i am as strong as the weakest link

been very down lately. things are not as they are used to be.

visited a close relative at the hospital. i shall not mention names. very sad at how his condition worsened, totally lost for words when i saw him la. haiz... but he is more optimistic about his recovery and i pray to god for his speedy recovery. he wants to have a beer drinking session next week with my dad man! =) when we wanted to leave, he stopped us, wants to watch EPL with my dad, but its friday and yet he is too weak to realise its friday. haiz... well, we did stay a little longer keeping him company and give all the moral support we can.

the fight with the illness has been more than a year already, and still why can't the virus jus surrended and admit to defeat. urgh..! can i jus go in and fight them off? i jus wish i can do something. feel hopeless when i can't help.

Am i strong mentally? I asked myself. During exercises where it runs throughout the night conquring the most difficult terrain, lack of sleep. i always tell myself to stay away and never fall out. Climbing up Biang, i tell myself i must get up there at all cost. No doubt its takes alot of physcial strength to overcome it. but mostly its all up there in the brain. so am i strong in the end?

I am as strong as the weakest link

Auf Wiedersehen!

disorganise

never update for awhile already. life's been ok ok in camp. National day was well.. spent away from home. so the next day was at NTU watching SSO's campus concert. hmm... i enjoyed it quite a lot. actually, been drowning myself with lots of symphonies and concertos la, hear too much of R&B in camp already. Although i try hard, but couldn't appreciate that genre. =)

Hmm.. I am missing my horn man, after listening to SSO lo. But then, the horn tone was not the idea tone that i am aiming to achieve. it feels great to be able to play like them one day lo. hope it comes soon enough. I WANT A HORN! hehe..

Okay, Sunday's violin masterclass is totally screwed up. First was the ticketing, i felt the salesperson could have took the initiative to ask what kind of tickets i am want to purchase since there was tickets for individual classes and a seasonal pass which entitles entry to all classes la. So, when i mention that i want to get the individual tickets, obviously next is to ask which classes instead of putting me off by telling me that tickets are sold 30mins before start of class. Bad start to the masterclass. Next was a printing error, which i doubt so, i suspect they change the venue and well... without informing people. there wasn't any signage to indicate anything.

So! the masterclasses that i attend is to whereby the organisers specially invite students to perform while a prof would then advise, suggest and teach the students infront of a group of audience on the particular topic its conducting. Haha, this masterclass is sort of a walk in clinic for musicians. well, at least the prof was able to conduct some impromtu lesson on violin techniques la. At least i walk away with my questions answered. phew..!

Weather at night was screwed up, raining cats and dogs at NTU, so for the fear that i will be late, i took cab to camp, ended my camp was freaking dry and i am super early. Conceed defeat to murphy's law, i book in lo, about 2 hours early. haiz... oh nvm.. I love the army.

past 5 days was training to prepare for Army Open house. We are in-charge of the LAN gaming so what we did was to play games and play more games. haha! actually i falling sick soon from playing games. have this puking and coughing sensation as i play. perhaps not used to the quick motion generated from the games. well.. more prep to come until the actual day. I don't have the exact details of the open house. so for those who are interested to come, pls find out yourself from adverts la. okay!

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Jigsaw Puzzle

u know, i actually started on doing a jigsaw puzzle. hmmm.. amaze at how fast i actually manage to get it piece together. i didn't have the confidence to finish it when i first started it. well that's because i don't always fix one. about one in a decade perhaps.

i find it amazing at how the jigsaw puzzle are piece together. constantly working out the odds of getting the right piece at the right place. think about it, jigsaw puzzle is just like life, sometimes it just manage piece it right the first time, sometimes it takes a little twist and turn around to fit in to the pieces beside it, and most of the time you won't even know where that piece you picked up from the box belongs to too until another piece tells you so.

i know it seems out of place to write this entry, but just too many things are happening recently and my mind seems pretty messed up. well... end of the day, the most important thing it to be happy and contented with what you have. =)

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another outfield

this week had outfield. AGAIN. i realise i am begining to hate it. and i am losing appetite eating combat rations. Eww.. okay la, can't be help, i ate that for 10 days while in brunei k. sick of it.

but everytime an outfield makes good training for me to survive in the field whether as a military personnel or civilian next time. hmm.. seems determine to do my Everest Base Camp trek in the near future. my dream. Did nightwalk also, found it no kick at all man! after what i have gone through in brunei. pretty easy walk except for the lack of sleep coz the nightwalk is from 2359 to the next morning to complete 2 missions.

End of outfield, we had a parade to turn ops. That's that... next 2 days really slack and slack, especially today where i can sleep until i don't want to sleep and 100% willing to volunteer to clean arms and do stores. haha! Oh... i shall learn to love outfield again. Soldier!

Auf Wiedersehen!

another week

its another week of normal training in camp. i shall not say much. monday on leave so accompanied Suky to NTU for her medical. we did something erm... out of the norm.. haha! read her blog. then meet the guys at army market. i feel so cheated buying the ground sheet. well.. its better than signing 1206. Whoever that fella who took my groundsheet.. ha! i pray that water will seep through when it rainings heavily ah! (even though its brand new!). Ate sinful stuffs, chocolate fondue la! oh my god..... nice nice, especially the home made ice cream.

friday, when to meet dear after her concert at NYP. its such a kick to be able to eat $5 macdonalds.. Oooo la la...then saw my bro who attended the concert, i couldn't make it in time la. and a few alumni's, np band ppl.

Saturday was at esplanade, last minute change of plans. saw lots of kids streaming to the NDP preview. Sakae sushi was nice, but haiz.. should have waited for the seats near the sushi bar, quite incovinient to call waiter to take order. i rather self-service. anyway, i got 3 new CDs! Wee... my ear is dying to listen to some music. or rather new music.. haha! am enjoying it as i type. ok ok, that's all folks! =)

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Progressive Training

first week back in camp after lancer. Feels kinda weird and out of place in Support Coy. haha.. guess attached too much to Charlic Coy already. So basically resume physical training and i am now sufferring from muscle aches! argh...! Progressive training? I don't think so. Lol, coz the amount of push-ups and stuffs its beyond everyone (read EVERYONE's) limit. But i still love the nights where we sit around a table, drinks, snacks and a hell lot bunch of crap to talk and laugh about! weee..!

Wednesday morning had a SAF day parade. Again, its to stand there and look pretty, bask under the morning sun, listening to the SAF day message then take the SAF pledge. It always gives me goosebumps when we recite that pledge especially the last 3 words. Yikes! okay, i shall not say much. must be patriotic (coughs!).

Bored at home, so have been playing with a new post-processing style. LOMO actions in Photoshop. Let me see what i can get out of it. next time then post up some samples la!

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MILK Charity Run Pt 2

Sorry, i removed the pics from the previous post. Was bored at home because the TV has been invaded by my bro n friends. So i start to photoshop some pics.

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MILK Charity Run

Wooh! Join the MILK (Mainly I Love Kids) Run yesterday with Dear. The event was held at Zouk Carpark. Okay, now i know where is Zouk. haha! Sorry guys, i don't club so don't call me a sotong. Hmm.. running route was along Singapore River from Robertson Quay to somewhere before Boat Quay then U-turn around back to start point. All in all the route is 4km.

Initially the start of run is quite slooooowwwww.... i thought i was participating in MILK walk instead. haha! was very crowded la, so everyone was walking, jamming the whole running path. Somebody please put butter!!! argh.. so both of us started to snake around the crowd and slowly overtake the crowd. Wee...!

Overall, not as shag as i thought, long time never do long distance run liao. have always do 2.4km max! but again there isn't a steep up slope at the end unlike in camp, so quite easy. Bananas and 100 plus was a treat at the end, rest and recover back, collected our bags and off we go from the venue not forgetting Ben 'n' Jerry's ice-cream. Yum! We will be back next year! participating in 5.3km la! at least not so crowded. haha!

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Ex Bahru

Yesterday my section conducted an exercise code-named Ex Bahru. Our objective is to conquer shops and malls in JB la! haha.. we actually planned this outing while outfield in Brunei and always joke about how "tough" this exercise is going to be, even tougher than Lancer. Lol..!

Fall-in was between 1030-1100. but yet the two guys who stayed the nearest to Kranji mrt is late! grr.. oh well... so we endure hunger and get across the border where good food awaits us. had kenny rogers for lunch. we actually ordered the same dish. so by the time the waitress took order from the 2nd person, she kinda guess what kind of chicken we wanted. Black Pepper.

after lunch, we carried on walking around Citysqaure, actually only 2 guys wanted to buy clothing's la. so they actually walk ahead until we lost them. haa.. the remaining of us just dropped an SMS tell them to meet us at a particular time so we can carry on shopping. so i saw this push-cart selling something interesting that i really wanted to get for Dear. i am not going to tell...! haha! and i got it!

there is this shop that sells clocks and one of their design was a treble clef. oh my god. it caught my eye that i really want to get it. but at the thought of lugging it back to Singapore. erm... next time ba.. when i am not so lazy. Cab over to Holiday plaza, friends want to get some DVD (read: pirated!) kinda scary process.. i shall not explain much. later kena caught! ha!

Met Xiuling at Arcade in Citysquare. haha! surprise, that i gave an expression of "i caught you red-handed" well.. i don't who she was with. main thing was, the world is so small that you can bump into anyone without knowing it.

End Ex at around 2200... by the time all shagged out already. Ex Bahru was quite a success even though a few of them spent so much without knowing what they have spent on. hehe! today everyone will assess the financial damage. for me.. well... haha! not much damage done. phew..!

Auf Wiedersehen!

From the Land, Air and Sea

Its been a long time since i was in Singapore. I touched down today around 12.40pm from Bandar Seri Bangawan. Happily shopping at Duty Free, getting some wine and beer. Well, let's rewind back 18 days before.

After posting the last entry, we actually headed to Coffee Bean inside T2 for a cuppa of coffee to keep me awake until i can board the plane. haha! from where we were sitting sipping away, the plane Royal Brunei Airlines was just right in front of us. So every thing felt normal as we go through security at the gate and boarded the plane. i message dear, update her on my flight. the morning was beautiful at changi, only regret is i don't have my camera to capture the moment. Breakfast was served on board, no before long i doze off with the tiny pillow provided. Reality sets in when the plane starts its descend into Brunei.

Once we were on the ground, i wish i didn't make that flight. no one wants to rush off the plane because its the mark of the beginning of a long and tough training in brunei. We were whisked away onto a awaiting bus headed for the water taxi that will take us through the Temburong River towards Bangar Town. Caught a little glimps of BSB, the famous water village in brunei as we sail on. the boat ride was an hour plus long so again, we slept.

Fast forward abit, upon arrival at the camp, we (as in my section) found out that the platoon will be split into our attached coys, so i bunk in with Charlie Coy where it my new "home" for the next 18 days. Training will be with them and for once not with Support Coy. the first few days was in camp training trying to get used to the terrain in Brunei, we climb knolls and get soak in water. First night, i read the letter Support OC wrote to all of us, it made me teared for the first time. In it, was a card with a personal message that goes "Perseverance is failing nineteen times and succeeding the twentieth."

Ex Nomad, was a 3D2N navigation exercise in the brunei jungle. my first outfield bashing through the vegetation, climbing up knolls and down the spurs as we find checkpoints around the jungle. By 3pm we start to find our harbouring area for the night. the first night out there requires some getting used to. Sun sets at 5.30pm in Brunei and not before long by 7 everything is dark. Even with your hand 10cm away from your face also can't be seen! we slept on hammock. again it's my first time la, so didn't set up properly ended sleeping in an uncomfortable manner. it poured heavily the first night, lucky my shelter was properly built so i stayed fairly dry. Second night harbouring was a little impromptu because as we were navigating, it poured suddenly so we quickly built temporary shelter which ends up where we are sleeping for the night. it became a close bonding session that night as we chat away as it was too early to sleep. not long we managed to navigate out of the jungle on third day noon time. all tired and weary but hey, 1 exercise down, 2 more to go!

the next exercise, came straight the next day after the Nomad, we became the role of enemy to engage in a fire fight with the rifle coy, nothing much for these exercise, just sit around wait for them to come round the training circuit to my check point and fire away! and again, 3 days quickly passed.

We did a technical river crossing to refresh us before the finale exercise.

Before going out for the finale exercise, i got a envelop, in it contains to 2 letter from my parents. again, i cried out. at that point. i missed home. they wrote messages that encourage me and gave me a booster to pull through the last exercise.

Finale exercise includes 2 mission, a climb up Mt Biang and the 7 knolls with river crossing. So we walk again to complete the first mission by day 1 and harbour. Day 2, we waited out in a open patch for a Super Puma helicopter to bring us to the foot of Mt Biang. My first flight on a chopper. Quite exciting to see a helicopter coming into land, then we brisked walk towards it while the rotor blades spin above head and board the chopper. haha! Mt Biang, a legendary mountain for training troops in Brunei. it is a 45 degree inclination uphill for the first roughly 500m then the last part it became steeper that require us to use our hands and feets to get us to the top. My salute to the 84mm when they struggle through the climb to the top when their load is heavier than mine! Day 3 was a mad dash down Mt Biang towards the river crossing site then up down the 7 knolls. I nearly lost my mind and broke down as we walk and walk and walk with no end in sight. but hey, i pulled through even though my section was already down with 2 men that means our load we carry became heavier. Day 4, the happiest day in Brunei, mission 2 was executed and not long...... END EX! yeah! as we cheered because the days in Brunei are soon ending! upon returing to camp, 4 of us, Anthony, Kenneth, Ming Wei and myself, was hurried to pack our kit bag to send back as we are the first 4 pioneers to fly back while the rest are on the last flight which they are making their way back as i type.

R&R was yesterday, we toured around BSB. Visited the M&M&M's (Mosque and Museum and Mall). tell you the truth, Brunei wasn't as bad as it thought other than being a strict muslim country. Everything is Gold! even the dustbin, electrical plugs and supermarket trolley! haha! i have no pictures to show because i never bring camera la! We toured the water village and actually dropping into one of the house to experience what is like to stay in there. this morning was dead straight heading for the airport and no way i was to turn back! got on to my window seat! finally! haha! now back to terra firma.

the past 18 days, like the phrase from the infantry song which all BMTC recruits sing at POP "from the land, air and sea." that was happen during the 18 days. we walk, flew, swim, climb. i don't know how i did it, but i did it! its hard to describe. it takes one to experience it to know how it felt like. glad that i didn't fall out and endure through the training. now back home i shall enjoy the next 7 days relaxing before the next phrase of training begins till turning ops to protect the nation.

Auf Wiedersehen!

Pre-Flight Entry

haha! blogging from Terminal 2. Just checked into my flight, going to grab a bite before boarding. See you guys in a few weeks time....

Don't worry guys, i will take care of myself. I pray for all back at home!

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jus an update

so this is an account of what happen the past few (or perhaps many) days... not in good mood to write so here goes bunch of rubbish..

its feels wonderful to be able to touch and kiss the french horn again. haha! manage to attend alumni band prac even though they were preparing for concert. i have been labelled as "guest player". oh well... serving the country has higher prority? yah.. so eh, really miss playing horn la. nice to catch up with the rest of the guys. seeing them makes me miss those times before i enlist into army. wish i could have more time to hang out with them. and well.. first alumni concert and i am not playing. what's worst..? i am not around in Singapore.

Saturday was grandpa's birthday. was suppose to be held at some restaurant la, but haiya, don't know what happen. end up doing it at his house. brought Suky along to well... meet the family? it was boring as usual, we kept ourselves entertain by arm and thumb wrestling. i think i should stop doing thumb wrestling, i sprain my thumb in camp and still hurts whenever i play piano. what a pain..

Sunday watched shrek 3 then went to vila'ge for rosti. i love it! wee..! actually watch with suky's collegues la, noisy but lively bunch. hmm... better than those bunch of monkeys in camp i think!

final packing of kit bag for past 3 days. not really in the mood to blog. coz going to brunei soon. haiz.. mood is on a roller coaster ride. going up and down, up and down. i won't want to say much. the following is my flight details.

Outbound flight - BI 428
Departure Date/Time - 9 June @ 0710

Inbound flight - BI 421
Arrival Date/Time - 26 June @ 1245

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Army takes you places

yes it does! where in Singapore you will find opportunities to sail out to sea on a motorised boat to remote unheard (for the non-adventures) islands around the mainland. For example, Pulau Seletar, a tiny island north east along the coastal border between Singapore and Malaysia, where we set foot on watching people water ski by and waves created by the speed boats crashes onto the shore. It also gives you an opportunity to sleep on the tiny boat while waiting for fellow servicemen training on shore. The gentle waves rock you to sleep.

En-route we sail pass larger vessels unloading sand on to barges tied along side. Sand, fragments of mother nature trinkle down like rain drops as it unload from the jaws of the cranes. Looking across the border, you would see vessels berth aside the Malaysian port, ships carrying cargo of all shapes and sizes coming from different parts of the world. At that point in time, you will realise you are a dwarf among the giant of the seas. A little something related to our job, we saw a World War II bunker amongst the bushes where once British soldiers stood guard against enemy forces protecting our then a British Coloney.

Returning home, we leave behind a horizon with golden rays of setting sun. How we wish we could see such sights again, well of course minus the training we got to do. I once looked up, sun rays peaked through a hole in the grayish clouds, rain drops fall on us, we were tired but the sight just simply takes everything and let us enjoy the moment.

In two weeks time, I will embark on a journey to brunei for my first overseas training. It will take me through the dense forest where i was told you could not see you hand infront of you when night falls. I wonder what it has on offer for me. Only time will tell....

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Colorgenics

You are seeking an affectionate relationship, offering fulfilment and happiness. You are capable of powerful emotional enthusiasm. Deep down, you are a kind loving person, always helpful and willing to adapt yourself if necessary to realise the bond of affection that you desire. But you need the same consideration and understanding from others and it is this need that will sometimes hold you back... so let go, trust and you may pleasantly surprised at what happens.

You are an emotional and sensitive person. You are inclined to delight and wallow in all things that give pleasure to your senses but nevertheless your tastes are refined and you reject anything that is indecent or vulgar.

Nothing seems to be going right for you and you are thwarted every way you turn. You are not at all happy with the situation but it would appear that there is very little that you can do about it at this time. Sit back and let the situation take its course, because at this time you feel that there is nothing you can do to change whatever needs to be changed.

You are being unduly influenced by the situation that is all around you. You do not like the feeling of loneliness and whatever it is that seems to separate you from others. You know that life can be wonderful and you are anxious to experience life in all its aspects, to live it to the full. You therefore resent any restriction or limitations that are being imposed on you and you insist on going it alone.

You wish to be left in peace... no more conflict and no more differences of opinion. In fact you just don't want to be involved in arguments of any shape or form. All you want is for 'them' to get on with it - and to leave you alone.

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Sushi!

hmm... i think it was my 3rd visit to sentosa this year? oh well.. everything is changing very fast on that island that things are disappearing without knowing lo. Suky wanted to watch the musical fountain which we found out it was closed when we reach there. so after scratching a few heads, haha, decided to catch the newest attraction there? Songs of the Sea.

had Sakae Sushi for dinner. mmm... wasn't fantastic for that outlet. Miso ramen doesn't taste like miso ramen. ordered chawanmushi which took forever to come and in the end, it didn't! coz why.. out of stock! thanks for not informing us. i don't know about how other outlets fair, but food was sub-standard. perhaps just enough to fill the stomachs of those who spend the day sun-tanning there? i won't blacklist Sakae yet, i shall try other places next time.

8/10 marks for Songs of the Sea. I like the lighting effects on water, how they are able to synchonize music with the water and fire display. it would have been a perfect 10 la, not for the lame story and acting. i can't really describe the whole thing, you would have to be there yourself to watch.

After that, we slack by the beach..... thanks for the wonderful night dear, i love you! =)

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Back to Tekong

tuesday was back at tekong for 32 km route march with river crossing as part of the requirement for getting the CSB badge. really miss that place so much. brings back so much memories. the weekly fast craft ride across to the island, the costal route where we did our 2.4km run, the parade square where i passed out from BMT. i wish i had a chance to visit Leopard Coy again man.. and do my favorite activity there, watching planes flying over head taking off and landing at changi

so we alight at TFT and wait for troop lift to old sispec where it will be our starting and ending point for the route march. saw 2 companies of recruits doing their 16km route march. eh, praying for Leopard coy to be one of them la, but don't have. =( nvm. the route around tekong to me back to my 2 field camp sites, haha.. can still remember the days i camp out there lo.. tough but fun. then river crossing at 24km point @ 4.30 am can! everytime i stop whether i standing or sitting, i will fall asleep. haha..! but after crossing the freezing water everyone is awake lo! everything ends on Wednesday morning. breakfast then a 100m combat shoot. see! i am going back to places where i have never thought i will be going back to. feel a little regret leaving that island.. i will be back there someday again. i hope.

IPPT was on monday. i can see some improvements in the results, but haiz, still not good enough. arrrh...! oh well...

on block leave today. to let us recover from the 32km march. 50km route march is next, coming soon in july. arrrh!

Auf Wiedersehen!

Callsign Explomo

its been an exciting week. firstly we had chemical defence training. tuesday was doing the CD training, first time experience wear mopp suit. its quite hot and stuffy in that suit. hope i never have to wear it again. the lecture was eh.... boring la! watch so many video. brain suffering from information overload. haha! we were out early wednesday morning to the CBRE training facility. Entered the gas chamber in mopp4. even though the gas mask has been tested air tight, gas still manage to enter the mask and sting my eyes. we did some simple exercise in there then remove the gas mask and report IC n Name. that is the most painful part coz the gas will sting the whole face, eyes start to cry and have running nose. big relive when we are allowed to leave the room but go out of the chamber still crying while waiting for the effect to wear off.

20 hours of live firing on saturday. eh.. quite tiring coz attached to rifle coy again, so must route march with them before they attack their objective. so i had to carry the PLC and march with them before firing it. setting it up was stressful because of CO just beside me. panic panic panic. when the thing went off.. relieve la. fantasize for fluffy hotcakes and hot coffee after everything finish. so sleepy that i could not walk up the stairs properly. had to lean against the railing. haha! didn't sleep at all since i finish my things at 4.30 and book out was at 6am. macdonalds breakfast after that then head home and collapse on the bed.

went to Suky's home yesterday. then nothing to do so we went to courts to take a look. they showcase all the game console there lo.. tried the nintendo DS. play pokemon la.. fun fun. walk around look at furnitures and fittings, in search of a dream home. haha! but i still prefer ikea la. ha! dinner was KFC, something simple la.. then had a nice walk around the park, play with the low rope (yes! i can finally climb it!) and chin up bar. can't pull much coz too heavy from the dinner. haha! had a nice talk to dear la. don't worry, we will pull through this diffcult time together. pray pray pray!

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biology lesson

jus a quick entry. last day of my long weekend, jus before i leave the house, got a phone call whether i was able to go back for guard duty. Grrr... actually i don't mind la, but things have been planned out already. was trying to be very nice to reject it. on my way to city hall to meet dear, bumped into my junior from shuqun. talk all the way till she alight la. haha.. so moments from meeting dear, got phone call again whether i still can go back for duty anot. i feel quite bad to say no. but hey, i can't expect dear to travel all the way from tampines to city hall to tell her she have to turn around and go home right. besides... where are the reserves?!

it was my cousin's birthday today, so yah, trying to search for a last minute present for him. ended up suky and i were fiddling with all the baby's toy in the kids section. haha! in the end, didn't buy anything la. so it was the first meeting between suky and the rest of the cheong family. Mmmm.... lots of food to eat. the waiter like serve non-stop lo. both of us struggling to eat.

Joshua's cake is a 3D power ranger or something like that. and yah, the young kids were like tempting to cut it into pieces. talk about childhood violence! all the restaurant staff were awed by the sheer size of the cake. the kids were wanting to cut the arms, the legs and ethan he wanted to cut off the head. OMG! haha, well he wish was granted. thank god we didn't get the human body puzzle otherwise they will have some sadist thoughts about the human body when they play with it. after lunch, we were split on deciding to have theory lesson or drop into joshua's house to slack. well, dear don't feel bad k? =)

Nintendo Wii is fun to play man! oh i wish i have one. bowling was quite realistic except for the ball was a remote. hehe! kids being kids, they have fun playing it la. after that, all went home.

i had a fun day. i hope you too dear. it was wonderful day with you. =)

Auf Wiedersehen!

Blueberry Soda

botanic garden outing yesterday. its been a long time since i went there, i can last remember going there for band performance during those days in shuqun. performing at the symphony stage. but didn't really walk around the garden much last time.

so yah, its quite hard to get there by train. a little research on the web to find the bus service from the nearest mrt station. i do have a little complain about the search engine used on their website. oh well.. i am now an engineer not a IT programmer so yah, such things leave it to professionals to improve on it. hehe!

the garden.. hmm.. not much flowers to see. basically are different types of green plants. haha! its just been beautified by the landscape artist. part of our journey was tracking through familiar grounds. the dense rainforest. only animal seen was a squirrel. no wild boars around! i also don't wish to see any. haha!

caught SCO performance on symphony stage. eh.. my first time view a proper chinese orchestra performance. eh.. they are good. well.. of course they are good. they are professionals la. not a big fan of it but i really appreciate their performance. nice nice. they actually played Slavonic Dances No. 8. hehe.. sounds quite unique, its like east meets west?

NYDC for dinner, ooohhh... one of the best meal so far. yummy!

Sunday's could not have been better without you dear. I love you! =)

for the rest - sorry if i have been too mushy eh? =)

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River Crossing, Route March

my first taste of actual river crossing this week. head over to a river gap somewhere beside raffles country club. Weather wasn't good that morning coz it poured heavily so everywhere will be water logged and muddy not forgetting to mention also, the water was freezing cold! Brr..... At first quite fun when entered the water in clean fatigue then in FBO attire. Get into the water then drag myself across and skid along the water. haha! wee... did it twice la, but do more i think its going to get boring.

i thought 24km was going to be my last. then came 28km. it was actually RT la. for those who didn't walk with the battalion. coz i was on course then. so we walk around camp for 32 rounds la. till my feet sore and still sore now. haha!

was out with suky yesterday. went to catch mr bean's holiday. wasn't a fantastic movie, more of like something to relax yourself and laugh out loud la. then was at ns40 exhibition. saw my BMT friend Stanley, one of the exhibitors over there representing his unit on homeland defence. nice catching up with him. last saw him was at ETI. didn't really interest me, coz they display things i see day in day out. haha!

dinner served was fish n co. eh... fish n chips a little to oily for my taste. hehe.. but was still better then changing appetite lo. okay. off to enjoy my long weekend. Gracias..!

Auf Wiedersehen!