Friday, 30 December 2005
Thursday, 22 December 2005
先苦后会甜吗？
Before i started school, there's a lot of time in hand and of course 精力充沛，but I never knew, or bright enough to know how to spend them wisely.
上了学后，I have 很多梦想。这个很想尝试，那个也很想试, but time and money were never on my side. 家境贫困的我没想过也不敢 take the route less travelled. Study hard seem like the only (safe) option in building a better life. So school has never failed to keep me occupied.
现在，也算是在半工半读吧。人人都看我好，studying abroad on scholarship seems like a great deal. 但谁又会了解到离乡背井的辛酸和寂寞。时不时我都会不禁对当初的决定感到后悔。Life in a civi university seems more interesting. Am I missing out a lot of things in my youth?
Recently, a friend of mine shock me with his comment: me in the Navy is 梦想成真 for me.
在此我再次声明 : 路虽然是我选的，但会选择这条路的原因绝对不会是自己。
What will my life be like after uni?
嗨... 嗨... 不堪设想。
Work... work... and more work. 也不是我要的呀。I got 自知之明，i know how shit i am. My 6 months in the fleet last year told me i'm no where there. Many times, i wondered: am i in the right place?
my life sux... at least now it is.
i'm trying hard to change it... but it's not easy.
have i made it better? or have i made it worst?
上了学后，I have 很多梦想。这个很想尝试，那个也很想试, but time and money were never on my side. 家境贫困的我没想过也不敢 take the route less travelled. Study hard seem like the only (safe) option in building a better life. So school has never failed to keep me occupied.
现在，也算是在半工半读吧。人人都看我好，studying abroad on scholarship seems like a great deal. 但谁又会了解到离乡背井的辛酸和寂寞。时不时我都会不禁对当初的决定感到后悔。Life in a civi university seems more interesting. Am I missing out a lot of things in my youth?
Recently, a friend of mine shock me with his comment: me in the Navy is 梦想成真 for me.
在此我再次声明 : 路虽然是我选的，但会选择这条路的原因绝对不会是自己。
What will my life be like after uni?
嗨... 嗨... 不堪设想。
Work... work... and more work. 也不是我要的呀。I got 自知之明，i know how shit i am. My 6 months in the fleet last year told me i'm no where there. Many times, i wondered: am i in the right place?
my life sux... at least now it is.
i'm trying hard to change it... but it's not easy.
have i made it better? or have i made it worst?
Friday, 16 December 2005
back again
the feeling differs each time i return back to singapore
i wonder what would it be like this time
i'm kinda of scared
i wonder what would it be like this time
i'm kinda of scared
Thursday, 15 December 2005
for the third consecutive time
it was in my plan to buy a one-way tix back home this time. and then from now on buy return tix to aust in singapore. the initial cost will be steep, but eventually, this will end up cheaper than buying 2-way in aust everytime.
to reduce the initial damage, i chose to travel on a less reputable airline: gulf-air.
'woa! serious ar!'
'eh, got insurance annot?'
'aiyo, got bar-woo one leh.'
these were some of the response from my mate when i first told them about my flight.
one of them added that the flight might not serve alcohol onboard. another suggested that i should bring some sleeping pills along. and one more who have travelled on gulf before told me that the entertainment system was faulty.
despite all these discouragements, i still went ahead with my plan.
when i got on the plane yesterday, there was a bit of drama. but other than that, the whole flight all went well and smooth. i didnt at all regret about taking gulf air. in fact, i was pretty relieved that i was on that flight!
believe it annot, for the third consecutive time, i was upgraded to business class!
the first time, was a free upgrade with no reason or string attached. the second time, also on BA, i was upgraded again bcos a long-legged guy was seatd behind me. i cant slant my seat back bcos of his long leg. for that i was upgraded. this time, i was upgraded for a couple of reasons.
(1) i was issued with a boarding pass for LIM WEE HAN. i looked around the check-in area and see no other chinese. i thought it was a typo mistake, or just a careless one as i doubt they wld come across chinese name very aften. so i didnt reali bother to seek for correction. as you would have expected, there was reali a LIM WEE HAN. what a coincidence. probably the onli 2 yellows onboard, but with almost similar name. anyway, the air stewardess was quick in her reaction and i was soon led to my new seat.
(2) some other guy was there at my new seat. he was a black guy, so he cant be LIM WEE something for obvious reason. after a few minutes, it was found that my seat was somehow allocated in the middle of his family, and he was given a seat further down the corridor, probably bcos of late check-in. after some explanation and negotiation, i was given my 'rightful seat'... er... with his brother on my left and his father on my right... what duh...
few minutes later, the air-stewardess that had been helping me all those while came back to me with good news. haha... i was again offered a seat in the business class!
well, it seems that things arent as bad as i've thot or told. the service was good and they spoke good english. the food wasnt the norm that i've been taking, but was still alright. everything was reali good and comparable to that of BA. well, i cant be complaining much with the service i was getting for a 500+ air-fare. some one up there seem to love me.
pre-departure snack - champagne and nuts
post-departure snack - jonnie walker and some snack. dont like the snack. a bit saltish for me.
dinner...
dinner again...
just when i thought dinner was over... more came.
this was for breakfast
to reduce the initial damage, i chose to travel on a less reputable airline: gulf-air.
'woa! serious ar!'
'eh, got insurance annot?'
'aiyo, got bar-woo one leh.'
these were some of the response from my mate when i first told them about my flight.
one of them added that the flight might not serve alcohol onboard. another suggested that i should bring some sleeping pills along. and one more who have travelled on gulf before told me that the entertainment system was faulty.
despite all these discouragements, i still went ahead with my plan.
when i got on the plane yesterday, there was a bit of drama. but other than that, the whole flight all went well and smooth. i didnt at all regret about taking gulf air. in fact, i was pretty relieved that i was on that flight!
believe it annot, for the third consecutive time, i was upgraded to business class!
the first time, was a free upgrade with no reason or string attached. the second time, also on BA, i was upgraded again bcos a long-legged guy was seatd behind me. i cant slant my seat back bcos of his long leg. for that i was upgraded. this time, i was upgraded for a couple of reasons.
(1) i was issued with a boarding pass for LIM WEE HAN. i looked around the check-in area and see no other chinese. i thought it was a typo mistake, or just a careless one as i doubt they wld come across chinese name very aften. so i didnt reali bother to seek for correction. as you would have expected, there was reali a LIM WEE HAN. what a coincidence. probably the onli 2 yellows onboard, but with almost similar name. anyway, the air stewardess was quick in her reaction and i was soon led to my new seat.
(2) some other guy was there at my new seat. he was a black guy, so he cant be LIM WEE something for obvious reason. after a few minutes, it was found that my seat was somehow allocated in the middle of his family, and he was given a seat further down the corridor, probably bcos of late check-in. after some explanation and negotiation, i was given my 'rightful seat'... er... with his brother on my left and his father on my right... what duh...
few minutes later, the air-stewardess that had been helping me all those while came back to me with good news. haha... i was again offered a seat in the business class!
well, it seems that things arent as bad as i've thot or told. the service was good and they spoke good english. the food wasnt the norm that i've been taking, but was still alright. everything was reali good and comparable to that of BA. well, i cant be complaining much with the service i was getting for a 500+ air-fare. some one up there seem to love me.
pre-departure snack - champagne and nuts
post-departure snack - jonnie walker and some snack. dont like the snack. a bit saltish for me.
dinner...
dinner again...
just when i thought dinner was over... more came.
this was for breakfast
Monday, 12 December 2005
the accent
weizhong called me yesterday just before he departed for singapore to comfirm a few trivials.
that's the third time (or maybe fourth) i've spoken to him since his arrival in aussie land. omg... believe me, his aussie accent is getting stronger each time. from the short talk yesterday, i can hardly detect any singlish or mandarin from him. i'm pretty sure you'll be caught by surprise when you get a chance to speak to him sometime.
he reali impressed me. the accent is not easy to pick up. out of the fourteen of us here in ADFA, i reckon onli two can be considered close enough. bensen seem to have done it pretty well within half a year!
i reckon by the end of next year, he'll be fully 'australianised'.
that's the third time (or maybe fourth) i've spoken to him since his arrival in aussie land. omg... believe me, his aussie accent is getting stronger each time. from the short talk yesterday, i can hardly detect any singlish or mandarin from him. i'm pretty sure you'll be caught by surprise when you get a chance to speak to him sometime.
he reali impressed me. the accent is not easy to pick up. out of the fourteen of us here in ADFA, i reckon onli two can be considered close enough. bensen seem to have done it pretty well within half a year!
i reckon by the end of next year, he'll be fully 'australianised'.
Sunday, 11 December 2005
Thursday, 8 December 2005
grad parade over
finally the graduation parade is over. yea! no more drills! no more drills for the next 3 months!
these few days at drills were horrible experiences. all these drilling, the 2-hr stand, the hot sun, etc were all nothing. it's the freakin' flies. kaoz... they reali irritate me to the max. they just loved to buzz around the head especially around the nose and ears area.
in a parade, i couldnt possibly move to fan them away. so i actuali have to resort to using my mouth to blow them away... woa... damn cham... never expect my mouth to get so tired after drills.
graduation is finally over. i'm officially known as 2nd year. the next few days will be accomodation-shifting. hope i wont have to move. it's not an easy chore to move out out my room... there's simply too much shit in my rooom.
these few days at drills were horrible experiences. all these drilling, the 2-hr stand, the hot sun, etc were all nothing. it's the freakin' flies. kaoz... they reali irritate me to the max. they just loved to buzz around the head especially around the nose and ears area.
in a parade, i couldnt possibly move to fan them away. so i actuali have to resort to using my mouth to blow them away... woa... damn cham... never expect my mouth to get so tired after drills.
graduation is finally over. i'm officially known as 2nd year. the next few days will be accomodation-shifting. hope i wont have to move. it's not an easy chore to move out out my room... there's simply too much shit in my rooom.
Wednesday, 7 December 2005
if i got a few millions to spare...
i wld invest on a research, producing viruses to kill all the flies in Australia.
the flies are freakin' pissing me off seriously.
the flies are freakin' pissing me off seriously.
Tuesday, 6 December 2005
i still cant drive
woa... sianz 1/2...
i went down to the driving centre to book a test date with the instructor but was told that i'm still not eligible for the test. i'll have to hold my L for at least 6 months to do that. what the... got lidat one ar...
kaoz... lidat means i hafta wait till coming March to get my license...
thinking on the bright side, that means i got more time to gain more exp. lidat oso good, still got a lot of points to spare for mistakes.
i went down to the driving centre to book a test date with the instructor but was told that i'm still not eligible for the test. i'll have to hold my L for at least 6 months to do that. what the... got lidat one ar...
kaoz... lidat means i hafta wait till coming March to get my license...
thinking on the bright side, that means i got more time to gain more exp. lidat oso good, still got a lot of points to spare for mistakes.
Sunday, 4 December 2005
drills start...
what can be more exciting...
sianz 1/2...
cant wait for it to end this thursday.
sianz 1/2...
cant wait for it to end this thursday.
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the number of flies swarming in the parade square is still as shocking.
Saturday, 3 December 2005
to those who replied
here are the models and colour combi i remembered.. i only remember those that looked nice la.
i cant seem to differentiate the wire products. they seem to look the same so no picture of them here.
Minute/Straight ($60-100)
Half-Jacket (>$100)
Zero ($100-150)
Juliet (>$200)
Remeo 2.0 (>$200)
Romeo and Juliet sure look chio!
i cant seem to differentiate the wire products. they seem to look the same so no picture of them here.
Minute/Straight ($60-100)
Half-Jacket (>$100)
Zero ($100-150)
Juliet (>$200)
Remeo 2.0 (>$200)
Romeo and Juliet sure look chio!
Friday, 2 December 2005
oakley
any one interested in oakley products? there's a sale again here in canberra.
there's sunnies, watches, clothes, shoes, bags, etc...
sunnies easier to buy la... if you wan please let me know.
minute - 50-100
full jacket - 80-120
half jacket - 80-120
square wire (and other wires) - 160
juliet - 200
there's oso other product available... but i'm not sure of the name. if you know it, let me know, i go ask. if got picture, that'll be best.
i'll be back in 14 days, so dont worry, u wont hafta wait very long.
please let me know asap... the sale will last for 10 days... but i may not have all the time to go... parade trg start on sun (wtf... why sunday???). and the trip is gonna cost me fuel... and hafta find a fren with license to supervise my driving...
there's sunnies, watches, clothes, shoes, bags, etc...
sunnies easier to buy la... if you wan please let me know.
minute - 50-100
full jacket - 80-120
half jacket - 80-120
square wire (and other wires) - 160
juliet - 200
there's oso other product available... but i'm not sure of the name. if you know it, let me know, i go ask. if got picture, that'll be best.
i'll be back in 14 days, so dont worry, u wont hafta wait very long.
please let me know asap... the sale will last for 10 days... but i may not have all the time to go... parade trg start on sun (wtf... why sunday???). and the trip is gonna cost me fuel... and hafta find a fren with license to supervise my driving...
weird weather
it was hot and dry when i went for the oakley sale this arvo with eugene, yq and oliver. there wasnt much cloud cover. it's so damn hot that we even drove to rubees for ice-custard (concrete) to cool off.
天气说变就变。lucky i'm back in my room.
the whole sky is now very dark... the swinging trees show signs of very strong wind. i think there's gonna be a thunderstorm...
天气说变就变。lucky i'm back in my room.
the whole sky is now very dark... the swinging trees show signs of very strong wind. i think there's gonna be a thunderstorm...
