Farewell CJ

I'M HAAAAWWWTTT!!!

literally.

2 words to describe the past few days. BURNT OUT!

i m super duper chao ta and have been on fire ever since last Friday. Played 'ball' (as what my 1T26 classmates call) as usual after school and migrated from basket ball to soccer after some guys asked me to join them due to shortage in numbers. Played quite well even without any ankle guard but could clearly feel some pain at certain times.

Saturday was purely slacking, wasting time online and just doing nothing. Went out for dinner at this pathetic place along Thomson Road. Haha, oveR-baked country fare. No wonder la. Waited for 1 hour for the food. Then the boss came along and explained some crap about serving fresh, every food goes through processing after ordering and blah. A bit lame huh? Bake rice for 1 hour? Cook ribs for 1 hour? The restaurant wasnt even crowded, only had about 4 tables.

Nevertheless, they didnt serve lousy food. It was pretty edible but not in large amounts.

Went back and found out my pile of ang bao is still lying there unopened! Miracles happen huh! Used to quickly go home and tear open the packets and start counting the money furiously. I guess the 50 bucks i earned on the gambling desk is enough to satisfy me for the time being.

>>> This will be last time you ll see the ang baos intact. (They dun look very 'ang' leh.)

Sunday was soccer for hours in the morning. Left home about 9 plus for Jurong East to meet up with Shawn, Jeremy, and Kumz Club for street soccer. It s quite a good place with the street soccer court just beside an open field with goalposts free for use, a shelter and a mama shop to buy drinks and stuff. Played from 10 plus to about 2 and left for Jurong Point to meet up with Ying Lun for lunch. Ordered some set meal, 4 of us shared. It became sort of a war for the chicken meat since we were all hungry ghosts. Luckily i ordered a separate plate and wasnt really involved in the war. Took a long trip home and had a second 'reunion' dinner, though not many relatives went. Uncle prepared some old videos of my siblings and me during childhood. And i mean childhood, as in 1, 2 year old. (that shld be toddlerhood) Was embarrassed totally.

Couldnt recognise the fat little boy in heavy diapers running around the house, getting bullied by my elder sis. Haha, it looked really fun though!

Went back to CJ on Mon, didnt really had the preparation that it was my last day there, since i didnt comfirm i was ponning the next day. It not i would have at least said goodbye to some of the teachers. Hmm, maybe only Clement Wu. :D

Anyway, had the usual lectures and tutorials and went to sun tan again, playing basket ball after PE. PE was gym and it was pretty productive but shld have done it a little faster to have more time for other machines. Ran 3 rounds with Edmund since he couldnt take it ald, and joined the rest for BB.

Today went to school as usual but didnt go to class. Instead, went to the bus stop to meet Samuel, Heman, Yu Chen, Sean, Kazu, Karyn, Kathleen and Eileen. Took a bus to Serene Centre and had Macs for breakfast. Walked all the way to the building next to Coronation Plaza just to get a newspaper to check for the movie timings since Samuel suggested we watch a movie while waiting for sch to end. In the end there was no movie page in the newpaper and everyone ended up playing cards and PSP. Read some soccer news and fell asleep for about 50 min. Quite a nice nap.

Jumped over to Island Creamery to continue slacking and started hugging. Played cards and left before 1 for CJ.

>>>Evidence at Island Creamery!

We were on the bus 153 to the CJ bus stop and when we got off, we saw Madam Tan there. Everyone was shocked and quickly chionged for the bridge. It was already quite obvious so actually no point running away. Anyway she didnt do anything and actually smiled and waved to Heman who said Hi. Samuel sweated buckets for nothing.

Went to class, slacked there with some girls doing the mass dance in class. Sean the lamest DJ on earth. Then went to Grandstand (again) and played BB. Got chased out by the PE teachers at around 3 plus and migrated to the Qudrangle to play Captain s Ball. Was pretty enthu about it and had some fun. After that was ice and water (forgot what yall call it). Was ok la, just that the 'freezers' or the ice were a bit slow. :p

Was done with games at around 4 plus and left for canteen to eat and slack. Chit chatted, waste time, played some games like Murderer and some Stare game. After all the table top games, it was class photo time and some cam whoring. Was totally sun burnt and people still wanted to take photo with me. aiyoo. anyway, spent more than an hour taking pictures and finally bade goodbye at the bus stop.

>>> Edmund, YC, Sean the ODAC and lame king and me

We had joy we had fun, we had seasons in the sun, (ok not we, me) but the hills that we climbed were just seasons out of time.

Not really sure what i m typing, but it should have some relation to the situation i m in. Being posted to SAJC, saying goodbye to new found friends isnt easy. After all the bonding sessions, the time together, all the lame jokes and laughter, it just came to quickly. Afterall, all good things have to come to an end, though this end came too soon.

Well, we all have to move on and all i can say is to make new friends and remember old ones!

(should be crashing back some time soon and will organise one FINAL outing) cya peeps soon!

Nice Rest

Finally had a nice long rest. Slept for 13 hours straight. Compensated whatever rest i owe my body and soul.

DA FEELING"S FAANNTTASSTIIIICCCC!!!

Finally dun feel tired and sian for once in many weeks. Have been using com for many hours, slacking and listening to music while chatting to Edmund yet again. Made another good friend in CJ. Hope that i wont lose contact with these people.

Final outing (or inting at CJ) next week. Hope it ll be a fun one.

Post CNY

Chinese New Year flew by so quickly. One blink and it s half gone. This year s CNY feels slightly different. Not sure whether it s because my mother didnt spam the radio with CNY songs or it s because too few people went back to grandma s house to celebrate. Maybe it all plays a part. Gambling hasnt been 're nao'. It s always the same people at the table, losing money to the banker. At least i profitted this year overall. Won about 50 bucks total in the gambling den. Does this mark the start of a lucky year for me? I definitely hope so..

Had a totally new experience of CNY celeb at CJ. Had a concert that was funny and engaging. And ran around finding the pizza man with Edmund when everyone else were about to 'lao yu sheng'. In the end rushed back in time but couldnt stick one hand in and toss the thing. The table was too small and there was a shortage of chopsticks. Anyway, there was a pizza yam seng with my three quarter eaten piece and everyone else were staring at us. Then spent some time in the IR (classroom) before leaving for some soccer at CCAB. Played average, left early, bathed and joined the class at cine pool. Only had a game with Sean and Kazu combined and closed shop. Went to the arcade and was chased out by the person in charge coz some of us were wearing sch uni. Gave up and went to food court to slack. Left soon after. Class outing 3 wasnt that successful huh. Too many people pang sehed. Sian.

Went to Malaysia on the fourth day which is Saturday for some visiting. Started off about 11 plus and reached there about 4. Major jam at Malacca all over the place. Finally managed to visit father s house and found out Eldest Uncle was in ICU. Went to GH to visit him. Condition quite bad. Despite that, we still had dinner at a restaurant and left for Singapore at around 10 plus. Finally ended the day of travelling at about 2. Quite a crappy day considering i spent about 8 hours on the road.

After the 4 day holiday, it s back to sch again. Realised i was a bit off paced for the work. Had been slacking the whole holiday until the last day. With the fatigue building i really need another break. Had another outing on Tue. Watched CJ7 at cine. This time it s pretty successful. More people went and the movie was ok. Not wonderful, but not bad. Quite funny and sad at some times. After that, there was some discussion about going out for dinner or sth. But some wanted to go here, some wanted to go there, in the end all went home.

Managed to survived through lectures and tutorials these days, but just barely. Havent been really paying full attention like what i did at the start. Really, the fatigue is snowballing, i can feel it now, and i need my bed soon. Must learn to solve this problem before the real curriculum begins.

V Day was something new yesterday, havent really celebrated it in my entire 10 years in school. Actually had gifts that i would only get for Children s Day. Remember those days..

JAE results coming out on Tue, heard it will be a half day for CJ. All da best to myself and you peeps out there. Signing off.

5th week in CJ

It s the 5th week i m in CJ for PAE. And i m actually enjoying school like there. Made a bunch of cool and funny friends and never run out of lame jokes to tell. Time flies when you are enjoying yourself, lectures and tutorials have been quite good and everything seems so right. I have this strong feeling that i ll really enjoy my time at CJ if i remain for JAE. It s somewhere that i ll study and have fun at the same time. I like the system there, 55 min period, and a 5 min for toilet break, 1 hour break, 2 periods of PE every week, 1 fitness 1 games alternating and school ends relatively early. There are days that we end at 1pm, 2pm and rarely 3 or 5 pm. But despite all these good points, i m still leaving CJ.

People are all saying it sucks and i wont excel there. Maybe. But at my time there, i ve been treated as a 'smart' person and not someone who s been made fun of and treated with minimal respect. The praises motivate me to go one step further and study harder, to get the facts right and enjoy doing work. Anyway i cant change anything now and will just let my fate lie in the MOE's hands. I just hope wherever i go, it ll be better.

Meanwhile, i ve been having fun with my new friends of 1T26. Went out recently for class outing on Thursday after sch to Lido for movie. And of all movies, it s THE MIST. If you ve read my review on facebook, you wont wanna watch it. If you havent, then i ll just say half a star/ 5

I dun really hate it, considering i enjoy every second watching movies. It s my second love after soccer. And from all my movie experiences in theatres, i ve concluded that Shaw and Eng Wah are really lagging. Their facilities are ancient compared to GV and Cathay. Remind me not to go to Shaw and Eng Wah anymore. The cinemas are so old and dusty, the seats are so uncomfortable, not worth paying 7 bucks or more for that. Anyway back to the topic, went home after movie after discussion about a possible dinner together failed. It was otherwise quite a memorable day spending time with these people.

Friday was something new as well. Decided to try out a new route and accompany Heman on bus 153 instead of taking my usual 154 to Paya Lebar. Ended up in Hougang interchange with the rain pouring down endlessly. Took 27 from there to opposite Tampines Library. Woke up just in time and got off to take 28. The trip took a whooping 1hour 40 min. Plan failed. I reached home in 1 hour the day before using my usual route. Maybe it s due to the rain that the buses took a longer time, but it s not wise to change 3 buses to get to your destination, isnt it? Anyway i m sticking to my original route home!

Post O Level Results Release

......................9 points.

......................B3 Eng
......................A1 Comb Humanities ( S,G)
......................A1 Maths
......................B3 A Maths
......................A2 Chem
......................A2 Phy
......................A1 Bio
......................A1 Chinese

Wasnt particularly happy when i first got the results. When it was my turn to collect the results, Tracy Goh was busy trying to sort out Zhi Xiong's missing papers. Then Lam was holding on to my result slip showing a B3 first on the list. My hands was sticking out waiting to grab and run but Lam wouldnt give until Tracy Goh found the missing papers (just in case it s between mine). The hall was cold, my hands trembling, but i doubt the cause is the low temperature. The sec 3 prefect standing at the side was giggling to himself seeing how nervous i was. Then finally, Tracy Goh found the stuff and Lam glanced at my results and said, "Congratulations, Daryl." I walked away and a mass of people chionged to me. Thaddeus was pressing me, asking how much i got. I was equally clueless and they started counting for me. 3, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 9!!! "Daryl! You got 9!!" For a moment, i found this scenario pretty similar. It zooms back to the match between Slayers and All Blacks, 2minutes left, i scored a goal and all i did was stand there, thinking how to react. In the end, my teammates celebrated for me. This time, i reacted slightly faster and went to my bag, sent a message to my mother and called my father, announcing the results. My father recorded down the results and just said, "Congratulations." Wa Sian! As if i m his student.

Anyway, that moment was pretty memorable. But i wasnt that happy. People then reminded me of the damned 19points and i thought, ok 19 to 9. That s quite crazy. I was starting to get happy then Reuben reminded me of Wen Lin. He failed english but got distinction for everything else. What a waste. But he s gonna appeal and i wish him all the best. Known him for 4 years and hope he does well in future. After all this, it was party time and we all went out to celebrate. Took a bus to Plaza Sing then walked to Cathay Ben and Jerry's. Wasted time there, eating just one pathetic cup of ice cream and playing cards. Not bad, i learnt quite a number of card games in the past few days. Bridge, Texas Holdem, 7 hand poker and 99. Can be proffesional gambler ald.





>>>YoZ!


>>>We are retarded!

Was quite tired by then coz went to sch in the morn for lessons, had PE as well. Ran 6 rounds around the track in 9 minutes plus, plus an additional round to pace the girls. Should have chionged all the way, but better to run with the rest at the start, if not very bad, like showing off. Showered and met the rest at the shophouses next to coronation plaza and had lunch there. Actually only had the NJ peeps and Shawn plus Ming. The rest disappeared. Anw wasted time there telling not so lame and funny jokes then left for SJI. Walked around and see what s happening and reallised i really missed the school. Went to the hall, people jamming the door at 2pm, and were counting down to enter. Went in, sat with class, talk by Sirhan, gave out Eagles awards and Good Improvement awards, speech by Mr Lui then Gary Sim and finally recieved results. (just realised i m typing in a flashback format) And what happened next you know

Had LAN at paradiz before breaking off to Trader's Hotel for a treat by aunt. Realised 9 wasnt good enough coz i cant get into many JCs, just the same old few but should be satisfied with what i have. Dang, no CDC Good Improvement award. Went home, slept, woke up around 6 plus, go CCAB, waste time, then kicked around with JJ, ZX, Shawn and YL. Left about 10 plus for Serene Centre Macs had breakfast, go SJI, coz zx want to get testimonial and end up kicking at the hockey pitch for awhile before leaving for JJ house. Yl and Zx went home to prepare for their activities later.





>>>I have long legs huh

Watched Saw 3 at JJ's house. Quite a nice show but a bit gory. Had to remind myself that it s all fake and that the make up artist is damn good, if not i wouldnt have survived the movie. Actually fell asleep during the talking part. Not bad sia. Bathed, and left for Meridien to play pool with Hwa Xiong and Xian Fong. Played pretty well, improvement. That reminded me that i pang sehed 1T26 pool (only 4 went), sad ,sad. Left in less than an hour for SJI again for the sec one campfire. Met matthew to look see NCC training. Quite sian. Especially when i was so tired.





>>>DEAD TIRED

Training ended, campfire started. Sang songs super enthusiastically and ended on a high. Oh how i missed SJI! J-O-S-E-P-H-S!!! went out with 435 peeps again this time to Far East and walked to Ngee Ann City for supper. It was so late that the food court management actually chased us out. First time sia. Took MRT home and broke off from the rest.

Suppose to go IG outing but couldnt wake up the next morn. Just dropped dead on the bed without even changing out. Sorry peeps. Spent the next few hours on com and went to grand ma house for dinner and then to EXPO for john little sale. Practically bought nothing. Just go there to be free labour and carry stuff.

Ok, i owe you peeps these videos. Here are they..

RETARDS!

RETARDS PART 2

RETARDS PART 3

RETARDED VOICES

MY RETARDED FRIENDS!!! FRIENDS FOREVER!

O Level Results Release

Ok, counting down down down...

Everything that matters.

Goes down to this day.

D-day is 24th January 08.

Starting to feel slightly nervous and uneasy. But the thing that s keeping me controllable is that i have nothing to lose. Entering CJ with 19 points is already one of the extremes, so even if i get another 19 points, i wont feel that bad since CJ wouldnt (hopefully) chase me out. But i dun think 19 points is possible and acceptable again, if not i have to go find a 19 storey building and do a bungee.

BRING IT ON!!!

Time in CJ

Hahahaha. I dun even remember where i stopped at my last post. It was too long ago.

Quite busy these few days, mostly with homework and spending time with new class. Lucky this class quite fun if not, i ll be dead for another couple of weeks.

5th Jan, hmmm... oh last friday.

ok, last monday was the orientation of class. was posted to 1T26. Subject combination of Bio, Chem, Maths, Econs. People in the class are:

Chelsa
Karyn
Jojo
Shan Shan
Olivia
Julia
Wi Lin
Michelle
Eileen
Qiao Wei
Danielle
Kathleen
Jia Hui
Eunice
Samuel
Sean
Hemen
Edmund
Kenneth
Kazu
Yu Chen
Shaun
Desmond

14 girls, 10 guys, 24 people. dunno why always got more girls. had ice breakers with facils Wei Wen and Shi Jing. Games were quite fun and rather clean apart from the paint and some water games. Dragon boat at Kallang on Tue. Didnt have arm aches as expected, the technique really matters. Wed was last day of orientation and climaxed on Finale Night with the cohort breaking into houses of Ole, Yatta, Shiok and Viola.

My group is in Yatta house and won the Overall Best House competition. Cheered until throat hoarse. Fantastic atmosphere. Loved the Viola cheer though. After the cheering and everything, was mass dance. hahaha i guess i have the most number of changed partners. in IG 03, my partners were Tara, Michelle and Janice. then in 1T26, my partners were some one from another class (i dun even know the name) and Shan Shan. She seem to know a lot of SJI people. lol even Benedict Chiong and Roth Trisno. interesting. Went out with only a small group after that to Prata House at Thomson. Quite sad, so many people pang seh.

Thurs was when all the work starts. I just realised i m only taking 6 subjects. WOW. was just thinking about homework and realised only have homework for 3 of the 6 for this weekend. should be manageable la.

Biology teacher is Mr Goh, tall and skinny guy who goes quite fast in lectures, not used to him after Lim Meng Chye's way of teaching.

Chemistry teacher is Ms Violet Teo, quite lian kind but teaching is ok. oh ya and she s the diao diao diao teacher.

Maths teacher is Mrs Felicia Koh. ok la, not that bad. Still better than Foo Lee Hua! at least no more ACKING for lessons.

Econs teacher is Mr Alex Kwee. only had one tutorial with him but find him not bad. Way better than the Indian teacher in lectures. Whole day scolding people. Will look forward to his lessons

Chinese and Home Tutor is Mdm Tan. More of a comedian. Typical Chinese teacher, cant speak English well but make attempts to and as a result, makes a joke out of it.

GP and Asst Home Tutor is Mr Clement Woo, he just graduated and was from RJ. For me, too young to be a teacher, but at least he can communicate with us.

that s all for academics. PE teacher is the CJ soccer team coach, Mr Adrian Ho. Like his way of conducting activities. Too bad didnt make it to the soccer team. Good luck jem! It s tough.

Talk so much also dunno i will stay at CJ for JAE. There s nothing that bonds me there so at least i can say i wont hesistate to leave if i have good grades. Havent heard from MOE when s the release date until now. So i suppose to Cambridge's information of release of results on Mon isnt very accurate. The second rumoured date is 25th which is Fri seem more possible. Since MOE receive the results on Mon, they need to do all the moderation and ranking thingy so 25th is more likely the official date.

Went to chinatown at night with mother to check out the atmosphere there. it isnt full blast yet but the feeling is there. There was a Lion Dance Competition yesterday and caught just 2 of the 5 teams performing. All i can say is i cant wait for Chinese New Year! Gong xi gong xi!

New Year

Ok! It s the new year! Hi 2008!

I had a good start to the new year, celebrating it from the 1st second with friends. Great experience at the Esplanade bridge. Fireworks, high spirits and the company of friends. Wonderful. Took Night Rider for first time (i bet many wont believe considering i m such a night owl), NR 7, reached home at 3.40am. Ok that s my record, wonder when s the next time i m gonna break that.

School term started. Cjc is really good at tempting people to stay. The orientation is darn fun and i m exhausted from the activities. Even i find the mass dance fun for once. Primary and sec school mass dance sucks. Gonna find out what class i m going to on mon. Aww feel a bit sad leaving my Orientation Group. i finally got to remember all their names and now it s not really useful anymore. There are 22 people. 10 boys, 12 girls. There s Andrew (Hillgrove rugby), Ariff (Unity cricket), Yang Qing(Catholic High NCC), Qing Ming (oops forgot from where), Shamus (Maris Stella soccer), Shu Feng (Maris Stella soccer), Phillip (Malaysia), Darius (SJI com club), Shun Ling (i think Nan Hua) and me. Girls there s Michelle Low, Judith, Shun Qing, Michelle Cheong, Catherine, Tara, Agnita, Elicia, Si Min, Ming Hwee, Janice. Pardon my spelling. Sian took 2 days to know and the 3rd day say bye bye ald. but i heard got some outing soon.

First day of school, 2nd Jan had a mini gathering with Slayers at CCAB boasting whose orientation is the best. People who went were from CJC, NJC and RJC. That s all. ACJC and SAJC ended their day late so couldnt go. Me, Reuben, Jeremy, Ying Lun, Jun Jie, Chien Ming, Ting Soon (didnt play) and Ryan made it. Then some German came and another ex-NJC student came. Had some ball ramming session while waiting for Ming and it was pretty good. Hit top corners and top corner frame quite a number of times. Then played match, but sucked as keeper. I m not a keeper la, just get it straight. Played out field but joined the opposing team of the ang moh and ex NJ and jj. Linked very well with the ang moh. He s really good. And the ex NJ guy runs were superb. It s really a lot easier to play with people of this type of calibre. They run, they defend well, they read the game well and spread play well. And one important thing, they understand the game and pass the ball, not solo too much.

And finally i played well at CCAB, could have scored more than 7 but 5 hit the woodwork. I was impressed with my own shot, the first time drive (hey i got it right ok) and it crashed into the upright. It was really powerful. Did three feints when 1 on 1 none went in. All hit frame, one against the top corner. Yep, i learnt something. Composure. I can hold the ball actually, if i want. i can shield it and do some easy tricks. No prob, but only if i have the confidence. my team gave me that. honestly, slayers should learn from the ang moh and NJ guy. One pressure all pressure. Mark everyone. Good play.

Watched the CJ soccer team play and i wasnt impressed. Free kicks all off, crossing aint too good, ball control also not very good. i tot JC standard should be quite high, but it wasnt from what i saw. The only thing that impressed me was the heading. The crosses werent very good but they managed to head it in, or at least, in the right direction. Left my name on the list and wrote Right Back in the position column. Scanned the list and saw may be around 2 right backs and 2 Right wing backs. Only 1 centre back. But the attacking players are more with midfield being more popular. If i can be a centre back, there s higher chance i can get in. Let s see the trial on Monday. Had ball ramming with the CJ soccer hopefuls. They arent very pro but still not bad. Obviously not fit which is the main problem for most. 10.30s for 2.4km and below. I doubt my self, too unfit. But like i say, let s see how the trial goes.

Soccer and Bangkok

Ok, soccer yesterday was horredous. Shouldnt say more about it, if not will be blamed even more and get scolded even more. whatever. Seems like my performance is 'deproving'. Last time i said my headers were improving, and yes it seems better but suddenly i m not as good on the ground. Ying Lun was right, in school i was so much better, but i think i know why. It s the opponents and the court.

At CCAB, we play all kinds of people. Short, tall, thin, fat, dark, fair, noob, pro, in between etc. but seems like we are playing older people more often when we go there. It s either JC or Army who frequent ccab more often. In school, we play only against school mates. and we always play against the same old people. After a while, you will know how to play most effectively against them. And then, the O level period drove most of the sec 4s away from the court. In the end, i played against sec 1s more often than people of similar standards. The location matters a lot too. 4 years in the SJI court, visit it almost every school day during lower sec, and slightly less often in upper sec. I m already familiarized with the walls of the court, how not to whack the ball onto the roof or onto the road and evade the ANG MOH. Bleddy German.

CCAB is much more different. It presents different situations with every kick and shows us new and better play when the bigger boys strut their stuff. We go there and learn many new ways of playing and criticise some lousier ways. And more recently, criticising our own mates. Last week, Lucas was the main man. He hardly had any chance to play and when he had, some will start scolding him for small little things. I was a minor vicim last week. This week i m prime.

Yea i know you reading out there would have lots of thoughts that is opposing what i think, but, this is my blog and i have the right to post my genuine thoughts and not be just a head nodder.

Honestly, sometimes when others start blabbering about stuff they think is right and want me to agree, i might just say yes yes yes just to avoid further debate. But there are also times when i think i should stand up for my self and not be a pushover even though i dun like to debate. Since young i know i havent been much of an intimidating figure or someone with lots of authourity and power. I never saw myself as a leader who someone can look up to. But NCC and SJI gave me that chance and showed me that it s time i grow up and have my own thinking.

Moving back to the soccer yesterday, i appreciate the scolding and blaming as it shows that my team mates care about the game and that they know i could do something better at that time, something that can salvage the situation which means i should have at least some quality, isnt it?

Yep, quality. I know many people who has quality. But sometimes, that s the max. It cant get any higher. Everyone s different. So if you are good, you are good. If you are playing with people who arent that good, dun push them too hard to be as good as you. In my case, i m not sure if i can improve further. I m so injury prone and just picked up another injury from yesterday. This time left ankle gone. Went home swollen yesterday. I m just trying to prove to you people that i m not making up excuses. If i m in the wrong, i WILL admit it. I WILL blame myself. Because i want to improve. Yesterday's injury isnt fake fyi. From now on i have to wear 2 ankle guards on both legs.

Words can be very powerful. I m not good at saying but i can express myself better when i have a bit more time to process my thoughts for that few seconds. I know i m a lot slower than many people in terms of intellectual ability. i dun deny that. That s why i hope you wont blame me for typing my thoughts out here instead of saying face to face. And i hope you wont mistake my tone (again) and think i m pissed and angry with you people. And i hope this post wont inject those emotions into you too.

I m actually a very simple person. I just hope that people respect each other and not carry out their actions too far. Sometimes joking and making fun of one another is good laughing exercise but what matters most is that you dun really mean what you joke. Being a 'fake racist' for a second or two is acceptable. But i will still respect people from other races deep in my heart. Especially those from Bangladesh, India, Indonesia etc. We sometimes call them Banglas, IT savvy, muds or matts (they called it themselves) but these are all inside jokes and should not be carried onto our later lives. Even these immigrants leave their homes and work under the sun as construction workers, cleaners or even someone who sell drinks, they didnt offend you, so dun curse them and hate their race or religion. In future, we might just work under one of them, so learn their culture and respect that, respect everyone even Terence or Elian or whoever. Everyone's unique, if you dun like, then just dun mention too much about that person and live your life. simple as that.

If you have read till here, thanks for your respect. Before you start cursing and swearing, try to kick that habit. It s not healthy, like smoking and drinking.

Ahh... feel so much better after getting those words off my mind. To conclude, EVERY INDIVIDUAL IS UNIQUE, RESPECT THAT. You either like it or hate it but if you dun do it, others wont like you either.

OK my blog, my genuine thoughts. Dun take it to heart if my unpolished words offended you in any way. I dun mean to target anyone, just summarizing my feelings.


:D ok finally i m updating about the trip to Bangkok. I ll beat Reuben's number of pictures! I hope...

Actually the aim of the Bangkok trip is to do shopping! But didnt buy much, just had a day of sight seeing.





>>> Somerset Apartments






>>>Traffic as usual








>>> One of the newest malls, Central World, quite grand







>>>Forced to be lame







>>> Thai food at the quite famous highend foodcourt franchise, Food Loft















>>>Nightscene outside Central World




>>>Tourist attraction: Four faced Buddha















>>>BTS track



>>>Taxi we booked for a day for sightseeing






>>>In the Grand Palace





























>>>Dun be mistaken, the Buddha isnt doing a handstand, camera tilted





>>>The famous reclining Buddha







>>> One of the many artistic photos








>>> Thailand the Buddhist country



>>>Buddha's head




>>>Toeprint



>>>One of my fav photos. There s a whole line of pots around the Buddha for people to put coins in one by one for good luck or something like that




>>>Marble temple, the walls are made of marble

>>>Boats for show






>>> The one on the right is the King's boat, it is usually surrounded by army boats at sea




>>>The Shrine





>>>View up the Shrine (great lighting)

>>>Steep steps



>>>Sun set in Bangkok



>>>BTS Station

>>>Mah Boon Krong Shopping Centre

>>>Bangkok Airport, going home

>>>Balek Kampung

The trip wasnt too bad. But jeremy's inaccurate information got me walking all over the place just to find the jersey shop. In the end also didnt buy. Waste time.

Anyway the holiday's ending and the year's ending. This year is eventful but not eventful enough. Looking forward to 2008!!! Happy New Year!