The Inn

2012 the end of many things and the start of many more to come

2012-01-20T00:08:00.000-08:00

Its strange how i found the hyper link to this "Long forgotten place". The Inn, i call it. This was the place where i would pen down the many things or thoughts that i go through in life. The happy moments when i was very much in love with the girl of my dreams, the pain when the relationship ended, the challenges i face in life and the many things that i felt was worth sharing... like my love for Blizzard games.

That being said, Hello dear readers / me myself and I. 2012! its the year i lost a good 80% of my savings into a failed business partnership. It marks a good 1year since my Relationship with Edda ended... Its the year i hit 27. So... i guess the start of 2012 is not as desirable as it seems.

In the midst of all the negative events happening around me i find myself drawing closer to my family and God. Its the only 2 reasons why i carry on living life to the best i can. No matter how nasty your parents can be when you were young, know that deep down every stroke of the cane that they had inflicted to you was for your good, they didn't mean to hurt you but it was their way of making you remember your mistakes.. through pain. And the strange thing is when we grow up in life we do occasionally stumble and fall, and we hurt. We would then find our way back to the arms of our parents... comforted and loved. My faith brings me back to God, i wish he would talk to me like Dad does... but then again he does so in his special way - The Holy Bible. He has given me the strength to forgive when i find it beyond my human flesh to do so and his words are my pillars and the foundation of how i intend to live life here on earth.

Here is a little something i would like to share with you;

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.”
― Martin Luther King Jr., A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches

keep you friends close and enemies closer

2011-04-02T23:07:00.000-07:00

For the strangest reason i have decided to visit this dust covered blog after a really really long time. As life passes us by, one cant help but wonder about the many life changing experiences that he/she has encountered. Especially when you receive unexpected news from strangers about your very own circle of friends... news of them which would change their perception on that very same relationship friends share.

Maybe they have stepped on the tail of someone whom they should not have. So dear friends, i would advice you to be tactful with words. You never know who's side of the story yours might fall to. Remember the old saying? the walls have ears and no secret stays a secret forever? well i guess that's true.

Someone wise once told me "your only true friends are those who seek you out even when you are poor or broken" the rest are but passersby in your life.

something to think about.

2010-03-06T04:15:00.000-08:00

"All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances;
And one man in his time plays many parts,
His acts being seven ages.

At first the infant,
Mewling and puking in the nurse's arms;

And then the whining school-boy, with his satchel
And shining morning face, creeping like snail
Unwillingly to school.

And then the lover,
Sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad
Made to his mistress' eyebrow.

Then a soldier,
Full of strange oaths, and bearded like the pard,
Jealous in honour, sudden and quick in quarrel,
Seeking the bubble reputation
Even in the cannon's mouth.

And then the justice,
In fair round belly with good capon lin'd,
With eyes severe and beard of formal cut,
Full of wise saws and modern instances;
And so he plays his part.

The sixth age shifts
Into the lean and slipper'd pantaloon,
With spectacles on nose and pouch on side;
His youthful hose, well sav'd, a world too wide
For his shrunk shank; and his big manly voice,

Turning again toward childish treble, pipes
And whistles in his sound. Last scene of all,
That ends this strange eventful history,
Is second childishness and mere oblivion;

— Jaques (Act II, Scene VII, lines 139-166)

2010

2010-03-03T12:02:00.000-08:00

Two long months I have been away from my "The Inn". Many things have happened since this blog was started, I left the Singapore Sports Council to pursue the dream i always longed for - a career in Singapore Airlines. By Gods grace i made it through my 2nd shot of the SQ interviews and there on my journey began...

It has been close to 2 years since i have been a cabin crew and i have been blessed in many ways and aspect of my life. I travel the world, soaking in the sight and sound of every country I visit, experiencing and seeing the 7 wonders of the world through the eyes of my own. I am financially blessed to be able to spread the kind of love I’d always wanted to share onto my family and friends. I meet people from all walks of life and some are now the best of friends i have. I found the ability to love again, to open my heart to a very special person. I learned patience, humility, wisdom and many more attributes no other job has to offer.

Alike to dawn and dusk, black and white, angels and the devil there is always a darker side to things in this world. I have had my fair share of anger, pain and heart breaks within this period of time. Sometimes you feel so alone, work and relationships take a toll on you, but even tho the body is broken, the spirit is strong and i thank God for strength till this present day.

As i sit here alone in this luxurious hotel room of the all famous and renounce Marriott hotel in Texas Houston i ask myself if its time to move on. To take a leap of faith into the unknown once again, breaching my comfort zone, leaving "the life" behind and taking up another job that might bring me closer to my dream future. "What do I have to lose"? - the bad memories? and what will I stand to gain? - fame and fortune?

I stand on the edge...

2009-12-29T09:16:00.000-08:00

i'm eating Tai Yang Bing that Edda's mom bought!

I miss my Nuffy.

I miss Edda!

grrrrrrrrr...

WoW...

2009-12-15T05:28:00.000-08:00

X'Mas a time to remember

2009-12-03T08:46:00.000-08:00

Been out shopping for gifts for the pass week or so, I remember how when i was a boy we would all gather at Uncle Francis and Aunt Ean's home to celebrate Christmas. Uncle Francis is Catholic while Aunt Ean and the rest of the family are Buddhist but they would celebrate Christmas cause it was a day for everyone (7 families) to catch up with each other and to make the "kids" happy. A huge turkey and plates of mouth watering food would line the dining table and when we hear this,

Aunt Kim: "Children! come and eat!"

We "the kids" would all rush and grab at the goodies! the balcony was the only permitted area for us to hang out and eat. We would then gobble up our food and wait anxiously in line to collect our gifts from the bottom of the Christmas tree. Without a doubt, every year the adults would get us kids a gift and ill always remember that feeling of excitement everytime we laid hands on those present boxes and start ripping them apart!

Ever since a few years back when i finished my national service and started working full time, i have told myself to carry on bringing to the kids back home the kind of fun and joy i received from my uncles and aunts every Christmas when i was a little boy.

Whats wrong with Skype?!

2009-11-21T05:31:00.000-08:00

Argh iam really irritated by the sudden problem iam having with Skype calls, i cant seem to hear the person on the other line! even after restarting my net connection my com and Skype!

Anyways ive just got back from Cairo, Egypt. And i visited another one of the wonders of this world - this time round the Great Pyramid of Giza!
The entire tour is pretty cheap and i think i spend no more than US50bucks! and boy was it a trip worth going for. Be amazed by the sight of the magnificent structures and the rich history behind em. You could check out my FB profile for the pictures (its on a tiny little link to the right, just scroll down) ill post a few pics up in a moment.

As for now iam gonna try fix my Skype programme...

epic movies ftw!

2009-11-14T21:13:00.000-08:00

Stumbled upon this trailer as i was browsing the net. Looks like an awesome and action packed movie of mythology! my cup of tea~

oh and once again i had to get a new chatter box grrr...

DAVE!!!

2009-11-13T21:12:00.000-08:00

Just finished watching Hell's Kitchen Season 6! and yes Dave aka the "one armed bandit" emerged the winner! reason why i was rooting for Dave all along was cause he is a person filled with determination and you could see that fighting spirit in him even tho he has got the disadvantage of only being able to cook right with a hand. Kevin on the other hand had an amazing looking menu for the final dinner service plus he was very creative with his dishes. I was starting to wonder if Dave's menu would be a little too simple. End of the day both of them did a spectacular job! Kudos to both of you!

The winner of this season, Dave Levey, was awarded a Head Chef position under Executive Chef James Walt at the Araxi Restaurant in Whistler , British Columbia, the first time the prize was a position at a Canadian restaurant.

the final blooper part when Chef Ramsay challenged Van to arm wrestling haha that was funny yo watch! you can catch it on youtube

Hmm... its 0930hrs in Dubai... i wonder if my sweethearts awake.

as i fell asleep listening to a song by Mika

2009-11-06T16:34:00.000-08:00

I was listening to this song by Mika as i slumbered into the night, somehow the lyrics was stuck in my head even when i got up, partially cause the ipod was on repeat. I remembered trying to figure the words out and so i decided to do it early today...

-Happy Ending-

This is the way you left me,
I'm not pretending.
No hope, no love, no glory,
No Happy Ending.

Wake up in the morning, stumble on my life
Can't get no love without sacrifice
If anything should happen, I guess I wish you well
A little bit of heaven, but a little bit of hell

This is the hardest story that I've ever told
No hope, or love, or glory
Happy endings gone forever more
I feel as if I'm wasted
And I'm wastin' every day

This is the way you left me,
I'm not pretending.
No hope, no love, no glory,
No Happy Ending.
This is the way that we love,
Like it's forever.
Then live the rest of our life,
But not together.

2 o'clock in the morning, something's on my mind
Can't get no rest; keep walkin' around
If I pretend that nothin' ever went wrong, I can get to my sleep
I can think that we just carried on

This is the hardest story that I've ever told
No hope, or love, or glory
Happy endings gone forever more
I feel as if I'm wasted
And I'm wastin' every day

This is the way you left me,
I'm not pretending.
No hope, no love, no glory,
No Happy Ending.
This is the way that we love,
Like it's forever.
Then live the rest of our life,
But not together.

A Little bit of love, little bit of love
Little bit of love, little bit of love[repeat]

This is the way you left me,
I'm not pretending.
No hope, no love, no glory,
No Happy Ending.
This is the way that we love,
Like it's forever.
To live the rest of our life,
But not together.

*after the song and around 2 minutes of silence another song played*

-Over My Shoulder-

Over my shoulder.
Running away.
Feels like I'm falling.
Losing my day.

Cold! And dry! Cold! And dry.

Forgot my daylight.
Torture my night.
Feels like I'm falling.
Far out of sight.

Cold! Drunk! Tired! Lost.

Over my shoulder.
Running away.
Feels like I'm falling.
Losing my way.

Cold! Dry! Cold! And dry.

Forgot my daylight.
Torture my night.
Feels like I'm falling.
Far out of sight.

Cold! Drunk! Cold! And drunk

Iam not too sure what both songs mean to the Artist or what the purpose or message the song was suppose to sent to the listeners but from my point of view, its a really sad song, followed by the dark times the person went through - a failed relationship with the person he so loved and gave so much of himself to... to no avail... and the aftermath that followed... the final part of the song is really painful to hear... and in the end he is lost in total darkness all alone, cold and drunk.

Forgot my daylight.
Torture my night.
Feels like I'm falling.
Far out of sight.

Cold! Drunk! Cold! And drunk

Random stuff

2009-11-06T02:25:00.000-08:00

i just added and removed some songs from my music player, its all in a mess now but iam kinda like searching for songs be it new or old that i wanna listen to for the "moment" do forgive me cause its now all jumbled up and iam trying to allocate them based on genre, mood, beat etc. Hope you'd like em maybe not all but some :) cheers~

Food and some random stuff!

2009-11-06T00:17:00.000-08:00

My Sweetheart Edda just got back from Manila a few days back and she got me FOOD! you know what they say; the way to a mans heart is through his stomach! well i think thats kinda true :) she got me a combo pack of chocolate muffins and the all time favourite and famous cheese cakes! - they taste uber and iam munching on one of em right now! oh and a pack of dried mangos and bananas.

Anyways i just got back from Perth. Looking back Perth and Manila both hold a very special place in my heart... the both of us, Edda and I have been to these places together, we ran in the rain when it was chilling in Perth, did a documentary on their automated public WC, had a cheese ball challenge, In Manila we scaled a volcano, went for beautiful snorkeling trips and dined under the stars every night... looking at the relationship i have at hand, every moment was worth living for over and over again. Yea sometimes I ponder bout the "should haves" and "could haves" but i believe God allows things to happen for a reason, its only a matter of how one would react to it.

PS* Edda should we go back to Boracay next year? i miss that place.

Lastly heres a song i stumbled upon while playing taptap revenge and i think its kinda nice :) its on auto play, if that does not load heres the link.

You Would Not Believe Your Eyes
If Ten-Million Fireflies
Lit Up the World
As I Fell Asleep
Cause they fill the open air
And leave teardrops everywhere
You'd think me rude
But I Would Just Stand And Stare
(I'd Like to make myself believe)
(That Planet Earth turns Slowly)
(It's hard to say That I'd Rather Stay awake when I'm Asleep)
(Cause Everything Is Never As It Seems)
Cause I'd Get A thousand Hugs
From Ten-thousand Lightning Bugs
As They Try To Teach me How To Dance
A Fox Trot Above my Head
A Sock Hop Beneath My Bed
A Disco Ball is Just Hanging By a Thread
(Thread)
(Thread)
I'd Like to make myself believe
That Planet Earth turns Slowly
It's hard to say That I'd Rather Stay awake when I'm Asleep
Cause Everything Is Never As It Seems
(When I Fall Asleep)
Leave My Door Open Just a Crack
(Please Take Me Away From Here)
Cause I Feel Like Such an Insomniac
(Please Take Me Away From Here)
Why Do I Tire of Counting Sheep
(Please Take Me Away From Here)
When I'm Far Too Tired To Fall Asleep
To Ten-Million Fireflies
I'm Weird cause I Hate Goodbyes
I Got Misty Eyes
as They Said Farewell
(Said Farewell)
But I'll Know Where Several Are
If My Dreams Get Real Bizarre
Cause I'd Save a Few
And I'd Keep Them In A Jar (Jar)
I'd Like to make myself believe
That Planet Earth turns Slowly
Its hard to say That I'd Rather Stay awake when I'm Asleep
Cause Everything Is Never As It Seems
(When I Fall Asleep)
I'd Like to make myself believe
That Planet Earth turns Slowly
It's hard to say That I'd Rather Stay awake when I'm Asleep
Cause Everything Is Never As It Seems
(When I Fall Asleep)
(I'd Like to make myself believe)
(That Planet Earth turns Slowly)
(It's hard to say That I'd Rather Stay awake when I'm Asleep)
(Because My Dreams Are Bursting At The Seems)

its strange how bad things happen to good people

2009-10-24T04:04:00.000-07:00

Few days back as Edda and i were running home from East Coast Park we noticed a fallen runner and went over to assist him. Somehow he must have suffered a minor stroke as he can no longer more the left side of his body and to make matters worst we could not feel a thing when we touched him on the left side, strangely there were many passerby and only a malay uncle stopped to help. We called an ambulance and while waiting for it to arrive we stayed by his side making sure he was doing ok in terms of breathing, alertness and even check on his pulse rate. Soon a small crowd gathered and the ambulance arrived shortly after. He was sent to Changi Hospital. Even tho we were strangers among each other it was nice to see that some Singaporeans do have a heart when i comes to helping others in need.

We walked home glad knowing we probably had helped save a mans life and knowing that we had missed dinner with the family. Off we went for our "sinful dinner"! - beehoongorengmerah. We stayed up pretty late that night enjoying each others company even tho Edda had a Melbourne flight which was in a few hours time.

As the break of dawn arrives we were off on a cab to the airport. Its was then misfortune struck, after checking in her baggage, Edda found out that her Coach wristlet was missing... after searching through our bags it was confirmed we must have dropped it on the cab. We called the cab company for help and till now 2 days later theres still no news on the wristle. There quite an amount of cash, club memberships and a few credit cards inside but what hurts most are the lost of the little notes, a picture and the sentiment of the gift. I pray that some kind soul out there would return it to us :( That day Edda went for flight... and i could tell, with a broken heart. As i waved her goodbye before we lost sight of each other my heart sank too.

20th Oct

2009-10-19T21:31:00.000-07:00

Not too long ago i tried out a 10day trial for the World of Warcraft expansion: Wrath of the Lich king. I was lure back into the game by its breathtaking graphic and interactive game play. As i leaped Azeorathian (my human paladin) into the heat of battle i wonder to myself, am i really gonna commit to WoW once again after Ive tried so hard and managed to pull out of it? and on the other hand Edda was more than willing to give the game a shot... at the end of the day, i decided to lay down my sword and hang up the rusting set of armor - its time for Azeorathian to retire. Still i would sit in the tavern with a cup of ale

There are more important things at hand right now and the one that takes the 1st place is needless to say that special someone in my life. Recently Edda and I celebrated Noraini's 2*th Birthday and we traded tales of our love life, the many ups and well of course the occasional down times. Through talks like this you open your eyes on problems faced by your friends and sometimes wonder to yourself how lucky you are to have each other(+ the rough edges). Couples step on each others toes as they waltz through life, your partner can choose to pick you up, check on that foot of yours to make sure its alright and then carry OR he/she can choose to leave you as both dancers don't have the patience and that special spark for one another after finding out that they just don't fit. Before you make your choice, seeking the advice and wisdom of close friends would be the best thing to do... remember you are not alone! and remember even when you are for that short period of time NEVER be short fused and be self-destructive. God allow thing to happen and sometimes you would see a pattern of such misfortunes repeating one after another... trials. HANG IN THERE!

Time to head down for Brunch, wonder what Edda's mom conjured today :)

PS* iam still a gamer! infact i can't wait to get my hands on a few single player titles that require less commitment or non at all!eg. Disciples 3 - if any has news on this PLS! let me know

mistaken identity!

2009-10-17T09:59:00.000-07:00

As Edda and i were at the airport checking out the masses of candy one could find only at Candy Empire, my twin called.

Julian: eh where are you?

Me: Airport bout to send Edda off for flight, y?

Julian: last night i bumped into your friend @ St James ler... she thinks iam you and wants to report you to Edda.

Me: what for?

Julian: cause i was dancing with Amanda la! *grumbles* i was a little drunk and i told her off... anyway Jo and the rest didnt like that bunch of ppl etc etc etc - lotsa nasty stuff

Me: WHAT?! you scolded her and her friends?! *back of my head i told myself "not again!"* why?!

Julian: dont know la! tell you more when u get home bye!

Edda laughs her head off. *Roll eyes*

see... thing is, being twins has got its pros and cons. THIS is one of the cons! what are my colleagues gonna think of me when i bump into them @ work. Then again its not the worst tho, since we so happen to be talking bout this allow me to tell you the worst ive got out of an incident alike to this, only a few years back.
Same thing: Mistaken identity = then GF's bro saw my bro with his babe holding hands and kissing, he tells my GF thinking that its me, she keeps quiet, got back at "me" by cheating on me with someone else, hence the relationship got sour and only told me some time after we broke off. PWNED :(

PS* for those who dont know, i have got a twin! and we do look different in many ways!

Its been a long long time

2009-10-10T09:05:00.000-07:00

Its 1205Am, 5hours before ive gotta get up and ready for a flight to Auckland, somehow i have not been blogging in a REALLY REALLY long while! laziness got the best of me i suppose... anyways if you have watched Fame, you would notice that there are many amazing songs in that entire movie and one of them is titled "try". Edda and i were argueing over what it would sound better on the piano or the guitar ha! i ended up learning to play it on the piano grrr... yes piano > guitar i know BUT not all the time!

PS* Baby you know ill never admit that the piano is better especially when we are fighting over a song sheet! so now you know, i admit defeat *grumbles*

So Ive been to many places recently and the most recent one happens to be Athens, Greece. Its my 1st time there and yes it is indeed a beautiful place, the ruins that is... the town area itself is kinda like the middle east if u ask me. Sadly mines was a 5days trip hence we didn't have time to go to many other places Greece had to offer. Will be posting the pictures up onto FB soon, Time to catch up with some sleep

From left: Chloe,Hazel,Kang,Eva,Tim,Cpt, *Naf*, Ita and Serene

This fella is so adorable!

rented an quad to go round the beautiful island of Aegina

Updates!~

2009-08-30T20:45:00.000-07:00

Flying.
Recently I was called up for a Delhi flight which disrupted my Jakarta turn with Edda! sad, it would have been another fun fun flight if i was not called up. Working with Edda on flight feels... Good! its as if my mind would only drift and wander no more than within the aircraft, we would cheekily go pass each others work positions to "spy" and "tease" each other, giving each other quick glances and talking bout our plans upon touchdown. There are a few ups and down so you ppl know esp those whom think "Couple coding" is Good/Bad. Overall it was amazing for the both of us. Going for my business class training tomorrow :( mixed feelings.

Family.
Cousin sister is getting MARRIED! this is happening slowly but surely, so far for those relatives under the same generation as me, lets see... 4 are already married! 1 of em is already in her late 20s, 2 of em are 25 and another 24, ive getter brace myself for that day to come! Julians attained his Dip in Retail and has been doing great at Cartier and Kevin embarking on his NTU journey.

Life.

Its not all work and flying to different places, when iam back i like to spent quality time with Edda and family. Working out like going for a swim, cycle and for a run is a must! catching the latest movies and dining out for "Good food" is a must have too. This weekend was quite enriching even tho i had to see Edda off early in the morning which made me feel kinda down, church service was great and the message amazing, after which fellowship with everyone was enjoyable especially when everyone was teasing Sandra and her "JOKE" (OMG it cracked me up so bad tears rolled down) talking to Uncle Dave was great too, i like listening to his advice on relationships and how to deal with them.

Joke: Why did the rooster laugh when the cat fall into the bucket of water?

our little recording :)

2009-08-26T19:03:00.000-07:00

hope you fellas enjoy it :) more to come!

Disney!

2009-08-21T22:01:00.000-07:00

Last month i made a trip to HongKongs Disney land! Its the smalles on on earth but then again its still worth visiting! Indeed this magical land of joy and wonder brings out the child in each and everyone of us... a whole new world, there only so much the camera can capture and everyone should visit Disneyland!~

The musical on the streets the greeted us was a blast!

next off was straight in to the princess world haha sounds erm...

I saw this rose and i knew i had to get it for Edda, its really beautiful and it now sits on the top of her piano. With a very special message engraved on the back of it

Micky! its was another musical in the open and it was kinda like a "water parade" everyone got wet!

spinning tea cups! k iam lazy the rest are on FB check om out ROAR!

*PS: should i get an Iphone / Omnia 2.....?

Blogging from HongKong

2009-08-04T03:51:00.001-07:00

Been kinda busy recently with lots of stuff going on, iam blogging from HonkKong's Kowloon Hotel, the room is really really tiny! and in an hours time ive gotta leave for a 13hrs flight to the States, Sanfrancisco. I hope ill find something to do when iam there... apart from shopping that is.

heres a lill something i stumbled upon.

i cant wait to hop onto my next flight to Sydney! "otter stuff"

calling all Mechwarrior fans!

2009-07-31T12:42:00.000-07:00

If you are a Mechwarrior fan, take a look at this! OMG cant wait to get my hands on this when its out! now iam starting to wonder if they are ever gonna shoot the movie!

Enjoy...

Whats Love?

2009-07-24T03:49:00.000-07:00

I am sure you my friends have loved or have experienced love many a times in life, love from your family, friends or love from a special someone. Love can be explain by some in the forms of action, ways and languages and to others it is beyond words. There are times when one gets hurt badly in love by the person he/she loves the most. You grow bitter, anger arises and you seek revenge.. your inner demon take control, you blame other for what has happened you blame that special someone... and you forgot why, why were you even in love in the first place. You choose to hate & never forgive! Here is something i would like to share with you.

In the Bible under 1 Corinthians 13, the word of God tells us that

1Cor13 4-7

Love is patient and kind; it is not jealous or conceited or proud;
Love is not ill-mannered or selfish or irritable; love does not keep a record of wrongs;
Love is not happy with evil, but is happy with the truth
Love never gives up; and its faith, hope, and patience never fail.

1Cor 13 13

Meanwhile these three remain: Faith, Hope, and Love; and the greatest of these Love.

Its human for anger to cloud ones vision, when that happens logic is that last thing thats on ones mind, you just want to let it all out to rip someone head off his shoulders to vent that rage and anger to leave a path of destruction and wished that whoever hurt you didn't exist... But is that the right way to deal with it?

well ill leave you here, if this relates to you and if you are going through a form of hurt in love, why dont you think of the many occasion when you have been happy with that special someone, all the special moments you have had. Like i said we are all human and humans make mistake (be it ones on purpose or in a moment of folly), none of us are flawless and that includes me. If all else fails... scroll up, i hope you would find the answer in those verses from the Bible. God Bless.

Sweetdreams...

2009-07-21T08:10:00.000-07:00

Sweetdreams - Beyonce

Every night I rush to my bed
With hopes that maybe I'll get a chance to see you
When I close my eyes I'm going out of my head
Lost in a fairytale, can you hold my hands and be my guide?
Clouds filled with stars cover the skies
And I hope it rains, you're the perfect lullaby
What kinda dream is this?

*You could be a sweet dream or a beautiful nightmare
Either way I don't wanna wake up from you
(Turn the lights on)
Sweet dream or a beautiful nightmare
Somebody pinch me, your love's too good to be true
(Turn the lights on)
My guilty pleasure, I ain't going nowhere
Baby long as you're here I'll be floating on air
'Cause you're my
You can be a sweet dream or a beautiful nightmare
Either way I don't wanna wake up from you
(Turn the lights on)

I mention you when I say my prayers
I wrap you around all of my thoughts
Boy you're my temporary high
I wish that when I wake up you're there
To wrap your arms around me for real
And tell me you'll stay by side
Clouds filled with stars cover the skies
And I hope it rains, you're the perfect lullaby
What kinda dream is this?

*You could be a sweet dream or a beautiful nightmare
Either way I don't wanna wake up from you
(Turn the lights on)
Sweet dream or a beautiful nightmare
Somebody pinch me, your love's too good to be true
(Turn the lights on)
My guilty pleasure, I ain't going nowhere
Baby long as you're here I'll be floating on air
'Cause you're my
You can be a sweet dream or a beautiful nightmare
Either way I don't wanna wake up from you
(Turn the lights on)

**Tattoo your name across my heart so it will remain
Not even death can make us part
What kind of dream is this?

*You could be a sweet dream or a beautiful nightmare
Either way I don't wanna wake up from you
(Turn the lights on)
Sweet dream or a beautiful nightmare
Somebody pinch me, your love's too good to be true
(Turn the lights on)
My guilty pleasure, I ain't going nowhere
Baby long as you're here I'll be floating on air
'Cause you're my
You can be a sweet dream or a beautiful nightmare
Either way I don't wanna wake up from you
(Turn the lights on)
Either way I don't wanna wake up from you

SEP!

2009-07-21T07:26:00.000-07:00

20 & 21/7/09 was my SEP recurrent training as guess who i had with me? Noraini and Jo! Sadly we were not in the same class tho... Noraini was alone and i was with Jo, there were a few funny incidents that happened. For the entire day1 the class mistaken me for the only "Malay Guy" in class and i only found out on the 2nd day when the class went eh wheres the "Malay Couple" (Jo and I) cause we were always late for class! and when the instructor was taking us for our evacuation test he read my name ADRIAN... GOH?! eh ur a chinese? not malay?! and when i said chinese the whole class went HUH! sure anot?! duz how can i even lie about my race, thats when the found out Jo was not a malay but an Indonesian. Man skin colour plays a major part in identification now a day huh? so much for "The always late malay couple"

Anyway i also found out that our batch is now 1guy less :( for some reason they terminated the contract of one of our boys. It sounded kinda unfair to me but i guess in times like this where the economy is struggling to regain balance and with "excess" crew, they axed him. My heart goes out to you bro, i hope u make it through your upcoming interview for TC. All in a nut shell, SEP was not too bad after all, we get to do alot of catching up with each other! Noraini why dont you go watch ur Transformers ASAP since you've got off tomorrow! and speaking of off days, everyones got an off day after today's course BUT Ive got a Jakarta turn tomorrow! so stoned right now... i wish i could just blink my eyes and somehow time travel to the final leg of my Manchester fight. Cant wait for the 27th...

Istambul + Desert tour

2009-07-09T11:56:00.000-07:00

8-7-09

The sucky part bout this flight is the wait for our hotel rooms! gosh we had to wait 2hours before our rooms were ready, atleast the hotel provided us with breakfast so its not too bad... right after a quick shower we wasted no time! off we went on out sightseeing tour! We visited the Blue Mosque and the Grand Bazaar (the Turkish man there are totally "chi ko pek" trying to hit on the female colleagues of mine, there was one that really cracked us up! he went up to Ann and pulled onto her original Longchamp bag "thats lousy, from China. Come i show you mine good come come" HAHA OMG ROFL that guys a real joker. After which i took a quick trip to the walking streets 10mins away from the hotel to get my hands on 1.5kg worth of Turkish Delight for my beloved Otter and family.

9-7-09

Pardon me for this brief post but iam really tired as ive just got back from the Desert Safari tour in Dubai, thank God i passed on the "night life" some of the fellas have planned. Sometimes i wonder whats the fun in getting oneself all drunk and high? an advantage to some and a form of escape for others just a mention a few reasons i can conjure. You can say its pot calling the kettle black, yes ive got myself dead drunk before and iam not proud of it and it ends with me falling dead in bed. Sometimes i wonder apart from socialising and letting your hair down, how would it reflect on oneself if he or she gets drunk infront of a bunch of people whom you have only known for a few days your speech your actions your image, how much truth is there in ones word, someone whom you hardly know. Well ofcourse there are kind souls out there who really care and give you honest comments and feedback, but ive seen enough from where iam from to set my foot down on this matter to say MOST of these "tryers" are out just for a free fuck (both genders included, pardon my language) 8/10 flights and even if you are innocent of such "crimes" its so common being a "GS" you are stereotyped PFFff how negatives that huh? Hmm i must have got carried away... my colleagues and i have been talking bout our experiences for these pass few days and hence i decided to air my views, i'd better stop... for now.

Since thats the case i shall carry on blogging bout my return trip in Dubai. Its start off with touchdown as always (its like once upon a time) anyways yea dinner @ this place called "Silver Eagle" slow service but good food. I managed to get back in time to catch my beloved otter waiting patiently, shees such a sweetheart! it was late and still she waited... 2Am considering she has a flight in a few hours time, how much more can i ask for? sometimes.. no, infact i consider myself lucky and blessed to have her in my life.

The following day aka today, a few of my colleagues and i (Isac, Ann, Jeanie and Latha-Tyra ) booked a tour to the Desert Safari! It was a blast, we went on a 4x4 Dune Bashing trip, a camel ride, Sand Boarding (its like wake boarding but on sand), a wonderful spread of food and dancing under the stars with the belly dancers! in total we spent like 150Dhs/person which is like er.. / 2.5 = S$60. Not too bad for 1/2 a days tour. Ill elaborate and explain more along the way once iam able to post the pictures onto the blog. As iam listening the "The Piano Duet" from Corpse Bride i cant help but think about Edda playing away on the piano... its time to switch off the light now. Gd night folks

10-7-09

Got up early @ 4.30AM to accompany my little otter for a lill as she gets ready for work, she is one of the few whom i know can pull off a perfect and flawless "French Twist", Sending her off to work through the webcam sucks... i wonder how much longer can i take all of THIS (sometimes i wonder to myself if flying is really what i want once i settle down with a family of my own, i pray that God guides me along as i grow in life. ) After a few hours of sleep i got up and make my way down to this outlet called "Choc & Nuts". Sadly when i got there it was closed! reason being in Dubai, Friday is like an off day hence departmental stores and such only open late in the day! my call-times at 5pm and Choc and Nuts will only be opened @ 4pm... iam so disappointed, now i cant get the goodies i was planning to buy for family and friends :( SAD! iam gonna try rush down at 4 and get back by 5Pm before call time.

10-7-09, 1530Hrs

After checking and asking around i found out the Choc & Nuts opens only at 4.30Pm instead of 4. Call times at 5 which means RUSH! and i don't have that kinda time to spare, making another trip down would mean a waste of time waiting for the store to open and money on another cab ride! Somehow i don't believe that Choc & Nuts is the only store that sells Choco-Dates with almond and good pistachio nuts, armed with my determination and the fact that ive wasted so much time and money getting there earlier today, i hit the streets and asked around! and it all paid off! i found the exact Choco-Dates w/ Almond! and this ones packed in a more attractively then again its a little more expensive. Who care? i got what i wanted and thats what matters! Time to get ready for my flight back to Singapore :)

Dubai so far

2009-07-05T09:00:00.000-07:00

Touched down and got to Angsana Hotel @ about 2AM GMT+4. All i could think about then was to get a hot shower and to surf the net for a lill but somehow the LAN lines dont seem to work well on my Acer, everytime i connect to the net my computer is automatically rebooted with this "Blue screen" error. I tried to fix it but to no avail... final resort i got someone up to look at my computer at about 4Am, he had no idea whats going on too! and hence i was given free access to the wireless network. So now the good thing is everyone has to use the net in the living room where else i get to laze in my warm and cosy bed haha~

Heres what my room looks like, its a little different from the previous room ive got while i was here. Instead of a combined living room and bed room, its now seperated. By 5 i was all tucked into bed within my "fortress" with the laptop by my side... everything went dark.

Top to Bottom: Living room, Bed room, Kitchen and Toilet

The trip to the Desert was delayed to our return leg from Istambul as the rates in the hotel here is kinda high compared to Traders Hotel. Hence we went to the Dubai Mall for a walk and to buy some food. Snapped a few interesting shots while i was there.

cool huh?

Lunch Fries with Beef, Bacon bits, onions, tomatoes, chives etc

The HUGE tank thats in the Mall has even got sharks and rays in em!

Time to head out for dinner with the crew, our Chief is cooking Nasi Lemak! such nice chaps are hard to come by indeed. They bring people from all walks of life together!

A taste of home made bread with <3

2009-07-03T00:31:00.000-07:00

A baker within our mist? Iam sure almost every single one of you guys must have atleast once in your entire life seen how the bakers, be it in bread talk or some neighbourhood bakery makes bread but have you ever tried it first hand? yes making bread in you own very kitchen! and thats what Edda and I did yesterday over @ her place. BAKE BREAD! the fun part is we got to choose what goes into our own home made bread! Raisins and lots of Wholemeal :) a quick trip to NTUC and with a budget of + - $10.00Sgd and everything done within 2 hours.

I do not have my hands on the pictures of the entire process but Ive got this! The end product coated with crunchy peanut butter! (as iam blogging bout this experience iam actually devouring the bread! its so tasty!) Edda took some of the Wholemeal raisin bread over to Rome, Left some home for Kong and the rest, i took home to my family. Its been so long since we actually baked or cooked and its enjoyable indeed.

Time to get another slice!

Backpacker hotels and filled with surprises!

2009-06-30T21:11:00.000-07:00

Today marks the end of my 10days worth of A/L. In fact iam so awakened by the sudden streak of "carefreeness" and fun by the flight that ive got tonight! Its like "THE DREADED FLIGHT" of all - make a guess fellas ANS: _______.

Anyway i was in Auckland from the 20th-27th, the best thing bout that trip was? Edda was there with me! The flight up on the 20th was great! i had an awesome set of crew and they were all so friendly towards me :) i really enjoyed my flight up. The time spent there was well worth especially the trip to the Auckland Zoo! the weather was good, shady and chilly and the zoo is huge! not many visitors that day plus there are loads of chickens running around!

I kinda wanna blog bout the "interesting" things that happened instead. Ive never stayed @ a backpackers hotel before and this trip marks my first. Why? you might ask. Well cause its cheap and its an experience! and boy was it an experience indeed! I checked into a room with 4 x double Decker beds! my room mates Daniel and Megan (couple from London) they have been backpacking for the past 5months all the way from the south of Asia, how cools that?! and theres Clair (shees from Ireland and she has been looking for a job for the pass few weeks) Sam (how he hitched a ride on the south islands of NZ and stayed in a farm with this family cause their daughter liked him, he left only after she showed him how to castrate a cow, which really freaked him out when she hold him she was good with a knife) we were all laughing so badly when he told us that! We spent alot of our time trading stories and watching movies in the movie room.

mines to bed by the window

Heres where it gets annoying! on the final night there @ 1am this pair of fellas from the Netherlands came in, they have only got to know each other a few hours ago on flight and decided to bunk in for the night before heading their separate ways the following morning. They kinda hit it off instantly, got changed and went for drinks at the Globe bar that was below the hotel. It was a Wednesday and RnB music was seeping through the walls, i could hardly sleep. 3-4am they came back changed out and looks as if they were ready to retire for the night... NOT! This girl had to step on my foot before getting up onto the bed above mine which woke me up and the next thing i knew the guy came jumping up onto the bed with her! Ok the bed is really flimsy and the base it supported bu springs.

Jason: Hey lets cuddle
Girl: *giggles*
Jason & Girl after 10mins: kissing and sound of removing of clothes
Jason & Girl after 15mins: weird moans and heavy breathing

Jason & Girl after 20mins: WAKES ME UP AS MY BED WAS MOVING! plus the sound of the spring going kweek... kweek... kweek... and it got faster like KwWWEeKKWwwweeKKWwweK!

OMG they were so inconsiderate, look i know it too much to ask for in a hotel where u pay 27NZ/Night but HEY! please be considerate and keep the noise down cause everyones sleeping and Iam right below you. Obviously they didn't give a damn bout it cause i was not the only one awake and @ 5+ another fella came into the room and that didn't stop the piston. It was the worst night ever! and this experience might just mark the first and last time iam ever gonna stay in a backpackers hotel!

Apart from that miserable incident, the rest of the trip was good. Oh and that includes a business class seat back to Singapore :)

Time to get ready for flight! can wait to finish this overnight turn and spend some time with my lill princess before she heads off to Rome.

Amsterdam will post pics soon tired...

2009-06-18T01:00:00.000-07:00

Behold!

Once again, Amsterdam! if the 1st question that comes to your mind is DRUGS! then hey iam sorry i have still yet to try any and i dont plan to so dont ask me why and how does it feel like getting HIGH on "spacecakes" etc pfff... alright, anyway a few of my colleagues and i decided to pull off a quick one right after touchdown, a quick one as in wash up that is and off we went to this place that holds miniature landmarks of the Netherlands - Madurodam.

In order to get there ull firstly have to take a tram all the way to the central station, grab a ticket to Amsterdam Den Hagg (€19.40 2nd class tickets) and make haste cause if you miss the train, ull have to wait for another 30-45mins for the next one to arrive. The train ride would take you a little out of an hour to get there, after which u can grab a 2way tram ticket (€2.50) which is much cheaper compared to the 1way (€1.60). A few stops and walla! Madurodam! the entrance fee is €14.50 and remember to take your guide book! if not ull never know whats what in there. So welcome to the smallest town in the Netherlands! everything is 25times smaller than reality and its all in the exact replica of the original structures. Here's some of the pictures we took.

Who would have expected to see this here!

MuahahahHAHHahah!

Some kinda "Arty-Farty" feeling got into me when i saw this bumblebee! shees such a sport, minding her own busy bumble bee routine and still being friendly enough to allow me some close up shots of her. So cute esp when it burrows itself into the flower! on a side note, strangely these day iam attracted to taking pictures of things that are non-human.

After a few hours we had to rush back to the hotel to meet up with the fellas for a very special occasion! everyone turned up cabin and tech crew alike! We got a cake and champagne too! sounds like a party? well YES! cause it was our captains birthday! Dinner was fantastic... Ribs, Booze, Cake etc we had a blast, i was so dead beat by the end of it all i skipped the "red light district" tour that we planned, fell dead half way through "Jumper" within the warmth of my fortress.

Day2 was surprisingly chilly, there was this constant breeze in the air. Breakfast was out in the open @ the Sports bar. I rained soon after as we took a stroll toward our next destination: the Van Gohg Museum. Boy i had to queue for like 30mins in the rain just to get to the entrance! thank God Alice and Jes managed to get tickets (€12.50) from the advance counter in the hotel! it could have been a longer wait. Sadly pictures are not allow to be taken in the museum, wish i could show u guys some of the amazing artworks. Its interesting how Vincent Van Gohg's life was lived from dreams of being a pastor to a artist whom committed suicide, dark times indeed.

Next off it was to the Diamond museum, we were in luck cause it was not only free entry but we had a most gracious host to bring us around the museum and to enlighten and delight us with the beauty of those sparkling little stones in a private vault. After asking and hearing what she had to say i was thinking to myself "phew iam glad i picked the right one". Was so close on a wrong pick which could have been disastrous!

a 2 hours journey through Westcoast park.

2009-06-07T08:34:00.000-07:00

Mp3: Check, Camera: Check, Running Attire: Check. The plan was to get away from home, away from the urban jungle that surrounds us every single day of our lives. I cant remember the last time i went to Westcoast Park for a run, somehow everytime i decide to work out its gonna be at the Sports Complex. So this time round i decided to visit the park instead, plus i wanted to be alone, and i know going to the Sports Complex ill be no where near that.

I plugged in and off i went, the random though of bringing a camera paid off. Infact i was glad i had my camera with me. Take a moment to think, on how many occasion have you ever seen something interesting from time to time and so wanted to take a picture, BUT you didn't have a camera with you OR you were only armed with a 3mega pixel camera phone, Oh bummer! Yea thats how it feels.

Here are some pictures Ive taken, not while on the run ofcourse! The place has changed quite significantly.

Towards the end of the park theres this open field where dog owners can bring their pets for some doggy interaction. I was fun to be around so many dogs!

3 on 1 ganging the poor black dog for the "squeaky ball"

The winner!

the black dog here tried to irritate the white one haha it was funny to see the both of them wrestle it out!

i was a little too late in getting pictures of the sun set, totally forgotten about it and when i dashed back to the seaside this was whats left :( sad

The condo that was once labeled "my dream home" now its somewhere in the east

My neighbourhood friendly "manja" cat. Love her cause she seems to talk to you when you interact with it! Sadly i cant keep pets at home if not i would bring this sweety home.

back from Male

2009-06-07T02:35:00.000-07:00

Only managed a few hours of sleep after my flight
this trip was super laid back in terms of events. Sadly i didnt get to sing grrr...
we talked about many "interesting and spooky" thing. Some issues took me off guard.
Iam gonna head out for a run... need workout and air

later fellas.

Life has been...

2009-06-04T20:56:00.000-07:00

Great! for the pass few days back in Singapore ive managed to spent some quality time with Edda. Be it from heading out for crabs from all over the east of Singapore, to a simple loving home cooked meal of Mee Goreng (if you didn't know, Edda cooks the best Mee Goreng & Chicken Curry noodles! i crave for it every time iam over), a 5km run from home to Bedok and back, a stroll in the park after dinner with her loving family, where we would walk hand in hand silent at times just enjoying each other company... or to cycle for hours through the East coast with the wind in our hair, poking fun at each other along the way till we reach the jetty, enjoying the rhythmical sea breeze, watching the amber in the sky retire from a long days work, embracing each other as we look out into the endless sea ahead... feeling complete.

All these could have been done alone, infact HAVE been done alone. Enjoyable, Satisfying, Relaxing yes no doubt about it but its totally different with you have the element of love in the things that you do. Its been a month since Edda and I got together and our friendship is close to knocking on to the door of a year now. Iam never bored of her presence, every day that we meet i would eagerly anticipate. Everytime when i send her off for work, watching her walk through the departure gates of the airport my heart sinks by a little.

a thought on love...

There is a saying "to love is not a feeling, it is an ability" my love for her through thick and thin since we met a year ago has not died out a single bit and never will, cause we choose to love despite the downs in our then friendship and in the present relationship, the arguments we have issues which we dont see eye to eye with. By coming to common consensus with these "down times" and still moving on as a couple it makes us stronger. Have you seen how a sword is forged? through heat and constant punishment of the falling mallet onto the anvil pounding the blade, yes there would be sparks scattered all over pain in his arms and sweat stinging his eye, but the blacksmith never gives up till the sword is forged. Solid steel, shining as light reflects of its body a firm grip, a master piece the product of his undying love and passion for what he does alone and out of sight in his workshop.

When was the last time you have chosen to use that ability of love? to over look all the arguments and pain in your relationship like how the blacksmith endures the pain and loneliness working day and night on his blade, and you on you relationship. Have faith in God and your loved ones, allowing Him to guide you as you bring you hammer down. Forging you blade with perseverance, patience and love. A fruitful relationship awaits you then at the end, priceless and attractive, people will be marveled in awe. A relationship which defies time and space even till the end of your days.

Dry pictures of Male 20-9-05

2009-05-21T19:54:00.000-07:00

Just when i was about to give up hope on ever getting a Male flight, i got one rostered for the month of June and thats just the start, few days back i was called up for a standby flight and guess what? haha a Male flight! iam like "DUz?" whats with not getting any Male flights at all and when i get do get one, the rest come rushing in!

The flight time was approximately 4hours and 10Mins. By the time we got there it was about the stroke of midnight. Throughout the entire flight the crew were all talking bout the "ghostly events" that take place in one of the rooms which we would be staying... its FREAKY and let me assure you everyone that heard the story (iam sure all flying crew would know) instantly had goosebumps and their hair on their hands and neck at attention ready to jump out of the pores! We took a boat over to the island (Bandos) and waited eagery for our room keys... "Mr. Adrian Goh room 326" Phew a sign of relief but still its was beside the "other ROOM"... my fellow colleague Azmi got 328... he was so affected about it he didn't sleep for the entire night! We went back, dumped out bags changed out and everyone went to the bar for a round of drinks, after which we called it a night. Trust me even after downing a large one i still had issues sleeping.

The following day it was time for the sun sand and sea! The sun was a blazing inferno and the seas crystal clear, once you step foot onto the fine and warm dunes of the beach you know you are in for something great! Snorkeling here we come!

k i just randomy threw the pics around. theres more tagged on my FB http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=799534127&ref=profile#/album.php?aid=81364&id=525254684&ref=mf. Chao... off to Taipei tomorrow. Anyone need anything?

a date with "Loneliness"

2009-05-14T05:29:00.000-07:00

Time seemed to have slowed down these past 7 days, i feel like iam locked away in another dimension, in a place where the fingers of the watch ticks 1/2 a second slower, the digital timer on the face of my notebook freezes still and iam constantly looking for something to do - something to keep me occupied, to kill time, to sink deep into, storybooks, computer games, flicking through the TV channels... subconsciously the next thing i find myself doing, is to look at the face of the watch once again... "tick... tock... tick... tock..."

Lovely pictures of her occupy every single possible item i own. From my Nokia mobile phone to the Acer laptop to a slot in the Gucci wallet.... and that includes the deepest darkest reaches of my mind. Its strange how the human body reacts to the missing presence of a loved one after a certain amount of time spent apart. It feels like a part of you is missing, a familiar face, that unique and gentle voice, that sweet scent and that warm and loving touch - her presence.

Unusual emotions fill you, frustration, the lack of patience, gloominess... they seem to find a way into your mind creeping pass your defences without detection... consuming you. Then you snap! unintentionally you just barked a nasty remark or gave someone that chilly stare cause he or she was curious whats wrong with you and thats how you send him off... you regret your actions.

A little bit of these feeling and emotions have revolved around my life for these pass 7Days and iam not proud of it. Suppressing the inner daemon of lonelyness seems harder when ones away from the one he / she loves.

Here are some Signs of Loneliness

FYI: Iam not saying these points stated below have happened to be in the pass 7Days, they are but just a few examples ive managed to find out from the web ( The Robert Gordon University, Schoolhill, Aberdeen, AB10 1FR, Scotland, UK: a Scottish charity, registration No. SCO13781). I would like to highlight some of the more common signs.

No interest in activities or other people
Preoccupation with yourself
Being self critical
Criticising others
Being dissatisfied with all relationships, friends or family
Inability to form and maintain relationships
Feeling your needs are not being met and there is no way they will be
Overreacting to everyday events that you would usually deal with
Feeling separate, self-pitying, sad, nervous and disorientated
Negative attitudes
Feeling lethargic
Feeling helpless, worthless, unacceptable, powerless and self-absorbed
Low self-esteem and feelings of emptiness

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Iam sure at least one of these signs have occurred to each and every single one of us. As the saying goes "Its human to feel this way". Ordinary people like you and I are bound to stumble upon such problems in life, the only questions is "How do you overcome it"?

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How to manage Loneliness and Homesickness

Consider coming to speak to a counsellor who will help you explore what is going on and help you find your way through it
Try and be realistic about what others may be able to do for you and don’t ask too much of them in case it just frightens them away. This will help to avoid disappointment and frustration
Take time to ask yourself how you feel. Don’t mistake loneliness for depression in case this makes things worse
Understand that loneliness and being alone are not the same. Being alone is healthy and necessary as most of us need our space at some time or other. Thinking, reading and reflecting on life are often best done alone
Loneliness and homesickness do not need to take your life over. It can help to sort out what is going on so that you can work on it and improve your situation
Take time to choose the people you want to spend time with. Many lonely or homesick people look for friendships in the wrong places whether or not they have anything in common, which can be disappointing when it doesn’t work out
Reading self help books can help identify any ways you maybe acting which interfere with making satisfying friendships
Sometimes lonely people feel that it is not ok to have any conflict in their relationships or that they are going wrong if there is conflict. In fact conflict can be healthy and strengthen a relationship
Some friendships/relationships just don’t work so it is helpful to recognise that rather than blame yourself or others
Considering other peoples’ feelings can help build friendships
Practise meeting and talking to one new person each week to reduce your homesickness and loneliness. Let people other than family or friends from home fill the gaps in your life.

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So cheer up! whoever you are that is currently in such a state. I'd leave you with this phrase i picked up while i was serving my National Service in the Army: "Tough times don't last, Tough man do"!

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PS* Edda if you are reading this, i want you to know how sorry Iam for my actions, for the little ups and downs we have faced in the past few days. Looking @ you through a web cam is like waiting for the layers to defrost around that mouth watering candy which is frozen within the block of solid ice( i wish it was as easy as chewing to the core of the chocs i got you haha)... umm what am i saying ANYWAY, i cant wait to catch up with you in 2 days time Sweetheart! Iam missing you so much. Oh baby and how much do i owe the "cow bank" anyway?

984 mini outing!~

2009-05-10T01:14:00.000-07:00

On the 5/5/09 something was brewing! It started with Edda, Noraini and Me having this strange craving for crabs! somehow an idea struck us, "how bout we try invite more people!?" cause the previous occasion when the 3 of us dined in we could not even finish 1/2 of what we ordered... well and so the sms-es went out to many Benny Zann Ath Jo Mich Fay etc... iam glad most of you guys turned up!

dum di dum di dum~

chilly crabs!

Butter Crabs~

so the guys wanted to snap couple pictures haha now it seems like this dinner is somekinda match making event for singles out there!

We ended the day with this lovely picture and a round of drinks @ Eddas place. Ah it was great to meet up with you guys! we should organise more Batch 984 outings fellas! when are we going back to KTV for more duet duels? haha cant wait!

how to survive 2 days with 17NZ?

2009-05-06T02:54:00.000-07:00

SIMPLE! get 5 guys, throw in 17NZ each so thats 17 x 5 = 85Nz head down to the nearest Foodtown and shop for "drystores" ull actually be able to shop for loads of stuff and i really mean loads of food! This trip, the crew have got the privilege of cooking in our rooms! yes cause the new hotel has got cooking facilities (wish they had free net connection too grr...) Dave and I were the 2 cooking k! Gosh i hade to slice and dice the onions and garlic the stench stayed on my fingers for like 2 days! girls these days, cant cook or do the house work *tsk tsk* haha! just pulling your legs ladies! Steph and Sri dont take it out on me when we meet k? hahaha but if you are that "special" one then oh well... its gen-X and girls = guys = fair so hey dont get offended. So heres the pics of whats was cooking! believe it!

bags and bags of food!

somehow i managed to smile while chopping onions

The "before" product

and the "After" !

Dig in!

End of my "tourism" course!

2009-04-30T04:33:00.000-07:00

For the past 2 days ive been attending this course with a group of colleagues ive never met before! The initial though of this course was like a total waste of time, thats where i was wrong. This short 2 days have broadened my knowledge on our countries history fiction and facts, you would be surprised to find out really interesting stuff like how many birds are there in the bird park, what does each dollar note mean and represent, history behind many attractions in Singapore etc. Made a few new friends along the way too! sadly 1 of them was not feeling well on the 2nd day and so we missed her out in the group picture.

from left: Charmaine, Jacqueline, "Me", Felicity and Peggy

Recently Ive got news from Vincent's babe that shees got the entire Sims2 expansion pack and shees gonna lend em to me! woohoo its fun time i cant remember when was the last occasion i created a sims character of myself, working my way up the corporate ladder, getting hitched, married, kids! cant wait! its gonna be fun!

How it came to pass...

2009-04-28T03:57:00.000-07:00

Date: 27/04/09, Time: 0100Hrs, Location: ?

Some of you might know it as Plan"B" and some of you would have already known the plan i had installed for that special someone. Thanks Isa, Noraini and Adli for keeping it a hush hush from Edda but ive gotta say her "instincts were right... there was indeed something up my sleeves 4 day before her flight.

Indeed we have come a long way, from strangers starting out on our cabin crew course with batch 984 till this very day. Edda was loud! very loud (straight forward intelligent humorous & still is!), tanned and toned (you know what they say bout sporty girls! HAWT) has a marvelous smile with a set of pearly whites (very attractive smile! haha Adli might disagree) never fails to smell good and look good (i dont think i need to add onto that for those whom know her well enough) Shees fun to be with does not care bout that strangers say bout her and her actions, not someone that can be "homely". Thats what most people would see.

Well Edda is not just all that, theres a side of her that most people dont see. Somehow that side only revealed itself after we left STC. Heres my story,

Soon we lost touched... i fade away after receiving a SMS from her that very night but i knew it was the best option then, for the both of us - my dreams were dashed. Through this "painful times" that dragged on into months then did i see her as not "just another friend". I have erased hopes of us getting together i even hung up her phone and in the end what was left was only a small kindle that glowed deep inside. Strangely i could not bring myself to put it out... i waited in silence...

The months went on and one fine day i received a SMS from her, that message changed my life it made me look into the mirror and ask myself why. Edda iam sorry... i know it took lots of courage and heart to tell me what you did, and iam glad you did it cause it broke the walls ive fortified my heart in. It showed me you do hold on to people dear in your life and no matter the outcome i would never ignore your existence. Even tho we were both flying so often you tried your very best to hang out or to be there for me and friends.

Slowly but surely we got back into better terms and it was only through this time of rediscovering each other did we see that different side of ourselves. Good times and bad times passed, Edda never fails to give me quality advice on whatever problems i faced and in return i would never not lend her my listening ear and advice too. I have to say i was starting to enjoy her company and i was exposed to many new people in her life like her family, Sandra, Isa, Ivan and more! Edda, discovering you and your life was like rediscovering Eden it beautiful beyond words and i enjoyed every single bit of it. Somehow the right time and right place presented itself... and i popped the question (well isa iam glad plan"A" failed, but u have to agree it was GREAT right?!) the rest is history.

Well the the shortest i could sum this up into. I look forward to our little gathering! good food awaits! have yet to get any sleep after i got back from flight zzz.

PS* for those who believed in me, Thanks! i told you i'd make it happen someday.

Somethings money cant buy!

2009-04-18T10:34:00.000-07:00

Well there is a saying that "Money makes to world go round" to a certain extend that is true, i would agree that money can buy happiness depending on what level of it and how much money weighs over other factors in love and happiness be it family friends and loved ones. As for me, the capability of earning a decent amount of money has opened alot of doors in life eg. buying a 2.9k laptop (which i kinda regret till this day) branded stuff to pamper myself and my loved ones, taking ownership of the family's monthly bills so on and forth. What iam gonna say next is not a complain bout my life or my career.

As some of you guys would have know iam suppose to be back in Singapore today 19/4/09 but somehow there are some technical issues with the aircraft and hence iam stuck here for another day so guess what? somehow the "issue" is not as simple as it seems and my set of crew and i might have to be going back another day later which makes it on the 20th and reaching on the 21st. Well 80% of my colleagues are overjoyed like PWWOOOOo! cause with 2 extra days in Milan it means whatever LVs Guccis Pradas they got has just been paid for haha! (you do the math) cheers guys but iam not in such a jolly state as everyone. Reason being N/O.1 ill have minus 2 days off my rostered A/L. and N/O.2 its gonna affect my foster! so in my current state money is not the top priority - Time is! be it time spent with myself lazing by the pool, time spent on weekend family gatherings or time spent with people that mean more than money or the world to me!

This is like the longest Europe stay ive ever got now and i hibernated! i cant believe it. Thank Edda and Isa for keeping me company, it was fun watching and chatting you 2 up, for a moment it felt like i was over in the room with you guys. Oh and Sandra for you crappyness in the Vid haha you cracked me up! K iam carry on reading my Forgotten Realms novels! the Swordcoast awaits! Farewell

Somehow this might be a blessing in disguise... so far its easing the pocket from next months roster...

Bored in Milan...

2009-04-17T23:15:00.000-07:00

Well this Milan trip was sort of a retreat for me... apart from the wonderful food i had at the crew joint (IT JUST GOT BETTER) i stayed within the 4 walls of my hotel room. Once in awhile i would make a short trip to the hotel's fitness center for a workout and to refill my bottle muahah! yes cause theres no water boiler in this hotel, if you want to borrow 1 it would cost you 40Euros! and thats also the reason why i have 3 packs of untouched cup noodles! the only interesting thing that happened was a mini hailstorm that happened outside my balcony area! they landed with thuds really tiny and they melted real fast once in contact with the ground. Oh well 45mins till call time. Probably iam in such a moody state cause of my upcoming roster. Gonna change my flights hopefully i can work something out. K its 0955hrs in Milan now time to get ready for work. Cya.... *walks back into the room*

Where i spent most of my time talking to "the love of my life"

yea thats her haha! so whats for dinner hon?

NOoo... drystores?!

cold food!? uve gotta be kidding me!

but baby we dont have hotwater...

Iam leaving em all in Milan, time to bring some goodies back home!

Guess what? the aircraft got delayed hence ive got 2hrs to go! since ive got so much time to spare i shall post crappy pics of my humble Milan trip. No LVs Guccis Pradas...

Oh and Susan Boyle! if you have not seen or heard of her? then you should watch this! 47Yrs old with mind blowing vocals! defying the odds she wowed the crowd! amazing... watch it! its already got more than 20mil hits.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY

Zurich trip n/o.2 pics

2009-04-12T21:06:00.000-07:00

This comes kinda late, as always iam caught up with an endless wave of stuff to do every time iam back in Singapore - which is a good thing right? its alike to booking out every Sunday from the army barracks. Sleep would be the last thing on my mind when iam back. Ok! anyway this time round i limited my finances as i told myself i would not be planning to head out to anywhere since my relatives currently back in Sing and theres no reason for me to head out, but i was wrong. The lure of the beautiful sights and sound of the tourist attractions got the better of me. This trip was spent going to the SCHLOSS LAUFEN am Rheinfall.

We decided to take the forest trial which leads up to a fort which overseas the Rheinfalls, from this trail one gets to see a sight thats pretty breath taking its like the start to the end of a journey before the rapids hit the falls.

top of the fort @ this really small balcony, the place is under reconstruction.

we got off the fort and made our way down to this small docks area where you can get a boat ride which brings you straight to the middle of the Rheinfalls. Its cost 7bucks if memory does not fail me but hey the sight from the top is worth the money!

to the back is where the fort is.

after which we made a trip back to oldtown for dinner =) ah ha ill update more pics in a lill. for now someones 5mins is up! you know who you are

Re: to share a view of mine on LOVE

2009-04-05T22:16:00.000-07:00

Its a topic which is related to Ivan and Edda's recent post. So the topics bout falling in love and when that happens guys become jerks and gals silly. Ok for starters ive not been into many relationships infact you can use the fingers on a hand to make up the total sum of girls/ladies/women ive ever dated. Then again the amount is not what really matters! its the quality of the relationship and how that wonderful journey (well it might not be wonderful for everyone but iam sure all of them had their good and bad times right?) makes one learn more about himself/herself. Then improve gear up and strive to make whatever relationship you are in better.

Well i dont think love makes guys mutate into jerks! some maybe but not all. Allow me to sight an example, ive got a Someone whom is the same age as iam, when he was in his more youthful days he was a REAL JERK, disrespects his family members, playing pranks all the time, clubs drinking smoking, changing girlfriends like as if hees shopping for a new T etc. Then this girl came along she is 21, sweet smile, beautiful and ladylike BUT she has got a kid from her previous marriage. In spite of that which many would consider a BIG NO NO he takes her and her child into his life, slowly but surely he is changing for the better - stops clubbing and drinking cuts down on smoking, trying to give them a future thats worth living for.

You can say that she is SILLY! OMG this is a guy that you hardly know prob only a year or so, he drinks smokes plays round a lill too much and shees gonna allow herself to be hooked up? having to look after a kid is already hard enough for a 21yrs old alright! and shees already been badly hurt from a failed marriage. well look @ it this way, she sees a diamond thats just not polished - he accepted her past and is willing to work on their future, should she not give him a fair chance @ love? one should never be judged from his/her past!

So they say: LOVE IS BLIND! So what if he used to be a drug addict or she someone thats fools around in her younger days? thats the past aye? if you really really REALLY love someone you should never detest their past. Its from there one learns grown and transforms into something better. Iam sure everyone hurts in a failed relationship so Hear them out, give them quality advice, love them for whom they are and work on improving from there. Note and never stop learning to love cause once you are back in it, alls gonna be lovey dovey for a few mths and soon the waves or arguments and disagreements are gonna come crashing down on your sweet little sandcastle. Are you ready for another "cycle of falling in love" and if you are already in it are you strong matured and forgiving do you have enough patience, compassion and humility to last through this relationship till the end of your days? or is this just gonna be another phase in life till Mr/Mrs right comes along.

Anyways the couple i was talking bout a lill earlier are now happily in love. Iam not surprised if they tie the knot in a year or 2 but iam very sure they have learned to accept each other for whom they are and what they have been through. I am glad for them.

Ill post a lill something, vows which i kinda live by when i get home later. To end it off all guys go through that "jerk" phase and all girls have had their silly moments in love. But they can choose to learn from it =)

Somehow this works for me. Try it =)

Major events over a short period of time!

2009-04-01T00:22:00.000-07:00

Many many many events have taken place in this short period since i got back from the States till this current day. Lemmi sum a few of em up for yao fellas. I went back to Nagoya! i remember how Nagoya was one of my 1st SNY trips with my bro Benny, how we got lost trying to find the Nagoya castle and how we took the train back to the station which was totally embarrassing as we somehow got into the "all ladies" cabin. Benny if you are reading this, this time round i took a few of our colleagues back to the small little back alley cafe =) see i remember the way!

When i got back from Japan there were more events installed! Isa's 21st! and my Uncles and Imelda's ROM. Edda Isa and I had to head out on the 24th to grab lotsa materials and gifts for her party, it was fun shopping for such stuff and we cracked our minds on the kinda gifts to get eg. ice cream, a field chair (yea you army fellas believe it), towels blabla and the list goes on and on. We managed 3 full bags of items before heading down to bugis for a lill chitchat with Edda's BFS.

Edda and gang.

*Edda and I threw a mini surprise birthday celebration for Isa! so caught her by surprise haha view the 28th march post http://eddachristine.blogspot.com/*

Well on the 28th was the loving couples BIG DAY! well if the lady in the picture looks really familiar well then you are right! few months back i did a Zurich flight with Imelda and somehow i managed to get my uncles whos based there to head out for dinner with us. I guess its there and then where the sparks somehow appeared hahaha! So hooray now ive got an "Aunt" thats in the same profession! how cools that =) the ROM was a small event for the family here in Singapore and a few relatives of Imelda that flew over from Indonesia. Actual weddings gonna be somewhere in June with a guest list of 300++ in Jakarta, wow i wish my future weddings gonna be that huge an event. Iam sure someone would agree on that.

aaw~ thats my uncle and Imelda =)

yes thats why she looks all too familiar!

After attending the ROM i made my way to Isa's 21st =) and got there just in time to see Edda hosting games and all. Sandra's dad and Kong were really nice to invite me over to their table for a round of beer. Sadly i missed out alot of the days event but still iam glad i made it there. Looking @ the amount of presents Isa got for her 21st bad me do a lill flash back on mine... hmm FHM, Guitar, Uniform... GUARD DUTY GUARD COM. GRRRRrrr...

ARGH!~ whats with the net connection?! + ICN Pics

2009-03-19T19:29:00.000-07:00

Am still having problems uploading this trips pictures! cant wait to show everyone the amazing "mobile circus" i saw in SFO and the marvelous food in Korea! oh well its 1130Hrs here and ill be flying off tonight back to Sing!~ WOoHOoo... home sweet home and iam sure Edda and Noraini are WooHoo-ing too ha! be glad cause Ive managed to get everything on yao shopping list babes. Time to collect interest grr my cargo bag is HEAVY! How bout coffee sometimes soon over the weekend? sounds like a plan yea?

K off to swim now. I hope the pools heated if not iam goners cause its still kinda cold here!

work~fly~land...

21Mar09 Back in Sing!

Booyeah! iam back and ive managed to upload some pics onto the blog like ATLAST! anyway heres more and these pics are from the return sector. The night we got back to Korea we had a great meal at this BBQ place right in front of Hilton! after which i joined a few of the senior crew

for a few drinks at the crew hangout place till 2 in the morning before finding my way back to

bed.

The following day Liling Niza and I went to the "3sister" joint for Lunch. The reason why its called the 3 sister joint is cause it being taken care of my 3 sisters and all of them are not married. The variety of food here is kinda limited but it sure taste good to me.

The boss of the store we call em Mr.Luggage Tag is a really nice guy! we caught him off guard while he was reading the Bible and going along with his job. I got 2 name tags done and after a little chat he found out that we were crew with SIA and gave us another tag free of charge! How nice of him =)

And so the day kinda ended as we chilled out at Dunkin Donuts with out hot "kao kao" hahaha wonder why its called kaokao... well which made us miss the bus by 1min! hey girls its not my fault alright?! blame it on the bus uncle!

16th Mar 09 in SFO (pics uploaded!)

2009-03-16T22:26:00.000-07:00

Its distracting to be blogging while theres a great documentary about David(the guy that killed Goliath in the Bible) going on right now on the History channel. Argh well i dont really have a choice since ive already paid for the Internet services guess its time to multitask.

So as planned i got up early this faithful morning and the first thing i did was to get online just to keep in touch with my friends and loved one as SG is -9hrs behind San Francisco. By 1100Hrs i was down by the lobby of the hotel linking up with 3 of my colleagues Kaegen, LiLing and Niza. Our destination: Lunch @ the Fisherman's Wharf and YES whats the point in visiting that such a lovely place without trying out its all time famous Clam Chowder!oh that includes a lill tour round the Pier which offers interesting sights and sounds.

Hardrock Cafe

The tomato base Clam Chowder and Fish and Chips! It tastes SOOOoo Good!

Wheres me pot o Gold?

We didnt manage to get the tickets to visit Alcatraz

Sea lions. Somehow they are just interesting to watch esp when they all pile up to one side of the floating platform and when it about to sink they all start rushing to the middle to balance the platform... yea they ve got brains

LiLing and Niza =)

We visited the Boudin Sourdough! its a wonderful place that sells lotsa stuf but they are most famous for?

Bread! yes and now iam the croc hunter YeeHAaa~

LOok at the amount of mouthwatering crabs!

and THIS! with shrimps

and THIS!!! all peeled ready in lill cups

After which we made our way back to the shopping area around Union Square. From there each of us went our ways to seek out the items marked on our shopping list - No rest for the wicked! Shopping alones nothing new in fact i welcome the fact that ive got all the time in the world to do whatever i want BUT the only down sides overspending /grin! well come on i could not resist the fact that the entire areas like a shopping heaven and i think the amount ive spent so fars nothing compared to my other colleagues.

Walking the entire pier was tiring indeed and so we found a place to drop dead for awhile

Now LOOK cause your eyes are not playing tricks on ya! its a mice on a cat on a dog and they walk infact its a Mobile balancing act! such an adorable performance. Infact this was the 1 and only fella i gave alms to cause this is really an amazing feat.

Surprise guest!? HAha yes its none other than my buddy Zann! aka KuKuBird! i caught up with her @ Forever21 with a friend of hers. More plans were made to shop and the final destination before retiring back was to pay a visit to the Cheesecake Factory! we had loads of fun chatting over dinner bout life so far, work etc! so Zann ill hold you to ur words on changing flight! dont you back out =)

Hi!

Um..

Zann found the female version of the jacket i had from H&M! somehow i think we are doing too many stupid stuff just to make up for lost time bud.

taking a shot as the cablecar when by. So loving rite? hahaha

Another must try when you are in SFO! The Cheesecake Factory offers a wide variety of food and of course the name says it all Cheese cakes!

and boy was the view from the top breath taking!

ok not THIS view! hahaha Buddy sometimes i think you are really a KuKuBird!

I had Kahlua Mocha Choco Cheesecake

Zanns friend... darn i cant remember her name.. i think its

And so thats the end of out lill outing. Soon it time to head back! somehow i regret not getting more stuff from VS and A&F... oh bummer anyway thanks Zann, i had a great time!

its all in a days work. Iam gonna be heading over to Korea tomorrow so hang round for more updates! seeya later

San Francisco - plans anyone?

2009-03-15T23:49:00.000-07:00

Am currently blogging from Parc55Hotel in SFO and its 2350Hrs here (9hrs diff from Sing) somehow i overslept, missed out the "planned dinner" with some of my colleagues and by the time i had dinner it was already 2230Hrs... reason being it took the IT guys an hour to get me hooked up to the net and 1h30mins+ for my adapter to arrive to the room PFFFff... /pissed off! oh and they say that its not safe to head out after 2300Hrs hmm i wonder how true that is i took a walk down and the streets seemed a lill quiet, apart from that everything else seems normal.

Anyway iam planning for tomorrow. Yes and ive got a few places in mind that iam pretty sure ill be heading to eg. The Goldengate, The Maritime museus, Fishermans Wharf etc... and ill have to go pick some goodies up for family and friends too! k then so iam gonna stop here and start drafting out "the plan" and ill leave you with this lovely song.

Good night.

off to Korea and the States!

2009-03-13T03:34:00.000-07:00

Right guys Ive been rather busy recently. With flights and turns sometimes i don't even have the time to view my own blog! Family, friends and loved ones still hold the number one spot in my life! This time round ill be gone for a couple of days. In fact its gonna be my 1st states flight and iam all so excited to see whats it gonna be like with my very own eyes. Places of recommendation and shopping lists are still coming in OMG... eh iam gonna charge interest so stay away!!! hurhurhur just kidding!

Singapore - Inchon 14Mar
Inchon - San Francisco 15Mar

<('_'<)~ !shop/sightsee/sleep! ~(>'_')>

San Francisco - Inchon 17/18Mar
Inchon - Singapore 20/21 Mar

/nudge just got news my new roster is out! lets see whats installed for the month of April.
Jakarta, Zurich, Manila, Delhi, Milan, Barcelona, Hongkong and PROMOTE TOURISM?! wonder whats the last item hmm.. k then till then.
will update when iam outstation w/ free time. BYE!

Brisbane 030309

2009-03-03T04:04:00.000-08:00

Reached the hotel @ about 0900Hrs (GMT+10) strangely we had to change 2 buses before we crawled our way through the morning traffic which felt totally like a mad rush! Thank God the hotel had the rooms prepared unlike my previous JoBurg trip... anyway i surrendered whatever was left of my rapidly diminishing state of alertness to the warm and comfortable bed after a long long long shower... slowly i sink into a deep slumber...

Then the phone rang!

0145Hrs and it was a call from my colleague and a few sms-es that somehow didnt seem to awake me from sleep, time to head out for lunch. Guess what?! the colleague that called me earlier dozed off! ARGH we left without him. The good thing bout Hilton Brisbane is that its located in the middle of the shopping street hence food and shopping was not an issue. eat - walk - eat -walk

Time to sit down for a lill chat, food and some BEER!

New kinda Aussie beer "Fat Yak" Aus8.20 coming from a beer drinker this is good, DARN GOOD!

Apple Pie + Icecream

Mudcake!~ talk about loosing weight huh?

Its interesting talking to colleagues whom have freshly tied the knot. One can learn alot from such conversations. Well it was not all serious talk, we crapped alill along the way too especially bout how the times have changed, which kinda affects our current working environment in the aviation industry. Then a idea presented itself *new plans for the future*. Ok its gonna take 2 years so... patience

We got back to the hotel @ 2045Hrs. Was time to head back to our rooms for some rest, not for me that is i went for a swim till 2200Hrs and it feels good having the entire pool to yourself!

taking a dip in the heated pool and looking up into the dark sky, take a deep breath... closing your eyes somehow you feel like you have escaped the urban jungle thats around you. Apart from the sound of the the water ripples and the crickets its just you and you against the world. Sometimes it pays to be alone in such a situation: quiet time, self reflection, relaxation... Peace.

James Blunt... NOT!

2009-03-01T06:28:00.000-08:00

Just got back from Vivo City and so iam @ my Cous place its 2229hrs and we were strumming and singing away on one of my favourite songs by JamesBlunt... guessed it? (clue: its overrated! Its True~) well if you have yet to figure it out iam sure this following video which i'd stumbled on would steal your breath away!

ENJOY =)

or this...

Darn this is chewing up a lill space... shall remove it soon.

Ps. Iam still a big JamesBlunt fan! Just a lill something to tickle your funny bones!

FamousLastWords:"OpsManning"?

2009-02-28T07:26:00.000-08:00

3rd day on standby and ive got till the 2nd March till my next flight. Well that gives me time to catch up with random stuff that has been happening. Sometime iam away for so long that i dont even notice it, i need to "sync" myself to a family PC. Here are a few signs that happened today.

1. Went for dinner with my Ray and family. Aunt comments: "Adrian you have not been having meals with us in a very long time. Do you even remember when we last went out together?" - the last i recalled it was during the CNY... felt bad.

2. My uncles got attached and is getting married. Iam totally oblivious and when i heard the news i was totally caught off guard like OMG.... that took a few minutes to sink in then it was like WOW! ok so iam kinda lost in my own world.

And so it seems i could use the extra time to catch up with whatever iam loosing out on in the family (and with some friends too) Vincent you can always ring me up bro and we could head out for dinner again sometime soon. Mid 20 crisis? haha dont worry we will get there, maybe not in 1 piece - shattered broken and rough on a few edges. Nothing time cant fix. Look @ the bright side you gain more wisdom and expierence along the way. So dont give up!

Here a song that ive been practicing on the guitar for a few hours now.
Famous Last Words - My Chemical Romance
Iam kind of a country bumpkin when i comes to music of this kinda genre and the 1st time i heard it, its was played on a piano and hey it sounded great. Hope to perfect this in a few days time. Heres the Vid. Love the EYES~ oh and the flames too

How Singaporean man can never escape...
While i was in South Africa i received a call... from MINDEF and that includes 3 SmSes! Its Ops Manning time! 11.08.09 - 01.09.09 BOoo... cause iam gonna be loosing out on a portion of my income but AwooAH! cause iam gonna be reunited with the guys ive called my man my friends and my brothers! Brunei was a blast no one expected us to make it a day before the final assault and i would always remember the look on each and every one of your faces during the award presentation ceremony

Best Unit Section goes to... B'Coy 84mmRR
-who says heavy weapons would always come in last pff~ think again

Lesendi!

2009-02-25T10:52:00.000-08:00

Alright so here are a few pictures that ive managed to get my hands on from Eddia's D-cam. Its of the trip we took to Lesendi, its kinda like a tribal visit. Mainly of the 5 types of tribes in South Africa.

what? cant the tribal dudes drink coke?

Thats a fridge... iam serious!

Pimp my ride?

To find out more bout this trip if you happen to head down to Johannesburg visit this website. http://www.lesedi.com/
The best part of the trip was that i made friends with some of the locals Jill and Grayham + family. Amazing people! even tho we have never met they invited us over to their beautiful home for the evening which includes a generous and marvelous dinner.
Jill if you ever come across my blog know that iam glad and honoured to have you and the family as friends! you treated us like a family the kind of warmth and love was overwhelming. Thank you!

Back in Singapore... a surprise awaits!

Oh and heres something new! what a match to the G-interlock belt ive got. How lovely and wisely picked. The 3 hrs or mind wrecking and pacing was worth it dont You agree? Iam overjoyed - Poor LV its time you meet ur match.

black leather /spank

Look to the skies after a long and heavy downpour... even tho the chill and the rain sends a shiver, tell yourself its gonna come to an end. Patience brings out the unexpected and thats when you gasp and grip at the wondrous sight, that image would be engraved into you mind for eternity. Warmth fills your heart, life is indeed as colourful as a rainbow.

- a beautiful sight dont you agree? iam sure Ivan would ^^ wish you were here

South Africa?!

2009-02-20T12:00:00.000-08:00

Iam currently blogging from Johannesburg! this could be one of my most unprepared trips. Why? cause i left my D-Cam @ Home (oh well whats to fear? theres still the camerphone yea?) WRONG! i left the charger of my cellphone @ home too! (ok now iam screwed) alright theres still sight seeing~ well yes considering that the crime rate here is SKY HIGH and from what i heard 5-6days back a group of Singaporeans just got robbed gun point blank right in the face... best trip ever....

To be safe - travel in groups with a local guide or someone. Just got back from some tribal village trip! w/o pics i can hardly explain... not to worry they would be sent to me by my fellow colleagues in a few days time.

Its 2340Hrs in JoBurg now and ive just managed to get my hands on a few more pics which Melvin and Jolene took while we were in Paris! Enjoy

V'Day has gotta be better than this...

A little more of Paris - As promised ^^

emoing? No way cause theres still some company to go round

The skies... must be Melvins cam

Jolene didnt delete this pic after all! the sales reps are so gonna kill you Melvin!

Whats with the skies again?!

Hunt for Vara Choco 3cm 5 1/2D - For my aunt that is and this is location N/O.4

Jolene is super hyper @ the marvelous sight!

Flight back to Singapore from Paris is Delayed

2009-02-15T05:48:00.001-08:00

Its 1445Hrs in Paris right now. I should be on my way back to Singapore 5Hrs ago but there seems te be a turn of events due to some technical issues with the aircraft hence here Iam trying to kill time... Ive flicked through all possible TV channels, reading some mags and books, getting sleep, flushing the toilet... hell who knows what iam gonna do next!

Well since iam stranded here i guess ill just have to live with it, guess it does not hurt to share a lill of Paris with everyone huh? so here are a few random pictures from my D-Cam. Black and White... hmm should have taken more B&W classic shots.

Oh and whats there to do apart from sight seein? Like Dude its Paris?! wait did that word sorta popped right into your mind? Shopping? LV? well yes ofcourse infact we've got the perfect plan.
and...
Heres how we do it.

Get "Armed" and "Loaded"

Rehearse the plan... oh yes cold steel

Look like nothing else on earth matters

The motherload awaits

Pillage... spoils of war here i come!

ok this is getting over rated 1533Hrs here and still not a call from anyone. Guess its time to shut my eyes for a lill. SMS! alas a form of life! - smile

Its cold outside in Paris

2009-02-13T23:52:00.000-08:00

14thFeb AkA V'Day in Paris 0853Hrs GMT+1

Got up really early today! Its strange cause ive not been getting alot of sleep lately infact it has been like this every since the end of Jan till now. Speaking of so here are the pics Noraini / Edda / Ridwan.

Back to Paris. On the 13th we got up at about 2pm went straight for lunch and off we went to do a lill shopping... where to? well heres a clue 80% of the colleagues i went with all emerged with brown paperbags haha! Oh well its V'Day! time to show some love to the people that you've always called your love,dear,darling,baby,sweetheart,hon,sugar... and it goes on and on oh and that includes Mom, Dad, Bros and SiSs too.

Todays plan is to visit the Eiffel tower and whatever sightseeing places when time permits. <3

Its strange to be in Paris on V'day - I Cant wait to head back

12Feb09 - End of A/L

2009-02-11T10:20:00.000-08:00

Right... so here iam penning down whats gonna be the final post before i get back to work after a long break. Some of you guys may have been wondering where on earth did i vanish to, why was i not online and all. Answer is, i was on a holiday from the 3rd - 9th of Feb to the Philippines with a bunch of friends (Adli, Noraini and Edda) so you might think WHAT?! THE PHILIPpI... WHY? well if that's whats on your mind then you sure dont know whats installed. I shall not explain too much bout it right now as i dont have the pictures with me. 10 and 11th was just going for swims, spending time with the family and chilling out with friend/s... getting myself back to "urban" life and the 12th its of to Paris. Ill update my Boracay + Manila trip as soon as i can.

V-day in Paris... wonder what ill do... give me some opinion guys

*Adli we are so counting on you for pictures!*

Zurich

2009-01-28T05:47:00.000-08:00

Zurich: 16/1/09

One of if not the best flight Ive done so far! why you would ask? well cause of 3 key factors! No.1 i got to make my very first real "snowman"! No.2 cause i got lost with a pair of awesome colleagues whom i would love to travel with again No.3 I got to meet up with my uncle whos based in Switzerland! now how cools that? plus it was a "team flight" some of you guys would know what that means, not my team but still it was fun!

3 little ducklings i once knew.. fat one skinny one 2 by 2...

Anyway heres how the story goes. ON my first day there we didnt really do much... it was more to walking the streets and oldtown cause everyone was kinda tired after flight. The initial plan was to go hike some mountain but the plan was scrapped as some of the fellas were not up for it and cause a colleague of mine whos daughter is kinda young didnt had the gear to do so. Soon the day came to an end but Glenda Imelda and I just didnt wanna waste the next day away.

Early the following day Glenda woke the 2 of us up and this time round i just poped a random question if they would like to join me to go for a train ride 2hrs away into lussane to meet up with my uncle. Surprisingly they were up for it as so we went! - to get the wrong train ticket which ended us up in luzern! oh man we were LOST! and we confirmed it only after getting off the train and giving my uncle a ring.

Imelda and I needed something warm...

read the sign... omg LOST

Train ride

Positive were the 3 of us. So it was like "ok we are lost guys... now lets just make the best of it and see what there to do here" and so we decided to go for a trip up to the peak of Mt Pilatus as it was only 15-20mins bus ride away from the train station. The view on the top, one word... Breathtaking. Apart from the scenery we took the time to play round with a lill snow, snap lotsa pictures and even to do some snow sports!

BRRRrr..

Up up and away!

trial and error "mini snowman"

on the way down we had a lill fun!

=D

My uncles a nice guy, in fact hees my favourite uncle! Knowing we got lost he made a trip down. Not only that, he even took us on a lill tour of the area that we were in and ended the day with a treat at some high end restaurant. Everyone needs a uncle like that man!

I wish i could tell you guys all bout this trip in detail but its gonna take forever pls somethings are better seen with your own eyes! take a trip down and ull know what i mean

Whats installed for the mth of FEB?

2009-01-20T22:14:00.000-08:00

Iam gonna be on A/L from 31st Jan - 10th Feb! long break for me to stone around or to head overseas for a lill R&R. So by the time iam back iam only left with bout 1/2 a mths of work before it hits March *Poof! in the blink of an eye* oh and iam gonna be heading to Paris and Johannesburg! How cools that? haha!

Zurich was Fun and theres more to come! - the world awaits!

return from MIA

2009-01-10T07:37:00.000-08:00

Many things have happened in this short lill 1mth. Its like ever since 22Dec till these recent weeks. That's not an excuse to have not update my blog, well iam just lazy haha and i cant really find the time to do a detailed entry. But hey alot has been said done and undone in this short 1 mths period.

I spent 4k in the past 1mth (you wont wanna know what i got)
Ive gained a few KG! (yes the festive season is filled with food & booze)
I got myself a new computer! (alas i get to NWN2)
I started watching Heroes season3! (thanks to Edda's chain reaction)
I found out iam staring to like the colour Orange! (strange but yea...)
I spent quality time with my cous sis from Sarawak (fun fun fun)
I met up with a number of long lost friends (Jon and Michelle to name a few)
Ive fallen inlove with Rayman's Raving Rabbits!!! (iam gonna get a wii soon!)

All i hope for in these few months to come is a smooth sailing journey @ work and a chance to go back to Kuching to see my Grandma. Finding time to get my driving licence and saving up enough for a car and a home within the coming 2years would be a plus. AND stop asking me when would i get a Girlfriend! ESP Mr.Ong! when it happens, IT HAPPENS!

After Rome...

2008-12-18T08:42:00.000-08:00

Back from Rome people! Iam not gonna blog bout it till i get my hands on the rest of the pictures which are in Bianca's and Astrella's cam but heres a pics of the 3 of us!

Adrian Astrella and Bianca

The first thing i got back from Rome was to SLEEP! but then i didnt get to sleep for long cause i got a sms from you know who my best of best of best friend - EddaSim (haha do i get an icecream for saying that?) we have not met up in like a month++ hence we decided to hang out cause i needed to collect a pair of jeans and a T-shirt from Hugo Boss.

Speaking of Boss, we met up with my twin, Julian. Its the first time Edda is meeting him so we got a picture taken, see if u can tell the difference! after dinner it was off to the movies! We caught the latest Keanu Reeves show - The Day the earth stood still. http://www.thedaytheearthstoodstillmovie.com/ not too bad a movie. After which we went back to Edda's place to chill.

Whos who?

Yes i miss Isa alot and wanted to do a little catching up with her and the 3 cats so to speak. The rest is history.

*will update more when time permits*

The About Me Post

2008-12-13T01:32:00.000-08:00

The About Me Post

I love
My family
My Twin aka Clone (as much as he is a dislike @ times)
My blanket
my 84mmRR team
anything related to Mythology (Greece/Rome/celtricworld)
Secret Garden
Sound of the piano (if only i could play it...)
"Merry Xmas Mr Lawrence"
retail therapy (i didnt believe it worked till i tried)
meeting people whom i click off well with
Chilling out at a roadside prata store or
loosing myself at a club (with the right kinda people)
Children with big eyes and a nice smile
meeting people and getting to know them better
staring out into the sea at the nearby park
pople whom have played a important part in my life

I dislike
Arrogant people and
Irritating ones that dont get hints
Cheapo
my lousy laptop
being judged / underestimated
Having such a small room
being compared to
houseflies and mosquitoes
chinses language
Engineering math
going out without cash in the wallet

I can't wait to
start a family business
celebrate my birthday and x'mas
bump into the right girl

I want to
Save up enough to buy myself a nice home

I don't know how to
play the piano
spell words right at times
say no friends (most of em)
let loose and ignore the world

I hope
to meet the girl of my life before i get old.

I have a phobia for
sharks in the deep sea
falling in my sleep
thing getting into my eyes
kidney relayed pictures (of humans ofcourse)

I have a fetish for
Pizza
nice nose
eyes that seem to communicate
sweet smiles
"the piano"

I love people who
click well with me
share common interest and topics
are there when i really need someone

I absolutely cannot stand
body odor
young punks
girls/guys with too much ego
spoilt children

Before I step outta the house, I HAVE to
... i dont care!

I collect
Mechwarrior storybooks
Corinne May and Olivia Ong CDs

My most expensive possession is
Friends and family - priceless

People who like me as a friend are
those who enjoy talking bout life
genuine about going through thick and thin with me
those who know me well deep inside.

People who hate me are
those who are or were never really friends

Right now, i'm thinking about
My flight to Rome in 6hrs time and my left eye.

Ps* Edda there you go as promised. There a catch to this haha! tell ya when i get back

Dubai 06/12/08

2008-12-13T00:57:00.000-08:00

K so whats interesting in Dubai is that almost all of the unique sky scrapers / structures they have got there has got to have shiny reflective blue windows! yes if you ever get a chance to get there do remember to do a check your yourself. Umm what else oh almost all the guys(male) there dress up like they are a MILLIONAIRE! then again probably thats true cause there are lots of flash cars on the streets in Dubai.

I didnt really had much time to actually go out for the desert tour or anything else so i spent most of the time in the Hotel(Angsana)- its lovely uve even got your own kitchen a mini dining area and a huge bed ^^. Whats gonna pop out of my mind every time i think about Dubai would be No.1: The tallest building in the world! (is in the making) and No.2: The really tall door guy who works @ Angsana!

If youve got the time and excessive cash to spare?! head down to the mall cause they have got quite a variety of shops there oh and did i mention a indoor ice skating place cool huh?

AKL 28/11/08 : BOoo nothing nice @ Gucci

2008-12-09T02:37:00.000-08:00

While we were out shopping there was a Thanksgiving celebration going on! we saw Ronald, Cheerleaders, Stormtroopers and even a really cool granny with the electric violin man she sure knows how to work the crowd *sadly i didn't video it down cause if i had i did i would have to follow her moving "barn"*

OMG... The dark side!!!

Stormtroopers!

Poledancers?!

My fellow colleagues!

Mission Failed... even with a 20% off Gucci products in Auckland i didn't even buy anything! WHY? cause theres nothing nice for guys this season... prob not for guys but nothing to my liking. Sry Jas i did not get your wife anything haha /i got your hint that night... yea ill try not to tell her bout such perks anymore.

Went to the mart to get some food and drinks before heading back to the pick up THEN! cam whore syndrome kicked in

The guys had so much to talk bout over Buffet dinner that we brought the fun all the way to the crew room and up into Mas's room all the way till 4.30am AWesome way to spent the day!

Pop!

No such thing as prata in Delhi!

2008-12-08T01:48:00.000-08:00

Delhis not as bad as people say it is. Oh and iam proud to say *cough* Noraini! ive tried REAL DOsai!! haha here are some random pics on my Delhi trip a few weeks back. Enjoy.

then again the most important thing Ive learned there was to cherish what we have got back home... if you could picture a 5yrs old carrying a infant and begging for money or food right outside the cab when its stalled @ the traffic light... those eyes staring into yours... to be honest with you i looked away. Its too pitiful a sight (Info: u cant give them money as its a crime)

Amsterdam! NC16

2008-11-17T04:42:00.000-08:00

Date: 14/11/08, Flight Duration: 13h45Min's, Destination: Amsterdam.

First thing everyone did when they woke up was to grab a cab down to this "famous" joint by the name of Oceania. Foods quite pricey @ 30Euros/head well to me it was more for the fun of eating as a whole group =) the only nice dish was desert!

Right after a few of us went down to the Heineken brewery! entrance fee is only @ 10Euros and boy was it worth it!

Adriaan~ thats me muahaha

things that go into the beer making process...

we tried fresh beer (its bitter sweet)

a toast!

You get to custom make ur own bottles @ 5Euros!

And so thats the end of day1 ... got back to the hotel and to my SHOCK! a colleague she YES i said SHE plays WoW (she played till 2amoh man and i got a glimpse of the expansion =( iam so resisting till today cause i know once i top up my World of Warcraft account its "Hello! online family!"

And so on the 2nd day, the plan was to go for "a walk" and that lasted all the way from later morning till dark! here where we went

Food in europe is a must try esp. if u are a cheese lover!

Dream house~

haha this teddy outside the store blows bubbles! Carol looks kiddy here

to the market place to look for cheap stuff and we found more that what we bargained for

OMG the real deal? no way

Walked all the way to Dam and the redlight districts (SRY didnt get to take any pics of the girls flaunting their stuff behind those glass wondows) But we did get a few winks. haha

We visited the Sexmuseum too. Entrance is @ 3Euros. Its kinda small but there some interesting stuff going on inside. Its like history just that its all about sex and sex related stuff.

brace yourself!

oh well just small lill pictures...

bigger more interesting pictures...

BIG... haha

and sweet treats~

Oh well thats more or less the end! next time iam so gonna go to the country side.

Next trip India =)

*Iam thirty my wife is thirty two* figure this out =)

4gotten city ALONE!

2008-11-15T11:44:00.000-08:00

well just back from dinner on my 3rd day in Amstradam so i figured ill spent this time to blog bout my previous destination - BeiJing (2nd time there). This time round i went out alone and it was to the forgotten city. Was quite an eye opener iam glad i made the trip down! its seriously alike to what we see in those epic chinese movies!

this is the path ull have to take inorder to reach the forbidden city

the doors are HUGE!

This 2 trees have grown in a really unique way - like some kind of lovers tree

you guesseed it!

The courtyards have also got like rooms which you can visit. each one has a different display of stuff! here are some of the rooms ive visited.

layout of the forbidden city

cool architecture

the emperor blog too alright and its not just in books...

but on jade too!

"love" chambers oh la la~

sun goes down... and

the guards come out!

the end!

02/11/08 Milan part2

2008-11-02T02:12:00.000-08:00

Didn't make it back that night to blog cause... i was having too much fun! yes awesome company and finger licking good food with tonnes of great shopping places and sightseeing locations what more can i ask for?!

after lunch we took a tram down to town. Shopping was priority number.1 (had to grab a pair of shoes from salvatore feragamo for my aunt) the lady in the store was kinda "cocky" probably cause its some random Asian fella who's kinda under dressed after a long flight... in all bad customers service! compared to Chanel, LV and Gucci etc seriously dress code is the last thing they should ever consider and most of the customers in the boutique were Asians! BAH... that didn't spoil my day cause next up was a visit to the Duomo Cathedral! its the 2Nd largest cathedral in the world, here's a link if you wanna know more bout the place - http://www.sacred-destinations.com/italy/milan-duomo.htm. gonna shrink the pics a little.

rendezvous with the guys after my cathedral visit to the building beside (btw @ the top level is where the Milan fellas hold their MTV VH1 so if you happen to go to Milan and see a bunch of people yelling and screaming... yea that's what it is) everything inside looks nice guess what just when you think MC Donald's was in red and yellow... think again its GOLD AND BLACK so cool! totally matches the high end boutiques in the area. The structures inside and this... BULL

The best part of the end of day one was we had to get stuck in this demonstration which involves the citizens mostly students going again the new education system oh bummer... we were stuck for like 2 hours in the cold before we managed to take the tram back. back @ the hotel by 10pm+ had dinner and that was the end of day 1.

Day2 i got up early to join another set of colleagues for buffet breakfast before heading out during lunch time to this pasta joint thats a few block down from the one we had the day before and i have to say this new joint is so much better! FOOD!!!

The 2nd day on was all chilling out and shopping i got myself some stuff from H&M... this time round something caught my eye but i resisted the temptation just for that day... as time in Milan came to a near end after my quick 3hours Barcelona trip on the 2nd last day i knew i had to get it! and so here it is haha! man i so should not have cause i felt like ive overspent (H&M - 150Euro++, Food its like 20Euro/Meal so x 5 days and now THIS!) better save up on my next europe flight!

just randomly pastein the pics... really really lazy this time round dont ask me why i really dont know!

29/10/08 Blogging from Milan

2008-10-29T04:36:00.000-07:00

Its 1246Hrs now just back from some "drystore" shopping and iam gonna head out for lunch followed by some shopping and sight seeing with my colleagues! Figured since its free access to the wireless network in this hotel (The Chendi Milan Hotel) ill just spent this few minutes to update some stuff!

Its my 1st time in Europe the flight alone is killer 13 1/2 Hrs... boy was i deadbeat by the time we landed @ round 6 in the morning. The weather here is not too bad its like 10-12degs but its has been raining recently hence when its about noon time its freezing... every breeze brings a chill down the spine i tell ya! Anyway this is the best looking hotel ive checked into in my entire life! (wonder if ill ever see the "BEST")

I was still able to bring yself to do this crappy pose haha self entertainment ha! and so its was ff to bed for a few hours of sleep before we head out for lunch and it was at this neighbourhood pizza and pasta place per dish is round 7Euros Pizzas at like 5-6Euros not too bad i would say. The only problem i was starting to face was most of the citizens here dont speak english so that where a communication barrier kicks in BAH!

OK its 1pm ive gotta head down to the lobby to meet the gang ill probably continue when i get back tonight. CYA!

Perth 24/10/08 HOORAY!

2008-10-26T11:52:00.000-07:00

Heres whats SPECIAL bout this trip!

cant get any better!

I promised not to blog on this and allow Edda to do it so when its done you fellas can just look it up here: http://www.eddachristine.blogspot.com/

PSs. This might take some time cause Ive not sent her the pictures.. yet

a little add on for you fellas if you happen to be in Perth i would say its a MUST to try their apple strudels! no words i say can tell you how delicious they are... sweet, crispy and long. Heres what i mean!

heres whats inside!

its bout the length of your PC keyboard

UMm.. yummy yummy

K so thats the final post before i go. Got a Milan flight to catch @ 2145hrs! till then fellas cya!

Spring cleaning before Perth

2008-10-26T11:25:00.001-07:00

My desk is so in a mess and i figured it was time to get rid of stuff that has been rotting away... its interesting the kinda things one finds when he does spring cleaning, its like a part of memory hidden away in a time capsule and being stumbled upon by its forgetful owner. Heres what i found!

Mags that kept me occupied while i was in the army, yes there are a few reasons why guys get FHM and here are mine haha to keep myself updated on a friends FHM "Girl next door" progress. Shiryn (lady on the left of the pic) i think she deserves a win!

cowgirls are nothing but hot!

and Dawn was interesting to read bout especially when you are on guard duty on your 21st birthday! SO-PISSED-OFF.COM

Underwear thats too hot for me to put on a gift for from my cous on my 22th birthday.

My little insperation since the IMF

This actually worked!

My 1st Volleyball gold medal

Lots of books, Onisuka Tiger shoes, Wushu practice sword and more... THROW~

The end product after an hours++ of hard work~ now its time to get ready for Perth! i cant wait cause this trip is gonna be really SPECIAL!

BACK from BeiJing!

2008-10-21T17:32:00.000-07:00

HOME! and iam darn tired right now... did some shopping and sight seein =) WWEEeee...but iam gonna head to bed now tired! brb

...After 8hours of solid sleep....

K! iam awake and now its time to blog! so i was Radisson, by the time i got there it was already pass midnight

(the room is one of the few interesting hotel rooms ive been to so far oh and theres a speaker in the toilet that connected to the TV hence you can sing your heart out while in the shower along with whichever chineses song thats on TV - Epic fail for me) but the guys on the same level (Leo, Tiff, Simon) had other ideas instead of sleeping haha! we stayed up up till 3+ chatting the night away feasting on salted nuts and red wine WEIRD but surprisingly its not a bad combination. Learned alot of insight from my colleagues that night =)

all the leaves have got written messages on em

A few hours later.... got up @ 0830 wash up and out i went to shop with Trina. We took a cab down to this "shopping complex" OK i cant read whats written you guys figure it out. we got there kinda early and it was not opened yet so she accompanied me to breakfast and we went for a lill walk before heading back to shop. The place i huge level 1-3 sells clothes 4- souvenirs and 5 is a food court (ill never order spaghetti ever again... SO OILY!) We met each other again @ 12.30 and by then i had already spent almost the entire bulk of my money! on what? well... heres the list of stuff i got: Heroes season 1&2, 3 x DVDs, Nelly Furtado CD a Jacket for winter and FOOD! ok that does not sound alot hmm...

We went to the stadium in this!

Our journey begins!

After Lunch, Trina and I made a trip down to the "Birds nest stadium" yes thats right the Olympics place! *Happy* no regrets for the both of us i tell ya cause its really a sight! Cam whores in action man... there were alot of people there and thats not all we even had Ducks! haha man the place is HUGE! btw entry to the stadium is like 50RMB which works out to be like $10Sgd. Here are some of the pics we managed to snap! Spent quite sometime there...

my 1st full view of the stadium!

Nice?! had to go really low to take this shot

ok i look fat here i know...

DUCKS!

they are really adorable i so wanna pick one of em up

@ the foot of the stadium!

We made it! whats with the big bag?!

Where you can get ur tickets

a walk through the mini "park"

so cute BTW i can read this alright!

POSE! eh Trina you gonna photo shop the bag away pls =(

the haze is back yes... factories working @ 200% now

Its slanted...

goal~

L-O-V-E not haha its something like the IMP photo submission thingie

wait long time they did... to no avail

been there done that - satisfied!

tired hence its back to the hotel to sleep till 8pm then its - WorK time!

PSs. For you Diablo Fans out there! heres a new trailer http://www.blizzard.com/diablo3/media/movies/wizard.xml to spice up your already so anxious ass haha (i think Leoric is still alive and he looks so much more wicked this time round!)

Joels Bday~ 16/10/08

2008-10-21T17:02:00.000-07:00

HappyBirthday!

Met up with the boys round my neighbourhood to celebrate a friends birthday @ this pub somewhere in pasir panjang called cocoon. Its been so long since Ive met up with these bunch of guys for a drink and a lill chitchat. Joel is 20 this year haha welcome to the 2digit club dude! you had better thank God we didn't get you drunk! we ended off the night with supper and DOTA!

me, Joel, Jimmy and my twin Julian

Joel makes his wish! - yea get trashed @ dota!

there you go!

2008-10-19T09:35:00.000-07:00

Heres a few Pics from Noraini's Bday mini celebration! Turn out: Ath, Jo, Ad, Noraini, Edda and well ofcourse me! i got there a lill late but that didnt stop us all from having fun! eventho i just got back from Newzealand its like a battery recharge once iam with the guys... all the good times felt like i had never ended - but this time its with a bad sore throat that is Pff... So here they are!

from the expression this is a sad song...

the birthday girl - Noraini!

The newly weds! lovin as ever!

*Sparks* ZaP!

So thats that ill send the rest to you fellas who wan em when i see ya online! so the night ended with a few of us havin supper @ MC lol lotsa "SHIMS" at 4AM i tell ya! Noraini and I were trying to tell which ones are the real deal.

Ive been really lazy!

2008-10-18T18:32:00.000-07:00

yea i have been seriously... i dont know if its the lack of time or other factors. A little update on what ive been doing - when i got back from Auckland a few of the batchmates and i met up for some KTV and supper which lasted till 4AM+ the following day i spent the morning in swimming followed by attending a friends Birthday party once again home by 4AM+ oh man no time to blog... ill try post pictures of these events up asap!

heres a lill something ive always wanted to show my friends hope you love it as much as i do!

Auckland 12-15Oct08

2008-10-16T05:28:00.000-07:00

Night flight~ oh boy by the time i got to the hotel (The Langham) i was deadbeat! once i saw the bed i knew what i had to do haha! SLEEP! managed 2 hours or so of closed eyes and off i went with 2 of my colleagues for a little tour round town and dinner.

after this pic i fell dead...

"The Guardian"

Where we had dinner~

Weathers good round 18Deg not too cold. First stop was to a Japanese restaurant for dinner - didn't really take any pics was too engrossed with food. Once we had our fill, we took a stroll to the Britomart transport station to check out what its like. The interior is beautiful and the way the train comes in and out of the station really reminds me of the kind you see in those Harry Potter movies.

Britomart transport station

theres suppose to be smoke coming out from the fountain to the rear!

random pic while walking to the mart

A must do @ every station is to get "drystores" i told my colleagues its a girls thing to be there but guess what? in the end the amount they spent was not more than 30bucks each and mine was 50+ talk bout bad influence huh... before we went back we decided to get ice cream YES! so shiok Ice cream + Cold weather = good combination!

I didnt get to go to the tower =(

my dry stores!

walkway to the room

I Spent the following day in the hotel as i was on "duty" buffet breakfast, chitchatting and went to the gym - at the rate we travel its a must to workout right!? considering everytime we see unique/good food which is a must to try =)

Incheon 09-10/10/08

2008-10-11T22:51:00.000-07:00

KOREA! weather is good, people are hmm not bad and KIMCHI is great! by the time we got to the hotel it was bout 7pm or so hence we had to rush out as it was a weekday and we didn't want to miss out on the food and all in the area.

Millennium Hotel - if only the 2 beds were combined...

Off we went to Myung Dong its like a 10-15mins cab ride away from the hotel! once there it was Makan time! the 1st thing we tried out was a dish called "Gym-Duck" hahaha! i really have no idea how its spelt but that's what it sounds like. 6 of us VS 2 x serving of that... we lost.

"Gym-Duck" PS* if anyone knows the exact name drop it onto my chatterbox thanks!

Off to the streets once again! we split up and i could not help but try out more of the local food in the area! so there is peanut butter coated squid.... "Dragons Beard".... Doughnuts! i was told that the Doughnuts from this outlet in Korea is the best one can ever find! and yes indeed after my 1st bite into it i could not help but agree! its the best i have ever tasted so far. Its sinful alright... cream filling, oily, sugar sweet etc!

Peanutbutter sotong! (squid)

"Dragons-Beard"

Candy!

Street performance

Yum!

The following morning i got up early and was kinda lazy to hit the streets and so i went for a swim and a steam bath... strange thing is the pool is really small...

"Love your life, Love your dream"

2 days was all i had in Incheon... i wish i had an extra day or 2... oh well theres always a next time. Thats all for my short 2 days trip. An-nyo'ng-hi-ka-se-yo!

Activated once again!

2008-10-08T05:33:00.000-07:00

This time its to Korea~ gonna hop onto an early morning flight tomorrow and ill be back on Friday night. Kimchi anyone? oh yea don't worry Zann if i find that "name tag" place ill surely get you one haha!

Melbourne -part2

2008-10-08T04:35:00.000-07:00

Once again iam so sorry bout my previous post! was dead beat... Why? lemmi explain i got back from a midnight flight yesterday morning when i got back to Clementi i just could not sleep so i went for a swim followed by lunch with an ex colleague followed by a haircut yea... i went dead @ bout 5pm and only came to senses today morning.

so where was i... oh yea the malls theres nothing much there... i roamed around for a lill while and off i went to the east to visit the State Library.

St George & the Dragon

Jeanne D'Arc

after which i made my way pass Chinatown to the Parliament Station. Its strange cause theres this lady sitting on the steps with a signboard that asks people if a lady (i wonder if shees referring to herself) should commit suicide... I MEAN WHY DOES SHE NEEP PEOPLE TO VOTE? and even if they do its WEIRD! what if the only people who vote are people who want her dead? its so out of this world i tell ya...

State House of Parliament

oh well and so i went along south pass the park where i saw something thats all too familiar to us Singaporeans! tell me who do you see!!!

Raffles?! wait why is he called BURNS?

yea man he does get job sick @ times you know and so he travels haha! The sky soon got dark and there was a constant drizzle so i decided to head back to the hotel for a little rest before my flight. Here are random pictures that i took on the way back.

St Paul's Cathedral - closed.. sad

OMG!

BRRrrr.. the rain and all got me chilling to the bones i tell ya. Time to get a slice of pizza =) somehow the pizza guy and i started got a lill chat goin on and the next thing i knew he gave me another slice haha - it pays to be friendly! the journey ends with me slacking in the room with not 1 but 2 x slices of pizza before my midnight flight back to SIN.

seen resident evil? yea cool huh

Food!

Goodbye beautiful city~

Melbourne

2008-10-07T02:28:00.000-07:00

05 October 08 - Flight to Melbourne GMT +11, flight time was suppose to be about 7hours and 20minutes but due to the wind blowing in our favour we go there within 6hours++ it was a great way to start my Melbourne trip! By the time my colleagues and i got there (we were put up @ Crown Promenade Hotel)

it was around 7pm. We were so hungry once we got the keys to our rooms we went up for a quick change and out we went for dinner! Well life there seems a little laid back, most of the streets were already closed so we spent the night chatting away at the food court savouring dinner and telling a tale or 2 of ourselves.

self intro, bonding and all that kinda things yea. Iam glad i took the burger! soon we called it a night.

I got up late in the morning the following day 06 October 08 to a bring and well lit city of Melbourne staying back at me through the window. I got all geared up and off i went on a solo mission to explore whatever i could of this city. Once out of the hotel i took a stroll along Yarra River, the sight of the city is indeed as beautiful as i was told.

Airs chilling when the breeze passes you by... after crossing Queensbridge street, i made my way through the underpass of Flinder St Station and got to the start of where my journey would take me - the East side of Melbourne.

Something strange i noticed about the weather is that it would rain for 5mins on a half an hour interval.. its weird, oh well that didn't stop me from roaming the streets with my map and camera (typical tourist look) ba whatever! The goal was to go all the way north to check out Myer and David Jones. Hmm it seems like the clothes there are not much of a difference from what we can get in Singapore. Theres this unique tower that's erected within Myer it looks like of like a dome, i had to snap a picture of it!

*alas i feel tired have no got sleep since i arrived today @ 6am* TBC humble apologies

MEL trip

2008-10-04T06:42:00.000-07:00

Activated! alright so ill be heading to Melbourne 1st thing in the morning tomorrow. Its gonna be from 05/10/08 to 07/10/08, and ill be back @ bout 0600Hrs. Sad ill miss out on my batch gathering! i want my "green packets" and yummy Malay treats! oh well next year i guess.

Pss. Kian if you are reading this watch out man its gonna be "Drugged"! you sure u wanna fly with me? MUAHAhahaha..... AH! /cough

MAA and back.

2008-10-03T06:18:00.000-07:00

Got a turnround flight to MAA & back. Its alot more challenging compared to the other flights Ive done but its not as bad as it seems or like what you guys must have heard bout Indian flights. Iam glad i did it cause this one flight alone has taught me lots of stuff. Thanks to the crew for their guidance and a lill Indian kid on the flight that made my day (he is only 3 btw and he is so adorable) !

Note! lotsa apple juice required and Vater~ too

Christchurch

2008-09-30T07:03:00.000-07:00

28/9/08 - My 1st solo trip: Christchurch, New Zealand. So i got onto a noon flight @ bout 1930hrs, there was a slight 20mins delay and soon the plane took off. The time required to hit my destination was bout 10Hrs. With the GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) of +13 hence they are 5hrs ahead of the local time. Getting kinda lost now huh.. you do the Math! anyway by the time i reached CHC its was bout 11.30AM their time. If anyone is to head there soon i would recommend you take peek out of the plane's windows cause ull get to see snow! ok not snow as in flake form but snow covered mountains haha!

snow covered mountains, a view from E plane.

Our stay was @ Millennium Hotel. Its located on 14, Cathedral Square. Thats my room...kinda small yea? strangely they got me a really huge wardrobe and theres a interesting thing bout their TV channels... once i flick the TV on it goes...

TV :"Welcome to Blablabla... we've got blabla movies and great Adult Movies! (the best part is the fella on the other side of the TV even says - Do not worry it would not show on your bill so NO ONE KNOWS!) ha! give me a break... like the lady @ the counter would no raise her brows when she see the difference in price one is paying for "the extra channel" PFFff... they cost more than the normal movies.

the peaceful streets of Cathedral Square

The cathedral to the rear

Anyway i took a quick shower and soon i was out on the streets of Cathedral Square with a few colleagues. The 1st thing we do was to snap a few pictures of the area before we head out for lunch. Strangely even tho we were overseas we still had the craving for local Asian food haha... Jap and Thai food was what we got in the end. We went round the corner to look for stuff that we could buy... Samantha was hunting for Manuka Honey for her mom and boyfriend while Meivi and I were just waiting for something to call out to us...BUY ME...

its really cold out there...

we had to get a cup of hot choco... once the breeze hits ya... BRRrrr...

As you walk along you would actually notice the many sights and sounds of CHC eg. ull have a few fellas preaching out LOUD! in bread daylight right in front of the cathedral, then you will also see roadside performers (i saw a lady playing the guitar and blowing away on the harmonica @ the same time, shees good!) and ull also see people playing XL size chest!

XL size chess game!

we practically finished the streets by mid noon and so we decided to hop onto the free shuttle bus that brings us further out so we could visit the mart to grab some rations and stuff. The mart is huge, it looks really simple from he outside but once you head in its like a factory lotsa open spare and food stacking up really high. The cool thing bout that place is that there are no cashiers to help you with you stuff everything you buy is paid for @ a kios thats DIY. Not bad huh saving cost on human labour.

Pak'n Save

Meivi tryin to destroy my picture! Sam got caught off guard haha!

this cool panda artwork was found on the floor @ the busstop.

After some grocery shopping we were on our way back to the hotel. Got like an hour or twos rest and we met up with the rest of our colleagues for dinner! 400g Beef Flinstone yummy! its a pity i didnt bring my camera along for dinner! BOOooo... oh the best part was everything was -50% for us WooHoo! i love my job!

The rest of the say was spent chit chatting till midnight. Woke up really early the next day to catch a flight back home from CHC International Airport. Not much time there to shop and all... but no worries for my Aukland trip would be coming up soon! then ill be more than prepared to shop for stuff and all! So till then fellas! short and sweet... need sleep... Gd night

Final 2days of training & Fay's Bday

2008-09-27T11:28:00.000-07:00

Its was graduation day on the 24th, we pulled off a display of dances and a jumpy version of the schools song, it was a bitter-sweet graduation... everyone was glad that its finally over! we are now gonna be flying full time BUT the sad part is we are not gonna see each other ever again (probably if luck permits we might be on the same flight) apart from that the chances of us meeting are gonna be really slim judging from our hectic work schedule...

The last 2 days we spent in school was not too bad we had fun in class, grp work, giving out sweet little thank you cards and gifts (Thanks for all the stuff guys i love em especially the sweet notes written behind those photos we took) ...

haha surprise!

Then on the final day AKA Fay's 21th Birthday we decided to head out for Dinner / Celebration / Break-fast its like an all in one thing. Fay got all emotional

poor fay got all emoed after chipik's lill message

even when we were in class so you can imagine how it was like when we were all gonna head home after dinner haha... Fay you should be glad! 21Yrs old = Adulthood = mAny MAny Many more stuff you can do w/o parents consent er... haha UMBRELLA in Chinatown! i shall leave yao with this whole lot of pictures.

dinners bout to start

CRABS! YUMMY!

Jo and Ath aww so loving

Fay and Michelle

Zann hiding! thats the amount she ate haha! fat careful!

While i was out getting some fresh air i bumped into a grp of gangsters! =( 2 x Mud & Ah Lian+Mina haha! just joking its Michelle,Noraini and 2 x Aths trying to pull off that gangster look cant help but snap a few pictures of them, come to think about it "those days" back in secondary school was fun.

"Ah lian Michelle and Mina Noraini"

"Ath x 2"

Ath984, Ath984.5, Benny and I

After dinner it was time to bring out the CAKE! it totally chocolate man... sugar rush! no to forget the amount of weight we would gain from just dinner alone *BURP* the birthday song rang out loud... the crowd didnt seem to mind in fact the feeling of joy filled the restaurant bringing a smile to everyone's face - sweet memories

Happybirthday!

AAww..

Sinful i tell ya...

Fay looking all stoned after Benny landed some cake onto her face

It ended off with a mini food fight it was all fun. We had a feast till 2130hrs and it was time to head our separate ways... some of the fellas had to go home early as they would have to fly the following day. SO.. thats the end of training phase for our batch, in a blink of an eye its over. Ill remember how we introduced ourselves to each other 2 1/2 months back, our 1st batch outing to St James on the 1st weekend, The KTV sessions... theres so many good memories that would always be anchored in my mind. Dont forget our next batch gathering =) i hope to see every single one of you there!

Its 0340Hrs now time to get some sleep... CHC awaits Gd night!

Dinner @ Marina Square

2008-09-24T04:10:00.000-07:00

Late entry... been busy with lotsa stuff recently sry dudes. Now here's a lill update on what has happened ever since my return from Nagoya. A date - Yes a date with Edda Christine Sim. We have been talking bout going out for oysters since i don't know when and so on the 21Sep we did.

Cheese!

she awaits good food =)

The destination? Paris Buffet Restaurant in Marina Square. They offer quite a selection of food ranging from Seafood to Japanese to Oriental Chinese food and Western food etc... upon arrival we did know where to start hmm... so it was walk walk round to see see here's what we got for "round 1"

Round 1

Edda started with fruits (dragon fruit lover), I just could not wait to sink my teeth into "real food" - hungry, so i got myself some cold dishes, Chix, JiaoZhi, Prawns... lobster soup w/o lobster in it BOOoo sad. Anyway Edda was not feeling very well on that day and i was worried if it was a right choice to bring her out for seafood... esp the raw oysters.

Round 2

Soon it was time for round 2! That's when she could not control her craving for Oysters haha... sick still wanna eat oysters oh well when it come to food theres no stopping her. I blame it on the fella that refilled the fresh oysters! I settled for Jap food as i was still missing the food back in Nagoya... i have gotta head back to Japan sometime soon and hopefully this time its to Osaka!

Watching her eat the oysters got me in a mood for some too... and so round 3 was... 1 x Oyster and a mix of some seafood. (was totally not planning on taking oysters as i was afraid ill get a bad tummy after)

I BLAME THE OYSTER REFILLING GUY! it taste so good la... squeeze in a lill bit of lemon juice then when you chew it burst and awww... so good

Round 3

Haha see how excited she gets when we get MORE oysters... Edda sometimes looking @ you reminds me of a lill kid excited @ the sight of candy, the kinda smile on you face cracks me up la

think this plate was her number 5 oyster or something and still going strong...round 5, cause it really taste so good. We decided to stop on that for a lill while cause theres still steam and black pepper crabs laying low somewhere round the restaurant... its time to strike out @ em!

The black pepper crab is kind of spicy... was enjoying my crabs when i notice Edda's crabs all gone! wah crab eating grandmaster la! SO FAST... yes yes i know i am lousy when it comes to competing "who eats more crabs @ fast speed" Its Round 6 and i could feel the food level rising... no no theres still so much good food!

We went back for more Oysters after the crabs in fact a few more rounds it was like "Round 8" by then Edda has got 11Oysters and i was only still @ 5... darn i lost once again. It was like close to 2200Hrs and we had to take our last serving of food before the fellas start packing up the food and all... so round 9!

Round 9 - i still wanted more oysters!

Its all the sweet stuff! Ice cream, cakes, durian puffs (she hates Durian! and if you are her boyfriend you are not gonna get any kisses for at least 1 week if you do consume durians haha), chocolate fondue, Jelly more fruits blablabla yummy! Edda made me a unique cup of coffee too! she told me the story on how she discovered how to make it while she was on a cruise with her dad... it taste good =) wonder whats te ingredients inside it.

After dinner...

an awesome view of our night lights

Beautiful...

We went for a slow walk after a filling dinner... some small chat, and a little sightseeing with the constant breeze in our hair as we walked down the freeway towards the Merlion it was a beautiful night...

Nagoya - Part 2

2008-09-19T21:18:00.000-07:00

On our way to Sakae we bumped into the school kids! think they are bout @ secondary school level but boy the dress code is nowhere near what we've got at home. Big Hair / Long hair for guys. Girls got socks pulled all the way up to knee level and some have even got skirt that short as short can be! /cough

So when we were changing trains... we got into a cabin FILLED with girls ladies grannies all FEMALE! OK now somethings really really REALLY WRONG! we got onto a cabin only for Women!

Thats the Sign we missed -->

OH man Benny and I were lost for words, stares giggles pointing fingers... glad none of them called out for security! haha i can imagine what would have happened or even throngs of ladies hitting us with their handbags and highheel shoes! STONED

So we found it this rules set in place to put a stop to the frequent molest cases on the trains during the rush hours.

Dinner: we randomly found this back alley store, its owned by this family and they ve got really good food! the total price of the stuff you see on the tray, Ramen, Spicy Beancurb and Fried potatoes cost less than $10Sing. Yummy!

After dinner we went to Daiso aka 100Yen store and i got loads of food for the family haha - Love me! theres onw thing iam still curious bout tho... how come i cant seem to find Mizuno or any Gundam / bandai stores around?! sad... the camera went dead from here on. Left with pics taken with the phone and the rest are with Benny or Jessica ( dont think iam ever gonna get em back ) NOOooo....

we roamed the streets, heres a mall that looks unique =)

we went to the game arcade too!

Gundam game! for you fellas who watch play or just enjoy fixing the models! this arcade game is based on the 0083 series.

This game to the left is the BEST! its called JuBeat! ive never seen this game anywhere in Singapore yet - the small boxes wil light up and you are suppose to hit em accordingly oh btw its a music game and you get to select lots of really nice Jap songs from different artist like Do-As-Infinity and some from jap OSTs and all. I wish they bring this over to SG!

Went back after that... back to Hilton Nagoya... the end...

*No more net glitches from now on!*

WTF!

2008-09-19T07:54:00.000-07:00

i just completed my post on nagoya... something glitches and its all GONE! ba iam lazy to re do this gonna head out for supper PFFFfff! /curses

Nagoya - Part 1

2008-09-17T08:22:00.001-07:00

The flight to Nagoya is bout 7hours, we got there @ really early as my flight was a 0100hrs flight. The rest of the fellas went straight to the rooms for a nap once we hit Hilton Nagoya but NOOOOoo thats not what Benny and i had in mind. After dropping off out stuff in the hotel out we went!

shot of the rooms.

obvious what this is...

This comes with Shampoo, Bodysoap and Hairshower cool 3 in 1 stuff.

After a quick shower and getting into a fresh set of clothes we roamed the street round the hotel just to get a feel of what the Japanese crowd is like @ noon time. 99.9% of the male there are either in formal wear or a suit! the heat must be killing them inside! the ladies hmm no diff from Singapore. Just right it was lunch time when we head out, whats interesting is the working crowd would all queue @ the roadside stall from "boxed" lunch or some would head to the nearby mini supermarket for packed food!

*some expensive makan place* its called "siang sou" which means ENJOY =)

Thats the supermarket --------------->

that sells lotsa packed lunch etc for the locals that work around that area. Spoilt for choice

We got ourselves some finger food and went back to the hotel to give one of the crew a wakeup call. It was so hot that i could not resist another trip to the shower, Benny took like a powernap. So 1330Hrs we were out in the streets again! this time our destination was to - Nagoya Castle. After chatting up the sales assistant @ HardRock we managed to get a lill direction on how to get there. It requires us to take a train ride (its like our MRT but lots more "Chim" aka Complicated). Heres a few pics on what the train station in Nagoya looks like!

Thank God Benny was there if not.. iam screwed! all in Jap and Chinese

Theres something interesting bout the train stations in Japan which ill touch on a lill later. So back to where i last was.. yea its 3 stop to Nagoya Castle, cant really remember the Jap names of the stations ill try look em up.

So heres me in the train. It looks quite similar to what we hae back in Singapore only thing is its a lill bit smaller.

one feature that they have got is this door seperator between cabins. It serves a higher purpose....

So the entrance to Nagoya Castle is right at the exit of the train station. All you need to do is to get a ticket @ 500Yen - another interesting thing here is that all ticket sales goes into rebuilding Nagoya Castle which was actually burned down in the past... what a noble cause!

got my ticket!

view after the ticketing counter. The structure to the left is the guard house and to the right is the palace. Its quite a distance walk all the way in.

Theres this statue of a saurai guy. Spear, Katana and a FAN?! whats he up to lol... probably a hero from their time hmmm

so ull have to get pass the gates @ the guard house to get into the inner part of the fort and cover more road before you reach the main structure in the Nagoya Castle. Lotsa walking HOT!

Alas @ the foot of the Palace! its beautiful!

If iam not wrong its about 8 stories high! Time to get up

there, we passed on the lift cause @ every level they got historical exibitz going on from how to castle was built to what kind of weapons were used for warfare during their time and even the life style the people went through.

A set of ancient armor --->

The view at the top.

Bak frm Nagoya Ne!

2008-09-17T08:22:00.000-07:00

Unpacking my stuff now lots to do! feeling a lill sick too... cant afford to fall sick! ARGH! oh theres quite a number of pics to upload too (should have been more if not for my cam going low bat) ill get em up asap - after i unload!

Stay tuned Ne!

Anyone needs stuff from JAPAN?!

2008-09-15T04:37:00.001-07:00

Just packed my stuff for the Nagoya trip which is due tomorrow 16/9/08 0100hrs. Hopefully my 2nd SNY would be as enjoyable or better then my 1st. If any of you peeps need stuff from Japan, do give me a ring or drop me an SMS before 2300Hrs tonight!

Iam so excited! Cya when i get back! sayonara!

sundays...

2008-09-14T09:07:00.000-07:00

Hmm it seems like everyone sleeps till late on sundays or is it just me... i was up early! why you might ask, well the answer is simple cause i dont wanna waste the day away. Look life is a rat race everyday one is busy working his ass off, he/she heads out after work for dinner, goes home right after or tries to squeeze in a beer or 2 (just to catch up with friends pss.. if not ull be labled antisocial) and not everyone has the weekend or sundays off! ill count myself lucky is i ever get 2-3sundays off in the near future. One good example is my old time buddy Vincent, hees working the 1/2 day till 3pm. Since hees free and i was roaming round town we met up for a movie - Bangkok Dangerous. Check it out. http://www.bangkokdangerousmovie.net//

It stars Nicholas Cage as a hitman who changes his view bout his job and how he wants his life to be. The shows bout 2hours long - wont tell ya so much in detail whats it all about, all i can say is the shows not too bad actionpack and all, sizzling hot thai girls and the movie has got a meaning to it, overall we enjoyed it.

Went to do a lill shopping after the movie @ AX and a few random places... soon we got hungry - Late dinner @ Demsy Hut.

looks like somekinda tribal place huh? reminds me of vilabali

The funny thing was we ordered the exact same dishes which we did think 2years back... recallin the fun times back then when Vincent fell and broke his front tooth after having dory fish haha and how his teeth would not glow when we clubbed under the black light in zouk! Vincent manged to physo me into heading down to Thailand with him and his friends this year end man all the info that hees feeding me makes me wanna grab a ticket and head down right away! working on a master plan too.. by out late 20s man lets make it happen! oh and i promise ill make it for this years zouk out! and btw its 769SIR Bcoy let me know when ur letter comes in, over and out.

a good meal, some beer and good company - salvaged a sunday!

ShangHai

2008-09-13T06:51:00.000-07:00

Got up by 0500Hrs (with a lill help from Edda) and was out of home by 0600. Time taken from Clementi to the airport was bout an hour+-. Sry Benny! was a lill late thanks for waiting! so we had breakfast and soon it was time to head into the briefing room, 0745 and the crew were all there waiting... for a moment the both of us felt kinda lost, the feeling inside was of excitement and fear. Briefing, introduction and all lasted for 30-45mins and off we go! it was time to prep the aircraft for flight.

Theres so many things to be done once we got on, it was busy busy as a bumble bee till the Pax boarding time:1000hrs all the way till landing:1630hrs. (there was a slight delay) Ive got alot to learn... judging from the speed and proficiency of my menthor btw my menthors a lady and shees doin a great job fixing stuff and guiding me along - many thanks Val!

ShangHai airport is HUGE! totally forgot bout snapping pictures of it. The downside: time taken from the airport to the hotel was around 2hours, we were caught in bad traffic and somewhere down the highway i found the source of the problem

China Guy: YOUUuu scratch my car! tat cost YUUuu 100Dollar...

Yea... they could do that for the whole day i dont care! once we passed the guys in that pic it was like "Godspeed"! and tada we landed ourself @ the hotel!

its really beautiful inside and to be honest iam surprised that the staff there can converse in the english language fluently and some of them are even better than the average Singaporean!
This is how Sheraton hotel looks like from the outside. Not a really clear pic of it. The game plan was to head to our hotel rooms, wash up and meet back in the lobby @ 1930hrs - crew dinner a must from the scrubs all the way up to the captain! boy was dinner good there was like 17dishes or so LOTS of beer (which they made benny and i drink) lotsa crap and jokes going round too! the price was suprising cheap. After dinner we went for a massage, everyone was like:

"k la 1 hour will do then we head back to the hotel"

that 1 hour didnt feel the least like it cause the massage was awesome! the fellas there can twitch and turn every single spot from head to toe and it felt SO GOOD! (done get me wrong when i say every single spot cause its "clean") by the time we got into the 2nd hour i even fell asleep... Benny passed on the foot massage haha he has his reasons! by the time the rest and i were done it was pass midnight, time to head back to the hotel for some quality rest.

Level 12, Room N/O.1232

Mua Bed~

Common area

toilet

Benny went shopping @ 0600Hrs the following day 12/09/08... i was lazy hence i only got up @ 11 to so a lill sight seein round the hotel area. Got coffee from starbucks (bout $2 cheaper than SG) went around their shopping complex... its alot like town area. I tried not to converse with the locals in chinese... it seems they all figured i am was Rojak or Japanese ha! almost laugh my head off when the guys @ starbucks asked me which part of Japan am i from i mean do i look Jap or does my english/chinese speech make me sound jap hmmm? anyway i told them i was from Singapore =) had a lill chat with em really nice fellas i would say. by 1310 it was "calltime" went back woke my buddy up and soon it was time to take a flight back to SG.

Lotsa pics more but i cant load em up on the blog.

My overall expierence hmm i would say the trip was kinda short i didnt had time to see more of what ShangHai has to offer. Overall i would say the people there are friendly, reasonable price for good food, the crew was awesome especially my menthors Sim, Val, Jennifer and Sarah (thanks for being so nice to Benny and I) oh and the bottlecaps too rest assured ill do that onto my SNY in 6mths time.

*many more pics in Ben's cam will post once i get a hold of em*

Next up - Nagoya Japan 16/09/08