i'm seriously not looking forward to tmr's 'excursion' to Perisher.

it's only the second week of the semester and my work load is piling up faster than i can clear them. sigh... i hardly have time to catch my breath.

i've got an assignment due on monday, another on tuesday, and one more on thursday. sigh... i suppose i'll hafta work thru tonight to finish up the first one. as for the one due on tues, i guess i'll hafta burn more midnight oil on mon nite, considering my lessons on mon ends at 630pm. and there's also a test weighing 15% this friday...

this whole excursion idea seem to have screw up my time table. and the worst thing is that we're gonna stay there for only 1.5 hrs.

the bus is leaving for perisher at 630am, and should reach at 10. and by noon, we should be on our way back...! seriously, i don reali understand why we are making so much effort to spend less than 2 hrs up there.

we'll probably reach back here in the evening, and it should be time to start cleaning for inspection on monday. argh... so die die i must finish my assignment today. there is approximately 6 hrs of sleeping time onboard the coach. that should be sufficient to compensate for the lost tonight.

i hoping to start learning to drive soon, and i'll need a full weekend to attend a compulsory road-readiness course at the driving centre. please make it happen

2nd Sem, 1st Week

As most of u should noe, i got upgraded to business class when i travelled back to Singapore. U wont believe my luck. On my trip back to Sydney, i was upgraded again!!! Haha... i cldnt believe my luck too, what are the chances, two in a row... hehe... I was initially in the economy class, but i had this very tall white guy sitting right behind me, and i cldnt lean my seat back when taking naps. The very nice air stewardess noticed my discomfort and offered a spare seat in the business class. Bingo! haha... I still cant believe my luck...

Who say cannot bring 肉干 into aust?? Just rumours, and bullshit. Can what... well, i tried and succeeded. haha... i oso had with me a few packets of crispy cuttlefish and satay-fish, all went thru the custom without any probelm at all. If u intend to try, just make sure they're sealed and contained in clear bags.

Not every singaporean went back home this holiday. They've got service trainings, especially the first year, they wont get to go home till like december (& they've been here since january lo). Mr nice-guy thot it would b great to bring them some 家乡 food... and so he 铤而走险 and 'smuggled' the food thru. So thotful of him...

I've said before, Life is kinda fair... whenever Lady Luck comes for a visit, 祸神 shldnt be too far away too. And i was right...

It always take me a while to adapt to the change in climate. When i first got back home, it took almost 2 weeks for my sensitive nose to get used to the air. When she finally get settled down, i feel so sorry to throw her back to the other end of the extremes. It's always so dry, and getting blood stains on the tissue whenever i blow my nose is a common thing. Within 2 hours from waking up this morning, i was sneezing so badly that i used up 1 whole roll of toilet paper... sigh... i'll get better tmr.

Tuesday and thursday are still my most-hated day of the week. I've drills on these days at 7am. The temperature at this time of the day reali puts me off... sigh, and i cant help but thinking of ways to chao keng... i haven come out with any yet though. The parade square was green and i thot it was a great place for drills at the start of the year, when it's summer. Fogs came to inspect on us every now and then during the autumn. At the start of winter, temperature dropped below 8 degrees, and morning dew became morning frost. My boots seemed to like the frost, i had so much of it on my boots at the end of the lesson. My toes werent too happy about it.

Mid-winter now... temperature drops below zero every morning. The frost on the parade square get so cold that there's always a misty layer up to waist level... haha... sounds like heaven?

Minus 4 degrees wasnt reali a very cold temperature to be bitching about... open ur freezer and that should be the temperature. and yea, i probably wont if i'm a civilian, wearing as many nice warm clothings as i can afford... put on gloves, beanie... But no, i'm in a f**king military academy. They reckon is v garang to wear as little as possible... and so 白骨精 like me suffer big time...

Normally, the frost would haf melted when i have PT at 9am on certain days. But last wednesday, the frost decided to hang around a bit longer... and that day my fingers had their first taste of froze bite when doing pushups.

My aussie fren told me next month will be coldest month of the winter.

suck thumb...

Time to forget about all these morale-suckers and i should start looking on the brighter side of my life. I need more positives and perks to start the semester... sth more encouraging.

Tomorrow, there's a lunch gathering for all international students, including indon, malayia, fiji and NZ, in the academy and nearby military bases. Each country is suppose to bring their local food. sigh... headache siah. If we can find singapore food anywhere nearby, i don hav to bring bak gua back liao lo. Our best option is Tiger Beer which is available from the ambassy. The ppl here like the beer very much actually.

Next sunday, the navy sqn is making a trip down to Perisher, a favourite mountain for skiiers and snow-boarders w/in the state. Nah, i'm not there for skiing or boarding. There's some sort of snow related event called 'Leap for Loop' going on there. I'm not quite sure what it's all about. I'm looking forward more to my virgin experience with snow... hehe... thank god, we're wearing civi there. I'll probably come back to Perisher again this coming september break for a skiing course if winter is still around. If not, sun-shine coast would be a good alternative.

Following Saturday, there's a "Singapore Nite" party organised by singaporeans in the nearby uni, Australian National Univerity (ANU). Hope it'll b fun.

Before i end... hey jikok, thanks for the movie files. They all loved it. Get well soon.

如梦初醒

i'm no different from any other guy.

i'm always troubled by girls and money.

Pairing up

They reali like to come in pairs...

Got my seat upgraded to business-class again.

My laptop got infected with not 1 but 4 viruses... and crashed, it's onli 7 months old.

i scored 100% for maths.

i expected to do well in computer tools as well, but no... just slightly above credit.

爱情线

i think god is mocking me.

i watched fantastic 4 with a fren not long ago. i was pretty saddened by the romance. it reminded me of my only love.

i met up with her today for movie. i gave her the liberty to choose, she chose the same movie. i din tell her i've watched it. it doesnt matter to me anyway, it's her that matter.

how i wish it could b a happy ending for us too... not few years down the road. i'm more impatient, i long for a happy ending, if possible, now. how i wish i can tell her i still like her.

i find myself behaving very much like him. Wait and wait, and still waiting... pondering over, or should i say creating, all sorts of 'variables' that will do no good and bring painful regrets... they still hurt.

i feels good chatting with her. i cant explain. i cant explain why i like her too... i just cant... "bo pian"?

i din intent to do anything, she is happy now with him.

i wish her well.

Here's the plan

Starting from ECP, the destination is Bukit Timah.

ECP > Fort Road > Kallang MRT > Park-connector to Bishan Park > Upper Thomson Road > Lower Pierce > BT

Apparently, following the kallang river upstream will eventually lead us to lower pierce reservior which is just next to BT. So most of the cycling route should be along the park connector built along the river.

There are some problems oso.

It's not easy to get from Fort Road to Kallang MRT as we'll be riding along the main road most of the time. Beware of honks from the vehicles and cursing from the passer-bys.

The map provided by the NPB shows a missing part along the conector on the way to Bishan park, from Bendemeer Camp to St Andrew School. I'm not sure wat it means... i hope it's not a dead end.

And lastly, from bishan park, we hafta get across upper thomson road before arriving at the nature reserve. I'm not sure if there's any cyclers-crossing along that stretch of road. It's a pretty busy road. Even if there's, it should be a overhead bridge. If crossing the black river becomes impossible on the h-hour then we can always change our plans and head up for AMK park nearby.

sounds convincing leh... but actually i know nothing about the route oso. here's the link to the maps. Take a look and see if u can find any more problems... ask the ppl around u who noes the place well oso...

Kallang Park Connector

AMK Park Connector

Bishan Park

i think we've a few drivers among us... ur should know better than me rite?

Jikok, u're advice not to read this

Any one interested in a day-time bike ride?

My initial intention was Mac Ritchie but was pretty disappointing to find out that it's actually illegal to ride in the area. The next destination i have in mind is bukit timah, which will be pretty challenging (this is how it's described in the many reviews written online). I'm pretty flexible and open to other suggestions, anywhere should be fine.

It's in the day, so there wld definitely be a lot of heat and sweat and possibly burn. Think thrice before nodding.

I've asked QM and ZH about it, they are fine with the idea. But... QM is free on weekends; ZH is free on the weekdays, wat duh -_-"