Waiting and waiting

Cant wait to go back to my old place to play with Koko again. And looking forward to meeting up with old friends later!

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Truth be told I'm getting a little bored of updating blogs...

Good to be back

Glad to be back to Singapore and to touch.Had an ok time in Hokkaido and a better one buying the foodstuff. Pictures up in facebook.

Played against RP boys yesterday and I'm happy to say that I could still step and dummy,but need to do more on my speed. Argh. Its back to more training.

Not good enought yet.

I felt really unfit and out of touch yesterday at training.The passes couldnt reach the people on the outside and my defence was not all that fantastic. I wasnt expecting myself to be fantastic or something coming back from a layoff from nearly 6 months but I have a certain standard to maintain with myself. I found myself with weak explosive power and pushoff, and I think my fitness suck big time. I am going to focus on training more liao.

Lone moment

Got started on my maths lesson plan and managed to have some lone time to myself. Swept the house and filed in some documents regarding the house. Feels nice to do it now and then.

It was a much better day

I was so proud of myself yesterday for making it alone driving from toa payoh down to ntu and then to potong pasir. Woo hoo!I just wished I get the van to myself more often. Kinda enjoyed having this freedom,knowing that you can go where you want with your own transport.

And I still miss Koko.Am going to make my trips there back to my old place worth it next week cos am going to go for honeymoon on Thurs liao! Hurray! Kinda missed training as well.It would be better if we can get MOST of the main players down together though. It feels so seperated now.Sylvia,June,Xingxia where are u~~~~~

I miss Koko.

Am suffering from a bout of homesickness and its only the first few days. Sigh.I miss my parents and my dog.But I guess I will slowly get over it. Eventually.

Anyway pictures taken from my friend is up on facebook under my profile. Check it out if u want.

Its all over the place

I'm happy its over! Now at least I can settle down and concentrate fully on shifting to a new environment. The only downside is that I dun get to see Koko so often,but with trainings so often back at NTU I get to go back!

On a side note,I think I have no chance with SAJC. Might be too busy with a secondary school to join a club then.

I dun have a scanner and no pictures sent to me yet so no pictorial updates as yet.

It just feels weird without exercise.

It felt pretty good to finally make up my mind. Aaron was right,I cant leave touch alone for long. And I got a call from SA's HOD regarding my resume, and if everything goes well and I go to JC for my 3 years bond I will join a club to stay in touch with touch and be fit. As of now, I still have to go withdraw money and do my nails.At the request of my parents. Say gotta look pretty for tmr. I just hope the eyebags are not tat big when I wake up.

Woohoo

Paid for the tour and collected the photo albums. Everything's almost set!

Most stuff are settled.Wonderful!

Settled the suits and gowns for this Sat today. And the banquet manager and make-up artiste called today,settling quite a number of things. Thank goodness. It seems like there's so many things to remember that sometimes I feel like my head's gonna explode.But all in all the excitement's starting to build up and well,it's once in a lifetime thing so I'm just gonna try too enjoy as much as I can that day.

I'll be glad when all these are over

I have no idea whether my being sick is due to not enough rest or just being stressed up. 14 hours to the first and last paper and then I'll panick over the wedding preparations. Haha ya right. I'm like how bo chap.We only finalise the scheulde like a few days ago.Whahaa. Now I just have to wait for the banquet manager to call.

What the heck 2

It was supposed to be a simple affair. Geez. Now I wonder why I'm born Asian.

And it just hit me that I'm actually 27 already today!Arghhhhhhhhhhhhh!

**** la!

I want to ranttttttttttttttttttttttttttt and shouttttttttttttttttttttttttttt and get them off my backs.Freaks la all of them.

And I wonder why they never ask themselves why I wanted so much to get out of here.

So so tired

I am stressed and tired. Seems like so many things to remember and to do.I'll be glad when the exam and lunch is over.

Jialat mode

I'm feeling damn sian. The other species has gone back to the cave and I feel as if I hadnt done enough.Thank goodness there's study groups,if not I know I'll be brooding over this issue.

What kind of service is this?!?

I am freaking pissed with the bridal shop. They promised to give piority to our album cos our wedding date's quite close and call us down when ready but I had to call up today to get an appointment. What kind of service is this? If they are going to focus so much on roadshows and forget their existin customers then its better not to do the shows at all. What the heck. I am so going to bug them till they can't wait to get rid of me and give me what I want.

Mix and match

I think I'm nervous,tired and stressed up over the 'guo da li' and the wanting to finish up with my readings for the exam that I have been having a couple of mood swings these days. Plus I feel like I'm on-route to falling sick and it sucks. Plus my shoulder dropped again today. Really,really sian.

On the other hand,my mum brought me some new clothes and I liked them! I have been hunting Orchard and Jp for new clothes to buy and couldnt find any that I liked,so this was quite a surprise.

I feel like going shopping

The start of the no lessons week and here I am bored. I have only half a mind to study and I keep wanting to hang out.Everything's.....peaceful.And I'm bored.

Life

I really apprecipate my PESS classmates for lending me their listening ears and helping me spend time off. Thank goodness things got better,if not I really will be at a loss as to what to do next.

On a side note, I've set my mind on training to get back my speed. I agreed to help my friend run for a 4x100m and I think that will force me to get my ass down to train. If only I knew someone there.

What has passed has passed.

I watched the our last year's IVP games and am reminded of the hard work and commitment they we put in. I missed the me that was fit,but then I cant find the energy and motivation to carry on playing. Social touch on anywhere? By social I mean must relac one.

Of money and gold

I really do not see any difference in getting gold tablets or money but apparently the elder generation (and that includes my self-proclaim modern mother) thinks otherwise. With a need for money now to pay the stuff for the new house,anyone in the right mind would prefer to get money when given the choise. And as usual it ended up in argument and it reminded me of my resolve years ago to move to my own place. Argh.

Finally

Lalala guess wat came in the mail yesterday? THE driving license! Wahahaha

Drop and drop and drop

Shoulder dropped again today. Damn sian.

The room took 4 mins to mop

House clean today.It was fun! Can't wait to stay over.

Outstanding things

There seems to be so many things to buy for the new house, especially the small things that you havent thought of initally.
Things that I still need to buy:
Plates and bowls for 6
Large cushions
Large beanbag (lobang anyone?)
Maybe cultery
Storage boxes. Judging by the samount of storage in my room, boxes are now necessary.
Jewellery box. Its time to put my necklaces, rings, bracelets in one place.
Oh man. The amount of money added up is going to suck me dry.
Sigh.

Round is a shape.

I feel fat. Its been ages since I played touch that causes me to perspire like nothing and run till I come back wanting to eat more. More specifically, I feel unfit. Damn it.

Never ending work

Assignments never seem to stop coming. When you finish one there's another to go. Then there's presentations like almost every week. This semester's really busy and I am really glad that school is going to ease off slightly cos its already the 10th week. Oh and did I mention that I really dun feel like starting my Maths lesson plan assignment?

Some pictures

Pictures are darn big in size so I'm only going to put up a few.

Unleased onto the roads

Wahahahah guess who can drive on the roads now?

I'm unhappy with some things.

Life seems to go on as usual like nothing's change. Some portions I dun like.

It goes on and on.

Am so tired uploading pictures from our teaching,doing my assigments and going for school. It seems so packed and I feel like I'm running out of steam. I am starting to dislike going for classes and want to start having some time to myself. Everything's going full steam and the new house is not even ready yet. I need to get away.I'm so tired.

So sweet of everyone

Thxs everybody for the well wishes!

We're married!

Ok I was really nervous when the Justice of Peace reminded us the how sacred this was and that we are here on our own free will and stuff like that. I sorta panicked a little and everything seem so unreal. Everything set in after the whole thing ended and I was overwhelmed for a while,but after that it seem like normal and I can't help but stare at his ring all the time. Pictures will be up when I get them.

Tmr's the day

Tmr's the day.There's a little sense of anticipation and I predicted that there will be more nervousness tmr. We'll see. Can't wait to have the dinner at Tunglok too.

It will pass

Work seem to be never ending even after you remember doing your best to get rid of the pile.Its Week 7 and frankly I can't wait for Week 12 to come. Maybe cos we still have the house renov and preps to attend to besides assignments.

Grow up.

I guess ICG will never change as long as we ppl never change. But its a vicious cycle and the positive thing is that people do grow up and look beyond winning. Most anyway.
And I was really pissed at the spectators sitting at the sidelines of our game yesterday. You wanna laugh at the way I called my touches,fine but have the decency to do it discreetly. Calling loudly and imitating when the game is going on shows no respect and even childishness. There was a huge group of year 1s sitting near us and unfortuntely for them I heard them cos they were sitting nearer to us. I felt so much better when I shouted across if they had a problem with my calls. I dun blardy care if they hated this senior. Just grow up la pls. PESS is not as happening and glam a place you think it is and it doesnt give you the right to act like you know everything.

Touch ICG 08

These have got to be the most shack 10 mins touch games I've played over the years. To be fair I've been injured over the past 2 weeks so I didnt fare all too badly. Had new faces this year playing and they did pretty well for new comers.And sad to say I always kana shove to the ground playing ICG touch and its damn painful. I really dun know whether to love or hate the turf.
P.S. I was half hoping to win and half hoping not to cos that would mean we have to come back on Thurs to play agian. In the end,have to.Wa piangz my legs are sore and the abrasions are damn painful now lor.

But I do miss touch.

Day out in the sun

It took me 1hr 40 mins to get from my place to East Coast Park and another 25 mins to walk from Mac's to Big Splash cos I walked the opposite direction initally.And thanks to all the walking and a wrong pair of shoe I got blisters on my feet.Wth. Things doesnt seem to be rosy these few days.And the worst thing was that he had very bad abrasions,muscle soreness and aches after the whole half-ironman race. Oh dear it looks really bad this time round and I hope he can recover soon. After the army half experience I feel for him man.It looks real painful.

The days get better.

It felt much better today.Collected the invites and I'm pretty excited! Haha. I might have been thinking too much over the past few days over the big changes that's coming and I guess I just have to take it when it comes instead of being such a worrier. Can't help it sometimes.

And I hope that my feet recovers fast so that I can go back to training. It sucks that I am eating the same amount and not moving as much.

I don't like myself much today.

The sickness has come back to pester me and it showed its power today. With my black face and short answers I know I'm not excatly the best person to hang put with but I really apprecipate you showing me patience and understanding. I vow to be a 'easily-to-get-along' person.

There's ups after downs.

Somehow it always gets better whenever I talk to him. I'm glad.

I hate you sometimes.

I couldn't decide whether I like this e-learning cum school sept holidays or not. On one hand I get more breaks and rest but on the other hand,the others do not.Even if they do they are doing their own stuff too.What the heck.
Feel like eating sushi.

I'm grouchy.You better keep away.

It hit me last night that I will be shifting out of my house,and it hit hard. Somehow I felt alone,with me moving to a new environment and I know I have to get used to it. I had counted on the fact that we could sort of get used to the changes together, but I don't feel that way now. I'm not sure if I'm having the blues but it kinda sucks and it makes me depressed. I'll miss my ridiculously pink built-in cupboards,my wardrobe, my single bed and my dog and I don't know if its normal to feel this way or its just me.I'm rambling on and can't seem to stop as I have so much to say but couldn't find the words to put it down. Life just doesn't always give you what you want.

Massge for u?

Tried out foot massage yesterday and am glad to say that my foot actually does feel better. Hopefully it can recover faster. I detested the limping.

Day off

Today's lesson was postponed and I am totally enjoying my time off. There's a million things to be done but I cant seem to get myself to do it.Heck it.

The day sucks.

The pain in the foot is back after I smartly went and play volleyball yesterday, and with a cold along its way inside me I predict I will sleep like a pig for the next few days. Doesnt take much to predict that.
I guess I've forgotten how its like to be really injured and sick. Shoot.

Limp

I feel so uncomfortable with the limping the whole day.Goodness.

Should have taken it slower.

Went for Army Half this morning,and for half the journey it was pure torture. Pls dun ever not train and go for these events. I ended up walking for a good part as well cos I was also so fed up with people brushing and shoving from behind.The only consolation was that according to my timing,I finished within 3 hrs. But then I ended up having a very bad pull at the outside side of my left foot,and it gets so painful that I have to limp.What the heck. I wonder why I torture myself sometimes.

Life's never always fair

Tmd I have to spend another 425 bucks on bloody driving.I thought I drove ok on the road and didnt deserve some deductions,but whatever la its not up to me. I'm disguntled man.Waste time waste money.

Filled.

My next 3 days are filled, and I'm pretty excited about it,though I was hoping I can have 1 full day of rest.Tmr will determine whether I have to spent another 300+ bucks on driving or not,Sat will determine what I can wear for photo shoot and etc etc,and Sunday will determine whether I will survive 21km of running without much training. I start to worry about my work suddenly.

On a side note,watching althetics is like having me addicted to the TV.It made me recall my secondary track days and the monstrous training we had and I wonder what it would be like to do that again. The thought makes me shudder.

Once in 4 years

I love watching the Olympics.The bad thing about it is that it makes you want to stay home and not go out.Pity school's packed this sem.

I want to sleep

I feel tired physically. Need to rest more after the trip to Desaru during the weekend.

Pictures:

Desaru weekend

Just got back from Desaru today,and had some nice pictures of Aaron racing to boot. Was initally worried that I couldn't finish my assignment on the task cards, but apparently the 'doing-nothing' weekend did me good. Wished I had more time in Malaysia to eat and buy food though.Ah well, can't have too much of the good things at 1 go I guess.
I'll post pictures the next timewhen I have the mood and time. For now, off to bed.

Unexpected trip

I'm pretty excited at going up to Desaru to watch Aaron race,even though I was roped in at the last minute cos 2 of his friends couldn't make it. Setting off tmr straight,and I hope I can focus on the badminton test tmr!

Of things that had to be done

Why the heck do I suddenly find the assignments so diffcult to progress on when initally it seems so easy?Maybe I should just watch the Olympics. Pls show more volleyball!

Progress.Change.Enjoyment.

Progress of our house renovations:

Master bedroom + second room

Looks artistic

So thats what inside.

Can you see the the tip of the Singapore flyer?

Some more general pictures. I'm getting tired of captioning.

And my 2 favourites!

Having a feast at IMM on 08.08.08. The chicken wings were really good.

Rush Hour(s)

Went back to touch training on Thurs,and encountered both good and nasty stuff. Seriously, get back down to earth.
Went to our new place on Friday with Aaron to see the progress of the renovation. Pictures to follow soon.
And I think school and training is starting to take its toll on me. I feel a fever waiting to burst free anytime.I will win the war.Humph.

Drive

I am dishearten by my driving recently. My heart's not in it and I'm finding it aimless just driving about in the circuit and on the test routes. Will my test date hurry up and arrive before I lose interest?!

Can you imagine?

I love how we get to spend our Saturdays together,and watching him play touch makes my heart itchy too.
Speaking of which,I was sitting down at one of the round tables facing the synthetic field of SAS watching both the junior school kids and the 'senior' men playing on the 2 halves of the pitch. As time pasts more and more aunties came to the table and sat down as well, watching the field. They started talking amongt one another, and the one sitting next to me suddenly asked: 'So which one's your son?',pointing to the kids playing rugby just in front of us. I wanted to dig a hole and hide myself there and then,but to which I replied with a calm face: "No son there,waiting for the other side" pointing to the 'seniors' playing at the far end. I swore the seconds ticked by too slowly for comfort waiting for Aaron to finish.Argh.I'm not too sure what to think.

For a toner me

I went to gym to work with some of the weights and went for badminton after that. Boy were my muscles sore after that.

Bad manners and tempers ruin the day

I got blardy irritated with the communters on the train today. I was just standing at the sides reading my book when this lady simply walked past and hit against my book. She didnt even look back or apologise! I was sure I wasn't obstructing anyone cos I made it a point to hold it near to me. And it happen again on my way back too, this time by an auntie. I swear to you I was seriously toying with the idea of telling the auntie off on the spot. Singaporeans have no manners whatsoever. They do not bother even when they bump into people and simply walked on. I would be so embarassed to tell people I'm Singaporean if I'm overseas my goodness.

And things didn't get any better when I got back home lor. I sincerely pray and hope that I do not turn into a ranting old hag who screams at everything when I hit my 50s. This entry will serve to remind myself of that when I reach that age. I hope I do not have to.

This is one of the rare times I couldn't make up my mind

Its crazy la,me going for the 8am driving session, and toying with the idea of playing touch again.But where to start?

All over the place

I really do not like the way my timetable is mapped out. I really hope we can shift some lessons from next week onwards so that we can help a bit more free time to do work.

All play and no work makes Kehui a very happy person

Been really tired and can't seem to find the time to update the blog these few days. Went to help out again for FOC on Friday,and it was so fun! I seem to have forgotten the times when all we did in PESS was to play basketball,frisbee,touch,soccer etc etc and so when I played soccer and frisbee with some of the freshies during the pickup session it was like back to heaven.

Saturday saw us settling more stuff and having him go back to SA to play touch. As I watched I realised that I still wanted to play, but not too competitively. It would be nice to be able to play for the fun of it. After all that was how it started.

First finishing line in PESS. One more to go next year

I left Boon Lay with mixed feelings, but it was more of a release. I felt that I can for now go back to the unreal world of PESS where all is possible and fun and play and rosy and to do what I need to do to prepare for other stuff during this time before I get posted out to school.

Went to help out with the FOC, and it was fun. The cohort was significantly smaller, and we laughed our heads off at some of the presentations of the totem heads and presentations. We are the seniors now, and I was reminded of how it like last year when I was considered a freshie. Boy was it fun.
Doing touch for the sport pick-up session tmr and there seem to be quite a number with rugby background. Should be ok I think.

Teenage years can sure be turbulent

It went well and I didnt encounter any problems. Whoo hoo!

The lady from Canteen stall 3 asked me today what I would like to have tmr so that they can cook for me. I was so pai say! I simply told them whatever they cook I'll eat (for the simple reason their food is good. The standard is still there Qingling!) Hahahah! And so tmr my last day at BLSS after 5 weeks, and truth be told, the PE department here is strong and close. It would be nice to work here but I guess it won't happen. Such is life.

Tmr is the day to get through

I'm going to teach 1 lesson of Maths tmr to the Sec 2 Express (yes just 1 lesson of 1 hr duration) with the girl with attitude in class. Wish me luck. I came to school with the midset of having to teach Maths so, ya.

Let's get through it!

As if we've not had enough on our hands in school

I really hate writing the journal for the practicum.

Last stretch

I'm so glad the observation was over.4 more days to go.

And I couldn't make up my mind if I wanna go for the Aussie State Cup so I guess I'll pass.

Are they on leave too?

I feel like I'm been pushed about by both MOE and NIE. I only wanted to do a simple thing called applying leave, and NIE asked me to call any 1 of the 2 officers at MOE. I called and this guy asked me to apply leave from NIE. And when I asked the officers at NIE, they asked me to email the first of the 2 persons stated from MOE. I emailed her and called her on Wed and today but there is still no reply. If my leave is just next Wed, I'm not sure if they can approve in time within this short period if they drag on like this. I hope they reply soon, and I can't help but feel unhappy about it.

Time goes by so slowly for those who wait

Right now I'm wondering why the week is pasting so slowly, and yet the work on the journal is still not done. I just wish the practicum would end soon. I'm just waiting.

Any advice?

I have to admit I met a hard to handle student today, and its a girl somemore. Girls are somewhat harder to handle and this one was tough cos she refused to even look at me when I was talking to her nicely. I hope she is not going to be defiant when I take over 1 lesson for Maths cos I really don't want to punish her or anything cos I think this is a small matter too. But apparently she's taking it hard and making obvious signs like ignoring me when I tried to talk to her and not greeting me at the end of the lesson. I soon came to realised that she is not like the rest of the students from her strong reaction when she went back straight to complain to her friend. Oh well, young girls.

I don't even know how I got it

Of all things I had to kanna food posioning.Diahorreas and vommitting is no joke and I keep feeling like my intestines are going to come out. God it feels horrible.

Just 4 words to describe today:

Thank god its Friday.

A long and seemingly never ending week

This week seemed really long and difficult to pass. Changes were also made to my teaching lesson plans. Thank goodness I'm ending badminton next week,I really don't think the students are that interested in that anymore. And I had a change to start teaching floorball! Its so going to be fun!
Yet another change came from the Sec 3s lessons. The weather hasnt been kind to them and thus their softball lessons are disrupted, and they are still to be assessed next week( week 4), after which Daniel and I have to come up with 2 lessons on volleyball. Seriously I'm happy that I get to try and teach so many variety of games,but lesson plans are such a chore. School is such that things change constantly and most of the time we have to adjust accordingly. Oh and did I mention that I will be conducting a lesson for the Band A Sec 2 express class next next Tues? I am nervous about it cos I'm supposed to touch on quadratic equations.Blah. I need to touch my maths again.
I got kinda sian when my CT told me (nicely) that there was a badminton racket left in the hall, and I was the last to use the hall with badminton lessons.I was so sian,I assumed that the students would keep everything but, oh well I'm going to more mindful next time.

When we are at that age

The thing about teaching is that there will never be the same 2 days. It can go well with the classes one day and they suddenly decide they ain't going to be as participative as before. They sure do keep me on my toes.

Accomplished

I'm glad that we managed to clear so much things in one day yesterday, but it sure was pretty tiring.

Things are only as bad as u percieve it to be

Maybe its my moods, cos now its not as bad as it seems. Boy do I want to get through the preparations quickly.

My driving is stranded cos I always seem to be too tired from school,not to mention my runs too. There seems to be mountains of things to be done and my focus is really just to get practicuum over with and then get into restart mode. On a brighter note, its going to week 3!Hurray!

This is draining.

The emotions still rush in whenever the topic was breached,and hopefully it can be cleared in a fast and good fashion. There is no way I can run from that. I hope it turns out ok and that both sides can get along and compromise. Doubts are forming but... i don't know.I don't know anymore.

Can we pull through.

So much to say but cant find the words. If only it was simpler.

Passing of each day

I'm still so tired. I dun feel like going for driving cos I might end up more tired and not being able to focus the next day where I will have to teach badminton. There is this level of stress of teaching badminton to a school who's known for their badminton. Haha. I'm taking consolation in the fact that I made it through half the week and that I'm still ok. Though I did find it a chore to get out of bed this morning.

Tomorrow will be the start of my second lessons with the Sec 2s. Lets just do it!

Is it me

I realised that the whole thing might be blown up and that it might be partly my fault. I wished I had handled it better but since it had already happen I'm just gonna try to make it better. .Seems like I'm wishing for a lot of things lately.And I still want to get out of here

I wish..

I remembered why I wanted to get out of this house so badly. Better still have no ties with just that one particular person. I wished I wasn't born into this culture and it still surprises you that it can affect you this much. I am so blardy disappointed.

After the good stuff always expect the bad

Its funny how after everytime you're happy about something, something else will come along to spoil it and then make you feel like you're back to square one. Expectations are high maybe,and U just didn't want the good things to end. But why did things turn out like that?Like what Nelly Furtado sang:"Why do all good things come to an end?"

And a picture from Aaron's friend's wedding at Sheraton Hotel. The dessert was good.

At this point

Life couldn't seem to get any better now. I can't contain my excitement.

Badminton not necessarily my bane

I feel so accomplished. I managed to find materials and mini games for my badminton lesson plans and have an idea how to teach it! Haha! Next up,lobs and drop shots and smash.

Hours

I'm so tired.Maybe cos I'm still not used to the early hours.

Start of 5 weeks

Its the first day of practicuum,and I don't know what to make of it. Met 7 more NIE trainees,2 on ESE. Company was pretty good.
The next few days for this week will see me going to observe and learn from the other teachers, with next week being very busy cos of their Jubilee Week, which requires us to attend their Sports carnival on Sat as well. Good chance to learn new things, think will be tired though. Next week have to teach liao.

By training?

I was pretty amused and amazed by how intelligent dogs can get. I saw this dog(looks like a stray but adopted cos it had a collar on it) crossing the 1) zebra crossing followed by 2)the pedestrian crossing at bukit timah road with us. Its not everyday we get to see this kind of things.

And I've decided not to put my name in for the NTL, which means I'm not going to try out for the National squad thats going up to the Australia State cup at the end of the year. I'm pretty confident that with proper training I'm still National team calibre ( not trying to be boastful here) but with the money issue and things to settle by the end of the year, the odds are heavily against it. When will we be sponsored for representing the nation?????

What's ur problem?

Reckoning

It's finally confirmed and I'm starting to get used to the fact already. It has a nice ring to it. Haha.I love it.

And Lois mentioned that its was nice to see me but nicer to hear me shouting. I guess people have gotten used to me shoutin that they miss it. Weird people.

So easy to lose it

I almost lost my disclipine today by postponing my run. Thought of doing it in the morning but decided I was too tired (at 6.30am) and went back to sleep. Decided to do it in the evening but fell asleep too. In the end went at 8+ and there was lighting and thunder. But in the end I'm glad I did it.

Moneymoneymoney

Right now I'm lamenting over the fact that I still have $900 to pay for my facial and IPL. I don't regret it,I just don't like the fact that there's still outstanding money to be paid off. I wan to be debt freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee (which is like impossible considering the fact that I still owe my Dad's CPF for my education). Sometimes I wish I had the foresight/vision/brains/head watever to make big bucks. Legally. Bleh.

Touch Attack

NTU Touch Attack went well,with some people marring the enjoyment slightly. It was good to see and catch up with my ex-girls,Verlin,Lay,Gwen,Suria,Linin's and Xiaoqi's batch. It just seems like it was yesterday and I'm glad to see most of them still playing.This speaks volumes about the game. Anne was also telling me about the coaches's forum which will be happening soon,and that brings to mind how some coach can spoil the experience for some.

New portable device!

He got me a Creative Zen player. heh heh

Humph.I'm not even in the unidentified participants photo

Freaking pissed. No picture of me I can dl from Passion Run.And I think I ran ok and want to have a memory from that event.Angry ah.

On a lighter note,do watch Kungfu Panda.Its animation was very realistic in certain scenes and the Panda made an unlikely hero with its lack of confidence and corny jokes and expressions. Plus there was an important message that the movie conveyed so,what can I say. Watch it on a weekday. I don't think its worthwhile for a weekend show though.

Just tell me more at one shot can

I hate having to dig the details out of u all the time. I end up asking so many questions it feels like I'm being naggy.

(Semi)-Retirement

I finally made up my mind after being so undecided(so not me I thought) about whether I should stop competitive touch. I'm quitting the NTU Touch team after the Touch Attack carnival,and since Lion Red is like non-existent, I'm not playing for any club as well. 10 years of playing at the various levels have exposed me to a lot of things, the best been having been to the Touch World Cup. Have refereed and argued + scolded guys on the field for 2-3 years maybe, have had a go at coaching for 4,all which I felt I've given my best and can live with myself. In a results-orientated world, I can hold my head up high saying I coached without an overemphasis on must-wins, and sometimes played with the intention of developing the team and not just to win. It's not without a tinge of regret that I leave the touch scene, after all it was touch that enabled me to make some great friends,make/see young players grow from not knowing anything abt touch to being able to play and enjoy the game,see the various kinds of people that existed and to see the world. Interest has been waning,and I've dragged on long enough. I'm gonna focus on individual sports from now on to maintain my own self discipine. So its goodbye to competitive touch and hello to running, and hopefully in the near future cycling.

For Linin and Xiaoqi's batch,if u girls are still interetsed to play in clubs, I still have the contacts,so no worries.

(Oh and I hit 1hr 10 mins for passion run which is better than expected,but at the expense of my ITB and knee.wa piang)

The weekend goes by SO fast.

I had a tremdously good time over the weekend. It was quality time spent,and of course I wished it could be longer, but alas the thinking head took over. Spent a bomb as well haha. I hoped we can get more times like this where it's just the 2 of us away from everyone and everything else. And then after that we return to reality.Sigh.

Went for the Saucony Passion Run this morning at EC and there were like a few thousands of people there for the event. It was pretty big scale and the number of male runners outnumber the females by a lot a lot. I went for the 10km run and well,I guess I'm regretting the fact that I did not train a bit harder and more often for it. My knees got pretty banged-up at the 6km mark but somehow managed to finish the race. And the blardy thing is I accidently resetted by timing on my watch and just before 5km I have totally no idea how fast I'm going for each kilo.And thus with no other choice and my iPod in my hand,I continued running using the other runners. Will wait for Saucony to release the offical timing. I should hit at least 1hour 20.

Am thinking of going for a rub down and for dim sum buffet + jap buffet at kuishibo for lunch (buffet) + la mian at cystal jade. Getting hungry just thinking about it liao.

Hey There Delilah

I can't seem to get this song and I really want it for my run. Anyone?

Hana Kimi-The Jap version

I am now happily watching the Japanese version of Hana Kimi (which is pretty touching), which by the way is better than the taiwanese version and its crappy ending,is MUCH funnier,has a cuter Mizuki disgused as a guy, a funnier Nakatsu, and while Wu Chun is prettier than Oguri Shun as Izumi Sano, Shun is way cooler.Not to mention the supporting casts are really good at their roles with the help of good directing.And with a catchy song as its main theme to go along with it,its a must watch. Not to mention I'm hooked on the song sang by Orange Range. Their music videos are a blast! Hahahaha.



ORANGE RANGE - Ikenai Taiyou

The japanese are still better with the idol dramas.

It's nothing.

I've decided that I'm not gonna be such a whiner.Its just 10km.When I think of those who tried for the marathons, 10k is nothing. So ya,I'll just enjoy the scenery and do my best.

And am feeling moody and grouchy and sulky. Sometimes I really wonder about everything la.Freaking sian.

Thats one day gone.

Rebonding's always a painful process,with the tugging of my curly and stubborn hair. But the effect afterwards is always worth it,though it would be even better if it lasts more than 6 months each time it's done. Oh and it felt damn good when I saw my hair chopped off. Its seriously irritating me these days.

And after that went all the way down to Novena just to collect the kit for Saucony Passion Run. There was suddenly a sense of insecurity+fear when I read the word Competitive on the bib. Die. My stamina has dipped ever since Fun touch and its just a week away. I seriously hope I can finish in an hour. I need divine help.

Day out with Hocus Pocus

Went to Balcony at Hereen yesterday for Hocus Pocus day. Was pretty humid,they had Star Sports the whole time showing billard,asked to change channel but staff didn't even get back to me,one of the waitress showed attitude when taking out drink orders. Other than these it was ok,with the company and the food.

Pictures will be up on Facebook,with discretion showed of course. If u want the full load of the pictures (for rainbowlanjiao)let me know on the tagboard.

And I wanted to go down to Turf City to watch Xiaoqi and co's Nationals,but when I woke up at 11 it was raining heavily and everyone replied my sms late and I'm having a splitting headache and mild diarhorrea, I decided to stay at home to recupate in the end.Its been a long LONG time since I went out to breathe in second hand smoke and see gay guys and reach home at 3+. I gotta admit I am past the age to do all these and can still feel ok fast.Sigh.

Weird

Its been 4 days since Blacks Fun Touch. Why am I still feeling so tired?

Money is the cause of everything

I want to:
-go to Aus/NZ to watch live touch and rugby matches
-go to England/Italy to watch live soccer matches
-to go France/US to watch live French Open/US Open tennis matches
-to go to England for live Olympic action in 2012

Any lobangs?

Woof

Dogs are the best companion you can ever get.

Jumbled mood

Had a long day on Sat and still had early games today at SA for Blacks Fun touch.Had fun at the competition and was able to clinch the champ for Women's Open.Went out with everyone in the team except June and had a wonderful time suaing one another over meals and going to Adidas shop to get stuff.

Humph.And he didn't even bothered to ask about it.

A waste to throw these away

Have some stuff that I want to let go off and sell,so if interested contact me:

New Nike sneakers,Buy already didnt wear it out at all.20 bucks.

Webcam.Did not open at all.$12

Bought at Mini Toons and realised I want more challenge than going with the numbers.Good for kids 3 years and above.$1 each.On the other hand I can just give.

Bought a long time ago and lost interest in it. 3 boxes=1 whole series $30. Damn cheap already.

I liked this Jap serial,but I'm only going to keep the Takuya Kimura shows,so ya.Its VCD. $15.

Jap anime.$20.

Help me spread the word too peeps.Thxs

Our life here

We're really lucky to be living in Singapore where there's no natural disasters and war. Sometimes I think we're too lucky. I seriously don't think we are equipped with survival skills.

Hate and love are just flip sides of each other

I absoutely hate driving in the circuit. Today's session was the longest in my life and I was late somemore. The blardy 3 point turn, S course, carnk course ,slope....wa lau. Respect ah,those who have and passed their licence.

On the flip side I love Final fantasy! Hooked onto Crisis Cross now.

And thanksto everyone for their input! I feel so much more informed and ready to invest.Wahahaha

No title

Going for the camp was a good thing. I feel so much more competent now when I do a little cooking at home,one with the likes of a simple breakfast. Feels good. Fried some luncheon meat and scrambled some eggs just now and there goes a dish.Haha.

And following up on the portable game set thingey,my crafty brother suggested I get the DS Lite so that we can trade whenever we want cos he already has the PSP. Shessh I didn't think of that initally.Guess I was too blinded by my eagerness to play video games.

I felt that I've changed ever since I came back from the camp. There was certainly a lot of free time there and I had the opportunity to think a lot of things through, and I just think that I've mellowed somewhat.I ain't as fiery as before,and a lot of things I had ceased to really care, and a few surfaced that I know really mattered. Ok I'm really tired from spending long hours playing Final Fantasy Crisis Cross on my bro's PSP so I'm gonna sig noff for now.Tata.

Speedster gone

I feel so disguntled yesterday.And kinda sian too when I realised my speed wasn't excatly totally there anymore. Training DOES make a huge difference and I'm still ego enough to want to get my speed back and burn some ass off. And thank goodness STL has come to an end;it has dragged on long enough.

I'm not certain if I would continue playing all these league games, but I know for sure I'm swearing off NTL (if there's any) this season. It's either I stop and change to other sports or I find a more seasoned team to play with. I can't even decide if I want to continue to play for NTU or not.

Oh and I saw this trailer of the game Devil May Cry 4 on the screens outside Carrefour and and liked the graphics. I wonder how much the game costs?I seem to be wanting to play these games and get my hands on manga all over again. I havent touch those for ages.

PS: And how much does a Nintendo DS cost?

Money not enough

Wish list:
1. PSP. or any portable game players
2. Hair salon vouchers.
3.Basically money to go overseas to just get away.

Had the sudden urge to get a PSP but the thinking mind took over and told me that if I spent anymore I will not have enough savings. What a spoiler.

I think it's time.

Made arrangements to get to TP for the game against SRC Barras,only to have it cancelled last minute.Bryan couldn't find a referee so we have to cancel it and play 2 games on Sat.What the..?! This is seriously getting from bad to worse each year,and I really can't see myself playing in this type of tournies for the next few years.Plus getting to Turf city is always a chore.

And here I am watching the Uber Cup semis with China pitted against Korea in the women's doubles.It's always nice to see a closely matched game cos character,determination and will becomes all the more apparent.And with all my plans for tonight gone,I'll just take this chance to go for a lesiure run. I'm not excatly sure where my stamina is ever since the camp ruined my whole training momentuem.

Such is life.

Think life is going back to normal.It could be happier,but I'm not complaining.

iPod Nano

I'm still shacked out from the camp and slept for a good part of the afternoon. Was so tired that I cancelled 2 days of driving lessons,and I just hope that I'll be fine by Wed to carry on.

I'm pretty much happy with the way my life is going now save for some small issues here and there.Having the time to sleep in whenever you want to, flexible time to train for my runs, able to book and cancel driving time and again.(I gotta admit I've sort of lose the momentuem ever since the camp). And the camp really got me thinking of where my life is headed for the next few years. 3 years teaching(will be very busy),and I guess it's going to be a good thing cos I wouldn't have time to think too much about other things. Got to settle the issue of money,and at this point I really wished it could come out of our own pockets,but I guess it can't be so. Some things have become very clear to me over the course of the camp and there are some things that I do not really want but shall bear with it.I'm asking myself whether it's alright to be impatient over certain things as well.

Anyways, a friend wants to sell her iPod Nano Black 8G for $250.She hardly uses it and it's still pretty new.Details: Comes with ear phones, USB 2.0 cable.
Requires Mac or PC
Mac OS X v.10.4.8, Windows Vista or Windows XP Home or Professional (SP2)
iTunes 7.4 or later

Interested contact me.

Backside boys:The latest boyband to come out from PESS camp

Am finally back from camp. It was pretty fun cos of the company, and Mr PESS,Shanti G,Matthew Jack Jack,Backside Boys and 'Karen' were the norm of the day. I was pretty much missing the days spent at Ubin where we had the sea and land expedition for a good part of yesterday and today, and oVerall besides the blardy sandfly bites that cover my legs, it was a fun trip.


Had the opportunity to just sit down and think and share during the camp cos our instructor is basically an outdoor person who loves mountaineering and values solidarity.I guess he was imparting that to us,and I had the opportunity to share about my dad,just that I didn't realise how sad I truly was till I said it out.I was pretty much surprised by myself. It seems like I'm carrying a lot of baggage with me about a lot of different stuff and I didn't realise it. Felt slightly better after that,but somehow still feel a bit sian about other stuff.


Oh and there were a couple of stray dogs at our campsite and they are so friendly around humans. During our sea expedition at our change-over point, I got the chance to talk to this resident called Aunty Doreen who adopts and rescues puppies and kittens and played with the 3 puppies who were with her. They were so cute!Sigh I wish I could get the chance to see them again.


Some pictures from the camp:

Picture outside a closed shop.Useful advice.

Field cooking


The view from the highest point in Ubin



The Backside Boys album cover.'~I want it this way~'


The thunder crab we caught and released



The2 dogs at our campsite. The brown one's a female and she's our favourite.


I find this amusing. Pity the ah bengs sitting there spoilt the picture.


Bon fire on our last night at Maman beach near the sea.




Team picture at Changi Jetty.Guess which one's our Mr. PESS?*sniggers*

I hope it clears.

Am going for a camp for the next 6 days,and I want to come back in a clearer state of mind.

It was never going to be like in the younger years.

Does familiarity really leads to taking all things granted?There is little communication. I thought I would at least get a sms or call just to confirm and inform but there wasn't. I took it as I wasn't thought of and not enough to warrant a sms and got so freaking sad that I'm disgusted at myself. I dun know,maybe I'm really getting complacent. So many things I'm not so sure of anymore. So many things I just want to get away from,run away. Am I thinking too much or is it just my monthly women's thing? Am I asking too much? Am I right to think this way?Is it wrong to feel this way? I don't know how to put it across without sounding curt,and I never want to start something that might lead to an argument with anyone. I guess that's why it gets bottled up and creeps up at the wrong moment. The weather and my feeling under-the-weather doesn't help too.
I guess the upcoming camp's a good time to get away from the routine of life, and a getaway of sorts. There's so many things in my head now it feels like its going to burst. Or maybe it's just the weather.
:(

Grouchy grouchy

I'm sorry for being a grouch initially. I'll try to kick that out.

U think?

I may be a practical person,but I believe all girls are still romantics at heart.

Oh come back quick

I am so tired. I wish the days would go by faster so that I do not have to worry about this and that. Its so true. We take the people closest to us for granted and we don't even realise it. We can know it but we truly have no idea until we're placed in a sitution when they're not around. Such is life.

Wash

I feel a sense of accomplishment today.Washed up 2 big loads of clothes and towels today,and I didn't know it could be so tiring,the hanging up to air part and worrying whether its going to rain and if the sun's going to stay put. Whew.

In charge

I feel like a housemaker today. I watered the plants,swept and cleaned the floor,bought food for my brother,wash up dishes,kept cleaning up after Koko and keeping accounts for money spent. The only thing I think I missed out was washing the clothes. I'll leave that for tmr.

And the year 1 PESS camp is coming up and there's like a ton of things to bring.I'll have to buy some long pants already and I hope it'll be fun.

Its gonna be another day soon.

This is one of the longest day of my life but I find that I'm loving it. Except for the being locked out of the car, everything else was good.Woke up at 4+,ran about 6k today at EC,spent quality time with u-know-who and did our work together.How good can life get? And how long can I will it to last?

And Koko's better and hyper again! Thank goodness!

humph.

Can't stand some people.They just destroy ur mood so easily.

Away with this helpless feeling

I spent the whole of last night worrying about Koko.She's acting more like her usual self when she's begging for food (which dog doesn't) but still runs at every unfamiliar sound and hides between our legs.Its terrible.
And I don't know.I feel so out-of-tune with everything now. Maybe cos I'm upset over Koko and I've yet to decide whether its a good idea to bring her to the vet for her vaccination and check within this few days. SIGH.

Is it the teeth?

I'm worried. My dog has been acting all weird and scared ever since she came back from grooming on Monday and keeps hiding. It happens every time she comes back but its been 2 days and it usually doesn't last this long. Besides grooming she had her teeth cleaned,and I suspect that's the main issue at hand. She keeps licking her nose and her teeth.ALL THE TIME. Oh well, maybe I'll give her a few more days.
And since we're on the subject of dogs,from past experience Mount Pleasent will send letters to inform owners of annual vaccinations but this year there was no news from them. Hmmmm.

Of cats and dogs

Had the make-up game with Toas, and I think I played ok. And it felt good beeing able to last the whole game after what seems like a long aimless period.Training for 10k sure helps. Oh and we learnt a whole new secret regarding bottle vending machines today.It was so cool lor!Whahaha.
Anyway had dinner with Siding,Mas and Ashley and had a good time talking about stuff and pet dogs and cats.I wonder how many more of this kind of hanging outs I can have before I start selling my life to a school.

1 down,1 more to go.

Had my first paper today and I guess it's pretty alright.Second one tmr and I'm still a bit sian about focusing on studying again.Argh.

Oh life

Waiting for approvals, ironing out money details and so many choices to be made. It all seems so exciting. Life hasn't seem so exciting for a while now.

Get off my back.

Sometimes I wonder why. I'm not the most unfortunate person on this earth,but the shit I have to put up makes me boil. I'm effing pissed.

I'm moving round the house like an old lady...

My abdominals, lower back,forearms and calfs are aching like crazy. Plus kanna kneed by Sheena right smack in the middle of my calf, effectively making it worse than the rest of my stated body aches.Sigh. Maybe I really should stop and start doing endurance sports already.

(And i felt a sense of accomplishment when I finished the 4k before training started.Of cos it aided me in 'dying' earlier during training.Karen took us and oh boy it was like the good old days.)

Can't wait

I can't wait to:
1. see the house
2. get the exams over and done with
3. book my practical test date
4. go to Hokaiddo,Kyoto,Osaka
5. STL to be over.

hmmmmm

Ok a small shocker came to wake me up from my dreamland. I think its good news and its starting to grow on me.

Where have they gone to?

I've read my notes but somehow I don't feel like its all in my head.

And I've harden my resolve to go to Japan again. Seems like most of my friends have gone and I'm drooling just by looking at their photos. Wouldn't it be great if I can spend half a month there and detour to some European country? Oh wow...

(And off I go to dreamland)

Oh morning sun.

I ran 4km at the Jurong West Stadium this morning. And I offically 'died' at the 4th round but somehow managed to finish the 10 rounds. My legs are aching slightly and I'm wondering if I had crossed my anaerobic threshold already. Goodness its only 4k. 6k more to go lei.
Not all's bad though,I didnt feel the strain in my knee and hamstring,but I have a feeling those will make a comeback at around 5k. Die.I need endurance training.

Cleared: Stage 1

I did not really touch my books today and I feel good about it. Haha no mood to study.

Finally cleared Stage 1 of driving! Alright man. I finally feel like I'm getting somewhere. And I hope I get the older and more experienced instructors pls,cos when they explain, I understand, and plus they let me do almost everything myself.

Do not disturb.

My thoughts are jumbled and all over the place,and I can't seem to get them straight. My mood's lousy,from what excatly I do not know but I think I can think of some things that caused this. See?Am I making any sense?

There's just so many things that haven't gone my way recently and I'm fedup. Plus I slept away a good part of today and still woke uo feeling lousy. I think I'm falling sick.Another darn thing that has to happen.I'm at a stage where I don't want to do the things I know I have to do and make decisions. I want to run far far away where no one can bother me with my supposed role and responsibilities.

It's getting worse.

I finished reading my first 4 sets of lecture notes of Exercise Physiology.I'm proud of myself.

And I am bloody disappointed. There's a million comments going through my head about it but I shall not make it difficult for everyone. From now on you're on your own.

Some stardust now would be nice.

I am physically tired. Its going to be 1am on a tues and I've yet to sleep,having came back from training and having dinner and waiting for hair to dry. I.want.to.sleep.

Overall it was ok.

Guess what? We didn't get the chance to choose the flats for our January balloting exercise. .I'm just so mad initally lor but after a while it sort of died off. Haha Aaron said we're getting used to it and getting numb already. Sigh its still frustrating.

All's not that bad yesterday though. Got to run about 5km (but can still feel my knee and hamstrings hurting), spent the day with him relaxing and watching Super 14, and finally getting some shorts and berms(which I've really wanted to do for a long long time). Plus we had sushi for dinner!Wahahahahaa for a sucker for Jap food, it was heaven.


Next up, lunch buffet at Kuishinbo.Anyone up for it?

I will make it

I'm here blogging so that means I am in no mood to revise for my dance test tmr.

Looking forward to the JB outing tmr with my classmates tmr.Going to watch some movies at last and have seafood!

Teaching method matters.

After today's driving lesson,I realised how much I have NOT learnt over past few weeks. All it takes was 1 good instructor to correct everything. I'm not going to mind so much about how fast I go from now on and focus on doing each sub-topic well. Sheesh.

Le-long le-long

Ok peeps,I'm thinking of selling this pair of shoe for a cheap price that I've only worn once cos I think its a waste to throw it away. My mum cant fit too so anyone wants it?Its still in good condition.Help me see if anyone's interested too. Oh not forgotting this top as well.Buy already also never wear.Sigh. Any takers?

Oh and the shoe is size 36 and the top's free size.

What the future holds

It was nice meeting up with old friends. Had dinner at Swensen's with my CEE Uni mates,and did some catching up.2 were already married and 4 were in the civil line, one other in environmental. I'm the only one besides Joel to deviate off to something unrelated.Oh well,I guess to each his/her own.