Sunday, March 27, 2005

A major Revamp

a mAjOr rEvAmP?
Yes! I know this page needs a revamp. Goodness gracious, my wish list and my countdown timer are still around...These days, cant be bothered to do many things ,my room and table are still in a mess! By saying that this page needs a revamp, guess i will have no choice but to spend some time here.

I havent have the time to explore my camera too. I mean the canon powershot A95 has so many functions and being the not so IT-savy person, I am like wasting this $600 camera. Going for the free Canon camera training this coming Sat,hope after that, I'll be able to put it into good use.

In the mean time, hope to see a new template for my site soon...

Sunday, March 20, 2005

wHo mOveD mY cHeEsE?

wHo mOveD mY cHeEsE?
Newton's law of inertia states that " The larger the mass of the object, the larger the reluctance for the object to change its state of motion or rest." I guess this applies to me too. Dr Spencer Johnson's "Who Moved My Cheese" was awakening call for me when I read it like 4 years ago. I've been living in my comfort zone for too long that i no longer have to courage to venture out into the unknown. My resistance to changes has cost me dearly.

I always thought I ought to make a magic marble for myself- a claymarble that is. A marble that I seek comfort in. It did not dawn on me that the magic is only in the making of the marble and when you throw the claymarble into a pond, there will just be a tiny splash, a few ripples and it's gone...

Sunday, March 13, 2005

Setting Goals in my life

sImPle tAsKs
It's more than 1 week after my birthday and of course i cant live in that moment forever. For those who know,I will be rather busy the coming 2 mths till end of May. Will also be looking forward to the Taiwan Trip in July. He has promised to host us, hope that I have enough spare cash to enjoy myself then b4 school term starts.

Certain things that I need to do in this span of 2 weeks (starting from the easiest)
1) Send the warranty card for my new camera and handphone(It's long overdue)
2) Settle both my dental and medical FFI on 14/3/05( cos I cant spare another day to go down camp)
3) Help vin get his Mizuno shoes from E-mart, in the same time use up the emart credits
4) Stop being a bugger and clear up your camp locker for the convenience of others.
5) COnfirm attendance for my fren's birthday party on 19/3 for my classmates. His Gf has been bugging me and I am supposed to coordinate it.
6) Take a decent photo of myself and send the OAM forms to NUS for matriculation purposes.
7) Try to salvage a friendship. Honestly I do not know where to start, just that I have stopped being a celestial being? OK, that's not the point.

6 Simple tasks and I am not gettng off my butt to do anything yet. The 7th one is a bit hard though. It takes more than 1 hand to clap

Saturday, March 12, 2005


More Pics of the birthday party Posted by Hello

Tuesday, March 08, 2005


My family: Pa, Mi, Jie and Me Posted by Hello

Being 21

bEiNg 21

Gosh, I seem to have some problems posting more than one picture on this blog, am using Hello now, not sure whether that is the cause of the problem. Till this problem is solved, guess I cant really publish more than 1 pic online. Am using Hello cos am too impatient to upload pictures onto an online server.

The Chalet was great! Hope all of you who attended it had fun. Now, I will like to take this opportunity to show my most sincere gratitude to all who made this chalet possible ( meaning all who attended) and of course for the generous Ang Pows and presents I have received. Many many thanks to

1) Ma who sponsored the chalet and food which amounted to around $800 (she demanded a share of the Ang Pows after that)
2) Pa who fried the chicken wings and squids( for fear that there wasn;t enough food for like 60plus pple)
3) Jie and Benson who got me the Canon Powershot A95( It's ex but you will also get to use it ma)
4) all my relatives and others who gave Ang Pows( you helped my Mum recoup some of the costs)
5) Vijay (the food IC not the present IC...What happened to my present IC?) who coordinated about 30 plus people from camp to share for my Nokia 6260( Loved that phone, Samsung Sucks, still exploring the functions)
6) Sebastian yang( my understudy) who got me a Jay Chou 无与伦比 live VCD (though I got the live CD le)
7) Peiyi, Yuwei, Joel, Desmond, Mel C, Zhiren for getting the crumpler Laptop bAg( though I haven't gotten my laptop yet, sorry for burning a hole in your pocket)
8) 01S48( Stef, Eng Meng, Kenvia, Lex, Kevin, Jason, Chun Li, Jac) Thanks for the Crumpler vouchers, the camera bag for my A95 and the 2 watermelons( Yup I realised the significance of the fruits after my hangover)
9) Tsz Shan for the fossil watch and bible( Promise I will go read it..)
10) Sebastian, Ivan and Haojie for the Levis T-shirt and book( Been long since we met up, great to be still in contact)
11) Yanhan for coming (though the gang of Adel, HuiShi(thank for the message) and Cheryl aint in SG plus u got test the next day, nice shirt too!)
12) Yubin ( my cousin) for the Davidoff fragrance
13) Vin, Na, Gene, Ming for sponsoring the alcohol (though it is atill not enough, special mention to Gene who brought Gin which my camp mates finished the next day)
14) Andrew for calling from Australia on that night( Sorry dint get to talk long cos I had to entertain people)
15) SSG Koh, MSG Lee, Cpt Darren and CPt DOn to come despite their bust scehdules
16) Debbie who gave me my first present when she came back from Hk some time back
17) Senny who offered to fry some bee hoon when i told her I may not have enough food
18) Tammy, June and XiuHua Jie( Ma's ex colleagues) for sponsoring the 3Kg MAngo Cake from JAck's Place)
19) Quincy for bringing the Absolute Mandarin on the 2nd night which was emptied coincidenatlly by my camp mates on the 2nd night
20) Colin for taking his video cam down ( I haven seen what you have filmed)
21) Neil for the shirt( U came though u have exams the next day!!
22) Miaorong for the small cute thing( Sorry if i only invited u last min, we've known each other for 16 years)
23) Grace for attending the party( Did you have a share in the bible? OOps)
24) Alex for offering his friend's membership card for me to rent the place at a lower price
25) Weiqi for being my first guest at the chalet who gave me a Parker pen
Such a long list, I had better not left out anyone here, sorry to all those who felt left out cos I really had not much time with all the pple there. I was a bit high on alcohol(or izzit drunk), was speaking louder than normal that night. It was the first time I puked after drinking that night too.

The intial hassle of organising the chalet, was definitely worth it as that was the day that all my relatives and friends from different stages of life all come together to celebrate the occasion. Friends that have accompanied me through my darkest moments and my brightest days. Thank you for being there all these while.

Being 21 marks the first step into adulthood, marks the end of my army life and into University life. Yup, it's just another day on the calendar you may think, having a chalet may seem so commercialised, well I guess it still made this day one of the most memorable in my life! Your presence definitely made a difference!

Monday, March 07, 2005

pRePaRaTiOnS fOr tHe bIg dAy

pRePaRaTiOnS fOr tHe bIg dAy
Some of you may have already known, I was comtemplating between going overseas for a holiday or organising a party for my twenty-first birthday. Hong Kong or Taiwan was my preferred destinations, sadly, there weren't people available for a getaway in the first week of March. Moreover, I only informed them like one week b4, hence I settled with the idea of having a chalet.

Location wise, I was quite keen on booking Aranda COuntry Club for being spacious and its location. I wanted my guests to enjoy themselves and feel comfortable. The only drawback was the pricing of the chalet, it definitely ain't cheap for booking a suite on weekends where supposedly most people will be able to attend.
Secondly, it was the guest list, this party was for my close friends and acquaintances from different stages from my life to attend. Family and relatives cannot be neglected. Out came a guest list of almost 70 people. Oh my Gosh!
I did a lot of research on catering and buffet menus, spending almost one whole day calling these caterers, asking them to e mail me their menus and details, only to come across this small line on the Aranda web site" No outside caterers are allowed". That leaves me no choice but to cater for 50 people at a whooping $12 per head!

Friends like Senny, Calvin, Sebastian, Gene, Nest offered to help at the chalet and Two of my closest camp mates volunteered their services (or did I assign them?) as Present IC to coordinate efforts to get a present and a food IC to source for food caterers. Three of my mum's ex colleagues also offered to sponsor the cake. Everything seemed to be in full steam in preparation for the big day...

Sunday, March 06, 2005


My Twenty-first Birthday Cake, nice huh? Posted by Hello