oac! =)

back from an entire day of oac outings! hahaz...super enjoyable! =)

the day started with my briefing for the stong trip...then after collecting the tent...rushed back home to throw down the tent....packed a little and headed to meet the rest @ harbourfront...when i reached...only tze was there...the rest were late...hahaz...then we waited for ben and pei geok to come before going to giant to shop first...met up with jing song and sophia before heading to js's van to drive into sentosa...hahaz...

parked at the beach carpark and walked to palawan beach...altho the sky was overcast...the beaches were still quite crowded! arghz...managed to find a nice spot before settling down...played frisbee and dunked pei geok, tze and sophia into the water! -evil laughter- hahaz...chatted and gossiped under the tree...then after the first game of cards...it started to rain...diaoz...then we went ahead with plan b...we bathed and headed to tze house to kill time before meeting up with the rest! =P

drove back to vivo to meet up with the rest...and the rest included likoon, constance, wanling, weishan, huihui, sanmei and jingwen! hahaz...13 of us turned up...not bad! =)...while tze waited...js ben and i went to queue up first @ hk kim gary! the queue was very long larz! hahaz...then the timing was just right...they arrived just as it was our turn to enter...hahaz...=)...i order a cheese baked curry with pork chop...hahaz...super nice lar! shall visit this place more often! hahaz...after dinner huihui and weishan had to leave first cos they had something on...but for the rest of us...it was time for part 3 of the outing! hehez...

took bus to henderson road there...then climbed all the way up to the top of the henderson waves bridge! the view there was very nice! then the seats had these curves backings that we can all just lie there and look up into the night sky! it was very laid-back and relaxing up there! very nice! we all just sat around chatted...gossiped and just enjoyed each other's company! now that hui hui, ming juan and sophia graduated le...we realise that time really flies! hahaz...think we should all go visit them during their convocation/commencement...machiam really like having a member of the family graduating! hehez...

hehez...it is really nice to have a group of frens that you can always easily fit in...enjoy the company...and talk about lots of things...it is like we have really all known each other for very long liaoz! achelli 6 yrs to be exact...hahaz...i feel very lucky to have this group of frens...=)...then was talking to wanling abt the possibility of organising a 10th anniversary gathering when time comes...and maybe a 10th anniversary instructor t-shirt to go along with it? hahaz...

with ben and jingsong

in the waters!

just lazing around...

with pei geok and sanmei

大家排排坐！！

29th!

nippon-do!

just had a first meeting among the nippon-do house! hahaz...for those who are blur...it is my sports camp house...early meeting to set the momentum going and also becos miq our house ic will be super busy in the next few weeks...so this week is the week...

the meeting was set @ 3pm @ maui wowi @ suntec...hahaz...what a time...the release of results for our exams was also 3pm...hahaz...super stressed in the lead up to the big reveal larz...hahaz...well...in the end...those who were there were miq, stefanie, jiayi, vanessa, sherlyn, andee and me...hahaz...not bad larz...more than 50% and including all the OGLs...=P...

discussed some details for the camp but majority alot of crapping and bitching amongst us...realised that most of us are not SC '07 alumni...hahaz...majority of the guys are alumni tho...hahaz...

after all the discussion...had dinner @ suntec with miq, stef and sherlyn...had more crapping...hahaz...well first impression...the councillors seems to be a fun bunch! looking forward to the camp! =)

belaying slave!

just finished my two assignments as belaying slaves for innotrek...and gosh was i totally beat!

the first assignment was on saturday afternoon and the whole of sunday...and the camp was for bedok green secondary @ sarimbun camp!!! so ulu!!! arghz...borrowed the car from my dad and drove there for the 2 days...hahaz...was belaying the kids for the rock wall for the whole 1.5 days...and the weather was quite unpredictable...sometimes cloudy...sometimes sunny...sometimes rain! hahaz...

the second assignment was @ the moe adventure centre for balestier hill secondary...this time not so ulu la...so not that bad...hahaz...

all in all the work quite tiring...4 days of belaying...my finger joints were hurting by the end of the fourth day lor! arghz...then my right half was also aching at the end of everyday...then the innotrek polo t-shirt is really a sweat magnet lorz...not perspiration frenly onez...arghz...

but at least i did some work...got some income...hahaz...=P

first hols update

hahaz...my first update during the hols...lets see what i have done so far in the hols

lost odyssey
completed the game finally! hahaz...started playing before the exams...took a break from it during exam period...then devoted all my time to completing the game over the past week! hahaz...

work
no work so far...but through shunhua, got an adhoc lobang as belaying slave for 4 days...starting this coming saturday till tuesday...working for this company called innotek...well...at least i wun be rotting so much...and the money earned can be use to fund the items below! =P...

sandals
went down to F.I.T. to get my sandals...cos my previous pair of teva ones died on me midway thru berkelah...if u all can remember...bought a pair of sandugo all-terrain adventure sandals....quite cheap too...@ 48 bucks...and the comfort and support so far not bad...well the real test is during my upcoming stong trip...hahaz...decided not to buy teva again cos i did some homework and read up some reviews at local forums...seems that the spider rubber layer not well attached to the midsole layer...theus very easy to come off...so decided to try a new brand...sandugo...a filipino brand...then heard that it is quite value for money...outside of brands like chacos and source, whose adventure sandals are good...but will burn a hole in ur pocket...hahaz...

sandugo sandals!

 

trekking daypack
hahaz...have been wanting to get a proper daypack for the treks...cos when we move off from base camp...it is always carrying a daypack...but i dun have a proper daypack...plus my out SAF water bag also need to change...so might as well invest in a proper one...can use for other purposes like cycling trips...etc...so went down to beach road to find onez...after some comparisions of brands...size...etc...chose the camelbak m.u.l.e. hydration pack...should be able to fit my needs quite well...hahaz...

camelbak m.u.l.e.

tragedies...

haix...over the course of 2 weeks...2 tragedies has struck Asia...the first being Cyclone Nargis that hit Myanmmar...the second being the 7.8 earthquake that hit China...on one hand it is a relieving thought that we are living in Singapore where the chances of such occurances is quite low...but when one sees the reports and articles of the aftermath...you cant help but feel sad and feel for the victims...

it is quite preposterous that amidst the suffering of its people, the Myammar junta can still mix politics into relief efforts...plain bastards...

then on the Sichuan side...just knowing that alot of casualties are young children just sends a chill down the spine...the young is always the most innocent of all...not knowing what happens and such...

lets hope the situation will get better soon for everyone there...

year 1 is over! =)

finally got some time to update after the long exam period! arghz...really very drained...the exam was so long! 6 papers to handle this sem...dun really think i wanna try this again if i have the choice...really very tiring! well...but at least i think i balanced my stuff quite okay this semester...hoping for the best! else next sem i will have to pia to undo any damages to my cap done during this semester?

 

anyway...my last paper was today...GEM2900...but i celebrated the "end" of exams on tuesday after the CM1502 paper (which was crap)...hahaz...went to holland village with sora people and ate at nydc...where i think we were the noisiest bunch there...hahaz...but really had lots of laughs with them...very fun to just relax and crap with them larz! hahaz...coincidentally...all ten of us ordered baked pasta/rice there...so all our orders came together...hahaz...and then there was this episode that when we asked james what colour elmo was...he said green! hahahaz...that is oscar larz...then everyone was laughing at the mix-up! after dinner was round 2....went to swensen's for some ice-cream...then in the end...there were 5 orders for sticky chewy chocolate! hahaz...then shiqi was sulking the entire time cos her mango madness was not as nice and chiyuan din share his sticky chewy chocolate with her! tsk tsk...chiyuan...how can...hahaz...

 

anyway on some updates for my hols...will be involved for sports camp and chess camp...but heard some not so encouraging news...chess camp all 5 days will be staying over in KR! arghz...so sianz...even tho got go DXO...but should have a some chalet stay mahz! then sports camp heard that they took out ubin and fright night...hmmm...can say that a little disappointed laz...

 

as for rovers stuff...going for trek to gunung stong in june! joined soon kiat's trek...pulling shunhua along with me...then found out that debbie, jianing and jiawei will be there with geraldine...hahaz...the 4 noisiest person during my previous berkelah trip is back to haunt us again! hahaz...joking lar...think will be quite fun! =P...but sad thing is that my diving trip was cancelled...cos poor response...arghz...gotta wait again...sighz...

 

time to start prep-ing for ahm le...signed up for it...then got the saucony passion run in june...so gotta sit down to plan a training regime soon...hahaz...dun wanna end up as a statistics on newspaper the next day! =P...

 

but now that my may is suddenly so free...think i might consider go find a job...anyone got lobang? hahaz...

cookie monster @ nydc

group photo!! =)