hmmm is it a sign or what? should meet up with old friends soon? keep bumping into pple i thought disappear into thin air... well, at least now i know they are still around somewhere in some part of the earth.
Ok! besides the planned gathering last wednesday with my cg mates, at last i got to see weixian and his infamous
long hair,and ernie whom i thought had returned to
Sesame street for good. well, but of course the usual ming yang, kelvin, guanwei, and peikai and me!
ok then come the 'bumping into old friends' part. went to NUS on monday to settle hostel payment, then bumped into
janet, yup the trombonist from tj band. got to know she's doing psychology in her final year. then its
suet syn and
kaiwei (the latter whom i am not very familiar but he's in the same sec and jc as me).
then on tuesday, didn't really bumped into anyone, and its
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! DAD!!!!.
wednesday, the day we got zy's present and while waiting for the train, saw this familiar fgure walking towards me. it's
meifang, the sec school classmate. got to know she is actually working now. then while shopping, bumped into
jialing, TWICE, the primary school classmate. hmmm. got to know from her that there's actually a pri sch gathering next week.
then yesterday, just as i went down to mama shop to get newspaper (hey i read newspaper ok!), i saw
syed. Surprise, surprise! he is actually posted to the police station just next to my block, and i only got to see him only yesterday!! then, when i was going home from work, this familiar voice called my name. turned around.
wanyun! the sec school mate. chatted with her during the r\train ride. she's doing her final year in accontancy in ntu. soo sien and joel also in ntu. got her hp no.
hmmm just wondering whom i will bump into today??
NEWSFLASH!
National Service is now cut to 2 years instead of 2 and a half years for CPL and above. Only applicable for those enlisted from this coming December. Those enlisted from Jan 2002 to May 2004 will get 2 months cut. Those from June 2004 to November 2004 will get 4 months cut.
NUS and NTU considering to allow male freshmen to enter the university from 2nd semester of the school year due to the change in the NS service years.
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what more can i say!?!?!
i hope i get my facts right, esp the date.... but anyway...
WHAT MORE CAN I SAY???
all about the debate on NS going less tough and teenagers going softer... and now this.
I am not the government!!!
Home...
it must be the really hot weather that i have been home for these two days...
this day 13th June...
Priscillia's 21ST Birthday!! so it's happy birthday to u. hope you will grow up. haha!
nothing much to say. just that enjoyed myself at pris's 21st birthday chalet at Safra near tanah merah on thurs and fri. hope everybody had a great day.
Can't stand the hot weather. and this causes in the unease in the mood. Haiz... sometimes just ponder about unnecessary subjects. it's just me...
joined the union camp. can't wait to make more friends and have fun.
so it's back to work tomorrow.
ORD!!!
Well what can i say? didn't really expected to end it so soon, not that i want to prolong my NSF life or what, but the past 2 and a half years just passed by.
there are tears, sweat, blood, friendship, memories, ourfield, exercises, IPPTs, SOCs, PT lessons, PTIs, BMTC, SISPEC, SMI, courses. all these souveniers brought back with me, besides all my No 4s, full pack, helmet, and all that stuff.
Had to rush with paperwork a bit cos boss from A wing gave treat at
Crystal Jade. really appreciate. and what's more, they gave a bag from 77th street. felt paiseh. didn't really deserve all the nice things.
did make good friends... some are more than good friends i think...
i see the light at the end of the tunnel. and when i have reached there, its the beginning of a different tunnel.
salute to all that made my NS life memorable, be it meaningful or not. really learnt and grew a lot these two years.
my big boss asked me what i will miss most from NS. without any hestitation, i told him its the people i meet, the friends i have made. somehow or the other, i have learnt something from them. i realised i became more vocal, had more initiatives to do things and became less shy in doing things.
so this is the date to remember:
10 June 2004 the day i ORD!
to all yet to ord, hang on and make use of what you have now. treasure every moment, curse at every terrible situation. make more friends, allow more people into your circle of friends and learn from everyone you meet. make this not-so-pleasant NS life a more meaningful one.
i would like to thank each and everyone i have met these 2 1/2 years. my bmt mates, sispec friends, smi friends, all officers and seniors, upperstudys, instuctors. you have enriched my life no matter how much.
sob sob...
let this end not be the finishing libe of the friendships we have made...
god bless all!!!
Ups and... more downs
that's life. you have the ups and downs. as for me, things aren't going the way it supposed to go, i guess that make my life more interesting, a life that is flavored, a life worth remembering. i am easy with all the downs, as i believe these are just minor obstacles. there are more serious ones and more damaging ones, especially to the mind and soul, that i have gone through.
but there's one thing i am quite afraid of, that is past emotions and fears and unwanted, unnecessary feelings might come back. i always tell myself that words are a double edge-bladed sword; they can harm you and yet they can help and motivate you. i am just afraid something in me might take it in a hard way.
must look towards something positive and look forwrad for things that make you excited, happy, motivated, like someone's birthday party, some gathering with old friends, things like that.
but when happy things you hope for didn't turn out the way you wanted them to be, it can be more damaging, as in there are nothing to look forward already.
i want and like to be happy, and i also want my friends and people around me to be happy. but sometimes, things aren't the way it should be. i know i am blessed with many good things around me, compared to many people i know, and i am really pleased and feel fortunate. this is one thing i keep reminding to myself.
seemed like a really down blog but i am really ok, just a really nice morning to think about my life, happiness and things. happiness is mainly what i choose it to be, although the nature of events happening have a say in determining happiness. on the really positive side, there's pris's, lixia's, ziyang's birthday parties ccoming up. really looking forward to the events. on the negative side, i am jobless, no money again.
ha! it isn't that negative at all.
it's just last tuesday i met up with richard from my camp to pass him something. it's quite amazing that we just stood under my block and talked about 1/2 hour, although he's 1 of the newest chaps in my camp. it seems that i have missed a lot of things back in camp. small squabbles, being in places he is not comforble in, outings. i realised when i am in camp, these are the things like squabbles, disatisfaction with colleagues, being in places you think you shouldn't be in, i really loathe and couldn't wait to ord. but when i am clearing for a rather long period of time, i missed all the events happening. titanic won't be remembered by many if it didn't hit the iceberg and sank. of course, i don't want anything to 'sink', but what i am trying to say is that these 'unhappy and unsmooth' events are the thing you will remember. of course, jing junhong won't be the topic of the local sports scene if she did not make it to the top 4 of the olympics. success and victories are thing you would remembered for. but all these events don't happen alone. in the end, the friends you make and the people around you will be registered in your memory as well.
i miss all the people in camp. thanks for everything. just wondering if i am missed in the same way. i just want to see friendship going on, and not left aside, letting it to go stale after i left the place.
a really long blog....
