2007

hi all!

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it's already the 29th, and the new year is closing in soon! it's funny whenever i hear ppl saying next year next year. often, we hear the phrase next year, we'd feel that it's still long. but now, the next year is in like 3 days? hahas so far yet so near!

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i pray hard that 2008 will definately be a better year for me, and for everyone. this 2007 has been with many ups and downs. overall, i have been happy. and have got my naughty times as well. 2007 have taught me much. and most of it, came from the failed lessons of this year. perhaps the one thing that etch in my mind was that, sometimes, things are beyond our control. we just have to learn to accept reality as it is, and to know that life is no fairy tale.

misery and happiness are the 2 kinds of flavours that we all have to savour. and i believe that is what makes life colourful. cuz whenever we get ourselves out of the treacherous storm, we feel that life is a bliss when something exciting appears right before us. even so, oppurtunity doesn't come as often, so perhaps we should grab it whenever a good deal comes by.

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even if a not-so-good-deal is here, just grab it la! who knows? maybe one day, that not-so-good-deal might turn into a damn good one after all! the first half year is somewhat, memorable. with my grades bouncing back onto my expected scale. and of course, the many lessons that i have been forced to learn. the second half was somewhat, surprising. many things happened without fate even giving a slight hint at all. in this second half of the year, i've also learnt that life is fragile. perhaps another one of my most valuable lessons i've learnt. but seriously, you guys should try working in a hospital! hahas.

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just yesterday, i spoke of the very thin line between life and death. there are many whom want to get a chance of longevity. but couldn't. yet there are still who don't even appreciate the value and meaning of their life. singaporeans are nothing but a bunch of ppl having good life. comparing to ppl of a not so developed country, singaporeans are really very lucky.

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this year, i've also made some new frieds, as well as lost some. i realised that i'm one who loves to take, but dreaded the feeling of letting go. and perhaps, some lessons are meant to be taught the hard way. hard way, and yes it's hard. but the fruits of it is rewarding. i'm glad to say i'm lucky, and i'm beginning to embrace every moment of it. =))

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as 2008 draws near, the fact that i'm turning 21 is clearer. not forgetting the time of my life, NS. this period could be a turning point for me. as what they say, NS will change everything. one good example? turning boy to men. hahas. so, i'm loving every moment of myself still being a boy! i really admire those, who can say it's ok after they met up with a major setback. it's something i think i will wanna learn in 2008.

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and for 2007, i grateful to the many buddies, brothers and sisters in my life. i'm glad i have such great family. my parents, who're sometimes irritating but still, they always put our interest as their first.

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my buddies close at heart. i love every meet ups we had. the many stories, gossips and juicy ones is often intriguing. harry, alvin, derrick, yi long, mario, xiang kang, candace, si liang. you guys are great! thanks harry alvin candace mario for being there when i needed someone. =)) oh ya, not forgetting harry's parents who are so willing to offer help whenever my baby at home is down with serious illnesses. =))

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to my poly mates! especially roy, ah soon. they've been a great buddy, with the many nonsense we had during our project days and lessons. it's fun really! and to chun ping, u jin, farhan, andy, wei zhong. the ones who're always tgt in sch. =) thanks roy, farhan, chun ping, ah soon, and even charlotte who often, never fails to always offer a listening ear to my problems. they can even sometimes suddenly asked me if i'm alright and such. which is real good. and that's what i call keeping a lookout for your friends. hahas.

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these ppl rocks man! it's been fun walking thru this 2007 with you guys. and i'm looking forward in walking with you again in 2008!

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i'd also want to apologise to those whom i owe an apology. like i said, some things are beyond our control. perhaps all i can say is, let bygones be bygones. like what i heard on the radio, leave behind the past and start urshering a exciting new year. =))

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and not forgetting baby too. i had so much fun with you. and seriously, you light up my life. =))

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and for the rest i've not mention/left-out, the same goes to you too. i'm loving everyone single person in my life. thanks man!

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ps. sounds like i've just won star awards right? whahahahs.

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til then, see ya guys!

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oh ya, i pray for world peace too! hahas

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=))

whoo!

mustafa centre is great!

everything feels perfect!

and yes baby, i'll never leave you too. =))

not now and never will.

the 24th

hi all! first and foremost, merry christmas! lol. basically, i spend my christmas eve with baby. our first and we had so much fun! fun at what we did shown on the following pics. cosplay! hahas.

and so, what more can i ask for? hahas. with such good company, and with the movie "i am legend".

that's all folks!

a buddy of mine recently pop this question.

buddy: so how did fate bring this about?

me: i don't know. fate is a one funny thing. it doesn't go by chapters. it comes around randomly.

hahas. i can't believe i am so sophisticated in such words. lol.

but anyway, i realised that sometimes, even the best brothers or buddies will betray you. i mean not in the direct sense. but er, nvm. it's something for me to know and for no one to find out. =))

ok, i'm bored. just some random entry.

bye.

back!

and hi guys! i'm back! was away to batam with baby from the 17th til 19th. and like i said, batam doesn't sound like a romantic place for a couple like us to be in. but then again, it's all about us moving away from singapore so we both could have our own time tgt peacefully. yea.

and so, i shall let some of our pictures taken during the trip do the talking. =))

Day 1

that's us at the ferry. nice sky colour huh.

our hotel room. damn nice la!

the hotel name from our balcony.

and our balcony faces the beautiful pool!

some of the pool side furnishings. interesting cuz it's cushioned seats.

overall view.

and we decided to play with bubbles....

in the room as well.

nice shot actually. i quite like this one. =))

us. =))

and we decided to played some card games with forfeits. that's her palm prints on my inner thighs. pain ah

Day 2

the room provided us with matching slippers!

christmas tree at the lobby.

this mr santa is irritating. cuz he sings the same song from our day 1 to day 3!

on the shuttlebus to batam's town area. nagoya hill.

this is how their cab looks like! and they have this lcd screen inside their cab with tv!

we were hungry. so we ordered room service. hahas. banana split and warm brownies with a scoop of ice cream. yummy yummy. oh ya, not forgetting the heineken too!

this chocolate flower comes tgt with the brownie. cool huh.

Day 3

hairy legs, hairless legs.

the seaview from our hotel.

seaview no. 2

some sea sports centre at our hotel's backyard.

i told baby, i'll work hard to earn this yacht one day! and go batam to fish every week. lol

mr shorty chef wannebe.

nice!

this is one cute little baby monkey.

at the poolside.

at the poolside no.2

our last look at our hotels label. lol

waterfront city ferry terminal.

ferry terminal. byeeeeeee batam!

and and, ain't this rainbow gorgeous?

and so, here we are. back to the same old boring singapore. we came back with many stuffs on hand. and of course, not forgetting my die-die-will-buy DFS liquors. bought glenfiddich 15years reserved and 3 bottles of hoegarden. very the nice. i like.

and here i am, taking almost an hour uploading these pics while baby's sleeping beside me. aww. it's nice having her around me!

and yes, more to come. cruise? thai? but money money money first.... sigh.

but then again...

after much pondering, i should be happy instead. at least for the fact that the rest of this 2007 will be free from stress!

any other problems, heck la!

tests over!

and yes, tests is over. paper wasn't that tough as what i thought it would be. the long awaited break is here, but yet i don't feel joyous at all.

it's always tough to create something. yet, it's always easy to have it destroyed. why am i feeling in such a way today?

i don't know i don't know i don't know.

fun!

i had so much fun lately that i totally forgot that common test is round the corner! hahas.

had dinner with baby's family to celebrate her mum's birthday. my gawd, i gotta seriously start learning cantonese, which is also my own family's dialect too! after which, baby came over to spend the night with me and it's discovery channel, national geographic till 3am with sambal fried rice! slept til bout530am, and we got up to prepare to go melacca with mum this morning. it's bout a 2hrs drive up, and we did our shopping there after breakfast! nice prawn noodles and nice trishaw we saw. =))

i've gotta admit. driving long distances at speed that's not allowed in singapore is tiring. especially when you drive in the heavy rain. but still, it's nice to break the speed barrier once in a while. hee.

i got back to singapore only to get pissed. i thought it was discussed and decided earlier on alr. and so, it's still about the money huh. i can't take sat to work cuz i've training on sun. i'm alr working on fri, knowing the fact that i've training on sat. nvm. i fucking swear i'll never beg anymore. just another month. and i'm gonna quit this shit.

speaking of which, it made me think. friends come and go. sometimes i think, i'm so proactive in offering help to friends whenever they needed a helping hand. i sometimes do put friends ahead of my love ones. when they needed cash, i try my best to help. when they needed a listening ear, i plug out my ear plugs and listened to them. when they needed company, i'd try my very best to dig time out of my many commitments to offer this damn company. but what do i get when i needed all those help? i guess, i'd only do return favours to friends who offered a helping hand to me. i'm selfish. yea yea yea. who isn't man?

but then again, i was reminded that baby once said i can't expect ppl to change. i can only change myself.

and thank goodness, i've got baby's smile to brighten up my day once again! in which, i took some time hugging baby in the car while listening to this song with these lyrics.

i go crazy
when i look in your eyes
i still go crazy
no my heart just can't hide that old feeling inside
way deep down inside
oh baby you know when i look in your eyes
i go crazy

and yes, i go crazy whenever baby appears in my mind. =)) and i do seriously smile.

what baby's aunt said last night carried a level of truth. communication is very very very important in every rs. and it has got to be a habit at every start of a rs that communication is part of the rs. cuz as time goes by, things changes. and if a failing rs is prominent, the blame goes partly to, the lack of communication. if we don't make it a habit to communicate now, as we grow older, we won't have much time and energy to communicate that much with this hectic society that singapore ONLY can offer its citizens.

and sigh, it's monday in about 15mins. gotta start studying. but hey! holiday with baby soon! hee

till then, see you guys. =))

projects.

i shall first boast that my fyp is finally over! final report submitted, and the final panel review is done yesterday. i don't expect an A in fyp, so shall not look forward to another review. lol.

and so, i didn't step into ngee ann today. simply because i don't see the need to go back on a project day! hahas.

but anyway, while baby's preparing to go work, she took out some of her cosmetics. me, being bored, i scatter the entire box and pouch on her bed and took a pic of it.

she claims it isn't alot as compared to all her friends. but seriously, it's the first time saw such a sight. typical girl. she still has got a dozens more in her cupboard, and she list them by words of mouth on the things that she still wanna get.

and for once, i seriously believe that "the men just don't get it". hahas.

look at her bed sheet as well. cute right. lol.

till then, see you guys!

happy boy.

it has been an exciting week lately. with many exciting happenings. first thing first. i finally bought my oakley glasses!

damn nice right? hahas. M frame with sweep red iridium lenses.

dad came home with 4 birds the other night. i think they're just few days old. he said he picked them up while driving at some ulu ulu road. it seems that their mum abandoned them. hahas.

they are quite cute actually. especially when i put them on the floor and let them walk around. hahas. but sadly, they died after a day. their mum didn't sit on them to keep them warm or something. sian.

next exciting event. the standard chartered marathon singapore. it's just a short 10km but yea, it was fun. it was a great experience actually. and i'll definately come back again next year. surely not in the 10km event. my official completion time was 56mins 8secs. wasn't good at all. but i think it's still okay for the fact that i only trained twice for this run. however, i think it's all about completing the run. never about the timing. =)) and i think 10km is not challenging enough! i should've listened to baby to try the 21km this year. something challenging as a first timer. lol. i think i need to learn how to use my thighs instead of my calfs muscles to run. and this run definately inspired me in many ways. you guys should go run too! next year, at least a 21km for me. hee.

and here's a funny me at the finishing line.

i look kinda extra in this pic. everyone in the photo wears the standchart tee. i wore the army's tee. hahas.

oh boy, ain't i'm an attention seeker? hahas

and once again, the little baby at my place took my phone and take photographs of himself. hahas. i seriously think that he'll be one vain boy next time!

he's really sick. down with fever and cough. so terrible that he couldn't speak, can't even hear him cry but you can see tears flowing. it pains me actually. and so, i took him to harry's place to let his dad take a look. and now, he's running around my house as per normal again! =))

with so many exciting things happening in my life recently, i'm such a happy boy! plus, christmas is round the corner! whoo~

and till then, see you guys!