Its definitely sinful to drug my body with sumptuous local treats which encourage the blockage of my arteries. Oh..! I can see the cholesterol index having a bull run. While its not good news when the STI index goes on a downward trend. I certainly welcome a great dip on my calories intake.
Life have been quite relaxing back at work. Every now and then will go dip in the swimming pool, lift some weights at the gym or clock mileage on the running track. Of course, night's off will definitely lure us to the fast food chain, food court and sometimes a oily plate of prata along bukit timah. Wee! Have been working out. But i need to work out more!
Having been working on my music Dip's written report. And no other better place to work is on my bed in camp. Reference material, writing pad, my lovely iPod and in between a soft comfy pillow. When my brain is switched off, all i need to do is to drop my head and the pillow will cushion the fall and i will fall into deep sleep. Aiming at revising Statistics and all other maths stuff to get myself prep up for schoo. Oh.. can't wait for term starts.
Will be involve in NDP soon. First on the list is the fun pack packing. So if you ever find food missing from your fun pack at the parade. It may have already made its way to my stomach! haha. Just kidding. Pretty cool to be involve. Perhaps the only chance to be involve in this gigantic event even though it means sacrificing my weekends.
And yes! finally collected the full set of Rubik's cube. Latest addition is the 2x2 cube which i have been hunting for high and low. By now, manage to solve the 2x2, 3x3, 4x4 while the 5x5 sits comfortably in its packaging. haha! some day i will solve it. SOME day.
Auf Wiedersehen!
Friday, May 30, 2008
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Holidays ending
End of my holiday and back to camp on tuesday. Boohoo...! But seriously, a even longer break and i will start to cultivate fungi and put it up for sale when it time to harvest. haha!
Spend lots of time getting in touch with my piano and of course a good recommendation from my friend to get music scores means finger happy on the mouse button downloading and printing piano scores. Chopin made its way into my favourite list of composers now. Currently working on his nocturne and a bit on the ballade previously posted. Oh.. How i wish i can play like him! Well, a little inspiration was drawn from "The Pianist" DVD which i got it during the week. The movie also serve as a good way to refresh and brush up my german. Guten Tag!
Learning to drive is so expensive! Just to get all the necessary paperwork done nearly killed me.
Invited to showcase at a photography exhibition somewhere in Bishan. In that area's library i think.. Post up more details once it starts to flow in. Keep watch!
Well its kinda weird going out for dinner with dad (normally its a family thing). But hey! Good food, cold beer. Nothing else matters more.
Auf Wiedersehen!
Spend lots of time getting in touch with my piano and of course a good recommendation from my friend to get music scores means finger happy on the mouse button downloading and printing piano scores. Chopin made its way into my favourite list of composers now. Currently working on his nocturne and a bit on the ballade previously posted. Oh.. How i wish i can play like him! Well, a little inspiration was drawn from "The Pianist" DVD which i got it during the week. The movie also serve as a good way to refresh and brush up my german. Guten Tag!
Learning to drive is so expensive! Just to get all the necessary paperwork done nearly killed me.
Invited to showcase at a photography exhibition somewhere in Bishan. In that area's library i think.. Post up more details once it starts to flow in. Keep watch!
Well its kinda weird going out for dinner with dad (normally its a family thing). But hey! Good food, cold beer. Nothing else matters more.
Auf Wiedersehen!
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Saturday, May 10, 2008
More taiwan please...
alright. I have to truly apologize to everyone for not getting gifts from taiwan. R&R time is short and there is endless things to see, do and eat! Sorry sorry sorry. Next time k. i want to go back there again. Or if u go there before i do again, happy shopping! =) And i know its not an excuse but do pardon me for forgetting the little details about you (as in all my friends), i just need to re-adjust and update myself back here.
Outfield, lazing under the tree and somehow still get sun burnt. Talk anything and everything under the sun. The smell then the sight of a Ninja Van selling Ji Pai, milk tea and zhua bing. Oooo... yummy yummy yummy! Gave us that much needed energy boost even though we have combat rations within arms length. Of course there are times where restrictions are imposed and we can only drool as the van drive past us.
Booze a plenty when opportunity comes. A small bottle or two, chit chat and laugh at lame jokes and actions. Smoke? Nah.. i rather stick to my stand "One life, No puff".
Okay fine, my chinese is crap. Always at the food stall staring at the long list of items for a few minutes only to order food that i can pronounce like.... Ji Pai! Zhen Zhu Nai Cha! haha! Otherwise, just point point lo! lol! sometimes english found its way into my horrible chinese sentence. Communicating with the locals are even worst when i get tongue tied. Ouch! alright. my chinese is crap.
Even though i just got back after being away for so long, i am all prepared to board the plane bound for another destination. Wee..! Oh well.. that will have to wait. Urgh! Suffering from taiwan withdrawal symptoms. Pardon me..
Auf Wiedersehen!
Outfield, lazing under the tree and somehow still get sun burnt. Talk anything and everything under the sun. The smell then the sight of a Ninja Van selling Ji Pai, milk tea and zhua bing. Oooo... yummy yummy yummy! Gave us that much needed energy boost even though we have combat rations within arms length. Of course there are times where restrictions are imposed and we can only drool as the van drive past us.
Booze a plenty when opportunity comes. A small bottle or two, chit chat and laugh at lame jokes and actions. Smoke? Nah.. i rather stick to my stand "One life, No puff".
Okay fine, my chinese is crap. Always at the food stall staring at the long list of items for a few minutes only to order food that i can pronounce like.... Ji Pai! Zhen Zhu Nai Cha! haha! Otherwise, just point point lo! lol! sometimes english found its way into my horrible chinese sentence. Communicating with the locals are even worst when i get tongue tied. Ouch! alright. my chinese is crap.
Even though i just got back after being away for so long, i am all prepared to board the plane bound for another destination. Wee..! Oh well.. that will have to wait. Urgh! Suffering from taiwan withdrawal symptoms. Pardon me..
Below shows the golden damper ball held on by hydraulic system on top of taipei 101.
Auf Wiedersehen!
Tuesday, May 06, 2008
36 days in Taiwan
Arrived back this morning at 12.30am then head back to camp with all my bulky luggage before getting home at around 4.30am this morning. And then..... unpack, shower and laundry. Manage to get some sleep some 36 hours later. Taipei has so much things to do and see, we rather sacrifice our sleep. haha!
31 Mar, head to the airport at night. Took the train arriving early at the airport. So bought drink head up to the viewing mall to check out the flight movement at night in Terminal 1. Soon after met up with all my friends to talk talk, take pictures and more food. First yr PC was there to send us off too. in fact most ORD personnel were there to send us off. Upon getting our boarding pass we went in to explore the terminal. Bought a short novel The Alchemist to read which makes it the 3rd book i am bring up to taiwan. haha! The other guys wanted to explore terminal 3 which i am not keen to because boarding gate is on the side other side of the terminal closer to T2. The remaining few had Sakae Sushi and laze around till its time to board.
Boarding was delayed. Well... it is not handled by the airport staffs but rather by our own people which causes a mad rush to board the plane and rush for take off. People were still finding seats when we push back from the gate for the runway. Well.. this is a chartered flight after all.
Destination: TPE (Taipei) via KHH (Kaoshiung, Taiwan)
Aircraft type: Boeing 747-400
Departing Runway: 20C
Arriving Runway: Unknown
Departure Time: 0315 hours
Arrival Time: 0645 hours
Flight Time: 3hr 40 mins
Skipped the in-flight details. All i could say was it a enjoyable flight. That's why i always prefer Asian airlines. Love it! Got some sleep here and there. Before I knew it, we were descending into KHH. Bus to terminal as there no boarding gate assigned to us. Aircraft carried on to Taipei. I believe its a ferry flight meaning flying empty to carry on it next assigned flight. Stepped out of the aircraft and we get a breeze of cool wind giving us a rough idea of the weather there.
2 hours bus ride to camp near Heng Chun city. [*Editied]. Just to get used to the terrain a.k.a MOUNTAINS! [*Editied]. Climbing up mountains will encounter Mango plantations which tempt me to pluck and eat. haha! View from up there Wonderful! Love the view especially in the early morning at first light the sun cast golden rays on the mountain side. Priceless. Sorry. No photos due to camera restrictions.
Evaluation did extremely well. [*Editied] Get the job done and did well overall.
Had a short R&R. Dinner at one of the local resort where we drown ourselve with lots of beer. I only had 1 bottle but the rest... let the picture speak for itself. Visited the National Museum of Marine Biology & Aquarium and also Heng Chun Night market.
[*Editied] Night can be very cold but often i am found alseep soundly without much additonal layers to keep warm while others struggle to keep warm. haha!
So here comes the long awaited 3 days R&R in taipei. We bus up north about 9 hours ride. First stop was JanFuShan Theme park. I don't where i found the guts to hop on the free fall thinggy and the bottomless roller coaster that twist and turn and goes 360 deg.
Upon reaching Taipei didn't have much free time left before being confined to our hotel room. So we quickly cab to the nearest night market Huaxi Street Night Market famous for its Snake meat (Read Ewwww....!) haha. then next was Xi Men ting! Fame for its trendy street wear.
2nd day went to Windows on China and Leofoo Village. Windows on China is like a small world with its many scaled replica of famous buildings around the world. Took too many pictures that my battery went low before lunch! argh! Okay. Next stop is Leofoo Village. Considered to be the best theme park by the locals. Didn't try the rides since i had enough the day before. Night's free and easy head to Xi Men Ting again! haha! Spend more time there and got more clothes. then we go to Shilin Night Market. Suppose to eat la, but don't know why we end up shopping again.
Interesting thing happen was how illegal vendors manage to clear the streets in matter of 2-3 mins when they were alerted of police patrol. haha! You have to be there to experience it yourself.
Last day was a full day free and easy. Rained in the morning, average day temp is 16 degC. Went to Taipei 101. tallest building in the world. Visited the observatory. The mall down below is very very very very high end with all the branded products. Place is squeky clean and shiny. Only unsightly thing is some of our superiors dressed in T-shirt, shorts and slippers doing shopping. haiz..! Viva Singapore la! Time is short, made a bad decision to visit SOGO departmental store area. Not a place for us to go. So for the 3rd time we took their MRT to Xi Men Ting again! spend like 30 mins there before rush back to hotel pick up our bags and head to the airport catch the flight home.
Destination: SIN (Changi, Singapore)
Aircraft Type: Boeing 777-300 ER
Departing Runway: Unknown
Arriving Runway: 02C
Departure time: 2020 hours
Arrival time: 0030 hours +1
Flight Time: 4 hours
One of the many flights i don't wish to board. Coz i am leaving taiwan when i am not even done with it! But quite excited to try the 777-300ER, heard many reviews and praises for this variant of the Boeing 777 family. In-flight entertainment kept me awake through out. Got myself a Herpa model of the same aircraft i am in. Happy! =)
Landed early morning. Did duty free shopping. Got more wines to add on to my collection. =) didn't manage to leave airport until 2.30am because of transport problems. Anway, happy to be back home after being away so long. Currently on 2 weeks leave.
Hmm... Next trip overseas looking at Perth, Australia or Taipei! haha! Somewhere around the december holidays.
P.S - Remaining Photos will be upload @ my online album
Auf Wiedersehen!
31 Mar, head to the airport at night. Took the train arriving early at the airport. So bought drink head up to the viewing mall to check out the flight movement at night in Terminal 1. Soon after met up with all my friends to talk talk, take pictures and more food. First yr PC was there to send us off too. in fact most ORD personnel were there to send us off. Upon getting our boarding pass we went in to explore the terminal. Bought a short novel The Alchemist to read which makes it the 3rd book i am bring up to taiwan. haha! The other guys wanted to explore terminal 3 which i am not keen to because boarding gate is on the side other side of the terminal closer to T2. The remaining few had Sakae Sushi and laze around till its time to board.
Boarding was delayed. Well... it is not handled by the airport staffs but rather by our own people which causes a mad rush to board the plane and rush for take off. People were still finding seats when we push back from the gate for the runway. Well.. this is a chartered flight after all.
Destination: TPE (Taipei) via KHH (Kaoshiung, Taiwan)
Aircraft type: Boeing 747-400
Departing Runway: 20C
Arriving Runway: Unknown
Departure Time: 0315 hours
Arrival Time: 0645 hours
Flight Time: 3hr 40 mins
Skipped the in-flight details. All i could say was it a enjoyable flight. That's why i always prefer Asian airlines. Love it! Got some sleep here and there. Before I knew it, we were descending into KHH. Bus to terminal as there no boarding gate assigned to us. Aircraft carried on to Taipei. I believe its a ferry flight meaning flying empty to carry on it next assigned flight. Stepped out of the aircraft and we get a breeze of cool wind giving us a rough idea of the weather there.
2 hours bus ride to camp near Heng Chun city. [*Editied]. Just to get used to the terrain a.k.a MOUNTAINS! [*Editied]. Climbing up mountains will encounter Mango plantations which tempt me to pluck and eat. haha! View from up there Wonderful! Love the view especially in the early morning at first light the sun cast golden rays on the mountain side. Priceless. Sorry. No photos due to camera restrictions.
Evaluation did extremely well. [*Editied] Get the job done and did well overall.
Had a short R&R. Dinner at one of the local resort where we drown ourselve with lots of beer. I only had 1 bottle but the rest... let the picture speak for itself. Visited the National Museum of Marine Biology & Aquarium and also Heng Chun Night market.
[*Editied] Night can be very cold but often i am found alseep soundly without much additonal layers to keep warm while others struggle to keep warm. haha!
So here comes the long awaited 3 days R&R in taipei. We bus up north about 9 hours ride. First stop was JanFuShan Theme park. I don't where i found the guts to hop on the free fall thinggy and the bottomless roller coaster that twist and turn and goes 360 deg.
Upon reaching Taipei didn't have much free time left before being confined to our hotel room. So we quickly cab to the nearest night market Huaxi Street Night Market famous for its Snake meat (Read Ewwww....!) haha. then next was Xi Men ting! Fame for its trendy street wear. 2nd day went to Windows on China and Leofoo Village. Windows on China is like a small world with its many scaled replica of famous buildings around the world. Took too many pictures that my battery went low before lunch! argh! Okay. Next stop is Leofoo Village. Considered to be the best theme park by the locals. Didn't try the rides since i had enough the day before. Night's free and easy head to Xi Men Ting again! haha! Spend more time there and got more clothes. then we go to Shilin Night Market. Suppose to eat la, but don't know why we end up shopping again. Interesting thing happen was how illegal vendors manage to clear the streets in matter of 2-3 mins when they were alerted of police patrol. haha! You have to be there to experience it yourself.Last day was a full day free and easy. Rained in the morning, average day temp is 16 degC. Went to Taipei 101. tallest building in the world. Visited the observatory. The mall down below is very very very very high end with all the branded products. Place is squeky clean and shiny. Only unsightly thing is some of our superiors dressed in T-shirt, shorts and slippers doing shopping. haiz..! Viva Singapore la! Time is short, made a bad decision to visit SOGO departmental store area. Not a place for us to go. So for the 3rd time we took their MRT to Xi Men Ting again! spend like 30 mins there before rush back to hotel pick up our bags and head to the airport catch the flight home.
Destination: SIN (Changi, Singapore)
Aircraft Type: Boeing 777-300 ER
Departing Runway: Unknown
Arriving Runway: 02C
Departure time: 2020 hours
Arrival time: 0030 hours +1
Flight Time: 4 hours
One of the many flights i don't wish to board. Coz i am leaving taiwan when i am not even done with it! But quite excited to try the 777-300ER, heard many reviews and praises for this variant of the Boeing 777 family. In-flight entertainment kept me awake through out. Got myself a Herpa model of the same aircraft i am in. Happy! =)
Landed early morning. Did duty free shopping. Got more wines to add on to my collection. =) didn't manage to leave airport until 2.30am because of transport problems. Anway, happy to be back home after being away so long. Currently on 2 weeks leave.Hmm... Next trip overseas looking at Perth, Australia or Taipei! haha! Somewhere around the december holidays.
P.S - Remaining Photos will be upload @ my online album
Auf Wiedersehen!
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