Brunei!!! was it worth it...

Haha, realised that i haven't posted any picture from my brunei trip... haha well... all that matter, other that the wonderful experience i gained, the food seemed to have take a blow on my waistline, or my weight as well... I GAINED 2KG!!! thats not the worse part... the worse part is its seems that i have lost all determination to lost them... all i can think of is food all day, and when i went running just know, i cannot believe the number of times the word "Quit' appeared before me man... haiz... i really missed all the determination i had a year ago... Argh please come back....

Well, i guess its not going to come back simply by me whinning on it... but lucky thing is i am already doing something about it... haha formulate a plan, and now all i have to do is to stick to it...
Ok enough on the weight thingy... here are some of my brunei photos....

Some pre-departure photos with my buddies in camps...

Arrived at brunei... passed the diplomat custom man... haha the officer was giggling away when i took the pic, wonder wat so farnie... and TEAM SINGAPORE!!! nice pic really like it....

The many rehearsal we did in brunei for the big event as well as the street parade... the sun was scorching and its 1 to 2 degree hotter than Singapore....

Some Indonesian frens i made in brunei, The Indonesia drumline, note the keyword is drumline, which already comprises of 60 + people, that exclude their band... their entire contingent comprises of at least 120. the biggest for this tattoo... Lastly, a picture of us in action...

And this is the street parade at night... marching down the main street with alot of people watching the feeling is superb... like chingay in singapore but there is no barrier btw us and the crowd...

There is plenty more... but guess i will share it with you guys some other day i guess... haha just looking through all this photos brings back tonnes of memories man.. haha alright then thats all
Cheers

Aussie Rox!!!

Enjoyed myself to the max all thx to the Leos and Virgos of Auschamp team for organising such an awesome party... Here are the photos!!!

To the left is the homework for the day and to the right are pictures of Auschamps Leos and virgos!!!

Introducing the nerds of the class... including teachers...

And what is a class with no babes... hahaha

Oh, and bullies too... lolx

Okok... and there is plenty of me as well.. heez...

Theres plenty more... i guess these is enough to say that i have a smashing good time.. haha and thats part of the reason y aussie rox man... lolx... they know when to have fun and when comes to serious work... there are always there man... lolx...

Thats all... gtg liao... alot of planning to be done... woohoo...

Brunei International Tattoo 2006

Well for all those that are pretty curious what i have been doing in brunei... here you go... a walk thou our glorious moments....

If you cannot see it... please visit the url:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQG8e46vHb8

All good things must come to an end...

Nothing beats sitting at home, sipping on hot chocolate, and using computer, blogging the night away... been waiting for this day for 2 years already... and finally it here, the beginning to my new chapter of life as i close my chapters of army life and regain civilian status...

Yesterday evening spent my final evening in bunk, and was later asked to play soccer, which i cannot reject coz there wasn't really another time i could play... Could say i was pretty on form last night, scoring many goals (at both ends. haha) but well, the night didn't end of in a good note as we stopped as i sprained my leg as i chased the ball... heard the crack and i knew something wasn't right... Sat there holding on to my ankle for awhile before the rest of the guys come to my aid... As i return to bunk limping, everyone have a worried look on their faces, wondering if i can still make it for the parade (my last parade). Applied some deep heat cream, put on my sock to keep it warm, i got into bed. Morning, the pain was a killer as i stepped of the bed and i literally drag my leg to the bathroom as I wash up. I put on double layer of socks just to give it a better cushion... Victor was so kind to give me a ride up to the white house, guess I would have collapse if i had to walk. Thx Victor... Anyway, lets not get too detailed, and just said i managed to survive the parade... there is some minor hiccups here and there but overall we survived... thou i limped out of the parade, but i am glad i endured through...got back to camp, finally settled some of the admin side with my leave and stuff...hear many farewells and best of luck from all the specialist... was kinda sad to be honest, cos i would definately miss everyone, guess the brunei trip did bring about a little closeness to all the guys in the band...

As i packed my stuff from the bunk, the new batch started bringing things into our bunk, taking over my bed and stuff... That scene really brought back tonnes of memories, when i was new batch doing that 2 year ago... haha everything seems really unreal indeed. As i leave camp, i never looked back, i took my time and every step i took, i glance around, like really see everything for the last time... the grounds i run in the evenings, the chin-up bars that i have overcome over time, and many many more...

All in all, what really ended my chapter in SAF band was the sincere thanks from my in-charge Staff Maswan. Really made all the effort i put in for the pass months as a bass drummer paid off...

Guess all good things really do come to an end, and as my life steps into a new chapter, I will not forget all the wonderful time i had in my NS life. I know not many people will say that about NS life, but mine was truely an unforgettable one. It fulfill many of my dreams, dreams like wearing the number one, performing for National day parade, going overseas, etc... THX ALOT...

Happy National Day!!!

Happy 41st Birthday Singapore!!! guess most people will be glued to the television watching the celebration now, haha and here i am blogging away, guess its for the fact that i have already got my share of the parade last year that i didn't find the need to watch it this year... haha today last year i was still wondering what its like to be, and now i know... as freedom is nearer to me... haha... This is kinda scaring me too... coz the question is right in my face now "WHAT AM I TO DO NEXT?"

I guess the day have been very bored for me the entire day... well i guess its gonna be like that unless i tink of something to do... i kept saying that i wan to plan, but nothing realistic is actually finalised.... I realise i kept saying life seems to become very colourless, but the main factor that seems to be causing this is not really the people around me, but the problem lies with me instead. Its is I who make life seems so hard to bear, I who is lazy to venture out and try new things... Can anyone please tell me how am I to solve this problem? haha strangely i can point out the problem but no solution comes out... but its feels better that i have now define the problem and lettting it out... haha... I am thinking about working, but as what i am really not sure, but another part of me tell me i deserved a break from 2 years of band... go on a holiday, enjoy life... which i too plan to do, but will not be able if i start working... haha guess planning will really have to come soon...

Was looking back at some of my army photos and photos i have been taken this past year or so... i must say photos are really still memories of life... as they really brought me back in time to those times bitter sweet moments for the past year... Guess i am really gonna miss those moments in army, the running sessions at night, the slacking in bunk moments... haha... Well, been watching the march pass of this year NDP too... haha alot of memories too... i am glad the chapters of my life is so colourful... hopefully i could do something about the future ahead... heez.. alright then... guess thats all for today will blog over the weekend...

Oh yah, I will be doing probably my last parade for the SAF band this sunday, the Change of Guards parade, so if you guys are free please do come down and support k... haha parade starts 5, will be there by probably 3 plus.... haha so do come coz i guess that would be my last time in my smart uniform... haha Cheers!!!

I AM BACK!!!

Hey there guys!!! I am finally back and blogging... heez. forgive me for not blogging the minute i got home... Well the thing is, my com kinda crashed on me after putting in all the photos i took in brunei... so yah, lost quite abit of information from the formatting, yah... lucky thing is all my photos are save, so not all is lost...

Anyway, lets just update on the happenings of my absence, We recieved alot of feedback from the top that brunei end sent alot of good feedbacks, and the rest of the bandmens that are left in Singapore have been talking about our achievements. This make all the hardwork that we have gone through in Brunei worth it. Now i am pretty much in the "ORD" mode, where the specs have already loosen their hold on me, and its offically time for me to clear my off... Just had my dental checkup today, and got a recommendation to get my wisdon tooth extracted, 4 of them to be specific, appointment is next week for my Xray and stuff... hope everything goes smoothly...

Apart from that, there isn't really much i can put in, oh, just had another one of the section outings with my flute gang last weekend, intro to them some of my old hangout when i used to work... haha brought back lotsa memories... hopefully everyone enjoyed themselve...can tell some of them didn't but well thats what happen when there is too many pple i guess... haha not always the right crowd... heez... anyway nothing much to put liao... Wishing Singapore a happy 41st Birthday!!! in advance that is..... Cheers

Hi from Brunei!!!

I guess most pple are surprised to hear from me online... but here i am in my hotel lobby using my fren's laptop and the hotel's wireless to blog... Btw, I am in brunei just in case you are wondering where i am... hahaha

Guess i will just briefly go through the our activities here... everyday we have 3 very splendid meals in the hotel, the food here is meant to be for kings man i tell you... so worried that i will just get fat all over again but i just couldn't resist coz everything tasted so good... okok enough about food... schedules on practise is pretty pack... there isn't much time for us to have free time, most of the time is spent traveling from one practice ground to another... and there are combine practises with all the participating band almost every night at the stadium so that we give the best performace to the king... Its throughly an eye opener, and really really tiring reaching back to the hotel only at night, close to mid night. The weather is very hot here and very humid too... making training very unbearable. But still, being an army trip, endurance is all we can do.

Tml will be the final of our rehearsal before we head the the actual performance, 4 in a row, very tiring... but guess actual willl always be more fun with the crowd around... Anyway, i guess thats all i have... more to come if i have the chance to come online again... will update you guys again... MISS YOU ALL!!!

TIME FOR BRUNEI!!!

I am going on a far away journey tml, to brunei, anyone gonna buy me birds for good luck? more birds more luck so hurry k... haha... Anyway, to all my friends out there that don't know, I will be away to to Brunei the next 2 weeks, from the 21st of July to the 2nd of August. We (as in the SAF bands) are invited to perform for the Sultan's 60th birthday...

As for those that is staying back in Singapore, so sorry man, that you all have another funeral ahead for you guys... Likely, cause an ex-cabinet minster just past away... Guess its only fair in that way then...

Hmm... nothing much to blog liao lah... can't say I am excited about the trip, coz its not gonna be leisure, but yet looking forward to it as it carrys on my traditions on going overseas at least once a year... heez.. Alrighty then, I guess i will see you guys in 2 weeks time then, in the meantime, please tag lah... my tag board growing spider webby already... thx Cheers!!!

ORD seems closer then it feels...

Woohoo without realising it, my ORD function is already over, haha sadly i didn't prepared well enough for it as I was only informed that it was mine the day before... so kinda regret not being able to thank everyone and gave a proper speech... but i am so contented of the reception i got when going up to collect my token of appreciation, those cheers and applauses i got really made the 2 years of my army career a good one. Never will i forget each and everyone that made my SAF band life such an exciting journey. Hopefully this Brunei trip will be a roaring success so as to add a beautiful full stop to my army life...

Anyway, still at the ORD function, so sorry to those that i wanna thank but totally slipped of my mind, its not that you are forgotten, its just that when i got up there and see the many pairs of eyes staring at me, my mind just blanked out... so sorry, but shall say here ba... special thanks to Tuan Hao, my junior for awhile before i was made bass drummer, erm all my soccer kakis like Hak, Shawn, Ivan, Eric, etc... All the stay in personel, all the hot gossips we share in our bunks, all the "incredible tale moments" really gonna miss that... The PAs taking over me, Azre and Victor, hopefully you guys have learned all that i have taught, if not you all can turn to mervin i am sure he knows a great deal too... erm... my gyming buddies, Zhi Xun (ORD: Sashi, Gerald, Wen Xiong) Andy and all those from central band like kelvin chua, Sin etc. And all the drivers that have send me up and down the white house. Eh, there is just too many names lah... oh yah last but not least my batch 62... all good man, learn alot from them really... heez... thx a great deal...

Alright i guess thats all on my ORD function le... after the trip well soon be clearing leave le... till den...looking forward to the trip lah... heez.. will update again... ciaoz...

The hole is turning to a bottomless pit!!!

OMG, just as i thought my shopping craze is coming to an end, i was wrong, as its a taking a new turn, a new beginning... have been purchasing alot of stuff and my bank account is really depleting fast... really hope the brunei allowance will come sooner to cover some damage done to my account... Currently there is another item on my list on the "to buy" list... argh... and the cycle continues...

Let me briefly walk through my weekend, its a pretty long weekend i have to say, having thursday halfday (due to an early parade). Anyway, friday went to gym for a little workout, been slacking off the past few weeks and could really feel the effect its had on me man... my muscles still sore from the workout till today. After that, went down town to walk around, simple window shopping, or so i thought... haha ended up buying a pair of shades (from ALDO). Bumped into this surveyor, a girls that is probably my age or slightly younger... help her to do a survey, judging from the question it seems like a school project, but then again i maybe wrong. Anyway, the interesting is she noticed my shades (I was in my adidas shades, which shields my eyes away from the crowd) and commented saying "you look cool in those shade" with a blushing grin to end off... haha, I am not sure if she is trying to hit on me... maybe its just me, but it certainly made my day... haha, easily contented yah?

Well, as i was getting bored in town and just as i was about to make my way home, my friend called asking me to meet him to collect some facial products. So after collecting, we make our way to PS where he took his dinner, and we walked around... saw a pair of berms that i like, size abit big, but fits me alright with a belt at least... Didn't buy its there and then, but kept me thinking about it, so i went back the next day and got it instead... haha the we walked past SK jewellary, and a ring caught my eyes, so the sale personel recommended me to get another at a cheaper rate... Anyway, something very funny happened there and then, which i don't wanna get into too much of a detail and will remain a secret with me lah... In the end i got both the rings... and that concludes my friday.

Saturday, was thinking whether or not to go paddling... but a phone call kinda made a choice for me and i didn't as i met Sherine in town instead... did some window shopping (REAL window shopping this time, till maybe when i got the berms...heez) and sherine did her shopping... thou its a short trip but i guess we both enjoyed ourselves... Haha sherine was like my "shopping devil" cause she kept tempting me to buy stuff... but well for good reasons too lah, coz i look good in them... Many a times, I was going to take out my wallet... but i put it right back as i know i have already broken my limit for the month... Saving for my overseas trip ahead man. Well in the evening, met up with the rest of the flute gang and we caught Pirates of the Carribean, for those that have not caught the movie, a word of advise, watch the first movie before you catch this, as there is many links and you wouldn't like the movie coz you will be lost half the time... I find that its pretty nice, and i am looking forward to part 3 already... heez...After that, we chilled out at TCC before calling it a night...

Thats about it for my weekend i guess, as you can now see why my hole in the pocket have turned into a bottomless pit, as there is plenty of item still on my "to buy" list. Haiz... when will this madness end, i wonder? haha Money money money... please come and solve all my sorrows... lolx... crapping about... anyway enjoy the rest of whatever weekend left lah... i will be home licking my wounds on my burnt pocket, at the same time savour the prizes of my shopping trips.. *evil grin*

Monday... no blues!!! woo hoo

Although the day started of gloomy and rainy for me... its doesn't seem to affect me at all. As a matter of fact, the weather worked to our advantage, as it kept coming for the entire morning cancelling any drill lessons. (for brunei that is..) After, even thou there rain has stopped, but due to auditions then, we all had Sports and Games instead... Haven't had so much fun in such a long while liao man...

After work today, first time not staying in, head for Northpoint to do some shopping first. Items bought: Skipping rope from royal sporting house, and Toiletries bag from Bodyshop... not a bad deal, the ropes is in preparation for my newest sport... but till i offically join, then i launch, keeping it a secret for now... for those who already know...SssssHHH....

Tml, a band gathering for a lunch down at downtown east, but first, its to the doctors for me... Finally a checkup on my shoulder before flying to brunei... hopefully everything goes well, gonna let the doc know about the ocassional pains and slip offs and see if he has a remedy to it... After that, guess its off to town to walk... just hope i dun see anymore things i wanna get... haha hmm pehaps some more berms and some cargo/kaki pants if there is good deals that is... but shall see lah...

Alright guess thats all for the day... have a great week ahead, 2 more weeks to brunei!!! woohoo

Leaving on a jet plane

More and more people are heading overseas to study, before you know it, its everyone i know is no longer in Singapore... haiz... I am feeling this as most friends (at least those i still contact) have left. if not, is leaving Singapore to future their studies somewhere else in another country. Here i am, getting all lonely and all... and can you believe it, my Mediaplayer have to play Canon in D at this moment in time, add salt to the wound, but well think of the positive side, kinda relax things up on this wet sunday afternoon.

Well, just attended one of my fren, Carol's farewell party, can't exactly called it a party, more like a get together before she flys off... guess i am gonno miss her. Its a pretty strange thing with human, when they are by your side, you couldn't care less, and now that they are leaving, there is this feeling of miss and stuff... Okok, shall not sound like she is gone for good or something... but she did mention its about 3 to 4 years at least... which is stilll a long time... All the best my good friend...

Guess there isn't much to write about this week, attended dragonboat training for the first time after awhile, and my body needs some fine tuning i guess, a week have already past and i haven't really got my body to get back to workout mode... guess its partly due to the brunei trip... so been slacking and hope not to give my body to much pressure, but i guess its an excuse coz i have not been doing very well in controlling my diet either... argh... just hope i haven't been putting on any more weight... 1 kg is already abit too much to bear...

Alright, i guess i will end of today with some photos from carol little meet up session lah... enjoy the rest of your weekend pple...

Guess thats all... heez... Ciaoz

Broke!!! when will it start raining money....

Had just updated my bankbook and i almost had a heart attack, i have spent alot, on what? i really donno, i try to recall on stuff i bought, but the amount added up doesn't tally with the amount spent. As a matter of fact, its way off!!! Haiz... guess is bread for the next few days till pay comes, and den too have to watch my spending... argh!!! wan to work and start earning some real money, this army allowance thingy maybe can feed the entire family in the past, but being in year 2006, its not even enough for me on one shopping trip man.. everything is increasing, transport, prices of items, and short after GST, but how come there is no rise in pay... haiz....



Anyway, guess enough whinning on being broke, guess its redundent to overdo it, since its not going to change the situation in any bit.. haha, anyway, had a great day tanning at sentosa today, the places was packed with beach goers man, haha and as for me, all lonely with my trusty companion, Mr. Ipod and my book "The Tenth Circle" its a good book, i am in the mids of it and i love it... Was suppose to be meeting Teo hui to collect something he owe me like a month ago, but he was busy (as usual) so had to collect it onli tml... hopefully he remembers to bring it... if not i really haven't a clue how am i to get from him... Went for a little walk at harbourfront, haha a shopperholic cannot resist the temptation of a shopping mall i guess... and there is where i updated my bank account... thou disheartened to find out about my soon to be emptied bank account, i still walked around seeing whats good... and i did make a number of finds. I saw another model of the police shades that i like, but it cost a freaking $250, haiz... other then that i saw an aldo watch which is also pretty nice... argh... its torturing seeing nice things and not being able to buy since its within range... but i endured and walked out of the shop... Before i make any impulsive buying, i decided to call it a day, and head home... phew... who could have guess what would have happened if i stayed a second longer...



Anyway, now that SAF day is over, its all for BIT, and my 3 month ORD training thingy... know i have been saying that for like awhile, but its pretty difficult to get the engine started since its rested for so long... especially when i got the blow of not being able to race... haiz... but i am glad they got something (insider info)... ok lah... short week ahead (i hope) take care pple and looking forward to the weekends... One more week to pay day!!!

SAF Day is finally over!!!

Woo Hoo!!! No more SAF day lo!! 3mths to ORD!!! counting man!!! haha, so many things to be happy about for the month of July, but nothing beats completing the mother of all parades man... Actually this year is pretty short, compared to last year, its less then an hour, even shorter then OCS parades that take up to 1.5 hrs at times... Wanna know y? coz this year the president "bang seh" us, didn't come, only got to know it on the actual day itself... so skipped quite abit of thing... This SAF day is pretty blessed i would say, welfare Commander, nice weather, good food... what more can you are for... haha NO MORE FOR ME!!! YEAH!!!

Okie enough about SAF day i guess, will share some pictures later, for now, its something about the week that past. Friday was off, went for a shopping expedition with my frens, a spend like nobody's business, super broke now... but enjoyed every bit of my spendings... And i dare say there is more to come... Cos there is many things i have yet bought... haha.

Have been pretty vexed the entire day, seem troubled by many things... wanted to vent it out from the ktv session with my frens... haha but don't seem to work, but i did enjoy myself nevertheless... I guess today did affect me in one way or another, have to really change my lack of confidence i guess... time to really open up... trying very hard to do so... but being very aware of my image... i guess i still have a long way to go...

haha, alright lah, some photos taken for BITs first full dress rehearsal and also SAF 2006

And here is some from SAF day 2006

Not forgetting the soon to ORD batch, the good people, tian you and or course the person that gives me the most ride on his car (right) Zhi xun, cannot thx u enough man, all the best in aussie yah...

Over in a Week!!!

Yeah, 2 more rehearsal to the actual and... NO MORE SAF DAY lo!~!~! now i can understand how the soon to ORD batch feel last year during this period of time, but I am more happy that this is ending soon as it finally ends my long time working with captain yusri...phew... feel like i been a POW this past time and finally light can been seen in hell once again... haha am i being over exaggerated? i wonder. I didn't day that without a reason, Friday we had rehearsal, and our conducting was Cpt Johnson, and i heard that its many comment that they felt the sudden decrease in stress level while playing, that tells alot yah?

Anyway, enough about SAF day, tml there will be more, meanwhile, i guess i would like to enjoy my weekend... heez, Oh yah all the shopperholics out there!!! more great sale is here as Club 21 starts to join the GSS craze, store with the likes of CK, G-Star, A|X and many more are having sale... my latest news is that Zara is also having sale already, so start your killing!!! hahaha enjoy yourselves!!!

Okok, now some recap on my past week, basically all is the same except friday where I attended a fren's, Alicia, 21st birthday, its was pretty fun i would say, but i guess she was too busy entertaining her other frens that we felt abit left out, but luckily we had uncle dennis, the ever so funny guy to keep us gasping for air after laughing so much... wo say its a pretty simple party, but most importantly is that everyone had fun... here are some of the pictures



(From left): a group picture of all present, except for irene who, as usual was busy brushing her hair in the loo... haha... the we have the birthday girl making her bday wish. Lastly, the group of girls and some of my best gossip and shopping kakis... hehe....

Argh, i donno what happened, but in just these past weeks, i have gained 1KG!!! its scary, yes and i guess i have to find my determination back again... Honestly losing it, so i guess i have to do something about it fast... Gambate to myself!! Anyway, guess thats all, cya next week then!!!

The "Fun" is just setting in...

Argh... I used to love the month of june, but that is way back in to my studying days... now, i absolutely dread it. SAF day, one of the biggest event of army, but the most dreaded by most of the units. (at least for those that is involved) . 2 more weeks and it will all be over... thank god, i am practically ripping of the days of my calendar, hoping that July 1st will come sooner... its that scary..

Anyway, the GSS fever is starting in me as i found oppotunity to go do some window shopping last week in orchard with my shopping kakis in camp... haha... Saw lots of pretty good buy, but have to abstain as i haven't draw up a list (shopping list that is). Many a times i have to have my hands in the pocket as its really itching to shop... this feeling is like drug addict getting cold turkey treatment, except that my addiction is safer... heez...

Last week, have been a hell week, been doing endless amount of parades and brunei rehearsal. everyday is packed with event and everyday i end off the day with my white shirt soaked in sweat, no kidding... Tml, start of a new week, and the vicious cycle starts again. not sure how much more of this i can take, in a couple of rehearsals my arm was giving sharp pain, definately a sign that i cannot forgo. Want to inform my spec about it, but kept in silence as i didn't wanna fall into the CY section, aka faking it colume.. Anyway this CY is a person that is getting on my nerves since the day he step into the band, but i guess i will not mention too much about him on my blog, its just tarnish my blog. Mentioning is name is enough to make my blood boils... so i am no gonna mention anymore...

Was suppose to go shopping with a fren today, but she is packing her place, another fren of mine also jio me, but i guess not coz I have to repack my stuff... heez... as the saying goes "if the old doesn't go, the new won't come" so yup.... alright then... may you guys enjoy ur day... blog again next week!!! ciaoz...