chapter 719. accustomed to
time. 12:39pm
audio. nil
july is here. finally. plenty to look forward to acutally but i beg to differ. i’ve always loved the month of july. the only month of the year where i’m remembered, revered and then forgotten, again, in the very end. but it’s enuff i guess. being in that bubble even for that short amount of time, beautiful.
getting used to getting up early in the morning. that’s one helluva bitch, really. i’m no morning person so it really is a tall order for me to get up and get going. but i’ve adapted and slept thru the afternoons juz to even things out a bit.
then again, with being in the morning session comes plenty of free time to myself. which converts to more time to think bout things. but i’m gonna let it slide for now. i’m tired. so so blardy tired…
let’s hope the july i’m accustomed to doesn’t disappoint. though, at the back of my mind, i’d figure that it’s gonna be another sad, lonely and screwed up chapter of my life. can’t help being so pessimistic after all that’s been going on. work sucks, love sucks. what else is there to be enthused bout?
where is the good ol’ optimistic me?
out the window…
end of chapter 719.
chapter 718. picture this
time. 11:48pm
audio. simple plan – perfect world
those years back, when i asked you to be mine. it wasn’t a moment of weakness nor a moment of infatuation. i’m no fortune-teller, i dun read the future. but at that point in time, i captured that vague image of us actually making it to the altar. you and me, walking hand in hand down the aisle, to the cheers of our close frens and family.
daydreams of a testosterone-fueled 15-year-old? not quite.
7 years on, that vague image still remains. juz that it’s slowly, surely gaining in clarity.
i’ve realised as of late, the entries have been tilting more and more to the depressing side. i’m gonna stop for now. clear my head and my throat. await her decision and hope for the best.
sometimes i wonder what’s there to ponder. when your heart has been saying yes all these years, wun it stay the same till the very end? or is the end here already? i shan’t speculate or apply pressure to whatever it is going to be.
you know my decision, you know what i’m gonna say. all i can say is that my mind’s made up, 91 months ago.
end of chapter 718.
chapter 717. manipulated
time. 2:02pm
audio. nil
i’m like a piece of mould. a piece of mould that people manipulate into the shape and form that they want to. when they’re done with it, they pass it on to another. and another and another.
so after close to 23 years of life, i’ve taken up many different shapes and forms. shapes and forms that dun represent me. rite now, i’m a representation of what other people perceive me to be. what they want me to be, to act, to feel, to behave. i’m not me. i’m them. i have a little piece of everyone in me. yet it’s not exactly me. as profound as it may sound, to put it simply, i’m juz a piece of crap that people utilise when in need and discarded when no longer in use.
so who am i? what am i? i am nothing. thank you for making me realise this. though it’s far too late now. there’s no me or myself or i for that matter. there’s only everyone else. everyone else. i live not for myself. but for everyone else. what’s my reason for existence in this world? to be manipulated and put down by all those around me? for rite now, that’s what it’s all about and i’ve grown sick and tired of it. so sick and tired of it that i juz wanna run away. somewhere far far away where no one knows me and when i can start afresh once more. a life that i dictate and a life that i will enjoy.
whatever it is, my calling isn’t here. it’s juz not here. i’ve been led for too long. been too gullible and too accommodating such that people step on me and take that as a weakness. a weakness that can be exploited for their own gains and happiness.
i’m entertaining the idea of going away for a while, on my own. somewhere people dun judge me by what i do or how i behave or how i talk or things like that. somewhere where i can find out who i really am.
i’ll be on the next flight out…
end of chapter 717.
chapter 716. read you
time. 12:48pm
audio. aqualung – brighter than sunshine
when you dislike a person, every single one of their little flaws grates on your nerves. you interpret all their actions in a negative light. you go to great lengths to avoid them. you start to show disdain for certain mannerisms which are not intrinsically bad simply because they remind you of the person you dislike. just thinking about them makes you angry.
- taken from http://limitsofmylanguage.blogspot.com
i guess in a way, this excerpt bears so much truth for me and my life now. first, i made a mountain out of a molehill. second, i pissed off a dear fren. i guess it’s true when they said i had problems expressing myself to others. saying what i really feel. but i always hit them back with the same old, same old reply “that’s juz me”.
high time i do something bout my eq. lest i wanna lose my loved ones and my dear frens.
end of chapter 716.
chapter 715. the apology
time. 2:24pm
audio. good charlotte – victims of love
5 6 7 songs which i think shud be played while making an apology.
1) backstreet boys – i need you tonight
nick carter actually. heard it once back in their heady days, liked it ever since.
2) maroon 5 – won’t go home without you
the title says it all i guess. i won’t go home without you.
3) *nsync – that’s when i’ll stop loving you
they’re good at churning out sappy, love songs. and that’s what i liked bout them. yes, i used to love *nsync. still do actually. quietly hoping they’d reunite for one last gig.
4) backstreet boys – i still
juz to show how sincere and desperate you are. for you wun wanna lose that person. you still need her, dun you? so show it.
5) *nsync – i drive myself crazy
told you they were good.
6) aqualung – brighter than sunshine
a recent favourite. a song i’ve only known for a few days but something which i’ve heard years ago but too lazy to find out the title and singer. well, last saturday changed everything.
7) blessid union of souls – light in your eyes
that light in your eyes. one heart-melter of a song.
let’s hope what i’ve planned for later wud work out fine and put a smile back on your face.
end of chapter 715.
chapter 714. a lot like us
time. 11:57pm
audio. good charlotte – the anthem
watched a lot like love and all of a sudden, i feel like falling in love with you all over again.
what a feeling in my soul. love burns brighter than sunshine.
end of chapter 714.
chapter 713. she got out of town
time. 9:47pm
audio. matchbox 20 – bright lights
she’s off to bali for a vacation.
i’m beginning to be more rooted to my bed these days…
end of chapter 713.
chapter 712. commit or not to
time. 11:56pm
audio. nil
what annoys me at the moment is people cancelling at the very last moment! if you have obvious reservations or feel that you can’t make it then by all means, do not give any commitments or false hopes to me. coz that’s what they’ll be – false hopes! burnt 2 hours juz waiting for no one to show up. how much more moronic can some people be?
end of chapter 712.
chapter 711. chance encounter
time. 3:10pm
audio. wonder girls – nobody
it’s been a while since i’ve written something at great length. so today, you’re in luck. i’ve got a bit of time to burn and a lot of things on my mind. actually, it’s only 2. 2 chance encounters in a week. brace yourself…
the first one happened during one of my solo walkabouts. was at vivocity after running and errand. went to all my favourite stores. tried on a few stuff. soon enuff, i ran out of stores to go to which meant it was time to go.
decided against taking the train as it was rush hour so i took the next best thing – the bus. i love bus rides. i made my way to the bus stop. it was getting a little crowded by then. found a seat and waited for my bus to appear.
it duly arrived but it was a single-decker. i abhor taking single-deckers coz it hinders my view; buildings and people for that matter. so i waited for the next one, hoping it wud be a double-decker.
then, chance encounter number 1.
this caucasian guy came along and sat himself beside me. he greeted me and as a form of courtesy, i greeted him back. there’s a thing to people from the west. they simply love to strike up conversations with perfect strangers and at that point of time, i was wondering, of all the people at the bus stop, why me? i was a little tired from all the walking so i kept mum for quite a bit. and of coz, i did feel a little uncomfortable from the attention i was beginning to receive from people around me.
out of the blue, he hit me with a question, are you singaporean? i was a little taken aback. there was a pause before my answer. perhaps it was the way that i looked or something like that. pan-asian or anything of that sort? (haha, rite) before i cud recover from that one, he hit me with another, are you christian? by then, i was close to walking away. why is this caucasian dude asking me all sorts of probing questions? you know how some churches get people on the streets to recruit new members into the religion. i seriously believed that i was in that situation. but i thot it was a tad rude to walk away so i answered him anyways. i’m muslim.
he appeared surprised. and confirmed whether i was a malay. i nodded. then he babbled a string of incomprehensible words to which i took a stab and said, you know how to speak bahasa? thank god i was right! then he went on to say that he’s on a stay here with a church doing voluntary work. he stayed in malaysia for a few years which explained his understanding of the malay language. we chatted for quite a bit bout religion, life and stuff. i missed 2 buses coz of that. but i wasn’t complaining. he wasn’t selling me his ideals or anything. juz having a nice chat.
soon enuff, he finally noticed his bus had arrived. a firm handshake and he was on his way. and get this, i didn’t even get his name! haha. the colourful people that i attract…
now, this was the second chance encounter which took place yesterday.
went to the beach in the afternoon albeit alone again. (i’ve been 0ne for solo conquests recently so pardon me) got my ass down to the sand, picked a spot and there i was. back to the comfort zone where i’ve been away from for way too long. (shout out to all the regulars, beach someday?)
there were already a few groups within my vicinity who were huddled up near the trees, moving along with the shadows that they make to shelter themselves from the sweltering heat.
beside me, was this girl in a white bikini, doing pretty much what i was about to do, have a tan. didn’t think much of it, juz that she was quite a looker. anyways, settled down, applied the tanning lotion, amped up the mp3 player and parked myself on my mat. the sun was perfectfor a nice, even tan.
in between i was interrupted by a few stray balls which fell short of the crotch area. well, if they did, that’d be plain embarrassing. so there i was, plugged in to my music and enjoying the sun. i was already snoozing when suddenly, i felt something tugging on my earphones. dang! i thot it was one of the poodles from the group beside me! so i quickly jerked my whole body to the left and boy, was i in for a shock!
it wasn’t the poodle. it was something else. i’m blind without my glasses so i groped around looking for it but my eyes were all the time fixed to this thing in front of me. it was saying something to me but a mixture of being in a daze and the loud music meant it made no sense to me at all.
got my glasses, put it on and regained my composure. it was white bikini girl. plucked out the earphones from my ears and asked her to repeat what she said. gosh, she muz have been startled by what i did. she asked me to look after her stuff as she took a dip in the water. harh! a looker asking me a favour? how cud i decline. i afforded my biggest smile and agreed.
it didn’t end there. soon she got out of the water and back to her mat, thanking me along the way. i hadta visit the little boys’ room so i walked over to her and asked her for the same favour. when i came back, i saw that she actually moved her mat a little closer to mine! shud i be thanking my lucky stars?
played it cool. sat down. appeared surprised. she introduced herself. she was charmaine. that was it. that’s all i know bout white bikini girl. no number, no e-mail. been entertaining this thot of looking her up thru facebook but imagine that millions of charmaines that i hafta trawl thru. and i dun even know if this is the rite spelling. well, you get the drift.
we chatted for quite a bit and realised that we’re more or less in the same boat. our significant other not having the time for us. she didn’t appear that older than me. perhaps, we’re of the same age but i’m guessing that she’s 21 or 22. the funny thing was that we talked without revealing too much of ourselves to each other. i bet she thinks i’m chinese! but i think i was a bit too apprehensive or in other words, tooplain shy! but it was fine i guess.
soon it was time for her to leave. we bade farewell and she was gone.
2 random strangers. one for religion and one for relationship. a sign perhaps? an omen? i dunno really. i dun read too much into these kinds of things but then again, who knows rite? maybe it’s a message sent from up above.
well, message received.
end of chapter 711.
chapter 710. 92nd month
time. 6:11pm
audio. fall out boy – love will tear us apart
it’s our 92nd month togeda. how far we’ve come yet we’re only shadows of our former selves.
2 more months. juz 2 more months and hopefully, things will be wonderful again
end of chapter 710.
chapter 709. holidays, but…
time. 2:22pm
audio. green day – 21 guns
yes, it is the month of june. yes, it is nice and warm. and yes, it is most importantly the holidays. but it’s been eerily quiet so far. while others are busy packing their bags to fly off to destinations far away from here or set out to do something that they’ve thot out of way before june arrives, i’m still stuck here, contemplating; what cud and might have been.
there are no holiday plans as of now. the loved one is too busy. and from the looks of it, things aren’t shaping up that well. the idea of leaving this country is nothing more than bleak. that very much sums it all up.
there’s talk of a bali trip out in july. that remains a mystery as there is no confirmation as of yet and nothing’s been firmed up. from experience, that trip is as good as what it still is – talk.
so there you go, 3 days down. another 25 more to go till term 3 begins. somehow i’m looking forward to that more than anything else coz being left with nothing to do cuts me a really bored and lonesome figure. so do me a llittle favour, pick up your phones and date me! i’m available anytime! nowhere is too far.
harh. what a holiday it’s panned out to be…
guess i’ll hafta rely on the late nites to fill in the blanks…
end of chapter 709.
chapter 708. adept at adapting
time. 5:24pm
quote. “things don’t change. you change your way of looking, that’s all.”
audio. oasis – sad song
2 different people. 2 similar takes on being in a relationship. how fitting. 15 years of frenship really shone thru. these are the people who knows me inside out. and the advice came at such accuracy and precision, i was a little dumbfounded myself. well, you guys are the people i cud groan and moan bout stuff and there’ll be an appropriate advice at the end of the day. no matter how whacked it may be.
i guess what they say is true to the word:
if you can’t change her, then you change yourself…
i’m in the midst of doing juz that. to good effect. been 2 whole weeks since we’ve been at each others’ throats.
suddenly, i’m loving every moment when i’m with you. is this really love? finally?
take it to the next level, or maybe two. haha…
i need a getaway in june. with her. juz the two of us. but funds are running low and time is short. things are far from being concrete. but i hope it’ll materialise. i realized that we’re yet to make it aborad, togeda, juz us. that’s a first to work on.
after all this time…
end of chapter 708.
chapter 707. key that in
time. 11:12pm
quote. “if you are patient in a moment of anger, you will escape a hindred days of sorrow”
audio. paramore – crushcrushcrush
i was glued to the pc screen for a good hour juz now. furiously keying in number after number. word after word. checking and counter-checking. coz it’s that time of the year again – the rush to the finish line. hell, it’s all done! heck, there’s more admin work to be done! to think i’ve been doing much less marking for the past few weeks. admin work is slowly taking over my cubicle. daunting!
the past week has been filled with a healthy dose of late nites. something that i’ve missed as of late. let it be simply chilling out with frens, partying the nite away or even driving out to lesser known areas in singapore. it was all done, last week. this week has been a little quite. tmr’s midweek. hopefully things will gear up from there.
kinda enjoying all these late nites and getting so darn shagged when you get to school the next day, that you’re running on reserves that you thot you didn’t have. all those unearthly hours in army sure paid dividend. coz i’ve been sleep-deprived and rest-divested for the past week or so. and i still have the energy to key in this entry.
i muz be crazy…
end of chapter 707.
chapter 706. bloody swine
time. 11:41pm
quote. “he who doesn’t risk never gets to drink champagne”
audio. take that – greatest day
juz got off a simple dinner with her. she had work pretty near by so we put togeda a simple 1-on-1 matchup. had this pretty neat chcolate puff from the icing room. didn’t snap a pic of it but good golly was it a hit. she ate the custard puff which looked heavenly as well. 2 for the low price of $2. good stuff. their cupcakes and muffins look as promising too. coupled with prices that are easy on the pocket, worth a shot.
today was the first day where the flu is making its rounds yet again. i vaguely remembered my time back in jc1 when sars hit us. we had 3 days of holiday. all rite after orientation. that seems to be pretty imminent as of now. work was a bummer today. procedures are put in place but they somehow feel and look redundant and nonsensical. but what the heck! hopefully it improves with time. 20 days we’re told. so 20 days it’ll be.
i reminisce the time when there was this certain old man, giving us orders with such fervour and finesse. barking at us as we prepare for our big day. and this particular word sticks out to me like a sore thumb. “get on it, you bloody swine!”, he squalled. one after another, made their rounds around the parade square of safti mi.
yes sir, old man sir. we, the bloody swines, heard you loud and clear…
and now, so is the rest of the world.
end of chapter 706.
chapter 705. don’t wake me up
time. 11:34pm
quote. “a heart in love with beauty never grows old”
audio. mcfly – don’t wake me up
sometimes, it doesn’t really hurt to hit that snooze button. why is the long weekend over in such a hurry? why do i have to wake up to go to work again tmr? why, oh why? oh bother! back to the rat race.
today’s date was somewhat a break from all the heckling we’ve had over the past few weeks.
another long weekend to look forward to up next.
5 more minutes please…
end of chapter 705.
chapter 704. may day, may day
time. 11:20pm
quote. “the hammer shatters glass but forges steel”
audio. melee – built to last
finally. a weekend we can savour. a weekend we can call our own. a weekend in each other’s arms.
been longing for this. been longing for you…
end of chapter 704.
chapter 703. fire in the belly
time. 11:25pm
quote. “we are all pencils in the hand of God”
audio. linkin park – runaway
a pretty impromptu meet-up. was out with her when a call came thru.
and before we knew it, we’re having our fill and making merry, at a firestation…
end of chapter 703.
chapter 702. 3 enthusiasm goes to the newater plant!
time. 9:50pm
quote. “do not push the river, it will flow by itself”
audio. *nsync – pop
end of chapter 702.
chapter 701. one more try
time. 11:29pm
quote. “there is only one happiness in this life, to love and be loved”
audio. simple plan – save you
david soul – don’t give up on us baby
don’t give up on us, baby
don’t make our love seem light
the future isn’t just one night
it’s written in the moonlight
and painted on the stars
we can’t change ours
don’t give up on us, baby
we’re still worth one more try
i know we put a last one by
just for a rainy evening
when maybe stars are few
don’t give up on us, i know
we can still come through
i really lost my head last night
you’ve got a right to start believing
there’s still a little love left, even so
don’t give up on us, baby
lord knows we’ve come this far
can’t we stay the way we are?
the angel and the dreamer
who sometimes play a fool
don’t give up on us, i know
we can still come through
i really lost my head last night
you’ve got a right to stop believing
there’s still a little love left, even so
just for a rainy evening
when maybe stars are few
don’t give up on us, i know
we can still come through
don’t give up on us, baby
don’t give up on us, baby
end of chapter 700.
chapter 700. 3 enthusiasm goes to the zoo!
time. 9:45pm
quote. “do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you will be like him yourself”
audio. natasha bedingfield – these words
end of chapter 700.
chapter 699. right in the face
time. 4:17pm
quote. “if you forsake a certainty for an uncertainty, you will lose both the certainty and the uncertainty”
audio. james morrison – you make it real
i was giving it some thot. then it suddenly hit me.
oh what a fool i’ve been…
end of chapter 699.
chapter 698. back to the alma mater
time. 11:27pm
quote. “the best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen, not touched but are felt in the heart”
audio. snow patrol – you’re all i have
rushed over to the ‘new’ former school. it was spanking new. the signature ‘big umbrella’ was still around though amidst the new blocks, features and facilities.
pictures courtesy of tok’s smashing 450d.
end of chapter 698.
chapter 697. we regroup again
time. 4:36pm
quote. “the greater the sinner, the greater the saint”
audio. goo goo dolls – iris
as promised, the ’slowed-down’ version of the educational video. this time round, we’ve got 2 guitars, a music room and a whole lot of ‘jiwang-ing’.
enjoy.
end of chapter 697.
chapter 696. we regroup
time. 11:59pm
quote. “gossip needs no carriage”
audio. fall out boy – america’s sweethearts
a little ditty that i did with one of my colleagues from school.
i gotta admit the guitar play was far from satisfactory. a few factors come into play:
a) i’ve been on hiatus for a couple of years.
b) i dun play well on the folk guitar.
c) i didn’t trim my nails.
perhaps the last reason was more of an ill-afforded excuse but oh well, we might be re-filming it this saturday.
end of chapter 696.
chapter 695. momentum
time. 11:27pm
quote. “deviate an inch, lose a thousand miles”
audio. third eye blind – never let you go
everything’s moving a tad too fast for my liking. i need to take a step back…
and take a breather.
happy 2009 everyone.
end of chapter 695.
chapter 694. 151st manchester derby
time. 11:55pm
quote. “though you live near a forest, do not waste firewood”
audio. take that – greatest day
juz caught a bit of footie on telly a few moments ago. muz say i’m a delighted man utd fan! the devils finally set the record stret after the heartbreak of losing both manchester derby ties last season. especially so since last season was the 50th anniversary of the munich crash. today, the red half of manchester will do all the boasting.
on the off, man utd dominated the proceedings. the midfield was absolutely in top form. michael carrick was spraying passes all over the park. cristiano ronaldo was up to his tricks again. dimitar berbatov was sublime as usual. but the finishing at the final third juz wasn’t clinical enuff. but a well-placed wayne rooney grabbed his monumental 100th club goal minutes before half-time to put united in the lead.
man city started the brighter team in the second half but they failed to create any guilt-edged chances. even after a moment of madness from cristiano ronaldo which saw him sent off albeit again, on derby day. haiz. that rattled some nerves quite a bit. however, some solid defending and 94 minutes later, the manchester derby was won.
great result for the red half. as for man city, you can take all that money that you have and shove it. no amount of riches can ever win you anything. plus, who’s robinho? he was anonymous all day long. it leaves to be seen who’ll they coax over in the january transfer market. that’d be a sight to behold.
and the reds go marching on…
end of chapter 694.
chapter 693. holidays; here
time. 10:27pm
quote. “those who lose dreaming are lost”
audio. jonas brothers – lovebug
yesterday marks the end of working days and the start of the holidays! hence, i got the car for the whole day and we drove around; everywhere. somewhat sharpened my understanding of driving around town a little bid. thanks to khairul. i mean, he’s a little like a mini-gps system. rarely do we get lost with him on the wheel.
anyways, managed to have a peek of al-ameen in woodlands. it’s pretty much a food enclave on its own. what with botak jones and al-ameen situated a stone’s throw away. i have no qualms patronising that area once in a while now that i’ve a vague idea of how to get there. parking’s not the least bit a hassle either.
quarantine is the bomb! seriously! no fancy shenanigans like opening titles, a proper soundtrack or what most run-of-the-mill movies have. all they had was a cool trailer which gives absolutely nothing away. i was at the edge of my seat every single minute. it’ll remind most of the resident evil franchise. well, that’s coz the storyline’s almost similar (rabid virus. bites or scratches and you’re it – zombie.) i was half expecting milla jovovich to come crashing in one of the windows wielding her array of weapons, kicking some zombie ass. superb show! really! sequel please…
so the holidays are here but i’m pretty much left with nothing to do. i can’t visualize myself idling these holidays. i mean, things are a lot more secure and stable now for me. less so for the countries around us. the financial crisis. mumbai. bangkok siege. so the best thing to do this holiday? stay in singapore and spend all your worries away. i heard there’s a sale going on. wait, it’s everywhere actually. at least, that’s what i’ll be aiming to do.
guess the holiday’s all drawn out for me. it’ll be a boring one. later…
backblogs in a bit.
end of chapter 693.
chapter 692. jurong bird park with my kids
time. 9:36pm
quote. “to a friend’s house the road is never long”
audio. all time low – umbrella
end of chapter 692.
chapter 691. 85th month
time. 11:22pm
quote. “of two cowards, the one who finds the other out first has the advantage”
audio. avenged sevenfold – dear god
since i’ve got a little bit of time in hand, plus i’m waiting for somebody to get home from her hardcore day of driving, i thot i’d squeeze in a well thot out entry. but i can’t really think of one so i’m juz gonna be very, very random.
obama is gonna be the next us president. well, that’s more of a relief than most. beats having some dumbass white guy waging war on every other middle-eastern country. weapons of mass destruction they said. erm… like where?
the past few days had me feeling like a temp doing data entry. i mean, sitting down in a cubicle, with a bit of junk food in tow, slamming on the keyboard furiously, hoping for it to end. exams are over for the kids which translates into endless hours in front of the computer screen typing away. my eyes are gonna go bad. to think i juz replaced my specs. ooh, i finally own my first pair of oakley’s!
this place has been devoid of pictures lately. on one hand, i’ve this pretty cool-looking software to edit all the pics. surprisingly, i’ve no chance to make full use of it due to the lack of photos! how queer is that?
there’ll be a field trip this friday with my kids. i’ll be snapping away then, provided they’re not camera-shy and that i get hold of a camera in the first place. dearie’s canon ixus is in line. hopefully she doesn’t forget. then, i’ll add more color to this already dull environment.
school is drawing to a close. holidays are slowly peeking in. can’t wait for that. i really need to have a break. really, really in need of one…
to end it of, and to justify the title, it’s our grand 85th month today. we’ve both been busy of late hence there was juz a simple dinner juz now. nowhere fancy. juz burger king. haha. it’s been a ruff couple of weeks but i’m glad we pulled thru. love you baby. many many more months and years to come…
that’s bout it.
end of chapter 691.
chapter 690. sleep it off
time. 9:05pm
quote. “no one is rich enough to do without a neighbor”
audio. busted – sleeping with the light on
sometimes, when you have a bad day, you juz feel like ending the day early.
like today.
but then again, i finally managed to pass my ppt. so come to think of it, today wasn’t so bad afterall.
or was it?
end of chapter 690.
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chapter 689. stuck on you
time. 9:49am
quote. “this world is a harsh place, this world”
audio. coldplay – the scientist
i’ll be stuck in school, doing nothing for the next 3 working days. inclusive of today of coz. why? coz it’s psle marking days and i’m not involved in any way whatsoever.
the tribulations of a contract teacher. the only good thing is knowing that i’m not alone at this. i’ve got 4 others having the same fate; doing nothing.
physical proficiency test later over at nie. why do i have the sinking feeling all of a sudden? i’m in no shape to take it. but persevere i will and i’ll do my best.
i juz felt the whole of my left face throb. the 2nd wisdom tooth is eeking out. that can only mean lotsa pain. guess it’s time to go for that long overdue dental check-up.
my first morning post in a long long time.
later people…
end of chapter 689.
chapter 688. called-upon
time. 9:09pm
quote. “let every fox take care of his own tail”
audio. red hot chili peppers – under the bridge
it was always gonna be a wee bit difficult to don the green uniform once more after almost a year out of action. thank god i cud still fit into it after the pounds that i’ve put on since the day i left the army. managed to locate my 3 pair of boots albeit a little worn and much too dusty. gave it a good touch of kiwi shine and before i know it, i was off for my very first call-up.
i really didn’t know what to expect. i was hell-bent on thinking that i’ll be posted into those run-of-the-mill infantry units that will scale knolls and fight imaginary enemies. boy! was i in for a surprise. a few surprises actually. coz once i got onto the bus, one of my old ocs mates got onboard at the next immediate stop! it was a relief to see someone familiar. it was aizat. my bmt and ocs platoon mate. we were platoon commanders in bmtc after we commissioned.
when we got to the military camp, there were more surprises to come. faces upon faces upon more familliar faces. all from bmtc. all the pcs from my batch and the batch after were posted to the very same unit! how cool is that?! we had the briefing and all. can’t disclose much coz we were told to be pretty tight-lipped. my new unit is classified as ‘restricted‘. but what in the saf isn’t rite?
perhaps you can come and ask me personally and juz maybe, i’ll let you in on a bit.
the day of from school was so worth it!
end of chapter 688.
chapter 687. 7 year itch
time. 10:10pm
quote. “little pots soon run over”
audio. cake – i will survive
there wasn’t even a celebration for our 7th year. i’ve come to expect it i guess. what with her uncertain schedule and long hours at work. honestly, it doesn’t feel any better that you hear an exhausted voice over the phone every single nite. i dunno whether i shud be angry or feel sorry for her. we’re seeing lesser and lesser of each other over the past few weeks. talking over the phone seems too much of a thing to do. i dun remember any decent conversation that we’ve had over the past week or so.
are we drifting apart?
her work is killing her big time and i’m powerless in helping her ease her pain. i guess i shud lower down my expectations and be a little more understanding. i guess it’s painfully true that when you have too much time at hand, your mind tends to wander to places that you never knew existed. my mind is going places. places that i wished i never explored. i’ll put a stop to it. coz in my heart there’s only one. and that one is none other – you.
time is of the essence but what can be done when one of us has abundance of it while the other a scarcity? our schedules are at loggerheads. so juz what can be done?
the 7 year itch. is it really that true?
end of chapter 687.
chapter 686. hari raye 2008
time. 11:32pm
quote. “let him make use of instinct who cannot make use of reason”
audio. black dog bone – hatiku luka lagi
i dun even know why i’m doing this coz there’s virtually nothing to update nor write bout. hari raye this year was a complete failure. the whole family lost our focal point with nenek’s passing on the 3rd day of ramadan. and from then on, i sincerely believe that none of us had the slightest chance to rise to the occasion.
i was terribly right.
imagine spending the whole day at one house. and then making the short trip to the other. playing with the xbox didn’t do much to kill the boredom. the mood was sombre yet it was pretty clear that behind the laffter and the banter, there was this feeling of loss and despair. the loss of a focal point. our focal point.
gone were the entertaining bus rides around the island with my cousins. gone were the fight for the right to sit at the last row in the bus. gone was the unity in the extended family. what is coming between us are these invisible walls that will only grow thicker and thicker. we’re drifting apart.
i hope that everyone else had a better hari raya than me. i doubt it’ll get any better in the years to come. perhaps i wun even bother to celebrate it by then. we’ll see.
here’s wishing all my muslim frens, a wonderful and prosperous hari raya! may you have a wonderful month ahead!
end of chapter 686.
chapter 685. bizzarrely bizzarre
time. 11:53pm
quote. “think where man’s glory most begins and ends. and say my glory was I had such friends”
audio. we the kings – check yes juliet
“this is the most bizarre situation i’ve seen in 40 years watching football and 27 years refereeing,” said poll, who committed a high-profile blunder at the 2006 world cup in germany where he cautioned croatian defender josip simunic three times before sending him off.
haha. as if…
end of chapter 685.
chapter 684. i feel like the one
time. 10:37pm
quote. “the only gift is a portion of yourself”
audio. stereophonics – dakota
it’s the end of another one of those weeks to forget. work is becoming more and more of a hassle this past few days. what with me fasting and the kids acting up a little bit. juz giving me that bit of irritation in the system. the final hour is always the hardest. that’s when i’m energy levels are going low and when that desperate sip of liquid will never be realized till another good hour later.
work is becoming more and more mundane. i so wanna inject some life into those kids. do something outta the ordinary. but i lack the energy reserves and the ingenuity to do so. perhaps when those come back, i’ll do something. so for now, it’s gonna be slow-moving and coasting on an empty road.
i juz can’t wait for the school term to end and for me to recharge my broken and battered body. i’ve been working on my abs for the past couple of weeks. and from the looks of it, it’s bearing fruit. juz pray that i wun be lazy and start piling on the pounds and neglecting my before-sleep routine.
anuar’s gonna be picking me up at 1am or so later. we’ll be participating in the 4th power 98 carvivor challenge along with fadhleen and one of his frens. think that’ll be one to bring the weekends to a close. hope we’ll have fun. it’s gonna be one long day tmr. up and early in the morning before we head down to expo for registration. well, wish my team luck for that. $10k up for grabs. then again, we’re juz in it for the fun. i guess…
ok, i’m gonna nap a little bit. make a call. then head for anuar’s place.
later.
end of chapter 684.
chapter 683. of things that are new
time. 10:05pm
quote. “where ambition begins happiness ends”
audio. david archuleta – crush
and the first day of the final school term came with aplomb! the week-long break ended so quickly than expected! gosh! so what else is new rite?
i was having a pe lesson today when this happened:
kid a: whoah! mr roszaimy got new shoe leh!
class: (everyone jostled to sneak a peak then almost in unison) whoah!
a somewhat innocent act that never fail to brighten up my days in school.
i never knew that kids kept an eye on how their teachers dress until some of them kept coming up to me and asked why i like to wear nike everywhere! from my top to my shoes (sometimes). their inquisitive minds surprise me to no end.
end of chapter 683.
chapter 682. grandma’s passing
time. 10:29pm
quote. “life is ours to be spent, not to be saved”
audio. avenged sevenfold – afterlife
i awoke this morning to the uncontrollable sobbing of my mum. she was shrieking hysterically. in a daze, it took some time for the words to actually make sense. and when they did, it really struck me down like a bolt of lightning. in between her sobs, i made out the words grandma and passed away. and that was it. imagine waking up at 9am in the morning to this. it was heartbreaking.
everyone got ready and we made our way down to farrer road where my grandma laid in wait in the masterbedroom. it was clear by now that she was gone. her motionless body was covered with a white cloth. my aunts and uncles were giving prayers to her. it was painful. the whole scene in the bedroom. hard to swallow.
she was pronounced dead at 11am. a good 2 hours after the news broke. by then, people were starting to stream in by the dozens. whole families taking time off from work juz to be there. for her final send-off. the last rites and more prayers followed. by now it had already sunk in. grandma was gone. off to a better place. as she laid there on the floor, i gave her one last kiss on her forehead, holding back the tears that were welling up in me, before she was on her way.
the burial was done proper. we were there all the way till the end. still i can’t believe that she’s gone. her frail body etched in my mind. her kind persona etched in my heart.
grandma, may you rest in peace. may Allah bless your soul.
we will miss you…
end of chapter 682.
chapter 681. first official teachers’ day
time. 11:44pm
quote. “a moment is a lifetime… but only for a moment”
audio. boys like girls – thunder
today was the day i had my very first, official teachers’ day. well, perhaps the one i had last year, albeit as a relief teacher was way more of a blast compared to this one. so i’d categorize the festivities as mediocre. ok, maybe i’ve got high standards but the basics and the very fundamentals weren’t fulfilled today. so i’m the least bit delighted by it.
first and foremost, the day was juz like any other. juz the conventional concert thrown in for kicks. it was well below par though it would score for effort. enthusiasm and excitement was always dwindling fast. plus the fact that i hadta unload to my class at the very last period, of the very last day of the term and of all days, teachers’ day! it was tragic. i juz let it all out. they were really bordering on the uncivilized. it was unfathomable why they’d be so darn contempt at my very presence. and i’ve had it. i was so darn disappointed at myself for the impeccable timing and all. it wasn’t timely but i guess it’ll set the tone for next term.
then it was the dinner at the pines. an enjoyable nite. i genuinely had a good time. there was friendly banter and of coz the occasional sabo-ing happening almost at will. but it was all good, clean fun.
so that’s it. a day where i was showered with much attention. plenty of gifts from unsuspecting kids. and of coz the foiled surprise by my class. they’re the darnest but i can damn well say they’re the most affectionate i’ve ever had.
hope the first wasn’t the worst…
end of chapter 681.
chapter 680. yelena
time. 11:26pm
quote. “we do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children”
audio. rooney – i’m shakin’
i was flipping thru the channels juz now and i stopped at one of the olympic channels provided by starhub. on the screen was this woman. with this determination written in her eyes. with the will to win in her body language.
she took the leap. she made it. the whole stadium erupted! that was the moment. the moment to savour for her. it was total pandemonium!
her name is yelena isinbayeva. and she definitely captured my attention. she for one, definitely deserved her gold medal. and so, the record now stands at 5.05m. set by this stunning beauty.
end of chapter 680.
chapter 679. one in the bag
time. 8:56pm
quote. “we are usually the best men when in the worst health”
audio. metro station – shake it
well, what can i say. we huffed and we puffed but we didn’t manage to break down pompey’s stubborn defence. it had to come down to shoot-outs. and we all know who eventually came out winners.
so now that’s on in the bag. more to come…
end of chapter 679.
chapter 678. getting hitched
time. 10:15pm
quote. “we cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are”
audio. mcfly – i’ll be ok
one in my circle of frens juz got hitched today! and they looked really really good togeda! gosh! how time flies! seriously, it was as if yesterday, we were all frens in secondary school. how time is really catching up on us!
to the newly-weds, may you guys live happily ever after!
which brings me to the next question: who’s gonna be next in line?
end of chapter 678.
chapter 677. juz me and my girlfren
time. 11:04pm
quote. “there is no security on this earth; there is only opportunity”
audio. sugababes – too lost in you
end of chapter 677.
chapter 676. my inheritance
time. 10:02pm
quote. “the sinning is the best part of repentance”
audio. boys like girls – thunder
it’s been too long! wow! i’ve not been updating this thing religiously. oh well, i was a little busy. busy pursuing what i’m doing rite now. no first day butterflies in the stomach. the environment and people were largely similar. hence, the fitting in part was somewhat seamless in a sense. getting to know all the many different responsibilities and such are fast becoming a challenge. the only thing that will put me down at the moment are those things and those things alone.
today was my first pretty fruitful day as a contract teacher. followed the teacher whom i’ll be taking over. got to know the class a lot more. the various systems in place. what they’re like and stuff. and of coz the many colourful characters that make up 4 care. from the outlook, they seem like a fun bunch. but i’ve been warned beforehand. shall not let complacency kick it juz yet.
so as of this wednesday, i’ll be inheriting 34 rowdy, perilous and cumbersome kids. 13 cute girls and 21 fine-looking boys. how the upcoming months will be is anybody’s guess. but let’s hope the transition will be sound and things will run smoothly. i’ll pray everyday for that.
to end this entry, a few pictures that we took today:
notice the difference in size between me and the girl sitting beside me in the first pic. her name is phoebe and she’s such a sweetheart! a tiny one at that!
later people…
end of chapter 676.
chapter 675. pointed out
time. 9:31pm
quote. “patience and the mulberry leaf become a silk robe”
audio. ai otsuka – yumekui
the few of us had a 2-hour badminton work out over at gombak sports hall today. wasn’t as tiring as the one i has last week with william heng. perhaps a lot to do with the many people that turned up. it came up to 7 in the end. there were intervals of rest in between. there was me, jean, william, his brader david, hafiz, zihao and surprise, surprise, at the final hour, willie! haha.
it didn’t really came to my attention but both jean and hafiz juz pointed out to me the fact that today was gonna be the last wednesday that i’ll be spending slacking my life away. the final week before i embark on a new journey albeit at the same old place, as a contract teacher. if willie’s words are any good to go by, he’s speculated that i’ll be in the afternoon session. something i’m in a dilemma with. on one hand, i get to wake up late before going to school. while on the other, it’ll mean burning the whole morning, afternoon and evening which practically means the whole day. i’ll have no life and i dun quite like that! but it all remains to be seen. nothing is confirmed as of now. so i’m not gonna stress bout it and grow additional grey hair on my scalp. i’ll let it slide and see what the future holds for me.
the other things that does not bode well for me is that we’re gonna miss all our wednesday dates if i were to be in the afternoon session. plus, when jean starts doing her work and all, we’d all be tied up with commitment and stuff. and i can only wonder whether we’ll be able to squeeze that few hours of quality time with each other. we might be too shagged out with work or too busy meeting datelines to even see each other. but i pray with all my heart that this will not be the case. i hope things will go smoothly from next week on. i really hope it will.
so here i am, at the crossroads of life once again. beginning on a new phase of my life for the umpteenth time in the last 2 years. i’m keeping my fingers crossed that this is the right path that i’m walking on. coz in 5 years time, it’ll bear fruit.
if it doesn’t, i can only wonder where i’ve gone wrong.
end of chapter 675.
chapter 674. next year, baby
time. 11:06pm
quote. “one enemy can harm you more than a hundred friends can do you good”
audio. ai otsuka – friends
received the letter from moe today. i’m utterly disappointed. i ripped open the envelope and the word posting was the heading. that didn’t spell out joy or elation. it was plain disappointment on my part. i was holding out to join nie stret this year, skipping the whole contract teaching thingy on the basis that i had sufficient relief teaching experience under my belt. heck, it wasn’t enuff. and so was the letter from kranji. so now i hafta contend with this.
what this cud mean is that i’ll only be studying next year which equates to another year down the drain. i’m completely perplexed by all this. my hopes were simply dashed. but i shan’t be forlorn for too long i guess. it’d only mean a full year to really figure whether this is the career path i wish to pursue. at least there’ll be a steady stream of income for the rest of the year.
the even more ironic thing is that i’ll be posted back to yew tee! how queer. so the romance with that school continues. i told khairul bout it. he was consoling me to no end. oh well, i’ll be musing for a year now so his ears better be ready.
anyways, did some badminton today with william heng over at nearby jurong west stadium. it was alrite i guess. 2 hours of good running. sweated it out. it was cool. but i have every believe that come tmr morning, my ass is gonna be cramped up. did some stretching at the end of it but i doubt it’ll suffice. such is the story every time we play badminton. will do this again.
so the rest of the year is laid out for me. i’ve nothing to quell over. nothing to think bout. i’m juz gonna go thru this period. it’s not a tuff period or anything of that sort. but dun expect me to go thru it with a smile on my face. but then again, maybe upon seeing the kids, they might juz eek out a smile from my face. harh. what a bother.
shall put all this behind me. next year will come. next year we’ll study.
next year, baby…
end of chapter 674.
chapter 673. the shoe entry
time. 10:11pm
quote. “one does evil enough when one does nothing good”
audio. david cook – time of my life
went over the various online stores looking for one particular shoe. but in the end, a whole lot of other probabilities propped up. now i’m spoilt for choice. now, if only i had the ability to have them all. then i wudn’t have to make a decision, wun i?
asics ds-trainer 13 in blue
asics piranha
asics revolve
asics mexico 66
and this next one, is the one that really caught my eye. the asics shihan! omigawd. it looks so, so gorgeous. but from the simple survey i’ve done across the many shoe havens in singapore, it wun hit our shores anytime soon. this when they’re selling like hotcakes over in the us! it was only a day and one online store already had my sizes wiped out. how kewl is that?
sick sick sick. dun spend money that you dun have. but then again, that’s what credit cards are for.
now, shoe…
end of chapter 673.
chapter 672. miss-demeanour
time. 10:05pm
quote. “one cannot both feast and become rich”
audio. plainsunset – johari song
i grabbed this from one of my ex-colleague’s blog. i hope she dun mind.
taught this kids maths for a good 4 months. muz say, they actually look better and cuter in the picture. less so in person.
oh well, kids…
end of chapter 672.
chapter 671. coming of age
time. 11:30pm
quote. “it is not enough to aim.; you must hit”
audio. backstreet boys – i still…
a really quick one before i get ready for tmr and hit the sack.
how beautiful this year has made out be! things are beginning to fall into place. me and jean are still going strong. plus, i’m a happy person again! how nice is that? let’s juz hope it stays this way for the remainder of the year. can’t really recall me being this contented for the past few years.
anyways, went for a late run at giant imm today. some last minute prep for our beach day tmr. i’ve been hitting sentosa pretty frequently but with jean, it’s been a while. and since tmr’s a really special day, some nice munchies wud do fine rite? ok, so i’m not gonna have a hand in actually preparing them. haha. but i’m sure it’ll be food of love dun you think? plus, i know there’s been a shortage of pictures lately. i’m sure we’ll have a bunch to show tmr. so wait out for that.
was out with the class peeps yesterday. jean, me, velda, jiaying, xiuhui, robin, wei chang and kelly made it down to holland village for a real simple dinner at sushi tei. a little surprised that no one whipped out their cameras for pictures. coz we all know that it’s a formality when those 4 come togeda. haha. well, we did a whole lot of catching up. a whole lot of laffing. and a whole lot of whatever. it was fun. shud do it again. but i’m clearly unsure when the next one will swing by. that, we’ll have to wait out for as well.
guess that is it for now. my blogger template has since been changed. opted for something simple. coming of age. harh. the old layout was a little worn out. till i find something fabulous or whatever, it’ll be this simple one for now. unless someone wishes to do one up for me at no extra cost (i wish!).
alrite. time for bed. before the clock strikes 12, i juz wanna wish my baby jean a happy and fantastic 81st month togeda! we’re edging closer and closer to eternity babe! and my love for you will never wane! here’s to a great time tmr!
end of chapter 671.
chapter 670. matters of the heart
time. 11:19pm
quote. “if everyone gives one thread, the poor man will have a shirt”
audio. avril lavigne – complicated
ok, perhaps screw the backblogging part. i can’t seem to find the mood nor time to do it! harh. well, guess if and only if i rise up and early tmr, i’d be able to accomplish juz that. rising up in the afternoon juz kills off creativity.
ok enuff of complains.
i wrote a really long entry but i’ve since deleted it. i’ll juz put it in simpler terms.
love is supposed to be warm and fuzzy. fall head over heels in love with someone only to have a messy and ugly break-up in the end? i dun quite understand.
complicated.
end of chapter 670.
advertorial 2. why not?
time. 6:36pm
quote. “your only obligation in any lifetime is to be true to yourself. Being true to anyone else or anything else is… impossible”
audio. hoobastank – the reason
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end of advertorial 2.
chapter 669. down not out
time. 9:25pm
quote. “don’t live in a town where there are no doctors”
audio. new kids on the block – please don’t go girl
been away for a while due to real good reason. the internet’s been down for the good part of last week. hence, the scarcity of updates over here. they sent their technician over for all of 10 minutes to diagnose the problem. found out that i’ve been using a busted modem. so as of now, the wireless capability that i proudly own is no longer available in my house. how sad.
so i did the next best thing. i dug up my old adsl modem from somewhere and hooked it up. took a while to finally get connected again. but the problem will be more acute for my brader’s computer next door. he’s leeching on my wireless modem before but now, without it, he’s leeching on nothing. and the cost of repairs will amount to getting a new wireless modem which will be money better spent elsewhere.
the bright side will be that we’ll be renewing our contract with singnet come september. and i guess we’ll be getting a new wireless modem then. so for now, i’ve the only internet connection in the whole house. which sorta render the computer next door obsolete.
as for this blog, well, there’ll be a degree of backblogging to follow very soon. once i gather all the visuals and the time to start a journey down that road.
till then, we’ll meet again.
end of chapter 669.
chapter 668. dutch at it again
time. 4:59pm
quote. “when the mouse laughs at the cat there is a hole nearby”
audio. `l~arc~en~ciel – daybreak’s bell
i’m bout to leave for the singapore – saudi game in a bit so i’m juz gonna squeeze in a quickie over here. so bear with me.
it was obvious from the start who was gonna win the holland – france match. haha. well, let’s juz say that the dutch were at it again. the game was barely 10 minutes old when some persistence by dirk kuyt ended up with the ball behind the net. that set the tone for the whole match. from then on, the first half was nothing more than a cagey affair, with both teams trading blow after blow.
the second half saw marco van basten roll his dice. dirk kuyt was replaced by comeback kid, robin van persie and the ineffective engelaar made way for arjen robben. both are far from being 100% but they showed juz how good they was. coz barely 10 minutes later, staked his claim. he scored from another one of those irresistible counter attacks by the dutch. and another one of those breaks again saw juz how lethal a finisher robben was with his left foot. 2 substitutes. 2 goals.
henry got one back but it was a case of too little, too late. to add salt to injury, man-of-the-match wesley sneijder netted a beauty in added time to add to the french misery. it was a beauty from juz outside the penalty area. such a clinical display from the dutch.
with this win, we’re thru to the final 8 along with croatia and portugal so far. spain shud be favourites to make it if they get past sweden that is. a huge task in itself. i’m absolutely delighted with the football that the dutch are playing at the moment. and with the return of the 2 flying dutchmen down the wings, i dun see why they wun be able to tear apart all their opponents. juz look at their attack. sneijder, van der vaart and kuyt in midfield. and robben, van nistelrooy and van persie upfront. now which defence can ever hold that kind of talent?
let’s juz hope they go all the way this time and lift the trophy. i have every belief that this can happen.
end of chapter 668.
chapter 667. the end of the nokia 6120
time. 9:35pm
quote. “When the hand ceases to scatter, the heart ceases to pray”
audio. rihanna – take a bow
i can’t contain my excitement any further so i shall juz blurt it all out rite here, rite now. i managed to upgrade my phone to a nokia n81 8gb at a steal! now i can finally get rid of the 6120 which is a total letdown. it’s simple design and even simpler functions were boring me to no end. so i’m trading that phone in.
why a steal? let’s juz say i’m juz paying a small amount to get my hand on it. to think i was going for the n81 sd instead in the beginning. all that procrastinating and thinking things over a few more times really paid off i guess. what with the site being done for a couple of days and then me being unable to make the online purchase once it was up again. a blessing in disguise for sure!
i caught the games last nite. and to put in on record, i dun think that turkey deserved to win that game one bit. it was such a cruel, cruel blow to co-hosts switzerland to be the first team to be eliminated from the tournament. the fairytale was not to be. then again, they weren’t a fantastic team to begin with. i had trouble naming more than half of their starting eleven. and you’re hearing this from someone with an extensive knowledge of players and clubs.
the turks were no more than cheating bastards. all nite long they were playing rough house tactics on the much scrawnier swiss. and when a tackle comes flying in on them, they wince and grimace on the floor as if they’ve been hit by a truck.
and their cheater-in-chief? none other than their cheap right-back, hamit altintop. eren derdiyok slid in with studs and all but get this, not a contact on his dear shins. and what did he do? he rolled around on the ground as if he got shot. truly bizarre. and for his enthusiasm, derdiyok got himself a booking. was the referee blind? the turks were at it all the way. the pitch wasn’t helping one bit at all with the players falling over one another. altintop shud be ashamed of himself.
the swiss were robbed of their victory. but i can’t say much bout the 2 goals by the opposition team. it was quality. but deep down, i was rooting for the home team. but it was not meant to be.
now all i hope for is some retribution. i hope the czechs kick some sorry turkish butt all the way back to istanbul.
end of chapter 667.
chapter 666. dutch masterclass
time. 10:54pm
quote. “nobody has ever measured, not even poets, how much the heart can hold”
audio. paramore – that’s what you get
and so the final score reads; oranje 3-0 italy.
the oranje army has successfully beaten the reigning world champions. and while they’re at that, they managed a very credible performance. well, they were more than that. they were absolutely firing on all cylinders. everything went rite for them at the word ‘go’. it was a joy to watch. total football at its best. i was simply blown away by this display.
though the defence still looks a little suspect at times, the midfield trio of van der vaart, sneijder and kuyt ran circles around the ageing italian defence. it was obvious that they had no reply for the sheer speed at which the dutch make their way down on their attacking exploits.
donadoni’s decision to stifle the trio with 3 robust ac milan defensive midfielders in gattuso, pirlo and ambrosini was a wrong one. it only meant that they wud have no ammunition for toni and di natale, who was the only notable bright spark out of the whole italian outfit in the first half. to my bemusement, he was duly replaced by the jurassic del piero. perhaps the italians dun have much faith in their youth.
every single dutch attack was simply sensational. the passing was smooth and the football was free-flowing. my man of the match juz hadta be dirk kuyt. he ran like a marathon runner. it seemed like he had the lungs of a cheetah coz he never seemed to tire. plus, he coolly set up 2 of the 3 goals.
not far behind thought wud be gio van bronckhorst. it was a super effort from the veteran. at 33, he looked to be 10 years younger judging from the way he raced down the middle of the pitch to nod home the third and final goal. that totally killed off the italians who seem destined to find the net with the introduction of their attacking fullback, fabio grosso who put up a great performance on all counts. his jinking runs down the left-hand channel were, to a certain degree, some cause for panic for the dutch. but it was dealt with.
next up for the dutch will be the simply boring french team. devoid of henry and viera, they seemed to be short on ideas. we’ll juz see. the cameo appearance by the young gomis only raises the question further; why is david trezeguet left out when he was so prolific in the serie a? that, only raymond domenech can answer.
will be looking forward to the next game. onward the oranje army!
end of chapter 666.
chapter 665. batam trip
time. 10:23pm
quote. “what you don’t see with your eyes, don’t invent with your mouth”
audio. new kids on the block – summertime
we got back from batam yesterday evening safely. it felt really good to be back on home soil though i’d most definitely wanna get my ass back on that island sometime soon. harh.
day 1.
i’d hafta say that this turned out to be a shopping trip more than anything else coz the intent of trying out their watersports were quickly dashed once we sat foot onto their 2 shopping malls.
then there was the lucky mugger who got away with a hefty load of cash. the only consolation was that no other important documents were lost which was a huge relief. what ensued was a wild goose chase for the perpetrator which didn’t bear fruit. all this on the first day we were there. how nice. but that wasn’t gonna dampen out spirits. coz we decided to pig ourselves out that nite. and look at the price of the food there. dirt cheap i tell you…
day 2.
the second day started off pretty nicely. the breakfast buffet we had was one of the best ever. the spread was absolutely delicious. it was a no-brainer for me to go for seconds and thirds and fourths. coz it was that good. haha. following that it was more shopping and even more shopping.
the highlight of this trip hadta be the golden prawn seafood restaurant. if you ever go to batam then you juz hafta go down to this restaurant. all the seafood is served fresh meaning they haul the foodies up from a tank before your very eyes, slaughter it and it’s served on a silver platter. and it’s prett darn good. the lemon chicken. you hafta try that. and the nestum prawns too. simply delicious. within minutes, all the plates were wiped clean. not bad for a 4 person meal. haha.
day 3.
finally it was time to get home. caught the later ferry juz so that the gals cud finish up their insatiable craving for good deals. jean got some ralph lauren for her family. we’ll head back for ours soon enuff. then it’s the customary donut run over at j.co. there were hoards of singaporeans queueing up for that one. and before long, we were home sweet home…
bintan and bali wud almost certainly follow…
end of chapter 665.
chapter 664. my girlfriend, the poly grad
time. 11:56pm
quote. “let a good person do good deeds with the same zeal that an evil person does bad ones.”
audio. the brilliant green – ash like snow
jean finally graduated from polytechnic! extremely dissed that i cudn’t share that special day with her.
anyways, hope she had a blast. love you baby. and congratulations once again!
end of chapter 664.
chapter 663. time in hand
time. 10:06pm
quote. “obstacles cannot crush me; every obstacle yields to stern resolve”
audio. paramore – that’s what you get
i’ve got a ridiculous amount of time to myself for the past week. and as far as i’m concerned, i’ve achieved nothing in that same period of time. ok, so i’m away from the daily rat race where i have to rise early in the morning and get home feeling exhausted and burnt out. maybe, i can erase the exhausted and burnt out part but sometimes, staying home all week long is seriously one helluva torture!
been snoozing past 12 every single day. talk bout catching up on sleep. i’ve screwed up my body clock instead. that’s gonna need some readjustment some time soon. perhaps before the proposed and impending trip to batam on sunday! can’t wait for that one. finally leaving the country for a breather. been a while, in fact, it’s never happened. my last few overseas trip were mostly army-related. so this is like the only one in a long time where it reads pleasure only.
other than that, i gotta start picking up my lazy ass to do some rounds around the neighbourhood. might wanna give chang a ring so that i’ll have a running partner. wonder if he’s keen. he seems none too bothered to do it. he’s in such a holiday mood. well, so am i! but shan’t take that as a reason to start lazing around and pile on the unwanted pounds to my frame. i’m happy with my frame for that matter. juz need a little tightening here and there. lovehandles, fats, flabby arms. so that translates to a lot of work. better start soon. before it’s too late.
on the subject of the batam trip, i’ve yet to begin packing as yet. lil’ bro used my bag pack for his kl trip with his school. man, he sure is seeing the world at such a young age. i dun remember going out of the country that often during my secondary school years. lucky bastard! he’s been gone since tuesday and is slated to be back tmr afternoon. i’ll pray for his safe journey home. and once he’s home, it’ll be my turn to leave. and big bro’s gonna leave for langkawi some time soon too.
so everyone’s venturing out. cept for mum and dad. been eons since we had a proper family vacation. still vaguely remember my kiddy holiday destinations with them to chiang mai and genting and malacca. those were the days. well, we’re gonna conquer our neighbouring countries. aussie and such will naturally follow.
alrite, it’s getting a little hefty. i’m gonna be filling up this space with whatever rants i may have during these times of idling around and wasting my life. so stay tuned…
end of chapter 663.
chapter 662. setback
time. 11:44pm
quote. “twelve highlanders and a bagpipe make a rebellion”
audio. the killers – mr brightside
i juz checked my e-mail and boy was i in for a shocker! of all things, i managed to have a stinker for my ppt! yeah, i failed! omigawd! how did that happen. guess that only strengthens the argument that i’m definitely not in the best of shape.
the funny thing is that of the stations that i put all my faith in, i cud only manage a weak pass. as for the rest of them, i got a disputable merit. and i thot i was the best judge of my own ability. there muz be some mistake!
i screwed up the run and the swim according to the results. these are spot on coz firstly, i was dead slow during the run and yes, i swam like some retarded frog in the swimming pool. i thot i pretty much made a fool of myself during the ball possession and gymnastics bit but the results said i deserved a merit. and the shocker? the badminton bit gave me a weak pass! how queer! how queer indeed.
which now leaves me in a spot. in that very corner again. is this gonna have some bearing on my making it to nie. questions, questions, questions. but no answers.
guess we’ll juz wait and see.
end of chapter 662.
chapter 661. the silent departure
time. 10:33pm
quote. “two watermelons can not be held under one arm”
audio. no doubt – it’s my life
one of my p2 kids somehow caught wind of my imminent departure. so i did my best to calm her down by diverting her attention to some place else. other than her, no one seemed to have noticed or even gave thought bout it. that’s on the side of the kids. but for my colleagues though, news travel like the wind. soon enuff, everyone was giving me their well wishes and what-nots. it has been a wonderful 2 terms with them no less. enjoyed myself to the max.
pretty funny day for that matter. there’s the failed escape. meet-the-parents which went terribly great. save for this one tuff customer. jane cud attest to that. she received the same amount of stick as well. and leaving the school way past 6! which so far, something i’ve failed to do. so other than that, things were fine and dandy. took the whole week to settle every single thing juz so that i do not owe anyone anything.
guess that’s it. maybe i shud’ve told them. but then again, why shud i rite? they’ll be in for quite a surprise when they come back after the holidays. well, i reckon willie’s gonna take over. shud be a smooth transition. his kids were sobbing upon hearing he’ll be taking his leave. kids crying over us? hmmm… a scenario i’d most definitely question. lest i see it for myself that is.
now, allow me to make my silent departure. and on i go…
end of chapter 661.
chapter 660. infiltrated
time. 11:54pm
quote. “if your house is on fire, warm yourself by it”
audio. innuendo – belaian jiwa
hey you!
yes you! reading this when you’re supposed to be elsewhere. a simple message to all of you, juvenile readers. this blog is seriously a very personal thing to me. so dun go round doing what you’re not supposed to. read, comprehend, come to a conclusion and keep it to yourself. hell, you can even share it with you frens. but only a select few. let’s not blow this up to biblical proportions shall we?
everyone needs an outlet for creativity and a space to let out your feelings. this blog is juz that for me. so have a little courtesy. now that i’ve been found, please keep the volume down and continue reading, at your own discretion. who knows, you might learn a thing or two. or perhaps three. well, you get the drift.
then again, there’s a comment box somewhere over here so feel free to drop your messages. replies will come when i feel like it…
end of chapter 660.
chapter 659. physical proficiency test
time. 10:53pm
quote. “those who do not study are only cattle dressed in men’s clothes”
audio. david cook – always be my baby
went for the ppt over at nie this afternoon. left school and rushed over there. all the while my mind was racing back and forth. coz i was really, really nervous. i always felt this way with everything that ends with ‘-ppt’. this fear stems from army i guess. the constant fear of the biggest hurdle of my life – the ippt. or more specifically, the much-dreaded 2.4km run. i’ve always had a running battle with that all my life, literally. so nerves were shaken along the way there.
so i got there juz in time. paid the registration fee, went thru the briefing and before i knew it, 3pm came and the ppt was in full swing. not forgetting to mention that i did see a few familiar faces in the midst of it all. frens, juniors, seniors, army frens. seen them all. so that sorta eased the nerves but only a little.
first up was the agility run. was a tad rusty on the turns but i think i did alrite. shud be good enuff for a sub-17s finish i reckon. energy levels were in check. things were looking great. next up was swimming. coming from a person who only learnt the proper way of swimming over a crash course done in 2 weeks, i gotta say that i’m proud to make it pass the 25m without a glitch. technique was questionable but what’s important was that i completed the length. one wud remember that i failed to do so when i was a recruit trying to complete 50m at one go. harh.
following that, we moved back to the sports hall for some shuffling of feet in the badminton courts. this one’s 50-50 i guess. i’m not an avid badminton player but i guess the strokings i had with khairul and the guys on saturdays really helped me out. up till then, i was still as fresh as can be. no signs of tiring or more specifically, exposing my lack of fitness. haha.
then it was the part that i was having second thots all day about. it was the gymnastics. hwo it went? forward roll was good. so was the backward roll. arabesque was nailed down tight. then, i was everywhere when it came down to the cartwheel. i went up and somehow it juz felt like a disaster. i managed a silly bow at the end hoping that’d save some points. harh. i wish…
and finally, the killer. the ball possession portion of the ppt came at the rite moment i guess. coz if it were to come in the beginning, i’d be flat out and prolly jeopardise the whole ppt. coz it was outright tiring. i was running myself to the ground. and soon enuff, that lack of stamina showed. misplaced passes, poor ball-handling. i was too damn shagged out to think stret. to put it simply, i was horrible!
but it ended soon enuff. and when it did, i lost all sensation from my thigh all the way down to my toes. the walk back to the bus stop was more of me limping than anything else. with people around, i wasn’t gonna grimace in pain or anything of that sort. gotta put up this strong front. the one where people may think that i went thru the ppt unscathed. in fact, inside, my muscles were giving way. only when i came home did i do some proper stretching to ease the pain a little. oh, and did i mention? i didn’t even bother to stretch my legs in the beginning of this. dang!
so that was it. full of words. the place seems nice. the people seem warm. so everything’s set i guess. i’m edging closer and closer to nie. once i get the results in 2 weeks time and if it reads a ‘pass’, then i’m home and dry. seriously the final hurdle to cross as of now. none that i can see in the foreseeable future before i enter in july.
so wish me luck. i guess i did enuff to warrant a pass. harh. hope it works out…
end of chapter 659.
chapter 658. that’s what you get
time. 11:27pm
quote. “those who wish to sing always find a song”
audio. michelle branch – i’d rather be in love
that’s what you get when you let your heart win…
end of chapter 658.
chapter 657. ibu
time. 10:45pm
quote. “think much, speak little, write less”
audio. 30 seconds to mars – a beautiful lie
the family went out after dark in search of a wholesome dinner to celebrate the day that it was. it was mother’s day today. so to make mum feel that more special, dad stopped her from cooking dinner at home and decided to drive out for dinner.
it took a while to decide on a place coz i was out of ideas really. the joints that i came up with were either too crowded or didn’t have a substantial menu. well, that was what big bro said at least. first stop was the restaurant at choa chu kang park. that one was packed to the brim. we saw people eating outside the restaurant with tables that i swore were not that before. so rite after that, we knew that we’d be in for a squeeze. in the end we settled for this seafood place near out old neighbourhood.
the setting was juz some dingy coffeeshop but the only saving grace was that they had a substantial menu on hand. so we found seats and settled rite in. the meal was simple and all. nothing too special though i admit, i wud have wanted it to be a little more sophisticated and dressed up. but for something as ad-hoc as this, it sorta improvised itself. the food took more than a while to come but once it arrived, it took no more than 15 minutes for the dishes to be devoid of food. harh. it was devoured alrite!
everyone went home happy. especially mum. thanking us and all. perfect i’d say, for a less-than-perfect dinner.
here’s wishing all mums out there a happy mother’s day. to my dearest mum who’ve been putting up with nonsense from 4 guys in the house, i salute you! i love you ibu!
end of chapter 657.
chapter 656. happier times
time. 11:39pm
quote. “there wouldn’t be such a thing as counterfeit gold if there were no real gold somewhere”
audio. corrinne may – on the side of me
the events of today lead me to one pleasant find; there’s such a thing as sunshine after the rain. and i find that sunshine with you.
end of chapter 656.
chapter 655. masked and pierced
time. 10:53pm
quote. “tell me and i’ll forget. show me, and i may not remember. involve me, and i’ll understand.”
audio. jason mraz – i’m yours
whaddya know? it’s wednesday! so it’s gonna be yet another afternoon date with jean. we’re off to town again as usual. the sole purpose being for her to mask her scratched-up camera. after much deliberation and going in and out of the store a couple of times, the decision was made though it took a little more than the usual assurance for her to finally make up her mind. harh.
but i gotta admit. it really made a difference. somehow, the little input i had on the decision ended with it looking like a peach! better than it was. well, to put it in easier terms, let’s juz say that her choices were bollocks! seriously, what good wud a black canon ixus 75 look with striking pink decals? rite? haha. queer choice i wud say. or simple someone with no sense of aesthetics one bit.
so that was it, before collecting her camera, we had ice kacang over at le meridien food court. really really nice. one of the best i’ve had so far. i’m like always in the hunt for the best version of the ice kacang around and from the looks of it, this one tops the list along with the one from tiong bahru market. that one was awesome. the ice shavings are so smooth and when they melt in your mouth all the sweet flavours juz ooze out. oooh. i’m getting an orgasm juz by saying all this.
oh ya. i’ve been forgetting to say this for a while now. dearie’s gotten herself a new piercing! haha. and to think she was so darn apprehensive at first. needed a whole lot of trash talking from her sis for her to pluck up enuff courage to actually do it. again, she only made up her mind after entering the shop no more than twice. girls. we can never understand them. and what good does it make when you do something juz for the purpose of proving someone else wrong? this new way of thinking i truly fail to interpret.
guess that’s all for today. weekend’s coming fast and furious! there’s gonna be bowling with the guys and then some on friday over at civil service club. that shud be a good way to cap the week.
aight.
end of chapter 655.
chapter 654. i am nothing without you
time. 9:24pm
quote. “sweep first before your own door, before you sweep the doorsteps of your neighbors”
audio. sum 41 – with me
it’s month number 79 for us. a little ruff on the sides these days but things are working and moving on. harh. this song more or less sums up my feelings rite now. funny how it always seem to be a song from sum 41. well, they’re down to juz a threesome. brownsound left the band. how sad…
sum 41 – with me
i don’t want this moment to ever end
where everything’s nothing without you
i’ll wait here forever just to, to see you smile
cause it’s true, i am nothing without you
through it all, i made my mistakes
i stumble and fall, but i mean these words
i want you to know
with everything i won’t let this go
these words are my heart and soul
i’ll hold on to this moment you know
as i bleed my heart out to show
and i won’t let go
thoughts read unspoken, forever in doubt
pieces of memories fall to the ground
i know what i didn’t have so, i won’t let this go
cause it’s true, i am nothing without you
all the streets where i walked alone, with nowhere to go
i’ve come to an end
i want you to know
with everything i won’t let this go
these words are my heart and soul
i’ll hold on to this moment you know
as i bleed my heart out to show
and i won’t let go
in front of your eyes, it falls from the skies
when you don’t know what you’re looking to find
in front of your eyes, it falls from the skies
when you just never know what you will find (what you will find)
i don’t want this moment to ever end
where everything’s nothing without you
i want you to know
with everything i won’t let this go
these words are my heart and soul
i’ll hold on to this moment you know
as i bleed my heart out to show
and i won’t let go (i want you to know)
with everything i won’t let this go
these words are my heart and soul
i’ll hold on to this moment you know
as i bleed my heart out to show
and i won’t let go
nothing too complicated. juz the inner feelings being let out…
and you. i still love you…
end of chapter 654.
chapter 653. another one of those
time. 11:09pm
quote. “enjoy life. there’s plenty of time to be dead”
audio. red hot chili pepper – can’t stop
yet another one of those. days. that. we. love. to have…
end of chapter 653.
chapter 652. feasting
time. 11:03pm
quote. “sorrow is the child of too much joy”
audio. landon pigg – can’t let go
we had billy bombers for the second week running! omigawd! how fattening is that! i guess it’s largely due to the fact that we wanted to utilise the discount coupons that we had in hand. however, we didn’t manage to use it coz we came rite after 3pm! how nice rite. and the bill amounted to a cool $55.55! whoahaha. but to appease the stomach, we’d go to any price…
all i remembered after that was we did a lot of walking searching for nothing in particular which is more often than not, the thing we usually do these days. not that i’m complaining. when you’re in good company, going that extra mile will never pose a problem to you. and i mean that in every sense of its meaning.
harh! it’s wednesday already. labour day tmr! woohoo!!! short week…
later people…
end of chapter 652.
chapter 651. your hand in mine
time. 10:59pm
quote. “a snake deserves no pity”
audio. 3 doors down – let me go
why can’t things remain this way for eternity? life’s simplest pleasures, aren’t always the simplest things to achieve.
end of chapter 651.
chapter 650. spare parts
time. 10:53pm
quote. “a single conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study”
audio. bowling for soup – high school never ends
i finally got myself a new chair for my room. that can only spell good things from now on. no more back-breaking hours on the pc playing counterstrike or simple surfing the net. i’ve always been procrastinating on this one but am definitely over the moon that i’ve got it replaced. it didn’t come cheap though. there were a couple of cheaper alternatives but ultimately, i went for style over all else. plus, i got a nice butt cushion to go along with it. haha! pleased, pleased, pleased.
i for one enjoyed the drive to town. the sun was setting the highway was light. breezed along with my girl by my side. picture perfect. i can envision myself in this situation in the years to come. we’ll enjoy those for sure.
town was a killer. i managed to squeeze thru all the cars and what-nots and make it to the agreed carpark without getting killed or killing something which is a sort of an achievement in itself. seriously, driving in town is a real heart attack. especially with all the big cars around you and the sound of the horns that never fail to startle me. i’m not even thru my one-year probation as yet but there’s this fear of driving thru town that’s slowly building up inside of me. shall conquer this fear someday.
anyways, home safe. great day. love you dearie. a lot…
end of chapter 650.
chapter 649. whatever it takes
time. 9:16pm
quote. “set a thief to catch a thief”
audio. lifehouse – whatever it takes
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
end of chapter 649.
chapter 648. west coast customs
time. 11:02pm
quote. “a proverb never lies, it is only its meaning which deceives”
audio. new found glory – hit or miss
end of chapter 648.
chapter 647. bill da bomb
time. 10:45pm
quote. “promises are like the full moon: if they are not kept at once they diminish day by day”
audio. panic! at the disco – nine in the afternoon
end of chapter 647.
chapter 646. nuances
time. 11:17pm
quote. “most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be”
audio. sum 41 – with me
i wanna get myself a good classical guitar. the one that we have here at home is all bruised an battered and i have every belief that it’s played it last note quite a while back. i dunno if it cud ever be fixed. hence the next best thing to do, is to get a brand new one.
why a guitar all of a sudden? it’s kinda lame actually but while we were playing badminton the other day, in the school hall, on a saturday, we were serenaded by the school’s guitar ensemble. they were alrite, well what can you expect from a bunch of 8-12 year olds with tiny fingers that dun really cover the fret boards rite? but i was a little taken aback by the fact that they’re constantly being bamboozled by their instructor. grand irony.
from what i know, guitar playing is all-recreational and a pretty much laid-back thing. but no! this guy sorta takes that all away from them. yes, the competition’s coming up and stuff but is it really that important that you hafta constantly bawl out at these kids? i mean, come on. they ‘d prolly took up guitar lessons to learn a thing or two bout playing the guitar and perhaps to serenade their loved ones with love songs or whatever. definitely not to be robots who need to perfect every pitch, every tone, every note!
that juz goes to show the plight that our society is facing. on one hand we want our kids to excel in their studies and be great thinkers. and on the other, we wud also like to equip them with holistic skills and attitudes that will make them better persons. is it possible to strike a balance among the two? i can only wonder. since the episode on saturday, i know one thing’s for sure; fun is dead!
which brings me back to the part where i wanna get my own guitar. it’s been the longest time since i wielded a guitar and started playing on it. i’ve not been learning how to play the latest top 40 songs on the radio. i’ve not had the time to do that i guess. when was the last time really? army is definitely outta the picture. so it hasta be my time in jc. perhaps somewhere in june 2004 perhaps? now that’s 4 long years. i hope that this talent is still within me though.
i remembered how i watched the ease at which my big bro strummed on the guitar during my secondary school days. i thot it was something very cool, to be able to play the guitar. so secretly, in the wee hours of the morning, i’d close the door, turn on the computer, put up the tabs website and started learning the guitar on my own. yep, i was a closet guitar player for at least a few months. i’d battle sleep and exhaustion juz so that i cud learn a new note that day. and i gotta admit, it took me a while to finally learn my first song. but damn rite, i was more than delighted at my achievement. coz i did it all by myself.
then it got even more and more intense. i started learning whole songs in a day. i was so into playing the guitar that my fingers wud twitch and it was only natural for the guitar to be in my hand. i’m not the yngwie malmsteen or richie sambrora type of guitar player, i know the basics, but i’m damn sure i can whole a tune or two. harh. those were the days. i wanna rediscover that. and seeing the kinda pressure the kids are put thru, i put it upon myself to inject the fun back into my life.
what better way than to play the guitar and while the time away…
end of chapter 646.
chapter 645. culmination
time. 9:35pm
quote. “one minute of patience, ten years of peace”
audio. rihanna feat. jay-z – umbrella
what can i say? today’s gotta go down as one of the most emotional days ever. it all happened so fast i can only find time to think bout it rite now. gave some thot into it. gave a lot of thot into it in fact. i wonder why some things happen the way they do. it’s really disturbing sometimes. then again, if things are meant to turn out that way, then so be it.
day started simply enuff with a game of badminton back in school. can’t believe i actually made my way down on a saturday of all days! but it was alrite. a good 2 hours of shuffling my legs and getting all knackered from all that running. it felt great to sweat like that again. been so blardy long since that happened. i feel so so unfit. but what the heck.
then it was lunch with dearie at rex. same old fare. my personal favourite, chicken rice. frigging delicious. then she hadta have her hair washed over at some saloon. i was against waiting so i figured since you can’t beat ‘em, might as well join ‘em. so i had whatever little hair i have on my scalp washed by some unknown female hand. muz say it was all comfort. all my life i’ve never had someone wash my hair for me, maybe cept for when i was a baby. the massages and all were killer to say the very least. but i dun see myself doing this again. i’d rather splurge on a full body massage any day.
it rained like nothing on the way back. so decided to hitch a bus ride home. even that spelt bad luck. coz that choice culminated in me having to walk back in the rain. the bus juz hadta break down. all of one stop away from my place! imagine the pain that i felt. harh. got myself a complimentary bus ride but heck, i’m not gonna take the bus other than when i’m going home. crap.
that more than sums up my day. will be going out again later tonite. awaiting dearie’s call. she’s out for some family bbq. i can’t remember the last saturday that we didn’t make it out togeda. sucks being home on a saturday! makes the weekend all the more shorter than it already is! hope she calls soon. i’m reallt bummed rite now. nothing to do and all!
later people…
end of chapter 645.
chapter 644. for leisure
time. 10:52pm
quote. “the best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen, not touched… but are felt in the heart”
audio. t-pain feat. flo rida – low
had a very hearty lunch today over at kallang leisure park. it was nihon mura yet again! the food there seem so appealing and the prices are almost unbeatable. haha. and the food tastes great too. so value for money! ate to our heart’s content. muz say that i had a really big tummy rite after that.
well, a little bit bout kallang leisure park. that place is far from done. this time round however, there are more shops open for business. mostly the food and beverage outlets really. the only thing that’s the big draw over there has to be the ice skating rink and perhaps the k-box on the top floor. they’ve also got a pretty decent arcade which we wasted no time in visiting rite after lunch to shed some excess weight. haha.
we found our new favourite game! haha! we actually played it some time back in suntec city’s arcade. but we totally forgot what the name of the game was. before we found out it was this one, we blew some tokens playing the more mundane mahjong game. so with this new knowledge that we have, it’s gonna be a blast! shud give this game a try. very girly but extremely fun!
the only drawback wud be that it’s a little outta the way. there’s the bus shuttling people over but the best way there will almost certainly be the car. there’s an abundance of parking lots over there. so getting a lot will be no hard task.
pretty cool place really. give it a few more months and when the place is fully done, it’ll be a sight to behold. i’m definitely gonna make my way down again once all the shops are open. there’s promise in this place. seriously. where else can you find coffee bean, starbucks and subway, all under one roof. plus there also donut donuts! gosh! who’d resist the temptation? it’s almost be certain that every trip there wud mean adding a few pounds once we get home.
that’s all for now. weekend’s coming thick and fast. can’t wait for that! time for a rest…
end of chapter 644.
chapter 643. the minutes man
time. 11:18pm
quote. “make sure to be in with your equals if you’re going to fall out with your superiors”
audio. the all-american rejects – time stands still
i’m supposed to be scouring thru my notebook and typing out all my tiny scribbles from juz now into a word document. but i decided against that. for good measure. gonna do that tmr. the procrastinator in me made me do it. the stress that comes with handling the minutes for a meeting is truly something i’ve never experienced. till now. harh. but when the adrenalin starts flowing, i scribble non-stop.
anyways, gave popular a visit after school. got myself a neat read. minfong ho’s journeys. a collection of short stories by her. i love her books. to bits. i was hooked after clay marble back in the old literature days in secondary 2. then there’s rice without rain and my personal favourite, sing to the dawn. she’s the closest we’ve got to an acclaimed international writer. will throng thru the pages tmr during the free periods!
ok, maybe i’ll work on a bit of it. for good measure.
end of chapter 643.
chapter 642. turning the lights on
time. 11:10pm
quote. “that best portion of a good man’s life, his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and of love”
audio. paramore – crushcrushcrush
i’ve come to realised that it’s been eons since i’ve last logged an entry on this special day of every month. not that i’m taking things for granted. or things are more than what the eye can see. well, things went to a head this morning. i gotta admit that. but i guess we soon realised the beauty of this day in the evening. perhaps, we were being too hard on each other. i dunno. call it unfortunate. call it whatever you may. of all days, today.
glad we set things rite yet again as usual.
juz wanna wish the girl of my dreams a wonderful 78th month. definitely more to come baby!
and may the f1 lights guide our way…
end of chapter.
chapter 641. chilling at dempsey
time. 11:45pm
quote. “make sure to be in with your equals if you’re going to fall out with your superiors”
audio. daphne khoo – i’m sorry
well, we headed off to dempsey road tonite. juz the three of us which is being more of the motley crew these days. people can’t seem to respond more positively to ad-hoc meet-ups. well, it was their loss and our gain. me, dearie and tok. tok was driving. a rented toyota corolla altis. felt uber comfortable. but wun be considered. it’s an ah pek car.
so there we were, surveying the place like some tourists. it was really an eye-opener. a gem rite on the outskirts of town. what with all the watering holes and chill out spots. a little heavy on the wallet though but other than that, the ambience and environment was exceptionally good. a definite must-go-again.
we settled at the ben & jerry’s outlet over there. very very nice place. and our eyes were glued to the volkswagen van which was there. haha. an opportunity not to be missed. tok was gleaming all the way. he’s fun to be around with. talked a lot bout the old times and what’s to come. pretty easy times. juz chatting away. shud do this more often.
had some ice cream. though my stomach was still recovering, who cud resist an ice cream on a waffle rite? and it was melting so fast! so imagine the rate at which it was gobbled down into our stomachs. haha. breakneck speed! in the mean time, beautiful people after beautiful people stopped over in their posh cars and even posher dressing. so this place had a certain class to it judging from the patrons.
then it was off to the volkswagen for some crazy picture taking! we were making awful faces and even awful poses! but it was all in the name of fun. but to the detriment of my cheeks and jaw which is a small price to pay afterall.
and we had to push the van all the way home.
end of chapter 641.
chapter 640. skip-a-doo
time. 9:45pm
quote. “experience is not what happens to a man. It is what a man does with what happens to him”
audio. electrico – everybody’s here
been sick for the past 2 days. mild case of food poisoning. up till today. i didn’t even know what’s the cause of it all. gosh! and i still felt weak when i went to school this morning. freakishly happy that it’s a wednesday, meaning a short day with juz contact time at the end.
the kids were alrite today. showed their concern and stuff by behaving rather well. guess being sick isn’t that bad afterall huh? and of coz, there’s the complimentary “we missed you the last couple of days” white lie that i got from them. haha. come on. no point lying thru your teeth kids. i can see rite thru it!
so it’ll be a mad rush to cover all the missed lessons. so far so good. juz this one and another chapter to go and we’re all set for sa1. wonder if my teaching does work. harh. we’ll see as it comes.
till then, i gotta perk myself up and start garnering all the lost weight. i’ve been a pale shadow of my former self. well, that’s what people commented. gotta start stuffing myself like a christmas turkey. that’s if the appetite permits.
suddenly, i’ve got a craving for donuts. hmmm…
end of chapter 640.
chapter 639. hubbing in the heartlands
time. 11:30pm
quote. “a man’s dreams are an index to his greatness”
audio. the suns – let your love shine through
finally, saturday is here! this week felt like an eternity! we’ve got some time to rest and unwind and all of the above. nothing much this weekend. juz headed down to ang mo kio hub, again. this time with dearie in tow. i’m beginning to fall in love with this place. it reminds me a lot bout where i came from. my hometown, bukit batok. the only difference is that it’s almost 2 or 3 times bigger!
so we got there. thronged the many little shops that line the streets. there’s like a never-ending line of them. seriously, we finished exploring one portion of the place and then we realised there’s another part to it. harh! but we gave it a miss coz town was beckoning. so off we went, in a bus ride no less.
one of those bus rides to remember. all for the rite reasons. managed to spot a few gems along the way. where they are, how to get there, the works basically. a few food hideouts that we muz check out one of these days. we’re juz fools for food really. wherever they may be, we’re more than happy to pay a visit.
can’t wait to get back there again. ang mo kio i meant. i wud have no qualms getting my future home over there. but the pull of being in the west never fails to attract me more. harh. we’ll juz see. we dunno what the future holds…
at the end of the day, she managed to snag an elmo pouch at a steal! me? well, let’s juz say i spent a ludicrous amount of money on nike t-shirts. and i’m still eyeing even more!
end of chapter 639.
chapter 638. supporting the lions
time. 11:18pm
quote. “whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. boldness has genius, power and magic in it. begin it now”
audio. linkin park – in the end
the lions clinically finished off the visiting lebanese side with ease with 2 goals coming from permanent resident, alexander duric and another from fazrul nawaz. the irony was that we missed both of the goals! what a bummer!!!
we were terribly late for the kick-off no thanks to the mammoth jam we encountered all the way back from the west at expressway! it was bumper to bumper stuff. and come to think of it, it is my very first experience of a traffic jam since i started driving! haha. funny crap. but it was ok. at least there were people in the car with me. otherwise, i’d be bored to death!
so due to that unforeseen mishap, we missed a good 20 minutes of the start of the match. and i was betting on the lions not netting in a goal within that period. well, that was the lions of yesteryear. coz they somehow managed to nick in 2 goals! and the worst part? they came so close almost a million times yet they failed to add to their lead! so, we didn’t manage to scream our lungs out in celebration of a goal. how sad!
that made the $10 all the more an unworthy investment. it’d be best spent elsewhere. harh. crap. we’re gonna be heading down again in june for more world cup qualifiers. so watch this space!
end of chapter 638.
chapter 637. after school days
time. 10:12pm
quote. “dreams are today’s answers to tomorrow’s questions”
audio. jonas brothers – when you look me in the eyes
another one of those after school dates. harh, i love living these days…
end of chapter 637.
chapter 636. another place, another bbq
time. 9:02pm
quote. “a dream becomes a goal when action is taken toward its achievement”
audio. chris brown – with you
we had another one of those bbq under the starry skies late last nite. the difference with this one was that it has been in the pipeline for the longest time. before everyone decided to set the plan in motion the past week. with the logistics, location and transport all set, it was go time.
the setting was scenic labrador park. amidst all the failed attempts to snag a pit at the very last moment. a different place altogeda mind you, with the escape of overnite breakout star mas selamat. what with all the nsfs doing their patrols and such, juz to make us feel all the more safer. but then again, who the heck gives a hoot rite?
so there we were, the same few of us, bbqing the nite away. nothing too enjoyable though. the mood was a tad too tepid for all. not that old warm feeling we used to had. but guess only time can tell.
that’s another story for another day.
end of chapter 636.
chapter 635. slugger turns 14
time. 9:25pm
quote. “choose a wife with your ears, not your eyes”
audio. sugar ray – someday
today marks the 14th year of being for someone special. he lives above me on our shaky ikea bunk bed. well, there was a mini-celebration. nothing too fancy. hope he appreciated it. and i hope, he felt special.
anyways, it is, afterall, his birthday.
end of chapter 635.
chapter 634. this monday
time. 11:12pm
quote. “be thine enemy an ant, see in him an elephant”
audio. jamie cullum – lover, you should have come over
this monday. it was different. coz after school. all the monday blues were chased away.
all coz you were there with me. after school. this monday.
end of chapter 634.
chapter 633. late nite, late nites
time. 10:54pm
quote. “after dark all cats are leopards”
audio. blink-182 – blew job
another one of those late nites that we always had. yesterday. we had a joyride around town. these nites make me feel young again. makes me wanna revisit and enhance my time as a teenager. all those years and time spent in a learning institution; what for?
dinner was nihon mura over at the jurong west sports complex. the food was great though all we were eyeing was only the sushi and nothing else. definitely worth another visit. the other food seems a little more on the tasty side. dun mind giving it another go.
the indian was a whopping 2 hours late! we almost gave up waiting on him. but 2 hours at clarke quay was spent people-watching instead of sweating over his arrival. then it was back to the carpark where my car lies in wait. then, he unwittingly showed up. harh, the timing seemed almost impeccable. so instead of brewerkz, we switched to the less subtle paradiz centre. there was pool and the arcade.
sometime i wonder where i garner all that energy to keep my eyes peeled while i’m on the road, driving home, in the dead of the morning. it’s living precariously indeed. but with the lives, trusted to me, i make sure every ounce is well spent. no incidences that were untoward or any that can fall under that category.
then again, any nite with you, wud almost certainly be, the best nite ever…
end of chapter 633.
chapter 632. sunshine, finally
time. 11:24pm
quote. “you may laugh at a friend’s roof; don’t laugh at his sleeping accomodation”
audio. paramore – when it rains
woke up this morning, it’s a beautiful day.
and so the song on the advertisement go. woke up to sunshine from outside my window. that was the cue that was gonna say that today’s gonna be one of those days to remember. this after days and days of continuous rain and thunderstorms; times when sleeping in pretty much beats everything else hands down. somehow the sunshine coincided with me feeling a little less sick, and a whole lot better. the flu is somewhat under control, thanks hugely to the pills that i got yesterday.
i gave the doc a chance yesterday after days of swallowing the panadol cold which didn’t work one bit. he was a frenly guy. not the usual chinese old man who speaks fluent malay. the wait was a killer i tell you! there was only 2 patients before me but i sat at the waiting area for close to 45 minutes! and with the nose dripping to no end, it made the wait all the more uncomfortable! i was in for what felt like 5 minutes and i was outta there. a few minutes letter, they dispensed my medicine and off i was. imagine; a 45 minute wait juz for under 10 minutes of action! gosh!
though the nose still continues to drip, i’m unabashed to say that my condition is improving. perhaps i shud take my medication after this. i hate being sick! that sorta tops the things that i hate. you get this terrible feeling and if you decide to go out, things juz dun feel rite. plus, all that medication that makes you drowsy and all. sucks to be sick!
was out today. walked a lot. got myself another pair of havaianas. a brown pair this time compared to the black one that i had. the braziliano praia sandals that i got for my birthday last year was totally giving way. no thanks to that someone who likes to use them without my permission! it’s so uncomfortable now. but since it’s from someone who mean a lot to me, i’d skip the dumping into the trash bin part and lay it to rest – under my bed.
that was the only notable buy this time round. was eyeing another one of those nike t-shirts. but decided to give it a miss. dearie bought quite a bit today. harh. being her usual self i suppose. bugis village is fast becoming her favourite hang-out for great shopping deals. for me? well, let’s juz say i’m building a certain liking to topman shirts. i think they look great. on me no less. hyak hyak! i’ve got my sights on a couple of stuff from a couple of boutiques. so when the money comes pouring in, it’s gonna be soon before long that i make those purchases.
and before we know it, it’s friday! argh!!! the weekend’s here! and there’s gonna be school in a few days time! gosh! i’m already feeling the monday blues! the only consolation will be that next week is a short week with next friday being good friday. all hail the easter bunny! another long weekend! woohoo!!!
guess that’s it. i’m gonna take my pills now. wonder what’s in store tmr. no plans as of now. dearie might be coming over. i dunno. nothing concrete as yet. but i dun wanna be rotting at home on a saturday that’s for sure!
later people…
end of chapter 632.
chapter 631. tech-wish
time. 11:45pm
quote. “you can’t force anyone to love you or lend you money”
audio. blink-182 – josie
since it’s gonna be back-to-school in a few months time, i figured i’d dream a little. in terms of my tech-wishlist that is. juz 2 things this year and i’d be more than a happy kid!
nokia n81
i’m none too happy with the phone which i’m currently using. it’s black and all but it’s juz not me to have a simple handphone like the nokia 6120. so i’m looking to get a nokia n81 in the next couple of months or so. really sleek and cool plus it’s black! haha. and it’s gonna be my first attempt at using a slide phone. i’m always comfortable with the normal bulk phone. clam shell phones dun work for me so perhaps this’ll do juz fine. we’ll see.
sony vaio vgn-cr35g/b
it’s time to own a laptop! period. i’ve got a very good desktop at home which juz needs an additional hard disk to even things up a bit. other than that, it pretty much is a formidable machine. been scouting around a little. none was that pleasing or had the specs that fit my liking. in the end, it was between a black macbook or this sony vaio. being a huge fan of sony products, i guess that made the decision a whole lot easier. pretty sleek and cool like the n81. and of coz, it has to be black. haha. nice dun you think?
matter of time before i have my hands on these 2. can’t wait!
end of chapter 631.
chapter 630. 10,000 bc
time. 11:48pm
quote. “the worse the passage the more welcome the port”
audio. the click five – jenny
hey! it’s a week of holidays! haha! well, sorta used up all the whole day today back in school. had this pe workshop going on for untrained pe teachers. so they figured it’d benefit me in a way. so i was coerced to make my way down. i was skeptical bout it on all counts but when i caught sight of the set-up and the itenary, i knew i was in for some fun.
it was great. had a lot of fun, playing games. it wasn’t your normal sit-down and lecture sorta thing. it was a sharing session thru the different types of stuff that other schools around the area do during their pe periods. learnt a whole lot thruout from the more experienced teachers. some new games to appease the kids and ways to handle them. huge things for me…
but i can’t help but say it out loud that i’m kinda unfit these days. we had this warm-up game for our first session where we had to turn around frisbee (bulldoze) while another team will work against us by turning them over again (builders). gosh, after that minute or so when we sat down for a debrief, i cud feel my hamstring burning. so i did the next best thing which was to do a little bit of stretching. and yes, from then on, i was going on 2nd gear all the way! harh. needa do something bout that.
once the whole fiasco ended, the 3 of us headed down to ang mo kio hub for some dinner and a movie. we caught 10,000 bc today. it’s my maiden experience at ang mo kio hub and i gotta say i’m so so impressed by it. that place is huge in every sense of the word. there’s the whole shopping mall and out there, there’s also this heartland shopping centre with all the usual what-have-yous in the older, more mature neighbourhood. a lot like my old bukit batok neighbourhood but juz 4 or 5 times bigger! wow! i was amazed!
the show was great. really nice i gotta say. i’m not a fan of period shows or those that are from the time before our time. but this one somehow stands out quite a bit. catch it if you have not. i’m gonna be catching the leap years again one of these weeks. great, great local production. perhaps the best ever.
alrite, guess that’s it. my head is feeling a little woozy from all that rain and sweat. gonna pop some pills before making it for the bed. shagged to the max!
later…
end of chapter 630.
chapter 629. the leap years
time. 10:07pm
quote. “worry often gives a small thing a big shadow”
audio. backstreet boys – inconsolable
we had our first experience of the gv max theatre today at vivocity. the screen was absolutely huge! i was utterly impressed. the seats were fantastic! so big and comfy! we had the best seats in the house anyways, rite at the back. plus, the show was the highlight of it all.
this has gotta be one of the best local productions ever! away from the usual jack neo-esque movies where they dwell on the social divide that we’re currently facing, this is something a lot fresher and different. no singlish or some sub-standard english to contend with. no familiar silver screen faces. juz fresh faces and a wonderful story line to boot.
and of coz, who’d forget wong li-lin! she looked stunning in the movie! a mother of 2 and she didn’t even give that away one bit in the movie! i’m flustered really by this gorgeous being. haha! but back to the show, it’s a really heart-warming movie. especially the last 15 minutes or so. it drove some of the people in the theatre to tears. what with the super tear-inducing background music and the heart-wrenching event that was to unfold. i wasn’t spared either actually. but i managed to stop them from flowing. haha.
a must watch really. see it to believe it. i have no qualms watching it again or getting the dvd when it’s released. we gotta start supporting local productions!
tired. later people…
end of chapter 629.
chapter 628. leap of faith
time. 11:24pm
quote. “you can not write in the chimney with charcoal”
audio. corrine may – save me
noah: would you just stay with me?
allie: stay with you? what for? look at us, we’re already fighting
noah: well that’s what we do, we fight… you tell me when i am being an arrogant son of a bitch and i tell you when you are a pain in the ass. which you are, 99% of the time. i’m not afraid to hurt your feelings. you have like a 2 second rebound rate, then you’re back doing the next pain-in-the-ass thing.
allie: so what?
noah: so it’s not gonna be easy. it’s gonna be really hard. we’re gonna have to work at this every day, but i want to do that because i want you. i want all of you, for ever, you and me, every day. will you do something for me, please? just picture your life for me? 30 years from now, 40 years from now? what’s it look like? if it’s with him, go. go! i lost you once, i think i can do it again. if i thought that’s what you really wanted. but don’t you take the easy way out.
allie: what easy way? there is no easy way, no matter what i do, somebody gets hurt.
noah: would you stop thinking about what everyone wants? stop thinking about what i want, what he wants, what your parents want. what do YOU want? what do you WANT?
so what is it that WE want?
end of chapter 628.
chapter 627. gimme some slack
time. 9:34pm
quote. “woe to the house where the hen crows and the rooster is still”
audio. the killers – mr brightside
finally! some respite. no! i’ve not been busy lately. nor was i lazy for that matter. juz have not been awake enuff to sit myself down in front of the computer and type out a decent entry. so here i am, like finally. apologies for all the failed advances in making me get my ass outta the house for supper every nite. it juz failed to materialise.
anyways, this week is gonna be a slack one. half the week’s already gone. plus friday is gonna be a walk in the park, literally. my kids will be going for some excursion while i rest my laurels and revel at the free periods that come my way. though i still have to relief a few of the teachers who’re going along as well. but that aside, it’s way cool. juz have the last period to ponder bout. health education. nothing too heavy now, isn’t it?
i attended a house practice today with hadi. he’s on practicuum here so we kinda clicked instantly. muz say i thoroughly enjoyed myself. what with getting involved and doing all the what-have-yous they have on show. they’re practicing for some dance thingy and i gotta say they’re doing pretty good. kinda brings me back to the good old days back in jc where we shake our booties day and nite during orientation. gosh! how i miss those days.
i’m not an avid dancer and i can’t say that i’m any good. but it was great, sweating it out while you move around to the music. haha. they had a good laff bout it. wonder if i’m ever gonna do this sorta thing ever again. haha. we can only see.
got the rest of the week sorted out as well. we’ll be going to mustafa centre on friday. i’ll be driving out. be sure to wait out on that one. and we’re gonna catch the leap years at vivocity on saturday. so it’s gonna be a wonderful tail-end for the week.
wong li-lin and nadya hutagalung plus paula malai ali. need i say more?
end of chapter 627.
chapter 626. inactive
time. 10:28pm
quote. “with time and patience the mulberry leaf becomes a silk gown”
audio. natalie imbruglia – that day
it’s been a while. i know. but keep your heads up. there’ll be the usual series of backblogging when i have the time. i’ve juz been dozing off everytime i lie down on the bed and watch a bit of telly. it’s been 3 days and still the same result everytime. harh.
when i find the time.
seriously…
end of chapter 626.
chapter 625. on the loudspeaker
time. 11:05pm
quote. “the poor man is not he who is without a cent, but he who is without a dream”
audio. melee – can’t hold on
i juz fail to comprehend the use of mobile phones these days. it seems more often than not, it’s become a medium to share your love of music with the world, literally.
people are seen and heard blasting their music outta their pathetic phones wherever i seem to go. it’s a tad irritating when obviously, everyone else is enjoying the peace and serenity. some inconsiderate fool, usually school-going kids (hence their ignorance), wud turn up the music a notch too high and turns the place into some ad-hoc club or something. hello! there’s an invention called the earphones if you’ve been living in the past century or so!
count themselves lucky that my current phone, the nokia 7610, is in no capacity to blast music that loud. if i had not gotten rid of my n73, i’d be more than willing to put up a music-battle and turn up my own music. now that oughta shame them quite a bit. retards. i had 2 of such incidents today and a few every random day. even youths walking down the street play their music out loud.
maybe i shud consider bringing out a portable hi-fi with killer sub-woofer and surround sound. and whenever some kid decides to share his current playlist, i’ll make sure it’s drowned to something incoherent, leaving him red-faced at the same time.
so a gentle reminder, please plug in your earphones!
thank you very much!
end of chapter 625.
chapter 624. st. valentine’s day
time. 10:50pm
quote. “fear is the tax that conscience pays to guilt”
audio. simple plan – generation
i juz wanna take this opportunity to wish all blossoming couples out there a wonderful valentine’s day. hope your day was filled with lotsa love and hugs and kisses and everything nice and warm.
mine was. though it was nothing too complicated and sophisticated, i still feel the love burgeoning in our hearts.
jean, i lurve you!
end of chapter 624.
