PrOgReSs...

Hehe first time using blogspot to update my entries, so guess i'm still a rookie in here.. Lots of function tt i'm unsure of, so it's gonna be as plain as.. well, a blank piece of paper, or a glass of water, which ever sounds more dull n uninteresting.. Well act, things ain't as boring as they seem act, depending on e feeling of e person looking at it.. Plain water may juz taste as great as a few hundred yr old wine, if e person drinking it thinks tt way.. Juz a penny for ur tots ya?

Well, guess i'm making some progress in my life.. Little, but no doubt progress.. Act finished certain things tt i set out to do, n more has been planned.. Juz kinda lacking in time now.. Now tt everything's back to normal in camp, n with e impending msd check, all is not well in camp.. Everything's law by law now, n any illegal stuffs are strictly prohibited .. Oh well, tt means alot of things can't be accomplished, such as watching my vcds n dvds in camp.. Sheesh..

Need time.. money.. organisation..

TwEnTy..

Yup, i'm no longer a teenager, as wat my age may reflect.. But looking at me, ppl may not think so.. Act even if ppl looked deeper, they'll still find an inner child lurking inside me, shielding me from certain harsh realities in this world.. hmm maybe tt sounds a bit too serious, but i guess everyone should be in touch with their inner child, juz like a gentle reminder tt all isn't lost when it may seem to be.. rather, hope is always ard, juz like wat is presented in a child's smile..

Well 2ntm's finally over for now.. E guys are also coming back from ROC soon, so i guess e sleygay days in camp are kinda over le.. Hmm at least we'll finally be able to book out on weekends n finally enjoy some fresh air outside camp.. Oh well, good things dun really last long ya? If they did, den no one will appreciate dem..

Haha was juz looking thru e past entries randomly, n it's really kinda astonishing as to how army can change one's life.. Oh maybe, how growing up can be so..different.. Guess changes are part n parcel of life.. It's almost like a necessity, a norm in which we dun even notice it till we look back n start comparing.. Tots, feelings, relationships, frens, environment.. Sometimes it's really kinda sad, n maybe juz a bit regretful.. Hmm maybe it's thru all these tt ppl start to mature n become more sensible..

Well, tt's abt my two pence worth.. For now..

Happy birthday..

I'm BaCk..

Haha kinda took a long break eh? But dun think there's anyone who's really gonna miss this since it's sort of like an update thingy only, not sth tt u can read again n again ya? But kinda surprised by e sudden change in layout, which does makes it look kinda cool n funkier dan before..

Hmmm guess i won't be updating as often as i used to, prob juz add things when i really wan to.. Sort of like an avenue for me to release my tots.. Den again, some tots should nvr be seen by others too, so.. Hehe..

Anyway, for those who really missed me, haha juz a bit on wat i've been doing these few mths.. Basically it's been 2ntm all e way.. 2ntm stands for 2 hrs notice to move, it's a kind of standby only for certain units, confined in camp from tue to e following tue, juz getting ready to be activated in times of danger to e country.. Tt's why i've been quite lazy to update here.. it's a boring affair, n times outside camp's more precious den ever.. well as some of my frens should know, i've already missed quite a few major hols, including new year n valentine's day.. sigh..

well next week's prob gonna be e last 2ntm for quite some time, so hopefully i'll have more interesting things to write here.. if not, hmm, juz suck thumb ya?

nEw YeAr...

i guess tt's it... it's a whole new yr...

ain't feeling it's significance this yr, guess it's partly due to army.. or e lack of attitude.. haiz.. i'm spouting rubbish... kinda missing some guys whom i haven't seen for quite some time.. it's hard to organise outings nowadays too, guess tt's y it's so..

argh..

gonna be stuck in camp for e whole next week.. guess tt sums up e frustration of these few weeks? oh man..

isn't there somebody out ther who'll come n save me???

not if i'm gonna remain so.. plastic..

oh well.. truth hurts, life sucks.. there, u have it...

MeRrY xMaS...?

hmm.. merry x'mas to all i guess? oh well.. didn't really had a good day juz now till ard e afternoon.. maybe it's e place, maybe it's miscommunication, or maybe it's juz me.. haha i guess it's most prob a combination of 3.. oh well, let e past settle, tmr's another brand new day..

been quite lazy to type these 2 weeks, haha have to admit tt.. hols season wat, plus all e slp in camp.. oh well, i'm like wasting my life away..

time passes by.. ppl grow up.. ppl come n go.. new frens made with every change of phase in life.. tt's life for u.. sometimes everything juz seems to happen so fast tt u suddenly realise, hey, it's been a long time since i've last talked to so n so, let alone see him..

ppl do move on u know.. we life in e present, n look forward to e future.. e past is but a memory..

anyway kungfu hustle's a pretty good show.. ih well, tt's like so out of point..

wish i've a better life management system.. well, for now, guess i'll be as shallow as e society is today?

oLd TiMeS

hehe feeling of deja vu.. rushing home for dinner, den spending ten min on e com to type this out.. juz like old days.. old army days tt is..

finally finished my clean fatigue jumps.. e most comical jump this time though, e whole canopy covering me after landing.. hehe talking abt stealth..

anyway ops life's really slack.. for now.. everything's quite grey now with e splitting of company, we're act kinda like lost childs, neither here nor there.. not tt i'm complaining, but prob a bit more entertainment in e bunk ya? haha..

had platoon dinner at marina bay.. felt lonely for tt slight moment when e gals came along.. haha it's like e transaction from sec to jc, where u suddenly juz can't seem to adjust to girls' company.. oh dear..

and can't believe we act did sth healthy for once, watching a midnight movie instead of clubbing.. haha saving up some money at least.. yeah..

bReAk..

was wondering, who act visits this journal.. haha.. think he or she visits it more den me haha..

anyway, it's been a long week, juz like all others.. travelling ard sg most of e time, meeting frenz, going back n forth camp.. sigh now down with cough n flu.. n a slimmer wallet.. wat a price to pay..

watched a few movies this week act, at home tt is..e hannibal trilogy's really great, though now i'm only halway thru hannibal, juz got it.. watched sch for seduction too, though i muz say it's really a show for gals, not for a bunch of ns kids like us.. oh well..

i guess certains events in e week really makes ur day, or week for tt matter, n mambo nite wud be one of those.. so happens to be e last day of exams of nus, so saw quite a few female frenz there, n thruout e day too.. didn't get as high as e other time, n even if i did, e place was too crowded to even move ard, let alone dance properly.. hehe got lucky act, but fren was involved in an ugly incident, so decided not to pursue.. besides, i'm quite shallow when it comes to clubbing i guess.. gatsby girl was there too!!! haha, but e same fren mention's chasing her i guess.. sigh.. better luck next time..

had this cdo anniversary dinner on fri, which was kinda like e last time my platoon's gonna be together, formally anyway.. our "lao da" sang on stage for e cdo idol event, n boy was he good..e judges really had no sense of hearing man, but tt's fine, it's his efforts tt were e toast of e nite.. emotions ran quite high tt nite act, n i muz apologise for e lack of planning on my part..i'll make up to u guys some other time ya? anyway won quite a bit of money thru e mahjong session, which is a first haha..

sentosa's next on e itinery, n i've to agree it was a mistake not to slp e nite b4.. was quite muddle-headed thruout e whole day to properly enjoy myself, n to think tt gatsby girl's there too.. oh well, so's my fren.. had dinner with zj,ly n candice after tt, really stuffed myself man.. a welcoming change though, as i was telling my fren, 1yr of gal free life.. haha..

"though our platoon's gonna be splitting, we're still e best.."

always..

rEsOlUtIoNs..

guess it ain't exactly wat u call an exciting week in camp.. doing all e shit jobs while other platoons are "busy" preparing for 2ntm.. sheesh.. making n breaking beds, carrying cupboards up n down, marshalling for parades.. n ppl still think we're slack..

nobody likes us, everybody hates us, i'm gonna eat some worms.. hehe a song heard from someone..

got hooked on to nfs underground after e gang came oveer to play.. man i'm really missing out on lots of gaming time.. went out in e evening for e "fhm girl next door com", n mine did things get hot in there.. woah.. but one kinda wonders why do some girls act get thru e preliminary rounds, when it's so easy to pick a much more prettier gal from e streets? maybe it's e willingness to flaunt.. haha.. someone should bring dem down to earth man.. haha still can't get e image of "Gatsby Girl" out of my mind.. hmmm..

celebrated brendan's bdae today, which was kinda like nic's bdae celebration act.. e usual gang were not all present, but e not so usual gang were persuaded to come along this time round.. haha.. maybe it's really high time to get everybody out for a little get-together.. times are tough, n a little bit of friendship won't hurt at all..

anyway e yr's gonna end soon.. lots of ups n downs as usual, but one thing's for sure, tt we're all gonna grow older by one yr.. sigh.. guess a bit of planning's required for e road ahead.. a little organisation won't hurt, judging by e way my life is lived now hehe.. more of tt later i guess..

BrEaK..

It's over.. It's all over.. Sheesh..

My one week long break.. there, gone with e wind.. sigh..

Haha maybe i should juz be glad tt i act have this break rite? Zhi1 zu2 chang2 le4.. e thing is, u can nvr have enuff of slacking.. haha..

Anyway didn't really slack this week away la.. let's see.. finished 2 gundam model kit, which i muz say i'm really proud of.. played a bit of ps2 as well with some of my platoon mates who came over to camp for a while.. watched a real hilarious korean romantic comedy called "Everybody has secrets.." i won't spoil e story here, or should i say, i'm too lazy to type out a synopsis.. haha.. anyway it's quite i nice show, considering e fact tt i didn't really wan to watch it in e first place..

hmm.. went clubbing on wed with e bunch of ppl who came over to my place.. was suppose to be mambo nite out at zouk, n e crowd there was unbelieveable.. think saf was out to overrun e objective there n then.. anyway it became too crowded so we went over to a tiny little club called rush.. didn't take long to get in, n there was no question as to why act after we went in.. had to make do though.. haha dun really feel like talking abt it now..

fri's clubbing, now tt's sth to talk abt.. a fren's party at rouge, turned out to be quite a gay nite as e ndu ppl didn't really attract e hoards of girls as expected.. anyway those tt came were attached n all so ya.. e music was good though, so started drinking quite a bit to get high.. mission accomplished, n e end result was a 2 hr non-stop stint on e dance floor hehe.. had a bit of a hangover e next morning, but think it was really worth e fun n excitement exp tt nite.. oh boy..

farewell dinner yesterday to a budding pilot, coupled with a mahjong session.. den it was a soccer session with e usual gang, n dinner at newton circus.. may sound simple, but e companionship exp's priceless.. haha think i'm beginning to sound high.. c'mon, i'm cramping a week's activities into one entry, give me a break man..

oh ya, finally got to finished all 7 young n dangerous movies.. tt's really sth man.. no kidding.. e kind of movie for hot-blooded teenages like me.. haha..

72 kM..

back home.. safe n sound..

finally, e last obstacle has been cleared.. after 9 mths of training.. e long awaited beret's finally firmly in grasp..

hehe..

welcome to e ops world, soldier!

e final test, one tt not only tests e body but also e mind n spirit.. one tt requires an individual's full concentration, to draw upon his inner strength, determination n all to overcome.. a route march tt stretches from camp till east coast road.. a journey tt takes 22 hrs.. a once in a lifetime exp tt, i'm sure, no one will ever forget, judging by e tears tt were welling up when we finally reached back camp..

abrasions, blisters everywhere.. soreness, numbness, n fatigue sets in rapidly.. it is quite a wonder tt we're able to get up after every rest pt coz it's like repeating e toture all over again.. but we made it, all 124 of us..

n now, all of us can stand proud at e parade square, as everybody, frens n loved ones, witness our donning of e coveted red beret..

from boys to men..

wat a journey.. =)

PoSt - BrUnEi...

in case u guys didn't know, i'm back from brunei!!!

as if tt isn't obvious enuff.. haha..

touched down this morning at ard 8am, hovered ard e duty-free shops for a while coz dad mistook e timing of e flight to be in e evening.. got some vodka n wine to share with frens n family alike, burnt quite a hole in my pocket act, but well, wat's money for exept to spend? haha maybe tt's not quite true, there's two other purposes to money, precautionary n speculative.. haha e A for econs was not for nth ya?

anyway e trip wasn't as bad as expected, well at least not so compared to previous coy outings.. e weather wasn't tt bad to us, though it did threatened to rain heavily at certain periods of time.. it did rain of course, but tt was when we were in e "comfort" of our base camp at lakiun, which is at some obsure island in brunei.. we didn't had swamp topoing too, which was, i guess, e main course of foot rots for e previous coys.. hehe a foot rot free brunei for us, true, but not a scar free one.. insects were rampant, even in camp, esp cicadas which go mad at light.. they're kinda like e dive-bombers of e insect world, as can be seen when one flew straight into my fren's head with a resounding clash.. tt was quite a sight i imagine.. sandflies were a big problem too, crowding out e torch beams once they're used.. accidentally walked into a sea of them n almost got choked by them when some went up my nostrils.. scary haha..

anyway brunei was mostly abt knolls, trees, vines, insects, streams n e occasional river.. sunrise n sunsets were ard an hr earlier den back home here, n when it gets dark, it gets really dark, prob due to e canopy hanging overhead n e clouds masking out e light from e moon n stars.. exercise had to be ceased b4 nightfall as a result, n we got lots of rest from tt, which was pretty essential coz of all e climbing, bashing n navigation of e difficult terrain in e jungles.. unlike in tekong, one can really get lost here in brunei, coz everywhere looks e same, even after walking thru it.. remember a particular event when we spent ard n hr walking round n round e same area looking for e area where we left our field packs after completing a mission, in e end had to bash in e general direction b4 we finally found them.. got to scale another mountain also.. biang was abt e same as belumut in my opinion, only tt more load had to be carried up biang.. n e descent was harder than imagined.. come to think of it, e only problem we had in brunei was water problem.. 3.5l wasn't enuff for us hungry hippos, n e fact tt we were always on high ground n t it didn't rain it outfield worsened e problem.. had to break open an iv pack n water our mouths with e hartman solution in it at one pt of time.. oh well.. at least we all made it back safe n sound.. with no bones broken or anything.. enjoyed a nite of fun n excitement at e theme park on e last day, which was definitely worth e suffering we went thru, though not quite adequete enuff, methinks.. haha maybe i expect too much..

lessons.. learnt thruout e trip, but how many are act remembered having went thru them.. it's human nature to appreciate things only when they need it but dun have it.. how many of us will act learn to appreciate e things ard us now? not many i guess.. life's a fragile thing though.. a fren almost tumbled into a 3m deep hole filled with water, saved only by e vines supporting him at e edge of e rock.. sheesh..

there's only a thin line b/w life n death, so do be appreciative with e things ard ya? haha..

PrE-bRuNeI

E night has come.. e time is high.. e flight shall not be missed.. n e jungles.. shall be awaiting.. haha..

welcome to brunei..

had 2 days of b4 e trip to stock up n to refresh our bodies all in prep, though in act fact tt shud have been more days off act.. oh well, looking forward to e end of e trip act, coz all e leave tt's been stalled will come to us at one shot, sort of like a sch hol haha.. though tt's like, a mth from now? haha..

talking abt sch, was walking down orchard this afternoon, n boy did e walk make me feel like a student again.. almost all e schs were well represented in an amazing display of uniforms along e shops at orchard.. haha act it's juz me who hasn't been out of army on a fri afternoon since enlisting.. oh man all e things i've been missing.. haha.. saw a few familiar faces too when i was at sakae, both juniors n fellow sch mates alike, though it was quite hard for dem to recognise me i guess.. haha..

well at least i'm leaving on a happy note, tt's all tt matters to me now.. juz wish ,yself all e best, juz like wat e auntie said at beach road.. n here's wishing all e best to e rest of my buddies who're either going to taiwan or australia.. enjoy urselves guys, i'll certainly try.. haha..

see u guys a mth later!!!

AiRbOuRnE..

an eventful week.. full of ups n downs.. haha n when i mean up, i mean really high up..

ex monsoon on e first few days of e week was act quite a joke, or tt we managed to make a joke out of it.. suppose to be a platoon mission raiding an enemy stronghold, ended up getting really lost during e mission as to wat to do, firing at each other on occasions, n all in all lacking in coordination.. though expending e rounds at e end was indeed cool, finally got to fire a machine gun, yeah!

n airbourne's really sth man.. jumping off at a thousand feet, feeling e slipstream draggin u along for e first threee seconds, den enjoying e breath-taking view from way up there.. hehe though e prep n post admin was tiring, having to walk ard 2km with e recovered parachute, but it was well worth it man.. somemore got paid to do it, wat more can u ask? though e novelty does wear off, but hey, how many ppl can say tt they've parachuted b4? or tt e first time they took a plane, they jumped out of it? haha i'm not joking btw haha..

and e dreaded day's coming closer n closer.. brunei in less den a week's time.. already spent over hundred bucks for e trip, n tt's not includin e comfort items yet.. sigh no wonder we got our pay in advance..my oh my.. wish me luck ya? whoever can hear it tt is.. haha..

"Vindicated" ---Dashboard Confessional

oUtFiEld..

ants.. mosquitoes.. dirt.. soil.. weeds.. leaves..

tons of dem..

welcome to outfield..

haha it's been a long break act, so alot of us are kinda frustrated by e three days of exercise last week.. count ourselves lucky tt there wasn't much topoing involved this time round, purely mission based.. now tt it's over, there's another two more days to look forward to next week as well.. sigh.. not forgetting to mention e brunei trip's only two more weeks from now.. hehe..

was suppose to run e ahm this morning act, but ended up doing guard duty instead coz of some mismanagement on e battalion side, tasking my whole platoon to be doing guard this weekend.. sheesh.. den wat for make us go thru all tt training man.. well at least having e whole guardroom to ourselves was quite an experience, of course tt's not taking into consideration e four turnouts tt we got.. haha..

latest news has it tt today's guards are suppose to book in today, den act as enemies for e ranger course.. kaoz we already had e whole day burnt, n we still have to go for more shit? whereas e rest who ran e marathon get to book in tmr morning? tt's alot of fairness man..

enough of tt.. elder bro's bdae today act, but his still not home yet.. come to think of it, i haven't been home on my bdae during e last two years as well act.. hehe..

"我们的爱" ---F.I.R.

bDaE..

Not mine.. of course.. everyone who knows me knows tt.. or should know tt.. i'm e tame ram named aries who's mild-mannered n is always happy.. well almost always.. haha..

anyway it's been a long time since so many of us gathered.. n wat a place it was too, with e lights by e banks of e river illuminating e serene night, ppl strolling down e streets, chilling out at e bars.. ate quite a sumptous meal at brewerks, had a cake tt's quite on par with death by choc, though not very sure wat u call e cake by.. had this grp of ppl celebrating another gal's bdae too, hehe.. their looks made it easy to deduce tt they were from acjc.. hehe one even looked like our former form teacher.. quite glad to have this outing act, haven't really caught up properly with some of e guys, though e only thing we talked abt was army stuff.. but tt's to be expected yeah?

probably blasted e ears of those who went to kbox after tt.. sorry out of touch for quite some time le.. haha.. will strive to improve ya? didn't really expect to reach home so late, other den nights of clubbing act..

tried using e vouchers my dear mum gave me at taka, ended up having to pay for my purchases cause kino's not part of e offer.. sigh..

ya i know i'm rambling rubbish, n it's boring.. but i'm bored now, can't u see? sheesh.. hope to get e MuVo slim soon though.. prob have to wait till my next pay..

"江南" --- 林俊杰..

藉口..

<<藉口>>

翻着我们的照片 想念若隐若现
去年的冬天 我们笑得很甜
看着你哭泣的脸 对着我说再见
来不及听见 你已走得很远
也许你已经放弃我 也许已经很难回头
我知道自己错过 请再给我一个理由
说你不爱我 就算是我不懂 能不能原谅我
请不要把分手当作你的请求
我知道坚持要走是你受伤的藉口
请你回头 我会陪你一直走到最后
就算没有结果 我也能够随
我知道你的痛 是我给的承诺
你说给过我纵容 沉默是因为包容
如果要走 请你记得我 如果难过 请你忘了我

lAzY..

hehe basically lazed ard e whole day.. did nth spectacular at home, except finishing e get backers dvd which was purchased weeks ago.. wondering whether e lethargy's from e drink yesterday.. margarita if i'm not wrong.. haha..

had steamboat for dinner with e guys yesterday.. hehe quite a surprise act when i juz pushed a steamboat dinner away juz earlier on.. had a good talk as well act, to think e e usual outings were more of e fun n excitement kind.. seems like army's causing changes in lots of us, n some are beginning to feel despair in their army lives.. well maybe juz a bit.. can't do anything much abt it coz we're not in control.. sigh.. hey guys, look on e bright side.. it's only another yr plus or so till we get out of all this shit ya? haha..

"Life short.. So live it to e fullest.." Been a long time since i've heard this phrase.. saw it printed on a t-shirt not long ago, n it kinda gave me renewed strength.. maybe wat others said was right.. army kinda deteriotes one's mind, causing a bit of retardness in thinking.. feel as if there's much less to think abt n all to follow.. hehe so much for thinking soldier.. yux man..

survival will be crucial for e next week.. n it's gonna be another week nearer to brunei.. haha to think someone act volunteered to stay there.. told u army's causes retardness in e mind.. haha..

"止战之殇" ---周杰伦..

sNaKeS..

hmmm time really flies man.. it's time to book in soon, in juz another few hrs in fact.. sigh.. time outside nvr seem to last, n to think tt it's one week lesser till e dreaded brunei trip.. shivers down e spine.. haha..

watched anaconda yesterday.. hehe not bad for a b-grade show act, though quite cliched at times n e computer graphics ain't tt great, but tt's to be expected anyway.. n to think e climax of e show was e orgy scene of e anacondas.. haha.. get e pun.. wat happened next was even funnier.. been so long since i had a stomach-cramping laugh..

Me: How do snakes reproduce?

Glenn: Well, their skin splits apart n their reproduction organ comes out, sort of like a gland..

n e laughter didn't cease till e ground floor of lido.. well well.. don't get e joke? juz too bad..

realised tt orchard's quite dead on sun act.. to think tt today's act e start of e sch hols.. maybe everyone's getting in e mood to study? haha.. failed to taste any proper ice-cream, except for e one at hello!, which wasn't any good either act, after a second look today.. guess bugis's still one of e best places.. though far east's promising as well.. haha wat am i talking abt..

"She Will Be Loved" --- Maroon 5...

cHiNa BlAcK...

hehe super-duper long weekend this week.. booked out on fri n only booking in on mon nite.. haha.. a well-deserved break from the physically n mentally demanding airbourne course, not to mention oc's pt hehe..

china black was e first stop, n an obvious choice since so many opportunities were missed.. think of all e late bookouts n burnt weekends.. hehe.. really had fun tt nite, though felt like a little boy there with e crowd being in their mid-twenties n all.. rejected a few advances too hehe, not really sure wat to do after tt act, n i'm not all tt great a dancer anyway.. oh well.. downed half a jug later on, causing a hangover after tt.. haha e price of having fun..

was going to meet a pal which i haven't seen for quite some time, ended up seeing another whom i've known for a longer time.. quite a pleasant surprise act.. went back to k-lounge again, though this time round there's no good singer ard, n everyone else in e hse were like so powerful.. haha take it tt we went there for a drink lor..

kinda feeling tt things i've been doing are getting more n more materialistic.. or is tt suppose to be e lifestyle of grownups? to escape from e stressful day life.. seeing all e wild "kids" being unleashed in clubs makes me wonder wat they'll be doing in e day act.. or do they live juz to party thru e nite? hmmm..

anyway sorry to hear abt ur lost love.. i've been thru e pain b4, n it took quite some time to get over it.. well, at least u have a valid reason to get tt E600C ya? cheer up man..

"藉口" ---周杰伦...

MoViE tReAt..

Haha it's e time of e week again when everything u wish to know tt happened to me is typed down here.. eh, well, maybe not everything, n maybe u dun really wan to know wat i've went thru for e past week.. hmm den why e hell are u in this page..?

Airbourne course started this week.. n by day 2 everyone's getting sore necks, bruises n bumps everywhere.. no thanx to e heavy-duty helmet n dozens of break falls to be done everyday.. hehe kinda like judo lessons act, to say e very least.. lots of drills to be remembered n performed as well.. really can't wait for e jumps to come haha.. at least tt's e feeling now.. shan't think of wat happens when e canopy doesn't open.. together with e reserves.. haha tt won't happen..

watched 2 movies this week, hence e title.. though i can't really say they've been great blockbusters.. kinda lacking in action. plot ain't very thick as well.. but tt's to be expected of thrillers i guess.. all story, little intense action.. played a bit of soccer as well, n as usual, only had six players.. sigh.. as brendan said, we really should get another major gathering going..

"七里香" ---周杰伦...