Its just another Bananaworld

Tiong Bahru Plaza is having this "Seoul Be It" roadshow going on...

It has quite a number of Korean famous 'male' stars' posters and pictures at the dedication booth. Apparently, Singaporean fan clubs that set up the place were DAMN happy about it. All of them were grinning from ear to ear while i see them set up the booth. Some of them looks like working ladies that are around in their 30s.

Whats up with the Korean stars?

Apart from the dedication booths to the Korean stars, food stalls selling Korean snacks were inside Tiong Bahru Plaza.

This roadshow seems to be sponsered by a Travel service company. Looks like a Korean travelling season is coming soon!

Had a brief dinner with my Secondary School classmates. Its been ages since we met up, especially with these few people: Sandra, Sandra's BF, ShuLing, Clarissa, ShuFang (super rare!) and Chee Sing.

The ocassion was also to celebrate Clarissa's 6-month exchange program with New Zealand's University. [Which i doubt my UOL course would have a chance for me to participate in exchange programs.]

After a dinner at Yum-Cha (not recommended... Rather eat hawker cooked food], we went down to Jazz @ SouthBridge. The jazz pub that is near Chinatown.

With a 20 minute walk to Southbridge, we were quite tired and the comfy chairs at the pub were the correct choice for us.

I think when Clarissa is back, we should go to a "Board-game"-themed cafe. It seems to be the latest craze.....

6 months till over next outing with Clarissa!

Too bad i didn't bring my camera....

Ruhong is back in Singapore from his 6 months stay in Australia studies since Sunday, but he still haven't contacted me. Whats up with him!?

Its AGM for CSCC!

Another occasion where i get to feel old again. Shucks!


Lisar has returned from Australia, while Kunz returned from his 3 weeks overseas training. Had a light dinner with some of the 'last-minute' called-up CSCC Lao Jiaos.


Such a happy feeling to meet old friends.


Feel like crafting a poem....

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Home is where I want to be.
Nothing else beats it more.
Bed is the place i want to be.
And nightmares don't bother me anymore!

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i roxx!

Saving the world. One person at a time.

Heard that someone in red underbriefs is coming to our Lion City. Hope he has more decency in his attire!

Finished this book last week, but i had no time to blog about it.

No Logo By Naomi Klein

It explores the wonderful age of branding. Why is it that when we were kids, we demand for Macdonalds? Or that lego set?

Welcome to the new era where culture is actually formed by the commercialism around us.

For those friends that are always buffled about why i say...

"I don't eat Macdonalds..."

Why don't you read this book? It explains most of the questions...

This book chronicles the tales of how money-making giants, like Nike, Macdonalds and Starbucks make billions at the expenses of its resources rather than its target market.

When will the industry ever stop earning enough money?

They don't stop earning money. They expand, create more areas of revenue and earn more. Then they expand with that money and earn more money. Its an endless vicious cycle.

So where is the internal resources that i mentioned? Its their training resources, their 'non-enviromental'-issues and various other small nitty-gritty issues that can be dissolved with ease (placing moral values as second priority).

If we can scrutinise governments, can we use that measure of value to industries?


I don't think you would get to see me running around naked, only wrapped up in a banana leaf. Or would i be living in a cave or a small wodden hut just yet.


What are my stands?


I will still eat that fast-food chain, wear that branded clothes and shop in over-branded places. But at least i do it now without ignorance.

:p

Entering the gates of SIM (Singapore Institute of Management) seems to be quite a challenge.

While trying to figure out the eCr (Electronic Class Registration), i was browsing Mr Brown's and i was knocked off my seat by this video.

Never knew Portaloos can be soooo dangerous~

(And ronz actually blogged about it before me!!!)

Back to the school timetable.

I was figuring out how the eCr works( the 'one-stop' easy method to come up with your class timetable at SIM) because in tertiary level, no one cares about your studies except yourself.

I had to stuggle for the first 30 minutes within the eCr portal. Only to find out that i have to use Internet Explorer instead of Mozilla Firefox to load the virtual timetable.

WTF!

Apparently, it works by creating a session for the user to the server. And the server will allocate the user the classes, so that the user can choose which lesson they want.

After clicking the lessons, with a press of a button on the "Finish" button, the system will confirm the lessons with the server and the lesson will be booked. Lessons can go full if the students are plenty.

Sounds simple, but when my computer cannot load the bloody system. It irks me off!

TMD!

Working hard to solve the eCr problem at my computer till 2am last night really proved to be of no help, so i decided to try harder this morning.


Ha!


It worked smoothly this morning... And i have finally done up my timetable! Wheee....

My thursday and fridays are quite free~


*beaming with pride


So glad. Time to come up with new school term resolutions!

1. Come up with module expectations within a month
2. No sleeping during lectures
3. Jog three times a week to maintain healthy body and mind
4. Read the daily newspapers
5. Read books regularly (comic books not included)

New term coming, new expectations. Its so exciting~

Looking at my Friendster account, certain emotions start to stir within myself.













WHAT THE FACK ARE WRONG WITH ALL THE PICTURES!?








Why do the couples post couple pictures!??






Why do the guys/ girls post with cute kids?!?






Why do people just don't post their pics and post a cartoon picture there!?






Why does some someone put a tank/car in the friendster pic!?






I think i am just picking on people, thats all.

Robert is back for good from Brunei.

Watched the movie, Slither ,with him and Junz at Plaza Singapura.


"Don't let the bedbugs bite!"

Another silly monster flick that seems to have gone through alot of revamp. Good effort in trying to be gross. But still, ain't gross enough!
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Today went to a registration talk at SIM. The lecturer also some explaining that a graduate degree is going to be bloody difficult and that self-discipline is the solution to getting a degree easily.


But isn't self-discipline the key to MOST solutions?


If you don't eat that chocolate bar, you wouldn't be fat.


If you don't place that soccer bet, you wouldn't be a "gamble-addict".


If you don't drink that drop of vodka, you wouldn't be an alcoholic....


So what is so difficult in self-discipline?

Guess only the believer will understand it.


Noticed that CSCC is undergoing a change in locality. Its now situated underneath Foodcourt 4.


After that i went with Ndrea to watch Cars at The Cathay.


Talking cars, helicopters and "house-car-flies". How lame can it get!??

The Cathay is still quite empty. Read from the Straits Times that the tenants are moving in abit slow.

Haiz... Abit disappointing leh~
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For those who adore how MC Hotdog roxxx the stage with his crazy Mandarin rap. Check out his performance for the "Golden Tunes awards"


And i do have to say that 侯佩岑 did her best...

I was browsing the net when i came upon this.


I think the rap is damn farny....

But who is Bob Saget!?

After some Google-ing....

Remember "America's Funniest Home Videos"? Not the one where its known as "AFV". Its the early 90s version where the setting is the home version and Bob Saget was the host.

Do you know that he actually made ALL of the voice-overs of all the videos that were sent in? Boy is he talented!

Visit his fansite.
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This video is specially the ladies. Haha...

Time to get 'iPads'... But what are they?


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And for those people that love those abit 'pervet' one...

The Japs are damn super creative/pervet at the same time.


Check out what the monkey does at its ending.

Before i left my house today, i forgot my meeting with my brudder, Junz. We had an agreement to meet today(since 2 week ago).

Sorry dude.

Totally forgot about it.
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Watched Silent Hill with M.

Its quite a spooky movie~ Too bad the 'ghosts' don't come out often enough, so its not scary enough!



"Where's my mouth!?!???"

However, for the finale part where the main character, Rose is exposed to the truth, it reminded me of the Matrix Revolutions.

Where Neo meets the Engineer.

Spooky huh!?

I forgot to blog on June 8.

For that was the very date that i got onto this small 'little green island' called Tekong.

...And that is where the story of my army life began.

Time passes and that was 2 years and 7 days ago. There used to be this term "Join the Army, be a Man".

Looking back at the (2) years, (24) months, and (737) days spent as a soldier... I guess i would say that it was really worth it.

I got to see the darker side of mankind (which is something new...) and the brighter side of the rest.

During my army days, i had been a recruit, a botak, a slacker, a listener, a crooner, a welfare (giver), a fortune god, a loner and an office bug. All in order.

Its such a great feeling to see all my accomplishment.

OH YEAH!

Some updates:
*i'm quite addicted to Call of Duty 2. ARgh!~ Why must i be so attracted to such violent games???

*My understudies that are going to relieve me from work have came in this week already. I'm glad. Going to miss the colleagues~

*New challenges (in the form of textbooks and races) lie ahead, i'm ready to take the challenges up.

*Smoking in kopitiams is going to be contained in a yellow box. All praises to healthy lungs!

Last Saturday i was at my secondary school, Outram Secondary School attending its fun fair carnival to mark its 100 year in existance.


Logo marking the 100yr old School

It was also a great day to see old acquaintances from that beautiful school days. Those days in the school were spent with me being very playful and stressed out most of the times.

Haha... And it was there that i left lots of memories there...

Well, enough of reminiscing and on with the photos of people that i met at the funfair.


These were the first batch of people that i met at my school canteen. They were my secondary 1 juniors in Chinese Orchestra when i was Secondary 4.

*Dang* Now they have coloured plastic tables for the students. During my time, we have WOODEN tables.


Secondary School friends that i made randomly.
From left: Me, Angeline, Mei Jing, Su Fen
Angeline was my secondary 1 junior when i was secondary 3. Meijing and Su Fen were friends that i made through my other chinese orchestra juniors. They are all of the
same age!
Angeline is currently in her 3rd year in Nanyang Polytechnic and heard that her skills in Pipa is getting better everyday.


My secondary school classmates. The graduating class of 2000.
Left: Adrian, Choon Gee, Weng See, Clarissa, Weelip, Weelip's GF (Dun know her name, 4 yrs younger than us) and me.


Brian.
He was alot rounder in secondary school. Now he has a earring on his left ear and he looks *damn* slim.

NS doesn't just make men. They make miracles.


Me, Stephanie and Lilian.
Stephanie is my secondary 1 junior when i was in Poly year 1. And is currently in her polytechnic year 2 already! And Lilian looks prettier~ (too bad the pic doesn't do her justice!)
How time flies for us...


Friends that i met through Orchestra. Seems like people of the same age just click regardless of class difference.


Another better pic.


Me and Priscilla.
Another Orchestra junior thats in her year 2 of polytechnic. She has also grown prettier.

The carnival was really a very good effort made by the students. Heard that they have been in school since 0700 hours to prepare the stalls that begin only at 0900 hours.


The kids seem to have REALLY worked hard.

The excitment of meeting up with friends is also seeing that change in them. However, its also very amusing to see some friends that NEVER change.


Joo Kiang.
Always so amusing. I had to do a big head potrait of him, he has always been my 'idol' of mixed identity in Secondary since i know him. Serious fella, but no one treats him serious as he always have a funny face.


Me, ??? (can't remember), Peiwen
They were secondary 1 when i was secondary 3.
Grown prettier too....


Peiwen commented to me,

"You never changed leh... "

So everyone changed except me. Maybe i just didn't want my 16 yr old inner child to grow up?


The meeting among friends were one of the key highlights in my trip in Outram Secondary. The other part was to play the games available in the carnival.

"Dunk the teacher!"

Its one of those sure games at carnivals where you throw the ball to dunk the teacher in a pool of water.

It was a $50 worth of game. So why not!?!?! (I chipped in $20 to a $75 contribution. Its for a worthy cause right? )


Miss You Kim Choo. One of my favourite Accounting teacher. She sure was sporting to do the game several times.


As for this teacher, she was really shouting threats to the students... Haha... comical!


Sandra, ??? (Sandra's BF), Clarrisa and I also took this chance to visit the Air Rifle Chamber in our school. Its pretty abandoned now and for this carnival, it was re-used as a 'Haunted House'.


The 'ghosts' were pretty good. They kept scaring us. But we took a good laugh at their crappy makeup and screams. Good effort kids!
'Ghost' and Sandra.


Left: Me, Sandra, 'Ghost' and Clarrisa.
This 'Ghost' was professional to even take a proper picture with us!

The carnival ended with me leaving around 1600 hours as i had to meet Ron.

Tired out!!!! Sure was fun to visit my secondary school again.

I have attended 3 wakes over a span of 7 days.

One was for my uncle,

another was polytechnic fren's GrandDad

and the last one that i returned from, was my secondary school friend's Mom.

Three different funerals, three similar dialects. And everyone offering different customs.

?????

What is going on!? Thats the way with customs/ rituals, they seem to change over the times due to the realistic fact that no younger people wants to serve in the 'funeral arrangement' business.

I'm maybe a Catholic, but i'm still a Chinese. And i do hope that the rich flavour of customs/ rituals in Chinese Ceremony be able to carry on to the younger generations.

I guess i owe this entry abit too long. Its suppose to be on 27 May 06!

After the Birthday celebration of Chuen Ming, i was thrown in a few exercises and i had to work at the IT fair for some time.

Geezz...


Pic of the scene when i came down the stairs


HaoHao doing some lame shit pose...
Yingying and Valerie beside him


Wenz and Dec


Helen and YiQing (i think i got her Chinese name wrongly...)


XueNi and Grace


The main character... Chuen Ming!


It happens to be the same week as his younger brother and his Father. So he dedicated his birthday cake to them.

Happy Birthday everyone!


Chuen Ming (in the center) looks so farny when he smiles


Everyone doing the CS pose


Everyone doing the CS pose again
Why couldn't i have a normal group photo among my shots!!???!!!

A day after celebrating Chuen Ming's Bday, i met up with my Cha Dian friends to celebrate Eva's Bday. (It just so happens that we are having an 'early' celebration for her.)

We had Fish and Co. and had a tea/coffee session at Pacific Coffee Brewery. (By that time, i was having a major headache/flu/fever but i had to carry on... *shucks* what to do? What are friends for!? haha....)


Madame Fishbones and her Strawberry Cheese cake.

To Madame Fishbones: "Hope you loved your cake!"

Cheese.... *yummy*


Its always nice to meet up with old friends and talk of the good times and new times to come.

Recently there has been alot of birthday boys and girls around me.

Happy Belated Birthday Irene Cheow (May 30)

Happy Belated Birthday Soo Jing (June 2)

Happy Belated Birthday Chee Sheng (June 6)

Happy Belated Birthday Elaine Lim (June 7)

Happy Birthday Cassius Teo (today)

Happy Birthday Sharon Ng (today)


Whoa... See, within two weeks, there are so many birthday boys/girls. I would have tired out if i meet ALL of them for their birthday celebration.

I was just 50m away when the Super-Puma landed infront of me.

The propellers were sucking up all the grass from the helipad area and thrashing them around.

I cannot even hear myself speak.

The heli-crew threw me a life-jacket and it was my first time boarding the Super-Puma.

OH MY GOODNESS~

It was my third time in a helicopter. Each experience is different.

I LOVE BEING AN OFFICER!!!!!

Hahaaa...

I have applied off from work and my boss at camp KNOWS that i am working part-time. [so its completely legal!]

Working at an IT Fair selling laptops is a totally new experience.

The commission and the basic pay suxxx. But i'm totally doing this just for the kicks.

Its fun working there! Seeing the clients , colleagues and other professions working 'hard' is a totally new experience for me.

I'm too used to seeing people sweat, scolded or scolding.

But this is really an interesting deal to see people negotiate their way out to get a better deal.

WHOA...

I just love observing people's attention when they fix their eyes on a laptop and ponder hard whether it their pocket's 'damage' is worthy of the machine.

Today i managed to see quite a lot of my secondary school friends, poly friends, OCS mates, colleagues and even old-time no see friends.

Eric, Patrick and even my instructor, Desmond from OCS.

Pam, Ying Xiu, Kelvin Toh, Zhicheng, Kristie, (little) Grace and Yean Ming was there from my polytechnic.

Colleagues like Shaun, Wei Jie and Boon Siong were there.

Saw Evon (aka HuiJing) and Chee Sing from my secondary school.

Long time no see friends that i have totally no sense of their names was among the people that i saw too~


Really lah... IT show, don't expect alot of discounts. Pay attention to the freebies!!!


Haha...

Thats what i have observed during my sales~

Wonder how will my sales be tomorrow!?

For the past 72 hours, i was in Clementi Camp.

Enduring the night shift.

NIGHT SHIFT. And thats 8pm to 8am for you~


Tuesday-
Tried to sleep in office (not successful)


Tuesday nightshift-
Clementi Camp~


Wednesday-
Worked on the this special interview video. Ended up @ home 1600hours. Slept for 1 hour


Wednesday nightshift-
More alert than Tues Night, but ended up really groggy in the wee hours of 5-6am


Thursday-
Made it at home @ 1300hours.
Slept and woke up just now.


I'm damn proud that i lasted so facking long.

Managed to see Pius in camp. He was saying something like,

"Hey, its really good to see ya..." and we exchanged compliments [i was too seh...] and he said something really nice.

"I think your ranking in OCS must be good..."

Thats really nice of him. We then spoke of our good times during breakfast and he had to make a move and go for his training. (Pius is currently an instructor)

The days do seem longer when there is no sleep involved. I felt like a week has passed already!

Browsing the net,

Blinkmummy's video on Baby George

really makes my day.


My colleague made it to the front page on the Straits Times with the Indonesia President, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, regarding about the SAF aid given to Indonesia.

Ain't that cool!?