with every ending comes a new beginning

2010-03-17T08:50:00.001+08:00

5 months since i enlisted and last posted an entry here.

So much has happened since then. Completion of BMT, posting to the navy, posting to the vocation of gunners.

One thing hasn't changed since then. STAYING IN. Can't wait to get posted to a ship so that i can go home everyday.

Needa run for lesson!

2009-10-15T18:49:00.002+08:00

8 more days to enlistment date. hmm.

Seems that i have been trying to make full use of my last few days out of camp to enjoy myself and meet up with people. Especially so for this coming week. As if i'm going to be away for a long time. hahaa. its not like i have never left home for 5 mths before.

People ask if i'm excited, scared, etc. Oh well, i've been anticipating the date since june? no more emotions left to be felt already. hah.

But i guess the reality would really soon hit me, the thought of not being able to see close ones whenever i wish to. 2 years is a long time man.

2009-09-22T23:18:00.002+08:00

so i'm finally back from perth. 12 days is a little bit too long a stay in australia. oh well. as i've told cynthia less that an hour ago, i would never live or study in australia if i had the choice. i guess i just don't appreciate the culture, the nature and the people. hmm. at least there ARE some parts of the trip that i did enjoy. like certain conversations at the start of the trip and some of the amazing scenery that we've seen. nicholas would be putting up some of the photos on facebook i suppose.

bangkok was much more memorable in that sense. its everything i expected and more. the life the culture, the sheer joy of being in a country with a thousand smiles. i wouldn't mind living in bangkok. hahahaha.

2009-09-02T23:46:00.000+08:00

The day kenneth kicked up a fuss at a retaurant. certainly a day to remember.

oh well, i didn't really want to do it as i knew how hard it was to work in f & b. but seriously, would you pay for sides that 1. didn't come with your main, 2. was overcooked and too salty and 3. was not served at all in the end? oh well. i kept insisting that i wouldn't pay for the sides but i was willing to pay for the steak i ate. oh well, this restaurant's POS system dosen't allow them to remove the sides from the maincourse so in the end, the entire dish was taken off the bill. oh well. maybe ivan's right, they might have blacklisted me. ahaha

2009-08-14T11:00:00.001+08:00

Are we afraid of being judged?

Especially of the ones close to us?

That they would never see us in the same light again?

That we would never be what we used to be.

2009-08-01T11:30:00.000+08:00

It feels great to talk to someone about things you're going through. Even if you don't really need advice. It helps you think better when you actually vocalize your thoughts. Much easier to make sense of everything. Of course, good listeners listen with intent and more importantly ask the right questions rather than saying the right things. I'm glad that i have friends like that. I hope that i can be a good listener to them as well.. I just hope that maybe next time these sessions can be cheaper! haha

2009-07-27T12:29:00.001+08:00

a much needed blog overhaul.

2009-07-27T01:33:00.000+08:00

its been too long. haha

Ended two major relationships which i'm glad i did. the second one was kinda harder. Well, i'd rather put a stopper to it rather than making things even harder to clear up after more time has passed. I'm glad i did. I really am. I'm realising more and more of what i want in this aspect of my life. Its a continuous journey isn't it? I hope that the involved parties can learn from this and move on. That's not too much to ask for right?

Symphonia's DnD's this coming evening. Seems that the one week sydney trip with these bunch of people has made me somewhat closet to these fun-loving-cam-whoring people. haha. but these folks know when to be focused and stuff. That's what made us perform well at the festival. Love the experience.

Batch people! we should meet soon! Do something fun!

Yours sincerely

2009-06-18T03:44:00.003+08:00

I'm writing this post as i'm waiting for my phone to be uodated with the new software update for the iphone. As usual, updates take a pretty long time.

So what have i been doing? catching up with some friends, went back to TP for the band's ensemble night, work (seldom as there are limited slots). SMU band practice sas we are going to sydney next month (still tentative depending on the H1N1 virus situation). Well, at least i don't have to pay for it. Lucky me.

Itunes was prompting me that the activation server that was required for the update was temporarily down. That's quite a turn-off for a long awaited update. Well, perseverence (and Google) pays off and forums recommended some measures which i tried several times and what do you know? success! haha. Google is God-sent.

2009-05-29T01:41:00.003+08:00

Here to blog while waiting for a phone call...

I've been pretty busy working almost everyday at esplanade be it at the shop or ushering. Well, making full use of my time before i get enlisted. Thought of getting another full time job but i guess it'll be pretty hard since i would be going to Sydney with SMU band in july for a week and would be required to attend night practices twice a week. So esplanade's flexibility would have to suffice.

So i didn't do tooo well for the SATs. Hmm. Haha. at least i tried right?

2009-04-17T11:46:00.002+08:00

Its been preeeety long since i last blogged (hasn't it be always?)

Well, been working quite a bit lately at both the shop and ushering with the showing of Cats. The songs are rather addictive especially when i have to hear it over and over again as we play it at the shop. I find the lyrics to the songs (which are incidentally poems by T.S. Elliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats) very well written and as Webber puts it; almost has its own tune.

I'm really looking forward to my trip to Phuket which is tomorrow. Would be flying back on wednesday. I think it'll be a really good cultural experience and besides, i'm going with people that i really want to meet.

Have been mugging for SATs. I tell you, the English can kill. The vocabulary list in my book is never-ending.

I hope that one of my dear friends finds the courage to deal with issues that he meets and learn not to regret after he has done so. :)

2009-03-05T06:13:00.001+08:00

the uncertainty of the future is killing me.

2009-02-27T09:35:00.002+08:00

So i went with hilyah and cynthia yesterday to catch slumpdog millionaire at great world city.

Its a really great movie depicting the extreme poverty in India and to some sense how you can commit a crime there and get away with it. It makes me think about how i would be if i were in their shoes. So the story goes to tell about him going on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire and knowing all the answers (most at least) to the questions that would earn him 20 million ruppees. He wasn't there for the money, but because he hoped that this childhood friend of his would see him. It must really have been traumatic to play the game as many of the questions he knew the answers to were horrible memories to begin with such as religious riots and witnessing his brother kill a guy with a revolver. The story continues to him playing his last question. While everyone in the cinema was happy that he won the gameshow, i realised that i became upset that his brother died while he did so. Great movie to catch.

2009-02-22T00:03:00.003+08:00

So i haven't posted at all since i came back to Singapore. Hmm..

Well, i'm actually quite done with school as i've already submitted my final research paper. So i'm actually really free now other than the fact that i'm still working at esplanade.

2009-01-07T10:59:00.002+08:00

Its the new year of 2009 and i'm still in Langkawi!

I really need my dosage of Singapore soon. Counting down the number of days to go back home. Anyway, i'll be back on the 23rd of Jan if you're wondering.

So housekeeping has been rather interesting cause i don't get the chance to do these kinds of stuff back in Singapore. And TP should really have a module to teach about Housekeeping.. As the Asst. Director of Rooms here told me; housekeeping is the heart of hotels and resorts. Altough tiring, its been rather fun. Resorts really make you walk a lot from room to room anyway.

Looks like i'm going to Penang one more time before i depart for Singapore. Do some shopping and maybe get some stuff for the folks back home.

2008-12-22T00:16:00.002+08:00

Don't you just love this watch? It looks really pretty in the picture dosen't it. Kenneth Cole

I seem to have taken a new liking to watches. Haha. BAD.

Anyways, i thought it would be a good time to blog since i can't get to sleep.

My days in reception are over.. Well, it was fun while it lasted although i wasn't able to perform some of the tasks that they do due to the monetary issues involved. Well, at least it was as close as it could be.

I start at Housekeeping tomorrow and it will be all the way till the end of my internship. I really have no idea what to expect and it seems like they don't as well. haha. I called HK this afternoon to ask about twhat time i should report the next day and apparently no one had been expecting me. Hmm...

Well, one more month till i fly back to singapore. Really looking forward to that.

Hope to see everyone soon!

2008-11-08T22:03:00.002+08:00

Now that i'm blogging, I'm quite done with Bell service!

The good part is that the 'when will my shift end' feeling is done with and the bad part is 'its so fun driving a buggy'. Haha. Talk about you don't know what you have got tills its gone. Unexpectedly, three weeks in bell service didn't feel like forever as i had previously expected it to be. Furthermore, i have greater knowledge of the resort buggy routes and would no longer make wrong turns even at night when light is scarce. My reversing and changing the direction that the buggy is facing has also become second nature. I used to recall when i had to really focus and cannot multi-task (ie. correspond on the walkie) when i'm driving. So in other words, I've become better only when i have left the department where we drive buggys.

Concierge is the department that i am working in now. As expected, the concierge of every hospitality hotel/resort would face unique challenges of meeting the needs of the guests. Right now, i have become familiarised with the routine daily tasks that need to be carried out. What i need to improve on is the knowledge of the activities that can be arranged for guests including their content and their prices. Thanks to people like Atiqah the chief concierge and also Jay the senior concierge. I must say that i've learnt a lot about being a concierge guest relations officer. Talk about crash-coursing an entire career in two weeks. One week has passed and one more to go.

Next up is reception and then housekeeping. jay suspects that they would need to rope me in from concierge during the festive season as they have one concierge vaccancy at the moment. Not too sure whether i would be capable enough by then to mend the concierge counter alone. Wish me luck!

2008-10-19T14:37:00.002+08:00

So i've not been here for about a month now haven't i.

It has been two departments now and i'm now on my third. Bell service, apparently, one day before i was going to report for work at concierge, i received a call from front desk telling me that i would be going to bell service first before going to concierge. Well, i guess that move was smart as i haven gotten my driving license and it would be getting rather busy in the resort towards the end of the year. What's a bell man who can only open doors and move lugguage? Haha.

So far i've been there for a week and have two more to go. Let's just say that i'm not having too much fun there. Yeah, its because i'm not as useful as i could be with a licence. Can't wait for it to be over. At least i know that i'm more capable of doing things in other departments.

So my off days in Langkawi have been slightly more enjoyable and appreciated. Other than my previous hobby of watching dvds. The off days give me time to go to the supermarket, send laundry and even do some simple cleaning.

Last weekend, i went for my first spa treatment. The first floor of the shop looks quite deceiving as it looked rather plain and bright. But upstairs is where the real action is. Well, it was quite an experience and the lady masseur used quite a bit of force. Much appreciated except for the calves. Well, at least i know that that's my sensitive area and can advise future masseurs. A bit pricy for my modest budget though. Haha. I'm earning way too little now!

Looking back since the day i came to Langkawi, its seems longer than it actually is. But looking forward to how many more days i have left here. IT SEEMS LIKE A REALLY LONG TIME.

When we are taken out of our usual life, we have more time to think about it from the 'outside' and actually feel the difference from if we did not live our lives the way we did. I also talk more to friends i wouldn't usually talk to a lot. Well, an abundance of time here is therapeutic.

Till then.

2008-09-21T19:30:00.002+08:00

The weekend is coming to a close which marks the end of my first week of training at Four Seasons Resort Langkawi. Other than learning about Good Morning Four Seasons Resort Langkawi How may i assist you, its quite a new experience for me firstly, learning from people that come from a completely different culture. I had fun talking to them and getting to know about their lives in Malaysia which is actually quite interesting to me. Secondly, i get to visit a real huge resort complete with the sand, the sun and the sea. I'm starting 'work' tomorrow and actually answering calls. Hopefully that would go well as its my last week at the call centre. Not forgetting that i have to pen my online journal and also get the supervisor evaluation done by a supervisor who has been and will be on maternity leave. That's the least of my concerns for now.

I had yesterday and today off as we work 9.5 hr shifts in a 5 day week. Something to be grateful about is that i get to sleep in and actually not worry about my roommate needing the use the toilet as we have the same reporting times. And to put a cherry on top, the only light in our room is spoiled again. I'm not impatient or frustrated or anything. If there's anything that i have learnt in the past 18 years of my life is how to take problems on my stride. And thankfully, that i can do pretty well.

Been watching Ugly Betty quite abit this week and it seems that the episodes keep sending out the message of not being afraid to be yourself. Talk about tv being a waste of time. We can learn something from these serials as well.

Went for lunch and dinner today by myself. I told myself that i had to step out of my comfort zone to venture beyong the familiar kfc. Which i did and saved me a couple of ringgits.

I can't help but feel that i could be better off with some of the tp band people ard here. For example, if i wanted to have lunch and even you've already had it, you would be more than happy to accompany me. Well, that kinda thing happens at tp band. They never let you take your meals alone. I miss that. Isn't that what hospitality is all about? Something that comes from the heart. Some people should be in HTM rather than some who are already in.

An eye for an eye and the world goes blind. Reciprocating may not be the best thing to do all the time. Just some food for thought.

2008-09-16T19:04:00.002+08:00

Hi to all expecting this post from Langkawi, it seems that the wireless connection here at my residence decided to work tonight so here I am blogging.

As some of you might already know, i went to the four seasons resort for the first time on Monday. The HR training manager had arranged for us to meet up with the Management of the hotel which included the Directors of the various departments and also the Resort Manager. Its was quite a lot of people to meet for one day definitely. In the end, we kinda overshot especially with the orientation at the restaurants. You see, there's specific timings whereby there's a bus shuttle that brings us from the resort back to our accommodation and apparently, we missed the 6.15pm one and the next one was at 7.45pm. Well, 6.30pm to 7.45pm's no joke especially when you have absolutely nothing to do.

Just as we we were waiting at the car park, one of our colleague at the restaurant asked if we would have a lift back as he was driving. Thats was really unexpected. So we gladly took his offer and went off. His name was Tengku but said that we could call him Matt.

Matt had a rather distinct American slang (and i say slang, not accent). Apparently, he lived in Malaysia all his life and was born in Pahang. But somehow, he went to an international school there. Well, finally someone that i could talk to being myself.

You see, most of the people here barely speak English. This is especially so for our neighbourhood where the only people that we could talk to were the chinese and we used Mandarin. Even so, some of them could only speak Cantonese.

Anyway, we went for dinner with Matt and he was telling us more about the other eating places near where we live.

My second day today at four seasons was at the Telephone Call Centre. Didn't answer any calls yet but learnt quite a bit about the departement. Apparently even a 90 'room' resort could also have its peak hours whereby 4 operators a day are not enough.

2 weeks with the operators and then another 2 with the reservations. Wish me luck.

2008-09-14T18:19:00.003+08:00

2008-09-07T11:34:00.001+08:00

Pictures from the free photo taking booth at SWSY in TP Concert

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2008-08-31T09:55:00.002+08:00

As August comes to a close, we're edging closer to my internship in Langkawi. I'm having mixed feelings about it. I guess its because I'm still not to sure what to expect from all of this (considering that the HR personnel hardly gives us any information other than he was down with chicken pox for two weeks). Well, hopefully he gets back to us about our visas soon or there would be much more complications. Shopping around yesterday due to a miscalculation in time and a traffic jam along eunos link. Really got me frustrated everytime the bus stopped at a traffic light. Well, at least that freedup some of my time later in the day.

Saw some stuff at Zara that were much cheaper than before. Hmm. tempting. Anyway, i've gotten over the fact that Malaysia is quite unsafe and that one should not flaunt their riches.
Many have been saying (online that is), that Langkawi is considred t be very safe as you could leave your car unlocked and no one would steal it. I'll probably visit Zara later. Haha.

Caught 12 Lotus at the cinema as well yesterday. Man, it was long and the in-betweens were cheesy and seriously quite unbearable. I think its the first time in my life that i was looking around in the cinema rather than focusing on the screen. Its good to hear than 12 Lotus was Royston Tan's last movie about Getai.

Met up with Cynthia and Jasmin for dinner. The food was mediocre but the prices were out to rip your pocket. Never going to that restaurant again.

Turandot, the opera was next at the Esplanade Theatre. The opera had three acts and overall, it was quite enjoyable except for some little details that made it short of perfection. Well, the renditon Nessun Dorma did give me some goosebumps towards the end of the song.

Its been almost a month since i last blogged and wow! Check on the traffic count. 10, 000! Till next time. (probably in Langkawi)

10 September 2008
MI 364
Terminal 2
Departing at 1435

2008-08-02T12:49:00.003+08:00

So i'm blogging from a certain shop in a certain mall located in a certain arts centre near city hall.

The dates for my overseas internship have already been confirmed. 10 sep to 23 jan. Wow. pretty long isn't it? Flight on 10 sep at 1425. Seems like i would be missing quite abit when i am away. Friends, Family, Beautiful Sunday Performance with SMU, tp band concert, many arts shows such as Avenue Q and the Vienna Boys Choir, Eating school food, etc. The list goes on dosen't it? Well, let's hope langkawi would be fun.

Going on a Singapore tour today that happens from 6.30pm to 6.30am. Nope, i haven't got the timing wrong, its a Sex, Spirit and Stunning Hours Tour. Here's a brief look at the itinerary

No.
Places to visit:
1
Malay Village – Kuda Kepang Dance
2
Geylang – Joo Chiat Drive
3
Little India – Desker Road*
4
Tanjong Pagar Pub**
5
Alkaff Mansion
6
Changi Hantu – Old Changi Hospital
7
Matilda’s House
8
Bukit Brown Cemetery
9
Tang Dynasty

Sounds like a cool tour to go in the lunar seventh month!

Hopefully, i'll get some pictures up the next time i blog.

2008-07-14T00:13:00.003+08:00

Just when i thought it was over. AHAHA.

Anyway, both tp band and smu symphonia clinched not only a gold and distinction respectively but also top in each division. WOW. Really unexpected especially for tp. Well, both bands have come a long way (one works harder) to reach the level of performance over the past two days. It was definitely a good experience playing with both bands as both had different issues and different solutions. Let's hope that both bands would remain at the competition level throughout the year. Anyway, really drained from two days of comp and more practices beckons me the coming week.

ciao.

2008-07-04T00:05:00.002+08:00

Alright. For starters, I'll be going to Langkawi for my internship! Yes yes yes, some of you may have thought that i would be going to Maldives but the interviewer asked me if i was fine with four season's other resorts so yeah, i said Langkawi's fine. To think about it, maybe it is a better choice as at least there's more to do in Malaysia rather than in Maldives where you would have to take a boat to almost anywhere. The earliest that i'll be leaving is in September.

Just did my restaurant visit for the restaurant review which i thought was due tomorrow (today). But phew, its due on monday. Thanks to jasmin and wei cheah for having lunch with me even at such last-minute notice. And one more thing, Tampines is a bad place to shop. haha. Let's hope that the new Tampines One would have more shops that cater to my shopping needs (more like wants). Jasmin's really funny about the Neroli Jasmin products in The Body Shop. Haha. It made my left hand smell like some flower and my right smelled like green apples. Wei Cheah was bored. haha

Well, National Band Competition is just next week and frankly, i don't know what to expect for both bands that i'm participating with. Maybe i don't want to expect anything so that there won't be any let-downs if the results state otherwise. We'll see how it goes. Since when was any band prepared enough for band competition? (okay, maybe st pats 2003 syf cos it was postponed due to SARS)

I need to start shoppping for my 3 month stay in Langkawi soon!

2008-06-26T23:51:00.000+08:00

2008-06-05T00:14:00.002+08:00

Ok, here's an update on my life.

Just came out with a supper date with the guys from tp band. Literally guys. I think its the first time since i joined tp band that i went on supper with no girls. haha. oh my. guys can talk abt anything under the sun in interesting WAYS. haha. great fun.

So i had all my tests in the week before everyone else had their term tests. Feels great that i'm technically already on vacation. I shall (for the first time) enjoy myself instead of going overdrive into work at esplanade. Maybe its kinda a treat after clocking so many hours there.

So the hols are here which means the training for fitness test is (i still don't know how to spell it). Better start running and practicing those chin-ups man. Time to hang out with the st pats band folks as well. Haven't seen them in ages. Lots of catching up to do.

Am enjoying the great singapore sale so far although i haven't exactly bought much.

Yep. Till next time.

2008-05-19T22:49:00.001+08:00

i found i'm scared to know i'm always on your mind.

2008-05-18T12:48:00.002+08:00

AHAHA. Share with you guys a 3 year recap if my blog...

'I could have sworn that if gangsters sat in front of us, there would be multiple homicide due to the amount and volume of laughter and screams emitted by our group'
September 2006

'Sufficiently wierd as it made it seem that we were far from maturity'
August 2005

'Something i learned today; give free flow beer to singaporeans and u have a recipe for catastrophe'
February 2006

'So me and justin, while waiting for ivan, decided to pelt little stones and the stone sculptures until we were stopped by the mrt staff. HAHA'
July 2005

'we observed a cat crossing the same road abt 5 times'
March 2005

'I can't believe that my form teacher told my mother that Kenneth has been a very good and quiet boy in class.. Haha, YAH RIGHT!'
March 2005

2008-05-17T10:55:00.001+08:00

A strangled smile fell from your face
It kills me that I hurt you this way
The worst part is that I didn't even know
Now there's a million reasons for you to go
But if you can find a reason to stay

I'll do whatever it takes
To turn this around
I know what's at stake
I know that I've let you down
And if you give me a chance
Believe that I can change
I'll keep us together whatever it takes

She said "If we're gonna make this work
You gotta let me inside even though it hurts
Don't hide the broken parts that I need to see"
She said "Like it or not it's the way it's gotta be
You gotta love yourself if you can ever love me"

I'll do whatever it takes
To turn this around
I know what's at stake
I know that I've let you down
And if you give me a chance
And give me a break
I'll keep us together, I know you deserve much better

But remember the time I told you the way that I felt
That I'd be lost without you and never find myself
Let's hold onto each other above everything else
Start over, start over

I'll do whatever it takes
To turn this around
I know what's at stake
I know I've let you down
And if you give me a chance
and believe that I can change
I'll keep us together whatever it takes

2008-05-08T20:25:00.003+08:00

With swan lake booming the speakers, i'm blogging from a retail store.

Really wanted to start working on my OSIP application but lest i remembered that my portable hard disk is in the locker. (and i can't get it cos i'm the only one in the shop)

Well, was having second thoughts about the OSIP (Overseas Student Internship Programme) anyway. Why?

Its because of the uncertainty. There's only so much that the lecturers can tell you about the job in somewhere else in the world. What if Rooms department meant housekeeping? What if F&B means being stuck as a waiter all day? There's such a high level of ambuguity that is making me hesitate to hand in my application.

The best part? Tomorrow's the deadline at 12pm. Haha. Well, i don't really have much time to think through it throughly do i?

anyway, i'm aiming (still deciding) for a placement in Four Seasons Hotel Maldives.

And this semester has got to be the earliest i go full velocity on my projects. The lecturers have been very 'inspiring' as they keep pushing us to meet the deadlines, always checking on the progression. I guess they all want us to round of our last year of the diploma with a decent GPA grade.

On a lighter note, i've agreed to help out two of my lecturers. One to participate in a forum and the other, to help out in the graduation ceremony. Well, i won't exactly say that i'm doing it out of goodwill but i'm just playing my cards right.

Speaking of which i'm taking an elective called gaming operations. The lesson plan for most of the semester is to learn new games that are often played in casinos. So technically we get to gamble in school. The catch? with sweets. haha.

2008-05-03T00:25:00.002+08:00

Precarious

1.	dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; unstable; insecure: a precarious livelihood.

2.	dependent on the will or pleasure of another; liable to be withdrawn or lost at the will of another: He held a precarious tenure under an arbitrary administration.

3.	exposed to or involving danger; dangerous; perilous; risky: the precarious life of an underseas diver.

4.	having insufficient, little, or no foundation: a precarious assumption.

Veto

1.	the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, esp. the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.

2.	the exercise of this right.

3.	Also called veto message. a document exercising such right and setting forth the reasons for such action.

4.	a nonconcurring vote by which one of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council can overrule the actions or decisions of the meeting on matters other than procedural.

5.	an emphatic prohibition of any sort.

6.	pocket veto.

–verb (used with object)

7.	to reject (a proposed bill or enactment) by exercising a veto.

8.	to prohibit emphatically.

Adamant

1.	utterly unyielding in attitude or opinion in spite of all appeals, urgings, etc.

2.	too hard to cut, break, or pierce.

–noun

3.	any impenetrably or unyieldingly hard substance.

4.	a legendary stone of impenetrable hardness, formerly sometimes identified with the diamond.

Here's to all the peeps who have issues with my vocabulary.
haha. Sorry, sometimes i run out of adjectives to use.

2008-04-09T23:12:00.002+08:00

Alright. Here's another post.

Just went out with the st pats band ppl aka louis justin twins alph jie wei and angela of course. Well, its quite good to meet up after we have been so busy with our own stuff. What BETTER place to go than the ESPLANADE in which i frequent almost every other day. Haha. Well, its the company that matters isn't it? Wonder if one day when everyone gets attached if we would all bring our partners for such dinners. haha. random thought.

Still working pretty much these few days. At least in this 2nd last week of my holidays i'm taking an evening or two off to go for dinners and stuff. Feels quite refreshing after spending MOST OF MY LIFE in esplanade working.

Scaramouche Scaramouche would you do the fundango?

2008-03-23T14:38:00.002+08:00

Work at 9.30 am. Lunch for an hour. Back to Work. Either rush for ushering or band practice or even working at the shop again. Leave at 10.30 or 11.30pm.

That's has been my routine for the past two weeks or so. AND I AM VERY TIRED.

Even 'sleeping in' today for a mere 8 hours was a luxury to me.

The mosaic music festival has kept me and a few of my colleagues at esplanade most of the time, settling commission with artistes, running to and fro from the shop to other performing venues, checking on how our other newer colleagues are coping with the sales of merchandise and CDs, performing usual stuff like replenishing stock in the shop (which could take up quite a considerable time). Wow. It has been quite a festival hasn't it. With us doing taxi claims as we were leaving esplanade most of the time after 1am. Sometimes i even had to work frm 9.30am to 1am consecutively for three days.

The work dosen't end there after the festival.

Reports have to be submitted regarding the sales, invoices that have been overdue due to the absence of our manager have to be settled. Blah Blah Blah. It's almost like i'm a full-timer now.

Well, on a lighter note, i get to learn quite a bit abt the retail trade. About stuff you cannot learn frm textbooks. And of course, contribute more to the company than just sitting at the counter and serving customers. Quite an experience i must say.

Well the outlook for the next few months or so...

National Band Competition with TP

Symphonic Band Festival (Tertiary Bands)

St. Pats Concert

Oh yeah, by the end of this month, Esplanade will be the employer i stayed the longest with. :) No plans on quitting soon anyway.

Till then.

2008-03-07T21:28:00.003+08:00

Started work today at 9.30am

Had to change to thee mosiac tee and wear the lanyard.

It was pretty fun 'running' all around esplanade to get things done to prepare for the first day of the music festival in which merchandise carts will set up at different areas around the centre.

Well, that's about it. Looking forward to working tomorrow.

2008-03-02T00:17:00.002+08:00

Faith is what you turn to in times of helpless need.

Quite a bit had happened today.

But still,

Life goes on.

We all learn from our mistakes don't we.

A costly one for me at that.

2008-02-27T01:23:00.000+08:00

2008-02-07T00:36:00.000+08:00

I should be sleeping now as i have a double shift for esplanade shop the next morning..

Its all thomashilyahkahyuenkkaisingalan's fault for getting me a box of ferrero rocher. Now i'm high on sugar and can't sleep. ahahaa. Thanks anyway. :)

Wow, so much have passed since i last blogged. Let's see...

SMU concert is over after about 4 months of preparation (in which i only attended two months worth). Well, there was definitely room for improvement but it sure was fun.. The band sounded much better at the Victoria Concert Hall compared to the penthouse band room. Well, that's why you have to pay so much for the rental isn't it? Thanks to all those who came down to support the band and to those who bought tickets from nicholas and myself namely those chocolate people mentioned, randy, judith, jasmin, jonathan, qinghui, desmond and cynthia. Batch peeps justin, twins, nicholas and alph. It had always been a joy having you guys around for every concert i performed for since we left st pats.. :)

Speaking of which, i realised that it feels very different for me to perform for concerts ever since i left st pats. It has become more of an enjoyable experience and something that is more fufiling for me. In my secondary school days, concerts meant major responsibilities and also logistics and people management to start with. Then it came making sure that the section gets their parts right before the evening's performance. Well, its not that i don't have such concerns nowadays but i guess i see the bigger picture now. The whole point of WHY we have concerts in the first place. Its like.. Self-actualisation in maslow's hierachy of needs. ahaha.

Wanted to go for a shopping spree earlier this afternoon but was shortened due to the fact that everyone needed to head back for their reunion dinners. Well, shops were closing at around 5pm anyway. Thanks to justin, kum fai and yeap for making an effort to meet even at such last minute impromptu notice. Appreciated. Bought a pair of pants and a shirt for quite a good bargain. What a steal.

Just not long ago i read an announcement on one of my TP online portals. It mentioned that we had to return our Sentosa passes soon as the semester was coming to an end and we didn't need to return to the Tourism Academy anymore. Wow, that was quite a kick at the back of my chair. The semester is coming to an end. (at last). No more submissions and 2 exams left. Time flew (thank God it did).

Unlike most students, i really can't wait to get out of Sentosa. I mean, other than the travelling part which is peripheral, its more about the experiences that i've had there. I shan't really elaborate here for the sake of world peace but i want to get out of this semester.

Been working quite a bit lately despite the numerous submissions that i have had throughout the month or so. Its been well, more enjoyable than what i have worked as before. Everyone's pretty nice at the arts centre located at Marina area. (i can't blog abt my workplace directly). haha.

Well, that's about it. My CNY plans are rather sad other than the fact that my first sister is coming over on the second day for dinner with my brother in law and my second sister's boyfriend and that i'm going to the twin's place along with mr glosz's on the third. Yep. Till then.

2008-01-20T23:59:00.000+08:00

Two major submissions have passed :)
Couple of small ones left :)
I'll let pictures do the rest of the talking

2007-12-26T00:06:00.001+08:00

Ok, before Joshua keeps saying that i never update, here's it.

5 days ago was the st pats alumni concert. for a start, thanks to all those who made it, ticket sales couldn't have reached a sell-out without you guys. :)

I always look back at the journey when i'm reviewing stuff. For the concert, haha, i think it was quite frustrating for some and sometimes felt like a liability that the members have to shoulder. Well, put yourself in our shoes, you've graduated from the school and you're bound to have more commitments than before, you take time off your busy schedule to attend practice to the best that you can (of course that applies to some people only. haha. SUPERSTARS..). Its hard to see why you commit so much to the alumni band when sometimes you attend practices with just a handful of people. You'll feel discouraged and that you could have spent your time on something else that's more worthwhile. You'll also have people around you that you know are obviously making excuses not to turn up for practices, you'll try to get them to come but you know that that's all you can do. to try.

Of course, this is quite anticipated by some of us. The alumni band didn't really have a good reputation of committed members anyway. You'll see some alumnus for a few years performing for the concerts and then you'll never see them again. I guess the patriotic-sm wears off after some time. Will the alumni band really start a new journey on becoming a sustained group in pursuit of higher standards? That's a question where only time has the answer to.

We often find it easy to point out the mistakes of others, about their shortcomings, about what they 'could have, should have' done. But i believe in using the same standards to measure yourself before judging others. Wouldn't it make us as bad as or even worse if we fail to notice our own mistakes?

On a lighter note, the concert was definitely a blast. Yeah of course there were points of the concert that we know that we could have done a better job be in in terms of logistics or even by just practicing more to familiarise ourselves with the pieces. Even though the alumni band didn't do any gimmicks or make any additional effort to add entertainment value to the performance, i felt that our enthusiasm and passion was passed on to the audience. I would imagine that it would be quite a challenge as most of the audience may have not been in bands or have consistently attended concerts. I believe in true music.

The feeling of performing together on stage with people that you have worked, sweat, cried with is indescribable. We may not voice what we really feel in our hearts but i really appreciate my batch members for inspiring me to keep it going and that it was all worthwhile. We may have parted ways but there will always be that common-ess that stays with us wherever we go.

With that, merry christmas and a happy new year.

2007-12-14T09:01:00.000+08:00

It has been that long since i have blogged huh.

Term tests are over and we're heading into the end of term holidays which would last till the new year. It seems like I'll be pretty free in the mornings and afternoons of december as i'm only working at night. Any takers? ahaha. *ask me out

So. of course with term holidays comes projects that are due once school reopens. quite major ones if u ask me. I can see how the standard gets higher and the scope of projects larger as one progresses from year 1 to year 2.

Been working quite a lot lately. It has been much fun i must say. Proves that my decison to change jobs then was right. Well, work hours get rather unpredictable during peak periods when everyone wants to work.. I believe it'll get better when everyone resumes school in january.

Well, a few days to the st pats alumni concert. Still having a little trouble confirming the attendance of a certain few alumni members. ahaha. i was just reminded of louis' post on 'superstars'. well. we alumni members all have our lives to worry about don't we. not as carefree as what we could be in secondary school.

So till then. ask your friends to go for the concert. haha.

Date: 21st December 2007, Friday
Time: 7.30pm
Venue: Singapore Conference Hall
Tickets: $12, Free Seating

2007-11-16T11:08:00.000+08:00

Photos

Tourism Academy Sentosa

And feature blog of the month

www.hatredeverywhere.blogspot.com

2007-11-06T17:09:00.000+08:00

Seems pretty long since i last blogged huh. Don't really have a lot of time these days.

So here i am waiting and surfing at esplanade library for work to start later. There were some connection issues earlier and some of the power sockets here don't work. Had a bit of a scare as i thought the problem lies with my notebook.

Just before this i was at Joo Chiat. Hmm. not somewhere that i would be frequent-ning. Had to to this field report for one of my modules called contemporary special interest tourism. Yeah. walked and walked. I don't really like to go for field trips.

Had a one hour lecture (supposedly 2 hrs) before the trip to Joo Chiat at Sentosa. Well, i wouldn't say that it was very fufilling to travel all the way down there.

Don't mind my organisation of this post. I'm backtracking.

Was at another interview this morning at 10am. Well, this has got to be the first one in which i'm not too sure whether i'll get the job. It went pretty well i guess but i may not be what they are looking for due to my lack of experience in the line. Well, all the best to hanna and penny too.

With the TP concert over, that's one thing of my mind. I think it was quite a great success. Even though we might not be the best band around giving the best concert, i feel that everyone was enjoying themselves before, during and after the concert (of course that a certain few who cannot handle pressure). Job well done there to all band members.

I don't like travelling to Sentosa.

Till next time.

2007-10-15T00:21:00.000+08:00

with a week of the semestral holidays left, i must say that i'm really streching it. jam-packing it with anything and everything, my organiser schedule for this week is filled. talk abt not knowing what you've got till its gone.

i had a long-awaited haircut today since i really couldn't stand keeping long hair. yep

back to refreshing URS.

2007-10-08T03:59:00.000+08:00

Ok. Here i begin my sermon again.

The Big Picture. I realise that many teenagers nowadays hardly have a holistic view of what happens around them and affects them. I mean, they don't take into consideration the long-term advantages of some plans. Instead, they look at how it would inconvenience them. Well, i guess that the only way to solve this is to align the goals of individuals, and collectively, as a group.

Don't worry, i'm not targeting anyone here in my post. (if i were, i would confront you personally) But i hope that those reading this can take consider this whenever they are subject to decisions that they might be unhappy about. There is something bigger than just your interest alone. Do you trust those making such decisions? Do you believe that they can see a bigger future than you can? Do you respect them enough to follow? Your support is crucial to helping them to help the group succeed. Its a simple equation.

2007-10-05T11:13:00.000+08:00

with a blink of an eye i've already work for three events at my new workplace. i must say that it has been rather enjoyable compared to the other jobs that i have experienced. there's no pressure and no unreasonable-ness around which seems to be a common trait among those in the hospitality industry. sadly. but unavoidable.

i'm still constantly on the event registration portal where we sign for events happening at the centre. haha. penny, randy and hanna: not again.... It seems that i'm constantly hogging the system in hopes of being able to do more events before the holidays end for me on the 22th of oct.

and goodness gracious me. pussycat dolls singing life on radio sucks. sounds really off pitch. ok lah. a little.

2007-09-30T21:45:00.000+08:00

Effects of staying at home for 24 hrs. You-tube-ing

And u thought u could sing high.. haha

something from TP (CMM)

2007-09-30T12:16:00.000+08:00

Wow, it has already been 4 weeks of the holidays.

I'm having mixed feelings about having to go sentosa for school in the next semester, an integral part of the hospitality course in Temasek Poly. Well, the idea of a instituition right smack in the heart if a attraction bustling with tourists is a good one but it is really far of for those who stay near the Tampines campus. Even so, i'm still hoping that my lessons would start early and end early so that i have the rest of the afternoon free and maybe perhaps work in the evenings.

Oh yeah, just completed 8 modules of training at the arts centre at city hall and am able to sign up for shows to work. Yeah yeah, we may get to watch shows for free if we are positione within the concert hall or the theatre. The pay's not bad as well. Really glad that Randy informed me of their recruitment.. If you're reading this, thanks.

Went to the twins' place yesterday to celebrate their birthday. Couple of st pats band people in my year came as well. Had more fun towards this morning (12am onwards). We just kept playing different games until it was 6am. haha. Probably won't do so much crazy stuff in the near future. It was great fun though..

Anyway. Temasek Poly Band is having its annual concert. The details are as follows;

Date: 2 November 2007, Friday
Venue: TP Auditorium 1
Time: 1930
Tickets are priced at $6, Free Seating

Just get ready the cash, i'll be asking YOU soon. haha. Till next time

2007-09-08T00:34:00.000+08:00

ok. i thought it was time to blog again to avoid disappointment from those who are checking.

'hung' out with the guys together again namely justin, josiah and joshua. Justin went to all the different venues in the east to pick us up. haha. (disadvantages of being the first among your grp of friends to get a licence). met up with nicholas as well for lunch. well, good luck to nicholas and all my friends who are doing their prelims and their a's.. I really wouldn't like to imagine if i was the one takng a's instead. phew. good choice.

So after lunch we headed for tampines mall where a sale was happening. managed to find some really good deals and discounts. justin was on a little shopping spree so he bought quite a few stuff from the department store. yeah. couldn't get anything myself as there wasn't my size. damn. haha. josiah bought something too.

so we walked ard and sat ard at TM for quite a while before heading for josiah and joshua's hse. tried the new console games and had a couple of matches of rabbits vs sheep. haha. pretty good old fun. spent a long time deciding where we were going to go after that.

so joshua went to catch high school musical 2 with his friends while the three of us headed for makan sutra by esplanade. justin and josiah had to wait pretty long for their food (soup actually) to arrive. the lady at the store was very hospitable though. sort of made up for the delay. Good service recovery.

MUTTONS TO MIDNIGHT IS DA BOMB.

The plan was to go back home but we detour-ed to the MacD near my house for dessert. Yeah. Josiah was busy on his phone with Angela. haha. must be missing her quite a bit now that she's so many miles away. haha.

Had fun.

2007-09-02T22:00:00.000+08:00

I was just youtubing and found a couple of variations on the song 'Listen' sung by beyonce.

Original - Beyonce

Some Korean Girl

SOME KOREAN GUY. AMAZING RANGE. not too good though.

This one's the best beside beyonce in my opinion

Listen,
To the song here in my heart
A melody I've start
But can't complete

Listen, to the sound from deep within
It's only beginning
To find release

Oh,
the time has come
for my dreams to be heard
They will not be pushed aside and turned
Into your own
all cause you won't
Listen....

[Chorus]
Listen,
I am alone at a crossroads
I'm not at home, in my own home
And I tried and tried
To say whats on my mind
You should have known
Oh,
Now I'm done believing you
You don't know what I'm feeling
I'm more than what, you made of me
I followed the voice
you gave to me
But now I gotta find, my own..

You should have listened
There is someone here inside
Someone I'd thought had died
So long ago

Oh I'm screaming out, for my dreams to be heard
They will not be pushed aside or worse
Into your own
All cause you won't
Listen...

[Chorus]

I don't know where I belong
But I'll be moving on
If you don't....
If you won't....

LISTEN!!!...
To the song here in my heart
A melody I've start
But I will complete

Oh,
Now I'm done believing you
You don't know what I'm feeling
I'm more than what, you made of me
I followed the voice, you think you gave to me
But now I gotta find, my own..
my own...

2007-09-01T12:30:00.000+08:00

Happy teacher's day to all who have guided, instructed and taught people of all ages. May you continue to inspire minds and equip them with lifelong skills.

Went back to st. patrick's yesterday to visit some of the few remaining teachers who have taught me back in my secondary school years. It was really great to see some of them after a couple of years.

Went over to joshua and josiah's house after the leaving the school to meet with a couple of others from spsmb. It has also been quite a while since i last saw some of them. We had a great time with the new game consoles they got, with warcraft and also plain old catching up.

2007-08-28T23:42:00.001+08:00

2007-08-24T23:16:00.000+08:00

With accounting and only travel and tour operations left, it feels as if the world has been lifted off my shoulders. i am seriously a happier man now.

From hardly knowing anything about accounting 2 weeks ago to being fully prepared for the test today and then knowing that i'l score pretty well. I must say its quite an accomplishment. Even i'm amazed at how i kept to my time allocation for studying and being disciplined to study when i'm supposed to. Short but amazing journey. haha.

Finally got one of the pullovers i wanted from G2000 blu using a debit transaction to my accounts receivable. go figure. haha.

Till then.

2007-08-24T00:22:00.000+08:00

2007-08-18T21:43:00.000+08:00

It's the last week of school!

Well, seriously, unlike most students who feel that school is something to dread, i would think otherwise. Its within school that you know that you are constanly improving and learning new skills. It is within school that you are met with challenges and pushes you to your limits. It is within school that you work with your colleagues, whether or not desired. And of course, it is within school that you make and interact with like-minded people. Is school seriously that hard to look forward to?

With the last week of school we sometimes feel sad. There are some modules in which we really enjoy and the end of the semester marks the end of these subjects. One very apt example for myself is Service Skills Methodology. As Mr Goh said both on tuesday and wednesday, we have come a long way since day 1 in Temasek Culinary Academy. As raw, unrefined stones, we have been carefully trained to become gems that shine. No one said that the process was going to be easy. There had been painful moments not only for the students but also the service instructors. But we have finally reached the end of the module with a big bang of the official opening ceremony. It was great working with all the people that Mr Goh pulled in from the other service days to help out on tuesday and wednesday. It has been a pleasure. Well, with that, its time to move on.

Holidays bring about a whole different set of challenges for me. Holidays mean that there is much more time to address issues that have been outstanding and to sit down to evaluate what can been improved. This process is essential as it ensures that things would not remain stagnant.

I end of with that and good luck to all those who are studying for their end of semester exams.

2007-08-08T23:49:00.000+08:00

French speaking test over. Boy was it traumatic. Haha, i'm surprised that i actually remembered all my lines. My speaking partner probably wasn't that lucky. Imagine holding a four minute coversation in an unknown foreign language. Well, i don't i'll do that badly for french although it has been much of a nightmare in the middle of the semester. I'm really estatic that its all over for french. I hope to be fluent in the language if possible. Certainly would add value if i'm tri-lingual.

TTO Presentation. Mine. Is MASON ANDRE LIM CHONG JIN entertaining or what. he really tickled the class by the way he makes things up to defend our tour package. Haha, well, enjoy while we still can before we see our results..

Lunch @ Design school canteen with nicholas, wan xin and jasmin. Another two self-enteratining ladies. Haha. Its what i really call Zi-High. There never seem to be a moment where they are 'wu jing da cai'. Yes li hong, i know you cannot stand me speaking mandarin. Its pretty fun watching them crack jokes and laugh at almost anything. (with a sinister laugh from jasmin)

Practiced for the woodwind ensemble shortly after. Well, i think we achieved quite a bit in a day's practice. Of course more work has to be done for all the players including myself. But at least, i see a bright light at the end of this tunnel. Will probably work out quite well. A new direction for TP band which would probably bring us more performances.

Had the usual supper at macs after locking up the band room. Wei Zhen decided to use more than half his Macs points to get nuggets to share with us. Thanks for that! The girls (wan xin and jasmin) were trying to get photos of unsuspecting li hong. haha.

Met Jasmine tan (not jasmin tan) at the bus stop outside school. Yeah, talked about some band stuff and our courses. She said i look more like a business student than a IT student. (yes, i am a business student). Well, great talking to her.

That's all for the day.

2007-07-30T23:29:00.001+08:00

For all those out there who needs something to warm your heart.

2007-07-29T09:29:00.000+08:00

Wow, it has been a long time hasn't it. And why can't i view my cbox from my home?

With all the projects done and out of the way (all except french), I'm struck by a sense of freedom that i haven't quite felt before. Its a feeling that you are free to focus other matters at hand and you would know you would do much better with so much off your mind. Thanks to Kimberly, Qiao Fei, Mason, WIlson, James, Yingxiu, Xiangxuan and Emerald for making the process of completing projects quite a fun experience.

So the TP Band management commitee have been toiling hours and hours to have the planning done for the annual concert. It would be rather different expereience for the memebers, the commitee and also the audience. The comm's doing things the way we think is the best for the band. That's goodbye to the way the band used to be run-ed.

This semester seems to pass really fast. Maybe its because we are so preoccupied with the things at hand that we sometimes forget to take time off to relax or even just appreciate the simple beautiful things around us. That's what life is about right? Living it to the fullest..

Looking at my achives of blog posts, i can't help but to smile at a time where i use to be so young and so.. led by feelings? Well, whatever i have been put through these 2 to 3 years have really moulded my character and change my approach to problems or should i say challenges..

Well, that's all for today's post. Enjoy your week!

2007-07-07T16:27:00.000+08:00

2007-07-07T16:18:00.000+08:00

I'm staring out into the night
And trying to hide the pain
I'm going to the place where love and feeling good don't ever cost a thing,
And the pain you feel's a different kind of pain
I'm going home to the place where I belong
where your love has always been enough for me
I'm running from you know I think you got me all wrong
I don't regret this life I chose for me
But these places and these faces are getting old
So I'm going home
The miles are getting longer it seems
The closer I get to you.... babe
I've not always been the best man and friend for you
But your love remains true and
I don't know why
You always seem to give me another try
I'm going home To the place where I belong
Where your love has always been good enough for me
I'm running from you know
I think you got me all wrong
I don't regret this life I chose for me
But these places and these faces are getting old
Be careful what you wish for cause you just might get it all
you just might get it all
and then some you dont want be careful what you wish for
cause you just might get it all
You just might get it all
I'm going home to the place where I belong
Where your love has always been enough for me
And I'm running from..
you know I think you got me all wrong
I don't regret this life I chose for me'
But these places and these faces are getting old
But these places and these faces are getting old
I'm going home I'm going home

2007-06-03T12:38:00.000+08:00

Mid Semester Tests are due next week. Thank God i only have one paper.

Things have been quite okay for the past few weeks i guess. Lots of things to do but still manageble.

2007-05-20T22:28:00.000+08:00

So i came back from perth this morning at ard 3am. lugging my heavy bag around the budget terminal and to terminal 2. its quite an eye opener to see the airport so empty. Had macs with meroy before heading home.

Perth, for starters, it was a pretty cold place considering that it was autumn and temperatures could drop to about 4 degrees. The performances were so-so and the exchange was ok. Well, its the been-there-done-that sort of feeling. It also can be attributed that i'm losing out on all the stuff that has been thought in school during the week. I'm already feeling so left behind. To top it off, i'm feeling pretty sick. Yeah, most probably due to the weather.

Oh yeah, need to thank some people for sending me off to perth; Justin, Josiah, Joshua, Alph, Nicholas Tan Wen Jie, Xinling, Louis, Cynthia, Grace and last but not least Jing Ting. Yep, didn't really expect so many of you people to turn up. It was much appreciated.

Its monday tomorrow and i can't wait to be in school, firstly, i'll get to catch up with lessons and my classmates and secondly, i'll get to see the year 1s that have been accepted into the band.

Nougats time!

2007-04-17T05:57:00.000+08:00

So both bands have resumed and school's about to start it a week's time.

Everything's working out pretty well so far for the new comm of tp band. As of always, the newly elected comm would always have new ideas and would be full of enthusiasm. Let's hope that this would last. haha.

2007-04-08T02:00:00.000+08:00

So the TP concert is over and the year 3 seniors are gone. Well, jackson and winnie would be missed by the section. haha.

It seems that there are plentiful of praises for the TP band in its concert from bloggers in which can be quoted from randy's blog. Hmm, different band upbringing. I personally felt that the concert was not well prepared and more effort can be put in. The level of performance was not at its peak as it should have been. Its good that everyone was in high spirits after the concert which makes the band a good club to be in. There's really what TP band has to offer and that's what's keeping me in.

Thanks to Justin, Josiah, Joshua, Louis for taking time to grace the event. bleh. haha

Soon after we left TP for our post-concert activities with the st pats ppl and qh (hey, i made sure the clarinets were in the band room ok.), qh was updated about the announcement of the new main commitee members. Hmm, it wasn't much of a suprise as Cynthia had previously questioned us about whether we would like to take up such responsibilities. My sincere heartfelt congragulations to the other main comm members namely wei jie, li hong, penny, lor wei, mark, grace and jing ting. I hope that we would be able to perform our duties to the best of our abilities and of course, work well together.

Just came home not long ago frm a gaming session with Josiah, Joshua, Louis and Justin. This was due to people being lazy and not wanting to cycle. haha.

Before that, we went to settlers cafe at katong together with nicholas and xinling. Altough the pricing was a little steep, i must say that we sure had a lot of fun playing those boardgames and card games. Sure beats having to play warcraft or cs all the time! I would definitely reccommend everyone to go try this place out. Thanks to kenny for patiently teaching and advising us on the games! I'm glad that everyone had fun, we sure would have it some time again.

Oh yeah, for all those who didn't know, i would be going to perth with SMU in may as it is kindly paid for by SMU and its conductor. haha.

2007-04-03T14:43:00.000+08:00

2007-03-28T00:56:00.000+08:00

Hmm, i cannot really explain my absence from blogger from such a long time.. go figure.

Its TP band's concert in 2 days time. Many rehearsals lately to make up for the lack of practice during school term and of course, sad to say, the lack of effort on the part of the members. Well, seems inevitable for a band set in a poly lifestyle.

I have a reed crisis. PL reeds are not so good after all.

I realise that i'm learning to enjoy music better than before. Notes on score makes more sense than they ever did to me. Maybe its part of being involved in such an art form for an extended period of time.

Let's do what we can for the concert and give it our best, we don't want to look back and regret right?

Photos From Band Chalet

2007-03-25T16:40:00.001+08:00

2007-03-08T00:04:00.000+08:00

So, many things have passed since i last blogged. For starters, i finally completed the first year of my polytechnic education. Its been a great year for me i guess, very enriching and essential to psychological growth. I've learnt many things that i wouldn't be able to learn anywhere else such as teamwork, responsibilty and time management. I happy that i had made the choice to enter tp.

Now that its the holidays, its time to make up for the things i wasn't able to do during term time; catching up with friends, hanging out, doing stuff together and even choing-ing work. Yep, i'm glad that its finally here.

Today was a rather interesting day. Firstly, because it started of with Mr Adam Gorb conducting the BDAS wind ensemble as a demo band for the SYF 07 set piece. I was involved in it by courtesy of Mr Glosz as he lacked clarinet players. I must say that it was a great experience playing older musicians and also having a chance to work with a world renowned composer in person. Missed TP band practice as a result though.

So i'm still considering whether i want to be committed to tp band for the next 2 years as i have been thinking of taking up a leadership position in the group. It is a decision not to be taken lightly as as always, stuck to my commitments. Is it worth going through all the trouble and missing certain opportunites just to make a difference in the band? I really wonder.

Job search begun today although it was in vain. Will continue to try tomorrow.

Back to watching heroes.

2007-02-17T01:08:00.000+08:00

Last Day of 1HO2.

2007-02-11T12:59:00.000+08:00

Random Pictures

Cai Shen Chocolates

Nicholas tying his hair

My Arts Appreciation Individual Project

2007-02-10T10:55:00.000+08:00

I finished my online sociology quizzes! (9, 9, 9, 10) upon 10 that is.. haha

So i met qinghui, hilyah and li choo (and of course nicholas) at where we took a bus to the bugis-city hall area. The girls wanted to go walk bugis street so we tagged along since there was still quite some time left to the concert. Hmm, really stuffy as it was rather crowded. And i just found out that there was a second floor. Yeah, call me a frog in the well.

We met justin and vincent at city hall to go for dinner. qinghui had taken special interest in vincent as a conversation buddy. haha. Ate at funan's food junction which has recently been relocated to the 5th level. Hilyah probably hates me now as i kept suan-ing her. haha.

Walked quickly to VCH to get tickets from thomas and xinling. Lol, xinling sounded rather breathless when she answered my call. Anyway, its nice to see people u haven't seen for a long time. :)

We didn't manage to get the best seats available so yep, we had to settle for somewhere where the the audience were rather rowdy.

SA Alumni Band was great! Nice ensemble sounds overall. The only problem was that the band was too big? haha. Overwhelming response frm the alumni eh? st pats could afford some of that..

Went to eat satay at lau pa sat with meroy, nicholas, justin and nicholas tan. Too bad it was quite late, for we had much to catch up on.

Well, that's all, i'll leave u with two pictures of the day.

2007-02-09T14:53:00.000+08:00

So i'm right here in computer lab 6 blogging. courtesy of nicholas soh qian hao who has somehow managed to get me to accompany him instead of going for f & b lecture. Hmm, at least copying the notes from ah boon has redeemed some of the guilt i'm feeling.

Nicholas seems to be playing some really lame online game that he plays ererytime he goes to the computer lab. Talk about no life man.

Sociology presentations started yesterday. Luckily for my group, we managed to defer our presentation to the following week using poor video quality as the excuse. Well, we had to ask questions to the other groups presenting so yep, as usual, some groups seem to have taken offence in the 'live firing' session.

Waiting for a couple of tp band ppl now to go for the saints alumni concert later. 1 more hr...

Alright. That's all for now.

2007-02-07T00:57:00.000+08:00

Hmm, so something interesting so i'll blog abt it.

So this cat was standing in front of the lift door. Feel so Alice in Wonderland and the Chessire cat. You should have seen it when it looked like it was guarding the door.

Mission No. 1

Remove cat from door. So yeah, press the button to open the lift, the cat looked behind but still stood there. Not a problem, just walk in the lift with the cat there.

Problem No. 1

The cat entered the lift. I'm fine with taking the lift with the cat but.. How would the cat get down later?.

Mission No. 2. Remove cat from lift. So i went out back to the lobby, and held the door open for the cat. Nope, it just saw the mirror thing in the lift and started to lick it. Nope, still walking around the lift, nope, still examining the surroundings.

Ok, after 5 minutes it finally went out after a series of opening and closing of the lift doors.

Hmm, sonny, also a guest player frm smu band gave mr glosz, vincent and myself a lift home after practice. Sonny brought up the perth trip and told mr glosz that i was having financial concerns. Mr glosz offered to let people stay at house in perth and said that we only had to pay for the airfare. hmm, i really need to consider. That's still quite a lot of hours i need to clock in to pay...

exams are coming up really soon, at least with all the projects done, i would have more time to start on my revision.

Saints alumni concert this friday. Hope that it would be an enjoyable experience.

That's all folks

2007-02-03T00:00:00.000+08:00

Alright, after a long break i'm back!

Have been really busy with lots of projects and now its just down to one. Its really a good feeling to hand up something that you have put quite some effort into. Yep.

So fundamentals of food and beverage is starting to worry me quite abit especially for the part on wines (imagine remembering a grape variety in three languages). Looks like there's much to be done for studying for the semester tests. will start soon. no more procrastinating.

I have been missing a couple of cya duties. i wonder why they still make me the leader for my day..

Starting to think about my commitments. Just last monday my teacher in charge (of band) was asking me if i considered myself to be in a leadership post. Maybe i would be more focused on TP band and perhaps stop playing for SMU. we'll see abt that.

Going for mus' art concert tomorrow. hopefully it'll be enjoyable.

2007-01-15T08:26:00.000+08:00

Alright, new post.

So the first of projects have been due and my group handed it up promptly hours before the deadline (that's quite rare). haha. I think we'll do just fine for it..I slogged my guts out on thursday night to edit the entire report and to do make everything fall in place and make sense. it better be good.

On a lighter note, we got my class got back our results for the mid-sem tests (3 in all). Two were pretty good, one wasn't. Yep, looks like its time to do some polishing up on my f & b. Speaking of f & b, i' up so early because i thought i needed to attend the makeup lecture at 9. Hmm, but after some consideration, maybe wednesday evening would be better. At least i get to sleep in a bit. Haha. simple pleasures of life.

I've heard that TP band may have a high turnover.. Well, hopefully it won't be to the extent where we can't form a band. It's not really fair for those who put in lots of effort and those who ever try so hard to make it for practices.. we'll see how it goes.

Alright back to principles of management project.

2007-01-02T00:42:00.000+08:00

So it's the new year. And of course, back to school. I'm looking forward to it though.

Some projects and assignments to rush through. yep. i'm so glad i'm done with my sociology quizzes before 31st december when it closes. i've also filled up my choices for my 3rd cross disciplinary subject (sociology and arts appreciation being the first two). Music apprecitation's first followed by japanese, french, public speaking and business chinese. haha. i myself am quite amused by my last option.

Hopefully i would be able to finish painting my room tomorrow. I'll take a few camera shots and upload it here if i did. finally the ugly blue and white dots are going to be gone.

Work has gotten me having mixed feelings. i shan't really elaborate on that. Managed to clock in 13 hours of work on new year's eve. haha. what an experience.

Yep, that's all for this post.

2006-12-20T00:53:00.000+08:00

So it has been raining.

And raining.

AND raining..

and RAINING...

and STILL raining....

Not forgetting a occasional pouring.

Never in my life have i seen it rain so much in Singapore. Haha. Well, its not making my flu any better.. well, its a good experience. imagine if it snowed in singapore, it would be a snowstorm blizzard man.

So work at no signboard was pretty relaxing today. not that it was any less crowded (weekdays are more crowded than weekends). But its rather refreshing to go back to work after a long time (1 week or so).

Had band practice at smu with mr buchanan on sinfonia festiva. firstly the piece is overwhelming scripted. secondly, the Eb part is so freaking high. if that's not bad enough, it has to be played with the flutes and piccolo in tune. Well, the rehearsal went quite well but i guess he couldn't work on it in greater detail as the band wasn't too ready for it. Great rehearsal nevertheless.

Went out with nicholas, jeremy and jeremy on sunday after work. Well, that was the best i could get within an hour's notice. Watched eragon. pretty cool show. i look forward to the other two episodes of the trilogy. it was great fun to hang out with the guys again.

looking forward to the band dinner on the 23rd of december. i heard that the programme hasn't really been confirmed yet. well, ppl overseeing bands are always busy people.

Tests are over. I think i did moderately well for the three papers namely principles of management, macroeconomics and fundamentals of food and beverage. Went to the new ikea at tampines after the last paper. Boy is the place cool.

Well, that's all for now.

2006-12-12T11:24:00.000+08:00

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2006-12-12T10:51:00.000+08:00

Hmm, i seem to have some time so i'll blog about yesterday.

Being a really good friend (haha), i decided to accompanying nicholas all the way to woodlands library to study and collect a whole lot of textbooks from his friend. It sure was a really long trip to the other end of Singapore.

So we studied as we waited. and waited. and waited. an hr and a half. den she finally appeared. the best part is... she didn't bring it. hmm.

So nicholas had to go for sectionals at smu before the band rehearsal. We had to brave the extremely bad weather to get to woodlands mrt from the library. Really heavy rain with winds.

So nicholas did have his sectionals (not before he had to satisfy his craving for tau huei) and i did my individuals on a couple of pieces. Then we went for dinner with meroy, ralph, vincent and the saxes. (managed to get ralph and vincent to play for SMU)

Mr Bill Buchanan, the guest conductor for the night ended up coming early. So we didn't have time to run thorugh the piece beforehand.

The first time we played it through for him, oh my, really sounded quite bad. Balances were really off, there were tuning issues and techinical flaws. As he worked thorugh it, it really sounded much better and he successfully got his interpretation of the piece across to the band. Too bad it was only danse diabolique that he was working on. i would have enjoyed it if he could take another piece.

As we were packing our instruments, Mr Buchanan, a former clarinetist came over to me and wanted to try the Eb. He said that it had been a really long time since he played it and never has he played such an high-end Eb clarinet. haha, he also remarked that he didn't have any Ebs in his bands as they would be diabolique. HAHAHA.

So then nicholas, ralph, vincent and i went back to kopitiam to grab a bite/drink. Glad to know that ralph and vincent would be interested in coming back for practices. Ralph and nicholas mrt-ed home while vincent and i took a bus.

Managed to catch up quite a bit with vincent not forgetting his metal-spoon tonguing theory which he insists that i posses. (in a positive way) haha. looking forward to the next band practice!

2006-12-10T00:24:00.000+08:00

i blogging because i'm waiting for my turn to shower. i could have been in there first until someone msn-ed me.. haha

I felt today was quite fufilling. Started off with an interview at the Pan Pacific Brunch at the poolside. I had a feeling Vanessa, the assistant manager was trying to scare me during the interview. But of course, i thought i handled it quite well. haha. Well, looking forward to starting work next friday.

Called and messaged a few people asking the to go hang out. My spsmb band batch in particular. Seemed that the poly people were all in the midst of exams and all. So maybe next week lah.

Went to nicholas' new place in the end to help him out with unpacking. Wow. i tell u, the place is really cluttered if u attempt to put ur boxes and bags of stuff all over the place rather than unpacking them right when they are brought in. But we managed to load his clothes cabinet and his computer and books. Helped out with his sister's computer as well. She looks really different from what i last saw her. They have a rather interesting family. haha. house warming nicholas?

Cabbed down to changi airport for cya. Nicholas (SP CYA) was attached to one of the immigration counters to help singaporeans and PRs to use the new self-check immigration machines. This would cut the queues at immigration by a lot. Chatted quite a bit with nicole and rahul. Also, a year 3 CYA who was on internship and how she was conned into taking up the job for SIP. Never would i choose CAAS for my internship man. haha

Sent one of my colleagues off to china. kinda happy for her that at least she dosen't have to work with people that she dosen't like very much.

Well. that' all for today.

2006-12-03T00:35:00.000+08:00

it's been half a month!! didn't feel that long.

so the o's are done and my 5N batch members are free. i feel really excited for them and what the future holds for them. i hope that they get into the courses of their choice.

went out with my mum today to parkway where we lunched on this really good chicken rice and the hawker centre. its has to be really good as i don't usually eat white chicken. Kinda bloated after 1 glass of soya bean milk and grass jelly.

Proceeded to singtel to sign up for a contract as my one with m1 is going to be terminated soon. after much considerationa and deliberation, i decided to get the sony erricsson w850i. Yep. waited quite long (ard an hr) for my turn to come as there were 16 ppl in queue (many of which guessed decided to go off). Went home.

The clock struck 5 and i headed for changi airport for cya duty. It was nice to see nicole after two weeks. The SP ppl were switching stations today so we got two guys at the arrivals at terminal 1. nicholas and rahul of which both are rather interesting people to talk to. found out that nicholas' surname was also cheong (as spotted by rahul). Oh yeah, nicholas was frm the marist band playing the oboe. rather coincidental. he was surprised with how much i knew abt his band. muahaha.

the time passed really quickly as i got to know the two guys better. of course, not forgetting to help passengers at the same time. great sense of satisfaction when we know that we are able to assist ppl and help them get what they want/require..

marketing case study is due next week and i'm starting to worry abt it. the answers to the case is mostly not found in the scenario and its not easy to refer to the textbook abt it either. hopefully i'm able to do moderately well for this.

arts app skit. haha, this one's really fun and i look forward to it other than the fact that we have to remember our lines. i think it will turn out well as the tutor said we shld be able to get an A. That's really one morale booster.

with that i bid farewell. bye!

2006-11-18T23:54:00.000+08:00

Alright. Blog time.

So this week passed. pretty well i guess. projects and assignments falling into place just as i wished it would be. despite my heavy schedule and obligations, i seem to have the time to do them. thank God.

After a week of break from the SMU band, they're standing down for two weeks again after yesterday's practice. Really looking forward to practices with mr glosz, he never fails to inspire. we rehearsed or rather, praticed danse diabolique yesterday. hmm. Its written rather high for the Bb clarinet range especially for the firsts. which explains the immense clashing of notes at the starting of the practice. you see, i was playing Eb and we were on the same range, middle range for me and higher range for the 1st clarinet part. But it kinda got better after we had individuals for 45 mins on it. I see this concert working out better than the previous one. (if we get enough players that is). Any clarinetists interested in guest playing for smu?

Had CYA duty today. wow, a record breaking 5 passengers helped today. an all time low. Now that's really wierd for a saturday evening as there would usually be a lot of people asking around for help at the airport. Even the Customer Service Officers said that i was like their ward. Keeping people away from the information counters everytime i stood nearby. Good for them, but not too good for my record eh.. haha. Got to know the other CYAs namely nicole and huilian better.

Looking forward to band practice on monday? haha, i always have that feeling but sometimes dread it during the actual practice. Bringing the Eb in then, see whether it helps to improve the sound of the section since there have been many comments stating that the clarinet section should be louder. The unique sound quality of the Eb should bring out the section sound even more.

Projects are quite good in my opinion. Altough some of us have already formed impressions of others in the previous semester, things actually can go quite well with some better organisation. Great work guys!

Do i look older than i actually am? haha. been recieving quite a number of such remarks recently. Actually, i'm not even 17 yet.

Looking forward to a batch dinner soon. Till then, see ya!

2006-11-12T01:58:00.000+08:00

2006-11-12T00:56:00.000+08:00

alright, time to blog!

Quite a few projects coming at hand, namely communication skills 2, marketing and principles of management. Luckily for me, they seem to be going the way i would expect+hope it would be. Yep.

Missed Changi Youth Ambassadors today due to a family dinner. I wonder what interesting things happened at the airport today..

TP Band is really aiming high eh? They're thinking of introducing Noah's Ark to the repertoire for the annual concert near the end of the year. Quite a couple of events coming along. I think i'll bring the Eb in for next next monday's prac, noah's ark would lack something without the Eb sound.

Didn't have SMU practice today.. i was really looking forward to it due to the fantastic repertoire the band would be performing..

Oh yeah, i ate fresh oysters for the first time today! my sis kinda took a video of it. I'll see if i can get it on youtube. They're not as bad as i thought. It's a mental block i got over man...

Till next time.

2006-11-02T00:51:00.000+08:00

small issues and problems in life makes a person grow up a lot..

i had never thought that i would grow psychologically in the polytechnic environment in singapore. as i had said to people ard me, working with people ard you that you dislike puts you on the ultimate test of professionalism. Like it or not, you're going to be stuck with some people you don't favour in life and you have to work with them. Well, that's the way life is isn't it?

And please, i'm not a superhero of any sort who always does everything. Take up some bloody initiative and ownership of what you're involved in.

2006-10-31T02:20:00.000+08:00

ok, so i didn't blog quite as often as i thought i would. but here's it anway..

i seem to have some really strange sleeping habit nowadays, sleeping at ard 3am everyday since week 1 of sch. well, it makes me feel rather restless, hoping that lectures end earlier and all that stuff. at least i'm not sleeping in class.

one general observation, i feel that some of the lecturers doing lectures that i've been to are going too slow. hmm.

1HO2 is having a clique revamp. ppl still hang out with their cliques, seems like there are additions to some. anyway, we welcome Krish who just transferred in.

TP band practices are beginning to be rather dreaded nowadays, seems like the band is not only stagnant but sometimes getting worse. maybe its the new sch term yeah?

Better sleep soon, got work tomorrow.

till next time!

2006-10-19T00:46:00.000+08:00

THIS HOLIDAY IS LONGER THAN I THOUGHT.

it feels like it has been several months since i last met my classmates..

i'm really looking forward to the second semester, seems like there are much more interesting modules such as marketing and f&b science. Well, 7 modules in a sem is going to be effort/time-consuming.. oh yeah, hopefully i get the cds-es of my choice.

first training for changi youth ambassadors is tomorrow. sounds really fun.. the only disadvantage is that it kinda takes up ur time, when u can be using it to earn more money compared to the 'allowance' that they give u. well, as they all say 'its for the experience'..

with regards to band, its really not easy to have to commit to two bands that have practices which clashes. many people have advised me to quit tp band due to their standards compared to smu band, but i guess that i would stay lah. would be letting quite some people down if i quit. So let's see what's coming up. Taka performance by smu, arts fest with tp, christmas performance by tp, annual concert by tp, annual concert by smu early next year. yep. and i must say, the repertoire for the smu concert is rather heavy with pieces like sinfonia festiva and danse diabolique. looks like i am back playing Eb again. not a bad thing actually.

Alright, that's all for now. I'll TRY to blog more often. stayed tuned.

2006-10-10T00:59:00.000+08:00

u girls shld be ashamed of urselfs.. haha

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urgANx5WV8E

2006-10-06T10:52:00.000+08:00

Alright. This one's about yesterday.

Got 'conned' (haha) by fangwen to go to work for a function at suntec. Well, to think about it, its not as bad as i thought it would be.

So i arrived at suntec at 5pm and was told to proceed to room 309 to have a briefing on the function. Was expecting at least cheryl, benedict and perhaps a few others but only benedict was there. Thought it must be a big one as as many captains were involved. Got posted under salinah. One of the captains i don't have a bad impression of.

So when we went to the ballroom where the function was about to be held, wow, first time that i've seen the three ballrooms merged into one.

Its really quite 'fun' doing these kinds of functions, there is no pressure, no captain breathing down your neck and not tiring. I wouldn't mind doing more of these kinds of functions.

Oh yeah, got to know evelyn who's also frm tp htm. Had supper together with some of the suntec people.

Shared a cab home.

2006-09-26T14:25:00.000+08:00

alright, i'm blogging because i told qinghui that i would blog abt yesterday. so here's it..

woke up in the morning, gaming. till abt 2.30 (if u were in my shoes, u'd forget the time too). So i was supposed to meet my batch clarinet section at 3. Took a cab down to century square. Oh yeah, i almost didn't have enough money to pay for the cab fare.

So we bought the tickets for john tucker must die and went for lunch. or rather, i went for lunch.. qinghui and joyce ordered dessert and remarked that it was too 'un-sweet' for their liking. hmm.. i personally felt that it was quite fine compared to other dessert stalls that i have patronised. Futhermore, we should go for the 'healthier choice' by 'asking for less sugar/syrup'. Haha, health-concious ppl....

Bought popcorn and nachos while waiting for the two guys (clement and thomas). One bad thing that happens when u are late for meeting a group of people is that u're giving them an opportunity to talk abt u.. haha. character analysis joyce?

Well, we entered the cinema first.

The movie was quite.. ok lah. worth the 7 bucks.

The movie ended at abt 5.30 so we went to qinghui's workplace to have dinner. Some lame riddles yeah? haha. So when i decided to check the time. oh my gosh. its 6.20. we have band practice at 6.30.

Wanted to take cab down to sch but we had 5 ppl. so naturally, we could have bluffed the taxi driver that we had 3 children and two adults. qinghui kept harping on that statement i made... bad experience?

So we took a bus instead considering the fact that there was quite a bit of a traffic jam. Recieved a call from jade asking where i was.

We reached the bandroom at abt 6.40?. Suprisingly, most of the band members were there including Mr Tan. First time sial.

Well, as we proceeded into the band practice, we found out that we were not the lastest to arrive. well, what can u expect if ur actions would have no concequence in the band?

First time in band practice that i looked at the clock for less than 2 times.

Went for supper with those ppl who wanted to eat supper. haha. the seafood fried rice i ordered was rather tasteless.

Well, that's all for today, going for dinner with the SUNTEC IMF VIP crew to celebrate yu kin and huiling's birthday.

See ya

2006-09-24T21:53:00.000+08:00

alright. its finally time to change my background, sorry for the mismatched font colours though, any suggestions?

Let's start with friday.

Met huifang, huiling and cheryl on board an mrt to head towards city hall, waited quite a while at the eunos platform for them but luckily there were no extra charges (there's this time limit that u have to observe for a certain number of stops, cross it and u have pay). Well, wasn't too bad, i'd rather wait for people than for people to wait for me. Met up with yu kin too when we reached city hall. We had to walk really fast as it was past 3.30 as the events starts at that time. well. supposedly.

Reached the convention centre and hurried up to the theatre where wow, there were really lots of people (quoting frm someone that ard 400 tp students were involved in the IMF). plus the suntec regular staff as well.. So we resorted to sitting on the steps as we wanted to stick tgether as the IMF SUNTEC VIP section.. haha. the caps are not unintentional.

Just before the CEO of suntec convention centre started his speech in a 'grandfather telling a story' fashion, i tried to get guanzuo to sit with us. BAD MOVE. As soon as i found him, the speech started and i had to stay there till the whole speech thing was over. TP students from different departments were also making speeches. I personally felt that the speeches were not exactly impressive. Well, that's just me, always critical of the way people speak.

There were refreshments after that in a buffet arrangement. It was almost impossible to get food within the first five minutes because of... well, do i need to explain? typical singaporeans. haha.

I didn't exactly keep track of how much time we spent there but it must have been alot. Eating, chatting, getting ppl for a group photo, gossiping, bitching (of course), taking more pictures, drinking, and even more pictures, collecting the tokens of appreciations (anyone heard of pens by Guy Laroche? not forgetting testimonials which are exactly the same except for the name). Yep, a long time.

Walked a little round suntec is search for a place to sit and chat before the group decided to head for town.

There was quite a debate on which movie to watch. say.. half an hour? and right after that as settled, part two. which cinema? poor huiling had to call and message her bf so many times because we were quite fickle with our decision. Well, it was due to things like whether we can reach orchard cineplex in time or Lido or maybe perhaps a slightly later show at GV. Hmm.
It was then decided. Haunted Apartments at PS @ 9.35pm.

I'm not quite a big fan of horror but i'm more of a crowd follower when it comes to movies. i guess if the girls had agreed then there is no reason for me to refuse. Just before we entered the cinema, fangwen handed us thank you cards. That was really unexpected and thoughtful. . Really appreciated it. THANKS if u're reading! The girls also picked a present in which everyone chipped in to buy. (i still have no idea what it is). Didn't like the storyline. I could have sworn that if gangsters sat in front of us, there would be multiple homicide due to the amount and volume of laughter and screams emitted by our group.

Headed for home on board bus 65 with benedict and cheryl where we coincidentally met tiffany. Chatted and chatted and we were getting off the bus before we thought we were about to. That's the nice part about having new friends on board buses with long journeys with you.. :)

Saturday. went for some business talk cum presentation cum training with nicholas (or should i say for nicholas). You better repay me for this favour man... haha. Well, nothing much to say about it but THEY'RE A BUNCH OF WIERD PEOPLE AND THEY SHOULD STOP WASTING EVERYONE'S TIME. yep.

Sunday. wasn't feeling too well so i skipped church. must be those booming voices frm last night. at least there's something to look forward to tomorrow. maybe a section outing with the tp clarinetists and then band practice at 6.30.

Wanted to start work this week but it seems like my evenings are rather occupied.

anyway, a random thought for my readers to think abt too. haha. mY ReAdErS.

Have u been waging cold war with someone without actually telling the person why? well, it applies to me as well. kinda unfair for the other person isn't it?

So here's a big apology to all those who i have waged cold wars with without telling them why. You do have the right to know.

Till then, Tata!

2006-09-20T13:43:00.000+08:00

rather shagged for the past few days due to imf.. imagine.

working from 7am to abt 9pm and waking up at 4.30 am for the next day. multiply that for abt 4 days and work for the rest of the days in that two weeks for at least 6 hrs.

Now that i'm off i feel too free.. i guess economists were right. people have unlimited wants.

Imf ends tomorrow with a big bang. a cocktail reception for 1500 people..

welll... back to thinking where i should head to later...

2006-09-04T22:12:00.000+08:00

alright, i'll try too blog more often.

After a couple of days not going to sch, i realised how much i missed tp. lol. sounds really wierd. Anyway, had the famous western food at the design canteen before proceeding for band practice.

Earlier this morning, i had IMF training any uniform tryout. More of a location orientation rather than a training session. and can u believe it? for getting to know suntec convention centre for 4 hours we are getting an hourly pay of $6. Wow. The tailored obviously didn't like the idea of guys wearing pants lower. He made mine in a way that i had to wear it at my waist to fit in. hmm.

Been playing a lot of games since the holidays started, i hope that i'll find something more meaningful to indulge in.

Meanwhile, i hope for the best for my results of my first term in TP. Shouldn't be too bad in my opinion.

Anyway, here's a picture taken at ard 11pm at night. Enjoy.

2006-08-25T20:56:00.000+08:00

Done with SMU's vivace performance and now its back to studying for rht, econs and introHT. Just checked ole BB and found out that i had been accepted into Changi Youth Ambassadors. For those out there who are wondering what that means, its actually helpers to help out in the transit areas of Changi Airport whether tourists or even the airport staff, 66 were selected out of 120+ ppl. Guess i'm really lucky to be able to participate both in the IMF and CYA. Anyways, here are some outdated photos. Enjoy.

2006-08-20T11:20:00.000+08:00

alright... just felt like blogging since yesterday was a good day..

It started off with a little gaming in the morning, something that i have been deprived of for quite a while since there has been a lot of projects. oh yeah, no more projects for this sem! i must say that i've learn a lot abt projects in my first sem in tp..

SO then it came the studying part. OB was one of the only books i had left since i lent the rest to a classmate to let her copy the revision lectures. Met her at city hall before i went for work.

So i was on this train heading to work. This guy tapped my shoulder i asked where i got my bag frm. Hmm.. The conversation extended for quite long.. that's frm eunos to city hall which was approximately 11 mins. I was late for work anyway.

The dinner crowd came in quite late, ard 7.30. This was really unlike other saturdays where at 6, there would be already a waiting list. And i wasn't doing al fresco!

There was this table where i supect were occupied by indo chinese. They had quite a number of requests; for an ice bucket for this for that. Well, i'm the kind that wouldn't mind if they keep calling type so hmm, wasn't too impatient or something. When they were settling their bill, this guy called me over, handed me a 10 dollar bill and said thank you. That was really interesting, u dun get alot of tips here at the restuarant i'm working at...

Well, that's all for today.

2006-08-09T10:40:00.000+08:00

alright.. kinda miss this place since i haven't blogged for a long time.

Most of my projects and presentations are over and done with, leaving just the one on comm skills where we're doing something abt the Singaporean youth's lack of knowledge abt Singapore. This one shld be a good one compared to the other ones because previously we had six at once..

More IMF trainings coming up tomorrow and on saturday, i think suntec shld give the participants an earlier notice so that we can not plan anything on those days. Nevertheless, its still something to look forward to..

Went for the combined saints concert last sunday. SAJC was generally having a good sound, SAS had improved frm its last concert and SA Junior was quite great considering their age.

I guess that's all for now. Hope to blog more often if time permits. See ya!

2006-07-15T00:43:00.000+08:00

Hmm.. my blog has been noticed by the smu ppl.. haha..

Anyway, didn't have such a great day at school as my group handed up a project late. hope that the lecturer won't be too strict on the rules.

Its two more days to the national band competition but there seems to be much to improve on. If nothing goes wrong then we shld be able to make it to the top 3. This has got to be the best choice of band competition piece that i've ever played.

Still have lots of projects going on. Till next time!

2006-07-01T01:19:00.000+08:00

ok.. its time to blog again after almost a month..

if its anything that's stopping me from blogging its either the slow connection speed or blogger having a not-high-enough bandwith...

Anyway, many things have passed since i last blog..

Mid-sem tests are over and so are two weeks of school holidays.. One project down, five more to go..

BCS: The webpage project in which everyone seems to hate (i guess its due to dreamweaver). I had much fun with the program i must say. Maybe perhaps that's why i dun assign stuff to my group members... How selfish can i get..

IntHT:I felt like leaving the classroom when jeremy had to crap abt stuff that we didn't actually. Maybe its a good wake up call for all of us.. I hate my projects turning out like that.

Econs: 4 articles found, 4 more to go. not forgetting the market analysis which we better start really soon

OB: This one was kinda screwed up as well, i just don't like the idea that my group isn't on the right path and we're not doing the best we can..

Comm Skill: This one has an oral presentation next tuesday.. i'm not exactly very anxious abt t though... would start on it tomorrow.. I expect to be able to finalise by monday.

Another project coming up on BCS abt excel...

I like BCS.. if i didn't come to Hospitality Tourism Management, might have ended up in IT.

After going thru the apel notes, i realised that i really didn't know much abt myself.. I sometimes cannot explain why i do certain stuff. Well, i'll get it sorted out..

Some random pictures..

2006-06-14T13:46:00.000+08:00

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